Last chapter! Oh, too bad it has to end here. Well, maybe I should make a
sequel? Hmm...let me know what you think! Please R&R.
Disclaimer: I own only Roy Lygar, everything else (except for Roy's traits) is owned by Squaresoft. © Roy Lygar All Rights Reserved.
[Chapter 26: I'll always be by your side (Dedicated to Vantia-Vantresque)]
{I'll dedicate my first chapter of the sequel to all my reviewers if I start one}
Vincent's invisibility cloak began to ware off as he ran as fast as he could to the Highwind. Everyone but Yuffie was still stone, but Vincent needed to focus on Yuffie at the moment.
As soon as he reached her, he gently picked her up and ran near the cave of Phoenix.
Unfortunatly, the great fire bird was exiting his cave, ready to take flight.
"No wait Phoenix!!!" Vincent yelled after the bird as he ran a bit faster. Phoenix spread his wings high and jumped into the pinkish-orange sunsetted sky. He took flight and hovered above his cave for a moment.
"PHOENIX!!" Vincent yelled, reaching the cave of the Fire God, known as Great Phoenix Fire Bird. The bird did not look at Vincent, it looked high into the sky as it flew higher every second. "NO PHOENIX!!" Vincent yelled as loud as he could, and yet, the echo reached the large bird.
Phoenix whipped his head around and looked near the ground at the man holding the young girl in his arms. "CAWW!" Phoenix screeched and flew a bit higher, not interested in what the man might have to say.
Vincent's jaw dropped. "COME BACK PHOENIX!! I NEED YOUR HELP!!!" he shouted once more. Phoenix didn't even look back once....
Then, the disaster began....
The ground began to shake fiercely underneath Vincent. He kept a tight grasp on Yuffie, making sure she wouldn't fall.
Phoenix sensed this and looked back once more, seeing that Vincent was struggling to stand on the shaking ground beneath him, and that this was no earthquake. It was something tht happened a lot around the great bird, something far worst than an earthquake...
Suddenly, the ground split into a giant crack, trailing from the cave to past the Highwind. Green light flowed from it as it spread and made tiny slits into the rest of the ground around Vincent.
Vincent looked frantically around for a way out, but he was surrounded.
*The Lifestream!!*
**You gotta get Phoenix before it takes her!**
"PHOENIX, PLEASE!!" he yelled at the bird. Phoenix hastily swooped down and swiftly landed on a patch of land that wasn't cracked. Vincent looked up at the tall, flame tailed and flame feathered bird. He was a lot bigger than imagined. Reaching up to a height of twenty-three feet tall.
"Thank you, Great Phoenix!" Vincent nodded. "I have a request to ask of you, but you have to hurry before she's accepted by the Lifestream! My request is---" Vincent was cut off by the loud roaring sounds that were produced from the Lifestreams cracks.
"Please ressurect her!" he said quickly. Phoenix eyed Vincent like he was crazy. He then looked lower at his blood-covered white outfit. Phoenix shot Vincent an angry look of disapointment.
Vincent looked at his outfit and pointed. "Oh this? I've defeated a demon, really!" Phoenix's expression didn't change.
"Please believe me! I can prove---" the Lifestream roared again as it surrounded Yuffie in a beam of bright green light. "No! She's being taken! Please Phoenix, I'll do anything! Don't let her be taken away from me!!"
Vincent tried reaching for the now levitating Yuffie, but his arm went through her like she was a ghost. "Anything Phoenix!! She died innocently! Please!" Vincent begged.
**He wants something in return!**
Phoenix spread his wings as far and wide as they could go. A yellowish- orange light began to emerge from his wings and surround Yuffie. He pulled with great strength and power against the Lifestream's force. "That's it! Come on Phoenix! You can do it! Don't give up!"
The fire bird pulled and pulled, yet the Lifestream did not resist pulling each second. Phoenix screeched and cawed as he pulled with great strength.
Out of the Lifestream, came a pale ghost. "I'll do all I can to help." the ghost said, taking form of a familiar girl. "Aeris!?" Vincent said, shocked. The ghost disappeared out of sight and back into the Lifestream.
Phoenix continued the 'tug-of-war' game with the Lifestream, not holding back one ounce of strength. Yuffie was drawing near the green light of the Lifestream. "Come on!!" Vincent cheered on still, for there was nothing he could do about it.
Phoenix gave a final, powerful tug. Yuffie was repelled far away from the Lifestream and gently set on the ground with the help of Phoenix's powers.
The large bird stepped in front of her, blocking the Lifestream from her.
~~**~~**~~ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE PROVEN YOURSELF WORTHY, PHOENIX. A YOUNG CETRA CONVINCED ME TO LET HER LIVE, SO, YOU CAN KEEP THE GIRL, BUT NEXT TIME SHE WON'T BE SO LUCKY....~~**~~**~~ The Lifestream had spoken.
The giant crack and the rest of the light-green slits of Lifestream swallowed back into the Planet. Vincent ran over to Yuffie.
"Phoenix, I don't know how much I can thank you for all of this..." Vincent began. The bird cawed happily and turned towards him.
"Oh, I take it you want something in return, eh? Well, how's this?" Vincent drew his Holy sword and held it out to the bird. Phoenix looked him deeply in his eyes, almost like he was searching his soul. The bird lifted his left talon and accepted the sword. As soon as the sword was separated from him, his regular outfit of all black, metal golden boots, and blood red cape was restored to his body. His eyes were turned back to blood red as well.
Vincent nodded as the bird set the sword on the ground. "Go on..." he motioned for the bird to fulfill his task. Vincent backed up several feet.
Phoenix spread his wings high and closed his eyes. A loud, echoing squawk was heard throughout the valley as the same beam of yellowish-orange light surrounded Yuffie. Nerve-wrecking moments later, she awoke silently, opening her eyes slowly.
Vincent ran over to her as fast as he could. Phoenix knew that Vincent was happy. Turning to head towards his cave, he spotted the Highwind and all of the stone covered humans. He closed his eyes and waved a wing.
The stone cracked and chipped off them, freeing their imprisioned bodies.
Phoenix turned back towards Vincent, whom was already at Yuffie, kneeling down and holding her back up with his claw and leaving the rest of her body to lay, for she still might be in a bit of pain from where the bullet had struck her.
Vincent looked back at Phoenix and smiled. The fire bird picked up the sword with it's beak and took flight to the heavens, leaving everyone in peace.
Vincent focused his glance back to Yuffie, whom was looking in his blood red eyes from the time he came to her. He looked back down in her eyes. He feared he'd never see her beautiful, sparkling, cheerful, and young eyes look up at him again.
A crystal colored tear fell from his face down onto her cheek. She reached her hand up to his face and wiped the oncoming tears away.
"Be happy, Vinnie, I'm back." she said in a soft tone. "No more worries..." Vincent's hair untangled from his loose low ponytail and fell down, covering his face and hiding his expression.
"I know what all happened....I was there with you..." she smiled. "And I'm proud that you sucessfully won the battle. Roy deserved a painful death. He should of never killed my mother. Thank you for saving me again..."
Vincent nodded. She sat up a bit as he leaned down and gave her a passionate kiss on the lips. Yuffie never wanted a moment like this to end. Never.
Vincent deepend the kiss a bit and pulled away. "Yuffie....." he began. "Yeah?" she became curious about the tone in his voice. He embraced her in a warm-hearted hug. "No need to thank me." he said softly. "Why?" she was still curious. "Because..." he let those words drift in the air for a moment...
"I'll always be by your side."
THE END
Disclaimer: I own only Roy Lygar, everything else (except for Roy's traits) is owned by Squaresoft. © Roy Lygar All Rights Reserved.
[Chapter 26: I'll always be by your side (Dedicated to Vantia-Vantresque)]
{I'll dedicate my first chapter of the sequel to all my reviewers if I start one}
Vincent's invisibility cloak began to ware off as he ran as fast as he could to the Highwind. Everyone but Yuffie was still stone, but Vincent needed to focus on Yuffie at the moment.
As soon as he reached her, he gently picked her up and ran near the cave of Phoenix.
Unfortunatly, the great fire bird was exiting his cave, ready to take flight.
"No wait Phoenix!!!" Vincent yelled after the bird as he ran a bit faster. Phoenix spread his wings high and jumped into the pinkish-orange sunsetted sky. He took flight and hovered above his cave for a moment.
"PHOENIX!!" Vincent yelled, reaching the cave of the Fire God, known as Great Phoenix Fire Bird. The bird did not look at Vincent, it looked high into the sky as it flew higher every second. "NO PHOENIX!!" Vincent yelled as loud as he could, and yet, the echo reached the large bird.
Phoenix whipped his head around and looked near the ground at the man holding the young girl in his arms. "CAWW!" Phoenix screeched and flew a bit higher, not interested in what the man might have to say.
Vincent's jaw dropped. "COME BACK PHOENIX!! I NEED YOUR HELP!!!" he shouted once more. Phoenix didn't even look back once....
Then, the disaster began....
The ground began to shake fiercely underneath Vincent. He kept a tight grasp on Yuffie, making sure she wouldn't fall.
Phoenix sensed this and looked back once more, seeing that Vincent was struggling to stand on the shaking ground beneath him, and that this was no earthquake. It was something tht happened a lot around the great bird, something far worst than an earthquake...
Suddenly, the ground split into a giant crack, trailing from the cave to past the Highwind. Green light flowed from it as it spread and made tiny slits into the rest of the ground around Vincent.
Vincent looked frantically around for a way out, but he was surrounded.
*The Lifestream!!*
**You gotta get Phoenix before it takes her!**
"PHOENIX, PLEASE!!" he yelled at the bird. Phoenix hastily swooped down and swiftly landed on a patch of land that wasn't cracked. Vincent looked up at the tall, flame tailed and flame feathered bird. He was a lot bigger than imagined. Reaching up to a height of twenty-three feet tall.
"Thank you, Great Phoenix!" Vincent nodded. "I have a request to ask of you, but you have to hurry before she's accepted by the Lifestream! My request is---" Vincent was cut off by the loud roaring sounds that were produced from the Lifestreams cracks.
"Please ressurect her!" he said quickly. Phoenix eyed Vincent like he was crazy. He then looked lower at his blood-covered white outfit. Phoenix shot Vincent an angry look of disapointment.
Vincent looked at his outfit and pointed. "Oh this? I've defeated a demon, really!" Phoenix's expression didn't change.
"Please believe me! I can prove---" the Lifestream roared again as it surrounded Yuffie in a beam of bright green light. "No! She's being taken! Please Phoenix, I'll do anything! Don't let her be taken away from me!!"
Vincent tried reaching for the now levitating Yuffie, but his arm went through her like she was a ghost. "Anything Phoenix!! She died innocently! Please!" Vincent begged.
**He wants something in return!**
Phoenix spread his wings as far and wide as they could go. A yellowish- orange light began to emerge from his wings and surround Yuffie. He pulled with great strength and power against the Lifestream's force. "That's it! Come on Phoenix! You can do it! Don't give up!"
The fire bird pulled and pulled, yet the Lifestream did not resist pulling each second. Phoenix screeched and cawed as he pulled with great strength.
Out of the Lifestream, came a pale ghost. "I'll do all I can to help." the ghost said, taking form of a familiar girl. "Aeris!?" Vincent said, shocked. The ghost disappeared out of sight and back into the Lifestream.
Phoenix continued the 'tug-of-war' game with the Lifestream, not holding back one ounce of strength. Yuffie was drawing near the green light of the Lifestream. "Come on!!" Vincent cheered on still, for there was nothing he could do about it.
Phoenix gave a final, powerful tug. Yuffie was repelled far away from the Lifestream and gently set on the ground with the help of Phoenix's powers.
The large bird stepped in front of her, blocking the Lifestream from her.
~~**~~**~~ONCE AGAIN, YOU HAVE PROVEN YOURSELF WORTHY, PHOENIX. A YOUNG CETRA CONVINCED ME TO LET HER LIVE, SO, YOU CAN KEEP THE GIRL, BUT NEXT TIME SHE WON'T BE SO LUCKY....~~**~~**~~ The Lifestream had spoken.
The giant crack and the rest of the light-green slits of Lifestream swallowed back into the Planet. Vincent ran over to Yuffie.
"Phoenix, I don't know how much I can thank you for all of this..." Vincent began. The bird cawed happily and turned towards him.
"Oh, I take it you want something in return, eh? Well, how's this?" Vincent drew his Holy sword and held it out to the bird. Phoenix looked him deeply in his eyes, almost like he was searching his soul. The bird lifted his left talon and accepted the sword. As soon as the sword was separated from him, his regular outfit of all black, metal golden boots, and blood red cape was restored to his body. His eyes were turned back to blood red as well.
Vincent nodded as the bird set the sword on the ground. "Go on..." he motioned for the bird to fulfill his task. Vincent backed up several feet.
Phoenix spread his wings high and closed his eyes. A loud, echoing squawk was heard throughout the valley as the same beam of yellowish-orange light surrounded Yuffie. Nerve-wrecking moments later, she awoke silently, opening her eyes slowly.
Vincent ran over to her as fast as he could. Phoenix knew that Vincent was happy. Turning to head towards his cave, he spotted the Highwind and all of the stone covered humans. He closed his eyes and waved a wing.
The stone cracked and chipped off them, freeing their imprisioned bodies.
Phoenix turned back towards Vincent, whom was already at Yuffie, kneeling down and holding her back up with his claw and leaving the rest of her body to lay, for she still might be in a bit of pain from where the bullet had struck her.
Vincent looked back at Phoenix and smiled. The fire bird picked up the sword with it's beak and took flight to the heavens, leaving everyone in peace.
Vincent focused his glance back to Yuffie, whom was looking in his blood red eyes from the time he came to her. He looked back down in her eyes. He feared he'd never see her beautiful, sparkling, cheerful, and young eyes look up at him again.
A crystal colored tear fell from his face down onto her cheek. She reached her hand up to his face and wiped the oncoming tears away.
"Be happy, Vinnie, I'm back." she said in a soft tone. "No more worries..." Vincent's hair untangled from his loose low ponytail and fell down, covering his face and hiding his expression.
"I know what all happened....I was there with you..." she smiled. "And I'm proud that you sucessfully won the battle. Roy deserved a painful death. He should of never killed my mother. Thank you for saving me again..."
Vincent nodded. She sat up a bit as he leaned down and gave her a passionate kiss on the lips. Yuffie never wanted a moment like this to end. Never.
Vincent deepend the kiss a bit and pulled away. "Yuffie....." he began. "Yeah?" she became curious about the tone in his voice. He embraced her in a warm-hearted hug. "No need to thank me." he said softly. "Why?" she was still curious. "Because..." he let those words drift in the air for a moment...
"I'll always be by your side."
THE END