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Chapter 1

Dawn just north of South figaro, four men mount chocobos headed towards the town. The chocobo's are loaded down with goods collected from the dig. One of the men remains silent as the rest head east to take the treasure to a near by camp where it can be sold. The man dressed in dark black clothing stops his steed and looks at the other
men:

Man in black: I've earned my fee gentlemen, if you dont mind i will be taking my leave.

Head of the group: If thats how you feel alright, but you also earned alittle bit more, we couldnt of done this job with out you.

Man in black: keep it, i have what i need.

The man in black turns from them and heads south towards the town, leaving the other men confused. The head off towards the camp, the sun was now peaking up behind Mt. Koltz. Finally as the sun peered from the mountians the mans chocobo came in sight range of the town. All the man did for now was watch the creatures native to this part of the continent watch him as he passed. Chocobos may not be the strongest of creatures, but no creature dared to mess with one either. As they approch the town the man dismounts his steed and reaches into his bag pulling out carrot. He holds it out to the large bird and pets it head gently.

Man in black: Go on now, go back to you're stable, i'll walk the rest of the way here. Thank you for the lift though.

The bird gives out a happy "WARK" and runs back towards the stable it came from. The man now wistles calling a name.

Man in black: Interceptor! Come boy!

A young dog comes running to the mans side barking, the man reaches into his bag and pulls out a peice of dried meat and tosses it to the dog. Happily the dog eats the meat and the man and dog walk towards town. As they get into the town, three people arrive. Two the man has met before one is new. The man headed towards the pub, it was early but he still needed a drink. As he entered a little girl came in and looked up at him smiling and then looks at the dog her eyes light up.

Little girl: Puppy! Aw can i pet him?
Man in black: I wouldnt recommend that, he bites strangers.
Little girl: Ep! okay sorry to bother you mister.

With the dog in tow the man walks up the stairs and sits at the bar. He orders something strong to drink and some water in a bowl for his dog. The group of three come in and walk over to him, a young man with a bandanna asks him a question.

Young man in Bandanna: Excuse me sir?
Young man with cape: Locke! dont mess with him, i reconize him, thats the infamous Shadow! he'd slit his mothers throat for a nickle
Locke: I see better steer clear of him.

Locke reaches down to pet the dog and the mans hand darts down and grabs his wrist.

Shadow: He bites strangers now please leave us be.

Shadow looked over at the young man name locke and looked at his bandanna with puzzlement. He then let the mans wrist go and goes back to sipping his drink thinking back.

20 years ago, midday, in the town of kholigen.

Man: Clyde hurry up stop playing with the kids and lets go, the empire is on it's way, if were caught we'll be hung for sure.
Clyde: Just a second okay

A young man named clyde picks up small boy named locke and ties a bandanna on his head smiling.

Clyde:There you go son now you really look the part of a theif, and remember be good to that girl you hear.
Locke: Otay mister, i will, one day i am going to be a great theif like you clyde.
Clyde: Hahahaha if you say so kid, keep praticing.
Man: Come on clyde we have to go,
Clyde: Okay okay i am coming

The two men head out of town towards figaro. Upon arriving at the castle the man with clyde flashes some kind of sigil. The gaurds allow the two of them to pass. Inside they meet with the king, who has two small boys on his knees. They are his sons, the king look to the two men and then shoo the boys off his lap.

King: Sons go and play for a while daddy has some buisnes.
Boys Okay!
King: You are early than i expected bram, clyde, i did not have anything ready for you. I take it you got it?
Clyde:We did the empire, as you suppected is up to something, they've found them. In a secluded cave to the south east of the capital. They are building a base there.
King: Then i am too late, what of the cities around the empire.
Bram: Gone, whiped out by some new kind of armor. They spotted us before we could investigate further. They were chasing us, but we managed to give them the slip i kholigen.
King: I see how far behind were they.
Bram: Two maybe three days depending on how fast of chocobos they get.
King: Hmm very good gentlemen you've earned you're fee. I shall also give you some transportation to the sabre mountians, there is a resistance group there. Inform them we wish to make an alliance with them.
Clyde: Understood, but if you dont mind, i'd like to go to my home thasama before too long.
King: I'll ask them to help you get there just as soon as you deliver the message. Now go.

The men take there pay from the chanclor outside the throne room and leave through the desert towards south figaro and eventually towards the sabre mountians.
End chapter 1

This was an idea for a fanfic that i came up last night. Please keep in mind i have not had alot of practic writing fanfics so any suggestions or comments would be welcomed. The reason i chose shadow is because even with what we know about his past we still don't know everything about the man behind the mask. The reason i am doin this in chapters is because i am using the computer at the library, and i have a limited amount of time to do this in, so i will have to do it by chapter. Anyways more to come tommarow, please let me know what you think.

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Don't fear the reaper!
Wonderful system this "Democracy" is no mechanism to break a tie -Dinobot-
It's spelled Raymond Luxray Yatch but it's pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove.
Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici
Sic Semper Tyrannis bush.

Chapter 2

Shadow stands from the bar and makes a motion to interceptor who comes to his side. Soon shadow leaves the bar heading south towards the docks. The harbor master looks at him.

Harbor Master: Where are you heading stranger?
Shadow: Nikha
Harbor Master: I see just you and the dog then?
Shadow: That is correct.
Harbor master: That will be 200 gil up front please

Shadow hands the harbor master a pouch of gil and moves to the back of the boat where there are cabins. He finds and empty one and proceeds to lay on a hammock that is inside. Interceptor curls up on the floor next to him and sits there. Obviously the ship is picking up a few more passengers before it heads to its destination. As shadow is waiting he stares at the ceiling remembering what happen next.

20 years ago, early evening, Mt. Koltz.

Bram: I'm telling you clyde there is more money to be made in being bandits, these "Hired Hand" jobs are not my cup of tea.
Clyde: I want to beable to live to have a family bram, if we become bandits and are caught, we could be hung or worse.
Bram: Clyde you are too cautious sometimes. When are you going to live alittle.
Clyde chuckling: Too cautious, this from the man who made us leave vector because one imperial gaurd saw us in an area we werent suppost to be in.
Bram: I've been in too may imperial scraps before to not be cautious about this. What do you suppost those creatures where they had in that place any ways.
Clde: I dont know, but i dont think i want to find out.

Clyde picks up a stick and pokes at the fire they are sitting around with it. The two of them then stare up at the stars sighing. Barm gets out his sleeping bag and unrolls it.

Bram: i'm going to bed now, you going to stay first watch?
Clyde: Don't have much of a choice do i?
Bram: suppose not, just watch the chocobo's i dont want to have to walk all the way to the sabre mountians.
Clyde: Okay, just remember you have to do a watch too this time, i am not staying awake all night because you refuse to wake up.

Bram chuckles in responce to clydes request and turns over on his side drifting off to sleep. Shadows daydream is intrupted by a sudden jerk of the ship as it pulls from the docks. He looks down at interceptor who is fast asleep and sighs. He takes his bag of supplies off the hammock and looks through it making sure he has enough supplies. He isnt sure what he could do in nikha but he knows some where along there he will beable to find work. He thought it was funny how things ended up, bram told him he shouldnt lead this sort of life, but to him it was more rewarding than being a bandit. Espically after what happened to bram. Shadow lays back in the hammock and stares at the ceiling again.

20 years ago, dawn, mount koltz. Bram walks over to clyde and nudges him.

Bram: Daybreak, time to get to the sabre mountians, if we hurry we can make it there by this afternoon.
Clyde: Alright alright i'm up. No time for breakfast though?

Bram tosses hims a peice of dried meat. Clyde sighs looking down at the meat.

Clyde: Of course silly me here i was hopeing for some eggs and potatoes. But i guess i will settle for my favorite, dried meat again.
Bram: You were the one who told me to pack lightly.
Clyde: I will never make that mistake again.

Bram takes a bite of the meat as he rolls up his sleeping bag and douses the remains of the fire. He then mounts his chocobo as clyde gets his sleeping bag rolled up and packed onto his chocobo. The two make there way through the mountian in good time. By evening they reach the sabre mountains. Upon aproching them they are stopped by a gaurd.

Gaurd: Who are you and what buisness do you have here?
Bram: We have a message from the king of Figaro castle, he wishes us to deliver the message personally to you're boss.
Gaurd: I'm going to have to have more than you're word, do you have any proof?

Clyde hands them a badge with the royal family seal on it and the gaurd looks at the two of them. Clyde them hands them a letter authenicating there badge. The gaurd permits them to pass. Inside they speak to the newly formed groups leader showing him the letter and seal as well.

Leader: Hmm so you are telling me that figaro is willing to allie with a resistance movement against the empire? why?
Bram: I think they fear a war may be coming, and if so the king would like to avoid as much bloodshed as possible.
Leader: A pacisifist in a kingdom that was once controlled by the empire, intersting.
Bram: they never wanted to be apart of it in the first place, they never liked the emporers quest for power.
Leader: Hmm very well we shall make an allience with them. We will send carrior pidgeons informing them of our agreement. However for not we can't let you leave, we have reason to believe the empire may be tracking us. So untill it's safe ask you to stay here.
Clyde: What about helping me get to thasama?
Leader: Thasama? hmm i'm not sure i know where that is. It not that village of legend is it?
Clyde: no this is a different village, its off the out skirts of albrook.
Leader: Hmm well we will help you gain passage there as soon as we feel we are safe.

End Chapter 2

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Don't fear the reaper!
Wonderful system this "Democracy" is no mechanism to break a tie -Dinobot-
It's spelled Raymond Luxray Yatch but it's pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove.
Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici
Sic Semper Tyrannis bush.

Chapter 3

Shadow looks up at the ceiling of his cabin, the glistening in from from the window. They'd been out to sea for a couple of days but finally they'd reached his stop. Jumping out of the hammock shadow heads out the door with interceptor close behind him. This town had changed alot, it was almost like a whole new town. No one knew who he was anymore, at least they didnt know that. He left the docks and entered the town wondering and thinking back.

18 years ago, morning, nikha.

Clyde: What are we doing out here in this backwater town?
Bram: Furthest thing away from the law we could find. Besides you said you were tired of the big city.
Clyde: Granted but i didnt think we'd end up in a town that hasnt caught up with the rest of the world.
Bram: Dont complain it could be worse. Beside while were here, the king would like us to "investigate" any imperial activity we might happen to stumble upon.
Clyde: Hmm i'm getting tired of being errand boy.
Bram: You're about three years too late for that statement. After this next job though we can do what we always wanted to do. Become the best bandits around.
Clyde: Right, i dont know though.

Present nikha.

Shadow looks at the man in the chocobo stable. He was getting tired of draining his cash to pay for everything, it would just be easier for him to get his own chocobo, if they were still wild. Picking out a fast looking bird he sets off towars the north through the moutians. There was a small imperial camp here. However it seemed that it was being deserted. as he passed through a few solders were placeing explosives around the camp. The best way to not have senstive information on found was to blow up the place. Shadow got of his chocobo and looked around at the gaurd who were now curious why he'd passed through. The had weapons drawn and were ready to attack. However shadow pulled out a few shirkens and made quick work of the men. Interceptor came up behind him now and barked.

Shadow: Whats wrong boy?

He looked at the dog as if it was going to acutally speak to him. He turns and there are bombs everywhere and a few grenades. Shadow sighed, if he was going to get out of here alive he'd have to fight. Taking out his knife he got in a fighting stance and started to systematically take out the bombs and grenades. They were rather easy pickings, however he was ambushed by a few hidden ones. They exploded sending shadow falling down the rugged moutain trail. Interceptor was running behind him rocks falling everwhere. when he came too he was off of the mountian on the main road between nikha and doma. the road was completely blocked now. He sighed, what was worse was that the chocobo was no where in sight which ment he'd have to walk. Shadow grabbed his bag to get out a bandage kit to help with a wound interecptor seemed to of gotten. When he looked in there he found that he was empty, apparently he'd lost all of his supplies durning the explosion. He sigh and picked the dog up carrying it for what seemed like 10 miles. Finally it was getting dark just as he happened upon a house. He knocked on the door and a man answered it.

Man: Oh the repair man! good the clock needs to be fixed, hasnt ticked in years.
Shadow: .....umm sir i was wondering if i could have a place to stay for the night.
Man: say you're here to fix the chair? Fine when you fix it you'll beable to get on the roof and fix the roof.
Shadow: Could i just please come in and get some medicine and a place to stay? my dog is injured and i lost my supplies.
Man: hmm dog no i dont got one of those, but if you need a dog i suppose you could check to see if one is in here.
Shadow: (hmm maybe i'd of been better off with the bombs.) Thank you sir.

Shadow walks into the house and goes about his buisness. The man just kinda stands next to the bed with a crazed look in on his face rammbing on about what needs to be fixed. Aside from the company it wasnt a bad place to stay. He'd leave in the morning though, too long with this man and he might have to kill him. He looks around for some bandages and medicine to help heal interecptor. Patching him up didnt take long, soon he leaned against the wall near the stove and drifted off to sleep.

end Chapter 3

I'd like a little feed back on what people think of this if you wouldnt mind. Just send me a pm or something. I'm curious as to what people think about how i am doing and where i should stop this at.

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Don't fear the reaper!
Wonderful system this "Democracy" is no mechanism to break a tie -Dinobot-
It's spelled Raymond Luxray Yatch but it's pronounced Throat Wobbler Mangrove.
Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici
Sic Semper Tyrannis bush.