Selphie came to. Between her adrenaline and the wounds, she fell unconscious on the way back to Balamb. The rest of her wounds were minor. "Guys, this is no normal Squall."
"What do you mean?" Asked Tifa.
"Before I approached Squall out in the woods, I saw him talking to someone. I wasn't sure who so I moved in for a closer look. I saw Diablo standing in front of Squall. I heard something about bringing Rinoa back to life so he could be happy. Guys, Diablo wants all of us dead."
"It would make sense. The way he talks anymore, he acts like that's the onl-" Suddenly screams could be heard from all over the garden. They all looked at each other in shock.
"SQUALL!"
"Selphie, you have to stay here and rest, we'll handle this." Suggested Tifa.
"Okay, be careful guys. We all know what he capable of." Said Selphie thoughtfully.
Cloud nodded in affirmation and turned toward the door. Upon exiting the room, they saw Zell running their way. "Come on!" Yelled Cloud.
They all met up and headed for the main entrance. They saw people all around them running in a panic in all directions. There was no way to pick out which direction he might have gone in. Some of them were crying. Some of them had bullet wounds in their arms and legs. A few even lie dead on the ground, cut down where they stood by the blade of a misguided soul.
A million things ran through Clouds head at once. He had trouble focusing, then he heard his name. "Cloud!" Yelled Zell. Cloud shook his head and snapped out of it, looking at Zell. "He's headed for the dorms, come on!" They ran up the hall around the fountain that still flowed, only this time it had a red tint to it. People had fallen in after being struck down. Some had dove in trying to hide themselves from the chaos, forgetting the ones that surrounded them.
"Squall, don't you fuckin' move!" Yelled Cloud. Squall stopped in his tracks and turned around slowly. Zell and Tifa stood on either side of Cloud, fists up. Cloud drew his buster sword and drug the tip of on the ground, trying to intimidate squall with its overwhelming blade. Squall laughed menacingly as he stepped forward.
"It's time to end this. You know what I have to do don't you, Cloud?"
"That's where you wrong, Squall, dead wrong." Replied Cloud.
"Is that a threat?" asked Squall.
Cloud put his foot forward planting his feet firmly. He took a swing at squall but squall blocked it. Their swords were pressed together firmly and squall seemed to be gaining an upper hand, His finger on the trigger. Zell ran up behind cloud, sliding under his legs. He went for a leg sweep to throw squall of balance but Squall jumped up and was missed. Tifa front flipped over cloud, allowing him to slide back and clear himself of danger. As she came down she pointed her leg down and aimed for Squall but he quickly dove forward, summersaulting in Cloud's direction. He took another swing at Cloud and missed. Zell ran up behind Squall and delivered a rapid barrage of punched to Squalls side. Squall threw his elbow back hitting Zell in the face. Cloud swung his sword nearly hitting Squall. Squall felt the wind from his blade and became alert. He jumped back but not soon enough as he felt a sharp pain in his back. Tifa had leapt through the air once again and executed a solid kick to Squall's back. Squall grunted in pain as he tried to maintain his balance.
Squall was surrounded now. "This can't be, you weren't meant to win." Said Squall. The three took a step closer, tightening the circle around him.
"Come on Squall, it's over, give it up." Said Cloud.
"Never. You pieces of shit aren't worth it. You're not worth saving. You're begging to die like this. Everything that happens from this moment forward, for all of eternity is YOUR fault, ALL OF YOU!" Squall spun a full three-hundred-sixty degrees with his sword pointed outward. The team jumped back to dodge. Tifa felt a sharp pain across her stomach. She grabbed it in a panic. It was warm. Squall reached his hand in the air. It began to glow as Tifa cried out in pain. Squall's hand became red hot as he yelled in anger. He launched a fireball in Tifa's direction, connecting with her chest. Cloud swung his sword at Squall. Squall moved back but Cloud still managed to graze his arm. Squall yelled in pain and stepped back. Cloud Swung again, missing this time. Zell moved in for another punch but Squall quickly blocked and pushed Zell onto the floor. Tifa lay motionless on the ground. "You got what you deserved, bitch," Said Squall, "try and stop me again and you'll all end up just like her."
"Not a chance in hell, Squall." Replied Cloud. Squall took off running toward the entrance of the garden to flee. Cloud pulled out his Hensei and punched a few numbers. "Hey, how far are you from the garden? We're gonna need some help." Said Cloud into the Hensei.
