A/N: This is in the aftermath of FFIX, three years or so on. Zidane and
Garnet are engaged, Vivi has seven kids, Beatrix and Steiner are a definite
item, Freya and Fratley are living together and helping to rebuild
Burmecia, Eiko has been adopted by Cid and Hilda and next in line to the
regency, and Quina went back to Qu's Marsh disappointed (and very hungry!),
although she pretty much travels wherever she wants. Amarant/ Salamander
has not been seen, but he can look after himself. Lani is still a great
bounty hunter, but she is now good friends with Beatrix and drops in once
in a while to catch up on old times. Well, I hope you enjoy reading this as
much as I am enjoying writing it!
***
On the Outer Continent, Zidane was about to enter the Magdalene Forest, the forest that surrounds the Black Mage Village. He thought of his fiancée, Dagger as he continued to call her. Of course he missed her, but he wanted to see Vivi again. It had been such a long time since they had spoken, and it would be great to meet Vivi's seven children. "Who is their mother anyway?" Zidane thought.
Vivi appeared out of the trees, seven little mages in tow. "Hi, Zidane!" he called. He jumped out of the undergrowth and fell flat on his face. He got up, straightening his hat. "I heard you were coming... so I brought the kids with me to meet you."
"Hi Vivi, it's so good to see you! How have you been? And these are your kids? You're lucky Vivi, to have these nice kids. I'm sure they will grow up to be just like their father." Zidane said and smiled. It was so good to see Vivi.
"Um... thanks." said Vivi. "This is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday." as he said a name, he pointed to a mini mage, and they waved shyly in turn.
"Is everyone all right?" Vivi asked, walking towards the village. "All the Genomes are settling in fine. Some of them are going with Mr. 209 on trips to Condie Petie."
Zidane looked at the children. "You sure are inventive, Vivi." He laughed, the turned to Vivi. "As far as I know, everyone is all right. I haven't heard from Freya for quite awhile, but she can take care of herself. Dagger is great, Beatrix is okay too and then there's me. I'm great, except that I'm bored. I just can't settle down. I need to do something." he said and avoided Sunday (Or Thursday, he couldn't really tell.) who was running in circles. "Is Mikoto all right too?" he asked.
"Um... yeah." Vivi said, straightening his hat. "She's helping Mr. 89 and Mr. 103 start a chocobo farm. Oh yeah, and I saw Eiko yesterday. She said she was going to be a queen like Garnet. I sure hope she's alright."
***
Zidane laughed. "Eiko sure is crazy." He yawned, and stretched. The ground was very uncomfortable to sleep on. "You know what? Sometimes I wonder. How my life would have been if I grew up in Terra..."
"Don't worry about it, Zidane." Vivi said. "You shouldn't wonder about what could have happened. Just what is happening and will happen. You taught me that."
"Yeah, maybe. I believe in destiny and all actions having a consequence. Dagger and me, for example. We're meant to be. But I can't stop thinking. But it's silly, really. My life is great at the moment. I have nothing to complain about." Zidane answered.
They came to the portal. Vivi lifted his hands and opened the gateway. They jumped through quickly, closing it behind them, leaving only an image of a dead forest.
After they had gone, a figure stepped out of the trees behind them. He hid his face in his white cloak. "Remember, Zidane..." he whispered.
***
Zidane looked around as they entered the Black Mage Village. "It sure has been a long time since I was here." he thought. "Say Vivi, I was wondering. Who's their mother? If it's too personal I don't mind, you're not answering. I'm just curious."
"Um... they don't have one." mumbled Vivi. "I remembered what Kuja said at the Iifa Tree on how we are made... I went and found some Mist in a cave somewhere... we were all dying out, you see..."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked." Zidane said. He scratched his head, embarrassed.
Suddenly they heard screaming. Mr. 209 ran towards them. "You've gotta see this..." he gasped.
"What?" asked Vivi.
"Kuja's back- in the cemetery... says he is –puff, pant- looking for- the Angels Of Death."
Vivi looked at Zidane. "Does he mean you and Mikoto? We'd better get over there!" Vivi ran off towards the cemetery.
"Damn!" Zidane thought and ran after Vivi. when he entered the cemetery he saw Kuja kneeling on the ground in front of Mr. 209. "What are you up to now? I am no Angel of Death as I told you several years ago. And Mikoto neither."
Mikoto ran in the direction in which the voices came from. She found Zidane, Vivi and Kuja inside the cemetery. She walked over to Zidane and placed herself beside Zidane. "What are you doing here Kuja?" she said quietly. She was so glad to see Zidane, but couldn't figure why Kuja was there too.
Kuja smiled. "I tried to deny... my birth... long ago. I found... it came back to haunt me... in the end..." he stopped, and paused for breath. He lifted his head, and Zidane saw he was badly wounded. "After you left... the Iifa Tree, Zidane... I had time to... think. I had... all the time... in the world..." he tried to pull himself up into a sitting position. "I... thought... about what you said... to me... how no life was useless... and I decided to fight. To fight... for my life... as you had done... so many times..." He looked up into Zidane's eyes. Genome meeting Genome. "And I came back."
A/N: Yay! Kujaku is back! And surrounded by his black mages? How will they react? Will they let him stay, or will they blast him into a very short part in this story? Will Zidane totally freak out? Will Mikoto ever get a different hairdo to Zidane? Read And Review people!
Credit goes to Rikke for helping to write the parts for Zidane and Mikoto.
***
On the Outer Continent, Zidane was about to enter the Magdalene Forest, the forest that surrounds the Black Mage Village. He thought of his fiancée, Dagger as he continued to call her. Of course he missed her, but he wanted to see Vivi again. It had been such a long time since they had spoken, and it would be great to meet Vivi's seven children. "Who is their mother anyway?" Zidane thought.
Vivi appeared out of the trees, seven little mages in tow. "Hi, Zidane!" he called. He jumped out of the undergrowth and fell flat on his face. He got up, straightening his hat. "I heard you were coming... so I brought the kids with me to meet you."
"Hi Vivi, it's so good to see you! How have you been? And these are your kids? You're lucky Vivi, to have these nice kids. I'm sure they will grow up to be just like their father." Zidane said and smiled. It was so good to see Vivi.
"Um... thanks." said Vivi. "This is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday." as he said a name, he pointed to a mini mage, and they waved shyly in turn.
"Is everyone all right?" Vivi asked, walking towards the village. "All the Genomes are settling in fine. Some of them are going with Mr. 209 on trips to Condie Petie."
Zidane looked at the children. "You sure are inventive, Vivi." He laughed, the turned to Vivi. "As far as I know, everyone is all right. I haven't heard from Freya for quite awhile, but she can take care of herself. Dagger is great, Beatrix is okay too and then there's me. I'm great, except that I'm bored. I just can't settle down. I need to do something." he said and avoided Sunday (Or Thursday, he couldn't really tell.) who was running in circles. "Is Mikoto all right too?" he asked.
"Um... yeah." Vivi said, straightening his hat. "She's helping Mr. 89 and Mr. 103 start a chocobo farm. Oh yeah, and I saw Eiko yesterday. She said she was going to be a queen like Garnet. I sure hope she's alright."
***
Zidane laughed. "Eiko sure is crazy." He yawned, and stretched. The ground was very uncomfortable to sleep on. "You know what? Sometimes I wonder. How my life would have been if I grew up in Terra..."
"Don't worry about it, Zidane." Vivi said. "You shouldn't wonder about what could have happened. Just what is happening and will happen. You taught me that."
"Yeah, maybe. I believe in destiny and all actions having a consequence. Dagger and me, for example. We're meant to be. But I can't stop thinking. But it's silly, really. My life is great at the moment. I have nothing to complain about." Zidane answered.
They came to the portal. Vivi lifted his hands and opened the gateway. They jumped through quickly, closing it behind them, leaving only an image of a dead forest.
After they had gone, a figure stepped out of the trees behind them. He hid his face in his white cloak. "Remember, Zidane..." he whispered.
***
Zidane looked around as they entered the Black Mage Village. "It sure has been a long time since I was here." he thought. "Say Vivi, I was wondering. Who's their mother? If it's too personal I don't mind, you're not answering. I'm just curious."
"Um... they don't have one." mumbled Vivi. "I remembered what Kuja said at the Iifa Tree on how we are made... I went and found some Mist in a cave somewhere... we were all dying out, you see..."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked." Zidane said. He scratched his head, embarrassed.
Suddenly they heard screaming. Mr. 209 ran towards them. "You've gotta see this..." he gasped.
"What?" asked Vivi.
"Kuja's back- in the cemetery... says he is –puff, pant- looking for- the Angels Of Death."
Vivi looked at Zidane. "Does he mean you and Mikoto? We'd better get over there!" Vivi ran off towards the cemetery.
"Damn!" Zidane thought and ran after Vivi. when he entered the cemetery he saw Kuja kneeling on the ground in front of Mr. 209. "What are you up to now? I am no Angel of Death as I told you several years ago. And Mikoto neither."
Mikoto ran in the direction in which the voices came from. She found Zidane, Vivi and Kuja inside the cemetery. She walked over to Zidane and placed herself beside Zidane. "What are you doing here Kuja?" she said quietly. She was so glad to see Zidane, but couldn't figure why Kuja was there too.
Kuja smiled. "I tried to deny... my birth... long ago. I found... it came back to haunt me... in the end..." he stopped, and paused for breath. He lifted his head, and Zidane saw he was badly wounded. "After you left... the Iifa Tree, Zidane... I had time to... think. I had... all the time... in the world..." he tried to pull himself up into a sitting position. "I... thought... about what you said... to me... how no life was useless... and I decided to fight. To fight... for my life... as you had done... so many times..." He looked up into Zidane's eyes. Genome meeting Genome. "And I came back."
A/N: Yay! Kujaku is back! And surrounded by his black mages? How will they react? Will they let him stay, or will they blast him into a very short part in this story? Will Zidane totally freak out? Will Mikoto ever get a different hairdo to Zidane? Read And Review people!
Credit goes to Rikke for helping to write the parts for Zidane and Mikoto.