Ch. 4
Searching for clues
Cloud and the others woke up the next morning with the arrival of the morning sun. After breakfast they went to talk to the elder who specialized in the Cetra.
"Ah, Nananki, how are you? Its been quite a while, and I see you brought some of your friends with you as well." , the old elder said , rising from behind a desk covered with research papers.
"Um...hi. I'm Cloud Strife and this is my friend Tifa and back when Sephiroth was terrorizing the world with Meteor , he killed my friend Aeris , and I'm searching for a way to bring her back." Cloud stammered, not ready to explain the situation so suddenly.
"The Cetra girl? Her mother was Ilfalna, am I right? But, back to the subject. Yes there is a way to revive Aeris. The process is not very difficult, but the materials are very difficult to obtain." The elder's eyes narrowed as he took on a serious tone. "This task should only be attempted by someone who would stop at nothing to have the girl alive again."
"I would do anything to get her back...I love her." Cloud said, obvious emotion straining his speech.
"Yeah." Tifa and Red agreed.
The elder nodded. "Well, I'll explain the process. There are 4 items you must obtain. Each is symbolic of something. The first is the Desert Rose, symbolic of this land which her race created. Second, the Earth harp, which stands for the ground from whence we all came. And third, a personal item of Aeris' that meant a lot to her."
"We already obtained the Earth Harp and Desert Rose from fighting the Emerald and Ruby WEAPONS. So that leaves a personal posession-" Cloud trailed off.
"What really meant a lot to her?" Tifa mumbled.
"Besides Cloud?" Red replied, trying to inject a little humor into the serious conversation.
"Her mother's materia.." Cloud said, oblivious to the wisecrack Red just said. "The first time I met her, she said she didn't know how to use it. When I asked why she had it if she didn't know how to use it. She said it was her mother's, and it made her feel safe and meant a whole lot to her."
"Well how the %$#^ are you gonna get to it. It's in the %$#%ing pond at the Forgotten City!" A familiar voice said from the door.
End of ch.4