A/N: All of the Eidolons have human forms, and because they are following Kyrenia's orders, they are now evil as well.
Chapter 6-Eidolon ChallengePart 1-After the scare; Ramuh's Appearance
Some unknown meadow (A lot of miles away from Alexandria)
11:27 A.M. Gaian Standard
Raamalooke's Point of View:
We had traveled quite a bit after what happened in Alexandria. Kuja mostly had to carry Mitheithel on his back the entire way. She had been out cold for hours on end. Telemna showed no signs of tiring when we stopped in the meadow. Kalya and Kulusindi had grown to trust her. Garnet was still a little devastated over the loss of her gems. She would get them back. Even if I had to pry them from Kyrenia's cold, dead fingers. Kuja set Mitheithel down and faced me.
"Why did you come?" He asked.
"I came because of Mitheithel. She is rather stubborn," I replied.
"Stubborn with a heart of gold," Kuja muttered.
"There are some things I'd like to know. One is about Telemna," I explained.
"And another, is about you," I added. Kuja's eyes twinkled in the sunlight.
"Now Telemna, I don't know about. You'll have to ask Mitheithel on that subject," Kuja replied. But what about my second question, Kuja? Are you scared that I might find out the truth? I guess my eyes must have told Kuja how I felt at the moment, because he frowned and looked away.
"Why should I have to tell you anything? Shouldn't you already know?" He asked. I could sense irritation in his voice.
"Drop it, Kuja. Just forget I asked you that," I muttered. For one thing, I wasn't in the mood to fight. Second thing was that Kuja was being defensive. Mitheithel groaned, sat up, and shook her head slowly.
"How did I get here?" She asked slowly.
"Kuja carried you here. We had to get away from Alexandria," I explained.
"He's alive," She asked.
"Of course," Kuja said softly. I saw Mitheithel narrow her eyes a little bit, then smile. She knew something needed to be discussed.
"Mitheithel, I need to talk to you. Now," I requested. She nodded and followed me off into the meadow. Once we were a safe distance from Kuja, I signed.
"What I saw last night—" I started.
"Was me," Mitheithel interrupted.
"I already know what you are going to say. What you saw was me in Trance," She explained quietly. I nodded, and waited for her to say more.
"I couldn't let him die. It wouldn't be fair. Emotions welled up in me until something just clicked. I suddenly had enough power to do things I never thought I could. I stopped the fireball in mid air. It was almost like I had frozen time," She said. It made sense.
"That's perfectly ok, but I can sense fear about you," Mitheithel shrugged.
"Not fear, just doubt," She said.
"Another thing. What is Telemna?" Mitheithel laughed.
"Telemna, come here, please," She yelled. A cry of 'Yes, Mommy' came from the other side of the meadow. It wasn't long before she appeared in front of us. Telemna was a three feet high girl with her raven hair in two long pigtails that extended to her feet. She was wearing a small robe with stars and moons on it and she had blue eyes.
"You called, Mommy?" She asked sweetly.
"Sit tight, Telemna," Mitheithel muttered. She turned to me and sighed.
"What would you like to know?" She asked. Good question.
"Are you human?" That was the first question in my head.
"Telemna is not entirely human. She was once a black dragon with an attitude the size of the Forgotten Continent," Mitheithel answered as Telemna began playing with her hair.
"You tamed her?" I asked.
"Yes, in a way. Telemna was difficult to tame, but she was never totally mean to me during that time. Her wicked cousins, the witches of the east and the west as I like to call them, are impossible to train. She calls me her mommy all the time ever since she reformed," Mitheithel explained. A slight murmur of 'Mummy is the best' came from the grass.
"All that power, from a little girl! That's hard to believe!" I remarked. Mitheithel laughed.
"I couldn't believe it, myself," She said. When my hair began to stand on end, I knew something was wrong. Telemna stopped playing and sniffed the air.
"Trouble," She muttered as she sneaked off to the other side of the meadow. Suddenly, lightning flashed in front of us, revealing a figure dressed in yellow. It was a man with a staff that looked like Ramuh's.
"Do you think the gems Kyrenia stole were…to summon the eidolons?" Mitheithel asked.
"Yes," I hissed. If I wasn't mistaken, that man WAS Ramuh. And we were in for a fight.
"Where's Kuja?" I asked.
"I don't know," Mitheithel said. The man with the staff grinned and set his sights on us.
"Mitheithel, go find Kuja! Hurry!" She nodded and took off towards the other side of the meadow.
Mitheithel's Point of View:
I followed Telemna carefully through the tall flowers. Thunder resonated around us loudly. As it would turn out, Kuja was with Kalya and Kulusindi. Crash! A lightning bolt crashed into Telemna, sending her towards the ground and making her shake violently. After a few seconds, she lay still. I didn't have to listen to her heart to know that she was alive. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Raamalooke going head to head with Ramuh. So far, she managed to keep the eidolon on its toes. But that wouldn't last. There was a brilliant flash of light, the mighty roar of thunder, and a loud groan. And Raamalooke was on the ground.
The man floated across the ground and placed himself in front of Kuja. I growled and advanced toward Ramuh. Then, all of a sudden, Zidane jumped in. He unsheathed the Ultima Sword and started hacking away at Ramuh. But the eidolon simply grabbed him and shocked the desire to fight out of him. Now it was down to me, Kuja and Garnet. Ramuh hit me in the back with a lightning bolt, forcing my face into the ground. Just then, I heard the twang of an arrow. Raamalooke was alive!
Raamalooke's Point of View:
I loosed my arrow, perfectly content with its path. It hit Ramuh dead on, dissolving him. Zidane, Telemna and Mitheithel got up slowly and rubbed their heads. If the eidolons were looking for us, then we were in a very difficult situation.
"Kyrenia has the gems. I believe she is up to something," I said.
"That's two guardians so far," Garnet pointed out.
"We need information and food," Kuja said. That was right.
"We'll have to smuggle it," Zidane said.
"No, Zidane. We aren't going to steal," Garnet said firmly.
"Garnet Til Alexandros, do you have any money with you?" I asked.
"No," Garnet muttered.
"Think about it. If anyone sees you, then we might be discovered," Zidane pointed out.
"Kyrenia wants all of us dead, including Telemna," I informed.
"Then it's settled," Kuja muttered. He was acting less and less like himself lately. But I didn't worry about it.
"Telemna and Zidane will go to the village about two miles away from here and get some food," I commanded.
"Telemna, if Zidane gets in trouble, get him out understand?" Mitheithel ordered.
"Yes, Mommy," Telemna answered. We were left to patiently wait within the tall meadow.
Mitheithel's Point of View: (8:30 P.M.)
I looked at Kuja after Zidane and Telemna went away. There was something hidden in his expression. He was sitting in a clearing, staring at a beautiful flower.
"Kuja," I whispered softly as I approached.
"Back in Alexandria, I thought I would die from that fireball. The only thing that was on my mind was you. And making sure that you were alive," Kuja whispered.
"I couldn't let you parish, so I tranced. Kuja, I wanted to apologize," I said. He turned around and smiled lightly.
"No need. It was my fault for arguing with you. Can you forgive me?" Kuja said.
"Of course," I whispered. We were silent for a long time, and I found myself sitting next to him. His silver hair gleamed in the moonlight, and the two feathers in front of his hair waved from side to side.
"Will we get through this, Kuja? I don't even know what Kyrenia is capable of," I muttered.
"I don't know," Kuja answered. He turned his head to look at me. I felt myself drowning in his eyes, those deep pools of inner sadness. I still don't know what happened to him all these years. I mean, he told me the story, but he left some critical details out. He touched my arm lightly, leaning in to possibly kiss me. I blinked, forcing the impending vision in my head to stop and leaned in a little bit. Kuja's lips touched mine and soon it got (the kiss, that is) more and more intense. (A/N: As much as I want to, I will not do a lemon scene.) And so did my nightmare.
I saw Kuja floating above a platform in front of a crystal. Zidane and some other people stood on the platform exchanging words. I felt hate radiate from Kuja and I shuddered from it. I watched them fight, and eventually Kuja did something I would never allow. He turned on his brother and used a spell to destroy them, or maybe he hoped it would. As the spell took effect, the crystal and his body disappeared. I wanted to scream. I wanted to curse. And why did they do it? The vision disappeared and I found myself screaming in Kuja's arms. I managed to calm down with a few minute, but Kuja continued to panic and show concern.
"Mitheithel, are you alright?" He asked.
"I-I'm fine, honestly," I stammered. But I wasn't.
Part 2-Midnight Stirrings
Uncharted Village
9:31 P.M. Gaian Standard
Telemna's Point of View:
We reached the village within an hour and huddled outside of the Front Gate.
"Telemna, I'll need a distraction. Can you do it?" Zidane asked.
"Of course. I'm good at these things," I replied cheerfully. Indeed I was. And I almost started to call Zidane 'Mommy'.
"Alright, I'll meet you at the gate. And try not to get into trouble," Zidane replied as he slipped inside the village. I didn't need to hear that twice. I sighed and slipped into the village. It was or looked very advanced for something this size. Surely, they wouldn't miss a little bit of food. I let out a sharp wail and started to cry. (I am such a good actor) Lights went on in every house and soon people surrounded me. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Zidane moving along some buildings. Everything was fine until I got an urge. It was a very familiar one, a bloodlust, if you will.
And all these people only fueled it. My dragon senses heightened as I picked up the scent of the humans. No! Mommy told me to behave. But I was so hungry…I'm sure Mommy wouldn't mind. Not over a few people. I bared my fangs at them and lunged at a man's leg. The man shrieked in terror as the group scattered. I quickly ripped out his throat with my claws and set about to bring down several others. I calmly dragged them into a dark ally and set about to chew on their flesh. It was sweet and satisfying.
All I needed was a little time alone. It wasn't long before the noise in the village died down. What I did was probably off their minds at the moment. I left the bones in the ally and went to the gate. Zidane was waiting there, in the shadows, hardly noticing the blood on my face and hands. But it would be clean before we returned to the meadow.
"What took you so long, Telemna?" He asked.
"I had something to take care of," I replied. Zidane gave me a strange look. Perhaps my tone was a bit unnerving to him.
"Let's go back to the meadow," He said.