Fuu is a 14 year old teen girl who happened to be playing Final Fantasy XII one day in June…but then she discovered that her "Game Guardian", a pixie girl named Fini, told her to travel into the land of Ivalice, the setting to the video game. With a backpack full of trusty items and the clothes on her back, Fuu and her pixie friend Fini travel into the game. They meet Vaan, Balthier, and Fran, and then, later, they meet Basch. Just escaping from prison and deadly passages, the party retreated into Rabanastre where they stood low, and Fini discovered the presence of another being from Fuu's present time. The girl is named Yuko and is only age five and claimed that she was pushed into her TV by her older brother…so now Fuu and Yuko, with her game guardian Misa, now team up together as news approaches the now relaxing group…Vaan's friend Penelo was kidnapped and being held in the Lhusu Mines in the Floating city of Bhujerba. The party travels to Bhujerba via airship and will soon rescue Penelo…hopefully…
During all of this, Fuu was mentioned as a Legend the Dynast-King Raithwall spoke of many years ago, saying that the being had the ability to know all and have an inner power that could be hazardous…but could Fuu be this Legend in the first place? And if so, what hidden power would she have? And could Fuu fall in love with Balthier more than she expected? Maybe those answers will be solved in this chapter!!
Chapter Five- Little Know-it-alls
I really can't describe the rest of the trip on the Strahl, it wasn't that long until we reached the floating city of Bhujerba, which was amazing like Rabanastre. We landed soundly into the aerodome of Bhujerba and got off of the Strahl. We then went into the light of the city and walked around. We stepped onto a large bridge and looked ahead.
"The Lhusu Mines are up ahead…" Balthier said pointing to the way to the mines.
"You have some business in the mines as well?" A voice came up. I knew whom exactly that voice was…Larsa…who was disguising himself as a boy named Lamont. I glanced at Larsa…who was actually my height. I was expecting him to be a lot shorter than me, since I was only about five feet tall, but he was actually a few inches taller!
"Really? What's your name, boy?" Balthier asked.
"Me…oh, uh…I'm Lamont." Larsa stuttered, thinking of a last minute disguise name. To me, that name sounded like a dessert, it always has sounded like that since I began playing the game. I almost giggled a bit, but Fini shut me up by pinching my lips together, making me look like I had duck-like lips.
"Well, then, let's move forward." Basch said as he headed, well, forwards, of course. Everyone agreed and followed Basch to the Lhusu Mines as I, being me, stayed at the very back. Bhujerba was pretty cool, I must say, and it amused me a lot. I secretly bought some potions and stuff to put in my backpack before I caught up with the gang to the mine's entrance. We went inside…and I was almost maimed by killer bats. Surprisingly, Larsa jumped in front of me and took them down instantly. I stared at the kid and didn't say a word and he turned around, bowing.
"What may your name be?" He asked politely. Sheesh, this kid had great manners.
"It's Fuu." I replied.
"Fuu? That's an interesting name…" Larsa said, putting his finger on his chin, rubbing it slightly.
"Something wrong with a girl's name, buddy boy?" I asked him a little rudely, but he gave me a smile.
"Not at all, I was just conjecturing," He replied. Then he walked closer to me. "Legend." I glanced at him, quite shocked that he figured out my ability to know all without even me telling him or slipping it out from my big fat mouth! He walked away behind the group as I slowly followed him.
"That kid sure is a smarty pants, eh?" Misa asked me.
"More like a smart ass!" I whispered to the game guardian.
"Why? What did he ever do to you?" Fini asked.
"I have no effin' clue, he just makes me feel weird."
"Keep an eye on him, Fuu, he may be on to you." Yuko said as she sat in my backpack. I nodded, agreeing with the little girl that was now a good friend of mine. We continued through the mines, walking into some fights here and there, but not as much as fights encountered in the game. We then reached inside an empty cavern; Larsa stepped up and rummaged through his pocket.
"This is what I came here to see." He said. He then pulled out a prettiful jewel just like Vaan had, which I remembered what it was called, Magicite.
"What is that?" Vaan asked.
"It's Nethicite. Manufactured Nethicite." Larsa, or "Lamont", replied.
"What's the difference between Magicite and Nethicite?" I asked him. Everyone stared at me.
"The young lady doesn't know?" Balthier asked me, slightly smirking. I gave him a glare, once again; he didn't address me by my name. Of course, this made me slightly pissed off, but Larsa cleared his throat to get my attention back towards him again.
"Unlike regular Magicite, Nethicite absorbs Magickal energy. This is the Fruit of research into the manufacture of Nethicite. All at the hands of the Draklor Laboratory." Larsa replied. He then stepped in closer into the cavern.
"And this is where the Laboratory is getting the Magicite."
"Is your errand all attended to, then?" Balthier asked the little kid.
"Yes, it is. I must thank you all, but I shall repay you all later—…"
"No, you shall repay us right now. We have too much in our hands to go on holding your own. So, where exactly did you hear this little "Fairy Tale" about the Nethicite, hmm? And how did you get that sample that you are carrying? And what do you know about Draklor Laboratory?" Balthier put his hands on Larsa's shoulders, and me being a worrier, I thought Balthier was going to strangle the kid.
"Balthier, stop it—!"
"You've kept us waiting, Balthier!" A scratchy voice echoed throughout the cavern and the group faced toward where the voice was coming from. Three Bangaa…oh boy, that means Ba'Gamnan and his little cronies were here!
"Look what uglies dropped in today." I mumbled to Fini, Yuko, and Misa…but unfortunately, the group of bounty hunters heard my comment to them. Ba'Gamnan began running his buzz-saw staff and glared at me.
"We shall cut you up first, little girl." Ba'Gamnan said fiercely.
"Where's Penelo?" Vaan busted in through my little "Argument" with the bounty hunters.
"The girl? We let her go and she went running off, crying like a babe!" Ba'Gamnan laughed. "But, I think we'll replace her since we found an even prettier one, maybe she'll taste nice, too!" He pointed at me and I shuttered and glared at them.
"If you lay one finger on me, I'll whoop your ass you mother—…" Larsa interrupted my foul language when he threw the Nethicite straight into Ba'Gamnan's eye, making him yelp in pain. We pushed him and his minions as we retreated out of the caverns. Ba'Gamnan got up and pointed at us, running like teens on a track team.
"After them!" Ba'Gamnan screeched.
We ran a lot, running in places, retracing where we were before we sprinted out. Ba'Gamnan somehow managed to catch up with us, but we didn't dare slow down. I starting cramping in my side from running and my breathing was getting shorter and I was getting really tired. I then realized that I didn't have anything to eat ever since I came into Ivalice…not good. This was really slowing me down, to the point where I was in the back of the group.
"What are you doing, Fuu? Run, on the double, too!" Fini screeched into my ears. I was soon jogging, but that didn't make anything better at all.
"Can't you see that I am tired as hell here?"
"Ignore your wasted energy, keep moving! They're right behind us! Look!" Yuko pointed at the bounty hunters catching up to me. I gasped and tried to keep up with the gang, but my feet were hurting like crazy.
"There's one! Get her!" Ba'Gamnan screeched. I felt sweat drip down from my forehead and I slowed down to jogging again. I then remembered what I did at away band camp, waking up at 5:20 in the morning to run around the college campus to win a T-shirt…I remembered what I did. I saved my energy for a bit and ran super fast at the very end.
"Fuu! You're jogging! They are totally going to catch up to us now!" Misa screamed. Ba'Gamnan was at the point where if he stretched his arm, he would grab my hood on my hoodie, but that's when I sprinted hastily. Ba'Gamnan fell from his own two feet because of his attempt to grab me and I was soon running like I was in a race. I ran past everyone else and made it out of the mines first, dropping dead-like to the ground. Balthier slightly kicked my side.
"I see you're worn-out." He said, sounding like he didn't even jog at all. I looked up weakly at him and gave him a glare.
"What does it look like to you, smart one?" I snapped at him. Balthier gave a chuckle and everyone else caught up, Basch pulling me off from the ground. Fran then looked at everyone.
"It would not seem they follow. We have finally lost them."
"Thank Jesus." I muttered. Everyone then looked over to their right and saw a judge and…Penelo!
"We found her wandering outside of the mines." The judge said.
"But I was kidnapped!" Penelo shouted.
"Silence, girl!" The judge interrupted her.
"If it is a crime to wander alone outside of the Mine's, then I am guilty as well." Larsa appeared out of no where and spoke to the Judge. He then faced towards a really old guy in yellow robes. "Marquis. Can your estate accommodate another guest?"
"Why not?" The Marquis said.
"Judge Ghis, I shall heed your counsel. I shall not go anywhere without any accompany." Larsa said to the Judge. Larsa and Penelo walked away together, and we all looked at each other.
"What is Penelo doing? And what is up with that Lamont guy?" Vaan asked me.
"His name isn't Lamont." I stated. "He's really Larsa Ferrinas Solidor…he is the fourth son to the Emperor Gramis…and also the younger brother to—…"
"Vayne Solidor." Yuko said…and almost shyly. I nodded my head and looked at Vaan, and seemed pretty surprised by my words.
"That kid?"
"Don't fret. It doesn't seem like he would harm her." Fran reacted.
"Nobody knows men like Fran does." Balthier said. I gave him a slightly disgusted look, thinking those words the wrong way, like my usual self would.
"Hentai?!" I shrieked. Balthier gave me a confused look.
"Excuse me?"
"SEX?!" I shrieked even louder than before…loud enough that some people stared at us. "Er…I mean…these are nice sets of food, huh?" I pointed to a random stand of food. It made me to some extent hungry, too.
"That man, Marquis, announced my execution two years ago. If he found out about me still alive, his position would be find compromised." Basch stated.
"No one would be ecstatic if they found you." Balthier said to Basch.
"Hey, but I've got an idea." Vaan said. He then stood in the center of a large crowd and put his fist on his chest.
"I AM CAPTAIN BASCH ROSENBURG OF DALMASCA!" Vaan shouted loudly. We all raised an eyebrow, but I ran up to him and put my fist on my chest as well.
"AND I AM HIS…WIFE…AND WE HAD LOTS AND LOTS OF BABIES! YEAH! AND I'M PREGNANT AGAIN; I JUST FOUND THAT OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO! WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT, FOLKS?" Sincerely, I didn't know why the hell I joined in with Vaan, but I just felt like it…I guess to get attention and crap. They all stared at us like we were nuts…but they believed it! We all smiled at the three older members of our group and they all seemed slightly interested, but mostly grossed out by my little "outburst".
"This will actually do. The more clamor, the better…and for the girl's sake, eh? We'll be right here where you need us, okay?" Balthier said.
"Can we trust you two?" Basch asked us. I came up to Basch and clung onto his arm.
"Of course you can, honey bun…cupcake…sweetie pie…corn dog…butterscotch…the anti-sausage…you get it, "hubby"…" I said as I let go of Basch's arm and he slightly blushed. Yuko decided to stay with the others and I ran off with Vaan and we kept shouting out our fake identities…but then someone got really into our lies and told us to come with them.
"This is good…is it?" I asked Vaan.
"Honestly, I am clueless."
"Same here…" I agreed. We were then led into a room and we sat down in chairs, surrounded by very angry people…we were now buttered toast.
To be continued in chapter six!
Okay, there are two things I need to explain…one is the thing with the "Anti-Sausage"…that is my random nickname in band camp. I hate it, but I deal with it as my fellow clarinets call me that sometimes. I decided to add that in into Basch's little "Nickname" thingy. And two, I keep changing the genre. It would be humor, to romance, to action/adventure, to all this other crap. I can't decide what it should be, but its all three that I listed…and this will probably answer Fuyuchi's question in her previous review. There is a lot of romance in this fic, but it won't happen just yet, you have to read the chapters to find them…like Waldo in the crowd of people! So, please, stay tuned for the next chapter and PLEASE REVIEW!