Chapter 21

Chapter 21

"President Laguna was shot into Timber, sir"

Kiros replied, "Launch me towards Centra Ruins" On board the submarine, Kiros had been hard at work deciding his next destination. That Tears Point really intrigues me. What is it doing up there, anyway? I'm guessing this must be Squall's handiwork.

"But, sir. We have laws against that sort of thing"

"President Laguna is missing and I intend to find him, with or without your cooperation"

This guy is more blunt than President Loire. "The capsule will be ready shortly"

After the capsule was loaded

5…4…3…2…1…launch!

The capsule flew towards Centra Ruins. Kiros ejected from the capsule the moment it was above Centra Ruins and landed on Tears Point with a parachute. When he landed he ran into the door on the statue and saw a grand throne room, the very same Zone and Watts saw. Hyne saw him and launched the ball of time at him. Kiros ducked out of the way, "Who are you?" Hyne ignored his question and launched another one at him. "That's it you half-bodied, shadow-faced freak, you're going down!" Kiros used his limit Blood Pain with his dirk, equipped to do 9999 damage per attack and 50 attacks with Blood Pain = 499,950 damage. Hyne did not even flinch.

Kiros then said, "You…survived? But how-" Kiros did not get to finish as Hyne launched another ball at him, sending him spiraling through time and space…

After Zell dropped the Head Shumi at the hospital, he sat down and decided to do some thinking, something Zell did not excel at. When I passed Balamb, I saw that huge energy field surrounding it. If only I could get through it. Zell kept thinking and thinking until he gave up. Maybe I'm approaching this the wrong way, I should think of ways to get to Balamb without passing the barrier. I could go underwater! Now where do I get my hands on a submarine? Zell stood up and went to the master fisherman. "Where can I find a submarine?"

"The hotshot president of Esthar has a submarine somewhere at the docks. Why?"

"Thanks!" said Zell as he ran to the submarine at the docks. Its being guarded by some Esthar soldiers, piece a cake! Zell ran into the soldiers and battled with them. "Take this!" Zell decided to mug one soldier and stole the key to the sub.

"Hey, give that back!" Zell decided to shut the soldiers' trap by casting Tornado on them, flinging them into the water. See ya! Zell entered the submarine and left FH the way he came in, the soggy Esthar soldiers waving their fists behind him.

GTG was docked near Deling, while Martine spent the night in the hotel, contemplating his next move. *Knock, knock* "Room service!" Hmm, my mouth is already watering. I can't wait to eat that Peach Jelly! When he opened the door, a man wearing casual clothes shot him in his forehead. Martine caught a glimpse of his murderer before collapsing into the deep, dark abyss of death.

I think I'm too old for this job. Why didn't those SeeD cadets take it instead? The new mayor of Winhill was in her rocking chair thinking, when someone threw a hand grenade at her. She will be missed dearly.

The FRC was somewhere between Balamb and FH, when…

"Sir, what's this" thought Raijin, perplexed at what he saw. Cid sat down beside him and looked at the bent tube they saw moving across the surface of the ocean

"Maybe it's a submarine"

"Should we follow it?"

"Good idea! Yes, we will."

*Yawn* "Where am I?" wondered Kiros. Squall, Seifer, Rinoa, Zone, and Watts walked up to him, Seifer said, "We were hoping you could answer that same question, I am Seifer Almasy"

"I am Zone and the guy beside me is Watts"

"I'm sure you remember Rinoa and me"

"Yes, I do, Squall, Laguna is worried sick looking for you"

Squall could care less, "Lemme guess, you got here because some asshole in Tears Point shot you with a glowing ball, right?" said Seifer

"Yeah"

"Oh, and in case you didn't know yet, Lunatic Pandora is here too-"

"-and Adel is in it" added Rinoa.

"It is also surrounded by a-"

"-my turn to guess, a force field, right?"

"How did you know?"

"Balamb and some shack at the bottom of Centra are in the same state"

"Matron's house, the orphanage?"

"I guess so"

"We are trying to get past that force field"

"And I know just how to do that!" Kiros brought out a device from his pocket
"This device, an electromagnetic charge ionizer, or ECI, can shut down a force field for a short while"

"How short?"

"150 seconds"

"Let's start planning our hijack" said Rinoa mischievously as they sat down and started planning.

Mrs. Dincht rallied the people of Balamb to explain the real story behind the murder of the Galbadian Vice President. Biggs, sniper in hand, was ready to fire. My aim is a little off, but it will still hit her heart. Zell's submarine docked in the harbor when he saw his mom on the wooden stage.
He looked at the roof of Balamb hotel and saw what Biggs ready to shoot. Zell's heart began to beat faster. "Ma! LOOK OUT!!!"

"Zell!?" It was too late, the bullet hit Zell's mother at the spot Biggs intended it.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!"

Wedge and Biggs spoke into the gamma wave radio, "Only one remains"

"Excellent"

Chapter 22

:"I have located Cid" said Hyne to his flunkies, "His boat is located at Northern Trabia"
"I'll be there right away" replied Vinzer Deling.

"JET!" shouted Fujin to Cid.

"That's Dr. Odine's jet! What does he want with us?"

My plan is now underway. The highest mountain peaks were the only parts of the continent not underwater. Dr. Odine had the jet land on a peak and signaled them to stop. Cid docked the FRC for Fujin and Raijin to jump out. Cid followed them and walked to the doctor through the heavy rain. "Hey!" screamed Cid as Dr. Odine's bodyguard dragged him on board the jet. "Hey, that's my headmaster yer messin with. Time to teach ya a lessin, ya know"

The battle begins

Fujin and Raijin HP= 9999, Bodyguard HP=12000, Dr. Odine HP=50000.

Fujin used her ability Dragoon Slice and jumped into the air. Raijin followed with Blind on the bodyguard. The bodyguard used punch; it missed due to the blind. Dr. Odine used Flare on Raijin. DMG=3500, HP=6499. Fujin finished her previous attack on the bodyguard. DMG=9999, HP=2001. Raijin used his ability Wind Vacuum, an ability in which Raijin twirls his weapon creating a tornado, which turns into a vacuum, which in turn will send his foes spiraling into his twirling weapon. DMG=15000, Dr. Odine HP=35,000 Bodyguard=KO. "Bah, feeble fool" screamed Dr. Odine, "I need not revive you" He then used Tornadaga on Fujin and Raijin. DMG=4999, Raijin HP=1500, Fujin HP=5001. Fujin used Pain on the doctor. "You idiot, status effects are useless on me, Gwahahahaha!" Raijin used his ability Power Toss, an ability in which he runs and tosses the enemy up in the air with his weapon. DMG=10000, HP=25000. Dr. Odine's face turned red, he then said, "You are beginning to bore me!" He followed with Shockwave Quasar; a spell similar to Shockwave Pulsar, except it is twice as powerful. DMG=12000. Fujin and Raijin=KO. Then something unexpected happened, Cid joined the battle and used Phoenix Pinion to revive them. Cid HP=15000. "Foolish imbeciles, why zon't you surrender? Fine, taste my wrath!"

Raijin used Mega-X-Potion on everyone, healing everyone completely. Fujin followed with a Terra Flush, an ability in which Fujin throws the enemy up in the air with her weapon and attacks the enemy repeatedly, somehow similar to the Lionheart. DMG=20x500=10000. HP=15000. Dr. Odine decided to use a never-before-seen spell, Centrifuge, a spell which spins the enemies in circles doing centrifugal elemental damage. DMG=20000. Cid, Fujin, and Raijin=KO. Dr. Odine casted Life on his bodyguard, "Bring zose bodies aboard!"

"Esthar owes you a debt of gratitude" said Ward to Balamb Garden for fixing the communications satellite and returning it to Esthar. That happened hours before, now Ward stared into the radar, intrigued at what he saw. Strange, the energy field around Edea's house seems to have disappeared. I wonder why- His train of thought was interrupted by the ringing of the presidential telephone, "Hello, Ward speaking"

"This is the head of security at Esthar National Medical Center"

That's Ellone's hospital. Maybe she's conscious again. At last, some good news since that letter Kiros sent me. Then again, why would the head of security tell me this? "How can I help you?"

"Ellone Loire has disappeared!"

Ward put down the phone in shock. In the radar, depicted were two bodies, flying towards Edea's house. Ward performed an infra-red scan and in a few seconds, the results were printed out. He read it and said, "Oh no! Ellone!!!" Ward ran out of the suite and sprinted to the Airstation.

Ultimecia decided to take some initiative. Hyne would be proud. She brought Ellone into consciousness. "Ohh, where am I?"

"Take me back to the past"

"Ultimecia? Never!"

"I have information to your advantage"

"Huh?"

"Your friend, Loire, has been poisoned in Timber and only I know the antidote"

"Oh no! Uncle Laguna!!!"

"He will die in a week if you do not administer the antidote"

"I'll bring you to the past, on the condition that you tell me what the antidote is"

"Fine" Ellone brought Ultimecia back to the past, far back enough to compress time once more. Before time compression began, she whispered something to Ellone. The antidote is a moon stone.

Time has compressed

The rain has stopped

END OF DISC 1

DISC 2

Chapter 23

Damn you, Ultimecia, you useless bitch! Hyne was in a fit of rage. That idiot was supposed to compress time after killing that moron Cid, not now! He raised his hands and released a sphere of spatial energy to deactivate time compression. He then activated the radio, "All of you, get over here now!!!"

The people of Balamb saw the sun appear over the clouds once more as its force field vanished, but their happiness did not surface, their leader was dead, or so it seemed…

Squall raised his left hand slowly as Lunatic Pandora neared. That's the signal! Zone planted the ECI device Kiros brought from Esthar. Time for Phase 1. He activated the device and jumped behind a rock. What he then saw awed him, shrill static buzzed in everyone's ears and terminated the shield of Lunatic Pandora. He then raised his left hand. Phase 2. Squall, Kiros, Rinoa, and Seifer jumped aboard immediately. "Good Luck!" shouted Watts as he prepared the grappling hook, which was tied to the ground. Watts then launched the hook at Lunatic Pandora, hitting it perfectly, causing it to stop moving. "Okay everyone, you all know what to do" said Squall. He and Seifer were supposed to find Adel, while Kiros and Rinoa were to find the ship's controls

[10 minutes later…]

"I found it!" shouted Rinoa to Kiros. Lunatic Pandora slowly landed for Zone and Watts to hop aboard. Squall and Seifer ran into the control room, "We can't find her"

"Good!" replied Kiros, "We may get home sooner than you think!"

"You'll never get away with this!" shouted Cid as his captor brought him to the Galbadian Missile Base. "Oh yes I vill!" replied Dr. Odine as he watched his captives being forced to work at gunpoint. Everything is according to plan, heeheehee!!!

"You incompetent buffoon!!!" shouted Hyne to his flunky, "I oughtta erase your existence!!" Ultimecia, the object of those cruel words, bowed her head in shame. "Forget Cid for now, someone has hijacked Lunatic Pandora. GET IT BACK AND TERMINATE THE HIJACKERS!!!!!"

"W-Ward?" mumbled Ellone as she regained consciousness, Ward sat down in front of her, "Yes Elle, it's me, and you're fine now" Ward heaved a sigh of relief to finally see his good friend awake. They hugged each other, while Elle said, "I'm in Matron's house aren't I?"

"Yes you are"

"Elle, I have some bad news, Laguna's in Timber and is poisoned-"

"-and the antidote is a moon stone."

"W-What?!"

"I know what the antidote is, a moon stone, like the ones from the Elnoyles we got rid of"

"Let's go back to Esthar and get to work"

"Right" Ellone and Ward flew back to Esthar immediately

Kiros stood in front of the moon stone in Lunatic Pandora, when he felt the ground shake, he ran to door. Biggs jumped in front of him, "Surprise!!"

Zone stood guard at the elevator, only to be greeted by Wedge's Buster Sword

Watts was piloting Lunatic Pandora, when suddenly someone grabbed the controls from him. "Hey cut that out. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Vinzer Deling?!"

Rinoa stood above Lunatic Pandora watching the monotonous scenery, when she was confronted by Adel, "So we meet again, eh"

NORG jumped onto Squall, who was standing in Adel's room. "Die foolish SeeD!"

Seifer stood in his usual spot in Lunatic Pandora and was attacked by Ultimecia, "You're gonna pay, b****!!!"

"We'll see who's gonna pay"

Hyne was pleased to know that his flunkies were victorious

Overheard in Balamb Garden:

Boy: Did ya hear they began dispatchin SeeDs again?

Girl: I heard that, did ya hear that Dr. Kadowaki's bringin us somewhere in Centra ta find Headmaster Kramer?

Boy: Yeah, were you absent during yesterday's assembly?

Girl: Yeah, why?

The boy walked away, leaving the girl to sulk.

"MOM!!!" screamed Zell when he saw his mom awake again

"You owe Zell a debt of gratitude, Mrs. Dincht" said Edea proudly, "He was the one who nursed you back to health" Mrs. Dincht did not hear what Edea said, she was occupied with hugging her only son.

A few minutes later, Mrs. Dincht had an assembly called; a new security system was to be made, which would encompass all of Balamb, allowing no one to enter or leave Balamb without a complete cavity search. While all this happened, Hyne began planning how to get his men past the security. "Looks like we have to take care of Mrs. Metal- Pocket again, don't we"

Chapter 24

Their captors fast asleep, they were able to talk in privacy, "We need ta plan how to get outta here" said Raijin.

"Hold on, what we are working on seems familiar" said Cid

"Yeah, kinda like Lunatic Pandora"

"Omigod, crystal pillar!" shouted Cid, "We need to escape then report this to Laguna, he won't like this…"

"Let's go somewhere safe"

"DELING CITY"

"Good idea, Fujin. Now let's plan our escape"

"Oooh, my back" groaned Kiros. We seem to be in Adel's tomb. The others are still unconscious. These idiots probably intend to take us captive, we'll see about that. We can't seem to beat them with fighting; we'll trap them instead! As the others woke up, he began planning.

"I'm not coming with you"

"Why?!" asked Quistis

"I need to stay here with Mrs. Dincht"

Edea made it clear when the four decided to visit GTG that she did not want to come along. "But we don't know where it is" argued Selphie

Mrs. Dincht joined the conversation taking place while watching the sunrise, "I heard that they're in Galbadia"

"Then we're off to Galbadia" said Irvine, who then ran off to buy the train tickets. Selphie followed just to make sure that he doesn't get in trouble. "Mom, I'll come back in a few days, ok"

"Sure, just don't kill anyone else"

"Yes mom" Wait a minute, we have the sub, why are those idiots still buying train tickets. Zell ran after the two while Quistis sat down, watching the sunrise

After Ellone had explained what Ultimecia had done to her, she asked Ward, "Any news on Squall?"

"Not yet" Ward watched in horror as Ellone collapsed right in front of him.

"The rain didn't do much damage, eh. I'll give them something to cry about! Mwahahaha!" Hyne raised his scepter. A flash of light appeared, causing the winds to blow hard and fast, Hyne blew some air into the flash, making the winds cold as ice. "This oughtta mess things up!"

"Dr. Kadowaki, it's not safe to leave Centra now" said Nida to his conscious leader.

"We'll have to spend the night here, tomorrow we leave. Have the cadets put up the windbreakers and the heaters activated"
"Yes, ma'am" said Nida politely as he entered the elevator.
It's gonna be a long, cold night…

"G'night sir", said the White SeeD to his leader as he left the leader, lying under the stars with his jacket on. It isn't a good idea to stay here, unless we dock in Edea's house, we are history. "WHOA!!!" said the leader as the ship swayed roughly. No questions about it, we are docking in Edea's house tomorrow! The leader stood up and walked back to his quarters.

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The conversation did not last long; they had chosen their new home.

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A flash of light at the southern portion of their new home was covered with a brilliant flash of light. Excellent spawning grounds, apparently.

"…And so our new joint security shall be activated right now" Mayor Dobe and President Caraway shook hands while cameras flashed, people cheered, and engineers were at work on the greatest joint security operation that planet has ever seen. All of FH and Galbadia were to be sealed. Hyne watched all of this take place,

"I see they want to give me a challenge. I like challenges!!!!!!!"

Chapter 25

"Ready, GO!" whispered Squall fight, "Where did they go" asked Zone

Watts ran to the radar mechanism and scanned all of Lunatic Pandora.

"Wherever they are, it isn't here"

Kiros then said, "We need to find a way home as soon as possible"

"Right" replied Rinoa, Zone, and Watts in unison. The others had already left.

Cid, Fujin, and Raijin managed to sneak out at the crack of dawn. My plan actually worked! Sodium Hydroxide can sure mess up someone's stomach. Cid placed 500 g. of that chemical into the guards' coffee. The chemical reaction with the stomach acids created tremendous amounts of…gas, sending the guards to the bathroom, thinking that they needed to take a dump. "All aboard for Timber!" shouted the conductor as the gleeful threesome boarded the train.

"THEY VAT!!!!!!!!" screamed Dr. Odine

"I'm sorry, sir, should we hunt them down?"

"I'll do it myself, I don't need any bumbling idiots helping me on this one"

Dr. Odine hopped to his computer and began hacking into Galbadia's train passenger archives. I see they are going to Timber, eh. I will find them and make their life a living nightmare for insulting me!!!

"Are you sure you don't need any disinfectant?" asked Cid to his wounded cadet

"No thanks, I'm okay, ya know" Four hours earlier, Cid, Fujin, and Raijin had jumped off the train, as it was about to enter Timber. Cid and Fujin managed to escape unscathed; unfortunately, Raijin acquired a nasty gash on his right leg in the process. They proceeded to Horizon Bridge. The guard stationed there denied them passage without a presidential request. Cid decided that they would climb their way to Winhill, where Caraway was recuperating. Now, they were waiting for an audience with his excellency. "Come in" whimpered the president. The three entered slowly. Cid introduced himself to Caraway and explained his need to find Edea and the rest. "Rinoa would have wanted such. Sigh, take this form and fill it up, hand it to my secretary and she will have you flown to Horizon Bridge by helicopter. After the guard lets you through, you are on your own"

"Thanks, ya know" The three were soon on their way to Horizon Bridge.

As soon as they had left, Wedge managed to shoot the President again, he was sent to a hospital immediately, where he was declared to be in critical condition, his odds of survival were 10:1

The White SeeDs managed to settle into their new temporary home. The leader had his reasons, but their supplies were limited. They could not stay there for long.

"Where's Martine?" asked Quistis. Selphie and Irvine had gone looking for their old friends, while Zell headed to the cafeteria.

"He's dead"

Quistis sat down when she heard the pilot's reply. He's gone? There is something very fishy going on here. We need to take control of GTG and investigate. Do you have any plans on where to go? After all, you are the new headmaster, right? The pilot shrugged as the other three entered the cockpit, "Where were you?" asked Zell

"Just here," replied Quistis, "I think we should take control of GTG in the meantime"

The pilot and the other nodded with glee, that is, except Zell.

"I don't think it's a good idea"

"Why?" It was too late. Zell was out the door. He decided to take his sub to Edea's house, as GTG was on its way to Esthar.

By dusk, Cid, Fujin, and Raijin were resting in Seaside Station.

By night, sailing was impossible and snow had enveloped the entire planet.

"Let's give them a bigger problem!" said Hyne as he propelled the Propagators, who had flocked to Centra Ruins, all over the planet!

Chapter 26

"Aaaaaaaaagh! Help!!!" screamed Mrs. Dincht as a propagator lurched toward her. Edea ran to the propagator and covered Mrs. Dincht from the attack, then casted Curaga on herself. "We need to get rid of the ones in Balamb first!" shouted Edea as some people joined her in battle.

Edea's HP=9999, SeeD cadet's HP=9999, Mrs. Dincht's HP=2900, Mr. Dincht's HP=6700. Propagators' (25) HP= 6500.

"We can't take on all these guys at once, can we?" asked Zell's Father.

"Let's try anyway" said Edea, who started with casting Mega-Reflect, a version of Reflect which affects all party members. One propagator started with Firaga and ended up injuring itself. Meteor…Ultima…Flare…Ultima…Meteor…Flare…Apocalypse, all of these spells were reflected back to the propagators, killing them.

After the battle ended, several people left their houses and started sealing Balamb with the fallen snow. The frozen oceans had to be sealed immediately as well.

Oh, shit! I am in a huge mess!!! Zell's submarine was stuck underwater because the oceans froze. The engine of the submarine had conked out because of the freezing temperatures. "B-Brrrrrrrr, its c-c-c-cold down here" It says here that I have 3 more hours of oxygen, but I doubt that I will survive three more minutes in this cold! The most recent radar reading showed that he was 4 miles south of FH. What's my gear? Hmmm, two matches, and an aerosol can of grease. I know how to get out, but it's too risky. Zell punched the side of the can so a hole appeared. He put the can down with the hole facing him and ran fifteen meters away. He lit the first match and aimed for the hole. C'mon baby, don't miss! NOOOOOO!!!! The first match had missed the target. I can't afford to miss this on. If I do, I am history! He threw his only remaining match at the can, and it entered the hole. YES!!! Zell instantly dived away from the resulting explosion, blasting the sub into pieces and throwing him upwards, where his body broke through the ice. Zell's battered body was spotted by the coast guard of FH. The on-board medic declared him clinically dead!

"I'm sorry, sir, but she has been declared clinically dead"

"I don't care! I want you to do everything in your power to keep her alive"

"Uhh, yes sir, we'll try our best"

Poor Ward seems to have lost everyone he has cared for. Laguna, dying in Timber; Squall, disappeared; Kiros, disappeared; Ellone; clinically dead.

I can't do this, I can't lead a country in this state. "Station five times as many troops at strategic points and have them kill as many propagators as they can"

"Yes sir"

By dawn, all the propagators in Esthar were eliminated.

"I don't think it's such a good idea"

"Why?"

Cid replied, "The snow on Great Salt Lake may collapse. It's not worth the risk"

Fujin groaned at the decision, they were to climb the mountains to get to Esthar.

GTG barely managed to make it to Centra Ruins. They used their weapons as icebreakers and ran on auxiliary power.

"Why is Ragnarok up there" asked Selphie as the three stood facing Centra Ruins.

"I don't know, but I am going up there to investigate…alone!" replied Quistis

"Hey Quisty," complained Irvine, "I thought we were a team!"

"This looks dangerous, trust me on this one" She grabbed a jetpack and flew up towards Tears Point. By noon, she had still not returned.

Hyne had sent all of his flunkies to hunt Cid down. "I have to find that Cid or my whole plan will collapse!"

Chapter 27

The engine setup Kiros created is almost ready. Just a little more tweaking and we will be able to go home! He asked me to- Squall's train of thought was interrupted by Watts' chattering, "Sir, it appears that someone is walking up to Lunatic Pandora"

Who the hell could that be? "I'll take care of it. Here, take this" Squall handed Watts his schematics and sprinted for the exit. He stepped out and saw the last person he expected to see. "Qu-Quistis?" He stood there, staring at her. Squall's here? "Squall!" shouted Quistis as she walked up to him. Quistis opened her hands expecting a hug, while Squall offered her his hand. Quistis laughed as Squall rolled his eyes. "I should have known better" teased Quistis, "I am, after all, an experienced Squall analyzer, tee hee" She hugged him anyway as the others watched from above Lunatic Pandora. Squall stepped away from Quistis and motioned her to follow him into Lunatic Pandora. "So Quistis, how did you get here? Lemme guess, a half-bodied guy sent you here"

"Yes, but how did you know?"

"I'll have Rinoa do the explaining"

"Right, where are we anyway?"

"Lunatic Pandora-"

"No, I mean where is this place?"

"I don't know, I have been stuck here since we got rid of Ultimecia, or so we thought"

"Huh?" Squall explained the recent developments as they headed for the party

"Seems strange" Squall nodded as the two stepped into the cockpit where the others were waiting. All the hustle and bustle that happened next left everyone in a daze. Rinoa explained the story of the Great Hyne to Quistis, who in turn, revealed the developments since Kiros left. "…So in summary: Laguna has been poisoned, There are propagators everywhere, Mayor Dobe is fine again, President Caraway has been shot once more, and that about wraps it up." Squall began thinking once more. That Laguna wanted to speak to me privately, if he is dead, well, he can't. It's strange how everyone I meet wants to speak with me privately. I wonder why…

Zone and Watts comforted Rinoa as she sat, watching the controls in a very somber mood. Who is behind all of this, my dad was such a nice man, and now some people come along and take away the only person left in my life, besides Squall. Now Squall is the only one left for me to rely on. He doesn't seem to love me now. Why doesn't he realize that I need him? Doesn't he love me? Squall watched with concern as Rinoa sobbed uncontrollably. You idiot, show some concern! Squall walked towards her and suddenly stopped. What's wrong with me?! Concern isn't going to help her now, what will would be to take her home, to her father. It hurts me to work while she is in so much pain, but I must, for if I don't, things can only get worse. Squall grabbed the schematics on the table and walked to the engine room. Seifer and Kiros sat watching the scenario, completely speechless. Quistis then shouted, "Uh oh! This is not good" The others ran to her and saw Hyne's flunkies heading for Lunatic Pandora. "What happened?" asked Squall as he ran back up. Watts' replied, "We're being invaded again, sir"

Squall and Seifer ganged up on Biggs and got ready to battle.

Squall and Seifers' HP=9999. Biggs' HP=25000.

Squall started off with a Thundaga. DMG=5000, HP=20000. Biggs' countered with an Ultima. DMG=4000, Squall and Seifers' HP=5999. "Hmph, is that the best you can do?" Seifer attacked Biggs doing 6700 DMG. HP=13300. Squall followed with Diablos which loaded instantly. Diablos LV. 100 DMG=9999, HP=3301. Biggs followed with Bioaga, completely healing Squall and Seifer. "Elemental Defense, don't leave home without it" gloated Seifer as he finished Biggs off with an attack. Biggs=KO

"Going somewhere?" retorted Quistis who ganged up on Wedge with Rinoa

Quistis and Rinoas' HP=9999. Wedge HP= 15000. Quistis started with an attack doing 4000 DMG. HP=11000. All of Rinoa's sadness resulted with her using her Angel Wing limit. She used the spell Triple, followed by Flare on Wedge. DMG=4000x3=12000. Wedge=KO.

NORG tried to attack Kiros, who used Lunar Energy from the nearby moon stone to KO NORG.

Deling snuck up on Zone and Watts and a battle started

Zone and Watts' HP=5000. Deling's HP=10000

Deling started with Meteor. DMG=20x200=4000, Zone and Watts' HP=1000.

Zone started with one of his Bio Blaster™ moves, Bio Spew, where he would vomit into his Bio Blaster and shoot the enemy doing unknown damage and status changes. The elemental damage healed Deling, but he was then afflicted with the confuse status. He attacked himself repeatedly doing 5x1800 DMG=9000. HP=1000. The status then wore off. He casted Tornado on them, doing 989 DMG on them. Zone and Watts' HP=11. Watts followed with a regular Dirkblaster™ attack doing 3500 DMG. Deling=KO. They healed themselves and joined Squall and Seifer who were then attacked by Ultimecia. Zone, Watts, Squall, and Seifer were completely healed. Ultimecia's HP=325000.

Squall started by using an Aura rock, a version of Aura stone which affects all party members. Seifer followed with his Hyperion Flare limit, similar to Lionheart, on Ultimecia. DMG=10000x25=250000, HP=75000. Watts followed with Dark Dirk, where he shot his dirk at her and began spinning his weapon so it sliced Ultimecia each time the dirk hit her and caused a new status effect each time the dirk encountered her. DMG=15x 5000(no status)=75000. Ultimecia=KO.

Rinoa, Kiros, and Quistis attacked Adel as well.

Rinoa, Kiros, and Quistis' HP=9999. Adel's HP=100000

Kiros used an Aura Rock, while Rinoa used her limit Wishing Star on Adel. DMG=5000x18=90000, HP=10000. Quistis followed with Shockwave Pulsar. DMG=20000, Adel=KO.

"YES!!!" Suddenly Hyne's flunkies came back to life. "Ever heard of Auto-Life? Hahahahahaha!" The others barely managed to escape to the food storage room.

"I think we need a plan" mumbled Seifer.

Chapter 28

It's dusk already and there isn't any sign of Quistis. He turned around and saw Selphie, at work in GTG's mainframe, looking at some data. I can't bring her on this one. Quisty was right. Whatever it is up there, I need to take it down as soon as possible…alone. Irvine slowly crept out of the room and headed to the jetpack station of GTG and when no one was looking, took a jetpack and headed for the exit. Here goes. He activated the jetpack and flew up into Centra Ruins. Man, it's creepy up here. Irvine slowly tiptoed into the throne room. The throne spun revealing Hyne's grotesque upper body, his face still covered by the shadow. "What did you do to Quisty?!" Hyne smiled and flung a magic sphere at him. Irvine fired at it with his Exeter and it erupted into a spiral of flames.

"Who the hell are you?!" Hyne's smile disappeared as he casted Flaraga, i.e. Flare 3, on Irvine. DMG=15000/2 (Auto-Shell)=7500, HP=2500. Irvine followed with Recover, "Anything else up your sleeve?" retorted Irvine as he casted Ultima on Hyne, who managed to evade the spell. He countered with an attack doing 9998 DMG on Irvine. Irvine's HP=1. "Ouch, you're going down for that one!!!" Irvine pulled off his Pulse Shot limit break, Hyne managed to absorb all the shots. "That's…That's impossible! How did you-" Hyne finished him off with light push. DMG=1, Irvine=KO. "NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" screamed Selphie, who had just arrived in time to see Irvine get KO'd. She ran to Irvine and tried to drag his lifeless corpse out. Hyne smiled and flung another glowing sphere at her. She whacked right back at Hyne with Strange Vision. "You…you'll pay for this, you madman!!!" said Selphie as Hyne ducked from the whirling ball. She used her limit Rapture to whisk Irvine and her to safety. That night Irvine rested in the infirmary, while Selphie got ready to have GTG return to Galbadia.

Balamb Garden managed to gain access into Balamb after a huge cavity search, and on the condition that they eliminate all the remaining propagators on the island, which they gladly did.

"-our new security system is one of the most advanced ones on the planet...ugh" The last thing Mayor Dobe felt was the bullet tearing through his skin, breaking past his skull and exploding in his brain…

Chapter 29

"We made it, at last!" shouted Cid happily as they walked into the windy, snowy Esthar. Fujin limped closely behind while Raijin crawled after them, his teeth chattering. He stood up and casted a light fire on himself. "OUCH!!! That hurt, ya know" Fujin stood behind Cid as they entered Esthar. "Halt! Where do you think you're going?!" snapped the highest ranking soldier at the gate. "Greetings," said Cid calmly, "We are travelers from Balamb Garden. We need to see Laguna Loire immediately"

"You idiot, President Loire is dead! Have you been in a cave for the past few days!?"

This guard seems obnoxious. I'd better take his word on this one. I need to get to the person in charge right now. "No, I haven't. President Loire personally sent us on a mission for him-"

"You look too old to be a SeeD, my son is a cadet in Balamb Garden and gave me this here card with the private cellular phone number of the headmaster, Cid Kramer. I'll check your credentials now." He picked up his cellular phone and dialed a number in it. Cid pulled out his cellular phone from his pocket, "Hello?" The guard instantly put down his phone. "Lousy phone seems to be out of credits" smiled Cid. "Y-You're Cid Kramer? S-Sorry for the inconvenience, it's protocol for us soldiers. Would you like to see the acting-president?"

"Yes, I would"

"I'll have some troops escort you there in a minute"

Cid looked at the two behind him, their jaws dropped, "Looks like I've got more clout than I thought"

"Owwwwww!!!" screamed Zell when he tried to move his right arm. "You seem to have sprained your arm. It should be better after a few days" spoke a familiar voice. Zell focused eyes. It couldn't be, Dr. Kadowaki? Dr. Kadowaki entered the room frowning, "I'm not particularly fond of treating cold-blooded murderers, tell me what happened, Zell"

"First tell me how I got here."

"Fine, your body was spotted by the FH coast guard, who in turn, had you sent to the mayor before he was shot-"

"Hold on, Mayor Dobe was shot?"

"Yes he was, now back to what I was saying, the mayor recognized you as the murderer you are. Fortunately, you and Squall had once saved his life and he remembered your kind act. He was apparently intrigued by how Squall explained the purpose of SeeD as he saw it. He repaid the debt by not turning you in to Galbadia, but instead, by turning you in to us. He gave us complete discretion on whether to give you a one-way ticket to a Galbadian execution or pardon. Now Zell, you are a good boy, but I didn't expect this of you. I intend to be as just and fair as possible when you defend yourself in court, for all of Balamb Garden to see. Prove yourself innocent or suffer the consequences"

"Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?"

"I'm sorry, but that's just the way it is-"

"Wait, can I defend myself here, in the infirmary, first? I'll tell you everything that happened that day. Then you decide whether we still need to humiliate me in front of everyone in Garden."

Dr. Kadowaki hesitated, and then smiled, "That privilege I can give you. Go on. Tell me what happened"

Zell explained everything to the good doctor, "...so you see, I did it to save Matron, and I had nothing to do with Biggs' murder"

"W-Well, Zell that was interesting, I will see you in court"

Zell bowed his head in defeat. The thought of such humiliation nauseated him.

Dr. Kadowaki continued, "There we will show them that you are innocent! I'm sorry for acting that way, I had no idea-"

"It's okay" thought a very relieved Zell, "You couldn't have known"

Tears welled up in Dr. Kadowaki's eyes as she mumbled, "Do you want anything to eat, we're out of hotdogs but we have some Peach Jelly"

Dr. Kadowaki's dress would never be the same…

"Bye mom! Bye matron!" Zell shouted as the newly constructed gate opened for him to get through. His right arm in a cast did not impede him from getting to Edea's house. Ice skates, do your stuff!

Back in Balamb, Edea watched him skate away from Balamb on the frozen ocean. Good luck, Zell.

I can't waste any more time. Now is the time. Ready…Aim…Fire!!! Cid's yellow blazer erupted into red. He was rushed into the hospital immediately as Fujin and Raijin watched in shock.

Mrs. Dincht sat at the docks watching the whiteout envelop Balamb when someone shoved her into the ice, where she fell head first. The assailant managed to escape before anyone saw him.

"We have eliminated all of them. Shall we proceed to the next phase?"

"Not yet," replied Hyne, "I need to double check your work before continuing"

I am finally rid of those pesky leaders, now I must get me an ally to assist me in my objectives. And I know just the fellow…

Chapter 30

"The soldier who escorted you mentioned that there were 3 of you, where are the others?"

"They went to buy some soda an hour ago"

"I see, so what can I do for you Mr. Kramer?"
"We need to borrow an aircraft for a search and rescue mission"

Ward frowned then brightened, "I will be happy to facilitate your request on one condition" spoke Ward as he opened his file cabinet, "Do you know who Presidential Aide Kiros is?"

"No, I don't. Why?" asked a puzzled Cid.

"He has disappeared and our Lunar Gate staff refuse to tell us where he has gone" said Ward as he pulled a file from the cabinet, "Here is a dossier on Kiros, find him and bring him here while on you mission"

"Yes sir!" said Cid as Fujin and Raijin burst through the door of the presidential quarters.

"Umm, something weird just happened, ya know"

Let's hope Kiros' mock surrender idea works. Squall slowly opened the door, "They're gone?" Squall ran back outside to call the others. Something strange was going on.

"Oooh" groaned Irvine as the doctor entered the infirmary. "It's the middle of the night, you oughtta go back to sleep."

"But I'm not sleepy"

"Your biological clock will go crazy if you don't get some shut-eye right away"

Just then, Selphie entered the room, "Hey Irvy, feeling better"

Irvine wasn't feeling as cheery, "Yeah, I guess"

"Good, GTG will be leaving for Trabia in a short while. We are staying here to investigate"
Irvine then muttered, "So we will like, spy on Tears Point or something."

"Yeah, let's try that!"

Irvine groaned again and went back to sleep

Edea Kramer, mayor of Balamb, it just doesn't seem right. Edea was deep in thought as she sat through the inaugural ceremonies. If the pattern continues, Cid and I are in grave danger!

So…sleepy. It was 0300 hours and Zell had just arrived in Edea's House. He grabbed a bite to eat at FH, a quick nap at the Chocobo Forest of Solitude, and numerous rest breaks elsewhere. He entered the shack woozy from the long trip. Home sweet home, I think I'll get me a blanket and catch some z's. What the fuck…Zell did not expect to see White SeeDs napping all over the place. He saw the leader sitting sown and walked up to him. "Who are you?"

"I am a the leader of the White SeeDs. Who are you?"

"I am a SeeD from Balamb Garden"

After the salute, Zell brought out a blanket and prepared to nap.

The White SeeD continued, "We decided to stay here because the winds are too strong and we can't sail. I see you ice skated your way here."

Jeebus, how the hell do I shut this guy up? "If you let me sleep, I'll tell you how to sail over the ice"

"Y-Yeah, sure" The White SeeD leader was awed to have such a genius in his midst. To sail over ice, this guy must be the most intelligent Balamb Garden has.

"You did WHAT!?"

"I'm sorry, I had no idea-" muttered Biggs

"Only you would be stupid enough to take down Cid Flygust, when your instructions were to kill Cid Kramer!!"

"I-I'll f-fix it" stammered Biggs

"YOU HAD BETTER, FOR YOUR SAKE!!!!!".