"Where are we?" Asked Lightning. "This is Lake Bresha. Why aren't we drowning?" Asked Sazh. "Because, this lake was crystallised" Said Hope. "Hope!? Where were you?" Asked Lightning. "I told you. I had to go to a special place" Said Hope. "Who are you?" Asked Hope 2. "Hope. Yeah, I know, you might be a little confused, what, with me and you being called Hope, but let me explain" Said Hope. Hope then walked over to Lightning. "So... what's happened?" Asked Hope. "Well, me and Sazh got helped by some stranger that looked like you, he sent us through a portal, we found my sister turning to crystal, and now we're here" Said Lightning. "Hey, Hope. Are you going to explain?" Asked Hope 2. "Never. I said that I would explain. I didn't say anything about when, though" Said Hope. "You're a jerk" Said Hope 2. "No I'm not. I'm just specific" Said Hope. "Anyway, is anyone hurt?" Asked Lightning. "No, not that I can tell" Said Snow. "Well, there is a burning sensation on my shoulder" Said Sazh. "Same for me, on my neck" Said Hope 2. "Me two, but mines on the back of my hand" Said Snow. "Mines on my chest" Said Lightning. "I'm ok" Said Vanelle. "Eah, so am I" Said Hope. "Yeah buddy" Said Vanelle. "What was that moment?" Asked Hope. "It's a L'ce Mark" Said Sazh. "So, what are we supposed to do?" Asked Snow. "What do you mean, we?" Asked Hope 2. "We. Plural. As in, not just one of us" Said Hope. "I know that!" Shouted Hope 2. "Well, forward until dawn" Said Hope, before he started walking away. "Well!? Are you coming?" Asked Hope.
(Switches between 8 different face shots of Hope, Lightning, Sazh, Vanelle, Snow,
A sword in my heart, a shining courage, I know it's inside me, the only miraculous
Hope 2 and Emily, and 1 blacked out face.) (Hope punches the screen, revealing the
trump card, I have is myself.
title) (The title gets blown away)
The wind tells me that my strength is inside me, if I can handle even fear, then I'll move
(It then changes to a shot of Serah, getting trapped in crystals)
forward. I run, slicing through the wind. Throwing away my confusion, I want to believe
(It then changes to a shot of Lightning and Hope falling)
That I can go anywhere, no matter how far. A voice cries out amid my dilemma.
(Cuts to Hope, Sazh, Vanelle, Snow, Hope 2 and Lightning, back to back against
Breaking down all impossibilities, a sword in my heart, a shining courage! I know it's
PSICOM) (All the PSICOM people fall, with Lightning, Sazh, Vanelle, Snow and Hope
inside me! An invisible power guides me! Blade! When I awake from sleeping, I'm in the
Estheim fighting) (Ends with Hope's Hookblades and Emily's Staff clashing)
future, the place where my sadness ends!
"Well, where would they be?" Asked a PSICOM officer. "Who knows? They went down with the ship, so to speak" Said another PSICOM Officer. "Interesting. How did you guys get down here?" Asked Hope. "How you think" Said Lightning. "You died, and this is heaven" Said Hope. "What? No" Said Lightning. "We don't know" Said Vanelle. "Ok. Hey, that one has a Zerin Shooter" Said Hope. "A what?" Asked Lightning. "Zerin Shooter. It's an impressive gun/ knuckle duster. The other one. He has a Mousou Saber. They can't have those weapons" Said Hope. Hope then snuck up behind the two PSICOM Officers, and knocked them out. "Wow, that was easy" Said Hope, emotionlessly. "They have alarms in there suits" Said Lightning. "What?" Asked Hope. Suddenly, high pitched alarms went off. "What the hell!? That's loud" Said Hope. Hope and Lightning were then quickly surrounded by 6 more PSICOM Officers. "Wow. How un- freaking- predictable" Said Hope. "You are under arrest" Said an officer. "Wait. We're under arrest? First of all, aren't you an army? Second of all, why? Third of all..." Said Hope, before he kicked the Officer in front of him, knocking him down, and Lightning slashing at the three in front of her with the Blazefire Sabre. "So I'll take these guys then" Said Hope. "3 on 1 isn't fair, but that's ok. Just one good hit, and they win" Said Lightning, before she quickly wounded all three opponents. Hope quickly picked up the Zerin Shooter, and shot all three of his opponents, knocking them out. "Wow. The only thing that I wasn't taught about happened first. So. Much. Fun. One of them had a Shinning Caliber to" Said Hope. Hope then picked up the weapons that the PSICOM officers had, and put them into a small bag. "No way that all fit into there" Said Lightning. "Infinite room in the bag. Most people have one" Said Hope. "I don't" Said Lightning. "Really?" Asked Hope. "Can we get going!?" Asked Hope 2. "Oh. We have companions" Said Hope. "Come on, let's go" Said Lightning. "You heard her. Let's go" Said Hope. The group then started walking.
10 minutes later
"Look! Ruins" Said Hope. "Ruins? That's what excites you?" Asked Lightning. "Most days. Two outta three" Said Hope. "So, why do these ruins matter?" Asked Hope 2. "Well, there old, they make for amazing bullet protection, and who knows? Maybe a Fal'ce will show up and explain your mission to you" Said Hope. "I remember the word kill" Said Vanelle. "Great. So now we know we have to kill someone. A- fucking- mazeing" Said Sazh. "Halt!" Shouted a PSICOM officer, as he and a friend pointed there guns at the group. "Guys, do as they say" Said Hope. "What!?" Asked Lightning. "There playing right into our hands" Said Hope. "What do you mean?" Asked a PSICOM officer. "Just take about 3 steps forward and find out" Said Hope. "Open fire!" Shouted a PSICOM officer. The two PSICOM officers then tried to fire there guns, but they were jammed. "How!?" Asked a PSICOM Officer. "You should have taken those three steps forward. I shot my Kunai Gun. The two towers next to you two? The kunai attached to them are producing a jamming signal, rendering you're guns useless" Said Hope. Lightning then shot both of them, knocking them out. "Well, is that what you got in that special place?" Asked Lightning. "No. I got this" Said Hope, before he held up the Mach Driver Honoh. "That's the thing that Amaro had!" Thought Lightning. "Wha do you think?" Asked Hope. "It looks nice" Said Lightning. "It's too shiny, in my opinion" Said Hope. "Little bit" Said Lightning. "Let's go" Said Hope. The group then walked through the Ruins, sometimes taking out PSICOM along the way. "This was easy" Said Hope. "Don't say that. Things tend to go worse" Said Sazh. "Serah!" Shouted Snow, before he ran off. "What's wrong with him? Where did everyone go?" Asked Hope, as he noticed that he was alone. "Snow! She's turned into crystal! She's basically dead" Said Lightning. "No! She's still alive! I know it!" Shouted Snow. "Oh, damm, this is hard to watch" Said Hope. Lightning then hit Snow. "She's dead" Said Lightning. "Korrisai mono kibou da" Said Hope. "What?" Asked Snow. "I'll become you're hope, I believe" Said Hope. "What do you mean?" Asked Snow. "Don't give up. Well, I'm going to keep going. If anyone wants to come along... come along" Said Hope. Hope then walked off, with everyone but Snow choosing to go with him. "Well, that's his problem" Said Lightning.
Meanwhile, on a airship
"Hey, Fang" Said Emily. "Yes?" Asked Fang. "Why is my new outfit basically a fancy, shiny bikini with pants?" Asked Emily. "Well, I don't know. If you're evil, skimpy or skintight is the way to go" Said Fang. "Well, I don't like it" Said Emily. "Why?" Asked Fang. "Because, it's impractical. Sure, it slightly offers some heart protection, but what if I get shot in the head. No head protection. What if I get shot in the lung?" Asked Emily. "Just put on your old stuff. That was a suggestion by me" Said Fang. "You're suggestion sucks" Said Emily.
Meanwhile, back with the group
"You know, for walking on a crystal lake, with snow and stuff around us, it sure is warm" Said Hope. "Exothermic reaction them" Said Hope 2. "Hot crystals" Said Hope. "Basically" Said Hope 2. "Damm, were smart" Said Hope. "Oh god, both of them are nerds" Said Sazh. "Well, at least one of them I know can fight" Said Lightning. "Tell me, and I don't mean to be offensive, but what is a kid like you doing with a crowd like us?" Asked Hope. "Well, I do know a little about fighting. I fight with this" Said Hope 2, as he got out his boomerang. "A boomerang. You fight... with a boomerang. Wow, that's kinda cool" Said Hope. "You think?" Asked Hope 2. "Well, albeit with a different weapon, a guy who uses a boomerang, and is boomerang themed, killed a master assassin" Said Hope. "Really?" Asked Hope 2. "Yeah. It was heart breaking, and I may have shed a manly tear, but it was a thing" Said Hope. "What do you think there talking about?" Asked Vanelle. "Potassium Acid" Said Sazh. "That's not a thing, dumbass" Said Lightning. "Seash, I was just kidding" Said Sazh. "If anything, there probably talking about Sodium Chloride" Said Lightning. "What's that? Gunpowder?" Asked Sazh, causing everyone to giggle. "What?" Asked Sazh. "You fool, it's salt. Normal table salt" Said Hope. "Well, I'm sorry that it's been 20 or so years that I've been out of school for. Besides, I graduated and got a bachelors degree in whale biology" Said Sazh. "Seriously? A bachelors degree in whale biology? The fuck were you on or thinking?" Asked Hope. "I'm not going to answer that" Said Sazh. "Good, I wouldn't recommend it" Said Hope. "Guys, what is that?" Asked Vanelle, as she pointed at a aircraft like device. "A mark XXVIII Winger Fliter" Said Lightning, before she ran over to it and activated it. "What does it do?" Asked Hope 2. "Dude, it has the word wing in it. It can fly" Said Hope. "Get in the back, I should be able to fly this thing" Said Lightning. "You know, it concerns me that you said should" Said Hope. "Really? That concerns you?" Asked Lightning. "I'm co piloting" Said Hope, before he got into the seat behind Lightning. Sazh, Hope 2 and Vanelle then got into the back. "Three, two, one, fly!" Shouted Lightning, before they took off. "We did it" Said Hope. Suddenly, the mark XXVIII Winger Fliter was shot in the rear. "What the hell was that?" Asked Lightning. "Oh, big bogey" Said Hope. "How big?" Asked Lightning. "Well, you know a jumbo jet, right?" Asked Hope. "Yeah" Said Lightning. "About 3 time the size, then another 5 time that size. Don't worry, I got it" Said Hope, before he faded away.
Meanwhile, on the massive ship
"So, who the one shooting at my friends?" Asked Hope. "Well, that would be me, love" Said Fang. "What is it with evil lady's and armour more practical for sleeping in?" Asked Hope. "I'll stop firing at the ship if you bring me Lightning Farron" Said Fang. "Sorry, what? Why do you want her?" Asked Hope. "She hurt one of my friend's friends" Said Fang. "Who?" Asked Hope. "Hope" Said Fang. "Me? My name is Hope. Lightning didn't hurt me. Your trying to kill her" Said Hope. "Emily. Is this Hope?" Asked Fang, as Emily walked in. "Well, he looks like Hope. He sort of smells like Hope. He, however, is different" Said Emily. "What do you mean?" Asked Hope. "I don't know. You're my friend, in every single way. But, something's different. Something's... new. You give off... a special energy" Said Emily. Hope then hugged Emily. "Well, you're still clingy like my Hope. He's cool, don't kill him" Said Emily. "Do we still try to bring in Lightning Farron?" Asked Fang. "... Yes" Said Emily. "What!?" Asked Hope. "Ok. Continue fire" Said Fang. "Come with me, Hope" Said Emily, before she dragged Hope down a hallway.