Author's Note: Plz Read, I have decided there is a Ranma's curse. But that
will only appear in later chapters. Plz Review.
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"Talking" 'Thinking' (Action)
Seed Ranma
Chapter 5
Squall: " where have you been?"
Ranma (got in his ready stand): " I will tell you later"
Ranma dashed toward Elvoret. Elvoret seeing Ranma attacking released his Storm Breath that hit Ranma and flew him up in air. Ranma flip and landed on ground, seeing that the monster is somewhat good in attacking he cast a spell to find its weakness.
Ranma (casting): " SCAN"
Ranma (seeing the profile in his mind): ' hmm, this guy has strong defense against poison, other than that he has no weakness, let see what spells does he have.'
Ranma (casting): "DRAW"
Ranma draw from Elvoret, he was surprised what he found.
Ranma: ' A GF, I don't have time to function it.'
Squall was attacking with his gunblade so was Zell. Ranma had an idea.
Ranma: " Squall, can you unleash your limit break."
Squall jumped away when Elvoret attacked him, then he look Ranma.
Squall: "this thing can't give some space to do it, why?"
Ranma: " I want to try my limit break that I have been busy improving, can you hold him for few moments"
Squall smirked. He want to see Ranma's limit break for long time maybe its time to see it.
Squall (smirking): " sure, but hurry up. Come on Zell, help me hold him"
Zell: " ok "
Squall and Zell attack Elvoret, while prepared to do him Limit Break.
Ranma (concentrating): ' come on.just a bit more.THERE'
Ranma: " SQUALL, ZELL. MOVE"
Hearing Ranma's yelling, Squall and Zell both move out of the way. Elvoret seeing two humans backing away became confused then he noticed one further away was glowing. Ranma dashed toward with great speed, when he was closed enough he unleashed his Limit Break.
Ranma: " KAMI-KEN; GOD FIST"
Elvoret didn't know what hit him, as so as Ranma said the word he seems to blur one second and flashes hit his body very fast, and then he was nowhere to be seen. Elvoret was confused. Suddenly he sensed something behind him; he looked and found a human with an evil grin on his face.
Ranma, who was grinning evil, hold out hand like he about to snaps his finger.
Ranma (snapping his fingers): " BREAK"
Elvoret roared in pain like none he ever felt before.
Ranma: " I'm not done yet"
Ranma leaped up in the air, and then he stretched his arms and began to concentrate, an aura began to form around Ranma. A Ki ball appeared and its growing until its size is about half of Ranma's length and Ranma prepared to unleashing it.
Zell gasped. When Zell met Ranma, he knew that Ranma was a specialist in Martial Arts same as himself. Seeing a Ki ball, Zell knew that he would never compete with Ranma. Only a supreme master can able to form Ki, but to form it into a weapon was overwhelming. This only caused Zell to respect Ranma more.
Ranma: " SHIN MOKO TAKABISHA"
The ten times more than the normal Moko Takabisha blast went straight. Elvoret seeing blast coming, he felt the feeling that he never felt before.fear.
Elvoret let a roar of pain, but it slowly begins to fade away. When the blast hit, the blast blinded the group. When the light began to fade, there was nothing left of the monster. Ranma landed on the ground, seconds later he fall on his knees and breathing heavily. The gang seeing him collapse rushed to aid him.
Squall (worried): " Hey Ranma, Are you ok?"
Ranma (smiling weakly): "Yeah, the truth this is the first time I used this technique"
Zell (excited): " That was some COOL move, what was that?"
Ranma (proud): " That move is called, Kami-Ken or God fist, it's an advance of the original move Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken."
Zell: " Can you teach me that move, please?"
Ranma: " I can't teach you the God Fist, but I think teach you the Amaguriken just later. Ok?"
Zell: " Thank You, Ranma. You won't regrets this"
Ranma just smiled.
Selphie was about to ask what did Ranma do, but then she remember that she have a message to Seifer.
Selphie: "Squad B captain? S'cuse me! I have new orders! All SeeD members and SeeD candidates are to withdraw at 1900 hours. Assemble at the shore"
Seifer (confused): "Withdraw!? There are still enemies around!"
Selphie: "I know, but I'm just a messenger."
Squall: "An order to withdraw takes priority. I don't want to miss the vessel."
Ranma: " Yeah. I don't want to swim back to the garden"
Seifer (to Selphie): "What time d'you say?"
Selphie: "Like I said...! All SeeD members and SeeD candidates are to withdraw at 1900 hours. Assemble at the shore!"
Seifer: "1900 hours... We only have 30 mins! You got 30 minutes to get down to the shore! Better run!"
Seifer left.
Selphie: "Heeey! Wait for us!"
Zell: "Who the hell does he think he is!?"
Squall: "Why don't you ask him. Let's go."
Ranma: " Yeah. Hey Selphie, I have a GF that I took from that monster. Do you want it? I don't need it."
Selphie: " Sure, it might came in handy"
Selphie took and junction the Guardian Force, Siren. While the group then gone down elevator, Biggs pulled himself toward a device.
Biggs: "Those little twerps are the targets! (activating X-ATM092) Now GO!!! Go and DESTROY them!!!" and then passed out.
At the tower's entrance.
Ranma: " I thought it's going to be harder than this"
Suddenly, the group hears a sound like metal, they looked up and a metal spider like weapon jumped and landed in front of them.
Ranma: ".me and my big mouth"
Squall and the rest attack it repeatedly and the same time dodging its attacks while Zell cast Scan on it.
Zell (casting): "SCAN"
Zell look and found that this machine has weakness against Thunder. He quickly prepared to summon his GF, Quezacotl.
Zell: " SUMMON QUEZACOTL, THUNDER STROM"
Dark clouds starting to gather letting of thunder, then a huge bolt of lightening hits the ground summoning a large bird, Quezacotl. The huge bird rises from the ground and started gathering electric energy, and then it struck at the X-ATM092 creating a dome of electricity and strucks on top of machine.
After the hit, the machine seems to shake then its stop.
Ranma: " That's it? Just a shock and it will go off"
Squall: " ..I thought it's harder than this"
Selphie: ".yeah"
Zell (pissed of): " what the you guys mean by that? Don't you have any faith on me?"
Everybody: "..."
Zell: " Do you think I done that by luck"
Everybody: "yeah"
Zell face faulted.
Then the group heard a sound, they looked back and saw X-ATM092 starting up.
Zell: "I thought I already busted that thing up!?"
Squall: "Forget it! Let's go!"
The group ran while been chased by the machine. Whenever the machine was near, the groups cast thunder on it to slow it down. Later, with the wild goose chase, they reached the shore. While run toward the vessel, Ranma fell down and tried to get up.
Ranma: 'Damn, I still weak from my fight with monster. (got on his feet and started running) But I have to make it."
However metal spider was almost near Ranma, and then got ready to strike. Fortunately for Ranma, Quistis firing the gun from the assault boat and the X-ATM092 is destroyed and that the whole crew got on the assault boat.
Later back at Balamb...
The group including Seifer got out of the shore.
???: "SEIFER!"
The group looked to see how is calling it was Raijin and Fujin.
Raijin: "How'd it go?
Seifer: "Man... All they did was get in my way. Being a leader ain't easy."
Fujin: "SAFE?"
With that, Seifer, Raijin and Fujin left.
Quistis: "Good job! Where's Seifer? Just be back at Garden by sundown. You're free 'til then. Ok, dismissed!"
The group gone to parking lot to get a ride back, but the saw the car driving off.
Zell: "H-Hey!!! Not again, man! There goes Mr. Ego..."
Squall: "Might as well walk it."
Ranma: "Don't bother. I have enough money to rent us a car"
Zell (relieved): "Thank man, you're a life saver"
Selphie: "Come on, Lets go"
The gang rent a car, and drove to the Balamb Garden.
Later, at the gate.
Zell (yawning): "Huuuwahaah! Finally made it back..."
Selphie: "Seriously..."
Zell: "Well, I guess we just wait for the test results. 'Til then. See ya, Squall, Ranma."
Selphie: (waving to Squall and Ranma and walked away) "See ya!"
While their way to hall.
Squall: "So you mean that monster we were fighting wasn't there before?"
Ranma: " yeah. Y'know when I left you guys; well I felt that someone was looking at us. I felt from him an evil and dangerous Ki from him, and I tell you he is strong"
Squall: "well, let think about this later, but you have to be alert"
Ranma: " yeah"
When they reached the hall they saw Xu, Quistis and Headmaster Cid having conservation and they listened.
Xu: "Mission complete! I think we did a pretty good job. The candidates are back safely, right? Although we didn't realize the Galbadian Army was after the abandoned communication tower..."
Headmaster Cid: "We've just received word from the Dollet Dukedom. The Galbadian Army has agreed to withdraw as long as the communication tower is repaired and the uplink remains operational."
Xu: "Well, in any case, Galbadia is out of there. We could've made more money if they'd stayed and caused more ruckus."
They left and they encountered Seifer walking toward them.
Seifer: "D'you hear about the communication tower in Dollet? We would've been heroes if it weren't for that withdraw order."
Ranma was about to comment about that, but Quistis interrupted him.
Quistis: "You were only looking for a fight."
Quistis arrived with Xu.
Seifer: "My dear instructor. I'm hurt. Those are rather cruel words for an aspiring student. A mediocre instructor like you will never understand."
Xu: "Seifer, don't be so stuck on yourself. You'll take all responsibility for leaving the designated area."
Seifer:" Isn't the captain's duty to take the best possible action?"
Xu: "Seifer, you'll never be a SeeD. Calling yourself a captain is a joke."
Xu left and Headmaster Cid arrived and told Quistis something, then he looked at Seifer.
Headmaster Cid: "Seifer. You will be disciplined for your irresponsible behavior. You must follow orders exactly during combat. But I'm not entirely without sympathy for you. I don't want you all to become machines. I want you all be able to think and act for yourselves. I am..."
The Headmaster was about to continue only a Garden Faculty interrupted him.
Garden Faculty: "Headmaster Cid, you have some business in your office...There are so many issues at hand here."
Squall: "come on, Squall. Lets go."
They move on until he heard an announcement.
Announcer: "All students who participated in today's field exam, report to the 2nd floor hallway. I repeat. All students who took the field exam, report to the 2nd floor hallway."
Squall and Ranma proceeds to the 2nd floor. They waited for the results until a Garden Faculty came to announce who passed
Garden Faculty (calling out): "Dincht... Zell Dincht."
Zell (overjoyed): "OHHHHH YEAHHHHHH!!! (walking in) See ya!!!"
Garden Faculty: "Ranma. Ranma from Squad B"
Ranma smiled and waked in.
Garden Faculty: "Squall... Squall Leonhart. Please step forward. That is all. Dismissed."
All the other students were disappointed for that. Meanwhile in Headmaster Cid's office...
Garden Faculty: "These are the 5 students that passed today's exam."
Headmaster Cid (nodding): "First of all, congratulations. However... From now on, as member of SeeD, you will be dispatched all over the world. We are proud to introduce SeeD, Balamb Garden's mercenary soldiers. SeeD soldiers are combat specialists. BUT... That is only one aspect of SeeD. When the time comes..."
Garden Faculty (interrupting): Headmaster... It's almost time for the meeting. Please make this short. SeeD is a valuable asset to Garden. It's reputation is solely dependant on each one of you. Handle your mission with care. (to Headmaster Cid) Is that what you wanted to say, sir? Here is your SeeD rank report!"
Headmaster Cid: "(to Selphie as he gives the report) Psst...Psst... 'I'm looking forward to the Garden Festival.' (to the other student as he gives the report) Psst...Psst... 'Do your best, even if you don't stand out.' (to Zell as he gives the report) Psst...Psst... 'Try to control your emotions a little.' (to Ranma as he gives the report) Psst...Psst 'You really have grown into a fine man' (to Squall as he gives out the report) Psst...Psst... 'Finally... A gunblade specialist.' This ends the SeeD inauguration. Dismissed!"
Ranma waited for Squall while Squall talks to Cid. After that, Squall joined Ranma and they both go to the 2nd floor. Upon arrival, everyone including Seifer gave Squall's group applause. After that, he returns to the dormitory with Ranma.
Ranma: "I never thought that Seifer would do that."
Squall: " yeah, so what rank did you got"
Ranma: "um I got 11. And you?"
Squall: " I got 12"
Ranma: " oh well, at least we get our own salary"
Squall: " yeah, but you have know it depends on the Rank. If its higher, our salary is higher, and the same with the opposite."
Upon reaching their Dorm, they saw Selphie wearing the SeeD uniform.
Selphie: "HAH! Found you! Well, well!? What do you think!? My SeeD uniform!"
So Ranma and Squall changes to his SeeD uniform in their room. After changing in his room, Ranma walked out to see Selphie talking to Squall, but ignoring her. Selphie saw Ranma and whistled.
Selphie: "Heeey! Lookin' good! I think you two are the best looking guys will be in the party. Alright! Let's hit that PAAH-TAY!"
Later in the Garden Festival, Squall and Ranma are both leaning at the wall. A waitress walked buy and gave both of a glass of wine.
Ranma: " I am going to get a fresh air and come. Ok?'
Squall (nodding): "sure"
A while later, Ranma was standing at the balcony.
Ranma: ' I can't believe its been 10 yeas since I came into this world, all this time they didn't even think of rescuing me. No.I like it here. I won't change it for the world. When I think about it, I should thank that stupid uncute tomboy for sending me here. I think the guys back home are probably fine without me. I sure that Ryoga is married to Akane by now, Stupid P- Chan."
???: "Yo! Ranma?"
Ranma came out of his thoughts when someone called him. He looked and saw Zell.
Ranma: ".hey, Zell."
Zell: "Heh-heh, I guess we're both SeeDs now, huh?"
Ranma: " yeah, I thinks so. Have you seen Squall?"
Zell: "yeah, he ignored me but y'know how he is"
Ranma: "yeah. Well, I going to see Squall. See ya"
Ranma walked away.
Zell: " Ok, see ya."
Ranma walked back into the party. When he got there, he didn't see Squall. He looked around and what he saw made his jaw drop. Squall was dancing. He didn't know that Squall knew how to dance. He regained himself and looked at Squall's partner. She was about the same age as he, wearing a white dress, have long black hair. In one word, she is beautiful.
Ranma (smiling): ' lucky guy.'
???: " Want to dance?"
Ranma looked at whom asking him, and he was surprised to see Quistis.
Ranma: "Instructor. Well."
Ranma mumbled something.
Quistis: "what, I didn't quiet hear you?"
Ranma: " I don't know how to dance."
Quistis (smiling): " Come on, you will do fine."
Ranma found himself by Quistis.
Ranma: " but."
Quistis: " No buts."
Ranma and Quistis dance together. At first, Ranma didn't know how kept with the dance. Then he began to get quiet hang of it. After that they dance in a slow dance, Quistis hand are on Ranma's neck, and his on her hips. From the closeness, Ranma can't help but to be nervous and blush. Quistis saw this and smiled.
Quistis: " uhh, you look so cute when blush"
Ranma, if possible, blushed more.
Quistis giggled and smiled.
Ranma (smiling): 'cute'
After the music finished.
Quistis: "You really are an excellent student. Even that dance was perfect."
Ranma: "Thank you."
Quistis: "Oh, I completely forgot. I wonder what's to become of me? I've come to give you an order. You and I are to go to the 'secret area'. It's where students secretly meet up and talk after curfew. It's inside the training center."
Ranma: "What do you want to do there? Are we going there to tell everyone they're violating curfew? If that's the case, leave it for the disciplinary committee."
Quistis: "oh don't worry, just go get changed and meet me in front of the training center. This will be my last order."
Ranma: "Ok"
Quistis left.
Squall: 'Get changed and meet at the training center? What's this all about...?'
Later in the dormitory, Squall changes to his normal clothing, which is red shirt of top of a black long sleeves shirt, black pants, and black boots. He saw Squall waiting for him.
Squall: "Where are you going?"
Ranma: " well, instructor Quistis asked me to go to the secret area."
Squall: " why?"
Ranma: "I don't know. Say, (smiling) who is the lucky lady?"
Squall: " I don't know"
Ranma: " what do you mean I don't know?"
Squall: " I don' know. She just asked me for dancing, that's it."
Ranma: " oh well. I'll be going ok?"
Squall: " Can I come? It's boring without you."
Ranma: "sure. I don't think she will mind."
Later at the training center, Squall and Ranma meet Quistis.
Quistis: " Squall?! What are you doing here?"
Squall: " Well, I was bored so I came with Ranma. Don't worry, Instructor. I won't go to the secret area."
Quistis thought for a second, then she nodded and looked at Ranma.
Quistis: "Ranma, I was just wondering... Have you fought T-Rexaur in the training center?"
Squall: Are you kidding? Ranma always train with T-Rexaur, heh I bet he can go against 3 if he want."
Quistis (shocked): " Really?! I've heard rumour about a student who fought with a T-Rexaur, but I didn't believe that, nor did I suspect anyone like you."
Ranma (grinning): " well, Instructor. There is one way to find out."
The three of them went inside. Unfortunate for Ranma, they didn't encounter a T-Rexaur by the time they reached the secret area. Squall told them that he would wait for them outside.
In the secret area...
Quistis: "I haven't been here for a while."
While Ranma and Quistis get a view of Balamb Garden...
Quistis: "What time is it?"
Ranma (look at her for a moment then looked at his watch): "It's after midnight."
Quistis: "Oh well... I, Quistis Trepe, am no longer an instructor as of now! I'm a member of SeeD now, just like you. Who knows, maybe we'll end up working together."
Ranma: ' What?!' ".why?"
Quistis: "They told me that I failed as an instructor. Basically, that I lacked leadership qualities. I was a SeeD by the age of 15, got my instructor license at 17... It's only been a year since I got it... I wonder where I went wrong... I did my best..."
Ranma saw Quistis began to cry and broke down. He did the only thing he can give her. A should to cry on, Ranma put an arm around her to let her know that he is there for her. Quistis felt an arm on her shoulder, turned around and hugged him, and cried on his shoulder.
Quistis (sobbing): "...No leadership qualities... Failed instructor... Perhaps they're right..."
Ranma: " instru.Quistis, Don't think lightly about yourself. If you did it once you can do it again. I know how you feel, they are times when everything against you. But don't give up your dream, because if you work hard for it, it will come back."
Quistis looked at Ranma, who is smiling, smiled back. Knowing that she will able to do it again.
Quistis: " Thank you, Ranma. Sorry to broke down like that."
Ranma: "Don't worry, I will always be there for you."
Quistis smiled.
Ranma (blush): 'cute' " come on, lets go"
Later, Squall joined Squall and Quistis and they are on there way until.
???: Somebody help!!
Ranma: " Come on lets go see what's wrong."
When they reached they saw the woman, which Squall saw in the beginning, attacked by a Granaldo, a large flying insect-type monster, and three Raldos, a 10 ton stone like monsters.
Ellone: "Squall!!! Squall! Quisty?"
Squall pulls out his gunblade, Ranma pulls out his gauntlet, Quistis her whip and attacked...
Ranma: " Squall, you talk that right. Quistis, take the one on the left. And I'll the two on the middle."
Both nodded.
Squall and Quistis took care of the two Raldos and they turned to help Ranma. The Granaldo saw this and picked up the Raldo in front of him flew and dropped it on him. Unlucky for it, Ranma, thanks to stone breaking training, caught the Raldo.
Ranma: " Hey, grasshopper. You forgot something."
Granaldo didn't have time to dodge the big flying stone and got hit by it.
Seeing the battle is over, the three of them turned to woman, but a two men white-wearing soldiers help her.
Man: "It is not safe here. Please, let's go."
Ellone: "Alright."
Ellone and the soldiers left.
Quistis: "Who was that...?"
Later in the hallway...
Quistis: "Ranma. Thank you for listening."
Ranma: " no prob."
Quistis nodded and left.
Ranma: " come on lets go."
Squall and Ranma goes to the dormitory. In the hallway...
Zell: "Where the hell have you two been? I was lookin' all over the place. We're both now members of SeeD, right? Well, guess what!? We got our own rooms, baby! Your new room's right across the hall from your old ones. That's what I was asked to tell you. Man, it took me forever!"
Squall and Ranma go to their room, luckily they were beside each other.
Squall: "I'll just go to sleep..."
Ranma: " yeah, see you tomorrow." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- well how you like this chapter? There are things I would like to add.
First that the Ranma's curse is still there, but only Squall knows. How did he hide it? I will tell you later. Second, that ranma have special bond with him and his GFs. How you will found this later and how it will effects him. Last thing, well I only want to tell you that this fic is concentrate on Ranma no Squall although he plays a role.
Well till next chapter, review plz
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"Talking" 'Thinking' (Action)
Seed Ranma
Chapter 5
Squall: " where have you been?"
Ranma (got in his ready stand): " I will tell you later"
Ranma dashed toward Elvoret. Elvoret seeing Ranma attacking released his Storm Breath that hit Ranma and flew him up in air. Ranma flip and landed on ground, seeing that the monster is somewhat good in attacking he cast a spell to find its weakness.
Ranma (casting): " SCAN"
Ranma (seeing the profile in his mind): ' hmm, this guy has strong defense against poison, other than that he has no weakness, let see what spells does he have.'
Ranma (casting): "DRAW"
Ranma draw from Elvoret, he was surprised what he found.
Ranma: ' A GF, I don't have time to function it.'
Squall was attacking with his gunblade so was Zell. Ranma had an idea.
Ranma: " Squall, can you unleash your limit break."
Squall jumped away when Elvoret attacked him, then he look Ranma.
Squall: "this thing can't give some space to do it, why?"
Ranma: " I want to try my limit break that I have been busy improving, can you hold him for few moments"
Squall smirked. He want to see Ranma's limit break for long time maybe its time to see it.
Squall (smirking): " sure, but hurry up. Come on Zell, help me hold him"
Zell: " ok "
Squall and Zell attack Elvoret, while prepared to do him Limit Break.
Ranma (concentrating): ' come on.just a bit more.THERE'
Ranma: " SQUALL, ZELL. MOVE"
Hearing Ranma's yelling, Squall and Zell both move out of the way. Elvoret seeing two humans backing away became confused then he noticed one further away was glowing. Ranma dashed toward with great speed, when he was closed enough he unleashed his Limit Break.
Ranma: " KAMI-KEN; GOD FIST"
Elvoret didn't know what hit him, as so as Ranma said the word he seems to blur one second and flashes hit his body very fast, and then he was nowhere to be seen. Elvoret was confused. Suddenly he sensed something behind him; he looked and found a human with an evil grin on his face.
Ranma, who was grinning evil, hold out hand like he about to snaps his finger.
Ranma (snapping his fingers): " BREAK"
Elvoret roared in pain like none he ever felt before.
Ranma: " I'm not done yet"
Ranma leaped up in the air, and then he stretched his arms and began to concentrate, an aura began to form around Ranma. A Ki ball appeared and its growing until its size is about half of Ranma's length and Ranma prepared to unleashing it.
Zell gasped. When Zell met Ranma, he knew that Ranma was a specialist in Martial Arts same as himself. Seeing a Ki ball, Zell knew that he would never compete with Ranma. Only a supreme master can able to form Ki, but to form it into a weapon was overwhelming. This only caused Zell to respect Ranma more.
Ranma: " SHIN MOKO TAKABISHA"
The ten times more than the normal Moko Takabisha blast went straight. Elvoret seeing blast coming, he felt the feeling that he never felt before.fear.
Elvoret let a roar of pain, but it slowly begins to fade away. When the blast hit, the blast blinded the group. When the light began to fade, there was nothing left of the monster. Ranma landed on the ground, seconds later he fall on his knees and breathing heavily. The gang seeing him collapse rushed to aid him.
Squall (worried): " Hey Ranma, Are you ok?"
Ranma (smiling weakly): "Yeah, the truth this is the first time I used this technique"
Zell (excited): " That was some COOL move, what was that?"
Ranma (proud): " That move is called, Kami-Ken or God fist, it's an advance of the original move Kachu Tenshin Amaguriken."
Zell: " Can you teach me that move, please?"
Ranma: " I can't teach you the God Fist, but I think teach you the Amaguriken just later. Ok?"
Zell: " Thank You, Ranma. You won't regrets this"
Ranma just smiled.
Selphie was about to ask what did Ranma do, but then she remember that she have a message to Seifer.
Selphie: "Squad B captain? S'cuse me! I have new orders! All SeeD members and SeeD candidates are to withdraw at 1900 hours. Assemble at the shore"
Seifer (confused): "Withdraw!? There are still enemies around!"
Selphie: "I know, but I'm just a messenger."
Squall: "An order to withdraw takes priority. I don't want to miss the vessel."
Ranma: " Yeah. I don't want to swim back to the garden"
Seifer (to Selphie): "What time d'you say?"
Selphie: "Like I said...! All SeeD members and SeeD candidates are to withdraw at 1900 hours. Assemble at the shore!"
Seifer: "1900 hours... We only have 30 mins! You got 30 minutes to get down to the shore! Better run!"
Seifer left.
Selphie: "Heeey! Wait for us!"
Zell: "Who the hell does he think he is!?"
Squall: "Why don't you ask him. Let's go."
Ranma: " Yeah. Hey Selphie, I have a GF that I took from that monster. Do you want it? I don't need it."
Selphie: " Sure, it might came in handy"
Selphie took and junction the Guardian Force, Siren. While the group then gone down elevator, Biggs pulled himself toward a device.
Biggs: "Those little twerps are the targets! (activating X-ATM092) Now GO!!! Go and DESTROY them!!!" and then passed out.
At the tower's entrance.
Ranma: " I thought it's going to be harder than this"
Suddenly, the group hears a sound like metal, they looked up and a metal spider like weapon jumped and landed in front of them.
Ranma: ".me and my big mouth"
Squall and the rest attack it repeatedly and the same time dodging its attacks while Zell cast Scan on it.
Zell (casting): "SCAN"
Zell look and found that this machine has weakness against Thunder. He quickly prepared to summon his GF, Quezacotl.
Zell: " SUMMON QUEZACOTL, THUNDER STROM"
Dark clouds starting to gather letting of thunder, then a huge bolt of lightening hits the ground summoning a large bird, Quezacotl. The huge bird rises from the ground and started gathering electric energy, and then it struck at the X-ATM092 creating a dome of electricity and strucks on top of machine.
After the hit, the machine seems to shake then its stop.
Ranma: " That's it? Just a shock and it will go off"
Squall: " ..I thought it's harder than this"
Selphie: ".yeah"
Zell (pissed of): " what the you guys mean by that? Don't you have any faith on me?"
Everybody: "..."
Zell: " Do you think I done that by luck"
Everybody: "yeah"
Zell face faulted.
Then the group heard a sound, they looked back and saw X-ATM092 starting up.
Zell: "I thought I already busted that thing up!?"
Squall: "Forget it! Let's go!"
The group ran while been chased by the machine. Whenever the machine was near, the groups cast thunder on it to slow it down. Later, with the wild goose chase, they reached the shore. While run toward the vessel, Ranma fell down and tried to get up.
Ranma: 'Damn, I still weak from my fight with monster. (got on his feet and started running) But I have to make it."
However metal spider was almost near Ranma, and then got ready to strike. Fortunately for Ranma, Quistis firing the gun from the assault boat and the X-ATM092 is destroyed and that the whole crew got on the assault boat.
Later back at Balamb...
The group including Seifer got out of the shore.
???: "SEIFER!"
The group looked to see how is calling it was Raijin and Fujin.
Raijin: "How'd it go?
Seifer: "Man... All they did was get in my way. Being a leader ain't easy."
Fujin: "SAFE?"
With that, Seifer, Raijin and Fujin left.
Quistis: "Good job! Where's Seifer? Just be back at Garden by sundown. You're free 'til then. Ok, dismissed!"
The group gone to parking lot to get a ride back, but the saw the car driving off.
Zell: "H-Hey!!! Not again, man! There goes Mr. Ego..."
Squall: "Might as well walk it."
Ranma: "Don't bother. I have enough money to rent us a car"
Zell (relieved): "Thank man, you're a life saver"
Selphie: "Come on, Lets go"
The gang rent a car, and drove to the Balamb Garden.
Later, at the gate.
Zell (yawning): "Huuuwahaah! Finally made it back..."
Selphie: "Seriously..."
Zell: "Well, I guess we just wait for the test results. 'Til then. See ya, Squall, Ranma."
Selphie: (waving to Squall and Ranma and walked away) "See ya!"
While their way to hall.
Squall: "So you mean that monster we were fighting wasn't there before?"
Ranma: " yeah. Y'know when I left you guys; well I felt that someone was looking at us. I felt from him an evil and dangerous Ki from him, and I tell you he is strong"
Squall: "well, let think about this later, but you have to be alert"
Ranma: " yeah"
When they reached the hall they saw Xu, Quistis and Headmaster Cid having conservation and they listened.
Xu: "Mission complete! I think we did a pretty good job. The candidates are back safely, right? Although we didn't realize the Galbadian Army was after the abandoned communication tower..."
Headmaster Cid: "We've just received word from the Dollet Dukedom. The Galbadian Army has agreed to withdraw as long as the communication tower is repaired and the uplink remains operational."
Xu: "Well, in any case, Galbadia is out of there. We could've made more money if they'd stayed and caused more ruckus."
They left and they encountered Seifer walking toward them.
Seifer: "D'you hear about the communication tower in Dollet? We would've been heroes if it weren't for that withdraw order."
Ranma was about to comment about that, but Quistis interrupted him.
Quistis: "You were only looking for a fight."
Quistis arrived with Xu.
Seifer: "My dear instructor. I'm hurt. Those are rather cruel words for an aspiring student. A mediocre instructor like you will never understand."
Xu: "Seifer, don't be so stuck on yourself. You'll take all responsibility for leaving the designated area."
Seifer:" Isn't the captain's duty to take the best possible action?"
Xu: "Seifer, you'll never be a SeeD. Calling yourself a captain is a joke."
Xu left and Headmaster Cid arrived and told Quistis something, then he looked at Seifer.
Headmaster Cid: "Seifer. You will be disciplined for your irresponsible behavior. You must follow orders exactly during combat. But I'm not entirely without sympathy for you. I don't want you all to become machines. I want you all be able to think and act for yourselves. I am..."
The Headmaster was about to continue only a Garden Faculty interrupted him.
Garden Faculty: "Headmaster Cid, you have some business in your office...There are so many issues at hand here."
Squall: "come on, Squall. Lets go."
They move on until he heard an announcement.
Announcer: "All students who participated in today's field exam, report to the 2nd floor hallway. I repeat. All students who took the field exam, report to the 2nd floor hallway."
Squall and Ranma proceeds to the 2nd floor. They waited for the results until a Garden Faculty came to announce who passed
Garden Faculty (calling out): "Dincht... Zell Dincht."
Zell (overjoyed): "OHHHHH YEAHHHHHH!!! (walking in) See ya!!!"
Garden Faculty: "Ranma. Ranma from Squad B"
Ranma smiled and waked in.
Garden Faculty: "Squall... Squall Leonhart. Please step forward. That is all. Dismissed."
All the other students were disappointed for that. Meanwhile in Headmaster Cid's office...
Garden Faculty: "These are the 5 students that passed today's exam."
Headmaster Cid (nodding): "First of all, congratulations. However... From now on, as member of SeeD, you will be dispatched all over the world. We are proud to introduce SeeD, Balamb Garden's mercenary soldiers. SeeD soldiers are combat specialists. BUT... That is only one aspect of SeeD. When the time comes..."
Garden Faculty (interrupting): Headmaster... It's almost time for the meeting. Please make this short. SeeD is a valuable asset to Garden. It's reputation is solely dependant on each one of you. Handle your mission with care. (to Headmaster Cid) Is that what you wanted to say, sir? Here is your SeeD rank report!"
Headmaster Cid: "(to Selphie as he gives the report) Psst...Psst... 'I'm looking forward to the Garden Festival.' (to the other student as he gives the report) Psst...Psst... 'Do your best, even if you don't stand out.' (to Zell as he gives the report) Psst...Psst... 'Try to control your emotions a little.' (to Ranma as he gives the report) Psst...Psst 'You really have grown into a fine man' (to Squall as he gives out the report) Psst...Psst... 'Finally... A gunblade specialist.' This ends the SeeD inauguration. Dismissed!"
Ranma waited for Squall while Squall talks to Cid. After that, Squall joined Ranma and they both go to the 2nd floor. Upon arrival, everyone including Seifer gave Squall's group applause. After that, he returns to the dormitory with Ranma.
Ranma: "I never thought that Seifer would do that."
Squall: " yeah, so what rank did you got"
Ranma: "um I got 11. And you?"
Squall: " I got 12"
Ranma: " oh well, at least we get our own salary"
Squall: " yeah, but you have know it depends on the Rank. If its higher, our salary is higher, and the same with the opposite."
Upon reaching their Dorm, they saw Selphie wearing the SeeD uniform.
Selphie: "HAH! Found you! Well, well!? What do you think!? My SeeD uniform!"
So Ranma and Squall changes to his SeeD uniform in their room. After changing in his room, Ranma walked out to see Selphie talking to Squall, but ignoring her. Selphie saw Ranma and whistled.
Selphie: "Heeey! Lookin' good! I think you two are the best looking guys will be in the party. Alright! Let's hit that PAAH-TAY!"
Later in the Garden Festival, Squall and Ranma are both leaning at the wall. A waitress walked buy and gave both of a glass of wine.
Ranma: " I am going to get a fresh air and come. Ok?'
Squall (nodding): "sure"
A while later, Ranma was standing at the balcony.
Ranma: ' I can't believe its been 10 yeas since I came into this world, all this time they didn't even think of rescuing me. No.I like it here. I won't change it for the world. When I think about it, I should thank that stupid uncute tomboy for sending me here. I think the guys back home are probably fine without me. I sure that Ryoga is married to Akane by now, Stupid P- Chan."
???: "Yo! Ranma?"
Ranma came out of his thoughts when someone called him. He looked and saw Zell.
Ranma: ".hey, Zell."
Zell: "Heh-heh, I guess we're both SeeDs now, huh?"
Ranma: " yeah, I thinks so. Have you seen Squall?"
Zell: "yeah, he ignored me but y'know how he is"
Ranma: "yeah. Well, I going to see Squall. See ya"
Ranma walked away.
Zell: " Ok, see ya."
Ranma walked back into the party. When he got there, he didn't see Squall. He looked around and what he saw made his jaw drop. Squall was dancing. He didn't know that Squall knew how to dance. He regained himself and looked at Squall's partner. She was about the same age as he, wearing a white dress, have long black hair. In one word, she is beautiful.
Ranma (smiling): ' lucky guy.'
???: " Want to dance?"
Ranma looked at whom asking him, and he was surprised to see Quistis.
Ranma: "Instructor. Well."
Ranma mumbled something.
Quistis: "what, I didn't quiet hear you?"
Ranma: " I don't know how to dance."
Quistis (smiling): " Come on, you will do fine."
Ranma found himself by Quistis.
Ranma: " but."
Quistis: " No buts."
Ranma and Quistis dance together. At first, Ranma didn't know how kept with the dance. Then he began to get quiet hang of it. After that they dance in a slow dance, Quistis hand are on Ranma's neck, and his on her hips. From the closeness, Ranma can't help but to be nervous and blush. Quistis saw this and smiled.
Quistis: " uhh, you look so cute when blush"
Ranma, if possible, blushed more.
Quistis giggled and smiled.
Ranma (smiling): 'cute'
After the music finished.
Quistis: "You really are an excellent student. Even that dance was perfect."
Ranma: "Thank you."
Quistis: "Oh, I completely forgot. I wonder what's to become of me? I've come to give you an order. You and I are to go to the 'secret area'. It's where students secretly meet up and talk after curfew. It's inside the training center."
Ranma: "What do you want to do there? Are we going there to tell everyone they're violating curfew? If that's the case, leave it for the disciplinary committee."
Quistis: "oh don't worry, just go get changed and meet me in front of the training center. This will be my last order."
Ranma: "Ok"
Quistis left.
Squall: 'Get changed and meet at the training center? What's this all about...?'
Later in the dormitory, Squall changes to his normal clothing, which is red shirt of top of a black long sleeves shirt, black pants, and black boots. He saw Squall waiting for him.
Squall: "Where are you going?"
Ranma: " well, instructor Quistis asked me to go to the secret area."
Squall: " why?"
Ranma: "I don't know. Say, (smiling) who is the lucky lady?"
Squall: " I don't know"
Ranma: " what do you mean I don't know?"
Squall: " I don' know. She just asked me for dancing, that's it."
Ranma: " oh well. I'll be going ok?"
Squall: " Can I come? It's boring without you."
Ranma: "sure. I don't think she will mind."
Later at the training center, Squall and Ranma meet Quistis.
Quistis: " Squall?! What are you doing here?"
Squall: " Well, I was bored so I came with Ranma. Don't worry, Instructor. I won't go to the secret area."
Quistis thought for a second, then she nodded and looked at Ranma.
Quistis: "Ranma, I was just wondering... Have you fought T-Rexaur in the training center?"
Squall: Are you kidding? Ranma always train with T-Rexaur, heh I bet he can go against 3 if he want."
Quistis (shocked): " Really?! I've heard rumour about a student who fought with a T-Rexaur, but I didn't believe that, nor did I suspect anyone like you."
Ranma (grinning): " well, Instructor. There is one way to find out."
The three of them went inside. Unfortunate for Ranma, they didn't encounter a T-Rexaur by the time they reached the secret area. Squall told them that he would wait for them outside.
In the secret area...
Quistis: "I haven't been here for a while."
While Ranma and Quistis get a view of Balamb Garden...
Quistis: "What time is it?"
Ranma (look at her for a moment then looked at his watch): "It's after midnight."
Quistis: "Oh well... I, Quistis Trepe, am no longer an instructor as of now! I'm a member of SeeD now, just like you. Who knows, maybe we'll end up working together."
Ranma: ' What?!' ".why?"
Quistis: "They told me that I failed as an instructor. Basically, that I lacked leadership qualities. I was a SeeD by the age of 15, got my instructor license at 17... It's only been a year since I got it... I wonder where I went wrong... I did my best..."
Ranma saw Quistis began to cry and broke down. He did the only thing he can give her. A should to cry on, Ranma put an arm around her to let her know that he is there for her. Quistis felt an arm on her shoulder, turned around and hugged him, and cried on his shoulder.
Quistis (sobbing): "...No leadership qualities... Failed instructor... Perhaps they're right..."
Ranma: " instru.Quistis, Don't think lightly about yourself. If you did it once you can do it again. I know how you feel, they are times when everything against you. But don't give up your dream, because if you work hard for it, it will come back."
Quistis looked at Ranma, who is smiling, smiled back. Knowing that she will able to do it again.
Quistis: " Thank you, Ranma. Sorry to broke down like that."
Ranma: "Don't worry, I will always be there for you."
Quistis smiled.
Ranma (blush): 'cute' " come on, lets go"
Later, Squall joined Squall and Quistis and they are on there way until.
???: Somebody help!!
Ranma: " Come on lets go see what's wrong."
When they reached they saw the woman, which Squall saw in the beginning, attacked by a Granaldo, a large flying insect-type monster, and three Raldos, a 10 ton stone like monsters.
Ellone: "Squall!!! Squall! Quisty?"
Squall pulls out his gunblade, Ranma pulls out his gauntlet, Quistis her whip and attacked...
Ranma: " Squall, you talk that right. Quistis, take the one on the left. And I'll the two on the middle."
Both nodded.
Squall and Quistis took care of the two Raldos and they turned to help Ranma. The Granaldo saw this and picked up the Raldo in front of him flew and dropped it on him. Unlucky for it, Ranma, thanks to stone breaking training, caught the Raldo.
Ranma: " Hey, grasshopper. You forgot something."
Granaldo didn't have time to dodge the big flying stone and got hit by it.
Seeing the battle is over, the three of them turned to woman, but a two men white-wearing soldiers help her.
Man: "It is not safe here. Please, let's go."
Ellone: "Alright."
Ellone and the soldiers left.
Quistis: "Who was that...?"
Later in the hallway...
Quistis: "Ranma. Thank you for listening."
Ranma: " no prob."
Quistis nodded and left.
Ranma: " come on lets go."
Squall and Ranma goes to the dormitory. In the hallway...
Zell: "Where the hell have you two been? I was lookin' all over the place. We're both now members of SeeD, right? Well, guess what!? We got our own rooms, baby! Your new room's right across the hall from your old ones. That's what I was asked to tell you. Man, it took me forever!"
Squall and Ranma go to their room, luckily they were beside each other.
Squall: "I'll just go to sleep..."
Ranma: " yeah, see you tomorrow." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- well how you like this chapter? There are things I would like to add.
First that the Ranma's curse is still there, but only Squall knows. How did he hide it? I will tell you later. Second, that ranma have special bond with him and his GFs. How you will found this later and how it will effects him. Last thing, well I only want to tell you that this fic is concentrate on Ranma no Squall although he plays a role.
Well till next chapter, review plz