Chapter 5: Surprise
By Hippo
It was now a week after the incident with the intruder. Locke's return was most welcomed by everyone. In fact, all of
his friends were all over him. He rarely had any time to himself.
The intruder was never identified. He was kept in the morgue in the bowels of the castle, laying in ice water for
preservation. His was the only life that had stopped, for everyone else's continued. Both happy and sad elements
would stray across their lives.
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Cyan paced around the castle, uneasy. It reminded him a lot of his own home, before he lost it. He then saw Gau and
Relm chase each other through the hall, reminding him of his son. A single tear rolled down his noble face. Cyan
never expressed his sorrow and pain in public, as his father taught him, but when he was alone, it haunted him every
minute.
"What shall I do?" he quietly asked himself. "How am I to continue with this life of mine?" He had no home, no
family, no duty. His friends were always good to him, and Edgar even offered him a position as retainer, but Cyan
still felt like he was in a foreign land, surrounded by strangers.
His thoughts were interrupted when he noticed a statue in shiny armor carrying a sword. His attention focused on
the sword, as he was mysteriously drawn toward it. Was this the right way? "Should I?" he asked himself. "Who
would miss me? Whom shall mine eyes see again?" As he reached for the sword, a familiar-looking girl came
around the corner.
"Hello, Cyan," said Lola with a smile.
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Locke sat alone in his room. It was nine `o clock at night, and he was staring to feel lonely. This was one of the few
times he had to himself, yet why did it feel so empty? What was missing?
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Locke walked over to the door and answered it, to be greeted by Celes.
"Hi!" she greeted him. The couple kissed and Celes shut the door behind her. "Locke, can I talk to you about
something?"
"Sure," Locke responded, curiously. He led her over to the bed, wondering what she had to say.
"It's nothing bad," said Celes, noticing the worried look on his face.
"Locke," she began, "do you really think we can find out who I am? Why I still have magic powers? Why I don't
age? I know it's a concern I've had for a long time, but can we really understand it all, with the Imperial scientists all
dead and the Magitek Factory destroyed?"
"Of course we can learn everything we need to know. Terra had no parents. She didn't even have any memory. Yet
she learned everything about herself."
"Thank you, Locke. I just really needed someone to talk to."
"No problem," said Locke. " You can talk to me anytime you want, love. I love it whenever we're together, whether
we're talking or not, whatever we may be talking about."
Locke took Celes's hand into his, and she smiled. The two of them had grown even closer over the past week. Celes
never liked to be alone, and Locke rarely stopped thinking about Celes. The couple sat there, peacefully, holding
hands for the longest time. But as much as Celes enjoyed the moment, she had to interrupt it.
"Locke, there's something else we need to talk about. You probably won't like this. I know how this happens. I've
seen it a lot myself."
The worried look returned to Locke's face, especially when he noticed that Celes's face was just as serious. She did
not look happy at all. Not that she was unhappy, just plain serious.
"Locke," she began, "I know I told you this before, but when I had thought you were gone, I was devastated. I was
about to tell you about my feelings when you were to come home. When I knew that you were still alive, I'm almost
certain my young heart skipped a beat. I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. I was just so filled with joy. And
the night we had together....it was because it let my emotions get the best of me. I'm so sorry, Locke. I knew we
were in a dangerous place. I just wasn't thinking. It was a mistake."
Locke stared into her wet, beautiful eyes. "Celes, I let my feelings get me too. It's not your fault."
The couple embraced, making each other feel better. "It was a mistake we both made," continued Locke, "but it's
over. We don't have to do that again. Not until we're both ready. It's behind us, Celes, and it's time we take our love
forward now."
Suddenly, Celes's face made a nervous expression. "It's not behind us," she said dryly. "Locke, I don't know how to
tell you this. This is going to be hard for us to handle, but here it goes. Locke..........I'm going to have a baby."
Locke was stunned. "A baby?!"
"Yes, Locke, a baby," said Celes, with tears threatening her face. "I....I knew you would be upset. I just felt I had to
tell you. I can't keep the truth from you, Locke. I'm so sorry!"
With that, she got up, and ran out of the room crying. "Celes, wait!" cried Locke. But it was too late. Locke took a
deep breath. His parents had taught him that this kind of situation was disgraceful, and there was only one way to
remedy it. He took a deep breath. He realized what needed to be done.
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Edgar entered the throne room, to find Sabin sitting alone on the throne next to Edgar's. He had a worried look on
his face.
"What's wrong?" asked Edgar.
Sabin looked at his brother with a worried face. "Something's wrong. Very wrong....."
By Hippo
It was now a week after the incident with the intruder. Locke's return was most welcomed by everyone. In fact, all of
his friends were all over him. He rarely had any time to himself.
The intruder was never identified. He was kept in the morgue in the bowels of the castle, laying in ice water for
preservation. His was the only life that had stopped, for everyone else's continued. Both happy and sad elements
would stray across their lives.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cyan paced around the castle, uneasy. It reminded him a lot of his own home, before he lost it. He then saw Gau and
Relm chase each other through the hall, reminding him of his son. A single tear rolled down his noble face. Cyan
never expressed his sorrow and pain in public, as his father taught him, but when he was alone, it haunted him every
minute.
"What shall I do?" he quietly asked himself. "How am I to continue with this life of mine?" He had no home, no
family, no duty. His friends were always good to him, and Edgar even offered him a position as retainer, but Cyan
still felt like he was in a foreign land, surrounded by strangers.
His thoughts were interrupted when he noticed a statue in shiny armor carrying a sword. His attention focused on
the sword, as he was mysteriously drawn toward it. Was this the right way? "Should I?" he asked himself. "Who
would miss me? Whom shall mine eyes see again?" As he reached for the sword, a familiar-looking girl came
around the corner.
"Hello, Cyan," said Lola with a smile.
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Locke sat alone in his room. It was nine `o clock at night, and he was staring to feel lonely. This was one of the few
times he had to himself, yet why did it feel so empty? What was missing?
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Locke walked over to the door and answered it, to be greeted by Celes.
"Hi!" she greeted him. The couple kissed and Celes shut the door behind her. "Locke, can I talk to you about
something?"
"Sure," Locke responded, curiously. He led her over to the bed, wondering what she had to say.
"It's nothing bad," said Celes, noticing the worried look on his face.
"Locke," she began, "do you really think we can find out who I am? Why I still have magic powers? Why I don't
age? I know it's a concern I've had for a long time, but can we really understand it all, with the Imperial scientists all
dead and the Magitek Factory destroyed?"
"Of course we can learn everything we need to know. Terra had no parents. She didn't even have any memory. Yet
she learned everything about herself."
"Thank you, Locke. I just really needed someone to talk to."
"No problem," said Locke. " You can talk to me anytime you want, love. I love it whenever we're together, whether
we're talking or not, whatever we may be talking about."
Locke took Celes's hand into his, and she smiled. The two of them had grown even closer over the past week. Celes
never liked to be alone, and Locke rarely stopped thinking about Celes. The couple sat there, peacefully, holding
hands for the longest time. But as much as Celes enjoyed the moment, she had to interrupt it.
"Locke, there's something else we need to talk about. You probably won't like this. I know how this happens. I've
seen it a lot myself."
The worried look returned to Locke's face, especially when he noticed that Celes's face was just as serious. She did
not look happy at all. Not that she was unhappy, just plain serious.
"Locke," she began, "I know I told you this before, but when I had thought you were gone, I was devastated. I was
about to tell you about my feelings when you were to come home. When I knew that you were still alive, I'm almost
certain my young heart skipped a beat. I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time. I was just so filled with joy. And
the night we had together....it was because it let my emotions get the best of me. I'm so sorry, Locke. I knew we
were in a dangerous place. I just wasn't thinking. It was a mistake."
Locke stared into her wet, beautiful eyes. "Celes, I let my feelings get me too. It's not your fault."
The couple embraced, making each other feel better. "It was a mistake we both made," continued Locke, "but it's
over. We don't have to do that again. Not until we're both ready. It's behind us, Celes, and it's time we take our love
forward now."
Suddenly, Celes's face made a nervous expression. "It's not behind us," she said dryly. "Locke, I don't know how to
tell you this. This is going to be hard for us to handle, but here it goes. Locke..........I'm going to have a baby."
Locke was stunned. "A baby?!"
"Yes, Locke, a baby," said Celes, with tears threatening her face. "I....I knew you would be upset. I just felt I had to
tell you. I can't keep the truth from you, Locke. I'm so sorry!"
With that, she got up, and ran out of the room crying. "Celes, wait!" cried Locke. But it was too late. Locke took a
deep breath. His parents had taught him that this kind of situation was disgraceful, and there was only one way to
remedy it. He took a deep breath. He realized what needed to be done.
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Edgar entered the throne room, to find Sabin sitting alone on the throne next to Edgar's. He had a worried look on
his face.
"What's wrong?" asked Edgar.
Sabin looked at his brother with a worried face. "Something's wrong. Very wrong....."