Amaya felt great, she held her moon staff in her hands. She loved to cast magic, it was something she hadalways longed to do after she first played final fantasy.she felt like this staff was destined to be hers, she held it close to her, she didnt want to let go. She followed Quistis towards the school and through the turnstiles. She headed towards the dormitory, curious about what what was keeping Marriku up.
Amaya headed towards the dormitory hall, she seen a girl franticly trying to get into her dorm room. "oh no...Oh no!" She cried. She had bouncy chesnut hair and had a pair of nunchaku in her hands. "Um, whats wrong?" Amaya asked, walking towards her. "My roomate had the key to our dorm and he isnt here yet! So i cant even get in!" She whined. "You could wait in my dorm until he gets here" Amaya suggested.
The girl smiled and said, "that would be great! By the way, My name is Selphie Tilmitt" she said. They went into Amaya's dorm and sat down at the wooden table. Amaya learned that Selphie was a transfer student from Trabia Garden and that she is running the festival at Balamb.
Amaya heard a knock at the dorm door and Marriku came in, looking happy. "Im so in love with Squall" Marriku said, not noticing that Selphie was in the room. "Squall...hey, hes in my dorm with me! Is he back yet?" Marriku nodded dreamily and fell into her bed. "see ya!" Selphie said, running hyperly out of the room. Amaya shut the front door and walked into Marriku's room.
"Why are you so happy?" Amaya said, leaning aganist the doorframe. "just because" Marriku said, hugging her pillow. "C'mon!" Amaya said. "Im just so in love. Squall saved me, you were there! you saw it! its like, a match made in heaven!" "loser" Amaya said, going to her room. . "just think about it, Amaya! Marriku Leonheart!" Marriku called from her room.
Maybe she was just jealous that her friend was amazingly in love with Squall and she had no one. Amaya sighed heavily and fell into her bed, holding onto a pillow. she wondered what her family was doing right now. She set her staff carefully in the corner and changed into some basic blue pajamas that she found in the dresser next to her bed.
She crawled under the covers and sighed. It was only maybe 5 in the evening, but she was exhasuted. She turned to her right side and faced the white walls of her room. She poked at the wall and eventually drifted off into sleep. She had a dream where Marriku and Squall got married.
Amaya woke up the next morrning, it was the day od the seeD mission. She was scared and excited. Marriku was already dressed in her school uniform and brushing her hair. "today is the big day" she sang from her room. 'whatever' Amaya thought. Being nervous always put her in a bad mood.
She took a quick hot shower and got dressed into her blue uniform, looking at herself in the mirror as she put her dirty blonde hair into a braid. "I can do this..." she said. Marriku came into her room, holding her katanas. "Do you want to get breakfast before we go?" "no thanks. go ahead if you want, im not hungry. besides, i really dont think hotdogs make a great breakfast" Marriku smiled and said, "Suit yourself. Maybe I'll see Squally there!"
Marriku left excitedly and Amaya grabbed her staff, locking up and heading towards the main hall. Quisits was standing next to the directory with Zell and Seifer. "Miss. Khushrenada" Quistis said, nodding. Amaya smiled at them. "Now, you will be in a team with Seifer Almasy, Zell Dinchit, Squall Leonhart and Marriku Yurameshi" she explained. Amaya nodded, leaning agaisnt the directory next to Seifer.
She really hated him, mainly beacause during the ball FMV, Rinoa leaves Squall for Seifer and she felt like it totally broke Squall's heart. He glanced at her with his dim blue eyes and said, "never seen you around here." "You wouldnt, Im from Galbadia. Just transferred" He nodded. "then you have time to get on my good side, you wont have to be put down on the list"
"The list?" Amaya said sarcasticly. She walked away from him to watch Zell doing back flips and practicing his moves. Zell noticed her watching, but he only preformed better. Amaya seen Marriku and Squall coming towards the group and Quistis said, "Now we can begin." She informed them of their team, and their team leader, which was Seifer.
They would be taking the school car towards the village and going by Vessel to Dollet. The six of them headed towards the parking lot, getting into the car. The outside was really ugly, but the inside was nice. There was a grey interior with plush tan leather seats.
Amaya sat next to Quistis, Squall and Zell while Marriku sat next to seifer. Zell wouldnt stop nagging Squall to see his gunblade, and Seifer had a short temper. Amaya was just thankful that the village wasnt so far away from Garden. When the car stopped next to the port, a woman from inside the blue vessel shouted, "your late! hurry, we're the last ones to leave."
They hurried towards the Vessel and headed into the vessel. There was a large screen with the balamb garden symbol on it and grey leather seats to sit on. a ladder which led to a platform on top of the vessel, which led to some o-f the vessel's defenses.
Xu, the woman from before, Stood to the right of the screen. She explained that the G-Army, or Galbadian Army, had invaded dollet and their mission was to go to the town square and fight off the Army. Xu began talking to Quistis once the presenation was over. "This is going to be exciting" Zell said to Amaya. She nodded and held her staff close to her. "I hope you dont get too excited, you'll piss yourself." "what did you say?" Zell said, raising his fists as if ready to attack.
"Settle down!" Marriku called from her seat next to Xu and Quistis. "yeah, we are almost there!" Zell angerily sat down as Seifer chuckled to himself. Squall was just quiet and Marriku was staring at the presentation screen. "Amaya, go look outside" Seifer commanded from his seat. "No way!" Amaya said. just because he was their "leader" doesnt mean he was going to push her around.
"This is an order from your squad leader" he sang. "Fine" Amaya said, placing her staff in her seat. "bastard..." Amaya mumbled as she climbed up the stairs towards the platform. The salty sea air whipped roughly at her head, she could see 10 other vessels in a 'V' formation heading towards the town. She could see soilders shooting at the enemies with their guns, this made her excited.
Amaya climbed back into the vessel and sat back down. "10 more meters till we reach land. Make sure you have your GF equipped" Quistis said. Amaya ran her fingers over the sapphire jewels which was attached to her wrist. The whole vessel shook, as it hit the shore. The front of the vessel opened up and sand sprayed in. They filed out and Quistis said, "good luck!"
Seifer, over-confidantly, lead them up a set of stairs. Amaya weilded her staff in front of her, seeDs were fighting off the Galbadian soilders. Seifer shouted out, "where are you? are you ready to fight?" "What an idiot!" Amaya said to Marriku, Marriku held her katanas out.
They made their way into the city area of Dollet, Bars and shops littered the sides of the streets. "Look!" Zell said, galbadian soilders jumped down from one of the buildings and started attacking at them with there swords. Seifer and Squall both started attacking with their gunblades. Marriku gracefully attacked with her katanas, Zell boxed with a weaker Soilder and Amaya was the black mage of the group.
A soilder came up from behind her and held her in a sleeper hold. But Zell came to her rescue and left hooked the soilder. Amaya raised her staff and whispered "Thunder" A bolt of electricity shocked the soilders and he lay motionless. Amaya smiled and then began physically hitting some of the other soilders with her staff.
When they had defeated the soilders, once again Seifer shouted out, "Is this the best you got?" He led them to the town sqaure. There was a fountain that was spewing out muddy water and there was a stray dog who was whining, his left leg was a bloody mess.
"Secure the area for any soilders" Seifer said, this was his first real rational order of the night. Amaya and Marriku headed towards the left and Squall and Zell towards the Right. Two soilders were hidden behind a parked car. Marriku attacked one with her katana, stabbing him right through the stomach. Amaya cast a fire spell on the other. When they were deafeated, they all regrouped near the fountain.
"All we have to do now is wait" Seifer said, leaning against a brick wall of an abandoned hotel, tapping his gunblade against his shoulders. Amaya and Marriku Sat on a bench, Zell paced and squall was just silent, as usual. The stray dog licked at seifers feet. After a few minutes of the dogs annoyance, seifer sliced at him with his gunblade.
"we are seeDs! Not Dog traniners! Where is the action?" He said to no one in particular. "Look. There" Squall said, there was a group of Galbadian soilders comming their way. They all grouped behind the shadows of the building. The soilders were headed right, towards the communication tower Xu had mentioned.
Seifer raised his gunblade, once the soilders had disapeared, and pointed towards the way the soilders went and said, "Lets go!" "but we arent supposed to go that way, we could get in trouble" Amaya said, looking into seifers eyes. "Stay here if you want," He said cockily, walking towards the direction of the communication tower.
Amaya sighed and said, "you can never win with that idiot" They followed him and headed across a stone bridge. The moon was full tonight, Amaya glanced at Squall for no particular reason. She sighed as they headed up hill and followed a rocky stone path. Dollet soilders lay wounded or dead at the sides of the road, Amaya wanted to help them. Seifer wouldnt take the time to stop, he wanted to be a glory hound and do something great.
They reached the top of the hill and the communication tower came into view. The building looked old, like it hadnt been inhabited in years. The metal walls of the building were rusted and a group of Galbadian Soilders were standing outside the doors. "Lets get 'em!" Seifer said, heading downhill towards them. "Im not going with him. Let him make a fool of himself" Marriku said, squatting down on the hill. They seen seifer attack the soilders, but they ran away in freight.
"We should help him, he is our leader" Squall said, finally. "Never thought you'd say that..." Amaya said, her eyebrow raised at him. A voice came from behind them, "There you are!" They all looked up. A girl was standing on a high part of the hill they were on, she came towards them and slipped on a piece of rock. She fell, but quickly got up, brushing dirt off of her uniform.
"Selphie?" Amaya said, laughing at her friend. "Yep. Now, who is the captain of this squad?" She said, looking very official. "Seifer Almasy" Zell said. "Where is he?" "Ran off." "Well, i have orders to tell him, so lets go get him!" Selphie said persistantly, jumping off the hill. "shes crazy!" Zell said. Squall stood up, his eyes scanning the distance. "Your not honestly following her, are you Squall?" Zell said. He nodded and then jumped off, landing on the ground and following Selphie towards the front of the tower.
Amaya and Marriku looked at each other and jumped at the same time, Amatya landing hard on her knees. "Well, I guess i'd better do it too" Zell said, his voice quivering with fear. He jumped and shouted "Geronimoooooo!" Amaya laughed and helped him up. They headed towards the front of the building, the door burst open and 4 soilders ran out, screaming in fear.
Seifer ran towards the door from inside, swiping at the air with his gunblade. He seen his teammates and then headed towards the mechanical elevator. "Squad B Captain!" Selphie called after him, running into the building. The elevator came back down, empty. "well, i guess we can take this up" Squall said, they all gathered onto the platform and it lurched to a start. Selphie walked near the edge as it moved and said "wow, look at the bottom!" "watch out, or you'll fall" Squall warned her. She gulped and back away from the edge.
The elevator reached the top, Amaya seen a man in a bright red army uniform working on a piece of machinery. "Look, i fixed it wedge!" He stood up, admiring his work. The future seeDs came forword, he didnt notice that this "wedge" wasnt here. "wedge?" he said, turning around. He laid his beady eyes on them and backed away against the newly fixed machinery. "Who are you?" he stammered.
"I...uh...well..." he stammered, heading towards the elevator, "I'd better be going" Just as he almost got to the Elevator, Seifer appeared and Slashed at the mans helmet with his gunblade. "are you CRAZY?" The army man screeched. Seifer, proud of himself, backed towards the elevator and took the ride down. As the army man cried in pain, they looked around.
Amaya examined the metal mesh flooring of this area, notcing the sattelite, which wasnt opened. No one noticed that a wrench had fallen from the tool box from the movement of the elevator, and fell into some imporant gears. Amaya rubbed her head, she jumped, just as the satellite rose. The army man got to his feet, and raised his sword. "You'll pay!" He screeched.
The five of them moved into battle positions, they would easily beat this soilder. The army man rushed them and crashed into Selphie, causing her to fall to the ground, he was very swift. "Thunder" Amaya whispered, raising her staff. The army man was electricuted, but he still wouldnt stop. Squall and Marriku attacked, slashing carefully at him with their blades. He pushed them aside, Marriku knocking her head on a piece of machiney, cried out in pain. "dammit!" she said, charging at him with her Katana. She slashed towards his neck, aiming for his throat.
Zell attacked, he roundhouse kicked him in the face and right hooked him. He fell back against his machinery, a man in a blue army uniform came up on the elevator. "Attack them Wedge!" Red said shakily. Wedge backed away from the five raging fighters, pulling out his sword, just as red charged zell and knocked him to his stomach. Wedge slashed at Amaya with his sword, but she hit him straight in the gut with the butt of her staff. She smacked him in the face with the top knocking him to the ground. She was pushed down by Red, dropping her staff and crying out in pain.
Marriku quickly helped her to her feet, and then she charged Red with her Katanas. A shadow eclisped the sun, A large gust of wind blasted Red and Wedge to fall to the ground from the top of the communications tower. Amaya's eyes widened as she peered at the beast before them now. It had beady gold eyes and dark, purple skin and a golden stinger for a bottom. "Holy shit..." Marriku said, her green eyes wide. "attack it!" Squall said. Selphie Swing her nunchaku at it, whipping it in the eyes and then in the mouth.
Amaya rose her staff and whispered "Diamond Dust." The Ice goddess Shiva attacked the beast, covering it in a layer of ice, but it seemed immune. It slashed at Squall, but he continued to slash and attack it. Marriku used the demon Diabolos and it used it's attack "dark messenger" to do some damage against the beast. Zell used some of his boxing moves against the beast, but it barely took any damage. Selphie raised his nunchaku and whispered "Full-Cure." Amaya felt a rushing sensation go through her and she started to physically attack the beast. It slashed at her, right on her left arm and she began to bleed forcefully.
"Thunder Storm" Squall whispered, the strange thunder god Quezcolt appeared, striking the purple beast with an electircal beam. The Guardian forces were helping alot, Amaya healed everyone when she wasnt using her magic to attack the beast. Marriku, Squall, and Zell were attacking her physical, doing the most damage. Selphie helped heal and attacked physically.
"Sleep" Amaya whispered. The sleeping effect took place on the beast, he stopped attacking with his long black claws and was motionless. "this should bide us some time!" She called out. Squall lifted his gunblade into the air and said, "Rezokuken." It was his limit break, it was like he had beserk cast on him, attacking maniacly at the beast, it caused alot of damage on it. Marriku attacked as well, Selphie whipping it forcefull with her nunchaku in pressure points and Zell with his uppercuts.
Amaya raised her staff and said "Blizzara." A raging blizzard effect attacked the beast and it awoken. "We almost got it!" Selphie shouted, just barely dodging one of the beasts's claws. The beast flew back, and sucked in air and then blasted it at them. Amaya flew back into a piece of machinery and shouted out in pain. She rose, struggling to get up and raised her staff and whispered, hoping this would take it out, "Diamond dust" one last time, the ice goddess appeared using her attack on the beast. The beast fell to the mesh ground. It's claws spasmed wilding, trying to attack anything.
Marriku attacked it, narrowly avoiding the claws.Selphie used full cure to heal the party just in case, Zell roundhousing the beast and Squall using Rezokuken. The beast fell and a soft wind blew, and it disapeared. two jewels laid where the beast once attacked, two little opal looking jewels. Amaya nodded and pocketed them, and said, "we...did it." They all smile dat each other and Selphie said, "Now...about those orders." Amaya had almost forgotten why Selphie had joined their party in the first place.
"We are to report to the beach at 1800 hours. That gives us...30 minutes to get back to shore," She said. "thats more than enough time" Zell said, out of breath. They five of them headed towards the elevator down. outside, as Red lay half dead, he pulled a control button out of his red vest pocket. "heh heh...go ATTACK them!" There was a loud metallic noise, followed by swift silence.
The party came out of the building laughing and talking, until they heard claws. Metallic claws. Amaya backed away from the building and looked up. On the satellite was what looked like a spider, a metal one. "Guys...I think this would be a good time to run!" Amaya said, nervously, as the spider somersaulted towards the ground. They made a run for it, and headed up the hill.
The spider's metallic eyes found the group and it sprang to life once again, following the group. Selphie looked back and screamed, the spider was right on their tail. "Im sick of running!" Zell shouted, "we can try to take it down! it shouldnt be that hard!" Amaya nodded and the party stopped. Zell started punching and ronudhousing once more, Selphie sprang into action and attacked wildly with her nunchaku. Squall used Rezokuken, Marriku tried to find some type of cord to slice at to stop this robotic beast.
Amaya raised her staff and whispered, "Water." It did alot of damage. "C'mon guys! We have to make it to the beach!" Selphie said, as the beast crashed to the ground. it was spasming, but it was still alive. They ran towards the dollet soilders, Amaya not taking a glance to see if the soilders were alive anymore.
She could hear the beast's metallic claws clicking against the stone behind them. They made it to the stone bridge, racing towards the town square. She heard the beast leap and nothing more, but they continued to run, Amaya didnt want to see what happened if they didnt.
The beast was in front of them! They had no choice but to attack. Amaya used the water spells and Marriku has found some cords. She expertly slashed them, but the spider was clever. He knew she was trying to stop it, it raised one of its claws and hit her straight in the ribs. They heard a sickening crack and Marriku and her katanas clanged to the stone. Squall grabbed her and the weapons and he carried her on his back. Selphie used some water spells to help Amaya, the water spells were effectively slowly killing the spider beast.
They climbed past the beast, its claws beating against the bridge, the ran through the town sqaure, heading towards the rows of bars and hotels. Other seeDs were running too, from the beast and time was up, the mission was over. Amaya could see some of the vessels closing up and taking off.
She didnt notice she was far behind from the rest of the party. Amaya wasnt the fastest runner, she never was good at sports and had always failed the mile in gym class. She pushed herself to run forward, the others were down the stairs, almost towards the vessels. Amaya heard a crash and she flew off the set of stairs and roughing into the sand. She struggled to get up, ignoring the stinging pain in her arm and chest and sprinted forward. the Spider was right on her ass, she knew she was done for.
A clatter of gunshots filled the air, Amaya raised her eyes towards the vessel's platform. Quistis had the machine gun raised and aimed at the beast, filling it with lead. Amaya sprinted and jumped safely into the vessel, almost crying because she made it. She thought she would have died.