Chapter 4:
"No, no, no! Step up with the left foot then change your weight to the right, and leap forward. Now do it again." Sabin groaned and leaned back against a tree. Ever since Duncan passed the duty of training more Blitz Masters he hadn't gotten a minute of rest.
Duane and James were his first students; of the two, Duane was far more dedicated and powerful, but James had natural talent which he believed made him perfect. "Master Sabin, I have perfected the Suplex technique."
Sabin walked over to James and said, "Try it." James spun forward, grabbing Sabin's leg in one arm, his head in the other. Shifting all of his weight backward, James sent Sabin flying over his head and into a tree. Sabin got up unscathed. "Good. Now do it fifty times to the dummy."
Out of nowhere the sound of Chocobo riders filled the forest. Two couriers on the giant birds arrived, leaping off in great haste. "Sabin, a note from your brother, the King."
Sabin sat upon a rock and read the letter, then turned towards his students. "I must go now. Train, and when I return we shall continue."
Sabin headed at a jog towards the bridge connecting the Veldt to the mainland.
Locke paced furiously around the living room of his house in Kohlingen.
Why hadn't the doctors told him anything? What were they waiting for?
He nervously tossed a knife in one hand, and stared out the window. His life had begun anew, but he couldn't help but remember old loves...
"Mr. Cole? I believe you should come upstairs." The doctor motioned Locke over.
"Is something wrong? Is Celes all right?" Locke was frantic, his hands shaking in terror.
"Locke...you have a new baby boy."
"How dare he!" shouted Terra. "He has no right!" She turned towards the servant who had brought the message. "You are sure that our ally in South Figaro has turned coat?" She stared with fiery eyes at the messenger.
"He has, Prophetess. He says he will not embrace the teachings of the New One." Beads of sweat ran down the man's face.
"Why will he not! Why does he refuse the absolute rule of Zeromus?!"