Event || Genesis (Conclusion)

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Characters: Everyone!
Where: Aqures Tosf.
When: Night of August 03rd, twenty-eight years in the past.
Summary: As the Heroes of Light were transported to the past, it is now the conclusion of their time travel adventure. It is the final night of the Festival of Light and the city is filled with visitors-- As such, it is estimated there are currently at least a few million people on the Island. Can they be saved?
Warning: Terrible things.

Princess Sarah
The End of Aqures Tosf
The Temple of Fire
The Crystal of Fire

Comments

[gomu_ningen]

"It's because you can give away your life so easily.. I can't let a friend die like that. You don't even know if it'll work."

The straw hat comes off of the top of his head, an arm reaching out to the equal height of the man standing before him to rest the worn treasure atop his own dome.

"This isn't up for debate. Captain's orders."

He gives the hat a firm push, ensuring that it remains atop the man's head.

"Hold on to it for me, until I come back, got it? That hat's my precious treasure, worth more than my life or yours. There's a sheet of paper in the ribbon. Make sure you don't lose it, got it?"

He doesn't dare raise his voice, not when Jack is already the one to break the calm manner for which they had been speaking.

"Zelda, Ramza, Yuffie, Bloom, Ib, even little Sarah.. They need some one who people can get behind, some one who won't give Ashe any lip. I'm counting on you, Jack."

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

What can he say to that? What can he even say to any of that? This man took the best that Jack had to give, every reason that Jack, himself, thinks he should die, and Luffy is the first person to refuse to kill Jack Harkness. Every failing he's had, every death that's followed in his wake, and Luffy says no. Even the Doctor, the man that Jack would follow into any danger, has never hesitated to allow Jack to throw his life away.

All Jack can do is accept everything that Luffy is, right back. Captain's damn orders.

"I- I won't lose it." Soft. Almost defeated, after what he's had to say before.

"I'll see you again." Firmly. It's so strange to be the person on this side of this feeling. Letting someone else take the fall, and not knowing whether they are the one to come back.

[gomu_ningen]

Luffy gives a solemn nod, stepping past Jack as he keeps his back to the small gathered crowd. A moment or so passes before he turns back around, giving his uncovered head a quick scratch as he flashes his large grin to the friends and gathered heroes before him.

"Ahh-.. So, uhh.. How do we do this? Any one got some thing sharp, or something tasty to eat before I go?"

[thegreatninja]

Yuffie felt herself freeze. This was too much happening at once but after hearing Luffy's declaration her heart twisted. She was sure there were reasons why they should all die but that didn't mean that they had to. As the haze lifted she saw Luffy, smiling, asking someone to kill him?

That was the last straw.

She walked over and without a word punched Luffy in the head. It wasn't the killing blow he was looking for but she hoped it might knock some sense into him. As it was, Yuffie was doing everything to hold back her tears.

"Is that really okay? I thought we fought so we could live? What about all that shit you told mean? Does it mean nothing to you? YOU have people who need you. You both do! So don't go doing something stupid until you understand what it is you are doing!" The last thing she said didn't really make sense but she didn't care. There was no guarantee that this would work and Yuffie couldn't believe that one life was worth more than another.

[gomu_ningen]

Luffy rubs the swelling bulge atop his head, teeth baring themselves with jagged points as he yells back at the ninja with a short stutter.

"H-H-Hey!! What the hell was that for?! What are you trying to do, huh? If I do this, then they're sure to hold a big party for me when we get back! I'm trying to get a huge meal of meat here! Why do you always gotta' ruin things like that?!"

He grumbles under his breath, raising a hand up to rap his line of knuckles atop Yuffie's own head.

"You just wanna' hog all the meat to yourself!"