"Okay, the teams have been assembled for all the different operations. Let's go over this once again."
Xu stood at the table, staring over the map of Deling City. Laguna, Caraway, Miles, Jasmine, Quistis, Irvine, Selphie, and Nida were assembled around the table.
She continued, "At 0900 hours tomorrow morning, Quistis will have three teams prepared. Team one will attack the eastern side of the city, and Team two will assault the west. This will split the main forces of Harket. At 0930, we'll have the forces split, and Team three will move in. You'll attack Harket's main bodyguard forces, keeping them distracted, while Assassination team moves for the kill. I'm not sure of the time frame here, but we should try to make it as quick and clean as possible. At 0930, the jailbreak team will be moving in with Team three. The objectives of this mission are to bust out Rinoa and Squall, and assassinate Harket. With any luck, we'll get them done, quick and clean. We want to have both of our objectives completed more or less at the same time. Questions?"
There were none, and the group began to shuffle out of the room, except for Nida, who remained behind, staring at the map. Xu looked at him, "Something wrong?"
"This is gonna be hard."
"Very. A sorcerer and an entire military force… we've done it before, but…"
"We were lucky."
"We can do it."
Nida looked up at her, "Yeah. I hope we all make it out."
Xu gave a soft smile, "Me too."
Their eyes met.
***
"Irvy?"
Irvine Kinneas turned around and took a look at Selphie Tilmett. He was standing on the Quad balcony, dressed in the traditional gear he had worn seventeen years ago.
He grinned, "What's up, Sefie?"
She laughed, "You haven't called me that in years." She took a look at him, "You haven't worn that in years either…"
"Yeah, well, I guess it's a time of looking back."
"On what?"
"I don't know. I just feel that this fits the situation. Kind of a… desperado type of mission."
She wrapped her arms around him and burrowed her face into his shoulder, "Are you ready?"
"Hey," he said, flashing a grin, "I'm always ready."
"Irvy…"
"Don't worry, I think I've been through enough. Taking out a sorcerer shouldn't be much. Just as long as I have my Sefie keeping me safe."
Selphie game a small grin and whispered into his ear, "Booyaka."
***
Lee Reist quietly opened the door that led to the room he and Veronica shared. Veronica was sitting silently in a chair, staring at the mirror in front of her. He quietly stepped behind her.
"You're beautiful."
She gave a soft smile.
"Hey, Veronica, there's a question that I want to ask you."
She turned her head towards him.
He scratched his head, "I mean, we're about to go into a pretty hostile situation, y'know? Could be bad, I don't like to think about it, but one of us might not make it back alive, y'know? Anyway, I don't want to have any regrets marching into this one." Lee got down on one knee and reached into his pocket, pulling out a small gold band. He extended his hands to Veronica, "Veronica, will you marry me?"
She took the band into her hand, tears glistening in her hands, "Yes!"
Lee breathed a sigh of relief, and embraced her.
"Lee," she said after a few moments, "I'm so glad you asked me this."
He sighed, "I know, I shouldn't have delayed so long…"
"I don't mind about that, Lee, but I just found out something this morning. Something kind of important."
"What is it babe?"
"Lee… I'm pregnant. You're going to be a father."
((Next Chapter: Miles announces something, Deling City, shared emotions, connection, security systems, explosions, cars, lions, tigers, and bears oh my!))
Xu stood at the table, staring over the map of Deling City. Laguna, Caraway, Miles, Jasmine, Quistis, Irvine, Selphie, and Nida were assembled around the table.
She continued, "At 0900 hours tomorrow morning, Quistis will have three teams prepared. Team one will attack the eastern side of the city, and Team two will assault the west. This will split the main forces of Harket. At 0930, we'll have the forces split, and Team three will move in. You'll attack Harket's main bodyguard forces, keeping them distracted, while Assassination team moves for the kill. I'm not sure of the time frame here, but we should try to make it as quick and clean as possible. At 0930, the jailbreak team will be moving in with Team three. The objectives of this mission are to bust out Rinoa and Squall, and assassinate Harket. With any luck, we'll get them done, quick and clean. We want to have both of our objectives completed more or less at the same time. Questions?"
There were none, and the group began to shuffle out of the room, except for Nida, who remained behind, staring at the map. Xu looked at him, "Something wrong?"
"This is gonna be hard."
"Very. A sorcerer and an entire military force… we've done it before, but…"
"We were lucky."
"We can do it."
Nida looked up at her, "Yeah. I hope we all make it out."
Xu gave a soft smile, "Me too."
Their eyes met.
***
"Irvy?"
Irvine Kinneas turned around and took a look at Selphie Tilmett. He was standing on the Quad balcony, dressed in the traditional gear he had worn seventeen years ago.
He grinned, "What's up, Sefie?"
She laughed, "You haven't called me that in years." She took a look at him, "You haven't worn that in years either…"
"Yeah, well, I guess it's a time of looking back."
"On what?"
"I don't know. I just feel that this fits the situation. Kind of a… desperado type of mission."
She wrapped her arms around him and burrowed her face into his shoulder, "Are you ready?"
"Hey," he said, flashing a grin, "I'm always ready."
"Irvy…"
"Don't worry, I think I've been through enough. Taking out a sorcerer shouldn't be much. Just as long as I have my Sefie keeping me safe."
Selphie game a small grin and whispered into his ear, "Booyaka."
***
Lee Reist quietly opened the door that led to the room he and Veronica shared. Veronica was sitting silently in a chair, staring at the mirror in front of her. He quietly stepped behind her.
"You're beautiful."
She gave a soft smile.
"Hey, Veronica, there's a question that I want to ask you."
She turned her head towards him.
He scratched his head, "I mean, we're about to go into a pretty hostile situation, y'know? Could be bad, I don't like to think about it, but one of us might not make it back alive, y'know? Anyway, I don't want to have any regrets marching into this one." Lee got down on one knee and reached into his pocket, pulling out a small gold band. He extended his hands to Veronica, "Veronica, will you marry me?"
She took the band into her hand, tears glistening in her hands, "Yes!"
Lee breathed a sigh of relief, and embraced her.
"Lee," she said after a few moments, "I'm so glad you asked me this."
He sighed, "I know, I shouldn't have delayed so long…"
"I don't mind about that, Lee, but I just found out something this morning. Something kind of important."
"What is it babe?"
"Lee… I'm pregnant. You're going to be a father."
((Next Chapter: Miles announces something, Deling City, shared emotions, connection, security systems, explosions, cars, lions, tigers, and bears oh my!))