Disclaimer: Final Fantasy IX characters are propriety of Squaresoft.

Danae, Vanim, Veka and Thoven are mine.

To understand this fan fiction, you have to read Final Fantasy IX2 (from me) and of course know Final Fantasy IX.

Notes: 1- The dialogs are like this: Person – Dialog

2- When the dialogs are written normally, they are talking

3- When the dialogs are written in italic, they are thinking.

4- The "****" are to separate the story from the notes.

5- The « and » symbols are for whispering.

6- The *…* are for actions that the characters are doing.

7- The […] are me giving a comment.

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Chapter 3

-- The businessmen –

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Amarant – It really is you Veka!

Veka – Who else?

Amarant – So what are you doing here?

Veka – My employer asked me to be here.

Amarant – What kind of employer would send a mercenary here?

Veka – The castle's master, that's who.

Zidane – Kuja!?

Veka – Never heard such name.

Zidane – Kuja owns this place.

Veka – Oh, you mean my master's predecessor.

Danae – If Kuja doesn't own this place anymore then who is it?

Zidane – Don't have a clue. So who is it Veka?

Veka – Why should I tell it to the likes of you?

Danae – I'll make you!

Veka – Such big words coming from such little one.

Veka smiled to Danae from his six feet eleven inches.

Danae - Why you!

Amarant – Don't even try, he's to strong for you.

Danae – I'll show him who is strong.

Amarant – Even I have trouble with him, just imagine you.

Danae - …

Zidane – So tell us, who owns this place?

Veka – Well if you're gonna annoy me for hours with this, I might as well tell you. The owner is my brother, …Thoven.

The entire group just stood there in shock and speechless. No one knew what to say.

Vivi – O_o! Your brother??

Veka – Yes, Thoven is my brother, my twin.

Zidane – You do look pretty much the same except for the face I suppose.

Veka – Don't you make comments about my face!

Danae – TOCHY!

Veka – That's it, you've annoyed me far enough!

Veka ran towards Danae and slammed his metal claws right into Danae's stomach. He then removed them as quickly as he inserted them.

Danae – O.O ARGH!!!!!

Danae fell on his knees and then on his face. Blood was coming out of Danae and on the floor. Eiko rushed to his help, she cast Curaga. Danae's wound healed but he stayed unconscious.  [ For those wondering, yes he is still alive.]

Zidane – How could you do this?

Veka – Want me to show you?

Zidane -  Grrr….

Veka – What is it? Cat got your tongue?


Veka was walking closer to Zidane until Freya put her spear to Veka's throat to protect Zidane. Veka looked at Freya with a smile that only he knew he was making. Swiftly, he took the spear in his hands and threw Freya against the wall, she fell unconscious. Eiko ran to her rescue and, again, cast Curaga.

Vivi – Why do you do this?

Veka – My master ordered me to let no one in my way.

Zidane – That doesn't mean that you have to try to kill us!

Veka – I will kill if necessary.

Zidane – Well now it isn't because we aren't in your way.

Veka – How would you know when you don't even have a clue of what my mission is.

Zidane – Well what is your mission?

Veka – Wouldn't you like to know?

Zidane – ô_o Just let us do what we came here to do and we'll get out of your way.

Veka – And let you ruin my master's work?

Eiko – We don't care about your master's work! We're just here to save a friend who was kidnapped!

Veka – You're not getting Vanim.

Zidane – How did you know about her?

Veka – You'd be surprised of what I know.

Veka started to walk away when Zidane abruptly stopped him.

Veka – What do you want?

Zidane – Give us Vanim or else!

Veka – Or else what? You'll kill me? You couldn't even touch me.

Zidane – Give us Vanim!

Veka – Over my dead body.

Veka then hit Zidane in the stomach. Zidane fell unconscious since Veka didn't use his claws.

Eiko then summoned Fenhir. Veka saw it rise up from beneath him so he jumped down from it and ran towards Eiko. He also punched her, she fell unconscious. Amarant and Vivi the only ones left, Veka thought that the way was cleared until a bubble formed around him and then he couldn't move anymore.

Veka – What the hell?

Vivi – You won't get away that easy you big jerk!

Veka – I'll make you pay little brat!

Vivi – If you can get out of this bubble. This spell is highly effective even against the most powerful enemies.

Veka – Let me out!

Vivi then cast Sleep on him. Veka fell asleep right away, Vivi and Amarant got everyone and they headed back to the castle. Veka was kept in his bubble.

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I need your help!!!! I need ideas, I have a writer's block! I don't know what to write so please send me ideas.

I'd like to thank Kingleby for supporting me during Final Fantasy IX2 and IX3.

Please R&R.