Wrong Intentions
By Evelaunce.
Ch. 12, The heat of battle.
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I stood in the trench closest to the enemy. The whole Galbadian army was only a mile away, and the first squadron was about one hundred yards from where I was standing, I was ready and waiting for a fight, and I had my gun aimed in on one of the soldier's heads.
"Commander Kinneas, fall back to one of the trenches closer to the fort! We can't have you die in the first wave of the attack!" one of the Leautenents yelled, coming up from behind me.
"No! I'm staying here! I'm not about to abandon the men! They need a leader on the front line, so I'm staying put, leautenent! I suggest you fall back, I don't want you to die here." I yelled back, and watched him run to one of the trenches closer to the fort.
"Men! I want precision and accuracy! Take out as many Galbadians as you possibly can once they get into range! Don't give them any mercy! Cause you won't receive none!" I ordered, and watched the men around me quickly raise their guns and aim carefully.
"Steady...steady..." BANG! "Hold your fire! Don't shoot yet!" I yelled, as I heard a gun go off. "Steady!...FIRE AT WILL!" I yelled, and pressed back the trigger of my Valiant, hearing the roar of automatic rifles come to life two seconds after I made the first shot.
I picked off my victims carefully, making sure every shot counted.
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I heard the gunshots roar to life, and looked over at the doctor.
"Get ready girls...pretty soon it will all start." As soon as he said that, the door burst open, and three soldiers were brought in, with bloody wounds all over their bodies.
"Anesthetic! And Bandages! Quickly!" the doctor yelled, trying to stop the bleeding of the first soldier.
The door burst open, and two more soldiers were brought in, but they weren't as bad as the first two.
"It's HORRIBLE out there!" one of the two yelled.
"We're getting slaughtered like ants!" the other yelled.
"Rinoa! Quickly bandage their wounds, and send them back out! We need as much room as possible!" The doctor said, and looked back down at the wound he was treating.
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"FALL BACK! FALL BACK!" I yelled, and jumped out of the trench. I started picking off the enemy while running backwards as fast as I could.
I felt a sharp pain shoot through my shoulder, but ignored the pain, and kept shooting.
"Sir! Your bleeding! Get to the infirmary!" the leautenent from earlier yelled.
"I'm not on the ground yet am I? then no!" I yelled back.
"Sir! When you are on the ground...you'll be dead." He said.
"I'm not leaving until I am the last one on this field." I said, then aimed my gun past his head. I didn't wait for him to duck down, I just shot the Galbadian soldier right behind him. "Never leave your guard down leautenent, or you will not make it out of here alive." I said, picking him up from off the ground, then jumping back out of the trench.
I ran to the next trench downing six more Galbadians. "Leautenent Jamison! Wait one more minutes, then have the soldiers push forward to the next level of trenches, the first wave must not be allowed to get past this point...otherwise the fort will be penetrated." I ordered, then jumped back out of the trench. "Kevins! Fordman! Follow me, I need back up." I ordered, then started running towards the front line again.
I ran as fast as I could, aiming carefully at every Galbadian, and quickly killing them. By the time I reached the front line I had killed nearly fifteen enemy soldiers, and was almost out of ammo for my gun.
"Ensign!...what's the status?" I asked, trying to catch my breath, and reload at the same time.
"I have nine men down, seven are hurt pretty bad, and two are dead." He explained quickly.
I looked up, and watched Kevins jump in the trench, and start shooting again, but Fordman wasn't so lucky. I jumped out of the trench, and quickly made my way to him. I looked and seen a fresh wound in his stomach.
"Commander...get out of here! Don't die on my behalf." He said slowly.
"Quiet! I'm not leaving anyone to die!" I yelled, then quickly motioned for two soldiers to come over. "Take him to the infirmary, and send five more men to the front lines!" I ordered, and raised my gun to shoot anyone close enough to be a threat to the three soldiers.
I shot down five more Galbadians, and I went to jump into another trench, but I felt another sharp pain shoot through the same shoulder that had been shot before, but I quickly raised my gun and shot the soldier in front of me, then jumped into the trench.
"Commander!...are you ok?" Kevins asked, as he seen me clutching my shoulder.
"Yeah, don't worry about me, just worry about getting out of here alive." I said, giving him a firm slap on his shoulder, then I walked towards the leautenent.
BOOM! I turned around, and seen that a grenade had just gotten into one the the trenches.
"Give me the two way radio!" I ordered quickly. "Send four soldiers to the trench at point...5 1 2, take any survivors back to the infirmary, and the rest...man the trench!" I yelled into the radio over the noise.
"Sir! This is starting to look bad...look." The leautenent said, pointing over the trench.
I looked at where he was pointing, and seen a whole new squadron making their way to the battlefield.
"Sir...do you want me to give the order for the men to fall back?" He asked.
"No! HOLD YOUR GROUND!" I yelled, and aimed my gun, and waited for them to get close enough. "Leautenent! Send for reinforcements, I want the wounded switched with fresh men, I don't care if they're just barely wounded, get them out of here!" I ordered, then took my first shot, killing the first of the new squadron.
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"More sedative Selphie!" the doctor called out, followed by her footsteps.
My face was probably turning so white, that I was probably starting to look like I just stuck my head in a bag of flour. My gloved hands were covered in blood, and I was starting to feel queezy, but I wanted to help, so I kept on applying bandages to the men.
The door burst open once again, and about ten men walked in, they each had wounds, but they could still get around on their own. I quickly applied bandages to all of them then went on to a soldier that had just been brought in.
"Man, that Commander Kinneas...he's like...a TANK! He's been shot two times in the same shoulder, and he's still going! Man I wish I could do that!" one of the soldiers that I had just treated said.
"Yeah, we're all lucky to have a leader like that out there, he makes sure that we get out of there, and it's like...right away." another one said.
"Yeah, let's just hope that he can last the night." another soldier said.
"So...he's still going huh...well just don't get yourself killed Irvine." I thought, I was happy that Irvine was still alive, but I would like to see him come through the door...just on his own two feet, so that we could take a look at his shoulder.
The door burst open, and a soldier quickly ran into the midst of the ones who didn't have very bad injuries.
"The Commander needs more reinforcements! I need fifteen men to come with me!" He said, and I watched all fifteen stand up and head for the door once he said that.
After they left, about seven more men came through, and some of them had some pretty bad looking wounds, so I just sighed, and pulled out more bandages.
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I could see the third wave slowly coming for the battlefield, the leautenent next to me had been wounded, and about seven more soldiers had been also, but Kevins seemed to be having a luck streak today, he had been right by my side ever since I had first called for him and Fordman.
"Hey kid," I slapped his shoulder and looked at him. "Your doing a great job...heheh, guess I made the right choice when I picked you to come along with me." I said with a short laugh.
"...Thank you sir." He said, then quickly aimed for another Galbadian.
"Hey, no prob." I said, then I did the same as him, and started picking off Galbadians.
BOOM!...BOOM! Two more trenches had just been blown up with grenades. I grabbed the two way radio again.
"I need reinforcements! Two more trenches were just blown up!" I yelled, then aimed for another Galbadian.
It was like time was going in slow motion. I watched a small dot fly into my trench, then land on the ground. I had already dodged for it once I seen it come over the mound of dirt. I took my chances, and picked it up, then threw it over the dirt mound. I had already pushed the officer next to me down, and I had just landed on the ground pulling Kevins with me, when I heard a small explosion, followed by painful screams, then more gunshots.
I stood up, and started shooting the Galbadians who were trying to get past the unmanned trenches.
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It was dark out now, but for some reason...it was a very bright night, so with the moonlight shining over the battle field, I could make out who was the enemy, and who were comrades.
"Retreat! Retreat!" I heard a Galbadian shout, then they left the field, leaving us wondering what had gone wrong.
I looked hard at the large army off in the distance, then I seen three vehicles slowly coming towards the battle field.
"Watch out! Tanks!..headed this way!" I yelled out, hoping the other soldiers would hear me. "Aim for the small hole in the front of the tank." I whispered to Kevins. I had to admit, he was doing a great job, he had been fighting ever since the battle started, and hadn't been hit once, he had been there as cover and backup ever since I had first told him to come with me, and if we both made it out of this battle alive, then I was definitely going to talk with the General about getting him a higher rank than Ensign, but for now we just had to focus on staying alive.
I heard one of the tank's cannons go off, and there was an explosion of dirt ten yards away from the trench we were in.
BOOM! I watched in awe, as the tank blew up with a loud explosion.
"Yes! I got it!" I looked over at Kevins.
"You were the one that blew it up?" I asked.
"You told me to aim for the hole in the front of it, so that's what I did." He answered, with a grin.
"Heh, you keep on surprising me Kevins, keep up the good work." I laughed, then aimed for the next tank. It took me a few shots but I finally got a bullet into the hole, then I watched it blow up with another huge explosion.
I waited for the last tank to get close enough, and this time I got it in one shot, then I just stood there, waiting for more soldiers to come, but after about fifteen minutes, I didn't know what they were going to do next, then I heard a crunch.
"What was that?" I thought, and decided to risk turning on the flashlight that I had connected to my gun. "Kevins, be ready for anything." I whispered, then seen him raise his gun.
I slowly got ready, then switched on the flashlight. I was amazed at the number of soldiers that had almost gotten past the front line unnoticed. There were about twenty soldiers, slowly crawling in front of the trench that I was in, but I didn't know how many there were elsewhere.
I quickly killed four of them, and Kevins had just got done with his third, when a gunshot rang out that was from the enemy, I looked over at Kevins who was still picking off soldiers, then I looked over at the officer beside me, and almost jumped back as I seen the blood running down his face.
"I need reinforcements out here! Private Collins is dead, and I don't know how many more casualties I have out here!" I yelled through my two way radio.
"Hold on Irvine! I'll be right out there with reinforcements!" I heard Kevin reply back through the radio.
"Kevin no! You need to stay in the fort and make sure everything is alright there!" I yelled back.
"Irvine! You've been out there for seven hours strait! I've heard that you've been wounded! So you need a rest." Kevin yelled back, then the radio went dead.
I kept on picking off the enemy until Kevin jumped down beside me.
"Get going Irvine! I got everything under control here!" He yelled, and raised his gun to start shooting.
"Ok, but I'll be back in twenty minutes." I said, then cautiously got out of the trench. I slowly made my way back to the fort, shooting any Galbadian that I seen.
I walked through the gates, and immediately headed for the infirmary, once I walked through the door, I seen Rinoa helping one of the wounded soldiers.
"Irvine!? Sit down! You look terrible!" Rinoa shrieked, when she recognized that I was standing there.
"It's just a few scratches." I shrugged, then immediately felt the painful sting in my right shoulder.
"Thats not just a few scratches! Look at your shoulder!" She said, then started pushing me deeper into the infirmary until the I seen the doc.
"Irvine! When did you get here--- your shoulder! What happened?" Selphie shrieked, once she seen my shoulder.
"It's nothing, don't worry about it." I said, then the doc turned around.
"Irvine? Oh my...sit down, I need to look at that shoulder." He said, immediately pushing me towards one of the hospital beds.
"Hey doc, I gotta get back out there, so this can't take long." I said, as he gently removed my brown coat from my shoulder.
"Remove your shirt, and lay back, I need to take a closer look at that shoulder." He said calmly, then reached for some utensil that docter's use.
"What! It's not even that bad! I need to get back out there!" I quickly protested, but once I seen his stern face, I didn't feel like putting up a fight, and unbuttoned my shirt, but when I seen my bare shoulder, I was kind of glad that he was so persistent about it.
"Oh my...the bullets are still in your shoulder! Irvine...how long has it been since the first one penetrated your shoulder?" He asked calmly, and looked closer at my shoulder.
"Um...when the battle first started...I think..." I answered, trying to think of how long ago it was exactly.
"Selphie! Get me some pain killers, and some morphine, these bullets need to be removed!" he said, and both girls quickly went to get what the doc had asked for.
"Aww c'mon! I don't need a full blown operation! I need to get back out on the battlefield!" I protested, but the doc wouldn't listen to me.
"Here take these." the doc said, handing me two pills, and a glass of water. "You will be thankful that you took them once the morphine wears off." He said, with a small smile.
I didn't feel like fighting with him anymore, so I just took the water and the two pills, and quickly drank them down.
I seen him pull out a large needle, and put a small bottle inside.
"What is that for!" I yelled, and quickly tried to get away.
"Irvine! Hold still! Those bullets are coming out, and this will null the pain." He said sternly, then put the needle into my shoulder, and quickly injected the liquid.
I felt the pain in my shoulder quickly disappear, then I seen him pull out some utensils.
"Ok...you might not want to look, so close your eyes until I tell you to open them." He said, and I followed his orders.
I could feel the utensils moving around inside my shoulder, then I felt them being pulled out. I opened my eyes and seen a bullet slug in between the blood covered utensils.
"Ok...close your eyes again." He said, and I followed his orders once again, and felt the same weird feeling as he put them inside my shoulder once more. I felt them being pulled out once again, and opened my eyes once more, to see the second slug.
"Ok...Selphie, I need some bandages." He said, then put the slug in a metal bowl with the first one.
I looked down at my shoulder, and seen blood oozing out quickly, then selphie came back with a roll of cloth.
"Alright...now Irvine...hold still." He ordered, then quickly wrapped the cloth over my shoulder, and around my neck tightly until the roll was gone, the he quickly made sure that it wouldn't come undone.
"Ok, your free to leave." He said, handing my shirt back to me, and moving aside so that I could get through. "I want to see you once this is all over, I need to take an x-ray of your shoulder." He said behind my back, as I weaved my way through the infirmary.
"Irvine..." I heard Selphie's voice from behind me, and I slowly turned towards her.
"Yeah, what do you need selph?" I asked.
"...Be careful...and don't die...alright." She said, with a sad look.
"Hey! No prob, I'm not gonna die here." I said, giving her a reassuring smile.
"Ok..." She said, then gave me a bright smile.
I heard the doc call for her from somewhere deeper inside the infirmary, then I watched her disappear through a door, and I started to walk for the door.
Before I could get through I heard my two way radio crack then I heard Kevin's voice come through.
"Irvine!...Irvine!...pick up! This is serious!" He yelled through, then I heard an explosion off in the distance.
"This is Irvine! What's happening Kevin?" I asked, raising the radio to my mouth.
"I need reinforcements! They sent two squadrons this time! And our ranks are slowly being pushed back! I have three Ensigns and about thirteen soldiers dead, about ten soldiers are wounded badly, and we are running low on ammo!" He explained.
"Ok, I'll be right there! Don't let them get to the fort!" I yelled, then ran out of the infirmary.
"I need reinforcements!" I yelled, as I ran through the door to the Barracks.
"How many men?" I heard Leautenent-Captain ask, once he seen me.
"Twenty men! And we're running low on ammo out there!" I answered quickly.
"Ok, hold on...I need twenty soldiers to report to the Barracks..." I heard his voice come over the PA system, then twenty men quickly filed through the door.
"Leautenent koppins reporting for duty sir." the leautenent saluted, then stood at attention, along with the rest of the soldiers.
"Ok, load up on ammo, and bring extra for the soldiers out on the battlefield." I said, then grabbed a few more clips than what I needed.
I ran out of the front gate, the twenty other men were right behind me.
"Gather the wounded men, and send them back to the fort, I have reinforcements on the way." I ordered through my radio.
I finally arrived at the front line, after shooting down about six Galbadians, then I seen the trench that Kevin was in, and headed for the point.
"Hey buddy! How's it goin!" I said, jumping into the trench.
"Bad, we've lost some ground, and there are a lot of wounded men, but the casualties have been lower if you want any good news." He answered, picking off more Galbadians.
"Hey! Your learning man! Always look on the bright side." I gave out a short laugh, then started aiming for Galbadians.
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"Push forward!" I yelled, once I seen the enemy starting to fall back.
I jumped out of the trench that I was in, and shot down as many Galbadians as I could see. I jumped into one of the trenches that we had just gained, then to my surprise, Kevins jumped in with me.
"Hey kid, good to see that your still here." I said, then raised my gun.
"Good to be here sir." He said, then did the same as me.
I seen out of the corner of my eye, that he was getting very low on ammo, as a matter of fact, he had just put his last clip in his gun.
"Here, you need these more than me." I said, handing him the three extra clips that I had picked up back at the fort.
"Thank you sir." He quickly took them, then started shooting again.
I felt a snow flake land on my nose, then I felt another fall on my hand, followed by a lot more. It had been snowing off and on throughout the whole day, but it would be bad if it started to snow now, cause we could just barely make out who was the enemy, and who was on our side.
"Sir! The fort is under attack!" I heard a panicking voice come over my radio, followed by loud gunshots.
"What! How did they get in?" I thought, then picked up my radio.
"All soldiers! Fall back to the fort!" I yelled through it, then jumped out of the trench that I was in.
As soon as I looked up, I found that we were surrounded on all sides, it would be an open slaughter, thirty men...against one hundred at least.
"We Surrender!" A soldier yelled, but was quickly shot down.
"Stand your ground! We fight to the last!" I yelled, then started firing.
Kevins was still right beside me, but our small party was swiftly reduced from thirty, to about ten.
It looked like it was over, the battle was lost. The fort had been penetrated, the men out on the battle field were dying fast, but as I was thinking that, I heard screams, then I looked to my right, and ten Galbadian soldiers were flying in the air, then I looked over to the left, and Galbadian soldiers were getting killed, like grass under a lawn mower, then I heard gunshots go off, and the wall of Galbadians that had been surrounding us, were on the ground, either dead, or badly wounded.
I looked to my right again to see what miracle had just happened, and I seen...Squall? Yes! It was Squall...but he didn't seem any different from the last time I seen him...maybe just a little bigger, but other than that no difference.
"Squall!? Is it...really you?" I asked in disbelief, while walking closer to him.
"Come on Irvine! This is no time for jokes!" He said, then walked closer to me.
"Squall! It really is you!" I yelled, and swatted his shoulder, but when I did...it felt like I was hitting a concrete wall. "Ouch! Geez man! What have you been eating! Nails, bricks, and steel?" I yelped, holding my hand.
"Come on Irvine! I said this was no time for jokes." He said, with a hint of seriousness, then quickly turned in the direction of the Galbadian army.
"Squall! I'm not messin around! Geez your shoulder is as hard as a brick wall!" I yelled back.
"Heheh, well that would be from the training." He said, with a grin.
"Wow! That whole...year thing must have really worked!" I said amazed.
"Yeah, and man am I glad to be out of there, anyway I have one hundred troops with me." He said, pointing behind him.
"Wow, perfect timing, the fort is under attack right now." I said, when it came through my mind.
"Well then, what are we waiting for?" He said.
"Wait a minute...where is Captain Burns!" I yelled out, when I noticed that he wasn't here.
"Look! There he is!" Kevins called out, running to a body lying on the ground.
"Oh no!" I said, then followed him.
He was unconscious when I kneeled beside him, I could see a fresh wound in his arm, one in his right shoulder, and one in his stomach.
"Does anyone here have anything that can stop the bleeding!" I yelled, and looked around, then I seen a man running out of the cluster of troops that had just arrived with Squall.
"Sir, I'm a medic." He said, and opened the bag that he had with him.
"We need to take him somewhere safe, where he won't get hit." Squall said, standing beside me.
"Yeah...but the fort is under attack, where else could we take him?" I asked, looking at him.
"The forest nearby, that's the only place I can think of." Squall said, pointing at the trees nearby.
"That's not safe! He could be found!" I quickly protested, then heard a bullet whiz past my head.
I looked in the direction that the bullet had come from, and seen about four hundred men marching toward us.
"I need three soldiers over here!" Squall yelled, and three soldiers quickly came forward. "Protect Captain Burns and the medic at all costs!" He ordered, and they quickly picked him up, and ran for the forest. "Get ready for the real battle." He said, then sheathed his gunblade, and picked up a rifle from off of the ground. "Ok, I am going to the fort, I will come back after everything is under control there." He said, then started running towards the fort.
I turned back towards the small army that was quickly coming closer.
"Everyone! Take cover! And get ready for a real fight!" I yelled, and jumped into the closest trench, then waited for the enemy to get close enough before I started shooting.
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I had been waiting for a fight ever since the battle had started, but that Burns guy wouldn't let me out on the battlefield, so I had to just wait for the enemy to penetrate the fort.
It wasn't fair, my two sisters each got something to do, but I was stuck waiting for something to happen. Of coarse I didn't want the Galbadians to penetrate the fort...but I wanted to do something to help.
I seen Irvine run into the fort, I was going to ask him if I could get out there, but then I seen his shoulder, and I decided to just leave him alone.
I stood on top of a walkway overlooking the wall, it was dark, but not dark enough for me not to see what was going on in the distance. I could hear the gunshots going off as if they were right in front of me, then I heard the loudspeaker go off.
"I need twenty soldiers to report to the Barracks." the voice said, and I almost went there. But decided against it.
I watched Irvine leave once more, with the men that had just been called for. I felt a snowflake hit the side of my head, and looked up into the cloudy sky. I could see a few more falling down slowly, and if it wasn't for the danger that was so close...yet so far, it would have been an almost perfect night.
I found myself still staring at the sky, the snow had become thicker, but I was probably the only one that noticed it, for I had been the only one that was paying attention to the falling snow. After I thought that, I heard the soldier next to me give a painful grunt, then I watched him fall over the wall.
"What did he do that for!?" I thought, then I heard a bullet whiz past my face, and it was then that I seen the group of enemy soldiers walking close to the wall, so only someone from outside the fort could easily spot them.
"WE'RE UNDER ATTACK! CLOSE THE GATES! CLOSE THE GATES!" I yelled, as soon as I realized what was going on, but as soon as the Galbadians heard me, they immediately ran for the gate, which was closing too slowly.
I picked up the rifle that was dropped by the first casualty of the attack on the fort, and I started shooting at everything that moved outside of the walls.
I could tell that the other soldiers were wondering what I was doing, "What are you waiting for! Start shooting!" I yelled once again.
They just stood there giving me blank looks, until a few more soldiers slumped over, and fell off of the walkway, then they finally realized what I had been trying to tell them, and now it wasn't just me shooting anymore.
I wasn't exactly what you would call a good shot when it came to shooting a gun, but I just kept shooting until they finally made it through the gates.
I jumped from the walkway, and landed on two enemy soldiers, then I started hitting anything close enough. I didn't realize what I had just done, until I stopped, and looked around, seeing twenty enemy soldiers laying motionless on the ground.
I looked out of the partially closed gates, and seen more enemy troops swiftly running towards the gates. I seen that they weren't close enough to pose any major threat, so I decided to tell my sisters what was going on, then I would come back out and start where I had left off.
"Zell! What's going on out there!" I walked through the door, and seen both of them looking at me with worried faces.
"...We're under attack." I answered slowly.
"What! But I thought Irvine had everything under control!" Selphie said, and I watched her expression turn from worry to fear.
"Yeah, He's still out there...but the soldiers we're fighting now must have come around the fort, trying to make a surprise attack." I explained.
"We have to get out there and help!" Rinoa yelled, trying to get past me.
"No!" I said firmly, then stood in her way. "We got things under control out here! Just stay here with Selph, and be ready for anything, if the Galbadians get past the gates...then they might find their way here, and if there is no one to stop them, then the wounded soldiers are open game for them. So get your weapons ready, and I'll try and get a few soldiers to come here." I said, and started to walk for the door, but I felt a pair of hands grab my arm quickly, and I turned to see Rinoa.
"Be careful...I don't want my brother to be known as a casualty." She said quietly, then pulled me into a tight embrace, then Selphie did the same.
"Ok, I'll be back soon." I said, then opened the door.
I walked out and found myself right in the middle of a battlefield. The Galbadians had penetrated the fort, and were quickly gaining ground.
I ran toward the group in front of me, and quickly knocked out the three soldiers, then I fought my way through until I found a few soldiers who could come with me.
"I need---" I started, but was quickly interrupted by a few enemy soldiers, which I quickly killed. "I need some help!" I yelled over the noise.
"Why?" One of the three asked.
"The infirmary! The wounded men there will be sitting ducks! we need some protection in there." I answered, and they immediately followed me.
I had picked up one of the loose guns that were lying around the whole fort, and killed a few more enemy soldiers, then we finally made it to the infirmary.
"Hold on a minute!" I yelled, then opened the door.
I immediately dodged one of the sides of Selphie's flail, and I looked up to see Rinoa pointing her shooting start at me, but she quickly pulled her arm back, once she recognized who I was.
"I have some soldiers with me! They're waiting outside!" I yelled, then turned towards them, and motioned for them to come in.
"Protect the Infirmary at all costs!" I yelled, hoping that they would listen to me, then I ran back out into the battlefield.
I looked around, and seen most of the Galbadian soldiers laying on the ground, either dead or wounded. I noticed one man...he was different from the rest of us...he wasn't wearing a soldiers uniform, he wasn't anyone that I recognized, but when I seen him punch strait through a Balambian soldier, I immediately knew that he was an enemy.
"Hey! Freak show! Why don't you pick on someone your own size!" I yelled, not thinking of what would happen next.
"Get away from me...your not worth my time." He growled fiercely, but what really made me wonder...was the metallic tone in his voice.
"I'm not worth your time!? Get back here! I'll kick your butt so hard! You won't remember what hit you!" I yelled, then punched the back of his head as hard as I could.
I watched him fly forward, then lose his footing, and fall face first to the ground, but I was paying little attention to that, cause my knuckles were hurting so bad. It felt like hitting a metal wall when I hit the back of his head.
I watched him slowly get up from off of the ground, then he started walking towards me. "You will pay for that! I never knew the there was someone who would actually be stupid enough to start a fight with me...but I guess you are." He said, and I watched an evil grin come across his face.
I raised my arm to block his punch, but once our arms connected, I immediately felt pain shoot through mine, I quickly punched his face, sending him flying back about seven feet. Once he got to his feet again, I quickly ran forward, and with all the force I could possibly put into the blow, I landed on the side of his leg, right where the knee was.
I stood back, in awe. With the last blow I delivered, his leg should have been hanging there, but his leg was only slightly bent. "What...what are you made of?" I asked, not being able to take my eyes off his leg.
"Heheh...I'll give you a clue before you die...I'm made of metal." He answered, with a sinister laugh, then he rushed forward, and landed a solid punch in my gut.
I was standing one moment, then the next I was on my knees, clutching my stomach in pain, then I felt a burst of coppery tasting liquid come into my mouth. I quickly spat out the crimson colored blood, and slowly raised my eyes to look into his.
"Heheh...I gave you a chance to back off, I gave you a chance to save yourself, but you wouldn't listen...so any last words before you die?" He asked mockingly.
"...Booya." I muttered, then watched as confusion came what across his face, but I wasn't paying attention to that, I was focusing on pulling off my Limit Break.
I jumped up and landed a punch on his jaw, then I focused harder, and quickly went through the moves that I had learned. I ended with the best move that I knew how to pull off then stood back, I could see the dents in his metal frame, and he looked as if he was freaking out.
"Meteor Barret." I mumbled, finishing off the last of my Limit Break. I stood back once more after I was done, and watched him slowly step back.
"This-this-this is-is...no-not th-the l-last y-you wi-will s-see...of-of me-me-me." I guess his voice was made from computer programming, then I seen a jet pack slide out of his back, and I watched him fly off.
"Shoot him! Shoot him!" I yelled, picking up a loose rifle, and started shooting at him, but by now not even the best shot couldn't have hit him.
I threw down the gun in frustration, then I heard the quiet of the fort, and I looked around, I had every soldier looking at me in awe, then I heard footsteps coming from the front gate, and I seen...Squall?...yeah...it was Squall, but there was definitely something different about him.
"Squall?...is it...you?" I asked, in disbelief.
"Yes it's me Zell...who else would it be?" He asked, giving me a weird look.
"Just checkin, after that...thing that I just fought...I didn't know if it was you...or not." I answered, then felt relief at the fact that he wasn't another enemy.
"Where's Rin?" He asked, almost anxiously as he walked up to me.
"Um...in the infirmary...as far as I know..." I answered, then quickly followed him towards the building.
Once I walked through the door, I seen a few Galbadian soldiers lying on the floor, then I looked up to see Squall looking around also.
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I got to the front gates, and seen Zell fighting a man...he looked strangely different from the rest, but when I seen Zell give a full body blow to the side of the man's leg, and it hardly did any damage, I knew that he wasn't a normal human being.
I pulled my eyes away from the fight, and seen just a few enemy soldiers still putting up a fight, but they were quickly killed. I heard a footstep come from the right side of my body, and before the soldier seen what was coming, he was on the ground in two pieces.
I sheathed my gunblade, and watched the mysterious man fly off into the sky. "Shoot him! Shoot him!" Zell yelled, and I watched him pick up a rifle, followed by a few shots, but by now he was already out of range.
I started to walk towards Zell, and I could see him giving me a questioning look, but I was just looking around at the damage that the Galbadians had caused, there were bodies strewn throughout the whole fort, mostly Galbadian, but sadly there were a few Balambian soldiers with them, I could see bullet holes in the walls, and there was a lot of stuff destroyed.
I absent-mindedly answered Zell's questions, but I was still focusing on the damage, then she shot through my mind. "Where's Rin?" I asked anxiously.
"Um...in the infirmary...as far as I know." Zell answered, and I was walking hastily towards the building.
I walked through, and noticed the dead soldiers, but I didn't care about them right now, I just wanted to see Rinoa again, it had been a year...or at least a year for me, since I last seen her, and I couldn't wait any longer.
I walked through the infirmary, until I found her and Selphie being protected by two Balambian soldiers. "I am Sergeant Leonhart." I said simply, and they quickly moved aside.
I stood there, looking into Rinoa's scared face, for some reason it didn't look like she recognized me. "Squall...is it...you?" She asked.
"Why is everyone asking me that? I didn't change that much...did I?" I asked myself. "Yeah, it's me." I answered, and this time I pulled her into a tight embrace, it felt so good to hold her in my arms again, it had been far too long since I seen her last.
"Sir! Galbadian forces have been beaten back, and they are leaving the battlefield." A soldier said, while standing at attention, and saluting.
"...Get Captain Burns back here, we need to get him in here as fast as we can." I ordered, then watched him salute again, and walk out of the room. "I'll be back in a couple minutes." I said, then left the room.
I walked out of the door, then seen that most of the bodies had been cleared. I walked through the gates, and into the field that was acting as our fighting grounds. "Irvine! What's going on out here?" I asked, when I found him.
"The Galbadian forces have retreated off the battlefield...but I don't know why..." He answered, then I noticed that it was starting to snow more thickly than earlier.
"Draw the men back to the fort, I don't think there will be another attack tonight, but we'll have to be on our guard, seifer could pull anything." I said, then helped him out of the trench.
"Fall back to the fort!" Irvine called out, and the soldiers quickly followed orders.
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Whew...well sorry for the long wait, but my life has been...uh...well lets just say busy (yeah that, and I got grounded for awhile)
Ok well time to say thx to everyone.
BerlinBrownEyes: Hey Meg, heheh glad ya took my advice, and you tied in the name I gave ya in your story really well, and I agree that its a cool bad guy name, well anyway, hope you enjoyed this chap, its been sittin in my comp for awhile, well anyway C YA.
AloneAndNotAfraid: Hey Ariel, sorry for not reading the chaps that you've put up lately, but I'll get to them...sometime...soon...hopefully (if my younger sis stops hogging the internet) and hope you enjoyed this chap, well C YA.
Selphie Kinneas: Hey there, well as with Ariel I'm sorry for not reading your updated chaps, but I'll get to them! Anyway hope you enjoyed this chap, so C YA.
Sephie Lynne Tilmitt: Hey there, (once again) sorry to here that the end of Perfect II is near, I like that story, anyway hope you come up with another story that is just as good, or better, anyway hope you liked this chap, so C YA.
Lost Soul 01: (sigh) I'm getting lazy, yet another apology for not reading the stories, but I've been swamped, but I'll get to them...whenever I have the chance, well hope you liked this chap, so C YA.
Lynn Lee: Uh...do I know you? (shrugs) well anyway, I'm glad to here that you like my story so far, and hope you liked this chap, so C YA.
Clyde: lol so you didn't like the suggestion of this name? But anyway yep its The Dark Lord Chuckles The Silly Piggy, don't get me wrong here, I don't watch cartoons...(that much...)...but I just thought his name was sorta comical, I mean its not every day you see a villains name so uh...childish sounding...ok well anyway C YA.
Ok if I forgot anyone I am sincerely sorry, and now it gives you the chance to yell at me (nobody else hesitates, so go ahead) besides I'm used to it by now, I'm just one of those passive dudes that you can call me anything...and I will probably laugh, lol like one time I got my pants caught in the escalater...and uh.......ok I'm not going to go any farther...no that didn't really happen, but if it did, I would probably find it funny the next day or something...ok well anyway see in the next chap...well sorta...k C YA.