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To Change

Chapter Twenty-Six

"What is it?" Kuja wanted to go back and look at that temple some more. He didn't want to talk to Zidane. He didn't care what Zidane wanted to tell him.

"It's… It's… Look!" Kuja glanced over at where Zidane was pointing.

Then he stared.

She was humanoid, a little shorter than Kuja, and very pale. Her hair was the same colour as Crims's, except that it wasn't hair; it was a pile of feathers. She was dressed in a plain white, ill-fitting shirt and skirt, and was heavily bruised, as if she had recently suffered a lot of abuse.

But more importantly, her hair was the same colour as Crims's, and otherwise, she looked just like Kuja.

"My gosh," he whispered. "What on Gaia…?"

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The Angel rubbed her head. It hurt. What was that flash…? Why were these people staring at her? Who were they? What happened?

The teleporter must have gone off. That wasn't good. The Angel turned around to go back to the teleporter. Hopefully she would be able to get back without the Master finding out-

"Wait!" one of the people called. The Angel obediently turned around. It was the newcomer. He reminded her of someone… Where had she seen him before… Was he…?

"You… Are you the First Angel?" The Angel asked in Terran. If he understood her, he probably was. If he didn't understand, she wouldn't have made an embarrassing accusation.

"Y-Yes." The First Angel- Kuja?- looked startled. "Who are you?"

"I am the Third Angel. If you will excuse me, I must be getting back-"

"Wait! What was that? Third Angel? There is no Third Angel!"

"I'm afraid that you are incorrect."

"Kuja, I think she's telling the truth." That was from the blond-haired boy with the tail. "Hi, Third Angel. I'm Zidane, Angel Number Two. This here is Kuja, of course. And what are you called?" His red-haired companion looked rather confused. He probably couldn't speak Terran.

"I am the Third Angel."

"And do you have a name?"

"Third Angel."

"Um… Ok. So, tell me, where did you come from?"

"My home."

"Uh-huh. And where is that?"

"The Isle of Kola Tetla."

"But… We're on Kola Tetla. If this is your home, it's been underwater for several centuries."

"What?!" The Angel was rather surprised by this. Underwater…?

"It sank in an earthquake."

"But… I was there not five minutes ago!"

"Time!" yelled Kuja. Both the Angel and Zidane looked at him curiously. "I didn't understand part of the document I read on Kola Tetla. It said something about "gone from time". I was thinking it meant that the island disappeared, thus removing it from time. But I bet it meant it quite literally! Garland was experimenting with some sort of time-travel right before I left! He must have found a way of travelling through time!"

"I guess so… Hey! I just thought of something! Kuja, remember how you traced Garland here when he took… Remember how you traced Garland here? But something didn't make sense? That was it! He took… He came here at a different time!"

"Indeed. Wait a minute! Does that mean…?" Kuja turned to the Angel. He looked at her intently for a moment, then asked, "Do you… Who are your parents?"

"The Master never said." Kuja and Zidane both looked rather depressed. "He kept talking about irony, and my killing my 'parents, the traitors'," she added, hoping to cheer them up.

"Then… Would you mind if I magically scanned you?"

"Not at all." The Angel held out a hand, which Kuja took. He closed his eyes, and his brow furrowed in concentration. Then his eyes shot open and he dropped her hand.

"You… You're… Zidane! It's her!"

"What?!"

"I don't understand…" The Angel was quite confused.

"You… My daughter was kidnapped by Garland recently. And you're genetics… But she was under a month old!"

"I have been with the Master since I was less than a month old."

"Then you… You're my daughter!"

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Edonil: More reunion stories to follow. Please, R&R! Remember what I said!