A/N: 'ello anyone and everyone, I've been knee deep in Chemistry to even dream of writing so consider this meager story update a sign of good hope. I would also like to thank the one character who gave me character stats, which actually gave me the incentive to update, so Danke. Now onward ho!
Chapter 5: Journey to the Ancient lands
The two continued to walk through the lush hills of the area surrounding Midgar. It was two days and they haven't even got to the Chocobo Farms.
"If only Chocobos were still in season." Tifa sighed as her and Vincent set off from the small village outside of Midgar. It took them two more hours to see the Chocobo farm. Tifa smiled and to Vincent's surprise, she burst out into a run towards the farms yelling, "Race ya!" Vincent dashed after the giggling Tifa. At first he was peeved at the sudden burst of energy, but a few minutes in he began laughing as well. Due to the running they made it to the farms in a half an hour, gasping for breath, but still laughing.
They entered the farm to find three people all ready in there. There were two boys and a girl. The girl was yelling at the manager, while one of the boys was trying to stop her and the other boy just loomed in a corner.
"WHAT DO YA MEAN CHOCOBOS ARE OUT OF SEASON!" The girl yelled impatiently at the owner who was looking about ready to pass out. Tifa gulped and went to try to help the owner.
"Hi," Tifa said cheerily "You here for a Chocobo too." Tifa said averting the attention off the manager. The girl huffed.
"Yeah but pops there says there out a' season." The girl had deep red hair pulled into a tight ponytail. She had deep blue eyes and was wearing a black shirt with a short black skirt with chains and boots zipped up to the top half of her leg. She also had a small black cape tied around her neck.
"Yep they are, you got catch the rare ones this time of season. Whets your name, me and my fiend will help ya." The girl gave a confident smirk.
"The names Alicia, the other two I just met in here so I don't…" she was cut off by the looming figure.
"You can call me Nightshade." Alicia screamed at his sudden appearance.
"Don't do THAT!" Alicia screamed bringing out a pole with a hammer on it.
"Don't even try." Nightshade said revealing two blades equipped to each knuckle.
"Uh…"Tifa said as a large sweat drop rolled off of her head, Vincent's head and the quitter boys head.
"You'll have to accuse them; I just met them, but they're nice…usually. I'm Shadow." He said friendly extending out a hand. Tifa shook it happily.
"The names Tifa, and the guy over there is Vincent," Vincent bowed in respect. "We've caught Chocobos before so we'll lend a hand."
"Thanks!" Shadow replied just narrowly dodging the war hammer in shook.
"I'm going to blacken those purple eyes of yours, Shady!" Alicia said swinging at him again. Tifa got a better look at Nightshade as he dodged the hammer. His hair was a deep red violet like his eyes. He was wearing a long black clock over a simple brown shirt and long gray pants cut off by huge combat boots laced on his legs with several belts.
"You wish." Nightshade said as he made two quick swipes, but dodged. Tifa looked over at Shadow as he just smiled anxiously. He had short black hair that lay messily, in a good way. His bangs almost covered his emerald green eyes that stuck straight out. The eyes reminded her of Clouds. He was wearing a traveler's cloak of a close to black, grey. He had a black shirt that draped over his black pants and his sword hilt which held a long sword. He also wore deep black shoes of a medium height also latched with more buckles.
After narrowly being hit with another swipe, Vincent decided to stop the other two's fighting. He grabbed out his pistol and within seconds, and without harming either person, he disarmed them both.
"That is quit enough." Vincent said, his cold side showing up giving chills to everyone. Tifa noted the owner's scared, pale face and decided to make the sale quick by grabbing five Gyashal Greens, paying for them and rushing them all out.
A couple hours had passed and all they had managed to catch was Beta snake unusually out of the water. Tifa had noted the others fighting styles equally matched hers and Vincent's. She looked over at Alicia and couldn't help but ask.
"So, where are you guys heading." Alicia looked up quickly and looked a bit off guard.
"Um…yo-you wouldn't believe it, but we are all heading in the…same direction."
"Believe me were me and Vince," Vincent winced at the new nickname "are going is somewhere you wouldn't believe either, so tell." Tifa put on a big smile. Alicia sighed.
"We're going to a place that is called 'The land of the Ancients'." Tifa couldn't help but gape at this. "Told ya you wouldn't believ-."
"No! I do, because that's where we're going too!" This caught everyone's attention. The stories all began to flood after this, each wove a tale of potential suicides and plans to leave and find a cure similar to her story and some parts of Vincent's. A long silence followed. Tifa couldn't stand it after the first fifteen minutes when she finally nodded.
"I think it's decided then," the all looked over at her "We'll all travel together than. Traveling is much more fun in a large group." For a while they all looked a bit skeptical, but each caved in after Shadow first agreed. It only took an hour more when a herd of seven Chocobos who began grazing at the sight. Surprisingly they were all Black Chocobos, abandoned by a previous owner possibly either way they would be helpful.
After about an hour or so they wrangled them all up and took them back to the Chocobo farm, on Vincent's request to first find the owners. When they got there the old owner confirmed that a rich owner only wanted a Gold Chocobo, once he found out all the Chocobos turn out black first he was outraged and set them all free. After given the permission from the owner he waved them off and took the two extra Black Chocobos, saying they could send for them at any time. It was about high noon when the five set off, they still had a long way but as Tifa looked back seeing Nightshade and Alicia squabbling, Shadow giving a friendly smile in reply and Vincent with a small smile also creeping up on his face, she was happy she had set off on this journey and she could feel that Loley was smiling as well.
A/N: Well that only took a month to write. I also noticed it isn't so dramatic anymore...I am so busy. Has anyone out there ever heard of Stoichiometry, be happy if you haven't, my sophomore brain is esploding! Anyway thank you to the Shadow person for adding a character! If you have any problems with the way he turned out just say, then again if you don't review I now it's because I took forever and a half -sweet drop- Thank you to all and to all a good…zzzzzzz.
