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Chapter 1. It Starts

"Cloud? Cloud, is that you?"

Cloud's spikey blonde head turned around to see His Old Childhood friend, Tifa, standing ther with a smile on her face that was bigger than the Grand frickin' Canyon.

"Tifa?" asked Cloud, surprised.

"I don't believe its you!" Exclaimed Tifa excitedly. "I haven't seen you since..."

"Since I came to Nebelhiem With Soldier!" Interrupted Cloud.

"Um, Yeah... Lets go with that!" Tifa said slowly. "Anyways, what brings you to Midgar?"

"Well I don't have a job, and I've almost spent most of my savings, so I am here looking for a job and an apartment." Explained Cloud.

"In the slums?" Asked a very confused Tifa.

"Yep." Replied Cloud "The rent here is among the lowest in the world."

"Thats because this place is crap!" Tifa shouted. "The air sucks, and your almost garunteed to get cancer."

"Well, then why are you here?" Cloud inquired.

" Well I joined up with this group called AVALANCHE, and we are trying to save the planet." Tifa informed him.

"Thats nice." Said Cloud lethargically.

"Hey!" Tifa pretty much yelled, "I bet my leader would pay you to help us, and then you could live with us!"

"What would I have to do?" Cloud asked

"Well, basically beat up th Shinra guards and help us blow up the reactors." Tifa said.

"So, you want me to help you bring down the company I've been with for the past 5 years?...Ok I'll do it."

"Sweet Cuppin Cakes!" Tifa shouted out of joy.

" Cloud Strife, Ex-Soldier and Mercenary. I like the sound of that."

At Seventh Heaven...

"I'm Back!" Tifa yelled into the seemingly empty room.

"Tifa!" Squeaked a small voice from behind the bar. Cloud peeked around the bar and found that the voice belonged to a small girl with brown hair and a pink dress.

"Marlene! How are you Crazy!" Tifa exclaimed in response.

"Who's that?" The child asked, pointing at Cloud.

"Thats an old friend of mine." replied Tifa.

Just then a large black man, with a large gun for an arm, entered through the front door."Hey Tifa, how are ...Who the #$ is that!" He yelled loudly.

"He's my friend," Tifa explained, " He wants to work with us."

Cloud looked at the man for a few moments then said, "You work for Mr. T?"

This obviously made the man angry because he slammed his fist onto the table next to him and pointed his gun- arm at Cloud. "Who the #$ do you think you are you spikey headed..." He yelled before Tifa intervened

"Calm down crazy clown." She said calmly.

He lowered his weaponous appendage and said " So you wanna help us out then?"...