Note: I won't bother with more disclaimers. The one I put in the prologue should be sufficient. Well, enjoy the rest of the story and please feel free to review as I add and/or update chapters. Oh, and the contents might of the chapters may be different then in the actuall game (not too different I promise).

Chapter Two: Baron's Downfall?.

Meanwhile, at Baron Castle. Monsters led by an unknown adversary began to invade.

The captain of the Baronian Royal guard quickly reported to King Cecil" sire! Monsters are invading!"

"How? I thought their numbers were supposed to be dwindling" said Rosa.

Cecil stood up from his throne and issued an order to the captain" Secure the keep, I will lead you in this skirmish".

Rosa asked Cecil to let her accompany him" You'll need my white magic" she said.

Cecil sighed" all right, but promise me that if things are starting to take a turn for the worse, I want you to escape."

"Okay" said Rosa, as the two went to the east courtyard of the castle.

Not long after approaching the eastern tower, a Zu and three cockatrices attacked. Cecil, with a bit of difficulty, defeated the group. As they finished, Cecil face palmed" they're in the keep already."

"I wonder how come... The gate is secured" said Rosa. Cecil and Rosa ran into the east tower to check on things.

After defeating an ogre and saving a young woman who was trapped there, the king and queen returned to the keep to find that things had not changed much, and the guard who was protecting the west stairs was killed by a new monster called the Centaurion.

The Centaurion was tough, but Cecil managed to slay the demon while Rosa was casting white magic to ensure her husband's safety. The two of them went out to the west courtyard when they noticed that there were once again two moons in the sky.

Cecil thought for a moment " Is that Golbez's? Why now at all times?".

Rosa was stunned"I wonder what's happening."

"I don't know, but we have to somehow stop the monsters" said Cecil.

Upon approaching the westernmost tower, Cid came to meet Cecil" yo Cecil! How are things?"

"Not so good, the monsters keep coming" said Cecil.

Cid frowned" they must be coming from the air then, well lets finish this before Ceodore returns, would not want to ruin the welcome back feast".

Cecil, Cid and Rosa went into the room next to the westernmost tower and made for the middle tower. At the top, they were assaulted by three more waves of monsters. Cecil and Cid focused on fending the fiends off while Rosa supported the two men with her magic.

After defeating the first two monster waves, Cid panted" Man... these are nothing like the monsters we defeated before."

"No kidding" grumbled Rosa.

The final attack wave struck, and Cecil and Cid began to tire. Cecil sighed" at this rate baron will fall. Cid, I want you to take Rosa and get out of here".

Cid raised an eyebrow" going down with the ship?"

"I'm not leaving you!" protested Rosa.

Cecil turned to face the two of them" King's orders!, do it for Ceodore's sake!"

Cid grumbled a bit on why Cecil had to be so stubborn sometimes then said" All right, but don't go getting yourself killed".

With that, Cid went to leave, Rosa reluctantly followed. Cecil then turned around, prepared to face the worst.

Just then, an omnimous shadow descended from the moon. The Eidolon Bahamut descended towards Baron, but something was wrong.

The Eidolon was under the control of a mysterious unknown adversary who looked a little bit like Rydia but was a totally different being. The mystery girl was wearing an entirely white outfit, and her hair was a light shade of green (or was it blue? I forget some details and don't like to talk about the antagonists much).

Cecil was astonished at how much the mystery girl resembled Rydia. He asked" Who are you? What are you after?"

"No need for you to know" said the girl in an eerily soft voice.

With that, she commanded the now compromised Bahamut to attack Cecil. The black wyvern was tough, but Cecil continued to fight. After a short time had passed, Bahamut opened its mouth and spat several large balls of fire at the king.

Cecil, barely able to stand after the Megaflare assault, gasped" What are you after... and why?".

The mystery girl stood over his barely conscious figure and spoke" you are a half-breed as I expected... but you are a valuable sample, you shall prove useful".

Meanwhile, the Red Wings' flagship got caught in the same monster predicament. Ceodore, Biggs, Wedge and the other soldiers onboard fought their enemies with valor.

But sheer numbers deterred them and Ceodore noticed something in the distance" Is that smoke? No! It can't be! Father!".

Biggs had ordered the soldiers to quickly head back to baron, but their ship was thrown off course. The engines were burning out, and the airship began to fall. Seeing this, Biggs quickly covered Ceodore, and the airship crash-landed.

Just finished fixing up this chapter a bit, it's still short but feel free to review.