Spirit Room

Disclaimer: I own nothing from Wild Arms 3 or Wild Arms 2. The title of the story and the chapters are not mine either.

Summary: Evil seeps through Filgaia as darkness corrupts much of the land. The Prophets are transported into the Filgaia of WA2 and later, so are the heroes of WA3. What is it that the Prophets are attempting to succeed by doing this?

A/N: This is AU, and they are transported when they go to sleep, the night before they go to that place of Clive's father-in-law (Professor). This is also going to be Virginia/Jet, Lilka/Ashley, and Colette/Tim. I really don't like Marina that much… ^__^

Chapter Three: Something to Sleep to

"…" Tim sat, awake and alert for any sign of his friends of Baskar.

"Hey, Tim. What's up?" Virginia approached him.

"… My best friend, Colette… She's missing…"

"Oh… Sorry…"

"It's okay… I mean, it wasn't even your fault… If I had been here instead of at the Sacrificial Altar! Pooka even warned me about something like this happening if I wasn't careful enough! He was right! I am not worthy of being a Pillar if I cannot protect my friends from harms way, let alone Filgaia!"

"You're a Pillar?"

"er… Yes…"

"Wow… Gallows's little brother, he's one too… But I think he's a little older than you…"

"Really? That's neat… Our worlds share so much in common it isn't very funny any more."

"I'll say…"

The two sat in silence as the first rays of dawn light shined through the darkness of the night.

***

"We'll help them clean up this mess and then we have to figure out how to get the hell out of this world. Our own is in enough danger with the Prophets running loose," Clive mused aloud.

"Alright then… We'll figure out how to get to our Filgaia after we help them clean up Baskar," Virginia agreed.

***

Ashley stood up. "We need to head to the Chateau for more info about the possible whereabouts of the Baskar people. Thank you for your help."

"Your welcome, I suppose… Maybe we'll see you around." The two groups walked their separate ways. Suddenly, Lilka and Tim dashed back to them.

"Here's a map of Filgaia and a couple Teleport Gems for you to use… And if you really need to, we might be able to lend you Lombardia later. If you ever need to talk to us, you can go to the town of Meria, in Meria Boule and go north to the cliff. There should be a landing pad on the cliff. Just step on it and the Chateau will pick you up. Bye!" Lilka rambled quickly and handed them a small package. The two waved and ran back to their friends.

***

Damzen City, Gunner's Heaven

"The Prophets are still hiring Mercs and others who can fight!" yelled a kid. He had black hair and the oddest eyes. They were completely blue, with no pupil. He ran around the bar yelling aloud again and again.

"Excuse me," Virginia interrupted the boy. He ignored her and continued running around, yelling. She put her foot out and tripped him.

"Excuse me."

The boy got up and ran around, yelling his message again.

"Wow… That kid is really persistent."

"He's no kid… Haven't you heard of what the Prophets do to people?" A nearby Merc asked quietly. They had not noticed she was there until she spoke.

"No… We're relatively new here."

"What a laugh… This is the first time we had new Mercs, or as you would say, Drifters… In what, ten years?"

"Oh…"

"The Prophets, as you know, want to reform or terraform Filgaia into a breeding ground for Demons. They used the Library of Hyades, Demon's knowledge, to gain access to this Filgaia. And now, they are trying to deteriorate your group."

"How do you know this? Are you a Guardian-sending?" demanded Jet, angrily.

"I may be, I may not be."

He glared at her, or attempted to. But this was rather hard, seeing that her face was unseen by him.

"The Prophets are in a cave far north of this town… Or at the exact middle of the map you have there." A gloved finger pointed to the rolled up scroll in the hands of Gallows. He handed it to Virginia, who in turn looked at it.

"Right h--" She looked up to ask the lady a question but she was gone.

"…Then I think it is time to take Ashley up on his offer…"

"Tomorrow would be a better idea. We'll spend the night here and go tomorrow."

"Yeah…"

***

"Hush little baby, don't you cry…

Momma's gonna buy you a mockingbird.

And if that mockingbird don't sing,

Momma's gonna buy you a diamond ring," sang the figure of a woman. She was holding a baby gently.

Virginia saw her face and reached out. "Momma!" she tried to shout, "Momma!"

She ran to the lady and tried to hug her, but her arms went right through the lady.

"Momma!"

The scene flashed and changed. Virginia saw herself scuffing the dirt at her mother's grave.

She reached out and tried to tap herself again. But she felt the same exuberance she had felt when touching her mother… When she opened her eyes, she was staring right at Jet.

A/N: You like? I got really bored so I was typing another chappie today… Please review! …And it'll be Jet/Virginia soon!