Something To See

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Note: Italics are thoughts.

Chapter Seven

Zidane's POV

We finally reach Alexandria again. Dagger told everyone they could sleep in the castle for the night. Everyone gets out of the ship and goes to the castle. When we reach it, I wander off, not following the group. I walk to a side of the castle making sure that there are no knights. Garland, I'll make you pay. Don't you dare try to hurt Dagger. If you do, I'll kill you with my own two hands. "Zidane…" Dagger comes up to me.

"How'd you find me Daggs?" I ask. She laughs slightly. God, it's good to here hear her voice.

"I'm the queen here. Do you think I'd get lost in the castle I grew up in?" she asks teasingly.

"I suppose not…" I say scratching the back of my head. She shoves me playfully.

"Zidane, I know you're not in a good mood. But…" her voice trails off.

I throw my hands up in the air and sigh. "Dagger, I'm sorry. This day must've been the worst in a long time." She gives me a concerned look and takes my hands gently.

"Come with me," she says softly. We go into the castle and go through an unfamiliar passageway.

"Dagger? Where the heck are we going?" I ask, trying to keep up. She doesn't answer but leads me to a strange room. There's a soft glow of blue light in here. "Dagger? What's going…"

She cut me off by saying, "This, is the blue light from Bran Bal." I raise my eyebrows at her.

"How'd you get the blue light?" I ask looking around the room that was pretty much empty.

"When Terra was destroyed, one of the stones that glowed with blue light got mixed into our inventory," Dagger explains tossing her dark hair back. "This light makes me feel so, calm. All my stress is taken away when I come up here," she says. I look at the stone that's on a glass table. Dagger is right. The effect…really does make you feel good. Kinda like you're gonna…float away.

"Dagger, we'd better head back. The others might be looking for us," I say snapping out of my trance. She nods her head and we head back, hand in hand.

The Next Day

"Vivi! Argh! Where'd he go? Vivi, you are such a retard!" Eiko stomps off steaming. I see Steiner sigh slightly and shake his head.

"Poor master Vivi…" he mutters. Today, everyone is on their way home except for Vivi, Mikoto, and Eiko. Quina left too because Qu's Marsh has gotten tons of frogs. Freya is staying for one extra day to tell Kuja some…things. Vivi and Eiko were gonna go walking together but Eiko can't find Vivi.

"Zidane?" Dagger comes down the hall. She looks a bit strange and is walking funny.

"Hey Daggs, what's up?" I ask going up to her.

"Nothing…really…" she replies, her eyes out of focus. "Dagger? Are you alright?" She suddenly faints.

"DAGGS!" I yell, catching her before she falls down.

"Zid…ane…I'm sorry…" Dagger says weakly.

"What the heck's going on!" I ask. Steiner runs up to both of us.

"Princess! What's the matter?" She rubs her head and opens her eyes.

"That stone…from Bran Bal is…changing colors and…making people weak…" Dagger says. Before she or Rusty could say anything, I sprint up to the room, Dagger still in my arms. I open the door and gasp. The stone's color has changed! It's dark green. I feel myself getting sleepy. No! I gotta stay…awake…to hold…Dagger up. I…have to stay…awake… I see the world around me turn dark and I loose consciousness.

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Urgh…where…am I? I open my eyes slowly and stand up. Then, I remember. "Dagger!" I call out. "Daggs! Where are you!" I suddenly hear footsteps approaching. "Dagger?" I ask while spinning around.

"Well, well, well. Hello Zidane, do you remember me?" says a sinister voice. It's Garland!

"Garland! What have you done to Dagger?" I yell. I walk towards him and get into my attacking stance.

Garland smirks at me. "You'll find out soon enough. She had brought back a crystal from Bran Bal correct? Well, I need it, and I've gotten two extra things also!" I glare at him for a minute.

"How did we get to this place?" I ask looking around at the dark and damp stone walls. There is only one door.

"Do you like it? It's a dungeon that I created under Cleyra. Since Cleyra was destroyed, I thought that it would be a perfect place to hide something," Garland says nastily. "And as for your beloved Queen Garnet? She's in that room, her fate in my hands." No…Dagger!

"I won't let you get away with this Garland!" He smirks at me again. "I think you already have!" he yells.

Garland sneers and points his finger at me. "STOP!" he yells. I feel my whole body stiffen up. How did that happen? I thought locomotion would cancel out stop! Then, it hits me. All of my magic stones were here! It seemed like Garland de-equipped me of my support abilities. I hear Dagger cry my name out from the other side of the door. Garland grabs her by the arms and drags her out of the room. "Little girl…you have been in my way for too long!" Garland says tightening his grip on Dagger's arms. "It's time I teach you a lesson!" He laughs maniacally and throws her down on the cold, hard floor causing her to loose consciousness.

'DAGGER!' I try to talk but my mouth won't move. Garland comes back with knife as Dagger wakes up. "I'll let you see her one last time Zidane. You can see her die!" Garland yells. I can start to feel the sensation in my legs again and I try running to Dagger. "Queen Garnet Til Alexandros XVII, die!" Garland says swinging the knife down. Somehow, I manage to get between Dagger and the weapon just in time. However, that means my fate is sealed.

"ZIDANE!" I hear Dagger scream, tears pouring down her face as I hit the floor. "Why…? Please Zidane…answer me…CURAGA!" she yells, the curative magic hitting me but not giving the desired effect.

"Dagger…it…was for the…best…" I say but my voice is leaving me and things are getting foggy. In the distance, Garland seems to be laughing. He sneers one last time, and teleports out of the room.

Dagger's POV

I kneel down next to Zidane, my tears falling on his pale face. Blood is covering the floor. "P-please…don't cry Daggs," Zidane says softly. "Don't be…sad…I'll always be…with…you," he finishes.

I shake my head. "Zidane…don't leave me…alone again. I…want to…be by your side forever."

He smiles sadly and manages to touch my face. "Don't worry…I…love…you." Zidane closes his eyes.

"Zidane? Don't die!" I scream, my tears falling slowly to the ground. Zidane does not answer. "No…" I say quietly. I won't believe it. I can't believe it! My Zidane Tribal is dead…

Meanwhile…

Eiko's POV

I'm so ticked off with Vivi! He said that we'd go around town together but I can't find him anywhere! I decide to go to the inn. "Hey fish-face, have you seen a little guy with a big hat on?" I ask impatiently.

The innkeeper sighs. "Yes, he's up there." I run up the steps and walk towards Vivi's room, the floorboards creaking with every step I take.

"Vivi? It's me, Eiko!" I open the door and see a horrifying sight. Vivi was in sort of a trance but the glow was not silver. His glow was blood red. "Vivi! What's wrong!" I yell running towards him. Vivi looks in my direction and smiles. He smiles with his eyes anyway. "Vivi? What's going on?" I ask. He walks over to me. I take a step back, afraid about what will happen next.

"Don't worry about me Eiko, alrighty?" Vivi says softly. "I'll always be in your heart." What is he talking about?

"Vivi? Are you saying you're gonna…" I don't finish.

Vivi nods sadly. "It's been ten years. I'm surprised that I lasted that long. But, I feel that something is telling me the end is near." Tears well in my eyes but I don't let Vivi see them. "I'm not afraid anymore though. I had so much fun with you guys and I wanna have more, but…all good things have to end."

"Vivi…I just wanna let you know…I…love you," I murmur looking down at the ground, my face turning beet red.

Vivi wraps his arms around me. "I love you too, Eiko…and…bye…" I see the glow in his eyes burn out and he doesn't move.

"Vivi…goodbye…" I say and fall to the ground screaming and crying like a baby. "VIVI!" I hear loud footsteps coming in my direction. It's Freya. I run towards her, hug her, and just bawl.

"Eiko…what's wrong?" Freya suddenly sees Vivi and her jaw drops. "Oh my god…Vivi!" she yells. Please be happy where you are Vivi. And…I'll never forget you…

TBC

Author's Note

Another chapter is finished! Yeah, both of them dying in the same chapter is kinda stupid. Anyway, when I wrote this chappie I was listening to 'You're Not Alone!' It's the song in Pandemonium (for those of you who played the game) when Zidane got all depressed about being an Angel of Death. Then, you had to fight all those stupid monsters on your own until other team members joined in. So, I hope you all enjoyed and please remember to R&R!