Chapter 3-Ultimate WEAPON Attacks
Everyone looked out the window at the small lights that landed near the crater. They stood in silence that didn't break until Barret spoke.
"Ya know, I would take this as a very bad sign even if they weren't landin' near the crater."
Suddenly everyone was talking at once, trying to make suggestions. Cid's voice called over all of theirs. "I don't know what you guys are gonna do, but I'm gonna get over there as fast as the Highwind can get me."
They let the words sink in for a second, then started running toward the Highwind.
Cid reached the cockpit first. He immediately issued orders to the crew. "Set a course for the crater....What the hell do you mean what coordinates!? Just head for the damn lights!"
The others came in a second after him. Cloud, almost completely out of breath, took a deep breath and told him, "I wish you would have waited for us."
Barret grinned. "So? We had a harder climb when we went up those stairs in Shinra headquarters, didn't we?"
Cid turned from the instruments he was studying. "Will you all shut up while I get ready?"
The Highwind lifted up and took off toward the crater. They all stood in the cockpit. Cloud turned to Yuffie. "So, not airsick anymore when you travel, huh?"
Yuffie smiled. "Don't make fun of me because of that anymore." She handed a materia to Cloud. "Next time, I won't give it back to you." She walked away. His eyes widened as he checked his armor. An ice materia was missing.
Cid looked at the radar. He noticed a large blip coming towards them. "Damn! Guys, there's a large something heading towards us, and it's larger and faster than an airship."
A loud roar sounded in the air as a large dragonlike creature flew right in front of them.
Barret said what was in everyone's mind. "SHIT!! It's one of those damn WEAPONs!"
Ultimate WEAPON did a quick turn and headed back towards them. Cid was everywhere, helping and giving orders. "Quick! Head left, it will soften the impact if it hits us! Full speed, try to lose it! Careful!"
Cloud looked at it. "Hey, it stopped...Crap, the light on its torso is glowing brighter!"
Cid knocked the pilot over. "Let me handle this!" He cut the power and the ship sank. He immediately turned the power back on and the ship stopped dropping. Everyone watched as a huge laser cut the sky above, barely missing them.
The creature roared again and flew off. Vincent looked after it. "When was the last time that thing had been seen?"
Cloud stood next to him. "A little bit after Sephiroth died. I bet that the call upset it."
The pilot regained his place at the cockpit. "We're just about at the northern continent, sir."
Yuffie gasped and looked out the window. "Oh, look how nice it is down there. I remember coming here. All of the snow and ice, making it look like a huge diamond!"
Cid muttered, "Good thing it isn't. She'd probably try to steal it." Yuffie glared at him and looked at the landscape. Suddenly she cried out.
"Cloud, something big is down there!"
Cloud looked out the window. His eyes widened.
Tifa asked, "Cloud, what's the matter? What is it?"
He could only gasp one word.
"Jenova."
Everyone looked out the window at the small lights that landed near the crater. They stood in silence that didn't break until Barret spoke.
"Ya know, I would take this as a very bad sign even if they weren't landin' near the crater."
Suddenly everyone was talking at once, trying to make suggestions. Cid's voice called over all of theirs. "I don't know what you guys are gonna do, but I'm gonna get over there as fast as the Highwind can get me."
They let the words sink in for a second, then started running toward the Highwind.
Cid reached the cockpit first. He immediately issued orders to the crew. "Set a course for the crater....What the hell do you mean what coordinates!? Just head for the damn lights!"
The others came in a second after him. Cloud, almost completely out of breath, took a deep breath and told him, "I wish you would have waited for us."
Barret grinned. "So? We had a harder climb when we went up those stairs in Shinra headquarters, didn't we?"
Cid turned from the instruments he was studying. "Will you all shut up while I get ready?"
The Highwind lifted up and took off toward the crater. They all stood in the cockpit. Cloud turned to Yuffie. "So, not airsick anymore when you travel, huh?"
Yuffie smiled. "Don't make fun of me because of that anymore." She handed a materia to Cloud. "Next time, I won't give it back to you." She walked away. His eyes widened as he checked his armor. An ice materia was missing.
Cid looked at the radar. He noticed a large blip coming towards them. "Damn! Guys, there's a large something heading towards us, and it's larger and faster than an airship."
A loud roar sounded in the air as a large dragonlike creature flew right in front of them.
Barret said what was in everyone's mind. "SHIT!! It's one of those damn WEAPONs!"
Ultimate WEAPON did a quick turn and headed back towards them. Cid was everywhere, helping and giving orders. "Quick! Head left, it will soften the impact if it hits us! Full speed, try to lose it! Careful!"
Cloud looked at it. "Hey, it stopped...Crap, the light on its torso is glowing brighter!"
Cid knocked the pilot over. "Let me handle this!" He cut the power and the ship sank. He immediately turned the power back on and the ship stopped dropping. Everyone watched as a huge laser cut the sky above, barely missing them.
The creature roared again and flew off. Vincent looked after it. "When was the last time that thing had been seen?"
Cloud stood next to him. "A little bit after Sephiroth died. I bet that the call upset it."
The pilot regained his place at the cockpit. "We're just about at the northern continent, sir."
Yuffie gasped and looked out the window. "Oh, look how nice it is down there. I remember coming here. All of the snow and ice, making it look like a huge diamond!"
Cid muttered, "Good thing it isn't. She'd probably try to steal it." Yuffie glared at him and looked at the landscape. Suddenly she cried out.
"Cloud, something big is down there!"
Cloud looked out the window. His eyes widened.
Tifa asked, "Cloud, what's the matter? What is it?"
He could only gasp one word.
"Jenova."