Chapter 1- Finding Out The Truth
He was walking to the inn to get some rest when he over heard the news. "Yeah, it was Dincht's kid alright. I'd know that tattoo anywhere," one man said. "That's terrible. Does she know?" a woman asked. "No, and I won't be the one to tell her either. I couldn't bring such pain on a sweet lady like her," the man said. "Well what was he doing that got him captured? What did they want him for?" a teenager said. "I don't know what it was, but they had no right beating him like that. And he screamed like he saw death. That's what made me come out," the woman said. His eyes widened in surprise. 'Not my Zell' he thought to himself. He booked his room and headed to bed. "What are they talking about? What do they mean?" he asked in confusion. What ever it was, he'd find out. Seifer Almasy wasn't about to let something like that pass. Not when it was about his Zell. He held the ring on his chain tightly in his palm. "I'll find out about it. I promise, chicken," he said, falling into a deep slumber "Mr. Almasy?" a voice said. "What is it," Seifer asked, finally waking up. "A phone call, for you," the receptionist said. "Hello?" Seifer asked. "Sefier, we have a mission to go on and I want you, Quistis and Irvine on it. Report to Garden A.S.A.P. understood?" Squall said. "Sure thing Mr. Leader," Seifer said hanging up the phone and heading to the bathroom to shower. "Zell, you should be here. But where are you?" he asked while washing himself. When he left the inn, he headed straight to Ma Dincht. "Oh, hello Seifer darlin', I was just wondering when you were gonna stop by. What's up?" she asked inviting him in. "Um, Ms. Dincht..." "Call me Ma. You're family too you know," she said, glancing at the picture of Zell and Seifer at Christmas. 'I wonder if he knows. Maybe he does, but he'll come for you Zell. He won't let you stay in Galbadia. He won't,' Ma Dincht thought to herself. "Ma, do you know what happened to Zell? Everyone's talking about him being captured," Seifer asked. "Well, Seifer, I can't lie to you," she said as she took a deep breath. "Those damned Galbadians took my boy. I don't know why. But they said something about it being the order of some Victoria something and I just want Zell back," Ma Dincht said. "Thanks, Ma. I'm going to get Zell," Seifer said, leaving. "But Seifer...oh forget it. I just hope he don't get hurt out there. That boy sure is ambitious," she said going back to cooking. Seifer walked towards the Garden. He would have taken a car, but he needed a walk. As he walked, tears started to stream down his eyes. "Zell, I'll be there. Give me a minute and I'll save you. I won't let them hurt you." He started to run, wiping the tears out of his eyes. "Well, Seifer it's about time!" Selphie said jumping out of her seat. "Selphie, calm down. Seifer, we need you and the others to go to Deling City and negotiate with James, Victoria's assistant. You have to find a way to get them to release Zell. If they don't, the plan is to break him out of D-District Prison and we'll handle everything after that," Squall said. "What do you mean negotiate? I'm going to get Zell out of that prison now," Seifer said ready to storm out of the office. "Wait Seifer," Quistis said. "How do we know what he wants? If we knew the reason they took Zell, it'd be easier," Quistis said. "Well, we don't know and no one' s gonna know till you get there. Your train leaves in a half hour from Balamb. You're dismissed. And Seifer, no hero stunts ok? You're to look out for the rest of the team," Squall said. "Don't count on it Mr. Leader," Sefier said heading towards the elevator. "I guess it's up to us, as usual Quisty," Irvine said. "Yeah, but we still have to look out for him too," Quistis said. "Keep your mouth shut Kinneas," Seifer said inside the descending elevator. Once they left, Rinoa walked up to Squall. "You put him on their team? But you know Victoria wants Seifer. Squall, he just got his life together. Why are you doing this?" she asked. "Because we need Zell back. More than we need Seifer here," Squall said. "And besides. After Zell's safe, we'll end up getting Seifer back cause you know how Zell is. It'll be fine," Squall said giving her a reassuring hug. " I hope so. But why can't we just send Selphie?" Rinoa said. "Because we want Seifer with the sorceress before she destroys Garden," Squall said. "I've gotta warn them!" Selphie said. She had heard everything from the other side of the door, and she ran to her dorm to start packing.
He was walking to the inn to get some rest when he over heard the news. "Yeah, it was Dincht's kid alright. I'd know that tattoo anywhere," one man said. "That's terrible. Does she know?" a woman asked. "No, and I won't be the one to tell her either. I couldn't bring such pain on a sweet lady like her," the man said. "Well what was he doing that got him captured? What did they want him for?" a teenager said. "I don't know what it was, but they had no right beating him like that. And he screamed like he saw death. That's what made me come out," the woman said. His eyes widened in surprise. 'Not my Zell' he thought to himself. He booked his room and headed to bed. "What are they talking about? What do they mean?" he asked in confusion. What ever it was, he'd find out. Seifer Almasy wasn't about to let something like that pass. Not when it was about his Zell. He held the ring on his chain tightly in his palm. "I'll find out about it. I promise, chicken," he said, falling into a deep slumber "Mr. Almasy?" a voice said. "What is it," Seifer asked, finally waking up. "A phone call, for you," the receptionist said. "Hello?" Seifer asked. "Sefier, we have a mission to go on and I want you, Quistis and Irvine on it. Report to Garden A.S.A.P. understood?" Squall said. "Sure thing Mr. Leader," Seifer said hanging up the phone and heading to the bathroom to shower. "Zell, you should be here. But where are you?" he asked while washing himself. When he left the inn, he headed straight to Ma Dincht. "Oh, hello Seifer darlin', I was just wondering when you were gonna stop by. What's up?" she asked inviting him in. "Um, Ms. Dincht..." "Call me Ma. You're family too you know," she said, glancing at the picture of Zell and Seifer at Christmas. 'I wonder if he knows. Maybe he does, but he'll come for you Zell. He won't let you stay in Galbadia. He won't,' Ma Dincht thought to herself. "Ma, do you know what happened to Zell? Everyone's talking about him being captured," Seifer asked. "Well, Seifer, I can't lie to you," she said as she took a deep breath. "Those damned Galbadians took my boy. I don't know why. But they said something about it being the order of some Victoria something and I just want Zell back," Ma Dincht said. "Thanks, Ma. I'm going to get Zell," Seifer said, leaving. "But Seifer...oh forget it. I just hope he don't get hurt out there. That boy sure is ambitious," she said going back to cooking. Seifer walked towards the Garden. He would have taken a car, but he needed a walk. As he walked, tears started to stream down his eyes. "Zell, I'll be there. Give me a minute and I'll save you. I won't let them hurt you." He started to run, wiping the tears out of his eyes. "Well, Seifer it's about time!" Selphie said jumping out of her seat. "Selphie, calm down. Seifer, we need you and the others to go to Deling City and negotiate with James, Victoria's assistant. You have to find a way to get them to release Zell. If they don't, the plan is to break him out of D-District Prison and we'll handle everything after that," Squall said. "What do you mean negotiate? I'm going to get Zell out of that prison now," Seifer said ready to storm out of the office. "Wait Seifer," Quistis said. "How do we know what he wants? If we knew the reason they took Zell, it'd be easier," Quistis said. "Well, we don't know and no one' s gonna know till you get there. Your train leaves in a half hour from Balamb. You're dismissed. And Seifer, no hero stunts ok? You're to look out for the rest of the team," Squall said. "Don't count on it Mr. Leader," Sefier said heading towards the elevator. "I guess it's up to us, as usual Quisty," Irvine said. "Yeah, but we still have to look out for him too," Quistis said. "Keep your mouth shut Kinneas," Seifer said inside the descending elevator. Once they left, Rinoa walked up to Squall. "You put him on their team? But you know Victoria wants Seifer. Squall, he just got his life together. Why are you doing this?" she asked. "Because we need Zell back. More than we need Seifer here," Squall said. "And besides. After Zell's safe, we'll end up getting Seifer back cause you know how Zell is. It'll be fine," Squall said giving her a reassuring hug. " I hope so. But why can't we just send Selphie?" Rinoa said. "Because we want Seifer with the sorceress before she destroys Garden," Squall said. "I've gotta warn them!" Selphie said. She had heard everything from the other side of the door, and she ran to her dorm to start packing.