First off I'm very sorry that I haven't written in this thing in a mad long
time. So hopefully I can renew the writing spirit in this.
Final Fantasy World, Chapter 10
Loss of Me
I got into my car and Heather was in the passenger's side next to me. We began our drive down to Central Street. It was a couple miles to get there so we had some time to talk.
"I'm sorry for learning about what happened to you." Heather apologized right away.
"I told you before it wasn't that big a deal to you. Let's just drop it for now." I told her turning down the next street.
Her red hair was the same length it was in the game. She looks basically the same as you'd imagine her to.
"How's your modeling career going?" I asked her. I didn't really care much about that but I wanted to change the subject.
"It's doing fine. I got a bunch of agencies wanting to use me for some photo shoots and stuff. You think I really have what it takes?" she asked me.
"I can't judge that." I told her.
"No, I guess you can't." she replied sounding sad. Why do people take some things so literal? Just cause I can't say doesn't mean it isn't good or anything.
"Well this Building 70 should be close by." She said looking out the window.
As I parked the car in an empty space by the big building suddenly a large electrical surge began a few feet away in the town. I guess that must be Blood's little distraction.
We saw a number of people running towards the disturbance while Heather and I were entering the small building. Well warehouse would be the more accurate description instead.
Inside were a number of doors.
"You take one side and I'll take another." I told her running and opening the first door.
After about 20 doors combined we found two people in one of them.
"I think I found them Eliot!" Heather called out to me as I came running.
"Who are you?" the man asked. He looked to be in his twenties and the woman next to him appeared the same. They looked a little beaten up.
"Are you the parents?" I asked them.
"Unfortunately we are. I suppose you've come to save us." The man told us.
"We can't. We came for information about them." I told them.
"I'll tell you all you want to hear. Please just save them from their torment." He begged.
"We were really just average parents. I gave birth to them all the same day, two boys and two girls. We thought we would be happy." The wife explained.
"We had no idea the children possessed such talents that they had. Creating other worlds as it were and shaping it to their will." The husband broke in.
"Well why do they want us to kill them?" Heather asked.
"They don't like what they're going through. They were taken from us just a year ago and we were taken with them too. It is terrible, being captured by the same people but unable to see them." The wife explained starting to weep.
"They found a way to hook them to machines and use their brain patterns to create that other world. It reacts both to mechanical inputs and also input from another person." The husband told us.
"So that explains why most players don't die if they don't know about the truth. Once a person knows their thoughts that must input that they can be allowed to be killed." I thought aloud.
"We suspect that must be one cause. However we have no idea why they wanted to use them." She told us.
"Then if they want to die so badly why did Necros become that monster in the black armor?" Heather asked.
"They have this instinct in them that won't let them die. Their body puts up a fight for it. And who is this Necros?" he asked.
"She was a short little girl that liked to hide her face to us." I answered.
"They called her Necros? We know who you mean. Her real name is Natalie and she is just shy." She told us still sobbing a little.
"Well I'm sorry to say but we killed her." Heather told them both. She regretted it, I could hear it in her voice. But why? Either Necros killed us or we killed her. It was for the greater good.
"Don't worry. It's what they want. I'm sure of it." She told us crying more.
"This is all we know about them. If you can...kill the other three than the other world will cease to exist." He explained to us.
"We got what we came for. By the way what are your names?" Heather asked them.
"This is Kim and my name is Cid." He told us as the two of us left.
Soon we were back in my car and heading back to my house, well Heather wanted to go back to her house so she could log in on her name. I dropped her there and went back home.
Logging in was quick and easy. I was dropped back in the Garden like usual.
"Is anybody else here?" I asked checking my menu. Ashley and Heather were both here and waiting near the Training Center. I grabbed my Gunblade and began to jog there.
"There he is!" Ashley yelled to me as I approached. We didn't know where to go but Ashley had an idea.
"Well while you two were finding out stuff in the real world Tucker and I went with some of the hackers and we were finding out stuff about the game from here." She explained.
"And what did you find out?" I asked crossing my arms.
"Well there is this one building between the servers that we found that could contain a lot of stuff about this place." She said smiling. It didn't sound pleasant.
"Where's Tucker then?" Heather asked.
"He's waiting nearby there. He was acting kinda funny when it was just the two of us though, maybe his character data is getting screwed up." She said.
"Well let's go. Lead the way Ashley." Heather told her small, young, friend.
She led us out to this large field and there was indeed a building built into the side of a mountain there.
"Well who's going inside?" Tucker asked us.
"Me, Heather, and Ashley will be going inside. You stay here and try to contact Lucca if she's online. Ready?" I asked the team. I hid my remorse for being the leader of this small group, it was a pain.
The three of us marched head first into the building with weapons ready but nobody was guarding the entrance or the inside where we were.
"It seems safe enough." Ashley said walking forward carelessly.
"Ashley! Wait!" I screamed to her. It made her stop dead but it was too late.
"I see you've made it. You kids are a little nuisance, killing Necros like that! Well now I'm going to take something from you now!" a mysterious voice said as Ashley's body began to shake violently and then soon all the color was drained from her and she fell lifeless to the floor.
"Enjoy!" it told us as Heather grabbed Ashley's body and we ran as fast as we could outside. The voice cackling behind us.
We set her on the grass outside. Her entire body, robes included, was all a dull shade of gray. What happened to her?
"I can try to heal her." Tucker offered.
I nodded to him.
"Cure!" he shouted as green and blue lights and sparkles surrounded Ashley, but they had no effect on her condition.
"It's like she isn't even here." Heather said to herself as Ashley's body began to dissolve into the air.
It happened again! I lost someone close again! I met her the first day I played this game and she wasn't that bad to be around and now she's gone!
We all logged off after a couple minutes knowing nothing more could be done.
I checked my mail and got three. From Heather, Blood, and someone unknown.
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From: Heather
To: Eliot
Subject: Ashley
I'm so sorry Eliot. I know you didn't mean this to happen to her. But we have to work together now if we hope to put a stop to more of the same to other people...
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I deleted it after reading all that much. I didn't want to work with them again. I had let them down and I don't deserve to put them in more harm. I'll handle this on my own.
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From: Blood
To: Eliot
Subject: Good work today
It seems our plan went off well. Heather e-mailed me the information learned. It's good that we can count on you for future work.
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Screw you Blood! That bastard doesn't know working with him isn't fun or rewarding.
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From: ??????
To: Eliot
Subject: Wanted, Gunblade Expert
Hello there my little moron. Seems your friend lost her mind today. Oh well I have that problem when I touch people. No I'm not one of the four children so don't bother even thinking that. Well if you want to see her again then you must meet me outside the Garden tomorrow afternoon at 1 PM sharp. If you don't do so I'll be forced to destroy your computer from where I am here.
Well I do look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Bring friends, I enjoy more than one victim usually.
Insanely Yours, ??????
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Hmmmm, this could be interesting. Well I don't want the others to know about this so I'm going this alone. Come the next day I'll get back Ashley and I'll do it on my own. To hell with teamwork!
Again sorry for the lack of updates on this story. Well I hope this chapter makes up for it.
Final Fantasy World, Chapter 10
Loss of Me
I got into my car and Heather was in the passenger's side next to me. We began our drive down to Central Street. It was a couple miles to get there so we had some time to talk.
"I'm sorry for learning about what happened to you." Heather apologized right away.
"I told you before it wasn't that big a deal to you. Let's just drop it for now." I told her turning down the next street.
Her red hair was the same length it was in the game. She looks basically the same as you'd imagine her to.
"How's your modeling career going?" I asked her. I didn't really care much about that but I wanted to change the subject.
"It's doing fine. I got a bunch of agencies wanting to use me for some photo shoots and stuff. You think I really have what it takes?" she asked me.
"I can't judge that." I told her.
"No, I guess you can't." she replied sounding sad. Why do people take some things so literal? Just cause I can't say doesn't mean it isn't good or anything.
"Well this Building 70 should be close by." She said looking out the window.
As I parked the car in an empty space by the big building suddenly a large electrical surge began a few feet away in the town. I guess that must be Blood's little distraction.
We saw a number of people running towards the disturbance while Heather and I were entering the small building. Well warehouse would be the more accurate description instead.
Inside were a number of doors.
"You take one side and I'll take another." I told her running and opening the first door.
After about 20 doors combined we found two people in one of them.
"I think I found them Eliot!" Heather called out to me as I came running.
"Who are you?" the man asked. He looked to be in his twenties and the woman next to him appeared the same. They looked a little beaten up.
"Are you the parents?" I asked them.
"Unfortunately we are. I suppose you've come to save us." The man told us.
"We can't. We came for information about them." I told them.
"I'll tell you all you want to hear. Please just save them from their torment." He begged.
"We were really just average parents. I gave birth to them all the same day, two boys and two girls. We thought we would be happy." The wife explained.
"We had no idea the children possessed such talents that they had. Creating other worlds as it were and shaping it to their will." The husband broke in.
"Well why do they want us to kill them?" Heather asked.
"They don't like what they're going through. They were taken from us just a year ago and we were taken with them too. It is terrible, being captured by the same people but unable to see them." The wife explained starting to weep.
"They found a way to hook them to machines and use their brain patterns to create that other world. It reacts both to mechanical inputs and also input from another person." The husband told us.
"So that explains why most players don't die if they don't know about the truth. Once a person knows their thoughts that must input that they can be allowed to be killed." I thought aloud.
"We suspect that must be one cause. However we have no idea why they wanted to use them." She told us.
"Then if they want to die so badly why did Necros become that monster in the black armor?" Heather asked.
"They have this instinct in them that won't let them die. Their body puts up a fight for it. And who is this Necros?" he asked.
"She was a short little girl that liked to hide her face to us." I answered.
"They called her Necros? We know who you mean. Her real name is Natalie and she is just shy." She told us still sobbing a little.
"Well I'm sorry to say but we killed her." Heather told them both. She regretted it, I could hear it in her voice. But why? Either Necros killed us or we killed her. It was for the greater good.
"Don't worry. It's what they want. I'm sure of it." She told us crying more.
"This is all we know about them. If you can...kill the other three than the other world will cease to exist." He explained to us.
"We got what we came for. By the way what are your names?" Heather asked them.
"This is Kim and my name is Cid." He told us as the two of us left.
Soon we were back in my car and heading back to my house, well Heather wanted to go back to her house so she could log in on her name. I dropped her there and went back home.
Logging in was quick and easy. I was dropped back in the Garden like usual.
"Is anybody else here?" I asked checking my menu. Ashley and Heather were both here and waiting near the Training Center. I grabbed my Gunblade and began to jog there.
"There he is!" Ashley yelled to me as I approached. We didn't know where to go but Ashley had an idea.
"Well while you two were finding out stuff in the real world Tucker and I went with some of the hackers and we were finding out stuff about the game from here." She explained.
"And what did you find out?" I asked crossing my arms.
"Well there is this one building between the servers that we found that could contain a lot of stuff about this place." She said smiling. It didn't sound pleasant.
"Where's Tucker then?" Heather asked.
"He's waiting nearby there. He was acting kinda funny when it was just the two of us though, maybe his character data is getting screwed up." She said.
"Well let's go. Lead the way Ashley." Heather told her small, young, friend.
She led us out to this large field and there was indeed a building built into the side of a mountain there.
"Well who's going inside?" Tucker asked us.
"Me, Heather, and Ashley will be going inside. You stay here and try to contact Lucca if she's online. Ready?" I asked the team. I hid my remorse for being the leader of this small group, it was a pain.
The three of us marched head first into the building with weapons ready but nobody was guarding the entrance or the inside where we were.
"It seems safe enough." Ashley said walking forward carelessly.
"Ashley! Wait!" I screamed to her. It made her stop dead but it was too late.
"I see you've made it. You kids are a little nuisance, killing Necros like that! Well now I'm going to take something from you now!" a mysterious voice said as Ashley's body began to shake violently and then soon all the color was drained from her and she fell lifeless to the floor.
"Enjoy!" it told us as Heather grabbed Ashley's body and we ran as fast as we could outside. The voice cackling behind us.
We set her on the grass outside. Her entire body, robes included, was all a dull shade of gray. What happened to her?
"I can try to heal her." Tucker offered.
I nodded to him.
"Cure!" he shouted as green and blue lights and sparkles surrounded Ashley, but they had no effect on her condition.
"It's like she isn't even here." Heather said to herself as Ashley's body began to dissolve into the air.
It happened again! I lost someone close again! I met her the first day I played this game and she wasn't that bad to be around and now she's gone!
We all logged off after a couple minutes knowing nothing more could be done.
I checked my mail and got three. From Heather, Blood, and someone unknown.
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From: Heather
To: Eliot
Subject: Ashley
I'm so sorry Eliot. I know you didn't mean this to happen to her. But we have to work together now if we hope to put a stop to more of the same to other people...
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I deleted it after reading all that much. I didn't want to work with them again. I had let them down and I don't deserve to put them in more harm. I'll handle this on my own.
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From: Blood
To: Eliot
Subject: Good work today
It seems our plan went off well. Heather e-mailed me the information learned. It's good that we can count on you for future work.
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Screw you Blood! That bastard doesn't know working with him isn't fun or rewarding.
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From: ??????
To: Eliot
Subject: Wanted, Gunblade Expert
Hello there my little moron. Seems your friend lost her mind today. Oh well I have that problem when I touch people. No I'm not one of the four children so don't bother even thinking that. Well if you want to see her again then you must meet me outside the Garden tomorrow afternoon at 1 PM sharp. If you don't do so I'll be forced to destroy your computer from where I am here.
Well I do look forward to seeing you tomorrow. Bring friends, I enjoy more than one victim usually.
Insanely Yours, ??????
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Hmmmm, this could be interesting. Well I don't want the others to know about this so I'm going this alone. Come the next day I'll get back Ashley and I'll do it on my own. To hell with teamwork!
Again sorry for the lack of updates on this story. Well I hope this chapter makes up for it.