Try saying that three times fast!  Anyway, my entire day consisted of going to Kalamazoo and back.  I got up at 4 in the morning, left at 6 and was gone for about 10 and a half hours.

With that done, I am now enjoying pizza.  The story arc will be frozen for the weekend.  Time to enjoy the rest of this day…

Today’s high is going to be 57 degrees and the silver lining is being able to take a breather after a long day.

To those of you who are enjoying this Saturday, I hope that you all have a fantastic day.

 

Rinoa:  Kyle!  Are you ready?

I guess.

Rinoa:  You GUESS?  It’s fine.  We’re using the buddy system.  We both escaped our daddy’s mansion and I have the Odine Bangle to suppress the Sorceress’s powers…

Is something like that going to work?

Rinoa:  It must!  Odine has done extensive research in studying magical properties.  The Lunar Cry, Sorceress Adel, and some powerful machine that can junction magic!  Haven’t you read his scientific journals?

Umm…

Rinoa:  Hmph!  Well, you’re my backup.  On three, we both enter the sorceress’s chamber.  I’m going to pretend that the Odine Bangle is a “gift” to the Sorceress…

Sounds like a plan.

Rinoa:  Ready?  One…Two…THREE!!!!

*both Rinoa and I enter the Sorceress’s Chamber*

Rinoa: Umm… Excuse me… I’m…the daughter of, um…Galbadian Army’s, um…General Caraway. I…thought I’d…come pay my respects…You know…’cause of my father and all… So, I…um…brought you a small gift.  Please…

*both Rinoa and I approach the Sorceress but are knocked back by some force. We both hang in the air*

Ahhh…

Rinoa: Ugh…

*we both drop to the floor unconscious*

*the Sorceress goes to the outdoor mic*

Meanwhile…

Annie: There she be!

Irvine:  I see her.  There she is…

*both I and Rinoa are behind the Sorceress in some hazy trance state of mind*

Annie:  W-WHAT?!!

Irvine:  H-hey!  T-that girl!

Shower: Kyle…?

Squall:  Rinoa…?

*the sorceress gives a dreadful speech about her rise to power and violently strikes Deling with a powerful spell before using psychokinesis to toss him aside*

Edea: Let us end this ceremony with a sacrifice.

*Edea’s magic makes 2 Iguana-like statues come to life, and they head toward me and Rinoa*

Annie:  Whoa whoa WHOA!  That Kyle there is in a world of trouble!

Irvine:  So is Rinoa!  We have to help her!

Shower:  What a wonderful idea!  But you have failed to see the obvious.  One, the parade hasn’t even started and two, the gate’s not open!

Squall:  You took the words out of my mouth.  But yeah.  There’s very little what we can do right now…

Annie:  Are you serious?!!!

Irvine:  You have GOTTA be kidding me!

*parade begins and gate opens, causing Annie, Irvine, Shower, and Squall to all stealthily run in, blending in with the crowd*

*moments later, the four reach the balcony where a pair of Iguions were chasing both Kyle and Rinoa*

Phew!  Hurry and take these monsters out!

Annie:  You don’t have to say that twice!

Irvine:  That goes double for me!

Shower:  KYLE!!!!

Squall:  Rinoa!!!

*the four easily slay the two Iguions and run to both Rinoa’s and my aid*

It’s about time you came!  I was very scared…

Rinoa:  M-me t…too…

*I cling to Shower’s arm and Rinoa clings to Squall’s arm*

Shower:  Relax.  The big bad lizard is dead.

Squall:  It’s over.

I was soooo scared.  I mean, I was really trembling…

Rinoa:  Y-yeah…

Shower:  Now wait a second.  Aren’t you used to battles?

Squall:  I thought that Forest Owls were ready for combat…

Uh, yeah.  But Forest Owls usually don’t fight alone.  It’s safety in numbers!

Rinoa:  That is correct!  Even with Kyle and I, we usually have larger numbers with the Forest Owls…

*Rinoa and I follow the four to the carousel*

Shower:  It’s all up to Annie…

Squall:  And Irvine.  We get just two shots…

*both Shower and Squall walk up to Annie and Irvine*

Shower:  Oh, come on…Don’t tell me you’re going to chicken out…

Squall:  Irvine…Do you have the jitters?

Annie & Irvine:  I can’t do it….

*both Shower and Squall facepalm*

Shower:  Annie O’Hara!!!

Squall:  Irvine Kinneas!!!

Annie:  Y’all…I just can’t pull the trigger!  I always choke like this when I have to deal with all the pressure.  Yeah, I like to be the cool shot and mess with y’all, but the pressure is too much, dear!

Irvine:  Yup.  I’m just as scared.

Shower:  Forget all that.  Just shoot already!

Squall:  That goes for you, too.  Shoot!

Annie:  Y’all need ta think about what’s about ta happen…This here bullet is about to hit the sorceress…It will put me down in history…The infamous Annie O’Hara.  The one woman who fired the shot heard all around the world.  Galbadia’s history…the world’s history.  It’d all be changed forever…It’s too much fer me, sugar!

Irvine:  Both Annie and I would be changing history forever.  Neither of us can deal with the burden of that…

Shower:  So?  Just shoot already!

Squall:  *sigh* Just do it…

Annie:  I can’t, dagnabbit!

Irvine:  Neither can I…

Shower:  Annie, just calm down, okay?  Everyone is waiting for you to make your move.  Even if you miss, it’s not going to be a big deal.  Just girl up.  What comes out of this, we will take care of everything else.  Just think of it as a signal for all of us to move.  A signal for us to attack…

Squall:  I like that idea.  Just pretend that it’s a signal, okay?

Annie:  A signal, huh?  Well, I’ll be!  Y’all better be ready then!  ‘Cause Annie O’Hara is about to strike!

Irvine:  And let’s not forget the Indomitable Irvine…

*both Annie and Irvine kneel down, holding their sniper rifles steadily*

Annie:  So y’all want a signal?  Here is comes!  Three…

Irvine:  Two…

Annie: One…

Annie & Irvine:  FIRE!!!

*both Annie and Irvine fire their sniper rifles from either side, but the sorceress puts up a barrier to deflect the bullets*

Shower:  Thanks!  Squall and I are going to move in on the sorceress.  Annie, you take care of Kyle!

Squall:  And Irvine, you take care of Rinoa!  Ready, Shower?

Shower:  I was born to be!

*both Shower and Squall leap off the podium and hijack a car to reach the float trapped in the gate where the sorceress was*

Signe:  Well, look who the cat dragged in?

Seifer:  So, this is how it turns out, huh?

Shower:  So, you’re the sorceress’s slave?  Um…Butt kisser?

Squall:  What about lap dogs?  I see two of them!

Signe:  LAP dogs?  Very funny.  Seifer and I are knights of the sorceress…Don’t you see?  This was our dreams!

*Shower and Squall fight Signe and Seifer*

Signe: No no NO!!  I can’t lose!!!

Seifer:  We…lost…?!

Shower:  Let’s face it, Signe.  You totally lost your mind.  You and Seifer both…

Squall:  We win, and you both lose…

Sorceress Edea: …A pair of SeeDs. …Planted in a run-down Garden.

*Edea attacks, but Annie, Irvine, Rinoa and I come in as backup*

Let’s take her down!

Rinoa:  Let’s!  We can fight her if you’re with us…

Annie:  Y’all…I need redemption…

Irvine:  You and me both…

Edea: …the accursed SeeDs.

*the party of six takes out Edea*

Edea: Impudent SeeDs!

*Edea forms two giant ice spikes, impaling Shower and Squall. They both fall off the float…*