A/N: Sorry it took me so long to update. I finally got into a FF8 writing
mood and I'm started to feel a little better about this story. Again I hope
you all enjoy this.
"Where did you two come from? Why have you been spotted twice during a mysterious attack?" Squall asked.
"We came from a different place. We were transported here while following Professor Hojo." Vincent explained.
"Who is Professor Hojo?" Squall asked.
"He's a crazy man. This will be a long story." Cloud said.
"I'm willing to here it." Squall replied.
"Very well," Cloud began, "Professor Hojo is a very sick and evil man. He used to experiment on people with Jenova cells and turned them into clones of his son. It almost happened to Vincent and I. We both have Jenova cells in us. That is way Vincent looks the way he does. With Jenova cells in you, Sephiorth, Hojo's son, was able to command me to do his evil bidding. I caused so much damage because of it. Later we defeated Sephiorth and got rid of all vials with the Jenova cells. We also defeated Hojo. Little did we know, Hojo turned himself into the tiniest creature and escaped with one last vial of Jenova cells. He's been searching everywhere to find someone worthy of becoming a clone of his son."
"He wants to turn someone into a clone of his son?" Squall asked.
"Yes. We have to find him, kill him, and destroy the vial." Vincent said.
At that moment, a man appeared behind Squall. Squall felt something prick his neck. Vincent pulled out his gun. He had no clear shot at the man. "Hojo!" He yelled in anger.
"I've finally found the one strong enough to carry my son's powers!" He laughed. Then they saw his eyes widen and his mouth drop. He fell to the ground. Rinoa stood behind him with her bloody weapon in hand. "Is he..dead?" She asked, "I saw him attack Squall and I..just shot without thinking."
Cloud walked up to him and felt for a pulse. "Yes.he is dead, but the damage has been done." He said looking at Squall.
Squall looked confused. "What was that? I'm starting to feel sick." He said
"It is already taken affect. It's not happened this fast. He must have made changes." Vincent said.
"Hojo knew he was going to die. This must be an altered version so that he would turn into a clone without Hojo's influence. That is how Sephiorth was able to control me.with his influence." Cloud explained. Squall sat down. His face was already breaking with sweat.
"We need to take him to Doctor Odine. He may know what to do." Quistis said.
Vincent and Cloud helped Squall up and took him to one of the vessels. Quistis was now in charge as far as getting the SeeDs back to Balamb.
Squall was already feeling sick by time they got him back to Balamb and inside the ship called Ragnorok. It was a gift from Esthar for everything Squall and his friends did for them. It was a dragon looking space ship.
Selphie came with them to pilot the ship. Rinoa, Cloud, and Vincent got Squall in the passenger room and sat him in one of the chairs.
"This is not good," Said Vincent, "It is taking effect too fast."
"W-what's going to happen to him?" Rinoa asked very worried.
"I don't know," Said Cloud, "His reaction is a lot different from mine."
It looked like Squall was losing consciousness. Heavy sweat was dripping from his face. Rinoa had to take his coat off because his body temperature rose dramatically. His breathing was getting heavy. Rinoa placed a wet cloth on his forehead.
"We're going to get you there in no time." She said gently kissing him on the lips.
Vincent stood there silently looking out the window. He feared this would happen. He didn't understand how Hojo escaped death. On the outside, Vincent was a man, but on the inside there was a demon. He could control it though, but how well he did not know. It was a different story for Cloud however. He was controlled so many times by Sephiroth. Sephiroth and Hojo was now both dead, but what would happen if they could not cure Squall? Would Squall be able to control Cloud? What if they were forced to kill Squall? Vincent looked over at Rinoa. Her face was pained because of what Squall was going through. He could tell the two were so much in love. Would they have to be torn apart?
Cloud walked to the cockpit and sat on the co-pilot seat next to Selphie. "Where are we going?" He asked.
"Esthar," She answered, "To see Doctor Odine."
"Will he be able to help Squall?"
"I hope."
Cloud nodded and sighed. Suddenly an awful feeling came to him. A few years ago, Sephiroth murdered a woman named Aeris. Cloud was in love with this woman and Sephiroth ruined any chance of them being together. Would Squall murder Rinoa if he went too long without help? Sephiroth did kill Aeris because she was an Ancient, but he still couldn't shake the fact that Rinoa would be in terrible danger. Sephiroth was a cold-blooded murderer who killed anything. He wanted all this to be over so he could go home. He knew his girlfriend, Tifa Lockhart, was probably worried. She had no idea he was in another world. Even though he had a girlfriend, he would always miss Aeris.
Finally they had arrived in Esthar. Selphie landed the Ragnorok on the landing platform at the air station. They waked down a couple streets until they came to the warp pipes. Rinoa, Squall, and Cloud sat on the platform and warped to Doctor Odine's lab. Selphie and Vincent followed behind.
When they arrived, two guards approached them. "State your business" One said.
"Please tell Doctor Odine that Sorceress Rinoa Heartilly needs to speak with him immediately." Rinoa said.
The guards nodded and walked away.
"Sorceress?" Cloud asked.
"Yes," Rinoa replied, "I stated myself as sorceress because that's one of Odine's specialties."
"Studying sorceresses?" Vincent asked.
"Yes," Rinoa answered, "I've been a sorceress for a couple years now."
The two guards came back. "You may see the doctor." They said.
"Thank you." Rinoa said.
Rinoa and Cloud had to help Squall into the building. The moment they entered, Doctor Odine greeted them. Cloud and Vincent were shocked at the fact that he looked a lot like Hojo.
"It haz been a while, Sorceress Rinoa," Odine said.
"Doctor, we don't have much time," Rinoa said, "Something terrible has happened to Squall."
"Bring him into ze room." Odine said.
After they got Squall in a room, Rinoa, Vincent, and Cloud explained what happened.
"Hojo.." Odine said.
"Doctor?" Rinoa said.
"I know Hojo." He replied.
"Now him?" Cloud asked surprised, "How?"
"We are brothers." Odine answered.
"Brothers?!" Cloud gasped.
"Yes," Odine replied, "It waz illegal to study what he waz studying here. I threatened to report him, but he left. I had no idea where he went and I waz happy to see him gone. Thiz waz a long time ago."
"Things get weirder and weirder by the minute." Cloud commented.
"That must be why he came here," Vincent said, "Because he used to live here."
"Just please tell me if there is anything you can do to help Squall!" Rinoa asked.
"I am not sure," Said Odine, "I barely knew anything about what he waz studying. I never even knew he had a son. I will examine him and see what I can do."
Rinoa sat outside the room Squall was being examined in. Every minute that went by was torture. She hoped and prayed there would be something Odine could do to help. If he could remove a sorceress' power, then he could handle this right?
Seconds turned to minutes, minutes then turned to hours. Rinoa looked at the clock and saw that three hours had already gone by. She sighed and closed her eyes. At that moment, she heard the doors slide open and Doctor Odine came out.
"I have examined him and I know how do cure him." He said.
Rinoa got up and looked at him. "How?" She asked.
"It will not be eazy." Odine said.
"Please tell us," Cloud said.
"We will need the Five Crystals." Odine said.
"Five crystals?" Vincent asked.
"Legend goez like thiz," Odine began, "Hidden somewhere in a temple layz Five Crystals. It iz said it can cure anything. People haz searched everywhere, but no one haz found it yet. It iz also said that only someone with great power can find the temple. I believe that someone iz a sorceress. Rinoa, Sorceress Ultimecia liked Edea's powers that iz why she possessed her. When Edea's powers were transferred into you, Ultimecia possessed you. I believe you are the one that can find it."
"Me?" Rinoa asked.
"I have reason to believe that you hold the most powerful sorceress powers." He said.
"I've never used my powers though," She replied, "Only a couple times and that was only under extreme emergencies."
"You will know what to do when you get there." He said.
"Where is this place?" Cloud asked.
"Very far away," Odine answered, "I just happen to have a map of the island where they say the temple is."
"Here's the second question," Vincent said, "What do we about Squall in the meantime? Do you leave him here? He could be very dangerous if he comes."
"Why don't we asked him?" Odine said.
"Rinoa, I think you should ask." Cloud said.
Rinoa nodded and walked into Squall's room. Squall lay in bed and was awake. He also looked a lot better than he did before they got there. She smiled at him and sat by his side.
"How are you feeling?" She asked.
"Like crap," He replied, "But I feel better than I did."
"Odine told us how we can cure you." She said.
"I know," He said, "He told me."
"Would you rather stay here and rest or come with us?" She asked.
"I want to come," He answered, "But Odine told me it would risk your lives. But he also said that you could protect us."
"How?" She asked.
"Well, if I start going crazy, you could knock me out or something." He replied.
"I guess I could do that." She replied with a small laugh.
"But," He said, "If I start getting too dangerous, I want one of you to kill me."
"No!" She said standing up, "I will never kill you!"
He sat up and looked at her. "Rinoa, don't you remember what you told me?" He asked, "'If Ultimecia possesses me, SeeD will have to come after me, and you are the leader, but it's okay if it's you.'"
"That was different." She replied.
"How?" He asked.
She opened her mouth to say something, but knew he was right.
"It would be better if I come anyway," He said, "Since you are the only one who can protect someone from me, then I need to stay close to you."
"I know," She said, "I don't want to be separated from you again." She sat next to him and put her hand on his.
They knew they had no time to waste. They had to make many preparations and find someone to take care of the Garden. The headmaster before Squall, Cid Kramer, decided to step in. Cid's wife, Edea, decided to join Squall and the others. She knew Rinoa would need all the help she could get. After all, two good sorceresses are better than one. Ellone also wanted to be there to help. Squall's father wanted to help too, but he had to take care of Esthar. Everyone who left to go to the Temple of the Five Crystals were, Squall, Rinoa, Edea, Ellone, Cloud, Vincent, Zell, Irvine, Selphie, Quistis, and even Seifer wanted to come. He wasn't doing it really as a favor to Squall, he was just so bored and needed excitement. Or was there another reason?
A/N (again): FF7 fans, please don't flame me too hard if I screwed up **puts up flame shield** heh heh. Anyway, there's a very good reason for Ellone coming..trust me. heehee
"Where did you two come from? Why have you been spotted twice during a mysterious attack?" Squall asked.
"We came from a different place. We were transported here while following Professor Hojo." Vincent explained.
"Who is Professor Hojo?" Squall asked.
"He's a crazy man. This will be a long story." Cloud said.
"I'm willing to here it." Squall replied.
"Very well," Cloud began, "Professor Hojo is a very sick and evil man. He used to experiment on people with Jenova cells and turned them into clones of his son. It almost happened to Vincent and I. We both have Jenova cells in us. That is way Vincent looks the way he does. With Jenova cells in you, Sephiorth, Hojo's son, was able to command me to do his evil bidding. I caused so much damage because of it. Later we defeated Sephiorth and got rid of all vials with the Jenova cells. We also defeated Hojo. Little did we know, Hojo turned himself into the tiniest creature and escaped with one last vial of Jenova cells. He's been searching everywhere to find someone worthy of becoming a clone of his son."
"He wants to turn someone into a clone of his son?" Squall asked.
"Yes. We have to find him, kill him, and destroy the vial." Vincent said.
At that moment, a man appeared behind Squall. Squall felt something prick his neck. Vincent pulled out his gun. He had no clear shot at the man. "Hojo!" He yelled in anger.
"I've finally found the one strong enough to carry my son's powers!" He laughed. Then they saw his eyes widen and his mouth drop. He fell to the ground. Rinoa stood behind him with her bloody weapon in hand. "Is he..dead?" She asked, "I saw him attack Squall and I..just shot without thinking."
Cloud walked up to him and felt for a pulse. "Yes.he is dead, but the damage has been done." He said looking at Squall.
Squall looked confused. "What was that? I'm starting to feel sick." He said
"It is already taken affect. It's not happened this fast. He must have made changes." Vincent said.
"Hojo knew he was going to die. This must be an altered version so that he would turn into a clone without Hojo's influence. That is how Sephiorth was able to control me.with his influence." Cloud explained. Squall sat down. His face was already breaking with sweat.
"We need to take him to Doctor Odine. He may know what to do." Quistis said.
Vincent and Cloud helped Squall up and took him to one of the vessels. Quistis was now in charge as far as getting the SeeDs back to Balamb.
Squall was already feeling sick by time they got him back to Balamb and inside the ship called Ragnorok. It was a gift from Esthar for everything Squall and his friends did for them. It was a dragon looking space ship.
Selphie came with them to pilot the ship. Rinoa, Cloud, and Vincent got Squall in the passenger room and sat him in one of the chairs.
"This is not good," Said Vincent, "It is taking effect too fast."
"W-what's going to happen to him?" Rinoa asked very worried.
"I don't know," Said Cloud, "His reaction is a lot different from mine."
It looked like Squall was losing consciousness. Heavy sweat was dripping from his face. Rinoa had to take his coat off because his body temperature rose dramatically. His breathing was getting heavy. Rinoa placed a wet cloth on his forehead.
"We're going to get you there in no time." She said gently kissing him on the lips.
Vincent stood there silently looking out the window. He feared this would happen. He didn't understand how Hojo escaped death. On the outside, Vincent was a man, but on the inside there was a demon. He could control it though, but how well he did not know. It was a different story for Cloud however. He was controlled so many times by Sephiroth. Sephiroth and Hojo was now both dead, but what would happen if they could not cure Squall? Would Squall be able to control Cloud? What if they were forced to kill Squall? Vincent looked over at Rinoa. Her face was pained because of what Squall was going through. He could tell the two were so much in love. Would they have to be torn apart?
Cloud walked to the cockpit and sat on the co-pilot seat next to Selphie. "Where are we going?" He asked.
"Esthar," She answered, "To see Doctor Odine."
"Will he be able to help Squall?"
"I hope."
Cloud nodded and sighed. Suddenly an awful feeling came to him. A few years ago, Sephiroth murdered a woman named Aeris. Cloud was in love with this woman and Sephiroth ruined any chance of them being together. Would Squall murder Rinoa if he went too long without help? Sephiroth did kill Aeris because she was an Ancient, but he still couldn't shake the fact that Rinoa would be in terrible danger. Sephiroth was a cold-blooded murderer who killed anything. He wanted all this to be over so he could go home. He knew his girlfriend, Tifa Lockhart, was probably worried. She had no idea he was in another world. Even though he had a girlfriend, he would always miss Aeris.
Finally they had arrived in Esthar. Selphie landed the Ragnorok on the landing platform at the air station. They waked down a couple streets until they came to the warp pipes. Rinoa, Squall, and Cloud sat on the platform and warped to Doctor Odine's lab. Selphie and Vincent followed behind.
When they arrived, two guards approached them. "State your business" One said.
"Please tell Doctor Odine that Sorceress Rinoa Heartilly needs to speak with him immediately." Rinoa said.
The guards nodded and walked away.
"Sorceress?" Cloud asked.
"Yes," Rinoa replied, "I stated myself as sorceress because that's one of Odine's specialties."
"Studying sorceresses?" Vincent asked.
"Yes," Rinoa answered, "I've been a sorceress for a couple years now."
The two guards came back. "You may see the doctor." They said.
"Thank you." Rinoa said.
Rinoa and Cloud had to help Squall into the building. The moment they entered, Doctor Odine greeted them. Cloud and Vincent were shocked at the fact that he looked a lot like Hojo.
"It haz been a while, Sorceress Rinoa," Odine said.
"Doctor, we don't have much time," Rinoa said, "Something terrible has happened to Squall."
"Bring him into ze room." Odine said.
After they got Squall in a room, Rinoa, Vincent, and Cloud explained what happened.
"Hojo.." Odine said.
"Doctor?" Rinoa said.
"I know Hojo." He replied.
"Now him?" Cloud asked surprised, "How?"
"We are brothers." Odine answered.
"Brothers?!" Cloud gasped.
"Yes," Odine replied, "It waz illegal to study what he waz studying here. I threatened to report him, but he left. I had no idea where he went and I waz happy to see him gone. Thiz waz a long time ago."
"Things get weirder and weirder by the minute." Cloud commented.
"That must be why he came here," Vincent said, "Because he used to live here."
"Just please tell me if there is anything you can do to help Squall!" Rinoa asked.
"I am not sure," Said Odine, "I barely knew anything about what he waz studying. I never even knew he had a son. I will examine him and see what I can do."
Rinoa sat outside the room Squall was being examined in. Every minute that went by was torture. She hoped and prayed there would be something Odine could do to help. If he could remove a sorceress' power, then he could handle this right?
Seconds turned to minutes, minutes then turned to hours. Rinoa looked at the clock and saw that three hours had already gone by. She sighed and closed her eyes. At that moment, she heard the doors slide open and Doctor Odine came out.
"I have examined him and I know how do cure him." He said.
Rinoa got up and looked at him. "How?" She asked.
"It will not be eazy." Odine said.
"Please tell us," Cloud said.
"We will need the Five Crystals." Odine said.
"Five crystals?" Vincent asked.
"Legend goez like thiz," Odine began, "Hidden somewhere in a temple layz Five Crystals. It iz said it can cure anything. People haz searched everywhere, but no one haz found it yet. It iz also said that only someone with great power can find the temple. I believe that someone iz a sorceress. Rinoa, Sorceress Ultimecia liked Edea's powers that iz why she possessed her. When Edea's powers were transferred into you, Ultimecia possessed you. I believe you are the one that can find it."
"Me?" Rinoa asked.
"I have reason to believe that you hold the most powerful sorceress powers." He said.
"I've never used my powers though," She replied, "Only a couple times and that was only under extreme emergencies."
"You will know what to do when you get there." He said.
"Where is this place?" Cloud asked.
"Very far away," Odine answered, "I just happen to have a map of the island where they say the temple is."
"Here's the second question," Vincent said, "What do we about Squall in the meantime? Do you leave him here? He could be very dangerous if he comes."
"Why don't we asked him?" Odine said.
"Rinoa, I think you should ask." Cloud said.
Rinoa nodded and walked into Squall's room. Squall lay in bed and was awake. He also looked a lot better than he did before they got there. She smiled at him and sat by his side.
"How are you feeling?" She asked.
"Like crap," He replied, "But I feel better than I did."
"Odine told us how we can cure you." She said.
"I know," He said, "He told me."
"Would you rather stay here and rest or come with us?" She asked.
"I want to come," He answered, "But Odine told me it would risk your lives. But he also said that you could protect us."
"How?" She asked.
"Well, if I start going crazy, you could knock me out or something." He replied.
"I guess I could do that." She replied with a small laugh.
"But," He said, "If I start getting too dangerous, I want one of you to kill me."
"No!" She said standing up, "I will never kill you!"
He sat up and looked at her. "Rinoa, don't you remember what you told me?" He asked, "'If Ultimecia possesses me, SeeD will have to come after me, and you are the leader, but it's okay if it's you.'"
"That was different." She replied.
"How?" He asked.
She opened her mouth to say something, but knew he was right.
"It would be better if I come anyway," He said, "Since you are the only one who can protect someone from me, then I need to stay close to you."
"I know," She said, "I don't want to be separated from you again." She sat next to him and put her hand on his.
They knew they had no time to waste. They had to make many preparations and find someone to take care of the Garden. The headmaster before Squall, Cid Kramer, decided to step in. Cid's wife, Edea, decided to join Squall and the others. She knew Rinoa would need all the help she could get. After all, two good sorceresses are better than one. Ellone also wanted to be there to help. Squall's father wanted to help too, but he had to take care of Esthar. Everyone who left to go to the Temple of the Five Crystals were, Squall, Rinoa, Edea, Ellone, Cloud, Vincent, Zell, Irvine, Selphie, Quistis, and even Seifer wanted to come. He wasn't doing it really as a favor to Squall, he was just so bored and needed excitement. Or was there another reason?
A/N (again): FF7 fans, please don't flame me too hard if I screwed up **puts up flame shield** heh heh. Anyway, there's a very good reason for Ellone coming..trust me. heehee