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Da teaser: What happens when yet another evil sorceress comes to Squall and Co's world, and what the heck does it have to do with Rinoa, Lunatic Pandora, and the future of Squall and his friends?
*Please forgive my errors or mistakes you may find in my story, they are mine and mine alone. All the characters of FFVlll, and anything else Final Fantasy related belong to Squaresoft. The ideas are mine, however. *
Balamb Garden Public Diary
Squall's entry[pic]
What am I doing? This is stupid. I'm sitting at the console, minding my own business, and Selphie comes up, sees me reading the public diary. I was only reading it because I had nothing to do. Somehow, she gets me to start writing in this. Here are four words for you, Selphie. I'M NOT DOING IT.
2nd entry
Ok, so I lied. I'm writing in here again.
3rd entry
I'm only writing in here to keep Selphie, Rinoa, and Quistis off my case. They're all over me over my entries. Quistis says, "It's good for you to get your feelings down, since you won't tell us." Selphie is, "Keep writing, Squall!" And Rinoa is; "You should write a little more about yourself in there." What am I supposed to put?
4th entry
I was trying, (and succeeding!) to avoid Selphie over this. She cornered me at the cafeteria today. I think somebody opened their big mouth and told her, but they will remain nameless…
5th entry
I ran into Rinoa in the library today. She looks…shadowed is the word I can think of to describe her. It's hard on her being a sorceress. Personally, I don't care. So what if she is a sorceress? It doesn't change who she is. Rinoa is Rinoa.
P.S. Irvine and Selphie, BACK OFF!
6th entry
I'm worried about Rinoa. She hasn't been herself for the past few days…she tells me she's fine, but I know she's not. I can look at her and see something's wrong. Matron said it would be a while for her to get used to her powers, but I don't think it's that…
Rinoa's entry [pic]
Squall, I am FINE! Just a little exhausted, that's all.
Selphie's entry [pic]
I just finished reading Squall and Rinoa's entries. I am soooo happy I finally managed to get Squall to write in my diary! He's got a point about Rinoa, however…she told me she's okay, but she doesn't look like it…
Maybe we should get her to Dr. Kadowaki…I can tell Squall's really worried about her. I think he's about ready to drag her to the infirmary.
Quistis's entry [pic]
Rinoa, if you're reading this, please go to the doctor. Everybody's worried about you! You can't let your heath deteriorate.
Zell's entry [pic]
Yo, somebody needs to get Rinoa over to Dr. K. She looks like Death warmed over!
Irvine's entry [pic]
Hey, Rinoa baby, you don't look so well. You need to go to the doctor. You can't let yourself get sick. If you get sick, somebody's going to be worried about you, you know what I mean?
Zell's entry [pic]
Hey man. You should not hit on Squall's girl publicly. You might as well give him your gun and say "Fire!"
Chapter 1
Rinoa looked up at the sky. A breeze blew her hair back as she lifted a hand to her face.
"A storm's coming." she thought. Sighing, she dropped down onto the grass. She leaned back on the ground.
"I haven't been feeling well so lately…why am I so tired?" she thought as she closed her eyes. A gust of wind blew some petals past her. Among them was a white feather.
Meanwhile, inside Garden…
"Squall!"
"Hmm?" Squall turned around. Dr. Kadowaki hurried towards him.
"Have you seen Rinoa today? I told her to come and see me." "No." Squall said.
"Well, if you see her, tell her to come to me straight away." Dr. Kadowaki said. Squall watched her walk away. Then he hurriedly moved down the hallway. Zell stuck his head out of a door.
"Yo! Squall!" He scratched his head. "Where's he going to so fast?"
Outside the Garden, Quistis was engaged in a battle with a Grendal. Because she had gotten so strong, the Grendal was hard to defeat.
"Ahh!" Quistis jumped back. The Grendal advanced dangerously towards her.
"That's it!" she decided. "Alexander!"
A giant sized castle appeared. Opening a hatch on either side, several beams of brilliant white light shout out and hit the Grendal. Following the small explosion, the monster was gone.
Quistis allowed herself a rare smile. It quickly faded as she looked at Alexander.
"Alexander? What's wrong?" The Guardian Force rocked back on its legs, steam blowing out.
Something is wrong with one of your friends. I can feel that something is not right. he said. Quistis frowned.
"With who?" she asked. Meanwhile, Squall stood outside the entrance to Edea and Cid's quarters. As he raised a hand to knock…
"Squall?" Edea, or Matron as she was called, came around the corner. "What's wrong? I can see it written all over your face."
"It's about Rinoa. She…she…" "Come in" Edea said, opening the door. Squall stepped inside.
"It's Rinoa," he blurted out before he could stop himself. "Matron, something's wrong with her! She's…she's…"
"Not herself?" Edea said. Squall nodded.
"I don't think it has anything to do with her…huh?"
All of a sudden, a high scream rent the air. Squall tore out of the room with Edea on his heels. Zell and Irvine bolted out of an adjacent doorway.
"That was Selphie!" Irvine cried. At that, Selphie ran into the hallway.
"Squall! It's…its Rinoa!" she screamed, hyperventilating. Irvine grabbed the panicked girl by the wrists.
"Selphie, calm down!" "What happened to Rinoa?" Squall demanded. Selphie took a shuddering breath.
"She's…I went outside in the garden for a couple of minutes…and I found her on the ground…all pale and not moving…" At this, Squall turned deadly pale and ran for the exit. Edea ran after him.
"I'm gonna go get Dr K.!" Zell said, sprinting towards the infirmary. Outside, Rinoa had just been startled out of sleep by Selphie's scream. Getting up, she headed for the door just as Squall burst through it.
"Squall? What's going on? I was sleeping and I heard this…"she started, then yelped as Squall grabbed her.
"Are you alright? You should sit down! Selphie said she saw you on the ground…" "Let go of me! I'm fine, I dozed off!" Rinoa yelled.
"Still, I'm…what?" Squall let go. "You were sleeping?" he asked.
"Yes! Selphie's scream woke me up!" Rinoa snapped. "I felt tired, so I decided to lie down and take a nap. Is that a crime?"
Edea decided to use the time Rinoa and Squall were arguing to study Rinoa a little more carefully. She looked at her, and did not like what was in front of her. There were shadows underneath Rinoa's eyes, her skin had gone from a rich cream complexion to a pale white, her hair had lost it's sheen, and it looked like she had also lost some weight.
"That can't be good." Edea thought to herself. "Squall's right, she doesn't look like herself at all. This can't be related to the sorceress power, it's something else…" Dr. Kadowaki came in.
"Where is she?" she asked. Squall pointed at Rinoa.
"Right here." Rinoa turned to him.
"No. No, no, no, NO!"
"Yes. Yes, yes, yes, YES! You are going to the doctor!" Before Rinoa could argue, Edea interrupted.
"Rinoa, I think you should go too." "Matron?" Squall said, turning to her.
"Squall is right. You don't look very healthy. And besides, see what happened with Selphie? You were sleeping, she comes in and thinks you're dead, the way you look right now." Rinoa bit her lip.
"Please, Rinoa." Squall pleaded. "I'm worried about you, everybody else is worried about you."
"It won't take too long." Dr. Kadowaki said. Rinoa sighed.
"Alright, then." Dr Kadowaki took her gently by the arm and they left. Edea turned to Squall.
"You were right. There is something wrong, and it's not related to her power."
"What is it, then?" Squall asked.
"I don't know…" Edea said. Squall crossed his arms, thinking.
"Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this IS sorceress related and Dr. K. can't help." A voice filled his mind.
Master.
"Shiva?" Squall said aloud. The Guardian Force appeared in a swirl of fog.
Master, forgive me, but you are right. What is affecting your love concerns the power within her.
"You mean it does have something to do with the sorceress power?" Edea exclaimed.
There is something…badly off balance within her. We have felt it for a while, but recently, it has begun to worsen. And that is all we can feel. The ones who would know better are with her.
"You mean Leviathan, Quezacotl, and Siren." Squall said. The Guardian Force nodded its head.
Yes.
Meanwhile, in the infirmary…
"Open your mouth." Dr. Kadowaki ordered. Rinoa obediently opened her mouth. Dr, Kadowaki placed the pointed end of a thermometer underneath her tongue. "Close, and don't fool with that for a few minutes." she said. Rinoa eyed the thermometer, her lips pursed.
"What the heck am I doing?" she asked herself silently. "Duh, you're here because everybody's worried about you. And if you did not go, Squall would have dragged you in here."
"Ok, that's it." Dr. Kadowaki said, taking the thermometer from Rinoa's mouth. Rinoa blew out a breath and watched as Dr. Kadowaki picked up a clipboard and a pen.
"Well, from the looks of this, you've lost several pounds. How has your eating been?"
"My appetite's been off lately…" Rinoa murmured. Dr. Kadowaki shook her head.
"You need to eat! You, of all people should know that!" Rinoa nodded. Because of her natural skills with magic before she became a sorceress, she had to eat constantly because her talent gave her high metabolism. When she gained the sorceress powers, it had only added to the problem.
"See that you eat something the minute you get out of here." Dr Kadowaki instructed. Rinoa got off the examination table.
"From the looks of this, she is healthy, but when you look at her, you can tell she's not!" Dr. Kadowaki thought. "If it has nothing to do with her physically, then it has something to do with her powers. The only person who would know about this is Odine…huh?" She whirled around as she heard a sickening gasp. Rinoa was on her knees, leaning against the table, one hand clutching her chest. Her breath wheezed as she tried to breathe in.
"Rinoa!" Moving quickly, Dr. Kadowaki grabbed an oxygen mask over the girl's face, and pulled her onto the table. "Carmichael!" The medical assistant ran in.
Squall, in the meantime, had gone to Headmaster Cid's office. After his conversation with Edea and Shiva, he wanted to talk with someone. Cid looked up as Squall walked in.
"Squall! Is there anything you need?" he asked.
"Uhh…yes. Is it alright with you, sir, if I use your computer for a while?" Squall asked.
"Sure! I'm leaving anyway." Cid said, getting up from his seat. Squall moved behind the desk as Cid left. Sitting down, he took a piece of paper with a series of numbers out of his jacket pocket and started to type them on the keyboard.
In Esthar…
Laguna stared out of his office window. On the desk behind him was a stack of papers needing his signature.
"Oh man. I am so not in the mood to do all this work. I wonder if…hmm?" His computer beeped. Going over to his desk, he hit a button, and a picture of Squall appeared on the screen.
"Squall!"
"Hello, Dad." Squall said. If anybody had come in and seen them looking at each other, they would have immediately noticed that Squall and Laguna looked noticeably like each other, with some differences between them. Squall had his scar, his hair was shorter, and he had Raine's blue eyes. It was quite a feeling for Laguna, looking into a face that was nearly identical to his late wife.
"Dad?" Squall said, puzzled. Laguna jolted out of his reverie.
"What? Oh, sorry, I was daydreaming…is there anything wrong?" Laguna asked.
"Actually, there is." Squall said. "It's about…" Zell burst through the door.
"Yo, Squall! You need to get to the infirmary! Rinoa collapsed!"
"What? Listen, Dad, I'll call you later!"
"Huh? What?" Squall shut off the computer.
"Let's go!"
"She just dropped on the ground, gasping and wheezing. Health- related, she's fine with one thing being the exception. She's underweight. Aside from that, she's perfectly healthy." Dr. Kadowaki said. She glanced at the sleeping Rinoa.
"How can she be perfectly healthy if she's like that?" Selphie asked.
"It doesn't make any sense!" Quistis agreed. Her eyes narrowed. "Alexander said something was wrong…" Squall ran in.
"Where is she?" He saw Rinoa lying on the bed. In two strides he was over by her.
"It's alright, Squall. She's just sleeping." Squall didn't listen. While Dr. Kadowaki and the others talked, he gently ran his hand over the sleeping Rinoa's hair.
"Dr. Kadowaki." He said, interrupting everybody. Dr. Kadowaki turned.
"Yes, Squall?"
"Dr. Odine would know what's wrong with her, wouldn't he?" he asked.
"Yes, I'm guessing he would. Squall!" Squall got up and headed out the room.
"I need to use your computer," he said.
Where…where am I?
I'm still alive….
Those fools…they thought they could kill me?!
Power…I need power…
I will…I will get my revenge!
End chapter 1
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Da teaser: What happens when yet another evil sorceress comes to Squall and Co's world, and what the heck does it have to do with Rinoa, Lunatic Pandora, and the future of Squall and his friends?
*Please forgive my errors or mistakes you may find in my story, they are mine and mine alone. All the characters of FFVlll, and anything else Final Fantasy related belong to Squaresoft. The ideas are mine, however. *
Balamb Garden Public Diary
Squall's entry[pic]
What am I doing? This is stupid. I'm sitting at the console, minding my own business, and Selphie comes up, sees me reading the public diary. I was only reading it because I had nothing to do. Somehow, she gets me to start writing in this. Here are four words for you, Selphie. I'M NOT DOING IT.
2nd entry
Ok, so I lied. I'm writing in here again.
3rd entry
I'm only writing in here to keep Selphie, Rinoa, and Quistis off my case. They're all over me over my entries. Quistis says, "It's good for you to get your feelings down, since you won't tell us." Selphie is, "Keep writing, Squall!" And Rinoa is; "You should write a little more about yourself in there." What am I supposed to put?
4th entry
I was trying, (and succeeding!) to avoid Selphie over this. She cornered me at the cafeteria today. I think somebody opened their big mouth and told her, but they will remain nameless…
5th entry
I ran into Rinoa in the library today. She looks…shadowed is the word I can think of to describe her. It's hard on her being a sorceress. Personally, I don't care. So what if she is a sorceress? It doesn't change who she is. Rinoa is Rinoa.
P.S. Irvine and Selphie, BACK OFF!
6th entry
I'm worried about Rinoa. She hasn't been herself for the past few days…she tells me she's fine, but I know she's not. I can look at her and see something's wrong. Matron said it would be a while for her to get used to her powers, but I don't think it's that…
Rinoa's entry [pic]
Squall, I am FINE! Just a little exhausted, that's all.
Selphie's entry [pic]
I just finished reading Squall and Rinoa's entries. I am soooo happy I finally managed to get Squall to write in my diary! He's got a point about Rinoa, however…she told me she's okay, but she doesn't look like it…
Maybe we should get her to Dr. Kadowaki…I can tell Squall's really worried about her. I think he's about ready to drag her to the infirmary.
Quistis's entry [pic]
Rinoa, if you're reading this, please go to the doctor. Everybody's worried about you! You can't let your heath deteriorate.
Zell's entry [pic]
Yo, somebody needs to get Rinoa over to Dr. K. She looks like Death warmed over!
Irvine's entry [pic]
Hey, Rinoa baby, you don't look so well. You need to go to the doctor. You can't let yourself get sick. If you get sick, somebody's going to be worried about you, you know what I mean?
Zell's entry [pic]
Hey man. You should not hit on Squall's girl publicly. You might as well give him your gun and say "Fire!"
Chapter 1
Rinoa looked up at the sky. A breeze blew her hair back as she lifted a hand to her face.
"A storm's coming." she thought. Sighing, she dropped down onto the grass. She leaned back on the ground.
"I haven't been feeling well so lately…why am I so tired?" she thought as she closed her eyes. A gust of wind blew some petals past her. Among them was a white feather.
Meanwhile, inside Garden…
"Squall!"
"Hmm?" Squall turned around. Dr. Kadowaki hurried towards him.
"Have you seen Rinoa today? I told her to come and see me." "No." Squall said.
"Well, if you see her, tell her to come to me straight away." Dr. Kadowaki said. Squall watched her walk away. Then he hurriedly moved down the hallway. Zell stuck his head out of a door.
"Yo! Squall!" He scratched his head. "Where's he going to so fast?"
Outside the Garden, Quistis was engaged in a battle with a Grendal. Because she had gotten so strong, the Grendal was hard to defeat.
"Ahh!" Quistis jumped back. The Grendal advanced dangerously towards her.
"That's it!" she decided. "Alexander!"
A giant sized castle appeared. Opening a hatch on either side, several beams of brilliant white light shout out and hit the Grendal. Following the small explosion, the monster was gone.
Quistis allowed herself a rare smile. It quickly faded as she looked at Alexander.
"Alexander? What's wrong?" The Guardian Force rocked back on its legs, steam blowing out.
Something is wrong with one of your friends. I can feel that something is not right. he said. Quistis frowned.
"With who?" she asked. Meanwhile, Squall stood outside the entrance to Edea and Cid's quarters. As he raised a hand to knock…
"Squall?" Edea, or Matron as she was called, came around the corner. "What's wrong? I can see it written all over your face."
"It's about Rinoa. She…she…" "Come in" Edea said, opening the door. Squall stepped inside.
"It's Rinoa," he blurted out before he could stop himself. "Matron, something's wrong with her! She's…she's…"
"Not herself?" Edea said. Squall nodded.
"I don't think it has anything to do with her…huh?"
All of a sudden, a high scream rent the air. Squall tore out of the room with Edea on his heels. Zell and Irvine bolted out of an adjacent doorway.
"That was Selphie!" Irvine cried. At that, Selphie ran into the hallway.
"Squall! It's…its Rinoa!" she screamed, hyperventilating. Irvine grabbed the panicked girl by the wrists.
"Selphie, calm down!" "What happened to Rinoa?" Squall demanded. Selphie took a shuddering breath.
"She's…I went outside in the garden for a couple of minutes…and I found her on the ground…all pale and not moving…" At this, Squall turned deadly pale and ran for the exit. Edea ran after him.
"I'm gonna go get Dr K.!" Zell said, sprinting towards the infirmary. Outside, Rinoa had just been startled out of sleep by Selphie's scream. Getting up, she headed for the door just as Squall burst through it.
"Squall? What's going on? I was sleeping and I heard this…"she started, then yelped as Squall grabbed her.
"Are you alright? You should sit down! Selphie said she saw you on the ground…" "Let go of me! I'm fine, I dozed off!" Rinoa yelled.
"Still, I'm…what?" Squall let go. "You were sleeping?" he asked.
"Yes! Selphie's scream woke me up!" Rinoa snapped. "I felt tired, so I decided to lie down and take a nap. Is that a crime?"
Edea decided to use the time Rinoa and Squall were arguing to study Rinoa a little more carefully. She looked at her, and did not like what was in front of her. There were shadows underneath Rinoa's eyes, her skin had gone from a rich cream complexion to a pale white, her hair had lost it's sheen, and it looked like she had also lost some weight.
"That can't be good." Edea thought to herself. "Squall's right, she doesn't look like herself at all. This can't be related to the sorceress power, it's something else…" Dr. Kadowaki came in.
"Where is she?" she asked. Squall pointed at Rinoa.
"Right here." Rinoa turned to him.
"No. No, no, no, NO!"
"Yes. Yes, yes, yes, YES! You are going to the doctor!" Before Rinoa could argue, Edea interrupted.
"Rinoa, I think you should go too." "Matron?" Squall said, turning to her.
"Squall is right. You don't look very healthy. And besides, see what happened with Selphie? You were sleeping, she comes in and thinks you're dead, the way you look right now." Rinoa bit her lip.
"Please, Rinoa." Squall pleaded. "I'm worried about you, everybody else is worried about you."
"It won't take too long." Dr. Kadowaki said. Rinoa sighed.
"Alright, then." Dr Kadowaki took her gently by the arm and they left. Edea turned to Squall.
"You were right. There is something wrong, and it's not related to her power."
"What is it, then?" Squall asked.
"I don't know…" Edea said. Squall crossed his arms, thinking.
"Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe this IS sorceress related and Dr. K. can't help." A voice filled his mind.
Master.
"Shiva?" Squall said aloud. The Guardian Force appeared in a swirl of fog.
Master, forgive me, but you are right. What is affecting your love concerns the power within her.
"You mean it does have something to do with the sorceress power?" Edea exclaimed.
There is something…badly off balance within her. We have felt it for a while, but recently, it has begun to worsen. And that is all we can feel. The ones who would know better are with her.
"You mean Leviathan, Quezacotl, and Siren." Squall said. The Guardian Force nodded its head.
Yes.
Meanwhile, in the infirmary…
"Open your mouth." Dr. Kadowaki ordered. Rinoa obediently opened her mouth. Dr, Kadowaki placed the pointed end of a thermometer underneath her tongue. "Close, and don't fool with that for a few minutes." she said. Rinoa eyed the thermometer, her lips pursed.
"What the heck am I doing?" she asked herself silently. "Duh, you're here because everybody's worried about you. And if you did not go, Squall would have dragged you in here."
"Ok, that's it." Dr. Kadowaki said, taking the thermometer from Rinoa's mouth. Rinoa blew out a breath and watched as Dr. Kadowaki picked up a clipboard and a pen.
"Well, from the looks of this, you've lost several pounds. How has your eating been?"
"My appetite's been off lately…" Rinoa murmured. Dr. Kadowaki shook her head.
"You need to eat! You, of all people should know that!" Rinoa nodded. Because of her natural skills with magic before she became a sorceress, she had to eat constantly because her talent gave her high metabolism. When she gained the sorceress powers, it had only added to the problem.
"See that you eat something the minute you get out of here." Dr Kadowaki instructed. Rinoa got off the examination table.
"From the looks of this, she is healthy, but when you look at her, you can tell she's not!" Dr. Kadowaki thought. "If it has nothing to do with her physically, then it has something to do with her powers. The only person who would know about this is Odine…huh?" She whirled around as she heard a sickening gasp. Rinoa was on her knees, leaning against the table, one hand clutching her chest. Her breath wheezed as she tried to breathe in.
"Rinoa!" Moving quickly, Dr. Kadowaki grabbed an oxygen mask over the girl's face, and pulled her onto the table. "Carmichael!" The medical assistant ran in.
Squall, in the meantime, had gone to Headmaster Cid's office. After his conversation with Edea and Shiva, he wanted to talk with someone. Cid looked up as Squall walked in.
"Squall! Is there anything you need?" he asked.
"Uhh…yes. Is it alright with you, sir, if I use your computer for a while?" Squall asked.
"Sure! I'm leaving anyway." Cid said, getting up from his seat. Squall moved behind the desk as Cid left. Sitting down, he took a piece of paper with a series of numbers out of his jacket pocket and started to type them on the keyboard.
In Esthar…
Laguna stared out of his office window. On the desk behind him was a stack of papers needing his signature.
"Oh man. I am so not in the mood to do all this work. I wonder if…hmm?" His computer beeped. Going over to his desk, he hit a button, and a picture of Squall appeared on the screen.
"Squall!"
"Hello, Dad." Squall said. If anybody had come in and seen them looking at each other, they would have immediately noticed that Squall and Laguna looked noticeably like each other, with some differences between them. Squall had his scar, his hair was shorter, and he had Raine's blue eyes. It was quite a feeling for Laguna, looking into a face that was nearly identical to his late wife.
"Dad?" Squall said, puzzled. Laguna jolted out of his reverie.
"What? Oh, sorry, I was daydreaming…is there anything wrong?" Laguna asked.
"Actually, there is." Squall said. "It's about…" Zell burst through the door.
"Yo, Squall! You need to get to the infirmary! Rinoa collapsed!"
"What? Listen, Dad, I'll call you later!"
"Huh? What?" Squall shut off the computer.
"Let's go!"
"She just dropped on the ground, gasping and wheezing. Health- related, she's fine with one thing being the exception. She's underweight. Aside from that, she's perfectly healthy." Dr. Kadowaki said. She glanced at the sleeping Rinoa.
"How can she be perfectly healthy if she's like that?" Selphie asked.
"It doesn't make any sense!" Quistis agreed. Her eyes narrowed. "Alexander said something was wrong…" Squall ran in.
"Where is she?" He saw Rinoa lying on the bed. In two strides he was over by her.
"It's alright, Squall. She's just sleeping." Squall didn't listen. While Dr. Kadowaki and the others talked, he gently ran his hand over the sleeping Rinoa's hair.
"Dr. Kadowaki." He said, interrupting everybody. Dr. Kadowaki turned.
"Yes, Squall?"
"Dr. Odine would know what's wrong with her, wouldn't he?" he asked.
"Yes, I'm guessing he would. Squall!" Squall got up and headed out the room.
"I need to use your computer," he said.
Where…where am I?
I'm still alive….
Those fools…they thought they could kill me?!
Power…I need power…
I will…I will get my revenge!
End chapter 1