The Bandits, Chapter 16

The End of the Beginning

Perry's POV

We stepped through the final doorway and we were in a large dark area. It was a beach but the water was red and the sky was totally black with gray sand. Standing before us was Denzel, the man that operated the equipment to bring me to the world.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him. "Who's that?" Yuffie asked me still holding onto my right arm. "This is Denzel, he was the one that sent me to this your world." I explained to them. He didn't look the same. He suddenly fell over dead in front of us with Hester standing there with the Masamune in her hands.

"Hester." Hazel shouted at her creator. "I thought you would make it eventually." She began. "Why was he here?" I asked seeing Denzel begin to vanish. "He was a clone I managed to send to this world. He kept bringing you back because he knew you could stop me. You however managed to fight better than I thought." She said smiling.

"And you're about to get a demonstration!" I screamed drawing Omega Weapon. Everyone else readied his or her weapons. "I knew it would come to this." Hester said rising into the sky and she somehow had this metal armor on her body.

It covered her face and most of her body. We were all prepared for what to expect. "Be alert! Hester is still powerful." Hazel warned us sending a Bolt3 at her. It hit but didn't phase her much. Hester soon ran up and slashed Tifa sending her limping on the floor. Cloud rushed over to help her.

"I wish we saved the Bandit Buster." Yuffie said throwing Conformer like usual. When Hester dodged, as Yuffie expected, she sent an Ice3 at her. Hester was frozen and then shattered. This did seem to hurt her.

"Shift!" Hester yelled turning a series of colors and then returning to normal. Aeris sent Ice3 at Hester thinking it would work but it didn't work as well.

"She must shift her strengths around with that!" I told everyone. Tifa was back on her feet and sent all her Limit Breaks at Hester. It made a dent in Hester but not enough to kill her.

"Do you people think you can beat me?" she mocked slashing at me. She struck me through the chest as I felt blood fill my lungs and darkness overtake me. I fell backwards only to be caught by the combined strength of Aeris and Yuffie.

Aeris' POV

"Perry! No!" I shouted running to his body. He was struggling to breathe and was fading fast. Yuffie was in tears over this. We tried all our Cure spells and potions but nothing was helping. Soon the worst happened. Perry died in my arms.

Filled with anger like never before I shot Hester with all my power even though it barely hurt her. Soon though Cloud and the rest took over as Yuffie and I prepared to tend to Perry. We may be able to revive him.

Nothing! It wasn't doing anything. He was gone. Just like that my big brother was dead. Poor Yuffie she couldn't even move anymore, until Michele came up and told us something.

"I have an idea!" she said wiping her own tears from her face. "What? Nothing can bring him back. My best friend is gone!" Yuffie sobbed into his blood stained shirt. "The day we all left for that big city he told me something. Faith and Hope are what keeps us alive. He is still here, we need to bring him back. Our own way!" she told us. How?

"How? Tell me!" Yuffie demanded. "Hold hands and concentrate hard on bringing him back to us!" Michele proposed. Yuffie and I did so as the three of us closed our eyes and began to concentrate hard.

Perry's POV

Where? "Where am I?" I wondered. I'm falling. Endless. It's spiraling into nothing. I'm nothing. I'm surrounded by darkness everlasting. I failed. I'm sorry.

"perry" a faint voice echoed through the blackness.

Perry? Was I called that?

"Perry" the voice became louder.

Sounds familiar. I don't know. He sounds important.

"Perry come back!" the voice demanded.

Back where? There is nothing left to go to.

"Please we know you can hear us! Answer our calls!" I heard someone familiar call out to me.

Yu...Yuff...Yuff...I can't remember.

"Don't you dare leave me behind! Get back up and give your girlfriend a kiss!" I heard her yell.

Yuffie!

I sprang my eyes open. In front of my face was her. It was Yuffie. Kissing me. I felt life course through my veins once more.

"Big brother? You're alive!" Sis told me hugging me with all her might. "And you've changed too." She said.

I was in gray and white armor but it wasn't covering my face. I looked up and saw my friends fighting Hester. Hester!!!!!!!!!

"Hester!!!!!!!!!!!" I screamed taking Omega Weapon and changing at her. She only had enough time to look up at me before being cut in half. Her armor vanished leaving her upper and lower halves.

"Farewell!" I told her looking down at her. "It can't end like this...not now." She said before fading herself.

"She's gone. We beat her." Hazel told us all. The place we were in began to rumble violently as the armor I wore disappeared.

"Let's get out of here!" I told everyone as I concentrated.

We were back on the Highwind II. Everyone was amazed by what happened. "I told you faith and hope are powerful! That's what saved us." I told them as we saw Omega Weapon's body begin to vanish in the sky.

"Looks like we won guys!" Michele said smiling. It was a great sight. Our enemy was finally gone.

"How do we get home now?" Cid wondered. "The Omega Materia. I understand how to use it now. It's both a weapon and can repair materia." Hazel said holding up to the Otherworld in my hands. Both glowed and we all began to phase out with the ship.

"Don't go!" Michele cried. "I'm sorry Michele. I belong there. You may have a chance." I told her handing her the object in my hands. "See you again." I waved before waking up on the Highwind II with everyone over New Midgar.

"We made it. Poor Michele she had to be left behind." Tifa said beginning to cry. "I wouldn't be so sure Tifa. She may yet find us again." I said walking to Yuffie gathering my courage and might.

"Yuffie?" I said to her. "Yes. You look so serious." She said standing up. I got on one knee and just came out with it.

"Yuffie Kisaragi, would you marry me?" I proposed. She was in shock from this sudden turn of events. "Well...YES!" she screamed with joy leaping at me before I could put the ring on her finger. I was on the floor in a second with her hugging and kissing me passionately.

Once we all landed I finally placed the materia ring on Yuffie's finger. She loved it and never wanted to remove it. All's that was left now was the wedding. It was to be in a few months. It had to be a Wutanese Wedding but I could deal with it.

A month later I was getting ready for the wedding. I had to wear a Kabuki outfit and perform a ritual dance for Yuffie. She had her own role in the ceremony. This is an interesting wedding, I'll enjoy it.

I had to wear a mask to cover my face. When I went out of the tent I was in to dance I noticed several other men dressed like me, and several women dressed the same. Yuffie had to be one of them. I continued the dance to how Godo showed me. Eventually I was lined up with this one dancer. When I was given a sign to remove the mask I did so and the person with me did so too. It was Yuffie.

After another hour of this ritual the wedding was complete and we were joined in marriage. What about that? I never thought I would marry Yuffie. This is like every game freaks dream, marry a video game character. But she was more to that to me. She was my wife, my best friend!

Once the wedding and after party were done Yuffie and I decided to live together in her new house after our honeymoon of course. Cid and Reeve got us one hell of a gift for it. They sent us to spend it in space. Space, original huh? But it was beautiful to just fly around with no gravity all by ourselves for a day.

"You know. I'm glad we got married. We'll be there forever now." She told me floating to me. "Yeah. I love you Yuffie." I told her meeting her in a kiss.

Once that was over with we made it back to Wutai and into Yuffie's house. It could use some work but I would enjoy living here. "Sorry its messy, haven't been here in awhile." She apologized.

"Anywhere is fine with you dear." I said sounding a bit corny, but Yuffie didn't think so.

"Now that we are finally married and stuff like that there. Why don't we do something a little...exciting?" she said seductively. "Oh, naughty girl. I like it!" I said.

Well you can guess what happened between the two of us in her basement. Let me say, better than I would have ever though that stuff would have been.

Almost one year after we were wed she was pregnant. I was a little shocked at first, both of us actually. Now a few months later it was time. Man she was screaming like crazy. My poor hand serves me right for offering her to squeeze it. Luckily Aeris was with us at the time and she cast Regen on me.

A few hours later and she gave birth to our beautiful daughter.

"How are you doing?" I asked her walking into the quiet room. She sat in the hospital bed looking out at New Midgar with our child in her arms. "Much better. If Sephiroth ever wanted to kill people making them pregnant would have been the perfect way." She laughed faintly, still weak from what she just did.

"It's amazing. I never thought bringing a life into the world would be so fulfilling." She said benignly. "It is an adjustment. All our adventures now will involve her." I said touching my baby girl.

"Perry? What do we call her?" Yuffie asked. "Her eyes are a nice shade of green from what the doctor told me. How about we call her Emerald?" I suggested. I thought that such a name would sound stupid but in a Final Fantasy names rarely make sense, beside it can't be worse than the name Squall.

"Or Emi for short." Yuffie said leaning on me as I sat down on the bed with her. "Perfect. Can't wait to teach her things." I said to myself. Yuffie had fallen asleep on me. She was tired.

I'm not much of a writer but I've written these two chapters in my life in two books. They sold like crazy in the world. I called the first Lost within Final Fantasy, and the second was named The Lovers Unite: The Bandits.

Now if you're reading this which I'm sure you are I'll bet you've been wondering who I've been talking to this whole time. Well take a guess...

"Great story daddy. You and mom sure went through a lot of adventures." My little gem told me sitting up in her small bed. "Yeah, she and I have been through it all at least twice. Well sleep tight kiddo." I told Emi kissing her on the forehead and putting her to bed. Yuffie and I moved into a large pagoda built in Wutai just a few years back and there was enough room for all of us.

I didn't see everyone as much. It was sad not seeing Tifa, Aeris, or even Nanaki on a regular basis anymore. They'd visit every once and awhile but other than that it was just my lovely daughter and equally lovely wife. I was now nearing 26 and Emi was about 4. Hazel herself had gotten older. She lived with Nanaki in Cosmo Canyon to learn about the planet. Aeris lived in Kalm still. Vincent actually lives with Aeris now. They finally went out with one another. Tifa and Cloud got married and are still waiting for their children. Barret moved back to Corel to live with Marlene for good. Cid married Shera and he still makes planes for Shinra. Reeve still runs New Midgar like usual. The only one that I have no idea about is Michele. I still miss her.

Meanwhile...

Michele's POV

I was still sad over losing Perry and everyone. But he handed me that strange orb. I went swimming in my clothes like usual. The orb was in my pocket but then the surface of the water changed when I was under. I reached upward.

Then somewhere in the oceans of the FF7 world an arm came out from the top of the surface of the water and then went back down again. Here we go again...

Well that's the end of The Bandits. Thanks for sticking with this one too! Oh and I think you can guess if another addition to this saga will come out soon. Michele's Saga...it's coming.