Chapter 5: Unpredictable
The clash of metal upon metal rang out clearly about the area the fight was occurring. Cloud had managed to deflect the blow from Sephiroth but just barely with his own sword. Now the two men were in the heat of battle with one another, this battle was nothing more than between strength, skill and stamina. A sinister laugh was given off my the silver haired man as he stopped his onslaught upon Cloud.
"You are a mere puppet in this whole thing. Why are you trying to fight what is supposed to happen? As they say… let fate take it's course Cloud." Sephiroth laughed.
Cloud glared at Sephiroth as he gasped to regain his breath. Tifa was up, hopping on her good leg, pacing back and forth, worrying about Cloud's safety. "This is… too much… why can't we be back home…"
"Pitiful fool. You wish to go back to where you came from? That can be arranged you know." Sephiroth snickered.
The arrogant man raised one of his hands into the air. He was hard to understand, for Sephiroth was so unpredictable. Something was in his grip as he raised his hand though no one could see what it was. A glowing blue light encased itself around Cloud and the others, including Gohan. Sephiroth smirked, his plan was working perfectly.
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Vegeta had just finally arrived where the surge had come from just to see everyone encased in the blue light. "What in the world is this power?!" He halted where he was, his entire body quivering. He too, was engulfed in the blue light. Within seconds, everyone vanished into the light.
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Zell landed on top of Selphie, her muffled threats coming from under him.
"You… you… GET OFF ME! First it was Squall… now it's the chickenwuss… wait a second… Zell!! You're back!!!"
HE climbed off little Selphie as he scratched his head. Squall stood near to where Selphie was and counted how many people were there. Well… almost everyone was there. Sephiroth was gone, and so was Quistis, along with the two boys Trunks and Goten.
"Oh great… we're missing people." Squall sighed.
"Great, we lost the instructor again… but we gained the chickenwuss…" Seifer complained.
"Well nice to see you again too Seifer…" Zell grumbled.
Cloud and Gohan supported Tifa so she could stand without putting and pressure on her broken ankle. Vegeta huffed as he looked at all the rouges about and then the area thy had appeared in.
"What in the hell… Gohan where is this place and who are these… people." He asked venomously.
"We are of no concern to you though my name is Cloud. We are in front of Shinra Headquarters, in the city of Midgar."
Everyone was now acquainted with one another so not it came down to what the group's next move would be. Having no way to find Sephiroth, Quistis, Trunks or Goten, they would have to do something else for the time being.
"Cloud… I have a strange feeling that Sephiroth is going to seek his mother, Jenova, again." Tifa said, her voice trembling with anxiousness.
"But if that's true… he would have to…" Cloud was cut off in mid sentence by Red XIII
"Return to the Crater."
Cloud looked at Squall, Gohan and Vegeta.
"I'm sorry about all this but Sephiroth is planning something…"
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The hell I am puppet.
'Sephiroth… where are you hiding?'
I'm with a friend…and she wants to help me achieve my ultimate plan. If you wish to know more… go to your hometown and search it thoroughly. Someone is waiting there for you.
'Sephiroth… Wait!'
I do not listen to lifeless vessels like you.
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Cloud cursed as he came round, his head throbbing. Everyone had formed a circle around him since he had passed out. He sat up, looking straight at Tifa, she nodded her head, like she understood what he was thinking. Standing, her moved out of the center of the circle. "Everyone… we must go to my hometown… mine and Tifa's to be precise… Nibelheim. There… we will find more information on Sephiroth's and the other's locations and what he plans to do."
Everyone nodded and began following Cloud, this was going to be a long dangerous trek to Nibelheim for the rouge group.
