Disclaimer: I don't own FF8 or anything. just my character.
This is my first FF8 fanfic. flames are accepted. you can burn me if you want to.
[The Broken Gate]
I can't believe this. I... actually passed the test... I'm now... an official SeeD member. In Balamb Garden. My dream came true.
Rinoa: [concentrating hard] You will be my servant... be my servant... be my servant... Did it work?
Squall: (This is getting annoying... I have a lot of work to do... Maybe if just say yes she would go away... say yes, say yes..).
Rinoa: Hey, did it work?
Squall: No (SH***************T!!!!!!)
Rinoa: Aww... oh well, see you later!
Lea just stood there watching the girl walk out of the office.
Lea: Sir! I'm here for today's report.
Squall: [signing papers] Alright, go on...
Lea: The infirmary needs more supply, the Quad is still having some technical malfunctions with the stage, the requests for books for the library is getting restless and there has been some reports about monsters getting loose because of the training gate that was broken by SeeD member Zell Dincht and student Seifer Almasy.
Squall: (Sigh) Tell Xu to handle the infirmary, Quistis to handle the library and can you please handle the monsters? I'll check the Quad and the training gate later on. (Why do these problems keep occurring? I can't handle all of this by myself. Why did they make me commander anyway? This work is irritating)
Lea: [salutes] Sir, yes sir! And sir...
Squall looks up
Lea: You have to voice out your thoughts... if not, no one will know what you're thinking. Problems will always come and that's why they elected you to be the commander so that someone can solve them.
She turned away, smiling, and went to the lift to go and see Xu and Quistis.
Squall: (She sounds just like Rinoa...)
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As Lea went to see Xu, she encountered a monster, T-Rexaur.
Lea: [Ties her long red hair with chopsticks] Hmph... Well, at least I can train myself...
She takes out her Masamune sword and battled the monster alone while some of the Balamb Garden students just watches from a distance.
Zell: Yo! Need help?!
Lea gave a finishing touch to her attacking collaboration with her Guardian Force, Shiva.
Lea: Sorry, too late.
Zell: Whoa! You defeated that crappy dinosaur by yourself? Way cool!
Lea: Ugh... [holds her left arm tightly]
Zell: Your arm! Its bleeding! C'mon I'll take you to the infirmary right now.
Zell gave Lea a piggy-back ride to the infirmary that wasn't very far.
Dr. Kadowaki: Lea, you're lucky since this is all what's left of our medical supply. We need to stop the monsters from getting out loose, if not, more and more students will get hurt. Your a SeeD and look how badly you're hurt. What if the other students encountered the monsters?
Lea: I'm aware of that... Zell, see what you've done? We have to wait for Commander Squall to check the training gate, until then I have to eliminate all the monsters that got out.
Zell: I know... I'm sorry... But I didn't do it alone! Seifer was picking on me again! You don't expect me to just sit there!
Lea: [stands up] Hurting each other or breaking the training gate is not the answer! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go and find Xu.
Zell: Ok, you know what... I'm coming with you. You're hurt, you can't keep on battling each and every monster.
Lea: Do whatever you want... By the way, Dr. Kadowaki, have you seen Xu or Quistis anywhere?
Dr. Kadowaki: Well, they were just here. Why don't you check the library? I heard that they might be researching about something.
Lea: Alright, thank you. [walks out of the room]
Zell: He.. Hey, wait up!
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=Quad=
Selphie: Oh man, not another monster!!
Nida: C'mon!
The other students backs up to give space for the two SeeD members to fight.
Selphie: Huh... huh... That's the 8th time in a row! These monsters are getting out of hand! The Garden Festival will never go on at this rate!
Nida: I'll report to Squall.
Squall: Don't need to. Lea reported everything to me.
Selphie: Squall!! We have to get these monsters back to the training center! My band members won't even come out because of those monsters!
Nida: And they have been wrecking the wires...
Squall: Ok, I'll call for back up. Nida, Selphie, you guys don't mind the monsters. I'll have a team here to control the monsters. Is that ok?
Selphie: aww... alright... but please! just get the gate fixed!
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=Library=
Raijin: They're all over the place, ya know?
Fuujin: IRRITATION.
Raijin: We can't battle them all day long, ya know?
Quistis: Yes, I've heard. We need support to control these monsters.
Lea: The support is already here. SeeD member Xu, rank A, Commander Squall has ordered you to claim more supply for the infirmary as there are a lot of students and SeeD members getting hurt because of the rampaging monsters.
Xu: [salutes] Alright, I'm on it. [walks out]
Lea: SeeD member Quistis, rank A, Commander Squall has ordered you to help the library committee to get the requested books. That is all.
Quistis: Just because I was an instructor doesn't mean I handle books all day... Damn...
Lea: Okay, let's check the training gate Zell... Zell? Where'd he go?
Fuujin: GIRL. THERE.
Raijin: He has his eyes on that girl for sometime now, ya know?
Lea watched Zell as he helps a pig-tailed librarian arrange some books on the shelf.
Suddenly, yet another monster came into the library, not one but three full-grown monsters.
Lea: Come to mama...
Fuujin: CAUTION
Lea, Zell, Fuujin, Raijin and Quistis went to confront the monsters.
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=Training Center=
Rinoa: Oh wow... the gate is really damaged... what did Zell and Seifer do?
Irvine: Can't believe they were this brutal...
Squall: This will take forever to get fixed. No wonder the monsters keeps getting loose.
Rinoa: Squall! I didn't see you there..
Squall: Whatever...
Lea, Zell and Seifer's posse comes in, breathing heavily...
Lea: Commander! This is getting out of hand!
Zell: yeah! The library is like totally a mess! three monsters came in at once!
Raijin: Yea, ya know? We need back up, ya know?
Squall just stared at Lea's bandaged arm...
Squall: (I don't know what to do... it's not my fault it turned out this way... what should I do?)
Rinoa: There you go again! Don't you ever pay attention?
Lea: Sir! As I have told you, you need to voice out your mind!
Rinoa: I thought that's my line...
Irvine: Anyways, we need to do something about this.
Fuujin: STUDENT. SAFETY.
Raijin: She's right ya know? Not all the students are capable of handling the monsters ya know?
Squall: I know, I know. Alright then, SeeD member rank A, Lea Strife, you are now in charge of Balamb Garden's Safety Unit. You shall do whatever necessary.
Lea: Sir! Yes, sir!
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--end of chapter 1--