Chapter 20: We're Finally Here! Let's Do It!

Author: Suzaku no miko

Disclaimers: I do not own Final Fantasy or its characters, they belong to Square...I do own Angela, however...The song Hikari to Kage wo Dakishimeta Mama; Embracing the Light and Shadow is the property of CLAMP's anime Magic Knight Rayearth. The lyrics were borrowed from Animelyrics.com Therefore I do not own any of these things so please don't sue! The only thing I own is Angela, as she is my own made up character.

Miko: Hey everybody! This is it! Can you believe it?! I can't! Wow...the final battle.. hee hee! I'm so happy! I just want to thank everyone for reading and reviewing! Especially those who stayed with me till the end! ^_^ I hope everyone enjoyed my fic! I also hope that I can keep writing this well in all my stories. And I thought I would give it another try to make a chapter as a songfic, I'm still trying to get the hang of it. Plus using Magic Knight Rayearth's 2nd opening, I thought, would be perfect for the ultimate attack. So, please let me know what you readers think, okies?! And I must apologize for taking so long with this final chapter, please forgive me. Now then...On with the final battle! Please R&R!

"Ah, just the people we wanted to see..." Ultimecia greeted the group as they rushed outside.

"Look, we destroyed each of you once before and we can always do it again." Zidane yelled back.

This made Kuja laugh, throwing his head back, not able to believe that Zidane nor the rest of this large group had enough power to stop his plan. Having acquired the help of Sephiroth, Ultimecia, and Seymour, Kuja felt invincible. Not fazed by the confidence that Zidane always had, he did not even think for one moment these heroes could defeat them now. He was sure of it...

"Yeah, we got a plan that's gonna' dish out some serious ass-whoopin'!" Zell exclaimed.

Yuna looked at the hyper young man next to her, beginning to feel unsure of this plan. Was what she suggested really a good tactic? Unfortunately for her, there was only one way to find out and that was to actually use it. But to the rest of the group, it would not really be a serious issue. They have all been in near-death experiences and knew that sometimes their best option would be that type of plan.

It was time to get rid of these foes once and for all. And this was it...it was time...

"Oh, really? Well, it just so happens that we are in the final stage of our own plan. And you lucky ones are going to be the first ones to witness it!" Kuja announced.

At that moment, Sephiroth revealed a mysterious object that he had pulled out from his trenchcoat. Could it be...

"That's a summoning materia! What are you planning to do with it?!" Yuffie yelled, immediately recognizing it with her keen ninja vision.

"Very good, little one. This is the Bahamut materia. With just the words of an incantation, we can summon the strongest of the summoning beasts and ensure your deaths." Ultimecia explained.

"But we have plenty of our own spells to handle Bahamut. We've dealt with him before." Rikku responded.

"But this is a special case. One that we know you have no defenses against." Seymour smiled evily.

No sooner had Seymour finished speaking, the materia began to glow a deep blood-red. They had already begun to summon the dragon, Bahamut! In almost no time at all, the dragon was released. The massive-sized dragon began to materialize above everyone, flapping its large wings that could cause tornados and destroy nearly everything with strong winds. Making a great roar, the dragon was ready to obey the commands of those who summoned it.

"Now you will see our true powers as we fuse with Bahamut, creating the Supreme Darkness Dragon." Kuja began to laugh.

"Oh crap...he's using the powers of Ultimecia to combine themselves with Bahamut!" Irvine exclaimed.

The group soon found themselves witnessing the event that could mean certain doom for them. Would they be able to stop it? It looked like their chances were not so high as they watched the dragon itself grow larger and sprout more heads...more like some sort of Hydra.

"If we're going to beat this thing, let's start already!" Angela cried.

Everyone around her nodded in agreement. Forming a circle at the center of the group, all of the white mages, including Rinoa, Angela, Garnet, Eiko, and Yuna gathered together. The rest of the group would be their protectors as they would begin to cast the 'Final Summoning'. But as the group of magic users were beginning to form their attack, the rest of the group noticed that this Supreme Darkness Dragon was not going to wait.

"We can't let the dragon hurt them! We have to protect them!" Freya suddenly cried.

All agreeing that this would be the dragon's first goal, the rest of the group realized that they could not let this happen. Weapons in hand, the rest of the group surrounded the magic users, determined to protect them and let them summon.

"We have to protect them with everything we have! Nobody better screw up!" Zell cried.

Suddenly, at the center of the circle, a strong wind began to pick up. The young women had their eyes closed and soon a soft melody could be heard in the distance. Was it the power of the spell or was it the song in everyone's hearts to give them the strength to defeat their opponent? At this point, it did not matter where the song was coming from. What did matter was now that they were able to finally use this spell in hopes that it would work and save everyone.

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mune no oku de furuete'ru

hikari to kage wo dakishimeta mama

sutekirenai yume wo oikakete

hokori takaku ai wa yomigaeru

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

"They're starting! Alright everybody, give it all you got!" Zidane smirked.

Everyone in the group nodded and held their stance. But the dragon became displeased.

"DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN STOP ME? YOU DO NOT HAVE THE POWER!" the Dragon spoke in a deep, dark voice.

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

yuuyake no iro ga

setsunaku kirei de

tozashite-ita kokoro no umi ni koboreta

namida

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Just as the dragon began to move forward, a small rumbling in the ground at the center of the circle of the magic-users began. Not stopping their incantation, the young women continued on.

"What is that?" Freya asked.

"Don't know...hopefully it's part of their spell..." Squall tried to reply.

The young SeeD leader was quite right in his guess.... the small rumbling suddenly became a miniature earthquake and the ground began to slowly break up. The Lifestream was rising above ground again! Was this a good sign? Not really...at least not to Zidane...

"Damn...what's going on here? And that dragon is getting too close for comfort..." Zidane commented, placing his dagger beside his chest.

Not wanting to waste a second more, Zidane quickly looked at the spell-casters before closing his eyes. It was now or nothing and felt he only had one choice to make now. Suddenly, the young hero began running...practically charging at the dragon. Zell noticed this...

"Hey, are you friggin' nuts?! Get back here!" he cried after him.

Both young men neared the dragon while everyone watched the whole scene before them. Suddenly, the two of them disappeared...without a trace.

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kagayaki wa nido to modoranai

ashita fuku

kaze no you na jiyuu ga hoshii

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"FOOLS! DID ANY OF YOU REALLY THINK YOU COULD APPROACH ME AND THINK I WOULD NOT HAVE SET UP SOME SORT OF TRAP OR BARRIER? AS I SAID, YOU CANNOT DEFEAT ME!" the dragon cackled.

"Zell! Zidane!" Selphie cried.

The dragon began laugh even more evily, watching Selphie cry. She could not let her friends disappear that way. Beginning to cast an attack spell, she looked more angered than sad.

"Watch it!" Irvine yelled, quickly stepping in front of Selphie. But it was too late, both were gone in an instant.

"What are you doing with our friends?!" Eiko screamed.

"THEY ARE WONDERFUL SOURCES OF ENERGY. MY SUPREME DARK POWERS ALLOW ME TO TAKE ALL OF THEIR ENERGY UNTIL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT OF THEM. AND WHEN I HAVE ALL OF YOU, I SHALL BE UNBEATABLE." the dragon replied.

"You monster!" Tifa gasped.

"A MONSTER? HA!" and with that, Tifa suddenly disappeared.

"They're all disappearing fast. At this rate, we're not gonna' have much of a chance against this guy." Tidus looked at Squall.

"I know...where is Cloud?" Squall wondered.

Fortunately the girls were not giving up. Even with the poisoned Lifestream, that seemed to remain under control, at least as the mages were casting, and the dragon that seemed to become an even more dangerous threat with every second that passed by, they continued on singing...

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

mune no oku de furuete'ru

hikari to kage wo dakishimeta mama

sutekirenai yume wo oikakete

itsuka mitsuketai

hateshinaku hirogaru mirai wo

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The rest of the group, the members that were left, stood their ground and continued to protect the women as they continued to cast the spell. Soon a heavy, strong wind began to pick up. Like a tornado, the strong air looked as though it would lift everything and everyone off of the ground. Would the 'Final Summoning' be completed before the dragon would have a chance to attack?

Suddenly, a scream could be heard nearby as yet more members of the team disappeared. Soon, the group was down to Squall, Tidus, Seifer, Freya, Vivi, and Auron who were the only ones to protect the girls.

"This isn't good. Did Cloud really abondon us?" Freya questioned, holding down her hat.

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

tatakau mainichi

surechigau Hello, Good-bye

kizitsukenai you ni aruite yuketara

ii no ni

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"OH, AND DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT WITHOUT AT LEAST A STRONG MATERIA, IT IS POINTLESS TO EVEN TRY TO FIGHT AGAINST ME?" the dragon laughed maniacally.

"Damn, you don't have anything?" Seifer looked at Squall, agitated.

The SeeD leader slowly shook his head before taking a quick glance at the young women who continued to try to complete the spell.

"Uh, guys...." Tidus tapped Auron on the shoulder.

Everyone then turned to see the dragon much closer to them....dangerously closer.

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sora ni hourinageta kibou ga

ameagari nanairo no niji wo egaite

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"How long is this spell?" Vivi asked.

"Don't know, but for our sake it better be done soon." Auron held his sword out in front of him.

"Hey, check that out! Look at what they're doing to the Lifestream!" Seifer suddenly noticed.

The small pool of Lifestream that had formed since the casting began was now glowing a much brighter green. It was a much nicer looking color, much different from the way it was before.

"Yay, the spell is working!" Vivi jumped for joy.

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

mune no oku de furuete'ru

ai ga koware-sou ni naru toki mo

inoru kimochi wo wasurenaide

itsumo todoketai

shinjite'ru mienai mirai wo

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

However, while everyone was paying attention to what was happening at the center of the group's casting, no one noticed that the dragon prepared for another attack, this time aimed at the group's defenders. They soon started to disappear...

"Nooooo!!!!" a voice suddenly cried.

It was Cloud! Dripping wet and extremely exhausted, he had made it back. He had not abandoned them. Making it back just in time, he launched the small white sphere that was in his hand. It made it to the group of mages, falling in the center of the circle. However, it did not fall...rather, it began to float.

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

kimi ga oshiete kureta

sono hakanasa mo sono tsuyosa mo

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

A sudden burst of light burst from the white materia, revealing a figure! No one could tell who or if it was an actual figure of a human, but it seemed to blind the dragon and give it pain.

"He made it!" Freya cried.

But it was too late, Squall and the rest of the defending group disappeared. Other than the girls who were casting, Cloud was the only other one left. Did he really make it in time?

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

mune no oku de furuete'ru

kanashimi wo koete shimaitai

yowai kokoro ni makenai you ni

ai wo mamoritai

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The bright light not only formed a figure, but it also seemed to grow larger and larger. The Lifestream also seemed to fuse with the light, making it much stronger and brighter. The dark dragon wailed in pain, shielding its eyes from the healing light. The materia's light obviously wasn't healing it.

"This is the end..." Cloud whispered.

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

mune no oku de furuete'ru

hikari to kage wo dakishimeta mama

sutekirenai yume wo oikakete

hokori takaku ai wa

yomigaeru kagayaku mirai ni

*~~~~~~~~~~~~*

With those final words, the spell was complete. The ground began to shake more roughly now and seemed to break up. The shaking soon formed into an enormous earthquake as the dragon was torn apart by the power of the Lifestream and the White Materia.

And with that, the bright light consumed everything before immediately dying down to immense darkness....

......End.......