Once the morning was through, both Cloud and Tifa started their
journey. They were on their way to Kalm by way past Fort Condor.
"Hey Cloud?" asks Tifa.
"Yea?" He tugs on his white tank top, and neatly places it around his blue jeans.
"Didn't you say they were building a town by Fort Condor?" Her hand brushers through her hair, while she has a backpack slung over her right shoulder.
"Yea?" Cloud says shifting his backpack.
"Well, I was thinking we could visit it. What do you say?" Tifa continues cheerfully.
"I don't think the construction is done yet. They might have a few houses down, but that's about it.
The sky was still morning. The wind was light, and the temperature was very hot. After Meteor nearly hit. The ozone layer was still affected by its coming. Scientist predict that it will take a few years for the ozone layer to return to normal, but they say it will. Cloud and Tifa were walking on endless plains. They watched all the trees and animals that they passed. Cloud wore his back pack which covered a portion of the buster sword. He brought it just in case, monster still inhabit this world. Tifa already had her glove on.
"I can't believe I'm actually carrying my sword." Cloud spoke as he felt the heavy wait on his back. "It'll slow me down a little." Cloud nodded off that last comment because he was already used to it.
"Well you kept yourself pretty well in shape." Tifa playfully punched his arm.
The day continued to pass as they walked. Junon was not even in distance anymore. Cloud looked around as he felt like something was wrong.
"What's up Cloud?" She looks at his blue eyes, noticing his suspician.
"Something is." Cloud was interrupted as a large wolf-like animal pounced on Tifa. The furry brown creature was knocked off Tifa when Cloud charged at it with his shoulder. When Cloud fell on top of the wolf, it started kicking everywhere hit Cloud a few times.
"Cloud watch out!"
When he looked he saw that the wolf lunged itself at his throat. "Uh oh!" Cloud trips himself landing on his back. The wolf overthrew itself and landed on its feet. Cloud jumped up reaching for his buster sword. A loud snarl, and a thud could be heard as another wolf pounced Cloud from behind. Cloud curses himself for forgetting that wolves hunt in packs. That means there might be more. The wolf started biting at Cloud's leg.
Tifa lunged herself at that wolf, sending the wolf rolling on the ground. Tifa readies herself in fighting stance. Cloud gets up removing his buster sword from his sheath. Tifa watches him. "You ok?" she asks Cloud.
"Yea, it only hurt a little. Lets remember to cast cure after this." Cloud says confidently.
Cloud and Tifa position themselves back to back. The two wolves walk around them readying a pincer attack, but before they could charge at the two friends. Cloud charges catching one off surprise. Cloud jumps and lifts his sword high up in the air, and swings down over his head. The wolf attempted to get out of the way, but it was too late. Cloud's sword landed on its target with such ferocity that the wolf fell in two halves.
By now the other wolf started charging at Tifa, but before Tifa could the same, fire appeared out of nowhere. The wolf falls down yelping in pain as the fire started burning its flesh. It died soon enough casting a horrible smell. "Cloud good going on the fire magic."
"I don't know what you're talking about Tifa. I didn't cast anything." Cloud looks around as someone is walking closer to the battlefield.
"Hello there, ah! I remember you, Cloud was it?" asked a pretty young women with a staff. She was wearing a light purple dress, and her brown hair was tied up in a braid.
"Yea, how did you know my name?"
The woman came into view, "Forgot me already?" Lina said.
"Oh! I remember now, I bumped into you at the furniture store." Said Cloud as he wiped some of the dirt off his clothes. "Your name is Lina right?"
"Yes."
Tifa walked away from the scorched wolf. "Hi, I'm Tifa, thanks for helping me."
"Hello Tifa, my name is Lina, I happened to be here at the right time."
Tifa glared at her. "I could have handled it myself."
"I don't deny it, you look like a strong woman, I am very sure you are capable of taking care of yourself." Lina said to Tifa. "I'm sorry if you feel I'm putting you down, I didn't intend on making you feel that way." Lina looked down on the ground.
"Its ok." Tifa smiled. "I mean one way or another the wolves are dead, right?"
Cloud starts scratching the back of his head. "Why are you here?"
"Ah yes, I'm heading the Athena project." Said Lina.
"What is that?" asked Tifa.
"The new town being built in this area." She points to the east. "Over that way, its close by if you want to come and stay a night their. It will take about two or three days to reach it."
"Wouldn't it be like five consider its by Fort Condor."
"Well it's a little more that halfway between Junon and Fort Condor. So it isn't that far away."
"So why were you at a furniture store in Junon?" asked Tifa. The wind picks up for only a moment.
"I needed to order a lot of furniture for the houses, they will come furniture ready. For those who lost everything at Midgar, as well as, other will be able to live their too, but if you lived in Midgar the price is cheaper." Lina closes her brown eyes, and opens them again letting out a sigh. Its been tough so far."
"Well then lets get going. I think we should waste any more time, more wolves might come." Cloud runs his hand through his hair, "So lets mosey."
"Cid was right, that does sound kinda wussy." Tifa joked. She smiled as her eyes gazed at his.
"Funny." Cloud smiled.
"Oh wait Cloud your bite wound!" Tifa exclaimed.
"That's right." He looked down only to see that already let out a little blood. The wolf tore a little off the bottom of the jeans. "Great!"
Tifa kneels down, she touches the green materia that was Cure, and it began to glow. Tifa aimed her fighting hand in the direction that was Cloud's wound. Her right hand was emanating light all around. Finally a green aura circulated around Cloud's leg. The materia cut off all the light and the spell finished. "There you go Cloud. How do you feel?
"I'm fine thanks." He looks at everyone. "So were off?"
The two women nod their heads and started heading off in the direction to Athena. Cloud followed closely behind. Protecting them from rear attacks. Soon enough the day turned to night, and they camped out.
A fire was warming up the three as they sat around it. In the night time the temperature severly drops due to Meteor's attack. They sat there gazing at the fire. They only had two tents so Cloud volunteered to sleep outside in the sleeping bag. Eventually the three went to sleep. Cloud layed there starind at the night sky. Stars twinkled all around. Out in the open everything could be seen. Cloud saw a shooting star, and just as rapidly he thought of a wish.
"I wish Aeris was back."
"Hey Cloud?" asks Tifa.
"Yea?" He tugs on his white tank top, and neatly places it around his blue jeans.
"Didn't you say they were building a town by Fort Condor?" Her hand brushers through her hair, while she has a backpack slung over her right shoulder.
"Yea?" Cloud says shifting his backpack.
"Well, I was thinking we could visit it. What do you say?" Tifa continues cheerfully.
"I don't think the construction is done yet. They might have a few houses down, but that's about it.
The sky was still morning. The wind was light, and the temperature was very hot. After Meteor nearly hit. The ozone layer was still affected by its coming. Scientist predict that it will take a few years for the ozone layer to return to normal, but they say it will. Cloud and Tifa were walking on endless plains. They watched all the trees and animals that they passed. Cloud wore his back pack which covered a portion of the buster sword. He brought it just in case, monster still inhabit this world. Tifa already had her glove on.
"I can't believe I'm actually carrying my sword." Cloud spoke as he felt the heavy wait on his back. "It'll slow me down a little." Cloud nodded off that last comment because he was already used to it.
"Well you kept yourself pretty well in shape." Tifa playfully punched his arm.
The day continued to pass as they walked. Junon was not even in distance anymore. Cloud looked around as he felt like something was wrong.
"What's up Cloud?" She looks at his blue eyes, noticing his suspician.
"Something is." Cloud was interrupted as a large wolf-like animal pounced on Tifa. The furry brown creature was knocked off Tifa when Cloud charged at it with his shoulder. When Cloud fell on top of the wolf, it started kicking everywhere hit Cloud a few times.
"Cloud watch out!"
When he looked he saw that the wolf lunged itself at his throat. "Uh oh!" Cloud trips himself landing on his back. The wolf overthrew itself and landed on its feet. Cloud jumped up reaching for his buster sword. A loud snarl, and a thud could be heard as another wolf pounced Cloud from behind. Cloud curses himself for forgetting that wolves hunt in packs. That means there might be more. The wolf started biting at Cloud's leg.
Tifa lunged herself at that wolf, sending the wolf rolling on the ground. Tifa readies herself in fighting stance. Cloud gets up removing his buster sword from his sheath. Tifa watches him. "You ok?" she asks Cloud.
"Yea, it only hurt a little. Lets remember to cast cure after this." Cloud says confidently.
Cloud and Tifa position themselves back to back. The two wolves walk around them readying a pincer attack, but before they could charge at the two friends. Cloud charges catching one off surprise. Cloud jumps and lifts his sword high up in the air, and swings down over his head. The wolf attempted to get out of the way, but it was too late. Cloud's sword landed on its target with such ferocity that the wolf fell in two halves.
By now the other wolf started charging at Tifa, but before Tifa could the same, fire appeared out of nowhere. The wolf falls down yelping in pain as the fire started burning its flesh. It died soon enough casting a horrible smell. "Cloud good going on the fire magic."
"I don't know what you're talking about Tifa. I didn't cast anything." Cloud looks around as someone is walking closer to the battlefield.
"Hello there, ah! I remember you, Cloud was it?" asked a pretty young women with a staff. She was wearing a light purple dress, and her brown hair was tied up in a braid.
"Yea, how did you know my name?"
The woman came into view, "Forgot me already?" Lina said.
"Oh! I remember now, I bumped into you at the furniture store." Said Cloud as he wiped some of the dirt off his clothes. "Your name is Lina right?"
"Yes."
Tifa walked away from the scorched wolf. "Hi, I'm Tifa, thanks for helping me."
"Hello Tifa, my name is Lina, I happened to be here at the right time."
Tifa glared at her. "I could have handled it myself."
"I don't deny it, you look like a strong woman, I am very sure you are capable of taking care of yourself." Lina said to Tifa. "I'm sorry if you feel I'm putting you down, I didn't intend on making you feel that way." Lina looked down on the ground.
"Its ok." Tifa smiled. "I mean one way or another the wolves are dead, right?"
Cloud starts scratching the back of his head. "Why are you here?"
"Ah yes, I'm heading the Athena project." Said Lina.
"What is that?" asked Tifa.
"The new town being built in this area." She points to the east. "Over that way, its close by if you want to come and stay a night their. It will take about two or three days to reach it."
"Wouldn't it be like five consider its by Fort Condor."
"Well it's a little more that halfway between Junon and Fort Condor. So it isn't that far away."
"So why were you at a furniture store in Junon?" asked Tifa. The wind picks up for only a moment.
"I needed to order a lot of furniture for the houses, they will come furniture ready. For those who lost everything at Midgar, as well as, other will be able to live their too, but if you lived in Midgar the price is cheaper." Lina closes her brown eyes, and opens them again letting out a sigh. Its been tough so far."
"Well then lets get going. I think we should waste any more time, more wolves might come." Cloud runs his hand through his hair, "So lets mosey."
"Cid was right, that does sound kinda wussy." Tifa joked. She smiled as her eyes gazed at his.
"Funny." Cloud smiled.
"Oh wait Cloud your bite wound!" Tifa exclaimed.
"That's right." He looked down only to see that already let out a little blood. The wolf tore a little off the bottom of the jeans. "Great!"
Tifa kneels down, she touches the green materia that was Cure, and it began to glow. Tifa aimed her fighting hand in the direction that was Cloud's wound. Her right hand was emanating light all around. Finally a green aura circulated around Cloud's leg. The materia cut off all the light and the spell finished. "There you go Cloud. How do you feel?
"I'm fine thanks." He looks at everyone. "So were off?"
The two women nod their heads and started heading off in the direction to Athena. Cloud followed closely behind. Protecting them from rear attacks. Soon enough the day turned to night, and they camped out.
A fire was warming up the three as they sat around it. In the night time the temperature severly drops due to Meteor's attack. They sat there gazing at the fire. They only had two tents so Cloud volunteered to sleep outside in the sleeping bag. Eventually the three went to sleep. Cloud layed there starind at the night sky. Stars twinkled all around. Out in the open everything could be seen. Cloud saw a shooting star, and just as rapidly he thought of a wish.
"I wish Aeris was back."