AUTHORS NOTE:
LOL, yeah, it was pretty funny with Irvine and Selphies scenes.. I'll bet
you can't wait for more, unfortunately, this one holds a huge cliffhanger
as well! Enjoy!
Chapter IX The Crash
"Oh my god." said Rinoa as she stared out the window of the fastly moving car to see the battle that took place nearly a hundred yards away.
Seifer drove at a dangerous speed with Quistis next to him. Sirus, Ellone, Squall and Rinoa all sat on the benches behind.
"Won't they notice us?" Ellone asked.
"Yeah but they probably won't think anything of it." said Squall.
"Seifer watch out!" said Quistis as one of the enemy airplanes dove and fired at them. Seifer turned just in time to avoid it.
"Spoke too soon, huh!" said Seifer to Squall as the aircraft followed them.
"It's ok though, look!" said Rinoa and pointed at one of they're own jet's that shot the one down and did a friendly dive in front of them to let them know that they'd be fine.
"We're almost there!" said Quistis.
"It's getting dark." said Sirus as he looked out the back window and into the horizon where the sun was glowing.
"Good. that'll make it easier to get in, unnoticed!" said Seifer.
"Seifer. turn right." Said Squall suddenly.
"What? What are you talking about. isn't this where we get in?" Seifer said as he looked down the path to the city.
"Yeah but we'll be seen there. head to the Salt Flats." Said Squall. "We'll use the secret entrance. nobody will notice us then."
"We won't make it in time though. we need to be back before the battle's over!" argued Seifer.
"Stop arguing and turn!" Quistis demanded and Seifer jolted the car in that direction. His mood quickly turned sour.
"It's going to take us too long." He grumbled.
"Oh no! Not another one!" said Irvine sadly as one of their jets went down. Only them, the other Ragnarok, and two jets were left. Two were taken down right before.
"Look, there's more coming!" said Selphie, pointing off into the distance.
"We've got to withdrawal." said Irvine but Selphie quickly disagreed.
"No way. look. we can't let them down! Zell and Clarissa are down there. we need to protect them!" said Selphie pointing down at the ongoing battle.
"What good are we going to do when we're dead, Selphie!" said Irvine angrily but Selphie said nothing, she continued her flying and shooting.
"Look, there goes two into the Grandidi Forest!" said Selphie. "They're leaving!"
Irvine stared out the window, confused. "Why would they be leaving?" he thought.
"Let's go and get'em, we can't let them get away!" said Selphie and turned the Ragnarok so that they were flying towards the large and what seemed to be endless forest.
"Look! It's huge!" said Selphie.
"I have a bad feeling about this!" said Irvine.
"What do you mean, look, they've stopped and they're turning back! We've got'em good now!" said Selphie definitely.
"This isn't right, they should know this continent better then anyone. They know that this just goes to the ocean, why would they come this far?" said Irvine, squinting out the window into the distance.
"Oh my god." he said as he saw about 10 jet's fly upwards, and then towards them. "Selphie! It's a trap! They came out here to corner us!"
Selphie looked into the large mirror that showed behind them and saw about three jets flying not to far behind them and then she looked forward again at the twelve jets in front.
"Oh no." she whispered.
"Turn up! Turn up!" said Irvine, panicking.
Selphie shifted the steering upwards but it was too late. The jets in front of them fired missiles and they were hit.
"We're hit. " she said in an eerily calm voice.
"Selphie!" cried Irvine and ran over to her.
She tried to regain control, but it was impossible. Everything became very quiet suddenly, and they looked into each other's eyes, tears beginning to run down their cheeks.
The Ragnarok was gaining speed as it plummeted downwards and Irvine hugged Selphie. "I love you." he said and they kissed, it was the end.
The Ragnarok hit the trees with much force and they hit the ground with a loud smash. The enemy jets took off, leaving the wreckage there to burn.
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"Where's the second Ragnarok?" asked Rinoa as she looked out the window to only see one of the Ragnaroks with two other jets left.
"Oh no." she whispered.
"It's ok, Rinoa. They're probably just somewhere behind the city!" said Squall, who wasn't so sure himself. "Where were they?" he thought.
"Ok, here we are." Said Quistis as the car stopped.
They all stepped out of the car and into the salt flats. "I've never seen this place before." said Rinoa.
"That's because you were unconscious when I came through here." Squall whispered.
"Oh!" she said and they continued walking until they reached the side where there was a strange flickering and a solid wall that looked as though the salt flat's were endless.
"How do you know about this?" Sirus asked.
"I came here with Rinoa to find a Doctor to help her when she was possessed." said Squall.
"Here it is!" said Quistis who was walking along the wall, running her hand against it and a ladder appeared, leading to a hole in midair.
"Let's go." She said, leading the way.
They reached the tunnel and followed it until they reached a lift. They all stepped on and traveled along it until they saw Esthar again.
"So, we head straight to the palace then hide in there, then we use Ellone to get to Aurora's mind and hopefully help her out, right?" Said Seifer.
"Yes, that would be the simple version." Said Squall.
"Umm, Excuse me but what if we can't help Aurora out?" asked Sirus.
"I haven't thought that far ahead yet." Said Squall and they all began walking towards the palace as the sun dropped and the moon came out, highlighting the blue and red roads that stretched through the city.
"I can hear the battle from here." said Rinoa sadly as they all heard loud blast's and booms that seemed to be getting fainter, as though the battle was moving farther away. Rinoa figured that was probably what was happening, the Estharians were wearing them down.
"We're almost at the palace." Said Squall, changing the subject. He didn't really want to think about how many people could be dying out there.
"Get back!" he suddenly hissed at them all. A few soldiers were patrolling the streets. They all ducked into a nearby bench area where they wouldn't be seen, until the soldiers passed, and then they continued walking.
"Won't the palace be heavily guarded? I mean, that's where Aurora likely is, right?" asked Sirus.
"Yeah." said Squall.
"Well, how are we going to get in then?" asked Sirus.
"We're going to create a diversion. that's how." Squall answered.
Chapter X Phoenix Power
"NOOO!" Zell yelled and turned quick enough to move Clarissa out of the way but was stabbed by the soldier with the knife.
Zell groaned in pain as the knife dug deeper into his back.
"Zell!" Clarissa cried as he fell to the ground and lay there in pain. She glared at the soldier with all the hate that she possessed and charged at him, knocking him over like a tackled football player.
"That's my husband!" she yelled and used his gun to shoot the soldier until she was sure that he was dead. Blood splattered and crying, she crawled back to Zell. "Zell." she whispered.
Regardless of the fighting around her Clarissa lay down the gun next to her own shotgun and hugged him. "You can't die." she said, many tears dripping onto Zell's blood-soaked shirt.
"Clarissa!" he croaked. "I.I." he stopped, unable to speak anymore. He just stared into her water filled eyes and smiled.
"Zell! Don't die! Please!" Clarissa whispered. Zell closed his eyes and lay limp in Clarissa's arms. "No." she whispered and lay her head down on his chest.
She raised her head when she heard a strange song coming from thin air and a large orange and red bird appeared, it's wing's beating softly and it looked down at them.
"Phoenix." she whispered as the bird swooped down beside Zell and landed near his arm. The bird looked as though it were crying. The bird used its head to turn Zell onto his side so that his back was facing Phoenix.
Phoenix placed its head onto Zell's back and some miraculous happened. The large stab mark was going away and only left Zell's cut as a scar.
Clarissa looked at the Phoenix in awe but her attention was focus on Zell who was stirring. "Zell!" she whispered and hugged him, Zell's arms encircled Clarissa and the Phoenix rose into the air. It's song still hovering over them as the bird disappeared.
"Zell!" she whispered again into his ear.
"Clarissa." he said softly.
"I thought that I'd lost you." Clarissa said.
"You did. for a moment. would you like to know what heaven's like?" Zell whispered.
"What?" she asked.
"Not nearly as beautiful as being here with you." Zell whispered.
"We should split up!" Quistis suggested as they hid in the shadows right outside the presidential palace.
"Good Idea but I need someone to create a diversion." Said Squall. He was about to decide that he would but before he could Sirus nodded and ran out into the open, attracting all the soldiers to where he was.
"He's like me!" said Seifer proudly.
"Yeah, stupid!" Snorted Squall and Seifer shut up.
"Ok, now's our chance! Seifer, you and Quistis head to the back, Rinoa, Ellone and I will go through the front now!" he said. Quistis and Seifer took off right away. Once they were out of view Squall nodded and they went along the side of the palace quietly.
Right before they got into the elevator Squall looked back to see Sirus fighting off about 10 soldiers, he was losing and fell to the ground. "Oh no!" said Squall and turned back to Rinoa and Ellone.
"You guys go, I'll meet you up there! I've gotta go and help Sirus!" said Squall and ran off before they could say anything.
Squall pulled out his Lionheart and swooped in like a bird, killing the soldier that was aiming to kill Sirus with one last blow.
He worked up enough energy to do his special attack, Renzokuken enough times to kill them off and he held out his hand to Sirus. "Here." Said Squall and handed him a potion. "It'll help."
Sirus used the potion. "Thanks." He said.
"You know, that was stupid, what you did." said Squall, frowning at how he was like Seifer, yet also like him; willing to do anything for the one he loved.
"Sorry, sir. I just want to help in any possible way." He said.
"That's ok, Sirus. I know you want to help Aurora too."
They walked back to the entrance, which was currently empty, at the moment anyway, and used the now returned elevator to get into the presidential palace.
"Over here." Said Squall to Sirus and they moved along the wall into another corridor, the one leading right to Laguna's office.
"Squall!" said Rinoa as her and Ellone rounded the corner after they did. "There you are!"
"She's probably in there." said Squall pointing to Laguna's office.
"Ellone, are you ready?" Rinoa asked.
Ellone stepped forward and nodded. "I'm ready." She said.
"Alright, let's go around here." said Squall, gesturing to a corridor nearby that should be safe.
They entered the corridor and Ellone stood near a wall. She stood completely still and closed her eyes to enter Aurora's mind and talk to her.
IN AURORA'S MIND
Aurora stared out the window through her former body. She was still nothing more then a mind, split into three. Her, Ultimecia and Adel.
The sky was darkening and the battle was ongoing. It looked to her as though the Garden was losing, but she refused to accept it.
"You might as well give up that small bit of hope that you have." Said Ultimecia to Aurora, sensing her emotions.
"Be quiet." Said Aurora through their mind.
"Both of you be quiet." Said Adel. "Just because you're here in my mind doesn't mean that you can talk to each other. Oh well, at least once I get stronger again I can push you two out. all that I need is Ellone to do that. Once she pushes through you two, you will be pushed out and I can use you in a better way."
"What are you talking about." Demanded Ultimecia. "How can Ellone help you. all she can do is bring your consciousness to the past, being why I need her."
"Your not very bright are you." Said Adel. "Ellone can connect with anyone she want's, even if it doesn't mean going into the past. Besides, if she enters this mind, she'll push you two out, without knowing it."
Aurora silently agreed; she knew that, but wasn't about to agree with a sorceress more evil and cunning then Ultimecia. At least Ultimecia still had a small piece of love and peace left somewhere in her heart, even if she did do all of those terrible things. She was, after all, Rinoa.
"Oh, so you agree do you!" said Adel to Aurora.
"H. How do you know?" Aurora thought.
"We are in the same mind you know." said Adel, "Join me." She said simply to Aurora, "Don't worry, Ultimecia cannot hear us now. Join me and we can rid the world of Ultimecia and we can put our powers in one, to over power the present time, not the useless dream of time compression that she wants."
"NO!" Aurora screamed.
"Aurora." came a voice from out of nowhere; a soft and friendly voice, one that she needed to hear.
"Aunt Elle!" Aurora said.
"I'm here. Are you." she began but Adel heard this and began to laugh.
"HAHAHAHA! So she did come. how naïve of her!" Adel laughed.
"Ellone!" came Ultimecia's voice.
"Oh my god!" Ellone said. "Ultimecia! You're here!"
"Hahaha. yes, she is." Said Adel, "But she isn't the one that you should be worried about!"
A strange sensation came through Aurora's mind and she felt as though she was dying but only being born at the same time.
"Yes! I'll definitely be the most powerful sorceress in the world now!" Adel cried with an evil joy.
Aurora's vision was fading and then there was nothing, nobody. She couldn't hear anything. "Am I dead?" she thought.
Suddenly her vision came back and she looked around. In front of her was Adel, back in her own body glowing with red. She was glowing with power. Aurora looked to her left and saw Ultimecia, lying on the ground, staring at Adel in horror.
Aurora tried to get up but was too weak but she'd come to the realization that she was back in her own body.
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"ELLONE!" Squall cried as Ellone collapsed onto the floor. "What happened!" he thought.
"What happened to Ellone!" said Quistis who had just showed up with Seifer.
"We don't know! She just collapsed." Said Rinoa.
Squall stood up and began to run he ran right towards Laguna's office, Sirus at his heels followed by Rinoa. Quistis and Seifer stayed with Ellone.
Squall threw the doors open and stepped in with Rinoa and Sirus.
"AURORA!" Sirus cried when he saw her, and he ran to her.
Chapter IX The Crash
"Oh my god." said Rinoa as she stared out the window of the fastly moving car to see the battle that took place nearly a hundred yards away.
Seifer drove at a dangerous speed with Quistis next to him. Sirus, Ellone, Squall and Rinoa all sat on the benches behind.
"Won't they notice us?" Ellone asked.
"Yeah but they probably won't think anything of it." said Squall.
"Seifer watch out!" said Quistis as one of the enemy airplanes dove and fired at them. Seifer turned just in time to avoid it.
"Spoke too soon, huh!" said Seifer to Squall as the aircraft followed them.
"It's ok though, look!" said Rinoa and pointed at one of they're own jet's that shot the one down and did a friendly dive in front of them to let them know that they'd be fine.
"We're almost there!" said Quistis.
"It's getting dark." said Sirus as he looked out the back window and into the horizon where the sun was glowing.
"Good. that'll make it easier to get in, unnoticed!" said Seifer.
"Seifer. turn right." Said Squall suddenly.
"What? What are you talking about. isn't this where we get in?" Seifer said as he looked down the path to the city.
"Yeah but we'll be seen there. head to the Salt Flats." Said Squall. "We'll use the secret entrance. nobody will notice us then."
"We won't make it in time though. we need to be back before the battle's over!" argued Seifer.
"Stop arguing and turn!" Quistis demanded and Seifer jolted the car in that direction. His mood quickly turned sour.
"It's going to take us too long." He grumbled.
"Oh no! Not another one!" said Irvine sadly as one of their jets went down. Only them, the other Ragnarok, and two jets were left. Two were taken down right before.
"Look, there's more coming!" said Selphie, pointing off into the distance.
"We've got to withdrawal." said Irvine but Selphie quickly disagreed.
"No way. look. we can't let them down! Zell and Clarissa are down there. we need to protect them!" said Selphie pointing down at the ongoing battle.
"What good are we going to do when we're dead, Selphie!" said Irvine angrily but Selphie said nothing, she continued her flying and shooting.
"Look, there goes two into the Grandidi Forest!" said Selphie. "They're leaving!"
Irvine stared out the window, confused. "Why would they be leaving?" he thought.
"Let's go and get'em, we can't let them get away!" said Selphie and turned the Ragnarok so that they were flying towards the large and what seemed to be endless forest.
"Look! It's huge!" said Selphie.
"I have a bad feeling about this!" said Irvine.
"What do you mean, look, they've stopped and they're turning back! We've got'em good now!" said Selphie definitely.
"This isn't right, they should know this continent better then anyone. They know that this just goes to the ocean, why would they come this far?" said Irvine, squinting out the window into the distance.
"Oh my god." he said as he saw about 10 jet's fly upwards, and then towards them. "Selphie! It's a trap! They came out here to corner us!"
Selphie looked into the large mirror that showed behind them and saw about three jets flying not to far behind them and then she looked forward again at the twelve jets in front.
"Oh no." she whispered.
"Turn up! Turn up!" said Irvine, panicking.
Selphie shifted the steering upwards but it was too late. The jets in front of them fired missiles and they were hit.
"We're hit. " she said in an eerily calm voice.
"Selphie!" cried Irvine and ran over to her.
She tried to regain control, but it was impossible. Everything became very quiet suddenly, and they looked into each other's eyes, tears beginning to run down their cheeks.
The Ragnarok was gaining speed as it plummeted downwards and Irvine hugged Selphie. "I love you." he said and they kissed, it was the end.
The Ragnarok hit the trees with much force and they hit the ground with a loud smash. The enemy jets took off, leaving the wreckage there to burn.
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"Where's the second Ragnarok?" asked Rinoa as she looked out the window to only see one of the Ragnaroks with two other jets left.
"Oh no." she whispered.
"It's ok, Rinoa. They're probably just somewhere behind the city!" said Squall, who wasn't so sure himself. "Where were they?" he thought.
"Ok, here we are." Said Quistis as the car stopped.
They all stepped out of the car and into the salt flats. "I've never seen this place before." said Rinoa.
"That's because you were unconscious when I came through here." Squall whispered.
"Oh!" she said and they continued walking until they reached the side where there was a strange flickering and a solid wall that looked as though the salt flat's were endless.
"How do you know about this?" Sirus asked.
"I came here with Rinoa to find a Doctor to help her when she was possessed." said Squall.
"Here it is!" said Quistis who was walking along the wall, running her hand against it and a ladder appeared, leading to a hole in midair.
"Let's go." She said, leading the way.
They reached the tunnel and followed it until they reached a lift. They all stepped on and traveled along it until they saw Esthar again.
"So, we head straight to the palace then hide in there, then we use Ellone to get to Aurora's mind and hopefully help her out, right?" Said Seifer.
"Yes, that would be the simple version." Said Squall.
"Umm, Excuse me but what if we can't help Aurora out?" asked Sirus.
"I haven't thought that far ahead yet." Said Squall and they all began walking towards the palace as the sun dropped and the moon came out, highlighting the blue and red roads that stretched through the city.
"I can hear the battle from here." said Rinoa sadly as they all heard loud blast's and booms that seemed to be getting fainter, as though the battle was moving farther away. Rinoa figured that was probably what was happening, the Estharians were wearing them down.
"We're almost at the palace." Said Squall, changing the subject. He didn't really want to think about how many people could be dying out there.
"Get back!" he suddenly hissed at them all. A few soldiers were patrolling the streets. They all ducked into a nearby bench area where they wouldn't be seen, until the soldiers passed, and then they continued walking.
"Won't the palace be heavily guarded? I mean, that's where Aurora likely is, right?" asked Sirus.
"Yeah." said Squall.
"Well, how are we going to get in then?" asked Sirus.
"We're going to create a diversion. that's how." Squall answered.
Chapter X Phoenix Power
"NOOO!" Zell yelled and turned quick enough to move Clarissa out of the way but was stabbed by the soldier with the knife.
Zell groaned in pain as the knife dug deeper into his back.
"Zell!" Clarissa cried as he fell to the ground and lay there in pain. She glared at the soldier with all the hate that she possessed and charged at him, knocking him over like a tackled football player.
"That's my husband!" she yelled and used his gun to shoot the soldier until she was sure that he was dead. Blood splattered and crying, she crawled back to Zell. "Zell." she whispered.
Regardless of the fighting around her Clarissa lay down the gun next to her own shotgun and hugged him. "You can't die." she said, many tears dripping onto Zell's blood-soaked shirt.
"Clarissa!" he croaked. "I.I." he stopped, unable to speak anymore. He just stared into her water filled eyes and smiled.
"Zell! Don't die! Please!" Clarissa whispered. Zell closed his eyes and lay limp in Clarissa's arms. "No." she whispered and lay her head down on his chest.
She raised her head when she heard a strange song coming from thin air and a large orange and red bird appeared, it's wing's beating softly and it looked down at them.
"Phoenix." she whispered as the bird swooped down beside Zell and landed near his arm. The bird looked as though it were crying. The bird used its head to turn Zell onto his side so that his back was facing Phoenix.
Phoenix placed its head onto Zell's back and some miraculous happened. The large stab mark was going away and only left Zell's cut as a scar.
Clarissa looked at the Phoenix in awe but her attention was focus on Zell who was stirring. "Zell!" she whispered and hugged him, Zell's arms encircled Clarissa and the Phoenix rose into the air. It's song still hovering over them as the bird disappeared.
"Zell!" she whispered again into his ear.
"Clarissa." he said softly.
"I thought that I'd lost you." Clarissa said.
"You did. for a moment. would you like to know what heaven's like?" Zell whispered.
"What?" she asked.
"Not nearly as beautiful as being here with you." Zell whispered.
"We should split up!" Quistis suggested as they hid in the shadows right outside the presidential palace.
"Good Idea but I need someone to create a diversion." Said Squall. He was about to decide that he would but before he could Sirus nodded and ran out into the open, attracting all the soldiers to where he was.
"He's like me!" said Seifer proudly.
"Yeah, stupid!" Snorted Squall and Seifer shut up.
"Ok, now's our chance! Seifer, you and Quistis head to the back, Rinoa, Ellone and I will go through the front now!" he said. Quistis and Seifer took off right away. Once they were out of view Squall nodded and they went along the side of the palace quietly.
Right before they got into the elevator Squall looked back to see Sirus fighting off about 10 soldiers, he was losing and fell to the ground. "Oh no!" said Squall and turned back to Rinoa and Ellone.
"You guys go, I'll meet you up there! I've gotta go and help Sirus!" said Squall and ran off before they could say anything.
Squall pulled out his Lionheart and swooped in like a bird, killing the soldier that was aiming to kill Sirus with one last blow.
He worked up enough energy to do his special attack, Renzokuken enough times to kill them off and he held out his hand to Sirus. "Here." Said Squall and handed him a potion. "It'll help."
Sirus used the potion. "Thanks." He said.
"You know, that was stupid, what you did." said Squall, frowning at how he was like Seifer, yet also like him; willing to do anything for the one he loved.
"Sorry, sir. I just want to help in any possible way." He said.
"That's ok, Sirus. I know you want to help Aurora too."
They walked back to the entrance, which was currently empty, at the moment anyway, and used the now returned elevator to get into the presidential palace.
"Over here." Said Squall to Sirus and they moved along the wall into another corridor, the one leading right to Laguna's office.
"Squall!" said Rinoa as her and Ellone rounded the corner after they did. "There you are!"
"She's probably in there." said Squall pointing to Laguna's office.
"Ellone, are you ready?" Rinoa asked.
Ellone stepped forward and nodded. "I'm ready." She said.
"Alright, let's go around here." said Squall, gesturing to a corridor nearby that should be safe.
They entered the corridor and Ellone stood near a wall. She stood completely still and closed her eyes to enter Aurora's mind and talk to her.
IN AURORA'S MIND
Aurora stared out the window through her former body. She was still nothing more then a mind, split into three. Her, Ultimecia and Adel.
The sky was darkening and the battle was ongoing. It looked to her as though the Garden was losing, but she refused to accept it.
"You might as well give up that small bit of hope that you have." Said Ultimecia to Aurora, sensing her emotions.
"Be quiet." Said Aurora through their mind.
"Both of you be quiet." Said Adel. "Just because you're here in my mind doesn't mean that you can talk to each other. Oh well, at least once I get stronger again I can push you two out. all that I need is Ellone to do that. Once she pushes through you two, you will be pushed out and I can use you in a better way."
"What are you talking about." Demanded Ultimecia. "How can Ellone help you. all she can do is bring your consciousness to the past, being why I need her."
"Your not very bright are you." Said Adel. "Ellone can connect with anyone she want's, even if it doesn't mean going into the past. Besides, if she enters this mind, she'll push you two out, without knowing it."
Aurora silently agreed; she knew that, but wasn't about to agree with a sorceress more evil and cunning then Ultimecia. At least Ultimecia still had a small piece of love and peace left somewhere in her heart, even if she did do all of those terrible things. She was, after all, Rinoa.
"Oh, so you agree do you!" said Adel to Aurora.
"H. How do you know?" Aurora thought.
"We are in the same mind you know." said Adel, "Join me." She said simply to Aurora, "Don't worry, Ultimecia cannot hear us now. Join me and we can rid the world of Ultimecia and we can put our powers in one, to over power the present time, not the useless dream of time compression that she wants."
"NO!" Aurora screamed.
"Aurora." came a voice from out of nowhere; a soft and friendly voice, one that she needed to hear.
"Aunt Elle!" Aurora said.
"I'm here. Are you." she began but Adel heard this and began to laugh.
"HAHAHAHA! So she did come. how naïve of her!" Adel laughed.
"Ellone!" came Ultimecia's voice.
"Oh my god!" Ellone said. "Ultimecia! You're here!"
"Hahaha. yes, she is." Said Adel, "But she isn't the one that you should be worried about!"
A strange sensation came through Aurora's mind and she felt as though she was dying but only being born at the same time.
"Yes! I'll definitely be the most powerful sorceress in the world now!" Adel cried with an evil joy.
Aurora's vision was fading and then there was nothing, nobody. She couldn't hear anything. "Am I dead?" she thought.
Suddenly her vision came back and she looked around. In front of her was Adel, back in her own body glowing with red. She was glowing with power. Aurora looked to her left and saw Ultimecia, lying on the ground, staring at Adel in horror.
Aurora tried to get up but was too weak but she'd come to the realization that she was back in her own body.
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"ELLONE!" Squall cried as Ellone collapsed onto the floor. "What happened!" he thought.
"What happened to Ellone!" said Quistis who had just showed up with Seifer.
"We don't know! She just collapsed." Said Rinoa.
Squall stood up and began to run he ran right towards Laguna's office, Sirus at his heels followed by Rinoa. Quistis and Seifer stayed with Ellone.
Squall threw the doors open and stepped in with Rinoa and Sirus.
"AURORA!" Sirus cried when he saw her, and he ran to her.
