Cloud Strife looked over at his love, who rested peacefully in the
other bed. She deserved a good rest; she hadn't slept in three years. She
was so beautiful. He had fought all odds and risked everything to bring
her back. And he had triumphed. But had he really? He couldn't sleep.
He knew if he did, his dreams would be haunted by the other person that he
had brought back to life. He replayed how it worked out. He had found
everything he needed and fulfilled the necessary tasks. But he didn't know
that he would come back. If Cloud had known that he would have revived
him, he would have been more careful. But it had happened. The ebony orb
of death and destruction that had once plagued the world with Meteor had
unleashed a much greater evil on the world now. It had revived the evil
that brought Meteor and now held its power. Cloud had revived Aeris. But
along with reviving Aeris, he revived Sephiroth.
He asked himself, "How could I do that?" He didn't know the answer to that one. But he did know one thing. He was going to fix it. The sun rose slowly over the ocean. It was a beautiful sight in the town of Costa Del Sol. Cloud looked out the window over the shimmering sea that glistened in the morning light. It was a new day. But Cloud didn't have time to admire the beauty of it. Cloud had a mission to begin. He knew it would be near impossible, Sephiroth's power was amplified a hundred-fold for he was now Meteor incarnate. But Cloud knew he had what it took to defeat Sephiroth. She was sleeping in the other bed.
Just as Sephiroth was Meteor incarnated into man, Aeris was Holy incarnated into a person. And she was the only one who could save the planet. But this time, Cloud wouldn't let Sephiroth. This time, Cloud would protect her from all evil and keep her safe. He wouldn't lose her again. Cloud stood up off of his bed. He walked over to his cabinet and swung the doors wide open. He grabbed the purple clothes that he always wore and put them on. He grabbed his boots and strung them tight. He put on his Tetra- Elemental and tied a Ribbon round his arm. He grabbed his Ultima Bangle and slid it onto his wrist. He took all of his best Materia and put it on. Finally, he took the Ultima Weapon out and unsheathed it. He slung the sheath over his back and swung the sword around. He practiced some of his techniques.
Cloud walked outside the city. He went to a small tree, only about ten feet high. He began to practice his moves. Slice, slice, thrust. Strafe, slice, strafe, slice, thrust. Strafe, slice, parry, strafe, slice, parry, thrust. Parry, parry, slice, thrust, parry, strafe, slice, slice, strafe, parry, strafe, slice, slice, thrust. Omnislash. Cloud unleashed a twenty- hit combo with his sword flying quick as lightning. As he delivered the last devastating blow, he stepped back and swung the blade quickly to his back. The tree collapsed into itself. A pile of dust lay on the ground where a tree once was. Cloud wiped his brow and walked back to the Villa Cloud. He saw Aeris sit up in the bed as he walked in. "Where have you been?" "Practicing." "Oh, I take it we're going after him then." "I am."
"What? You think you're going alone?" "Yes." "I'm going, if you like it or not." "Well, I don't." He pulled her close. "I can't lose you again." "You won't. You forget, the White Materia had many hidden secrets. I learned them all." As Aeris spoke, there was a bright flash and Sephiroth stood between them. He embraced Cloud and kissed him, as Cloud stood puzzled. Suddenly, the image of Sephiroth faded and Aeris stood, embracing Cloud.
"I'll be fine," said Aeris with a wink. Cloud shook his head. "That was a disturbing image." Aeris laughed. She closed her eyes and concentrated and she became fully dressed. She held out her hands, and the Princess Guard materialized in them. A White Bracelet wrapped around her wrist, and a White Ribbon was tied around her neck. "Just fine."
Cloud and Aeris walked out of the Villa together. Cloud spotted Barret and the rest of the group standing near the center of town talking. Aeris and Cloud approached them. They saw Cloud and Aeris approaching. "Ok. Here's the plan. We don't even know where Sephiroth is. We know that he needs to be at the Promised Land to summon Meteor. But we also know that as soon as he summons Meteor, we have what it takes to destroy it. However, to activate Holy, Aeris needs to be at the Promised Land.
Sephiroth knows this too. But I don't think that he'll try to summon Meteor until he's destroyed Holy aka. Aeris. This is good, because I'm going to make sure that Aeris stays alive. I think that the best way to find Sephiroth will be to split up into three groups. If you find Sephiroth, you have the PHS, contact me immediately. Here's how we'll go. Me, Barret, and Aeris will take the North Continent, Tifa, Cait Sith, and Red XIII will be the East and Mideel Island, and Cid, Vincent, and Yuffie will take Wutai and the West Continent. Good luck." They all split off and went their separate ways.
Cloud and Aeris mounted Cloud's Golden Chocobo, Blaze, while Barret mounted his specially bread Black Chocobo, Smoke. Smoke was of the same stature as a Golden Chocobo, he could cross the mountains, rivers, and ocean, but it had strangely remained black, like its father. Barret liked it better that way. So the three set off towards the North Continent.
Tifa, Red XIII, and Cait Sith took the Shinra sub. Reeve came along in person to pilot the sub, as Cait's hands weren't precise enough. Reeve knew that he wouldn't be strong enough to go out and fight, but he could stay on the sub while Cait was out fighting. It was all the same to him. So in the sub, the three traveled towards the East Continent.
Cid, Vincent, and Yuffie set out west in the Highwind, the pride and joy of Cid. After Sephiroth's destruction, he had taken the best mechanics from Shinra and collected what parts of the Highwind could be recovered and rebuilt the rest. They made the Highwind better than the first time. Cid was impressed. He loved to fly this thing. He gunned the engines towards the West Continent.
In the East, there were only three places that Tifa knew Sephiroth might be. They both used to exist. Now, they were only ruins, the destroyed regions of the Temple of the Ancients, Mideel, and the Hidden Waterfall. They would check them out. First, they traveled to the destroyed Temple. Tifa crossed the bridge first and peered into the hole. Nothing interesting there. They searched in the hole, around it, and around the Temple. Nothing. So they traveled on to the ruins of Mideel. They walked into the town. They searched it high and low. Checked everything from the little hill to the little shop. They questioned the locals about a man in a black cape. They didn't see anything.
Tifa called the group together and they traveled to the waterfall where they met Sephiroth's mother. Tifa entered first, then Red XIII, then Cait Sith. They walked up to the glowing white altar. Tifa looked at it. "Nothing," she said. She began walking toward the door. A dark figure stood there. He stepped forward. His silver hair shone in light and his green eyes flashed. He laughed a sinister laugh as a green energy ring shot from his body. The three were flattened on the floor as Sephiroth surveyed the room. "Three down." he chanted as teleported himself and the others far away.
In the sub, Reeve turned off the controls to Cait Sith. He took the controls of the sub and said "This is bad, this is very bad." He turned the sub around and piloted the sub in the direction of the North Continent. He had to get to Cloud and tell him what had happened. Sephiroth had kidnapped Tifa, Red XIII, and Cait Sith. He had to warn the others of what had happened.
Over on the other end of the world, the Highwind flew high over the Ancient Forest, the first of two stops for the trio. They landed and they inspected the Forest, braved its dangers, solved its puzzles, and found nothing. With that, they took off towards Nibelheim. Here, they went into the town. First, they inspected all of the houses near the entrance. They inspected everything. Then they went to the Shinra Mansion. The three went in and split up Yuffie inspected the ground floor, Cid the top, and Vincent went into the basement. Yuffie didn't find anything as she wandered the desolate room. Cid had no more luck in the bedroom, the study, and the hallway. Vincent looked in the coffins, checked the library, and inspected everything. No one found anything in the Shinra Mansion. Vincent, standing outside, suggested that they check the mountains. None of them wanted to take the extra effort, but knew that they had no choice.
They reluctantly scaled the mountains of Nibel and arrived at the abandoned Mako Reactor. They entered. As they walked towards the center, Cid noticed a lot of blood on the path. He didn't like it. The continued on and reached the center. It looked different from all other Mako Reactors and at the top was an open door, labeled JENOVA. "Let's just hope she's not home," said Cid. They climbed the stairs and walked in. Torn cables and wires lay on the ground. There was an angelic looking carving lying on the floor, and at the end of the room was a giant, shattered glass tube. They approached this and remembered the story that Cloud told. They didn't have to wonder what happened here, they knew. "There's nothing here." They turned to leave. A shadowy figure clouded the door. "Oh, $#%!" said Cid, just before he was hit with a green ring and knocked to the floor, unconscious. "Dropping like flies. Just three left now," said the dark figure, as he teleported the three people and himself away.
On the North Continent, Cloud and his group traveled quickly. They had not found anything at Bone Village. They went to the Promised Land, and surveyed the North Crater, which daily shrunk, as the planet healed. They didn't find a thing there. There was no sign of anyone there. Now, they were in the Forgotten Capital. Here, Cloud walked slowly into the lower area where the holy altar was. He walked down the stairs and looked at the altar. Aeris walked up to the altar and searched around it. She kneeled in the spot where she had been killed.
"It's kinda strange to stand in a place where you died." said Aeris as she closed her eyes and looked at the ground. "I'd think so," said Cloud. "Come on, there's nothing here." Aeris looked up and stared into Cloud's eyes. Cloud saw a flash of light. Not a flash, but a glimmer. Like a reflection of light off a mirror. It was coming from above Aeris. Cloud's mind raced. "No, no, no. It can't happen. I've gotta move or I'll lose her again. Never!"
"Aeris! Move!" yelled Cloud as he raced towards the altar. He leapt over pillars and slipped. He saw a figure in a black cloak descending quickly over where Aeris kneeled. He caught himself from tripping and did a handspring off the final pillar landing just inches from Aeris. He grabbed her and his Reflect Materia at the same time. He crouched next to her and a shield formed over her and him just as a sword bounced off. A black cloaked figure flipped off the shield and landed at the edge of the altar. Cloud rose.
"I must admit. You are getting better." "Sephiroth!" "Yes. Hope you're ready to fight." Cloud glanced to the side and nodded. He stared back at Sephiroth. "Hope you're ready to die," said Barret as he shot Sephiroth in the back of the head from five feet away. Sephiroth turned around, unscathed and said "You first," as he blasted Barret across the room into a wall. Barret slumped down. Sephiroth turned around. "Your turn." But as Sephiroth said this, he noticed that Cloud was gone and Aeris was up against the edge of the altar. "You'll do too."
Sephiroth walked slowly towards her with his sword drawn. He lifted it up and shouted "Time to die!" Aeris closed her eyes and disappeared. Sephiroth hesitated. "What?"
Suddenly, Cloud swung up from around the edge of the altar and kicked Sephiroth square in the chest. As he stumbled backwards, Aeris reappeared and smashed him over the head with the glowing Princess Guard. As Sephiroth fell forward, Cloud impaled him in the stomach and twisted his blade. Sephiroth groaned. He looked up slowly and smiled. "Almost had me," he stuttered. With that, Sephiroth disappeared off the end of the Ultima Weapon. "No! I had him!" "Cloud. It's OK. We'll get another shot. He's badly hurt, that kind of wound doesn't heal overnight."
Suddenly, a voice echoed throughout the room. "You fought well. But I'm not gone yet, far from it. I just thought that I'd let you know that your friends are not going to be calling you anytime soon. They have 6 hours to live before I destroy them. I'll kill them one at a time, one each hour after the sixth. Oh, and did I mention that they're not in the same place? Good luck finding me, and them! Hahahahahahahahaha." The room echoed with the evil laughter. "This is serious," said Aeris. "Let's go," said Cloud.
They went to wake Barret, but he wasn't there. Cloud already knew that Sephiroth had kidnapped him as well. They go ready and left. As they reached the water's edge, they found Reeve. "Sephiroth captured everyone. help them." "Thanks Reeve. Go to my Villa in Costa Del Sol and wait."
They traveled to Cosmo Canyon to consult Bugenhagen on what to do. "What to do? Get better prepared. First, you must find better weaponry. You were only able to defeat him at the altar because you had the element of surprise. When you fight him on his home turf, there will be no such advantage." "Where are there better weapons?" "It is in a place that you have been. It is in the center of the planet. And there are no weapons there. Simply a blessing that will increase their power a thousand-fold."
"Jenova." "Yes, Jenova." "Now go, time is short. When you get the Jenova weapons, you must immediately go to find you're friends. Sephiroth put them in a place of their worst fear." "Thank you." Cloud and Aeris bolted from the Canyon and got into the reactor at Gongoga. They ran thought the underground passages and after a long, tiring journey, arrived at Jenova's realm.
"Welcome Cloud. And Aeris." "Jenova, we need your power on our weapons." "Yes, I know. Since you cleansed me of the evil that I once was, I will help you. You must defeat Sephiroth once and for all. Show your weapons." Cloud and Aeris held out the Ultima Weapon and Princess Guard. A bright flash filled the room. Cloud sheathed the Jenova Blade and Aeris, the Jenova Staff. "Thank you," said Cloud as he and Aeris reappeared in Cosmo Canyon. "Aeris, you ride Smoke, I'll ride Blaze. We've gotta find our friends."
They decided to search the Cosmo area. They looked for twenty minutes before Cloud spotted two distinct figures near the top of Cosmo Gorge instead of just one. They rode up and found Red XIII next to Seto. Cloud touched Red with the Jenova Blade and Red jumped to life. "Thanks! Go find Tifa! She's somewhere green. that's all I know." "Thanks Red. Go to my Villa."
Cloud and Aeris shot off towards Mideel. Cloud knew she was in there. He plunged his Jenova Blade into the Lifestream and it rushed back into the ground. Cloud jumped down and found Tifa lying in the bottom. He touched her with the Jenova Blade as well and she was awakened. "I was so afraid, Cloud." "It's ok now, Tifa. Go to my Villa."
Cloud knew that an hour had already passed. He rushed off towards the ruins of the Temple of the Ancients. Cait Sith sat at the bottom, frozen. Cloud called Reeve on PHS and told him to activate Cait Sith. He did, and Cait turned on. Cloud went and touched him with the Jenova Blade and he could move. "Thanks Cloud, I'm back in action." "Take Cait to Costa Del Sol." "Will do."
Cloud helped Cait up and said, "Go to Villa Cloud," as he and Aeris rode off towards Wutai. There, they found Yuffie in her cage crying that the Materia is gone... They helped her. Over the next four hours, Cloud and Aeris found Cid on a raft on the Ocean and Vincent in the lab chanting "Lucreacia." Everyone but Barret. Cloud and Aeris rode off towards North Corel. Barret had to be there, or Cloud didn't know where he'd be. Cloud saw him; he was hanging from the ledge screaming, "Dyne." "Barret!" Cloud sprinted to the ledge and hit Barret with Jenova Blade. Barret snapped to attention. "Help! Don't stand there like an spikey-headed idiot, help me up."
Cloud helped Barret up. Barret got on Smoke, and Aeris got on Blaze with Cloud. They rode to the Villa Cloud. The entire group was gathered. Cloud instructed them to hold out their weapons and he ran the Jenova Blade over all of them. The weapons changed into Jenova Weapons as well. Barret had the Jenova Blaster; Red had the Jenova Clip, Tifa, the Jenova Glove, Cid, the Jenova Lance, Vincent, the Jenova XR71, Yuffie, the Jenovarang, and Cait Sith, the Jenovaphone. Cloud told everyone to come. They all equipped themselves adequately and got on the Highwind. Cloud told them to take them to Bugenhagen.
"Bugenhagen, do you know anywhere Sephiroth might be?" "Yes." "Where?" "Summoning Meteor." Cloud had no time to thank Bugenhagen; he was gone when he heard that. The Highwind rocketed towards the North Crater. Everyone walked down the crater together. There he was, standing at the edge of the Lifestream, arms outstretched. "You're too late," said Sephiroth. "It's coming, and that girl alone can't stop it." "It's never too late." "Ha. Hero till the end." "Well, let's fight. Even if I'm gone, Meteor will still come." Cloud stepped forward. Aeris and Barret followed. Then Tifa, Red XIII, Cait Sith, Cid, Vincent, and Yuffie moved too. "Let's go, Sephiroth." Yuffie looks up and sees Meteor less than 200 feet from the planet. "Hurry!"
Sephiroth laughed as he unsheathed his sword. Cloud drew the Jenova Blade. The two locked in a timeless glance, neither flinching. Both rushed at the same time, their swords meeting, clashing, scraping. Sephiroth broke off and swung low. Cloud parried. Sephiroth with a high shot, and Cloud, parry. Sephiroth thrusts right at Cloud. Strafe. Strafe, slice, slice, strafe, slice, trust. Sephiroth parries moves, but gets sliced across the chest and stabbed in the arm. Sephiroth angrily swings at Cloud, who leaps back. Barret takes a pot shot at Sephiroth, hitting his stomach. He bends over, and Aeris hits him in the chin. Tifa punches him in the jaw and Cait somehow hurts him with the Jenovaphone. Red lunges and claws Sephiroth's legs up and Cid slices him across his arm. Vincent shoots him in the neck, and Yuffie slices him badly with the Jenovarang. Sephiroth hunches over and wipes his lip of blood. He stares straight at Cloud. Cloud looks back at him.
Cloud screams "Omnislash," and charges at Sephiroth. He hits him with a sequence of over one hundred slashes and leaps into the air and slices straight down the middle of Sephiroth's body, leaving a huge slash mark. Sephiroth falls back onto a ledge, just over the Lifestream.
"You forgot one thing," stuttered Sephiroth. "And what's that?" asked Cloud, as he held the Jenova Blade over Sephiroth's throat. "That," said Sephiroth pointing up. Cloud looked up. "No," he suddenly thought. He stabbed down on Sephiroth just as he saw Sephiroth's unholy blade fly from his hand. The blade flew swift and accurately, skewering into Aeris' stomach. Cloud kicked Sephiroth into the Lifestream and cursed as he ran to Aeris. Barret pulled the sword from her.
"Aeris, no." "Cloud, you won. no problem." "You're going to live." "You did so well." "Aeris, you're not going anywhere." "Cloud, at least I got to see you again." "It's not over till it's over, Aeris." Cloud reached down and kissed Aeris. "Live, Aeris. I love you. I always will. But you have to live; you have too much going for you to die. If you're not here, what's the point in me going on?"
"Cloud." said Yuffie. "What?" "We're gonna die," she said, pointing to Meteor, almost touching the ground. "Aeris. Please. For me, I need you to live. I need you to live on. I need someone to love. Aeris, you're the only one I'll ever love. Don't leave me." He kissed her one last time as her eyes closed. As did, a tear fell from Cloud's cheek. It dropped onto Aeris' face as he held her close. Aeris eyes opened back up. "Cloud, Never Give Up." Jenova Materia hovered over Cloud and Aeris.
The ground shook, Meteor was upon the world. The planet was at its end. "Cloud. Never Give Up!" Cloud reached down and kissed Aeris like he had never kissed anyone before. Aeris' wound was healed. And she stood up. "Aeris!" Cloud kissed her and held her close. "Never leave me. I love you." Aeris closed her eyes. A White Glow surrounded Cloud and Aeris, and as they kissed, a White Beam shot straight to the core of Meteor. Meteor disappeared completely and far away from the planet you could see the amazing display produced by the explosion of Meteor. "I love you too, Cloud."
Cloud kissed her, she kissed him. They stood there and as their passion for each other grew, the White Glow grew. It grew more and more as time passed. It surrounded the group, then the crater. Next, it engulfed the North Continent. Then, it engulfed the entire world. The pure love that Cloud and Aeris shared transformed the world, people no longer hated, for they had the love of Aeris and Cloud. It was not the White Materia that caused this, nor the defeat of Sephiroth or Meteor, it was love.
OK, that's it. That was kind of corny, but I hope you liked this section. I worked on the other one for like three weeks, and I just wrote this one in a single night, I hope you still like it. Well, that finishes my first set of stories. Let me know what you think. Should I write more stories? Did you like this one? Any suggestions? Leave me a comment! Thanks for Reading, Cloud413
He asked himself, "How could I do that?" He didn't know the answer to that one. But he did know one thing. He was going to fix it. The sun rose slowly over the ocean. It was a beautiful sight in the town of Costa Del Sol. Cloud looked out the window over the shimmering sea that glistened in the morning light. It was a new day. But Cloud didn't have time to admire the beauty of it. Cloud had a mission to begin. He knew it would be near impossible, Sephiroth's power was amplified a hundred-fold for he was now Meteor incarnate. But Cloud knew he had what it took to defeat Sephiroth. She was sleeping in the other bed.
Just as Sephiroth was Meteor incarnated into man, Aeris was Holy incarnated into a person. And she was the only one who could save the planet. But this time, Cloud wouldn't let Sephiroth. This time, Cloud would protect her from all evil and keep her safe. He wouldn't lose her again. Cloud stood up off of his bed. He walked over to his cabinet and swung the doors wide open. He grabbed the purple clothes that he always wore and put them on. He grabbed his boots and strung them tight. He put on his Tetra- Elemental and tied a Ribbon round his arm. He grabbed his Ultima Bangle and slid it onto his wrist. He took all of his best Materia and put it on. Finally, he took the Ultima Weapon out and unsheathed it. He slung the sheath over his back and swung the sword around. He practiced some of his techniques.
Cloud walked outside the city. He went to a small tree, only about ten feet high. He began to practice his moves. Slice, slice, thrust. Strafe, slice, strafe, slice, thrust. Strafe, slice, parry, strafe, slice, parry, thrust. Parry, parry, slice, thrust, parry, strafe, slice, slice, strafe, parry, strafe, slice, slice, thrust. Omnislash. Cloud unleashed a twenty- hit combo with his sword flying quick as lightning. As he delivered the last devastating blow, he stepped back and swung the blade quickly to his back. The tree collapsed into itself. A pile of dust lay on the ground where a tree once was. Cloud wiped his brow and walked back to the Villa Cloud. He saw Aeris sit up in the bed as he walked in. "Where have you been?" "Practicing." "Oh, I take it we're going after him then." "I am."
"What? You think you're going alone?" "Yes." "I'm going, if you like it or not." "Well, I don't." He pulled her close. "I can't lose you again." "You won't. You forget, the White Materia had many hidden secrets. I learned them all." As Aeris spoke, there was a bright flash and Sephiroth stood between them. He embraced Cloud and kissed him, as Cloud stood puzzled. Suddenly, the image of Sephiroth faded and Aeris stood, embracing Cloud.
"I'll be fine," said Aeris with a wink. Cloud shook his head. "That was a disturbing image." Aeris laughed. She closed her eyes and concentrated and she became fully dressed. She held out her hands, and the Princess Guard materialized in them. A White Bracelet wrapped around her wrist, and a White Ribbon was tied around her neck. "Just fine."
Cloud and Aeris walked out of the Villa together. Cloud spotted Barret and the rest of the group standing near the center of town talking. Aeris and Cloud approached them. They saw Cloud and Aeris approaching. "Ok. Here's the plan. We don't even know where Sephiroth is. We know that he needs to be at the Promised Land to summon Meteor. But we also know that as soon as he summons Meteor, we have what it takes to destroy it. However, to activate Holy, Aeris needs to be at the Promised Land.
Sephiroth knows this too. But I don't think that he'll try to summon Meteor until he's destroyed Holy aka. Aeris. This is good, because I'm going to make sure that Aeris stays alive. I think that the best way to find Sephiroth will be to split up into three groups. If you find Sephiroth, you have the PHS, contact me immediately. Here's how we'll go. Me, Barret, and Aeris will take the North Continent, Tifa, Cait Sith, and Red XIII will be the East and Mideel Island, and Cid, Vincent, and Yuffie will take Wutai and the West Continent. Good luck." They all split off and went their separate ways.
Cloud and Aeris mounted Cloud's Golden Chocobo, Blaze, while Barret mounted his specially bread Black Chocobo, Smoke. Smoke was of the same stature as a Golden Chocobo, he could cross the mountains, rivers, and ocean, but it had strangely remained black, like its father. Barret liked it better that way. So the three set off towards the North Continent.
Tifa, Red XIII, and Cait Sith took the Shinra sub. Reeve came along in person to pilot the sub, as Cait's hands weren't precise enough. Reeve knew that he wouldn't be strong enough to go out and fight, but he could stay on the sub while Cait was out fighting. It was all the same to him. So in the sub, the three traveled towards the East Continent.
Cid, Vincent, and Yuffie set out west in the Highwind, the pride and joy of Cid. After Sephiroth's destruction, he had taken the best mechanics from Shinra and collected what parts of the Highwind could be recovered and rebuilt the rest. They made the Highwind better than the first time. Cid was impressed. He loved to fly this thing. He gunned the engines towards the West Continent.
In the East, there were only three places that Tifa knew Sephiroth might be. They both used to exist. Now, they were only ruins, the destroyed regions of the Temple of the Ancients, Mideel, and the Hidden Waterfall. They would check them out. First, they traveled to the destroyed Temple. Tifa crossed the bridge first and peered into the hole. Nothing interesting there. They searched in the hole, around it, and around the Temple. Nothing. So they traveled on to the ruins of Mideel. They walked into the town. They searched it high and low. Checked everything from the little hill to the little shop. They questioned the locals about a man in a black cape. They didn't see anything.
Tifa called the group together and they traveled to the waterfall where they met Sephiroth's mother. Tifa entered first, then Red XIII, then Cait Sith. They walked up to the glowing white altar. Tifa looked at it. "Nothing," she said. She began walking toward the door. A dark figure stood there. He stepped forward. His silver hair shone in light and his green eyes flashed. He laughed a sinister laugh as a green energy ring shot from his body. The three were flattened on the floor as Sephiroth surveyed the room. "Three down." he chanted as teleported himself and the others far away.
In the sub, Reeve turned off the controls to Cait Sith. He took the controls of the sub and said "This is bad, this is very bad." He turned the sub around and piloted the sub in the direction of the North Continent. He had to get to Cloud and tell him what had happened. Sephiroth had kidnapped Tifa, Red XIII, and Cait Sith. He had to warn the others of what had happened.
Over on the other end of the world, the Highwind flew high over the Ancient Forest, the first of two stops for the trio. They landed and they inspected the Forest, braved its dangers, solved its puzzles, and found nothing. With that, they took off towards Nibelheim. Here, they went into the town. First, they inspected all of the houses near the entrance. They inspected everything. Then they went to the Shinra Mansion. The three went in and split up Yuffie inspected the ground floor, Cid the top, and Vincent went into the basement. Yuffie didn't find anything as she wandered the desolate room. Cid had no more luck in the bedroom, the study, and the hallway. Vincent looked in the coffins, checked the library, and inspected everything. No one found anything in the Shinra Mansion. Vincent, standing outside, suggested that they check the mountains. None of them wanted to take the extra effort, but knew that they had no choice.
They reluctantly scaled the mountains of Nibel and arrived at the abandoned Mako Reactor. They entered. As they walked towards the center, Cid noticed a lot of blood on the path. He didn't like it. The continued on and reached the center. It looked different from all other Mako Reactors and at the top was an open door, labeled JENOVA. "Let's just hope she's not home," said Cid. They climbed the stairs and walked in. Torn cables and wires lay on the ground. There was an angelic looking carving lying on the floor, and at the end of the room was a giant, shattered glass tube. They approached this and remembered the story that Cloud told. They didn't have to wonder what happened here, they knew. "There's nothing here." They turned to leave. A shadowy figure clouded the door. "Oh, $#%!" said Cid, just before he was hit with a green ring and knocked to the floor, unconscious. "Dropping like flies. Just three left now," said the dark figure, as he teleported the three people and himself away.
On the North Continent, Cloud and his group traveled quickly. They had not found anything at Bone Village. They went to the Promised Land, and surveyed the North Crater, which daily shrunk, as the planet healed. They didn't find a thing there. There was no sign of anyone there. Now, they were in the Forgotten Capital. Here, Cloud walked slowly into the lower area where the holy altar was. He walked down the stairs and looked at the altar. Aeris walked up to the altar and searched around it. She kneeled in the spot where she had been killed.
"It's kinda strange to stand in a place where you died." said Aeris as she closed her eyes and looked at the ground. "I'd think so," said Cloud. "Come on, there's nothing here." Aeris looked up and stared into Cloud's eyes. Cloud saw a flash of light. Not a flash, but a glimmer. Like a reflection of light off a mirror. It was coming from above Aeris. Cloud's mind raced. "No, no, no. It can't happen. I've gotta move or I'll lose her again. Never!"
"Aeris! Move!" yelled Cloud as he raced towards the altar. He leapt over pillars and slipped. He saw a figure in a black cloak descending quickly over where Aeris kneeled. He caught himself from tripping and did a handspring off the final pillar landing just inches from Aeris. He grabbed her and his Reflect Materia at the same time. He crouched next to her and a shield formed over her and him just as a sword bounced off. A black cloaked figure flipped off the shield and landed at the edge of the altar. Cloud rose.
"I must admit. You are getting better." "Sephiroth!" "Yes. Hope you're ready to fight." Cloud glanced to the side and nodded. He stared back at Sephiroth. "Hope you're ready to die," said Barret as he shot Sephiroth in the back of the head from five feet away. Sephiroth turned around, unscathed and said "You first," as he blasted Barret across the room into a wall. Barret slumped down. Sephiroth turned around. "Your turn." But as Sephiroth said this, he noticed that Cloud was gone and Aeris was up against the edge of the altar. "You'll do too."
Sephiroth walked slowly towards her with his sword drawn. He lifted it up and shouted "Time to die!" Aeris closed her eyes and disappeared. Sephiroth hesitated. "What?"
Suddenly, Cloud swung up from around the edge of the altar and kicked Sephiroth square in the chest. As he stumbled backwards, Aeris reappeared and smashed him over the head with the glowing Princess Guard. As Sephiroth fell forward, Cloud impaled him in the stomach and twisted his blade. Sephiroth groaned. He looked up slowly and smiled. "Almost had me," he stuttered. With that, Sephiroth disappeared off the end of the Ultima Weapon. "No! I had him!" "Cloud. It's OK. We'll get another shot. He's badly hurt, that kind of wound doesn't heal overnight."
Suddenly, a voice echoed throughout the room. "You fought well. But I'm not gone yet, far from it. I just thought that I'd let you know that your friends are not going to be calling you anytime soon. They have 6 hours to live before I destroy them. I'll kill them one at a time, one each hour after the sixth. Oh, and did I mention that they're not in the same place? Good luck finding me, and them! Hahahahahahahahaha." The room echoed with the evil laughter. "This is serious," said Aeris. "Let's go," said Cloud.
They went to wake Barret, but he wasn't there. Cloud already knew that Sephiroth had kidnapped him as well. They go ready and left. As they reached the water's edge, they found Reeve. "Sephiroth captured everyone. help them." "Thanks Reeve. Go to my Villa in Costa Del Sol and wait."
They traveled to Cosmo Canyon to consult Bugenhagen on what to do. "What to do? Get better prepared. First, you must find better weaponry. You were only able to defeat him at the altar because you had the element of surprise. When you fight him on his home turf, there will be no such advantage." "Where are there better weapons?" "It is in a place that you have been. It is in the center of the planet. And there are no weapons there. Simply a blessing that will increase their power a thousand-fold."
"Jenova." "Yes, Jenova." "Now go, time is short. When you get the Jenova weapons, you must immediately go to find you're friends. Sephiroth put them in a place of their worst fear." "Thank you." Cloud and Aeris bolted from the Canyon and got into the reactor at Gongoga. They ran thought the underground passages and after a long, tiring journey, arrived at Jenova's realm.
"Welcome Cloud. And Aeris." "Jenova, we need your power on our weapons." "Yes, I know. Since you cleansed me of the evil that I once was, I will help you. You must defeat Sephiroth once and for all. Show your weapons." Cloud and Aeris held out the Ultima Weapon and Princess Guard. A bright flash filled the room. Cloud sheathed the Jenova Blade and Aeris, the Jenova Staff. "Thank you," said Cloud as he and Aeris reappeared in Cosmo Canyon. "Aeris, you ride Smoke, I'll ride Blaze. We've gotta find our friends."
They decided to search the Cosmo area. They looked for twenty minutes before Cloud spotted two distinct figures near the top of Cosmo Gorge instead of just one. They rode up and found Red XIII next to Seto. Cloud touched Red with the Jenova Blade and Red jumped to life. "Thanks! Go find Tifa! She's somewhere green. that's all I know." "Thanks Red. Go to my Villa."
Cloud and Aeris shot off towards Mideel. Cloud knew she was in there. He plunged his Jenova Blade into the Lifestream and it rushed back into the ground. Cloud jumped down and found Tifa lying in the bottom. He touched her with the Jenova Blade as well and she was awakened. "I was so afraid, Cloud." "It's ok now, Tifa. Go to my Villa."
Cloud knew that an hour had already passed. He rushed off towards the ruins of the Temple of the Ancients. Cait Sith sat at the bottom, frozen. Cloud called Reeve on PHS and told him to activate Cait Sith. He did, and Cait turned on. Cloud went and touched him with the Jenova Blade and he could move. "Thanks Cloud, I'm back in action." "Take Cait to Costa Del Sol." "Will do."
Cloud helped Cait up and said, "Go to Villa Cloud," as he and Aeris rode off towards Wutai. There, they found Yuffie in her cage crying that the Materia is gone... They helped her. Over the next four hours, Cloud and Aeris found Cid on a raft on the Ocean and Vincent in the lab chanting "Lucreacia." Everyone but Barret. Cloud and Aeris rode off towards North Corel. Barret had to be there, or Cloud didn't know where he'd be. Cloud saw him; he was hanging from the ledge screaming, "Dyne." "Barret!" Cloud sprinted to the ledge and hit Barret with Jenova Blade. Barret snapped to attention. "Help! Don't stand there like an spikey-headed idiot, help me up."
Cloud helped Barret up. Barret got on Smoke, and Aeris got on Blaze with Cloud. They rode to the Villa Cloud. The entire group was gathered. Cloud instructed them to hold out their weapons and he ran the Jenova Blade over all of them. The weapons changed into Jenova Weapons as well. Barret had the Jenova Blaster; Red had the Jenova Clip, Tifa, the Jenova Glove, Cid, the Jenova Lance, Vincent, the Jenova XR71, Yuffie, the Jenovarang, and Cait Sith, the Jenovaphone. Cloud told everyone to come. They all equipped themselves adequately and got on the Highwind. Cloud told them to take them to Bugenhagen.
"Bugenhagen, do you know anywhere Sephiroth might be?" "Yes." "Where?" "Summoning Meteor." Cloud had no time to thank Bugenhagen; he was gone when he heard that. The Highwind rocketed towards the North Crater. Everyone walked down the crater together. There he was, standing at the edge of the Lifestream, arms outstretched. "You're too late," said Sephiroth. "It's coming, and that girl alone can't stop it." "It's never too late." "Ha. Hero till the end." "Well, let's fight. Even if I'm gone, Meteor will still come." Cloud stepped forward. Aeris and Barret followed. Then Tifa, Red XIII, Cait Sith, Cid, Vincent, and Yuffie moved too. "Let's go, Sephiroth." Yuffie looks up and sees Meteor less than 200 feet from the planet. "Hurry!"
Sephiroth laughed as he unsheathed his sword. Cloud drew the Jenova Blade. The two locked in a timeless glance, neither flinching. Both rushed at the same time, their swords meeting, clashing, scraping. Sephiroth broke off and swung low. Cloud parried. Sephiroth with a high shot, and Cloud, parry. Sephiroth thrusts right at Cloud. Strafe. Strafe, slice, slice, strafe, slice, trust. Sephiroth parries moves, but gets sliced across the chest and stabbed in the arm. Sephiroth angrily swings at Cloud, who leaps back. Barret takes a pot shot at Sephiroth, hitting his stomach. He bends over, and Aeris hits him in the chin. Tifa punches him in the jaw and Cait somehow hurts him with the Jenovaphone. Red lunges and claws Sephiroth's legs up and Cid slices him across his arm. Vincent shoots him in the neck, and Yuffie slices him badly with the Jenovarang. Sephiroth hunches over and wipes his lip of blood. He stares straight at Cloud. Cloud looks back at him.
Cloud screams "Omnislash," and charges at Sephiroth. He hits him with a sequence of over one hundred slashes and leaps into the air and slices straight down the middle of Sephiroth's body, leaving a huge slash mark. Sephiroth falls back onto a ledge, just over the Lifestream.
"You forgot one thing," stuttered Sephiroth. "And what's that?" asked Cloud, as he held the Jenova Blade over Sephiroth's throat. "That," said Sephiroth pointing up. Cloud looked up. "No," he suddenly thought. He stabbed down on Sephiroth just as he saw Sephiroth's unholy blade fly from his hand. The blade flew swift and accurately, skewering into Aeris' stomach. Cloud kicked Sephiroth into the Lifestream and cursed as he ran to Aeris. Barret pulled the sword from her.
"Aeris, no." "Cloud, you won. no problem." "You're going to live." "You did so well." "Aeris, you're not going anywhere." "Cloud, at least I got to see you again." "It's not over till it's over, Aeris." Cloud reached down and kissed Aeris. "Live, Aeris. I love you. I always will. But you have to live; you have too much going for you to die. If you're not here, what's the point in me going on?"
"Cloud." said Yuffie. "What?" "We're gonna die," she said, pointing to Meteor, almost touching the ground. "Aeris. Please. For me, I need you to live. I need you to live on. I need someone to love. Aeris, you're the only one I'll ever love. Don't leave me." He kissed her one last time as her eyes closed. As did, a tear fell from Cloud's cheek. It dropped onto Aeris' face as he held her close. Aeris eyes opened back up. "Cloud, Never Give Up." Jenova Materia hovered over Cloud and Aeris.
The ground shook, Meteor was upon the world. The planet was at its end. "Cloud. Never Give Up!" Cloud reached down and kissed Aeris like he had never kissed anyone before. Aeris' wound was healed. And she stood up. "Aeris!" Cloud kissed her and held her close. "Never leave me. I love you." Aeris closed her eyes. A White Glow surrounded Cloud and Aeris, and as they kissed, a White Beam shot straight to the core of Meteor. Meteor disappeared completely and far away from the planet you could see the amazing display produced by the explosion of Meteor. "I love you too, Cloud."
Cloud kissed her, she kissed him. They stood there and as their passion for each other grew, the White Glow grew. It grew more and more as time passed. It surrounded the group, then the crater. Next, it engulfed the North Continent. Then, it engulfed the entire world. The pure love that Cloud and Aeris shared transformed the world, people no longer hated, for they had the love of Aeris and Cloud. It was not the White Materia that caused this, nor the defeat of Sephiroth or Meteor, it was love.
OK, that's it. That was kind of corny, but I hope you liked this section. I worked on the other one for like three weeks, and I just wrote this one in a single night, I hope you still like it. Well, that finishes my first set of stories. Let me know what you think. Should I write more stories? Did you like this one? Any suggestions? Leave me a comment! Thanks for Reading, Cloud413