PROJECT D
Chapter Eleven
Costa Del Sol was a nice place i decided. I had not had the chance to decide whether or not i liked the place earlier, because i was fighting one of the strongest people alive. After retreiving my blade i put it on my back and followed Cloud to a
hotel.
"Ok, now tell me whats going on." Cloud demanded after making sure the innkeeper was out of earshot.
"Your old enemy is trying to kill you, tried to use me as leverage against another guyr who he intended to use as leverage against you. I escaped, the other guy did not. Thats it in a nutshell." I replied.
Cloud frowned and asked "Who was the other guy?"
"Zack Fair." I said.
Cloud looked as if he had been slapped, then he said "But he was killed, years ago."
"I saw him onlyy a couple days ago, and he was very much alive at the time." I said.
"What happened?!" Cloud demanded loudly, causing the innkeeper to look over.
"We tried to escape, but Sephiroth was to fast and managed to get ahead of us. Zack attacked Sephiroth to give me time to escape." I explained quietly.
Cloud nodded, then said "How did Sephiroth come back, and who exactly are you?" Cloud asked in a calmer tone.
I sighed, this was the part i did not understand myself. "I am not entirely sure on either account." I admitted. "But, i think he came back using Jenova cells as a template to build a new body. As for myself, i am David Mckee, and i only
remember the last few weeks of my life." I continued. Not the whole truth, but then again i had been thinking lately. What if i had never lived on the world called Earth, never lived in a duplex and played such games as Oblivion, and Guild Wars. What if that whole life had been a mere dream, and i had actually lived here, on the world of Gaia my whole life and simply could not remember. Maybe something had happened to knock out my memories, and my mind had invented the other
world as nothing more than a defense against the void of amnesia. It did not matter, what did matter was the that Sephiroth was still alive, and no doubt still looking for Cloud. My path was for the moment clear, help Cloud fight Sephiroth in any way i could.
"I see." Cloud said with a sigh.
"I hope you have a plan, because i don't." I muttered.
"We should head to Edge, the city they built around the ruins of Midgar. We can get backup there." Cloud said.
"Why not use your cell phone. You do have one right?" I asked.
"It doesn't get reception here." Cloud said shaking his head.
"Oh, could you lend me 200 gil, i owe Barret money for that motorcycle i've got." I said.
"Lets deal with Sephiroth first, then we'll worry about paying off your debt." Cloud replied. I nodded my agreement.
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Cloud and I quickly boarded the ferry betweent continents. On board i quickly found my room on board. It was a small space with a bed, a desk, and some drawers. The walls had a homy look to them, but that didn't change how small the room
was. A thought popped into my head and i checked the drawers for any trace of the Bible. I was not religious in any way shape or form, nor am i today. But i had nothing to read, and thanks to wheather conditions it was eastimated that we would take two days to reach Junon.
"How about that." I said as i found a book in the drawer. I opened it to find that all the pages were blank. I also noticed a pen, a smirk crossed my face. I spent the next several hours writing what you are reading now. I had nothing else to do.
After recording all that had happened so far i went up deck. On deck it was dark out due to the black clouds filling the sky. The wind was whipping strongly against my face an the ship, lightning flashed in the distance, and the first hints of rain were coming down. Cloud was pacing the length of the deck nervously.
"Hey." I greeted.
Cloud grunted his reply. "I was wondering, youv'e fought Sephiroth before. Is there anything you can tell me that might help me survive the fight?" I asked.
"Watch your back, keep your eyes open, and always keep at least one aly close enough to back you up if you go in for an attack." Cloud said.
I nodded. The rain was starting to come down harder, then came a loud wet thud from behind. I whirled to see Zack lying on the deck with blood running from a number of wounds. Sephiroth hovered down onto the deck next to him sword in
hand. A blast of lightning ripped the skies and the rumble of thunder filled the air.
