Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy Seven
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Three weeks later
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Cloud silently walked through the halls of the WRO headquarters; it had been quiet ever since the Midgar incident. Although strange disappearances were occurring all over the world and they had no links to the mysterious John Owens. This man however troubled him he seemed to have had no past before becoming a SOLDIER, had no family, he was a ghost. Cloud walked into an abandoned break room and relaxed for a moment sitting down at a small table and let his mind wander through the silence of the moment, not that it lasted long.
"Cloud! There you are!" Yuffie's excited voice called which caused him to look over to the hyperactive ninja warily. She was smiling widely and sat down next her companion and leaned against the table slightly. Cloud looked at the hyper ninja, she wasn't wearing her normal ninja clothes however, she was in normal street clothes, a blue sweeter and a pair of black jeans both of which were rather tight and form fitting like every other article of clothing the girl seemed to own. This change in attire was a bit of a surprise to Cloud he had never really noticed things like that before, at least not about Yuffie. "Hey, like the new look? I decided it might be a good idea if we are going to be hanging out here, it pretty cold up here during winter." Cloud nodded and noticed a bit of red to Yuffie's cheeks but didn't dwell on it, there was a cold going around.
"What do you need Yuffie?" This however had a different reaction then Cloud had expected, she seemed to huff and then she glared at him and shouted in anger, tears welling up and falling from her eyes "Why do I always have to need something with you? Can't I just hang out with you, like a friend? I'm your friend right? No, that's right! No one's your friend anymore, Cloud Strife!" then she ran out of the room leaving a stunned Cloud speechless and confused.
Only a few minutes of contemplation were afforded to Cloud before a WRO soldier stepped in and took Yuffie's vacant seat and smiled as he pulled out his lunch. It was the same man who had informed them of twice now, he just seemed to appear at the strangest times "Solder…who are you?" the man looked over to him and smiled slightly, Cloud realized he had a girlish look to him but could make a joke even mentally ever since, the wall market incident.
"Me? No one important sir." Cloud frowned and then patted his shoulder and realized he even wore extra armor under his clothes and frowned slightly before say "Cloud, you can call me Cloud; I don't officially work for the WRO."
"Well, they call me Aaron, no last name just Aaron." Cloud nodded and smirked, this guy somehow made him feel comfortable. Then he looked around before looking back at him and saying "You were in SOLDIER right?"
Aaron looked confused before blushing slightly and covering his eyes "No! Never! I was never involved with any of that!" Cloud was shocked and patted the man's back.
"Sorry, didn't think you'd freak out."
"It's okay…I haven't meet anyone yet who could tell, my eyes don't glow as bright as most, because…" he paused for a moment and then said calmly "because of their color."
Cloud smiled and nodded before standing and stretching "You're a good soldier Aaron." Aaron blinked before smiling widely and giving Cloud a hug and smiling "Thank you!"
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Outskirts of Kalm
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John stood calmly at the top of a knoll that looks over a small valley that's nearly surrounded by a cliff face except on one side that lead down into the valley and within the valley was hundreds possibly thousands of soldiers doing their daily routines, further in were thousands of tents, their improvised barracks. John smirked and then took a step down the hill and was intercepted by a man wearing the symbols of a major and saluted quickly before smiling, John easily recognized the man, his second in command.
"Sir, the lead scientist, he has discovered the hidden meaning of the documents you requested him to decipher." Then he smiled and held out a small sheet of notes. John nearly snatched them in a flurry of motion; he quickly devoured the information and then smirked and patted him on the shoulder.
"Major Sorwn, you are a great man…prepare the battalion, we are moving out." Without question the man turned and began walking away, but was stopped by the General's voice "Also, find a squad of our best, and they shall be accompanying you and I…Operation Awakening, is commencing." The Major's eyes alit with understanding and turned to the General and saluted before hurrying off.
"Now, let us see what your next move will be…." Then his laughed in a manner that many would find crazed.
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WRO Headquarters
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Aaron and Cloud were relaxing as Aaron finished his lunch break and moved to leave only to nearly walk into the commander of the WRO, Reeve himself. Aaron froze by the expression on his face, as he felt Reeve push past and walked up to Cloud "Cloud something horrible has happened, an hour ago a large group of men were detected moving towards Kalm…" Cloud nodded confused as to the problem "…Cloud they were Ex-Shinra marines, not only that the news were received was that they numbered over seven thousand."
Cloud lept to his feet his eyes wide as Reeve looked away and said quietly "Kalm was burnt to the ground, and so far only one person has been found alive and he had a message for us Cloud…" Reeve stopped there as if the words were no longer there to speak and Cloud, calmly placed a hand on Reeve's shoulder.
"What was it Reeve?" Reeve looked up into Cloud's eyes and said the one word that actually made Cloud shiver.
"Reunion."