Second Guest
The paranoia had grown within her the last few days. Maybe it was because after all that had happened Besaid was too quiet for her to cope with, plus that strange fellow had stopped appearing and that concerned her. She had been told then when the time came she would be guarded, and she assumed that now the world was saved... sort of, this Other would come for her as they had Squall.
The more she thought about it the more she wondered whether the yellow eyed figure had been her guard and if he was gone that meant he either was no longer needed or had been incapacitated in some way. Her cynical mind couldn't even believe it was the former, surely if an all powerful being wanted her dead they wouldn't just drop it like that.
Paine sighed, she couldn't take thinking like this any more, but ever since she had been part of that operation Crimson, since she had been drawn into the Gullwings and dragged into this world of turmoil and had her mind opened to things that were beyond her, her mind couldn't go back to thinking the way it used to.
She needed her brother now more than anything, she had been denied a family in her youth and now there was at least one person left that was part of her that needed her too. She had always felt like something was missing which may have been why she had driven herself to search for something without truly knowing what that was.
This restlessness of hers was becoming more pronounced so much so that Yuna and Rikku were getting concerned. She couldn't have them drawn into this, not if these Entities were gunning for her. Her companions couldn't become targets not after all the danger they had faced together. She wandered off alone through the shady forests of Besaid, ancient structures towering over her choked by plant life.
From within the Junction Squall looked down at his sister as she wandered alone.
'She looks so close I could touch her.' He whispered in awe.
'You pretty much can.' Injustice told him.
Squall shot him a look. 'Seriously?' he asked.
'Sure, in here we can do anything.' Injustice told him grandly.
'So I could go be with her now?' Squall asked his voice aching with desire.
'You could but it wouldn't be safe.' Injustice told him watching his face drop. 'Tidus! You're coming with me to get Paine.' He added watching Squall's face light up again while Tidus' contorted with confusion.
'Why?' Tidus asked.
'One Paine recognises you, two no doubt my brethren are onto us by now.' Injustice snapped back a reply and then wandered to a deep red solid circle. 'Come on then!' he added as he walked through it.
Paine froze as she realised that the sound of bird song had stopped suddenly and that she no longer felt the breeze on her face. She unsheathed her sword and held it ready, turning round to look for any signs of threat. It was then that the skinny figure with the big yellow eyes that she had seen before came tumbling out of the undergrowth before her and landed on his knees before her.
'It's you... who are you?' she demanded as Tidus looked up at her dazed.
'I'm a friend... I won't hurt you trust me!' Tidus said quickly raising his hands up in a sign of submission. 'We're here to take you to your brother.' He added.
'We?' Paine asked, although her mind was now reeling from the fact that he said they would take her to Squall.
'Yes we.' Said another voice and Paine turned to see a copper haired youth stroll down from one of the plant choked pillar nonchalantly.
'Who are you?' she asked tensing up again.
'I'm Injustice, one of the High Ones.' He said extending a friendly hand.
Paine looked at it warily her eyes widening. 'You're the one who they said would come to kill me and Squall.' She breathed.
'I figured they would say that but the truth is I now want to help you. Squall is waiting for you and I'm not sure we have much time left before we're found out.' Injustice told her.
'Truly?' Paine asked lowering her sword slightly.
'Yes, truly. But we have to hurry.' Injustice told her a little impatiently.
'I think it's too late for that.' Came a masculine voice and Fate appeared from nowhere.
Injustice turned to him staring into his blue eyes. 'So you want to try and stop me huh? After your first plan failed you want to kill her and see me take the rap.' He growled.
'All you have to do is leave her here.' Fate replied staying on the spot glaring back intently.
'No chance! Sever grab Paine and take her to the Junction now!' Injustice yelled and then dived at Fate.
Fate fell back under Injustice and the two High Ones rolled around on the ground each trying to get the upper hand. Behind them Tidus had grabbed Paine's hand and pulled her off to the invisible portal to the Junction and they faded from sight.
Fate and Injustice clawed at each other, rivulets of blood flowing from tiny cuts, for although they couldn't die they could still damage each other. Injustice finally got the upper hand and pinned Fate down raining down blow after blow, the hatred and the anger at being used finally finding an outlet. Yet through it all Fate just laughed and Injustice realised why when Death and Time came from nowhere and grabbed one of his arms each and dragged him off holding him tightly.
'Foolish whelp! Did you really think I'd come alone?' Fate told him spiting blood.
'Maybe, you're always so damn arrogant.' Injustice said grinning not even attempting to struggle from their grasp.
'And now it's over Injustice, whatever you have planned for Paine and Squall ends here, we shall have the Key.' Fate said and started going through Injustice's pockets who just grinned wider as he was held there.
Fate looked up at him in a look of pure hatred when it turned out that the search of the pockets proved fruitless. 'Where is it?' Fate hissed.
'Oh I couldn't tell you that... wouldn't be no fun then.' Injustice chuckled.
Time and Death looked at each other solemnly as they held their brother tighter.
'Then maybe I can find a way of making you talk...' Fate said menacingly as he drew nearer.
The paranoia had grown within her the last few days. Maybe it was because after all that had happened Besaid was too quiet for her to cope with, plus that strange fellow had stopped appearing and that concerned her. She had been told then when the time came she would be guarded, and she assumed that now the world was saved... sort of, this Other would come for her as they had Squall.
The more she thought about it the more she wondered whether the yellow eyed figure had been her guard and if he was gone that meant he either was no longer needed or had been incapacitated in some way. Her cynical mind couldn't even believe it was the former, surely if an all powerful being wanted her dead they wouldn't just drop it like that.
Paine sighed, she couldn't take thinking like this any more, but ever since she had been part of that operation Crimson, since she had been drawn into the Gullwings and dragged into this world of turmoil and had her mind opened to things that were beyond her, her mind couldn't go back to thinking the way it used to.
She needed her brother now more than anything, she had been denied a family in her youth and now there was at least one person left that was part of her that needed her too. She had always felt like something was missing which may have been why she had driven herself to search for something without truly knowing what that was.
This restlessness of hers was becoming more pronounced so much so that Yuna and Rikku were getting concerned. She couldn't have them drawn into this, not if these Entities were gunning for her. Her companions couldn't become targets not after all the danger they had faced together. She wandered off alone through the shady forests of Besaid, ancient structures towering over her choked by plant life.
From within the Junction Squall looked down at his sister as she wandered alone.
'She looks so close I could touch her.' He whispered in awe.
'You pretty much can.' Injustice told him.
Squall shot him a look. 'Seriously?' he asked.
'Sure, in here we can do anything.' Injustice told him grandly.
'So I could go be with her now?' Squall asked his voice aching with desire.
'You could but it wouldn't be safe.' Injustice told him watching his face drop. 'Tidus! You're coming with me to get Paine.' He added watching Squall's face light up again while Tidus' contorted with confusion.
'Why?' Tidus asked.
'One Paine recognises you, two no doubt my brethren are onto us by now.' Injustice snapped back a reply and then wandered to a deep red solid circle. 'Come on then!' he added as he walked through it.
Paine froze as she realised that the sound of bird song had stopped suddenly and that she no longer felt the breeze on her face. She unsheathed her sword and held it ready, turning round to look for any signs of threat. It was then that the skinny figure with the big yellow eyes that she had seen before came tumbling out of the undergrowth before her and landed on his knees before her.
'It's you... who are you?' she demanded as Tidus looked up at her dazed.
'I'm a friend... I won't hurt you trust me!' Tidus said quickly raising his hands up in a sign of submission. 'We're here to take you to your brother.' He added.
'We?' Paine asked, although her mind was now reeling from the fact that he said they would take her to Squall.
'Yes we.' Said another voice and Paine turned to see a copper haired youth stroll down from one of the plant choked pillar nonchalantly.
'Who are you?' she asked tensing up again.
'I'm Injustice, one of the High Ones.' He said extending a friendly hand.
Paine looked at it warily her eyes widening. 'You're the one who they said would come to kill me and Squall.' She breathed.
'I figured they would say that but the truth is I now want to help you. Squall is waiting for you and I'm not sure we have much time left before we're found out.' Injustice told her.
'Truly?' Paine asked lowering her sword slightly.
'Yes, truly. But we have to hurry.' Injustice told her a little impatiently.
'I think it's too late for that.' Came a masculine voice and Fate appeared from nowhere.
Injustice turned to him staring into his blue eyes. 'So you want to try and stop me huh? After your first plan failed you want to kill her and see me take the rap.' He growled.
'All you have to do is leave her here.' Fate replied staying on the spot glaring back intently.
'No chance! Sever grab Paine and take her to the Junction now!' Injustice yelled and then dived at Fate.
Fate fell back under Injustice and the two High Ones rolled around on the ground each trying to get the upper hand. Behind them Tidus had grabbed Paine's hand and pulled her off to the invisible portal to the Junction and they faded from sight.
Fate and Injustice clawed at each other, rivulets of blood flowing from tiny cuts, for although they couldn't die they could still damage each other. Injustice finally got the upper hand and pinned Fate down raining down blow after blow, the hatred and the anger at being used finally finding an outlet. Yet through it all Fate just laughed and Injustice realised why when Death and Time came from nowhere and grabbed one of his arms each and dragged him off holding him tightly.
'Foolish whelp! Did you really think I'd come alone?' Fate told him spiting blood.
'Maybe, you're always so damn arrogant.' Injustice said grinning not even attempting to struggle from their grasp.
'And now it's over Injustice, whatever you have planned for Paine and Squall ends here, we shall have the Key.' Fate said and started going through Injustice's pockets who just grinned wider as he was held there.
Fate looked up at him in a look of pure hatred when it turned out that the search of the pockets proved fruitless. 'Where is it?' Fate hissed.
'Oh I couldn't tell you that... wouldn't be no fun then.' Injustice chuckled.
Time and Death looked at each other solemnly as they held their brother tighter.
'Then maybe I can find a way of making you talk...' Fate said menacingly as he drew nearer.