Grrr, I was so mad! I typed this new chapter a couple of days before, but my computer screwed it up and I had to write it all over::kicks computer:: But I had the energy in my system to write the whole chapter over. And…I finally finished! So…I think you pretty much know what to do now. Put your eyes on the screen and read my chapter word from word!

Oh, and thanks Krimson Rogue for reviewing!

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Childhood Memories

Chapter 7: Lindblum's Destruction

In Alexandria Castle…

"Queen Garnet, I didn't expect you to come back so soon." Beatrix said to Garnet standing at the door to the throne room.

"Well you know, a change of plans and stuff" she walked over to her chair and sat in it. She then put her legs up on the table next to her.

"Hey Beatrix, you mind grabbing me a bottle of them rich champagnes? Thanks sweetheart!" Garnet said.

"Um…? Yes your highness." Beatrix then turned and left the throne room.

"Hey Steiner!" Garnet called over to Steiner who stood guard at the door. Steiner walked up to Garnet and gave her a solute.

"Yes your majesty?" Steiner asked.

"How long has it been since we gone into war?" Garnet asked.

"Um…ever since Queen Brahne was here."

"We'll get the Alexandria Soldiers ready for war in Lindblum." Garnet ordered.

"YOU'RE MAJESTY! ARE YOU SERIOUS!?" Steiner asked shocked.

"How dare you question me! Is this how you served Garnet before?"

Steiner looked at her confused.

"I mean…I am Garnet! So you have to listen to me. I mean that is how the royal thing works right? Anyways, get your ass down there and tell the soldiers to get ready for war before I cut it off!"

"Y-Yes your highness!" Steiner ran through the doors.

"(snickers) Lindblum better watch out because I ain't taking any mercy. And Missy shall be mine!"

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"Hey Missy!"

"Hey Missy wake up!"

Missy's P.O.V

I opened my eyes to see Zidane's face. So I sat up and yawned.

"We're here!" Zidane said getting off the bed I was lying on. I looked around to see…I was in the Tantalus Troup's playhouse! I got off the bed and looked around the room.

"Wow, this place hasn't changed much." I said walking to the ladder and climbing down.

"Brings back a lot of memories doesn't it?" Zidane said leaning against the wall.

"Hey, where's Celia and Saul?" I asked.

"They went to look around Lindblum" Zidane said.

"Oh…" I said looking around.

We kept quiet for a few minutes but Zidane broke the silence.

"Um…" Zidane said rubbing the back of his neck. "You wanna got out and eat at the pub? But it's not like a date or anything. It's just that I'm starving."

"Sure!" I said. He gave out a smile and we walked out the door. As soon as we walked out the door I heard a whole bunch of screaming.

"What's that?" I asked. I followed the screams down the staircase at the corner. I walked down the staircase to see a whole bunch of girls screaming. It looked like they were surrounding someone.

"Please! Please! Please ladies! Take it easy! I'll be here all day." I heard a male voice speak from the center of the bunch.

I ran up to the circle to see who that was. I tippy toed but still, I couldn't see what everyone was looking at. Then all of a sudden a fat lady hit me down to the ground with her huge body.

"Hey! Watch where your going!" the lady yelled at me and turned back around.

Watch where I'm going? She must be kidding! So I got back up. I'll show her I can watch where I'm going. I then started to run towards her. I was planning to run into her but she moved. And I tried to stop myself from going any further but ended up losing my balance and falling forward.

But before I fell to the ground somebody caught me. I looked up to see a man's face. He had brown hair and brown eyes. He wore a red cape with a yellow long-sleeve t-shirt inside.

"Hello there! And what is a pretty lady like yourself doing here? Came to get my autograph?" the man smiled. I then stood myself up. I looked around to see I was in the middle of the bunch, and the girls started to whisper to each other.

"Um…sorry!" I said.

"Oh, don't worry about it!" he said, "Hey, why don't I show you around my place?"

"A…I'm kind of busy-,"

"Nonsense! No ones busy to see Lowell!" the man said.

He then grabbed my waist and back and tilted me back. I looked at him surprised.

"What do you say?" he asked looking at me with his brown eyes.

"A…well…" I said.

"No!" Zidane said pushing his way through the crowd and grabbing me away from him.

"Oh, and whose this?" Lowell said with a smirk on his face. The ladies in the bunch then started to whisper more. Zidane opened his mouth to speak, but I cut in.

"I'd love to go with you!" I said pulling myself away from Zidane and walking up to Lowell.

"Well, shall we?" Lowell said.

"Missy, what are you doing? What about the Pub?" Zidane said.

"I'll be back. I'm just going to look at his paintings." I said.

Zidane then looked at me shocked. "You're going with that rich boy instead of ME?"

"Zidane, I just said that I wanted to look at his paintings. What's so hard to understand?" I said calmly.

"Sure! Whatever. Just go with him already! Like I care! I'll just go to the Pub by myself." Zidane said rudely.

"Zidane, I'll go to the Pub and meet you there when I'm finished looking at Lowell's paintings…where do you want me to meet you?" I asked.

But Zidane just turned around and walked through the bunch of girls. He then just walked up the staircase as if he didn't hear my question. I was going to call after him but Lowell pulled me away. So I just followed Lowell into the museum. Why is Zidane being such a jerk?

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In the Air Ship…

"Get the cannons ready! As soon as we get to Lindblum we attack." Garnet said sitting in her big red chair.

"Your majesty?" Beatrix asked standing on Garnet's side.

"Can't you see I'm busy?" Garnet asked.

"Um…yes but what has Lindblum done that made you decide to go to war?"

"Hmp. It's none of your business now is it? If you keep on asking questions, I'll have to put you down to squad Z!"

"A…never mind." Beatrix said.

"That's better!" Garnet said. "Now how long will it take till we reach Lindblum?"

"About 2 minutes or so." Beatrix said.

"Missy is going to be mine for sure."

"What was that your majesty?" Beatrix asked.

"(snickers) Oh…nothing!"

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Zidane sat on one of the stools at the counter in the Pub. He just sat there with his head down on the counter.

"Are you going to buy something or not?" the guy behind the counter asked.

"A…I'll just have the special." Zidane said lifting his head up.

"So…your girlfriend broke up with you?" the guy behind the counter asked passing him his glass of water.

"No…I don't have a girlfriend." Zidane said drinking his water.

"Oh…"

"But do you know that Lowell freak?"

"Of course! All the ladies dig him."

"Hmp. That's the problem! Why does the ladies like him?" Zidane exclaimed.

"For his art and looks I guess" the man said. All of a sudden a girl walks in. Not just any girl, but one of the hottest girls in the district. She then sat down next to Zidane on a stool. She noticed Zidane and just gave out a smile.

"Hey there!" she winked at him. Zidane gave a quick glance at her but turned back to his plate that the guy behind the counter just have him.

"Oh…hi." Zidane said duly.

"My names Lila." She said looking at Zidane who continued to drink his water.

"Look, I'm not interested! I'm not in the mood." Zidane said.

"Oh…" she said. So she got off her stool and sat down next to another guy.

"Why didn't you ask her out?" the guy behind the counter asked.

"I don't know! I guess I just didn't feel like it." Zidane said getting off his stool. "Thanks!" Zidane placed the money on the counter leaving his barely finished plate and walked out of the Pub.

He looked down at the ground as he walked out of the Pub. BANG!!!

Zidane brought his head up to see a…airship! It fired another cannon ball to the town houses and it exploded! Zidane gasped in shock. He saw fire everywhere. People ran around screaming and running. He looked up to see…Garnet in the airship!

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Lowell and Missy ran out of the building as it caught on fire. Missy continued to run but stopped when she noticed Lowell stopped.

Missy's P.O.V

"My…My…Museum. It's ruined!" he cried. I ran up to him and started to pull him up but he wouldn't even move.

"We need to leave!" I said.

"Leave then! Just leave me here!" Lowell said on his knees.

"WOULD YOU STOP TALKING CRAZY!?" I yelled as I tried to pull him up. I finally got him to stand and pulled him up the staircase. I was going to run further but the building next to us collapsed. I then noticed it was the Tantalus Troupes playhouse that collapsed. I stood there shocked.

"T-The playhouse." I said looking at the clomps of bricks that lay in front of me.

"MISSY!" Lowell yelled. I then felt something as heavy as a big boulder drop on me. It was the clock! My whole body ached. I couldn't move at all. I felt my body weaken every second that passed. My lower part of my body paralyzed.

Lowell looked at me in horror. He stood there just looking at me. I reached my hand out towards Lowell for him to help me, but he just looked at me and then turned around and ran away.

"Help…" I managed to say. I dropped my hand to the ground.

All of a sudden something grabbed my hand. I looked up hoping it would be Zidane, but it wasn't . I wanted to scream, I really did! But I didn't have the strength to even open up my mouth.

"Missy…blood!" the figure in the black robe said. "Finally, after all these years of searching, you're finally mine…"

And that is the end of chapter 7! Please R&R!