In
the middle of the vast snowfields, there was a man riding on a chocobo. He was
cursing, as he didn't like what he was doing.
This
man was Barret. After Yuffie left alone, the team made him go after Yuffie and
ensure that everything will go fine. Although Barret hated that idea, he still
went after her for the sake of their friendship.
He
rode and rode but he still didn't saw any sign of her. After a while, he saw
the dock in a distance. He rode faster until he reached the dock.
Barret
hopped down from the chocobo. He walked around and hunted for Yuffie.
The
dock was packed with people. Most of were either covering themselves with thick
blankets or make themselves warm by building bonfires. This place was very cold
at this time. But these refugees from Junon have no choice. They just got to go
wherever they could survive.
"Hey! Stop there you thief!"
A
loud voice was heard. Barret turned his head towards the direction of that
voice. He then saw a young girl running away from a man that was shouting. It
was Yuffie.
"Now,
stop or I will shoot yer &)%%^ a$$." Barret point his gunarm when he
approached Yuffie.
Yuffie
stopped. She looked at Barret. The man which was pinched by Yuffie caught up.
Barret could see him clearly now. He was short and wore a black robe.
"Now,
take what yer stole from dat man." Barret continued.
"Okay,
okay, here it is." Yuffie took out some gil and gave it back to the man.
"And
the materia too." Barret commanded.
The
man was shocked when he heard this. He checked all his pockets and shouted.
"Hey,
when did you stole my materia?" the man shouted.
"Aw!!!"
Yuffie
sighed and gave the materia back to the man. The man didn't bother to say
anything. He then walked away and disappeared among the crowd.
"Now
follow me to Wutai and don't try anything funny. Or else I will…" Barret said
and pointed his gunarm on Yuffie's head.
Yuffie
nodded quickly. She followed Barret aboard a ship and continue their journey to
Wutai. Yuffie put her hand in her pocket. There was still something there she
hadn't return. An evil smirk was formed on her lips.
"What
do you think Barret is doing now?" Tifa asked.
"He
should be cursing us right now." Cid replied.
After
the team sent Barret to follow Yuffie, they boarded the Highwind and went to
Fort Condor.
"Why
are we going to Fort Condor?" Vincent asked.
"A
catastrophe is going on. Maybe we could give them some help there." Cloud
replied.
"We
are going to land in Fort Condor in a minute." Cid told everyone.
"Good,
everyone get their gear ready." Cloud commanded.
"Whoa!
You ain't gonna go in that Sephiroth figure aren't you? Everyone will wanted to
kill when they see you!" Cait Sith said.
"Cait
Sith's right. You probably needed some disguise." Aeris suggested.
"Remember
that outfit you wore in wall market?" Tifa teased. Aeris chuckled when she
heard this.
"What
outfit?" Cait Sith asked.
"I
will tell you as soon as this job is over." Tifa replied and started getting
everything ready.
"Here,
take this." Vincent threw a black trench coat at Cloud.
Cloud
took a look at that outfit. It looked pretty cool. It also had a hood to cover
his face. Cloud put it on.
"Wow!
I never thought that Sephiroth could look so cool! Hey Vincy! Do you have
anymore outfits like that?" Cid asked. Vincent just kept quiet.
In
only a while, the team was already in Fort Condor. They went straight to see
the one on charge of this place.
"Ah!
The avalanche! I heard of you guys! You all were the ones that protected the
Condor and fought against the Shinra army!" a well-dressed soldier welcomed
them as soon as they stepped into the scout tower.
"My
name is Michael. It is a pleasure to meet you all. Where is your leader Cloud?"
Michael asked.
"Hey!"
Cloud revealed his face and greeted Michael.
Michael's
face turned white. He couldn't believe whom he had just met.
"Ain't
you…"
"Sephiroth?"
Cloud answered before Michael could even finish.
"It's
a long story. I will tell as soon as we have time." Tifa told Michael.
"Is
there anything we do to help?" Aeris asked.
"There
are a large number of wounded ones. Maybe you could help them." Michael
answered and pointed at the crowd.
Aeris
nodded and took a few member of the Avalanche out to help the wounded. With
Aeris's healing powers, there is no wound she couldn't heal. She could help
greatly in helping those refugees.
"Who
do you think launched this attack?" Cloud asked Michael.
"We
believe it was a Shinra underground army. We heard rumors about this kind of
army after the fall of Shinra, but nobody knew whether it was true. Now, we
believe it was their handiwork probably because they wanted to retake Junon."
Michael answered.
"Shinra
underground army…" Cloud mumbled.
"In
fact, we caught three turks yesterday, we believe that they are spies trying to
gather information on Fort Condor." Micheal continued.
"Turks?"
Cloud asked.
"Yeah,
Turks. They are in a cellar under Fort Condor right now. You wanted to meet
them?" Michael asked.
Cloud
nodded. Michael told something to a soldier nearby and walked towards the door.
Cloud put his hood on.
"Follow
me."
Michael
led the way toward the cellar. Cloud, Vincent and Cid followed him. Soon, they
were in the prison already.
"Here
they are."
Michael
pointed at the Turks. The three ex-Turks and the three member of Avalanche were
all shocked when they saw each other.
"What
are you guys doing here?" Elena stood up and asked loudly.
"And
what are you guys sitting here like pieces of ^%((*&?" Cid asked back.
"You
guys know each other?" Michael asked Cloud.
"Yes.
These %*)^&*&# won't stop bothering us when we tried to save the
world." Cid answered.
"Watch
your ^%(^&#%(* mouth, Cid!" Reno shouted.
"You
^&%$%(@^%!!!!!" Cid shouted back.
"Woah,
woah, woah. Let's stop this okay?" Cloud tried to calm Cid and Reno down.
"Hey,
who is this guy? I never saw you?" Elena asked Cid about Cloud.
"Peekaboo!"
Cloud revealed his face.
The
three ex-Turks crawled backwards. They too couldn't believe their eyes.
"Sephiroth?!"
Reno asked.
"You
killed Tseng!" Elena shouted and shook the metal bar of the cellar violently.
"He
can't be Sephiroth. Sephiroth can't have joined the Avalanche. He was
Avalanche's number one enemy. You are Cloud right?" Rude asked when he
recovered from his shock.
"Bingo."
Cloud answered.
"How
did this happen?" Rude continued asking.
"It
was a long story. Anyway, I don't feel like telling you. Come on, Vincent, Cid,
we are leaving." Cloud said and started walking towards the exit.
"Wait!"
Reno shouted.
"What?"
Cloud replied without turning his head.
"Get
us out of here." Reno said.
Elena
was shocked when she heard Reno saying this.
"Reno,
what in the world…"
"They
are our only chance to get out of here." Reno answered. Elena folded her arms
and turned away.
Cloud
walked back to the Turks and look at Reno.
"Do
I look like a moron to you?" Cloud asked.
"Get
us out of here. I am ready to offer you something." Reno continued.
"Oh
really? Sorry. I am not interested in your gil." Cloud replied and attempted to
turn away.
"I
can offer an entire army to aid you." Reno said.
These
words caught Cloud interest. He walked nearer towards Reno and spoke.
"Where
can you get an army?" Cloud asked.
"I
have my ways. Just get us out of now!" Reno said with a loud voice.
"Why
should I trust you?" Cloud asked again.
"Because
you have no choice. I saw how Junon was destroyed. Without properly trained men
there is no way you could defeat whatever that was out there." Reno answered.
"So
we are going to form an alliance?" Cloud asked.
"Come
on. We did this once before in Wutai. We could do this again." Reno enforced
his point.
Cloud
stood silent for a moment. Then he walked towards Michael.
"Set
them free." Cloud said. Cid and Vincent looked at him with surprise.