"Come on, we're going to be late!" Tifa excitedly blurted out as she grabbed Daniel's diaper bag and headed outside.

"The parade doesn't even start for another three hours, why are we going now?" Reno complained.

"Because not only is it the first ever Foundation Day, it's Daniel's first outing. I want to get a good spot now before it gets too crowded. Do you have the stroller and the camcorder?"

Once Daniel was safely in his car seat and Tifa made sure they had everything they'd need, they drove towards town, Tifa thinking how excited she was for Reeve. The notion of celebrating the founding of the W.R.O. had gained steam over the last couple years, for all it had done to protect the citizens and the planet. Finally the town leaders globally had decided enough talking had been done, and after some research, had settled on July 7th as the date of the celebration. Reno was just thinking that the Turks should have their own holiday too, since they had taken over the military intelligence department of W.R.O. when Yuffie decided to run the W.R.O. branch in Wutai, and had helped with the evacuations in Midgar from Meteor.

"Now what are we going to do until the parade starts?." Reno wondered.

"Go look at the vendor booths." Tifa replied as she took Daniel out of his car seat and put him in his stroller.

Reno followed Tifa, recording them at her request.

"Oh, look, they have these in children's sizes too!" Tifa exclaimed as she stopped in front of a booth selling replica red berets like the W.R.O. troops wear, with 1st Annual Foundation Day lettering on them. She picked out one small enough for Daniel, and one adult size, paying the vendor, then taking Daniel out of the stroller and picking him up. "I'll trade you the camcorder for your son." she told Reno.

"Why?" Reno asked.

"You'll see." Once Tifa had the camcorder, she put the small beret on Daniel, fussing until she had it looking right, then plopped the adult one Reno's head. "Father and son protectors. Enemies of the planet, beware!" Tifa giggled at Reno's expression, glad that she got this moment on camera.

Reno gave Daniel back to Tifa, and she gave him the camcorder back, then he took the beret off his head and put it on Tifa's. "It looks much better on you." Reno kissed her and Daniel clapped and then put his hands up and pinched his parents' cheeks.

Cloud watched the scene from his hiding place. He couldn't believe Yuffie that Tifa was happy with Reno, he wanted to see them for himself. There had to be something wrong with her, and the only thing that made sense to him was that it wasn't really Tifa. They must have made a clone of her.

Reno noticed a lot of the men looking at Tifa as people starting filling up the sidewalks to watch the parade, and he put his arms around her, glad that he had such an attractive wife. Suddenly he realized they didn't have wedding rings. He felt that knowing they were married was enough, but it might not be for her. He'd have to take care of that soon.

"The parade's starting! Are you recording this?" Tifa asked him as she took Daniel out of his stroller again so he could watch the festivities.


As they headed back to the car after the community barbecue/potluck following the parade, Tifa felt extremely happy. Not only did she had fun today, but people were starting to think that Reno wasn't such an oddball. And she hoped Daniel had fun too, he looked so cute with his little red beret, even if he had taken it off his head to start slobbering on it. She and Reno were distracted by loading the car back up and getting Daniel in his car seat that they never saw it coming. All of a sudden they saw a flash of sun on metal, and then Reno was crumpled on the asphalt and Tifa felt a hand around her throat, slamming her against the car so hard she got the wind knocked out of her and felt dazed.

"Where is Tifa?" Cloud demanded of her.

"Cloud?" Tifa asked in surprise, unballing her fists. "It's me, I am Tifa. You're not having a flashback again, are you?"

"You don't fool me. Tifa would never be with Reno." Cloud found it hard to continue threatening her. Even if it wasn't his Tifa, it was her clone, and a part of her. He remembered the compassion in her voice all too well.

"People change, Cloud. It doesn't mean I quit caring about what happens to you." Tifa said kindly. "Are you taking your medication?"

"I'll find the real Tifa if it's the last thing I do!" Cloud released her, feeling somewhat ashamed of himself as the baby started crying, so he left them there, sure he would get to the truth.


"Cloud's gone crazy again?" Reno asked Tifa as she joined him in bed that night.

"No, I think he's just lonely. It must have been a nasty shock for him to try and come back to me, only to find out it was too late." Tifa put her head on Reno's chest.

"Is it too late?" Reno asked her, even though he was suddenly afraid of her answer.

"What do you mean?" Tifa looked up at him.

"Do you want a divorce so you could go back to him?"

"No!" Tifa stated emphatically. "Cloud was right about one thing, I'm not the Tifa he knew. I'm Mrs. Sinclair and Queen of Higglebottom Farm now." She smiled at Reno. "I wouldn't want to be anywhere else." Tifa kissed him.

Reno expressed his gratitude the best way he knew how, and just before they fell asleep, Tifa decided she'd have to do something about Cloud. She couldn't stand the idea of anyone being so unhappy, especially when it was someone close to her.