Disclaimer: I don't own FFIX, and I had to take stories off my playlist, I had 30.

I woke up in the early evening, as I had been the one chosen to scout the town, and do the first few deads. Not the most pleasant task, but tolerable. I rub my eyes, fragments of the nightly dream still going through my head. "Evening," calls Catalina, "When shall we do the trance?" "Five minutes?" I suggest, getting up and stretching. "Understood." Catalina says. I smile. "We're supposed to act like normal kids in case anyone sees us. Remember? That means NOT acting like a sargant. And smile when you're happy. Remember?" "Of course I do" she snapped. "I'm just not practicing now. Besides, it's time to start."

To cast powerful twin spells both have to concentrate really hard and listen, as we did now. I hear a voice and relax. It's my inner me, telling me the words to sing to achieve the correct affect. "Light go through she, she is transpa-arent" Catalina started, her voice changeing pitch with each syllable. "The sun is done, behind the moon, to come out sooon" I join in. "Light away, keep at bay, till time comes for sight" We finish together. I feel Catalinas mind within my own as I hook her body to the ropes, the only known way of staying on ground in this state. Until we stop she will see through my eyes, hear through my voice. A minute after she's secure I look down and can no longer see myself. I'm used to the odd feeling.

As I walk along I start to wonder. How many people will be there? What will they do to stop us? When, if ever, will we be caught, captured, tortured? Who will truly prove to be our biggest threat? Where will the tide turn, and they try to kill us before we kill them? Why would anyone want to do this- for any reason? I let my mind stray into these questions for five minutes before pulling myself away. In the city I'd have to be alert and as quiet as possible, to avoid getting caught. As the forest came away from me and I head for the entrance I'm completely alert. I go up to the entrance and slip right through, the guard not paying a bit of attention to what he can't see.

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I TOLD you I'm evil.... and terribly confusing as well... but all will be explained in time.... and these first chapters might even be more important than the later ones....