Forgiving or forgiven
Chapter 8
"Where the hell are they?" Seifer asked impatiently, pacing.
"I think we got here a bit too early," Quistis commented. "Oh well, here they come," she said, looking over to the front gate. Squall, Cid and Xu approached them.
"At ease," Cid said, when they saluted the trio.
"Your mission is for Seifer, Fujin and Raijin to go to Galbadia to find out information about what Galbadia is doing as a nation and also to discover what the sorceress has planned. Quistis was added to the mission as a backup, because she has more experience, and also she has all the intelligence for the rooms in the building." Xu paused.
"Do you have any questions?" Squall asked, looking at the small group.
"OK," Xu said, as soon as it was certain nobody had any questions, "remember that stealth is of the uttermost importance. If you get caught, use as much force needed to get out, and be careful. we don't want a fully fledged sorceress attacking our Garden if you four fail to complete the stealth mission successfully. Try to stay out of Sorceress Rikku's grasp at all times, and try as hard as you can to resist capture, because I doubt the Garden will be able to help you out then."
Seifer visibly paled.
"Well, you'll leave in about 5 minutes by car, and then take the train to Timber. Exchange to the train for Deiling."
"Good luck," Cid said, his way of a wayside farewell.
"Wait a second!" Cid said, hurrying after the small group. They waited for him to come level with them. "I received these yesterday," he said, and held out four orbs. "Take one."
Seifer, Quistis, Fujin and Raijin all received one orb.
"What do we do with them?" Seifer asked, looking at the lump of metal he was holding.
"It's from Odine. It stops a sorceress from blocking your abilities, no matter how strong they are. It also redirects persuasion and possession to non-living objects, to a certain extent." Cid explained, waving his arms comically as he did so.
"What do we do with it?" Quistis asked, looking at the orb in fascination.
"You place it on your head, and it melts in with your skin. It has been tested many times, and there are no side-affects. It is made so that it can't be detected by sight, and when you want to take it off, you place your finger at the base of your skull. It will flop off instantly, in the shape of your skull. It will reform again into an orb in three seconds time, and that's when you can put it on again. I wish you well on your mission," he said, then stood there as he watched them walk away, get into the car, and then speed away.
"PALE," Fujin commented on the colour he was a little earlier.
"yeah, well, drop it Fu, will you?" Seifer mumbled quietly.
The remainder of the car journey was in silence. When they got to Balamb train station, they all got out of the vehicle and paid for train tickets, and tickets for transfers. When the train arrived 5 minutes later, they all boarded, and opened the compartment for SeeD. Fujin and Quistis went immediately to the bunk beds, and went to sleep, to catch up on the sleep they had missed when they woke up for the mission.
"Seifer, what's up, ya know?" Raijin looked over to his friend.
"This mission," Seifer sighed. "We have to go to Galbadia. What if Rikku is expecting us? It'll be a mission failure, and there's little hope of being rescued by SeeD because of the sorceress."
"Don't worry, ya know? What happens happens, ya know?" Raijin said.
"I suppose...there's no way to change fate, is there, I guess..." Seifer looked at the floor, thinking.
"Last stop, Timber. Would all passengers getting off at Timber please make sure they have all their belongings with them. I repeat..." The train intercom blared into the silence that had descended upon the compartment.
"Better wake the girls..." Seifer said, and walked over to the bunk beds. He shook Quistis awake, while Raijin did the same to Fujin.
"The train's already here. Shall we board now?" Quistis asked.
"Yeah...might as well get this mission over ASAP," Seifer said as he started walking towards the motionless train.
"We might as well put these orbs on now, ya know? Makes sure we don't forget, ya know?" Raijin remembered.
"OK," Fujin boomed, and placed the orb on top of her head. The others watched in fascination as it melted to cover her scalp, and then sunk into her pale skin. The others in the group placed their orbs on their heads, and watched as each other's melted into their scalp. Quistis' one looked the weirdest, because it was following the long trails of blonde hair, before it disappeared.
The train moved with a jolt, and Fujin, Seifer and Quistis quickly grabbed hold of something nearby. Raijin wasn't as lucky; he ended up on his back. Quistis started giggling at the sight of Raijin.
"It wasn't that funny, ya know? that hurt, ya know?" Raijin complained. That only made Quistis laugh harder. Soon, Fujin was smirking, and Seifer was trying to fight down laughter as well. Raijin just sat there, letting the sound of laughter wash over him.
The laughter suddenly subsided when they felt the train jolt unnaturally. The wheels on the track were screaming in protest as the train toppled onto it's side. It skidded several meters, and then ground to a halt.
"Is everyone OK?" Seifer asked, standing up with difficulty.
"LIVE," Fujin grumbled, placing her eyepatch so that it totally covered her eye again.
"That hurt more that the first time, ya know?" Raijin proclaimed, grimacing in pain.
'Where's Quistis?' Seifer thought.
A groan from the end of the train answered Seifer's silent question. She got up slowly, holding onto the side of the bunk bed as she waited for the room to stop spinning.
Seifer strode over to where Quistis was sitting, and helped her up. Jade green met aquamarine blue for a moment, before both turned their heads, Quistis blushing slightly.
"What do you think happe..." Seifer was cut off by the train being pushed to one side. Instantly, everyone lost their footing and crashed to the floor.
"Let's get out!" Quistis exclaimed, walking steadily to the nearest exit. They all climbed out slowly of the train, and started to run towards the large forest near Lake Obel. When they had entered the safety of the trees, they looked back at the carnage of the train.
A black dragon was hovering over it, and then threw it's head back, roaring. Fire and molten rocks flew from its mouth as it circled the now alight train. When it was satisfied that the train was in cinders, it flew away, heading toward Deiling city.
'Well, we know one enemy...' Seifer thought. 'How many more are out there?'
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Ruby Dragon
Chapter 8
"Where the hell are they?" Seifer asked impatiently, pacing.
"I think we got here a bit too early," Quistis commented. "Oh well, here they come," she said, looking over to the front gate. Squall, Cid and Xu approached them.
"At ease," Cid said, when they saluted the trio.
"Your mission is for Seifer, Fujin and Raijin to go to Galbadia to find out information about what Galbadia is doing as a nation and also to discover what the sorceress has planned. Quistis was added to the mission as a backup, because she has more experience, and also she has all the intelligence for the rooms in the building." Xu paused.
"Do you have any questions?" Squall asked, looking at the small group.
"OK," Xu said, as soon as it was certain nobody had any questions, "remember that stealth is of the uttermost importance. If you get caught, use as much force needed to get out, and be careful. we don't want a fully fledged sorceress attacking our Garden if you four fail to complete the stealth mission successfully. Try to stay out of Sorceress Rikku's grasp at all times, and try as hard as you can to resist capture, because I doubt the Garden will be able to help you out then."
Seifer visibly paled.
"Well, you'll leave in about 5 minutes by car, and then take the train to Timber. Exchange to the train for Deiling."
"Good luck," Cid said, his way of a wayside farewell.
"Wait a second!" Cid said, hurrying after the small group. They waited for him to come level with them. "I received these yesterday," he said, and held out four orbs. "Take one."
Seifer, Quistis, Fujin and Raijin all received one orb.
"What do we do with them?" Seifer asked, looking at the lump of metal he was holding.
"It's from Odine. It stops a sorceress from blocking your abilities, no matter how strong they are. It also redirects persuasion and possession to non-living objects, to a certain extent." Cid explained, waving his arms comically as he did so.
"What do we do with it?" Quistis asked, looking at the orb in fascination.
"You place it on your head, and it melts in with your skin. It has been tested many times, and there are no side-affects. It is made so that it can't be detected by sight, and when you want to take it off, you place your finger at the base of your skull. It will flop off instantly, in the shape of your skull. It will reform again into an orb in three seconds time, and that's when you can put it on again. I wish you well on your mission," he said, then stood there as he watched them walk away, get into the car, and then speed away.
"PALE," Fujin commented on the colour he was a little earlier.
"yeah, well, drop it Fu, will you?" Seifer mumbled quietly.
The remainder of the car journey was in silence. When they got to Balamb train station, they all got out of the vehicle and paid for train tickets, and tickets for transfers. When the train arrived 5 minutes later, they all boarded, and opened the compartment for SeeD. Fujin and Quistis went immediately to the bunk beds, and went to sleep, to catch up on the sleep they had missed when they woke up for the mission.
"Seifer, what's up, ya know?" Raijin looked over to his friend.
"This mission," Seifer sighed. "We have to go to Galbadia. What if Rikku is expecting us? It'll be a mission failure, and there's little hope of being rescued by SeeD because of the sorceress."
"Don't worry, ya know? What happens happens, ya know?" Raijin said.
"I suppose...there's no way to change fate, is there, I guess..." Seifer looked at the floor, thinking.
"Last stop, Timber. Would all passengers getting off at Timber please make sure they have all their belongings with them. I repeat..." The train intercom blared into the silence that had descended upon the compartment.
"Better wake the girls..." Seifer said, and walked over to the bunk beds. He shook Quistis awake, while Raijin did the same to Fujin.
"The train's already here. Shall we board now?" Quistis asked.
"Yeah...might as well get this mission over ASAP," Seifer said as he started walking towards the motionless train.
"We might as well put these orbs on now, ya know? Makes sure we don't forget, ya know?" Raijin remembered.
"OK," Fujin boomed, and placed the orb on top of her head. The others watched in fascination as it melted to cover her scalp, and then sunk into her pale skin. The others in the group placed their orbs on their heads, and watched as each other's melted into their scalp. Quistis' one looked the weirdest, because it was following the long trails of blonde hair, before it disappeared.
The train moved with a jolt, and Fujin, Seifer and Quistis quickly grabbed hold of something nearby. Raijin wasn't as lucky; he ended up on his back. Quistis started giggling at the sight of Raijin.
"It wasn't that funny, ya know? that hurt, ya know?" Raijin complained. That only made Quistis laugh harder. Soon, Fujin was smirking, and Seifer was trying to fight down laughter as well. Raijin just sat there, letting the sound of laughter wash over him.
The laughter suddenly subsided when they felt the train jolt unnaturally. The wheels on the track were screaming in protest as the train toppled onto it's side. It skidded several meters, and then ground to a halt.
"Is everyone OK?" Seifer asked, standing up with difficulty.
"LIVE," Fujin grumbled, placing her eyepatch so that it totally covered her eye again.
"That hurt more that the first time, ya know?" Raijin proclaimed, grimacing in pain.
'Where's Quistis?' Seifer thought.
A groan from the end of the train answered Seifer's silent question. She got up slowly, holding onto the side of the bunk bed as she waited for the room to stop spinning.
Seifer strode over to where Quistis was sitting, and helped her up. Jade green met aquamarine blue for a moment, before both turned their heads, Quistis blushing slightly.
"What do you think happe..." Seifer was cut off by the train being pushed to one side. Instantly, everyone lost their footing and crashed to the floor.
"Let's get out!" Quistis exclaimed, walking steadily to the nearest exit. They all climbed out slowly of the train, and started to run towards the large forest near Lake Obel. When they had entered the safety of the trees, they looked back at the carnage of the train.
A black dragon was hovering over it, and then threw it's head back, roaring. Fire and molten rocks flew from its mouth as it circled the now alight train. When it was satisfied that the train was in cinders, it flew away, heading toward Deiling city.
'Well, we know one enemy...' Seifer thought. 'How many more are out there?'
Sorry for the delay! Can you PLEASE review? I'm running out of ideas! Thanks!
Ruby Dragon