CHAPTER FOUR

HYPERION

Walking along the transcontinental railroad tracks is not something you would normally want to do. But if you don't have a vehicle then it's the only way to get to Timber and from there you can get a train to Balamb Town. After that it's a quick drive to Balamb Garden. For Seifer Almasy the trip was being made even worse by the fact that Raijin wouldn't shut up for one minute during the trip across the railroad bridge. At least Fujin was there to kick Raijin in the shin every once in a while and give Seifer something to laugh at. And now that he was on a train he could get some peace and quiet finally.

BAM! BAM! BAM!

"Raijin if that's you then you better hide real quick like!"

"NEGATIVE"

"What is it Fujin?"

"ENTER?"

"Fine but make it quick!" Quietly opening the door to Seifer's room Fujin stepped in and walked over to where he was standing and staring out the window at the underwater tunnel they were currently traveling through.

"WHY?" She was wondering why he was going back to Balamb Garden when he would most likely be arrested and charged with multiple war crimes.

"Because I have to Fu" he replied and then paused before continuing "Did you know that the first thing I remember since the day I went to Timber to help Rinoa is your speech to me about friendship while we were in the Lunatic Pandora. Everything else is just a fog. So I guess you could say that I feel guilty about everything that happened even if it wasn't actually me. Ha, it's kinda funny to think that I'm sorry about something. That's a secret between me and you O.K. I can't have anyone think that I have lost my arrogance."

Turning back to the window Seifer began to ponder what would happen when he arrived at Balamb Garden. Most likely he would be put in shackles and then shipped off to Esther to be tried. His only hope would be to talk to Cid or even Edea about his situation before it happened. A few minutes later he heard the door open followed by a loud booming voice yelling "We're there, We're there! This is going to be so exciting man! Do you think they'll let us head the Disciplinary Committee again?"

"RAIJIN! OAF!" Thud.

"OWWWW" "Do ya always have to kick me, ya know?"

Seifer couldn't help but to throw his head back and laugh at the sound of his two friends arguing in the background. Even though he had told them the risk of going back and then told them that they should stay at FH so that they didn't go to jail along with him they had simply stated, "But Seifer, we're a Posse, ya know." "AFFIRMITIVE"

And that had been that.

Turning to look at them he thought for a moment about staying on the train and going back to FH but quickly pushed the thought aside. Seifer Almasy was many things but a coward he was not. "Lets go!"

Putting his gunblade 'Hyperion' in its scabbard on his side he strode from the train and out into the warm sunny atmosphere of Balamb Town. He suddenly realized how much he had missed Balamb Island. He had lived there since he was little after all.

"Seifer everyone is staring at us, ya know."

"Well then Raijin maybe you should get a move on then before someone starts yelling Trai…."

"TRAITOR"

"Shit, too late, quick head for the Car Rental Facility and let's get out of here." Seifer yelled before taking off towards the other side off town. Once there he ran up to the young clerk and yelled, "Hey you, get me a car now!"

"Sorry we're all out of cars to rent to the likes of you." The clerk instantly regretted those words though as he suddenly found himself looking down the wrong end of a gunblade. "Ummm…. Nevermind I just realized we have a car that's available." With that he tossed Seifer the set of keys to a car that was right outside of the building.

Once inside the car they started it up and headed in the direction of Balamb Garden. In a few short minutes they found themselves at the main gates. Getting out of the car they started walking towards the gate. They only made it a few feet though before they found themselves confronted by several SeeDs and all of them were armed to the teeth. Realizing he needed to do something to calm them before one of them decided to shoot first and ask questions later, Seifer slowly pulled Hyperion out of his scabbard and stuck it in the ground and then backed away from it. Turning to his companions he told them to do the same.

Seifer then stepped forward and yelled, " I didn't come looking for a fight, I only wish for a chance to speak to either Headmaster Cid or Edea." He saw movement behind the row of SeeD's and strained to see who it was. But before he could, the front SeeD stepped forward and it was then that he recognized Xu.

"Why did you come here Seifer?" "Some trick to get you inside the Garden and then you start killing people like last time."

"No, I wanted to apologize to the Headmaster and his wife and then I will be on my way."

Xu stood there for a minute contemplating this and was about to tell him to go away unless he wanted to be put under arrest when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning slightly to see whom it was she immediately recognized the kind face of Edea.

"Let him in child, I will be responsible for his behavior." She stated in a way that left no room for argument. She then walked up to Seifer and stared him in the eyes as if having a staring contest. Seifer felt a strange feeling in his head almost as if his mind were being picked clean but once it was over he felt better than he had in weeks.

"Come with me all of you I will take you to see the Headmaster. We have been expecting you."

Authors Note: Sorry all if this chapter is kinda short but I have big plans for the next chapter. And it will be longer than any of my other chapters yet. And hopefully better. Again please READ AND REVIEW. And thanks the everyone who has reviewed. As long as people continue to review and let me know that I should continue than I will. Oh yeah it will be probably four days before anymore comes out since I will be away from my computer. Once I get back though expect to see 1 or two chapters a day.