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Sacrifice
Chapter 1: intro and practice battle
Ever since the defeat of Ultimcia everything had calmed down considerably and Triba Garden was well on its way to its original state before it was hit with the rockets. It's been 2 years since the evil sorceress demise and Balamb Garden was celebrating their victory.
Everyone was there, and in the two years that this all happened Seifer was let back into the Garden and given a second chance at his dream and he got it along with Rajin and Fujin. So life was good again, Squall was commander of Balamb and with all the responsibilities that came with it too so needless to say he was getting use to it and the upgraded place he got was very roomy as well but he was a good leader and fair and trustworthy and he was proud of it.
Selphie and Irvine were happy together and made trips to Triba to lend a helping hand. Irvine became a SeeD with Seifer and was as proud as he is with the title along beside 'sharp shooter'. Selphie was still as hyper as ever and bouncing off the walls but she had a kid now and that took up most of her time, her childes name was Rachel and boy did she love guns. There child wanted to be a sharp shooter like her father.
Zell got with the Library girl a month after they got back and they were dating and steadily at that. Zell taught classes now too, he was offered to teach an unarmed combat class to SeeD cadets and it was mandatory because you could lose your weapon in battle and if you didn't know the basic training you could die.
Rinoa graduated with Seifer and Irvine as well so she now was a SeeD. She was still a little bit edgy when she was told to use her sorceress powers in combat because she was still unsure and untrusting of them. No matter who was with her she didn't feel safe using them so she relied on drawing, casting and attacking like every other person but when it came to the limit break she would only use what she was use to.
Quistis was offered her license but didn't take it right away like everyone thought she would, she had grown tired of being predictable so she changed a little. She picked a new weapon that is, and had it customized as well. After about a year she took up teaching again but she was more of battle strategies then GF's, so there fore she saw a lot of Zell and his class. In changing her weapon and her class references she changed her style as well and now wore black … lots of bold and serious colors at that, her class came terms that she didn't want the constant worshiping and they in other words disbanded but few fans still lingered and watched from afar.
To class she would wear comfortable black pants with pockets to spare and almost a frost blue shirt with no sleeves and the design of two dragons weaving on the back and they come together on the front creating a yin yang. Her weapon had the same design as well but just at the bass a little above the handle; the blade was long and powerful, custom made for her strong use of Ice magic and her power from the blue mage within herself and looking like hyperton and lionhart combined.
"You will have this whole period to train and be ready for the practice exam. You will fallow orders to the letter and stay within the boundaries, if I find out any of you stepped one foot into the secret area you will be punished severely! Do you get me?" A female voice rang through the training centers entrance and fallowed by several "We Get You Sir!" Zell smirked and stepped up "Ok my class you will be pared up to an armed cadet! You will aid them in defeating any and all monsters you come across, you will work together! And follow these simple rules you will win" he shouted to his class as they looked on to him and some sneaking glances to Quistis' class. "Do you get me?" and he got a "We Get You Sir!" as well. Zell looked to Quistis was she smirked back and walked around to her class checking if they had everything ready and nodded to Zell. "Ok get to your assigned partners! And go have fun!" he added the last part and winked as the students spread out and he walked over to Quistis.
"My you have them all whipped Quisty" he said chuckling as she mock scowled "I'll admit it was fun but hey they know whose boss in my class room" she said with a smirk and they parted ways to fallow the students as they battled.
"Look a T-Rexer!" one student whispered to her partner "It's huge! Are you sure?" another girl whispered back with a little uncertainty in her voice, "Of coarse I am … ok not really but if we beat a T-Rexer just think of what the teachers will say!" she said preparing her daggers as the other girl tightened her gloves with spikes and got ready, "Ok but if we die its your fault she said smirking and the other girl chuckled as they pounced and surprised the T-Rexer and making the first strike together.
"Lex! Help!" shouted the unarmed fighter as she barely dodged the tail coming her way! "I'm coming Kat!" said Lex casting cure on Kat and then on herself then attacked the monster by slashing it right behind its knee and it howled in pain and anger! Kat dove away from its foot and got back up slamming her spikes into the wound created by Lex and watched as the beast stumbled but her victory was short lived as she dodged its teeth next! "Hey dumb ass! Come get me!" Lex said and jumped over its head as it dove for her then she slammed her dagger into its head.
It thrashed wildly and in the momentum it through Lex up in the air and into a tree, where she held on for dear life. Kat acted like a distraction and dug her spikes into its side and dragged them along until it turned on her and hit her with its tail. Kat went tumbling. Lex say the T-Rexer go after Kat, so she used this time to swing upon to the branch and cast Thundaga on it and it didn't do much but then she remembered what Quistis had taught her about thunder spells and conducting electricity, so she aimed for her dagger. "Thundaga!" Lex cried and it hit the dagger, the beast cried out clawing at its head and stumbling away. Kat cast cure on herself and ran back to battle as Lex jumped from the tree. Lex clutched her other dagger in her hand as she and Kat rushed the T-Rexer, "take that!" Kat cried out as she slammed her fist into its side wound and Lex jumped up, grabbing the dagger that's lodged in its head.
She pulled it down not out and with nothing to stop her she slid down its back while digging and cutting the T-Rexer up good. The mighty beast bellowed in pain and as soon as Lex was on ground with both daggers it swung its tail at her but she ducked and told Kat to jump and she did right over the tail she didn't see.
"Thanks!" Kat called out and upper cut the beast, then it fell and they both charged at it, hitting it hard. It gave one more cry out before it vanished and the two girls whooped and laughed but there celebration was cut short as they heard a deep seething growl behind them. They stopped and turned around to see 3 T-Rexer' waiting for them and both girls paled and screamed.
Quistis smiled at the whooping girls but it was cut short as she saw what they saw 'Damnit' she cursed and got her blade out, she didn't think they'd travel in packs but with all the SeeD and cadets going in and out of here it was to be expected. She watched as the girls cured each other and prepared to fight. "I know you want to be strong but your way out numbered in this, its better to run and live to fight this battle later then to die now, go and get out of here" Quistis knew they wouldn't leave "No way Miss Trepe! I'm no cowered!" Lex shouted and held her ground "me neither!" Kat said getting into a fighting stance. "Ok let's kick T-Rexer ass" and she walked into the fray right as a greenish T-Rexer charged at her.
Quistis ducked under the beast as it ran over her and she shoved her blade up, slashing it vertically from neck to tail, and it growled in pain and anger! And swung its tail at her but she wasn't there; Lex and Kat where dodging the two other T-Rexer but things didn't look good. Kat slammed her fist into one's knee and then ripped it out but a tail in her vision made her dive away. Lex cast fire on the wound making the beast stumble. Then a mighty growl sounded and the greenish T-Rexer fell dead.
The students watched on in amazement as Quistis in one swoop sliced off another ones head and cast Bizzaga on the other, the beast clawed at its eyes, but Quistis gave it no time to relax as she saw the wounds from the other girls and slashed them open even more. Then with a swift move its head was gone and it disappeared.
Lex and Kat just stood there gaping at the teacher in awe. "That was amazing!" Kat said as they approached the teacher. "You tow aren't bad at all, in fact if you hadn't slashed that T-Rexer up it would have taken me longer to kill it" Quistis said truthfully to the girls who were still skeptical about believing her but soon got over it and accepted praise from the teacher happily.
Chapter 2: Arguments
Squall paced in his office and worried about what he was suppose to do now, 'Hyne she will never forgive me for this' he thought as he slumped in his chair; he rubbed his eyes and pressed a button "Would Miss Trepe instructor No. 14 please come up to the Commanders office right after her class please" and he then let go of the button and sighed and waited for all hell to break loose … again.
Quistis and Zell had rounded up the students when the announcement went off "Oh joy now what'd I do?" she asked Zell sarcastically and he shrugged "Go up now Quisty, get it out of the way so mister 'grouchy pants' can leave sooner and become 'happy pants'" Zell said and did the quotes as well and made some of the students chuckle. "Ok fine you don't love me!" she mock whined and mock dramatically left with fake sobs which got every one laughing.
Taking the elevator up to the 3rd floor preparing herself just in case it was another debate of her new teaching methods or her choice in cloths or the right 'example' she was setting for future SeeD. She got out of the elevator when it stopped and went past Xu who nodded at her and gave her a look that said 'don't ask me I know nothing' so Quistis shrugged and went a head to his office and knocked "Come" was the gruff reply so Quistis gripped the handle and turned it, pushing it open and stepping in, letting the door go and it slowly closed on it's own. "You wanted to see me commander?" Quistis asked Squall knowing full well he hated when his friends called him 'Commander'.'
"Will you cut that out, you guys know it pisses me off" she said in mock anger and proceeded to grumble "Wow Zell was right, you are 'Mr. Grouchy pants' today" Quistis said chuckling at Squall's expression "No seriously what did you call me up for?" Quistis asked and watched as Squall's face became serious again, "We have a problem, now I'm going to be blunt with you Quistis, Galbadia is planning to strike war against us" he said "There what!" Quistis' jaw dropped in shock "War. Triba sent a message to us this morning and it in short stated they will attack within this month, they want …. Rinoa" that last part made Quistis clench her fists in anger. "That's not all, Ellone will be coming here within this hour and we have been instructed to guard all 3 Sorceress until we get this under control" he said to her.
"So where do I fit in?" Quistis asked but almost knowing what will happen "you will be leading the SeeD to battle, our strongest and bravest along with the most powerful magic users; I know this is asking much but don't tell anyone" Squall said but was cut off "Don't Tell ANYONE! Squall what the hell! They have a right to know! To prepare! To have a chance!" Quistis shouted to him not understanding why he didn't want to tell anyone "DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT! I'd tell them but I can't! You can't and that's an order!" he shouted back but Quistis banded her fists on the table "No Squall! Just fucking tell my why!" Squall stood up to his full height but even with that Quistis wasn't that far behind him "Quistis you want the truth! You really do! I lied they don't want the Sorceress they're coming here anyways, they; Galbadia wants you!" he said, there he said it and when he looked at her he saw emotions he never wanted to see again but in a flash they were gone. "Why?" she asked more calmly this time "You're the last of the blue mages Quistis and they want you, they want your power but with you in hiding we wont get very far, I had previously wanted to tell you that the 4 of you would be protected but I know you would have tried to kill me and you wont be in the front line but we need you to fight" he said finally calm and slumped in his chair "You feel better?" she asked and Squall nodded "Good, get me a list of the best of the best, we will be ready soon and they will go down Squall I promise you … but if I don't make it" Squall tried to interrupt but was shushed "No Squall if I die look out for Rinoa please" and with that she left his office and walked to the elevator, to her room and cried out "stupid war" and put her arm through the wall.
Chapter 3: Training
Quistis stood there with her arm through her wall contemplating how she'd keep all this a secret 'Damn you Squall' she thought and got lost in her thoughts but was interrupted by gasps of horror "Quistis!" Rinoa said in fear "What?" she answered Rinoa as the younger approached her worry written all over her face. "What happened?" Quistis seemingly forgot about her arm in the wall stepped forward and got a painful reminder of where she was and what she did "Oops?" Quistis said "Oops? Quistis why is your arm through the wall?" another voice sounded from the hall and then the owner came in side the room. "Well I was just … uuh checking the stability of the walls and well as you can see there not very stable" she said as she tugged on her arm but it didn't budge "damnit" Quistis cursed and unclenched her hand and tugged her arm again, it was coming out but she stopped and hissed quietly through her teeth as she realized she had just embedded a nail into her arm.
Rinoa saw the pain flash on her lovers face and quickly went to help "Dear this would be easier if you put your arm through a grat then out wall and less painful" Rinoa said while easing her hand in and fallowing un Quistis arm but ran into something along the way "Hyne Ellone get the first aid kit fro the bathroom please!" she said as she pushed and pulled the nail out of the wood, her lover grunted in response as Quistis made a face, Rinoa looked at her face and then in her eyes, while her face showed discomfort her eyes were almost screaming out for more pain. It really killed Rinoa to see that look in her eyes again, something really bad must have happened today. They got her arm out and Rinoa told Ellone to get out the disinfectant and gauze which where already out and Rinoa thanked her, Quistis sat there as Rinoa took out the nail and cleaned the wound; it was pretty bad but after cleaning it Rinoa cast Curaga and it healed, only a faint scar remained and even that would fade away in time.
Ellone walked up to Quistis and tilted her head to the side almost like she was studying her some how "You've…. Changed Quistis" she said slowly "Yep, thought I'd change everything as of late" she said while walking to her bathroom and washing the blood off her arm, "So how long are you staying for Elly?" Rinoa asked the older girl while putting the first aid kit away in the bathroom and told Quistis that they would have a 'talk' later. "Well I'm not sure maybe a couple of weeks, at least that's what Squall told me, but he wouldn't tell me why, not that I don't like to see you guys but its just strange you know … I mean Laguna was rushing me to come here and every ones nerves sigh I just don't get it" Quistis listened and mentally strangled Squall, she hated the fact that she had to lie to them but it was for there own protection "Well don't worry about it Elly I'm sure if it was important he'd tell you" she said back and that seemed to calm her enough.
Quistis POV
When I exited the bathroom with Rinoa in toe Ellone spoke up "So Quistis tell me why you put your arm through the wall?" she asked and I groaned and looked to Rinoa who looked right back at me and I know that I would get no help from her "damn, well I was or I am… err that is to say uh " I got up and paced and I could feel there eyes on me and I was beginning to realize that I would probably end up telling them if I didn't get out of here and fast "listen I have to go ok, bye!" and I bolted for the door, got lucky because they forgot to lock it and made a break for the training center.
As soon as I got through the doors I went wild, Training that's what I had to do and especially since I'll be training the top SeeD this time around and I groaned 'this is going to be a long day' I thought as a Grat came right in front of me and with a single slash of my sword it fell. "Stupid Grat, I want a challenge" I mumbled as I went deeper into the trees a pack of 6 wolfs came at me and I smiled "We're getting there" I whispered and dodged the first one that lunged at me, the second rushed me but met my sword half way and fell down dead. They growled at me and kept attacking and one by one they all fell. With three left now they came at me, I turned quickly and caught one by the gruff of its neck and pulled back making it choke I threw it down and spun around catching one with the butt of my blade, it fell unconscious; the last one caught my pants leg and ripped and tugged hard on them trying to get me to fall but I steadied myself and jerked to the side making it hit the tree and fall off, then I jumped to a branch as it lunged at me now making it miss and plow into the first one.
The first snarled at me and jumped at me, it knocked me from the tree and to my back, and I could smell its putrid breath as I held its mouth from my neck, I freed my left hand and hit it hard. I got up and the previously unconscious wolf attacked me but I moved quickly and gave it an upper cut sending it sailing back and I heard a crack and a snap then it disappeared. The other two were banged up but kept fighting, 'this is what SeeD are like, no matter what the odds are they continue fighting' I thought proudly and slammed my fist into the demon wolfs jaw and it in turn fell as well, the last one went berserk on me and its claws slashed out at me but I kept out of its way, then I saw my opening and tacked it to the floor, I had my chance to kill it but instead I held it and said "better to leave now and come to fight me later then die for nothing now" and I let it go, the demon wolf panted, growled and glared but took off in the other direction and I smirked "at least someone listened to me" I said ruefully and picked up my sword and headed in another direction. And came across some T-Rexer's surrounding two lower level Cadets and she knew she couldn't just leave them there so she intervened "mind if I join in?" she asked casually and the two Cadets looked so relieved to see an instructor "Miss Trepe help!" one boy cried and over that the T-Rexer roared in anger at the new threat.
I looked over and saw that the two boys were trying to move 'they must be some of the new students' I realized and then paid attention to the battle at hand. "When I say run you run ok" I said to them while dodging a T-Rexer's tail and they nodded, I knew if they were going to make it I'd have to get both beasts attention on me so I charged at the reddish one and slashed its side and it roared in anger and the Greenish one tried to take a chunk out of me but I jumped onto its back and drove my blade into its back, "GO NOW!" I called out as I twisted my blade sharply making the beast cry out.
The greenish one bucked and thrashed trying to get me off but only serving in me dragging the blade through its flesh and it cried out yet again "Thundaga!" I called out and the bolt of lightning hit my blade and electrocuted the T-Rexer, I ripped my blade out and jumped off of the beast as it fell and twitched then died. The Reddish one howled in anger and slashed at me then turned and hit me with its tail. "OW damn that hurt" I said getting to my feet and dove back down when it swung again at me again.
I got to my feel and used my magic to draw ice magic, I formed slabs of ice all around my and sent them speeding towards the monster, the sharp slabs cut into it and the T-Rexer stumbled but lunged again at me and caught my arm in its mouth I could feel it's teeth cut into my arm and the pain that came with it but blocked it out to the best of my ability and then brought my sword up and slammed it into its eye, needles to say it was in pain and my arm was freed. I lunged for my weapon's handle and shoved it in more, making the beast cry out and finally fall and disappear. I didn't bother to heal much and I went on my way again.
End of POV
About 3 hours later Quistis emerges from the Training center smeared with dirt and blood, her own and other beasts. Sighing and stretching she made her way to the dorms but slowed her pace and realized that Rinoa was going to be pissed at her for running out like that and knowing Ellone is probably still there she was in for an ear full. "What on earth happened to you?" she heard a male voice off to her right and looked there and saw Seifer looking at her with amusement and concern "It's a long story Seifer one that in short terms bloodied up the training center and myself at the same time, and I know what your thinking and I'm fine these are scratches I've had worse" she said and watched him relax a little but not much "Rinoa's worried about you" he said and I flinched "I've only been gone for an hour" she said to him but he shook his head "try four" he said and Quistis' jaw dropped "Damnit! Is Ellone still there?" and Seifer no she left about 10 minutes ago, she had to meet Squall for some clearance codes and stuff" and Quistis sighed "This is going to be a long night" and waved bye to Seifer and left to go to the dorm she shared with Rinoa…