Chapter 8: Resolution
Quistis stepped on the elevator pad that led to the control room. Zell is going to freak when I tell them were not in our world anymore. He's going to say, "I told you so, but did anyone listen to me? Nooooo!" Quistis shook her head and pressed the up button. I hate it when he's right.
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Selphie had a big smile on her face. "Hey Quistis, you got any news on where we are?"
"Actually, yes. It was the main reason for my coming up here."
"T-t-the 'main' reason? Y-you mean you have another one?" stumbled Zell.
Quistis took a look at Zell's white face. "Not any more." Zell looked at her with pleading eyes and mouthed the words 'Help Me'. She turned around to look at Selphie who was still pressing a whole bunch of buttons trying to get the landing gears down. "Having problems?"
"Yes, I can't seem to get anything to work. Zell, I told you not to fly into that ball thing."
"Ball thing? What ball thing?"
"This big blue and white ball came flying at us, I told Zell not to hit it but you know him, never listens."
Zell turned around in the pilot seat and looked at Selphie only to find her looking back. He quickly turned around and pretended that she couldn't see him.
Quistis looked at them skeptically. "Right guys, any way I came to tell you we're in another world, some kind of alternate dimension or something. I can't be to sure which."
"I told you this would happen," said Zell. "But did anybody listen to me? Nooooo. I hate to say I told ya so..."
"Then don't say it," interrupted Quistis.
Zell uncharacteristically shut his mouth and sat quietly in the pilot seat.
Meanwhile...
The Ragnarok proceeds to drop out of the sky, (and you thought they would have hit the ground by now) but at the last possible second corrects its self and lands perfectly on a cliff overlooking the ocean, just as the sun sets on the horizon.
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Tidus and Wakka watched as the thing landed on the cliff above them.
"Well you think we should go have a look?" asked Wakka.
"Its getting kind of dark, don't you think we should go back to Besaid?"
"Why?"
"Well Yuna or Lulu might get mad or worried. You know Rikku will."
"Ya, so?"
"So we can go back and get them and be back here in the morning. I very much doubt that they will go any where."
Wakka looked at Tidus. "Eh, guess you're right, come on, let's get back before we get yelled at."
Wakka and Tidus start walking back to Besaid.
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Back in Midgar, our heroes were no closer to finding out their location than before. In fact, they had gone around in circles three more times before trying a new direction.
They stopped in an alley to take a break. Laguna looked at Cloud. "Wow, pretty world you got here. I just love the smoke and pollution and grime and dirt and thieves and murderers and…."
He was cut off by several loud thumps. Everyone (except Kiros, who was still out cold) looked towards the sound. To the side of the alley, Squall had begun to bang his head against the wall. Cloud cleared his throat, "Squall? Are you okay?"
Squall looked at him for a second, glanced at Laguna, who was staring around with a vague smile, then continued to beat his head against the wall.
Cloud blinked. "I'll take that as a no."
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Sephiroth took another drink of his beer and looked up as the door to the dim bar opened. He stiffened as he saw Cloud enter with his friends. Three of them he recognized, but the sullen boy wearing black leather and the hyper man with black hair were new to him.
The boy glanced at him, and then did a classic double take. "Seifer?!? What are you doing here?"
Sephiroth frowned as the boys friends stared at him. "Who? I'm Sephiroth. Who are you?"
The boy frowned. "Seifer, it's me, Squall. Squall Leonhart…"
The hyper man interrupted, "Squall Leonhart Loire."
Squall glared at the man. "Whatever. Seifer, are you alright? If you think you're someone else…"
"Hey!" Squall glared at the man again. The man continued, undaunted. "He thinks he's someone else! Just like Barret! Seifer can come with us to the hospital! We'll get there and have a huge party!"
He started to jump around in joy.
Sephiroth just stared. These people are nuts!
