Note: This is my first fanfiction(well on fanfiction.net, but I've written in other sites. And no, I won't tell you what sites.). I hope you will enjoy this fanfiction.
Sephiroth, Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart and all the other characters of Final Fantasy VII are all trademarks of Squaresoft co. ltd.
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Blades of Destiny
Chapter 1: Restoration
A large, green light blinded them all from within the cockpit of the Highwind. The explosion, brought upon by the impact of the Meteor against the powers of both Holy and the entire force of the Lifestream, had caused blasts of pure Mako energy to propel outwards, towards the Highwind and the now-fallen Midgar.
"Cloud! Where are you?!?!" cried Tifa. Everyone was tumbling around and around the room of the cockpit, due to the uncontrollable engines and movements of the Highwind itself.
"Oh, shit!" Cid cried. Cloud had been impaled in the chest by a large, sharp piece of metal. It had come from the top of the cockpit and had served as a part of the large metal balance beam which supported the roof of the cockpit. The explosion had caused a piece of the beam to separate from it, yet the majority of the beam remained intact. It had impaled his chest, but narrowly missed his heart yet punctured his lung.
"Damn spikey-headed foo'!" shouted Barret, as he ran over to Cloud. Cid followed behind him, as did Tifa. Tifa was screamed when she saw Cloud.
"… get out of the way." ordered Vincent. Vincent Valentine, the enigma of the party stepped foreward and grabbed onto the large metal spike which was impaled into Cloud's chest. With all his strength, he broke off a section of the spike, leaving only the sharp end.
"Cid, it is advisable that you drive the ship away from Midgar. I will not be able to fully pull the spike out in this condition." Said Vincent to Cid. Cid nodded and ran toward the wheel, pushing away the pilot. Using his incredible piloting skills, Cid was able to steer the Highwind far enough away from Midgar, bringing the Highwind back to stability.
"Will Cloud be alright?" asked Red XIII, a look of extreme worry on his face.
Yuffie Kisaragi, the Materia Hunter smiled in reply. "He'll be fine, that dope! He's been in fixes worse than this!" Yuffie, trying to be the cheerful girl that she is, said that to keep Red XIII hoping for Cloud. Yuffie, on the other hand, had no idea if Cloud would be alright or not.
Cait Sith turned Cloud over on his stomach. Cloud groaned in agony as Vincent pulled out the large, pointed metal edge.
"… It is done." Stated Vincent in his monotone and usual voice. Cait made the large moogle he was riding raise it's hands above his head in preperation to cast a Cure 3 spell.
"Oh Cloud…" cried Tifa. Tears were running down her cheek as she dropped down to her knees. Was this how Cloud Strife, the one who saved the world from Sephiroth and Jenova, going to meet his end?
Cait Sith, finally gathering sufficient strength, blasted a light of healing power at Cloud. Doing so partially healed the wound. It seems magic isn't going to be enough thought Reeve from his hiding place under Midgar. Vincent ripped his long red cape off of himself and wrapped his chest with it. The bleeding had stopped, but Cloud was not out of danger yet.
Barret, who was standing over to the front window of the Highwind's cockpit pointed in the distance towards the now-rising Meteor.
"Lookit dat!" shouted Barret, as the Meteor started to rise higher and higher. Everyone followed and looked over at the window. Cid, himself stared at wide-eyed amazement at the power of the planet.
"Let's just hope that fuckin' Meteor don't get any stronger than it is now…" stated Cid. His hope turned into a sigh of content as the Meteor was finally pushed high out of the Planet's atmosphere by a beam of green Mako energy. The Meteor was then propelled into the core of the Sun, incinerating the massive form of the Ultimate Destructive Magic.
"Uhh… what happened..? OW!" Cloud Strife said, laying his right hand over his chest in pain.
"CLOUD! Don't try to move, you were injured while we were in the vicinity of the Holy!" cried Tifa. Cloud could see that she was crying as tears had continued streaking down her cheek.
"Oh Tifa…" Cloud said as he caressed Tifa's cheek with his right hand. Tifa continued sobbing and buried her face into Cloud's shoulder. She started beating on Cloud's chest as she cried.
"OW! Damnit, that hurts!" cursed Cloud. Tifa stopped crying and smiled shyly as she blushed and pushed herself away from Cloud.
"… sorry, Cloud." Tifa apologized. Cloud simply nodded.
"Ok, ok lovebirds, break it up!" said Cid in a superior fashion. "Goddamn kids today, don't know when to stop being so damn horny…"
"CID!" cried Yuffie.
"Alright, damnit I'll shut up!" shouted Cid. "So what the hell we gonna do now, huh?" asked Cid to Cloud.
"Well, how should I know?" replied Cloud.
"You're the goddamn leader!" shouted Barret.
"Hell yeah!" shouted Cid in reply.
"… we should go back to Midgar. We'll meet up with Reeve when we get there," replied Cloud. He then turned to Cait Sith and asked, "is that alright with you, Reeve?"
Cait Sith, who was, in reality, Reeve of the Urban Development Section of Midgar, jumped up and down. "Sure thing Cloud. I'll be happy to see you guys here!" Reeve, feeling happy from under Midgar, made a sigh of relief. Finally… I did something that was right… Reeve thought to himself. The Highwind then proceeded to make its way towards the now-decimated Midgar.
After a few minutes, the Highwind finally made its way in front of the ruins of Midgar. It had landed a few yards away from Midgar. Cloud and the party walked out of the Highwind and towards the gate to Sector 7 and entered the slums. They found themselves in front of the church- the very church where Aeris and Cloud first met. Cloud can remember it like it was yesterday. Tears started to run down his cheek as he hung his head and looked at the ground. Tifa was shocked, as this was the first time she had seen Cloud cry.
"Cloud, I…" but Tifa hesitated as she extended her hand to reach out and hold Cloud's shoulder. Tifa realized this is a sadness only Cloud can overcome and even she would not be able to help him overcome it.
Cloud raised his head back up, empty of tears. He smiled. "I'm alright, Tifa don't worry about me!" he stated. They continued on their way. All of a sudden, Cait Sith had stopped in his tracks. The moogle had sat down on the floor and the cat(Cait Sith himself) had slouched and stopped his movements. Cait Sith had shut down.
"CAIT!" cried Yuffie as she stared at the inactive Cait Sith with disbelief. Did something happen to Reeve?
Cloud looked back and shook his head. "We have no choice but to leave Cait here. We'll come back for him later." But his words did not comfort Yuffie. Yuffie seemed worried about Reeve for some odd reason. Unfortunately, Cloud was right, they had to move on. And so they did.
After 30 minutes of walking through Sector 7, a man wearing a blue suit approached them. He had a beard and was quite tall. This man was, undoubtedly, Reeve.
"Hello, Reeve," said Cloud.
"… Hello, Cloud," replied Reeve reluctantly. Cloud extended his right arm for a handshake and Reeve whole-heartedly accepted. Yuffie had a look of worry on her face when she saw Reeve. She was also happy to see him, but she didn't show it. She wasn't the type of girl to show her feelings.
Reeve turned to everyone and greeted them, each in turn with a friendly handshake. When he got to Barret, he was overwhelmed by the power of his mighty left arm. Finally, he turned to Yuffie.
"Hi, Yuffie!" he said in a very cheerful voice. Yuffie started sobbing then, finally ran into Reeve's arms and cried.
"When Cait shut down… I thought… and when… then…" cried Yuffie. Everyone was awestruck at the unusual show of emotion from Yuffie. Reeve merely laughed
"It's alright. See? I'm ok." laughed Reeve. Yuffie hit Reeve in the stomach.
"Don't EVER do that to me again, Reeve!" she shouted. Reeve continued to laugh.
"Ok guys, follow me! We'll go into the shelter." he said. He lead them into the opening to the sewer under Midgar and into several tunnels which lead deeper into the ground. Finally, they found themselves inside a large subterranean cavern which looked like a city of some sort, made of stone. People were walking around laughing and having fun. All of Midgar's inhabitants were safe.
"Incredible…" said Red XIII with amazement as he saw the many stone houses and buildings. Eventually, they reached a small stone house. The inside looked like an executive office from the Shinra HQ. This was obviously where Reeve had stayed and controlled Cait Sith.
"So, this is where you live, eh Reeve?" asked Cloud. "Looks like you haven't left the Shinra yet."
"If he didn't, I'd 'ave bashed this foo's head into his skull." shouted Barret as he looked at Reeve suspiciously. Reeve merely smiled.
"No, I just transferred all my stuff here to this small office. It gave me more control over Cait Sith from here." he stated. Vincent had a look of curiosity on his face.
"Reeve, are the Turks all right?" wondered Vincent.
"Quite all right actually." Replied Reeve.
"… I believe there is a reason why you have called us here." stated Vincent after hearing Reeve's reply.
"Indeed. I have decided to rebuild Midgar." he said.
"REBUILD MIDGAR! I knew this guy wuz up to no good! He just wants to do what the Shinra did and take over!" Barret shouted as he was about to shoot Reeve with his gun-arm.
"Barret, wait!" Cloud stopped him. "Ok Reeve, tell us how you're going to rebuild Midgar WITHOUT the use of Mako Reactors." asked Cloud.
"Oh, I'm going to use Mako Reactors…" said Reeve. This apparently angered Cloud as he was gripping onto the hilt of his Buster Sword from his back. Reeve continued to smile. "But I'm not going to use any ordinary Mako Reactors. I've developed technology that will allow the Mako Reactors to utilize the Planet's power but instead of totally expending it's power, it will recycle the power back into the Planet and continue the flow of the Lifestream! By using some special Materia I developed myself, I'll be able to complete that same process using them as the catalyst for the recycling process! It follows Aeris' principle: 'Use and return that which the Planet has given you'…"
Cloud sighed at the hearing of Aeris' name. "Aeris…" and everyone silently hangs their heads. Cloud looks up and smiles again. "Well, I think it's a great idea Reeve."
"You do?" replied Reeve.
"Yep. And I'll help in the construction of the Reactors." nods Cloud.
"Great!" shouted Reeve enthusiastically. He takes out the blueprints and gives them to Cloud.
"So… these are the schematics?" asked Cloud. Reeve nodded.
"Alright everyone, let's rebuild Midgar!" cried Yuffie.
"Um… we'll start tomorrow, Yuffie." said Reeve.
"Oh… alright!" Yuffie said with much embarrassment. Her cheeks were flushed red as they walked towards the Inn.
- End of Chapter 1.
Sephiroth, Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart and all the other characters of Final Fantasy VII are all trademarks of Squaresoft co. ltd.
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Blades of Destiny
Chapter 1: Restoration
A large, green light blinded them all from within the cockpit of the Highwind. The explosion, brought upon by the impact of the Meteor against the powers of both Holy and the entire force of the Lifestream, had caused blasts of pure Mako energy to propel outwards, towards the Highwind and the now-fallen Midgar.
"Cloud! Where are you?!?!" cried Tifa. Everyone was tumbling around and around the room of the cockpit, due to the uncontrollable engines and movements of the Highwind itself.
"Oh, shit!" Cid cried. Cloud had been impaled in the chest by a large, sharp piece of metal. It had come from the top of the cockpit and had served as a part of the large metal balance beam which supported the roof of the cockpit. The explosion had caused a piece of the beam to separate from it, yet the majority of the beam remained intact. It had impaled his chest, but narrowly missed his heart yet punctured his lung.
"Damn spikey-headed foo'!" shouted Barret, as he ran over to Cloud. Cid followed behind him, as did Tifa. Tifa was screamed when she saw Cloud.
"… get out of the way." ordered Vincent. Vincent Valentine, the enigma of the party stepped foreward and grabbed onto the large metal spike which was impaled into Cloud's chest. With all his strength, he broke off a section of the spike, leaving only the sharp end.
"Cid, it is advisable that you drive the ship away from Midgar. I will not be able to fully pull the spike out in this condition." Said Vincent to Cid. Cid nodded and ran toward the wheel, pushing away the pilot. Using his incredible piloting skills, Cid was able to steer the Highwind far enough away from Midgar, bringing the Highwind back to stability.
"Will Cloud be alright?" asked Red XIII, a look of extreme worry on his face.
Yuffie Kisaragi, the Materia Hunter smiled in reply. "He'll be fine, that dope! He's been in fixes worse than this!" Yuffie, trying to be the cheerful girl that she is, said that to keep Red XIII hoping for Cloud. Yuffie, on the other hand, had no idea if Cloud would be alright or not.
Cait Sith turned Cloud over on his stomach. Cloud groaned in agony as Vincent pulled out the large, pointed metal edge.
"… It is done." Stated Vincent in his monotone and usual voice. Cait made the large moogle he was riding raise it's hands above his head in preperation to cast a Cure 3 spell.
"Oh Cloud…" cried Tifa. Tears were running down her cheek as she dropped down to her knees. Was this how Cloud Strife, the one who saved the world from Sephiroth and Jenova, going to meet his end?
Cait Sith, finally gathering sufficient strength, blasted a light of healing power at Cloud. Doing so partially healed the wound. It seems magic isn't going to be enough thought Reeve from his hiding place under Midgar. Vincent ripped his long red cape off of himself and wrapped his chest with it. The bleeding had stopped, but Cloud was not out of danger yet.
Barret, who was standing over to the front window of the Highwind's cockpit pointed in the distance towards the now-rising Meteor.
"Lookit dat!" shouted Barret, as the Meteor started to rise higher and higher. Everyone followed and looked over at the window. Cid, himself stared at wide-eyed amazement at the power of the planet.
"Let's just hope that fuckin' Meteor don't get any stronger than it is now…" stated Cid. His hope turned into a sigh of content as the Meteor was finally pushed high out of the Planet's atmosphere by a beam of green Mako energy. The Meteor was then propelled into the core of the Sun, incinerating the massive form of the Ultimate Destructive Magic.
"Uhh… what happened..? OW!" Cloud Strife said, laying his right hand over his chest in pain.
"CLOUD! Don't try to move, you were injured while we were in the vicinity of the Holy!" cried Tifa. Cloud could see that she was crying as tears had continued streaking down her cheek.
"Oh Tifa…" Cloud said as he caressed Tifa's cheek with his right hand. Tifa continued sobbing and buried her face into Cloud's shoulder. She started beating on Cloud's chest as she cried.
"OW! Damnit, that hurts!" cursed Cloud. Tifa stopped crying and smiled shyly as she blushed and pushed herself away from Cloud.
"… sorry, Cloud." Tifa apologized. Cloud simply nodded.
"Ok, ok lovebirds, break it up!" said Cid in a superior fashion. "Goddamn kids today, don't know when to stop being so damn horny…"
"CID!" cried Yuffie.
"Alright, damnit I'll shut up!" shouted Cid. "So what the hell we gonna do now, huh?" asked Cid to Cloud.
"Well, how should I know?" replied Cloud.
"You're the goddamn leader!" shouted Barret.
"Hell yeah!" shouted Cid in reply.
"… we should go back to Midgar. We'll meet up with Reeve when we get there," replied Cloud. He then turned to Cait Sith and asked, "is that alright with you, Reeve?"
Cait Sith, who was, in reality, Reeve of the Urban Development Section of Midgar, jumped up and down. "Sure thing Cloud. I'll be happy to see you guys here!" Reeve, feeling happy from under Midgar, made a sigh of relief. Finally… I did something that was right… Reeve thought to himself. The Highwind then proceeded to make its way towards the now-decimated Midgar.
After a few minutes, the Highwind finally made its way in front of the ruins of Midgar. It had landed a few yards away from Midgar. Cloud and the party walked out of the Highwind and towards the gate to Sector 7 and entered the slums. They found themselves in front of the church- the very church where Aeris and Cloud first met. Cloud can remember it like it was yesterday. Tears started to run down his cheek as he hung his head and looked at the ground. Tifa was shocked, as this was the first time she had seen Cloud cry.
"Cloud, I…" but Tifa hesitated as she extended her hand to reach out and hold Cloud's shoulder. Tifa realized this is a sadness only Cloud can overcome and even she would not be able to help him overcome it.
Cloud raised his head back up, empty of tears. He smiled. "I'm alright, Tifa don't worry about me!" he stated. They continued on their way. All of a sudden, Cait Sith had stopped in his tracks. The moogle had sat down on the floor and the cat(Cait Sith himself) had slouched and stopped his movements. Cait Sith had shut down.
"CAIT!" cried Yuffie as she stared at the inactive Cait Sith with disbelief. Did something happen to Reeve?
Cloud looked back and shook his head. "We have no choice but to leave Cait here. We'll come back for him later." But his words did not comfort Yuffie. Yuffie seemed worried about Reeve for some odd reason. Unfortunately, Cloud was right, they had to move on. And so they did.
After 30 minutes of walking through Sector 7, a man wearing a blue suit approached them. He had a beard and was quite tall. This man was, undoubtedly, Reeve.
"Hello, Reeve," said Cloud.
"… Hello, Cloud," replied Reeve reluctantly. Cloud extended his right arm for a handshake and Reeve whole-heartedly accepted. Yuffie had a look of worry on her face when she saw Reeve. She was also happy to see him, but she didn't show it. She wasn't the type of girl to show her feelings.
Reeve turned to everyone and greeted them, each in turn with a friendly handshake. When he got to Barret, he was overwhelmed by the power of his mighty left arm. Finally, he turned to Yuffie.
"Hi, Yuffie!" he said in a very cheerful voice. Yuffie started sobbing then, finally ran into Reeve's arms and cried.
"When Cait shut down… I thought… and when… then…" cried Yuffie. Everyone was awestruck at the unusual show of emotion from Yuffie. Reeve merely laughed
"It's alright. See? I'm ok." laughed Reeve. Yuffie hit Reeve in the stomach.
"Don't EVER do that to me again, Reeve!" she shouted. Reeve continued to laugh.
"Ok guys, follow me! We'll go into the shelter." he said. He lead them into the opening to the sewer under Midgar and into several tunnels which lead deeper into the ground. Finally, they found themselves inside a large subterranean cavern which looked like a city of some sort, made of stone. People were walking around laughing and having fun. All of Midgar's inhabitants were safe.
"Incredible…" said Red XIII with amazement as he saw the many stone houses and buildings. Eventually, they reached a small stone house. The inside looked like an executive office from the Shinra HQ. This was obviously where Reeve had stayed and controlled Cait Sith.
"So, this is where you live, eh Reeve?" asked Cloud. "Looks like you haven't left the Shinra yet."
"If he didn't, I'd 'ave bashed this foo's head into his skull." shouted Barret as he looked at Reeve suspiciously. Reeve merely smiled.
"No, I just transferred all my stuff here to this small office. It gave me more control over Cait Sith from here." he stated. Vincent had a look of curiosity on his face.
"Reeve, are the Turks all right?" wondered Vincent.
"Quite all right actually." Replied Reeve.
"… I believe there is a reason why you have called us here." stated Vincent after hearing Reeve's reply.
"Indeed. I have decided to rebuild Midgar." he said.
"REBUILD MIDGAR! I knew this guy wuz up to no good! He just wants to do what the Shinra did and take over!" Barret shouted as he was about to shoot Reeve with his gun-arm.
"Barret, wait!" Cloud stopped him. "Ok Reeve, tell us how you're going to rebuild Midgar WITHOUT the use of Mako Reactors." asked Cloud.
"Oh, I'm going to use Mako Reactors…" said Reeve. This apparently angered Cloud as he was gripping onto the hilt of his Buster Sword from his back. Reeve continued to smile. "But I'm not going to use any ordinary Mako Reactors. I've developed technology that will allow the Mako Reactors to utilize the Planet's power but instead of totally expending it's power, it will recycle the power back into the Planet and continue the flow of the Lifestream! By using some special Materia I developed myself, I'll be able to complete that same process using them as the catalyst for the recycling process! It follows Aeris' principle: 'Use and return that which the Planet has given you'…"
Cloud sighed at the hearing of Aeris' name. "Aeris…" and everyone silently hangs their heads. Cloud looks up and smiles again. "Well, I think it's a great idea Reeve."
"You do?" replied Reeve.
"Yep. And I'll help in the construction of the Reactors." nods Cloud.
"Great!" shouted Reeve enthusiastically. He takes out the blueprints and gives them to Cloud.
"So… these are the schematics?" asked Cloud. Reeve nodded.
"Alright everyone, let's rebuild Midgar!" cried Yuffie.
"Um… we'll start tomorrow, Yuffie." said Reeve.
"Oh… alright!" Yuffie said with much embarrassment. Her cheeks were flushed red as they walked towards the Inn.
- End of Chapter 1.