Disclaimer: See Chapter 1. But I do own Seth. All mine.

Luna: Yay! I'm so happy you guys like it! And yes, I was planning on making Seth a bit useless, not like the usual super powered god-mod characters everyone loves creating. He'll get better, but he'll still mess up for the sake of comedy. I'm sorry if Penelo and Vaan are a bit OOC, truthfully; their characters are weird…it's the first FF I've played in which they seem a bit more unpredictable than the others. Italics are Seth's thoughts. Here it is!
Chapter 2

Seth decided to go to the weapons store and get himself something that had a little more 'oomfp' to it than an Ipod wire and obscenely loud music.

Something shiny.

Something that sliced things.

Something…sexy.

Okay, maybe not the last one.

Seth ended up getting a dagger, anyway, assuming it'll be like cake to use. If cake could make things bleed.

After slicing the air and unsuspecting dust particles, he felt confident enough to take on the world. Or maybe just those annoying cactus things that kept running everywhere in that monster area he was last in.

See, what Seth lacked in video gaming skills he made up for in logic. If noone here seemed to know where Pennsylvania was, perhaps people in the next town, city, etc; did. He still didn't want to accept the fact that he was probably totally isolated from his home, and his world.

Seth journeyed to the monster area, ready to take on the world.

Or maybe just one wolf alone.

One spotted him, and Seth let out a war cry resembling to that of a moose in heat, and sliced at it. Okay, would've sliced at it if he didn't fumble the thing and its handle didn't fall directly on his foot.

The wolf took full advantage of this and lunged at Seth, driving him back. He screamed curses that would make a truck driver blush.

And after that traumatizing, failed experience; he decided to avoid everything like the black plague.

Besides, he told himself, I bet some crazy animal rights activists will protest on my lawn if I kill anything…or something.

And nothing ruined your day more than petitioners and protestors.

Sweating, flushed and fatigued, Seth made it to a nomadic 'village'; if you could call it that. Cause damn, it was small.

The people there stared at him.

He smiled back.

For some reason, it reminded of him of some rap song, even though he didn't touch rap with a 3 ft pole.

" Penelo, you're here, too?" asked a voice, none other than Vaan.

IT seemed Vaan and Penelo made it here, as well. If Seth was into all that superstitious mumbo-jumbo, he may of referred it to 'fate.'

" Yes, what are you doing here?" She asked, confused.

" I'm looking for a sun stone, for Old Dalan," he explained.

" Ohhh…I see…Well, I'll come too!"
Seth edged over, shyly. He never really interjected or forced himself on people unless desperate.

Screw it, he was desperate now.

" Sun stone?" asked Seth, as if he knew them both for years, " You don't say?…Can I come?"
…That didn't sound retarded…No…

" Hey Seth," said Penelo, cheerily, " Sure, I guess."
" Why?" asked Vaan, blinking.

" Truthfully…I have nothing better to do. And who's Old Dalan?"
" Old guy."
"…I wouldn't of assumed that form the name, no."

" He knows a lot of things, he's my friend,"

"…Would he know about Pennsylvania?"

" I don't know. Maybe."

" Then might as well I tag along."
Vaan shrugged.

" Unless…you 2 are on some sort of cheap date that involves killing things, of course," said Seth, dryly.

" Wha?! N-No!" stammered Penelo, flustered, " We're not dating!"
Vaan was a lot less embarrassed and just rolled his eyes.

" Just don't get in the way."

" Yes, sir!"

Vaan made him and Penelo wait at the exit while he asked around about the Sun stones. Seth was distracted, however, by some weird bird things roaming in a fenced area. They were fat…and pretty damn ugly.

"…What are those?" asked Seth, pointing.

" Cockatrices," answered Penelo, unfazed, " Their domesticated, so they won't attack, cool; huh?"
"…I guess?"
He probably would've summoned up enough guts to pet one, too, if Vaan didn't return.

" Looks like we have some traveling to do," he said, when he got back, " Seems like the only kid who can make sun stones has gone missing, and he was last seen in a glade."

"…Kids make the sunstones?" asked Seth, blinking, " Isn't there child labor laws against that?"
" Why would you want that?" asked Penelo, " Then the orphans can't work…"

Seth felt slightly guilty, and made a mental note to curb his remarks. This place wasn't like home, and he either sounded like a jackass or totally heartless half the time.

But he'd end up forgetting his mental note in a couple minutes.

" Sorry…"

Penelo just smiled and turned to Vaan, and said, " Look what I got!"

She handed him some…feathers.

" Phoenix downs? Thanks, Penelo!" said Vaan, grinning.

"…Those are feathers," stated Seth.

"…Yeah…they are." said Vaan, not sure where he was going with this.

" Yeah…er…why'd she give you feathers?"
" Your memory really is shot, huh? Their phoenix downs. They revive you when you get KO'ed," explained Vaan, quickly.

" Uh-huh…"

" Well, let's get a move on."
Vaan led the way into the desert, and Seth got the sickening realization he'd have to fight again.

First up to the plate was a dancing bird creature. Vaan didn't hesitate, and went in for the kill. Not wanting to be completely useless, Seth rounded him on the other side and sliced it. Surprisingly, he made a connection. Vaan finished it off.

" Yes! I did it!" cried Seth, although, technically; Vaan did.

But that's okay.

That one win that technically wasn't even his went to his head some much that he raced into the next enemy; a wolf.

Seth was so excited that he tripped over a rock. So Penelo and Vaan fought it off.

His ego had shrunk to the size of a pea.

" Hehe, your so clumsy," said Penelo, grinning.

"…No kidding," said Seth, as his brushed the dirt of his torn, faded jeans.

" Nice moves there," mocked Vaan, trying not to laugh.

" Bite me."
As the battles raged on, Seth reverted to listening to Avenged Seven Fold, as his companions kept asking 'where that noise' was coming from. In which he scolded them for calling such a band 'noise'.

He also supported them with 'potions' and was mystified to how pelting it at them healed them, when logically it should've broken and given black and blues. It seemed Seth really was a lover, not a fighter.

A damn good one, too.

…Except he's never been past 1st base.

But that's okay.

After many a battle and different areas, they found a little kid in a smaller area.

" Hey, your that kid that can make me a sunstone, right?" asked Vaan, as he approached.

The kid looked distressed, and struggled to get up. But when he saw them, relief flooded his features.

" Vaan! That's rude," said Penelo, chastening, " I'm Penelo, the rude one is Vaan and the quiet one is Seth."
Seth waved.

Vaan looked hurt and mumbled, " Gee…Penelo…"

" Hi…and yeah," answered the boy.

" How'd you get here, anyway?" asked Vaan, taking an interest.

" ME and my friends were making a dare to see who can stay near the werewolves longest, and…I got hurt running away from them," he explained.

"…Okay. So your friends just left?" asked Seth.

He nodded.

Sounded just like little kids.

Vaan produced a stone, and the kid said, " I can't move around, so your going to have to collect the energy from the dark crystals to make a sunstone. When your done, come back here, and I'll see if its up to snuff."
" Sure." said Vaan, " Come on."

"…Shouldn't someone stay here with him?" asked Seth.

" What are you, chicken?" mocked Vaan.

Seth sighed.

" So much for being caring…"

" Vaan…" trailed off Penelo, sighing.

" I was kidding!" he replied.

" Wait!" cried the kid, " Stay away from the were wolves! Don't even try to fight them, they'll kill you!"
"…Wasn't planning on it, but thanks," said Seth, and left.

Sure enough, a werewolf got too close.

" Run!" cried Vaan, for once, showing hesitation on the battle field.

Seth would've ran, too, if he wasn't such a sucky runner. The guy couldn't run if his life depended on it.

Like now.

And Seth felt something hit him and then…

It all went black.

When Seth woke up, he was confused.

He was on a plush, red rug, and familiar one; staring at the ceiling.

Seth was home.

He got up, shaking his head.

Was that some sick dream? But I wasn't even tired…how'd I fall asleep like that?…and I was checking my picture comments, how'd I get here?

He noticed that the Ps2 was on, and the T.V screen was blank. Odd, cause Seth never played the thing, his geeky, 12 year old brother did; though. Something gay called…RRP…? RGP?…No, RPG. Yeah.

Shrugging it off, Seth went back to the den to check his picture comments. He wasn't going to dwell on his episode/adventure, there was no proof it even happened.

Then, he checked his Ipod.

It was on half-power.

When he was on myspace, it was on full.

Fearing he had some sort of schizophrenic episode and he blacked out, Seth panicked a bit. He checked the clock. The exact same time he blacked out.

So…was his Ipod defected?

Er…what's going on?…

Right before he got to click his picture comments, he blacked out again.

This time, when he opened his eyes; Penelo's face was in his.

" Is okay?" asked Vaan.

" Yeah, I think so. Seth? Seth?" she asked.

" Present," he said, coughing, " What happened?"
" The werewolf got you," said Vaan, " And we had to run out of there and use a Phoenix Down."
"…So…I like…died?"

"…No…KO'ed. Totally different."

Penelo moved back and offered him her hand, which he waved away.

WHAT'S GOING ON!?

" Well, let's go find those Dark Crystals, then," said Penelo, peppy.

" Uh…Sure."

The Dark Crystals were easy to find, they stuck out like sore thumbs. Still, he found it ironic that a 'dark' crystal gave light energy.

And…what WAS going on, exactly.

I bet my brother would be eating this up with a spoon. He loves stupid, pointless journey stuff. This is just like some stupid videogame he's always playing. And he wonders why no girl will date him…

The answer was over Seth's head, and he followed the 2 some to get a sun stone. Whether a hallucination or another dimension, he decided he'd worry about that later.

Finally, after a lot of battles and Dark Crystaling, they went back to the kid. Who's leg mystically healed.

" Wow, this is a good sun stone!" he said, " I'll race you back!"
" Yeah, your family must be worried…" said Penelo, as he took off.

" Wasn't he…like, disabled 10 minutes ago?" asked Seth, blinking.

"…We should go, too," said Vaan, ignoring him.

And go they did.

All the way back to Rabanastre.

" So where's this Low town?" asked Seth, as once they informed him that's where this 'old Dalan' guy was.

" Right here," said Vaan, and pointed to a staircase.

He followed, and found himself in what he considered the 'slums'.

Seth feared for his Ipod.

And his over all sanity.

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