Disclaimer: I do not own anybody in the game FFT. I DO own Shadi, Sam and a few members of Ramza's little group. I made them up.
[……………] = thought
{……………} = sound
(………) = words the someone said to someone in the past
*………* = dream
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = going on to different character's POV
______________= skipping into future
"Boooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggg," Rad says playing with his sword.
"Shut up will ya?" says the male archer, Stoner.
"Boys… They never can seem to shut up," Alyssa says. She's our female chemist.
"I heard that!" shouts Mustadio one of Daddy's friends.
"You just stay out of our conversation!" Jade, a female knight says.
"Well you're talking about 'the male species' so he has every right to speak!" I shout. Fort Zeakden has become our home. My home.
"Yeah but-"
"You know you shouldn't back-talk the bosses' daughter!" Stoner says smiling at my save.
"Yeah!" all males within earshot of the conversation shout.
"Who side are ya on anyways, Fionia?" Alyssa asks me.
"On the side that getting' picked on!" I say jumping off the roof of the fort. I forgot to mention we rebuilt the fort.
"Meany! You're a female! You're not s'posed to stick up for them!" Jade says pointing at Rad.
"What's going on here?!" Daddy walks into our site.
"The female are picking on us!" I heard Death, a meditator, shout.
"Yeah! And Fionia's stickin' up for us!" Rad shouts.
"Yeah! And the female don't like it, cause Fionia's a female!" Mustadio shouts.
"Yeah!" all males, with the exception of Daddy, shout.
"Well, of course! I'm not going to help a side that's doing the picking! I'm going to help the side that getting picked on!" I shout loud enough for everyone in earshot to hear.
"Fionia………… Stop. Any women that were picking on men………… Stop. All men who are involved in this………… STOP!" Daddy shouts. "Listen! We don't have time to fool around! Delita's men- and, yes, Fionia, Delita too- are coming toward us! Ready your, swords, daggers, rods, staffs, guns, bows, and magic. Alyssa! You, take three knights, two archers, another chemist, and two wizards! Also take one priest! Shadi same for you! Mustadio come with me! I also want two wizards, two priests, two chemists, four knights, three archers, and two squires! Fionia! I want you-"
"I'm taking on Delita, himself! All I need is a sword! I know tons of magic and I got my pouch full of potions! I also want Falna to come with me!" I shout.
" No, Fionia! It too risky and too-"
"I've been in danger before! I want to get him back for Mama!" I shout interrupting Daddy.
"Rad! Give her your sword!" Shadi shouts.
Rad run over and gives me his sword, exchanging it for my dagger.
"Okay! Move out!"
"Fionia. Be careful sweetheart. Don't go too far just to kill Delita," Falna says.
"Falna, I'm NOT going to kill him. I'm going to wound him and if possible talk to him to show him that we want to be his friends. I don't believe in killing when there are other ways out. If I can talk some sense into him then I shall. If I can't then still I shall try. I don't want to be like him, killing people just for absolutely NO reason. I just want to wound him and talk to him."
"Well why wound him?"
"So he'll be weak. He won't be able to do much then. I'm going to try to talk to him before I wound him. If it doesn't work-"
"Sweetheart you know, it's not going to work. Any thing you do. You will have to kill him."
"No… I want to try. If it doesn't work then I'll die knowing that I tried ."
"Fionia…… Sam…… Please, listen to me, it's not going to work."
"But I shall still try!" I cry getting off Falna. "I'll travel alone from here. Good Bye dear friend."
I walk to the top of a hill. Good, Delita is riding alone. I can try and talk to him without getting wounded first. I stumble down the hill finally tripping and rolling down the hill. I nearly get trampled on by him chocobo.
"Oh, miss, are you okay?" He asks politely.
I don't answer. I just stand up and wipe off some mud. I also forgot to mention it's raining. And it's REALLY gray out.
He notices my sword. "Troops?!" He says.
"Don't worry. I won't hurt you. I only want to talk. Please…" I say looking at him.
"Can't trust you. You're part of Ramza's troops…" He says.
"Yes, but I'm not under any of his orders. Well, I'm actually not REALLY in his troops. I'm his daughter…"
"Even more reason why I can't trust you…" He says looking at me.
"Please! I just want to talk! I don't want to hurt anybody! I'm tired of having to run and having to battle! I'm sick of it!
I don't want to fight any more than my father does! He doesn't want to fight you either! But he does! Please! Just listen to me!" I say. My hearts beating so fast. I think it's going to explode.
" Okay……" Delita says his expression softening.
"Thank you…" I say my heart slowing down, relieved.
"Why? Why do you fight if you don't want to?"
"Because, we have to. To survive. You keep coming after us, trying to kill us. We try to fight but we're too weak to fight and we run and hide instead. My father still thinks of you as his best friend. I'm not really sure why though. Maybe you would know?" I say looking at him.
"No… I've done so much to him it's hard to understand. But how come you're not trying to kill me?"
"Because… I don't believe in killing when there is another way. If I can talk, then I will. If it doesn't work then I wound. If that doesn't work, well then I kill. Don't like killing but if I have to survive then I must."
"Hmm……" he nods understandingly.
"We just want peace. We want to stop running. To stop fighting. We want to return home to our families. Or what we have left as families. If any at all. We want to just live normal lives. We haven't done anything to you… We just want to live. Live like people. Not warriors. Not like animals. Not like monsters. Just normal people."
"……" Delita says nothing just looking down at the black feathers of his chocobo.
"Please… Call off your men… And stop this war… Stop these battles…"
He nods. "Okay," he says throwing a smile at me.
"And please…… I hope it's not too much to ask but, can you talk to my father, please?" I ask.
"Yes," he says smiling. I whistle. Falna come running.
"Let's go," I say climbing on Falna.
"Oh, and by the way, my name is Sam."
"Nice to meet you, brave Sam."
I giggle and smile at this. "How did this start anyways?"
"Ramza had this so-called "friend" named Algus. He killed my little sister, Teta. By order of your father's older half brother, Zalbag. Algus said that he was using me. And I believed him."
"He was using you. For your companionship. You were his only friend. Other than your sister. He wasn't using you in any bad way. He was using you for something that can't ever be replaced. He WAS using you. He thought you were a human. He was using you in the same way I use Falna here," I say patting Falna.
"Yep!" Falna says. "I use you too in that same way."
"I-I-It talks!" Delita stutters.
"Yeah. Pretty cool, eh?"
"Y-Y-Yeah…"
"Don't worry, she's just like any other chocobo. She just… Talks!" I say shrugging my shoulders.
"Who is your mother?"
"Agrias Oaks…"
"Oh……… I'm sorry……… I killed her………"
"I know… Don't worry about it…… I can forgive… It's my father you should worry about… He might kill you… Or try to……" I say. "I wonder where he took his crew anyways. I wonder if someone would know. RAD!"
"Yes? WHAT! What's HE doing here?!" Rad shouts.
"Don't worry! He's on our side now! Where is my father?!" I shout.
"He went West from here. You should find him!" He says. "But how?"
"You need to learn killing isn't the only way around things. That's how it works for me!" I say.
We go west, and find a battle field filled with dead soldiers, our own and Delita's.
"Daddy!" I shout pushing Falna forward toward Daddy.
"What? WHAT?! What-"
"He's on our side. He was going to call off his men but, looks like they're already dead…"
"Shadi…… Alyssa… They're not done with their battles yet," Daddy says.
"Where are they?" Delita asks.
"North, and South…" Daddy says.
"Okay. I'll call them off. Ramza call your men off."
"Fi-"
"Sam…"
"Sam, you go get Shadi. You two are close. Delta, go with her. That's the battle with more of your men. Come my way, when you're done."
"Okay!"
We did it! It's all done with! Daddy and Delita are friends again!
"Well, what do we do now that it's over?" Shadi asks.
"Yeah!" all female, and some male say.
"Well. I'm not really sure. Then ones that have family can go home. The one with nothing else can stay here at the fort," Daddy says.
"What about us?" I ask. [What are we going to do?]
"Well…… Um…… I haven't thought about that……"
[Figures]
"Well you can always come and stay at the castle. After all, Alma is there," Delita says.
[Maybe]
"I'm not sure…" Daddy says.
[He's never sure!]
"When have you ever been sure? I was also the one knowing things and I was ALWAYS sure…" Delita says laughing.
"Um…… Well……I……"
I laugh. "Give it up Daddy. You're not sure what you want to do………… AGAIN!" Then I say to Delita, "We accept your offer."
He laughs. "Okay… I can't believe your daughter make YOUR decisions for you, Ramza!"
"Me, either…"
A/N: How do ya like it. This is only the first part. I'm going to start on the second part. It's going to be longer, but Since I got everything down on this chapter, I stopped at this chapter. The next chapter starts when Sam and Ramza are at the castle. Any questions---- comments? If so e-mail me at Miss.Angel.Avalon@chibi_usa.zzn.com please.
