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OK folks. Welcome back. Today we'll be spying in on a conversation between SeeD commander Squall Leonhart and a man who Squall sees as an idiot.

CHAPTER 44: PRESIDENT NUMBNUTS

Thanks to the Lunar Cry, monsters were everywhere! Squall and company had to tread lightly once they landed at Esthar Airstation. They made their way to the Presidential Palace slowly, making sure nothing was following them. Once inside, they found two Esthar soldiers guarding the Presidential quarters.

"Are you the SeeDs?" One of them asked.

"Yes." Squall replied.

"Go on in," the other said. "The President is waiting for you." Squall led his team in. Inside the Presidential Quarters were three men. The President had their back to them going through some documents. He was wearing beige pants and a blue shirt. His long black hair was tied in a ponytail. The other two men were in normal Esthar attire; robes. Zell tapped Squall shoulder, and pointed to the biggest of the three men.

"Hey, isn't that the officer from the Sorceress Memorial?" Zell asked.

"It is. I knew I've seen him before. It's Ward." Squall whispered. "The other guy is Kiros."

"Kiros and Ward?" Irvine whispered, "What are they doing here." Soon, realization set in. Quistis' eyes shot up, Zell's jaw dropped slightly, Selphie got a huge grin on her face, and Irvine scratched his head. Rinoa, however, looked confused.

"They're the guys from the dream world." Squall whispered. If Kiros and Ward were here, one could easilly guess who the president was. Ward ran over to the president and motioned over to Squall and his group.

"Huh? Oh, sure." The president told him. "Hey there! Been wanting to meet you guys. You guys are the ones who were in my head, right? It's like there was some kind of waves running through my head, they gave us so much energy during battles. We thought they were some kind of faeries flying over us." The president turned around, and they saw the face of a man they had so many questions about.

"So, I'm Laguna." He said. "President Laguna Loire of Esthar. Pleased to meet ya. If we weren't in a state of emergency, I'd talk to you some more, but, well, whatever, lets talk!"

"You'll never get going if President Laguna keeps talking." Kiros said.

"I have some questions though." Squall said. "Like what the hell are you doing here?"

"It's a long story." Laguna said. "You know about my days as a Galbadian Soldier, Living in Winhill, and trying to save Ellone, right?"

"Yeah" Said Squall.

"After I saved Ellone, I owed the Adel Resistance a favor." Laguna said. "So we planned to seal Adel so she couldn't cause any more harm to Esthar and the world. She saw right through the plan, but it still worked. He last words were 'You'll be Sorry!' After we sent Adel into space, Esthar was without a ruler, and before I knew it, I was elected President."

"Why didn't you go back to Winhill with Ellone?" Squall asked.

"I wanted to!" Laguna defended, "But there was so much work to be done. I didn't know Raine died after giving birth to my son, The people in Winhill, who never liked me in the first place, told me that my son didn't make it either. Anyway, Ellone was sent to Cid and Edea Kramer's Orphanage after Raine died. From what I hear, you guys know them better than I do."

"Anyway, how do we beat Ultimecia?" Squall asked.

"Ahh, straight to the heart of the matter," Laguna said. "Dr. Odine will tell you."

"Iz it my turn?" Said another voice a Dr. Odine walked in.

"Yeah, make it short and easy to understand." Laguna said.

"I vill talk however I vant!" Odine defended. "Sorceress Edea told me everything. Sorceress Ultimecia comes from ze future to possess ze sorceress of present day. Meaning she leaves her body in ze future and sends only her consciousness here. Does zat sound familliar to you?"

"Like when Ellone sent our consiousness into Laguna's past." Squall said.

"You are a smart one!" Odine said. "There iz only one way to defeat Ultimecia. You must kill her in ze future. To get zere, we must let Ultimecia begin Time compression. There, you jump across generations to ze future. To begin, we have Ultimecia appear inside Rinoa. Then, Ellone uses her power to send Ultimecia further into ze past. Ellone will send Rinoa into ze mind of a sorceress she knew in ze past, either Edea or Adel, zats up to Ellone." Soon, Odine left.

"Yeah, I didn't really understand it either." Laguna said. "I'll give it to you in a nutshell in a few minutes. Will you do it."

"Yes." Squall said.

Later, 9 people boarded the Ragnarok. Squall, Rinoa, Zell, Selphie, Quistis, Irvine, Laguna, Kiros, and Ward. Where Laguna ran down the mission quickly.

"Here's the plan guys." Laguna said. "First, we get in and rescue Ellone. Next, kill Adel. It'll be a surprise attack on the Sorceress, so show no mercy! Adel will have to give up her powers before she dies. Rinoa, will you be willing to accept them?"

"Yes." she said.

"Good," Laguna continued. "After that, We wait for Ultimecia to make her move. when she does, it'll be Ellone's Turn. She'll send both Ultimecia and Rinoa into the past, then bring Rinoa back. Then Ultimacia will initiate Time Compression. To survive, think of a place that reminds you of all your friends. Imagine yourself there, and you should end up in the future. It's all about love, friendship, and courage."

"Alright, Let's DO IT!" Zell said, getting pumped.

"Oh, I almost forgot!" Laguna said. "You guys use GF's, right?"

"Yeah." Squall said.

"Take this." Laguna tossed Squall a GF stone! The gem was like no other, it changed colors rapidly! Duplicates appeared in Selphie, Quistis, Irvine, Zell, and Rinoa's hands.

"That is the most powerful GF known to man." Laguna said. "That is the GF that killed Griever! Eden and his Eternal Breath are now at your command."

"WOW, THIS IS COOL!" Irvine said as he ran towards the cockpit. Selphie, Zell, Quistis, and Rinoa followed, but Squall hung back.

"How do you know about Griever?" Squall asked.

"Raine taught be all about it." Laguna said. "She even had a Ring like the one Rinoa is wearing on her necklace."

"Thats my ring, I'm letting her borrow it." Squall said. "Anyway, Love and friendship and all that sounds corny, but everyone seems to be up for it."

"You think it'll work?" Laguna asked.

"We'll try." Squall said.

Word to the wise! Review quickly for this one, because I plan to be back on my schedule of updating Monday's and Thursday's again. Also, The damn site will be in read-only mode tomorrow.

Next Update: Monday, June 6. (Maybe I'll put it on the 7th, since the 6th is my 21st birthday. It all depends on how drunk I get)