Chapter 2
The Quest begins once more
Cloud was in awe at the phenomenon that had occurred in his mind. He had pieced together an impossible possible! The puzzle was still missing a few pieces though. Cid was the one who returned Aries' body to the lake. Cloud had to watch her sink again into the glowing blue lake... Glowing? The lake hadn't been glowing before
When Aries' body left the lake I guess it did start to glow a bit, not very noticeable at first but now it was brightening in the once dim cavern. The instant Aries' body touched the water again the glow vanished. The cavern began to rumble and rocks tumbled.
A boulder hit the lake yet didn't penetrate it! The boulder just sat there as if it had fallen on a solid object. Cid was quick to escape the cave, but Aries' mother didn't move as a rock fell on top of her. Cloud yelled as the last part of Aries' died before him. Cid had to push Cloud back. Finally the rumbling stopped and the lake was covered in stone.
The lake was actually holding the stones up, not a one made it into the water itself. Aries' mother was far-gone now. The two returned to the Highwind remorsefully, not knowing of what followed them in the shadows. The two found there old team mates yet none of them were at all willing for another adventure, not even Tifa wanted to help Cloud.
Only Cid was still there with him, by his side. Cloud had no clue were to start his quest. All Cloud knew was that his love was killed for a reason and her death had been set up. He knew there must have been a reason cause Sephiroth came and killed her himself. He also knew that it had been set up cause how else would Sephiroth know where they were?
Cloud had pondered on his own thoughts for hours until finally he decided to go to Midgard to study Sephiroth and Jenova. The 2 set off but decided to check up on Vincent.
Vincent was sitting outside of the waterfall crying!? He had his head in has lap and his face was tear stained. The duo approached him and he stood up rapidly wiping the tears from his face. When you looked at Vincent you could tell he had been crying cause his eyes and cheeks were pink.
Cloud decided to act like he didn't notice anything wrong and went on telling Vincent about his new quest. Vincent clamed he had nothing else to do so it may be worth while. The trio finally reached Midgard and began to search for information. Midgard had been practically wiped clean of that disaster, only WEAPON and the meteor were remembered at all.
The Shinra building had been torn down, and they were still in the process of building the new one. All Shinra files had been lost, but the trio was lucky to learn that the Jenova files had been removed ahead of time and lay somewhere in Nimbelheim. Cloud knew easily that it had probably been Hojo that took them to his lab there.
So there next stoop was Nimbelheim. They made it there pretty safely, at least when it calms to Cloud he thought it was safe. There were always monsters on the prowl. Cloud stood on the under part of the ship that had only railings as walls, the whole time something was lurking in his own shadow.
The 3 went straight to the mansion and were about to go in when Cid decided to stay in town and Vincent wanted to explore a little. Cloud knew they both wanted him to do this himself. Cloud slowly approached the old worn out gates of the abandoned mansion.
Cloud knew exactly were Hojo's laboratory was and it's not like it wasn't hard to find. He was walking down the hallway and the old room Vincent had locked himself in was empty and the door opened and closed, seeing as it had no latch. Cloud kept going still remembering how stubborn Vincent had been about leaving that dank hole.
Cloud slowly opened the old door. It creaked on its rusty hinges as he entered the room. The room was exactly as he left it last, cluttered and dusty. Cloud began to search through the bookshelves looking for anything that caught his eye. As he examined he caught a sparkle of something behind the bookcase.
Now he couldn't move the big ass bookcase, so he knew there must be a switch. He read the book titles until he read one that said Arabian Lore. Instantly he knew what it meant and he pulled out the book. As the bookcase slid up the wall he said, "Open Sesame" just as Aladdin had.
Behind the door was an average bedroom. There was a queen bed, 2 bed stands, a lamp, a ceiling fan, a small TV/VCR combo, and a desk. Cloud walked to the bed stands and dug through the drawers. He got just what he thought he would, nothing. Then he walked over to the desk and found a book lying on it with a note attached.
The note read, this belongs to the meteor victor. Of course it meant the battle between Cloud and Sephiroth. The book was wrapped in brown paper with a rope tying it. Could this have belonged to Hojo? No this could not be, Hojo wouldn't leave something behind unless it was still meant for him, the greedy son of a gun.
Cloud carefully slid the 2 ropes of the package and very carefully unwrapped the package. It was of course a book but on the front cover there was a single word that made Cloud catch his breath, which was Diary!
Cloud opened the cover and the first page read, "Please if you are not the one and only Sephiroth don't read what follows cause this book is his and his alone." Cloud almost dropped the diary hearing those childish words. Cloud still turned the page and began to read
The Quest begins once more
Cloud was in awe at the phenomenon that had occurred in his mind. He had pieced together an impossible possible! The puzzle was still missing a few pieces though. Cid was the one who returned Aries' body to the lake. Cloud had to watch her sink again into the glowing blue lake... Glowing? The lake hadn't been glowing before
When Aries' body left the lake I guess it did start to glow a bit, not very noticeable at first but now it was brightening in the once dim cavern. The instant Aries' body touched the water again the glow vanished. The cavern began to rumble and rocks tumbled.
A boulder hit the lake yet didn't penetrate it! The boulder just sat there as if it had fallen on a solid object. Cid was quick to escape the cave, but Aries' mother didn't move as a rock fell on top of her. Cloud yelled as the last part of Aries' died before him. Cid had to push Cloud back. Finally the rumbling stopped and the lake was covered in stone.
The lake was actually holding the stones up, not a one made it into the water itself. Aries' mother was far-gone now. The two returned to the Highwind remorsefully, not knowing of what followed them in the shadows. The two found there old team mates yet none of them were at all willing for another adventure, not even Tifa wanted to help Cloud.
Only Cid was still there with him, by his side. Cloud had no clue were to start his quest. All Cloud knew was that his love was killed for a reason and her death had been set up. He knew there must have been a reason cause Sephiroth came and killed her himself. He also knew that it had been set up cause how else would Sephiroth know where they were?
Cloud had pondered on his own thoughts for hours until finally he decided to go to Midgard to study Sephiroth and Jenova. The 2 set off but decided to check up on Vincent.
Vincent was sitting outside of the waterfall crying!? He had his head in has lap and his face was tear stained. The duo approached him and he stood up rapidly wiping the tears from his face. When you looked at Vincent you could tell he had been crying cause his eyes and cheeks were pink.
Cloud decided to act like he didn't notice anything wrong and went on telling Vincent about his new quest. Vincent clamed he had nothing else to do so it may be worth while. The trio finally reached Midgard and began to search for information. Midgard had been practically wiped clean of that disaster, only WEAPON and the meteor were remembered at all.
The Shinra building had been torn down, and they were still in the process of building the new one. All Shinra files had been lost, but the trio was lucky to learn that the Jenova files had been removed ahead of time and lay somewhere in Nimbelheim. Cloud knew easily that it had probably been Hojo that took them to his lab there.
So there next stoop was Nimbelheim. They made it there pretty safely, at least when it calms to Cloud he thought it was safe. There were always monsters on the prowl. Cloud stood on the under part of the ship that had only railings as walls, the whole time something was lurking in his own shadow.
The 3 went straight to the mansion and were about to go in when Cid decided to stay in town and Vincent wanted to explore a little. Cloud knew they both wanted him to do this himself. Cloud slowly approached the old worn out gates of the abandoned mansion.
Cloud knew exactly were Hojo's laboratory was and it's not like it wasn't hard to find. He was walking down the hallway and the old room Vincent had locked himself in was empty and the door opened and closed, seeing as it had no latch. Cloud kept going still remembering how stubborn Vincent had been about leaving that dank hole.
Cloud slowly opened the old door. It creaked on its rusty hinges as he entered the room. The room was exactly as he left it last, cluttered and dusty. Cloud began to search through the bookshelves looking for anything that caught his eye. As he examined he caught a sparkle of something behind the bookcase.
Now he couldn't move the big ass bookcase, so he knew there must be a switch. He read the book titles until he read one that said Arabian Lore. Instantly he knew what it meant and he pulled out the book. As the bookcase slid up the wall he said, "Open Sesame" just as Aladdin had.
Behind the door was an average bedroom. There was a queen bed, 2 bed stands, a lamp, a ceiling fan, a small TV/VCR combo, and a desk. Cloud walked to the bed stands and dug through the drawers. He got just what he thought he would, nothing. Then he walked over to the desk and found a book lying on it with a note attached.
The note read, this belongs to the meteor victor. Of course it meant the battle between Cloud and Sephiroth. The book was wrapped in brown paper with a rope tying it. Could this have belonged to Hojo? No this could not be, Hojo wouldn't leave something behind unless it was still meant for him, the greedy son of a gun.
Cloud carefully slid the 2 ropes of the package and very carefully unwrapped the package. It was of course a book but on the front cover there was a single word that made Cloud catch his breath, which was Diary!
Cloud opened the cover and the first page read, "Please if you are not the one and only Sephiroth don't read what follows cause this book is his and his alone." Cloud almost dropped the diary hearing those childish words. Cloud still turned the page and began to read