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Ceestar: This fic is very near its end! Thinking back, I don't think this was ever such a great idea and I can't wait to finish it! There is a line in here from Medabots! If there are Medabots fans here, see if you can spot it!
NOTE: Language will be slightly stronger in this chapter. There won't be any strong swearing, but there will a cursing, and a bit of cursing. No F's.
Last time of My Double Life:
A swirl of red smoke twirled into the air and soon Jade's figure was seen appearing inside of it. As the smoke died down, Jade stepped forward, her sword in hand and eyes glowing a demon red.
A black shadow came from behind Jade, forming into none other than Black Ghost. He laughed and placed a hand on Jade's shoulder. Everyone else gasped in shock and horror. Jet couldn't take any of this and shouted.
"Now, Yuki." Jade's eyes shot at her friend. "It's you I'm here to take care of."
Chapter 12: Battle
"What the hell did I do!" Yuki shouted in rage.
"You were always hot tempered weren't you?" Jade said.
"What are you on about!"
"You know DAMN WELL what I'm talking about!" Jade suddenly shouted, her eyes giving a hot glow. "How dare you do this to me! To everyone in these worlds!"
Yuki was now angry but confused, she had no idea what her 'friend' was talking about.
"What in the world are you saying! You're not making any sense!"
"Don't play dumb Yuki! Don't act like you're all that! What you did is unforgivable! I still can't believe what you did just so you could be happy! You knew what was going to happen!" Jade continued shouting. By now, a weak red aura had begun glowing around her and from time to time her hair flew up a little.
"Jade stop it!" Albert shouted. "I don't know what he's done to you! Or what is going through your mind! But this isn't you!"
"Stay out of this Albert!" Jade snapped at the cyborg. "How can you be so forgiving to her after all that she has put us through!"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Albert said softly.
"All this time! The past few days! All that has happened it because of her!" Jade pointed harshly at Yuki who took a step back.
"That's right. It's all her fault, she' causing you all the pain." Black Ghost whispered into Jade's ear.
"Get away from her!" Jet screamed again, this time he ran up to Black Ghost, fist raised.
Jade took a step forward and threw her arms to the side, protecting Black Ghost from her brother? Her head was down and Jet stopped running, he went up to his sister and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Jade, he's the enemy." He said softly. "Don't fall for his tricks."
Raging red eyes met Jet's as Jade looked up with an evil smirk. "He isn't tricking me Jet, he's helping me. He's told me the truth, and if you are not going to help me bring Yuki down, then you are the enemy!" The red aura grew as if something inside it just exploded.
It was almost as if a shock wave was sent from Jade's body itself that threw Jet back. Tiffany had run up to catch Jet, but he collided with her from the force.
"I told you that I didn't want to hurt you unless I had to Jet. Now be good and stay out of things ok?"
Black Ghost raised a hand immediately Albert, Jet and Tiffany were thrown to the side, leaving Jade and Yuki about 10 metres apart.
"Sometimes friends must argue, to work things out. Right?" Jade smirked as Black Ghost took several steps back.
"I'll leave it to you then, X" He said.
Yuki slowly got out her guns, "If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get."
Jet picked himself up off the ground and was about to run at Jade but Black Ghost appeared in front of him.
"Don't interfere."
"What the hell did you do to her!" Jet shouted.
"Need I repeat myself? I told you didn't I?" Black Ghost said, half laughing at his opponent's rage. After all this, Black Ghost knew none of the three people sitting in front of him knew what he was talking about. "I told you that I wanted to finish X."
The three gasped and eyes widened. Black Ghost had to intentions of just adding more update technology to Jade's body. He didn't want to change Jade's physical being, he was manipulating her mental being. To turn her against them. But how did he do it? What had happened in that little time they were separated by the darkness?
"How could you do it Yuki!" Jade said again in her cold voice, the red aura still large. "How could you do something like this?"
"Do what? What did I do to make you want to kill me!" Yuki retorted in her battle stance.
"Do what! You nearly destroyed all these worlds and nearly got me and so many others killed in the process! Don't you ask me what you did!"
"What the are you on about!" Yuki shouted in pure rage. "I really don't know why you're acting this way!"
"Heh, now you want to take my dream of being an actress as well?" Jade smirked once again. "Haven't you tried to take enough from me?"
Yuki was silent, no matter what she said, Jade still thought that she was lying. Nothing she said would show Jade that Yuki truly did not know what was going on.
"Nothing to say? Then shall we begin?"
Jade launched herself at Yuki who quickly got ready. But how was she going to do this? How was she going to shoot her best friend? Even if she had gone completely off the loop.
Yuki could do nothing but dodge the attack. The blade had come very close to her shoulder, but she had rolled off just in time. Again Jade ran at top speed towards Yuki, sword raised and poised to strike. Pure rage was seen in her eyes, as if she had totally forgotten who she was. That was probably the case, even though the two of them had had disagreements before, Jade was not one to kill.
"Can't you remember what happened?" Yuki shouted while dodging blow after blow. "Black Ghost said that he wanted to finish you, to make you his ultimate weapon. You were angry and you said that you aren't in this world to kill!"
"I also said that if Black Ghost wanted me to kill, then I would."
Yuki couldn't play defence for much longer; she lifted her gun and fired. Jade easily dodged the shot because Yuki had been too nervous to aim properly. She again lashed out at her friend with her sword; it had to be a miracle that Yuki was never hit. Jade's movements were indeed fast, but her skills were not as good as they could be.
Tiffany, Jet and Albert could do nothing but sit aside and watch the scene in front of them in horror. Every swipe, they were afraid Jade would kill Yuki. Every shot, they were afraid Yuki would kill Jade. Tiffany was beside Jet, clenching onto his arm tightly; she had never been in battle, nor had she witnessed it live. Especially not when the battle was between two of her best friends.
Black Ghost stood tall, feeling proud and very triumphant. He chuckled lightly, the chuckle soon turning into a sinister laugh. His little weapon was finished and there didn't seem to be a single flaw, Jade had become more than happy to the idea of killing her best friend.
Jade quickly bent down and sweeping her right leg across the floor, throwing Yuki to the floor. She walked forward and placed the tip of her sword to Yuki's throat, lifting her chin lightly.
-Yuki's POV-
Jade swung at me time after time, I was getting tired just dodging her, yet she seemed to have endless energy. Every so often I would fire a bullet, pleading both for it to hit, and for it to miss. That must've been what kept it from hitting, Jade would dodge it or reflect it with her sword every time I fired. I didn't like admitting to fear, but I was so scared. It's just a terrible feeling. I can't help but think that any second I could lose a limb, or I could die just like that.
That got me curious, am I going to die slowly and painfully? Or would it be so quick I wouldn't even know that it happened until it was too late?
I'm not ready to die.
I heard Black Ghost laugh, my heart was filled with rage just by the sound of his voice.
I didn't react early enough to avoid Jade's leg and I fell backwards, hitting the ground hard. Falling made me feel like I understood the true meaning of battle, one single mistake could cost you your life; and in my case I think it just did.
Was I really going to die here?
If that's what's going to happen, I have to know why Jade wants to kill me. I have to know.
-Jade's POV-
I walked slowly up to Yuki and placed my sword so close to her throat, you couldn't put a toothpick in the gap. I could see the fear in her eyes, and the sweat coming down her chin. I lifted my sword just a little bit, tilting her head up.
After all that she had done to us, she I just kill her like that, or let her suffer all the pain she put the rest of us through?
It didn't seem fair for her to get off with a quick kill, but I didn't like the sight of blood none the less. Maybe I'll just prolong the killing, just to watch that fear in her eyes. The same fear I felt when I saw Rokusho that night.
"So Yuki," I said softly. "Have you got anything to say?"
"I have only one thing to say to you Jade; why?"
Again with the 'why'. This flared my anger and I lifted her chin again with my sword, just so she could feel the cold metal that was going to kill her. But if she wanted me to tell her that bad, it wouldn't hurt. Her constant asking was irritating me, and if that was her final request, I guess I could be a good best friend and for fill it.
"Yuki, that day so long ago. The first time you landed in the Final Fantasy world, you were warned weren't you? You were warned about what would happen if you were to stay in that world."
Yuki looked at me in shock, "How did you know?"
I smirked, "So it is true. You were warned and yet you still stayed! You were told what was going to happen! You stayed just because you wanted to be your beloved Tidus!"
"What! Why are you getting so upset! I was told about the two main worlds, and that I should be careful not to tell anyone about them! The only other thing I was told was that I shouldn't try going into any other worlds, though I was welcome to stay in that one!"
Now I was looking at her in shock, "You're lying." I whispered.
-Normal POV-
Black Ghost quickly appeared behind Jade and whispered into her ear.
"You know she's lying. She wanted to cause you this pain, don't believe her."
"Why are you so worried that I will believe her?" Jade whispered.
Her eyes were at the ground, the red colour was fading and reappearing. They were empty though, as if there were no soul inside them. Inside Jade's mind, a raging battle between good and evil was occurring. All this time, the good side of her had been fighting to regain control, which was why she was unable to land a hit on Yuki. Normally the match would've ended very quickly, but the fight in her mind was blocking her concentration.
Black Ghost grunted and gripped Jade's shoulder tightly, Yuki could see red swirls emitting from his palm and digging into Jade's body. It was the swirls that had confused her? Jade winced in pain as the grip tightened.
"Are you worried," Slowly, more life came back to Jade's voice, and the purple in her eyes deepened. "That I'll believe her and realise you were the one lying to me all along?"
By now, the other three had run up to them and listening to Jade's words. Relief.
Black Ghost's grip pressed harder, but now the swirls had a hard time getting into her body. Her breathing was heavy, her mental battle was wearing her physical being out. She let out a cry, the sword now closing in on Yuki's throat again.
"I won't- I won't let you control me." Jade said, her voice rising.
"Jade,"
"Come on sis, I know you, you're as stubborn as me! Don't let him push you around."
Yuki smiled as Jade threw her sword aside, "Yeah."
Black Ghost was began backing away as Jade's friends surrounded her.
Albert leant in and whispered so only Jade could hear, "Come back, I love you."
A large mass of energy was let out, almost throwing everyone to the floor. Jade collapsed into Albert's arms; the battle had been won. Her breathing was still heavy, but she slowly looked up.
"I love you too."
Jade and Albert embraced in a tight hug, Jade looked at Yuki and whispered an apology, but Yuki shook her head with a smile. Tears rolled down the two girls faces, and Jade could feel a wet spot on her right shoulder, Albert was crying too. Tiffany and Jet both smiled and automatically hugged each other, Jet didn't exactly know what he was doing and ended up pashing Tiffany's lips.
Everyone stared in shock and Tiffany was blushing a crimson red. She smiled and kissed him back.
Clap, clap, clap.
Black Ghost clapped his hands, then picked up Jade's sword. "I commend you for being able to break free X, but I didn't come all this way to not at least see one life lost today." He gripped the sword and ran towards the group, not caring who he hit.
The sound of metal piercing human skin was heard.
Cries filled the air, and a grunt of pain.
The metal came out, and a thump of something hitting the ground.
"NO!" A voice cried into space.
Ceestar: Ladidadida!