Final Fantasy VII
Restoration
Chapter Sixteen
The Night Before
Everyone sat silently around the cockpit of the Highwind. Cloud had just told everyone the news. Each one feared for their lives, and the lives of their friends, but none would speak their worries. Each had so many plans for their lives, but no one really knew if they would live to see them happen. Cloud sighed and looked at everyone. "Well, tomorrow's the big day. The fight will be harder than the one with Sephiroth, you realize. Let's do exactly what Hojo said... Let's enjoy tonight." Everyone nodded in agreement, and began to pile out of the meeting room. All except for Tifa and Cloud. She smiled at him, trying her best to mask over the fear she felt.
"Well, at least we have tonight," She said as she walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist. Cloud gently placed a hand on her back. "Don't worry, Tifa."
"Let's not worry about tomorrow until it is time, okay?"
"Okay, Cloud."
Everyone had split up now. Nanaki said he was going to visit his grandfather, Cid said he was going back to Rocket Town, Yuffie went back to Wutai with Reeve, Rude, and Elena who just tagged along, Sonrei and Reno went back to Costa del Sol for the night, Hikoushi and the other crew decided to visit their hometowns again, while Tifa and Cloud decided to stay on the Highwind. It seemed like old times actually. Like the fight before Sephiroth. It seemed like it was a million years in the past.
***
Cid walked into the house he shared with Shera. She glanced up and happily ran over to him. "Captain! You're back! I was so worried!" She said happily.
"For now anyway." Shera stopped in her tracks and just stared. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means I might not be back tomorrow! It means this Planet might be damned!" He growled angrily and stocked off to the back yard and stared at the Tiny Bronco.
"I've been working on it, Captain... It's almost as good as new... But I thought you may want to do the finishing touches!" Cid stared at the small plane and frowned. Would he get to work on it? Or would he be dead tomorrow?
"Yeah, Shera, I do... And damn it, I didn't give you permission to work on it, did I?"
"I-I'm sorry, Captain... I didn't know. I was just trying to help," The girl replied quietly. He shook his head and stepped back inside.
"Look, if I don't come back tomorrow, finish it yourself. And you better not give up on the damned Space program, ya got it?!"
"Y-Yes..."
***
Reeve sat quietly in the bar at Wutai, along with Rude and Elena. Yuffie had went home to visit her father. No one had spoken in hours, they just sat there staring blankly into their drinks. Each contemplating their own fate. "Hey, guys, c'mon, Cloud said to enjoy ourselves! So let's do it!" Elena finally piped up. She smiled toward Rude and grabbed his arm. "C'mon, let's go some place, Rude!" Rude shook his head no, but allowed himself to be pulled from the bar anyway. He didn't want to sit in the bar dwelling on his problems anyway.
Reeve watched as the two left. Great... They leave me to pay for their drinks. Hope I have enough gil... He turned as Yuffie walked into the bar. "You're too young to be in here, Yuffie," He stated. She only rolled her eyes.
"I can go were ever I damn well please, Reeve!" She snarled. She sat down beside him.
"What are you going to do now, Reeve?" The older man shrugged slightly.
"Don't know. I just came because I had nowhere else to go. Midgar was my home and it was destroyed so..."
"Well, Reeve, you could buy me a drink," Yuffie pushed. Reeve laughed a little.
"I don't think I have enough gil to pay for the drinks on the table, Yuffie. Besides, you're too young to drink."
"That's the reason I want you to buy me the drink, you idiot."
***
Barret walked toward the house his daughter stayed in. He watched as the door swung open and Marlene ran out. "PAPA!" She screamed happily as she continued to run toward him. He knelt down and lifted her up. "Papa, does this mean Corel's finished?"
"No, honey, Daddy'll hafta do one more thing before ya can come back." The girl frowned slightly.
"Where's Elmyra?"
"She's fixin' dinner."
Barret nodded and walked into the small house. Elmyra smiled toward them and walked over. "Have you come to pick Marlene up?"
"No... I gotta do one more thin' before I get'er."
"Oh... How long will this take?" Barret shook his head slightly.
"I dunno... Not long... It'll be over tomorrow."
***
Nanaki slowly walked into his grandfather's house. The older man stood by the table. "Grandpa?" Nanaki began as he continued to walk toward the man.
"There is another threat to our planet, hmm?"
"Yes, Grandpa..."
"Hoo Hoo Hoo, don't worry so much, Nanaki! You've been a great guardian so far! I'm looking forward to hearing your tales of the battle with Sephiroth, Nanaki." Nanaki looked up and nodded.
"I have been waiting to tell them to you, Grandpa!"
***
Tifa slowly sat down beside Cloud on their bed. She sighed quietly and looked toward the sleeping blonde to her side. "I hope we win tomorrow. I hope no one dies. Cloud, I'm scared... You tell me not to worry, but how can I stop? I can't stand the thought of you or any of our friends dying," She whispered. She slowly scooted down in bed and rested her head on his shoulder. He responded by pulling her closer.
"I wish I could tell you this while you're awake, Cloud..." With that final thought, she drifted into an uneasy sleep.
***
Sonrei walked slowly beside Reno, her arm clasped around his. "Some of us may die tomorrow," Sonrei commented sadly.
"This may be our last night together..."
"Don't think about that, Sonrei." The girl sighed and looked down.
"Yeah, you're right."
The two walked down the street as silence fell upon them. He looked down at the small girl who stared straight at the ground. "Be careful tomorrow, okay?" Sonrei looked up and smiled slightly.
"You know I will." The two walked on in silence. The two stopped quietly as they reached the beach. Sonrei smiled and walked down toward the water and sat down, Reno followed.
"It's beautiful, Reno." Reno gently put an arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer. She smiled up at him. He frowned as he looked down to still see the dark sunglasses covering her eyes.
"You don't have to wear those around me... You don't have to hide," He said as he reached up and removed them from her face. Sonrei blinked a few times, allowing her eyes to adjust to the change. Reno frowned slightly.
"What's wrong?" She asked, puzzled.
"Nothing. You know more about me than even Rude and Elena."
"Yes, I suppose you're right."
"I never really liked sharing my past..."
"I know, but... I don't care what you've done, Reno. I love you," Sonrei whispered. Reno smiled slightly and leaned forward, pressing his lips to hers. Sonrei leaned into the kiss slightly, enjoying the feel of his lips.
Reno really hadn't known what came over him. He pulled back slightly, breathing heavily as he stared into her blue eyes. "Let's go back to the Inn, Reno... You even get to sleep on the bed this time," Sonrei laughed as she stood and ran off, Reno trailing behind her.
***
Vincent growled as he continued to carve Sephiroth's name into a large rock. He had decided to make graves for both Lucrecia and Sephiroth. He had decided that their graves should be located near the Waterfall where he had met Lucrecia once again after his long sleep. It had been hard to do with only one arm functional, but he had suceeded somehow.Vincent slowly wiped sweat from his forward and put his knife away. He had finished it. Now he could sleep.
***
Hojo watched as his hands began to transform into another sort of claw. He glared at Sephiroth, who lay bleeding to death on a table. Misu slowly walked in.
"Are ya 'bout finish?"
"It should be obvious that I'm not. Now, leave!" Hojo growled at the man. Misu nodded fearfully and left. Hojo laughed as he dug his claws into Sephiroth's chest. The man released a weak, pained moan as he opened his eyes.
"D-Damn you... Hojo..." Sephiroth forced as his body began to disappear into Hojo's until there wasn't anything left. Hojo fell to the ground, a pained scream escaping his lips as his body began to change. First, his height changed, then his hair grew longer, and turned entirely grey. He stood slowly and looked at his new body and smirked.
"I now can defeat Avalanche," He rumbled in a deep voice.
Restoration
Chapter Sixteen
The Night Before
Everyone sat silently around the cockpit of the Highwind. Cloud had just told everyone the news. Each one feared for their lives, and the lives of their friends, but none would speak their worries. Each had so many plans for their lives, but no one really knew if they would live to see them happen. Cloud sighed and looked at everyone. "Well, tomorrow's the big day. The fight will be harder than the one with Sephiroth, you realize. Let's do exactly what Hojo said... Let's enjoy tonight." Everyone nodded in agreement, and began to pile out of the meeting room. All except for Tifa and Cloud. She smiled at him, trying her best to mask over the fear she felt.
"Well, at least we have tonight," She said as she walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist. Cloud gently placed a hand on her back. "Don't worry, Tifa."
"Let's not worry about tomorrow until it is time, okay?"
"Okay, Cloud."
Everyone had split up now. Nanaki said he was going to visit his grandfather, Cid said he was going back to Rocket Town, Yuffie went back to Wutai with Reeve, Rude, and Elena who just tagged along, Sonrei and Reno went back to Costa del Sol for the night, Hikoushi and the other crew decided to visit their hometowns again, while Tifa and Cloud decided to stay on the Highwind. It seemed like old times actually. Like the fight before Sephiroth. It seemed like it was a million years in the past.
***
Cid walked into the house he shared with Shera. She glanced up and happily ran over to him. "Captain! You're back! I was so worried!" She said happily.
"For now anyway." Shera stopped in her tracks and just stared. "What's that supposed to mean?"
"It means I might not be back tomorrow! It means this Planet might be damned!" He growled angrily and stocked off to the back yard and stared at the Tiny Bronco.
"I've been working on it, Captain... It's almost as good as new... But I thought you may want to do the finishing touches!" Cid stared at the small plane and frowned. Would he get to work on it? Or would he be dead tomorrow?
"Yeah, Shera, I do... And damn it, I didn't give you permission to work on it, did I?"
"I-I'm sorry, Captain... I didn't know. I was just trying to help," The girl replied quietly. He shook his head and stepped back inside.
"Look, if I don't come back tomorrow, finish it yourself. And you better not give up on the damned Space program, ya got it?!"
"Y-Yes..."
***
Reeve sat quietly in the bar at Wutai, along with Rude and Elena. Yuffie had went home to visit her father. No one had spoken in hours, they just sat there staring blankly into their drinks. Each contemplating their own fate. "Hey, guys, c'mon, Cloud said to enjoy ourselves! So let's do it!" Elena finally piped up. She smiled toward Rude and grabbed his arm. "C'mon, let's go some place, Rude!" Rude shook his head no, but allowed himself to be pulled from the bar anyway. He didn't want to sit in the bar dwelling on his problems anyway.
Reeve watched as the two left. Great... They leave me to pay for their drinks. Hope I have enough gil... He turned as Yuffie walked into the bar. "You're too young to be in here, Yuffie," He stated. She only rolled her eyes.
"I can go were ever I damn well please, Reeve!" She snarled. She sat down beside him.
"What are you going to do now, Reeve?" The older man shrugged slightly.
"Don't know. I just came because I had nowhere else to go. Midgar was my home and it was destroyed so..."
"Well, Reeve, you could buy me a drink," Yuffie pushed. Reeve laughed a little.
"I don't think I have enough gil to pay for the drinks on the table, Yuffie. Besides, you're too young to drink."
"That's the reason I want you to buy me the drink, you idiot."
***
Barret walked toward the house his daughter stayed in. He watched as the door swung open and Marlene ran out. "PAPA!" She screamed happily as she continued to run toward him. He knelt down and lifted her up. "Papa, does this mean Corel's finished?"
"No, honey, Daddy'll hafta do one more thing before ya can come back." The girl frowned slightly.
"Where's Elmyra?"
"She's fixin' dinner."
Barret nodded and walked into the small house. Elmyra smiled toward them and walked over. "Have you come to pick Marlene up?"
"No... I gotta do one more thin' before I get'er."
"Oh... How long will this take?" Barret shook his head slightly.
"I dunno... Not long... It'll be over tomorrow."
***
Nanaki slowly walked into his grandfather's house. The older man stood by the table. "Grandpa?" Nanaki began as he continued to walk toward the man.
"There is another threat to our planet, hmm?"
"Yes, Grandpa..."
"Hoo Hoo Hoo, don't worry so much, Nanaki! You've been a great guardian so far! I'm looking forward to hearing your tales of the battle with Sephiroth, Nanaki." Nanaki looked up and nodded.
"I have been waiting to tell them to you, Grandpa!"
***
Tifa slowly sat down beside Cloud on their bed. She sighed quietly and looked toward the sleeping blonde to her side. "I hope we win tomorrow. I hope no one dies. Cloud, I'm scared... You tell me not to worry, but how can I stop? I can't stand the thought of you or any of our friends dying," She whispered. She slowly scooted down in bed and rested her head on his shoulder. He responded by pulling her closer.
"I wish I could tell you this while you're awake, Cloud..." With that final thought, she drifted into an uneasy sleep.
***
Sonrei walked slowly beside Reno, her arm clasped around his. "Some of us may die tomorrow," Sonrei commented sadly.
"This may be our last night together..."
"Don't think about that, Sonrei." The girl sighed and looked down.
"Yeah, you're right."
The two walked down the street as silence fell upon them. He looked down at the small girl who stared straight at the ground. "Be careful tomorrow, okay?" Sonrei looked up and smiled slightly.
"You know I will." The two walked on in silence. The two stopped quietly as they reached the beach. Sonrei smiled and walked down toward the water and sat down, Reno followed.
"It's beautiful, Reno." Reno gently put an arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer. She smiled up at him. He frowned as he looked down to still see the dark sunglasses covering her eyes.
"You don't have to wear those around me... You don't have to hide," He said as he reached up and removed them from her face. Sonrei blinked a few times, allowing her eyes to adjust to the change. Reno frowned slightly.
"What's wrong?" She asked, puzzled.
"Nothing. You know more about me than even Rude and Elena."
"Yes, I suppose you're right."
"I never really liked sharing my past..."
"I know, but... I don't care what you've done, Reno. I love you," Sonrei whispered. Reno smiled slightly and leaned forward, pressing his lips to hers. Sonrei leaned into the kiss slightly, enjoying the feel of his lips.
Reno really hadn't known what came over him. He pulled back slightly, breathing heavily as he stared into her blue eyes. "Let's go back to the Inn, Reno... You even get to sleep on the bed this time," Sonrei laughed as she stood and ran off, Reno trailing behind her.
***
Vincent growled as he continued to carve Sephiroth's name into a large rock. He had decided to make graves for both Lucrecia and Sephiroth. He had decided that their graves should be located near the Waterfall where he had met Lucrecia once again after his long sleep. It had been hard to do with only one arm functional, but he had suceeded somehow.Vincent slowly wiped sweat from his forward and put his knife away. He had finished it. Now he could sleep.
***
Hojo watched as his hands began to transform into another sort of claw. He glared at Sephiroth, who lay bleeding to death on a table. Misu slowly walked in.
"Are ya 'bout finish?"
"It should be obvious that I'm not. Now, leave!" Hojo growled at the man. Misu nodded fearfully and left. Hojo laughed as he dug his claws into Sephiroth's chest. The man released a weak, pained moan as he opened his eyes.
"D-Damn you... Hojo..." Sephiroth forced as his body began to disappear into Hojo's until there wasn't anything left. Hojo fell to the ground, a pained scream escaping his lips as his body began to change. First, his height changed, then his hair grew longer, and turned entirely grey. He stood slowly and looked at his new body and smirked.
"I now can defeat Avalanche," He rumbled in a deep voice.