Chapter 8
Assassins
Kris rushed around the room, picking up the mess they had made earlier. Squall settled down on the couch, and Rinoa plopped down beside him.
"So, Connor, what is going on with you?" Rinoa asked. Squall looked at her, as if to say "Shut the hell up!".
"Yeah well I guess I could start at the hotel in Balamb . . . " He told them about the dream, and the voice, and Zell's murder. "And that is what I wanted to talk to you about, Kris. Not that other thing, but it was great anyway."
"Oh," Kris looked embarrassed. Rinoa snickered, and soon found her blouse pinned to the couch by one of Kris' knives. "Is something funny?" Kris said with a twitch.
"No, I'm sorry!" Rinoa said, pulling the dagger from the couch. "Connor, you need to talk with Cid about this." Connor started to say something, but Rinoa continued. "I know you don't like him, but he is a wise man, and could probably help you."
"Whatever, so what exactly is this mission we are on?" Connor asked.
"We were dispatched to kill Edea once before, and failed. Cid has decided that we must finish her off, because she is a very dangerous woman." Squall explained.
"How does Cid know she is a dangerous woman?" Kris asked.
"They are married." Squall said calmly.
"WHAT!?!" Connor exclaimed. "That would make her my adopted mother."
"Yeah, it would" Squall replied. "You still gonna carry out the mission?"
"Why not?" Connor replied. The train pulled into the station at Deling. They gathered their things, and walked out into Deling City. The bustling metropolis felt cold and heartless. It was almost noon, and they all decided that it'd be best to wait until nightfall to strike. They rented a room at the hotel in town and settled in for a long day of plan making.
Squall had designed a plan for Rinoa and himself to confront the sorceress directly, and Connor and Kris would be waiting by the back entrance of her chamber, they hoped the four to one ratio would be enough to defeat her, but Connor had his doubts. At 9:30 the team made their way to the Presidential Manor.
"Good luck you two." Rinoa said as they split up at the gate.
"Back at ya!" Connor exclaimed as he began to scale the fence to the back courtyard. He felt a sudden gust of wind lifting him off of the fence, and hurdling him over it. He landed in the soft grass, and looked up in time to see Kris floating down toward him. "You're getting good at that." He said as she landed.
"Thanks, It's this place. I felt a sudden surge of power as it came in to view. There's some weird shit going on here." Kris replied, levitating their gear over the fence. "The jailhouse wall was a fluke, I just meant to open the door."
"Shh!" Connor exclaimed. They grabbed their weapons and leaned tight against a wall of the manor. A guard was making his nightly rounds. Kris began to wave her hand.
"Want me to take care of him?" She whispered excitedly.
"No!" He whispered back. "You're really starting to worry me." She looked confused. "Look, just let me handle this part." He whispered. Then he ran across the courtyard tackling the guard and knocking him out.
"Just like a man," Kris scoffed as they made their into the building. "Okay, according to Squall's directions the stairway to the roof should be right here." She said as they reached a large metal door.
"Hmm. 'Roof Access'. Think this is the door?" He said sarcastically. She smacked his chest and told him to shut up. They climbed about seven flights of stairs, and by the end both of them were a little out of breath. They walked to the edge of the roof, which overlooked the balcony that led to Edea's chamber. They reached the roof in time to hear Squall screaming.
"RINOA! NO! SEIFER YOU BASTARD!"
Assassins
Kris rushed around the room, picking up the mess they had made earlier. Squall settled down on the couch, and Rinoa plopped down beside him.
"So, Connor, what is going on with you?" Rinoa asked. Squall looked at her, as if to say "Shut the hell up!".
"Yeah well I guess I could start at the hotel in Balamb . . . " He told them about the dream, and the voice, and Zell's murder. "And that is what I wanted to talk to you about, Kris. Not that other thing, but it was great anyway."
"Oh," Kris looked embarrassed. Rinoa snickered, and soon found her blouse pinned to the couch by one of Kris' knives. "Is something funny?" Kris said with a twitch.
"No, I'm sorry!" Rinoa said, pulling the dagger from the couch. "Connor, you need to talk with Cid about this." Connor started to say something, but Rinoa continued. "I know you don't like him, but he is a wise man, and could probably help you."
"Whatever, so what exactly is this mission we are on?" Connor asked.
"We were dispatched to kill Edea once before, and failed. Cid has decided that we must finish her off, because she is a very dangerous woman." Squall explained.
"How does Cid know she is a dangerous woman?" Kris asked.
"They are married." Squall said calmly.
"WHAT!?!" Connor exclaimed. "That would make her my adopted mother."
"Yeah, it would" Squall replied. "You still gonna carry out the mission?"
"Why not?" Connor replied. The train pulled into the station at Deling. They gathered their things, and walked out into Deling City. The bustling metropolis felt cold and heartless. It was almost noon, and they all decided that it'd be best to wait until nightfall to strike. They rented a room at the hotel in town and settled in for a long day of plan making.
Squall had designed a plan for Rinoa and himself to confront the sorceress directly, and Connor and Kris would be waiting by the back entrance of her chamber, they hoped the four to one ratio would be enough to defeat her, but Connor had his doubts. At 9:30 the team made their way to the Presidential Manor.
"Good luck you two." Rinoa said as they split up at the gate.
"Back at ya!" Connor exclaimed as he began to scale the fence to the back courtyard. He felt a sudden gust of wind lifting him off of the fence, and hurdling him over it. He landed in the soft grass, and looked up in time to see Kris floating down toward him. "You're getting good at that." He said as she landed.
"Thanks, It's this place. I felt a sudden surge of power as it came in to view. There's some weird shit going on here." Kris replied, levitating their gear over the fence. "The jailhouse wall was a fluke, I just meant to open the door."
"Shh!" Connor exclaimed. They grabbed their weapons and leaned tight against a wall of the manor. A guard was making his nightly rounds. Kris began to wave her hand.
"Want me to take care of him?" She whispered excitedly.
"No!" He whispered back. "You're really starting to worry me." She looked confused. "Look, just let me handle this part." He whispered. Then he ran across the courtyard tackling the guard and knocking him out.
"Just like a man," Kris scoffed as they made their into the building. "Okay, according to Squall's directions the stairway to the roof should be right here." She said as they reached a large metal door.
"Hmm. 'Roof Access'. Think this is the door?" He said sarcastically. She smacked his chest and told him to shut up. They climbed about seven flights of stairs, and by the end both of them were a little out of breath. They walked to the edge of the roof, which overlooked the balcony that led to Edea's chamber. They reached the roof in time to hear Squall screaming.
"RINOA! NO! SEIFER YOU BASTARD!"