Must give the shout-outs.
NinjaFox: Yep, FH time.
lady-rinoa: That's why I started doing this, and I have something to say about 'The Gunblade Saga'.
Incognito girl: I wondered to. The second latter of my city is a consonant. As for getting Lion Heart in Disc 1, it's at the end of this chapter.
QueenAdreena: That's probably the only thing I miss about school, faking sick. I had a dream last night where my old Vice Principal had me arrested for saying 'Fuck'. She had it out for me, I swear to Hyne.
WildfireDreams : I'll keep it up, you just keep coming back.
Now. I understand that recently, another novelization of this game has just been finished. That being Peptuck's 'The Gunblade Saga'. I've read it, (It's freakin' long!) And I've enjoyed it. From what I understand, this is the FIRST completed Novelization of FF8, but that has motivated me even more. I will GUARENTEE that 'Children of Destiny' will be the second completed Novelization.
Kudos to Peptuck for not only accepting this monstrous challenge, but also completing it.
CHAPTER 27: FISHERMANS HORIZON
Squall tossed and turned in his sleep that night. He had to get up a couple of times just for some water. It was about 9:30 in the morning when he awoke, and felt another presence in his room. He rolled over and saw Rinoa standing there.
"I wasn't asleep just now." He said.
"Oh really? I think I heard you talking in your sleep." She said. "I'm not telling you what you said though."
"Whatever." Squall said.
"Hey, let's go for a walk." Rinoa suggested.
"Again?" Squall said.
"That was a guided tour," She defended. "This time, it's just a walk."
"Go by yourself," Squall said, "I'm fine here."
"It's not that I want a guard with me," Rinoa said, "You think to much, why don't you lighten up a little? What I'm trying to say is, it would be my honor, your highness, to have your company, in hopes that I may get my mind off things."
"Fine." Squall said, knowing that she was going to get her way anyway. Squall headed to the main lobby when an announcement came over the intercom.
"Hello everyone, this is the Headmaster speaking. The lines have been fixed, and I'm glad to be back on the air, Hurrah! Ummm...WHOA!" As the headmaster said that, the entire Garden shook, as if they have crashed into something!
"Squall, This is the Headmaster speaking, come to the bridge right away." Squall went there in hopes that the HAD hit something. He was tired of drifting. When he got there, the headmaster was saying something about everyone staying aboard the Garden until further notice.
"Ah, Squall, thank you for coming, I have some orders for you." Cid said. Squall stood at attention and gave a salute. "We've landed at Fisherman's Horizon, please go ashore with Zell and Rinoa. Find the local mayor and apologize for this accident. Tell them we come in peace, and take a look around the city while you have the chance."
"Yes sir," Squall said, when he was wondering "Why do I have to go?"
"Is there something you want to tell me?" Cid asked.
"No." Squall replied.
"SeeD is not just a special force for combat," Cid said, "I want you all to see the world, to broaden your horizons. I have high expectations of you Squall. Now go."
Squall took the lift back down into the Headmaster's office, where Zell and Rinoa were waiting.
"What's up? Are we going to Fisherman's?" Zell asked.
"Yeah," Squall said, "We're just going to apologize to the Mayor then take a look around."
"We can get out from the deck," Zell said. Squall and his group headed to the 2nd floor and to the deck, where Representatives of the town were waiting as they had extended a ladder to the deck.
"We've come to warn you before going ashore." One of the men said. "Do not engage in any type of armed combat in the city, we do not tolerate belligerence here. Do you understand?"
"Yes," Squall said, "We are representatives of the Garden and we come in peace."
"Welcome to Fisherman's Horizon," The man said, "We just call it FH for short. You should go see the Mayor, his house is in the middle of the city."
"That's what we're here for." Squall said.
"Looks like we understand each other." The man said. "Man, this is a hell of a mess."
"We're sorry, we lost control of the Garden." Squall said.
"Nah, don't worry about it." The man said. "We love fixing stuff anyway. What's important is that nobody got hurt." The trio then headed for the Mayors house, finding their way on a metal catwalk, and down an Elevator. FH was solar powered, and the Mayors house sat in the center of all the Solar panels.
"Hey, Squall," Zell said, grabbing his attention. Zell pointed to his right. "Isn't that Martine? The headmaster from Galbadia Garden?" Zell was right; Martine was sitting on the ground, staring off into space. He noticed the three of them heading over to him.
"You're probably wondering what I'm doing here." Martine said. "Sorceress Edea has taken Galbadia Garden, and kicked everyone out. Galbadia Garden is now a military base for Galbadia. I told you, She wanted it for her base."
"I remember." Squall said.
"She also discovered that Galbadia Garden was mobile." He continued. "It used to be a mobile Centra shelter. I don't know why, but she has launched missiles, destroying Trabia Garden. No doubt she will do the same to Balamb Garden."
"Balamb Garden is fine," Squall said, "It's right over there." Martine looked up, and saw that Squall was telling the truth.
"So, Balamb is mobile as well?" He said. "But it's not over, the Sorceress will undoubtedly be looking for you. I advise you to be careful." Squall excused himself; they had to see the Mayor. They walked in and up to the top floor, where two people were sitting.
"I am Mayor Dobe of Fisherman's Horizon." He said, "Please have a seat." As Squall and company sat down, he continued. "Allow me to get to the point, when are you leaving?" Squall noted that he wasn't wasting any time.
"We'll leave as soon as the Garden is capable of moving." Squall said.
"Any idea when?" Dobe asked.
"I'm afraid not." Squall said. "We only discovered that our Garden was mobile a short time ago. We're still in the process of understanding everything."
"Out technicians will assist you," Dobe said, "They should be able to repair and service everything. How does that sound?" Squall knew that he couldn't make this decision alone. But then, it was like Dobe read his mind.
"Go consult with your leader if you don't have the authority." Dobe said.
"Excuse me, why do you want us to leave so bad?" Rinoa asked.
"We don't want military organizations in FH," He said, "You rely on force to solve problems, that is in direct defiance of our principles."
"We believe any problem can be settled by discussion." Dobes wife, Flo, said. "If you reach a mutual understanding, there is no need to fight."
"No argument there." Squall thought. "Trite, and dull as hell though."
"Violence only leads to more violence." Dobe said. "We believe that your presence here will attract violence, that's why we want you to leave as soon as possible."
"Let's go back to the Garden." Squall said as Rinoa and Zell stood up. As they walked back outside, Zell spoke up.
"Man, that geezer pissed me off!" Zell said. "Squall, why didn't you tell him off?"
"Forget it," Squall told him, "You can't expect everyone to welcome us." Squall led the others back towards the garden, though they weren't 50 feet from the mayor's house when someone ran past in a panic.
"G-G-G-G-G-G-Galbadian Soldiers!" He yelled, hauling ass towards the mayors house. Dobe and his wife were outside in a flash.
"Mayor, Galbadian Soldiers have invaded FH!" He said.
"Galbadians? Were they armed?" Dobe asked.
"They arrived at the station, they were armed big time!" The man said.
"Let's not panic," Dobe said. "President Deling and I are acquaintances, I'll talk to them and sort this out."
"President Deling is dead," Squall told him, "The new ruler of Galbadia is Sorceress Edea." With that, Squall and his team shot back up the stairs.
"Wait!" Someone said as Dobe and his wife approached.
"The Galbadian's are here because of you, right?" Flo asked.
"We mustn't rely on them," Dobe said, "They won't be able to do anything without fighting. I'll go talk to him."
"He's a dead man." Squall thought. He opted to hand back and follow the mayor from a safe distance. He found him stop in front of a soldier.
"Man, it kills me to help that old fart." Zell mumbled as the three of them listened in on Dobes conversation with the soldier.
"I told you, I've never heard of this girl, Ellone." Dobe said. "There is nobody here by that name!"
"Fine, We'll just have to torch this city!" The soldier said.
"I'm telling the truth!" Dobe said. "I've never seen this girl!"
"Doesn't matter, old man," The soldier said. "We're going to burn this place anyway, Edea's orders."
"No, please!" Dobe pleaded. "I beg of you, don't!"
"I'll start with you!" The soldier said as he grabbed Dobe by the neck.
"Alright, let's get on it." Squall said as they approached.
"Who the hell are you?" The soldier demanded.
"We're SeeDs!" Squall said as he drew his Gunblade.
"SeeDs! Get the Iron Clad over here!" The solder yelled to someone.
"Sorry Mayor," Squall said, "But we have no choice." Just then, two more soldiers appeared. Squall liked the even odds, 3-on-3. The soldiers were no match for Squall, Zell' and Rinoa's GF enhanced skills, as they went down in no time. Soon, a Tank approached. A panel read 'BGH251F2-Iron Clad." This thing looked like it had already been blown to bit's once. For some reason, the Tank did not attack. It backed up, and three people jumped out, just before sending the Tank down into the sea. Three people Squall believed that he may have sent to their graves: Selphie, Quistis, and Irvine!
"Squall!" Selphie exclaimed. Squall was so relieved to see that they were all right! All six of them saluted.
"Hey Selphie," Squall said. "Quistis, Irvine, It's great to see you guys."
"Say, what happened to Balamb Garden?" Irvine asked.
"The Garden is safe." Squall said.
"Whoo-hoo!" Selphie cheered, Quistis and Irvine also looked relieved.
"What happened to you guys?" Squall asked.
"Yo, let's talk about that later." Zell said.
"I guess," Squall said. "Zell, Rinoa, why don't you guys take them back to the Garden? I'll catch up later."
NOW! Since I was asked, I'm going to tell everyone hot to get Squall's Ultimate Weapon, the Lion Heart Gunblade in the very first disc!
Step 1: Learn Quezacotl's Card-Mod ability.
To do this, you will be modding Triple Triad cards, so you're going to want this ability. You can learn it by going about as normal; you won't get Lion Heart for a while yet.
This is the only way to get the Pulse Ammo required for it, so you're going to need it. Ifrit needs to be at Level 10 in order to learn this, but just be sure to keep your HUMAN's level's low, you'll find out before getting to Galbadia Garden. I suggest just playing as normal, getting Ammo RF whenever it's available.
Step 3: Play Triple Triad and get 20 Elnoyle Cards.
That's right, I said 20 Elnoyle Cards. The best time to do this is right before going to Timber with Zell and Selphie. That way, you can play cards in the Balamb/Balamb Garden area. You can also get a pretty bitchin' deck if you know what you're doing (My best 5 cards are Seifer, Quistis, Zell, Diablos, and Ifrit). Dr. Kadowaki, Headmaster Cid, and Ma Dincht are all good bets for Elnoyle Cards, but others use them too.
Step 4: Battle Grendels for 4 Dragon Fangs
After the Second Laguna dream before reaching Galbadia Garden, you can find Grendel's along the southern canyon wall INSIDE the forest where you had the dream. This is the reason you want to keep you're level's low. If the Grendel is at Level 19 or lower, its most commonly dropped Item is a Dragon Fang! Get four of them.
Step 5: Get the Brothers GF.
It's not really the GF that you want, it's Minotaur's card, which comes with the Brothers GF. After getting them, head back to Deling City.
NOW, once you're in Deling City for the Second time, you should have the following…
GF Abilities
Card-Mod (Quezacotl)
Ammo RF (Ifrit)
Items
4 Dragon Fangs
Cards
20 Elnoyle Cards
The Minotaur Card
Not it's time to put the GF abilities to use. Use Card-Mod and turn the Minotaur Card into 10 Adamantines, and the 20 Elnoyle Cards into 2 Energy Crystals. Then use Ammo RF on the 2 Energy Crystals to turn them into 20 Pulse Ammo. Now you should have this
10 Adamantines (You only need 1)
4 Dragon Fangs (You need all 4)
20 Pulse Ammoe (You only need 12)
Take it to the Junk Shop.
