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Ok chapter 3 no one is reviewing anymore but I like this story and I want to finish it so here is chapter 3 and I'm pretty sure you people know what a dragoon is think Freya from FF9 or Kain from FF4. -----flashback _________scene shift thought like always.
Chapter 3: Recollections
The dragoon was maybe nine feet in the air about to force down his spear at Stephen.
Got to time this just right
Stephen dropped his sword to the ground and stood there the dragoon coming ever closer.
Marlene shook her head and sighed
"Why does he always have to show off like this?"
Stephen waited a few more seconds then focused his energy into his fist, the dragoon just above him.
"FINAL HEAVEN"
Stephen immediately stopped the dragoon's attack with the force of his blow. With the attack leaving the dragoon in mid air for a split second, Stephen quickly grabbed the spear. He swung the spear and the dragoon through the wall of the bar they were previously in.
"Hey you better have gil cause your paying for the damage"
Stephen gave him a cold stare and the bartender was silenced.
Stephen grabbed his sword and walked toward the rubble. The dragoon got up, stared at the boy, the dragoon was about to strike one more then saw Stephen's chain and knelled down in front of him.
"Forgive me I didn't know you were the Strife that I seek."
"Who the hell are you?"
Stephen stared at amazement he had know about dragoons for years but he had never actually seen one.
The dragoon stood up and latched his spear onto his back.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is shadow"
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Shera crash landed at Junon the Tiny Bronco in ruins.
She barely jumped out in time it had been a miracle that she wasn't hurt.
She ran as quickly as she could to the spot where the mako cannon once was.
From there she slipped into a narrow path a squeezed out into an area with a large metallic door.
Shera swiped Cid's ID card through the security lock.
The sound of the locks shifting could be herd as the door opened.
Shera took out her flashlight and stepped inside the door, which shut behind her.
Shera walked cautiously down the old stairs that led to underground Junon.
No one knew about this only Cid, and herself, and Hojo (who was dead thank god) were aware of this place.
After what seemed like hours Shera made her way down to the end of the stairs where a huge crystal on a machine laid.
Shera summoned up all her courage and typed in the access code "HIGHWIND"
A huge rusty sound was heard as the machines gears turned. Steam was let out everywhere heating up the room to an almost unbearable temperature and fogging up Shera's glasses.
Finally before Shera passed out the steam diminished leaving the crystal in tact.
Shera turned and started to walk away.
"I'm sorry Cid I failed."
"WHO DARES TO SPEAK THAT WEAKLING'S NAME??????????"
The loud voice boomed throughout the cavern.
Shera turned and watched in amazement as the crystal cracked then shattered in front of her eyes leaving a blue armored dragoon in its place.
Shera was spellbound the man looked so much like Cid she could barely speak.
"I-I-d-d-did" She finally managed to speak out.
"So you must be the wife of that fool who gave up the ways of dragoons and became a mechanic."
Shera blushed furiously
"No umm I mean I'm not his wife"
"I see my brother was foolish as well"
Through the blushing Shera managed to realize what the man had said.
"Y-your brother?"
"Yes and to imagine the irony if that my brother were to die from his own machine."
"His own machine?"
"Yes I know of Cid's death by his Highwind it happened only a few hours ago"
Shera stood there her heart shattered she spoke in barely a whisper now.
"Cid's dead? But how?!"
"I think you of all people would know. His death was caused by a man named Sephiroth. I know what I must do now but I'm afraid it cannot be done. I'm sorry I cannot help you"
Shera seemed to have no clue what he was talking about so the man continued to explain for the poor woman.
"I'm Shadow Cid's brother. Unlike him I chose to rest here and continue my ways as a dragoon. He decided to life the life of a normal man and work on his machines. Eventually he lost almost all abilities of a dragoon I did not. However. . ."
Shadow unlatched his spear from the armor on his back. It was pale and glowed a sad gray.
"His spear held power even without his abilities. But as I slept within that crystal retaining my dragoon ways my bloodspear lost all power."
Shera was crying now she couldn't believe Cid was dead but she had meant to keep her promise to him. She promised to get Shadow.
"What can I do to help?"
Shadow look at the girl. Her beautiful eyes flashed like the brightest light.
Cid truly was a fool
"The bloodspear absorbs the life of others and uses that life to increase it's own power. Unfortunately the spear had no power anymore and requires a soul to recharge it."
Shera smiled. Ironically she was going to die for Cid anyways. It wouldn't have mattered if she had died for him in the space launch.
For she was to die now.
"Ok! What do I have to do?"
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"Shera now lies in the spear and is it's main source of power."
Marlene stood there for a moment not saying a word though Stephen had barley known them Marlene had visited them frequently on her way to school in Nibelheim.
It was too much to take in.
Stephen sensed this and let Marlene stay quiet he would ask the questions needed.
"So I guess you're our ally then?"
"Yes but tell me something Strife"
"Please I hate formal names call me Stephen"
"Ok then Stephen tell me how did you perform that limit break? I had caused you almost no damage and I had seen your fight in the bar you took none there either. So how did you use one of the most powerful fighter's limit breaks ever recorded.?"
Stephen shrugged and stood up from the bed he was sitting on they were now in Kalm inn Midgar was impenetrable without being invisible and even then it seemed unlikely. Marlene and Stephen had gone to Kalm to come up with a battle strategy.
"I really can't tell you. When I fight it my limit just fills up without me taking damage I really can't explain it. Marlene has the same sort of ability she just never uses it because it takes a lot of energy."
Shadow looked at Marlene he had ignored her up until now.
"Do you mean she can use limit breaks at will also?"
"Oh no she can't she has a somewhat more useful ability."
"I don't understand"
"Allow me to explain. Marlene if you would please"
Stephen laid a small candle on the windowsill of the inn Marlene focused and a small flame ignited on the wick of the candle.
"Yes she has amazing aim"
"No. . .look at her weapons and armor."
Shadow did as he was told and checked the weapons and armor.
Shadow's eyes widened and he took a step back.
"B-b-b-but how is this possible!?!?"
The gun and weapons held no materia what so ever.
"Marlene has the ability to cast magic at will without the use of materia. She gained this ability when the forces of meteor, holy, and the lifestream collided."
Marlene finally spoke up
"Unfortunately I wasn't the only one who gained this ability"
Stephen finished the sentence
"Sephiroth managed to harness the power to revive himself and power himself up to no end. All his generals also have unnatural abilities from that day."
Marlene continued
"Super speed, strength, I 've even heard that one of them has Stephen and my own abilities."
"I also hear she is incredibly hot." Marlene shut up Stephen with a hard hit to the arm.
"Ow!!"
"Anyway, that's just the gist of it but even with our abilities we don't have the power to enter the place on our own."
"So what will you do?" Shadow asked he was fascinated by this whole concept a wanted to know more.
"Well my mother asked me to find a man named Vincent Valentine right before she . . ."
Marlene finished the sentence once again for Stephen.
"We herd that he has somehow been keeping Sephiroth and his armies at bay. If we could just find out how he is doing it then we could hold his army back long enough to destroy Sephiroth."
Stephen stopped any further conversation this was something killing Sephiroth wasn't something he took lightly.
"Let's get some rest we leave for Junon early in the morning."
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Stephen laid in a dark area his sight completely useless in the dark.
Stephen stumbled around for a while completely blind.
Where am I?
After what seemed like hours a very weak light formed. Being the only thing Stephen could see he focused on it and a calm voice echoed in his head. He had never herd this voice in his life it was like his mother's only higher and it seemed a bit perkier.
He didn't know who it was, but the voice seemed to have warmth to it.
Something that Stephen felt he could trust
"Stephen"
"What whose there?"
"So you cannot see me. . ."
"No who is it"
"Then it has already started I'm too late"
"Wait who are you!? What are you talking about!?"
"I'm sorry Tifa."
"Wait how do you know my mom"
"All I can do now is guide you. Don't worry you will hear from me again."
"WAIT!!!!!!!!"
Stephen went to run after the light but it faded into nothing.
The light had returned to whence it came and the darkness enveloped Stephen. he couldn't breath couldn't see as the darkness covered him a pair of green eyes was all he saw then he sensed something rushing toward.
There was nothing he could do as a long sword slashed into him.
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Stephen snapped awake and pulled of his shirt to look at his stomach.
Nothing was there.
What a nightmare. I'm not going to sleep after that.
Deciding he'd rather be exhausted then risk having that dream again Stephen decided to go out to the center of town.
The stars were beautiful at this time of night they glittered like diamond and a light snow started to fall.
It's been a while since I've seen snow it almost a beautiful as the stars.
Stephen pulled out his chain and grasped it in his hand.
Mom. . .you use to stare up at the sky every night. I guess I know where I got my love of stars from
"You miss her don't you."
Stephen turned his head to see Marlene standing behind him wearing a white shirt and black shorts. Her hair let loose and played with the wind spreading in every direction.
It was amazing how much she looked like Tifa.
Marlene got up to the area Stephen was sitting at and sat beside him.
"Yeah. . .I do."
"I miss my father too"
Stephen tried to get off the subject for Marlene's sake but he couldn't help it. He had to know.
"Marlene how long have we know each other?"
"5 years"
"Do you remember when we first met."
"How could I forget? It wasn't at all the kind of day I expected at all."
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"Marlene?"
"Yes hello who are you"
"Umm my name is Stephen listen up this is about your father"
"He's dead isn't he?"
"Yeah but how did you-"
"I didn't think he would come back this time he told me so himself."
"You know for someone who lost his father you could be a little more depressed"
"I know it's just-"
"Forget it it's ok. I don't need to know everyone handles death in his or her own way I'm sure that you have yours."
"How old are you"
"15"
"You know for a fifteen year-old you sure seem to understand a lot about death."
"I'm not sure weather to take that as a complement or insult"
Marlene laughed silently.
"Well he wanted me to give you this"
Stephen handed her the pendent it seemed to shine brighter in her hand then it had in his.
"Thank you. Is that all."
"No actually your father said you could help me"
"Really how so?"
"I need information on the man who killed both our parents."
"Who would that be"
"Sephiroth"
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"We talked for hours it was amazing how much we had in common despite our age difference"
"Yeah I guess"
"Marlene?"
"Yeah?"
"You've stuck with me for five years on hopeless strategies and info only now we have an actual lead on Vincent."
"yeah what's your point"
"The know I'm alive now and Sephiroth wants me dead but he doesn't know about you. You could go to Junon in live a good life with the money we have earned. Why stay with me."
"Because I made a promise to my father to help kill Sephiroth if anything happened."
"Really? Well that wasn't what I thought and even if it was you could have easily gone off on your own. Why stay with me?"
Marlene started to blush a bit and managed to speak "I-I-I-I-I-well umm it guess I"
Stephen put a finger to Marlene's lips and looked at her. Her bright brown eyes meeting his darker brown ones. For a while there they stayed their faces drawing ever closer. The twilight of the star dancing above them.
Marlene managed to turn her head away just in time before their lips met she was blushing furiously her face a dark shade of red.
"Umm I'm well umm sorry"
"Marlene it's ok I'm not like my father I know what you mean."
Marlene smiled at Stephen her discomfort slowly leaving her. Stephen drew her close to him the snow falling gently upon them. They drew closer staring at each other's eyes felling the boddy heat of their bodies. Hearing only the sounds of their own beating hearts.
And their lips met.
They kissed passionately and although it was only for a few moments it seemed like and eternity of absolute bliss.
For that night they had no thoughts of revenge.
No ideas, no strategies, no fears.
All they had was each other.
Well Chapter 3 I tried a pathetic attempt at romance so I probably just killed any chances of good reviews in my story oh well PLZ REVIEW ANYWAY ok well I do have other stories I havn't completely ruined if this story is a bust ^_^!!!!
Ok chapter 3 no one is reviewing anymore but I like this story and I want to finish it so here is chapter 3 and I'm pretty sure you people know what a dragoon is think Freya from FF9 or Kain from FF4. -----flashback _________scene shift thought like always.
Chapter 3: Recollections
The dragoon was maybe nine feet in the air about to force down his spear at Stephen.
Got to time this just right
Stephen dropped his sword to the ground and stood there the dragoon coming ever closer.
Marlene shook her head and sighed
"Why does he always have to show off like this?"
Stephen waited a few more seconds then focused his energy into his fist, the dragoon just above him.
"FINAL HEAVEN"
Stephen immediately stopped the dragoon's attack with the force of his blow. With the attack leaving the dragoon in mid air for a split second, Stephen quickly grabbed the spear. He swung the spear and the dragoon through the wall of the bar they were previously in.
"Hey you better have gil cause your paying for the damage"
Stephen gave him a cold stare and the bartender was silenced.
Stephen grabbed his sword and walked toward the rubble. The dragoon got up, stared at the boy, the dragoon was about to strike one more then saw Stephen's chain and knelled down in front of him.
"Forgive me I didn't know you were the Strife that I seek."
"Who the hell are you?"
Stephen stared at amazement he had know about dragoons for years but he had never actually seen one.
The dragoon stood up and latched his spear onto his back.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is shadow"
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Shera crash landed at Junon the Tiny Bronco in ruins.
She barely jumped out in time it had been a miracle that she wasn't hurt.
She ran as quickly as she could to the spot where the mako cannon once was.
From there she slipped into a narrow path a squeezed out into an area with a large metallic door.
Shera swiped Cid's ID card through the security lock.
The sound of the locks shifting could be herd as the door opened.
Shera took out her flashlight and stepped inside the door, which shut behind her.
Shera walked cautiously down the old stairs that led to underground Junon.
No one knew about this only Cid, and herself, and Hojo (who was dead thank god) were aware of this place.
After what seemed like hours Shera made her way down to the end of the stairs where a huge crystal on a machine laid.
Shera summoned up all her courage and typed in the access code "HIGHWIND"
A huge rusty sound was heard as the machines gears turned. Steam was let out everywhere heating up the room to an almost unbearable temperature and fogging up Shera's glasses.
Finally before Shera passed out the steam diminished leaving the crystal in tact.
Shera turned and started to walk away.
"I'm sorry Cid I failed."
"WHO DARES TO SPEAK THAT WEAKLING'S NAME??????????"
The loud voice boomed throughout the cavern.
Shera turned and watched in amazement as the crystal cracked then shattered in front of her eyes leaving a blue armored dragoon in its place.
Shera was spellbound the man looked so much like Cid she could barely speak.
"I-I-d-d-did" She finally managed to speak out.
"So you must be the wife of that fool who gave up the ways of dragoons and became a mechanic."
Shera blushed furiously
"No umm I mean I'm not his wife"
"I see my brother was foolish as well"
Through the blushing Shera managed to realize what the man had said.
"Y-your brother?"
"Yes and to imagine the irony if that my brother were to die from his own machine."
"His own machine?"
"Yes I know of Cid's death by his Highwind it happened only a few hours ago"
Shera stood there her heart shattered she spoke in barely a whisper now.
"Cid's dead? But how?!"
"I think you of all people would know. His death was caused by a man named Sephiroth. I know what I must do now but I'm afraid it cannot be done. I'm sorry I cannot help you"
Shera seemed to have no clue what he was talking about so the man continued to explain for the poor woman.
"I'm Shadow Cid's brother. Unlike him I chose to rest here and continue my ways as a dragoon. He decided to life the life of a normal man and work on his machines. Eventually he lost almost all abilities of a dragoon I did not. However. . ."
Shadow unlatched his spear from the armor on his back. It was pale and glowed a sad gray.
"His spear held power even without his abilities. But as I slept within that crystal retaining my dragoon ways my bloodspear lost all power."
Shera was crying now she couldn't believe Cid was dead but she had meant to keep her promise to him. She promised to get Shadow.
"What can I do to help?"
Shadow look at the girl. Her beautiful eyes flashed like the brightest light.
Cid truly was a fool
"The bloodspear absorbs the life of others and uses that life to increase it's own power. Unfortunately the spear had no power anymore and requires a soul to recharge it."
Shera smiled. Ironically she was going to die for Cid anyways. It wouldn't have mattered if she had died for him in the space launch.
For she was to die now.
"Ok! What do I have to do?"
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"Shera now lies in the spear and is it's main source of power."
Marlene stood there for a moment not saying a word though Stephen had barley known them Marlene had visited them frequently on her way to school in Nibelheim.
It was too much to take in.
Stephen sensed this and let Marlene stay quiet he would ask the questions needed.
"So I guess you're our ally then?"
"Yes but tell me something Strife"
"Please I hate formal names call me Stephen"
"Ok then Stephen tell me how did you perform that limit break? I had caused you almost no damage and I had seen your fight in the bar you took none there either. So how did you use one of the most powerful fighter's limit breaks ever recorded.?"
Stephen shrugged and stood up from the bed he was sitting on they were now in Kalm inn Midgar was impenetrable without being invisible and even then it seemed unlikely. Marlene and Stephen had gone to Kalm to come up with a battle strategy.
"I really can't tell you. When I fight it my limit just fills up without me taking damage I really can't explain it. Marlene has the same sort of ability she just never uses it because it takes a lot of energy."
Shadow looked at Marlene he had ignored her up until now.
"Do you mean she can use limit breaks at will also?"
"Oh no she can't she has a somewhat more useful ability."
"I don't understand"
"Allow me to explain. Marlene if you would please"
Stephen laid a small candle on the windowsill of the inn Marlene focused and a small flame ignited on the wick of the candle.
"Yes she has amazing aim"
"No. . .look at her weapons and armor."
Shadow did as he was told and checked the weapons and armor.
Shadow's eyes widened and he took a step back.
"B-b-b-but how is this possible!?!?"
The gun and weapons held no materia what so ever.
"Marlene has the ability to cast magic at will without the use of materia. She gained this ability when the forces of meteor, holy, and the lifestream collided."
Marlene finally spoke up
"Unfortunately I wasn't the only one who gained this ability"
Stephen finished the sentence
"Sephiroth managed to harness the power to revive himself and power himself up to no end. All his generals also have unnatural abilities from that day."
Marlene continued
"Super speed, strength, I 've even heard that one of them has Stephen and my own abilities."
"I also hear she is incredibly hot." Marlene shut up Stephen with a hard hit to the arm.
"Ow!!"
"Anyway, that's just the gist of it but even with our abilities we don't have the power to enter the place on our own."
"So what will you do?" Shadow asked he was fascinated by this whole concept a wanted to know more.
"Well my mother asked me to find a man named Vincent Valentine right before she . . ."
Marlene finished the sentence once again for Stephen.
"We herd that he has somehow been keeping Sephiroth and his armies at bay. If we could just find out how he is doing it then we could hold his army back long enough to destroy Sephiroth."
Stephen stopped any further conversation this was something killing Sephiroth wasn't something he took lightly.
"Let's get some rest we leave for Junon early in the morning."
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Stephen laid in a dark area his sight completely useless in the dark.
Stephen stumbled around for a while completely blind.
Where am I?
After what seemed like hours a very weak light formed. Being the only thing Stephen could see he focused on it and a calm voice echoed in his head. He had never herd this voice in his life it was like his mother's only higher and it seemed a bit perkier.
He didn't know who it was, but the voice seemed to have warmth to it.
Something that Stephen felt he could trust
"Stephen"
"What whose there?"
"So you cannot see me. . ."
"No who is it"
"Then it has already started I'm too late"
"Wait who are you!? What are you talking about!?"
"I'm sorry Tifa."
"Wait how do you know my mom"
"All I can do now is guide you. Don't worry you will hear from me again."
"WAIT!!!!!!!!"
Stephen went to run after the light but it faded into nothing.
The light had returned to whence it came and the darkness enveloped Stephen. he couldn't breath couldn't see as the darkness covered him a pair of green eyes was all he saw then he sensed something rushing toward.
There was nothing he could do as a long sword slashed into him.
_________
Stephen snapped awake and pulled of his shirt to look at his stomach.
Nothing was there.
What a nightmare. I'm not going to sleep after that.
Deciding he'd rather be exhausted then risk having that dream again Stephen decided to go out to the center of town.
The stars were beautiful at this time of night they glittered like diamond and a light snow started to fall.
It's been a while since I've seen snow it almost a beautiful as the stars.
Stephen pulled out his chain and grasped it in his hand.
Mom. . .you use to stare up at the sky every night. I guess I know where I got my love of stars from
"You miss her don't you."
Stephen turned his head to see Marlene standing behind him wearing a white shirt and black shorts. Her hair let loose and played with the wind spreading in every direction.
It was amazing how much she looked like Tifa.
Marlene got up to the area Stephen was sitting at and sat beside him.
"Yeah. . .I do."
"I miss my father too"
Stephen tried to get off the subject for Marlene's sake but he couldn't help it. He had to know.
"Marlene how long have we know each other?"
"5 years"
"Do you remember when we first met."
"How could I forget? It wasn't at all the kind of day I expected at all."
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"Marlene?"
"Yes hello who are you"
"Umm my name is Stephen listen up this is about your father"
"He's dead isn't he?"
"Yeah but how did you-"
"I didn't think he would come back this time he told me so himself."
"You know for someone who lost his father you could be a little more depressed"
"I know it's just-"
"Forget it it's ok. I don't need to know everyone handles death in his or her own way I'm sure that you have yours."
"How old are you"
"15"
"You know for a fifteen year-old you sure seem to understand a lot about death."
"I'm not sure weather to take that as a complement or insult"
Marlene laughed silently.
"Well he wanted me to give you this"
Stephen handed her the pendent it seemed to shine brighter in her hand then it had in his.
"Thank you. Is that all."
"No actually your father said you could help me"
"Really how so?"
"I need information on the man who killed both our parents."
"Who would that be"
"Sephiroth"
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"We talked for hours it was amazing how much we had in common despite our age difference"
"Yeah I guess"
"Marlene?"
"Yeah?"
"You've stuck with me for five years on hopeless strategies and info only now we have an actual lead on Vincent."
"yeah what's your point"
"The know I'm alive now and Sephiroth wants me dead but he doesn't know about you. You could go to Junon in live a good life with the money we have earned. Why stay with me."
"Because I made a promise to my father to help kill Sephiroth if anything happened."
"Really? Well that wasn't what I thought and even if it was you could have easily gone off on your own. Why stay with me?"
Marlene started to blush a bit and managed to speak "I-I-I-I-I-well umm it guess I"
Stephen put a finger to Marlene's lips and looked at her. Her bright brown eyes meeting his darker brown ones. For a while there they stayed their faces drawing ever closer. The twilight of the star dancing above them.
Marlene managed to turn her head away just in time before their lips met she was blushing furiously her face a dark shade of red.
"Umm I'm well umm sorry"
"Marlene it's ok I'm not like my father I know what you mean."
Marlene smiled at Stephen her discomfort slowly leaving her. Stephen drew her close to him the snow falling gently upon them. They drew closer staring at each other's eyes felling the boddy heat of their bodies. Hearing only the sounds of their own beating hearts.
And their lips met.
They kissed passionately and although it was only for a few moments it seemed like and eternity of absolute bliss.
For that night they had no thoughts of revenge.
No ideas, no strategies, no fears.
All they had was each other.
Well Chapter 3 I tried a pathetic attempt at romance so I probably just killed any chances of good reviews in my story oh well PLZ REVIEW ANYWAY ok well I do have other stories I havn't completely ruined if this story is a bust ^_^!!!!