(Disclaimer: I've had someone ask what the connection between Irvine, Zell, Squall, and Seifer have been, based on their emotions. This chapter tells why they're having these emotions, and it may be a bit confusing. I'll try and eleborate as best as I can. It made sense to me at the time o.O')
Rescuing Rinoa
Zell, Selphie, and Irvine arrived at the front of the Memorial. They parked, and entered through the front gates. They didn't intend to start any trouble. Not just yet, but they were ready. Some weird things had been going on, like Zell and Irvine conflicting against each other. Sure, they were rivals, but they each heard voices in their heads. What would be posessing them to think such things?
Posessing. That was the magic word, though they weren't aware of it. Rinoa was a sorceress, after all.
They walked in cautiously. There was no one around. It was common to find the place empty. Zell and Irvine had visited here before, and they knew not many people worked here. But where were the ones who DID work here?
They headed for the Sorceress Chamber. Inside was Rinoa, leaned against the wall of the cylinder chamber, appearing as though she was asleep. Selphie ran up to it, and knocked on it. Rinoa didn't respond. The chamber must have been new. The old chamber, which was set higher than ground level, was destroyed when Squall slashed it with his gunblade.
At the right of the cylinder were sets of needles. Selphie got cold chills on her arms. Were they doing something that involved needles around Rinoa, like injecting her with something? One needle appeared to have been used. The suringe still had droplets of a formula that had been in it. Selphie was curious as to what it was, but afraid it might be highly comtamined.
Near the small table of needles and flasks with chemicals was a control panel. Irvine assumed it was to Rinoa's chamber. He knew one way to work it. He aimed his gun at it, and fired Electrolyte Ammo. The system short-curcuited, and the door flew open.
Selphie ran into the chamber and shook Rinoa. Within a few moments, she woke up. She appeared sickly and weak. Selphie helped her to stand, but she fell back onto the ground again. She figured she would wait a few minutes and let Rinoa gain some strength back. She hugged her neck, but Rinoa didn't return the hug. Rinoa held her stomach like she was nauseated.
"Rinny, what's wrong? What have they done to you here?"
"Edea's SeeDs.." She started. "After we defeated Ultimacia, Edea's SeeDs were sent in to clear up the mess, the blood, any samples that could cause cloning. Though it seemed unlikely to clone someone the exact same way, as in their personality, they took the samples to be safe. They couldn't just clean the stains from the floor. The stains still remained, so they took the samples to Edea. She wanted to know if there was a specific cell pattern sorcerers and sorceress's were born with, but they were held captive."
Rinoa briefly stopped, and held her stomach tighter. She appeared she would throw up. Then she continued:
"The staff at the Sorceress Memorial took captive of the samples and wanted to test them on a sorceress. They knew Adel and Ultimacia were out of the question, and Edea was well guarded by her White SeeDs. They asked me to come. I found it innocent, and I wanted to see if I could rid of my powers for good."
Irvine kept staring at the needles while listening to her. He was beginning to understand what the needles were for, but still wasn't quite sure. He was so scared of needles. The hair on his neck stood up. "Did they..inject these needles into you?"
Rinoa nodded. "They gave me as many meals as I wanted, as long as I had a shot afterwards. In the suringes were blood of Ultimacia's. They wanted to test and see if there would be any effect of posession if I was injected with the blood of a sorceress from the future. They assumed I would posess anyone I thought of posessing, but I'm not sure if their assumption was right... well, I thought of the two men that usually put the needles into me the other day. I thought about how they would feel if they were pricked with the needles."
Selphie felt sickened. "When was the last time you ate? You look so pale."
Rinoa confessed "I haven't eaten in almost two days. I didn't want them to prick my anymore."
Selphie tried to reason as to why the staff was missing. "You said you thought about pricking them. What happened then?"
"That's why the staff are all gone," Rinoa told her. "Only about five people work here, and they rushed the men to Esthar Emergency Care. They weren't sure what would happen if that was injected into a human."
Zell asked her "So you did that?"
"Not directly. I thought about it, and suddenly, they turned on each other. They stuck needles in each of their arms. They just kept doing it until they bled. When they felt a sharp pain, that was when they stopped stabbing each other."
Irvine remembered the train incident. "Rinoa, have you thought about us for the last few days?"
She nodded. "Yes, a lot. I was so angry at what was going on, that I couldn't stop thinking about you guys, and missing you."
Zell was beginning to understand. "Something weird happened, Rinoa."
She looked to him, her eyes full of questions. He told her "On our way here, Irvine and I got angry at each other, out of nowhere. I felt like I completly loathed him, and we almost ended up killing each other."
Her eyes widened. She felt so guilty. It was her fault. "I could have killed you." She noticed Selphie's arm. She wondered if that was her fault, too.
Selphie said "If this whole incident hadn't happened, we wouldn't have left Balamb in the first place. You wouldn't be injected and have this power."
Rinoa had a hard time buying it, but agreed. "Still, if I hadn't even come here..I still feel like it's my fault, because I was so naive to believe them."
Selphie sighed, giving up. It was hard to show Rinoa the good side of things sometimes. She blamed herself for so many things. She figured she had better not tell Rinoa about the ball. "We need to get out of here," Selphie told her. She tried lifting her up again, with the help of Irvine and Zell.
They left the Memorial right in time. A minute later, the staff had returned. They found it dangerous to have Rinoa in the open, seeing she still had Ultimacia's blood running through her system, but bothered not chasing after her again. They hoped she would snap on the ones who fleed her from there. Riding back into Esthar, Rinoa felt more and more sick to her stomach.
(Hope that made a little bit of sense. Basically, whatever emotions Rinoa had, and whoever she was thinking of, that person felt the same emotions. She was angry, and at times, felt hopeless. That's why all those emotions were going through Seifer's, Zell's, Irvine's, and Squall's mind. Maybe this last bit made it a little more clear for you Oo;)
Rescuing Rinoa
Zell, Selphie, and Irvine arrived at the front of the Memorial. They parked, and entered through the front gates. They didn't intend to start any trouble. Not just yet, but they were ready. Some weird things had been going on, like Zell and Irvine conflicting against each other. Sure, they were rivals, but they each heard voices in their heads. What would be posessing them to think such things?
Posessing. That was the magic word, though they weren't aware of it. Rinoa was a sorceress, after all.
They walked in cautiously. There was no one around. It was common to find the place empty. Zell and Irvine had visited here before, and they knew not many people worked here. But where were the ones who DID work here?
They headed for the Sorceress Chamber. Inside was Rinoa, leaned against the wall of the cylinder chamber, appearing as though she was asleep. Selphie ran up to it, and knocked on it. Rinoa didn't respond. The chamber must have been new. The old chamber, which was set higher than ground level, was destroyed when Squall slashed it with his gunblade.
At the right of the cylinder were sets of needles. Selphie got cold chills on her arms. Were they doing something that involved needles around Rinoa, like injecting her with something? One needle appeared to have been used. The suringe still had droplets of a formula that had been in it. Selphie was curious as to what it was, but afraid it might be highly comtamined.
Near the small table of needles and flasks with chemicals was a control panel. Irvine assumed it was to Rinoa's chamber. He knew one way to work it. He aimed his gun at it, and fired Electrolyte Ammo. The system short-curcuited, and the door flew open.
Selphie ran into the chamber and shook Rinoa. Within a few moments, she woke up. She appeared sickly and weak. Selphie helped her to stand, but she fell back onto the ground again. She figured she would wait a few minutes and let Rinoa gain some strength back. She hugged her neck, but Rinoa didn't return the hug. Rinoa held her stomach like she was nauseated.
"Rinny, what's wrong? What have they done to you here?"
"Edea's SeeDs.." She started. "After we defeated Ultimacia, Edea's SeeDs were sent in to clear up the mess, the blood, any samples that could cause cloning. Though it seemed unlikely to clone someone the exact same way, as in their personality, they took the samples to be safe. They couldn't just clean the stains from the floor. The stains still remained, so they took the samples to Edea. She wanted to know if there was a specific cell pattern sorcerers and sorceress's were born with, but they were held captive."
Rinoa briefly stopped, and held her stomach tighter. She appeared she would throw up. Then she continued:
"The staff at the Sorceress Memorial took captive of the samples and wanted to test them on a sorceress. They knew Adel and Ultimacia were out of the question, and Edea was well guarded by her White SeeDs. They asked me to come. I found it innocent, and I wanted to see if I could rid of my powers for good."
Irvine kept staring at the needles while listening to her. He was beginning to understand what the needles were for, but still wasn't quite sure. He was so scared of needles. The hair on his neck stood up. "Did they..inject these needles into you?"
Rinoa nodded. "They gave me as many meals as I wanted, as long as I had a shot afterwards. In the suringes were blood of Ultimacia's. They wanted to test and see if there would be any effect of posession if I was injected with the blood of a sorceress from the future. They assumed I would posess anyone I thought of posessing, but I'm not sure if their assumption was right... well, I thought of the two men that usually put the needles into me the other day. I thought about how they would feel if they were pricked with the needles."
Selphie felt sickened. "When was the last time you ate? You look so pale."
Rinoa confessed "I haven't eaten in almost two days. I didn't want them to prick my anymore."
Selphie tried to reason as to why the staff was missing. "You said you thought about pricking them. What happened then?"
"That's why the staff are all gone," Rinoa told her. "Only about five people work here, and they rushed the men to Esthar Emergency Care. They weren't sure what would happen if that was injected into a human."
Zell asked her "So you did that?"
"Not directly. I thought about it, and suddenly, they turned on each other. They stuck needles in each of their arms. They just kept doing it until they bled. When they felt a sharp pain, that was when they stopped stabbing each other."
Irvine remembered the train incident. "Rinoa, have you thought about us for the last few days?"
She nodded. "Yes, a lot. I was so angry at what was going on, that I couldn't stop thinking about you guys, and missing you."
Zell was beginning to understand. "Something weird happened, Rinoa."
She looked to him, her eyes full of questions. He told her "On our way here, Irvine and I got angry at each other, out of nowhere. I felt like I completly loathed him, and we almost ended up killing each other."
Her eyes widened. She felt so guilty. It was her fault. "I could have killed you." She noticed Selphie's arm. She wondered if that was her fault, too.
Selphie said "If this whole incident hadn't happened, we wouldn't have left Balamb in the first place. You wouldn't be injected and have this power."
Rinoa had a hard time buying it, but agreed. "Still, if I hadn't even come here..I still feel like it's my fault, because I was so naive to believe them."
Selphie sighed, giving up. It was hard to show Rinoa the good side of things sometimes. She blamed herself for so many things. She figured she had better not tell Rinoa about the ball. "We need to get out of here," Selphie told her. She tried lifting her up again, with the help of Irvine and Zell.
They left the Memorial right in time. A minute later, the staff had returned. They found it dangerous to have Rinoa in the open, seeing she still had Ultimacia's blood running through her system, but bothered not chasing after her again. They hoped she would snap on the ones who fleed her from there. Riding back into Esthar, Rinoa felt more and more sick to her stomach.
(Hope that made a little bit of sense. Basically, whatever emotions Rinoa had, and whoever she was thinking of, that person felt the same emotions. She was angry, and at times, felt hopeless. That's why all those emotions were going through Seifer's, Zell's, Irvine's, and Squall's mind. Maybe this last bit made it a little more clear for you Oo;)