Title: When the Battle is Over.



Description: Ultimecia is defeated. Galbadia is gone. The world is as it should be. So what will Squall and his team of elite Garden fighters do now? A new evil awaits, one from above, that attacks within your dreams.



Disclaimer: I don't own these names or locations, lets just say I'm borrowing them. For more information on Final Fantasy, check out the Squaresoft Web site.



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Squall stared up at the gentle moonlit sky, and watched a shooting star fly gracefully across the sky. He turned and smiled sweetly at his love, a young and intelligent woman, with the grace and charisma that could awe the entire universe. She, Rinoa; smiled back and the drew together in an embrace, with a lingering kiss they went back inside.



The next morning, Squall woke up to the silent echoes of ocean waves crashing the shores near by, he looked over at the bed across the room, where Rinoa lie, still sleeping, like an angel. He didn't want to wake her, but he couldn't get back to sleep. Squall got dressed, and wandered off to the control room to see Edea and Cid.



"Morning Squall. I hope you slept well.", Cid said buoyantly. Squall smiled, and nodded his head towards Edea.

"Yes. As do I.", Edea said, but her attention was diverted to the skies above.



"Is something wrong Matron?" Squall asked politely.



"I'm not sure Squall, I know that Ultimecia is gone, but I have a feeling there is something more out there that could pose a threat?"



Cid turned to Edea, "Surely you don't mean those otherworldly creatures that we found on the Lunatic Pandora?"



"I believe so.", the Matron sighed.

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Rinoa woke up and found Squall gone. She was so tired from the recent events, that she fell back asleep.



Rinoa and Squall were sitting on the grass having a picnic, it was a nice peaceful day with pastel blue skies and white puffy clouds. From out of nowhere came creatures from the sky. They looked like Estharian soldiers, but had cruel slanting eyes. The soldier in the centre of them came forward, pulled out a gunblade similar to Squalls, (that had long since been hung on the wall) and opened fire. She took in a sharp gasp of horror, as she turned to Squall, she froze, barely hearing the echo of the gunblade fire, barely noticing her surroundings, time stopped. Blood was gushing and pouring out of dozens of bullet holes in his chest, his face was distorted from the pain and shock. It seemed like every last drop of blood that was in Squalls body, was now pooled around him, thick, dark and red and the smell of death was everywhere. The strange creatures turned to Rinoa, and instinctively she put her hands to her heart in prayer. But the creatures didn't shoot, the turned, and disappeared.



"Aarrhhhhhhhhhhhh.......!!!!!", Rinoa woke up from the nightmare screaming. Squall dropped the breakfast tray on the counter and came running into the room and to Rinoa's side. He threw his arms around her, and she buriend herself in his neck and cried.