Vinnieduck

A.N. I'm back! The plot bunnies have been keeping well away from me for ages! I think my cat has been eating them! Well, he is rather fat…. Anyway, this came to me over a misunderstanding with Lorze The Brookes. OK, lets do this thing! Vinnie, would you do the honours?

Vinnie: OK. Dark Knight Harkness does not own Final Fantasy VII or any of the characters in it.

DKH: But I wish I did!

Vinnie: Quiet you! (ties DKH to a chair and starts to smother her with a pancake)

"speaking"

'thinking'

Chapter 1 - Newfound Playthings

Cloud was walking aroung the Forgotten City of the Ancients. He had heard from Reeve that some of his missing materia that the three silver-haired men had stolen was still around. So he had decided to see if he could find and salvage some of it.

Unfortunatly he hadnt found anything so far.

'Damn it' he thought whilst sitting next to the waters. It was a boring old routine back at 7th Heaven and things had become very tedious for him.

CRASH!

Cloud swivelled round and saw gun-like machine lying on the ground behind him with a label attached to it. He slowly stood up and walked towards the machine becoming wary of it.

Just as he reached the machine, he brought out his sword. He gently nudged the machine with it a couple of times. After declaring it safe, he knelt down and looked at the label. It read:

Have fun!

Love Aerith

He felt a knot form in his throat when he saw who it was from.

"Aerith, I don't know what fun you have in store, but this thing better be safe," Cloud said aloud.

He picked up the machine and took it over to his bike, strapping it to his back all the while. He climbed onto the bike thinking very uneasy thoughts. Just as he set off for 7th Heaven, he thought he heard a women's laughter.

A.N. So what do you think? Sorry I didn't have anybody else in this chapter but don't worry, they are all in the next one (minus Nanaki, Reeve and Cait Sith. If anyone really wants Cait in this fic I will try to put him in but otherwise he won't be in) I debated long and hard about the machine being from Aerith and finally decided to put her in it. This will be slightly Yuffetine but not much. the next chppie will be up very very very soon as I have it all planned and written. In the meantime I am going to plot to get my Vinnie somehow! Byzzi-bye!

Die and be free or live and fight your sorrow!

DKH