Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Inevitability ❯ Lying From You ( Chapter 2 )

Song: Lying From You - Linking Park (I'm sorry, this is all I could think of ~~)

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The ship landed in Alexandria roughly an hour afterwards, and, as Vivi and Mikoto walked off of the craft, Garnet was stood there, dressed in her yellow outfit, along with Eiko (with Regent Cid and Lady Hilda) and Steiner. Garnet ran up to the two of them.

"Where is Zidane?" she asked worriedly.

"Err..." Vivi hesitated. "We...err..."

"Zidane got knocked off of the ship when a grand dragon attacked us." Mikoto said bluntly, ignoring the look of shock of the Queen's face. "We came back here as soon as possible so we could inform you that we are going to find him immediately."

"Then I am coming too!" Garnet said determinedly. Steiner glared at her.

"Your Majesty! It will be too dangerous out there! I will not allow you to go!" he said angrily.

"Then you are coming with me, Steiner." she replied bluntly. "You shall escort me around until we find him." Steiner groaned.

"Very well, my Queen." he said, hanging his head, defeated.

"And I'm comin' with you!" Eiko replied enthusiastically.

"Eiko, dear, are you sure?" Hilda asked, worriedly. Eiko grinned.

"I have my friends, I'll be fine!" she replied cheerfully.

"Cid and I shall be waiting here for your safe return." she said, smiling slightly. Eiko began to run toward the ship.

"Come on! Let's go find Zidane!"

"Mom, do you think he'll ever wake up?"

"Be patient, we only found him an hour ago."

`What...? Where...am I?'

"He didn't fall from that higher distance!"

"Yes he did, now be quiet! You've done nothing but talk all day!"

`Where are those voices coming from...?' Opening his eyes slowly, Zidane began to see blurry images of two figures stood by his side as he lay in bed.

"Are you alright?" a woman's voice asked worriedly. "That was quite a distance you fell."

"I'm surprised you even survived it!" a boy's voice added.

"Quiet!" the woman replied. "Are your eyes focused yet?"

"Yea, sorta..." Zidane said croakily. "What happened to me? Who are you two?"

"My name is June, and his name is Ben. I'm his mother." June only looked around 30, and was wearing a fairly baggy white top and a long blue skirt. Ben looked about 10 years old, and wore a black t-shirt and black trousers to match. "You fell from what seemed like a fairly high level, and landed in our back garden." She sighed. "It's been a while since I've seen anyone new around here." Zidane groaned as he sat up in order to see his surroundings easier.

"Why haven't you seen anyone for a while?" he asked curiously.

"Our village, Okara, is very close to Dali, but it is surrounded by cliffs and in a forest. It was to help protect the people here. The grand dragons that live on top of Gizamaluke's Grotto are very ferocious and everyone in the village has had to learn blizzaga; the most effective magic against them. There is a secret exit that leads to Dali to the north, and a normal exit to the south of this village, but everyone who leaves via that route has to be prepared."

"Well, I guess that's the exit I'm gonna have to use then." Zidane said, about to get out of bed.

"You're not going anywhere!" June scolded. "You're still injured! And even if you wanted to leave that way, the exit on Dali's side is much safer!" Zidane slumped back onto his bed.

"Fine." he said, in a huff. June laughed slightly.

"You reminded me of Ben just then. Oh, I forgot to ask; what's your name?"

"Zidane." he answered simply, shutting his eyes for a few seconds. When opened again, June was walking off to the kitchen, and Ben was studying him with great interest.

"Why do you have a monkey tail?" he asked curiously. Zidane groaned at the question.

"Because I was born with it. Okay?"

"Why were you born with it?" the kid asked energetically.

"You really wanna know?" Zidane asked darkly. Ben nodded nervously. "It's because I was created on Gaia's sister planet, Terra, and I was supposed to merge the two worlds by killing thousands of people, but I didn't. Happy now?" There was silence, and Zidane smiled. `I finally shut him up.' he thought, relieved.

"He fell around here?" Garnet said, making sure Vivi was positive.

"Yeah, it was above the forest surrounded by cliffs." Vivi assured her.

"I would be careful." Mikoto advised, walking up to them. "The grand dragons may attack again."

"Not if we are quick enough!" Garnet decided. She ran into the bridge. "Take us down to the cliffs to the right of Dali!" she ordered. The pilot complied, and the ship started to descend. Upon it's landing, Garnet ran off of the aircraft and toward the sloping cliff which surrounded the small area. "How am I supposed to get in?" she wondered out loud. Eiko ran up to her.

"I'll take a look!" she offered, running alongside the cliff. Garnet sighed.

"If he is here, then I have to get in." she said to herself.

"Your Majesty!" Steiner called, running up to her. "Why must you keep running off like that?"

"I am in a hurry, what do you expect, Steiner?" she asked the knight.

"Garnet! I found something!" The Queen ran over the young summoner and looked at an oddly shaped rock in the wall. "It looks like a button."

"Then press it." Eiko turned to see Mikoto walking up to her with Vivi. "It will be the way in."

"How do you know?" Eiko asked suspiciously.

"Do you wish to find Zidane or not?" she asked bluntly. Eiko growled and pressed the button. A door, decorated to match its surroundings, flew open.

"I shall go first." Steiner said, shifting in front of the others. It is my sworn duty as a knight to protect the Queen and her friends." They all entered and the door slammed shut behind them.

"Let's ask around." Garnet suggested. Eiko walked up to her.

"I'm coming with you then!" she said cheerfully.

"I shall come with you as well." Mikoto decided.

"Alright." Garnet agreed. "Steiner and Vivi can work together also." Steiner begrudgingly accepted that he wasn't going to escort the Queen, and they set off.

"Zidane, would you like anything to eat?" June asked as she left the kitchen briefly. "I made muffins."

"Nah, I'm okay, thanks." he replied tiredly. Ben walked into the house and up to the genome.

"Zidane, there are some people outside looking for you." he said innocently. Zidane sat up, got off of his bed and headed towards the door. "Does my mom know your goin' outside?"

"Tell her, okay?" he requested as he walked out of the door. Leaving the house, he saw Garnet stood there with Eiko and Mikoto.

"Zidane!" Garnet cried as she ran to him and embraced him. "Don't you ever scare me like that again! I thought you were dead!"

"Well, I guess I'm not." he said, smiling whilst returning the embrace. Eiko was grinning and Mikoto looked at Zidane grimly. When they pulled away from their embrace, Zidane looked at Mikoto, then back at Garnet. At that moment, June opened the door to see where Zidane was, and saw Garnet and the others with him.

"Are these your friends?" she asked, looking between them.

"Yeah." he replied. "This is Garnet, the Queen of Alexandria, the little girl's Eiko, and the other girl is my sister, Mikoto."

"Pleased to meet you." June said sincerely. "I gather you have met my son. He told me that you were looking for your friend."

"Yes," Garnet started. "he seemed very lively." June laughed slightly.

"Please, won't you all come in?" she asked politely.

"I'm sorry, but we must find our other two friends first." Garnet replied. "Thank you for the offer though." She turned to Eiko. "Come on, let's find Steiner and Vivi." Eiko nodded and followed her. June headed back into her house.

"I'll see you soon!" she called as she closed the door.

"Mikoto, when are you gonna tell me what you wanted to say?" Zidane asked, now becoming frustrated, after the two girls had left. "I could've got killed back there and then I'd never know!"

"If you were dead I wouldn't matter anyway." Mikoto replied darkly, walking off. Zidane went after her.

"What the hell are you on about?!" he demanded, grabbing her by the arm.

"I shall tell you, but away from the others. Come with me to the other side of the cliffs near Dali." Mikoto started walking off again when Zidane had let go of her. Seconds later, he followed.