I thank Kitty-Kat chan for her reviews. It's coming along slowly, I know, but hang in there. I will start writing in the FF cast soon. There's this interesting story that my friend, Ninja Mage, has created. It's called Kingdom Hearts: The Final Destiny. It's under the Kingdom Hearts section. (Duh)

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"Err." That was all I could say. Well, that's all you would say, too, if you saw this place. Let's just say… BIG. His home was not quite a mansion, but close to it.

"Where did he get this kind of money?" Sara inspected the sophisticated garden pattern.

"Parents, mostly. But he gets a lot of green from his profession, too."

I tore my eyes from the house, "What does he do? Besides hacking into systems, I mean."

"He's a CGI artist. He creates stuff and sells it off to big companies. Cool, huh?" Kelly approached the door, "That's how he earned his name," She found the doorbell and gave it a ring.

Several seconds passed before a young, well-built man appeared in the doorway, "Kelly?" He brushed a few stray sandy hairs from his violently blue eyes, "Come in."

After climbing a flight of stairs and crossing two hallways, Cee Gee led us into a dark room with loud humming noises reverberating off the walls. When he flipped the light on, it took a second for my eyes to adjust to the sudden brightness. When they did, though, I saw a large room crammed with computers, stacks of papers up to my knees, and gizmos that I couldn't name off the top of my head. Everything was crammed so closely together, that it reminded me of an office cubical in which a business executive was supposed to work. Not exactly a pleasant sight now, is it?

"This is where I work my magic," He stepped over a laptop and seated himself in front of one of his many computers, "Not much to look at, but it works."

Not much to look at. I had to hold back a smile. I thought this was the cleverest room I've ever set foot in, besides my own private chambers. There were motion capture devices in one corner, and sound equipment in another. Each computer screen showed different data, apparently from different projects. I felt a sudden urge to take some CG classes, myself.

Sara was also looking at the motion and sound equipment, "Where do you use these things? It's too cramped in here."

Cee Gee looked up from typing, "Right you are. I use the kitchen for most sound recordings, and the living room for the motion capture. Everything else I do right here."

"Interesting," I joined Kelly, who was standing behind Cee Gee, "I've heard that you hold a grudge against Krishna. What could she possibly do to you?"

He frowned, "Not right now."

I wanted to say something in response, but I held my tongue. I turned my head slightly so I could see Sara. She had just finished flipping through a book of complex equations and had tiptoed her way back over to us.

She peered over his shoulder, trying to read the quick commands he was giving his computer, "How is this going to work?"

"As of this moment in time, that information is for only me to know," Cee Gee furrowed his brows in concentration.

Kelly leaned in and whispered in my ear, "He's not exactly the most cooperative person in the world, but don't let it get to you," She nodded at Sara, who had leaned in to hear, too.

"DAMN IT!!"

All three of us jumped. We snapped our heads back around towards the computer screen, which had gone blank.

"What happened?" Kelly was shaking slightly from the outburst.

"It just died!" He slammed his fist on the keyboard, "Damn it!"

I looked around, "Your other systems shut off, too."

Cee Gee leaned back in his chair, "I bet it was one of those blasted solar flares."

Sara raised an eyebrow, "Solar flares? They don't affect anything at ground level."

I tilted my head slightly, "Haven't you heard? It was all over the news."

"Humungous solar flares are supposed to hit the western hemisphere sometime this week. They said that the radiation would reach even the lowest valley," Cee Gee pushed the power button, but nothing happened, "It certainly reached my computer."

I looked around at the other systems, "Not just that one."

He stiffened slightly, "Don't tell me…" Without waiting for an answer, Cee Gee turned his head around. In my opinion, he looked as if he was about to cry. All of the systems in the room had died. He lowered his head into his hands, "My work…"

"Why didn't the lights go out? I mean, they run off of electricity, too," Sara stepped over to a computer and pressed the power button several times, "You would think that it would affect everything."

"I have several partners scattered throughout the states. Our computers are part of a private network. This way, we can constantly send information back and forward,"

I raised an eyebrow, "So?"

He sighed, "If one system goes down, they all go down."

"I thought you worked by yourself," For some reason, I felt a bit suspicious. I wasn't sure why, though.

"You didn't actually think I could do all this work by myself, did you?" He sneered at the blank screen, "I usually end up doing all the work, though. The lazy SoBs."

"Sorry to hear that."

Kelly hung her head, "Guess we can't terrorize Krishna today…"

Cee Gee didn't seem to hear her. He had gotten up and started messing with the machines. Every now and then I caught him say something like, "We've never should have done this," or "My work…" I couldn't help but feel sorry for the guy.

Sara sat down on a large stack of books, "So what were you working on?"

Cee Gee turned around, "I probably shouldn't tell you this, but…" He grabbed a nearby swivel chair and sat back in it, "We were sort of recreating Final Fantasy X."

"Is this for SquareEnix?" Kelly was leaning up against the doorframe.

He shook his head, "No. This was purely for our entertainment," He scanned our attentive faces, "It's a crossover between mainly seven and ten. But there's a little bit of nine tucked in there, too. It's really interesting," His face fell, "I should say 'was' interesting."

I was determined to lighten things up, "Maybe the data wasn't lost. You won't know until the system's back up. So there's still hope."

He grinned slightly, "Maybe."

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*Sigh* I have so many ideas for this story, but they all go in different directions. I guess I'll post again once I get it straightened out.