I know what you're thinking. "What the hell happened to Hacker?" Yep. I know what you know, ya know? Here's another chapter to keep your souls (if any j/k) awake at night. (-Note, Implicit sarcasm) Sorry Gippal had no say in the last chapter, to help make up to that, his part returns in this one!
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Chapter # 7:Heart Broken
Jet's mouth fell so low it could touch the tip of his boot. He grabbed Buddy by the shirt, "What the hell did you do that for?!" Buddy, who got a real kick from it, tried his best not to laugh. "Now we're as dead as you will be!" Jet pushed him back and growled. "So whaddowe do now?"
"Well, first of all-we'll keep them busy, while you guys go down and get the water. Trust me, you'll be fine." Buddy said coolly.
"Trust you? You just murdered a bounty hunter who put a very large amount of money on my head!"
"Well Jet, you're not the most trustworthy person either I mean, you carry around a boomerang and a machine gun." Tidus said calmly.
"Take these." Buddy said, handing them four small glass capsules. "Fill them with the water and wait by the spring until we can get you back here. There should be a teleportation globe near." Rikku nodded confidently and went to the teleportation pad. Paine, Jet and Tidus followed. Buddy flicked a switch and sent them down to the snowy mountain, letting them freeze.
As they landed, the burn of the cold wind already started to tear away at their skin. Rikku who barely wore anything covered her shoulders and did her best for the rest of her body but no warmth came. Even her scarf couldn't stand the temperature, it caught snow as did her hair. "S-so, w-w-w-where's t-that s-pr-spri-spring?" she stuttered. Paine sighed and shook her head.
"Somewhere on the other side of the mountain. Professor Buddy must've thought wrong." she started to make her own path to keep moving. Jet and Tidus followed.
"H-hey! You're j-just gonna l-leave me h-here?" Rikku pouted. She ran after them hugging herself. She caught up with Jet and Tidus, ending up between them to hopefully catch some of their body heat, if any. Tidus put a friendly arm around her shoulder, it had warmed her up a little quickly began to die down. "Man, Buddy's such a jerk!"
"Yeah. He's not the only one," his eyes traveled to Jet who kept his eyes on the path, feet crunching in the snow behind him. His eyes teared as the wind beat against them, "So how's everyone been, Rikku?"
"O-okay." Rikku said, feeling a slight uncomfort from him. He'd expect something like this he'd do for Yuna, but maybe it was for another reason. She glared to her right at Jet, he just stared at the path ahead at Paine's back. His long red scarf flew behind him, as did Rikku's but not like his. His was worn like a legend would wear their's. The way a real hero would, his eyes still shined even if there was no sun at all. His hair had gathered bits of snow, maybe more but it was hard to tell. As he moved his head down, she turned away to look forward, Paine was now farther ahead.
"We gotta keep up." Jet said, he started to pick up pace into a faster walk. Rikku acted alike and did the same, letting Tidus' arm fall. He caught up quickly near the three of them.
"Stop." Paine said, extending both of her arms out. "I think we've got company." Standing right in front of them was none other than Zane himself, brushing the snow off of his front. He was dressed pretty warm, for a bounty hunter I mean. He turned to the four and narrowed his eyes, he started toward them and took off his sunglasses.
"Your all under arrest. And I'm sorry for it Gullwings, but kidnapping a bounty hunter isn't a smart idea." he said.
"Under arrest?" Paine said, showing him her sword. He didn't back away or beg for his life, he just stared at the sword and waited for her to make her move.
"Go ahead, but if you kill me, everyone in this mountain will hear you. May cause and avalanche, so whaddya say? Put down your weapon, or give it to me!" he said. He cuffed Jet's hands and punched him in the stomach. He fell to the ground, clenching his teeth. Rikku gasped and Zane gave a small laugh. "I've taken you once, and I'll take you again!" he said, kicking him in the side. He brought him back up and shoved him toward the mountain side, "Jet, do you know how long I've waited for this?" Jet didn't answer, he had just narrowed his own eyes and waited for someone to make a move.
"You're gonna kill him? Are you insane? Killing him won't make you any better!" Rikku shouted, trying to pull him loose. "Besides, how do you know that he killed anyone? I won't believe it until I have proof of how he killed twenty-seven people!"
"Rikku, if I let him go. If I let him live, he'll kill you too. Especially when he travels with your crew!" Zane shouted. He pushed Jet back to the ground and rung Jet's hands to his back. "Jet, your friend wants proof. If I give it to her, and she believes it, you come with me back to the big house." he reached for a small bag in his cloak pocket.
"You carry around the evidence in your jacket? Aren't you supposed to keep it at some lab?" Rikku said. Tidus had an arm around her again, filling her with warmth. Jet coughed in the snow and waited for Zane's response. A small bag came out with something inside, something that weighed fairly.
"We got this after Jet murdered his seven-teenth victim, it was in a local store in Luca. It even shows the boy's face. Right down to the last eye lash." he chuckled. It was a sphere. Jet was so young, so his age would have been two years younger from the sphere's point of view.
"I told you, I never killed anyone!" Jet said, almost starting to cry. He coughed once more into the snow. Zane handed it to Rikku who ran her fingers over the top when Jet shouted, "Rikku! Zane's lying! I never killed anyone! Sweet Jesus, you can't possibly think that I had a desire to kill that many people!"
Rikku played the sphere and what she saw blew her precious mind. As it played, the images that were shown made her burn with anger. Jet played it as an annonymous citizen walking into a random cafe`. As the store clerk greeted him, he pulled out his lamh. The store clerk backed away, knocking over several glasses and spilling the containing liquids all over the floor.
"Nothing to be worried about. I'm just here for the sphere." Jet said holding out his hand. The clerk had no answer, he just stood in one spot with his hands in front of his face.
"Please! Don't shoot! Take anything you want, but don't kill anyone!" the clerk begged. Jet put two fingers to his forehead and aimed the gun carefully at his cranium. He fired and a ear shattering scream was heard from the background. Jet jumped over the counter and looked under the counter and in the cabinets. He found nothing which led him to believe he was wasting time. As he left the cafe`, he was confronted by the Dark Knight Guard, from what was heard, the guards fell to the ground, dead. Rikku turned it off, mad as hell.
Her eyes started to fill with tears, as they ran down her windburned cheeks she dropped to her knees. "Jet?" she said, sadly. Jet lay there in the snow, not knowing what had just happened. "Why?" Jet tried to sit up but Zane pushed him down again.
"Don't worry, Rikku. He's going back to Hakmura and this time, he won't break out!" Zane said confidenly. It didn't stop Rikku from crying, that's for sure. She stood up, weakly and punched the rock three times.
"Jet.....Could you? How could you, Jet?" she cried as she watched the white haired boy lay in the snow, unable to sit up or even move.
"Zane! What have you done?!" Jet shouted, trying to squirm away. Tidus and Paine put a hand on Rikku's shoulder. Bringing her down the path. "What have you done?! You.......I'll get you Zane! I swear it!" Zane brought Jet up and he struggled to go after his former comrades. They hadn't looked back. This time, he was going back. He was finally returning to his place, in the maximum security prison where it was said impossible to escape. But he did, he escaped. He was legend and to the other "friends" he had in jail. This time, he wasn't going back. He'd just have to accept fate the way it was.
Gippal came up from the manhole and looked around. He pushed it to the side and hopped up out of the sewers. The notification of the "world-domination" had got his temper up too much. To side with the emperor and rat them out would be very bad, the streets would no longer be safe for him, anyone could be a rebel.
He kicked a dented can along the road while two children ran around town carrying balloons. He smirked at the pity they would recieve if the rebels actually took over. As time passed, each and every one of the citizens crowded around the docks awaiting for the emperor to crown his son. Though the ceremony wouldn't begin for a good while, Gippal went for some food. He eyed a couple cuddling on a bench and thought of Rikku, where ever she was or how she was. He expected she knew nothing of this, what would she say if he became a rebel? Or how else would she react? He smashed the can and gave it one last swift kick and sent it flying into the nearest trash can.
"Gippal, what in the world have I done?" he said, rubbing his temples. "You not only have put yourself in danger, you have also lost track of your woman and in the middle of Luca, without a boat. And this ship is sinking fast!" he laughed. Maybe all he needed was a good drink to calm himself. He stepped into the cafe/bar and ordered a medium sized beer. It pierced his lips with a smooth, satisfying crisp. After it was finished, he smacked his lips and ordered another.
"Thanks." he muttered as the bartender left, four other people sat on the stools next to him. All looking very much like street punks, rebels maybe? He had to much suspiscion toward the rebellion to trust anyone, for all he knows, his drink could've been poisoned. Nah, even that would sound stupid. The boss going to kill a man who refused his offer twenty minutes ago.
It seemed like a hundred years later Gippal was still slurping on the same drink he was given, but it actually appeared that time wasn't fast enough for him. After he had a third drink, he took off into the city, maybe he could find someone who would give him a ride to where ever he needed to go, but just far enough to get him away from here. Anywhere but here would be fine.
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Rikku, Paine and Tidus had gone off to find the water, after Rikku's scene and her feelings and heart crushed by the man who felt as if he didn't even have a reason to live. Zane pulled him up one last time and shook him, "See Jet? You have no friends or family to care about you. Your friends hate you now, all because of this!" he said, holding up the sphere. He dropped it to the snow and pulled Jet's gun and boomerang away from him, he put them in his cloak and pulled Jet along the mountain side. "Never underestimate me, Jet. Because if you do, you let your guard down. And when you let your guard down, I attack and never ever give mercy. But with you, I'll make an exception.......for now." he started to laugh and then they were quiet for a good while.
When they reached a steep drop, four men where below, armed with the same weapons Jet encountered in Luca. They had an easy trigger finger, Jet could tell and they also seemed to be well trained. "Whay'd I tell ya?! He's mine!" Zane screamed. The four guards laughed and came near the drop. Zane pushed Jet and he fell over the edge, caught by the men. They then dropped him back onto the ground and waited for Zane. He slid down another way and put his hand out for a spare gun. The largest one handed him a silver pistol that shine gold around the tip of the barrel.
"Hey what about the otehrs?" Jet remembered. "You said you were arresting them too!"
"True. But they had no proof of what you did, therefore they had no idea you actually did this. I let them go because they were protecting you when the information they had wasn't enough. Everyone wants you to die, that's how most outcasts are!" Zane explained.
The other guards picked him back up and tossed him into the back of a hovercraft. They shut two doors and locked them tightly. It was pitch black, very cold and not very big. As they started to move, he flew back and hit the back doors. The road was bumpy, even for a vehicle that hovered two feet off the ground. He tossed back and forth many times before a small window was opened from the front. It was Zane, again. "Hello, Jet. Now we understand that Psycho Rayne is on the loose as well. Any leads on where he might be?"
"I killed him, and I plan to do it to you too." Jet muttered.
"Spoken like a true murderer. Way to go, Enduro." the window shut and there was a laugh. Jet was hurled toward his left and then back again. As it continued, he started to breath heavily as the wind flew out of his body.
"This is it." Paine said, plainly. Tidus hopped down next to her and filled two of the capsules. He stuck a small knob over the top to keep the water inside.
"Aren't ya comin', Rikku?" he said, trying to cheer the girl up. She didn't answer and sat on the rock, she lay back and sighed, while spreading her arms out. "Rikku!" she hadn't budged, not so much as a noise either. "You had to have known he was a badguy. I mean, it's not like you lost a friend. Why should you bother crying over someone like him? He didn't care about you at all!" Rikku sat up and stared at him straight in the eye. "Um Rikku?"
"I'm not crying because he's gone!" Rikku shouted. "I'm crying because he lied to me and killed that man in the cafe`! If you can't trust someone who saved your life, than who can you trust?!" Tidus was speechless.
"Want me to fill up the bottle? Or are you just gonna sit there?" she threw the bottle to Tidus which landed about eight feet behind him. "Nice one." As he went to retrieve it, there was a splash in the water and he felt a hurtful smack in the back of the head. "Hey!" he shouted. Rikku was mad about something for her to do something like that, maybe. She and the other Al Bhed beat him up real good when they first met. "That wasn't funny!" Rikku fell back into the water and closed her eyes. Tidus shook his head and put the three capsules in his pocket. "Coming, Cid's girl?" he thought he'd give it a go, considering it really annoyed the heck out of her. She got up immediately and folded her arms, feeling the breeze that the air gave her.
"Stop messing around. Wanna save Yuna? Then hurry up. We don't have all day." Paine said, inserting the small capsule in her leather pocket. Tidus splashed some water onto her and ran out of the water, err waded. They were still in stealth as they passed the Guard, when they passed them they traveled to the gate where a teleportation globe shined. Paine pressed her fingers to it, and the Celsius hummed overhead, the other guards may have been either deaf, or they might have gotten Zane's notice to say that they were free. As it lowered, the hatch opened up and extended onto the side of the mountain where they could easily run onto, Paine went first, then Rikku and Tidus last. The hatch closed and Buddy stood with his hands out.
"Capsules? Hey, where's Jet? No, don't tell me they-"
"Zane grabbed him and took him with him somewhere. Dunno, but I'm not surprised. He convinced Rikku by showing him a sphere that showed Jet pumping this guy full of lead." Tidus said, coolly. He relaxed his head on his hands and continued, "I'm not surprised. No one could be on the run that long with Zane on the case. He'll be very happy with his new reward." there was a tone of jealousy in his voice.
"Well, Jet gave us his loot. So why not use it?" Buddy offerred.
"Why should we use it when it's been touched by him? If I'd have known better, I'd have just said turn him over in the beginning!" Rikku shouted.
"Well, we would've gotten the money and we wouldn't of had to go to that weird island. So I see your point, but on the bright side, it's over. Just forget about it. He's not coming back, hopefully. Now on to business. Fill these with the water and she'll be fine!" Buddy demanded. He handed over three medical containers with needles poking out from the top, they were long and very sharp. "We gotta friend in need." Rikku looked at them nervously as she took a capsule from Tidus, she opened the bottom and started to pour the water in, little by little. Tidus, Paine and Buddy did the same. When they were filled, Buddy sat in his car and they shot off to Besaid.
Rikku walked into the neon-lit hall toward the elevator when Tidus put an arm on her shoulder and swung her around. "Rikku, I hope you're not upset. Because everything will be okay, Yuna'll be fine." he said, doing his best to cheer her up. She just stared down at her feet. And then pulled him into a hug, Tidus began to warm up around the ears and then hugged her back. She started crying again and ran off to the cabins. Tidus rubbed his head, not understanding what had just happened.
Rikku lay face down on the bed as her tears sogged up the pillows. She cried for what seemed like forever, but it had only been a few minutes until they stopped. She lay still, not even wanting to see her cousin be smothered by the man of her dreams. Rikku knocked the photo of her and Tidus face down on the nightstand. It only brought back the pain of making her feel like a lovesick idiot. She had been with Gippal for eight months and the love was already starting to rub off towards him.
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A dark figure moved through the ruins of Zanarkand quickly. Concentrating on stealth, the figure moved toward a settled band of the Dark Squadron. A silenced pistol in one hand, and a long samurai sword in the other, it ran across the camp. "I'm in." a womanly voice came from behind a mask. She grabbed hold of it and thew it off, on to the floor. Another voice came from her hand, a small radio.
"Plant the microphone near the bed." it said. She put a small round disk on the bed leg and waited for the next order. "Now, we hide the camera. Fix it so it would point to the target." as she reached inside a satchel, voices came from the outside. She quickly placed the camera at a random angle that pointed to the velvet laced flaps and took off. Even the old ruins were being scouted by the Guard. Which wasn't really a surprise considering it was one of the best places for the outlaws to fled. She ducked behind some rock and pulled out the shiny black gun, it's felt so smooth to her skin, and even better on it's rubber handle. Holding it loosely in her fingers, she aimed it around fro any sign of bogey. No one had come, but she could feel that there was someone nearby.
"Number Nine, do you copy?" the voice came again.
"Roger that, over." she said. She ducked down behind the rock again, waiting for the reply.
"We have a perfect picture. Good work, don't take out anyone.....yet. When you return to the ruins again, check up on them to see if they've found the camera or microphone. I've sent someone to come get you. Over and out." he said. On the horizon, she could make out a small speed boat with two men in it, and a harpoon cannon. She smiled and put the gun away.
"Always on time." she smirked.
"Yeah. That's because we need to get the hell outta here and back to Luca before the boat leaves!" an man with darker skin said. "I'm sure they've captured hundreds of rebels. They're being taken to the spaceport to send them to Hakmura, we're told that Jet Enduro's going with!"
"Jet Enduro?! That's insane! It's impossible!" Number Nine shouted.
"But true. He bounty hunter caught him just today in the Gagazet. If Jet's escaped once, he can do it again. He's one of our most trusted rebels. He can't loose this fight to some pretty boy with an army of thousands. Excuse me, millions." the second one said. He mounted himself on a seat near the harpoon and let her pass on to the boat. "Hurry up, we need to save time. The Shadow won't be pleased." The three of them left the shore and into the ocean, the boat was quite old. For it's time that is. Ropes and nets lined the floor, along with weapons and bullet caps.
"What's with all the gear?" Nine said.
"Well, we kinda had a run in with a fisherman. So we took his ship. We would've had three men here, if it weren't for the bloody Guard." the second one said, cocking a shotgun. He had a slight british accent to him, his hair was black and he was around the age of twenty. "Let's bust a few caps when we get to Luca! Go down to the base and then attack the ship! It'll be great fun!"
"Calm down. You know the Shadow ain't gonna give us that privelage. Especially when we've lost Jet. He's basically our logo." the dark skinned man said sarcastically. "Yeah I got it, invite ourselves over for a cocktail and plant on a bomb under the dinner table. How does that sound?"
"You'll have your chance once we pull off the Shadow's secret weapon. That is if he ever tells us." Nine said. What are the leads Raid?" she said to the man with the slight british accent.
"Well, first of all. Ask Jek. And second of all, I'm just the guy that shoots the getaway ride's weapons." Raid said, aiming the cannon at the water. Number Nine turned her head toward the man with the dark skin and opened her mouth, he smashed down the gas pedal, causing her to fall back.
"There are no leads. The only leads we had were to bring you back to Shadow. It's not our fault he gives us the crappiest jobs ever. We never get to join an assault on the enemy or not so much as drive their getaway. We've lost more than ten men this week, and I don't expect it to stop now. He's giving birth to a war that means putting our friends and family in danger! But I joined this rebellion to fight, and that's what I wanna do." Jek said, confidently.
"Well lemme take the wheel and you can fight this thing!" Raid shouted over the roar of the motor. Jek looked back to see a large, aquatic creature emerge from the water. It dived back down and a gigantic wave of water fell upon the boat, thrusting it forward. Jek sped up to escape the creature, but it followed like a magnet. Number Nine withdrew a larger gun from a hold from the boat and shot at the creature. A yellow flash came from the barrel and bullets were sent flying into it's head, small blotches of blood were sent onto the back. Raid pulled the harpoon up and aimed at it's head, he fired once and a first harpoon was released, sending it a little above it's massive jaws. As he fired another, they began to slow down. The force of the monster was too strong and they would eventually be pulled under if they did not kill it in time.
"We're not going any faster!" Jek said, annoyed. "Kill it before I kill you!" Raid took his word and smashed a button with his fist on the top of the cannon. The top spread apart and a gattling gun was centered in the center next to the harpoon launchers. He fired with his trigger finger and the gun started spinning. Firing massive amounts of bullets into it's scaly skin. It raised a claw, which looked like a scyth, and slit it across the motor, digging it into the rear of the boat. Their speed decreased and finally they stopped, they all stared at the monster:Frozen in fear.
"What is that?" Raid said, his heart pounding with nerves. His mouth fell open as it raised another scyth. It's claws shining in his brown eyes. The scyth came crashing down on to the boat, shooting them into the air. Rain started to come down, very hard. The boat was shattered into pieces and the goods were scattered into the water, she had a few spare clips of ammo for her pistol and a satchel with a holographic-appearance communicator. She swam to a piece of the sabatoged ship and threw her arms on to it, she reached under the freezing water and took out a dagger from her belt. She pegged it into the metal piece and gripped it tightly. She then pulled out the communicator and placed it in her hands. She pressed a small button and waited for the image to come into view. It was fuzzy and hardly an image at all.
"Send......help." she said weakly and heavily. It shut off by itself and she passed out over the metal piece and let the water swallow it. The water beat down on her head, freezing water that sunk into her jumpsuit and down her skin.
Jet woke up hours later with the rain pouring down on the craft from outside. It was still dark and the lack of light and water pouring down made him feel cozy. The doors swung open and two guards dragged him out by the collar. They threw him to the ground and pointed their bayonets at him, ready to attack when the order was given.
"Once we get to the silo, it's bye-bye Spira and hello jailcell! Face it, Jet. You'll go down, just like your father." an older man said, with his hands behind his back.
Jet's POV
I never did actually get to meet my parents. I was just a kid when I last saw them, but what did he mean by "go down"? I'm sure it means something I don't want to get myself into. But what did I get myself into? Rikku, the girl I thought was my only friend hates me for something I couldn't have ever done! At least, that's what my mind tells me. The rebels are losing the war and I'm being taken back, to where they suppose I belong. That sphere, that couldn't of been me. Why was I looking for a sphere? My past, that's it!
"You.....You knew my father?!" Jet shouted, jumping up. The guards didn't put force him to the ground like Zane did before, just let him stand. Holding guns with very long blades attatched to the barrel to his back.
"Yeah, I knew him. Though he was lucky to be killed by someone who mattered." the man spat. "Our very own, Promethius Sanchez killed him when the rebels tried taking over Spira in the first place. Your father was the best rebel the Shadow had ever seen. Of course until you came along and murdered a whole group of random people and escape the galaxy's most high-tech, maximum security prison. Once you get in, you never get out is what they say. But you, kid you beat your way through their strongest soldiers, traps and cells. That I will congratulate you for, but now. Once we get to the prison, you'll be lucky to even live a few hours." the man said, grinning. Jet grinned back and felt the blades with his fingers.
"Really, is that something?" Jet muttered. "Yeah, kill an innocent man if you have to. But before you do, just think about his great escape. And when you do, I'm sure that the escape will be fabulous."
"Kid, I'm not the one who'll be killin' ya. Dante` will see to that." he gave a hoarse laugh and then turned a snowy corner. The guards poked Jet with their guns and gave him the word to follow. As he turned the snowy turn, a large cabin was stationed on a hill. Guards and vehicles were parked near a large gondola that lead to the snowy peak of the mountain.
''Time's a wastin'! Hurry up, outlaw. We ain't got all freakin' day." one of the soldiers behind him said. Jet ignored the comment and continued, the snow got deeper as he walked further into the icy rain. It seemed like hail when he thought about it. But if only he could be back at the Celsius, not be a prisoner instead, a sphere hunter searching for his long lost past....
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Author's Comments:This wasn't as great as the others I know that, but it did explain some crap, right? RIGHT?! Besides the fact that he's going to prison and may be executed within a few hours of his arrival. Rikku's in a very bad condition, falling in and out of love with Gippal, being "lied" to by a "friend" that saved her life. What a brat, huh? Nah, just way out of focus. RR
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Chapter # 7:Heart Broken
Jet's mouth fell so low it could touch the tip of his boot. He grabbed Buddy by the shirt, "What the hell did you do that for?!" Buddy, who got a real kick from it, tried his best not to laugh. "Now we're as dead as you will be!" Jet pushed him back and growled. "So whaddowe do now?"
"Well, first of all-we'll keep them busy, while you guys go down and get the water. Trust me, you'll be fine." Buddy said coolly.
"Trust you? You just murdered a bounty hunter who put a very large amount of money on my head!"
"Well Jet, you're not the most trustworthy person either I mean, you carry around a boomerang and a machine gun." Tidus said calmly.
"Take these." Buddy said, handing them four small glass capsules. "Fill them with the water and wait by the spring until we can get you back here. There should be a teleportation globe near." Rikku nodded confidently and went to the teleportation pad. Paine, Jet and Tidus followed. Buddy flicked a switch and sent them down to the snowy mountain, letting them freeze.
As they landed, the burn of the cold wind already started to tear away at their skin. Rikku who barely wore anything covered her shoulders and did her best for the rest of her body but no warmth came. Even her scarf couldn't stand the temperature, it caught snow as did her hair. "S-so, w-w-w-where's t-that s-pr-spri-spring?" she stuttered. Paine sighed and shook her head.
"Somewhere on the other side of the mountain. Professor Buddy must've thought wrong." she started to make her own path to keep moving. Jet and Tidus followed.
"H-hey! You're j-just gonna l-leave me h-here?" Rikku pouted. She ran after them hugging herself. She caught up with Jet and Tidus, ending up between them to hopefully catch some of their body heat, if any. Tidus put a friendly arm around her shoulder, it had warmed her up a little quickly began to die down. "Man, Buddy's such a jerk!"
"Yeah. He's not the only one," his eyes traveled to Jet who kept his eyes on the path, feet crunching in the snow behind him. His eyes teared as the wind beat against them, "So how's everyone been, Rikku?"
"O-okay." Rikku said, feeling a slight uncomfort from him. He'd expect something like this he'd do for Yuna, but maybe it was for another reason. She glared to her right at Jet, he just stared at the path ahead at Paine's back. His long red scarf flew behind him, as did Rikku's but not like his. His was worn like a legend would wear their's. The way a real hero would, his eyes still shined even if there was no sun at all. His hair had gathered bits of snow, maybe more but it was hard to tell. As he moved his head down, she turned away to look forward, Paine was now farther ahead.
"We gotta keep up." Jet said, he started to pick up pace into a faster walk. Rikku acted alike and did the same, letting Tidus' arm fall. He caught up quickly near the three of them.
"Stop." Paine said, extending both of her arms out. "I think we've got company." Standing right in front of them was none other than Zane himself, brushing the snow off of his front. He was dressed pretty warm, for a bounty hunter I mean. He turned to the four and narrowed his eyes, he started toward them and took off his sunglasses.
"Your all under arrest. And I'm sorry for it Gullwings, but kidnapping a bounty hunter isn't a smart idea." he said.
"Under arrest?" Paine said, showing him her sword. He didn't back away or beg for his life, he just stared at the sword and waited for her to make her move.
"Go ahead, but if you kill me, everyone in this mountain will hear you. May cause and avalanche, so whaddya say? Put down your weapon, or give it to me!" he said. He cuffed Jet's hands and punched him in the stomach. He fell to the ground, clenching his teeth. Rikku gasped and Zane gave a small laugh. "I've taken you once, and I'll take you again!" he said, kicking him in the side. He brought him back up and shoved him toward the mountain side, "Jet, do you know how long I've waited for this?" Jet didn't answer, he had just narrowed his own eyes and waited for someone to make a move.
"You're gonna kill him? Are you insane? Killing him won't make you any better!" Rikku shouted, trying to pull him loose. "Besides, how do you know that he killed anyone? I won't believe it until I have proof of how he killed twenty-seven people!"
"Rikku, if I let him go. If I let him live, he'll kill you too. Especially when he travels with your crew!" Zane shouted. He pushed Jet back to the ground and rung Jet's hands to his back. "Jet, your friend wants proof. If I give it to her, and she believes it, you come with me back to the big house." he reached for a small bag in his cloak pocket.
"You carry around the evidence in your jacket? Aren't you supposed to keep it at some lab?" Rikku said. Tidus had an arm around her again, filling her with warmth. Jet coughed in the snow and waited for Zane's response. A small bag came out with something inside, something that weighed fairly.
"We got this after Jet murdered his seven-teenth victim, it was in a local store in Luca. It even shows the boy's face. Right down to the last eye lash." he chuckled. It was a sphere. Jet was so young, so his age would have been two years younger from the sphere's point of view.
"I told you, I never killed anyone!" Jet said, almost starting to cry. He coughed once more into the snow. Zane handed it to Rikku who ran her fingers over the top when Jet shouted, "Rikku! Zane's lying! I never killed anyone! Sweet Jesus, you can't possibly think that I had a desire to kill that many people!"
Rikku played the sphere and what she saw blew her precious mind. As it played, the images that were shown made her burn with anger. Jet played it as an annonymous citizen walking into a random cafe`. As the store clerk greeted him, he pulled out his lamh. The store clerk backed away, knocking over several glasses and spilling the containing liquids all over the floor.
"Nothing to be worried about. I'm just here for the sphere." Jet said holding out his hand. The clerk had no answer, he just stood in one spot with his hands in front of his face.
"Please! Don't shoot! Take anything you want, but don't kill anyone!" the clerk begged. Jet put two fingers to his forehead and aimed the gun carefully at his cranium. He fired and a ear shattering scream was heard from the background. Jet jumped over the counter and looked under the counter and in the cabinets. He found nothing which led him to believe he was wasting time. As he left the cafe`, he was confronted by the Dark Knight Guard, from what was heard, the guards fell to the ground, dead. Rikku turned it off, mad as hell.
Her eyes started to fill with tears, as they ran down her windburned cheeks she dropped to her knees. "Jet?" she said, sadly. Jet lay there in the snow, not knowing what had just happened. "Why?" Jet tried to sit up but Zane pushed him down again.
"Don't worry, Rikku. He's going back to Hakmura and this time, he won't break out!" Zane said confidenly. It didn't stop Rikku from crying, that's for sure. She stood up, weakly and punched the rock three times.
"Jet.....Could you? How could you, Jet?" she cried as she watched the white haired boy lay in the snow, unable to sit up or even move.
"Zane! What have you done?!" Jet shouted, trying to squirm away. Tidus and Paine put a hand on Rikku's shoulder. Bringing her down the path. "What have you done?! You.......I'll get you Zane! I swear it!" Zane brought Jet up and he struggled to go after his former comrades. They hadn't looked back. This time, he was going back. He was finally returning to his place, in the maximum security prison where it was said impossible to escape. But he did, he escaped. He was legend and to the other "friends" he had in jail. This time, he wasn't going back. He'd just have to accept fate the way it was.
Gippal came up from the manhole and looked around. He pushed it to the side and hopped up out of the sewers. The notification of the "world-domination" had got his temper up too much. To side with the emperor and rat them out would be very bad, the streets would no longer be safe for him, anyone could be a rebel.
He kicked a dented can along the road while two children ran around town carrying balloons. He smirked at the pity they would recieve if the rebels actually took over. As time passed, each and every one of the citizens crowded around the docks awaiting for the emperor to crown his son. Though the ceremony wouldn't begin for a good while, Gippal went for some food. He eyed a couple cuddling on a bench and thought of Rikku, where ever she was or how she was. He expected she knew nothing of this, what would she say if he became a rebel? Or how else would she react? He smashed the can and gave it one last swift kick and sent it flying into the nearest trash can.
"Gippal, what in the world have I done?" he said, rubbing his temples. "You not only have put yourself in danger, you have also lost track of your woman and in the middle of Luca, without a boat. And this ship is sinking fast!" he laughed. Maybe all he needed was a good drink to calm himself. He stepped into the cafe/bar and ordered a medium sized beer. It pierced his lips with a smooth, satisfying crisp. After it was finished, he smacked his lips and ordered another.
"Thanks." he muttered as the bartender left, four other people sat on the stools next to him. All looking very much like street punks, rebels maybe? He had to much suspiscion toward the rebellion to trust anyone, for all he knows, his drink could've been poisoned. Nah, even that would sound stupid. The boss going to kill a man who refused his offer twenty minutes ago.
It seemed like a hundred years later Gippal was still slurping on the same drink he was given, but it actually appeared that time wasn't fast enough for him. After he had a third drink, he took off into the city, maybe he could find someone who would give him a ride to where ever he needed to go, but just far enough to get him away from here. Anywhere but here would be fine.
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Rikku, Paine and Tidus had gone off to find the water, after Rikku's scene and her feelings and heart crushed by the man who felt as if he didn't even have a reason to live. Zane pulled him up one last time and shook him, "See Jet? You have no friends or family to care about you. Your friends hate you now, all because of this!" he said, holding up the sphere. He dropped it to the snow and pulled Jet's gun and boomerang away from him, he put them in his cloak and pulled Jet along the mountain side. "Never underestimate me, Jet. Because if you do, you let your guard down. And when you let your guard down, I attack and never ever give mercy. But with you, I'll make an exception.......for now." he started to laugh and then they were quiet for a good while.
When they reached a steep drop, four men where below, armed with the same weapons Jet encountered in Luca. They had an easy trigger finger, Jet could tell and they also seemed to be well trained. "Whay'd I tell ya?! He's mine!" Zane screamed. The four guards laughed and came near the drop. Zane pushed Jet and he fell over the edge, caught by the men. They then dropped him back onto the ground and waited for Zane. He slid down another way and put his hand out for a spare gun. The largest one handed him a silver pistol that shine gold around the tip of the barrel.
"Hey what about the otehrs?" Jet remembered. "You said you were arresting them too!"
"True. But they had no proof of what you did, therefore they had no idea you actually did this. I let them go because they were protecting you when the information they had wasn't enough. Everyone wants you to die, that's how most outcasts are!" Zane explained.
The other guards picked him back up and tossed him into the back of a hovercraft. They shut two doors and locked them tightly. It was pitch black, very cold and not very big. As they started to move, he flew back and hit the back doors. The road was bumpy, even for a vehicle that hovered two feet off the ground. He tossed back and forth many times before a small window was opened from the front. It was Zane, again. "Hello, Jet. Now we understand that Psycho Rayne is on the loose as well. Any leads on where he might be?"
"I killed him, and I plan to do it to you too." Jet muttered.
"Spoken like a true murderer. Way to go, Enduro." the window shut and there was a laugh. Jet was hurled toward his left and then back again. As it continued, he started to breath heavily as the wind flew out of his body.
"This is it." Paine said, plainly. Tidus hopped down next to her and filled two of the capsules. He stuck a small knob over the top to keep the water inside.
"Aren't ya comin', Rikku?" he said, trying to cheer the girl up. She didn't answer and sat on the rock, she lay back and sighed, while spreading her arms out. "Rikku!" she hadn't budged, not so much as a noise either. "You had to have known he was a badguy. I mean, it's not like you lost a friend. Why should you bother crying over someone like him? He didn't care about you at all!" Rikku sat up and stared at him straight in the eye. "Um Rikku?"
"I'm not crying because he's gone!" Rikku shouted. "I'm crying because he lied to me and killed that man in the cafe`! If you can't trust someone who saved your life, than who can you trust?!" Tidus was speechless.
"Want me to fill up the bottle? Or are you just gonna sit there?" she threw the bottle to Tidus which landed about eight feet behind him. "Nice one." As he went to retrieve it, there was a splash in the water and he felt a hurtful smack in the back of the head. "Hey!" he shouted. Rikku was mad about something for her to do something like that, maybe. She and the other Al Bhed beat him up real good when they first met. "That wasn't funny!" Rikku fell back into the water and closed her eyes. Tidus shook his head and put the three capsules in his pocket. "Coming, Cid's girl?" he thought he'd give it a go, considering it really annoyed the heck out of her. She got up immediately and folded her arms, feeling the breeze that the air gave her.
"Stop messing around. Wanna save Yuna? Then hurry up. We don't have all day." Paine said, inserting the small capsule in her leather pocket. Tidus splashed some water onto her and ran out of the water, err waded. They were still in stealth as they passed the Guard, when they passed them they traveled to the gate where a teleportation globe shined. Paine pressed her fingers to it, and the Celsius hummed overhead, the other guards may have been either deaf, or they might have gotten Zane's notice to say that they were free. As it lowered, the hatch opened up and extended onto the side of the mountain where they could easily run onto, Paine went first, then Rikku and Tidus last. The hatch closed and Buddy stood with his hands out.
"Capsules? Hey, where's Jet? No, don't tell me they-"
"Zane grabbed him and took him with him somewhere. Dunno, but I'm not surprised. He convinced Rikku by showing him a sphere that showed Jet pumping this guy full of lead." Tidus said, coolly. He relaxed his head on his hands and continued, "I'm not surprised. No one could be on the run that long with Zane on the case. He'll be very happy with his new reward." there was a tone of jealousy in his voice.
"Well, Jet gave us his loot. So why not use it?" Buddy offerred.
"Why should we use it when it's been touched by him? If I'd have known better, I'd have just said turn him over in the beginning!" Rikku shouted.
"Well, we would've gotten the money and we wouldn't of had to go to that weird island. So I see your point, but on the bright side, it's over. Just forget about it. He's not coming back, hopefully. Now on to business. Fill these with the water and she'll be fine!" Buddy demanded. He handed over three medical containers with needles poking out from the top, they were long and very sharp. "We gotta friend in need." Rikku looked at them nervously as she took a capsule from Tidus, she opened the bottom and started to pour the water in, little by little. Tidus, Paine and Buddy did the same. When they were filled, Buddy sat in his car and they shot off to Besaid.
Rikku walked into the neon-lit hall toward the elevator when Tidus put an arm on her shoulder and swung her around. "Rikku, I hope you're not upset. Because everything will be okay, Yuna'll be fine." he said, doing his best to cheer her up. She just stared down at her feet. And then pulled him into a hug, Tidus began to warm up around the ears and then hugged her back. She started crying again and ran off to the cabins. Tidus rubbed his head, not understanding what had just happened.
Rikku lay face down on the bed as her tears sogged up the pillows. She cried for what seemed like forever, but it had only been a few minutes until they stopped. She lay still, not even wanting to see her cousin be smothered by the man of her dreams. Rikku knocked the photo of her and Tidus face down on the nightstand. It only brought back the pain of making her feel like a lovesick idiot. She had been with Gippal for eight months and the love was already starting to rub off towards him.
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A dark figure moved through the ruins of Zanarkand quickly. Concentrating on stealth, the figure moved toward a settled band of the Dark Squadron. A silenced pistol in one hand, and a long samurai sword in the other, it ran across the camp. "I'm in." a womanly voice came from behind a mask. She grabbed hold of it and thew it off, on to the floor. Another voice came from her hand, a small radio.
"Plant the microphone near the bed." it said. She put a small round disk on the bed leg and waited for the next order. "Now, we hide the camera. Fix it so it would point to the target." as she reached inside a satchel, voices came from the outside. She quickly placed the camera at a random angle that pointed to the velvet laced flaps and took off. Even the old ruins were being scouted by the Guard. Which wasn't really a surprise considering it was one of the best places for the outlaws to fled. She ducked behind some rock and pulled out the shiny black gun, it's felt so smooth to her skin, and even better on it's rubber handle. Holding it loosely in her fingers, she aimed it around fro any sign of bogey. No one had come, but she could feel that there was someone nearby.
"Number Nine, do you copy?" the voice came again.
"Roger that, over." she said. She ducked down behind the rock again, waiting for the reply.
"We have a perfect picture. Good work, don't take out anyone.....yet. When you return to the ruins again, check up on them to see if they've found the camera or microphone. I've sent someone to come get you. Over and out." he said. On the horizon, she could make out a small speed boat with two men in it, and a harpoon cannon. She smiled and put the gun away.
"Always on time." she smirked.
"Yeah. That's because we need to get the hell outta here and back to Luca before the boat leaves!" an man with darker skin said. "I'm sure they've captured hundreds of rebels. They're being taken to the spaceport to send them to Hakmura, we're told that Jet Enduro's going with!"
"Jet Enduro?! That's insane! It's impossible!" Number Nine shouted.
"But true. He bounty hunter caught him just today in the Gagazet. If Jet's escaped once, he can do it again. He's one of our most trusted rebels. He can't loose this fight to some pretty boy with an army of thousands. Excuse me, millions." the second one said. He mounted himself on a seat near the harpoon and let her pass on to the boat. "Hurry up, we need to save time. The Shadow won't be pleased." The three of them left the shore and into the ocean, the boat was quite old. For it's time that is. Ropes and nets lined the floor, along with weapons and bullet caps.
"What's with all the gear?" Nine said.
"Well, we kinda had a run in with a fisherman. So we took his ship. We would've had three men here, if it weren't for the bloody Guard." the second one said, cocking a shotgun. He had a slight british accent to him, his hair was black and he was around the age of twenty. "Let's bust a few caps when we get to Luca! Go down to the base and then attack the ship! It'll be great fun!"
"Calm down. You know the Shadow ain't gonna give us that privelage. Especially when we've lost Jet. He's basically our logo." the dark skinned man said sarcastically. "Yeah I got it, invite ourselves over for a cocktail and plant on a bomb under the dinner table. How does that sound?"
"You'll have your chance once we pull off the Shadow's secret weapon. That is if he ever tells us." Nine said. What are the leads Raid?" she said to the man with the slight british accent.
"Well, first of all. Ask Jek. And second of all, I'm just the guy that shoots the getaway ride's weapons." Raid said, aiming the cannon at the water. Number Nine turned her head toward the man with the dark skin and opened her mouth, he smashed down the gas pedal, causing her to fall back.
"There are no leads. The only leads we had were to bring you back to Shadow. It's not our fault he gives us the crappiest jobs ever. We never get to join an assault on the enemy or not so much as drive their getaway. We've lost more than ten men this week, and I don't expect it to stop now. He's giving birth to a war that means putting our friends and family in danger! But I joined this rebellion to fight, and that's what I wanna do." Jek said, confidently.
"Well lemme take the wheel and you can fight this thing!" Raid shouted over the roar of the motor. Jek looked back to see a large, aquatic creature emerge from the water. It dived back down and a gigantic wave of water fell upon the boat, thrusting it forward. Jek sped up to escape the creature, but it followed like a magnet. Number Nine withdrew a larger gun from a hold from the boat and shot at the creature. A yellow flash came from the barrel and bullets were sent flying into it's head, small blotches of blood were sent onto the back. Raid pulled the harpoon up and aimed at it's head, he fired once and a first harpoon was released, sending it a little above it's massive jaws. As he fired another, they began to slow down. The force of the monster was too strong and they would eventually be pulled under if they did not kill it in time.
"We're not going any faster!" Jek said, annoyed. "Kill it before I kill you!" Raid took his word and smashed a button with his fist on the top of the cannon. The top spread apart and a gattling gun was centered in the center next to the harpoon launchers. He fired with his trigger finger and the gun started spinning. Firing massive amounts of bullets into it's scaly skin. It raised a claw, which looked like a scyth, and slit it across the motor, digging it into the rear of the boat. Their speed decreased and finally they stopped, they all stared at the monster:Frozen in fear.
"What is that?" Raid said, his heart pounding with nerves. His mouth fell open as it raised another scyth. It's claws shining in his brown eyes. The scyth came crashing down on to the boat, shooting them into the air. Rain started to come down, very hard. The boat was shattered into pieces and the goods were scattered into the water, she had a few spare clips of ammo for her pistol and a satchel with a holographic-appearance communicator. She swam to a piece of the sabatoged ship and threw her arms on to it, she reached under the freezing water and took out a dagger from her belt. She pegged it into the metal piece and gripped it tightly. She then pulled out the communicator and placed it in her hands. She pressed a small button and waited for the image to come into view. It was fuzzy and hardly an image at all.
"Send......help." she said weakly and heavily. It shut off by itself and she passed out over the metal piece and let the water swallow it. The water beat down on her head, freezing water that sunk into her jumpsuit and down her skin.
Jet woke up hours later with the rain pouring down on the craft from outside. It was still dark and the lack of light and water pouring down made him feel cozy. The doors swung open and two guards dragged him out by the collar. They threw him to the ground and pointed their bayonets at him, ready to attack when the order was given.
"Once we get to the silo, it's bye-bye Spira and hello jailcell! Face it, Jet. You'll go down, just like your father." an older man said, with his hands behind his back.
Jet's POV
I never did actually get to meet my parents. I was just a kid when I last saw them, but what did he mean by "go down"? I'm sure it means something I don't want to get myself into. But what did I get myself into? Rikku, the girl I thought was my only friend hates me for something I couldn't have ever done! At least, that's what my mind tells me. The rebels are losing the war and I'm being taken back, to where they suppose I belong. That sphere, that couldn't of been me. Why was I looking for a sphere? My past, that's it!
"You.....You knew my father?!" Jet shouted, jumping up. The guards didn't put force him to the ground like Zane did before, just let him stand. Holding guns with very long blades attatched to the barrel to his back.
"Yeah, I knew him. Though he was lucky to be killed by someone who mattered." the man spat. "Our very own, Promethius Sanchez killed him when the rebels tried taking over Spira in the first place. Your father was the best rebel the Shadow had ever seen. Of course until you came along and murdered a whole group of random people and escape the galaxy's most high-tech, maximum security prison. Once you get in, you never get out is what they say. But you, kid you beat your way through their strongest soldiers, traps and cells. That I will congratulate you for, but now. Once we get to the prison, you'll be lucky to even live a few hours." the man said, grinning. Jet grinned back and felt the blades with his fingers.
"Really, is that something?" Jet muttered. "Yeah, kill an innocent man if you have to. But before you do, just think about his great escape. And when you do, I'm sure that the escape will be fabulous."
"Kid, I'm not the one who'll be killin' ya. Dante` will see to that." he gave a hoarse laugh and then turned a snowy corner. The guards poked Jet with their guns and gave him the word to follow. As he turned the snowy turn, a large cabin was stationed on a hill. Guards and vehicles were parked near a large gondola that lead to the snowy peak of the mountain.
''Time's a wastin'! Hurry up, outlaw. We ain't got all freakin' day." one of the soldiers behind him said. Jet ignored the comment and continued, the snow got deeper as he walked further into the icy rain. It seemed like hail when he thought about it. But if only he could be back at the Celsius, not be a prisoner instead, a sphere hunter searching for his long lost past....
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Author's Comments:This wasn't as great as the others I know that, but it did explain some crap, right? RIGHT?! Besides the fact that he's going to prison and may be executed within a few hours of his arrival. Rikku's in a very bad condition, falling in and out of love with Gippal, being "lied" to by a "friend" that saved her life. What a brat, huh? Nah, just way out of focus. RR