Destinies Intertwined (Lightning x Male Reader)

Chapter 11: Winding Down to the End

After the fiasco we had as a morning, Sazh, Hope, Vanille and I were sitting in Lightning's living room watching TV. There was nothing good on, like the night before, and Vanille said "Come on Sazh! I thought you Cocoon people were supposed to have nice shows!" Sazh, who somehow had gotten hold of the remote, said "I'm trying to find something! Give me a minute!" I laid back and sighed; his efforts were in vain. Even my world had better shows than Cocoon did. Still, I let him try and sat back; enjoying the silence, save for the sounds of the channels.

That was, until I heard a snippet that said "And Primarch Raines's celebration race..." and my eyes snapped open. "Whoa, wait up! Turn back to that channel." I said, sitting up. Sazh looked at me, confused, but did. The channel was showing a news broadcast, with the female reporter saying " And tonight the race to celebrate the appointment will take place in the city of (Y/N), the Sanctum's seat of power and where the Primarch office itself takes its place. As a precautionary measure, all PSICOM and Guardian Corps units will be moved to supervise the event alongside the Homeguard, the Sanctum's most elite of elite forces. " I looked at Sazh, my expression grim. "It's time." I said. He sighed, and said "I'll go get the others."

Soon everyone stood on front of the television, watching the same news report that we did. "And that's the race that we have to go too?" I nodded. "Yeah. With all the Sanctum's forces gathered in one place, the Cavalry will make its move and attack, heading for Orphan. And we have to stop them." Fang smiled, and stretched her arms above her head before saying "All right! I was starting to get bored, cooped up in here like this!" Snow nodded. "All right. We go there, fight the Cavalry, protect Orphan and save Cocoon." he announced. Lightning nodded. "Okay. Let's do it."

Later that night we had all changed back into our regular clothes and had our weapons, when suddenly as we left the Farron residence the owl Minerva flew overhead. The others gasped and looked around for Barthandelus, but the owl merely turned into an airship and landed on the ground, while higher in the sky a green gateway appeared. "Does Dysley want us to come get him?" Hope asked. Sofia shook her head. "No, I bet you he still thinks we're just accepting his invitation. He had no idea about our real plans." Sazh smiled. "Then let's surprise him, shall we?"

We all nodded and got on the airship, flying through the portal and to (Y/N).

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As night fell the racers assumed their places on the track, crowds filled the stands, and Raines's face appeared on the screen. " Citizens of Cocoon; my fellow citizens. We have survived the twilight, and now gather to welcome the new dawn to which we decide our fate. Many are the lessons we have learned during our long night of hardships and sacrifice. And now we face choices, which must be made as our hearts dictate, and not abandoned by uncaring chance. Let us forge ahead with unflinching courage, and honor the fallen with action. With these hands, we shape the future! "

With that Raines snapped his fingers, and the race began. The crowds cheered as racers sped down the course; however, their attention was soon diverted. A glowing green portal appeared, and through it we all burst through. "Odin!" Lightning called, said Eidolon appearing before her while we all summoned our own. Immediately droves of soldier in ships appeared before us, and while Regnuma faded into black smoke around me one of them began spinning out of control. The ship hit the track and nearly caused a car to flip over, but the Shiva sisters caught it just in time.

The crowds cheered as Snow landed on the car, raising his arm into the air. Just as he did though the camera caught his l'Cie brand, and the cheers turned to screams of horror. I rolled my eyes and groaned, and Snow said "Probably should have covered that." "Intruders on the racing circuit! Confirmed Pulse l'Cie! All units respond with lethal force!" a soldier commanded. Snow smiled and his Eidolons changed into his bike, which he rode calling "Catch me if you can!" As he rode past Hope landed on the ground, a mech that raced towards him crushed by Alexander. "Cut them off!" he yelled, and Alexander spread his arms.