Where am I? What's going on? Tifa? Lina? Anyone? Am I, falling? I am.
Its so cold, so dark. I, I can't see anything.
Nothing could be seen, and nothing could be heard. Cloud was in a forever freefall. The temperature so cold, that one could not possibly live for too long. Cloud looked around, he saw a small circular light very, very far from where he was, but at the rate he was falling, he would be there in a few seconds.
I see it. What is it? Tifa! Lina! I don't understand why I am here. I'm almost at the light, but I don't want to go. It's starting to get warm. No, it's starting to get hot.
Suddenly the light passes him and envelops him. It was so bright, that his eyes remained closed. It felt like fire was all around him. Close enough to hurt, but not close enough to burn him. Then he heard a voice.
"I will see you soon Cloud. In time we will meet again. I will not be the same. I want to get out of here. It hurts me to be here, I do not want to be here anymore. I need your help to get me out of this place. Hurry! Release me." The voice flickered away in the scorching fire.
"Who are you?" He tried to open his eyes, but the light was so bright. Cloud tried again, but no luck. "Tell me who you are?"
Suddenly the fire actually began to touch him. It started to burn him. Everywhere all he felt was burning. Cloud yelled in pain. Crying out, he tried to shake himself in every direction. The fire remained on him, burning him entirely
"HELP!!!"
Cloud jumps up screaming in anguish. He looked around panting, "What?" beads of sweat were pouring down his face. He was at the camp. It was still dark. Insects were making noises through the plains, off in the distance Cloud could see a forest. He saw something in the forest, but it was so far away. "A light?"
"Cloud!" Tifa ran out of her tent. "What happened? Are you ok?"
"Yea. Just a really bad nightmare." He looked up at her. His heart was about to just stop beating from the scare. "I think I'm going to stay awake for the remainder of the night."
"Are you sure Cloud?" She kneels by his side.
"What's going on?" Lina steps out of her tent scratching her eyes. Half yawning, she says, "What was that noise?"
"It was me."
"Cloud had a nightmare." Tifa looked at Lina.
"Oh" Lina replies, she stretches and looks around. She fixes her white shirt
Cloud suddenly remembers the light in the forest. When he looks again, it was gone. "Now that's weird."
"What?" Tifa asks.
He looks back at her half-dazed, "Huh? Oh! No nothing."
"Your sure?" Tifa asks Cloud.
"Yea. Go back to sleep." He looks at her red eyes. "You should rest up, I'll be fine. You too Lina."
"What?" she asks tiredly
"Go back to sleep, you need your rest."
"Oh. Ok, if you need anything, just scream." She smiles and steps back into her tent.
"Cloud if you like I'll stay here with you. I don't mind." She looks at him, and wipes a bit of his sweat away from his face.
"No its ok Tifa, I need you to rest, so if any other monsters attack us, you could save me, or protect me." He smiles to her; he knew that would get her to go. He didn't know how he knew what to say, but he went with it.
She smiles content with his compliment. "Ok Cloud." She kisses him on the forehead. "Goodnight." Tifa got up and stretched. When she finished, she went into her tent.
Well it's the night and me. What was that light? I saw it and it just, disappeared out of nowhere. I wonder if Tifa saw it. Probably not, she would have said something. There's something about Lina, I can't put my tongue on it, but she is familiar. She really doesn't look like someone I know. She does have familiar features, but that's about it. Nothing that I could say, hey I know this person. Maybe I should go to sleep. No, definitely not if I have to deal with another nightmare like the one I had. I think I'm going to exercise.
That he did. Cloud got up and started to do all sorts of exercises, but not enough of it to tire him out. Push ups, jogging. Cloud started to sword practice, he hasn't practiced in about a month.
Two hours passed by, the sun has already risen. Tifa and Lina are busy doing something. Cloud walked up to them to see what they were doing. Tifa was already finished preparing food, and Lina was setting up the plates.
Seems like they're getting along. Tifa seems to like Lina a lot. To believe Lina heads the project of Athena, its good that towns are being built. People need new homes. I wonder about the new Mideel town. I probably should ask Lina.
Cloud begins to approach Lina, when he caught something running by the side of his eye. Immediately he looked to see what it was. His eyes widen as he gazed upon what was right in front of him. A large bird, was looking at him straight in the eye. Before Cloud could react, the bird kicked Cloud. As Cloud fell back on to one of the tent, Tifa was already charging at the bird. She felt something inside her drive her abilities. When Tifa made her way to the bird, she jumped on its chest, pushed off with one leg, and back flipped off the bird, kicking it in its face. Cloud began to get up. Tifa charged at the bird again and punched it in the chest. The bird fell back. When Cloud got up, he looked around for his sword. It was lying next to his sleeping bag.
Lina saw all the commotion and ran to her tent to get her staff; it had materia equipped in its slots. She jumped in her tent and grabbed her staff, it was a plain, dull looking staff, it had two material slots on it.
Cloud picked up his huge buster sword. He saw the bird still receiving punishment from Tifa. He grinned, "Not bad Tifa." Cloud began to charge at the bird. The huge condor started to flap its wings, Tifa started to lose her balance, the bird kicked her and tried to peck at her. She rolled on the ground to avoid a peck, when she looked up; it was about to peck her again. She rolled to the right. Cloud jumped up in the, and brought his sword overhead. The condor noticed, and slapped him away with its wing. Cloud landed hard on the floor.
Lina got out of the tent, but as she got out the condor was right in front of her. As it was about to kick her, Tifa charged into it with her shoulder, she brought her leg flexibly over her head and stomped over its head with her kick. The bird reacted with its wing knocking Tifa over.
Cloud charged at the bird again. This time he prepared to do a stabbing maneuver. The bird continued to fight off Tifa, while Lina began to hit it with her staff. As Cloud closed in, he thrust his sword forward. The bird turned around to see Cloud, but it was too late. Cloud made a piercing impact into its chest; Cloud began to push it deeper. The condor screeched in horror. The oversized bird collapsed to the ground. Cloud looked at it. Then he pulled his sword out of its body. I have to clean my sword now, he thought.
"Are you both ok?" Lina asked.
"Yea." Tifa replied with a half breath.
"I'm good." Cloud responds. He looks at the bird, and back to the two girls. "Anyone hungry?"
Nothing could be seen, and nothing could be heard. Cloud was in a forever freefall. The temperature so cold, that one could not possibly live for too long. Cloud looked around, he saw a small circular light very, very far from where he was, but at the rate he was falling, he would be there in a few seconds.
I see it. What is it? Tifa! Lina! I don't understand why I am here. I'm almost at the light, but I don't want to go. It's starting to get warm. No, it's starting to get hot.
Suddenly the light passes him and envelops him. It was so bright, that his eyes remained closed. It felt like fire was all around him. Close enough to hurt, but not close enough to burn him. Then he heard a voice.
"I will see you soon Cloud. In time we will meet again. I will not be the same. I want to get out of here. It hurts me to be here, I do not want to be here anymore. I need your help to get me out of this place. Hurry! Release me." The voice flickered away in the scorching fire.
"Who are you?" He tried to open his eyes, but the light was so bright. Cloud tried again, but no luck. "Tell me who you are?"
Suddenly the fire actually began to touch him. It started to burn him. Everywhere all he felt was burning. Cloud yelled in pain. Crying out, he tried to shake himself in every direction. The fire remained on him, burning him entirely
"HELP!!!"
Cloud jumps up screaming in anguish. He looked around panting, "What?" beads of sweat were pouring down his face. He was at the camp. It was still dark. Insects were making noises through the plains, off in the distance Cloud could see a forest. He saw something in the forest, but it was so far away. "A light?"
"Cloud!" Tifa ran out of her tent. "What happened? Are you ok?"
"Yea. Just a really bad nightmare." He looked up at her. His heart was about to just stop beating from the scare. "I think I'm going to stay awake for the remainder of the night."
"Are you sure Cloud?" She kneels by his side.
"What's going on?" Lina steps out of her tent scratching her eyes. Half yawning, she says, "What was that noise?"
"It was me."
"Cloud had a nightmare." Tifa looked at Lina.
"Oh" Lina replies, she stretches and looks around. She fixes her white shirt
Cloud suddenly remembers the light in the forest. When he looks again, it was gone. "Now that's weird."
"What?" Tifa asks.
He looks back at her half-dazed, "Huh? Oh! No nothing."
"Your sure?" Tifa asks Cloud.
"Yea. Go back to sleep." He looks at her red eyes. "You should rest up, I'll be fine. You too Lina."
"What?" she asks tiredly
"Go back to sleep, you need your rest."
"Oh. Ok, if you need anything, just scream." She smiles and steps back into her tent.
"Cloud if you like I'll stay here with you. I don't mind." She looks at him, and wipes a bit of his sweat away from his face.
"No its ok Tifa, I need you to rest, so if any other monsters attack us, you could save me, or protect me." He smiles to her; he knew that would get her to go. He didn't know how he knew what to say, but he went with it.
She smiles content with his compliment. "Ok Cloud." She kisses him on the forehead. "Goodnight." Tifa got up and stretched. When she finished, she went into her tent.
Well it's the night and me. What was that light? I saw it and it just, disappeared out of nowhere. I wonder if Tifa saw it. Probably not, she would have said something. There's something about Lina, I can't put my tongue on it, but she is familiar. She really doesn't look like someone I know. She does have familiar features, but that's about it. Nothing that I could say, hey I know this person. Maybe I should go to sleep. No, definitely not if I have to deal with another nightmare like the one I had. I think I'm going to exercise.
That he did. Cloud got up and started to do all sorts of exercises, but not enough of it to tire him out. Push ups, jogging. Cloud started to sword practice, he hasn't practiced in about a month.
Two hours passed by, the sun has already risen. Tifa and Lina are busy doing something. Cloud walked up to them to see what they were doing. Tifa was already finished preparing food, and Lina was setting up the plates.
Seems like they're getting along. Tifa seems to like Lina a lot. To believe Lina heads the project of Athena, its good that towns are being built. People need new homes. I wonder about the new Mideel town. I probably should ask Lina.
Cloud begins to approach Lina, when he caught something running by the side of his eye. Immediately he looked to see what it was. His eyes widen as he gazed upon what was right in front of him. A large bird, was looking at him straight in the eye. Before Cloud could react, the bird kicked Cloud. As Cloud fell back on to one of the tent, Tifa was already charging at the bird. She felt something inside her drive her abilities. When Tifa made her way to the bird, she jumped on its chest, pushed off with one leg, and back flipped off the bird, kicking it in its face. Cloud began to get up. Tifa charged at the bird again and punched it in the chest. The bird fell back. When Cloud got up, he looked around for his sword. It was lying next to his sleeping bag.
Lina saw all the commotion and ran to her tent to get her staff; it had materia equipped in its slots. She jumped in her tent and grabbed her staff, it was a plain, dull looking staff, it had two material slots on it.
Cloud picked up his huge buster sword. He saw the bird still receiving punishment from Tifa. He grinned, "Not bad Tifa." Cloud began to charge at the bird. The huge condor started to flap its wings, Tifa started to lose her balance, the bird kicked her and tried to peck at her. She rolled on the ground to avoid a peck, when she looked up; it was about to peck her again. She rolled to the right. Cloud jumped up in the, and brought his sword overhead. The condor noticed, and slapped him away with its wing. Cloud landed hard on the floor.
Lina got out of the tent, but as she got out the condor was right in front of her. As it was about to kick her, Tifa charged into it with her shoulder, she brought her leg flexibly over her head and stomped over its head with her kick. The bird reacted with its wing knocking Tifa over.
Cloud charged at the bird again. This time he prepared to do a stabbing maneuver. The bird continued to fight off Tifa, while Lina began to hit it with her staff. As Cloud closed in, he thrust his sword forward. The bird turned around to see Cloud, but it was too late. Cloud made a piercing impact into its chest; Cloud began to push it deeper. The condor screeched in horror. The oversized bird collapsed to the ground. Cloud looked at it. Then he pulled his sword out of its body. I have to clean my sword now, he thought.
"Are you both ok?" Lina asked.
"Yea." Tifa replied with a half breath.
"I'm good." Cloud responds. He looks at the bird, and back to the two girls. "Anyone hungry?"