Chapter 15: The Villains Revealed....
Author: Suzaku no miko
Disclaimers: I do not own Final Fantasy or its characters...I do own Angela, however....
*NOTE* Hey everybody! I am so happy to see my story being read! Wow! This is so...touching..*sniffle* well, thanks everyone! I hope you guys will keep reading! And don't worry, Splitz...I forgive ya! ^_^ I should be worrying if people tell me not to continue. *laughs* well, thanks for the encouragement! Thanks everybody! That being said, please enjoy another chapter! Don't forget to R&R!
And yes, please!! Please read my good buddy, LancerDragoon's prequel to this story...it's called "Connection of Emotion". It will give you a look at all of the events before my story actually takes place. Really cute story! (And while you're at it, could you R&R some of my other fics? Pretty please?)
*Note Extra: Ah! I'm so sorry everyone! I know, I haven't posted for the longest time! It's just that with school and everything, it takes up most of my time. And just recently I had another bad case of the dreaded writer's block! But I'm okay now! I'm back in my groove! And don't worry, I'll do my best to finish this story! I'm just really glad that so many people like it and keep reading it! So, please just bear with me and my slow posts...Sorry again! Thanks for being patient with me. ^_^
Story time......
"Ah, so the group's all here! Good!" a voice exclaimed, as the large group made its way to the Highwind's deck.
"Kuja! What the hell are you doin' here?!" Zidane exclaimed, getting into a fighting stance.
"I take it that's your ultimate "evil-doer" from where you come from?" Zell shrugged, looking at Steiner next to him.
Amused by everyone's confused expressions, Kuja pushed back some of his silky moonlight-silver hair, chuckling quite contently. "I should be asking you the same...oh wait...I already know why! Ha!"
"We thought you were dead!" Freya huffed, not very amused by Kuja's joke.
"Did you have anything to do with these portals?!" Angela spoke up.
"Oh, more than you could believe! I was just hanging around to see how our plan was working out..." the floating humanoid laughed, crossing his arms over his chest.
"What do you mean, 'our plan?' " a very confused Cloud demanded, raising an eyebrow.
"Exactly what he meant...Our plan!" another voice cackled.
Suddenly, more figures started to appear. One by one, Ultimecia, Seymour, and Sephiroth revealed themselves, laughing as much as Kuja was. The sight before the group was well more than they could handle. Everyone's eyes grew wide with extreme shock. How was it possible to have foes, that were defeated by their hands so long ago, be standing before them very much alive and well? It just was not possible....
"What is going on here?!" Selphie exclaimed, hiding behind Irvine.
"We'll tell you exactly what is going on..." Seymour smirked.
"Our souls, not able to rest, were stuck in limbo between worlds. Our desire for revenge was so great that we could not die just yet. So, we all joined forces and this wonderful little gem of a plan derived from our very intelligent, and devious minds." a chuckling Sephiroth explained.
The leader of SeeD, Squall Leonhart, doing his best to keep his composure, stepped forward. He was not of this world and wanted to know what was happening. "So, why this world? What is there to be gained?"
A very smug Ultimecia neared the large group of heroes and made a large smirk. Extending a slender finger at the young SeeD leader, the sorceress then changed the smirk to a teasing smile. "All that we can say is that we need a great quantity of energy. With it, we have a sure way of defeating you..."
"Says you! Come on! Let's fight!" Zell exclaimed, getting into a fighting stance.
"Don't be foolish..." Auron held the young man back.
"Well, we can't just sit back and do nothing!"
Suddenly, the tiny summoner known as Eiko jumped forward and produced a magical flute. With it, she summoned Ifrit and had the large beast attack. The fiery monster was soon surrounded in flames and began to charge at the small but powerful group of the evil-minded.
However, as Ifrit was about to commence the attack, a large blast of energy stopped it in its path and disappeared. Eiko, in disbelief, held an expression of shock on her face as she stared at the now empty spot where Ifrit once stood. Garnet quickly made her way to the young summoner's side and held her in a comforting hug.
"Is this how you get your kicks now?! By making little girls cry?" a very angry Cid Highwind exclaimed.
"Well, if none of you can handle something like this, then there really is not any hope for you at all, is there?" Kuja smirked, slowly disappearing.
"Hey, where you goin'?!" a very much angered Barret exclaimed.
"No time to waste here...We will see you all later." Seymour smiled evily as he too began to disappear.
"That's right. We have much to do before we meet again. Until then, don't get yourselves killed." Ultimecia cackled, also no longer in sight.
"Sephiroth! What is going on?!" Cloud cried.
"Hmph...just wait and see..." and with that, Sephiroth was gone.
Suddenly, the group began to notice that the Lifestream was still moving and destroying everything below them. What was even more shocking was that the stream itself was no longer a calming soft green. It looked more dark and cloudy, as if it was poison. Whatever was in it, was making the stream only take the souls of everything in its path and not redistributing it to another life form like it always has.
"Well, we can't go back the Golden Saucer now...it's been totally annihilated. Where can we go now?" Cait Sith looked from the spot where the Golden Saucer used to be back to the group.
"Isn't there any place we can go to?" asked a still calm Amarant.
"Let's go back to Midgar. There's no one there now. And we'll be safe there...for now..." Cloud said aloud.
"Are you sure, Cloud? Isn't it still badly damaged from Meteor?" Tifa asked, now next to him.
"It's the best place right now, Tifa. It's far enough from the stream and we can plan our next move without having to worry about other people."
"But..."
Making a quick nod to the pilot, Cid directed him to the direction of Midgar. The now empty city where many things happened, so long ago.
Tifa did not really want to go back there, it had too many painful memories to her that were still fresh in her mind. But it was the leader's decision and she had to abide by it. Especially since that leader was Cloud Strife.
"At least we'll be far away from that 'Deathstream'...." Tidus commented as the Highwind began to move.
Now that their opponents have been revealed, will the heroes be able to come up with a way to destroy them for good? Will they be able to revert the 'Deathstream' back to the Lifestream? And what awaits them in Midgar? Find out in the next chapter....
To be continued............
Author: Suzaku no miko
Disclaimers: I do not own Final Fantasy or its characters...I do own Angela, however....
*NOTE* Hey everybody! I am so happy to see my story being read! Wow! This is so...touching..*sniffle* well, thanks everyone! I hope you guys will keep reading! And don't worry, Splitz...I forgive ya! ^_^ I should be worrying if people tell me not to continue. *laughs* well, thanks for the encouragement! Thanks everybody! That being said, please enjoy another chapter! Don't forget to R&R!
And yes, please!! Please read my good buddy, LancerDragoon's prequel to this story...it's called "Connection of Emotion". It will give you a look at all of the events before my story actually takes place. Really cute story! (And while you're at it, could you R&R some of my other fics? Pretty please?)
*Note Extra: Ah! I'm so sorry everyone! I know, I haven't posted for the longest time! It's just that with school and everything, it takes up most of my time. And just recently I had another bad case of the dreaded writer's block! But I'm okay now! I'm back in my groove! And don't worry, I'll do my best to finish this story! I'm just really glad that so many people like it and keep reading it! So, please just bear with me and my slow posts...Sorry again! Thanks for being patient with me. ^_^
Story time......
"Ah, so the group's all here! Good!" a voice exclaimed, as the large group made its way to the Highwind's deck.
"Kuja! What the hell are you doin' here?!" Zidane exclaimed, getting into a fighting stance.
"I take it that's your ultimate "evil-doer" from where you come from?" Zell shrugged, looking at Steiner next to him.
Amused by everyone's confused expressions, Kuja pushed back some of his silky moonlight-silver hair, chuckling quite contently. "I should be asking you the same...oh wait...I already know why! Ha!"
"We thought you were dead!" Freya huffed, not very amused by Kuja's joke.
"Did you have anything to do with these portals?!" Angela spoke up.
"Oh, more than you could believe! I was just hanging around to see how our plan was working out..." the floating humanoid laughed, crossing his arms over his chest.
"What do you mean, 'our plan?' " a very confused Cloud demanded, raising an eyebrow.
"Exactly what he meant...Our plan!" another voice cackled.
Suddenly, more figures started to appear. One by one, Ultimecia, Seymour, and Sephiroth revealed themselves, laughing as much as Kuja was. The sight before the group was well more than they could handle. Everyone's eyes grew wide with extreme shock. How was it possible to have foes, that were defeated by their hands so long ago, be standing before them very much alive and well? It just was not possible....
"What is going on here?!" Selphie exclaimed, hiding behind Irvine.
"We'll tell you exactly what is going on..." Seymour smirked.
"Our souls, not able to rest, were stuck in limbo between worlds. Our desire for revenge was so great that we could not die just yet. So, we all joined forces and this wonderful little gem of a plan derived from our very intelligent, and devious minds." a chuckling Sephiroth explained.
The leader of SeeD, Squall Leonhart, doing his best to keep his composure, stepped forward. He was not of this world and wanted to know what was happening. "So, why this world? What is there to be gained?"
A very smug Ultimecia neared the large group of heroes and made a large smirk. Extending a slender finger at the young SeeD leader, the sorceress then changed the smirk to a teasing smile. "All that we can say is that we need a great quantity of energy. With it, we have a sure way of defeating you..."
"Says you! Come on! Let's fight!" Zell exclaimed, getting into a fighting stance.
"Don't be foolish..." Auron held the young man back.
"Well, we can't just sit back and do nothing!"
Suddenly, the tiny summoner known as Eiko jumped forward and produced a magical flute. With it, she summoned Ifrit and had the large beast attack. The fiery monster was soon surrounded in flames and began to charge at the small but powerful group of the evil-minded.
However, as Ifrit was about to commence the attack, a large blast of energy stopped it in its path and disappeared. Eiko, in disbelief, held an expression of shock on her face as she stared at the now empty spot where Ifrit once stood. Garnet quickly made her way to the young summoner's side and held her in a comforting hug.
"Is this how you get your kicks now?! By making little girls cry?" a very angry Cid Highwind exclaimed.
"Well, if none of you can handle something like this, then there really is not any hope for you at all, is there?" Kuja smirked, slowly disappearing.
"Hey, where you goin'?!" a very much angered Barret exclaimed.
"No time to waste here...We will see you all later." Seymour smiled evily as he too began to disappear.
"That's right. We have much to do before we meet again. Until then, don't get yourselves killed." Ultimecia cackled, also no longer in sight.
"Sephiroth! What is going on?!" Cloud cried.
"Hmph...just wait and see..." and with that, Sephiroth was gone.
Suddenly, the group began to notice that the Lifestream was still moving and destroying everything below them. What was even more shocking was that the stream itself was no longer a calming soft green. It looked more dark and cloudy, as if it was poison. Whatever was in it, was making the stream only take the souls of everything in its path and not redistributing it to another life form like it always has.
"Well, we can't go back the Golden Saucer now...it's been totally annihilated. Where can we go now?" Cait Sith looked from the spot where the Golden Saucer used to be back to the group.
"Isn't there any place we can go to?" asked a still calm Amarant.
"Let's go back to Midgar. There's no one there now. And we'll be safe there...for now..." Cloud said aloud.
"Are you sure, Cloud? Isn't it still badly damaged from Meteor?" Tifa asked, now next to him.
"It's the best place right now, Tifa. It's far enough from the stream and we can plan our next move without having to worry about other people."
"But..."
Making a quick nod to the pilot, Cid directed him to the direction of Midgar. The now empty city where many things happened, so long ago.
Tifa did not really want to go back there, it had too many painful memories to her that were still fresh in her mind. But it was the leader's decision and she had to abide by it. Especially since that leader was Cloud Strife.
"At least we'll be far away from that 'Deathstream'...." Tidus commented as the Highwind began to move.
Now that their opponents have been revealed, will the heroes be able to come up with a way to destroy them for good? Will they be able to revert the 'Deathstream' back to the Lifestream? And what awaits them in Midgar? Find out in the next chapter....
To be continued............
