Prophetic Entities (Complete)

Chapter 5

Suddenly, the location that had surrounded them before was replaced by a whole new area, the ship suddenly coming to a halt on a large area outside a small building, large pillars going around the whole area. It was as if this place were a shrine, two gazebos on the side of the main building. On the opposite end of the area, stairs led down to the plains below. Fire was streaming out of the large chimney of the roof, and the ground seemed icy below all the snow. A few windmills surrounded the area, though Sasha couldn't figure out why. Up behind the building was a huge mountain that the building was close to.

"Geez..." Rikku said, rubbed her head at the sudden displacement of the ship, "WHAT just happened?!"

"This... this is Esto Gaza!" Zidane spoke up, rising to a stand.

The group looked to the blonde tailed boy, as Garnet stood up as well, crossing her arms, "Well, what do you know..." She breathed.

"Esto Gaza?" Lulu questioned, "You mean... you know this place?"

"Sure do!" Eiko grinned, "This is Gaia! This is our world!"

"Gaia, huh...?" Takumi mumbled, standing up. "Oh great, another cold place..." Then she looked around. "Well... I guess we'd better figure out what to do from here."

"What do you think, maybe we can take a look around, find some dinner, then probably rest for the night? We got a lot done today." Rikku stated.

"Sounds good to me." Sasha agreed.

Suddenly, as Eiko was looking around the area as they all stepped off the ship, she became very still, thoughts whirring in her mind. She was silent for a few moments before finally, she turned back to Zack. "You know why we ended up here, together? In my home world?" She asked him.

"Uh... not really?" He chuckled, standing to his feet.

"It was because of our meeting, Zack, for us to be brought closer, my beautiful shooting star..." She put her hands together, quoting her hometown's famous poem, 'I want to be your Canary.'

Takumi looked over to Eiko, blinking a few times. "...Whatcha quoting over there, kiddo?"

"I-I'm not QUOTING anything!" Eiko crossed her arms, turning away, "I'M a romantic!" She huffed.

Zack laughed, ruffling the younger girl's head, "Sure, sure, kid. You're just adorable, huh?"

Eiko stammered a bit before she exclaimed, "I'M a LADY! And LADIES are NOT adorable!" She walked forward towards the building.

Takumi felt a slight twinge in her heart watching Eiko and Zack, but she merely shrugged it off after some time, continuing to walk behind them.

Sasha double-tapped the pressure pad on the side on the ship, amazed when it shrunk quickly to a palm-sized cube. "Huh. Awesome."

Emma crossed her arms, looking around. "Well, look at that..." She first smirked, then realized that Sasha was right behind her, then mumbled, "Someone is jealous of a seven year old." She shook her head, laughing a bit. "Sad, sad... She's not heartless, but she sure is a little liar about being a tough ass..."

Takumi whirled around, hearing Emma. Her eyes darkened. "Whatever you're talking about, you'd be wiser to leave it in your thoughts unless you wish for those thoughts to be amongst your last."

Emma glanced up, giving a sarcastic smile and a fake voice like a little kid trying to get out of something. "Whatever do you mean?" She gave a pout. "I did nothing..."

Sasha lifted her hand, smacking the back of Emma's head, "Geez, whenever you get the chance, huh?" She sighed.

"So, um... Anyone know where I can get clothes, because, um... I'm... really cold..." Her eyes were locked on Zack.