Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Final Fantasy:The Ultimate Quest ❯ A Frienship Is Born ( Chapter 3 )

Chapter 3

A Friendship is Born

Cloud and Squall walked around Garden.

"This is a nice place,"Cloud awed."Yeah,"Squall replied."I can remember being a simple student here.Now,Im runnig for Garden Master/Headmaster.the last master we had tried to kill me and the current Headmaster,Cid,is stepping down.im running against a woman named Xu." "Oh,cool,"replied Cloud pretending to understand what Squall had said.

Squall turned to Cloud."You know,three years ago,me and five other SeeDs defeated an almighty Soceress and saved this very Planet." Cloud nodded in interest."SeeD?"

"Oh,yeah.Heres some Garden 101.SeeDs are what the people around here are training to be.Some,already are,"Squall informed."Oh.So youre gonna be the ruler of this place?"

Cloud looked around at some kids about 16 doing multiple pushups lead by that Zell dude."Reminds me of SOLDIER six years ago." "Pardon?"Squall asked."Oh,nothing." "So back there you said you were older than me.How do you know?" "Im not sure,"Cloud replied."I guess I can just tell." "Oh,"Squall nodded. "Im 21,"Cloud replied.

Squall growled."Im 20!!!!!!!!!!" "Arent you kinda young to be a headmaster?" "Well,at 17,I was kinda young to save the world.I have loads of respect from the people here,but the competitions tough since Xu would be the first woman Headmaster of Garden History.The highest woman respected would be Sorceress Edea.Shes the present Headmasters wife,"Squall replied.

The two men walked past the green area of Garden."Hey wanna go to the Training Center?"asked Squall."I never got to see you fight.Thats a nice sword." "Sure,"Cloud replied.

The two walked down a pale hallway that lead to a complete change of scenery.It was like a forest with little birdies and deers equipped with a beautiful tree and a giant man-eating dinosaur.

……………..

"Sweet,a T-Rexaur,"Squall smiled."I haven't fought one of these for a while.Cloud,think you can handle it?"

Cloud laughed at such a stupid question.Now,me and you both know he could handle a battle like this.

He took on Emerald Weapon and succeeded.He had comrades of course,but we still know he could handle this.

Cloud pulled out his Bustersword and charged at the creature.The T Rex swung his tail and knocked Cloud to the ground with a large thud!.Squall cracked up and casted cure on Cloud."Now this is how you fight….GREIVER!"Squall yelled,unarmed.

The spikey-haired blonde watched as a giant,blue lion-like creature let out a huge beam of light, reducing T-Rexaur to a puddle.

Squall laughed."Thats how you take care of one of `dose."

Cloud shook his head."You rely on Summons,pity."

Squall suddenly seemed angry."You think you can take me on?!"

Cloud smiled."Challenging me seems out of your care-free character.Youre acting like you said Zell acts."

Squall drew his Gunblade."I know,since defeating Ultimacia,Ive changed."

"Ultima-who?"

"Forget it,just prepare to die."

"Really?!"

"No,that just sounded cool."

Squall darted a Cloud,ready to swing his weapon with a powerful stroke.

Thats what he did.

CLASH!

Their blades colliding caused sparks to fly in the air.(A/N:Literal sparks,they dont love each other,lol.)

Cloud smirked and threw a blow of his buster sword at Squall.The bustersword scraped Squalls stomach,which suprizingly didn't slow him down.

"Lets see how you love magic,"Squall called out."Firaga."

A pillar of flame formed around Cloud ad absorbed into his crimson armour,refreshing him.

"I believe you prounouned that wrong,"Cloud corrected."Fire3!"

A pillar of flame of the same kind formed around Squall and caused him some pain.

"No one calls it Fire3 anymore,"Squall informed.

The two charged at eachother and clashed their blades together multiply.As they fought,they talked.

Squall memorized Clouds moves and agilty."You remind me of an old rival of mine.Seifer was his name."

"Did he die?"

"No,unfortuneately."

"Then why are you using his name in past tense?"

"Because he WAS an old rival of mine."

"Sure,but you said Seifer WAS his name.That would mean either he died or he legally changed his name."

The two fought and argued for hours until Cloud decided he wanted to go check out the rest of Garden.

Squall and Cloud were sitting on Squalls bed in his dorm room.They were looking at a photo album which contained all of Squalls friends from SeeD.

"Thats Quistis.She used to be my instructor even though she was only a year older than me.Me and Quisty are going out right now…."

Cloud nodded."Shes very pretty."

"Theres Selphie.Shes my friend Irvinnes girl and she has a very cheerful attitude.She also loves trains.One time,I got her a toy-train for Christmas,she flipped."

Cloud smiled."Youre sure have quite some interesting friends.'

"Heres Zell.You know him.Hes an instructor now and he works with Discaplinary dudes with the weird hats to get his T-board back one day."

T-Board?

"Heres that Irvinne dude.Hes a Headmaster in a different Garden called Galabian Garden."

Squall motioned to close the book when Cloud noticed there was one more person in the picture he was showing him.

`Whos that?"Cloud pointed.

Squall sighed."Thats Rinoa.I really dont wanna talk about it."

Cloud saw a tear escape Squalls eye and drip down next to his scar.

"Dr.Kadowski said I could sleep in the Infirmary since all the dorms are taken,"Cloud replied."Ok,"Squall nodded."See you in the morning." "Later!"