Sorry about this late submission…school and stuff…anyway, there's a meeting going on…or just concluding. Please read on.

Don't own anything except the concept of the story.

CHAPTER THIRTY: THE MEETING PT. I

Little Raine was brought to the Brunel household where the Genis she knew and her friends sat on one side of the table and all others on the other side. The Crown of Earth that Xavier had was on the table, displaying an image of Tetra's head at the Professor's lab. Little Raine slept so long, the meeting was coming to a close. Xavier got to them too late. Tetra was giving a run down on what was going on in Greenvale.

"Miss Sage," said Wilder, "Please, take your seat, this shan't be long."

"What's going on?" asked Little Raine.

"Besides from the head floating above the Crown of Earth?" asked Kratos. "I think it's obvious by now."

"We're having a meeting," chirped Aryll. "Or, already had one…"

Little Raine, little Genis, Professor Raine and Xavier took their seats. Tetra continued on with her message.

"As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted," Tetra mumbled. "We have just confirmed that the attacks…"

"How did she show up on the Crown of Heaven anyway?" asked little Raine to Aryll.

"He turned the side lines of the Crown," Aryll replied. "Displaying them the opposite directions of the Crown of Earth, turning it from a portal to some sort of communication thing."

"Then why don't we use it to go home?

"Because we are worried that Ganondorf might use it to for his evil ends," Wilder replied in a stern tone. "Now, if you are done interrupting, may I continue?"

Little Raine and Aryll bowed their heads saying, "Yes, sir. Sorry sir."

While on the other side of the table:

"Geez, I never knew Zelos could be so serious all the time," Lloyd whispered.

"He's reminds me of someone," Colette replied. "But who…"

"Kratos, Colette," Professor Raine said. "He reminds you of Kratos."

Governor Wilder cleared his throat. "It seems when one Raine stops talking…the other one immediately starts. So if you please would keep quiet, I would like to LOOK INTO THE BEST INTERESTS OF MY ISLAND!"

Everyone was shocked.

"Zelos owns an island?" Sheena asked.

"Governor Wilder here runs things on Greenvale Island," Professor Genis said.

"Yeah, baby!" Zelos exclaimed. "Behold the great Governor Wilder!"

"I owned a whole Floating Fortress but you don't hear me bragging," Aurion mumbled.

"Now if you don't mind," Tetra replied. "I would like to contin--"

Charles shoved Tetra out of the way.

"There are a whole bunch of darknuts invading the island!"

"Hey," Tetra exclaimed, "you just barged in here and knocked me down! You didn't even apologize!"

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Wilder yelled, "GET OUT THERE AND SAVE THE ISLAND!"

Link walked in. "Hey, guys, what's going on?"

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" Charles yelled. "YOU'RE--"

"Professor Fubayashi has a pulse gun."

"What?"

"I said, Professor Fubayashi has a--"

Bolts of green light blasted through the window. A darknut crashed onto the floor and disappeared into a puff of purple smoke.

"Pulse gun…"

"Gotcha!" Professor Fubayashi exclaimed.

Meanwhile, back in Symphonia, Governor Wilder was ecstatic. "Good work, Miss Fubayashi! Expect a funding increase of twenty-percent!"

"Yes!" She exclaimed through the Crown of Earth, "In your face, Sage!"

"Bite me, banshee," Professor Genis mumbled.

"What did you say?"

"You heard me you uninformed, enticing, ingrate whose only knowledge is that of producing debris…"

"What did he just say, professor?" Lloyd asked.

"He called her an ignorant, flirtatious, ingrate that could only produce junk," Professor Raine replied.

"He shouldn't have done that…" Zelos replied.

Back in the Great Sea:

"WHEN YOU GET BACK TO THE GREAT SEA, YOU WILL ANSWER TO ME!" The professor yelled through the crown. Then she stormed off, mumbling, "stupid, idiot, calling my inventions junk…"

"That was mean, professor…" Link said.

"Even for you," Tetra added.

In Symphonia:

"She deserved every bit of it," Professor Genis mumbled.

"That wasn't very nice," Colette replied.

"I don't care. All she cares about is weapons and gadgets and this insane 'future' of hers."

"And what do you care about?" Regal asked.

"The past. I analyze relics that existed since the ancient kingdoms of old."

"And why do you care so much about the past?" Sheena asked.

"Whoever controls the past controls the present."

"Yes, but the reverse could hold true," Professor Raine replied.

"How so?"

"Whoever controls the present controls the past."

"I don't follow, Professor," Xavier said.

"Documents and relics are physical things. They can be easily replaced or destroyed. Suppose one destroyed an item that distinctly details the past and promptly replaced them with another document with the same amount of authentic design. Wouldn't one be compelled to believe the fake document?"

"Wow, she's good," Aurion said.

"You don't know the half of it," Lloyd replied.

"Completely ridiculous," Professor Genis scoffed. "Whoever controls the present controls the past. We have technology that can determine what is real and fake."

"Maybe in your world, but magitechnology is not so abundant here," Professor Raine replied.

"Humph…arguing with my own sister…absurd."

"That's enough, you two," Wilder replied. "Arguing won't solve anything."

"Who said we were arguing?" Professor Genis asked. "We were debating."

"And I was winning," Professor Raine replied.

"I don't think so."

"Well, it doesn't matter what you think."

"Uh…so what was the result of this meeting?" Genis asked.

"We have concluded that it is not safe to hold our tactical strategy here," Wilder said. "We shall hold it at this 'renegade base' that is somewhere in this 'Triet Dessert'."

"What's a dessert?" Aryll asked.

"A place where there is a whole lot of sand," Colette replied.

"How much sand?" Little Raine asked.

"A lot," Regal replied. "The sands of Triet are harsh and dusty."

"So, out of the frying pan and into the fire," Aurion said. "That's just freakn' great. What happens if we run into you-know-who again?"

"That is a good question," Professor Genis replied. "Should we stay and fight or run?"

"I think the answer is obvious," Zelos said. "We just keep slicing him 'till he keels over!"

"So, my sister's way of fighting, then?"

"Shut up, Genis," Little Raine mumbled.

"Then it is settled. We are heading to the Renegade Base in the morning," Lloyd exclaimed.

"You always start off enthusiastic," Genis said.

"Do you always have to have a sharp mouth?"

"Yep, it's my gift to the world!"

"A gift that should have been kept wrapped," Aurion smirked.

"I heard that."

"Good to know."

The meeting concluded and Professor Genis took the Crown of Earth to analyze it. Everyone from the Great Sea headed to the nearest inn, while the others stayed behind at Colette's house.

"They're the complete opposite of us!" Lloyd exclaimed.

"Yeah," Genis mumbled. "That Kratos acted just like Zelos."

"I, for one, applaud Kratos for his extensive use of words," Zelos chirped.

"Do you even know what you just said?" Sheena asked.

"………"

"Presea, are you feeling alright?" Regal asked.

"Hmm…what?"

"You didn't say anything at the meeting."

"Oh, it's nothing really; just a feeling that wouldn't go away."

"What feeling is that?"

"Something on the other Raine's arm…a deep sadness…somehow familiar."

"It was a gauntlet," Professor Raine said. "Black in color and had an exsphere on it."

"An exsphere?" Colette asked.

"I remember the feeling now," Presea said.

"It was the same way I felt…when I realized myself…"

"You mean…when you discovered you father died?" Genis asked.

"Yes…but even worse…"

"Okay, this is getting too gloomy," Zelos said. "Let's cheer up people!"

"You can cheer me up by leaving," Sheena mumbled.

"Sheena…why are you so mean to me…"

So…yeah! Another chapter ended. Sorry about the abrupt ending. Please R&R!