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Time changes everything, oceans become deserts, deserts become flower fields and flower fields become gardens. Twenty years have come and gone since the defeat of Ultimecia. Those known as SeeDs were hailed by the world as heros. Squall, Rinoa, Selphie, Irvine, Zell and Quistis returned to Garden bringing home the legend to the people. However, all was not a fairy tale, and things do not always end up happily ever after.
Headmaster Squall continued on as the commander of garden and eventually married Rinoa. The two put their efforts into rebuilding Balamb Garden. Mercenaries could now be sent to every corner of the land. Together, they made a pact to be there to protect the world.
Edea and Cid Kramer became involved with protecting sorcerers' rights. Time compression didn't leave the world untouched. Abnormalities started occurring in magic and Hyne's gift spread. One out of thirty people suddenly found themselves with power. It was a dangerous situation. Many people wanted all sorceresses or sorcerers stripped of their magic. A law was passed a year after the battle declaring that all sorcerers had to wear a red earring and sash to identify themselves.
Quistis and Siefer, much to their friends' shock, ended up marrying. It was Siefer who reestablished Galbadia's Garden. He gave Squall the choice, work with him or against him. Squall hadn't really had a choice, he was sick of fighting and in time Siefer proved himself a capable commander though a bit tempered at times.
Selphie and Irvine took longer to get married but after seven years, they tied the knot. Both teach at Balamb garden.
Zell married the girl from the library, Fiona, and continues to teach at garden.
Ellone married an author in Esthar where she remains developing a system to regulate the flow of time. Small successes in the field have been made and are used in surgeries and such.
However, this is not their story, but that of their children. From the day they were born, their parents knew they were different. A strange presence was detected in their brains. That of a GF was born within them. Though they tried to keep it a secret from the kids, eventually the powers emerged…
*Taken from the Registration List of First Year Students at Balamb Garden*
Name: Damon Kramer
Parents: Adopted son of Edea and Cid Kramer
Age: 19 years old
Specialty: Sorcerer, explosives, codes
GF: Dracos (origin unknown )
Element: Fire
Name: Skylla Loire
Parents: Daughter of President Laguna Loire and the Dutchess Augusta of Dollet
Age: 18 years
Specialty: Gunblade
GF: Lunara (origin unknown)
Element: Air
Name: Dex Dincht
Parents: Son of Zell and Fiona Dincht
Age: 18 years old
Specialty: Hand to hand combat
GF: Poseidon (origin unknown)
Element: Water
Name: Torrin Almasy
Parents: Daughter of Quistis Trepe and Siefer Almasy
Age: 17 years old
Specialty: Sharp shooter, repel lines, computer programming
GF: Demetra (origin unknown)
Element: Earth
Torrin Almasy stood by the door holding her bags. Her mother and father were arguing again about letting her leave home. Torrin scanned the crowed room looking for Damon, the only person she really knew that was going here. Garden was huge, much bigger then in her dreams if that was possible. Her father never let her go to the one he ran in Galbadia. He was a bit over protective of her. Suddenly a red sash caught her eye. "Damon!" She dropped her bags and ran to him.
"Young Lady, get back here." Siefer yelled after her, but she didn't care.
"Tor!" Damon yelled as he turned to catch her, swooping her up in a hug. They were
childhood friends, practically brother and sister. "Glad to see you girl. So, are you excited?"
"Yes! I've always wanted to be here and now I am. I was afraid Siefer wouldn't let me come."
"Why do you call your dad Siefer all of a sudden?" Damon asked.
Tori just shrugged. "I don't know. Why don't you call Edea, 'mom'?"
Damon shook his head. "Because Edea isn't my real mom. She adopted me when I was seven. Look! Isn't that Leonhart?" Damon pointed to Squall who had just walked in with Rinoa.
"Oh my God, your right. He's a cutie, for an old guy." Torrin said grinning wickedly.
Damon scoffed. "He's not, I'm cuter than him."
Tori turned and winked. "You wish you were."
Squall walked up to the podium on the stage and began to welcome the students. Tori really tried to pay attention but just couldn't focus. The Garden was beautiful and completely remodeled from the pictures in the brochure. Fountains, soft music, red velvet carpet, it was like being at a luxury hotel. Already she could feel butterflies form in her stomach. She wanted so bad to stay here, to be part of this.
Demetra, her GF, warned her in a wise but young voice.
Demetra had been with her for as long as she could remember. Her very own guardian force, though over the years they had become more like friends. Her father had warned her to keep Demetra a secret. Otherwise, the Garden would remove the GF by force. It did sound pleasant so she had always been careful not to give herself away. Tori was so used to having Demetra with her that she couldn't even picture a life with out her, so a secret she would stay.
"Tori!" Damon said and waved his hand in front of her face. "Did you hear that?"
"What? Hear?"
"Your rooming with President Loire's daughter!" Damon said in awe with a silly grin on his face.
"What? I thought Squall was Laguna's son?" Tori said confused.
Damon pointed. "See that girl over there standing next to the stage? That's Skylla Lorie. She's supposed to be really good with a gun blade. Plus she's super pretty."
Tori stood on her tip toes and looked over other peoples' heads to see her. She stood by the stage wearing a purple tank top with studded black jeans. She didn't look very much like Squall. Her face was rounder and her hair jet black. She turned around as if she sensed someone watching he. Tori jumped back and Damon laughed.
Tori blew the hair out of her face and grumbled. "I don't see what's so funny."
Damon kept laughing.
"THERE YOU ARE!" Siefer yelled and then hurried over to where Tori was standing. He got a glare from Squall who was still speaking about the requirements. "Torrin, did you hear a word I said? I can't believe I'm entrusting you to Squall! Get your bags. We're going home."
Before Tori could object, Quistis pushed her way over. "Siefer, no, She's not a little girl anymore. You can't keep her from doing what she wants."
"Oh yes, I can, we're going home now." He grabbed one of her bags from her.
"Put that suitcase down this instant or else I'll never talk to you again!"
"Good!" Siefer said. Laughter came behind him. He whirled around to find Zell trying to hold back hysterical laughter. "You got a problem, chicken-wuss?!"
"No..oo…" He tried to swallow back his laughter but couldn't help it. Siefer looked like he was going to punch him and for a moment Tori thought he would. Then he spotted the boy next to him. "That your boy, chicken-wuss?"
All amusement flooded from his face, and the said, "Sure is." as if it were a challenge.
Siefer looked the boy up and down. He was a little taller than Zell with the same blonde hair which he had gelled and spiked. His body was in excellent shape, but what really caught Tori's eye was the fact that his eyes were sapphire blue. Tori found herself smiling and only realized it when the boy averted his eyes and blushed. Tori felt like an idiot, maybe she could find a rock to die under.
To make matters worse, Siefer clapped Zell on the back. "You're a lucky man. He takes after his mother." Siefer turned and left.
"What's he got stuck up his as?" Zell said to Quistis. Then he turned and left, with his son in tow.
"What's the matter with you?" Damon asked.
"What?" Torrin said snapping her eyes back to him.
Quistis spoke before Damon could continue. "Will you be alright honey? I really should get going. I'll say goodbye to your father for you. He's just a bit upset that you aren't going to be around anymore."
"I know mom, I'll be fine."
Quistis smiled. "I did some checking and my friend Irvine Kinneas will be teaching you so don't worry. He's the best there is."
Torrin smiled and hugged her mom goodbye. She watched as Quistis walked to the door where Siefer was waiting. The two turned to leave but then Siefer turned back and gave the SeeD salute to his daughter. She returned it perfectly.
Dex felt like the moron of the year. He had stood in front of Siefer Almasy gawking like an idiot at her. The girl had had copperish hair with green eyes. She was shorter then him but had a delicate build. She reminded him of a rose. To bad that guy had been with her, he hoped that hadn't been her boyfriend. The guy had tan skin, and was even taller then Dex. The guys amber stare was unsettling. It was easy to see he was built and would have been able to challenge Dex if he had wanted to. However the girl might be worth it. Next time he really needed to try talking. Something intelligent like "Hello, how are you? My name's Dex Dincht. Are you excited about going here? It was hard to get in, huh?"
I don't think any of those are exactly what you'd call intelligent. Came a deep voice inside his head.
he asked his GF who only laughed in return.
Dex caught sight of Skylla and headed over to see her. They had met last year at the presidential palace, it had been a grand affair, like an old fashion ball. The two of them had been bored miserable. So together they climbed off the balcony and ditched the party. His dad had been furious but it was worth it. She was a cool gal.
"Dex, hey." Sky had spotted him and waved. He smiled and hurried over to her. "What's with you? You seem out sorts? Are you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine, I'm just made a fool of myself, behaving like an idiot."
"What happened?"
"There's this girl……"
Sky placed her hands on her hips. "The first day and already you're checking out the babes. So who is it that's stolen your heart so quickly?"
"The girl by the punch table." Dex said sulking a bit.
Skylla laughed. "Dex, you would fall in love with most unattainable girl there is. That's Almasy's daughter. My brother said she's been trained by him since she could walk. She doesn't speak to guys half the time."
"Then who's that guy next to her now?"
Skylla checked quickly. "Damon Kramer, he's a sorcerer. The two are always together, but I hear it isn't romantic. However, a guy once grabbed Torrin from the back and Damon punched the guy so hard his nose broke."
"Torrin so that's her name…"
"Did you here a word I said? You mess with her, you'll get your ass beat. She's trouble with a capital T. Best to stay away from her."
Dex grinned. "Weren't you listening to Squall, Skylla? She's your roommate. Come on introduce us."
Skylla's eyes went wide. "Really? She is…" a wicked grin slide across her face "Oh, this is going to be fun." she said happily.
Dex arched an eyebrow. "Thought you said she was trouble?"
"Forget what I said. We're going to make an awesome team. Quick get my bags."
Dex backed away. "I'm not a bell boy."
Sky flipped her hair and smiled. "Carry them and…I'll introduce you to Torrin."
Squall and Riona watched as the children walked down the hall. The two girls talking away with each other, while the guys complained and carried bags together. None of them new that each of them had the only GF's ever been known to be born within a human.
"Those four will make a powerful team." Rinoa said. "They could be a lot of trouble here. I hear that Siefer's daughter is a bit unpredictable and you know Skylla."
Squall squeezed Rinoa's hand. "I just hope we can train them. If any of them ever became…"
Riona put a hand up to stop him. Don't worry about that dear. They'll be difficult, but they're teens. Remember all the trouble we got into at their age? That didn't make us evil."
"I remember, that's what worries me." Squall said darkly and then watched as the four disappeared from sight.
Time changes everything, oceans become deserts, deserts become flower fields and flower fields become gardens. Twenty years have come and gone since the defeat of Ultimecia. Those known as SeeDs were hailed by the world as heros. Squall, Rinoa, Selphie, Irvine, Zell and Quistis returned to Garden bringing home the legend to the people. However, all was not a fairy tale, and things do not always end up happily ever after.
Headmaster Squall continued on as the commander of garden and eventually married Rinoa. The two put their efforts into rebuilding Balamb Garden. Mercenaries could now be sent to every corner of the land. Together, they made a pact to be there to protect the world.
Edea and Cid Kramer became involved with protecting sorcerers' rights. Time compression didn't leave the world untouched. Abnormalities started occurring in magic and Hyne's gift spread. One out of thirty people suddenly found themselves with power. It was a dangerous situation. Many people wanted all sorceresses or sorcerers stripped of their magic. A law was passed a year after the battle declaring that all sorcerers had to wear a red earring and sash to identify themselves.
Quistis and Siefer, much to their friends' shock, ended up marrying. It was Siefer who reestablished Galbadia's Garden. He gave Squall the choice, work with him or against him. Squall hadn't really had a choice, he was sick of fighting and in time Siefer proved himself a capable commander though a bit tempered at times.
Selphie and Irvine took longer to get married but after seven years, they tied the knot. Both teach at Balamb garden.
Zell married the girl from the library, Fiona, and continues to teach at garden.
Ellone married an author in Esthar where she remains developing a system to regulate the flow of time. Small successes in the field have been made and are used in surgeries and such.
However, this is not their story, but that of their children. From the day they were born, their parents knew they were different. A strange presence was detected in their brains. That of a GF was born within them. Though they tried to keep it a secret from the kids, eventually the powers emerged…
*Taken from the Registration List of First Year Students at Balamb Garden*
Name: Damon Kramer
Parents: Adopted son of Edea and Cid Kramer
Age: 19 years old
Specialty: Sorcerer, explosives, codes
GF: Dracos (origin unknown )
Element: Fire
Name: Skylla Loire
Parents: Daughter of President Laguna Loire and the Dutchess Augusta of Dollet
Age: 18 years
Specialty: Gunblade
GF: Lunara (origin unknown)
Element: Air
Name: Dex Dincht
Parents: Son of Zell and Fiona Dincht
Age: 18 years old
Specialty: Hand to hand combat
GF: Poseidon (origin unknown)
Element: Water
Name: Torrin Almasy
Parents: Daughter of Quistis Trepe and Siefer Almasy
Age: 17 years old
Specialty: Sharp shooter, repel lines, computer programming
GF: Demetra (origin unknown)
Element: Earth
Torrin Almasy stood by the door holding her bags. Her mother and father were arguing again about letting her leave home. Torrin scanned the crowed room looking for Damon, the only person she really knew that was going here. Garden was huge, much bigger then in her dreams if that was possible. Her father never let her go to the one he ran in Galbadia. He was a bit over protective of her. Suddenly a red sash caught her eye. "Damon!" She dropped her bags and ran to him.
"Young Lady, get back here." Siefer yelled after her, but she didn't care.
"Tor!" Damon yelled as he turned to catch her, swooping her up in a hug. They were
childhood friends, practically brother and sister. "Glad to see you girl. So, are you excited?"
"Yes! I've always wanted to be here and now I am. I was afraid Siefer wouldn't let me come."
"Why do you call your dad Siefer all of a sudden?" Damon asked.
Tori just shrugged. "I don't know. Why don't you call Edea, 'mom'?"
Damon shook his head. "Because Edea isn't my real mom. She adopted me when I was seven. Look! Isn't that Leonhart?" Damon pointed to Squall who had just walked in with Rinoa.
"Oh my God, your right. He's a cutie, for an old guy." Torrin said grinning wickedly.
Damon scoffed. "He's not, I'm cuter than him."
Tori turned and winked. "You wish you were."
Squall walked up to the podium on the stage and began to welcome the students. Tori really tried to pay attention but just couldn't focus. The Garden was beautiful and completely remodeled from the pictures in the brochure. Fountains, soft music, red velvet carpet, it was like being at a luxury hotel. Already she could feel butterflies form in her stomach. She wanted so bad to stay here, to be part of this.
Demetra, her GF, warned her in a wise but young voice.
Demetra had been with her for as long as she could remember. Her very own guardian force, though over the years they had become more like friends. Her father had warned her to keep Demetra a secret. Otherwise, the Garden would remove the GF by force. It did sound pleasant so she had always been careful not to give herself away. Tori was so used to having Demetra with her that she couldn't even picture a life with out her, so a secret she would stay.
"Tori!" Damon said and waved his hand in front of her face. "Did you hear that?"
"What? Hear?"
"Your rooming with President Loire's daughter!" Damon said in awe with a silly grin on his face.
"What? I thought Squall was Laguna's son?" Tori said confused.
Damon pointed. "See that girl over there standing next to the stage? That's Skylla Lorie. She's supposed to be really good with a gun blade. Plus she's super pretty."
Tori stood on her tip toes and looked over other peoples' heads to see her. She stood by the stage wearing a purple tank top with studded black jeans. She didn't look very much like Squall. Her face was rounder and her hair jet black. She turned around as if she sensed someone watching he. Tori jumped back and Damon laughed.
Tori blew the hair out of her face and grumbled. "I don't see what's so funny."
Damon kept laughing.
"THERE YOU ARE!" Siefer yelled and then hurried over to where Tori was standing. He got a glare from Squall who was still speaking about the requirements. "Torrin, did you hear a word I said? I can't believe I'm entrusting you to Squall! Get your bags. We're going home."
Before Tori could object, Quistis pushed her way over. "Siefer, no, She's not a little girl anymore. You can't keep her from doing what she wants."
"Oh yes, I can, we're going home now." He grabbed one of her bags from her.
"Put that suitcase down this instant or else I'll never talk to you again!"
"Good!" Siefer said. Laughter came behind him. He whirled around to find Zell trying to hold back hysterical laughter. "You got a problem, chicken-wuss?!"
"No..oo…" He tried to swallow back his laughter but couldn't help it. Siefer looked like he was going to punch him and for a moment Tori thought he would. Then he spotted the boy next to him. "That your boy, chicken-wuss?"
All amusement flooded from his face, and the said, "Sure is." as if it were a challenge.
Siefer looked the boy up and down. He was a little taller than Zell with the same blonde hair which he had gelled and spiked. His body was in excellent shape, but what really caught Tori's eye was the fact that his eyes were sapphire blue. Tori found herself smiling and only realized it when the boy averted his eyes and blushed. Tori felt like an idiot, maybe she could find a rock to die under.
To make matters worse, Siefer clapped Zell on the back. "You're a lucky man. He takes after his mother." Siefer turned and left.
"What's he got stuck up his as?" Zell said to Quistis. Then he turned and left, with his son in tow.
"What's the matter with you?" Damon asked.
"What?" Torrin said snapping her eyes back to him.
Quistis spoke before Damon could continue. "Will you be alright honey? I really should get going. I'll say goodbye to your father for you. He's just a bit upset that you aren't going to be around anymore."
"I know mom, I'll be fine."
Quistis smiled. "I did some checking and my friend Irvine Kinneas will be teaching you so don't worry. He's the best there is."
Torrin smiled and hugged her mom goodbye. She watched as Quistis walked to the door where Siefer was waiting. The two turned to leave but then Siefer turned back and gave the SeeD salute to his daughter. She returned it perfectly.
Dex felt like the moron of the year. He had stood in front of Siefer Almasy gawking like an idiot at her. The girl had had copperish hair with green eyes. She was shorter then him but had a delicate build. She reminded him of a rose. To bad that guy had been with her, he hoped that hadn't been her boyfriend. The guy had tan skin, and was even taller then Dex. The guys amber stare was unsettling. It was easy to see he was built and would have been able to challenge Dex if he had wanted to. However the girl might be worth it. Next time he really needed to try talking. Something intelligent like "Hello, how are you? My name's Dex Dincht. Are you excited about going here? It was hard to get in, huh?"
I don't think any of those are exactly what you'd call intelligent. Came a deep voice inside his head.
he asked his GF who only laughed in return.
Dex caught sight of Skylla and headed over to see her. They had met last year at the presidential palace, it had been a grand affair, like an old fashion ball. The two of them had been bored miserable. So together they climbed off the balcony and ditched the party. His dad had been furious but it was worth it. She was a cool gal.
"Dex, hey." Sky had spotted him and waved. He smiled and hurried over to her. "What's with you? You seem out sorts? Are you feeling okay?"
"I'm fine, I'm just made a fool of myself, behaving like an idiot."
"What happened?"
"There's this girl……"
Sky placed her hands on her hips. "The first day and already you're checking out the babes. So who is it that's stolen your heart so quickly?"
"The girl by the punch table." Dex said sulking a bit.
Skylla laughed. "Dex, you would fall in love with most unattainable girl there is. That's Almasy's daughter. My brother said she's been trained by him since she could walk. She doesn't speak to guys half the time."
"Then who's that guy next to her now?"
Skylla checked quickly. "Damon Kramer, he's a sorcerer. The two are always together, but I hear it isn't romantic. However, a guy once grabbed Torrin from the back and Damon punched the guy so hard his nose broke."
"Torrin so that's her name…"
"Did you here a word I said? You mess with her, you'll get your ass beat. She's trouble with a capital T. Best to stay away from her."
Dex grinned. "Weren't you listening to Squall, Skylla? She's your roommate. Come on introduce us."
Skylla's eyes went wide. "Really? She is…" a wicked grin slide across her face "Oh, this is going to be fun." she said happily.
Dex arched an eyebrow. "Thought you said she was trouble?"
"Forget what I said. We're going to make an awesome team. Quick get my bags."
Dex backed away. "I'm not a bell boy."
Sky flipped her hair and smiled. "Carry them and…I'll introduce you to Torrin."
Squall and Riona watched as the children walked down the hall. The two girls talking away with each other, while the guys complained and carried bags together. None of them new that each of them had the only GF's ever been known to be born within a human.
"Those four will make a powerful team." Rinoa said. "They could be a lot of trouble here. I hear that Siefer's daughter is a bit unpredictable and you know Skylla."
Squall squeezed Rinoa's hand. "I just hope we can train them. If any of them ever became…"
Riona put a hand up to stop him. Don't worry about that dear. They'll be difficult, but they're teens. Remember all the trouble we got into at their age? That didn't make us evil."
"I remember, that's what worries me." Squall said darkly and then watched as the four disappeared from sight.