Vivi: Do you have a disclaimer?

Gem: Nope.

Zidane: I'll put one in for you!

Gem: Thank you. hugs Zidane You're mine all mine. No one else can have you.

Zidane: looks at me and then at the other people I think I'm stuck. But anyway, Gem doesn't own in any way, shape, or form, the cast of FFIX. She also doesn't own Square.

Vivi: So do I appear in this chapter?

Gem: Yup.

Eiko: What's with you saying yup?

Gem: I feel like saying it. But on with the chapter!

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Dagger and Baku were talking when Eiko and Marcus returned.

"How's your room?" asked Dagger.

"Fine. Except for the balcony. Several balconies were hit but it's just the outer edge," replied Eiko.

"That's not too bad then."

"There's very little damage to the ship and the balconies can be fixed in a few days," said Baku.

"Thank you, and tomorrow will be wonderful."

"It will. I remember what happened six years ago. You are a good actor."

"I remember it, too. I wasn't expecting to do that."

"What are you talking about Dagger?" asked Eiko.

"On my sixteenth birthday, Tantalus came and performed I Want to be your Canary. I ended up on stage as Princess Cornilius (a/n I'm not sure if that's spelled right)."

"If I recall correctly, it was shortly after being chased up a tower by Zidane and jumping off," said Blank.

"YOU JUMPED OFF A TOWER?!?!?!" exclaimed Eiko.

"Yes, I did. And Zidane and Steiner also jumped off," replied Dagger.

"So what happened after they jumped?"

"Zidane landed on the ship but couldn't figure out where I disappeared to. Steiner hit a turret on the ship."

"What happened to Zidane after that?"

"I jumped down from my hiding place and ran through the nearest door knocking over Zidane in the process."

"It was pretty funny what happened to Steiner," said Blank.

"Well, what else happened to him?" asked Eiko.

"His head and upper body smashed through the turret. All you could see was a pair of legs," replied Vivi.

"Come. Let's get some sleep. We're going to be up late tomorrow," said Dagger.

Hope lay awake in her bed listening to people who were talking outside. She was sure that the Prima Vista II had come for her birthday. She was six tomorrow and that meant something to her at least. Whoever was talking was telling a funny story because there was laughter drifting up to her room.

Hope got out of bed and went onto the balcony. She saw that part of her balcony was missing.

"Had Eiko seen this?" Hope wondered. Should she go and tell them?

She decided that she would ask in the morning. Hope went back to bed and fell asleep.

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Gem: That's it for now because I have homework. School needs to die!

Vivi: Do I appear more?

Gem: Yes, you do. In the chapter coming up, I think.

Vivi: Yeah!

Eiko: Gem really wants a PS2 or maybe a PS3 (I forgot when they come out) for Christmas.