Banana Slices Chapter Seven is in! This time it shall feature Kratos. If you're wondering how the heck he got back from Derris Kharlen I shall explain in the story. It's actually a quite funny story. ::smiles:: Anyways, thanks for all the reviews. I know I got a flame but hey, all writers have flames at some point. It's just the unconstructive flames with no suggestions or meanings that I am annoyed at. Well, anyways, enough rambling from me, on with Chapter Seven!


Banana Slices

Chapter Seven: The Foot and a Dance


Lloyd shrugged at the blonde Chosen. He turned to the others for any suggestions. They didn't see Lloyd turn because they were watching Yuan run about flapping his cape.

"Your right Colette," Lloyd answered.

"Maybe we should do what we did to Regal?" She inquired looking over to Lloyd. Lloyd hesitated and sighed.

"I don't really feel like smacking Yuan upside the head," He spoke lowering his head and thinking if Renegade Leader found out Lloyd smacked him. Colette looked at Lloyd and sighed.

"I suppose you're right," She replied walking over to Sheena, Zelos, and Presea.

"Do you guys have any ideas on how to solve this issue?" She asked them clasping her hands together. The group shook their heads in unison and sighed. Colette gave a frown and walked slowly back to Lloyd.

"No one knows what to do," She replied. That's when it hit her like, like ::insert scenes of when Colette falls:: like tripping over a rock!

"How about we get him some Tuna. He said he came here for some, maybe it'll snap him out of this effect," Colette spoke gleaming. Zelos walked over to Lloyd and Colette and placed a hand on Colette's shoulder.

"That's a great idea hunny!" Zelos spoke widly. Lloyd gave a glare at Zelos and turned to Sheena and Presea.

"Any objections?" He asked them. Sheena and Presea shook their heads.

"It's the best idea we've had so far," Sheena replied.

"Chance of success is 72.5," Presea spoke to Lloyd. Lloyd gave a meek smile and turned to the rest of the group.

"So where are we going to find some tuna?" Lloyd asked. Zelos shrugged as Colette began to jump up and down.

"The Market!" She exclaimed happily. Zelos smiled as the rest nodded.

"That's a great idea!" Sheena spoke happily. She looked towards Yuan who was running around with a tree branch now.

"And we better hurry," Sheena added quickly.

Lloyd nodded as the group head down Meltokio's market street looking for some tuna.

"Get your Hot Fresh Bread!" A merchant called out as the group passed them by. Colette turned her head to the man.

"That's sounds good," She spoke stopping and walking over. Lloyd noticed Colette walk away so he stopped the others and walked back to Colette.

"Colette, we are looking for Tuna, not bread," he spoke hastily. Colette nodded apologetic and followed the others.

"Why is it so damn hard to find tuna?!" Sheena groaned to Presea. Presea tilted her head.

"it does not make any sense, Sheena. Meltokio is close by the water," The Tacten girl explained. Sheena gave a nod in agreement.

"Maybe Yuan got all the fish before us," Zelos joked walking in-between the two girls.

"Doubt it," Lloyd added in turning around to the three. Colette did not turn around, but scanned the side shops for a sign that said Seafood.

"I'm tired of this," Presea complained.

"I agree," Sheena added in looking towards Lloyd.

"I agree with my hunnies," Zelos spoke sweating.

"Come on! Do you seriously want Yuan to go insane?" Lloyd asked. He wasn't really looking for an answer.

"Well…"Zelos began stroking his chin. All of a sudden a heavy object hit Zelos in the back sending the red head into the ground face first. Sheena and Presea jerked backwards at the sudden jolt. Lloyd turned around sharply and Colette turned only her head.

"What the hell was that?!" Zelos spoke rubbing his back as he got to his knees. Sheena giggled then noticed what hit him. Her face went pale. Presea looked too and titled her head.

"Impossible," She spoke in a whisper.

"KRATOS?!" Lloyd barked staring at the man raising to his feet. Colette smiled and walked over to Kratos.

"Kratos! Good to see you," She spoke happily. Kratos swiped of the dirt from his lilac clothes and turned to The blonde Chosen.

"Lloyd, good to see you," He spoke hesitant. He rubbed his auburn hair as Zelos furiously went straight to his face.

"Why the heck did you knock me over?" Zelos demanded. His eyes starred angrily at the man. Lloyd looked towards Zelos.

"Yea, I mean it's great to see you, but how did you get here?" Lloyd asked as Sheena, Presea, and Colette joined by his side.

"The strangest thing. I was on Derris Kharlen and all of a sudden I was jolted here by…" He paused and starred at the others. Lloyd nodded and waited for the rest.

"By what?" Sheena asked.

"it seemed to me like a giant foot," The man spoke with a slight sweat drop. Presea starred at Kratos in disbelief.

"The chances of that happening are .1 percent," She exclaimed. Lloyd, utterly confused, starred at him.

"Are you joking or something?" Lloyd questioned, still in dismay.

"I'm not joking!' Kratos spoke stubbornly. Zelos starred at Kratos and joined the others.

"That's kind of hard to believe," Zelos replied.

"Believe it or not, that's how I got here," he replied.

"We don't have time for this! What about the tuna!" Colette whined turning to Sheena. Sheena gave a quick nod and nudged Lloyd hard.

"We have to hurry before Yuan does something he regrets," Sheena spoke. Kratos' eyes starred at the ninja.

"What about Yuan?" He inquired. Presea turned to Kratos.

"He's gone insane from these fruit items called 'Banana Slices' and is running around town like a complete crazed person," She explained. Kratos gave a short chuckle and turned to them.

"If you don't mind, I'd like to accompany you for this short while, It's a rare sight to see Yuan anything but depressed," Kratos spoke holding his weapon. Lloyd smiled.

"Of course you can!' Lloyd spoke happily. Presea gave her approval and Zelos muttered something under his breath.

"So where do we find this tuna?" Zelos asked. Kratos turned to him.

"Tuna?" He asked confused.

"Yes tuna" Replied Zelos.

"what do you want tuna for?" Asked Kratos puzzled. Presea answered this question.

"Yuan said he came here for tuna so we thought if we gave him some he'd calm down," Presea replied.

"How will that help?" Kratos asked.

"Good point," Sheena spoke.

"Never thought of that…"Lloyd spoke seemingly embarrassed.

"To calm him down just give him this," Kratos spoke passing Lloyd a blue sphere. Zelos looked over Lloyd's shoulder at the sphere. The red head Chosen gave a puzzled look.

"And we do what with this?" Zelos asked sassily.

"Just put it in his hands. It was made from Ocean Mana and contains minerals to relax people," Explained the mercenary. Colette nodded happily.

"That solves everything!" She spoke overjoyed. Presea grinned and turned to Sheena.

"Do you think this will work?" She asked the black haired girl.

"Hope so," Sheena replied.

Lloyd flipped the sphere in his hands. He turned to Kratos with a big grin.

"Thanks Kratos," He spoke happily.

"Well let's go already, we have a maniac to save!" Zelos reminded them. Sheena nodded and turned to Lloyd.

"Come on Lloyd, let's hurry," She spoke in agreement with Zelos. Presea and Colette followed Sheena and Zelos and Lloyd.

When they arrived back at the scene where they left Yuan all they saw were flowers on the ground spreaded a round. A faint sound was heard getting louder every second. Presea grabbed her ax and looked around.

"What is that?" Sheena asked Colette. Colette shook her head and turned to Kratos.

"Kratos, what is that?" Colette asked wearily. Lloyd looked around and noticed a big crowd gathering.

"I think we found Yuan," Lloyd spoke beginning to walk over. Zelos, Kratos, and the girls followed close behind his paces.

Lloyd tried to look over some man who was blocking his view.

" I can't see over that persons head" He spoke to the group. Zelos sighed and snapped his fingers.

"Zelos Wilder, The Chosen one, coming through," He chimed. The crowd immediately moved aside to let the group through.

"How did you do that?" Lloyd asked beginning to go through the crowd.

"One of the only things that's good with being the Chosen," He spoke with a sigh as Colette walked close.

"Um, Lloyd," Sheena spoke all of a sudden. Lloyd turned to her. He starred at her face. Her eyes were starring blankly ahead. He glanced to where she was looking and froze.

"What the.." He began. Kratos glanced over and shook his head.

"Botta is alive!?" Colette yelled out as Presea turned in the direction of the others.

Set in the front of the crowd was a stage. On the stage were two speaking devices and right in the middle of the stage was Botta. Not just Botta standing there but Botta Irish step dancing in a skirt! I mean kilt!

"That's just wrong…"Sheena spoke covering her eyes with her hand. Colette giggled with Presea as the three guys

"…" Kratos just starred onto the stage.

"He is so copying me," Zelos spoke outraged. The group turned their attention to Zelos.

"You mean you Irish step dance in a skirt?" Presea asked Zelos. Zelos' face went beat red as he brushed his hand through his hair and glanced at everyone.

"Maybe…" He spoke turning back to the stage.

"And where's Yuan?" Colette asked looking around for the blue haired Cruxis Angel.

"I think we just found out…" Sheena spoke almost falling over laughing. Lloyd and Kratos turned to her and what she was laughing out. Now on stage was both Yuan and Botta Irish Step Dancing. Yuan wasn't in a kilt though.

"Oh my Martel, this is funnier then cable TV!" Lloyd spoke kneeling over laughing.

"But I love cable TV," Colette added to Lloyd's statement.

"Grab the sphere Lloyd and hurry!" Kratos hollered to his son. Lloyd nodded and ran up on the stage. A few girls In the audience shrilled happily.

"Now there is three!" One cried out in pleasure waving her hand to Lloyd. Lloyd blushing a little, turned to Yuan and slammed the blue sphere into his hand.

Yuan's eyes went blank. He stood there for a few minutes as the others waited on baited breath. Meanwhile, Botta continued to Step Dance oddly.

"Yuan?" Lloyd asked.

"Is he ok now?" Presea asked Zelos.

"Ask Kratos that," Zelos replied.

Presea turned to Kratos.

"Is he ok?" She asked him tilting her head.

"I believe so," Kratos answered silently.

Colette turned to Sheena.

"I hope he's ok now," She spoke worriedly. Sheena looked over at Colette.

"Same here, oddly," Sheena replied sighing.

Yuan suddenly regained control and looked around and turned to Lloyd and whispered in a stubborn voice.

"And why the hell am I on stage…" He asked gritting his teeth. Lloyd grinned.

"Well you were just step dancing a minute ago," Lloyd answered smiling to the group. Yuan gritted his teeth more and then noticed Botta dancing.

"Botta!" Yuan spoke startled. Botta ignored him and continued his jig. Yuan shook his head and left the stage from the left.

"Geez and no thanks?" Lloyd spoke watching the man leave.

"Wait Yuan" Colette called walking over to him. The man stopped abruptly for a second. She smiled at him and passed him a large tuna. Kratos and Zelos starred at Colette and shook their heads at her.

"Is this tuna?" He asked staring at her.

"Yep!" She replied happily.

Yuan gave her and the others and suspicious glance.

"Thanks…"He muttered under his breath so no one could hear. He turned around and was off. Lloyd walked off stage to Presea.

"Wow, a silent thanks," Lloyd muttered.

"At least he thanked us," Presea answered turning to him.

"Lloyd," Kratos spoke. Lloyd turned to Kratos.

"I just thought of something seeing I've heard you all fell under the spell of these 'Banana Slices'," Kratos began.

"What is it Kratos?" Lloyd inquired.

"What about Genis and Raine?" The mercenary asked. Lloyd's face went pale.

"Oh damn we forgot about them!" Lloyd spoke to the others. The group gave a startled and pale look.


Authors' Note:

This is the longest Chapter I've ever written. Did you like the tuna? Did you like the foot? Did you like Botta Irish Step dancing? (I got the Irish Step Dancing from a dream I had about Botta 0.o) Please R&R and tell me what you think