//------------------------------// // Disc 1- part 9 // Story: Setting Sun of Thieves // by Shadow Hero //------------------------------// "Mmm...where am I?" Sunset moaned as she slowly woke up. "Good you're awake." Yuna said as she sat by a fire. "Yeah I guess.. Where are the others?" She asked as she looked around, noticing they were in the woods somewhere. "You don't remember?" Yuna asked getting a nod, she let out a sigh "The other's got captured by the Sirens." "Really?" Sunset said raising an eyebrow. "Yes and it's up to us to save them...Just the two of us." Yuna said as she let out a defeated sigh. "What you don't think we can help? I beg to differ." Sunset said as she set a branch she was holding on fire. "Wow someone is..Shhh." Yuna whispered. "What?" She said as she heard rustling in the bush's around them. Looking at eachother Sunset pounced. "Ah get off me!" Said a small boy wearing a blue jacket and a floppy hat, but he had a strange feature in the form of yellow eyes that shone out of his pitch black face. "What are you?" Yuna asked as she walked around the boy. "My name's Vivi! It’s nice to meet you." the boy said with a raised hand. "She asked what are you not how are you!" Sunset yelled. "Sunset you're scaring the boy." Yuna stated. "Look i'm just saying what you said." Sunset said in response. "Guys." Said Vivi in the hopes of gaining attention. "But you did not need to yell at him." Yuna rebutted "Guys..." Said Vivi a little louder "Yeah well-" "Guys!" Vivi yelled, finally gaining the attention of the women before him. "What." Both Yuna and Sunset said unison. "Look." Vivi said as he pointed at a chimera that was walking up, slowly eyeing its prey. "Just great! Look at what you're yelling did." Sunset said. "My..You know what fine. Let's deal with this." Yuna said as she pulled out her gun and started to fire at the beast. The beast snarled as it launched a fireball out of snake's head. Yuna dodged the attack but it almost managed to strike Sunset in the face. "Watch it that almost hit me." Sunset said as she lunged at the chimera slashing the goat’s head. The beast swiped with one of its paws and Sunset barely dodges it. It gave another growl as it launched acid at Sunset. "I got this." Vivi said as he put up a barrier around Sunset . "You're asking for it." Sunset said as her blade caught on fire, she ran up and slashed the goat's head setting it ablaze. "Watch out!" Yuna said as she charged her gun. Sunset flipped out of the way as Yuna launched a powerful shot at the lion’s head, knocking it into a tree. Yuna walked up to it. "I’m guessing Chaos sent you." Yuna said as she put her gun to the lion’s face. "I don't.." "Why yesss he did." The snake tali said with a hiss. Yuna looked into its eyes before shooting it in the head leaving only pyreflies. "*sigh* looks like we need to move." Yuna said as she holstered her gun. As they walked Vivi started to follow them. "Why are you following us? It's dangerous." Yuna said. "I’m more then capable of helping." "How old are you kid?" Sunset asked. "I’m ten miss." "First don't call me miss, I hate that. Second, I don't feel right having a ten year old helping. It just doesn’t feel right." Sunset said getting a nod from Yuna. "It's a little late for that we’re getting close." Yuna said as the group gazed upon a large castle. "So, your friends are trapped in there?" Vivi said as he gulped, looking at the town full of fiends. "If you're scared..." "No." Vivi said interrupting Yuna. "Master Quan said I should be strong." He said with Confidence. "Ok, but if it gets too dangerous get out." Yuna said as they started their descent "Ohh." Zidane said as he woke up. "Where are we?" He said looking around noticing that he was in a cell. "Look who finally decided to wake up." Jecht said sitting on the ground. "All most got it.." A man with silver hair wearing only a vest and pleated pants said as he fiddled with the lock of the cell. "You’ve been at it for hours Vaan, give it a rest." Jecht said as he laid down. "And...there. You. Go! Waste of time my ass." Vaan said as the cell door opened. "I never said that. Let's go before the Dazzlings decide to check on us." Jecht said as he got up . They walked up to the window of the of the jail house and saw that the place was crawling with fiends. "That does not look good. Seeing as we don't have our weapons...he look." Vaan said as he picked up a gun from one of the desks. "Do you even know how to use that?" Zidane asked as Vaan looked at the gun from different angles. "Mmm. I’ve used one a few times." "It’ll do I guess. We need to head to the Blacksmiths to see if they have any thing we can use." Jecht said still looking out the window, eyeing a route for them to take. "I'll be back." Zidane said as he flipped out the window and onto the roof. "Wait your.." Jecht said as he saw Zidane jump house to house with ease.  He safely jumped into the attic window of the black smith's. "Now then what to take." Zidane said as he eyed all the weapons ranging from staff's to Bastard Swords. "Ugh. Why do WE need to check on them?" A female voice said from outside. "Well Aria, it's our turn." Another voice said. "Well it's always our turn.." the one named Aria said with a huff. Zidane looked out and saw them walking towards the jailhouse. In a hurry he picked up two short swords and jumped back onto the roof. "Is that all you got?" Jecht said seeing what Zidane had brought back "Yes. We need to hurry, two of them are on their way here." Zidane said handing Vaan one of the swords as Jecht gave him a look. " Hey don't look at me like that. You have those meaty arms of yours." "He's got you there. Why even carry that weapon around anyway?" Vaan said as he took a test swing of the sword. But before Jecht could answer, the door slammed opened. Shocked, the group took a battle stance. "It seems our little birds have decided to fly the coup." Said Aria, a woman with purple hair and red gem around her neck. "They’re not birds! They're people." The woman next to her said, she had light blue hair and similar red gem round her neck. "It's just a figure of speech...go get Adagio." Aria said as she pulled out a sword of her own. "Okay." She said as she ran away. "I guess you need all of you here to sing that little song of yours." Vaan said with a smirk. She answered by calling some of the fiends from outside for help. "This is going-" Aria had been cut off from her speech as the ground shook the room knocking her over. "Now's our chance." Vaan said as they all ran passed her. "Hey! Get back here!" She yelled The otherside, a few minutes ago. "Over here." Yuna whispered as she ran quickly to the next house trying not to get caught. As the got close they saw someone jumping off the roof. "Look's like they’re okay." Sunset said noticing the figure had a tail. "Still they may need our help." Yuna said seeing that there was a large gap to the next house. "We have to be very.." Snap, Vivi stood on a broken piece of wood. "Sorry." He said as the fiends started to head towards them. "I guess we fight our way through." Sunset said as pulled out her rapier with a smile. "It appears so." Yuna said as she and Vivi got ready, but as they left they were greeted by a woman with very puffy orange hair with a red gem around her neck and a man with light blue hair with two braided segments of hair sticking out of the side of his head holding a staff. "My my what do we have here." The man said. "So they sent you, Seymour." Yuna said as she pointed her gun at him. With a blink of an eye the gun was cut in half. "What the?" "Have some respect." The woman said, a sword drawn ready to strike again. "Now now Adagio, they are our guests of sorts.." Seymour said as he creepily looked at Yuna as Vivi hid behind her. "If you..." Adagio said as a fireball was sent flying towards Seymour, hitting him square in the face. "I think I speak for all of us when I say you’re creepy as fuck.." Sunset stated, her rapier still smoking. "Why you insolent little fool." Adagio said as she lunged at Sunset. Sunset met her rapier the Adagio's sword. "No.." Vivi said as he cast Fira at Adagio making her jump back. "Now how did you escape?" She said staring at Vivi. "I don't know what you’re talking about." He said as he cast Thundra missing again, but made an opening for Sunset to hit her with a very powerful Fira. "Ahg!"Adagio screamed as she charged but was stopped by Seymour. "You’re letting you anger govern you my dear." Seymour said as he moved his staff into the air causing chains to come down from the sky burrowing into the ground making it shake and quake. "This does not look good." Yuna said  as the chains stared raise. "What is that!?" Zidane yelled as they ran up seeing a chained beast raised from the ground. "Now you're in for it." Aria said as she ran to Seymour’s side. "How do we even attack that thing." Vaan said, staring in awe. "We fight head on." Jecht said as he rushed the beast. "You’re nuts!" Vaan said as he saw Jecht and Zidane head at. "So what is that thing? I would like to know before charging in head first." Vaan asked as he stood next to Yuna.. "Anima, a very powerful summon." "Great, the bad guys can summon." Sunset said as the others that had been attacking were thrown into a house "I’m out."Zidane said as he lie amongst the rubble. "I guess it's time to pull out the big guns." Jecht said as he began to transform, his hair turned ash white as his left arm became a wicked claw. "RAH! Come on come on come on COME ON!!" He said as he charged the beast. "Wait." Yuna said as Sunset and Vaan were about to join in. "What? Why?" Sunset asked in confusion. "Best stay away from Jecht when he is in that form." Yuna said as she saw Jecht slash Anima over and over again dealing massive damage to it. Jecht jumped back and fell on one knee, transforming back to his normal state. "I’m all out." Jecht said as he panted. "Vivi what are you doing?" Yuna asked as Vivi started to walk towards Anima. Vivi waved his staff around causing a tornado to appear dealing enough damage to kill Anima, but the tornado did not disappear and only  grew stronger. "Vivi, I think that's enough!" Sunset yelled as she held onto a street lamp as Vivi just stood there before falling to the ground lifeless. "Vivi!!" Yuna cried as she ran to his lifeless body. "Yuna!!" Zidane screamed as he ran after her. The aftermath of the tornado was massive, many house had been upturned, thrown around, and demolished. "Vivi." Yuna cried still holding the boy as Celestia and her troops arrived on the scene. "...and that’s what happened." Jecht finished explaining as he, Auron and Celestia walked up to Yuna. "That is very sad  to hear...and the others?" "Nowhere to be found." Said Auron "Hmm." Celestia said as she looked at Vivi, an idea popping into her head. "This may not be the last we see of him." She said as she knelt down next to Yuna. "It's not..." Yuna said with a sniffle as Celestia put her arm onto her shoulder letting her cry. "There is one that can help." Celestia said, simply sitting there as the sun rose.