Chapter Four
To those who have reviewed. THANK YOU!!! To think that people would actually like to read my old stuff makes me very happy. Also, to those who have asked, the Chapter after this, if I remember correctly, is where the crossover starts, and most likely, where the law suits will start…
Laguna and Ellone are at the back of the library. Laguna is pacing about the floor like a caged tiger, Ellone is yawning drunkenly. Unbeknownst to Laguna but knownst to us, Ellone had also been drinking last night, and had had a little adventure with Rajin and Fujin in the Quad that dealt with some masking tape and a can of Cool Whip. She's suffering from a hangover and is hiccuping every now and then.
Ellone: (slurred) JESUS Lagoona, quit pacing around, yur makin me dizzeeeeeeee.
Laguna: I can't *help* it, Ellone, I've been working up to this moment for years now and I want things to go right.
Ellone: Hey, ease up. I know the kid pretty well. He'll probably just say, "Whatever."
Laguna: That's what I'm afraid of…
Ellone: (a little bit too loud) What doo ya expect him ta doo, run happily into yoor arms?
Laguna: No, but I'd like it if he at least showed some interest…
Squall and Rinoa walk in hand in hand.
Ellone: (looks up) Oh *hic* hi kid.
Squall: Hey Sis, Sir. (nods respectfully at Laguna, who is on the ground clutching at his leg)
Laguna: (embarrassed) Uh, heh heh, hi there kid, Miss Rinoa. (he reaches out and shakes her hand)
Rinoa: (smiles) Hello Sir. I wanted to thank you for saving Squall from Eden. I hope I'm not interfering with anything important.
Ellone: Heh heh.
Laguna: (glares at Ellone) Oh, not at all. I don't mind you being here. Squall?
Squall/Rinoa: (simultaneously) Whatever.
Rinoa: (giggles)
Squall: (sighs) Let's just get on with it.
Laguna: (nervously) Right….um.
Ellone: *hic* Heh heh.
Laguna: (whispers) *Shut up* Ellone!
Squall: So what'd you want to talk to me about?
Laguna: Well, I'm not really going to say anything, cause I know you wouldn't believe a word. (scratches his head) So, I'm kinda sorta going to have Ellone show it to you, and you can make your own decision about it.
Squall: ….Okay, whatever.
Laguna: What? Great! Ellone, get ready! Sit down Squall. (Squall sits in one of the chairs) Ready, Ellone?
Ellone: As ready as I'll *hic* ever be.
Laguna: Great! Okay, Squall, she'll send you back on the count of three. One….two…..
Rinoa: WAIT!
Squall, Ellone, and Laguna all start at the sound at her voice, and then stare at her.
Laguna: Huh?
Rinoa: I wanna go too.
Laguna: I'm afraid that's impossible, Miss..
Rinoa: (hands on hips) No it isn't! I know that Ellone could send three people at once to the dream world. I'm sure she could send Squall and I.
Laguna: (exasperated) That's not the point, Miss! This is for Squall's eyes only.
Rinoa: Look, if what you want to show him is so important, then I know how he'll react to it. He'll just shut himself out from the rest of the world and think about it for days on end. I can help him get through that. So please, let me go too.
Squall: Um, excuse me? Don't I have any say in this?
Laguna/Rinoa: NO!
Ellone: Heh, heh.
Laguna: (throwing up his arms) Alright! Fine, you can go too. But you're sworn to secrecy, Rinoa. You mustn't tell a soul about this.
Rinoa: I promise not to.
Laguna: (sighs) Okay then, sit down.
Rinoa pulls up a chair next to Squall. Laguna crosses himself and turns back to Ellone.
Laguna: Okay, Ellone. Do it.
Voice: WAIT!
Laguna whips around as Zell, Quistis, Irvine, and Selphie run into the Library. Irvine and Selphie bump into each other at the door, glance at each other, and blush. Laguna stamps his foot.
Laguna: Aw man! Now what?!
Selphie: (moves forward) We're sorry Sir Laguna, but we wanted to be with Squall too.
Laguna: Fine. (waves his hand) Stand over there then.
The four SeeD members exchange glances with each other nervously, then Selphie speaks up again.
Selphie: Um, that's not what I meant….
Ellone: Heh heh.
Zell: (jumping up and down) We want to go with him 'n Rinoa!
Laguna:………………………..good grief.
Quistis: Squall does a lot better in uncomfortable situations when we're there to harass him. I know this as a certified Squall observer.
Zell: (whispers) Get a life Quistis.
Quistis: (whispers back) Shut up Zell, or I'll use my whip on your hot dog.
Laguna: I'm sorry guys, but this simply has nothing to do with you.
Irvine: Yes it does! We were only raised with the guy! C'mon, who're we gonna tell, Matron?
Laguna: (to himself) She already knows…
In the meantime, Squall, Rinoa and Ellone are watching this spectacle with wide eyes. Ellone has a large smile on her face, Squall looks like he's gonna barf, and Rinoa is biting her lip. Selphie gets down on her knees and hugs Laguna's legs.
Selphie: (pleading) Please! Oh, pretty please! Please, Sir Laguna!
The other three SeeDs exchange glances, shrug, and go down on their knees too. Laguna looks sick.
Ellone: Hee-haw!
Laguna: …..alright…….ALRIGHT!
Selphie: (gets up and dances) YAY! (she accidentally hugs Irvine, realizes it's him, and jumps back about 4 feet)
Squall: Um, Sir, can we get on with it?
Laguna: Yeah yeah yeah! All of you sit down! (the remaining SeeDs sit on the floor around Squall and Rinoa) Ellone, do you think you can handle this many people?
Ellone: Aw, itsh no pwobwem at all, Lagoona.
Laguna: (nervously) Okay then. Send them back on the count of three.
Selphie: YAY! We're going to the dream world!
Laguna: One…
Rinoa: I've never done this before, what's it like?
Laguna: Two…
Squall: Like a weird dream that you can't wake up from until Ellone feels like it….Just hope that you don't get stuck in some moron's body.
Laguna: (hesitates)
Zell: Um….three!
Laguna: Do it Ellone!
Ellone closes her eyes and concentrates. A few minutes pass and nothing happens. Suddenly, Squall and Rinoa slump in their chairs, and the others on the floor fall over. They are unconscious. Laguna watches them for a moment, then starts to do a victory dance.
Laguna: (joyfully) YES! Yessssssssss! The day of reckoning has arrived.
Ellone: (suddenly opens her eyes) Oops.
Laguna: (halts in mid-dance) What do you mean, "Oops"?
Ellone: (hesitatingly) I made an itty-bitty mistake…
Laguna: What kind of mistake?
Cid's Office: Cid, Edea, and Dr. Kadowaki (in her human form) are sitting around the office having a conversation when from somewhere downstairs they hear someone screaming loudly.
Laguna: YOU DID *WHAT* !!!
The three look down at the floor where the scream came from, then look back up at each other.
Edea: As I was saying, dear, we really shouldn't have let the students drink alcohol at the party last night. Everyone was drunk, including Squall.
Cid: But it was a special present for defeating Ultimecia…
Edea: I know, but it had disastrous results. There was whipped cream all over the quad. Someone stole the school mascot's costume..
Dr. K: The giant hotdog?
Edea: Yes. Someone set fire to school property, including all of the guitars in the music room. One of the instructors was streaking. And what's worse, *somebody* let all of the GFs loose, and they ransacked the entire Garden and almost killed our commander.
Cid: But the alcohol did have one good effect.
Edea: (sarcastically) Really? What was that, dear?
Cid: We got Squall to smile.
Edea:….Well, that's true.
Dr. K: Actually, Rinoa made Squall smile.
Cid: Sure…..but the alcohol helped!
Edea: So Doctor, how is it that you are a GF, anyway?
The elevator opens at this point and Laguna steps out. His face is completely white.
Dr K: Ah, Laguna. How did it go?
Laguna: (in shock) Ah….we…have a slight problem.
Cid: (worried) What is it?
Laguna: Ellone was drunk, and still is drunk, in fact. She's passed out.
Edea: Oh my God! Is she all right?
Laguna: She's fine. It's not her that's the problem anyway.
Cid/Edea/Dr K: …………
Laguna: (rubs his head) Ellone made a mistake. I let all of Squall's friends go with him and she couldn't handle all those people while drunk. She's lost control of them, she's lost them in the dream world and she can't bring them back.
Edea: (shocked) What do you mean? Did she send them back?
Laguna: Oh, she sent them back alright…..
To be continued…..