Crimson Fury chapter 14

Reno: whoo hoo, we're back on track!

Shakai: we were never on track, I just wrote on the spur of the moment.

Reno: but now you know whats going to happen for the next 4 chapters!

Shakai: yup, its amazing how together I think It came, just going to havta see how it turns out.

Reno: make your chapters longer though

Shakai: say my disclaimer then

Reno: Shakai doesn't own Final fant, or even me for that matter. hee hee I own her!

Shakai: NO MINCE PIES FOR A WEEK!

Reno: …just get on with it.

Sephiroth: Sorry about the delay for this chapter.

Shakai: OO

Reno: OO

Elena pondered for hours how she could claim revenge on the sneaky little ninja after the stunt she pulled earlier. The pranks and the warring had gone on for about a day now. To get Yuffie back after the first incident Elena had dipped Yuffie's rations into some nearby swamp water when they weren't looking. She almost cracked her sides laughing at Yuffie's disgusted expression when dinner time came around. Yuffie had rebounded with a gag of her own though, during their continuas riding she had thrown some bandersnatch feaces at Gravy, causing it to freak out and throw Elena off. The pranks had since continued all through the day and night.

Elena was surprised that Vincent hadnt stopped their immature fighting a long time ago. Sooner or later one of them would go over the top and do something extremely drastic. If Reno was here the over the top prank would definitely have been a sooner. Elena suddenly decided that someone would have to stop with all the pranks. She didn't want it to go too far and someone would get hurt, usually the one getting hurt would be her. Although, Yuffie did need paying back for the latest trick invovling worms in her shoes. Elena grimaced at the feeling it had left her, yes, she would get Yuffie back but then she would stop with the pranks.

The only thing now was how to get Yuffie back? Elena didn't like the idea of messing with Sauron to get at the younger woman because frankly, the big black chocobo scared her a little. Yuffie was riding in front and Elena watched her for a while wondering how on earth she managed to ride the temperamental bird. A quick flash of yellow in Yuffies pocket caught Elena's eye. It looked like a command materia. Elena focused her thoughts on the materia and a glimpse of manipulate entered her brain. /ahah/ she thought/that's how Yuffie is doing it./

With the newfound knowledge on how Yuffie was controlling Sauron Elena began forming a new plan in her head. She would mess with Yuffie's chocobo a tiny bit. First though she would need to get that materia off the theif…

It had been several days since Tseng had been brought to the old woman but now was she starting to realise how horrible life is. How mean fate can be, just how terrifying the truth was. Stane wasn't coming back.

Alice had waited for ages. She was prepared to wait forever for her love to return, her husband of 50 years, the man she felt life was incomplete without. She wanted to follow him, she needed to follow him. How she longed for the sweet bliss of the lifestream and to be reunited with her soul mate. Only one thing though kept her from taking a hobbled leap into the pooling lifestream and joining Stane. The injured man who had amazingly survived the lifestream needed her help and she would be damned if she was selfish enough to leave him.

Tseng was recovering slightly. He was still unconscious most of the time but the gaping wound in his side was gradually healing over. Sometimes he would even wake up though he was still very disoriented. Alice made sure she stayed by his side as much as she could. Kai was even helping slightly, he had delegated some younger people to bring Alice food when news had spread that Stane wasn't coming home.

Tseng had been awake when Alice heard the news. Well, awake is too strong a word for his level of consciousness, he had barely registered anything. Not the anguished sobs, or why his side burned with a passion or even why the whole surrounding smelled of rubbish. Just opened his eyes and stared. Alice thought he was dead as well, by the way his eyes glassed over.

Kai had yelled, angrier than Alice had ever seen him when he thought Tseng was no longer with the living. It seemed that Reeve had finally taken heed of his phonecalls and sent someone to investigate the comatose Turk. They would be in Mideel in a few days time and Kai wanted the Turk to be as fit as possible so he could convince the Shinra representatives to take him with them.

Tseng was floating. He was surrounded by an inky blackness that seemed to absorb everything. He looked down, he had no arms, legs or any other body part, in fact, he didn't have a body at all. Strangely enough he didn't seem fazed by this discovery.

With bodiless eyes he surveyed his surroundings. In the distance to his left was a slight puddle of colour. As he fixed his gaze on it it became clearer.

The puddle of colour began to take a shape, it looked human. As it drew closer to Tseng he noted that it was a human. They were wearing pink. When Tseng realised who it was coming closer to him, he gasped with no mouth. Aeris.

She looked exactly the same as she had when he saw her last. Same pink dress and jacket. Same hair style with a pink ribbon. The same glowing daunting eyes, pooling green orbs that stared straight through him. As if she could see inside, if there was anything to see, he was bodiless. Her face was smooth with no bags under her eyes from weariness and stress. She looked perfect. Tseng's vision watched her as the Cetra drew closer, when she was barely a metre away did she speak.

"Oh, Tseng, its nice to see you." Ever the nice smiling innocent girl. Tseng tried to talk back but he had no mouth, how did Aeris even know it was him? How did she recognise him from a pair of floating eyes. Aeris smiled, she stepped close to him on the solid black and touched what should have been Tseng's shoulder.

When her hand moved away he found his shoulder there. In fact most of his body was appearing. Tseng flexed his arms a little then looked back at Aeris.

"Where am I?" he asked. The young woman began giggling. Tseng raised one eyebrow, and Aeris pulled him into a hug.

"That is the most clichéd thing anyone could ever say when they find themselves in a black oblivion." She giggled. Tseng rolled his eyes,

"Theres a reason why its clichéd." He replied, "because that is what everyone wants to know when they arrive in a black oblivion, so, where am i?" Aeris stepped back out of the embrace. Her face was slightly serious.

"This is your subconscious. When Sephiroth wounded you he wounded more than your physical side, but mentally as well. You are not stable enough to return to consciousness, but stable enough to try." She said. Tseng looked puzzled.

"This? This is my subconscious?" Aeris let out a small smile.

"Not very interesting is it, what did you think your subconscious would be like?"

Well, a bit more lively than this." Tseng replied. This time Aeris let the smile grow,

"That's because this isn't all of your mind, its just an eeency teency bit of it, come on. I'll show you." She took Tsengs hand and ran off, Tseng stumbling after her.

Shakai: and that's this chapter.

Reno: hang on, according to this summary you were supposed to have Tseng wake up and meet Elena and that, the subconscious bit didn't even have a mention in it.

Shakai: I know, but I thought I had better update and the subconsciousness wanted writing.

Reno: but why Aeris? You hate Aeris!

Shakai: I know, but I didn't know who else to have, Rufus isnt exactly going to be a good tour guide of your mind is he?

Reno: true, he'd probably blow it up.

Rufus: (pulls out shotgun and points at Reno's temple.)

Reno: fine fine! I'll be nice! Just get that boom stick out my face.

Rufus: review. (waves shotgun threateningly)