Outside from Niebelheim ran a young over an meadow in pursuit of his cat. „Tuffy, Tuffy come back. Here are wolves. WOW what's that?" the boy stopped dead in his tracks. Something shiny and huge lay before him. „Tuffy look, a sword. I take it home to dad." He tried to pick up the sword, just to find out he could not even lift it. With narrowed eyes he thought about the issue. „Well I get dad and he gonna get it." The boy took off, not noticing the red stains in the gras. After half an hour he and a man returned. „Dad here look. I did not lie to you." „Ok you did not lie to me. Wait I have seen this sword befor, but where? Look here is blood too. There was an fight here." The man took the sword. „Ungh heavy. Tim come we've got to get help, someone got hurt here. He or she might be still alive." Father and son took of back to Niebelheim. „Stupid, why did they take the sword" a mans voice sounded. „Dear, its ok, now he's gonna get help" whispered a womans voice „He needs it." The forrest fell silent again.
Vincent and Youffie arrived at Junon talked to the harbor officer and found out that Cloud left north not south. „Were did he go from here?" Youffie looked at Vincent „Maybe he wanted to visit Cid and fly home. It would saved him some time." „No sir, a letter was waiting here for the man. I remembered it was addressed to Cloud Strife and me being an employee at the canon knew who he was. I gave him the letter." „A letter? You remember from whom it was?" Vincent asked the man. „Sure, from ShinRa" „SHINRA, Rufus! I gonna kill him." yelled Youffie „He knew Cloud was to return to Tifa." „I'll call himYouf. I find out was this is aboud and if I do not like the answer I'll kill him myself." Youffie went quiet „Do that, dear" was her only reply.
„Rufus, this is Vincent calling. Cloud is missing and you sent him an letter. Why?" No answer „Rufus I gonna hunt you down. What was that letter about?" „Vincent, my future wife told me Cloud did the delivery well and her father was pleased so... I thought I owe Tifa and Cloud an thanks and I bought Tifa's old home and sent the deed to Junon for Cloud so could check out the house. I told him if it needed fixing I would do that do as an gift for their marriage and thank for the delivery. What have I done?" Rufus stopped talking. „It is not your fault Rufus, but now where to look for him. Vincent out." „Wait I sent you Rude and Reno." „No Rufus dont do that yet if we need them we'll call you." Vincent hung up and told Youffie the story. „ I call Tifa" Youffie startet dialing. „ Tifas Seventh Heaven. Sera speaking..." „Sera! Why are you there? Where's Tifa? Never mind that now. We found a trail, Cloud went to Niebelheim. Me and Vincent are going to look there now.." Youffie hung up. Vincent dialed a number „Cid, where are you? Hm ok come to Niebelheim, Cloud is somewhere there. Stopp cussing, get your butt over there. Barrett is with you. Je more the marrier. Get here. Lets go Youffie they are coming in the Sierra."
Rufus talked to Reno and Rude about the problem. „Sir, sent us to Niebelheim" Reno was whipping, he wanted to go. „No, I need you here. You and Rude will take care that nothing AND I MEAN NOTHING happens to Cloud's family. I owe him that. You will work undercover so take off those clothes. From now on you wear T-shirt and Jeans every night til Cloud is back." Silently Rude and Reno left. „Cloud I'm sorry" mumbled Rufus after they were gone.