( Time compresses )

( A Conference Room in Balamb Garden )

Adel had been defeated, and Ellone rescued. The present danger had subsided, although the specter of Ultimecia -- the Sorceress from the future, who had been pulling strings and possessing minds -- had not departed. And in the meantime, there were lots of doctors, nurses and healers annoying the crap out of the Fandomites.

( Sick Bay: Jono and Raven )

( Hundreds of feet above them, the smooth side of the building bulged out suddenly, and then erupted in a giant fireball ... )