A/N: Yaay! A chapter that's not written in Jade's P.O.V!!! This is 3rd person I guess... I'm so sorry it took so long to get this chapter up, my grandma's visiting for the next two weeks and I haven't had much time on my computer, but I'll get the next chapter up ASAP! I'm so glad everyone likes this! And there actually IS an alternate ending; I've gotten it. It's nothing special really, just an extra scene in the play. But anyway, this chapter isn't as humorous as the others (some may disagree with me) See, it has an evil little thing called plot development * shivers * But, Jade got her feelings hurt, and she's sure to let everyone know she's ticked off. Anyway, enjoy! Enjoy or die!!! ^_^" Yea...and review!
Although disheartened that her efforts at impressing Zidane failed miserably, Jade tried to act cool, which never works when she's upset.
She brushed past everyone, then turned around, "Well," she snapped bitterly, "I thought we didn't have any time to waste, so let's just get out of here."
She moved on into the next room, the others following silently, when Steiner came sliding down the pole in the center of the room, his armor clanking as he hit the bottom.
Jade was not in a good mood and didn't want to have to deal with the noisy tin-man.
"Outta my way Rusty," She said coldly pushing him aside and trying to move on.
"Hold on thief!" the knight bellowed, " I have come to rescue the Princess!"
Jade twirled around glaring at Steiner. "How dare you call me a thief!? I have never stolen a thing in my life! And, in case you haven't noticed, I'm not exactly in the mood to deal with a big tin-man who looks like he wears mascara!"
Blank came in then, wearing the Pluto Knight's armor.
"You needn't worry, Your Highness!"
Steiner, thinking Blank was one of his knights, now ignored Jade, and seemed quite pleased, "Good work! This shall be remembered as the Pluto Knights' finest hour!"
"Hehehe!" Blank turned to Garnet, " Just relax Princess, we'll get you outta here!"
"WHAT!!!?" Steiner shouted, "You're not one of my knights!"
Jade got a bit fed up with being ignored like that. "No, really!?" she called out, trying to draw attention to herself.
"You can just..."
"Leave the Princess..."
"To us!" Zidane, Cinna, and Blank shouted.
"Yes!" Jade shouted, "Do I get to hurt someone now!?"
She grabbed the dagger Zidane had given her, "Let's get this started!"
Zidane looked to Blank, "Is it just me, or does she seem a little too...eager to hurt someone?"
Blank simply shrugged and removed his weapon.
"Take this Captain Rusty! Arghh!" Jade thrust herself at her opponent, slashing at his armor, and leaving a small puncture on the chest plate. She deflected a blow from Steiner's Broad Sword and jumped out of the way as Blank swung at the tin-man. Steiner swung at Zidane who recoiled with a counter attack, and Cinna managed to get in a blow with his hammer, leaving a dent in the already thrashed armor.
Jade sat back for the rest of the battle, she was both amazed and frightened of the power she had presented. She had never used a weapon before, or hurt anyone before, why did it come so easily to her? How could she fight like this, without feeling? When she had lashed out, it was almost fun... like she had done it so many times before...
She quickly snapped out of her trance-like state when an Oglop landed on her head. Blanks armor had apparently shattered, and the bugs were everywhere. Chaos erupted with everyone running around trying to get away from the disgusting insects, Jade grabbed the bug off her head and threw it at the Princess, who... didn't seem to mind at all.
"Now's our chance! Come on!" Zidane shouted.
He and the Princess continued into the next room, Jade following them every step of the way.
"What now? We cannot go any further!" The Princess exclaimed.
"Zidane!" Cinna shouted, "Get on number two!"
"Okay," Zidane nodded, "Princess Garnet, this way!"
Jade wasn't exactly happy about going back on stage and was going to stay behind, when Steiner came in.
"Oh, great, forgot about you... " She quickly hopped onto the platform with Zidane and Garnet. "You weren't going without me now were you?"
The platform began to rise, while Steiner, in a final attempt to catch up with the Princess, jumped onto another platform.
They rose up onto stage just as 'King Leo' was lecturing Marcus.
"(Guys, just improvise!)" Zidane whispered to the group.
"Ho? What's all this?" Steiner was (as usual) completely confused.
"Cornelia!" Marcus exclaimed. "(Wait... Zidane, which one's Cornelia!?)"
"(Me! I wanna be Cornelia!)" Jade was nearly jumping up and down.
"(But you can't be Cornelia, you're my partner remember?)" Zidane replied desperately, "(We gotta keep going, Brahne's watching y'know!)"
"(I never get to be the princess... )" Jade scuffed the ground with the toe of her shoe.
"(Um... )" Garnet knew she'd have to be Cornelia and tried to remember the lines.
"Oh Marcus! I missed you so!" She said pulling Marcus into a hug, " I wish never to leave thy side. Prithee, lead me from this place!"
"See King Leo? Thou shouldst give them thy blessing!" Jade took over before Zidane could say anything, if she couldn't be the princess, she'd have someone's part.
"Never!" 'King Leo' erupted, "Never leave his side thou sayest? Foolish banter! I'll not allow it! Cornelia shall marry none other than this man- Prince Schneider!" Baku moved towards Steiner. "Is that not, Prince Schneider?"
Steiner, who still had no idea this was a play seemed very distressed by this. "M-marry the Princess? Me!?"
"Aye, and this traitorous crew I will put to death!"
Jade again took Zidane's place in beating up Benero and Zenero.
"Too many of them!"
"Run away!" the two guards yelled.
"Pray, sweet daughter, come home to the castle with me."
"Nay father, I shan't return!"
"Cornelia... trouble me no more! This wedding is for thine own welfare. Be mindful of that."
"Not if I can help it!" Marcus cut in, "Now is my moment of vengeance! For my parents, and for my love, Cornelia... " He drew his sword and pointed it towards King Leo. "I shall cut thee down!"
Marcus stepped forward and lunged at King Leo, when Garnet stepped in the way, and is 'stabbed' by the sword.
"No... Cornelia!!!" Marcus yelled.
Steiner, thinking the princess was actually stabbed, began to break down in hysterics.
"Mar... cus, forgive me. I still love... my father... " With that Garnet 'died.' Jade had to admit; she was a pretty good actress.
"Cornelia!"
"Princess!!!" Steiner bellowed, half sobbing.
"Prithee, forgive my selfishness, father, and spare my sweet Marcus... "
"What have I done!? Am I never to hear her loving voice again!?" Marcus exclaimed. "Am I cursed never again to feel her soft touch!? O, cruel fate! Thou hast robbed me of all I treasure!"
Marcus took hold of the sword and plunged it into his heart, and where Zidane would usually scream, "Marcus!" Jade was sure to fill in.
"Forgive me!!!" King Leo sobbed. Steiner sat crying over Garnet, "Princess!!!"
Vivi ran on stage being chased by Weimer and Haagen, "Leave me alone!"
"Stop!"
"Come back here!" they hollered at the little mage.
"Don't come any closer!" Vivi conjured up a fire spell, which missed the Pluto Knights, and hit the Princess' hood.
Garnet jumped up screaming, "Ow! That's hot!" and removed her hood.
"Zidane, it's time." Baku said calmly.
"Princess Garnet! Let's get outta here!"
Steiner had stopped his sobbing, hysterical fit and was now more confused than ever.
"What... What is going on!?"
"Steiner! Don't follow me anymore!"
Weimer and Haagen were standing by. "Captain, sir! We await your orders, sir!"
"Hmm...well...umm...errr... Princess, I'm afraid I cannot comply!"
"Why not?" Jade interjected. She really would prefer to leave the metal man behind.
"She's your Princess right? You're supposed to listen to her right?"
"Grr! A rouge like you could never understand! It is my duty to protect the Princess at all costs!"
"Yeah, whatever Rusty." She replied coldly and walked off to see if Vivi was all right.
"Hey, are you ok?" Vivi stood up and brushed the dirt off his pants, "Y-Yeah, I just tripped, that's all... "
"Princess, I cannot allow you to go! Seize them at once!"
"Oh god," Jade sighed, "This is gonna be great, just great!" {Plz note sarcasm} "(I can't believe I'm gonna have to travel with him for the rest of the game... )"
A/N: Yaay! It's 12 at night and I FINALLY finished this chapter! Everyone, cheer for me! And review, PLZ review!
Although disheartened that her efforts at impressing Zidane failed miserably, Jade tried to act cool, which never works when she's upset.
She brushed past everyone, then turned around, "Well," she snapped bitterly, "I thought we didn't have any time to waste, so let's just get out of here."
She moved on into the next room, the others following silently, when Steiner came sliding down the pole in the center of the room, his armor clanking as he hit the bottom.
Jade was not in a good mood and didn't want to have to deal with the noisy tin-man.
"Outta my way Rusty," She said coldly pushing him aside and trying to move on.
"Hold on thief!" the knight bellowed, " I have come to rescue the Princess!"
Jade twirled around glaring at Steiner. "How dare you call me a thief!? I have never stolen a thing in my life! And, in case you haven't noticed, I'm not exactly in the mood to deal with a big tin-man who looks like he wears mascara!"
Blank came in then, wearing the Pluto Knight's armor.
"You needn't worry, Your Highness!"
Steiner, thinking Blank was one of his knights, now ignored Jade, and seemed quite pleased, "Good work! This shall be remembered as the Pluto Knights' finest hour!"
"Hehehe!" Blank turned to Garnet, " Just relax Princess, we'll get you outta here!"
"WHAT!!!?" Steiner shouted, "You're not one of my knights!"
Jade got a bit fed up with being ignored like that. "No, really!?" she called out, trying to draw attention to herself.
"You can just..."
"Leave the Princess..."
"To us!" Zidane, Cinna, and Blank shouted.
"Yes!" Jade shouted, "Do I get to hurt someone now!?"
She grabbed the dagger Zidane had given her, "Let's get this started!"
Zidane looked to Blank, "Is it just me, or does she seem a little too...eager to hurt someone?"
Blank simply shrugged and removed his weapon.
"Take this Captain Rusty! Arghh!" Jade thrust herself at her opponent, slashing at his armor, and leaving a small puncture on the chest plate. She deflected a blow from Steiner's Broad Sword and jumped out of the way as Blank swung at the tin-man. Steiner swung at Zidane who recoiled with a counter attack, and Cinna managed to get in a blow with his hammer, leaving a dent in the already thrashed armor.
Jade sat back for the rest of the battle, she was both amazed and frightened of the power she had presented. She had never used a weapon before, or hurt anyone before, why did it come so easily to her? How could she fight like this, without feeling? When she had lashed out, it was almost fun... like she had done it so many times before...
She quickly snapped out of her trance-like state when an Oglop landed on her head. Blanks armor had apparently shattered, and the bugs were everywhere. Chaos erupted with everyone running around trying to get away from the disgusting insects, Jade grabbed the bug off her head and threw it at the Princess, who... didn't seem to mind at all.
"Now's our chance! Come on!" Zidane shouted.
He and the Princess continued into the next room, Jade following them every step of the way.
"What now? We cannot go any further!" The Princess exclaimed.
"Zidane!" Cinna shouted, "Get on number two!"
"Okay," Zidane nodded, "Princess Garnet, this way!"
Jade wasn't exactly happy about going back on stage and was going to stay behind, when Steiner came in.
"Oh, great, forgot about you... " She quickly hopped onto the platform with Zidane and Garnet. "You weren't going without me now were you?"
The platform began to rise, while Steiner, in a final attempt to catch up with the Princess, jumped onto another platform.
They rose up onto stage just as 'King Leo' was lecturing Marcus.
"(Guys, just improvise!)" Zidane whispered to the group.
"Ho? What's all this?" Steiner was (as usual) completely confused.
"Cornelia!" Marcus exclaimed. "(Wait... Zidane, which one's Cornelia!?)"
"(Me! I wanna be Cornelia!)" Jade was nearly jumping up and down.
"(But you can't be Cornelia, you're my partner remember?)" Zidane replied desperately, "(We gotta keep going, Brahne's watching y'know!)"
"(I never get to be the princess... )" Jade scuffed the ground with the toe of her shoe.
"(Um... )" Garnet knew she'd have to be Cornelia and tried to remember the lines.
"Oh Marcus! I missed you so!" She said pulling Marcus into a hug, " I wish never to leave thy side. Prithee, lead me from this place!"
"See King Leo? Thou shouldst give them thy blessing!" Jade took over before Zidane could say anything, if she couldn't be the princess, she'd have someone's part.
"Never!" 'King Leo' erupted, "Never leave his side thou sayest? Foolish banter! I'll not allow it! Cornelia shall marry none other than this man- Prince Schneider!" Baku moved towards Steiner. "Is that not, Prince Schneider?"
Steiner, who still had no idea this was a play seemed very distressed by this. "M-marry the Princess? Me!?"
"Aye, and this traitorous crew I will put to death!"
Jade again took Zidane's place in beating up Benero and Zenero.
"Too many of them!"
"Run away!" the two guards yelled.
"Pray, sweet daughter, come home to the castle with me."
"Nay father, I shan't return!"
"Cornelia... trouble me no more! This wedding is for thine own welfare. Be mindful of that."
"Not if I can help it!" Marcus cut in, "Now is my moment of vengeance! For my parents, and for my love, Cornelia... " He drew his sword and pointed it towards King Leo. "I shall cut thee down!"
Marcus stepped forward and lunged at King Leo, when Garnet stepped in the way, and is 'stabbed' by the sword.
"No... Cornelia!!!" Marcus yelled.
Steiner, thinking the princess was actually stabbed, began to break down in hysterics.
"Mar... cus, forgive me. I still love... my father... " With that Garnet 'died.' Jade had to admit; she was a pretty good actress.
"Cornelia!"
"Princess!!!" Steiner bellowed, half sobbing.
"Prithee, forgive my selfishness, father, and spare my sweet Marcus... "
"What have I done!? Am I never to hear her loving voice again!?" Marcus exclaimed. "Am I cursed never again to feel her soft touch!? O, cruel fate! Thou hast robbed me of all I treasure!"
Marcus took hold of the sword and plunged it into his heart, and where Zidane would usually scream, "Marcus!" Jade was sure to fill in.
"Forgive me!!!" King Leo sobbed. Steiner sat crying over Garnet, "Princess!!!"
Vivi ran on stage being chased by Weimer and Haagen, "Leave me alone!"
"Stop!"
"Come back here!" they hollered at the little mage.
"Don't come any closer!" Vivi conjured up a fire spell, which missed the Pluto Knights, and hit the Princess' hood.
Garnet jumped up screaming, "Ow! That's hot!" and removed her hood.
"Zidane, it's time." Baku said calmly.
"Princess Garnet! Let's get outta here!"
Steiner had stopped his sobbing, hysterical fit and was now more confused than ever.
"What... What is going on!?"
"Steiner! Don't follow me anymore!"
Weimer and Haagen were standing by. "Captain, sir! We await your orders, sir!"
"Hmm...well...umm...errr... Princess, I'm afraid I cannot comply!"
"Why not?" Jade interjected. She really would prefer to leave the metal man behind.
"She's your Princess right? You're supposed to listen to her right?"
"Grr! A rouge like you could never understand! It is my duty to protect the Princess at all costs!"
"Yeah, whatever Rusty." She replied coldly and walked off to see if Vivi was all right.
"Hey, are you ok?" Vivi stood up and brushed the dirt off his pants, "Y-Yeah, I just tripped, that's all... "
"Princess, I cannot allow you to go! Seize them at once!"
"Oh god," Jade sighed, "This is gonna be great, just great!" {Plz note sarcasm} "(I can't believe I'm gonna have to travel with him for the rest of the game... )"
A/N: Yaay! It's 12 at night and I FINALLY finished this chapter! Everyone, cheer for me! And review, PLZ review!