3 years after the disease in the slum ruins of Midgar, everything had been back to normal. The world was at peace again. Nothing could ruin anything so peaceful. A former hero was in the forgotten capital, the city of Ancients. He sat by the water as he held his head down. "Don't look so down, Cloud…" A young girl said. He sat there as he closed his eyes. "I wish you were back Aeris." The hero named cloud spoke. "It's okay…I belong here now…" He got up and walked away from the water. The entrance made it look as tranquil as it got narrow at the top and spacious around the edges. He kept walking out as he got to the former ship the Highwind. He looked back as a heroine stood by the ship. "Come on cloud!" He nodded as he started walking and got on the ship looking at the forgotten capital. Aeris…I wish…I could see you smile…one last time. Cloud thought as the Highwind took off with roaring taking the skies.

Final Fantasy 7

Rise of The Acients

Chapter 1:

Sky Strife

After Cloud had got onto the ship, a big muscular, black man with a gun for his right hand, walked over to Cloud patting him on the back. "What's wrong? You ain't gotta be all negative all da time!" He yelled. Cloud kept looking outside as he held his head down. "Barett it's not that easy…I just want to be left alone for a while…okay?" He asked. Barett stomped through the room and walked back to former heroes and heroines. "Man! F&$ that b&$# Cloud! He always crying!" Barett yelled.

"Come on, he still isn't over that fact that Aeris is dead I mean…if I was Cloud…I would think it was my fault too!" A girl yelled. She wore tight shorts that stopped a couple centimeters after her butt cheeks with small shoes and black knee highs. She wore a sleeveless top that just went around the waist. Her hair short and black, with a band tied around her forehead. She wore gloves coming up to her elbows; she looked like a resident of Wutai. Her eyes made her look Asian as they were a dark gray and made her look very childish and pretty. "Ya know, I'd like to say something to Cloud but I'm just a ninja…what CAN I say?" "Come on Yuffie… that's kinda childish…why should Cloud feel so guilty, it's not his fault it's." A girl said. "Don't say anything Tifa…just leave it be…" A man said. The girl who said that was named Tifa. Though huge breasts, she wore a black top with no sleeves. She also wore a black miniskirt that became a cape in the back going down to her legs. She wore shoes that covered her ankle with black gloves. She had long black hair and red eyes, with diamond earrings. The man who said something to Tifa was quiet and misunderstanding. He had somewhat black spiky hair with pointed yellow shoes; he wore all black as belts covered his waist tightly. He always stood away from the crowed as her covered himself with a red cape that covered his arms. With a gauntlet on his left hand, and a bandana around his head, he also has long black hair, red eyes and a deep low voice. His name is Vincent Valentine.

"What? Vincent, how are you going to say that? You know well that is WAS her fault, she didn't want to listen to Cloud so she left!" Tifa yelled. Vincent waved an arm as he ignored her. "What? You're really asking for it now!" She yelled. "Alright, that's enough Tifa!" A man yelled in a country accent. His hair was a dirty blond as he wore a blue shirt with blue jeans and a jacket tied around his waist. He was driving the Highwind as he was steering it left and right. Yuffie looked around as she asked; "Where's Reeve and Red XIII?" "Day in Cosmo Canyon." Barett replied. Cloud came in with his black glasses on. "Hey Cid?" He asked. "Yeah what's up?" "Mind if we go to Nibelheim?" Cloud asked. Cid nodded and screamed; "Hold on tight!" He said in his country accent. He pulled all the levers going full speed to Nibelheim.

Cloud got off the ship. He had blonde spiky hair with baggy pants with a shirt that comes up to his neck but is unzipped by his neck, with black gloves on. He wore a black shirt with one sleeve on and the other off. He took off his glasses as he looked around and seen the town was quiet. "As quiet as ever huh?" Vincent got off as Tifa, Yuffie, Barett, and Cid followed right after. He kept looking as Vincent walked up to Cloud and said. "Don't worry…you'll be fine." Vincent said. They walked inside a diner as a girl with flipped blonde hair with black streaks in it was cleaning tables. "Sky…you here?" Cloud asked. She looked to her right and seen Cloud. She ran to him and hugged him. "Where have you been?" She yelled in a girlish voice. She wore a skirt that passed her butt by just a couple centimeters with fishnets. She wore a top like Cloud but it covers the opposite arm then of Cloud's. Tifa looked at Cloud and stomped to him. "Who is this?" Cloud looked at her as he kept holding the girl named Sky. She walked up to Tifa and held her hand out.

"I'm Sky, you?" Sky said in her girlish tone. Tifa pushed her hand. "Cloud's mine in case you haven't noticed." Cloud held his head down. "Oh damn." Sky tilted her head as Tifa threw a punch at Sky. Sky's eyes got big as she back flipped and grabbed Cloud's sword. She started running toward Tifa as they knocked over tables. Tables being knocked over one by one as cups and plates were breaking. Sky held the sword as her eyes became a dark mako. She stared at Tifa and her grip became tighter. She started running toward Tifa elbowing her in the stomach making her fall to the ground. Tifa rolled up as Sky jumped back as she moved to her left and right at super speed. Every time she ran more tables left and right fell. She started running to her as appeared behind Tifa. Tifa stood there as she was shocked and fell to the ground. "All right…that's enough, Sky." Cloud said. Sky nodded and gave him back his sword. "Oh and miss…if this was a real battle I would have killed you already five times…" She said. Tifa tilted her head as the back of her skirt was cut into five pieces. "You!"

"Tifa, you mess with her you mess with me."

"What? Why Cloud?"

"She's my sister…"

Sky waved to everyone as they waved back. "Sky Strife….nice to meet you all." She said happily. "Oh…Sky this is Vincent, Yuffie, Barett, and Cid…and you already met Tifa." Sky bowed as she walked outside. "What about the diner?" She shrugged. "Oh well… What have you been up to Cloud?" She asked. "Oh here and there…" He said. She smiled as she walked up to Cid. Cid blushed and said. "W-wow…you're sure are pretty." He said. She smiled and looked at Yuffie. "You are from Wutai, are you not?" Yuffie smiled. "Yeah! You like or dislike people from Wutai?" Yuffie asked. She smiled and answered; "People from Wutai are my best friends, to be honest." Sky explained. Yuffie jumped up and down. She walked past Vincent as she stopped half way walking toward Barett. She looked at Vincent in the eyes. They locked gazes with each other as Sky's eyes went down and across his body. Vincent only looked at her as he crossed his arms. She looked at his gauntlet as she blushed slightly.

"Are you…Vincent?" She asked. Vincent nodded. "Nice to meet you, I'm Sky Strife." She said. Vincent and Sky looked into each others eyes as they both smiled. "You seem like a very dark person…but I can tell by looking in your eyes…you're not." She said. Vincent smiled slightly as she smiled back. (Cid turns chibi and waves his arms around) "Did I miss somethin?" Cid yelled. Sky and Vincent looked at him as she shook her head. "Oh, sorry…I just got lost in my train of thought…" She explained. She walked over to Barett. "You look like her dead boyfriend." Cloud explained to Vincent. Vincent looked at her talk to Barett. "Hm…she looks a little like Lucrecia…" Vincent explained. "You wouldn't believe how many times we heard that one…" Cloud said. Cloud held his sword as he looked at Sky walk over to him. "Hey, what brought you to Nibelheim?" She asked. She looked down twisting her body left to right. "Actually I had to ask you something, Sky."

"What?"

"You WERE part of the Turks, right?"

She nodded.

"What of it?"

"I was wondering if you knew where their location had been moved. Since Midgar…"

She looked down. "Yeah, I know….why? Need to talk to Rufus or something?"

Cloud nodded. "Yes, but do you want to stay here?" He asked. She shook her head and stomped. "No! I wanna go too, ya know." "We're going on the Highwind so….don't get scared alright?" Cloud asked. She nodded as she looked at the diner. "Hey just wait about ten minutes okay? I gotta go get my stuff." She said as she walked into the diner. "Yo, Cloud! Why yo sista look at Vince all like dat?" Barett asked. Cloud looked at the door as he seen it open. She had a suit case full of clothes and materia. "I'm ready to go, are you brother?" She asked Cloud. The way she walked with every graceful step she took, her skirt moved with her butt. Cid smiled as Vincent walked passed him and looked at him. "You shouldn't look at her butt like that…" explained Vincent. Cid put his hands on his hips and said; "Just because I look at a girl like that doesn't mean I'm gonna cheat on meh wife." Vincent nodded as they all walked outside Nibelheim. As everyone left, Sky turned around. This is the first time…I'll ever leave home…ever since Cloud joined SOLDIER. Sky thought. Cloud came up to her as he patted her on the back. He had seen that tears escaped her eyes as they ran down her rosy cheeks. Cloud wiped the tears away as he held her close to his beating heart. She put her arms around him as she placed her ear against him. "It's okay….are you sure you want to go?" Cloud asked. She wiped her eyes as she nodded. When she nodded, her hair bounced up and down. He took her suit case and walked out the entrance. She looked back as images of a man who looked like Vincent sat against the outside wall of the diner. He reached out his hand for her as she did the same but nothing grabbed it. "Hey, Sky you coming?" Cloud yelled. She smiled as she ran out the entrance. When she walked outside everyone stood by the airship as a monster came out.

Sky stood there as she drew her sword out. She grabbed it by the handle as her grip got tighter. Cid ran out to her as Vincent held him back. "We have to see if she's strong enough." He explained. Cid looked at him and nodded. She looked at the monster as her eyes turned a dark mako as it did before. She tapped her foot as she looked up. Her boots held her pace down, but she was strong enough to fight. She held the buster sword as more enemies came. "What is she doing?" Tifa asked. Yuffie smiled and looked at Cloud. "She wants more enemies so she can show Cloud how strong she's become." Cloud nodded as he seen Sky look up. She ran up to a monster and swung her sword to her upper left cutting it in half diagonally. Monster blood smeared all over the ground as she turned her back around. She shifted her weight to her left foot as she started running again. She ran to another monster as it threw attacks left and right. She back flipped as she held her hand out. Cloud threw his sword as she grabbed it and started running. Her skirt and hair blew in the wind as she kept running uncaring about what would happen to her. She kept running as she cut one into fours. The grass was now bloody as she turned around. She had seen monsters coming at her, so undecidedly she twirled in a circle screaming; "Cross blade Slash!" She spun around as she came to a stop.

She stood up as she dusted off her skirt. She fixed her hair and pulled up her fishnets. She fixed her shirt as she tied her shoe laces. She looked at Cloud and the others smiling, giving them thumbs up. "Yeah! I'm such a beast!" She said. Everyone's jaw dropped except for Cloud's Vincent's and Yuffie's. "Yeah I knew it! She's a great fighter." Yuffie said with excitement. Sky gave Cloud his sword as she got on to the ship. "So…where are we going?" Sky asked. Cloud followed her as he nodded. "Well…before we go see the Turks…we have to go get Red XIII and Reeve…" He explained. She nodded as she sat in a chair and smiled. "Okay…where?" She asked. He sat next to her putting her suitcase down answering. "Cosmo Canyon….ya ready?" He asked. She nodded and slowly put her head on Cloud's shoulder. "I'm ready for anything."