Run Chapter 18

I'll probably get flamed for this chapter but what the heck!

Our Story

Rinoa P.O.V

Donas leaned back and laughed. " It's too bad sorceress. It seems I beat you. In a few moments the first waves will be sent out and your friends will have no chance"

I looked out the window. Everyone was standing on a fallen pillar, surrounded by the hoard of monsters running toward us. Donas was right, the stone made a buzzing sound and lit up.

" This cant be.I had it all planned out.it was so perfect."

Donas laughed again. " Sorry to ruin your plans sorceress!" The three pipes shook and energy gathered around them.

" This cant be."

Author P.O.V

The small group of cadets sitting in the quad were busily talking about the recent SeeD exam. Their small talk however was interrupted by a beam of light, coming from the sorceress memorial, spread across the sky. They shielded their eyes and whispered among each other. " Must be a welcome thing for the meeting."

Every monster gathered at the memorial copped a blast from the wave. It's energy swept throughout the desert, knocking everyone on the pillar down holding onto the ground with dear life. Bones expanded and skin bubbled. The eyes of the monsters grew wide and puffed out to suit its bulging body. The once harmless claws on a bite bug became lethal pincers filled with poison. A small group of dragons took flight, their destination, the gardens.

None of the monsters paid any attention to the group of people on the fallen pillar. Their minds were set at destroying the gardens and everything in it.

When the light became less bright the cadets pulled their hands down, looking down at the desert.

" What.what the hell are those things?!"

" Inside quick!!"

" Block the entrance!!!"

The first group made it to the entrance of Galbadia Garden. The students and cadets didn't bother fighting them; they ran inside and further blocked it off. Still the creatures pursued.

Rinoa looked in with grief at the gardens becoming overwhelmed with the newly mutated monsters.

" Perfect aren't they?" Rinoa was sick of hearing Donas speak. She reached down into her boot. " Oh yeah.they sure are. But there is something they're missing."

Donas laughed at her comment. " Oh and what's that?"

Rinoa slid the dagger out from her boot. " A fail safe!" In a flash she arced the dagger up and punctured it into Donas's chest. She gasped, clutching her chest.and falling down dead. Rinoa sighed and grabbed the stone.

"Here goes."

" No wait!!"

Squall P.O.V

Rinoa held the stone in her hand, inches from the collector.

" No wait!!" She spun around.

" Rinoa.please you cant"

" Squall.I'm sorry I have to.if I don't who's going to stop those things?"

I looked down trying to think of anything.just anything. But nothing came. As much as tried I knew the truth. She was going to die no matter what I did. No matter what I said. Sure I didn't accept it but it was inevitable. I guess my mind believed it but my heart didn't.

" I'm really going to lose aren't I? There's no other way.it's not right. Its not right Rinoa, why should this happen to you? To us?" I hadn't cried for a long time, but I did. I could just feel the tears prick my eyes.

" Squall we've both been through a lot in these past weeks.but I've had some of the best times. Being with you through this.its been amazing. Experiences I'll never forget, you see there are three stories going here. Your story, my story and our story. Sure our story hasn't been all that good toward the end and mine is ending.but you, you can continue. Your story doesn't have to stop. Keep going for me ok? Continue it" I nodded. She was right. We had been through hell but I wouldn't trade it in for anything else. " I'll keep going Rin.I'll continue I.I promise" I let the tears fall freely now. She smiled and walked up to me. We held onto each other and the tears felt comforting now. But we had to hurry, the monsters were already getting into the gardens.

" Goodbye Squall. This isn't the end"

She turned around and stood at the collector. Slowly she placed the stone into the slot holding on tightly. It glowed and began to harness its energy. Rinoa gasped and held on tighter. She closed her eyes tightly. Her strength failed her and she fell to her knees. When the stone had enough power it propelled its energy up into the pipes.

Continue.

Rinoa's hand shook and she slowly let go of the stone.

" Squall." She fell down looking up to the ceiling. " It's fading now. I don't know if I'm hear but can you still see me?"

I heard her say something and kneeled down by her side.

You can't hear me now can you Squall? I'm too lost to say anything. Will I ever come back? Can I still be with you?

"Rinoa I'm hear. I'm right here for you. I promise I'll continue I promise.I."

I know you will.

" Don't go."

I'm already gone. I'm so sorry. I can come back for you.but will you wait that long?

" How can I lose you.not now.please not now."

Through her closed eyes, a singular tear fell from the side of her eyes. Down her cheek, spilling onto the harsh cold floor.

Will you wait that long?

Quistis told me this place was going to blow so I picked her cold body up and started for the exit.

Author P.O.V

Lyra quickly took out her twin blades and ran over to a group of students fighting a group of mutated bite bugs. She yelled out to them to get out of the way and jump up in the air. Her blades connected with the first unlucky bug. With her blades sliced into it she flicked her body over in a back flip and tore it in half. She landed with a thud as the two pieces fell to the ground either side of her.

The rest of the bugs launched themselves at her. They were bigger than normal, so when they flew at her, she ducked down and jabbed a blade up into the belly of one. It flew upwards taking her with it. Using her other blade she flipped herself up onto the airborne bug and placed both blades under it neck.

" To slow"

She jumped forward bringing her linked blades down and chopping the head off. She finished the rest off with a Firaga spell.

She looked over at the fallen pillar. The others were still standing on it. Throwing out as many spells as they could to fend off the monsters. She closed her eyes and transformed into her wolf form. Pounding up to where the others were, she saw it before they did. One of the ruby dragons drew its attention from the gardens and propelled itself towards them.

Lyra growled to herself. They'll never make it.

Quistis saw the approaching dragon and yelled out to the others. Lance succeeded in casting a blind spell, causing it to miss them as it swooped down low. It shook off the blind spell and landed flew back to them, firing a series of fire blasts. Quistis jumped off in time, but the others caught the blow full on. The were all knocked out. Cursing to herself she knew her only option.

" Lyra! I know your Rinoa's GF but.HELP!"

Lyra was already there. She howled out the group. An invisible shield made its way around the group.

The ruby dragon flew up into the air and landed directly in front her. It swept its claws her way but just as Quistis tried to duck it, the claw hit Lyra's shield. The dragon screeched in fury and placed both claws on the invisible shield. Lyra jumped up from the pillar and in mid air, turned back to her human form. Her twin blades appeared in her hands as she slammed into its chest, holding on to the blades that now hung from its skin.

Quistis fired up a firaga spell and threw it at the dragon. Its head flung backwards as the blow hit and fell down on its back. Lyra's intentions were to finish it off so she closed her thoughts and drew her blades close.

The sky darkened and tiny flames appeared around her and the dragon. Blue flames, tipped with black.

The flames grew bigger circling them. Lyra stood up and held her two blades together. They melded together to form one blade. When the dragon went to make a leap she darted around the back and jumped up, stabbing it in the back. She used her blade to hoist herself up onto the dragon. She had been given a special dagger. One that can turn any foe into a human form. She pulled it out and lunged it at the dragon's eye. The dragon howled in pain and threw her off. Lyra hit the shield and fell down, leaving behind a blood trial on the shield. The Dragon slowly shriveled and turned into a human, a man. The man slowly walked over to the fallen Lyra.

He clutched her with both hands holding her up. Slowly she opened her eyes. The dragon had managed to puncture her in the back. GF or not she could still die. The man growled at her as he held her high.

I'm not giving up that easy!

In a flash Lyra pulled out her twin blades and thrust them into his gut. But he was strong. He threw her down and pulled them out. He threw one at her gut and used one to slice it across her throat. She gasped and grabbed her neck. Still he perceived. With one last move he picked limp form up, facing her away from him, holding one arm under her neck and the other around her head. He twisted in one fluid movement, satisfied when he heard the familiar crack.

Her body felled with a thump on the desert ground. He turned back to his dragon form and weakly flew off.

Quistis ran over to her. Everyone else had been healed and ran over also.

" Lyra! Lyra come on you can't die!"

Still she never moved.

They tried cure after cure but still to no avail. " No." She picked her body up into her arms. " Thankyou Lyra, you saved us"

Meryl looked behind her at the sorceress memorial. " Hey guys.something's up."

Quistis drew her attention away from Lyra and looked to where Meryl was pointing.

As the pipes that towered out of the memorial shook with power, the energy it had gathered threw itself out onto the desert. The waves hit the monsters with full impact. The monsters on the ground exploded in a flurry of sparkling glitter-like dust. Air borne creatures shattered into dust and the sparkling pieces fell neatly to the ground. With the sky alive with colour, it seemed the stars had come out to dance around in air. The sparkling remnants evaporated before hitting the ground. The cadets, students, SeeDs and even the small group sitting on the fallen pillar watched in awe as the hoard pf monsters diminished.

But it was in that moment that they realized.

" Rinoa."

A/N : Ok yes, I killed her off. But hey it's not all that bad. Please Review!