Chapter 13
Ellone
Cid called Squall into his office. "Have a seat. We have some things to talk about." Squall looked confused. "As I mentioned earlier, there is a very special young woman who needs to be protected from Kristin. This young woman's name is Ellone." Cid paused to observe Squall's reaction.
"Ellone," Squall thought. "Wasn't there a little girl in the dream world named Ellone? She was Raine's daughter." He noticed Cid staring at him, so he stopped thinking about the dream world, and decided to find out about the task at hand. "Okay, what is my mission?" He asked in a serious tone.
"Ha," Cid chuckled. "You're still the same old Squall. You are to travel to my wives home, where you and two other SeeD officers are to protect Edea and Ellone. It is imperative that the enemy does not capture Ellone." Squall began to ask why, but remembered that a SeeD was not supposed to question a direct order. "I've decided to send Quistis and Annalyse to assist you, and once again, I am naming you squad leader." Cid continued. "Well, your train leaves at 18:00 that gives you about two hours to pack, I suggest you get to work." Squall nodded and stood to leave the office. "Oh, and one last thing," Cid said, as Squall was trying to leave. "Ms. Trepe informed me of this 'Dream World', My advice to you would be to forget it for now, who knows what kind of trick the sorceress is trying to pull on you." Cid said, trying to console the confusion that had flared in Squall's eyes.
"Yes Sir!" Squall responded, turning to leave the room. He made his way to his hotel room, and he was surprised by Annalyse. She was waiting by his door dressed in battle gear with a packed suitcase.
"Are you ready for our first mission together?" She said in an excited squeal. She began to bounce and repeat a singsong mantra to herself "On a mission with Squ-all, I'm on a mission with Squ-all!" Squall stared at her, confused. She blushed and got quiet.
"Right, You realize the mission doesn't begin for about two hours right?" Squall said in an annoyed and confused voice. She nodded excitedly and smiled. "Well I'm pretty much packed, and I think I'm gonna go to sleep for about an hour." He said, yawning.
"Ok! See you at the train station!" She exclaimed, she turned and hurried down the hallway. Squall heard her yell for Quistis just as he unlocked the door to his room. He chuckled as he walked into the dim suite. He pulled his Mp3 player out of his suitcase, and placed the earphones on his head. Hybrid rock blared into his ears, and a blissful smile stretched across his tired face. Before he could lie down for his nap, a shrill ringing sound pierced the blaring music. He collapsed onto the floor, and reality began to slip away.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Winhill~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Laguna was running down a deserted country road. He heard a woman screaming orders at the man he had been running from. "You get the girl, her stepfather is no threat to us." He froze, he knew what had to be done. Raine and the kids had to be saved.
~"The kids?" Echoed a hollow female voice. "Laguna had kids? Who is Raine?"~
Laguna ran as fast as he could, and got to the pub as the young man and middle-aged woman were making their way into it. "STOP!" He yelled, firing at them with his machine gun. He hadn't hit them, but they began to back away from the pub. Kiros walked out of the door of the pub, swinging the blades lashed to his hands. The sorceress' guard looked nervous, and Kiros smirked as the young man before him began to quiver. Laguna took his chance and ran behind Kiros into the pub. He found Raine and the kids huddled behind the bar. The kids were crying, and Raine was trying to convince them that everything was gonna be okay.
"We have to go!" Laguna exclaimed.
"Take the car," Raine replied "There isn't room for all four of us, but the kids can share a seat, I'll stay here." Laguna began to protest, but Raine pressed her finger to his lips, and whispered, "I love you." Laguna heard a body hit the ground outside, and shortly after he heard his friend grunt, and another body fall. Laguna became scared, he scooped the kids up in his arms, and headed for the garage in the back of the pub. He tossed his gun to his wife, and mouthed, "I'll come back for you," as he heard the door open. He busted threw the door to the garage.
"Ok kids, everything is gonna be all right." He stretched the seat buckle over both children. "Just be calm." He heard his machine gun fire.
"Mommy!" The girl screamed from within the car.
"Your mom is gonna be fine, she's tougher than old Laggy ever thought about being." Laguna smirked as he started the car. "You alright, sport?" He asked his son, the boy could be no older than 4, but he smiled and nodded. "That's my boy! I want you to take this, I was gonna wait to your birthday next month, but desperate times." Laguna said as he removed a necklace from the console of the two-door sports car. He slammed on the gas and ripped out of the garage, without opening the door. Wood splintered onto the road, and the car sped away. "I have to get the kids to Cid's place, he will know what to do." Laguna thought as he sped down the country highway.
~ "That necklace" Echoed Squall's voice. "It's just like mine, weird. Wait! Did he just say Cid?"~
The dream world faded, and Squall awoke, more confused than he had been before
Ellone
Cid called Squall into his office. "Have a seat. We have some things to talk about." Squall looked confused. "As I mentioned earlier, there is a very special young woman who needs to be protected from Kristin. This young woman's name is Ellone." Cid paused to observe Squall's reaction.
"Ellone," Squall thought. "Wasn't there a little girl in the dream world named Ellone? She was Raine's daughter." He noticed Cid staring at him, so he stopped thinking about the dream world, and decided to find out about the task at hand. "Okay, what is my mission?" He asked in a serious tone.
"Ha," Cid chuckled. "You're still the same old Squall. You are to travel to my wives home, where you and two other SeeD officers are to protect Edea and Ellone. It is imperative that the enemy does not capture Ellone." Squall began to ask why, but remembered that a SeeD was not supposed to question a direct order. "I've decided to send Quistis and Annalyse to assist you, and once again, I am naming you squad leader." Cid continued. "Well, your train leaves at 18:00 that gives you about two hours to pack, I suggest you get to work." Squall nodded and stood to leave the office. "Oh, and one last thing," Cid said, as Squall was trying to leave. "Ms. Trepe informed me of this 'Dream World', My advice to you would be to forget it for now, who knows what kind of trick the sorceress is trying to pull on you." Cid said, trying to console the confusion that had flared in Squall's eyes.
"Yes Sir!" Squall responded, turning to leave the room. He made his way to his hotel room, and he was surprised by Annalyse. She was waiting by his door dressed in battle gear with a packed suitcase.
"Are you ready for our first mission together?" She said in an excited squeal. She began to bounce and repeat a singsong mantra to herself "On a mission with Squ-all, I'm on a mission with Squ-all!" Squall stared at her, confused. She blushed and got quiet.
"Right, You realize the mission doesn't begin for about two hours right?" Squall said in an annoyed and confused voice. She nodded excitedly and smiled. "Well I'm pretty much packed, and I think I'm gonna go to sleep for about an hour." He said, yawning.
"Ok! See you at the train station!" She exclaimed, she turned and hurried down the hallway. Squall heard her yell for Quistis just as he unlocked the door to his room. He chuckled as he walked into the dim suite. He pulled his Mp3 player out of his suitcase, and placed the earphones on his head. Hybrid rock blared into his ears, and a blissful smile stretched across his tired face. Before he could lie down for his nap, a shrill ringing sound pierced the blaring music. He collapsed onto the floor, and reality began to slip away.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Winhill~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Laguna was running down a deserted country road. He heard a woman screaming orders at the man he had been running from. "You get the girl, her stepfather is no threat to us." He froze, he knew what had to be done. Raine and the kids had to be saved.
~"The kids?" Echoed a hollow female voice. "Laguna had kids? Who is Raine?"~
Laguna ran as fast as he could, and got to the pub as the young man and middle-aged woman were making their way into it. "STOP!" He yelled, firing at them with his machine gun. He hadn't hit them, but they began to back away from the pub. Kiros walked out of the door of the pub, swinging the blades lashed to his hands. The sorceress' guard looked nervous, and Kiros smirked as the young man before him began to quiver. Laguna took his chance and ran behind Kiros into the pub. He found Raine and the kids huddled behind the bar. The kids were crying, and Raine was trying to convince them that everything was gonna be okay.
"We have to go!" Laguna exclaimed.
"Take the car," Raine replied "There isn't room for all four of us, but the kids can share a seat, I'll stay here." Laguna began to protest, but Raine pressed her finger to his lips, and whispered, "I love you." Laguna heard a body hit the ground outside, and shortly after he heard his friend grunt, and another body fall. Laguna became scared, he scooped the kids up in his arms, and headed for the garage in the back of the pub. He tossed his gun to his wife, and mouthed, "I'll come back for you," as he heard the door open. He busted threw the door to the garage.
"Ok kids, everything is gonna be all right." He stretched the seat buckle over both children. "Just be calm." He heard his machine gun fire.
"Mommy!" The girl screamed from within the car.
"Your mom is gonna be fine, she's tougher than old Laggy ever thought about being." Laguna smirked as he started the car. "You alright, sport?" He asked his son, the boy could be no older than 4, but he smiled and nodded. "That's my boy! I want you to take this, I was gonna wait to your birthday next month, but desperate times." Laguna said as he removed a necklace from the console of the two-door sports car. He slammed on the gas and ripped out of the garage, without opening the door. Wood splintered onto the road, and the car sped away. "I have to get the kids to Cid's place, he will know what to do." Laguna thought as he sped down the country highway.
~ "That necklace" Echoed Squall's voice. "It's just like mine, weird. Wait! Did he just say Cid?"~
The dream world faded, and Squall awoke, more confused than he had been before