Davis put his gunblade in its sheath at his side and made sure that his GFs were Junctioned. Felicia and Brandon looked at their friend.
"Look,
you don't even know where this Samantha woman is," Felicia said. "How will
you find her?"
"More
importantly, what will you do if you find her?" Brandon said.
"I'll
find her," said Davis. "And then I'm going to rip out her fucking heart
and shove it down her throat."
Brandon
and Felicia looked at each other. They had never heard Davis swear before.
"On
your own?" said Felicia. "You'll get killed! Who will save Sophia then?"
"I'm
not going to die," Davis said simply. "I'm going kill Samantha Evans."
Neither
of them said anything while he walked out.
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Squall
was waiting at the Garden's exit.
"I
can tell that there's no way that I can stop you," he said. "So I want to
give you something."
Squall
took out his Lionheart gunblade. "I want you to have this."
Davis
blinked at him. "I can't take that!" he said. "It's yours!"
Squall
shook his head. "I'm resigning from SeeD in two days," he said. "I
won't need it after that."
Davis
nodded and took the gunblade. "I guess I should sell my Revolver gunblade
then," he said.
"Don't
sell it, I'll keep it as a…souvenir from my days as a SeeD," said Squall.
Davis shrugged and gave his father the Revolver gunblade and put the Lionheart
(which was too big for his sheath) into his belt.
"Well,
I'm off to save the girl of my dreams," he said. "Wish me luck."
"Luck
is for those that need it," Squall said. "Wait. Good luck."
"Funny."
"Whatever."
Davis
just shrugged and left the Garden.
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THE
TOWN OF KIKON
"Why
did you kidnap me?" Sophia said.
Samantha
looked at her. "I suppose that there's no harm in telling you, since I'm
going to kill you and Leonhart when I get the Lunastar," she said. "I have
been searching for a substance called Lunastar. This substance has Reflective
and Regenerative properties, and is durable enough to withstand a rocket blast.
I have heard that this Lunastar has been made into some sort of necklace, and
that this necklace protects its wearer from harm; while at the same time
enhancing his or her own abilities more than one hundred times. If I can get my
hands on the necklace, nobody will be able to stop me."
"A
necklace?" she
thought. She took out her angel wing necklace that Davis had bought her in
Deling city. She examined it closely, and noticed that it was scratched. And
beneath the gold surface it was black. Curious, Sophia took the necklace off and
removed the gold paint. She looked in shock at what was beneath the fake beauty.
It was made of a light mineral of some kind, and in the center of the Angel
Wings was a small star. Sophia gasped; this must be the Lunastar! She
quickly put the necklace back on and hid it beneath her SeeD uniform. Davis
would find her soon, and then they would show that Sorceress what it means to be
on the wrong end of a gunblade.
At
least, she hoped that it would happen that way.
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Davis
got off of the ferry just outside of Edea Kramer's house in Centra. He had
come here because Edea was a former Sorceress, and he hoped that she could help
him find Sophia. He went inside and found Edea sitting with her 10-year-old
daughter, Raine. Edea and Cid had started their own family after the Second
Sorceress War, and now lived peacefully in their old house in Centra. Edea
smiled as he walked in. She had aged rather well, and, although she had a few
grey hairs, her face didn't have many wrinkles.
"Davis,
how good to see you again," she said. "What brings you here?"
Davis
waved his hand. "Nothing good I'm afraid," he replied. "My
girlfriend's been kidnapped by an evil Sorceress, and I have to bring her
something called the Lunastar or she'll kill Sophia."
Edea
frowned. "The Lunastar?" she asked. Davis nodded.
"Yes.
Do you know anything about it?" he said. Edea sighed.
"I
think that you should sit down," she said. "Because what I am about to tell
you has been a well kept secret amongst Sorceress's for generations."
Davis
sat down, as did Edea. She let out a deep breath.
"The
Lunastar is a very powerful magic item that can deflect any kind of spell or
energy attack, and it has a natural ability to regenerate if it is damaged. If
somebody with a high magic potential wears it, it increases that person's
power one hundred fold," she said. "Can you see what I am saying?"
Davis
went pale. "If a Sorceress wears it…"
Edea
nodded grimly. "Then that Sorceress will be unstoppable," she said. Davis
stood up.
"Then
I have to find this Sorceress and take her out!" he said. He turned to leave,
but Edea put her hand on his arm.
"You
said that your girlfriend's name is Sophia, correct? Is that Sophia Almasy?"
Davis
nodded. "Yes, why?" he asked. Edea shook her head.
"Nothing,"
she said.
Davis
looked at her with a confused look on his face. "Oh, have you noticed
anything…odd happening around here lately?" he said. Edea closed her eyes
and shook her head.
"Not
here," she said. "But I have heard some rumours that the Galbadian
Town of Kikon has been taken over. You might want to look there first."
Davis
nodded. "Thank you, Mrs. Kramer," he said. Edea laughed.
"Call
me Edea," she said. Davis smiled, and left.
Edea
frowned as he left. If the Lunastar has been found again, then the entire world
was in danger.
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Davis
stepped back onto Garden and ran towards the lift, ignoring the students'
complaints. He got into the lift and pushed the button for the 3rd
floor and waited impatiently for the lift to arrive. When the doors opened, he
ran out and onto the lift. Squall and Rinoa were talking in the bridge.
"No
time to explain," he said. "But we need to assemble every able-bodied SeeD
in Garden and head over to Kikon."
Squall
looked confused. "Why?" he asked.
"Because
that's where the Sorceress is. And if the Sorceress is there, that means that
Sophia is with her, and I'm planning on getting her back and killing Samantha
Evans."
Rinoa
and Squall looked at each other, and Squall picked up the mic.
"Attention
all SeeDs," he said. "We are moving toward Kikon to do battle against the
Sorceress Samantha Evans. You are to prepare yourselves for battle, as we will
be arriving there in half an hour."
He
put down the mic and turned to Rinoa and Davis.
"Let's
do this," he said.
Davis
nodded. "I'm going to get Sophia back, and nobody is ever going to harm her
again."