A SeeD's Duty
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8 or any of the characters, Squaresoft does.
"Squall." Rinoa was running down the corridor at Balamb Garden at top speed.
"Sorry," she shouted at the junior classman she had just ran into.
"Squall. I've been searching for you everywhere. Where have you been?"
"I was in the training centre, why?"
"I've got a surprise for you. Follow me."
"Come on, tell me what it is. I don't like surprises," protested Squall.
"Okay, fine." Rinoa pulled a small box out of her pocket and handed it to Squall. "Open it," she said excitedly. Squall opened the box and saw a silver ring with griever depicted on it. "I thought seen as you gave me your ring, I should get you another one. Do you like it?"
"Don't be silly. I love it." He gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."
"Look inside." Squall checked the inside of the band and saw that it bore the description, for my lion, with all my love. Squall placed the ring on his middle finger and took Rinoa in his arms.
"Thank you," he repeated. "But, why did you buy me something?"
"You mean you don't remember?" Rinoa sounded hurt.
"Should I have remembered something?"
"Forget it. It's not important."
"No, tell me."
"Squall, it's our one year anniversary and you forgot." Squall could tell that she was close to tears.
"I didn't forget," Squall laughed, removing a package from his jacket. "It's for you."
"You're so mean. I can't believe you would do that. You got me all upset for nothing." Rinoa punched Squall in the chest, must to Squall's amusement. He loved teasing her.
"Open it." Rinoa removed the packaging to find a jewellery box. Inside was a beautiful silver bracelet. On it, was a band into which diamonds were set and on the reverse was the inscription, my angel, I love you with all my heart. Rinoa began to cry with happiness as Squall put the bracelet on her wrist.
"Squall, I love you."
"Iz the experiment ready?"
"Yes. Are you sure this is a good idea though. What if something goes wrong?"
"Nothing will go wrong. It iz my experiment. I designed it myself,"
"I hope you're right Odine. I hope you're right."
"Bring out ze subject," Odine ordered through the PA system. He and President Laguna were in a room, overlooking an enclosed area into which, a man entered, followed by two guards. "Guards. Shoot him." Laguna looked away as one of the guards drew his pistol and fired. The shot hit the man the heart, yet he didn't fall to the floor, he didn't even flinch. The bullet hole in his heart healed up, showing no sign that this man should be dead. "Now do you believe this will work?"
Laguna merely nodded.
"Kiros, Ward. It was amazing. This man just wouldn't die. We have created a perfect soldier."
"Are you sure," asked Kiros.
"Yes. He's invincible and follows all orders exactly. I'm thinking of commissioning more." Laguna was obviously proud of himself.
"I don't think that's a good idea. Don't you think you should wait for a while and see how this one does. You can't be sure your perfect soldier will be a success."
"Of course it'll be a success." Kiros shot him an angry look. "But if it'll make you happy, I'll wait and see."
Alarms were ringing out all around the complex.
"Vat iz wrong? Vat iz wrong?"
"He's escaped."
"Dear Hyne zis cannot be true."
"I'm afraid it is. We can't stop him."
"I vill try. He may obey my commands. After all I created him."
"He's on the ground floor."
"Stop, soldier," commanded Odine. "I order you."
"I follow no orders." The perfect soldier walked slowly and purposefully towards Dr Odine.
"No. No. I created you. Stop!" By this time, Odine was screaming as load as his voice would allow him. This didn't last long however, as the soldier grabbed Odine and snapped his neck, before heading for the exit of the complex.
"Laguna. Laguna. I have some bad news."
"What is it, Kiros?"
"It's your so-called perfect soldier. He's escaped."
"Escaped?"
"Escaped."
"Won't he obey anyone."
"Nobody."
"I guess I'd better call in SeeD."
Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8 or any of the characters, Squaresoft does.
"Squall." Rinoa was running down the corridor at Balamb Garden at top speed.
"Sorry," she shouted at the junior classman she had just ran into.
"Squall. I've been searching for you everywhere. Where have you been?"
"I was in the training centre, why?"
"I've got a surprise for you. Follow me."
"Come on, tell me what it is. I don't like surprises," protested Squall.
"Okay, fine." Rinoa pulled a small box out of her pocket and handed it to Squall. "Open it," she said excitedly. Squall opened the box and saw a silver ring with griever depicted on it. "I thought seen as you gave me your ring, I should get you another one. Do you like it?"
"Don't be silly. I love it." He gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."
"Look inside." Squall checked the inside of the band and saw that it bore the description, for my lion, with all my love. Squall placed the ring on his middle finger and took Rinoa in his arms.
"Thank you," he repeated. "But, why did you buy me something?"
"You mean you don't remember?" Rinoa sounded hurt.
"Should I have remembered something?"
"Forget it. It's not important."
"No, tell me."
"Squall, it's our one year anniversary and you forgot." Squall could tell that she was close to tears.
"I didn't forget," Squall laughed, removing a package from his jacket. "It's for you."
"You're so mean. I can't believe you would do that. You got me all upset for nothing." Rinoa punched Squall in the chest, must to Squall's amusement. He loved teasing her.
"Open it." Rinoa removed the packaging to find a jewellery box. Inside was a beautiful silver bracelet. On it, was a band into which diamonds were set and on the reverse was the inscription, my angel, I love you with all my heart. Rinoa began to cry with happiness as Squall put the bracelet on her wrist.
"Squall, I love you."
"Iz the experiment ready?"
"Yes. Are you sure this is a good idea though. What if something goes wrong?"
"Nothing will go wrong. It iz my experiment. I designed it myself,"
"I hope you're right Odine. I hope you're right."
"Bring out ze subject," Odine ordered through the PA system. He and President Laguna were in a room, overlooking an enclosed area into which, a man entered, followed by two guards. "Guards. Shoot him." Laguna looked away as one of the guards drew his pistol and fired. The shot hit the man the heart, yet he didn't fall to the floor, he didn't even flinch. The bullet hole in his heart healed up, showing no sign that this man should be dead. "Now do you believe this will work?"
Laguna merely nodded.
"Kiros, Ward. It was amazing. This man just wouldn't die. We have created a perfect soldier."
"Are you sure," asked Kiros.
"Yes. He's invincible and follows all orders exactly. I'm thinking of commissioning more." Laguna was obviously proud of himself.
"I don't think that's a good idea. Don't you think you should wait for a while and see how this one does. You can't be sure your perfect soldier will be a success."
"Of course it'll be a success." Kiros shot him an angry look. "But if it'll make you happy, I'll wait and see."
Alarms were ringing out all around the complex.
"Vat iz wrong? Vat iz wrong?"
"He's escaped."
"Dear Hyne zis cannot be true."
"I'm afraid it is. We can't stop him."
"I vill try. He may obey my commands. After all I created him."
"He's on the ground floor."
"Stop, soldier," commanded Odine. "I order you."
"I follow no orders." The perfect soldier walked slowly and purposefully towards Dr Odine.
"No. No. I created you. Stop!" By this time, Odine was screaming as load as his voice would allow him. This didn't last long however, as the soldier grabbed Odine and snapped his neck, before heading for the exit of the complex.
"Laguna. Laguna. I have some bad news."
"What is it, Kiros?"
"It's your so-called perfect soldier. He's escaped."
"Escaped?"
"Escaped."
"Won't he obey anyone."
"Nobody."
"I guess I'd better call in SeeD."