Chapter 8: Challenge
" Whew, that was close!" I said. " Are you okay Zidane?" Vivi asked. " Yah, thanks to Heather." " Yah, but old rusty here really saved us." I said patting Steiner annoyingly across Steiner's back. " No, I mean you caught me just in time. Thanks." " Your welcome, twas nothing really!" I said dramatically acting like I was in Shakespeare's plays. We all laughed and our airship made it into Lindblum Grand castle. " Wow, this place looks a lot bigger then Alexandria." I said marveling the castle. " Surely her Majesty's red rose could fit in here." Steiner said. A man with a gray beard game along and Dagger immediately knew who he was. They did some talking and I wasn't really paying any attention to any of it, I just marveled the machinery and all that junk. Then when I looked at everyone else I noticed they were all gone. " Hey, where did they go?" I walked around and found myself lost. I asked everyone, " Have you seen a guy with rusty armor, a guy with a tail or a black mage anywhere?" They would always say no and I would sigh of no relief. I swear I walked around the same area 15 times but no success. I then noticed the guards were guarding one area particular, so when I walked up to them they wouldn't let me pass. " Look, let me pass!" I said angered by the lack of service. " I can't let you pass!" He said. " Why not? I have every right to pass! I am the private of Alexandria!" " Prove it!" I reached in my pocket and grabbed the pendant. " You really are the private!" " Of course anyone could've told you that!" I said flicking my hair back. " Okay, just take me up to where the regent!" I said. " Yes ma'am." He said pulling the lever. The guard led me to a room where every one was staring at me. " Where have you been?" Zidane asked. " Just got side tracked, that is all." I said walking over next to Steiner. I looked up to the chair and saw an Ogolop sitting in the regent's chair. " Eww, what is an Ogolop doing in the regent's chair?!!!!!" " That is the regent." " It is?!?!?!?!" I said in absolute shock. " Gwok you should learn some manners!" " Sorry, gall can't you take a joke.I knew that!" I said laughing. kind of. " So you made it back safe." " Safe? You mean you were expecting our arrival?" Dagger asked. " Gwok I was the one who ordered Talantus to kidnap you." Every one was shocked, even me who was still finding it hard to believe that the regent was a.bug. " Well what are we waiting for lets eat!" The regent finally said. Zidane chose to leave and eat some more junky food at the local Bar, I would throw up if I had to eat that junk! I Hate beer! I munched on some corn, turkey and Chicken that was exceptional! It was better then the stuff at Alexandria, this was the best food I had eaten in a while. When I was finished I just remembered that my boyfriend had gotten a job in Lindblum, so I decided to ask the regent, " Regent, have you heard of a man named Brad? He was a friend of mine." The regent looked at me with a sad look on his face. " What? What happened to him?!" I yelled. " I am sorry Gwok to report that he died. He was my greatest warrior." " NO!" I yelled. " Brad that loser, you still love him?" Steiner said. " YES I DO! AND HE IS NOT A LOSER! IF YOU CALL HIM THAT AGAIN I WILL BEAT YOU UP SO HARD!" I screamed as I ran out sobbing. I stopped crying after making it to the Industrial District. I looked around at all the simpletons who were walking around dazing at thing. It was like they would just stare all day long. All except for one person looked dazed, this one was an.I don't know what the heck it was but it was sure different looking. 'it' walked into the pub and I followed. I found 'it' sitting at the counter so I sat at an opened seat next to it. " Hi, my name is- " Don't bother me, I'm drinking." " uh.okay.never mind then." I waited till it put the drink down and it stared at me. " What is your problem?" It asked. " Well you said don't bother me I'm drinking. I am just waiting for you to finish." " Your from Alexandria aren't you." " Yah, how can you tell?" " Alexandrians are stupid." " Man, you sure are nice aren't cha?" I said ordering a root beer, " So, what is your name?" I asked. 'It' didn't respond. " Look, I am just trying to be nice.you can do the same." " Freya, that is my name. Now just leave me alone." " Okay.Freya." I sighed and finished my drink. After that I got off the seat and started walking when Freya said, " You coming to the Festival of the hunt?" " Um.I don't know." " You scared?" " Yah, right.I am not scared!" I snapped. " Then compete against me in the Festival," " Your on!" I said shaking her hand to make the contest official. "By the way, my name is Heather and I've got one thing to say to you. You are going down!"
" Whew, that was close!" I said. " Are you okay Zidane?" Vivi asked. " Yah, thanks to Heather." " Yah, but old rusty here really saved us." I said patting Steiner annoyingly across Steiner's back. " No, I mean you caught me just in time. Thanks." " Your welcome, twas nothing really!" I said dramatically acting like I was in Shakespeare's plays. We all laughed and our airship made it into Lindblum Grand castle. " Wow, this place looks a lot bigger then Alexandria." I said marveling the castle. " Surely her Majesty's red rose could fit in here." Steiner said. A man with a gray beard game along and Dagger immediately knew who he was. They did some talking and I wasn't really paying any attention to any of it, I just marveled the machinery and all that junk. Then when I looked at everyone else I noticed they were all gone. " Hey, where did they go?" I walked around and found myself lost. I asked everyone, " Have you seen a guy with rusty armor, a guy with a tail or a black mage anywhere?" They would always say no and I would sigh of no relief. I swear I walked around the same area 15 times but no success. I then noticed the guards were guarding one area particular, so when I walked up to them they wouldn't let me pass. " Look, let me pass!" I said angered by the lack of service. " I can't let you pass!" He said. " Why not? I have every right to pass! I am the private of Alexandria!" " Prove it!" I reached in my pocket and grabbed the pendant. " You really are the private!" " Of course anyone could've told you that!" I said flicking my hair back. " Okay, just take me up to where the regent!" I said. " Yes ma'am." He said pulling the lever. The guard led me to a room where every one was staring at me. " Where have you been?" Zidane asked. " Just got side tracked, that is all." I said walking over next to Steiner. I looked up to the chair and saw an Ogolop sitting in the regent's chair. " Eww, what is an Ogolop doing in the regent's chair?!!!!!" " That is the regent." " It is?!?!?!?!" I said in absolute shock. " Gwok you should learn some manners!" " Sorry, gall can't you take a joke.I knew that!" I said laughing. kind of. " So you made it back safe." " Safe? You mean you were expecting our arrival?" Dagger asked. " Gwok I was the one who ordered Talantus to kidnap you." Every one was shocked, even me who was still finding it hard to believe that the regent was a.bug. " Well what are we waiting for lets eat!" The regent finally said. Zidane chose to leave and eat some more junky food at the local Bar, I would throw up if I had to eat that junk! I Hate beer! I munched on some corn, turkey and Chicken that was exceptional! It was better then the stuff at Alexandria, this was the best food I had eaten in a while. When I was finished I just remembered that my boyfriend had gotten a job in Lindblum, so I decided to ask the regent, " Regent, have you heard of a man named Brad? He was a friend of mine." The regent looked at me with a sad look on his face. " What? What happened to him?!" I yelled. " I am sorry Gwok to report that he died. He was my greatest warrior." " NO!" I yelled. " Brad that loser, you still love him?" Steiner said. " YES I DO! AND HE IS NOT A LOSER! IF YOU CALL HIM THAT AGAIN I WILL BEAT YOU UP SO HARD!" I screamed as I ran out sobbing. I stopped crying after making it to the Industrial District. I looked around at all the simpletons who were walking around dazing at thing. It was like they would just stare all day long. All except for one person looked dazed, this one was an.I don't know what the heck it was but it was sure different looking. 'it' walked into the pub and I followed. I found 'it' sitting at the counter so I sat at an opened seat next to it. " Hi, my name is- " Don't bother me, I'm drinking." " uh.okay.never mind then." I waited till it put the drink down and it stared at me. " What is your problem?" It asked. " Well you said don't bother me I'm drinking. I am just waiting for you to finish." " Your from Alexandria aren't you." " Yah, how can you tell?" " Alexandrians are stupid." " Man, you sure are nice aren't cha?" I said ordering a root beer, " So, what is your name?" I asked. 'It' didn't respond. " Look, I am just trying to be nice.you can do the same." " Freya, that is my name. Now just leave me alone." " Okay.Freya." I sighed and finished my drink. After that I got off the seat and started walking when Freya said, " You coming to the Festival of the hunt?" " Um.I don't know." " You scared?" " Yah, right.I am not scared!" I snapped. " Then compete against me in the Festival," " Your on!" I said shaking her hand to make the contest official. "By the way, my name is Heather and I've got one thing to say to you. You are going down!"