Great Misfortunes
By: Joey
I own nothing from FF8 nor it's characters, but if SquareSoft would like to give me them I would be eternally grateful. j/k
It's a beautiful day over Galbadia, as the Balamb Garden floated by. Selphie looked onward on the balcony absorbing the sunrays and breathing in the fresh air. In the distance, She could see a train traveling it's path.
"I miss riding trains." Selphie stated as she leaned against the banister.
Caught up in the serenity of the sky, the birds and the activity below, She missed Irvine sneaking up on her.
"BOO!!!" Irvine yelled slapping her on the bum
Surprise almost got the best of her as she nearly fell over.
"Damnit Irvy, I could have fallen off the garden." Selphie looked away off into the distance. "You can be such a jerk sometimes."
Irvine gazed upon her in despair. He was losing her, but it was subtle....as if one could just stop loving another. I need to get her in a good mood, he thought. In the spur of the moment, he lept up on the banister and tightroped across it taking Selphie completely by surprise that she fell over.
"Are you insane?" She asked teary eyed from the pain of falling on her butt.
Irvine was keeping his balance quite well, doing tricks as only an idiot would.
"Please Irvy, get down from there." She pleaded with him, but he wanted to show her he was willing to take risks.
Irvine looked at Selphie and smiled.
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Seifer eyed the monster with excitement as he loaded his gunblade. The monster was an Ochu, which was common in the Fighting area of Balamb Garden. The Ochu started out by using it's magic to put Seifer asleep. The sleep spell surrounded him but dissipated as it came in contact with his skin. A grin fell upon Seifer's face as he charged the Ochu slicing off some of it's tentacles. The Ochu winced and howled in pain as fluids gushed from it's body. It then charged Seifer at it's full speed, but Seifer dodged by jumping high in the air. He came slicing down on the top of the monster simultaneously firing his gun. The Ochu fell backwards withering until it finally disappeared. Pleased with himself, Seifer knelt down and picked up the discarded Ochu tentacles and left the Training Area.
On his way to his room, he ran into Quistis Trepe. He noticed that she had let her beautiful golden hair down.
"Is your hair regulation Instructor Trepe?" Seifer inquired wiping the sweat from his brow.
"Please Seifer, call me Quistis. We're both SEED here, so I am no longer your instructor." She said shaking her head.
"You didn't answer my question, Instructor." He replied provokingly hoping to further annoy her. She shook her head and pulled her hair up.
"That's much better Instructor. You are much prettier with your hair up."
Quistis blushed slightly. "Really?"
"No, not really." He chuckled at belittling Quistis. She shook her head as he began to walk away.
"Oh, Instructor. These are for you." He tosses her a few Ochu Tentacles. "Your whip was looking a bit worn, so I thought I'd do a little hunting."
She gasped in surprise. "Really?"
He laughed again. "No. Not really."
She was about to give Seifer a good reaming when there was a sudden commotion coming from the Quad. They could see Rinoa storming out announcing to the world how she feels.
"I am getting sick of trying to talk to you Squall. It's like trying to talk to a rock.....Rocks are more sociable than you.
Squall followed her, but farther behind because he could obviously hear her. "........whatever"
They made their way to the entrance so that she could leave. Seifer followed them.
"Seifer, where are you going?" Quistis asked a little bewildered by what just happened.
"I'm not missing this." He replied with tact.
"It's always Whatever this, and whatever that" Rinoa continued her onslaught. "You're just a boy with a stupid little sword."
"You didn't say it was little last night." Squall replied fighting back.
"TMI!" Seifer managed to state to Quistis in between stifled laughter.
Rinoa's face reddened with humiliation and anger. "Tell Xu to land the Garden....I'm leaving"
Squall shook his head. ".....whatever" He said as he picks up a phone to the pilot area above Headmaster Cid's office.
"Yeah Xu, prepare to land. We're letting a passenger off......alright thanks." He hangs up the phone and turns to Rinoa.
"Well Princess, I can't say it's been fun but uh.....it hasn't." He says, then turns to leave. Suddenly, the ground started to tremble as if the garden was experiencing an earthquake. Massive roars could be heard from the side of the garden as a Red Dragon continued to ram it relentlessly. Quistis lost her balance and fell into Seifer's arms.
"Instructor!" He scolded sheepishly. Suddenly a scream could be heard. Quis and Seifer both scanned the area where the scream was emanating. It was Selphie trying to hold onto Irvine, who had fallen from the balcony when the dragon attacked.
"Seifer, please help them." Quistis ordered. Surprisingly, he acknowledged and made his way to the elevator.
The Red Dragon again rammed the garden causing it to tip to one end. Cadets slid across the pavement, but got back on their feet when the garden leveled off. Selphie loses grip of Irvine, but he managed to grab a hold of the ledge at the very bottom of the balcony.
Squall unsheathed his LionHeart from wherever he manages to keep it. "That dragon is gonna crash the garden soon if we don't do something." He muttered to himself.
"All Hands Brace For Impact!!" Xu exclaimed over the intercom. The dragon rammed the garden again making the garden nearly tip sideways. Fortunately all the cadets stayed aboard and Irvine managed to hold on to the balcony with every ounce of energy left in his body. Selphie made every effort to grab a hold of Irvine, but to no avail.
Rinoa made her way over to Squall. "Squall, do something!!" She could barely keep her balance.
"I can't.....My sword doesn't have enough power yet." The dragon was making another run at the garden.
"We're running out of time!! Finish him already!!" Rinoa screamed out.
All Squall could do was watch the dragon speeding towards the garden. This attack would definitely cause the garden to crash. In the midst of hanging for his dear life, Irvine noticed that the dragon was going to ram the garden again. He also noticed that Squall's sword wasn't ready to unleash the LionHeart. He grabbed his weapon with his free hand and aimed at the dragon.
"IRVINE!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!" Selphie pleaded in tears.
Irvine looked up and smiled. "You mind if I play hero?" He replied and shot at the dragon before Selphie could say anything. The shots were perfect, hitting the dragon in the head. It stopped dead in it's tracks. It was pissed now, but it stopped. In a fiery rage, the dragon let loose a volley of fire in Irvine's direction. Selphie tried again to reach for Irvine's arm, but Seifer pulled her away from the ledge throwing her into the corner. The fire swept across the balcony. Seifer was unharmed because he put up barrier, but the fire burned Irvine's hand and he began to lose grip. Seifer grabbed hold of his hand.
"I've got you!" Seifer said as he pulled him up. Suddenly the fire went across the balcony. As if slow motion, Seifer lost grip in pain. He could do nothing but watch Irvine fall in utter horror.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Seifer screamed.
"IRVINE!!!!!!!!" Selphie dashed over just moments later to see Irvine fall as well.
Irvine closed his eyes waiting impending doom. He hit one of the power rings made the garden float. Electricity surged in that area. In that instant, Irvine was no more. Selphie turned away and grabbed a hold of Seifer crying. The dragon began to breath fire again at the balcony. Seifer sensed his barrier wearing off. He held onto Selphie tightly in all hopes to protect her, but awaited doom. It was at that moment that Squall felt the sword's power surge through him. He leaped toward the dragon and unleashed a flurry of attacks on the dragon. Squall was so quick that no one could keep track of his movements. In seconds, the dragon was cut into little pieces.
The cadets cheered the victory and went over to thank Squall for his efforts in defeating the dragon. Quistis smiled in relief, but then a wave of horror flashed over her as she looked up at the balcony and saw only Selphie and Seifer holding each other. She made her way up to the balcony to make absolutely sure she wasn't being paranoid. Sure enough, she only saw Seifer and Selphie. Quistis looked at Seifer, who looked back at her. For the first time ever, she saw a tear run down Seifer's face. Quistis began to cry too as she knelt down to hug them both in disbelief.
"I can't believe he's gone." Was all Selphie said...
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(to be continued)
*Authors note: You'll have to excuse my being a little over-dramatic, but that's just how I am. Things will only get weirder from here. It's late and my spelling might be a little off, but if you like what you are reading, please review. The best and the funniest of this fanfic are yet to come.
By: Joey
I own nothing from FF8 nor it's characters, but if SquareSoft would like to give me them I would be eternally grateful. j/k
It's a beautiful day over Galbadia, as the Balamb Garden floated by. Selphie looked onward on the balcony absorbing the sunrays and breathing in the fresh air. In the distance, She could see a train traveling it's path.
"I miss riding trains." Selphie stated as she leaned against the banister.
Caught up in the serenity of the sky, the birds and the activity below, She missed Irvine sneaking up on her.
"BOO!!!" Irvine yelled slapping her on the bum
Surprise almost got the best of her as she nearly fell over.
"Damnit Irvy, I could have fallen off the garden." Selphie looked away off into the distance. "You can be such a jerk sometimes."
Irvine gazed upon her in despair. He was losing her, but it was subtle....as if one could just stop loving another. I need to get her in a good mood, he thought. In the spur of the moment, he lept up on the banister and tightroped across it taking Selphie completely by surprise that she fell over.
"Are you insane?" She asked teary eyed from the pain of falling on her butt.
Irvine was keeping his balance quite well, doing tricks as only an idiot would.
"Please Irvy, get down from there." She pleaded with him, but he wanted to show her he was willing to take risks.
Irvine looked at Selphie and smiled.
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Seifer eyed the monster with excitement as he loaded his gunblade. The monster was an Ochu, which was common in the Fighting area of Balamb Garden. The Ochu started out by using it's magic to put Seifer asleep. The sleep spell surrounded him but dissipated as it came in contact with his skin. A grin fell upon Seifer's face as he charged the Ochu slicing off some of it's tentacles. The Ochu winced and howled in pain as fluids gushed from it's body. It then charged Seifer at it's full speed, but Seifer dodged by jumping high in the air. He came slicing down on the top of the monster simultaneously firing his gun. The Ochu fell backwards withering until it finally disappeared. Pleased with himself, Seifer knelt down and picked up the discarded Ochu tentacles and left the Training Area.
On his way to his room, he ran into Quistis Trepe. He noticed that she had let her beautiful golden hair down.
"Is your hair regulation Instructor Trepe?" Seifer inquired wiping the sweat from his brow.
"Please Seifer, call me Quistis. We're both SEED here, so I am no longer your instructor." She said shaking her head.
"You didn't answer my question, Instructor." He replied provokingly hoping to further annoy her. She shook her head and pulled her hair up.
"That's much better Instructor. You are much prettier with your hair up."
Quistis blushed slightly. "Really?"
"No, not really." He chuckled at belittling Quistis. She shook her head as he began to walk away.
"Oh, Instructor. These are for you." He tosses her a few Ochu Tentacles. "Your whip was looking a bit worn, so I thought I'd do a little hunting."
She gasped in surprise. "Really?"
He laughed again. "No. Not really."
She was about to give Seifer a good reaming when there was a sudden commotion coming from the Quad. They could see Rinoa storming out announcing to the world how she feels.
"I am getting sick of trying to talk to you Squall. It's like trying to talk to a rock.....Rocks are more sociable than you.
Squall followed her, but farther behind because he could obviously hear her. "........whatever"
They made their way to the entrance so that she could leave. Seifer followed them.
"Seifer, where are you going?" Quistis asked a little bewildered by what just happened.
"I'm not missing this." He replied with tact.
"It's always Whatever this, and whatever that" Rinoa continued her onslaught. "You're just a boy with a stupid little sword."
"You didn't say it was little last night." Squall replied fighting back.
"TMI!" Seifer managed to state to Quistis in between stifled laughter.
Rinoa's face reddened with humiliation and anger. "Tell Xu to land the Garden....I'm leaving"
Squall shook his head. ".....whatever" He said as he picks up a phone to the pilot area above Headmaster Cid's office.
"Yeah Xu, prepare to land. We're letting a passenger off......alright thanks." He hangs up the phone and turns to Rinoa.
"Well Princess, I can't say it's been fun but uh.....it hasn't." He says, then turns to leave. Suddenly, the ground started to tremble as if the garden was experiencing an earthquake. Massive roars could be heard from the side of the garden as a Red Dragon continued to ram it relentlessly. Quistis lost her balance and fell into Seifer's arms.
"Instructor!" He scolded sheepishly. Suddenly a scream could be heard. Quis and Seifer both scanned the area where the scream was emanating. It was Selphie trying to hold onto Irvine, who had fallen from the balcony when the dragon attacked.
"Seifer, please help them." Quistis ordered. Surprisingly, he acknowledged and made his way to the elevator.
The Red Dragon again rammed the garden causing it to tip to one end. Cadets slid across the pavement, but got back on their feet when the garden leveled off. Selphie loses grip of Irvine, but he managed to grab a hold of the ledge at the very bottom of the balcony.
Squall unsheathed his LionHeart from wherever he manages to keep it. "That dragon is gonna crash the garden soon if we don't do something." He muttered to himself.
"All Hands Brace For Impact!!" Xu exclaimed over the intercom. The dragon rammed the garden again making the garden nearly tip sideways. Fortunately all the cadets stayed aboard and Irvine managed to hold on to the balcony with every ounce of energy left in his body. Selphie made every effort to grab a hold of Irvine, but to no avail.
Rinoa made her way over to Squall. "Squall, do something!!" She could barely keep her balance.
"I can't.....My sword doesn't have enough power yet." The dragon was making another run at the garden.
"We're running out of time!! Finish him already!!" Rinoa screamed out.
All Squall could do was watch the dragon speeding towards the garden. This attack would definitely cause the garden to crash. In the midst of hanging for his dear life, Irvine noticed that the dragon was going to ram the garden again. He also noticed that Squall's sword wasn't ready to unleash the LionHeart. He grabbed his weapon with his free hand and aimed at the dragon.
"IRVINE!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!" Selphie pleaded in tears.
Irvine looked up and smiled. "You mind if I play hero?" He replied and shot at the dragon before Selphie could say anything. The shots were perfect, hitting the dragon in the head. It stopped dead in it's tracks. It was pissed now, but it stopped. In a fiery rage, the dragon let loose a volley of fire in Irvine's direction. Selphie tried again to reach for Irvine's arm, but Seifer pulled her away from the ledge throwing her into the corner. The fire swept across the balcony. Seifer was unharmed because he put up barrier, but the fire burned Irvine's hand and he began to lose grip. Seifer grabbed hold of his hand.
"I've got you!" Seifer said as he pulled him up. Suddenly the fire went across the balcony. As if slow motion, Seifer lost grip in pain. He could do nothing but watch Irvine fall in utter horror.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!" Seifer screamed.
"IRVINE!!!!!!!!" Selphie dashed over just moments later to see Irvine fall as well.
Irvine closed his eyes waiting impending doom. He hit one of the power rings made the garden float. Electricity surged in that area. In that instant, Irvine was no more. Selphie turned away and grabbed a hold of Seifer crying. The dragon began to breath fire again at the balcony. Seifer sensed his barrier wearing off. He held onto Selphie tightly in all hopes to protect her, but awaited doom. It was at that moment that Squall felt the sword's power surge through him. He leaped toward the dragon and unleashed a flurry of attacks on the dragon. Squall was so quick that no one could keep track of his movements. In seconds, the dragon was cut into little pieces.
The cadets cheered the victory and went over to thank Squall for his efforts in defeating the dragon. Quistis smiled in relief, but then a wave of horror flashed over her as she looked up at the balcony and saw only Selphie and Seifer holding each other. She made her way up to the balcony to make absolutely sure she wasn't being paranoid. Sure enough, she only saw Seifer and Selphie. Quistis looked at Seifer, who looked back at her. For the first time ever, she saw a tear run down Seifer's face. Quistis began to cry too as she knelt down to hug them both in disbelief.
"I can't believe he's gone." Was all Selphie said...
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(to be continued)
*Authors note: You'll have to excuse my being a little over-dramatic, but that's just how I am. Things will only get weirder from here. It's late and my spelling might be a little off, but if you like what you are reading, please review. The best and the funniest of this fanfic are yet to come.