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'
"Geez, this is ridiculous! I've been waitin' here for half an hour now! Where the hell is that damn ship?!", Chris growled.
Chris had arrived safely at Junon Harbour. The walk had been long and hard, but he had made it and was now prepared for the trip to the other continent. His temper had reached boiling point though, as the ship hadn't turned up yet.
"Like I said earlier, it'll be here in about 15 minutes!", grumbled a nearby sailor.
"Dammit!", Chris mumbled to himself. "If that ship doesn't hurry up, then I'm gonna be in deep doo-dah! Please God, please... don't let those idiotic weirdo's from Midgar be followin' me, please!"
Meanwhile, Cloud and his friends had just emerged from the Mythril Mine. They were exausted, but they had to catch up with Chris.
"There it is guys! Junon! We're nearly there!"
"Phew! At last!", slurred Barrett. "My feet are killin' me! I need to rest!"
"Relax Barrett! As soon as we board the Highwind, you can rest all you want!", Cloud laughed. "Are you okay Aeris?"
"I'm fine Cloud.", the ancient smiled.
"You sure? I mean, we barely escaped the Midgar Zolom, but I think you had the worst of it!"
"I was a little worried when he swallowed me, but, well, you know the rest.", Aeris flinched.
"C'mon, you two! Less talk and more fawlk!", whailed Yuffie. "Junon is just a few minutes more away!"
Cloud and Aeris gave a short sigh, then ran off to join the rest of the party who had shot off ahead. It didn't take long until they eventually reached the seaside city.
"Pee-ew!", Yuffie choked. "This place hasn't changed at all! It still smells like Barrett's mouldy old socks!"
"Hey! I wash my socks three times a week, ya'here?!"
"Whatever! Let's just get to the airport right away!", Yuffie snarled.
Just then, the party heard the call of a familiar voice.
"Cloud! My hero Cloud has returned! I knew he would!"
"What the?! Oh no, its that annoying little girl... Priscilla.", he coughed. "Uh, hi Priscilla! It's good to see you again!"
The young girl darted toward the party at an alarming rate. She leapt into Cloud's arms and hugged him tightly.
"Have you found a good church for us to marry into yet?", she belowed.
"Marry?!", exclaimed another familiar voice. It was Priscilla's grandpa. "You sick pervert! There is no way in Hell that you are marrying my six year old granddaughter!"
"No! No, you got it all wrong!", Cloud stuttered in his denfence.
"Oh, Cloud! I didn't know it was you! Haha! You know you are welcome to marry my Priscilla anytime you want! You've already done so much for her!"
"Oooh! Cloud's gettin' married in the morning!", sang Yuffie. "Will Barrett be your best man?"
"Yeah, if there's anythin' I can do Cloud, jus' ask!", suggested Barrett.
"Look! Priscilla and I are *not* getting married!", Cloud screamed. "Listen Grandpa, we can't stop. We're in a hurry."
"Oh, alright. Say goodbye to Cloud, Priscilla!"
"Goodbye Cloud! I'll wait for you!"
"Ergh!", Cloud shivered as he walked off. "Give me Tifa anyday!"
The Highwind, just as Cid had said, was still docked in at Junon airport.
"Okay, everyone onboard!", Cloud yelled.
Barrett, Tifa and Aeris all climbed aboard. Cloud was just about to enter himself, when he noticed Yuffie hiding behind a wooden crate.
"Yuffie, aren't you coming?"
"Uh... I was gonna... But I get travel sickness real easy! I don't think I could make it!"
"I know just how you feel Yuffie, but you have to learn to push it deep down inside of you. Then you'll be able to do anything, just like me!"
"You make it sound so simple, Cloud." Yuffie slurred. "B-But I'm different to you! I don't have faith! Uh, maybe I'll stay here, if that's okay with you?"
"Urgh...", groaned Cloud. "Alright. If that's how you want it. We'll go after Chris by ourselves."
"Yep!", Yuffie turned away as Cloud disappeared into the Highwind. She made her way back to Lower Junon, when suddenly, she caught sight of someone she recognised down at the harbour. "Oh Gawd! It's him! It's Chris!"
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'
"Geez, this is ridiculous! I've been waitin' here for half an hour now! Where the hell is that damn ship?!", Chris growled.
Chris had arrived safely at Junon Harbour. The walk had been long and hard, but he had made it and was now prepared for the trip to the other continent. His temper had reached boiling point though, as the ship hadn't turned up yet.
"Like I said earlier, it'll be here in about 15 minutes!", grumbled a nearby sailor.
"Dammit!", Chris mumbled to himself. "If that ship doesn't hurry up, then I'm gonna be in deep doo-dah! Please God, please... don't let those idiotic weirdo's from Midgar be followin' me, please!"
Meanwhile, Cloud and his friends had just emerged from the Mythril Mine. They were exausted, but they had to catch up with Chris.
"There it is guys! Junon! We're nearly there!"
"Phew! At last!", slurred Barrett. "My feet are killin' me! I need to rest!"
"Relax Barrett! As soon as we board the Highwind, you can rest all you want!", Cloud laughed. "Are you okay Aeris?"
"I'm fine Cloud.", the ancient smiled.
"You sure? I mean, we barely escaped the Midgar Zolom, but I think you had the worst of it!"
"I was a little worried when he swallowed me, but, well, you know the rest.", Aeris flinched.
"C'mon, you two! Less talk and more fawlk!", whailed Yuffie. "Junon is just a few minutes more away!"
Cloud and Aeris gave a short sigh, then ran off to join the rest of the party who had shot off ahead. It didn't take long until they eventually reached the seaside city.
"Pee-ew!", Yuffie choked. "This place hasn't changed at all! It still smells like Barrett's mouldy old socks!"
"Hey! I wash my socks three times a week, ya'here?!"
"Whatever! Let's just get to the airport right away!", Yuffie snarled.
Just then, the party heard the call of a familiar voice.
"Cloud! My hero Cloud has returned! I knew he would!"
"What the?! Oh no, its that annoying little girl... Priscilla.", he coughed. "Uh, hi Priscilla! It's good to see you again!"
The young girl darted toward the party at an alarming rate. She leapt into Cloud's arms and hugged him tightly.
"Have you found a good church for us to marry into yet?", she belowed.
"Marry?!", exclaimed another familiar voice. It was Priscilla's grandpa. "You sick pervert! There is no way in Hell that you are marrying my six year old granddaughter!"
"No! No, you got it all wrong!", Cloud stuttered in his denfence.
"Oh, Cloud! I didn't know it was you! Haha! You know you are welcome to marry my Priscilla anytime you want! You've already done so much for her!"
"Oooh! Cloud's gettin' married in the morning!", sang Yuffie. "Will Barrett be your best man?"
"Yeah, if there's anythin' I can do Cloud, jus' ask!", suggested Barrett.
"Look! Priscilla and I are *not* getting married!", Cloud screamed. "Listen Grandpa, we can't stop. We're in a hurry."
"Oh, alright. Say goodbye to Cloud, Priscilla!"
"Goodbye Cloud! I'll wait for you!"
"Ergh!", Cloud shivered as he walked off. "Give me Tifa anyday!"
The Highwind, just as Cid had said, was still docked in at Junon airport.
"Okay, everyone onboard!", Cloud yelled.
Barrett, Tifa and Aeris all climbed aboard. Cloud was just about to enter himself, when he noticed Yuffie hiding behind a wooden crate.
"Yuffie, aren't you coming?"
"Uh... I was gonna... But I get travel sickness real easy! I don't think I could make it!"
"I know just how you feel Yuffie, but you have to learn to push it deep down inside of you. Then you'll be able to do anything, just like me!"
"You make it sound so simple, Cloud." Yuffie slurred. "B-But I'm different to you! I don't have faith! Uh, maybe I'll stay here, if that's okay with you?"
"Urgh...", groaned Cloud. "Alright. If that's how you want it. We'll go after Chris by ourselves."
"Yep!", Yuffie turned away as Cloud disappeared into the Highwind. She made her way back to Lower Junon, when suddenly, she caught sight of someone she recognised down at the harbour. "Oh Gawd! It's him! It's Chris!"
TO BE CONTINUED...