Disclaimer, I do not own any characters of placed spoken of in this story except for the original ones, this story is written for fun and may contain spoilers.
Chapter 8
Mint's Choice
The group were surrounded, wherever they they looked there were ships all primed to fire at them, this was incredibly bad especially since Syaoran had been wounded and was now fighting for his life. Lucas looked at the man ships surrounding them, he saw no easy way out of this situation, he knew that this all had to be Michel's doing. Takuto, Lester and the Angel Troupe were all shocked by the appearance of someone they knew who they thought was dead. The man smiled at everyone, the group didn't know who he was but they already didn't like him.
"Who are you?" asked Lucas.
"My name is Eonia Transbaal" said the man.
"He is an old foe of ours" said Lester.
"We did say that Michel has been bringing back villains" said Snow.
"What so you want?" asked Takuto.
"I just came to settle some unfinished business, Mint, the new gauntlet user will die to day along with all of you" said Eonia.
The transmission was then cut as the ships got ready to fire, the Angel Troupe then ran off as Takuto ordered them to take defensive action. The large ship moved out of the way as the ships fired, the Elle Ciel managed to dodge the shots and returned fire but the weapons seemed to be doing little damage. The group wondered where the Angel Troupe had gone as the ship tried to dodge the hundred of ships firing at it. Takuto smiled as the ship flew past the hundreds of other ships, he then turned to look at the group.
"I think it's time you see what the Angel Troupe is capable of" said Takuto.
Six ships then appeared and proceeded to destroy the enemy ships, at first he group wondered who they were but they soon figured it out, it had to be the Angel Troupe who were protecting them from harm.
"This is Forte, there are too many of them, I don't know if we will be able to keep this up" said Forte.
"Just do your best" said Takuto.
"We need to think of a plan" said Chitose.
"We need to escape some how but they could easily follow us" said Lester.
"Pan, can you initially transport anything to other worlds?" asked Lucas.
"Yes but it has to belong to someone who is a gauntlet user" said Pan.
"Why?" asked Joy.
"I think I've got an idea" said Lucas.
"Which is?" asked Etna.
Lucas then whispered his idea to the rest of the group and they all agreed on it before turning to face Takuto and Lester.
"Let them shoot us down" said Lucas.
"What?" questioned Lester.
The Angel Troupe also had the same reaction as did everyone except the group members and Takuto.
"Listen to us here, Pan can transport nearly anything to other worlds, we need to tick them by making them think they are winning" said Maria.
"Then we give Pan the signal" said Train.
"It's just the landing that I am worried about" said Mir.
Takuto then smiled as he realised what Lucas had planned, he agreed and ordered all the Angels to return. The reluctantly agreed and the crew looked at him wondering what he was doing, the Angel Troupe returned and the ship was moved the engines into firing range of the ships. Michel wondered what they were doing, it was too easy for them to hit them but Michel knew they were up to something. However the ships fired at the engines and the ship's left engine caught fire and the ship started to fall. The crew all held on for dear life and wondered what Takuto was thinking, outside the ships all thought they had taken out the ship but then there was a flash of light and the Elle Ciel faded from the world. Michel then figured it out, they deliberately allowed themselves to be hit so they could escape. A Demi can take anything to another world but the ship was too big and so required more time. They faked being shot down to give them a moment where they could escape without them stopping them, no one was going to continue firing on a ship that had seemed to have been shot down. Michel laughed and was amazed by their intelligence and then left his ships bridge as he thought of his plan. However even though they had intended for the ship to pretend to be shot down the ship had actually sustained a very damaging blow and when they resurfaced in a new world they came crashing down. The ship tried to gain level as it fell from the sky and everyone held on for dear life and everyone was ready to smack Lucas and Takuto for their stupid plan. The ship managed to gain level and had a rough landing as it landed in a waste land like place next to a metal city. The ship had actually managed to survive the fall and so did everyone else on the ship, Sakura wondered what was going on as she held onto Syaoran tightly. When it stopped she let go but refused to leave his side, he seemed fine and for a second she thought that he was waking up. On a hill an old enemy of the group looked at the ship and smiled before he vanished from sight. Everyone recovered from the shock of the fall and several people looked like they were ready to beat Lucas and Takuto to death but luckily they were more focused on other pressing matters.
"We have sustained a lot of damage to the engine and it seems the ship is incapable of flying" said a pilot.
"We need to get it repaired" said Takuto.
"Very good but one of the most important questions at the moment is what on earth where you thinking" said Lester.
"Well...it was Lucas' idea and I thought that it wasn't bad given the situation" said Takuto.
"Is he always like this?" asked Mir.
"Always, he is going to be the death of me" said Lester.
If we can focus here please, there are more important things we should be questioning said Lucas.
"Where are we?" asked Amu.
"There we go" said Lucas.
"This world is strange, for some reason this world has had some traumatic experiences" said Maria.
"I wasn't given a lot of time so I looked for a world that was close and this one appeared, I think one of Michel's goons is here" said Pan.
"Well then we have work to do" said Snow.
"But what about this hunk of junk, we can't let anyone from this world find it" said Etna.
"We also need parts to repair it, where are we going to get them?" asked Maria.
"What do we need exactly?" asked Lucas.
"Just an engine, a new motor, a few circuit boards and some metal" said the pilot.
"We can get that in town I'm sure" said Lucas.
"We also need tools" said Lester.
"We'll get them, write what we need down and we'll get thus ship fixed" said Lucas.
"This ship is your home isn't it, we caused the damage and we have a friend that is hospitalized on this ship so we can't do anything but help you" said Joy.
"Alright" said Takuto as he handed Lucas a piece of paper.
It was a long list of everything that they needed, Lucas wondered how on earth exactly they were going to get all of this stuff.
"Everything is there, take Mint and Vanilla with you, they should be able to help you" said Takuto.
"Alright, Maria, Snow, Etna, Pan and Amu, you come with me the rest will try to mend this ship as much as possible while we gather supplies" said Lucas.
The group agreed and Lucas and the chosen few walked out of the bridge and bumped into the Angel Troupe, they informed them of what they were doing and so Mint and Vanilla accompanied them. They left the ship and crossed the lands to the city that was in clear sight, when they first entered the city they were surprised by it's technology and all that it had. They looked around and found a shop selling the parts they needed but the problem was that they needed this kind of money called Gil to pay for the parts. They had no money and wondered how to pay for all of the parts they needed, Mint then spotted something in the window of a bar, she ran over to it and the group followed her.
"Look at this" said Mint.
"Help wanted, a young man and lady wanted to help serve drinks, all ages accepted" said Lucas.
"You want to get a job?" questioned Maria.
"Not me you and Lucas" said Mint.
"What?" questioned Lucas.
"It was your plan that damaged the ship and you volunteered to help" said Vanilla.
"She has a point" said Snow.
"But why do I have to get a job too?" asked Maria.
"Because you are the one that works best with him and with two people working we should get all the money we need on time" said Mint.
"Fair enough" said Lucas.
"Oh this is new, your just going to accept this?" questioned Etna.
"What can I do, I did say I would help" said Lucas.
Lucas and the others then walked into the bar which was called Seventh Haven or something, it seemed like they had just opened, a lady in black was clearing glasses at the counter while a girl in a weird grey outfit watched them come in. Lucas and Maria slowly approached the counter and began to talk to the lady.
"Excuse me, I would like to apply for the job you are advertising" said Maria.
"Oh really, okay well then if you would please fill out this form" said the lady.
She handed both of them a form and a pen each and the two swiftly filled it out as the others sat down in a corner. They finished filling out the form and then handed it to the lady and she took them and scanned through them.
"Okay, your names are Lucas Murphy and Maria Crescent, my name is Tifa and I run this bar, welcome" said the lady.
"Thanks" said Lucas.
"So who is that girl in the corner?" asked Maria.
"She's a friend of mine, her name is Shelke and she lives here" said Tifa.
Amu waved at her in a friendly gesture yet she just ignored her and turned to look out the window.
"So why exactly do you want this job?" asked Tifa.
"Well..." began Maria.
"It's to get money, we need money to get some equipment and parts but the money in this world is funny, it's called gil or something and we don't have any" said Pan who had come over and interrupted their conversation.
"This world?" questioned Tifa.
"You never learn when to shut your mouth, both you and your sister" said Lucas.
"What did you mean this world and what exactly it this creature?" asked Tifa.
"A pain that's what" said Etna as the rest of the group joined them.
"Sorry" said Pan.
"Forget about it, we are just looking for a job so we can repair the ship" said Maria.
"An Airship?" questioned Tifa.
"That's...it, yes an Airship, lets go with that" said Lucas.
"I know someone who is good with airships, maybe he can help you" said Tifa.
"What's his name?" asked Maria.
"Cid Highwind" said Tifa.
"Any help will do but we don't have any money hence why we are taking this job" said Lucas.
Pan then entered a dazed like state, she began to sniff around the room with her eyes all alight, it was something had possessed her. She then jumped behind the counter and started to pull all the bottles off the shelves and poke through all the paperwork and items under the counter much to everyone's shock. Pan tore through their stuff leaving Lucas and Maria believing that they were never going to get this job, Pan then stopped as she pulled out a small metal orb that was engraved with strange markings that were not of this world. In fact no world that they had come to had had similar markings, it was an odd device with a gold band around it. Pan jumped onto the counter and stared at it intently, she was shocked by what she had found and wondered how it had got there. Soon the others came and Snow picked up Pan and took the orb away from her, she seemed reluctant to let it go.
"Pan, just what the hell are you playing at" said Etna.
"I apologize, she is a little bit of an idiot" said Lucas.
"Sorry but that...cannot be here" said Pan.
"What, this" said Snow as he looked at the orb.
"Yes that" said Pan.
"Why, what is it?" asked Amu.
"It's...home" said Pan.
"What do you mean?" asked Mint.
"My home...the universe that us, the Demis come from, that orb belongs in our world" said Pan.
"Your universe?" questioned Tifa.
"Yes, originally the Demis come from the universe of Edenalla or Eden for short, we live there with many creatures such as the summons and The Order of Chaos and The Order of Harmony, it is also where Galaphagog took place" said Pan.
"Galaphagog?" questioned Lucas.
"The climatic war that took place between Chaos and Harmony" said Maria.
"I will explain more when we are with the others, all of them, this is important history so not even those who have yet to join can miss it" said Pan.
"So what about this orb?" asked Snow.
"Don't let anyone take it" said Pan.
"Why?" questioned Lucas.
"That is simple" said a voice.
Everyone was shocked by this voice, Creed Diskenth then appeared, an old enemy of them and then two new enemies entered the building. One was a vampire like creature dressed in a red cape and the other was a soldier like person with sliver hair.
"You" said Lucas as he drew his sword.
"It's just like Takaya" said Snow.
"Creed, you're still alive" said Etna.
"…..who are they?" asked Vanilla.
"They work for Michel, well he does at least" said Maria.
"Whose Michel?" asked Tifa.
"A monster that is going around and hurting innocent people with these thugs" said Pan.
"What?" questioned Tifa.
" That item is very important, it is one of six and is half of a key to open one of the tombs said Creed.
"Tombs?" questioned Snow.
"We'll take the Apple of Eden from you now" said the vampire like creature.
"You mean this orb, no way and just who the hell are you?" asked Etna.
"I am Lord Myotismon, ruler of the Digiworld" said the vampire.
"I am Commandant Alexei, if you will not hand over the Apple then we will take it by force" said the silver haired man.
Voldermort then appeared and pointed his wand at the orb called The Apple of Eden.
"Accio Apple" said Voldermort.
The Apple then shot out of Snow's hand and flew directly into Voldermort's hand as he smirked at them, the group drew their weapons and Tifa put on some gloves and got into a fighting position. Shelke also drew her weapons which seemed to be some kind of electromagnetic saber, the villains then laughed as a large grunt like creature walked through the doorway holding a large gun that looked alien in origin and also looked like it could cut through them like a knife through butter.
"Farewell, RAAM deal with them" said Creed.
The creature called RAAM grunted and began to open fire on them as they all jumped behind the counter for cover. Voldermort, Creed, Alexei and Myotismon smiled as they left with RAAM moving closer and closer to the counter as the group tried to stay alive behind the counter. For a moment RAAM's gun jammed and Lucas saw it as his chance and pulled out his gun and from cover shot RAAM in the head. To Lucas' surprise this did nothing to RAAM and barely scratched him, RAAM fixed his gun and Lucas ducked behind cover again as RAAM began to star shooting up the place. When his gun jammed up for a second time everyone ran upstairs to the second floor of the bar, the group were surprised to see two kids up here, a young boy and girl but then they heard the massive footsteps of RAAM as he started to walk up the stairs. Without any other option they moved into the room and barricaded themselves inside.
"Tifa, what is going on?" asked the boy.
"There is a monster out there that is trying to kill us" said Tifa.
"What?" questioned the girl.
"Hi, I'm Lucas and these are my friends" he said.
"I'm Denzel" said the boy.
"I'm Marlene" said the girl.
"Nice to meet you, now we need to find a way out of this room" said Lucas.
The door started banging as RAAM tried to force his way in.
"That door will not hold for long" said Shelke.
"The window" said Lucas.
"But we're on the second floor" said Amu.
"And we can't use our summons in a place like this" said Snow.
"Pan, teleport us" said Lucas.
"I can only teleport people with gauntlets, Tifa and the others will be left behind" said Pan
"Damn" said Lucas.
Mint then began to hear a voice in her head as everyone tried to figure out how to get out, it was a female voice that seemed to know her.
"Make your choice" said the voice.
"What?" questioned Mint.
"Chose to join or not and be bestowed my power" said the voice.
Mint paused for a moment and then nodded her head and walked over to Pan.
"Pan, I would like to join" said Mint.
"What...well okay, just touch this contract" said Pan as she pulled out the contract that was riddled with names.
Mint gently touched the contract and her name appeared on the contract like magic, then one of the brown gauntlets which Lucas had foolishly left in the ship flew out of the ship, smashing a window to get out and then toward the town. It smashed through the second floor window and attached itself to Mint's arm. Mint then looked at her gauntlet before pointing it at the sky and got ready to summon.
"I call thee, Seraph" said Mint.
There was a flash of light and a small angel like creature appeared before them all and smiled as it cast a spell and they all vanished from the room just as RAAM smashed through the door. The group then found themselves outside the bar as RAAM started shouting in rage from the window. The summon known as Seraph then disappeared and they started running through the street as RAAM started to come down the stairs. The group ran as far as they could from the bar and found themselves in what had to be the middle of town next to a large monument.
"What was all of that?" asked Tifa.
"It's a long story" said Etna.
"So now I am one of you" said Mint.
"Yeah seems so, well then welcome to the club" said Lucas.
"Well, well, look what we have here" said a familiar voice.
The group were then all shocked by the sudden appearance of Sephiroth, one of their old enemies and a supposed helper of Michel.
"Sephiroth" said Tifa confused.
"Know him?" asked Lucas.
"He tried to destroy the world" said Tifa.
"I'll take that as a yes" said Lucas.
"So Lucas, are you strong enough to fight me in a duel yet?" asked Sephiroth.
"More then strong enough" said Lucas.
Sephiroth then brandished his sword and used it to block and attack from a large sword that was held by a blond haired man, Sephiroth turned his head and smiled at the man as the man looked shocked and angry.
"It's good to see you, Cloud" said Sephiroth.
The man grunted as Sephiroth flung him away with his sword.
"Sephiroth, how can you be alive?" asked the man.
"I was brought back through the power of Michel" said Sephiroth.
"Michel?" questioned the man.
"Lucas Murphy, this is Cloud Strife and Cloud this is Lucas, if you both desire to fight me then come to the ruins of Midgar , I'll be waiting there" said Sephiroth.
Sephiroth then vanished leaving them confused, Lucas more then wanted to fight Sephiroth and it seemed like so did the man named Cloud. Cloud turned to face Lucas and wondered why Sephiroth would want to fight a kid. They introduced themselves properly as Sephiroth laid in wait at Midgar, both Lucas and Cloud had made up their mind, they were going to answer Sephiroth's challenge.