Authors Note: DISCLAIMER . . . ok here it goes . . . I do not own nor have I licenced the right to Square Enix's characters or games . . . Don't sue me
Chapter Two
The Phoenixes
Connor awoke in a daze. He felt the warm trickle of blood down his cold cheek. He followed the blood trail to his forehead. There was a thick brown cloud of smoke encompassing the area in which he lay, so he felt around his hairline until he found the wound that had produced the blood. It was nothing serious; he was more worried about his friends.
"Kris! Haven! Where are you?" He called into the opaque cloud.
"Connor? Is that you?" Called a voice he soon recognized as Haven's.
"Yeah man, where are you?" Connor responded.
"Head to the left. You don't sound that far away." Haven called back at him.
Connor started running to his left. After about ten seconds he tripped over human feet. He fell down and got another tear in his already tattered jeans. He crawled blindly feeling the ground in his close proximity. He came upon a body lying in the grass. It was definitely a female, probably Kris.
"Haven come quick! I found Kristin!" Connor called back into the bleak fog. "Just Follow my voice!" Within a few seconds Haven had joined him. "We gotta get her outta here man. This smoke can't be good for her." Connor yelled at the silhouette he knew to belong to his roommate. Connor picked Kristin up and carried her in the direction he thought they had started out from.
Haven emerged from the cloud first his dark clothing caked in dust and debris. He was followed by Connor who was carrying his other friend on his shoulders. The dust on their faces was streaked with lines where tears and blood had ran. He had been carrying her for almost five minutes and he'd yet to feel her breathe. They found a spot to set her down and they started examining her wounds. She had no signs of head injury, but she showed no signs of life either. Connor knelt down over her, crying.
"She isn't dead, don't even think that man," Haven offered trying to comfort his roommate and friend. At the mention of Kristin's death Connor rested his head upon her chest and tried to hide his tears.
"Heh...you aren't getting soft on me are you boy?" Kristin muttered in a pained, yet sarcastic voice. Connor sat upright, stunned.
"N. . . NO! Of course not. Just trying to show Haven how not to act in this situation. You know how much of a sissy he can be," Connor mumbled, wiping the tears off his face.
"Go to hell, asshole."Haven said, turning to hide the tears in his eyes. The three of them had been friends since their first year at Garden. Haven and Connor shared a dorm and Kris had the dorm across the hall, but all that would be different now. Thoughts of separation began to race through Connor's mind.He shook off the ideas of what would happen to the three of them, and rose to his feet. He walked over to Haven and punched him in the shoulder.
"Buck up you fag. I'm just messing with you." Connor commented jokingly. As Kris rose a group of teachers ran toward them. "Look alive y'all, cause we're in trouble" Connor added as Instructor Tays and a few others ran toward him. Mr. Tays' nose was very swollen and purple, but oddly it was an improvement.
"Good lord! Are you okay?" Mr. Tays asked with fear and excitement in his voice. Connor was a little shocked by his question. He lived for trouble and was looking forward to the punishment for assaulting an Instructor.
"Uh yeah we're fine. Aren't you going to get onto us for knocking you out?" Connor asked, still trying to press a few of Tays' buttons.
"Sometimes a bad thing done for good reasons is a good thing. I didn't want to stay back either. I just don't have your flare for breaking the rules. I think for once I can let you slide. Now come on; your fath . . . Cid is waiting for you in town." Mr. Tays and Connor had a new respect for each other. They both wanted to rebel, but Connor had the guts to do it. Connor, Kris, Haven, Mr. Tays, and three other teachers climbed into a rented van, and headed toward downtown Balamb.
They stopped in front of the Seaside hotel in Balamb. The seven of them climbed out of the van and walked up to the penthouse suite where Cid had formed a makeshift headmaster's office. What is it with this man and the top floor? Connor thought as they walked into the lavish suite that was bustling with instructors and students trying to bring order to the madness. In the back of the room Cid Kramer sat behind a desk. Two guys Connor's age and a young woman of the same were lined up behind Cid.
"Son! Thank the lord. You're all right." Cid exclaimed as he rose to hug his adopted son.
"Yeah, we are, but DON'T hug me. I'll be forced to hurt you." Connor said with extreme sincerity.
"Hmph same old Connor. Anyway, these two young men are SeeD officers. This is Zell Dincht, and the quiet one shooting me a look behind my back is Squall, and thi." He was cut off by an enthusiastic young woman in a black skirt and a blue full length nit jacket (Author: the clothes may be off im not huge on details).
"This is Rinoa Heartilly." The young woman interrupted. Cid looked ticked. Connor liked her already. "I'm not SeeD but I've got a share in this adventure same as y'all."
"Indeed, not to sound impatient but why aren't we taking action right now? I mean damn they destroyed our garden. Galabadia must pay!" Kristin cut in.
"You're quite right Ms. Davie. That's why I called you all in here. Mr. Lewis, Mr. Dincht, Mr. Leonheart, Ms. Heartilly, and you will be investigating the missile base in Galabadia." Cid responded calmly.
"Like hell, I'm going too! You do not control me! The seeds who died trying to shield the school were my friends and classmates. I won't sit idly by and let other people fight this war!" Connor exclaimed, outraged by Cid's audacity.
"You may not agree, but I am your legal guardian and I say you stay here. The Phoenixes do not need your hot-headed ill tempered fighting style." Cid responded.
"Phoenixes? Ha sounds kind of gay to me." Haven said as he stood his ground next to his friend. "I won't do it without Connor. It's a package deal bud." Kris took her place by her friends, and smirked at the shocked headmaster.
"Fine, but don't cry to me when he gets himself killed." Cid said with a hurt face.
"Fine," Connor said shrugging. The team left the room in a single file. Cid took his place behind his desk and began to beat his head against it.
Chapter Two
The Phoenixes
Connor awoke in a daze. He felt the warm trickle of blood down his cold cheek. He followed the blood trail to his forehead. There was a thick brown cloud of smoke encompassing the area in which he lay, so he felt around his hairline until he found the wound that had produced the blood. It was nothing serious; he was more worried about his friends.
"Kris! Haven! Where are you?" He called into the opaque cloud.
"Connor? Is that you?" Called a voice he soon recognized as Haven's.
"Yeah man, where are you?" Connor responded.
"Head to the left. You don't sound that far away." Haven called back at him.
Connor started running to his left. After about ten seconds he tripped over human feet. He fell down and got another tear in his already tattered jeans. He crawled blindly feeling the ground in his close proximity. He came upon a body lying in the grass. It was definitely a female, probably Kris.
"Haven come quick! I found Kristin!" Connor called back into the bleak fog. "Just Follow my voice!" Within a few seconds Haven had joined him. "We gotta get her outta here man. This smoke can't be good for her." Connor yelled at the silhouette he knew to belong to his roommate. Connor picked Kristin up and carried her in the direction he thought they had started out from.
Haven emerged from the cloud first his dark clothing caked in dust and debris. He was followed by Connor who was carrying his other friend on his shoulders. The dust on their faces was streaked with lines where tears and blood had ran. He had been carrying her for almost five minutes and he'd yet to feel her breathe. They found a spot to set her down and they started examining her wounds. She had no signs of head injury, but she showed no signs of life either. Connor knelt down over her, crying.
"She isn't dead, don't even think that man," Haven offered trying to comfort his roommate and friend. At the mention of Kristin's death Connor rested his head upon her chest and tried to hide his tears.
"Heh...you aren't getting soft on me are you boy?" Kristin muttered in a pained, yet sarcastic voice. Connor sat upright, stunned.
"N. . . NO! Of course not. Just trying to show Haven how not to act in this situation. You know how much of a sissy he can be," Connor mumbled, wiping the tears off his face.
"Go to hell, asshole."Haven said, turning to hide the tears in his eyes. The three of them had been friends since their first year at Garden. Haven and Connor shared a dorm and Kris had the dorm across the hall, but all that would be different now. Thoughts of separation began to race through Connor's mind.He shook off the ideas of what would happen to the three of them, and rose to his feet. He walked over to Haven and punched him in the shoulder.
"Buck up you fag. I'm just messing with you." Connor commented jokingly. As Kris rose a group of teachers ran toward them. "Look alive y'all, cause we're in trouble" Connor added as Instructor Tays and a few others ran toward him. Mr. Tays' nose was very swollen and purple, but oddly it was an improvement.
"Good lord! Are you okay?" Mr. Tays asked with fear and excitement in his voice. Connor was a little shocked by his question. He lived for trouble and was looking forward to the punishment for assaulting an Instructor.
"Uh yeah we're fine. Aren't you going to get onto us for knocking you out?" Connor asked, still trying to press a few of Tays' buttons.
"Sometimes a bad thing done for good reasons is a good thing. I didn't want to stay back either. I just don't have your flare for breaking the rules. I think for once I can let you slide. Now come on; your fath . . . Cid is waiting for you in town." Mr. Tays and Connor had a new respect for each other. They both wanted to rebel, but Connor had the guts to do it. Connor, Kris, Haven, Mr. Tays, and three other teachers climbed into a rented van, and headed toward downtown Balamb.
They stopped in front of the Seaside hotel in Balamb. The seven of them climbed out of the van and walked up to the penthouse suite where Cid had formed a makeshift headmaster's office. What is it with this man and the top floor? Connor thought as they walked into the lavish suite that was bustling with instructors and students trying to bring order to the madness. In the back of the room Cid Kramer sat behind a desk. Two guys Connor's age and a young woman of the same were lined up behind Cid.
"Son! Thank the lord. You're all right." Cid exclaimed as he rose to hug his adopted son.
"Yeah, we are, but DON'T hug me. I'll be forced to hurt you." Connor said with extreme sincerity.
"Hmph same old Connor. Anyway, these two young men are SeeD officers. This is Zell Dincht, and the quiet one shooting me a look behind my back is Squall, and thi." He was cut off by an enthusiastic young woman in a black skirt and a blue full length nit jacket (Author: the clothes may be off im not huge on details).
"This is Rinoa Heartilly." The young woman interrupted. Cid looked ticked. Connor liked her already. "I'm not SeeD but I've got a share in this adventure same as y'all."
"Indeed, not to sound impatient but why aren't we taking action right now? I mean damn they destroyed our garden. Galabadia must pay!" Kristin cut in.
"You're quite right Ms. Davie. That's why I called you all in here. Mr. Lewis, Mr. Dincht, Mr. Leonheart, Ms. Heartilly, and you will be investigating the missile base in Galabadia." Cid responded calmly.
"Like hell, I'm going too! You do not control me! The seeds who died trying to shield the school were my friends and classmates. I won't sit idly by and let other people fight this war!" Connor exclaimed, outraged by Cid's audacity.
"You may not agree, but I am your legal guardian and I say you stay here. The Phoenixes do not need your hot-headed ill tempered fighting style." Cid responded.
"Phoenixes? Ha sounds kind of gay to me." Haven said as he stood his ground next to his friend. "I won't do it without Connor. It's a package deal bud." Kris took her place by her friends, and smirked at the shocked headmaster.
"Fine, but don't cry to me when he gets himself killed." Cid said with a hurt face.
"Fine," Connor said shrugging. The team left the room in a single file. Cid took his place behind his desk and began to beat his head against it.