Cold as Ice-Success
Authour's Note: Schnikies, I lost readership. Probably because of my sporadic updates and lack of any real Freya/Amarant-ness. I'll get there, really. I will. Oh, and thanks be to Metallicafangirl for the review that got my ass back in gear ^_^
After their flight from Stiltzkin, they entered a huge chamber. They stepped up to the middle of it and suddenly a very loud bang sounded behind him. They both turned immediately to see that the exit behind them had been sealed off.
Freya glanced up at Amarant and said, "Well...we're stuck alone, together, in a huge empty chamber."
As soon as she said that, whatever light source there had been faded and they were left in pitch blackness. "And now it's dark," she sighed.
Boko's voice boomed threateningly over the loudspeaker. "You must find the exit to get out! And you must find it in total darkness!" A wicked laugh something like, "Kuphahahahaha!" followed, and then the speaker clicked off.
They were totally alone and in the dark.
"At least that damn annoying Stilzkin isn't here," Amarant said coldly.
"Shall we look for the exit?" Freya suggested, trying to peer through the darkness, but unable to see anything.
"I think I saw something before the lights went out." Before she could react, he'd grabbed her hand and was leading her somewhere.
She blinked and let herself be led along. He managed to do it without getting her head hit on anything, which was nice. Before she knew it, the lights were back on and Boko's voice was back on the loudspeaker.
"Hey! How'd you do that, kupo? That's not fair! Kupo! Mogli, can they do that?" A "Kweh" sounded from behind her, and she sighed. "Fine, kupo. That's it, I'm cutting you two to your final challenge. Just...uh...kupo...stay right there! Don't move!" Some scuffling sounds ensued, and Mogli "Kweh"ed forlornly into the microphone. "Oh shut up! I didn't mean to step on your foot, kupo!"
Amarant and Freya blinked, but stayed there and waited nonetheless. Suddenly realizing that Amarant still had a hold of her arm, Freya yanked said appendage back, blushing. He took no notice of it.
"Over here, kupo!"
They turned around and saw Boko standing behind them. The moogle struck a battle pose, which looked humourous considering the pink feather behind her ear and the leather mini-skirt she was wearing. "You need to fight me, kupo!" she stated.
Amarant rolled his eyes. "Oh, yes, this will be hard."
"Hey, kupo!" She was indignant. She cast a fire spell on both the unfortunates.
Freya's hat caught fire. She screamed, and threw it away from herself. It hit Boko right in the face.
"AGH!" shouted Boko, running around in circles. "MY FACE!"
Freya and Amarant both paused, watching the Moogle run around. Finally Boko fell to the ground, with both paws over her face, whimpering. The two watchers blinked.
"Kupo," she mourned. "My face, my beautiful face..." She removed her hands, to reveal that she looked no different than before.
"You're fine," Freya pointed out.
"What? You lie! I'm hideous!" She pulled the red ball on her head down so that it obscured half of her face and she wept. "Hideous.... You've made me hideous...kupo..." she hissed.
Amarant turned to Freya and stated, "I suppose we've beaten her." He paused as she looked back at him. Without her hat on, he could actually see her face. She was quite pretty.
"We can go then, can't we?" she asked.
"I guess." He turned and walked away, mentally kicking himself for thinking she was pretty. She was a whiny woman who would never get over her ex-boyfriend. That was not attractive in the least.
She followed after him, toward the only connecting doorway they could see, leaving Boko behind to wallow in her needless misery. The doorway led to what must have been the room they were controlling from, because Mogli was standing in there beside a microphone.
He looked up when they walked in. "Kweh?"
"Show us the way out," Amarant said coldly.
"Kweh!" The oddly coloured chocobo walked to the back of the room and tapped his footclaws on a raised metal platform.
Freya walked to the indicated object, and looked at Mogli. "An elevator?"
"Kweh," he nodded.
She glanced back at Amarant. "Let's go. We need to find Zidane and the others to let them know we're not dead."
He nodded his agreement, and they both stepped up onto the metal platform. Mogli kicked the switch that sat next to it, and with a creak the contraption started up, pulling them both upward and away from the insane Moogle.
Authour's Note: Schnikies, I lost readership. Probably because of my sporadic updates and lack of any real Freya/Amarant-ness. I'll get there, really. I will. Oh, and thanks be to Metallicafangirl for the review that got my ass back in gear ^_^
After their flight from Stiltzkin, they entered a huge chamber. They stepped up to the middle of it and suddenly a very loud bang sounded behind him. They both turned immediately to see that the exit behind them had been sealed off.
Freya glanced up at Amarant and said, "Well...we're stuck alone, together, in a huge empty chamber."
As soon as she said that, whatever light source there had been faded and they were left in pitch blackness. "And now it's dark," she sighed.
Boko's voice boomed threateningly over the loudspeaker. "You must find the exit to get out! And you must find it in total darkness!" A wicked laugh something like, "Kuphahahahaha!" followed, and then the speaker clicked off.
They were totally alone and in the dark.
"At least that damn annoying Stilzkin isn't here," Amarant said coldly.
"Shall we look for the exit?" Freya suggested, trying to peer through the darkness, but unable to see anything.
"I think I saw something before the lights went out." Before she could react, he'd grabbed her hand and was leading her somewhere.
She blinked and let herself be led along. He managed to do it without getting her head hit on anything, which was nice. Before she knew it, the lights were back on and Boko's voice was back on the loudspeaker.
"Hey! How'd you do that, kupo? That's not fair! Kupo! Mogli, can they do that?" A "Kweh" sounded from behind her, and she sighed. "Fine, kupo. That's it, I'm cutting you two to your final challenge. Just...uh...kupo...stay right there! Don't move!" Some scuffling sounds ensued, and Mogli "Kweh"ed forlornly into the microphone. "Oh shut up! I didn't mean to step on your foot, kupo!"
Amarant and Freya blinked, but stayed there and waited nonetheless. Suddenly realizing that Amarant still had a hold of her arm, Freya yanked said appendage back, blushing. He took no notice of it.
"Over here, kupo!"
They turned around and saw Boko standing behind them. The moogle struck a battle pose, which looked humourous considering the pink feather behind her ear and the leather mini-skirt she was wearing. "You need to fight me, kupo!" she stated.
Amarant rolled his eyes. "Oh, yes, this will be hard."
"Hey, kupo!" She was indignant. She cast a fire spell on both the unfortunates.
Freya's hat caught fire. She screamed, and threw it away from herself. It hit Boko right in the face.
"AGH!" shouted Boko, running around in circles. "MY FACE!"
Freya and Amarant both paused, watching the Moogle run around. Finally Boko fell to the ground, with both paws over her face, whimpering. The two watchers blinked.
"Kupo," she mourned. "My face, my beautiful face..." She removed her hands, to reveal that she looked no different than before.
"You're fine," Freya pointed out.
"What? You lie! I'm hideous!" She pulled the red ball on her head down so that it obscured half of her face and she wept. "Hideous.... You've made me hideous...kupo..." she hissed.
Amarant turned to Freya and stated, "I suppose we've beaten her." He paused as she looked back at him. Without her hat on, he could actually see her face. She was quite pretty.
"We can go then, can't we?" she asked.
"I guess." He turned and walked away, mentally kicking himself for thinking she was pretty. She was a whiny woman who would never get over her ex-boyfriend. That was not attractive in the least.
She followed after him, toward the only connecting doorway they could see, leaving Boko behind to wallow in her needless misery. The doorway led to what must have been the room they were controlling from, because Mogli was standing in there beside a microphone.
He looked up when they walked in. "Kweh?"
"Show us the way out," Amarant said coldly.
"Kweh!" The oddly coloured chocobo walked to the back of the room and tapped his footclaws on a raised metal platform.
Freya walked to the indicated object, and looked at Mogli. "An elevator?"
"Kweh," he nodded.
She glanced back at Amarant. "Let's go. We need to find Zidane and the others to let them know we're not dead."
He nodded his agreement, and they both stepped up onto the metal platform. Mogli kicked the switch that sat next to it, and with a creak the contraption started up, pulling them both upward and away from the insane Moogle.