Chapter 16
Meeting Manches
A/N: This will be coming to an end soon I think about 3 chapters to go, so in your review please tell me if I should make a sequel.
Author P.O.V (For a change)
" One…two…three…four…wait, isn't there supposed to be five?"
Selphie furiously re-counted her supply of explosives. Zell…I told you to pack five… She blew air out of her cheeks, frustrated, took the four explosives out of the box and into her bag full of tools.
" What's wrong Sephy?" Irvine came up to her, putting his arms around her.
" Zell was supposed to send me five explosives from the Garden but he only got me four. I don't know if it'll be enough"
Irvine grinned and showed her another small box that he had opened earlier.
" Will this please you my dear?" He showed her the contents of the box. Six explosives. She squealed happily and hugged him tightly like her favorite bunny toy.
"Oh thankyou Irvy!"
She grabbed three more explosives and shoved them into the bag. Once all packed the two of them put their supplies into the Council car and started it up.
They had exited the small base their group had set up just a kilometer from the sorceress memorial. It was their turn to watch the Gardens for any 'suspicious' activity. Little did the council know, that they were really on their way to set up the explosives around the sorceress memorial. Once they were in place…it was bye bye!
Selphie set up the explosives while Irvine drove. When they neared their destination, she put it all back into the bag and jumped out. Irvine came with her and they ran around to the front of memorial.
Removing a piece of tin plating, Irvine cut his way into the interior of the main side building.
"Ok Irvy, if we place one here it should blow up about 15 meters up that way and then send it all toppling toward us. So we put one around the corner…there so that can fall inwards. By placing about two inside near the Collector it should make the whole sorceress memorial fall inwards! Kaboom! But I think we should put some around the other side to be sure"
Irvine looked impressed.
"You sure know your explosives Sephy!"
Selphie beamed and happily began attaching the explosive inside the complicated wiring system.
Rinoa P.O.V.
Lyra said she had to go and so I was left alone again, wandering down the mountainside over to the Sorceress memorial. No one was out of the Gardens and I couldn't see any one from the Council out on guard.
The Sorceress Memorial was huge. I remembered my last time here. When Squall had saved me. I had put myself in there. What a fool.
When I came close enough to get inside I saw a lot of guards at the entrance. I figured a quick sleep spell should take them out. I had no intent on killing anyone I crouched down and listened.
" Hey you seen those new kids? I thought they was meant to be helping out with the patrol"
" Nah, I think they gone inside"
The guards sounded like they had an accent and slanged their words a lot.
" We should go an help out aye?"
" I spose…"
Two of them were coming this way.
"Oh oh…" I whispered. I looked around desperately and tried to find a spot I could hide in. If I was going to do this sleep spell I needed to concentrate. They came closer so I stood up and slid up next to the side of the main side building. Please don't see me.
.
They walked past me talking and laughing and it wasn't until I bumped into a guard behind me that they noticed me.
"Hey!"
I took my chance and ran. The three of them pounded after me like guard dogs. I ran up a flight off metal stairs along the side of the main building. There was a small opening at the side, so I slid in and waited.
" Where is she!"
"Find her!"
They ran away from the stairs.
I sighed and stood up. That was when two firm hands gripped my shoulders
" Your in big trouble missy…" The guard growled.
" Oh no…"
He called some guards over and two of them grabbed me and took me inside, down a small flight of stairs and into main chamber, where I was frozen 2 years ago.
" You three watch her...I'll get Manches"
I sighed and tried to think of a spell that could get me out of here.
Damn…nothing. I'm not strong enough yet. Any other sorceress could get out of here. But I'm just too weak.
I heard a sharp clicking sound, like steal capped boots.
~click~ ~click~ ~click~
"Damnit…"
Then he came into view. He was two heads taller than me and I swear, the muscles on his arm could crush a 6-meter crocodile. He was wearing a Council uniform. His dark matted hair hung all over his face and I could tell the only thing he washed himself in was sweat.
" Manches…" I whispered.
"Yes…" He voice was deep and intimidating.
" Sorceress Rinoa…the only one capable of ruining my plans, now in my hands…"
He laughed deeply and enjoyed seeing my disgusted face.
Walking around me in a circle, he inspected me.
"You're looking well"
"Well your not welcome to look" I spat.
He laughed again motioned behind me. " This is the Collector…my invention. Raylin has probably told you everything…"
"Yes she has"
"Good. Tell me, what do you know about me?"
"You worked in Esthar and created the toxic waves that could mutate monsters. You were ridiculed and sent away. Your creations killed Raylin's husband Logan. You found Raylin and tried to kill her but failed. She got into your dreams"
" Very good. Do you also know that my partner Nauro was working with me. He was killed by one of creations unfortunately. But this is what made me realize…they need to be controlled. And so I created the Collector. This way I could create my mutations and control them. You see without the stone I cant control them. So it doesn't matter if you destroy it, I can still make them"
" And if I kill you?"
" You wont get a chance my dear…put her in the side building storage. She wont get out"
The guards grabbed me again and took me out. Damn him…damn him!
A/N: Yay. Please leave a review an tell me what you think of this chapter!
Next chapter its Manches vs Squall!!!!!
