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Silent Screams Chapter 31

As the Ragnarok flew on into the sky, Quistis had all the papers on the floor. Seifer was examining the tools Odine created for sorceresses. Quisits picked up one paper, mentioning the fact that the powers were passed onto the closest person to them. However, it also mentioned that if the Sorceress wished, she could pass it onto a blood relative. Quistis sighed. They knew all this already. She picked up another piece of paper and began reading. 'Once the powers have been passed on, the new sorceress goes into a comatose state so that they can regain control of their powers.'

Quistis placed that paper on the ground. There was nothing new. She picked up another paper and began to read. 'Sorceress can either be on the good side or the evil side. On the evil side, which most sorceresses end up being, they have a knight by their side. This knight is under her total control. Also, from the first sorceress, Alexia, we see pictures and have read articles about a horde of demonic like children. Once, at the command of the sorceress, they can turn to demons.'

Quistis stood up. "Hey, I found something."

Irvine continued to drive the Ragnarok with Dante sitting on his lap. Seifer turned over to look at her and stopped fiddling with what looked like a probe of some sort. Squall spun the chair and looked at her. "What's up?" he asked.

"Apparently, Sorceress Alexia, the first known sorceress, could control demonic like children and turn them into demons."

Squall turned his head. "Children?"

Quistis nodded. "On the train, when I was with Seifer, the demon was this little blonde kid with red eyes."

Seifer nodded his head. "It was pretty damn scary."

Squall held his chin. "Eleni's school is filled with children, but none of them look demonic."

Quistis sat back down. "Everything is getting pointed at Eleni. I need to go in there."

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Quistis waited patiently in her room. She picked up the sword, twirling it around. The door opened and Squall walked in. She sheathed her sword and stood up, wrapping her arms around Squall. "Let one of us come with you, please?"

"No. There's no need to risk everyone," she said, trying to calm her husband.

Squall nuzzled her neck with his nose, breathing on it gently. "Please, Quisty?"

Quistis sighed. "Fine. Since you were there before, then you can go with me." Squall smiled, hugging her tightly. "You big jerk..."

He laughed despite the hard times. "Ok, I'm a jerk for wanting to protect you?"

Quistis smiled and kissed him softly. "Yes, you are."

Ooooooooooooooooo

Quistis and Squall walked onto the dock. Seifer held onto Dante, while Irvine held onto the diaper bag. The couple turned and walked to the door, pressing a button.

Inside, Eleni turned and looked at the camera. She stood up, causing her chair to fall to the ground. "What the hell are they doing here! Nadia!" she screamed.

Nadia appeared from the door, walking closer to Eleni. "Yes, mistress?"

"Code forty eight!"

Outside, Quistis and Squall waited patiently. "Maybe no ones here?" Squall asked out loud.

Quistis rolled her eyes and pressed the button again. Finally, the doors sprung open, revealing Nadia. "Why Squall, what can we do for you?"

"We'd like to talk to Eleni," Squall responded. He grasped a hold of Quistis' hand and allowed themselves to walk through. The kids darted around the hallways. Quistis made a mental note that all the kids looked around the age of ten. They continued to walk on, following behind Nadia. They finally reached the headmistress' room. Nadia opened the doors, allowing them to walk in.

"Please, take a seat. Headmistress Eleni will be with you in a few minutes."

The couple nodded, only to sit down on the chairs in front of the desk. Squall grabbed Quistis' hand, rubbing it softly. "What are you going to say to her?" Squall asked.

Quistis shrugged. Finally, the doors opened and Eleni walked through. Quistis stood up, shaking the petite figure's hand. She looked slightly like Rinoa. "Eleni, such a pleasure to meet you."

"Like wise, Quistis. Please, take a seat." Quistis did so. Eleni walked around to her desk, taking a seat as well. "What can I do for you two today?"

Squall coughed. "Are you related to Rinoa?"

Eleni blinked. "No, not at all."

Quistis rolled her eyes. "Please, tell us the truth."

Eleni blinked a few more times. "I'm not."

Quistis pulled out a piece of paper and placed it on the desk. "A family tree of Rinoa's." Eleni glared down at the paper. "Now, are you related to Rinoa?"

Eleni sighed, grasping her head. "Yes, I am. She's my sister, as I'm sure you can tell. Look, I don't see why this matters."

Quistis nodded her head. "You know that Rinoa was a sorceress, correct?" Eleni nodded her head. "We're looking for the next line of the sorceress, in order to stop the world from dying. We believe that it's you."

Eleni blinked a few times, opening her mouth to speak, but then closing it, then opening it again. "I'm not. Why would I start a Garden if I was?"

Quistis stood up and slammed her hands down onto the desk. "Then why is it that Sorceress Alexia, the first sorceress known to humans, had an army of demonic children and your Garden is full of children?"

Eleni stood up and slammed her hands down as well, glaring deep into the eyes of Quistis. "Because those are my refugees! The children needed me!"

Quistis pulled her hand away and grinned. "So, if I was to, say, kill one of them, what would I see?"

"I will not let you kill any of my children!" Eleni screeched. "How would you like it if your son died?"

Quistis glared at the headmistress. Squall stood up and stepped in between them. "Ladies!"

Eleni pouted and grabbed a hold of Squall's arm. "Squall, can't you control your wife?"

Squall turned and looked at Quistis with his stormy eyes. "Quisty...just stop. She's not the sorceress, ok?"

Quistis blinked. "What?"

Eleni, with her hand still on him, strolled in front of him and hugged him. He wrapped his arms around her softly. Quistis blinked a few times, only to result in her looking down. "Now, Quistis, if you don't mind leaving...I do believe that Garden personnel are the only ones supposed to be in a Garden."

Quistis continued to look down. She had no right getting angry, or even jealous for that matter. Squall shook his head, almost as if he was in a daze. With a gentle shove, he pushed Eleni off of him. "What were you doing just there?" he asked, his voice rising with anger.

Eleni blinked and grasped a hold of his arm. He shook her hand off with ease, causing Quistis to stare in disbelief. It was as if he...was...hypnotized. "Squall?" Eleni asked out loud.

Quistis shoved Eleni off of him and opened the doors. Squall looked at her in disbelief as she dragged a young girl with amber locks of hair into the room. Eleni stood up straight, glaring at Quistis. "She's the sorceress! She just tried to hypnotize you, Squall."

Squall looked at Eleni. Suddenly, Quistis pulled out the Lightning Sword and stabbed the child. Quistis pulled the sword out, then the child started to morph into a demon, the skin of the human child ripping to shreds. The demon then turned into a pile of ash. Quistis grinned, proudly as she turned to face a much different looking Eleni.

Squall pulled out his Lionheart, glaring at Eleni. "So, you figured it out. Bravo."

Suddenly, Quistis felt a sharp pinch on the back of her neck. " ," she whispered before her eyes rolled and she fell to the ground. Squall turned around, only to see Nadia holding up a needle. Squall backed away slowly, looking behind him to see the window. With one quick motion, he leapt out of the window and went spiraling into the sea.

Eleni motioned her hands, only to have two demons appear. "Get the child."

With those words, the demons flew out of the crashed window and headed straight towards the Ragnarok.