Chapter 4: What? More SeeDs?...Did We Just Crash Into Something?!
Jen: *unsheathes her gunblade and threatens Squall with it* Say the damned disclaimer.
Squall: Tch, fine.That psycho over there doesn't own Final Fantasy 8, the people
at Square do. So, don't sue. There. Happy now?
Jen: You could've done it with a little more enthusiasm, ya know?
Raijin: Hey, that's my line, ya know?
Jen: Whatever. *Squall glares at her* Eep...on with the show!*hides behind Reno, who
moves out of the way, causing Jen to hide behind Rude*
~.............~ are thoughts
***************************************** signals the beginning/end of the chapter and/or
scene changes.
You'll know which it is by reading this chapter.
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Greg and Ami were standing on the second floor deck, admiring the view of the sea as
Balamb Garden kept drifting wherever the currents took it, as the staff still didn't know
how to steer the Academy.
Soon, Greg noticed a seagull flying overhead. He waved to the bird, and it made a
seagull sound(don't know how to describe it), and flew off, just as Greg felt something
drip onto his right shoulder. Looking to see what it was, he cursed under his breath
when he noticed the distinctive white spot that hadn't been there when he changed
uniforms. Noticing this, Ami stifled a chuckle, causing Greg to glare at her.
"Shut up, I'm going to have to change my uniform jacket...again.", Greg grumbled as he
stalked toward the door.
Just then, they heard the approach of a ship. The two cadets turned and saw a strange
looking ship pull up to the seaborne academy.
"Greg, is that a Galbadian ship?", Ami asked, since Greg was from Galbadia and it
stood to reason that he would be able to identify a Galbadian ship.
"No. It's not Galbadian. I don't know whose ship it is. However, I think that Headmaster
Cid should know about this.", Greg replied, just as a voice called to them.
"Hello? Can we speak to Headmaster Cid?", the voice called.
"Sure! Hang on and we'll get him!", Greg shouted back, then turned to Ami. "Go find
Headmaster Cid. If you can't find him, then tell Xu."
"Where will you be?"
"I'll be changing into a clean uniform jacket.", he replied with a slight scowl as he left the
bridge.
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After visiting Headmaster Cid in the Infirmary, Squall & Co. walked through the lobby.
Squall looked up to see Xu running toward them.
"Squall! Squall! Have you seen the headmaster around?", she asked.
Squall pointed over his shoulder with his thumb toward the Infirmary.
"He's in the Infirmary.", he stated.
Rinoa watched the conversation with concern.
"Sounds like trouble. What's wrong?"
"Go to the second floor deck and see for yourself. There's a ship approaching. It could
be Galbadians or worse; the Sorceress might be aboard, coming to attack us! I have to
tell the headmaster right away.", Xu replied, then ran off.
Squall shrugged and headed for the elevator, the others following him.
When they arrived at the second floor deck, a voice hailed them.
"Is Headmaster Cid here?"
"No, he's not here.", Squall replied. "Are you from...Galbadia?"
"We are SeeDs! This is Edea's ship! We are Sorceress Edea's SeeDs!",
the voice shouted.
Squall watched the White SeeDs in confusion. ~SeeD!?~
"We're coming aboard! We're unarmed!"
Squall & Co. drew their weapons as three of the White SeeDs jumped aboard the
Garden.
The leader of the groups raised his hands.
"Please. We come in peace. There's no need for weapons."
He waited until Squall's group put their weapons away before continuing.
"We must speak to Headmaster Cid right away. Where is he?"
"I'm right here.", said a voice from behind them.
The White SeeDs and Balamb's SeeDs looked to see Headmaster Cid and Xu walking
toward them.
"Headmaster, we've come for Ellone. It's too dangerous here now.", the White SeeD
leader said.
Cid thought about that, then nodded. "...Yes. I'm afraid so."
Squall watched the conversation.
~Ellone? That girl from Winhill?~, he thought, remembering the last "dream" he had that
starred Ellone and Laguna.
Headmaster Cid looked at him.
"Squall. You know who she is? Please go find her. She's somewhere in the Garden."
~Who are these guys? How are they connected?~, Squall thought, looking from the
White SeeDs and Headmaster Cid.
"Squall?", Headmaster Cid inquired, looking at him.
"...Yes, sir.", Squall responded with a salute, then headed for the door, the others
following him.
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"Who's Ellone?", Ami asked Greg as Squall and the others passed them in the corridor,
on their way to the elevator.
Greg shrugged. "Beats me. She seems important, though. We'll find out if we just hang
out here for a little while."
"How? If we stay here, none of our questions will be answered.", Ami coommented
dubiously.
"Well, they're bound to walk by here again after they find her. I guess that's what those
guys on the ship wanted.", Greg responded with a grin.
Several minutes later, Xu walked by with a girl who neither Greg nor Ami had seen
before.
"That must be Ellone.", Greg said.
"And what great deduction led you to that?", Ami asked.
"We've never seen her before."
"What great detective work, there, Hernandez. If you need me, I'll be in the cafeteria.",
Ami said with a roll of her eyes and left.
***********************************************************
Later, Greg and Ami were in the cafeteria with a smallish clot of their friends when they
heard the loudspeaker chime.
"Hey, the loudspeakers must be working again.", Greg said cheerfully.
"Hello everyone, this is the Headmaster speaking. The lines have been fixed and I'm
glad to be back on the air. Hurrah! Um!? WHOAA!!!"
"What the...?!", Greg started, but was nearly thrown from his seat by a huge impact, as
was everyone else in the cafeteria.
"Did we just hit something?! C'mon, Ami. Let's go check this out!", Greg said, as he
grabbed Ami by the hand and the duo ran out of the cafeteria, and noticed that everyone
had that "What the hell just happened?!" look.
The loudspeaker chimed again.
"Squall! This is the Headmaster speaking. Please come to my office! Repeat. Please
come to my office right away!", Cid's voice echoed through the silent Garden. Apparently
Cid had forgotten that the rest of the Garden could hear.
"Everybody, please remain calm. Also, please do not leave the Garden under any
circumstances until you are permitted. We will try to get things back in order A.S.A.P.
Thank you for your cooperation."
Greg shrugged.
"Well, so much for getting to the bottom of this.", he said. "Come on, let's go see if
anyone needs help while the SeeDs handle things."
To be continued...
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A/N: I was writing this through a case of Writer's Block, so, I hope it doesn't suck too
badly. The seagull scene was a bit of spur of the moment silliness that I decided to add
for humor's sake.
Next up...Long stay at Fisherman's Horizon.
Comments/constructive criticisim welcome, flames will be used to broil the flamer who
provides the flame.
Until next chapter...
Jen: *unsheathes her gunblade and threatens Squall with it* Say the damned disclaimer.
Squall: Tch, fine.That psycho over there doesn't own Final Fantasy 8, the people
at Square do. So, don't sue. There. Happy now?
Jen: You could've done it with a little more enthusiasm, ya know?
Raijin: Hey, that's my line, ya know?
Jen: Whatever. *Squall glares at her* Eep...on with the show!*hides behind Reno, who
moves out of the way, causing Jen to hide behind Rude*
~.............~ are thoughts
***************************************** signals the beginning/end of the chapter and/or
scene changes.
You'll know which it is by reading this chapter.
**********************************************************
Greg and Ami were standing on the second floor deck, admiring the view of the sea as
Balamb Garden kept drifting wherever the currents took it, as the staff still didn't know
how to steer the Academy.
Soon, Greg noticed a seagull flying overhead. He waved to the bird, and it made a
seagull sound(don't know how to describe it), and flew off, just as Greg felt something
drip onto his right shoulder. Looking to see what it was, he cursed under his breath
when he noticed the distinctive white spot that hadn't been there when he changed
uniforms. Noticing this, Ami stifled a chuckle, causing Greg to glare at her.
"Shut up, I'm going to have to change my uniform jacket...again.", Greg grumbled as he
stalked toward the door.
Just then, they heard the approach of a ship. The two cadets turned and saw a strange
looking ship pull up to the seaborne academy.
"Greg, is that a Galbadian ship?", Ami asked, since Greg was from Galbadia and it
stood to reason that he would be able to identify a Galbadian ship.
"No. It's not Galbadian. I don't know whose ship it is. However, I think that Headmaster
Cid should know about this.", Greg replied, just as a voice called to them.
"Hello? Can we speak to Headmaster Cid?", the voice called.
"Sure! Hang on and we'll get him!", Greg shouted back, then turned to Ami. "Go find
Headmaster Cid. If you can't find him, then tell Xu."
"Where will you be?"
"I'll be changing into a clean uniform jacket.", he replied with a slight scowl as he left the
bridge.
**********************************************************
After visiting Headmaster Cid in the Infirmary, Squall & Co. walked through the lobby.
Squall looked up to see Xu running toward them.
"Squall! Squall! Have you seen the headmaster around?", she asked.
Squall pointed over his shoulder with his thumb toward the Infirmary.
"He's in the Infirmary.", he stated.
Rinoa watched the conversation with concern.
"Sounds like trouble. What's wrong?"
"Go to the second floor deck and see for yourself. There's a ship approaching. It could
be Galbadians or worse; the Sorceress might be aboard, coming to attack us! I have to
tell the headmaster right away.", Xu replied, then ran off.
Squall shrugged and headed for the elevator, the others following him.
When they arrived at the second floor deck, a voice hailed them.
"Is Headmaster Cid here?"
"No, he's not here.", Squall replied. "Are you from...Galbadia?"
"We are SeeDs! This is Edea's ship! We are Sorceress Edea's SeeDs!",
the voice shouted.
Squall watched the White SeeDs in confusion. ~SeeD!?~
"We're coming aboard! We're unarmed!"
Squall & Co. drew their weapons as three of the White SeeDs jumped aboard the
Garden.
The leader of the groups raised his hands.
"Please. We come in peace. There's no need for weapons."
He waited until Squall's group put their weapons away before continuing.
"We must speak to Headmaster Cid right away. Where is he?"
"I'm right here.", said a voice from behind them.
The White SeeDs and Balamb's SeeDs looked to see Headmaster Cid and Xu walking
toward them.
"Headmaster, we've come for Ellone. It's too dangerous here now.", the White SeeD
leader said.
Cid thought about that, then nodded. "...Yes. I'm afraid so."
Squall watched the conversation.
~Ellone? That girl from Winhill?~, he thought, remembering the last "dream" he had that
starred Ellone and Laguna.
Headmaster Cid looked at him.
"Squall. You know who she is? Please go find her. She's somewhere in the Garden."
~Who are these guys? How are they connected?~, Squall thought, looking from the
White SeeDs and Headmaster Cid.
"Squall?", Headmaster Cid inquired, looking at him.
"...Yes, sir.", Squall responded with a salute, then headed for the door, the others
following him.
*********************************************
"Who's Ellone?", Ami asked Greg as Squall and the others passed them in the corridor,
on their way to the elevator.
Greg shrugged. "Beats me. She seems important, though. We'll find out if we just hang
out here for a little while."
"How? If we stay here, none of our questions will be answered.", Ami coommented
dubiously.
"Well, they're bound to walk by here again after they find her. I guess that's what those
guys on the ship wanted.", Greg responded with a grin.
Several minutes later, Xu walked by with a girl who neither Greg nor Ami had seen
before.
"That must be Ellone.", Greg said.
"And what great deduction led you to that?", Ami asked.
"We've never seen her before."
"What great detective work, there, Hernandez. If you need me, I'll be in the cafeteria.",
Ami said with a roll of her eyes and left.
***********************************************************
Later, Greg and Ami were in the cafeteria with a smallish clot of their friends when they
heard the loudspeaker chime.
"Hey, the loudspeakers must be working again.", Greg said cheerfully.
"Hello everyone, this is the Headmaster speaking. The lines have been fixed and I'm
glad to be back on the air. Hurrah! Um!? WHOAA!!!"
"What the...?!", Greg started, but was nearly thrown from his seat by a huge impact, as
was everyone else in the cafeteria.
"Did we just hit something?! C'mon, Ami. Let's go check this out!", Greg said, as he
grabbed Ami by the hand and the duo ran out of the cafeteria, and noticed that everyone
had that "What the hell just happened?!" look.
The loudspeaker chimed again.
"Squall! This is the Headmaster speaking. Please come to my office! Repeat. Please
come to my office right away!", Cid's voice echoed through the silent Garden. Apparently
Cid had forgotten that the rest of the Garden could hear.
"Everybody, please remain calm. Also, please do not leave the Garden under any
circumstances until you are permitted. We will try to get things back in order A.S.A.P.
Thank you for your cooperation."
Greg shrugged.
"Well, so much for getting to the bottom of this.", he said. "Come on, let's go see if
anyone needs help while the SeeDs handle things."
To be continued...
**********************************************
A/N: I was writing this through a case of Writer's Block, so, I hope it doesn't suck too
badly. The seagull scene was a bit of spur of the moment silliness that I decided to add
for humor's sake.
Next up...Long stay at Fisherman's Horizon.
Comments/constructive criticisim welcome, flames will be used to broil the flamer who
provides the flame.
Until next chapter...