The Melodries of the Gullwings: Final Fantasy IX/X-2

Rikku laid at the controls of Machina Maw, wondering what to do. Angel changed into Dark Knight and attacked with Paine.

 

Auron observed her movements and slashed down at her at the right moment

 

Beatrix reflexively countered Angel and Paine's attacks,s he did notice there wasn't the other member of the Princesses royal guard Yuna but she shook that off before blocking Auron's sword. "Ah, you seem like a fine warrior, tell me your name so i shall remember it." She said clearly, she could tell this man was different from any other swordsman she'd come across in ehr time.

 

Rikku returned to her thief dress and attacked.

 

"its Auron. I can tell...your a foe that should not be underestimated" Auron said as their blades clashed

 

Beatrix pushed Auron away to kick Rikku away, as she smiled. "Well, Sir Auron, I am Beatrix, General fo Alexandria, now, I bid you all farewell as no harm shall come to my kingdom!" She said out loudly before using Stock Break everyone, reducing them to their most weakened selves.

"Damnit...I can't move..." Zidane thought as he sat on his bttom, feeling his strength leave him.

 

Kuja smiled over them, pushing his hair out of his face and walked to a silver dragon and left. Rikku held out her hand to the sky, wondering if Yuna, Yuri, and the others were alright.

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Yuna rubbed her nose and gripped her traveling cloak. Ahead of them was the South Gate.

 

"everyone block" Auron yelled as he blocked the attack but was too late to warn the others as everybody else was unable to block. Auron stood and looked over at the others

 

Yuri wore a similar cloak but with the hood down as Steiner was carrying a big bag, stuffed with pickles of Lindblum as Tidus just walked with hands behind his head. "So this is it?" Tidus asked as Yuri nodded. "Yeah, the South Gate is the border between Alexandria and Lindblum itself, I didn't have to go through it this way as I was currently on a part-time job with one of the airships delivering supplies to Treno."

Steiner walked up to the gate as the guards stood there. "State your business." One said as Steiner heaved the bag a bit. "I am here to help with the maintenence of the South Gate and these are my travelling workers." He said as the other guard looked at them. "We have to see the contents of your sack sir, would you kindly placed it down and step back.

Steiner did as he was told as teh guard opened it up a bit to find a nausating smell. "What is this!? It smells horrid!" as Steiner was finding it offensive. "Thsoe are pickles my good man, I can't start my day without them!" A sthe guard looked at the other, they knew about this deliacy and reknotted it as Yuri breathed a little, everyone knew what else was in there, Dagger was within the sack btu before she climbed in, she whisked Yuna away privately as she asked Yuna to kindly take her clothes as she privately went in the sack before they were in distance of the gate, so she was practically...wearing nothing in there.

Steiner and Tidus didn't know as he carried the sack without question but when Yuri got a glimpse of Dagger's clothes in Yuna's hands, he knew what transpired but he respected the young princesses privacy, if Tidus saw, he'd probably reveal it to everyone.

Yuri looked at the guards. "We'd like to start as soon as possible if it's acceptable." Yuri asked them, he knew they'd need in with haste, he was pretty sure hiding within a bag full of the horrid pickles is bound to have an effect on Dagger if she remained in there a bit too long, the least would be a headache if he had to guess.

"Of course, please enter." The group entered as Steiner checked his surroundings. "Now where could we go, that alleyway looks acceptable but..." He trailed as the problem was some people would easily glimpse there if they didn't move away.

"Okay Tidus, try and see about the people's problem and see if you can get them away from that alley." Yuri suggested as Tidus smiled. "Of course, what do you take me for?" he said and sent to work, getting the people's attention as Steiner, Yuri and Yuna would head for it until a Guard came. "Hold it, you need a pass to get up there and sinc eyour teh boss, I assume you can set down the bag?" He asked and Steiner cursed under his breath, he couldn't leave it as Yuri slightly nodded to him before speaking a bit loudly to be heard at where the guard was. "Go on boss, I'll carry it and I'll get a pickle out when we foudn a place to settle down." He said as Steiner nodded, getting the hidden messege as he set it down as Yuri took over and Steiner walked towards the guard as Yuri nodded to Yuna and set the bag behind well placed crates to hide it.

He looked around briefly, hoping that no-one on either end would see, Tidus was out front, but the back, that was a different story, who knows whose there and he didn't want to watch the Princess change into her garments but he unknotted it as he moved aside some pickles to reveal Dagger's face but the pickles covered the rest of her body from her neck, she did seem a bit surprised as he placed a finger to his lips.

"Steiner had to collect the ticket as the guards insisted he place the bag down and leave it, he may have to sign some forms as well, Tidus is distracting the front to get anyone's attention from here and I'll guard the other side while you...get dressed." He said in a hushed whisper as he saw Dagger blush a bit and a small glare. "Don't worry, I wasn't planning on finding out but I caught a small glimspe of Yuna holding the clothes, I won't peek though. I swear on my sword and on my life." He said to assure the two girls, plus from what he said of guarding the other side meant he was respecting Dagger's changing pirvacy as a friend and a gentleman ashe looked at Yuna to nod a bit as her took off his cloak, revealing his clothing underneath as he handed her it to cover Dagger in case teh crates weren't that good at covering and stood at the other side, watching with his back to them.

 

Yuna gave Dagger her clothes and walked away, standing next to Tidus, stretching. Shuyin was in a unnoticeable disguise so no one would recongize him, while Terya was covered in armor.

 

Steiner had returned with the pass but before he was about to enter the alley way, Yuri heard the footsteps. "I'd advise you not to go pass the crates, she's getting...dressed." He said as Steiner was just jaw dropped and turned around to guard the front, he was certainly going to ask Yuri and the Princess about that situation.

Yuri waited a few minutes and heard footsteps behind him, it seems Dagger was dressed as he turned his head as Steiner did the same as Tidus walked, hands behind his head with Yuna as everyone gathered near the tram.

"So, what's the plan?" Tidus asked as Yuri had taken back his cloak from a embrassed Dagger, no doubt she was going to have a few words with him and he felt Steiner was going to do that as well a she slipped it on. "We ride the tram up to the South Gate then wait for it to leave." He said as Tidus was puzzled. "Leave, wouldn't we be stranded up there Yuri?" He said as Yuri pointed to the Tram.

"While this is down here, there's another one on the other side of the Gate, the two are connected, hence, the reason why we must wait for this to get back down." He explained as Tidus thought about it. "So, should we get on?" he asked without thinking about it.

 

Yuna thought about it as did Dagger.

 

"Well, we should, it must take a while for these things." He said as he walked on, the tram was empty minus the driver as he took a seat nearby one of the windows as Tidus soon followed suit, sitting in a seperate bench as Steiner gotten on last.

 

Yuna and the other followed, Yuna sat next to Tidus with Dagger across from them, Terya and Shuyin sat in a different bench.

 

Steiner had moved to the opposite side of the bench and sat down as the driver moved the controls. "Talk." He said in a very calm tone which could tell he was serious as Tidus looked at Yuna surprised a bit but he wondered why Steiner didn't seem happy, it was probably nothing.

"I'd prefer it if you kept your tone down Steiner, you really don't want to make Dagger more embrarassed than she was earlier." Yuri said is a very usual tone, as if the glare from Steiner didn't bother him.

"Then how did you know?" He asked in a whisper as Yuri stared at him. "I accidently saw a glance of her outfit and no, I didn't see the undergarments before you start asking." Yuri said calmly.

Steiner then spoke in a whisper. "Then did you see her..." He started to say and eyes moved to Dagger's form and Yuri closed his eyes as he sighed. "No, all I saw was her head and neck, the pickles covered the rest." he said with a sigh.

"How come you..." He started to ask Yuri raised his hand. "I knew your reaction to seeing her that state would surprise you, so she kept it hidden, intending on having Yuna only know, besides, we couldn't leave her in that bag forever with that horrid smell of pickles., besides, can you expect Yuna to carry that bag with a human being inside it and have Tidus or Shuyin do that, Tidus would probably make a loud nosie that would of attracted attention...Shuyin...well...from what I would tell, he'd just stay quiet and not speak a word, embarassing Dagger even further."

Steiner had thought about it briefly. "Then did you see her get out...?" He asked with a very piercing glare as Yuri rubbed his forehead. "No, I handed her my cloak in case the crates didn't provide much cover as I stood guard from where you saw me, so I assume she changed underneath that as Yuna would guard the front entrance from where we came in." he whispered in a calm tone.

"So, what's Alexandria like then?" Tidus had to ask.

 

Dagger smiled and told him everything about Alexandria.

 

Tidus listened with curiousity, almost as if it fascinated him and Steiner stood up from he sat and moved away as Yuri stared out the window as he sighed. "Well Yuri, you prepared yourself for this." He thought to himself, he knew many would die at the chance to see Princess Garnet/Dagger's body without question, well the perverted ones mostly but then again, she was 16 as well so she was goign through the phase of puberty too, just the thought of a man seeing her in that situation would embarass anyone.

He scratched his blue hair a bit, he wondered what she would do to him, at best and maturely, she'd probably talk to him about the situation calmly or Yuna would do the same, there was the thought of being punched by either of the two or they just decide not to talk to him until they want to.

 

Yuna smiled at them and hummed Lenne's song.

 

Yuri watched the land pass by out the window as he closed his eyes, hearing the trams wheels. "I wonder if Burmecia is safe..." he thought to himself, he wondered if he should of gone to his home and helped out everyone and he looked at his open hand.

"Father, mother...what would you have done in my position?" He thought to himself as he had a bit of a sad expression as he thought about them.

 

Yuna noticed Yuri and sighed, she wondered if the others were safe, especially Rikku.