Chapter 4
Selphie was in the cafeteria. The queue in the mournings was always massive but since it was the afternoon there was none at all. The cafeteria was a small enough place. There was only two chiefs, one would not shut up and the other one never talked. The tiles on the floor of the cafeteria were white, there was a vending machine to the left of the entrance and then at the main area where the food was cooked a curved round table. After you got your meal you walked up a step and you were in the sitting area. The chairs and tables were black and there was only about 8 tables available to sit. Since it was the afternoon there wasn't many people around, in fact only two people sitting at the same table. One was a tall student black coloured skin and was slumped in the chair while the other a small enough student also in his uniform was nearly asleep on the table.
"Hi." Selphie waved at the two SeeD students. The tall student slumped up and smiled. The student beside him was snoring.
"I see you need company." Selphie joked as she sat beside him.
"Yeah we have been training all mourning in the centre. This fellow is lucky he didn't get killed by a T-Rexaur. It's better to just run away. Oh where are my manners. I'm Ruck and this is my mate Robert" he indroduced.
"Pleased to meet I'm Selphie" the hyper girl extended her hand and Ruck shook it.
"I know who you are. You saved the world didn't you?" Ruck smiled.
"Sure am. Well I had little help" she proudly announced.
"A little eh? Squall Leonheart the master of the gunblade pity he is so anti-social."
"HEY! Squall is just a bit shy. He doesn't mean to be so mean" Selphie scolded. Ruck quickly realizing his error apologized.
"It's okay he is just a little misunderstood. Anyway what's your weapon that you use?" the hyper girl asked.
"Oh I use these daggers" He fumbled through his bag and found his weapon. He attached the weapons to his hands. There were brown leather gloves and then a giant steel blade about 8 inches on each hand.
"My father used the same weapons when he was in the Galibida army. His name was Kiros..."
"KIROS!" Selphie shouted out so loud that it temporaily woke up Robert
"Yeah fought alongside Laguna and Ward" Kiros explained in further detail.
"On my gosh I can't believe I didn't see that...you look just like him" Selphie was in shock that she didn't regonize his facial features were almost exact to that of his fathers. Ruck just laughed for a bit. They continued to chat for a while about Laguna and what Kiros was doing now.
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"This is a real exam. It may not be the most dangerous but I want you to be alert at all times, you never know on missions what could happen. I also want professional behavior on your travels in the cars and the the SeeD boats." Squall was talking to the group in that non-emotional way of his. He knew that Quitsis and Zell would be all right but the two novice SeeD's it was there exam and they would have to be told the rules. Zell started to train and was throwing lefts and rights to nobody in particular expect the air. Quistis leaned up on the dictionary. The group was present in the front hall. Squall started to walk in front of the the two students his icy-blue eyes staring down the novices. The gunblade specialist looked into the green eyes of the first SeeD. He was a male looked about sixteen was pale white and lanky. He had long black hair in a pony tail and his weapons was magic use. The second was a blonde haired cadet. She had a very pretty face and had big blue eyes. Her hair extended down to her neck. Her hair although blonde had black hair at the fringe. She smiled as Squall stared her down.
"Your squad leader is Quistis and also good luck." and with that Squall walked of leaving the two cadets pondering his words.
"We have a hour before we leave for WinHill so until then you are dismissed." Quistis explained in an authortive tone. The two cadets chatted idily with each other for a moment before heading off in the opposite directions.
"IRVINE KINEASS JUST BEAT A T-REXUAR!" a shout so loud that it startled both Zell and Quistis. A young boy wearing a blue T-shirt only about eight years old ran down to the two. The yound boy always ran round in circular area around the garden. Behind the kid was Irvine smiling proudly. The cowboy ruffled the kids hair.
"Ah kid it was nothing. Irvine "the hitman" Kineass getting beat by a one hundred year old dinosaur, not likely my friend." It was clear to Quistis that Irvine was now in full bragging mode.
"How did you defeat it?" she asked in rather dull tone hinting she didn't really care.
"Ah you know easy, just battered him with some shotgun ammo and dodged his attacks." Irvine stated while using his index finger as a gun. Quistis had a good read on people and she knew he was lieing so she decided to press the matter.
"That's all...no other outside forces?" she casually asked him with a glare. Irvine cringing other her gaze admitted defeat.
"... and a round of Ultima ammo." Irvine's head hung down now.
"Irvine Kineass you know Ultima ammo is rare and you go and use it to what impress a eight year old!" Quistis wagged her finger scolding Irvine. Zell in the background started to laugh.
"Ultima ammo?" the young kid asked saving Irvine from an all mighty lecture.
"A very rare and powerful ammo. It can kill most things in one shot." Quistis explained to the boy now she was calming down.
"I got to go and ah...do something" Irvine siezing his chance darted away from the former SeeD instructor. Quistis not finished lecturing Irvine chased after him calling him back. Zell looked at the kid and smiled.
"Ah the life of a SeeD"
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Cid Kramer had just arrived back from the meeting and had order a small squad to investigate the WinHill situation. He was in his office. The office was a large enough area. It had a couple of shelves of books. It also had pictures of the orphanage on the white walls and a couple of trophies. The headmaster was sitting by his desk looking over some files of the new recruits that had arrived yesterday. Xu was sitting at a separate desk finishing of some paperwork. On a knock on the door forced Cid to look up.
"Come in." Cid gestured for the knocker to step forward. It was Squall.
"Sir, The squad are dispatching in 30 minutes. Anything else you want done sir?" the gunblade specalist asked.
"No Squall your' re free to go." As the gunblade fighter was about to leave Cid's emergency phone rang. After Ultimecia that phone had never rang. Squall decided he should slow his pace down to see what the problem could be. Xu was now looking at Cid also.
"Hello..." Cid answered.
"This is a distress call from WinHill...(static) (beep)" was the reply to Cid. The phone had now gone dead.
"HELLO!" Cid roared down the phone.
"A distress call from WinHill. The phone went dead before I could get answers. That squad who are going to WinHill I want Irvine Kineass and you Squall to go with them. There is a serious problem down at WinHill and we need to find out what it is." Cid ordered.
