Disclaimer: I no own, you no sue.
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A/N: Apologies for the last chapter, I was really struggling to say everything I
wanted to say near the end. Also, this chapter is really crappy as well...
Also, you'll get two chapters this week due to the fact this one is so short. I might
be working on a little humor fic, 'Growing Pains'. Let's just say Alice in
Wonderland, 'Hamstergeddon' from Invader Zim and Giant Clank from 'Ratchet
and Clank', wait...that last one gave the entire idea away, didn't it? I can assure
you it doesn't involve ya know....Vivi squishing people....*runs away from her
own stupid idea*
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Chapter 7: Defeat
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"Robin, Eiko, Garnet and Freya found me in the Evil Forest and told me how
they were getting the four stones so they could protect them from Kuja," Demo
quickly said. "I naturally wanted to come so we got back on the airship and went
off to find the rest. And then, following Robin's directions, we found the next one
in Kuja's hands. We couldn't do anything! He took the airship and knocked out
Eiko, Garnet and Freya, but I escaped to tell you guys he's heading this way for
the last two!"
"Robin, what about Robin?" Ipsen growled. "Is she hurt, tell me you coward!"
"Calm down Ipsen," Vivi murmured to his son.
"No, he's making her lead him here." Demo said, stumbling over his words and
confused pronouns.
"How long do you think we have?" Odin asked.
"Not very!" Demo replied quickly and nervously.
"Damn it!" Odin growled and hit the table. "Now you see what happens when
you trust Fate?"
"Look, what we need is a plan," Zidane said. "Okay...Ipsen, you take the two
crystals and get them out of here as fast as possible."
"You can't run forever," Odin said, shaking his head.
"And what do you suggest?" Zidane snapped.
"...."
"That's what I thought," Zidane said. "Now, when Kuja gets here, all four of us
(that is, Vivi, Odin, me and Demo) can gang up on Kuja, beat the crap out of him
and rescue Robin."
"I like the sound of that plan," Demo agreed with a cheerful nod.
"Fine," Odin grumbled and went into his pockets. "Here's the two cr---"
Suddenly, Odin's stare went blank and his arm fell limp.
"Odin?" Mortimer asked.
Ipsen waved his hand in front of Odin's face. Nothing.
"Bring them here Black Waltz Three!" Kuja ordered from the cave entrance.
Odin stood up and began walking out the kitchen sluggishly.
"O-odin?" Mortimer said.
The waltz didn't reply, continuing to walk towards the entrance, closer and
closer to Kuja.
"What's wrong with him?" Vivi asked.
"He could never undo his own programming!" Mortimer hastily replied and ran
after Odin, tackling the towering waltz to the ground and trying to keep him
down. Odin flipped Mortimer off with the wing that was still intact and stood
up. The others ran out of the kitchen in a rush, but it was already too late.
"Excellent job," Kuja said as Odin placed the crystals in his hand. "Now, destroy
them."
Odin turned around to face the group, electricity building up in his palms while
Kuja walked out nonchalantly, all four crystals resting in his pocket.
"New plan!" Zidane said in a slightly commanding voice. "Ipsen, go after Kuja!
You're the only one of you three that can fly fast enough to keep up with him."
"But, what about you guys?" Ipsen said and turned to Odin, who finally let the
spell loose, wild bolts of electricity striking at them. Ipsen and Demo both
avoided the blows by teleporting, Zidane with a quick leap, but Vivi and
Mortimer were both hit. The two recovered fairly quickly and Ipsen turned to
Zidane again.
"We can handle him," Zidane assured.
"But...!"
"Go!"
"Wait!" Vivi said and ran over to the small huddle, faltering when another strip
of lightning nearly hit him. He handed off his Mage's Staff, a very low level
weapon being bound by repair tape in several places. "Take care of it Ipsen!
Hurry up and go!"
"Thanks dad," Ipsen said with a grin as Black Waltz Three held his own moon
topped weapon proudly and attacked the group fiercely. The last thing he said
before teleporting out of the cave was, "Don't get killed!"
"Good luck!" Vivi called, though Ipsen was nowhere to be seen.
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The morning was pink and orange, brightly colored and beautiful. It was fairly
early, the western part of the sky was still inky blue. Ipsen looked around, Kuja
was nowhere in sight.
"Dammit!" Ipsen swore and kicked a nearby rock with all his might.
"Hey, what'd your dad say about swearing?" Robin said, sitting high on Choco's
back.
"Robin!" Ipsen said.
"Last time I checked," she replied. "Are we gonna go after him or what?"
"Why bother?" Ipsen grunted. "He's got the four pieces and a fairly large head
start. Let's face it, we're---"
"Not giving up," Robin giggled. "There's still hope, if we hurry up and leave...."
"No Robin...I-I don't want you to get hurt..." Ipsen whimpered, hoping she'd
listen.
"Look, if I don't come, you won't know where Kuja's going exactly, right?" Robin
said with a smile.
"He's going to Memoria." Ipsen said.
"Yeah...I'm still coming though," Robin said and yanked the chocobo's reins,
Choco beat his stubby wings and got into the air. "So, are you coming our not?"
"Robin....please..."
The girl rolled her eyes and kicked Choco's sides, signaling him to go as fast as
he could. Ipsen spread his own appendages and flapped noisily after.
"I'm glad you decided to join Ipsen!" Robin giggled from the chocobo's back.
"You think I'd let you go fight Kuja alone?" Ipsen said, gaining altitude and
gliding proudly by her side.
"No," Robin said with a smile, the ocean racing below Choco's wings.
"Well?" Ipsen asked.
"Well what?"
"What's wrong?" Ipsen asked.
"Nothing..." Robin sighed, the Iifa Tree's looming shape appeared on the horizon.
The portal to Memoria suddenly exploded open in a dazzling display of light,
stunning Ipsen and Robin for a few moments before they went onward. "It's
just...kind of mind boggling."
"What is?" Ipsen asked.
"That we're going to save the world." Robin smirked.
"TRY to save the world."
"No...we are," Robin said stubbornly. "The good guys never lose, right?"
"You've been reading too many kid's stories." Ipsen sighed and flapped a few
times.
"Maybe so," Robin nodded, Choco automatically gaining altitude as they neared
the portal. "But it's those kinds of stories that give you the most hope."
"Hm, I guess." Ipsen sighed. They were almost inside the ball of energy leading
to Memoria. "But if we don't make it, at least we'll know we tried."
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Author's Note: Short, crappy and to the point. Like I said, this story is more a
conclusion to Malevolence's Waltz than a story on it's own. I'm sorry....please
don't kill me. I would say another four chapters, maybe?
~NeoNaoNeo
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A/N: Apologies for the last chapter, I was really struggling to say everything I
wanted to say near the end. Also, this chapter is really crappy as well...
Also, you'll get two chapters this week due to the fact this one is so short. I might
be working on a little humor fic, 'Growing Pains'. Let's just say Alice in
Wonderland, 'Hamstergeddon' from Invader Zim and Giant Clank from 'Ratchet
and Clank', wait...that last one gave the entire idea away, didn't it? I can assure
you it doesn't involve ya know....Vivi squishing people....*runs away from her
own stupid idea*
*`*`*`*`*`
Chapter 7: Defeat
*`*`*`*`*`
"Robin, Eiko, Garnet and Freya found me in the Evil Forest and told me how
they were getting the four stones so they could protect them from Kuja," Demo
quickly said. "I naturally wanted to come so we got back on the airship and went
off to find the rest. And then, following Robin's directions, we found the next one
in Kuja's hands. We couldn't do anything! He took the airship and knocked out
Eiko, Garnet and Freya, but I escaped to tell you guys he's heading this way for
the last two!"
"Robin, what about Robin?" Ipsen growled. "Is she hurt, tell me you coward!"
"Calm down Ipsen," Vivi murmured to his son.
"No, he's making her lead him here." Demo said, stumbling over his words and
confused pronouns.
"How long do you think we have?" Odin asked.
"Not very!" Demo replied quickly and nervously.
"Damn it!" Odin growled and hit the table. "Now you see what happens when
you trust Fate?"
"Look, what we need is a plan," Zidane said. "Okay...Ipsen, you take the two
crystals and get them out of here as fast as possible."
"You can't run forever," Odin said, shaking his head.
"And what do you suggest?" Zidane snapped.
"...."
"That's what I thought," Zidane said. "Now, when Kuja gets here, all four of us
(that is, Vivi, Odin, me and Demo) can gang up on Kuja, beat the crap out of him
and rescue Robin."
"I like the sound of that plan," Demo agreed with a cheerful nod.
"Fine," Odin grumbled and went into his pockets. "Here's the two cr---"
Suddenly, Odin's stare went blank and his arm fell limp.
"Odin?" Mortimer asked.
Ipsen waved his hand in front of Odin's face. Nothing.
"Bring them here Black Waltz Three!" Kuja ordered from the cave entrance.
Odin stood up and began walking out the kitchen sluggishly.
"O-odin?" Mortimer said.
The waltz didn't reply, continuing to walk towards the entrance, closer and
closer to Kuja.
"What's wrong with him?" Vivi asked.
"He could never undo his own programming!" Mortimer hastily replied and ran
after Odin, tackling the towering waltz to the ground and trying to keep him
down. Odin flipped Mortimer off with the wing that was still intact and stood
up. The others ran out of the kitchen in a rush, but it was already too late.
"Excellent job," Kuja said as Odin placed the crystals in his hand. "Now, destroy
them."
Odin turned around to face the group, electricity building up in his palms while
Kuja walked out nonchalantly, all four crystals resting in his pocket.
"New plan!" Zidane said in a slightly commanding voice. "Ipsen, go after Kuja!
You're the only one of you three that can fly fast enough to keep up with him."
"But, what about you guys?" Ipsen said and turned to Odin, who finally let the
spell loose, wild bolts of electricity striking at them. Ipsen and Demo both
avoided the blows by teleporting, Zidane with a quick leap, but Vivi and
Mortimer were both hit. The two recovered fairly quickly and Ipsen turned to
Zidane again.
"We can handle him," Zidane assured.
"But...!"
"Go!"
"Wait!" Vivi said and ran over to the small huddle, faltering when another strip
of lightning nearly hit him. He handed off his Mage's Staff, a very low level
weapon being bound by repair tape in several places. "Take care of it Ipsen!
Hurry up and go!"
"Thanks dad," Ipsen said with a grin as Black Waltz Three held his own moon
topped weapon proudly and attacked the group fiercely. The last thing he said
before teleporting out of the cave was, "Don't get killed!"
"Good luck!" Vivi called, though Ipsen was nowhere to be seen.
*`*`*`*`*`*
The morning was pink and orange, brightly colored and beautiful. It was fairly
early, the western part of the sky was still inky blue. Ipsen looked around, Kuja
was nowhere in sight.
"Dammit!" Ipsen swore and kicked a nearby rock with all his might.
"Hey, what'd your dad say about swearing?" Robin said, sitting high on Choco's
back.
"Robin!" Ipsen said.
"Last time I checked," she replied. "Are we gonna go after him or what?"
"Why bother?" Ipsen grunted. "He's got the four pieces and a fairly large head
start. Let's face it, we're---"
"Not giving up," Robin giggled. "There's still hope, if we hurry up and leave...."
"No Robin...I-I don't want you to get hurt..." Ipsen whimpered, hoping she'd
listen.
"Look, if I don't come, you won't know where Kuja's going exactly, right?" Robin
said with a smile.
"He's going to Memoria." Ipsen said.
"Yeah...I'm still coming though," Robin said and yanked the chocobo's reins,
Choco beat his stubby wings and got into the air. "So, are you coming our not?"
"Robin....please..."
The girl rolled her eyes and kicked Choco's sides, signaling him to go as fast as
he could. Ipsen spread his own appendages and flapped noisily after.
"I'm glad you decided to join Ipsen!" Robin giggled from the chocobo's back.
"You think I'd let you go fight Kuja alone?" Ipsen said, gaining altitude and
gliding proudly by her side.
"No," Robin said with a smile, the ocean racing below Choco's wings.
"Well?" Ipsen asked.
"Well what?"
"What's wrong?" Ipsen asked.
"Nothing..." Robin sighed, the Iifa Tree's looming shape appeared on the horizon.
The portal to Memoria suddenly exploded open in a dazzling display of light,
stunning Ipsen and Robin for a few moments before they went onward. "It's
just...kind of mind boggling."
"What is?" Ipsen asked.
"That we're going to save the world." Robin smirked.
"TRY to save the world."
"No...we are," Robin said stubbornly. "The good guys never lose, right?"
"You've been reading too many kid's stories." Ipsen sighed and flapped a few
times.
"Maybe so," Robin nodded, Choco automatically gaining altitude as they neared
the portal. "But it's those kinds of stories that give you the most hope."
"Hm, I guess." Ipsen sighed. They were almost inside the ball of energy leading
to Memoria. "But if we don't make it, at least we'll know we tried."
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Author's Note: Short, crappy and to the point. Like I said, this story is more a
conclusion to Malevolence's Waltz than a story on it's own. I'm sorry....please
don't kill me. I would say another four chapters, maybe?
~NeoNaoNeo