While crossing over the Nibelheim Mountains, Cloud suddenly asked, "Yuffie, on cargo ships and the Highwind you get sick. But on chocobos you don't. Why is that?"

Yuffie grinned. "I dunno. I guess I'm more used to chocobos than ships."

"Yeah, but chocobos rock more," he insisted, "so you should be getting sicker.

"I'm more used to chocobos."

"But..."

Tifa sighed. "Cloud....."

"Hmph!" They rode in silence the rest of the way to Rocket Town

As they entered, someone shouted, "Hey, lookout!!"

Yuffie was almost knocked off her chocobo as something hit her on the side of her head. "HEY!!"

A little girl ran to her and picked up the ball. "Sorry lady on a funny birdy," she said and ran back to her friends.

Yuffie glared after her. "Gawd...." She, Cloud and Tifa dismounted their chocobos and went straight to Cid's house. "Cid?"

Shera poked her head out of the workroom (where the car is, I dunno what's called...). "Oh hi guys! Cid's out back working on the Highwind."

"Thanks Shera," Tifa said as an explosion rocked the house, promptly followed by a long string of very loud curses. Everyone blinked.

Cloud raised his eyebrow. "Those poor children out there...."

Yuffie cracked up. "True." She ran out the door. "Yo Cid! I hope you realized that you've scarred several children for the rest of their lives!" Cloud and Tifa followed her.

"Dammit if I care!" Cid shot back. His entire face was black with oily dirt, except for his eyes where his goggles had been. "We got more important things to worry about!"

"When we were passing Mt. Nibel we didn't see any Weapons," Tifa said. "But at Cosmo Canyon there was one. Emerald, I think."

"Damn." He wiped his face.

Suddenly someone screamed. "Weapon! It's at the mountains again! Aaahhh!!!!!"

"Guess that's our cue," Cloud said, shrugging.

"Whaddya ladies waiting for? Get on!" Cid snapped and started up the ladder. Cloud and Tifa followed, while Yuffie groaned but did also.


The strange girl jumped down to the entrance of the Nibel Mako Reactor. Tuning out the loud growls of the Sapphire Weapon behind her, she entered the musty smelling building. She jumped off the first platform and into the next room. Staring at the strange... containers, she climbed the stairs to the small and final chamber.

"Jenova...." she muttered and her eyes widened. The entire Jenova wasn't
there. All that was there was its head, perched on top of a bloody mechanical body. She stared at it, and it stared boldly back. A horrible feeling clawed at her chest, and she fell onto one knee, gasping. Angry, she raised her hand and the Jenova head was encased by a bright bolt of electricity. Once it had vanished, so had the head. She sighed. "What... was that?"

"They're here. Get Cloud Strife," a voice said in her head. She stood up, and walked out of the room.


"Whoa! What is that?" Tifa said in awe, as they circled the massive Weapon.

"Sapphire. The Shinra destroyed it almost right away, 'member? When Cloud was crazy and you and Barret were about to be executed!" Cid replied. "Take over," he added to the learner pilot.

"Yessir!"

As they and Cloud ran out, Cloud said to Yuffie, "C'mon, fresh air'll be good for you."

"Ugghhh...." He helped her out to the deck. Her eyes opened and she forgot about her sickness. "We're up against that??"

"Are we gonna fight it here or parachute down?" Cloud asked Cid.

"Errm....."

Tifa squinted down at the old reactor. "Hey! Are those the Turks??"

They all looked. Two people wearing bright blue suits were standing near the Weapon. At that moment, it seemed to notice them.

"Can they kill it?" Yuffie asked.

"No! Not if there's only 2 of them!" Cloud said angrily and grabbed a parachute.

Cid grabbed onto his arm. "No need for that! Land us!!" he shouted down to the cockpit.

Jumping off the edge once they had hit the ground, the Weapon let out a roar and slammed one of it's 'hands' into the Turks. Reno and Rude slammed against the mountains, and a young girl ran out of the reactor.


"Grab them!" the voice said and she ran to them The one (Reno?) was trying to stand up, so she grabbed the unconcious one (Tseng/Rude?) and dragged him to the Sapphire Weapon. Climbing up onto it, she stared at the approaching people and immediately noticed Cloud Strife but couldn't do anything about it. The Weapon roared and flew up, heading west.


Cloud and the others stared at it, oblivious to the girl but noticing Rude up on it. "Reno??" Tifa exclaimed and they ran over to him, except for Yuffie who was just staring up at the Weapon.

"Yuff? You okay?" Cid asked, concerned at her suddenly pale complexion.

"Yeah... just thought I saw... nevermind." She ran over to the rest of Avalanche.


She sighed, and looked over at Rude. "What's wrong? You sound upset."

The girl looked over at the head of the Weapon. "Seryl... I don't like the Jenova. I found it's head and destroyed it."

"Hojo and Odine won't be happy," the Weapon, or Seryl replied mentally.

"Too bad. We were created to protect the Planet, not to help them destroy it."

"Wyona, we can't go against them."

"Who says?"

"We were created to assist them whenever possible. We can't go against them. Now that you've destroyed the Jenova head, they'll be furious with us...."

"That's their own problem," Wyona said shortly, looking out over the narrow continent they were passing over. "Now all that's left is Reno and Cloud. They'll be easy."

Seryl didn't reply.

Soo, maybe I'll get 2 chapters up before I leave for vacation. The girl finally has a name!! And Odine... I wonder where HE came from. Mwhahaha... *cough* Anyway, I was wondering if anyone's figured out my plot yet. The entire thing. Hm.... Please r/r!!! Laterz --Aeris