A/N - All Declaimers apply. I own other characters though.

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Chapter 15

The Truth Uncovered

"What the hell is happening here, because last I knew Seifer was the enemy and no one else!" Zell said, surprised at what had just transpired in front of their very eyes.

"Zell, let me just say that I didn't see this coming either. That doesn't mean we have to like it." Rinoa replied in a confused voice. She couldn't believe what was going on.

"Damn it! We should have seen it earlier in our battle against the Galabadians, Pia summoned that Haste spell way to easily and the way she caught those Sai's from in the air as well." Quistis commented, still trying to digest the information about one of her students.

"Guys are you trying not to think about the worst scenario in all of it. Pia is a Sorceress and Antony is her Knight. That's not the worst of it all, they both trained at the Garden so they are both fluent in the ways of SeeD and their fighting techniques." Squall said with a serious tone in his voice.

"I don't believe how easy that was, Kinneas and Tilmitt fell to easily and the looks on the faces of Leonhart and Heartilly were just priceless." Pia said, but her face was a little different. The eyes looked glazed over and veins started to show on the left-hand side of her forehead.

"Mistress was it so wise to reveal yourself so soon after the announcement was made in Timber?" Antony asked as he entered the lavishly decorated room, before kneeling in front of Pia as she sat in a gold throne with a symbol of Griever etched into each side of it.

"My dear Knight, you don't understand it do you. Heartilly knew of the announcement and would have soon fount out anyway. It was just so tempting to me that I couldn't resist doing it." She replied, seeing Antony stand up from his position.

"I understand all of the first part but you've always told me to use caution about the situation concerning your powers. So what's changed and also what's up with the veins?" Antony asked, noting a little annoyance appearing on Pia's face as he asked about the last part of the question.

"Antony Yubari, do you even know who I am now. I am not the silly SeeD wannabe I wanted to be, but I am now the Sorceress that everyone will fear. I am Pia Jackson no more, I am now Ultimecia the most powerful sorceress ever." Ultimecia said, as Antony's turned into one of shock and horror at what he was hearing.

"Ultimecia, are you kidding because if you aren't, then you'll go through this little game you're playing yourself because I'm not going to play these games." Antony almost shouted, he couldn't believe that his Pia was saying that she was Ultimecia of all people.

Ultimecia shot a deadly glance at Antony and rose her hand in preparation of a spell. She then stood up her hair and eyes turning jet black as she stood up. She started to laugh as she looked at Antony, who was slowly backing away from the throne.

"Ah so the Knight is unwilling to protect his Sorceress from all the things that would try to harm her. You forget that I can still feel what she is thinking and I remember all that has happened between you both over the past two years." Ultimecia replied as a smirk ran across her face.

'I'm sorry Pia, I swore to protect you and not Ultimecia, but whilst she's in your body I won't let anyone hurt her because I love you." He thought to himself as he remembered back to the Training Centre two years previous to this.

¦lt;i>"Pia are you okay to stand so soon after you fainted like that?" Antony asked her, showing his concern for her. As he felt something a strange sensation come over him as soon as he said it. It was a feeling of happiness and joy and he knew it was from Pia.

Pia just looked towards him and smiled before she turned to find another T-Rexuar standing right in front her. She started to float and Antony just watched in awe at what was transpiring in front of him.

She let out a huge cry which seemed to disorientate the monster before letting out an all powerful Meteor spell onto it. The T-Rexuar just let out a roar of pain and agony as the spell carried on and before long it feel down on the floor with a mighty crash.

"Pia what the hell is going on. I thought you were a goner and then you get up, starting floating and then perform one hellacious Meteor spell. What's happened to you?" Antony asked still a little stunned at what had just happened.

"Antony, you protected me at your own risk and you made the greatest oath that I could be bestowed with. The reason I could perform that spell with the extreme power that it was done with is due to the fact that I am now a Sorceress and you are my Knight." Pia replied feeling happy that she had fount someone to help her when she needed it.

"Pia I cannot believe what I am hearing but I can assure you of one fact and that is I will always protect from anything that tries to harm you." Antony replied showing his gratitude for her accepting him as her Knight.¦lt;/i>

"So my dear Knight will you join me or will you go against me and run to those cursed SeeDs who vow to destroy me?" Ultimecia asked showing her displeasure of having to mention SeeD. She still had her arm in the air in preparation of her spell.

"I will be at your side Ultimecia, but I have two questions to ask you before we can continue our little search for your most beloved GF." Antony replied with a little smirk across his face.

Ultimecia was a little surprised at what he had just mentioned. The only people who knew about it was herself and Seifer and she knew he didn't even talk to him about her plan. She was so curious at how he knew of it that she would allow him his two questions.

"Go ahead my dear Antony, you may have your two questions answered but I want you to tell me how you know of my main goal." She said as she lowered her arm to give him her full attention.

"Well my first one is why Pia and not Miss Heartilly, and my second is why would you try to recruit Almasy as your Knight when Pia already has one?" He asked in a tone that showed his displeasure of what had transpired.

"The questions you ask are relevant to the situation in hand, very well I will tell you. First off I did not chose that woman you call 'Miss Heartilly' for two reasons and they are, that I wouldn't want to see Leonhart through her eyes and feel the affection towards her as my future self has done."

Ultimecia said, showing her disgust that her future self would do such a thing. She was preparing herself to have to mention the name of Squall again.

"The second reason is that it would have been to obvious to her friends if I had possessed her body for a third time in her existence. Now to answer question two, from what I heard about Seifer Almasy in the record books. He was a powerful fighter only exceeded by Leonhart and I didn't know that my future self had used him when she tried to achieve Time-Compression."

Ultimecia finished saying, she was still a little angry by having to mention the names of Rinoa and Squall again. 'How I hate Leonhart for all he has done.' She thought to herself as she looked at Antony to signal him to tell her what he knew.

"Okay Ultimecia I'll tell you what you want to know. I have known that you would possess Pia again for a couple of weeks after I heard her phone General Caraway and prepared to become leader of Galabadia. I knew it wasn't her and automatically knew something was up." He replied.

Ultimecia was intrigued by what he was telling her and wondered if he knew that it was actually her who had possession of Pia's body at that time.

"So I went to Instructor Dincht and asked him to tell me the whole deal about what happened two years ago. He confirmed everything for me and then in the cafeteria yesterday I overheard him mention something about Griever so I put two and two together and realised that that was what you were really after." He finished saying realising that Ultimecia had a intrigued look on her face from what he had just said.

"So the Knight has brains after all and knew that it was I who had possessed your girlfriend and soul mate. She is quite pleased that you'll be sticking around you know." Ultimecia replied seeing a bit of anger shine in Antony's eyes as she said the last part of the sentence.

"I was wondering way Ultimecia hadn't attempted to try and take over my body, and all this time she was in the Garden learning all we had to learn." Rinoa said as she clenched her fists in anger at the thought of Pia actually being Ultimecia.

"Rin calm down I don't think that Pia is actually Ultimecia but I do think that she has been possessed by her." Quistis replied, she was worried at what would happen of Rinoa went up against Ultimecia at this moment.

"Quistis, Rinoa snap back to reality for a second and think about it. This is worse then two years ago, Pia knows our strategies and now does Ultimecia, I think she been possessing her for the past few months since Rinoa's dreams started." Squall said showing a face that didn't show any feelings at all.

"Whoa there Commander Puberty, I hate to spoil it for you but don't go back into you're shell just yet. I think we've better go back to the Garden and discuss strategy there." Seifer replied, as he looked around ad saw Selphie and Irvine beginning to come around and Raijin and Fujin walk through the door.

Everyone nodded in agreement except Zell, who was weary of Seifer still. They all started towards the exit while Squall and Seifer went over to Irvine and Selphie to help them out.

A/N - Sorry about it mostly being Ultimecia/Pia and Antony but I had a few unfinished things to sort out about the past.

"I was wondering way Ultimecia hadn't attempted to try and take over my body, and all this time she was in the Garden learning all we had to learn." Rinoa said as she clenched her fists in anger at the thought of Pia actually being Ultimecia. "I was wondering way Ultimecia hadn't attempted to try and take over my body, and all this time she was in the Garden learning all we had to learn." Rinoa said as she clenched her fists in anger at the thought of Pia actually being Ultimecia.