As she watched Meteor come down on the planet, Tifa cried. Cried for the
things she hadn't done in her short life, cried for the things she would
now never be able to do.. cried for everything. As it came closer and
closer, she shut her eyes and whispered goodbye, until it hit the planet
and caused mass destruction and death.
"Who is she?" "I don't know.. we found her ko'ed just outside Midgar and brought her back here.. I don't know what to do with her, I can't just dump her, not in this state.." contemplated the unidentifiable voice.
Tifa attempted to sit up, but quickly realised she couldn't feel any of her body. She couldn't see, she couldn't feel, all she had to rely on was her hearing, which at this moment in time wasn't particularly good. She had no idea where she was or what on earth was going on and she wanted to know. The last thing she could remember was seeing meteor hit the Highwind, and then it had all gone blank. Then she had woke up here, in this unfamiliar bed. How could she still be alive? Meteor had destroyed everything, including Midgar.. how could she have been found outside Midgar?
"Hey! I think shes awake gramps!" Tifa felt someone sit down on the edge of the bed and tried to say something, anything, but she found she couldn't talk. "Shes moving, she is awake! Oh, shes gonna be alright!" "She needs to rest more before she'll be alright Luna dear," "Yeah.. now just relax hun, I'll help you go to sleep. When you wake up you should feel better." Tifa managed the smallest of nods and then felt the familiar feeling of a sleep spell surround her, gently lulling her to sleep.
'Tifa...Tifa.. wake up! We don't have long..' Tifa blinked, and opened her eyes slowly, not realising that she could actually see now. What she did realise, was that Aeris was standing in front of her. 'Huh..Aeris.. this isn't real, I must be dreaming...' 'Quick as always Tifa.. yes, you are dreaming.. but this is real. You need to listen, and I don't have long. Will you listen?' Tifa nodded quickly. In all the time she had known Aeris(even though it hadn't been very long) she had never known the girl to lie to her. 'Ok. I'm sure you remember meteor destroying the planet.. I was there, in spirit.. I watched, and I'm sure you're wondering whats going on. You've been given a second chance Tifa, a chance to change what happens. Meteor destroyed the planet, and you've been given the chance to stop it happening again. Don't ask me how, or why, all I know is thats why you're here.' Tifa blinked, her face a picture of astonishment. 'What about Barret, and Red, and Cid, and... Cloud?' 'You will meet them again, though they won't remember you. Everything is different now.. you will also meet me again, although I won't know you either.' 'But.. this doesn't make sense.. why me? How am I supposed to stop Sephiroth?' 'I don't know.. but you must try.. I have to go Tifa.. just believe in yourself.. I know you can do it' 'No! Wait.. I need to know more..' Tifa mumbled as Aeris faded away and suddenly everything went dark again.
When Tifa woke up again, she felt a lot better. She could see, and her body didn't even feel like it had taken damage. She didn't know how it had happened, but she bet Aeris had had something to do with it. She got up, slowly testing that her legs would hold her weight, and headed out of the door. Looking around, she realised she was in Kalm inn.
"Oh my god! You're ok!" Yelled the same voice as Tifa had heard earlier. She was a young girl, and looked about 16. The sudden noise made Tifa stumble, and the girl ran over to to help her. "Eh.. am I in Kalm?" Tifa questioned quietly. "Yes, this is the inn. I'm Luna by the way," "I'm Tifa" "Ok, hi Tifa," Luna smiled. " We've got lunch downstairs, if you want to have some.. " "Thanks, erm.. do you have a bathroom I could use please?" Tifa asked meekly. "Sure, its just through there. Come downstairs when you've finished." Luna smiled and walked off down the stairs cheerfully.
Tifa went into the bath room and gave herself a look. she wasn't sure how long she'd been in Kalm, but she didn't look half bad. Her clothes were in half decent shape, and her hair didn't look too bad. She pulled off her top and ran her hand over the scar Sephiroth had given her in Nibelheim, five years before. That obviously hadn't changed. Tifa wondered where the gang was.. had they all met each other yet? Maybe Jessie, Wedge and Biggs were still.. alive. She decided to head on over to Midgar when she felt fully recovered, see how the Seventh Heaven was doing, and Marlene.. the sector seven slums. Had they been destroyed yet? She hoped not...but if they had been, wouldn't that mean Marlene was in Kalm? Unless everything had happened differently.. She washed and cleaned herself up quickly and ran a hairbrush on the side through her hair. To her surprise she heard her stomach rumble, and she hoped that the food Luna ate was half decent. Pulling back on her top, she splashed some water over her face, and headed downstairs.
"and so then he said.. Hey Tifa! Come on through here," Tifa looked around before going through to the back room. The inn still looked the same as the last time she'd been to it, even though that had been a long time ago.. before Aeris had died. She sat down with Luna and quietly ate some lunch whilst Luna sat there chatting to another girl who was sitting at the table. The other girl looked older than Luna, maybe even older than Tifa, and kept giving Tifa weird looks. "Oh sorry, I feel so rude! Tifa, this is Serena, my older sister! Serena, this is Tifa, you remember the girl who we found out by Midgar?" Serena nodded silently and resumed eating, as Tifa continued eating quietly, trying to be polite. After filling herself up on sandwiches, she got up and excused herself. "Thanks for that Luna.. I'm just going to have a walk around Kalm for a while, if you don't mind?" "Nah, of course not. Just don't go getting yourself hurt again" "Heh, I won't, and thanks for helping me recover," "No problem hun... I'll see you later then yeah?" Tifa nodded quickly, even though she had no intention of coming back. She walked out of the inn and looked around at her surroundings. Kalm was still the same as before. She headed over to the bar to see if she could find out some info about what had been happening lately.
She was greeted by a very full bar, and a hell of a lot of babbling. The tv was on in the corner, and Tifas heart sunk as she saw what was being shown. "Hey babe, cheer up, it might never happen!" Some drunken fool was walking around and showing off, hitting on every girl in the place. Tifa managed to stifle the urge to knock the guy out, and instead asked people about the news. "Ohh, hey, some bunch of terrorist idiots blew up some slums, no big deal to us here in Kalm.. as long as they stay in Midgar.. should be killed.. thats what scum like that deserve.." After finding out what she needed to know, Tifa left the bar. This meant the group would be in Midgar, trying to rescue Aeris, and would soon run into Red. Or they would if this world was still the same. There were lots of things she was confused about.. if she had never existed, then everything would have been different. Unless there was someone else who had been her, but even then it would be different. Things were to confusing to think about, but the one thing she did know was that they had the same plan, and after they left Midgar they would probably head to Kalm. She didn't want to be here when they turned up... all her memories would flood back, all her feelings for Cloud.. and Aeris, she'd see Aeris again.. Not wanting to drag up old memories when she saw her old friends, Tifa decided to head to the Chocobo Farm. As long as she was ahead of the others, she'd be able to stop Sephiroth.
"Who is she?" "I don't know.. we found her ko'ed just outside Midgar and brought her back here.. I don't know what to do with her, I can't just dump her, not in this state.." contemplated the unidentifiable voice.
Tifa attempted to sit up, but quickly realised she couldn't feel any of her body. She couldn't see, she couldn't feel, all she had to rely on was her hearing, which at this moment in time wasn't particularly good. She had no idea where she was or what on earth was going on and she wanted to know. The last thing she could remember was seeing meteor hit the Highwind, and then it had all gone blank. Then she had woke up here, in this unfamiliar bed. How could she still be alive? Meteor had destroyed everything, including Midgar.. how could she have been found outside Midgar?
"Hey! I think shes awake gramps!" Tifa felt someone sit down on the edge of the bed and tried to say something, anything, but she found she couldn't talk. "Shes moving, she is awake! Oh, shes gonna be alright!" "She needs to rest more before she'll be alright Luna dear," "Yeah.. now just relax hun, I'll help you go to sleep. When you wake up you should feel better." Tifa managed the smallest of nods and then felt the familiar feeling of a sleep spell surround her, gently lulling her to sleep.
'Tifa...Tifa.. wake up! We don't have long..' Tifa blinked, and opened her eyes slowly, not realising that she could actually see now. What she did realise, was that Aeris was standing in front of her. 'Huh..Aeris.. this isn't real, I must be dreaming...' 'Quick as always Tifa.. yes, you are dreaming.. but this is real. You need to listen, and I don't have long. Will you listen?' Tifa nodded quickly. In all the time she had known Aeris(even though it hadn't been very long) she had never known the girl to lie to her. 'Ok. I'm sure you remember meteor destroying the planet.. I was there, in spirit.. I watched, and I'm sure you're wondering whats going on. You've been given a second chance Tifa, a chance to change what happens. Meteor destroyed the planet, and you've been given the chance to stop it happening again. Don't ask me how, or why, all I know is thats why you're here.' Tifa blinked, her face a picture of astonishment. 'What about Barret, and Red, and Cid, and... Cloud?' 'You will meet them again, though they won't remember you. Everything is different now.. you will also meet me again, although I won't know you either.' 'But.. this doesn't make sense.. why me? How am I supposed to stop Sephiroth?' 'I don't know.. but you must try.. I have to go Tifa.. just believe in yourself.. I know you can do it' 'No! Wait.. I need to know more..' Tifa mumbled as Aeris faded away and suddenly everything went dark again.
When Tifa woke up again, she felt a lot better. She could see, and her body didn't even feel like it had taken damage. She didn't know how it had happened, but she bet Aeris had had something to do with it. She got up, slowly testing that her legs would hold her weight, and headed out of the door. Looking around, she realised she was in Kalm inn.
"Oh my god! You're ok!" Yelled the same voice as Tifa had heard earlier. She was a young girl, and looked about 16. The sudden noise made Tifa stumble, and the girl ran over to to help her. "Eh.. am I in Kalm?" Tifa questioned quietly. "Yes, this is the inn. I'm Luna by the way," "I'm Tifa" "Ok, hi Tifa," Luna smiled. " We've got lunch downstairs, if you want to have some.. " "Thanks, erm.. do you have a bathroom I could use please?" Tifa asked meekly. "Sure, its just through there. Come downstairs when you've finished." Luna smiled and walked off down the stairs cheerfully.
Tifa went into the bath room and gave herself a look. she wasn't sure how long she'd been in Kalm, but she didn't look half bad. Her clothes were in half decent shape, and her hair didn't look too bad. She pulled off her top and ran her hand over the scar Sephiroth had given her in Nibelheim, five years before. That obviously hadn't changed. Tifa wondered where the gang was.. had they all met each other yet? Maybe Jessie, Wedge and Biggs were still.. alive. She decided to head on over to Midgar when she felt fully recovered, see how the Seventh Heaven was doing, and Marlene.. the sector seven slums. Had they been destroyed yet? She hoped not...but if they had been, wouldn't that mean Marlene was in Kalm? Unless everything had happened differently.. She washed and cleaned herself up quickly and ran a hairbrush on the side through her hair. To her surprise she heard her stomach rumble, and she hoped that the food Luna ate was half decent. Pulling back on her top, she splashed some water over her face, and headed downstairs.
"and so then he said.. Hey Tifa! Come on through here," Tifa looked around before going through to the back room. The inn still looked the same as the last time she'd been to it, even though that had been a long time ago.. before Aeris had died. She sat down with Luna and quietly ate some lunch whilst Luna sat there chatting to another girl who was sitting at the table. The other girl looked older than Luna, maybe even older than Tifa, and kept giving Tifa weird looks. "Oh sorry, I feel so rude! Tifa, this is Serena, my older sister! Serena, this is Tifa, you remember the girl who we found out by Midgar?" Serena nodded silently and resumed eating, as Tifa continued eating quietly, trying to be polite. After filling herself up on sandwiches, she got up and excused herself. "Thanks for that Luna.. I'm just going to have a walk around Kalm for a while, if you don't mind?" "Nah, of course not. Just don't go getting yourself hurt again" "Heh, I won't, and thanks for helping me recover," "No problem hun... I'll see you later then yeah?" Tifa nodded quickly, even though she had no intention of coming back. She walked out of the inn and looked around at her surroundings. Kalm was still the same as before. She headed over to the bar to see if she could find out some info about what had been happening lately.
She was greeted by a very full bar, and a hell of a lot of babbling. The tv was on in the corner, and Tifas heart sunk as she saw what was being shown. "Hey babe, cheer up, it might never happen!" Some drunken fool was walking around and showing off, hitting on every girl in the place. Tifa managed to stifle the urge to knock the guy out, and instead asked people about the news. "Ohh, hey, some bunch of terrorist idiots blew up some slums, no big deal to us here in Kalm.. as long as they stay in Midgar.. should be killed.. thats what scum like that deserve.." After finding out what she needed to know, Tifa left the bar. This meant the group would be in Midgar, trying to rescue Aeris, and would soon run into Red. Or they would if this world was still the same. There were lots of things she was confused about.. if she had never existed, then everything would have been different. Unless there was someone else who had been her, but even then it would be different. Things were to confusing to think about, but the one thing she did know was that they had the same plan, and after they left Midgar they would probably head to Kalm. She didn't want to be here when they turned up... all her memories would flood back, all her feelings for Cloud.. and Aeris, she'd see Aeris again.. Not wanting to drag up old memories when she saw her old friends, Tifa decided to head to the Chocobo Farm. As long as she was ahead of the others, she'd be able to stop Sephiroth.