Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ A Time to Remember ❯ Tantalus ( Chapter 1 )

A Time to Remember
by: Chibijenn

Disclaimer- Ok first things first I don't own any FF9 characters and if I did I wouldn't be writing this I would be with Kuja and we would be getting our nails done! All FF9 people belong to Square Soft blah, blah, blah… So don't sue me I'm one poor fangirl.

Now on with the story!



The breeze ran though the floorboards of the theatre ship as it docked in the city once ruined by evil powers far beyond anyone's belief…

-Alexandria-

The city was on its great rise again. People from far as Treno came to see Tantalus perform their marvelous play, ` I Want To Be Your Canary'. The ship bellowed out a loud wooden groan as it locked down for the night's performance. Deep within the ship, inside a small storage room was Baku. He sat among the clutter rocking back and forth in his chair. He needed to think and this was the best place to do it.

"AAACHOOO!" Baku yelled hoping someone would notice him from inside his little office. Baku looked around until his eyes spotted at a small picture of his friends the only ones he could call family- Tantalus. It was an old photo, he could tell because Zidane was in it. Baku closed his eyes.

::Flashback::

Baku was in his little office area planning Tantalus' kidnapping of Princess Garnet.

"AAAAAAAAAAAACHOOOOOOO!" Baku's sneezes echoed all though out the theatre ship. In one of the many rooms a blond haired boy, Zidane, was playing a game of cards with his buddies Blank, Marcus, and Cinna. The all stopped and starred at each other as the noise, like a gust of wind, came and left.

"What the hell was that?" Blank questioned.

Another sneeze erupted, the walls trembled.

"Baku has a cold, I guess." Cinna said, trying to peer at Marcus' cards. "Well, Zidane go tell him to shut the hell up!" Complained Marcus, as his hand absently made rough contact with Cinna's peering face. "Ow.." Cinna grimaced in pain. "Well ya shouldn't been in the damn way, baka."

"ME?! Why don't you get off your ass and tell him to!" Zidane yelled back at Marcus. "Afraid you will get beat up?" Marcus questioned.

Zidane was silent for a few seconds "Fine I'll go." He turned as he walked out the door. "Don't you dare look at my damn cards! I'll be back to whoop all your lazy asses!" Zidane slammed the door behind him, muttering a few slight curse words as he made his way down stairs. Marcus, Cinna, and Blank watched him go. Once he was out of sight, they quickly ran to his cards to see what hand he had.

Zidane held his ears as another loud eruption came from the room. He slowly opened the door and looked in to see Baku busy at work on their next scheme. "Yo Baku! Do you mind? We are trying to have a nice game of cards and your sneezes are freakin' shaking the damn walls! I can't even hear myself yelling!"

Baku looked at Zidane and stood up. "MUWHAHAHAHAHAHA, your funny! Who knew you had the guts to come into my area and yell at me! Now I suggest you leave now or get a beatin'! Genius got to think, ya know? Coming in here whining and moaning." Zidane looked at Baku and slowly made his way to the door. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOO!" Zidane looked at Baku, "Ganzutite."

::End of Flashback::

Baku opened his eyes. "AAAAAAAAAAACHHHHHHHHHOOOOOO!" He looked at the door longingly, waiting for someone who was long gone. Baku's eyes widened as the doorknob began to jiggle. "Hiya Baku! What ya up too?" Said Ruby. He looked at her in disappointment and then averted his eyes.

"Nothing, go away." He said curtly.

"That's not very po-lite!" Ruby placed her hand on her hip. "Blank told me to tell yall that we are gonna look around Alexandria, you should come, you've been cooped up here all day!"

"I can't Ruby…. Alexandria brings back too many memories."

Ruby walked over to Baku and grabbed his hand. "Ya don't have a choice your coming!" Ruby and Baku left.



::Ok this it the first chapter of several.. I know its short but I really wanted to post it and see what everyone thought of it! ANYWHO please R&R and I can live with all comments so tell me what ya think, ok? This is my main story for March and it might go into may to. So thank for reading and have a damn nice day!:::