The day of the opening was hectic for the "posse". Each of them had dyed their hair a different color..Silvur and Seifer having to be the different ones by putting more than one "odd" color, although, it did change their appearance quite a bit. Silvur's was now blonde with blue and lavendar streaks going through them, her hair now an inch shorter. Seifer's was brown with red streaks, and spiked instead of slicked back like he usually wore it. Raijin and Fujin decided to be the normal one's out of the group for once, Fujin's being a dark red, and Raijin's blonde. Everyone had also gotten contacts to change the color of their eyes. Seifer's now brown, Silvur's a bluish/gray, Raijin green, and for Fujin's one eye, blue.
After getting ready, they all sat at the small kitchen table, eating a early supper that consisted of pizza, breadsticks, and Pepsi. They all had decided to eat before heading to the bar, since it was unlikely they would have time to grab something. They were almost finished when Raijin spoke up. "Umm..you guys, what are we going to do if they still recognize us? They'll take up back there, ya know?"
Silvur smiled. "Dude, don't worry. I hardly even recognize us. Oh, and while your at it, try not to say "ya know" so much tonight. That'll totally give us away." She smirked. "Hey! I know something you can do..talk like your a surfer or something. You could really pass for a dumb blonde then."
Everyone laughed at that last comment, then Fujin looked at Silvur, and spoke in her normal voice, which she had been doing for the last week. "You know, you don't have much room to be talking about blonde's, Silvur." She pointed at Silvur's blonde, blue, and lavendar hair.
"Yeah..yeah..whatever. C'mon, let's go. Jack's probably as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs right now." She got up from her seat and grabbed her coat, which was a black jean jacket with the sleeves almost covering her hands and had the Ruby Dragon logo on the back, which was of course, a Ruby Dragon. Jack had given one to each of them, but she and Seifer had to wear their's while working. She waited at the door for the others while they grabbed their coats, and when they all were ready, she slipped on a fancy pair of black sunglasses. They all had agreed on getting a new style of clothes once they got paid, and they got paid pretty good at that. Once everyone was out of the apartment, Silvur locked the door behind them and they started walking to the bar.
Edea was quite nervous about going to Dollet, since her and Rinoa knew who was there. A week ago Cid had sent SeeDs to search every city he thought they could possibly be, and she was relieved when the one's sent to Dollet came back empty handed. As she stood infront of the mirror, getting ready to head to Dollet in the Ragnarok with the others, she couldn't help but wonder what Seifer and his "posse" were doing now? Were they okay? Did they find a place to live, and jobs yet? She hoped so, she also hoped that they wouldn't be anywhere near the Ruby Dragon Bar tonight either. Once she finished getting herself ready, she headed out of her and Cid's apartment, and up to his office where they and the others agreed to meet. While walking down the hall she passed Silvur's old dorm, the door hinges still broken from when Squall and the other's placed them under arrest, then she remembered the next morning when Squall discovered Silvur, Seifer, Raijin, and Fujin had escaped.
~Flashback~
She was sitting in Cid's office, her, Rinoa, and Xu sorting and filing papers for Cid when Squall burst into the office. She knew why he was so upset, so did Rinoa, and they glanced at each other, then went back to sorting the papers. Cid had looked up from his desk at Squall, and stood. "What is it Squall?"
"They have escaped sir, Seifer and his 'posse' are gone. It seems one of them managed to blow the lock off with a very powerful Fire spell."
Edea looked up at Rinoa, and they both smirked, then went back to their filing, and jumped when Cid slammed his fist on the desk. "Dammit! How could you let that happen, Squall? Weren't you smart enough to remove their junctions?"
"We did sir, Seifer's, Raijin's, and Fujin's....Silvur didn't have one to remove, which I found rather odd."
"Well, apparently she did, because they sure aren't there now, are they? Jeez...Ok, here's what I want you to do. I want you to send two SeeDs to each possible place they could be hiding, which there aren't very many. And once they are found, arrest them. But, do NOT kill them. I repeat. Do NOT kill them, I want to flaunt them around Garden, to set an example, then, I'll let you kill them. Understood?"
Squall saluted. "Yes, sir."
"Dismissed."
~End of Flashback~
She had thought it was all over at that moment, but she had regained hope when the SeeDs came back empty handed, and that made her smile the rest of the way to Cid's office. She walked in the office, finding the other's already there waiting. Irvine and Selphie were sitting next to one another, Irvine whispering in her ear, and her giggling every few seconds. Edea didn't even want to guess what he was saying. Sqaull and Rinoa were standing next to one another, neither one talking to one another. Heh, I guess she's still not talking to him because of what happened. Zell was air boxing in a corner, and Quistis was sitting in a chair, tapping her foot imapatiently on the floor. And Cid, was sitting behind his desk. Where else would he be?, she thought. The other's looked up at her and stood, saying their hello's. "Well, is everyone ready?"
Cid nodded. "Yes, come everyone. We don't want to be late."
Everyone exited Cid's office and started for the Ragnarok. Once they reached the hangar, everyone boarded the Ragnarok and went to the small conference room, while Selphie and Irvine went to the cockpit. Soon after, they were speeding off towards Dollet.
While everyone was doing this and that, Sorceress Adel was in the process of reguvinating her lost Sorceress powers down in the pits of Lunatic Pandora. Hundreds of Galbadian scientists were hard at work, some sitting behind computers, other's in the control room that controlled the generator for Adel's newly-created powers. These powers made her almost three times as powerful than when she ruled Esthar, and with this Galbadia planned to use to their advantage. First, they would let Adel get her revenge on Laguna Loire, Kiros Seagill, and Ward Zabac..the one's that were responsible for her being put out in space, in the first place. Then, they would carry out their plans, which was for world domination.
Silvur and Seifer sat upstairs, leaning back in their chairs while sipping on a couple of beers, waiting for the bar to open up. Jack told them he would like them to work in shifts, one outside while the other worked inside, then they would switch. Both of them were kind of nervous, wondering if they would be noticed or not. Silvur sighed and looked at her watch. "You wanna take the first shift? Or should I?"
He smirked. "Ladies first."
"Thanks, smartass. You know, you did a good job of covering up that scar. I never knew you could do make-up like that." She smirked, and leaned back in her chair, propping her feet up on the table.
"..Whatever, smartass."
She gasped, then whispered. "Shh...you don't want to start sounding like...Squall, do you?"
"Oh no! If I ever start sounding like puberty-boy...shoot me." They both started laughing as Jack came up the stairs, a big smile on his face. "You guys ready?"
Silvur removed her feet from the table and stood. "Yep."
Seifer finished his beer and stood. "Yeah. Let's get the show on the road."
They both pulled on a pair of gloves, which were made of leather and covered the entire hand and a little ways past their wrists. They both started stretching, and cracked their knuckles and necks on the way downstairs. Raijin and Fujin were getting things ready behind the bar and setting up glasses, while Jack was taking the chairs that were stacked on the tables, and placing them on the floor. He looked up at them, then walked over. "Ok, so, who's taking the first shift outside?"
Seifer pointed to Silvur. "Christian is. I'll take the second."
Jack nodded. "Well, Christian, on you way out flip the Closed sign over to Open. I'll join you out there shortly to welcome everyone."
Silvur nodded, then walked outside, flipping the sign to Open on her way out. Then leaned against the wall, placing her gloved hands in her pocket, and looked at the long line of people waiting to get inside. She was thankful that she didn't see their "guests of honor" in the crowd yet. She looked down at the silver dragon necklace, then quickly tucked it into her black turtleneck sweater. That was the last thing she wanted to lose while fighting some drunk idiot. A few moments later, Jack appeared and nodded to her. "It's time."
"Alright. I'm ready." She stepped forward, and stood next to him, leaving
her hands in the pocket's of her jacket.
Jack turned to the anxious customers. "Welcome everyone. I appreciate you all coming to the Grand Opening of the Ruby Dragon Bar! I want this to be a place where you can come to unwind after a rough day, or just to come a have fun with friends. But, I am going to warn you now. We do NOT tolerate the following: fights, harrasment of the other customers, or of my staff. If you cannot accept these rules, my two bouncers will be happy escort you out. Violently if necessary, just remember that. Now that you all know this, the bar is open!" With that he turned and went inside, leaving Silvur to watch the crowd for troublemakers of any sort.
Rinoa and the other's arrived outside of Dollet a little after dusk. Everyone was excited about seeing Quistis' father's bar. Edea and herself were more interested in keeping an eye out for Seifer and his friends. But once she saw the lights of the Ruby Dragon Bar coming into view, and having seen hide-nor-hair of Seifer, Silvur, Raijin, or Fujin, she started to relax. She smiled and took Squall by the hand, wanting to try and get his mind off of finding Silvur and the others. She looked up at him, and all he did was stare down at her, not smiling or anything, then look back at the long line of people waiting to get in the bar. They all stood in line for over half an hour before they saw the entrance to the bar, and the bouncer leaning against the wall, telling the people when it was okay to head in.
So far everything had been going smoothly, the customer's waiting outside were very patient, the one's at the front of the line talking with her while they waited. She was in the middle of a conversation when she noticed the familiar faces farther back in the crowd. Whoa, well, here goes nothin'. She excused herself and stuck her head inside, looking for Jack. Finally he appeared from behind the bar. "What's up, Christian?"
"Your daughter and her friend's are here, sir. Should I bring them right in?"
"Umm..yes, yes. Please do. I already have a table ready." He went to walk away, but Silvur grabbed his shirt sleeve, causing him to turn back around. "Yes?"
"Sir, I don't want to tell you how to run your bar, this is just my opinion, but I wouldn't do that. The customer's that have been waiting longer than they might not like it."
"Hmm..I get what you mean. Ok, they'll just have to wait. Thanks for the advice Christian....now get back to work." He smirked, then went back behind the bar.
Silvur ducked back outside and let in the next 20 customers, and looked back to where Squall and the other's were standing, a small smirk on her face.
They had finally reached the stairs, which was near the bar entrance, and Rinoa sighed with relief. It seemed as if it had taken forever to get there, and the thought of sitting down seemed wonderful. She was talking with Selphie and Zell when the line moved, but the bouncer stopped them before they entered, making them the next customer's to enter. She couldn't help but think she had seen her somewhere before, so she tugged on her sleeve and asked. "Umm..excuse me, but have I met you before?"
The young bouncer looked at her like she was weird, then grinned. "No ma'am. I don't think so."
Rinoa laughed slightly. "I'm sorry. I guess I thought you were someone else."
She shrugged. "It's okay. I get that alot. It's probably the hair."
Rinoa laughed, and was about to say something when Quistis butted in. "Excuse me, I'm Quistis Trepe, your bosses daughter. Can we go in now?"
She shook her head. "I'm sorry Miss Trepe, but your father said even though you were here already, it wouldn't be fair to the other customer's. You'll just have to wait until I get the okay."
Quistis scoffed and stepped back, letting Cid through. "Young lady, do you know who I am?"
She scratched her head with a gloved hand. "Umm..Dick Clark?"
"Excuse me? How dare you speak to the Headmaster of Balamb Garden in such a way?!" Squall piped in.
She pretended to be embarassed. "Oh, sir. I am so sorry." She reached out to shake his hand, and did, then said. "But I still can't let you in until the boss says there is enough room."
Silvur was having fun playing games with these people. Sure she didn't like making poor Edea and Rinoa wait, they did after all help them out of there, but when she looked at them..they actually seemed amused. Smiling, she brought her attention back to Cid. "What is your name young lady? I will report this to Mr. Trepe."
Silvur just shrugged. "It's Christian Lloyd, and your more than welcome to. He won't really listen to you though, cuz I'm just doing my job. And if you keep on sir, I'm going to have to escort you out of here, violently if necessary."
"Ha, you don't have the permission to do that!"
"Sure, if you say so dude." She looked inside and finally got the okay from Jack, then turned to Cid and his group. "You can go in now. If you don't believe what I told you, just ask Mr. Trepe."
"Fine, young lady. I will do just that!" Quistis and her friends walked into the bar, and were seated at their table by her father.
Silvur looked at her watch. "Time for my shift change."