Final Fantasia

"Another Lightning Shard Venture..." Florelle sighed, looking over to Axon, "And I'm no closer to going on an Exploration Venture than the day I was hired!"
"It's what Boss needs, be lucky we're not sent out to East Shroud. Morbols Florelle, Morbols," Axon shivered.
"She doesn't even need any more of them! She comes back, uses the bell, takes her forty Lightning Shards, and then just sends us out again without a second thought! I've seen her inventory buddy, she's got hundreds, maybe thousands!"

Axon and Florelle walked along the Sapphire Avenue Exchange, dressed in basic gear and toting a basic hatchet and pickaxe respectively. They had long since surpassed the equipment they were wearing, their outfits were starting to smell.
"And why did she make you the Botanist? Look at me! How many Lalafell's you see mining? And you, a great hulking Roegadyn picking at blummin' flowers!" Florelle growled.
"I would like to be smaller," Axon admitted.
"That's the ticket buddy. And to that end, I have a plan!" Florelle snickered, "Follow me,"
Florelle led him to a Market Board, gil in hand.

"We're going on our own venture, to find a Retainer Fantasia. You can be the Lalafell you've always been destined to be, and I can be the Roegaydn you've always wanted to be!" she said.
"First to buy some Lightning Shards, so she doesn't suspect anything. I've got some gil saved from before I started taking Venture coins as payment. What about you?" Florelle asked.
"My Gil is gone, an addiction to Mashed Popotoes you see," Axon said, frowning.
"Jeez, aren't you helpful?" Florelle groaned.
Florelle took a look at the Market Board and searched it, her eyes darted across the prices.

"20,000 Gil for 80 Lightning Shards!? This is daylight robbery!" Florelle shouted, she looked around at the other adventurers around her accusingly, "Greedy good-for-nothing adventurers, they'd do just about anything for a rare item or gil! FINE!"
She tapped the market board and dropped in the Gil. A hatch opened and dropped the Lightning Shards into her hands.
"Now we search?" Axon smiled.

Axon and Florelle searched all over Thanalan, they ducked across the dunes. Dodging Amal'jaa's and Peiste's, Imps and Buzzards they searched and searched, opened chests containing potions and ethers, and stopped to dine on the occasional dish of mashed popotoe. They stumbled into Fates and Dungeons, running from Primals that were summoned over and over again. Yet they found nothing, luck was not on their side.

They slumped against the Hall of Flames, watching the comers and goers.
"Sorry Florelle," Axon said earnestly, "Maybe we'll change classes one day,"
"Yeah...maybe," Florelle said, a single tear falling down her cheek.
The two Retainers sat there for a time, until eventually a shadow cast over them. They looked up to their Master standing before them, offering two items.
"For us?" Axon said.
"M-Master?" Florelle choked.
Their Master merely nodded, silently handing over the two Retainer Fantasia's whilst Florelle hugged her.
"Thank you Master!!!"

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Character name: Lucina Firon
World name: Lich
In-game Prize: Scarf of Wondrous Wit