Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 8....
Note: Hey ya'll... Well, I have just thought up a new fic idea, go me! But don't worry, I'll finish this story first... But anyone who likes this story will like the one I'm 'cooking' up... ^__^
~*Where Life Begins*~
~*Chapter 8: Unfamiliar Ceiling*~
***************************************
~*Day 12: Defeat is the Key to my Soul*~
****
"We have target on screen." An Operator told Xu. A screen flashed before Xu, Cid, Nida and Matron revealing a large hunched over monster, with no arms.
"No arms?" Cid asked with a laugh.
"But who knows what kind of power it's hiding." Nida told him gravely.
"He's right. We can never be to sure." Xu reminded him. "Place armor room on screen." Xu ordered. With a matter of seconds the armor room flashed on screen revealing Seifer and Squall checking out several weapons. "Seifer!" Xu called to get his attention. Seifer jumped at the sudden sound.
"What!?" He asked in annoyance as he placed a hand over his heart in exasperation.
"It's your turn to deal the death card." Xu told him with a small smile.
"YES!" Seifer cheered. He turned to Squall. "In your face!" He whispered harshly as he placed a finger to Squall's forehead and pushed off.
"Can you do the operation?" Xu asked becoming a bit irritated in Seifer's current behavior.
"Of course I can!" Seifer said as he saluted her. "And I can probably do it better than Squall can ever do it!" Seifer told her confidently.
"Doubtful." Squall said quietly from the left.
"Shut up!" Seifer commanded. "I promise I will destroy this monster!" Seifer promised to Squall and Xu.
"That's a promise." Xu said with a smile. "I trust you keep your promises?" Xu asked hopefully.
"Well, of course I do!" Seifer said with a big grin, flashing all of his teeth.
"Then pocket a knife and grab a machine gun then head out." Xu instructed.
"YES MA'AM!" Seifer screamed obediently. He rushed to a machine gun and gripped it in his hands. "Machine gun ready and knife already pocketed." Seifer stated.
"Then just go." Squall told him in annoyance.
"I am!" Seifer said triumphantly, and with that, he left.
"I have visual of target." Seifer proclaimed as the beast came into view on the street. Seifer squinted a bit and found that the monster had grown two tentacles, both flailing about wildly.
"You idiot!" Xu screamed over the radio. "WHEN YOU HAVE VISUAL YOU FILL THE BITCH WITH WITH LEAD!!" She screamed once more. Seifer's eyes became filled with rage and he pressed the fire button down, sending a volley of bullets towards the monster. After the shower of bullets was smoke, just smoke. The smoke wavered in the air for a few moments and Seifer sighed happily at his victory.
"I did it!" Seifer cheered. Seifer turned around and began to jump for joy. He threw punches into the air and hooted wildly.
"YOU IDIOT!!" A husky voice yelled over the radio, the voice belonged to Squall. "NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE ENEMY!!" He continued. Seifer immediately stopped his cheer and hurled himself around to find the dust gone and in it's place the monster, now just a few yards away. Seifer began to lift up his gun but it seemed futile as one of the tentacles raced towards him. It slammed itself into the gun, causing it snap in half and rip from Seifer's hand.
"Fuck." He cursed quietly threw the pain. He looked to his hand and found it blood covered because of the gun that had practically exploded in his hands.
"STOP LOOKING AT YOUR HANDS!!" Xu screamed impatiently. Seifer quickly threw his head up from the pain of his hands and drew his pocket knife. He flung it in front of him and it sparkled in the suns rays. A tentacle raced for him and he attempted to avoid but he stabbed through his shoulder. After a few seconds of staying in place, the tentacle ripped from his arm, flinging blood onto the ground with its trail back to the monster.
Seifer screamed in pain and covered the wound with his other hand. He winced in pain and the monster moved closer to him. Blood began to seep between the cracks of his hand.
"RETREAT AT ONCE!!" Ordered Xu.
"He isn't going to." Squall told her, still looking at the screen which depicted Seifer. Xu gave him a foul look.
"I-I won't fall back for her. I won't go back. I will not lose." Seifer told himself as he seemed to block out the pain in his arm. He pulled his hand away from the wound and pulled the knife in front of him once more. The knife glinted and reflected the image of the two tentacle monster. Seifer glared viscously and charged foreword, the knife held up by his head and extended foreword. Seifer screamed as he jumped for the monster, his knife aiming head first for it. Just as the knife was about stab the monster in the stomach a tentacle wrapped around Seifer's head. The tentacle lifted him up and tossed him to the side and into the wall of a near by building.
Seifer lay unconscious on the ground.
"Shit." Xu cursed. "Send a rescue team to bring Seifer to the infirmary." Xu commanded as she turned to the operators. The operators simply nodded and turned back to where they were originally working. "Squall," Xu began. "I want you to take up Seifer's place. I trust you will finish the job." Xu said to him. Squall nodded. "Then go, and do your best." She told him with a small smile, despite all that had just happened.
"I will." Squall told her confidently.
Squall sat atop a three story apartment building, machine gun in hand and ready to shoot out the intruder. As the monster came into his scope, he smirked and pulled the trigger back. The gun sent a load of bullets towards the advancing enemy. The enemy fell to the side at the sudden impact of the bullets. Once the volleys had stopped and the dust had settled, the enemy lay dead on the ground. Squall slightly smiled at his handy work.
***
~*Day 13: Unfamiliar Ceiling*~
***
Seifer awoke groggily and fluttered his eyes open. Sun light streamed through the window and he sighed lightly. His still tired eyes searched the ceiling of the infirmary. The small black holes in the plaster above stared back at him.
"Another ceiling I've never seen before." Seifer groaned. "And I'm sure I'll be seeing alot more of it." Seifer mumbled to himself depressingly.
****************************
A/N: Well, there is another chapter.... GO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
