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Cloud's Will

By Sorceress Myst

The Highwind flew away as fast as it could from Junon with the large Meteor providing the only distraction for their escape from public eye. AVALANCHE had just made their daring escape from a public execution the Shinra had prepared for them. Inside the bridge everyone sat in silence as they thought about the one member who was not there with them.

Barret drew in a sharp breath, which sounded like a sniffle to others, before he cautiously approached their new leader.

"Tifa…"

The brunette wiped away any remaining tears before turning away from the expansive window to face Barret. The large man began searching his pockets until he found a crumpled up paper. He stared at it for a second to determine if it was the item he was looking for before smoothing out the wrinkles.

"Cloud told me ta give this to whoever becomes the next leader," he said quietly as he handed her the letter.

Tifa took the note and began reading aloud with a shaky voice…

"In the event that I'm dead, turned into a vegetable, or killed by my own bodyguards, I leave my strongest bodyguards, Vincent and Yuffie, to protect the next leader with their lives. For the sake of the next leader, you guys better hope I wasn't killed by the bodyguards…"

Tifa paused for a moment to glance fearfully at the two individuals Cloud often took with him on missions. Yuffie let out a chuckle at Cloud's final words before giving Tifa a mischievous glare. Vincent's claw gleamed as his eyes glowed menacingly. Cloud had hand picked them as his bodyguards for their far ranged fighting capabilities. Over the weeks they became so strong that they could knock Cloud out in one hit if they accidentally attacked him.

Yuffie promised it was a one time affair and that they would be more careful from then on, but Cait Sith swore he heard them muttering about how to 'get Cloud alone' and 'a shot in the head should do it' when they camp for the night. For the sake of keeping the group together, Tifa decided to believe that Vincent and Yuffie had good intentions and were not planning assassinations behind everyone's back.

Tifa quickly glanced back down at the paper to keep reading…

"…I guess anyone can be the next leader after me, I won't choose for you guys. However, only Vincent and Yuffie can't become the leader because…well…. One of them would rather not be troubled by the idea of having a whole team depend them and the other…is young, inexperienced, hyperactive, and completely unreliable…"

Yuffie leaned against Vincent with a giggle and whispered, "I think he's talking about you."

"…Anyway I wish the best to the next leader and hope you guys get Sephiroth and save the planet.

Sincerely,

Cloud

P.S. If I'm dead, WHY DID NONE OF YOU BASTARDS TRY TO SAVE ME?! Oh and burn in hell :)"

Everyone is wide eyed as Tifa finished reading. Only Vincent and Yuffie didn't seem to be affected by Cloud's words as Vincent stood on stoically and Yuffie smiled pleasantly. Cid's cigarette had long since fallen to the floor and he quickly stepped on it before pulling out a new one.

"So…Where to next?" he asked as he lit the new cigarette.