No Love Lost
Disclaimer: I do not own FFX-2 nor the characters or the story line. I just write fanfiction.
Ormi pushed the switch as he stood before a large granite wall. The wall began to move and revealed the large, colorful Living Room. He rubbed his eyes and yawned. He woke up especially early to get a head start at the buffet that was laid out for the Members of the Syndicate to feast upon whenever they liked. It was much easier than forcing everyone to eat at a certain time. The fresh scent of warm bread and ripe fruit reached his nose. He smiled and was about to enter when he heard something. He reached for his shield and peeked into the room.
There, standing in the center of the room was a figure of a woman. She seemed to be… dancing? He squinted his eyes. He suddenly recognized the figure as the boss in the Songstress Dress-Sphere. She still hadn't noticed his presence since her back was facing towards him. Why was she up this early dancing? She had practiced all week to master that Dress-Sphere. He watched as Leblanc lifted the microphone to her lips and began to sing.
"I don't plan on looking back on my own life. I don't ever plan, to rely on you! Even if by chance everything should go wrong, you come anyway, and try to save me! If from time to time, it's an upward climb, all I know is that I must believe! Cause the truth I'm seeking, always was inside of me! And when, I find, the world of Real Emotion, has surrounded me. The many things that you, taught me then, will always be enough to get me through the pain. Because of you I am strong enough, to know I'm not alone!"
Ormi smiled to himself as entered the room. He tried not to make a sounds as he walked over to one of the food-covered table and watched her dance.
"What can I do for you? What can I do for you?" Leblanc continued to sing.
"You can pass me the orange juice." Ormi smirked as he took a bite of an apple.
Leblanc jumped in surprised and quickly switched garments. She then quickly turned around to see Ormi laughing in amusement. Leblanc gave him a quick glared then smiled warmly and walked over beside him.
"How long have you been here, love?" She asked.
"Not that long." Ormi smiled and took a bite of a cinnamon bun.
"Please tell me you didn't hear anything." Leblanc sighed.
"Alright I won't, boss." Ormi said while chewing.
"But did you?" Leblanc asked.
"Yeah." Ormi admitted.
"I just told you not to tell me!" Leblanc told him, crossing her arms.
"What!? It was good!" Ormi told her.
"Really?" Leblanc asked.
"Yup." Ormi nodded.
"Thanks." Leblanc smiled, "I mean, of course! I'm me after all."
Ormi chuckled and finished off his apple and cinnamon bun then turned to her again.
"So this is what you've been up to in the passed few days?" Ormi asked, "Logos and I were beginning to worry that you were skipping breakfast."
"Oh, yes. I've been up early every morning practicing." Leblanc told him, "I am quite determined to master this Dress-Sphere."
"But you haven't been missing meals right?" Ormi asked.
"Of course not! I eat before I practice." She told the older man, "You and Logos don't really have to worry about me, love."
"Heh, you can't blame us. With out you we'd fall apart." Ormi told her and sipped a glass of juice.
"What? I'm sure you'd all be better off." Leblanc smirked.
"Hmm." Ormi said through his glass.
"I wake up early to get a head start at the food, and look who I find stuffing his face." A voice came from the secret passage.
Leblanc and Ormi looked back to see Logos enter the room, stretching his arms.
"Morning Buddy." Ormi greeted with a mouth full of food.
"Ugh, how grotesque." Logos sneered and walked over to the table stacked with fruit.
Logos grabbed an apple and wiped it on his sleeve before taking a bite.
"I see you were practicing this morning, boss." Logos looked to Leblanc.
Leblanc nodded, "Practice makes perfect, love."
"You aren't usually up this early, and I don't think practice is the only reason." Logos took another bite of his apple.
"And how would you know?" Leblanc raised an eyebrow.
"You usually ask to be woken up at seven, lately you've saved us the trouble. You've always said you enjoyed your beauty sleep. What seems to be the matter?" Logos asked.
Leblanc blushed, "It's kind of embarrassing for a boss to tell this to her employees."
"Please, boss, this before work hours. We're all friends here." Ormi told her.
"Yes, do tell, boss. We shall not judge you." Logos assured her.
"…I've… been having…" Leblanc began.
"Headaches?" Ormi asked.
"Sex?" Logos suggested.
His two colleagues gave him a nasty look.
"What!? It's perfectly normal! Don't look at me like that!" Logos told them.
"No! I've been having… ugh… nightmares." Leblanc sighed.
"Nightmares?" Ormi repeated.
"Yes, love, nightmares." Leblanc folded her arms.
"What about?" Logos asked.
"I honestly don't know where they came from, but… This woman keeps telling this one man to stop playing the piano… and then it's blurry… and suddenly they get shot…I dunno, you must think I'm foolish." Leblanc chuckled lightly.
"Not at all. Nightmares are completely normal." Logos assured her.
"Yeah, boss. One time I had a nightmare where I was being chased by a Shoopuf in my underwear and my shoes where somehow turned into Cherry-Apple pies!" Ormi told her.
"…" Leblanc stared at him, wide eyed.
"Ugh the horror." Logos sighed.
"Yea I know, it was scary." Ormi told him.
"No, I was talking about the fact of picturing you in your underwear." Logos said in disgust.
"Hey!" Ormi protested.
Leblanc began to laugh. Ormi and Logos look at her. It had been so long since she last had a good laughed. They smiled at the younger woman and began to laugh as well. It had been so long since they all laughed like this. What happened?
Leblanc was the first to regain composure, "Logos, are the preparations for the concert ready?"
Logos straightened himself, "Yes, boss. Everything is ready to go."
"Excellent. Ormi, is everyone prepared?" Leblanc asked.
"Yes, boss." Ormi nodded.
"Good. We leave in approximately two hours. Make sure everyone is gathered by then and ready to go." Leblanc told them, and left the room without another word.
…What had happened?
"Ahh Miss Leblanc, I am the owner of the Luca Stadium, a pleasure to meet you." A man greeted the Syndicate as they approached the Stadium.
"Like wise, love." Leblanc smiled shaking the man's hand.
"Where is the High Summoner?" He asked.
"She will be arriving shortly." Leblanc told him, "But first we would like to check up on the preparations."
"Of course, right this way." The man said, gesturing them to follow.
The Stadium Owner led them through out the stadium, explaining every single detail offered. The tour ended in a small room with a makeup table, a large mirror, and fancy looking chairs.
"This is the dressing room, Lady Yuna will be preparing in. The stage is just down the hall to the left, from there the staff with guide her to the stage." He explained, "You may watch from the specially rented sky-box above the stage to view the show."
"Splendid." Leblanc smiled.
"Uh, if you don't mind me asking, who are these people following you?" The Stadium owner asked, gesturing to the crowd of Syndicate members behind her.
"These are the High Summoner's personal security and back up dancers. And these two here, Mr.Sano and Mr.Uno, are my personal assistants." Leblanc explained.
"But we've already provided security and back up-"
"They won't be necessary." Leblanc interrupted him, "The High Summoner prefers her own qualified employees."
"I see." The Stadium Owner nodded, "Very well then."
The Stadium Owner began to exit the room.
"I'll let you all explore the area until the show." He said before exiting the room.
Ormi look out the door until the man was out of earshot, and signaled that he was gone.
"Alright, loves. You all have seen the area we're working with, and you all know what to do. Now move it!" She ordered.
The crowd of goons saluted, then marched out of the room and spilt up in different directions. Leblanc then turned to Ormi and Logos.
"You two will do surveillance from the Sky-box." Leblanc told them, "Who knows, we just might run into a little fun."
"Right, boss." The two of them said in unison.
"Now, leave me be. I've got a show to prepare for." Leblanc smirked as she pulled out Yuna's garment grid.
"Yes, boss." Logos and Ormi smiled as the left the room, shutting the door behind them.
Leblanc turned to the mirror and equipped Yuna's garment grid, and watched as she magically transformed into the High Summoner.
Hours had passed, and Logos and Ormi watched as the Stadium slowly filled with people from all over Spira. Ormi walked up to his taller friend and handed him a beer.
"Is it show time yet?" he asked impatiently.
"Not yet, but soon." Logos told him, still watching the crowds below.
"Do you think those Gullwings will even show up?" Ormi asked before taking a sip of his beer.
"Most certainly." Logos sighed, "The High Summoner who defeated Sin will surely not give up on possessions stolen by mere Sphere-hunters."
"Hey, we ain't just 'mere sphere-hunters'!" Ormi protested.
"Compared to the High Summoner?" Logos reminded him.
"…Yous got a point there." Ormi sighed.
Logos popped the cap off his beer with his thumb, and took a sip of the foul tasting liquid. I might not taste heavenly, but it eases the nerves. The two of them watched as the lights dimmed. They could hear the gears above, moving and the light in the center pierced through the darkness of the stadium. The Machina lights swirled around the light. Swooping in on hovers, the musicians began to test their instruments. The mechanical drummer rose from the center, and the sphere stage came into view. The mechanical drummer placed its drumsticks together. The crowd began to count down.
"Five, Four, Three, Two, One!" The crowd cheered.
Suddenly the lights switched on to reveal "Yuna" or should I say, Leblanc, in the Summoner's outfit.
"What can I do for you?"
The Yuna imposter began walk toward the center of the stage, then began to change into the Songstress dress-sphere.
"What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you? I can't hear you! What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you?"
Leblanc gave the crowd a smug smile and began to sing:
"Far beyond the hazy boarders of my heart, I can see a place, it's something like this! Every now and then I don't know what to do. Still I know that I… can never go back! All the things I've see, in those hazy dreams, can't compare to what I'm seeing now! Everything's so different, that it brings me to my knees!"
"Logos! Look!" Ormi pointed into the crowd.
Logos looked to where he was pointing. The High Summoner's blonde friend was fighting with a goon.
Logos smirked, "Looks like the Dullwings decided to show up after all."
"Hello! I know! The world of real emotion has surrounded me, I won't give into it! Now! I know! That forward is the only way my heart can go. I hear your voice calling out to me, "You'll never be alone!""
"What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you?"
"I can't hear you!"
"And if, I'd like, the real without emotion has surrounded me, and I can't go on! You, are there, the moment that I close my eyes to comfort me. We are connected for all of time! I'll never be…"
"Look, Logos! It's the other one!" Ormi pointed to the silver haired woman fight another goon.
"I see her." Logos said.
"Should we go after them now?" Ormi asked.
"No. We'll wait a while longer." Logos told him.
"Hello! I know! The world of real emotion has surrounded me, I won't give into it! Now! I know! That forward is the only way my heart can go. I hear your voice calling out to me, "You'll never be alone!""
"What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you? I can't hear you! I can't hear you!"
"Logos they're approaching the stage!" Ormi exclaimed.
"Right. We've waited long enough. Let's go." Logos nodded to his colleague and headed for the doorway.
Meanwhile on stage, Leblanc continued to dance as the crowds cheer with delight. In the corner of her eye, she spotted to girls just under her age approach the stage on a hover. They jumped off the hover and approached her with a harmful intent in their eyes. It was the two girls that were traveling with the High Summoner. Rikku and Paine. Leblanc merely smirked and continued to dance.
Rikku ran up to her, "Hey! Give it back already!"
Rikku tried to make a swipe at Leblanc but she jumped out of the way. Leblanc raise a hand into the air and snapped her fingers.
"Hmph! Boys!" Leblanc called.
The two back-up dancers appeared and switched their garment grids to normal, revealing themselves as Syndicate goons. Leblanc turned back to Rikku and Paine with a smug smile.
"Want in on this number? Then show me your moves!" Leblanc told them and prepared for battle.
Paine smirked and drew her sword, "Think you can keep up?"
Leblanc laughed pointed at the two Gullwings, ordering the goons to attack. Leblanc continued to dance, acting like this battle was all part of the show. As her goons struggled with the two girl Leblanc decided they could use a boost. Leblanc raised her hands into the air and chanted.
"Ecstasy!" Leblanc shouted.
The goons's current wounds healed magically, and continued to fight the Gullwings. Leblanc conjured up another spell as Paine defeated one of the goons.
"Thunder!" Leblanc shouted.
Paine let out a cry as the electricity ran through her veins, then fell to her knees.
"Hey! Leave Dr.P alone!" Rikku shouted as ran up to Leblanc and began to attack her with her daggers.
Leblanc dodged each attack with ease while dancing. The blonde thief quickly made a quick thrust and made a large gash in the imposter's arm. Leblanc cried out in pain and held her arm.
"How DARE you!" Leblanc snarled, "THUNDER!"
Rikku was sent back by the force of the electric jolt. Leblanc turned to the remaining goon.
"Quit your day dreaming and fight! Look what happened while you were slacking!" Leblanc snarled, gesturing to the cut on her arm, "Now finish them!"
"Yes, boss! Right away, boss!" The goon nodded.
The goon rushed at Paine swinging his claws, scratching her bare skin. Paine quickly blocked with her sword and pushed the goon to the ground. The silver haired warrior raised her sword and chanted, "FLAMETONGUE!" Her sword was consumed in fire and with a single stroke she knocked out the goon. Paine then turned to see Rikku trying to hit Leblanc, but her attacks were being dodged with graceful steps. Paine ran up behind the Yuna Imposter and knocked her over the head with the butt of her sword. Leblanc fell to the ground and rolled out of the way. She stood up holding her head. She pointed to Rikku again sending another electric wave, knocking the blonde off her feet. Rikku countered the attack with a quick swipe of her daggers, knocking the microphone out of Leblanc's hand. Leblanc jumped back, she was defenseless and was running out of magic. She had to escape.
Paine smirked and seethed her sword, "I could've danced all night."
Leblanc smirked mischievously, "Sorry, no time for an encore." She mocked and reached into her sleeve.
Leblanc pulled out a tiny pouch full of flash powder and tossed it onto the ground. The pouch exploded as it made collision with the ground creating a blinding light. Leblanc took the chance to quickly jump off the stage and race down the hall. As she ran she switched on a tiny microphone on her collar.
"Logos! Ormi! Can you hear me?" Leblanc spoke into the microphone.
"Yes, boss. We hear you loud and clear." Ormi's voice crackled from the mic.
"Those two Dullwings are on my tail, make sure they are distracted." Leblanc ordered.
"As you wish, boss." Logos's voice crackled.
Leblanc looked back to see Paine and Rikku chasing her closely. Leblanc ran down the stadium stairs into the docking areas. She turned her head to the first dock and gave a quick hand signal. Two goons emerged from the docks and jumped out at the two Gullwings. Leblanc smirked as the two Gullwings were soon out of sight. She continued to run, signaling every goon and fem-goon to come to her aid. Leblanc finally made it to the 3rd dock and hid, waiting for Logos and Ormi to arrive.
Meanwhile, Logos and Ormi walked down the Stadium stairs.
"We shall split up. You take that way, I shall take this way." Logos told his overweight comrade.
"Right." Ormi nodded and headed off.
Logos followed suit and went in the opposite direction. As he walked through the docks he saw the littered bodies of his comrades all around, all knocked out. Those two were stronger than he expected. As he entered the 2nd docking area. Something caught his eye. As he walked, he slowly turned his head to see a person in a large moogle suit. He glared at the giant moogle telling it in a silent way, "Stay out of this or be gunned down!" He noticed the moogle began to quiver with fear under his deadly gaze. Logos then slowly turned his head away and regained focus on the task at hand. He had no time for a staring contest with a bloody moogle. As he entered the 3rd docking area, he could see the two young teens looking around for the boss.
"Hey, you run too fast!" the blonde shouted.
"You're too slow, little girl." Logos said as he approached and crossed his arms.
Logos turned to see his chubby colleague enter the scene.
"Show's over! Bwahaha!" Ormi laughed.
"Yeowch." The blonde bit her lower lip.
"This way." The silver haired girl told her companion.
Ormi gestured his to Logos to follow them. Logos nodded and the two of them chased the two young women and laughed. Suddenly there was a loud crack and something hit the heel of Ormi's shoe. Ormi stopped and suddenly a barrage of bullet were hailing around their feet, making the two of them dance to dodge from being hit. Once the barrage ceased, the two henchmen turned to see a young woman in a white top, short jean shorts, a pale blue side skirt, black boots and had a braid that flowed down to her heels. It was none other than Lady Yuna herself! She charged at the two of them with her guns ready. Logos and Ormi were taken back by her actions and fumbled with their weapons. Before they knew it she hand jumped up on Ormi's shoulders and launched her self into the air. She fired several warning shots in mid flip and landed gracefully in a flashy pose. Her two friends followed suit and struck poses at her side.
Logos chuckled, "So the infamous YRP is assembled at last."
"Don't worry little girls, we won't hurt you… much." Ormi laughed.
"We'll see who laughs last!" Yuna snapped.
"Yeah! You meanies are gonna wish you never heard the name YRP!" Rikku shouted.
"We shall see." Logos said mildly and he twirled his guns and fired at the blonde.
Rikku quickly jumped out of the way and readied her daggers. She launched her self forward by the balls of her feet and slashed at Logos's arm. Logos held his arm and hissed at the young blonde. Ormi quickly ran up to her and smacked her with his shield, causing the blonde fall over. Ormi swiftly turned his shield to block the attack Paine was about to strike him with from behind and countered it by knocking her over as well. Yuna quickly loaded her guns and fired a shot at Ormi, but it only scratched his thigh. Logos countered the attack on his colleague by shooting Yuna in the side. Yuna let out a shout of pain as she collapsed to the ground holding her injury. Before Logos could fire another shot, he felt a series of deep cut being sliced into his back and cried out in agony. He turned to see Rikku jump back ready to make a second attack. Logos aim his revolvers and shot Rikku in the shoulder. Rikku let out a cry and was soon knocked down as Ormi smacked her over the head with his shield. Logos smirked at his comrade as Ormi gave him a thumbs up. Logos would have done the same but instead he lifted his revolvers and fired a shot right by Ormi's head. Ormi turned to see that Logos shot Paine in the hand, causing her sword to fall out of her hands as she cradled the wound. Ormi glared and the young silver haired girl and was about to smack her across the face with his shield, but suddenly he was shot in the arm. Ormi dropped his shield and held his arm with a wince. He was soon shot again in the shin and again in the thigh. Ormi fell to the ground in searing pain and looked up to see Yuna's guns smoking in her hands. She was about to fire another shot to finish the large man off, but she was smacked over the head with the butt of one of Logos's revolvers and she fell to the ground again. Logos then tossed Ormi a potion. Ormi gladly took it and guzzled it down in a couple of swallows. Ormi soon felt fully healed and raised to his feet and picked up his shield. Ormi then put all his weight on one foot and raised the other in the air and began to spin around in a circle. As Ormi was spinning Logos was firing a barrage of bullets at Paine as she tried to pick up her sword off the ground. Paine managed to dodge each bullet and retrieve her sword and turned to the tall man with the revolvers. She raised her sword and began to charge at Logos.
"Get a load of this!" Ormi shouted.
Paine stopped and turned to see a shield flying her way and was hit in the stomach and fell to the ground gasping for air. The shield quickly turned around like a boomerang and flew back into Ormi's hands. Before Ormi could make another move, he felt a burning pain in his back and fell to the ground with Rikku standing over him.
"Boss…" Ormi groaned and was knocked out.
Rikku smiled at herself in pride but then jumped back to dodge a shot fired by Logos. Logos fired another shot and hit her foot. Rikku shouted in agony and held her foot. Logos smirked and was about to finish her off when suddenly he heard the words:
"Trigger Happy!"
Logos turned to see a barrage of bullets fly his way and tried his best to dodge every single shot, but he was hit in the leg and the stomach.
"This… can not…be!" Logos cried as he hit the ground.
Yuna quickly ran over to Paine and helped her up then tossed Rikku a potion. The three girls smiled at each other in victory.
Meanwhile Leblanc peaked around the corner of a wall, and sneered. She couldn't believe both Ormi and Logos lost to those three girls. She sighed to herself and stepped out of her hiding spot and walked towards them. She could hear the moaning and groaning of the two men as they sat themselves up.
"That's quite enough sniveling, boys." She said as she stepped out of the shadows in the view of the Gullwings.
She placed a hand on her hip and turned towards the three girls.
"Persistent, aren't you?" Leblanc smirked and shook her head with a slight shrug.
Yuna knitted her brows and held out her hand, "My grid."
Leblanc chuckled to herself.
"You give back Yunie's Garment Grid right now!" Rikku demanded.
"Did you girls ever learn to share?" Leblanc smirked.
"Give it back." Yuna said through clenched teeth.
Leblanc sighed, "Very well it's yours."
Leblanc removed the garment grid from her sleeve and tossed it into the air. Yuna scrambled to catch it before it hit the ground. Leblanc then equipped her own garment grid, drew her fan and waved it in front of her face as she changed back to normal. Once her transformation was complete, Leblanc snapped her fan closed and pointed it toward the three girls boldly.
"But it won't be yours for long, loves!" Leblanc said bravely.
The Gullwings readied their weapons in acceptation to her challenge. Leblanc smirked and raised her fan into the air and chanted a few words. The sky above began to darken and lightning flashed.
"Thunder!" Leblanc shouted as she pointed her fan toward the group of three.
The Gullwings look up to see a stream of lightning descending towards them and jumped out of the way in different directions. They quickly jumped to their feet and each of them charged at Leblanc. Paine and Rikku swiftly swung their weapons at her but Leblanc dodged each attack with a series graceful steps. Leblanc countered their attacks by smacking them in the face with her face, teasing their aggression. Yuna loaded her guns and held them out and signaled Rikku and Paine to move out of the way.
"Trigger Happy!" Yuna shouted.
A barrage of bullets exploded from Yuna's guns. Once again Leblanc dodged each bullet with a series of steps.
"How does she keep doing that!?" Rikku sigh in frustration.
"You should thank Yuna's dress-sphere. It help improve my agility, love." Leblanc smirked, "In fact, I think I shall return the favor… THUNDER!"
Before anyone could say another word, Yuna was struck by a bolt of lightning. Yuna cried out in pain as she fell to the ground.
"Yunie!" Rikku shouted to her cousin.
"You're getting hurt!" Paine snarled and charged at Leblanc.
Leblanc was taken by surprise as Paine swung a flurry of attacks her way. She struggled to block each one with her fan. Paine swiftly thrusted her blade forward and cut the side of Leblanc's dress, leaving a deep scratch in her skin that began to bleed.
"You BEAST!" Leblanc snarled.
Leblanc smacked Paine across the face with her fan and then kicked her in the stomach. Paine dropped her sword and held her stomach and gasped for air. Leblanc was about to strike her again when Rikku tackled her to the ground. Yuna watched helplessly as her cousin struggled with the older woman.
"Yuna! Use your dress-sphere!" Paine told her.
"You sure?" Yuna asked.
"Just do it!" Paine shouted.
As Yuna began to change dress-spheres, Leblanc had finally pinned Rikku and began to hit her several times with her fan. Leblanc quickly got to her feet and prepared to chant another thunder spell to finish the blonde off.
"Darkness Dance!" a musical voice sang.
Leblanc's world soon became pitch black. Leblanc looked around frantically. She could hardly see a thing. She became scared and paranoid at the same time and she tried her best to make out her surroundings. Suddenly she was struck in the gut with an elbow, then slashed in the thigh with a sharp blade. Leblanc grunted in pain with each blow inflicted upon her by forces that were invisible to her. The only way she was able to defend herself with was spells. After a while casting spells and being attacked by an invisible force, the Darkness faded and the world blinded her as her retinas adjusted to the change in light. Before Leblanc could make a single move she was blindsided by the butt of a sword in the temple and fell to the ground in a heap. Leblanc slowly sat up and looked at herself, she was roughly beaten and her dress was tattered and torn. The ground around her was stained with her own blood. She had lost. She had complete underestimated those three. And because of that, she had been defeated.
"Are you ready to talk now, or should we kick your butt one more time?" Rikku asked cockily.
Leblanc slowly rose to her feet, dusted herself off and reached into her sleeve. She pulled out a small bag of flash powder and threw it hard to the ground. The impact caused the powder to create a blinding light, which distracted the Gullwings from making another move. During the flash Leblanc grabbed her two colleagues by the arms and forced them into a run. Without question they followed in her retreat.
"I-I won't let you off so easily next time!" Leblanc shouted back cockily as she and her two henchmen disappeared from sight.
"Get back here!" Leblanc heard one of them call after her.
Leblanc kept running until her and her two colleagues made it to the Mi'hen Highroad. Leblanc collapsed to her knees and breathed heavily.
"Boss!" The two of them shouted in concern as they ran to her side.
They slowly helped her to her feet and looked her over for any bad injuries.
"Boss, are you alright?" Ormi asked.
Leblanc coughed a bit, "I'm okay, love."
"You took quite the beating." Logos told her, "Does anything hurt?"
"I said I'm okay!" Leblanc told them and tore away from their grasp and turned away from them.
"We were only concerned…" Ormi said quietly.
Leblanc smiled slightly. They were very sweet to be concerned, but they didn't always have to be.
"Thank you." Leblanc told them without facing them.
Logos and Ormi were surprised by this sudden gratitude and smiled. Leblanc turned around and smiled as well.
She then heaved a sigh, "Well, we've had our fun for today. Let's go home."
She turned away from them and began to limp down the dirt road, followed closely by Logos and Ormi and watched the sky blend into a wave of color as the sunset in the west. The mixture of pink, orange purple and yellow reflected upon them with a ray of hope silently telling them good fortune would one day come their way.
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Ormi pushed the switch as he stood before a large granite wall. The wall began to move and revealed the large, colorful Living Room. He rubbed his eyes and yawned. He woke up especially early to get a head start at the buffet that was laid out for the Members of the Syndicate to feast upon whenever they liked. It was much easier than forcing everyone to eat at a certain time. The fresh scent of warm bread and ripe fruit reached his nose. He smiled and was about to enter when he heard something. He reached for his shield and peeked into the room.
There, standing in the center of the room was a figure of a woman. She seemed to be… dancing? He squinted his eyes. He suddenly recognized the figure as the boss in the Songstress Dress-Sphere. She still hadn't noticed his presence since her back was facing towards him. Why was she up this early dancing? She had practiced all week to master that Dress-Sphere. He watched as Leblanc lifted the microphone to her lips and began to sing.
"I don't plan on looking back on my own life. I don't ever plan, to rely on you! Even if by chance everything should go wrong, you come anyway, and try to save me! If from time to time, it's an upward climb, all I know is that I must believe! Cause the truth I'm seeking, always was inside of me! And when, I find, the world of Real Emotion, has surrounded me. The many things that you, taught me then, will always be enough to get me through the pain. Because of you I am strong enough, to know I'm not alone!"
Ormi smiled to himself as entered the room. He tried not to make a sounds as he walked over to one of the food-covered table and watched her dance.
"What can I do for you? What can I do for you?" Leblanc continued to sing.
"You can pass me the orange juice." Ormi smirked as he took a bite of an apple.
Leblanc jumped in surprised and quickly switched garments. She then quickly turned around to see Ormi laughing in amusement. Leblanc gave him a quick glared then smiled warmly and walked over beside him.
"How long have you been here, love?" She asked.
"Not that long." Ormi smiled and took a bite of a cinnamon bun.
"Please tell me you didn't hear anything." Leblanc sighed.
"Alright I won't, boss." Ormi said while chewing.
"But did you?" Leblanc asked.
"Yeah." Ormi admitted.
"I just told you not to tell me!" Leblanc told him, crossing her arms.
"What!? It was good!" Ormi told her.
"Really?" Leblanc asked.
"Yup." Ormi nodded.
"Thanks." Leblanc smiled, "I mean, of course! I'm me after all."
Ormi chuckled and finished off his apple and cinnamon bun then turned to her again.
"So this is what you've been up to in the passed few days?" Ormi asked, "Logos and I were beginning to worry that you were skipping breakfast."
"Oh, yes. I've been up early every morning practicing." Leblanc told him, "I am quite determined to master this Dress-Sphere."
"But you haven't been missing meals right?" Ormi asked.
"Of course not! I eat before I practice." She told the older man, "You and Logos don't really have to worry about me, love."
"Heh, you can't blame us. With out you we'd fall apart." Ormi told her and sipped a glass of juice.
"What? I'm sure you'd all be better off." Leblanc smirked.
"Hmm." Ormi said through his glass.
"I wake up early to get a head start at the food, and look who I find stuffing his face." A voice came from the secret passage.
Leblanc and Ormi looked back to see Logos enter the room, stretching his arms.
"Morning Buddy." Ormi greeted with a mouth full of food.
"Ugh, how grotesque." Logos sneered and walked over to the table stacked with fruit.
Logos grabbed an apple and wiped it on his sleeve before taking a bite.
"I see you were practicing this morning, boss." Logos looked to Leblanc.
Leblanc nodded, "Practice makes perfect, love."
"You aren't usually up this early, and I don't think practice is the only reason." Logos took another bite of his apple.
"And how would you know?" Leblanc raised an eyebrow.
"You usually ask to be woken up at seven, lately you've saved us the trouble. You've always said you enjoyed your beauty sleep. What seems to be the matter?" Logos asked.
Leblanc blushed, "It's kind of embarrassing for a boss to tell this to her employees."
"Please, boss, this before work hours. We're all friends here." Ormi told her.
"Yes, do tell, boss. We shall not judge you." Logos assured her.
"…I've… been having…" Leblanc began.
"Headaches?" Ormi asked.
"Sex?" Logos suggested.
His two colleagues gave him a nasty look.
"What!? It's perfectly normal! Don't look at me like that!" Logos told them.
"No! I've been having… ugh… nightmares." Leblanc sighed.
"Nightmares?" Ormi repeated.
"Yes, love, nightmares." Leblanc folded her arms.
"What about?" Logos asked.
"I honestly don't know where they came from, but… This woman keeps telling this one man to stop playing the piano… and then it's blurry… and suddenly they get shot…I dunno, you must think I'm foolish." Leblanc chuckled lightly.
"Not at all. Nightmares are completely normal." Logos assured her.
"Yeah, boss. One time I had a nightmare where I was being chased by a Shoopuf in my underwear and my shoes where somehow turned into Cherry-Apple pies!" Ormi told her.
"…" Leblanc stared at him, wide eyed.
"Ugh the horror." Logos sighed.
"Yea I know, it was scary." Ormi told him.
"No, I was talking about the fact of picturing you in your underwear." Logos said in disgust.
"Hey!" Ormi protested.
Leblanc began to laugh. Ormi and Logos look at her. It had been so long since she last had a good laughed. They smiled at the younger woman and began to laugh as well. It had been so long since they all laughed like this. What happened?
Leblanc was the first to regain composure, "Logos, are the preparations for the concert ready?"
Logos straightened himself, "Yes, boss. Everything is ready to go."
"Excellent. Ormi, is everyone prepared?" Leblanc asked.
"Yes, boss." Ormi nodded.
"Good. We leave in approximately two hours. Make sure everyone is gathered by then and ready to go." Leblanc told them, and left the room without another word.
…What had happened?
"Ahh Miss Leblanc, I am the owner of the Luca Stadium, a pleasure to meet you." A man greeted the Syndicate as they approached the Stadium.
"Like wise, love." Leblanc smiled shaking the man's hand.
"Where is the High Summoner?" He asked.
"She will be arriving shortly." Leblanc told him, "But first we would like to check up on the preparations."
"Of course, right this way." The man said, gesturing them to follow.
The Stadium Owner led them through out the stadium, explaining every single detail offered. The tour ended in a small room with a makeup table, a large mirror, and fancy looking chairs.
"This is the dressing room, Lady Yuna will be preparing in. The stage is just down the hall to the left, from there the staff with guide her to the stage." He explained, "You may watch from the specially rented sky-box above the stage to view the show."
"Splendid." Leblanc smiled.
"Uh, if you don't mind me asking, who are these people following you?" The Stadium owner asked, gesturing to the crowd of Syndicate members behind her.
"These are the High Summoner's personal security and back up dancers. And these two here, Mr.Sano and Mr.Uno, are my personal assistants." Leblanc explained.
"But we've already provided security and back up-"
"They won't be necessary." Leblanc interrupted him, "The High Summoner prefers her own qualified employees."
"I see." The Stadium Owner nodded, "Very well then."
The Stadium Owner began to exit the room.
"I'll let you all explore the area until the show." He said before exiting the room.
Ormi look out the door until the man was out of earshot, and signaled that he was gone.
"Alright, loves. You all have seen the area we're working with, and you all know what to do. Now move it!" She ordered.
The crowd of goons saluted, then marched out of the room and spilt up in different directions. Leblanc then turned to Ormi and Logos.
"You two will do surveillance from the Sky-box." Leblanc told them, "Who knows, we just might run into a little fun."
"Right, boss." The two of them said in unison.
"Now, leave me be. I've got a show to prepare for." Leblanc smirked as she pulled out Yuna's garment grid.
"Yes, boss." Logos and Ormi smiled as the left the room, shutting the door behind them.
Leblanc turned to the mirror and equipped Yuna's garment grid, and watched as she magically transformed into the High Summoner.
Hours had passed, and Logos and Ormi watched as the Stadium slowly filled with people from all over Spira. Ormi walked up to his taller friend and handed him a beer.
"Is it show time yet?" he asked impatiently.
"Not yet, but soon." Logos told him, still watching the crowds below.
"Do you think those Gullwings will even show up?" Ormi asked before taking a sip of his beer.
"Most certainly." Logos sighed, "The High Summoner who defeated Sin will surely not give up on possessions stolen by mere Sphere-hunters."
"Hey, we ain't just 'mere sphere-hunters'!" Ormi protested.
"Compared to the High Summoner?" Logos reminded him.
"…Yous got a point there." Ormi sighed.
Logos popped the cap off his beer with his thumb, and took a sip of the foul tasting liquid. I might not taste heavenly, but it eases the nerves. The two of them watched as the lights dimmed. They could hear the gears above, moving and the light in the center pierced through the darkness of the stadium. The Machina lights swirled around the light. Swooping in on hovers, the musicians began to test their instruments. The mechanical drummer rose from the center, and the sphere stage came into view. The mechanical drummer placed its drumsticks together. The crowd began to count down.
"Five, Four, Three, Two, One!" The crowd cheered.
Suddenly the lights switched on to reveal "Yuna" or should I say, Leblanc, in the Summoner's outfit.
"What can I do for you?"
The Yuna imposter began walk toward the center of the stage, then began to change into the Songstress dress-sphere.
"What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you? I can't hear you! What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you?"
Leblanc gave the crowd a smug smile and began to sing:
"Far beyond the hazy boarders of my heart, I can see a place, it's something like this! Every now and then I don't know what to do. Still I know that I… can never go back! All the things I've see, in those hazy dreams, can't compare to what I'm seeing now! Everything's so different, that it brings me to my knees!"
"Logos! Look!" Ormi pointed into the crowd.
Logos looked to where he was pointing. The High Summoner's blonde friend was fighting with a goon.
Logos smirked, "Looks like the Dullwings decided to show up after all."
"Hello! I know! The world of real emotion has surrounded me, I won't give into it! Now! I know! That forward is the only way my heart can go. I hear your voice calling out to me, "You'll never be alone!""
"What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you?"
"I can't hear you!"
"And if, I'd like, the real without emotion has surrounded me, and I can't go on! You, are there, the moment that I close my eyes to comfort me. We are connected for all of time! I'll never be…"
"Look, Logos! It's the other one!" Ormi pointed to the silver haired woman fight another goon.
"I see her." Logos said.
"Should we go after them now?" Ormi asked.
"No. We'll wait a while longer." Logos told him.
"Hello! I know! The world of real emotion has surrounded me, I won't give into it! Now! I know! That forward is the only way my heart can go. I hear your voice calling out to me, "You'll never be alone!""
"What can I do for you? What can I do for you? What can I do for you? I can't hear you! I can't hear you!"
"Logos they're approaching the stage!" Ormi exclaimed.
"Right. We've waited long enough. Let's go." Logos nodded to his colleague and headed for the doorway.
Meanwhile on stage, Leblanc continued to dance as the crowds cheer with delight. In the corner of her eye, she spotted to girls just under her age approach the stage on a hover. They jumped off the hover and approached her with a harmful intent in their eyes. It was the two girls that were traveling with the High Summoner. Rikku and Paine. Leblanc merely smirked and continued to dance.
Rikku ran up to her, "Hey! Give it back already!"
Rikku tried to make a swipe at Leblanc but she jumped out of the way. Leblanc raise a hand into the air and snapped her fingers.
"Hmph! Boys!" Leblanc called.
The two back-up dancers appeared and switched their garment grids to normal, revealing themselves as Syndicate goons. Leblanc turned back to Rikku and Paine with a smug smile.
"Want in on this number? Then show me your moves!" Leblanc told them and prepared for battle.
Paine smirked and drew her sword, "Think you can keep up?"
Leblanc laughed pointed at the two Gullwings, ordering the goons to attack. Leblanc continued to dance, acting like this battle was all part of the show. As her goons struggled with the two girl Leblanc decided they could use a boost. Leblanc raised her hands into the air and chanted.
"Ecstasy!" Leblanc shouted.
The goons's current wounds healed magically, and continued to fight the Gullwings. Leblanc conjured up another spell as Paine defeated one of the goons.
"Thunder!" Leblanc shouted.
Paine let out a cry as the electricity ran through her veins, then fell to her knees.
"Hey! Leave Dr.P alone!" Rikku shouted as ran up to Leblanc and began to attack her with her daggers.
Leblanc dodged each attack with ease while dancing. The blonde thief quickly made a quick thrust and made a large gash in the imposter's arm. Leblanc cried out in pain and held her arm.
"How DARE you!" Leblanc snarled, "THUNDER!"
Rikku was sent back by the force of the electric jolt. Leblanc turned to the remaining goon.
"Quit your day dreaming and fight! Look what happened while you were slacking!" Leblanc snarled, gesturing to the cut on her arm, "Now finish them!"
"Yes, boss! Right away, boss!" The goon nodded.
The goon rushed at Paine swinging his claws, scratching her bare skin. Paine quickly blocked with her sword and pushed the goon to the ground. The silver haired warrior raised her sword and chanted, "FLAMETONGUE!" Her sword was consumed in fire and with a single stroke she knocked out the goon. Paine then turned to see Rikku trying to hit Leblanc, but her attacks were being dodged with graceful steps. Paine ran up behind the Yuna Imposter and knocked her over the head with the butt of her sword. Leblanc fell to the ground and rolled out of the way. She stood up holding her head. She pointed to Rikku again sending another electric wave, knocking the blonde off her feet. Rikku countered the attack with a quick swipe of her daggers, knocking the microphone out of Leblanc's hand. Leblanc jumped back, she was defenseless and was running out of magic. She had to escape.
Paine smirked and seethed her sword, "I could've danced all night."
Leblanc smirked mischievously, "Sorry, no time for an encore." She mocked and reached into her sleeve.
Leblanc pulled out a tiny pouch full of flash powder and tossed it onto the ground. The pouch exploded as it made collision with the ground creating a blinding light. Leblanc took the chance to quickly jump off the stage and race down the hall. As she ran she switched on a tiny microphone on her collar.
"Logos! Ormi! Can you hear me?" Leblanc spoke into the microphone.
"Yes, boss. We hear you loud and clear." Ormi's voice crackled from the mic.
"Those two Dullwings are on my tail, make sure they are distracted." Leblanc ordered.
"As you wish, boss." Logos's voice crackled.
Leblanc looked back to see Paine and Rikku chasing her closely. Leblanc ran down the stadium stairs into the docking areas. She turned her head to the first dock and gave a quick hand signal. Two goons emerged from the docks and jumped out at the two Gullwings. Leblanc smirked as the two Gullwings were soon out of sight. She continued to run, signaling every goon and fem-goon to come to her aid. Leblanc finally made it to the 3rd dock and hid, waiting for Logos and Ormi to arrive.
Meanwhile, Logos and Ormi walked down the Stadium stairs.
"We shall split up. You take that way, I shall take this way." Logos told his overweight comrade.
"Right." Ormi nodded and headed off.
Logos followed suit and went in the opposite direction. As he walked through the docks he saw the littered bodies of his comrades all around, all knocked out. Those two were stronger than he expected. As he entered the 2nd docking area. Something caught his eye. As he walked, he slowly turned his head to see a person in a large moogle suit. He glared at the giant moogle telling it in a silent way, "Stay out of this or be gunned down!" He noticed the moogle began to quiver with fear under his deadly gaze. Logos then slowly turned his head away and regained focus on the task at hand. He had no time for a staring contest with a bloody moogle. As he entered the 3rd docking area, he could see the two young teens looking around for the boss.
"Hey, you run too fast!" the blonde shouted.
"You're too slow, little girl." Logos said as he approached and crossed his arms.
Logos turned to see his chubby colleague enter the scene.
"Show's over! Bwahaha!" Ormi laughed.
"Yeowch." The blonde bit her lower lip.
"This way." The silver haired girl told her companion.
Ormi gestured his to Logos to follow them. Logos nodded and the two of them chased the two young women and laughed. Suddenly there was a loud crack and something hit the heel of Ormi's shoe. Ormi stopped and suddenly a barrage of bullet were hailing around their feet, making the two of them dance to dodge from being hit. Once the barrage ceased, the two henchmen turned to see a young woman in a white top, short jean shorts, a pale blue side skirt, black boots and had a braid that flowed down to her heels. It was none other than Lady Yuna herself! She charged at the two of them with her guns ready. Logos and Ormi were taken back by her actions and fumbled with their weapons. Before they knew it she hand jumped up on Ormi's shoulders and launched her self into the air. She fired several warning shots in mid flip and landed gracefully in a flashy pose. Her two friends followed suit and struck poses at her side.
Logos chuckled, "So the infamous YRP is assembled at last."
"Don't worry little girls, we won't hurt you… much." Ormi laughed.
"We'll see who laughs last!" Yuna snapped.
"Yeah! You meanies are gonna wish you never heard the name YRP!" Rikku shouted.
"We shall see." Logos said mildly and he twirled his guns and fired at the blonde.
Rikku quickly jumped out of the way and readied her daggers. She launched her self forward by the balls of her feet and slashed at Logos's arm. Logos held his arm and hissed at the young blonde. Ormi quickly ran up to her and smacked her with his shield, causing the blonde fall over. Ormi swiftly turned his shield to block the attack Paine was about to strike him with from behind and countered it by knocking her over as well. Yuna quickly loaded her guns and fired a shot at Ormi, but it only scratched his thigh. Logos countered the attack on his colleague by shooting Yuna in the side. Yuna let out a shout of pain as she collapsed to the ground holding her injury. Before Logos could fire another shot, he felt a series of deep cut being sliced into his back and cried out in agony. He turned to see Rikku jump back ready to make a second attack. Logos aim his revolvers and shot Rikku in the shoulder. Rikku let out a cry and was soon knocked down as Ormi smacked her over the head with his shield. Logos smirked at his comrade as Ormi gave him a thumbs up. Logos would have done the same but instead he lifted his revolvers and fired a shot right by Ormi's head. Ormi turned to see that Logos shot Paine in the hand, causing her sword to fall out of her hands as she cradled the wound. Ormi glared and the young silver haired girl and was about to smack her across the face with his shield, but suddenly he was shot in the arm. Ormi dropped his shield and held his arm with a wince. He was soon shot again in the shin and again in the thigh. Ormi fell to the ground in searing pain and looked up to see Yuna's guns smoking in her hands. She was about to fire another shot to finish the large man off, but she was smacked over the head with the butt of one of Logos's revolvers and she fell to the ground again. Logos then tossed Ormi a potion. Ormi gladly took it and guzzled it down in a couple of swallows. Ormi soon felt fully healed and raised to his feet and picked up his shield. Ormi then put all his weight on one foot and raised the other in the air and began to spin around in a circle. As Ormi was spinning Logos was firing a barrage of bullets at Paine as she tried to pick up her sword off the ground. Paine managed to dodge each bullet and retrieve her sword and turned to the tall man with the revolvers. She raised her sword and began to charge at Logos.
"Get a load of this!" Ormi shouted.
Paine stopped and turned to see a shield flying her way and was hit in the stomach and fell to the ground gasping for air. The shield quickly turned around like a boomerang and flew back into Ormi's hands. Before Ormi could make another move, he felt a burning pain in his back and fell to the ground with Rikku standing over him.
"Boss…" Ormi groaned and was knocked out.
Rikku smiled at herself in pride but then jumped back to dodge a shot fired by Logos. Logos fired another shot and hit her foot. Rikku shouted in agony and held her foot. Logos smirked and was about to finish her off when suddenly he heard the words:
"Trigger Happy!"
Logos turned to see a barrage of bullets fly his way and tried his best to dodge every single shot, but he was hit in the leg and the stomach.
"This… can not…be!" Logos cried as he hit the ground.
Yuna quickly ran over to Paine and helped her up then tossed Rikku a potion. The three girls smiled at each other in victory.
Meanwhile Leblanc peaked around the corner of a wall, and sneered. She couldn't believe both Ormi and Logos lost to those three girls. She sighed to herself and stepped out of her hiding spot and walked towards them. She could hear the moaning and groaning of the two men as they sat themselves up.
"That's quite enough sniveling, boys." She said as she stepped out of the shadows in the view of the Gullwings.
She placed a hand on her hip and turned towards the three girls.
"Persistent, aren't you?" Leblanc smirked and shook her head with a slight shrug.
Yuna knitted her brows and held out her hand, "My grid."
Leblanc chuckled to herself.
"You give back Yunie's Garment Grid right now!" Rikku demanded.
"Did you girls ever learn to share?" Leblanc smirked.
"Give it back." Yuna said through clenched teeth.
Leblanc sighed, "Very well it's yours."
Leblanc removed the garment grid from her sleeve and tossed it into the air. Yuna scrambled to catch it before it hit the ground. Leblanc then equipped her own garment grid, drew her fan and waved it in front of her face as she changed back to normal. Once her transformation was complete, Leblanc snapped her fan closed and pointed it toward the three girls boldly.
"But it won't be yours for long, loves!" Leblanc said bravely.
The Gullwings readied their weapons in acceptation to her challenge. Leblanc smirked and raised her fan into the air and chanted a few words. The sky above began to darken and lightning flashed.
"Thunder!" Leblanc shouted as she pointed her fan toward the group of three.
The Gullwings look up to see a stream of lightning descending towards them and jumped out of the way in different directions. They quickly jumped to their feet and each of them charged at Leblanc. Paine and Rikku swiftly swung their weapons at her but Leblanc dodged each attack with a series graceful steps. Leblanc countered their attacks by smacking them in the face with her face, teasing their aggression. Yuna loaded her guns and held them out and signaled Rikku and Paine to move out of the way.
"Trigger Happy!" Yuna shouted.
A barrage of bullets exploded from Yuna's guns. Once again Leblanc dodged each bullet with a series of steps.
"How does she keep doing that!?" Rikku sigh in frustration.
"You should thank Yuna's dress-sphere. It help improve my agility, love." Leblanc smirked, "In fact, I think I shall return the favor… THUNDER!"
Before anyone could say another word, Yuna was struck by a bolt of lightning. Yuna cried out in pain as she fell to the ground.
"Yunie!" Rikku shouted to her cousin.
"You're getting hurt!" Paine snarled and charged at Leblanc.
Leblanc was taken by surprise as Paine swung a flurry of attacks her way. She struggled to block each one with her fan. Paine swiftly thrusted her blade forward and cut the side of Leblanc's dress, leaving a deep scratch in her skin that began to bleed.
"You BEAST!" Leblanc snarled.
Leblanc smacked Paine across the face with her fan and then kicked her in the stomach. Paine dropped her sword and held her stomach and gasped for air. Leblanc was about to strike her again when Rikku tackled her to the ground. Yuna watched helplessly as her cousin struggled with the older woman.
"Yuna! Use your dress-sphere!" Paine told her.
"You sure?" Yuna asked.
"Just do it!" Paine shouted.
As Yuna began to change dress-spheres, Leblanc had finally pinned Rikku and began to hit her several times with her fan. Leblanc quickly got to her feet and prepared to chant another thunder spell to finish the blonde off.
"Darkness Dance!" a musical voice sang.
Leblanc's world soon became pitch black. Leblanc looked around frantically. She could hardly see a thing. She became scared and paranoid at the same time and she tried her best to make out her surroundings. Suddenly she was struck in the gut with an elbow, then slashed in the thigh with a sharp blade. Leblanc grunted in pain with each blow inflicted upon her by forces that were invisible to her. The only way she was able to defend herself with was spells. After a while casting spells and being attacked by an invisible force, the Darkness faded and the world blinded her as her retinas adjusted to the change in light. Before Leblanc could make a single move she was blindsided by the butt of a sword in the temple and fell to the ground in a heap. Leblanc slowly sat up and looked at herself, she was roughly beaten and her dress was tattered and torn. The ground around her was stained with her own blood. She had lost. She had complete underestimated those three. And because of that, she had been defeated.
"Are you ready to talk now, or should we kick your butt one more time?" Rikku asked cockily.
Leblanc slowly rose to her feet, dusted herself off and reached into her sleeve. She pulled out a small bag of flash powder and threw it hard to the ground. The impact caused the powder to create a blinding light, which distracted the Gullwings from making another move. During the flash Leblanc grabbed her two colleagues by the arms and forced them into a run. Without question they followed in her retreat.
"I-I won't let you off so easily next time!" Leblanc shouted back cockily as she and her two henchmen disappeared from sight.
"Get back here!" Leblanc heard one of them call after her.
Leblanc kept running until her and her two colleagues made it to the Mi'hen Highroad. Leblanc collapsed to her knees and breathed heavily.
"Boss!" The two of them shouted in concern as they ran to her side.
They slowly helped her to her feet and looked her over for any bad injuries.
"Boss, are you alright?" Ormi asked.
Leblanc coughed a bit, "I'm okay, love."
"You took quite the beating." Logos told her, "Does anything hurt?"
"I said I'm okay!" Leblanc told them and tore away from their grasp and turned away from them.
"We were only concerned…" Ormi said quietly.
Leblanc smiled slightly. They were very sweet to be concerned, but they didn't always have to be.
"Thank you." Leblanc told them without facing them.
Logos and Ormi were surprised by this sudden gratitude and smiled. Leblanc turned around and smiled as well.
She then heaved a sigh, "Well, we've had our fun for today. Let's go home."
She turned away from them and began to limp down the dirt road, followed closely by Logos and Ormi and watched the sky blend into a wave of color as the sunset in the west. The mixture of pink, orange purple and yellow reflected upon them with a ray of hope silently telling them good fortune would one day come their way.
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GB666: Another chapter done! Wow so violent. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and the next one will be even better! 5 more reviews and I'll post the next chapter! So REVIEW! ^.^ …please?