While heading to Madain Sari, Zidane noticed Freya and Tarsh are close to each other. He was wondering.
"Hey, I think you two are taking it too serious, it’s just a ceremony for us to pass that village," Zidane told them.
"You don’t understand do you? Me too, when we held each other, a powerful force started to circulate our minds. Somehow, Freya felt I’m a different person. She asked me if I could be her… brother. Actually, I was unconscious when I was holding her. I feel like, I’m being possessed. This force affected Freya too. Well, I’ve accepted myself to be her brother," Tarsh explained.
"Everything’s getting complicated ever since that monster showed up," Zidane told him. "Hey, we’re here," Zidane told them. They saw Morrison, one of the moogles of Madain Sari.
"Hey, it’s been a long time, welcome back Zidane," Morrison told him.
"May I ask where Eiko is?" Freya said to the moogle.
"She’s in her kitchen, why?" Morrison told her.
"We need to discuss something important to her," Freya told him.
"Sure, I’ll lead you to her," Zidane and the others followed him to Eiko’s kitchen. They got there and saw Eiko cooking up a storm. Eiko was surprised to see Zidane.
"ZIDANE!! It’s so sweet of you to go all the way here just to visit me," Eiko told him. She walked to them and got their hands. She pulled them to the dining table. "You brought along some visitors, so nice, and you’re just in time for dinner," Eiko told them. "So who’s the new guy with you?" Eiko asked Zidane.
"My name is Tarsh Burrow, I’m Freya’s brother. Yeah, I know it sounds ridiculous but, It’s a long story though," He told Eiko.
"Eiko, we need your help, it’s very important," Freya told her.
"Sure, what can I help you with?" Asked Eiko.
"Is it okay to use your power to communicate to a certain man I know?" Freya asked her.
"Sure I will, what’s his name," Eiko asked her.
"His name is Fratley, he is like me," Freya told her.
"Okay, I’ll try," Eiko held her pendant and closed her eyes. Her hair started to levitate. "Fratley, can you hear me?" Tarsh started to weaken again "I found him. But how could he be beside you and far away from us?" She told Freya.
"Then look for the most powerful spirit, then tell me about him," Freya told her. Eiko was completely still for a few minutes, and Tarsh was getting weaker.
"He looks like you, Freya, a Burmecian, but he has wings and a scary beast on his back, he’s saying something over and over in his mind: "merge…merge…merge…merge…" I don’t understand it."
Freya lowered her face, "Just as I thought, it was him, but why is he like that…" Freya told herself.
"Freya?" Zidane called her name. She didn’t respond. Tarsh was regaining strength again and looked at Eiko.
"Eiko, look inside me please, I think that’s that will help us," Tarsh told her.
"Okay, I will…" Eiko began to look inside him. Eiko and Tarsh’ minds started to communicate. "Tarsh, you won’t believe this but I see you as Fratley, but how could it be?" Eiko told him.
Tarsh told her "Is he what I feel inside me, is he the reason, why I unconsciously said those words to Freya, Is that why that beast said that I am you, you are me, is he the reason why Freya’s been close to me?"
"Tarsh, I think you have half his soul taking over you. As time passes, I think the forces of nature will be urged more to force you to look for your complete self," Eiko told him.
"But I don’t understand, why do I have him in me in the first place?" Tarsh asked him.
"I don’t know, but I think you’ll find out if you keep on going," Eiko told him.
"So… I guess that’s what I’m looking for in the first place after all," Tarsh told her.
"But I can explain one thing, the reason you get weak whenever in certain events is because Fratley is struggling within you, telling you to find your goal. The tighter your body becomes, the closer you are to him," Eiko told her. She began to end their mind transmission.
Freya leaned to Tarsh’ shoulder. "Brother, you will help me find him will you?" Freya whispered.
"I will…" Tarsh held her hand. "Don’t worry…"
"EIKOOO!" One of her moogles shouted.
"OH! That’s dinner; please wait for me while I get the food," Eiko told them.
"I hope Vivi comes back soon…" Freya said. Suddenly they heard a cry of a chocobo outside.
"I’ll go check it out!" Zidane told them.
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"You know, I’ve never felt that kind of force before, at the ceremony..." Freya told him.
"Me too, it was different, it brought us closer…" Tarsh said. "Freya… I promise, I’ll be the best brother you’ll ever have, and I mean the best, I promise you that we’ll help each other to see Fratley again. I’ll always treat you like a real sister and show you my respect. I’ll always do my best to make you happy, I’ll love you, as my very own sister," Tarsh promised her.
"Oh Tarsh, thank you, I’ll do the same also, I’ll be your true sister, let’s help each other as siblings okay?" Freya told him. They paused for a moment… "What do you think Fratley and I should do if he’s back?" She asked him
"The first thing I think you should do is to go on a date in Alexandria, and enjoy Ruby’s plays or probably go airship cruising in Lindblum," Tarsh suggested.
"Hm. I think we’ll do the same in one day, it’ll be fun, and I’ll make that day cherish able. I do hope you’ll be there with us," Freya told him.
"I don’t know, if I can be there with you two, because, we you see him, I’ll probably disappear forever, but I can’t tell you that, because I’ll just hurt you," Tarsh thought. Zidane entered the room with Vivi, and Eiko brought dinner inside.
"Hey, how did you get here Vivi?" Freya asked him.
"Oh, one of my friends lend me their chocobo to get here safely," Vivi told them. The looked outside and saw his black mage friend with the chocobo.
"Good bye Vivi, thanks for helping!" He ran away back riding his chocobo.
"HELLO VIVI!" Eiko shouted.
"Hi Eiko," Vivi replied.
"Anyway, c’mon let’s eat before it gets cold," Eiko told them. Everyone started eating. "So how is it?" She asked them
"It’s really good!" They all exclaimed.
"Eiko, you’ve greatly improved than the last time we ate here!" Zidane told her.
"Really Zidane? OH you’re so sweet!" She said gladly. "I could’ve been not this good if it weren’t for Quina, s/he gave me some advice.
"Hm, so s/he wasn’t just eating food after all" Zidane told himself. "So, where next guys?" Zidane asked them.
"I have no idea, but I’ll probably know when we get out," Tarsh told him. The sun was setting to the west and they’ve just finished eating Eiko’s cooking. As they exit her room, Zidane asked Eiko. "Eiko, do you want to help us?"
"I’d like to but I can’t, it’s about time I look after the village, please understand," Eiko told him.
"It’s okay, but aren’t you a little too you for that job? UH, it’s not like I’m forcing you to come with us but you have the moogles to do it," Zidane said.
"Hey, I told you I’m not a little girl, and I already have full responsibility to look after the eidolon wall since the beginning," Eiko told him.
"OKAY okay, anyway, good bye then" Zidane waved at her as they exit the area.
"Buh-bye!!" Eiko waved back. Leaving the village, Tarsh started to feel tight again. He knew it was him. It was getting worse, but surprised of what they saw when they got outside the village, it was an ordinary Burmecian who looked just like Fratley.
"What!" Tarsh was surprised, instead of seeing a horrible monster, he saw an ordinary Fratley without his jacket and knight cap. Freya ran to him.
"Fratley?" She curiously asked him. Fratley stopped walking and looked at her.
"Ah, you’re a Burmecian, can I help you?" She politely asked her with a country-like accent.
"Fratley, it’s me, get a grip of yourself, remember, you’re a dragon knight," Freya told him.
"You! You’re the one who burned the black mage village!" Vivi exclaimed to him.
"Um, I’m just a wanderer, in search of nothing but happiness, I’m just looking, for a simple answer for this question, why am I living as a person," Fratley explained to her. Both Tarsh and Freya got shocked of what they’ve heard. Tarsh also said the same words when they first met in the forest. Fratley set his eyes on Tarsh and kept staring at him.
"You! Are you, me? Am I you? Show your self," Tarsh ordered him. At the same time, Fratley and Tarsh started transforming.
"They’re going to change again! C’mon guys, get ready," Zidane told them.
"NO! Don’t, let them handle it, somehow, I know this is the only way to get Fratley back," Freya told them
"Okay, whatever you say" Zidane said. Tarsh and Fratley completed the transformation process. They like the wind away from Madain Sari and the others followed them. When they found them, they already have started fighting. Fratley throws a ball of lighting on Tarsh; he counters it with a fast kick to the neck. Fratley’s neck got broken but fixed itself back to normal. Tarsh was surprised of what he saw. The beast on Fratley’s back cast ultima on Tarsh. The disastrous magic made a huge crater and Tarsh lying on the bottom of it.
"TARSH!" They all shouted.
Fratley, flew closer to look, however, Tarsh was just pretending to be dead, and when Fratley turned his back on him, Tarsh immediately boosted up to him to kick his back bone, but the beast on Fratley’s back countered with its sharp leg and stabbed Tarsh’ gut. It released him and Tarsh’ wound started to spray a lot of blood out. He fell down to the crater again. Zidane and Vivi couldn’t move because of its amazing power. Freya jumped high down to the crater to check on Tarsh. The beast used comet on the whole place. Craters started to appear due to the crashing rocks of death. Zidane caught Vivi and started running away from he crashing rocks. Running too fast, Zidane dropped his bag of items and got vaporized from the explosion
"NO! We need those!" Zidane shouted. The ball of smoke due to fire grew bigger until the area became vague. The sound of crashing rocks finally stopped and the smoke disappeared. Zidane started looking for Fratley but he was nowhere to be found. He checked on Tarsh and Freya, saw Tarsh lying on the ground with his arm raised because of casting barrier. Freya was kneeled and covering herself. The barrier disappeared and Tarsh’ arm dropped to the ground, reverted back to normal and lost consciousness.
"BROTHER! Wake UP!" Freya was too worried and started crying.
"Come on! Freya let’s use my remaining tent for him to rest, our bag of cures and potions were destroyed from the explosion," Vivi shouted. Freya bobbed her head and carried Tarsh up from the crater.
"Madain Sari’s too far from here and if we continue, Tarsh’ condition will get worse," Vivi told her.
"Thank you Vivi," Freya said to him. They finished setting up the tent and Freya carried Tarsh to the tent to rest.