Chapter 3: Meet the Wind King

The party had already drifted for several days on the ocean, on their way towards Cosmo
Canyon.

They had discovered all too soon Yuffie's unfortunate reaction to drifting about on the
water on a flimsy craft.

They constantly had to stop and take a break because or else Yuffie would vomit
horrendously. Aeris cast

a weak sleeping spell on Yuffie to prevent her from having anymore unfortunate accidents.
Sparks began to

fly between Kamau and CloudXIII because CloudXIII thought that Kamau's map was outdated and should not be

trusted. His theory was that they could easily lose their lives for nothing if they found
out that they were 300 kilometres off course, rather than safely stowing away on a ship.

Kamau thought that stowing away on a ship was too risky so they had to trust the map to guide them to their destination.



"I tell you! It's not going to work!" CloudXIII muttered as Kamau pored over the battered
map, tracking

their movements. "Shut up." Kamau interrupted and then went back to tracking their
movements.

Aeris was taking care of Yuffie and making medicine out some herbs she took before they left for Cosmo Canyon.

Her eyes were sunken and had dark circles that showed many days of lack of sleep and food.

She somehow managed to catch some small fish with her Aurora Rod, but that could only be rationed for a few days.

They all knew that they had to get to shore quickly before they ran out of energy.



As soon as night fell, CloudXIII sat at the front of the boat, staring off into the distance
with a scowl on his face.

Kamau glanced at him and made a small fire to light up the directions he was writing.

If the map he had was still right, they should be slightly off course rather than directly straight towards Cosmo
Canyon.

His thoughts were interrupted by a shout from CloudXIII.

"Steady the raft! It's a violent wind! Heading straight for us!" CloudXIII explained quickly.

Aeris appeared out of her tent with Yuffie, both looking haggard and their hair was in a disarrayed
manner.

Yuffie rubbed the sleepy look out of her eyes and took out her sword.

"What are you doing that for?! We're not abandoning ship yet!" Kamau shouted at her.
Instantly, CloudXIII whipped around and told him to shut up.

"If my instincts are correct, we should be meeting a God of Wind, most likely Typhoon." CloudXIII murmured, unsheathing Masamune Weapon.

Both Kamau and Aeris readied themselves for battle, equipping their most powerful materia.



Out of the mist, a young and rather red faced young man appeared. The violent winds produced
from his direction rocked the raft around and the party grabbed something to steady themselves.

"Hello there! Do you know where Cosmo Canyon is? I seemed to have gotten lost along the way there!" The young man exclaimed.

He glanced at the rag tag party of four and seemed to be staring at the two females.

Aeris scowled at him and Yuffie plastered a nasty grin on her face, staring the young man back in the eyes.

"Oh dear, Father won't like the sound of this once I tell him about
this one." The young man remarked.

"I'm Typhoon, son of the God of Wind, prince and heir to throne of the Wind Kingdom."

"I know who you are, you're the no good son who does nothing but woo women of other kingdoms all day, your father spoils you like a brat." CloudXIII sneered.

"Well since you already know who I am, can you at least help me get to Cosmo Canyon?" Typhoon replied.



The party discussed helping Typhoon get to Cosmo Canyon and they all thought that Typhoon
would probably turn on them and blow them away once they got to shore.

They decided to make him help them get to Cosmo Canyon rather than them aiding Typhoon to Cosmo Canyon.

"We'll help you, as long as you guarrantee us to let us harness the power of the wind any
time we wish." Yuffie announced.

"And you can't blow us off shore once we get to shore." Aeris chimed in.

"Fine, fine, as long as I get to Cosmo Canyon." Typhoon agreed.

Typhoon then handed CloudXIII a yellow translucent materia, claiming that with that materia,
they would be able to use the wind for whatever task they needed.

CloudXIII analyzed the materia and then handed it to Aeris, letting her confirm that the materia was safe to use.

Typhoon then transformed into a large red materia after shouting to summon him when
they arrive at Cosmo Canyon.

Now that they had enlisted the aid of a God on their side, they would be able to get to Cosmo Canyon, now with all the speed they can muster.



Next Chapter Preview: What happens when they get to Cosmo Canyon? What is the mysterious

fire red egg's purpose? Enlisting the aid of one more God? Stay tuned for the next chapter!

Phoenix Flame!