Where were you when I needed you?
Aeris' Church
Tifa lay amongst Aeris' flowers, moaning softly in pain. Loz leered down at her, preparing his weapon. She knew he was most likely going to kill her, but there was nothing she could do. He was seemingly indestructible, since none of her best attacks had injured him at all. He, on the other hand, had thrown her up against a stone pillar, bashed her head against some pews, and then thrown her into the flower patch like a rag doll. Nearly every part of her body ached so much that she could barely move. So she just lay there, staring at Loz's weapon, which was pointed straight at her heart, praying that the end would come quickly.
Suddenly, Loz dropped her as something hit the side of his head. Tifa managed to turn her head and saw Marlene standing next to the box they had seen when they entered the church. It was open, and Tifa saw it was full of materia orbs; Marlene must have opened the box and tried to help her by throwing one at Loz. Now, Marlene stared defiantly at Loz, even though he was at least twice her size. Tifa moaned helplessly as Loz walked toward Marlene, watching as the small girl backed away. Suddenly, a single word from Marlene broke the silence.
"Cloud…" It was plea for help, even though the owner of the name was not there. Tifa managed to push herself up slightly, trying desperately to get up and defend the small girl.
"Just RUN!!" The desperation Tifa felt at her helplessness rang clearly in her voice. Suddenly, blackness filled her head. Before she lapsed into unconsciousness, she thought of Cloud.
'Oh Cloud, you promised me you would be there for me when I needed your help. Where were you when I needed you?'