Organization Cheese
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Chapter 9: Meanwhile…
*5 hours previously *
"Another mysterious door?" Yuffie asked sarcastically.
"Jeeezus, an ol' man lak me can't walk any further. My back's jus' about to give out!" Cid commented while chewing on a toothpick.
"Spit out that tooth pick, Cid, we can't understand you," Leon said (quite rudely).
"''Scuse me, young'un, but you need to have som respect for you elders. Now, if only you had listened to me five hours ago, we'd have rescued Cloud already. But noooo, instead of takin' the elevator, you insisted that was "too easy" and decided that we needed to take the stairs. Why, I oughta tell yo momma—"
"Listen, Geezer—"
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Yuffie interjected, standing between the two. "If I had known that you two would be bickering the ENTIRE journey, I would have just thrown out that letter from the King with the rest of the junk mail!"
*1 day previous*
"Electric bill," Yuffie read as she was sorting through the mail on a particularly sunny day in Radiant Garden. The Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee was lounging and drinking raspberry iced tea. Each of them was eagerly awaiting a certain item in the mail: Yuffie was awaiting her ninja accessories catalogue, Cid was hoping he'd get a letter from his newest acquaintance through the Singles Pen Pal Service ("Which is not," he insisted," A postal dating service!"), and Leon was eagerly expecting the ticket to the My Chemical Romance concert he ordered online a few days ago.
"Toss." Cid commanded.
"Water bill," Yuffie continued.
"Garbage," Cid verified.
"Cable bill,"
"Junk"
"Waste service bill."
"Trash."
"You know, you'll have to pay these bills eventually, Cid," Leon remarked, leaning back in his chair.
"Hey, this 'ol town owes me big time for this defense service," Cid retorted, angrily, "I shouldn't have to pay no bills."
Yuffie sighed and continued. She was used to their daily arguments. "Dry cleaning service advertisement. Bed Bath and Beyond Coupon. Publix ad. Fan mail for Aerith...more fan mail."
"My, word, don't they know she is no longer of the livin'?" Cid asked, exasperated.
"Her tragic death only increased her popularity. Just wait until they release her greatest hits CD. And the book she wrote—How Cheese Changed My Life," Leon explained calmly. Aerith, once a singing sensation, was still receiving buckets of fan mail by the day.
"Ooh, look, this one's from Japan," Yuffie admired, digging deeper into the crate of mail the postman had delivered that day.
"Just toss the whole thing out. It's all just for Aerith, anyway," Leon interrupted Yuffie's ogling.
"But don't you think we should write them back?" Yuffie asked sadly, pouting at Leon. Cid began to cackle.
"Who in tarnation would want to hear from Squall Leonhart—""
"Hey!" Leon shouted, standing up angrily, knocking over his chair in the process.
"BE QUIET," Yuffie commanded, continuing to sort the mail. Aerith's pile was quickly rising towards the ceiling.
"Oh, this is addressed to the three of us," Yuffie said suddenly, after a few minutes of pawing through the mail. "It just looks like junk mail, though. I'll just toss it—"
"Wait!" Cid shouted, grabbing the letter from Yuffie, "Look at this seal!" He pointed to the wax seal in the back. It was shaped like a head with two very large, very round ears.
"THE KING!" Yuffie and Leon gasped simultaneously.
"Well, open it! Don't jus' stare at it!" Cid ordered.
Yuffie slid her finger under the corner of where the envelope was folded shut, but it ripped down the body of the envelope. She tried opening it from the other side, but it just ripped oddly, too. She was about to throw it on the ground, furious, yelling, "WHY DO I HAVE TO DESTROY EVERYSINGLEENVELOPE I TOUCH?!?", when Leon tapped her shoulder sweetly and handed her an envelope opener.
"…Oh. Thanks." Yuffie finally managed to open the envelope—still messily—and she pulled out the letter, then opened it.
"Ahem, Ahem," she cleared her throat. "It reads,
'Dear Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee, my favorite minions (not)—I need your help! My dearest spiky-haired friend (yes, I know I have many), Cloud, has been taken captive by Sephiroth, the evil one with gorgeous hair!! Please, I BEG OF YOU! Go to Castle d'Italia—your guide will find you on his own, but you must set off now! Cloud has already been there quite long, and the time is still ticking. He's getting really lonely…
From Your King, Mickey.'"
"Whaaaaat?! Go save Cloud? What has he done for us?" Cid shouted, angered.
"Uh…graced us with the presence of his dreamy, deep blue eyes, gorgeous, luscious blonde spiked hair, and that amaaaaaaaazing body?" Yuffie fantasized, drooling.
"Yuffie!" Leon grabbed her hand, gazed strongly into her eyes. "Am I and my beastly hair coolness not enough?" He quickly turned away, tears starting to brim in his eyes. "Oh, the woe!" He put his hand in front of his face dramatically.
"NO, LEON!" Yuffie reached out to Leon's chin and slowly turned his head back to face her.
"Cloud…Cloud's just like a celebrity to me! You're…"
"Aw, please." Cid went back to his work, ignoring the youngsters.
"You're…"
"The worst fake crier I've eve not met in my entire non-life," a foreign male voice declared calmly. All three members of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee turned to look at the entryway. Yuffie gasped, using one hand to cover her mouth in shock and another to point at the mystery man."You—You—You're from the Organization!" She cried, panicking. "That lack cloak! That dark hood! That—that—that outrageously awesome hairstyle?!"
The stranger had pulled down his hood to reveal a stunning gray-blue hairstyle that would make even Davy Havok jealous (who, by the way, had luscious eyelashes long enough to rival even Roxas's in the Love Like Winter Music Video).
Leon shot a look at Yuffie that meant 'we'll talk about this later' and removed the Gunblade from its sheath, ready to pounce at even the slightest hint of aggression from the newcomer.
"Relax," the man stated, "I am not your enemy."
"And what, makes ya think we'll believe ya?" Cid asked incredulously, chewing furiously on his toothpick.
"Get outta here before I kick your behind," Cid continued, reaching for his spear, which was currently on display on the wall.
"The man held up a hand. "I am Zexion, sent by King Mickey to guide you into the darkness. We must make haste for Lord Sephiroth grows more powerful with every minute that passes."
"How can we trust you? How do we know that you're the guide sent by Mickey?" Yuffie inquired, pulling a small shuriken from her back pocket.
"If you desire proof of my honesty, look no further than my right ear," Zexion explained. He brushed back his hair to reveal his ear. Yuffie, Leon, and Cid all moved closer to look.
"Whoooa," Yuffie commented in awe.
"Duuuuude, nice piercing," Leon complimented, looking closely, "Where'd you get it done? I've been looking for a piercing parlor but there aren't any in Radiant Gar—"
"You youngsters," Cid interrupted, shaking his head, "All right, I trust you. That earring just about says it all."
Zexion's glorious right ear, usually covered by his glorious bangs, held, in his front lobe piercing, a silver earring in the shape of King Mickey's seal (his head). This flat silver adornment was connected by chains to both a second lobe piercing and two cartilage holes. Dangling from each hole (except the first) were smaller, more delicate King Mickey insignias.
"This earring not only signifies the fact that I am a certified Disney Castle tour guide, but will provide us with protective power along the way," Zexion continued, putting his rock star bangs back in place. The earring was once again hidden.
"So…what are you here for again?" Leon asked.
"Why, I must take you to Cloud!" Zexion replied.
"Uhh…why do you want to help take us to Cloud when you are part of an evil organization? Oh…and on top of that, you're supposed to be dead? Yeahh…AHH!!!" Leon pointed to Zexion as he yelped. "THERE'S A ZOMBIE IN OUT PRESENCE!"
"Oh my, Leon, this must be taken care of right way!" Yuffie exclaimed.
Zexion held up his hand. "Stop! In the naaaame of loove, be-fore you breeeak my heart…"
Leon, Yuffie, and Cid's mouths hung open. A fly buzzed into Cid's so he closed it for a second to swallow, but then opened it again after breathing, "Ah…protein."
"Ew," Yuffie replied.
Zexion reached into his coat and pulled out a black leather object. With a smooth, graceful motion of his hand, the top of the object flipped over, revealing a badge.
"Think it o-o-ver…" Zexion did a little disco-like move with his hip.
"Okay, I'm quite suspicious about you being a zombie diva and all, but that earring and badge are impossible to ignore. You've got my trust…for now." Leon explained.
"Me too." Yuffie nodded.
"Yeah yeah," Cid waved his hand and went back to his work.
"Don't worry…friends, all will be explained soon…Let us journey now." Zexion did a twirl while pointing a finger in the air, and a dark portal appeared in from of them.
Zexion's eyes glowed gold as he walked into the portal, the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee following.
