The twelve thefts of Christmas
~superaielman

It was Christmas, and there was no one more dejected than Zidane. He had had absolutely no luck finding the perfect gift for Garnet. He had asked countless wise men for advice, and every single one just laughed in his face. Desperate, he turned to a rival - and far better person - for help.

"Edge! You've got to help me! If I don't impress Garnet with a gift she won't love me anymore!"

Edge just gave a cold shrug. When Zidane did nothing besides whimper and stare, the hardened ninja sighed and softened his gaze. "Well.. I do know of a legendary poem that's said to win the heart and mind of any woman. Naturally I don't need to use it - shut up, Yuri. I can hear you laughing from here - but it's supposed to be perfect. I just so happen to have a copy. I was going to give it to Locke, but after he threatened to kill me for that little Celes mess in XXX.. well, it's yours now. Enjoy. Just replace the blank space with your name and change things to fit Garnet, and you'll be set."

Zidane hurriedly grabbed the scroll, and quickly ran to his room. Without even so much as a wasted effort, he sat down and read the faded scroll. It didn't take him long to put his name down and to remember who beat Garnet last.

"The twelve Thefts Treasure Hunts of Christmas

On the first hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
A death blocker in a pear tree!

On the second hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!

On the third hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Three Robes of Lords
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!

On the fourth hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Four items of healing
Three Robes of Lords
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!

On the fifth hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Five boots of hasting!
Four items of healing
Three Robes of Lords
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!

On the sixth hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Six fanboy judges
Five boots of hasting!
Four items of healing
Three Robes of Lords
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!

On the seventh hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Seven seasons of resting
Six fanboy judges
Five boots of hasting!
Four items of healing
Three Robes of Lords
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!

On the eighth hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Eight championships in Heavy
Seven seasons of resting
Six fanboy judges
Five boots of hasting!
Four items of healing
Three Robes of Lords
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!

On the ninth hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Nine Bahamut summons
Eight championships in Heavy
Seven seasons of resting
Six fanboy judges
Five boots of hasting!
Four items of healing
Three Robes of Lords
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!

On the tenth hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Ten Emily beatings
Nine Bahamut summons
Eight championships in Heavy
Seven seasons of resting
Six fanboy judges
Five boots of hasting!
Four items of healing
Three Robes of Lords
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!

On the eleventh hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Eleven songs of victory
Ten Emily beatings
Nine Bahamut summons
Eight championships in Heavy
Seven seasons of resting
Six fanboy judges
Five boots of hasting!
Four items of healing
Three Robes of Lords
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!


On the twelfth hour of Christmas
Zidane stole for me
Twelve crystal abilities
Eleven songs of victory
Ten Emily beatings
Nine Bahamut summons
Eight championships in Heavy
Seven seasons of resting
Six fanboy judges
Five boots of hasting!
Four items of healing
Three Robes of Lords
Two easy wins
And a death blocker in a pear tree!

Zidane looked at the scroll in awe. "This...this... is perfect! Thank you, Edge. With this as my guide, surely I can't go wrong!"

  • Zidane successfully steals everything for Garnet
  • Zidane fails miserably at stealing a death-blocker in a pear tree


superaielman
A large crowd had assembled in a smoky bar on the edge of the DL proper. They were all hovering around a large viewscreen, which was showing the oddest thing. Zidane, successfully stealing. Zidane, not failing. Zidane, successfully grabbing everything on the insane list Edge gave him, just to make Garnet happy.

By unspoken agreement, all of Zidane's enemies agreed to let him go along and steal everything. For once in his wretched life, the little thief was doing something for others without being selfish or perverted. Even someone like Zidane deserves a merry christmas.

Well, until Emily gets a hold of him for attacking her eight times in a row. But one thing at a time, eh?


Zidane succeeds: 47
Zidane fails: 46

Draco Ignifer
There are two rules of the RPGDL that seem to be in conflict at this point. The first, of course, being that Zidane fails at life. The second, however, is that Edge always wins bonus rounds. So, Edge's legendary poem, able to win the heart of any woman, versus Zidane's tendancy to screw everything up... What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?

Well, the typical answer is that the two shatter each other. Sword cuts through Shield, but is destroyed by Shield, which stops Sword. But that's a rather unsatisfactory answer. What's more likely is that fate, chance, or whatever you want to call it will intervene in order to make certain that the two will not meet. In other words, Sword and Shield never wind up crossing, or Sword slips past Shield's guard, or Shield bashes Sword's wielder in the face and knocks them out. Something like that. In this situation, it's much simpler...

...Edge sits back in the bar, sharing a mirthful holiday toast with Yuri, waiting for the next patsy to hand out one of his "legendary poems" to, while Zidane gets eaten by a rabid pear tree.

Gatewalker
C'mon, it's Christmas. Even Zidane deserves some slack.

Namagomi
As hard as Zidane tries to steal all of those things for Christmas...he simply never could get into Heavy to steal those eight championships, for he was distracted by a sight he had to see in the Godlike Women's Locker Room.



...Hard to steal anything when you're in the hospital in a full-body cast that is literally keeping your entire body together.

Alanna82
How does a death blocker get in a pear tree anyway? Seeing as there are no Pear trees in the FF9 world, Zidane doesnt know what one is, and thus fails as he steals a death blocker from an apple tree instead.

maelstorm_ff@hotmail.com
Zidane couldn't have done it without the help of a fellow thief: Rikku. End of story.

IhatethisCPU
...No Five Gold Rinnnnngggggs?

Blasphemy.