**BY: TIFA_TRIBAL**
Jessica sits alone on the beach, waiting for Kuro and Roy. Bob is there, but he's motionless, and now definately unconscious. She periodically cures him.
Jess: You idiot....
The waves wash against her feet as the sun makes the wet sand glow orange. She stands and drags Bob farther from the waves so he doesn't end up drowning. (That wouldn't have been a fitting end to all the crap they've been through.) As she straightens, a glint of bright white catches her eye. She stepped over to it, kneeling in the wet sand and scooping it up before the waves can reclaim it. It is a white disc, the size of a half dollar, suspended on a golden chain. She slips it on over her head and admires it in the sunlight. With a screech of tires, Roy and Kuro pull up on a motorcycle. (Hehehe) Kuro leaps up and rushes to her.
Kuro: Jess! Tell me exactly what happened!
Jess: Okay.
Bob groans. Roy kneels beside him to see what can be done.
Jess: When we got here, Bob got the brilliant idea of flaring the Invincible's engine. I cast float on him so he could reach it better...that was his idea.
Kuro: Figures.
Jess: Yeah. So, when the float wore off, he fell about fifty feet to the beach.
Kuro: *wince* Oooh. That had to hurt!
Jess: He couldn't move. So I had to keep him alive with my cure spells, and then we were attacked by not one, but TWO mages. A white and a black. They said they wanted to enslave Bahamut and take over America.
Bob: *suddenly beside them* Hence, the Invincible.
The girls jump. Jessica makes to punch his arm for scaring her, but stops herself instead asking:
Jess: Are you all right?
Bob: *grin* I'll live.
Roy: *stands* Your cure spells were slow in working becasue of this.
He holds up the armor Bob stole. The black mage took it back and put it on. He notices the necklace.
Bob: Jess? What is that?
Jess: Something I found. I think it may have fallen off the white mage.
Kuro: Let me see.
She studies it. Then she looks up at Jess, then at Bob.
Kuro: Check the armor.
Bob: *looks it over* What for?
There is a red gem, size of a half dollar, on the back of the left handplate. Kuro reaches to her neck, showing them a black disk, size of a half dollar, hanging from a silver chord.
Jess: What's this mean?
Kuro: These mages were top-class summoners. The red, black, and white gems signify different summons. My necklace can contain Bahamut's power. White...I don't know. Red, I'm clueless.
Bob: So we have summons?
Kuro: No, you can CONTROL the corresponding summons.
Roy: So, if you find four others as Sakaguchi-san suggested, you can control seven summons.
Kuro: Five more. "Several ADDITIONAL summons" remember?
Roy: Oh yes.
Jess: I wonder which I can control....
Bob: How can we find out?
Roy: According to Sakaguchi-san, when you are nearby the summon your gem will react to it. First, though, you need to find the other necklaces.
Voice: We can help there!!
They all turn. Walking toward them, dismounting a white low-rider motorcycle, are Zidane Tribal and Garnet til Alexandros XVII. (Hey, you wanted them in here, you've got 'em!) Jessica and Kurohime instantly go ga-ga over the monkey-tailed theif. Bob merely rolls his eyes and waits for an explaination.
Roy: Zidane, Garnet, this is Bob, Jessica, and Kurohime....*he notices the girls have flipped* .....Kami-sama kasu nintai.
Zidane grins, instantly eyeing the two women practically about to throw themselves at him.
Zidane: Hi ladies.
Kuro & Jess: *drooling* Hi.....
Bob: Oh, good greif!
Garnet: Hello.
Bob, the only one with his wits about them--besides Roy--notices the necklace around her neck. It has a blue disk (once again, size of a half-dollar).
Bob: So now we have three.
Garnet: *smiles at him* Yes. Zidane and I have been doing research--the other four shouldn't be too hard to find.
Bob: Good to hear...*raises his voice* Right, girls?
Jess: Um.....
Kuro: Yeah.....
Roy: HON, *he emphasizes this to Kuro* Why don't you leave me the Bahamut pendant so I can do my work here. You go with Bob and Jess and find the others.
Garnet: I'll stay here with Roy and keep in touch with you--contact us whenever you find a gem.
Bob: Right. Come along, girls.
He practically yanks Jessica's arm out of her socket, pulling her away.
Jess: Ow!! You don't have to kill me!
Bob: Don't tempt me. Come on--be serious.
Jess: *pout* You meanie....
Bob: Jess.....
Jess: Okay, okay! Where to first?
Kuro: *snaps out of it* Uh....the Invincible.
Bob & Jess: Huh?!
Kuro: We have to go down to it and see if the mages have collected any other sumoons.
Jess: Down there?
Kuro: Yes.
Jess: In the water?
Kuro: Yeah.
Jess: UNDER the water?!
Kuro: Uh-huh.
Bob: Don't tell me you're afraid of the water, too!
Jess: No!!.......only if it's deep, dark, and shark-infested.
Bob sighs. Garnet and Kuro switch necklaces. Kuro now controls....LEVIATHAN!!!
Roy: Take care--we'll get to work on finding the locations of the other gems. I think Sakaguchi-san and Moto-san can handle Bahamut for a little while.
Kuro and Roy look at one another. Zidane, Jess, and Bob stand by the water's edge.
Kuro: Bye.
Roy: Bye.
Silence. He backs up toward his motorcycle.
Kuro: I love you.
Roy: I love you too.
He reaches for his keys.
Kuro: WITHOUT A KISS?!
They run back and fall into each others arms. The other four present turn away to let them kiss in peace.
Bob: .....that was kinda funny.
Jess: You find the wrong things funny, you know.
Bob: Don't complain--you're weirder than I am.
Jess: I know.
Zidane: Are they done?
All turn back around. Kuro pulls away from Roy, begining to pray. With a fierce blue light, the great Leviathan lays curled up in the waves, waiting obediently. Roy and Garnet watch the others climb onto the back of the blue and silver beast, waving. The others wave back. Then with a shriek, Leviathan dives into the water. Jessica automatically casts Shell on the entire party before the waves close over their heads. It forms a protective bubble around them as they descend into the water, and so they are still able to breathe.
Bob: Very handy trick.
Jess: *weakly* Yeah.
Bob: You're still scared?
Jess: *softly; ashamed* I'm sacred of many things.
He takes her hand and squeezes it reassuringly. She smiles back.
Kuro: I can see the Invincible!!
Indeed, there it is before them. But something else rises into view. Bob and Jessica gasp.
Bob & Jess: The mages have combined!!
Jessica sits alone on the beach, waiting for Kuro and Roy. Bob is there, but he's motionless, and now definately unconscious. She periodically cures him.
Jess: You idiot....
The waves wash against her feet as the sun makes the wet sand glow orange. She stands and drags Bob farther from the waves so he doesn't end up drowning. (That wouldn't have been a fitting end to all the crap they've been through.) As she straightens, a glint of bright white catches her eye. She stepped over to it, kneeling in the wet sand and scooping it up before the waves can reclaim it. It is a white disc, the size of a half dollar, suspended on a golden chain. She slips it on over her head and admires it in the sunlight. With a screech of tires, Roy and Kuro pull up on a motorcycle. (Hehehe) Kuro leaps up and rushes to her.
Kuro: Jess! Tell me exactly what happened!
Jess: Okay.
Bob groans. Roy kneels beside him to see what can be done.
Jess: When we got here, Bob got the brilliant idea of flaring the Invincible's engine. I cast float on him so he could reach it better...that was his idea.
Kuro: Figures.
Jess: Yeah. So, when the float wore off, he fell about fifty feet to the beach.
Kuro: *wince* Oooh. That had to hurt!
Jess: He couldn't move. So I had to keep him alive with my cure spells, and then we were attacked by not one, but TWO mages. A white and a black. They said they wanted to enslave Bahamut and take over America.
Bob: *suddenly beside them* Hence, the Invincible.
The girls jump. Jessica makes to punch his arm for scaring her, but stops herself instead asking:
Jess: Are you all right?
Bob: *grin* I'll live.
Roy: *stands* Your cure spells were slow in working becasue of this.
He holds up the armor Bob stole. The black mage took it back and put it on. He notices the necklace.
Bob: Jess? What is that?
Jess: Something I found. I think it may have fallen off the white mage.
Kuro: Let me see.
She studies it. Then she looks up at Jess, then at Bob.
Kuro: Check the armor.
Bob: *looks it over* What for?
There is a red gem, size of a half dollar, on the back of the left handplate. Kuro reaches to her neck, showing them a black disk, size of a half dollar, hanging from a silver chord.
Jess: What's this mean?
Kuro: These mages were top-class summoners. The red, black, and white gems signify different summons. My necklace can contain Bahamut's power. White...I don't know. Red, I'm clueless.
Bob: So we have summons?
Kuro: No, you can CONTROL the corresponding summons.
Roy: So, if you find four others as Sakaguchi-san suggested, you can control seven summons.
Kuro: Five more. "Several ADDITIONAL summons" remember?
Roy: Oh yes.
Jess: I wonder which I can control....
Bob: How can we find out?
Roy: According to Sakaguchi-san, when you are nearby the summon your gem will react to it. First, though, you need to find the other necklaces.
Voice: We can help there!!
They all turn. Walking toward them, dismounting a white low-rider motorcycle, are Zidane Tribal and Garnet til Alexandros XVII. (Hey, you wanted them in here, you've got 'em!) Jessica and Kurohime instantly go ga-ga over the monkey-tailed theif. Bob merely rolls his eyes and waits for an explaination.
Roy: Zidane, Garnet, this is Bob, Jessica, and Kurohime....*he notices the girls have flipped* .....Kami-sama kasu nintai.
Zidane grins, instantly eyeing the two women practically about to throw themselves at him.
Zidane: Hi ladies.
Kuro & Jess: *drooling* Hi.....
Bob: Oh, good greif!
Garnet: Hello.
Bob, the only one with his wits about them--besides Roy--notices the necklace around her neck. It has a blue disk (once again, size of a half-dollar).
Bob: So now we have three.
Garnet: *smiles at him* Yes. Zidane and I have been doing research--the other four shouldn't be too hard to find.
Bob: Good to hear...*raises his voice* Right, girls?
Jess: Um.....
Kuro: Yeah.....
Roy: HON, *he emphasizes this to Kuro* Why don't you leave me the Bahamut pendant so I can do my work here. You go with Bob and Jess and find the others.
Garnet: I'll stay here with Roy and keep in touch with you--contact us whenever you find a gem.
Bob: Right. Come along, girls.
He practically yanks Jessica's arm out of her socket, pulling her away.
Jess: Ow!! You don't have to kill me!
Bob: Don't tempt me. Come on--be serious.
Jess: *pout* You meanie....
Bob: Jess.....
Jess: Okay, okay! Where to first?
Kuro: *snaps out of it* Uh....the Invincible.
Bob & Jess: Huh?!
Kuro: We have to go down to it and see if the mages have collected any other sumoons.
Jess: Down there?
Kuro: Yes.
Jess: In the water?
Kuro: Yeah.
Jess: UNDER the water?!
Kuro: Uh-huh.
Bob: Don't tell me you're afraid of the water, too!
Jess: No!!.......only if it's deep, dark, and shark-infested.
Bob sighs. Garnet and Kuro switch necklaces. Kuro now controls....LEVIATHAN!!!
Roy: Take care--we'll get to work on finding the locations of the other gems. I think Sakaguchi-san and Moto-san can handle Bahamut for a little while.
Kuro and Roy look at one another. Zidane, Jess, and Bob stand by the water's edge.
Kuro: Bye.
Roy: Bye.
Silence. He backs up toward his motorcycle.
Kuro: I love you.
Roy: I love you too.
He reaches for his keys.
Kuro: WITHOUT A KISS?!
They run back and fall into each others arms. The other four present turn away to let them kiss in peace.
Bob: .....that was kinda funny.
Jess: You find the wrong things funny, you know.
Bob: Don't complain--you're weirder than I am.
Jess: I know.
Zidane: Are they done?
All turn back around. Kuro pulls away from Roy, begining to pray. With a fierce blue light, the great Leviathan lays curled up in the waves, waiting obediently. Roy and Garnet watch the others climb onto the back of the blue and silver beast, waving. The others wave back. Then with a shriek, Leviathan dives into the water. Jessica automatically casts Shell on the entire party before the waves close over their heads. It forms a protective bubble around them as they descend into the water, and so they are still able to breathe.
Bob: Very handy trick.
Jess: *weakly* Yeah.
Bob: You're still scared?
Jess: *softly; ashamed* I'm sacred of many things.
He takes her hand and squeezes it reassuringly. She smiles back.
Kuro: I can see the Invincible!!
Indeed, there it is before them. But something else rises into view. Bob and Jessica gasp.
Bob & Jess: The mages have combined!!