A/N - Disclaimers apply.

Chapter 14

The confusion of it all

� - Signifies a flashback

"Miss Jackson, what are you doing down here?" one of the cadets from Squad C asked her, as he saw Antony walk in the room behind Pia.

"We're here to retrieve you and your squad and take you back to Commander Leonhart and Miss Heartilly. This is because we have a situation with Seifer Almasy." Pia commented, making sure that each of the cadets heard Seifer's name mentioned.

"You mean that our enemy two years ago, is now attempting to form an alliance with the commander?" The cadet asked, looking at the rest of the squad.

"Cadets Jackson and Yubari are you actually trying to cause a scene because if you are you will automatically failed from the exam for interference." Selphie said, slowly walking towards them and adjusting her yellow dress. Irvine was walking in behind her.

'Oh Hyne, is she trying to piss me and Pia off or something, because if she is it wouldn't entirely be a good idea.' Antony thought to himself, looking at Pia who had started to chuckle at Selphie and Irvine.

"No Instructor, I am not trying to fail the exam like Seifer did. I won't tell Commander Leonhart about you're little encounter with Instructor Kinneas, but these cadets had a right to know that Seifer's here in the building." Pia commented, she was now looking at Irvine. He was almost on his knees in submission but his face had a different look. It was a look of shock by what Pia had just commented on.

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Squall looked at Rinoa and saw the shocked look, that turn into one of confusion. She was trying to understand what Seifer knew about the whole Griever situation.

"Seifer what the hell do you know about it because if you last looked, you were on the side of Ultimecia." Zell said, staring at Seifer, whose face was like someone playing poker.

"I know more than you think I do Chicken-Wuss, that's because Ultimecia has been trying to seduce me again. She doesn't actually realise that it won't work a second time around though." Seifer replied, seeing that Zell was about to explode at him over the 'Chicken-Wuss' comment.

"Seifer do you know why Ultimecia is trying to again for. It's because it's a younger version of her and she doesn't yet realise that you've already been down that road with her older self." Rinoa replied, noting Seifer's face had turned into one of surprise and shock.

"I thought that Ultimecia had some how survived the battle against you lot and that it wasn't a younger version of her." Seifer replied, still taking in the news that it was a younger version and not the same one.

"Seifer she didn't survive because I saw Matron receive her powers just after Elle left the orphanage." Squall replied, making sure Seifer saw the glance of annoyance if his eye.

"Okay Captain puberty I believe you. When Ultimecia finds out where Griever is, did you know that she'll have to sacrifice a GF to do it." Seifer commented, noting how Squall was just taking it all in and how Rinoa was just processing the whole situation.

"So what you're basically saying Seifer, is that in order to bring forth Griever to this plane of existence one GF will be sacrificed for another?" Zell asked still a little confused by what was being said.

"I get it now, the dreams I've been having and where Ultimecia's castle is, they're in the same place. Hey guys, I know where Griever will be." Rinoa chirped in, everybody was almost silenced when she mentioned where the formidable GF might be.

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Irvine and Selphie were leading Squad C back to where Squall and the rest of the group, whilst Pia and Antony were at the back of the pack making sure that they were not attacked from behind.

"So Pia, what are we going to do about Seifer and his little posse anyway?" Antony asked her, making sure that the other cadets or Selphie and Irvine could hear him.

"Well my dear Antony, we will have to do something very drastic. If they find out from Seifer what my secret is then we'll be in for a difficult ride." Pia answered with a little smirk appearing on her face, whilst she thought back to two years ago during the battle of the gardens.

� "Cadet Jackson where do you think you are going at a time like this?" Xu asked her, as she was running towards the Training Room. There were a lot a Galabadians in the garden at the time.

"I'm sorry ma'am but Seifer used to live here and he knows about the Secret Area in the Training Centre and the Galabadians could be attempting to come through there to surprise us." Pia replied, noting that the hallway they were in was getting a little crowded.

"I understand cadet, please take cadet Yubari along with you for back-up. I wouldn't anything to happen to one of our upcoming cadets." Xu ordered, motioning to Antony to go with Pia to the Training Centre.

"Thank you ma'am, just don't send anyone else because I don't want to see nobody else hurt in there by anything other than the Galabadians." She commented, making a note of Xu's approval to the suggestion.

"Uh Miss Jackson what would you like me to do when we get in there?" Antony asked, a little nervous by it all. He had heard a few stories about Pia Jackson and how cold she was just like the Commander.

"Antony Yubari, you'll assist me anyway you can and please call me Pia and don't believe all the stories you hear about me. I know what they say and don't worry I won't bite." Pia replied as they headed past the Garage towards the entrance to the Training Room.�

"You know something Pia, you've changed a hell of a lot since then. Actually we've both changed since then." Antony said, still thinking how much of a pain he was at the time.

"Antony, my dear Antony you know that we've both changed because we swore an oath to each other in the Training Centre remember." Pia replied, searching his face and then she saw that he was actually remembering it all.

�They had just fought off another wave of the Galabadians but they had soon encountered a T-Rexuar, both Pia and Antony fought with most of their strength but Pia was beginning to fade.

"Pia are you okay? You seem to be losing the edge you had and you're aim has gone down drastically." Antony asked, seeing Pia lose her balance and the monster race straight towards her about to deal the final blow on her.

"Antony help me, I don't want to die." Pia replied, Antony saw the scared look on her face and started to race towards her at lighting speed.

Antony started to prepare his Katanas and he was heading towards T-Rexuar. The monster had noticed that Antony was heading towards it and started to swing it's tail to stop him.

Antony had anticipated this however and launched into a forward somersault, evading the attack and having one of the Katanas slice into the tail.

The T-Rexuar let out a loud roar and Antony knew he had it's full attention. He charged towards preparing himself on both the offensive and defensive fronts.

The monster charged at him with authority and he saw his opening as the monsters mouth came down to prepare to bite him. He lunged to the side and sliced the throat of the monster with one Katana and drove the other into the cranium making sure that he had killed it.

"Pia, are you okay. Is there anything I can do for you at the moment." Antony replied, seeing how seeing was lapsing in and out of consciousness.

"Antony thank you, can you protect me at all times please and make sure that no one tries to harm me." Pia said, making a note of the shocked look on his face.

"Pia I promise you that I will always protect you." Antony replied, as he said a strange feeling tingle all over his body, he knew that Pia was feeling the same sensation.�

"I remember know and I still mean it. I promised to protect you from anyone and that's what I'll do, even if it's Seifer Almasy or Squall Leonhart. I am your Knight in shining armour." Antony said, as he started to let out a wicked smirk.

Pia nodded and let out the same kind of smirk, they both knew that they were almost at the room and silently decided between them that now was the time to reveal the truth.

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"So what you're saying Rinoa is that Griever has been under our noses the whole time and that's way Ultimecia built her palace there for." Squall said, he was understanding what Rinoa had just said.

"Yes Squall, Griever's at Centra but not exactly where Zell thought it would be." Rinoa replied, taking a note of Zell's cocky smile.

As soon as Rinoa had finished talking Selphie and Irvine flew into the room at extreme speed soon followed by the cadets of Squad C.

"What the hell is going on here?" Squall shouted, rushing towards Irvine and Selphie to find out if they were okay.

"I'm sorry Squall I couldn't see who it was properly I didn't have time to prepare for it. That blast came out of the blue." Irvine replied before fainting and Selphie was already knocked out.

"Oh dear not powerful enough. Leonhart and Heartilly you're time will come and when it does you'll wish that you were never born. Mwah ha ha ha!" Pia said, as she and Antony disappeared into thin air.

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A/N - So are Pia and Antony evil?

I'm sorry about how long this chapter has taken. I've had difficulty writing it. I'll try to get chapter 15 done A.S.A.P