I'm now at the place of that woman, there are two children there too. A boy called Denzel and a little girl. Her name is Marlene and she is the daughter of that man Barrett, I think was his name. Strange, they tell me they know me, but I can't remember that. Every time I try to remember something my head hurts. But that women is nice, good looking too. I wonder if I and she..."Cloud could you come please?" the woman interrupts my thoughts. I look up, she's standing there and beside her "Who's that?" I ask. The man clad in black and red stares at me. "Tifa you weren't kidding!" "I told you Vincent. He remembers nothing. Not who he is or who we are!" I look closer at that man. The way he looks do I not like to meet him in a dark cave. He looks like he could scary children. "Cloud, my name is Vincent. I am one of you friends. Tifa told me what happened and what the doctor said. I will take you with me to your hometown. Are you ready to go?"
Am I ready? I guess so, but first things first. "Where are we going, Vincent?" The man stares at me. "Oh gosh! He really does not remember one thing! Ok Cloud we are going to Niebelheim. We'll fly. Cid, another one of your friends has an airship, he will take us. Tifa are you coming?" The woman shakes her head. Darned, I was hoping she goes with us, but I guess she has other things to do or she's married. "No Vincent I will not come. I have to take care of Cloud's customers until he's better. Barrett delivers right now. So you, Cid and he are on your own. Vincent take his sword with you. There are still monsters out there!" I have customers? Good to know that.
That man, Vincent holds something in his hand. "Here Cloud, take it. We might need it." He hands me a sword, I take it. That feels good, I like that sword. I sheathe the sword and look at the man. "Can we go? I'm ready, I guess!" The man noddes. "Tifa, take care. Latest tomorrow we are back" Good, I will see her again. Let me think. I might ask this man about her. For now I follow him outside. There stands a man and behind him. "What is that?" I ask. "Whaddya mean Spiky?" "Cid!" interrupts Vincent "He has amnesia. He does not know you, me or the Sierra!" Boy can that man curse, but who is Sierra? Another friend of mine? Vincent turns to me "Come aboard, Cloud!" I go with him and walk up to the glass window.
✳A dark huge shape is seen through the glass. "Darned Holy has no chance against Meteo! Midgar will be lost!" "Look over there, what is that?" ✳
"Cloud are you ok? What happened?" asked me Vincent. "I... I don't know! I saw something, but now my head hurts again." I say. Vincent looks concerned at me. "Ok Cloud. Cid let's go!" The airship lifts up and a few minutes later do I want to die. Gosh do I feel awful. "Vincent I think I'm not recovered enough. I feel sick!" The other man says "We forgot! Cloud you're ok, but you have motion sickness, sorry. Have a seat and try to think about something else." Hm what should I think about? I know, that woman Tifa! That reminds me. "Vincent, can I ask you something?" "Sure." he answers "The doctor told me I have to find out everything I can." Inside I grin to myself, real smart move. "Yes Cloud go ahead, ask!" says Vincent. "Then I like to know all about you, Cid and Tifa. Where you come from, if you married and how we met. Oh and who's Sierra? I like to meet her too!"
The man, Cid starts to laugh "The Sierra is the airship you on. Sorry Cloud I should remember that you don't know nothing anymore." Vincent begins to talk and I listen. Then Cid begins to talk. Ok she's not married and we're childhood friends. Now I wonder even more if she and I...Let's see. "Vincent can I ask you to tell me about my life?" Vincent shakes his head. "I think it is better that you remember yourself" Shit, that did not work out. Wait, I have an idea. "Vincent but one thing. Am I married?" This time begins Cid to laugh. "Yes and no" he says. Huh? What does that mean, I look at Vincent. "Oh Cid shut up! No Cloud you're not married. What Cid means is your bike. You love that bike, but he's just teasing you!" Aha I have no wife, now I feel better. I really look forward to seeing Tifa again. For now the two man and I fly to...
✳A green liquid. "Hojo he's not reacting" "Raise the level of the Mako!" "But that could kill him!" "I don't care, the other is useless. He is a SOLDIER. It's that one or nothing" ✳
What the hell was that? Those scenes in my head come and go and this one scared me. But this time my head does not hurt. I decline against asking what that was about. Oh the airship goes lower, I look out. A town is in front of us, a tiny town. A few minutes later are we on the ground again. "Cloud this is Niebelheim. You were here the last time over two years ago!" I look around. A Inn, a store and about five houses surround a town square. Great, I'm a country boy of some kind, but then I remember. Tifa is from here too. "Where is my parents home? Vincent do you know?" He nods and points to one house. "There that's it. Go, you might remember something." I enter the house and look around. Small, but neat. A woman stands there and looks at me. "You again! The last time you called me a liar, so what you want her again?" I guess that woman is no relative of mine, I seemed to make her mad at me. Pfft, what is it to me. "I'm here to look around, so I do that now and then I go!"
I ignore her and walk through the house. I notice she stays away from me but watches me. Who am I, some kind of bad man? No that will not work, I go back outside to the two man. "Vincent, Cid nothing. Is there anything else here you can show me?" Vincent nods "Yes follow me!" We walks away from the house, up a few steps and through a gate. There is a big house, an ugly house. I step up to the door and then. "Vincent I do not want to go in. Why?" Vincent answers "You been here before. Go in, we follow!" I open the door and step inside. A huge hallway with a stair leading up. I look around, then I walk upstairs. The two man follow me. Upstairs is another corridor going left and right. I look left and then turn right into a room. Vincent was right I was here before, but with whom and why. Wait! "Vincent. there is a door here, somewhere. Right?" He nods, walks pass me and opens a secret door. "I guess we found a way to recover some of your memories. Go on Cloud."
I follow the path down in the cellar, walk through a stone corridor and step into a lab. In front of me are a desk, shelves with files on them and on my left another corridor. Then my eyes wander to the right to those glass tubes.
✳"Cloud kill Sephirot" "Give me back my town and my mother. I adored you! Now I hate you!" Oh god that pain. ✳