Through Clouds eyes

Chapter 5

The name of the joint was the Honeybee inn.  It was the sleaziest place there ever was.  I asked around about Tifa and everyone assumed that I was just another pervert looking for a cheap thrill.  After a while I found out that Tifa was at Don corero's he ran the whole sector along with this well, establishment.  I went to the don's place and saw a guard there "hey this is the don's place.  The dons not interested in men so get out of here".  Then he noticed that I had Aeris with me and she walked toward him and said, "hey I have a friend and ill bring her".  Then he got that "I'm a pervert" look on his face and I got Aeris over by me "What are you doing"?!?!?!   "Well ill dress you up as a girl so that you can get in to see Tifa"  "no way in the 7 …" while I was protesting she just shrugged and pulled me off to the store.  While Aeris was talking to the clothes lady I was getting so angry and I didn't know who I was pissed at so I figured that I would just aim it at the don.  While I was thinking I suddenly heard the conversation.  "So you cant get us a dress unless we go get your father".  "Yes I'm so sorry my father has caused so much trouble".  We both left and headed to the bar.  There we found a man that looked that he had been there for weeks we figured it was him.  Aeris came towards him and said, "Are you the father of the girl in the clothes store"?  He looked very confused and annoyed.  "I own the clothes store but I'm not your father".  His voice was so slurred you could hardly make out what he was saying.  I was starting to get impatient so I simply stated it.  "Make me some clothes!" he looked at me like I just asked him to build me the Titanic.  "I don't make men's clothes".  Aeris told me to walk over to a corner of the room.  We finally got the guy to make me a "dress" but then Aeris had this dumb idea that I needed a wig.  By this time I was starting to really become annoyed with this hole deal but I just decided that I would do some major but kicking later but for now at least I had to reign in my annoyance when the main boxer of the club came up to me and said, "so you're the guy that wants to be cute"!  I damn near kicked the hell out of him right then and there.  "Cute!!!???"   We did squats, which weren't very hard I got the wig and changed then went to the don's place  "Finally all this effort is turning in to something".  I was ready to kick the dons but back to the Stone Age.  But I thought that it would be better if I talked to Tifa first.  After the receptionist gave us one of the dirtiest stares he could muster.  At the same time as being horrified that I could pass as a girl I was rather impressed that they didn't notice and attack me.  Even if they did notice now at least I was inside the building.  From what I had seen of the guards I could take them out all relatively easy.  So both Aeris and I walked down the stairs into what looked like a dungeon.  I stopped dead how in hell was I supposed to explain this little number I had on!  I began to panic as Aeris walked down the stairs.  "Oh hallow Tifa" Tifa looked really confused "um who are you?  Wait a minuet you were with Cloud in the park".  "Yes with Cloud" she made it sound like I was some sort of prize.  "Oh with… Cloud… right."  Aeris responded instantly "oh don't worry he and I just met he's nothing".  "Oh no me and Cloud are childhood friend nothing more" Aeris spoke after a short silence Aeris said,  "poor Cloud having both of us stand here and call him nothing, right Cloud".  At that moment I would have rather sat on that bed of hot cols right then and there rather than go over to Tifa.  Eventually I went over to Tifa.   When she saw me she jumped 5 feet in the air. "Cloud why did you dress up like that and how did you gets in here?  No better yet what happened after the fall and are you alright"?  I must have looked pretty lost because Tifa gave me one of her sympathetic smiles.  "Hey give me a chance to answer here, I'm dressed up like this b because it was the only way to get in here to help you.  I'm all right Aeris helped me".  Tifa looked really sad and almost heartbroken.  "Oh Aeris did".  Finally like a Mac truck hit me I understood.  I leaned over towards Tifa and mouthed the words,  "no" then made a funny face, which made Tifa laugh like no tomorrow.  Now I was the one confused.  "Tifa explain what are you doing in a place like… this".  Tifa wanted to explain but with Aeris there it was a problem.  "AHEM ill just plug my ears".  I was rather thankful for that concession by Aeris but now I turned to Tifa and she started to explain.  "Well when we got back from the reactor there was this man lurking about so Barret caught him and squeezed some info out of him.  That's when the don's name popped up.  Barret told me to leave the letch alone but I was curious about some things".  "So you decided to get it straight from the asses mouth".  I finished the sentence for her.   Then Aeris popped in and said, "I couldn't help but overhear", I just groaned but she really was starting to get on my nerves.  "Well if you now the 3 girls threes no problems right"?   "No I don't want you in danger"!  I didn't know how many times I had to tell her this.  "Oh so its ok if Tifa gets in danger but not…" I cut her off right there mid sentence.  "NO I DON'T WANT TIFA IN …" Tifa then interrupted me "its ok I'm used to danger".  She smiled at me and I knew her intentions.  But I was really frustrated with Aeris.  First of all she listened in on Tifa's conversation with me then she made me dress up in this stupid getup.  And now she's making me look like I don't care about Tifa.   Suddenly I heard the voice of the male secretary.  "Hey the dons waiting get up here"!  Then I heard something he was grumbling, "Stupid girls don't even do what they were told".   All of the sudden I was ashen all I had thought was that we would find Tifa then get the hell out of here but now I had to… ugg!  The thought of it made me gag.  I walked up to them fearing the answer I would get.  "I know threes problem no need to ask this but I'm the 3rd girl…right"?  "Your right there was no need to ask".   Again that bed of hot coals looked very attractive.  I then walked up the stairs with Aeris behind me and Tifa bringing up the rear.  We went in to the don's room where I saw one of the most ugly sights I had ever seen in my entire life.   The don.  "Whoho whoho good! Splendid!  He came over to me and I had to restrain myself from drawing my sward.  Then he looked at Aeris and Tifa.  Then came back to me.  And looked at me theraly.  "Well I have made up my mind".  Then I heard a drum roll from where I have no idea!  Then he came over to Tifa.  "This little beauty"!  That's it I am going to kick his ass!  But before I could say or do anything the blob called correro told his little cronies to take both Aeris and me.  Aeris went one way and I went the other.  When I got in to the room I was really disgusted the place was a complete pit and the guys there were basically pigs.  I soon discovered there was no way out of the room and I knew that in their drunken state I could take them easy.  So I went up to the head guy to start a fight.  "What you want some company".  "No thanks".  I was searching for there most offensive thing I could use but I could only come up with  "because I don't wana hang around a bunch of scrubs like you!"  Then I did a back flip and shred off my dress and wig.  The looks on their faces were priceless, "GOODDAMIT A MAN!  Get him kick the shit out of him"!  I pulled out my sword and they pulled out their various assortment of guns.  I blocked most of their shots but one hit my foot and my limit broke!  "You shouldn't have done that!  CROSS SLASH"!  I chopped the guy to pieces.  Then the leader had to have his turn at me.  But I took his guards out and used a bolt on him.  Then I went down to the dungeon and saw a guy there chasing Aeris.  She saw me and ran up the stairs then turned around and kicked the guy in the face.  He tumbled down the stairs.  "Come on we gota save Tifa".  I ran in to the don's bedroom and saw Tifa sitting on a corner of the don's bed.  She saw me smiled and hoped off the bed.  I had just realized that the don was airborne and landed right where Tifa would have been.  In the background I herd a few buildings collapse.  "Halt who goes there".  The don was just picking him self up off the bed.  "Who are you"?  The don was way out of his depth here.  "Shut up tub o lard, were asking the questions here"!  "Why did you order that man to go find our friend"?  "Oh no If I tell you that then I will be killed"!  This idiot seemed not to understand.  I finally grew impatient with his blubbering and I put my foot on the bed and pulled out my sward.  "If you don't tell us…ill chop them off"!!  The don blubbered some more and finally told us his answer.  "Because Hedgar of urban management told me too".  Then the don started blubbering like a baby.  "Shinra, what are they up to"?  Tifa looked worried then tried to squeeze more info out of the don.  "Why? Talk, if you don't ill smash them"!  He blubbered and cried for a moment but then Aeris spoke  "Tell us now!  Or ill rip them off".  The don was really scared now although I doubted that she had the strength to do it but obviously the don bought it.  "Your serious aren't you.  Oh boy ho boy ho boy!  I'm not kidding around here either.  All right Hedgar and the president are going to crush a little resistance group called AVELANCHE, and their going to crush them literally!  They're going to break the supports over sector 7 and then the pate will go PING and everything will go BOOM"!  Tifa looked at fear and me was nearly leaping out of her eyes "BREAK THE SUPPORT!!!  Cloud will you come with me to sector 7?  I responded immediately.  "Of course Tifa."  I was really worried.  We were just about out of the room when the don stopped us.  "Can I ask you something"?  I turned to him and nearly killed him right then and there "SHUT UP"!!!  I was so worried about everyone in sector 7 and I had had quite enough out of the don.  "It will only take a second.  How do you think a guy like me feels after spilling all that information like that"?  He gave me 3 choices and I really didn't care but I had a bad feeling about this.  "3 number 3?  BZZZZ WRONG!"  And to my horror reached over to the switch and pulled down!