Chapter 6
Deception
The guard watched as his prisoner's eyes opened. He had a class with Connor, before Garden was destroyed, but the eyes of this guy weren't the same soft blue as the boy he knew. They had darkened, to almost black, and although he was tied up, he looked pleased with himself.
"Excuse me, but where are we?" Connor spoke, in a deep, gruff voice. The guard looked confused, he knew the man he was holding under arrest, and something was different in his voice, and eyes.
"You have been placed under arrest, by order of Cid Kramer," said the confused guard.
"YOU BASTARD! Get out of my body!" Screamed Connor's real voice, from within his head. The alternate Connor looked pained by the shallow threats.
"It's my body now." He whispered with a chuckle in his voice.
"What did you say?" The young guard asked, with a whimper.
"Oh never mind . . . Unless you intend on being some help, you may leave now." Connor replied.
" I will not tolerate that kind of talk from you, convict." The guard threatened. Connor rushed the glass and screamed at the guard. His contorted face was pressed against his plexiglass cell. The guard jumped, and scurried out of the room.
"That's right coward! RUN! WOO!" Connor exclaimed wildly. "Now what to do about this annoying voice in the back of my head?" He said with a smirk.
"FUCK YOU!" Screamed the real Connor.
"Heh. In your dreams," replied his imposter. "Now her . . . "He whispered, as Kris walked in the room.
"YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!" Connor's real voice rang within his head.
"Hey Kris," said the imposter, in Connor's regular voice, as his eyes lightened.
"Hi. Look. I came to tell you that I don't think you did it." Kris said.
"That's good, but there isn't anything we can do about it now." He replied.
"Yeah there is, step back." Kris said with a smirk. Connor stepped back from the glass with a confused look. Kris waved her hand, and the wall of the cell exploded. "See. There are advantages to having a sorceress as a friend."
"There sure are, let's get out of here." Connor said. " What about the guard?" He asked in an unsure voice.
"Haven has him covered." She said as they ran down the jailhouse corridor. They stopped at the door to the Guards' Station.
"Thank you for this." The imposter said with a self-assured smirk.
"Anytime. You know I love you like a brother," she said smiling.
"A brother? Nah," He said, leaning in to kiss her. She leaned toward him, and then backed away.
"I'm sorry I just can't." Kris said in an uncomfortable voice. "Not now at least. Sorry!"
"Goddamn it!" He thought. " It's ok. Don't worry about it." The imposter lied to Kristin. He had wanted very much to kiss her, and was kind of hurt when she didn't. The real Connor was confused, he had wanted to kiss her too, but he was glad that she resisted. The imposter didn't deserve her.
"Ok, let's get out of here!" Kris exclaimed, breaking the awkward silence. They opened the door to find Haven standing over the unconscious guard. He laughed uncomfortably and joined them in fleeing the station. As they neared the door, a second guard emerged from the restroom.
"STOP!" He screamed at the escaping prisoner. He drew his pistol and warned again "Stop or I will be forced to fire!" They continued to run away from him. A shot rang, and Haven collapsed onto the ground. Connor fell as well, but he hadn't been hit. The real Connor forced his way to the surface, and crawled to his dead friend's side. He began to cry, but stopped as the guard ran after them. He removed Haven's pistol from his side and opened fire on their pursuer.
"SON OF A BITCH!" He screamed as he emptied the clip into the police officer. Kristin looked shocked, yet satisfied.
"Leave him. We have to get to Deling City." Kris screamed, trying to lift the massive Connor. "Squall and Rinoa are on their way there as we speak. They are going to attempt to assassinate the sorceress, Edea." She continued. "They're going to need our help." Connor stood, and dried his eyes.
"Right, let's go. We've got some stuff to talk about on the way." He said, gaining composure. They disguised themselves as elderly people and boarded the train to Deiling. Connor had to explain his problem to Kris, and he wasn't sure if she would understand.
Deception
The guard watched as his prisoner's eyes opened. He had a class with Connor, before Garden was destroyed, but the eyes of this guy weren't the same soft blue as the boy he knew. They had darkened, to almost black, and although he was tied up, he looked pleased with himself.
"Excuse me, but where are we?" Connor spoke, in a deep, gruff voice. The guard looked confused, he knew the man he was holding under arrest, and something was different in his voice, and eyes.
"You have been placed under arrest, by order of Cid Kramer," said the confused guard.
"YOU BASTARD! Get out of my body!" Screamed Connor's real voice, from within his head. The alternate Connor looked pained by the shallow threats.
"It's my body now." He whispered with a chuckle in his voice.
"What did you say?" The young guard asked, with a whimper.
"Oh never mind . . . Unless you intend on being some help, you may leave now." Connor replied.
" I will not tolerate that kind of talk from you, convict." The guard threatened. Connor rushed the glass and screamed at the guard. His contorted face was pressed against his plexiglass cell. The guard jumped, and scurried out of the room.
"That's right coward! RUN! WOO!" Connor exclaimed wildly. "Now what to do about this annoying voice in the back of my head?" He said with a smirk.
"FUCK YOU!" Screamed the real Connor.
"Heh. In your dreams," replied his imposter. "Now her . . . "He whispered, as Kris walked in the room.
"YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!" Connor's real voice rang within his head.
"Hey Kris," said the imposter, in Connor's regular voice, as his eyes lightened.
"Hi. Look. I came to tell you that I don't think you did it." Kris said.
"That's good, but there isn't anything we can do about it now." He replied.
"Yeah there is, step back." Kris said with a smirk. Connor stepped back from the glass with a confused look. Kris waved her hand, and the wall of the cell exploded. "See. There are advantages to having a sorceress as a friend."
"There sure are, let's get out of here." Connor said. " What about the guard?" He asked in an unsure voice.
"Haven has him covered." She said as they ran down the jailhouse corridor. They stopped at the door to the Guards' Station.
"Thank you for this." The imposter said with a self-assured smirk.
"Anytime. You know I love you like a brother," she said smiling.
"A brother? Nah," He said, leaning in to kiss her. She leaned toward him, and then backed away.
"I'm sorry I just can't." Kris said in an uncomfortable voice. "Not now at least. Sorry!"
"Goddamn it!" He thought. " It's ok. Don't worry about it." The imposter lied to Kristin. He had wanted very much to kiss her, and was kind of hurt when she didn't. The real Connor was confused, he had wanted to kiss her too, but he was glad that she resisted. The imposter didn't deserve her.
"Ok, let's get out of here!" Kris exclaimed, breaking the awkward silence. They opened the door to find Haven standing over the unconscious guard. He laughed uncomfortably and joined them in fleeing the station. As they neared the door, a second guard emerged from the restroom.
"STOP!" He screamed at the escaping prisoner. He drew his pistol and warned again "Stop or I will be forced to fire!" They continued to run away from him. A shot rang, and Haven collapsed onto the ground. Connor fell as well, but he hadn't been hit. The real Connor forced his way to the surface, and crawled to his dead friend's side. He began to cry, but stopped as the guard ran after them. He removed Haven's pistol from his side and opened fire on their pursuer.
"SON OF A BITCH!" He screamed as he emptied the clip into the police officer. Kristin looked shocked, yet satisfied.
"Leave him. We have to get to Deling City." Kris screamed, trying to lift the massive Connor. "Squall and Rinoa are on their way there as we speak. They are going to attempt to assassinate the sorceress, Edea." She continued. "They're going to need our help." Connor stood, and dried his eyes.
"Right, let's go. We've got some stuff to talk about on the way." He said, gaining composure. They disguised themselves as elderly people and boarded the train to Deiling. Connor had to explain his problem to Kris, and he wasn't sure if she would understand.