The Princess and the Sorceress
Chapter 3
The Timber War
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Squall walked along through the streets of Timber with hands in his pockets. He appeared to be deep in thought.
A man came charging down the road towards Squall. He didn't seem to see Squall because he was heading straight for him. Squall attempted to move out of the way but he didn't react fast enough.
BAM
"Hey, watch where you're going!" Squall said as he picked himself up off the ground.
The young man looked up and Squall saw that it was Watts, one of the members of the Forest Owls rebellion group.
"Oh, I'm very sorry Mr. Leonhart. I have to go see Rinoa right away."
"Hang on a second. What do you need to see her for?" said Squall as he put a hand on the now retreating Watts.
"There are Galbadian soldiers heading towards the city. I'd think there's about 100 of them. We don't stand a chance!"
"Ok. Let's hurry back then and we'll work out what to do."
Squall and Watts hurried back to the house where they found Rinoa cooking.
"Squall! Watts! Is something wrong?" she exclaimed.
Watts quickly explained the situation to Rinoa. As he was talking Squall went over to a cupboard in the corner and rummaged around through it.
"Mr. Leonhart? What are you doing?"
"I'm getting something,"
Squall finally found what he was looking for and turned back to face the others. He brought up his gunblade and took a stance ready for battle.
"I won't let those Galbadians take this town again."
"But Squall! You haven't fought in 3 years! Don't you think you should let the guards take care of this?"
Squall walked over to Rinoa put his arm around her.
"Don't worry. I'll be alright." He kissed her on the forehead and walked out of the room.
* * *
"And that's the whole story."
"What!!"
Zell, Selphie and Quistis were sitting in the library discussing what course of action to take for the current problems.
"This . . . this is all wrong!!" Selphie was slumped on a chair shaking her head.
"That's why we're going to do something about it!" Zell stood up
"But if we act against orders we could be kicked out of Balamb," Quistis said.
"What's more important!! Balamb or Irvine!!"
"That's it. I'm going! Anyone who wants to join me can!" Zell said as he walked out of the room.
Zell walked out of Balamb Garden and up to where the Ragnarok was.
"Wait!!" Selphie and Quistis came trailing behind.
"We're coming to! You're not the only one who cares about Irvine!"
Selphie walked into the main cockpit of the Ragnarok and sat in the pilot's seat.
"Let's go!! Let's go to save Irvine!!"
The Ragnarok rose up off the ground and sped off in a southeasterly direction.
* * *
"Dr. Kadowaki! Cid's collapsed again!"
"Again? Where is he?"
"We put him in the infirmary. Come quickly!"
Dr. Kadowaki followed the student to where Cid was taken. Cid was lying down on a bed in the infirmary, with Edea and several SeeD by his side.
Cid turned to face Dr. Kadowaki.
"Heh . . . I guess I fainted again!"
"Cid! You know you shouldn't tire yourself too much! I've told you a thousand times!"
A SeeD came running into the room.
"Headmaster Cid! I've got more bad news! Timber's being attacked!
"Oh no. This isn't good at all."
"Darling don't think about it now. You need rest," Edea said. She turned to a SeeD nearby
"Xu! Could you take care of orders?"
"Oh . . . certainly. Where are Zell, Selphie and Quistis? I think they serve as reinforcements."
"Erm . . . I think they took off in the Ragnarok," a nearby student said.
"Damn. Okay Nida, I want you to take some SeeD and students down to Timber to help them out there."
Nida saluted and then walked off to round up some soldiers.
"This is not turning out to be a good day," Xu sighed "If only Squall were here."
The sound of a gunblade firing rung out through the garden.
Squall walked along through the streets of Timber with hands in his pockets. He appeared to be deep in thought.
A man came charging down the road towards Squall. He didn't seem to see Squall because he was heading straight for him. Squall attempted to move out of the way but he didn't react fast enough.
BAM
"Hey, watch where you're going!" Squall said as he picked himself up off the ground.
The young man looked up and Squall saw that it was Watts, one of the members of the Forest Owls rebellion group.
"Oh, I'm very sorry Mr. Leonhart. I have to go see Rinoa right away."
"Hang on a second. What do you need to see her for?" said Squall as he put a hand on the now retreating Watts.
"There are Galbadian soldiers heading towards the city. I'd think there's about 100 of them. We don't stand a chance!"
"Ok. Let's hurry back then and we'll work out what to do."
Squall and Watts hurried back to the house where they found Rinoa cooking.
"Squall! Watts! Is something wrong?" she exclaimed.
Watts quickly explained the situation to Rinoa. As he was talking Squall went over to a cupboard in the corner and rummaged around through it.
"Mr. Leonhart? What are you doing?"
"I'm getting something,"
Squall finally found what he was looking for and turned back to face the others. He brought up his gunblade and took a stance ready for battle.
"I won't let those Galbadians take this town again."
"But Squall! You haven't fought in 3 years! Don't you think you should let the guards take care of this?"
Squall walked over to Rinoa put his arm around her.
"Don't worry. I'll be alright." He kissed her on the forehead and walked out of the room.
* * *
"And that's the whole story."
"What!!"
Zell, Selphie and Quistis were sitting in the library discussing what course of action to take for the current problems.
"This . . . this is all wrong!!" Selphie was slumped on a chair shaking her head.
"That's why we're going to do something about it!" Zell stood up
"But if we act against orders we could be kicked out of Balamb," Quistis said.
"What's more important!! Balamb or Irvine!!"
"That's it. I'm going! Anyone who wants to join me can!" Zell said as he walked out of the room.
Zell walked out of Balamb Garden and up to where the Ragnarok was.
"Wait!!" Selphie and Quistis came trailing behind.
"We're coming to! You're not the only one who cares about Irvine!"
Selphie walked into the main cockpit of the Ragnarok and sat in the pilot's seat.
"Let's go!! Let's go to save Irvine!!"
The Ragnarok rose up off the ground and sped off in a southeasterly direction.
* * *
"Dr. Kadowaki! Cid's collapsed again!"
"Again? Where is he?"
"We put him in the infirmary. Come quickly!"
Dr. Kadowaki followed the student to where Cid was taken. Cid was lying down on a bed in the infirmary, with Edea and several SeeD by his side.
Cid turned to face Dr. Kadowaki.
"Heh . . . I guess I fainted again!"
"Cid! You know you shouldn't tire yourself too much! I've told you a thousand times!"
A SeeD came running into the room.
"Headmaster Cid! I've got more bad news! Timber's being attacked!
"Oh no. This isn't good at all."
"Darling don't think about it now. You need rest," Edea said. She turned to a SeeD nearby
"Xu! Could you take care of orders?"
"Oh . . . certainly. Where are Zell, Selphie and Quistis? I think they serve as reinforcements."
"Erm . . . I think they took off in the Ragnarok," a nearby student said.
"Damn. Okay Nida, I want you to take some SeeD and students down to Timber to help them out there."
Nida saluted and then walked off to round up some soldiers.
"This is not turning out to be a good day," Xu sighed "If only Squall were here."
The sound of a gunblade firing rung out through the garden.