Disclaimer : I don't own it... Oh yeah. I forgot I wasn't gonna put the disclaimer in here anymore. Damn, it's become a habit! (Makes a face)
Note : If you're confused by any of this, please let me know in a review/PM and I'll be glad to clear up whatever I can, but there's no guarantees I'll be able to clear up everything.
I tried to describe the effects the best I could, even if they're a little different from the game.
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"What's going on?" I called uncertainly, looking around as staff fled around us.
"Red Alert! Red Alert! All units report to med lab, stat!" an automated voice called sternly over the intercom.
"Med lab...Kapri?" I questioned in confusion. Oh, no. "That doesn't sound good. It could be dangerous." Turning to Kelly and Tori, I nodded. "Tori, take Kelly to the bridge and stay alert. I'll go check it out!"
They nodded and took off, and I ran down the stairs, turning and running down the hallway to the med lab. As I raced towards Med lab, I watched in horror as a guard was thrown through a door, landing unconscious, on the ground. Stopping, I grabbed the hilt of my gunblade, only to pause and feel my heart break at what I saw.
Kapri.
Walking out of the room, her eyes were pitch black, and she stumbled along. Her body moved as though she was a puppet being controlled. Her arms laid limply at her side and every step she took made her sway dangerously to the side, looking like she was about to fall over.
Though her eyes were black, they were also glazed. Her head laid at a limp angle, and every step was more of a dragged shuffle. Illusions of herself swayed with her body as she moved, making it almost like a wave effect. Some of their eyes were white, and others were their normal sky blue. Some filled with anger, others with sadness, and still others with helplessness.
"Kapri..." I whispered, walking forward. I reached out to touch her, but a painful electricity shot through my body, tossing me aside like a rag doll, and I could only stand against the nearby wall, weakly, as she staggered on.
Shaking my head, I lunged forward, trying to grab her arms, but was once again repelled, gritting my teeth against the pain as I was shot across the room.
I can't touch her! I thought angrily, feeling tears of frustration build up in my eyes. No! Dashing forward, I reached out again, managing to grasp her arm as my chst constricted painfully from the energy. Her head shot towards me and her eyes flashed back to their normal blue, begging for my help before they turned black again and she grinned wickedly, making my blood turn cold.
Feeling like I was being squeezed in a vice, I let out a pained cry, letting go of her arm as I struggled to breathe. As soon as I released my hold on her, I was shot against the far wall, again, and stood there, dazedly, staring at her back as she stumbled on, down the hallway. "Kapri... I'm sorry."
Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes and raised my hand, casting a Curaga on myself before opening them again and dashing forward, remaining far enough away from her that I didn't get blasted, but close enough to easily follow her to the bridge.
Andros, Tori and several controllers all got in her way as she headed to a specific console, but she easily blasted them all back, and Kelly ran to Tori's side as Kapri pushed a series of buttons.
"That's Adel's tomb's seal deactivation device!" Andros called in horror.
There was a beeping noise and a flash, and Kapri was gone from the room, shooting me one last evil grin before she vanished.
"Adels' Tomb Level 1, Seal Deactivated. Level 1 Seal has been Deactivated." an automated voice replied.
"There's only one seal left!" Andros called as his face went horribly white. He stood quickly and ran to a console and Tori ran to my side after casting a Cura on herself. "Oh, no! The moon!"
Running over to the monitor, I watched as the red spot grew more massive and a blue area formed in the center. As I zoomed in, I could see the energy radiating off the monsters as they growled viscously.
"It's overflowing with monsters." I muttered quietly. " The Lunar Cry..."
"If that's the case, we definitely have to stop her." Andros stated in determination, turning to me. "If she really wants to free Adel, she'll have to go out there. The Second Seal's on Adel's Tomb."
Rushing out of the bridge, I ran up the stairs and down the hall, stopping when I heard a horrified cry.
"Look! The moon's changing!"
Looking out the window, I felt my eyes widen as the pillar that had started before was now three times longer and the blue center was growing bigger. The pillar was extremely close to us, and kept growing closer.
"T-Tons of monsters! They're heading for Tears' Point in Esthar!"
"Then, that means that Lunatic Pandora is at Tears' Point! When did that happen?!!"
All of a sudden, the blue 'eye' of the pilar exploded and hoards of monsters rained down on Gaia! They just seemed to keep coming! Easily, millions of monsters were released, and their target was the Centra Continent on Gaia.
Please, let the others be safe. I prayed as I ran to the locker room. There, I noticed one suited figure standing in the air lock, their helmeted face turned in my direction, and even if I couldn't see her too well in the light, I knew it was Kapri. "Kapri! You have to stop!" I yelled, banging on the glass. Damn! I need a space suit!
Her suited figure waved briefly at me before abruptly turning and walking out the hatch.
"Dammit!" I yelled angrily, spinning and beginning going through the lockers, searching for a suit to wear. It was the fifth locker I searched, that I found one and I quickly slid it on over my clothes, strapping my gunblade to the suit belt. Placing the helmet on, I double checked that everything was fine, and headed out of the locker room via the same door as her, allowing myself to float down to where she was.
But I'd taken too long. By the time I got out there, I easily knew there was no catching up to her, but I tried. I floated down as quickly as I could, cursing the low speed of the bulky suit.
"Sir! It's not safe!" one suited male called as they took a second man's arm and led him towards the door to get into the ship.
The second man sighed and shook his head, and the third groaned a little. "The flood of monsters is getting closer to Adel's tomb."
"At this rate, Adel's tomb might fall somewhere near Esthar!"
"Why is this happening all at once? It's like someone planned this whole thing, but who could've planned this?!"
Frowning behind my helmet, I watched as a network of lasers moved into place at the bottom of the opening, keeping anyone else from going in or out. ...Sorceress Ultimecia... Damn! I can't get out!
With a sigh, I headed back on board the ship, keeping myself suited up. Currently, I was too worried about Kapri and listing the many ways to painfully kill Ultimecia to care about a bulky suit.
"We must evacuate! Please, Mr. President!" one of the suited men yelled.
The man from before, stared out the window, his helmet still in place. "Forget about me and just go!" he ordered.
His face might've been covered, and his voice distorted by the intercom, but I know I knew him from somewhere!
"Please, sir! We must go!"
The president was forcefully removed from the area, despite his protesting, but he turned and caught sight of me. I'd taken off my helmet and looked out the window with a frown, when I heard that familiar voice calling to me.
"You!" It was filled with recognition and shock, like he knew me as well, but couldn't believe I was standing in front of him. After a moment he sighed and chuckled. "Take good care of Kelly!" he ordered sternly before being dragged off once again.
After a brief moment, I rushed to the bridge, hearing Andros saying something about the flood of monsteres swallowing Adel's tomb and Kapri along with it. He rushed out of a side door, saying something about evacuating, and Tori hesitantly rushed after him, demanding to know if something could be done to save our friend.
The Tomb was swalowed by the monsters, like he predicted, but Kapri's suited body was pushed a long ways away, rather than swallowed up, and I allowed myself the briefest hint of hope that she could still be saved.
Kelly and I were left behind and she turned to me with such a pained look. "Shane, you should be protecting Kapri, not me. You're the only thing on her mind right now. Can't you hear her calling your name?"
"Take me to her." I begged, having once again replaced my helmet. "Please, Kelly! Sis!"
Her face grew troubled as Andros entered, calling for the next people to be loaded. "I don't know if I can, Shane. I don't know." she replied quickly before rushing off to the side door. Shooting one last, reluctant look to the floating, immobile body, I sighed and followed her.
"There's gotta be something we can do!" Tori demanded from a holding unit that would keep her safe during the pod's trip.
"The oxygen in the suit lasts 20 minutes. With the reserve, it'll give her an extra 5." Andros stated grimly as the pod shot off. "It's unfortunate, but there's nothing that can be done."
"GOD!!!" I screamed. "Kapri's gonna die unless we do something! Kelly, please! I've never felt this way before! Please, help me!"
She paused in holding unit and closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. "All right. I don't know if it'll work, but I'll try." she reluctantly agreed.
Standing in my holding unit, I took a deep breath as everything went hazy.
Flashback (Normal POV)
Hunter and Kapri were in the army vehicle and Hunter was trying to take her home, but she wasn't letting him. The vehicle kept swerving all over the road as Kapri kept trying to grab the wheel.
"Hunter, go back to the desert prison!" she ordered with a glare that made even Shane flinch.
He paled a little but shook his head with a grin. "No can do. Daddy dearest's orders. You're going home and that's final." he stated calmly. His grin faded in a moment though as Kapri decided to set her nails to the side of his face and he swerved madly, pulling over onto the side of the road. "Ouch! Are you crazy?!" he yelled, glaring at her as he held his injured cheek.
"We have to go back and help everyone!" she insisted firmly, opening the door and hopping out.
Hunter hopped out of his side too, walking over to glare at her. "They'll be fine! I'm sure they can get out on their own when the times comes."
"You don't know that!!" she screamed. Then she paused and seemed to think about it. "Ok, well maybe they can, but you know Shane! He'll go on about how he wasn't ordered to leave and probably get himself killed!" Stubborn hardass! "We can't let that happen! We're going back to help them! I don't care if I have to force you all the way there!" she insisted, walking behind him and pushing him back into the vehicle. Climbing in after him, she slapped him on the head repeatedly.
"Ow...ow...OUCH!!" he yelled, grabbing her arm and sighing. "Fine!" he hissed, starting the vehicle and turning it around as he rubbed the back of his head with a wince.
With a satisfied smirk, Kapri checked her crossbow, eyeing one of her bolts and then giving Hunter a pointed look that got him to drive all the faster. Turning her gaze to the road, Kapri allowed herself a small, silent giggle. Hang on Shane! We're coming to help!
Flashback
"Shane's ring?" Dustin asked in confusion as SeeDs milled around them. "I dunno where he bought it. I mean, it's not like we sit down and talk about that sorta thing."
Like I even wanna picture that! Blushing a little, Kapri shrugged. "But, it's just so cool! I want one just like it!"
"You mean the one with the monster on it?"
She nodded excitedly. "Yeah! That's the one!"
He seemed to think about it a moment before nodding with his arms folded over his chest. "Well, how 'bout I make you one? I'm pretty good at that sorta thing."" he stated with a grin.
Her eyes widened and she turned to him, jumping a little by now. "Really!! Sure, ok!!"
He nodded again. "Let's have Shane show us the real thing."
Her face turned a nice cherry red, and reluctantly, Kapri shook her head. "...We can't do that." she muttered quietly, looking to the ground.
"Why not?"
"...It's embarrassing." she admitted with a nervous giggle, her face reddening even further as she clasped her hands behind her back and scuffed the floor with her foot.
"Say what?" he demanded in confusion. Then, his eyes widened and he turned a deep red, himself. "Oh!"
"NO!" Kapri's eyes went even wider and her face actually paled. "No, no, no!" she repeated firmly, raising and shaking her hands. "It's not what you think!"
End Flashback (Shane's POV)
"Kelly! That wasn't it! That was too far back!" I called from my holding unit.
She nodded a little. "I'm sorry. Let me try again."
Things went hazy again, and I closed my eyes.
Flashback (Normal POV)
Everything was white and when Shane opened his eyes again, he found himself standing behind Kapri at the end of their last battle against Miko. Looking around, he saw Tori kneeling and shaking her head, Dustin was holding his head, Marh was leaning on him weakly, and Hunter was sitting down with a frown as he shook his head. Then, he saw himself laying on the ground with a look of confusion on his face and shuddered.
Where am I...?
Looking back towards the podium, Shane watched Blake breathing heavily on the ground, clearly dying and frowned as he felt a pang of guilt. He noticed the almost relieved look in Blake's eyes as the purple flashed again before it seemed to shatter and fade away.
You're...
Kapri collapsed to the ground and Shane instinctively tried to rush forward to help her, but found he could'nt move. Watching with a frown, he felt his eyes narrow as she slowly got back up. There was a flash of someone else in Kapri's place, but he ouldn't make it out as it was gone right away.
Kapri...
The flash came back as Kapri stumbled over to Blake and he watched as the strange woman turned around in Kapri's body, staring at him with a cruel smirk. She had a head piece on with long, grey horns attached to it, and her long, white hair hung down to her hips. She was clad in a skimpy, blood red dress and had strange tribal markings all over her visible body.
A deep, throaty chuckle echoed through the room hauntingly as the image faded and Kapri knelt beside Blake, lifting his head into her lap.
This isn't Kapri...!
"Oh, my loyal knight, Blake. The sorceress is alive..." The voice sounded like Kapri's but eerily, like another was imprinted over top, a deeper voice. "The sorceress commands..."
The sorceress... Then... Ultimecia?! The future sorceress is inside Kapri?!?! ...Transferred from Miko? ... Frowning, he stared at Kapri's obviously possessed body. ...Where's Kapri!!!?!?!?
"Find the legendary Lunatic Pandora, that is said to be hidden under the ocean. Only then shall the sorceress provide you with dreams, again." She stated calmly with a grin, placing her hand over his chest and healing his wounds.
His eyes filled with anger and he fought to sit up, but her hand clamped down tighter on his chest and he winced in pain, his eyes closing again. Almost immediately, he relaxed and when he opened his eyes, they flashed a brilliant purple as he grinned and slowly sat up. Standing, he walked off, as if in a trance. "Yes... As you wish...Ultimecia..."
Shane...I'm scared... the voice was faint, but he could hear it clearly and winced at the helpless tone.
The image of Ultimecia flashed again as Kapri collapsed completely, and disappeared all together.
Kapri!! he called in a panic.
A stronger, more determined, but no less terrified mental voice answered him. Who's there?!? Get out!
Feeling a mental shove, Shane closed his eyes and felt extremely dizzy.
End Flashback (Shane's POV)
Opening my eyes with a gasp, I sucked in precious oxygen as I felt my whole body shaking from a powerful electrical jolt. Hearing the sound of a holding unit opening, I looked to my right and saw Kelly fall out of hers, landing on her knees and panting heavily.
"Kelly!" Hitting a button in my unit, I opened it and moved over to kneel beisde her.
Panting a little more, she moved back so she was kneeling and gave me a shaky smile, her face pale. "Did you find out what happened to Kapri? Were you able to change the past?"
Shaking my head, I sighed deeply. "I couldn't change anything... What should I do?" I can't just give up on her!
Kelly's eyes grew misty and she smiled a little, brushing a hand down my cheek. "I remember those eyes." she stated with a distant look and soft voice. "You just looked at me with the same eyes that you had when you were little. Those curious, innocent puppy-dog eyes. I loved those eyes."
"That's the past." I stated quietly with a frown.
She nodded. "That's right. What's important is right now. I just learned that."
"I have to save Kapri now. That's the only thing I can do, right?" I asked softly.
Kelly nodded a little and leaned back into the unit, closing her eyes. "That's right. Talk to her, Shane. Your voice might not reach her, but your heart will. Are you ready? I'm taking you to the nearest past...to the closest present to the future..."
Things went hazy, and I quickly raced myself against my unit before closing my eyes.
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Wow. I'm out of it. LOL. I've been tired all day, and after going to the gym, I feel... well, I feel stoned. I'm NOT! But I feel like I am and I'm sitting here, laughing and being totally random for no reason at all...
Anyway, Hope you like it.
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"Life Support has terminated."
Good bye. Shane...
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R+R please.
Thank you.
Tenshi