Chapter XIII-
"What are you doing here old man?" I growled, sending the darkest look I could construct towards Cid.
Cid looked at me then at Brother. He made some sort of notion to him and the strange Al Bhed left in an instant. Leaving me alone with one of my least favorite people at the moment. Cid took a few steps towards me then sat down next to me. He stared into the ocean for a few seconds before dropping his head in what seemed to be shame.
"I take it my daughter isn't here." he said firmly.
I rose my eyebrow, and ran a hand through my hair in frustration. Something must be seriously wrong with this old man. He was the one who took Rikku away from here so why would she be here.
"No you took her away remember. Flew off in the big ol' ship and left me alone. Starting to get your memory back pops?" I snapped, slamming my fist into the sand.
He sighed, looking back into the ocean again. I rolled my eyes and looked away from him. I couldn't stand that man, especially right now. He had some nerve coming here and rubbing it in my face that Rikku left her own party because of her anger for me.
"Look Gippal…what would you say if I told you that that wasn't me that took Rikku away?" Cid said finally.
I looked at him again. He looked like he was actually serious. Like he could actually get away with it. Like I was as dumb as his son or something. But he was wrong in any case…and I wasn't about to fall for anything he said.
"I saw you old man. You came here and got her mad at me. You've been trying to ruin our relationship ever since it first bloomed, and now…well you might have succeeded this time. I hope your pretty damn happy with yourself." I said, clenching my fist, which was still dug into the sand.
"Gippal…I want you to listen to me…just for a few minutes alright?" the man pleaded, giving me a pathetic frown.
I looked him over for a second, then nodded. It wasn't like I had anything better to do today anyway. So I decided to hear the crazy old man out. Beside he may tell me where Rikku is. Then maybe I can find her and making everything better.
"Alright…I've been experimenting with machina for quite some time now. I was trying to make them more intelligent. Maybe give them a little bit of a mind of there own. It started with that machina you destroyed in Underground Bevelle. It was also made to look as if it weren't just machina." Cid started.
"What does this have to do with…"
"That wasn't the only thing I had been working on though. I made an exact replica of me. The machina me was meant to watch over my daughter when I couldn't Unfortunately it had a few…flaws…"
"Flaws!?" I shouted, just a little bit enraged. "It turned Rikku against me. It's been giving me a hard time since the beginning."
"Actually…" Cid smirked. "The birthday party thing was he first time it had been set out. All the other times it was me."
I rolled my eyes. Loosening my tight fist, I cracked my knuckles and stood from the sand. My eyes then shifted towards Cid. He seemed a little worried, and almost seemed sorry for his actions.
"I'm going to go destroy it…and I promise I won't give you a hard time once I get back alright?" Cid sighed, standing up as well. "I best be going though. Who knows what the thing is doing now."
"No…"
Cid stared at me for a second and scratched his bald head.
"No what?"
"No…I am coming with you. I need to see Rikku now. I need to apologize." I stated. "So we better get going. It looks like we ay have to work together on this one. We can borrow Paine's ship I guess."
Cid nodded and I ran off to tell the other's about me leaving.
And so…our mission begins…
Author's Note: IM FINALLY BACK! And it looks like leaving might not have been so bad…I have 60 reviews. I'm so glad you guys haven't given up on me. Anyway…the plot is starting to come together huh? You think I was going to make that one enemy machina for no reason? Haha! I laugh at you! Anyway…I'm back…REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! Don't forget to check out my other fan fic too…I updated that one as well.
"What are you doing here old man?" I growled, sending the darkest look I could construct towards Cid.
Cid looked at me then at Brother. He made some sort of notion to him and the strange Al Bhed left in an instant. Leaving me alone with one of my least favorite people at the moment. Cid took a few steps towards me then sat down next to me. He stared into the ocean for a few seconds before dropping his head in what seemed to be shame.
"I take it my daughter isn't here." he said firmly.
I rose my eyebrow, and ran a hand through my hair in frustration. Something must be seriously wrong with this old man. He was the one who took Rikku away from here so why would she be here.
"No you took her away remember. Flew off in the big ol' ship and left me alone. Starting to get your memory back pops?" I snapped, slamming my fist into the sand.
He sighed, looking back into the ocean again. I rolled my eyes and looked away from him. I couldn't stand that man, especially right now. He had some nerve coming here and rubbing it in my face that Rikku left her own party because of her anger for me.
"Look Gippal…what would you say if I told you that that wasn't me that took Rikku away?" Cid said finally.
I looked at him again. He looked like he was actually serious. Like he could actually get away with it. Like I was as dumb as his son or something. But he was wrong in any case…and I wasn't about to fall for anything he said.
"I saw you old man. You came here and got her mad at me. You've been trying to ruin our relationship ever since it first bloomed, and now…well you might have succeeded this time. I hope your pretty damn happy with yourself." I said, clenching my fist, which was still dug into the sand.
"Gippal…I want you to listen to me…just for a few minutes alright?" the man pleaded, giving me a pathetic frown.
I looked him over for a second, then nodded. It wasn't like I had anything better to do today anyway. So I decided to hear the crazy old man out. Beside he may tell me where Rikku is. Then maybe I can find her and making everything better.
"Alright…I've been experimenting with machina for quite some time now. I was trying to make them more intelligent. Maybe give them a little bit of a mind of there own. It started with that machina you destroyed in Underground Bevelle. It was also made to look as if it weren't just machina." Cid started.
"What does this have to do with…"
"That wasn't the only thing I had been working on though. I made an exact replica of me. The machina me was meant to watch over my daughter when I couldn't Unfortunately it had a few…flaws…"
"Flaws!?" I shouted, just a little bit enraged. "It turned Rikku against me. It's been giving me a hard time since the beginning."
"Actually…" Cid smirked. "The birthday party thing was he first time it had been set out. All the other times it was me."
I rolled my eyes. Loosening my tight fist, I cracked my knuckles and stood from the sand. My eyes then shifted towards Cid. He seemed a little worried, and almost seemed sorry for his actions.
"I'm going to go destroy it…and I promise I won't give you a hard time once I get back alright?" Cid sighed, standing up as well. "I best be going though. Who knows what the thing is doing now."
"No…"
Cid stared at me for a second and scratched his bald head.
"No what?"
"No…I am coming with you. I need to see Rikku now. I need to apologize." I stated. "So we better get going. It looks like we ay have to work together on this one. We can borrow Paine's ship I guess."
Cid nodded and I ran off to tell the other's about me leaving.
And so…our mission begins…
Author's Note: IM FINALLY BACK! And it looks like leaving might not have been so bad…I have 60 reviews. I'm so glad you guys haven't given up on me. Anyway…the plot is starting to come together huh? You think I was going to make that one enemy machina for no reason? Haha! I laugh at you! Anyway…I'm back…REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW! Don't forget to check out my other fan fic too…I updated that one as well.