A/N: This is part II of the story. It's shocking news isn't it? Serah has been abducted. Most of you were expecting Lightning to be the "Special Target" weren't you? Well, you thought wrong. Cain O'Neil is seeking to get his revenge on Lightning, and in order to do that, he'll have to bait her with something close to her heart. But Serah's not the only one who needs help. Yuna's still in a peril. With special guest star: Yuna from FFX/X-2
Lightning slowly walks into the empty room of Serah Farron It's a complete mess, a sign of a struggle, and Serah's gone. In the middle of the room, her legs grow weak and she collapses onto her knees. Tears are filling in her eyes. Lightning can't not believe that Serah's gone. Her one and only family member is taken away.
Lightning wraps her arms aroundf her, as she looks down, softly sobbing. Hope stands by the door, he's never seen Lightning broken down in sorrow. He's always seen the soldier girl as an unbreakable piece of iron. Even when he's depressed about the loss of his mother, Lightning stood up and give him such strength to face his despair. He would never, in a million years, would picture Lightning breaking down in sorrow.
"Lightning?" Lightning doesn't answer, doesn't even react to Hope's call. As if she didn't hear him.
"This...this can't be...this can't be happening." Lightning whispers.
Hope slowly walks up to Lightning. "Li...Lightning?" Hope walks up to the girl until he puts his hands on her back.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" Hope jolts back when Lightning yelled. "Just leave me alone!"
Hope is shocked to hear Lightning say that. He wants to offer Lightning's wish, but he knows it's the wrong thing to do. Lightning is hurting, and even through she's not showing it, no matter how many times she'll deny it. She needs the comfort.
Hope slowly walks back to Lightning. "Light...it's okay." Hope places his hands on her shoulders. "It'll be all right."
Lightning stops crying for a moment. She looks up and over her shoulder, looking up at the boy. Tears slides down on her cheeks. Hope kneels down, wipes those tears from her eyes, then he hugs her. Lightnign rests her head on Hopes shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Hope." Lightning whispers. "I-I didn't mean to yell at you."
"It's okay, Light. You don't have to apologize." Hope says. "I know how you're feeling." Hope ends his hug, looking at Lightning as he holds her hands. "But it'll be okay. We can still save Serah. We know who took her, that phony delivery man."
Lightning wipes the tears with her arms then nods, putting on her serious face. "You're right."
"Serah!" Lightning and Hope are startled hearing that yell, but they shortly realized it's only Snow.
Snow arrives at the house, he's surprised at the broken door. Serah called him to come over and protect him. And from what he can see, he's too late for that. "Serah! Can you hear me!?" Snow runs up the stairs. She rushes to Serah's room, to find it damaged and ruined, and Lightning and Hope on the floor. "Serah?"
Lightning stands up. "Snow...Serah...she was taken."
Snow looks completely shocked. "What? ...No..." Snow slams his fists on the side of the door. "DAMN IT! ...Who took her?"
"It was that man. That delivery man." Hope says. He looks around, and notices the Carbuncle doll on Serahs dresser. "There."
Lightning walks up to the dresser and picks up the doll. She gets a good look at it, she's pretty suspicious with the doll. She looks at the doll directly on the eyes and humphs. She takes out the knife she got for her birthday and cuts it open. Hope and Snow were surprised to see that, but calms down when she shows them a small camera that was inside of it.
"A camera?" Snow asks.
"The doll...it was a setup." Hope says.
Lightning drops the camera and then stomps on it, destroying it. "So, what do we do now?" Lightning asks.
"We find this kidnapper." Snow slams his fists together. "And teach him a lesson for taking my baby!"
"I don't think really think that's a good idea." Hope says.
"You got a better idea, squirt?" Snow asks.
Hope thinks for a moment. "Well...we all know this man took Yuna. And wherever he took Yuna, he's probably taking Serah there as well." Lightning raises her eyebrows, curious at where Hope's going with this. "I'd say we find him, and follow him. He'll probably lead us to the girls."
"Not...a bad idea, kid." Lightning says. Lightning reaches into her bag, taking out some walkie-talkies. "We'll split out. If we find anything, we'll communicate with each other." Lightning tosses the communicators to Hope and Snow. "I'll take the Northern streets. Snow, search the allies. Hope, the south cities." Snow and Hope nods in reply. "Let's go."
At the dark lair, Cain is going this work at the Abduction Agency. It's not just that, he's also planning his revenge on Lightning. His phone rings and he answers. "What is it?" Cain asks.
"Special target captured." Xever says on the other line.
"Excellent. I'll send Wing and Rio to bring her and the Songstress to us." Cain says.
"Yes sir. Vat about Guardian Corps?" Xever asks.
"Make sure they never find the targets." Cain says. "And if you see Claire Farron, let her come." Cain hangs up the phone. He opens the first draw on his desk, which contains his mask inside. Cain holds on the mask and puts it on. "Soon, vengeance will be mine."
Xever hangs up his phone as he walks down the streets of the city.
Lightning, Hope and Snow runs around the city of Bodhum, in search for Xever. Hope is just walking down the city, keeping his eyes open. Snow searches in every ally while Lightning's driving around in her Hover Car. After minutes of searching, nothing been found.
"Snow, Hope. Found anything?" Lightning asks.
"Negative. Nothing found." Snow answers.
"Me neither...wait." Lightning looks at her communicator suspiciously, but then looks back at the road when she hears a horn honk. She's about to ram into another drive head on. Lightning reacts with a sharp turn, avoiding an accident just by a few inches. She stops the hover car on the curb. "What was that? You oaky, Lightning?"
Lightning grabs the communicator and holds it close. "I'm fine. Just got a little distracted. Hope, what did you find?"
Hope is hiding behind some crates. He notices Xever walking down the streets. "I found the man."
"Where is he?" Snow asks.
"He's talking down the street." Hope answers.
"Be more specific. Where are you at?" Lightning says.
"Uh...I'm at South Winding Way." Hope answers.
"Hang tight, we're on the way." Snow says.
"Don't let him out of your sight." Lightning adds.
"Got it." Hope keeps his eyes on Xever. When the man turns into a corner, Hope comes out of hiding and follows him.
Hope stays by the corner, carefully poking his head out, watching the man walk. Xever however stops, he feels something off. Hope retreats back. Xever looks back to see it's nothing, then shrugs his shoulders and kept on moving. Hope carefully looks back and continues following Xever.
Snow runs out of the allies and down the streets. He makes his way to Hopes location. He jumps right out of the streets, then becomes startled when he hears a horn honk. Snow looks to see a Hover Car is coming at him, suddenly stopping. Snow recognizes it. It's Lightning's ride.
Lightning sticks her head out the window. "Watch where you're going, bonehead!"
"Lightning! It's me!" Snow says.
"I know!" Lightning says. "Just get in!"
Snow makes his way to the passengers seat, then Lightning drives off.
Hope still follows Xever. Xever stops at the abandoned Warehouse. Hope hides behind some creates. He waits for Xever to move on, but he's doing nothing. He's just standing there, waiting. Hope now waits for Lightning and Snow to show up. After about five minutes, a truck appears. Hope is surprised to see this.
Two men wearing maskes, Rio and Piros, comes out of the truck, talking to Xever.
"You got the targets?" Rio asks.
"Da." Xever looks at both directions, making sure the coast is clear, then he opens the door. "In here."
Piros and Rio walks in, then Xever walks in with them. Hope saw the whole thing. He knows it's time. Hope takes out his walkie-talkie.
Lightning and Snow are still driving around town, making their way to Hope's location. "Lightning! Snow!" Lightning and Snow looks at the communicator when he speaks. Snow takes it and answers.
"Hope. What's happening?" Snow asks.
"I followed Xever all the way to some...abandoned warehouse on Dyslay Avenue." Hope answers.
Lightning gasps and widens her eyes opened. "The warehouse...that's where Cain took me." Lightning suddenly has a flashback of that terrible event. Being abducted, the explosion, seeing her parents die, from both the explosion and in the hospital. Lightning snaps out of her thoughts, she took the communicator and speaks to Hope. "What's happening now?"
Hope looks closely, he notices Yuna and Serah being taken out of the warehouse, struggling to break free from their bondages. "Serah and Yuna are being loaded into the truck. How far are you guys from here?"
"We're almost there." Lightning says. "Stay out of sight until we arrive."
"No, I can't. You guys aren't gonna make it." Hope says. "I need to stop them now."
"No! Hope! Stay out of sight! That's an order!" Nothing but static noises come form the communicator. "Hope! Answer me!" Hope still doesn't answer. Lightning groans in frustration. She drops the communicator, looking sharp on the road and her hands gripping hard on the wheel. "Hang on."
Snow seems confused. "What?" Lightning steps on the gas, pulling some serious speed.
Serah and Yuna are tossed into the truck. Piros is already in the drivers set, starting up the truck. Before Xever could close the door, a boomerang hits the man in the back of the head. "Ow!" Xever and Rio turns back and sees Hope. Hope catches the boomerang, making his fighting stance.
Serah is surprised to see him. "Hope?"
Xever growls. "It's little boy! Get him!" Xever shuts the door, he and Rio walks up to Hope, taking out their gun and Dualarrows. Rio's Dualarrow is in Dual swords mode.
Hope throws his boomerang. Xever catches it and tosses it away. Rio charges at Hope, making the first strike. Hope dodges at first, but wasn't too lucky. Rio sweep kicks Hope off of his feet, causing him to fall onto the ground. Xever walks up to Hope, putting a foot on him to hold him down, and aims his gun at him.
"You pay for attack back at house." Xever says, his gun cocking.
Hope looks away with his eyes closed, accepting his fate. There was a gunshot, but it didn't hit him. Hope looks up when he hears a painful grunt from Xever. He looks to see he's been shot in the shoulder. Xever and Hope looks at the streets, to see a Hover Car coming, with Lightning sticking her head out and shooting at the Xever.
Rio realizes the situation. "Farron!" Rio rushes to the truck. "Piros! Go! Go! Go!" Rio jumps on the back of the truck, holding onto the handle bars on the side of it.
Piros starts up the truck and drives off. Lightning notices them taking off. "Oh no you don't!" Lightning gets back in the hover car and follows the truck. "Snow! Help Hope!"
"I'm on it!" Snow jumps out of the hover car, landing on the ground. Snow looks up directly at Xever. Xever looks at Snow with a disapproval look. "So, you're the man who kidnapped my girl." Snow stands up, clenching his fists and making his fighting stance. "You're gonna pay for it."
"Bring it, boy." Xever says with a taunting hand.
Snow yells and charges at Xever. Xever takes out his gun and starts shooting at Snow. Snow dodges and evades the bullets. Snow becomes in contact with Xever and starts punching them man. Xever didn't take the hits well. The last one knocks him back. Xever looks ahead, seeing Snow coming at him.
Xever growls, Snow strikes, but Xever dodges and counter punchs Snow in the face. Hard enough to make the doofus fall. Xever groans in pain and puts a hand on the shoulder Lightning shoot that. Hitting Snow like that didn't really help with his pain.
Hope gets up, seeing Snow's in trouble. The kid has to do something. Xever walks up to Snow, aiming his gun at him. Snow looks up to see the man. Xever is about to shoot, but then gets hit in the back of the head with a metal pipe. Xever falls unconscious. Snow is surprised to see it was Hope who hit Xever in the back of the head.
"Whoa...nice one, kid." Snow says, standing up.
"Well, I had to do something." Hope turns at the direction where the truck took off. "What about Lightning?"
"I'll find her." Snow runs off. "Make sure that kidnapper doesn't get away!"
Lightning chases after the truck, shooting at Rio who's hanging from behind. Rio tries hard to avoid getting shoot. Rio turns to the drives side of the truck. "She's on our tail!" Rio shouts.
"Not for long! Hang on!" Piros speeds up, and then makes a sharp left turn. The tires on the truck screeches, Rio staggers, so he had to hang on for dear life on the handle bar. Yuna and Serah inside the truck couldn't hold on, so they just slammed against the walls.
"Ow! Hey! Watch how your driving!" Serah shouts.
Piros heard that, and he muttered under his breath about Serah's comment. Lightning makes the sharp turn. She's lost some distance, but she's still following them.
"She's still after us!" Rio says. Rio gets on the leader on the side of the truck. He climbs it, stands on the top of the truck. As he stands, he looks at Lightning. He merges his Dualarrows into a bow. He starts shooting laser arrows at Lightning. Lightning drives side to side to avoiding getting shoot.
The chase drives all the way to the bridge, leaving Bodhum. Rio shoots rapidly at Lightning. Lightning struggles to keep avoiding. Eventually, the laser arrows hits the car, directly at the engine. Lightning starts to lose control, her Hover Car spins around until it crashes at the edge of the bridge.
Rio looks back at Lightning's situation and laughs. "We got her!"
"Excellent." Piros says.
The hover car is damaged, beyond repair, with smoke coming out of it. Lightning bangs on the door, it fails the first two times, then it finally breaks open at the third time. Lightning rushes out of the hover car, coughing.
Once out, she looks down the bridge. "Shit!" Lightning kicks her hover car in frustration.
Lightning looks back down at the direction where the criminals took off. "I swear, Serah. I will not stop until you're home safe and sound."
"Lightning!" Lightning turns around. She sees Snow running up to her, out of breath. He approaches, bending down with his hands on his knees, breathing heavily. "Wha...what...what happened?"
"They got away." Lightning crosses her arms. "This is just great."
"I know." Snow stands up straight, taking a deep breath. "But...at least we captured that man."
"Take him the to Guardian Corps, I've got a few questions for him." Lightning says.
Lightning and Snow wonders off, rejoining with Hope and then taking Xever down to the Guardian Corps station. Xever is still unconscious on the entire way. The Guardian Corps now have Xever handcuffed, locked in a single room with just a table and a spotlight. Lightning is the only one in that room with Xever, while Hope and Snow are waiting patiently outisde. Their patience is running really thin since Snow's girlfriend and Hope's favorite Songstress is in peril.
Xever finally wakes up, to see he's in a mostly dark room with only Lightning. "Vat you vant?" Xever asks.
"I'll ask the questions here." Lightning says. "Just who are you, and what do you want with Serah and that Songstress?"
"Name's Xever Bulgaria. I know nothing of girl and Songstress." Xever answers.
Lightning shots out of her chair, having it forcefully fall back and she aims her Gunblade, in gun mode, directly at Xevers throat. "YOU BETTER TALK!" Lightning yells so loud, that everyone outside heard her, and are concern what's happening out there.
Xever suddenly becomes overwhelmed in fear at Lightnings outbursting threat. "All vright! I talk." Lightning doesn't take her eyes off of Xever as she slowly lowers her weapon and sits back down, trying to calm down. "I vork with Abduction Agency. Vas assigned to capture Songstress and girl."
Lightning rests her elbow on the table, locks her fingers together and rests her chin on the fingers. Paying close attention to Xever. "Who authorized this?"
"It vas da boss. Cain O'Neil." Xever says.
Lightning slams her hands on the table and looks down aside. "Cain. I should have known he's behind this." Lightning looks back at Xever. "What's he gonna do with Serah?"
"I know nothing of girl." Xever says. "If anything. He might sell her, like he vill do with Songstress."
Lightning stands up. "Where did they take Serah?"
"I know nothing." Lightning looks mad, she takes her gun and aims it at Xever, ready to shoot. "No. I vreally know nothing. I just do job and capture targets. Cain sends boys from lair to pick up. I know nothing of location of lair."
Lightning tries hard to get as much information out of Xever. When she's done with him, she leaves the room. Snow and Hope walks up to Lightning with worry.
"What happened?" Snow asks.
"We heard yelling and got worried." Hope says.
"I'm fine." Lightning tells him. "I just found out that Cain's behind this."
Hope and Snow are surprised, mostly Hope. "Cain? He's alive?"
"I'm afraid so." Lightning says. "They've taken Serah and Yuna to the Abduction Agency."
"Oh no, that's not good." Snow says. "Where is it?"
"I don't know, Xever doesn't know anything of where it's at." Lightning says.
"So...it looks like a dead end." Hope says in defeat.
Lightning shook her head. "No, it's not. I am going to find that agency, storm in and bring Serah home, even if it's the last thing I'll ever do."
Hope and Snow looks at each other, then back at Lightning. "So, what now?" Hope asks.
"I have a plan. But we're gonna need some help. And I know just the person." Lightning says.
Lightning, Hope and Snow drives all the way to their street. They approach at a house and Lightning knocks on the door. The person who answers it is Vanille. "Lightning, Hope...Snow. What are you guys doing here?" Vanille asks.
"We need to talk to Fang." Lightning says.
Vanille nods, she calls for Fang to come to the door. Fang walks up, arms crossed and leaning on the side of the door. "What'ch need, love?" Fang asks Lightning.
"Fang, we're on an important mission, and we need you." Lightning says.
The truck drives all over Jagd Woods. The road's a bit bumpy cause of the roots. Rio and Piros are feeling irritated cause Serah and Yuna are complaining about how they're driving. Constantly, Rio bangs on the wall behind them and shouts at them to shut up. Piros is starting to wish he had them gagged.
In the middle of the woods, there's a large castle surrounded by a stone wall. The metal gates opened and the truck drives in. It parks right out of entrance. Rio and Piros comes out of the truck, removes their masks. The open the back of the truck and dragged Serah and Yuna out.
"Welcome to the Abduction Agency." Piros says. Serah and Yuna looks around to courtyard, noticing where they're at now. "Don't bother hoping for a rescue or thinking of any plans. There's no chance of escaping. Now move!"
They shove Serah and Yuna into the castle. They walk down the hallway. Hiroshi stands in the middle of the lobby as Yuna and Serah approaches to them. Hiroshi stands in front of Yuna. "My, my. What do we have here?" Hiroshi cups his hand on Yunas cheeks. "If it isn't the Songstress, Yuna Akimura." Yuna jerks her head from Hiroshi's grip. "You are gonna make us a lot of money. Already, people are bidding five billion Gil just to own you."
Yuna looks surprised hearing that. "You're mad! I'm not just some doll for people to own or play or...whatever you're gonna do to me."
Hiroshi just chuckles. "Oh, don't worry, honey. When we're through with you, we're actually gonna enjoy it. Take her to the highest security hold." Piros takes Yuna away, Rio is about to follow him with Serah, but Hiroshi stops him. "Not her. The boss has other plans for this one." Serah looks worried. "This way."
Hiroshi goes one direction, and Rio and Serah follows him. Hiroshi takes Serah to a large dungeon. Hiroshi closes the door behind him so she doesn't escape as Rio unties Serah. Hiroshi and Rio forces Serah to sit against a wall, and bonds her wrists to the chains that hang from above.
"What are you going to do with me?" Serah asks.
"Don't worry, my little rose." Rio says. "I'm sure the boss as special plans for you."
Just then, the door opens. Rio and Hiroshi turns to see it's Cain, walking in. "Rio. Hiroshi. Leave us."
Rio and Hiroshi salutes, and then leaves the dungeon, closing the door behind him. Cain looks down at the scared Serah. "My, my. I see you have grown to a lovely young lady...Serah Farron."
Serah looks confused. "Do I...know you?"
"Of course. I dated your sister." Cain says.
Serah gasps hearing that. "Cain...you're alive?"
"That's right, and I owe my new look to your sister!" Cain removes his mask, revealing his ugly face to Serah. Serah looks horrified seeing his face. "I know, I'm disgusting." Cain puts his mask back on. "And your sister is going to pay for it!"
"You leave Lightning alone, Cain!" Serah shouts with rage. But that doesn't help with her situation. Metal blades pop out of Cains wristbands and he jabs the blades at Serah, her throat in between the two blades. Serah gulps nervously. "Yo-you're not gonna turn me into some sex slave, are you?"
"I wouldn't dream of it. I have special plans for you, Serah." Cain says.
"Please...don't hurt me." Serah says nervously.
"Hurt? Oh no..." Cain removes the blades from the wall and sends them back into his wristband. "You have nothing to be scared of, my dear." Cain gentle places his fingers on the side of Serahs face, slowly waving the tips of his fingers down her cheek then to her throat. Serah feels worried feeling his sharp fingernails, as if he's trying to scratch her even through she's not feeling the pain. "I have no intend of hurting you...yet."
Cain moves his hand away from Serah, but what he said only makes her scared even more. "I just need you alive for now, so she can come and get you. After all...she's very protective of you, isn't she?" Serah gasps realizing what he's doing. He's using Serah as bait to lure Lightning here. "But don't worry, I'll make sure you get a front row seat, as you watch your sister breathe her last breath."
"You...you sick monster!" Serah says.
"Fluttery well get you no where, Serah." Cain stands up and walks away. "Enjoy the last few hours of your life." Cain opens the door, leaves, then grabs hold of the door, ready to close. "...while you can." Then closes the door.
Now Serah's alone in the darkness. She's worried about Lightning, she knows that she'll come and rescue her, and she's afraid of how it'll end. Serah looks down in shame and sorrow. "Lightning..." She closes her eyes as she whimpers, and a sheds a single tear, which slides down her cheek and drips off of her chin.