Chapter Eleven: We'll meet Him on Vanguard
(A/N: Um…yeah….the first time Cliff/Mirage meets Fayt. I do realize that this little segment is out of place...deal with it )
Disclaimer: ….do we REALLY have to put these in every chapter? Or am I insane?
I don't own Star Ocean…blah, blah, blah
"Cliff, we've just received word from the Diplo" Mirage said, walking into the navigation room.
"……" Cliff continued staring out the dash as he piloted the spaceship
"Apparently, Maria has some weird scheme and it involves finding this one kid."
"……" Cliff pressed a few buttons on the control panel and kept steering
"…Are you listening to me?"
"yep," he kept staring forward
"…ok…anyway, this kid is on some underdeveloped hole of a planet, and it's our mission,"
"Alrighty,"
"…did I mention it is in Sector 5?" Mirage raised her eyebrows
"Nope,"
"…..Cliff? You're still on the path to Sector 8."
"……so what's your point?"
"Oh nothing…except that I happen to know that Sector 8 is where that asteroid field is,"
"……crap" he muttered under his breath
"You are NOT going to go through that field again. You'll end up killing us this time."
"…It was a fluke last time! We'll do that mission after I swear!"
"Seriously Cliff, we need to listen to Maria,"
"……"
"You know how freaky she gets when she gets angry."
"……"
"AND I think it's about 'that time of the month.' Trust me, you don't want to make her mad at the moment,"
"…" blanching a bit, but determined, Cliff stuck to his course
"Turn the damn ship around, Cliff, or I swear I'll make your life miserable," Mirage threatened
"……Uh……"
"That's it," and with that she jumped him.
Five minutes later she had the ship turned around and they were on track to Vanguard III. Cliff was now handcuffed, gagged, and tied up in the back of the Eagle.
"So I've gotta go retrieve this 'Fayt' kid?" Cliff said, somewhat dejectedly after Mirage had untied him.
"Affirmative,"
"Alright…just one little favor,"
"Ok…what?"
"After I get him on board can you not mention the asteroid thing? I want to make sure I look smart, in control, and….not dumb," he finished lamely
"I'll try…but sometimes things like that just slip out," Mirage shrugged, and beamed him down from the ship
"Hey, have you seen a kid named Fayt?" Cliff asked a random villager
"Whoa….you is BIG!" the little kid stared up at him
"Um…yeah…" cliff moved aside to ask another citizen "his name is FAYT,"
"You mean the blue-haired whiny kid who stayed with Niklas?" the man asked
"…sure?"
"he left through the woods about an hour ago…something about saving Niklas or something…I have no idea."
"Ok, thanks," groaning inwardly, Cliff left through the forest.
An hour later he was hopelessly lost in Norton's maze of a hideout
"Oh CRIPES! How am I going to get through this stupid waste of time?!" Cliff yelled in frustration, "and who is the idiot who wrote on the walls?"
BANG!! A loud explosion echoed through the broken walls, and a cloud of smoke was seen for miles.
"…that makes things easier."
"You'll never get away with this!" Fayt yelled at Norton as he laughed evilly.
"And who's going to stop me? YOU?" Norton glared at him
"I suppose I will," Cliff jumped into the battle
"Who the hell are you?" Fayt asked, surprised, after they had taken care of Norton
"Um…well…I'm here to kidnap you," Cliff shrugged, as Fayt paled
"You're a child molester!" he accused
"…ok, EW" Cliff stared at him in disbelief, "I'm here to take you to our leader"
"Well that line sound straight out of the movies"
"True" the two exited the ruins and returned to the village.
"So I'm supposed to just go quietly with you to meet someone I've never met?" Fayt questioned, still in disbelief
"Yep, though I probably can use a nerve-paralyzing move on you to make things easier," Cliff offered
"…no thanks,"
"And I think I'm going to use another famous line," Cliff said as they reached the…cliff, "Beam me up Scotty!"
"…Mirage," Mirage said as the two appeared in the Eagle
"Um…what" Cliff asked, bewildered
"My name is Mirage, not Scotty, now are we ready to go?"
"Affirmative,"
After some random and not very insightful conversation, they met up with….
"Vendeeni approaching," Mirage stated, pulling the battleship into view,
"……crap……" Cliff groaned
"Hey….it's the Vendeeni…." Fayt pointed out the window
"….you just realized this?" Mirage asked
"I've got it under control people! Cliff to the rescue!" Cliff yelled, jumping into the driver's seat
"Yeah, you've got it under control…about as under control as the time you almost killed us in that asteroid field," Mirage said, very sarcastically
"I thought I asked you not to tell anyone!" Cliff yelled furiously
"And like I said, things tend to slip out," Mirage gave him a weird look.
Sighing, Fayt slumped down into his seat.
It was going to be a long ride…till they crashed, anyway