Chapter 15- The Life of Death
By Calicat
All right, this is the chappie that things start to happen =D so stay tuned. I've also decided to get rid of recaps if I do not deem them worthy!
= Telepathic
""= Spoken
--= Thought
Quistis shot up from her sleeping position to find Seifer gone. She knew there was something from as she felt a large amount of metal in the premises. It wasn't coming towards them, but it was an unidentified metal.
-Crap...- she thought as she sat up. Using her logic she decided that because Seifer always carried his gunblade with him it was a sure shot at how to locate him.
She got up from the couch to find her boyfriend when it hit her. A loud screeching sound with glass shattering and a sobbing.
Immediately she ran to the room she thought she heard it from, Maeghan's room.
Her blonde hair flying behind her, it seemed to take too long to climb the stair and fling open the door.
When she got in, she saw Maeghan frozen at the balcony door and as she approached she saw something through the broken, bloodied glass windowpanes.
"Remus..." she cried out and collapsed.
She crumpled up onto the floor.
"My cousin, my only cousin, my only family..." she wailed.
Maeghan absorbed Quistis' powers to unlock the balcony doors.
"Remy? Love are you alright?" she called out tentatively.
No response.
"Remy, it's me...c'mon I know this is a joke. The prophecy said you wouldn't die just shed blood..."
Remus was still.
Maeghan reached out a stroked the side of his face.
"Remus...wake up...wake up..."
Then she heard something, his voice inside her head.
=I'm here... I'm here it's all right... =he repeated over and over.
=Why aren't you waking up Remy?= was her response.
I'm tired Maeghan I need to go now. I love you!
=I love you too...Remus I'm going to hook you up with Quistis now alright?=
There was a silent affirmation as Maeghan poured some of her energy into making a telepathic bond with Quistis and her cousin...but the look on her friend's face was worth it.
Nobody noticed Maeghan slipping off the balcony into the garden.
Nobody knew what she was doing as she walked in her garden through flower patches and beautiful fountains until she stopped.
She threw out her mind until she found something.
Squall?
Maeghan?
She found him and rushed to him.
Rinoa was standing there as well.
"Squall..." She murmured his head was in her lap as Maeghan approached.
"My brother...my only family..." She cried, a pure crystalline drop falling on his body.
Are you okay? she sent.
I'm tired, I know I'm dying but I hear everything Rinoa can say...can you tell her to keep talking...
Maeghan didn't even have to say anything as the message passed from her eyes.
My god Squall, please don't go, please... she started to plead for her brother's safety and life.
Maeghan, don't be sappy, I taught you not to be emotional he mentally scolded.
Yes Squall, stay good in the afterlife...I'll miss you.
Whatever, I'll miss you too kid. Tell Rin I love her
"Rin, he says he loves you." Maeghan dead panned.
Rinoa cried and said she loved him too.
Then there was smoke she couldn't breathe, and she and Rinoa must have passed out.
She didn't know when she fell asleep but when she woke up Ellone was there.
"Maeghan..." Ellone's tear stained face was all she needed.
"Elle, he's gone isn't he?"
"We didn't find the body, but from the blow it caused...he's in the other world."
Maeghan sobbed into her sister's chestnut hair.
"Come father is here as well..."
She sighed and wiped tears off her face.
"Let me dress Elle, then I'll come down."
Ellone nodded as she said wisely, "Be brave Maeghan for the brave do not fear if they show emotions."
Then she rolled out on her wheelchair but stopped as Maeghan started to talk.
"How do you do it? I know you feel bad Ellone how do you deal?"
"I don't, I prepare."
With that she left.
Maeghan grabbed a dress and pulled it on. She didn't deal with her hair as she felt out where her father was.
"Daddy..." she ran down into the study.
"Daddy..." She called to Laguna as he saw his youngest child in tears.
"Shh! Sweetheart, it's alright... Maggie, it's alright." He carefully used her childhood name.
Maeghan laughed bitterly remembering what happened.
Flashback
"Squally wally, what are you doing?" she called to him.
"Maggie...go away."
"Why?" She was younger than him.
"Because there's a monster out there!"
"So? I can take care of my self."
"I'm here to protect you!" he scolded her as a bug byte flew out.
Maeghan smiled getting at her chance to get back at her brother and shot it with her own weapon.
"Whatever..." was all Squall said as he walked past her.
"Squall?" Maeghan was shot down, disappointed.
"Maeghan...you're no kid anymore, is that what you were out to prove?"
She shrugged.
"Whatever." was all she said as she ran by him.
Flashback End
Laguna held his only birth daughter.
"Maeghan, it's alright..."
"I saw him die, I saw them die...daddy do something to make it better please!"
Laguna hugged her, "There's nothing I can do now Maeghan...but you'll get revenge I promise..." He said as silence settled into the room.
There was no funeral, as Laguna knew it wouldn't be good if people who didn't even know his son came to say meaningless words.
Instead they went to the living room and lit two candles for the memories of each man. Then after each person said their peace they blew out candles to represent cutting off all ties with the other world.
Maeghan left after the candles had been blown out, but she caught by Seifer.
"I thought you said this was another dimension."
"It isn't, I lied."
"Then anything can happen to us."
"Unless we get to them first, now I need to investigate the next event, release me or I'll make you..." She added a growl to her last words.
"Oh, by the way Maeghan some Antonio guy is waiting for you..." Seifer stopped when he realised Maeghan was long gone.
Maeghan walked on until she got to the library where she closed the wooden doors firmly and sobbed, leaning against the door for support.
When a tissue appeared she wasn't even startled, about not being alone that is.
"Anton, stop that." she snapped.
A man bowed in the centre of the room. He was tall, with coal black hair and steely eyes. He looked to be a year older than Maeghan, but muscular.
"Chica? What plagues you?"
"Anton leave me alone..."
"Is that any way to talk to an old friend."
"Yes, now fuck off."
"I understand you are mad Maggie..."
"Don't call me that."
"I've called you that since you were 8 years old."
"Antonio Carez-Lopez SHUT UP!"
"Geez you don't have to say the full name." he huffed as he sat down on the desk.
"If you aren't gonna leave me alone, then at least get me that book."
"Why? So you can tire yourself out? I don't think so." He got off the desk to walk over to her and then noticing her mood, decided to just stand in the middle of the room.
"Fine, what do you want?"
"I need a place to crash."
"No rooms..."
"Don't lie, especially since I've already taken the room I usually take."
"Get your stuff out of there! It's Remus' room."
"I haven't seen him around?"
"That's because he's dead you bastard!"
"Oh..."
"Take a guest room and if I see you again I'll kill you, I swear."
"Don't make promises you can't keep chica!"
"I swear on my dead brother..."
Antonio looked at her straight in the eye, "Which brother is that..." was barely audible.
"I have one brother..."
"No, that isn't possible..." his face blanched of colour completely and he stumbled backwards to lean on the desk.
"I don't kid..."
"Chica...I'm so sorry..." He reached out to her and when he realised she was calm he envelopped her in a tight hug.
She sniffed, "stop that, I don't want pity..."
"Yes chica..."
"Stop calling be that."
"What? Chica?"
"Ya..."
"You're PMSing aren't you?"
"No..."
"Then be calm Chic...Maeghan look, Chica is the name that you have because the great Quezacotl decided it...now Chica, what are you looking for."
She gave up and sighed, "There's a history book on that shelf..." she beckoned her finger and it came flying towards her."
"Oh..."
"Yes...Now where was I?"
"Maeghan...relax, alright you have some friend waiting to see you..."
"Tell them to go."
"I'm not your secretary chica...go on..." Antonio then disappeared.
Maeghan sighed and opened the door to go to the living room where everyone had congregated. She heard the click of a lock and knew that she wouldn't be able to get into the library for a while.
"I say we attack them head on!" Seifer tossed the idea to the debate on how to handle the Ultimate.
"No, too risky..." Maeghan announced.
"Nice of you to join us..." Seifer mumbled.
"Yup, I totally agree, alright who do we know is on their side." Maeghan thought out loud.
"Ultimecia...Maria..." Quistis counted off her fingers.
"There's probably a sniper, martial artist..." Zell inputted.
"Basically someone for everyone of us...so what's the big deal?" Irvine asked from his lounging position on the couch.
"The big deal is that Ultimecia has someone to counter for each of us...but they may not be cohesive enough to attack us out front...which is why she just sent the snipe to target Squall and Remus..."
"Yes, but it was like there was more that one of them..." Seifer murmured.
"You're right, she must have the ability to split herself...alright then...all we need to know beyond this is..."
"Where they are..." Quistis finished Maeghan's though.
"Quistis, can you and Seifer go to the library to research the Ultimate sightings, Selphie, Irvine and Zell go to the practice room to hone your abilities...Antonio, I know you're here, so keep an eye on them...Rinoa come with me..."
That's it! Happy? It's happening!
-Calicat
By Calicat
All right, this is the chappie that things start to happen =D so stay tuned. I've also decided to get rid of recaps if I do not deem them worthy!
= Telepathic
""= Spoken
--= Thought
Quistis shot up from her sleeping position to find Seifer gone. She knew there was something from as she felt a large amount of metal in the premises. It wasn't coming towards them, but it was an unidentified metal.
-Crap...- she thought as she sat up. Using her logic she decided that because Seifer always carried his gunblade with him it was a sure shot at how to locate him.
She got up from the couch to find her boyfriend when it hit her. A loud screeching sound with glass shattering and a sobbing.
Immediately she ran to the room she thought she heard it from, Maeghan's room.
Her blonde hair flying behind her, it seemed to take too long to climb the stair and fling open the door.
When she got in, she saw Maeghan frozen at the balcony door and as she approached she saw something through the broken, bloodied glass windowpanes.
"Remus..." she cried out and collapsed.
She crumpled up onto the floor.
"My cousin, my only cousin, my only family..." she wailed.
Maeghan absorbed Quistis' powers to unlock the balcony doors.
"Remy? Love are you alright?" she called out tentatively.
No response.
"Remy, it's me...c'mon I know this is a joke. The prophecy said you wouldn't die just shed blood..."
Remus was still.
Maeghan reached out a stroked the side of his face.
"Remus...wake up...wake up..."
Then she heard something, his voice inside her head.
=I'm here... I'm here it's all right... =he repeated over and over.
=Why aren't you waking up Remy?= was her response.
I'm tired Maeghan I need to go now. I love you!
=I love you too...Remus I'm going to hook you up with Quistis now alright?=
There was a silent affirmation as Maeghan poured some of her energy into making a telepathic bond with Quistis and her cousin...but the look on her friend's face was worth it.
Nobody noticed Maeghan slipping off the balcony into the garden.
Nobody knew what she was doing as she walked in her garden through flower patches and beautiful fountains until she stopped.
She threw out her mind until she found something.
Squall?
Maeghan?
She found him and rushed to him.
Rinoa was standing there as well.
"Squall..." She murmured his head was in her lap as Maeghan approached.
"My brother...my only family..." She cried, a pure crystalline drop falling on his body.
Are you okay? she sent.
I'm tired, I know I'm dying but I hear everything Rinoa can say...can you tell her to keep talking...
Maeghan didn't even have to say anything as the message passed from her eyes.
My god Squall, please don't go, please... she started to plead for her brother's safety and life.
Maeghan, don't be sappy, I taught you not to be emotional he mentally scolded.
Yes Squall, stay good in the afterlife...I'll miss you.
Whatever, I'll miss you too kid. Tell Rin I love her
"Rin, he says he loves you." Maeghan dead panned.
Rinoa cried and said she loved him too.
Then there was smoke she couldn't breathe, and she and Rinoa must have passed out.
She didn't know when she fell asleep but when she woke up Ellone was there.
"Maeghan..." Ellone's tear stained face was all she needed.
"Elle, he's gone isn't he?"
"We didn't find the body, but from the blow it caused...he's in the other world."
Maeghan sobbed into her sister's chestnut hair.
"Come father is here as well..."
She sighed and wiped tears off her face.
"Let me dress Elle, then I'll come down."
Ellone nodded as she said wisely, "Be brave Maeghan for the brave do not fear if they show emotions."
Then she rolled out on her wheelchair but stopped as Maeghan started to talk.
"How do you do it? I know you feel bad Ellone how do you deal?"
"I don't, I prepare."
With that she left.
Maeghan grabbed a dress and pulled it on. She didn't deal with her hair as she felt out where her father was.
"Daddy..." she ran down into the study.
"Daddy..." She called to Laguna as he saw his youngest child in tears.
"Shh! Sweetheart, it's alright... Maggie, it's alright." He carefully used her childhood name.
Maeghan laughed bitterly remembering what happened.
Flashback
"Squally wally, what are you doing?" she called to him.
"Maggie...go away."
"Why?" She was younger than him.
"Because there's a monster out there!"
"So? I can take care of my self."
"I'm here to protect you!" he scolded her as a bug byte flew out.
Maeghan smiled getting at her chance to get back at her brother and shot it with her own weapon.
"Whatever..." was all Squall said as he walked past her.
"Squall?" Maeghan was shot down, disappointed.
"Maeghan...you're no kid anymore, is that what you were out to prove?"
She shrugged.
"Whatever." was all she said as she ran by him.
Flashback End
Laguna held his only birth daughter.
"Maeghan, it's alright..."
"I saw him die, I saw them die...daddy do something to make it better please!"
Laguna hugged her, "There's nothing I can do now Maeghan...but you'll get revenge I promise..." He said as silence settled into the room.
There was no funeral, as Laguna knew it wouldn't be good if people who didn't even know his son came to say meaningless words.
Instead they went to the living room and lit two candles for the memories of each man. Then after each person said their peace they blew out candles to represent cutting off all ties with the other world.
Maeghan left after the candles had been blown out, but she caught by Seifer.
"I thought you said this was another dimension."
"It isn't, I lied."
"Then anything can happen to us."
"Unless we get to them first, now I need to investigate the next event, release me or I'll make you..." She added a growl to her last words.
"Oh, by the way Maeghan some Antonio guy is waiting for you..." Seifer stopped when he realised Maeghan was long gone.
Maeghan walked on until she got to the library where she closed the wooden doors firmly and sobbed, leaning against the door for support.
When a tissue appeared she wasn't even startled, about not being alone that is.
"Anton, stop that." she snapped.
A man bowed in the centre of the room. He was tall, with coal black hair and steely eyes. He looked to be a year older than Maeghan, but muscular.
"Chica? What plagues you?"
"Anton leave me alone..."
"Is that any way to talk to an old friend."
"Yes, now fuck off."
"I understand you are mad Maggie..."
"Don't call me that."
"I've called you that since you were 8 years old."
"Antonio Carez-Lopez SHUT UP!"
"Geez you don't have to say the full name." he huffed as he sat down on the desk.
"If you aren't gonna leave me alone, then at least get me that book."
"Why? So you can tire yourself out? I don't think so." He got off the desk to walk over to her and then noticing her mood, decided to just stand in the middle of the room.
"Fine, what do you want?"
"I need a place to crash."
"No rooms..."
"Don't lie, especially since I've already taken the room I usually take."
"Get your stuff out of there! It's Remus' room."
"I haven't seen him around?"
"That's because he's dead you bastard!"
"Oh..."
"Take a guest room and if I see you again I'll kill you, I swear."
"Don't make promises you can't keep chica!"
"I swear on my dead brother..."
Antonio looked at her straight in the eye, "Which brother is that..." was barely audible.
"I have one brother..."
"No, that isn't possible..." his face blanched of colour completely and he stumbled backwards to lean on the desk.
"I don't kid..."
"Chica...I'm so sorry..." He reached out to her and when he realised she was calm he envelopped her in a tight hug.
She sniffed, "stop that, I don't want pity..."
"Yes chica..."
"Stop calling be that."
"What? Chica?"
"Ya..."
"You're PMSing aren't you?"
"No..."
"Then be calm Chic...Maeghan look, Chica is the name that you have because the great Quezacotl decided it...now Chica, what are you looking for."
She gave up and sighed, "There's a history book on that shelf..." she beckoned her finger and it came flying towards her."
"Oh..."
"Yes...Now where was I?"
"Maeghan...relax, alright you have some friend waiting to see you..."
"Tell them to go."
"I'm not your secretary chica...go on..." Antonio then disappeared.
Maeghan sighed and opened the door to go to the living room where everyone had congregated. She heard the click of a lock and knew that she wouldn't be able to get into the library for a while.
"I say we attack them head on!" Seifer tossed the idea to the debate on how to handle the Ultimate.
"No, too risky..." Maeghan announced.
"Nice of you to join us..." Seifer mumbled.
"Yup, I totally agree, alright who do we know is on their side." Maeghan thought out loud.
"Ultimecia...Maria..." Quistis counted off her fingers.
"There's probably a sniper, martial artist..." Zell inputted.
"Basically someone for everyone of us...so what's the big deal?" Irvine asked from his lounging position on the couch.
"The big deal is that Ultimecia has someone to counter for each of us...but they may not be cohesive enough to attack us out front...which is why she just sent the snipe to target Squall and Remus..."
"Yes, but it was like there was more that one of them..." Seifer murmured.
"You're right, she must have the ability to split herself...alright then...all we need to know beyond this is..."
"Where they are..." Quistis finished Maeghan's though.
"Quistis, can you and Seifer go to the library to research the Ultimate sightings, Selphie, Irvine and Zell go to the practice room to hone your abilities...Antonio, I know you're here, so keep an eye on them...Rinoa come with me..."
That's it! Happy? It's happening!
-Calicat
