Life of a SeeD Cadet
Chapter 3: Garden? Moving?!
Jen: *lifting her Turk issue sunglasses and looks at Reno* You wanna say the
disclaimer?
Reno: *snorts indignantly* No. You're the rookie, you say it.
Jen: *looks at Squall*
Squall: *glares at her, shaking his head*..........
Jen: Cid? I'll let you fly the Ragnarok in my next fic once I figure out how to get you from
the FF7 world to the FF8 world.
Cid: *shoulders the Venus Gospel and pretends to think about it* What the hell? I'll do it!
Jen: *motions for the pilot to go ahead*
Cid: *clears his throat*Jen doesn't own FF8 or the characters in the game. The folks at
Square do. So don't $&#%in' sue! However, the only characters she does own are
Greg, Ami, and whatever extra characters she thinks up. If you want to use any of her
characters, ask first. She doesn't bite...just sets things on fire and stabs things.
Reno: *laughs* That was pretty good, Highwind.
Cid: *looks at Reno warily* @%&$in' Turk...*walks off toward the Highwind*
Jen: *sweatdrops, lowering her sunglasses. She straightens her navy blue suit jacket,
makes sure her black fingerless gloves are on tightly, then rests her hand on the pistol-grip of her
Punishment style gunblade*
*Ahem* Anyway...
~....................~ are thoughts
************************************ signal the beginning/end of the fic and/or scene
changes.
Confused, yet? On with the story! ^_^;;
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Greg and Ami had to grab onto each other to steady themselves as the Garden lurched
forward, quickly picking up speed. They felt the shockwave as the missles exploded just
behind the Garden.
Greg grabbed Ami by the arm and they started running for the Front Gate to see what
was happening. To them it felt like the Garden was moving, and they wanted to check it
out.
They ran to the Front Gate, staying just inside the turnstiles and watched the scenery go
by, mouths hanging open.
"We...we're...m-mobile.", Greg stammered, in shock.
"I didn't know that Balamb Garden could move.", Ami said, eyes wide, watching as the Garden
nearly ran into Balamb.
"Neither did I.", Greg said, then noticed that Garden was getting awfully close to the
sea."Umm...Ami...we might want to back up."
"Why, Greg?", Ami asked in confusion, obviously not noticing the closeness of the sea.
"Trust me on this...", Greg started just before Garden hit the water with a huge splash. Ami
screamed and ran backwards into Greg as water splashed into Garden through the Front Gate,
drenching them both.
"That's why.", he remarked, futilely trying to keep from laughing. Ami took one look at him and
started laughing.
"You're all wet!"
"S-so are y-you!", Greg stammered when he could catch his breath. "C-c-come on. L-let's get
b-back inside."
"Greg, be careful, the floor's wet."
"I know. Let's go.", Greg responded, recovering from the fit of laughter, as he tapped her on the
shoulder and motioned for her to follow him.
They stopped when they reached the directory, took one look at each other and started laughing
again, earning themselves strange looks from other students.
"What the hell happened to you two?", one boy asked.
"We were at the Front Gate when Garden landed in the sea.", Greg and Ami replied in unison,
then laughed again.
"Come on, Ami. We need to change into dry uniforms.", Greg said, still laughing, as they stood
and headed for the dorms.
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Meanwhile, Squall and the others had been summoned by GardenMaster NORG. The Garden
Faculty member had given him the message while he was showing Rinoa around Balamb
Garden.
Squall and Rinoa met Zell, who had gone down to B1 after seeing them do so. They were
surprised to find Headmaster Cid there as well.
"Greedy son-of-a-bitch! Why did I even bother talking to
you! SeeDs were brought up for the future! And that future is now! Why
can't you understand!?", the Headmaster was shouting. He didn't sound happy.
The Faculty who was present was trying to push Headmaster Cid toward the elevator.
"Dammit! I should've never trusted you! I wish I could
go back ten or so years. To tell myself that you're nothing but a money
grubbing son-of-a-bitch! Then I would've never built this place."
Cid turned to leave and found Squall, Zell, and Rinoa standing there, watching the whole thing.
"Squall!?...You heard everything?", the Headmaster asked in surprise.
".....Yes."
"I'm embarrassed, but sometimes even old men like me lose their temper. Let's get out of here."
Just then, Squall remembered the report he was supposed to give to Cid on the assassination
mission.
"Sir, I still have to give you my report.", he said.
"Come to my office later.", Cid said with a nod, then left.
Just then, one of the Garden Faculty members walked up to the trio.
"You're the SeeDs who returned from Galbadia, correct?"
"Yes.", Squall replied with a nod.
"It's about time. Master NORG has been waiting for you. Come with me."
Squall, Zell and Rinoa looked at each other, then followed the faculty.
When they were standing in front of some sort of pod, the Garden Faculty turned toward the
group.
"When Master NORG calls you, you be sure to be there within 3 seconds.", he said rebukingly.
"Fushurururu...3-SECONDS-ARE-UP.", said a booming voice. It was coming from the pod in
front of them. It opened up to reveal a being that was clearly not human(Keh...I don't know how
else to describe the Shumis).
Squall masked his surprised reaction.
~This is the Garden Master?~, he thought, totally surprised. ~The proprieter of Garden? He's not
human? Come to think of it, we didn't know anything about him....What a shock.~
NORG was beginning to get a bit impatient.
"FushifuruFushifuru... GIVE-YOUR-REPORT-ON-THE-SORCERESS."
Squall glanced down at the floor in thought.
~Now, where do I start...?~
The Garden Faculty who had ushered them to the Garden Master looked at Squall slightly
impatiently.
"Answer him quickly. Be concise."
Squall looked up at Master NORG.
"We failed to assassinate Sorceress Edea.", he began.
~This is going to be a sad report.~, he thought as he gave the rest of his report.
To say that Master NORG was unhappy with the report would be a severe understatement. In his
anger at the news, he revealed that Balamb Garden had nothing to do with the assassination
attempt on the Sorceress and that Headmaster Martine of Galbadia Garden had used them as a
last resort for the assassination attempt, since they had arrived just before the order was to be
carried out. It was also revealed that Sorceress Edea was the one who had ordered the missle
attacks on Trabia and Balamb Gardens in retaliation for the assassination attempt.
The group ended up fighting NORG.
After the fight, Zell shook his head in disbelief.
"What the hell was that?", he asked.
Squall shrugged.
"Forget about it for now."
Rinoa looked at him in annoyance.
"I can't believe you just said that. I think what just happened is really serious.", she said.
Squall shrugged again, feeling a bit frustrated.
"What's the point of talking about it now!? You don't know
what's going on, either! This is crazy. I don't know what's goin' on
anymore. I feel like a helpless puppet being manipulated in some major
scheme.", he said.
"Squall...", Rinoa started.
"Yeah...I'm going to see the Headmaster.", Squall said with a nod as the group headed for the
elevator.
To be continued...
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A/N: It's been awhile since I played this part of the game. So, I had to use a script from
www.gamefaqs.com to reference it. The dialog's out of the game, but the actions were added by
me. This is how any major scenes involving Squall & Co. will be written, since we already know
what they're doing...it's in the game. The focus of the story is really on Greg & Ami. I'll throw
in a few scenes with Squall & Co., directly from the game, as sort of pointers indicating where in
the game the Greg & Ami scenes take place. These scenes will only be the ones with Squall &
Co. in Garden.
Next up: The White SeeDs, and...did we just crash into something!?
Comments/constructive criticism is always welcome...flames will be used to warm up my
computer room and the flamer pinned to the wall with my gunblade.
Chapter 3: Garden? Moving?!
Jen: *lifting her Turk issue sunglasses and looks at Reno* You wanna say the
disclaimer?
Reno: *snorts indignantly* No. You're the rookie, you say it.
Jen: *looks at Squall*
Squall: *glares at her, shaking his head*..........
Jen: Cid? I'll let you fly the Ragnarok in my next fic once I figure out how to get you from
the FF7 world to the FF8 world.
Cid: *shoulders the Venus Gospel and pretends to think about it* What the hell? I'll do it!
Jen: *motions for the pilot to go ahead*
Cid: *clears his throat*Jen doesn't own FF8 or the characters in the game. The folks at
Square do. So don't $&#%in' sue! However, the only characters she does own are
Greg, Ami, and whatever extra characters she thinks up. If you want to use any of her
characters, ask first. She doesn't bite...just sets things on fire and stabs things.
Reno: *laughs* That was pretty good, Highwind.
Cid: *looks at Reno warily* @%&$in' Turk...*walks off toward the Highwind*
Jen: *sweatdrops, lowering her sunglasses. She straightens her navy blue suit jacket,
makes sure her black fingerless gloves are on tightly, then rests her hand on the pistol-grip of her
Punishment style gunblade*
*Ahem* Anyway...
~....................~ are thoughts
************************************ signal the beginning/end of the fic and/or scene
changes.
Confused, yet? On with the story! ^_^;;
**************************************************************************************
Greg and Ami had to grab onto each other to steady themselves as the Garden lurched
forward, quickly picking up speed. They felt the shockwave as the missles exploded just
behind the Garden.
Greg grabbed Ami by the arm and they started running for the Front Gate to see what
was happening. To them it felt like the Garden was moving, and they wanted to check it
out.
They ran to the Front Gate, staying just inside the turnstiles and watched the scenery go
by, mouths hanging open.
"We...we're...m-mobile.", Greg stammered, in shock.
"I didn't know that Balamb Garden could move.", Ami said, eyes wide, watching as the Garden
nearly ran into Balamb.
"Neither did I.", Greg said, then noticed that Garden was getting awfully close to the
sea."Umm...Ami...we might want to back up."
"Why, Greg?", Ami asked in confusion, obviously not noticing the closeness of the sea.
"Trust me on this...", Greg started just before Garden hit the water with a huge splash. Ami
screamed and ran backwards into Greg as water splashed into Garden through the Front Gate,
drenching them both.
"That's why.", he remarked, futilely trying to keep from laughing. Ami took one look at him and
started laughing.
"You're all wet!"
"S-so are y-you!", Greg stammered when he could catch his breath. "C-c-come on. L-let's get
b-back inside."
"Greg, be careful, the floor's wet."
"I know. Let's go.", Greg responded, recovering from the fit of laughter, as he tapped her on the
shoulder and motioned for her to follow him.
They stopped when they reached the directory, took one look at each other and started laughing
again, earning themselves strange looks from other students.
"What the hell happened to you two?", one boy asked.
"We were at the Front Gate when Garden landed in the sea.", Greg and Ami replied in unison,
then laughed again.
"Come on, Ami. We need to change into dry uniforms.", Greg said, still laughing, as they stood
and headed for the dorms.
*****************************************
Meanwhile, Squall and the others had been summoned by GardenMaster NORG. The Garden
Faculty member had given him the message while he was showing Rinoa around Balamb
Garden.
Squall and Rinoa met Zell, who had gone down to B1 after seeing them do so. They were
surprised to find Headmaster Cid there as well.
"Greedy son-of-a-bitch! Why did I even bother talking to
you! SeeDs were brought up for the future! And that future is now! Why
can't you understand!?", the Headmaster was shouting. He didn't sound happy.
The Faculty who was present was trying to push Headmaster Cid toward the elevator.
"Dammit! I should've never trusted you! I wish I could
go back ten or so years. To tell myself that you're nothing but a money
grubbing son-of-a-bitch! Then I would've never built this place."
Cid turned to leave and found Squall, Zell, and Rinoa standing there, watching the whole thing.
"Squall!?...You heard everything?", the Headmaster asked in surprise.
".....Yes."
"I'm embarrassed, but sometimes even old men like me lose their temper. Let's get out of here."
Just then, Squall remembered the report he was supposed to give to Cid on the assassination
mission.
"Sir, I still have to give you my report.", he said.
"Come to my office later.", Cid said with a nod, then left.
Just then, one of the Garden Faculty members walked up to the trio.
"You're the SeeDs who returned from Galbadia, correct?"
"Yes.", Squall replied with a nod.
"It's about time. Master NORG has been waiting for you. Come with me."
Squall, Zell and Rinoa looked at each other, then followed the faculty.
When they were standing in front of some sort of pod, the Garden Faculty turned toward the
group.
"When Master NORG calls you, you be sure to be there within 3 seconds.", he said rebukingly.
"Fushurururu...3-SECONDS-ARE-UP.", said a booming voice. It was coming from the pod in
front of them. It opened up to reveal a being that was clearly not human(Keh...I don't know how
else to describe the Shumis).
Squall masked his surprised reaction.
~This is the Garden Master?~, he thought, totally surprised. ~The proprieter of Garden? He's not
human? Come to think of it, we didn't know anything about him....What a shock.~
NORG was beginning to get a bit impatient.
"FushifuruFushifuru... GIVE-YOUR-REPORT-ON-THE-SORCERESS."
Squall glanced down at the floor in thought.
~Now, where do I start...?~
The Garden Faculty who had ushered them to the Garden Master looked at Squall slightly
impatiently.
"Answer him quickly. Be concise."
Squall looked up at Master NORG.
"We failed to assassinate Sorceress Edea.", he began.
~This is going to be a sad report.~, he thought as he gave the rest of his report.
To say that Master NORG was unhappy with the report would be a severe understatement. In his
anger at the news, he revealed that Balamb Garden had nothing to do with the assassination
attempt on the Sorceress and that Headmaster Martine of Galbadia Garden had used them as a
last resort for the assassination attempt, since they had arrived just before the order was to be
carried out. It was also revealed that Sorceress Edea was the one who had ordered the missle
attacks on Trabia and Balamb Gardens in retaliation for the assassination attempt.
The group ended up fighting NORG.
After the fight, Zell shook his head in disbelief.
"What the hell was that?", he asked.
Squall shrugged.
"Forget about it for now."
Rinoa looked at him in annoyance.
"I can't believe you just said that. I think what just happened is really serious.", she said.
Squall shrugged again, feeling a bit frustrated.
"What's the point of talking about it now!? You don't know
what's going on, either! This is crazy. I don't know what's goin' on
anymore. I feel like a helpless puppet being manipulated in some major
scheme.", he said.
"Squall...", Rinoa started.
"Yeah...I'm going to see the Headmaster.", Squall said with a nod as the group headed for the
elevator.
To be continued...
**********************************************
A/N: It's been awhile since I played this part of the game. So, I had to use a script from
www.gamefaqs.com to reference it. The dialog's out of the game, but the actions were added by
me. This is how any major scenes involving Squall & Co. will be written, since we already know
what they're doing...it's in the game. The focus of the story is really on Greg & Ami. I'll throw
in a few scenes with Squall & Co., directly from the game, as sort of pointers indicating where in
the game the Greg & Ami scenes take place. These scenes will only be the ones with Squall &
Co. in Garden.
Next up: The White SeeDs, and...did we just crash into something!?
Comments/constructive criticism is always welcome...flames will be used to warm up my
computer room and the flamer pinned to the wall with my gunblade.