Xu ran into the headmaster's new office, located in what had previously
been Garden Master NORG's room.
"Sir, Quistis is here to make a report."
"Very well, send her in." Cid replied, wondering why Squall wasn't coming to do it. He decided that it was just like Squall to avoid any situation where extended talking was necessary and dismissed his worries with a laugh. At that moment, Quistis strode into the room, her whip bouncing gently against the side of her leg with every confident step.
"Headmaster Cid, I am here to report on the mission to defeat Sorceress Ultimecia." Quistis said.
"Is there really a need to report? I'm assuming that since you are here, she is dead." Cid replied, rubbing his head. He really disliked all these formalities, but knew it was part of his job.
"Well, yes. However, it seems that it was not without cost." Quistis whispered, her voice faltering.
"What do you mean by that?"
"It's Squall, sir. We think she hit him with some kind of petrify spell, only it's not like anything we have seen before. All of the normal methods of curing petrification failed." Quistis said, blanching at the omnipresent thought that Squall might just be beyond help.
"No... How could this have happened? I should have seen it coming." Cid said as he sank to the floor in frustration. "I shouldn't have let you go."
"Sir, it's not your fault. There was nothing anyone could have done." Quistis said, kneeling next to Cid and attempting to comfort him. "You know that we had to stop her. I just didn't think she would have turned out to be so powerful."
Suddenly, they heard a shout from nearby.
"BOOYA!" Zell screamed, running into the room. "I've got an idea on how to get Squall back. We can take him to Doc Odine. He'll be able to do something for sure."
Quistis and Cid looked at each other, similar thoughts running through their mind. I you know, that just might work./I
"Excellent idea, Zell. Tell Selphie to prepare the Ragnarok. Then find Rinoa and Irvine and tell them to meet us there. I'll be along in a minute after I finish talking with Cid."
"Sure thing, Quisty! Only, I don't think Rinoa is going to be up for it. She locked herself in her room right after we got back." Zell said, before running off.
Author's note:
Well, that was a short chapter. Thanks to all the people that took the time to read my story and submit a review. The next chapter will be the first glimpse at the FF7 side of things.
"Sir, Quistis is here to make a report."
"Very well, send her in." Cid replied, wondering why Squall wasn't coming to do it. He decided that it was just like Squall to avoid any situation where extended talking was necessary and dismissed his worries with a laugh. At that moment, Quistis strode into the room, her whip bouncing gently against the side of her leg with every confident step.
"Headmaster Cid, I am here to report on the mission to defeat Sorceress Ultimecia." Quistis said.
"Is there really a need to report? I'm assuming that since you are here, she is dead." Cid replied, rubbing his head. He really disliked all these formalities, but knew it was part of his job.
"Well, yes. However, it seems that it was not without cost." Quistis whispered, her voice faltering.
"What do you mean by that?"
"It's Squall, sir. We think she hit him with some kind of petrify spell, only it's not like anything we have seen before. All of the normal methods of curing petrification failed." Quistis said, blanching at the omnipresent thought that Squall might just be beyond help.
"No... How could this have happened? I should have seen it coming." Cid said as he sank to the floor in frustration. "I shouldn't have let you go."
"Sir, it's not your fault. There was nothing anyone could have done." Quistis said, kneeling next to Cid and attempting to comfort him. "You know that we had to stop her. I just didn't think she would have turned out to be so powerful."
Suddenly, they heard a shout from nearby.
"BOOYA!" Zell screamed, running into the room. "I've got an idea on how to get Squall back. We can take him to Doc Odine. He'll be able to do something for sure."
Quistis and Cid looked at each other, similar thoughts running through their mind. I you know, that just might work./I
"Excellent idea, Zell. Tell Selphie to prepare the Ragnarok. Then find Rinoa and Irvine and tell them to meet us there. I'll be along in a minute after I finish talking with Cid."
"Sure thing, Quisty! Only, I don't think Rinoa is going to be up for it. She locked herself in her room right after we got back." Zell said, before running off.
Author's note:
Well, that was a short chapter. Thanks to all the people that took the time to read my story and submit a review. The next chapter will be the first glimpse at the FF7 side of things.