AN: Thankyou Beautiful Green eyes, my first reviewer for this story :) and Emrelle Elendal, I really appreciate your reviews.
Chapter 2
"Tempest?" Caraway murmered in shock. "No." he stood up and edged toward the door. Tempest watched him, he was acting very strangly. "Just wait here." his voice sounded on edge. He went out the door and slammed it behind him.
Tempest shook her head. She had no intention of staying here, she didn't like this place, it seemed so familiar and somehow it was a familiarness that gave her an unhappy feeling. She went to the door and tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. Panicing she yanked on it, then started pounding on it. He had her trapped in here, in her panic she almost called one of her friends to get her out, but something told her that was not the thing to do here. She went all around the room, she looked out the window, it was much to high to jump out. Maybe Bahamut would fly her out. She tried to open the window, it didn't budge.
"Hyne take it all." she swore.
She heard a soft murmer of voices outside the door, she pressed her ear up against it to listen.
"Is that really her?" the maids voice whispered.
"I don't know." a mans voice answered. "General Caraway sure seems to think so. He's calling someone in to help with this, I don't know who."
"May I go in and speak with her?" she asked.
"No one is allowed to go near her until Caraway gets back."
"Please?"
"No."
Tempest paced around the room, help what kind of help? What was going on? Who did they think she was that they had to lock her up in here. She was terrified, she sat on an armchair hugging her knees. After a half an hour or so she heard the voices again.
"He's called SeeD. They're going to be here within the half hour. What's going on?" the messenger asked.
SeeD
{"You? You want to be a SeeD? You'd never make it as a SeeD, you're to whimpy. Now knock it off and go away so we can train."}
{"How did you get here? This is an important SeeD mission! You're not supposed to be here, you! Take her back to the Garden now!"}
{"My daddy is the best SeeD in the world! He'll come after you for hurting my mommy!"}
More voices continued to pound in her head. She didn't like this sudden flood of memories she didn't understand them. She had to get out of here! Had to do something, anything to make the voices stop. She tore around the room in a fury picking things up and throwing the kicking at the doors and walls trying to get out. She picked up a chair and threw it at a statue on the wall. It caught on the hands and suddenly the wall opened up. She calmed herself down, staring at the opening. A ladder led down into darkness, she didn't know where it would lead. She looked around herself, the voices had stopped for now. Why had so many been triggered by that word? She wouldn't even think the word, afraid that the rush of memories might come back again. She looked at the ladder again, anywhere was better than here. Slowly she climbed down the ladder and into the dark depths below.
***
"Quistis, Zell, Irvine and Selphie please report to my office." Headmaster Cid's voice rang over the com. Quistis looked up from her work. What did he need at this time? It was getting close to supper already. She got up from what she was doing and took the elevator up to Cid's office. The others were already there waiting for her.
"Good evening all." Cid nodded motioning for them to sit.
Quistis sat down and waited for him to tell what this was all about.
"I've just received a call, from General Caraway."
"General Caraway?" Quistis thought. "What does he want?"
"He's called for SeeD help. It seems Tempest has appeared. She's at his house now. He doesn't know what to do with her."
"Tempest!" Zell jumped up. "She's alive?"
"Apparantly." Cid nodded. "I want you two to take the Ragnorok to Deling and get on this right away. Just make sure Tempest gets here safely. "
"Yeah! Tempest is alive! That's great news!" She hugged Irvine "Wait until we tell Ivy!"
"Quistis, you are to be the leader of the mission. You and Zell are to go into the city to get her, Irvine and Selphie you wait outside the city in the Ragnorok only come if they need backup. Remember, be cautious. We don't know where she's been the past five years, Selande could have taken her."
"Yes sir." Quistis stood up and headed for the door.
"What about Gale?" Irvine said suddenly. If Tempest is still alive, maybe she's still out there to."
Quistis wasn't to sure how she felt about that. She like all the others had tried to treat Gale the same but it was just so hard knowing how she came to be.
"Do you think it's true? That she was taken and trained by Sorceress Selande?" Zell asked.
"I don't know what to believe. All I know is that she disappeared and that seems to be the only real explanation for all of this." Quistis sighed as they all left Cid's office.
"Well, I'm going to go tell Sarah, Zio and Zan where I'm going. I'll meet you at the ship." Zell started to run off.
"Zell, don't tell them about Tempest, not yet." Quistis warned.
"Alright." he nodded and ran off to say goodbye to his family.
When she got onto the Ragnorok Selphie and Irvine were already inside.
"You guys already to go?" She asked.
"Yep, we're having Sarah look after Ivy for awhile." Selphie climbed into the cockpit.
"I'm here." Zell dashed in. "Let's get on this mission."
***
When Quistis and Zell reached General Caraways mansion he was waiting for them outside.
"General Caraway." Quistis nodded grimly.
Zell just scowled at him.
"I should have known they'd send you. You're the once who know her best now I suppose. Follow me she's locked in my office." Caraway turned and walked inside.
"You locked her up?!" Zell exclaimed.
"She's suspected of being trained to be Sorceress Selande's successor. She's dangerous." he answered.
"Did she appear to be hostile at all?" Quistis asked.
Caraway didn't answer. "Here." he unlocked the door and pushed it open.
When she and Zell stepped inside Quistis stared at the room in shock. It was a mess, furniture was overturned papers and other things were scattered about the room. Almost nothing was left unbroken and there was no Tempest.
"What exactly did you two say to each other before you locked her in here?" Zell asked staring at the mess.
"I only asked her about Rinoa's ring. She has it, that's why I brought her here. She wouldn't tell me her name until later. Then I called you. She dosen't seem to remember much."
Quistis looked at the open secret passage way. "We have to go to the gate, she may have come out already but it would be best to try and head her off if she hasn't."
"Right." Zell followed her out of the house.
"And you stay here." She glanced at Caraway.
He spread his hands. "Whatever you say." he went back into the house.
"." Zell muttered.
Quistis ran straight to the gate and there she was. The image of Rinoa, wearing Squall's jacket and carrying his gunblade. She stared at them for a moment, a flash of recognition crossed her face before she turned and ran.
"After her." Quistis took off.
"Tempest! Stop, we're not going to hurt you." Zell called as he ran. The girl whipped around a corner and when they turned she was gone.
***
Tempest held her breath as she watched them from the bushes. Their faces were so familiar, she should have never come here. She was happy out in the wild alone without the voices, she couldn't stand the voices the...memories. They scared her.
"Where could she have gone?" the woman looked around.
"Tempest?" the man called.
Suddenly she sneezed. They both turned and looked at the bushes, she jumped up and ran.
"Wait!" they called after her.
She dodged out into the street, suddenly one of those cars came charging at her again she drew her gunblade and held it out in front of her. The thing was screeching and swerving around she swung at it just as it crashed into her.
"Tempest!" she heard alot of shouting and noise, she couldn't see anything, all she could feel was pain everything slowly went dark.
Chapter 2
"Tempest?" Caraway murmered in shock. "No." he stood up and edged toward the door. Tempest watched him, he was acting very strangly. "Just wait here." his voice sounded on edge. He went out the door and slammed it behind him.
Tempest shook her head. She had no intention of staying here, she didn't like this place, it seemed so familiar and somehow it was a familiarness that gave her an unhappy feeling. She went to the door and tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. Panicing she yanked on it, then started pounding on it. He had her trapped in here, in her panic she almost called one of her friends to get her out, but something told her that was not the thing to do here. She went all around the room, she looked out the window, it was much to high to jump out. Maybe Bahamut would fly her out. She tried to open the window, it didn't budge.
"Hyne take it all." she swore.
She heard a soft murmer of voices outside the door, she pressed her ear up against it to listen.
"Is that really her?" the maids voice whispered.
"I don't know." a mans voice answered. "General Caraway sure seems to think so. He's calling someone in to help with this, I don't know who."
"May I go in and speak with her?" she asked.
"No one is allowed to go near her until Caraway gets back."
"Please?"
"No."
Tempest paced around the room, help what kind of help? What was going on? Who did they think she was that they had to lock her up in here. She was terrified, she sat on an armchair hugging her knees. After a half an hour or so she heard the voices again.
"He's called SeeD. They're going to be here within the half hour. What's going on?" the messenger asked.
SeeD
{"You? You want to be a SeeD? You'd never make it as a SeeD, you're to whimpy. Now knock it off and go away so we can train."}
{"How did you get here? This is an important SeeD mission! You're not supposed to be here, you! Take her back to the Garden now!"}
{"My daddy is the best SeeD in the world! He'll come after you for hurting my mommy!"}
More voices continued to pound in her head. She didn't like this sudden flood of memories she didn't understand them. She had to get out of here! Had to do something, anything to make the voices stop. She tore around the room in a fury picking things up and throwing the kicking at the doors and walls trying to get out. She picked up a chair and threw it at a statue on the wall. It caught on the hands and suddenly the wall opened up. She calmed herself down, staring at the opening. A ladder led down into darkness, she didn't know where it would lead. She looked around herself, the voices had stopped for now. Why had so many been triggered by that word? She wouldn't even think the word, afraid that the rush of memories might come back again. She looked at the ladder again, anywhere was better than here. Slowly she climbed down the ladder and into the dark depths below.
***
"Quistis, Zell, Irvine and Selphie please report to my office." Headmaster Cid's voice rang over the com. Quistis looked up from her work. What did he need at this time? It was getting close to supper already. She got up from what she was doing and took the elevator up to Cid's office. The others were already there waiting for her.
"Good evening all." Cid nodded motioning for them to sit.
Quistis sat down and waited for him to tell what this was all about.
"I've just received a call, from General Caraway."
"General Caraway?" Quistis thought. "What does he want?"
"He's called for SeeD help. It seems Tempest has appeared. She's at his house now. He doesn't know what to do with her."
"Tempest!" Zell jumped up. "She's alive?"
"Apparantly." Cid nodded. "I want you two to take the Ragnorok to Deling and get on this right away. Just make sure Tempest gets here safely. "
"Yeah! Tempest is alive! That's great news!" She hugged Irvine "Wait until we tell Ivy!"
"Quistis, you are to be the leader of the mission. You and Zell are to go into the city to get her, Irvine and Selphie you wait outside the city in the Ragnorok only come if they need backup. Remember, be cautious. We don't know where she's been the past five years, Selande could have taken her."
"Yes sir." Quistis stood up and headed for the door.
"What about Gale?" Irvine said suddenly. If Tempest is still alive, maybe she's still out there to."
Quistis wasn't to sure how she felt about that. She like all the others had tried to treat Gale the same but it was just so hard knowing how she came to be.
"Do you think it's true? That she was taken and trained by Sorceress Selande?" Zell asked.
"I don't know what to believe. All I know is that she disappeared and that seems to be the only real explanation for all of this." Quistis sighed as they all left Cid's office.
"Well, I'm going to go tell Sarah, Zio and Zan where I'm going. I'll meet you at the ship." Zell started to run off.
"Zell, don't tell them about Tempest, not yet." Quistis warned.
"Alright." he nodded and ran off to say goodbye to his family.
When she got onto the Ragnorok Selphie and Irvine were already inside.
"You guys already to go?" She asked.
"Yep, we're having Sarah look after Ivy for awhile." Selphie climbed into the cockpit.
"I'm here." Zell dashed in. "Let's get on this mission."
***
When Quistis and Zell reached General Caraways mansion he was waiting for them outside.
"General Caraway." Quistis nodded grimly.
Zell just scowled at him.
"I should have known they'd send you. You're the once who know her best now I suppose. Follow me she's locked in my office." Caraway turned and walked inside.
"You locked her up?!" Zell exclaimed.
"She's suspected of being trained to be Sorceress Selande's successor. She's dangerous." he answered.
"Did she appear to be hostile at all?" Quistis asked.
Caraway didn't answer. "Here." he unlocked the door and pushed it open.
When she and Zell stepped inside Quistis stared at the room in shock. It was a mess, furniture was overturned papers and other things were scattered about the room. Almost nothing was left unbroken and there was no Tempest.
"What exactly did you two say to each other before you locked her in here?" Zell asked staring at the mess.
"I only asked her about Rinoa's ring. She has it, that's why I brought her here. She wouldn't tell me her name until later. Then I called you. She dosen't seem to remember much."
Quistis looked at the open secret passage way. "We have to go to the gate, she may have come out already but it would be best to try and head her off if she hasn't."
"Right." Zell followed her out of the house.
"And you stay here." She glanced at Caraway.
He spread his hands. "Whatever you say." he went back into the house.
"." Zell muttered.
Quistis ran straight to the gate and there she was. The image of Rinoa, wearing Squall's jacket and carrying his gunblade. She stared at them for a moment, a flash of recognition crossed her face before she turned and ran.
"After her." Quistis took off.
"Tempest! Stop, we're not going to hurt you." Zell called as he ran. The girl whipped around a corner and when they turned she was gone.
***
Tempest held her breath as she watched them from the bushes. Their faces were so familiar, she should have never come here. She was happy out in the wild alone without the voices, she couldn't stand the voices the...memories. They scared her.
"Where could she have gone?" the woman looked around.
"Tempest?" the man called.
Suddenly she sneezed. They both turned and looked at the bushes, she jumped up and ran.
"Wait!" they called after her.
She dodged out into the street, suddenly one of those cars came charging at her again she drew her gunblade and held it out in front of her. The thing was screeching and swerving around she swung at it just as it crashed into her.
"Tempest!" she heard alot of shouting and noise, she couldn't see anything, all she could feel was pain everything slowly went dark.