Chapter 6
Aeris suddenly awoke to shaking land. She could feel Zack jump to his feet and he reached behind him pulling out a long thick sword she never noticed before. He had it raised in front of him with his hands at his waist as he quickly glanced around the area. Zack didn't seem to realize that Aeris had woken up, nor did he notice Dyne frantically unwrapping his right arm from under a bandage. When he completely pulled the thin wrapping off Aeris drew back in shock at what she saw. A gleaming black rifle glowed against the sunlight and it was attached to his arm. He had no hand there and her eyes widen as she looked to him. Another shake of the land made her fall back against the tree hard, breaking her glance with Dyne as he just started to look back at her. Quickly, she put her hands against the grassy ground and pushed herself up to Zack.
"What's going on?!" Aeris screamed over the rumbling as Zack turned to her.
"We're probably going to have to run!" He yelled back to her, as he looked away and in front of him.
"No, I want to know what that is! What is it!?" Aeris demanded as she slapped her hands in front of her to make a small explosion of white light around them. She lowered her head and closed her eyes softly as the light dimmed slightly and then thinned itself out while growing in length. When the light finally stopped what was left was a shimmering gold staff that stretched from Aeris's head to the ground. Two gleaming Phoenix wings curved into the center forming a heart shape end that didn't quite connect at the crease. A small pale green orb sat upon a short pedestal between the wings that was attached the main rod of the staff that seemed to be made out of complete liquid because the white inside the orb swelled against the pale green.
"Wow! I didn't know you knew magic!" Dyne screamed, smirking at her quickly.
"And I didn't know you had a gun for an arm…" Aeris answered back to him smiling back and then turned away to face Zack. Dyne scowled at Zack for a moment when Aeris turned her gaze towards him and she noticed it. Swiftly, he changed his expression as he started walking a little bit forward.
"Come on we have to get out of here! Dyne! Get back here!" Zack hollered out to him as Dyne started into a paced jog away from them.
"Dyne come back! Listen to him!" Aeris yelled out with a hint of concern in her voice as she watched him. Dyne seemed to ignore both of them as he kept running and then he suddenly stopped and started back towards them full speed swinging his arm forward as hard as he could screaming out something that she couldn't make out over rumbling. She could feel a tight hard tug on her wrist and she was pulled back being dragged by Zack.
"What?! What are you doing?!" Aeris yelled to him while trying to fight his hand off her wrist, but the harder she tried the tighter he got.
"Dyne said it's coming!" He yelled back at her as he put his long sword back behind his back nearly blinded by its gleam against the sun's rays. Aeris turned her head behind her but it seemed Dyne was too far behind. She pushed herself up to his side trying not to trip and then gripped his hand trying to get him off.
"Dyne needs help! Go back!"
"No! Dyne will be fine! If we go back we'll all be killed!"
"By what?! Answer me that, by what!?" She demanded but quickly tripped over her feet and slammed her face into the ground. She could taste the mixture of blood and dirt in her mouth and pushed herself up noticing Zack was slowing and Dyne was coming to her. Dyne suddenly stopped and pulled Aeris to her feet and then tugged her hard forward.
"Just tell me what you're running from!" She screamed as she pushed her hand against her face trying to rid herself of the dirt that was spread across her face.
"That!" Dyne hollered back at her pointing behind her head. Aeris quickly turned to see the Ultimate Weapon had returned.
"DYNE! WATCH IT!" Zack yelled as he stopped and headed towards them. Dyne turned quickly to see the Ultimate Weapon was opening his mouth and pouring in energy from all around it forming a large pulsar ball. Dyne through himself to the ground as soon as Zack dived down at them and brought Aeris back to the ground with him.
"Cover your ears fast!" Zack told them and Aeris did as she was told without thinking pushing as hard as she could against her ears trying to make her seem deaf. Aeris could feel a blast of wind push against her and smack into Zack's head, which was now pressed into the soft dirt. The grass and loose soil around them seemed to lift and shoot passed them. She closed her eyes tightly, fearful that something might happen to them, and then a sharp stab of pain shot from her head to her waist making her jolt back and try to let go of her ears. When she tried to pull away from her ears though to see what had hit her face she noticed they were suddenly pushed back to where they were with a brute force. Aeris could feel that Zack was getting pulled away from her and Dyne was being knocked to side away from her.
"GUYS! COME BACK! FIGHT IT!" She heard Zack scream to them faintly through the shock wave. A sudden blast of wind then shot Aeris blank in the head and flung her into a stone side, or so she believed. The wind finally settled around her but she could hear no one or sense anyone near her. Slowly, Aeris opened her eyes to see herself lying in front of a gentle ocean. She frantically glanced around her and shot to her feet only to be knocked back to the ground from her weakness.
"No…" She whispered as she laid back tiredly and continued to look around, "Guys? Where'd you go? Where are you? Zack!? Dyne?! Guys!" Aeris called out softly as she tried to regain her strength and balance enough to go and search for the others.
Aeris suddenly awoke to shaking land. She could feel Zack jump to his feet and he reached behind him pulling out a long thick sword she never noticed before. He had it raised in front of him with his hands at his waist as he quickly glanced around the area. Zack didn't seem to realize that Aeris had woken up, nor did he notice Dyne frantically unwrapping his right arm from under a bandage. When he completely pulled the thin wrapping off Aeris drew back in shock at what she saw. A gleaming black rifle glowed against the sunlight and it was attached to his arm. He had no hand there and her eyes widen as she looked to him. Another shake of the land made her fall back against the tree hard, breaking her glance with Dyne as he just started to look back at her. Quickly, she put her hands against the grassy ground and pushed herself up to Zack.
"What's going on?!" Aeris screamed over the rumbling as Zack turned to her.
"We're probably going to have to run!" He yelled back to her, as he looked away and in front of him.
"No, I want to know what that is! What is it!?" Aeris demanded as she slapped her hands in front of her to make a small explosion of white light around them. She lowered her head and closed her eyes softly as the light dimmed slightly and then thinned itself out while growing in length. When the light finally stopped what was left was a shimmering gold staff that stretched from Aeris's head to the ground. Two gleaming Phoenix wings curved into the center forming a heart shape end that didn't quite connect at the crease. A small pale green orb sat upon a short pedestal between the wings that was attached the main rod of the staff that seemed to be made out of complete liquid because the white inside the orb swelled against the pale green.
"Wow! I didn't know you knew magic!" Dyne screamed, smirking at her quickly.
"And I didn't know you had a gun for an arm…" Aeris answered back to him smiling back and then turned away to face Zack. Dyne scowled at Zack for a moment when Aeris turned her gaze towards him and she noticed it. Swiftly, he changed his expression as he started walking a little bit forward.
"Come on we have to get out of here! Dyne! Get back here!" Zack hollered out to him as Dyne started into a paced jog away from them.
"Dyne come back! Listen to him!" Aeris yelled out with a hint of concern in her voice as she watched him. Dyne seemed to ignore both of them as he kept running and then he suddenly stopped and started back towards them full speed swinging his arm forward as hard as he could screaming out something that she couldn't make out over rumbling. She could feel a tight hard tug on her wrist and she was pulled back being dragged by Zack.
"What?! What are you doing?!" Aeris yelled to him while trying to fight his hand off her wrist, but the harder she tried the tighter he got.
"Dyne said it's coming!" He yelled back at her as he put his long sword back behind his back nearly blinded by its gleam against the sun's rays. Aeris turned her head behind her but it seemed Dyne was too far behind. She pushed herself up to his side trying not to trip and then gripped his hand trying to get him off.
"Dyne needs help! Go back!"
"No! Dyne will be fine! If we go back we'll all be killed!"
"By what?! Answer me that, by what!?" She demanded but quickly tripped over her feet and slammed her face into the ground. She could taste the mixture of blood and dirt in her mouth and pushed herself up noticing Zack was slowing and Dyne was coming to her. Dyne suddenly stopped and pulled Aeris to her feet and then tugged her hard forward.
"Just tell me what you're running from!" She screamed as she pushed her hand against her face trying to rid herself of the dirt that was spread across her face.
"That!" Dyne hollered back at her pointing behind her head. Aeris quickly turned to see the Ultimate Weapon had returned.
"DYNE! WATCH IT!" Zack yelled as he stopped and headed towards them. Dyne turned quickly to see the Ultimate Weapon was opening his mouth and pouring in energy from all around it forming a large pulsar ball. Dyne through himself to the ground as soon as Zack dived down at them and brought Aeris back to the ground with him.
"Cover your ears fast!" Zack told them and Aeris did as she was told without thinking pushing as hard as she could against her ears trying to make her seem deaf. Aeris could feel a blast of wind push against her and smack into Zack's head, which was now pressed into the soft dirt. The grass and loose soil around them seemed to lift and shoot passed them. She closed her eyes tightly, fearful that something might happen to them, and then a sharp stab of pain shot from her head to her waist making her jolt back and try to let go of her ears. When she tried to pull away from her ears though to see what had hit her face she noticed they were suddenly pushed back to where they were with a brute force. Aeris could feel that Zack was getting pulled away from her and Dyne was being knocked to side away from her.
"GUYS! COME BACK! FIGHT IT!" She heard Zack scream to them faintly through the shock wave. A sudden blast of wind then shot Aeris blank in the head and flung her into a stone side, or so she believed. The wind finally settled around her but she could hear no one or sense anyone near her. Slowly, Aeris opened her eyes to see herself lying in front of a gentle ocean. She frantically glanced around her and shot to her feet only to be knocked back to the ground from her weakness.
"No…" She whispered as she laid back tiredly and continued to look around, "Guys? Where'd you go? Where are you? Zack!? Dyne?! Guys!" Aeris called out softly as she tried to regain her strength and balance enough to go and search for the others.