[Semi-RL with Lockon]
[Setsuna was having a nightmare; he was running through the streets of Krugis, dodging explosions and bullets, almost falling several times. Turning a corner blindly he skidded to a halt as he almost ran into a boy holding a gun that was nearly as big as him. He recognised the boy immediately, had fought alongside him a lifetime ago.
"Soran?!" The boy turned, his dirt and sweat streaked face an expression of pure desperation. "Y-you came back! You have to help us! You have to--" He was cut off suddenly by a short bang and he stumbled forward. His eyes bulged as he dropped his gun and scrabbled frantically at his shirt, where a red splash was blooming.
"No!" Setsuna grabbed at him, holding him up as the boy collapsed in his arms. He pressed his hand against the wound but within seconds the boy had died. Setsuna fell to his knees, cradling the boy's head in his lap as tears streamed down his face.
"Setsuna..." That voice... He looked up and saw Marina standing a short distance away. "Setsuna, why are you here? You said you would stop this..."
"I..."
"You promised, Setsuna..."
"I... I tried!" He wanted to go to her, but couldn't move from where he knelt in the dirt, still clinging to the corpse of a long-gone friend.
Marina shook her head, looking sad, disappointed. "You promised..." She murmured, slowly walking backwards. She kept her eyes fixed on his, crying silent tears.
"No! Don't... don't go!" Setsuna shouted, reaching out for her, but she had already disappeared.
**
He twisted and turned in his sleep, his flailing limbs sending the numerous stuffed animals flying. With a start, he sat bolt upright, breathing heavily and shaking]
"Soran?!" The boy turned, his dirt and sweat streaked face an expression of pure desperation. "Y-you came back! You have to help us! You have to--" He was cut off suddenly by a short bang and he stumbled forward. His eyes bulged as he dropped his gun and scrabbled frantically at his shirt, where a red splash was blooming.
"No!" Setsuna grabbed at him, holding him up as the boy collapsed in his arms. He pressed his hand against the wound but within seconds the boy had died. Setsuna fell to his knees, cradling the boy's head in his lap as tears streamed down his face.
"Setsuna..." That voice... He looked up and saw Marina standing a short distance away. "Setsuna, why are you here? You said you would stop this..."
"I..."
"You promised, Setsuna..."
"I... I tried!" He wanted to go to her, but couldn't move from where he knelt in the dirt, still clinging to the corpse of a long-gone friend.
Marina shook her head, looking sad, disappointed. "You promised..." She murmured, slowly walking backwards. She kept her eyes fixed on his, crying silent tears.
"No! Don't... don't go!" Setsuna shouted, reaching out for her, but she had already disappeared.
**
He twisted and turned in his sleep, his flailing limbs sending the numerous stuffed animals flying. With a start, he sat bolt upright, breathing heavily and shaking]