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QueenAdreena: No Seifer yet, but hopefully the Brothers GF will make up for his absence.

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CHAPTER 16: THE GENERALS CODE

Not far from Galbadia Garden was a train station that ran to Deling City. Squall, Zell, Quistis, and Selphie flashed their SeeD cards and were allowed to enter, Rinoa and Irvine boarded when Squall said that they were all a group. Once they were all on board, Selphie headed into the hall to stare out the window, while the rest of them hung back. Soon, an announcement came over the speaker system.

"This train is bound for Deling City and will be departing shortly." After a few more minutes, the train began to move.

"This is the only train bound for Deling City anyway." Rinoa mumbled, Squall continued to note that she was acting rather strange, like she was nervous or something. Irvine was also acting strange, though not in the nervous sense, more like a peaceful frame of mind, like remembering happy memories from long ago.

"Hmm, perhaps it's fate?" Irvine said to himself before heading into the hall, where Selphie was.

"What's his problem?" Zell whispered once Irvine was out of range. Being the leader, Squall felt like he should at least know what everyone was doing. Usually on a train, Selphie was by herself staring out the window, but he just met Irvine not 20 minutes ago. Squall headed into the hall to see Irvine standing next to Selphie.

"Selphie, we're destined to be together." Irvine said.

"Y-Yeah, right." Selphie said as she let out a breath.

"A sigh of love?" Irvine asked.

"N-no." Selphie said. Squall had to raise an eyebrow at this, He didn't really care what Irvine saw in the young woman standing next to him, but this was a mission, there would be plenty of time for this later. Apparently, Irvine saw Squall enter the room, and decided to take his leave.

"Pardon me," The cowboy said as he squeezed by Squall. Once he was gone, Selphie spoke to Squall.

"Why does that Irvine guy seem so familiar?" she asked.

"You're mind's probably just playing tricks on you." Squall said, "It's probably the stress of this important mission, so get used to handling the pressure while you still can." Squall left Selphie to ponder that as he headed back to the rest of the group. this time, Irvine was swooning on Rinoa.

"Irvine Kinneas!" Quistis said in her stern voice, "You're playing a major role in this mission, now behave yourself."

"No one understands me." Irvine said with a shrug. "Sharpshooters are loners by nature. We hone our instincts, pour our whole being into a single bullet. The pressure of the moment, an instant of tension, that's what I have to face, alone." Irvine went to stare out the window as he continued. "It's not easy. So like, do me a favor and let me be. You get my drift?" Irvine was right, just by talking, he could get a rise out of people, and with Zell being over emotional, he was easy to get to as he punched his fist onto the floor.

Night had fallen when the Train arrived in Deling City.

"What's the plan, Squall?" Zell asked.

"Caraway's mansion." Squall said. He looked down the street towards the Hotel, and wondered if Laguna was here. After all, this is where that Julia girl played the piano. But he didn't have time to look for Laguna, whether he was here or not, he had a job to do. Squall and his 'posse' headed for Caraway's Mansion, where a guard stood at the gate.

"This is General Caraway's mansion, but I can't let you through." the guard said.

"I believe he's been informed of our arrival." Squall told him.

"Yes, indeed, but I've been told not to let you through until your skills have been tested."

"What does he want us to do?" Squall asked.

"You have to go to the Tomb of the Unknown King to the Northwest." The guard said. "There is a student who went there yesterday. You have to bring back the code number. It's sounds easy, sure, but the Code number could be anywhere, and it's very easy to get lost. Also, I must warn you that there is a rumor that a GF lives there, and doesn't take too kindly to intruders." The guard then handed them a map of the inside of the tomb. "I shall escort you out of town, May I also recommend you rent a car? It will be easier to get there in a car than on foot." Squall and the group thanked him, rented a car, and headed for the tomb.

It took a few hours, but Squall and Company had made it inside of the Tomb of the Unknown king.

"Hmm, if the king is unknown, why don't they just open up the coffin and see who he is?" Selphie asked.

"We have more Important things to worry about," Squall said, "Like where that code number could be."

"And what to do If that GF finds us." Zell said.

"So like, What if we fight the GF?" Irvine said. "Would it join us?"

"That's how GF law goes," Quistis said. "If you can prove to the GF that you are a great enough warrior, it my join you, or if you can save it from a monster."

The group walked around for nearly 20 minutes before they came across a statue. At the base of the statue, there was an Inscription.

"Sacred," Squall said. At the sound of his voice, the Statue came to life!

"GRRRR, WHO'S THERE?" The Statue said as it pulled out a Staff with a spiked ball at the end of it.

"It's the GF!" Selphie said. It charged for Rinoa, but its attention was diverted when Irvine shot it in the back of the leg. It began to swing at Irvine, though Quistis pulled out her whip and tripped the beast, where Zell gave an almighty kick to his head. The beast saw Rinoa fire her Blaster Edge and ducked in time, however, Squall knocked the projectile back to the beast, where it scathed him.

"HMMM, THEY'RE PRETTY STRONG." the beast, known as Sacred, said. Knowing he was outnumbered, he had to retreat.

"BASTARDS, IT AINT OVER!" He called as he ran off. Squall hoped to finish the battle in case they crossed paths again, but he still needed to find the Code number.

Nearly an hour had passed, no Code number, no GF, and the group was completely lost. Taking out the map, Squall looked it over and came to a decision.

"Maybe the code number is at the Center of the tomb?" He said, "So if we're here..." Eventually, the gang figured out where they were and headed for the Center of the tomb. Once they got there, the code number wasn't there. Sacred however, was.

"Y-YOU AGAIN?" Sacred bellowed. "TOOK IT EASY ON YOU LAST TIME, BUT NOW MY BIG BRO IS WITH ME. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO RUN AWAY!"

"Man, this guy's a major idiot." Zell mumbled as the group didn't move an inch.

"BRO!" Sacred called out. A bright flash appeared a Sacred's brother, Minotaur, appeared. However, Minotaur was only half the size of Sacred.

"yeah bro?" Minotaur said.

"YO BRO, THESE GUYS CRASHED THE TOMB." Sacred said. "PLUS, THEY ATTACKED ME!"

"they attacked you?" Minotaur asked, "not bad for humans."

"The puny one's the older brother?" Quistis asked.

"YO BRO, THEY'RE MAKIN FUN OF US!" Sacred said.

"foolish humans," Minotaur said. "i'll show you not to judge a book by its cover!" With that, the brothers pulled out their weapons. Squall, Irvine, and Quistis focused in on Sacred, while Zell, Rinoa, and Selphie targeted Minotaur. Being GF's, the Brothers were able to hold their ground, and soon knocked the group away.

"That does it," Irvine mumbled, "Scatter Shot!" A bright light surrounded Irvine.

"Dude, he has a Limit Break!" Zell said, scrambling to his feet. Irvine began to fire many rounds into the GF duo, soon, Sacred fell to his knees.

"I CANT GO ON BRO." Sacred said as he bowed out of the fight. This left Minotaur alone, and he didn't like the 6-on-1 odds.

"the brothers, defeated?" Minotaur said. He held up his hand and a GF Stone appeared, with a purple gem in the center. "mighty ones, may we join you?" Squall nodded as Sacred threw them 5 more GF stones with Minotaurs one. The brothers disappeared as the gang Junctioned their new allies.

"Hey, what's this?" Selphie said, picking up a sword lying on the ground. The number on the sword read 152. "You think this might be the code number?"

"It's the only number we've seen in here," Zell said. "It's got to be."

"It is," Rinoa said casually. "Trust me, that's the code number."

"Well, we got what we came for, and then some," Irvine said, "Maybe we ought to head back now?" Squall nodded.

"If we walk in a straight line, it will take us out of here." Squall said, looking at the map.