Chapter 4
Escape
Cid listened as the Phoenixes explained the situation with Connor. Cid's head hung in guilt as he thought of the last thing he had said to his adopted son.
"Don't come crying to me when you end up dead." The words kept racing through his brain. He had a knack for being right all of the time, but for once he wanted to be wrong. He knew the team was counting on him, so he raised his head, and regained composure.
"Listen, You are to visit Dr Kadowoki (Authors note: can't remember how to spell that) the hospital. Ask them if they think he is ready to be discharged. I cannot stress how important it is that Connor does not find out. You know how strong willed he is. If he finds you're leaving, he will be hell bent on leaving with you." Cid spoke with a tone of urgency. He couldn't allow Connor to go on this mission. In his weakened state he could fall to a worse fate than the one he was suffering from now.
Squall nodded, as if accepting the orders on behalf of the entire group. Kristin was not at this meeting, she had stayed behind to watch after Connor. As they were walking out of the hotel Haven turned and looked at the window of Cid's penthouse office.
"This isn't fucking right, the mission should be postponed until Connor is better. He wanted revenge more than any of us, and now that pompous ass of a headmaster is gonna tell him he can't go." He screamed.
"Dude, chill. It's obvious after last night that Connor and Kristin are crazy. I think we are better off without him, now if we could only convince her to stay." Zell said, placing his hand on Haven's shoulder. Haven screamed and grabbed Zell's hand, flipping him over his shoulder, and slamming him onto the ground. Haven pulled a pistol from his coat, and pressed it to Zell's temple.
"Now I want you to listen very closely. I will not go on this mission without both of my friends, and if you ever call one of them crazy again. You won't go either. Got it?" Haven exclaimed with a twitch in his eye.
"O-O-k man, chill out. I was just kidding, no need to get all pissed. Now put the gun away. I don't want to die, not here man." Zell begged for his life as the barrel of the gun dug into his forehead. Haven un-cocked the hammer on his gun and placed it back in the holster that hung by his side.
Enraged that no one else thought Connor should partake in the mission, Haven ran towards the hospital to give him warning, but as he walked through the revolving door, sirens blared and doors locked. A voice called over the PA system
"By order of Headmaster Cid Kramer this facility has been placed under lock down," said a monochromatic female recording. "Remain calm, order will be restored shortly." People were shocked by the sirens, but they seem to have resumed their tasks without a second thought.
"Damn, they warned Cid I was coming!" Haven thought as he made his way to his friend's hospital room. He was amazed to find that with all the security, no guards were placed at Connor's door. As he walked in the room he was pleased to see that the alarm had no bothered his companions. Kristin had fallen asleep on the bed, and Connor had moved to a chair, where he was sitting listening to his Mp3 player.
"Hey man." Connor said in a half-sedated whisper. "Be quiet, Kris has just gotten to sleep."
"Dude, didn't you hear the alarm?" Haven exclaimed, in a whisper. He had awoken Kris from her slumber once and it was not an experience he desired to relive.
"Uhhh no..." Connor whispered. He had become more alert and intrigued. "What's going on?"
Haven explained about the meeting in Cid's office and the confrontation outside of the hotel.
"Damn him! I knew Cid didn't want me to go, but I never thought he'd resort to this. We got to get out of here. I'll go into the bathroom and get dressed. You wake Kris." Connor said, rising from his chair and walking towards the bathroom.
"I DON'T think so." Haven said. Throwing Connor his jeans and walking out of the room. Connor glared at the closed door. "Son of a bitch, make me wake her up. I don't feel like getting another concussion this week." Connor thought to himself as he buttoned up his jeans.
"KILL HIM." Said the voice that had echoed in Connor's head the night before.
"SHUT UP!" Connor screamed. A throwing knife flew by his head, barely grazing his ear.
"Shit Kris! Do ya sleep with one of them damn things under the pillow?" He exclaimed, wiping the blood off of his fingers.
"Wha-what's going on?" Kris said. Her eyes wide with fear. She had nightmares, so waking her was always an adventure.
"No time to explain. We just gotta get out of here now." Connor said as he opened the door, and yanked Haven back in the room.
"Heh. You survived." Haven said with a smirk. "So what's the plan?" He asked, regaining the serious attitude the room seemed enveloped in.
"We Jump," Connor said, glancing up at the window. "It's only a story down, and it over looks the beach. The sand will break our..."
"NECKS?" Haven cut in.
"FALL." Connor finished, looking rather pissed off. "Buuuuut...if you ain't up to it..."
"Fuck you let's go!" Haven exclaimed, running toward the open window. He jumped, and spun around, so he could land on his back. The soft sand cushioned the fall. He scurried out of the way as Kris came flying out of the window above. She landed in the same spot as he had and quickly moved to make room for Connor. Connor's fall was more controlled than the others' had been. He did not flail his arms or scream, and his landing was near perfect. He landed on his feet and tumbled forward.
"Woo that was some fun!" Kris exclaimed as they ran down the street towards where the others were supposed to be leaving from. "We've got about 10 minutes before the chopper leaves for the missile base." She explained while jogging with the boys towards the helicopter landing zone.
They reached the helicopter as Zell, Squall, and Rinoa were boarding it. Zell started to say something, but Haven reached toward his holster, and Zell shut his mouth.
"Zell, wanna tell Connor what you said about him? Or even better, what you said about Kris?" Haven said with a smirk, as the chopper took off.
"Haven, wanna kiss my ass?" Zell said, puffing out his chest a little bit.
"Ok! We get it you everyone has a big willy. Now can we stop this pissing contest, and get to work?" Rinoa cut in. Screaming to be heard over the roaring engine of the aircraft.
The helicopter flew off into the setting sun. Connor had survived a lot of trauma in the last few days, and he knew things were only gonna get worse.
Escape
Cid listened as the Phoenixes explained the situation with Connor. Cid's head hung in guilt as he thought of the last thing he had said to his adopted son.
"Don't come crying to me when you end up dead." The words kept racing through his brain. He had a knack for being right all of the time, but for once he wanted to be wrong. He knew the team was counting on him, so he raised his head, and regained composure.
"Listen, You are to visit Dr Kadowoki (Authors note: can't remember how to spell that) the hospital. Ask them if they think he is ready to be discharged. I cannot stress how important it is that Connor does not find out. You know how strong willed he is. If he finds you're leaving, he will be hell bent on leaving with you." Cid spoke with a tone of urgency. He couldn't allow Connor to go on this mission. In his weakened state he could fall to a worse fate than the one he was suffering from now.
Squall nodded, as if accepting the orders on behalf of the entire group. Kristin was not at this meeting, she had stayed behind to watch after Connor. As they were walking out of the hotel Haven turned and looked at the window of Cid's penthouse office.
"This isn't fucking right, the mission should be postponed until Connor is better. He wanted revenge more than any of us, and now that pompous ass of a headmaster is gonna tell him he can't go." He screamed.
"Dude, chill. It's obvious after last night that Connor and Kristin are crazy. I think we are better off without him, now if we could only convince her to stay." Zell said, placing his hand on Haven's shoulder. Haven screamed and grabbed Zell's hand, flipping him over his shoulder, and slamming him onto the ground. Haven pulled a pistol from his coat, and pressed it to Zell's temple.
"Now I want you to listen very closely. I will not go on this mission without both of my friends, and if you ever call one of them crazy again. You won't go either. Got it?" Haven exclaimed with a twitch in his eye.
"O-O-k man, chill out. I was just kidding, no need to get all pissed. Now put the gun away. I don't want to die, not here man." Zell begged for his life as the barrel of the gun dug into his forehead. Haven un-cocked the hammer on his gun and placed it back in the holster that hung by his side.
Enraged that no one else thought Connor should partake in the mission, Haven ran towards the hospital to give him warning, but as he walked through the revolving door, sirens blared and doors locked. A voice called over the PA system
"By order of Headmaster Cid Kramer this facility has been placed under lock down," said a monochromatic female recording. "Remain calm, order will be restored shortly." People were shocked by the sirens, but they seem to have resumed their tasks without a second thought.
"Damn, they warned Cid I was coming!" Haven thought as he made his way to his friend's hospital room. He was amazed to find that with all the security, no guards were placed at Connor's door. As he walked in the room he was pleased to see that the alarm had no bothered his companions. Kristin had fallen asleep on the bed, and Connor had moved to a chair, where he was sitting listening to his Mp3 player.
"Hey man." Connor said in a half-sedated whisper. "Be quiet, Kris has just gotten to sleep."
"Dude, didn't you hear the alarm?" Haven exclaimed, in a whisper. He had awoken Kris from her slumber once and it was not an experience he desired to relive.
"Uhhh no..." Connor whispered. He had become more alert and intrigued. "What's going on?"
Haven explained about the meeting in Cid's office and the confrontation outside of the hotel.
"Damn him! I knew Cid didn't want me to go, but I never thought he'd resort to this. We got to get out of here. I'll go into the bathroom and get dressed. You wake Kris." Connor said, rising from his chair and walking towards the bathroom.
"I DON'T think so." Haven said. Throwing Connor his jeans and walking out of the room. Connor glared at the closed door. "Son of a bitch, make me wake her up. I don't feel like getting another concussion this week." Connor thought to himself as he buttoned up his jeans.
"KILL HIM." Said the voice that had echoed in Connor's head the night before.
"SHUT UP!" Connor screamed. A throwing knife flew by his head, barely grazing his ear.
"Shit Kris! Do ya sleep with one of them damn things under the pillow?" He exclaimed, wiping the blood off of his fingers.
"Wha-what's going on?" Kris said. Her eyes wide with fear. She had nightmares, so waking her was always an adventure.
"No time to explain. We just gotta get out of here now." Connor said as he opened the door, and yanked Haven back in the room.
"Heh. You survived." Haven said with a smirk. "So what's the plan?" He asked, regaining the serious attitude the room seemed enveloped in.
"We Jump," Connor said, glancing up at the window. "It's only a story down, and it over looks the beach. The sand will break our..."
"NECKS?" Haven cut in.
"FALL." Connor finished, looking rather pissed off. "Buuuuut...if you ain't up to it..."
"Fuck you let's go!" Haven exclaimed, running toward the open window. He jumped, and spun around, so he could land on his back. The soft sand cushioned the fall. He scurried out of the way as Kris came flying out of the window above. She landed in the same spot as he had and quickly moved to make room for Connor. Connor's fall was more controlled than the others' had been. He did not flail his arms or scream, and his landing was near perfect. He landed on his feet and tumbled forward.
"Woo that was some fun!" Kris exclaimed as they ran down the street towards where the others were supposed to be leaving from. "We've got about 10 minutes before the chopper leaves for the missile base." She explained while jogging with the boys towards the helicopter landing zone.
They reached the helicopter as Zell, Squall, and Rinoa were boarding it. Zell started to say something, but Haven reached toward his holster, and Zell shut his mouth.
"Zell, wanna tell Connor what you said about him? Or even better, what you said about Kris?" Haven said with a smirk, as the chopper took off.
"Haven, wanna kiss my ass?" Zell said, puffing out his chest a little bit.
"Ok! We get it you everyone has a big willy. Now can we stop this pissing contest, and get to work?" Rinoa cut in. Screaming to be heard over the roaring engine of the aircraft.
The helicopter flew off into the setting sun. Connor had survived a lot of trauma in the last few days, and he knew things were only gonna get worse.