(Final Fantasy X-2 – Yuna's Ballad)
"Come on…!"Emily whispered to Ry and a teenage girl they met coming off the bus station. She was Robin Sena. She wore a sleeveless red t-shirt and jeans. She carried a pair of sunglasses, and also, carried a staff. "Hey, Robin, I have a question! Why do you have the staff?" Emily asked. "This holds powers… I have tremendous powers of my own, most of them allowing me to use Fire Crafts and Fire spells such as Fira, but this staff helps me harness my dormant abilities of the other elements and master them. Watch." She held the staff up. "Blizzaga!" She casted a chilly blast at A wall in Soniere Holiday Inn. "Here, Emily, hold this." Emily took the staff. Robin held up her hand. "Blizzara!" The force was much lighter than the Blizzaga. "See? My staff amplifies my power." Emily looked outside. It was amazing… The whole town, all of it, was a slave to this prison.
Chapter 12: Soniere Prison: Martial Law and Loss
They continued to walk in, only to be greeted by a few soldiers based at the entrance. "Stop!"
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(Suikoden II – Gothic Neclord Arranged Version)
"I don't think so! Turbid Current!" Ry slashed at the soldiers, causing them to call for back-up. "Emergency!" They were cut short as Emily and Robin both casted Fira on them.
"Yeah! Now, let's go in there and free the others!" Emily yelled. "Oh, Robin, why ARE you helping us?" Robin looked down. "Someone very important to me was jailed. I don't know where, but I was told it was in a huge prison town, so I assumed…"
"Wait? 'Told?' You have an informant?" Ry asked. Robin nodded. "Actually, I have many. I am from a witch hunting station called the STN-J. It was believed I was a user of crafts, but it turns out I'm part witch. It explains my magical prowess. I was eventually hunted by my own crew, but they turned against the Solomon factory and came to my side. That was when Amon was jailed… I went back to HQ two months after the incident separated me and Amon from them, but they hadn't heard anything from him either. That is, until our hacker, Michael Lee, found a choppy recording of what appeared to be him." Robin pulled out a non-linear streamed cell-phone. She pressed a button, and a small LCD screen popped up. On it, a blurry image of a man in black, talking to some guards.
'I'm telling you, I'm innocent! I just want to see my crew again…" The man pleaded. The cops scowled. "You're heading to the lovely little BZZZTTTT pr-static." Amon looked up. "Help me… I just want to see Robuzz." The tape ended.
"Robin…" Emily looked to her newly-found friend. "We'll find him. Yuber's behind this, I know it. As you both know, he's the reason I'm on this hell quest. And I have a confession to make… I'm not a nomadic girl. I'm actually a princess of the Telpsino family…" Ry and Robin gasped. "I've been traveling with royalty! How cool is that?!"
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(Chrono Cross – Another World)
"My full name is Emily Maria Carol Annabelle Telpsino III. I was born and raised in Dengridst, The Fire Capital. I hated royal life, and so I left my sister Tracy and father, the King, in Dengridst. I often trained with my friends Kevin, Lars, and all the other kids in the town, so I'm skilled in Arcana arts, White Magic, Black Magic, and thief dagger melee fighting. Anyways, I had two objectives: Find my long lost brother Kenji, and to do what I could to save the dying world from dying. I can't do much with these hands alone, so I decided to join Chris and the others when they finally saved me from Yuber. Together, I know that we can save the world. Ryan Senkari," Emily turned to Ry. "…and Robin Sena." Emily looked at Robin. "I want to make a difference, and I think you two could help me in my quest for salvation… Can I count on you to join the Stars of Destiny?" Ry nodded. "YEAH! I'm sure Gabby will agree!"
*Ry joined the 108 Stars of Destiny!*
*Robin joined the 108 Stars of Destiny!*
*Though not here, Gabby, Amon, and Tracy all joined the 108 Stars of Destiny!*
All of sudden, an enormous rumbling was felt. A giant soldier stomped up the stairs.
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(Final Fantasy VIII – Maybe I'm A Lion)
"Damn!" Ry yelled. "Emily, Robin, you two go on ahead! I'll wipe the buffoon!" Emily snickered. "Bad choice of words, dude." Ry realized what he had said. "Oh, screw it, this freak is going down! Girls, go!" Robin and Emily ran down, but before they did, Robin stopped to cast Mighty Guard on Ry, and she used Scan on the enemy. "Ry! Use Magical Attacks!" Ry nodded. "GO!" Emily and Robin ran down the stairs. When they turned the corner, they saw the new kid, Andrew. "Yo… Andrew, right?" Emily said. She hadn't really known him well. "Emily, the others are down below, and they're gonna be executed! Just save them, and forget me!" Emily made the connection that Andrew was a pretty good guy. "Robin?" The Witch nodded. "Flare!" She melted the bars, and Andrew escaped. An alarm sounded, and a woman came through the wall. She wore a gaudy dress of purple, and wore a large aristocratic hat. Robin recognized her. "Maria Murdock…. S-Class Witch! You're one of the most wanted witches of this time!" Robin and Andrew stood up to Murdock. Andrew looked over at Emily. "Emily, you go! This is your story! The only one who can save the others is you! Chris, Yuna, Lupin, Yumi, all of them are counting on you!" Emily nodded, and ran.
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"Hey! Stupid! Have a taste of what I got!" Ry yelled. He was severely weak, and he didn't know if he could survive. Still, talking big gave him a bit of extra energy. "Firaga!" The big oaf screamed in pain, and punched Ry out. The hulk then proceeded to pick Ry up, and bend him. A figure stepped out of the wall. This time, it was Yuber. "Now, now. We can use him." The oaf put Ry down, and Yuber put his hand on Ry's head. "Forget it all. You live to serve me." Ry opened his eyes, and smiled a smile deeper than darkness.
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Meanwhile, Edward was having her own adventure…
"Whoo-hoo!" Ed casted Thunder on all who dared oppose her. And she was a surprisingly good mage. "Ed ran up the stairs, until she saw a cell. Inside was a pretty black-haired girl. "Hello!!" Edward looked at the girl from outside the cell. "I'll get you out!" Ed reached into her newly made shreds of warden clothing, and pulled out a master key. She opened the cell.
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(Chrono Trigger – Black Omen)
Emily ran down the stairs. Not watching where she was going, she ran straight into Edward. "Ow!" Both girls said as their faces collided. Gabby chuckled. "Thank you." Gabby's voice was pure and kind. "Uhhh... who are you two?"
"I'm Emily, and she's Edward. Yes, she made the name herself." Emily said. Edward had an accomplished look on her face. Gabby nodded. "I want to get out of here… But I can't just leave the others behind. Nobody should be forced into this prison. Well, let's go! I'm quite skilled with Red Magic." Gabby said.
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"Die!" Murdock casted Ultima on Andrew and Robin. Robin managed to knock away the blast, but she was getting weak, and wouldn't be able to keep the defense up much longer. Andrew pulled out his dual swords. "Thunder Blade!" He ran up to Murdock and slashed her. "Her face became static-ridden, showing that she was just an illusion. "Let's go! We gotta help Emily!" Robin yelled. The two of them ran down the stairs.
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(Trigun – Nerve Rack)
"OUTTA OUR WAY!" Emily yelled. They ran through crowds of soldiers. Gabby and Emily casted spells on them as they ran by, and Emily held out her claws to slash at them. They heard a familiar voice when they cleared out the floor. "Wait!" Robin and Andrew ran down the stairs. "Let's go together!" The five of them ran down the stairs, and subsequently hit a dead end. "This must be the last floor…" Andrew observed. Robin felt air come from the wall. "Or is it…" She laid an L-Bomb on the floor, and it blew up, revealing another floor. "They did a real bang-up job trying to hide this floor from us…" Emily joked.
"Help!" A feminine voice yelled. Andrew, Emily, and Ed all looked at each other. "Yuna!"
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(Chrono Trigger – Boss Battle)
"Yuna, we're coming!" Emily yelled. There was an Aka Manah demon inside the cell. Chris was fighting the thing off, but to no avail.
"Naginata Rounder!" Chris swung his staff around like a naginata spear and hit the demon, who responded with a Firaga spell. "Damn!" Robin opened the cell with a Fire spell, and the party jumped in to help Chris. This prompted the demon to pull out a sword, one that Gabby immediately recognized. "That's Ry's sword! Could this demon be… Ry?!"
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(Final Fantasy VIII – Compression of Time)
"Quite observant." Yuber walked through the wall. "Yes, only his only memory is of being born and raised as a demon. Humans are his enemy, and he serves only me. It's a product of Murdock's transformation process. I erase the memory, she changes them into demons, and then gives them memories of a demon. The only thing they know is to serve me." Chris clinched his teeth. "You bastard…" Edward looked up. "Yuber, you're a meanie!" Gabby looked down. "You… Ry!" She ran up to Ry. "No, it's too dangerous!" Robin yelled. Gabby ran up to hug Ry, and got a rude awakening. Ry slammed her into the wall. "Ry… Yuber, I'll kill you!" Gabby went into Super Mode. "Heartacher!" Gabby sent a flurry of hearts at Yuber. He was hit by one, and was frozen in place. "Dearest Damned One!" Gabby sent a dark spirit to hold Ry in place. "Everyone! Teleport!" Gabby warped the group out of the prison, and also saved a few random others from the 108 Stars. When the group came to, they were in a field outside the city. Faye, Ein, Malcolm, Viki, Lupin, Jigin, Goemon, Fujiko, Aniko, Ace, Yumi, Aila, and Firefly were with the group.
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(Final Fantasy VIII - Drifting)
"So… Is this the end of our crusade?" Yuna asked. Robin stood beside her. "I don't think so… I have a premonition that the stars will shift our way." Yuna smiled. "I think you're right. I'm sure not gonna give up the fight until I die." Robin smiled.
"Hey, Emily, what's our plan?" Malcolm asked, noticing everyone was watching Emily and Chris. Emily spoke up. "Umm… I say we fortify our defenses. To do to, we should go to the Fire Capital, my hometown, Dengridst. As you know, I'm royalty there, so I can get forces to help us. Also, my friends will be there to help." Chris nodded. "It works, and it sounds solid." Robin, meanwhile, had a vision. "Moving… Cells being shifted… Other prisons…" She said. "Chris! The cells with our allies are being sent to other prisons across the world!" She then channeled her thoughts again, and saw into the future. "Monsters… Demons!! They're going to become demons!"
"Indeed." Yuber swooped down from nowhere, and faced the group. "I cannot allow you to simple leave here with plans to fight me, so I and my partners will take you on." The demon Ry, three other demons, and Murdock appeared. One demon had a gun shaped like a cross, and the other, a gunblade. It was DD and Semper Fi."
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(Final Fantasy VIII – Maybe I'm A Lion)
"You'll all die!" Yuber yelled. Chris took out his staff. "Asshole… Emily, Robin, Aila, cover me! The rest of you, take on the others!"
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A/N: Just so you know, I'm going to list the groups now so you won't be confused by who's in them)
Group One versus Yuber:
Chris
Robin
Emily
Aila
Group Two versus Ry:
Gabby
Ed
Jigin
Yuna
Group 3 versus SF:
Lupin
Fujiko
Aniko
Viki
Group 4 versus DD:
Malcolm
Ein
Firefly
Goemon
Group 5 versus Murdock:
Faye
Ace
Yumi
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Group One Scenario
"Flare!" Robin casted giant fireballs on Yuber, making him laugh. "Pitiful. For a witch, you have no power." Robin was down, but not out. Emily went into Super Mode. "Die asshole! Tough Love!" Emily sent a giant heart beam flying towards Yuber. "He dodged the attack, only to be hit by Chris's Naginata Rounder. It seemed the battle was turning in the favor of the heroes. Yuber scoffed. "Sorry, Random Otaku Boy, but it isn't! I'll destroy all of you! Grand Meteor Shower!" Yuber began to call for thousands of meteors to destroy Chris and his friends. "Aila! What is he plotting?!" Emily asked. "He's going to wipe out the whole planet with his spell!" Aila replied. "I'm going to shoot him with a purified arrow! It should stop the spell and weaken him!" Yuber heard this, but couldn't stop chanting due to risk of losing the spell. He just stood there, and took the arrow when it came. "Urgh…" Yuber grunted, and disappeared.
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Group Two Scenario
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(Final Fantasy X-2 – Yuna's Ballad)
"Everyone, stay back… I'm going to reason with him…" Gabby said calmly. "Ry…" Gabby walked up to Ry, and was slammed backward by his staff. "Ugh… Ry… We're your friends…" She tried to walk up to him again, but was blasted away by magic. "Ry…" Gabby felt her eyes well up with tears. "Everyone… We have to fight him." Edward put her hand on Gabby's back. "It'll be okay, Gabby…" Yuna nodded. "We'll help you however we can." Jigin looked downward. "I'm not good at these kinda things… All I can say is we'll help you…"
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(Final Fantasy X-2 – Memory~ Eternity of Light and Waves)
Gabby smiled. "Yeah… we can do this! Yeah! Everyone! These may be tough times, and you may all be weak, but don't give up the fight! Not yet! We can do this! Good always beats evil, and I know! Against all odds, Ry, Emily, Robin, and the others helped us all! We can't let what they did go to waste! I know I'm going to fight, even if it is against my friend! I don't want any regrets! I just want to look back on this day and be proud of myself, proud of how we all got through it… together." Gabby pulled out a crossbow. "Ry… I do this for you." Gabby put her whole soul into the arrow, and fired it at Ry. He froze up, and disappeared.
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(Big O – Stand a Chance)
Group 3
"I'm having no regrets about fighting SF!" Aniko said. She casted Fira on him, while Fujiko and Lupin riddled him with bullets, and Viki casted Blizzara on him. "Viki! Let's make an Antipode! We'll combine our Ice and Fire spells together! It'll make a dent in his day!" Aniko stated. "Okie doke! Blizzaga!" Viki casted the Ice spell on SF, and Aniko casted Firaga on him shortly afterwards. When the smoke cleared, SF was gone.
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Group 4
"Rising Tide!" Malcolm yelled. A giant surge washed over DD. "Rambo!" The demon yelled, riddling Malcolm with Poison bullets. "Shit!" Malcolm yelled. Goemon ran up. "Tri Slash! It's time to reunite you with your ancestors!" Goemon slashed three times with his Zantetsu sword. DD's gun was sliced in half. Luckily, it was only a copy of the real Punisher gun. "Dammit! I cannot cut through him!" Firefly ran up. "Ein, get onto my crossbow!" Ein jumped up, and when Firefly fired, the force took Ein with the arrow, and Ein hit DD, and bit him. "Now!" Firefly went into Super Mode. "Ultima!" She casted one of the most powerful magics on DD. DD, like the others, disappeared.
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Group 5
"Now! Murdock! We meet again!" Faye yelled. "How could I forget you?! You tried to turn Jet's planet into a planet of monkeys! AND, you made me miss out on your bounty! You're gonna pay for that!" Faye casted Thunder on her gun, and shot with it. The shot missed Murdock, who had to simple move to dodge it. "Shit!" Faye clinched her teeth. Ace and Yumi combined their projectile forces together. Unfortunately, Murdock was still alive! "Fuck!" Ace yelled. Yumi shook her head in disapproval. "Such fucking language…" Murdock began to fire up three Death spells. "You're all going to die!" All of a sudden, a human blur swiped by her with 5 punches, knocking her out and causing her to disappear. The boy stood up. He had blond hair, and wore a shirt that said: 'I got lucky…' on the front, and on the back it said: '...In my dreams.' Faye read this and laughed. "Cool shirt, kid." He nodded. "Call me Zell. Zell Wendle. I'm a nomad of sorts."
*Zell joined the 108 Stars of Destiny!*
The meeting with this new ally was interrupted when a voice came blaring through the air. "Stars… You think you've won, but those were just our shadows!" Chris scoffed. "That's why you simply disappeared!" Yuber nodded. "Observant… But now is the end! I have a giant Apocalypse beam poised to attack your location! Better run!"
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(Final Fantasy V – Battle With Gilgamesh)
"Shit! Everyone, let's go!" Chris yelled, and started running. Zell spoke up. "There's a bridge about 20 yards ahead! If we get across, I think we can make it!" Yuna yelled back. "You had better be right about this, Zell!"
The group kept running. The finally reached the bridge, and when they looked back, a giant beam was headed right for them!! They kept moving, not stopping at all. Robin ran too fast, and tripped. "Agh!" She yelled. Chris ran over, and put her on his back. "We're almost there!" Zell yelled. He looked back, and saw the beam was only about 20 yards behind the group. "Shit! RUN!" They continued, until finally Viki had an idea. "GO!" She teleported everyone away.
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Meanwhile…
"Yuber, you want us to take out this Chris and his traveling party?" A teenager asked. "Yes… Do it and I'll reward you with 5000000 Gil." The teenager nodded. "The Night Flare won't let you down."
To Be Continued……
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Yuna: Damn it! We lost a lot more than we gained…
Gabby: We'll find a way to win.
Chris: Yeah, anyways, we find ourselves in Dengridst! But something's awry! Tracy isn't in the throne, and a new monarch is in town! And who is this Kenji?
Emily: My little brother?! Where is he?
Zell: I don't think she knows what sibling rivalry is.
Yuber: Ahem! You're wasting the viewer's valuable time!
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Tracy: Emily and Me storm the place, so be ready for some Bishoujo action!