"Irvine! Stop! We're here, our vacation is over."

"I wish it wasn't, I wish we were still on that isolated beach by FH. Me in my bathing suit, you in yours, if even that..."

"Irvine! I can't beleive you!"

Its been a year since they started going out, and the vacation they just got back from was just the thing to get their minds of the Ultimecia incident.

"I am happy to be home, not that our time on the beach wasn't fun...I was hoping to finish this years Garden Festival ahead of schedual. The only problem is that I still haven't found a band to play."

"I am sure you will."

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Coming to the classroom he entered and walked to the front desk, he hacked the system, he then accessed all confidential GF records and scanned the information on all GF's discoverd as of now.

Pathetic, they are all weak. Eden is the only one with moderate usefullnes. They haven't even discovered the Velius GF, or the Altima GF.

He accesed the Garden Festival section of the mainframe.

Hmmm. I might want to participate, if I am here that long.

Quistis walked in and Strider quickly covered his trail.

"Hello instructor."

"We need to talk."

"What's there to talk about? Is this about class, because I have no need for your apologies. Considering they don't hold any meaning."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"It means I have gotten at least three apologies from you and more just seem to be coming. To me that means that you don't mean on stoping therefor I have no need for half-hearted apologies."

"Fine then. We will no longer need to be in the class room so you will meet me at the front gates from now on. Today you will participate in advanced sparing. Come, someone is waiting for us at the front gate.

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"Have you tracked down our 'Maverick' yet?"

"Yes sir, it seems that our 'Maverick' has found himself at Balam Garden."

"A Garden, so that is how he has been eluding us. Hiding in plain sight. Blending in. He is learning and that makes him all that more dangerous. We must eliminte him quickly, send someone."

"We have already made the arrangements. If our men don't do it, his 'parents' will. If we are lucky, they will take each other out."

"Good. If all goes acording to plan, you might just be in line for promotion"

"Thank you, sir."

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"Rinoa, lets go, its time to go!"

"Squall...."

"We arn't going are we..."

"Sorry but I feel something bad is going to happen here and it centers around Strider. I can't leave. Someone is going to die."

"I hope you're wrong..."

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"So who are supposed to be meeting out here?" Strider asked looking around, seeing nobody.

"He is always late...Just be patient." Quistis said, "It is just in his personalaty to be late."

"Are you waiting for someone?" A strange man asked Quistis.

"Yes...who are you and what are you doing here? This is designated SeeD training ground."

Kaiser...They found me this quickly...but how?

"If you must know my name is Kaiser, not like you will be around long enough to use it." The man smiled, sliding his hand through his hair. His hair was a deep purple and he had eyes the color of emeralds which sparkled just the same.

"Quistis...step back." Strider said with athority.

"Like you have any command over me. I am more skilled than you are."

"If that's what you wish to believe." Kaiser said with a dignified tone.

"Come get some and find out."

"I have no greif with you, stay out of this, I am here for him. Our 'Mavrick'."

"You have already labled me such? In only two short years...I thought the counsil was more leaneant than that." Strider said, a cockyness was brought out of him one that Quistis could only think was familiar.

"Stay back Strider. I will take care of this."

Quistis snaped her whip, cutting the Kaiser's face and chest.

"Bitch! You'll pay for that!" Kaiser screamed in a rage.

He dashed at her with blinding speed, that only in comparison to that which she saw Strider achive in his fight with Squall. He leaped into the air and swung his foot hard to the side of Quistis' head. She was out in one blow.

"Now it's your turn..." Kaiser said smiling at him.

Strider now enraged tensed his muscles and willed his blade to spring fourth. Luckily he replace his GF's to stronger ones, just so he wouldn't get injured in trainging again.

"She is very beautiful, I know you kept an eye on her while you were with us so I know you had a thing for her. I see why now. Maybe when I am done with you I will get 'Reaquainted' with her, in a more intimate setting."

"You ass!" Strider could now feel his inner power flowing gathering. It was pulsating within him. He could feel the force that was his mother giving him energy. He was charging his energy.

"The master's ultimate creation, brought down to a simple peasant. Did you know you were destined to rule over all of these mere humans! Now the master is gone and we have you to thank for that."

"I am not a simple creation. And I did not destroy the master, I am simply following his last orders."

With this Strider sprung forward, his speed unparraleled by any other. He raised his blade and brang it down. Kaiser hastilly dodged. Strider regaining his footing sliced at Kaiser with a back handed swing, only for Kaiser to duck. Strider predicted this move though and brought his knee up and painfully into Kaiser's jaw. Seeing his oprotunity he unleashed the power he had finished gathering.

"...Altima..."

The sky darkend and lightning parted the sky, only to show a red horizon. The rain which was now droping turned to blood as the horizon turned to a spining vortex. The Demon Vortex opened larger and a deformed winged woman flew from it holding a scyth in one hand and a lantern in the other. The scyth glowed red and produced a black smoke. The winged demon sliced Kaiser through the chest leaving wound. Kaiser stood still and when the woman turned and diappeared he fell. The blood that fell from the sky was his and his now souless body layed on the ground, blue from the lack of liquid inside.

Strider now staring in a trance said to himself, "I know now what I must do."

The same thoughts were racing through his head. Rules of engagement Destroy all oposition, Destroy all witnesses, Destroy all that stand in the way of our mission

He turned to Quistis and walked over to her. "Destroy all witnesses..." he murmered to himself.

He raised his blade and brang it down...

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"Hyne, what is with me today...I feel so weak." Rinoa said.

"Its because we wern't able to go on our vacation..."

"No it isn't that, I just feel like a great force was just forced upon the earth. One with both good and evil intentions. One that has yet to chose which side it will fight for."

"You're scaring me Rinoa..."

"I'm scaring myself..."

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Is Quistis dead? Who was the master and what was his wishes? Who is Strider and when will his past be unveiled. Who knows...

I need some idea's for the rest of my story. I am mostly finished with the plot, but if anyone has any story ideas, drop a review. Seriously... I am going to stop writing if people don't give me reviews.