Final Fantasy 9
Kuja's Return Part 2
Zidane looked at the legendary dragon of the ages. "That's impossible! We destroyed Baumaut a long time ago!" Garnet cried. "Yes you did but this is a different Baumaut. This is the Baumaut summoned by me, not an Eidolon. Take a look at him again!" Kuja replied triumphantly. The group looked at Baumaut again an saw that it had three horns on his head instead of two. "Now, Baumaut! Show them who the king of Dragons is! Dragon's Flare!" Baumaut obeyed his master and reared his head. Then out of his mouth came a blast of fire that engulfed the group. Zidane and everyone else yelled out in pain from the fire and the pain that seared through their very flesh. Zidane's tail shot straight up and then the most imaginable thing happened, Zidane's hair grew much longer and his muscles became bigger. "Take the pain, KUJA!" Zidane cried and then the pain left the group as if it never happened and threw it back at Kuja. Kuja yelled out in pain as his flesh was seared to the very bone. Pain coursed through him and he finally fell to the ground. "What are you? What have you become? He asked. Zidane's body glowed a bright purple and his eyes had turned much more greener. "I don't know, but whatever it is, it saved us all." Zidane replied. He looked at himself in amazement and at his sword. Everything had changed except for his tail, his clothes had turned into some ancient body armor and his sword had changed to a different kind. Garnet gasped as Baumaut flied down and tried to grab Eiko. "ZIDANE!" She cried. Zidane turned around and saw Baumaut swoop down and snatched up Eiko. Eiko yelled out. "ZIDANE! HELP ME!" She screamed. Zidane ran after Baumaut and jumped high into the air. He landed square on his head and fought hard to keep his ground steady. He slid down as Baumaut rolled and twisted through the air. But Zidane, having found his new abilities and power, managed to keep his ground. He slid down to Eiko and held out his hand. She reached for him but Zidane was knocked off the dragon's back and landed on the ground with a giant crash. "EIKO!" Zidane shouted pounding the ground with his fist.
*****
Zidane stood atop the new castle of Alexandria with a dagger in his hands. His hair had grown long and he needed mobibility instead of something to slow him down. He looked at the dagger he held. It felt so light compared to the things he had been using so often. He bunched up the back of his hair and cut it like Garnet did with her hair back two years ago. He dropped the dagger to the ground and pounded his fists to the ground. "Why didn't I save her? I had the power and speed, but what I waiting for?" He asked aloud. Dagger walked in and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I could've saved her... but I waited too long. I waited too long and I can't figure a reason." "We'll find her, we always have and always will." Dagger replied kissing his ear. Zidane turned slowly to her and put a hand up to her cheek. "I know," He said. "We always have found her, haven't we?" He pulled her in close with a smile and kissed her longingly and meaningful. His hands slipped down to her suit and slowly pulled it off while engaging in the kiss.
"Let me go!" Eiko shouted. "Shush, young one, the master is yet tired and weary." one of the clowns, "Zorn", said. "Let me go! LET ME GO!" She screamed. The doors flung open and an angry Kuja stood there. "SILENCE YOU IGNORANT BITCH!" He shouted. Eiko glared at him with a gleam of hatred dancing like fire in her eye. "Can a man not get any sleep without his captive screaming and carrying on?" He raised his hands and called out, "MUTE!" A band fell around Eiko's throat and she could not talk or use magic. "Thank you master." the other clown, "Thorn", said. Kuja walked back into his quarters and slammed the door shut behind him. 'And to think I have to put up with her for another eight years.' Kuja thought. 'I could save myself the time by having Zorn cast the stop spell on me and resuming my current time when she is ripe but something might happen then.' Then, a thought struck him. 'Kuja, you stupid bastard, you could have removed the Eidolons from her years ago. The Young Ritual!' Kuja stood up with the realization that his thoughts were still connected to Zidane's. He had to act fast an then to Garnet.
*****
Zidane sat straight up, his chest heaving for breath as he heard the thoughts of Kuja. Dagger came up beside him pulling the covers over her bare chest. "What is it?" She asked putting a hand on Zidane's shoulder. "They're going to extract the Eidolons from Eiko soon, and then..." he said. He gulped and looked at Dagger. "...they're coming after you. Kuja wants the Eidolons bad enough to use the dangerous Young Ritual to get them." He jumped out and pulled on his pants and shirt and tossed Dagger's clothes to her. "We need to hurry to Desert Palace." Dagger quickly dressed and followed Zidane down to Steiner's and everyone else's room. Everyone got their weapons and proceeded to the Desert Palace. Time was in short supply and they needed to act fast. The race for Eiko had begun.
Zidane looked at the legendary dragon of the ages. "That's impossible! We destroyed Baumaut a long time ago!" Garnet cried. "Yes you did but this is a different Baumaut. This is the Baumaut summoned by me, not an Eidolon. Take a look at him again!" Kuja replied triumphantly. The group looked at Baumaut again an saw that it had three horns on his head instead of two. "Now, Baumaut! Show them who the king of Dragons is! Dragon's Flare!" Baumaut obeyed his master and reared his head. Then out of his mouth came a blast of fire that engulfed the group. Zidane and everyone else yelled out in pain from the fire and the pain that seared through their very flesh. Zidane's tail shot straight up and then the most imaginable thing happened, Zidane's hair grew much longer and his muscles became bigger. "Take the pain, KUJA!" Zidane cried and then the pain left the group as if it never happened and threw it back at Kuja. Kuja yelled out in pain as his flesh was seared to the very bone. Pain coursed through him and he finally fell to the ground. "What are you? What have you become? He asked. Zidane's body glowed a bright purple and his eyes had turned much more greener. "I don't know, but whatever it is, it saved us all." Zidane replied. He looked at himself in amazement and at his sword. Everything had changed except for his tail, his clothes had turned into some ancient body armor and his sword had changed to a different kind. Garnet gasped as Baumaut flied down and tried to grab Eiko. "ZIDANE!" She cried. Zidane turned around and saw Baumaut swoop down and snatched up Eiko. Eiko yelled out. "ZIDANE! HELP ME!" She screamed. Zidane ran after Baumaut and jumped high into the air. He landed square on his head and fought hard to keep his ground steady. He slid down as Baumaut rolled and twisted through the air. But Zidane, having found his new abilities and power, managed to keep his ground. He slid down to Eiko and held out his hand. She reached for him but Zidane was knocked off the dragon's back and landed on the ground with a giant crash. "EIKO!" Zidane shouted pounding the ground with his fist.
*****
Zidane stood atop the new castle of Alexandria with a dagger in his hands. His hair had grown long and he needed mobibility instead of something to slow him down. He looked at the dagger he held. It felt so light compared to the things he had been using so often. He bunched up the back of his hair and cut it like Garnet did with her hair back two years ago. He dropped the dagger to the ground and pounded his fists to the ground. "Why didn't I save her? I had the power and speed, but what I waiting for?" He asked aloud. Dagger walked in and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I could've saved her... but I waited too long. I waited too long and I can't figure a reason." "We'll find her, we always have and always will." Dagger replied kissing his ear. Zidane turned slowly to her and put a hand up to her cheek. "I know," He said. "We always have found her, haven't we?" He pulled her in close with a smile and kissed her longingly and meaningful. His hands slipped down to her suit and slowly pulled it off while engaging in the kiss.
"Let me go!" Eiko shouted. "Shush, young one, the master is yet tired and weary." one of the clowns, "Zorn", said. "Let me go! LET ME GO!" She screamed. The doors flung open and an angry Kuja stood there. "SILENCE YOU IGNORANT BITCH!" He shouted. Eiko glared at him with a gleam of hatred dancing like fire in her eye. "Can a man not get any sleep without his captive screaming and carrying on?" He raised his hands and called out, "MUTE!" A band fell around Eiko's throat and she could not talk or use magic. "Thank you master." the other clown, "Thorn", said. Kuja walked back into his quarters and slammed the door shut behind him. 'And to think I have to put up with her for another eight years.' Kuja thought. 'I could save myself the time by having Zorn cast the stop spell on me and resuming my current time when she is ripe but something might happen then.' Then, a thought struck him. 'Kuja, you stupid bastard, you could have removed the Eidolons from her years ago. The Young Ritual!' Kuja stood up with the realization that his thoughts were still connected to Zidane's. He had to act fast an then to Garnet.
*****
Zidane sat straight up, his chest heaving for breath as he heard the thoughts of Kuja. Dagger came up beside him pulling the covers over her bare chest. "What is it?" She asked putting a hand on Zidane's shoulder. "They're going to extract the Eidolons from Eiko soon, and then..." he said. He gulped and looked at Dagger. "...they're coming after you. Kuja wants the Eidolons bad enough to use the dangerous Young Ritual to get them." He jumped out and pulled on his pants and shirt and tossed Dagger's clothes to her. "We need to hurry to Desert Palace." Dagger quickly dressed and followed Zidane down to Steiner's and everyone else's room. Everyone got their weapons and proceeded to the Desert Palace. Time was in short supply and they needed to act fast. The race for Eiko had begun.