Visions Of The Darkness

Chapter 5, A Meeting Of Two Times

A strong wind whipped through their hair as they stepped out on to the balcony and into the chill air. Malacia was already there since the darkness had already taken over the once crystal blue sky and the fact Irvine was late from his chat Quistis.

'Oh Dear Hyne….what is Malacia going to do to me because I brought Q along AND I am late….she's a Sorceress ……..man that either means I'm going back into time compression or I'm going to be a frog….well at least I'd get kiss from Selphie in option 2…...'

Malacia as if hearing Irvine's thoughts, turned around to see Irvine and Quistis. "Hello Irvine. I see you've brought back up, that's ok…Quistis can come and Irvine I'm not mad at you for being late or bring Q" said the Sorceress. Irvine and Quistis looked at each other totally shocked then turned back to give the same look to Malacia. Malacia laughed at the almost comical looks on both their faces.

"Oh I'm sorry. I forgot I shouldn't use that power on people who I haven't told this about. I won't do it again I promise" said the darked hued girl.

'Hey she didn't tell me she could read minds…………man if she can then maybe she knows what I thought about how she looked when I first me her…..I hope not….cause if she tells Selphie …I'd be in a LOT of trouble…'

Although Quistis still looked a little shocked she started to get the situation Irvine and Malacia where in. "Well I've told Q bout all I can Lacia …is it ok that I call you that? So yeah are we going now?" said Irvine to brake the monotonous and yet familiar silence. "Well yeah ok Irvy …Moreover, we had better go now because I'll have to brief you and Q when we get their and upgrade your inventories and weapons. So lets go." Said Malacia rather cheerfully. Irvine and Quistis then walked to where Malacia was standing and each grabbed a hand; Irvine the left and Quistis the right. Then they started to walk to the balcony railing and Malacia started chanting a transportation spell.

"Keeema suiri; Leacia altea Quis altea Irvin. Guido suiri Kelight ju mesi yoti altea ju jeati peik."

"Oh no…here we gooooooo….."

As soon as Malacia started chanting this, they started to walk through the balcony railing and into the night sky. By the time she was finished they were already sailing through time and space.

Approximately 2 hours later back in Malacia's time, outside her home on Wolf Island

They landed quietly, looking as if they were walking on water toward the land but were infact hovering just above it. Their feet touched the soft sand on the beauteous island just after sunrise that day.

'Wow! Is this where Malacia lives….it's …. .stunning. It feels so familiar being here though….I wonder why….oh well….I might as well enjoy the scenery while I can because I doubt we will be spending much time here.'

Malacia walked ahead of Irvine and Quistis towards her two storey lilac beach house. "Irvine …look over there" Quistis whispered to Irvine while Malacia was out of ear shot, pointing to a low set small obsidian wall going round the sides and back of Malacia's house near a small ditch on the right side. "What …oh wait I see now…there is a door in the ditch!" Irvine exclaimed to Quistis in an almost indecipherable whisper. "Come on you two, stop dawdling and looking at the scenery and hurry up!" yelled Malacia as the other two where about two hundred meters away from the house still. Running up the beach, Irvine and Q bounded up the stairs and into the open glass door in front of them leading them into the entertainment room where coffee and subs were already waiting. Irvine sat down in the closest violet recliner and picked up a coffee cup that had "GG F" (which stands for Galbadian Garden Force) written on the side in black writing and took a sip.

'Woah... I wonder how they are there so fast…oh well …she is a Sorceress after all. Mmmmm this coffee is just the way I like it….I wonder how she knew….hahah well she can read minds…..'

Quistis being a little more reserved took a plain cup and cautiously sip the smooth coffee inside. Just as Q took her first sip, Malacia walked out of what probably was the kitchen. In her slim almost artist-like fingers Malacia held three small backpacks, three maps and three small crystalline necklaces; two of them where small staves made out of an unusual twisting shining metal on a crystal chain, the other was a small rifle made out of the same unusual metal on a less delicate more chunky chain. She put the items down on the table in front of Q and Irvy and sat down in the purple recliner next to Irvine. "Listen up you two, this is the plan. Okay, my sister Melotia asked me to go back to the ruins of Balamb Garden with her, thinking it will be a trap and also something to do with you guys, I went to the past to recruit the ones of you I think it will involve. Quistis I knew Irvine would bring you along eventually because he trust you more than most people and Selphie and Zell can not come here, nor Rinoa, Squall or Seifer. Selphie cannot because she is not fit for this sort of mission, the others cannot go because they are too involved with this so it would be a disaster if they came. Now this is what we have to do; I will be walking ahead with my sister. You two will be trailing us in two different ways; Quistis since you know the area better I think it's best if you go ahead of us and check out the area if there are any traps or secret passages open…or anything suspicious, Irvine you are going to follow us. Right, do you see these necklaces here, well they are physic receivers; everyone that wears one can send and receive thoughts from another person wearing one, as long as their name is programmed in. I have already programmed these; Irvine yours is the one with the rifle and Quistis and I will each wear one of the remaining. Now if we find anything in the ruins of the Garden we will decide what to do with it when the problem arises, the same goes for my sister. In these packs, which we will all have one; are all the potions, revives, ethers, elixirs and items that we will need. Are you ready?" she said in the Xu-like Instructor voice. Q and Irvine both nodded picked up a pack, put on the necklace and walked out to the beach as Malacia did the same. Then they walked soundlessly down the beach to the edge of the water. "Lacia?" Quistis said precisely and suddenly. "What?" replied Malacia slightly surprised. Irvine turned to look at Q. "Why did you say the ruins of Balamb Garden?" inquired Quistis. "After Squall died, the students rebelled against the council's decision to close down the Garden right when Ultimacia reaped her revenge on the Garden that sent Squall to his death. Thousands perished. The ruins are all that are left of the once commanding Garden. Now Centra Garden has taken its place. I'm sorry; I didn't want you to have to hear that." Malacia said sympathetically to the two SeeDs, who had both cringed and now looked in the horizon with a small touch of sadness and revengeful fire in their eyes. "Are you ready to leave?" Malacia asked softly. Both of then replied a quiet but now fired up "Yes." They started to walk on top of the water while Malacia hummed the Song of Balamb under her breath as they disappeared over to the now empty island of Balamb.