Disclaimer- :::still setting up those damn traps:::
"Owie!" Rikku said as she landed on her butt "No more Miss. Nice Girl" she said and threw another small sphere into the air, changing into her samarai Dressphere. She pulled out her long sword and ran toward Selphie, but because the armour on the Dressphere was so heavy, Selphie saw it coming and dodged, letting out a growl of frustration Rikku threw yet another sphere into the air and changed to her Trainer Dressphere
"How many of those ya got!?" Selphie yelled
"Tons!" Rikku shouted back, Yuna threw a potion to Selphie and she drank it. Rikku then called Giki, her monkey, to battle, Selphie knocked him out easily and Rikku changed into her Machina Maw (Her special Dressphere) and prepared for an attack but Yuna shouted out "RIKKU! IF YOU KNOCK-OUT OUR VISITOR I WILL ARRANGE YOUR VERY PREMATURE DEATH!" so Rikku had no choice but to change back into her Thief and fight properly. "You got it, I'll steal it!" she said and ran to steal a Hi-potion from Selphie, she succeeded "It's all in the wrist!" she chided, Selphie swung her nunchaku and folded it up, she stepped back and disappeared as a thunderstorm began and a great bird of lightning came down, it charged up a ball of lightning in its mouth and shot it at Rikku, she fell down to her knees as Selphie reappeared and got back into her fighting position.
Zell was running, running toward a light, he couldn't tell where he was, or how he got there, all he knew was that he was there, running, if he stopped running, he would fall, into what? He didn't know...
/'Will he be ok?'/
/'If he wakes up soon, maybe, if he doesn't, then, well, lets just say we might be one bed extra in the morning'/
/'...'/
/'Where did you find him anyway Locke?'/
/'Near the Esper cave, he was just lying there'/
/'...do you think he's... like me?'/
/'Maybe Terra, we don't know for sure yet'/
/'...'/
Colours, so many of them, swirling infront of Zells face, blue, red, yellow, faces too, friends, memories, all of them seemed so far away...
/'Should we get Kyra?'/
Kyra? Sounds familiar...
/'Where is she anyway?'/
/'Training with Sabin and Shadow'/
Sabin? Shadow? What the hell?
Zell opened up one eye and groaned, the light hurt his eyes, a girl with emerald green hair heard him and walked over. Zell blinked, there was something...unhuman about her
"Hello, I'm Terra, what's your name?" she asked
"Um, Zell"
A man with dirty blond hair came over and sized him up, he stuck out his hand
"I'm Locke!"
"He's a thief" a woman with long blond hair poked her head around the corner of the room, she was wearing a white cloak and a green uniform, Locke's face turned red as he faced the new arrival
"I am NOT a thief! I am a treasure hunter!"
Zell rubbed his head, Terra handed him a glass of water and he drank it down greedily. There was a crash outside and Locke swore
"That'll be them, I'll get them set up for tonight" He ran up the stairs and shouts were heard
"Terra, maybe you should go see what's going on" the blond woman said, Terra nodded and walked up the stairs, the woman walked over to Zell and sat on the chair next to his bed
"I'm General Celes" she said, Zell nodded and his stomach growled, Celes raised and eyebrow
"Uh, I haven't eaten in a while" He said grinning sheepishly, she nodded
"We're having a festival tonight, there'll be plenty of food there so you can eat all you want"
"Uh, thanks?"
"No problem"
"Um, where am I?"
Celes raised an eyebrow
"Did you hit your head?"
"No, why?"
She shook her head
"You're in South Figaro, you know, south of the mountain caves?"
Zell looked at her in confusion
"Aren't I in Balamb?"
"Where's Balamb?"
"You know, Balamb Garden? I'm a SeeD"
"A what?"
"You don't know what a SeeD is!?"
"Um, SeeDs existed hundreds of years ago"
"WHAT!?"
"Don't worry! I'm sure someone here knows what's going on! I mean this happened a couple of years ago! Just relax and put the water jug down!"
Zell looked at his right hand where he was indeed holding the water jug, he put it down and blushed slightly. Celes stood up "I'm going to go see how the preparations are going, you stay here and try to control your temper"
Later That Night
Zell got up and stretched his aching muscles, he looked at himself in the mirror opposite, save for a few cuts and bruises he was fine, the sound of music floated through the door, Zells stomach grumbled and he decided to get something to eat, he walked outside halfway through a song, the voice sounded vaguely familiar but he couldn't place it
'I'm lost without you! I keep trying to find my way, but all that I know is, I'm lost without you! I keep trying to face the day! I'm lost without you (Lost without you)'
Zell walked to the source of the music, a teenage girl was on a stage singing with her eyes closed, a couple more girls were behind her playing various instruments
'If you ever say we'll never be together, oh say what you will, no matter what I do, I'm lost without you! I'm lost without you...'
The girl looked up and scanned the crowd, a smile forming on her lips, a gust of wind came and blew her straight red hair about
"Welcome everybody!" She shouted "This is the 5th annual anniversary since our friends Terra, Locke, Celes, King Edgar, Sabin, Shadow, Gau, Relm, and all the rest of them defeated the evil that threatened the world! And another very special event has occurred! One of our heroes has proposed to one of our Heroines! Locke and Terra!" Everybody clapped as Locke bowed from where he was standing and kissed Terra's hand.
"This song is dedicated to them and to a very good friend of mine" the girl said, a slow beat came on and she started singing
'You have captured me, but at the same time, you have set me free, hold my hand, take my heart, our journey is about to start, our destiny is intertwined, like the water in the ravine'
why the hell does she look familiar!?
'Seeds in a garden, many tasks awaiting us, but nothing my love can take me away from you'
Seeds in a garden? Many tasks awaiting us!? What the hell!? Why does it feel like there's a message hidden in that!?
'Junior fun, puppy love, call it what you will, but whatever it is, it brought me here to you'
Locke led Terra to the dance floor and they started dancing, pretty soon most of the couples were dancing
'when I felt alone, you'd carry me home, when I'd cry you scoop me up in your arms and say that its ok, when you first took my hand, you took my heart, I'm not afraid anymore 'cause I know you're safe in my arms...(Safe in my arms) Hold me tight, your love is alright...I'll hold onto you with all my might(All my might)
You Took my hand and my heart, I know now, that perhaps we were ment to stay apart, but when I look up at the sky, its like I never even said goodbye'
The music trailed off, leaving most people with tears in their eyes, the red-haired girl stepped forward
"After a five minute break we will be taking song requests, until then I suggest you try the rides and various other things here, from all of us, enjoy your night!"
Everybody cheered including Zell, the band put their instruments down and went over to the buffet table, Zell followed them, wanting to get something to eat as well as talk to the band members, the singer was helping herself to hotdogs, Zell immediately ran over and grabbed a bunch of them and crammed them into his mouth, all the band members were staring at him but the singer laughed, when Zell stared choking on his food, she hit him on the back while still laughing
"You never change do you Zell?" she asked, Zell just looked at her, she giggled
"Of course you wouldn't remember me, I dyed my hair, it's me, Kyra, from Balamb Garden"
Zells eyes went wide and then he enveloped her in a bear-hug, she giggled and patted him on the head, he set her down and looked at her
"What happened to you!? They sent you on a mission and you didn't come back! Everyone was worried about you!"
She looked up at him
"We'll talk later, but first there's a hotdog eating contest over there, wanna enter?"
"OH YEAH!"
Kyra giggled and ran after him as he ran toward the hotdog eating contest being held by Setzer, she had put him up to the idea
"Hey Setzer, two entering the contest kay? KAY!"
"Of course, and I must say, you are looking marvellous tonight"
"Setzer, some advise, this here is my VERY good friend Zell, if I get another compliment you won't see the light of another day, understood?"
"Yes"
"Good! Come-on Zell! The contest doesn't start for another 5 minutes, that gives me time to play one song and then we PIG OUT BABY!" she punched a fist in the air and Zells stomach grumbled
"But I'm hungry now!" Zell complained, Kyra ignored him and git up on stage, seeing this, her band got up after her
"Hiya peeps! This song is dedicated to my very good friend who I haven't seen in years, Zell Dincht!"
"Teen drinking is very bad!"
"Yo but I got a fake ID"
"LETS GO!"
'Baby boy you stay on my mind, fufill my fantasies! Baby boy not a day goes by without my fantasies! It think about you all the time, I see you in my dreams! (See you in my dreams) I'm so, wrapped up in your love baby, oh, (I'm, so, caught up in your love baby ohhhhhhhh)
Suddenly there was a loud crash as the roof of the stage came crashing down, the band members heard it and jumped down just in time, Zell rushed forward to see if Kyra was all right, he found her lying under a large piece of the roof, with her eyes closed, unmoving.
A/N- if anyone's is reading this, tell me if you want Kyra to stay in or die, and after this, something TOTALLY unexpected happens! VIVA LA RESISTANCE!
