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Chapter III
Betrayal
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Alone for a while, I've been searching through the dark. For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart. To weave by picking up the pieces that remain. Melodies of life-Loves lost refrain.
Garnet's hands rushed up her arms at the attempt of warming herself. The wind was so wild everything was in a whirl. Her hair whipped around flashing in and out of her eyes every so often. Taking her right hand she tucked as much hair as possible behind her ear.
"Beatrix!?" Garnet's voice was over powered by the wind. But still Beatrix responded, "Princess? What are you doing out here? It's dangerous! Why didn't Steiner keep you in?!!"
Beatrix was pulling tangled hair out of her eyes while she walked up to Garnet. Garnet pulled Beatrix into an in closed area near the docks. "Beatrix what's going on? The stock ships. Can they make it or..or what?" Garnet's worried face weakened Beatrix confidence.
"Well, Your..Your majesty.. the ships..well. They can't seem to get through. It will be forever before they can get through. And the under ground express well, after we closed our water tight blockades.. well nothing can get through there. We don't want under ground flooding." Beatrix bit her lip and attempted to straighten her hair. Garnet frowned. Her eyebrows arched down as her deep brown pools of eyes began to over flow with tears. She hated the thought of her people dieing over a loss of supplies.
Beatrix put a hand on her shoulder, "My queen, everything will be fine. Just..keep a smile for us all." Beatrix smiled. Garnet sighed and gulped down the growing knot in her throat. Smiling still, Beatrix walked back to the docks leaving Garnet alone again.
Garnet closed her eyes and thought of how beautiful Alexandria used to be. Now it looked gawky and depressing. It was bristling with life and love. Now it seemed so empty. As if no one was there.. Like when she was in Bermecia with Zidane. Garnet smiled at the thought of him. Zorn and Thorn were the main reason they were there though. She was surprised she remembered after all these years.
"Oh, Zidane, the adventures we have been on. Oh, the days were so enriched by your smiles. When we met I thought you a perverted thief..But also a helper.. You actually helped me. You cared and it wasn't just because I was a princess. Or was it? It doesn't matter now.. if your still alive.. Hear my prayers. come back to me.. This is a time I need you most.. when I look to the rain I cannot see you in it. because the rain is not like you..you are like the sun. man, I'm getting very imaginative. But still every time I'm on my balcony I remember when Alexander came..and Alexandria was falling apart.. All I thought of when I was falling was you. How I wished you were there..Everything we had been through, your golden locks, your shallow blue eyes, your tail, your face, everything.. Oh Zidane.. I..I.LO-"
Garnet's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden touch of some one. It was Steiner.. "I'm sorry, did I startle you?" He smiled and took her arm to escort her back in side. "oh..no..You didn't.I was only thinking.." she was looking down the whole time. Watching her step and listening to Steiner.She had to focus..
"About what may I ask?" He pushed the door open and began to lead her down the Grand hall.
"Only Zid- the matter at hands. I can't stop wandering what will happen in the future.
"If I'm not mistaken Beatrix told you not to worry." Steiner held the railing as her turned a corner and began heading up stairs to Garnet's corridors.
"She did. But, Sir Steiner I..I can't help it, I mean I am supposed to be ruling here." Garnet carefully walked up the steps. She was beginning to sense anger inside herself.. she began to think she was being treated like a child. As if they thought she was to simple minded to take care of the matter. She felt insulted. Did they not think of her as a queen? "Here we are your majesty. Your corridor, If any information is achieved I promise I will inform you." He saluted and then he was off.
Garnet sighed and walked through her door. "This is crazy. Maybe I should just relax like Beatrix says.." Then Garnet remembered, "Oh! Oh no! Didn't Beatrix say something about my having to marry someone?" Garnet had forgotten completely. Marriage, it could be the worst or the best time of your life. For Garnet it was probably going to be the worst. Zidane, that would be her only choice.The only person she'd go to.. But she hadn't heard from him or seen him in six years!! Did he not love her anymore? Did he forget? She sighed, was he dead!? He couldn't have died on her! She tried to choke down her tears but decided to just let them out. She ran to her bed and flopped onto it. "My..life..is miserable."
************~~~On the supply ship~~~***********
Zidane laughed aloud to block out the shouts of the crewmembers banging on the door. He was enjoying this very much. Rain could be heard tattering against the top of the ship and hard. " Oh no! The rain has gotten harder!" Shouted the original pilot ,"We must have entered Alexandria territory!" Zidane smiled, "yes!" The pilot banged on the door, "If you keep going this fast your going to kill us all! Damn it! Stop! Turn around! We'll never make it the wind will get harder and the rain! OH no! Come on! Who let this guy board the ship!?" Everyone around her shrugged. Nuiki came up to the door," Zidane? Is that you in there? Zidane why did you lie? Zidane please turn around before we all die! We'll crash and then drown in the stormy waters! No one has ever made it past this point!"
Zidane growled, "Damn it! All of you are cowards! Did you ever think there was someone who could be brave enough to go the whole way! Think of all the people in Alexandria that will die from having no food or supplies! And stop thinking of yourselves!"
Everyone got quiet. They were quite taken aback. Nuiki sighed and thought. "He's right everyone."
"Who cares what he thinks!!!" Shouted a girl from behind, "We'll all die from his selfishness!!"
Nuiki growled and conked the girl on the head, "He's not being selfish you ARE!!" The girl gasped, "Nuiki you fool! You'd just run into a storm. It'd be just like you! You'd kill us all just to get yourself to a place like Alexandria!"
"Shut up Saki!" A guy behind Saki shouted. He seemed to be looking out the window at something, "look!"
Suddenly everyone jolted to the side. Zidane lost control of the wheel, which sent them in a whirl. Another ship stopped them in there tracks. Zidane was tossed into a corner along with everyone else except for they were in the hallway.
Nuiki looked up. "hunh!? Look it's the master leader of Lindblum!" Everyone turned his or her head to the window. It was indeed the master leader. The ship was huge. And it was stopped in mid air right in front of the supply ship. The ship was beautiful. Glossed wood panels neatly nailed together. The blue symbols on the side indicated that it was from Lindblum. The gold paint showed it was the master leader, second in command. He was to watch over Lindblum until regent Cid overcame his violent illness.
Zidane eyes focused on the large ship in front of him, "what the hell?" Zidane was surprised to have been stopped by his own city. But how did they know? Or was it an accident? Zidane pulled himself up.
A tall handsome man stepped out, "I will ask you to stop here monkey boy." The man chuckled to himself.
Zidane launched himself at the window, "MONKEY BOY!!!?" Everyone in the hallway was in shock, "what does he mean by monkey boy?" Asked Saki.
"You are a monkey aren't you? You have a tail. Or so I was told." The man motioned for someone to open the door. "DO open that door. It is dreadfully cold and wet out here. I don't want to catch a cold before I take you out.." He said with an evil smirk.
Saki at that moment ran to unlatch the gate to the ship. Nuiki tried to stop her but was left on the floor helpless. Zidane growled. He ran out to the balcony. Before the gate opened and the man could walk inside Zidane stopped him, "Hold on a minute master leader!!" The master replied rather dully, " What do you want? " Zidane took a breath and let out, "I have to save Alexandria! No one is brave enough to even enter Alexandria's territory! I have to save Garne-!!!" Zidane stopped. Should he have even mentioned her I this?
The master smiled well grinned, " Garnet? Is that who you said? The princess.You wish to save her? I'm sure if you were to save her and her kingdom you would be the one who she'd marry.Isn't that right? Well if it's bravery she wants.. heheheh. Unlock the GATE!!" He shouted as it came down. Walking up he laughed so evilly.
As soon as this happened four men jumped on Zidane forcing him to the ground. Zidane struggled and roared. Where did these men come from?! When he managed to look up he saw that they had climbed to the roof. Before Zidane knew it he was tied and bundled. They dragged him down the narrow path ways of the ship.
Nuiki was behind them the whole way screaming for them to stop and be fair! The master laughed and walked in front of them. He turned his head so Zidane could see his face, "Seeing you light this Zidane Tribal is simple hilarious. Heheh.. Isn't you and your crew who are the thieves? Ha ha!! I knew I'd catch sometime.. But now you've gone to far! Hmm? What's that? Haha! What you didn't think I'd heard the rumors? About the queen needing a husband? BwuahahA!! Everyone has heard!!" The master roared with laughter as the pilot, Saki parked them on a stormy beach right beside the Alexandria territory.
"come this way." The master said leading them to the shores. Zidane 's hands were tied behind his back and his feet were bundled too. With a bandana around his mouth so he could speak and small weight added to his feet they threw him on the sandy beach.
Zidane managed to sit up on his knees. The men who carried him pulled his face up to face the master by pulling his hair. The master walked up slowly pulling out a freshly polished gun.
"well, Mr. Tribal. I guess it time for you to meet your end. Heh heh. You know as long as my fellow guards and I have been searching for you.. You were easy to catch. I mean you didn't put up much of a fight. It's not what I expected. of YOU!! HAHAAHA!!!"
Nuiki gasped, "what are they going to do?" She looked worried. "what else? The unusual way to get rid of criminals." Saki replied. Her face was so evil looking. She didn't even know Zidane at all why judge him a criminal? "Nuiki. You don't even know him. Why care?" Saki frowned.
"well. You don't know him either so..so you can't judge him. I think he probably hasn't even done that much wrong. The master leader probably just wants to save Alexandria and marry Queen Garnet." Saki gasped, "how could you say that about the Master! You should respect him more! He's just trying to rule fairly! What am I to think of you now, Nuiki? Humph. I think of you a selfish wench who just has a crush on the thief!" Saki walked off for a better view. Nuiki narrowed her eyes, "I think of you a selfish, cowardly, heartless bitch, Saki." Nuiki stood silently. She hoped she wasn't heard. But deep down she hoped she was.
Zidane fought to get loose but the men had a strong grip on him. They held his head high again to face the master's gun. "Well now Mr. Tribal. You're at gunpoint now. What will you do? I'm sorry Mr. Tribal but this is my only choice now so you are not led to do something like this again. Pity." Slowly he pulled the trigger. Zidane 's eyes widened as the sudden heat strike of the bullet pierced through the skin of his chest.
The men's hands released him and his body thudded to the ground. The master laughed wiping blood from his cheek. Nuiki stood in shock as Saki chuckled quietly to herself. "he got what he deserved, through him in the ocean. He can die a slow painful death.. I wonder which will be first? Drowning.. from a loss of air.. Or passing over from a loss of blood? Or a broken heart.. HAHAHAA!!!" The master walked back to the air ship.
The four men hurdled Zidane into the water and walked back to the air ship urging others as well. Nuiki stood trembling, "How cruel." Everyone left. Nuiki finally realized she was the only one there. The air ships had taken off leaving her behind.
"They left me." Suddenly an idea entered Nuiki 's head and she ran down the beach. Emerging into chaos waters she plunged into the deep. Her eyes were blurred by the bubbles of never ending waves. There! She spotted his golden locks. She swam down dodging falling rocks and having to keep a strong pace so she wouldn't be thrown off by waves. Grabbing her knife she cut loose the weight, which made him easier to carry. She tugged the ties around his hands and pulled him up above the surface.
"Zidane!" She dragged him along the shore. She sliced off the ropes around his wrists and boot ankles. Zidane 's face was covered in blood that rushed in his face when he was thrown into the water. "Zidane!"
"Oh Zidane your covered in blood!" She tugged the worker shirt over his head and tore it to shreds. Mopping up the blood she prayed to the gods to thank them for the wound not being by his heart. She tied a shred around his chest and then many others. She then threw him over her shoulder and stumbled up the path to Alexandria.
~*End of Chapter III*~
This one is on the short side. But I didn't want to give you all the action just yet! SO what do you think?
HELP ME PEOPLE!! I NEED A GOOD SUMMARY FOR THIS STORY!! PLEASE HELP ON THIS!!!
Chapter III
Betrayal
~*~
Alone for a while, I've been searching through the dark. For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart. To weave by picking up the pieces that remain. Melodies of life-Loves lost refrain.
Garnet's hands rushed up her arms at the attempt of warming herself. The wind was so wild everything was in a whirl. Her hair whipped around flashing in and out of her eyes every so often. Taking her right hand she tucked as much hair as possible behind her ear.
"Beatrix!?" Garnet's voice was over powered by the wind. But still Beatrix responded, "Princess? What are you doing out here? It's dangerous! Why didn't Steiner keep you in?!!"
Beatrix was pulling tangled hair out of her eyes while she walked up to Garnet. Garnet pulled Beatrix into an in closed area near the docks. "Beatrix what's going on? The stock ships. Can they make it or..or what?" Garnet's worried face weakened Beatrix confidence.
"Well, Your..Your majesty.. the ships..well. They can't seem to get through. It will be forever before they can get through. And the under ground express well, after we closed our water tight blockades.. well nothing can get through there. We don't want under ground flooding." Beatrix bit her lip and attempted to straighten her hair. Garnet frowned. Her eyebrows arched down as her deep brown pools of eyes began to over flow with tears. She hated the thought of her people dieing over a loss of supplies.
Beatrix put a hand on her shoulder, "My queen, everything will be fine. Just..keep a smile for us all." Beatrix smiled. Garnet sighed and gulped down the growing knot in her throat. Smiling still, Beatrix walked back to the docks leaving Garnet alone again.
Garnet closed her eyes and thought of how beautiful Alexandria used to be. Now it looked gawky and depressing. It was bristling with life and love. Now it seemed so empty. As if no one was there.. Like when she was in Bermecia with Zidane. Garnet smiled at the thought of him. Zorn and Thorn were the main reason they were there though. She was surprised she remembered after all these years.
"Oh, Zidane, the adventures we have been on. Oh, the days were so enriched by your smiles. When we met I thought you a perverted thief..But also a helper.. You actually helped me. You cared and it wasn't just because I was a princess. Or was it? It doesn't matter now.. if your still alive.. Hear my prayers. come back to me.. This is a time I need you most.. when I look to the rain I cannot see you in it. because the rain is not like you..you are like the sun. man, I'm getting very imaginative. But still every time I'm on my balcony I remember when Alexander came..and Alexandria was falling apart.. All I thought of when I was falling was you. How I wished you were there..Everything we had been through, your golden locks, your shallow blue eyes, your tail, your face, everything.. Oh Zidane.. I..I.LO-"
Garnet's thoughts were interrupted by the sudden touch of some one. It was Steiner.. "I'm sorry, did I startle you?" He smiled and took her arm to escort her back in side. "oh..no..You didn't.I was only thinking.." she was looking down the whole time. Watching her step and listening to Steiner.She had to focus..
"About what may I ask?" He pushed the door open and began to lead her down the Grand hall.
"Only Zid- the matter at hands. I can't stop wandering what will happen in the future.
"If I'm not mistaken Beatrix told you not to worry." Steiner held the railing as her turned a corner and began heading up stairs to Garnet's corridors.
"She did. But, Sir Steiner I..I can't help it, I mean I am supposed to be ruling here." Garnet carefully walked up the steps. She was beginning to sense anger inside herself.. she began to think she was being treated like a child. As if they thought she was to simple minded to take care of the matter. She felt insulted. Did they not think of her as a queen? "Here we are your majesty. Your corridor, If any information is achieved I promise I will inform you." He saluted and then he was off.
Garnet sighed and walked through her door. "This is crazy. Maybe I should just relax like Beatrix says.." Then Garnet remembered, "Oh! Oh no! Didn't Beatrix say something about my having to marry someone?" Garnet had forgotten completely. Marriage, it could be the worst or the best time of your life. For Garnet it was probably going to be the worst. Zidane, that would be her only choice.The only person she'd go to.. But she hadn't heard from him or seen him in six years!! Did he not love her anymore? Did he forget? She sighed, was he dead!? He couldn't have died on her! She tried to choke down her tears but decided to just let them out. She ran to her bed and flopped onto it. "My..life..is miserable."
************~~~On the supply ship~~~***********
Zidane laughed aloud to block out the shouts of the crewmembers banging on the door. He was enjoying this very much. Rain could be heard tattering against the top of the ship and hard. " Oh no! The rain has gotten harder!" Shouted the original pilot ,"We must have entered Alexandria territory!" Zidane smiled, "yes!" The pilot banged on the door, "If you keep going this fast your going to kill us all! Damn it! Stop! Turn around! We'll never make it the wind will get harder and the rain! OH no! Come on! Who let this guy board the ship!?" Everyone around her shrugged. Nuiki came up to the door," Zidane? Is that you in there? Zidane why did you lie? Zidane please turn around before we all die! We'll crash and then drown in the stormy waters! No one has ever made it past this point!"
Zidane growled, "Damn it! All of you are cowards! Did you ever think there was someone who could be brave enough to go the whole way! Think of all the people in Alexandria that will die from having no food or supplies! And stop thinking of yourselves!"
Everyone got quiet. They were quite taken aback. Nuiki sighed and thought. "He's right everyone."
"Who cares what he thinks!!!" Shouted a girl from behind, "We'll all die from his selfishness!!"
Nuiki growled and conked the girl on the head, "He's not being selfish you ARE!!" The girl gasped, "Nuiki you fool! You'd just run into a storm. It'd be just like you! You'd kill us all just to get yourself to a place like Alexandria!"
"Shut up Saki!" A guy behind Saki shouted. He seemed to be looking out the window at something, "look!"
Suddenly everyone jolted to the side. Zidane lost control of the wheel, which sent them in a whirl. Another ship stopped them in there tracks. Zidane was tossed into a corner along with everyone else except for they were in the hallway.
Nuiki looked up. "hunh!? Look it's the master leader of Lindblum!" Everyone turned his or her head to the window. It was indeed the master leader. The ship was huge. And it was stopped in mid air right in front of the supply ship. The ship was beautiful. Glossed wood panels neatly nailed together. The blue symbols on the side indicated that it was from Lindblum. The gold paint showed it was the master leader, second in command. He was to watch over Lindblum until regent Cid overcame his violent illness.
Zidane eyes focused on the large ship in front of him, "what the hell?" Zidane was surprised to have been stopped by his own city. But how did they know? Or was it an accident? Zidane pulled himself up.
A tall handsome man stepped out, "I will ask you to stop here monkey boy." The man chuckled to himself.
Zidane launched himself at the window, "MONKEY BOY!!!?" Everyone in the hallway was in shock, "what does he mean by monkey boy?" Asked Saki.
"You are a monkey aren't you? You have a tail. Or so I was told." The man motioned for someone to open the door. "DO open that door. It is dreadfully cold and wet out here. I don't want to catch a cold before I take you out.." He said with an evil smirk.
Saki at that moment ran to unlatch the gate to the ship. Nuiki tried to stop her but was left on the floor helpless. Zidane growled. He ran out to the balcony. Before the gate opened and the man could walk inside Zidane stopped him, "Hold on a minute master leader!!" The master replied rather dully, " What do you want? " Zidane took a breath and let out, "I have to save Alexandria! No one is brave enough to even enter Alexandria's territory! I have to save Garne-!!!" Zidane stopped. Should he have even mentioned her I this?
The master smiled well grinned, " Garnet? Is that who you said? The princess.You wish to save her? I'm sure if you were to save her and her kingdom you would be the one who she'd marry.Isn't that right? Well if it's bravery she wants.. heheheh. Unlock the GATE!!" He shouted as it came down. Walking up he laughed so evilly.
As soon as this happened four men jumped on Zidane forcing him to the ground. Zidane struggled and roared. Where did these men come from?! When he managed to look up he saw that they had climbed to the roof. Before Zidane knew it he was tied and bundled. They dragged him down the narrow path ways of the ship.
Nuiki was behind them the whole way screaming for them to stop and be fair! The master laughed and walked in front of them. He turned his head so Zidane could see his face, "Seeing you light this Zidane Tribal is simple hilarious. Heheh.. Isn't you and your crew who are the thieves? Ha ha!! I knew I'd catch sometime.. But now you've gone to far! Hmm? What's that? Haha! What you didn't think I'd heard the rumors? About the queen needing a husband? BwuahahA!! Everyone has heard!!" The master roared with laughter as the pilot, Saki parked them on a stormy beach right beside the Alexandria territory.
"come this way." The master said leading them to the shores. Zidane 's hands were tied behind his back and his feet were bundled too. With a bandana around his mouth so he could speak and small weight added to his feet they threw him on the sandy beach.
Zidane managed to sit up on his knees. The men who carried him pulled his face up to face the master by pulling his hair. The master walked up slowly pulling out a freshly polished gun.
"well, Mr. Tribal. I guess it time for you to meet your end. Heh heh. You know as long as my fellow guards and I have been searching for you.. You were easy to catch. I mean you didn't put up much of a fight. It's not what I expected. of YOU!! HAHAAHA!!!"
Nuiki gasped, "what are they going to do?" She looked worried. "what else? The unusual way to get rid of criminals." Saki replied. Her face was so evil looking. She didn't even know Zidane at all why judge him a criminal? "Nuiki. You don't even know him. Why care?" Saki frowned.
"well. You don't know him either so..so you can't judge him. I think he probably hasn't even done that much wrong. The master leader probably just wants to save Alexandria and marry Queen Garnet." Saki gasped, "how could you say that about the Master! You should respect him more! He's just trying to rule fairly! What am I to think of you now, Nuiki? Humph. I think of you a selfish wench who just has a crush on the thief!" Saki walked off for a better view. Nuiki narrowed her eyes, "I think of you a selfish, cowardly, heartless bitch, Saki." Nuiki stood silently. She hoped she wasn't heard. But deep down she hoped she was.
Zidane fought to get loose but the men had a strong grip on him. They held his head high again to face the master's gun. "Well now Mr. Tribal. You're at gunpoint now. What will you do? I'm sorry Mr. Tribal but this is my only choice now so you are not led to do something like this again. Pity." Slowly he pulled the trigger. Zidane 's eyes widened as the sudden heat strike of the bullet pierced through the skin of his chest.
The men's hands released him and his body thudded to the ground. The master laughed wiping blood from his cheek. Nuiki stood in shock as Saki chuckled quietly to herself. "he got what he deserved, through him in the ocean. He can die a slow painful death.. I wonder which will be first? Drowning.. from a loss of air.. Or passing over from a loss of blood? Or a broken heart.. HAHAHAA!!!" The master walked back to the air ship.
The four men hurdled Zidane into the water and walked back to the air ship urging others as well. Nuiki stood trembling, "How cruel." Everyone left. Nuiki finally realized she was the only one there. The air ships had taken off leaving her behind.
"They left me." Suddenly an idea entered Nuiki 's head and she ran down the beach. Emerging into chaos waters she plunged into the deep. Her eyes were blurred by the bubbles of never ending waves. There! She spotted his golden locks. She swam down dodging falling rocks and having to keep a strong pace so she wouldn't be thrown off by waves. Grabbing her knife she cut loose the weight, which made him easier to carry. She tugged the ties around his hands and pulled him up above the surface.
"Zidane!" She dragged him along the shore. She sliced off the ropes around his wrists and boot ankles. Zidane 's face was covered in blood that rushed in his face when he was thrown into the water. "Zidane!"
"Oh Zidane your covered in blood!" She tugged the worker shirt over his head and tore it to shreds. Mopping up the blood she prayed to the gods to thank them for the wound not being by his heart. She tied a shred around his chest and then many others. She then threw him over her shoulder and stumbled up the path to Alexandria.
~*End of Chapter III*~
This one is on the short side. But I didn't want to give you all the action just yet! SO what do you think?
HELP ME PEOPLE!! I NEED A GOOD SUMMARY FOR THIS STORY!! PLEASE HELP ON THIS!!!