"Dimensional Whiplash"
By Aleenia Rheese
Chapter Eleven - The One-Winged Angel Returns...
In Cloud's World...
Chocobo Races at Gold
Saucer
Sam
stared at the figure, ready to make a mad dash for the nearest exit. The figure
that had appeared was male and had silver hair that went down to his thighs. He
was garbed all in black, and was wearing a long, black cape. Nanaki had told
him about this man. This was Sephiroth, the madman who had tried to destroy
Planet. The evil being who had messed with poor Cloud...
Yuffie screamed as Sephiroth's smiling face turned towards
the two sixteen-year-olds.
He lowered himself to the floor, and began to walk over to
them. Sam was frozen. He had no idea what to do. The silver-haired bastard was
twenty feet away... ten feet away... five feet away...
A burst of gunfire caught Sephiroth's attention. Sam
bolted for Barret, yanking a crying Yuffie Kisaragi after him. After he was
behind the black mountain, he swung around to "face" the monster. An
alarm went off, and Cloud dashed in, Tifa sprinting after.
The two skidded to a halt, Tifa's brown eyes as wide as
saucers. Soon, all of the members of AVALANCHE were gathered in the betting
area of the Chocobo Raceway. Sephiroth smiled at all of them. Then, in a cold,
maddeningly calm voice, the ex-Shinra Soldier spoke, saying, "So we meet
again."
Cloud's jaw was shut tight, his eyes hard, his giant sword
gripped so tightly, his knuckles were white. He took a step towards Sephiroth.
"Damn you! How the hell can you still be alive, you @#$%ing son of a
bitch!?" he cried.
Sephiroth merely smiled more. "What foul language,
Cloud. You should watch your mouth."
Something in Cloud Strife snapped. Screaming and swearing,
he lunged at the silver-haired weirdo. "Goddamn you! Burn in hell, you
mother @#$%ing murderer!" Cloud swung his weapon, and - stopped.
The blonde man dropped to the floor, holding his head as
pain seared through it. Sephiroth threw his head back, laughing. "Fool!
I'm not killed so easily!"
Samuel H. Rheese clenched his fists in anger, then held
his hands to his head. It felt as if someone was squeezing his skull. Then he
realized the pressure was from inside his head. He looked at Yuffie. She
had followed suit, and was crying again, only now in pain.
"STOP IT, YA SILVER-HAIRED FREAK! QUIT IT, WHATEVER
THE HELL 'IT' IS! I MEAN IT!" Sam was shocked to realize that he
was the one screaming. He also realized that he was screaming because he
couldn't stand to see Yuffie crying.
Sephiroth gazed at Samuel in surprise. "You... aren't
from this world..." With that, the 'man' dematerialized, and, with him
gone, Cloud was okay, and so was Yuffie and Sam. Tifa ran over to Cloud, and
knelt beside him. She threw her arms around him, hugging the spiky-haired man.
Yuffie sat down heavily.
"OhGodhe'sbackandIcan'tdealwiththisandI'mgonnahyperventilateandI'mscaredandIwantmyMommy!"
She stopped, having run out of air. Tears were still trickling down her cheeks.
"Sheet, girl. Calm down. It's gonna be okay! It's not
like that bastard did anything seriously bad t'you!" Barret growled. This
only made Yuffie cry harder. Sam shook his head.
"Gawd, Barret; lighten up! You really need to be a
little nicer to Yuffie." Sam looked at the black-haired ninja girl.
"See, you made it worse!" He knelt next to her, and put his arm
around her shoulders. "It's okay, Yuffie. That weirdo is gone, for now.
You're safe!"
Vincent laughed, a short, hateful spurt that was more like
a bark. "With that son of a bastard still alive, no one's safe." With
this, Vincent Valentine swirled, and stormed out of the building. Sam couldn't
help but note how Vincent used one word rather than another.
Cait Sith hopped over, holding out a small, green orb.
"I think it's time you learned how to use this, Sam. It might come in
handy, with that psychopath around."
Uh, oh... he's ba-ack!