Disclaimer: I don't own the Final Fantasy characters, I own baby Chappu and Paine, and any other character's I decide to add.

Pieces of Pain

Chapter 2

Paine

Paine shook the memory from her head. She placed the Warrior Dressphere into her grid and reached for the rest of them.

After packing all of her spheres including her special sphere she walked back to the bridge where Brother, Buddy and Shinra were waiting.

She walked over to them and stood there already knowing what was coming. "Paine be careful, you're the only Gullwing we really have left." Buddy said sternly.

"Ya and Yuna will need you later." Brother said being an idiot as usual. Shinra ran up to her and pretended to cry.

"Be careful! You're the only person I can have a half way intelligent conversation with." Shinra said sniffling.

Paine started laughing as Buddy and Brother glared at Shinra, causing the trio to gaze at her in amazement.

Paine got off the ship after it landed and headed into Guadosalam. She remembered Leblanc and Nooj lived in the mansion and she headed there first to check on them.

She walked up to the front door and the two goons that stood guard moved away and allowed her entry.

Paine walked in and looked around, the place hadn't changed at all since the time she, Yuna and Rikku had snuck into the Mansion in search of their sphere that Leblanc had stolen.

She remembered how Rikku had been yelling at Brother for being loud during their 'covert' operation. Paine giggled and heard a sharp intake of breath. She spun around and saw Leblanc and Nooj standing on the stairs staring at her.

"What?" Paine demanded.

"Were you just laughing love?" Leblanc asked her eyes wide with shock.

"Maybe." Paine muttered.

"I take it you're here because of the Farplane right?" Nooj asked.

"Yeah. Why?" Paine said.

"Well I just thought I'd tell you that Baralai and Gippal are already there." Nooj said patently.

"WHAT? Why?" Paine demanded.

"They found out about it when people from Guadosalam began fleeing to their bases in need of a place to stay. They decided they would take care of it." Nooj said looking at the walls but when he got no reply from Paine he turned back only to see that she was long gone.

Paine stalked out of the mansion practically flaming in rage. If she took a moment to think she wouldn't even understand why she was so angry but she was furious.

She walked to the door of the Farplane path and stopped.

She had never wanted to come back here. To many memories she wanted to keep bottled down inside her, and the Farplane just showed them to everyone who might be watching.

She shook her head to clear it again when she heard a scream. Paine ran into the Farplane and off to the right. She saw a young girl being attacked by a greater drake and she rushed it.

She transformed from her Warrior Dressphere to a Dark Knight. She prepared for a Dark Fusion attack when the drake hit her with its tail. Suddenly it jumped back as Baralai and Gippal ran up next to her.

"What are you doing here?" Gippal asked as he shot at the drake. The drake swung his tail and hit Baralai in the chest knocking him down.

He got up and stabbed at the drake with his lance.

Paine answered as she used her Dark Fusion attack, "I came to take care of the fiends. Why else would I be here?" Paine answered smugly.

"Well someone has an attitude problem. How's Rikku?" Gippal asked masking the faint traces of hurt he still felt for bring turned down for Auron.

"She's fine and I don't have an attitude problem!" Paine yelled as she swung her sword in an arc around her and knocked the drake back as Baralai started jabbing at it quickly.

Then Gippal finished it off. Paine switched back into her Warrior Dressphere and turned to walk away.

"Hey why don't we work together?" Gippal asked.

Paine stopped and stood silent for a moment and then turned around, "Fine. What do you know so far?" Paine said impatiently.

"Well we know the fiends are coming from the actual Farplane and that they get stronger the closer you get to the ledge. So I guess whatever is causing this is there." Baralai said as Paine and Gippal glared at each other.

Baralai stood for a moment wondering if ether one had even heard him when Paine turned and stalked up the path towards the Farplane Ledge.

Baralai glanced over at Gippal who just shook his head and followed her. Baralai sighed and followed the two.

Paine walked ahead of the two until she reached the ledge where she was grabbed from behind.

"What the hell?" She yelled as she was spun around. Gippal was standing with his hand on her shoulder and Baralai's eyes were darting left and right obviously worried about something.

"Get your hand off of me!" Paine yelled jumping away.

"Calm down Paine!" Gippal said looking into her face.

Paine looked away and then spoke quietly, "Whatever, what's your problem anyway?" Paine said in a superior tone.

Gippal glared at her for a moment and then looked at Baralai, "We think there's a problem. We haven't seen any fiends at all and this place was packed every time we tried to get up here before. Now it's like the fiends never existed. Why?" Baralai asked.

"I don't know but let's go up and find out." Paine said as she continued out on to the ledge. Gippal shook his head again and followed her onto the ledge.

Baralai looked back and then followed them. Paine looked around but didn't see anything.

"Well it doesn't look like there's anything here." Paine called to Gippal who was searching with Baralai on the other side of the ledge.

Suddenly she heard Baralai yell and she turned around and lost her footing as she fell over the ledge she caught sight of someone who looked exactly like her.

She was looking down at Paine as she fell with a grin and Paine somehow knew it would be the last thing she ever saw.