Chapter Three:
Laguna sat in his office watching the clouds drift by out his window. He stood up. Kiros stood by the door, tall and thin like he had always been, his arms crossed. Ward sat in a small chair, looking over Laguna's Triple Triad cards silently. The president of Esthar smiled to himself.
He stood up and walked around. It was a slow day, nothing interesting was happening. That was until he heard a strange sound. Kiros looked up when he heard it so did Ward.
It sounded like. a mob.
Laguna walked towards the large window. Kiros followed him, but Ward stayed seated. The president looked out side; the large pink tubes were not transporting people like they usually did, in fact it looked like none of the transport was functioning. Laguna glanced downwards to the large group of people, they held a large sign, but he couldn't read it from way up there. Was he that old already?
"You should go out side and see what is bothering them, Laguna." Kiros suggested. Laguna turned around to face his old friend and nodded.
The president opened the large glass door and stood on the small balcony. The cool air filled with boo's and hissing instantly. "What's the problem, people?" Laguna asked as he leaned out over the balcony railings.
Something orange dashed away from the crowd, Laguna failed to notice it, being too concerned with the problem that faced him. The mob roared, waving their fists in the air, their signs bobbing up and down like waves on the ocean. "TRAITOR!" Yelled someone supporting a heavy sign, another joined in.
"GALBADIAN SPY!" Boo's and hisses followed the name-calling. Laguna, now quite confused, went back inside.
Ward had not shifted from his little seat by the table only now he looked at his friend expectantly (not the playing cards), so did Kiros. "What was that all about?" Kiros said as he stood beside Ward. Laguna shrugged and scratched the back of his head.
The president glanced over his shoulder at the angry gaggle protesting below as he spoke again, trying to find out what was going on.
BANG!
Kiros turned around swiftly, glaring at the office door, his hands ready to grab hold of his blades. Ward tilted his head to the source of the noise. Laguna was oblivious to the sound. Still outside trying to get an answer from the furious citizens of Esthar that had swarmed around his office window as if bees at a hive, and equally as noisy.
BANG!
There was the sound again.
BANG! BANG!
It was getting louder and the door was only just starting to show signs of attack. Kiros dashed over to Laguna and placed a hand on his arm, dragging him inside, away from the mob.
"Someone is trying to break through the back door. I suggest that we leave before they can get in." Laguna watched in silence as Kiros pressed his lean body against the office door in an attempt to stop the violent attacks the door was undertaking from the opposite side. Ward lent a helping hand, holding the door in place almost effortlessly with his massive weight.
"Ward, take Laguna out of the city..." Kiros managed to mumble before he braced as the angry voices behind the door ordered another assault. "I shall hold them back as long as I can." Laguna watched his friends defend him, he loaded his gun, ready for whoever or whatever came through the door.
BANG!
The well built man nodded and left Kiros to hold off the attackers at the door. Ward plodded over to the President and picked him up easily, balancing the wriggling man over his shoulder.
Laguna said something as Ward took him down a secret passage at the back of the office, but chose to ignore it. Best that he gets Laguna out safe and sound than bruised and bloody.
Laguna sat in his office watching the clouds drift by out his window. He stood up. Kiros stood by the door, tall and thin like he had always been, his arms crossed. Ward sat in a small chair, looking over Laguna's Triple Triad cards silently. The president of Esthar smiled to himself.
He stood up and walked around. It was a slow day, nothing interesting was happening. That was until he heard a strange sound. Kiros looked up when he heard it so did Ward.
It sounded like. a mob.
Laguna walked towards the large window. Kiros followed him, but Ward stayed seated. The president looked out side; the large pink tubes were not transporting people like they usually did, in fact it looked like none of the transport was functioning. Laguna glanced downwards to the large group of people, they held a large sign, but he couldn't read it from way up there. Was he that old already?
"You should go out side and see what is bothering them, Laguna." Kiros suggested. Laguna turned around to face his old friend and nodded.
The president opened the large glass door and stood on the small balcony. The cool air filled with boo's and hissing instantly. "What's the problem, people?" Laguna asked as he leaned out over the balcony railings.
Something orange dashed away from the crowd, Laguna failed to notice it, being too concerned with the problem that faced him. The mob roared, waving their fists in the air, their signs bobbing up and down like waves on the ocean. "TRAITOR!" Yelled someone supporting a heavy sign, another joined in.
"GALBADIAN SPY!" Boo's and hisses followed the name-calling. Laguna, now quite confused, went back inside.
Ward had not shifted from his little seat by the table only now he looked at his friend expectantly (not the playing cards), so did Kiros. "What was that all about?" Kiros said as he stood beside Ward. Laguna shrugged and scratched the back of his head.
The president glanced over his shoulder at the angry gaggle protesting below as he spoke again, trying to find out what was going on.
BANG!
Kiros turned around swiftly, glaring at the office door, his hands ready to grab hold of his blades. Ward tilted his head to the source of the noise. Laguna was oblivious to the sound. Still outside trying to get an answer from the furious citizens of Esthar that had swarmed around his office window as if bees at a hive, and equally as noisy.
BANG!
There was the sound again.
BANG! BANG!
It was getting louder and the door was only just starting to show signs of attack. Kiros dashed over to Laguna and placed a hand on his arm, dragging him inside, away from the mob.
"Someone is trying to break through the back door. I suggest that we leave before they can get in." Laguna watched in silence as Kiros pressed his lean body against the office door in an attempt to stop the violent attacks the door was undertaking from the opposite side. Ward lent a helping hand, holding the door in place almost effortlessly with his massive weight.
"Ward, take Laguna out of the city..." Kiros managed to mumble before he braced as the angry voices behind the door ordered another assault. "I shall hold them back as long as I can." Laguna watched his friends defend him, he loaded his gun, ready for whoever or whatever came through the door.
BANG!
The well built man nodded and left Kiros to hold off the attackers at the door. Ward plodded over to the President and picked him up easily, balancing the wriggling man over his shoulder.
Laguna said something as Ward took him down a secret passage at the back of the office, but chose to ignore it. Best that he gets Laguna out safe and sound than bruised and bloody.
