Note: There might be flaws, I rushed...

Twisted Reality

Chapter III

First Fight!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own anything FFTA's creators own, characters, classes, items... Just my characters.

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"Join you? After you attacked me without a dang warning!?" Zyke shouted at his attacker, pushing away the silence which was drawn in. Zyke was fueled with anger, someone was inviting him when she almost shot his head off! Zyke found no reason to join her clan, not with her attacking trespassers left and right... The attacker looked down in shame, she then jumped down, taking off her veil and black hat. Her long green hair flowed down, her yellow eyes stared sternly into Zyke's "I admit, I'm sorry for the trouble, but we HunterZ have trouble with trespassers. We have no choice but to keep our territory safe. Do you not realize people just picking flowers, killing trees, and destroying people who picnic here? That's why we attack trespassers with weapons, we want Giza Plains to be peaceful. We are the protectors you could say." she said sternly. A couple of times being distracted by Zyke's looks, but she knew she couldn't be distracted. Not when a possible enemy was standing right in front of her.

"That still doesn't mean you go around shooting people's heads off! Some people use their weapons for protection!" Zyke said, gritting his teeth.

The girl recieved an angry face as well, "We don't have a choice! Do you suppose we let people with weapons go as they please? Do you know how many forests are burned a day in the world? A lot, and do you know how many animals and people die? Even more!"

Zyke was trying to come back with another statement, but he was beaten there... He supposed people do attack forests, for their greed, and for their 'fun'... He sighed, "I guess your right... It just seems wrong..."

The girl looked down, "Anyway, I'm sorry for the trouble..." Then she looked back at him, "Also, I don't believe I shot your head off. We HunterZ know that every life has a meaning."

Zyke was beaten again, "Oh... Well, I just thought my head was going to fall off. I just thought you missed..." he said, scratching his head.

The girl turned and walked away, "I never miss..." she muttered. She then stopped and looked back, "So do you accept?"

Zyke followed, questions still unanswered... But he figured he would know during the trip...

Zyke looked left and right, people were picnicing. And they were happy, playing, eating. Regular villagers. Did Clan HunterZ want it to be like this? To be a picnic site? Or just some place where everyone can be happy. Zyke then looked ahead, the woman disappeared into the shadows of the hut standing before him. Just a circular dome... Made of stone, Zyke arched a brow, but entered, hoping to figure out what it was...

He found a group of people sitting around a circular table or standing. They all looked strange, except for the one human in the group... "HunterZ, I'd like you to meet..." the girl then found out that she didn't get his name! Neither did Zyke. Zyke finished her sentence, "Zyke." he said with a smile. Zyke then looked at the label, HunterZ Hut, he wondered why they put the Z, it sounded like Hunters anyway. The woman smiled, saying a 'Thank you'. "Zyke, this is Hakkar." The bangaa was covered with armor, Zyke could see the golden helmet, and the blue green and blue armor enveloping him. Zyke couldn't make out what race he was... But it wasn't like he was going to tell him. The man just stood silently... "He's a little quiet... Next is Fox, he's an animist." The cheery moogle smiled brightly, "Welcome to the group, kupo!" he said, shaking his hand. Zyke forced a smile... Great, now I'm talking to a giant rabbit... "Uhm... I'll just introduce the rest... That's Dai, he's a thief, and then there's Gem, our healer. We don't have much..." Zyke nodded, "I could see that..." Dai was flipping a dagger between his fingers, and Gem's face was covered with his hat. But Zyke could make out the dog ears... "And I'm Alla, an Assasin." Zyke smiled, he just hoped he could fit in. "Also... Uhm, what is everyone?" Alla arched a brow, "What do you mean?" Zyke hoped he wouldn't embarrass himself, "I'm just a farmer," he said, saying what the bangaa in the jail claimed he was, "And I don't know... Anyone but humans." Alla didn't exactly believe him, but decided to just tell him anyway, "I'm a Viera. Fox is a moogle, and Gem is a Nu Mou." Zyke nodded with an, "Ohh..." trying to understand...

After the introductions were over, Zyke decided to take a walk at Giza Plains. It was so small, yet so full with blossoms and fun. Zyke sat at the hill, he still was a bit home sick. How did this all happen? When? Why? All these questions flowed through his head, and he couldn't find out why... Zyke sighed as he put his legs to his chest. And resting his arms around it, he couldn't help thinking what his Mom was doing. And Marche, Ritz, Mewt... Everyone.

Zyke looked at the spear behind him and grabbed it by the middle. He stood up and hit the ground with it's hilt, "I wonder what our first mission is." Suddenly, a sharp whistle rang through Zyke's ears. It was coming from the Hut, and it was pretty loud.

Zyke got in, "Why is that whistle so loud!?" Alla ignored the comment about the whistle, "No time for that, we got a mission. Fox went to Cyril and we found that a clan needs help. Monsters have gone crazy in the Eluut Sands, and Clan Nutsy needs our help. An S.O.S mission." Zyke processed it through his brain slowly, Rescue mission in Desert.... Zyke nodded in agreement. "Then let's go!"

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Zyke and the gang reached towards Eluut Sands. "It's sooo sandy, kupo!" said Fox with his hands covering his eyes. Zyke dropped to the ground, "And I'm sooo thirsty..." he said gloomly. Alla rolled her eyes and got Zyke up, "We have to get Clan Nutsy, they must be-"

SWISH!

Everybody turned towards the sounds, and they saw a blade mark itself on the beast's ear. "They must be there!" Zyke ran towards there, "Comon, the sooner we do this, the sooner we get food and water!" Zyke reached Clan Nutsy but stopped and looked with wide eyes. "Marche...?" Marche was battling the panther with his sword, he was dressed funny. Behind him was a Moogle, and a few others. Alla was behind Zyke, "What are you doing? It's time to fight!" She pulled out her bow and arrow and shot at the panther's head, signaling Clan HunterZ arrival. Marche turned to where the arrow was shot, "We have reinforcements! Let's go!"

Zyke shook his head, it couldn't be Marche. No way, he had to focus on the mission. His first one... Zyke then saw a yellow blob come up to him, a shine gleamed above him. "I don't think I"m going to like this..." Zyke was struck with lightning, "What the hell!?" A surge of heat rushed through his body instantly, Zyke was already wounded badly. "Damn!" Zyke ran towards the blob, "Take this!" Zyke thrusted with his right arm and it pierced right through the blob. But it still had it's nasty smile at his face, the spear slowly got out, and part of the blob took the spear and threw Zyke away. "Argh!"

Gem appeared behind him, "This one is for mages only, stay back!" Gem formed a firey shine within the hands he cupped together, "Fira!" Fire spread towards the yellow blob and it died instantly with a shriek. "Flans are only effected towards magic, take that beetle over there!" Zyke looked in amazement of what just happened. He then looked at the beetle, it's large pincers clamping together. Zyke got up again, his spear in both hands. It flashed green. Zyke ran towards the beetle, looking as if he would try to stab the beetle. The beetle stared at him with red eyes, ready for the impact. But something else occured.

Zyke put his spearhead at the ground once he was close enough to the beetle, propelling himself in mid air. Zyke twisted around his spear, kicking the beetle as he got in his way. Zyke lost spin, and dug the spear out, whacking the beetle's head hard. Zyke landed on the ground and smiled as the beetle's skull was cracked. Crying in pain, the beetle wandered mindlessly here and there, blood spurring out of his head. Zyke figured he was over with, he looked somewhere else. But immediately taken back by a pounce by a blue panther. The panther layed his paws on his chest and growled at him fiercely. "Oh man..."