They had left their deployment ship and were waiting at their post within the next half an hour. Quistis had left them now, and squad C were alone in the rages of battle. The other squads had already arrived, and were tackling the problem as they had been assigned to.
Lianne hadn't been expecting the battle to be so violent. She wasn't expecting the monsters to be attacking in such ferocious waves, or to find whole buildings crippled by the invasion. She could understand a few monsters here and there, but this…
Their weapons still drawn and ready for battle, Lianne was becoming increasingly tense. Leali was surprisingly calm – unfazed by the whole concept of battle. To Alix, this was nothing new; he was taking this as a completely normal everyday experience. Skye was the same, showing no sign of fear whatsoever.
"Okay, as I'm your squad leader, I expect a little respect. So listen up. You will each be assigned with a duty to make sure we get through this exam."
"Hey… what do you mean, 'a bit of respect'? I don't have to show respect to anyone if I don't want to!" Lianne said, folding her arms with defiance.
"Lianne…" Leali and Alix both warned, quietly.
Skye gave her a dark look. "You'll do what I tell you to, Leonhart. So… Shuray – you and I will be the main attack team. We will go into battle at close range, and eliminate all the targets that we can. Kinneas – you'll be long-range attack. Keep in the back and take out enemies from there. You can be our lookout too. Keep an eye out for monsters."
"Roger!" Leali beamed.
"And Leonhart… you're our navigator. Move out!"
Alix, Leali and Skye began to leave their positions, and had only managed to get so far when Lianne shouted, "Hey!" after them all.
They all turned to face her, and she was still standing there, arms folded and as stubborn as ever.
"WHY do I have to be the navigator! Why do you all get to fight!" she snapped.
Skye looked impatient. "Just because you're Squall's daughter, don't think you're getting any special treatment." He turned around and began to stalk away.
The second his back was turned, Lianne found it necessary to pull a face in his direction.
Leali giggled at her friend's actions. "Come on, Lianne… we need somebody to be our navigator, after all…"
"But why me! You heard him…" she put on a voice, imitating Skye. "'Just because you're Squall's daughter, don't think you're getting any special treatment'… I don't like him! In fact, there's a good point!" she ran off inSkye's direction, calling, "You do know my dad's the leader of SeeD, right!" He'll get you big-time if you start criticising me!"
Leali and Alix looked at each other, eyebrows raised, then followed.
