Author's Notes- Ok, next up is FF VI Law. Here will be an interesting case that may shape the future! Awww, I doubt it but it sounded like a cool idea. On with the show.

This is Vector Central!

Cast:

Judge- Gestal

Bailiff- Locke

Defendant- Setzer

Defense Team- Shadow, Cyan, and Gogo

Prosecutor- Impressario

Prosecution Team- Kefka, Leo, and Sabin

Witnesses- Celes, "Draco"

Reporter(s)- Yuffie/Terra

Reporter1: Hi, I'm Terra Branford and this is-

Reporter2: (in unison) Hiyee, this is Yuffie and it-

Reporter1: Hey! What do you think you are doing?

Reporter2: A better job at reporting, obviously.

Reporter1 (Terra) glares. "Ugh! This isn't even your station. Get out!"

Reporter2 (Yuffie) rolls her eyes. "Fine. But if your ratings drop dramatically, don't wonder why." Yuffie snaps her fingers and the cameraman that was shooting her, calls on a PHS and a blue van drives up. They pile in and take off leaving Terra in the dust.

Terra sighs and straightens her dress. "Sorry for that folks. As I was saying, I'm here live at Vector Liberty Courts where liberty is over-exaggerated! A complaint made many months ago is now being brought into court today; the damages done to the Opera House! Let's join the session."

Geshtal claps his hands and rubs them together. "Finally, a real case!" He grins with delight.

Setzer, who usually sits on the other side, tries to make conversation with the enemy. "So, uh, guys…Anything I said about you guys before, in the past is, uh, water under the airship, right?" He looks at them sheepishly.

"Shut up!" The defense team replies in unison.

Shadow turns to him. "We're just doing this because you paid us three times the amount required."

"WHAT!" Setzer gasps and turns to Gogo. Gogo had been the one to figure up the fees.

"Hee hee! You got jacked!" Gogo grins.

"Man, you guys better do a good job. I won't have any money left." Setzer covers his face with his hands. He suddenly looks up at Gogo. "And by the way, Gogo aren't you with Kefka"?

Gogo shook his head furiously. "He plotted against me in another life."

Setzer stands back. "..the hell?"

Cyan steps in to change the subject. "Do not worry, sir. We always do a good job."

Setzer shook his head in dismay. "You know you guys have to do better job than all your other messes."

He is met with ominous silence.

Setzer held up his hands in apology. "Sorry, I'll shut up." He sits down quickly.

Locke stands up. "Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Court is now in session!" Gestal walks in and sits down.

"Alright, let's get this circus started. Statements!" Gestal bangs his gavel.

Kefka stands up. "Your Honor, the Impressario has been running the Global Opera House for 21 years. He has kept up with his taxes, funding, and sponsors. He aims at pleasing the audiences every season and…keeping up with the repairs. That is, until the unexpected happened." He points to Setzer, "That man happened!"

Setzer stands up. "I'm sorry but that dragon thing was not my fault."

Gestal bangs his gavel. He frowns down at the prosecutor-turned-defendant. "Silence, we'll get to your side in a moment. Proceed."

Kefka nods. "Thank you. The Impressario is demanding six million gil for the roof, 5 hundred thousand gil for lighting and electrical equipment-

"Nah-uh!" Setzer shouts.

"Setzer!" Gestal barks.

"-and 300 gil for the misplaced one ton weight!"

Setzer looks incredulously at the Judge. "That wasn't even…I don't even know what that's about!"

Gestal gives him the 'Evil Eye'. "One more outburst from you and I'll hold you in contempt!"

Setzer stares back with slight confusion. "What's that?"

"That means Locke takes care of you for a day."

Locke grins. "Hee hee. I lock you up in the dungeon."

Shadow snorts. "Oh please, Locke. It's a bouncy castle."

Locke pouts. "He still can't get out of it. If he pops it, it just collapses on him."

Kefka looks to Gestal. "Your Honor?"

Gestal's attention reverts back to Kefka. "Oh yes, sorry. Please proceed."

Kefka turns his head in disgust. "No."

"Why not?" asks Gestal.

"I'm done." Kefka hops over the desk and sits down.

Gestal bites back a remark. "Fine. Defense team please-

"TRAITOOOOOORRRRRRSSSSS!" Setzer yells.

Sabin laughs in the background. Shadow pulls Setzer down. "Shut up and sit down! Let us do the talking!"

Gogo stands up. "Your Honor, if it was not for this man, the world would have been Destroyed…" he looks to Kefka.

"Hmph!" Kefka simply huffs and crosses his arms across his chest.

Gogo continues, " …by an evil villain. If it was not for this man, Doomgaze would still be wrecking havoc. This man is widely preyed upon for his money, his undeniably good looks…

"Hey, he's pretty good." Setzer murmurs to Shadow.

"Shh!"

"…and his airship. It is obvious that anybody would want to sue him because of his wealth and ominously lucky streak of wins."

Setzer: (?)

"Today we will prove that none of the damages named in this case is Setzer's fault. Thank you." He sits down. Cyan and Shadow give Gogo a treat for doing a good job.

Gestal reads over his papers. "Prosecution, any witnesses? (Hmm, my airship payment was late….)"

Leo stands up. "Prosecution calls up…I'm sorry Setzer but I have to-

Gestal looks up and over his glasses. "I'm sorry, prosecution please refrain from talking in italics. Not everyone can read your speech."

"Is this better? We call up world class opera talent, Draco." Draco stands up from the back of the room.

"What a class act! Is that his real name?" Sabin whispers as Draco struts up.

"Shh!" Kefka hisses back. The baritone gets to the stand and takes his oath.

"Draco, where were you when all of the chaos happened?" Leo walks over to him.

Draco speaks only he sings his lines. "I was singing my solo and dancing with the fair Maria. Then suddenly, things wennnt blaaaaack!"

Gestal winces. "Do you have to do that?"

Draco looks to him and in a high baritone voice, "YEEESSSS!"

Gestal sighs and resumes paper work. "Proceed."

Leo nods. "What did you see when you came to?"

Draco points to Setzer. "Setzer was carrying of my leading lady away through. A. Hole. In. The. ROOOOOF!"

(music swells)

Gestal jumps up and bangs his gavel, his paper work spills all over the place. "Bailiff! Where is that music coming from?"

Locke looks up with hesitation at the music swell in parenthesis. "Uhh, I…don't know sir."

"Take care of it!" Gestal barks.

Locke nods. "Yes, sir!"

"Proceed." Grumbles Gestal.

"And what did you see when you saw Setzer above you?" Leo continued.

"An Airshiiiiip!"

"Thank you." Leo sits down.

Shadow walks up to the stand. "Draco, I am sure you are only assuming that the airship broke the roof. Did you actually witness the airship breaking the roof, Draco? If that is your real name?

Draco: -

Gogo stands up suddenly and exclaims. "Wait, that can't be your real name! My file states your real name is Goober Franley!"

Draco looks around nervously. "Ummmm!"

Shadow points his finger at 'Franley'. "Ah-hah! So, you lied about you name! Therefore, you have committed perjury! Locke!"

"I got it!" chirps Locke, happy to pop him.

POP!

"No! Locke I did not give you permission to pop him!" Gestal slaps his forehead with a growl.

"Oops! Sorry sir."

Sabin stands up angrily. "You crazy cornball! You shot our only witness!"

"Hee hee hee!" Setzer giggled with glee.

Gestal points to the unconscious lump. "Locke, remove Draco from the stand."

Locke nods quickly. "Okay, rrrrgh!" He hauls him off the stand and takes him to a back room labeled 'water closet'.

"We demand to trade our popped witness for one of theirs." Demands Sabin.

Cyan rebuts. "Absolutely not! You should have used Goober's real name!"

Gestal crosses his arms and looks to Prosecution. "Alright! You have 12 seconds to get a new witness due to Locke's popperfinger."

Kefka grabs a hold of Leo's and Sabin's shoulder. "Alright guys, huddle!" The three men gather into a circle. Gestal looks on suspiciously and slightly agitated.

"So, who do we call? The chocobos?" whispers Sabin.

Leo shakes his head. "No, we would need translators, too much time."

Sabin checks his watch. "We've got 5 seconds!"

Kefka snaps his fingers. "I've got it! Your Honor?"

Gestal leans over. "Yes?"

"We call Maria up to the stand."

Shadow stands up quickly. "Wait!" he whispers to Gogo, "(get Celes quick! Make sure they just aren't sneaking her away from us!)"

Gogo nods "Right!" and runs off.

Geshtal looks at them, puzzled. "What are you doing?"

Shadow shrugs. "Making sure of something. So, uh, is that a new wig?"

Gestal nods slowly, looking hard at the defense team. "Oh yes. The other one couldn't be saved. You know, the PAINT BOMB!"

"Oh." Shadow responds dumbly.

Scuffling can be heard in the back.

"Let go of me!" Celes yells. She tries to wriggle out of Sabin's grasp.

Sabin struggles to hold her still. "Jus' lemme put this ribbon in your hair!"

Gogo has her arm and tugs. "She is our witness! Not yours!"

"Both of you let go, or I won't cooperate with either of you!" She cries out.

Gestal breaks up the commotion. "Prosecution! Let go of the defense's witness!"

Kefka sits down in a huff. "Damn! No more witnesses Your Honor!" Sabin returns rubbing his ankle where Celes stabbed him with her high heel metal-tipped boot.

"Very well, Defense it's your turn."

Cyan stands up. "We call up Celes to the stand."

"You guys better behave this time." She warns.

Cyan bows. "I shall ask the questions here. Now, you were in charge of singing in place of Maria that night. Setzer had left a note stating he was going to kidnap her, correct?"

"Correct."

"Should we be stating that here in court?" Setzer adds uneasily.

Cyan ignores him. "Is this the note?" He pulls out the note and hands it to her. She looks at it for a moment and then nods. "That's the one."

Cyan looks to the jury. "At this point it does look to be Setzer's doing. However, something else happened. Another note appeared, did it not?"

"That is correct." Celes agrees.

"Before I come to that, please explain your turn of events."

"Well, it was the dance scene and at first I heard some noises coming from above. Then suddenly, four figures fell from the rafters."

"Who were they and can you point them out?"

Celes nods and points to Locke. "Well, first there was Locke…

Locke looks up from his manga and giggles. "Hee hee!"

"…Next was Edgar, but he's not here for obvious reasons. Then there was, well, it was Sabin…

Sabin looks to his comrades who glare at him. "Uhhh…I do not recall what happened that day due to amnesia, uh, yeah!"

"Who was the last figure?"

Celes looks around, "It was the one who wrote that other note." And points, "It was…HIM! ULTROS!"

Everyone: ULTROS!

(music swells)

Gestal bangs his gavel. "Bailiff! Stop that music from coming out of nowhere! And pop that villain!"

Locke stands up shakily. "Um, I don't know what to do first!" He steps up to Ultros.

Ultros grins madly. "Wha ha ha! You puny people are hopeless! Trying to fry your own for damages I did! I'm proud of my destruction! Mwa ha ha ha!"

Celes starts playing the helpless love interest. "Locke pop him!"

Locke pulls his popper out. "Hold it right there, Ultros!"

"Silly, silly, silly people! You get out of my way! MWA HA HA HA!" He swipes Locke away.

"Aieee!"

Gestal now realizes they're in trouble (just now?) "Oh, no!"

Ultros jumps to the center of the courtroom. "I'll eat everyone up in here. Here I go!"

Cyan goes behind their desk and whips out his sword. "We must stop this! Sabin! Shadow! Gogo!"

Opera battle music starts up. Everyone gets into their attacked-from-behind stance.

Gestal bangs his gavel, but to no avail. "That music! Argh! Well, it is a battle…"

Sabin, Shadow, Cyan, and Gogo all jump up and start to attack the giant octopus. Sabin bum rushes him. Ultros flinches and swipes him up with a tentacle and starts to squeeze. Cyan rushes up and slices the limb. He lets Sabin go and lets out a shriek. Shadow throws a few shuriken and Gogo imitates him. Ultros flinches. "Uh oh! Too strong! I'm outta here!"

Locke gets up. "You're not getting away!"

Ultros flings a tentacle out. "Take this!"

Shadow shields himself with an arm. "Ouch! He threw 2 gil at us!"

"Bye bye!" Ultros does his famous escape. SPLASH!

"Noo!" Locke shouts jumping in after him. SPLASH!

Shadow blinks several times. "H-How did he do that? There is no way he could disappear into the ground, let alone make a splash!"

"Locke! Oh my goodness!" Celes watches, horrified as her boyfriend is swallowed by the floor boards. She starts crying.

Sabin looks around. "Where'd he go?"

Leo shakes his head in disbelief. "I don't believe this. Locke!"

"Locke!" Gogo calls out, bringing out the K-9s.

"Don't copy me! Give me back my dogs. They're not used for that." Leo snaps.

"Where did my bailiff go? (sniff sniff)" Gestal starts to cry.

Cyan points to the roof. "Look! The ceiling has been destroyed!"

"And the lighting and electrical equipment is ruined!" Shadow replies looking around.

"And there's a misplaced one ton weight over here!" Setzer says from the back of the room.

"I deem you not guilty…Case dis..dis..WAAAHAHAHA!" Gestal begins balling like a child. He throws his gavel across the room.

"Hey, I'm the hurt loved one here!" Celes pouts.

"Don't worry, sir. We shall find him." Cyan bows.

"I think he should stay gone." Kefka throws out.

"What's the court without its stupid bailiff to take care of the murmurs and back ground music?" Leo asks to no one in particular.

Terra steps in front of the camera. "Oh dear! What will they do? As the case is dismissed and the roof destroyed, a new problem presents itself. Where is Locke? Time is short so I'll have to sign off now. "

Notes- I hope this story is ok. Please review.