The Replica
Chapter 6
(A/N: Here's a corrected copy of my story...it was really Timber, not Dollet)
"Alright, now keep 'em moving!" a Galbadian soldier yelled, pushing disgruntled looking villagers into the train taking them all to the Tomb of the Unknown King.
"Come on hurry up! Before 'em SeeDs come!" the officer dressed in red and covered in heavy armour yelled, kicking an elderly man in the shin. The man fell over, moaning in pain. "Come on you lay about!" he kicked him again.
A figure watched in the shadows, heart filled with hurt at seeing the elderly man being kicked around. They brushed an annoying wisp of dark hair out of their face...hoping beyond all out that 'they'll' make it there soon.
Commander Squall Leonhart, who took them all out to the Balamb docks, where small submarines awaited them, led the troop.
"Alright now, everyone take a submarine and get going right away." Squall commanded, as SeeD's flashed passed him, dressed in their dark uniforms, all boarding the small, cramped submarines that would take them to Timber. Squall turned to Gwen, his face unusually pale.
"Alright you and that Chocobo, get in the main boat. Xu is waiting for us in Timber, so we have to hurry." Squall said hurriedly, handing her a map and acetate, mapping Timber. She nodded and rushed into the ship, the Chocobo following. Following her was Rinoa, who shied away from her once they were in, and then Squall. Without another word or backwards glance, he rushed off to the captain's quarters. In a second or two, the engine roared to life and soon they were speeding through the waters.
Gwen sat alone in a corner while the other companions who consisted of Irvine, Zell, Selphie, Quistis, Ellone and Rinoa all sat huddled together on the bench. They seemed to take no notice of her, well maybe Selphie did, because she could've sworn she threw her a sympathetic glance. Irvine had his arm wrapped around Selphie's shoulders, and Zell was practicing his punches.
"Oh, another mission, isn't this exciting, Irvy?" Selphie asked, laying her palms on her knees, practically bouncing with excitement.
"Sure is." He agreed.
Rinoa sighed as she watched the two lovebirds, she thought of Squall, but her mind wandered on Gwen. Why though? There was something about her that made her curious, was it her uncanny likeness of Squall. Or was it her cold attitude, wait, no! Squall was like that too! Her mind buzzed with confusion, she leaned forward and held her head in her hands. She felt a soft, warm a hand touch her back. She looked up to see Ellone's smiling, yet grim face.
"I know what you're thinking, just calm down a bit. She's only Squall's trainee, she won't steal him form you either. I spoke to her about it, she told me she held no interest for him at all, loving that is." She said quietly. Rinoa loosened up a bit more, but she was still curious about that girl sitting in the corner with not only a gunblade, and a Chocobo, but the exact likeness of her boyfriend. Her chocolate brown hair, the black jacket and furry collar. The griever emblem, the dark brown eyes. The only difference were the barely noticeable curves on her body that gave her that feminine touch.
Before another word could be uttered, the boat came crashing onto the bay. The door that led to the captain's quarters swung open, and squall flew out of it, thrusting the main exit door open.
"Everybody out, we're to go secure the communication tower. Someone is being held hostage there, and we, as SeeD's have to go help them." He snarled as he led the way. The troops of SeeDs parted as they set off in different directions. Every time Squall passed, the members would salute him before returning to their posts. Squall didn't even notice he just continued his way straight, the others scurrying behind him. The little Chocobo was at the rear, running as fast as its little legs would take it. Gwen saw it slowing down, so she too slowed her pace slightly. The Chocobo gratefully acknowledged her action of tenderness and scurried next to her.
As they entered the main square Squall stopped dead in his tracks, and remained erect and high on alert. A faint, high pitched scream was heard in the distance. Gwen winced at the sound, she recognized that scream anywhere, it was Sophie's, but how the hell did she get all the way over there? The hairs at the back of her neck stood up as the screaming grew in pitch. She seemed like she was being tortured.
After a moment, Squall turned to them ,face grim. He pointed at Gwen, Irvine, Zell and Selphie.
"You come with me." He pointed at Rinoa, Quistis and Ellone. "You two stay here, Nida will come join you." He instructed emotionlessly. They all nodded gravely. He turned on his heel and beckoned to the others to follow him. They did, after a while, Squall signaled for Gwen to come to him, she and the Chocobo hurried to catch up to him. Once caught up with him he began to speak.
"You know who's there, right?" he asked.
"Yeah, it's Sophie." Gwen grumbled, rolling her eyes slightly.
"Do you know-"
"No I don't." Gwen interrupted him, knowing that he was going to ask whether she knew how she got there.
"Hmmm..." Squall pondered as he led them up steep stone steps up to the communication tower.
Before he could utter another word, they were soon standing on a ledge that led to the tower.
"OO!!!" Selphie exclaimed, excited. "I remember this place, this is where I met you and Zell!" she said, bouncing up and down. "Last one there is a rotten egg!" she cried playfully as she leapt off the ledge.
"Hey, w-wait for me!" Irvine jumped after her, followed by Zell, then Squall, then the little Chocobo.
Just before Gwen leapt, she heard a scream, worse than ever before. This time Sophie's scream was filled with pain and anguish. Gwen was rooted on the spot. She really can't defend herself, now can she? She thought fleetingly to herself. Before she culd think of anything else, Zell was calling her.
"Hey come on! Don't tell me you're chicken!" he laughed.
"You wish, Chicken-Wuss." She snarled as she too leapt off the ledge and landed perfectly on her feet.
"Let's go kick some G-army BUTT!" Selphie cried, thrusting the doors open. What met them wasn't very pleasant...
TBC...
MUHAHAHAHA!! I am truly evil!! I left a cliff hanger!!! Next chapter to come after a get some reviews!!!
"Alright, now keep 'em moving!" a Galbadian soldier yelled, pushing disgruntled looking villagers into the train taking them all to the Tomb of the Unknown King.
"Come on hurry up! Before 'em SeeDs come!" the officer dressed in red and covered in heavy armour yelled, kicking an elderly man in the shin. The man fell over, moaning in pain. "Come on you lay about!" he kicked him again.
A figure watched in the shadows, heart filled with hurt at seeing the elderly man being kicked around. They brushed an annoying wisp of dark hair out of their face...hoping beyond all out that 'they'll' make it there soon.
Commander Squall Leonhart, who took them all out to the Balamb docks, where small submarines awaited them, led the troop.
"Alright now, everyone take a submarine and get going right away." Squall commanded, as SeeD's flashed passed him, dressed in their dark uniforms, all boarding the small, cramped submarines that would take them to Timber. Squall turned to Gwen, his face unusually pale.
"Alright you and that Chocobo, get in the main boat. Xu is waiting for us in Timber, so we have to hurry." Squall said hurriedly, handing her a map and acetate, mapping Timber. She nodded and rushed into the ship, the Chocobo following. Following her was Rinoa, who shied away from her once they were in, and then Squall. Without another word or backwards glance, he rushed off to the captain's quarters. In a second or two, the engine roared to life and soon they were speeding through the waters.
Gwen sat alone in a corner while the other companions who consisted of Irvine, Zell, Selphie, Quistis, Ellone and Rinoa all sat huddled together on the bench. They seemed to take no notice of her, well maybe Selphie did, because she could've sworn she threw her a sympathetic glance. Irvine had his arm wrapped around Selphie's shoulders, and Zell was practicing his punches.
"Oh, another mission, isn't this exciting, Irvy?" Selphie asked, laying her palms on her knees, practically bouncing with excitement.
"Sure is." He agreed.
Rinoa sighed as she watched the two lovebirds, she thought of Squall, but her mind wandered on Gwen. Why though? There was something about her that made her curious, was it her uncanny likeness of Squall. Or was it her cold attitude, wait, no! Squall was like that too! Her mind buzzed with confusion, she leaned forward and held her head in her hands. She felt a soft, warm a hand touch her back. She looked up to see Ellone's smiling, yet grim face.
"I know what you're thinking, just calm down a bit. She's only Squall's trainee, she won't steal him form you either. I spoke to her about it, she told me she held no interest for him at all, loving that is." She said quietly. Rinoa loosened up a bit more, but she was still curious about that girl sitting in the corner with not only a gunblade, and a Chocobo, but the exact likeness of her boyfriend. Her chocolate brown hair, the black jacket and furry collar. The griever emblem, the dark brown eyes. The only difference were the barely noticeable curves on her body that gave her that feminine touch.
Before another word could be uttered, the boat came crashing onto the bay. The door that led to the captain's quarters swung open, and squall flew out of it, thrusting the main exit door open.
"Everybody out, we're to go secure the communication tower. Someone is being held hostage there, and we, as SeeD's have to go help them." He snarled as he led the way. The troops of SeeDs parted as they set off in different directions. Every time Squall passed, the members would salute him before returning to their posts. Squall didn't even notice he just continued his way straight, the others scurrying behind him. The little Chocobo was at the rear, running as fast as its little legs would take it. Gwen saw it slowing down, so she too slowed her pace slightly. The Chocobo gratefully acknowledged her action of tenderness and scurried next to her.
As they entered the main square Squall stopped dead in his tracks, and remained erect and high on alert. A faint, high pitched scream was heard in the distance. Gwen winced at the sound, she recognized that scream anywhere, it was Sophie's, but how the hell did she get all the way over there? The hairs at the back of her neck stood up as the screaming grew in pitch. She seemed like she was being tortured.
After a moment, Squall turned to them ,face grim. He pointed at Gwen, Irvine, Zell and Selphie.
"You come with me." He pointed at Rinoa, Quistis and Ellone. "You two stay here, Nida will come join you." He instructed emotionlessly. They all nodded gravely. He turned on his heel and beckoned to the others to follow him. They did, after a while, Squall signaled for Gwen to come to him, she and the Chocobo hurried to catch up to him. Once caught up with him he began to speak.
"You know who's there, right?" he asked.
"Yeah, it's Sophie." Gwen grumbled, rolling her eyes slightly.
"Do you know-"
"No I don't." Gwen interrupted him, knowing that he was going to ask whether she knew how she got there.
"Hmmm..." Squall pondered as he led them up steep stone steps up to the communication tower.
Before he could utter another word, they were soon standing on a ledge that led to the tower.
"OO!!!" Selphie exclaimed, excited. "I remember this place, this is where I met you and Zell!" she said, bouncing up and down. "Last one there is a rotten egg!" she cried playfully as she leapt off the ledge.
"Hey, w-wait for me!" Irvine jumped after her, followed by Zell, then Squall, then the little Chocobo.
Just before Gwen leapt, she heard a scream, worse than ever before. This time Sophie's scream was filled with pain and anguish. Gwen was rooted on the spot. She really can't defend herself, now can she? She thought fleetingly to herself. Before she culd think of anything else, Zell was calling her.
"Hey come on! Don't tell me you're chicken!" he laughed.
"You wish, Chicken-Wuss." She snarled as she too leapt off the ledge and landed perfectly on her feet.
"Let's go kick some G-army BUTT!" Selphie cried, thrusting the doors open. What met them wasn't very pleasant...
TBC...
MUHAHAHAHA!! I am truly evil!! I left a cliff hanger!!! Next chapter to come after a get some reviews!!!