melodiesoflife | Event || Revelations

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Event || Revelations

Characters: All the Heroes of Light and their Moogles.
Where: Order's Sanctuary, The Interdimensional Rift and their Homeworlds.
When: August 03rd - August 30th

Summary: Following the battle against Palitutu, all the Heroes of Light were transported into the Interdimensional Rift. They were told by Palitutu they would have to find her to prove they can break the cycle-- But before they could reach their destination, a malevolent entity from the Rift stripped them from their immortality...

And now, they woke up in a decaying and dying world, most specifically in a place called Order's Sanctuary. From there they are ready to jump... Into their homeworlds! Feel free to use this post for the Mingle at Order's Sanctuary and should your homeworld be the stage for the Heroes of Lights' next adventures, feel free to make a thread for it and as many sub-thread as necessary! Please refer to the OOC Post for questions and plotting.

Warning: Whatever you come up with.

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Zell. Calm down.

[He didn't need him going overboard and he didn't have the patience to deal with it.]

We'll explain once we secure the Garden. For now I need you to help us look for Palitutu and keep your mouth shut about this to anyone else.

[He made his way for the door.]

We stick together, got it?

[Selphie nodded about securing their home and would take things from there.]

Yeah, let's go!

[Her face then takes on a sheepish look again.]

Can we... stop by the Cafeteria first? I'm starving!

Tch, fine.

[Zell's reply to Squall was the last thing he said. Not even Selphie question of hitting the cafeteria first affected him. He crossed his arms and frowned. He really wanted to know what was going on, but he knew better than to insist when Squall was in that no-nonsense-leader mode.

Of course he'd help Squall and Selphie with tracking down this Palitutu, whoever that was. He didn't even know what they looked liked, but he'd help if a battle started.

He didn't even want to think that all this was some other form of a new spell, maybe a hallucinatory one. Because that would mean someone could cast it on not just cadets but high level SeeD like Squall and Selphie. Nope, definitely didn't want to think about that as an option! Maybe he should have talked to Dr. Kadowaki first... but he trusted Squall! He believed him! Whatever it was going on... somehow he'd missed it all.

That only made him frown deeper. Some SeeD he was.]

[Squall turns around solely for the reason of giving Selphie a are you kidding me right now? glare. With zero verbal response he leaves the room fully expecting them to follow.

Squall was tired, irritated, angry and exasperated all at once. There was no time for a lunch break right now. Secure the Garden was the only thing he wanted to deal with.

Once in the hall he finally comments,] Once we make sure the Garden is safe you can do whatever you want. I don't care.

[He wouldn't be joining for lunch, Squall had zero appetite when things were on his mind. He starts making his way for the training areas first.]

[Selphie knew from that look that she'd asked the wrong question at the wrong time. She grins sheepishly and waves her hands in front of her face.

He was right but Hyne, someone needs to sleep soon or they're going to blow up Garden rather than save it.]

What if we split up to check the Garden? Or... put out an announcement about a drill for securing the Garden?

[She reached for Squall's wrist and wrapped her hand around it tightly. There's no sheep in her next question but it's the best idea she's got about checking the dorms.]

Can you put an announcement out about a surprise dorm inspection? That might be the only way we can confirm that Palitutu isn't in the dorms.

[Selphie frowned at that notion of the ~~Tatertot~~ Tarutaru being inside the dorm and nobody being any wiser for it.]

Edited 2016-08-21 19:22 (UTC)

[Zell was up for anything, shifting anxiously from foot to foot when he wasn't following Squall. He didn't know what he could say as he still didn't know what was going on. But it made him eager to get this over with so he could find out what happened.

He may also be eager to make up for not noticing whatever it was that happened that even a cadet had noticed.]

[Squall didn't like the idea of them splitting up when Palitutu was concerned. If that tarutaru could bring them all here and hundreds of heroes were unable to do anything about about it what would one person be able to do on their own?

Selphie's idea for a surprise room inspection is good though. A way to check all the rooms out without everyone breaking into panic.]

That's a good idea. Zell, call Quistis and tell her to arrange it. Don't tell her any details just tell her I said so. Get her to lock the front gates and no more cadet exams until we've checked everything.

Edited 2016-08-21 20:39 (UTC)

[Between the three of them, Balamb Garden has been successfully secured! Selphie saw the look of utter disdain on some of the Cadet's faces at the surprise room inspection but some of them, along with a few SeeD, have been issued notice to clean up their acts. One should not have a pile of empty pizza boxes growing four different colours of mold. Selphie can appreciate a good chemistry experiment but that was just plain wrong.

Eventually, they find themselves outside of Squall's dorm room and Selphie has had enough of his surly disposition. She isn't sure if it's going to work but she smiles innocently at Squall while nudging Zell behind their Commander. They have yet to discuss everything that's going on in Crystallis and while Selphie isn't sure what to say to Zell about it, she's still going to try.

She may or may not have a scheme in mind for their grumpy leader but who can say for sure?]

There we go! Mission Complete!

Edited 2016-08-21 22:20 (UTC)

[Zell immediately did as Squall asked, but the rest of the checking was thankfully uneventful. Apart from some rather disgusting rooms for the super-neat Zell. In another circumstance, he probably would have repeated the cleanliness guidelines to them. But they were kind of busy looking for this Palitutu person and with the way Squall was acting, this Palitutu was obviously a serious threat.

Once the search was done and they were back in Squall's room, Zell was beyond anxious to hear what had happened. Frowning, he shook his head at Selphie. He didn't know what her nudge was about, but he waited long enough.

Feeling like some unobservant fool, he asked the question that had been nagging him this whole time.]

Alright, so what the hell happened?!

[Squall opens the door to his room to let them file back inside. It was easier to talk here than it was anywhere else for the time being.

The check had turned up nothing. On one hand this eased Squall's mind that the Garden was safe but on the other he was slightly frustrated they couldn't find anything. He hated to admit it but there were already people in Aqures Ixen that he didn't want to see get hurt. And Palitutu not showing up here meant that they were elsewhere.

Which also meant they couldn't stay here much longer.

He moves over to his gunblade case that he left on the table. He knew he owed Zell an explanation but what was about to come out of his mouth would probably be pretty unbelievable for him.]

...A little over a month ago I was pulled into another world called Crystallis. For you, nothing would have changed. For me, I was stuck there. There's a calamity coming and we're trying to stop it. Selphie's been there for a lot longer than me, so she understands more than I do right now. It looks like we've been temporarily sent home, but I have a feeling that won't last. Unless we can find and stop Palitutu.

[He glances at Selphie for more explanation. He was getting tired of talking already.]

[Selphie can take a hint and continues on with the explanation.]

Palitutu is the one who started this whole mess from what I've heard and we're trying to come up with solutions to make this all stop for good. The thing is, Crystallis is using the energy from our world and a whole bunch of other worlds to surround it with Crystal. It's my second time being in that world and while it only felt like I was gone for a few days, I was in what's called Crystal Stasis for a year.

If we don't stop the Calamity from stopping there, it won't be long before it tries to destroy our world and all of those other ones.

[She leaves out the fact that Zell is in Aqures Ixen in Crystal Stasis as they were speaking. She gives Squall a tired look that doesn't match the exhaustion that the Commander must be feeling.]

It's up to us and a bunch of others like us. We've been dubbed the Heroes of Light so I guess we're kinda like superheroes now?

[Zell listened to both of their explanations. First he had to almost literally bite back his questions. He believed Squall, he just didn't know how it was possible! But they'd been through time compression. Zell could admit that he still didn't understand a lot of that kind of stuff.]

Tch, man, I dunno how you've been there when I saw you guys everyday!

[But he could understand that threats to his world must be stopped. It was part of the reason he chose to learn to fight and attend Garden. No matter what that threat was, he wanted to help protect the people he knew and loved.

Eventually he nodded his understanding.]

Alright, so first we gotta find that 'Palitutu'?

[He looked to Squall, expression clearly asking 'what now?' Squall and Selphie still knew more about Palitutu than he did. They might know where to start the rest of their search.]

Edited 2016-08-26 17:42 (UTC)

[Squall is quiet for a moment. Unfortunately, even if they had explained everything to Zell would it make any difference once he and Selphie went back through the portal?

He's conflicted on what he wants to do next. There is the very real desire for him to just stay here because this was his home and he's still bitter about being taken from it. But still, there is no way to prove that it's safe from Palitutu.]

Like I said, everything would've been the same for you. But not for us.

And...finding Palitutu will be up to Selphie and I. You'll have to stay here. We have to go back.

[He moves towards the door again.]

[Squall, Selphie knows that you mean well by heading back and all but honestly, you look like you're about to fall over. Selphie darts to the door ahead of him and thrusts her arms out to either side, intent on blocking his path.]

Not so fast!

[She's praying that this is going to work and that Squall will understand once he wakes up.]

You need a nap first. Nighty-night!

[Selphie pushes her hand forward and prays that she can use some of the stocked magic she had stashed with her GFs.]

Sleep!

I don't need-

[The sleep spell is instantaneous and Squall finds himself losing consciousness immediately.

Unfortunately for his teammates, Squall falls forwards as his eyes shut and his body goes limp.

Don't let him crack his head open on the floor...]

WHAT?! Hey!

[Like hell he was gonna stay put after hearing all that! He stepped closer to Squall, frown on his expression, reaching out to grab Squall to stop him and voice his protest. But Selphie blocked Squall and before Zell knew it she cast sleep on Squall.

Zell responded quickly, moving even closer and using his already outstretched arm to wrap around Squall instead of grabbing onto his arm like he'd been planning to.]

What the hell, Selphie?

[He probably should have just cast the magic to wake Squall up, but instead he moved Squall to the couch to lie him down. Maybe part of the reason he didn't wake Squall up was because he really didn't want to just sit back and do nothing when their world was in danger again. After Squall was situated, he looked back to Selphie for her explanation.]

[Selphie knows that Zell wants to help but she doesn't know what would happen if he did come along. She smiled sadly at her friends before she moved to retrieve a blanket for the sleeping commander.]

Please tell me you noticed that he looks like he hasn't slept. We look after each other and well...

[She comes out of Squall's room with a blanket and drapes it over his sleeping form.]

I don't want him to be in such a bad mood all the time. I know he's not happy about the situation we're being forced to deal with but he's trying to do it all by himself again. I wish he'd lean on me a little more so he doesn't have to get all worked up again...

But Zell, we need you here. You're the only person that we've told all of this to and someone needs to explain it to the others in our stead. [She pointed to Squall.] I'll look after our Leader if you can do that for me.

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omg, once they secure Garden, Selphie is casting Sleep on Squall, end of story. omg go to bed.

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A FEW HOURS LATER...

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>D She's doing this cuz she cares Squally~

Out of order tag because I do what I want :3

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