Chapter 2: First Mission Chaos
*9:00 AM in Headmaster Cid's Office*
Cid started the briefing as soon as the whole team was assembled "I sure hope you all have had a good nights sleep because this mission is of great importance. As all of you know, the to superpowers of the world, Galbadia and Esthar, have been at war against each other for many years. Today's meeting will be held at the President's Residence at Deling City. President Laguna of Esthar will be meeting with Galbadia's newly appointed leader…"
"Excuse me sir…but exactly who succeeded President Vinzer Deling?" asked Rinoa
With a look of shock on his face Cid replied "You don't know Rinoa? Why I thought your father would tell you this…"
"MY WHAT!?!?!!?!?" cried Rinoa
"Your father…he's the new president of Galbadia…as you know Rinoa, General Caraway is well respected among the people and the army and since most of Galbadia's men are soldiers, it was only decent for the new leader to be well aware of the military situation… Now, back to the objective of this mission. This will be the first of two meetings between the two presidents. The next meeting will be held in Esthar two weeks later. If successful, Galbadia and Esthar will sign a peace deal and soon merge their armies to become one huge force. Galbadia will be responsible for protecting the West half of the world while Esthar the East side. However, should these talks fail, we may risk having another war between these two powers so it is your responsibility as Balamb Garden's task force to ensure security is tight and that no one compromises this meeting. There will be three teams. The sniper team, the Esthar guard and the Galbadia guard. Squall and I have already decided on the teams. Irvine and Selphie are to be the sniper team and they will be posted here." Said Cid pointing to a 3D replica of Deling City's clocktower. "The other two teams will be led by the captain and vice-captain respectively. Squall being the captain will lead the Esthar guard. Meanwhile, the vice-captain will lead the Galbadia guard…"
"OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!" yelled Zell "Who's in my team?!?!?"
"Umm…sorry Zell…" said Squall in a sheepish voice "But you're not the one chosen for vice-captain…"
"YOU DID WHAT!!!!!!!! AWW MAN!!!!!!!!" Zell cried out as he punched the floor, shaking the whole room
"Then who DID you appoint Squall?" asked Rinoa
"Uh well…it wasn't really totally my choice…." Muttered Squall
"He chose me." Said Seifer in as calm of a voice he could manage.
"Oh boy….." moaned Irvine with his hand covering his face
"This can't be good…" muttered Xu
"YOU LITTLE PRICK!!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!!" screamed Zell as he lunged towards Seifer only to be held back by Xu and Irvine
Seifer just stood there with his arms crossed and stared out the window. He knew this would happen. As much as Cid liked him coming back…no one…not even Squall or Rinoa were overly eager to see him. Especially the chicken wuss, he was still as unforgiving as ever. Meanwhile, all he got so far were cold stares from Xu…he wondered why…he'd never done anything to her…oh well…sure…he had stared at her a bit on the Dollet mission but who wouldn't? She was after all very pretty, intelligent and quiet. The type of girl Seifer admired…
"Look we ought to give Seifer a chance….carry on Headmaster Cid." Said Quistis with a glare at Zell
With a quick glare of warning at Zell, Cid continued, "Ok…well…as I was saying…Squall's team will include Zell and Rinoa. Seifer's team will be Quistis and Xu. I expect you all to be at your best behavior. You will all be expected to wear SeeD uniforms except for the sniper team who will have to dress in camouflage. I suggest you bring a change of casual clothing as you will later accompany Presidents Caraway and Loire on the tour around Deling. The meeting starts at exactly noon so I suggest you leave the Garden by 10:00 AM for the town of Balamb where you will take a train to Timber before transferring to a train to Deling. Any questions?"
"NO SIR!" they all said in unison
"Very well…then you are dismissed" replied Cid
*In Seifer's Dorm*
Seifer sat at the edge of his bed…slowly polishing his SeeD boots and his beloved gunblade Hyperion, the strongest gunblade and only equaled by Squall's Lionheart. Finished with his packing and preparations, Seifer let out a huge sigh. It felt funny to be sitting in his old dorm again and even stranger to be wearing a SeeD uniform. Suddenly a knock on the door snapped Seifer back to reality and a very familiar voice started shouting from the other side of the door "Yo Seifer?!!? You in there man? It's Raijin ya know! OWW!!! And Fujin too…..damnit you didn't need to kick me sis…OW!!!!!!"
"How's my posse?" Seifer said with a smile as he opened the door
"Hey Seifer! You came back!" said Raijin in his usual cheerful mood
"LOOKING GOOD!" said Fujin after a quick look at Seifer's uniform
Seifer tried to not blush "Yeah…thanks Fujin…but I gotta go… mission ya know…don't wanna disappoint. See you guys later?"
"No problemo man!" answered Raijin
"PROMISE?" asked Fujin
"Yeah…I Seifer Almasy promise my former posse that I will treat them to lunch at the Garden café after the mission! Seeya guys!" chuckled Seifer in his usual cocky tone
*Deling City 10:30 AM*
"Zell…leave Seifer alone…" groaned Quistis "He hasn't called you chickenwuss so what's there to be hyper about?"
"GRR…He's up to somethin!!!! I just know it!" exclaimed Zell with his arms waving around in the air
"Whatever…" groaned Squall "Let's just get to the President's Residence…."
"Get a move on it chick…I mean Zell." Said Seifer in a taunting tone
"JUST SAY IT DAMNIT!!! I'M SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING "CHICK" OR "WUSS"!!! " Zell screamed
"If that's your wish chickenwuss…" chuckled Seifer
"JUST SHUTUP WILL YOU?" Yelled Squall
"Oh boy…they pissed off the leader…" groaned Quistis
"Ehh…Squall…umm…I guess me and Sephie will just go to the sniper perch…come on Sephie!!!!" said Irvine hastily while grabbing Selphie
"YIKES!!! SLOW DOWN!!!" screamed Selphie as the two disappeared out of sight.
"Ok…Rinoa…I think you should go see your father and then rendez-vous with me and Zell at President Loire's hotel room…" said Squall
"SQUALL!!!!!!!! YOU KNOW I WON'T DO THAT!" screamed Rinoa as she tugged at Squall's uniform
"Rinoa…I need you to be on good terms with your dad on this mission …I don't want a family feud to botch this one up!" said Squall with a frown "Listen...LAST TIME your little feud resulted in us nearly messing the whole frigin mission up...if it wasn't for Instructor Trepe's quick finding of the secret passage we'd be all dead! You WILL go see your father. You cannot deny the fact that his blood runs in you veins..."
"HUMPH! Fine then! Be that way! I'll go see him! But don't expect anything Squall!" said Rinoa before she walked off
"Hmm…she's got a worst temper then before…" said Seifer with a playful grin
"Shutup Seifer" said Xu, the first time she said anything to Seifer since his return
"Why I'm touched Instructor Xu…you finally spoke to me! Perhaps my charm is finally getting to you..." Seifer replied with his usual cocky tone added with his haughty pose
"IT WAS AN ORDER! HUMPH!" shouted Xu before she spun around and walked away with Quistis following her trying to calm her down
"You sure got a way with women…" muttered Zell
"Much better then you chickenwuss!" retorted Seifer
"At least I GOT a girlfriend!" shouted Zell
"What now? A Miss Chickenwuss? Or Chickenwussy?!?!?! HAHHAHA" laughed Seifer
"YOU BASTARD! YOU FRIGIN LOST RINOA TO SQUALL FROM RIGHT UNDER YOUR LITTLE NOSE! screamed Zell at the top of his lungs, but soon he wished he hadn't said that as it seemed to have a deep affect on Seifer. Soon, Seifer was deflated again…with a sad look on his face, which he tried to hide by staring at the ground and especially away from Squall and Zell
"Zell that wasn't called for!" said Squall with a stern voice before he whispered harshly "And I never stole Rinoa you idiot!"
"Ehh…sorry Seifer…" muttered Zell with a look that showed no worry just a frustration from being ordered to apologize
"It's OK chicken wuss…I'll just head to the Presidential Residence…seeya…" Seifer whispered
"Nice going hot shot…" moaned Squall "Now you see why I forgave him?"
"Yeah…who the Hell would think Seifer would get depressed so easily?" murmured Zell
"As Rinoa says…people change…but it's more because he's failed at everything…you and Xu should ease off on him, we all gotta give him a chance to redeem himself and forget all his past crimes…even me…" said Squall as he slowly proceeded towards the hotel
*9:00 AM in Headmaster Cid's Office*
Cid started the briefing as soon as the whole team was assembled "I sure hope you all have had a good nights sleep because this mission is of great importance. As all of you know, the to superpowers of the world, Galbadia and Esthar, have been at war against each other for many years. Today's meeting will be held at the President's Residence at Deling City. President Laguna of Esthar will be meeting with Galbadia's newly appointed leader…"
"Excuse me sir…but exactly who succeeded President Vinzer Deling?" asked Rinoa
With a look of shock on his face Cid replied "You don't know Rinoa? Why I thought your father would tell you this…"
"MY WHAT!?!?!!?!?" cried Rinoa
"Your father…he's the new president of Galbadia…as you know Rinoa, General Caraway is well respected among the people and the army and since most of Galbadia's men are soldiers, it was only decent for the new leader to be well aware of the military situation… Now, back to the objective of this mission. This will be the first of two meetings between the two presidents. The next meeting will be held in Esthar two weeks later. If successful, Galbadia and Esthar will sign a peace deal and soon merge their armies to become one huge force. Galbadia will be responsible for protecting the West half of the world while Esthar the East side. However, should these talks fail, we may risk having another war between these two powers so it is your responsibility as Balamb Garden's task force to ensure security is tight and that no one compromises this meeting. There will be three teams. The sniper team, the Esthar guard and the Galbadia guard. Squall and I have already decided on the teams. Irvine and Selphie are to be the sniper team and they will be posted here." Said Cid pointing to a 3D replica of Deling City's clocktower. "The other two teams will be led by the captain and vice-captain respectively. Squall being the captain will lead the Esthar guard. Meanwhile, the vice-captain will lead the Galbadia guard…"
"OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!" yelled Zell "Who's in my team?!?!?"
"Umm…sorry Zell…" said Squall in a sheepish voice "But you're not the one chosen for vice-captain…"
"YOU DID WHAT!!!!!!!! AWW MAN!!!!!!!!" Zell cried out as he punched the floor, shaking the whole room
"Then who DID you appoint Squall?" asked Rinoa
"Uh well…it wasn't really totally my choice…." Muttered Squall
"He chose me." Said Seifer in as calm of a voice he could manage.
"Oh boy….." moaned Irvine with his hand covering his face
"This can't be good…" muttered Xu
"YOU LITTLE PRICK!!!!!!!!!!!! I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!!!" screamed Zell as he lunged towards Seifer only to be held back by Xu and Irvine
Seifer just stood there with his arms crossed and stared out the window. He knew this would happen. As much as Cid liked him coming back…no one…not even Squall or Rinoa were overly eager to see him. Especially the chicken wuss, he was still as unforgiving as ever. Meanwhile, all he got so far were cold stares from Xu…he wondered why…he'd never done anything to her…oh well…sure…he had stared at her a bit on the Dollet mission but who wouldn't? She was after all very pretty, intelligent and quiet. The type of girl Seifer admired…
"Look we ought to give Seifer a chance….carry on Headmaster Cid." Said Quistis with a glare at Zell
With a quick glare of warning at Zell, Cid continued, "Ok…well…as I was saying…Squall's team will include Zell and Rinoa. Seifer's team will be Quistis and Xu. I expect you all to be at your best behavior. You will all be expected to wear SeeD uniforms except for the sniper team who will have to dress in camouflage. I suggest you bring a change of casual clothing as you will later accompany Presidents Caraway and Loire on the tour around Deling. The meeting starts at exactly noon so I suggest you leave the Garden by 10:00 AM for the town of Balamb where you will take a train to Timber before transferring to a train to Deling. Any questions?"
"NO SIR!" they all said in unison
"Very well…then you are dismissed" replied Cid
*In Seifer's Dorm*
Seifer sat at the edge of his bed…slowly polishing his SeeD boots and his beloved gunblade Hyperion, the strongest gunblade and only equaled by Squall's Lionheart. Finished with his packing and preparations, Seifer let out a huge sigh. It felt funny to be sitting in his old dorm again and even stranger to be wearing a SeeD uniform. Suddenly a knock on the door snapped Seifer back to reality and a very familiar voice started shouting from the other side of the door "Yo Seifer?!!? You in there man? It's Raijin ya know! OWW!!! And Fujin too…..damnit you didn't need to kick me sis…OW!!!!!!"
"How's my posse?" Seifer said with a smile as he opened the door
"Hey Seifer! You came back!" said Raijin in his usual cheerful mood
"LOOKING GOOD!" said Fujin after a quick look at Seifer's uniform
Seifer tried to not blush "Yeah…thanks Fujin…but I gotta go… mission ya know…don't wanna disappoint. See you guys later?"
"No problemo man!" answered Raijin
"PROMISE?" asked Fujin
"Yeah…I Seifer Almasy promise my former posse that I will treat them to lunch at the Garden café after the mission! Seeya guys!" chuckled Seifer in his usual cocky tone
*Deling City 10:30 AM*
"Zell…leave Seifer alone…" groaned Quistis "He hasn't called you chickenwuss so what's there to be hyper about?"
"GRR…He's up to somethin!!!! I just know it!" exclaimed Zell with his arms waving around in the air
"Whatever…" groaned Squall "Let's just get to the President's Residence…."
"Get a move on it chick…I mean Zell." Said Seifer in a taunting tone
"JUST SAY IT DAMNIT!!! I'M SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING "CHICK" OR "WUSS"!!! " Zell screamed
"If that's your wish chickenwuss…" chuckled Seifer
"JUST SHUTUP WILL YOU?" Yelled Squall
"Oh boy…they pissed off the leader…" groaned Quistis
"Ehh…Squall…umm…I guess me and Sephie will just go to the sniper perch…come on Sephie!!!!" said Irvine hastily while grabbing Selphie
"YIKES!!! SLOW DOWN!!!" screamed Selphie as the two disappeared out of sight.
"Ok…Rinoa…I think you should go see your father and then rendez-vous with me and Zell at President Loire's hotel room…" said Squall
"SQUALL!!!!!!!! YOU KNOW I WON'T DO THAT!" screamed Rinoa as she tugged at Squall's uniform
"Rinoa…I need you to be on good terms with your dad on this mission …I don't want a family feud to botch this one up!" said Squall with a frown "Listen...LAST TIME your little feud resulted in us nearly messing the whole frigin mission up...if it wasn't for Instructor Trepe's quick finding of the secret passage we'd be all dead! You WILL go see your father. You cannot deny the fact that his blood runs in you veins..."
"HUMPH! Fine then! Be that way! I'll go see him! But don't expect anything Squall!" said Rinoa before she walked off
"Hmm…she's got a worst temper then before…" said Seifer with a playful grin
"Shutup Seifer" said Xu, the first time she said anything to Seifer since his return
"Why I'm touched Instructor Xu…you finally spoke to me! Perhaps my charm is finally getting to you..." Seifer replied with his usual cocky tone added with his haughty pose
"IT WAS AN ORDER! HUMPH!" shouted Xu before she spun around and walked away with Quistis following her trying to calm her down
"You sure got a way with women…" muttered Zell
"Much better then you chickenwuss!" retorted Seifer
"At least I GOT a girlfriend!" shouted Zell
"What now? A Miss Chickenwuss? Or Chickenwussy?!?!?! HAHHAHA" laughed Seifer
"YOU BASTARD! YOU FRIGIN LOST RINOA TO SQUALL FROM RIGHT UNDER YOUR LITTLE NOSE! screamed Zell at the top of his lungs, but soon he wished he hadn't said that as it seemed to have a deep affect on Seifer. Soon, Seifer was deflated again…with a sad look on his face, which he tried to hide by staring at the ground and especially away from Squall and Zell
"Zell that wasn't called for!" said Squall with a stern voice before he whispered harshly "And I never stole Rinoa you idiot!"
"Ehh…sorry Seifer…" muttered Zell with a look that showed no worry just a frustration from being ordered to apologize
"It's OK chicken wuss…I'll just head to the Presidential Residence…seeya…" Seifer whispered
"Nice going hot shot…" moaned Squall "Now you see why I forgave him?"
"Yeah…who the Hell would think Seifer would get depressed so easily?" murmured Zell
"As Rinoa says…people change…but it's more because he's failed at everything…you and Xu should ease off on him, we all gotta give him a chance to redeem himself and forget all his past crimes…even me…" said Squall as he slowly proceeded towards the hotel
