Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction / Fan Fiction ❯ Final Fantasy Endgame Part 1 The Shadow Empire ❯ REUNION ( Chapter 2 )

CHAPTER 2 REUNION

(THE SCENE IS BLACK SHOWING IN WORDS SAYING, "CHAPTER TWO REUNION" AND THEN THE WORDS FADE BY ONE AT A TIME GOING LEFT TO RIGHT. THEN THE SCENE SHOWS "ONE DAY AGO" AND THE SCENE FADES IN WITH AA GUY ONBOARD OF THE FLAGSHIP OF THE ARMADA)

The guy is sitting down with two long bracelets around his wrist connected by a laser. He is wearing black pants with blue and white flames on the bottom and a low top boot. He is wearing a black shirt with symbols and a long black jacket that can reach his knees. He also haves white spiky hair pointing forward with sunglasses shielding his eyes and a black headband.

In front of him are rows of energy bars making him unable to get out or get close to it. His eyes are close waiting patiently for the right time to get out and to the outside. He immediately hers foot steps coming toward his prison block. He then predicts that there is two people following a third person with haves the keys.

The three stops in front of the guy's jail cell looking through the energy bars seeing him sitting on the floor. The middle one, who haves the keys, nods to the two on each side of him. The energy bars vanish and the two walks in as the third one stays behind holding still a blaster aiming at the prisoner head. The two reaches down to the grab the prisoner.

The prisoner opens his eyes unnoticeable through the glasses looking at the two. The two is within seconds of grabbing him but the prisoner reach out and grab the two wrists swinging them toward each other. The third one is preparing to fire so the prisoner then throws the two in opposite direction to the side hitting the wall.

As the two is flying back into the wall the third person fires the blaster. The prisoner gets up, runs toward the blast and slides forward raising his hands up in the blast. The blast hit his arms, frying the handcuff off and the blast hit the wall behind him and explodes on impact. The explosion causes a hole that leads to another room with thick smoke filling the area.

The soldier walks forward through the smoke, scanning the area with his blaster. He then sees one soldier knockout on the floor with the wall heavily crack. He continues forward until he finds a hole leading out. He stops and put a finger on his left ear.

"The prisoner in cellblock Z has escapes. I repeat the prisoner in cellblock Z has escape. Put everyone on high alert and shoot to kill."

Suddenly the prisoner appears in front of the soldiers with the handcuff gone and his hands smoking. He smiles as the soldier bring up his blasters but the prisoner uses his left hand to hit it away toward the wall. The gun smash into the wall and crack it as the prisoner is moving his index finger to the side in front of the solders face.

The prisoner swings his right fist into the soldier's face knocking him back a step. Less then a second later the prisoner steps forward striking the soldier's face using his left. The solder gets knock back again one step and the prisoner immediately attack him with another right and left.

After passing the spot where the energy bars was the prisoner grabs the soldier. He then knees the soldier several times and punches him in the stomach. He finishes him off by pushing the solider back and then jump up flipping back kicking the solder head. As the soldier is in the air by the impact the prisoner lands on his feet and grabs the soldier's leg throwing him towards the hole behind them.

"Now, where did you put my weapon at," the prisoner said walking to a door.

He opens it revealing weapons from past and presents prisoners that were here. He then grabs a shed with a dragon head handle and opens it revealing a black blade with ancient symbols on the base of the blade. He closes it on put the strap over him with the sword sticking from his back over his right shoulder and tighten it in place.

The prisoner runs back to his cell and through the hole seeing the knockout soldier on the ground. He continues to run through several passages and turns and ends up in a giant room. A long silver hair person in black clothing appears with two long swords in the center of the room.

"Who the hell are you?" the prisoner said.

"The people in my past calls me Sephiroth," Sephiroth said opening his eyes releasing green mako energy.

"Out of my way!" the prisoner yells slightly.

The prisoner runs toward Sephiroth moving his right hand over his right shoulder. When approach Sephiroth he grabs the sword handle and pulls it out swinging over and down. Sephiroth cross his swords blocking the black blade at the point of h swords intercepting. The two stares at each other with their swords between them, pushing their blades against each other.

"You remind me of somebody I fought already," Sephiroth said commenting on the stranger skills.

"You're good but you hadn't seen anything yet but because I'm in a rush I'm ending it now," the prisoner said.

The prisoner jumps back but the instant he touches the ground he rushes forward vanishing on the spot by his speed. He twists his body toward the right getting ready for hi swinging abilities. Once he approach Sephiroth he launches his sword quickly from left to right twisting his body for more strength. Sephiroth uses his sword to block the attack and the collision causes an explosion.

The two is force back with Sephiroth sliding on the ground unharmed. The prisoner is in the air going back hitting the wall behind him. The force makes him go through the wall and entering a new room with high tech aerial vehicles. Once he lands he rolls back and getting onto his feet but still slides back eventually stopping.

"I will never forget this Sephiroth," the prisoner said.

He stands up straight looking at all of the vehicles checking if they are working. He sees one that looks ready for take off and runs toward the aerial fighter. Once he reaches it he begin pressing buttons on the side to open the hatch for the cockpit. He jumps in and configures the control system and automatically starts it up with the engine vibrating the fighter.

He couldn't hack the docking bay doors so he blasts a way out through them. The opening causes the air to be suck out and pulling his aircraft towards it because it's hovering in mid-air. He pushes the acceleration toggle all the way up, blasting through the hole to outside.

He exits the flagship in piece but is surrounded by ships from the armada. He flies fast enough to get away from the armada and thought he was safe. The flagship suddenly fires a large particle beam that heads toward the escape prisoner aircraft. He turns just before it hits dodging the blast but it easily melted parts of his left wing.

"Damn, that was close but I almost lose a wing. I only got enough power to get to that land called Spira in couple hours. The fleet will takes its time and get there until tomorrow, then I stay hidden until then."

(SCENE BLACKENS AND WORDS APPEARING SAYING "3 HOURS LATER". THE SCENE FADES IN VIEWING LUCA STADIUM WITH THE WORDS SLOWLY DISAPPEARING AND THE SCENE ZOOMS IN ON THE BEACH)

The prisoner that escaped from the Shadow Empire main armada is walking along from the beach. He looks to the side seeing the setting sun with his ship crash behind him on fire. He looks up seeing a red unique ship above him going to a big dome. He runs up the rocky cliff and then jumps up to the ledges and continues to jump up the cliff reaching the city roads.

"There is no vehicles, how can they get to places far away," he said walking toward the stadium.

He sees two young females talking to each other. " Did you hear, that Yuna is having another concert here," a high pitch girl said to her friend loud and squeaky.

"But have you seen the young handsome guy she is always seen with," the girl that the first girl said to, said.

"I better hide here where there is lot of people but if they are coming here for me then all of them will die. Being spotted alone in the open is also bad but I don't want anybody die because of me. What a guy, who escapes from the most fearsome empire, got to do in this kind of situation," the prisoner said entering the stadium.

(SCENE BLACKENS WITH THE SCENE SAYING "PRESENT TIME" AND FADES IN INSIDE THE DARK STADIUM WITH THE WORDS DISAPPEARING)

(4 SPEED SLOW TEMPO)

Every time I look back

You were always there, right by my side

I wish that it could last forever

So I can be with you

The light turns on, only viewing the stage with Yuna in her blue dress. The dome top begins to open and the tempo starts to pick up speed. Paine appears holding an electric guitar and Rikku sitting behind the drums.

(6 SPEED - MODERATE, SMOOTH AND LIVELY TEMPO)

Look at me now and see how much I change.

I was lost without you by my side.

But I kept going, knowing that you will come.

I always dream that you were here with me

I never thought that you would leave, me alone.

How much I tried looking for you maybe we will meet again.

I never quit knowing that you will never leave-me-alone

(8 SPEED - FAST SMOOTH TEMPO FOR CHORUS)

Every time I look back

You were always there, right by my side

I wish that I could last forever

So I can be with you always.

But I never thought you would ever leave-me-alone

(6 SPEED - MODERATE, SMOOTH, AND LIVELY TEMPO)

I have been though a lot trying to find you-

From the place we first met to the end of our journey-

Nobody knew who you were but only the ones you tough their hearts-

Nobody can ever take you place with us and by my side-

You are the only one in my life for me-

I never quit knowing that you will never leave-me-alone

(8 SPEED - FAST SMOOTH TEMPO)

Every time I look back

You were always there, right by my side

I wish that it could last forever

So I can be with you always

But I never thought you would ever leave-me-alone

(2 SPEED - NICE GENTLE AND SLOW TEMPO FOR BRIDGE)

I dream every day that you will come back to me-

So we can be in each other arms-

But every time I get close to you, you will disappear like before-

Until you come back in my life

I always know that you will never leave-me-alone

(8 SPEED - FAST SMOOTH LIVELY AND ENERGETIC TEMPO)

Every time I look back (look back)

You were always there (always there)

Right by my side (by my side)

I wish (I wish) that I could last forever (last forever)

So I can always be with you (be with you)

I never thought (never ever) that you would leave me alone

(I never thought you would ever leave me alone-

(0 SPEED - MUSIC STOPS ONLY SILENCE)

I never thought you would ever leave------ me------ alone----------

The music dies out with Yuna ending the song with the one last phase. Tidus appear on the stage and Yuna jumps down from the board to his arms. As they hug they begin laugh and lean towards each other to kiss.

Outside, the armada reaches Luca about a mile away. The prisoner hiding in one of the empty balcony opens his eyes knowing that they are here. The two ships in front of the armada begin to gather energy and fire several energy blasts. The blasts hit the buildings going towards the stadium.

The people at the stadium cheers like nothing else matters but suddenly two energy blast appear destroying the top of the stadium of both sides. A lot people died that instant but the rest panic and tires to get away out of the stadium.

"No, not again," Tidus said holding onto Yuna remembering that day.

"What the F**k was that?" Cid said looking left and right at the stadium seeing what the blast did to it.

"The Shadow Empire is here," Vincent said.

"Took them long enough but why are they attacking the city," Cloud said.

They begin hearing more explosions around the stadium with red glow around the top of the open dome. Everyone freeze from fear and terrorized of what's happening outside of the walls. On the stage is Yuna crying on Tidus chest with Rikku and Paine walking toward them looking around. Soon the explosion stops but the stadium begins to vibrate.

A huge ship appears flying above the clear top and soon completely stop covering it. The prisoner easily recognizes the ship and the ship is the flagship of the armada he just escaped from. HE gets up finally and hops over the ledge running through the crowd to the stage thinking he shouldn't be here. The three at a different balcony jumps over the ledge going to the stage also.

The bright stage slowly changes to black with Tidus, Yuna, Rikku, and Paine still on it. They back up slowly to the edge as soldiers are coming up from the ground. Cloud, Cid, and Vincent leaps over the railing and onto the stage running in front of the four with their weapons drawn already.

"We meet again," Cloud said.

"So these are those F*****g people destroying the city," Cid said.

Their time of living is up," Vincent said.

"Who are you three?" Tidus said to them.

"Don't worry, get out while you still can," Cloud said taking out his buster said.

The four nods and jump off the stage as the three walk up slowly to the dozens Shadow Soldiers. Cid spins his javelin and Vincent takes out both upgraded shotgun he uses earlier. The three then runs toward the soldiers attacking all of them at once.

The ex-prisoner stops at the edge of the bleachers, watching the three battles. He then sees the four escaping to the lower floors but couple dozen soldiers are following them. He jumps over the ledge landing four stories down and walks away unharmed. He chase after the soldiers that are chasing the four down the hallways.

Tidus is running through the corridors as he holds onto Yuna left hand. She haves a flashback remembering her dream but this time Rikku and Paine is with them. Tidus stops on a three-way and looks at both directions until turning to the right, which they end up in a circular room with no exit.

The soldiers appear in black uniform with red eyes holding advance blaster rifles aiming at them. Tidus pushes Yuna behind him as the three girls back up to the wall. Yuna nods to Paine on her right and then nods to Rikku on her left. The three then change dressphere with Yuna into gun, Rikku into thief, and Paine into warrior

More soldiers appear aiming their weapons at them as Tidus is trying to protect the three. Not that far away somebody is walking slowly and turn the corner to the right seeing dozens of soldiers back. He slowly takes out his sword, sliding it over his right shoulder as Tidus sees the white hair stranger behind them.

(SCENE BLACKENS WITH MULTIPLY BRIGHT FLASHES AND THE SCENE CHANGE RED AND FADE IN WITH THE WHITE HAIR STRANGER GONE)

The soldiers fall down and slowly sink down in the black ground again. The four look stun as they didn't' fight or any pyrofries flying away. "What is happening?" Tidus said to him self, "does it all relates to the dark clouds."

Come on! The three might need our help," Yuna said running back toward the stage with the two following her.

"She has change," Tidus said walking.

"Hey," someone familiar said.

Tidus look back and a silver long sword is thrown to him. He catches it and looks at it noticing that it is the sword Auron gave to him when Sin first came to his city. He raises the sword and turns around running trying to catch up to the three. Some pyrofries appear and somebody in red clothes and a bottle of sake appear walking and disappearing.

(SCENE FADES OUT WITH TIDUS RUNNING AND FADE IN WITH CLOUD SLICING A ROBOT SOLDIER)

"How many are these b*****ds?" Cid said thrusting his javelin to a soldier and throwing it over the stage.

"Enough to fill a ship that size," Vincent said using his shotgun to shoot at different targets with different gun placement and time.

"Lost one," Cloud said slashing the last soldier of where they are located.

All of the soldier bodies and parts slowly sink into the black ground. Then a long silver hair person comes up from the ground with his two swords ready. "Sephiroth," Cloud yells gripping his sword handle tighter.

"So you brought company, I told you can never beat me without help," Sephiroth said preparing for an attack.

"You two stand back, I got him," Cloud said running to him.

Sephiroth begins to laugh at Cloud's futile attempt and swing his left sword toward Cloud making him stop. Cloud check himself trying to figure out why he can't move as Sephiroth swings his right sword blowing Cloud to the two and knocking them down. Suddenly a white hair person falls down from above with his head tilt down and as he leans his black blade sword on his right shoulder.

"We meet again," the white hair person said lifting up his head.

"The prisoner that escaped," Sephiroth said not surprised.

"You won't be lucky like the last time," the white hair person said.

The ex-prisoner charge Sephiroth like Cloud but Sephiroth power is useless against him. Sephiroth smiles at the challenge and automatically switch to offense as the stranger is blocking the two swords. Cloud watch closely at the two battled each other and seeing that they are going faster then he ever did in his life.

"Judgment Caliber," the white hair person said.

Sephiroth is somehow bind unable to move as the white hair person blade slowly changes into thermal energy base. He then wildly begins swinging his sword at Sephiroth in bullet time, injuring him greatly. The white hair person jumps back and charging with his sword parallel to the ground to the right. He then disappears with a flash at Sephiroth body and the white hair person appears behind Sephiroth kneeling with his sword still parallel to the ground.

(THE SCENE HAS SEPHIROTH FACE AND IT SUDDENLY SPILT IN HALF)

Sephiroth eyes widen and drops his sword that rattles went it hit the ground. He slowly sinks into the black ground as he closes his eyes and standing still. The white hair person swings his sword over his body and put it inside his shed that is sticking out behind his right shoulder. He turns around seeing the three drawing their weapons at him.

SKISE MAKOTO - NOT SEEN IN ANY FF GAMES - HIS PAST AS A BABY IS A SECRET EVEN TO HIM BUT WHAT HAPPEN GROWING UP IS A DIFFERENT STORY. HIS HOME CITY GOT DESTROYED BY THE SHADOW EMPIRE TWO DAYS AGO. NOW, HIS MAIN GOAL IN LIFE IS THE COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF THE DARK SHADOW EMPIRE.

"My name is Skise Makoto, I am not your enemy. Not yet though," Skise said.

"He F****** defeated Sephiroth with one technique," Cid said amaze.

"No I didn't, that wasn't the real one but a clone. They want to know where he stands right now at a certain percentage of fusion," Skise said.

"A clone? And what are you saying about fusion," Cloud commands Skise.

"The only thing I know is that Sephiroth is being fuse with those Shadows people," Skise said to them.

Suddenly Yuna, Rikku, and Paine suddenly jump and land in front of the three in their pose. Yuna begin firing her guns at Skise in which he takes out his sword and deflecting the bullets. Paine and Rikku rushes up to Skise with their weapons ready. Skise blocks Paine sword as he ducks and dodges Rikku wheel daggers. As he moves around the two it seem that he is playing with them.

"Stop!" Rikku and Paine stop as they turn around seeing Tidus holding his blade in front of Yuna's guns. "He is not our enemy," Tidus said as Rikku and Paine looking back at Skise who is sitting down.

"What do you want if you not part of the Shadow Empire," Cloud commands at Skise again.

"Some food," Skise said.

"We'll take you to get some food but only if you tells us why this is happening," Tidus said to Skise.

"Well…I tell you but not here," Skise said pointing up to the flagship of the armada, "but I am sorry that the Shadow Empire was here and I take full responsibility of the death of your people."

The eight left the stage and navigate through the half destroyed stadium to the outside. They finally reach outside with Skise the last one out having his arms behind his head acting calm. Yuna falls down to her knees crying and the rest of them see the ruins of Luca. Tidus help Yuna up while the two girls can't believe what they are seeing.

"Why is this happening?" Rikku yells and begin to have tears.

"This is far enough," Paine said and turning around pointing her blade tip at Skise neck, "tell us now!"

"Yelling at me won't solve a thing," Skise said closing his eyes.

"This is worse then what Sin ever did," Yuna said, "Sin destroys half and spared some people but this Shadow Empire, destroyed everything!"

"Now I know we will never have eternal calm," Tidus thought to himself.

"Nothing last forever, good or bad," Cloud said.

"What do you know?" Tidus said pointing his sword at Cloud.

Yuna pulls out her guns as Vincent takes out his two shotguns and pointing at each other. Paine and Cid get ready to fight each other but Skise just stands there at the sidelines in the middle. Rikku appears near him as she takes her wheel daggers out and creeping next to him. Skise move his left hand toward Rikku heads and push her forehead, knocking her to the ground knock out.

"I thought I had issues with other people," Skise said as he looks up seeing the armada leaving to a new direction.

The six just stands there with their target in range and look like that they will attack any second. Rikku is still knockout on the ground and Skise is in the background looking at something. He then sits down grabbing some rocks and begin to play with them with voices.

"We are the Shadow Empire," Skise said in a deep voice holding up a big rock and then holds up a medium size rock. "Oh no, not the Shadow Empire, please help me Skise, the hero of all heroes," Skise said acting out a female voice and then got another medium rock, "do not fear, Skise is hear." Skise rams his rock into the big rock and keep ramming them into each other. "Tastes the cold steel of my blade ha, ha, ha," Skise said laughing as he hits the big rock with a long tiny rock breaking the small rock. "The day is save again by the one and only Skise ha, ha, ha, ha."

Skise begins to laugh out loud and gets even more loudly as he is annoying the six. Skise begins to go on a rampage using his rock and the tiny sword rock breaking each big rock in half. Soon three people appear coming down a hill of rocks and runs toward the six. Yuna recognize the three but didn't lose guard.

"Cool it," he guy in a red coat with a cyborg leg said.

NOOJ - FFX-2 - ONCE A SOLDIER IN THE CHRISOM SQUAD AND KNOWN TO BE A DEATH SEEKER. ON HIS LAST MISSION HE GOT POSSESSED BY SHURIN AND TURNS AGAINST HIS FRIENDS. AFTER YUNA DEFEATED SIN HE UNITES THE CRUSADERS AND HE BECAME THE YOUTH LEAGUE

"Put down your weapons," a tan man with white hair said.

BARALAI - FFX-2 - AN EX-SOLDIER FROM THE CHRISOM SQUAD THAT SOON SEEK POWER AND JOIN WITH SEYMOUR. AFTER YUNA DEFEATED SIN AND SEYMOUR HE BECAME THE PRAETOR OF NEW YEVON. HE LATER ON BECOME POSSESSED BY SHURIN WHO TRIED TO USE VEGNAGUN ON SPIRA.

"There is no need to fight," a blonde hair guy with an eye patch said.

GIPPAL - FFX-2 - ALSO AN EX-CHRISOM SQUAD MEMBER THAT AFTER THE LAST MISSION WENT ON HIS OWN. HE SET UP THE AL BHED MACHINE FRACTION THAT EXCAVATES OLD MACHINA AND RESEARCHES FOR NEW TECHNOLOGY.

Skise is still busy playing with the rocks and stones as the three gets between the six. Nooj gets in front of Paine and Cid, Baralai is in front of Yuna and Vincent, and Gippal in front of Tidus and Cloud. After a quiet minute of standing still the six finally withdraw their weapons and stand up straight.

"Fighting each other won't bring answers," Baralai said to them.

"Yeah, what he said," Gippal said looking at Baralai.

"Luca is gone and no one is to blame and fighting want bring anybody back," Nooj said to the six.

"Alright then, tell us who you are and why you are here," Tidus said to the three.

"Information," Cid said to them.

"Information about the Shadow Empire that's all," Cloud said turning around locking his sword behind his back.

"We know nothing about them," Yuna said.

"If you know nothing about them then you know as much as we do," Tidus said.

"Alright then, that's all we need to know," Vincent said.

"Wait, only one person knows what's going on," Cid said grabbing Vincent's right shoulder.

The nine turns to Skise, who is still playing with the rocks off in the distance. They all look at him with blank faces because of his voice and sound effects. Skise suddenly stops what he is doing and slowly turns his head around to see that everyone is looking at him. He quietly stands up gulping as everyone is walking to him but he then backs up into a pile of rocks.

The nine walks to him with their eyes white but suddenly his stomach growls extremely loud and long, making the rocks on top of the pile fall and hit him. The rock split in half on impact, knocking him unconscious and the two halves fall down separately. At the top of the pile more rocks move, falling down in different direction and reveals to be Leblanc getting out of the rocks.

"It's my Noojie Woojie," Leblanc said jumping down and steps on Skise to reach Nooj.

Logos walks down the pile of rocks acting careful and confident but Ormi jumps down landing on Skise, putting him in a deep sleep. Ormi butt begins to sting as he gets up and looking at the ground seeing Skise completely knock out. Ormi begins laughing at him and apologize as he walks to the eleven.

(SCENE FADES OUT SLOWLY AND THEN FADE IN ONBOARD CELSIUS. THE ELEVEN APPEAR SITTING AT A ROUND TABLE AS SKISE IS ON A BED STILL KNOCK OUT)

"So you are Cloud Strife, that came from the other side of the west ocean," Tidus said looking at Cloud.

"Yes, the continent is under complete darkness, so we came here to get any kind of information," Cloud said closing his eyes.

"I saw dark clouds forming on the western horizon and knew that it will soon come cover Spira," Tidus responds.

"But who are the Shadow Guards," Nooj said standing up looking at everyone.

"I really don't know but it is somehow connected to the clouds," Cloud said opening his eyes.

"The only one who knows is that kid, Skise," Gippal said looking at Skise bed.

"Hey, I resent that," Skise quickly responds to Gippal, sitting on the table opposite direction of the bed with a plateful of food.

"How did you get there? I thought you were over there." Rikku quickly said getting stressful.

"If you really want to know who is these Shadow Guards then let me eat first," Skise said with his mouthful.

"Eat this," Vincent said holding his pistol aiming at Skise's head.

"Go ahead pull the trigger, I will reflect it to an angle that will bounce all over the place without hitting anyone and it soon fall dead," Skise said with his mouthful again and pointing at Vincent with a fork that still haves food on it.

Vincent narrows his eyes as he fires the pistol and the bullet suddenly hit Skise's fork as it bounce up out of his hand. Suddenly there is a long scarping noise as a bullet is bouncing all over the room as it sparks the wall it hits. Soon the bullet loses velocity making it slow down and drop to the floor rolling. The fork falls back down and Skise looks at Vincent as he moves his right to the side catching the fork. He tilt his head back opening his mouth catching the food that was use the bullet suddenly hit Skise's fork as it bounce up out of his hand.

Suddenly there is a long scarping noise as a bullet is bouncing all over the room as it sparks the wall it hits. Soon the bullet loses velocity making it slow down and drop to the floor rolling. The fork falls back down and Skise looks at Vincent as he moves his right to the side catching the fork. He tilt his head back opening his mouth catching the food that was use to be on the fork.

"Alright, I'm full," Skise said putting the fork on the plate and tossing it to Barkeep.

"Can you please tell us about the Shadow Guards," Yuna said nicely.

"The Shadow Guards are from the south sector on a continent known as Ciriusein. I really don't know much about them but from what I heard is that a rock from space landed in their city. The whole city suddenly begins to be covered in those dark clouds and whatever was in the rock took control of the people. Some escape into the outer world and the ones who were control call themselves the Shadow Empire.

"In a short time the Empire grow several times bigger and numbers. Their technology dramatically went up creating weapons and war ships. The unknown object order his army to dominate the rest of the continent and kill who ever lives. The ones that escaped now call themselves Cirius, begin to rebel against the Shadow Empire but quickly got obliterated.

"But a long silver hair man foreign to the continent appears in the heart of the Empire undetected and challenge the leader to stop the terror. The two begin fighting and the newcomer seems powerful but he wasn't powerful enough and lost. The consequences for the stranger is to be fuse with the Shadows and help to conquer the world. After this little incident the advancement of the Shadow Empire cease for one year," Skise said standing on the table telling his story.

"What do you have to do with it?" Nooj asks Skise who look each other.

"My homeland is at the northern part of Ciriusein in a quiet city by the coast called Teego. I was away in the mountains for 13 years training with my master. At the last day of my training the sky quickly begins to be covered with dark clouds and instantly attack the city. I was trying to save them but the Shadow Guards appear where I was at, delaying me.

"When I had finally arrive at the city, it was completely in ruin, and everybody was slain with no survivors. The sight becomes unbearable as I just stand there in horror that I will never see the people that I cared before. For that moment standing there I thought nothing in life seems to matter to me no more.

"With those words the ground change black and two people comes up, one with a red spiky hair and the other a medium length blue hair. The two challenge me to a battle but only the red hair person fought me. I try to fight back but I keep thinking what's the use and I lost badly. The next thing I know is that I wake up in a prison inside the flagship of the armada," Skise said

"I'm so sorry about your home," Yuna said.

"It's alright, get to see new people," Skise said jumping off the table.

"Where to?" Gippal asks the group.

"Bevelle, Mushroom Rock Road, and Djose Temple," Yuna said looking at them.

"Why Bevelle?" Baralai said to Yuna.

"Yeah, why Djose?" Gippal complains too.

"I am graceful that you are here, but we can handle this ourselves," Yuna said standing up.

"You're not saying that you guys are going to Ciriusein," Nooj said.

"We must defeat this at the source," Yuna said with Rikku and Paine standing beside her.

"You don't know what you are even fighting against," Gippal said standing up.

"I agreed with Yuna, we defeated Sin, and she defeated Vegnagun, so this pose no problem to us," Tidus said.

"It doesn't matter what you guys agree with, I am going to Ciriusein no matter what," Cloud said standing up and leaving.

"Fine, I'll let you go," Nooj said closing his eyes.

"Are you insane, they are going to a place they never seen before," Baralai said.

"I trust them that they will defeat what's there and come back alive," Nooj said opening his eyes.

"Man, I thought you guys are nuts but who would that you are this crazy," Gippal said.

(SCENE BLACKENS AND FADE IN DROPPING OFF BARALAI AT BEVELLE, THEN SWITCHES TO MUSHROOM ROCK ROAD DROPPING OFF NOOJ AND LEBLANC. FINALLY SWITCH TO DJOSE TEMPLE LETTING GO GIPPAL AND THEN FADE IN ON THE BRIDGE)

"Where to?" Buddy said to Yuna.

"Besaid," Yuna said softly.

"Roger," Brother responds to Yuna request.

Skise is up on deck standing on top of a bird, letting the wind blow against him. Cloud and Tidus walks along the deck, stopping near Skise, who is sleeping.

"Is the long silver hair stranger to stop the Empire is Sephiroth?" Cloud quietly asks Skise.

"Yes, he is the person on the flagship of that armada getting fuse with Shadows from the ruler of the Empire," Skise said opening his eyes.

"You hometown got destroyed, I know how you felt," Tidus said.

"I was there when it happen and nothing I could do now can bring them back. I live it, learn from it, and I must go on without it," Skise whispers.

Skise turns around but slips and fall off the bird and off the ship landing in the clear blue ocean miles offshore of Besaid. Tidus and Cloud runs to the edge of the ship looking down and being to laugh together.

BESAID

"Welcome back, ya," Wakka yells to them and waving his arms as Yuna, Rikku, Paine, Tidus and Cloud is walking on the beach

Wakka - FFX / X-2 - THE ONE WHO FOUNDED TIDUS AND TRIES TO HELP HIM. HE IS ONE OF YUNA EX-GUARDIANS AND SOMETIMES A BROTHER TO HER. HE IS AN EX-CAPTAIN AND ALSO RETIRED FROM THE BESAID AUROCHS. RIGHT NOW HE IS LIVING WITH LULU AND THEIR SON ON BESAID ISLAND.

Lulu - FFX / FFX-2 - A BLACK MAGIC USER WHO WAS ONCE A GUARDIAN OF YUNA AND A SISTER TO HER. SHE USES TO BE WITH WAKKA'S BROTHER CHAPPU BUT HE DIED. SHE SPENDS HER DAYS ON BESAID ISLAND WITH WAKKA AND THEIR SON.

"It's always good to be back," Tidus and Yuna said.

"But who is that?" Lulu said to them pointing toward the beach.

The seven turns around seeing someone in a black clothing and white hair coming out of the ocean. The six begins to laugh as Cloud just chuckles when Skise reach the shore and collapse from exhaustion.

INSIDE BESAID VILLAGE

Skise opens his eyes quickly noticing that his glasses are off. He then panics as he searches for them and finds them on a stool, putting it on and getting on his feet. He walks near the door peeking at the side and sees a celebration with everyone and Cloud standing by himself to the side. Skise begins to laugh as the female natives is pulling Cloud to the crowd and forcing him to dance.

Skise walks through the door watching the party and Cloud is walking away put suddenly pull back to the crowd. He sits down as Tidus is challenging Cloud to a sword fighting and they are in the center of the crowd going at it. The wind dies quickly as he turns his head toward the beach and heads toward it. In several minutes he gets to the beach getting lost several times and see the ground changing black and Shadow Empire robot soldier appear coming up.

Skise reaches over his right shoulder with his right hand trying to grab his sword but nothing was there. His face suddenly changes to a blank as he keeps trying to grab something while he steps back. Suddenly he sees flashes and all of the robots falls appear and sink in the ground. A long golden blonde hair female stands with her back toward Skise with two Katanas.

"Lakeyna?" Skise whispers to himself.

"We meet again, Skisey boy," Lakeyna said turning around and looks at him if she wants to fight him.

"I thought you died in Teego," he said tilting his head down.

"No, I was saved by Skine," she said tightening her grip on the swords

"Skine, the red hair person who defeated me that day," Skise said as tears comes down his shadowed eyes.

"As you stand there as a weak person that you are, I was dying slowly. Skine came and I watch you getting beat like you didn't know how to fight. But before he did the final blow I cried for help and he spared your life by coming to save me. As soon I got better and able to do things properly, I then volunteered to be a Shadow Soldier, so I can prove to how weak you are. There is no room in the future for the weak, like you."

"Lakeyna," Skise whispers again as he stops and gets in a fighting stance.

"Prepare to die," Lakeyna said charging him.

"Lakeyna," Skise whispers softly with more tears coming down his face.

Lakeyna swings her right sword as he reaches him and then spins to the counter clockwise using her left sword, doing a side thrust. Skise ducks the first attack and then jumps back barely dodging the blade that almost stabbing his stomach. She charges him again doing chain combo sword attacks, trying to break his guard. Skise might be on the receiving end the fight but he already knows that she haves multiply opening for an attack continuously.

"Damn you, at least put up a decent fight," she yells at him.

"What are you going to gain if you prove that I am weak or not?" Skise said quietly.

Skise right arm begins to glow with spiritual energy, that his master taught him, glowing brighter every second. Lakeyna charges him a third time but he thrust his right arm toward her, firing a blue blast knocking her back by the force. Her weapons flies out of her hand and into the ocean disappearing from view but she still gets up charging him once again.

Skise heartbeat grows louder as everything suddenly slows down to almost a completely stop. He then senses something and looks to the right seeing the red spiky hair guy. The guy does a double punch in the air shooting out energy bubbles toward Lakeyna. Skise moves his head back in front of him and closes his eyes breathing slowly as he runs to her. He opens his eyes as he runs to her in slow motion but extremely fast. Once he reaches her and grabs her, forcing her to turn so the blast hit him from behind.

On impact, it affect his whole entire body causing a complete color lose doing severe body damage. Skise eyes seem to widen, as he couldn't move a single muscle or even to breathe. As it affects him the energy bubble pass his body, coming out of his stomach and hit Lakeyna causing her to lost color for a split second and she collapse to the ground.

As Lakeyna hit the ground unconscious Skise color finally return to normal. He is now able to move but he collapses to his knees beginning to seat and grasping for oxygen. The red spiky hair guy walks to the two but Skise tries to get up but falls to one knee. The guy gets out a regular sword and kick Skise from behind making him drive forward onto his arms.

"The beautiful Lakeyna died by your hands, only if you hadn't turn her, she will be sparred," the spiky hair guy said.

"I will never forgive you Skine, no matter who fault it is," Skise barely said sweating badly.

"I was doing you and her a favor," Skine said smiling.

"She had nothing to do with this!" Skise yells causing him to breathe heavily.

"She haves everything to do with this, from our birthright to our destiny. Don't deny it, the Shadow Empire are not your enemy Skise, please join us my dear brother," Skine said smiling wickedly.

"Like I said before, I will never join the Shadow Empire, we don't belong with them. Don't you remember when we are young and we always trying to figure out how to destroy the Shadow Empire? We always together, going on adventures around the city but suddenly you got kidnap, what happened to you?" Skise said looking at Lakeyna.

"I am asking nicely, brother," Skine said having his sword on Skise solder moving closer to his neck.

(SCENE BLACKEN AND FADE IN WITH CLOUD)

Cloud is hiding on a cliff, seeing Skise and Lakeyna fight and Skine interference. He jumps down watching the two talk about something until Skine put his blade on Skise shoulder. Suddenly the ground around the two begins to glow with visible white and red energy going up and hovers around them. Cloud runs toward the two with his sword out but Skise body glows bright and unleash a wide radius burst of light, swallowing everyone.

"So we are the last two Shozons," Skine said.