Jet's dream seemed to be unreal. He was shot in the gut and he would've died in under fifteen minutes while the bullet ate at his insides. But what really happened? Hehehehe, thanks for the review Chappu and XtremeNuisance. The dream won't be discussed in the chapter so there. But instead, things between the group will heat up. A new character will be introduced into this chapter, so watch, look and err...watch or something.
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Chapter # 2:Escape is not an Option
Jet woke up about an hour and a half later when the movie was at it's finale`. A man and a woman were running through a dark hallway with someone or something behind them. The man had shining black hair and the woman, a natural blonde. He pulled her into a messy room and locked it, he then started to pile objects against the bronze door to baricade them from the enemy. He pulled out a small revolver and got as far away from the door as possible. The woman, carrying a small metal object in her hand was stationed next to him with torn clothes, messy hair and blood stains all over her clothes. The man aimed the gun at the door and waited patiently with his heart beating in his chest. "It's coming." he said quietly. The door crashed open and a gruesome looking monster appeared. Most of the man made baricade had been sent into the air, smashing through windows and into the wall. The gun roared and a stream of bullets shot through the steaming barrel and into the creature's flesh.
"Oh brother." Jet said rolling his eyes yet again. He stood up; forgetting that his chains were still sealed on his wrists, Rikku yanked him back down watching the screen.
"This is the best part!" she whispered. "Siddown!" Jet did as he was told and sighed in frustration.
"Why was I the one who had to get stuck with you? It's a living hell trying to get you to do something." she shushed him again. The movie credits started to roll and they stood up once more. Rikku strecthed her arms and led him out of the large room where other Spirans rushed out. Rikku stood beside Jet, waiting for Yuna and Paine. Yna, who had gotten queazy, had rushed to the bathroom. The ending sequence was violent, filled with blood and guts flying everywhere. Rikku, who hadn't known, just picked a random movie that looked entertaining. Paine had been watching the credits while Yuna came from the restroom looking very dibilitated. She had turned pale from the last time he saw her. Paine had just come out of the theater, grinning at Yuna.
"Looks like you had an "interesting" encounter with gore." she chuckled. Yuna nodded, hugging her stomach. "Well next time, I'll allow Rikku NOT to pick the movie. C'mon, Buddy's probably waiting." As the exited the theater, a group of men in black uniforms surrounded the harbor, each one carrying a weapon of some sort. Jet's heart rate began to increase as they passed them. His nerves of the men in black had haunted him before, they were the same ones when he did his time in prison. They were the Spiran Guard. They took no notice to them and seemed to be acknowledged to a few other people. Two women, they nodded and shook their heads about a description they spoke about a man who's on the loose. The summary wasn't easy to hear in their distance from the men but there were some lines in their about white, messy hair and sly movements. More of them were sighted by the department stores and shops they had walked by.
The Celcius hatch door was still open and Buddy was moving about the outside with the mechanic. "This'll cost ya 'bout 77000 gil." he said. Buddy's mouth dropped with an unbelievable look on his face.
"You're kidding, right?........Right?!" he blabbed. The mechanic shook his head with a smile. "Where am I supposed to get that kind of money?! I barely have enough to pay for a hair-cut!" he moaned.
"Well that's the hard part, getting all the money. Tell me when you have the cash and I'll tell you when I can fix it." he said with a smirk. He stalked off toward the auto-garage, leaving Buddy, stranded in wonder. The girls and Jet walked on to the Celcius, Rikku released Jet and he plopped on Shinra's seat and spun around in it. Buddy came back up seconds later with a desperate lip.
"We need money. The repairs will cost us more than we can count and if we keep going like this then we'll be stranded somewhere in the middle of no where. So we have two options." Buddy sighed.
"What are they?" Rikku asked worriedly.
"Either get the money or start a life in Luca." he banged his head on the wall and sat down in his station. "If we get the money, then we're good. So we just need a couple thousand. I have 327 gil."
"I have about 1700 in the cabin." Rikku said, lending a helping hand. She sat on the desk waiting for Paine's reply. It never came. Yuna chirped in and handed over 2712 coins. Some worth more than the others but still, it wouldn't be even close. "You have some Paine, I know you do." Paine leaned against the wall with her eyes closed and her arms folded.
"What makes you think that? If you have some spheres, why don't you give them to the sphere museum Shinra's always appointing us to? They should give us some coin." she replied lazily.
Rikku nodded excitedly, "I never thought of that!" she smiled. Paine smirked once again and headed off to the elevator. Closely followed by Rikku and Yuna. Jet jumped up after Buddy.
"Who're those guards looking for?" he wondered. Buddy turned to him. "Have they been here yet?"
"Well, Jet. Since you're the escape` they're coming for you. You breached their most high-tech security system, took out six guards and hijacked their prototype Sharp Cruiser. I think you'd be wanted." he said. Buddy curled a sly grin on his face.
"I know what you're thinking. And don't you dare turn me in. We cut a deal and I expect you to keep it." Jet took a few steps back. "And besides, why would you wanna break a deal with someone who promised to help you search for spheres?"
"Jet, you're just in this because you don't wanna get captured again. And th-"
"I can help you pay off your debts, I got millions stashed away at the old cemetary. Gimme a chance! I can turn your lives around." he begged. Buddy's grin faded and he patted Jet on the back.
"You'd do that for us?" he said.
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Jet's POV
I didn't really trust any of them. And Buddy didn't act like I could trust him either. When he told me I could stay if I cut them a deal, something felt wrong. I wasn't helping the right person and I certainly wasn't doing the right thing. I never recalled doing anything to break the law in the first place, beside's stealing the money I mean. Brother and Shinra, I hadn't any contact with them at all. Yuna, Paine and Rikku all seemed normal. But the feeling of being aboard their ship-as a guest. No wait, let me rephrase that, as a prisoner. The only freedom I had was on the bridge or in the cabins. On the deck, they'd probably just think I would jump off. Anyway, that dream I had, it really spoke to me. To tell me to trust no one. And that's what I'll do. From here on out, it's just me, my boomerang and my Airget-lamh.
I feel as if I've met one of these comrades of mine. Like I was in contact with them, happy. Though I don't remember anything from my past, hell I don't remember things from two-weeks ago. But if I ever find out how I got into prison, who set me up and how I got into this mess in the first place, I'll make sure that person has as much time as they need to rest.
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"Yeah if you get off my back and let me have some freedom once in awhile!" he spat. Buddy raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Fine. You get your freedom and I guess we can arrange somethings your way."
"Now that's more like it. For one, I don't wanna be a dog and where the handcuffs, second of all I want my weapons back, and lastly, I don't need to be babysat."
"We did that for a reason, you made us a deal and you'll keep it. Run off and we'll never find you!" Buddy shouted. Jet glared at him.
"Fine. But no metal bracelets, you're women can follow me. But they better not get on my nerves." Jet muttered, stalking off toward the elevator. The door opened and Shinra waded out carrying a crate. He dropped it on the floor and the top shot off.
"These are the malfunctioning parts of the Celcius. We'll need another of all of these parts if we want this ship running perfectly. The heater is totally dead and the comunication devices are dead as well. The spare engine in the engine room may have a few thousand volts left but I doubt it'll work more than an hour."
"Hm....well I think Jet'll be able to help us out, ain't that right?" he laughed. Jet gave a sarcastic smile and stepped into the elevator. The sliding doors shut and he shot up. The small breeze of the speed he was gaining lifted up his messy hair and dropped it back down as it stopped. The scent of the clean air reached his nostrils as he stepped on to the metal surface of the deck. The people passing by stared at him and backed away, scared.
He narrowed his eyes and stood up. He climbed down one of the side engines and plopped into the water. He waded over to the beachy sand area and shook his legs to get droplets of water off. He shoved his hands in his pockets and walked through the massive town. Several of the men in dark uniforms were still patrolling the street, he did his best to avoid them and stay out of their attention. He wasn't armed, although he could still protect himself from any danger that might occur. His scarf flew in the wind behind him as he walked slowly into a crowd of people. They all seemed to be staring up at someone wearing a red cloak. He wore sunglasses that shielded the color of his eyes. His hair was dark and spiked up, he had a few strips of hair hanging in front of his forehead. "Ladies and gentlemen! Never fear! Zane Gantouse is here!" the announcer shouted. He spoke like the man in the stadium. The crowd erupted with clapping hands and screaming fans. The man bowed at the crowd and spoke.
"I assure you all that the man known as "Jet Enduro" will be recaptured by the end of this month. He has been sighted in this very city more than once today. The Dark Knights have never failed to capture a renegade and we-" he was cut short from a screaming civillian.
"There he is!" a woman said. Everyone backed away and he was surrounded by screaming people. Zane pulled a gun out from his cloak and aimed it at Jet. Zane shot but he dodged it and rolled into the crowd of people. The Dark Knights started to pace after him with guns blazing. "Oh an, me without a weapon." Jet said as he kept his eyes focused on the path ahead. Many people darted out of the way of his approach and watched as he turned a corner.
"Halt!" a knight said as he aimed the gun. He shot and a bullet screamed in the air as the gun forced him back. The bullet barely hit him and kept on forward. It collided with a street light and gave another scream as it dug into the light's metal base. He fired another but missed a second time. He charged after him and lost sight. "What?"
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Gippal juggled the dark sphere in his palm, tossing it in the air every other second. His escape was too close but he played it cool....as always! The tone of running feet came around the corner and he shuffled the dark ball into his pocket. It was Jet. He stopped him and pushed him against the wall. "Hey Jet, I thought you were supposed to be with the Gulls? Escape again?" he smiled.
"Shut it, Giggle or whatever your name is! I'm supposed to help them fix their ship! And if you turn me in, then they'll be stuck out here forever! You don't want to see them beg for some spare change, do you? Now lemme go!" Jet hissed. Gippal let him go and glared at him.
"It's Gippal. Now why would you be in such a hurry? Running away from someone? A certain girl maybe?" he chuckled.
"Shut up! If you don't know, I was given the chance to have the shackles taken off but your little girl friends are still in charge of where and when I go somewhere!" Jet looked around the corner and the guards were heading their way. "Gotta run. Run into the Gulls, tell 'em I went for the money." with that, he went down the alley. Gippal shrugged and kept on walking. The Dark Knight stopped him in his tracks and asked him some questions.
"Seen him?" he said as he held up a mugshot of Jet. "He's in the city."
"Sorry, Chief. Haven't seen him. Thoough maybe if you check by the harbor, I'm sure he'd be around there." Gippal said with a smirk on his face. Jet watched out from a slightly open dumpster with anger on his face.
"That double crosser." he muttered. He dropped down and the lid slammed shut.
He sat in the dumpster for the next half hour before he finally lifted the lid again. The sky had become a orange-crimsony color and the sun was beginning to set. He pushed the lid up higher and jumped out. Bits of grime and trash were in his hair and stained his clothes. He checked around the corners as he made his way toward the crimson giant. The hatch was still open so he ran in quietly. No one was on the bridge.....except for Rikku and Paine. He tracked bits of trash on the metal floor as he went to the elevator. "What happened to you?" Rikku giggled.
Jet turned to face her, "Well, gotta hide somehow, right? I ran into Gippal after my "escape". He said you should take better care of your guests." he lied. Rikku pouted and turned around in her seat. Paine stared at him, when she did that, he felt a cold shiver run down his spine. Her cold glare could scare anyone half to death. He chuckled at the thought. He punched a button on the wall and the sliding doors opened and he stepped in. He waved sarcastically at them and shot upwards again. He stopped at the cabin door and went inside. Yuna was laying on the bed sleeping and the blue hypello was rubbing the counter with a small rag.
"Yesh? May I be helping yoo?" he said.
"Shower!" Jet said desperately. The hypello pointed to a door that was slightly ajar. He went in and turned on the faucet. Water streamed out and he pulled a knob on top of it. Water started to spray out of the shower head. He stripped down and walked in. The hot water soothed his sweaty body and washed the gunk out of his hair and skin. Steam filled the air as the water boiled over on to his back. He shut his eyes and let the water abscond down his spine. He winced at the sharp pain from the scalding water, it eased as his skin got used to it. He reached for a bottle of shampoo and squeezed some into his hair, he mixed it up violently and put it under the shooting shower head. The shampoo washed out and fell in puffy bubbles on the shower floor. He turned off the faucet and grabbed a towel. He stepped out of the shower and clothed himself once more.
Rikku sat in her seat cross-legged with her chin resting the palm of her hand. In the other, a pencil and a notebook with small drawings and words written under them. She seemed to be thinking deeply. She released her chin and scribbled on the notebook. Yuna walked in through the sliding doors, holding a sphere in her hands. She grabbed Rikku and Paine and brought them into the elevator. "What's up?" Rikku asked, staring at the bright orange globe.
"I found something. On the beach." she said. It started to glow as the stopped at the cabins. They walked down the metal hall and the sliding doors open, Jet had walked out. Clean and his hair actually combed.
"G'day ladies." he chuckled. He walked passed them with his hands behind his head, staring up at the ceiling. He walked into the elevator and waved at them. His mood seemed to be good but he was just playing with them. Taunting the Gullwing women. They turned back to the sphere and watched it. The voice of an man reached their ears as static filled the image.
"Zanarkand? You must be kidding! Zanarkand is dead! Just like you'll be in a few seconds! Now tell me! Where are the others?!"
"I don't know!" a voice sounding very familiar, but very weak. The blurry image showed a young man who looked very much like Tidus, was chained to a stone wall. The man punched him in the gut and he spat a few drops of blood.
"Do not lie! Take him away. We'll deal with him later. We have bigger manners to attend to." two other men came by and released him from the wall but into their arms. They were in black clothing and masks that only let their eyes peer out. They were rather muscular and looked ready to beat someone to death.
"Strange." Paine said looking at Yuna. Yuna gazed at the cloudy image and put it in her satchel that hung from her half-dress. Rikku walked back toward the elevator, a loud crash came from the western wall. The sound of shattering glass and the erie laugh of a villain was taking place. She equiped her daggers in her fingers and ran toward the elevator with Paine and Yuna right behind her. Yuna, with her two pistols and Paine with her large sword. They charged out the doors and out the hatch door. Jet had already chased after the laugh, weapon or no weapon.
Outside was a strange flying vehicle that resembled a small plane. On top of it was a man in a gray tunic, a mask with the face of a pumpkin, a hat fit for a witch and a medieval sword that was out of it's sheath. He seemed to be attacking the town. The Dark Knights fired rapidly at him but it had no effect. He held his hand out in front of him and redirected the bullets at his enemies. Several of them were killed by his power. Under his glider was Jet, reloading his gun and paying no attention to the far cries of the threatened townsfolk. He locked the bullets into place and fired at the demon. The bullets crashed through the metal and damaged the flyer. The evil man took notice and jumped off, letting the vehicle fly it's own path. "You wanna fight, tough guy?!" he said grabbing Jet by the throat. He pushed him against a nearby building and started to punch his face. Jet struggled to lift his gun but it was stolen by his enemy and knocked to the street. "Touch me again and you'll be sorry!"
"I never touched you. But now that you mention it..." Jet said grabbing the villain's throat. He kicked him in the chest, forcing the pumpkin head to let go. Jet tackled the man and did what he had done to him. "Ain't payback a bitch?" he joked. He grabbed his gun and aimed it at the man's face. The glider hadn't fled the scene yet, oh no. It was coming back for it's master. It shot at Jet with blades sticking out from the front. This gave the evil doer a chance to grab his sword. As he did, he kicked Jet in the back and sent him flying over head.
"Never fiddle with a scarecrow! You never know what they'll do to ya!" he said, he punced at his glider and hopped on. Flying off into the sunset. Leaving Jet, dirty and ready for another shower. His face was bloody, his nose was running with blood and so his mouth. Jet watched the night sky as he lay on the cold, hard ground. Rikku walked over to him with a hand on her hip.
"What was that?" she said helping him up. Jet shook his head.
"Dunno. But whatever it was....someone has to stop it." Jet said whiping the trickling blood from his lip with his forearm. Rikku gave him an awkward smile and ran back to the Celcius, unharmed. The girls hadn't even joined the fight. Too focused on how he'd handle things? Maybe. He was sure Paine would inflick some real "pain" on to the weird man. The Dark Knights had surrounded him once again. They would surely shoot if he reached for his weapon and he would be arrested without the help of the Gullwings. His only choices were to come quietly or go for the gun and hope for the best. One thing was for certain:Escape was not an option....
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Author's Comments:Sorry for the short chapter. I have school tomorrow so that's why I'm choosing to update tonight. So The sphere, Yuna is believing it's You-Know-Who, and Jet promised Buddy another. BAD IDEA! His treasures are in some graveyard which woulda' been in this chapter if it weren't for Scarecrow. Yeah so I copied the glider thing from Spider-Man. And Scarecrow resembles the likes of the Green Goblin. But I swear he's my own character. And Jet will encounter a lot more villains in his travels with the Gullwings. All of whom which want to tear him lim-from-lim. Every good story needs a super-villain. Not that Jet is a superhero or anything. So please read and review! I'll have another chapter up by the end of the week! Promise.
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Chapter # 2:Escape is not an Option
Jet woke up about an hour and a half later when the movie was at it's finale`. A man and a woman were running through a dark hallway with someone or something behind them. The man had shining black hair and the woman, a natural blonde. He pulled her into a messy room and locked it, he then started to pile objects against the bronze door to baricade them from the enemy. He pulled out a small revolver and got as far away from the door as possible. The woman, carrying a small metal object in her hand was stationed next to him with torn clothes, messy hair and blood stains all over her clothes. The man aimed the gun at the door and waited patiently with his heart beating in his chest. "It's coming." he said quietly. The door crashed open and a gruesome looking monster appeared. Most of the man made baricade had been sent into the air, smashing through windows and into the wall. The gun roared and a stream of bullets shot through the steaming barrel and into the creature's flesh.
"Oh brother." Jet said rolling his eyes yet again. He stood up; forgetting that his chains were still sealed on his wrists, Rikku yanked him back down watching the screen.
"This is the best part!" she whispered. "Siddown!" Jet did as he was told and sighed in frustration.
"Why was I the one who had to get stuck with you? It's a living hell trying to get you to do something." she shushed him again. The movie credits started to roll and they stood up once more. Rikku strecthed her arms and led him out of the large room where other Spirans rushed out. Rikku stood beside Jet, waiting for Yuna and Paine. Yna, who had gotten queazy, had rushed to the bathroom. The ending sequence was violent, filled with blood and guts flying everywhere. Rikku, who hadn't known, just picked a random movie that looked entertaining. Paine had been watching the credits while Yuna came from the restroom looking very dibilitated. She had turned pale from the last time he saw her. Paine had just come out of the theater, grinning at Yuna.
"Looks like you had an "interesting" encounter with gore." she chuckled. Yuna nodded, hugging her stomach. "Well next time, I'll allow Rikku NOT to pick the movie. C'mon, Buddy's probably waiting." As the exited the theater, a group of men in black uniforms surrounded the harbor, each one carrying a weapon of some sort. Jet's heart rate began to increase as they passed them. His nerves of the men in black had haunted him before, they were the same ones when he did his time in prison. They were the Spiran Guard. They took no notice to them and seemed to be acknowledged to a few other people. Two women, they nodded and shook their heads about a description they spoke about a man who's on the loose. The summary wasn't easy to hear in their distance from the men but there were some lines in their about white, messy hair and sly movements. More of them were sighted by the department stores and shops they had walked by.
The Celcius hatch door was still open and Buddy was moving about the outside with the mechanic. "This'll cost ya 'bout 77000 gil." he said. Buddy's mouth dropped with an unbelievable look on his face.
"You're kidding, right?........Right?!" he blabbed. The mechanic shook his head with a smile. "Where am I supposed to get that kind of money?! I barely have enough to pay for a hair-cut!" he moaned.
"Well that's the hard part, getting all the money. Tell me when you have the cash and I'll tell you when I can fix it." he said with a smirk. He stalked off toward the auto-garage, leaving Buddy, stranded in wonder. The girls and Jet walked on to the Celcius, Rikku released Jet and he plopped on Shinra's seat and spun around in it. Buddy came back up seconds later with a desperate lip.
"We need money. The repairs will cost us more than we can count and if we keep going like this then we'll be stranded somewhere in the middle of no where. So we have two options." Buddy sighed.
"What are they?" Rikku asked worriedly.
"Either get the money or start a life in Luca." he banged his head on the wall and sat down in his station. "If we get the money, then we're good. So we just need a couple thousand. I have 327 gil."
"I have about 1700 in the cabin." Rikku said, lending a helping hand. She sat on the desk waiting for Paine's reply. It never came. Yuna chirped in and handed over 2712 coins. Some worth more than the others but still, it wouldn't be even close. "You have some Paine, I know you do." Paine leaned against the wall with her eyes closed and her arms folded.
"What makes you think that? If you have some spheres, why don't you give them to the sphere museum Shinra's always appointing us to? They should give us some coin." she replied lazily.
Rikku nodded excitedly, "I never thought of that!" she smiled. Paine smirked once again and headed off to the elevator. Closely followed by Rikku and Yuna. Jet jumped up after Buddy.
"Who're those guards looking for?" he wondered. Buddy turned to him. "Have they been here yet?"
"Well, Jet. Since you're the escape` they're coming for you. You breached their most high-tech security system, took out six guards and hijacked their prototype Sharp Cruiser. I think you'd be wanted." he said. Buddy curled a sly grin on his face.
"I know what you're thinking. And don't you dare turn me in. We cut a deal and I expect you to keep it." Jet took a few steps back. "And besides, why would you wanna break a deal with someone who promised to help you search for spheres?"
"Jet, you're just in this because you don't wanna get captured again. And th-"
"I can help you pay off your debts, I got millions stashed away at the old cemetary. Gimme a chance! I can turn your lives around." he begged. Buddy's grin faded and he patted Jet on the back.
"You'd do that for us?" he said.
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Jet's POV
I didn't really trust any of them. And Buddy didn't act like I could trust him either. When he told me I could stay if I cut them a deal, something felt wrong. I wasn't helping the right person and I certainly wasn't doing the right thing. I never recalled doing anything to break the law in the first place, beside's stealing the money I mean. Brother and Shinra, I hadn't any contact with them at all. Yuna, Paine and Rikku all seemed normal. But the feeling of being aboard their ship-as a guest. No wait, let me rephrase that, as a prisoner. The only freedom I had was on the bridge or in the cabins. On the deck, they'd probably just think I would jump off. Anyway, that dream I had, it really spoke to me. To tell me to trust no one. And that's what I'll do. From here on out, it's just me, my boomerang and my Airget-lamh.
I feel as if I've met one of these comrades of mine. Like I was in contact with them, happy. Though I don't remember anything from my past, hell I don't remember things from two-weeks ago. But if I ever find out how I got into prison, who set me up and how I got into this mess in the first place, I'll make sure that person has as much time as they need to rest.
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"Yeah if you get off my back and let me have some freedom once in awhile!" he spat. Buddy raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Fine. You get your freedom and I guess we can arrange somethings your way."
"Now that's more like it. For one, I don't wanna be a dog and where the handcuffs, second of all I want my weapons back, and lastly, I don't need to be babysat."
"We did that for a reason, you made us a deal and you'll keep it. Run off and we'll never find you!" Buddy shouted. Jet glared at him.
"Fine. But no metal bracelets, you're women can follow me. But they better not get on my nerves." Jet muttered, stalking off toward the elevator. The door opened and Shinra waded out carrying a crate. He dropped it on the floor and the top shot off.
"These are the malfunctioning parts of the Celcius. We'll need another of all of these parts if we want this ship running perfectly. The heater is totally dead and the comunication devices are dead as well. The spare engine in the engine room may have a few thousand volts left but I doubt it'll work more than an hour."
"Hm....well I think Jet'll be able to help us out, ain't that right?" he laughed. Jet gave a sarcastic smile and stepped into the elevator. The sliding doors shut and he shot up. The small breeze of the speed he was gaining lifted up his messy hair and dropped it back down as it stopped. The scent of the clean air reached his nostrils as he stepped on to the metal surface of the deck. The people passing by stared at him and backed away, scared.
He narrowed his eyes and stood up. He climbed down one of the side engines and plopped into the water. He waded over to the beachy sand area and shook his legs to get droplets of water off. He shoved his hands in his pockets and walked through the massive town. Several of the men in dark uniforms were still patrolling the street, he did his best to avoid them and stay out of their attention. He wasn't armed, although he could still protect himself from any danger that might occur. His scarf flew in the wind behind him as he walked slowly into a crowd of people. They all seemed to be staring up at someone wearing a red cloak. He wore sunglasses that shielded the color of his eyes. His hair was dark and spiked up, he had a few strips of hair hanging in front of his forehead. "Ladies and gentlemen! Never fear! Zane Gantouse is here!" the announcer shouted. He spoke like the man in the stadium. The crowd erupted with clapping hands and screaming fans. The man bowed at the crowd and spoke.
"I assure you all that the man known as "Jet Enduro" will be recaptured by the end of this month. He has been sighted in this very city more than once today. The Dark Knights have never failed to capture a renegade and we-" he was cut short from a screaming civillian.
"There he is!" a woman said. Everyone backed away and he was surrounded by screaming people. Zane pulled a gun out from his cloak and aimed it at Jet. Zane shot but he dodged it and rolled into the crowd of people. The Dark Knights started to pace after him with guns blazing. "Oh an, me without a weapon." Jet said as he kept his eyes focused on the path ahead. Many people darted out of the way of his approach and watched as he turned a corner.
"Halt!" a knight said as he aimed the gun. He shot and a bullet screamed in the air as the gun forced him back. The bullet barely hit him and kept on forward. It collided with a street light and gave another scream as it dug into the light's metal base. He fired another but missed a second time. He charged after him and lost sight. "What?"
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Gippal juggled the dark sphere in his palm, tossing it in the air every other second. His escape was too close but he played it cool....as always! The tone of running feet came around the corner and he shuffled the dark ball into his pocket. It was Jet. He stopped him and pushed him against the wall. "Hey Jet, I thought you were supposed to be with the Gulls? Escape again?" he smiled.
"Shut it, Giggle or whatever your name is! I'm supposed to help them fix their ship! And if you turn me in, then they'll be stuck out here forever! You don't want to see them beg for some spare change, do you? Now lemme go!" Jet hissed. Gippal let him go and glared at him.
"It's Gippal. Now why would you be in such a hurry? Running away from someone? A certain girl maybe?" he chuckled.
"Shut up! If you don't know, I was given the chance to have the shackles taken off but your little girl friends are still in charge of where and when I go somewhere!" Jet looked around the corner and the guards were heading their way. "Gotta run. Run into the Gulls, tell 'em I went for the money." with that, he went down the alley. Gippal shrugged and kept on walking. The Dark Knight stopped him in his tracks and asked him some questions.
"Seen him?" he said as he held up a mugshot of Jet. "He's in the city."
"Sorry, Chief. Haven't seen him. Thoough maybe if you check by the harbor, I'm sure he'd be around there." Gippal said with a smirk on his face. Jet watched out from a slightly open dumpster with anger on his face.
"That double crosser." he muttered. He dropped down and the lid slammed shut.
He sat in the dumpster for the next half hour before he finally lifted the lid again. The sky had become a orange-crimsony color and the sun was beginning to set. He pushed the lid up higher and jumped out. Bits of grime and trash were in his hair and stained his clothes. He checked around the corners as he made his way toward the crimson giant. The hatch was still open so he ran in quietly. No one was on the bridge.....except for Rikku and Paine. He tracked bits of trash on the metal floor as he went to the elevator. "What happened to you?" Rikku giggled.
Jet turned to face her, "Well, gotta hide somehow, right? I ran into Gippal after my "escape". He said you should take better care of your guests." he lied. Rikku pouted and turned around in her seat. Paine stared at him, when she did that, he felt a cold shiver run down his spine. Her cold glare could scare anyone half to death. He chuckled at the thought. He punched a button on the wall and the sliding doors opened and he stepped in. He waved sarcastically at them and shot upwards again. He stopped at the cabin door and went inside. Yuna was laying on the bed sleeping and the blue hypello was rubbing the counter with a small rag.
"Yesh? May I be helping yoo?" he said.
"Shower!" Jet said desperately. The hypello pointed to a door that was slightly ajar. He went in and turned on the faucet. Water streamed out and he pulled a knob on top of it. Water started to spray out of the shower head. He stripped down and walked in. The hot water soothed his sweaty body and washed the gunk out of his hair and skin. Steam filled the air as the water boiled over on to his back. He shut his eyes and let the water abscond down his spine. He winced at the sharp pain from the scalding water, it eased as his skin got used to it. He reached for a bottle of shampoo and squeezed some into his hair, he mixed it up violently and put it under the shooting shower head. The shampoo washed out and fell in puffy bubbles on the shower floor. He turned off the faucet and grabbed a towel. He stepped out of the shower and clothed himself once more.
Rikku sat in her seat cross-legged with her chin resting the palm of her hand. In the other, a pencil and a notebook with small drawings and words written under them. She seemed to be thinking deeply. She released her chin and scribbled on the notebook. Yuna walked in through the sliding doors, holding a sphere in her hands. She grabbed Rikku and Paine and brought them into the elevator. "What's up?" Rikku asked, staring at the bright orange globe.
"I found something. On the beach." she said. It started to glow as the stopped at the cabins. They walked down the metal hall and the sliding doors open, Jet had walked out. Clean and his hair actually combed.
"G'day ladies." he chuckled. He walked passed them with his hands behind his head, staring up at the ceiling. He walked into the elevator and waved at them. His mood seemed to be good but he was just playing with them. Taunting the Gullwing women. They turned back to the sphere and watched it. The voice of an man reached their ears as static filled the image.
"Zanarkand? You must be kidding! Zanarkand is dead! Just like you'll be in a few seconds! Now tell me! Where are the others?!"
"I don't know!" a voice sounding very familiar, but very weak. The blurry image showed a young man who looked very much like Tidus, was chained to a stone wall. The man punched him in the gut and he spat a few drops of blood.
"Do not lie! Take him away. We'll deal with him later. We have bigger manners to attend to." two other men came by and released him from the wall but into their arms. They were in black clothing and masks that only let their eyes peer out. They were rather muscular and looked ready to beat someone to death.
"Strange." Paine said looking at Yuna. Yuna gazed at the cloudy image and put it in her satchel that hung from her half-dress. Rikku walked back toward the elevator, a loud crash came from the western wall. The sound of shattering glass and the erie laugh of a villain was taking place. She equiped her daggers in her fingers and ran toward the elevator with Paine and Yuna right behind her. Yuna, with her two pistols and Paine with her large sword. They charged out the doors and out the hatch door. Jet had already chased after the laugh, weapon or no weapon.
Outside was a strange flying vehicle that resembled a small plane. On top of it was a man in a gray tunic, a mask with the face of a pumpkin, a hat fit for a witch and a medieval sword that was out of it's sheath. He seemed to be attacking the town. The Dark Knights fired rapidly at him but it had no effect. He held his hand out in front of him and redirected the bullets at his enemies. Several of them were killed by his power. Under his glider was Jet, reloading his gun and paying no attention to the far cries of the threatened townsfolk. He locked the bullets into place and fired at the demon. The bullets crashed through the metal and damaged the flyer. The evil man took notice and jumped off, letting the vehicle fly it's own path. "You wanna fight, tough guy?!" he said grabbing Jet by the throat. He pushed him against a nearby building and started to punch his face. Jet struggled to lift his gun but it was stolen by his enemy and knocked to the street. "Touch me again and you'll be sorry!"
"I never touched you. But now that you mention it..." Jet said grabbing the villain's throat. He kicked him in the chest, forcing the pumpkin head to let go. Jet tackled the man and did what he had done to him. "Ain't payback a bitch?" he joked. He grabbed his gun and aimed it at the man's face. The glider hadn't fled the scene yet, oh no. It was coming back for it's master. It shot at Jet with blades sticking out from the front. This gave the evil doer a chance to grab his sword. As he did, he kicked Jet in the back and sent him flying over head.
"Never fiddle with a scarecrow! You never know what they'll do to ya!" he said, he punced at his glider and hopped on. Flying off into the sunset. Leaving Jet, dirty and ready for another shower. His face was bloody, his nose was running with blood and so his mouth. Jet watched the night sky as he lay on the cold, hard ground. Rikku walked over to him with a hand on her hip.
"What was that?" she said helping him up. Jet shook his head.
"Dunno. But whatever it was....someone has to stop it." Jet said whiping the trickling blood from his lip with his forearm. Rikku gave him an awkward smile and ran back to the Celcius, unharmed. The girls hadn't even joined the fight. Too focused on how he'd handle things? Maybe. He was sure Paine would inflick some real "pain" on to the weird man. The Dark Knights had surrounded him once again. They would surely shoot if he reached for his weapon and he would be arrested without the help of the Gullwings. His only choices were to come quietly or go for the gun and hope for the best. One thing was for certain:Escape was not an option....
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Author's Comments:Sorry for the short chapter. I have school tomorrow so that's why I'm choosing to update tonight. So The sphere, Yuna is believing it's You-Know-Who, and Jet promised Buddy another. BAD IDEA! His treasures are in some graveyard which woulda' been in this chapter if it weren't for Scarecrow. Yeah so I copied the glider thing from Spider-Man. And Scarecrow resembles the likes of the Green Goblin. But I swear he's my own character. And Jet will encounter a lot more villains in his travels with the Gullwings. All of whom which want to tear him lim-from-lim. Every good story needs a super-villain. Not that Jet is a superhero or anything. So please read and review! I'll have another chapter up by the end of the week! Promise.