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"This way!"

The small purple-haired girl carried her little legs through the forest as fast as she could, Yuna following her behind, panting and trying desperately to keep up with her.

Suddenly, they came out of the forest and Yuna found herself standing in front of a small cottage on top of a tall white cliff. The cottage was built in sandstone brick and two stories, and had a dark thatched roof. Flowerpots (which held purple pansies) hung from the thatched roofs and there was a little garden to the rear of the cottage, which was surrounded by a fence, presumably to stop anybody from getting too close to the edge of the cliff. Inside the garden there was a vegetable patch with lettuces and carrots and there was a flowerbed, with a few white roses and a large sunflower.

"It was built a few years ago just for Lenne and me!" the girl exclaimed. "Isn't it nice? Just me and Lenne!"

Yuna nodded. She noticed that there was light flickering through one of the windows – a fire. It gave her a warm feeling, as if the cottage was encouraging her to enter in and sit beside the fire, in order to keep herself warm.

The little girl trotted up to the door and turned the handle. The door gave a slight creak as she opened it, but not an unfriendly one. She beckoned Yuna to come inside. Yuna took the hint.

"Oh, by the way, what's your name?" the girl asked.

"My name is Yuna," Yuna responded politely.

"Yuna? Wow, pleased to meet you!" the girl exclaimed enthusiastically. "My name is Eiko!"

And with that, Eiko went inside. Yuna peered inside to see a tiny but rather comfortable-looking room. The cold stone-cobbled floor did not prevent the fire on the right hand side from warming up the whole room. On the left side of the room was the kitchen, with two wooden cupboards attached to the wall

"Well, make yourself at home!" Eiko said, taking the kettle from the kitchen table, filling it with water from a bucket. "We get this water from a little spring nearby," she continued before placing the now filled kettle on the stove beside the fire.

Yuna lay her staff down beside the door – and the purple-haired girl did not appear to object to this. She was amazed that Eiko knew how to boil a kettle and looked confident enough to use it without accidentally spilling it or burning herself.

"Lenne should be back soon," Eiko said, watching over the kettle. "She's only gonna look for some special herbs for the guy we found…."

"Um… the guy you found?" Yuna did not quite understand what the child was saying.

"Yeah…there's a guy upstairs. We found him injured in the woods a few hours ago. We gave him a few healing spells and potions, so he should be okay."

Yuna remained silent but her mind was racing. A guy? Perhaps it could be…no, Sora fell into the sea! He couldn't possibly survive. Maybe Zidane? Not possible – after falling from such a height?

"What…does this guy look like?" Yuna finally asked, with growing hope.

"Um…he looks younger than Lenne," Eiko replied. "Long blond hair, blue eyes. He was wearing a blue jacket with a white shirt. And he had blue pants and was carrying two daggers."

And with that, Yuna jumped up and made for the wooden ladder – there was no staircase, only a ladder to give access to the first floor.

"He's asleep!" Eiko cried in protest.

Yuna, however, ignored her and climbed upstairs. Once on the first floor, she found herself in the bedroom, a tiny attic. There was a red carpet laid across the wooden floorboards. A wooden cupboard was on one side, and on the other a chest of drawers on which stood a vase of white roses. The back window gave a view of the garden and the sea.

Two beds were placed to the left of the room. Yuna saw that there was already somebody in one bed, because she saw a leg move under the covers.

"Zidane!" Yuna cried. She immediately ran to his bedside. It was definitely him – she recognised his blond hair. The ponytail had gone, so it now lay on his shoulders. His jacket had been removed, but he was still wearing his shirt.

"Zidane? Huh…you know him?" Eiko asked.

Yuna nodded, half-relieved that she had at least found one of her friends, but also half-worried about that friend's condition.

"I'm sure that he will wake up soon," Eiko's came from behind her. "It's lucky that we found him when we did, or he probably would have been dead by now. We've managed to fix his ribs and his head – but we can't finish mending his arm or leg until Lenne finds some more Sulfa herb."

Yuna nodded. Zidane did look in very poor shape because his right arm and right leg were both broken, but none of the remaining injuries looked fatal. She was both relieved and amazed that Zidane had survived after falling from such a height. At least he was alive…

Voices could be heard from outside, which made Yuna turn towards the window.

"We need to get her to bed as soon as possible," one voice said. "She will be fine, but she needs a lot of rest…."

"That's Lenne!" Eiko chirped excitedly, heading towards the ladder.

"Thank goodness for that," replied another voice, one that sounded familiar to Yuna. "Thanks for your help, ma'am…"

Yuna followed Eiko, not only to see Lenne but also to find out whose the other voice was – it sounded like….

Eiko scurried down the ladder, to see a young woman with long dark brown hair (to her waist), a blue tank top and skirt, and a bow at her side. She ran up to her and hugged her instantly. The woman nearly fell over.

However, she quietly regained her balance and laughed enthusiastically, giving Eiko a great cuddle.

"Well, I am glad that you are so happy to see me," she chucked. "Have you been a good girl?"

"Uh-huh," Eiko answered, her head still in the woman's chest. She looked up and then suddenly, her smile disappeared. "…Who are they?"

The woman turned around to her companions standing behind her. Sora and Ryu were standing at the door and Nina was lying in Sora's arms.

"Um…I met them in the woods," the woman replied, with a slight air of uneasiness. "They needed help – a friend of theirs is in danger. But I think that we can trust them."

Eiko nodded, accepting this. "Any friend of Lenne's is a friend of mine!" she smiled. Lenne laughed again. She then looked up and noticed Yuna.

"Uh….this is a new friend of mine as well," Eiko said, realising that Lenne had spotted Yuna. "It's okay, Lenne. Her name's Yuna. She's really nice – and I think that she knows the guy upstairs."

"She knows him?" Lenne exclaimed.

"Yeah….she says that his name's Zidane…."

"Guys….it's you!" Yuna nearly shouted, overjoyed to see Sora and Ryu.

Sora saw Yuna and he would have run over to her instantly if he were not carrying Nina. Instead, he replied gladly, "Yuna! You're alive!" with relief.

However, before Ryu could say anything, Yuna had spotted Nina's helpless condition and gave out a cry of horror.

"It's okay," Sora said calmly. "I've given her a couple of healing spells. All she needs to do now is rest and she'll recover quite quickly."

Sora turned to Lenne. "Um….shall I put her by the fire?" he asked her, eager to find somewhere comfortable for Nina – preferably a bed.

Lenne, who by now had let go of Eiko and was listening to the conversation between Sora and Yuna shook her head. "Take her up to the attic," she ordered calmly. "Use the left bed. I'm afraid that there's another person up there, who was in a similar condition her. I think that you might know him."

"I might know him?" Sora enquired in a confused tone.

Yuna spoke up. "Sora, Zidane is alive," she explained. "It seems that Miss Lenne and Miss Eiko found him in the woods and brought him here."


Nina was quickly given proper splints and bandages for her broken bones and tucked up in Eiko's bed. Neither she nor Zidane had yet opened their eyes, but both Lenne and Eiko were confident that they would recover from their wounds. Lenne mixed some Sulfa herb (which she had found in the woods) with many strange ingredients that none of the others (except probably Eiko) recognised.

Yuna thought it an appropriate time to ask Lenne about her and Eiko.

"So….you two live here alone?" she began. "With nobody else on the island?"

Lenne nodded, realising what Yuna was actually asking. She knew that it was rather odd, a young woman and a young girl living together on a deserted island. But both of them lived on the island for a good reason – and this reason was something that had to be strictly kept a secret. If they told anybody, then it could reach the Empire….

However, she had also realised that Sora was a Keyblade Warrior, and also somebody who would be hunted down by the Empire as a matter of course – but whether Sora was running away from the Empire or he was sent by them to this island to search for…..

On balance, Lenne thought she would try not to lie, but she would not fully reveal her reasons for living on the island.

"So…you don't live with any of your relatives?" Sora asked, curious, not knowing that Eiko was an orphan.

"Nah…..my mother and father died when I was a baby," Eiko replied, not in a sad tone because she never knew her family. "Lenne knew my parents because Lenne is a h-"

"I….uh…worked for her father," Lenne interrupted rather suddenly. That was not a lie. She then looked meaningfully at Eiko. Eiko gulped, knowing that she might have let too much out. Meanwhile, Sora and Yuna had noticed Lenne's interruption, and recognised that Lenne was hiding something, but each decided not to ask just yet.

"He asked me to look after Eiko," Lenne continued. "And so I raised her as my own."

Yuna nodded. That made some sense. Still, though, she wanted to ask some more about the way that Eiko was brought up.

"How old is Eiko?" was her second question.

Lenne paused for a second. It was not a question that she wished to answer – nobody would believe her. However, Eiko answered for her.

"I'm gonna be seven in four months!" the purple-haired girl piped up, proudly.

Sora dropped his mouth wide open and cake crumbs fell out of his mouth (Lenne had just offered him some carrot cake that she had made herself). Yuna did not know how to take Eiko's answer, but just sat on her chair, trying not to look too shocked. Ryu, strangely, did not seem at all affected.

"I know that it's hard to believe," Lenne tried to explain. "Eiko has…..say…..an unusual amount of wisdom and intelligence for her age. Her mind is incredibly quick. She loves to read and study."

"I especially like plays!" Eiko added, proudly. "Have you read 'I Want to Be Your Canary' by Lord Avon? It's one of my favourites."

Sora nodded. "I studied it at school." 'I Want to Be Your Canary', the story of a tragic romance of Marcus the peasant boy and the princess Cornelia was particularly enjoyed by many of the students. Nina and Riku had studied it for their General Exams and Sora and Kairi would do the same. The king of Wyndia had managed to obtain some tickets to a production at the Grand Theatre in Wyndia to help the four teenagers in their studies. The play was so well acted and so dramatic that even Sora got a little emotional at the deaths of Marcus and Cornelia – well, to say a 'little' was a bit under-exaggerated. He got emotional to the point where he sobbing (quite loudly) into Riku's sleeve. As a result, he was rewarded with various muffled giggles from Nina and Kairi and some weird looks from other members of the audience and one very irritated and embarrassed Riku. Eventually, Riku forgave Sora once they returned to the castle and since then, the four friends would sometimes look back on that event and laugh about it.

"Um….Eiko told me that she knew how to look after herself," Yuna said in a such a tone that it was clear to anybody that she did not believe the little girl. Even Eiko understood this.

"I can!" she replied angrily. "I can go out into the woods on my own, can't I, Lenne?"

Lenne raised her hand at Eiko to hush her. She then turned to Sora, Yuna and Ryu rather nervously. "I think that it would be better if Eiko gave you a demonstration."

She stood up and moved to the middle of the room. "Eiko, you see that Ryu has got a couple of nasty cuts on his back? See if you can do anything about those…"

Ryu's face flushed. He had forgotten that the cobra from earlier had managed to tear the back of his tunic – now everybody could see his wounds on his back. Eiko, however, just grabbed Ryu by the arm and dragged him to the centre of the room.

"W-what are you doing?" Ryu asked nervously.

"Relax, it's not gonna hurt," the little girl said in an 'I-know-best' voice. Ryu turned to Sora and Yuna.

"I really don't think that she's gonna hurt you Ryu," Sora told him. "She's only gonna heal you."

Eiko closed her eyes and began to chant. A wave of white energy flowed from her hand and suddenly circled Ryu. This white energy brushed against his face, as if it was a cool breeze. He held out right hand and a blue light appeared cupped in his palm. Within seconds, the white energy, along with the blue light, disappeared. Ryu breathed a sigh of satisfaction, knowing that he had just learnt a new skill.

Everybody else in the room looked at the two children in surprise. Eiko was also a bit shocked and a little annoyed that Ryu could also use blue magic. Until that moment, Eiko had thought that she was the only child in the world who was an expert in blue magic, and that made her feel special. This boy had stolen her glory.

Yuna and Sora were gazing at Eiko in wonder. It was very, very rare to see a person who had mastered blue magic before they were in their twenties (it was scary enough seeing that Ryu had) and nobody had even heard of a skilled blue mage to be as young as six!

Additionally, Lenne had had quite a shock – not from Eiko of course, but from Ryu. How old was that boy? He did not look older than nine, yet he appeared to be confidently able to learn and use blue magic. Perhaps he was as much of a child prodigy as Eiko. But then, Lenne saw something unusual about Ryu – it was his eyes. They were rather familiar to her…

"Lenne! Ryu's wounds haven't disappeared!" Eiko complained. "Didn't my White Wind spell work?"

Lenne gave one glance at Ryu's back. "It's okay, Eiko…they're scars, not cuts at all. They won't heal easily…." She turned to the little boy. "Do you….have any spare clothes that you could wear for a while? That tunic looks a little torn, but I can easily sew it up for you."

Ryu had changed back into his grey pyjamas that he wore in Treno. They were his only other clothes.

Lenne had finished making a potion for Zidane and Nina and Ryu and Sora decided to take it up to the loft.

"Well, it's nice that they let us stay at their house," Sora said cheerfully. "But we'll need to find a way to get off this island before too long…."

"The Empire are bound to find us sooner or later," Ryu warned him. "That must never happen."

Sora decided not to comment on this. Even though he was still anxious to know why he was so special to the Empire, Sora had made an effort to be more cheerful – he was just happy that all his friends were alive and that was more important than anything else at the present.

They were by the beds. "Okay…..Lenne told me to just put the drops on their wounds," Sora said to Ryu thoughtfully. "Am I right?"

"Yeah….two drops…"

"…guys…"

Sora turned around. That voice came from the beds behind them. He looked over to see that Zidane was awake.

The young thief was moving his head and looking at his surroundings. He had no idea where he was and in truth was uncertain whether he was dreaming or not. What Zidane did know, however, that he was feeling very sore, especially in his right arm and right leg.

Sora gave a big grin. Ryu was carrying the potion. He moved to the right side of the bed.

"How are you?" Sora asked.

"…..is….this a dream, Sora?" came the weak voice.

Sora shook his head, not knowing how to explain how the thief got there. Zidane remained silent for a few seconds, trying to remember what had exactly happened when they were attacked.

His eyes turned to the left and his face turned white when he saw Nina lying on the other bed, making no signs of life, except her breathing.

"She'll be okay, Zidane," Sora said, with another smile. "She hasn't woken up yet, but her injuries will heal, as will yours. I'm not hurt and neither's Ryu nor Yuna. Yuna's downstairs at the moment, talking to the people who live in this house. They let us stay her so that you two could recover."

Zidane nodded slightly before facing Sora again. "….tell me what happened," he whispered.


Lenne came upstairs soon after Sora had finished his story. She was carrying a tray, on which lay two bowls of venison (deer) casserole – one for Ryu and one for Sora.

"Dinner's ready," she smiled as she placed the tray on the chest of drawers. "Don't leave it too long, or it'll get cold!"

Zidane's eyes widened as soon as he saw the young woman enter the room. Her dark hair, her bright brown eyes, her slim waist…he liked her the moment that he saw her. Upon seeing the young thief's face, Sora instantly understood what Zidane was thinking and gave out a snort of laughter.

Thought Lenne completely missed this exchange, she did realise that Zidane was awake.

"He's woken up? Thank goodness!"

"Yeah, he's fine," Sora managed to say before turning his face away to hide his amused look.

"Shut up, you idiot, or you'll ruin my chances with her," Zidane retorted in a rather loud whisper.

Unfortunately for Zidane, Lenne heard what he said but to this, she only laughed. "I am so glad that you like me, Zidane!" she giggled. Zidane looked up at her – perhaps there was hope. However, his hope was shattered when Lenne went on. "But unfortunately, I'm twenty-five – and you look….I dunno….sixteen? Seventeen? You're a bit young for me, I'm afraid…….kid….."

Various muffled noises came from Sora's mouth. Zidane gave him a death glare. Although he liked Sora and mostly got on very well with him, it was very annoying how his spiky haired friend would always try to stop him from getting a girlfriend by mocking him to his face.

"Well, at least Ryu doesn't find it funny, or if he does, he's being very polite about it!" Zidane moaned.

Ryu was still standing at the side of the bed, holding Lenne's potion.


"Your friend is very amusing," Lenne told Sora later when she was preparing more venison to take to Zidane.

"You should see how he tries to win Nina," Sora chuckled. "The way that she responds to him makes him feel like a complete loser! And he still tries to get her attention, even though every time she makes it clear that she doesn't want anything like that to do with him!"

This made Lenne laugh.

"So…..have you known these people for long?" Lenne asked, interested.

"Well…..I've known Nina for three years," Sora answered. "I…er…had to go and live with her and her father. We've been good friends ever since." He was careful not to hint that Nina was Princess of Wyndia – Lenne would not believe him and in any case, too much information could be dangerous.

"And the others?"

"Well, not very long….." Damn! Sora thought angrily. I can't tell her that Zidane's taking me to the Returners…she could be a spy…

"Not very long?" Lenne asked. Sora turned his head to the floor. "…sorry, am I being rude?"

Sora shook his head. Then he remembered what Lenne said when he earlier asked her if she worked for the Empire… "Why would I want to work with those tyrants?"

On the other hand, she could be lying…wait, I'm beginning to sound a bit like Ryu! What reason would he have not to trust Lenne? She seemed to be hostile to the Suverian Empire….and for some reason, she knew about the Keyblade Warriors…when she met Sora, she had recognised his Keyblade instantly. Perhaps he had better ask…

Lenne remained silent. "Is there anything wrong?" she finally asked, puzzled by Sora's behaviour.

"Wh…when you first met me, you recognised me as a Keyblade Warrior," Sora finally said, turning to Lenne.

Lenne lowered her head. "…..so….you know about that, then." She replied.

"Not a lot," Sora replied. "….I know….that the Empire are after me. The reason that we're here on this island, is because they attacked our ship. Zidane, he….he…was trying to take me somewhere safe. I am not sure where it is, though. I was also told by…um…someone…that there are two Keyblade Warriors. They open special doors that hold the world's secrets, whatever that means….." Sora had said all of this rather quickly – he could not find the right words, as he did not completely understand the situation himself. The woman, however, understood every word he said. He was not completely sure if he could trust Lenne, a complete stranger, but he might as well tell her what he knew in case she had something to reveal.

"…is that all you know?" Lenne asked quietly. Sora replied in the affirmative.

The young woman remained quiet for a few minutes. She wanted to tell Sora everything, in order to warn him. However, she had sworn not to tell anybody, even a Keyblade Warrior. On the other hand, she could tell from his eyes that Sora was desperate to know. His life was in danger. She would want to know had she been in his position.

"….what I can say is this," Lenne finally said. "Whatever you do, you must not get yourself caught by the Empire. Lady Surenka has very dangerous motives for your capture. It would be wise for you to continue your journey as normal."

Sora was not really satisfied with this answer. "Why are you just giving me advice?" he questioned her, trying not to get angry. "You're hiding something, aren't you? What is it you aren't telling me?"

"If I could tell you Sora, I would," she added. "But there is a reason that I cannot say anymore. Hasn't Zidane said anything to you?"

"…I asked him once…he didn't say anything either. Nobody will tell me…"

Lenne looked at Sora with growing pity. For a moment, she was on the verge of pouring out all the information that she knew, but she stopped. So, she decided to give him some general advice instead – it probably was not very helpful advice, but it was the least that she could do.

"…I think that you should go with Zidane. I don't think that there is any reason not to trust him, especially if he was willing to risk being so badly injured just so that you wouldn't get captured, Sora. I think that he wants the best for you, as do Nina, Yuna and Ryu. Otherwise they wouldn't be taking such risks for you."

Lenne would say no more and in any case she had finished cooking Zidane's meal and had to take it upstairs.


Nina woke up probably less than a day after Zidane. She was also amazed that she was still alive, but rather annoyed that she could not fly until her wings were fixed. She constantly complained about pains in the roots of her feathers, though this was mainly because she was so used to the idea of being able to fly.

It took six more days until both Zidane and Nina were well enough to get out of bed properly, with the help of Lenne's healing potions and of many healing spells from all of Sora, Lenne, Eiko and Ryu (with his new White Wind spell) – if it were not for the potions and spells, it would have taken Nina and Zidane a great many weeks, perhaps, months, to recover fully.

Nina decided that Lenne and Eiko were very decent, good-natured people. Like the others, she was surprised at the fact that they lived on the island all alone and at Eiko's incredible intelligence (Eiko proved this to her by casting White Wind on her). However, nothing surprised her more than the amount of attention that Eiko paid to Zidane.

Little Eiko was always sitting by his bedside, asking him questions. How old he was, what profession he followed, what food he liked, whether he had any pets, where he lived, and even what his shoe size was! Zidane responded in a rather friendly manner – he did not mind young children and Eiko was quite a friendly girl. He would even tell her stories of his adventures as a thief, the buildings that he burgled and managed to get away without being discovered (or so he claimed).

"You know, that girl really likes you," Nina smirked after Eiko once left them to help Lenne with some cleaning. Both princess and thief were sitting on the carpet by the fireplace.

"Yeah, I guess so," Zidane shrugged. "They're really nice people. And Lenne…there is something about her…"

"Lenne is not interested in you," his friend replied, in pointly dismissive sort of way. "She likes you, but not that way, Zidane. She said so already. Sora told me."

"Yeah, well at least Sora isn't here at the moment," Zidane sighedFor once, he thought with a sense of relief, I can talk about my love life without hearing the phrase "Heheh" in the background.

Nina then gave a devilish grin.

"Hey, what the hell's up with you?" Zidane asked, seeing her smile.

Nina moved up to Zidane closely and whispered in his ear. "But I know someone who does take an interest in you….."

Zidane thought about her words for a second and then laughed. "Wow, Nina….I knew that you liked me, but I didn't realise that your feelings were that strong!"

The moment he said that Nina returned his words with a slap in the face. "Not me, you twit! Since when have I been attracted to you?"

"I wish…." Zidane mumbled, rubbing his face. He did not expect her to react that violently to his joke. "But…..I think I know what you mean, yes I do, stop looking at me like that! You're talking about Eiko, aren't you?"

"Yes, I am!" Nina exclaimed before she then calmed down and said, "She's spent more time with you than with me or any of the others…."

Zidane nodded, a little irritated. Although Eiko's crush on him did not stop Zidane from liking her as a friend, it was rather humiliating that the girl who likes you the most was not even halfway into her teens.

"You know…" Nina said rather thoughtfully. "I think it's quite cute……..you being her little fantasy crush…..perhaps I should contact my father and gain permission to arrange your wedding…."

"Now, Nina - "

"Perhaps in the courtyard of the castle! Or maybe on the sandy beaches near the city! And Sora could be your Best Man!"

"Man, you are really enjoying making fun of me, aren't you?" the thief moaned.

"Zidane and Eiko, sitting in a tree…" the princess began to sing (out of tune) before she had another 'idea'. "Oh, and I could arrange to send Eiko to a private school to continue her education – and that's where you can have your honeymoon!"

She continued to tease Zidane about Eiko until Ryu came to sit down on the carpet (back in his sewn-up brown tunic) and keep warm by the fire, at which point Nina became bored of making fun of her friend and just wanted to relax by the fire until dinner.


Bosch wanted to search the island straight away. However, he was delayed by a call from the Empress, who wanted first to gather troops. He had protested, saying that he was a skilled soldier – he did not need more soldiers to help him and he was a good commander – he would have no trouble persuading his soldiers to follow him with his blinding charisma (to be exact, what he thought was charisma). "You would be foolish to think that you would be able to obtain both the other Keyblade Warrior and the summoner that easily just because you are a very good fighter, General," the Empress warned him. "Don't forget the dragon – he is more powerful than you think, without that collar to enslave him." Bosch reluctantly accepted the Empress' advice, and stayed on the airship.

Only after a few days, the reinforcements summoned by the Empress finally made it to the island. General Bosch and Captain Ursula gave them their briefing.

"You have two objectives," Ursula said plainly. "The first is to capture a boy of fifteen, with brown spiky hair and a large silver key. The second is to capture a girl of around nineteen or so – short light brown hair, with bright green eyes."

"Make sure they come back alive…." Bosch added, threateningly.

He then walked up to Riku, his rapier drawn and pointed it against the boy's neck. He then whispered to him in a very menacing tone, "You are not needed at the moment."

"So I stay on the ship?" Riku asked coolly, despite the fact that the blade was just a hair's breadth from his throat.

Bosch nodded. "And I will give you these to make sure that we come back safely," he handed Riku a pair of binoculars before If you set one foot off the airship, then I will make life as miserable for you as possible…..okay?" he taunted, with an evil smirk across his face.

"Sure thing," the silver-haired youth shrugged, not really afraid of Bosch's rapier (he had his Keyblade ready if the general tried to do anything). He then turned towards the corridor that led to his cabin and left the scene.

Bosch scowled – how could that boy be so calm? He turned around to realise that the other soldiers, including Captain Ursula, were giving him queer looks. He sneered at them before putting his rapier back in his sheath and giving them the command to leave the airship in order to begin the search….

To be continued…

Darn…..I wanted to put more stuff in the chapter, but it is too long already! So I had to leave it on a not very good cliffhanger. Hopefully exciting stuff will come up in the next chapter! That is, if I write it well enough to be exciting!

Eiko is from Final Fantasy IX. And so is 'I Want To Be Your Canary'. Lenne is from Final Fantasy X-2.

Thank you all following reviewers:

Dragonien and Shikamaru – I'm really sorry that there wasn't a fight scene in this chapter! But I am promising one VERY soon!

zornoid13 – Glad you liked it!

DrakeOx – also glad you liked my story!