Bahamut Zero's Appearance

"So, um Cloud, where are we going now?" Usada asked as she broke into a run trying to catch up with Cloud who was just jogging. Cloud was taken aback by this question. He stopped and turned to look at Usada. "Of course I'm trying to find some place to sleep. Do you see anyone sleeping on the plains?"

Usada looked around, she opened her mouth to answer," N…"

"OF COURSE YOU DON'T, WHICH IDIOT WOULD SLEEP IN THE WILD!?" Cloud turned and continued to run into the darkness, this time, Usada did not speak, she tried to follow as closely to Cloud as possible. Sssh. Usada's instincts forced her to look at her right. That had caused Usada to lose her balance and trip. Cloud stopped to check on what happened to her. He walked swiftly towards her and asked," Are you okay?"

The girl looked up with tears in her eyes," N…No…"

Cloud quickly squatted in front of her. In one swift movement he lifted up her skirt." I don't see anything wrong with you." Next he pulled her arm and inspected it. Usada blushed a deep red. He looked up at Usada." What's wrong?"

"I twisted my ankle…"

"Why didn't you just say so?"

"You lifted up my skirt!!!"

"I was checking on you!!!"

"You don't go round LIFTING GIRLS' SKIRTS!!!"

That was the end of Cloud and Usada's conversation. Cloud turned around, with his back facing her he said," Come on, I'll carry you." Usada didn't say anything, she just hopped, with her well leg, to Cloud and put her hands around his neck.

Soon enough, Cloud had traveled for a certain distance when Usada felt a ticklish feeling on her buttocks. She roared at Cloud," Although you are carrying me and I AM CUTE but, CAN YOU KEEP YOUR PAWS OFF ME!!!"

Cloud was about to shout back at her when. Sssh. Usada put her finger on Cloud's lips. She bent forward so that Cloud could hear her whisper. "Did you hear that?"

Cloud nodded. He bent down to pick a few stones and then continued walking. Usada had no idea what Cloud was going to do with the stones but she sensed a need to keep quiet. For the next seven minutes they did not talk to each other. Although Cloud was not slowing down, he was sweating a lot due to Usada, then with one quick movement he shot a stone at a shadow in the grass beside the road they were traveling. PING, a sound was to be heard, as though the stone had hit something metal.

Usada and Cloud's stalkers were angered. They jumped out of the grassland to reveal five skeletons. Usada was shocked, but Cloud kept his cool. He whispered to Usada," I kill three, you kill two okay?" Usada shook her head vigorously and hinted at her ankle. "Oops. Okay, new plan. We run from the walking dead."

With this Cloud, carrying Usada, tore down the road. "I know a friend who can help us. He lives in a hut down the road." The skeletons were on their heels.

Finally the hut came into view, it wasn't what Usada had thought it would look like, broken down and old. Instead, this one was new and brightly painted. Soon, the shadow of a tall man came into view when Usada shouted," Louis!?" Louis was a classmate of Usada's. He stepped down the porch of the house and whirled a silver colored wand. Muttered a few words and a light from the tip of the wand blasted the pursuing skeletons to dust.

"Talk about bite the dust." Cloud said with a grin on his face. He lifted his arm up high and Louis gave him a high five.

Usada lifted her arm, and said," Hi Louis."

Louis turned to face Usada," People around here call me Bahamut Zero, and in this world there is no Louis." He bent down to look at Usada's injured ankle. He cast a spell on it which took away the pain from it," Oh yah… hi Usada." He turned to walk to his hut. "Tell me how you two got chased by skeletons after you two come into my house." With that Zero, followed by Cloud and Usada entered the only source of light throughout the horizon…