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Disclaimer: I don't own anything related to Final Fantasy, 'cept this plot, I think...

"What is it, Rikku?"

"Run, damnit!" She exclaims, pushing us backwards as I glance over her shoulder, seeing the large machine counter part on our case once more.

"Yevon, Rikku. What'd you do!" I ask, as I sprint beside my fellow sphere hunters.

"I didn't do anything! I was looking around and ran into it! It wasn't on purpose!"

"Shut up and run, you guys. We have a better chance of losing it whilst making no sound."

I smirk. Yuna's demanding attitude had to be the sexiest thing...

It crashes into the metal wall just behind me, seeing as I was in the back. I nearly lose my balance, but not quite, and somehow continue running behind my friends.

"What's that?" I ask, though more or less yelling, trying to be heard over the loud thudding coming from behind me, as I see a white flash coming from the end of the long hallway, an eerie red glow beginning to rise as we continue our way down.

"I... don't know. Wait a minute. It looks like an exit!"

"Exit!" Rikku asks, rolling to her right to evade a incoming rocket.

"Yeah! Baralai told me they were in the process of making new exits for the Via Infintio. That way it was easier for people to not get lost. I don't know why I didn't think of that sooner!" Yuna says, glancing over her shoulder to make sure I was still there, then at the machine posing as Bahamut.

"It's only an exit if we can make it there alive. Run!" I command, increasing my pace so I was between my friends.

"Oh, shit!" Rikku exclaims rather loudly, pushing me to the ground, Yuna coming down not long after.

I turn my head slightly to see if the attack had passed or not. A huge multicolored beam, almost as large as the hallway itself, flew overhead. Mega Flare... I thought with sudden panic.

"Get up! Get up, now! Go, damnit! It's overdrive hasn't recharged yet! We still have time!" I yell, pulling my friends up and pushing them forward. They obeyed as I had ordered and started into a dead straight run.

I turned slowly, hearing a faint rumbling sound coming from behind Bahamut. I see a yellowish glow, suddenly figuring out what it is.

This is suicidal... I thought, jerking around as the huge machine gets wrapped up in the flames, resulting in its' explosion.

"Run, Yevon damnit!" I yell, catching up with them. Rikku looks over her shoulder, eyes widening.

"Holy machina!"

Close... Yet so far away. The exit seemed to get farther away as we ran toward it. I was beginning to become tired from all the running, unusually enough.

My cheek suddenly meets metal, a very unpleasant feeling. What the hell! I exclaimed to myself. Fuck...

Yuna looks over her shoulder noticing my absence. "Paine!" She turns to run back toward me, but Rikku grabs her wrist and stops her.

"Yunie, we have to get outta here!"

"I'm not leaving Paine behind!" She says, jerking to get rid of Rikku's grasp, but to no avail. "Rikku, let me go!"

"Go, Yuna!" I demand, the flame behind me getting closer and closer as we spoke.

She stared at me expressionless for a moment or two. I believe I noticed her... crying! For me...?

"Yuna, go, please..." I say, trying to get up, but something was holding me down and I hadn't figured out quite what yet.

Yuna turned slowly, Rikku pulling her as they continued on their way out.

Once they were both out of my sight, I look up to see what in the hell was holding me down to my grave.

What... the fuck is that...

I had never seen such a demented looking creature in my life. I was almost sure no one else in Spira had seen such a thing. At least not living, that is.

Its' skin was burnt to a crisp, and every time it moved tormented flesh fell from its' body, hitting the steel floor beside me with a disturbing sound as the black blood landed on the ground, as well. Its' eyes, which I could barely make out, were blood red as it gazed down at me. It looked like some sort of wolf, or it might have been at some point. It had huge black horns extruding from its' skull, both sharp as each one of its' matching black claws, which were digging deep into my back. Two large fangs were coming from its' mouth, both dripping with crimson liquid. It was also remarkably enormous in size, I could hardly move at all.

I reach for my blade that had been knocked off to the side when I had fallen. I grip the handle and draw it near me.

"Burn in hell, bitch."

I thrust the tip of my blade through its' chest, expecting it to double over and burst into pyreflies, but nothing of the sort happened.

It stood there, seemingly in no less pain then it was to begin with.

I felt a steady trail of thick blood running from the deep wounds in my back to my shoulders. I hope it burns in hell with me...

I didn't have time to think much more. Next thing I knew I was blacked out. The image of a bright yellow glow only feet away from me burned into my mind.

Sorry for the short chapter, everyone! I honestly didn't intend it to be that way. I'll try to make the next chapter longer! I promise! Lol. Well, now I'mma go off and work on chapter five. Member to R&R! See ya guys later.

- 'Rikku.Sehdan.