1 The Planet's Chosen
Chapter 1
"Come on Arieth, time to wake up. We're going to the Golden Saucer today. If you don't get up now, your father and I will go by ourselves" Tifa called from the kitchen, making breakfast for the small family.
"I'm up, I'm up. I'm trying to figure out what to wear!" A girls voice called from up stairs.
"Why not that nice outfit that Barret sent you for your 17th birthday?" Cloud called from the table, where he was chopping veggies for breakfast.
"…Are you kidding? It's pretty, but it's the GOLDEN SAUCER, I want to look my best," Arieth called as she came down the stairs, wearing a pair of short denim shorts and a blue tank top that hung loose under her breasts.
After he had finished chopping up the vegetables, Cloud had taken to a glass of orange juice. When he saw what his daughter was wearing, he quickly released the liquid that he had in his mouth, spraying it over the table, "You seriously planning on wearing that are you? You're dressing like your mom used to!!"
Cloud had to quickly duck as a hard apple was thrown at him from his lovely wife. The comment did have the desired effect he wanted, Arieth quickly dashed up the stairs to put something else on.
"Very funny, Hun," Tifa snorted from her position by the stove.
"It worked, didn't it" He replied quickly as not to further enrage his powerful partner.
Arieth came back down the stairs, now clad in a black t-shirt and some loose-fitting pants.
"Much better," Cloud commented as he wiped up his orange juice.
"Glad you like it," She replied as she fixed a pink ribbon into her long, golden hair. The ribbon had been given to her as a present from Red XIII on her sixteenth birthday. Her parents had told her that it looked almost exactly like the one that the original Arieth had worn.
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After breakfast, the family walked out to a small chocobo stable outside of their home, inside were two black chocobos and one gold.
They saddled their mounts, then climbed on for the long trek to the Golden Saucer. Tifa and Cloud had both taken the blacks while Arieth mounted her pet, Shiva.
They took off for the theme park, which was only a day's ride from their home on the outskirts of Nibleheim. Arieth tingled with excitement as this being her first time there and not knowing what to expect. She took the lead of the little group, having the faster chocobo, but she was careful as to not get to far ahead for the monsters in this area were quite fast, and the birds, even her gold, might not escape them.
Near noon, the saucer could be seen in the distance, but very vaguely.
" Honey, we're going to stop for lunch here," Tifa called from behind and to the right of Arieth.
"All right mom," the girl responded as she hopped off her bird and led it to some long grass to graze.
When Arieth arrived to where her parents were, they were putting out a small blanket for them to eat on. The girl helped them set up and, after the repast, she laid back in the grass and looked up into the sky.
Her dark brown eyes, took in many shapes, hedgehog pies, behemoths, and an assortment of other monsters. Abruptly, the chocobos warked in panic as a large, green cactuar appeared out of the ground.
Arieth had been waiting for a chance like this. She began to glow as she summoned her limit break. Her parents, who were about to attack the odd- looking creature, stepped back to see what their daughter was about to release.
"CHERRY BLOOM!" the girl yelled as she pulled out a pair of katal from their sheaths on her thighs. She lunged into the air and came down as her weapons shot pink energy waves into the cactuar, when she landed on it, she slid down it's front, dragging her katal through it's hide.
When she jumped back, the cactuar split into three, perfectly sliced pieces, and then dissolved in a flash of red light.
After her victory dance, which included some jumping around and spinning her katal, she turned to her astonished parents who had a dumbfounded look on their faces.
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"Finally, we're here," Arieth exclaimed with an exasperated look she earned from a bumpy ride on the lift from North Corel, "What are we gonna do first?"
"We are going to check into the inn and get some sleep," Tifa called from behind her, patting a motion sick Cloud on the back, "See, I told you not to read on the lift"
"Don't rub it in"
Arieth interrupted the little moment with her complaining, "Why can't we go on some rides?"
"Because…cough…it's almost midnight…hack…none of the rides are open," a Recovering Cloud exclaimed
"…Oh"
At that moment, a faint tingling entered Clouds head. It was familiar, but he shrugged it off as a side affect of the potion Tifa had give him.
"Come on, let's get to the inn, alright?" Tifa commanded as the miserable duo followed her to the Chute Room, the main way of transportation in Golden Saucer.
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"…I can't believe it's you!!" the scruffy little cat atop a mog exclaimed, heartily shaking Cloud's hand.
"It's good to see you to Cait-Sith. But can we talk in the morning, we're tired at the moment," A slightly green Cloud exclaimed
"Oh sure, sure. You look beat, with those crows feet by your eyes "
At that point Arieth burst out laughing. Cloud on the other hand, got very indignant at the remark.
"Actually Cait, he's always like that, now, remember, we age," Tifa reminded the rather forgetful android.
"Riiiiiiiiiight, sorry about that, Cloud," Cait apologized to him, "Anyway…"
"Cait-Sith, I'm really tired, we'll talk in the morning," Cloud said to the dopey looking robot in front of him, reaching for his sword, "Good night"
"G'night," the android said as he turned and ran from his sword-wielding 'friend', "Nice people, a bit edgy, though"
"He's funny," Arieth stated as the headed for the haunted house themed in.
"Yeah, during the first hundred words that escape his mouth," Tifa stated.
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After checking in for the night. The Couple and their daughter tucked in for the night. They turned off the lights and quickly fell asleep.
Across the hall, the occupant of that room was having a bit more trouble getting to sleep; he was too interested in the room he was in. The "haunted" room was quite amusing. He searched every nook and cranny. When satisfied, he leapt into the soft, comfortable bed after taking off his cloak and boots. He took one more look around the room, and at his Masamunè. Then running a hand through his short, spiky, black hair, to make sure he had gotten all the little clippings out, he turned off the light and fell asleep, listening to the planet sing.
Chapter 1
"Come on Arieth, time to wake up. We're going to the Golden Saucer today. If you don't get up now, your father and I will go by ourselves" Tifa called from the kitchen, making breakfast for the small family.
"I'm up, I'm up. I'm trying to figure out what to wear!" A girls voice called from up stairs.
"Why not that nice outfit that Barret sent you for your 17th birthday?" Cloud called from the table, where he was chopping veggies for breakfast.
"…Are you kidding? It's pretty, but it's the GOLDEN SAUCER, I want to look my best," Arieth called as she came down the stairs, wearing a pair of short denim shorts and a blue tank top that hung loose under her breasts.
After he had finished chopping up the vegetables, Cloud had taken to a glass of orange juice. When he saw what his daughter was wearing, he quickly released the liquid that he had in his mouth, spraying it over the table, "You seriously planning on wearing that are you? You're dressing like your mom used to!!"
Cloud had to quickly duck as a hard apple was thrown at him from his lovely wife. The comment did have the desired effect he wanted, Arieth quickly dashed up the stairs to put something else on.
"Very funny, Hun," Tifa snorted from her position by the stove.
"It worked, didn't it" He replied quickly as not to further enrage his powerful partner.
Arieth came back down the stairs, now clad in a black t-shirt and some loose-fitting pants.
"Much better," Cloud commented as he wiped up his orange juice.
"Glad you like it," She replied as she fixed a pink ribbon into her long, golden hair. The ribbon had been given to her as a present from Red XIII on her sixteenth birthday. Her parents had told her that it looked almost exactly like the one that the original Arieth had worn.
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After breakfast, the family walked out to a small chocobo stable outside of their home, inside were two black chocobos and one gold.
They saddled their mounts, then climbed on for the long trek to the Golden Saucer. Tifa and Cloud had both taken the blacks while Arieth mounted her pet, Shiva.
They took off for the theme park, which was only a day's ride from their home on the outskirts of Nibleheim. Arieth tingled with excitement as this being her first time there and not knowing what to expect. She took the lead of the little group, having the faster chocobo, but she was careful as to not get to far ahead for the monsters in this area were quite fast, and the birds, even her gold, might not escape them.
Near noon, the saucer could be seen in the distance, but very vaguely.
" Honey, we're going to stop for lunch here," Tifa called from behind and to the right of Arieth.
"All right mom," the girl responded as she hopped off her bird and led it to some long grass to graze.
When Arieth arrived to where her parents were, they were putting out a small blanket for them to eat on. The girl helped them set up and, after the repast, she laid back in the grass and looked up into the sky.
Her dark brown eyes, took in many shapes, hedgehog pies, behemoths, and an assortment of other monsters. Abruptly, the chocobos warked in panic as a large, green cactuar appeared out of the ground.
Arieth had been waiting for a chance like this. She began to glow as she summoned her limit break. Her parents, who were about to attack the odd- looking creature, stepped back to see what their daughter was about to release.
"CHERRY BLOOM!" the girl yelled as she pulled out a pair of katal from their sheaths on her thighs. She lunged into the air and came down as her weapons shot pink energy waves into the cactuar, when she landed on it, she slid down it's front, dragging her katal through it's hide.
When she jumped back, the cactuar split into three, perfectly sliced pieces, and then dissolved in a flash of red light.
After her victory dance, which included some jumping around and spinning her katal, she turned to her astonished parents who had a dumbfounded look on their faces.
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"Finally, we're here," Arieth exclaimed with an exasperated look she earned from a bumpy ride on the lift from North Corel, "What are we gonna do first?"
"We are going to check into the inn and get some sleep," Tifa called from behind her, patting a motion sick Cloud on the back, "See, I told you not to read on the lift"
"Don't rub it in"
Arieth interrupted the little moment with her complaining, "Why can't we go on some rides?"
"Because…cough…it's almost midnight…hack…none of the rides are open," a Recovering Cloud exclaimed
"…Oh"
At that moment, a faint tingling entered Clouds head. It was familiar, but he shrugged it off as a side affect of the potion Tifa had give him.
"Come on, let's get to the inn, alright?" Tifa commanded as the miserable duo followed her to the Chute Room, the main way of transportation in Golden Saucer.
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"…I can't believe it's you!!" the scruffy little cat atop a mog exclaimed, heartily shaking Cloud's hand.
"It's good to see you to Cait-Sith. But can we talk in the morning, we're tired at the moment," A slightly green Cloud exclaimed
"Oh sure, sure. You look beat, with those crows feet by your eyes "
At that point Arieth burst out laughing. Cloud on the other hand, got very indignant at the remark.
"Actually Cait, he's always like that, now, remember, we age," Tifa reminded the rather forgetful android.
"Riiiiiiiiiight, sorry about that, Cloud," Cait apologized to him, "Anyway…"
"Cait-Sith, I'm really tired, we'll talk in the morning," Cloud said to the dopey looking robot in front of him, reaching for his sword, "Good night"
"G'night," the android said as he turned and ran from his sword-wielding 'friend', "Nice people, a bit edgy, though"
"He's funny," Arieth stated as the headed for the haunted house themed in.
"Yeah, during the first hundred words that escape his mouth," Tifa stated.
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After checking in for the night. The Couple and their daughter tucked in for the night. They turned off the lights and quickly fell asleep.
Across the hall, the occupant of that room was having a bit more trouble getting to sleep; he was too interested in the room he was in. The "haunted" room was quite amusing. He searched every nook and cranny. When satisfied, he leapt into the soft, comfortable bed after taking off his cloak and boots. He took one more look around the room, and at his Masamunè. Then running a hand through his short, spiky, black hair, to make sure he had gotten all the little clippings out, he turned off the light and fell asleep, listening to the planet sing.