**The usual disclaimers apply**
~In the last chapter…
"two of you?" Umi asked.
Galaxia just clapped her hands in reply. The next moment, someone stepped into
the light. The person was female and she was wearing torn clothes. She had some
kind of bracelet and anklet on each of wer wrists and ankles. She was...
"Quistis!!!" all said in unison.
Notes:
~*~ - dream state
*...*- thoughts
* * * - another place, time, space,...etc.
THE LEGEND OF ATLANTIS
By: Rhys Icewind
Chapter 23 - Show me...
"Quistis?!?!?! what are you doing here???" Squall said.
Rinoa was going to run to her but Presea stopped her and shook her head.
"remember, she was kidnapped.... we don't know what Galaxia might have done
to her..." Presea said.
"GIVE HER BACK!!!" Rinoa shouted.
Galaxia smiled. "why don't we make a trade?"
All were silent.
"I'll trade...Quistis here..." she said, coming closer to her and putting and
draping an arm over her shoulder, "for your Rinoa....what do you say?"
Rinoa stepped forward. "why do you want me so much?"
Galaxia stepped forward as well and held out her right hand. "because you, my
dear, have........ the Key.."
As soon as Galaxia said the final word, Hotaru's pendant on Rinoa's chest stared
to glow and float. Immediately, everyone (now informed of the 'puzzle')looked at
it. Before the pendant could float off, Rinoa snached it and it ceased glowing or
floating.
"was it really that close to us?" Hikaru asked.
*something tells me....its not.... something is not right..* Umi thought.
"why don't we fight for it?" Yue said.
"what?!?!" Cloud shouted, "are you crazy, Yue??!!?!"
Yue unsheathed his sword. "we're all here, aren't we? and we ARE going to fight,
isn't it? then why dont we?" he finished, pointing his sword at Galaxia.
"fine for me" Galaxia replied.
"I think Yue has a plan." Presea whispered to Cloud. Cloud just shrugged.
"anyone against it?" Yue asked, looking at all of them. No one objected. "alright
then, so be it."
Quistis suddenly ran to them and attacked violently with her whip. Fortunately,
everyone was alert and were able to dodge her first strike.
"what do we do? we surely have to fight Quistis!" Rinoa asked.
"then fight back. She's not the person we know of." Squall replied as he ran
to attack Quistis head on.
Before Squall could get closer, Quistis turned around and craked her whip once
more. This time, the whip's spiny tentacle wrapped itself around the gunblade.
Fuu came to Squall's aid and sent a Green Gail on Quistis' way, making her unwind
her whip and move.
"she's good...." Cloud commented.
Presea just looked at him. She then cast a spell on Quistis, hoping that it
would wake her up but Quistis countered it with an Ultima. Aware that she was
fully armed, Cloud rushed towards her in break-neck speeds. But Quistis was
too fast. Cloud only managed to nick her whip-arm.
"she's good, isn't she?" Galaxia said.
"MONSTER!!" Hikaru shouted and she ran towards her.
But before she could reach her, just a few strides away, Quistis appeared in
front of her...... and sent Hikaru flying away...
"t-t-telepathic...." Presea muttered.
"s-he's...s-so...fast!" Squall said.
"finish her!" Galaxia ordered to Quistis, and she complied by raising her arm,
palm facing the still down Hikaru.
"Hikaru!!!! RUN!!!!" Fuu shouted.
But Hikaru couldn't hear them... she was too shocked.. "Quistis....h-how??"
Energy started to form a large ball before Quistis' palm....
"DIE!!!!!!!" Quistis shouted in a vile tone.
"SPECULUM!!!!!"
There was a bright light.....
______________________________________________________________________________
END
~In the last chapter…
"two of you?" Umi asked.
Galaxia just clapped her hands in reply. The next moment, someone stepped into
the light. The person was female and she was wearing torn clothes. She had some
kind of bracelet and anklet on each of wer wrists and ankles. She was...
"Quistis!!!" all said in unison.
Notes:
~*~ - dream state
*...*- thoughts
* * * - another place, time, space,...etc.
THE LEGEND OF ATLANTIS
By: Rhys Icewind
Chapter 23 - Show me...
"Quistis?!?!?! what are you doing here???" Squall said.
Rinoa was going to run to her but Presea stopped her and shook her head.
"remember, she was kidnapped.... we don't know what Galaxia might have done
to her..." Presea said.
"GIVE HER BACK!!!" Rinoa shouted.
Galaxia smiled. "why don't we make a trade?"
All were silent.
"I'll trade...Quistis here..." she said, coming closer to her and putting and
draping an arm over her shoulder, "for your Rinoa....what do you say?"
Rinoa stepped forward. "why do you want me so much?"
Galaxia stepped forward as well and held out her right hand. "because you, my
dear, have........ the Key.."
As soon as Galaxia said the final word, Hotaru's pendant on Rinoa's chest stared
to glow and float. Immediately, everyone (now informed of the 'puzzle')looked at
it. Before the pendant could float off, Rinoa snached it and it ceased glowing or
floating.
"was it really that close to us?" Hikaru asked.
*something tells me....its not.... something is not right..* Umi thought.
"why don't we fight for it?" Yue said.
"what?!?!" Cloud shouted, "are you crazy, Yue??!!?!"
Yue unsheathed his sword. "we're all here, aren't we? and we ARE going to fight,
isn't it? then why dont we?" he finished, pointing his sword at Galaxia.
"fine for me" Galaxia replied.
"I think Yue has a plan." Presea whispered to Cloud. Cloud just shrugged.
"anyone against it?" Yue asked, looking at all of them. No one objected. "alright
then, so be it."
Quistis suddenly ran to them and attacked violently with her whip. Fortunately,
everyone was alert and were able to dodge her first strike.
"what do we do? we surely have to fight Quistis!" Rinoa asked.
"then fight back. She's not the person we know of." Squall replied as he ran
to attack Quistis head on.
Before Squall could get closer, Quistis turned around and craked her whip once
more. This time, the whip's spiny tentacle wrapped itself around the gunblade.
Fuu came to Squall's aid and sent a Green Gail on Quistis' way, making her unwind
her whip and move.
"she's good...." Cloud commented.
Presea just looked at him. She then cast a spell on Quistis, hoping that it
would wake her up but Quistis countered it with an Ultima. Aware that she was
fully armed, Cloud rushed towards her in break-neck speeds. But Quistis was
too fast. Cloud only managed to nick her whip-arm.
"she's good, isn't she?" Galaxia said.
"MONSTER!!" Hikaru shouted and she ran towards her.
But before she could reach her, just a few strides away, Quistis appeared in
front of her...... and sent Hikaru flying away...
"t-t-telepathic...." Presea muttered.
"s-he's...s-so...fast!" Squall said.
"finish her!" Galaxia ordered to Quistis, and she complied by raising her arm,
palm facing the still down Hikaru.
"Hikaru!!!! RUN!!!!" Fuu shouted.
But Hikaru couldn't hear them... she was too shocked.. "Quistis....h-how??"
Energy started to form a large ball before Quistis' palm....
"DIE!!!!!!!" Quistis shouted in a vile tone.
"SPECULUM!!!!!"
There was a bright light.....
______________________________________________________________________________
END