There stood Cloud, Zack, Cissnei, Tifa, Aerith, and even Sephiroth and Genesis. They stood in front of a cave entrance. Cloud was nervous. He walked in first, hoping there was a chance of him going back, safe and sound.
There it was, the fountain in complete peace. Its same bland design, the same mystical water. Same everything. He was going home, to Lightning. He held the note in his hand.
"How do I go back?" He asked the fountain. Like he was going to get a response.
"Find me a reason to go back." It said. Everyone was confused.
"What do you mean?" Cloud asked.
"This fountain may take people to another world but only for a certain amount of time. Those who found this place get a new look at life after theirs went wrong. Why should you get to go back?"
"I don't…" He said.
"Many people had said that they will fight as many people, serve me, or are too in love with the other side. There had been poetic people still not able to persuade me to send them back." Cloud was sure everyone in the room was about to think they had gone crazy.
"My heart is on the other side… BUT it is with someone else and I can't live long without it. If she truly loves me then it will never leave her. So I will die and if I die Cosmos will lose her 7th warrior. Then everything will go out of balance. If you truly think the best for the world then you will accept this 'bet'."
"Go on Cosmos warrior."
"You let me on the other side, the world with her in it. And if I find out she truly loves me then you keep me there and bring my friends with you. If she doesn't then send ME back to serve you forever."
"Sounds fair."
A bright light lit up the whole cave.
Did Cloud succeed? Where they there?
There they lay, in a forest. Cloud got up. He was in his same SOLDIER uniform.
There was a prison in the distance.
"Cloud!" said Seifer.
"You where expecting me?" Cloud said.
"Lightning's in there. Along with everyone else other than me and Tidus."
"I have a plan. It will need all of you."
"All of us?" said Sephiroth.
"Yes, if we want to stay here." Said Aerith.
"Lets go guys, we have a story to end, and I want it to end epicly." Said Zack
"What about like a hero?" added Cissnei.
"We have to do this, for Cloud. His last shot at happiness." Said Tifa.
"…(He said something before this) Ripples form on the waters surface, the wandering soul knows no rest."
"Time to play the good guy" said Squall.
"Time to strike Lightning." Cloud finished. There was going to be some hell to pay if he didn't succeed.