Cloud
looked at the clock. It was 2 in the morning already. But he still can't sleep.
He put on his cape and jumped out of bed, then slowly sneaked out of the inn in
the streets.
The
streets were quiet. Dead quiet. He slowly walked along and headed towards
nowhere.
"Hey."
A
voice suddenly came from behind Cloud. Cloud turned and saw Cid standing
behind.
"Can't
sleep huh?"
Cid
asked. Cloud nodded.
"Wanted
to join me for a walk?"
Cid
invited. Cloud nodded again.
The
two men slowly walked along the streets. There was no conversation. They have
nothing to talk about. The thought of going to be dead or alive in the next few
days kept on playing with their mind.
"I've
decided. I will stay. I will defend Kalm for the sake of Shera!" Cid suddenly
said.
"What
will Shera say if you tell her that? You think she will be happy without you
beside her?" Cloud asked.
"Ow,
you spoiled my eagerness to stay, now I have to rethink all over again!" Cid
said and continued walking.
"Holy
S^(T!!!!!!!!!!"
Cloud
quickly turned his head and saw Cid on the floor. He just tripped over a coke
can that was lying on the floor.
Cloud
stunned for a moment. He looked at Cid without even blinking.
"Come
here and help this old man will ya?!" Cid shouted at Cloud.
"What
did you said just now?" Cloud asked Cid hastily.
"I
said come here and help me!" Cid shouted again.
"No,
before that." Cloud asked again.
"I
cursed! So what, you didn't hear ol' Cid cursed before?" Cid asked.
"Damn
you are right!" Cloud said and shouted with joy.
"What,
by cursing?" Cid asked curiously.
"I
will go wake up Godo, you go wake up the others, tell them to go to Godo's room
immediately. This is urgent!" Cloud said and shot off to the inn Godo stayed
in.
"Holy
s&*t?" Cid mumbled and rubbed his chin. There is no way he is going to
figure what is going on.
The
minute hand is now pointing six. It was two thirty in the morning. Everyone was
in Godo's house. Some of them were still in pajamas while some of them were
still in slippers. It must be something dead urgent to wake everyone up in a
time like this.
"What's
going on, Cloud?" Godo asked while rubbing his eyes.
"I've
thought of something that could defeat that ancient army."
Cloud
announced. At this moment, no one was still sleepy and everyone had his or her
eyes wide open.
"Aeris,
is the ancient army a threat to the planet?" Cloud asked Aeris.
"You
can say so because they cause mass destruction to the planet every time they
destroy a city, why?" Aeris replied.
"Can
you summon holy to destroy the ancient army?" Cloud asked.
"Holy
S&*t..." Cid mumbled and nodded slowly.
Everyone
now understood what was Cloud's idea. He wanted to use holy, the force that
destroyed meteor to destroy the ancient army. Why didn't anybody think about
that earlier?
"I
could, but…I must do it in the city of the ancients. I will need the crystals
there to summon holy." Aeris replied.
Aeris's
reply gave everyone hope. Now they have a way to defeat the ancient army.
"What
do you say, Godo?" Cloud asked.
"Well,
it's worth a try. I say we do it." Godo answered.
"But
holy's powers had depleted a lot since that meteor strike. It power now could
only be concentrated on a small area." Aeris suddenly said.
"So
that means?"
"If
the ancient soldiers got out of Midgar and spread all around, we might not be
able to destroy all of them." Aeris continued.
This
brought a little disappointment to everyone. Now they have to think of
something to keep the ancient soldiers in Midgar.
"So
Godo, any good plans?" Cloud asked.
"The
main problem now is whether we are able to keep them in Midgar or not. We will
discuss about this later. Now, the important thing is summoning holy." Godo
paused for a moment and continued.
"The
two best close combat fighters will accompany Aeris to summon holy. I suggest
Cloud and Tifa. Is that okay with you three?" Godo asked.
Cloud,
Aeris and Tifa nodded.
"Time
is essence. Leave now. Take this and give it to the soldier that guards the
chocobo. Ask him for the three best ones." Godo said and handed Cloud an amulet
with a chocobo carving on it. After receiving the amulet, Cloud, Aeris and Tifa
left the room.
"Now
we have to keep them in Midgar so that Aeris can summon holy and destroy them
in one blow. First, we need armies to ambush Midgar's surrounding area so that
they can't break out of Midgar that easily." Godo said.
"We
will need three armies. Each one will guard north, east and south of Midgar. We
have to make sure that no ancient soldier gets past our defense. I will lead
the first team and Takawachi will lead the second. Who will lead the third?"
Godo asked.
"Count
it on me. I led a small rebellious team before and I am capable of leading an
entire army." Barret said and tighten his gunarm. Godo nodded.
"I
will assist Barret." Red XIII said and stood beside Barret. Godo nodded as a
reply.
"Count
me in too!" Cait Sith said and hopped. Godo looked at Cait Sith. Though he
looked like a kid but he knew that he was a good fighter too. Godo pointed
towards Takawachi to tell Cait Sith to
assist Takawachi.
"We
also need someone to infiltrate Midgar and cause havoc in it in case things got
ugly. Who will accept this job?" Godo asked.
"The
turks are specialist in this line of work. The three of us and Vincent will
carry out this job." Reno stood out of the crowd and said.
"Alright,
so be it. Is it possible to power up Midgar again?" Godo asked.
"There
is a backup generator under the surface, but it will only provide enough power
to light up street lights. Besides, many electric ware were destroyed during
the meteor attack." Elena answered. Godo rubbed his chin and nodded slowly.
"All
right. Power up Midgar and send all the power to the slums, even it could only
light a few street lights up. The ancient army were in Midgar for a short
period. They will be shocked with what was going on. This will give us another
advantage on winning the battle." Godo commanded and the Turks nodded. They
understood the task they are about to carry out.
"And
Cid, you will fly the highwind and lead the Gospel. You will assist those who
are in need and help transporting our soldiers." Godo ordered. Cid puffed his
cigarette and smiled.
"That's
all. Everyone, Start moving." Godo commanded and everyone started carrying out
his or her duties.
"Dad!
What about me?" A voice was suddenly heard from behind Godo. Godo turned around
and saw his daughter-Yuffie.
"You
will stay right here and guard Kalm." Godo said and attempted to leave but
Yuffie pulled him back.
"Why
did everyone got to go while I got to stay here? This isn't fair!" Yuffie
pestered her father. Godo wanted to use the most out of this army but he
couldn't let Yuffie go. This battle was too dangerous. With Yuffie's arrogance
and stubbornness, Yuffie could easily get killed. How could he let her go?
"Stay
here and guard Kalm, that is an order!" Godo scolded and walked out of the
room. Yuffie mumbled something and walked out too. She will not give up so
easily.