The group had now reached Burmecia, and it was raining, as it always was in Burmecia, "Realm of Eternal Rain." "So... this is Freya's home... A bit wet..." said Zidane.
"It's been five years... I've been away for so long. Not a night went by when I didn't dream about home. I can't believe I'm here... I am no longer the selfish child I was five years ago. The time has come to serve my kingdom as a Burmecian dragon knight once again!" exclaimed Freya.
"I'll do what I can to help!" said Zidane. The others all said they'd help too. They ran into the city, passing many broken down houses. Then they ran up some stairs, into another gate, and up another flight of stairs, but before they could reach the top, two adult Burmecians along with two Burmecian children almost ran straight into them.
"Who are you!? Are you in league with the black mages!?" cried the male Burmecian named Dan.
"No!" cried Zidane.
"You're lying! There's a black mage right behind you!" said Dan, pointing at Vivi.
"No! I didn't do anything! I would never hurt anyone!" cried Vivi.
"Lies!" cried Dan.
"He's telling the truth." said Freya.
"...Freya!?" said Dan.
"It's good to see you Dan." said Freya.
"Damn, I haven't seen you in years! Where've you been!? Actually, this isn't the best time to talk! We've gotta get out of here fast. There are black mages swarming all over this place." said Dan.
Dan and his family ran down the stairs, but Freya and company stayed put, and Dan ran back up to them. "What are you waiting for!?"
"Where is the king?" asked Freya.
"I don't know. I didn't see him in the palace. Well, I'm going. I've got my own family to worry about. Freya, forget about the king and get out of here! We're no match for those black mages!" said Dan, and then he ran off.
"I will protect my home and king at any cost. Let's go to the palace." said Freya. Then they ran up the stairs. In and out a few more broken down buildings, and up a few more flights of stairs, and they reached the palace. The door wouldn't budge. "Damn!" cried Freya, pounding on the door. Then she pricked up her ears, and jumped up onto a statue, onto a balcony, and into the palace, saying, "There's someone inside the palace! What are you waiting for? Get up here."
Zidane sighed. He then slowly made his way up, grumbling about how Freya made it look so easy. He got to the balcony, then turned to see how the others were doing on progress. They Rai was about to jump to the balcony with Zidane, but the others were going a lot slower. They finally made it up, except for Vivi, when he quickly moved his hand, and a laser bolt hit where it had been just before. Zidane and Rai (the others had already followed Freya, and were in the castle) looked to where the shot had come from, and saw a strange spidery creature, holding a laser gun, although Zidane had no idea what the weapon was.
"You're not getting away that easily." said Scroop, aiming for another shot.
Rai quickly leaped to the ground, and grabbed a shield from a dead Burmecian, then hurled it at Scroop. Scroop couldn't duck fast enough, and it sent him sprawling. Then Rai grabbed Vivi, jumped back up to Zidane, and then they both ran inside with the others. Scroop cursed, got up off the ground, pocketed his gun, and scurried up the statue as well. But he stopped short on the balcony, as he heard voices not belonging to his prey or his prey's friends. He decided to wait until they were gone.
Rai, Zidane, and the others were looking down into the palace from a balcony inside the castle, where a monstrously fat, ugly woman and a young brown haired human officer were conversing in the open roofed palace. Then a strange man approached. He had shoulder-length grey hair, with three grey feathers sticking upwards in it. He dressed in a shirt that showed his belly clearly, and he wore something that was almost a thong with a rear- cape coming out of it, going to the ground.
The camera zooms in on the fat lady, the female officer, and the "Mystery Man." "I find this rain quite pleasant... It feels as though the raindrops are blessing our victory..." said the "Mystery Man."
"This is a great victory for us. Kuja, your black mages made this conquest so simple. My only concern now is finding the King of Burmecia. We must take care of him once and for all, and prevent these rats from ever rising up again. Beatrix, what's taking so long!?" said the fat woman.
"I don't know Your Majesty, Queen Brahne. I've ordered Zorn and Thorn to search the perimeter, but there's been no word so far. I will join them and lead the search right away." said the female officer, Beatrix.
"You're wasting your time." said Kuja, the "Mystery Man."
"What?" said Beatrix.
"Rats often look for new homes when they sense an earthquake. They probably moved to the sandy tree house by now... So, you see, it's too late. The king has already turned tail and fled." said Kuja.
"Sandy tree house... Surely, you don't mean Cleyra!? It'll be quite difficult if they escaped to Cleyra." said Brahne.
"Cleyra... Unless we can get through that sandstorm, it will be impossible to attack them." said Beatrix.
"Sneaky little rats! Kuja, what do you think? Surely, with your powers, there must be something you can do." said Kuja.
"Of course, Your Majesty. I will present you a marvelous display of my power. I am certain that you will be most pleased." said Kuja. Then he turned to Beatrix, "I was wondering if you could gather your troops near Cleyra. I'm certain those filthy rats will retaliate in full force, and my black mages may not be enough."
Now the camera is back with Rai, Zidane, and company. "Why that piece of..." said rai, jumping down and running towards them.
"Rai! No!" cried Donald.
But it was too late. Rai was up at the baddies. The others ran up behind them. "You! You'll pay for calling them filthy rats, and for destroying their home!" said Rai angrily.
"Ha ha ha. I've never been so humiliated in my life. I once killed a hundred knights single-handedly... To me, you are nothing more than insects." said Beatrix, pulling out a sword. The others tried to attack, but she deflected all their attacks. Then she cried, "Stock Break!" and slashed them all with her sword, and they all fell to the ground, incredibly weak.
"How ridiculously weak... Isn't there anyone who is worthy of facing me?" said Beatrix.
Come, Beatrix. We must prepare to attack Cleyra." Said Brahne.
"Yes, Your Majesty." said Beatrix, and the two walked away.
Then Kuja approached the fallen heros. "Now, what do we have here...? Another filthy rat, and... Hmm... These boys could become a problem..." said Kuja, looking down at Rai and Zidane. Then a great white dragon came down from the sky, and Kuja climbed on it in the pouring rain. The two flew off into the sun, Freya barely weak enough to look up at the retreating villain.
Rai was barely conscious, and he gave a start when he felt a sharp kick in the back. He turned slowly round to see who had kicked him, and found himself looking straight into a gun barrel. "Hello boy... Seto wants you... and I'm the delivery boy." said the cold, raspy voice of bounty hunter Scroop, smiling a wicked grin down at him.