Reuniting Crystal (vanille)

[hope]

The Academy, a one prosperous organization on Pulse that was stationed in an advanced city known as Academia. It replaced the government, working towards a brighter future for Pulse. However, after the tragic incidents that followed the fixing of the timeline, The Academy HQ had been decimated from the ensuing chaos. The events of that day left Hope in ruins from all that happened. All his friends were either dead or missing, and he had little to nothing that he could've used to help... Now, Hope had found his way to Radiant Garden. After much work, he recently finished construction of a new Academy HQ. The mission of the Academy: To protect the worlds from evil and work towards a brighter future for the worlds. It has been a while since he has been here, but the Academy is still very new and growing with each passing day.

With the Academy still fairly new, they have only just begun to protect the worlds from rapidly growing threats. Hope works tirelessly to get the Academy up to where he wants it to be. Systems to perfect, research to do, and much more. As he worked, he couldn't help but think of his friends. Snow had been found and joined the Academy with Noel. Light and Sazh were missing, Serah was presumed dead, Fang still in crystal. Vanille was alive, but he lost her after the events with Noctis and Jihl on Pulse. "Some progress I'm making. Can't even protect my friends from harm. Who knows what happened to them." Hope stopped his paperwork and headed outside to the gardens.

There he would stretch and lie back on the ground, staring up at the sky. He had not taken the time to relax in quite a long time. As he lay there, he closed his eyes, some memories of his time as a kid journeying to protect Cocoon passed through his mind. He remembered Vanille, a small smile crossing his face. "I'll find you, and everyone else." Hope would get up after a while and head out into Radiant Garden to check on how the town was doing. When he got to the square, there would be some civilians walking around. The Restoration Committee wasn't around. Hope assumed that they were out on different worlds or working out at Ansem's Castle. Hope thought about going over there, but he knew that he had to get back to the Academy. With that, he would stretch and check out the town a bit more before heading back to the Academy.
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Note: Late Night first post muse not the best :/

[vanille]

[/i] Vanille thought. For her own reasons, she had half-expected Fang to be there for her. During the purge she was not present either. Her own words echoed in her head. Wishes can come true. But not if you just wait for miracles. Miracles are things we make for ourselves. Here and now. Vanille brought crossed her pinkies, brought her two index fingers togther, looked down, and closed her eyes. I won't stop looking for you Fang.

The other friend on her mind was Hope. After the fight Vanille had taken a little time to heal. There was still a bruise on her arm, but it was barely visible. Most of her cuts were gone, but there was a few scratches here and there. During the escape they had somehow lost each other and Vanille was determined to find him again. Finding Noctis and thanking him was also on her list. Hope had grown up so much since the time on Cocoon. Which made her wonder how long she had been crystallized. Dajh must be so big by now too. How old is Sazh now? Did he have gray hair or was he bald? Picturing Sazh without his hair, with wrinkles as well, was quite the wonder to imagine. The little chocobo chick loved his hair, where would the little guy hang out at? Lightning where was she? The Hero was probably with Serah somewhere.

Vanille had heard about the Academy and it being run by Hope. The Academy could help her find Hope and well Hope should be there. The memory of Hope hating Snow came floating back into her mind. Which made her giggle at the memory on the ride they had taken. Gadot was his name? Was not to happy about to kids rushing off into danger. Vanille giggled once more and looked around at the area. Radiant Garden was it? Was so much different then Pulse and somewhat reminded her of Cocoon.

Humming, Vanille started her walk around to find the Academy. The memory of her talk with Hope on Pulse came back to her. Her apology for lying and reminding him of a promise to see Pulse together. A shade of pink flushed through her cheeks when she remembered what Hope had said. "Oh Hope you meanie." Vanille said aloud and held her cheeks. His laugh and his run made her memory come alive, her emotion changing quickly to taking "revenge". Turning a corner she saw the figure of the man she had seen back on Pulse. He had a resemblance to Hope, but it was still so different to see him grown up. The man was Hope though and Vanille broke into her run, in arms distance she stopped and embraced him. "Found you!"[/ul]

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I ran out of muse too >< Loved your post!

[hope]

As Hope was walking back to the Academy, a small smile was on his face. He had a much needed break; something he hadn't had in who knows how long. It was before he got back that he was embraced from behind, hearing a very familiar voice. He turned around to see Vanille, alive and well. "Vanille! You made it here alright." He hugged her happily, overjoyed that she was safe and sound. "I'm so glad your safe. I was worried about you after what happened on Pulse." He quickly realized ha he was doing, letting go and stepping back. He regained his professional composure before turning to the Academy entrance. "Come on in to the Academy, you must be won out from everything that's happened and making it all the way here."

Hope walked inside the Academy, the building slightly active. "Welcome to the Academy. Run by people who all wish to protect the worlds and provide them a brighter future." He would lead her to the med bay. "Right now there's not many places to rest, but you can rest in the med bay for now." Hope would go and take a seat on a bed. "So Vanille, how did you even get to Radiant Garden? I didn't know you had a way to travel between worlds. The memories of his times with Vanille came rushing in his mind. He had several questions he wanted answered regarding her, but he was sure that she wouldn't have any answers. She was dug out of the pillar with Fang. Last he knew, she was with Sazh before the chaos eruption. He wanted to know what caused her to awaken from crystal stasis. If she awoke, did Fang? Did Vanille being alive mean that Sazh survived too?

Hope contemplated on these questions while he looked at Vanille. He didn't know what to say to her since it's been so long. "I'm sure you have things to say, questions to ask. It has been so long since we've been able to talk." She smiled a bit before looking around. The medics weren't around, which was a surprise. Well, not really; Aerith was probably around town, and Yuna was probably out exploring. he would stand and stretch a bit, a bit lost in his thoughts. When it came to his work, he always knew what to do and what to say. When it came to Vanille, his mind went blank. It was something he was not used to, and didn't know how to handle.

[vanille]

[/color] Vanille said and backed off. "I'm glad you were there, Hope." Right now was a happy time, she had found a dear friend and he was safe.

Nodding, Vanille smiled and walked with him. Vanille followed Hope silently in the Academy for a few moments. She still had so many questions. Vanille let her legs skip ahead of Hope and twirl herself to face him. Walking backwards carefully, she sent a warm smile at Hope. "Hope, how long has it been? You're no longer the little you anymore." Vanille said and giggled. When Vanille had woken up back on Pulse and saw Hope, it seemed strange for a moment, like it was unreal or reality setting in. Hope was no longer the teenager he was. Vanille then turned around and continued following Hope into the Academy.

The Academy was wow, just wow and Hope was in charge of it. When they reached the Medical Department, Vanille looked around for a moment, taking in the place. "Well I heard that you were running this place and that it was here. So one thing led to another and I snuck onto someone's ship. They were coming here and didn't even notice me." Vanille said and looked at him smiling, hands behind her back. "Not going to tell on me are you?" No one was there, which could be a good thing right? No one was hurt or in pain. "Have you seen Fang?" Vanille asked while swinging her arms and walking around the room. The pig tailed l'Cie snapped her head back at Hope and put her arms behind her back. "Something on your mind?"[/ul]

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OOC: Sorry for the shortness.

[hope]

Hope was overjoyed to see Vanille, having spent so many years trying to find a way to see her and Vanille. But he knew that his work was not done yet. He still needed to find Lightning, Serah, Fang, and Sazh. One step at a time...one step at a time. When they entered the Med Bay, Hope called over a couple nurses to give Vanille a quick check up. "You've been in crystal stasis for about 500 years. You've missed quite a lot. I'm having the nurses just give a quick medical exam to make sure there is nothing wrong." They would sit her on a bed before checking her blood pressure, eyes, makng sure her breathing and heartbeat were normal. As they did the tests, Hope would pull up a stool for a seat.

"You're right. I'm not the little kid you last saw me as. I've grown up a lot, both physically and mentally. I'm not on the battlefield as much as I was back then, though." Once the nurses gave the okay that she was in good health, they would move away to handle other duties. Well I'm glad to see that you're doing okay. I don't know what I would do if something had happened to you. Was worried when we got you out of the crystal pillar only for the chaos to envelop everything." Hope would sigh then give a slight smile. "You're safe here, so you don't have to worry about any ship owners coming after you. I promise." It was then that Vanille asked about Fang. His heart sunk a little. He knew how close Fang was to Vanille. To give her bad news on the subject is something he didn't want to do.

"Well, you see...So far we only have Snow, Noel who is a friend of ours, you and myself. We have not found Lightning yet. Sazh had you and Fang while you were still crystal. However, we haven't found them yet. However, if you are here and not in crystal, then that is good news for Fang. Serah is...." He would cut himself off and turn away, heading to a window. "There has been a lot on my mind. For now, I'm just happy you're okay. I don't know what I would do if I found out something had happened to you...I still remember our time on Pulse." He tried to change the subject because he did not want to get into the topic that Serah was dead. Too much had happened, and he would rather protect Vanille from everything that had happened over the course of her crystal stasis.

[vanille]

[/i] Vanille began to think. It looks like it was time to wake up.

Vanille let her legs swing back and forth on the medical bed as she listened to Hope. "What all do you do here? I've heard that you run the Academy and have given people a new home. What else do you do?" As Vanille placed each hand on each side of her on the bed, she let her legs stop swinging and pushed herself off the bed. The strawberry pig-tailed girl smiled and nodded; even though, the ship owner did not look mean or like they would have really minded, Vanille still hoped he didn't mind a plus one. Fang was tough and strong and Vanille missed her more than worry. When Serah was mentioned Vanille put her finger to her chin and thought for a moment. "Fang and I saw her while we were still crystal. We were dreaming and contacted Serah. She needed to save Noel from his own endless dream." Hope seemed to be straying from that topic and probably wanted Vanille to drop it, all this only made her want to look further into it. Green eyes stayed pinned on Hope as he stood by a window, something was not right. Vanille kept her arms at her side for a moment before walking up behind him. When she was by his side, the pig tailed girl cocked her head to the side and tried getting his attention with her green eyed gaze. "Is everything alright?"

Learning to take a hint, Vanille smiled and grabbed Hope's hands. "Well I'm here now." Vanille giggled. "Is it something complicated again?" Eyes closed, Vanille smiled and let go of Hope's hands. "Back on Pulse, we went through a lot together. We're going back to Pulse someday, right?" Pulse still held many memories, all were memories of events she did not want to lose touch with. Memories with Fang before being a l'Cie and her time on Pulse with her friends. Yes they were fugitives and being hunted down, but during that time she gained a family. People who she came to trust and rely on, even accepted her after all her lies. Especially Sazh, he had every right to shoot her and he didn't. Even Fang was a victim of her lies back then.[/ul]

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OOC: I've been struggling with my Vanille muse, I'm sorry if this seems off. ><

[hope]

Hope had a lot of catching up to do with Vanille. Too much happened in 500 years that she didn't know. He was a bit afraid that it would be a bit too much for her to handle at once. One step at a time....it would be the best way to go about it, at least to Hope. "Well, where should we start. I promised myself I would be completely honest with you..." Hope wanted to save the bad news for last. Probably best to start with answering the question about what happens here. "Well, you know that we faced against Barthandalus who had us try and destroy Cocoon. Then there was Caius who used time to kill Etro and send Gran Pulse spiraling into chaos. Well, out in space there are other worlds. From some of those worlds, there are people that are like them or worse, all a threat to the many different worlds."

Hope would stop and take a breath before continuing his explanation."These worlds are in danger of destruction. Now just as there are villains, there are heroes like we were that fight against these villains. They travel the worlds separately to defend the worlds from their nemeses. However, these villains work together while the heroes were not doing so. Some didn't even know other heroes existed. This is where the Academy comes in. Think of us as a headquarters where the heroes of light come to meet, socialize, share information, train with each other and more. Different departments and a lot going on." Trying to explain the whole of the Academy would be a bit complicated right now, so he tried to keep his explanation as simple as possible.

It was now time to catch her up on what happened on Pulse during her crystal stasis. "Caius has been stopped, though it came at a terrible price. Pulse is in ruins and currently uninhabitable. The Chaos is warping the world, with an island forming. I don't know when we will be able to return to Pulse, but we need to close the Gate and return Pulse to it's original state. With Fang, she was in crystal stasis on Sazh's airship. After the surge of chaos, we haven't heard word from him. We have no information of Fang's whereabouts or condition. You are out of crystal stasis, so I would assume she is too. If she is, she is strong and will be alright. She is strong after all.

"One more bit of bad news...After Caius died, so did Serah. We got the New Cocoon Bhunivelze up in the sky, and then Serah saw then new future and died...Snow didn't take that news too well. People are coming back to life, so it is possible she'll revive, but no news on her body as of yet." Hope expected Vanille to take this news a bit hard. He needed to tell her, though he didn't want to cause Vanille any pain. He turned away for a moment to let her take in the news he gave her.