The explosion of the bomb was powerful enough to blow the rubble blocking the entrance away.
A person dressed in an Al Bhed suit, complete with goggles, and armed with a pretty big gun, stepped inside.
"That's that! You know, you were right, Rikku: It's really easy once the dressphere is active. I just need the necessary items... and BOOM! Instant bomb!"
After Rikku and the other Al Bhed entered the ruins, Nabiki took of her goggles. "But do I really have to use this silly-looking thing?"
Rikku grinned, while the others went ahead. "Hey, it's part of the deal! At least, now you look like you're one of us! Besides, I think they're handy! They protect your eyes from light and other unpleasant side-effects from an explosion like that."
"Well, okay! I guess you're right. But, apart from these goggles, I like this outfit." She checked out her weapon. "And this gun is pretty cool! I now know how to use it, so I can't wait to blast some fiends to pieces!"
Suddenly, one of the other Al Bhed shouted: "Rao! Lusa rana, xilg!"
"Fryd'c ib?" Rikku asked. Quickly, they caught up with the others.
They were standing before a massive double door that was blocked by further rubble. One of the men said something to Rikku, to which she quickly answered.
What a shame that this dressphere doesn't provide me with the knowledge of their strange language, Nabiki thought.
Rikku turned around, smirking. "All right, you got another job to do! Blast away!"
Nabiki smirked back. "You can mix up bombs as well, can't you? Why don't you do it yourself?"
Rikku giggled nervously. "Um, you know, I'm the daughter of our leader, soooo... It would be a shame if something happens to me, right?"
"All right, I'll do it... but you owe me, you know?"
While setting up another bomb, Nabiki wondered what the currency of this world was worth. Would the local merchants accept yen?
Nabiki laughed silently and lit the fuse. Then she ran back. "Take cover," she shouted.
One deafening explosion later, the doors were history.
The Al Bhed peered into the next room. They were surprised to see some strange teenagers fighting with two lizard-like fiends. The boy used a long sword, while the girl was fighting with her bare hands.
And she looked pretty familiar to Nabiki...
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When the double doors broke apart in a shower of rubble and pebbles, the two fighters as well as the fiends flinched in surprise. But then, the lizards again concentrated on more important matters... Their prey!
As both Ranma and Tidus were forced to continue the fight, they barely noticed the gun-wielding men stepping in the room.
They didn't seem to have any interest in helping them, but the two girls that accompanied them ran into the middle of the room to help. Both of them wore goggles, so they couldn't see their faces, but they could see one of them had blonde hair while the other one (the one that was wielding a big gun) was a brunette.
The brunette stopped Ranma's opponent dead in its tracks with a shot from her gun, while the other one struck at the other fiend, using a claw-like weapon that was attached to her hand.
After a few more blows and blasts, the blonde girl pulled out some round object. The two lizards now were approaching them next to each other.
"Stand back!" the girl yelled and threw the grenade. It exploded in the faces of the two fiends, which let out twin screams of pain, before falling back and disintegrating into a swarm of pyreflies.
Ranma went out of her battle stance and Tidus let out a breath of relief. "Phew! Thank goodness!"
Then one of the men grabbed Tidus. "Fiends! Eh risyh teckiecac!"
The brunette girl sighed. "Oh man, that is getting old," she silently muttered. "Hey Rikku, can you tell these jerks to leave the poor boy alone? And Saotome, wouldn't you just stand there and gawk? We've got to get out of here!"
Now Ranma REALLY gawked. "Na... Nabiki?"
Nabiki took of her goggles, along with Rikku. "Yeah, it's me! It's a small world, isn't it?" She grinned.
Ranma laughed. "Well, I certainly didn't expect you to join me on this little journey, but at least we found each other. Hey! Where are Akane and the others?"
Nabiki shrugged. "Beats me! I appeared on the ship of these guys, alone! You're the first one I ran into."
"Well, I'm sure they're all okay. Besides, I didn't knew you were such a good shooter."
"Believe me, Saotome, I wasn't! But that's a long story... This is Rikku, by the way! She and her tribe are called the 'Al Bhed' and they speak a pretty silly language. Rikku is the only one I know that I can talk to normally. And who's your friend?"
Meanwhile, Rikku had convinced the men to release Tidus from their grip. Tidus stepped up. "Hey there, name's Tidus! So, uh... you two know each other?"
Ranma nodded. "Yeah, we're from the same... country! She's the sister of my fiancee!"
"Excuse me," Rikku asked. "But don't you mean 'fiance' instead of 'fiancee'? Because, you surely look like a girl to me!"
One of the Al Bhed shouted something angrily and motioned towards the door!
"Oh yeah, we should get out of here," Rikku said. "Come on, you two can come along on our boat. I'm sure we'll find some work for you, too!"
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(Posted Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:39)
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