Secrets
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Disclaimer- Due to the risk of super rich companies such as SQUARE-ENIX suing, I have to say that I don't own Final Fantasy 8, its characters and anything associated with it. HAPPY? *Starts crying uncontrollably*
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Ragnarok
***Flashback***
A man in deep, blood red robes paced around the marble floor. Each step echoed out, breaking the cold silence. It was very dim, candles were placed at each wall, but they were already void of wax. A door slammed open and a bright light came from it. A thin, womanly shadow stood in the middle.
"Griever. It is time!" The woman purred, unidentifiable emotions were thread inside her tone. Griever looked up and her and smiled evilly.
"Good!" He answered. The robes seemed to fly around him as he walked to the door, light and woman. "Ed-Ultimecia, how much time do we have left?"
"The middle of the first boy's transfer." She answered smoothly, closing the door behind Griever. He nodded and started to walk faster.
"That's 1 hour. How's Alexander?" Ultimecia laughed softly. The pureness and melodic quality of her laugh was betrayed by her flame red eyes.
"The Mechanical lump of holiness is ready for living longer. That old fart would do anything to live longer!" Griever smiled and turned to face the glowing door.
"Open it Ultimecia!" He commanded, stripping off his red robes to reveal dim yellow robes. Her sleek black hair flew behind her as a gust of wind came from the slowly opening door. She spread her hands out from her sides. Her eyes glowed a deep yellow. Her chanting was barely heard above the whistling of the wind that was heard. Even to the incredible hearing belonging to Griever. Finally the wind stopped and the door was fully open.
"Are you ready?" Ultimecia grinned.
"Of course."
***
"Shiva! Why is Squall glowing?" A small voice asked. Shiva looked to the short blond boy and smiled.
"Squall is going to the land of fun!" Seifer's eyes lit up and he jumped up and down.
"Am I going too?" The ice queen nodded and took the boy's hand. The contact burned her hand but she ignored it.
Shiva bent down smiled happily at the child. A peek over his shoulder froze her already chilled blood. She stood up quickly.
"IFRIT!! WATCH OUT! GRIEVER!" She screamed before seeing nothing else.
***
At the mention of her voice he broke the transfer connection and looked at her. She was limp on the floor meters away from him. Her dark blood was pooling out of the wound on her head. A thin box of ice had already started to form around her.
Ifrit jumped to her. Over the rivers of rushing water below. Forsaking the two kids who he had learned to take care of. He melted the box and took his lover in his arms. No matter how much it burned his skin he would stay here beside her. He kissed her for the first time.
Shiva's light blue eyes fluttered open. At the sight of his face she smiled. She touched his cheek and felt pain around her. She was feeling pain at Ifrit's touch but also rejoiced in it as well.
"I love you" She whispered quietly. Ifrit felt a small smile tug on his lips. The pain was intense for both of them. But he held on for he would rather if she died, that he went with her.
"I love you too." He whispered back, touching her soft yellow hair. At that, Ifrit's telltale flames went out. And the lovers who were in their frozen haven went with them. Complete with their life forces.
***
"SHIVA! IFRIT!" Seifer screamed wildly, running toward them. He was lifted from the ground and brought to the center of the room where a bright light was shining. It dimmed greatly because the life forces who created it, were now lost from this realm.
"Give me the brown haired boy! I'm going to begin the transfer!" Griever called, stepping toward the light.
"No!" Ultimecia cried, holding his shoulder. Griever turned around to face her angrily. "Let Alexander go first. To test the waters!" She suggested, her and evil smirk on her face.
"Fine. Alexander!" He commanded, motioning for the young handsome brown haired man to continue. He spun to face Ultimecia. "If you have something up your sleeve, you'll be sorry for ever thinking about it." He warned, stepping toward her threateningly. The room was engulfed in light and faded. The room was even darker then before. Ultimecia smiled.
"It was a success!" She exclaimed. Griever nodded and went into the light with Squall. His eyes were half closed, unlike the fully awake Seifer. Ultimecia's fingers were crossed, hoping all that was going to plan. And that Griever would die...with the boy! As Alexander did.
Griever put all his energies into the boy. Along with his physical appearances. Then something went wrong. He lost control. The power escaped him and was absorbed by the little boy in front of him. And he was half asleep! Griever took a moment to wonder how strong this boy could really be. And in that one moment, Griever's spirit was gone from him, and into Squall.
***End Flashback***
"Look at how cute they are!" Quistis whispered delightfully from behind a tree. Seifer rolled his eyes.
"Knowing Irvine, I bet he's trying to get in her skirt" The air was knocked out of him. His girlfriend stared down at him.
"Don't say that about your friend!" She scolded. He grimaced.
"Even if it's true?"
"It isn't." She replied stubbornly. Seifer got up and leaned against the tree.
"Fine." He said, slightly annoyed. Quistis smiled brightly.
"Good" She linked her arm with his. "Let's go ask them if they'll go." Seifer nodded but walked at a snail's pace. Finally, she angrily dragged him there.
"Hey come on! Watch the fabric!" Seifer exclaimed, struggling to free himself of Quistis's iron grip. A high pitched giggle pierced Seifer's ears like a hot knife through butter.
"Shit!" Seifer cried, jumping away and nearly falling to the floor. The others looked down at him confused. Selphie, who giggled was looking down at him hurt slightly.
"Gee..I didn't know my laugh was that annoying." She whispered, sadness laced in her voice.
"S-sorry Selph..I dunno what's wrong with me..Sorry" Seifer said distractedly. He seemed to stumble away drunkenly.
"Seifer..are you ok?" Irvine asked, stepping forward. He nodded but fell down again. He ran to him and took him away with out a room to the women standing behind them.
***
"Shit man..what are we going to do? We're running out of time." Squall said, walking back and forth. "This is not supposed to happen." Seifer narrowed his eyes at him.
"It's your fault! If you didn't take that dude's offer-"
"HYNE! His damned name is Hyne!" Squall yelled back. Irvine chose this time to intervene. He stepped in the middle and whistled loudly.
"Just because he wanted freedom..doesn't mean this is HIS fault." Irvine explain calmly. Seifer picked up a cup of water and threw it at the door. "Seifer! There's no time for throwing a tantrum. This is for real now!" Seifer clenched his jaw several times.
"You're right. Esthar's hiring some SeeDs to help them with a problem." He said calmly, pacing around. "Coincidence?" Squall shook his head.
"How did you know?" Seifer snorted.
"I have my ways." Irvine laughed.
"You mean Quistis was assigned" Seifer shot him a glare but never stopped pacing.
"Look...I don't know what happened to me outside in the quad. Selphie was laughing and my ears felt like they were about to burst." Squall looked up in surprise.
"Like nails on a chalkboard almost?" Seifer nodded. "Shit. I...remember when I was a little older that everything started to hurt my ears. And..."
"Damn it Squall! Just get to the point." Irvine urged, a little frustrated.
"It means she's back! ONLYme and Seifer felt it. And since we're like the only ones left, WE know that she's back for...me." Squall sighed, burying his hands in his hair. Irvine's face stiffened up and Seifer sighed loudly. After a long period of silence, Seifer started to pace again.
"So what are we gonna to do now?" The blond asked. The cowboy shrugged and opened the door.
"Whatever we're supposed to do." The door slammed shut after Irvine stepped through. Seifer slammed his fist Squall's wood desk.
"What the hell does that mean?" Squall smirked and started to pack.
"It means we're going to Esthar."
***
"Come on! We have to meet at the front gates or they'll leave without us!" Selphie whined, hobbling along with four suitcases in hand. How she was going to get down stairs...she had no idea. She turned back at where Irvine was.
"Irvy! Can yooo pleeease help meeeee?" She asked pathetically, nearly stumbling over.
"Sorry Sefie...I'm already busy with the other TEN suit cases you have!!!" Irvine shouted back from behind a tall, unsteady wall of multicoloured bags.
"It's not MY fault that I have so many stuff!" He rolled his eyes and started to walk a little faster.
"You packed for a MONTH when we're only going to be staying for a WEEK!"
"NUH UH!! I packed for a week!" Irvine's eyes grew large. I don't wanna know how much she packs for a month he thought, following her slowly. A dark haired man walked pass them.
"Hey NIDA!! Come here! I need your help!" Irvine called over the stack of boxes in his hands.
"Yes Irvine?" With great difficulty, Irvine dropped all the bags on the floor and sighed.
"I need help carrying Selphie's bags." At the mention of her name, Nida stepped back.
"N-no...I am NOT touching anything that belongs to her!"
"She'll get mad!" Nida nodded and stepped forward.
"Fine! I'll carry whatever you want!" Irvine smiled triumphantly.
"Good! I want you to carry these!" He stacked three suitcases on his open arms. "An these..." He stacked three more. "And these..." He stacked another three then picked up the last remaining one and strolled away.
"Thanks!" Irvine called from behind.
***
"You're late" Quistis remarked dryly, not even glancing at her friend. She sighed and leaned against a stone pillar.
"It's not my fault! Little Squallie here was walking like a turtle." At that remark, Squall looked up surprised but his expression darkened as if he was reliving an awful memory.
"...Anyway, when are they going to pick us up?" Quistis shrugged but looked down the road.
"I hope they're picking us up soon. I mean...we're supposed to get to Esthar by tonight, but there's almost no way that we can get there driving." A loud whirring and a gust of wind swept across the people below.
"Looks like we're not gonna be driving." Seifer quipped, stepping forward while looking up at the sky. The women gasped loudly.
A large red ship was landing right in front of them. Looking closer, they could see that it resembled a dragon very closely. The red plating shone in the bright sunlight and its dark tinted windows, which acted like eyes, seemed to shine evilly.
"HOLY SHI-"
"Seifer shut up." Quistis interrupted. A large hatch on the underside of the ship opened and three figures stepped out. A tall, very built man walked with a thin dark skinned man who dressed...weirdly. The man in the middle had long brown hair and piercing blue eyes. He was wearing a shirt with tropical trees on them. He was the first one to speak.
"HEY! SO YOU MUST BE THE SEEDS!!!" Laguna screamed over the boosters. Which were turned off halfway through his sentence. The group of young teenagers cringed slightly. "I am Laguna Loire...THE president of Esthar! But wait! NEVER call me Mr. Loire OR Mr. President. Laguna is just fine." He grinned brightly and shook everyone's hands. Every except the one person he couldn't see. Squall. Squall had stiffened up, along with Irvine and Seifer at the president's name. They all shared a knowing glance, obviously recognizing exactly who Laguna Loire was, but kept their mouths shut. When Squall stepped out of the shadows, Laguna just grinned and shook his hand firmly, obviously not recognizing his own son. Zell jumped up and shook Laguna's slapped Laguna's hands excitedly. The president quickly grinned but glanced back to his two friends in pain. They just laughed
"Now everybody, get on the ship!" He announced happily, passing by His friends. Friends who Squall immediately identified as Kiros Seagull and Ward Zabac. Squall quickly walked passed them and caught up to Seifer, not noticing that both Ward and Kiros was staring at him intently.
"You alright Squall?" Irvine asked, coming up, flanking Squall's right. His face remained stoic He nodded though.
"Not a word," He warned, looking at both of them. They nodded. The ship itself was very spacious and large. They were instructed to leave their bags beside their own individual seats in the meeting room. Room had ceiling to floor windows. The blue sky shone through and gave the room a warmth that was almost impossible to feel anywhere else.
"Whoa! Now I know how far ahead Esthar is." Zell remarked, looking at everything in the room. Laguna chuckled.
"Actually, this ship is an 18 year old model. We retrieved it from space a while ago. Welcome to the Ragnarok." Zell's eyes popped open and he stood, surprised. When everybody took their seats the briefing began.
"I would like to thank you all for being here. You may enjoy anything on this ship. You have unlimited access. But you are not here for fun and games only. Something is coming up and you must be able to stop it. Kiros will tell you more." Laguna stepped back and set up the machine behind him while Kiros stepped up to address them.
"I'm sure you all have heard of the Lunatic Pandora?" Squall, Seifer, Irvine and Quistis nodded.
"Selphie and I haven't heard of what this is." Rinoa said, looking confused.
"The Lunatic Pandora was found in space over 18 years ago by the G-Army." Squall interjected, leaning back in his chair. "Some dude...a scientist started to play with it. His own personal toy, you could say. It was huge. Held immense powers that we barely even know of. It called monsters for the moon. The Lunar Cry?" Rinoa nodded.
"Immediately it was sent up to space but it was too late. The lunar monsters already took over remaining islands. That is why the Islands closest to Hell and Heaven are so dangerous." Seifer interrupted, taking over for Squall. He didn't seem to mind. "It took over four years to repel them from the mains cities. Balamb, Timber, Deling City, Esthar and Dollet. Even then, there were many we've never even heard of." Selphie seemed to be deep in thought.
"The Lunatic Pandora didn't ONLY call the lunar monsters. They also called Adel from wherever the hell she...he came from." Irvine added, chuckling slightly at the thought of Adel.
"Who's Adel?" Zell asked, really into what the three were saying.
"She used to govern Esthar before President Loire took over. She was a sorceress and an ugly one at that. She looked more like a man anyway." Seifer replied, looking to the three adults who were fixing the machine. Squall caught Kiros glancing at him multiple times.
"Wow!" Laguna exclaimed, jumping away from the stuttering machine. "I have never seen 18 year olds-"
"Actually we're 19" Seifer interrupted, gesturing to Quistis and himself.
"-know more about the Lunatic Pandora then I did. And sent it up to space!" Kiros and Ward rolled their eyes.
"Ummm...Laguna...I think you should get on with the briefing." Laguna blushed lightly but agreed silently.
"Now if you would look to the screen.." Laguna asked, switching on the machine. The image stuttered but soon became solid. It drew gasps from the SeeDs.
"Is that who I think it is?" Seifer asked incredulously, his eyes glued on to the screen.
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Author's Note- PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!!!! I got one review from the las chapter and now I'm sad!! Anyway thank you from reading this and please review. Thanks to
DBH- For being the ONLY one reviewing last chapter. And well...reviewing at all.
'till next time!
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Disclaimer- Due to the risk of super rich companies such as SQUARE-ENIX suing, I have to say that I don't own Final Fantasy 8, its characters and anything associated with it. HAPPY? *Starts crying uncontrollably*
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Ragnarok
***Flashback***
A man in deep, blood red robes paced around the marble floor. Each step echoed out, breaking the cold silence. It was very dim, candles were placed at each wall, but they were already void of wax. A door slammed open and a bright light came from it. A thin, womanly shadow stood in the middle.
"Griever. It is time!" The woman purred, unidentifiable emotions were thread inside her tone. Griever looked up and her and smiled evilly.
"Good!" He answered. The robes seemed to fly around him as he walked to the door, light and woman. "Ed-Ultimecia, how much time do we have left?"
"The middle of the first boy's transfer." She answered smoothly, closing the door behind Griever. He nodded and started to walk faster.
"That's 1 hour. How's Alexander?" Ultimecia laughed softly. The pureness and melodic quality of her laugh was betrayed by her flame red eyes.
"The Mechanical lump of holiness is ready for living longer. That old fart would do anything to live longer!" Griever smiled and turned to face the glowing door.
"Open it Ultimecia!" He commanded, stripping off his red robes to reveal dim yellow robes. Her sleek black hair flew behind her as a gust of wind came from the slowly opening door. She spread her hands out from her sides. Her eyes glowed a deep yellow. Her chanting was barely heard above the whistling of the wind that was heard. Even to the incredible hearing belonging to Griever. Finally the wind stopped and the door was fully open.
"Are you ready?" Ultimecia grinned.
"Of course."
***
"Shiva! Why is Squall glowing?" A small voice asked. Shiva looked to the short blond boy and smiled.
"Squall is going to the land of fun!" Seifer's eyes lit up and he jumped up and down.
"Am I going too?" The ice queen nodded and took the boy's hand. The contact burned her hand but she ignored it.
Shiva bent down smiled happily at the child. A peek over his shoulder froze her already chilled blood. She stood up quickly.
"IFRIT!! WATCH OUT! GRIEVER!" She screamed before seeing nothing else.
***
At the mention of her voice he broke the transfer connection and looked at her. She was limp on the floor meters away from him. Her dark blood was pooling out of the wound on her head. A thin box of ice had already started to form around her.
Ifrit jumped to her. Over the rivers of rushing water below. Forsaking the two kids who he had learned to take care of. He melted the box and took his lover in his arms. No matter how much it burned his skin he would stay here beside her. He kissed her for the first time.
Shiva's light blue eyes fluttered open. At the sight of his face she smiled. She touched his cheek and felt pain around her. She was feeling pain at Ifrit's touch but also rejoiced in it as well.
"I love you" She whispered quietly. Ifrit felt a small smile tug on his lips. The pain was intense for both of them. But he held on for he would rather if she died, that he went with her.
"I love you too." He whispered back, touching her soft yellow hair. At that, Ifrit's telltale flames went out. And the lovers who were in their frozen haven went with them. Complete with their life forces.
***
"SHIVA! IFRIT!" Seifer screamed wildly, running toward them. He was lifted from the ground and brought to the center of the room where a bright light was shining. It dimmed greatly because the life forces who created it, were now lost from this realm.
"Give me the brown haired boy! I'm going to begin the transfer!" Griever called, stepping toward the light.
"No!" Ultimecia cried, holding his shoulder. Griever turned around to face her angrily. "Let Alexander go first. To test the waters!" She suggested, her and evil smirk on her face.
"Fine. Alexander!" He commanded, motioning for the young handsome brown haired man to continue. He spun to face Ultimecia. "If you have something up your sleeve, you'll be sorry for ever thinking about it." He warned, stepping toward her threateningly. The room was engulfed in light and faded. The room was even darker then before. Ultimecia smiled.
"It was a success!" She exclaimed. Griever nodded and went into the light with Squall. His eyes were half closed, unlike the fully awake Seifer. Ultimecia's fingers were crossed, hoping all that was going to plan. And that Griever would die...with the boy! As Alexander did.
Griever put all his energies into the boy. Along with his physical appearances. Then something went wrong. He lost control. The power escaped him and was absorbed by the little boy in front of him. And he was half asleep! Griever took a moment to wonder how strong this boy could really be. And in that one moment, Griever's spirit was gone from him, and into Squall.
***End Flashback***
"Look at how cute they are!" Quistis whispered delightfully from behind a tree. Seifer rolled his eyes.
"Knowing Irvine, I bet he's trying to get in her skirt" The air was knocked out of him. His girlfriend stared down at him.
"Don't say that about your friend!" She scolded. He grimaced.
"Even if it's true?"
"It isn't." She replied stubbornly. Seifer got up and leaned against the tree.
"Fine." He said, slightly annoyed. Quistis smiled brightly.
"Good" She linked her arm with his. "Let's go ask them if they'll go." Seifer nodded but walked at a snail's pace. Finally, she angrily dragged him there.
"Hey come on! Watch the fabric!" Seifer exclaimed, struggling to free himself of Quistis's iron grip. A high pitched giggle pierced Seifer's ears like a hot knife through butter.
"Shit!" Seifer cried, jumping away and nearly falling to the floor. The others looked down at him confused. Selphie, who giggled was looking down at him hurt slightly.
"Gee..I didn't know my laugh was that annoying." She whispered, sadness laced in her voice.
"S-sorry Selph..I dunno what's wrong with me..Sorry" Seifer said distractedly. He seemed to stumble away drunkenly.
"Seifer..are you ok?" Irvine asked, stepping forward. He nodded but fell down again. He ran to him and took him away with out a room to the women standing behind them.
***
"Shit man..what are we going to do? We're running out of time." Squall said, walking back and forth. "This is not supposed to happen." Seifer narrowed his eyes at him.
"It's your fault! If you didn't take that dude's offer-"
"HYNE! His damned name is Hyne!" Squall yelled back. Irvine chose this time to intervene. He stepped in the middle and whistled loudly.
"Just because he wanted freedom..doesn't mean this is HIS fault." Irvine explain calmly. Seifer picked up a cup of water and threw it at the door. "Seifer! There's no time for throwing a tantrum. This is for real now!" Seifer clenched his jaw several times.
"You're right. Esthar's hiring some SeeDs to help them with a problem." He said calmly, pacing around. "Coincidence?" Squall shook his head.
"How did you know?" Seifer snorted.
"I have my ways." Irvine laughed.
"You mean Quistis was assigned" Seifer shot him a glare but never stopped pacing.
"Look...I don't know what happened to me outside in the quad. Selphie was laughing and my ears felt like they were about to burst." Squall looked up in surprise.
"Like nails on a chalkboard almost?" Seifer nodded. "Shit. I...remember when I was a little older that everything started to hurt my ears. And..."
"Damn it Squall! Just get to the point." Irvine urged, a little frustrated.
"It means she's back! ONLYme and Seifer felt it. And since we're like the only ones left, WE know that she's back for...me." Squall sighed, burying his hands in his hair. Irvine's face stiffened up and Seifer sighed loudly. After a long period of silence, Seifer started to pace again.
"So what are we gonna to do now?" The blond asked. The cowboy shrugged and opened the door.
"Whatever we're supposed to do." The door slammed shut after Irvine stepped through. Seifer slammed his fist Squall's wood desk.
"What the hell does that mean?" Squall smirked and started to pack.
"It means we're going to Esthar."
***
"Come on! We have to meet at the front gates or they'll leave without us!" Selphie whined, hobbling along with four suitcases in hand. How she was going to get down stairs...she had no idea. She turned back at where Irvine was.
"Irvy! Can yooo pleeease help meeeee?" She asked pathetically, nearly stumbling over.
"Sorry Sefie...I'm already busy with the other TEN suit cases you have!!!" Irvine shouted back from behind a tall, unsteady wall of multicoloured bags.
"It's not MY fault that I have so many stuff!" He rolled his eyes and started to walk a little faster.
"You packed for a MONTH when we're only going to be staying for a WEEK!"
"NUH UH!! I packed for a week!" Irvine's eyes grew large. I don't wanna know how much she packs for a month he thought, following her slowly. A dark haired man walked pass them.
"Hey NIDA!! Come here! I need your help!" Irvine called over the stack of boxes in his hands.
"Yes Irvine?" With great difficulty, Irvine dropped all the bags on the floor and sighed.
"I need help carrying Selphie's bags." At the mention of her name, Nida stepped back.
"N-no...I am NOT touching anything that belongs to her!"
"She'll get mad!" Nida nodded and stepped forward.
"Fine! I'll carry whatever you want!" Irvine smiled triumphantly.
"Good! I want you to carry these!" He stacked three suitcases on his open arms. "An these..." He stacked three more. "And these..." He stacked another three then picked up the last remaining one and strolled away.
"Thanks!" Irvine called from behind.
***
"You're late" Quistis remarked dryly, not even glancing at her friend. She sighed and leaned against a stone pillar.
"It's not my fault! Little Squallie here was walking like a turtle." At that remark, Squall looked up surprised but his expression darkened as if he was reliving an awful memory.
"...Anyway, when are they going to pick us up?" Quistis shrugged but looked down the road.
"I hope they're picking us up soon. I mean...we're supposed to get to Esthar by tonight, but there's almost no way that we can get there driving." A loud whirring and a gust of wind swept across the people below.
"Looks like we're not gonna be driving." Seifer quipped, stepping forward while looking up at the sky. The women gasped loudly.
A large red ship was landing right in front of them. Looking closer, they could see that it resembled a dragon very closely. The red plating shone in the bright sunlight and its dark tinted windows, which acted like eyes, seemed to shine evilly.
"HOLY SHI-"
"Seifer shut up." Quistis interrupted. A large hatch on the underside of the ship opened and three figures stepped out. A tall, very built man walked with a thin dark skinned man who dressed...weirdly. The man in the middle had long brown hair and piercing blue eyes. He was wearing a shirt with tropical trees on them. He was the first one to speak.
"HEY! SO YOU MUST BE THE SEEDS!!!" Laguna screamed over the boosters. Which were turned off halfway through his sentence. The group of young teenagers cringed slightly. "I am Laguna Loire...THE president of Esthar! But wait! NEVER call me Mr. Loire OR Mr. President. Laguna is just fine." He grinned brightly and shook everyone's hands. Every except the one person he couldn't see. Squall. Squall had stiffened up, along with Irvine and Seifer at the president's name. They all shared a knowing glance, obviously recognizing exactly who Laguna Loire was, but kept their mouths shut. When Squall stepped out of the shadows, Laguna just grinned and shook his hand firmly, obviously not recognizing his own son. Zell jumped up and shook Laguna's slapped Laguna's hands excitedly. The president quickly grinned but glanced back to his two friends in pain. They just laughed
"Now everybody, get on the ship!" He announced happily, passing by His friends. Friends who Squall immediately identified as Kiros Seagull and Ward Zabac. Squall quickly walked passed them and caught up to Seifer, not noticing that both Ward and Kiros was staring at him intently.
"You alright Squall?" Irvine asked, coming up, flanking Squall's right. His face remained stoic He nodded though.
"Not a word," He warned, looking at both of them. They nodded. The ship itself was very spacious and large. They were instructed to leave their bags beside their own individual seats in the meeting room. Room had ceiling to floor windows. The blue sky shone through and gave the room a warmth that was almost impossible to feel anywhere else.
"Whoa! Now I know how far ahead Esthar is." Zell remarked, looking at everything in the room. Laguna chuckled.
"Actually, this ship is an 18 year old model. We retrieved it from space a while ago. Welcome to the Ragnarok." Zell's eyes popped open and he stood, surprised. When everybody took their seats the briefing began.
"I would like to thank you all for being here. You may enjoy anything on this ship. You have unlimited access. But you are not here for fun and games only. Something is coming up and you must be able to stop it. Kiros will tell you more." Laguna stepped back and set up the machine behind him while Kiros stepped up to address them.
"I'm sure you all have heard of the Lunatic Pandora?" Squall, Seifer, Irvine and Quistis nodded.
"Selphie and I haven't heard of what this is." Rinoa said, looking confused.
"The Lunatic Pandora was found in space over 18 years ago by the G-Army." Squall interjected, leaning back in his chair. "Some dude...a scientist started to play with it. His own personal toy, you could say. It was huge. Held immense powers that we barely even know of. It called monsters for the moon. The Lunar Cry?" Rinoa nodded.
"Immediately it was sent up to space but it was too late. The lunar monsters already took over remaining islands. That is why the Islands closest to Hell and Heaven are so dangerous." Seifer interrupted, taking over for Squall. He didn't seem to mind. "It took over four years to repel them from the mains cities. Balamb, Timber, Deling City, Esthar and Dollet. Even then, there were many we've never even heard of." Selphie seemed to be deep in thought.
"The Lunatic Pandora didn't ONLY call the lunar monsters. They also called Adel from wherever the hell she...he came from." Irvine added, chuckling slightly at the thought of Adel.
"Who's Adel?" Zell asked, really into what the three were saying.
"She used to govern Esthar before President Loire took over. She was a sorceress and an ugly one at that. She looked more like a man anyway." Seifer replied, looking to the three adults who were fixing the machine. Squall caught Kiros glancing at him multiple times.
"Wow!" Laguna exclaimed, jumping away from the stuttering machine. "I have never seen 18 year olds-"
"Actually we're 19" Seifer interrupted, gesturing to Quistis and himself.
"-know more about the Lunatic Pandora then I did. And sent it up to space!" Kiros and Ward rolled their eyes.
"Ummm...Laguna...I think you should get on with the briefing." Laguna blushed lightly but agreed silently.
"Now if you would look to the screen.." Laguna asked, switching on the machine. The image stuttered but soon became solid. It drew gasps from the SeeDs.
"Is that who I think it is?" Seifer asked incredulously, his eyes glued on to the screen.
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Author's Note- PLEASE, PLEASE REVIEW!!!! I got one review from the las chapter and now I'm sad!! Anyway thank you from reading this and please review. Thanks to
DBH- For being the ONLY one reviewing last chapter. And well...reviewing at all.
'till next time!