More than a Myth

A New World

Lightning woke up to the sound of clattering pots and crashing dishes. Annoyed, the young soldier arose from her bed and walked out of her room. Snow and Serah lived with her in her condo but only until they found their own place to stay.
As she walked downstairs, Lightning heard Snow cursing to himself.
Oh boy, Lightning thought, This oughta be good.
Lightning walked into the kitchen to see Snow picking up pieces of glass, most likely from shattered dishes. A few pots were spread across the floor as well. Snow looked up at her and nearly jumped out of his skin.
"oh, h-hey Light! Wh-what ya doin'?" he stammered. He knew he was in for a loud lecture.
Lightning sighed and handed him a broom while she picked up the pots and placed them on the counter. "Start sweeping. It's not gonna clean itself up." Lightning ordered. "We have to get to P.L.R. so Fang can give us a new set of missions."
Snow was too scared to wonder why she hadn't yelled at him. He hoped she was in a good mood.
It was quiet as the two in-laws cleaned the floor. Snow decided to try and start a conversation. He hated when things got too silent after all.
"By the way, Serah went to visit Sazh before she went to P.L.R. She said she and Sazh would go there together."
"Fine." Lightning said plainly. She did wonder what Sazh did with Dajh while he was at work though.

It wasn't too long before Snow and Lightning finished cleaning up. "Hey, we make a pretty good team, eh?" asked Snow. Lightning didn't respond. "Hey, what's wrong? How come you're not talking? I'm sorry about the dishes. I promise I'll get new ones." Snow knew there was still some tension between him and Lightning, but he still was her brother-in-law.
"It's nothing, just thinking." She said. "I'm going to get ready to go. See you there."
"Alright then Sis." Snow responded.
Fang was in charge of P.L.R. and issued orders to all employees. When She, Lightning, Snow, Sazh, Hope, Vanille, and Serah first created P.L.R., they agreed Fang should be the head, since she knew the most about Pulse. The rest would still be leaders, just with not as much authority. Fang was addressed as commander, while the other L'Cie would be called captains.
As Lightning walked into the P.L.R., she headed straight for Fang's office. When she entered, Fang immediately looked at her and smiled. She was sitting at a small desk working on a computer that was from Cocoon. She wore her usual blue outfit with her red spear close by leaning against a wall.
"Heya Light! Morning!" Fang exclaimed. She seemed unusually happy.
"Hey Fang, what are my missions for today?" Lightning asked. Normally, Fang asked the workers at the P.L.R. to hunt down and kill monsters that were causing trouble for the citizens of nearby villages. Other than that, she ordered her employees to assist other former Cocoon citizens in building homes and enlarging towns. Lightning and her L'Cie friends were no exception. Lightning was OK with this. Taking out monsters seemed normal to her since she used to be a soldier and all.
"Actually, I have a special job for you." Fang said in her in her abnormal accent. "Up towards the Mah'habara Subterra there have been some strange happenings. New monsters popping out, interferences with our technology, even Hope was up there recently and said the place where his brand was started hurting. I don't get it myself. Which is why I was hoping you would check it out."
Lightning was skeptical. This is weird, she thought. Making a brand hurt? Impossible. None of us even have one anymore. Then again... after what we accomplished, I wouldn't think anything is impossible.
"Ok, I'll go take a look. Anything in particular I'm looking for?"
Fang thought for a moment. "No. Just look around and try to see if there's anything strange. I don't mean to dump this on you like I'm you superior. I'm asking you as a trusted friend. I know you can do this without questions. I may sound cheesy, but I trust you, Light."
Lightning was astonished at what Fang said. She was closer to her than she thought. "Thanks Fang. I'll call you on my communicator if I find something."
With that, Lightning left the room and went outside to a Cie'th Waystone. Another thing the P.L.R. did was activate Cie'th stones. They acted as a useful mode of transportation since Pulse was so vast. After touching it, Lightning found herself standing on thick grass. The smell of fresh air and fragrant flowers filled her nose. She didn't go straight to where Fang had told her for a reason: She wanted to see the Archylte Steppe.
Archylte Steppe was a large plain inhabited by multiple types of monsters. She loved to go there because it was so beautiful with its blue sky and puffy white clouds. Despite the monsters, the Steppe was peaceful and calming, making any person want to literally stop and smell the roses.
Lightning looked towards where the Mah'habara was and started jogging. A lot of her missions led her here, so she knew exactly where she was going. Soon she heard a voice with an accent similar to Fang's calling her. "Hey! Light!"