Dissie: I've told all of you this what, like a thousand times? Not mine. To excited to right something more interesting right now.

A/N –I got fifty!!! Yay!! Hahahaha.

Reviewers!!!

Miguels-lover.- thanx.

Gem – thanx for the falcon claw thing! I'll boot that after I finish this chappie!.

Lamia Animus – Yay!! You feel stupid!! Which means you finally feel like yourself!!! Yay!!! Oh, and you where right...

Recap: "I don't know why I followed them, that day."

Chappie 11!!!

Zidane, Blank, and Vivi hurried down the zigzagging path. Occasionally Vivi, who was in between the two thieves, would moan softly, or shiver. The third time it occurred, Zidane, in the rear, asked what was troubling the mage. Vivi replied in a somewhat shaky voice, "I... um, I'm kinda afraid of heights." "Oh," Zidane replied, stopped for a moment, then scooped up Vivi and slung him over his shoulder. "Come on Blank, let's run!!!" Zidane said, not for fear of what lay behind, but at simple ecstasy of being outside in the cool night air, especially after nearly being hung. He had no worries about Steiner catching up to them, and not because of his combat skills. The pace picked up considerately, because Vivi was no longer slowing them down, and because they were running at top speed.

They didn't lose Steiner completely though. They stayed right ahead of him the entire way down the cliff and to the docks. As Princess Garnet had 'requested' (a/n hehe hehe) the stole a KoP patrol boat.

They hurried to untie the craft, but they weren't quick enough. Just as they pushed away from the dock, Steiner jumped in. And, amazingly, another figure, small and lithe, wearing a pair of orange over-alls.

Wh... What? Why are you here?... Princess," Zidane hastily added. Blank looked on with a questioning expression. Steiner shouted, an bellow so loud, it nearly woke the locals. "Princess! I demand to know what you are doing! Out of the castle, at this hour?! My sworn duty is to protect you! What if some brigand had set upon you?!"

"You shall demand nothing of me, Steiner." The princess replied coldly. "oh yes, and you two, are out of Alexandria, I highly doubt anyone would recognize you, you're almost guaranteed safety." "Princess, what do you mean?" Steiner put in quickly, and than watched, horrified, as Blank and Zidane removed the KoP helmets. "You! Thieves! Well, no matter, you'll be back up at the city in no time, to be hung at dawn, or maybe noon." Turning back to his Princess, he continued, Now, Princess, what are you doing out of the city? What are you laughing at?" Steiner added, noting the glint in her eyes. "It's just... that... they untied... the boat... before we jumped in," she managed to say in between gasps of laughter. "So?" Steiner said, not getting the point at all. "We've been floating downriver for the past ten minutes." "What?!" Steiner bellowed, and ran to the wheel.

"Princess Garnet?" Zidane said. "Yes?" replied the noblewoman. "Why did you follow us?" "I.. I'm not sure... Perhaps because I still wanted out, even though Tantalus failed... Perhaps I panicked when I saw Steiner following you, and it worked out perfectly." "Why would Steiner following us cause you to panic?" "Steiner is not a cruel man, but when he found out you were impersonating his knights, he would have gotten extremely mad, possibly even tranced. I doubt you would have won, even with a black mage."

"Tranced?" Vivi put in questioningly. "Trance is induced by a surge of emotion , it can up to double your power and speed, or as some books say, it can even let you use some powers you couldn't use alone."

"Who says we couldn't beat him?" Zidane and Blank exclaimed in unison. "Daggers aren't very strong weapons." Garnet said, addressing Zidane. "Hey! I use a broadsword! Blank reminded the Princess. "A man with two daggers, a man with a broadsword, and a black mage shouldn't have any trouble against a crazy knight with a bastard sword.!!!" (a/n I know Steiner uses a broadsword, but I like this better)

"The two men haven't had anything substantial to eat in over 24 hours. If you want to get to South Gate, I'd try to wrest the ships controls back from Steiner.

Zidane sighed, then said, "Why not let him go back, then turn the ship around?" "Because," Garnet said, lowering her voice, "I don't want to go back." "What?!" "If you must know, I cant wait until we are on proper course for South Gate."

A/N Yay!!!! A not-so-steep cliffie!!!!!! I hardly consider it a cliffie at all!! I'm so proud!!!! Hope ya like!!! 50, wow...