Tifa sits in a cell and is fuming. "I kill that….Oops can't do that or Mulan never gets born. But the emperor I can kill." she thinks, as she hears a noise on the window. She looks out. "Stitch, how…Come in!" she opens the window, Stitch crawls inside. "How are you Tifa?" "Great! That was irony. They took me, dragged me here and in four days I'm suppose to marry that emperor. So that's your answer. Where are Mulan and Sora?" "They're outside of the palace. Until the day of the wedding is no one allowed here." answers Stitch. "And I guess the key in the palace does not work yet. Ok then my plan, I just kill that emperor. Then I hope they let me free!" "Or cut you head off!" "Oops not good!" Tifa begins to think. "Hmm I wonder….Stitch return to them. Tell them, no return to me the day of the wedding. But they must wait. Ok?" Stitch nods and disappears. "What is she going to do? We can't sit here?" "Sora we can't get in the palace, to many guards now. Let's hope she knows what she's doing." In the palace requests Tifa to talk to the emperor.
Merlin turns as he hears steps. "Cloud how are you." "Ok." "Hey Spiky!" booms Barrett "Can we talk for a moment?" Cloud nods. Merlin watches the two men, who get joined by Cid soon. Then starts Cloud to laugh. "Either he's going nuts or….."mumbles Yuffie. Merlin strokes his beard. "Ask him after we're done. He might tell you!" Still chuckling returns Cloud to Merlin. "So now I feel better. Merlin, we need to plan!" "Can I come with you?" asks someone. Cloud looks up. "No Leon. I'm sorry. But" he sights "Not only need we and Sephiroth to stay alive, but someone else too!" "You mean Zack!" says Leon. Cloud nods. "Yes. I was at home, Tifa too but Zack was at the Inn. And he's …." "The same as you and Sephiroth." Again nods Cloud. "Sora stays hidden outside, Merlin is a magician, I need him. I only have one shot to convince Sephiroth or I'm dead." Leon turns white. "But you…" "I beat him twice, but Leon, he sees me twice that day! Once as a 16 year old and then…" "As you are now. Oh boy! Now I know why you take Merlin. I wish you the best." Leon walks back to the group.
"As you are a stranger to our land, did I grant you your wish. Normally you're not allowed to see me until after…." "Hold it. You might drag me to that wedding. But your wife? I never will be that. You try to get in my bed and you get hurt." interrupts Tifa the emperor. He stares at her. "You dare…" "Yo I dare. You can drug me, then you get what you wanted. Well no, not quite. You wanted a strong, pretty and honest woman. Well I'm honest with you." Slow turns the emperor red from anger. "I have you punished." "Go ahead, then you can add evil to the list. You think I let that happen to me and not hate you? Then you're stupid!" "You call me stupid?" "No I did not. Let me ask you one question?" "What?" "You tell me in this large land is not one woman who wants' to marry you? That I can't believe!" Now sits the emperor down. "Sit down. I tell you why I looked outside for a wife. In China every rich man hopes to get a good man for his daughters. But they get raised to keep quiet, even…." "That man is an ass! Sorry!" mumbles Tifa. He looks at her, then chuckles. "Exactly! So I thought, when I get one from outside China have I a better wife." "That might be, but is it not better to love someone, then to kidnap them?" "Love? I can't wait for love! Don't look at me like that! I know it sounds stupid!" Tifa giggles "No I'm thinking. You can have more than one wife, right?" He nods. "Ok right now you need one to have a child! Hmm…."
"What? Talk!" now he raises his voice. "I have an idea! Why not make an announcement. A test to become your wife. Let's say 3 tasks. One to test if she's smart, one for the honesty and …." "One for the strength! That will work, but Tifa we announced our wedding. Now what?" "Would you marry a woman who carries a child from another man?" He stares at her "You mean….OH now I get it. No I can't. But now let me ask you something. Why you not wanted to marry me?" "First I don't love you and second I have to get back to someone." "The one who gave you that promise? Yes Fa Zhou told me what happened and you said." Tifa nods. "Yes to him. He has to do something that might hurt him and there's nothing I can do!" "Might hurt him. What?" "I only can tell you he has to face a deadly enemy and safe himself, the enemy, a friend and a child from getting hurt or worse." The emperor looks at her, then takes her face into his hand. "He is a lucky man." Tifa stares at him. "What?" "You said you can do nothing. But you can! Give him strength." "Moment how can I…." "Tell him that you love him. You do or am I wrong?" He laughs as Tifa turns red. "Tifa go, do what needs to be done. I make sure no one follows you and your friends. And I never will take a woman against her wish! I promise!"
"Six down, one to go!" yells Donald as he notices the change in the path. "Oops sorry guys." he says as he notices as all look at him. Cloud steps up to the window. "Now it's my turn." Four figures appear on the bridge. Mulan and Tifa are in the mitts of a discussion. "To hell I won't! Sora shut up!" Tifa stomps off the bridge. "What was that all about?" asks Cid Mulan. "Don't ask me, ask her!" says Mulan. "What happened?" asks now Barrett. Sora looks at him. "I got no idea. But Tifa is like that since she came out of the palace. We just asked her what happened there!" "And she jumped down our throats! So if you want to know, ask her!" finishes Mulan. "Not me!" says Barrett. "Do I look like I want to die?" asks Cid. Vincent shakes his head too. "I'll go and ask her." "Cloud! You're not done yet!" says Red. ""I know. I might survive that question then." Cloud follows Tifa.