Chapter 05
"Help me, oh please help me!" the stranger cried in anguish. "My knee! It hurts."
Rinoa went immediately to his side and gave him first aid. "Omigosh! He's badly injured." She worried as she saw a
Puddle of blood on the floor. "He's losing so much blood," she thought, while trying not to panic. She then searched for her
items and took her second bottle of potion.
"Rinoa, what are you doing?" Seifer asked.
"He needs this," her fingers gripped the bottle and unscrewed the cap.
"But you will be needing that later,"
"He alredy needs it right now,". Knowing Rinoa, Seifer didn't continue arguing with her.
The stranger drank the potion greedily. He seemed to regain some strength but it wasn't enough. "He still needs
another one," Rinoa decided. She grabbed the last bottle of potion and was ready to give it to the injured man but Seifer
interrupted her, "No, wait," he handed the stranger his own bottle instead. "I've still got 2 potions left. You shouldn't give him
everything you've got, we still don't know him."
Rinoa gladly replied, "Thanks, Seifer."
After the stranger had take in the next dose of potion, he immediately recuperated. The bleeding had thankfully
stopped and the blood around the wound clotted. He looked at the trio and he heartily expressed his deepest thanks. "You
guys saved my life, I can't thank you enough!"
"Are you sure you're okay now?" Rinoa wanted to know.
"Yes, I am," he said while massaging his thighs.
"Who are you and why are you here?" Seifer demanded.
"I'm Bruce Denzon, the sole developer of 'Project Barrier'" he answered indignantly. "And I came here to stop this
operation." "Are you serious? They're stocking geothermal power for your town!" Rinoa exclaimed, stunned by Bruce words.
"Is that what they told you?" Bruce said back, laughing "I can't believe you're all too gullible. You haven't detected the
foolishness of those liars."
"What the ass are you talking about? You've got no right to address us just like that," Seifer nearly screamed at him.
"Why, if I told you the truth you'll be thinking yourselves how foolish you've been!" Bruce defended himself bravely.
Seifer jumped to grab the guy by the collar. Raijin had managed to pull Seifer away from Bruce.
"Forgive me for the offense, I just can't hardly contain my anger for Jackson,"
"The governor? What exactly do you mean?" Rinoa questioned. Everything this stranger had said was leading them in a total confusion.
"As I have said earlier, I was the developer of this project. I organized everything, believing that these were all for the
good of Winhill. Not long ago, I overheard Jackson and Scott discussing matters on how they will use this power plant to
support their own operations. I heard they had already started manufacturing missiles and they conceal it in the basement."
Bruce continued. "This 'Project Barrier' thing is not about geothermal plant but an illegal missile base-threatening to destroy
Winhill!"
"No!" Rinoa's jaws dropped open. Seifer and Raijin were equally shocked by the truth.
"Jackson and his men used us. They're ready to sacrifice their hometown for the sake of money and for their own
selfish reasons!" Bruce said angrily. "Then Jackson ordered the mayor to stay out of the way to get everything in his own
hands."
"He's mad," Raijin shook his head.
"After that they fear me so much that I will leak their nasty secret. They offered me money but I didn't accept anything
from them. I came back after threatening to kill me but.." Bruce stated to them, his voice filled with bitterness, "they had me
chased by a wendigo and locked me in here. That's how you guys found me."
"So that's what they're hiding in the basement. A missile plantation!" Rinoa realized as his blood boiled.
"That Jackson guy!" Raijin said with clenched fist.
"They're actually asking help from Garden so that their operations wouldn't look suspicious!" Seifer thought as
things got clearer.
"I think we need to go down the basement and ambush their plan before it could get any worse," Rinoa put in.
"Yes, they must be stopped," Seifer decided.
"Thanks guys, for helping me again." Bruce said. "I'll owe you everything."
[to be continued.please make a review. ^-^]
"Help me, oh please help me!" the stranger cried in anguish. "My knee! It hurts."
Rinoa went immediately to his side and gave him first aid. "Omigosh! He's badly injured." She worried as she saw a
Puddle of blood on the floor. "He's losing so much blood," she thought, while trying not to panic. She then searched for her
items and took her second bottle of potion.
"Rinoa, what are you doing?" Seifer asked.
"He needs this," her fingers gripped the bottle and unscrewed the cap.
"But you will be needing that later,"
"He alredy needs it right now,". Knowing Rinoa, Seifer didn't continue arguing with her.
The stranger drank the potion greedily. He seemed to regain some strength but it wasn't enough. "He still needs
another one," Rinoa decided. She grabbed the last bottle of potion and was ready to give it to the injured man but Seifer
interrupted her, "No, wait," he handed the stranger his own bottle instead. "I've still got 2 potions left. You shouldn't give him
everything you've got, we still don't know him."
Rinoa gladly replied, "Thanks, Seifer."
After the stranger had take in the next dose of potion, he immediately recuperated. The bleeding had thankfully
stopped and the blood around the wound clotted. He looked at the trio and he heartily expressed his deepest thanks. "You
guys saved my life, I can't thank you enough!"
"Are you sure you're okay now?" Rinoa wanted to know.
"Yes, I am," he said while massaging his thighs.
"Who are you and why are you here?" Seifer demanded.
"I'm Bruce Denzon, the sole developer of 'Project Barrier'" he answered indignantly. "And I came here to stop this
operation." "Are you serious? They're stocking geothermal power for your town!" Rinoa exclaimed, stunned by Bruce words.
"Is that what they told you?" Bruce said back, laughing "I can't believe you're all too gullible. You haven't detected the
foolishness of those liars."
"What the ass are you talking about? You've got no right to address us just like that," Seifer nearly screamed at him.
"Why, if I told you the truth you'll be thinking yourselves how foolish you've been!" Bruce defended himself bravely.
Seifer jumped to grab the guy by the collar. Raijin had managed to pull Seifer away from Bruce.
"Forgive me for the offense, I just can't hardly contain my anger for Jackson,"
"The governor? What exactly do you mean?" Rinoa questioned. Everything this stranger had said was leading them in a total confusion.
"As I have said earlier, I was the developer of this project. I organized everything, believing that these were all for the
good of Winhill. Not long ago, I overheard Jackson and Scott discussing matters on how they will use this power plant to
support their own operations. I heard they had already started manufacturing missiles and they conceal it in the basement."
Bruce continued. "This 'Project Barrier' thing is not about geothermal plant but an illegal missile base-threatening to destroy
Winhill!"
"No!" Rinoa's jaws dropped open. Seifer and Raijin were equally shocked by the truth.
"Jackson and his men used us. They're ready to sacrifice their hometown for the sake of money and for their own
selfish reasons!" Bruce said angrily. "Then Jackson ordered the mayor to stay out of the way to get everything in his own
hands."
"He's mad," Raijin shook his head.
"After that they fear me so much that I will leak their nasty secret. They offered me money but I didn't accept anything
from them. I came back after threatening to kill me but.." Bruce stated to them, his voice filled with bitterness, "they had me
chased by a wendigo and locked me in here. That's how you guys found me."
"So that's what they're hiding in the basement. A missile plantation!" Rinoa realized as his blood boiled.
"That Jackson guy!" Raijin said with clenched fist.
"They're actually asking help from Garden so that their operations wouldn't look suspicious!" Seifer thought as
things got clearer.
"I think we need to go down the basement and ambush their plan before it could get any worse," Rinoa put in.
"Yes, they must be stopped," Seifer decided.
"Thanks guys, for helping me again." Bruce said. "I'll owe you everything."
[to be continued.please make a review. ^-^]