Post by nathalie on Oct 8, 2006 7:49:15 GMT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Chapter 16- Discoveries and Information~~~~
“So this is the Gongana region...” Nigel said, looking around “Gongana village should be somewhere nearby...”
“Hey, look up ahead, isn’t that the Turks?” Rachel asked
“Yeah...” they hid behind a rock and watched.
Lenny and David were standing under a tree, talking.
“So David. Who do you like, huh?” Lenny implored, “What’re you getting so embarrassed about? Come on... whom do you like?”
David was silent for a moment than said quietly “...Rachel”
“Rachel, huh. Yeah, it’s true that she is a looker. But, you and Tabitha...”
“No, Tabitha likes Jack”
“Gee, I never knew that” Lenny said sarcastically “yeah, she does have a major crush on him. But he likes that Ancient girl....”
“What are they talking about?” Nigel whispered
“Its so stupid!” they looked up to see Tabitha standing behind them “They always talk about who they like or don’t like! But Jacks different.... he’s so mature and responsible...” she suddenly realized who she was talking to “Ah! Oh no!” she ran over to Lenny and David “They’re here! They’re really here!!”
Lenny calmly looked up and saw the group “hm....then its time...” he stood up and took out his electro rod “David, don’t go easy on them, even though they’re girls!”
“Don’t worry, I’ll do my job” David said, cracking his knuckles’
“Then were counting on you! I’ll go report to Jack!” Tabitha ran off
“It’s been a while,” Lenny said to Nigel “payback time for what you did in sector 7!”
“Get out of our way!” Nigel snarled, taking out his sword
“I don’t like being taken for a fool!”
“That’s as far as you go!”
“Come on Nigel lets take care of these chumps!” Rachel said, baling her fists
They started fighting. They noticed that David seemed to be trying not to hit Rachel
A few minutes later, Lenny checked his watch “whoops! “ he put his weapon away “As much as I’d like to finish you off, its lunchtime, so we gotta run. We’ll see you again though!” they ran off
“Hey! Come back here you chickens!!” Kuki shouted after then
Rachel frowned “something doesn't feel right.... its like they were waiting for us, like they knew we were coming...”
“They followed us, but there weren’t any signs of it. Then, that means...”
“I don’t even want to think that there’s a spy... I trust everyone...”
They arrived at the village
“Wow.... it looks like they really had troubles here....”
Rachel walked up to a local “excuse me, what happened here?”
“Several years ago, the reactor nearby exploded. A lot of people died....”
“That’s sad...”
Nigel noticed Claire looked uncomfortable “you ok?”
“.... He... used to live here....”
“Who?”
“My first boyfriend.... Monty.... remember the one I told you about?”
“Yeah”
“I herd that he went missing several years ago.... there’s been no news on him since.” she gave a grim smile “he was a real ladies man.... he probably found some other girl....” she tuned to Nigel “ you were both in the same rank. Did you ever meet him?”
Nigel shook his head “no I haven’t. In fact I never heard of him. It’s strange though. Not many people get into First Class....”
“Oh well... it was probably nothing....”
Rachel walked back “we didn’t get any news about Sephiroth, so he’s probably still heading south.”
“All right. Lets go.”
After traveling for a bit more, they arrived at a canyon
Rachel looked at the guide book “Cosmo Canyon: Well known for its glorious sunsets, and the the small civilization of ecologists....”
“Hey, I always wanted to come here!” Wally said
Bradley looked up happily, and ran into the canyon
“Hey Bradley! Wait up!!”
Bradley ran to a small village that was built into the walls of the canyon
“I am home!!! It is I! Bradley!!”
“Bradley! You’re safe!” the guard said, “Come on in!” he turned to the others “If you’re looking to join our study group, I cant let you enter. Its at full capacity”
“Its ok Greg. They helped me along on the road, so let them in” Bradley said
“Oh is that so? You helped our Bradley? Ok, come on in!”
“This is my hometown.” Bradley explained, “My tribe were protectors of this canyon. My brave mother fought and died here, but my cowardly father ran away. I am the last of my kind.”
“Cowardly father?”
“Yes, my father was a wastrel and so the mission I inherited form my ancestors is to protect this place. My journey ends here. Now come, I want you to meet my grandfather.
He took them to a house and introduced them to a little old man “this is my grandfather, Bugen. He’s incredible! He knows almost everything!”
“I hear that you looked after Bradley a bit. He is still a child, you see”
“Grandpa, I’m almost 50....” Bradley muttered
“Well, Bradley’s tribe has a very long life. So you see, his 50 years would only be 10 years in human reckoning”
“10 years old?!”
“He’ quiet and very deep. You thought he was an adult?”
“Grandpa, I want to be an adult! I want to grown up to be able to protect you and the village” Bradley whined
“Not yet Bradley. You can’t stand up on your own yet. To do that would destroy you in the long run. Looking up too much makes you lose perspective. When its time for the planet to die, you’ll understand that you know nothing.”
“...When the planet dies?” Nigel asked
“It may be tomorrow, or 100 years from now. Either way, it will come one day.”
“How do you know this?”
“I can hear the cries of the Earth. All planets are born, and die. But this one is having the life being sucked out of her”
“They have come here on a journey to save the Earth. Why don’t you show them your planetarium?” Bradley suggested
“To save the planet? Well, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to show them.” he took them to his lab “this is my laboratory. All the working of the solar system are entered into this 3D holographic system” he pressed a button and the lights turned off, and a 3D holograph of outer space was projected all around them
Claire gasped “its so pretty! Oh look! A shooting star!”
“Yes, its something isn’t it” Bugen said “ well, lets get to the subject eventually, all human die. After their death, their body decomposes, and returns to the Earth, along with their soul. In fact, everything living on this planet, all living things in this universe are the same. The spirits that return to the planet merge with one another and roam the planet. They roam, converge, and divide, becoming a swell, called the ‘Lifestream’. In other words, it’s a path of energy of the souls roaming the planet. ‘Spirit energy’ is a word that you should never forget. New lives, children are blessed with the spirit energy and are brought into the world. Then, the time comes when they die and once again return to the Earth. Its a great cycle of life.” as he was explaining all this, footage of what he was explaining was being shown on the model of the Earth. “If the spirit energy of the planet is gone, the planet will wither away, and crumble into the galaxy.” the show ended and the lights turned back on ‘these are the basics of the study of planet life.”
“If the spirit energy is lost, than the Earth is destroyed....” Nigel said quietly
“Spirit energy is efficient because it exists within nature. But when its forcefully extracted and manufactured, it cant accomplish its true purpose”
“You’re talking about Mako energy, right?”
“
Everyday, Mako reactors suck up spirit energy, diminishing it. Spirit energy gets compressed and processed into Mako. All living things are being used up and thrown away. Mako energy will only destroy the planet...”
“Excuse me.... do you know anything about the Cetra?” Claire spoke up
“The story of the planets, and those who lived with them... ask the elders about that.”
The group met up by the huge bonfire.
Wally sighed, “I promised Avalanche that someday, when w saved the Earth, that we would come down here and celebrate... Biggs, Wedge...Jessie... theyre all gone now... died for the Earth.... will they ever forgive me? I don’t really know... but I know one thing. If there’s anything I can do to save the Earth and the good people living on it, then I’m going to do it! I don’t care if it’s for justice or revenge or whatever, let them decide for themselves! I’m going to do it! Avalanche will be born again!!”
“I learned a lot...” Claire said quietly “ the elders told me many things about the Cetra and the Promised Land...I’m all alone now....”
“But I’m...We’re here for you, right?” Nigel said
“I know, but...I am the only...Cetra left...”
“Does that mean we can’t help?”
Bradley came back with Bugen
“Hey Bradley! Where have you been?”
“Grandpa was telling me a few things...”
“What kind of things?”
“Lets just say...I was wrong about my father....”
“Bradley, I want you to continue your journey with Nigel” Bugen said
“But Grandpa_”
“Listen Bradley, even if they are trying to save the planet, they are only postponing the inevitable. But if there was anything to be done to help the planet ease its pain...isn’t it important to try? Am I just wishing against fate? I am to old to do something about it.... you must go with them, for my sake”
“Grandpa...”
“I wanted to show you your real father before you left, I’m glad that you came back while I was still alive to show you.”
“You must live! I’ll see to it! I’ll see what’s happening to the planet and Ill come back to tell you! I am Bradley of Cosmo Canyon! Son of the warrior Seto! I shall come back a warrior true to that noble name!”
“So this is the Gongana region...” Nigel said, looking around “Gongana village should be somewhere nearby...”
“Hey, look up ahead, isn’t that the Turks?” Rachel asked
“Yeah...” they hid behind a rock and watched.
Lenny and David were standing under a tree, talking.
“So David. Who do you like, huh?” Lenny implored, “What’re you getting so embarrassed about? Come on... whom do you like?”
David was silent for a moment than said quietly “...Rachel”
“Rachel, huh. Yeah, it’s true that she is a looker. But, you and Tabitha...”
“No, Tabitha likes Jack”
“Gee, I never knew that” Lenny said sarcastically “yeah, she does have a major crush on him. But he likes that Ancient girl....”
“What are they talking about?” Nigel whispered
“Its so stupid!” they looked up to see Tabitha standing behind them “They always talk about who they like or don’t like! But Jacks different.... he’s so mature and responsible...” she suddenly realized who she was talking to “Ah! Oh no!” she ran over to Lenny and David “They’re here! They’re really here!!”
Lenny calmly looked up and saw the group “hm....then its time...” he stood up and took out his electro rod “David, don’t go easy on them, even though they’re girls!”
“Don’t worry, I’ll do my job” David said, cracking his knuckles’
“Then were counting on you! I’ll go report to Jack!” Tabitha ran off
“It’s been a while,” Lenny said to Nigel “payback time for what you did in sector 7!”
“Get out of our way!” Nigel snarled, taking out his sword
“I don’t like being taken for a fool!”
“That’s as far as you go!”
“Come on Nigel lets take care of these chumps!” Rachel said, baling her fists
They started fighting. They noticed that David seemed to be trying not to hit Rachel
A few minutes later, Lenny checked his watch “whoops! “ he put his weapon away “As much as I’d like to finish you off, its lunchtime, so we gotta run. We’ll see you again though!” they ran off
“Hey! Come back here you chickens!!” Kuki shouted after then
Rachel frowned “something doesn't feel right.... its like they were waiting for us, like they knew we were coming...”
“They followed us, but there weren’t any signs of it. Then, that means...”
“I don’t even want to think that there’s a spy... I trust everyone...”
They arrived at the village
“Wow.... it looks like they really had troubles here....”
Rachel walked up to a local “excuse me, what happened here?”
“Several years ago, the reactor nearby exploded. A lot of people died....”
“That’s sad...”
Nigel noticed Claire looked uncomfortable “you ok?”
“.... He... used to live here....”
“Who?”
“My first boyfriend.... Monty.... remember the one I told you about?”
“Yeah”
“I herd that he went missing several years ago.... there’s been no news on him since.” she gave a grim smile “he was a real ladies man.... he probably found some other girl....” she tuned to Nigel “ you were both in the same rank. Did you ever meet him?”
Nigel shook his head “no I haven’t. In fact I never heard of him. It’s strange though. Not many people get into First Class....”
“Oh well... it was probably nothing....”
Rachel walked back “we didn’t get any news about Sephiroth, so he’s probably still heading south.”
“All right. Lets go.”
After traveling for a bit more, they arrived at a canyon
Rachel looked at the guide book “Cosmo Canyon: Well known for its glorious sunsets, and the the small civilization of ecologists....”
“Hey, I always wanted to come here!” Wally said
Bradley looked up happily, and ran into the canyon
“Hey Bradley! Wait up!!”
Bradley ran to a small village that was built into the walls of the canyon
“I am home!!! It is I! Bradley!!”
“Bradley! You’re safe!” the guard said, “Come on in!” he turned to the others “If you’re looking to join our study group, I cant let you enter. Its at full capacity”
“Its ok Greg. They helped me along on the road, so let them in” Bradley said
“Oh is that so? You helped our Bradley? Ok, come on in!”
“This is my hometown.” Bradley explained, “My tribe were protectors of this canyon. My brave mother fought and died here, but my cowardly father ran away. I am the last of my kind.”
“Cowardly father?”
“Yes, my father was a wastrel and so the mission I inherited form my ancestors is to protect this place. My journey ends here. Now come, I want you to meet my grandfather.
He took them to a house and introduced them to a little old man “this is my grandfather, Bugen. He’s incredible! He knows almost everything!”
“I hear that you looked after Bradley a bit. He is still a child, you see”
“Grandpa, I’m almost 50....” Bradley muttered
“Well, Bradley’s tribe has a very long life. So you see, his 50 years would only be 10 years in human reckoning”
“10 years old?!”
“He’ quiet and very deep. You thought he was an adult?”
“Grandpa, I want to be an adult! I want to grown up to be able to protect you and the village” Bradley whined
“Not yet Bradley. You can’t stand up on your own yet. To do that would destroy you in the long run. Looking up too much makes you lose perspective. When its time for the planet to die, you’ll understand that you know nothing.”
“...When the planet dies?” Nigel asked
“It may be tomorrow, or 100 years from now. Either way, it will come one day.”
“How do you know this?”
“I can hear the cries of the Earth. All planets are born, and die. But this one is having the life being sucked out of her”
“They have come here on a journey to save the Earth. Why don’t you show them your planetarium?” Bradley suggested
“To save the planet? Well, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to show them.” he took them to his lab “this is my laboratory. All the working of the solar system are entered into this 3D holographic system” he pressed a button and the lights turned off, and a 3D holograph of outer space was projected all around them
Claire gasped “its so pretty! Oh look! A shooting star!”
“Yes, its something isn’t it” Bugen said “ well, lets get to the subject eventually, all human die. After their death, their body decomposes, and returns to the Earth, along with their soul. In fact, everything living on this planet, all living things in this universe are the same. The spirits that return to the planet merge with one another and roam the planet. They roam, converge, and divide, becoming a swell, called the ‘Lifestream’. In other words, it’s a path of energy of the souls roaming the planet. ‘Spirit energy’ is a word that you should never forget. New lives, children are blessed with the spirit energy and are brought into the world. Then, the time comes when they die and once again return to the Earth. Its a great cycle of life.” as he was explaining all this, footage of what he was explaining was being shown on the model of the Earth. “If the spirit energy of the planet is gone, the planet will wither away, and crumble into the galaxy.” the show ended and the lights turned back on ‘these are the basics of the study of planet life.”
“If the spirit energy is lost, than the Earth is destroyed....” Nigel said quietly
“Spirit energy is efficient because it exists within nature. But when its forcefully extracted and manufactured, it cant accomplish its true purpose”
“You’re talking about Mako energy, right?”
“
Everyday, Mako reactors suck up spirit energy, diminishing it. Spirit energy gets compressed and processed into Mako. All living things are being used up and thrown away. Mako energy will only destroy the planet...”
“Excuse me.... do you know anything about the Cetra?” Claire spoke up
“The story of the planets, and those who lived with them... ask the elders about that.”
The group met up by the huge bonfire.
Wally sighed, “I promised Avalanche that someday, when w saved the Earth, that we would come down here and celebrate... Biggs, Wedge...Jessie... theyre all gone now... died for the Earth.... will they ever forgive me? I don’t really know... but I know one thing. If there’s anything I can do to save the Earth and the good people living on it, then I’m going to do it! I don’t care if it’s for justice or revenge or whatever, let them decide for themselves! I’m going to do it! Avalanche will be born again!!”
“I learned a lot...” Claire said quietly “ the elders told me many things about the Cetra and the Promised Land...I’m all alone now....”
“But I’m...We’re here for you, right?” Nigel said
“I know, but...I am the only...Cetra left...”
“Does that mean we can’t help?”
Bradley came back with Bugen
“Hey Bradley! Where have you been?”
“Grandpa was telling me a few things...”
“What kind of things?”
“Lets just say...I was wrong about my father....”
“Bradley, I want you to continue your journey with Nigel” Bugen said
“But Grandpa_”
“Listen Bradley, even if they are trying to save the planet, they are only postponing the inevitable. But if there was anything to be done to help the planet ease its pain...isn’t it important to try? Am I just wishing against fate? I am to old to do something about it.... you must go with them, for my sake”
“Grandpa...”
“I wanted to show you your real father before you left, I’m glad that you came back while I was still alive to show you.”
“You must live! I’ll see to it! I’ll see what’s happening to the planet and Ill come back to tell you! I am Bradley of Cosmo Canyon! Son of the warrior Seto! I shall come back a warrior true to that noble name!”