In this chapter, the ex-Cosmos warriors are introduced into their new Boarding school.
Pairings: None in this chapter, but will be various that I support. Some Yuri, some Yaoi and some Het.
Disclaimer: Squareenix owns bla bla, I just wrote this and got the idea.
A Dissidia Duodecim Final Fantasy Story
Disord High:: Chapter 2
Starting School
When the Cosmos warriors woke from their dark slumber, they found themselves seated inside the main hall of the school of Discord, all of them were seated in order, with Warrior of Light at the front, and Lightning at the back. Before them was a long table, where all of the Chaos warriors sat, also in order, starting with Garland, and ending with Gabranth. Behind the table of Chaos warriors, was a large throne; Chaos sat, comfortably in it's place.
He looked down at his new warriors as they began to wake, making sure that his power stopped any of them from trying to attack or escape. It seemed the darkness that had made them sleep to begin with was working well, as none of them had made any attempt to find their missing weapons. Chaos noted that most of the ex-Cosmos warriors were remaining silent, mainly from shock of what was happening in such a fast time. He waited until they had all opened their eyes, and seemed conscious enough to pay attention.
"Ah…welcome." He stood, and each warrior looked up at him from their seats. Squall tried to move his arms forwards and stand from his chair, but the dark power stopped him from doing so, and Chaos simply chuckled at his attempt. "I see that Mr. Leonhart has just demonstrated my powers in this school." The other seated warriors glanced at Squall, who looked down at the floor angrily.
"As you can see…you are all in no position to question me, or challenge me. I understand that many of you will not accept the darkness, and try to fight it…whereas I can tell that others…will not put up such a strong resistance…" The God smirked, his eyes wandered over certain warriors, his gaze strong and intimidating.
"You will all be given new names from this day forth…and you will all use the names that are given. I do not have to justify my reasons to you…but I will give you the reason this time. Your old names are from when you served Cosmos. This is your new start on my Side, and you will need new names to represent yourselves. If my Chaos teachers hear any of you uttering the old names amongst yourselves…they will send you straight to me…and I will teach you a lesson. Most of you will simply be using your last names…" The seated warriors remained silent, some of them looked frightened, others looked angry, but most of them remained emotionless, to hide their feelings from the God.
"Once you have been given your new name…Garland will present you with your uniforms. After this, each of my Chaos warriors will then tell you their subjects, and show you to your rooms. If anyone makes any objections or attempts to escape I will not hesitate to punish you…after all, I take great pride and pleasure in giving out punishments…" Chaos chuckled, and seated himself comfortably on his throne once more. He then nodded to Garland, who stood from his seat and moved to the front of the Hall.
He pointed to Warrior of Light, who stood with no hesitation, the magic stopping him from moving was broken. He stepped forwards towards Garland and stood before his enemy, staring at the man whom he had encountered many times before. Garland passed him a bundle of clothes; the first folded clothes were the basic uniform that they would wear all the time, then he was given the formal outfit, and the outdoor outfit.
"You will be called 'Warr' from now on. We chose this because 'Light' seemed to…pathetic." Garland chuckled and some of the other Chaos warriors sneered and joined in, Chaos smirked in approval. Warr clenched his fists slightly, but remained silent to keep his pride in tact. The other Cosmos warriors watched their former leader as he took his seat again, holding his uniforms.
Firion stood, and stepped forwards to receive his uniform, his eyes looked up to the Chaos table, he locked eyes with Emperor Mateus, their gaze was piercing, and didn't waver. Mateus spoke up this time after Garland handed the uniform to him.
"You will be called Niru from now on… You can abandon your dream of roses along with your old name…Firion…" The Emperor smirked as the other Chaos warriors laughed at Firion's dream. Warr glared angrily at the laughing Chaos teachers, but said nothing, instead he simply put his hand onto Firion's arm as he reached his seat.
Onion Knight was given his uniform, and Cloud of Darkness sneered at him and spoke this time.
"We will call you…Kni…to shorten the…title of Knight. We wanted to call you Onion…but The Chaos said he did not want a vegetable for a warrior…" The Chaos table chuckled again, and Kni felt his cheeks heat up in humiliation.
Both Cecil and his best friend Kain stood next, took their uniforms and looked to Golbez. The armoured man turned to his brother, and spoke, disguising any emotion he might have been feeling. "You will simply use your last names…Harvey and Highwind." The armoured man looked away, as the two returned to their seats.
Bartz was next, and he turned to Exdeath and Gilgamesh who both stared down at their young opponent. "You will use your last name also…Klauser." Exdeath told his enemy as he took his uniforms from Garland. Gilgamesh spoke up as he took his seat.
"We were tempted to use your alternate name…BUTz…however Chaos didn't approve of this one…" Gilgamesh chuckled slightly as he'd put emphasis on the 'But' part.
Terra shakily stood, and took her uniforms, glancing over at Kefka who had one of his usual insane grins on his face. "BRANFORD BRANFORD PRETTY PRETTY BRANFORD." He chanted out, making her flinch slightly from the sudden volume of his voice. She took her seat, staring at the floor in fear.
Cloud and Tifa both stood, and looked over at the man who had ruined their lives and taken their loved ones. Sephiroth turned to watch as they took their uniforms, smirking slightly before speaking.
"Strife…and Lockhart. Forget your first names…and let go of the memories you grieve over…or you will not last amongst Chaos's side…" Cloud tensed up, and looked like he was about to speak, but he remained silent when Tifa pulled him back over to his seat.
Squall and his father Laguna were next, taking their uniforms and looking over to the Sorceress who watched them with her glowing eyes. "Leonhart…and Loire…father and son… How sweet…" She smirked. "Both of you are fools…and you will only grow further apart from here onwards…and I will enjoy watching it unfold…" Laguna took a step towards her, but Squall shook his head at his father and they sat down again.
Zidane took his uniform and looked over at Kuja with no fear or hesitation for his enemy.
"Tribal is simple enough for you, little thief." Kuja told him, leaning back in his chair and folding his arms. "Believe me…I had considered many more names…but 'Monkey' didn't satisfy Chaos…"
Zidane narrowed his eyes, his tail swaying from side to side slowly.
Tidus and Yuna took their uniforms and turned to Jecht, who was once their companion.
"Heh…you grow up fast kid. Chaos finally let me stick with 'Abe' for your name…but never forget that I'm the best…" Tidus let out a small growl but fell silent as Jecht then turned to Yuna. "We went with your father's name for you…Braska."
Shantotto stood beside Prishe, with her arms crossed clearly unimpressed. After all, she was a Lady of great respect back home, and did not enjoy being treated like a prisoner. Garland spoke to them. "Anto and Rish." He said simply, motioning them to sit down again after getting the uniforms.
Vaan stood and glared at Gabranth, tapping his foot impatiently. The Judge turned to the young boy and spoke. "You will be called Spiral. From your Mist attack…Red Spiral. Worthless scum…" The Judge spat angrily, making 'Spiral' take a step towards him but stop as he saw Chaos lean forwards on his throne slightly.
Lastly, Lightning rose, and moved past each seat to reach the front, taking her uniforms, her eyes wandered over each Chaos warrior slowly. Chaos spoke up.
"And you…you will be Farron…"
"Original." Lighting replied, earning some frowns from the Chaos table at the fact she answered back to him, and some mutters and quiet gasps from the Cosmos warriors.
"Would you prefer to revert to your old name, Claire?" The God smirked proudly as the other Cosmos warriors looked at one another, some of them not knowing this was Lightning's real name, while the Chaos warriors chuckled in amusement. Lightning's eyes narrowed and she fell silent, a blush of humiliation on her cheeks; she took her seat avoiding eye contact with anyone.
Chaos stood from his throne, looking down at his newly named warriors. They all had different emotions visible on their expressions, and he smirked, enjoying the pain they were all going through. The other Chaos warriors moved from their seats and stood in a row beside Garland, looking at their new students, former enemies.
"My warriors will be your teachers. You will treat them with respect. They will give out punishments to anyone who disobeys them. And it will not be your average detention… You will be taught in subjects that I have chosen for you. The school's purpose is for you to all learn about the darkness…about discord…destruction…and of course…Chaos… Your lessons start tomorrow."
"I will be teaching you History topics…about Chaos…and the cycle of war." Garland spoke first.
"From me…you will be learning about Discipline…and what happens if you do not obey…" Emperor Mateus smirked."We will be teaching…Shadow…lessons…you will embrace the darkness…and learn to control it…" The Cloud spoke, her tentacles snapping at the air in approval.
"I will teach you…Balance lessons… You must learn to contain the darkness…or it will consume you…" Golbez's voice was strong, and Cecil looked at his brother with sadness in his eyes.
"Without Defence…you will be nothingness…and so I will be teaching you the skills to defend." Exdeath spoke.
"With every defence…you need an offence." Gilgamesh's turn. "I will be teaching you how to wield a variety of weapons…and how to control them at ease."
"Well natuuurallllyyy…I'm the magic man of the team." Kefka grinned tapping his fingers together. "The party will surely go out with a bang every lesson…" He chuckled.
"Within every good warrior…knowledge is required…in order to understand how your enemy works…and thus, I will teach you the Science of battle…" Sephiroth spoke calmly.
"My lessons…will be brutal…" The Sorceress looked over her students. "I will teach you Resistance and Resilience…if you cannot last in battle…you are worthless…you must close off your mind from your enemy…do not let them in…"
"During battle…you must not let your body down…your posture and stance must remain perfection…like a raging performance…" Kuja hissed passionately. "I will teach you this…"
"And finally kiddos. Your old Jecht here, will be the King of fitness class!" He thumped his chest proudly. "Heh…so you better be prepared for some tough training…"
Gabranth looked over the warriors slowly.
"And I…will be testing each of you…on every subject merged into a monthly battle…where you must show improvements…or face punishment."
Chaos motioned for his teachers to sit, as he stepped down from the throne, and walked towards the seated Cosmos warriors.
"Your work starts tomorrow…for now, you will be shown to your rooms…but be warned my new warriors…if any of you step out of line…or try to escape the grounds…you will be vanquished…and your abysmal phoenix downs will be of no use there…" The God chuckled and turned to his right-hand man, Garland.
"Garland will be acting leader for when I am not here…he will report everything to me…nothing will go unnoticed…" With that, the God of discord faded from view slowly. At first, the Cosmos warriors broke out into a discussion amongst each other, some had panic in their voices, while others were determined.
"SILENCE." Garland bellowed, and the warriors gradually fell quiet again, glaring at their new History teacher. "You will be taken from the hall to your dormitories…anyone who tries to leave their room at night will be punished…some of your new teachers will be on patrol, to ensure you do not try to escape…be warned…we will not take escape plans lightly…"
"Dinner will normally take place in the Hall at 7pm, but tonight, you will go hungry thanks to your friend Lightning…for answering back to Chaos."
The cosmos warriors looked over at Lightning, some of them looked more angry while others mainly looked disappointed. Lightning clenched her fists tightly, guilt running through her body.
Mateus stood and walked towards the hall double doors. "Warr, Niru, come with me to your room." Firion and Warr stood, looking at each other before following the man reluctantly. He led them up the flights of stairs, reaching the dormitory section of the school and showing them to their room.
The two comrades entered their room, room Number 12 and felt slightly relieved to see that the rooms were not as awful as they had been expecting. The room consisted of a bunk bed, wardrobe, and a chest of draws to contain weapons and armour and any summons or other equipment.
"You are to stay in here, and sleep. You are expected to be awake at 7am tomorrow for your breakfast…do not be late…" The Emperor narrowed his eyes before shutting the door as he left.
"This cannot…be real…" Firion whispered to his good friend, putting his head in his hands in disbelief.
"I am afraid that…it is real…Firion…" Warr put his hand on Firion's shoulder. "But do not give up hope…Cosmos has not left us completely alone…we still have each other…for now…we must have faith in our comrades…"
Back in the hall, the other warriors were being escorted out into their designated dormitories with their room partner. Cloud of Darkness led Kni and Vaan up to room number 312. Golbez took Cecil and Tidus to room 410. Exdeath showed Bartz and Squall to room 58.
Sephiroth showed Cloud and Kain to room 74 while Ultimecia took Laguna and Zidane to room 89. Gabranth led Shantotto and Prishe to room 11, and Kefka skipped down the hall to room 610 with Terra and Yuna. Finally, Garland took Tifa and Lightning to their room 713.
Upon reaching their room, Lightning kicked the door shut behind Garland angrily, pacing the room to try and vent off some of her steam. Tifa sat down on the bed, playing with her hair, trying to think of something to say to her seething partner.
"Lightning…" She managed to murmur as the woman stopped pacing and just stood still. "Don't blame yourself…"
"What?" Lightning retorted angrily making Tifa flinch slightly from her tone.
"…About the…dinner…you didn't know that Garland was…going to do that so stop blaming yourself." Lightning let out a long sigh and crossed her arms, standing by the window looking out at the lake.
"Whatever…" She muttered and Tifa sighed.
In their separate rooms, the warriors found they had their clothes and some new sets of sleeping wear and underwear inside the wardrobes, and so with nothing left to do, one by one they prepared to sleep…their minds buzzing with questions about the long road they all had ahead.
As the Cosmos prisoners slept, the Chaos warriors all had their own separate quarters in the school… Some of them also had questions about Chaos's plans…while others simply obeyed without question. Garland made sure to patrol the dormitory quarters of the school, while his fellow teachers attempted to get some sleep of their own.
Both students and teachers of Discord High pondered on the events that would unfold the following morning…nobody knew what to expect…but right now, all they could do was try to sleep…a simple task, but difficult to complete…
There we go! This one again was mainly introducing the way the school will work, lessons etc, in the next chapter we start to get more interesting things happening, more interaction etc.
I hope you're enjoying it so far...please let me know what you think, if anyone has any little ideas or interactions they'd like to see between characters just let me know and I'll consider whether to include them in future chapters or not!