FF8-The New Challenge
Ch.21 homecoming
Discalimer: I don't own FF8 and I'm not making money off this.
Well, this is it. My final chapter to the fic. I'm not going to start another one, because I'm going into the military within teh next week. good luck to all of my friends here at ff.net **************************************************************************** ** "And thats how it came to pass, that the new GF, Bahamut-EX was born, and the world was agian saved from rule by evil."
"Come on Grampy Squall, that's the lamest story I've ever heard. What's next? are you going to tell me that one about when you dated a sorceress whoi was controlled by another sorceress from another time? Or how about the one about when Head-Master Seifer scarred you because you were training? Oh, I know, what about the one when Uncle Irvine had to shoot his wife, who you dated, because she was going to kill instuctor Treppe? You come up with the lamest stories..it's so funny."
"Yeah, alright, I'm sure you think their all funny, but you, little mister, need to sleep. We're going to the Garden tomorrow, we're going to meet one of Grampy's and Grammy's friends."
"K." Squall watched as Cid, his grandson, ran to get his teeth brushed.
"He thinks your funny." a soft voice said, walking up behind the former Gunbladist.
"I can't make him belive me Selphie. He doesn't even belive that you and Irvine used to date."
"Then I don't guess even considers that you really did propose to Rinoa, only to findout that she had been cheating on you with Irvine, or that they were married a month after we all found out."
"Nope. He does however belive that we all grew up together at the orphanage." Squall stood up, and embraced his wife. "So, how does it feel to be about to celebrate our 50th?"
"It feels good. You know, I got a letter from Josh today."
"What did he say?" Squall thought he knew what it would.
"Fujin's gotten worse. They don't think she'll live till the end of the week. Do you remember when they got married?"
"He-he-he-he yeah, I remember. It took Josh almost eight years to get up the nerve to ask her. He was so afrid she'd say no. Seifer and I kept telling him..it's bee eight years...she won't say no after dating you fro eight years. He finally listened."
"He was so heart broken when she got ill. The poor thing, He's been by her side the whole twenty years. even though she's been on a coma for the last 10, he's been completely faithful to her."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ "Welcome back to Balamb Garden, LeonHeart."
"Good to be here Alamsay." Squall and Seifer hugged breifly. Fifty years had chanded them both, and humbled them. Selphie and Quistis wasted no time in catching up on gossip from each other, but as they passed the infermery..Seifer and Quistis stopped.
"Why we stoppin Grampy?"
"A friend is in there." Selphie said, taking Cids hand.
"He said he wanted to speak to you when you arrived." Seifer said, his tone changed, and it sounded like he was at a funeral.
"Lets go talk to him." Squall walked towards the door, and knocked twice.
"Coming." Dr.K, looking exactly like she had fifty years ago, only with grey hair, opent the door. Angelo IX stood over by the bed, keeping a sad figure company. Dr. K smiled, and stepped aside, to allow them to come in.
"Hey Josh." Quistis offered. The figure looked up, to reveal a matted head of hair, and glazed eyes.
"Hey guys. How's life on the outside?"
"It's good, we were on our way to the Caf, and wondered if you wanted to come." Squall pointed a thum in the direction of the Food area.
"Yeah, sure, just let me get cleaned up a bit." Josh walked into another room, and Dr.K explained the situation.
"Fujin came out of her coma for an hour last week. Josh had moved his stuff in here, but he's been hoping she'd comeback out. He hasn't eaten or slept in a week atleast. He's been half dehydeated, and the only way I can get him to drink is to threaten to confine him to his dorm. You couldn't have come at a more perfect time."
By the time she had finished, Josh was back, and looked better. He'd combed his hair back, changed his clothes, and was wearing Sun-glasses to cover his eyes.
"Did you guys hear about Irvine?" Quistis started, after thay had gotten their food.
"No. What happened?" Squall asked, shoveling more tuna into his mouth
"He's been promoted. Now he lives in Caraways old mansion." Seifer stated
"Good for him. And Zell?" Josh asked.
"He's doing good. His sells are up. who would have known that a comba, book, magazine, and weapons shop would be so popular. He actually started the fourth one in his chain." Selphie cheered. "I'm happy for him, and his partner, who never stopped beliving." She hung her arm over Squalls shoulder. "He's been made manager over the first two stores."
Josh looked at his plate for a moment. "Guys.....what If I said I knew how to cure Fujin, and all the rest of us. No more Carpel-tunnel for Quistis. Selphies athesma whould be gone, all of it."
They looked at each other. "It sounds great, but how would you do it?" Squall eyed him.
"The DragonSoul has the regenerative capabilities to do it. I've been practicing with it. Thats' why she woke up. I was able to channel the power but I was in the training center, to far for a lasting effect. I hoped that it would be enough, but it hasn't been. I could do it close..in the infermary maybe. And heal us all. even posible erase the last few years of aging if I tried."
"I'll get Irvine and Zell here." Seifer said. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ The next day, the entire group had gathered in the Infermary, including Dr. K, who couldn't beive Josh had kept this from her. Josh held the DragonSoul in his hand. "Are we all ready?"
"As ready as it gets baby." Zell jumped back and forth.
"Lets do it, Ya' Know."
"I think we all are ready Josh." Seifer said. He was ready to have the entire posse together again.
"Alright then." Josh closed his eyes, and held up his sword. the blade changed to a white color, and almost imediately, Selphie began to have an attack. Squall tried toget the inhaler, but by the time he did, the attack had passed, and Selphie was breathing freeer than she had in years.
Next, Quistis realized her wrist had stopped hurting, and the crick she had developed in her neck was gone. Seifer felt his vitality returning, and Squall's strength flowed back to his arms. Every one was stunned by the changes, but the light was so intense, that they couldn't look straght at it. At the same time, they were afraid to look away.
The light faded, but an after-glow remained. As the vision from each person cleared, a welcome sight met their eyes. Not only had Josh cured their ailments, but they had each been restored to the age of about 30.
Fujin blinked, and sat up. After a long exam, a younger, looking Dr. K permitted Fujin to leve the infermary. Josh and Fujin bought a litle house out in Ester's plains, and every one lived happily to the end of their days. As for the DragonSoul and LionHeart, well, they disappeared after the healing process, and were never seen again.
**************************************************************************** ** Thanks to all my Reveiwers.
Quycksylver--I like the batter up line to
Crystaline tears--That part didn't really make sence to me either, Don't know why I even put it in there
Fujin wind goddess--I think it's more of a want to make my readers happy, and my knowing that most hate rinoa.
FluffyBunnies--its ok..i don't mind waiting a bit
Solsethegreat--thanks for the comp. I hope you enjoy this the final chapter of the fic.
Ch.21 homecoming
Discalimer: I don't own FF8 and I'm not making money off this.
Well, this is it. My final chapter to the fic. I'm not going to start another one, because I'm going into the military within teh next week. good luck to all of my friends here at ff.net **************************************************************************** ** "And thats how it came to pass, that the new GF, Bahamut-EX was born, and the world was agian saved from rule by evil."
"Come on Grampy Squall, that's the lamest story I've ever heard. What's next? are you going to tell me that one about when you dated a sorceress whoi was controlled by another sorceress from another time? Or how about the one about when Head-Master Seifer scarred you because you were training? Oh, I know, what about the one when Uncle Irvine had to shoot his wife, who you dated, because she was going to kill instuctor Treppe? You come up with the lamest stories..it's so funny."
"Yeah, alright, I'm sure you think their all funny, but you, little mister, need to sleep. We're going to the Garden tomorrow, we're going to meet one of Grampy's and Grammy's friends."
"K." Squall watched as Cid, his grandson, ran to get his teeth brushed.
"He thinks your funny." a soft voice said, walking up behind the former Gunbladist.
"I can't make him belive me Selphie. He doesn't even belive that you and Irvine used to date."
"Then I don't guess even considers that you really did propose to Rinoa, only to findout that she had been cheating on you with Irvine, or that they were married a month after we all found out."
"Nope. He does however belive that we all grew up together at the orphanage." Squall stood up, and embraced his wife. "So, how does it feel to be about to celebrate our 50th?"
"It feels good. You know, I got a letter from Josh today."
"What did he say?" Squall thought he knew what it would.
"Fujin's gotten worse. They don't think she'll live till the end of the week. Do you remember when they got married?"
"He-he-he-he yeah, I remember. It took Josh almost eight years to get up the nerve to ask her. He was so afrid she'd say no. Seifer and I kept telling him..it's bee eight years...she won't say no after dating you fro eight years. He finally listened."
"He was so heart broken when she got ill. The poor thing, He's been by her side the whole twenty years. even though she's been on a coma for the last 10, he's been completely faithful to her."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~ "Welcome back to Balamb Garden, LeonHeart."
"Good to be here Alamsay." Squall and Seifer hugged breifly. Fifty years had chanded them both, and humbled them. Selphie and Quistis wasted no time in catching up on gossip from each other, but as they passed the infermery..Seifer and Quistis stopped.
"Why we stoppin Grampy?"
"A friend is in there." Selphie said, taking Cids hand.
"He said he wanted to speak to you when you arrived." Seifer said, his tone changed, and it sounded like he was at a funeral.
"Lets go talk to him." Squall walked towards the door, and knocked twice.
"Coming." Dr.K, looking exactly like she had fifty years ago, only with grey hair, opent the door. Angelo IX stood over by the bed, keeping a sad figure company. Dr. K smiled, and stepped aside, to allow them to come in.
"Hey Josh." Quistis offered. The figure looked up, to reveal a matted head of hair, and glazed eyes.
"Hey guys. How's life on the outside?"
"It's good, we were on our way to the Caf, and wondered if you wanted to come." Squall pointed a thum in the direction of the Food area.
"Yeah, sure, just let me get cleaned up a bit." Josh walked into another room, and Dr.K explained the situation.
"Fujin came out of her coma for an hour last week. Josh had moved his stuff in here, but he's been hoping she'd comeback out. He hasn't eaten or slept in a week atleast. He's been half dehydeated, and the only way I can get him to drink is to threaten to confine him to his dorm. You couldn't have come at a more perfect time."
By the time she had finished, Josh was back, and looked better. He'd combed his hair back, changed his clothes, and was wearing Sun-glasses to cover his eyes.
"Did you guys hear about Irvine?" Quistis started, after thay had gotten their food.
"No. What happened?" Squall asked, shoveling more tuna into his mouth
"He's been promoted. Now he lives in Caraways old mansion." Seifer stated
"Good for him. And Zell?" Josh asked.
"He's doing good. His sells are up. who would have known that a comba, book, magazine, and weapons shop would be so popular. He actually started the fourth one in his chain." Selphie cheered. "I'm happy for him, and his partner, who never stopped beliving." She hung her arm over Squalls shoulder. "He's been made manager over the first two stores."
Josh looked at his plate for a moment. "Guys.....what If I said I knew how to cure Fujin, and all the rest of us. No more Carpel-tunnel for Quistis. Selphies athesma whould be gone, all of it."
They looked at each other. "It sounds great, but how would you do it?" Squall eyed him.
"The DragonSoul has the regenerative capabilities to do it. I've been practicing with it. Thats' why she woke up. I was able to channel the power but I was in the training center, to far for a lasting effect. I hoped that it would be enough, but it hasn't been. I could do it close..in the infermary maybe. And heal us all. even posible erase the last few years of aging if I tried."
"I'll get Irvine and Zell here." Seifer said. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ The next day, the entire group had gathered in the Infermary, including Dr. K, who couldn't beive Josh had kept this from her. Josh held the DragonSoul in his hand. "Are we all ready?"
"As ready as it gets baby." Zell jumped back and forth.
"Lets do it, Ya' Know."
"I think we all are ready Josh." Seifer said. He was ready to have the entire posse together again.
"Alright then." Josh closed his eyes, and held up his sword. the blade changed to a white color, and almost imediately, Selphie began to have an attack. Squall tried toget the inhaler, but by the time he did, the attack had passed, and Selphie was breathing freeer than she had in years.
Next, Quistis realized her wrist had stopped hurting, and the crick she had developed in her neck was gone. Seifer felt his vitality returning, and Squall's strength flowed back to his arms. Every one was stunned by the changes, but the light was so intense, that they couldn't look straght at it. At the same time, they were afraid to look away.
The light faded, but an after-glow remained. As the vision from each person cleared, a welcome sight met their eyes. Not only had Josh cured their ailments, but they had each been restored to the age of about 30.
Fujin blinked, and sat up. After a long exam, a younger, looking Dr. K permitted Fujin to leve the infermary. Josh and Fujin bought a litle house out in Ester's plains, and every one lived happily to the end of their days. As for the DragonSoul and LionHeart, well, they disappeared after the healing process, and were never seen again.
**************************************************************************** ** Thanks to all my Reveiwers.
Quycksylver--I like the batter up line to
Crystaline tears--That part didn't really make sence to me either, Don't know why I even put it in there
Fujin wind goddess--I think it's more of a want to make my readers happy, and my knowing that most hate rinoa.
FluffyBunnies--its ok..i don't mind waiting a bit
Solsethegreat--thanks for the comp. I hope you enjoy this the final chapter of the fic.