Chapter XVI – Rescue in Bevelle
A screen came down from the roof of the cabin. It showed Sara, in a long white wedding dress that made her look like an elegant swan. Her hair was tied up in a strange fashion too. Seymour was there! He was wearing a white outfit similar to his government robes.
"The Palace of St. Bevelle. Heart of Yevon," announced Lulu.
"Let's go!"
"Easy, kiddo," Braig warned. "Bevelle's defences are top-notch." He sighed deeply. "You got guts. Cad luinca du Bevelle! Vimm cbaat yrayt!" Cid guessed it probably had something to do with setting course to Bevelle.
The traveling agency owner Rin ran up after another abrupt shaking. "We're being attacked from within. Some of the Guado that attacked Home must've snuck on board."
"Fiends! There's nothing to do but –"
"But destroy the ship and all go down together!" finished Helena. Braig looked at her like she was psychotic. "You gotta learn a little restraint, Pops. If you crash the ship, we can't rescue Sara! Leave the fiends to us professionals!" She stepped forward like a knight in shining armor. Cid ran up and stood by her and mimicked her pose.
They went to the cabin area. Auron looked out one of the many huge windows.
"Now that's a rare sight," he commented.
"The guardian wyrm, Evrae. The great sacred beast-protector of Bevelle!" Cid explained to the others. He had studied Gaia history in his training.
"The red carpet has teeth," laughed Auron.
Braig's voice was heard on a loudspeaker again. "Helena! You hear me? We're gonna go around this thing! We gotta keep our distance, but we can't let her get too far away. You have to tell me when to move! But tell me quick, eh? This rig ain't so nimble, ya hear?"
Cid and the other guardians took an elevator on to the deck, where they saw Evrae. The airship fired two harpoon wires at the bridge, which was a few flights of stairs below Sara's location. Cid's party jumped down on to the wires and slid down smoothly on the wires. Bullets and projectiles flew at them in all directions, yet they never managed to hit them. Cid decided to have some fun with it and did a sideflip and switched wires. He took a huge leap (unlike the leap of faith he took to reach the Al Bhed ship) and landed on the bridge. As soon as they landed smoothly on the ground, all of them drew their weapons. They all ran up, hacking and slashing as they went. Breaking through plenty of crowds (and Helena smashing through many machina with bombs and grenades), they reached the bottom of the staircase to the top. However, they were surrounded by many guards with guns pointed at them.
"This has gone far enough!" announced Maester Kinoc, a man in yellow and white robes. Cid remembered seeing the man at Operation Mi'ihen, although he didn't play such a major role.
The others watched as Sara stepped in front of Seymour, placing the rod horizontal to her. "You would play at marriage just for a chance to send me? Your resolve is admirable. All the more fitting to be my lovely wife."
Sara began to Send Seymour, but Maester Mika's voice stopped her. The old man was Seymour's advisor, and sometimes even ruled for Seymour. Cid found it ironic that Sara wanted to meet Mika, but in this fashion, it almost made him laugh. "Stop! Do you not value your friends' lives? Your actions determine their fate. Protect them, or throw them away. The choice is yours." Sara held her staff steadily in front of Seymour. Seconds later, it fell to the floor, bouncing down the steps near Cid's feet.
"You are wise," Seymour said.
Seymour clutched Sara close to him, and they kissed. Her guardians were speechless. A bell sounded after they kissed. "Kill them," ordered Seymour.
"I am sorry," apologized Kinoc, raising a gun at their face. "But it is for Yevon."
"Aren't those weapons forbidden by Yevon?" questioned Auron. Kinoc pointed his weapon at Auron.
"There are exceptions."
"No!" Sara's voice cut through the air like a knife. She stood at the edge of the balcony. If she took one step, she would fall. "Throw down your weapons! Let them go!" she demanded. "Or else…" Her voice turned deadly like venom. She took the tiniest step closer to the edge. The guards surrounding Sara's guardians lowered their weapons. "Leave, please!" she beseeched to her guardians.
"No! You're coming with us!" Cid yelled back. I won't let her die. Not now, not ever.
"Don't worry! Go!" she pleaded.
Seymour faced her with a strange face. "This is foolish," he said, shaking his head. "If you fall, surely you will die."
"Don't worry." Her hands were clasped into fists. "I can fly." Cid looked at her face. "Believe." She fell back, off the edge of the balcony.
"Sara!" screamed Cid. He saw her fall of the edge with a solid face.