Alright, the start of what I hope will be a large FF8 fic. It'll have romance, action, angst, a whole buncha stuff... or so I hope
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Squall couldn't believe his eyes. He looked so lifeless, so weak...... so... not himself. He glanced back to see Rinoa and Quistis both in tears, Selphie's head buried deep in Irvine's chest, and both Zell and Irvine amazed, yet rather indifferent. Behind them, were all the first class SeeD's. Squall felt it was his duty to say something.
"Many of you may not know this man, or even the story behind him. He was a soldier, he was powerful. He may have been a great enemy, but at the same time, he was perhaps the greatest of friends. He had dreams, expectations, and friends. Forget what you may have heard about him, for I knew him better than most. His name is Seifer Almasy, and he deserves a burial worthy of SeeD! I must see to it, that he get's it..."
Squall returned to his friends to the awaiting arms of Rinoa. A few SeeD's walked over and picked up the limp, lifeless body of Seifer, and slowly took him back to the Garden. All but the small group returned to Garden. Most were still in disbelief about it. Seifer, their greatest rival, had been killed. Not just killed, but seemingly beaten down. Squall and Rinoa walked over to where his body had been before they found him. Buried deep in the ground was his Gun-Blade. Squall slowly grabbed it, and pulled it out of the ground. It was blood-stained, very badly, showing signs of a struggle. This was too much for Rinoa, as she broke down. "Oh my god Squall, what would do this?" she looked to him with pleading eyes, wanting an answer. Squall looked back into her eyes, and tried to console her. "Don't worry.... we will find out what happened. Because, I think we have a new enemy on our hands..... one strong enough to defeat Seifer with ease..." he trailed off, not wanting to finish. Rinoa just buried herself in Squall's arms. Zell and Quistis decided to take care of the burial, returning to the Garden. Irvine and Selphie also took their leave, arm in arm.
Squall surveyed the scene. No foot prints of a large army or anything... it was just one attacker. He saw the near-by mountains in ruins, showing the thing had also destroyed the mountains. He was almost out of ideas, when suddenly his mind jumped. "I don't see a sign of Rajin and Fujin anywhere...." Rinoa too a look around. "But, Seifer doesn't go anywhere without his posse. Where would they be?" Squall sighed. "I suppose that will be SeeD's first mission since the defeat of the sorceress. Squall and Rinoa, seeing nothing left to do, both returned to Garden.
Squall approached the mic, not really knowing what to say, like normal. He tapped it gently, to see if it was on. "Hello? Can you hear me?" Squall got a thumbs up from Quistis, so he continued. "Balamb Garden SeeD's.... we have a new mission. We must discover who did this to Seifer, and what their purpose was. This is a reconnaissance mission first. If any of you come in contact with who-ever, or whatever did this, report back immediately. Our best bet is to find Rajin and Fujin. Their bio's can be found in the history files located on the second floor. First Class SeeD's, you will start to comb the world. Lower Class will stay here and help train the young students. The Elite Group (Squall, Rinoa etc. etc.) will start the search with the Ragnarok. Garden will station in it's original location, near Balamb."
Squall turned away from the mic, and proceeded to go to the Quad, where the rest stayed to talk about Seifer. Zell, as usual, was the first to speak up. "He always bugged me about being a chicken wuss. I never did get to tell him... that I really respect his abilities...." he trailed off, saying enough. "He was always such a hot head. But, I always thought he just wanted to cause a problem..... but really, he just wanted to be the best." said Quistis, in tears once again. Irvine and Selphie really had nothing to say, and just nodded as people spoke. Rinoa decided not to say anything, cause everyone knew what her feelings were. Squall got up, and looked out to horizon. "He was my greatest rival. He was better than me..... until he got consumed by his own dreams. His dream of being a knight. Ultimecia just used that for her own benefit. He lived a life of lies until we beat her. And now, when his life truly started.... he get's killed. I can't forgive that. Nobody deserves to die... nobody. Especially not Seifer. We need to avenge his death. Nothing human could have done that..... no human can do that to Seifer. Not even us all together could do that to Seifer. We need to avenge his death. He is one of us, after all...... and this thing could very well destroy the world! That's why SeeD is here......" Everyone smiled briefly, as Squall so elegantly put their thoughts into words. Before leaving for the Ragnarok, he said one more thing. "The battle may be over, but the war is just beginning..."
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Squall couldn't believe his eyes. He looked so lifeless, so weak...... so... not himself. He glanced back to see Rinoa and Quistis both in tears, Selphie's head buried deep in Irvine's chest, and both Zell and Irvine amazed, yet rather indifferent. Behind them, were all the first class SeeD's. Squall felt it was his duty to say something.
"Many of you may not know this man, or even the story behind him. He was a soldier, he was powerful. He may have been a great enemy, but at the same time, he was perhaps the greatest of friends. He had dreams, expectations, and friends. Forget what you may have heard about him, for I knew him better than most. His name is Seifer Almasy, and he deserves a burial worthy of SeeD! I must see to it, that he get's it..."
Squall returned to his friends to the awaiting arms of Rinoa. A few SeeD's walked over and picked up the limp, lifeless body of Seifer, and slowly took him back to the Garden. All but the small group returned to Garden. Most were still in disbelief about it. Seifer, their greatest rival, had been killed. Not just killed, but seemingly beaten down. Squall and Rinoa walked over to where his body had been before they found him. Buried deep in the ground was his Gun-Blade. Squall slowly grabbed it, and pulled it out of the ground. It was blood-stained, very badly, showing signs of a struggle. This was too much for Rinoa, as she broke down. "Oh my god Squall, what would do this?" she looked to him with pleading eyes, wanting an answer. Squall looked back into her eyes, and tried to console her. "Don't worry.... we will find out what happened. Because, I think we have a new enemy on our hands..... one strong enough to defeat Seifer with ease..." he trailed off, not wanting to finish. Rinoa just buried herself in Squall's arms. Zell and Quistis decided to take care of the burial, returning to the Garden. Irvine and Selphie also took their leave, arm in arm.
Squall surveyed the scene. No foot prints of a large army or anything... it was just one attacker. He saw the near-by mountains in ruins, showing the thing had also destroyed the mountains. He was almost out of ideas, when suddenly his mind jumped. "I don't see a sign of Rajin and Fujin anywhere...." Rinoa too a look around. "But, Seifer doesn't go anywhere without his posse. Where would they be?" Squall sighed. "I suppose that will be SeeD's first mission since the defeat of the sorceress. Squall and Rinoa, seeing nothing left to do, both returned to Garden.
Squall approached the mic, not really knowing what to say, like normal. He tapped it gently, to see if it was on. "Hello? Can you hear me?" Squall got a thumbs up from Quistis, so he continued. "Balamb Garden SeeD's.... we have a new mission. We must discover who did this to Seifer, and what their purpose was. This is a reconnaissance mission first. If any of you come in contact with who-ever, or whatever did this, report back immediately. Our best bet is to find Rajin and Fujin. Their bio's can be found in the history files located on the second floor. First Class SeeD's, you will start to comb the world. Lower Class will stay here and help train the young students. The Elite Group (Squall, Rinoa etc. etc.) will start the search with the Ragnarok. Garden will station in it's original location, near Balamb."
Squall turned away from the mic, and proceeded to go to the Quad, where the rest stayed to talk about Seifer. Zell, as usual, was the first to speak up. "He always bugged me about being a chicken wuss. I never did get to tell him... that I really respect his abilities...." he trailed off, saying enough. "He was always such a hot head. But, I always thought he just wanted to cause a problem..... but really, he just wanted to be the best." said Quistis, in tears once again. Irvine and Selphie really had nothing to say, and just nodded as people spoke. Rinoa decided not to say anything, cause everyone knew what her feelings were. Squall got up, and looked out to horizon. "He was my greatest rival. He was better than me..... until he got consumed by his own dreams. His dream of being a knight. Ultimecia just used that for her own benefit. He lived a life of lies until we beat her. And now, when his life truly started.... he get's killed. I can't forgive that. Nobody deserves to die... nobody. Especially not Seifer. We need to avenge his death. Nothing human could have done that..... no human can do that to Seifer. Not even us all together could do that to Seifer. We need to avenge his death. He is one of us, after all...... and this thing could very well destroy the world! That's why SeeD is here......" Everyone smiled briefly, as Squall so elegantly put their thoughts into words. Before leaving for the Ragnarok, he said one more thing. "The battle may be over, but the war is just beginning..."