Disclaimer: Very well… I don't own Final Fantasy 8. Last time I checked it belonged to Square. And I believe it still does. So don't sue me alright? I don't have any money anyway… Oh and I do own Himitsu so don't you dare taking her! And of course I own Ryuu IF you lay one finger on her I will chop it of.
Authors note: Well, well… Here it is! My first thing I posted this year ^_^
Chapter 2: Preparing
Finally everyone is gathered in Ragnarok. But jet there is no order among them. The doors open and the young woman steps inside, still wearing her cloak.
- "Everyone listen up! I am your leader for now and my name is Himitsu. Soon we are going to depart to Nova. If you have equipped any GF don't be sure that they will work there. Novas watcher only allows certain GF to be used. And that is elementary GF. GF like Shiva, Pandemona and Ifrit can be used. While GF like Bahamut, Doomtrain and Odin won't work. And you will encounter forces you have never seen before. Cause Nova is a planet of magic. Now on to the party." A little confused Quistis raise her hand.
- "I have a question."
- "Yes?"
- "Does that go for casting magic to?"
- "No. Much non-elementary magic such as Holy, Stop, Flare and Triple comes from Nova. All you Limitbreaks will also work. But don't be sure that they are just as strong there. Any questions?" Quistis slightly shake her had and everybody else stay quiet. "Good. The party then. We will divide into three groups. There will be three members in each party until we arrive on the planet. Then it'll be four. I will notify the parties later at the voyage. Now that was enough talking from me this time. Any questions?" And Rinoa put up her hand. "Yes?"
- "What kind of monster are we fighting?"
- "I don't know that yet. The only secure information about our enemies is that they use magic very well and they are skilled fighters."
- "Wait a minute…" Seifer looks at the girl before him in a strange kind of way. "If they are skilled and use magic… Why is there only eight of us?"
- "You are the elite force. The army is waiting for us at Nova. Your job is to stop whatever force is behind."
- "Why us?" Himitsu raise her head to look at the woman in the far back.
- "I know you are the best forces of SeeD. I know everything about each one of you. Except for who is who. (Hey sounds like me…) Now… If you have anymore questions talk to me. Selphie?" Selphie immediately rise from her chair and wave at her.
- "I'm here!"
- "Follow me. You others, get ready for the morning. We will leave early." And the two girls disappear out the door.
- "I still don't like her."
- "What? Did I hear our dear instructor say that?" Quistis rise from her chair and start to walk out.
- "Shut up Seifer. Someone else coming?"
- "Sure…" Irvine rises.
- "Me to." And Rinoa follows. And everybody looks at Squall.
- "Yeah… I'll come to." And they all leave the room. Ryuu sighs and lean back. Seifer rise and starts to head out.
- "I will not enjoy this trip."
- "Well it's your fault we're here you know."
- "Stop blaming everything on me and make yourself useful instead!" Angry Ryuu rise from her seat and glare at him.
- "And how the hell am I supposed to do anything here? Sometimes you are so stupid Seifer." Ryuu walks out leaving Seifer alone in there.
- ~ || ~ - In the cockpit
- "I know you can fly this Selphie but can you take it out to the space?"
- "Uhm… Well it shouldn't be too hard." She presses some buttons and some beeping is heard. She presses a big button and some more beeping s heard. She presses A LOT of buttons and it goes quiet for a while… then it beeps some more. "Done!"
- "Done?" Himitsu looks questioning at her.
- "Yeah… Now you only thing you need to do is-"
- "Calm down Selphie. Don't explain it to me. You'll be driving this thing."
- "I will?"
- "Yes… Now try to get some rest. Tomorrow will be a long day."
- "Okay!" Selphie leaves her alone.
She slowly turns around to look up the sky. Somewhere behind that moon her planet is. Finally she was going home. She hasn't been there since she was five. Except for one year when she was 12. Now she is nineteen.
- "Fourteen years… I'm going home." She pushes some buttons and a voice sounds clear from the radio.
- "State the code!"
- "When the light arrives the darkness will fall."
- "Princess?" Himitsu sit down at a seat, gazing out.
- "Yes Sayana I'm finally coming home. But there are some orders I need you to carry out for me."
- "Anything for you my lady."
- "I need you to act princess for me."
- "Your highness… What do you mean?"
- "No one knows who the real princess are right? So I need everyone to believe it's you. Or else our journey will bring us more problem. Tell only the ones you think needs to know about who I am."
- "But Princess I don't"
- "Sayana…" She pauses for a while then continue. "I trust you." Then she reaches to press a button and the radio goes of.
- ~ || ~ - In the quarters
Rinoa and Zell have already fallen asleep. Quistis lies still staring up at the roof. Squall is starring out the window. Irvine, Selphie, Ryuu and Seifer are settled in another room.
- "I'm telling you… I don't trust her." Squall turns around ad leans his back against the window.
- "Why is that?"
- "I don't know… But it feels like she is keeping something from us. And why did Cid let us all go. That's not like him."
- "I can agree on that. There was something odd about his voice when he heard her name. But what could it be?" He doesn't want her to know about what he told him. Since he wanted him to keep it secret.
- "I don't know… But I'm going to find out." And she crawls down under her cover.
- ~ || ~ - In an empty hallway
Ryuu sits alone staring out in the empty air. She has to stay with him, Seifer. She knows that. She doesn't love him. Oh no, it's very much the other way around. But she made a promise to her sister on her bed of death. She still remembers those burning red eyes. She had them also. Her sister is Fujin. Both Fujin and Rajin had died during a mission. The mountains had taken them both in an earth slide. And the last thing she shouted was: Take care of him! Ryuu knew whom she meant. Seifer… the man her sister loved and she herself hated.
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Authors note: Well, well… Here it is! My first thing I posted this year ^_^
Chapter 2: Preparing
Finally everyone is gathered in Ragnarok. But jet there is no order among them. The doors open and the young woman steps inside, still wearing her cloak.
- "Everyone listen up! I am your leader for now and my name is Himitsu. Soon we are going to depart to Nova. If you have equipped any GF don't be sure that they will work there. Novas watcher only allows certain GF to be used. And that is elementary GF. GF like Shiva, Pandemona and Ifrit can be used. While GF like Bahamut, Doomtrain and Odin won't work. And you will encounter forces you have never seen before. Cause Nova is a planet of magic. Now on to the party." A little confused Quistis raise her hand.
- "I have a question."
- "Yes?"
- "Does that go for casting magic to?"
- "No. Much non-elementary magic such as Holy, Stop, Flare and Triple comes from Nova. All you Limitbreaks will also work. But don't be sure that they are just as strong there. Any questions?" Quistis slightly shake her had and everybody else stay quiet. "Good. The party then. We will divide into three groups. There will be three members in each party until we arrive on the planet. Then it'll be four. I will notify the parties later at the voyage. Now that was enough talking from me this time. Any questions?" And Rinoa put up her hand. "Yes?"
- "What kind of monster are we fighting?"
- "I don't know that yet. The only secure information about our enemies is that they use magic very well and they are skilled fighters."
- "Wait a minute…" Seifer looks at the girl before him in a strange kind of way. "If they are skilled and use magic… Why is there only eight of us?"
- "You are the elite force. The army is waiting for us at Nova. Your job is to stop whatever force is behind."
- "Why us?" Himitsu raise her head to look at the woman in the far back.
- "I know you are the best forces of SeeD. I know everything about each one of you. Except for who is who. (Hey sounds like me…) Now… If you have anymore questions talk to me. Selphie?" Selphie immediately rise from her chair and wave at her.
- "I'm here!"
- "Follow me. You others, get ready for the morning. We will leave early." And the two girls disappear out the door.
- "I still don't like her."
- "What? Did I hear our dear instructor say that?" Quistis rise from her chair and start to walk out.
- "Shut up Seifer. Someone else coming?"
- "Sure…" Irvine rises.
- "Me to." And Rinoa follows. And everybody looks at Squall.
- "Yeah… I'll come to." And they all leave the room. Ryuu sighs and lean back. Seifer rise and starts to head out.
- "I will not enjoy this trip."
- "Well it's your fault we're here you know."
- "Stop blaming everything on me and make yourself useful instead!" Angry Ryuu rise from her seat and glare at him.
- "And how the hell am I supposed to do anything here? Sometimes you are so stupid Seifer." Ryuu walks out leaving Seifer alone in there.
- ~ || ~ - In the cockpit
- "I know you can fly this Selphie but can you take it out to the space?"
- "Uhm… Well it shouldn't be too hard." She presses some buttons and some beeping is heard. She presses a big button and some more beeping s heard. She presses A LOT of buttons and it goes quiet for a while… then it beeps some more. "Done!"
- "Done?" Himitsu looks questioning at her.
- "Yeah… Now you only thing you need to do is-"
- "Calm down Selphie. Don't explain it to me. You'll be driving this thing."
- "I will?"
- "Yes… Now try to get some rest. Tomorrow will be a long day."
- "Okay!" Selphie leaves her alone.
She slowly turns around to look up the sky. Somewhere behind that moon her planet is. Finally she was going home. She hasn't been there since she was five. Except for one year when she was 12. Now she is nineteen.
- "Fourteen years… I'm going home." She pushes some buttons and a voice sounds clear from the radio.
- "State the code!"
- "When the light arrives the darkness will fall."
- "Princess?" Himitsu sit down at a seat, gazing out.
- "Yes Sayana I'm finally coming home. But there are some orders I need you to carry out for me."
- "Anything for you my lady."
- "I need you to act princess for me."
- "Your highness… What do you mean?"
- "No one knows who the real princess are right? So I need everyone to believe it's you. Or else our journey will bring us more problem. Tell only the ones you think needs to know about who I am."
- "But Princess I don't"
- "Sayana…" She pauses for a while then continue. "I trust you." Then she reaches to press a button and the radio goes of.
- ~ || ~ - In the quarters
Rinoa and Zell have already fallen asleep. Quistis lies still staring up at the roof. Squall is starring out the window. Irvine, Selphie, Ryuu and Seifer are settled in another room.
- "I'm telling you… I don't trust her." Squall turns around ad leans his back against the window.
- "Why is that?"
- "I don't know… But it feels like she is keeping something from us. And why did Cid let us all go. That's not like him."
- "I can agree on that. There was something odd about his voice when he heard her name. But what could it be?" He doesn't want her to know about what he told him. Since he wanted him to keep it secret.
- "I don't know… But I'm going to find out." And she crawls down under her cover.
- ~ || ~ - In an empty hallway
Ryuu sits alone staring out in the empty air. She has to stay with him, Seifer. She knows that. She doesn't love him. Oh no, it's very much the other way around. But she made a promise to her sister on her bed of death. She still remembers those burning red eyes. She had them also. Her sister is Fujin. Both Fujin and Rajin had died during a mission. The mountains had taken them both in an earth slide. And the last thing she shouted was: Take care of him! Ryuu knew whom she meant. Seifer… the man her sister loved and she herself hated.
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