Chapter 1
"the End is Only the Beginning.."
by Yeun Hing Lee
[LOUD THUNDER]
[RUMBLING]
lightning and thunder flashes from the dark clouds above the
sky...
wind blows as if a tornado is coming...
....
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
"...?" it's Cloud...he's strange
place. there's nothing but light surrounding him. he can hear thousands of
voices around him.."???!!!! WHO'S THERE???"
....
"COME OUT..!!!!"
"the Planet is in great danger." whispers a little
girl voice..
"danger?? who are you??"
"we will meet...SOMEDAY. when you're
ready.."
"ready??? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT??? i'm born
ready...whatever you want me to do =P" whispers Cloud, and scratches his
head.
the light slowly disappears and so does the voices around
him..!!
everything turns dark..!!
"we will meet again.." whispers the
girl..
"WAIT..!!! STOP...!!!"
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
[LOUD THUNDER]
"CLOUD..!!!" shouts a man voice.
cloud blinks, "whatta..??"
he looks around.
there's lightning and thunder in the sky...and wind blowing.
not far away, the Meteor is coming..
cloud was day-dreaming..or was he? , "where am
i?"
"UHMM..WE'RE GONNA DESTROY SEPHIROTH..REMEMBER???"
said Cid, "and you just stood there...thinking???"
"i was...dreaming?"
"TIS AIN'T NO @#$% TIME TO DREAM!!!" shouts Barret,
"GET YOUR SPIKY-ASS UP AND LEAD US TO
SEPHIROTH..!!!!"
Cloud nods, and lead them to Sephiroth.
this is the day they will battle Jenova/Sephiroth and stop the
Meteor, or their last battle...
"..." Cloud is still thinking about the dream,
"could it be real..?? the voices and the girl and...it sound so close, yet
so far away. what's going on??"
"Cloud..you alright?" said Tifa, walking close to
him..
"yea..." whispers Cloud, and then as he hops on a
rock, "i was having the strangest dream."
then Tifa jumps on the rock, "but ever since we
discovered your real self, you hardly have those kinda
dreams??"
"it looks so real." said Cloud, "the
voices...all around me. whispering. as if telling me a secret that i'll never
understand. like thousands of souls surrounding me. i can feel it...especially
the little girl. it's weird..but even though i never met her, i felt as if i
did. do you think she's Aeris?"
"...!!" Tifa freaks out a little, very surprised.
then she lowers her head, "you're still thinking about
Aeris?"
"guess so...i wish i could see her, just once." said
Cloud, "it's been so long that she's gone. i missed everything we did
together..especially in Gold Saucer."
"..." Tifa is sad, "so i guess...i..i don't
need tell you my secret anymore.."
"secret??" blinks Cloud, "i thought we're
straight to each other?? i thought we're best friends?"
Tifa closes her eyes, "sometimes, words can't describe
everything..especially the feeling from your heart.."
"...tifa.." whispers Cloud, he doesn't
understand..?
"HEY CLOUD!!!!" shouts Barret, "WILL YOU STOP
CHATTING OVER THERE AND START WALKING..!!! I CAN'T WAIT TO KICK SEPHIROTH'S
ASS..!!!"
"damn...sometimes i don't even know why i joined
Avalanche and met HIM???" sighs Cloud, "huh?"
not far away...a stranger stood there, in their
way..
[WIND BLOWING]
"what the hell..??" blinks Cid..as they get closer
to see who it is.
[CLAP] [CLAP] [CLAP]
"i'm very impressed.." whispers the
stranger..
"the voice.." said Cloud,
"it's..YOU!!!!"
"[GASPS]" Cloud and his friends gasps and takes
their weapon out..!!
"so you remembered me, Cloud?" grins the stranger,
"who would've thought you could escaped from your own
illusions.."
it's Sephiroth..!! , "i thought the Weapons and other
monsters would finish you off, but i was wrong. even my mother's cells can't
destroy you.." he stare at Cloud...eye to eye, "but those cells are
WORTHLESS!!! they're weak..!!! but there's no way you can beat me. BECAUSE
JENOVA AND I ARE....ONE!!!! OUR POWERS ARE CONNECTED TOGETHER..!!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHH..!!!"
"damn you.."
then Sephiroth stops laughing, "my mother isn't far away
from this point. it's my job to protect her.." (hey, if i got the ending
part of the game wrong...don't blame me! i haven't beaten the game
yet!!)
"YOUR LIFE ENDS HERE..!!! NO ONE CAN'T STOP THE
METEOR..NOT EVEN YOU!!!!" hisses Sephiroth, and attacks..!!
he uses his MasaMune sword and slashes Barret..!!
"..DAMN!!!" Barret couldn't avoid it..there's a deep
cut in his arm..!
"DOES IT HURT???" laughs Sephiroth, and uses magic,
"ASTEROID"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHHH..!!!" the magic was too
strong...they all lay on the ground....dead.
[WIND BLOWING]
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH..!!!! YOU FOOLS...!!! NO ONE
CAN DEFEAT THE GREAT SEPHIROTH...AND THE POWER OF JENOVA..!!!!" laughs
Sephiroth, very cold-blooded..
"grrrr..." Cloud opens his eyes...half-dead. he
looks around. all his friends are seriously wounded..laying on the ground,
lifeless, "Cid..?? Cait Sith?? Barret?? Red..?? Yuffie..?? Vincent?? please
answer me.."
....
"..." Cloud is shocked, "i can't believe
it...BARRET??? VINCENT??? WAKE UP!!! YUFFIE...!!!!"
....
"they're gone..they're really gone." whispers Cloud,
very sad. then he remember something, "TIFA!!!"
Tifa is laying on the ground..not far away from
him..
"TIFA..!!!! ANSWER ME..!!! TIFA..!!! TIFA..!!!! YOU CAN'T
JUST LEAVE ME...JUST LIKE AERIS..!!!!" said Cloud, "TIFA...PLEASE
ANSWER ME!!!'
....
but she's gone..
"Tifa.." whispers Cloud, "no...NO!!!! THIS IS A
DREAM!!! IT CAN'T BE REAL..!!! MY FRIENDS...TIFA...EVERYONE..!!!
NO..!!"
then he saw a boot in front of him...
it's Sephiroth. he stood there in front of Cloud, holding his
long sword...dripping with blood, "how does it feel,
Cloud?"
"grrrr...you asshole.."
"how does it feel to lose your most dearest person in
your life..?? how does it feel to lose that Ancient girl? it must be
painful." said Sephiroth, "but once the Meteor reaches the Planet, all
life will be doomed. nothing will survive but me and mother. we shall become god
and rule over the Lifestream!!"
"HOW COULD YOU?? MY FRIENDS ARE INNOCENT!!!" shouts
Cloud, "THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS..!!!! THEY JUST TAG
ALONG...BUT...BUT YOU AND I, IT'S SOMETHING I CAN'T JUST IGNORE AND WALK
AWAY..."
then Cloud struggles to get up, "even you kill me, you
will never get my spirit.."
"YOU CAN'T WIN THIS ROUND, EX-SOLDIER!!!! YOU'RE NOTHING
BUT A PUPPET..!!!" hisses Sephiroth, and use his
sword...!!
[LOUD THUNDER]
"[GASPS]" Cloud gasps, and open his eyes
wide..!!
.....
[SLASH]
a splatter of blood hits the ground...
Cloud falls on the ground..!!
"HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH..!!!!!" laughs
Sephiroth...
Cloud couldn't move. he's very tired and weak. his view...it's
all red..!! he can taste blood dripping from his face..!! HIS
BLOOD...
then he slowly closes his eyes...knowing that this is the end.
Sephiroth won..
but suddenly there's flash of light..!!!
* * * *
Chapter 2
"Five Years Ago..."
"....."
Cloud opens his blue eyes, "...?"
he's laying on a bed...inside a house?
then he sits up, "oh...my face...it
hurts.."
"you're awake." said a little girl
voice.
"????" Cloud is alert.
a little girl comes out from a room, "you've been
sleeping for 7 days..but i knew that you'll wake up!!"
the little girl have short green hair, and eyes. she wears a
dress.
"where am i..?"
"you're safe now in Midgar." said the little
girl
"Midgar..??? who are you??"
"HEY..!!! HAVE SOME RESPECT TO TIARA..!!!!" shouts a
familiar voice. a soldier enters the room, "IT'S THAT HOW YOU THANK A
PERSON FOR SAVING YOUR LIFE??"
"....!!" Cloud gasps,
"you're...ZACK!!!!"
"have we met?" whispers Zack, "anyways, what's
a soldier like you doing in the Ancient Forest??? even a SOLDIER like me
couldn't survive from those monsters in there..!!"
"i was in..the Ancient Forest?"
"damn. did that person SCARRED your brain
too??"
"scarred..??? what're you..??"
"don't ya know?" said Zack, "hmm..you were
unconscious. here, take a look."
Cloud grab a mirror, and gasps.
there's a scar right in his left eye..!!
"...!!!!" gasps Cloud, about drop the mirror,
"so..it wasn't a dream. I WAS FIGHTING SEPHIROTH..!!!
huh??"
he can see the sky from the reflection in the mirror behind
the window..
there's pollution...but no Meteor??
"where's the Meteor?? and the Cannon?? WHAT'S GOING
ON???" freaks Cloud
"HEY..!!! CALM DOWN!!! WHAT METEOR??? this is the year
XXX5. you sound like you're from XX10..!!!!" freaks Zack
"..." Cloud lowers his head, "the year XXX5?? i
was fighting Sephiroth in the XX10..!!"
then he touches his scar, "it can't be a
dream.."
"that scar almost killed you." said Tiara,
"whoever gave you the scar must be REAL STRONG. i thought you'll bleed to
death..!!"
"we tried everything to heal the scar for ya. but it's
just impossible." said Zack..
"so the scar will be with me...FOREVER?" whispers
Cloud, very sad, "huh?"
Tiara put her hand on his shoulder, and smiles, "have
faith. i'm sure your scar will heal...ONE DAY."
"tiara.." whispers Cloud, he knows he heard that
voice somewhere..??
"AAAWWWWW...HOW TOUCHING..!!!" smiles Zack,
"this doesn't happen everyday in Shinra..!!"
"Shinra??" blinks Cloud
[BEEP]
"ALL "SOLDIER" REPORT TO REACTOR 1...!!! ALL
"SOLDIER" REPORT TO REACTOR 1...!!! "AVALANCHE" HAVE BEEN
SIGHTED..!!!"
[BEEP]
"AVALANCHE..?" said Cloud
"DAMN..!!! NOT AGAIN..!!! THEY'LL NEVER GIVE
UP..!!!" sighs Zack, "well...back to fighting again. you two stay
here."
then Zack left..
"so it's true. i've been send back 5 years ago..??"
said Cloud, "no wonder i feel so...young, and weak."
"they need your help, stranger." said Tiara,
"go help Zack."
"...?" Cloud blinks...then he left the
room..
[ALARM]
Cloud is somewhere inside Shinra..., "this looks
familiar. if i'm really back in time, maybe i can change the past?? maybe i can
ruined Shinra's plan..and help AVALANCHE!!"
then Cloud was about to go somewhere...
"SO YOU'RE AWAKE." said a voice.
"..." Cloud stopped, and turn around,
"SEPHIROTH.."
Sephiroth stood there, his eyes staring straight at Cloud,
"the glow in your eye..you're in SOLDIER?"
"grrrr...damn you.." growls Cloud, wanting to kill
him.
"HEY....STRANGER!!!" shouts Zack, and joins them,
"you two met?"
"...." Sephiroth turn away, "i don't waste my
time on weaklings.."
"WEAKLINGS..???!!!! grrr..!!!!" freaks
Cloud
"you're lucky you get to meet the Great Sephiroth..!! no
one hardly sees him. one day..i wished to work with him." said Zack,
"anyways...we need help. we're out of SOLDIER. this time, the AVALANCHE
planned something different. we need as much help as we can."
then Zack smiles, "you can fight, right? join
us...uhmm..what's your name?"
"Cloud."
"Cloud..hmm...i swear i have a strong deja vu that i met
you before.." said Zack, "ALL RIGHT CLOUD!! LET'S
MOVE..!!!"
Zack and Cloud work as a team, and they enter Reactor
1...
"they're up to something...we must becareful." said
Zack
"right." said Cloud, "WATCH
OUT..!!!"
[BAM]
Cloud jumped and saved his friend..
"DAMN..!!! ALMOST GOT'EM..!!!!" shouts a familiar
voice. it's the leader of AVALANCHE. he quickly ran away...
"whoa..thanx." smiles Zack, "LET'S GO AFTER
HIM..!!!"
they chased after the leader for a long time,
until now.
"HOLY SHIT..!!!!! DEAD END..!!!!"
freaks the leader, almost fell from the Reactor..and thousands feet
below.
"YOU GOT NOWHERE TO HIDE,
AVALANCHE!!!" grins Zack, "TIME FOR YOU TO GO BEHIND
BARS..!!!"
"...!!!" gasps Cloud, when he saw the
leader, "BARRET..???!!"
"i'm sure they'll give
you a fair trial, if you surrender." said Zack
"FAIR MY ASS..!!!! THE SHINRA AIN'T GIVE A
DAMN ABOUT ME...OR YOU, KID!!!! YA'LL DUPED BY SHINRA..!!! THE REACTORS DESERVED
TO BE BLOWN TO BITS..!!!!" shouts Barret
"calm down...let's not
fight."
"THE SHINRA IS NOT GONNA GIVE UP 'TIL THEY
SUCK UP ALL THE MAKO ENERGY..AND KILL THE PLANET!!!! AND YA'LL HELP THEM DO
IT..??? YA'LL @#$%..!!!" shouts Barret, "IF I HAVE TO DIE, THEN LET'S
DO IT. BUT AVALANCHE WILL LIVE ON UNTIL THE END..!!!!"
"GRRR..!!!! YOU STUBBORN OX..!!!! i'll
teach you a lesson..!!!" yells Zack, and was about to fight..
"NO...ZACK!!! BARRET..!!! STOP!!!!"
shouts Cloud, and stop them.
"CLOUD..!!! WHAT'RE YOU DOING..???"
freaks Zack
"TIS AIN'T YOUR BUSINESS, LITTLE
FIGHTER..!!! GO BACK AND PLAY WITH YOUR TOYS..!!!!" shouts
Barret
"BARRET..!!!! IT'S ME..!!!
REMEMBER???"
"..." Barret hesitates, "who're
you?"
"BARRET..!!!!" shouts Cloud,
"THINK HARDER..!!!! REMEMBER WE USED TO.."
"CLOUD..!!!" shouts Zack
"DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING
'BOUT...BUT GOTTA GO..!!!" said Barret, and then he runs away...as Cloud
stops Zack from hurting Barret.
"GRRR..!! COME BACK HERE AND FIGHT..!!!!" shouts
Zack
Cloud let him go, "Barret is gone.."
"CLOUD..!! WHAT THE HELL HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU??? HE'S the
ENEMY!!!! HE'S the BAD GUY!!!" said Zack, "it's our mission from
Shinra to capture AVALANCHE..!!"
"...."
"[sighs] forget it. now there's NO WAY i can ever work
with Sephiroth." said Zack, "let's go back."
It's midnight...everyone is asleep.
Cloud is awake, "Barret doesn't remember
me...Zack doesn't remember me...even Sephiroth. i have to find out what's going
on?"
then he slowly get out from his bed..and sneeks
to the door.
"where you going?" said a girl voice,
behind him.
it's Tiara, "it's very late..you searching
for something?"
"yea.."
"fighters and SOLDIER is not allowed out
without permission." said Tiara, "but i won't tell."
"you won't?"
"whatever you're searching for must be
important." smiles Tiara, "i won't stop ya. go. i have a strong
feeling that you'll be ok."
"..." Cloud smiles,
"thanx."
then he exit the room.
Cloud looks around. no one is out at
night...except..
a helicopter slowly lift up..!!
"DAMN..!! FINALLY I CAN GET SOME PRACTICE BY
MYSELF..!!!!" said the driver...it's CID..!!! he looks much younger,
"THOSE @#$% SHINRA THOUGHT I SUCK?? I HANDLE MORE MACHINES THAN THEY'RE
@#$%..!!! EVEN THEIR CANNON IN JUNON DOESN'T WORK RIGHT..!!!"
Cloud hops in, "CID???"
"WHAT THE @#$%..!!!!!!" freaks Cid, almost crash the
copter, "YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE...!!!!!"
"so are you." said Cloud, "Cid, you don't
remember me either? it's me, Cloud."
"DO I CARE? NO. I'M CALLIN THE
GUARDS..!!!!"
"NO..!!! WAIT. I JUST NEED A RIDE TO SECTOR
7..!!!!"
"GUARDS..!!!"
"I'LL COME BACK...!!! i have to
anyways.."
"GUARDS..!!!! WHERE THE @#$% ARE YOU WHEN I NEED
YOU????"
"CID..!!! STOP!!!"
"GUARDS..!! GET YOUR @#$% AND ARREST THIS MANIAC..!!!
HE'S TRYING TO HIJACK ME AND THE COPTER..!!!"
"WHAT?????" freaks Cloud, then he pull his gun
toward Cid's head, "sorry, Cid. but i have to do this. i have to see
Barret. you must get me there."
"ok ok..!!! you made your point..!!!" freaks Cid,
"JUST WATCH THE HAIR..!!!"
then they went to Sector 7...
* * * *
Chapter 3
"Awakening"
Cloud holds Cid as a hostage...forcing him to give Cloud a ride
to Sector 7..
"DAMN...!!! WATCH IT..!!!" freaks Cid, very annoyed,
"wait until i tell President Shinra about YOU..!!! YOU @#$%
ROOKIE!!!"
"just shut up..."
"@#$%" murmurs Cid, "YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE
@#$%..!!!! NO ONE HAS EVER KIDNAPPED ME, THE GREATEST ENGINEER EVER..!!!! I'M
SURE SHINRA WILL PUT YOU IN A @#$% ROOM AND MAKE WEIRD @#$% EXPERIMENTS ON YOU
AND @#$% ON YOUR BODY AND ALL THAT @#$% CRAP..!!!"
"and i thought you were foul-mouthed in the
future.." whispers Cloud..
they finally arrived at a dump...?
"land here." said Cloud
"WHAT???"
"I SAID LAND HERE."
"CAN'T..!! TOO MUCH GARBAGE..!!!"
"hmm.."
"i say give it up, rookie." said Cid, "it's
weird..but i have strong feeling that we met before??" then he shakes his
head, "look, let's just head back, kay?"
"..." Cloud saw his chance, "i'm gonna
jump."
"you're gonna jump...YOU'RE GONNA WHAT???!!!!"
freaks Cid, almost lose balance..
"jump. see that pile of trash? i can make it." said
Cloud
"BUT THAT'S FAR AWAY..!!! YOU'LL GET
CRUSH..!!!"
"i'll be fine." said Cloud, "oh..Cid? please
don't tell the Shinra about this. i know it's weird...but i know what i'm
doing...and someday, you'll understand too."
"..." Cid lowers his head, hesitating..
Cloud sighs, then he jumps down..!!
[CLANG]
he made it..!!
but when Cloud was about to say bye to Cid...he's gone. Cid
have already left..
"i guess he's gonna tell.." said Cloud, then he went
to Sector 7..
there's a bar in Sector 7..and it's closed (it is midnight, ya
know?). Barret stood there, staring outside...at the Shinra
Company..
"when will people in Midgar understand??" said
Barret, "Shinra is nothin but bad news.."
"DADDY!!!!" a small little girl run to him...she's
only 1 yr, and already learned how to walk and talk...a little. she's holding a
paper, "LOOK..LOOOK..!!!"
"what's that, Marlene?" Barret lift his daughter up,
and saw a drawing in the paper made from Crayons..
"DIS...DADDY!! DIS...ME..!!" giggles
Marlene
"THAT LOOKS...GREAT!!!" smiles Barret..even though
he couldn't figure out what the drawing is...??
then Barret sighs, "i'm sorry..Marlene. i promise you
that once i get more people in AVALANCHE and get more money and support...i
PROMISE you i'll spend more time with you..!!"
"daddy..??"
"..." Barret lowers his head, "but it seem so
impossible!! most of the members quit or was killed..!! i'm the only one
left.."
[KNOCK KNOCK]
"HOLY..!!!!" freaks Barret, and hide Marlene in her
room, "THERE'S NO ONE HOME, ASSHOLE!!!! GO AWAY!!!!"
"it's me, Cloud."
"...??? that voice..??" Barret
hesitates..
[FLASHBACKS]
AVALANCHE just got off a train...and ready for a bomb mission.
a young man jumps out from the train after the rest of AVALANCHE. Barret comes
out, "a newcomer??!! follow me!!"....
[FLASHBACKS END]
"..." Barret blinks, "what WAS
THAT???"
"Barret..??? you there?? let me in..!!"
"grrrr...all right." murmurs Barret, and opens the
door.., "kid?"
"it's CLOUD." said Cloud, "what took you so
long?" and closes the door..
"WHO ARE YOU??? how do u know my name..? and my
hideout?"
"we're friends!! don't you remember one thing at all???
remember Sephiroth?? you all are killed by him...and i think i'm
last...remember??"
"hmm...sounds familiar."
"YOU WERE THERE..!!!! YUFFIE, TIFA, VINCENT, CAIT
SITH...ALL OF YOU WERE THERE..!!! AND ME..!!!!" said Cloud, "i know
everything about you. your past with Corel..and Marlene..."
"...." Barret sighs, then he load his gunarm,
"i'll make this quick and painless, kid."
"what??"
"can't let anyone know my hideout. it's for Marlene's
safety.."
"BARRET..???!!!"
"thanx for saving my ass back there..but this is
something i must do." said Barret, "i'm sorry, kid. i wish later in
the future, there might be someone like you with the experience from SOLDIER to
help AVALANCHE.."
"BARRET..!!! STOP SAYING THAT..!!!! I QUIT SOLDIER LONG
AGO...REMEMBER????" said Cloud, then he gives up, "fine. i tried to
convince Cid...but he doesn't remember me. i tried to convince you...but it's
still the same. it is as if everyone that i befriend with are all
gone..."
"..." Barret hesitates..
"just do it." said Cloud, "huh?" outside,
he saw a suspicious man sneaking away...he wears SOLDIER
clothing..!!
"A SPY!!!" freaks Cloud
"WHAT???!!! HOW THE HELL..???"
"WE HAVE TO STOP HIM..!!!" said Cloud, and went
after the stranger...
"heheheheh..this is GREAT!!! once i tell Shinra about
AVALANCHE's hideout..they'll wipe it off the map for sure!!" laughs the
man, "and make ME be one of Sephiroth's team members!!"
"HEY YOU...@#$!!!!" shouts Barret..
the stranger freaks out, and attack...but missed.
Cloud uses his gun (he haven't get the sword yet), and
attack..!!
Barret helps out.
very soon, the spy dies..
"WHEW..!!! that was close!!" sighs Cloud,
"damn..i can't stand this..GUN!!"
Barret checks out the stranger, "you were right. HE IS A
@#$% SPY. how did you..?"
"hey..i didn't spend my years in Shinra and with SOLDIER
fighters for nothing??" smiles Cloud, "you were really angry when you
were fighting...were you nervous or something?"
"NO..!! HELL NO..!!!" freaks Barret, then he shakes
his head, "ok. i admit. i was...scared."
"scared?'
"of Marlene's safety. if this spy gets to Shinra,
AVALANCE will collapse and Marlene will be in great danger.." said
Barret..then he gasps..
[FLASHBACKS]
Barret and Dyne were fighting in the Badlands...Barret tried
to convince Dyne to stop..but he went mad.
[FLASHBACKS]
Dyne smiles at Barret...then he hold out his arms, and commit
suicide..
[FLASHBACKS]
Barret was very angry when they couldn't save Sector
7...Jessie and the others were killed..
[FLASHBACKS]
Cloud and Barret became good friends..
[FLASHBACKS]
they were fighting against Sephiroth...but lost the
battle..
[FLASHBACKS END]
"barret??" blinks Cloud, "you ok,
man?"
"MY HEAD..!!!!! DDDAAAMNN..!!!!! AAAAAAHHH..!!!!!"
freaks Barret, very confused...
[FLASHBACKS]
Barret came home and hugged Marlene..she is 4 yrs.old. then he
is talking to Tifa and Cloud..
[FLASHBACKS END]
"AAAAAHHH..!!!!
so.....many....flashbacks....so...familiar.." whispers Barret,
"so...real.."
[FLASHBACKS]
Barret came back to the airship and join his friends,
"...i lived for Marlene. and i will fight for her future!!"
[FLASHBACKS END]
"...." Barret stood there, then kneels
down...
"barret...?" blinks Cloud, very
worried..
"cloud..?"
"BARRET??? IS THAT....THE REAL YOU???" freaks
Cloud
"get your skinny ass over here and help me up..!!"
"yep, he's back!!" smiles Cloud, and help
him...
"damn..my head hurts like @#$%." moans Barret,
"why..do i feel...different?" then he stare at Cloud, "DAMN..!!
YOU ARE....SHORT!!!! what happened to you??"
"i could say the same to you too, Barret. you're younger
than before!!"
"SHIT!!!" freaks Barret, "what the hell is
going on??? WHERE AM I???? WASN'T I....DEAD??"
"i thought so too." said Cloud, then he hesitates,
"it's very strange...I KNOW THAT WE BATTLED SEPHIROTH!!! and that wasn't a
dream...because of the SCAR."
"whoa..!!! WHAT HAPPENED???"
"Sephiroth gave that to me before i died.." said
Cloud, "if it was a dream, then why did the scar is still with me? why
weren't we back in the Highwind or in the year 2X10?? but instead in 2XX5...five
years back..?"
"makes a lot of sense to me."
"the weirdest part is...YOU ALL DON'T RECOGNIZE ME??? and
i seem to remember everything that happened before...but you all don't?? as if
we never met??" said Cloud, "and lately, i met people and places i
never seen before five years ago..?? like Tiara??"
"then what should we do? we're the only ones that knows
what will happen in the future.."
"hmm...i donna." said Cloud, "but for now, we
must keep this as a secret, and try to avoid to change the past. that's why i'm
going back to Shinra soon. later, we'll find the rest of our friends..and try to
think of something?"
"all right." smiles Barret, and went back to his
house..
Cloud walks away..
[AERIS THEME]
"huh?" Cloud walk pass by a house, and he noticed
it's Aeris's house.
"[humming]" a girl is humming in the
backyard...
"wow.." Cloud is amazed...the backyard is full of
flowers of all kinds. he went into the flower field, and look around, "this
looks better than in the future..! huh?"
"[humming]" not far away, a girl is taking care of
the flowers. she wears a pink dress, brown hair, and green eyes.
"...!!!!" Cloud gasps,
"AERIS..???!!!"
the girl touches a dying flower, "don't worry..i'll make
you ALL BETTER..!!"
then like magic, the flower started to bloom..!!
"..." Cloud spies on her..then he
tripped..!!
"who is it?" said the girl, "you can come
out."
Cloud steps forward, "hello Aeris."
"..." the girl is surprised, "have we
met?"
"you probably don't remember me..but i'm Cloud."
"Cloud? what a nice name!" then the girl stands up,
and smiles, "i'm Aeris."
she looks so young..!! and very beautiful too..
"..." Cloud is happy..yet, sad. he missed Aeris in
the future...but when he saw her back in the past, it brings back a lot of
memories. but Aeris is never the same again. she doesn't remember him or
anything about their journey?
"you're in SOLDIER, right?" said Aeris, then she
looks at the sky, "the sun is about to rise...beautiful, isn't it? it's
like life is reborn again.."
"the sun??!! DAMN..!!! GOTTA HEAD BACK..!!!" freaks
Cloud, then he walks away..
"wait."
Cloud stopped. Aeris gives him a flower, "here, take
this. this flower hardly blooms at all...but i have a strong feeling that you'll
be able to make it bloom..!!"
"...thanx.." whispers Cloud, then he runs back to
Shinra..
Aeris watches him leave..
Cloud sneeks back into bed...and very tired, "[YAWN] TIME
FOR BED..zzz"
"WAKE UP CLOUD..!!!! TIME TO WAKE UP!!!!" shouts
Zack, and stretches, "A BEEAUUTIFUL MORNING!!!! HEH??"
"zzzz...let me..sleep.."
"CLOUD!!! WAKE UP!!! YOU ACT AS IF YOU SNEEKED OUT FOR
THE WHOLE NIGHT!!!!" said Zack, "hmm...today Sephiroth is gonna pick
someone to work with him...a mission to the Reactor, near Nibelheim. i'll never
get picked..but i wonder what happened to the other people that worked for
him?"
"zzz..."
"CLOUD..!!!!" freaks Zack
someone enters the room, "you two...come with
me."
it's Sephiroth..!
"SEPHIROTH!!!"
"stop wasting my time. are you two coming or not?"
"but..but we failed the mission to capture
AVALANCHE..?"
"..." Sephiroth knows that.., "and what's the
prob?? MOVE OUT!!!"
then he walks pass by Cloud..who is sleeping like a pig,
"HMPH!!! NO WONDER YOU COULDN'T MAKE TO
"SOLDIER"..!!"
then he's gone..
"uhmm...zzz..what did he say?" whispers Cloud,
waking up..
"CLOUD.."
"what?"
"WE ARE....GOING TO THE NIBELHEIM REACTOR!!!!!"
* * * *
Chapter 4
"The Nightmare Begins.."
"HURRY...CLOUD!!!" shouts Zack, running
throught the hallways..!!
"COMING..!!!" said Cloud, wearing his boot,
"WAIT FOR ME, ZACK..!!! JUST..!!!"
[BOOM]
"ouch.." Cloud falls down, "WATCH WHERE
YA GOING!!! huh?"
it's Sephiroth, "so you're unprepared? what kind
of fighter are you?"
"grrrr..."
"CLOUD!!!" shouts Zack, and freaks out,
"SS...SEPHIROTH!!!!"
"you ready?"
"YES SIR!!"
"good. i need someone that are prepared for
everything...even worse times. people that are late and clumsy not
mentioning WEAK will die in battles for sure..!!" grins
Sephiroth
"DAMN...you..!!!" freaks Cloud
"we're heading for Nibelheim...let's MOVE
OUT!!!" said Sephiroth, and lead the way..
"he's cool, isn't he?" said Zack, very
amazed
"cool my ass.." whispers Cloud, then he
hesitates, "hmm..i guess Cid really didn't tell on me..??"
then they follow him
After a ride to Nibelheim...Cloud feels
sick..
"damn..i think i'm gonna.."
moans Cloud, very nauseous..
"can't stand car-rides, huh?"
said Zack
"anything with that moves.."
whispers Cloud, "we're here..?"
they stand in front of Nibelheim
entrance..
Cloud remembers that he must avoid changing the
past..that means, he can't talk to Tifa, YET. he must be a normal
soldier, and stick to the uniform.
"the Reactor is not far away from here."
said Sephiroth, "so how does it feel?"
"me?"
"yea, you. how does it feel to come back to your
hometown?" said Sephiroth, and lowers his head, "i wouldn't
know..because i don't have a hometown. all i know is that my mother's
name is Jenova, and she died after she gave birth to me. and my
father..."
then he laughs, "what does it
matter?"
later, they went to take a break before the
mission...
Cloud walks around, "wow..it's just like the old
times."
he stare at the well, and remembered the time he and
Tifa made the promise..
"Tifa.." whispers Cloud, missed her. not far
away, he can see his mom through the window..
she's fixing the kitchen..
"mother.." whispers Cloud, wanting to say hi
to her..but can't. he stood there, watching. even though his mom is
annoying him whenever he enters the door..especially after 2 years never
contact each other...he missed her. Cloud know this will be the last
time he'll see her again..
"HEY CLOUD..!!! WE HAVE TO GO!!" shouts
Zack, coming out from inn with Sephiroth and the other
soldier..
"right." said Cloud, and take one last look
at his mom, "goodbye...MOTHER."
then he join his friend..
a young girl stood there...she's TIFA!!!
"she'll guide us to the Reactor." said
Sephiroth..
"tifa..!!!" gasps Cloud, but can't talk to
her...
when they were taking a picture, Cloud
stood there..watching them.
"people in SOLDIER are so
lucky.." said the other soldier, next to Cloud, "they get to
have the best of everything..even taking a pic. with the Great
Sephiroth!! we fighters never get much.."
"yea.." whispers Cloud..he
stare at Tifa. she really doesn't know that Cloud is right in front of
her..!!
while they're walking to the Reactor...Cloud and Zack
are chatting..
"I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL WE GET THERE!!! but it's so
strange that Sephiroth would leave that soldier behind? what if
something happened to him..?" said Zack, "anyways, WE'RE GONNA
BE FAMOUS..!! isn't this cool, Cloud?? JUST ME AND
YOU!!!"
"yea...cool.." whispers Cloud, and lowers
his head, "Zack, about the Reactor..?"
"yep?" blinks Zack..
Cloud hesitates. he can't tell Zack what will happen
in the Reactor. or he will completely change the past, which affects
greatly in the future..
but he can't just stand there and let his friend get
hurt..
"zack.." whispers Cloud, "just...JUST
BECAREFUL, OK?"
"???" blinks Zack,
"sure..?"
"we're here." said Sephiroth...finally
arrived at the Reactor..
"i'm coming too!!" said Tifa
"no. it's too dangerous." said Sephiroth,
then he turn to Cloud, "you stay here and take good care of the
girl, while we fix the prob inside."
Zack and Sephiroth enter the Reactor...
"but..!!" said Tifa, then she sighs,
"YEA..YOU BETTER TAKE GOOD CARE OF ME!!!"
"..." Cloud didn't say
anything..
At night, Cloud was sleeping..
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
there's nothing but voices around
him...
"where am i?" said Cloud, feeling
very..light.
"your friends are in trouble.." whispers a
little girl voice..
"WHO ARE YOU?? WHY ARE THESE
DREAMS..??"
"their calling for your help...they're waiting to
be awaken.."
"???" blinks Cloud, "so it wasn't a
dream...we were killed. but send back through time?
WHY?"
"the Planet is in
danger."
"danger?? what danger??"
"Time is in danger.."
"i don't get it?"
"you must awaken your friends...it's the only way
to defeat Sephiroth." said the girl
"HOW CAN I HELP?? WHAT CAN I
DO??"
"they'll only be awaken if they remember the most
important thing in their lives...a person or thing that keeps them
alive.."
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
"...!!!" Cloud opens his eyes. he was
dreaming.., "the MOST important thing? how is it gonna help?"
then he saw a girl outside..sitting on the well,
ALONE..
Cloud went to see her..
"he'll never come back.." whispers the
girl..it's Tifa, "but i have such a strong feeling that..that he IS
here. but WHERE?? WHERE COULD HE BE?? i felt
so...alone.."
"you're not."
"[GASPS]" Tifa gasps, and notice Cloud (he's
wearing a uniform, and hiding his face, so she doesn't
know)
Cloud hops onto the well, and sit next to
her..
"your voice.." whispers Tifa, "it sound
so much like HIM...but..but you're not."
then Tifa started to cry, "i've been waiting for
him for 2 years..!! everyday i wonder if he'll ever come back.."
"Tifa...i.." Cloud stopped, and hesitates.
should he show Tifa who he is? or not..?
"you don't understand..you'll never understand.
you're just..a soldier." said Tifa
"i do.."
"wanna know a secret?" said Tifa, "it's
a secret for a VERY LONG TIME.."
"what is it?"
"it's very silly..but..it's something i can't
deny..!!" said Tifa, "me and Cloud have been friends for a
long time...i've been thinking about him since the day he left..not just
because we're friends..but THERE'S MORE TO IT."
"..."
"the truth is i...i.." Tifa begins to blush.
her tears make her eyes sparkles in the moonlight...
"Tifa.." whispers Cloud, very
surprised..
then in a sudden...
[BAM]
there's an explosion in the
Reactor..!!
"AAAAAHHH..!!!" screams Tifa...Cloud quickly
cover his body to protect her...!!
"WHAT WAS THAT???" freaks
Cloud
Tifa's father run toward to the Reactor,
"YOU...SOLDIER!! PROTECT TIFA FOR ME..!!! DON'T LET HER
COME..!!!"
then he's gone..
"DADDY..!!!" gasps Tifa, and went after
him..!!
"TIFA...!!! WAIT..!!!" gasps Cloud. if he
doesn't stop Tifa and her father in time, they'll both get
HURT..
but it's too late. Tifa's dad already reached the
Reactor, and so does Tifa. Cloud arrived at the Reactor..
[SLASH]
"NOOOOOOO..!!!!" scream a girl
voice..
"TIFA..!!!" gasps Cloud, and quickly went
inside. he run towards Tifa, who is crying as she tries to heal her
father's wound...
Cloud stood there...
[FLASHBACKS]
5 years ago, Tifa's father was killed by Sephiroth.
Tifa, all alone by herself, cries until her eyes
hurts..
[FLASHBACKS]
[SLASH] Sephiroth slashes Tifa...and throws her away
on the ground, leaving her to bleed to death.
[FLASHBACKS]
Cloud was so angry..he went to challenge Sephiroth.
without hesitation, Sephiroth uses his MasaMune and slashes through
Cloud's body..!! with his last ounce of strength, Cloud throws Sephiroth
and his blade into the pit below...full of Mako energy
radiation...
[FLASHBACKS END]
"..." Cloud blinks, "why am i..having
flashbacks?? i know i was there..!! i remember everything..!! but when
those flashbacks came...i felt as if i don't remember that
happening..." then he shakes his head, "I FELT SO
CONFUSED...!!!!"
"tifa..." whispers a soft
voice..
Cloud notice Tifa's dad is still alive..but dying.
Tifa is GONE...!!
"UNCLE..!!!" shouts Cloud, "ARE YOU
OK??? HOLD ON THERE..!! I'LL GET A DOCTOR..!!!"
"noo...the wound..is too...deep..too
much..blood.." whispers her dad, "YOU...yes, you. you are on
of Tifa's...friends? promise me...promise me that you'll...take good
care of her, and..and never let anyone...even Sephiroth...hurt
her....PROMISE ME."
"..." Cloud lowers his head, "i
promise. but you'll live..!! i know you will..!! YOU HAVE TO..!! Tifa
needs you..!!"
"i don't know why..but..but i just know
that...someday, you will..protect her..not because of the
promise...but.because you.." whispers her dad, "YOU...YOU LOVE
HER..."
then he closes his eyes..
"love her..?" whispers Cloud, "uncle??
UNCLE??"
but he's dead.
"i promise, uncle. i won't let u down." said
Cloud, and went after Tifa..
by the time Cloud gets there, he saw Tifa on the
ground, bleeding..!! and his friend, Zack, injured as well.
"TIFA..!!!!" said Cloud, and went to her
side..
"who're..you?"
"it's me, CLOUD!!!" said Cloud, very
worried. he quickly took off his hat..revealing his true
identity.
"you came back..as you promised.."
"sssshh.." whispers Cloud, and put her
somewhere safe...
"why does this...feel familiar? this warm
feeling.." whispers Tifa
"Tifa..i...i have something to tell you."
said Cloud, "before your dad died, he told me that we'll be in love
in the far future..is it true? will that really
happen..?"
"...cloud.." whispers Tifa, very
shy..
[FOOT STEPS]
"WHATTA..???" said cloud, and turn
around..!!
it's Sephiroth, his sword dripping with blood, as he
walks away..
"GRRRR...!!! wait here, Tifa..!!" said
Cloud, and went after him..
"SEPHIROTH..!!!" shouts Cloud, ready to
fight.
Sephiroth turns around, "so you haven't forgotten
ME??"
"????"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH..." Sephiroth laughs, then
he stops, "How does it feel, Cloud?? to be back into the past...5
years ago. the same time when your hometown is burned to the
ground...the same time your beloved relatives and friends died in my
sword...the same time WE BOTH TURN INTO JENOVA
EXPERIMENTS."
"YOU MEAN...??? YOU MEAN YOU KNEW THIS??? YOU
REMEMBERED????" freaks Cloud, "BUT..THAT'S
IMPOSSIBLE..!!!"
"tsk..tsk..tsk. poor Cloud. always so
confused." said Sephiroth, and walks toward him, "tell me,
Cloud, do you have flashbacks of the past?"
"none of your business.."
"don't you find it weird that you and your
friends were all dead when we battled...but YOU were the only one who
still remembered the future?"
"shuddap."
"your friends probably doesn't recognize you..do
they?"
"SHUT UP ASSHOLE!!!" shouts Cloud,
"WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME..???"
"so it was true.
everything i said is true." laughs Sephiroth, "do you have
this feeling that...you are actually ALONE. very
ALONE."
"STOP IT...STOP IT..!!!!" shouts Cloud, very
confused...he kneels down, and shakes his head..
"you thought you remembered everything...but why
the flashbacks? especially that you felt as if you never were there
before??"
[FLASHBACKS]
Cloud stood there, watching helplessly as Nibelheim
burn to the ground..and Sephiroth walks away..
[FLASHBACKS]
in the future, Tifa tried to convince Cloud to stay in
AVALANCHE, but Cloud refused to. then Barret came and was very
angry..!
[FLASHBACKS]
Cloud and his friends stole the Tiny Bronco,
and...well, Cid too. the Tiny Bronco falls into the waters...and Cid was
very pissed off.
[FLASHBACKS]
Aeris smiled at Cloud...as she is praying for the Holy
Materia. Sephiroth run her through with his blade..!!
[FLASHBACKS]
the ground collapses, and Tifa almost fell..!! but
luckily, Cloud grab her and hold onto the edge of the wall. he could
feel Tifa's warm body pressed against his..
[FLASHBACKS END]
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH..!!!" shouts Cloud, very
confused. his head is like tearing apart..!
Sephiroth went up to him, "don't worry, Cloud.
i'll make your suffering end...!!"
he hold up his MasaMune, and was about to slash
Cloud..!!
"NOOOOOOOOOO...!!!!"
Sephiroth stopped
"NOOO..!!! PLEASE...!!!! DON'T HURT
HIM...!!!" cries Tifa. she's hurt, but she's struggling to save
Cloud, "SEPHIROTH...!!! YOU ALREADY KILLED US BEFORE...ISN'T THAT
ENOUGH??? AREN'T YOU SATISFIED???"
"..." Sephiroth stare at her. then he
laughs, "stupid girl. i can kill anyone at any time if i wishes
to..!! BUT luckily, Cloud isn't the one i'm after...for now. i'm
searchin for something MORE important. but GET INTO MY WAY, AND I'LL
MAKE SURE YOU ALL NEVER LIVE AGAIN..!!!"
then he's gone..
Cloud falls onto the ground, very tired..and
confused.
"CLOUD..!!!" gasps Tifa, and hugs him,
"I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE ALIVE..!!! I THOUGHT WE'LL NEVER SEE EACH OTHER
AGAIN..!!!"
"tifa..."
"DON'T WORRY..!!! it's just a
little...ouch..wound. i'll be fine." whispers Tifa, but she's
bleeding like hell..
she tried to carry him...but can't. too
weak.
then finally, she fell
unconscious..
"HEY...CLOUD!!! WAKE UP..!!!"
shouts a familiar voice..
"uhh.."
"DAMN @#$%..!!! GET YOUR SKINNY ASS
UP..!!!"
"Barret..?" Cloud opens his
eyes.
he's inside Barret's house..
"you're awake..!!" smiles Tifa. she was
brought to a doctor, and her wound healed.
"TIFA..!!! YOU OK???" freaks
Cloud
"YOU WORRY ABOUT YOURSELF, BOY!!! you had us all
worried..!!" said Barret, "you look like you were having a
mental fight or some shit??"
"..." Cloud lowers his head, "Sephiroth
knew."
"??"
"he knew about this all along. he is just like
me, we both woke up and remembers everything from the future. but
how?" said Cloud, "that jackass played me for a sap all these
times.."
"boy, you are stupid."
"BARRET..!!" said Tifa, "i heard that
he said he was searching for something IMPORTANT?? the Black Materia
maybe??"
"or Aeris for that matter." said Cloud,
"who knows? he must be the one that send us to the past..but
there's something i still don't understand. he sound as if he knew
what's going on with me??"
"hey, since we're in the past, let's go and wreck
their @#$ Shinra butt..!!" said Barret, "I GOT THE PERFECT
PLAN ON BOMBING MISSION....BLOW UP SHINRA!!!!!"
"no...we can't." said Cloud, "we must
try not to change the past. for now, we have to awaken our friends...and
figure something out after that. but the girl told me the only way to
awaken my friends is to guide them to what they loved the most...their
will to survive. BUT I DON'T GET IT???"
"oh shit, he's gonna go for another MENTAL
fight." said Barret
"Barret..!!! I'M FINE..!!! whatever happend back
in the Reactor must be an accident..!! it's NOT gonna happen again..!!
SEPHIROTH DOESN'T CONTROL ME ANYMORE..!!!" said
Cloud
"shheeesh. no need to freak out. just
joking??"
"...." Cloud sighs, "sorry..maybe i'm
just a bit tired."
"but you just slept...!!"
"BARRET..!!!" freaks
Tifa..
"Cid is still in Shinra. let's go see him."
"oh here. i found this on the way." said
Barret, and gave him a BUSTER SWORD...???
"..." Cloud lowers his head,
"Zack.."
then he shakes his head, "LET'S
GO..!!!"
* * * *
Chapter 5
"Banish Forever"
A guard in Shinra looks around, as he is
guarding the entrance...
"[SIGH] this job is
soooo boring." murmurs the guard, "and the pay wasn't good either.
once i get enough money, i'm going to Costa del Sol..and to that prophet!! he
knows EVERYTHING about the future..!!"
"HEY @#$%!!!" whispers Barret, and
grab the guard..!!
[BAM] [BAM]
Cloud and his friends comes out..
"that was VERY nice Barret. just hit him as hard as you
can..!!" said Cloud, not surprised, "hmm..a
prophet..?"
"he works for Shinra!! am i suppose to go, "can i
please hit your head?" THAT'S BULLSHIT!!" said Barret, quite
upset
"we've never done this, have we?" said
Tifa
"???"
"except the time we have to rescue Aeris in 2X10."
said Tifa, and turn to Cloud, "this is our first time sneaking in Shinra in
the PAST, when we're still teens, still too weak to beat
Sephiroth."
"what's the prob?"
"i...i...i'm afraid." whispers Tifa, "we're
weak. we can't defeat Shinra yet...i'm afraid that we'll get caught, especially
you, Cloud."
"..." Cloud is surprised,
"me?"
Tifa nods, "i'm more worried about you than anyone
else.."
Cloud is speechless, "Tifa..i..uh..i.."
"HELLOOOOOO????? EARTH TO CLOUD??? EARTH TO TIFA???? CAN
WE GO ON ALREADY????" freaks Barret, "TIS AIN'T NO TIME TO TALK BOUT
FEELINGS..!!! [sighs] damn...teens."
then they went in.
Shinra is still the same as the future. people work and
Reactors are sucking Mako Energy...
"Barret, let's sneek in.." whispers Cloud, "or
do u have a better idea?"
"HELL YEA I DO." said Barret, and shoots his gun-arm
EVERYWHERE..!!!
[BAM] [BAM] [BAM]
[SCREAMING]
"how nice, barret. just freak them out so security can
beat the hell out of us..!!" said Cloud, "REMEMBER WE ARE WEAK..!!!
WE'RE IN THE PAST...NOT THE FUTURE..!!!"
"oh right." whispers Barret, "LISTEN UP!!!! YOU
PATHETIC @#$%!!! BETTER GET OUTTA OUR WAY OR EVERYONE'S GONNA GET
HURT!!!!"
"THERE'S THE ELEVATOR!! let's go!!" smiles
Tifa
"BEFORE WE LEAVE...I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO TELL YOU
@#$%!!!" shouts Barret, "uhmmm...uhmm..."
then he smiles, "JOIN AVALANCHE!!!"
"THERE THEY ARE!!!" shouts a guard, and begins to
shoot them..!!
"OH @#$%!!!" freaks Barret
"HURRY...!! CLOSE THE ELEVATOR DOOR, CLOUD!!" gasps
Tifa
Cloud keep pressing the closing button...but the door closes
too slow.
"CLOSE THE DAMN FREAKING DOOR, CLOUD!!! THEY'RE
COMING!!!" freaks Barret
"CLOSE ALREADY DAMN IT!!!" shouts Cloud...and kick
the door.
[CLOSED]
....
"there. that wasn't hard?" sighs Cloud, "let's
see now..5 years ago, i heard that the Shinra is building a new army or
somekind? and they were planning to get the Space Plan to
action?"
"CID MUST BE THERE!!" smiles Barret
"if i could just awaken him.." said Cloud,
"huh?"
he noticed Tifa didn't say anything...she's just standing
there, staring outside.
"are you scared, Tifa?"
"..." Tifa begins to laugh, "funny isn't it? in
the future, i hardly fear about anything...but in the past, or now, i felt so
different. my fear is stronger.." then she looks down, "look
Cloud."
"??" Cloud joins her, "what? i only see garbage
dump and some stuff?"
"it's Sector 7."
"oh...?"
"i've lived in Sector 7 almost all my life." said
Tifa, "never knew i'll see it again."
"well, all i saw is garbage."
"HEY!!! MARLENE AND MY HOUSE IS DOWN THERE!!!"
freaks Barret
"look closer, Cloud." whispers Tifa,
"yes...it's only garbage. an object. but there's more to it." then she
smiles at Cloud, "it's MEMORIES."
"..." Cloud don't know what to say..
[DING]
"WE'RE HERE!!!" smiles Barret, and ran to find
Cid..
Tifa is a little scared...she backs off.
Cloud turn around and smiles, "don't be afraid, Tifa.
c'mon!!" he took her hand, and they follow Barret..
Tifa was blushing..
[LIGHTING A CIGARETTE]
"DAMN THIS @#$%!!!! BEEN WAITING FOR 2 @#$%
HOURS..!!!" complains Cid, as he lit himself another cigarette,
"damn..@#$% Shinra."
"CID!!!" smiles Cloud..and they went to see
him.
"YOU AGAIN?? WHAT DO U WANT??? KIDNAP ME AGAIN??? all
right. i'll do it for...1000 GP. i'll even ADD AN INNOCENT CRY for EXTRA...2000
GP." said Cid
"KIDNAP YOU????!! WHY WOULD I DO THAT??" freaks
Cloud
"ok. 500 GP. that's my lowest!!"
"I DON'T WANT TO PAY YOU..OR ANYBODY!!" freaks
Cloud, "we came to help you."
"who the hell are you?" said Cid
"this is BARRET...and TIFA. and i'm
CLOUD."
"so?"
"GRRRRR...!!! CID YOU'RE SUCH AN @#$%!!!" freaks
barret, "DON'T YA GET IT??? IT'S US!!! YOUR FRIENDS..!!!"
"friends...?" whispers Cid
"you might not remember...but we'll help you." said
Tifa, "it happened to us too..all except Cloud."
"friends..?" whispers Cid
[FLASHBACKS]
Cid was very angry when Rufus wouldn't continue the Space
Program. later, Cloud and his friends stole the Tiny Bronco...pissing him off
even worse
[FLASHBACKS]
"wow.." whispers Cid, as he look outside from the
Escape Pod, "i finally made it....the first man in outer
space."
[FLASHBACKS END]
"..." Cid blinks, "hell that was
freaky."
"DON'T YA REMEMBER ANYTHING??? THE ROCKET??? SPACE
PROGRAM?? SEPHIROTH??" said Tifa
"now that you mention it..!! i have to talk to President
Shinra about the Program..!!" freaks Cid, and went to the
door..
"CID..!!! WAIT!!!" said cloud
[SNIKERING]
Cid stopped, and heard something from President Shinra's
room...?
they're talking...?
"WHAT AN IDIOT!! CAN'T BELIEVE HE
FELL FOR IT!!!" laughs the major
"we need a pilot for our new army!! a GREAT pilot like
him. but we need the prophet too.." said Shinra, "he still thinks that
i'm going to continue the Space Program? HAHAHHAH..!! i have spent thousands and
millions on the new army and the school for the reformed group..TURKS. [SIGHS]
if only Vincent is still here...anyways, even i still have money to support his
program..it's just stupidity!! WHO COULD MADE IT TO OUTER
SPACE??"
"..." Cid is outside...he heard everything. he
lowers his head..very sad..
"SO WHAT DO WE DO FOR NOW??" said the
major
"we'll just continue lie to Cid that we're going to open
the program until we don't need him anymore." laughs Shinra, "HIS
SKILLS CAN BRING BOOST MY ARMY REAL GOOD!!! THEN WE'LL DESTROY
AVALANCHE!!!"
....
"CID!!!" Cloud and his friends rushes to
him..
"we overheard.." whispers Tifa,
"sorry.."
"..." Cid is very angry, "they were....LYING TO
ME ALL THESE TIMES???"
"yep. pretty good at it too." said
Barret
"BARRET..!!" said Tifa
"Cid.." whispers Cloud, tries to cheer him up,
"don't ya remember that Shinra NEVER keeps their word? you said that
yourself..??"
"..." Cid throws his cigarette on the carpet,
"THAT DAMN @#$%!!!"
and storms in Shinra's room..!!
"CID!!!" freaks Cloud, and joins him..
"WHATTA..??" said Shinra, very
surprised
"YOU @#$%!!!! YOU'VE BEEN LYING TO ME!!!! ALL THESE YEARS
YOU @#$!!!! YOU PROMISED YOU'LL BRING THE PROGRAM BACK..!!!" shouts
Cid
"i guess he found out.." said the major
"yes it's true. we promised." said Shinra, "but
we never think of keeping that promise."
"YOU @#$%!!!! LET ME AT HIM!!!" shouts Cid...Cloud
and Barret hold him back
"let him go." said Shinra, "the security is
coming soon...and you all will be guarantee to be EXECUTED!!!"
"OH @#$%!!!" freaks Barret, "THEY'RE COMING!!!
WE GOTTA GO!!!"
"YOU PROMISED YOU'LL BRING BACK THE PROGRAM..!!! I WILL
BECOME THE FIRST MAN OUTER SPACE..!!! YOU..YOU..!!!" shouts Cid...then he
stops, "outer space..?"
[FLASHBACKS]
Cid was very happy that day. he's finally going outer space.
as his friends wishes him luck..Cid steps up and into the Rocket.
[FLASHBACKS]
the launch was canceled...and ever since then, the Rocket
turns old, etc. everyday, Cid wishes to have another chance to go to
space..
[FLASHBACKS]
Cid looks outside...stars and everything. "wow..i'm
finally here...the first man to outer space.." Cloud, Tifa, and Shera is
proud of him..
[FLASHBACKS]
Barret and Cait Sith saved Tifa, and they hop onto the
Highwind. Cid smiles, very happy to get his airship back..
[FLASHBACKS END]
"i remember now.." whispers Cid, "the
Highwind...Tiny Bronco..Shinra..EVERYTHING."
then he smiles at Cloud, "I'M BACK."
"..." Cloud smiles
"UHMM...WE GOTTA GO!!!" freaks Barret, and they run
away..
as they're escaping, a girl stops them..!!
"YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE!!!" shouts the
teenager...she have long blue hair (ponytail), and green eyes. she wears black
shorts, a white T-shirt with a lose tie on..?? a TURK??
"aren't you from
the Turk School..?" whispers Cloud
"not much of a Turk you tell me?" said
Barret
"..." the girl freaks out, "WHAT DO U KNOW!!!
I'M TRYING MY BEST!!! I, LENA, WILL BECOME THE GREATEST TURK
EVER!!!"
"..." Cloud isn't surprised, and scratches his head,
"doesn't she remind you of someone?"
"yep." said Tifa
"YUFFIE."
"who's Yuffie..??" blinks Lena, "ANYWAYS!!!
YOU'RE NOT INTERRUPTING HOJO'S EXPERIMENT WITH TIARA!!! IT'S IMPORTANT, YA
KNOW??"
"TIARA!!!" gasps Cloud, and turn around. he can see
through the window from the wall next to him..!!
inside the room, there's a large capsule..there's someone
inside??
a little girl kneels down, hugging her body...trying to keep
herself from freezing..
Hojo steps up to the capsule, "it's
TIME."
"TIARA!!!" freaks Cloud, "HOJO'S GONNA KILL
HER..!!! LET'S GO!!!"
"OH NO YOU'RE NOT!!!" shouts Lena, and stops them,
"I'M NOT LETTING YOU GO..!!!"
"..." Cid sighs, "let me handle puny here. you
go and rescue the girl!!"
Cloud nods, and went inside with his friends..
"heheheheh.." laughs Hojo, as he open the capsule,
"is it cold in there? should be..it's BELOW ABSOLUTE ZERO. no human can
live through that temperature even for MINUTES!! unless.."
"HOJO!!! STOP IT!!!"
"???" Hojo freaks out, "WHAT'RE YOU KIDS DOING
HERE?? I'M CALLING SECURITY!!" then he ran away..
"damn @#%. he's the cause of the future..SEPHIROTH."
said Barret, "GRRR..!!! I SHOULD'VE CHOKED HIM TO DEATH WHEN I
COULD..!!!"
Cloud opens the capsule WIDER.
[TSSSSS..]
"HOLY SHIT!!! IT IS COLD!!!" freaks
Barret
"you came.." whispers a little girl voice. Tiara,
her hands together (praying), and her knees down. she slowly opens her dark
green eyes, and smiles..
"..." Cloud is surprised..?
"let's get you
outta there." said Tifa..
"i can't."
"???"
"i can't go with you." whispers Tiara, "you
see, THIS is my home..for now, that is."
"but they almost killed you!!"
"i'm used to it." said Tiara, "i was born and
raised in Shinra. but i won't stay here for long.."
"then come with us!!"
"i'm sorry..but i can't." said Tiara, "but take
this with you instead..the MOON PEARL."
she hands Cloud...A MIRROR??
"wow. i was expecting something BIG and UNIQUE??"
said Barret
"..." Cloud stares at it...the glass in the mirror
shines.
"it is unique." said Tiara, "it means a lot to
me..i had it since i was VERY young. please take good care of it for
me.."
[FIRE ALARM..!!!!]
"WHAT IS THAT??? THERE'S A FIRE??" freaks
Barret
"I SMELL SMOKE!!" coughs Tifa
Cid runs toward them..
"what happened Cid?" said cloud
"it's my cigarrete. i threw it on the
carpet."
"but..?"
"DON'T ASK." said Cid, "THAT DAMN GIRL COULDN'T
DEFEATE ME, SO SHE SCREAMS FOR HELP!!! NOW THERE'S MORE GUARDS THAN BEFORE..!!!
in conclusion...WE GOTTA @#$% RUN!!!!"
"there's a helicopter in the back. it is used for safety
during the tests, for the new army. but i'm sure it's very functional."
said Tiara
Cid didn't even say bye, and quickly went for the
helicopter..!!
Barret joins him.
"we gotta go, Cloud." whispers Tifa
"but i can't just leave you here, Tiara!!" said
Cloud, "you saved me life..!! i want to repay you..!!"
"i won't stay here long." said Tiara, "when it
is time, i can find my way home. then we will meet again.."
"..." Cloud heard of those words
before..??
Tiara closes her eyes, and smiles, "as long as you have
the Moon Pearl, it will protect you and your friends. HAVE FAITH,
CLOUD."
"..." Cloud is speechless...can she be the girl from
his dreams?? the same girl that told him to awaken his
friends...??
[BOOOM]
the helicopter crashes and breaks the wall..!!
Cid, Barret, and Tifa is in there..
"WE GOTTA GO, CLOUD!!! STOP @#$%!!!" freaks Cid,
"OR WE'LL GO WITHOUT YOU..!!!"
"CID..!!" shouts Tifa
"just kidding..?" smiles cid
Cloud ran and hop into the helicopter..
"HOLD ONTO YOUR SHORTS..!!!" smiles Cid...and
they're gone.
* * * *
Chapter 6
"So Close, yet So Far"
Cloud and his friends escaped from Shinra using
a "testing" helicopter, stolen from Hojo's lab..
Cid lands the helicopter, and fix the engine,
while the others take a break..
"Marlene.." whispers Barret, "Cloud, instead of
NOT changing the past, we freakin change the past!! NOW MARLENE'S ALL
ALONE!!"
"sorry.." whispers Cloud, "no matter how hard i
tried to avoid mistakes, no matter how much pain i have to suffer from the
past...at the end, everything changes."
"then the future's different now?" said Tifa, as she
drinks some water from the river..
"guess so. i wouldn't even want to think of how the
future looks like now!!" said Cloud, "Sephiroth must've send us so we
can do his dirty work...CHANGE THE PAST..??"
"that jackass...he always picks on us?" said
Barret
"AAAAAHH..HERE IT IS!!!!" smiles Cid, and pulls out
an extra screw from that area, "WHAT IS THAT DOING THERE?? THE ENGINE CAN'T
WORK RIGHT WITH THAT THING IN THE WAY!!!"
"THAT'S IT!!!" smiles Cloud, "CID..YOU ARE A
GENIUS!!!"
"i am?" blinks Cid
Cloud walks around, "ok, Sephiroth send us to the
past..like a curse? but if we destroy that source of the curse..or
HIM..."
"...we'll be send back to the future, like as it was
before..!!" smiles Tifa
"so what do we do with the mirror?" said
Barret
"the Moon Pearl?" said Cloud, as he pull out the
mirror..and stare at it.
Tifa smiles, "it looks pretty!!"
"i say Tiara is a weird girl...she talks so...MATURE FOR
HER AGE!!!" freaks Cid.
"this mirror...Tiara always carries it around with
her." said Cloud. he saw his reflection. HIS SCAR..
[FLASHBACKS]
5 yrs.ago, Sephiroth stares at Cloud, as he was about to leave
the Reactor (where Jenova is?) Cloud stops him. they stare at each
other...EYE-TO-EYE...
[SWORD STABS THROUGH SOMETHING..?????]
[FLASHBACKS END]
"CLOUD!!!" shouts Barret, "ya ok,
man??"
"..." Cloud shakes his head,
"flashbacks..???"
"damn, i'm tellin ya. he's gonna snap at anytime!!"
said Cid
"Cloud..is there something wrong?" said
Tifa
"i..i...i don't know.." whispers Cloud,
"i'm...fine."
"hey, i remember the puny Turk say something about a
mysterious prophet near Lucrecia Cave while she was cursing at me." said
Cid, "this prophet can tell us EVERYTHING!!! do u think it's Sephiroth??
he's from the future??"
"perhaps." said Cloud, "Sephiroth must've found
out Lucrecia is his REAL mother.."
then they hop into the copter, and left.
They enter Lucrecia cave...
"TELL ME WHERE IT IS, PROPHET!!!!!" shouts a
familiar voice.
Cloud and his friends gasps, and takes their weapons
out..
it's Sephiroth, "PROPHET, DO U HEARD
ME???!!!"
a stranger covered in a purple cape is in front of Sephiroth.
he looks up, and stare at the place where Lucrecia was in
2X10...
"SEPHIROTH!!!!" shouts Cloud
"oh no..not you again!! i warned you before to back
off!!!" shouts Sephiroth
"wait a minute..you weren't the prophet?" said
Tifa
"..." Sephiroth laughs, "HA..HA..HA...i really
wish i am, girl. or i wouldn't waste my time on this prophet!!" then he
faces the prophet, "TURN AROUND AND FACE ME, PROPHET!!!! I WANT TO KNOW
WHERE IT IS..OR I'LL RIP YOUR THROAT!!!!"
"!!!!" Cloud freaks out, and stops him, "LEAVE
HIM ALONE!!!"
"Cloud..don't ya realize by now that there's NO CHANCE
that you can defeat me." said Sephiroth, "even if your friends are
here." then he laughs, "that scar...hmm...brings back a lot of
memories, heh, Cloud? does it hurt? hahahah.."
"SHUTTUP!!!" shouts Cloud, and tries to attack
him...but Tifa stopped him.
"PROPHET...I WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE ITEM IS..!!! TELL
ME!!!" shouts Sephiroth, very angry
"i'll never tell you." whispers the prophet, and
turn around, "i know who you are, Sephiroth. if you get your hands on the
item..."
"that voice..??" blinks Cid
"DAMN PROPHET..!! FINE!! I'LL FIND IT MYSELF!!!"
shouts Sephiroth, "i don't need you anymore. can you foresee YOUR
DEATH???"
and attacks..!!
[CLASH]
"???!! YOU AGAIN??!!!" growls Sephiroth...Cloud
stopped him just in time.
"YOU AIN'T HURTIN NOBODY!!!" shouts Barret, and
attack..
but missed..
Cid tries to stab him with his spear...in a sudden, Sephiroth
grab his spear...
"[GASPS]" Cid gasps, trying free his spear,
"LET GO @#$%!!!!"
"a spear won't hurt me.." grins
Sephiroth...
[CRACK]
he broke the spear in half, and throw it on the
ground..!!
Tifa runs and tries to hit him with her punch...then, when she
goes for a head-punch...Sephiroth ducks...and HIT her stomach....with his sharp
knuckles and rings..!!!!
"AAAAAAAAAHHH.....!!!!" Tifa scream in pain, as if a
huge sharp rock hits her stomach..!!
"TIFA..!!!" gasps Cloud, and
attacks...
[CLASH]
they wrestles...
"you don't have to do this Cloud.." said Sephiroth,
as he wrestles with Cloud with his MasaMune..
"i don't know...what..you're talking...about!!!"
groans Cloud
"of course you don't." grins Sephiroth,
"cuz...we....are....ONE..!!!"
"[GASPS]" Cloud gasps...his eyes wide
open..
[FLASHBACKS]
Cloud was summoned in the North Cave...
he went up to Sephiroth, and gave him the Black
Materia...
[FLASHBACKS END]
Cloud lost his grip..!!
Sephiroth slashes him...!!
again..
and again...
until Cloud falls on the ground...wounded.
"CLOUD!!!" gasps Tifa..
"you're too annoying, Cloud." said Sephiroth,
"i'll just kill you...so you won't be in the way no
more.."
and was about to stab him..
"STOP."
the prophet faces Sephiroth. then in a sudden, it turn morphs
into a monster..!!
[ROARING]
the prophet became a demon with wings...!!
it slashes and attacks Sephiroth fiercely..
then it tires, and stops..
"...!!!" Sephiroth is injured, "a prophet that
can fight..???"
the demon turn back its real form...
it's VINCENT..!! , "surprise,
surprise."
"VINCENT!!!!" smiles Tifa
"VINCENT YOU @#%!!!! YOU SHOULD'VE HELPED US EARLIER YOU
@#$%!!!!" freaks Cid
"vincent.." whispers Cloud, very weak..
Sephiroth backs off, "so...you're not a prophet. you're
actually one of THEM." then he walks away, "I'LL BE
BACK..!!!"
Vincent put his gun away, "sorry...i'm
late."
"HELL YOU ARE!!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US???" freaks
Barret
"hold up." freaks Cloud, "Vincent...you were
awaken all these times? but..HOW??"
"damn...weren't you killed by Sephiroth too?" said
Cid
"i think the experiments that Hojo did on him....already
killed him." said Tifa
"..." Vincent lowers his head,
"scientifically...yes."
"so you're a walking zombie....? OUCH!!!" freaks
Cid
Tifa kicked him...
"i woke up and noticed that i went back in time..from
what i seen now." said Vincent, "i thought i'll never find you all
again...so, with my knowledge from the 2X10, i dressed up as a prophet, hoping
that one day i could find you.."
"what was Sephiroth searching..?? it seems pretty
important to him..?" said Cloud
"..." Vincent lowers his head, "the Sun
Diamond.."
"????"
"i don't know much of it...but when i was still a Turk
member, i found one of books in Shinra, and read it." said Vincent,
"it says before life exist..Time rules. it is the 4th dimension of the
universe..."
"wait...!!! WHAT THE HELL U TALKING ABOUT??? 4TH
DIMENSION..?? SOUNDS LIKE @#$% STAR TREK OR SOME KIND..!!!" freaks
Cid
"in order words...Time is what made up planets..and life.
it keeps the balance of the Future, Present, and Past. if the balance is gone,
there will be GREAT CHAOS.."
"like Meteor, huh?"
"yes. but much worse..." whispers Vincent, "to
make sure no one disturbs the balance of Time, the guardian of Time is summoned.
she/he only appears when the balance is in danger..."
"WELL..GET TO THE @#$% SUN ROCK!!!!" said
Barret
"diamond."
"WHATEVER!!!"
"the guardian's powers are hidden inside 2 weapons...the
Moon Pearl...and the Sun Diamond..." said Vincent
"that's it?"
"yea. the book doesn't say much. that's why they're
searching for mysterious people that somewhat "links" to the guardian
for experiments."
"the Moon Pearl...I HAVE THAT!!!" smiles Cloud, and
takes out the mirror..
"that's the weapon?" blinks Vincent, "what does
it do?"
"beats me. Tiara gave it to me."
"this is getting weird..." whispers Tifa,
"HEY!! LET'S GO ASK BUGENHAGEN TO HELP US!!!"
"he's a weird dude...probably remember us." said
Cid
"TO COSMO CANYON!!!" smiles Cloud
* * * *
Chapter 7
"Sephiroth Joins In..!!!"
Cloud and his friends walks toward Cosmo
Canyon...
"damn, Cid. your damn helicopter exploded!!" said
Barret, as he follows Cloud..
"I THOUGHT IT NEEDS "A" CLASS FUEL..!!!"
said Cid, very tired..
"uhhm...Cid. isn't A Class fuel is used on AIRSHIPS,
ONLY??" said Cloud
"..." Cid is speechless, "WELL..!!! WE'RE IN
THE PAST..!!! MY EXPERIENCE AREN'T THAT WELL, OK???"
"YOU DAMN RIGHT YOU SUCK..!!!! CAN'T BELIEVE WE ALMOST
BECOME BBQ..!!!" freaks Barret, "how do u like us to be Cid...REGULAR
OR EXTRA @#$% CRISPY????!!"
"hey..!! be damn happy i even let you ride on that
copter!!! YOU PROBABLY SAT ON THE COPTER AND BROKE THE FUEL BOX..!!!"
"grrr..!!!!"
"GUYS..!!! STOP IT...!!" said Cloud..
Vincent is behind him...not listening to them
argue.
Tifa stares at Cloud, then she decided what she's gonna,
"Cloud.."
"yea..??"
"i want to talk to you about
something.."
"what..??"
"remember in the future, when we were going to beat
Sephiroth? i was about to tell you a secret.."
"oh yea. i remember. what is it anyways? is it VERY top
secret?" smiles Cloud, "i won't tell, Tifa. after all, we're friends!!
unlike Barret and Cid's so called "friendship"...."
"i...i..." whispers Tifa
"WE'RE IN COSMO CANYON..!!! WHOO HOOO..!!!" freaks
Barret, "I'M GOING IN BEFORE Y'ALL SLOWPOKES!!!!"
they arrived at Cosmo Canyon..
"let's talk later, Tifa. we have to ask BugenHagen about
the Sun Diamond." smiles Cloud
"right..." whispers Tifa
Cosmo Canyon is as it was in the future. the eternal fire
still burns..
"wow...we're here." smiles Cloud, "let's go..!!
WHATTA..???"
a red wolf-lion is in their way..!!
it growls fiercely..
"HOLY SHIT..!!!" freaks Barret, couldn't get
in..
"nice doggie.." whispers Cloud
"RED....STOP IT." said a old man. it's
BugenHagen..!!
"BUT...!!!! THEY'RE INTRUDERS..!!!" whines
Red..
"RED????" blinks Cloud
"let them in." said BugenHagen, and
disappears..
"grrrr..." Red faces Cloud and his friends, "I
HAVE MY EYE ON YOU..!!!"
"RED..!!! IT'S US..!!!" smiles Tifa
"???"
"WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS..!!" said Cloud
"we used to fight together.." whispers
Vincent
"fight...TOGETHER??" blinks Red. he sounds very
young, "YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME BELIEVE YOU..!!! BUT NO WAY..!!!"
then he walks away..
"how do we awaken him?" said Tifa
"don't know. i don't even know how you all
awakened??" said Cloud, "anyways..let's go see him."
they went upstairs..and toward BugenHagen. he was waiting in
the room, where the Huge Materias (remember??) were kept..
"you all are very familiar.." said B.H., "but
my feelings are never wrong. i know you're here to help..!!"
"hell yea." said Barret
"we belong in the 2X10..but somehow, transfer back in
2X05." said Cloud, "it's a long story...but all i want to know is more
about the Moon Pearl and the Sun Diamond..??"
then Cloud show him the Moon Pearl..
"!!!" B.H. was shocked, "THE MOON
PEARL..!!!!" then he hesitates, "could it be true?"
"???"
"the Planet's cry can be heard...the Lifestream can be
seen...and the Ancients existed. but could the story about the Guardian of Time
be true?" said B.H, "no one has EVER proof or seen anything that links
to that story..."
"well, the Moon Pearl is here."
"yes..." whispers B.H., "the legend has it that
the guardian only wakes up from its sleep and summoned when the Balance is in
danger..or Time. and so does the 2 weapons that holds his/her
powers.."
then he lowers his head, "there's a balance for
everything...even Time. Time is what life going...and flourishing. and the
opposite of Time..or life...was the Death Dragon. the Death Dragon was the true
evil of all..or people says, "the creator of evil." it is the enemy of
Time...then in 1000 yrs., before Meteor strikes, the Dragon finally breaks the
Balance and tries to rule all time...Future, Present, and Past by spreading evil
unto all living things...bringing the Great Chaos. luckily, the guardian was
summoned just in time, and used a weapon and sealed the Dragon away...and revive
the Balance and the universe back to it was before..."
"cool story.." smiles Cloud
"his/her job finished, the guardian went back to
sleep...deep in the universe, never disturbed again until summoned. the weapon
breaks and splits into 2..making sure that no one can get it together again. one
of them is the Moon Pearl, a mirror that reflects with MYSTERIOUS magic...and
the Sun Diamond, a sword with the power beyond imagination. whoever holds them
controls the powers of the guardian..."
"so the stupid mirror is suppose to do sum'thin???"
blinks Barret
"but how?" said Cloud
"no one knows. only the guardian knows the secret of how
to use them.." said B.H, "i dreamed dreams that the guardian spoke to
me...and told you will come. and i shall help your quest.."
"if Sephiroth have his hands on the Sun Diamond.."
whispers Cloud
"then all life is DOOMED. it contains the powers that can
used for good..or evil. depends on the owner.." said B.H.
"wow..i wonder what it'll become if they're put back
together?" smiles Cloud
"you all are tired...please stay for the night."
smiles B.H..
[FLASHBACKS]
Cloud stops Sephiroth...when he tried to exit the Reactor (5
yrs.ago). Sephiroth stabs him...but Cloud didn't give up. he throws Sephiroth
down into the pit..where Mako energy are. then he too, collapses and
dies..
[FLASHBACKS]
"hey Cloud.." whispers Zack...they're in a tube??
Hojo came, and was about to feed them. but instead, Zack hits him, and freed
Cloud, "let's get outta here..!!"
[FLASHBACKS END]
"...."
[silent]
"where...where am i..?"
"Cloud." whispers a little girl..
"those flashbacks...why...why are they bothering
me??"
"yes...why, Cloud?"
"i don't know...it's too confusing.."
"if you want to face Sephiroth.." whispers the girl,
"you must face yourself first.."
"i...i don't understand.."
"the flashbacks...they will only go awa if you can face
yourself. Sephiroth can be beaten if you can CONQUER
yourself..."
"conquer..??"
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
Cloud wakes up. another dream, "i don't
understand..what's happening to me?"
then he saw Tifa, sleeping.
her eyes are closed gently and her expressions shows innocense
and peaceness.
"tifa.." smiles Cloud. he haven't seen her sleeping
(as a teen) for years..
[BOOM]
"???" cloud went to see..
"HUSSHH..!!! DO U WANT TO WAKE THEM UP????" it's the
TURKS..!!
"grrrr...you'll never get away with this..!!" growls
Red. he was tranquilized..and couldn't shout..
"SHINRA WILL PROMOTE US FOR SURE!!! OUR FIRST
MISSION..COMPLETED!!!" smiles Reno. he's very young, and cute. he just got
chosen to be in Turks..
"if only Vincent was still here.." whispers
Tseng
"why you so sad about, Tseng? you're the new leader of
Turks!!"
"Vincent was the leader. he's the one who taught me
everything.." said Tseng, and lowers his head, "like a big-bro to
me.."
then he shakes his head, "hey YOU..!!!"
Lena appears..(the girl stopped you back in Shinra?),
"yea..!! my first mission..!!"
"newcomer, right? you know what to do." said Tseng,
"Hojo wants this...animal. Tiara ran away...but we couldn't find
her."
"i wanna help!!!" smiles Lena, and tries to carry
the cage, with Red inside..
[BOOM]
"OUCH.!!" cries Lena. it was too heavy.
"BECAREFUL..!! a Turk always must know how to handle its
situation well..!!" said Tseng
"girls are WEAK..!!" laughs Reno
"why you..!!!" freaks Lena..
Cloud is very angry, "HEY..!! TURKS..!!!
STOP..!!!"
"damn. busted." said Reno, "LENA..!! TOLD U TO
KEEP IT DOWN..!!"
"HIM AGAIN???" blinks Lena, "YOUR FRIEND ALMOST
BURNED DOWN THE WHOLE SHINRA BUILDING!!!"
"really?" smiles cloud,
"cool."
"GRRR.R..!!! NO RESPECT FOR SHINRA..!!!" freaks
Lena
"let's take him down..!!" said Tseng...and they
attack..!!
remember that Cloud is still in the past. he's
weak..
the Turks attack at the same time together...giving Cloud no
chance to defend..!!
[SLASH]
there's blood on the ground..!!
"AAAAAAAAHHH..!!!" Tseng and the others are
hurt..
"fools.." whispers the stranger, "go back to
where you came from."
peopl are waking up from their sleep???
Cloud's friends are coming..!!
"uhmm..what do we do, Tseng?" said Reno
"..." Tseng walks away, "let's
go."
"HEY..!! WAIT FOR ME..!!!!" freaks
Lena..
"what happened???" said Tifa, and joins
Cloud
"[YAWN] TRYING TO GET MY @#$% SLEEP..!!!" shouts
Cid
cloud went up to the stranger,
"thanx..."
"no need." said the stranger...and turn
around.
it's Sephiroth, "i came for a favor
anyways.."
"SEPHIROTH!!!!"
"missed me?" smiles Sephiroth, "i'm sure you're
next target is the Sun Diamond too??"
"YOU SEND US HERE..!!! YOU SHOULD
KNOW..!!!"
"send...you...here?" blinks Sephiroth, "YOU
THOUGHT I SEND YOU ALL BACK IN TIME...?????"
"uhmm...didn't u?" said Tifa
"HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA..." laughs Sephiroth,
"Meteor will strike the Planet...you're all dead...why would i send us back
through time...and start over again??"
"..." they're shocked
"you mean...you wasn't the one?" said
Cloud
"my powers are strong..but not strong enough to control
time." said Sephiroth, "that's why i'm searching for the Sun
Diamond..maybe send me back in the future."
"YOU??? WHAT ABOUT US???" freaks Barret
"i've seen you all in action.." said Sephiroth,
"and not bad i say. still...weak, though."
"what do u want..??"
"since we're both after the same target..why not work
together??"
"WHAT???!!!!"
"i don't like it either...but have to. i found out where
the diamond was..but that area is very dangerous. in this body, i'm not strong
enough."
"..."
"besides, you'll need my help too!!"
"CLOUD..!!! WE CAN'T LET THIS JACKASS JOIN US!!!! HE'LL
TURN HIS DAMN BACK ON US FOR SURE!!!!" said Barret
"Sephiroth is full of sneeky ideas.." said
Vincent
"HELL NO..!!!" freaks Cid
"cloud..you decide." said Tifa, "we do need
help..we are weak."
"..." Cloud sighs, "all right..but only until
we find the Sun Diamond. we'll think of something later.."
then he turn to Sephiroth, "but that doesn't i like
you.."
Sephiroth grins evilly..
"the Sun Diamond should be located near Wutai." said
Sephiroth, "a cave.."
"I FIXED THE COPTER..!! IT'S AS GOOD AS NEW!!!!"
smiles Cid
"it better not explode again.." whispers
Barret
"let's go." said Cloud
"WAIT..!!!!"
Red run toward them, "WAIT FOR ME,
GUYS!!!!"
"red..???"
"you...remember?" blinks Cloud
"i was having weird dreams...more like a flashbacks. when
you all left, i remember Seto..my father..who wants me to travel with you all to
become a Great Warrior." said Red, "then i realized, that we are
friends..!! my memories just came back..!!"
then they head for Wutai..
* * * *
Chapter 8
"Gone with the Sea..."
Cloud and his friends arrived at Wutai..
there's a lot of armors and weapons on sell..???
people are very busy too..
"what's going on?" blinks Tifa
"hmm.." Sephiroth hold up one of the swords,
"VERY sharp..good for penetrating tough armor. but not as strong as my
MasaMune."
"i never seen Wutai being busy before..or EVER!!"
said Cloud
"what an idiot." laughs Sephiroth, and puts down the
sword, "you should figure it by now. there's a war going
on."
"a WAR???" freaks everyone
"15 yrs ago..there's a war in Wutai vs Junon. Wutai lost.
later, after 10 yrs...or now, they fight again." said Vincent
"i guess we arrived at a bad time.." whispers Cloud,
and scratches his head, "huh..?? what's that...??"
a huge statue stood there.
people are worshipping it..
"why the hell are they doing??" freaks
Cid
"worshipping..?" blinks Tifa
"THAT ROCK??? WHAT DOES THAT @#$% ROCK SUPPOSE TO
DO??" freaks Cid
"...??" Cloud looks closer..
the statue was carved into a woman..
her eyes were very peaceful..
and she's holding a...rod?? at the top of the rod, there's a
round Orb, with 2 feathered wings on each side...
"Wutai people believes in many legends and myths.."
said Red, and looks up to the statue, "the legend says not only does the
Guardian of Time protects the Balance and the Gate through time..but also life
in the universe, including the Lifestream..!!"
"whoa.." blinks Cloud, very amazed..
"i don't see the 2 weapons on the statue??" said
Tifa, "how could a mirror and a sword combine?"
Red nods, "i donna."
"the leader of Wutai must have the Sun Diamond!!"
smiles Sephiroth, and left without waiting..
"how rude." murmurs Tifa
"he's ALWAYS rude, Tifa." said Barret, and they
followed him..
"BUT PLEASE..!!! YOU HAVE TO ACT FOR MY
PLAY..!!!!" freaks a director. he's inside a house...talking to the leader,
"ONLY WUTAI PEOPLE KNOWS HOW TO ACT..!!! AND LOOKS SO REAL
TOO..!!!"
"WE ARE NOT ACTING..!!! WE ARE
FIGHTING..!!!" freaks the leader
"but aren't those ninja-crap all nothing
but...acting?"
"NO NO NO!!!! WE SHINOBI NEVER HIDE OUR WAY
OF LIFE..INCLUDING FIGHTING..!! NOW GO AWAY!!! WE HAVING
WAR...NOW!!!"
"war...shmar. you can do that later. MY
PLAY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN...THAN LIFE ITSELF!!!!" freaks the director,
"i came from Gold Saucer all the way to Wutai to find
actors..!!"
"Shinobi never fools around. we're
warriors!!"
"grrr...@#$% no good.." murmurs the
director..
Cloud and his friends stood by the entrance,
waiting a chance to talk to the leader...
the director walked passes them...then stopped,
"YOU..YOU..!!!"
"???" blinks Cloud,
"me?"
"YOU'RE PERFECT..!!!!" freaks the director,
"YOU'RE THE ONE..!!! YOU'RE FROM WUTAI TOO???"
"uhmm.."
"WHATEVER. WHAT'S YOUR NAME, KID?'
"i'm Cl.."
"WHATEVER. YOU'RE PERFECT FOR THE PLAY..? YOU'RE GONNA BE
AN ACTOR..!!!"
"WHAT???!!!" freaks Cloud
"[laughing] i can't wait to see you in kiddy costumes,
Cloud!!" laughs Sephiroth
"grrrr...shuttup!!! I'M NOT ACTING..!! AND I'M NOT AN
ACTOR..!!!"
"YOU'RE...THE DIRECTOR..!!!!" freaks
Cid
"???" blinks everone
"I SAW ALL YOUR PLAYS..!!! THEY'RE GREAT..!!!! YOU'RE THE
MOST FAMOUS DIRECTOR, AREN'T U????" freaks Cid, "IF CLOUD DOESN'T WANT
TO ACT, I WILL..!!!"
"nope. you're too...tall. [sighs]
another failure." sighs the director, then he walks away..
"HEY..!! COME BACK YOU @#$%!!!! I'M NOT @#%%!!!! I WANT
TO BE A @#$% AND PLAY YOUR STINKIN @#$% PLAY!!!!" freaks Cid,
"jackass.."
"wow. he's really desperate, isn't he?" blinks
Tifa
"who are you people?" said the leader..
Cloud and his friends walk toward him..
"do you happen to have a Sun Diamond here?" said
Tifa
"Sun Diamond..?? oh you mean...the sword!!" smiles
the leader
"yea. i need..i mean, WE need it." said
Sephiroth
"the Sun Diamond have protected us for years...with the
powers of the sacred Guardian. it represent "POWER" in our village. we
need that to help us win this war..!!"
"uhmm..you LOST the war, remember??" sighs
Tifa
"THAT WASN'T LOSING..!!! WE WERE...WE WERE AMBUSHED BY
THOSE...JUNON SOLDIERS!!!!"
"but those soldiers are weaker than the ones in
Shinra?" blinks Cloud, "they don't even know how to
ambush?"
"!!!!!!" freaks the leader, his face full of
embarrassment..!!
"the sword didn't help ya at all, did it old man?"
said Cid
the leader sighs, "[SIGHS] NO IT DIDN'T. but the Guardian
did protect us during the last war..!!"
"???"
"HA!!! HOW PATHETIC!!! you thought worshipping some
stupid rock and keeping a sword will protect your village???" laughs
Sephiroth
"SEPHIROTH!!! have some respect for their
believes..!!" said Cloud
"the Guardian DID protect us!!" said the leader,
"we almost killed by Junon...then someone appeared. she was quite small...i
couldn't see her face. then all of a sudden, Junon backs off..and lets us
go!!"
"she's the Guardian?" said Tifa
"yep. who will go through a dangerous battlefield to save
us?? if it wasn't her..we, Shinobis, will never exist no
more.."
"so SHE DOES EXIST." grins Sephiroth,
"interesting..."
"here. take the Sun Diamond. i'm sure your quest have
something to do with the Guardian.." said the leader...and hand Cloud the
sword. the sword is big and strong. there's a lot of neat carving in
it..
....
"STOP..!!!!" a little girl jumps down from the
ceiling, "HOLD IT..!!!! NO ONE IS GETTING THAT
SWORD..!!!"
"isn't that..?" blinks Cloud,
"YUFFIE???!!!!"
"I'M TAKIN OVER..!!! NOW HAND ME THE SWORD..!!!"
shouts Yuffie. she looks really young..
"YUFFIE..!!!! IT'S REALLY YOU!!!" smiles
Tifa
"how do u know my name..???" blinks Yuffie,
"damn..a ninja must never reveal it's identity..!!
STUPID..!!"
"YUFFIE..!!! IT'S US...YOUR FRIENDS..!!!" barks
Red
"don't include me." said Sephiroth, very
upset..
"friends..???" blinks Yuffie
"yuffie, you know them?" said her dad
"noooo..." whispers Yuffie
"YOU @#$%!!!! WE'RE YOU FRIENDS GODDAMN IT!!!! HOW COULD
YOU @#$% FORGET????!!!" freaks Barret
"please, Barret. she doesn't remember.." whispers
Tifa, "she's not awaken yet."
"grrrr...mumble.." murmurs Barret, and calms
down..
"ANYWAYS!!! NO ONE IS TAKING THE SUN DIAMOND!!!"
said Yuffie
"i'm giving it to them, daughter."
"BUT DAD..!!! YOU CAN'T..!!!" freaks Yuffie,
"the Sun Diamond means a lot to this village..!! a lot to WUTAI!!! our
ancestors found it 1000 yrs.ago..!! if we give it away...we give away part of
our lives.."
then Yuffie lowers her head, "the Sun Diamond is the only
purpose i want to be a ninja. it tells me who i am..."
"WHOA. did YUFFIE just say that?" freaks
Cid
"oh...MY GOD. she have feelings!!" freaks
Barret
"to the Sun Diamond...not our Materias, especially when
she stole them from us." said Cloud
"GUYS..!!!" said Tifa, and went up to Yuffie,
"[smile] it's ok, Yuff. we understand.."
"[sniff] you do..??"
"you see this..?" she shows her a beautiful pendant,
"i had this since my mom died. it's a family heirloom."
"it's beautiful. it SHIMMERS..!!"
"yes. i never showed it to anyone because i'm afraid i'll
lose it. until now." said Tifa, "your Sun Diamond is the same as my
pendant. both are very priceless and valuable items...something we can never let
anyone steal it..!!"
"tifa.." whispers Cloud...very
surprised..
"you don't have to give us the sword if you don't want
to." said Tifa, "a priceless item kept for many years can't be NEVER
be replaced.."
"thanx, Miss." smiles Yuffie, and wipes her tears
off..
"[SNIFF] I WANNA CRY!!!" freaks Cid
"KNOCK IT OFF, CID!!! YOU GONNA MAKE ME CRY TOO!!!"
freaks Barret
"[sighs]" sighs Red, very embarrassed of Cid and
Barret..
"i guess we'll be going." said Cloud
"WAIT..!!! WHAT ABOUT THE SWORD??? WE HAVE TO GO
HOME..!!!" said Sephiroth..
"stop thinking about your self!!" said Cloud, very
angry
then they walk away..
Yuffie watches them leave, "why...are they
so familiar?"
[SEA SOUND] Cloud and his party exit Wutai, and
takes a break near the cliff near the sea..
"oh great, Tifa. we can never go back to
our time now!!" said Sephiroth
"we love to go home as desperately as you,
Sephiroth. to get away from here...before we make any more changes in the
past." said Cloud
"you already changed the past, fool."
"what's that suppose to mean..??"
"hahahahah...see what i'm saying? you are THE fool of all
of them fools. you already changed the past..!!" laughs
Sephiroth
"that's not true!! not EVERYTHING!!" freaks Cloud,
getting upset
"hmm..Cloud, answer this question. your friends are
awakened right? WHAT ABOUT YOU?? HAVE YOU AWAKENED YET..??" grins
Sephiroth
"i...i...!!"
"SEPHIROTH..!!! STOP IT!!!" shouts Tifa
"leave him alone." said Vincent
"no no. answer the question, Cloud Strife. ARE YOU
AWAKENED..??"
"of course i am..!!" shouts Cloud,
"aaaaahhh..!!"
[FLASHBACKS]
Cloud meets up with Barret, "i don't care if the Planet
is dying..i just want to get this job finished and get payed!!" then he
with Barret on a bomb mission..
[FLASHBACKS END]
"CLOUD..!!! YOU OK???" gasps Tifa
Cloud shakes his head, "they look familiar..but how
come..i felt as if i was never there??"
"it hurt doesn't it?" laughs Sephiroth
"YOU JACKASS!!! WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS PICKIN ON
CLOUD???!!!" freaks Barret, "I'M GONNA KICK YOUR ASS RATHER YOU LIKE
IT OR NOT..!!!"
"NO BARRET..!!" freaks Tifa
Barret was so mad, Tifa needs Red and Cid's help to calm him
down..!!
"hahhaahhahaha.." laughs Sephiroth, "what about
the scar, Cloud? i'm pretty sure everyone here was shocked when they
awakened.."
"the scar.." whispers Cloud. the scar is still
there, made by Sephiroth during the battle..
"YOU ASSHOLE..!!! I'M TAKIN YOU DOWN..!!!" shouts
Cloud, VERY angry..
he quickly took his sword and point it STRAIGHT toward
Sephiroth's neck..!!
"CLOUD..DON'T DO IT!!!" cries Tifa
"do it Cloud..!!" smiles Cid
"CID!!!"
"oh oh..i mean, [sarcastic] noooo..noooo...Cloud, do not
hurt Sephiroth. oh pretty pretty please." sighs Cid
"Cloud..!! if you kill him, who knows what will happen to
the future?" barks Red, "instead of him the enemy..it could be Jenova
or someone even worse."
"grrrrrr...." Cloud is very angry..
"aaaahh..the look in your eyes." grins Sephiroth,
"that glow.."
their eyes met...
"[GASPS]" Cloud wanted to kill him, but he
can't..!!
something tells him not to do it..
something DEEP inside him..
Cloud drops his guard,
"i..felt..so...confused.."
"hehe.." Sephiroth pulls out the MasaMune, "you
wanna fight?? fine. i never thought we'll finish the battle in this prehistoric
age."
"HEY GUYS..!!!!"
"???"
Yuffie runs toward them, "WAIT FOR
ME..!!!"
she's holding the Sun Diamond??
"YUFFIE!!" smiles
Tifa
"I GOT THE SWORD....I GOT THE..WHOOPS!!!" she
trips..and falls.
she lost grip on the sword...and swings away..!!
"THE SUN DIAMOND!!!" gasps Sephiroth, and went for
it..
it swings really far away..
[SWING] [SWING] [SWING]
[CLANG]
it finally lands.
but the bad news is, it fell into the sea. now it is stuck
somewhere deep in the waters..
"THE SUN DIAMOND...!!! NOOOOO..!!!" growls
Sephiroth
"sorry.." whispers Yuffie
"let me guess...you're awakened NOW?" said
Cid
"HEY I KNOW. LEND ME SOME OF YOUR MATERIA SO I CAN
BE..UHMM..MUCH AGILE..!!"
"yep. she's back." sighs Barret
"the sword...it fell into the sea.." whispers
Sephiroth, "DAMN!!!" then he turn to the others, "LOOK WHAT YOU
DID!!! IF WE HAVE THE SWORD, WE'LL BE HOME BY NOW!!!"
"then you dive and get the sword..!!" said Barret,
"Cloud, can't we just "dismember" him?"
"..he pissed me off too. but we have to stick together
until we get home.." whispers Cloud
"Cloud..you ok?" whispers Tifa
"yea..i'm fine now."
"that happens quite often..a little too
much."
"trust me, Tifa..!! have some confidence..!! I'M AS FIT
AS A FIDDLE..!!" smiles Cloud
"THERE SHE IS..!!! GET HER..!!!" shouts a
voice
"???"
it's the TURKS..!!
Yuffie quickly hides behind Cloud..!!
"THAT'S HER..!!! SHE STOLE ALL OUR MATERIA..!!!"
shouts Lena
"Lena..we trusted you with the Materia..!!" said
Reno
"sorry..i.."
"you need to be more careful, Lena." said Tseng,
"we're not here to fight. we came for that girl."
"you mean Yuffie?" blinks Cloud, "oh no..you
didn't, Yuffie..??"
"WELL..IT'S A HABIT??" freaks Yuffie,
"HERE..YOU CAN TAKE YOUR STINKIN MATERIA BACK..!!"
"the materia doesn't mean a lot to us. it's YOU,
Yuffie." said Tseng, "we all know the rules..thiefs must be captured
and send to the Bad Sandlands in Gold Saucer for punishment."
"BUT I DONNA WANNA GO..!! IT'S SCARY
THERE..!!!"
"if you don't...we'll just call the guards. and that will
be troublesome..won't it?"
"I CAN'T GO...BECAUSE...BECAUSE..." Yuffie saw the
director, "BECAUSE ME AND MY FRIENDS ARE IN A PLAY..!!!"
"???"
"WHAT..???" freaks Barret
"YEA YEA..!! THE ACTORS..!!! WE ARE THE NEW ACTORS FOR
THE NEW PLAY..!!!" smiles Yuffie
"Yuffie..!!!" freaks Cloud
"hmm..all right. i will only let you all go if you proof
that you all are really actors..." whispers Tseng
the director came, and smiles, "THIS IS GREAT..!!! LET'S
HEAD FOR GOLD SAUCER..!!!"
"oh shit." whispers
Cloud..
* * * *
Chapter 9
"Before the Kiss.."
they went to Gold Saucer, and into the "Event" area.
there's no one there.
"the play starts tonight!!" smiles the director,
"it'll be SO PERFECT..!!! CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FINALLY AGREE TO BE AN
ACTOR..!!!"
"i didn't say that.." sighs Cloud
"can't we just bust outta here?" said
Barret
"nope. the Turks have sealed all the exits. the only way
out is to do this play, and get it over with."
"@#$% all that Yuffie fault.."
"OK...!!! THE STORY WILL BE ABOUT 2 LOVERS...A HERO, AND
A PRINCESS..!!! the princess loved the Hero at first sight. but the problem
is..does he love her???"
"A LOVE PLAY??? oh damn.." whispers Cid
"the princess lives in a very wealthy house and all that
stuff. it only has women servants, because the king never likes men to go near
his only daughter..."
"women servants?"
"yep. there will be 3 MAIDS..." smiles the director,
"CID, BARRET, TIFA WILL ACT AS THE FLOWER GIRLS..!!!"
"WHAT THE @#$%??????????!!!!" freaks
Cid
"HELL NOOOOOO??? I AIN'T DRESSIN UP LIKE
A...FEMALE!!!" freaks Barret
"hey, Tifa. you get to be a maid." smiles
Cloud
"yea. i wonder who you gonna act, Cloud? another
servant?" giggles Tifa
"VINCENT, RED, AND YUFFIE WILL ACT AS THE HERO'S FAMILY
MEMBERS..!!!!" smiles the director
"i'm not the family dog, am i?" sighs Red,
"yep, i am.."
"this may be interesting." smiles
Vincent
"am i the Hero's sis?" smiles Yuffie
"the 2 main character will.....the Hero
is...CLOUD!!!!" smiles the director
"????" blinks Cloud,
"who..me?"
"YES..!!! YOU IGNORANT KID...!! YOU'RE THE
HERO..!!!"
"then who's the princess?" said Red
"let Tifa be the princess instead." smiles
Cloud
"..." Tifa blushes
"SHE CAME AND ASKED ME FOR A PART...SO I GAVE HER THIS
PART. THE PRINCESS WILL BE....AERIS!!!!" shouts the director
"Aeris???"
a girl comes out from the curtains,
"hello."
"AERIS???" freaks Cloud, "IT'S...REALLY
YOU!!!"
"??? have we met, sir?" blinks Aeris, "oh
right. back in my yard, right?"
"yard???" blinks Yuffie
"Aeris was long killed before we were transfer back
through time." said Red, "she can't be awakened.."
"oh.." whispers Tifa
"hmm.." Sephiroth steps up to Aeris, "never
thought i'll see my own victim to live again.."
"SEPHIROTH..!!!" shouts Cloud, very
angry
"victim?? what're you talking about?" blinks
Aeris
"you'll find out soon." grins Sephiroth
"NOW WE NEED IS A VILLIAN..!!!" smiles the
director..
"let me do it." Sephiroth steps forward
"you??"
"he'll be PERFECT for that part." murmurs
Barret
"THEN LET'S DO IT..!!!" said the
director
not far away, in the sinking sand (around Gold Saucer),
there's a monster inside SLEEPING..
[music] it's midnight. the moon is full, and the stars glows
to their fullest. a night to remember..
"DAMN..!!! HOW DO YOU WEAR THIS..????" freaks
Barret, hopping like crazy, trying on a dress..
"HOLY SHIT..!!! I CAN FEEL A DRIFT IN MY @#$%!!!!"
freaks Cid, trying to cover his dress..
"i hate being a dog..!!" growls Red
Yuffie is trying to wear a dress..
"hmm..haven't wore clothing like this for a long
time.." whispers Vincent
"what about the cape? take it off." said Red,
"it's covering most of your clothing and your face..!!"
"i like it that way."
"weird...i wonder what's behind the cape..?"
whispers Red
Sephiroth wears the same clothes. he's thinking about the Sun
Diamond..
Aeris is still changing in her room..
"CLOUD..!!! CLOUD!!!" freaks Yuffie, and went over
to Cloud, "I DON'T WANNA WEAR THIS..!! IT'S HORRIBLE..!!"
"you started this mess..and you're gonna finish it."
said Cloud, as he turn around from staring outside at the
audience..
he wears a dark-blue and black suit and a black
cape...
he looks very HANDSOME..
"WHOA." blushes Yuffie
"don't get any ideas, Yuff." said Cloud, "once
we're done with this play, we're getting outta here!!"
"too bad i'm too young for you, isn't it?" smiles
Yuffie, "but i'm sure other girls will just collapse when they see
you!!"
"YUFFIE..!!! JUST WEAR THE DRESS..!!!" freaks
Cloud
Yuffie left..
"Cloud."
"Yuffie..i thought i told you..!! huh..?" Cloud turn
around, "...???!!!!"
it's Tifa. she's wearing a dress...and it looks very good on
her, especially her pendant fits the dress perfectly..
"..!!!" freaks Cloud, "it suits
you.."
"wow, Cloud. you should wear like that often."
smiles Tifa, very impressed..
"ha ha, very funny. as soon as the play is over, i'm
changing! this suit is killin me..!!" freaks Cloud, trying to loosen his
necktie, "besides, i'm no hero in real life..i'm just a
mercenary."
"here."
Tifa fixes it for him.., "a hero doesn't have to be born
special..you just need someone to guide you there.."
"..." Cloud is surprised..
"there. better?" smiles Tifa
[music starts]
"tifa..about your secret...what was..?"
"the play is about to start..!! good luck, Cloud."
smiles Tifa, and run to join the others..
[music]
"During the war, the Princess awaits for the Hero to come
back from the war..but meanwhile in the streets of Lauren.."
"COME BUY SOME FLOWER...!!!" shouts Barret, in a low
voice, "damn..my butt itches..!!"
"buy the flowers damn it." said Cid, as he's
smoking, "i say buy the @#$% flowers..!!
hmm...cigarette.."
"CID..NO SMOKING..!! AND BARRET..!!" freaks
Tifa..
[music]
they stopped for a break...
"whew, that was hard.." whispers Cid
"YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSE TO SMOKE OUT THERE..!!!" freaks
the director, "AND INNOCENT FLOWER GIRLS DON'T SMOKE!!!"
"oh really? why didn't you say so? no wonder why those
women are yelling at me.."
"AND..YOU!!! YOU BIG LUG!!! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSE TO SCRATCH
YOUR BUTT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLAY..WHERE 2000 AUDIENCE STARES AT
YOU..!!!"
"2000??? why didn't you freakin say
so?"
"OOOOYYYY.." groans the director, "we have to
move to the final part..!!!"
"final part?"
"that's when the Hero, Princess, and the villian comes
in."
"??? do what??" blinks Tifa
"THE KISS, TIFA!!! DON'T YA KNOW???"
"...." Tifa lowers her head, "the
kiss..??"
"YES...!!! CLOUD AND AERIS WILL KISS BEFORE THE VILLIAN
JUMPS IN..!!!"
"me and Aeris?" blinks Cloud
"a kiss..wow." smiles Aeris
Tifa stood there, very sad...
[music starts]
"where's Tifa..??" whispers Cloud
"she's gone in the back..now GO!!!! TIME TO SHINE,
HERO!!!" said the director..
behind the curtains, Tifa lowers her head.
she wanted to cry, but can't.
Cloud must love Aeris..
then Tifa walks away..
[music]
"where are you, my beloved friend...my
beloved Princess?" said Cloud, as he step up to the balcony, "i have
came back from the war."
Aeris comes out, "you're safe..!! i'm so
glad.."
she looks beautiful..
"why are you crying, Princess? you knew me well. i never
dies until the end.."
"when is the end, my Hero? when will it be? i worried
sick if you'll ever return to me again. i am upset, yet, i'm happy to see you.
but...oh!! my heart is full of mixed feelings...feelings i can't describe."
said Aeris
"how can you describe it, my Princess? i want to
know..your feelings. i want to know what's truly in your heart, a locked secret
hidden inside that i've been longing to know what it is.."
"i can only describe with a KISS.." whispers
Aeris..
Aeris aims for his lips..
Cloud didn't do much. he seems confused??
then their lips
touches against each other..
"pathetic humans.." whispers Sephiroth, and turn
away..
"Tifa will be so sad.." whispers Barret, still
wearing the dress..
"what're you talking about?" said Red
"!!!! NEVER MIND..!!! you're too young to understand..!!
a little TOO young!!" freaks Barret, and walks away..
"????" blinks Red
"it's the feeling.." whispers Vincent, and lowers
his head
[music continues]
[RUMBLING]
"????" Cloud stopped, and alert..
the ground begins to shake..!!
"[ROAR!!!]" a huge lizard burst out from the
sand..!!
"WHAT is THAT????" freaks Yuffie
"a monster." said Sephiroth
"THAT IS LITTLE TOO @#$ BIG FOR A MONSTER..." freaks
Cid
"[ROAR!!!]" the lizard attacks the
audience..!!
"WE HAVE TO STOP IT..!!!" said Cloud, and
attacks..!!
"[ROAR!!!]" the lizard uses its tail and hits Cloud
away..!!
"aaaaahhh..!!" Cloud falls on the
ground..
"NO MORE CUTIE FLOWERGIRL..!!!! TAKE THAT..!!!! [BAM]
[BAM]" shouts Barret, shooting the lizard. but no use. its scales is like
armor, protecting the body..!!
"TAKE THAT..!!!" shouts Yuffie, throwing
ninja-stars..but no use.
"[ROAR!!!]" the lizard is getting more annoyed,
instead of eating the audience, it turns around and attacks Cloud and the
others, "ULTIMA 2"
[FLASH]
"AAAAAAAAAAHHHH..!!!" they are seriously
wounded..
"damn..even in the past, we suck!!" said
Cid
"grrrr.." growls Red, but too weak to
attack..
"[hisss..]" the lizard is about to eat
them..
"LEAVE THEM ALONE...!!!" shouts a voice. it's Tifa,
"DON'T EAT THEM, PLEASE..!!!"
"Tifa, GET AWAY FROM HERE!!!" shouts Cloud,
wounded..
Tifa didn't listen to Cloud, and steps up, "i won't let
you hurt them..!!"
"YOU TRYIN' TO GET YOURSELF KILLED???!! GET OUTTA HERE,
TIFA!!!" shouts Barret
"NO..I'M LEAVING YOU HERE!! i'm not afraid to die for
people i love.." said Tifa
"[ROAR!!!!]" the lizard attacks
Tifa..!!!
"TIFA...NOOOOOOO..!!!" gasps Cloud
.....
the lizard swallowed her..
"she's gone.." whispers Cid
"DAMN..!!! GODDAMN IT..!!!" shouts
Barret
"...tifa.." whispers Cloud, "huh?" the
Moon Pearl in his pocket is glowing??
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
the lizard screams in pain..!!
[BOOOMM]
and it dies..
"hello, guys." said Tifa, and got out safely,
"you all ok?"
"HOW..???" freaks Barret
"AIN'T YOU DEAD AND DIGESTED??" freaks
Cid
"escaped from death..that's a good one." said
Vincent
"THAT WAS AMAZING!!! THE LIZARD JUST WENT BOOM..AND
YOU..!!" smiles Red
"that was disturbing." said Sephiroth
"Tifa.." whispers Cloud, very curious..
"that lizard was almost IMPOSSIBLE to
beat!! you can't even hurt him!!" said Red
"so i guess that's it." said the
director
"???"
"the lizard is not just any monster. the
legend says that the Death Dragon comes each 1000 yrs, to give birth to its
children..this lizard was one of its first children, monsters born in
destruction. this lizard was sealed away for 2000 yrs. under these sands and
sleeps..until now."
"the play and the people must've woke it
up??"
"the lizard was unbeatable, and it's only
the Dragon's child." said Sephiroth, "if it's the Death Dragon..the
powers are beyond all imagination.."
"so i decided..not to make any more
plays." sighs the director, "you all can rest for the rest of the
night."
everyone's sleeping. they're tired from the
battle..all except Cloud.
"..." Cloud couldn't sleep, "i
don't get it..the light..it's so..similar the one from..?"
then he notice Tifa is gone..??
he went to find her..
[crickets]
Tifa looks up, "if only the stars could
talk..."
thousands of stars shimmers and shines in the night
sky..
"Tifa.." Cloud joins her
"oh..Cloud.." whispers Tifa, "you must be happy
to see Aeris again.."
"yea..but the kiss. i don't get it." said Cloud,
"i mean, i'm very excited to kiss her. but somehow, deep inside me, when we
kissed...it feels so..EMPTY."
"empty?"
"yea. it must because i'm a teen now..maybe teenagers
don't feel love until they grow up."
"that's not true. teens do feel
love..!!"
"???"
"..." Tifa blushes. her pendant shows..
"your pendant...you and lizard. you weren't
hurt??"
"of course i wasn't." said Tifa
"??"
"this pendant is not just any pendant, Cloud."
smiles Tifa, "it's been passed on for generations..starting from 1000
yrs.ago. this pendant was build from a small piece of the Moon
Pearl..."
"Moon Pearl??"
"yep. my mother gave this to me before she died.."
whispers Tifa, "remember 5 yrs. ago in Reactor? i was suppose to be dead
when Sephiroth slashed me. but this pendant protected me.."
"so that explains it. the pendant really does
work..?"
"yes. not only does it protect me from harm, but it gives
me warmth and comfort..without it, i will be so scared i won't even
fight!!"
"wow. sheesh..the Moon Pearl just sits there. it didn't
protect me a bit..!!" smiles Cloud, "i never saw you wearing that
pendant in the future?"
"i don't."
"???"
"i donna..but i think i lost this
pendant 5 yrs.ago...but now, it's great to have it back." smiles
Tifa
"if you don't have the pendant..i'll still protect
you."
"..??"
"i promised you, remember?" said Cloud, "no
matter what happens..whenever you're in trouble, i promised i'll come for
you."
"..." Tifa blushes, "thanx,
Cloud."
then they watches the starry sky together..
Tifa knows that Cloud will never be hers..but as long as he's
happy, she's happy..
* * * *
Chapter 10
"Going UnderWater.."
the next day, they left
GoldSaucer..
"HEY GUYS...WAIT FOR ME..!!!" shouts a
familiar voice..
"??" Cloud turn around, "CAIT
SITH???"
"REEVE???" freaks Barret
"hey...just call me Cait Sith!! don't ya
guys remember me?" smiles the toy..
"how'd you..?"
"took me awhile..until Tiara told me everything."
said Cait, "she helped me to awaken!!"
"Tiara..?? she's safe??" smiles Cloud
"of course!! after she helped me recover my past, she
told me to go to Gold Saucer, and that i will find you here. at first, it sound
stupid. second, she's just a little girl!! but she's right?"
"where is she?"
"donna. she just disappeared. she says that we're gonna
meet again real soon!! she's real nice!!" smiles Cait
"how does Tiara knew about Cait's past..? maybe she's
from the future?" said Tifa
"don't know.." whispers Cloud
"she ain't no innocent little girl!! she seems to know a
little TOO MUCH!!! i mean, high intelligence...prophecy...and she even had the
Moon Pearl!! i say we get her and squeeze info outta her!!" said
Barret
"is that cat suppose to slow all of us?" said
Sephiroth, cleaning his MasaMune
"SEPHIROTH??? WHAT THE HELL IS HE DOING HERE..!!!! LET'S
GET HIM..!!!!" freaks Cait, and ready to fight
"no Cait..!!" said Cloud
"listen to Cloud, cat." said Sephiroth, "i'm
now working with you fools."
"FOOLS????? YOU BETTER GET YOUR ATTITUDE RIGHT IF YOU
WANT TO WORK WITH US YOU @#$%!!!!" shouts Barret
"GRRRRR...!!! I DON'T EVEN THE SEE THE POINT OF
BEFRIENDING WITH HIM..!!!" growls Red
"RED..!! BARRET..!!" freaks Cloud
"let them go, Cloud. they have hated me all their
lifes..i mean, can't blame them. after all, i did destroy their lifes...!!"
grins Sephiroth
"WHY YOU @#$^&..???!!! YOU'RE THE ONE THAT CAUSE THE
METEOR..!!!!" freaks Barret, really angry
"i have no intention have playing little games with
kids..!!" said Sephiroth, "choose, Cloud. and choose wisely. you can
either work with your worthless friends or with me. but if something happened to
me...who knows what the future will be like?"
"grrrr.." Cloud is getting annoyed
"CLOUD..!!! CHOOSE..!!!" said Barret
"WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS, RIGHT???" said Cid, "you
wouldn't dare to choose that jackass over us??"
"no..i don't want you all to leave.."
"SEE???? BYE BYE SEPHIROTH!!"
"i don't want Sephiroth to go either.."
"WHAT????!!!"
"HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND, CLOUD???? SEPHIROTH IS
A...JERK!!!" shouts Red, "he destroyed your hometown, your friends,
everything!! how could you help him??"
"i don't know...i don't know.." shouts Cloud,
shaking his head, "i don't know why i said that..why did i say that?? why
do i want Sephiroth to stay with me..?? i don't even like
him..!!"
[FLASHBACKS]
Cloud steps toward Sephiroth...and gave him the Black
Materia..
[FLASHBACKS END]
"WHY..?????!!!!! AAAAAAHHH...!!!!" shouts Cloud,
holding his head...he's in pain.
"hey Cloud.." whispers Cid
"i feel....so...odd..." whispers Cloud,
"flashbacks...more...and more of them..!!"
[FLASHBACKS]
Cloud faces Sephiroth in their last battle..
[FLASHBACKS END]
"...." then Cloud calms down...
"whoa. that's some mental fight." whispers
Red
"you ok, Cloud?" whispers Tifa
"what's going on with me? why did i give the Black
Materia to Sephiroth? why do i even agree to work with him at the first
place?" whispers Cloud
"you'll find out soon enough." said
Sephiroth
"Sephiroth...what are you hiding?? why won't you tell me
what it is? you know what's going on with me?"
"we BOTH know." grins Sephiroth
"LEAVE HIM ALONE, SEPHIROTH!!!" shouts
Tifa
"hey, isn't that a...submarine??" blinks
Red
a submarine emerges from the ocean...and toward
Junon.
"they have a sub in the past?" said
Tifa
"i heard an old man named Bata owns that sub. people in
Shinra it's a stupid idea..and like me and my Space Program, they cancelled
it." said Cid
"the sub can help us get the Sun Diamond..!!" smiles
Yuffie, "and perhaps other treasures for me..i mean FOR
US!!"
"but i ain't going with jackass here." said Barret,
talking about Sephiroth
"look, let's just hang in there until we get home and
settle this prob, ok?" said Cloud, and heads for Junon..
In Junon, the town is very alive. people are
working, etc..
an old man fixes his sub near the beach, "if only the
Shinra supports me with better materials..this sub can really go
underwater!!"
"Bata?" said Cloud and the others..
"!!! YOU CAME HOME..YOU..!! you're not her.." sighs
Bata
"HER??? YOUR WIFE??" blinks Barret
"no..my daughter. i've been waiting for her to return
from Shinra.." said Bata
"can we borrow your sub?"
"YOU'RE FROM SHINRA, AREN'T YOU??? YOU CANCELLED MY
PROGRAM..YOU TOOK MY WIFE...NOW I'M OLD AND GRAY, YOU WANT TO TAKE MY SUB???
NO..!!! NOO..!!"
"we're not from.."
"DON'T LIE TO ME, YOUNG MAN!!! THAT GLOW IN YOUR
EYE..YOU'RE NO ORDINARY HUMAN TO ME!!!! AND THAT MUST BE A BATTLE SCAR..!!!
YOU'RE FROM SOLDIER!!!"
"..." Cloud hesitates, "yes..i was. but it was
a long time ago.."
"you Shinra might have convinced people from all around
the world..but you'll never get me!!!" shouts the old man, "ALL YOU
EVER DO IS MAKE PROMISES...MAKING PEOPLE'S HOPES GREATER AND GREATER...AND THEN
YOU JUST STEP ON THEIR HOPES WHEN THEY NEEDED YOU THE MOST..!!! ESPECIALLY
SOLDIER...you promised you'll protect the citizens. but instead..Nibelheim was
gone. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO PROTECT US?? WHAT DO YOU SHINRA WANTS FROM US..??
CRUSH OUR HOPES..DESTROY OUR HOMES..??"
"..." Cloud lowers his head, "i'm sorry..i..i
didn't want that to happen.."
"people died because of Shinra. and all you can say is
SORRY??? ONE WORD WON'T BRING THEIR LIFES..!!! MY WIFE..!!!"
"I'M REALLY SORRY..!!! I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO GET
HURT..I..I.."
"LEAVE HIM ALONE, GATA!!" shouts
Cid
"he's pressured enough!!" shouts
Barret
"Cloud...don't let that get to you." whispers Tifa,
trying to cheer him up..
Cloud didn't say anything..
"I WAS IN SOLDIER. you got a prob with that??" said
Sephiroth
"the glow in your eye..!! it's the same as that young
man..!!" gasps Gata, then he sighs, "i'm old now..Shinra isn't my
biggest worry yet. it's my daughter..if you all want the sub so bad, you can
borrow it."
"FINALLY!!!" smiles Yuffie
in the sub, they're searching for the Sun
Diamond..
"@#$%!!! IT'S TAKIN' TOO @#$% LONG!!!! THE @#$% RADAR
MUST BE BROKEN..!!!" freaks Cid
"the radar works fine. have patience." said
Red
"EASY FOR YOU TO SAY..!!! I'M USED TO DRIVE MACHINES IN
SKY, NOT UNDERWATER...WITH ALL THESE THINGIES STARING AT
ME..!!"
"they're fishes."
"whatever." sighs Cid, "once we get the Sun
Diamond, we can finally go home!!"
"maybe the Meteor already hit the Planet..?" blinks
Cait
"maybe. who knows?" said Red, "the Planet...the
Meteor...even Time works in mysterious ways. we as simples life forms will never
understand..."
"the ocean..." whispers Vincent, looking outside,
"so smooth..so quiet. so silent as the darkest night. just like Time
itself.."
"the Sun Diamond should be located...RIGHT THERE."
said Red
....
"uhmm..where is it?" blinks
Barret
the Sun Diamond is gone..!!
"how could this be?? that's where we dropped the Sun
Diamond?? THAT SPOT..!!!" said Cloud
"it's gone now." said Sephiroth, "how
disappointing.."
"ya tell me, and that sword can pawn me some BIG
BUCKS!!!" sighs Yuffie
"Cloud, did you led us to the wrong direction?" said
Cid
"NO!!! IT MUST BE THERE..!!! IT FELL AND LANDED OVER
THERE..!!" shouts Cloud, "GRRRR...DAMN IT!!!"
"calm down, Cloud. it's ok, we'll find it." said
Tifa
[FLASHBACKS]
[FLASHBACKS END]
"NO...I NEED THE SUN DIAMOND..!! I HAVE TO HAVE IT..!!! I
MUST HAVE IT..!!!" shouts Cloud, very desperate
"..." they are a little surprised..except
Sephiroth
"damn..you almost sound like Sephiroth!!" whispers
Cait
"Cloud, we're not really THAT desperate to go
home.." said Red
"...." Cloud calms down, "WHAT WAS THAT???!!!
that doesn't even sound like me..??"
"you must be tired. you need some rest." said
Tifa
"[sighs] i think you're right, Tifa.." whispers
Cloud
[CLANK]
"???!!" they gasps
"COME OUT, SPY!!!" shouts Sephiroth..
"damn.." whispers a voice. it's Lena, from the
Turks. she comes out, "ok..ok..you got me."
"TURKS???!!!" freaks everyone
"A SPY FROM SHINRA..!!!" shouts Cloud
"so what? yea. i'm a spy. and i got all the info from you
guys...enough for Shinra to promote ME!!!" smiles Lena, "i was in here
waiting for ya'll..Shinra was right. they knew you'll come for the Sun
Diamond."
"what?"
"WHAT DID YOU DO, YOU @#$%????!!! SPEAK!!!!" shouts
Barret
they all take their weapons out..
"[gulp] that's not good..huh?" whispers Lena,
"Shinra is a big building..they have a small library/museum in there, ya
know, to keep old antiques and history. they found the Sun Diamond and just
shipped it to Shinra this morning." then she sighs, "i wasn't suppose
to be here..Reno was. he was chosen to do this spying mission on you guys. they
wouldn't choose me cuz i'm a girl..the first female in the Turks actually. but i
still came anyway."
"DON'T EVEN THINK YOU CAN GET BACK TO SHINRA..!!!"
shouts Red
"hey, it's my duty...kinda..but still, it's what a TURK
does!!"
"TURKS MY ASS." said Cid, "you're only a
highschool student..!!! go back to school or something..!! you don't belong
here..or even ready to fight for your life."
"I AM READY..!!!" shouts Lena
"what should we do with her?" said Tifa
"kill her." said Sephiroth, "i'll make this
clean and fast..so it won't stink this sub."
"[GASPS]" Lena backs off
"SEPHIROTH..!!" shouts Cloud
"he has a point..if she gets outta this, we'll be in deep
trouble." said Barret
"people shouldn't stick their nose where it doesn't
belong.." whispers Sephiroth, "but it's too late for that, isn't
it?"
"...!!!" Lena gasps, scared. even her knife (weapon)
won't match with the MasaMune..!!
....
"STOP." it's Vincent
"???!!!" Sephiroth almost hit him instead, "GET
OUTTA MY WAY, VALENTINE!!!!"
"i won't let you hurt her."
"TURKS...i despise Turks. or anyone that gets in my
way.."
"it's not her fault. she was ordered to this
mission." said Vincent, "look, killing her won't help us get any
closer to the Sun Diamond."
"then what should we do with her?" said
Tifa
"hmm..good question." whispers Vincent
"kill her." grins Sephiroth
"i guess we have to keep her. make her join us."
sighs Vincent
"WHAT???!!!"
"as long as we have our eye on her, she can't tell anyone
about our plan." said Vincent, "if she does..we'll just kill
her."
"[gulp] you guys love to kill, don't ya?" whines
Lena, "ANYWAYS, YOU CAN'T MAKE ME JOIN YOU!!! A TURK NEVER TURN HER BACK TO
SHINRA..!!!"
"do you have a choice?" said Sephiroth
"damn..!!" whispers Lena, very angry, "i guess
i'm hostage for now.."
"she can show us where the museum is. i never saw it
before.." said Cloud
"it's a top-secret area..of course you can't see it,
rookie. only Turks are allowed to know where it is."
"let's head for Shinra." said Cloud, very
excited..
* * * *
Chapter 11
"The Nightmare begins.."
"am i...dreaming?" there's light everywhere...people
whispering..
"yes." said a little girl voice
"you again?? WHAT IS THIS?? WHY ARE YOU APPEARING IN MY
DREAMS??"
"something terrible will happen..i can feel
it.."
"what?"
"you must stop it before it happen. or it'll be too
late.."
"what is it? what's terrible?"
"something terrible will happen to YOU and Sephiroth. you
must very careful.."
"what is it? is it a monster?"
"the son of the Death Dragon will awaken...you MUST NOT
let that happen."
"???? who's the son?? i'll stop
him..!!"
"CAN YOU...?"
"what do you mean..??"
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
the next day, Cloud and his friends head for the Museum in
Shinra, with Lena showing them the way..
"damn..Tseng it's not gonna like this!! i'm gonna get
kick out for sure..!!" whines Lena, as Cloud tries to open the lock to get
in the Museum..
"GOOD!! Shinra ain't no place for no girls..!! Tis a
dangerous place..!!" said Barret
"WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSE TO MEAN..?? CUZ I'M A YOUNG
GIRL..??? I'M 15..!!!" shouts Lena, angry, "YUFFIE IS YOUNGER THAN
ME..!! she's even fighting with you big dinosaur..!!"
"YOU @#$% BRAT..!!!!" freaks Barret
"HEY..!!! i have experience..!! and for you
info, I AIN'T NO LITTLE GIRL..!!" shouts Yuffie, "I'M ACTUALLY FROM
THE YEAR...OUCH!!!"
Red bites her, "remember we can't tell anyone about
us..!! our true identity."
"grrrr.." murmurs Yuffie
"what we're trying to say is, you don't belong with the
Turks, or with Shinra." said Tifa, "all of us once thought the Shinra
was good, but instead.." then she shakes her head, "you're still
young. you still have a lot of life ahead of you. go back to school. go home. go
where you belong. just stay away from Shinra."
"..." Lena hesitates, then she turns red, "I
DON'T NEED ANY OF YOU TO TELL ME WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE..!!! YOU'RE JUST
OUTLAWS..!!!"
"OUTLAWS..???!!! YOU @#$%..!!!" freaks
Barret
"God i can't stand these fools.." whispers
Sephiroth, "crack the code yet?"
"no...this is much different than the others i
handled." said Cloud, "whatever is inside must be VERY valuable."
[DOOR OPENS]
"let's go." said Sephiroth
"wait...!!" Cloud stops him
Sephiroth turns around, "what is it?"
"i had this dream...i know it's stupid but.."
whispers Cloud, "let's just be careful, ok?"
"you telling ME to be careful?? hahahahhaha.."
Sephiroth ignores him, and enters..
"sephiroth.." whispers Cloud, and then they went
inside..
the place is dark, so they used 2 candles. Cloud and his party
uses one, and Sephiroth uses the other.
"IT'S UNFAIR..!!! how come jackass there can use a candle
by himself and we can't??? i can't even see where i'm going!!" freaks
Cid
"it's just a candle, Cid." said Cloud
"WELL IT'S MORE LIKE GIVING A DOLLAR BILL TO ANOTHER
PERSON..!!!" freaks Cid
they came to a 2 way..
"i'll go to the left." said Sephiroth, and
left..
"how rude. didn't even let us choose.." said Red,
"if i'm a grown up..i'll make him sorry..!!"
they went to the right..
"Cloud.."
...
"Cloud!!" said Tifa, "what's wrong? are you
thinking something?"
"y..yeah."
"oh. i get it. it's Aeris, isn't it..?" whispers
Tifa
"no. it's my dream..that little girl sounds very
familiar.."
"hey, Cloud."
"yea?"
"after we get home and saved the world and
everything..what'd ya gonna do then?"
"hmm..you mean my life?"
"yes."
"no one has ever asked me that, Tifa." blinks Cloud,
"i guess i'll be back as mercenary since Avalanche don't need me no
more.."
"uhmm..then you must have a lot of time in your
hands.." whispers Tifa, "if you can, who will you come and spare some
time with Aeris..or ME..? Aeris should be alive in the future..just like you
wanted."
"my free time? i guess...Aeris." smiles
Cloud
"oh.." Tifa lowers her head..
"the secret..you still haven't tell me what it
is?"
"you probably won't care anyways.."
"yes i do.." smiles Cloud
[FLASHBACKS]
[FLASHBACKS END]
"!!!" Cloud gasps..
"you ok, Cloud?" blinks Tifa, "you don't look
so good lately.."
"i..i'm fine."
"i'm worried about you, man." said Cait, "you
should stay in the copter and take some rest."
"I'M FINE!!!!" shouts Cloud, "WILL YOU FOOLS
LEAVE ME ALONE???!!"
they're surprised..
"that sounds just like Sephiroth..??!" freaks
Red
"i..i..i'm sorry.." whispers Cloud, "i'll rest
after this.."
"i think his scar don't only hits his face..but his
brain." whispers Yuffie to Vincent..
"aaaahh...here it is." grins Sephiroth. there's a
razor-sharp sword in front of him...made of pure silver. it even glows in the
dark shadows..
it's the Sun Diamond..
Sephiroth grabs the Sun Diamond, "a true beauty...NOW
THIS IS WHAT I CALLED A SWORD..!!!" he swings it around a little, "the
power..i can feel it. strong as the sun..."
then he notice there's an ancient book in the
shelf..
he went to read it, "this book is about 2000 yrs. old..!!
these writing as quite similar to the Cetra. but i might be able to translate
it.."
and he started to read..
"!!!" Cloud gasps, "something is going to
happen..!!"
they're still searching for the Sun Diamond..
"what??" blinks Tifa
"i don't know..but the atmosphere. the voices...they tell
me that something bad is gonna happen soon..!!" said Cloud
"voices???" said Barret, "DAMN, ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE OK???"
"I'M NOT LYING!! it's strange but..it's not like the
Lifestream. not like talking to the Planet. it's more like summoning.."
whispers Cloud, "..SEPHIROTH!!"
he run back..!!
"CLOUD..WAIT UP!!!" shouts Tifa, and they went after
him..
"HEY...WHAT ABOUT ME??" shouts Lena
....
"that means you're off the hook." said Vincent, and
walks away
"WAIT...!!" freaks Lena, "are you...related to
the Turks?"
"..." Vincent lowers his head, then join his
friends..
Lena sighs, really wanted to know..
Cloud reaches Sephiroth, "SEPHIROTH..!!!
STOP..!!!"
his friends joins Cloud..
"[reading]" Sephiroth is reading the ancient book,
flipping page by page...
"Cloud..what's going on?" said Tifa
"HEY..THAT'S THE SUN DIAMOND..!!" said Barret,
pointing at the sword in Sephiroth's hands..
"give it to us, Sephiroth!!" barks Red
"[reading stop]" Sephiroth stops, and throws the
book away, "..so it's true."
"???"
"the legend of Time..it's true." said Sephiroth,
"and this Sun Diamond.."
"SEPHIROTH..GIVE US THE SWORD..!!"
"give....YOU....the Sun Diamond..?" whispers
Sephiroth, "HA..HA..HA..."
"WHAT'S SO FUNNY???!!!" shouts Barret
"every 1000 yrs., the Death Dragon...the ultimate
evil...will come unto the universe and to the Planet and gives birth to its
children, who will grow and destroy the Planet." said Sephiroth, "but
sadly, the Guardian of Time seals her away until the next 1000
yrs..."
"so?"
"the children born in the Planet were either destroyed or
sealed to sleep for eternity by the Guardian. first-borns have a bigger and more
important role than to destroy the Planet...his/her job is to free its mother,
the Death Dragon, and brings the Apolocapse."
"but it's been so long...aren't the first-borns dead by
now?" said Tifa
"true. very true, Tifa. but not all.." said
Sephiroth, "all first-borns are borned with a special mark for the Death
Dragon to recognize...a tattoo carved in their foreheads."
"..." Cloud gets angry, "GET TO THE POINT,
SEPHIROTH!!!"
"JENOVA is the first-born." said Sephiroth,
"her tattoo..only the Death Dragon her children..or me..can see it. the
tatto...a symbol of DEATH." then he stares at the Sun Diamond, "the
Guardian didn't put her powers in here. it was the Death Dragon that made this
sword with invincible powers..the Guardian steals this sword from the dragon and
use it against her..!!"
then he turn to Cloud, "you know what i will do next,
don't you..?"
"..."
"but you can't stop me. it's destined that I AM NEXT IN
LINE." laughs Sephiroth, and then he went disappears with the Sun
Diamond..
"WHERE THE HELL DID HE GO???" freaks
Cid
"he just..disappeared?" said Cait
"what was he talking about...? Next in line..?"
blinks Tifa
"where is he??" said Barret, "COME OUT YOU
@#$%!!!"
"don't bother, Barret."
"??"
"he's not here." said Cloud, "he went to the
Shinra building.."
"WHAT???"
"i think i'm starting to understand who i really
am.." whispers Cloud
[BOOOMMMM]
"WHAT WAS THAT???!!!" freaks Barret
the ground quakes..
"IT'S FROM THE SHINRA BUILDING..!!" said
Red
"IT'S SEPHIROTH..HE'S REALLY IN THERE..!!! AND HE'S
KILLING EVERYONE WITH THE SUN DIAMOND..!!" freaks Cait, getting the info
from the building..
"he's gone mad.." said Tifa
"no.. not mad. he was never mad." said Cloud,
"HE'S SUMMONED.."
then they got out of the Museum..
* * * *
Chapter 12
"Cloud's Gone.."
they ran outside of Shinra..ready to escape
Midgar..
[BOOOMM]
another explosion in the top floors of the Shinra
building..
"you ok in there, Reeve?" said Cloud
"yea..i'm fine. i got away before Sephiroth could get me
too.." said Cait, "but it looks like he's heading for Hojo's
experiment area..??"
"experiment?? he's going to free his mother Jenova?"
said Tifa
"no...it's not that simple." said
Cloud..
[FLASHBACKS]
deep in the basement of the Shinra's Mansion..
Cloud is inside one of the capsules???
[FLASHBACKS END]
"CLOUD!!" shouts Tifa
"noo...it couldn't be.." whispers Cloud, he started
to shake his head.."it couldn't be.."
"what?" said Red
"whoa..there goes Shinra. THIS TIME, SEPHIROTH CHANGED
THE PAST, OK?? NOT US!!!" said Barret, "let's get outta here before
anyone sees us and make this worse..!!"
"no."
"???"
"you all get outta here..but i'm staying." said
Cloud
"WHAT???!!"
"CLOUD, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS!! SHINRA WILL GO DOWN
ANYWAYS..!!!" said Barret
"no, it's Jenova..she's in danger."
"danger??"
[BOOOMMM]
another explosion..!
"the building is going to explode soon.." said
Cloud, "YA'LL GET OUTTA HERE WHILE YOU CAN..!!!"
then he ran into the building..!!
"CLOUD...STOP!!!" shouts Tifa, and stops him,
"IT'S DANGEROUS..!!! YOU COULD GET KILLED..!!!"
"I HAVE TO GO IN..!!"
"CLOUD...WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS..!!"
"I DO..!!! SHE NEEDS MY HELP..!!!" shouts
Cloud
[silent]
"Jenova needs my help.." sighs Cloud, then he gets
upset, "GRRRR...!!! YOU WON'T UNDERSTAND...!!!
JUST....GO!!!"
then he went inside..
"what's wrong with him?" said Yuffie
"..." Tifa is worried..
[FIRE BURNING] Cloud is inside the building...there's blood
everywhere and dead bodies. fire burns and explodes..
Cloud finally found Jenova..
but it's too late..
Sephiroth opens the seal.
Jenova is sleeping..
"hello mother.." whispers Sephiroth, "the Death
Dragon is calling for freedom..only first-borns can break the spell."
then he uses his left hand, and touches Jenova's head,
"[SIGHS] it's such a pity that you're still in your eternal
slumber..."
.....
[SLASH]
there's blood in the ground..!!!
Sephiroth stabs the Sun Diamond INTO HIS OWN MOTHER'S
STOMACH..!!!!
"[SHRIEKING]" Jenova wakes up, and screams in
pain..!!
she shakes her tentacles and throws them everywhere...trying
to pull out the sword..but can't.
she even tried to stop Sephiroth, but he's too
strong..
"NOOOOOOO..!!!" shouts Cloud
"[GRIN]" Sephiroth grins, "I AM THE NEXT
APOLOCAPSE..!!!!"
then he uses the sword...
"NOOOOO..!!!" shouts Cloud, very angry
[SLASH]
....
Cloud falls on his knees..
there's blood everywhere..
Jenova's body stops moving..
Sephiroth cuts off her head..!!
"HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA..!!!!" laughs Sephiroth,
as he is holding his mother's head..then he threw it away..
"how..how could you?" whispers Cloud
Sephiroth noticed he's here..
"HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO....JENOVA???!!" shouts
Cloud, wanting to fight him..
"Cloud...you came."
"I CAME TO STOP YOU..but it's too
late.."
"i knew you'll come." whispers Sephiroth,
"cause we're alike."
"???"
"you still haven't figure it by now??" laughs
Sephiroth, "I AM..YOUR BROTHER..!!!!"
Cloud is shocked, "it's not true..!!"
"how do you think you end up here?" said Sephiroth,
"you and your friends were killed in the future. DEAD. you only remembered
the future cause I'M ALIVE. but the truth is, you're not awakened. YOU DO NOT
REMEMBER YOUR PAST."
[FLASHBACKS]
[FLASHBACKS END]
"noooo..."
"the flashbacks are familiar..aren't they?"
[FLASHBACKS]
[FLASHBACKS END]
"nooo..it's not true.."
"don't hide it, Cloud." said Sephiroth, "WE'RE
THE SAME. we're both fooled by Shinra. we're both the results of a Jenova
Project made by humans.."
[FLASHBACKS]
[FLASHBACKS END]
"LEAVE ME ALONE..!!!" shouts Cloud, very
confused..
"YOU CAN'T HIDE IT...!!!! YOU MUST ADMIT YOUR REAL
SELF..!!!" shouts Sephiroth,
"HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH...!!!!"
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
"who...am...i?"
[silent]
"no...WHAT AM
I..?"
[BRIGHT LIGHT FLASHES]
[sea sound]
Tifa and her friends are inside a small house near a
beach...not far away from Midgar..
"[groaning]" Cloud is sleeping in a
room..
"CLOUD..!!" gasps Tifa, and went to see him,
"CLOUD..WAKE UP!!!"
"he's still unconscious." said a
voice..
it's Tiara, "he's been sleeping for days
now.."
"after the big explosion in Shinra Building, i thought
i'll never see him again.." said Barret, "i mean, no one could have
survived that explosion..!!"
"no." Tiara sighs, "no one can...can
it?"
"who are you?"
"i'm Tiara, an old friend of Cloud's." said the
little girl
"your Moon Pearl really didn't help??" said
Cid
"it does. it protects whoever holds it..." said
Tiara, "your pendant. isn't that made from the Moon
Pearl?"
"yes." said Tifa
Tiara smiles, "don't lose it. it'll protect your
LIFE.."
Tifa is surprised, "ok.." then she turns to Cloud,
"he looks very...angry. very stressed.."
"yes. ever since i found him near Midgar, he was like
this. struggling in there.." sighs Tiara
"i wonder what happened..? especially Sephiroth?"
said Red, "do you think Sephiroth survived the
explosion?"
Yuffie smiles, "NAH..I MEAN, CLOUD IS LUCKY. HE COULD'VE
BEEN BLOWN INTO THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND..."
"YUFFIE..!!" shouts Tifa, "Tiara,
will he ever wake up?"
"..." Tiara lowers her head, "i
don't think so."
"???"
"look at him...his eyes are closed very
tight, his eyebrows shows great anger. his mind are not with pleasant
dreams....but a nightmare." said Tiara, "he's not letting it go...his
soul is trapped inside his dream. if he let go and forget the anger, he might
wake up. but he continues....Cloud will NEVER wake up."
"you mean.." said Barret, "Cloud
is fighting inside his dream?"
"something like that."
"what can we do?" said
Tifa
"i'm sorry..but there's NOTHING you can
do." said Tiara, "this is something Cloud must do it himself. in his
own dream."
"BUT WE CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND AIN'T DOING
NOTHING..!!!" shouts Cid, "WE NEED CLOUD NOW..!!! HE'S THE
LEADER..!!"
"we'll just wait until he wakes up." said
Vincent
....
"it might take years. or even beyond that.."
whispers Tiara, "i heard about Sephiroth and the Sun Diamond. i can feel
danger to the Planet.."
"SEPHIROTH..!!! HE MUST'VE DONE THIS TO CLOUD..!!!
GODDAMN IT..!!!" shouts Barret, and hits the desk, "GODDAMN IT
ALL..!!!"
"Sephiroth might be alive." said Red, "let's go
back to the Building and check it out. maybe we can find some clues
there..?"
"BUT WITHOUT CLOUD?" said Cait
Cloud is still unconscious..
"yes. without Cloud." said Tiara, "for the sake
of everyone, please go and stop Sephiroth. i know he's still
alive.."
"but...what if Sephiroth came while we're gone? you and
Cloud will be in danger..!!" said Cid
"..." Tifa hesitates..
"[SIGHS] as much as i want to beat Sephy's ass...that'll
have to wait." said Barret
"no." Tifa finally made her decision, "no,
Cloud and Tiara is safe."
"what do you mean?"
"i've been thinking a long time. and i know it's not
necessary but.." Tifa nods, "i'm staying here with
Cloud."
"BUT TIFA..!!!"
"please, Barret...everyone." said Tifa, "i'll
be fine. i'll protect them..and take care of Cloud."
"TIFA..!!!" freaks Barret, "YOU....DON'T HAVE
TO DO THIS..!!!!"
"??" everyone blinks..don't get it.
Barret grab Tifa's hand and they talk privately..
"[whisper] are you nuts?" said Barret, "i saw
everything. Cloud loves Aeris. you can never have him...so why are you helping
him? after the way he treated you..?"
"i have to help him.."
"no you don't!! i'm not gonna stand there watch my friend
cry and let Cloud have a good endin'..!!"
"Barret.."
"HE'S NOT WORTH IT..!! you'll get killed..!! Sephiroth is
way stronger than you..!! we'll stay together."
"BARRET." said Tifa, then she cries, "it's
true..Cloud doesn't love me. but as long as he's safe, that's all it matters to
me. even DEATH."
"...you love him a lot, don't ya?"
"..." Tifa didn't reply, "please, just trust
me."
Barret sighs, "where is the tough girl that i used to
know..?? [sighs] teens.."
then he shouts, "HEY YA'LL..!!! WE'RE
LEAVING..!!!"
"who's the leader..?" said Red, "I'LL BE THE
LEADER..!!"
"NO..!! I WANNA BE A LEADER..!!" shouts
Yuffie
"NO..YOU'RE ALL WRONG. i am your @#$% leader." said
Cid
"I'M LEADER, SO SHUDDAP!!!" shouts
Barret..
"i really don't care.." whispers
Vincent
"I WAS IN SHINRA...SO I'LL BE LEADER..!!" said
Cait
"YOU'RE A STUFFED TOY!!"
"and..?"
"YOU CAN'T EVEN SPELL..!!!" shouts Yuffie,
"I'LL BE LEADER..CUZ I'M A SHINOBI. SHINOBI LEADS..!!!"
"yea right. more like robbing all our
Materias.."
"HEY...!!! I QUIT STEALING...kinda."
[yelling]
they're argueing..
"I KNOW WHO'LL BE LEADER..." said a voice,
"ME..!!!"
"???" they turn around.
Lena stood there, "I SHALL BE YOUR
LEADER..!!!"
"LENA????? WHAT'D YA DOING HERE..??"
"YOU'RE A TURK..!! YOU FOLLOWED US..!!" barks
Red
"so..?" blinks Lena, "look what i
found..!!"
she pull out a sparkling object..!
"that's part of the Sun Diamond..!!" barks
Red
"NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE..!!!" smiles Lena,
"let me help. i won't stay long anyways...until i find the other Turks.
then i'll leave. if not...I'LL TELL THEM WHERE CLOUD IS..!!!"
"WHY YOU @#$%..!!! why do you need us
for??"
"uhmm...well....it's personal..!!" freaks Lena,
"i'll show you more of those..come with me!!"
then she's gone..
"i guess Cid will be leader for NOW." said Barret,
"COME CID, TIME TO LEAD..!! huh?"
"zzzzzz"
"WAKE UP YOU @#$%!!!"
"zzzz...YOU @#$%%@#$$^$#%@$@#$@$..!!!!" freaks Cid,
"huh? what happened?"
then they went back to the Shinra..
"good luck everyone.." smiles
Tifa
* * * *
Chapter 13
"Barret and Marlene.."
Cid and the others follows Lena to the Shinra
building...
"whoa.." whispers Yuffie
the whole building is gone now. everything is
nothing but debris..
"you're not leading us to a trap, are ya?" said
Barret to Lena
"no way!! why?"
"you're a Turk. all Turks are known to lie!!! AND I AIN'T
TRUST NO TURK..!!"
"not all the Turks are bad..!!" freaks Lena,
angry..
"GUYS..!!! PLEASE..!!" barks Red, "let's just
look around for clues..ok?"
"big @#$% lug.." murmurs Lena
"WHAT DID U SAY.???" freaks Barret
"nothin'." whispers Lena
they continue searching..
"hey, what's this?" said Cid, scratching his head,
"looks like a book?"
they all went to see it..
"most of the pages are burned." said Red,
"becareful turning the pages.."
"OOPS."
"CID..!!"
"those writings looks weird." said
Yuffie
"those aren't modern writings. those are ancient
writings." said Vincent, "this must be the Ancient Book the Shinra was
talking about.."
"you knew?"
"know what it is, not where it is." said Vincent,
"before they were searching for the Ancients, the Shinra dug up this book,
which started the whole thing."
"looks like Ancient's writing?" said Cait,
"this book was so top-secret, that even i don't know..!!"
"hmm...WEIRD WRITING." whispers Cid
"maybe my grandpa BugenHagen can translate it!!"
smiles Red
"but he creeps me out..always "Ho Ho" this and
"Ho Ho" that. HE AIN'T NO SANTA CLAUS??" freaks Cid
then they head back to the copter..
"huh?" Barret stopped, and pick up
something..
"Barret, what's up?" said Cid
"this doll...it looks JUST like
Marlene's!!"
"so?"
"AAARGGHH..!! CID, YOU STUPID!! MARLENE MUST BE IN
TROUBLE..!!" freaks Barret, "SHE MUST'VE BEEN TOO CLOSE TO THE
EXPLOSION AND...AND.."
then he shakes his head, "no..!!! NO!! SHE'S STILL ALIVE.
MARLENE..!!!"
and he went searching for his daughter. Cid
followed.
"MARLENE..!!! MARLENE..!!! WHERE ARE YOU???" shouts
Barret, searching for her for hours..
"barret..." whispers Cid, "[breathing] we've
been running for hours..maybe she's at home?"
"no..she loves this doll. she never leave it
behind!!"
"THAT'S JUST A DOLL..!!! THOUSANDS OF KIDS HAVE ONE OF
THOSE..!!!"
"i made this doll for her, Cid."
"oh." Cid hesitates, "since i'm the
leader...which really sux...i'll help you find her."
"MARLENE..!!! MARLENE..!!!!" shouts Barret, and then
he enter a small old playground, "MARLENE..!!!
MAAAAAARRRRLEENE..!!!"
then he sits down, "[SIGHS] where the hell is
she???!!"
"calm down, man."
"I CAN'T CALM DOWN!!! I JUST LOST MY DAUGHTER..!!!!"
shouts Barret, "it's my fault..i shouldn't have leave her alone. i
should've brought her with me!"
"BUT THEN SHE WILL BE IN DANGER, WON'T SHE,
BARRET??"
"..."
"it's not your fault." said Cid, "things
happen. even bad things. sometimes, we can't even damn explain why it
happened."
"..." Barret lowers his head,
"Marlene.."
...
[BOOM]
a small girl just slide down from the slide..and hit Barret's
back..!!
"WHO THE...???" he turn around.
it's Marlene, "DADDY..!!!"
"MARLENE!!!" smiles Barret, and hugs her VERY TIGHT,
"MARLENE...MARLENE..!!! YOU'RE SAFE..!!!! YOU ARE @#$%
SAFE..!!!"
"daddy..??" Marlene blinks, don't know what
happened..??
at night, they went back to Barret's house..
Barret and Marlene is upstairs..
"thank you daddy for bringing back Patty!!" smiles
Marlene
"how did you lose her?"
"i was searching for you and then...KABOOM!!!! BOOM..!!!
and the whole big big building falls..!!"
"the explosion." said Barret, "i told you to
stay in here. even if i'm gone. you knew that..right? we did this
before."
".." Marlene lowers her head, "i was lonely,
daddy."
".." Barret is surprised
"i have to wait for you everyday, daddy. i want
you.." cries Marlene, "you never come home much..like you used to.
with me and mommy and.." then she looks up to Barret, "where is
mommy?"
"..." Barret lowers his head, "like i said
before, Marlene. mommy is on a vacation.."
"but it's sooooo long! i wanna see
mommy.."
"mommy is in a place very very far away. one day you'll
see her.." smiles Barret
"daddy."
"yes?"
"pwease promise you'll stay."
"..." he stopped
"pwease promise you'll stay home with me." cries
Marlene,"i missed you. i'm very alone.."
"[sighs]" then he nods, "yes, i promise. good
night, Marlene."
[CLOSE DOOR]
Cid is waiting downstairs, "damn..!! take so damn long to
tuck a kid to bed? MY CIGARRETE IS RUNNING OUT..!!"
Barret comes down, but not happy..
"well, let's go!!"
"i can't."
"??"
"Marlene needs me, Cid." said Barret, "i can't
leave her anymore..she's too lonely."
"but...WE NEED YOU!!!"
"sorry, but i have to stay. i want to beat Sephiroth
too..but there's something i must do. stay home and be with my daughter."
said Barret, "she's only thing i have left ever since.."
"since what?"
"since Duane and Elaine was gone.." said Barret,
"they were both killed because of the @#$% Shinra!!"
then he slam his hand on the table, "DAMN IT..!!! IF IT
WASN'T SHINRA, THEY WOULD STILL BE ALIVE..!!! MARLENE WOULDN'T BE ALONE..!!!! I
DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT MY ASS OFF TO SAVE THE PLANET..!!!"
"that was long ago, Barret. you must forget it. and move
on.." said Cid, "now we're not just saving the Planet..we're gonna
find and destroy Sephiroth. for Cloud, for the Planet..and for
Marlene."
then he walks away, "but it's your damn decision. i don't
care.."
".." Barret sighs, "you're right. let's leave
before she wakes up.."
"daddy..?" Marlene comes downstairs, "you're
leaving again?"
"...i'm sorry.."
Marlene smiles, "don't be, daddy. you have to save the
Planet like you always said...and save the kids like in this world!!" then
she said, "i saw this strange man when i went to play..he wears a black
cape."
"Sephiroth??"
"he's still alive??" said Cid, "but
how..??"
"Marlene..listen." said Barret, and hugs his
daughter, "it's not gonna be long..you just wait. i'll come back as i
promised..but now i must help my friends. i promise i'll come back FOR
YOU!!"
then they left..
* * * *
Chapter 14
"The Legend of Time"
Back in the Beach House...where Cloud
is..
"he's still sleeping.." said Tifa, sitting by his
side...
"you've been watching him for a long time, Tifa. you
should get some rest." said Tiara
"i wish i could sleep, Tiara..but i can't. not while
Cloud is in this situation..i can't sleep." sighs Tifa, staring at
Cloud..
Cloud's expression of anger is still the same as it was
before..
his fist are holding tightly, as if he's
fighting..
"what's he doing..?" said Tifa, "this happened
once before...in the future. he have too much contact with the Mako energy..and
his soul was searching for the real Cloud. i was there...taking care of
him." then she cries, "but this time..is much different. he's in
pain...in his dreams. and..and i can't help him..!! i can't take care of
him..!!"
"Tifa.."
"Tiara, what if it's true??" cries Tifa,
"what...what if he'll never come back?? what will happen to
him??"
"he'll be fine, Tifa." said Tiara, and puts her hand
on Tifa's shoulder, "you must have faith, even at the hardest times. i can
feel it...i can foresee that he'll wake up..one day."
"how do you have faith at this time?? it's just...too
hard."
"listen to your heart." smiles Tiara, "you have
a deep secret in your heart...a really deep secret, the one that even you can't
describe it. listen to your heart..and that secret will reveal without
words."
"..." Tifa is surprised, "Tiara..how did
you..?"
"it's born inside of me. a special ability to read
people's hopes and time.." said Tiara, "but don't worry about it.
right now, it's Cloud that we must worry about."
Cid and the others arrived at Cosmo Canyon..
"hmm..interesting." said B.H. reading the ancient
book, "this book is about 2000 yrs. or older..!!"
"what is it saying?" said Cid
"hmm.." B.H. is reading..
"can you figure it out, grandpa?" said
Red
"hm...Ancient writings." said B.H., "looks more
like a Ancient diary..ho..ho.."
"diary?" blinks Lena
"yes. the Cetra likes to keep records and such."
said B.H., "luckily, this diary seem to last longer and better than any
other records in history.."
"it have to do with the legend of Time and the Cetra,
doesn't it?" said Vincent
"yes.." said B.H., "long ago, before life
existed, 2 Guardian Forces existed...Time and the Death Dragon. Time made life
to existence..planet, galaxies, stars...everything you see. even yourself.
Time's duty is keep time itself moving...a balance of time; Past, Present, and
Future. it keeps life going...birth, growth, and death...then rebirth from the
Lifestream. like a cycle of life. if the Balance of Time is broken, or
disturbed, Great Chaos will come unto all life forms.."
"what the hell is the Great Chaos?? the
Meteor??"
"don't know. something really terrible.." said B.H.,
"the other Guardian Force, the Death Dragon, is the creator of evil and
death. it's duty is to destroy the Balance of Time and bring the Apolocapse to
all life. the End of Life. every 1000 yrs. it will migrate to this Planet and
gives birth to its children, who will rapidly grow and destroy this Planet,
while the Death Dragon swallows up the whole Planet with eternal darkness...the
Apolocapse. the only way to do that is to break the Balance."
"and..?"
"luckily, Time was prepared for the worse. it summons the
Guardian of Time and awakes from its 1000 yrs. sleep to stop the Death Dragon
with the 2 weapons...the Moon Pearl and the Sun Diamond. combined them together
is the ultimate weapon. the Sun Diamond is from the Death Dragon's own
powers...but Time took it away from her because of her evil uses of the sword.
only the Guardian knows the secret to combine both weapons and save the
Balance.."
"where does the Guardian come from? is she an
Ancient?"
"related to. no one knows for sure. but they said she was
born from the Ancient Forest...who have special abilities beyond Ancient and
human." said B.H., "first-borns from the Death Dragon are destined to
break the seal and free its mother. but most of them were either killed or
sealed away by the Guardian.."
"then what does Sephiroth have to do with this? he's
Jenova's son..?"
"and Cloud...it's so weird that they both survived the
blast." said Vincent, "Sephiroth once said something about that Cloud
isn't awakened? but how does he remember everything before
us?"
"don't know. THAT you must find out yourself...Ho
Ho.." smiles B.H.
"if Sephiroth didn't send us here...maybe it's Time or
the Guardian?" said Yuffie
"probably the Guardian." said B.H
"i get it...the Balance is in danger???" said
Barret, "just like the Planet..!"
"the Guardian can handle it. i mean, she's the
hero." said Cid
"the Guardian can't save the Balance without the Ultimate
Weapon." said B.H.,"the 2 weapons separates after she used the
powers.."
"what's Sephiroth doing with the Sun Diamond?" said
Lena
"AAAAAAAHHHH..!!! MY HEAD..!!!! DAMN, MY HEAD IT'S GONNA
BLOW IF I KEEP THINKIN'..!!!" freaks Barret, "DAMN!!! Cloud is somehow
mixed into this too...he got sum'thin' to do with Sephiroth."
"Sephiroth is what got Cloud into this mess..." said
Cid, "GODDAMN IT ALL..!!! HE MUST'VE START THAT SHIT WITH CLOUD THAT MADE
HIM GO MENTAL..!!!! DAMN IT..!!!!! HE'S GONNA PAY FOR WHAT HE DID TO CLOUD..!!!
IT'S NOT AS IF CLOUD IS IN PAIN ENOUGH ALREADY...AND THAT SCAR HE GAVE HIM..!!!
DAMN DAMN DAMN..!!!"
"calm down, Cid."
"we all hate Sephiroth. but we can't defeat him even we
found him...we're not ready." said Red
"DAMN..!!! WHAT DOES SEPHIROTH WANT FROM CLOUD??? FROM
US???" freaks Cid
"we'll get him. but not now." said Vincent,
"right now, if we could wake Cloud up, maybe he can tell us what happened
back in the Building. he might know where Sephiroth is or what he's up
to."
"poor Tifa..if that damn Cloud doesn't treat her
right...just forget friendship, I'M POUNDING HIM!!" freaks
Barret
"what're you talking about Barret? what's with Tifa and
Cloud?" said Cait
"UHMM..!!! NOTHIN'..!!!" freaks
Barret
then they head back to the Beach
house..
* * * *
Chapter 15
"Look over Your Shoulder (And I'll be There)"
"..." Tifa wakes up. she was sleeping while watching
Cloud..
she was hoping that he'll wake up, but he's still unconscious,
"Cloud.."
Cloud is still the same..his anger is much worse this
time.
"Cloud, can you hear me? it's me, Tifa, your best
friend." said Tifa, "please wake up. i have so much to tell you...so
much that i've been wanting to you all these years. the
secret.."
[no reply]
"it's been like this for days...i was a fool. i thought i
could help you..but Tiara was right. this is something you must yourself..in
your own dreams." said Tifa, very sad, "but i won't give up. i'll
protect you no matter what...even if you never wake up." then she cries,
"as long as i'm with you..that's all i wanted."
[no reply]
"oh Cloud..everyone needs you. our friends need you. I
NEED YOU..why won't you wake up??" cries Tifa, and tries to break the fist
in Cloud's hand...but it's too tight. he's too angry. "Cloud..!!!
stop..doing this...please...let go..!!"
then she sighs, "why are you angry? what are you
dreaming..?"
"a nightmare." said a voice.
"[GASPS]" Tifa turn around..
it's Sephiroth..!! he's standing there in the door,
"hello Tifa, we meet again."
"SEPHIROTH..!!!! WHAT DO YOU WANT..??? I WON'T LET YOU
HURT CLOUD..!!!" Tifa is ready to fight..!!
"where's the little girl?"
"???"
"the girl. where is she?"
"she's not here.."
"LIAR...!!!" Sephiroth hits her..!!
[SLAP]
"AAAAAAAHHH...!!" Tifa falls on the
ground..
"now tell me where she is."
"never."
"stubborn @#$%.." whispers Sephiroth, and notice
Cloud, "poor Cloud.." and reaches to touch his
forehead..!!
"NOOO..!!! LEAVE HIM ALONE..!!"
"he's not worth living.." said Sephiroth, and he
disappears..???
"??? WHERE IS...??" gasps Tifa,
"[GASPS]"
Cloud's anger is even WORSE..!! he's like fighting someone
powerful..!!
"SEPHIROTH..!!! he must've get into Cloud's
dream..!!" gasps Tifa
"you want to save him?" said a voice. it's
Tiara..
"TIARA???"
"do you want to save him?"
"yes. i do."
"i can send you to his dream, but you must destroy the
evil source of the dream or you nor Cloud will ever wake up again.." said
Tiara, and started to cast a spell, "you have a very pure heart, Tifa.
don't ever hide the feelings inside your heart...may be the Moon Pearl protect
you."
"Tiara.." whispers Tifa, very grateful, "who
are you?"
as she's closing her eyes...her view is getting blurrier and
blurrier..
"we'll meet again, Tifa.." whispers
Tiara..
then she's asleep..
"where am i?" Tifa looks around...she's standing in
a weird place?
[CLANG] [CLANG]
"??" Tifa hears fighting sound..
[CLANG]
it's Cloud..!! he's fighting an opponent. he tries very hard
to hurt the enemy, but he's too weak.
"CLOUD..!!!" smiles Tifa, and run to his side,
"CLOUD...I'VE MISSED YOU SO..!!"
but he didn't say anything?
he's just fighting really hard.
he's losing the battle..
"you can't win, Cloud. you can never win." said a
familiar voice.
it's Sephiroth..!! he was fighting him, "you're nothing
but a loser, Cloud. why don't you try and hurt me?"
"AAAAAARRGGHH..!!!" shouts Cloud, and attacks..but
missed.
"how does it feel? the pain of losing Aeris..and
Nibelheim? aaaahh..the blood in my sword is so warm..including
yours."
"SHUDDAP..!!!"
"the scar. you must really hate that scar, don't you? i
can tell from your eyes.."
"I SAID SHUDDAP..!!!!" shouts Cloud, attacking
crazily..
"Cloud..!!" gasps Tifa,
"please..stop!!"
but he ignores her..
"CLOUD..!!"
he continue to fight..
Tifa is very sad...then in a sudden..when Cloud was about to
attack..
"CLOUD..!!!! STOP..!!!"
...
Cloud stopped, almost hurt Tifa..
Tifa was standing in the middle of the battle, "Cloud,
DON'T YOU REMEMBER ME??? I'M TIFA..!!! YOUR BEST FRIEND..!!!"
"get out of my way."
"CLOUD..!!!"
"GET OUT..!!!" his eyes are full of
hatred..
"..." Tifa cries, "you forgot the promise too.
go ahead. fight. i can't stop you..i never could stop you from doing dangerous
things.."
"..." Cloud hesitates, "the...the
promise?"
"Cloud...i can't believe you forgot it already.."
whispers Tifa, and closes her eyes, "YOU PROMISED THAT YOU'LL PROTECT
YOU..!!! THAT YOU'LL BE THERE..!!!! how could you forget so easily...?? HOW
COULD FORGET...ME??"
"..."
"Cloud...please.." whispers Tifa, "am i just
nothing but a friend to you? don't ya understand how i
feel..?"
"Tifa.." whispers Cloud..staring at her
eye-to-eye..
"Cloud....PLEASE...if you forgot all about our
friends...our journey...even me. YOU COULDN'T HAVE FORGOTTEN THE PROMISE
TOO????!!!" cries Tifa..
Cloud can see pain inside Tifa's eyes...a small tear rolling
from her cheeks..
"..." Cloud is shocked, "you're...you're
crying."
then he touches the tear, "you're crying...for
me?"
"YOU HAVE TO WAKE UP, CLOUD..!!!! EVERYONE NEEDS
YOU...THE PLANET, AERIS...AND ME..!!!!" cries Tifa, and hugs
him..
Cloud lowers his head, "i'm sorry,
Tifa.."
"YOU FOOL..!!! DON'T LISTEN TO HER..!!!! DON'T YOU WANT
REVENGE???? COME, FIGHT ME..!!!" shouts Sephiroth, very
angry..
Cloud drops his sword..and hugs Tifa, "i'm very sorry,
Tifa.."
"CLOUD STRIFE..!!!! DON'T TRY TO IGNORE ME..!!! YOU
CALLED YOURSELF A WARRIOR WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN DEFEAT ME..!!!" shouts
Sephiroth, "I SAID FIGHT ME..!!! DON'T YOU WANT TO KILL ME???? I BURNED
DOWN YOUR HOMETOWN. I KILLED YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. I GAVE YOU THAT HORRIBLE
SCAR. I'M THE CAUSE OF THE METEOR. I DESTROYED YOUR LIFE. DON'T HIDE YOUR
ANGER..!!!! LET IT OUT..!!!!"
"yes...i do hate you." said Cloud, then he turn to
Sephiroth, "i finally found out who i really am. what i really am. but i
won't fight...not now. not here. this is just a nightmare that i must face on my
own.."
"NOOOO..."
"i'm waking up. i'm going to save the Planet and
Time...and to be with my friends. i'm going to continue my life...and YOU CAN'T
STOP ME..!!!!" shouts Cloud
"NOOOOOOOOOOO..!!!!!" screams Sephiroth....as he
slowly disappears..
and gone.
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
Tifa opens her eyes, and wakes up. so does Cloud. they're back
in the Beach House..
there's no one but them..
"Sephiroth is gone.." whispers Tifa, and turn her
head to Cloud, "do you think we finally defeated him?"
Cloud turn to her, and smiles,
"perhaps."
they stare at each other...very happy.
"now what was that you want to tell me..? your
secret?" smiles Cloud
"uhmm..i..uh.." blushes Tifa,
"HUH??"
[GROUND SHAKING]
[RUMBLING]
"??? what the hell..???" freaks Cloud
"CLOUD..!!!!" screams Tifa. a huge triangle-barrier
surrounds her..!!!
"TIFA..!!!" gasps Cloud, and tries break the
barrier..!!
but can't.
Tifa is very confused and scared. she tries to touch Cloud,
but can't. the barrier is in the way...trapping her inside.
"TIFA..!!!! grrr...DAMN..!!!" shouts Cloud, knowing
that there's NO WAY to break it, and bangs his hand on it as hard as he can
[BANG]
"hahahahhahahahah....idiots." laughs a familiar
voice, out of nowhere.
"SEPHIROTH..!!!" shouts Cloud
"that was a dummy that you defeated in your
dreams.." said Sephiroth, "i'm not easy to
destroy.."
"WHAT DO YOU WANT, SEPHIROTH??? LET TIFA GO,
NOW!!!"
"hmm..i was correct. you do care for her." said
Sephiroth, "JOIN ME, MY BROTHER..!!! TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THE APOLOCAPSE A
DREAM COME TRUE..!!! no...not a dream. BUT A NIGHTMARE..!!!"
"GODDAMN YOU, SEPHIROTH!!! I'LL NEVER HELP YOU..!!!"
"fine..!! you're too weak anyways. too weak to be my
brother." said Sephiroth..
he started to use a magic spell..
"CLOUD..!!!!" screams Tifa...as Sephiroth slowly
lift her up...away from Cloud.
"TIFA..!!!" shouts Cloud, trying to reach her,
"WHERE ARE YOU TAKING HER??"
"to the Ceremony...she'll be our special guest..!!"
laughs Sephiroth, "you know where to find me, Cloud. COME IF YOU
DARE..!!!"
"CLOUD..!!! HELP..!!!" screams Tifa, very
helpless..
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
"TIFAAA..!!!!" shouts Cloud..but she's gone.
he kneels down, and bang on the ground, "GODDAMN
IT..!!!!"
"CLOUD..!!! YOU'RE AWAKE..!!!" shouts Cid..they just
arrived.
"we thought you'll never wake up!!" barks
Red
Barret runs to search for someone in the house..
"what's wrong, Cloud? something happened..?" said
Lena
"..." Cloud lowers his head..
"YO..!!! WHERE'S TIFA???" shouts Barret, couldn't
find her, "WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE???"
"Sephiroth came." said Cloud
"WHAT????!!!"
"he was in my dream." whispers Cloud, "Tifa
came and helped me. she woke me up. but then.."
"THEN WHAT???!!" freaks Barret
"Sephiroth kidnapped her."
"@#$%..!!! THAT SEPHIROTH..!!! WHAT DOES HE WANT FROM
HER??"
"maybe Tifa was in the way." said Vincent, "i
mean, Sephiroth is what keeps Cloud asleep for a long time...and Tifa disturbed
his plan."
"that's not the only reason.." whispers Cloud,
"he took her to the Ceremony."
"???"
"a party?" blinks Cait
"no. not a party." said Cloud, "Sephiroth is
going to break the seal and free the Death Dragon. but in order to do that..he
must go to the highest summit and find a human sacrifice. the Ceremony is where
Sephiroth is going to free the Dragon."
"OK. I'M CONFUSED..!!!!! WHAT'S THAT GOTTA DO WITH
YOU???" freaks Cid
Cloud turn his face away, "5 yrs.ago, Zack and I were
killed in the Reactor by Sephiroth. we were used in a Jenova Project
experiment...and they inject Jenova cells inside our bodies. somehow, the cells
in Zack's body dies. mine didn't.."
then he lowers his head, "Like Sephiroth and other
results, i lived because the Jenova cells won't let me die...my life was over
long ago then. i am no longer a normal a human being...but part of
Jenova."
"so what you're trying to say is..?" said
Yuffie
"i am Sephiroth's younger brother." said
Cloud
[silent]
"OOOOOOKAY." freaks Barret, "you're kidding
right? i mean, we've been fighting together for a long time...a good guy,
right?"
"i'm not kidding. i am his brother. we both have the same
cells." said Cloud, "but i'm not like him. i don't want to free the
Death Dragon."
"where do we find Sephiroth then?" said
Red
"the highest summit should be where the first Meteor
hits.." said Cloud, "that's where Sephiroth and Tifa
are."
then they left..
Barret scratches his head, "hmm..hey, where's
Tiara..??"
then he join his friends..
* * * *
Chapter 16
"Chosen by Time"
later, Cloud and the others hop into the
copter...
Lena was about to go in...but Vincent stopped
her.
"you're no longer needed...go home." said
Vincent
"BUT I WANT TO..!!!"
"go home." said Vincent, "our journey is
different from the Turks...it is very dangerous. a young girl like you
should go to school.."
"WILL YOU STOP TELLING ME WHAT TO DO????" freaks
Lena, "I WANT TO COME..!!! I WANT TO HELP...!!! i'll stay until i find
my fellow Turks, ok?"
"what's so big about the damn Turks?" said
Barret, "all they do is kill and spy. they're always up to NO
GOOD..!!!"
"THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK..!!! BUT IT'S DIFFERENT TO
ME..!!!" freaks Lena, "besides...you all shouldn't care about me.
YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T.."
"what do you mean, Lena?" said
Cloud
"huh??" Cloud noticed the Moon Pearl is
glowing???
it's showing a reflection of the Ancient
Forest???
"COOL..!!!" smiles Yuffie
"that's the Ancient Forest." said Red, "why
is it doing this?"
"donna...the only way to find out is to go
there." said Cloud
"THE..THE ANCIENT FOREST????!!" freaks
Lena
"hell yea..!! let's go check it out..!!" smiles
Barret
"i hope they don't have those frogs and flies in this
past.." freaks Yuffie
"but..wait..i..!!" freaks Lena, and tags
along..
they got to the Ancient Forest..and about to
enter
"NO WAIT..!!! GUYS..!!!" freaks Lena, and stops
them, "YOU CAN'T GO..!!!"
"???" blinks Cloud
"YOU UP TO SOME'THIN????" said Cid
"no no..i mean...OH DAMN..!!" freaks Lena, then
she shouts, "JUST DON'T..!!"
the Moon Pearl glows..!!
"it's glowing BRIGHTER..!!" gasps
Barret
"i can feel it..." whispers Cloud, "a
strong sense."
"???"
"what kinda of sense?" said Red
Cloud closes his eyes, "it's like the
Lifestream...like the Cetra...like my dream. but it's not it..it's so much
special and sacred than that..!!"
then he opens his eyes, "IT IS
HER."
"WHO??"
"COME ON..SHE'S WAITING..!!" shouts Cloud, and
ignore Lena..and went in..!!
"WAIT CLOUD..GUYS..!!! DON'T..!!! PLEASE..!!"
shouts Lena, couldn't stop them, then she lowers her head, "it's a
trap, Cloud.."
Cloud runs around, as if he's searching for
something??
"I CAN FEEL IT..!! HER PRESENCE IS GETTING STRONGER
AND CLOSER..!!" gasps Cloud
"i can't feel anything." said Red
"i say this is just a goose chase." said Cid,
"LET'S JUST GET THE HELL OUTTA HERE AND FIND
SEPHIROTH..!!"
and then he throws his cigarette on the
grass..!!
it's starting to burn..!!
Cloud closes his eyes, "she's here. waiting. so
close..."
"[SNIFF] WHAT'S THAT????" freaks Red, "IT'S
SMELLS LIKE...SMOKE!!!"
they notice the cigarette is burning the
grass..!!
"FIRE..!!!!" freaks Yuffie
"CID..YOUR DAMN CIGARETTE, MAN!!! IT'S GONNA BURN
DOWN THE WHOLE DAMN FOREST LIKE THE SHINRA..!!!" freaks Barret, and
tries to put off the fire..!!
"oops." whispers Cid
but the fire keeps burning..!!
"HEY CLOUD..WE NEED SOME HELP HERE..!!! NOW WILL BE A
REALLY GOOD TIME FOR YOU TO STOP FEELING AND START HELPING..!!!" freaks
Barret
the fire is burning like crazy..!!
"oh shit. there goes the Ancient Forest." said
Cid
[WIND BLOWING]
THE FIRE DISAPPEARED..!!!
it's blown out..!!
"????" blinks everyone
Cloud turn around, and aim his sword to that direction,
"IT'S YOU..!!! COME OUT..!!!"
[grass sound]
a little girl comes out from the bushes..!!
"hello Cloud." said the girl...
it's Tiara, "we meet again."
"TIARA?????!!" freaks everyone
"what're u doing here? it's dangerous..!!" said
Cloud
"i know that." said Tiara.
"you better get outta here before monsters come and
attack you." said Vincent
"you should go home, Tiara. now is not the time to
play.." said Cloud
Tiara smiles, "I AM HOME."
"???"
Tiara touches the tree, "this is my home. the Ancient
Forest.." then she turn to Cloud, "i knew you'll come to see
me."
"..." Cloud didn't say anything
"WHAT'S SHE TALKING ABOUT CLOUD??" said
Barret
"so...you were HER." said Cloud
"yes." smiles Tiara, "I AM THE GUARDIAN OF
TIME."
"HOLY @#$%..!!! YOU TELLIN' ME THAT LITTLE GIRL IS
THE...GUARDIAN???" freaks Cid
"she's not a little girl." said Cloud,
"you're immortal, aren't you?"
"[giggles] that's right." smiles Tiara, "i
was waiting for you.." then she walks toward him, "yes it's true.
i am the Guardian of Time. and my purpose to come to the Planet is to save
the Balance. i was summoned.." then she lowers her head, "for
every 1000 yrs., i will be summoned to stop the Death Dragon. but i knew one
day, the Apolocapse WILL COME...and i can't stop it."
"what do u mean?"
"the Death Dragon comes to the Planet and gives birth
to "children of destruction". the first-borns are destined to free
its mother..and bring the Apolocapse."
"and Jenova was one of them." said
Cloud
"that's right. i sealed her away 2000 yrs...hoping
that she will remain in her eternal sleep..since her powers are quite as
strong as the Death Dragon."
"so what does Sephiroth have to do with this?"
said Yuffie
"there's a rule in the Death Dragon's family...the
one next in line will become the first-born. Sephiroth was Jenova's first
child, and Cloud was second. if Sephiroth kills his mother...or the
first-born....HE WILL BE NEXT IN LINE. once the dragon is freed, their
powers combines and the Apolocapse will come true...."
Cloud lowers his head...he's thinking about
something.
"THEN WE HAVE TO STOP HIM..!!!" said
Barret
"you can't."
"????"
"it's fate. the Apolocapse will come. the Planet will
die. the Balance will become Great Chaos...and Sephiroth will become God. no
one change that...no matter what, at the end, everything is doomed. nothing
will last forever.." whispers Tiara
"...." Barret kneels down, "so...you sayin'
all these times we risked our lifes to save the Planet...it's all for
nuthin'..???"
Tiara lowers her head, "i'm
sorry.."
[silent]
they lower their heads...and don't know what to
say..
"but there's hope." said Tiara, "ever since
you all started your journey against the Shinra and to save the Planet...i
was watching you all through time. i was very impressed...especially that
you all are just humans. you all tried really hard...you're willing to risk
your lifes. but this time is different...it's much more difficult than any
adventure you ever experienced. but we must do the best we can to save this
Planet...and the universe. only the Chosen One can do it."
"Chosen One??"
"isn't that you, Tiara? you're the Guardian."
said Yuffie
"but i'm weak without my weapons. i'm not it. i'm
just a creation born from Time. that Chosen One must be from the Planet..the
Lifestream. only he can save the Planet from total destruction..." then
Tiara turn to Cloud, "IT'S YOU, CLOUD."
"....ME???" blinks Cloud
"CLOUD?????!!!!!" they freak out
"yes. i've been watching you ever you were born. you
never really cared about people...i thought the Planet made the wrong
choice. i thought it should be Barret instead. but i was wrong..." said
Tiara, "Cloud, you are the chosen one. you're destined to save this
universe...!! only you can stop Sephiroth alone..!!!"
"..." Cloud lowers his head
"YAY..!!! THE WORLD IS SAVE...!!!!" smiles
Yuffie, jumping up and down
"WHO KNEW MR.I-DON'T-CARE WAS ACTUALLY A BORN
HERO????" laughs Barret
"the fate of the world is on your hands, Cloud."
smiles Red
"what's wrong, Cloud? you're not happy...?" said
Cait
"...." Cloud nods no, "i can't do
it."
"what????"
"i can't defeat Sephiroth...i...i can't save the
world."
"WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT????? YOU'RE THE CHOSEN
ONE???? THAT MEANS YOU GONNA SAVE THE WORLD...SOMEHOW..!!!!" freaks
Cid
"it's not because Sephiroth is stronger than
me...it's just that.." whispers Cloud, very annoyed, "[SIGHS] you
won't understand. i just can't do it..ok? besides..i'm not a hero. i didn't
fulfill Tifa's promise...i'm not famous...and i didn't save the world at
all. instead, i gave Sephiroth the Black Materia in the future and.."
then he shouts, "I CAN'T DO IT, OK?????"
then he walks away...
"what's up w/ him?" said Cid
"poor guy..." whispers Tiara, and went to see
him...
[PLUNCH]
Cloud threw a small rock into the river....
he is sad...
he's thinking something, then he lowers his head,
"what do u want?"
Tiara comes out, "Cloud...please."
"sorry..but i can't help you. or anyone." said
Cloud, then he closes his eyes, "i can't save the
world.."
"...." Tiara is serious, "it's not the
world, is it?"
"...." Cloud didn't say anything
"it's Tifa." said Tiara, "it's about Tifa,
isn't it? you're not worried if the world will end or not...you worried
about Tifa. Sephiroth have her. you worried that Sephiroth will hurt
her..."
Cloud lowers his head, "I'M SO STUPID...!!!! she
risked so much for me...but i never really give her anything for return. I
COULDN'T EVEN FULFILL HER PROMISE...!!! i couldn't even save her...and she
was right next to me...!!!!"
"you tried.."
"NO IT'S NOT IT...!!! i promised her dad...i promised
her. and now she's in danger. SEPHIROTH WILL HURT HER...!!! I JUST KNOW
IT..!!! if i turn my back on my own brother...Tifa will...will.." sighs
Cloud, "not only that...SEPHIROTH IS MY BROTHER..!!! by blood. it's
against the rules to go against your older sibling..or the
first-born."
"Cloud....HE'S NOT YOUR REAL BROTHER. you don't want
to be part of this too. but you were forced too by Hojo. you were forced
into an experiment that no one wants to be part of it...you were injected
with Jenova cells that made you part of the Jenova's family like
Sephiroth...but the truth is you're NOT it.."
"GODDAMN IT...!!!!!!! DON'T YOU @#$% GET IT?????????
DON'T YOU ALL @#$% GET IT?????? I AM NO LONGER CLOUD..!!!!" shouts
Cloud, and very angry, "I AIN'T NO LONGER THE CLOUD YOU WATCHED AND SPY
ON 5 YEARS AGO...!!!!! THE REAL CLOUD....CLOUD STRIFE IS DEAD 5 YEARS
AGO...!!!! HIS LIFE IS OVER. GONE. ENDED. I AIN'T THE SAME CLOUD AS I
WAS...I DON'T HAVE A FAMILY OR FRIENDS...I DON'T HAVE ANYONE....I AM NOT
HUMAN...!!! MY MOTHER IS JENOVA...AND MY LORD IS THE DEATH DRAGON...!!!!!
AND SEPHIROTH IS MY BROTHER..!!!"
then he ran away...
"wait Cloud...wait..!!!" then Tiara stops,
"[GASPS]"
"hello Tiara."
it's the Turks...!!!
"TIARA...WATCH OUT..!!!" shouts
Lena
"????!!" Tiara turn around
[BING]
"NO...!!!!" gasps Tiara
she's trapped inside a yellow triangle force
field...!!
"TIARA...!!!!" freaks Barret and the others, and
come to save her...
"i wouldn't try to save her if i were u." said
Reno, "this force field is strong. it's unbreakable. if you try to
break it, you'll hurt her too."
"DAMN...!!!! HOW DID YOU TURKS KNOW SHE'S
HERE...????" freaks Cid
Lena freaks out, "EVERYONE PLEASE....I HAVE TO TELL
YOU SOMETHING...!!!"
"GOOD JOB, LENA. you did very well." smiles
Tseng, "i knew we can count on you."
"YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD FOR A TURK FEMALE..!!!"
smiles Reno
"Lena...?" whispers Vincent
"LENA...???? YOU BETRAYED US???? YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS
ALL ALONG??? YOU TRICKED US TO SHOW THEM THE WAY TO TIARA...!!!!"
freaks Red
"i'm sorry..." whispers Lena, "I'M VERY
SORRY..!!! PLEASE...I DIDN'T KNOW YOU ALL WERE SERIOUS ABOUT SAVING THE
WORLD.."
"hahahhaha...you will make a fine Turk one day,
Lena." said Tseng, and takes Tiara...!!
"YOU BETTER NOT HURT HER..!!!" shouts
Yuffie
"of course not. she's too priceless. even the Shinra
is gone, some scientist and employees escaped during the fire...and SHE help
us a lot..!!! she will bring a new age upon Midgar..!!!" smiles Tseng,
"you can come w/ us when you're ready, Lena."
then he's gone...
"i'm very impressed, Lena. i knew we can count on
you..!!" smiles Reno, and follows Tseng..
and they're gone...
Lena lowers her head, "i'm so sorry
everyone.."
"i betrayed them before..but i didn't go that
bad." said Cait
"please..i..i really didn't know this will happen..!!
i thought.."
"YOU DAMN TRAITOR..!!!!" freaks Barret, and was
about to kill her..!!
his friends stop him..!!
"sorry Barret.." whispers Lena
"stop it." said Vincent, and protects
Lena
"VINCENT...YOU TOO????? YOU GONNA BE ON HER
SIDE????"
"i'm not on anyone's side.' said Vincent, "let's
just go and destroy Sephiroth. she isn't worth it.."
"..." Barret hesitates, "RIGHT. Cloud and
Tiara is gone now...but WE CAN SAVE TIFA AND THE WORLD..!!! C'MON...LET'S
HEAD FOR THE NORTH MOUNTAINS..!!!!"
then they hop into the copter....
Vincent follows them..
"WAIT...!!" Lena whispers, "i'm sorry...i
really am. but why did you save me...?"
"..." Vincent lowers his head, "mistakes
happens. you can't avoid them all...even world crisis. you already made a
mistake. go home before it gets worse...you don't belong
here."
"BECAUSE I JOINED THE TURKS????? THE TURKS IS
BAD...BUT I JOINED ONLY FOR ONE PURPOSE...!!!! IT'S NOT A MISTAKE...!!! I
NEVER REGRETED...AND YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND HOW IT FEELS TO BE A
TURK...YOU WERE NEVER IT..!!!" shouts Lena
"...." Vincent didn't say anything, and joins
his party...
Lena kneels down, "i'm
sorry.."
* * * *
Chapter 17
"Brotherly Love???"
in the North Cave, everything is very
quiet.
the sky turns dark and the black rain clouds are
gathering....
at the summit, Tifa is kidnapped..
"...." Tifa opens her eyes.
she feels very dizzy....she couldn't see
anything.
then the view gets clearer...
"huh??" Tifa tries to touch her hands, but can't.
her whole body is tied tightly with a chain...!!
"[groaning] damn..!!" she couldn't free
herself..
"ha..ha..ha.."
it's Sephiroth. he's chanting some kind of
spell...??
"SEPHIROTH...!!!! LET ME....GO..!!!" shouts Tifa,
trying real hard to free herself..
"..." Sephiroth stops laughing, "you're
awake..that's good."
he turn around....
"[GASPS]" Tifa gasps, very scared,
"YOU'RE...YOU'RE EYES..!!! THEY'RE....PITCH-BLACK..!!!!!"
Sephiroth grins....his green-blue eyes became pitch-black
color..!!! it's so black you couldn't see any reflections in his
eyes...!!
"it's almost time." grins Sephiroth, "MY LORD
SHALL BE FREE...!!!! THE APOLOCAPSE WILL COME..!!!!"
"lord???"
"Everything belongs to the Death Dragon....the Planet and
the universe. they're all part of the Death Dragon..!! even the Guardian's
powers. THE UNIVERSE IS BORN TO BE AN APOLOCAPSE. life shouldn't exist AT
ALL...!!! but the Guardian have to be in the way.....she destroyed the Dragon's
ultimate goal. she destroyed her dreams..."
"IF YOU THINKING ABOUT FREEING THE DAMN DRAGON, DON'T
EVEN THINK ABOUT IT...!!!! MY FRIENDS WILL COME AND STOP YOU..!!!" shouts
Tifa, "CLOUD WILL STOP YOU...!!!"
"...." Sephiroth stopped,
"Cloud...?"
"YES..!!! HE'LL COME FOR ME. HE'LL COME FOR EVERYONE, AND
SAVE THE UNIVERSE. HE WILL STOP YOU..!!!"
"will he?" smiles Sephiroth, and went up to Tifa,
"poor girl, you have to be in the way. you have to get involved into
this...."
"what..??"
"your ancestor. he shouldn't have fallen in love with the
Guardian..."
"WHAT ARE U TALKING ABOUT???"
"the pendant." said Sephiroth, touches Tifa,
"it's so sad that you're her Descendant..."
"Descendant????"
"the Death Dragon needs a sacrifice. the spell to break
the seal will only work if the Descendant is SACRIFICED." then Sephiroth
grins, "MEANING.....YOU."
"...." Tifa is shocked..
someone comes out from the shadows...!!
"Sephiroth.." whispers the
stranger....
Sephiroth grins evilly, "i knew you'll
come."
Tifa is curious who it is..?
Barret and the others are in the copter, on their way to the
North Cave....
"DAMN..!!! i knew we shouldn't trust Turk..!!!"
shouts Barret, "now Tiara is captured.."
"but stopping Sephiroth is more important. if he
successfully free the Death Dragon...ALL IS DOOMED." said Red
[silent]
"WHY YA'LL SO QUIET?????!!! SAY SOMETHING...!!!"
freaks Barret
"it's not the same." said Cid, "witout Tifa and
the kid, this doesn't feel the same like before, when we went to stop Sephiroth
and the Comet in the future."
"i miss Cloud.." whispers Yuffie
"...." Barret lowers his head, then he shakes his
head, "WHAT'S WRONG W/ YA'LL?????!! WE CAN STILL SAVE THE WORLD WITH OR
WITHOUT CLOUD...!!!! THAT JERK NEVER WANTS TO SAVE THE PLANET ANYWAYS..!!! WE
DID FINE WHEN HE'S NOT HERE...!!! WE DON'T NEED HIM..!!!"
"can't really blame him, can we?" said Vincent, and
hesitates, "he was put into too much pressure....he is forced to defeat
someone he is related to. he doesn't even have the time to think this
through.....the past, the future...THE PRESENT....everything just hits him in
ONE SHOT. no human can stand that kind of pressure..."
"WELL, HE AIN'T HUMAN...!!!"
"BARRET...!!!" barks Red, "no matter what,
Cloud is our friend. we'll always be there for him. but if he doesn't want to
help, we'll just have to do without him."
"MAN...IT'S NOT ONLY THAT PISSES ME OFF, IT'S TIFA...!!!
I MEAN, HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW THAT SHE...!!!"
"she what?"
"SHE....SHE...!!!" freaks Barret, "nothing..!!!
NOTHIN'...!! ARE WE THERE YET???"
Cid lands the copter, "LET'S KICK @#$%%
BUTT...!!!"
they get off the copter, and went straigh to the North
Cave....
The North Cave is the same as in the
2X10....
"HEY...THAT'S THE SUMMIT..!!" smiles
Yuffie
"WE'RE ALMOST THERE..!!!" barks Red
"I'M GETTIN' SEPHIROTH FIRST...!!!!" shouts Cid,
"HUH???"
he stopped.
"WHAT'S WRONG, CID???" said Barret,
"whatta..???"
they all stopped.
a stranger stood there in front of them..., "i can't let
you through."
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU????"
"...." the stranger shakes his head, "it's for
your own good. turn back while you can..."
[silent]
"GET OUTTA MY WAY..!!!!! I'M RESUEING TIFA...!!!"
freaks Barret
the stranger stopped him, "no.."
"????!!" Barret is surprised..
the stranger pull out its weapon....it's a Buster
Sword???!!
"i can't let you through..." said the
stranger
"YOU HAVE...A BUSTER SWORD???!!! BUT THE ONLY PERSON THAT
HAVE A BUSTER SWORD IS....." freaks Cait
......CLOUD..!!!!!"
the stranger is Cloud..!!
"CLOUD?????!!! WHAT THE HELL YOU DOING HERE?????"
freaks Cid, "YOU GONNA HELP US..!!!"
"C'MON LET'S GO..!!!! BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE...!!!"
said Red
but Cloud stopped them...
he's ready to fight, "sorry...but i can't let you
through. i can't let you stop him.."
"WHAT?????!!!"
"i can feel it...Tifa will get hurt if you all try to
stop him. she will DIE..." whispers Cloud
"BUT IF WE DON'T STOP HIM, ALL OF US WILL
DIE..!!!!!" shouts Cid
"CLOUD, WHAT'S WRONG W/ YOU????? WHY ARE YOU DOING
THIS???" said Red
"he's my brother...he summoned me. i have to help
him.." whispers Cloud
"what happened to you Cloud?? where's the Cloud that we
used to fight with??" said Barret, "the Cloud who says Sephiroth is
his enemy?? the one who killed your Aeris??"
"THAT WAS LONG AGO..!!!!! I'M NOT THAT CLOUD
ANYMORE...!!!! HE'S DEAD...LONG GONE..!!!! I'M PART OF THIS NOW...I'M PART OF
THE DEATH DRAGON....IT'S MY PURPOSE TO HELP SEPHIROTH..."
"..." Vincent turn around, "is it?" he
walks toward him, "you can't change fate...but you can change destiny. your
own destiny. if you don't stop him now, future can't be changed. the Apolocapse
will come...and all life forms will die. nothing will live ever again....IS THAT
WHAT YOU WANT??"
"...." Cloud lowers his head, "i'm so
confused....i just wanted to be part of something. i just want to be BELONG. i
just wanted Tifa to be safe...IS IT SO HARD??? IS IT SO HARD JUST TO FEEL
BELONG???"
"Cloud..." said Barret, "LET'S GO AND RESCUE
TIFA, OK?? we can solve this prob later...we'll help you."
"ok.." whispers Cloud, "let's do it. let's
rescue Tifa..!!"
they went toward Sephiroth...
"SEPHIROTH..!!!!" shouts Cloud, "LET TIFA GO
NOW..!!!!!"
"..." Sephiroth lower his head, "are you going
against me?"
"..." Cloud is serious, "YES." then he
shouts, "LET HER GO..!!! SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO
YOU...!!!"
"it's that all you want?"
"yes."
"..." Sephiroth sighs,
"fine."
"????" Cloud is suprised...
[CLANK]
the chain broke off..!!
Tifa is free...!!
she falls on the ground, tired...
"TIFA...!!!!" smiles Cait
"Tifa is coming w/ us, Sephiroth. don't even think about
stopping us." said Cloud
Sephiroth grins, "GO."
"...." Cloud is curious. it's not that simple. he
never let his victims go easily..??
"CLOUD...!!!!!!"
"tifa..???" Cloud turn around.....and
smiles.
Tifa runs toward him, "[crying] CLOUD...!!! YOU
CAME...!!!!!"
"tifa..." smiles Cloud, ready to hug
her...
her smile makes him very happy...
she's almost safe...
almost in his arms....
"tifa..." whispers Cloud...
so close...
[CLASH]
.....
there's blood in the ground..!!!!
Cloud is shocked...
Tifa stops...
there's a sword pierced through her heart.......and BROKE THE
PENDANT....
the sword MASAMUNE...
SEPHIROTH...
"...." Tifa's view is getting
blurrier....
she could see Cloud....so close. only a few feet
away....
she could see him very sad and surprised...
she could also see the blood in the ground and from her
chest....
she's very tired....
then everything gets BLURRIER...
until THERE'S NOTHING...
[bam...]
and she falls on the ground, bleeding...
"TIFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...!!!!!" shouts Cloud, and run
to her side, "TIFA..!!!! TIFA...!!!!!"
[no reply]
"TIFA.....!!!!!
NOOOOOOOOOO..!!!!!!!!!!" shouts Cloud
"TIFA....!!!!!" Barret and the party
went to see her...
"WAKE UP TIFA...!!!! YOU CAN'T....YOU CAN'T
DIE...!!!! YOU JUST CAN'T...!!!! I HAVE SO MUCH THINGS TO TELL YOU...!!!!!"
shouts Cloud, "TIFAAAAAAA...!!!!!!"
[no reply]
he lowers his head......his eyes hurts really bad. he tried
not to cry....but tears appears. his heart hurts..
"tifa..." cries Cloud
[LOUD THUNDER]
"THE SPELL....!!!!!! IT WORKS...!!!!! THE SEAL SHALL BE
BROKEN SOON...!!!!!! THE SACRIFICE....SHE IS IT..!!!! SHE REALLY WAS THE
DESCENDANT...!!!!!" laughs Sephiroth
"you said you'll let her go safely..."
"HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAH..."
"but it's all a lie. you knew that you can't kill her
just like that...you wanted this."
"HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAH..."
"you wanted her to SUFFER...." whispers Cloud,
"YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SUFFER...."
[THUNDER]
"HOLY SHIT...!!!! THIS IS GETTING WORSE...!!!!"
shouts Cid, "WE HAVE TO GET OUTTA HERE...!!!!"
they all hop into the copter....
Cloud lift Tifa's body up....
he stopped, and hesitates....
"CLOUD..!!!! LET'S GO...!!!!" shouts
Barret
"..." Cloud is very angry...
then he joined his friends..
the copter tries to avoid the lightning bolts and the
thunder..
"DAMN...THIS WEATHER IS GETTING WORSE...!!!!!"
freaks Cid, "HOLD ON EVERYONE...!!!"
[THUNDER BOLT]
[BAM]
[FIRE...!!!]
"HOLY SHIT..!!!!" freaks Cid, "WE GOT HIT..!!!!
HOLD ON PPL..!!!! I'M GONNA LAND THIS...!!!!"
the copter is falling and falling...
until it collapses...
[SPLASH]
it falls into the ocean near Junon...
but what does it matter?
Cloud doesn't care if he survives the fall or
not...
he just wanted Tifa back....
* * * *
Chapter 18
"Now and Forever..."
"...."
[soft whispering]
there's light everywhere...
soft voices whispering in Cloud's ears...but what are they
saying?
"am i....dreaming?" whispers
Cloud..
he couldn't feel the ground on his
feet...
he couldn't see anything..
just light..
"Cloud." said a familiar
voice
a small little girl shows up....it's
Tiara..!!
"TIARA..!!!!" smiles Cloud, then he noticed
she's holding Tifa's pendant??
Cloud is suspicious, "that's
Tifa's...??"
"poor Tifa. she had nothing to do with this..."
whispers Tiara
"what're you talking about?"
"..." Tiara lowers her head, "my poor
daughter..."
"...!!!! DAUGHTER?????!!!!" gasps Cloud, very
surprised
Tiara didn't say anything. she turn around, "before
you say anything, i must tell you this. this is something i have kept for
thousands of years...A SECRET."
"..." Cloud's listening..
"2000 yrs ago, life begins to flourish. everything is
in balance...and the first Cetra and the Humans comes to life. there's peace
everywhere. the Balance of Time is safe. the Guardian continues her eternal
slumber....until one day. she was summoned."
then Tiara walks up to Cloud, "the Guardian knew what
she must do. but she can't battle without the 2 weapons; Moon Pearl and the
Sun Diamond. she must find them before the monster....or Jenova....comes to
free the Dragon."
"then..?"
"the Guardian was neither Cetra nor human....it is an
aura created by Time, a sacred creature only created to save the Balance and
life. she's born from the Ancient Forest. sadly, she never grows. she can't
grow. no matter how many years she waited....3000...5000....she's ALWAYS a
little girl. the only time she'll become a woman is when she reveal her true
self in the battle against the Dragon. the time when her true powers will
awaken and stops the Dragon. but that rarely
happens..."
"so that explains why you're so
young?"
"yes. it may sound cool to be immortal...to be young
FOREVER. but it's not what you imagined. i always wanted to grow up. I
ALWAYS WISHED TO BE ONE OF THE HUMANS, TO GROW, TO HAVE A FAMILY, AND TO
DIE. PART OF THE CYCLE OF LIFE. but that never came true...." then
Tiara stare at the pendant, "the Guardian wakes up and begins to search
for the 2 weapons. during her journey, she accidently dropped her Moon Pearl
into the Ancient Forest......so she went into the forest and search for the
mirror...
.....[chirping] it's midnight. everything is dark inside
the Ancient Forest. there are fire-flies flying around the trees....like
little glowing stars. "where is it..? i knew it's around here..i can
feel it..." whispers Tiara, searching for the Moon Pearl. she touches a
tree. she can feel the warmth in the tree, "...." she closes her
eyes, as if talking to the tree???? "you saw it?" whispers Tiara,
"the Moon Pearl was HERE??? but someone took it..???" Tiara is
worried, "i must get it back before anything happens..!! [GASP]"
she can feel it..!! the Moon Pearl is near..!!! Tiara quickly ran get her
mirror back...!!
....."[GASPS]" she stopped, and hide.
"hmm..i wonder what this is?" said a voice. not far away, Artemis,
a young Human teen sits on a tree branch, staring at the Moon Pearl..!! he
has the Moon Pearl..!! but Tiara can't just go and grab it?? "this
mirror is so beautiful....reminds me of the girl in my dreams. i can't see
her...but light. but i can hear her...her soft voice talking to me. who is
SHE?? WHEN WILL I EVER SEE HER??? WHEN WILL I EVER MEET HER???" said
the boy, "HUH??? WHO'S THERE???" Tiara comes out......[silent]
their eyes met. the boy is shocked, he's speechless. Tiara tries to hide her
face, but the boy saw her. the moon glows....and so does the Moon Pearl.
they didn't speak to each other. they're in love at first
sight....
......as time goes by, they get closer and closer. and
their love is stronger every minute. but Tiara knows it won't last....she
must leave him. she must tell him the truth who she really is, and what's
her purpose on the Planet. but she was so much in love with him, she just
couldn't do it...she just want to be with Artemis.
.....X day, X month, X year, the time when Jenova is going
to free the Dragon. everyone hides as Jenova goes to the North Cave....her
powers are very strong. the Humans already hidden in caves, etc. in the
Ancient Forest, Artemis waits for Tiara. "TIARA..!!!!" shouts
Artemis, very happy to see her, "C'MON, WE MUST HIDE..!! I KNOW A CAVE
WHERE WE'LL BE SAFE..." "ARTEMIS, I CAN'T." "...?"
"i can't hide. i can't be with you.." whispers Tiara, "the
time has come. i must tell you the truth. i am NOT a Human...nor Cetra. i am
not one of the creatures on the Planet." then she closes her eyes,
"i am the Guardian of Time." "wha..?" "the only
purpose that i came to this Planet is to find the 2 weapons so i can fight
the Dragon, and seal her away. nothing more..." "..." Artemis
is sad. "i'm sorry Artemis..!! i never knew this would happen. i can't
foresee this happening at all. i never knew that i'll meet you here..i never
knew i'll be love with you. I NEVER KNEW LOVE." whispers Tiara,
"i'm so sorry, Artemis..." "you lied to me.."
"..." Tiara doesn't know what to say. [silent]
"[ROAR!!!!!!!]" it's Jenova..!!! she's freeing the Dragon..!!
"[GASPS]" gasps Tiara, heard her roar. she knows it's time for her
to go. Tiara walks away, "i'm sorry, Artemis." then she ran
away...
....."[ROAR]" Jenova is casting the
spell...."JENOVA..!!!! STOP!!!!!" shouts Tiara, finally reach the
summit, "I AM THE GUARDIAN, AND I COMMAND YOU TO SURRENDER OR
ELSE..!!!!!" "TIARA..!!!!!" it's Artemis..!! he ran toward
her, "TIARA...!!! WAIT..!!!" "ARTEMIS???" gasps Tiara,
very happy to see him, "STAY BACK!!! IT'S TOO DANGEROUS..!!!"
"[ROAR!!!!!!!!!]" Jenova feels threatened, and attacks Tiara...!!!
but missed. Tiara is strong enough to block her attacks...!!
"[ROAR....!!!!!]" Jenova saw Artemis, and attacks him..!!!
"[GASPS]" Artemis gasps. he doesn't have magic or armor to protect
him.....
"ARTEMIS...!!!!" gasps
Tiara....
but it's too late.
[SLASH]
there's blood everywhere...!!
Artemis falls to the ground..
"[roar..]" Jenova noticed that this is her
chance to free the Dragon, and left Tiara and Artemis alone...
"ARTEMIS..!!!! NOOOOOOO..!!!" cries Tiara,
casting Cure spells on him, "CURE 2...!!!"
"tiara.." whispers Artemis
"HOLD ON ARTEMIS..!!! CURE 3..!!!!"
"tiara....no.." Artemis stops her, "save
your magic...you need it to beat the Dragon."
"NO NO..!!! I DON'T CARE ANYMORE..!!! I HAVE TO SAVE
YOU..!!!" cries Tiara, "CURE 3....WHY WON'T THE BLEEDING
STOP?????!!"
"don't. leave me...i'm a goner anyways.."
"no...it's not true.." Tiara can foresee that
Artemis WILL DIE...
"HERE, TAKE THIS."
"...?" Artemis hands her a pendant???
"when i first found the Moon Pearl, i took a small
chip out of it, and made a pendant....this pendant." whispers Artemis,
"it'll protect you...."
"oh Artemis....but why? i am not Human. we don't
belong together...we shouldn't be together."
"i know..." whispers Artemis, "it surprises
me that you're the Guardian at first...but then. i realized that's not what
i love you about. i love you cuz you're....YOU. you're the girl from my
dreams...the one who gives me warmth when i was cold, companied me when i
was alone....the one who gave me a chance to love
again..."
"Artemis.."
"i thought i'll never find you. but you're really
her...you're the girl. i knew it..." smiles Artemis, "my parents
told me to stay with the other Humans....but i wanted to see you. i wanted
to...give you this."
"..." Tiara cries, "please don't
go..."
"don't cry Tiara..." whispers Artemis,
"remember what you taught me....? have...faith....we will be to..gether
again...like the Cetra man told me...he said a love's beginning...is in the
Planet...and the love's end...is at the Lifestream..." then he slowly
closes his eyes,"AND I'LL WAIT FOR YOU..."
then he's gone.
"...artemis...?" cries Tiara. but he's dead,
"Artemis...i'll come with you. just wait. i'll be with you ONE
DAY."
after she sealed the Dragon away, and put Jenova to
sleep...she gave birth to a child. but the Guardian had to leave. she can't
stay in the Planet. the child can't go with her. so she left the baby in
Nibelheim, and the pendant...hoping that the child will pass the pendant on
for generations for protection....
......" Tiara opens her eyes, "the pendant
protected the wearer like a life guardian. no matter how many scars the
wearer has, he/she will recover and won't die."
"you mean...." whispers Cloud, "TIFA WAS
YOUR DESCENDANT????!!!"
"yes."
"but..the pendant. it should've saved
her..!!"
"yes, it should. it always has for generations."
whispers Tiara, 'but sadly, Sephiroth knew. he knew about the pendant
somehow....and stabs Tifa when her guard is down, and BREAKS the
pendant.."
"...." Cloud is sad, "GODDAMN YOU,
SEPHIROTH..!!!"
"Tifa was a good girl. she always was...her heart was
full of passion and love." said Tiara, "she was also very
confused...." then she sighs, "i thought peace will lasts..i
thought my children can live with the Planet, like the Cetra. but sadly, the
Cetra sacrificed themselves....they saved the Planet from the Black Materia
or the Comet, while i sealed the Death Dragon away. the Cetra was COMPLETELY
WIPED OUT...and Human thrives."
"...." Cloud is sad
"things happens. everything is destined to be the way
it is. no one can change fate....what will happen, will happen. that's the
way life goes.." whispers Tiara, "AND YOU, CLOUD. you must save
the universe. the only way to do that you must destroy Sephiroth. only then
i can get the Sun Diamond back and stop the Dragon in time before the
Apolocapse. the destiny of the Planet is in your hands....you can either
choose to fight or run. YOU MUST HAVE FAITH.."
then she disappears....
[BRIGHT LIGHT]
"WAIT..!!!! DON'T GO YET...!!!!!
WAAAAAIIITTTTTT..!!!!" shouts Cloud
[FLASH]
"....!!!" Cloud opens his eyes.
he was dreaming...
"huh..?" he's inside a small
house??
"YOU AWAKE NOW????" said a voice. it's Red,
"everyone is waiting for you. c'mon..!!"
"where...are we?"
"after the explosion, we were stranded to
Junon....and the nice ppl here saved us." said Red, "we found a
doctor in Midgar who may be able to save Tifa..!!
c'mon..!!"
"TIFA...!!!" gasps Cloud, he just remembered
that's she's hurt...!!
he quickly rushes to the other room...
then he stopped.
"i'm sorry...it's too late." said the doctor,
"i did all i can.."
"WHAT DO U MEAN YOU DID ALL YOU CAN????!!!! YOU AIN'T
DID NUTHING..!!! YOU A DOCTOR???? IT'S YOUR DAMN JOB TO SAVE LIFES..!!! SO
SAVE HER..!!!" shouts Barret
"i'm sorry.."
"YOU @#$%..!!!!" freaks
Barret
"BARRET...CALM DOWN!!" freaks
Yuffie
"can't you do something about it, doc?" said
Vincent
"i wish.." whispers the doctor, "BUT
SOMETHING IS WRONG...when i check her pulse, i can feel that she's alive???
like her spirit...?? as if her spirit is still in her
body???"
"HER SPIRIT???"
"but that's impossible..!! NO HUMAN can survive that
kind of wound...it pierced her heart??" said the
doctor
"BUT SHE CAN'T BE DEAD..!!!! SHE'S NOT DEAD YET..!!!!
SHE CAN'T BE..!!!!" freaks Barret, very upset
"barret, calm down..!!" said
Red
"..." Cloud didn't say anything. he just stood
there, thinking...
"NO NO..!!!! SHE CAN'T DIE..!!!! SHE'S MY BEST
PAL..!!!!! SHE AIN'T GOING DIS WAY..!!! HELL NO..!!!" freaks Barret,
"HEY, CLOUD..!!! WHAT'S WRONG W/ YOU????!!"
"..."
"ISN'T TIFA STILL ALIVE???? SHE CAN BE SAVED,
RIGHT??? SHE'S NOT DEAD YET???"
"..."
"ANSWER ME..!!!! SHE'S NOT DEAD
YET..!!!"
"..." Cloud sighs, "Barret.....she's
DEAD."
[silent]
Barret sighs, and kneels down, very sad...
Cloud doesn't want to admit she's dead too...but he have
to face the truth. Tifa is gone...forever.
later, they found Lucrecia's Cave, and decided they put
Tifa there as her resting place...
Lucrecia Cave is beautiful as always. there's glowing aura
everywhere...so beautiful and peaceful.
"Lucrecia will protect Tifa's soul here...and her
body." said Vincent
"i hope you're right, Vince." said
Cait
Cloud steps up from the party...holding Tifa in his
arms...
the rest of his friends watches him. the doctor sneeks
in...
Cloud slowly put Tifa down on a small pillar, where small
dim of light shines....
"..." Cloud stare at her..
Tifa's eyes are closed and very peaceful...as if she's
sleeping. as if her spirit haven't return to the Planet yet...?
"Tifa.." whispers Cloud...
he finally realized something...
he realized that he was in love with Tifa all these
times...
but it's too late now. she's gone...
he felt so stupid...why he never knew that that he likes
her after all?
"Cloud.." whispers Red, "we gotta
go."
"..." Cloud noticed the pendant Tifa's
wearing...the pendant is broken. he slowly takes the pendant, and lowers his
head...
"Cloud.." said Yuffie
"hey man...." whispers Cid
then Cloud looks up, and knows what he's gonna
do...
he wears the broken pendant....
and turn around to face his friends, "LET'S
GO."
"uhmm...i think i can help you." said the
doctor, comes out from hiding
"WHAT THE HELL DO U WANT????!!! IT'S ALL YOUR
FAULT..!!!" freaks Barret
"your scar, young man." said the doctor,
"that scar....it's horrible. but i think i can heal it for you. i can
make it HEAL COMPLETELY. i happen to be the best doctor in Midgar, ya
know?"
"the scar.." whispers Cloud, and touches his
face....the scar. the scar that Sephiroth gave him in the beginning. the
scar that he really hated..
"HURRAH..!! you always said you hated the scar,
Cloud..!! you can finally get it off your face..!!" smiles
Yuffie
"...." Cloud hesitates
"so how about it?? just give me 2 days and the scar
is just nothing but a memory..!!" smiles the doctor, "IT'S YOUR
LUCKY DAY...well, kinda."
"..." then Cloud nods,
"NO."
"?????!!"
"i want the scar."
"YOU WANT TO KEEP THE SCAR...???" freaks the
doctor
"CLOUD, I THOUGHT YOU ALWAYS WANT TO GET RID OF
IT???" freaks Red
"i do. but i can't.." whispers Cloud, and pull
out his Buster Sword, "THIS SCAR WILL REMIND ME OF SEPHIROTH....WHAT HE
DID TO ME...TO MY LIFE...AND TO TIFA. this scar reminds me of the pain he
caused me....and i won't forget it. I AIN'T NO LONGER RUNNING FROM MY
PAST..!!!"
then he shouts to his friends, "LISTEN YA'LL..!! MY
NAME IS CLOUD STRIFE, THE ONE CHOSEN BY THE PLANET TO SAVE THE
UNIVERSE..!!!! and that's what i'll do..!!! i have 2 decision....go home and
forget everything. or defeat Sephiroth once and for all. and i chose to
defeat Sephiroth. i don't know what will happen and i can't guarantee you
all that we will survive. but i do know one thing.....WE MUST PROTECT THE
PLANET. WE MUST PROTECT WHAT WE HAVE NOW.....WHAT KEEPS US ALIVE ALL THESE
YEARS....WHAT ABOUT YA'LL???"
[silent]
they hesitates....if they really can't survive the battle,
then they'll never see their beloved ones again..
"..." Vincent steps up, "i'm
in."
then Red barks, "me too..!!!"
"THE FORTUNE IS PERFECT..!!! LET'S GO..!!"
smiles Cait
"since we're all gonna die, why not?" said
Cid
"LET'S KICK HIS @#$% ASS..!!!!" shouts
Barret
"..." Yuffie didn't say anything...
"YUFFIE, YA COMING???" smiles Cloud
"..." Yuffie freaks out, "MAN..!!! DO I
HAVE TO???" then she sighs, "all right..."
"but how can we get to the North Cave without
transportation? the copter is gone.." said Cid
"i think i can help." said a voice.
it's Lena..!!!
"YOU AGAIN????!!! HOW DID YOU...???" freaks
Barret
"...i followed..." whispers Lena, "LOOK,
YOU NEED TO GO TO THE NORTH CAVE??? I KNOW JUST THE THING..!!! FOLLOW
ME..!!!"
"hmm...what's she doing here...?" whispers
Cait
then they followed her to
Junon...
* * * *
