Disclaimer: I no own, you no sue.
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Author's Note: Eh, this chapter is probably going to be a little rough around the
edges if not downright horrible. I'm kinda....you know....I don't. Meh. I apologize
if Eiko seems a little bit out of character, I'm tired.
~NeoNaoNeo
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Chapter 14: Moogle Post
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"We just want to make movies, not kill things."~'The Simpsons'
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The sky was lit with the ill colors of spreading flames, most of the city was in
ruins. The survivors took out their frustration on the bodies of slain and injured
black mages. A few of them decided to do something helpful and began bringing
their family and fellow townspeople into homes, inns and pubs in order to treat
their wounds. Eiko woke up a few moments later from the weak sleep inducing
spell, realizing all the black mages had gone, including Ipsen.
Eiko narrowed her eyes at Vivi as he absentmindedly looked down the path. The
girl couldn't control her emotions as she looked about, buildings on fire and
people laying in rotting heaps. Vivi stopped her from getting rid of the black
mages. She could have evened things out, made the black mages pay for the
blood they spilt.
"You just don't get it, do you?" Eiko snapped at Vivi. "They are our enemies. We
should have gotten them when we had the chance. YOU should have gotten
them when you had the chance."
"Eiko, it wouldn't have changed anything, th...."
His statement was cut off when Eiko slapped him across the face without a word.
She couldn't believe she used to have a crush on this treasonous little bastard. "I
can't believe you! Hundreds of innocent people were killed because..."
Vivi was taken back by Eiko's sudden smack, but at the same time angered and
emboldened. "Because I didn't do anything!? One black mage versus sixty, those
sound like some goddamn good odds to me!" He finally shouted at Eiko, tears
starting to well up in his eyes.
Eiko bit her lip. "I'm sorry Vivi, it's just such a shock."
Vivi looked up to her. "I know." Vivi replied with a sorrowful nod. Eiko crossed
her arms, knowing it was ten times worse for Vivi than her. His only son was the
leader of that army, so she felt herself unable to blame Vivi for his actions and
pushed off her anger.
"Hey, look." Vivi said, pointing to a pile of bodies. Something moved, but its
efforts were stifled by the dead weight of the corpses on top of it. "Someone's
alive in there!"
"Come on," Eiko said, running for the pile, Vivi chasing after.
The two worked together as they pulled off bodies, human and black mage alike,
from the pile and set them gently on the ground. Some of the townspeople were
gathering around, many willing to offer help to the wounded. But many
withdrew when a live black mage fell from the pile, choking and gasping for air.
Their offers of help turned to angry clamoring and curses.
Before Vivi could get a word in, Eiko snapped at the crowd. "Get outta here you
vultures!" Eiko shouted, narrowing her eyes. "If you just came here for revenge
go look somewhere else!"
Vivi couldn't help but laugh at how fast Eiko had changed her attitude. The black
mage was still laying on the ground, his eyes were barely open.
"Are you okay?" Vivi asked, kneeling down by the black mage's side. The mage
coughed and shook his head.
"Can you talk?"
The black mage muttered something unintelligible, then responded, "...yes."
"What hurts?" Vivi continued.
"...everything..." it responded. "But my arm is the most damaged."
Vivi examined the arm it lifted up slightly. The bone was broken, but nothing
major. "It's just a fracture." Vivi reported. "We'll take you to the doctor and..."
"No we won't," Eiko said, looking at the ground.
"Why not?" Vivi asked.
She jerked her head at the pile. The doctor's arm was completely severed and
face black from frostbite. Vivi gasped at the horrific sight and looked back to the
black mage.
"My house isn't too far from here," Vivi said. Eiko nodded.
"Can you walk?" Eiko asked.
The black mage nodded and slowly got to his feet. With help from Eiko, the
mage hobbled along, its arm hanging down limply.
"What's your name?" Vivi asked.
The mage thought a moment, then responded, "617."
Vivi nodded, knowing that most of the black mages went by numbers. "I'm Vivi
and this is Eiko."
"Okay," Mr. 617 timidly acknowledged. "Are we going to Lindblum?"
"What?" Vivi asked, confused by this statement.
"Are we going to Lindblum?" Mr. 617 repeated, more quietly than the last time.
"We're in Lindblum." Eiko told him as they went through the doorway to Vivi's
house.
"Oh, so we're going to Burmecia now?" the black mage asked timidly.
Vivi shook his head. "No, we're going to stay here and fix your arm."
"Why do you ask?" Eiko questioned.
"He said we were going to Burmecia," Mr. 617 muttered.
"Who did?"
The black mage didn't respond.
"Who did?" Eiko repeated.
"..."
"Well?" Vivi pried.
"...I don't know..." Mr. 617 finally answered.
Vivi shook his head and looked at Eiko. "Do you think that they're heading to
Burmecia?"
Eiko nodded. "It's worth a shot to check it out." The summoner cast a healing
spell on Mr. 617's arm as she finished wrapping it up. "There, it shouldn't hurt as
much anymore. Now you get some rest. Vivi and I have to go, will you be all
right by yourself?"
Mr. 617 nodded. Eiko patted his arm and turned to Vivi. "Okay, let's go."
As she began walking out the door, Vivi called out. "Wait, don't you think we
should tell Garnet and Zidane?"
Eiko shook her head. "No, even if we send a moogle now, it won't get there until
morning."
"Are you sure it's wise for just us to go?"
Eiko laughed and shook her head. "Nope! But when have we ever done anything
wise?"
Despite the atmosphere, Vivi cracked a smile and chuckled to himself as they
headed toward the Lindblum Grand Castle.
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"Kupo!"
"Why thank you," Robin said, taking the oversized letter from an undersized
mail moogle as she sat in a large chair in the library. She patted the small
creature on its head and offered it a biscuit, not questioning how it even got into
the castle. "Clever little thing, aren't you?" Robin said as the moogle began eating
its treat.
"Kupo!" it replied and stretched its wings. With one more 'kupo', the moogle
fluttered its wings and took to the air. Robin chuckled and brushed a short hair
out of her face. Her horn was still quite small, only a few inches long. Robin
smiled as Zidane walked into the room, Garnet beside him.
"Whatcha doing?" Zidane asked and ruffled her hair.
"Well, a little moogle just brought me a letter," Robin shrugged and began
tearing the envelope. "Oh, look. It's addressed to you and mom."
She passed the letter off to Zidane. "Huh, that's weird." Zidane admitted and
began reading the letter out loud.
Dear Garnet and Zidane,
Lindblum has just been attacked by an army of black mages! We found a live one
and figured that they're heading to Burmecia. Vivi and I are helping out here, so
we need you to help Freya in our place. Be careful though!
Signed,
Princess Eiko
P.S. Don't worry about us, we're fine.
"What are we going to do?" Garnet asked Zidane urgently.
"I don't know," Zidane shrugged. This letter seemed awfully suspicious in his
mind.
"We have to go! If Freya needs our help," Robin said, putting a hand on the hilt
of her sword.
"I agree," Zidane said. "They're gonna need all the help they can get. Robin,
Garnet, come on, we're taking the Red Rose."
Garnet bit her lip and nodded, Robin's face lit up in smile as she punched the air
in a boisterous fashion. "Alright, let's go kick some as---" Robin started out, but
corrected herself. "Butt."
Zidane laughed and ruffled her short, golden blonde hair. Garnet shook her head
as they all went to the airship dock.
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Ooh! I thought Vivi and Eiko said they weren't going to send them a letter! Maybe it's not from them, ooooooohhh.....spooky!!!
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Author's Note: Eh, this chapter is probably going to be a little rough around the
edges if not downright horrible. I'm kinda....you know....I don't. Meh. I apologize
if Eiko seems a little bit out of character, I'm tired.
~NeoNaoNeo
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Chapter 14: Moogle Post
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"We just want to make movies, not kill things."~'The Simpsons'
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The sky was lit with the ill colors of spreading flames, most of the city was in
ruins. The survivors took out their frustration on the bodies of slain and injured
black mages. A few of them decided to do something helpful and began bringing
their family and fellow townspeople into homes, inns and pubs in order to treat
their wounds. Eiko woke up a few moments later from the weak sleep inducing
spell, realizing all the black mages had gone, including Ipsen.
Eiko narrowed her eyes at Vivi as he absentmindedly looked down the path. The
girl couldn't control her emotions as she looked about, buildings on fire and
people laying in rotting heaps. Vivi stopped her from getting rid of the black
mages. She could have evened things out, made the black mages pay for the
blood they spilt.
"You just don't get it, do you?" Eiko snapped at Vivi. "They are our enemies. We
should have gotten them when we had the chance. YOU should have gotten
them when you had the chance."
"Eiko, it wouldn't have changed anything, th...."
His statement was cut off when Eiko slapped him across the face without a word.
She couldn't believe she used to have a crush on this treasonous little bastard. "I
can't believe you! Hundreds of innocent people were killed because..."
Vivi was taken back by Eiko's sudden smack, but at the same time angered and
emboldened. "Because I didn't do anything!? One black mage versus sixty, those
sound like some goddamn good odds to me!" He finally shouted at Eiko, tears
starting to well up in his eyes.
Eiko bit her lip. "I'm sorry Vivi, it's just such a shock."
Vivi looked up to her. "I know." Vivi replied with a sorrowful nod. Eiko crossed
her arms, knowing it was ten times worse for Vivi than her. His only son was the
leader of that army, so she felt herself unable to blame Vivi for his actions and
pushed off her anger.
"Hey, look." Vivi said, pointing to a pile of bodies. Something moved, but its
efforts were stifled by the dead weight of the corpses on top of it. "Someone's
alive in there!"
"Come on," Eiko said, running for the pile, Vivi chasing after.
The two worked together as they pulled off bodies, human and black mage alike,
from the pile and set them gently on the ground. Some of the townspeople were
gathering around, many willing to offer help to the wounded. But many
withdrew when a live black mage fell from the pile, choking and gasping for air.
Their offers of help turned to angry clamoring and curses.
Before Vivi could get a word in, Eiko snapped at the crowd. "Get outta here you
vultures!" Eiko shouted, narrowing her eyes. "If you just came here for revenge
go look somewhere else!"
Vivi couldn't help but laugh at how fast Eiko had changed her attitude. The black
mage was still laying on the ground, his eyes were barely open.
"Are you okay?" Vivi asked, kneeling down by the black mage's side. The mage
coughed and shook his head.
"Can you talk?"
The black mage muttered something unintelligible, then responded, "...yes."
"What hurts?" Vivi continued.
"...everything..." it responded. "But my arm is the most damaged."
Vivi examined the arm it lifted up slightly. The bone was broken, but nothing
major. "It's just a fracture." Vivi reported. "We'll take you to the doctor and..."
"No we won't," Eiko said, looking at the ground.
"Why not?" Vivi asked.
She jerked her head at the pile. The doctor's arm was completely severed and
face black from frostbite. Vivi gasped at the horrific sight and looked back to the
black mage.
"My house isn't too far from here," Vivi said. Eiko nodded.
"Can you walk?" Eiko asked.
The black mage nodded and slowly got to his feet. With help from Eiko, the
mage hobbled along, its arm hanging down limply.
"What's your name?" Vivi asked.
The mage thought a moment, then responded, "617."
Vivi nodded, knowing that most of the black mages went by numbers. "I'm Vivi
and this is Eiko."
"Okay," Mr. 617 timidly acknowledged. "Are we going to Lindblum?"
"What?" Vivi asked, confused by this statement.
"Are we going to Lindblum?" Mr. 617 repeated, more quietly than the last time.
"We're in Lindblum." Eiko told him as they went through the doorway to Vivi's
house.
"Oh, so we're going to Burmecia now?" the black mage asked timidly.
Vivi shook his head. "No, we're going to stay here and fix your arm."
"Why do you ask?" Eiko questioned.
"He said we were going to Burmecia," Mr. 617 muttered.
"Who did?"
The black mage didn't respond.
"Who did?" Eiko repeated.
"..."
"Well?" Vivi pried.
"...I don't know..." Mr. 617 finally answered.
Vivi shook his head and looked at Eiko. "Do you think that they're heading to
Burmecia?"
Eiko nodded. "It's worth a shot to check it out." The summoner cast a healing
spell on Mr. 617's arm as she finished wrapping it up. "There, it shouldn't hurt as
much anymore. Now you get some rest. Vivi and I have to go, will you be all
right by yourself?"
Mr. 617 nodded. Eiko patted his arm and turned to Vivi. "Okay, let's go."
As she began walking out the door, Vivi called out. "Wait, don't you think we
should tell Garnet and Zidane?"
Eiko shook her head. "No, even if we send a moogle now, it won't get there until
morning."
"Are you sure it's wise for just us to go?"
Eiko laughed and shook her head. "Nope! But when have we ever done anything
wise?"
Despite the atmosphere, Vivi cracked a smile and chuckled to himself as they
headed toward the Lindblum Grand Castle.
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"Kupo!"
"Why thank you," Robin said, taking the oversized letter from an undersized
mail moogle as she sat in a large chair in the library. She patted the small
creature on its head and offered it a biscuit, not questioning how it even got into
the castle. "Clever little thing, aren't you?" Robin said as the moogle began eating
its treat.
"Kupo!" it replied and stretched its wings. With one more 'kupo', the moogle
fluttered its wings and took to the air. Robin chuckled and brushed a short hair
out of her face. Her horn was still quite small, only a few inches long. Robin
smiled as Zidane walked into the room, Garnet beside him.
"Whatcha doing?" Zidane asked and ruffled her hair.
"Well, a little moogle just brought me a letter," Robin shrugged and began
tearing the envelope. "Oh, look. It's addressed to you and mom."
She passed the letter off to Zidane. "Huh, that's weird." Zidane admitted and
began reading the letter out loud.
Dear Garnet and Zidane,
Lindblum has just been attacked by an army of black mages! We found a live one
and figured that they're heading to Burmecia. Vivi and I are helping out here, so
we need you to help Freya in our place. Be careful though!
Signed,
Princess Eiko
P.S. Don't worry about us, we're fine.
"What are we going to do?" Garnet asked Zidane urgently.
"I don't know," Zidane shrugged. This letter seemed awfully suspicious in his
mind.
"We have to go! If Freya needs our help," Robin said, putting a hand on the hilt
of her sword.
"I agree," Zidane said. "They're gonna need all the help they can get. Robin,
Garnet, come on, we're taking the Red Rose."
Garnet bit her lip and nodded, Robin's face lit up in smile as she punched the air
in a boisterous fashion. "Alright, let's go kick some as---" Robin started out, but
corrected herself. "Butt."
Zidane laughed and ruffled her short, golden blonde hair. Garnet shook her head
as they all went to the airship dock.
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Ooh! I thought Vivi and Eiko said they weren't going to send them a letter! Maybe it's not from them, ooooooohhh.....spooky!!!