Tifa opened her eyes and found herself at the Cosmo Canyon inn. After stretching and yawning, she got up and went out to the 'lobby'. She could see Cloud sitting by the flame outside, along with some elders. As she watched, they all stood up, and Cloud started back towards her. Tifa hurried out the door and asked, "What's wrong?"
"RedXIII's missing too," he replied glumly.
"So now it's him and Vincent?"
"And Elena."
Cloud and Tifa turned to the new speaker. "Reno!?"
Reno grinned sloppily. "What, expecting Sephiroth?"
Tifa narrowed her eyes, about to speak, but Cloud cut her off. "Elena's missing?"
"Yeah. She disappeared a few days ago, and me n' Rude were searching the area." He turned away. "No sign of her. It's the Weapon..."
"Weapon??"
"You wouldn't know." He started walking away to the exit of the canyon.
"Reno wait!" Tifa cried. "What Weapon? Where're our friends?!?!"
He stopped. "I don't know. Even if I did, it's none of your business."
"If it has to do with dissapearances of Avalanche members and Weapons, Reno, it is our business!" Cloud snapped angrily, his hand resting on his Ultima Weapon.
Reno looked up suddenly. "I won't have to explain it." Tifa and Cloud stared at him blankly. "It's already here."
"Wha!?" They looked up and their eyes immediately widened. Tifa tightened her fists into balls and Cloud unsheathed his sword.
"Do you have Knights of the Round?" Reno asked, also taking out his weapon.
"No. Yuffie took it after Meteor."
"Great, Spike!"
The few people who had been lounging around the canyon were already gone, fearing the Weapon that was closing in on them.
"Which one is that?" Tifa wondered aloud.
Cloud squinted. "...Emerald. The water based Weapon! Got Ifrit?"
"Nope. Yuffie."
"That's wonderful!"
The Emerald Weapon loomed above and seemed to be searching the canyon. When it 'saw' Cloud, Tifa and Reno, it let out a roar, zooming in on them. They tensed up.
"Ultimate End!"
The 3 looked up at the stairs leading to the item's shop. "Yuffie!"
Yuffie jumped down, grinning. "Hi!"
"Yuffie, what-" Tifa began.
Reno cutted in. "Excuse me, but there is a Weapon right above ready to kill us here, so, let's run!!"
"Crap! You guys have a Mime??" Yuffie cried, looking back at the Weapon, who was on its last knight.
Cloud answered, "I do! Mime!" The knights reappeared, ready to unleash their fury again.
"What now?" Tifa said, between breaths. They were running down the main set of stairs in Cosmo Canyon. She could see Koiyo, warking like mad. Another 2 chocobos were next to her, and beside that chocobo was Rude on one of his own.
Yuffie clambored up on the mystery chocobo. "Let's see if we can get it's attention away from Cosmo Canyon!"
Reno got on the other one. "You guys go ahead! We're outta here!" He swiftly kicked his chocobo and he and Rude left the few Avalanche members alone.
Cloud and Tifa climbed onto Koiyo and started running out towards the ocean. "Cloud! The Emerald Weapon'll have an advantage underwater!" Tifa said.
"Just as long as we get it away from Cosmo Canyon!"
The final, 13th knight finished its attack on the Weapon. Seeming barely even fazed, it immediately turned it's attention back to Yuffie, Cloud, and Tifa. Letting out a howl that nearly shook the planet, it gave chase.
"Shit!" Cloud cursed. "Get ready!" He slowed Koiyo to a stop, and Yuffie did the same with her chocobo.
The Emerald Weapon came closer and was on top of them in a second. It screeched again, and flew right past them. It crashed into the ocean, and vanished.
"Whoa..." Yuffie whispered. She raised her voice. "What was that??"
Cloud looked out over the plains. The former Turks were gone.
"It looked like it was after us. But when it had a perfect oppurtunity to attack us, it ran," Tifa said thoughtfully.
"It was probably hurt real bad by my materia!" Yuffie boasted.
"Your materia!? It was ours first!"
Cloud sighed. He kicked Koiyo, and they started back to the canyon.
The girl stared emptilly into space. She was unaware of the man who stood behind her. "Hi."
She jumped a bit, and said to the blue-haired boy, "Don't scare me like that."
He smiled thinly and sat down on the cold metallic floor beside her. "Heard you found them at Cosmo Canyon."
She nodded wordlessly, then said, "There was something... odd."
"Odd?"
"They were... familiar."
"Of course they were. They're Avalanche."
"That's not it. I mean... never mind." They sat in silence, staring into nothingness.
"RedXIII's missing too," he replied glumly.
"So now it's him and Vincent?"
"And Elena."
Cloud and Tifa turned to the new speaker. "Reno!?"
Reno grinned sloppily. "What, expecting Sephiroth?"
Tifa narrowed her eyes, about to speak, but Cloud cut her off. "Elena's missing?"
"Yeah. She disappeared a few days ago, and me n' Rude were searching the area." He turned away. "No sign of her. It's the Weapon..."
"Weapon??"
"You wouldn't know." He started walking away to the exit of the canyon.
"Reno wait!" Tifa cried. "What Weapon? Where're our friends?!?!"
He stopped. "I don't know. Even if I did, it's none of your business."
"If it has to do with dissapearances of Avalanche members and Weapons, Reno, it is our business!" Cloud snapped angrily, his hand resting on his Ultima Weapon.
Reno looked up suddenly. "I won't have to explain it." Tifa and Cloud stared at him blankly. "It's already here."
"Wha!?" They looked up and their eyes immediately widened. Tifa tightened her fists into balls and Cloud unsheathed his sword.
"Do you have Knights of the Round?" Reno asked, also taking out his weapon.
"No. Yuffie took it after Meteor."
"Great, Spike!"
The few people who had been lounging around the canyon were already gone, fearing the Weapon that was closing in on them.
"Which one is that?" Tifa wondered aloud.
Cloud squinted. "...Emerald. The water based Weapon! Got Ifrit?"
"Nope. Yuffie."
"That's wonderful!"
The Emerald Weapon loomed above and seemed to be searching the canyon. When it 'saw' Cloud, Tifa and Reno, it let out a roar, zooming in on them. They tensed up.
"Ultimate End!"
The 3 looked up at the stairs leading to the item's shop. "Yuffie!"
Yuffie jumped down, grinning. "Hi!"
"Yuffie, what-" Tifa began.
Reno cutted in. "Excuse me, but there is a Weapon right above ready to kill us here, so, let's run!!"
"Crap! You guys have a Mime??" Yuffie cried, looking back at the Weapon, who was on its last knight.
Cloud answered, "I do! Mime!" The knights reappeared, ready to unleash their fury again.
"What now?" Tifa said, between breaths. They were running down the main set of stairs in Cosmo Canyon. She could see Koiyo, warking like mad. Another 2 chocobos were next to her, and beside that chocobo was Rude on one of his own.
Yuffie clambored up on the mystery chocobo. "Let's see if we can get it's attention away from Cosmo Canyon!"
Reno got on the other one. "You guys go ahead! We're outta here!" He swiftly kicked his chocobo and he and Rude left the few Avalanche members alone.
Cloud and Tifa climbed onto Koiyo and started running out towards the ocean. "Cloud! The Emerald Weapon'll have an advantage underwater!" Tifa said.
"Just as long as we get it away from Cosmo Canyon!"
The final, 13th knight finished its attack on the Weapon. Seeming barely even fazed, it immediately turned it's attention back to Yuffie, Cloud, and Tifa. Letting out a howl that nearly shook the planet, it gave chase.
"Shit!" Cloud cursed. "Get ready!" He slowed Koiyo to a stop, and Yuffie did the same with her chocobo.
The Emerald Weapon came closer and was on top of them in a second. It screeched again, and flew right past them. It crashed into the ocean, and vanished.
"Whoa..." Yuffie whispered. She raised her voice. "What was that??"
Cloud looked out over the plains. The former Turks were gone.
"It looked like it was after us. But when it had a perfect oppurtunity to attack us, it ran," Tifa said thoughtfully.
"It was probably hurt real bad by my materia!" Yuffie boasted.
"Your materia!? It was ours first!"
Cloud sighed. He kicked Koiyo, and they started back to the canyon.
The girl stared emptilly into space. She was unaware of the man who stood behind her. "Hi."
She jumped a bit, and said to the blue-haired boy, "Don't scare me like that."
He smiled thinly and sat down on the cold metallic floor beside her. "Heard you found them at Cosmo Canyon."
She nodded wordlessly, then said, "There was something... odd."
"Odd?"
"They were... familiar."
"Of course they were. They're Avalanche."
"That's not it. I mean... never mind." They sat in silence, staring into nothingness.