Prophetic Entities (Complete)

Chapter 17

               After some time, they exited the airship and went up to a gondola. Upon Zack's orders, they boarded the gondola, which soon came to a halt directly in front of a large area engulfed in bright lights. The entire area was practically a beacon of light after their weary travels. Attractions and fun and games filled their eyes.

Rikku, Yuffie and Eiko were the first ones off the gondola, immediately racing over to the entrance, yelling for the others to hurry up, and squealing at how much fun they were going to have solely from looking at it from the window.

The others soon followed, everyone discussing briefly how bright the place was and how cool it looked.

Zack hadn't been too far behind the younger companions, his smile as bright as the lights from the park itself. "I can't wait! This is gonna be so awesome, I haven't been here since I was a Third!" Takumi smiled a bit. He was definitely like a puppy. Then, looking to Takumi, Zack quickly grabbed her hand, pulling her forward, "Come ooon, I refuse to let you do anything here but be happy, we're gonna have fun, even if it kills me!" He laughed.

"O-Okay, okay, I get it!" Takumi whined a bit as he pulled her along. "Don't die, okay?!"

"Oh, fine." He beamed, "But only because we wouldn't have as much fun that way." Rikku took hold of both Yuffie and Eiko's hands and ran forward, all laughing.

Sasha started walking forward, her eyes searching the surroundings. She'd never been in a location that seemed so lively, so upbeat, so carefree. It was almost a strange concept to her, but one she was willing to accept, anyway.

Cloud had already taken Emma off into the park, and Angeal stood for a moment, looking up towards the attractions, managing a small grin. It had been some time since he had last ventured into this attraction.

Dagger and Zidane walked into the area, pointing towards Event Square as they walked in that direction. Sasha looked to each station in turn, wondering what each meant, and thinking how much better it would be to have a description of what each area actually contained.

Hope had been wondering what he would do when suddenly he was grabbed by Rikku on her way, dragging Eiko and Yuffie with her, towards the Speed Square. "Yaaay!" Rikku exclaimed happily. Hope was a bit unsure at first, but he didn't exactly have anything else at the time to hang out with anyway, so he found himself excited to tag along.

"You're gonna LOVE the Chocobos they have here!" Zack laughed, still walking quickly with Takumi by his side, "They're not like the ones in Spira or Gaia, these are MUCH better birds!"

"A-Are they bigger, stronger, uh... birdier, how are they better?" Takumi stammered.

"They're OUR Chocobos, therefore, they are better." Zack beamed.

Takumi giggled a bit. "Well, okay... If you say so. Still kinda not that big on the oversized birds, but I suppose it's worth a shot."

"Hey, but you saw the ones at the Black Mage Village, right? They're cute!" Zack laughed, "Then, when they get older, they're really cool! Don't you have anything on Earth like them?" He laughed, jumping down the chute on the Chocobo Square.

"...Like Chocobos...?" Takumi mumbled. Earth did have a lot of oversized birds... but none of them were that friendly. Or could be ridden on. She carefully climbed into the chute before going down. She practically stumbled out. "...That is... the weirdest thing ever."

Zack grinned, nodding, "Yeah, well, you'll get used to it." He said, taking her hand again, before leading her towards the main hub of the Square.

As Sasha was approaching the squares, Angeal carefully made his way over to her. He cleared his throat. "Um, Sasha, would... you like to travel together through the park?"