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First Battles and a New Friend
Laguna, Kiros, Squall and Irvine waited in the long grass for a very long time. To them, it seemed like 6 hours, but they had really waited for 2.
Kiros and Squall were very calm, but Laguna was getting frustrated with the silence. Irvine was just whistling to himself as he handled his gun.
"Well it's now 11:49 everyone," said Kiros finally. "The Galbadians should be attacking soon."
Laguna sighed heavily. "Phew, it seems like we've been waiting for 6 hours!" he said.
"Wait 'til those Galbadians show their faces; I'll show' em no mercy." As he said this, Irvine pretended to shoot something with his gun.
Squall said nothing. He got out his gunblade and set it down on the grass in front of him.
Ten minutes passed and everyone became tense.
"Get ready, everyone. I think I hear someone coming," whispered Kiros.
They were all as silent as possible and, sure enough, three Galbadian soldiers could be seen running towards them, yet unaware that they would soon be attacked.
When the Galbadians were unconsciously right in front of the four companions, they jumped up out of their hiding place in the tall grass, and Laguna yelled, "Now!"
Thus, the first battle began. Laguna, Kiros, Squall and Irvine proceeded to get their weapons ready, while the Galbadians were rather astonished at the four warriors' sudden appearance.
Squall attacked first, running up to the first Galbadian and striking with his Lionheart. He pulled the trigger and his opponent staggered a little at the powerful attack. Though it was definitely not enough to finish the Galbadian, for they had all had influential training and were remarkably strong.
A different Galbadian fired his gun at Irvine, doing a medium amount of damage. Soon Laguna shot another and Irvine did likewise. Kiros slashed one with great skill and that soldier tried to stay upright at the slice of those powerful knives.
Seeing that this was not going to be enough, Squall summoned Diablos and Irvine summoned Ifrit. Both GFs were now a very high level, and so did an extraordinary amount of damage.
Two Galbadian soldiers were finished off at these last two GF attacks. The last soldier was finished by Laguna.
"Phew!" said Laguna, wiping his forehead with the back of his hand. "That was a piece of cake, I guess."
Piece of cake? thought Squall. It was our GFs that did the most damage. . .
"So Kiros," said Irvine. "Where's this tower that the Galbadians are supposed to have built?"
Kiros folded his arms. "I'd say that it is not too far away. If we head in a northerly direction, we should come to it."
"Yeah but first we have to inform Ward, Quistis, Zell and Selphie to join us," said Laguna. "On top of that, there'll be Galbadians to take care of. . ."
Irvine tipped his hat forward a little. "Just hope that Sephie and the others are ok. D'you think the Galbadians in that area will attack that area soon Laguna?"
"Yeah," said Laguna. "They'll be fine though. The ones in the town square aren't that well-trained so there won't be any problems."
Kiros looked at Squall, (who hadn't spoken in ages). "Thinking again Squall?" he said.
Squall looked up from the ground.
Irvine smiled cheekily. "Hehe, he's thinkin' about a certain pretty raven- haired girl who's currently situated in Esthar. Hey, I don't blame the guy; if I were him, she'd be all I thought about . . ."
Squall shot Irvine a look. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing, nothing!" Irvine raised his hands in the air to show that it meant nothing. "I was just joking!"
"Alright, we'd better get going now," said Kiros.
So the four all set off to the north where the Galbadian base was supposedly located.
Meanwhile, the defending group were still in the two houses.
In the first house, Quistis took out her communicator which Kiros had given her. She studied it, taking a close look at all the functions. A noise outside caused her to look up.
Two Galbadians could be seen running into the town square.
Oh no, she thought. "Quick, Ward! There are Galbadians coming towards us!"
Ward saw and nodded.
"Everyone, please stay here," said Quistis to the frightened villagers. "We are trained fighters and will take care of these Galbadians easily. But the main thing is that you don't leave this house."
The citizens nodded, and Quistis and Ward ran out of the house. Luckily, Zell and Selphie had seen the soldiers coming too, spoken the same message to the villagers in their house, and had run out to join Quistis and Ward.
When the Galbadians saw the defending party running out, they just thought that they were villagers trying to protect their people in vain.
Of course they were wrong.
Quistis cracked her whip, Ward showed the Galbadians his metal harpoon, Zell punched the air enthusiastically and Selphie waved her nunchucks in the air.
The Galbadians just sniggered, but deep down felt a little uneasy seeing that these 'villagers' were armed.
Soon the defenders attacked and the soldiers got a piece of their power. It only took one attack from everyone to defeat the two Galbadians.
The gang could hear the villagers applauding and cheering from inside.
"Aahh, they were watching us?" said Zell, scratching the back of his head.
"Cool!" said Selphie.
"We'll stay in the doorway in case any more come," said Quistis wisely.
So they all walked back to the houses and stood right in the doorway, where they could immediately rush out to protect the Winhill villagers from Galbadian attacks.
Rinoa stood at the train station, and checked to make sure it was the one that led to Timber.
"Are you boarding this train, miss?" asked the station attendant.
"Um, yes I think so," said Rinoa. "Is this the train that goes to Timber?"
"Yes it is. If you're departing, please pay 3, 000 Gil."
Rinoa produced from her possessions the money, before boarding the train. She sat down on one of the seats and thought to herself. A voice made her look up in surprise.
"Is everything alright young girl?" the voice was coming from an old man sitting opposite Rinoa. She hadn't even noticed him when she'd boarded.
Rinoa looked at him curiously, wondering what he was talking about.
"Why, you look as though the world is going to end," said the old man.
Rinoa remembered that she'd been crying again. She wiped them away quickly and smiled. "Yes everything's just fine,"
The old man raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure? Young girls these days don't cry for no reason."
"Oh, I don't want to trouble you about my affairs," said Rinoa.
The man laughed. "No really, you can tell me. I'm just an old man!"
Rinoa smiled again. "Well alright. I guess I need to get it off my chest."
The old man nodded. "Oh yes, before you do, my name is Fred. I'm visiting Timber to see my daughter. She lives there and thinks I'm coming tomorrow. I wanted to surprise her."
Rinoa smiled one of her warm smiles. "I'm sure she'll be thrilled to see you. By the way, I'm Rinoa. I'm going to Timber to see two of my close friends. Also, I'm going to see my best friend. His name is Angelo."
Fred smiled and nodded. "Now then, tell me why you were crying."
Rinoa tried to look happy. "Well, I'm really worried about Squall."
"Squall?" questioned Fred.
"Yes," said Rinoa. "He's the same age as me, 17, and to me it feels like I've known him for years, even though it has only been about half a year."
"Go on," said Fred.
Rinoa shifted in her seat. "He was an uncaring, cold, lone-wolf before I somehow found the key to his heart. Now, he opens up to me."
Fred smiled. "You must have a very kind heart for him to open up to you. What happened to separate you both?"
"Well," said Rinoa. "He's an experienced SeeD member, and had to go on a mission today. It's a very dangerous one, and I know that he's in danger. I just hope he'll come back to me safe and sound. . ."
"I'm sure he will if he's an experienced SeeD member," said Fred.
"Oh he's really, really strong," said Rinoa proudly. "He always protects me and has saved my life so many times."
"I'm sure he has," said Fred. "Wait a minute; is the Squall you're talking about Squall Leonhart?"
"Yes," said Rinoa.
"So that means you're Rinoa Heartilly."
". . . Yes, I am."
"I won't embarrass you too much, but did you defeat the Sorceress?" said Fred.
"We sure did," said Rinoa, smiling.
"Congratulations," said Fred. "I think everyone heard about it."
"They did? Wow, we're famous!" said Rinoa excitedly.
Fred nodded. "It seems we've trailed off our original subject a bit. I'm sorry, is there anything else you want to add?"
Rinoa smiled. "I don't think so, only that I love Squall so much, and he loves me too."
"He told you that?" asked Fred.
Rinoa nodded feeling very content. "He's so sweet now."
"Well for your sake, I hope he makes it back to you," said Fred kindly.
"Thankyou," said Rinoa. "And thankyou for listening."
"It was my pleasure. Now, it looks like we're in Timber," said Fred.
Sure enough, the voice on the train sounded to inform them that they had arrived.
Rinoa and Fred got up and walked out of the train after the doors had opened for them. Fred was going in a different direction to Rinoa.
"Perhaps I'll see you again Rinoa," said Fred, waving to her as he walked.
"I hope so," called Rinoa after him.
When her new friend was out of sight, Rinoa looked at her surroundings. It felt good to be back in her most cherished little town.
( Another chapter posted. PLEASE R+R it helps so much. I hope you like this story as much as I enjoy writing it. Thanx! This chapter was dedicated to:
krnman, Twinblades (Angelwhispher), Wolfspeaker, the-angel-of-the-lion and Momiji-chan. Thanks so much, for reviewing. Especially the people who've reviewed every single chapter I write! (((
First Battles and a New Friend
Laguna, Kiros, Squall and Irvine waited in the long grass for a very long time. To them, it seemed like 6 hours, but they had really waited for 2.
Kiros and Squall were very calm, but Laguna was getting frustrated with the silence. Irvine was just whistling to himself as he handled his gun.
"Well it's now 11:49 everyone," said Kiros finally. "The Galbadians should be attacking soon."
Laguna sighed heavily. "Phew, it seems like we've been waiting for 6 hours!" he said.
"Wait 'til those Galbadians show their faces; I'll show' em no mercy." As he said this, Irvine pretended to shoot something with his gun.
Squall said nothing. He got out his gunblade and set it down on the grass in front of him.
Ten minutes passed and everyone became tense.
"Get ready, everyone. I think I hear someone coming," whispered Kiros.
They were all as silent as possible and, sure enough, three Galbadian soldiers could be seen running towards them, yet unaware that they would soon be attacked.
When the Galbadians were unconsciously right in front of the four companions, they jumped up out of their hiding place in the tall grass, and Laguna yelled, "Now!"
Thus, the first battle began. Laguna, Kiros, Squall and Irvine proceeded to get their weapons ready, while the Galbadians were rather astonished at the four warriors' sudden appearance.
Squall attacked first, running up to the first Galbadian and striking with his Lionheart. He pulled the trigger and his opponent staggered a little at the powerful attack. Though it was definitely not enough to finish the Galbadian, for they had all had influential training and were remarkably strong.
A different Galbadian fired his gun at Irvine, doing a medium amount of damage. Soon Laguna shot another and Irvine did likewise. Kiros slashed one with great skill and that soldier tried to stay upright at the slice of those powerful knives.
Seeing that this was not going to be enough, Squall summoned Diablos and Irvine summoned Ifrit. Both GFs were now a very high level, and so did an extraordinary amount of damage.
Two Galbadian soldiers were finished off at these last two GF attacks. The last soldier was finished by Laguna.
"Phew!" said Laguna, wiping his forehead with the back of his hand. "That was a piece of cake, I guess."
Piece of cake? thought Squall. It was our GFs that did the most damage. . .
"So Kiros," said Irvine. "Where's this tower that the Galbadians are supposed to have built?"
Kiros folded his arms. "I'd say that it is not too far away. If we head in a northerly direction, we should come to it."
"Yeah but first we have to inform Ward, Quistis, Zell and Selphie to join us," said Laguna. "On top of that, there'll be Galbadians to take care of. . ."
Irvine tipped his hat forward a little. "Just hope that Sephie and the others are ok. D'you think the Galbadians in that area will attack that area soon Laguna?"
"Yeah," said Laguna. "They'll be fine though. The ones in the town square aren't that well-trained so there won't be any problems."
Kiros looked at Squall, (who hadn't spoken in ages). "Thinking again Squall?" he said.
Squall looked up from the ground.
Irvine smiled cheekily. "Hehe, he's thinkin' about a certain pretty raven- haired girl who's currently situated in Esthar. Hey, I don't blame the guy; if I were him, she'd be all I thought about . . ."
Squall shot Irvine a look. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"Nothing, nothing!" Irvine raised his hands in the air to show that it meant nothing. "I was just joking!"
"Alright, we'd better get going now," said Kiros.
So the four all set off to the north where the Galbadian base was supposedly located.
Meanwhile, the defending group were still in the two houses.
In the first house, Quistis took out her communicator which Kiros had given her. She studied it, taking a close look at all the functions. A noise outside caused her to look up.
Two Galbadians could be seen running into the town square.
Oh no, she thought. "Quick, Ward! There are Galbadians coming towards us!"
Ward saw and nodded.
"Everyone, please stay here," said Quistis to the frightened villagers. "We are trained fighters and will take care of these Galbadians easily. But the main thing is that you don't leave this house."
The citizens nodded, and Quistis and Ward ran out of the house. Luckily, Zell and Selphie had seen the soldiers coming too, spoken the same message to the villagers in their house, and had run out to join Quistis and Ward.
When the Galbadians saw the defending party running out, they just thought that they were villagers trying to protect their people in vain.
Of course they were wrong.
Quistis cracked her whip, Ward showed the Galbadians his metal harpoon, Zell punched the air enthusiastically and Selphie waved her nunchucks in the air.
The Galbadians just sniggered, but deep down felt a little uneasy seeing that these 'villagers' were armed.
Soon the defenders attacked and the soldiers got a piece of their power. It only took one attack from everyone to defeat the two Galbadians.
The gang could hear the villagers applauding and cheering from inside.
"Aahh, they were watching us?" said Zell, scratching the back of his head.
"Cool!" said Selphie.
"We'll stay in the doorway in case any more come," said Quistis wisely.
So they all walked back to the houses and stood right in the doorway, where they could immediately rush out to protect the Winhill villagers from Galbadian attacks.
Rinoa stood at the train station, and checked to make sure it was the one that led to Timber.
"Are you boarding this train, miss?" asked the station attendant.
"Um, yes I think so," said Rinoa. "Is this the train that goes to Timber?"
"Yes it is. If you're departing, please pay 3, 000 Gil."
Rinoa produced from her possessions the money, before boarding the train. She sat down on one of the seats and thought to herself. A voice made her look up in surprise.
"Is everything alright young girl?" the voice was coming from an old man sitting opposite Rinoa. She hadn't even noticed him when she'd boarded.
Rinoa looked at him curiously, wondering what he was talking about.
"Why, you look as though the world is going to end," said the old man.
Rinoa remembered that she'd been crying again. She wiped them away quickly and smiled. "Yes everything's just fine,"
The old man raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure? Young girls these days don't cry for no reason."
"Oh, I don't want to trouble you about my affairs," said Rinoa.
The man laughed. "No really, you can tell me. I'm just an old man!"
Rinoa smiled again. "Well alright. I guess I need to get it off my chest."
The old man nodded. "Oh yes, before you do, my name is Fred. I'm visiting Timber to see my daughter. She lives there and thinks I'm coming tomorrow. I wanted to surprise her."
Rinoa smiled one of her warm smiles. "I'm sure she'll be thrilled to see you. By the way, I'm Rinoa. I'm going to Timber to see two of my close friends. Also, I'm going to see my best friend. His name is Angelo."
Fred smiled and nodded. "Now then, tell me why you were crying."
Rinoa tried to look happy. "Well, I'm really worried about Squall."
"Squall?" questioned Fred.
"Yes," said Rinoa. "He's the same age as me, 17, and to me it feels like I've known him for years, even though it has only been about half a year."
"Go on," said Fred.
Rinoa shifted in her seat. "He was an uncaring, cold, lone-wolf before I somehow found the key to his heart. Now, he opens up to me."
Fred smiled. "You must have a very kind heart for him to open up to you. What happened to separate you both?"
"Well," said Rinoa. "He's an experienced SeeD member, and had to go on a mission today. It's a very dangerous one, and I know that he's in danger. I just hope he'll come back to me safe and sound. . ."
"I'm sure he will if he's an experienced SeeD member," said Fred.
"Oh he's really, really strong," said Rinoa proudly. "He always protects me and has saved my life so many times."
"I'm sure he has," said Fred. "Wait a minute; is the Squall you're talking about Squall Leonhart?"
"Yes," said Rinoa.
"So that means you're Rinoa Heartilly."
". . . Yes, I am."
"I won't embarrass you too much, but did you defeat the Sorceress?" said Fred.
"We sure did," said Rinoa, smiling.
"Congratulations," said Fred. "I think everyone heard about it."
"They did? Wow, we're famous!" said Rinoa excitedly.
Fred nodded. "It seems we've trailed off our original subject a bit. I'm sorry, is there anything else you want to add?"
Rinoa smiled. "I don't think so, only that I love Squall so much, and he loves me too."
"He told you that?" asked Fred.
Rinoa nodded feeling very content. "He's so sweet now."
"Well for your sake, I hope he makes it back to you," said Fred kindly.
"Thankyou," said Rinoa. "And thankyou for listening."
"It was my pleasure. Now, it looks like we're in Timber," said Fred.
Sure enough, the voice on the train sounded to inform them that they had arrived.
Rinoa and Fred got up and walked out of the train after the doors had opened for them. Fred was going in a different direction to Rinoa.
"Perhaps I'll see you again Rinoa," said Fred, waving to her as he walked.
"I hope so," called Rinoa after him.
When her new friend was out of sight, Rinoa looked at her surroundings. It felt good to be back in her most cherished little town.
( Another chapter posted. PLEASE R+R it helps so much. I hope you like this story as much as I enjoy writing it. Thanx! This chapter was dedicated to:
krnman, Twinblades (Angelwhispher), Wolfspeaker, the-angel-of-the-lion and Momiji-chan. Thanks so much, for reviewing. Especially the people who've reviewed every single chapter I write! (((