Lightning's Thoughts 13: Gunblade

Claire stared up at the huge screen with awe. That was so cool! She watched as the hero of the film annihilated the bad guys with his trusty gunblade. He would save his love from the evil sorceress from Pulse and at the same time, protecting the world from utter destruction.

She loved action movies and admired the heroes. They always fought for justice and love, and despite that she always said that it was corny, she thought that was the coolest thing.

"Did you see that?" Claire turned to her seven year old sister, who probably was too young for the film.

Serah was covering her eyes and ducking her head. "Is the bad guy gone yet?"

"Yeah, Leon saved the day!"

Serah peeked out, "is he gonna see the pretty lady again?"

"I hope so!" The older sister watched the screen intently, following every move and every word. That is until the hero and the heroine met again. She hated the mushy stuff, of course, that was Serah's favorite part.

"They're gonna get married!" Serah giggled as the credits started to roll.

"Sure, but just make sue to not tell mom that I let you watch this, okay?" Claire knew her mom would be angry if she found out that she let Serah watch a pg-13 movie, and especially this one. There was a bunch of violence, gore, and even a sex-scene that she had to fast forward through.

Claire hopped off the couch and grabbed the DVD and put it back it the case. "I got to return this now, are you okay being by yourself for a bit?" Serah nodded and slid off the couch to hurry to their room. "Remember, don't open the door for anybody!"

"I know!" Serah called back, "Just hurry back, Mom'll be mad if she finds out you left me home alone again!"

"Yeah, I know!" Claire slipped on her tennis shoes and hurried out. She kept thinking about the hero's weapon, a gunblade. That was the coolest weapon ever. He could go from close range to far range in seconds, never caught of guard with the weapons' multiple uses. Not only did it do cool things, but it also looked so…

"Bad ass!" Claire exclaimed.

The feeling didn't change when she joined the military. While she was just a cadet, she dreamed of the day that she would get the chance to use one rather then the standard-issue rifles. They were so much more practical then any other military weapon.

That was one thing she kept aiming towards, pestering her superiors with. She had a good argument as to why she should have one too, and it was difficult for them to keep saying no.

Once she was permitted the weapon she cherished it from the get go. Lighting had been so excited when she brought it home for the first time.

"Serah, guess what?" Lighting started as she came through the front door.

Serah glanced up from her math homework, surprised to hear her sister excited about something. "What is it?" Lightning withdrew her gun blade and held it out to Serah. The younger sister just started blankly back. "You got a new gun?" She asked, trying to sound happy for her.

"Yeah, the gunblade I had been after!" Lighting reminded her, knowing she had explained her want for the weapon plenty of times.

"Oh, right."

Lighting shoved the weapon back in it's holster and sat at the table across from her sister. Some people just didn't appreciate the aesthetic quality of a gunblade. Beauty and practicality all packed into one, but Serah probably just saw it as another weapon and another way Lighting could get killed.

"I fell much safer with this guy at my side," Lighting offered the bit of information as a way to make her sister worry less.

Serah peeked up from her homework again. "Really!" Lightning nodded. Serah smiled, happily. "That's great to hear!"