Monty Oum better have a good explanation about what Hitomi, Hayate, and Helena are up to.


Chapter 2: Trust

In a huge city that was covered in snow, a man stood on top of a building. He had shoulder-length orange hair and brown eyes. He wore a white ninja outfit, accompanied with black gloves, boots, and headband. Resting on his back was a long sword. He was Hayate, leader of the Mugen Tenshin ninja clan.

While he was looking out, he felt Hitomi's presence. She was certainly nearby with an unknown person. He was sure that person was their target.

"Hitomi, don't ruin everything, whatever you do."

His faithful men appeared by his side.

"Hitomi and our target are at the old abandoned cathedral. Find them."

All of them nodded and began jumping off of buildings, heading for Hitomi's direction.


Inside the cathedral

Hitomi looked out in front of her. "Hah! Now to finish her off!"

Suddenly, ninjas dressed all in black surrounded her. Then Hayate teleported beside her.

"You've done your part. Let me and my men handle the rest."

Hitomi protested. "Hayate!"

Then all of the ninjas went outside and surrounded Tifa. Hayate appeared out in front of her with a calm face and his arms crossed.

"If you surrender yourself now, you'll save us all a lot of trouble, including yourself."

However, the monk slowly walked backwards, looking at the ninjas surrounding her. As she moved, they moved as well. With every step, blood spilled from her wounds, turning the white snow into crimson red.

"Like I'll ever turn myself in."

Eventually, she backed up to a balcony that overlooked the city below. The ninjas closed in on her, ready to react if she did anything. Hitomi then ran outside from the cathedral. The Materia she stole from Tifa were glowing within her body.

"Hayate, what do you think you're doing? She's mine!"

The ninja leader did not answer and walked towards the monk.

Tifa had her hands on the balcony. Suddenly, she heard a train coming.

"Now's my chance!"

She then turned and jumped off the balcony. As the train was coming in, the monk landed on top of it, but her weak body ached even more.

Hayate walked to his men. "So be it . . . After her!"

His men obeyed his orders and headed for Tifa. As soon as she saw them jumping off of buildings and coming after her, she began to run as fast as she can away from them. But after some time, the ninjas stopped pursuing the monk, which confused her. She stopped and tried to figure out what's going on. Then Hayate teleported in front of her and his men appeared behind her.

"This is your last warning. If you don't obey my orders, I'll let my men take you by force."

As he slowly walked up to her, thoughts went rushing into Tifa's mind.

"How in the world am I supposed to get out of here? I guess I have no other choice . . . but to take my chances!"

In an instant, the monk jumped off the train and crashed through a window of a warehouse. As soon as she got back on her feet, she ran as fast as she could to get outside, but then a ninja appeared and slashed at her left shoulder. Then a ninja came down at Tifa, but she rolled as quickly as possible under a nearby table. She then kicked it at the ninja, who slashed it in to. But then the monk came up to him and punched him in the face. Another ninja slashed his sword vertically at Tifa from the side, but she quickly backed away and kicked him away. Then she blocked a kick from another ninja, who was equipped with claws. He then began thrusting his claws at the monk, but she easily blocked each attack and punched him in the stomach. Then she got on top of another ninja and somersaulted, kicking that ninja away, and landed on top of the ninja with the claws, knocking him down. The ninjas began slashing their swords, which she dodged with back flips. However, as she lifted herself into the air, a ninja leaped at her and slashed at her chest. Then he kicked her down, crashing her on top of a van. The impact caused more severe pain that rushed through her body.

"Damn . . . If only Yuna gave me some potions and ethers before we left . . ."

Hayate then appeared on the balcony. He couldn't believe how stubborn this girl was.

"Can't she just listen to reasoning and give up?"

Tifa got up as quickly as she could, despite all of the pain, and back-flipped, kicking an incoming ninja away. Then she got near a car lifter. It clearly wasn't a weapon, but she had to use something. She kicked its body up, knocking a nearby ninja. She then grabbed its rod and swung it, knocking away two ninjas. Then the monk turned around and kicked an incoming ninja away. As another was about to slash, she blocked the sword and tripped him and another behind her. Then she got on top of the lifter's body and kicked the ninja from behind away. As the lifter wheeled her, she blocked an attack from one ninja and kicked another away. Then she lifted the lifter, knocking the attacking ninja away. Swinging her new weapon, she blocked an attack from a nearby ninja and kicked him away. Then she swung her weapon, releasing its body, which knocked at one faraway ninja. All she had left was the rod.

As a ninja was slashing his blade at her, Tifa blocked the attacks and hit him very hard at his head, legs and chest before slamming him away. She then swung the rod around her body before knocking two more ninjas away. As another tried to attack her, she blocked and swung him and another away. Then another behind the monk slashed at her but she quickly rolled away. After she got up, she rapidly swung her rod around her body at the ninja. As Tifa banged him down with his sword in the air, she pushed the sword with her rod to a ninja at her side, which impaled and killed him, and knocked another away another ninja from behind. Then after banging the first ninja down again, the monk kicked at one ninja in front and blocked and attack from another behind her. The one in front dropped his sword in the air, so Tifa swung it to another ninja nearby and killed him. After she thrust her rod at one ninja, another came from behind and attacked her. The monk managed to block it, but it cut her rod in two, and the ninja kicked her away. As another came down on Tifa, she quickly rolled away and dodged his attack. But then another ninja slashed her in the back, causing her to lose even more blood. But the monk managed to keep on her feet and banged down a ninja in front of her.

Suddenly, the ninjas near Hayate on the balcony pulled out their bows and arrows. In an instant, they fired at Tifa. The monk swung her rods, and blocked the incoming arrows. She then back-flipped away, dodging more arrows. But as she got right-side-up near the van, she was impaled by incoming arrows. None of them reached her vital organs, but she lost more blood and was beginning to become exhausted.

"It's no use . . . I can't do this anymore . . . Maybe I should've just-"

Suddenly she remembered her last time with Cloud before she left him. She told him to trust her.

"No . . . Knowing Cloud . . . he fully trusts me . . . That's why . . . I can't fall here!"

In an instant, Tifa ran up to a ninja and stabbed one of her rods into his head, killing him instantly. She then climbed up a pillar and jumped onto the balcony. The monk grabbed a nearby ninja and threw him over her head and the balcony fence. After kicking another ninja away, Tifa was about to deliver a punch in Hayate's face. But the ninja leader used his ninpo power to push her away and over the balcony. Knocked down to the ground, the monk quickly got up and punched a couple of nearby ninjas away. Then she grabbed one of their swords and attacked another ninja, slicing him vertically and kicking another ninja in the back. As she killed that one, another came from behind her and stabbed her in the left arm. Tifa fought back by cutting his right arm off.

Tifa then fell on her knees as her body started to grow even more weaken.

"I . . . can't . . . give . . . up!"

She pulled out the sword from her arm as quickly as she could. Then at full speed she charged, slicing in half a nearby ninja. As more ninjas got near her, she killed them all instantly. Then more ninjas jumped from above. As one ninja brought down his sword upon her, the monk quickly dodged, jumped off a nearby pillar, and slashed at another incoming ninja in the air, killing him instantly. While in the air, Tifa twirled her body ad brought down one of her swords at a ninja, literally slicing him in half. She then ran on top of the handrail of a flight of stairs and slashed at Hayate. But the ninja leader quickly teleported away, avoiding her attack.

Tifa just couldn't figure why he wouldn't fight her.

"What the hell is with him?"

She continued to attack him, but he just teleported away every time. Then she beheaded another incoming ninja and slashed his body away. As she was about to attack Hayate again, two ninjas threw chains at her, grabbing hold of her arms. Then they pulled her back, knocking her down. Tifa got up and fought back, but they kept on pulling her from all directions. Finally she threw one of her attackers down, but then two other ninjas threw chains at her neck and legs. Nevertheless, the monk used all of the strength she had and charged forwards, dragging the ninjas with her. She was about to deliver a punch at Hayate, but he teleported right past her.

"No way! I . . . couldn't . . ."

Tifa then collapsed on the ground. She couldn't fight anymore, and was finally defeated.

Hayate then turned around and carefully pulled out the arrows that were embedded within Tifa's body. She was still alive, but barely. He then picked her up and carried her outside.


Outside

Hitomi jumped from a stack of craters and ran up to Hayate as he came out of the warehouse. She then saw Tifa in his arms, unconscious and severely wounded. This caused anger to build up inside of her. She then slapped Hayate in the face.

"Bastard! She was all mine! Why did you have to-"

She was suddenly cut off when a helicopter approached them from behind. As it landed, Hayate walked up to it, still carrying Tifa. The backside opened, and soldiers all dressed in black and carrying guns came out. They were followed by a young with long blond hair held back by a blue ribbon, green eyes and a black, blue, and white suit. The ninja immediately recognized her. It was the head of DOATEC.

"Helena Douglas."

She walked up to Hayate as a soldier rolled out a rolling bed for Tifa. "Greetings, Hayate. I see that you've done your part. Though I see that it didn't go quite smoothly."

"I wished it did."

"We'll take it from here."

A voice came from behind. "Wait."

It was Hitomi, whose arm was glowing with Materia. Helena walked up to her and examined it. "Good. You'll come with me as well."

Meanwhile, Hayate placed Tifa gently on the bed.

"I'm terribly sorry. I hope and pray that you'll recover soon."

Then Helena's men carried the monk into the helicopter. As Hayate's men teleport, Helena and Hitomi headed for the helicopter. Once they got on, the helicopter took off and headed for DOATEC. After Hayate watched it leave, he looked at his left hand. His glove was stained with Tifa's blood.


Hopefully Tifa will have her payback on all of them! Anyways, I'm putting this story on hold until new episodes come out, which I believe will be very soon. Til next time!