I'm not completely sure where this one will run off to, so bear with me here.
I don't own any of the Final Fantasy 8 characters, but the six newbies are mine.
Believe it or not, I did notice the request for pictures of my original characters, I just don't have them scanned yet. When I do, I will post the link.
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Chapter 9
"We climbed to the top of one of the plateaus," Edgar waved a hand around, "And saw nothing. I mean, there was nothing on the rocks, and we couldn't see anything in any of the valleys either."
"Then the sun struck something and it started to reveal this huge building," Ariadne flung her hands out to illustrate her point. Then she turned pink.
"It was her castle," Selphie was subdued, "It looked different somehow, but I'm not sure how, exactly."
"Well, let's find out," Squall shrugged, "Lead the way."
Edgar, Selphie and Ariadne set off at a pretty good pace, trying to rush the others to the location which had surprised them before the sun got out of the position, in case it relied on certain times to be visible.
Upon reaching the top of the nearest plateau, Edgar pointed toward the sun where it was setting, "That's it. Do you see the strange shadow in the outline of the sun?"
Squall nodded, and noticed that as the sun sank lower, the silhouette of the structure disappeared. He watched it for a few seconds, and then started toward the location, "We might have a time limit here, so be careful."
"Don't you just hate it when someone decides to time spell their headquarters?" Seifer tried to crack a joke.
Selphie giggled slightly, "Seifer! That's not funny!"
"Then why'd you laugh?" he grinned right back, "But honestly, what do we do if there is ~is~ a time limit? Wait til tomorrow?"
"No," Lynne shook his head, "We can't, he's almost dead."
"What?" the others froze in shock.
"That person I saw while I was out of it," Lynne stared at the ground beneath him, concentrating on the red of the dirt, and the way the sun changed the appearance of it, rather than on the reactions to what he was about to say, "I got the feeling it was that Max guy, and that he only had a few hours left to live..."
"Well that really-" Seifer snorted.
"Then we just move a little faster," Squall shrugged, "Not that big a deal. Even if it turns out to be nothing more than a hallucination."
"Those of you who are skilled at moving quickly, run ahead. Get to the building and wait for us, maybe even try to get in or observe things about the structure," Quistis waved her hand around, "When the rest of us get there we might have to split up, and go into it like that."
Zell, Edgar, Selphie, Xia, Maria and Eric dashed off as fast as they were able. Squall, Seifer, Quistis and Ariadne weren't far behind. Irvine and Lynne tried to keep the others at least in sight. While running, each person kept an eye not only on each other, but also on the placement of the sun. Though there was no time for watching the sunset, they couldn't help but admire the shifting hues as they drifted toward the horizon. Nor could they help but shiver as the far off castle slowly but surely disappeared from the top down.
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Gasping for air, Zell and Edgar reached out to the doors of the building, touching them to make sure they were there. Selphie and Eric approached as well, but they took the doorknobs in hand, and actually pulled. The doors didn't budge. So they pulled on one door. But it still wouldn't move.
When Xia and Maria arrived, Zell and Edgar had joined in on pulling at the doorknob. But it refused to move. As they approached, Quistis and Seifer also joined in on the door-pulling contest. Squall paused, looking at the state of the walls, only a few yards above the doors were still visible, and Ariadne caught her breath and helped the others in their efforts.
Without even pausing in his approach, Irvine also pulled at the doors when he arrived, joining the others. Squall continued to stare at the walls, trying to figure out what felt wrong about the situation. Lynne snickered as he arrived, and stood next to Squall. After a few breaths, Lynne called out to the others, "You know, you really ought to have read the door! It says PUSH!"
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I couldn't resist the attempt at lightening the atmosphere. I guess someone down the line got a sense of humor concerning that place... *tries to look innocent*
~Then again, that kinda adds to the suspense of the time limit that disappeared. *rolling eyes*~
I don't own any of the Final Fantasy 8 characters, but the six newbies are mine.
Believe it or not, I did notice the request for pictures of my original characters, I just don't have them scanned yet. When I do, I will post the link.
~
Chapter 9
"We climbed to the top of one of the plateaus," Edgar waved a hand around, "And saw nothing. I mean, there was nothing on the rocks, and we couldn't see anything in any of the valleys either."
"Then the sun struck something and it started to reveal this huge building," Ariadne flung her hands out to illustrate her point. Then she turned pink.
"It was her castle," Selphie was subdued, "It looked different somehow, but I'm not sure how, exactly."
"Well, let's find out," Squall shrugged, "Lead the way."
Edgar, Selphie and Ariadne set off at a pretty good pace, trying to rush the others to the location which had surprised them before the sun got out of the position, in case it relied on certain times to be visible.
Upon reaching the top of the nearest plateau, Edgar pointed toward the sun where it was setting, "That's it. Do you see the strange shadow in the outline of the sun?"
Squall nodded, and noticed that as the sun sank lower, the silhouette of the structure disappeared. He watched it for a few seconds, and then started toward the location, "We might have a time limit here, so be careful."
"Don't you just hate it when someone decides to time spell their headquarters?" Seifer tried to crack a joke.
Selphie giggled slightly, "Seifer! That's not funny!"
"Then why'd you laugh?" he grinned right back, "But honestly, what do we do if there is ~is~ a time limit? Wait til tomorrow?"
"No," Lynne shook his head, "We can't, he's almost dead."
"What?" the others froze in shock.
"That person I saw while I was out of it," Lynne stared at the ground beneath him, concentrating on the red of the dirt, and the way the sun changed the appearance of it, rather than on the reactions to what he was about to say, "I got the feeling it was that Max guy, and that he only had a few hours left to live..."
"Well that really-" Seifer snorted.
"Then we just move a little faster," Squall shrugged, "Not that big a deal. Even if it turns out to be nothing more than a hallucination."
"Those of you who are skilled at moving quickly, run ahead. Get to the building and wait for us, maybe even try to get in or observe things about the structure," Quistis waved her hand around, "When the rest of us get there we might have to split up, and go into it like that."
Zell, Edgar, Selphie, Xia, Maria and Eric dashed off as fast as they were able. Squall, Seifer, Quistis and Ariadne weren't far behind. Irvine and Lynne tried to keep the others at least in sight. While running, each person kept an eye not only on each other, but also on the placement of the sun. Though there was no time for watching the sunset, they couldn't help but admire the shifting hues as they drifted toward the horizon. Nor could they help but shiver as the far off castle slowly but surely disappeared from the top down.
~*~
Gasping for air, Zell and Edgar reached out to the doors of the building, touching them to make sure they were there. Selphie and Eric approached as well, but they took the doorknobs in hand, and actually pulled. The doors didn't budge. So they pulled on one door. But it still wouldn't move.
When Xia and Maria arrived, Zell and Edgar had joined in on pulling at the doorknob. But it refused to move. As they approached, Quistis and Seifer also joined in on the door-pulling contest. Squall paused, looking at the state of the walls, only a few yards above the doors were still visible, and Ariadne caught her breath and helped the others in their efforts.
Without even pausing in his approach, Irvine also pulled at the doors when he arrived, joining the others. Squall continued to stare at the walls, trying to figure out what felt wrong about the situation. Lynne snickered as he arrived, and stood next to Squall. After a few breaths, Lynne called out to the others, "You know, you really ought to have read the door! It says PUSH!"
~
I couldn't resist the attempt at lightening the atmosphere. I guess someone down the line got a sense of humor concerning that place... *tries to look innocent*
~Then again, that kinda adds to the suspense of the time limit that disappeared. *rolling eyes*~