Chapter Ten
Half-Time Regroup
A scream from Ellones cabin drew the attention of the two boys. Rushing in, they saw two masked men standing over the crumpled bodies of the white SeeDs. A shot to the head from Irvine took one of them down as he approached Ellone. The other one took a powerful blow to the head from Zell and fell to the ground.
Zell reached out a hand to Ellone, who was huddling in a corner. Nervously, she took it and Zell pulled her over the bodies of her masked attackers, into his arms.
Irvine was checking the white SeeDs' for any signs of life.
"They're both dead." Ellone said quietly to Irvine. He nodded silently and they made their way back up onto the deck.
The black ships had disappeared and sprawled bodies littered the deck of the ship. Ellone choked on a sob and fell to her knees at the sight. Irvine and Zell checked the bodies for signs of life but failed to find any. Zell checked the engine and control rooms but returned with bad news. The three were all alone on the white SeeD ship.
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Rinoa lay on her bed staring up at the ceiling. She wondered when Squall would get back. She had been wondering that all day and now, as day turned to night, she began to worry. She and Quistis had spent the morning in the infirmary being examined, then they had been briefed on the second part of their mission by Cid. After that they had had free time. Quistis had paid a visit to the training centre and Rinoa had spent the whole afternoon thinking about Squall.
A knock on the door made Rinoa jump. A rush of excitement swept over her as she opened it. It was only Quistis.
"The white SeeD ship is approaching Garden," she told Rinoa, "Cid wants us to be there in case there's trouble."
Rinoa rolled off her bed and stretched, then followed Quistis to Cid office to await the arrival of the white SeeD ship.
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As their bus rolled to a stop at Garden, Squall looked out of the window. Hovering in the air next to Garden was the white SeeD ship that Ellone had left on. Feeling an increasing sense on uneasiness, Squall made his way to Cids office as fast as he could, with Selphie not far behind him.
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"A little more...that's it, stop." Irvine instructed Zell from the front of the ship. Zell looked over the board of buttons and switches, found the switch he was looking for, and pressed it. The ship shuddered slightly, then the sound of the engines cutting their power to half could be heard.
the headmasters voice could be heard from over the intercom in the control room of the white SeeD ship,
"Thanks." Zell said and gave a thumbs up sign to Irvine.
"You did it." Ellones soft voice came from behind him.
"It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be." Zell admitted, grinning, "And you were a big help, too."
Ellone thanked him and blushed slightly, but Zell didn't notice. The two went to join Irvine on the deck. They found a ramp which could be attached to the side of the ship, and once they'd secured it, the three of them left the ship and joined their friends in Garden.
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"What happened?" Squall asked bluntly as he and Selphie got to Cids office to find the rest of their group already there.
"We were attacked by two battle ships. There were about thirty fighters but we took care of them, right Zell?"
"Yeah!" Zell grinned. "We went to find Ellone and when we got up on the deck again, everyone was dead."
Squall was about to ask another question when Cid cut in.
"Good work you two. Take it easy for a while. We can handle it from here so be back here tomorrow at 1000 hours, all of you, and we'll discuss the next phase of the plan."
They all saluted and left Cids office. In the lift, Rinoa tried to talk to Squall but he was too busy getting the details of then attack from Ellone. Quistis watched sadly as Rinoa headed to her room when the lift stopped, and Squall headed to the infirmary with Ellone, Zell, Irvine and Selphie.
"You really are clueless." she whispered to herself as the group of the disappeared around the corner.
Half-Time Regroup
A scream from Ellones cabin drew the attention of the two boys. Rushing in, they saw two masked men standing over the crumpled bodies of the white SeeDs. A shot to the head from Irvine took one of them down as he approached Ellone. The other one took a powerful blow to the head from Zell and fell to the ground.
Zell reached out a hand to Ellone, who was huddling in a corner. Nervously, she took it and Zell pulled her over the bodies of her masked attackers, into his arms.
Irvine was checking the white SeeDs' for any signs of life.
"They're both dead." Ellone said quietly to Irvine. He nodded silently and they made their way back up onto the deck.
The black ships had disappeared and sprawled bodies littered the deck of the ship. Ellone choked on a sob and fell to her knees at the sight. Irvine and Zell checked the bodies for signs of life but failed to find any. Zell checked the engine and control rooms but returned with bad news. The three were all alone on the white SeeD ship.
******
Rinoa lay on her bed staring up at the ceiling. She wondered when Squall would get back. She had been wondering that all day and now, as day turned to night, she began to worry. She and Quistis had spent the morning in the infirmary being examined, then they had been briefed on the second part of their mission by Cid. After that they had had free time. Quistis had paid a visit to the training centre and Rinoa had spent the whole afternoon thinking about Squall.
A knock on the door made Rinoa jump. A rush of excitement swept over her as she opened it. It was only Quistis.
"The white SeeD ship is approaching Garden," she told Rinoa, "Cid wants us to be there in case there's trouble."
Rinoa rolled off her bed and stretched, then followed Quistis to Cid office to await the arrival of the white SeeD ship.
******
As their bus rolled to a stop at Garden, Squall looked out of the window. Hovering in the air next to Garden was the white SeeD ship that Ellone had left on. Feeling an increasing sense on uneasiness, Squall made his way to Cids office as fast as he could, with Selphie not far behind him.
******
"A little more...that's it, stop." Irvine instructed Zell from the front of the ship. Zell looked over the board of buttons and switches, found the switch he was looking for, and pressed it. The ship shuddered slightly, then the sound of the engines cutting their power to half could be heard.
the headmasters voice could be heard from over the intercom in the control room of the white SeeD ship,
"Thanks." Zell said and gave a thumbs up sign to Irvine.
"You did it." Ellones soft voice came from behind him.
"It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be." Zell admitted, grinning, "And you were a big help, too."
Ellone thanked him and blushed slightly, but Zell didn't notice. The two went to join Irvine on the deck. They found a ramp which could be attached to the side of the ship, and once they'd secured it, the three of them left the ship and joined their friends in Garden.
******
"What happened?" Squall asked bluntly as he and Selphie got to Cids office to find the rest of their group already there.
"We were attacked by two battle ships. There were about thirty fighters but we took care of them, right Zell?"
"Yeah!" Zell grinned. "We went to find Ellone and when we got up on the deck again, everyone was dead."
Squall was about to ask another question when Cid cut in.
"Good work you two. Take it easy for a while. We can handle it from here so be back here tomorrow at 1000 hours, all of you, and we'll discuss the next phase of the plan."
They all saluted and left Cids office. In the lift, Rinoa tried to talk to Squall but he was too busy getting the details of then attack from Ellone. Quistis watched sadly as Rinoa headed to her room when the lift stopped, and Squall headed to the infirmary with Ellone, Zell, Irvine and Selphie.
"You really are clueless." she whispered to herself as the group of the disappeared around the corner.