FINAL FANTASY VII
AUTHORS NOTE: THE CHARACTER CHRIS MADE HIS DEBUT APPEARENCE IN 'A COUNTDOWN TO CONFUSION'. SINCE THEN HE HAS APPEARED IN A NUMBER OF MY OTHER FICS, SO YOU MAY WANNA READ THEM BEFORE READING THIS, TO GET THE FULL BACKGROUND ON HIM.
'A Countdown To Victory'
"Man, what a bunch of stinkin' ass losers!", Chris snickered as he drooled over his large bag of gil.
He had managed to escape Sector 7 and board the Midgar train to freedom. As he sat in his seat looking out the window, he felt a sense of greatness that he had never experienced before.
"Haha! Now, once I reach Junon I can board the ship to the Costa Del Sol and begin my true journey. The journey to... absolute power!"
Back at Sector 7, Cloud and his friends were frantically searching for Chris, and the answers to the case of the missing money.
"That does it!", snapped Barrett. "We been searchin' for ages now, and we haven't even seen one trace of the scumbag!"
"We have to keep looking!", shouted Tifa. "He probably didn't have much time to get away, so he couldn't have gone far!"
"I'll go check over at the Train Graveyard!", Cloud yelled.
"I'll come with you, Cloud!", smiled Aeris.
"Alright, you and Aeris go check the Train Graveyard, and Barrett and I will check out the remains of the Sector 7 Pillar. Good luck!"
Cloud and Aeris made their way to the Train Graveyard. There were a few people hanging around there, mostly teenages. Cloud approached the train guard, who was waiting in his usual place.
"Excuse me, but we're looking for someone. Have you seen them?"
"Eh?! I see lots of someones! You have to more specific!", mumbled the guard.
"His name is Chris. He's about 16/17 years old, dark brown hair, green eyes..."
"Nice butt!", added Aeris.
"WHAT?!", exclaimed Cloud.
"I'm sorry, but he does!", Aeris blushed. "He might have been carrying something, possibly a sack of money."
"Oh, I know the jerk you're talkin' about! Yeah, I saw him. He boarded the train outta town about five minutes ago."
"Train outta town?! Five minutes ago?! Damn, then he's gone for good!", sighed Cloud.
"Don't worry Cloud. We could still catch him. When is the next train?", Aeris wondered.
"The next train leaves Midgar at 11:04am.", replied the guard.
"Okay, Aeris, go find Tifa and Barrett. Tell 'em we're boarding the next train outta here. We can't let that bozo Chris get away with this!"
Meanwhile, Chris had safely left Midgar. He was wandering about the countryside, making his way to Junon.
"Hmmm, I've gotta go through the Mythril Mine to get to Junon. That's in that direction.", dictated Chris. "Wait-a-minute! Kalm is near here... Kalm..."
The name brought back distant memories to Chris. Kalm was the town that born him. The town he grew up in. The town his parents lived in. The town he abandoned when he was only 14 years old.
"Kalm... It-It's been so long since I went back there. Do I dare to go visit my annoying parents?", he thought. "...Sure! Why not! Maybe I'll be able to swipe some extra cash from 'em! Plus I want my childhood teddy bear! The nights have been so lonely without it!"
It was raining once Chris had reached Kalm. He hurried towards his old home, and knocked on the door. An old man came and opened it.
"Hello?"
"Uh... hi... dad.", sniffed Chris.
"I'm sorry, son. But I think you've got the wrong address. I don't have a son."
"You don't?! Oh man, the old guy's gone senile already!", Chris shivered. "Dammit! Dad, it's me! Chris!"
"Nope. I *did* have a son called Chris, but he ran away from home three years ago."
"Yeah! And now I'm back, you old fart! Lemme in!"
Chris burst into the house, pushing past his old man. He ran into the living room where a woman, quite possibly his mother, sat knitting next to the fire.
"Can I help you, young man?"
"Hi... mother. Uh, it's me, your son, Chris. You remember me, right?"
"Chris! Yes! You came back! I'm so happ-"
"Yeah, yeah! Can I have some money?", Chris asked while pushing her away.
"Papa, our darling son came back.", his mother sniffed. "Why? Why did you leave us like that Chris? Why? You went and left us with your retard of a brother, Stewart. Life was hell!"
"Aw, shut up you old bag! Can I have some money or not?!"
"How much do you need, son?", his dad questioned.
"30,000 gil would do. I'm travelling to world in search of adventure."
"Chris, we'd be glad to give you the money. But all we ask in return is that you sit down here with us, your loving parents, and tell us exactly what you've been doing these past few years.", smirked his mother.
"I been doin' a bit of everything. First I joined SOLDIER, then I became the star attraction at the Gold Saucer. I later became a journalist for the 'Midgar Times'. I've also helped save Rocket Town from giant mutant weeds and I got lucky last Valentine's Day, when I screwed a babe named Yuffie."
"Oh, my! It seems like you've had a crazy time, son!", laughed his dad.
"Yeah, yeah! Now gimme the damn money! Oh, and can I sleep here tonight?"
"Of course!", his mother gigged. "Stewart commited suicide, so you can have his room now!"
"Cool! But uh, I gotta leave early tomorrow. And if anyone calls, or comes over, I'm not here, okay?"
"Okay, hun!", his mother coughed.
"Hmmm...", Chris thought to himself. "I just hope those idiots from Midgar don't try to track me down. Boy, I'd be in *big* trouble then..."
TO BE CONTINUED...
AUTHORS NOTE: THE CHARACTER CHRIS MADE HIS DEBUT APPEARENCE IN 'A COUNTDOWN TO CONFUSION'. SINCE THEN HE HAS APPEARED IN A NUMBER OF MY OTHER FICS, SO YOU MAY WANNA READ THEM BEFORE READING THIS, TO GET THE FULL BACKGROUND ON HIM.
'A Countdown To Victory'
"Man, what a bunch of stinkin' ass losers!", Chris snickered as he drooled over his large bag of gil.
He had managed to escape Sector 7 and board the Midgar train to freedom. As he sat in his seat looking out the window, he felt a sense of greatness that he had never experienced before.
"Haha! Now, once I reach Junon I can board the ship to the Costa Del Sol and begin my true journey. The journey to... absolute power!"
Back at Sector 7, Cloud and his friends were frantically searching for Chris, and the answers to the case of the missing money.
"That does it!", snapped Barrett. "We been searchin' for ages now, and we haven't even seen one trace of the scumbag!"
"We have to keep looking!", shouted Tifa. "He probably didn't have much time to get away, so he couldn't have gone far!"
"I'll go check over at the Train Graveyard!", Cloud yelled.
"I'll come with you, Cloud!", smiled Aeris.
"Alright, you and Aeris go check the Train Graveyard, and Barrett and I will check out the remains of the Sector 7 Pillar. Good luck!"
Cloud and Aeris made their way to the Train Graveyard. There were a few people hanging around there, mostly teenages. Cloud approached the train guard, who was waiting in his usual place.
"Excuse me, but we're looking for someone. Have you seen them?"
"Eh?! I see lots of someones! You have to more specific!", mumbled the guard.
"His name is Chris. He's about 16/17 years old, dark brown hair, green eyes..."
"Nice butt!", added Aeris.
"WHAT?!", exclaimed Cloud.
"I'm sorry, but he does!", Aeris blushed. "He might have been carrying something, possibly a sack of money."
"Oh, I know the jerk you're talkin' about! Yeah, I saw him. He boarded the train outta town about five minutes ago."
"Train outta town?! Five minutes ago?! Damn, then he's gone for good!", sighed Cloud.
"Don't worry Cloud. We could still catch him. When is the next train?", Aeris wondered.
"The next train leaves Midgar at 11:04am.", replied the guard.
"Okay, Aeris, go find Tifa and Barrett. Tell 'em we're boarding the next train outta here. We can't let that bozo Chris get away with this!"
Meanwhile, Chris had safely left Midgar. He was wandering about the countryside, making his way to Junon.
"Hmmm, I've gotta go through the Mythril Mine to get to Junon. That's in that direction.", dictated Chris. "Wait-a-minute! Kalm is near here... Kalm..."
The name brought back distant memories to Chris. Kalm was the town that born him. The town he grew up in. The town his parents lived in. The town he abandoned when he was only 14 years old.
"Kalm... It-It's been so long since I went back there. Do I dare to go visit my annoying parents?", he thought. "...Sure! Why not! Maybe I'll be able to swipe some extra cash from 'em! Plus I want my childhood teddy bear! The nights have been so lonely without it!"
It was raining once Chris had reached Kalm. He hurried towards his old home, and knocked on the door. An old man came and opened it.
"Hello?"
"Uh... hi... dad.", sniffed Chris.
"I'm sorry, son. But I think you've got the wrong address. I don't have a son."
"You don't?! Oh man, the old guy's gone senile already!", Chris shivered. "Dammit! Dad, it's me! Chris!"
"Nope. I *did* have a son called Chris, but he ran away from home three years ago."
"Yeah! And now I'm back, you old fart! Lemme in!"
Chris burst into the house, pushing past his old man. He ran into the living room where a woman, quite possibly his mother, sat knitting next to the fire.
"Can I help you, young man?"
"Hi... mother. Uh, it's me, your son, Chris. You remember me, right?"
"Chris! Yes! You came back! I'm so happ-"
"Yeah, yeah! Can I have some money?", Chris asked while pushing her away.
"Papa, our darling son came back.", his mother sniffed. "Why? Why did you leave us like that Chris? Why? You went and left us with your retard of a brother, Stewart. Life was hell!"
"Aw, shut up you old bag! Can I have some money or not?!"
"How much do you need, son?", his dad questioned.
"30,000 gil would do. I'm travelling to world in search of adventure."
"Chris, we'd be glad to give you the money. But all we ask in return is that you sit down here with us, your loving parents, and tell us exactly what you've been doing these past few years.", smirked his mother.
"I been doin' a bit of everything. First I joined SOLDIER, then I became the star attraction at the Gold Saucer. I later became a journalist for the 'Midgar Times'. I've also helped save Rocket Town from giant mutant weeds and I got lucky last Valentine's Day, when I screwed a babe named Yuffie."
"Oh, my! It seems like you've had a crazy time, son!", laughed his dad.
"Yeah, yeah! Now gimme the damn money! Oh, and can I sleep here tonight?"
"Of course!", his mother gigged. "Stewart commited suicide, so you can have his room now!"
"Cool! But uh, I gotta leave early tomorrow. And if anyone calls, or comes over, I'm not here, okay?"
"Okay, hun!", his mother coughed.
"Hmmm...", Chris thought to himself. "I just hope those idiots from Midgar don't try to track me down. Boy, I'd be in *big* trouble then..."
TO BE CONTINUED...