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Cloud Strife all but ran through Hallow Baston towards the Air Hanger that Cid had installed on the roof of the castle. He cursed at how slow the elevators seemed to be in his haste. At last he arrived in the Hanger. "Where's Cid?" He shouted to Yuffie, who was practising her aim on the other side of the hanger. She pointed up at the large Gummi Ship. "Where he always is." Cloud jumped up in to the cockpit of the Gummi Ship, suprising Cid and making him jump and drop his wrench.

"Woah, slow down. Whats the big idea?" Cid asked, groping for the wrench that had fallen under the controls.

Clouds eyes were gleaming and he was smiling widely. "Ok your scaring me now." Cid quipped. "Whats up?"

Cloud lifted up a little circular box with a screen in it. A red dot was flashing faintly on it. "When'll this hunk of junk be ready?" Cid grabbed the radar from Cloud.

"Almost done now we have his signal." Cid replied, placing the Radar into a circular hole in the controls. the ship bleeped and the signal became stronger and a planet appeared on the large screen in the cockpit. Numbers and satistics shot up next to it aswell as a 3D rotating picture of Leon with had a little arrow pointing at a place of the planet.

"Looks like the found ya kid."

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Seifer was pissed off. No other way to describe it.

First of all was Squall, or Leon or What ever it was he called himself. He had been avoiding Seifer all day yesterday and all day today.

Second of all was that spiky red haired guy giving him attitude. All Seifer had done was walk out of the canteen and this stupid guy had walked straight into him and then pulled out some round pointy red things in each hand. As Seifer could recall this guy was a bit of a freak. Who wears black cloak things anymore? They are more out of fasion then the sorceresses.

And THIRDLY Quistis was pulling some stupid meeting right in the middle of Seifers time in the training hall.

The tall blonde stalked into the meeting hall, scowling. He crossed over to where Selphie and Squall were sitting and threw himself into the chair next to Squall, not even looking at the brunette.

Quistis walked up onto the podium and looked around the crowed hall. Silence fell as she started to talk.

"We have had reports come in from Galbadia Garden that the town of Timber has fallen under control of a new Sorceress and that the Sorceress Maleficent seems to be moving west towards Deling." She said calmly.

Make that four things on Seifers crappy day.

Seifer looked around him. SeeDs and students' faces had paled and no one dared to speak. He caught sight of Squalls face out of the corner of his eye and was suprised to see that the brunettes face was in shock.

Quistis continued. "Esthar are sending us reinforcements and Groups C, F and H are joining Group A in travelling towards the target point. Groups B, D and E will ensure on security of this Garden, we will not let it fall under enemy hands. Groups G, I, K and L will protect Balamb harbour." The blonde woman turned and stood waiting next to the podium. All the SeeDs got into their designated groups and exited the hall, only the Orphanage gang were left in the hall, grouped near the little podium. "You ok Quis?" Zell asked the blonde. She nodded at them.

"Yeah I'm fine. Now group A we are too..." she broke off as Squall stared at her in an odd way.

"What was...What was her name again...?" He asked unsurely.

Quistis Blinked. "Maleficent, why?"

Seifer saw Squall visably pale then. "Maleficent..." He Crossed his arms over his chest and raised on hand to pinch the skin between his eyes. Seifer felt as though he had been put back in time, when everything was the way it should be, the lithe brunette frowning and pacing around in front of them, having one of his internall monolouges.

"Yo, Puberty Boy. Whats going on in that head of yours?" He asked agitated slightly. Squall seemed to come out of a trance and he looked up at Seifer.

"Maleficent is supposed to be dead."

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"Yo. Don't lie to us! Leon is here!" Cid shouted at a receptionist guy. They had landed outside a large blue, white and gold building and had found the enterance bared by three annoying people.

"Sorry Guv, I cant let ya past wi' out a Pass." Said one girl with short purple hair.

"What she means to say is that you need authorisation to enter this building at the present time." The girl with black hair said calmly.

Cloud frowned at them. "Well we arent going to get authorisation just standing here are we?"

A tall girl with shoulder length blonde hair and peircing green eyes stepped up to Cloud and looked down at him. "And you wont if you keep up with the sarcasm."

Aerith and Yuffie stepped foreward and gave the three their best innocent expressions. "Please, you dont understand our friend Leon is in there! We must reach him!" Aerith said quietly.

The purple haired girl slapped her head. "Gawdon Bennet! sorry mate but we cant!"

Yuffie started boucing. "Oh oh oh! I know! Maybe you can just tell us if he is there! He's got...um...longish brown hair, bluey-grey eyes and um...walks around likes this!" She crossed her arms and frowned. "and um...Her thinks like this!" She crossed her arms again and pinched the skin between her eyes as she frowned.

The black haired girl leant close to the blonde girl. "Sounds a bit like mr Leonhart, Jade." She whispered.

Jade nodded. "Except his name isnt Leon..."

The purple haired girl laughed at Yuffies impressions. "Blimey That were funny! Listen, that dont sound like any of the Leons round 'ere. But it does sound like Mr. Leonhart...which is sort like Leon I guess."

Yuffie grinned. "Maybe he gets called Squally?" She asked.

Jade nodded. "Thats Mr. Leonhart allright."

Cid grinned and lit up a ciggerette. "Can ya take us to him then?" He blinked as The black haired girls hands moved faster then his eye could see them and stubbed his ciggerette out on the little tray nearby.

"No smoking in here sorry." She said pointing at a sign appologetically. Cid growled and mumbled something bout stupid signs before putting a stick in his mouth instead.

"Well anyway...can we see him or not?" He asked again.

All three shook their heads. "Not without a pass!" they said in unison.

Cloud slapped his forehead. This was gonna take longer then they had thought.

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