Hollow Bastion, Saturday Morning
Squall began to awake gradually. The bed was hard underneath him, and his mind struggled to understand what was going on. He opened his eyes on a blurry visage of pink and yellow, which, when it swam into focus, became the smiling face of a blond girl dressed all in pink. "Hello!" she sang out cheerfully.
Cloud would have recognized the face, or Zack, but neither of them were still on Fandom. And, to be fair, neither was Squall.
But the first thing he registered was that she wasn't Rinoa. That was okay, because he realized a moment later that Rinoa was still curled up asleep in his arms, where she'd been when he dozed off last night. They just were somewhere other than his bed, now... lying on an uncomfortable bedroll, on the floor of somebody's house.
Mr. Serious Over against the wall, a gruff-looking man poked at a computer.
The Welcoming Committee The pink-clad girl had moved on to Rinoa and was hovering over her, waiting to call "hello!" when she opened HER eyes.
Spunky Ninja That was when the other girl, the one behind him, kicked him square in the kidney with her clunky steel-toed boot. "Leon, get UP!!!"
Rinoa Whoever this Leon was, he should wake up right now. If Rinoa had to listen to that other girl bitch for much longer, then she might have to wake up, and the results would not be pretty.
Somewhere, Zone and Watts were scared, and they didn't even know why.
For now, she settled for shifting awkwardly in her sleep and refusing to surface, and making a whining noise that indicated she was absolutely not ready to face the day yet, and they couldn't make her.
Pinky The blonde girl with the long braid frowned at the ninja. "So ... Leon has a girlfriend?" she asked, her eyes playful.
Squall "Who's Leon?" Squall asked grumpily.
(And where the hell AM I?)
He disentangled his arm from Rinoa gently, and sat up. "Talk," he demanded, glaring at the shorter girl, the one who reminded him of Rikku.
Ninja! She would get back to the "who's Leon" question in a second, because there was something much more important on her mind. "Heartless are attacking the town again!" she shouted, jumping up and down. "They just destroyed Scrooge's ice cream shop!!!"
Rinoa Someone was screaming at someone else, and someone was heartless, and an ice cream shop -- seriously? This was about an ice cream shop?
Rinoa was going to kill somebody. Once she figured out which direction was up.
She lurched to a somewhat sitting-up position, forcing her eyes to focus on -- something. Where -- she had no idea where she was. The really loud ninja. That was who she should kill.
She didn't have her Cardinal strapped on, but she was a cranky, underslept Sorceress who had been rudely awakened. She didn't exactly need a weapon.
Pretty in Pink The ninja's life was quite possibly saved by the girl in pink ducking her head, to the side, in a bird-like manner.
"It's all right," she said, calmly, clearly mistaking Rinoa's morning rage for confusion. "You're among friends."
Squall "Where?" Squall demanded. "Where are we?"
He sighed.
"We'll go save your whatever from the heartless people, don't worry," he told the girls. They seemed nice-ish. "But you need to explain, first."
So Totally a Ninja The perky ninja gave him a quizzical look. "Are you feeling alright, Leon?"
Rinoa "No," Rinoa said. She was giving the perky girl a death look. "He got woken up by some strange girl kicking him and calling him 'Leon.'"
Squall "My name," Squall grumbled, "is Squall."
He pushed himself to his feet and glared down at the ninja.
ZOMG N1NJ4! "It... It is?" she asked.
Leon had changed his name after he hadn't been able to stop the Heartless from invading Radiant Garden and turning it into Hollow Bastion. He'd decided he didn't want to be 'Squall' anymore, not until he'd restored everything.
McGruff The man at the computer slammed a fist down loudly and glared at everyone. "I don't give a rat's ass WHAT your name is," he told Squall. "Call yourself King Mickey for all I care. I've got sensors going crazy all over the city, and the automatic defenses are completely busted." He jerked a thumb at Rinoa. "Can she fight?"
Rinoa "I'm a Sorceress," Rinoa said, pulling herself to her feet. Instinctively, she liked this guy. He got right to the point. "I can handle myself. We'll go take care of your invaders, and then someone will explain what's going on. Deal?"
Mystic Pink Healer The girl with the braid smiled. This girl would make a good match for Leon.
Gruff and Ready The man chuckled and tapped a button on his computer that started the heavily-reinforced door of the house to start unlocking and unbolting itself. "DAMN, girl! I like you! We got ourselves a deal!"
SUPERNINJAAWESOME!!! The ninja glared at Rinoa jealously. "Yeah, well, the Heartless aren't like anything you've fought before. Just stick close and don't get in my way." She hefted a huge shuriken and tossed Squall a gunblade that was almost identical to the one left behind in Fandom. "C'mon, Leon!"
Squall "Whatever," Squall replied firmly, glaring at the weapon. Dangling from the hilt of the gunblade, where a Griever pendant should be, was a strange symbol -- three connected circles, forming a stylized mouse head. He didn't like it. "Let's do this."
(NFI, NFB. Prelayed with the awesome angelo_wings. Squall and Rinoa have gone to the Kingdom Hearts universe for the weekend.)
Cloud would have recognized the face, or Zack, but neither of them were still on Fandom. And, to be fair, neither was Squall.
But the first thing he registered was that she wasn't Rinoa. That was okay, because he realized a moment later that Rinoa was still curled up asleep in his arms, where she'd been when he dozed off last night. They just were somewhere other than his bed, now... lying on an uncomfortable bedroll, on the floor of somebody's house.
Mr. Serious Over against the wall, a gruff-looking man poked at a computer.
The Welcoming Committee The pink-clad girl had moved on to Rinoa and was hovering over her, waiting to call "hello!" when she opened HER eyes.
Spunky Ninja That was when the other girl, the one behind him, kicked him square in the kidney with her clunky steel-toed boot. "Leon, get UP!!!"
Rinoa Whoever this Leon was, he should wake up right now. If Rinoa had to listen to that other girl bitch for much longer, then she might have to wake up, and the results would not be pretty.
Somewhere, Zone and Watts were scared, and they didn't even know why.
For now, she settled for shifting awkwardly in her sleep and refusing to surface, and making a whining noise that indicated she was absolutely not ready to face the day yet, and they couldn't make her.
Pinky The blonde girl with the long braid frowned at the ninja. "So ... Leon has a girlfriend?" she asked, her eyes playful.
Squall "Who's Leon?" Squall asked grumpily.
(And where the hell AM I?)
He disentangled his arm from Rinoa gently, and sat up. "Talk," he demanded, glaring at the shorter girl, the one who reminded him of Rikku.
Ninja! She would get back to the "who's Leon" question in a second, because there was something much more important on her mind. "Heartless are attacking the town again!" she shouted, jumping up and down. "They just destroyed Scrooge's ice cream shop!!!"
Rinoa Someone was screaming at someone else, and someone was heartless, and an ice cream shop -- seriously? This was about an ice cream shop?
Rinoa was going to kill somebody. Once she figured out which direction was up.
She lurched to a somewhat sitting-up position, forcing her eyes to focus on -- something. Where -- she had no idea where she was. The really loud ninja. That was who she should kill.
She didn't have her Cardinal strapped on, but she was a cranky, underslept Sorceress who had been rudely awakened. She didn't exactly need a weapon.
Pretty in Pink The ninja's life was quite possibly saved by the girl in pink ducking her head, to the side, in a bird-like manner.
"It's all right," she said, calmly, clearly mistaking Rinoa's morning rage for confusion. "You're among friends."
Squall "Where?" Squall demanded. "Where are we?"
He sighed.
"We'll go save your whatever from the heartless people, don't worry," he told the girls. They seemed nice-ish. "But you need to explain, first."
So Totally a Ninja The perky ninja gave him a quizzical look. "Are you feeling alright, Leon?"
Rinoa "No," Rinoa said. She was giving the perky girl a death look. "He got woken up by some strange girl kicking him and calling him 'Leon.'"
Squall "My name," Squall grumbled, "is Squall."
He pushed himself to his feet and glared down at the ninja.
ZOMG N1NJ4! "It... It is?" she asked.
Leon had changed his name after he hadn't been able to stop the Heartless from invading Radiant Garden and turning it into Hollow Bastion. He'd decided he didn't want to be 'Squall' anymore, not until he'd restored everything.
McGruff The man at the computer slammed a fist down loudly and glared at everyone. "I don't give a rat's ass WHAT your name is," he told Squall. "Call yourself King Mickey for all I care. I've got sensors going crazy all over the city, and the automatic defenses are completely busted." He jerked a thumb at Rinoa. "Can she fight?"
Rinoa "I'm a Sorceress," Rinoa said, pulling herself to her feet. Instinctively, she liked this guy. He got right to the point. "I can handle myself. We'll go take care of your invaders, and then someone will explain what's going on. Deal?"
Mystic Pink Healer The girl with the braid smiled. This girl would make a good match for Leon.
Gruff and Ready The man chuckled and tapped a button on his computer that started the heavily-reinforced door of the house to start unlocking and unbolting itself. "DAMN, girl! I like you! We got ourselves a deal!"
SUPERNINJAAWESOME!!! The ninja glared at Rinoa jealously. "Yeah, well, the Heartless aren't like anything you've fought before. Just stick close and don't get in my way." She hefted a huge shuriken and tossed Squall a gunblade that was almost identical to the one left behind in Fandom. "C'mon, Leon!"
Squall "Whatever," Squall replied firmly, glaring at the weapon. Dangling from the hilt of the gunblade, where a Griever pendant should be, was a strange symbol -- three connected circles, forming a stylized mouse head. He didn't like it. "Let's do this."
(NFI, NFB. Prelayed with the awesome angelo_wings. Squall and Rinoa have gone to the Kingdom Hearts universe for the weekend.)