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Chapter 1: Disappeared...forever?

Is it morning already?  Matron asked herself.  She stood up and looked out the front of the 
orphanage.  Suddenly a voice called out "hurry up Irvine, Matron is already awake!"  it was 
Zell.  Then Squall, Rinoa, Zell, Quitis, Selphie, Cid, Irvine and the garden appeared.  Then
 Matron remembered it was her birthday. Then Squall said  "today is your birthday Matron,
 lets go celebrate it in the garden."  As they entered balloons and crepe paper fell from 
the ceiling.  SeeDs and students cheered as Matron walked to the auditorium.  As they were 
singing Happy Birthday the garden shook.  Squall said "Ill check this out."  He motioned to 
Rinoa and the others to come. When they went out, there was Tiamat one of Ultemecia's servants.
  He said in a deep voice "I have come to take revenge for my fallen master."  Quickly Zell 
said, "I thought we destroyed you!"  Tiamat said 'I am a GF so I cannot be destroyed."  "Well 
lets see!" yelled Squall.  He preformed a lionheart and then Irvine fired AP ammo when Rinoa a
nd Angelo did a wishing star.  Zell did a My Final Heaven and Selphie did her slot.  Quitist 
did blue magic. After they were done Tiamat barley flinched and then Gilglimesh appeared Tiamat 
hit him and he fainted.  Tiamat stood there over fainted Gilglimesh.  All of a sudden Seifer 
appeared and did a demon slice on Tiamat and he fell to the ground in two pieces.  Squall asked,
 "Why did you do that?"  Seifer said " it's Matron's birthday so I'll be on your side today."
 Out of nowhere appeared the rest of Ultemecia's servants. They started to attack the gang. 
Over an hour of bloodshed, everyone had K.O.d   except for Seifer, Squall and Rinoa. Only the 
Red Giant, Omega weapon and Trauma. Seifer turned around to revive the others. He took a heavy 
blow on the head from the red giant. Laguna, Kiros and Ward appeared. Laguna said, "you're
 having a hard time aren't ya?" Squall then completed a blasting zone, which knocked out Trauma.
 Rinoa yelled  in panic "we're not going to make it!"  Kiros yelled "Oh yeah we are!" then 
revived the rest of the gang. The Red Giant threw away his sword and punched Seifer in the 
stomach.  Seifer fell to the ground K.O.d.  Zell turned to Seifer but saw an empty space.  
"What the-"  omega weapon whacked Zell and then he disappeared. The same happened to Ward
 and Kiros.  The red giant punched Irvine and he flew into the garden. Selphie and Quitis
 tried to attack the giant but were also hit by Omega Weapon and vanished. The red giant 
attacked Rinoa, Squall jumped to block then Laguna jumped to block. Laguna got socked in 
his face. He faded away just like the rest. "Squall, are" Rinoa was interrupted with a
 huge whack in the back of her head and disappeared. "Rinoa!" Squall shouted in rage.
He jumped up and presented a few lionhearts on both of the enemies. After the battle,
Squall waited to see if the rest of the gang along with Laguna, Kiros, Ward and Seifer
would return.  Over an hour, they didn't return. After five minutes, Selphie appeared 
and told Squall that she didn't think that the others would make it back. She explained 
to Squall that they were lost in a maze. "No, they have to find their way out! They have 
to!" Squall yelled. Rinoa, you have to come back! Squall yelled in his mind.