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Chapter 16

The Lost Civilization

The jet flew across the ocean with speed. "Awesome! This is one of those high power jets! My Dad said that they are the newest models. They can get you halfway across the world in about an hour!"

As she continued flying for about another twenty minutes, she saw dark gray clouds beginning to form around her. She could see her destination a little farther ahead. "Uh oh! I better hurry! I hope this storm won't form soon!" As if it had been rehearsed, a large bolt of lightning flashed on her left. "Crap!" She flew from side to side, trying to dodge the bolts of light. Then rain and hail began pounding on the glass.

"I can't see anything!" She panicked. Suddenly she felt the pilot controls get burning hot. "Ow!" She said as she let go of the wheel. Then she felt the plane begin to drop. It plummeted down towards the ocean. "I have to get out of here now!" She looked around the controls and saw an escape button. "Here goes nothing!" She pressed the button and immediately was propelled out of the plane by her seat. "This isn't any better!" She screamed. "What can I do now?" She was getting closer and closer to making a hard impact on the water that would probably knock her out. "I know! FLOAT!" She cried out.

Wings sprouted out from her back and she hovered in mid-air, inches above the water. "Cool, it really works! I never actually got to try it out!" She drifted slowly towards the land ahead of her. "According to the map, this is it…" The ground was brown with sand, but in the center, was a humongous forest that went on for who knows how long? Her wings disappeared and her feet touched the ground.

"I feel safer now!" She sighed in relief and turned back to face the ocean. She could see the remains of her jet sinking down into the bottom of the water. "Time to get what I came for!" She said. She walked into the forest, her weapon out in case of any danger. It was humid and very dense with trees and vines of all kinds. "I'm never going to find anything in here." She said to herself.

After about half an hour of traveling she found herself in a small clearing. "I'm so tired…I need to rest for a second." She walked towards a large boulder on the ground and sat down. "I might as well eat now while I have the chance." She took her backpack off and pulled out the sandwiches Selphie had given her and unwrapped them. "This looks so good!" She bit into it and then drank some of her water. "Ah, I can feel my energy coming back already!" The rest of her meal was gobbled down a few seconds later. "I better get going! There's no time to waste. Squall's life is on the line!"

Rinoa got up and began to walk away when an angry scream and rustling came towards her. Something was jumping out of the trees at her! "Ahhhhhhhh!" Rinoa screamed. She fell to the ground and fumbled around to get her weapon ready for action. Her shooting star hit the side of a sharp rock and cracked down the center. Now she was defenseless.

A figure was standing above her with a spear to her throat. Rinoa looked up at the mysterious person. It was a beautiful woman with long brown hair that fell down to her lower back. It was in a ponytail held up by a large golden band around it. Her wrists and ankles had these bands, too. Her top was made of leaves and showed off her masculine stomach. The skirt was two large leaves that had been tied around the middle by a vine. The boots were knee-high and vines were wrapped around her mid-thigh.

"Who dares impede on this humble Sanctuary?" The woman said loudly. Rinoa was trembling.

"I…I'm sorry! I don't mean any harm! I'm just trying to get to the temple of legend!"

The woman gave her a curious stare. Then she brought the spear closer to Rinoa's face. "Why do you seek the temple's help?"

"You see, there's this guy and he needs help! A Queen put a curse on him! I was told that the only way I could save him would be to find the amulet in the temple on this island!" The woman didn't say anything. "Please, you have to let me go! He needs my help right now or he'll die!"

At last the woman spoke. "What is your name young one?"

"R…Rinoa."

"Come with me Rinoa…" Rinoa stood up and watched as she began to walk away.

"Wait! Who are you?" Rinoa asked her.

"Me? My name is Makita. I am an Amazon warrior that protects this land. Now please follow me…" Rinoa was reluctant, but decided it would be safer if she listened to her. She didn't want to get herself on the end of the woman's spear.

They walked for what seemed like eternity to Rinoa when the woman stopped and turned to face her. "We're here…" She said.

"Where's here?" Rinoa asked. The woman pulled a leaf away to reveal a switch. She pressed a button and a wooden wall of trees in front of them begin to lift up. Rinoa was speechless.

"Come on…" The Amazon walked through the entrance, Rinoa behind her. Rinoa's eyes opened wide.

"Wow!" She said.

"This is the Amazon village. We are the last remaining people of this race."

"I'm sorry. What happened?" Makita looked over at her, as if deciding if she was trustworthy or not. She walked over towards a small hut and came back out with wood.

"Sit down while I start a fire. It is getting dark." Rinoa followed her orders and walked over to the log on the ground. Makita rubbed two stones together and eventually, a warm light reflected on her cheeks. She got up and sat down with Rinoa.

"I will now tell you my people's history." As she spoke those words three more girls dressed just like her, one with black hair, the other two with blonde and red, came and sat down next to the fire as well.

"About one hundred years ago, we were a very populated race. We were skilled warriors that laughed in the face of danger. That was until…the Sorceress arrived. She came out of nowhere from a different dimension! Everyone fought bravely, but in the end she killed them all…except for four. Two girls and two boys were all that was left. From them, our race continued." Everyone was silent.

Rinoa then spoke up. "Excuse me, but how did they get rid of this sorceress?"

"They used an amulet of great power. It spread it's light and incased her in her own darkness for eternity…To this day, Sorceress Morgana lives sealed inside it."

Rinoa jumped up off her seat. "What? Did you just say Sorceress Morgana?"

"Yes!" The Amazon looked very angry at the sound of the Sorceress's name.

"That's the woman that put the curse on the guy I'm trying to save!"

The Amazons all stood up at this comment. "What! You mean to tell me that she broke out of her seal? That's impossible!"

"Well, I'm guessing she did. She put an Omega curse on my boyfriend! You have to show me to the temple!" Rinoa could feel tears on her cheeks again.

"An Omega curse! That's how she killed our people. She made them suffer slowly in pain. If it's true she has been released, we will help you!" The Amazons all brought out their spears and began to twirl them around.

"You will?" Rinoa asked, her heart full of hope.

"Yes! This is a battle we have not yet finished." Makita walked back into another hut and brought out her spear. Then she looked at Rinoa. "Are you going to fight in that?"

Rinoa looked down at her clothes. She hadn't noticed at all the bad shape they were in from her jet crashing and her struggle through the forest. Her weapon was useless as well.

"Do you need some of our clothes?" Makita asked her.

"No. Don't worry about it…I've got more." For some reason, wearing leaves as clothing, didn't make Rinoa feel all that curious to try it on. She walked into the hut and pulled out her version of Squall's outfit. She could smell his cologne still on it. "Oh Squall…please keep on fighting. Don't give up on me!" She whispered to herself.

She came out a few minutes later and walked over towards the other Amazons. They all stared at her as she came forward. "Do you need a weapon?" Makita asked.

"Ah…no. I've got one." She walked back in the hut and came back out with her gunblade she had bought to go with her outfit.

"You have an interesting choice in clothes and weapons." Makita said.

"Yeah…but they're special to me." Makita watched Rinoa's face and saw her eyes beginning to form tears.

"Let's get going!" She said loudly to everyone. Rinoa snapped out of her daze and followed the group of four Amazons back out into the forest, towards the temple.