THE JOURNEY AFTER SEEING THE LIGHT
By Willster328
Chapter 1
Cloud slammed hard on the ground. He held his sword above his head to block the blow. Shinra was gone, but the Turks weren't. Reno, Rude, and Elena were still alive. He kicked up and landed on his feet again, and brought his sword down to Reno's rod. Reno flicked it away and punched Cloud in the stomach. Where was Barret and Tifa? Cloud wondered. Rude and Elena weren't there now, only Reno. "Reno, Shinra is dead, you no longer have to devote yourself to them!" Cloud shouted. "I will bring Shinra back by creating a new force of Turks!" Reno exclaimed. "You're crazy by doing this!" Cloud answered, jumping to the left to dodge an attack. "It's just you and me now though. Your friend Barret and Tifa are with Rude and Elena, they're in hiding," Reno laughed. "And you cannot kill me if you want to find out where they're hiding." Cloud considered this, and knew Reno was right. He couldn't kill him. "Please though, just stop this fighting!" Cloud pleaded. Reno nailed Cloud across the back. Pain shot throughout his body, starting at his spine. Reno had hit him just in the right spot. Cloud knew this was the end for him. "I'm going to do you a favor though," Reno added. "I'm going to take you to them." Cloud blacked out.
He awoke in a small cavern. Where am I? He asked himself. "You're up," a voice said to his left. Sitting up against the wall was Elena. "Where are Tifa and Barret?" Cloud asked. After the defeat of Sephiroth and the Midgard was saved, Tifa and Barret and Cloud hung around in there, soon finding themselves fighting the Turks. Vincent had gone back to Shinra Mansion to study the ancients as Sephiroth did. He wanted to know more about them, especially after seeing the death of Aeris and Sephiroth. Yuffie went, not back to Wutai, but back into the forests. Cait Sith went with her, and Cid went back to Rocket Town. Wherever Red XIII went was unknown. "Where are Tifa and Barret I said?" Cloud demanded. "Right in front of you," Elena replied calmly. Cloud squinted his eyes, and on the other side of the small cavern, he saw Tifa and Barret sleeping on two cots. "Where are we?" Cloud asked. "I can't tell you," Elena replied. "Why not?" "Because if you escape from here, you're not allowed to know where to go, so you will most likely die finding your way back," Reno said walking in. Elena and Cloud turned to him. "Where is Rude?" Elena asked. "Out getting us some more Turks," Reno replied. "Now, Cloud, do you know what we want?" Cloud shook his head. It hurt him. His head felt like a rock, though, not as hard. He felt dizzy, but his head felt heavy. A hard emotion to explain. "We want you, Tifa, and Barret here to become the Turks. Not the leaders, but a higher level, we want you to become one of us," Reno told him. Cloud had to consider this. He had nothing else to do after the defeat of Sephiroth, though joining the Turks meant he would become bad. Even if the Turks became stronger, he would be one of the strongest people in the world, he practically already was though, since he defeated many, many, enemies and leaders before. But, if he said no, he would surely suffer, be tortured, or killed, but if he were to say yes, he would live. "Well, don't just sit there. What do you want to do?" Reno spoke harshly. "Hey, my head hurts, give me a second," Cloud snapped back. Reno tapped his foot impatiently. "Fine. I will devote my new life to The Turks," Cloud finally answered. "Are you serious?" Tifa blurted on the other side of the room. "Ahh, our next recruit is awake," Elena joked. "There is no way I'm joining the Turks. Cloud, I cannot believe you want to be that low. Would Aeris want this to happen to you?" Tifa asked. "Of course not, but Aeris is dead, and I never was in love with her. So you cannot use her as an excuse," Cloud said back to her. Cloud lied down. He wanted to sleep more, but Reno slapped him a few times. "Wake up, you can't go to sleep on us. We need to know where your friends are," Reno said. "Well, I can only tell you were a few are. Vincent is in the Shinra Mansion, and Cid is in Rocket Town. That's all I know of. The other three are off somewhere in this world," Cloud answered. "No!" Tifa shouted. "Cloud! How could you rat out your best friends!?" "He's not ratting anybody out. He's doing his job," Reno snickered. "Elena, go get those two and bring them here. Thanks Cloud, I look at you with a new respect. You can go back to sleep now." Cloud closed his eyes as he heard Tifa start to cry.
He woke up many hours later. Rude was the only one in the cavern now. "Where are Barret and Tifa?" Cloud asked standing up. "Good evening Cloud," Rude greeted before answering Cloud's question. "Any new recruits today?" Cloud asked. "It's funny you say that because we actually have a lot of new recruits. Elena is out checking them all over, and Barret and Reno are looking for Vincent and Cid. Tifa is, well, Tifa was put out in the desert, to try to find her way back," Rude replied. Cloud felt sorry for Tifa, but the group was caught, and they were either going to join, or be killed. "I'm glad you agreed. You are very strong," Rude said. "Thanks," Cloud replied. Cloud walked over to where Rude was sitting. Cloud could see outside now. It was probably around 6:00. The sun was setting. Cloud walked to the edge of the cavern. He still had no clue where he was, but he didn't care. He just calmly looked out to the sunset. The sun was setting a faint yellow glow on the clouds, pink and orange surrounding the yellow. The water was calm, and it glistened like an ocean of diamonds. Rude came up next to Cloud. "You're going to have fun with us," Rude said, a smile starting to crack on his face. "Why do you say that?" Cloud asked. "Because you will be able to help us with our dream of becoming the most powerful organization," Rude answered. "And hopefully, you'll be able to manage it with Reno, Elena, and I." Cloud thought of it. He remember wanting to be as strong as Sephiroth, and how he had been in SOLDIER, but that was all over now, and he was part of the Turks. He thought he saw the silhouette of Tifa out in the distance. But it was just a four-legged creature, wandering through the desert.
Reno walked into the mansion. Barret was right behind him. "You're going have to talk Vincent into joining us, okay?" Reno asked. "Yes sir," Barret replied. It was not like Barret to be so obedient, but after seeing what happened to Tifa, he didn't want to take his chances. He wanted to be able to see all his companions again. "Thank you," Reno said. "For what?" Barret asked. "Calling me sir. I think I'm starting to see a nice future for you if you keep this up," Reno answered. They made their way up a flight of stairs, and turned to the right. The old mansion was covered with cobwebs, and it had a slight smell to it. Not a bad smell, but you could smell candles burning. It was Vincent downstairs. Reno and Barret entered a small room. "What are we doing here?" Reno said, a tone of distrust in his voice. "Don't worry boss, I know what I'm doing," Barret replied. Barret went up to part of the wall, and tried to pry it open with his fingers. "What are you doing?" Reno asked. "It's a secret door," Barret replied. "Here, come here and pry it open with your rod." Reno walked up beside Barret, and dug his rod deep into the concrete. He pulled hard, but the door easily slid open. Reno was impressed. He nodded to Barret, and Barret went down first. They walked quietly down the staircase, not wanting Vincent to accidentally shoot them with his pistol. They finally came to the bottom. There was an eerie mist about the basement here. Reno wasn't afraid, but he was just a little suspicious. He couldn't very well trust this man that used to be his enemy. They turned a corner, and Barret was hit in the head by a gun. Reno dodged behind another wall, and saw somebody come out. "Barret," A voice said. "Damnit. He shouldn't have snuck down here like that." Now Reno was afraid. He saw the man. He was about 6 foot 2, and he had a giant claw on his hand. He remembered this man from a Shinra experiment with Hojo. Reno jumped out from the corner and dove at Vincent. Vincent didn't see him coming, and was knocked backward. Reno heard the gun hit the floor, and he quickly laid his rod across Vincent's throat. "What are you doing here with Barret?" Vincent asked, slightly gasping for air. "We need to talk to you," Barret said, shaking his head, lying down on the ground still. Reno let Vincent go. He stood up and brushed himself off. "We want you to join the Turks. We will become the strongest group in the world. We already have many recruits, one of them is Cloud," Barret explained. "And you too?" Vincent said in his deep voice. "Yes, I joined too. Please Vincent, enough being down here, come back to the world and help us become the strongest," Barret pleaded. "Cloud actually joined?" Vincent said. Barret could tell Vincent thought he was lying. "Yes, he really did. I know you don't believe me, but you can come for yourself," Barret added. Vincent gave a slight nod, and backed away. "Give me one second." Vincent turned and picked up his gun. It had landed underneath a table. On the table was a candle and few books. As Vincent picked it up, he fell forward into the table. The books fell to the ground, and the glass on the top of the table shattered. But most of all, the fire had ignited the couch. "Quick, let's go," Reno said tensely. "There is no way I'm leaving all these books here in this fire," Vincent said. "Come on Reno, let's help carry some out," Barret said. "But only a few Vincent, okay?" "A few is better than none," Vincent thanked. The fire had spread a little. More candles had joined the fire, and an entire wall was covered in flames. Barret held about ten books in his hands, Reno had maybe thirteen, and Vincent had five. He also had a sack though that he was filling. Reno and Barret watched Vincent book after book in there. There might have been nearly thirty books in there now. It would be hard for Vincent to carry. Smoke flooded the room. "Hurry Vincent!" Barret shouted over the crackling of the fire. "There is no way you can carry that!" Reno shouted. "Leave it and let's go!" There was a loud roar, and Vincent fell to his knees. "Shit! What's wrong Barret!" Reno yelled. "Nothing," Barret replied with a smirk on his face. "You'll see what the real Vincent can do." There was the sound of something tearing, and out of Vincent's cape came two demonic looking wings. Vincent looked up, his eyes bloodshot. He smiled though, showing Reno a set of fangs. His normal hand turned into a claw, and Vincent stood up, levitating now because he had started to flap his wings. Reno was amazed. "Let's hurry though!" Vincent loaded a few more books in and picked up the sack. He flew down the hall, Barret and Reno running after him. The flame was unreal now. It had spread down the hallway, making it hard for Barret and Reno to get through. "Vincent!" Barret yelled. The fire made him sweat. He felt the burn of the fire, even though it wasn't even touching him. He noticed Reno falling behind. Barret ran back a few feet, dropped the books, and picked Reno up. Barret ran back toward Vincent. They came to the winding stairs. The fire had not gone this far, but it had just engulfed the whole hallway. Barret and Reno ran up the stairs after Vincent. He was next to the trap door waiting for them. "Vincent, I see a very nice future for you. You too," He added, looking at Barret. The three of them left the mansion.
Elena sat in the dark room. Eight other people were in there. This was the test to see if they got in. The recruits were: Jack, Parker, Jes, Don, David, Katrina, Dina, and May. All Elena had to do was look at their records, and see if they would be good Turks. By the looks of them, the only people she thought that would actually make it were Parker, Jes, Katrina, and Don. The rest looked like they always lived near trouble, but never made trouble. The interviews went on. Recruit by recruit. Finally, after being there for nearly an hour and a half, Elena came to the best picks. They were Parker, Jes, Katrina, Don, and Dina. She had guessed right about who would make it. She dismissed the other recruits, and led the new six Turks to the cavern.
I hope you like this so far. I'm trying a new writing style, and so far, it seems to be better than my usual writing. Please just R+R, I don't care if u dump all over this story, or if u flame me about it, I just want to know what you think. Seeya. ____ | |-| /-\ |\| | $
-Willster328
By Willster328
Chapter 1
Cloud slammed hard on the ground. He held his sword above his head to block the blow. Shinra was gone, but the Turks weren't. Reno, Rude, and Elena were still alive. He kicked up and landed on his feet again, and brought his sword down to Reno's rod. Reno flicked it away and punched Cloud in the stomach. Where was Barret and Tifa? Cloud wondered. Rude and Elena weren't there now, only Reno. "Reno, Shinra is dead, you no longer have to devote yourself to them!" Cloud shouted. "I will bring Shinra back by creating a new force of Turks!" Reno exclaimed. "You're crazy by doing this!" Cloud answered, jumping to the left to dodge an attack. "It's just you and me now though. Your friend Barret and Tifa are with Rude and Elena, they're in hiding," Reno laughed. "And you cannot kill me if you want to find out where they're hiding." Cloud considered this, and knew Reno was right. He couldn't kill him. "Please though, just stop this fighting!" Cloud pleaded. Reno nailed Cloud across the back. Pain shot throughout his body, starting at his spine. Reno had hit him just in the right spot. Cloud knew this was the end for him. "I'm going to do you a favor though," Reno added. "I'm going to take you to them." Cloud blacked out.
He awoke in a small cavern. Where am I? He asked himself. "You're up," a voice said to his left. Sitting up against the wall was Elena. "Where are Tifa and Barret?" Cloud asked. After the defeat of Sephiroth and the Midgard was saved, Tifa and Barret and Cloud hung around in there, soon finding themselves fighting the Turks. Vincent had gone back to Shinra Mansion to study the ancients as Sephiroth did. He wanted to know more about them, especially after seeing the death of Aeris and Sephiroth. Yuffie went, not back to Wutai, but back into the forests. Cait Sith went with her, and Cid went back to Rocket Town. Wherever Red XIII went was unknown. "Where are Tifa and Barret I said?" Cloud demanded. "Right in front of you," Elena replied calmly. Cloud squinted his eyes, and on the other side of the small cavern, he saw Tifa and Barret sleeping on two cots. "Where are we?" Cloud asked. "I can't tell you," Elena replied. "Why not?" "Because if you escape from here, you're not allowed to know where to go, so you will most likely die finding your way back," Reno said walking in. Elena and Cloud turned to him. "Where is Rude?" Elena asked. "Out getting us some more Turks," Reno replied. "Now, Cloud, do you know what we want?" Cloud shook his head. It hurt him. His head felt like a rock, though, not as hard. He felt dizzy, but his head felt heavy. A hard emotion to explain. "We want you, Tifa, and Barret here to become the Turks. Not the leaders, but a higher level, we want you to become one of us," Reno told him. Cloud had to consider this. He had nothing else to do after the defeat of Sephiroth, though joining the Turks meant he would become bad. Even if the Turks became stronger, he would be one of the strongest people in the world, he practically already was though, since he defeated many, many, enemies and leaders before. But, if he said no, he would surely suffer, be tortured, or killed, but if he were to say yes, he would live. "Well, don't just sit there. What do you want to do?" Reno spoke harshly. "Hey, my head hurts, give me a second," Cloud snapped back. Reno tapped his foot impatiently. "Fine. I will devote my new life to The Turks," Cloud finally answered. "Are you serious?" Tifa blurted on the other side of the room. "Ahh, our next recruit is awake," Elena joked. "There is no way I'm joining the Turks. Cloud, I cannot believe you want to be that low. Would Aeris want this to happen to you?" Tifa asked. "Of course not, but Aeris is dead, and I never was in love with her. So you cannot use her as an excuse," Cloud said back to her. Cloud lied down. He wanted to sleep more, but Reno slapped him a few times. "Wake up, you can't go to sleep on us. We need to know where your friends are," Reno said. "Well, I can only tell you were a few are. Vincent is in the Shinra Mansion, and Cid is in Rocket Town. That's all I know of. The other three are off somewhere in this world," Cloud answered. "No!" Tifa shouted. "Cloud! How could you rat out your best friends!?" "He's not ratting anybody out. He's doing his job," Reno snickered. "Elena, go get those two and bring them here. Thanks Cloud, I look at you with a new respect. You can go back to sleep now." Cloud closed his eyes as he heard Tifa start to cry.
He woke up many hours later. Rude was the only one in the cavern now. "Where are Barret and Tifa?" Cloud asked standing up. "Good evening Cloud," Rude greeted before answering Cloud's question. "Any new recruits today?" Cloud asked. "It's funny you say that because we actually have a lot of new recruits. Elena is out checking them all over, and Barret and Reno are looking for Vincent and Cid. Tifa is, well, Tifa was put out in the desert, to try to find her way back," Rude replied. Cloud felt sorry for Tifa, but the group was caught, and they were either going to join, or be killed. "I'm glad you agreed. You are very strong," Rude said. "Thanks," Cloud replied. Cloud walked over to where Rude was sitting. Cloud could see outside now. It was probably around 6:00. The sun was setting. Cloud walked to the edge of the cavern. He still had no clue where he was, but he didn't care. He just calmly looked out to the sunset. The sun was setting a faint yellow glow on the clouds, pink and orange surrounding the yellow. The water was calm, and it glistened like an ocean of diamonds. Rude came up next to Cloud. "You're going to have fun with us," Rude said, a smile starting to crack on his face. "Why do you say that?" Cloud asked. "Because you will be able to help us with our dream of becoming the most powerful organization," Rude answered. "And hopefully, you'll be able to manage it with Reno, Elena, and I." Cloud thought of it. He remember wanting to be as strong as Sephiroth, and how he had been in SOLDIER, but that was all over now, and he was part of the Turks. He thought he saw the silhouette of Tifa out in the distance. But it was just a four-legged creature, wandering through the desert.
Reno walked into the mansion. Barret was right behind him. "You're going have to talk Vincent into joining us, okay?" Reno asked. "Yes sir," Barret replied. It was not like Barret to be so obedient, but after seeing what happened to Tifa, he didn't want to take his chances. He wanted to be able to see all his companions again. "Thank you," Reno said. "For what?" Barret asked. "Calling me sir. I think I'm starting to see a nice future for you if you keep this up," Reno answered. They made their way up a flight of stairs, and turned to the right. The old mansion was covered with cobwebs, and it had a slight smell to it. Not a bad smell, but you could smell candles burning. It was Vincent downstairs. Reno and Barret entered a small room. "What are we doing here?" Reno said, a tone of distrust in his voice. "Don't worry boss, I know what I'm doing," Barret replied. Barret went up to part of the wall, and tried to pry it open with his fingers. "What are you doing?" Reno asked. "It's a secret door," Barret replied. "Here, come here and pry it open with your rod." Reno walked up beside Barret, and dug his rod deep into the concrete. He pulled hard, but the door easily slid open. Reno was impressed. He nodded to Barret, and Barret went down first. They walked quietly down the staircase, not wanting Vincent to accidentally shoot them with his pistol. They finally came to the bottom. There was an eerie mist about the basement here. Reno wasn't afraid, but he was just a little suspicious. He couldn't very well trust this man that used to be his enemy. They turned a corner, and Barret was hit in the head by a gun. Reno dodged behind another wall, and saw somebody come out. "Barret," A voice said. "Damnit. He shouldn't have snuck down here like that." Now Reno was afraid. He saw the man. He was about 6 foot 2, and he had a giant claw on his hand. He remembered this man from a Shinra experiment with Hojo. Reno jumped out from the corner and dove at Vincent. Vincent didn't see him coming, and was knocked backward. Reno heard the gun hit the floor, and he quickly laid his rod across Vincent's throat. "What are you doing here with Barret?" Vincent asked, slightly gasping for air. "We need to talk to you," Barret said, shaking his head, lying down on the ground still. Reno let Vincent go. He stood up and brushed himself off. "We want you to join the Turks. We will become the strongest group in the world. We already have many recruits, one of them is Cloud," Barret explained. "And you too?" Vincent said in his deep voice. "Yes, I joined too. Please Vincent, enough being down here, come back to the world and help us become the strongest," Barret pleaded. "Cloud actually joined?" Vincent said. Barret could tell Vincent thought he was lying. "Yes, he really did. I know you don't believe me, but you can come for yourself," Barret added. Vincent gave a slight nod, and backed away. "Give me one second." Vincent turned and picked up his gun. It had landed underneath a table. On the table was a candle and few books. As Vincent picked it up, he fell forward into the table. The books fell to the ground, and the glass on the top of the table shattered. But most of all, the fire had ignited the couch. "Quick, let's go," Reno said tensely. "There is no way I'm leaving all these books here in this fire," Vincent said. "Come on Reno, let's help carry some out," Barret said. "But only a few Vincent, okay?" "A few is better than none," Vincent thanked. The fire had spread a little. More candles had joined the fire, and an entire wall was covered in flames. Barret held about ten books in his hands, Reno had maybe thirteen, and Vincent had five. He also had a sack though that he was filling. Reno and Barret watched Vincent book after book in there. There might have been nearly thirty books in there now. It would be hard for Vincent to carry. Smoke flooded the room. "Hurry Vincent!" Barret shouted over the crackling of the fire. "There is no way you can carry that!" Reno shouted. "Leave it and let's go!" There was a loud roar, and Vincent fell to his knees. "Shit! What's wrong Barret!" Reno yelled. "Nothing," Barret replied with a smirk on his face. "You'll see what the real Vincent can do." There was the sound of something tearing, and out of Vincent's cape came two demonic looking wings. Vincent looked up, his eyes bloodshot. He smiled though, showing Reno a set of fangs. His normal hand turned into a claw, and Vincent stood up, levitating now because he had started to flap his wings. Reno was amazed. "Let's hurry though!" Vincent loaded a few more books in and picked up the sack. He flew down the hall, Barret and Reno running after him. The flame was unreal now. It had spread down the hallway, making it hard for Barret and Reno to get through. "Vincent!" Barret yelled. The fire made him sweat. He felt the burn of the fire, even though it wasn't even touching him. He noticed Reno falling behind. Barret ran back a few feet, dropped the books, and picked Reno up. Barret ran back toward Vincent. They came to the winding stairs. The fire had not gone this far, but it had just engulfed the whole hallway. Barret and Reno ran up the stairs after Vincent. He was next to the trap door waiting for them. "Vincent, I see a very nice future for you. You too," He added, looking at Barret. The three of them left the mansion.
Elena sat in the dark room. Eight other people were in there. This was the test to see if they got in. The recruits were: Jack, Parker, Jes, Don, David, Katrina, Dina, and May. All Elena had to do was look at their records, and see if they would be good Turks. By the looks of them, the only people she thought that would actually make it were Parker, Jes, Katrina, and Don. The rest looked like they always lived near trouble, but never made trouble. The interviews went on. Recruit by recruit. Finally, after being there for nearly an hour and a half, Elena came to the best picks. They were Parker, Jes, Katrina, Don, and Dina. She had guessed right about who would make it. She dismissed the other recruits, and led the new six Turks to the cavern.
I hope you like this so far. I'm trying a new writing style, and so far, it seems to be better than my usual writing. Please just R+R, I don't care if u dump all over this story, or if u flame me about it, I just want to know what you think. Seeya. ____ | |-| /-\ |\| | $
-Willster328