Mel's POV:

'Today is the day, my first year in college! This is so exciting and stomacch wrecking I think I could faint! And puke at the same time!' I thought to myelf as I looked at my surroundings nonchalantly while I walked beside Claire, who was helping me with my luggage. It was so strange, yesterday I was in High school now I'm in college. It sure was a different experience than what was described to me. Now that I think about it I contemplated the thought I had a while ago for a few minutes. Something I thought of before bugged me and I just had to dwell on it.

'Yeah, I know for sure that wouldn't be healthy. I might seem like I'm having a seizure, fainting and vomiting simultaneously is a horrible combination. Oohoho, I really need to calm down! I don't want anyone calling the paramedics because I let my lunch go!' I let my eyes wander as I contemplated, sweat was suddenly streaming out of my pores, my heart rate suddenly increasing. Oh my gosh, was I having a heart attack!?

Something then brought me out of my thoughts and it hit me right across the face, literally.

Omni POV:

"Mel, for the last freaking time, sign the damn papers already!" Claire shouted at her younger sister, her brows furrowed with irritation and her face looked a bit older from her deep scowl. Mel rubbed her sore cheek that her sister clearly slapped and blinked several time, trying to remember who she was and where she currently was. When everything became clear it was apparent the two were standing at the housing office to sign in for her assigned dorm. The clerk at the desk looked at the pair with a readable, 'these two are completely nuts' expression written on their face. They pushed a slip of paper to the younger teen along with a pen. Once Mel read over the paper she filled it out, handed it back in and received her dorm key.

"Your dorm is on the third floor, down the hall numbered 313A. Roommates there already just so you know." Replied the clerk and turned their attention to the computer monitor. Nodding in confimation the duo walked up a few flights of stairs than take the elevator.

'Room 313A... It had to have "13" in it... This'll be sooo much fun.' The Interloper internally remarked snidely and continued to walk.

Reaching the third floor, walking down the hall until she saw her room number, 313A, in plain bold letterings on the face of the door. Nervous the teen took the electronic key and held it to the scanner, once it made a high pitched 'beep' the door opened and she opened the door. The door swung open and lightly tapped the wall beside it, examining the room it was the same size as an average room in a middle class home. The walls were white and bare, looking ahead of the pair Mel spotted a petite figure in pastel clothing of pale orange and orchid pink trying to put up a banner in the middle of the room. The taller teen froze, her eyes widening as the figure she saw was not the girl she was expecting to meet let alone see. Dropping her belongings with heavy thuds Mel shook with uncertainty as she saw the Oerban healer trying to hang the banner,

"Vanille..." She said softly as if she was absolutely sure it was her, but quickly realizing what she uttered the teen slapped her hands over her mouth. Slowly, but surely, the red head turned around and showed Oerba Dia Vanille smiling softly at the teen. Tears slowly formed in Mel's eyes as she bit back the urge to cry tears of joy and reassurance,

"Heya, Mel! You finally came to visit us?" Vanille spoke in her usual cheery voice, still smiling as she always did. Mel was about to answer but to her shock what she saw was nothing but an illusion that crushed her thoughts again. Blinking once, twice, thrice she saw the petite figure staring at her new roommate with confused grey eyes that replaced vibrant forest green.

"A-are you okay?" The girl asked in concern. Again trying to get her bearings, shook her head before answering,

"Y-yes. I'm okay, I... I thought you were someone else..."

"Thats okay, I get that a lot. The names Avarice, nice to meet you." The girl, Avarice, said with a neutral tone. She held out her hand to both sisters and they each introduced themselves.

"Likewise, I'm Mel." Replying in a low voice.

"Nice to meet you, Mel. And you are?" Avarice turned to Claire.

"I'm Claire, Mel's older sister. I'm just here to help her get settled in." Avarice looked at the older sister surprised as she looked at the younger then to the elder again, before settling her eyes to the younger teen.

"Sister!? Your my roommate? Oh, I thought it was your sister here because I thought you were a boy. Sorry." Avarice spoke apologetically but the words did not faze the other.

"Don't worry, it happens all the time." Mel said slowly, a ghost of a smile gracing her lips before her smile fell. Putting all of her luggage on her bed, the younger teen turned to her older sister who chatted merrily with Avarice.

"Sis, I'm gonna go walk around for a bit. Get used to the campus."

Claire momentarily stopped her conversation to reply,

"Okay, be safe alright? Its a whole new place, you never know what could happen here."

"I'll be sure to take care of myself." The younger one responded monotone and walked out the door.

The campus to the college was bigger than her high school you could get easily lost wandering around for hours trying to look for your classes. Until you realize how everything was really close together. It was a strange system but it worked. Mel wandered around the main plaza where a lot of activities were being held, she was more of a spectator than a participant nowadays it often bothered Claire. Getting lost in listening to 'Pieces' by Red Mel swivled her head around until she looked to the sky watching the clouds move lazily by. Staring into space her mind drifted and then she saw them; Svrogs, Wyvern, Zinitras, all of the winged beasts of Gran Pulse. Blinking several times behind her aviators and rubbing them to make sure she was seeing straight Mel let out a dry chuckle.

'First Vanille, now I'm seeing those things. I seriously need to get some sort of mental therapy.' She thought as her eyes diverted back to the ground. She wished she never did that: The campus was no longer a campus and the pillar she stood against was a rocky surface, one familiar on Gran Pulse in the open plains of the Archylte Steppe. Looking around she saw many Flans, Gorgonospids, Behemoths, Gremlins, Goblins, you name them roaming around the plains as before. Shaking her head while running a hand over her forehead the Interloper tries her hardest from showing her discomfort.

'This isn't real. It can't be real! I mean come on! Two years of waiting and this is all I get!? Hallucinations and a nightmares. Are you kidding me?' And thats when she heard it, that voice that could calm her down even in her most harshests of episodes.

"Look alive, Soldier! Your not going to do well on this hunt with that kind of attitude." Looking upward of the tall rocky structure a figure stood, the sun blocked their features showing only their silhouette. Squinting even though she heard their voice Mel spoke softly to the figure,

"Lightning?" The figure jumps off of the few meter high structure and lands gracefully onto the surface below. Once they stood theiir trademark razorcut strawberry pink hair, Guardian Corp SOLDIER uniform cape flitting behind the owner. Standing a bit shorter than the teen those striking blue eyes appeared and stared into the younger teens eyes as if her glasses weren't there.

"Who else would it be, Serah? Doubt it. She was never as physically capable of keeping up with me anyways, if it wasn't that obvious." Lightning said with her face stoic as ever but her voice said otherwise. Mentally challenging those words Mel had the strong urge to say, 'Oh how wrong you are' to the pink haired soldier but kept quiet. It was too much for her to handle; Vanile, those beasts, now LIGHTNING FARRON!? This can't be happening but in her current state Mel couldn't trust her sight, hearing and sense of smell. Lightning pulls out her Gladius blade and walked briskly toward the teen. Looking at the woman before questionably for a moment until she realized what Light had in store for her.

"Get ready cuz I'm not gonna hold back!" Lightning shouted as she raised her blade above her head and brought it downward toward the teen. Mel reacted in time and dove out of the way, she watched the blade cut through rock like butter as it sliced thorough and was smoothly removed.

"What are you doing!?" Mel shouted as Light turned to face her again.

"Its been two years and this has been the only time I see you, Mel. Two years, how do I know your still fit to fight?" The pinknette said and charged. Scrambling up to her feet Mel took off her shades and tossed them aside, getting into a fighting stance she watched Light for her patterns of fighting. Lightning swung her sword sideways and it was deflected, thrusting her blade to pierce the teen proved futile so she decided to go all out in her next turn. Lightning decided to throw a punch and Mel caught her fist fromm reaching her face; big mistake.

"Always anticipate your enemies movements before you assume their finished attacking!" Light shouted as she used the butt of her sword to hit Mel in the forehead, which caused her to let go of the caught fist and wince, then swung her blade several times horizontally before backflipping and hitting the teen in the head. Light turned on her heel and kneed the teen in the nose, swung her sword in a criss cross motion several times, somersaulting with more kicks, before closing in and twisting her body and sword 360 degrees lifting herself off the ground and finally the teen who lost to Light's 'Army of One' attack and landed on her back with a heavy thud. Slowly scowling Light strutted her way to the teen and kneeled beside her,

"Usually you evade my 'Army of One', two years gone and you have forgotten your training. If I knew before hand I would of asked Hope to accompany me on this mission."

Slowly getting up in a sitting position Mel glared at the pinknette before responding,

"Good to check if someone can still fight by beating the crap out of them, Light." She said sarcastically before standing to her full height. The pain felt real enough and the blood was real, but why couldn't she still accept it? Not even getting a chance to answer her own question Mel felt a hand wrap around her wrist,

"Well looks like I'm going to retrain you on this mission. Lets go." Light said sternly as she pulled the teen by the wrist into a sprint. Protesting wouldn't help so she let Light take her to their objectives, and for a first time in a long time Mel closed her eyes and smiled again.

HONK HONK!

Snapping her eyes open Mel realized she was running onto the road and into oncoming traffic near the campus. Time slowed down as she saw her life flash before her eyes, of her bitter and happy memories, of her adventures, her nightmares, her sister and them. The car started to skid but hit the brakes a bit too late and was merely inches away from hitting the teen head on at forty miles per hour. Mel froze as she watched everything kept playing around her, she couldn't move nor could she breathe. The car got closer and closer until she felt cold plastic metal through her clothing pinching her equally cold flesh.

KER-CRASH!

A/N: Cliff hanger? I guess so. Well, so far things are getting worse and worse for the Inteloper, huh? Hopefully things get better and Mel's uncertainty goes away, staying in her world is definitely not helping her mental state. Anyway, this is the second chapter of the remade story, hope it was alright. Thank you all for taking a look at the story, I promise it will get better it just needs to be built from the ground up, yea? Anyway please leave a like, review, the normal, hope you all have a good day and until next time. Ciao!