Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I don't own FF8, Squaresoft does.
"I can't stand being stuck here."
Rinoa was alone in the dorm she shared with Squall, pacing up and down the room, frustrated.
"Anything could be happening to them." Her pacing became more and more rapid as she thought of her friends in danger.
"Just calm down Rinoa. I'm sure everything's fine. They're trained SeeDs, the best in Garden. I'm sure they're on their way back right now."
Rinoa entered the en-suite bathroom and went to the sink. She ran the cold tap hoping the splash of cool water against her skin would calm her down. She dried her face with a towel and looked at herself in the mirror.
Something was wrong. She couldn't see her face. Something else was there. She could see her friends. And they were not alone.
Someone else was there. Rinoa's instincts told her that this was the perfect soldier Dr Odine had created. And he was stood in front of her friends.
The soldier leapt towards Selphie, only to find Irvine protecting her. He was dead within an instant and Selphie didn't last much longer. The soldier then grabbed Zell and Quistis by the neck and flung them against a wall. They slumped to the floor, dead. Squall, enraged by this, pulled out his gunblade and slashed at the soldier, only to see his wound heal before any blood fell to the ground. Rinoa watched in horror as Squall was punched hard in the head, flying backwards. She could see his face. Blood was dripping everywhere and his eyes were sunken in their sockets. His last words, "Rinoa. I love you."
Rinoa sank to her knees, sobbing wildly. She couldn't believe what she had just seen. She slowly pulled herself back to her feet, apprehensively looking back at the mirror.
Her face.
That was all she could see. No more images of Esthar and her friends. No more images of death. Just her own face.
"What is this? Did that just happen? Was it a premonition? Are they already dead?" Rinoa didn't know. "They can't be dead. I have to help them."
If Squall was here, he would say she was foolish, to act on a supposed vision, foolish to risk her life needlessly. But Squall wasn't here, and Rinoa couldn't forget the image of him, lying dead on the floor. She couldn't just sit in Garden doing nothing whilst she could be helping them. She ran through the deserted corridors of Garden, towards the newly built landing bay, where the Ragnarok was housed.
She strapped herself into the pilot's seat and a feeling of dread spread throughout her body. She had only had a couple of flying lessons with Selphie, and she wasn't much good. Still, she could not forget her vision, and knew that her friends were in trouble. She knew that Squall needed her help. She hit the ignition and the Ragnarok took off.
"See Rinoa. It's easy. You can do this," she told herself as she began to fly over Esthar city. She couldn't believe the chaos she saw below her. Dead bodies lined the streets, and anyone still alive was running in blind panic. She took a deep breath as the Ragnarok's wing almost touched the side of a building, and she mentally scolded herself for not paying enough attention to her flying. Trying to ignore the destruction below, she got her bearings and headed for where she hoped her friends were.
Odine's Lab.
She saw the entrance to the lab, and a group of people just outside.
"Squall." She saw him, ready to attack the perfect soldier. Rinoa knew he would die. She had to do something.
She hit the button that would open the cargo bay doors, and steadied herself.
"I'm not a pilot, I shouldn't even be trying this."
However, she saw that her friends were in trouble and knew that she had to do something.
"I hope this works."
Disclaimer: I don't own FF8, Squaresoft does.
"I can't stand being stuck here."
Rinoa was alone in the dorm she shared with Squall, pacing up and down the room, frustrated.
"Anything could be happening to them." Her pacing became more and more rapid as she thought of her friends in danger.
"Just calm down Rinoa. I'm sure everything's fine. They're trained SeeDs, the best in Garden. I'm sure they're on their way back right now."
Rinoa entered the en-suite bathroom and went to the sink. She ran the cold tap hoping the splash of cool water against her skin would calm her down. She dried her face with a towel and looked at herself in the mirror.
Something was wrong. She couldn't see her face. Something else was there. She could see her friends. And they were not alone.
Someone else was there. Rinoa's instincts told her that this was the perfect soldier Dr Odine had created. And he was stood in front of her friends.
The soldier leapt towards Selphie, only to find Irvine protecting her. He was dead within an instant and Selphie didn't last much longer. The soldier then grabbed Zell and Quistis by the neck and flung them against a wall. They slumped to the floor, dead. Squall, enraged by this, pulled out his gunblade and slashed at the soldier, only to see his wound heal before any blood fell to the ground. Rinoa watched in horror as Squall was punched hard in the head, flying backwards. She could see his face. Blood was dripping everywhere and his eyes were sunken in their sockets. His last words, "Rinoa. I love you."
Rinoa sank to her knees, sobbing wildly. She couldn't believe what she had just seen. She slowly pulled herself back to her feet, apprehensively looking back at the mirror.
Her face.
That was all she could see. No more images of Esthar and her friends. No more images of death. Just her own face.
"What is this? Did that just happen? Was it a premonition? Are they already dead?" Rinoa didn't know. "They can't be dead. I have to help them."
If Squall was here, he would say she was foolish, to act on a supposed vision, foolish to risk her life needlessly. But Squall wasn't here, and Rinoa couldn't forget the image of him, lying dead on the floor. She couldn't just sit in Garden doing nothing whilst she could be helping them. She ran through the deserted corridors of Garden, towards the newly built landing bay, where the Ragnarok was housed.
She strapped herself into the pilot's seat and a feeling of dread spread throughout her body. She had only had a couple of flying lessons with Selphie, and she wasn't much good. Still, she could not forget her vision, and knew that her friends were in trouble. She knew that Squall needed her help. She hit the ignition and the Ragnarok took off.
"See Rinoa. It's easy. You can do this," she told herself as she began to fly over Esthar city. She couldn't believe the chaos she saw below her. Dead bodies lined the streets, and anyone still alive was running in blind panic. She took a deep breath as the Ragnarok's wing almost touched the side of a building, and she mentally scolded herself for not paying enough attention to her flying. Trying to ignore the destruction below, she got her bearings and headed for where she hoped her friends were.
Odine's Lab.
She saw the entrance to the lab, and a group of people just outside.
"Squall." She saw him, ready to attack the perfect soldier. Rinoa knew he would die. She had to do something.
She hit the button that would open the cargo bay doors, and steadied herself.
"I'm not a pilot, I shouldn't even be trying this."
However, she saw that her friends were in trouble and knew that she had to do something.
"I hope this works."