Final Fantasy IX: The Battle for the Crystal

Prologue: It has been 7 years since Zidane and Dagger reunited. The couple of course married and Dagger gave birth to one child, Taira. Taira looked very much like her mother. She had long black hair and the same face, but she had Zidane's misty blue eyes. Alexandria adored her. She was very smart for her age and funny too. She got her father's sense of humor. Vivi was her favorite person in the whole world. She had a deep interest in magic and Vivi was teaching her to be a Black Mage. One night, as the castle was sleeping, Vivi was watching her go to sleep when a feeling of evil filled the air. Taira's window blew open and an army of mages swarmed the castle. The castle awoke to war. There was fighting everywhere. Taira awoke and ran to Vivi. Vivi tried desperately to kill the mages, but it was too much. A mage came down and grabbed Taira. Zidane and Steiner chased the mage, but the mage, and all the other mages disappeared.

Chapter 1: The Search

The sky above Alexandria was dark and gloomy. You could hear the scatter of soldiers searching for the lost princess. Zidane called a meeting with Steiner and Beatrix, the leaders of The Knights of Alexandria.

"Did you find anything?" said Zidane quite worriedly.

"I'm sorry Zidane. No trace of the princess has yet to be found. The soldiers have searched the entire castle already and they don't know where to look next."

"Thank you Steiner. Beatrix, I must ask you to do something for me. Order your part of the knights to travel to the surrounding nations. Inform them about what happened and search the areas. I will sent a prior notice to them about your arrival and we mean no threat."

"Yes Zidane, We'll go right away"

"Steiner, how is Vivi?" Zidane said. "Lord Vivi is quite alright. He was badly injured protecting the princess, but with Queen Garnet's help, he should be back in no time."

"That's good. Anyway, thanks for your help. Inform me if you find any clues.

Zidane returned to his room. He found some papers and a pen and began writing the letters for the surrounding nations. He sent them out and went to Vivi's quarters. He saw Dagger helping Vivi into bed. He was badly injured and he was in so much pain. He couldn't bear to look at him in the condition. Anger poured into his heart and he ran back to his room. He leaped to his closet and pulled out a golden chest. He opened it. There lied his old dagger. It gleamed at him, it's reflection in his eyes. He held the dagger in his hands and stood up. He knew what he must do.