*Seven Years Since Sephiroth Has Died, Cloud's Status: 28 Years Old, Healthy, Living A Normal Life. *
*Current Location: Cloud's New Home in Nibelheim*
"...Cloud...?" A voice says. "Cloud? Please, wake up, I need you to see something." Cloud's eyes open, and to his surprise, it was not anyone he usually sees. "Aeris..?! Is that you..!?" Cloud asks The woman standing in front of his bed. "Yes Cloud, it's me..." Aeris says in a shy voice. "Aeris... I've missed you so much... I thought you were..dead... Did Tifa help do anything? How did you know I was living in Nibelheim again?" "I've missed you too cloud, and if you remember, we've only had one date. Tifa told me you were here, so I came." "So Tifa helped you get back onto the planet... She did, right?" "Actually no. Surprisingly, Barret finally did something good and made a bridge from the heaven's back to this very planet. Not a bridge that you walk on, but a machine of some type." Cloud looked very surprised that Barret would do something this nice. He started wondering if there was someone else that came back. But then he wondered one more thing, but to be sure he had to ask Aeris. "Hey, Aeris, I have a question." Cloud tells Aeris. "What's that Cloud?" "Is it possible to enter that bridge at free will, or possibly close up the bridge?" Aeris thinks for a moment trying to see why Cloud is asking this. She only thinks of one thing he may be afraid of. She just then knows why he wanted to know this. Cloud wants to make sure Sephiroth does not come back.
Aeris answers Cloud "Oh no... This isn't good Cloud... Wait, Barret put a password into a portal on the bridge, so everything should be fine." "Wait, do you even know why I asked this..?" "Of course I do, Sephiroth..right?" "How... How did you know?" Aeris Laughs "Did you forget? I can't believe you didn't remember how special I am. I'm an Ancient!" A moment of silence goes by. "Cloud, whats wrong?" Aeris asks Cloud, who is looking very curious. "Barret made this machine? The password is obviously going to be easy. The password could be something as simple as 'Cloud Strife'!" Cloud looks very worried "Well, is Barret waiting for us?" He asks. "Barret and Tifa are waiting for us down in Cosmo Canyon, thats where the bridge is." "Okay, Lets go, the trip may take a while, and I'm glad you're okay, there been a lot going on in between Nibelhelm and Cosmo Canyon lately. I hope we can make it, and I am glad you're okay." "What has been going on?" "Some ninja Yuffie knows has been going around stealing materia and beating people up. Anyway, we need to go, I havent seen Barret In a while."