Kefka

~Port~
The Dolphin sat tied to the peir, with only Montebatten guarding it's bridge, sipping a glass of Chocoltyl, as was his morning custom. Infront of him, laid out on his console, was the mornings news.

~Locke&persiphone's~
Chiko had let herself in with the key she had always had. She put the mail on the desk in the study, and then went back out, locking the door behind her.

She didn't even see Kalan, who had had his backup aiot gun pointed at her head the entire time. Breathing a sigh of relief, he relaxed, put the gun back in it's wrist holster, and continued to eat his chocobo egg.

The Star Stripe landed Just outside of Kefka. The doors opened up and raze climbed out first followed by the rest of clan Dynamo. Tom looked at the clan. "this is as far as I go...hope to see you again but not to soon" he said and took from from the ground. Raze turned to Locke. "So what are we doing first Locke" he asked.

Locke: We should go to my place. I'm hungry.

^me^

Raze looked around. "Alright lead the way then Locke" he said.

A few minutes later...

Locke swung the door open, tossing the key onto the counter (the house opens into the kitchen). The key slid across the smooth surface...

Kalan: Kup-ow!

Locke leaned over the counter and grabbed the gun-toting moogle by the back of his shirt, pulling him up to his eye level, and then dropping him.

Locke: Damn it, Kalan! Don't scare me like that!

Persiphone giggles.

Locke: Ha ha. Very funny. Now, who's up for some food?

Kalan: Kupo!

Mani: If it's no trouble.

Locke: No trouble at all, unless ratboy here ate all the food already...

Kalan tries to look innocent.

~Topico Inn~
Yumi and Taiki sat at the bar, the shinobi with a glass of water, his samurai brother with the same exotic liqeur that Devaunge had been drinking in Cyril. a few stools away, montebatten was enjoying the house special - stir fry.

All three couldn't help but noticing the bartender. Chiko was busily cleaning glasses and serving drinks and food.

Raze looked at Kalan. "Whos that one of the people you were talking about on Tom's ship" he asked looking the moogle over. "I know I really shouldn't say this but he really doesn't look like much....." he added.

Kalan: I'm the kupoest shooter ever.

Locke was breaking eggs over a skillet.

Locke: Yeah, but you don't look it. If you're so good, why isn't Eli here having lunch.
Kalan: It's hard to take people alive....

Locke reached into a drawer for a spatuala, but his hand came out with something more shiney. He was staring at it open mouthed.

Locke: This is... it can't be...

Persiphone was looking over his shoulder.

Persiphone: I recognize that! It belongs to Fube!

There was a knock on the door.

Locke: 'S open!

Devaunge walked in, followed by Chiko, who had just finished her shift.

Chiko: Have a peek at what the moogle draged in...
Kalan: Hey!
Devaunge: Shut up, Kay.

Locke slipped the necklace into his pocket.

Locke: Eggs, Chiko?
Chiko: Oh, please do.

*nod*

+Shift veiw: Locke+
As I went back to scrambling the eggs, I couldn't stop thinking about what I just found. Fube's crest, the one that Mom wore, and her mom, and her mom, all the way back to the days of the Totema. Without Fube, there could be no more of our family. No more Le Crusettes...

"The way you're crying, you aren't going to have to add any salt to those eggs..."

"Oh shut up, you stupid Blue Mage. First you fail you bring me back Eli for Mani's birthday, and now you walk into my house and tell me not to cry when half my crew was slaughtered!? You should be ashamed!"

"Locke, honey, you are being a bit harsh with Dev, he did have a run in with a Paladin..."

I sighed.

"Egg's are done. Help yourselves." I said, turning on my heel to walk back out the front door onto the porch.

Raze watch Locke as he went to the porch and followed him slowly. He walked out past him and leaned on the railing. "Listen Locke.....I know how you fell....my old clan before I had even met you was slaughtered just your's were today...but look what you did...you Kept Persiphone and Mani alive before I had got there to help... But don't worry" he said punching his fist into his other hand. "We'll find that Bast*** and make him pay for what hes done..I'm sure of it" he said and stood up straight and walked by Locke into the house.

+First Person: Locke+
I watched over my shoulder as the door closed. I wanted to beleve Raze, wanted to kill Nhakul with all the passion of my being. YEt there was someting in the back of my mind, nagging at me to egnore my firey rage. Memories....

The glint of sunlgiht off of my first Katana.

The solid thud of an arrow on it's target.

The kindness and warmth of a full house...

I would have to think of this, very, very carefully.

+Back Inside+
PErsiphone: What did he say, raze?

Raze looked at Persiphone out of surprise as if he was day dreaming of something. "Nothing really I just told him that I really know how he feels and insured him that we will hit Nhakul with everything we got next time we see him.....Right now theres just no point in worrying I guess" he said.

Locke walked in, thefront door swinging shut silently.

Locke: Bingo. which is why we aren't going out of our way to find him.
Mani: What are we going to do then.
Locke: There are still to officers missing; Bean and Petra. They weren't in Xarcabard.
Persiphone: Last I heard, they were in Muscadet....

Raze looked at Locke. "And thats were we are going next right...but first...we should "Borrow" the Dolphin if were gonna get anywhere" he said leaning on the wall.

Locke nodded.

Locke: We'll have to act quickly. Any ideas?
Chiko: They'll probably be back at the pub tommorrow. I can drug their drinks.
Locke: Are you comfortble with that?
Chiko: I'm a sniper, a profesional hitwoman. I can handle knocking out some inept ogglers.
Persiphone: Why do we have to steal this ship?
Locke: Cause all our money went down with the Damascus...

There was a moment of hushed silence.

Locke: It's getting late. Anyone going to need a room for the night?
Chiko: I won't, I think I can make it across the street to my house.
Kalan: Kupotain?
Locke: No. You and Kalan are going to leave tonight.
Devaunge: What about Chiko?
Locke: I'm sure you can handle being alone for the night. Go get the kid.

The pair of trouble shooters left.

Locke: How soon can you be airborn, Chiko.
Chiko: In ten minutes, but...
Locke: We'll have to use force to get the ship.

Chiko nodded, and got up from the table. Before she left, she picke up a glass filled with a beer that had been brewed in Corneria.

Chiko: To Fube...

A mysterious figure entered the cabin. It looked strangely like Babel, but like Rabel at the same time. It spoke:

Brabel: Hello, comrades!