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Galbadians
"When are they gonna get here?" Irvine paced up and down impatiently.
Laguna looked up at the Galbadians' tower for the seventh time. "Hmm. . ." he said. "It's my guess that they know we're coming."
"Huh?" said Irvine. "D'you think they're watching us now?"
Laguna shook his head. "There are no windows in that base of theirs. The Galbadians most probably know we're somewhere nearby, but they don't know the exact moment we'll attack."
"And that's our strong point, right Kiros?" asked Irvine.
Kiros nodded. "Surprise attack is the key."
Just then, Laguna pointed and said, "Hey I think I see them."
Sure enough, four figures could be seen running towards them. They came closer and closer until finally, Quistis, Ward, Zell and Selphie were standing before Laguna, Kiros, Squall and Irvine. Selphie ran up to Irvine and smiled in a delighted manner.
"Well done defenders," said Laguna. "You've managed to successfully complete your first half of the mission."
Zell grinned half-happily and half-evilly. "Yeah! Now the fun starts! Let's kick some Galbadian butt!"
Irvine tossed his gun up into the air and caught it skillfully. "Those petty soldiers won't know what hit them after we're through with them!"
Quistis, Ward and Selphie got out their weapons. "I'm so excited!" said Selphie.
"You ready everyone?" asked Laguna.
They all nodded. Squall of course, stood there silently.
"What about you Squall?"
". . . Yeah," said Squall. "I'm ready."
Laguna nodded. "Good," he said. "Now the real battle begins."
The eight warriors walked towards the entrance to the massive tower. It was a metal door that was obviously locked from the inside.
Laguna smiled and said, "That shouldn't be a problem. My machine gun can handle anything." At this he started shooting at the strong door madly. First, the bolts dropped to the ground and then the whole door slowly gave way, creating an entrance for the eight companions. With Laguna leading the way and Ward bringing up the rear, they made their way in single-file down a fairly long corridor/tunnel. It was leading downwards for some reason, and was fairly steep.
"It's dark," said Zell.
"And gloomy," added Selphie.
"Do you think they know we're here, now that Laguna blasted that door down?" asked Quistis.
"I would be surprised if they hadn't heard that gun fire," said Kiros. "Although, it's my guess that they don't suspect what the noise was. If possible, I'd like to keep it that way."
They kept walking on, until Zell inquired, "Yo, how many Galbadians do you think there'll be up there?"
"I suppose no more than 3," said Laguna from the front of the line. "But 3 are more than enough. These ones in this tower are the strongest of all. I definitely noticed the change in strength when we fought the others before. So you can guess how strong these will be."
Eventually, they came to the end of the long corridor. Before them was an elevator. It was enormous, and everyone estimated it to hold about 15 people.
"That's more than enough room for us all," commented Irvine.
"Well?" said Selphie. "This obviously takes us up to the top, so let's hop on!"
They quietly walked onto the huge elevator so as not to make too much noise, just in case their enemy heard something. As soon as everyone had stepped on, it quickly started to move upwards.
"Woo hoo!" said Selphie. "This is sooo fun!"
Zell grinned. "Don't get too excited, or you'll fall."
Selphie rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, "Like I'm really going to!"
Rinoa woke from her peaceful slumber in her room. She found Angelo wide awake at the foot of her bed.
"I must've been asleep for an hour or something," she said to herself. She got up from her bed and walked out of the room, Angelo silently following.
She soon found herself in the main part of the Forest Owls' base. Before even thinking twice, she stepped out into the sunshine and into Timber as well. It was now 2:09.
Rinoa decided to go for a short walk, and then she'd say good-bye to Zone and Watts, before returning to Esthar. Looking up into the sky, she saw a helicopter go to land somewhere in Timber. Puzzled, she decided to go see why it was there.
A few seconds after the helicopter had landed, a loud gun shot sounded. Rinoa heard screams and shouts which made her feel nervous. She ran towards the noise, only to discover 6 Galbadians, armed, ready to attack some innocent villagers.
She saw that lots of other people were looking out of their windows anxiously. Angelo started barking madly, as if he thought Rinoa was in danger. Just then, Zone and Watts came running towards her. They stood on either side of her as if in defence as the Galbadians noticed Rinoa for the first time. They seemed to be satisfied with something, judging by the nods they were giving each other.
"Are you the sorceress?" one asked Rinoa.
Feeling slightly puzzled, Rinoa nodded.
A second Galbadian addressed her. "Then I'm afraid you're going to have to come with us." At this, Angelo started to growl softly, as if he could understand what was being said.
". . . What?" Rinoa felt even more confused.
"It is by order of the Galbadian Army that you follow us to our next destination," said the Galbadian briefly. Rinoa guessed that this was the leader of the small army.
She hesitated for a moment, and then shook her head determinedly. "No," she said. "Not until you tell me what's going on."
"We will inform you of our duties later," said the Galbadian. "But right now, you are to come with us."
Rinoa shook her head again.
"Then if that is the case," said the Galbadian soldier. "We will be forced to annihilate the whole of the Timber population."
Rinoa gasped. They wouldn't . . . would they? she thought. Some of the villagers nearby looked shocked.
"That's right," said the soldier. "So now you have a very important decision to make. Come with us, and all your friends and your city will remain unhurt. But if you refuse, then we will carry out the procedure."
Rinoa felt as if everything was in her hands now. She couldn't risk her friends' lives. She also didn't want to be held responsible for the destruction of Timber.
Stepping forward bravely, Rinoa tried to hide the fact that she was trembling. ". . . Alright, I'll go with you."
A general outcry arose from her friends as she said these words. The Galbadians nodded, quite satisfied with Rinoa's decision.
"No!" said Watts. "Rinoa you can't!"
"Who knows what they'll do to you!" added Zone.
Rinoa turned to face her two friends. "I have to," she said. "If I don't, everyone in Timber will die . . . and all because of me. I can't let that happen."
On the verge of tears, she slowly started walking towards the Galbadians. No one tried to stop her, even though they wanted to. Only one thought flooded Rinoa's mind . . . would she ever see Squall again?
The soldiers walked with her, towards the large helicopter, not even bothering to tie up her hands. They knew that Rinoa wouldn't try anything - her mind was made up.
Angelo tried to follow her, but a Galbadian kicked him away. Rinoa turned to see Angelo get up from his sprawled position on the ground. "Please," she begged. "Don't hurt my dog. It's bad enough making me do this."
"Fine," said the Galbadian.
Angelo whined miserably, as Watts held his collar. Rinoa just kept walking, trying her hardest to stay composed. She and the Galbadians got into the helicopter and Rinoa sat down in the back compartment of it, while the soldiers took their places in the front. The aircraft's propeller started to spin and it slowly lifted off the ground. Soon it was no more than a speck in the eyes of the alarmed people down below.
Angelo was still whining softly, pining for his mistress.
"Squall's gonna kill us. . ." mumbled Zone.
". . . Yeah," said Watts. "I know."
The elevator on which Laguna, Kiros, Squall, Irvine, Ward, Quistis, Zell and Selphie stood finally reached the top of the tower. The eight individuals looked around them. They were surrounded by metal walls, obviously built quite recently. But what caught their attention the most, were the two Galbadian soldiers who were standing a fair way from them. . .
Yay so Ch. 13 is done now. So sorry to all the people who expected this installment to be sooner. I had been too busy and I was kind of taking a break from this story for a while. (I might be doing that often): P anyway, for the people who like reading long chapters, I'm sorry if this chapter was too short, ad likewise for the short-chapter readers. Btw do you think that this fic is getting uninteresting? If so, please tell me. Plz R+R and I'll continue (hopefully) :$ This chapter was dedicated to:
Renegade Seraph
Momiji-chan
townberry
cloud strife
Angelwhispher
Wolfspeaker
Wumbahi - The "thing" was in this chapter. Can you guess what it was? :D
Galbadians
"When are they gonna get here?" Irvine paced up and down impatiently.
Laguna looked up at the Galbadians' tower for the seventh time. "Hmm. . ." he said. "It's my guess that they know we're coming."
"Huh?" said Irvine. "D'you think they're watching us now?"
Laguna shook his head. "There are no windows in that base of theirs. The Galbadians most probably know we're somewhere nearby, but they don't know the exact moment we'll attack."
"And that's our strong point, right Kiros?" asked Irvine.
Kiros nodded. "Surprise attack is the key."
Just then, Laguna pointed and said, "Hey I think I see them."
Sure enough, four figures could be seen running towards them. They came closer and closer until finally, Quistis, Ward, Zell and Selphie were standing before Laguna, Kiros, Squall and Irvine. Selphie ran up to Irvine and smiled in a delighted manner.
"Well done defenders," said Laguna. "You've managed to successfully complete your first half of the mission."
Zell grinned half-happily and half-evilly. "Yeah! Now the fun starts! Let's kick some Galbadian butt!"
Irvine tossed his gun up into the air and caught it skillfully. "Those petty soldiers won't know what hit them after we're through with them!"
Quistis, Ward and Selphie got out their weapons. "I'm so excited!" said Selphie.
"You ready everyone?" asked Laguna.
They all nodded. Squall of course, stood there silently.
"What about you Squall?"
". . . Yeah," said Squall. "I'm ready."
Laguna nodded. "Good," he said. "Now the real battle begins."
The eight warriors walked towards the entrance to the massive tower. It was a metal door that was obviously locked from the inside.
Laguna smiled and said, "That shouldn't be a problem. My machine gun can handle anything." At this he started shooting at the strong door madly. First, the bolts dropped to the ground and then the whole door slowly gave way, creating an entrance for the eight companions. With Laguna leading the way and Ward bringing up the rear, they made their way in single-file down a fairly long corridor/tunnel. It was leading downwards for some reason, and was fairly steep.
"It's dark," said Zell.
"And gloomy," added Selphie.
"Do you think they know we're here, now that Laguna blasted that door down?" asked Quistis.
"I would be surprised if they hadn't heard that gun fire," said Kiros. "Although, it's my guess that they don't suspect what the noise was. If possible, I'd like to keep it that way."
They kept walking on, until Zell inquired, "Yo, how many Galbadians do you think there'll be up there?"
"I suppose no more than 3," said Laguna from the front of the line. "But 3 are more than enough. These ones in this tower are the strongest of all. I definitely noticed the change in strength when we fought the others before. So you can guess how strong these will be."
Eventually, they came to the end of the long corridor. Before them was an elevator. It was enormous, and everyone estimated it to hold about 15 people.
"That's more than enough room for us all," commented Irvine.
"Well?" said Selphie. "This obviously takes us up to the top, so let's hop on!"
They quietly walked onto the huge elevator so as not to make too much noise, just in case their enemy heard something. As soon as everyone had stepped on, it quickly started to move upwards.
"Woo hoo!" said Selphie. "This is sooo fun!"
Zell grinned. "Don't get too excited, or you'll fall."
Selphie rolled her eyes and said sarcastically, "Like I'm really going to!"
Rinoa woke from her peaceful slumber in her room. She found Angelo wide awake at the foot of her bed.
"I must've been asleep for an hour or something," she said to herself. She got up from her bed and walked out of the room, Angelo silently following.
She soon found herself in the main part of the Forest Owls' base. Before even thinking twice, she stepped out into the sunshine and into Timber as well. It was now 2:09.
Rinoa decided to go for a short walk, and then she'd say good-bye to Zone and Watts, before returning to Esthar. Looking up into the sky, she saw a helicopter go to land somewhere in Timber. Puzzled, she decided to go see why it was there.
A few seconds after the helicopter had landed, a loud gun shot sounded. Rinoa heard screams and shouts which made her feel nervous. She ran towards the noise, only to discover 6 Galbadians, armed, ready to attack some innocent villagers.
She saw that lots of other people were looking out of their windows anxiously. Angelo started barking madly, as if he thought Rinoa was in danger. Just then, Zone and Watts came running towards her. They stood on either side of her as if in defence as the Galbadians noticed Rinoa for the first time. They seemed to be satisfied with something, judging by the nods they were giving each other.
"Are you the sorceress?" one asked Rinoa.
Feeling slightly puzzled, Rinoa nodded.
A second Galbadian addressed her. "Then I'm afraid you're going to have to come with us." At this, Angelo started to growl softly, as if he could understand what was being said.
". . . What?" Rinoa felt even more confused.
"It is by order of the Galbadian Army that you follow us to our next destination," said the Galbadian briefly. Rinoa guessed that this was the leader of the small army.
She hesitated for a moment, and then shook her head determinedly. "No," she said. "Not until you tell me what's going on."
"We will inform you of our duties later," said the Galbadian. "But right now, you are to come with us."
Rinoa shook her head again.
"Then if that is the case," said the Galbadian soldier. "We will be forced to annihilate the whole of the Timber population."
Rinoa gasped. They wouldn't . . . would they? she thought. Some of the villagers nearby looked shocked.
"That's right," said the soldier. "So now you have a very important decision to make. Come with us, and all your friends and your city will remain unhurt. But if you refuse, then we will carry out the procedure."
Rinoa felt as if everything was in her hands now. She couldn't risk her friends' lives. She also didn't want to be held responsible for the destruction of Timber.
Stepping forward bravely, Rinoa tried to hide the fact that she was trembling. ". . . Alright, I'll go with you."
A general outcry arose from her friends as she said these words. The Galbadians nodded, quite satisfied with Rinoa's decision.
"No!" said Watts. "Rinoa you can't!"
"Who knows what they'll do to you!" added Zone.
Rinoa turned to face her two friends. "I have to," she said. "If I don't, everyone in Timber will die . . . and all because of me. I can't let that happen."
On the verge of tears, she slowly started walking towards the Galbadians. No one tried to stop her, even though they wanted to. Only one thought flooded Rinoa's mind . . . would she ever see Squall again?
The soldiers walked with her, towards the large helicopter, not even bothering to tie up her hands. They knew that Rinoa wouldn't try anything - her mind was made up.
Angelo tried to follow her, but a Galbadian kicked him away. Rinoa turned to see Angelo get up from his sprawled position on the ground. "Please," she begged. "Don't hurt my dog. It's bad enough making me do this."
"Fine," said the Galbadian.
Angelo whined miserably, as Watts held his collar. Rinoa just kept walking, trying her hardest to stay composed. She and the Galbadians got into the helicopter and Rinoa sat down in the back compartment of it, while the soldiers took their places in the front. The aircraft's propeller started to spin and it slowly lifted off the ground. Soon it was no more than a speck in the eyes of the alarmed people down below.
Angelo was still whining softly, pining for his mistress.
"Squall's gonna kill us. . ." mumbled Zone.
". . . Yeah," said Watts. "I know."
The elevator on which Laguna, Kiros, Squall, Irvine, Ward, Quistis, Zell and Selphie stood finally reached the top of the tower. The eight individuals looked around them. They were surrounded by metal walls, obviously built quite recently. But what caught their attention the most, were the two Galbadian soldiers who were standing a fair way from them. . .
Yay so Ch. 13 is done now. So sorry to all the people who expected this installment to be sooner. I had been too busy and I was kind of taking a break from this story for a while. (I might be doing that often): P anyway, for the people who like reading long chapters, I'm sorry if this chapter was too short, ad likewise for the short-chapter readers. Btw do you think that this fic is getting uninteresting? If so, please tell me. Plz R+R and I'll continue (hopefully) :$ This chapter was dedicated to:
Renegade Seraph
Momiji-chan
townberry
cloud strife
Angelwhispher
Wolfspeaker
Wumbahi - The "thing" was in this chapter. Can you guess what it was? :D