The Princess and the Sorceress
Chapter 2
Esthar's turmoil
I don't own any of the characters, Squaresoft do. So there :p
"I need help over here!" a young man with a badly gashed arm cried out.
"I'll be there in a second. I just need to take care of things over here!" a girl toting a gun called back.
The girl fired upon a nearby Imp instantly killing it. She turned around to be met with a pack of Geezards snarling at her. Before she had a chance to react, they were upon her. She threw her hands up in front of her face.
"This is it," she thought. "I'm dead"
BOOM!
She opened her eyes to see all the Geezards lying charred on the ground. Her wounded comrade had thrown a grenade. He had a maniacal look on his face and he was just barely standing.
"Can't . . . die . . . yet . . . ," he barely managed to utter with a mad grin on his face.
"Look out!" the girl screamed.
The man turned around only to be cut down by the mighty blade of an Iron Giant. The girl stood unmoving, unable to comprehend what had just happened. Several Malboros were now starting to crawl towards her. She suddenly regained consciousness then turned around and ran.
* * *
"Aww, come on Fujin! Gimme a break! You've always got cash ya know?"
". . . NEGATIVE . . . IDIOT"
Raijin put his head in his hands.
"I'm in a jam! You gotta help me out!"
Fujin turned around and walked out of the cafeteria.
"Noooooo . . .!"
"Hey Raijin! You got the money? If you can't pay it's the dishes for you again!" a voice from the kitchen called out.
Raijin's shoulders sunk. He bowed his head and slowly made his way into the cafeteria kitchen.
Fujin walked out of Balamb garden and made her way down to the town.
She had not changed much over the years. She still wore the same blue coat and wore an eye patch over her right eye.
She silently walked down the road, ignoring all the townspeople. When she finally reached the port she looked around as if expecting something, or someone.
"SEIFER . . .," she thought.
* * *
Zell came running into Headmaster Cid's office.
"Headmaster Cid! I've got bad news!"
"What is it Zell?" Cid replied, puzzled by Zell's informal entry.
"Remember last week? When we sent those three Seed squads out to Esthar? Only four of them made it back!"
"What? But they were the most highly trained Seeds we had!"
"I know! We've got to do something! I'm going to Esthar!"
Zell turned around and marched out the door.
"No,"
Zell stopped and looked over his shoulder.
"What? You can't be serious!"
"I can't afford to lose anymore Seeds to the monsters in Esthar. We'll have to find another way to remedy the situation."
"But . . . but . . . there could be survivors! Irvine went out there! And we can't just sit back and let Esthar be leveled!"
"I'm sorry but I can't permit you to go. That's all there is to it."
"BLOODY HELL!"
Zell stormed out of the office, punching the wall on his way out.
"However . . .," Cid whispered. "Regardless, I know I can't stop you."
* * *
"I need help over here!" a young man with a badly gashed arm cried out.
"I'll be there in a second. I just need to take care of things over here!" a girl toting a gun called back.
The girl fired upon a nearby Imp instantly killing it. She turned around to be met with a pack of Geezards snarling at her. Before she had a chance to react, they were upon her. She threw her hands up in front of her face.
"This is it," she thought. "I'm dead"
BOOM!
She opened her eyes to see all the Geezards lying charred on the ground. Her wounded comrade had thrown a grenade. He had a maniacal look on his face and he was just barely standing.
"Can't . . . die . . . yet . . . ," he barely managed to utter with a mad grin on his face.
"Look out!" the girl screamed.
The man turned around only to be cut down by the mighty blade of an Iron Giant. The girl stood unmoving, unable to comprehend what had just happened. Several Malboros were now starting to crawl towards her. She suddenly regained consciousness then turned around and ran.
* * *
"Aww, come on Fujin! Gimme a break! You've always got cash ya know?"
". . . NEGATIVE . . . IDIOT"
Raijin put his head in his hands.
"I'm in a jam! You gotta help me out!"
Fujin turned around and walked out of the cafeteria.
"Noooooo . . .!"
"Hey Raijin! You got the money? If you can't pay it's the dishes for you again!" a voice from the kitchen called out.
Raijin's shoulders sunk. He bowed his head and slowly made his way into the cafeteria kitchen.
Fujin walked out of Balamb garden and made her way down to the town.
She had not changed much over the years. She still wore the same blue coat and wore an eye patch over her right eye.
She silently walked down the road, ignoring all the townspeople. When she finally reached the port she looked around as if expecting something, or someone.
"SEIFER . . .," she thought.
* * *
Zell came running into Headmaster Cid's office.
"Headmaster Cid! I've got bad news!"
"What is it Zell?" Cid replied, puzzled by Zell's informal entry.
"Remember last week? When we sent those three Seed squads out to Esthar? Only four of them made it back!"
"What? But they were the most highly trained Seeds we had!"
"I know! We've got to do something! I'm going to Esthar!"
Zell turned around and marched out the door.
"No,"
Zell stopped and looked over his shoulder.
"What? You can't be serious!"
"I can't afford to lose anymore Seeds to the monsters in Esthar. We'll have to find another way to remedy the situation."
"But . . . but . . . there could be survivors! Irvine went out there! And we can't just sit back and let Esthar be leveled!"
"I'm sorry but I can't permit you to go. That's all there is to it."
"BLOODY HELL!"
Zell stormed out of the office, punching the wall on his way out.
"However . . .," Cid whispered. "Regardless, I know I can't stop you."
* * *