New Ruler
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Written by: Laguna
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. I own the plot though. Squaresoft owns everything else. Boo-hoo for me.
"Selphie, set a course for Esthar. I would like to get there as soon as possible." Squall said firmly, as Selphie gripped the controls of the Ragnarok. "Woohoo! Gotcha!" Selphie replied, before pressing a few buttons on the control panel. Everybody who was inside the Ragnarok could feel that they were beginning to move. Before they knew it they were flying over the ocean. Squall turned around as he saw Selphie had everything under control and took the lift down. He then made a right and headed into the conference room. He took a seat and began to think what Laguna could possibly want. "Maybe he needs us to clear out another monster problem." Squall thought sarcastically. It wouldn't be unusual for SeeD to be called for a monster extermination mission. Suddenly he heard footsteps behind him. He jumped to his feet and had his Lionheart in his hands in seconds. "Woah! Calm down Squall!" Zell said, jumping back.
"Zell, what are you doing sneaking up on me like that?" Squall said in an annoyed tone of voice. "I just came to tell you that Selphie said we'll be arriving at Esthar's Air Station soon." Zell said. "Okay. Tell everybody to be on guard. There is going to be a Presidential election in Esthar soon and I'm sure it's going to be pretty busy. We don't want to be caught off guard if something happens." Squall ordered. "Alright." Zell replied before turning around and heading back up to the cockpit. Squall sat back down looking out the window. Clouds were blurring by the ship at an amazing rate. "Esthar's technology is truly amazing." Squall thought to himself. He then stood up and headed towards the cockpit to meet up with the rest of his team.
"So, I wonder if Laguna is going to give us a real mission this time." Irvine said, laughing. Everybody else in the room laughed except Quistis who always portrayed herself as the most mature. "The last mission was real, except we weren't getting paid for it. Besides, it was pretty good training getting rid of all the monsters in Esthar from the Lunar Cry." Selphie said from the pilot's seat. The lift suddenly began to ascend and Squall came to a stop with the rest of his team in the cockpit. Everybody in the room, excluding Selphie, saluted before turning back to their regular positions. Squall saluted back before leaning against the wall next to where Rinoa was standing. It wasn't a secret anymore, Squall and Rinoa were together ever since the defeat of Ultimecia.
"Squall, there's Esthar. I'm going to dock at the Air Station." Selphie said. There was a static sound coming from the radio before Esthar's air control facility began running a check on the Ragnarok. After a few moments they cleared it for landing and Selphie reduced the speed of the ship. After a couple of minutes the Ragnarok was finally landed and everybody was preparing to leave. "Everybody follow me. Let's try not to get separated." Squall said, looking over to Selphie. When in Esthar, Selphie had a tendency to occasionally "get lost". After Squall's short speech the group left the ship and began to walk toward the Presidential Residence. "This place seems to look cooler and cooler every time we come here!" Selphie said in an excited voice. "Selphie, please stay with the group this time." Squall said.
After walking for a few minutes they came to the Presidential Residence. "Guards patrolling the entrance as usual." Squall thought to himself. The group walked up to the entrance but were stopped by the guards. "You are not permitted entry into this building." One of the guards said. "We were invited here. We are SeeD's from Balamb Garden. Our presence was requested by President Loire." Squall said. The guard thought for a few seconds and then jumped as if he remembered something. "Ahh, yes the party from Balamb. You may enter." Squall nodded and walked forward, while the rest of the group followed behind him. "Alright, three of us will go in and see what's going on. The remaining three will stay outside and keep watch of the area. Zell and Selphie, follow me. Quistis, Irvine, and Rinoa, keep watch out here." Squall said. Everybody nodded and then walked to where they had to be.
After walking through the President Residence Squall and his group finally arrived to Laguna's room. He knocked once and then the door was opened by Ward. Squall nodded and then walked inside. "Ahhh, Squall! Glad you could make it!" Laguna said enthusiastically. Squall nodded and then said, "So, what's the situation?" "Ahhh, right to the point." Laguna said, frowning. "Well it would seem that Zeta Bowing, running against me in the Presidential election is not planning to do what he's promising. After some investigating of my own, I discovered some files on his computer that seem like major trouble. Some of them were really hard to understand but from what myself, Kiros, and Ward have figured out, Zeta has found ruins in Centra and he plans on using them somehow. I'm not sure if they hold a magnificent power or new technology that not even Esthar can match but it's gotten us worried." Laguna explained.
Squall looked down to the ground. So finally a real mission has come up ever since Ultimecia. "So what do you want us to do? Check out Centra?" Squall asked. "Yes and it's going to be easy because he left the coordinates on his computer. I'll have the Airstation transfer all of the files I've found into the Ragnarok's database and you can have a look at it from there." Laguna said. "Alright, we'll report back after we investigate." Squall said, saluting. Suddenly, there was an explosion outside and and shouting coming from outside the door. Suddenly the door was blown off its hinges and standing in the doorway was what looked like a soldier only dressed in an attire nobody had ever seen before. Squall took out his Lionheart and looked to Selphie who was holding her Strange Vision and Zell, looking as if he was ready to box. "Looks like our mission starts right now." Squall said.
A/N: Okay, okay, another cliffhanger. I just love doing these. I'm sorry that both of these chapters have been short but it'll get better and longer. Thanks to Maloire for her review. I guess all new stories start out unknown and then people read as it gets bigger. Heh. I'll post the next chapter hopefully tomorrow or Tuesday. Until next time.
