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Secret Weapon?
"What?! It's you two!" exclaimed Zell, staring at the Galbadians.
". . .!" said Biggs and Wedge.
". . . We should've guessed it'd be you guys," said Selphie knowingly.
"And likewise to you," said Biggs. "But enough chat, it's time to settle some unfinished business."
I couldn't have said it better myself, thought Squall to himself.
The team stood ready for the first attack from these familiar Galbadians. Although there was a large difference in the number of fighters, the eight peace-keepers for Winhill felt that this battle would still be tough. Biggs and Wedge were both holding large machine guns which looked very powerful.
"That's it! Let me at 'em!" Without even thinking twice, Zell hurtled up to their opponents and tried to land a powerful punch on Biggs. If it weren't for Biggs' quick reflexes, he probably would've succeeded.
"Not going to get us like that," sneered Biggs, as he blocked the move skilfully. Zell backed away, clearly shocked that his most powerful weapon could not even touch the Galbadian.
"Zell," whispered Quistis. "We won't be able to beat them like that. You have to either take them by surprise or summon a GF."
" . . . Err, right," said Zell, feeling slightly embarrassed.
"Think carefully before you attack head-on everyone," said Kiros quietly, so that only the eight could hear. "We need tactics."
Wedge stepped forward and fired his machine gun at Laguna (who was also armed with a machine gun). The attack did a high amount of damage, but Laguna had a lot of stamina, so it wasn't too hard a blow.
Then Squall, Quistis, Zell and Selphie started to summon a GF each, (they had decided to junction them before they entered Winhill.) Laguna and Irvine were the team's two gun-men and they were going to use "pulse ammo", so they didn't need a GF. Kiros and Ward had chosen not to use a GF, deciding to use their 'old' weapons, back when they used to be in the G- Army.
First, the old anchor was thrown onto Wedge, to cause a great deal of damage. Then Kiros, stealthily and unsuspectingly, attacked both Galbadians with his two knives.
Before the others had time to finish summoning though, Biggs cast Firaga on Irvine, which made him stumble backwards. His HP went down a lot, so Laguna, being the only one eligible to do it, cast Curaga on him.
Squall finished summoning, as did Quistis and Selphie. Soon, the great figure of the demon Ifrit rose up above them all, and produced a mass of fire, to be dropped down onto the two Galbadians. The tower shook dangerously, and everyone felt that it would collapse. Fortunately it didn't, and Biggs and Wedge were greeted with about 3, 450 damage to them both.
"Ah no!" cried Wedge. "These guys are strong!"
"Don't worry . . . remember what we've got planned Wedge," replied Biggs quietly, after recovering from the GF attack.
"Oh yeah! The secret weapon!" blurted out Wedge, unconscious of the fact that he had just let out a very important secret.
"Be quiet you idiot!" yelled Biggs. "Just shut your trap okay? Otherwise they'll find out . . ."
"S-sorry Major Biggs," stuttered Wedge. "I'll try harder next time . . ."
Secret weapon? thought Squall. Well, whatever it is, I'm ready . . .
Next, Diablos emerged and used the powers of darkness to gather up a ball of shadow. It plunged down onto the amazed, yet confident Galbadians with much force, doing an enormous amount of damage.
Quezacotl then appeared and sent off electric waves of light, damaging the enemies immensely. The sudden wave of wind and electricity shook the tower once again, this time more violently. The on-lookers were undoubtedly in suspense, wondering whether this time the tower would fall and collapse.
But, once again, for some reason it did not meet this fate.
"You should be grateful that we made this tower strong and sturdy," said Wedge.
No one said anything. The other GF finished being summoned and did its share of damage to Biggs and Wedge, luckily not shaking the tower at all. Only wobbling it a little. In between all of these attacks, Biggs and Wedge were taking opportunities to attack as well.
But they looked tired now. Even though Curaga was being cast repetitively, the attacks and damage kept coming. They didn't attack Quistis and Selphie as much as the others, knowing that they weren't as active, energetic, (obviously they did not know Selphie . . .) and not as strong.
Laguna and Irvine were having the time of their lives blasting Biggs and Wedge thoroughly with their pulse ammo. The 6 other on-lookers found it very entertaining to watch these troublesome Galbadians try to dodge and dart from the powerful bullets.
". . . It's not . . . over . . . 'til it's over . . ." stuttered Wedge helplessly, (while hunched over on the ground), after a frightful bombardment of bullets from the two gunmen.
"Get up Wedge!" ordered Biggs. "This is no time to be slacking off."
After recovering by means of Curaga, Wedge was soon on his feet again, though looking much bruised and battered.
"They're getting tired," whispered Zell. "I can tell."
"Aren't they gonna drop soon???" questioned Selphie. "You'd think they would by now!"
No . . . thought Squall. They have a secret weapon . . . remember?
As if reading Squall's thoughts, Biggs nodded to Wedge, gesturing with his eyes towards the ceiling. Wedge seemed to understand what he meant, judging by his series of nods.
". . . Get ready," said Squall quietly.
"What?" said Laguna, turning to him. "D'ya say something?"
Squall nodded. "They have a secret weapon. Something big I think. So just be ready everyone . . ."
"Okaay!" said Selphie. "Let's prepare for the worst then, shall we?"
Squall's sharp stormy eyes watched as Biggs took out a little whistle-like object. It was silver, with the Galbadia logo on the top of it. As soon as Biggs blew into it, an eerie sound filled the whole room. Everyone had to cover their ears to block out the sound because it was so loud.
"Aaaarrrgggghhh!!!" yelled Laguna. "Make it stop!!"
What is this?! thought Squall.
"Well," said Biggs, after the sound had subsided. "This is where we say good-bye. We'll let you deal with our 'secret weapon' all by yourselves."
"Yeah," added Wedge. "I'm sure you can handle it. Cya!" The two Galbadians started sniggering as they turned towards the one window in the tower. It wasn't really a window, just a big square opening.
Everyone watched in shock as they started to climb out.
"Hey!" yelled Irvine.
"Wait! You can't just leave!!" shouted Zell, running up to them, but finding Biggs and Wedge already a quarter of the way down the tower. They were sliding down two ropes that had already been tied to a knob.
For once, Zell's mind began to operate quicker than usual. He saw the knob and speedily started to untie the ropes that were tied onto it. Before too long, he was done and everyone heard the delightful sound of Biggs' and Wedge's annoyed cries. They fell right down to the bottom of the tower and just lay there, motionless.
". . . D'you think they're dead?" whispered Selphie, as she in turn looked out of the 'window'.
"No I don't think so," said Kiros quietly. "They're the sorts of people that have 9 lives, and just keep coming back for more. I'd say they're out cold, and will be for quite a while . . . but I think you should congratulate young Zell here."
"Yeah!!! Way 'ta go Zell!!!" shouted Selphie.
Quistis smiled and nodded. "If this had been a SeeD exam, you would've scored lots of marks Zell."
"Aww thanks you guys, but it was really nothing and . . ." said Zell, but was cut off by a shush from Squall.
"What? What is it?" inquired Irvine.
"We can celebrate later . . . something's coming," said Squall.
". . . Th-the secret . . . weapon?" asked Selphie.
Squall nodded.
Sure enough, a mysterious sound could be heard from miles away. It was a very strange sound, unlike any other they had heard before.
"This is scaaary!!" squeaked Selphie, clinging to Irvine for protection.
Then, in about 10 seconds, it came . . .
Inside the helicopter, Rinoa had decided to stay put and not cause any trouble for the Galbadians, knowing that if she did, she would surely get injured.
But the curiosity was overwhelming, so she chose to ask some questions instead. "You said you'd tell me what's going on!" said Rinoa.
"Fine, have it your way," said a Galbadian meanly. "We're holding you hostage. Happy now?"
"Huh?" Rinoa felt confused. "But, the Galbadians in Winhill . . . they were the ones who are supposed to be doing that. Why are you?"
"Hey boss," said one Galbadian. "Should we tell her everything or shut her up?"
The Galbadian in charge shook his head. "Tell her some, but not everything."
The other Galbadian nodded. "Ok girlie, let's see . . . we figured we'd need a 'plan B', so that's why we're here. The other Galbadians are off in Winhill, and so we came here to get you."
"But how did you find me? How did you know I was in Timber?" demanded Rinoa, cross that she had been tricked.
A different Galbadian took out a small sheet of paper from his pocket. He turned and waved it in front of Rinoa's face. "Does this ring a bell?" he asked slyly.
Rinoa gasped. It was the note she had left on her bed in Esthar for Squall. "How did you get that!?"
"Oh let's just we found it in a certain city," said the Galbadian. "You shouldn't leave things lying around now should you?"
Rinoa frowned at him. "That note wasn't for you!"
The Galbadian shrugged. "But we found it, and there's nothing you can do about it."
"Wait a minute," said Rinoa. "What did you do to Esthar? And Ellone! Tell me!"
" . . . Ellone?" said the leader of the small group of Galbadians. "We didn't do anything to anyone. In fact, those damn Estharian soldiers executed one of our men!"
Rinoa felt relief flood through her. At least no one had gotten hurt. "So . . . where are you taking me?" she asked.
"To Galbadia Garden," answered the leader. "We'll stay near the front gate to sort out all our plans. That's also the place where we meet him."
" . . . Him? Who's that?" asked Rinoa.
"Oh you'll see," said the head Galbadian.
After that, Rinoa asked no more questions, only thought to herself. Why are they doing this? I wish everything was back to normal. I wish I wasn't the sorceress . . .
She fingered the two rings on her necklace, which reminded her of the two people she loved most. My mother . . . and Squall. I miss them both . . . she thought. Thinking these thoughts, Rinoa lowered her head and waited for them to reach their destination.
It only took about 2 minutes for them to reach Galbadia Garden, because Timber had always been close to it. The helicopter landed swiftly and smoothly on the ground right next to the Garden.
Rinoa followed the Galbadians out of the helicopter into G-garden and studied her surroundings. Nothing had changed really. Everything looked just the same as it had when she first came here with Squall and the others. Those were troublesome times, yet happy memories in a way. They all waited there and Rinoa wondered who this mystery man was. Her thoughts were interrupted when the head Galbadian started speaking.
"He's in the Garden and should be coming out soon."
Another Galbadian spoke up. "How will he know we're here?"
"He probably heard the helicopter land," said the other.
They all waited for about a minute until a figure could be seen coming out of the Garden. Rinoa tried hard to see who he was but was too far away. He seemed to turn to them and then walked slowly in their direction.
Before long, Rinoa could clearly see who this person was. She gasped when she recognized him, a look of disappointment showing on her face. Short blonde hair, black clothing underneath a grey trench coat, and always a look of confidence on the face of . . .
"Seifer . . ." Rinoa forced the name out reluctantly.
The ex-SeeD candidate smirked. Now, he was within 5 metres of the group. "Rinoa. So we meet again I see," said Seifer.
The leader of the group of 6 Galbadians stepped forward. "Looks like you two have already met then. Well, that means I won't have to introduce ya."
A curious Galbadian asked, "So how do you two know each other? Were you friends? Were you more than friends? Were you cousins? Anything at all?"
Rinoa looked away, trying not to think about what she and Seifer had been.
"Shut up!" yelled the head Galbadian. "Don't ask questions."
Unexpectedly, Rinoa spoke up. "Why are you doing this Seifer? I don't understand! I thought . . . after Ultimecia you'd change for sure."
Seifer waved his hand in the air. "Hey, I'm in it for the money! Don't worry about me."
Rinoa frowned. "But . . . what about Fujin and Raijin? Did you just desert them?!"
"Nah," said Seifer. "They're in Balamb. Fishin' 'til I come back. How boring."
The chief Galbadian folded his arms and tapped his foot on the ground. "Are you done yet?! We have business to discuss!"
Seifer turned to him, took out his Hyperion and pointed it at him.
The Galbadian raised his hands in defence. "Err . . . sorry take your time."
"Guess we should start now anyway," said Seifer. "Well? What are you waiting for?"
Immediately, the Galbadians grabbed Rinoa's arms and tied her hands together, making her sit down while doing so.
"Hey!" shouted Rinoa angrily. "Let me go!"
"Sorry," said a Galbadian. "Can't do that. You're not allowed to hear our plans. If we let you go now, the boss'll have our heads."
Rinoa decided she wouldn't be able to escape just by talking. She would have to act. Maybe even fight. She watched as the 6 Galbadians and Seifer walked a fair distance away from her to discuss their plans in private.
She fidgeted and tried to get out of the ropes, but it was no use. They had tied it too tightly. Pretty good rope-tying . . . thought Rinoa. Well, pretty good for Galbadians I guess . . .
Just then Rinoa felt something hard under her blue dress-coat. She wondered what it was, then knew instantly. Her weapon. The Shooting Star. Now why hadn't she thought of it when it would've really come in handy?
Hope you enjoyed chap. 14 and sorry for the long wait everyone. I never got round to writing but now I have. My excuse is that I got a PS2 and was playing FF8 a lot! (yay) Not to mention Kingdom Hearts. (The only thing I don't like about it is that everyone in FF8 DIED!) ( (They chose Squall's voice really really well!) Anyway, now that school's started again, I won't be updating that often (sorry). Thanks for all the kind reviews urging me to continue. Thanks esp. to:
Renegade Seraph
Momiji-chan (sorry for not updating as soon as you would've liked :$)
The Angel of the Lion
Wumbahi
Galdrix
Secret Weapon?
"What?! It's you two!" exclaimed Zell, staring at the Galbadians.
". . .!" said Biggs and Wedge.
". . . We should've guessed it'd be you guys," said Selphie knowingly.
"And likewise to you," said Biggs. "But enough chat, it's time to settle some unfinished business."
I couldn't have said it better myself, thought Squall to himself.
The team stood ready for the first attack from these familiar Galbadians. Although there was a large difference in the number of fighters, the eight peace-keepers for Winhill felt that this battle would still be tough. Biggs and Wedge were both holding large machine guns which looked very powerful.
"That's it! Let me at 'em!" Without even thinking twice, Zell hurtled up to their opponents and tried to land a powerful punch on Biggs. If it weren't for Biggs' quick reflexes, he probably would've succeeded.
"Not going to get us like that," sneered Biggs, as he blocked the move skilfully. Zell backed away, clearly shocked that his most powerful weapon could not even touch the Galbadian.
"Zell," whispered Quistis. "We won't be able to beat them like that. You have to either take them by surprise or summon a GF."
" . . . Err, right," said Zell, feeling slightly embarrassed.
"Think carefully before you attack head-on everyone," said Kiros quietly, so that only the eight could hear. "We need tactics."
Wedge stepped forward and fired his machine gun at Laguna (who was also armed with a machine gun). The attack did a high amount of damage, but Laguna had a lot of stamina, so it wasn't too hard a blow.
Then Squall, Quistis, Zell and Selphie started to summon a GF each, (they had decided to junction them before they entered Winhill.) Laguna and Irvine were the team's two gun-men and they were going to use "pulse ammo", so they didn't need a GF. Kiros and Ward had chosen not to use a GF, deciding to use their 'old' weapons, back when they used to be in the G- Army.
First, the old anchor was thrown onto Wedge, to cause a great deal of damage. Then Kiros, stealthily and unsuspectingly, attacked both Galbadians with his two knives.
Before the others had time to finish summoning though, Biggs cast Firaga on Irvine, which made him stumble backwards. His HP went down a lot, so Laguna, being the only one eligible to do it, cast Curaga on him.
Squall finished summoning, as did Quistis and Selphie. Soon, the great figure of the demon Ifrit rose up above them all, and produced a mass of fire, to be dropped down onto the two Galbadians. The tower shook dangerously, and everyone felt that it would collapse. Fortunately it didn't, and Biggs and Wedge were greeted with about 3, 450 damage to them both.
"Ah no!" cried Wedge. "These guys are strong!"
"Don't worry . . . remember what we've got planned Wedge," replied Biggs quietly, after recovering from the GF attack.
"Oh yeah! The secret weapon!" blurted out Wedge, unconscious of the fact that he had just let out a very important secret.
"Be quiet you idiot!" yelled Biggs. "Just shut your trap okay? Otherwise they'll find out . . ."
"S-sorry Major Biggs," stuttered Wedge. "I'll try harder next time . . ."
Secret weapon? thought Squall. Well, whatever it is, I'm ready . . .
Next, Diablos emerged and used the powers of darkness to gather up a ball of shadow. It plunged down onto the amazed, yet confident Galbadians with much force, doing an enormous amount of damage.
Quezacotl then appeared and sent off electric waves of light, damaging the enemies immensely. The sudden wave of wind and electricity shook the tower once again, this time more violently. The on-lookers were undoubtedly in suspense, wondering whether this time the tower would fall and collapse.
But, once again, for some reason it did not meet this fate.
"You should be grateful that we made this tower strong and sturdy," said Wedge.
No one said anything. The other GF finished being summoned and did its share of damage to Biggs and Wedge, luckily not shaking the tower at all. Only wobbling it a little. In between all of these attacks, Biggs and Wedge were taking opportunities to attack as well.
But they looked tired now. Even though Curaga was being cast repetitively, the attacks and damage kept coming. They didn't attack Quistis and Selphie as much as the others, knowing that they weren't as active, energetic, (obviously they did not know Selphie . . .) and not as strong.
Laguna and Irvine were having the time of their lives blasting Biggs and Wedge thoroughly with their pulse ammo. The 6 other on-lookers found it very entertaining to watch these troublesome Galbadians try to dodge and dart from the powerful bullets.
". . . It's not . . . over . . . 'til it's over . . ." stuttered Wedge helplessly, (while hunched over on the ground), after a frightful bombardment of bullets from the two gunmen.
"Get up Wedge!" ordered Biggs. "This is no time to be slacking off."
After recovering by means of Curaga, Wedge was soon on his feet again, though looking much bruised and battered.
"They're getting tired," whispered Zell. "I can tell."
"Aren't they gonna drop soon???" questioned Selphie. "You'd think they would by now!"
No . . . thought Squall. They have a secret weapon . . . remember?
As if reading Squall's thoughts, Biggs nodded to Wedge, gesturing with his eyes towards the ceiling. Wedge seemed to understand what he meant, judging by his series of nods.
". . . Get ready," said Squall quietly.
"What?" said Laguna, turning to him. "D'ya say something?"
Squall nodded. "They have a secret weapon. Something big I think. So just be ready everyone . . ."
"Okaay!" said Selphie. "Let's prepare for the worst then, shall we?"
Squall's sharp stormy eyes watched as Biggs took out a little whistle-like object. It was silver, with the Galbadia logo on the top of it. As soon as Biggs blew into it, an eerie sound filled the whole room. Everyone had to cover their ears to block out the sound because it was so loud.
"Aaaarrrgggghhh!!!" yelled Laguna. "Make it stop!!"
What is this?! thought Squall.
"Well," said Biggs, after the sound had subsided. "This is where we say good-bye. We'll let you deal with our 'secret weapon' all by yourselves."
"Yeah," added Wedge. "I'm sure you can handle it. Cya!" The two Galbadians started sniggering as they turned towards the one window in the tower. It wasn't really a window, just a big square opening.
Everyone watched in shock as they started to climb out.
"Hey!" yelled Irvine.
"Wait! You can't just leave!!" shouted Zell, running up to them, but finding Biggs and Wedge already a quarter of the way down the tower. They were sliding down two ropes that had already been tied to a knob.
For once, Zell's mind began to operate quicker than usual. He saw the knob and speedily started to untie the ropes that were tied onto it. Before too long, he was done and everyone heard the delightful sound of Biggs' and Wedge's annoyed cries. They fell right down to the bottom of the tower and just lay there, motionless.
". . . D'you think they're dead?" whispered Selphie, as she in turn looked out of the 'window'.
"No I don't think so," said Kiros quietly. "They're the sorts of people that have 9 lives, and just keep coming back for more. I'd say they're out cold, and will be for quite a while . . . but I think you should congratulate young Zell here."
"Yeah!!! Way 'ta go Zell!!!" shouted Selphie.
Quistis smiled and nodded. "If this had been a SeeD exam, you would've scored lots of marks Zell."
"Aww thanks you guys, but it was really nothing and . . ." said Zell, but was cut off by a shush from Squall.
"What? What is it?" inquired Irvine.
"We can celebrate later . . . something's coming," said Squall.
". . . Th-the secret . . . weapon?" asked Selphie.
Squall nodded.
Sure enough, a mysterious sound could be heard from miles away. It was a very strange sound, unlike any other they had heard before.
"This is scaaary!!" squeaked Selphie, clinging to Irvine for protection.
Then, in about 10 seconds, it came . . .
Inside the helicopter, Rinoa had decided to stay put and not cause any trouble for the Galbadians, knowing that if she did, she would surely get injured.
But the curiosity was overwhelming, so she chose to ask some questions instead. "You said you'd tell me what's going on!" said Rinoa.
"Fine, have it your way," said a Galbadian meanly. "We're holding you hostage. Happy now?"
"Huh?" Rinoa felt confused. "But, the Galbadians in Winhill . . . they were the ones who are supposed to be doing that. Why are you?"
"Hey boss," said one Galbadian. "Should we tell her everything or shut her up?"
The Galbadian in charge shook his head. "Tell her some, but not everything."
The other Galbadian nodded. "Ok girlie, let's see . . . we figured we'd need a 'plan B', so that's why we're here. The other Galbadians are off in Winhill, and so we came here to get you."
"But how did you find me? How did you know I was in Timber?" demanded Rinoa, cross that she had been tricked.
A different Galbadian took out a small sheet of paper from his pocket. He turned and waved it in front of Rinoa's face. "Does this ring a bell?" he asked slyly.
Rinoa gasped. It was the note she had left on her bed in Esthar for Squall. "How did you get that!?"
"Oh let's just we found it in a certain city," said the Galbadian. "You shouldn't leave things lying around now should you?"
Rinoa frowned at him. "That note wasn't for you!"
The Galbadian shrugged. "But we found it, and there's nothing you can do about it."
"Wait a minute," said Rinoa. "What did you do to Esthar? And Ellone! Tell me!"
" . . . Ellone?" said the leader of the small group of Galbadians. "We didn't do anything to anyone. In fact, those damn Estharian soldiers executed one of our men!"
Rinoa felt relief flood through her. At least no one had gotten hurt. "So . . . where are you taking me?" she asked.
"To Galbadia Garden," answered the leader. "We'll stay near the front gate to sort out all our plans. That's also the place where we meet him."
" . . . Him? Who's that?" asked Rinoa.
"Oh you'll see," said the head Galbadian.
After that, Rinoa asked no more questions, only thought to herself. Why are they doing this? I wish everything was back to normal. I wish I wasn't the sorceress . . .
She fingered the two rings on her necklace, which reminded her of the two people she loved most. My mother . . . and Squall. I miss them both . . . she thought. Thinking these thoughts, Rinoa lowered her head and waited for them to reach their destination.
It only took about 2 minutes for them to reach Galbadia Garden, because Timber had always been close to it. The helicopter landed swiftly and smoothly on the ground right next to the Garden.
Rinoa followed the Galbadians out of the helicopter into G-garden and studied her surroundings. Nothing had changed really. Everything looked just the same as it had when she first came here with Squall and the others. Those were troublesome times, yet happy memories in a way. They all waited there and Rinoa wondered who this mystery man was. Her thoughts were interrupted when the head Galbadian started speaking.
"He's in the Garden and should be coming out soon."
Another Galbadian spoke up. "How will he know we're here?"
"He probably heard the helicopter land," said the other.
They all waited for about a minute until a figure could be seen coming out of the Garden. Rinoa tried hard to see who he was but was too far away. He seemed to turn to them and then walked slowly in their direction.
Before long, Rinoa could clearly see who this person was. She gasped when she recognized him, a look of disappointment showing on her face. Short blonde hair, black clothing underneath a grey trench coat, and always a look of confidence on the face of . . .
"Seifer . . ." Rinoa forced the name out reluctantly.
The ex-SeeD candidate smirked. Now, he was within 5 metres of the group. "Rinoa. So we meet again I see," said Seifer.
The leader of the group of 6 Galbadians stepped forward. "Looks like you two have already met then. Well, that means I won't have to introduce ya."
A curious Galbadian asked, "So how do you two know each other? Were you friends? Were you more than friends? Were you cousins? Anything at all?"
Rinoa looked away, trying not to think about what she and Seifer had been.
"Shut up!" yelled the head Galbadian. "Don't ask questions."
Unexpectedly, Rinoa spoke up. "Why are you doing this Seifer? I don't understand! I thought . . . after Ultimecia you'd change for sure."
Seifer waved his hand in the air. "Hey, I'm in it for the money! Don't worry about me."
Rinoa frowned. "But . . . what about Fujin and Raijin? Did you just desert them?!"
"Nah," said Seifer. "They're in Balamb. Fishin' 'til I come back. How boring."
The chief Galbadian folded his arms and tapped his foot on the ground. "Are you done yet?! We have business to discuss!"
Seifer turned to him, took out his Hyperion and pointed it at him.
The Galbadian raised his hands in defence. "Err . . . sorry take your time."
"Guess we should start now anyway," said Seifer. "Well? What are you waiting for?"
Immediately, the Galbadians grabbed Rinoa's arms and tied her hands together, making her sit down while doing so.
"Hey!" shouted Rinoa angrily. "Let me go!"
"Sorry," said a Galbadian. "Can't do that. You're not allowed to hear our plans. If we let you go now, the boss'll have our heads."
Rinoa decided she wouldn't be able to escape just by talking. She would have to act. Maybe even fight. She watched as the 6 Galbadians and Seifer walked a fair distance away from her to discuss their plans in private.
She fidgeted and tried to get out of the ropes, but it was no use. They had tied it too tightly. Pretty good rope-tying . . . thought Rinoa. Well, pretty good for Galbadians I guess . . .
Just then Rinoa felt something hard under her blue dress-coat. She wondered what it was, then knew instantly. Her weapon. The Shooting Star. Now why hadn't she thought of it when it would've really come in handy?
Hope you enjoyed chap. 14 and sorry for the long wait everyone. I never got round to writing but now I have. My excuse is that I got a PS2 and was playing FF8 a lot! (yay) Not to mention Kingdom Hearts. (The only thing I don't like about it is that everyone in FF8 DIED!) ( (They chose Squall's voice really really well!) Anyway, now that school's started again, I won't be updating that often (sorry). Thanks for all the kind reviews urging me to continue. Thanks esp. to:
Renegade Seraph
Momiji-chan (sorry for not updating as soon as you would've liked :$)
The Angel of the Lion
Wumbahi
Galdrix