A/N - Once again I don't own Square-Enix or any FF games but I do own the other characters.
As Squad C went along the walkway to the Television Station, they weren't expecting what they saw when they got to the top of the stairway.
Galabadian soldiers were all around them, at least their bodies were. Rinoa checked a few for signs of life from them. She knew that something major happened only a sort while ago.
She almost instantly recognised the wounds on their bodies, she had seen a lot of them since she had met Squall. Her instincts were telling her not to go in but her curiosity told her otherwise.
"Miss Heartilly, do you know what kind of person could have done this to a lot of Galabadians?" One of the cadets asked her, wondering who did this to about thirty soldiers.
"Yes I do cadet and let me tell you, that you'll all need to be prepared when we go inside for anything." Rinoa replied to him and saw him nod, but could recognize the confusion on his face.
'Squall, would go mad if he fount out that those three were here.' Rinoa thought to herself, she knew he couldn't let go of what he had done to her two years previous.
"Squad C, move in and proceed with extreme caution." Rinoa ordered the cadets, they nodded and saluted to her and then started to towards the entrance to the Television Centre.
'Please Squall make it as soon as you can because this is going to get very ugly real soon.' Rinoa thought, as she followed the cadets into the Television Station.
"Hey guys something has happened, so get your butts over here right now!" Squall shouted to Selphie, Irvine and the cadets who were close to them.
"What's up Squall. What happened to these Galabadian soldiers, you didn't do anything to them did you?" Irvine asked as he noticed the wounds on the Galabadian soldiers on the walkway.
"I did nothing Irvine, but these wounds are from someone who uses a Gunblade. We only know one other person who uses the Gunblade don't we." Squall replied, seeing that his friend's faces had turned into ones of disbelief and anger.
"You mean that Seifer is in there and that Rinoa is inside there also. Oh man we're better go inside right now." Zell replied showing how much anger he had built up over the past two years at Seifer.
"That's what Squall means exactly Zell, and we have to make sure that the cadet's are well prepared for this encounter." Quistis commentated, Squall just nodded in agreement with her, not showing how worried he was for Rinoa's well being.
'Damn it Rin, why did you have to go in there without all of us being here' Squall thought to himself, before he noticed some of the wounds on the soldiers bodies.
"Have you noticed the wounds on some of the soldiers, they don't match any I've seen from a Gunblade at all." Squall commented to the group, who then looked at the bodies to check them.
"So are you telling us that Raijin and Fujin are here with Seifer as well. If that's the case we'll have to kick all their backsides for the fun of it." Irvine commented in an comical but serious voice.
"Well let's go see and all of us better be prepared for anything that could happen in there." Squall reminded them. Everyone had noticed that Squall has tightened his grip on the handle on the Gunblade in anger.
"Miss Heartilly, this place looks absolutely deserted. Are you sure that someone could still be here?" A cadet asked her, while the other two cadets were still looking around to find if there was anything suspicious.
"Cadet you noticed the wounds on those soldiers on the walkway and you know that battle wasn't that old. So I'm guessing that the people who did that are still here." Rinoa replied, noting something moving in the shadows in the corner of the room.
"Cadet go get the others. I'll keep point here and wait for Squall and the others to get here." She ordered, the cadet nodded and saluted her before making haste to find the other cadets.
"Well it looks like I've been caught. So how have you been Rin?" Seifer asked as he emerged from the shadows. Rinoa saw that the Gunblade was bloodied, most probably from the battle with the Galabadians on the walkway.
"I've been better and you better go before Squall and Zell find out that you're here. They're still pissed with what you did and I not to happy about it either." Rinoa commented, she took note that her anger was building profusely over being thrown to Adel in Lunatic Pandora.
"Let they come because I've caused enough grief and hatred to last me an entire lifetime." Seifer said bowing his head in shame. Rinoa knew he was ashamed of what he did but she couldn't forgive for what he had done.
"Dammit Seifer, you should know that the guilt trip won't affect me after all you did to me. You threw me to Adel for Christ's sake and that's unforgivable." Rinoa was all fired up now, she knew what he was like before the war and he was nothing like he was on that day particular.
"Seifer get away from her right now or you'll be in a world of hurt." Squall said as he had entered the room. The Instructors and participants in the SeeD exam were in pursuit of Squall.
"Ah Squall, how you been because I've had a terrible time since we last saw each other in the Garden." Seifer said, expecting one of them to launched an attack him, but no one went for him.
"Rinoa where's the cadets, are they all right?" Zell interjected himself into the conversation much to the annoyance of Seifer.
"Zell they're ok. I sent them to check up ahead. Uh guys what's wrong?" Rinoa replied, noticing the looks of worry on their faces.
"Seifer isn't here alone. Raijin and Fujin have tagged along as well. Irvine and Selphie go find the cadets and we'll stay here with Seifer." Squall replied, noticing Rinoa's face had turned into one of worry. Irvine and Selphie just nodded and went to find the cadets of Squad C.
"So Squall, you're here doing the SeeD exam are you, it doesn't seem that long ago that we were in Dollet fighting to try pass our exam." Seifer said with a smirk on his face.
"If I remember right Almasy you began on your downhill path here almost two years ago to the day." Zell commented, reminding Seifer of the biggest mistake in his life.
"You know what Chicken-Wuss I've had enough of the BS I can take. I know I screwed up and let Ultimecia use me like a rag doll but that's in the past and I want to amend for it anyway possible." Seifer said before his head went down in shame.
"Oh my god, Seifer Almasy apologizing for what he has done. I think the whole thing has changed somewhat but still we can't trust you." Quistis commented on Seifer's head down.
"Commander Squall, may I have permission to go after Instructors Kinneas." Pia asked him, wanting to get away from Seifer before she lost it, she knew that something was eating at her but she wasn't sure what and if it had anything to with the situation.
"Yes you may Cadet Jackson. Cadet Yubari can you go as well because I don't want a single person to be left alone in this palace." Squall commented, knowing that those two were the most able of all the cadets taking today's SeeD exam.
As soon as Squall had given her permission, she started to walk off in the direction that Selphie and Irvine went. She was quickly followed by Antony.
"So Seifer, what's the reason you're here for." Rinoa commented, trying to change the subject before anything got out of control, like it did before.
"I'm here to help you out in acquiring Griever." Seifer said, everyone's face except Squall's was surprised by what he had just said.
A/N - Everything will be explained in the next few chapters. The things like Ultimecia and Seifer's involvement.