This one's kinda short, but I'll make up for it.

jasmine32: That's what I like about getting the Lion Heart gunblade in Disc 1 (It IS possible, ask me how). Don't like some part in the game? Lion Hart! But I don't live in Winnemucca.

JadeAlmasy: Thanks

QueenAdreena: NORG looks like a tumor to you? I always thought he looked like a little beady-eyed alien.

CHAPTER 26: ELLONE?

Squall had walked to the Infirmary, since he figured the Headmaster would be there. The Faculty members pushed him pretty hard, and he looked like he was about to have a breakdown as he left.

"Do you need to see the Headmaster?" Dr. Kadowaki asked.

"Yes, now please." Squall said.

"I'm ok now, Doctor." Squall heard the Headmaster say. Squall stood before him and saluted. Dr. Kadowaki told Squall that Cid had a lot on his mind right now, but so did Squall.

"You all see me in such an embarrassing state." Cid said.

"Headmaster, NORG told me about Sorceress Edea." Squall said. "He said that she was your wife."

"She still is." Cid admitted. "And she is why Garden exists. I've never told anybody this, but Garden and SeeD were both Edea's idea. We were happy together, until one day she started talking about SeeD and Garden. I was interested, but worried. I knew that Edea had been a sorceress since childhood; I married her knowing that, so I was concerned that one day, SeeD may face Edea head on, but she laughed and told me it would never happen. However..."

"I think that's enough." Squall said. "So what do we do now?"

"We must stop drifting around soon." Cid said. "Once we do that, we can consider our next move. I think that's enough for now. Dismissed!" Squall gave a salute, as the three of them left the area. Squall had walked to the directory, Zell and Rinoa not far behind, until someone called his name.

"Squall!" Said the woman running from the elevators, it was Xu. "Have you seen the Headmaster?"

"He's in the Infirmary." Squall said.

"What's up?" Zell asked.

"Go to the 2nd floor deck and see for yourselves, There's a ship approaching!" Xu said. "It could be Galbadians, or worse, The Sorceress might be on board coming to attack us! I have to tell the Headmaster right away!" Xu ran to the Infirmary, as Squall, Zell, and Rinoa headed for the deck, where the ship had arrived. Squall peeked over and saw three young people in white standing on deck.

"Is Headmaster Cid here?" the leader asked.

"No," Said Squall, "Are you from Galbadia?"

"We are SeeDs!" He said. "This is Edea's ship, we are Sorceress Edea's SeeD! We're coming aboard, we're unarmed!" The three of them jumped and laded in front of Squall. Squall had pulled out his gunblade, but the leader raised his hands in defense.

"Please, We come in peace." the leader said, Squall nodded, and put his gunblade back in its sheath. "We need to speak with Headmaster Cid, where is he?"

"I'm right here," Cid said as he appeared, causing Squall and his group to stand down.

"Headmaster," the SeeD began. "We've come for Ellone, it's too dangerous here now."

"Ellone?" Squall thought, "That girl from Winhill?"

"Yes, I'm afraid so." Cid said. "Squall, you know who she is?"

"Kind of." Squall admitted, though not telling him about Laguna.

"Please go find her." Cid said. "She's somewhere here in the garden." Squall and his group walked back into the hall.

"Squall, Ellone's that girl, huh?" Zell said. "Y'know, that little girl Laguna was takin' care of?"

"Probably." Squall said.

"So she's in the garden. I wonder where?" Zell said. "Let's split up and look for her." Zell took off to go check.

"Squall, who's Ellone?" Rinoa asked.

"She's a person from the dream world." Squall said as he and Rinoa split up. Squall didn't know the first place to look for Ellone, but he knew where not to look. The basement and the Infirmary, since he was just there. So he decided to go counterclockwise, starting with the Library. That way, he could search every area. As he entered the Library, there was no sign of the little girl, however, there was one person Squall wanted to see even more, the Girl from the Infirmary, whom he and Quistis saved in the Training Center the night he became a SeeD! Slowly he approached her. As she turned around, her face DID look like the little girl in question, so he decided to take a shot.

"Yes, Squall?" She asked.

"Are you...Ellone?" Squall asked back, he was shocked when she nodded her head. "You're Ellone, THE Ellone." She nodded again, and Squall couldn't help himself with the next question. "You know...Laguna Loire, don't you?" She nodded again.

"I do," Ellone said, "I really love Uncle Laguna, though I haven't seen him in years."

"Then tell me!" Squall pleaded. "What is it we experience?"

"I'm sorry Squall, It's hard to explain." she said. "But one thing, all of that really happened, in the past."

"So we're viewing the past?" Squall asked.

"People say you can't change the past." Ellone said. "But even still, if there's a chance, it's worth a try, right?"

"Are you the one responsible?" Squall asked. "Are you the one taking us to that Dream world?"

"I'm sorry." She said.

"Why me? I have enough problems as it is." Squall said. "Don't get me involved."

"I'm sorry." she said again.

"Don't...don't count on me." Squall said, sitting down, trying to sort this all out. He didn't notice Xu come in.

"Squall, did you find Ellone?" She asked.

"Um...I'm Ellone." She said.

"Squall, are you alright?" Xu said. Squall just sat there silently. Ellone bent down, close to his ear, and whispered. "You're my only hope." Xu then escorted Ellone to the Deck, where the White SeeDs were waiting to take her away. Squall walked back to his room as he wrestled with his thoughts some more. Thoughts of why people depend on each other.


Squall had a dream that night. He dreamt that he was about five-years-old again.

"Sis," He said. "I'm all alone now. But I'm doing my best! I'll be OK without you, sis. I'll be able to take care of myself."