Chapter 6: Round One
He's overdoing it. Tifa thought, watching Cloud push himself to the limits while training. The last six times he had trained he had to be hospitalized. She couldn't believe what he was putting himself through. Damn it Cloud...you're really going to hurt yourself one of these day. Cloud collapsed on the ground as she was thinking.
"Cloud?!?!" She ran out by his side.
"I'm fine." He managed, blood dripping from the edge of his mouth.
"Cloud, stop it now."
"I said I'm fine." He looked weak, but determined to continue
"And I said stop it now." Tifa possesed the same determination, only maybe a little bit stronger.
He forced a smile as he looked up at her. "Come on Tifa, just a little longer."
"No." She said sternly. He looked at her with pleading eyes. "Don't even try it."
"Come on Tifa I ju-" She punched him square in the face knocking him out cold.
"Sometimes Cloud you really are a pain in the ass." She dragged him out into the house and began to get some food ready. She sighed as she saw his limp form on the couch.
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Yuffie counted her materia again. "Only 17!?!?" Her voice was panicky as she counted agian. "I could have sword it was 18 yesterday." She siged. "I bet Barret took one. He just hates me and anything he could do to piss me off." She squeezed one of the materia in her fist. "OOOO. If I ever get my hands on him." Just then Barret barged in.
"Yuffie!"
"Barret!"
"You little brat."
"You lunk head."
"You stole my materia." They said in unison.
"No! You did." Again in unison.
"Yuffie you little %$#@ed up kid. Give me my materia back."
"I didn't steal your materia this time, I swear it."
"I don't give a rats ass what you swear about Yuffie, Give me my materia now."
Yuffie growled, almost like a kitten or puppy would. "Shut up Barret!! You just want my materia so you're trying to take it."
"DAMNIT!!! I'm not takin your materia, you're takin mine!!"
The two squared off, Yuffie though at a disadvantage, seeing as she was so much smaller then Barret. Just then Cid walked in humming some unknown tune. "Hey every- What the hell?!"
The two both started shouting at Cid how the other took their materia. Cid looked somewhat confused, then he turned a little red. "I better go you guys...I think me and Shera had a date..."
Barret nodded to Cid, but Yuffie wasn't quite as slow. "Shera didn't even come along!!"
Barret turned to Cid, who immediately broke into a run. After only a few minutes the two had captured Cid and got him to tell them where the materia was.
"It was just a joke guys, really it was." Cid pleaded. "I just wanted to get things a little more lively around here." Yuffie kicked him and Cid stopped talking.
"Shuddup you. I think we should take your materia for a while and see how you like it." Barret looked at Yuffie questioningly, but she only smiled innocently.
Before any more arguing could take place a form dropped into the airship from the sky. "Sephiroth!!" Yuffie shouted.
Barret squinted and shook his head. "No...I think it's TYLER!?!" The man landed softly on the ground.
"Hello everyone. Glad to see no one has died since I left. Now tell me, where is Sephiroth?"
"Quit playin games Tyler." Cloud said as he came out from his cabin.
"What do you mean?"
"I know what kinda game you and Sephiroth are playing."
"Oh do you now?"
"Yes I do."
"Then tell me exactly what kind of game we are playing." Tyler sneered.
"I know you two set up our last encounter to make it look like you two weren't working together. I know Sephiroth is teaching and training you. It would be foolish for him not to." Cloud was confident he had called the bluff, and the look on Tyler's face confirmed it.
Barret, Yuffie, and Cid were all speechless. Yuffie's mouth hung open like a child's. Cloud just sneered as he watched Tyler struggle for words. "How? How did you know?"
"You guys aren't exactly world class actors."
"What do you mean?"
"If Sephiroth hadn't known you I am positive he would have been at least a little surprised how closely you resembled him." Tyler starred wide eyed at the blond haired man.
Tyler drew his sword, which closely resembled the Masamune instead of the Buster Sword now. He pointed it at Cloud's head. "You die now scum."
Cloud quickly drew the faithful Buster Sword out of its holster. Now his training was about to pay off. He back flipped as Tyler made a slash at Cloud. He landed gently on his feet and immediatly pushed off again, flipping over Tyler's head. He quickly spun in the air, landed and slashed at Tyler. But, Sephiroth had been training him as well.
Tyler jumped backwards, but his black trench coat was slashed. He looked up angrily at Cloud, but had now time to whine, for Cloud was aiming a foot at his face. He quickly moved his face, which set him up nicely for Cloud's next move. The spinning back kick caught him square on and Tyler went spinning, stopped only by the wall. He slouched to the ground.
Cloud aimed his sword for Tyler's throat. However, Tyler ducked and rolled, dodging the blow. But again Cloud's reflexes won the battle. As his sword bore down on the target that wasn't there, he let go of the sword and twisted his body so that his leg caught Tyler's chest.
With Tyler trying to regain his breat, Cloud grabbed his sword on his way to the ground pulling it out of the stone. Tyler was ready when Cloud got back up though. This time a well aimed fist caught Cloud off guard. He went stumbling backwards, somehow staying on his feet.
Tyler charge, the giant sword out in front of him, but Cloud had expected this, and knew only a begginer would try something like this. Cloud ducked and spun around, kicking out both of Tyler's knees from underneath him. Tyler fell on his face, the Masamune look-a-like flying off over the edge of the airship.
A boot came softly down on the back of Tyler's head. "Where are you and Sephiroth hiding." There was no answer. Cloud put a little weight onto the boot. He muffled yell came out. "Where are you and Sephiroth hiding." He repeated the question. And still no answer. More weight was put on the boot. This time Tyler's arm swung out and hooked Cloud's leg. He pulled the arm back in causing Cloud to stumbled forward. His boot uncovering Tyler's head.
Tyler sprang up and ran to the edge of the ship. He jumped off. Although the ship wasn't in the air it was still a good 50 feet down. Cloud ran to the side and looked down after him. But all he saw was a silver blur come in and take Tyler away. Damn...Sephiroth...
(Ok, R&R, you know you can R&R for each chapter...Anyway I'm workin on chapter four right now, even before i finished this fight scene. Well it shouldn't be too long.)
He's overdoing it. Tifa thought, watching Cloud push himself to the limits while training. The last six times he had trained he had to be hospitalized. She couldn't believe what he was putting himself through. Damn it Cloud...you're really going to hurt yourself one of these day. Cloud collapsed on the ground as she was thinking.
"Cloud?!?!" She ran out by his side.
"I'm fine." He managed, blood dripping from the edge of his mouth.
"Cloud, stop it now."
"I said I'm fine." He looked weak, but determined to continue
"And I said stop it now." Tifa possesed the same determination, only maybe a little bit stronger.
He forced a smile as he looked up at her. "Come on Tifa, just a little longer."
"No." She said sternly. He looked at her with pleading eyes. "Don't even try it."
"Come on Tifa I ju-" She punched him square in the face knocking him out cold.
"Sometimes Cloud you really are a pain in the ass." She dragged him out into the house and began to get some food ready. She sighed as she saw his limp form on the couch.
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Yuffie counted her materia again. "Only 17!?!?" Her voice was panicky as she counted agian. "I could have sword it was 18 yesterday." She siged. "I bet Barret took one. He just hates me and anything he could do to piss me off." She squeezed one of the materia in her fist. "OOOO. If I ever get my hands on him." Just then Barret barged in.
"Yuffie!"
"Barret!"
"You little brat."
"You lunk head."
"You stole my materia." They said in unison.
"No! You did." Again in unison.
"Yuffie you little %$#@ed up kid. Give me my materia back."
"I didn't steal your materia this time, I swear it."
"I don't give a rats ass what you swear about Yuffie, Give me my materia now."
Yuffie growled, almost like a kitten or puppy would. "Shut up Barret!! You just want my materia so you're trying to take it."
"DAMNIT!!! I'm not takin your materia, you're takin mine!!"
The two squared off, Yuffie though at a disadvantage, seeing as she was so much smaller then Barret. Just then Cid walked in humming some unknown tune. "Hey every- What the hell?!"
The two both started shouting at Cid how the other took their materia. Cid looked somewhat confused, then he turned a little red. "I better go you guys...I think me and Shera had a date..."
Barret nodded to Cid, but Yuffie wasn't quite as slow. "Shera didn't even come along!!"
Barret turned to Cid, who immediately broke into a run. After only a few minutes the two had captured Cid and got him to tell them where the materia was.
"It was just a joke guys, really it was." Cid pleaded. "I just wanted to get things a little more lively around here." Yuffie kicked him and Cid stopped talking.
"Shuddup you. I think we should take your materia for a while and see how you like it." Barret looked at Yuffie questioningly, but she only smiled innocently.
Before any more arguing could take place a form dropped into the airship from the sky. "Sephiroth!!" Yuffie shouted.
Barret squinted and shook his head. "No...I think it's TYLER!?!" The man landed softly on the ground.
"Hello everyone. Glad to see no one has died since I left. Now tell me, where is Sephiroth?"
"Quit playin games Tyler." Cloud said as he came out from his cabin.
"What do you mean?"
"I know what kinda game you and Sephiroth are playing."
"Oh do you now?"
"Yes I do."
"Then tell me exactly what kind of game we are playing." Tyler sneered.
"I know you two set up our last encounter to make it look like you two weren't working together. I know Sephiroth is teaching and training you. It would be foolish for him not to." Cloud was confident he had called the bluff, and the look on Tyler's face confirmed it.
Barret, Yuffie, and Cid were all speechless. Yuffie's mouth hung open like a child's. Cloud just sneered as he watched Tyler struggle for words. "How? How did you know?"
"You guys aren't exactly world class actors."
"What do you mean?"
"If Sephiroth hadn't known you I am positive he would have been at least a little surprised how closely you resembled him." Tyler starred wide eyed at the blond haired man.
Tyler drew his sword, which closely resembled the Masamune instead of the Buster Sword now. He pointed it at Cloud's head. "You die now scum."
Cloud quickly drew the faithful Buster Sword out of its holster. Now his training was about to pay off. He back flipped as Tyler made a slash at Cloud. He landed gently on his feet and immediatly pushed off again, flipping over Tyler's head. He quickly spun in the air, landed and slashed at Tyler. But, Sephiroth had been training him as well.
Tyler jumped backwards, but his black trench coat was slashed. He looked up angrily at Cloud, but had now time to whine, for Cloud was aiming a foot at his face. He quickly moved his face, which set him up nicely for Cloud's next move. The spinning back kick caught him square on and Tyler went spinning, stopped only by the wall. He slouched to the ground.
Cloud aimed his sword for Tyler's throat. However, Tyler ducked and rolled, dodging the blow. But again Cloud's reflexes won the battle. As his sword bore down on the target that wasn't there, he let go of the sword and twisted his body so that his leg caught Tyler's chest.
With Tyler trying to regain his breat, Cloud grabbed his sword on his way to the ground pulling it out of the stone. Tyler was ready when Cloud got back up though. This time a well aimed fist caught Cloud off guard. He went stumbling backwards, somehow staying on his feet.
Tyler charge, the giant sword out in front of him, but Cloud had expected this, and knew only a begginer would try something like this. Cloud ducked and spun around, kicking out both of Tyler's knees from underneath him. Tyler fell on his face, the Masamune look-a-like flying off over the edge of the airship.
A boot came softly down on the back of Tyler's head. "Where are you and Sephiroth hiding." There was no answer. Cloud put a little weight onto the boot. He muffled yell came out. "Where are you and Sephiroth hiding." He repeated the question. And still no answer. More weight was put on the boot. This time Tyler's arm swung out and hooked Cloud's leg. He pulled the arm back in causing Cloud to stumbled forward. His boot uncovering Tyler's head.
Tyler sprang up and ran to the edge of the ship. He jumped off. Although the ship wasn't in the air it was still a good 50 feet down. Cloud ran to the side and looked down after him. But all he saw was a silver blur come in and take Tyler away. Damn...Sephiroth...
(Ok, R&R, you know you can R&R for each chapter...Anyway I'm workin on chapter four right now, even before i finished this fight scene. Well it shouldn't be too long.)