Final Fantasy XIII-3: Dead Roses
Chapter 1: Stolen Petal

"Hey....Can you hear me...." a male voice seem to say no one answered it back "Listen, Please Listen to my plead...I beg you save her.....Save my friend"

"Who are you" a female voice answered asked as the male responded "I'm Cloud what about you" He replied

a light flashed as her eyes opened from her crystal state, her vision was very blurry from the years of her eyes being kept closed 'tap,tap' foot steps coming closer to her "Who's there, Who are you" she asked calmly.

"I'm Noctis Caelum, Your self"

"Call me Light,....What's eating you"

"I'm looking for someone"

"How can i help" She asked as her vision slowly became clear

"I was told I could find her here, she is a Warrior, Strong and brave, she protects the goddess of Etro, I do not know why I'm here, it's just a legend the warrior of Etro and Etro her self"

"Why come if you don't believe" Lightning replied fairly frustrated  with him

"This is the temple of Etro isn't it?"

"Correct"

He then realized something that "Lightning the goddess of Ero?" he questioned
She nodded as she stood up "about time"  she walked out of the temple and looked around the empty town no sign of chaos, no threat.

"why was a waken" Lightning asked just as Noctis came up from behind her.

"That I don't know, I was sent here by a dream, a dream you and I share, I know you know about this dream, the one with the man who pleads for help, your help"

Lightning turned to Noctis "how do you know that, it was my dream, what brought you here, to me"

"The goddess of Etro" he replied "The goddess of Etro, Protected by the Warrior, the warrior who's protected by the one they call Odin"

"Odin?" Lightning said softly to her self "Protected by Odin, where is Odin?"

"I don't even know who are what Odin is how should i know"

"ODIN!"

The sand on the floor of the temple began to rise and Odin stood tall as the sand slid off him, Lightning watched Odin no emotion what so ever on her face she got on Odins back

"Where do you think your going" Nocits asked her

"Do you hear that?" Lightning said as the two stayed quiet no sound just the deep breath of the great Odin

"I hear nothing but the deep breathing of Odin"

"Exactly, no people, no laughter, nothing but the wind and the breathing of Odin, the goddess temple has been abandon, she is no longer in danger, I can return home"

"So thats it" Noctis said very uneasily "your woken up from your long sleep and you return home your not gonna help this man from the dream"

"It was a dream Noctis, dreams dont ever come true, just go home" Lightning replied riding off

"I can't, I can't go home, my kingdom is in trouble and the only way to save it is to find those heroes" Noctis said to his self

Lightning hero of Cocoon, Warrior of the goddess and Noctis hero of Caelum, Prince of Caelum, two heroes waiting to be united as one.

Lightning rode Odin as he disrespected her command and went back to the temple "Odin, listen your going the wrong way" Odin jumped up on his hind legs causing Lightning to lose her grip on him and falling off

"uh" she looked behind her to see Noctis who had caught her "Noctis" she pulled away from him, he said nothing. Letting out a long sigh she said "where do we find Cloud"

"I have no clue, maybe if we try to remember the dream if will give us some clues of some sort"

"well I didnt see him" Lightning stated "I could only hear his voice but"

"There was a child right, a little girl"

Lightning nodded "And a lake, but there are millions of lakes"

Noctis shook his head "Not like that, there's only one lake like that in a town called Midgar I passed it when i came this way"

It only took a matter of hours, Lightning had rode Odin and Noctis had taken the car the arrived at the entrance of Midgar. Noctis stepped out of the car Lightning got off Odin and the both looked at the town "Looks like we are here, I suggest we walk in so we aren't noticed" Lightning said as they both walked into Midgar looking around

"This place its so....empty and" Lightning continued as she looked around the place empty

"Sad, I know the people here had just gotten rid of a virus given to them by the life stream but its come back few people have it and others are scared its called...."

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"Geostigma" a childish female voice said "You have it to" a little girl stood next to a women "does the planet hate you"

"Possible, I've done nothing in my life worth being proud of" a man said his white hair covered his green eyes, he wore a mask over his face just up to his nose, and a white cloack that was ripped at the bottom a gray tank top and white pants

"Im sure if you ask for forgiveness the planet will love you again and the Geostigma would go away"

Cloud had walked down stairs into the bar and looked at the man then to Tifa "I'm going  to get going." Marlene the young girl turned to Cloud "You'll be back right Cloud"

Cloud nodded and walked out as Tifa headed up stairs to answer the phone "Are you going to ask for forgiveness" Marlene asked the man as he got up from his seat.

"Negative" he said as he walked up to Marlene "Come with me child"

Marlene shook her head and backed up, the man grabbed her and disappeared before Marlene could yell out for help.