Aeris's Pointless Adventure

Part II: Aeris & the Highwind

written by K-chan


Aeris let out a sigh of relief as she sat securely in her seat onboard the Highwind, the plane that was taking her to Nibelheim. What coincidence that the pilot of this certain plane was the owner of Highwind Airlines itself (but this was the world of fanfiction), and it should also be noted that this was the only alternate airline on the Planet if one didn't want to take Shinra Airways, which was rather high for one's blood considering the price of their last minute flights. She looked around the small plane, noting just a few passengers and one flight attendent named Shera. Such a nice name, Aeris thought, as the young woman offered the passengers some drinks and snacks.

Near the front of the plane, Reeve was in a serious conversation with his boss, "Sir, why couldn't I just take our company plane? ... Yes, I know you're not talking to your father, but... *sigh* Yes, sir... You're right, sir, you should have received the $830,000 penthouse for your birthday...*double sigh* Yes, sir, it was a reasonable gift... But sir, this trip... What? Catfood??"

Aeris sweatdropped.

Moving to the back of the plane was a rather cute pair... Well, maybe not considering how blue-looking Yuffie was, holding the bag in front of her face, while a grinning Reno was caressing her back, "Hey Yuf, this bra's hard to unfasten."

For a moment, she lifted her eyes to meet his and said, "That's the point!!" She then turned back to the bag and let out a nasty hurl.

Aeris obtained another sweatdrop as she thought about these people onboard the plane. They hadn't a care in the world, not that they all knew of Sephiroth's plans of world annihilation. Nope, they hadn't a clue, but Aeris was a woman on a mission to stop her cousin for ruining it all for them, despite the weird people who lived on the Planet, but she shouldn't judge others like that because they could be amusing at times when she needed the light-heartedness.

"Marlene," Barret called, seated just across the aisle from Aeris, "I told ya not to bother the deaf lady."

"But I just wanted to ask her if I could see the white marble on her head," the little girl whined.

Aeris blinked at them, wondering why she didn't hear the girl speak to her before. Maybe because she was in deep thought that it just didn't reach her, but she certainly was not deaf. "I'm sorry I didn't hear you the first time," she explained to them that nearly scared the gunarm off Barret, "I had too many things to think about, so I'm not deaf." Then she looked at Marlene and touched the family heirloom on her ribbon, "And this isn't JUST any marble, it's the last of my family's marbles... They've lost their marbles so many times before, but now, I can't lose it at all."

Marlene nodded, just for the sake of nodding, not that she understood what Aeris was saying. She was happy an adult was even talking to her since not many adults would talk to children in the 'normal' way. All the ones she had ever met always came up to her and pinched her cheeks because she was just SO cute and say rubbish like 'Aaawe, she's so cute! And what's your name now? Do you like to play outside? How old are you? Cute, li'l nusiance--aah, kid.' "I don't want to lose my marbles either," she said, "I heard people go crazy that way. Right, daddy?" Barret just grunted an affirmative as he tightened the gunarm.


Hours later, the plane arrived at Nibelheim Airport (thanks to the magic of fanfiction--not)... in Nibelheim and no other, the Casino City it came to be known as after its rebuilt. The people figured instead of a mining town making leftover muffins, they could attract lots of visitors if they had casinos and bring in chocolate cakes instead. And so, Nibelheim the Casino City was born in all its glory and flashing neon lights (but that was at night).

"Wow..." Aeris was amazed at the aerial sight of the city and even now as she descended from the plane, "It's amazing what could be done to a destroyed city in just years..."

Reno stood next to her, smiling, "You don't get out much, huh cutie?" She looked at him just in time to see a fist flying into his head, that belonged to his girlfriend... But right after the hit, Yuffie took off down the terminal to let out a last, nasty hurl. "Aaaw c'mon, Yuf!" Reno called, running after her, "Babe! I was only joking! You're the only cutie for me! Yuf??"

And all those sweatdrops on Aeris's head made her fall forward.


TO BE CONTINUED...