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"Would Storm Leonhart please report to the briefing room. I repeat, would Storm Leonhart please report to the briefing room immediately. Thank you."
The message over the intercom faded and was replaced by static as the girl on the bed paused in between press-ups. Slowly, she lowered her body onto the bed and lay there for a moment, thinking. This was the message she had been waiting for. At long last, after a month of waiting, she had been given her first mission.
She slowly raised her head, looking into the mirror by the side of her bed. Her own face looked back at her grimly, masked beneath a layer of sweat. Quickly, she shook her head. This was not the time to be bothering about her appearance. It would not do to keep her father waiting. Especially since he was now her superior officer. After the Ultimecia incident, Squall Leonhart had been promoted. He was now the leader of SeeD, the elite mercenary unit with headquarters in Balamb Garden.
Storm had inherited her father's untidy hair and striking appearance, but she had her mother's brown eyes. Rinoa Leonhart had married Squall two years after their return from Ultimecia's castle. The rest, as they say, is history. Whilst she was thinking this, Storm was getting dressed into her SeeD uniform. Soon, she would be in the briefing room, and Squall would be telling her about her upcoming mission.
Her first mission…the first step into the future…
In the Briefing Room…
Squall Leonhart sat in the small, dark room, thinking to himself. Any moment Storm was going to walk through that door. And he was going to send her on her first mission. On one hand, he was filled with pride at the fact that his daughter had graduated from Balamb Garden. On the other hand, he was very worried. He would be sending his daughter, his only daughter, into a world where one small mistake could cost you your life. Was Storm ready for this? Many SeeDs had failed in the past.
Squall was woken from his quiet reverie by a small knock at the door.
"Come in." He said, his words betraying no emotion. The door slowly opened and in stepped his daughter. She slowly walked across the room and sat down opposite Squall, facing him across the desk which separated them. She smiled.
"Well, dad, what do you have installed for me?"
Squall smiled at this. "You seem confident. That's good. This is a very simple mission, but you should still be cautious. The communications tower in Dollet stopped transmitting two days ago. Around that time, several local residents say they saw a burning object fall from the sky and embed itself near to that location. SeeD has been contacted about this because the soldiers sent to investigate the incident never came back. We have agreed to send a single SeeD to investigate the incident; Dollet does not want to waste any more troops."
"So what you're saying is, I go in alone, scout out the area, see what's going on, and if it's something suspicious, put an end to it?" Said Storm, slowly. Squall nodded.
"It's a simple mission. But remember, things go wrong, No matter how well planned they are. Do you accept this mission?" But he already knew what the answer would be.
"Of course I do. I'll go get ready. By your leave." Squall nodded and she got up and left the room.
"Oh man…I've changed. I never used to be this cautious when I was on active duty…" He said to the empty room.