Chapter 6-Materons
Yuffie looked at the map. She made a dot at five different places on the page. "See, at those places, there are strong materia. A summon materia at one of the northeastern islands, the northmost. There's a yellow materia at Wutai, and a purple north of where Barret lives. I think there's one near the southern continent. There's one under Cactuar Island, but I don't think you guys want to get that one."
Cloud asked, "Why not?"
She looked at him. "It's supposed to be a forbidden materia. Forbidden to touch, even. Of course, I'm just saying you guys probably don't want to go down there. I, however..."
Cid nodded his head. "Let's go for the summon. We could use it against those jenovas." He shouted the coordinates to the island to the pilot.
Soon they passed over the northern continent. They gasped in horror. The Icycle Inn had been totally destroyed. Dead chocobos surrounded the spot where the Chocobo Sage lived. A few jenova were carrying dead bodies to the crater. The images shocked themselves into their memories. They had passed over and were headed for the island.
They landed at the edge of a dense forest. They left the ship and headed for the cave that Yuffie had heard of. Treetops blocked the sunlight, vines choked the paths, and strange calls sounded throughout the jungle. Soon, though, they made it to the cave.
They looked around in awe. The walls were pure red crystal. They came to an altar where the materia stood on a pedestal. Yuffie gasped and headed for it. A red creature jumped out and knocked her down.
Yuffie looked at the creature on top of her. It was man-shaped and...completely made of materia!!! She kicked it off into a wall. The wall bended to take him back in. Suddenly it fell apart, revealing a rock wall behind. More of the creatures picked themselves of the ground, where they had fallen. The red crystal covering the other walls stretched out and covered the rock.
Cloud looked behind them. Ten of the creatures stood behind them and the walls were covered again. The lead creature raised its hand and flames shot out towards them. He used his ice materia to stop the flames from scorching any of them. He turned and ran for the materia, using ice as a shield around him. As he ran up to the pedestal, and large fist shot from the wall in front and knocked him away. The fist vanished and a face appeared in its place.
The face grinned and spoke. "So, humans. You thought you would get that materia that easily, huh? Well, I bet you didn't count on us being awake. No one can get past me and my red materons. Let me introduce myself."
It vanished and a man clothed in red walked out of the wall. He smiled and went on. "I am Topaz, lord of fire. It is impossible to get through me and my creatures. In fact, why don't you try? I need a little fun after so long."
Cloud picked himself up. He looked at Topaz. "Okay, then. Why don't we have some fun too, then?" He snatched the materia and started running. It took a second for what he did to register in his friends minds. Soon they were running as dozens of materons left the cave in pursuit of them. Topaz flamed a couple trees now and then as he ran, starting a huge fire.
They reached the Highwind and lifted off as soon as the door closed. They left the island, with the materia in hand.
Topaz watched them leave. He was in a foul mood. "Well, think they can cheat in this game, do they? Well, then, I quit. I'll start my own game."
He stopped the fire with a wave of his hand and signalled to his materons. Soon they were all working on a boat to carry them across the sea to the mainland.
Yuffie looked at the map. She made a dot at five different places on the page. "See, at those places, there are strong materia. A summon materia at one of the northeastern islands, the northmost. There's a yellow materia at Wutai, and a purple north of where Barret lives. I think there's one near the southern continent. There's one under Cactuar Island, but I don't think you guys want to get that one."
Cloud asked, "Why not?"
She looked at him. "It's supposed to be a forbidden materia. Forbidden to touch, even. Of course, I'm just saying you guys probably don't want to go down there. I, however..."
Cid nodded his head. "Let's go for the summon. We could use it against those jenovas." He shouted the coordinates to the island to the pilot.
Soon they passed over the northern continent. They gasped in horror. The Icycle Inn had been totally destroyed. Dead chocobos surrounded the spot where the Chocobo Sage lived. A few jenova were carrying dead bodies to the crater. The images shocked themselves into their memories. They had passed over and were headed for the island.
They landed at the edge of a dense forest. They left the ship and headed for the cave that Yuffie had heard of. Treetops blocked the sunlight, vines choked the paths, and strange calls sounded throughout the jungle. Soon, though, they made it to the cave.
They looked around in awe. The walls were pure red crystal. They came to an altar where the materia stood on a pedestal. Yuffie gasped and headed for it. A red creature jumped out and knocked her down.
Yuffie looked at the creature on top of her. It was man-shaped and...completely made of materia!!! She kicked it off into a wall. The wall bended to take him back in. Suddenly it fell apart, revealing a rock wall behind. More of the creatures picked themselves of the ground, where they had fallen. The red crystal covering the other walls stretched out and covered the rock.
Cloud looked behind them. Ten of the creatures stood behind them and the walls were covered again. The lead creature raised its hand and flames shot out towards them. He used his ice materia to stop the flames from scorching any of them. He turned and ran for the materia, using ice as a shield around him. As he ran up to the pedestal, and large fist shot from the wall in front and knocked him away. The fist vanished and a face appeared in its place.
The face grinned and spoke. "So, humans. You thought you would get that materia that easily, huh? Well, I bet you didn't count on us being awake. No one can get past me and my red materons. Let me introduce myself."
It vanished and a man clothed in red walked out of the wall. He smiled and went on. "I am Topaz, lord of fire. It is impossible to get through me and my creatures. In fact, why don't you try? I need a little fun after so long."
Cloud picked himself up. He looked at Topaz. "Okay, then. Why don't we have some fun too, then?" He snatched the materia and started running. It took a second for what he did to register in his friends minds. Soon they were running as dozens of materons left the cave in pursuit of them. Topaz flamed a couple trees now and then as he ran, starting a huge fire.
They reached the Highwind and lifted off as soon as the door closed. They left the island, with the materia in hand.
Topaz watched them leave. He was in a foul mood. "Well, think they can cheat in this game, do they? Well, then, I quit. I'll start my own game."
He stopped the fire with a wave of his hand and signalled to his materons. Soon they were all working on a boat to carry them across the sea to the mainland.