Ch 5:Fina's Best Friend

Who's surprised about the outcome of the last chapter?(hears crickets)fine.

Disclaimer:This time I'm awake, so I have the game, but Sega and Overworks MADE it and they truly OWN the game. Though personally, Cupil owns all.

Vyse's ship, The Phoenix, is Jade130's name. :)

Everyone gaped. Including Ramirez.

Vyse and Aika didn't know what he was wearing. It looked familiar, but different. Aika couldn't understand how it looked familiar. To Vyse, it clicked.

"You're wearing your Silvite uniform?"

Ramirez didn't speak. Instead, he stuffed whatever he took deeper into his bag and jumped out the window.

Aika and Vyse leaned out, but he was gone; no ship in sight.

"Vyse! He took Fina!"

Vyse whirled around. Aika was holding up a note. He snatched it and read:

To Vyse, King of Rogues, I took your precious Fina back to where she belongs.

It was signed "Ramirez" but in blood.

Vyse dropped the letter. Aika leaned her boomerang against the wall.

"So, what do we do now? We rescue her?"

"Yes! We need to go now!" Vyse ran for the door.

Aika grabbed his sleeve. "But we don't know where Ramirez went. Where are we going to look?"

Vyse clenched his teeth. "I don't know!"

"Vyse. Stay calm. You've been through this before."

"But Ramirez is supposed to be DEAD!"

Aika kept a firm grip on him while she got her Boomerang. "Let's just take this one step at a time. First, let's go home."

Vyse sighed. "Alright. But tomorrow morning I'm going to look for some facts. Are you with me?"

Aika nodded. "Yeah, of course! We don't have to wake Lawrence. Just take us back to Crescent Isle."

Vyse nodded grimly, then sped toward the bridge.

Aika ran to Gilder's quarters, where she hoped she would find Willy. Gilder had run off after the death of Ramirez, but left Willy in case Vyse needed him. Aika shook her head as she ran. "But Ramirez isn't dead," she thought. "He kidnapped Fina. I don't know what happened."

She found Willy, who took off into the sky with a note attached to his leg. Aika quickly joined Vyse at the bridge.

"I sent Willy to Gilder, Vyse."

Vyse nodded, but didn't answer. He brought the Phoenix to life and headed east,south-east to Crescent Isle.

Aika leaned against the desk used for maps. She was really tired, and wondered where Fina was. __________________________________________________________________

Fina opened her eyes. She tried to move, but she found that she was strapped to a table in a room that looked unreal. A figure came out of the shadows.

"Well, Fina. I daresay you are well..."

Fina tried to turn her head and yell, but she was gagged and her head was in a brace, so she couldn't move. But she knew that voice.

"Rmmmvzz!" Fina was crying.

Ramirez, wearing his Silvite's outfit, came over and brushed away her tears. "You know why you are here?"

Fina tried as best she could to shake her head.

"You said something that triggered Zelos' spirit-yes, they do have spirits, I'm surprised you do not know that, Fina. Do you know what you said?"

Fina's tears were like the falls in Yafutoma.

"God damnit, stop CRYING!" He pounded the table.

Fina stopped, but the urge to cry was humongous.

"That's better." Ramirez walked over to a device in the corner. "You said the words 'You shouldn't have had to die. It was me that had to die.' Remember those words?"

Fina remembered, regretting she had said them.

"Well, Zelos heard. And, here I am." He spread his arms out wide. then he dropped them and put his face next to Fina's, so close, that Fina remembered a time when Ramirez taught her how to play tag... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Fina had just learned how to run. She was chasing Ramirez, all around the shrine. She was about two years old, he four. Suddenly, Fina tripped on her skirt and she tripped. Ramirez leaned over.

"Are you okay, Fina?"

Fina nodded. Her foot hurt. "Foot hurts, Rami."

Ramirez nodded and picked her up and carried her home. They talked about themselves all the way to Fina's room. He put her down in her chair and looked around the room.

"You live alone?"

Fina nodded and fiddled with her doll.

"So do I." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

That was the time they became best friends. Now, Ramirez hardly seemed like a friend as he said the words that made emotions run through her. His voice was not gentle and caring; it was icy and hoarse.

"I'm back. Now you must die."

I liked typing this one. I realized that in the game they didn't tell the player how they got to be best friends. So I made it up. NO STEALING!

Oh yeah, R&R please! ^_^