Even if I only got 1 review, I fell that it was completely worth it.
QueenAdreena: Thanks for being the first. I hope you'll keep comming back to my story, you know I'll stay with yours 'till the end. There may be some stuff added that didn't really happen/we didn't see (I already have a TON of new stuff planned for the ending) Also, some GF's will be gotten by a different means than how you got them in the game.
Anyway. I will give some guarentee's. I guarentee that EVERY GF will appear in this fic, except for Phoenix, Boko, Moomba, and MiniMog.
OK. Here's Chapter 2. I know it's kind of short, but I'm not the best when it comes to battle scenes.
CHAPTER 2: THE FIRE CAVERN
The walk to the Fire Cavern took about an hour, and was pretty uneventful save for a few monster attacks from about 7 Bite Bugs. Before long, Squall was at his destination. He could see two members of the Garden Faculty blocking the entrance. These men wore long Red and White robes and big yellow hats that covered their entire faces.
"OK, are you ready?" asked Quistis.
"Yes," said Squall. He approached the entrance where the Garden Faculty were standing.
"I'm here for the Prerequisite for the SeeD exam," stated Squall.
"You objective," Began the one on the left, "is to obtain a low-level GF. A SeeD member must support. Are you ready?
"Yes," Said Squall.
"State your name and Student ID number." Said the one on the right.
"Student ID number 41269, Squall Leonhart."
"I'm his support," added Quistis, "Instructor number 14, Quistis Trepe."
"Select a time limit." Said the one on the right, "Choose one suited to your abilities. Challenging, yet reasonable." Squall had four choices, 10, 20, 30, or 40 minutes. What you choose and how long it takes you to obtain the power of this GF would effect your final score after the SeeD exam. If you picked a low level like 10 minutes showed confidence, but if you ran out of time, you would automatically fail. If you chose 40 minutes, sure, you would definitely have the time you need, but it showed lack of confidence, which didn't look good on the end result. Squall gave it a thought for a few seconds before he made his descision.
"20 minutes," Said Squall.
"Very well," Said the one on the left as he handed Quistis a stopwatch, "Good luck." With that, they moved aside letting Squall and Quistis pass. Once he was inside, he felt the intense heat. There was a rather narrow walkway which was surrounded by molten lava. Reguardless, Squall began to pick up the pace. It would take a few minutes to find this GF he was looking for, and even more to battle it.
"My job is to support you in battle," said Quistis, "Everything else is up to you."
"Fine," said Squall.
"You know," She continued, "The boys often choke on this test when I come with them. I guess my charm makes them nervous."
"...Whatever." Squall thought
"I'm just kidding!" she said, "Just trying to keep you relaxed, thats all." Squall just continued on, not really paying attention to his support, besides, she wouldn't be the one to battle it. Her main perpose was to get him out if the GF was too much for him.
"I guess I was right," Said Quistis, "You and Seifer are in a class of your own. You both have amazing strength and potential." At this moment, They were approaching the end of the path, which had a hole in the ground, where this GF was said to sleep.
"Ok, this is it." Said Quistis, "You seem confident enough. You have 14 minutes and 27 seconds to battle." As Quistis finished her sentence, smoke began to pour from the hole as the GF, named Ifrit, flew out. Ifrit was tall, about 12 feet. He had the body of a human with really tanned skin. His face was that of a lion, he had long black horns that curved down around his back. Quistis took her place on the side as Squall lifted his Gunblade.
"Who challenges me?" Demanded Ifrit.
"I challenge you," said Squall, determined to win this battle. "I have come for your powers."
"Very well, prepare yourself for battle!" said Ifrit. "Fire!" he screamed as a fire spell struck Squall, It winded him a bit, but almost immediately countered. "Blizzard!" he shouted. A block of ice appeared above Ifrit, then came down, dropping and shattering upon contact with the GFs head.
"Hmm," Ifrit thought, "not bad for a human." Another fire spell hit Squall, and Ifrit came in with a punch to Squalls gut.
"Cure!" shouted Squall. He was absorbed in a magic field. His burns and bruises seemed to heal almost immediately. As the field disappeared, Squall followed up with another blizzard spell, then began running in for a slash with his gunblade. Ifrit however had moved out of the way, Forcing Squalls own momentum to run full force into the wall.
"Impudent human!" shouted Ifrit as he landed a kick into Squalls ribs. Squall then saw Ifrits hand comming downwards towards his neck. Thinking fast, Squall did the first thing that came to his mind. "Diamond Dust!" he shouted. Squall then dissappeared as the firey heat of the Cavern was soon replaced by a sub-zero temperature. Ifrit turned around and saw a being incased in an ice spear that had shot up from the ground. The ice shattered as this being freed herself.
"They have Shiva!?" gasped Ifrit. Squall had summoned his GF of ice. Before Ifrits mind could register another thought, a ball of blue energy had appeared in Shiva's hand, and then she threw it forward, surrounding Ifrit in a glacier. The glacier then shattered, shards of ice finding themselves clinging to Ifrit. Ifrit roared in pain before Squall emerged, slicing a gash in Ifrits right leg. As it passed through, Squall pulled the trigger on his weapon, dealing even more damage to the mighty fire beast.
"Enough!" Roared Ifrit. "I underestimated Shiva. For me to lose to a human...Very well." A GF stone appeared in Ifrits hand, with a red gem in the center. He tossed it to Squall, admitting defeat. "I shall join you." Squall closed his fist on Ifrit's stone, in what could be called Squall's victory dance, the only thing missing was the dancing, which Squall didn't do, period.
"There isn't much time left, but let me go over this real quick." Said Quistis, Squall nearly forgot that she was even there. "Good, you got yourself a GF." She continued, "If you junction that GF, then you could also junction magic to yourself and make your attacks more effective." Squall took that mental note as he exited the cavern, where Quistis hit the button on the stopwatch.
"You passed," She said, "and with 3 minutes and 46 seconds to spare." Squall said nothing as the two of them began walking back to the garden.
