Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Fanfic Files ❯ 'Blackout!' ( Chapter 2 )

~Chapter 3~

'Blackout!'

It had been feeding off the power of the mosters in the lower levels of the Garden. It needed the energy. But now it needed more than the mere energy from simple beasts. It shot along, hearing the familar whir of the elevator. It waited at the doors until all became silent. Now it had would travel up to find a greater high in energy. It shattered the doors with a swift headbutt of its boney crown. It skillfully climbed up the shaft until it reached the next floor. Once again, a swift knock from its boney crown cracked the door open like an egg. It sensed the presence of power. Briskly, it shot to the exact source of the power; an electric generator. Tentively, it chewed on the wires, expiriencing the gleeful surge of power the electricity provided. There was a faint snap and pop, then the power stopped flowing. Annoyed, it skulked off to find more energy, it needed it.

~Meanwhile~ Above, on the first, second and third floors, the power went out without any warning. Squall looked up at the ceiling. He was in the library, pondering where his life went wrong. That and he wanted to be as far as possible from Seifer and Rinoa until he fully adapted to the harsh reality. He walked up to the front desk. "What's going on?" he asked. The librarian looked up at him. "Dunno, some kinda blackout. The main generators are shot. Someone'll have to go check it out..." she said. Without another word, Squall turned out and headed for the elevator, only to find out it was broken. But of course, it runs on electricity. he thought to himself. THe others slowly filtered in to. Squall noticed that Seifer and Rinoa were holding hands. He quickly diverted his attention to something else. Irvine and Selphie were the last two to show up. He noted that Irvine had lipstick on his collar and Selphie had a hickey on her neck, which she was feverently trying to cover up with some foundation. "What the hell's going on?" asked Zell. Squall shrugged. "Power outage. Main generator's out. I'm going to check it out." Zell arched an eyebrow. "But don't the elevators run on electricity?" he asked. Seifer reached out and cuffed Zell's ears none too lightly. "Course they do, chicken-wuss! So we just use the trap door at the bottom and climb down you dumbass." he said cooly. "DON'T CALL ME CHICKEN-WUSS!!" Zell said to Seifer, tensing up. Seifer just laughed. Squall continued on, changing the subject. "Yes. WE use the trap door and climb down, and find the problem and fix it if possible. If not, we get someone who can. Who's coming?" Everyone nodded or agreed. That was it, they were into the darkness.

Stay tuned for the next chapter 'Into the darkness' Don't worry, I'll try to write more soon.