Chapter 16
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 9 at all. Only Ariana and Tuggle!
Author's Note - Alright, alright! (Here's my fist, where's the fight?) After many long months of no chapter updating, I've returned and with a vengeance. * Bwahaha * Beware. * Ahem * So anyways, I've gone back and edited every single chapter, added new ideas and stuff, fixed a lot of typos and grammar errors, and redid some crappy parts. Overall, I'd say it's looking pretty good now. So to the people who've read this before: read it again and start over with it, because there's a new "character" (a Mu!) that I added in that wasn't in there before I edited it. And to everyone else, enjoy!! _______________________________________________________________________
"Take this poor soldier to the infirmary," barked Cid, as he watched the dying Burmecian.
Ariana couldn't help but cry as she lowered the man gently onto the marble floor of the throneroom. He had died in her arms, requesting that the Regent send help to his fallen country, Burmecia. "It's too late," she declared amid sobs, "he is already dead."
Freya too had tears in her eyes, but a glint of anger and sadness shone in them. "I must go now," she hurriedly explained while looking at the soldier. "I cannot sit here and wait for reinforcements, Regent."
A sudden burst of emotion spilled into Ariana's heart, and she felt hatred for whoever had attacked Freya's country. "I will go with you, Freya," she said eagerly.
"I am coming, also," Zidane added, stepping forward, one hand on his blade.
"No," Freya said to them, "This does not concern you."
Ariana shook her head and replied with a rush of courage, "I may not be Burmecian, but I am compassionate and I care for people who need help. I want to help, and I will go to fight for Burmecia whether you'd like me to or not."
Zidane nodded in agreeance. "Yeah, Freya. What's this, I'm a stranger all of a sudden!? I'm not gonna sit back and watch your home get destroyed, alright?"
At Ariana's side, little Vivi spoke up and stated that he, too, would join the fight for Freya's homeland.
The noble Burmecian bowed her head graciously to them and said, ".Thank you."
The princess, who had been quiet through this, also came forward and proclaimed that she would aid in protecting Burmecia. However, Steiner held her back.
"Wuh? I want to go, Steiner!" Garnet yelled, pushing his hands off of her.
Regent Cid then said, "Princess, Steiner is right, you should stay here. It could be very dangerous. You may be killed."
Garnet looked down at the floor and said nothing, but Ariana could tell that she was silently fuming at not being included in the mission that would soon come to be. Ariana almost felt sorry for her, but like Cid said, the Princess could be killed and needed to stay there for her safety.
After much discussion, a feast was prepared and everyone sat around the large table. Freya, however, did not seem to enjoy the feast quite so much as everyone else. Zidane, having noticed this, said to her, "Freya, we can't do anything until Dragon's Gate is opened anyway, so you may as well eat."
Freya nodded. "You're right," she answered and began eating.
Ariana chewed her food in silence, enjoying it immensely. Suddenly however, she began to feel very sleepy. Her eyelids grew heavy, and fluttered shut. The last thing she heard was the Princess saying, "Believe me, this was not what I had planned. I had no choice. Uncle Cid would never let me leave the castle."
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 9 at all. Only Ariana and Tuggle!
Author's Note - Alright, alright! (Here's my fist, where's the fight?) After many long months of no chapter updating, I've returned and with a vengeance. * Bwahaha * Beware. * Ahem * So anyways, I've gone back and edited every single chapter, added new ideas and stuff, fixed a lot of typos and grammar errors, and redid some crappy parts. Overall, I'd say it's looking pretty good now. So to the people who've read this before: read it again and start over with it, because there's a new "character" (a Mu!) that I added in that wasn't in there before I edited it. And to everyone else, enjoy!! _______________________________________________________________________
"Take this poor soldier to the infirmary," barked Cid, as he watched the dying Burmecian.
Ariana couldn't help but cry as she lowered the man gently onto the marble floor of the throneroom. He had died in her arms, requesting that the Regent send help to his fallen country, Burmecia. "It's too late," she declared amid sobs, "he is already dead."
Freya too had tears in her eyes, but a glint of anger and sadness shone in them. "I must go now," she hurriedly explained while looking at the soldier. "I cannot sit here and wait for reinforcements, Regent."
A sudden burst of emotion spilled into Ariana's heart, and she felt hatred for whoever had attacked Freya's country. "I will go with you, Freya," she said eagerly.
"I am coming, also," Zidane added, stepping forward, one hand on his blade.
"No," Freya said to them, "This does not concern you."
Ariana shook her head and replied with a rush of courage, "I may not be Burmecian, but I am compassionate and I care for people who need help. I want to help, and I will go to fight for Burmecia whether you'd like me to or not."
Zidane nodded in agreeance. "Yeah, Freya. What's this, I'm a stranger all of a sudden!? I'm not gonna sit back and watch your home get destroyed, alright?"
At Ariana's side, little Vivi spoke up and stated that he, too, would join the fight for Freya's homeland.
The noble Burmecian bowed her head graciously to them and said, ".Thank you."
The princess, who had been quiet through this, also came forward and proclaimed that she would aid in protecting Burmecia. However, Steiner held her back.
"Wuh? I want to go, Steiner!" Garnet yelled, pushing his hands off of her.
Regent Cid then said, "Princess, Steiner is right, you should stay here. It could be very dangerous. You may be killed."
Garnet looked down at the floor and said nothing, but Ariana could tell that she was silently fuming at not being included in the mission that would soon come to be. Ariana almost felt sorry for her, but like Cid said, the Princess could be killed and needed to stay there for her safety.
After much discussion, a feast was prepared and everyone sat around the large table. Freya, however, did not seem to enjoy the feast quite so much as everyone else. Zidane, having noticed this, said to her, "Freya, we can't do anything until Dragon's Gate is opened anyway, so you may as well eat."
Freya nodded. "You're right," she answered and began eating.
Ariana chewed her food in silence, enjoying it immensely. Suddenly however, she began to feel very sleepy. Her eyelids grew heavy, and fluttered shut. The last thing she heard was the Princess saying, "Believe me, this was not what I had planned. I had no choice. Uncle Cid would never let me leave the castle."