My life has been depressing, seriously….sigh….kind of not really feel up to writing, however, I know people want an update! So here it is! I do hope this is to some people's liking! Umm, a lot of Final Fantasy 8! Because I love that game! It is the bomb! But anyways! if you have not played it, you should! This is a fighting chap, which explains why it sucks! But I tried!

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Parings: Cleon, Akudemy, others

Warnings: Violence

Summary: The war has began and the first battle has been finished!

Testing the Water with Magic: Scan

A sinister laugh echoed through out Radiant Garden.

"Well, look! The whole family is here!" the laughter became even more malicious and Namine couldn't help but whimper and huddle up to Roxas. Roxas frowned, wrapping an arm around her, glaring all around, hoping to catch a glimpse of who was talking.

"Show yourself," Sephiroth sneered, sword held tensely in his hands.

"Not in the place to give commands, General. A fallen angel such as yourself, full of darkness with barely any light in you, I believe you would enjoy our side," came the silky response.

All of the sudden, a sudden vortex appeared. It was as if a heartless was appearing for wisps of dark matter floated from under the floor.

The first thing that was seen was a pair of horns, followed by glowing red eyes. Leon felt himself grow cold; he could feel the tendrils of darkness radiate from the vortex. He looked like Diablo, except without wings and he was not red. A long sword was held up in one hand, loosely, relaxed.

"Shadow Lord, but you can call me Lord," he said, voice gruff yet silky at the same time.

"Well, you don't look like much," Axel sneered.

"Ahh...and looks can be deceiving." Shadow Lord laughed.

"What do you want?" Aerith asked, looking at him, confused radiating in her eyes.

"My, my, what light you radiate. Hmm...you want to know why?" Shadow Lord smirked. Tifa stood in front of Aerith, shielding her from the creature's sight.

"Darkness, my sweet, is so much more powerful; much more passionate; much more pleasurable," he answered.

"Right, says the monster that hates the light," Riku grumbled.

"I don't hate the light, I just love the darkness," Shadow Lord replied, eyes seeming to intensify.

"I find that hard to believe," Leon growled.

"Ahhh, well then, I'll just have to show you." All of a sudden, darkness began to spread from Shadow Lord's place.

"Now, that isn't fair!"

"You are not even giving them a chance!"

"Here we thought that the darkness was as fair as the light!"

"I told you guys he was a cheater!"

There were flashes of light, which normally would not have been noticed if it weren't for the darkness that had started surrounded the Bailey.

"An army of angels? Here I thought you were not allowed to interfere!" Shadow Lord said, while his voice was laced with aggravation.

"Well, well, well, finally something faces him." Demyx stepped up and joined the others.

"I'm sorry we're late." Quistis smirked at Demyx.

"Zell got us lost." Irvine pointed to Zell.

"I did not! It was Rinoa!" Zell motioned to Rinoa, who flushed.

"Now, now. I told you guys it was the other way." She huffed.

Selphie looked at the tall, lean man wearing a brown, cowboy hat.

"Irvine...Irvine Kinneas." Selphie muttered; a sudden pain hit her. She hissed, clutching her head.

"Selphie!" Yuffie caught Selphie before she hit the ground. Irvine turned around, eyes locking on Selphie's form. They filled with worry.

"I remember." Selphie wheezed, looking up into Irvine's worried eyes.

"Hey, babe. How you holding up?" Irvine called out to her.

"Just fine, Irvy!" She called back, unable to keep herself from grinning.

Leon found himself rooted on the spot as his eyes met honey brown. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Every thing was so surreal. They were there...after so long...they were there...

"No time for one of those slow motion get togethers, Irvine," Quistis snapped.

"Demyx, Axel. Make sure they leave. Time to go!" Zell called out to them, immediately getting into his serious mode.

"Leon!" Cloud snapped, yanking on Leon's arm. Leon shook his head, snapping out of it.

"Come on! Let's go!" Leon called out. Tifa nodded, turning to Aerith and pushing her off. Roxas looked down at Namine, who was cowering in his arms.

"Come on, Mine. Let's go." Roxas tugged her along.

"Yuffie! Selphie!" Tifa pulled them along. Selphie looked at Irvine.

"Go with them, babe! I'll be safe." Irvine nodded to her.

"Go." Xehanort pushed Sephiroth.

"No." Sephiroth snarled.

"Leave, Sephiroth." Xehanort urged him.

"Sephiroth! Now!" Leon snarled. Sephiroth shot one last look at Xehanort, before taking off. He swooped down and took Kairi and Riku in his arms, flying them off.

"Sora." Leon grabbed Sora's wrist and began tugging on his arm.

"Let's go." Cloud followed behind Leon.

"Demyx, Axel?" Leon turned to look at them.

"We'll catch up to you guy; we'll buy you some time." Demyx smiled at him. Leon nodded, hurrying off.

"Well...well...the angels are going to fight? What are you going to do, hit me with love? Hope?" Shadow Lord sneered, raising his sword up.

"Let us show what exactly angels can do." Quistis smirked. She raised her hand, and all of the sudden there was a thundering snap as she swiftly brought her hand down. A soft light blue glow emitted from her body and a whip was held tightly in her right hand.

"I kind of missed having some action." Irvine grinned, tipping his hat and moving his right hand into his jacket. In a matter of five seconds, he had thrown his jacket open and suddenly a shot rang out through the bailey. He had a soft dark green glow around his body as he leaned his shot gun on his right shoulder, finger ready on the trigger.

"Well, I rather enjoyed not fighting." Zell shrugged, before grinning. He slipped his hands into his pant pockets, before squatting down and slamming his fist into the ground, creating a crater on the ground. He stood back up, silver glow around him. He grinned and cracked his knuckles, which were now clad in tight black gloves.

"I prefer to be a peacekeeper, unless my friends are involved." Rinoa glared at Shadow lord. She rose up her right arm, suddenly she slapped her forearm and a bang resounded through the bailey. A blade launched itself into the air, before coming back and settling upon Rinoa's arm. Her whole bodily radiated with a white glow.

"I on the other hand, hate fighting anytime, anyplace." Demyx scoffed, lips forming into a pout. He shot his hand up into the air, his sitar forming as well as puddles of water forming all around.

"I have others to do the job for me, most of the time." Xehanort shrugged, matter of darkness forming around his hands. Suddenly, heartless and nobodies began to show up.

"I like getting my hands dirty!" Axel laughed, chakrams appearing in his hands, fire erupting around him.

"Scary." Shadow Lord smirked, before all heaven and hell broke loose.

Leon looked back, noticing how dark the Bailey had become.

"Come on, Leon," Cloud urged him. Leon nodded, pushing Sora on.

"Was it a good idea to leave them back there?" Sora asked, a bit breathless.

"They can handle themselves," Leon stated, no doubt in his voice.

"Do we take anything?" Aerith asked as they made it to the house.

"No time!" Sephiroth snapped.

"Hey, the ship is ready and fully stocked." Cid came out of the house.

"Good, we're leaving," Cloud barked. Cid looked behind them and swore.

"Let's go, the ship is over the marketplace." Cid ran off, motioning every one to follow.

"I never realized how far the places were," Namine wheezed as she followed.

"Is that the best you have?" Shadow Lord laughed.

Quistis snarled and all of a sudden, every thing disappeared and the Bailey became cold. Cold, blue skin became visible; along with long blond locks all locked up in an ice coffin. There was the sound of ice breaking and the gathering of energy before Shadow Lord was blasted with ice.

Then the clouds became stormy, thunder crackling. Thunder hit the ground and suddenly a green formed raised from the ground. Long, green wings opened up and energy began to gather up on its beak. Then, all of it was released in a series of bolts at Shadow Lord.

Shadow Lord stumbled back. He snarled, head snapping back up to glare at the angels, eyes glowering dangerously.

"Let's go!" Cid called out from behind the wheel.

Sephiroth huffed, settling Riku and Kairi down, inside the ship. Roxas rushed in, pulling Namine behind him.

"Are you okay?" Roxas turned to look at her, eyes shining with concern. Namine looked up and gave a watery smile, eyes clouded with fear.

"Are we all here?" Tifa asked, looking around at every one. Aerith was standing worriedly over Yuffie and Selphie, who were trying to regain their breath.

"Yes, this is all of us." Leon nodded. Sora rushed over to Riku, hugging him.

"Take us out of here, old man!" Cloud called out.

"Stop calling me that! Chocobo Head!" Cid snarled, but nonetheless, took off.

"I do believe you guys are running out of energy!" Shadow Lord heaved.

"So are you!" Axel snarled, voice coming out a bit brokenly.

Water rushed up, hitting Shadow Lord over and over again. A sudden firewall whirled around him, next.

"This will end NOW!" Shadow Lord snarled. A sudden wave of darkness flowed from Shadow Lord.

"Let's go!" Quistis called out as the darkness gained on them.

"But where?!" Rinoa cried out, backing away from the upcoming darkness.

"We don't have time!"

"Where are they? Selphie asked as she paced on the deck.

"Would you stop with the pacing girl; it's driving me nuts!" Cid snapped from on the bridge.

"Just focus on driving!" Selphie snapped back. Cid huffed, eyes locked in front of him. Sephiroth was standing behind Cid, arms crossed in front of his chest. The only sign that he was worried was the wrinkled on his sleeves caused by the intensity of his hold on his arms.

Sora was sitting on the chair next to Cid, looking at the map, making sure they were heading at the right direction. Riku was leaning over his shoulder, while

Roxas was exploring the ship with Namine. Namine had been feeling a bit claustrophobic, so he decided to get her away from the rest. Yuffie was sitting on the stairs that led up to the bridge.

"They'll be fine." Leon tried to reassure Selphie. He was standing next to the railing at the top of the stairs. Cloud was not there are the moment, having gone off with Aerith and Tifa to arrange bunks and supplies.

"You think so, Squall?" Selphie stopped and turned to look at him, desperately.

"Of course; they're all very resourceful and powerful. You should know that, Selphie." Leon smiled softly, hoping it was reassuring. Selphie's shoulder's slumped, her worry lessening a bit.

All of the sudden, a sudden dizziness hit Leon.

"Ugghh..." Leon groaned, swaying back and forth, finding his eyesight began to darken. A sudden anguish and pained sensation hit him forcefully, causing him to stumble, making him loose his balance.

"SQUALL!!" Selphie cried out, noticing Leon pitching forward. Yuffie looked up, eyes widening as she rushed up the stairs. Riku whirled to see Leon swaying. Sora stood up, but it seem like he was stuck for he could not get himself to rush over to Leon. Sephiroth was closer, though, and was there before Leon could hit the ground. Sephiroth picked him and carried him down the stairs, placing him down.

"Squall!!" Yuffie cried out, kneeling next to him. Selphie immediately checked for a pulse, and to her relief it was there. Sora and Riku were down the stairs in a heartbeat.

"What the hell is going on?!" Cid hollered, hand over the autopilot button, unsure if to push it or not. The sudden rush of footsteps sounded like a stampede as people rushed into the deck.

"Leon!" Cloud rushed over, kneeling next to him and taking him into his arms.

"What happened?" Namine asked, voice barely audible.

"We don't know, all of a sudden he just lost consciousness." Selphie explained.

"It could be that another world has been lost," Aerith brought up, causing every one to become silent.

"Radiant Garden," Leon muttered, eyes fluttering open.

"Are you okay?" Cloud asked, helping Leon sit up.

"Radiant Garden is gone," Leon said a bit louder and clearer. This caused every one to become silent.

"What about…?" Selphie began but dare not to finish her question. No one said anything.

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TBC

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Well, there….i don't know why but I don't really feel like saying much, so umm, I still love you all! And please review! Kay? Ta!