Chapter Eleven – Uh oh
Chapter Eleven – Family reunion

"What the hell are they doin' here?" Zell said.

"We were invited, ya know?" said Raijin. "Some girl in a red dress invited us on. She said it would be OK, ya know?"

"FRIENDS," said Fujin.

"Oh yeah? Where's Seifer?" Irvine said.

"DEAD," Fujin replied. "A WEEK AGO."

They were all taken aback.

"What?" Squall said. "How?"

"Remember that Sorcerer I told you about?" Marrin said, walking into the room. "Well, he killed Seifer."

Fujin and Raijin stared at Marrin.

"YOU, SeeD?" Fujin asked. Marrin nodded.

"Yes," she replied.

"But you're a Sorceress too, ya know?" Raijin said. "How does that work, ya know?"

"My loyalties lie with SeeD," replied Marrin. "But my destiny lies elsewhere…"

"Princess! Where have you been?"

Emily ran into the room, a stern look on her face. Although nobody noticed, Raijin was looking at her, his jaw dropped and his eyes wide.

"She's cute!" he thought. Emily looked over at him and smiled.

"I'm married," she replied mentally. "Yes, I can read minds, and yes, I can send telepathic messages. No, I am not a Sorceress. The wings? Oh, I'm a special kind of human. I doubt that you would understand, though."

Raijin stared at her, and Fujin kicked him in the shin, hard. "STARING RUDE," she said. Emily chuckled.

"Oh don't worry," she said. "I get that reaction from all the men I meet."

"STILL RUDE."

Emily chuckled again. "He's a teenager," she said. "Teenagers stare at beautiful woman."

"…"

Marrin rolled her eyes. "Emily," she began.

"I know, you were helping Fujin," Emily said. "Oh, and your parents are on their way here now."

Marrin stared at her. "What?" she asked. "My parents?"

Emily nodded. "Knowing your father, he'll want to make a big entrance."

She turned to Squall. "I hope you've got insurance," she said. "Why? Because my nephew has the habit of crashing through walls if he is nowhere near the door."

Squall sighed. "Wonderful," he thought. "And don't you say a word, Emily!"

Emily chuckled. She hadn't met anybody this interesting in a long time…

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"Rebecca, I don't see a door," Tempest said.

"Don't crash through the…" Rebecca said. Too late; Tempest activated his Arch-Angel powers and crashed through the wall. Rebecca sighed and walked through the door.

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Squall put his hand to his forehead and sighed while Rinoa suppressed a giggle. A man with grey wings wearing black armour had just dropped in on them, literally. He looked around and smiled when he spotted Marrin and Emily.

"Marrin…" he said. "My daughter!"

Marrin's jaw dropped. "Father?" she said. "Where's my mother?"

"I'm right here."

A brown-haired woman wearing a pure-whit dress walked in calmly.

"At least she used the door…" Squall thought. "Hello."

Rebecca walked over to Marrin and her eyes started to well up with tears.

"You've grown up so much," she said. "And you're strong, too!"

Marrin started to cry. Not because she was sad, but because of the joy of meeting her parents for the first time.

"Mother!" she said, grabbing Rebecca and hugging her tightly. "I-I thought that…"

"We're here," Rebecca said. "And we're not going to leave you ever again, I promise…"

Emily smiled and nodded. Her task was complete, so she returned to the Spirit World. Now perhaps she could rest in peace…

Marrin noticed that Emily had disappeared, but she was so overcome with joy that she thought nothing of it.

"Your parents love you, Marrin," said Shiva. "Don't ever forget that…"

"I know," Marrin replied. "I know…"

END OF PART ONE

AUTHOR'S NOTES: Part Two of Legacy of the Storm will be a FF9/FF8 crossover fanfic, so look under Final Fantasy crossovers in the crossovers section of Fanfiction.net for it later this month!