(AN: Ok, this here is the start of my very first story here on . I hope you enjoy it!)

Dissidia: Universe

Chapter 1: Conflict Anew

"So, it begins again." The Warrior of Light had been the very first one to answer Cosmos's call. The only other who had arrived was Firion, who was waiting with him for the others. "Where do you think everyone else is?" Firion addressed the Warrior of Light. "No idea, we cannot make a move until they all arrive anyway, so we might as well wait."

They waited about ten minutes before Firion spoke up. "So, how did you receive your message Light?" He asked. Person in question paused a moment before responding. "It was shortly after the last conflict ended. I had almost reached the castle when I heard the call. It was muffled, though I'm not entirely sure why. How I knew it was Cosmos was when my crystal suddenly shined bright, enough to blind me. When the light faded I found the crystal floating in front of me, with a portal behind it leading here." He finished his story as he stood up, looking around for any similar holes in space that could be their companions.

Firion looked around to, though remaining seated. "A short while huh? Different from mine. It was actually a few years after, I distinctly heard Cosmos' voice, pleading for me to return. The portal opening was basically the same, except It opened up about… three or four kilometers that way." Firion pointed, although there was nothing there now. "I see… I'm guessing its different for all of us, probably seeking us out when we are our strongest… Guess Cosmos and Chaos' powers aren't held by the restriction of time." Light responded as Firion laid back. "Doesn't explain why it stuck me way out there though, but I guess its not that important at this point." Firion said, Light nodding in agreement.

Suddenly, they both felt a strange pulse of energy that felt familiar, but neither of them recognized. Then, there was a sound of a large amount of water moving behind them. They were waiting in Cosmos's sanctuary, where the entire ground is covered in light water. There was a sudden burst of water into the air, and a man came flying out of it at the same time, doing several front flips in the air before landing. Firion approached him. "Tidus, a bit of a flashy entrance, don't you think?" Tidus rubbed the back of his head. "What can I say, I'm born to entertain!"

"I'm just going to go on a limb and say you got your call while you were underwater." Firion said in response. Tidus crossed his arms. "Yea… I was actually just brought back from being a dream to being… I guess "kinda" real, it stuck me where in the middle of the ocean. I was swimming up to the surface when my crystal had a seizure and opened a portal behind me while I wasn't paying attention. And… it apparently made a suction that sucked me into it. And well… here I am!"

Light stared at him somewhat confused. "…So, by what you said, your just a figment of someone's imagination?" Firion laughed while Tidus grumbled. "Well…first I thought I was real, found out I was dreamt up and put into reality, was sent back to being a dream… I think, and suddenly I'm real again… its all very confusing…" Tidus tried to explain, making Light and Firion laugh. "Its not funny!" Tidus protested, but it only made them laugh more.

They were interrupted by the noise of a motorcycle engine approaching them. The motorcycle was completely black and so was the clothing of the rider, minus a silver emblem of a wolf on him. The cycle road up and stopped, and it was revealed that the rider had one arm covered by the sleeve of his black coat, and the other arm completely visible. He also had spiky blond hair. Tidus ran up to him. "Whoa, Cloud! Very nice bike man!" Cloud pressed a button and the sides of the bike opened up, revealing at least seven different sword. He took the longest one out, put it on his back, then closed up the bike. "Thanks, leftover Shin-Ra Technology at its finest," Cloud said back, responding to Tidus's comment about the Motorcycle.

"So, how'd it happen for you Cloud?" Tidus asked. Cloud crossed his arms, and seemed hesitant to speak. "…I was on the job, delivering a package when my crystal fell out of my pocket. I pulled over to pick it up, but I couldn't find it, so I continued my delivery. Along the way, the crystal appeared in front of Fenrir and shot ahead of me and vanished, making a rip in space along it's path. I slammed on the breaks before I slid in though. I rearranged it and drove around it so I could finish my delivery…. But the rip started following me… so I sighed, called up the client and told them that I was going to be late, turned around, and drove in… after about five minutes or so I arrived here."

"You run a delivery business now Cloud?" Firion questioned, to which Cloud shrugged. " Strife Delivery service, I'm the delivery boy." This earned a chuckle from Firion and Tidus. "Well, what exactly were you delivering, Mr. Delivery Boy?" Tidus asked, earning a cold glare from Cloud, causing Tidus to twitch. Cloud reached into his pocket and pulled out a glowing red ball, that was emanating immense amounts of power, shocking the group. "What exactly is that!?" Light shouted, Firion and Tidus asking a similar question. "Knights of the Round Materia… most powerful summon from my world. I was taking it to someone who was going to try and break it apart, and attempt so make twelve Materia, each one meant for calling an individual knight… he was willing to pay a steep price for it." Cloud finished putting the Materia back into his pocket.

"Wow… can I try it!?" Tidus asked, or rather shouted in excitement. Cloud merely glared at him again, answering with a simple, yet commanding "No." Tidus immediately backed off, for fear of Cloud's judgment… something he would rather live without feeling. No one has ever seen Cloud truly furious aside from Sephiroth, and that landed said Sephiroth in a large pool of burning-hot Mako, so everyone preferred to keep it that way. They all felt the energy again, from when Tidus arrived, except it was high in the sky. Shortly after feeling it, the heard yelling from above.

"Look out below!" They all heard from above, as a young man with a yellow tail fell from the sky. Warrior of Light was the one who caught him. "Zidane, be more careful, if I didn't catch you, you would have been splattered all over the ground." Zidane jumped away from Light, landing a distance away from him. "Nah, I woulda caught myself, don't worry so much." Light sighed in response. "Your going to get yourself killed someday, pulling stunts like that." He reprimanded Zidane, attempting to prevent an ally from killing himself.

"Its not like I wanted to do that! I was searching for my group in a forest. I figured they were a long distance away, so I went from tree to tree searching, when a portal opened up right in front of me mid jump! When I passed through it… I was already in free-fall… you guys can figure out the rest." He finished, sitting down in the process. "…You really are a monkey, aren't you?" Cloud asked. Zidane's whole body twitched as he stood up and yelled at the top of his lungs, " IM NOT A MONKEY!" The loud announcement echoing across Cosmos's Sanctuary.

"Sounds like you guys are having fun!" They all heard from behind. They turned to find Bartz behind them… riding a Chocobo. Bartz jumped off the Chocobo and ran up to the group, his Chocobo following him. "Bartz! How have you been buddy!?" Zidane yelled as he ran up. "No complaints here!" Bartz responded. "Whose your friend?" Firion asked, pointing at the Chocobo. "Him? This stud here is Boko! Me and him go way back!" Boko responded to his own name with a loud "Kweh!"

"Ok then, how did you and Boko find yourselves here?" Bartz took a deep breather and let it out shortly after, and walked back to Boko. "My Crystal was tugging my arm. It pulled me a fair distance out of town, where I was staying for the night. It let go of me and slammed into the wall of a cliff-side, making a cave in the process." He paused as he pulled out some food for Boko and fed him. "Then I hear strange noises from behind me and find out that Boko followed me there! I guess we both thought 'Oh what the heck' and road on in. After the cave let out, I heard Zidane yelling so we raced over."

"You… had it easy…!" They all heard light footsteps to their right to find Onion Knight and Terra side by side, but Onion Knight looking like he was about to pass out, in addition to his ruffled outfit, giving him the appearance that he had been though a very tough fight. "Whoa, what happened to you?" Tidus asked, running up to them both. "My Crystal apparently has a since of humor! Turned into a freaking Behemoth King and ATE ME! I was just traveling, minding my own business when my crystal flies out of my pocket and glows purple! When the Light fades I see a Behemoth King standing right in front of me, sneering. Before I even get a chance to back off it grabs me and forces me into its mouth… to which I passed out shortly after. After awhile I wake up to Terra shaking me, asking if I'm alright, and the whole time I'm wondering 'what the… HELL just happened!' And to everyone who is shocked at hearing me curse, I'm quite sure after my circumstances its CALLED FOR!" He finished fuming, falling back on his back and laying out, stretching."

"He has been though a lot." Terra said, sighing. "Well… a Behemoth King's digestional tract cant be very comfortable." Tidus commented. "How did you find your way here anyway, Terra?" Girl in question shrugged. "No real difference from everyone else. " Terra answered. "I was disappointed. I figured it would have had more of an… impressive display, not just 'poof, portal, here you go' or something like that."

"Well… good to know we aren't the only ones who had a boring introduction." Squall and Cecil in his Paladin form had followed behind, arriving shortly after Onion Knights explanation, Squall being the one who spoke up. "Terra's explanation was basically how it was for me more of less." Squall finished, Cecil stepped up afterward. "Well… mine was a little different. It came to me in the form of a letter addressed to me. It said "The time for the final battle has come." and… it was signed by Golbez. Shortly after that the letter flew out of my hands and out the door, landing on the ground and making a rift in its wake… the rest is self explanatory." Squall sighed and walked off from the group after Cecil's explanation. He wouldn't let anyone else know it, but he was actually jealous that he didn't get an even slightly interesting message.

Tidus was going speak up about that, but he noticed something shining on Cecil's hand. He was quick to realize that it was a ring, but not just any ring: a wedding ring! "Cecil! He called out, catching Cecil's attention. "When did you get hitched, huh?" This quickly became the topic of choice after Tidus pointing it out. "W-well… it was a few years ago actually, I-," he tried to finish, but was cut off when Tidus suddenly wrapped one arm around his neck. "That's great! Who's the lucky girl?" Tidus asked. Cecil sweat-dropped. "She is a childhood friend of mine, Rosa Joanna Farrell." Cecil answered, Tidus nodding with approval. "That's a nice name! How's the married life treating you?" Cecil would of answered, but a bright light from the center of the area flashed, catching everyone's attention.

"I thank you all for coming on such short notice…" The Goddess of Harmony stated as she appeared in the flash of light, becoming visible as the flight faded. "While I regretfully do say that your last fight did not end the conflict, you did temporarily pause it, giving me time to recuperate from creating the crystals you are all familiar with." Everyone held out their crystal, having kept it from the last conflict. "You will find them much more useful then before, able to do more then just preventing you from being erased by darkness." Cosmos informed them.

"So, why did you call us? Want us to pound Chaos into the ground like we did last time?" Tidus asked, earning a few laughs among the crowd. Cosmos smiled at the question. "While that is what needs to be done, things have become more… complicated now." Squall stepped forward. "How so? Chaos get a new trick or something?" Cosmos shook her head. "As you know, you are all part Fantasies developed over the course of time, and that the battle between good and evil of these Fantasies are what brought you all here. The battle has expanded: more world besides these fantasies have become involved with the conflict." Bartz scratched his head. "So, there are more guys on each side we have to take down, right?" Cosmos Nodded "Possibly… they yet not know of what they have been involved in yet, so it is possible to… "Recruit" new Warriors of Cosmos and possibly destroy their Chaos opposites right then and there, before the final battle ensues, if they have not been eliminated already." Cosmos answered.

"Go to new worlds, get support, take down Chaos. Understood." Cloud summed up. Cosmos nodded. "I should also mention, that the Thirteenth Fantasy's world is about to be finished, its conflict is also close to be at its end. The eleventh and twelfth on both sides, Chaos and Cosmos, have opted not to participate. However… the thirteenth is currently undecided if they will be participating. Ill inform you of when it is available." Onion Knight stepped forward. "So we are going to completely over-run Chaos with overall power and numbers… I like it!" He shouted, Terra laughed. "Little guy like you would like the under-handed approach." Firion said, Onion Knight brushing it off.

"Now… Come forth and select where you want to go…" There was a flash of light, and five different objects appeared in front of her, each different. One was a small circular piece of metal with a circular incision around it, close to the edges, and appears t have pink-ish wires coming from the back, as if it were part of something's body. Another was an eloquent piece of jewelry, that looked like a cross with a red gem inserted in the middle of it, and also had a small chain that could connect to something. The third was a small glass-like orange ball, that one could easily hold on ones hand and keep a grip, that had four stars on it. The fourth was a small ninja-knife, a Kunai, that that had blood stains on it. The last one was actually a full-sized, sheathed Katana, as if it had just been made in the blacksmith.

"The metal sphere represents a world that is secretly controlled by an organization that alters humans into super-soldiers, in their plans to rule over their world, with other possibilities on the organizations agenda." Cloud immediately grabbed it and started to walk off, alone. Cosmos smiled. "You will find someone you know very well on your travels, Cloud." Person in questioned stopped and turned around, looking at the goddess. "You are looking for a young man, you will know who he is by the odd blue armor he uses in combat. The sphere you hold will match the sphere in the armor's forehead." Cloud nodded, understanding his target, as Cosmos held up the next object.

"This, the Rosario," She held up the jewelry by its chain. "Represents a world revolves around a school where monsters go to learn how to fit in with a human controlled society, and the secret plot by an organization to start a war between humans and these monsters." She tossed the Rosario to Zidane, who almost dropped it. "Why me? I'm not interested in going to any school!" Zidane shouted. "Simple, in a school of monsters, the one among us with a monkey tail would be the easiest to fit in and seek anyone who wishes to help." After the few laughs that broke out, Zidane shrugged and nodded. Tidus put a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, you got yourself a wing-man here, count me in on monster school!" Tidus announced. Bartz walked up to them. "Your not leaving me behind, I'm in!" "Well alright then! The more the merrier!" Zidane said in response. Cosmos smiled at the little scene. 'such fire in those eyes… truly care-free spirits.' She though as she reached for the next item on the list.

Cosmos grabbed the four-stared ball and tossed it to Onion Knight. "You seek a man with spiky black hair and an orange martial combat outfit." Onion Knight looked up, questioning. "No explanation of the world?" Cosmos paused. "…I couldn't give it any justice if I tried. He should be fairly easy to find, I passed it on to you because you're the fastest one here, so you could be back in a hurry." Onion Knight nodded, understanding what he needed to do. Cecil walked up to him. "Let me tag along. It sounds like an interesting place to visit." He said "I don't see why not!" Onion knight responded, eager to get going.

"I'll take the knife." Firion said, stepping forward, adding it to his already large supply of weapons. "Got a feeling that wherever this takes me, I'm going to need this." Cosmos glanced over at him, then over at Terra. "Would you please go with him? People of that particular world are good at concealing themselves, your power to sense others would be very useful." Terra nodded. "You seek a young man with spiky blond hair, and whisker marks on his face." Cosmos finished, both Terra and Firion nodding.

Warrior of Light grasped the Katana, looking at it. He unsheathed part of it and looked at the blade. It was very fine, and have off a large amount of power. Shortly after seeing it, he re-seethed it. "Squall, since you're the last one, your with me, Agreed?" Light asked. Squall shrugged. "Sounds like a plan. Me and you together shouldn't have too much trouble." Light nodded in agreement. They both remembered the fight the got into with one another, and have a good feel for each other's power.

"Light, Squall, you will be seeking an orange haired young man in black clothes with a large sword. The sword has the appearance of a large cleaver." Cosmos announced. After she finished, Light walked back and held out the Katana, and a blue-ish portal about his size, slightly larger in all directions. "Its about that time." He announced. 'This will be the last time this battle will be fought, we will make sure of it.' Light thought to himself as he stepped into the portal, the others opening up theirs and following suit. Cosmos sighed, staring into the infinite sky. 'It has only just begun… but… maybe for the last time…' She thought to herself, trying to imagine the outcome of this soon to be… interesting war.