"Squall's Meeting"
Squall was making his final preparations for his meeting in the cafeteria. He was going over his notes and outlining everything that he wanted to say. Squall checked his watch. 'I still have a half hour, not too bad. I wish I didn't have to give this damn speech; I hate getting up in front of everyone and talking. I should have just typed everything up and handed it out.' Squall sighed; it was much too late for that now. His thoughts shifted to the previous evening, 'I wonder what type of training Clark had. He was able to dismantle that T-Rexaur with hardly any trouble. I couldn't have beaten it any easier than he did. I thought that Seifer was my only real challenge as far as skill went, but this guy might be better than both of us. That limit break of his was something else. He powered enough energy into his gunblade to be able to slice clean through the neck of that T- Rexaur. That was an incredible attack that must have taken years of training to master.'
"Um, Squall, I hate to bother you right now, but shouldn't we start heading over to the meeting now?" Xu inquired.
Squall snapped back into reality and said, "Oh, yeah we should. Sorry I was just thinking."
"It's okay, I know you tend to get lost in your thoughts a lot, it's not a problem," Xu responded with a slight chuckle.
Squall just shook his head as they starting walking. When they arrived at the Quad they saw Zell, Irvine, Selphie, Quistis, and Nida standing around chatting to each other. When they noticed Squall arrived they quickly formed a straight line and saluted him.
"At ease. C'mon you know I hate it when you guys do that," Squall said.
"We know you do, and that's why we do it, tee-hee," Selphie replied with a giggle.
"Whatever. So do you all know why I decided to call this meeting?" Squall asked.
Everyone nodded.
"Good, then this will be brief. As you all know you have all been designated squad leaders for the upcoming SeeD Exam. As you also know, this is completely different from has been done in prior Exams. What we need to figure out is for what purpose has Cid done this for? I have been thinking it over and I can only think of two things. One, Cid may be telling the truth and he is just worried about everything going according to plan. Two, there is something that he is not telling us and he may be setting us up for whatever reason. Either way we need to be on our guard at all times during this mission. I am holding you all responsible for looking out for the candidates in each of your squads. I am trusting your judgments in the fact that you will only step in if you deem it necessary. Remember these candidates are being tested, but we don't want to test them unfairly. So if you think the situation is harder than it should be, then step in and take action. Also, Xu will be giving you each a walkie-talkie. If you need to use this to radio back to me and call me for help. I will assist you as soon as I can. Are there any questions?" Squall asked finally.
"Yeah I have a question," Zell said. "Why are you so suspicious of Headmaster Cid, I mean he helped raise us all since we were little. Don't you think that we can trust him?"
"That's a good question. As I was discussing with Irvine earlier, I think something has changed about Cid. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is something different about him and that is why I am suspicious," Squall responded. "Any other questions?"
"I've got one," Xu said. "When will we be obtaining the information pertaining to the Exam?"
"I am currently typing up all the information about the Exam. You will each be receiving packets containing everything that you will need to know. I will be delivering these to each of you by 1800 hours today. I expect that you will read the packet thoroughly, and if you have any further questions concerning the information given to you please see me and ask," he replied. "Any more questions?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Good, then dismissed. Oh Xu and Quisis please stay after, I have something I want to ask you two," Squall said.
Everyone left the Quad except for Xu and Quistis.
"What is it that you want to ask us?" Quistis asked.
"You two are familiar with most of the students that attend here, right?" he asked.
They both nodded.
"Well, I was wondering if either of you were familiar with a student named Clark Arcan."
Xu shook her head, but Quistis nodded.
"I know a little about him," she said. "He's very shy and he looks up to you a great deal. He's also very bright. Why do you want to know about him? Has he done anything wrong?"
"No it's not that at all," he replied. "Last night I went to the Training Center to get some exercise. I heard a T-Rexaur and I went to go battle against it, but when I got there I found Clark fighting the T-Rexaur."
"What's so strange about someone fighting a T-Rexaur? They pop up all over the Training Center," Xu said.
"It's not the fact that he was fighting a T-Rexaur," Squall explained. "It's the fact that he was able to defeat the T-Rexaur with complete ease. I mean I seriously do not know if I could have defeated it any easier than he did. His skill is unbelievable, I think that it may be superior than my own."
"So you want to make sure that he is truly on our side, since we know so little about him," Quistis said.
"Right because if he isn't then we could be in a lot of trouble," Squall said.
"Well I'll ask Dr. Kadowaki if she knows anything, and I'll talk to you later," Quistis said, and then she walked out of the Quad.
"I'll ask around too, and see if there is anything that I can find out about Clark," Xu offered.
Squall nodded and watched her leave too. 'I am just being paranoid about Clark, or even jealous that his ability may be greater than my own? Or am I right in being suspicious about a person that we know so little of?' Squall sighed as he began to leave the Quad. He still had a lot of work that he needed to get done if he was going to get those packets out to everyone on time. 'This is going to be a long day,' Squall thought as he trudged up the stairs.
Chapter 5 is coming up in a little while. Sorry but I am really getting into Final Fantasy X, but it will be up fairly soon. Please R/R.
Squall was making his final preparations for his meeting in the cafeteria. He was going over his notes and outlining everything that he wanted to say. Squall checked his watch. 'I still have a half hour, not too bad. I wish I didn't have to give this damn speech; I hate getting up in front of everyone and talking. I should have just typed everything up and handed it out.' Squall sighed; it was much too late for that now. His thoughts shifted to the previous evening, 'I wonder what type of training Clark had. He was able to dismantle that T-Rexaur with hardly any trouble. I couldn't have beaten it any easier than he did. I thought that Seifer was my only real challenge as far as skill went, but this guy might be better than both of us. That limit break of his was something else. He powered enough energy into his gunblade to be able to slice clean through the neck of that T- Rexaur. That was an incredible attack that must have taken years of training to master.'
"Um, Squall, I hate to bother you right now, but shouldn't we start heading over to the meeting now?" Xu inquired.
Squall snapped back into reality and said, "Oh, yeah we should. Sorry I was just thinking."
"It's okay, I know you tend to get lost in your thoughts a lot, it's not a problem," Xu responded with a slight chuckle.
Squall just shook his head as they starting walking. When they arrived at the Quad they saw Zell, Irvine, Selphie, Quistis, and Nida standing around chatting to each other. When they noticed Squall arrived they quickly formed a straight line and saluted him.
"At ease. C'mon you know I hate it when you guys do that," Squall said.
"We know you do, and that's why we do it, tee-hee," Selphie replied with a giggle.
"Whatever. So do you all know why I decided to call this meeting?" Squall asked.
Everyone nodded.
"Good, then this will be brief. As you all know you have all been designated squad leaders for the upcoming SeeD Exam. As you also know, this is completely different from has been done in prior Exams. What we need to figure out is for what purpose has Cid done this for? I have been thinking it over and I can only think of two things. One, Cid may be telling the truth and he is just worried about everything going according to plan. Two, there is something that he is not telling us and he may be setting us up for whatever reason. Either way we need to be on our guard at all times during this mission. I am holding you all responsible for looking out for the candidates in each of your squads. I am trusting your judgments in the fact that you will only step in if you deem it necessary. Remember these candidates are being tested, but we don't want to test them unfairly. So if you think the situation is harder than it should be, then step in and take action. Also, Xu will be giving you each a walkie-talkie. If you need to use this to radio back to me and call me for help. I will assist you as soon as I can. Are there any questions?" Squall asked finally.
"Yeah I have a question," Zell said. "Why are you so suspicious of Headmaster Cid, I mean he helped raise us all since we were little. Don't you think that we can trust him?"
"That's a good question. As I was discussing with Irvine earlier, I think something has changed about Cid. I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is something different about him and that is why I am suspicious," Squall responded. "Any other questions?"
"I've got one," Xu said. "When will we be obtaining the information pertaining to the Exam?"
"I am currently typing up all the information about the Exam. You will each be receiving packets containing everything that you will need to know. I will be delivering these to each of you by 1800 hours today. I expect that you will read the packet thoroughly, and if you have any further questions concerning the information given to you please see me and ask," he replied. "Any more questions?"
Everyone shook their heads.
"Good, then dismissed. Oh Xu and Quisis please stay after, I have something I want to ask you two," Squall said.
Everyone left the Quad except for Xu and Quistis.
"What is it that you want to ask us?" Quistis asked.
"You two are familiar with most of the students that attend here, right?" he asked.
They both nodded.
"Well, I was wondering if either of you were familiar with a student named Clark Arcan."
Xu shook her head, but Quistis nodded.
"I know a little about him," she said. "He's very shy and he looks up to you a great deal. He's also very bright. Why do you want to know about him? Has he done anything wrong?"
"No it's not that at all," he replied. "Last night I went to the Training Center to get some exercise. I heard a T-Rexaur and I went to go battle against it, but when I got there I found Clark fighting the T-Rexaur."
"What's so strange about someone fighting a T-Rexaur? They pop up all over the Training Center," Xu said.
"It's not the fact that he was fighting a T-Rexaur," Squall explained. "It's the fact that he was able to defeat the T-Rexaur with complete ease. I mean I seriously do not know if I could have defeated it any easier than he did. His skill is unbelievable, I think that it may be superior than my own."
"So you want to make sure that he is truly on our side, since we know so little about him," Quistis said.
"Right because if he isn't then we could be in a lot of trouble," Squall said.
"Well I'll ask Dr. Kadowaki if she knows anything, and I'll talk to you later," Quistis said, and then she walked out of the Quad.
"I'll ask around too, and see if there is anything that I can find out about Clark," Xu offered.
Squall nodded and watched her leave too. 'I am just being paranoid about Clark, or even jealous that his ability may be greater than my own? Or am I right in being suspicious about a person that we know so little of?' Squall sighed as he began to leave the Quad. He still had a lot of work that he needed to get done if he was going to get those packets out to everyone on time. 'This is going to be a long day,' Squall thought as he trudged up the stairs.
Chapter 5 is coming up in a little while. Sorry but I am really getting into Final Fantasy X, but it will be up fairly soon. Please R/R.