[A/N Sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up. Been kinda busy and also working on a new fanfic plus the epilogue of Another Kind Of Fantasy. Don't worry; I'll try to get the next chappie up early since I've been neglecting this fanfic. Also, keep in mind, I did this in kind of a rush so try not to be too harsh. ^^]

It's hopeless...

I don't even know what's happening...

How can I expect to defeat Area?
There's no more hope...

"Sure, there is, Squall." He eyes opened when he heard that sweet, soothing voice of hers. Rinoa.

"This is just a dream." he found himself speaking.

She laughed. Laughed. It was a beautiful laugh, a nice change from the evil voice of Area.

"Maybe." She smiled. She was there right in front of him! How could that not be a dream?

"Are you real?" He asked Rinoa.

"Maybe." She said.

"I knew it." He replied. "You can't be real."
"You mean you don't believe that angels are forever?" She laughed softly.

"I do..." He started.

"Good." Her smile returned. "Squall, you're not giving up are you?"

He paused and wondered what to answer her with. "I don't know. What hope is left? You're gone, I don't know where I am and everyone else is... well, they don't even seem to know me."

Rinoa's face turned sad and he wished he could take back what he had just stated.

"You mustn't lose hope." She said to him.

"Why not? And why can I talk to you if you aren't real?" He asked her.

"Questions, questions..." She laughed again. "Well, you'll have those answers soon enough. Area was the one who called you but I interfered. That is why you are here with me."

"What you mean you are a ghost?!" He exclaimed.

She laughed. "No. If ever perhaps an angel. We have little time together, Squall. Let me just tell you what you must know."

"Like what?" He asked her.

"Well... about Area. Do you want to defeat her?"

Squall could only nod.

"Good. If you do want to, remember Tears' Point." She told him.

"Tears' Point? Why? Rinoa..." He began but Squall felt her moving farther from him and tried to call her back.

He was awake.

'An angel...' he heard a familiar voice in his head.

"Squall?"

"Where am I?" He asked no one in particular.

"In the Infirmary." Dr. Kadowaki appeared. "Finally! You were unconscious for days! I was afraid you'd end up like Seifer."

"Unconscious for days?!" He asked, he stood up. "I've got to find the others."

"Woah, take it easy, Squall. You can't just leave that quickly." Dr. Kadowaki stopped him.

"I have to. This is important." He brushed past the confused doctor and ran to the dormitories.

Quickly, he ran into Ellone's room and there she was. On her bed.

"Sis!" He said to her. Ellone looked at him for a moment. She looked confused just as the others had before.

"Squall...?" She asked finally. "You're awake? When...?"

"Ellone, can you bring me back to Area's time?" He asked quickly.

"Woah, where did that come from?" She asked him. At that moment a knock on the door was heard.

Ellone shook her head and opened it. When she did she found, Quistis, Irvine, Selphie and Zell there.

"Squall!" Selphie exclaimed. "There you are! Dr. Kadowaki told us you woke up. That's why we came here."

He nodded.

"Okay, you were saying, Squall...?" Ellone interrupted when everyone entered her room.

"Bring me back to Area's time." He said again.

Quistis frowned. "What? Why?"
"Because I have to fight her, I have to do this." For Rinoa... He added silently.

"Ellone, just please take me there." Squall pleaded.

"Squall, I'm not really sure. I don't know Area." She told him.

"But you've done it before." He said.

"Wait, wait, wait..." Irvine interrupted. "Time compression. So that we can defeat Area."

"We?" Squall asked.

"Yes. We." Quistis said. "We're going as well. You're not the only one doing this for a certain person." She smiled, obviously meaning Seifer.

"Yeah!" Selphie added. Zell nodded.

"Time compression might work..." Ellone agreed.

"Good." Squall said to her. "Do it now."
"Now...?" Ellone began to ask but then stopped. "Okay." She said softly. Things were going pretty quickly because Squall knew that he had to act fast.

Squall closed his eyes and soon felt time close in around him. He let it take him and they all entered Time Compression.

I'm not going to lose hope... Just for you, my angel.

[A/N Cliffhanger… I think that happened rather quickly. Do you think the Time Compression part came too soon? I think so, but I had to put it in this chapter. Tell me what you think, please?]