Chapter 5
As morning came, they all went to have breakfast. Before entering the dining-room, Selphie called Maya.
Selphie: "I have something to tell you...."
Maya: "What is it?"
Selphie: "Sorceress Adel is dead..."
Maya: "That's dumb... how can you know?!"
Selphie: "I know cuz she came to me last night"
Maya: "What are you saying?"
Selphie: "That I'm a sorceress now too"
Maya: "Laguna has to hear this!" *sees her father walking towards the dining-room and calls him over*
Laguna: "What is it?"
Maya: "To make a long story short: Adel is dead and Selphie is a sorceress"
Laguna: "But that's impossible..."
Kiros and Ward: *come running down the hall* "Laguna, terrible news!"
Laguna: "What's wrong?"
Kiros and Ward: "Adel is dead"
Laguna: "How?"
Maya: "Quistis and Irvine.... they must have killed her..."
Laguna: "But why?"
Seifer: *overhears everything and comes over* *as a reflex, he takes Maya's hand in his own* "Maybe Quistis want's to be the only sorceress and she didn't realize that the sorceresses she and Irvine kill will keep moving on their powers to others"
Selphie: "Yeah.. that must be it.."
Maya: "So Ultimecia will die too..."
Seifer: "And she'll give her powers to Rin"
Laguna: *to Selphie* "So who's your knight gonna be?"
Selphie: "Zell.. and he already is"
Laguna: *smiles* "Oh...."
During breakfast Laguna told everyone what he had earlier talked about with the three SeeDs and they reached the conclusion that it was safer to wait here until the death of Ultimecia and as soon as Rinoa was going to become a sorceress they would start the search. Since they were staying with Laguna, the teenagers asked him to tell them the legend about the sorceresses. The Esthar president agreed. They went in the flower garden and Laguna started the story.
Laguna: "You see... all the sorceresses have always been fighting each other to obtain ultimate power, but they can't fight with sorceresses from another generation. Karin and Edea's death only left Adel and Ultimecia fighting each other even though the two had passed on their powers.. Normally you all should be fighting each other.. it has always been sorceress and knight against sorceress and knight."
Maya: "But we don't want to fight"
Laguna: "Quistis wants to fight, so if you won't kill them, they will kill you"
Selphie: "Let's assume that we defeated Quistis... we won't fight each other then.... so what'll happen?"
Laguna: "I can't tell you exactly what, but something will change someone's mind... like it did with Edea, Karin, Adel and Ultimecia.."
Seifer: "What do you mean?"
Laguna: "Didn't you know? They were sisters..."
Zell: "So what happened?"
Laguna: "Dunno.... they vowed not to tell their knights anything"
Maya: "So... who's knight were you, anyway?"
Laguna: "At first I was Karin's knight, but she died... Adel's knight was soon killed by Edea and she asked me to become her knight... I accepted because this way I could be close to the sorceress wars and find out if Karin's death really was an accident..."
Maya: "You think it wasn't?"
Laguna: "I dunno..."
Squall: "Laguna, I think we should leave here... I mean let's assume that Quistis and Irvine fail to kill Ultimecia and only kill her knight... she'll definitely come and ask you to become her knight, but if she comes and finds us here she'll attack and you'll be caught in the middle... we shouldn't endanger you like this."
Rinoa: "Squall's right... we should lay low until Ultimecia dies"
Laguna: "I guess you're right... we shouldn't mix the generations..."
After saying their good byes, the six SeeDs exited the presidential building and decided to wait for their war to begin in a small uncharted town north from Esthar - Kalm.
--In Kalm Town-
The town was pretty close, but to avoid fighting all those incredibly annoying monsters they rented a car. Once they got there, they went to the hotel.
Squall: "How much is a room for three days?"
Hotel Keeper: "600 Gil"
Selphie: "Counting all the money they had... Great! We only have 2000 Gil"
Hotel Keeper: "Enough for three rooms, lunch and dinner for three days for all of you"
Rinoa: "I'm OK with the food... but three rooms?!"
Squall: "That's not such a bad thing, Rin." *winks at her*
Maya: "Are you sure we have to stay three days?... I mean how do you know that Ultimecia won't die tonight?"
Seifer: "Think of how much it would take Quistis and Irvine to go from Esthar to... wherever Ultimecia is... And besides, remember what we agreed on back at Laguna' house? What if the two fail and only kill her knight... I think three days are the minimum time that we have to spend here."
Maya: "Well of course you'd think that..." *gives him a look full of meanings that makes him smile*
Zell: "Well... since we have no other choice..."
Selphie: "And aren't you happy for a guy that has to do something against his will"
Zell: "Heh... really? But who said anything about it being against my will ?"
Rinoa: "Come on, Squall, pay the three rooms... it won't help us to stay and argue here for another hour since we all know this is the best choice..."
Squall: "OK" *gives the hotel keeper the 2000 Gil*
Hotel Keeper: "Here you go: rooms 2, 3 and 4 *gives them the keys* have a pleasant stay"
*they start walking towards their rooms*
Selphie: "Are we going to stay like I think we are?"
Rinoa: "If you mean with the boys, yup"
Zell: "Don't worry, girls, after tonight you'll be begging us to stay with you"
Squall: "Come on, Rin, we got room 4" *opens the door and goes inside pulling Rinoa by the arm.... and shuts the door*
Zell: *opens the door from room 3* "After you Selphie" *Selphie enters the room and when she passes she willingly steps on Zell's foot* "Ouch!" *goes inside and shuts the door behind him*
Seifer: "If you ask me- they act like 10-year-olds"
Maya: "You're right... *waits for Seifer to open their room and goes inside; Seifer went in after her and closed the door behind them*
--Inside The Hotel Room-
(: we'll stay with Seifer and Maya, but don't be disappointed, kind of the same thing happens in all three rooms)
Maya: *looking around the room* "Ahhh.... It's not that bad.... but this has to be the smallest bed I ever saw!"
Seifer: *smiles* "Heh..."
Maya: "What's so funny!?"
Seifer: "I was just imagining how we're going to sleep in this bed..." *grins*
Maya: *turns red* "Ugh! I can't believe you!"
Seifer: "What?"
Maya: "I'm already pretty uncomfortable with the situation... do you really have to make fun of me!?"
Seifer: *grabs her in his arms* "Don't worry... I was just joking... You know I wouldn't do anything you wouldn't like... I can sleep on that couch over there *points at a... something he seems to believe is a couch* *as soon as Maya turns her eyes to it, it crashes into a pile of dust* "....Or there's always the floor..."
Maya: "It's probably just as stable as that couch was... I can't have you do that... At least the bed looks like it's not from the stone age... I think it'll hold us both..."
Seifer: "Are you sure about this?... I told you it's OK..."
Maya: "No... I'm sure" *takes a deep breath and tries to hide the fact that she was turning red from head to toes*
( of course, in every room this conclusion was reached in different ways: --In Squall And Rinoa's Room-
Squall: *goes inside and throws himself on the bed* "Ohhh... This is the life..."
Rinoa: "And what exactly are you doing?"
Squall: "Huh? *smiles* waiting for you"
Rinoa: "In your dreams!"
Squall: "Well yeah, if I fall asleep"
Rinoa: "It looks like you already have, so wake up- I'm not sleeping
on the floor!"
Squall: "Of course not *moves over a little* this is where you're
going to sleep"
Rinoa: "Bingo! Only not with you" Squall: "I'm not getting off the bed... If you won't sleep on the bed, that's all the better- more room for me" Rinoa: "I can't believe you... You know what? I give up! *sits on the bed next to Squall* But you better be nice, or else you're gonna wake up outside" --In Zell And Selphie's Room-
Selphie: *after she enters the room, she starts to look around* "Uh- huh... I've seen the bed... now let's see where you'll sleep"
Zell: "What!?"
Selphie: "You didn't think we're going to sleep together, now did you?"
Zell: "Well the thought did cross my mind..." *looks around* "Uh... OK... I don't really see where I could sleep..."
Selphie: "What do you mean? The floor isn't big enough for you?"
Zell: "It may be big enough, but it ain't solid enough" *staring at the huge holes near the bed*
Selphie: "Oh... You have a point... Ahhh... I guess... OK, you can sleep on the bed with me")
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As morning came, they all went to have breakfast. Before entering the dining-room, Selphie called Maya.
Selphie: "I have something to tell you...."
Maya: "What is it?"
Selphie: "Sorceress Adel is dead..."
Maya: "That's dumb... how can you know?!"
Selphie: "I know cuz she came to me last night"
Maya: "What are you saying?"
Selphie: "That I'm a sorceress now too"
Maya: "Laguna has to hear this!" *sees her father walking towards the dining-room and calls him over*
Laguna: "What is it?"
Maya: "To make a long story short: Adel is dead and Selphie is a sorceress"
Laguna: "But that's impossible..."
Kiros and Ward: *come running down the hall* "Laguna, terrible news!"
Laguna: "What's wrong?"
Kiros and Ward: "Adel is dead"
Laguna: "How?"
Maya: "Quistis and Irvine.... they must have killed her..."
Laguna: "But why?"
Seifer: *overhears everything and comes over* *as a reflex, he takes Maya's hand in his own* "Maybe Quistis want's to be the only sorceress and she didn't realize that the sorceresses she and Irvine kill will keep moving on their powers to others"
Selphie: "Yeah.. that must be it.."
Maya: "So Ultimecia will die too..."
Seifer: "And she'll give her powers to Rin"
Laguna: *to Selphie* "So who's your knight gonna be?"
Selphie: "Zell.. and he already is"
Laguna: *smiles* "Oh...."
During breakfast Laguna told everyone what he had earlier talked about with the three SeeDs and they reached the conclusion that it was safer to wait here until the death of Ultimecia and as soon as Rinoa was going to become a sorceress they would start the search. Since they were staying with Laguna, the teenagers asked him to tell them the legend about the sorceresses. The Esthar president agreed. They went in the flower garden and Laguna started the story.
Laguna: "You see... all the sorceresses have always been fighting each other to obtain ultimate power, but they can't fight with sorceresses from another generation. Karin and Edea's death only left Adel and Ultimecia fighting each other even though the two had passed on their powers.. Normally you all should be fighting each other.. it has always been sorceress and knight against sorceress and knight."
Maya: "But we don't want to fight"
Laguna: "Quistis wants to fight, so if you won't kill them, they will kill you"
Selphie: "Let's assume that we defeated Quistis... we won't fight each other then.... so what'll happen?"
Laguna: "I can't tell you exactly what, but something will change someone's mind... like it did with Edea, Karin, Adel and Ultimecia.."
Seifer: "What do you mean?"
Laguna: "Didn't you know? They were sisters..."
Zell: "So what happened?"
Laguna: "Dunno.... they vowed not to tell their knights anything"
Maya: "So... who's knight were you, anyway?"
Laguna: "At first I was Karin's knight, but she died... Adel's knight was soon killed by Edea and she asked me to become her knight... I accepted because this way I could be close to the sorceress wars and find out if Karin's death really was an accident..."
Maya: "You think it wasn't?"
Laguna: "I dunno..."
Squall: "Laguna, I think we should leave here... I mean let's assume that Quistis and Irvine fail to kill Ultimecia and only kill her knight... she'll definitely come and ask you to become her knight, but if she comes and finds us here she'll attack and you'll be caught in the middle... we shouldn't endanger you like this."
Rinoa: "Squall's right... we should lay low until Ultimecia dies"
Laguna: "I guess you're right... we shouldn't mix the generations..."
After saying their good byes, the six SeeDs exited the presidential building and decided to wait for their war to begin in a small uncharted town north from Esthar - Kalm.
--In Kalm Town-
The town was pretty close, but to avoid fighting all those incredibly annoying monsters they rented a car. Once they got there, they went to the hotel.
Squall: "How much is a room for three days?"
Hotel Keeper: "600 Gil"
Selphie: "Counting all the money they had... Great! We only have 2000 Gil"
Hotel Keeper: "Enough for three rooms, lunch and dinner for three days for all of you"
Rinoa: "I'm OK with the food... but three rooms?!"
Squall: "That's not such a bad thing, Rin." *winks at her*
Maya: "Are you sure we have to stay three days?... I mean how do you know that Ultimecia won't die tonight?"
Seifer: "Think of how much it would take Quistis and Irvine to go from Esthar to... wherever Ultimecia is... And besides, remember what we agreed on back at Laguna' house? What if the two fail and only kill her knight... I think three days are the minimum time that we have to spend here."
Maya: "Well of course you'd think that..." *gives him a look full of meanings that makes him smile*
Zell: "Well... since we have no other choice..."
Selphie: "And aren't you happy for a guy that has to do something against his will"
Zell: "Heh... really? But who said anything about it being against my will ?"
Rinoa: "Come on, Squall, pay the three rooms... it won't help us to stay and argue here for another hour since we all know this is the best choice..."
Squall: "OK" *gives the hotel keeper the 2000 Gil*
Hotel Keeper: "Here you go: rooms 2, 3 and 4 *gives them the keys* have a pleasant stay"
*they start walking towards their rooms*
Selphie: "Are we going to stay like I think we are?"
Rinoa: "If you mean with the boys, yup"
Zell: "Don't worry, girls, after tonight you'll be begging us to stay with you"
Squall: "Come on, Rin, we got room 4" *opens the door and goes inside pulling Rinoa by the arm.... and shuts the door*
Zell: *opens the door from room 3* "After you Selphie" *Selphie enters the room and when she passes she willingly steps on Zell's foot* "Ouch!" *goes inside and shuts the door behind him*
Seifer: "If you ask me- they act like 10-year-olds"
Maya: "You're right... *waits for Seifer to open their room and goes inside; Seifer went in after her and closed the door behind them*
--Inside The Hotel Room-
(: we'll stay with Seifer and Maya, but don't be disappointed, kind of the same thing happens in all three rooms)
Maya: *looking around the room* "Ahhh.... It's not that bad.... but this has to be the smallest bed I ever saw!"
Seifer: *smiles* "Heh..."
Maya: "What's so funny!?"
Seifer: "I was just imagining how we're going to sleep in this bed..." *grins*
Maya: *turns red* "Ugh! I can't believe you!"
Seifer: "What?"
Maya: "I'm already pretty uncomfortable with the situation... do you really have to make fun of me!?"
Seifer: *grabs her in his arms* "Don't worry... I was just joking... You know I wouldn't do anything you wouldn't like... I can sleep on that couch over there *points at a... something he seems to believe is a couch* *as soon as Maya turns her eyes to it, it crashes into a pile of dust* "....Or there's always the floor..."
Maya: "It's probably just as stable as that couch was... I can't have you do that... At least the bed looks like it's not from the stone age... I think it'll hold us both..."
Seifer: "Are you sure about this?... I told you it's OK..."
Maya: "No... I'm sure" *takes a deep breath and tries to hide the fact that she was turning red from head to toes*
( of course, in every room this conclusion was reached in different ways: --In Squall And Rinoa's Room-
Squall: *goes inside and throws himself on the bed* "Ohhh... This is the life..."
Rinoa: "And what exactly are you doing?"
Squall: "Huh? *smiles* waiting for you"
Rinoa: "In your dreams!"
Squall: "Well yeah, if I fall asleep"
Rinoa: "It looks like you already have, so wake up- I'm not sleeping
on the floor!"
Squall: "Of course not *moves over a little* this is where you're
going to sleep"
Rinoa: "Bingo! Only not with you" Squall: "I'm not getting off the bed... If you won't sleep on the bed, that's all the better- more room for me" Rinoa: "I can't believe you... You know what? I give up! *sits on the bed next to Squall* But you better be nice, or else you're gonna wake up outside" --In Zell And Selphie's Room-
Selphie: *after she enters the room, she starts to look around* "Uh- huh... I've seen the bed... now let's see where you'll sleep"
Zell: "What!?"
Selphie: "You didn't think we're going to sleep together, now did you?"
Zell: "Well the thought did cross my mind..." *looks around* "Uh... OK... I don't really see where I could sleep..."
Selphie: "What do you mean? The floor isn't big enough for you?"
Zell: "It may be big enough, but it ain't solid enough" *staring at the huge holes near the bed*
Selphie: "Oh... You have a point... Ahhh... I guess... OK, you can sleep on the bed with me")
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