Chapter Fourteen : The Underground Society.
Quistis walked by Rinoas side through the cavernous labyrinth. Quistis knew the way, but her head hurt
too much. She looked nervously over at Rinoa, not knowing what to say. Everything was happening too
fast. She had become a vampire and kicked the snot out of Rinoa. But even after all that happened,
Rinoa stayed by her side, had managed to save her even with the torture that came before it. Quistis
looked over again and decided to say something.
"Is this gonna make things weird for us? I mean, I just tried to kill you, and I sort of stole your
boyfriend. You know Im sorry, right?"
Rinoa smiled sweetly at her, even though she had given her the nasty gash on her forehead.
"I know. It wasn't you. It was the icky demon controlling you. And thats the fortieth time youve said
sorry. Im afraid Im gonna have to smack ya if you say it again." She smiled again, And Quistis smiled
back. Rinoa had always tried to be a good friend to everyone, no matter how horrible they treated her.
Thats what made her a beautiful person. Her ability to touch anyones heart, no matter how much they
resisted. They soon arrived at a gothic door, strange demonic wood carvings all around.
"Im guessin this is where he does all his creepy demon stuff?"
"Yep. Ill go in first, to see if he is there. I'll signal you if he is." Quistis whispered. She straitened
out her leather skirt and made sure she wasnt too suspicious. She smiled at Rinoa before turning into
her vampire form and walking into the room. Oddly enough, Squall was not there. Two of his henchvamps
were standing gaurd.
"Where is my love?" She said with her best pouty lip.
"He has gone to the top of the Tower. He told us to bring him the slayer if she came by. Hey, didn't
you just say you were about to fight the slayer? I mean, you just sort of ran off." The vamp explained
the situation, but started to get testy. There was scratching at the door. "Aww, hold that thought
for a second, queen. Who the hell could it be?" The two quickly walked to the door. Before they
reached it, it flew open in their face.
"Sorry, I just got so excited!" Rinoa smiled as she staked the first. Quistis quickly kicked the
second in the face and chopped off its head with a sweep of her nails. After they were dead, Rinoa
scratched her head.
"Why do they always fall for the door trick?"
***************
Selphie shivered yet again. Irvine had his arm around her, trying to keep her as close as possible.
The four of them had been wondering around for only a few minutes, but it seemed like hours, especially
since the caverns and crevices and many directions were seemingly endless. They eventually came to a large
chamber in the cave, several different halls extending from each side. Selphie sighed and blew the
hair out of her face.
"We're never getting out of here..." She whined.
"Be patient Selphie. We're here to find Squall anyway." Siefer glanced over his shoulder at her.
"Well I sure as hell ain't gonna split up with anyone. We all know what happened the last time that
happened." Zell protested. "I say we just pick a path and go with it."
"Okay, whatever you say..." Siefer reluctantly agreed. They chose the path that went straight. Selphie
looked all around her. The shadows grew tall and grotesque because of the candle light searing through
the darkness from their enclaves in the rock walls. The smell of death grew larger, and it was a nasty
musty smell. It was then that they knew they had walked right into a vampire nest. There were
coffins all around, various sizes. Perfect for every member of a family. A dead family that is. Some of
them were crumbled to pieces, others were slightly open. But strangely enough, there were no vampires
about. There were, instead, humans, locked in cages and shackles. Some of them were already dead,
but most of them were alive, and in poor health. So poor, that some of them didn't see them come in.
"Oh god, they've come to eat us again!" A teenage girl screamed. She obviously suspected them to
be vampires.
" No, no, we will not hurt you. No fangs, see?" Zell pointed out at the girl. She was quite beautiful,
save fore the dirt all over her face and some bite marks and scratches on her. She was blonde and looked
to be about seventeen, and a bartender at that. But her clothes were more rustic, like the others.
"Yes, we are here to help." Selphie said. " Are you all right? you look like hell?"
"Yes, Im fine, Im pretty sure. I think I'm the Healthiest of the group. Im really worried about the
others. Their eyes are starting to glaze over. Some of them are unconcious, but most are afraid to sleep.
The vampires have been feeding off of us." She explained as Zell ripped the chains off of her with his
uncanny strength. But before she could move, Siefer started to Interrogate.
"Maybe you should tell uswho you are, and how you people got down here, before you say anything else."
"Umm, okay. Im Cally. And all of us live down here. You see, before the vampires took over, this was
a secret fallout shelter that the Centrans used after the Lunar Cry destroyed our cities. Over time,
It grew into an ever growing community. If you explore, further into the caves, youll find our buildings.
I ran a restaurant with my family, but now they're..." She looked away. " Anyway, We all get outside frequently,
so we aren't pale, and the sun doesnt bother us. Anyway, This here used to be the prison. We're close
to another opening in the surface. Will you guys help me get these people to safety?" Cally asked,
a kind of staggering twang in her voice.
"Umm sure..." Irvine stopped "But we might want to worry about these problems first!" He said, pointing
towards the pack of vamps, coming to eat, obviously.
"Don't worry." Cally said, throwing her bloody apron aside, Revealing her tight white shirt and long brown skirt.
She held her fists in front of her. "This'll be easier now that I'm out of the chains."
Seven vampires rushed into the room. One of them rushed at Irvine and punched him. Irvine flinched and kicked
him away, then Selphie shot her crossbow, hitting him dead center in the heart. Another came behind Selphie.
She turned and kicked him in the gut. He slapped her aside and hunched over her, opening his mouth wide,
baring his teeth, but he soon found something in his mouth he hadn't expected. A double barrel
shotgun. Irvine came from behind and shove the gun in his mouth, pulling the trigger. The vampires
head went flying from the jaw up.
On the other side of the room, Irvine had just finished chopping the head of one vamp off, and Zell
and Cally were fighting back to back against two vampires each. Both had a sharp pointy object in their
hands. Cally delivered a spinning backhand jab to stake one, and kicked the other several times,
her legs whipping like pistons. The vamp delivered a nasty blow, sending her tumbling over a casket.
Zell Punched his two vamps insanely hard at the same time, then kicked one down, and staked the other. It
was by this time he noticed cally had been sent over the casket, and he rushed to aid her. He got to her
and smiled.
"Yo, Ya okay?" Zell smiled sweetly. She returned the smile .
"Just peachy..." She said. She quickly jumped to her feet. Then almost as if they planned the whole thing out,
they performed several kicks in unison, then staked their vamps.
They had gotten rid of all the vamps that had attacked, but more would surely come. Now all they were
focused on was getting the people to safety. As they unlocked the cages. Zell spoke with Cally.
"Hey, Whered ya learn to fight like that?"
She smiled at him. "My Father was a SeeD. He met my mother and decided to live down here with us.
He trained me, a lot." Then she picked up two small children and started walking toward a hallway,
which held the way out.
"I think Im in love..." Zell whispered to himself, blushing, for perhaps the first time ever.
Quistis walked by Rinoas side through the cavernous labyrinth. Quistis knew the way, but her head hurt
too much. She looked nervously over at Rinoa, not knowing what to say. Everything was happening too
fast. She had become a vampire and kicked the snot out of Rinoa. But even after all that happened,
Rinoa stayed by her side, had managed to save her even with the torture that came before it. Quistis
looked over again and decided to say something.
"Is this gonna make things weird for us? I mean, I just tried to kill you, and I sort of stole your
boyfriend. You know Im sorry, right?"
Rinoa smiled sweetly at her, even though she had given her the nasty gash on her forehead.
"I know. It wasn't you. It was the icky demon controlling you. And thats the fortieth time youve said
sorry. Im afraid Im gonna have to smack ya if you say it again." She smiled again, And Quistis smiled
back. Rinoa had always tried to be a good friend to everyone, no matter how horrible they treated her.
Thats what made her a beautiful person. Her ability to touch anyones heart, no matter how much they
resisted. They soon arrived at a gothic door, strange demonic wood carvings all around.
"Im guessin this is where he does all his creepy demon stuff?"
"Yep. Ill go in first, to see if he is there. I'll signal you if he is." Quistis whispered. She straitened
out her leather skirt and made sure she wasnt too suspicious. She smiled at Rinoa before turning into
her vampire form and walking into the room. Oddly enough, Squall was not there. Two of his henchvamps
were standing gaurd.
"Where is my love?" She said with her best pouty lip.
"He has gone to the top of the Tower. He told us to bring him the slayer if she came by. Hey, didn't
you just say you were about to fight the slayer? I mean, you just sort of ran off." The vamp explained
the situation, but started to get testy. There was scratching at the door. "Aww, hold that thought
for a second, queen. Who the hell could it be?" The two quickly walked to the door. Before they
reached it, it flew open in their face.
"Sorry, I just got so excited!" Rinoa smiled as she staked the first. Quistis quickly kicked the
second in the face and chopped off its head with a sweep of her nails. After they were dead, Rinoa
scratched her head.
"Why do they always fall for the door trick?"
***************
Selphie shivered yet again. Irvine had his arm around her, trying to keep her as close as possible.
The four of them had been wondering around for only a few minutes, but it seemed like hours, especially
since the caverns and crevices and many directions were seemingly endless. They eventually came to a large
chamber in the cave, several different halls extending from each side. Selphie sighed and blew the
hair out of her face.
"We're never getting out of here..." She whined.
"Be patient Selphie. We're here to find Squall anyway." Siefer glanced over his shoulder at her.
"Well I sure as hell ain't gonna split up with anyone. We all know what happened the last time that
happened." Zell protested. "I say we just pick a path and go with it."
"Okay, whatever you say..." Siefer reluctantly agreed. They chose the path that went straight. Selphie
looked all around her. The shadows grew tall and grotesque because of the candle light searing through
the darkness from their enclaves in the rock walls. The smell of death grew larger, and it was a nasty
musty smell. It was then that they knew they had walked right into a vampire nest. There were
coffins all around, various sizes. Perfect for every member of a family. A dead family that is. Some of
them were crumbled to pieces, others were slightly open. But strangely enough, there were no vampires
about. There were, instead, humans, locked in cages and shackles. Some of them were already dead,
but most of them were alive, and in poor health. So poor, that some of them didn't see them come in.
"Oh god, they've come to eat us again!" A teenage girl screamed. She obviously suspected them to
be vampires.
" No, no, we will not hurt you. No fangs, see?" Zell pointed out at the girl. She was quite beautiful,
save fore the dirt all over her face and some bite marks and scratches on her. She was blonde and looked
to be about seventeen, and a bartender at that. But her clothes were more rustic, like the others.
"Yes, we are here to help." Selphie said. " Are you all right? you look like hell?"
"Yes, Im fine, Im pretty sure. I think I'm the Healthiest of the group. Im really worried about the
others. Their eyes are starting to glaze over. Some of them are unconcious, but most are afraid to sleep.
The vampires have been feeding off of us." She explained as Zell ripped the chains off of her with his
uncanny strength. But before she could move, Siefer started to Interrogate.
"Maybe you should tell uswho you are, and how you people got down here, before you say anything else."
"Umm, okay. Im Cally. And all of us live down here. You see, before the vampires took over, this was
a secret fallout shelter that the Centrans used after the Lunar Cry destroyed our cities. Over time,
It grew into an ever growing community. If you explore, further into the caves, youll find our buildings.
I ran a restaurant with my family, but now they're..." She looked away. " Anyway, We all get outside frequently,
so we aren't pale, and the sun doesnt bother us. Anyway, This here used to be the prison. We're close
to another opening in the surface. Will you guys help me get these people to safety?" Cally asked,
a kind of staggering twang in her voice.
"Umm sure..." Irvine stopped "But we might want to worry about these problems first!" He said, pointing
towards the pack of vamps, coming to eat, obviously.
"Don't worry." Cally said, throwing her bloody apron aside, Revealing her tight white shirt and long brown skirt.
She held her fists in front of her. "This'll be easier now that I'm out of the chains."
Seven vampires rushed into the room. One of them rushed at Irvine and punched him. Irvine flinched and kicked
him away, then Selphie shot her crossbow, hitting him dead center in the heart. Another came behind Selphie.
She turned and kicked him in the gut. He slapped her aside and hunched over her, opening his mouth wide,
baring his teeth, but he soon found something in his mouth he hadn't expected. A double barrel
shotgun. Irvine came from behind and shove the gun in his mouth, pulling the trigger. The vampires
head went flying from the jaw up.
On the other side of the room, Irvine had just finished chopping the head of one vamp off, and Zell
and Cally were fighting back to back against two vampires each. Both had a sharp pointy object in their
hands. Cally delivered a spinning backhand jab to stake one, and kicked the other several times,
her legs whipping like pistons. The vamp delivered a nasty blow, sending her tumbling over a casket.
Zell Punched his two vamps insanely hard at the same time, then kicked one down, and staked the other. It
was by this time he noticed cally had been sent over the casket, and he rushed to aid her. He got to her
and smiled.
"Yo, Ya okay?" Zell smiled sweetly. She returned the smile .
"Just peachy..." She said. She quickly jumped to her feet. Then almost as if they planned the whole thing out,
they performed several kicks in unison, then staked their vamps.
They had gotten rid of all the vamps that had attacked, but more would surely come. Now all they were
focused on was getting the people to safety. As they unlocked the cages. Zell spoke with Cally.
"Hey, Whered ya learn to fight like that?"
She smiled at him. "My Father was a SeeD. He met my mother and decided to live down here with us.
He trained me, a lot." Then she picked up two small children and started walking toward a hallway,
which held the way out.
"I think Im in love..." Zell whispered to himself, blushing, for perhaps the first time ever.
