And now, Chapter 2! Thanks for all of your reviews. ) You can check next chapter's commentary post for more in-depth stuff. But, I couldn't have gotten this far without the help—

Alida: Wait. Aren't you forgetting something?

Star Equinox: Huh? No I'm not!

Alida: I think you are.

Kalyi Fei: Cough Satu-D-2 Cough

(Satu-D-2 walks in)

Satu-D-2: Well, hi!!! (Waves)

Star Equinox: (points at Alida) hey! I was supposed to introduce her!! Not you!!

Alida: Why are you blaming me?!?!? It was Kalyi who mentioned her!!!

Satu-D-2: You know, Alida does have a point.

Kalyi: (mutters) Sure…blame the Selkie…

Star Equinox: Anyway…(glare at Alida and Kalyi) this is Satu-D-2

Satu-D-2: (waves again)

Star Equinox: She is the editor of this FFCC fanfic.

Satu-D-2: Editor?!?

Star Equinox: Uh… She is the coauthor of this—

Satu-D-2: Coauthor?!?!?!?

Star Equinox: Fine! We wrote the story together!

Satu-D-2: Damn straight.

Star Equinox: What is that supposed to mean!?

Alida: (Quickly) And now, the story!

Kalyi Fei: Wait! What about the Copyright…oh… (silenced after Alida points to the two fuming authors, giving each other death glares)

Kalyi Fei: And now onto the story!

Chapter 2

"Mog! Give me thunder!" Kalyi yelled.

Alida sped across the rafts, casting holy whenever she had a chance. Every time her spell made contact, the dragon became even angrier. All the while, Alida dodged the attacks from the Dragon.

Mog dropped the chalice to the ground, and fumbled with a spell. "No Mog, that's blizzard!" Kalyi yelled. "I need to stun the thing!"

"Sorry Kupo!" Mog cried, recasting until he created a thunder spell. "Alida!" Kalyi yelled, "Keep the thing busy!"

"What the heck do you think I'm doing!?!" she yelled back, dodging a yellow beam. "Hurry up and attack it before the holy spell wears off!"

Kalyi charged up a focus attack with her racket, aiming for the dragon. At the last instant, she absorbed Mog's thunder spell, and released the thunderstrike. She sailed through the air, but landed at the edge of the raft, almost toppling over into the water. "I can't get close enough!" she yelled.

Suddenly, a Sahagin popped up from the marshes. It stood there for a moment, looking at first Kalyi Fei and then at Alida. Then, deciding to pick the one that's closer, it charged at the Clavat and swiped at her shoulder.

"Ow!" Alida glared at the monster. "Scram, you creep," she snapped, throwing a quick few blows at the monster. It fell in a helpless heap. "Uh, I understand how entertaining it is to attack Sahagins," Kalyi said, "But, the Dragon's a bigger threat!"

The Dragon made a good point. It threw another blast of energy at them. They jumped out of the way in opposite directions.

Alida dodged a second blast, rolling along the rafts. She accidentally exited the chalice's aura. Her eyes watered against the thickened miasma. "Kalyi!" she choked. She was barely able to jump out of the way of another attack.

"Alida!" The dragon zombie glared down at the Clavat. It reared back. "Mog get the chalice!" Kalyi cried. "Get to Alida!"

A toxic green fume plumed out of the Dragon's mouth on top of Alida. The sickened gas entered her lungs. Alida grabbed her chest, plummeted by two poisonous gasses. She fell to her knees.

"ALIDA!!" Kalyi interchanged to her prism bludgeon, firing two quick blasts at the dragon. Together, she and Mog raced to Alida. "Mog! Drop the chalice and stay here with Alida!" Kalyi yelled. Mog did as he was told. "Alida, when I cast fire, cast life," Kalyi said. Alida immediately realized what the Selkie was doing.

"No! Kalyi!" she struggled to stand up.

Kalyi sped out of the Crystal's aura before Alida could stop her. All the while, Kalyi attacked the dragon with blasts of energy. The Dragon became enraged. He swiped at the Selkie, nicking her a few times with its long claws.

Kalyi stopped at the edge of the raft, and turned, staring into the eyes of the monster. The Miasma stung at her senses as she tried hard not to black out.

The Dragon had had it with the annoying Selkie. It reared back, ready to release a full-blown attack. "Kalyi! No!"

At that instant, Kalyi charged a fire spell. Alida knew that there was no other choice. She immediately created a Life spell, fusing it with Kalyi's fire.

Everything happened at once. Alida and Kalyi released their spells at the same time, creating a powerful Holgia spell. The blinding white light penetrated into the Dragon, but not before it released its final blow. A large ball of energy had materialized in its mouth, which slammed into the Selkie. Kalyi was knocked backwards. "KALYI!"

The Zombie Dragon flailed out, unable to withstand the powerful attack. It crashed into the marshes, kicking up mud and spewing it everywhere. Then, in a bright blast of light, it disintegrated, and the smoke curled off into the air.

Alida fell backwards from the blast, coughing on the gritty air. "Kalyi?" she cried, trying to see through the dust. A limp figure laid a few feet away from her and Mog. Blood trickled her nose and mouth, her hair thick and matted with blood, the crimson liquid combining with the thick mud. Her purple eyes were pleading, slightly glazed with pain, before they slowly slid closed.

"Kalyi!" Alida raced over to where her friend lay. She slumped down next to the limp body. "No, don't do this to me…"

Alida fumbled with a life magicite, quickly casting the spell. The soft yellowish light enveloped Kalyi. Alida held her breath.

The light faded, and in a split second, Kalyi Fei shot up, gasping for air. "You're okay!" Alida squeezed her into a tight hug.

"Gaak! I just died, Clavat! Don't kill me again!" Kalyi gasped, trying to break away from Alida.

"Are you crazy?!? What did you think you were doing!?!" Alida snapped. "What if I didn't have this life magicite? What if I had died as well!?! There wouldn't be anyone to revive us! We'd die, and take Tipa along with our myrrh-less crystal! And what about—"

Kalyi Fei rubbed her temples, waiting for Alida to catch her breath. "That's why I led the dragon away from you," Kalyi said the instant she had a chance. "And I told Mog to keep the chalice and stay with you. That way you couldn't die." She looked at Alida. "And I wouldn't have done that if you didn't have a Life magicite."

"What if we missed our spells and didn't cast Holgia?!?"

"If you didn't, then Mog would still cast Holy with you." Kalyi answered. "That's another reason why I left him with you."

"It wouldn't have been enough!"

"No, but it would give you enough time to come over and revive me," she answered.

"What if I was too stunned to cast Holgia!?!"

Kalyi smiled. "You did cast it. Why bother?"

"Yeah but what if—"

"Alida," Kalyi said cutting her off. She was in no mood to hear the Clavat go on a mini-rampage again. "We've been traveling with each other for years. Years, Alida. We fought all kinds of monsters, and you get a little miffed up on a dragon we already defeated?"

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Kalyi: What!?!? How come I died!?!

Star Equinox: Because you did.

Satu-D-2: Aw, poor bubby. At least you came back to life.

Kalyi: It's not fair! (pouts)

Alida: Come on, Kalyi. You were the hero!

Kalyi Fei: (Mumbles) I suppose so…

Satu-D-2: Read and Review! cough DBZ RULES cough

Star Equinox: What!?! Oh come on! Link and Cloud are sooo much better looking than any DBZ character!

Satu-D-2: How dare you! Tien is waaaay cuter than Link!!! And the way he acts with Chiaotzu shows he'd be a good dad too!!

Star Equinox: Dad!?!?!

Satu-D-2: Did I say dad? I meant...uh... flushes

Kalyi Fei: This can't be good...