By: LGStrife
Vincent: Awright! Here we are. The Ancient Forest.
The three stuck their shovels to the ground.
Tifa: Uh-huh.
Barret: Where do we start?
Vincent: The hell I know! Where should we start, Tifa?
Tifa: I dunno either! BugenHagen just said: "Beneath the grassy lands of the Ancient Forest". That's all he said.
Vincent: You mean he didn't say the exact spot?
Tifa: Nope!
Vincent: Damn!
Barret: Let's just start where we are now.
Vincent: Since you said so.
The three pulled out their shovels and started digging. Vincent threw the soil to his left.
Vincent: I'm jes' thinkin'. What if we're digging here. But the materia's right at the other side?
Tifa: You don't wanna be eaten by that plant over there.
Tifa points at the mouth or the bridge.
Tifa: Do you?
Vincent: 'Course not!!
*****
Storekeeper: I'm sorry, miss. But there is no more Mystify materia in this store.
Yuffie: I understand. Thanks anyway.
Yuffie left the store a bit disappointed.
Cait Sith: Didn't I told you it's impossible that they have it here?
Yuffie: I know that. Just thought BugenHagen was right.
Cid: So, let's start traveling?
Red XIII and Cait Sith: Now?
Cid: Of course!
Red XIII sighs and Cait Sith pouts.
Yuffie: Hey, I hate traveling, too. But we have to. Hey, you don't wanna be stuck in that stuffed body, do you?
Cait Sith: Of course not! Who wants ta be stuck in this body?! I'm gonna puke.
Red XIII: Are you saying that my body is disgusting?
Cait Sith: No.
Yuffie: Whatever.
Cid: Let's just go, okay?
The others agreed.
*****
Chocobo Billy: You must be looking for the Demon Chocobo.
Aeris: Uh...maybe. Whatever the Demon Chocobo is.
Chocobo Billy: Aren't you looking for a Chocobo that has long feathers and powerful claws?
Sephiroth: Yup! That's the very exact kinda Chocobo we're lookin' for.
Chocobo Billy: Then it's the Demon Chocobo you're looking for, all right!
Aeris and Sephiroth: Demon Chocobo?
Cloud: Are you done yet?
Cloud asks just glaring at the Chocobo beside him.
Sephiroth: Not yet! But we're about to be.
Aeris: Do you know where the Demon Chocobo could be found?
Chocobo Billy: Yeah! Read a lot about it.
Aeris: Where does it live?
Chocobo Billy: Western Cave.
Sephiroth: Western Cave? Where the hell is that?
Chocobo Billy: Enter the Sleeping Forest then go east. Once you've reached a crossroad, go north, then east, then south, then west, then north, then west again, then northwest then--
Sephiroth: Wait!! The hell are we gonna memorize that?! We might as well just get lost then next thing we know, we're facing the cave!
Chocobo Billy: *sigh* I'll juts give you the map.
Sephiroth: Damn! You gonna give us all those directions and then you're gonna give us the map anyway?
Aeris shrugs. Chocobo Billy gets back with the map.
Aeris: Hey, thanks!
Sephiroth: All right! We're done, Cloud!
Cloud: Good!
Sephiroth smirks.
Cloud: What?
Sephiroth: You and that Chocobo by your side almost look like each other because of your hair.
Cloud stares at Chocobo as it looks at him, too.
Chocobo: Wark!
Cloud: Let's just go!
*****
Vincent: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarghhh!!!
Tifa: *puff* *puff* We've been digging for hours and we still haven't found the materia.
Barret: *wipes sweat out* Indeed.
Vincent: I'm startin' ta think it's really on the other side.
Tifa: You think so?
Vincent: Uh-huh! So, why don't we just check it out?
Barret: No.
Tifa and Vincent looks at Barret surprised.
Tifa and Vincent: Why not?
Barret: We've dug all the way down here and you're going back up?
Vincent: You're startin' ta remind me about that time when we was gonna save Aeris.
Tifa: Oh, that?
Vincent: Yeah! You remember?
Tifa: Of course I do. I was the captive, wasn't I?
Barret scoops out some soil on the wall and made a smile. A small one.
Barret: I think we're getting close to the materia now.
Barret scoops out a gem and shows it to them. Tifa and Vincent smiles in glee.
Vincent: Then what the hell are we waitin' for? Let's go!
*****
Yuffie: Oh! Here's the Buggy. Thanks, Shera!
Yuffie drives the Buggy out of the garage and tells her group to get in.
Yuffie: All right, so where do we start? I'll drive.
Red XIII: Hmmm...that's a good question.
Cid: You mean you don't know where to start?
Red XIII: Uh...
Cid: I have an idea. Why don't we just equip a Mystify materia and master it?
Cait Sith: Doesn't that mean getting ourselves into fights?
Cid: Well...
Cait Sith: No way!! N-O, NO!
Cid: It's the easiest way of getting a Mystify materia.
Cait Sith: And is also the easiest way of getting petrified, being poisoned and stuff like that.
Cid sighs
Red XIII: Let's just go for Junon.
Cait Sith: Junon?! That's so far away!
Red XIII: Okay then let's go to Gold Saucer!
Yuffie: Gold Saucer doesn't even sell a materia!
Red XIII: You can change your points there for prizes. They might have Mystify materia as a prize. And it's fun!
Yuffie: And waste tons of gil just for a Mystify materia?
Cid: Let's go to Kalm.
Cait Sith: But that's farther!
Cid: Well, where are we going to go?
The three argue as Yuffie stays silent watching the argument.
Yuffie: Let's go to Costa Del Sol.
All: Yeah! Why not?
Yuffie: Yeesh! At least somebody here's thinking!
Yuffie starts the engine and realizes it ran out of fuel. She looks at Cid.
Yuffie: Didn't you refueled this, Cid?
Cid: Why me? Because my body is Cid's doesn't mean I was the one who didn't refueled it!
Yuffie sighs.
Yuffie: You all stay here. I'll get some fuel.
Yuffie exits the Buggy and goes back with a fuel and refilled the Buggy. She enters the car and heads for Costa Del Sol.
*****
Sephiroth: All right! Who has the Lunar Harp.
Aeris searches for it.
Aeris: I don't have it with me.
Sephiroth: Neither do I. Do you have it, Cloud?
Cloud: We do not need a Lunar Harp upon entering the forest.
Sephiroth: 'Cause you didn't needed them. It's probably with you, anyway. Now, let's go!
Sephiroth enters the Sleeping Forest first. he looks at the map.
Aeris: What does it say there, Sephiroth?
Sephiroth: Hmmm...as to what I understand. We'll have to go east.
Aeris looks at the east.
Aeris: But there's no way in the east.
Cloud: There will be.
Cloud draws out his Ultima Weapon and slices the trees blocking their way. The trees fell down and showed a path.
Sephiroth: Cool! Let's go.
Aeris: Where do we go next, Sephiroth?
Sephiroth: Hmmm...if we go all the way straight, we'll be able to reach the crossroads.
Sephiroth stops and notices they are already in the crossroad.
Sephiroth: Then we head north. Where's north, here or here?
Sephiroth looks at his left and right.
Aeris: I think this is the north.
Aeris points to the left.
Sephiroth: You sure?
Aeris: Uh-huh!
Cloud: We should not go there.
Sephiroth: *surprised* Why?
Cloud: We are to go to the east. The Chocobo Billy thinks we are stupid that if he tells us to go to the east. We will go to the south. To make it easier, he told us to go north which is just straight ahead.
Sephiroth: How should you know?
Cloud: The two other paths are dead ends.
Aeris: Let's continue.
*****
Vincent: @#$%^&*$#@~!!
Tifa: Not too loud, Vincent!
Vincent: I can't take this anymore! We've been digging for about 8 hours and where the hell is the materia?!
Tifa: I'm so tired.
Barret: So am I.
Vincent: We've already dug a big hole and we still haven't found the materia!
And yes, it is an ultimately big hole in the Ancient Forest.
Vincent: That's it! I'm quittin'! I'm goin' back up!
Tifa: But how?
Barret is silent.
Barret: I know you miss your large body so much. Compared to that body you are wearing.
Vincent: The hell are you talking about?
Barret: You really want to use your gun-arm now, correct?
Vincent: Yeah...yeah! What the hell am I sayin'?
Tifa: That's the spirit!!
Barret: Then let's contin--
Barret hits a trap door open and falls down dropping his shovel.
Barret: Nuuuueee~!!
Tifa and Vincent: Barret!!
Vincent: I mean, Vincent!!
The two threw their shovel and slides down the tunnel.
Barret hits the ground butt first. He stands up. The two follows.
Barret: What is this place?
The three looks around.
Tifa: Seems to me like it's a mine.
Barret picks up a materia-shaped gem.
Barret: I think we are getting near to the materia.
Vincent: Oh yeah! Let's get goin'!
*****
Storekeeper: The Mystify materia would most probably reach us the next, next hour. Please wait.
Yuffie: Oh, thanks, anyway.
Cait Sith: What now?
Cid: My feet are burning!
Red XIII: Why don't we just stay here and wait for the materia to arrive?
Cait Sith: Hey! That's not such a bad idea.
Cid: *softly* Oh please, no...
Yuffie: Hmmm...since that it's just the next, next hour. We could just wait.
Cid: ...wait?
Yuffie: Yeah! Why?
Cid: Uh...nothing.
Cait Sith: So what, are we gonna stay here?
Yuffie: I need to rest. I don't wanna travel anymore! Unless we're going back to Cosmo Canyon.
Red XIII: Neither do I.
Cid: Can we get an inn, now?
Yuffie: Sure we would!
Cait Sith: Then it's all set! We're gonna stay here.
*****
Aeris: My...body...falling...part...
Sephiroth: I need food, water, cigarettes...tea!
Cloud: My head is spinning.
Sephiroth's steps are beginning to be heavy.
Sephiroth: Don't you think we should rest?
Aeris: I don't know.
Aeris sees a stair way and heavily climbs down it. Cloud looks at the map.
Cloud: If we go straight, we will be able to reach the Road of Trinity.
Sephiroth: Then, from the Road of Trinity. Where are we gonna go?
Cloud looks at the map and sees the continuation of it torn away.
Cloud: I do not know.
Sephiroth: What do you mean you don't know?!
Cloud: The part was torn.
Sephiroth sighs.
Aeris: Maybe we should just go west.
Sephiroth: If it's the wrong way...
Cloud: We will go to the other way.
Sephiroth: Works for me.
Aeris: All right! Let's move it!
Sephiroth was too tired to tell Aeris to stop saying it like a wimp. Aeris jumps down on a stair and falls down to a hole.
Aeris: Whoah!
Sephiroth: Hey!
Sephiroth catches her in time. Aeris manages to get up.
Aeris: Hey, thanks, Sephiroth!
Sephiroth: Yeah! No problem!
Aeris: What's down there anyway.
Aeris peeks.
Aeris: Whoah!
Aeris sits away from the hole as a web was thrown to her.
Sephiroth: What the @#$! was that?
Cloud: That must be where the insects of this forest live.
Aeris stands up.
Cloud: Let's move on.
*****
Tifa drops to the ground lying. Vincent sits on the floor. Barret leans on the wall.
Tifa: Can't we...rest?
Vincent: I...don't...know.
Barret: So...tired...must...rest...Lucrecia...
Tifa: Why don't we take this time to rest? Besides, how are we going to continue if we don't rest? Right?
Barret: I do not deny that.
Vincent: Awright! We gonna take this time to rest and move on if we're A.O.K, got me?
Tifa: Loud and clear.
Barret: I'm glad you've decided to rest.
Vincent: Heh, heh! Can't live looking for something without resting, huh?
Tifa: Who could live in that kind of life?
Barret: Somebody inhuman.
Vincent: Ha! Ha! Sephiroth!
Barret: He can be considered as human.
Tifa: Yeah, whatever.
*****
Cait Sith: Heh, heh! I wonder how the other guys are doing? I bet they're worn out already. Heh, heh! Unlike us, we're enjoying under the sun.
Yuffie: Ha! This isn't such a bad idea after all.
Cait Sith: Of course it isn't! We're having fun in the middle of a mission! This is great!
Red XIII: And we have foods, too!
Cid: *softly* But an air conditioner...
Yuffie: Who wants to go swimming?
Cid: Not me. Meet me in the inn. I'm going to sleep.
Cait Sith: Okay! Poor guy. Heh, heh!
Yuffie: You're really enjoying this thing, huh?
Cait Sith: Yeah! You'll have fun at the beginning then you'll get what you're looking for at the end. Only thing is, I wanna experience this in my own body. Not in a stuffed one!
Red XIII: It's not my fault to have a body like that!
Cait Sith: I know that! I'm not blaming you.
Yuffie: I'm gonna go swimming, okay?
Cait Sith: Take care of my body! Put a sun block lotion before you swim.
Yuffie: Sure I will! Bye!
*****
Sephiroth: Must...rest.
Aeris: I know.
Cloud: We have to go further just for that Chocobo Feather. And we are to battle the owner, too.
Aeris: Are you saying that we should take our time to rest?
Cloud: Yes. Is it bad?
Aeris: No.
Sephiroth: Well I'm snoozing off. Wake me up when we're gonna kick some Demon Chocobo @**. Good night. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...
Aeris sits down leaning on a rock. Cloud sits down besides Sephiroth's sleeping body.
Cloud: ...
Aeris: ...
Sephiroth: Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...........
Aeris wipes her sweat out.
Aeris: Make sure you equip yourself right.
Cloud: As if I have anymore weapons.
Aeris: You have an Ultima Weapon with you. Your weapon's with him.
Aeris points to Sephiroth.
Cloud: We will move on after 15 minutes.
*****
Vincent: Okay! Where the hell are we?
Tifa: I don't know. We seem to be a bit lost.
Barret: We should have asked a map from BugenHagen.
Tifa: If he has one. I don't think he has one.
Vincent: He can get them from his books.
Tifa: But does he need them?
Vincent: No, 'cause he's so old, he can't move his @** to a place like this.
Barret sees a key hole.
Vincent: What is it?
Barret: Come here.
Vincent approaches Barret. Barret takes his clawed hand and picks the lock.
Lock: click!
Tifa: Great! What's in it?
Barret: We are yet to find out.
Vincent: Push it, Tifa.
Tifa: Okay.
Barret and Vincent steps aside as Tifa tries to push it.
Tifa: Come...on...! Uh!
Tifa stops for awhile looking at the heavy door.
Barret: Let me help.
Both of them pushes the door with all their strength but can't. Vincent joins them.
Vincent: Awright, at the count of three, we push. Okay?
Tifa and Barret: Right!
Vincent: Good! One, two, three! Push!
The three pushed and soon stopped seeing the door move. They waited for it to drop but it didn't.
Vincent: Let's give it one good push! Now!
The three pushes the door again as it drops.
Tifa: Whew! That's one heavy door!
Vincent: 'Course it's heavy. It's made up of stone!
Barret looks at the room and sees something emitting an orange glow. He approaches it and touches it. It emits a yellow glow. He moves away from it again and it emits an orange glow.
Barret: This...is the Orange materia...
Tifa: Really?
Vincent: Oh yeah! We got it!
Barret pulls it out from the wall. The room starts shaking.
Tifa: W, what's happening?!
Vincent: Put it back now!
Barret: No!
Tifa: Too late, look!!
Tifa points to a wall. Claws began to appear from it and charges at them. The three ducked and missed the claws. But the claws aren't attacking them. It was attacking the wall. The wall broke open as the claws disappeared.
Tifa: Huh?
Vincent: What?
Barret looks outside and sees orange light from the sky. He smiles.
Barret: We're back in Cosmo Canyon!
Tifa: Let's go! The gang might be waiting for us already!
*****
Storekeeper: Here, ma'am, is the Mystify materia you've been waiting for.
Storekeeper hands Yuffie the materia.
Yuffie: Wow! Thanks!
Storekeeper: My pleasure, ma'am! That is 8000 gil.
Yuffie gratefully gives the payment to the storekeeper.
Storekeeper: Thank you, ma'am! Have a pleasant day in Costa Del Sol!
Yuffie: This is great! Now, we can go back to Cosmo Canyon!
Cid: Finally!
Cait Sith: Yeah, and I can get back to my human body now!
Red XIII: Let's go to the Buggy now!
Cait Sith: I'm so excited, I can't wait!!
Cid: Hallelujah! We are coming home!
*****
Sephiroth: Dead end...
Aeris sighs.
Aeris: Let's go back.
Cloud: No, wait!
Cloud sees a little hole on the wall. Aeris and Sephiroth looks at Cloud. Cloud pulls out his weapon again and tries to break it.
Aeris: I'll help you.
Aeris helps Cloud push the weapon in.
Sephiroth: Uh...me too!
Aeris: No, Sephiroth! Stay there!
Cloud: Cover us.
Sephiroth: R, right!
Sephiroth pulls out his Masamune and gets prepared. The wall begins to break. Cloud and Aeris pulls the weapon up and breaks the wall. The three sees a picture of a deadly looking Chocobo carved on the wall. The Chocobo has sharp teeth and claws and has long feathers.
Aeris: A picture? Of the Demon Chocobo?
Sephiroth: I don't think so.
Aeris: I thought we're going to fight it.
Sephiroth: And I thought it's in a cave!
Cloud: Maybe what the old man and the Chocobo billy told us is a myth.
Aeris: Who old man? BugenHagen?
Sephiroth: That crazy hermit?
Cloud: Yes.
Cloud apporaches the wall and sees a yellow thing sticking out a bit. He touches it and notices it to be a feather. He pulls it out and alas! Has...
Aeris: The Chocobo Feather!
Sephiroth: Oh yeah!
Cloud looks at it.
Cloud: Let's go back.
But before they can turn their backs, a loud, ear drum breaking wark was heard in the room. They got prepared for the fight as the picture slowly came to life. The wall was blasted to bits. A Chocobo ran at the of the group and threw them to it's back while, running. It has long feathers, sharp claws and teeth. Outside, it asked:
Chocobo: Wark, wark?
Aeris: Huh? What is it saying?
Sephiroth: I think it's asking how we are.
Aeris: You think so?
Sephiroth shrugs.
Aeris: Uh...we're doing great! Er...is that the answer you're looking for?
Chocobo: Waaark! Wark, wark!
The Chocobo shook its head rapidly.
Chocobo: Wark, wark, wark?
Aeris: W, what is it saying now?
Sephiroth: Uh...that it doesn't have such a good day?
Chocobo: Waaark! Wark, wark!
The Chocobo shook its head rapidly again. Cloud would have fallen now if he didn't held the Chocobo's feathers tightly.
Cloud: I think it's asking you where to go.
Aeris: Um...To Cosmo Canyon?
Chocobo: Waaaaaaaark!!
With that, it ran off to north.
Cloud: Uh!
Aeris: Whoah!
Sephiroth: Yeehaw!!! Ride on, Chocobo-boy!! Woohooo!!!
Aeris: I think what you said is right, Cloud!
Cloud: This Chocobo is very fast!
Aeris held the feathers more tightly. Cloud held the tail of the Chocobo. Sephiroth only held the Chocobo's neck with his left hand and the other one swinging in the air in a circular way. The Chocobo put to an immediate stop cauising the three to fly to the front. As they fell to the ground. The Chocobo went back.
Sephiroth: Ouch...
Aeris: Whut in the world...
Cloud: Where are we?
Aeris stood up and looked at a large canyon.
Aeris: We're in Cosmo Canyon!
Sephiroth: Huh? What? Cosmetic Cannon?
*****
All of them sat in a circular shape on top of Red XIII's home. Aeris held the materias in place so that they won't roll off and Tifa ties them with the Chocobo Feather.
Aeris: Okay, who wants to try first?
Sephiroth: I would.
Sephiroth takes the materias and throws them to the sky. Something was falling down. It landed on the center of the group. It was the materias.
Sephiroth: Maybe you should do it, Cloud.
Cloud takes the materias and stands up then throws them high in the sky. After 5 minutes it fell down again.
*****
5 hours later
*****
Cait Sith snoozes off. Cid plays with the ground. Red XIII sits with boredom. Cloud waits impatiently. The others keep on trying. BugenHagen arrives.
BugenHagen: How are you doing?
Sephiroth: We tried everything we could! We wanted to use something that could take us to the air and we'll just have to throw the damn thing to the sky but noooooooo! We can't! 'Cause we have to do it by our own strength. 'Cause you said so.
BugenHagen: It's not my fault.
The materias fall down again. Sephiroth stands up enraged and picks them up.
Sephiroth: Why won't this damn thing reach the @#$%^&! stars?!?!?
Sephiroth throws it angrily to the sky. he sat down and waited for it to drop but it didn't. Instead, he recieved a breezy wind. Everybody looked at the sky. The sky emitted a light very brightly. Strong wind blasted again. As the sky was cleared, the group was found lying on the ground.
Sephiroth: ...
Red XIII: ...
Barret: ...
Tifa: ...
Cait Sith: ...
Yuffie: ...
Cid: ...
Vincent: ...
Aeris: ...
Cloud: ...
BugenHagen exits his home and looks at the group.
Sephiroth: ...
Red XIII: ...
Barret: ...
Tifa: ...
Cait Sith: ...
Yuffie: ...
Cid: ...
Vincent: ...
Aeris: ...
Cloud: ... ow...
Cloud slowly sits followed by the rest.
Cloud: I don't feel so good...
Aeris: Neither do I...
Red XIII: What happened?
Cid: &*%$ stuff...
Vincent touches his head and notices his right hand.
Vincent: Claw?
Tifa: Huh?
Barret: The hell are you talking about...?
Vincent shook his head and looked at his hands and claws. He touched his hair and noticed it to be long.
Vincent: What in the name of ...
Barret looks at his hands.
Barret: Oh...#$^@! Hey! Yo! You guys!
Barret immediately stands up.
Barret: We're back to normal!
Cid: Oh yeah!
The others stand up and rejoices. Cid takes out pack of cigarettes and begins to smoke. Yuffie jumps up and down. Cait Sith claps his hands. Red XIII howls. Vincent juts looks at himself. Tifa is glad she is back in her body. Aeris fixes her hair and Cloud stretches his arms. Sephiroth walks to the end of the cliff.
Sephiroth: Enjoy your little victory dance, AVALANCHE.
With that, Sephiroth flies, makes a flip and heads for the North cave.
Aeris: Doesn't it feel good to be back to normal?
Cloud: Yeah!
Aeris: It feel so good!
Aeris fixes her dress and dusts away the dirt on it.
Cloud: Oh! Um..I, I'm sorry about your dress, Aeris.
Cloud brushes away the dirt at her back.
Aeris: Nah! That's okay. At least what you did resulted to this.
Aeris smiles at Cloud shyly. Cloud smiles at her in return. Vincent looks at Cosmo Canyon silently. Yuffie jumps behind him and pushes his shoulders down. Vincent falls.
Vincent: Ugh! Yuffie!
Yuffie: Heh, heh, heh!
Yuffie makes that shaking movement again and jumps down to Wutai. Vincent stands up.
Yuffie: Hey Vince! Vinny!
Vincent looks down.
Yuffie: Never felt so good! Finally got the chance to pick on you! Heh, heh!
Yuffie leaves. Vincent just stays silent and goes down the canyon to go back to Nibelheim. Cait Sith goes back to Gold Saucer and is glad to be stuffed again. Aeris invites Cloud to her home for dinner before Tifa could. Barret joins Tifa to her bar. Cid takes the Buggy and "C.I.D" to Rocket Town. Red XIII goes home with BugenHagen and to them all, it's MISSION: ACCOMPLISHED.
LGStrife: And for me, it's FANFICTION: ACCOMPLISHED. Bye!!
LGStrife leaves with Cloud and Aeris.
***The End***
DISCLAIMER: Cloud, Aeris, Vincent, RedXIII and yes, all them AVALANCHE, Sephiroth, BugenHagen, and Shera are not mine. The places and vehicles, except The C.I.D., are not mine. Obviously. I hope you enjoyed. Feedbacks are very welcome. Just mail it to: lgstrife@fffan.com.
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