Chapter 17-
"Gippal…" she gasped under her breathe, wincing as the gun was pushed harder against her skin. "I'm sorry for running away…I'm sorry…for everything…"
I froze, my body turning stiff. I knew reaching for my gun probably wasn't the smartest move. The machina Cid already had his finger on the trigger. He was one step ahead of me. My mind was racing. I was so close to getting her back…and now…now it seemed like I could be loosing.
No…don't think like that…
I can do this…I can save her…her and…well whatever else she's carrying, taking a quick glance at her stomach I noticed it had bulged the slightest bit.
"What to do…what to do…" the mechanical Cid teased, casing my to tense up even more. "Loosing the life of the one you love…or we could always make a trade…"
He swiftly pulled out another gun and pointed it towards me.
"Your life for hers. Her life for your own. Choose kid. My patience is running thin."
"Don't Gippal…just go while you can…I got myself into this mess…I can find a way out…" Rikku spoke softly.
My eyes glanced back and forth trying to think, to decide what to do. I looked at Rikku and she winked at me. She was trying to tell me something…but I wasn't quite to sure what it could possibly be. I looked back at the fake Cid and frowned taking one step closer to them.
"Take me instead then." I growled, watching as Rikku lightly smiled.
She had a plan.
"Fine, I think I would prefer you dead over her anyway." he said, slowly moving his gun away from her head and towards mine, but as soon as he let go of Rikku he noticed his mistake.
Turning to face the girl he once had captive he saw her foot swing into his face. His gun dropped to the ground and he fell to the ground clutching his face with pain. Rikku smiled, and leaned down to pick up the gun but the Cid machina grabbed it first.
She gasped as he pointed the gun towards the stomach. Tears swiftly began to fall from her eyes as he shoved the gun deeper into her stomach.
"Don't do that again." he warned, settling his finger on the trigger. "A stunt like that could hurt someone…in this case two people."
I growled. "You seem to be forgetting about someone."
Machina Cid turned and faced be glaring as he saw my gun pointed straight at him. I saw his finger tightened a little but mainly he seemed worried, something I didn't know Machina could feel.
"Let her go…this is between me and you old man." I smirked, watching as he began to lower his gun.
"Your wrong." a voice from behind me said. "This is between me and him…and watch who your calling old kid."
I turned and smiled at the real Cid, who pulled out his gun and took a few steps in front of me. His face was filled with a different worry I saw in the machina Cid. It was a real worry. A worry for the life of his daughter…and grand daughter. But I saw something else hidden within his eyes…a look of…determination…but what was he planning?
And now the Machina Cid and Cid…stood face to face, guns ready to fire. Rikku broke free and ran over to me. Clutching to my side. Paine chuckled behind me and then we all turned to Cid.
"Get my daughter out of here…I'll take care of this guy myself. I created him…so I need to destroy him. It's my responsibility." Cid spoke, a hint of regret lingering in his voice. "If I die…I'll take him down with me. Tell the kid…tell the kid he had a great grand daddy. Who fought bravely to save his mother and father…but who was a complete idiot otherwise. Can you two do that for me?"
Rikku's eyes immediately started watering again. Her grip on me tightened and she nodded very slowly.
"Right now get out." Cid growled, while wrapping a silver chain he seemed to get out of no where around his wrist. "Now!"
I nodded swiftly and grabbed Rikku up bridal style and motioned the guards to stay and help. Paine followed us out as well.
"You better live through this old man…" I mumbled, loud enough for him to hear.
Behind us a fight was beginning and something inside me felt pitiful to be running away from it…but I needed to keep Rikku safe.
We each sat outside the building. My friends who had been asleep at the doorway were now caring for a few wounds Rikku had gotten. I really wanted to be the one helping her but she still seemed a bit upset with me.
"Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?" I asked breaking the silence.
The blonde girl just smiled and looked up into the sky. Her glance then shifted to her slightly bulging stomach.
"Thought you might get upset. After all it's not your child." she giggled, then took one glance at my shocked face and stopped her fit of giggles. "I'm just kidding…Gippal…we both seem to have changed. I don't know…I want everything back to normal."
I nodded. Then looked back to the building. Something didn't feel right. I didn't want to be out here right now.
"I'm going back inside." I frowned, getting back to my feet and barely waiting for a response from the others before heading back into the building. "Rikku…I'm going to assure our child he keeps his grandfather… even if it isn't exactly the best one he could have."
I entered the building and immediately ran into Cid. His arm was covered in blood, and seemed to be pretty beat up. I smiled, slightly disappointed I didn't get to finish off the imposter but I was glad Cid was able to.
"Take me to my daughter…I need to see her…and apologize." he choked, walking closer to me and falling to the ground in his attempt.
I frowned and reached out my hand for him to grab, when he did I noticed the chain he put on earlier was gone. I withdrew my hand, and pulled out my gun aiming it directly at Cid's head.
"You know you almost had me. I saw Cid wrap a chain around his wrist. He had notified me of it earlier. So we could tell you two apart." I growled, placing my finger on the trigger. "It's time for you to die, you metal piece of cred."
I swiftly pulled the trigger, not giving the machina a chance to defend itself. I smiled as it fell face first to the floor.
"Good job kid…" a voice from above me chuckled. "Let's get out of here…can you help me out?"
I nodded but frowned as I saw the blood gushing from both his legs. That must have been where the machina had gotten blood, why hadn't that come to me before.
I rushed over to him and guided him towards the exit.
"It's over…it's finally over." he sighed.
I smiled, it was over…
Author's Note: Yay! For me! Lol. I noticed I haven't used much Al Bhed in this story. Not as much as in the last one. If anybody else has noticed that as well it's mainly because I'm too lazy to put translations. Lol…but Cred means Shit. Yup yup…one more chappy…and then the epilogue. -cries- It's finally coming to an end… IM GOING TO MISS YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!! Please as my last request for this story…help me reach 100...please please please!!!! Only 20 more…please…
"Gippal…" she gasped under her breathe, wincing as the gun was pushed harder against her skin. "I'm sorry for running away…I'm sorry…for everything…"
I froze, my body turning stiff. I knew reaching for my gun probably wasn't the smartest move. The machina Cid already had his finger on the trigger. He was one step ahead of me. My mind was racing. I was so close to getting her back…and now…now it seemed like I could be loosing.
No…don't think like that…
I can do this…I can save her…her and…well whatever else she's carrying, taking a quick glance at her stomach I noticed it had bulged the slightest bit.
"What to do…what to do…" the mechanical Cid teased, casing my to tense up even more. "Loosing the life of the one you love…or we could always make a trade…"
He swiftly pulled out another gun and pointed it towards me.
"Your life for hers. Her life for your own. Choose kid. My patience is running thin."
"Don't Gippal…just go while you can…I got myself into this mess…I can find a way out…" Rikku spoke softly.
My eyes glanced back and forth trying to think, to decide what to do. I looked at Rikku and she winked at me. She was trying to tell me something…but I wasn't quite to sure what it could possibly be. I looked back at the fake Cid and frowned taking one step closer to them.
"Take me instead then." I growled, watching as Rikku lightly smiled.
She had a plan.
"Fine, I think I would prefer you dead over her anyway." he said, slowly moving his gun away from her head and towards mine, but as soon as he let go of Rikku he noticed his mistake.
Turning to face the girl he once had captive he saw her foot swing into his face. His gun dropped to the ground and he fell to the ground clutching his face with pain. Rikku smiled, and leaned down to pick up the gun but the Cid machina grabbed it first.
She gasped as he pointed the gun towards the stomach. Tears swiftly began to fall from her eyes as he shoved the gun deeper into her stomach.
"Don't do that again." he warned, settling his finger on the trigger. "A stunt like that could hurt someone…in this case two people."
I growled. "You seem to be forgetting about someone."
Machina Cid turned and faced be glaring as he saw my gun pointed straight at him. I saw his finger tightened a little but mainly he seemed worried, something I didn't know Machina could feel.
"Let her go…this is between me and you old man." I smirked, watching as he began to lower his gun.
"Your wrong." a voice from behind me said. "This is between me and him…and watch who your calling old kid."
I turned and smiled at the real Cid, who pulled out his gun and took a few steps in front of me. His face was filled with a different worry I saw in the machina Cid. It was a real worry. A worry for the life of his daughter…and grand daughter. But I saw something else hidden within his eyes…a look of…determination…but what was he planning?
And now the Machina Cid and Cid…stood face to face, guns ready to fire. Rikku broke free and ran over to me. Clutching to my side. Paine chuckled behind me and then we all turned to Cid.
"Get my daughter out of here…I'll take care of this guy myself. I created him…so I need to destroy him. It's my responsibility." Cid spoke, a hint of regret lingering in his voice. "If I die…I'll take him down with me. Tell the kid…tell the kid he had a great grand daddy. Who fought bravely to save his mother and father…but who was a complete idiot otherwise. Can you two do that for me?"
Rikku's eyes immediately started watering again. Her grip on me tightened and she nodded very slowly.
"Right now get out." Cid growled, while wrapping a silver chain he seemed to get out of no where around his wrist. "Now!"
I nodded swiftly and grabbed Rikku up bridal style and motioned the guards to stay and help. Paine followed us out as well.
"You better live through this old man…" I mumbled, loud enough for him to hear.
Behind us a fight was beginning and something inside me felt pitiful to be running away from it…but I needed to keep Rikku safe.
We each sat outside the building. My friends who had been asleep at the doorway were now caring for a few wounds Rikku had gotten. I really wanted to be the one helping her but she still seemed a bit upset with me.
"Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?" I asked breaking the silence.
The blonde girl just smiled and looked up into the sky. Her glance then shifted to her slightly bulging stomach.
"Thought you might get upset. After all it's not your child." she giggled, then took one glance at my shocked face and stopped her fit of giggles. "I'm just kidding…Gippal…we both seem to have changed. I don't know…I want everything back to normal."
I nodded. Then looked back to the building. Something didn't feel right. I didn't want to be out here right now.
"I'm going back inside." I frowned, getting back to my feet and barely waiting for a response from the others before heading back into the building. "Rikku…I'm going to assure our child he keeps his grandfather… even if it isn't exactly the best one he could have."
I entered the building and immediately ran into Cid. His arm was covered in blood, and seemed to be pretty beat up. I smiled, slightly disappointed I didn't get to finish off the imposter but I was glad Cid was able to.
"Take me to my daughter…I need to see her…and apologize." he choked, walking closer to me and falling to the ground in his attempt.
I frowned and reached out my hand for him to grab, when he did I noticed the chain he put on earlier was gone. I withdrew my hand, and pulled out my gun aiming it directly at Cid's head.
"You know you almost had me. I saw Cid wrap a chain around his wrist. He had notified me of it earlier. So we could tell you two apart." I growled, placing my finger on the trigger. "It's time for you to die, you metal piece of cred."
I swiftly pulled the trigger, not giving the machina a chance to defend itself. I smiled as it fell face first to the floor.
"Good job kid…" a voice from above me chuckled. "Let's get out of here…can you help me out?"
I nodded but frowned as I saw the blood gushing from both his legs. That must have been where the machina had gotten blood, why hadn't that come to me before.
I rushed over to him and guided him towards the exit.
"It's over…it's finally over." he sighed.
I smiled, it was over…
Author's Note: Yay! For me! Lol. I noticed I haven't used much Al Bhed in this story. Not as much as in the last one. If anybody else has noticed that as well it's mainly because I'm too lazy to put translations. Lol…but Cred means Shit. Yup yup…one more chappy…and then the epilogue. -cries- It's finally coming to an end… IM GOING TO MISS YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!! Please as my last request for this story…help me reach 100...please please please!!!! Only 20 more…please…