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This is my very first Final Fantasy Fanfiction! I've always enjoyed playing the games, my favorite being FF8, only because unlike 7, it had a happy ending, and the CGI characters were amazing. I haven't played FF10 because as of yet I do not own a PS2. I'm working on it though, and that will be the first game I buy.
Anyhow, as I said, FF8 is my favorite out of the games so far. However, this is not a FF8 fanfic. Instead it is based on the movie that was created, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
I loved the story, the characters, and yes, evil the villain. But I hated the ending. It was so unfair. And although I have a strict policy when I write not to change a story, it took everything I had not to do so in this story. I like to add on to what happens, even if I have to go off on what I like to call, the what-if tangent.
An example being the DBZ fics in which I keep the same story line in some cases, but just add on to the story. For example, The Return of Mirai Trunks. In the final saga, "Back To the Future" everyone in Mirai's time has been restored to life thanks to the Blackstar dragonballs. And in it, I have Gohan return to learn that he had a daughter he had never known about because he had died the day after he and Videl had slept together right before his battle with the Andriods. Who's to say he didn't have a girlfriend? If could have happened.
But this is not about DBZ, it's about Final Fantasy. The story takes place right after the battle with the Phantoms in the crater. The Gaia has been saved, but Dr. Sid and Aki are the only ones still alive. But all that's about to change when Gaia returns those that shouldn't have been taken so early, including Gray and the other Deep Eyes members.
I sincerely hope you enjoy it and as of yet I can't be sure if it will be a one-parter or multichapter story. Only time will tell. And one last thing, I do not own the characters of Final Fantasy, none what-so-ever from ANY of the games or the movie. I am thinking of cloning Neil and Gray though. Moving on..enjoy the story.
And one last thing, is it just me, or does Gray look like a CGI Ben Affleck?
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Final Fantasy: A New Beginning The Meeting
"You see the look on Jane's face? It was priceless." Gray said with a chuckle as he and Aki walked into the cockpit. Aki smiled at him before making her way over to the control panel. After pushing a few different buttons, a TV-like screen appeared infront of her. Five seconds later, the face of an elegantly looking older woman appeared on the screen.
"Dr. Ross? Why have you requested this meeting with the Council?" The woman asked.
"Ma'am, Dr. Sid and the rest of Deep Eyes and I will be landing in Pennsylvania within half an hour. We wish an audience with the Council." Aki began.
"Whatever for, Doctor?" The woman asked.
"Ma'am, Captain Edwards of the Deep Eyes. May I have permission to speak?" Gray said. The woman nodded and Gray continued.
"Thank you. As I'm sure you're aware, the Phantoms have been eliminated. But what we have to inform you of, is what's been happening in New York since that time." Gray said as the woman looked at him confused.
"Captain, please explain your meaning." The woman said as Gray nodded.
"Dr. Sid and Dr. Ross completed the wave that eliminated the Phantoms, ma'am. Even as General Hein was firing at us from the Zeus Cannon." Gray began.
"General Hein? But Captain, the Council had received word that General Hein had landed on the Zeus station and was indeed firing the Zeus Cannon. We personally gave him the permission to do so. Are you saying that the Cannon's attempt failed?" The woman asked as Gray frowned.
"I mean you no disrespect, ma'am, but had it not been for Dr. Ross, I have no doubt that the entire planet would have been destroyed by General Hein's actions. It is in fact, his fault that we were forced to use another method to cure the Alien Gaia once General Hein's blast had destroyed the Quatro that we first used to emit the wave pattern, ma'am." Gray said.
"Another method?" The woman asked as Aki nodded.
"Yes. It was Captain Edwards, ma'am, who deserves complete credit for the success of this mission. He sacrificed himself and brought the completed wave with him into the Alien Gaia." Aki said as the woman turned her head slightly to look at Aki.
"Sacrificed? How can that be so when the Captain stands before me this very moment?" The woman asked.
"That is the other reason for our meeting with the Council. As of yet, we are not sure how, but it would appear that all of New York has been restored to life. In fact, the entire Deep Eyes crew had been lost when the Black Boa left the city." Aki said.
"It is true, ma'am. I stand before you as proof." Gray said as the woman nodded.
"I see. Then by all means, please make sure you all make your way here to speak more of what happened once you land. And Dr. Ross? Could you please do me a favor? Dr. Sid.could you tell him the Council is deeply sorry for our doubts in him? We should have known better than to doubt the very man who created the barriers, the scanners, and the ova-packs. We apologize, and we are in your debt." The woman said with a smile as Aki nodded.
"Very good then. We will see you when you land. Have a safe landing. Good day." The woman said before the screen vanished.
"Wow. I never thought I'd see the day when the Council would be apologizing to anyone." Gray said as Aki smiled at him.
"Come on, we'd better go tell Dr. Sid the good news." Aki said as she and Gray headed back down the corridor to the med room.
"Major Keilse, get in here this second!" General Nirak cried. Hastily the major did as he was told, and closed the door behind him.
"I've just received word from the Council that Dr. Ross and the rest of her companions, will be arriving in Pennsylvania with thirty minutes. I want you to meet them there." General Nirak said as the major looked at his superior officer confused.
"If.if I may sir, why send me there? I thought your goal was to eliminate the doctor." The major said.
"Yes, Major, it was, and still is. But we need to feign the mask of hospitality. We can't have the good doctor suspicious of our intent, can we? Besides, I want tabs on her at all times, which is why *you* are going. I trust Major, that you'll get any and all information about the good doctor that will further our plans. Now go! You leave at once. A military transport is waiting for you outside sector twenty seven." Nirak said.
"A military escort, sir?" Major Keilse asked as the general nodded.
"Yes, Major. The Council wishes to congratulate the doctors and the Deep Eyes crew for their 'victory' over the Phantoms. So make sure you hurry over there!" The General said impatiently. With a nod and a bow at the General, the Major took his leave.
"Hmm. We'll see what else you may be hiding from us, Dr. Ross. For your sake, it's nothing the Council will frown upon." Nirak said with a smirk.
"Whoa! What's going on here? Are you seeing what I'm seeing Captain?" Neil asked as he looked out the window of the Black Boa. Gray walked over to Neil, and looked out the window for a moment, before turning back to the Corporal.
"I had a feeling the Council might do something of this sort." Dr. Sid interrupted as he walked into the room.
"Dr. Sid? What do you mean? You knew about this?" Aki asked as Dr. Sid shook his head.
"Gracious no, child, I only meant that after all you've done, I suspected the Council would want to show their gratitude in some form or another." Dr. Sid said.
"What ever happened to heaping piles of cash?" Neil asked with a grin as Jane punched him in the shoulder.
"Neil, do us all a favor, and shut up." Jane ordered as Neil playfully frowned at her.
"When will the abuse end, Janie? A man can only take so much tough love.and man, is it ever *tough*" Neil said as he rubbed his shoulder. Jane chuckled in spite of herself.
"Alright, you two save it for after we land. We've got an audience to deal with. You know the drill people!" Gray said, slipping into 'Captain' mode.
"Ah, lighten up Edwards." Ryan said as he cautiously walked into the room. Gray, Neil, and Jane made a move to help him, when Ryan held up his hand and shook his head sternly.
"I'm no invalid, I expect not to be treated like one. Injury or not, I'm second in command and Sergeant of this Crew, and I plan to keep it that way." Ryan said as Gray chuckled at his friend.
"Same old Wittaker. Come on, we're getting ready to meet the masses. You up to it?" Gray asked as Ryan raised an eyebrow at him.
"I've gone up against more than my fair share of Phantoms in the past several years, Captain. I think I can handle something like this." Ryan said playfully.
"Ok then, let's move it out Deep Eyes. And just this once, let's do it the Sergeant's way. Let's just relax and have fun." Gray said with a smile.
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This is my very first Final Fantasy Fanfiction! I've always enjoyed playing the games, my favorite being FF8, only because unlike 7, it had a happy ending, and the CGI characters were amazing. I haven't played FF10 because as of yet I do not own a PS2. I'm working on it though, and that will be the first game I buy.
Anyhow, as I said, FF8 is my favorite out of the games so far. However, this is not a FF8 fanfic. Instead it is based on the movie that was created, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within.
I loved the story, the characters, and yes, evil the villain. But I hated the ending. It was so unfair. And although I have a strict policy when I write not to change a story, it took everything I had not to do so in this story. I like to add on to what happens, even if I have to go off on what I like to call, the what-if tangent.
An example being the DBZ fics in which I keep the same story line in some cases, but just add on to the story. For example, The Return of Mirai Trunks. In the final saga, "Back To the Future" everyone in Mirai's time has been restored to life thanks to the Blackstar dragonballs. And in it, I have Gohan return to learn that he had a daughter he had never known about because he had died the day after he and Videl had slept together right before his battle with the Andriods. Who's to say he didn't have a girlfriend? If could have happened.
But this is not about DBZ, it's about Final Fantasy. The story takes place right after the battle with the Phantoms in the crater. The Gaia has been saved, but Dr. Sid and Aki are the only ones still alive. But all that's about to change when Gaia returns those that shouldn't have been taken so early, including Gray and the other Deep Eyes members.
I sincerely hope you enjoy it and as of yet I can't be sure if it will be a one-parter or multichapter story. Only time will tell. And one last thing, I do not own the characters of Final Fantasy, none what-so-ever from ANY of the games or the movie. I am thinking of cloning Neil and Gray though. Moving on..enjoy the story.
And one last thing, is it just me, or does Gray look like a CGI Ben Affleck?
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Final Fantasy: A New Beginning The Meeting
"You see the look on Jane's face? It was priceless." Gray said with a chuckle as he and Aki walked into the cockpit. Aki smiled at him before making her way over to the control panel. After pushing a few different buttons, a TV-like screen appeared infront of her. Five seconds later, the face of an elegantly looking older woman appeared on the screen.
"Dr. Ross? Why have you requested this meeting with the Council?" The woman asked.
"Ma'am, Dr. Sid and the rest of Deep Eyes and I will be landing in Pennsylvania within half an hour. We wish an audience with the Council." Aki began.
"Whatever for, Doctor?" The woman asked.
"Ma'am, Captain Edwards of the Deep Eyes. May I have permission to speak?" Gray said. The woman nodded and Gray continued.
"Thank you. As I'm sure you're aware, the Phantoms have been eliminated. But what we have to inform you of, is what's been happening in New York since that time." Gray said as the woman looked at him confused.
"Captain, please explain your meaning." The woman said as Gray nodded.
"Dr. Sid and Dr. Ross completed the wave that eliminated the Phantoms, ma'am. Even as General Hein was firing at us from the Zeus Cannon." Gray began.
"General Hein? But Captain, the Council had received word that General Hein had landed on the Zeus station and was indeed firing the Zeus Cannon. We personally gave him the permission to do so. Are you saying that the Cannon's attempt failed?" The woman asked as Gray frowned.
"I mean you no disrespect, ma'am, but had it not been for Dr. Ross, I have no doubt that the entire planet would have been destroyed by General Hein's actions. It is in fact, his fault that we were forced to use another method to cure the Alien Gaia once General Hein's blast had destroyed the Quatro that we first used to emit the wave pattern, ma'am." Gray said.
"Another method?" The woman asked as Aki nodded.
"Yes. It was Captain Edwards, ma'am, who deserves complete credit for the success of this mission. He sacrificed himself and brought the completed wave with him into the Alien Gaia." Aki said as the woman turned her head slightly to look at Aki.
"Sacrificed? How can that be so when the Captain stands before me this very moment?" The woman asked.
"That is the other reason for our meeting with the Council. As of yet, we are not sure how, but it would appear that all of New York has been restored to life. In fact, the entire Deep Eyes crew had been lost when the Black Boa left the city." Aki said.
"It is true, ma'am. I stand before you as proof." Gray said as the woman nodded.
"I see. Then by all means, please make sure you all make your way here to speak more of what happened once you land. And Dr. Ross? Could you please do me a favor? Dr. Sid.could you tell him the Council is deeply sorry for our doubts in him? We should have known better than to doubt the very man who created the barriers, the scanners, and the ova-packs. We apologize, and we are in your debt." The woman said with a smile as Aki nodded.
"Very good then. We will see you when you land. Have a safe landing. Good day." The woman said before the screen vanished.
"Wow. I never thought I'd see the day when the Council would be apologizing to anyone." Gray said as Aki smiled at him.
"Come on, we'd better go tell Dr. Sid the good news." Aki said as she and Gray headed back down the corridor to the med room.
"Major Keilse, get in here this second!" General Nirak cried. Hastily the major did as he was told, and closed the door behind him.
"I've just received word from the Council that Dr. Ross and the rest of her companions, will be arriving in Pennsylvania with thirty minutes. I want you to meet them there." General Nirak said as the major looked at his superior officer confused.
"If.if I may sir, why send me there? I thought your goal was to eliminate the doctor." The major said.
"Yes, Major, it was, and still is. But we need to feign the mask of hospitality. We can't have the good doctor suspicious of our intent, can we? Besides, I want tabs on her at all times, which is why *you* are going. I trust Major, that you'll get any and all information about the good doctor that will further our plans. Now go! You leave at once. A military transport is waiting for you outside sector twenty seven." Nirak said.
"A military escort, sir?" Major Keilse asked as the general nodded.
"Yes, Major. The Council wishes to congratulate the doctors and the Deep Eyes crew for their 'victory' over the Phantoms. So make sure you hurry over there!" The General said impatiently. With a nod and a bow at the General, the Major took his leave.
"Hmm. We'll see what else you may be hiding from us, Dr. Ross. For your sake, it's nothing the Council will frown upon." Nirak said with a smirk.
"Whoa! What's going on here? Are you seeing what I'm seeing Captain?" Neil asked as he looked out the window of the Black Boa. Gray walked over to Neil, and looked out the window for a moment, before turning back to the Corporal.
"I had a feeling the Council might do something of this sort." Dr. Sid interrupted as he walked into the room.
"Dr. Sid? What do you mean? You knew about this?" Aki asked as Dr. Sid shook his head.
"Gracious no, child, I only meant that after all you've done, I suspected the Council would want to show their gratitude in some form or another." Dr. Sid said.
"What ever happened to heaping piles of cash?" Neil asked with a grin as Jane punched him in the shoulder.
"Neil, do us all a favor, and shut up." Jane ordered as Neil playfully frowned at her.
"When will the abuse end, Janie? A man can only take so much tough love.and man, is it ever *tough*" Neil said as he rubbed his shoulder. Jane chuckled in spite of herself.
"Alright, you two save it for after we land. We've got an audience to deal with. You know the drill people!" Gray said, slipping into 'Captain' mode.
"Ah, lighten up Edwards." Ryan said as he cautiously walked into the room. Gray, Neil, and Jane made a move to help him, when Ryan held up his hand and shook his head sternly.
"I'm no invalid, I expect not to be treated like one. Injury or not, I'm second in command and Sergeant of this Crew, and I plan to keep it that way." Ryan said as Gray chuckled at his friend.
"Same old Wittaker. Come on, we're getting ready to meet the masses. You up to it?" Gray asked as Ryan raised an eyebrow at him.
"I've gone up against more than my fair share of Phantoms in the past several years, Captain. I think I can handle something like this." Ryan said playfully.
"Ok then, let's move it out Deep Eyes. And just this once, let's do it the Sergeant's way. Let's just relax and have fun." Gray said with a smile.
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