DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of these characters. They belong to Squaresoft. Please
don't sue. ^_^
PROLOGUE: Ultimecia's Time Compression was more succesful than they thought. It
didn't seem like a well thought-out plan. Time would compress and the parallel
dimensions woud deny existence? There's no proof to that. But it turns out the plan did do
something. Sometime in the future, the most devastating Lunar Cry will occur. It's
location was just slightly north of the Shumi Village. Some monsters reached the land and
attacked savagely, while other monsters plagued the oceans. Perhaps the future would've
been ready for this, but Squall's time had an uncertain future.
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"It's great!!" Selphie spoke out loud as she typed it in the computer. She was
instant messaging Zell. "Trabia's being rebuilt as we speak!! :)"
"Booyaga," Zell typed back.
"And thanks to Quisty and Xu, the Shumi Tribe is helping us!! And they're
soooooooooooooooooo good with all this, like, this rebuilding thing."
"I'll bet. But hey, I g2g. I gotta visit my mom."
"Aww. That's so cute. ;) lol"
":P Yeah, whatever. I'll see you sometim later."
"Sometime* Lol. Okay, ttyl."
"Late."
Selphie got up from her chair. It's been a while since she was in Balamb. It's been
a month or so. She had asked to go to Trabia to help rebuild it the day after they defed
Ultimecia. Squall had let her go. Irvine decided to come along too. He was so sweet at
times. He seemed like a playa, but he really wasn't at heart. He just likes to flirt with any
girl he sees...
Quistis and Xu were dispatched later to help establish friendly relations with the
isolated Shumi Tribe. Their technology could greatly contribute to the rest of society.
Esthar remained isolated. Yeah, Laguna was president, but he was a good one that did
what the people wanted, and they wanted to continue their isolation.
Zell hadn't been dispatched in a mission for a while... except once to Esthar to help
liberate the city from the monsters of the previous Lunar Cry. He had gotten pretty good
at Triple Triad in his spare time and was now up to Xu. She didn't feel like challenging
him yet though.
Seifer came crawling back to Garden. He hadn't been the same since. He was
scarred both physically and mentally. Now he was just like Squall... always quiet. But in
the few times he did speak, he was still the same ol' jerk. Fujin and Raijin really helps in
cheering him up though.
Squall and Rinoa were still together. Squall ran Garden with strict policies, but
Rinoa was there to convince him to lighten 'em up. All in all, Balamb Garden was much
better and more disciplined than it had been with Headmaster Cid, who had retired to live
in the abandoned orphanage with Edea.
Zone and Watts found their way to Garden and were actually a great help in the
intelligence department, though their behavior showed otherwise. Angelo was also in
Garden, and was actually the most popular one there. Some people have never spoken to
Squall, but everyone knew, welcomed, and played with Angelo.
* * *
"It's so peaceful here. I love it," Quistis said out loud, as she lay on her bed in the
Shumi Village.
"I know, huh? I mean, Balamb is nice'n'all, but--"
"--It doesn't even compare to this."
"Exactly. Took the words right out of my mouth," Xu replied back. There was a
brief hiatus in their conversation. It was after dinner already so they had the rest of the
night off. Though Shumi Village was peaceful, it had one drawback... it didn't have cable.
Boredom always came during this time. They often wondered what the other shumi did,
besides Artisan, who always made things.
"Would you like to have a game?"
"Quistis, you always win."
"I'm sorry. You'll just have to keep trying. I know!! I'll let you choose the rules."
"Open, random, elemental, plus, same, same wall, trade rule: direct."
"You're on." The two of them took out their decks and picked five random cards.
They were on either side of Quistis' bed. Quistis got a coin out. "Heads or tails?"
"Tails." The coin landed.
"It's tails. Your move."
* * *
They continued to play their card game until late in the night. They both took
forever to make a move, thinking of all the possibilities, and with the open rule, it took
even longer to make a move. Because of this, their games usually took over an hour,
which was a pretty long time considering they almost mastered all the different
possibilities.
"You won again," complained Xu before she made her second move.
"Not necessarily..."
"There's an elemental on that one remember, my card has -1."
"Aww... I was hoping you woulnd't notice that. You might still win. I might make
an error, you know."
"Sure......."
After three games, they decided to stop. All of a sudden, they heard frightened
sounds from outside.
"Whatever could that be...?" Quistis asked as she armed herself with her Save The
Queen whip. Xu armed herself with her two daggers and they both rushed outside to find
moombas running towards the city entrance, trying with all their might to keep the doors
closed of the elevator closed.
"What's going on?"
"It is the cry from the moon. Artisan is afraid we are not going to be able to defend
ourselves for long. Artisan saw the cry of the moon and it was... big."
"Cry of the--? You mean the Lunar Cry!? Already!? How!?!?"
"Artisan does not know."
"I don't know either," commented Xu, "but we need to help them defend. I don't
know how the monsters got here, but if the monsters get through, we're goners. We're in
an underground village. If they get passed the doors, we'll have to fight because--"
"--There's nowhere to run..."
don't sue. ^_^
PROLOGUE: Ultimecia's Time Compression was more succesful than they thought. It
didn't seem like a well thought-out plan. Time would compress and the parallel
dimensions woud deny existence? There's no proof to that. But it turns out the plan did do
something. Sometime in the future, the most devastating Lunar Cry will occur. It's
location was just slightly north of the Shumi Village. Some monsters reached the land and
attacked savagely, while other monsters plagued the oceans. Perhaps the future would've
been ready for this, but Squall's time had an uncertain future.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"It's great!!" Selphie spoke out loud as she typed it in the computer. She was
instant messaging Zell. "Trabia's being rebuilt as we speak!! :)"
"Booyaga," Zell typed back.
"And thanks to Quisty and Xu, the Shumi Tribe is helping us!! And they're
soooooooooooooooooo good with all this, like, this rebuilding thing."
"I'll bet. But hey, I g2g. I gotta visit my mom."
"Aww. That's so cute. ;) lol"
":P Yeah, whatever. I'll see you sometim later."
"Sometime* Lol. Okay, ttyl."
"Late."
Selphie got up from her chair. It's been a while since she was in Balamb. It's been
a month or so. She had asked to go to Trabia to help rebuild it the day after they defed
Ultimecia. Squall had let her go. Irvine decided to come along too. He was so sweet at
times. He seemed like a playa, but he really wasn't at heart. He just likes to flirt with any
girl he sees...
Quistis and Xu were dispatched later to help establish friendly relations with the
isolated Shumi Tribe. Their technology could greatly contribute to the rest of society.
Esthar remained isolated. Yeah, Laguna was president, but he was a good one that did
what the people wanted, and they wanted to continue their isolation.
Zell hadn't been dispatched in a mission for a while... except once to Esthar to help
liberate the city from the monsters of the previous Lunar Cry. He had gotten pretty good
at Triple Triad in his spare time and was now up to Xu. She didn't feel like challenging
him yet though.
Seifer came crawling back to Garden. He hadn't been the same since. He was
scarred both physically and mentally. Now he was just like Squall... always quiet. But in
the few times he did speak, he was still the same ol' jerk. Fujin and Raijin really helps in
cheering him up though.
Squall and Rinoa were still together. Squall ran Garden with strict policies, but
Rinoa was there to convince him to lighten 'em up. All in all, Balamb Garden was much
better and more disciplined than it had been with Headmaster Cid, who had retired to live
in the abandoned orphanage with Edea.
Zone and Watts found their way to Garden and were actually a great help in the
intelligence department, though their behavior showed otherwise. Angelo was also in
Garden, and was actually the most popular one there. Some people have never spoken to
Squall, but everyone knew, welcomed, and played with Angelo.
* * *
"It's so peaceful here. I love it," Quistis said out loud, as she lay on her bed in the
Shumi Village.
"I know, huh? I mean, Balamb is nice'n'all, but--"
"--It doesn't even compare to this."
"Exactly. Took the words right out of my mouth," Xu replied back. There was a
brief hiatus in their conversation. It was after dinner already so they had the rest of the
night off. Though Shumi Village was peaceful, it had one drawback... it didn't have cable.
Boredom always came during this time. They often wondered what the other shumi did,
besides Artisan, who always made things.
"Would you like to have a game?"
"Quistis, you always win."
"I'm sorry. You'll just have to keep trying. I know!! I'll let you choose the rules."
"Open, random, elemental, plus, same, same wall, trade rule: direct."
"You're on." The two of them took out their decks and picked five random cards.
They were on either side of Quistis' bed. Quistis got a coin out. "Heads or tails?"
"Tails." The coin landed.
"It's tails. Your move."
* * *
They continued to play their card game until late in the night. They both took
forever to make a move, thinking of all the possibilities, and with the open rule, it took
even longer to make a move. Because of this, their games usually took over an hour,
which was a pretty long time considering they almost mastered all the different
possibilities.
"You won again," complained Xu before she made her second move.
"Not necessarily..."
"There's an elemental on that one remember, my card has -1."
"Aww... I was hoping you woulnd't notice that. You might still win. I might make
an error, you know."
"Sure......."
After three games, they decided to stop. All of a sudden, they heard frightened
sounds from outside.
"Whatever could that be...?" Quistis asked as she armed herself with her Save The
Queen whip. Xu armed herself with her two daggers and they both rushed outside to find
moombas running towards the city entrance, trying with all their might to keep the doors
closed of the elevator closed.
"What's going on?"
"It is the cry from the moon. Artisan is afraid we are not going to be able to defend
ourselves for long. Artisan saw the cry of the moon and it was... big."
"Cry of the--? You mean the Lunar Cry!? Already!? How!?!?"
"Artisan does not know."
"I don't know either," commented Xu, "but we need to help them defend. I don't
know how the monsters got here, but if the monsters get through, we're goners. We're in
an underground village. If they get passed the doors, we'll have to fight because--"
"--There's nowhere to run..."