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Ariana.
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The Prima Vista lurched mid-air, smoke trailing thickly behind it, and began descending over a dark mass of forest below.
"Oh, no!" Ariana screamed, "We're gonna crash!!"
She felt the ship jerk as it broke through the trees, and held on tight to Zidane as it finally came to a halt on the forest floor. By the time Ariana was able to sit up, the engines on the ship had come to a complete stop. She felt something wriggle underneath her, and quickly stood up to see that she had been sitting on Zidane.
"Oh, sorry Zidane," she grinned sheepishly, turning red once again.
"That's quite alright," and he smiled right back at her. He stood and rubbed his arm where she'd been sitting, and looked around. They'd been thrown off the airship, which was now completely wasted. Baku and Cinna were just standing up, too.
Baku grunted something about his back, and asked everyone if they were alright. Some nods were seen and a few "yea"s were heard.
That was when she noticed that the Princess, Steiner, and the little black mage were nowhere to be found.
"Uh, Zidane?" she tapped him on the shoulder.
"Yeah, I know," Zidane said, looking around at the burning wreckage of the Prima Vista. "Hey Baku, we're missing a few of our party," Zidane yelled to his boss.
Baku starting barking out orders. "Cinna, go check and make sure no one is left on the ship. Blank, go get the fire under control, dammit!"
Zidane went up to Baku and said, "Hey boss, I'm going into the forest to look for Garnet, and that little guy. Who cares about Rusty.."
"Yeah, if we don't find the princess, we're all dead meat," Cinna said.
"Whatever, Zidane, but if you get killed it's your loss. Gwahahaha..just be careful," Baku replied gruffly.
Ariana chirped up, "Wait, Zidane! Don't leave me here!"
He nodded to her, and said, "Alright, but grab a weapon off the ship, and hurry up."
Quickly she ran inside the burning ship, and grabbed the first thing she saw off the broken floor. It was a rusted blade of some sort, but she took it nonetheless. She went back outside to find Zidane waiting for her. They started walking, when suddenly a little pink creature came up to them.
It said some weird word, like "Kupo", and then said something about an A- T-E, whatever that is. Ariana, now thoroughly confused, tugged on Zidanes shirt, and he stopped talking to the creature.
"What was that?" she asked him, looking back at it.
"Oh, that's a moogle. He gives us tents and stuff when we need rest." Zidane replied, laughing at her lack of knowledge.
"Oh, okay. Hey, do you know how to get back to the ship?"
"Not exactly, but stick with me and you'll be alright."
They stopped suddenly, when ahead of them they saw the little mage backing away from something. Steiner was standing there too, yelling something about letting the princess go.
Ariana and Zidane ran to see that they were hollering at a plant-like creature who had the Princess locked inside of it.
Vivi saw them and stammered, "Sh-She's in trouble..."
"Zidane...What the hell is that?" Ariana screamed.
"Release the Princess at once!" Steiner yelled at it.
"Yeah, like it's gonna really listen to you. Come on!" Zidane motioned toward the cage-plant, and Ariana followed, not wanting to back down from another fight.
She helped Zidane and Steiner slash at the weird plant but after a few hits it ran away with the Princess still trapped inside it. "Oh no!" Ariana gasped.
Zidane tired reassuring her, sort of, "Don't worry. She's not dead yet. That monster was only a minion. He's probably gonna take her to it's master."
Steiner sighed, and said, "Well come on! She might still be alive!"
"I'm sorry! I was too scared to help. I should've cast a spell...," said the little mage.
Ariana put her hand on his shoulder, "It's okay, I was scared, too. What's your name?"
"Vivi."
"I'm Ariana, and that's Zidane. Well, come on, we've gotta go find the princess."
Suddenly the monster jumped down and trapped Vivi in it's cage. Vivi started casting Fire on it, while Ariana, Zidane, and Steiner slashed at it. Instead of running away, it whithered away and released Vivi.
"Woah! Thanks!" Vivi said to them.
The monster suddenly let out some sort of steam attack and caught Steiner and Vivi off guard. Now weak, they had to be taken back to the ship, and saving the Princess would have to wait.
Author's Second Note: Yeah, I know..this chapter sucks...but next chapter things will start getting better...Thanks for reviewing if you did!! ^_^
Author's Note: R & R please! Thankies ^_^
The Prima Vista lurched mid-air, smoke trailing thickly behind it, and began descending over a dark mass of forest below.
"Oh, no!" Ariana screamed, "We're gonna crash!!"
She felt the ship jerk as it broke through the trees, and held on tight to Zidane as it finally came to a halt on the forest floor. By the time Ariana was able to sit up, the engines on the ship had come to a complete stop. She felt something wriggle underneath her, and quickly stood up to see that she had been sitting on Zidane.
"Oh, sorry Zidane," she grinned sheepishly, turning red once again.
"That's quite alright," and he smiled right back at her. He stood and rubbed his arm where she'd been sitting, and looked around. They'd been thrown off the airship, which was now completely wasted. Baku and Cinna were just standing up, too.
Baku grunted something about his back, and asked everyone if they were alright. Some nods were seen and a few "yea"s were heard.
That was when she noticed that the Princess, Steiner, and the little black mage were nowhere to be found.
"Uh, Zidane?" she tapped him on the shoulder.
"Yeah, I know," Zidane said, looking around at the burning wreckage of the Prima Vista. "Hey Baku, we're missing a few of our party," Zidane yelled to his boss.
Baku starting barking out orders. "Cinna, go check and make sure no one is left on the ship. Blank, go get the fire under control, dammit!"
Zidane went up to Baku and said, "Hey boss, I'm going into the forest to look for Garnet, and that little guy. Who cares about Rusty.."
"Yeah, if we don't find the princess, we're all dead meat," Cinna said.
"Whatever, Zidane, but if you get killed it's your loss. Gwahahaha..just be careful," Baku replied gruffly.
Ariana chirped up, "Wait, Zidane! Don't leave me here!"
He nodded to her, and said, "Alright, but grab a weapon off the ship, and hurry up."
Quickly she ran inside the burning ship, and grabbed the first thing she saw off the broken floor. It was a rusted blade of some sort, but she took it nonetheless. She went back outside to find Zidane waiting for her. They started walking, when suddenly a little pink creature came up to them.
It said some weird word, like "Kupo", and then said something about an A- T-E, whatever that is. Ariana, now thoroughly confused, tugged on Zidanes shirt, and he stopped talking to the creature.
"What was that?" she asked him, looking back at it.
"Oh, that's a moogle. He gives us tents and stuff when we need rest." Zidane replied, laughing at her lack of knowledge.
"Oh, okay. Hey, do you know how to get back to the ship?"
"Not exactly, but stick with me and you'll be alright."
They stopped suddenly, when ahead of them they saw the little mage backing away from something. Steiner was standing there too, yelling something about letting the princess go.
Ariana and Zidane ran to see that they were hollering at a plant-like creature who had the Princess locked inside of it.
Vivi saw them and stammered, "Sh-She's in trouble..."
"Zidane...What the hell is that?" Ariana screamed.
"Release the Princess at once!" Steiner yelled at it.
"Yeah, like it's gonna really listen to you. Come on!" Zidane motioned toward the cage-plant, and Ariana followed, not wanting to back down from another fight.
She helped Zidane and Steiner slash at the weird plant but after a few hits it ran away with the Princess still trapped inside it. "Oh no!" Ariana gasped.
Zidane tired reassuring her, sort of, "Don't worry. She's not dead yet. That monster was only a minion. He's probably gonna take her to it's master."
Steiner sighed, and said, "Well come on! She might still be alive!"
"I'm sorry! I was too scared to help. I should've cast a spell...," said the little mage.
Ariana put her hand on his shoulder, "It's okay, I was scared, too. What's your name?"
"Vivi."
"I'm Ariana, and that's Zidane. Well, come on, we've gotta go find the princess."
Suddenly the monster jumped down and trapped Vivi in it's cage. Vivi started casting Fire on it, while Ariana, Zidane, and Steiner slashed at it. Instead of running away, it whithered away and released Vivi.
"Woah! Thanks!" Vivi said to them.
The monster suddenly let out some sort of steam attack and caught Steiner and Vivi off guard. Now weak, they had to be taken back to the ship, and saving the Princess would have to wait.
Author's Second Note: Yeah, I know..this chapter sucks...but next chapter things will start getting better...Thanks for reviewing if you did!! ^_^