Chapter Two
Celes stared out to the ocean, at the rolling waves. Hypnotically mesmerizing her, for a moment she forget about all the troubles.
"Celes", someone cried.
Celes jumped up in surprise, she was lost in thought.
"Hmmm?", was all she could manage.
"It's me Locke, as soon as you saw Terra in that building what happened?"
"Well as soon as she - saw - me she slumped down on the ground, and was to her usual form, green hair - not that purple stuff."
"We placed her somewhere safe, near a make shift hospital for the wounded. There are so many, I wonder what she is doing here? Especially when the events seem so strange...I wonder..."
Celes had guessed what Locke was about to say.
"No! You wouldn't think she's the one who's been causing all the trouble now can you? She's our friend, she helped us defeat Kefka - she's caring for those children, she is a kind person. She would not put the town in danger, no matter how much magic she possesses."
"Yeah, she has no reason for all of us, Celes let's talk to her. Maybe she saw something."
Locke and Celes walked over to the building that was still standing, ironically it was the designated make shift hospital. Aros came to greet them.
"We put that girl on that bed over there, she will wake up soon, I hope she's alright. I don't want to see anyone else hurt."
Locke somewhat cautiously sundered over to the bed, he seemed somehow nervous and agitated. Celes looked at him disapprovingly.
"What are you afraid of? Terra? She won't hurt us.", Celes said.
"Listen, up on the summit I had a feeling that the evil causing this was someone close to me. Terra was here in this building that was standing, she - she has the power to do all of this! I know, I swore to protect her when I first met her, but not if she's hurting others!", he finished.
"Locke, please listen to me. Terra is NOT evil, she was here for a reason. Maybe she tried saving the village like I did, maybe there wasn't enough time for her to use her magic. We all knew she swore never to use it again."
Celes said that with strong conviction, and a feeling that Terra was innocent. However strange the situation may have been, all doubts of her friend vanished when she saw the girl open her eyes. When she realised where she was, she seemed scared. But when she saw Celes, and then Locke she smiled greatfully.
"Oh, Celes...and Locke! We haven't met for a long time, I'm so glad both of you are here...But - ", Terra looked down sadly.
"But what Terra?", Celes said.
"I can't live my life this way anymore, I wanted to find love and what it is - and so you both know I have stayed with the children. I had a feeling, this familiar feeling that I already knew. I felt this when I talked to my parents and was with them. I know now that that is also love, and I love all the children I care for. But I also, have a feeling that something is wrong in this world now, it is not over yet. It is all my fault, I shouldn't have sealed my own powers!"
"Terra, what has happened?", Locke asked, seeing the despondant look on Terra's face.
"I - the children were out playing, and I sat under a tree. It was a hot afternoon so I fell asleep. I woke up to screams, and there was a huge dragon-like monster carrying of a girl, Esther. There was no way I could have saved her, it flew high and fast, and before I could do anything she was gone with it. If I had my magic, I would have vanquished it in an instant. But when an esper seals its powers, only another esper could bring it back. But I am, the last of the espers."
"Terra, that's terrible. I see, there is no hope then for Esther. We must protect people from monsters again, only we know no source or the villain behind all of this. But Terra, tell me! What has happened to all the other children?"
Terra could look bear to look straight into Celes' eyes as the question was asked. All three knew that Terra would not leave the children by themselves.
Celes stared out to the ocean, at the rolling waves. Hypnotically mesmerizing her, for a moment she forget about all the troubles.
"Celes", someone cried.
Celes jumped up in surprise, she was lost in thought.
"Hmmm?", was all she could manage.
"It's me Locke, as soon as you saw Terra in that building what happened?"
"Well as soon as she - saw - me she slumped down on the ground, and was to her usual form, green hair - not that purple stuff."
"We placed her somewhere safe, near a make shift hospital for the wounded. There are so many, I wonder what she is doing here? Especially when the events seem so strange...I wonder..."
Celes had guessed what Locke was about to say.
"No! You wouldn't think she's the one who's been causing all the trouble now can you? She's our friend, she helped us defeat Kefka - she's caring for those children, she is a kind person. She would not put the town in danger, no matter how much magic she possesses."
"Yeah, she has no reason for all of us, Celes let's talk to her. Maybe she saw something."
Locke and Celes walked over to the building that was still standing, ironically it was the designated make shift hospital. Aros came to greet them.
"We put that girl on that bed over there, she will wake up soon, I hope she's alright. I don't want to see anyone else hurt."
Locke somewhat cautiously sundered over to the bed, he seemed somehow nervous and agitated. Celes looked at him disapprovingly.
"What are you afraid of? Terra? She won't hurt us.", Celes said.
"Listen, up on the summit I had a feeling that the evil causing this was someone close to me. Terra was here in this building that was standing, she - she has the power to do all of this! I know, I swore to protect her when I first met her, but not if she's hurting others!", he finished.
"Locke, please listen to me. Terra is NOT evil, she was here for a reason. Maybe she tried saving the village like I did, maybe there wasn't enough time for her to use her magic. We all knew she swore never to use it again."
Celes said that with strong conviction, and a feeling that Terra was innocent. However strange the situation may have been, all doubts of her friend vanished when she saw the girl open her eyes. When she realised where she was, she seemed scared. But when she saw Celes, and then Locke she smiled greatfully.
"Oh, Celes...and Locke! We haven't met for a long time, I'm so glad both of you are here...But - ", Terra looked down sadly.
"But what Terra?", Celes said.
"I can't live my life this way anymore, I wanted to find love and what it is - and so you both know I have stayed with the children. I had a feeling, this familiar feeling that I already knew. I felt this when I talked to my parents and was with them. I know now that that is also love, and I love all the children I care for. But I also, have a feeling that something is wrong in this world now, it is not over yet. It is all my fault, I shouldn't have sealed my own powers!"
"Terra, what has happened?", Locke asked, seeing the despondant look on Terra's face.
"I - the children were out playing, and I sat under a tree. It was a hot afternoon so I fell asleep. I woke up to screams, and there was a huge dragon-like monster carrying of a girl, Esther. There was no way I could have saved her, it flew high and fast, and before I could do anything she was gone with it. If I had my magic, I would have vanquished it in an instant. But when an esper seals its powers, only another esper could bring it back. But I am, the last of the espers."
"Terra, that's terrible. I see, there is no hope then for Esther. We must protect people from monsters again, only we know no source or the villain behind all of this. But Terra, tell me! What has happened to all the other children?"
Terra could look bear to look straight into Celes' eyes as the question was asked. All three knew that Terra would not leave the children by themselves.