'Visioning the Future is Impossible'

"Hey stop playing around up there Zidane, were supposed to be looking for Steiner and I doubt hes up in that tree!"
shouted Garnet as she watched Zidane swiftly climb to the roof of the home. How did they get stranded in this town? Onc second
they were still with the main group, traveling to Terra in hopes of finding answers to questions they could not solve, and the
next moment they were engulfed in a brilliant white light and warped to this barron village. There seemed to be nobody around,
as if all the villagers were away from town, or worse, dead. Garnet usually didn't think so negatively at first, but the past
few weeks had made her grown up so fast. The death of her mother, the queen, her acquiring the throne at such an early age, the
constant monster attacks caused by the fog generators, everything that could go wrong seemed to. The only bright spot in her
life seemed to be the one thing she thought she would never find, love. Garnet didn't think love could happen so suddenly for
the youth, but here it was, and with a tail at that! Zidane, the mysterious thief that had tried to steal her away from her
kindgom, suprisingly the same kingdom she was trying to flee from. Was destiny something real, or was it just a strange twist
that they found each other this way? Whatever the circumstances, she was happy and suprised that she had come to rely upon him
so much. Things she could not share with anybody, she could share with him. Why was that? She had no idea. Garnet looked up at
Zidane with a smile and shook her head, only him.

"If playing around is scanning out the area around this town, then yes, I am playing." kidded Zidane as he looked down
warmly upon her. He was one of those romantic fools that believed in love at first sight, and this had been the case upon the
first glance. Imagine a thief falling in love with the very princess he was sent to kidnap. Zidane still wondered how she
managed to get of his grasp when they first bumbed into each other. Maybe he let her run? He did enjoy a good chase, and thats
what she gave him. Love was like a great chase, with someone always running from it while the other rushes to it. He was rushing
to it always, but perhaps Garnet was running from it. He thought so.

"Well what do you see up there, oh mighty climber of all things that are there." chuckled Zidane.

"Nothing, its like this whole land is empty," answered Zidane "Nobody around. This doesn't make sense Garnet, where are
the others? Surely we are not alone in this world."

"I doubt it, there has to be somebody around. Look for a place so we can rest, this constent search has got me more than
a little tired." shouted Garnet. They had been searching for hours for signs of life, and had found none. She was getting tired,
and wanted to restore her stamina.

"Found one. Its a few yards due north, a beach. That will make for good relaxing and a fine background to view. Catch me
Garnet, im coming down!" laughed Zidane as he jumped down to the ground. Garnet made a mock motion with her hands out, as if she
was really going to try to catch him. As he came closer, she jumped back. He landed on his feet and dusted himself off. "Hello
your majesty, why did you not catch me?"

"Oh stop it you!" she said as she pushed him away. "Let us be on our way, my feet scream for a break."

"At your command." Zidane said with a little bow. He waited until she went forward a little bit before he started following
her. Silence followed them to. Nothing moved, save them. What kinda land was this, where motion seemed to be extinct and life
was silent? The beach appeared to be a bastion of soltitude as well. Garnet sat down and hugged her knees to her chest. Zidane
could tell she was tired, but more than tired she was worried. He, however, was less than worried. Orphaned at birth, he had
always been traveling to strange lands. This was just another one of those. Only problem is he didn't know where they were or
how to get out. He started staring at her. This would be a good place to talk, he thought, with no distractions. Maybe he should
tell her how he truely feels. "Garnet, theres something I want to talk to you about."

"What is it Zidane?" she asked.

"Well, I don't really know how to say this. I mean, I've never talked about it with you, but.." Zidane said but quickly
stopped. A white bright light was shining in front of them. Garnet jumped up and backed away. Zidane reached out and tried to touch
the light, but it seemed like nothing was there. Suddenly, some figures materialized out of the light. Zidane moved to Garnet and
stood by her side. They both covered their eyes as the light flickered brightly one final time. When they opened them again, four
people stood in front of them. A man with spikey blond hair caught his eye first. The man held a blade bigger than that of Stieners.
A woman stood beside him, with black hair much like Garnets. Another man was there to, he wielded a blade as well, but one with some
strange handle with an open hole at the end of it. He wondered how that blade was useful with all its flaws. The final person was a
woman of great beauty. She had long flowing hair, as long as Garnets was before she cut it. Garnet and he stood there speechless, unsure
what was to come of these strange events.

End of Chapter 3, stay tuned for Chapter 4.
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