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Chapter 15
The Shady Deal
Sip...sip...huh, this hot chocolate's pretty good...WHY AM I EVEN DRINKING HOT CHOCOLATE?! I've been guarding Rin for hours, and yet Movaak, Leila or Tsuki didn't even come out of the room.
I glanced at the clock, and saw the hour hand go to the 4. Great, its 4:00 am. Rin was behind the counter, shifting through some papers. And I was sitting on a chair with my feet propped on the table.
Man, guarding is SO boring! I guess I can...close my eyes for a little bit. You know, just to get some energy. I mean, if I hear anything out of place, I'll wake up quickly. Nothing to worry about.
I closed my eyes and suddenly felt like I was being lifted. Everything turned black, but there was a tiny dot of light somewhere ahead of me.
Someone in a blue and white robe staring at me with a huge smirk on his face. His blue hair was kind of long with 2 long antennae-like bangs went up from his hair. And………wait, an Aeon's right behind him. It had a bandaged body with these two petals enveloping it. And it only had one eye, and its screams ringed in my ear.
I woke up just to see that the lobby was dark. But light was filtering in from the closed curtains. Wow, it felt like just a short time….and I feel well rested.
I got up and went through the hallway to stand right in front of the inn's door. So…..what took Movaak, Leila and Tsuki so long to replace my guard shift? And….where's Rin? Huh, maybe I should search for him before waking the others up.
I got out of the hallway and got into the lobby. Man, now that I noticed, does this place even get that many visitors? I turned the door knob and opened the door. The sun's rays streamed through the doorway as if taking off a black blanket off a huge window. Wow, it was bright!
The corral was already opened, so the chocobos were wandering around feeding on the pastures. Is this huge space even a pasture? All of a sudden…..a huge thumping sound was heard.
I squinted my eyes to see a little farther and I spotted something really huge with bulky arms and legs wobbling towards the pastures. Wait….chocobo corral….wasn't there something that we're supposed to fight?
All of a sudden, something clicked in my head. Well, literally. I rubbed the back of my head and turned around to see Movaak in his white cloak, Leila and Tsuki behind him with their weapons out. That's Movaak with this weird volcano-looking arm claw, Leila transformed into her werewolf form, and Tsuki with his golden bow.
I sighed. "Man, what took you guys so long? And why didn't anyone take my shift? I was frickin bored!"
Tsuki groaned and rubbed his head wearily. "You're lucky you weren't in the room. Leila was talking….alot….when we were trying to sleep."
I glanced at Tsuki more closely and saw some dark bags under his eyes. Wow, looks like they haven't had a good night's sleep. I looked at Movaak and saw that….he looks well rested. And Leila was just grooming herself. I looked back across the pasture to see the blundering huge monster coming towards us.
"Well, that's the Chocobo Eater that's advancing towards us. I've heard that they usually roam near the borders of a chocobo farm or corral," whispered Movaak.
The Chocobo Eater…..WAS HUGE!! It had 2 huge arms that spanned the size of the Rin Agency. It also had huge legs and huge shoulders with bulging veins and muscles. It had a huge gorilla like face with rows of sharp teeth that was slobbering with saliva. Man….I think I'm gonna throw up.
I reverted my right arm into my 3 bladed scythe arm. We haven't fought for a while. Hope my skills are still up to par.
The Chocobo Eater glared at us and roared, opening its jaws really wide. Two bluish tongues sprang out, shaking from the violent roar that the Chocobo Eater was emitting.
I dashed forward towards the Chocobo Eater and yelled out, "STONE WAVE!!" I pierced the ground with my finger blades, and within moments a row of stalagmites was rushing towards the Eater. But it seemed pretty smart. It lifted its legs up high and with a mighty growl, stomped the ground so hard, a huge earthen wall erupted in front of him. My stalagmites just stabbed into the wall harmlessly.
Movaak then ran forward and used my Stone Wave attack as some kind of makeshift bridge. He ran all the way to the wall and jumped so high, he made it over. He reeled his left arm in, and with a shout he slammed his clawed fist onto the Eater's forehead, making a huge eruption at the same time. When the dust settled, the earthen wall was torn apart and Movaak was standing there with his volcanic arm spewing out black smoke. Pff….he's such a show off.
The Chocobo Eater was laying on its back with its mouth wide open. A crater sized hole can be seen in the Eater's forehead, blood was spilling onto the ground.
I looked behind to see Tsuki and Leila running towards us. Leila was in her human form and Tsuki had his bow strapped on his back.
"Dang Movaak! Nice move there!" Tsuki cried out, clapping loudly. Leila just giggled and clapped too.
I slumped my shoulders. "Guys….I did most of the work here!"
Leila looked at me in a strange way. "Really? Well then, good job Will!"
Wait…no one noticed me? Come on, I made that stone-made rampart for Movaak! Even though I didn't notice!
Movaak just nodded and turned to look at me. His eyes shown…curiosity. "Will, where's Rin? I hope you didn't let him out of your sights."
Oh shoot, I forgot all about him! I scratched my head nervously with a half smile on my face. "Um, I think he's in the bathroom?"
"Nuh uh!" yelled out Tsuki. "I was using the bathroom before I got out here!" I glanced from Tsuki, Leila, and then to Movaak's face. I'm in deep doodoo, again.
Movaak's eyes started to twitch a little. "You….how can you NOT guard Rin? He was in the lobby WITH YOU!!" Movaak raised his clawed arm and slammed it down, but I quickly blocked it with my forearm.
"I'm sorry Movaak! How about this, all of us just continue our way to get Anuy back, and maybe we can find Rin?"
Movaak quickly did a roundhouse kick to my face, making me fall on my side. Leila gasped and held her mouth.
"What if Rin was captured by those people who wanted something from him?" Leila asked.
Tsuki rubbed his chin in thought. "Yeah, Leila has a point. That could be a possibility. Although we don't know who it is…"
"Its Sophia."
Everyone looked at me with surprise. Movaak arched his eyebrows. "Sophia? What do you mean Will?"
I shifted my legs a little and did a little bit of a hop. Man, standing here is boring. "Well…while you guys were in the room, I saw Sophia talking with Rin, something about…..well, something. It seems that Sophia's in with the people that wants to bother Rin."
Leila gritted her teeth and clenched her fist. "That Sophia…she's gonna go down for hurting Summoner Anuy!" I nodded in agreement.
When I turned around to see if Movaak was gonna say anything….he was facing towards the sun. His eyes were strange. And his face looked sorrowful. What for?
Tsuki then pointed at the road ahead of us. "Well guys, I guess we're gonna have to go on ahead and look for Rin. He may still be close."
We all nodded and jumped over the Chocobo Eater. The chocobos were twittering happily when we passed them. Heh, looks like we saved them just in time.
Okay…..WHERE ARE WE!?
We were running through a path until we suddenly went through some kind of forest. Tsuki went ahead of us to scout out the area. Wow, its like we warp from one place to another.
The forest looked very…mysterious. The trees had their bark charred with no leaves filling up the branches. It was like a forest fire went through them all. There were several stumps of trees that looked charred as well. The ground was powdery with dust and smoke. A thick blanket of smokey mist hovered the ground. Not a single noise could be heard, except from our footsteps and breathing.
"Hmm, looks like we've ran into some kind of..illusion." muttered Movaak.
Illusion? But why would there be an illusion? Especially somewhere near the path that we were running across? And we were looking for Rin!
Leila was breathing heavily. "Guys…did you hear something?"
I scanned around the trees and tried to get a hint of some out of place noise. Nope, nothing. "You're probably imagining things, Leila."
Leila looked at me and groaned. "Didn't you hear what Movaak said, though? This may be an illusion. We may never know. Maybe we should keep our guard up. I…wouldn't want to be surprised or anything." Leila hugged herself tightly while looking around quickly. Yeah, I think I'm getting a bit paranoid as well.
We heard a shout from ahead and saw Tsuki run towards us waving his golden bow. "Hey guys! Looks like I've found a way out of here! Follow me!" I looked at Movaa and then at Leila and we all dashed towards where Tsuki was heading towards.
Several seconds later, we came across a spacious, circular field that was surrounded by charred trees. Wisps of smoke was billowing out from the trees. That's strange.
Tsuki pointed across from our location. "Look guys, there's a door over there. We can go through that and we may be able to get out." I stared at Tsuki.
"We MAY be able to get out of here? That doesn't sound good." But he was right. There was a door.
It had some curved grooves that was engraved on the door that was shaped like a brain. The door knob was made out of grey metal, and 4 spikes protruded from the middle. The door's description would be….ominous.
Leila gasped and rushed towards the door. "Come on guys, we're almost out of this Yevon-forsaken forest!!" I was about to tell her to wait, but oh well, Tsuki also ran to the door. Movaak just walked. Leila was turning the knob furiously while Tsuki was pulling on it, being careful of the spikes.
Tsuki then let go of the door knob and took a step back. "Dang, this door won't budge! It's like something from the other side is holding onto the door knob."
"If you were guessing that, you're pretty good kid," said an arrogant voice. We all turned around and across from us was…. Misake. And right beside him was 3 other people.
Whoa, wait, JECHT's there! What the….isn't he supposed to be Sin? But then again:
There's this other guy with a huge build, with ripped muscles. He also wore a white muscle shirt and blue jeans. His skin was peach colored with his dark brown eyes. He was bald, but he was hiding part of it with some kind of army cap. He also had a mustache.
And finally….it was Anuy. She was being held by the big guy with rope wrapped around her body. There was a gag bounded on her mouth, so she couldn't say a single word. She was moving around, trying to get the man to let go of her. Her eyes were staring at us with fright. Finally, we found her…in less then 2 days….
Movaak stepped up and reverted his left arm into the volcanic arm claw. "Misake! You were supposed to be dead!"
Misake smirked and pointed at Movaak. "Did you actually think I would die that easily? From some amateur kid? And remember, I'm IMMORTAL, I can't die fool." Misake flexed his prosthetic right arm. "Pfff, but I guess immortality even has its own consequences."
I felt a tap on my shoulder, and when I turned around, Tsuki was pointing at Anuy. I nodded and turned to face the 4 people. We're gonna have to take Anuy back.
While Tsuki was explaining to Leila, I reverted my right arm into my scythe blade arm.
"Whoa, whoa kid, calm down. We aren't here to kill yah. We're here to make a deal," Misake said. He pointed towards Anuy. "We'll give her to you…if you hand over yourself to us." Misake was pointing at me.
Leila and Tsuki gasped and Movaak grunted in disgust. Why would they want….me?
"What business do you have with Will? Why do you want him?" Leila was already screaming at them.
Jecht was stepping forward with his hand on his sword. "Let's just say that our Maester wants to have a little chat with him, tha's all. So come on WILL, come to us. We'll make it worth your while. I mean, even your beloved Summoner's gonna be safe with them. Good deal, eh kid?"
I gritted my teeth. Well, the deal does sound plausible. Giving myself in for the return and safety of Summoner Anuy. Yeah, I'll do it. I nodded towards Jecht and stepped slowly towards them. Wait, but what if this was a trap? I remember watching movies at home when the hero would give himself up to save someone, just to get himself killed. Hmmm…what movie was that anyways?
I heard Leila mutter a no and Tsuki shaking his head sadly. I felt Movaak's glare burning my back. Sweat was starting to drip from my hair and my scythe blade was starting to get shaky. The mist on the ground was starting to swirl quickly.
Suddenly the big guy who was holding Anuy threw her towards Movaak and Jecht dashed towards me, wrapped his arms around my neck and dragged me to his group. Misake sneered and waved at them.
"Thanks Movaak, you've been a real help. We'll return him in one piece…unless our Maester shreds him to pieces. But just hope for the best, okay?" And with that the three of them took out a small, black marble like thing and I was suddenly knocked out by some foul smell. Damn, stupid black out.
Out of Will's Perspective
Movaak bent down and brought Anuy up to her feet. Tsuki rushed forward and took off the gag that was binding Anuy's mouth. Anuy sputtered a little and gasped.
"Th-thank you, everyone. Wow, I can't believe that….it was only 2 days but it felt like a year."
Leila walked up towards Anuy and smiled. "At least you're safe. But now we have to save WILL….man, we have to rescue people constantly."
Tsuki was rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "It's strange. Everytime we get out of a predicament, there's always a new one right around the corner. First we had to fend off some Hunters, then fight against Tidus' group which we failed at for some reason, and then there's Yevon who's breaking their own laws of using machina weapons. And anyways….who were they?"
Movaak patted Anuy's shoulder and then looked at Tsuki. "The people that took Will are called the Variants. A group that is part of Yevon, who assasinates and exterminates any possible obstructions that are in the way of the Maesters."
Tsuki arched his eyebrows and dusted off his jacket. "And you're saying that Will, specifically, is an obstruction to the Maester's plans?"
Movaak shrugged. "Possibly, I mean, they probably heard about us defeating a regiment of soldiers at Kilika, partly beating up Tidus's group and then beating up some Hunters. We would obviously get some recognition from those kinds of actions."
Everyone heard Anuy gasp. "Everyone, I just remembered something. While I was stuck at the airship with Zakuo and Sophia, they were talking with the Variants. I've heard that they were gonna try to stop Summoner Yuna's pilgrimage. We gotta stop them!"
Everyone was glancing at each other nervously, except Movaak. All he was doing was staring at the greyish sky. "Everyone, we better get going. Now we have to look for Rin AND Will, so let's go."
Tsuki nodded and grabbed the knob. When he turned it, mysteriously, the door opened with a squeak. A bright light seeped through the crack of the door. "Hey guys! This door actually leads outside! Come on, LET'S GO!"
Leila and Anuy smiled and followed Tsuki out the door while Movaak was standing at the doorway. His eyes were slits, staring at the back of Anuy. "That's strange…when was Anuy able to walk? Something is not right." Movaak walked out of the misty forest.
When the door closed, Misake, Jekt, Will, the buff guy and another figure appeared out of the black mist. Jekt and Misake was laughing loudly while the buff guy was carrying Will on his shoulder.
The other figure was a teenaged girl. She had pink hair that ended up with 2, long pig tails that hung to her neck. Her dark red eyes and her peach complexion made her look malicious. She wore on a black swim suit that exposed her belly button and her thighs. She also wore on black high heels. A red ring was worn on her finger, with 2 red hoop earrings were hanging from her ear.
"Hey Malfonse, why aren't you laughing with Misake and Jekt? You're getting left out of their laughing fit."
Malfonse grunted and shook his head. "We have to be serious about this Calera, Will's group is not to be trifled with. That Movaak guy is dangerous. He has a mysterious nature to him."
Calera giggled and smacked Malfonse's arm lightly. "Ah, you're such a mature man." She then turned her gaze towards Misake and Jekt. "So now what?"
Jekt rubbed his chin with a sneer on his face. "Well, let's bring this stupid brat to Maester Seymour. We'll then continue looking for that Tidus kid."
Misake nodded his head. "Hm, yeah, good idea. I got my love, Sophia and that Zakuo guy to help us to stall Will's friends. We'll have enough time by then."
Jekt sneered and glanced at everyone. "Well then my friends, let's report to Maester Seymour. Us Variants have a job to do." They all nodded in agreement and was then wrapped by a black, miasmic fog. The next instant, they all disappeared.
Movaak, Leila, Anuy and Tsuki suddenly appeared at Mushroom Rock. The path was all rock and dirt, on one side was a huge wall of rocks. On the other side was a vast ocean that was dotted with many stalagmite-like mountains. The place was quiet, except for the group's footsteps and the ocean's constant contact with the rock wall.
Leila was talking with Anuy until Movaak rushed between them and grabbed Anuy by the waist. He then picked her up and violently slammed her into the rocky wall. Leila and Tsuki gasped in surprise.
"Movaak, what are you doing to Anuy?!" yelled out Tsuki. Leila was grabbing hold of Movaak's shoulders.
"Movaak, sir! Please let go of Summoner Anuy! I don't know what your problem is but-GAH!" Leila yelped as Movaak shoved her to the ground. Movaak had an iron grip on Anuy's neck and she gasped for breath.
"Tsuki, Leila, didn't you guys notice at all? As in why Anuy was suddenly walking on her legs. She doesn't even have legs. She walks with a wheelchair, remember?" Leila and Tsuki looked at each other with wide eyes.
"Now that you mention it, yeah, she's supposed to be sitting on a wheelchair." Tsuki then continued on while inspecting Anuy's legs. "Wow…..how…did you get your legs?"
Movaak let go of Anuy for her to catch her breath. Anuy gasped for breath, and when she had enough, she stuttered a little before explaining. "Um, well, you know…er, somehow..uh.."
Movaak looked from Tsuki to Leila. They both got the message. Tsuki took out his golden bow and shot 4 arrows, pinning Anuy from her arms and legs. Movaak reverted his left arm while Leila transformed into her werewolf form.
"You're not Summoner Anuy, are you?" asked Movaak with a slight hint of suspicion.
Anuy had her head down and giggled softly. "Wow….so only Movaak found out? You two must be very stupid."
Being enraged by that comment, Tsuki raised his bow and aimed for her face, while Leila bared her fangs and flexed her muscles. Anuy then looked up and gazed at Movaak's face seductively.
"Hello love, it's been a while huh?"
Movaak's eyes went wide. "No, it can't be…"
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A/N: Wow, I haven't updated in a LONG while. Please forgive me!! Oh, hope you guys are enjoying the story and please don't forget to R&R!! :D
And now, what has happened to Rin? What were the Variants plans and what did they REALLY want with Will? And who is this disguised Anuy? We may find out these questions on the next several chapters.
BIOS UNLOCKED!!
Name: Jekt
Age: ??
Race: ??
Height: 5'10
Weight: 130
Build: Very toned and well built
Main Weapon: Black sword and black, meteorite blitzball
Special Skills:
Jekt Shot: Jekt would throw up his blitzball and rush towards the opponent all the while slashing at the opponent. Once the ball get's close, Jekt jumps and does a bicycle kick which propels towards the enemy.
Drunken Blitz: Jekt would drink some sake out of some miasmic mist and becomes drunk. He would then swing his sword wildly, which sends out a sonic boom.
Infamous Drive: Jekt would throw his blitzball upwards and then swing his sword like a bat, sending the ball towards the enemy. When it makes contact with anything solid, it will blow up in a very large radius.
Overdrive: Aeonic Blitz: Jekt would transform into his Aeon form for a short duration and throw a huge boulder that would act like a blitzball. The boulder would ram the enemy several times and when Jekt raises his sword, he'll slam it down creating a huge explosion in a large radius.
Appearance: He had a red headband around his head with brown hair cropped out. He had dark brown eyes and some facial hair. He had a really tan, toned body and had a curvy T-shaped tattoo on his chest. On his left arm was a metallic prosthetic arm while he had a bandage-like cloth wrapped around his right wrist. He also wore black shorts with a orange skirt cloth that covered his right leg. And he was barefoot.
Personality: This Jekt acts rough and he HATES children. He's very harsh towards any person except his Variant friends. He's always drinking and would always pick fights with random strangers. But he's also able to hold that lust for battle.
Proficient Ability: He's able to take and deliver heavy damage. And he's good with blitzball so he's a good swimmer as well.
Fighting Style: Strength and Speed
Was This Person Born or Warped to Spira: ??
Reason Why The Character Joined the Variants: ??
Background: His background information can not be verified. This topic is classified information for the Yevon Technological Experimentation Center. This test subject's information is unable to be found.
Name: Calera
Age: 16
Race: ??
Height: 5'8
Weight: 105
Build: Very nice figure
Main Weapon: A rose whip
Special Skills:
Spark Slap: When the tip of the whip hits anything solid, an electrical charge emits. This can shock the enemy.
Entangled Anaconda: When the whip wraps around an enemy, Calera can swing the enemy around and slam them into obstacles.
Swift Wack: Calera will just swiftly move her wrists around, spinning her whip around to slap the enemy.
Overdrive: Whip Area: Calera will encase herself with the whip and then repulse it around the area, hitting and knocking back any enemies.
Appearance: She had pink hair that ended up with 2, long pig tails that hung to her neck. Her dark red eyes and her peach complexion made her look malicious. She wore on a black swim suit that exposed her belly button and her thighs. She also wore on black high heels. A red ring was worn on her finger, with 2 red hoop earrings were hanging from her ear.
Personality: Calera is the kind of girl that always makes fun of other people. But she's kind to her Variant friends. When Calera finds an opponent to fight, she becomes giggly and she taunts her opponent many times to enrage them.
Proficient Ability: Calera is known to combine gymnastics with her whip attacks.
Fighting Style: Speed
Was This Person Born or Warped to Spira: ??
Reason Why The Character Joined The Variants: ??
Background: Her background information can not be verified. This topic is classified information for the Yevon Technological Experimentation Center. This test subject's information is unable to be found.
Name: Malfonse
Age: 27
Race: ??
Height: 6'0
Weight: 150
Build: Very buff with ripped muscles
Main Weapon: Dual wielded metal hammers
Special Skills:
Double Spinning Hammers: Malfonse would throw both of his hammers towards his enemy, which would spin like a boomerang. The hammers would then come back to Malfonse.
Enraged Burst: Malfonse would raise both of his hammers and then smash them both into the ground, creating a huge explosion.
Spinning Top: Malfonse outstretches his hammers and then he would start spinning, turning into a mini tornado.
Overdrive: Pinned Crusher: Malfonse would throw one of his hammer to hit the enemy's stomach, and then he would charge forward. He raises his hammer and smashes its right in front of the enemy, creating an explosion. Stalagmites would then rise up to pierce the pinned enemy.
Appearance: Malfonse has a huge build, with ripped muscles. He also wore a white muscle shirt and blue jeans. His skin was peach colored with his dark brown eyes. He was bald, but he was hiding part of it with some kind of army cap. He also had a mustache
Personality: He's more of the serious type of person. He is usually kind to his Variant companions. When he's in battle, he would be in an enraged state, smashing his hammers everywhere.
Proficient Ability: Malfonse is a tank, so he doesn't feel that much pain. But because of that, he doesn't know if he's bleeding profusely or not.
Fighting Style: Strength
Was This Person Born or Warped to Spira: ??
Reason Why The Character Joined The Variants: ??
Background: His background information can not be verified. This topic is classified information for the Yevon Technological Experimentation Center. This test subject's information is unable to be found.