The battle in the sky continued for well over half an hour. Although Weapon was larger, and stronger, he was unable to counter the two front attacks of the creatures. Tifa looked up, and shook her head. "Weapon needs to come down. We can help him then."

Yuffie looked at Tifa like she was crazy. "You want to help Weapon? But that thing tried to kill us!"

"That may be… But now it's trying to save the planet! We have to help."

The elder looked at her. "If you truly wish to aid, the time shall come…"

Tifa stood resolved. "If Cloud were here, he'd want it this way. Besides, this is our world too!"

Barret nodded. "She's right. For Cloud!"

The others joined in. "For Cloud, and all the people of this world!"

The elder nodded. "You chose well, young one. They truly are heroes of this planet… So be it! Weapon, the planet calls you back. Bring you battle back!"

With a screech, Weapon dove back towards the Northern Crater, the two Meteo beasts following close behind. It landed on the edge of the crater, calling out a challenge that echoed across the planet. The warriors drew their weapons, knowing it was more than a fight for their survival. It was a fight to save the planet, and prove that humans had a place in the world. The creatures flew onwards, ignoring the humans. The only thing they worried about was Weapon.

Tifa wasn't going to let them ignore her however. "You may ignore us now, but you don't scare us…"

"Yeah! We took on the weapons, and they were just as big as you!"

"For the planet!"

The warriors rushed into battle, weapons flashing in the setting sunlight. The Meteo creatures ignore them, up until the point that Tifa landed a blow on one.

The one she hit turned to face her. "Even the vermin of the world face us… By your death, we gain life!"

"Only if you can defeat us! For Cloud, and the planet, we will fight you!" Tifa launched another attack. The creature rose up, planning to flatten her. But the others were not willing to back down, and launched their own attacks. Calling on every source of power they had, magic and weapons flew at the creature. Although it was large, it proved to be vulnerable to the attacks of the human warriors.

While Tifa and her companions kept the one creature occupied, Weapon gained the upper hand on it's opponent. In desperation, the Meteo creature facing Weapon called out for its companion. But the second creature was too busy engaging with the humans to help. Weapon destroyed the first Meteo monster, then proceeded to engage the one fighting the humans. That one soon fell as well, and Weapon rose to the sky, crying out its victory.


The Elder nodded. "The choice has been made. By their acts of courage, these warriors have proven that humans are not the Evil ones. Weapon! Return to your slumber, and await the day the planet needs your help again. And now, we shall return to the planet, as it was meant to be. One day, humanity shall return, just as we Certa have…"

As the warriors watched, the ghostly figures of the Certa vanished. Arith was the final one to leave, waving goodbye to her friends, as she descended into the Lifestream once again. And though out the world, the Lifestream returned to its lair, deep within the earth. Finally, only the nine warriors remained, standing around a newly arose Mako fountain. And from that, emerged several summoning materia, one for each summoned monster. Tifa reached out, and picked up the nearest. Even though all the orbs looked alike, she knew exactly what each one summoned.

"And so, the planet is saved, and the summoned monsters are no longer endangered by the lack of Materia…"

Cait nodded as he reached to take another. "And I'm no longer a part of this stuffed doll. Although it was interesting, I never want to do that again!"

Chrono looked at the orbs. "So, what dose this stuff do?"

Tifa looked at him. "Come on, I'll tell you on the way to the Highwind. Something tells me there's going to be a lot of explaining to do…"

The group moved off towards the exit of the mountain. In time, Chrono and his friends would have to leave, but they wanted to see the world, which they had heard so much about. And Tifa needed something to distract her until she came to grips with the loss of Cloud.