Editors Note: Here we are again. This chapter marks Gale's transformation from a confused child back into an Angel of Death. This chapter contains a lot of violence. Well at least,I think it's fairly violent. Anyhow, what are you doing listening to me? Read on!
Activating Security Camera 1342 Recording from: Holding cell 45. Interview started at 0800 hours.
"Who are you?" - Squall>Silence
"What is your name?" - Squall
"…Gale." - Gale
"Why did you attack those men?" - Squall
"…I don't know." - Gale
"What do you mean?" - Rinoa
"…I'm not sure." - Gale
"Why did you attack my daughter?" - Rinoa
"…Your daughter?" - Gale
"Yes." - Rinoa
"…I apologise. I do not know." - Gale
"What do you mean? You must have a reason." - Squall
"I told you…I do not know. If I knew, I would say…" - Gale
"Were you alone?" - Squall
"I think so…I don't remember." - Gale
"How did you recover from those wounds?" - Squall
>Silence
"You don't know? You must know something." - Rinoa
"…Why is she here?" – Gale
"What?" – Storm
"I tried to kill you. Why are you here? Aren't you scared?" – Gale
"…No." – Storm
"…That's…nice. Most people…fear me." – Gale
"Enough. What we really want to know is-"
Interview Terminated at 0811 hours. Power Failure.
Throughout the Garden, alarms sounded. Suddenly Balamb Garden was on full red alert. Intruders had been detected in the Quad. Two security guards had been shot. All the cameras on that level had been disabled by a powerful electromagnetic pulse. In short, it was chaos.
"What is it?" Gale asked. He looked confusedly at the flashing red lights whirling everywhere.
"Never mind!" Growled Squall, unsheathing his gunblade and making a move for the door.
"Come on!" He said to Rinoa and Storm, who hurried to comply, the latter also drawing her gunblade. Gale sat calmly where he was, staring at his reflection in the glassy black floor tiles.
"You, stay here and don't cause trouble." Squall said to Gale as he closed the door to the cell and sped down the hallway, his family jogging behind him to keep up. An attack? Who in their right minds would take on a Garden with military force? It made no sense.
Back in the cell, Gale slowly got up. He crossed over to the door and looked at it intently. It was electrically operated and required a code to get through. Oh well. It was worth a try at least. He gently pushed against the cold metal of the door. To his great surprise, it slowly swung open. He peered around the doorway, listening to the sounds of gunfire echoing down from distant hallways. Were the people firing the guns coming to kill him as well?
He felt the rage flare up within him again. He wouldn't let them. He tried to control the burning fury inside his head, but he simply couldn't hold himself back.
In the Quad, a heated battle was raging. Shadowy soldiers wearing dark uniforms were fighting viciously against the Garden's Resident SeeDs. Neither side seemed to be winning, and both parties had suffered heavy losses.
"Where are they coming from?" Shouted Storm as she fired her gunblade, her targets chest exploding into a bloody mess as the anti personnel round bored into his heart.
"I have no idea!" Her father shouted back, ducking down as a shot rang out overhead, narrowly missing him. No matter how many were killed, they just kept on coming.
A metallic clinking sound drew his attention away momentarily as he saw a grenade bounce over the makeshift barricade the SeeDs had erected. In one smooth motion, Squall scooped it up and threw it back towards their attackers. A second later there came a violent explosion. The blast blew massive chunks out of the stone floor, showering both sides with small splinters of concrete. This was getting serious. First the boy with superhuman powers, and now this shadowy gang of assassins? Surely this cant be purely coincidental.
Slowly but surely, the enemy was gaining ground. Squall looked around just in time to see Rinoa blast one of them with a fire spell when he noticed the silently watching figure near the entrance to the Quad.
Gale watched the conflict unfold with cold interest. He vaguely recognised the soldiers clad in dark armour, but he couldn't quite place them… Slowly, he walked forwards. The chatter of gunfire seemed to die down a little as he put himself in plain view of the unknown soldiers.
"Who the hell are you…" He said, loud enough for everyone to hear. A soldier who had a gold stripe down one sleeve stood up suddenly.
""We are here to take you home. Come with us and we will not hurt you." He said in a low, dangerous voice. Gale simply smiled.
"And if I refuse?" He asked coldly. This time it was the soldier who smiled.
"I have explicit orders from Dr. Blaine. If the subject refuses to co-operate, termination is authorised." He replied, equally coldly.
So, Gale thought to himself, he had been right. They had come to kill him. That left only one thing for him to do.
"I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about. You see, I don't remember anything. Now that I think about it, I don't actually care. Sorry, but I refuse." He replied calmly, mentally preparing himself for the battle to come.
"That's a pity. Dr. Blaine worked so hard on you…only for you to become a worthless failure." He lifted his shotgun and fired. Five large bullets exploded out of the end of the gun. Gale was hit squarely in the stomach. He blinked, looking down at the blood seeping out of his midsection.
"Is that the best you can do?" He growled ominously. Without warning, he released the spell he had been silently charging behind his back. A wave of energy blasted outwards from his hands, ripping through the black clad soldier in a spray of blood and gore. Immediately the other soldiers opened fire. Gale held up his hand, a wall of blue light springing up in front of him. The bullets simply bounced off the shimmering barrier as he slowly advanced.
The soldier nearest to him stood up, ramming his sword upwards towards Gales head. Gale brought his right arm up, blocking the blade with his bare hands. Snarling, he wrenched the sword out of his hands, reversed it and swung it in a half circle. The soldier let out a desperate gurgle as he was sliced in half. Whirling round, Gale threw the bloodstained sword at another soldier, spearing him through the head.
Gale began his slow advance again, his eyes daring anyone to try and attack him. Concealed behind a bush, another man leaped out at him from behind, driving his blade straight through Gales chest. Gale looked calmly down at the steel blade embedded in his chest. Then he spun round, lashing out with his left foot in a vicious spinning kick that nearly tore the man's head off. The snap of his neck breaking could be heard echoing around the Quad.
By this time, most of the dark soldiers were running from the field of battle. Those few who stayed did not live long enough to regret it. At last, none of the shadowy warriors were left. Gale looked around him. Then he turned to a shaken looking Squall.
"I hope I didn't cause any trouble for you."