Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ The Life of Erin Tribal ❯ Chapter 35

The Life of Erin Tribal Chapter 35

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A/N: Another long chapter coming!

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They encountered some monsters on their way to Thamasa, but none that posed too much of a threat. Erin could feel herself getting sleepy, but she stayed awake.

Four hours later, they were in Thamasa. They started to explore.

"Momma, it hurts!" cried a little girl.

"Alright, I'll use `Cure'," a mother replied.

The mother looked at them and gasped.

"Cure Medicine! Where'd I put my Cure Medicine!" the mother asked herself.

"Mommy, can't you just use `Cure' on me?" the little girl asked, running after her mom.

Erin frowned and looked at Terra. Terra shrugged. The group headed for the other side of the building they were by and found a boy there.

"FIRE!"

A small flame appeared by a bush.

"FIRE!"

Another flame appeared.

He looked at them and his eyes went wide. He ran off somewhere.

"Let's head into this building," Erin suggested, pointing at a building next to them

They did so and headed in. Standing in front of a door, as if waiting for them, was an old man who looked to be at least 70-years-old.

"What do you want here?" he shouted.

"Do you know anything about Espers?" Terra asked calmly.

"I don't even know what Espers are!" the man shouted again. "Who are you?"

"We are here to ask you about the espers, that's all. What's your name?" Erin asked.

The man frowned and looked at them. "Strago Magus."

"Strago, we saw people around town using magic. Do you really know nothing about Espers?" Locke asked.

"Your eyes were just playing tricks on you! This town knows no magic, nor do we know about these so-called `espers'," he grunted.

Erin frowned, and suddenly heard footsteps running down stairs.

"Grandpa!" shouted a young female voice.

The door behind Strago opened. The girl pushed the older man away and looked at the people. Erin stared at the girl.

`Why does this girl look so much like me?' Erin asked herself.

It seemed as if the girl was asking herself the same thing. She looked at each of them, and then ran to hide behind Strago.

"Who are these people?" the girl asked.

"First we should ask something. Who are you, little girl?" Terra asked calmly.

"My name is Relm Arrowny, the best painter you have ever seen!" the child said proudly.

"We are here to help," Erin said to Relm.

`Wait... Relm? Could this be Relm Tribal? I dare not ask though,' Erin thought, mind wandering to the dream she'd had almost two weeks ago.

"Who are you?" Relm asked them.

"My name is Locke, and these are my friends, Terra and Erin. And this guy back there is Shadow," Locke replied.

Relm walked over to where Interceptor was sitting and started petting it.

"Oh, what a cute puppy!"

"Stay back, he bites," Shadow told her.

`It didn't to me,' Erin thought.

"Relm, go up to your room now!" Strago ordered.

"What would you know, you fuddy duddy old man!" Relm protested.

"NOW!" he shouted at the girl.

"I'm going, I'm going!" Relm mumbled.

"Erin, why don't you join her? We grown-ups need to talk with Strago here," Terra asked Erin.

"Sure!" Erin exclaimed.

Erin walked over to Relm and followed her in. Amazingly enough, Interceptor followed the two girls.

They walked up the stairs, and Relm sat down on a bed.

"Erin, right? Sit next to me! I can sense something good radiating from you," Relm explained, patting at a seat next to her.

Erin nodded her head and sat down next to Relm.

"So, how old are you?" Relm asked.

"I'm six. How about you?" Erin asked.

"Hey! So am I! I think we'll be good friends! Can I give you something, Erin?" Relm asked her.

"Of course!" Erin replied.

Relm walked over to a dresser and opened one of the drawers. She pulled a couple o things out, closed the drawer, and walked back over to Erin.

"I've been wanting to give this to someone, and I think you should have it!" Relm exclaimed, handing her a necklace.

The necklace was on a silver chain, with a heart charm. In the heart were a few stones.

"Thanks Relm," Erin said, putting it on.

As she put it on, she felt the chain of her id tag. She sighed as she finally got the necklace hooked. Relm also had hers hooked. Erin finally noticed a different thing around Relm's neck. She had a chain exactly like Erin's id chain. Exactly like the one she had seen in her dream.

"Erin!" they heard a voice down the stairs call. "Get down here now, we're leaving!"

"Oh man..." Erin sighed.

"Well, maybe we'll meet again Erin," Relm stated, putting her hand on Erin's shoulder.

"Thanks...friend," Erin stated.

Relm smiled when Erin said `friend'.

"No one's ever called me their friend before. Thanks, Erin," Relm mumbled.

Erin smiled back.

"Interceptor! Here boy!" yelled what must've been Shadow, as Interceptor took off running.

The two girls walked down the stairs and opened the door. Erin went back over to Terra and waved to her newfound friend. Relm waved back, and went back up the stairs. The group left the house and headed for the inn.

`That'll be 100 gil please," the desk clerk said.

Terra handed them the money, and they were shown to their room. Erin sat down in the one across from Terra and took out her journal again and her pen. She leaned against the pillow.

`February 14, 2003 - Later

We just met two of the people of this town. Right now we're in the Thamasa Inn, about to rest for the night, which I should do. I don't want to do it though, because all I'll get is a nightmare again probably.

Anyways, about the two people. Their names are Strago Magus and Relm Arrowny. The strange thing is, Relm looks exactly like me. She gave me this friendship necklace. Maybe I'll add those two to my list. Wait, I'll do it later. Tomorrow maybe, but not tonight. I'm way too tired! I didn't get a wink of sleep last night, too scared that I would have a nightmare, like I said before.

Good night, my dear journal.

Erin M. Tribal'

Erin yawned, putting the journal and pen back in her bag and lay down on her bed, almost falling asleep. But not before Strago came running in.

"Help me! Please help me!" he yelled, a hint of worry and fear in his voice.

"What is it?" Erin asked sleepily, noticing for the first time that Shadow and Interceptor were gone.

"There's a fire! One of the houses is on fire and Relm's in it!" he shouted.

Erin bolted up from her seat.

"WHAT!" she screamed.

"I need your help! We need to save her!" Strago shouted.

Erin looked around at the group, all of them sitting up as well.

"Fine, we'll help you. Come on you two!" Erin stated, running out of the building, closely trailed by a now walking Strago. Terra and Locke were out of the building soon as well.

There were several citizens standing in front of a badly burning building. They seemed to be preparing some kind of spell.

Strago went and joined them, and he too also was preparing a spell.

"Ice!" several citizens, including Strago, shouted.

The Ice hit the building, but it didn't help out. In fact, the fire seemed to grow larger from the spell.

"It's a magical fire," Terra told Erin and Locke.

The person who seemed to be the mayor approached them. The citizens used another ice spell, but it still didn't work.

"Could you please go in and help the child trapped in there?" the mayor asked them quickly.

"Yes, we will," Erin replied, knowing that she had to help Relm.

"I'm going too!" Strago proclaimed.

The group, now joined by Strago, rushed into the burning building. There were several flames dancing around. The group carefully avoided them, making it to the back of the building in less than two minutes.

In the back room there was a large flame sitting there, and behind it, a collapsed Relm.

`Relm!' Erin thought, almost saying it out loud.

"Come on, let's get rid of this thing!" Erin shouted instead.

"Right! This must the cause of the fire!" Strago agreed.

So the battle began. Everyone started casting fire, Locke thanks to the aid of the Shiva magicite. They were able to quickly get rid of the flame beast, along with any `bomb' friends it called.

Erin ran back and desperately tried to cast `Cure' on Relm, but she couldn't concentrate enough.

"WATCH OUT!" Locke yelled, running forward, and pushing the two girls out of the way.

Erin watched as Relm's shoulder-length blonde fell out of the two ponytails it was in. The painter's cap she had had on earlier was gone; it was probably back in her room. Relm's black, strapless top had a few burn spots on it. Her baggy pants also had some burn spots on them.

There was a sudden blur of black drop down, and then Erin felt herself fall unconscious, probably from being so overly tired.

The next thing Erin remembered, she was sleeping in an extremely comfortable bed. She saw a smiling blonde leaning over her. Erin sat up, and rubbed her forehead. She looked around and saw that she was in the upstairs of Strago's house, in what was probably Relm's house.

"Good morning, sleepy head," Relm joked.

Erin moaned and looked at the blonde-haired girl.

"Morning Relm," Erin replied to the girl.

"We got hurt pretty bad, so the old man gave me his bed for the night, and your friends and him stayed at the inn. This morning, they came to check up on us, and dropped this off for you," Relm explained, holding up Erin's bag.

"Thanks," she said, grabbing it, and attaching it to her belt once again.

"Here's your sword too," Relm stated, carefully handing it to Erin.

"So what happened?" Erin asked the girl, swinging her legs over the edge.

"Apparently after both of us went out, this `Shadow' guy rescued everyone. Both of us were out all night. They managed to heal the burns, but you have these cuts they can't heal," Relm explained.

"I know, I've tried to," Erin mumbled to Relm.

"I guess fuddy duddy went and told them the whole story about how this town can use magic. Well, except for me. I don't know why though," Relm stated.

Erin just nodded her head in response.

"I guess they want you to go with them to the Espers Gathering Place. But they won't let me come and help!" Relm complained.

Erin laughed slightly, as she did, she noticed a small pain in her stomach. `Probably a small burn.'

"Well, let me tell you this, I'm going to sneak out of here and follow you guys. Promise you won't tell?" Relm asked Erin.

"Promise," Erin replied.

Relm smiled and stood up.

"Let's head down, they are waiting for us. Well, they're waiting for you actually," Relm said, mumbling the last part.

Erin smiled and reattached her sword to her belt. They two walked down the stairs, and went down into the kitchen.

"Breakfast is served," Relm whispered.

Erin smiled, and sat down, and started to eat the pancakes that were sitting there.

"Yummy, pancakes, my favorite!" Relm smiled, sitting down next to Erin.

"Erin, looks like you've got yourself a new friend," Locke commented.

"I know, and it's great, I think!" Erin agreed.

"Strago's going to go with us to the Gathering Place," Terra explained.

Erin just nodded her head as she took a bite.

"And Relm, like I said before..." Strago started.

"Yeah, I know, I can't go with you! That's the millionth time you've told me that!" Relm said through a mouthful of food.

Erin laughed at Relm as finished her food. Relm soon finished as well.

"Well, we're off!" Locke exclaimed, standing up, and heading out.

He was followed by Terra and Strago.

"Fine, I'll just draw!" Relm shouted.

"Just make sure you use CANVAS!" Strago shouted back.

Erin looked at Relm confused.

"Let me show you really quick," Relm said, running up the stairs.

She returned a few seconds in later, drawing pad in hand. Relm opened it up and showed the first few to Erin.

"Wow, you're good!" Erin commented.

"Thanks," Relm said, blushing slightly, then lowered her voice to a whisper; "I'll have a bag with me, just like yours. I'll have this with me when I follow you guys!"

Terra walked back in and over to where they were still standing. "Nice picture Relm. Come on, Erin!"

"I'm coming! See ya later, Relm!" Erin stated as she was dragged off my Terra.

Relm just waved back, a huge smirk on her face.

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A/N: Woohoo! Relm's in! I do know what happens next, as I played it in the game just yesterday, but I'm going to write it tomorrow. Right now, I'm trying to practice my singing while I write this!

One last note: Please review!