Well, guys, sorry to keep ya waiting, but what with being busy all summer, and hitting major writer's block, I'm lucky I managed to get this done. Anyway, hope you enjoy!

Chapter 7: Vampire's Knowledge

"Well, Girls," Vince began, "Shin-Ra is an evil corporation that is sucking all of the planet's energy from its core; It is using that energy for power in Midgar, it's Home of operations, and some of the surrounding areas. Its current president, Rufus Shin-Ra, is a tyrannical man who rules uses fear, not money lie his father, to rule Midgar and all of the other areas; As well, he not only took the humongous cannon from one of his port towns and turned Midgar into a weapon that he used to destroy Diamond Weapon-" Clover interrupted with, "Oh! Where can I get some diamonds?" Vince replied, "-Diamond Weapon is a giant creature created by the planet to deal with planetary threats." Clover's mood sank, and Vince continued. "Not only did he turn Midgar into a giant weapon city, he's heading up The Turks, a elite fighting squad that are responsible for bringing AVALANCHE, a pseudo-terrorist group that has been trying to kill off Shin-Ra's Mako Energy Reactors, and succeeded in killing their #1 reactor, but not their #5 and #8 reactors. In retaliation, Shin-Ra dropped the Sector 7 plate onto the slums below in an attempt to silence them. I am a member of NEO AVALANCHE, along with my friends." Alex, feeling curious, asked, "So, who are these friends?" Vince, now feeling perfectly at ease, proceeded with the rest of the story. "Ah, you didn't let me finish. First off, There is Cloud Strife, the spiky-headed blonde leader of NEO AVALANCHE who always manages to pull a rabbit out of a hat. He fights his battles with a barbaric-style broadsword, and used to be a mercenary/Ex-SOLDIER. Then we have the original leader of AVALANCHE, Barret Wallace, a burly, black-skinned man with an accent, an attitude, and a nasty way of filling an enemy's body with round upon round of ammo from his automatic gun-arm. Tifa Lockheart, the hostess of Tifa's Seventh Heaven Bar from the slums of Sector Seven, is a tall, busty vixen that isn't afraid to smash heads using her metal plated gloves. Aeris Gainsborough, Sector Seven's own Flower Girl, is… well, was a petite little number with a love of beautiful things and a wish to see her enemies pounded by her staff.-" "Wait," Sam interrupted, "What do you mean, was?" "Well," Vince replied, she ran off without us to the Forgotten Capital, and ended up letting her back meet the business end of Sephiroth's sword. She was impaled with it through and through. Cloud was so peeved that he almost killed Sephiroth on the spot, but Sephiroth got away. Yuffie-" Interrupting once more, Sam asked, "Wait, who is Sephiroth?" Vince, now getting slightly agitated, said, "Sephiroth is the product of Jenova cells and Mako energy being combined with human sperm and egg cells. And, before you ask," he stopped, seeing Sam was going to ask that next, "Jenova is an ancient, or native, if you will, being who was found 2000 years ago in a geological stratum. She was brought to Shin-Ra for experimentation, and was the subject of many tests. Now, can I get back on subject? Yuffie Kisaragi is a teenage materia-thieving ninja who prefers shuriken-type weapons and projectiles to close range blades. Then there is Cid Highwind, the foul-mouthed middle-aged pilot who brawls with spears and lances. He is the pilot of our airship, the aptly-named Highwind. Cait Sith, a small black cat on a manipulated toy mog, is our spy into the Shin-Ra's activities, for his partner, Reeves, works in the Public Development department; he fights by shouting orders through a megaphone to the mog. Red XIII is a red, fire-tailed cat, is our philosopher, and fights with headdresses. His grandfather, Bugenhagen, lives in Cosmo Canyon. And, finally, there is me, Vincent Valentine, the genetically modified ex-Turks who was sealed away in a coffin for many years under the belief that he had sinned. Ha ha ha… I'd almost forgotten that… sigh," Vince finished, stopping abruptly to say, "Wait. This is unlike me. I forgot that I have my PHS!" He pulled out a small cell phone just as it rang with a catchy ring tone; flipping it open, he said, "This is Vince, what's going on, Cloud?" HE listened intently for several minutes, and then said, "Well, I'm actually coming back for good, this time. The mansion burned down. Yeah, I know it sounds unbelievable, but you'll be happy to here this. I've found replacements for our ex-females compatriots. I'll set the PHS to Speakerphone so you can talk with them." Vince held the phone in his palm, and pressed a button. A small window appeared, creating a full-coloured holographic image of a youth with spiked armour on his shoulder, a large sword on his back, and spiky yellow hair. Judging by the look on his face, the girls thought he looked like a war veteran; he had a pleased, peaceful look on his face, however. "So, these are them, huh, Vince?" the youth said, looking from one girl to the next and then back to Vince. "Yeah, Cloud. That's them. Why don't you introduce yourselves, girls," Vince suggested, nodding that yes, it was safe. They stepped closer to the small phone, and Sam began the intros with: "Hello, Cloud. I'm Sam, and this is Alex," she said pointing to Alex, and then pointing at Clover, she continued, "And this is Clover. Could you tell us how you came by this amazing technology? And, you don't worry; Vince already told us everything, We aren't Shin-Ra spies." Cloud looked to Vince, who nodded in confirmation. "Well," Cloud said, "our genius inventor, Cid, developed this tech from a small black box-shaped object he found in the carcass of Diamond Weapon. Amazed at how they were able to fire plasmatic particle beams from their bodies, he took a break one day and sped off to the rotting body of the fallen Weapon. Hey, I can introduce you to the other members of the team! GUYS, COME HERE!" A rushing sound filled their ears as four individuals rushed to Cloud, who told them, "Switch into group-call mode on your PHSs, everyone. You have new team members to meet!" Soon, the image on Vince's phone split five-ways, and four new people were shown: one big and burly with a crew cut, black skin, and a gun for an arm; one with a rather wild head of hair, sporting a cigarette and holding a spear in his hands; a red-furred, fire-tailed cat with a headdress and a scar on one eye; a small black cat atop a grotesque-looking white creature. "Girls," Cloud said, "Allow me to introduce to you to the rest of the gang: From the far left of me is Barret-" "Howdy! You three look cute!" Barret broke in, only to be quieted by Cloud, "-, who must behave himself or he will be getting no ammo money this month." "NOOOOOO," Barret broke in, "I need my ammo! You take away my ammo money, and I won't last two seconds in a battle!" "Hmm, we'll have to test that sometime. Don't forget, you don't necessarily need ammo-type weapons. You still have your Cannon Ball and Atomic Scissors, right," Cloud asked him, getting slightly interested. ". . . Oh yeh! Heh heh heh, let's see how those Nibel wolves like bein' chopped in half!" Barret disappeared from the image and did not come back. Cloud continued, "Ok, next on my left is Red XIII." "Hello," Red XIII responded, "How are you? I have asked Cloud several times to call me by my true name, Nanaki. But he seems to really like making me mad." Red XIII also left the screen, and soon Cloud's phone had an extra voice: "Sorry. I forgot that I have no thumbs. Drat." Clover giggled, while Alex snickered. Sam just stood there and rolled her eyes with naught but a smile. To my immediate right you'll see Cait Sith, our Shin-Ra Intel gatherer." "Hello there! Right pleased to meet ya'll! If ya couldn't tell, I'm styled after a redneck!" He too vanished from sight, but, like Barret, did not return. Cloud returned and asked, "Red, could you leave for a minute?" "All right, fearless leader," Red replied, his voice totally leaving the phone. Cloud finished, "OK, and finally, the only one left to introduce you to is our genius inventor, Cid!" "Well, I'm not really that smart- Ya really think, spiky? Ya really think so, Cloud," Cid asked, now paying full attention to Cloud. "Yeah, Cid, Of course," Cloud answered, "Now, could you explain to these ladies how exactly you managed to put these holo-image projectors in the PHS systems?" "It would be an absolute pleasure. I-" Cid was suddenly cut off when three other images appeared on the screen… but they weren't anyone the girls had ever seen before! "Oh crap. Tifa, Aeris, Yuffie, I thought I told you never to call this frequency again! I knew I should have taken your phones!" The girls were confused, but Cloud, seeing this, cleared things up for the girls: "Girls, these three are Tifa Lockheart, Aeris Gainsborough, and Yuffie Kisaragi, our strictly EX-team mates."

Thanks for all the reviews (Though certain ones were confusing…) and thanks to those of you that subscribed! You won't be sorry. I will be able to get up to chapter ten by the end of next week, but I don't know when I'll finish chapter eleven. Hope ya like the cliffhanger!