Chapter 6
"Everyone, listen up. We've secured the entrance to the town. I want you to get everyone out. Try and evacuate everyone you can. I'm going to take a look at that bomb."
"On your own?"
"Yes. I need all of you to help evacuate the townspeople and get back to Garden as soon as you can."
"But Squall," they protested.
"That's an order. Now go."
Squall headed down the steps towards the pub, his heart pounding in his chest.
"What if there's not enough time? What if nobody gets out alive? What if Garden is destroyed? I'm a terrible leader."
"Squall, wait up." Rinoa was running towards him.
"I ordered everyone to get out of here."
"But I'm not a SeeD. I don't have to follow orders."
"You shouldn't be here. It's not safe."
"You told me to stay close to you." Rinoa smiled. Saying nothing, he entered the pub and found what he was looking for. The bomb was lying in the middle of the pool table, and there was a large amount of explosives strapped to it. It looked to Squall as though it could take the whole of Galbadia with it. "Can you disarm it?"
"No, SeeD training doesn't cover anything like this."
"Where's the timer?" Squall moved around the bomb to look for the timer. His eyes became fixed upon a flashing red display.
00:07:00
"Rinoa. Get out of here."
"What?"
"Run."
The evacuation was complete. Timber was deserted. Only Rinoa and Squall were left. They ran through the streets of Timber, remembering how little time there was left. Squall glanced at his watch.
"Two minutes. This is going to be close."
They exited the town and saw Quistis and the others waiting at the front gate of Garden. As soon as Squall was on board Garden he ran to the bridge.
"Nida. Get us out of here," Squall ordered.
"What?"
"Just do it. Now." Garden sped away as the bomb detonated. Rinoa began to cry as she saw the town she loved, go up in flames.
"Everyone, listen up. We've secured the entrance to the town. I want you to get everyone out. Try and evacuate everyone you can. I'm going to take a look at that bomb."
"On your own?"
"Yes. I need all of you to help evacuate the townspeople and get back to Garden as soon as you can."
"But Squall," they protested.
"That's an order. Now go."
Squall headed down the steps towards the pub, his heart pounding in his chest.
"What if there's not enough time? What if nobody gets out alive? What if Garden is destroyed? I'm a terrible leader."
"Squall, wait up." Rinoa was running towards him.
"I ordered everyone to get out of here."
"But I'm not a SeeD. I don't have to follow orders."
"You shouldn't be here. It's not safe."
"You told me to stay close to you." Rinoa smiled. Saying nothing, he entered the pub and found what he was looking for. The bomb was lying in the middle of the pool table, and there was a large amount of explosives strapped to it. It looked to Squall as though it could take the whole of Galbadia with it. "Can you disarm it?"
"No, SeeD training doesn't cover anything like this."
"Where's the timer?" Squall moved around the bomb to look for the timer. His eyes became fixed upon a flashing red display.
00:07:00
"Rinoa. Get out of here."
"What?"
"Run."
The evacuation was complete. Timber was deserted. Only Rinoa and Squall were left. They ran through the streets of Timber, remembering how little time there was left. Squall glanced at his watch.
"Two minutes. This is going to be close."
They exited the town and saw Quistis and the others waiting at the front gate of Garden. As soon as Squall was on board Garden he ran to the bridge.
"Nida. Get us out of here," Squall ordered.
"What?"
"Just do it. Now." Garden sped away as the bomb detonated. Rinoa began to cry as she saw the town she loved, go up in flames.