The Replica
Chapter 2
(A/N: More action in this chapter, a small reminder, you might think that Gwen is perfect, but trust she isn't. You'll see why later on...PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!) (DISCLAIMER: You know the whole drill...just read chapter one and see. So don't even think about suing me!)
Squall acknowledged her reply with a nod of his head. There was something curious about her, but he just couldn't put his finger on it just at that moment. Quistis then turned to the two girls.
"Do you know anything about SeeD?" she asked, staring at them intently, each straight in the eye.
"What?" Sophie asked confused, Gwen nodded her head.
"Really, then what is SeeD?" Quistis inquired, raising an eyebrow, doubting she knew anything about SeeD.
"SeeD is a mercenary organization to protect the world from Evil, or something like that. SeeD was organized by none other than Headmaster Cid headmaster of Balamb Garden and Edea, the Sorceress, that's just additional info I know." Gwen explained.
"Really, well that's quite interesting. I see that you have a Gunblade. Now, Cid is looking for more SeeD recruits. Maybe you could be our third Gunblade wielder. If so, then you should put your skills to the test and defeat a monster within the Fire Cavern, and I'm telling you, it won't be Ifrit. You should try gaining the GF, Diablos. Then, we'll see what we'll do with you. Squall, would you accompany her?" Quistis finished, turning to Squall.
"Sure Instructor." Squall replied. Finally, he would get a chance to speak to her alone and get some more information from her on where she was from, how she got here and why was she acting just like him.
"Good, meet Squall at the entrance in 10 minutes." Quistis instructed.
"What about me?" Sophie whined, bouncing up and down.
"You'll have to stay with me, I'm not sure if your skills are developed enough." Quistis replied calmly, leading Sophie away.
"B-b-but..." she whimpered, it was obvious she wanted to be around Squall and flirt with him more. She shot Gwen an envious look, who didn't return her gaze, she was merely staring at the mess that was currently being magically cleaned up by the Garden Faculty. She turned to Squall.
"Well, see you in ten minutes, I'm going to explore a little more." Gwen said as she walked away from Squall.
"Hey, but you don't even know your way around here!" Squall called after her.
"I'll manage." She replied with a wave of her hand. Soon, she was gone.
Squall sighed and headed for the cafeteria, he just wanted to get a hot dog to go and then he would go. 'Zell's probably there, as usual.' He thought to himself as he entered the cafeteria. Sure enough, there was Zell, bouncing on the balls of his feet, clutching two steaming hot dogs in his gloved hands.
"Yum!!!" he said delightedly and he bit into his treat.
"Hey Zell." Squall saluted as he walked into the room.
"Hey Mr. Loner." Zell saluted also using a nickname he made up for Squall since he was a bit of a loner. "Hey, you never told me you had a twin sister who flew out of elevators?" Zell asked, once he had swallowed a considerably huge chunk.
Squall sighed and rolled his eyes. "She's not my twin, I don't even know who the hell she is!" Squall exclaimed heatedly, throwing his hands into the hair.
"Whoa, cool it dude." Zell said, as he popped the last bit of his second hot dog into his mouth. 'That was fast...' Squall thought to himself. Zell was a human vacuum who could suck up *or eat up in his case* anything in a few minutes, or seconds, flat. Squall glanced at his watch.
"Whoa, got to go, see you later Zell." Squall said hurriedly as he ran out of the cafeteria, he had five minutes to meet Gwen, and it would take him exactly five minutes to get out of the Garden. Once he was outside he saw Gwen in the distance, waiting for him. In a few seconds he had caught up to her.
"Ah, here you are." He panted. "Let's go."
He led the way away from Garden towards the Fire Cavern in the east. While they were walking on the dirt track Squall began inquiring her.
"How did you get here?"
"Long story, I'll make it short. Sophie and I were in the elevator and Sophie was babbling non-stop about the new Britney Spears album. I didn't feel like listening to her babble, so my mind wandered to this place. BANG! We crashed and landed in Balamb." Gwen explained monotonously.
"Right, I find that odd." Squall said, gazing at her a little bit cautiously. There was one more question sitting at the back of his head, anxious to be asked. "Why-Why are you like me? Why do act like me? How did you know about Balamb and SeeD for that matter. Who knows, you probably already know Junction and GFs!" Squall blurted out. Gwen stopped dead in her tracks, her face paled slightly and then she blushed. She was dreading this question, she didn't want him to ask.
"W-well..."Gwen began, not knowing where to start.
"Let's sit down, then you can explain." Squall said softly, touching her shoulder. She sat, Squall next to her. She gazed out into the ocean and began her story.
"Well, you see, I was playing a video game called Final Fantasy 8, and its all about this place. You, Squall are the main character. I learned all about GF and junction and Limit breaks all from the game. I just loved it. And Squall, I could relate to your character so much because I had gone through practically the same hardships as you had." Gwen explained, as she gazed out to ocean. She heaved a sigh and continued. "You see, I already had your attitude, I didn't depend on others, I didn't like it. I was alone for many years of my life, sitting by myself in the rain. I made a few friends, but I still didn't depend on them. They tried many times to break that, but it never worked. SO basically, I looked through my drawers and found some clothes that resembled yours. I really admire you. If you still didn't notice, I did make a few more changes to the outfit, so that it would look more like a female replica of you." She pointed at some of the things she was wearing. He didn't notice it before but there were some differences. Instead of a lion pendant she had a horse, and she wore a slightly fitted shirt, unlike his which a bit on the baggy side. Also, she wore jeans that were a dark navy blue, closer to black like his, but still, it was navy blue. He looked up at her, to see her face grim and solemn.
"See what I mean?" she whispered.
"Yeah, I do." Squall grinned, maybe he would grow to like this girl. "Another thing, your face is almost exactly like mine, how could that be?"
Gwen shrugged. "I don't know, coincidental?"
"I guess. One last question. Where did you get the Gunblade?"
Gwen turned her gaze on Squall, a small flicker of amusement appeared in her eyes. "To be honest with you, I found it in the elevator, just lying across my feet. I picked it up and felt the energy course through my veins. I was its rightful owner. Far-fetched though, isn't it?"
"A little, yes." Squall grinned. "Well, why don't we get going?" he stood and waited for Gwen as she rose form her spot.
A few minutes later... They reached the Fire Cavern and met two of the Garden Faculty waiting for them.
"Instructor Trepe has told me of your arrival. I see that you, commander Leonhart, will be taking charge?" the first one asked, turning his boarded head to Squall.
"Yes, I am. Please, don't call me commander." Squall growled.
"Very well, how long would you like?" the second asked.
"10 minutes." Gwen answered, dignified and composed.
"Very well, you may enter." They stepped out and let the two walk inside the Cavern.
"Are you sure you wanted ten minutes?" Squall whispered in Gwen's ear.
"I'm positive."
"Your option."
They continued through the twisting paths, occasionally meeting a bomb or something hiding within the flames. Squall let Gwen take care of them, to see how she used magic and GFs. So far Squall had given Gwen Pandemona and Shiva to use as a GF. Those were quite easy to beat.
8:56 left.
They hurried their pace as they neared the center. Finally, a long stretch of land stretched off to the center, between a boiling lake of lava. The hurried across and were finally at the center.
"Now listen, I'll be fighting alongside with you, because if you die or pass out, I can revive you. If the same happens to me, you can do the same. I've already fought Diablos, and he's quite difficult, especially his Gravija. Be careful, especially when he uses Demi. But once you've weaked him enough, his attacks will become less effective. Are you ready?"
Gwen nodded.
They approached the center of the cavern and stood for one silent moment. Then the ground began to rumble...and Diablos came through the heavens.
"Who dares to disturb me?" He growled, setting himself before them.
Gwen trembled slightly, as she tightly gripped the hilt of her Gunblade. Squall noticed, and threw her a sympathetic glance. 'Hope she's ready...' he thought to himself, as he readied himself and his gunblade. (A/N: Okay...so I didn't include a lot of action. BUT I PROMISE THAT THERE WILL BE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!!!!!!)
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(A/N: More action in this chapter, a small reminder, you might think that Gwen is perfect, but trust she isn't. You'll see why later on...PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!) (DISCLAIMER: You know the whole drill...just read chapter one and see. So don't even think about suing me!)
Squall acknowledged her reply with a nod of his head. There was something curious about her, but he just couldn't put his finger on it just at that moment. Quistis then turned to the two girls.
"Do you know anything about SeeD?" she asked, staring at them intently, each straight in the eye.
"What?" Sophie asked confused, Gwen nodded her head.
"Really, then what is SeeD?" Quistis inquired, raising an eyebrow, doubting she knew anything about SeeD.
"SeeD is a mercenary organization to protect the world from Evil, or something like that. SeeD was organized by none other than Headmaster Cid headmaster of Balamb Garden and Edea, the Sorceress, that's just additional info I know." Gwen explained.
"Really, well that's quite interesting. I see that you have a Gunblade. Now, Cid is looking for more SeeD recruits. Maybe you could be our third Gunblade wielder. If so, then you should put your skills to the test and defeat a monster within the Fire Cavern, and I'm telling you, it won't be Ifrit. You should try gaining the GF, Diablos. Then, we'll see what we'll do with you. Squall, would you accompany her?" Quistis finished, turning to Squall.
"Sure Instructor." Squall replied. Finally, he would get a chance to speak to her alone and get some more information from her on where she was from, how she got here and why was she acting just like him.
"Good, meet Squall at the entrance in 10 minutes." Quistis instructed.
"What about me?" Sophie whined, bouncing up and down.
"You'll have to stay with me, I'm not sure if your skills are developed enough." Quistis replied calmly, leading Sophie away.
"B-b-but..." she whimpered, it was obvious she wanted to be around Squall and flirt with him more. She shot Gwen an envious look, who didn't return her gaze, she was merely staring at the mess that was currently being magically cleaned up by the Garden Faculty. She turned to Squall.
"Well, see you in ten minutes, I'm going to explore a little more." Gwen said as she walked away from Squall.
"Hey, but you don't even know your way around here!" Squall called after her.
"I'll manage." She replied with a wave of her hand. Soon, she was gone.
Squall sighed and headed for the cafeteria, he just wanted to get a hot dog to go and then he would go. 'Zell's probably there, as usual.' He thought to himself as he entered the cafeteria. Sure enough, there was Zell, bouncing on the balls of his feet, clutching two steaming hot dogs in his gloved hands.
"Yum!!!" he said delightedly and he bit into his treat.
"Hey Zell." Squall saluted as he walked into the room.
"Hey Mr. Loner." Zell saluted also using a nickname he made up for Squall since he was a bit of a loner. "Hey, you never told me you had a twin sister who flew out of elevators?" Zell asked, once he had swallowed a considerably huge chunk.
Squall sighed and rolled his eyes. "She's not my twin, I don't even know who the hell she is!" Squall exclaimed heatedly, throwing his hands into the hair.
"Whoa, cool it dude." Zell said, as he popped the last bit of his second hot dog into his mouth. 'That was fast...' Squall thought to himself. Zell was a human vacuum who could suck up *or eat up in his case* anything in a few minutes, or seconds, flat. Squall glanced at his watch.
"Whoa, got to go, see you later Zell." Squall said hurriedly as he ran out of the cafeteria, he had five minutes to meet Gwen, and it would take him exactly five minutes to get out of the Garden. Once he was outside he saw Gwen in the distance, waiting for him. In a few seconds he had caught up to her.
"Ah, here you are." He panted. "Let's go."
He led the way away from Garden towards the Fire Cavern in the east. While they were walking on the dirt track Squall began inquiring her.
"How did you get here?"
"Long story, I'll make it short. Sophie and I were in the elevator and Sophie was babbling non-stop about the new Britney Spears album. I didn't feel like listening to her babble, so my mind wandered to this place. BANG! We crashed and landed in Balamb." Gwen explained monotonously.
"Right, I find that odd." Squall said, gazing at her a little bit cautiously. There was one more question sitting at the back of his head, anxious to be asked. "Why-Why are you like me? Why do act like me? How did you know about Balamb and SeeD for that matter. Who knows, you probably already know Junction and GFs!" Squall blurted out. Gwen stopped dead in her tracks, her face paled slightly and then she blushed. She was dreading this question, she didn't want him to ask.
"W-well..."Gwen began, not knowing where to start.
"Let's sit down, then you can explain." Squall said softly, touching her shoulder. She sat, Squall next to her. She gazed out into the ocean and began her story.
"Well, you see, I was playing a video game called Final Fantasy 8, and its all about this place. You, Squall are the main character. I learned all about GF and junction and Limit breaks all from the game. I just loved it. And Squall, I could relate to your character so much because I had gone through practically the same hardships as you had." Gwen explained, as she gazed out to ocean. She heaved a sigh and continued. "You see, I already had your attitude, I didn't depend on others, I didn't like it. I was alone for many years of my life, sitting by myself in the rain. I made a few friends, but I still didn't depend on them. They tried many times to break that, but it never worked. SO basically, I looked through my drawers and found some clothes that resembled yours. I really admire you. If you still didn't notice, I did make a few more changes to the outfit, so that it would look more like a female replica of you." She pointed at some of the things she was wearing. He didn't notice it before but there were some differences. Instead of a lion pendant she had a horse, and she wore a slightly fitted shirt, unlike his which a bit on the baggy side. Also, she wore jeans that were a dark navy blue, closer to black like his, but still, it was navy blue. He looked up at her, to see her face grim and solemn.
"See what I mean?" she whispered.
"Yeah, I do." Squall grinned, maybe he would grow to like this girl. "Another thing, your face is almost exactly like mine, how could that be?"
Gwen shrugged. "I don't know, coincidental?"
"I guess. One last question. Where did you get the Gunblade?"
Gwen turned her gaze on Squall, a small flicker of amusement appeared in her eyes. "To be honest with you, I found it in the elevator, just lying across my feet. I picked it up and felt the energy course through my veins. I was its rightful owner. Far-fetched though, isn't it?"
"A little, yes." Squall grinned. "Well, why don't we get going?" he stood and waited for Gwen as she rose form her spot.
A few minutes later... They reached the Fire Cavern and met two of the Garden Faculty waiting for them.
"Instructor Trepe has told me of your arrival. I see that you, commander Leonhart, will be taking charge?" the first one asked, turning his boarded head to Squall.
"Yes, I am. Please, don't call me commander." Squall growled.
"Very well, how long would you like?" the second asked.
"10 minutes." Gwen answered, dignified and composed.
"Very well, you may enter." They stepped out and let the two walk inside the Cavern.
"Are you sure you wanted ten minutes?" Squall whispered in Gwen's ear.
"I'm positive."
"Your option."
They continued through the twisting paths, occasionally meeting a bomb or something hiding within the flames. Squall let Gwen take care of them, to see how she used magic and GFs. So far Squall had given Gwen Pandemona and Shiva to use as a GF. Those were quite easy to beat.
8:56 left.
They hurried their pace as they neared the center. Finally, a long stretch of land stretched off to the center, between a boiling lake of lava. The hurried across and were finally at the center.
"Now listen, I'll be fighting alongside with you, because if you die or pass out, I can revive you. If the same happens to me, you can do the same. I've already fought Diablos, and he's quite difficult, especially his Gravija. Be careful, especially when he uses Demi. But once you've weaked him enough, his attacks will become less effective. Are you ready?"
Gwen nodded.
They approached the center of the cavern and stood for one silent moment. Then the ground began to rumble...and Diablos came through the heavens.
"Who dares to disturb me?" He growled, setting himself before them.
Gwen trembled slightly, as she tightly gripped the hilt of her Gunblade. Squall noticed, and threw her a sympathetic glance. 'Hope she's ready...' he thought to himself, as he readied himself and his gunblade. (A/N: Okay...so I didn't include a lot of action. BUT I PROMISE THAT THERE WILL BE IN THE NEXT CHAPTER!!!!!!!!)
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