**The usual disclaimers apply**
~In the last chapter…
"Tell that I'm a student who wants to enroll in the Garden." her companion replied.
"how..."
Hotaru looked at her. "I can read thoughts...and don't worry, I didn't read your memories."
Notes:
~*~ - dream state
- thoughts
* * * - another place, time, space, (whatever)...etc.
THE LEGEND OF ATLANTIS
By: Rhys Icewind
Chapter 7 - The Guardians of the Gate
"Hey, Cloud, wake up..." Irvine nudged him slightly.
Cloud white light stinged his eyes as he slowly opened them. Looking around, he notices
that he is on a bed, a few bandages here and there, inside a white room. Slowly, he sits up.
"where am I?"
Irvine gave a smile. "you're awake. That's good. And, you're in the infirmary."
Cloud puts a hand on his forehead and realizes that that was bandaged too. "can I be moved?
I hate hospatials....you know....I've got my own experiences..." he said. Cloud twinged as he
thought of his previous experience. Of course, he is not a vegetable now. But he just hated
hospitals.
"I can put you in one of the dorms. I've already reserved a bed for you. You see, I talked
to the others a while ago and they decided to let you stay for a while. I'll be your tour guide"
he gave a smile.
Cloud thought, but he just shoved the thoughts away. "thanks. Can I go there now?"
"come on."
* * *
Rinoa and Hotaru arrived at the Garden by mid-afternoon. It was peaceful and nothing really
happened much. It was just another afternoon.
Rinoa was going to show Hotaru around when she spotted Squall. "HEY! Squall!!!" she called
out, running towards him while dragging Hotaru behind.
Squall was heading towards the infirmary to meet the new guy. He heard that he had just
recovered. Suddenly, he hears Rinoa's voice and decides to look around. "Rinoa..." he said,
smiling.
"Squall...*huff*...I've got...*puff*...someone..." she started saying.
"whoa! easy there. I see your companion. Shall we talk it over by the cafeteria?" he
asked.
Rinoa smiled, nodded and put her arm around Squall's arm. It was good to be back.
* * *
Umi was by the seashore when she felt an enery. It was strong and it was attracting her...
towards the ocean...
a woman's voice, strong yet gentle, spoke in her mind.
Umi stopped dead in her tracks, and looked around.
it said in a more stronger tone.
"who are you?" she asked aloud.
another voice spoke up in her head. It was a man's but it was soft.
Umi put both of her hands on the side of her head. A migraine was forming.
Both of her feet were moving towards the ocean on it's own accordance. The ground below her
was getting deeper and steeper... she was going to slip....
the man's voice called out.
Umi screamed of the pain in her head. It was unbearable. She dropped to her knees but the
water was already deep and she splashed into the water....her feet kept on walking.
She was going to drown....
slowly.... but surely.
Words suddenly started to form in her head.
* * *
Shayla-shayla was in the training center fighting a T-rexaur when it ran away.
"HEY!!! what's the big deal? CHICKEN!!!" she shouted. "I just hate this! it's just not
my day!!!" she added.
She was about to look for another T-rexaur when a HUGE dragon-like creature emerged form the
waters in the Training Center. Shayla gave a big smile.
"I'll take back what I just said..."
The beast roared in challenge.
* * *
Hotaru was being introduced to the other students when she felt the disturbance.
she telepathically told Rinoa, who was beside her.
Rinoa looked at her friend with worry. she asked.
she said in panic. Rinoa could see that her pupils were dilating.
Rinoa protested.
Hotaru looked deeply into Rinoa's eyes...
~*~
'The Winds will die down an the forces shall run amock
The wind shall be swollowed by the sea, paralyzed forever...
The Fires shall be next, quenched by the sea, forevermore lost it's brightness.
Then the Earth will dry the seas and the forces will fight and run amock.
The Princess must be found, to put all things in order...
find me and you shall know the answer.'
~*~
"the dream..." she murmured to herself.
Hotaru looked back at the band of students, her face calmer.
Squall noticed Rinoa's strange actions and decided to move closer. "what's wrong?" he
whispered in her ear.
Rinoa looked in Squall's eyes. She knew that they could see the worry in hers. "I forgot
something.... I'll be back. Please take care of Hotaru ok? I feel strange. Something's
wrong...If something goes wrong. Hotaru'll know it. Trust me..."
Squall pulled Rinoa outside the classroom. "what's going on?"
The amulet on Rinoa's chest started to glow brightly. Rinoa's heart throbbed in her chest.
"Please....I have no time... I'll explain later. If anything goes wrong...If Hotaru acts
strange, ask her why. Follow her if anything goes wrong... just do..." Rinoa said and suddenly
hurried off.
Squall was left standing on the spot. Digesting what Rinoa had just said.
He could feel it now. danger was near.
* * *
A tall, young man staggered on the floor of a grand room. He had icy blue eyes and long,
white hair. He had wings on his back and was wearing a strange suit. He was sweaty and and
was crawling on the floor.
"YUE!!!" A woman with long, yellow hair and emerald eyes bursted into the room.
Yue just looked at her.
"Emeraude, what's going on?" a woman with green hair, known as Pluto, called her. She
saw Yue and was immediately shocked. "your majesty!!!".
Yue was one of the Royal Moon family that is still alive. The other one was his fiance, the
Princess of Atlantis. It had been a million years since he was awakened and he immediately
felt her presence near. Yue tried to call upon her but failed in his hand was a medallion in
which he used to call her and it was still glowing furiously.
Another person came in the room, and this time, it was another royalty. He was tall and had
amber eyes and green hair. He was Prince Ferio of Cephiro, the land of faeries. His wife,
Princess Fuu was the guardian of the gate of wind.
"YUE!! are you OK?" he asked.
Yue stood up, a bit shaking, and gave a nod.
Ferio saw the furiously glowing medallion in his hands. "trying to contact her again?"
Yue sat on his four-poster bed. "why?"
"how can you be sure that she has the missing part of that medallion?"
"I'm sure." he simply answered.
Ferio went over to Yue. Emeraude was going to stop him but Pluto stopped her. "don't be
foolish Yue! don't waste you energy doing this! this is insanity!! you're not even sure that
she DOES have the missing part!!" he shouted.
Yue suddenly stood up and gave Ferio an icy glare and went over to a large, rectangular
window. "I'm sure she has it. I can feel her, the way you can feel Fuu." he just said, staring
outside the window of the underwater palace.
Ferio was silenced by Yue's words.
Yue looks at the medallion in his hand. It had already stopped glowing. There was an indent
in the middle which looked like a droplet of water.
It was the missing part.
* * *
Cloud was left in his room. The place he had was for two people. His roomate was a purple-haired
guy named Clef. He was going to sleep when someone knocked on his door.
Cloud opened it to see Clef. "Hi." he greeted.
"Hi Cloud, Aeris has sent me to talk to you." he suddenly said. It made Cloud jump in surprise.
"enter." he simply said. "now tell me, what is this all about?"
"I'm from Cephiro, another planet from this one. I'm the master mage of a royal family who
is trapped underneath the sea of this planet." he started.
"what have I got to do with it?"
"you are a guardian."
Cloud's eyes grew wide. "a guardian? what the heck is that?"
"the guardians are people who guard the gates of the four elements, mainly Earth, Water,
Fire and Wind. You are the guardian of the gate of earth. You are the guardian of this planet."
he explained.
"but I'm fom the past. Isn't there anyone from this timezone that has MY powers?"
"there is. But I'm afrain that he is still too young to know of such or even to fight a battle.
Come to think of it, this child hasn't learned to talk OR walk." Clef said in his calm voice.
Cloud just looked at the floor. "oh."
As if reading Cloud's thoughts, Cleft started to talk again, "our mission here is to find the
guardian of the gate of water, the Royal Princess of Atlantis. We need the power of the four
gates to defeat the evil that is rising from within."
"evil rising from within?" Cloud asked.
"It's a long story."
Cloud lay down on his bed with his arms behind his head. "entertain me. I love long stories."
But just as Clef was about to start, Cloud's head started to hurt. He put his hands on the
sides of his head. He knew that the pain wasn't coming from a wound or anything from his
monster battle.
It was something else.
Cloud closed his eyes in pain.
"what's wrong?" Clef asked. He was going to touch Cloud when he opened his eyes.
They were glowing orange.
"Hikaru..."
* * *
END OF CHAPTER 7
WOW! I ca't beleive myself. I finished a chapter in just one night! Thanks to all the readers.
You've given me inspiration ^_^
Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. I can probably say that the next chapter will be the
understanding to what really started it all and of course, what happened to Shayla-Shayla and
Umi and to Cloud and to Squall and to Rinoa....*author continues to name characters*
Selphie: ^_^; I'm here to say bye-bye for the author. *looks behind and sees that the author
hasn't stopped -_-;*
Jaa ne! ^_^ See ya in the next chapter!!!
Rhys: and to Pluto and to Ferio and.....
Zell: O_o
Irvine: she's gone nuts O.o
Rhys: (shouting from afar) hey! I heard that! You want me to kick you out of this fic?
Irvine: ^_^; just kidding!
~In the last chapter…
"Tell that I'm a student who wants to enroll in the Garden." her companion replied.
"how..."
Hotaru looked at her. "I can read thoughts...and don't worry, I didn't read your memories."
Notes:
~*~ - dream state
- thoughts
* * * - another place, time, space, (whatever)...etc.
THE LEGEND OF ATLANTIS
By: Rhys Icewind
Chapter 7 - The Guardians of the Gate
"Hey, Cloud, wake up..." Irvine nudged him slightly.
Cloud white light stinged his eyes as he slowly opened them. Looking around, he notices
that he is on a bed, a few bandages here and there, inside a white room. Slowly, he sits up.
"where am I?"
Irvine gave a smile. "you're awake. That's good. And, you're in the infirmary."
Cloud puts a hand on his forehead and realizes that that was bandaged too. "can I be moved?
I hate hospatials....you know....I've got my own experiences..." he said. Cloud twinged as he
thought of his previous experience. Of course, he is not a vegetable now. But he just hated
hospitals.
"I can put you in one of the dorms. I've already reserved a bed for you. You see, I talked
to the others a while ago and they decided to let you stay for a while. I'll be your tour guide"
he gave a smile.
Cloud thought, but he just shoved the thoughts away. "thanks. Can I go there now?"
"come on."
* * *
Rinoa and Hotaru arrived at the Garden by mid-afternoon. It was peaceful and nothing really
happened much. It was just another afternoon.
Rinoa was going to show Hotaru around when she spotted Squall. "HEY! Squall!!!" she called
out, running towards him while dragging Hotaru behind.
Squall was heading towards the infirmary to meet the new guy. He heard that he had just
recovered. Suddenly, he hears Rinoa's voice and decides to look around. "Rinoa..." he said,
smiling.
"Squall...*huff*...I've got...*puff*...someone..." she started saying.
"whoa! easy there. I see your companion. Shall we talk it over by the cafeteria?" he
asked.
Rinoa smiled, nodded and put her arm around Squall's arm. It was good to be back.
* * *
Umi was by the seashore when she felt an enery. It was strong and it was attracting her...
towards the ocean...
a woman's voice, strong yet gentle, spoke in her mind.
Umi stopped dead in her tracks, and looked around.
it said in a more stronger tone.
"who are you?" she asked aloud.
another voice spoke up in her head. It was a man's but it was soft.
Umi put both of her hands on the side of her head. A migraine was forming.
Both of her feet were moving towards the ocean on it's own accordance. The ground below her
was getting deeper and steeper... she was going to slip....
the man's voice called out.
Umi screamed of the pain in her head. It was unbearable. She dropped to her knees but the
water was already deep and she splashed into the water....her feet kept on walking.
She was going to drown....
slowly.... but surely.
Words suddenly started to form in her head.
* * *
Shayla-shayla was in the training center fighting a T-rexaur when it ran away.
"HEY!!! what's the big deal? CHICKEN!!!" she shouted. "I just hate this! it's just not
my day!!!" she added.
She was about to look for another T-rexaur when a HUGE dragon-like creature emerged form the
waters in the Training Center. Shayla gave a big smile.
"I'll take back what I just said..."
The beast roared in challenge.
* * *
Hotaru was being introduced to the other students when she felt the disturbance.
she telepathically told Rinoa, who was beside her.
Rinoa looked at her friend with worry. she asked.
she said in panic. Rinoa could see that her pupils were dilating.
Rinoa protested.
Hotaru looked deeply into Rinoa's eyes...
~*~
'The Winds will die down an the forces shall run amock
The wind shall be swollowed by the sea, paralyzed forever...
The Fires shall be next, quenched by the sea, forevermore lost it's brightness.
Then the Earth will dry the seas and the forces will fight and run amock.
The Princess must be found, to put all things in order...
find me and you shall know the answer.'
~*~
"the dream..." she murmured to herself.
Hotaru looked back at the band of students, her face calmer.
Squall noticed Rinoa's strange actions and decided to move closer. "what's wrong?" he
whispered in her ear.
Rinoa looked in Squall's eyes. She knew that they could see the worry in hers. "I forgot
something.... I'll be back. Please take care of Hotaru ok? I feel strange. Something's
wrong...If something goes wrong. Hotaru'll know it. Trust me..."
Squall pulled Rinoa outside the classroom. "what's going on?"
The amulet on Rinoa's chest started to glow brightly. Rinoa's heart throbbed in her chest.
"Please....I have no time... I'll explain later. If anything goes wrong...If Hotaru acts
strange, ask her why. Follow her if anything goes wrong... just do..." Rinoa said and suddenly
hurried off.
Squall was left standing on the spot. Digesting what Rinoa had just said.
He could feel it now. danger was near.
* * *
A tall, young man staggered on the floor of a grand room. He had icy blue eyes and long,
white hair. He had wings on his back and was wearing a strange suit. He was sweaty and and
was crawling on the floor.
"YUE!!!" A woman with long, yellow hair and emerald eyes bursted into the room.
Yue just looked at her.
"Emeraude, what's going on?" a woman with green hair, known as Pluto, called her. She
saw Yue and was immediately shocked. "your majesty!!!".
Yue was one of the Royal Moon family that is still alive. The other one was his fiance, the
Princess of Atlantis. It had been a million years since he was awakened and he immediately
felt her presence near. Yue tried to call upon her but failed in his hand was a medallion in
which he used to call her and it was still glowing furiously.
Another person came in the room, and this time, it was another royalty. He was tall and had
amber eyes and green hair. He was Prince Ferio of Cephiro, the land of faeries. His wife,
Princess Fuu was the guardian of the gate of wind.
"YUE!! are you OK?" he asked.
Yue stood up, a bit shaking, and gave a nod.
Ferio saw the furiously glowing medallion in his hands. "trying to contact her again?"
Yue sat on his four-poster bed. "why?"
"how can you be sure that she has the missing part of that medallion?"
"I'm sure." he simply answered.
Ferio went over to Yue. Emeraude was going to stop him but Pluto stopped her. "don't be
foolish Yue! don't waste you energy doing this! this is insanity!! you're not even sure that
she DOES have the missing part!!" he shouted.
Yue suddenly stood up and gave Ferio an icy glare and went over to a large, rectangular
window. "I'm sure she has it. I can feel her, the way you can feel Fuu." he just said, staring
outside the window of the underwater palace.
Ferio was silenced by Yue's words.
Yue looks at the medallion in his hand. It had already stopped glowing. There was an indent
in the middle which looked like a droplet of water.
It was the missing part.
* * *
Cloud was left in his room. The place he had was for two people. His roomate was a purple-haired
guy named Clef. He was going to sleep when someone knocked on his door.
Cloud opened it to see Clef. "Hi." he greeted.
"Hi Cloud, Aeris has sent me to talk to you." he suddenly said. It made Cloud jump in surprise.
"enter." he simply said. "now tell me, what is this all about?"
"I'm from Cephiro, another planet from this one. I'm the master mage of a royal family who
is trapped underneath the sea of this planet." he started.
"what have I got to do with it?"
"you are a guardian."
Cloud's eyes grew wide. "a guardian? what the heck is that?"
"the guardians are people who guard the gates of the four elements, mainly Earth, Water,
Fire and Wind. You are the guardian of the gate of earth. You are the guardian of this planet."
he explained.
"but I'm fom the past. Isn't there anyone from this timezone that has MY powers?"
"there is. But I'm afrain that he is still too young to know of such or even to fight a battle.
Come to think of it, this child hasn't learned to talk OR walk." Clef said in his calm voice.
Cloud just looked at the floor. "oh."
As if reading Cloud's thoughts, Cleft started to talk again, "our mission here is to find the
guardian of the gate of water, the Royal Princess of Atlantis. We need the power of the four
gates to defeat the evil that is rising from within."
"evil rising from within?" Cloud asked.
"It's a long story."
Cloud lay down on his bed with his arms behind his head. "entertain me. I love long stories."
But just as Clef was about to start, Cloud's head started to hurt. He put his hands on the
sides of his head. He knew that the pain wasn't coming from a wound or anything from his
monster battle.
It was something else.
Cloud closed his eyes in pain.
"what's wrong?" Clef asked. He was going to touch Cloud when he opened his eyes.
They were glowing orange.
"Hikaru..."
* * *
END OF CHAPTER 7
WOW! I ca't beleive myself. I finished a chapter in just one night! Thanks to all the readers.
You've given me inspiration ^_^
Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter. I can probably say that the next chapter will be the
understanding to what really started it all and of course, what happened to Shayla-Shayla and
Umi and to Cloud and to Squall and to Rinoa....*author continues to name characters*
Selphie: ^_^; I'm here to say bye-bye for the author. *looks behind and sees that the author
hasn't stopped -_-;*
Jaa ne! ^_^ See ya in the next chapter!!!
Rhys: and to Pluto and to Ferio and.....
Zell: O_o
Irvine: she's gone nuts O.o
Rhys: (shouting from afar) hey! I heard that! You want me to kick you out of this fic?
Irvine: ^_^; just kidding!