Disclaimer:*listens to Likin Park* I only saw Final Fantasy ONCE, and loved
it, so BOYA!!
Rena{ It was a peaceful night so far. I was hoping that Claude wouldn't have another dream, they all sounded terrible. About an hour after I fell asleep I heard a scream.
"ANDO! SUGANO, HELP!" It sounded like Claude. I jolted and looked out the window. I saw a very tall man advancing on Claude. I panicked and ran out in the hall, grabbing Claude's sword on the way out. I saw Ando and Sugano running toward the doors.
"What's going on?" I asked urgently.
"Falceon." Sugano replied. "He's here." I felt total fear wash over me. What if he was here for me, or to kill Claude? I couldn't bear the thought. I gave Claude's sword to Ando and they ran outside to help. I ran into Noel and Hikeru's room.
"Noel, Hikeru!" I tried to shake Noel awake.
"Hm, wha?" He said sleepily.
"Falceon! He's here." Noel jumped off his bed and woke up Hikeru. I ran outside to see what was happening. I stood by the door of the inn. Ando ran up to Claude and gave him his sword as Sugano used Disrupter on Falceon. All Falceon did was look at Sugano and laugh. He tuned back to Ando and Claude. Ando ran at him and slashed at Falceon. The same thing happened only this time Falceon attacked Ando. He braced himself for the oncoming blast, but it only went through him. Ando looked confused.
"Damnit. My secrets been discovered." Falceon said as he turned back to Claude.
"Claude!" I called out.
"You're the only threat to me." Falceon said. "That's why you're first on my to do list." He raised his scythe high in the air as a shield locked me, Sugano, Ando, and Noel out of the battle. Falceon slashed at Claude, causing him to fly backwards. He recovered quickly and faced his opponent. He seemed to be thinking about what to do next because he kept his eyes on Falceon and waited for a moment. Falceon slashed again missing Claude by inches. Claude ran out of reach and got ready to attack. He shot flames from his sword but Falceon dogged very quickly as if Claude had missed on purpose. Ando seemed to be thinking of something, Sugano was watching Falceon's every move, and Noel was trying to break the shield with spells.
"Claude!" Ando called out. "Get at close range so he can't dodge!" Claude nodded and ran at Falceon. As he was about to slash Falceon disappeared and reappeared behind Claude.
"Claude! Behind you!" I called out. Before he could turn around Falceon attacked. Claude flew forward and hit the ground hard. He stood up as quickly as possible and used Air Slash. Falceon didn't see it coming and was hit. To my surprise, and probably everyone elses, Falceon disappeared.
"You, need practice if you think you can beat me." His voice echoed. Claude was panting heavily and dropped to his knees. I ran over to him and knelt beside him.
"Are you o-kay?" I asked. Claude nodded and looked where Falceon last was. I began to cast a healing spell. Once I was done Claude stood up and looked at Ando.
"How did that happen?" he asked. I stood up beside him and looked at Ando as well. He looked at me with what looked like a sad expression. I wonder what's wrong with him.
"Falceon is capable of casting a shadow of himself it seems." He said. "But they are only able to hurt you, Claude." Ando looked at me again and sighed. "Lets get back inside and, uh, get some rest." He turned around and walked inside. The rest of us followed. Just as I was about to go into my room Ando stopped me outside the hall. He waited till everyone was in their own rooms before speaking.
"Alright." He said. "I don't know how to say this."
"Say what?" I asked.
"I, uh." He began. "You know I'm nedian, right?" I nodded. "Well, I know this may be a shock, but, I." He stumbled for words. "Believe it or not, I am your brother." What? Did he say he's my brother? I remember my mother, Reema, saying something about my brother, but I never knew he was alive.
(Flash Back)
"Mommy!" I cried. I ran up to her and clung on to her leg. She knelt down and gave me my pendant.
"I was going to give this to you when you were older, but you can have it now." She sighed. "I'm just glad your brother doesn't see this. He would go crazy." At the mention of my brother tears formed in my eyes. I knew I would never see them again.
(End)
"I remember now." I said. "But, how did you get to this time?" I asked.
"The same way you did." He told me. "When I heard I did the same thing you did, but I put in the wrong coordinates and ended up on Nede in the future." I didn't truly understand, Ando was my brother. I didn't know what to feel, happy or sad, scared or astonished. He looked at me.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
"No, I was just thinking." I replied. He put his hand on my shoulder. Suddenly I felt like we had a special bond like Dias and I shared. I felt as though I could trust him with anything.
"I would like it if you didn't tell anyone. If Claude asks about this just ell him it was about Falceon. If you must, you can tell him." He said. I nodded and walked into the room that Claude and I shared (O.o oh my.) He looked at me as I walked in.
"What was that about?" he asked.
"Uh, It was about Falceon." I said. I could tell Claude didn't believe me.
"Was it really? Or would you rather not tell me?"
"I, it, uh.." I didn't know what to say. I just walked over to the bed and sat down. I felt like crying, I'm not sure why. Claude walked over to me and sat down next to me.
"Is something wrong?" He asked. I burst into tears and threw myself into Claude's arms. He held me to him tightly.
"Claude. Ando, said he.." I began.
"You don't need to tell me right now if you don't want to." I wanted him to know, but I didn't know how to say it. I closed my eyes, lost in thought. I didn't know what to say. I had so many thoughts in my head all at once.
"Ando said that, he, was my, brother." I stammered. I could tell Claude was surprised.
"How?" He asked.
"I'm not sure."
"Well, we'd better get some sleep. Are you sure you're alright?" I nodded as I lay down. Claude walked over to the other bed. I fell asleep faster than I expected.
"Yeah but what if that doesn't work?"
"Look, Ando we can try."
"Falceon can easily take you over if you do that" It sounded like Claude and Ando where talking. I listened carefully.
"Yes, I know, but it's worth a try." There was a long silence.
"Well, first you need to be able to handle that power of yours."
"I know, I'm working on it."
"Well, lets get ready to go. Wake up Rena." Just then I sat up. Claude and Ando looked at me.
"Well, Rena's up. What's next?" Claude said teasingly. Ando and me laughed slightly as I stood up.
"What were you guys talking about?" I asked.
"Just some battle plans you could say." Ando answered. I saw Claude look at his hand.
"Do you think that power was all me, or was it the sword?" He asked Ando.
"Undoubtedly it was you Claude." Ando said. Claude closed his hand. We made our way to the harbor after everyone woke up. We showed the captain our old passport to get on the boat. It took about five minutes for the boat to get moving. I wondered around the boat, watching children playing games. The acted like the Sorcery Globe never happened. Then again this is probably how they deal with it. I leaned on the side of the boat, looking at the water. The sun rising off the water looked beautiful. I remembered what Ando had said to me and my thoughts drifted to that night. I felt so scared and happy. His story did make sense but he could be lying. No. Ando wasn't the type to lye. I could tell that much by now. I heard footsteps a few feet away.
"Rena?" I turned around, expecting to see Claude. But instead I saw Leon.
"Leon!" I was very happy to see him. "I'm glad you're alright."
"Hm? Oh, you mean Lacour? Don't worry, everyone's fine." He said. That was a relief. I saw Claude walking along the other end of the boat. I called to him and he walked over to Leon and me.
"Leon! When did you get here?" He asked.
"I came here yesterday to come look for you. Precis wanted to tell you something." Claude widened his eyes slightly.
"Does that mean she made it?" Leon nodded. What was he talking about? Whatever it was I had no idea. Claude looked out at the ocean and sighed.
"Are there any monsters on Lacour again?" He asked. Leon looked at him and bit his lip.
"Uh, yeah. Just a few. It's very rare to run into one though." He replied. Claude sighed in relief.
"Hey, why don't you meet Ando and Sugano." He said. I had forgot about them for a moment.
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea." I agreed. Claude ran off to find them. He had hardly gotten seven feet from us before he ran into someone. The person Claude hit turned and hit him in the stomach. He fell to his knees, gasping for air.
"Claude!" I ran over to him and knelt beside him.
"What the hell was that for?" He gasped.
"Sorry." The man apologized quickly and ran off. I cast a healing spell on Claude. Leon walked over.
"Are you o-kay?" He asked.
"Fine." Claude said vaguely as he stood up. Ando and Sugano walked up to us. Leon simply looked confused.
"What was that about?" Ando asked.
"Dunno." Claude said. "Oh yeah, this is our friend Leon. He came here last night to look for me." Sugano looked at Leon with a blank stare. Ando however, looked for Hikeru who was with Noel.
"Hey, Noel come over here." He called out. Noel and Hikeru walked up. Hikeru saw Leon and blushed slightly.
"Andy-"
"Don't call me that Hikeru!!" Ando cut her off. The rest of us laughed slightly.
"Sorry, who's he?" She pointed to Leon. Leon was looking at the water with a bored expression.
"My name's Leon." He said. Hikeru perked up.
"Hey, how old are you?"
"Twelve, why?" Leon asked.
"Oh boy, here we go again." Claude said to where only I could hear. (Think of when Precis first meet Claude).
"Oh, nothing." Hikeru said looking at the floor, smiling shyly.
"We'll be at Lacour soon! Please be ready to dock!" The captain hollered.
"Well now that the intro's are done, lets get ready for Lacour shall we." Noel said. We all agreed and got our things together. Leon and Hikeru were getting along just fine. Leon kept bragging about how he made the Lacour Hope. I think they like each other. We rested in Hilton for the night, ready to head for Lacour Castle the next morning.
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Divine X: SOWHADYATHINK?!
Leon:* Flirting with Hikeru*
Divine X: ..........Oooooooooooooo-kkkkkaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy.... SO ANY WAY, the next chapter is by Claude.
Claude: Goody.
Rena Hey, that's my word.
Divine X: I NEED MORE SUGESTIONS!!
Rena{ It was a peaceful night so far. I was hoping that Claude wouldn't have another dream, they all sounded terrible. About an hour after I fell asleep I heard a scream.
"ANDO! SUGANO, HELP!" It sounded like Claude. I jolted and looked out the window. I saw a very tall man advancing on Claude. I panicked and ran out in the hall, grabbing Claude's sword on the way out. I saw Ando and Sugano running toward the doors.
"What's going on?" I asked urgently.
"Falceon." Sugano replied. "He's here." I felt total fear wash over me. What if he was here for me, or to kill Claude? I couldn't bear the thought. I gave Claude's sword to Ando and they ran outside to help. I ran into Noel and Hikeru's room.
"Noel, Hikeru!" I tried to shake Noel awake.
"Hm, wha?" He said sleepily.
"Falceon! He's here." Noel jumped off his bed and woke up Hikeru. I ran outside to see what was happening. I stood by the door of the inn. Ando ran up to Claude and gave him his sword as Sugano used Disrupter on Falceon. All Falceon did was look at Sugano and laugh. He tuned back to Ando and Claude. Ando ran at him and slashed at Falceon. The same thing happened only this time Falceon attacked Ando. He braced himself for the oncoming blast, but it only went through him. Ando looked confused.
"Damnit. My secrets been discovered." Falceon said as he turned back to Claude.
"Claude!" I called out.
"You're the only threat to me." Falceon said. "That's why you're first on my to do list." He raised his scythe high in the air as a shield locked me, Sugano, Ando, and Noel out of the battle. Falceon slashed at Claude, causing him to fly backwards. He recovered quickly and faced his opponent. He seemed to be thinking about what to do next because he kept his eyes on Falceon and waited for a moment. Falceon slashed again missing Claude by inches. Claude ran out of reach and got ready to attack. He shot flames from his sword but Falceon dogged very quickly as if Claude had missed on purpose. Ando seemed to be thinking of something, Sugano was watching Falceon's every move, and Noel was trying to break the shield with spells.
"Claude!" Ando called out. "Get at close range so he can't dodge!" Claude nodded and ran at Falceon. As he was about to slash Falceon disappeared and reappeared behind Claude.
"Claude! Behind you!" I called out. Before he could turn around Falceon attacked. Claude flew forward and hit the ground hard. He stood up as quickly as possible and used Air Slash. Falceon didn't see it coming and was hit. To my surprise, and probably everyone elses, Falceon disappeared.
"You, need practice if you think you can beat me." His voice echoed. Claude was panting heavily and dropped to his knees. I ran over to him and knelt beside him.
"Are you o-kay?" I asked. Claude nodded and looked where Falceon last was. I began to cast a healing spell. Once I was done Claude stood up and looked at Ando.
"How did that happen?" he asked. I stood up beside him and looked at Ando as well. He looked at me with what looked like a sad expression. I wonder what's wrong with him.
"Falceon is capable of casting a shadow of himself it seems." He said. "But they are only able to hurt you, Claude." Ando looked at me again and sighed. "Lets get back inside and, uh, get some rest." He turned around and walked inside. The rest of us followed. Just as I was about to go into my room Ando stopped me outside the hall. He waited till everyone was in their own rooms before speaking.
"Alright." He said. "I don't know how to say this."
"Say what?" I asked.
"I, uh." He began. "You know I'm nedian, right?" I nodded. "Well, I know this may be a shock, but, I." He stumbled for words. "Believe it or not, I am your brother." What? Did he say he's my brother? I remember my mother, Reema, saying something about my brother, but I never knew he was alive.
(Flash Back)
"Mommy!" I cried. I ran up to her and clung on to her leg. She knelt down and gave me my pendant.
"I was going to give this to you when you were older, but you can have it now." She sighed. "I'm just glad your brother doesn't see this. He would go crazy." At the mention of my brother tears formed in my eyes. I knew I would never see them again.
(End)
"I remember now." I said. "But, how did you get to this time?" I asked.
"The same way you did." He told me. "When I heard I did the same thing you did, but I put in the wrong coordinates and ended up on Nede in the future." I didn't truly understand, Ando was my brother. I didn't know what to feel, happy or sad, scared or astonished. He looked at me.
"Something wrong?" He asked.
"No, I was just thinking." I replied. He put his hand on my shoulder. Suddenly I felt like we had a special bond like Dias and I shared. I felt as though I could trust him with anything.
"I would like it if you didn't tell anyone. If Claude asks about this just ell him it was about Falceon. If you must, you can tell him." He said. I nodded and walked into the room that Claude and I shared (O.o oh my.) He looked at me as I walked in.
"What was that about?" he asked.
"Uh, It was about Falceon." I said. I could tell Claude didn't believe me.
"Was it really? Or would you rather not tell me?"
"I, it, uh.." I didn't know what to say. I just walked over to the bed and sat down. I felt like crying, I'm not sure why. Claude walked over to me and sat down next to me.
"Is something wrong?" He asked. I burst into tears and threw myself into Claude's arms. He held me to him tightly.
"Claude. Ando, said he.." I began.
"You don't need to tell me right now if you don't want to." I wanted him to know, but I didn't know how to say it. I closed my eyes, lost in thought. I didn't know what to say. I had so many thoughts in my head all at once.
"Ando said that, he, was my, brother." I stammered. I could tell Claude was surprised.
"How?" He asked.
"I'm not sure."
"Well, we'd better get some sleep. Are you sure you're alright?" I nodded as I lay down. Claude walked over to the other bed. I fell asleep faster than I expected.
"Yeah but what if that doesn't work?"
"Look, Ando we can try."
"Falceon can easily take you over if you do that" It sounded like Claude and Ando where talking. I listened carefully.
"Yes, I know, but it's worth a try." There was a long silence.
"Well, first you need to be able to handle that power of yours."
"I know, I'm working on it."
"Well, lets get ready to go. Wake up Rena." Just then I sat up. Claude and Ando looked at me.
"Well, Rena's up. What's next?" Claude said teasingly. Ando and me laughed slightly as I stood up.
"What were you guys talking about?" I asked.
"Just some battle plans you could say." Ando answered. I saw Claude look at his hand.
"Do you think that power was all me, or was it the sword?" He asked Ando.
"Undoubtedly it was you Claude." Ando said. Claude closed his hand. We made our way to the harbor after everyone woke up. We showed the captain our old passport to get on the boat. It took about five minutes for the boat to get moving. I wondered around the boat, watching children playing games. The acted like the Sorcery Globe never happened. Then again this is probably how they deal with it. I leaned on the side of the boat, looking at the water. The sun rising off the water looked beautiful. I remembered what Ando had said to me and my thoughts drifted to that night. I felt so scared and happy. His story did make sense but he could be lying. No. Ando wasn't the type to lye. I could tell that much by now. I heard footsteps a few feet away.
"Rena?" I turned around, expecting to see Claude. But instead I saw Leon.
"Leon!" I was very happy to see him. "I'm glad you're alright."
"Hm? Oh, you mean Lacour? Don't worry, everyone's fine." He said. That was a relief. I saw Claude walking along the other end of the boat. I called to him and he walked over to Leon and me.
"Leon! When did you get here?" He asked.
"I came here yesterday to come look for you. Precis wanted to tell you something." Claude widened his eyes slightly.
"Does that mean she made it?" Leon nodded. What was he talking about? Whatever it was I had no idea. Claude looked out at the ocean and sighed.
"Are there any monsters on Lacour again?" He asked. Leon looked at him and bit his lip.
"Uh, yeah. Just a few. It's very rare to run into one though." He replied. Claude sighed in relief.
"Hey, why don't you meet Ando and Sugano." He said. I had forgot about them for a moment.
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea." I agreed. Claude ran off to find them. He had hardly gotten seven feet from us before he ran into someone. The person Claude hit turned and hit him in the stomach. He fell to his knees, gasping for air.
"Claude!" I ran over to him and knelt beside him.
"What the hell was that for?" He gasped.
"Sorry." The man apologized quickly and ran off. I cast a healing spell on Claude. Leon walked over.
"Are you o-kay?" He asked.
"Fine." Claude said vaguely as he stood up. Ando and Sugano walked up to us. Leon simply looked confused.
"What was that about?" Ando asked.
"Dunno." Claude said. "Oh yeah, this is our friend Leon. He came here last night to look for me." Sugano looked at Leon with a blank stare. Ando however, looked for Hikeru who was with Noel.
"Hey, Noel come over here." He called out. Noel and Hikeru walked up. Hikeru saw Leon and blushed slightly.
"Andy-"
"Don't call me that Hikeru!!" Ando cut her off. The rest of us laughed slightly.
"Sorry, who's he?" She pointed to Leon. Leon was looking at the water with a bored expression.
"My name's Leon." He said. Hikeru perked up.
"Hey, how old are you?"
"Twelve, why?" Leon asked.
"Oh boy, here we go again." Claude said to where only I could hear. (Think of when Precis first meet Claude).
"Oh, nothing." Hikeru said looking at the floor, smiling shyly.
"We'll be at Lacour soon! Please be ready to dock!" The captain hollered.
"Well now that the intro's are done, lets get ready for Lacour shall we." Noel said. We all agreed and got our things together. Leon and Hikeru were getting along just fine. Leon kept bragging about how he made the Lacour Hope. I think they like each other. We rested in Hilton for the night, ready to head for Lacour Castle the next morning.
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Divine X: SOWHADYATHINK?!
Leon:* Flirting with Hikeru*
Divine X: ..........Oooooooooooooo-kkkkkaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyy.... SO ANY WAY, the next chapter is by Claude.
Claude: Goody.
Rena Hey, that's my word.
Divine X: I NEED MORE SUGESTIONS!!