Chapter 2 "The Mix-up"
Cloud met Kaithae at the room with chocobos in the Highwind.
Cloud: Kaithae, I cannot help wondering, what is Earth?
Kaithae: Cloud, the Earth is my planet. The humans there are weak, they have no power, and nevertheless their intelligence is beyond your imagination. The Earth was in this part of the universe...I do not know why your planet is here.
Cloud: So...this planet made you lose your home.
Kaithae: Yes, this...Gaia...
Cloud: I see what you mean...we almost lost this planet because of Sephiroth.
Kaithae: Who is Sephiroth?
Cloud: Well, he is a man wanting to be one with the planet but in order to do that; he needs to destroy the world.
Kaithae: That is dreadful. Oh, I forgot. Cloud can you take the Highwind where we landed? I must fix the Sarinia.
Cloud: What is the Sarinia?
Kaithae: The Sarinia is the most powerful ship made by humankind. Well I mean that black ship...
Cloud: I see. Can it fly in space?
Kaithae: Precisely, a long time ago, humans wanted to explore the universe wondering, if there were other people that walked around. My ancestors created the Sarinia to explore the universe. However, before the Sarinia could take off, an asteroid hit the planet. Millions of humans died. There were only two hundred twenty-two people left. They rode the Sarinia in search of a new home...as time passed, the food supply grew smaller and many people died. Finally, the only ones left were the two of us, Athen and me.
Cloud: Your race died out.
Kaithae: *sigh* Yes...
Athen came in the room. He was carrying a cube of ice in his hand.
Cloud: Athen, what is that?
Kaithae: Athen do not say...
Athen: Yes, Kaithae, this will be it. Cloud you take this as a gift.
Cloud grabbed it from Athen. The ice cube melted like it was in fire and a small flower suddenly was in it. The flower bloomed instantly.
Cloud: EH?
Tifa came in.
Tifa: Cloud, what the...
Cloud: It is a gift from Athen and Kaithae.
Tifa: Whatever it is, may I have it? It is beautiful.
Kaithae: It's the only thing that we saved from Earth. It's called the Crying Heart.
Athen: We were planning to save it for a special occasion. We wanted to give it to people that can plant it so that we can know what Earth is. The two of us were born in the Sarinia. We never had the chance to see the Earth. Our parents died when we were seven. We piloted the Sarinia without knowing how. We didn't know how to pilot it so we crash all the time. This is the first planet we ever felt welcome.
Tifa: So I guess we have good hospitalities.
Kaithae: Yeah.
Athen: Yeah you are.
Cloud: So let's go and plant the flower.
Tifa: Wait I want to see it a little bit longer...it reminds me of Aeris.
Athen: We will plant it tomorrow.
Cloud: For now, let's fix the Sarinia.
Cloud and the gang went to the deck of Highwind. They saw Cid.
Cloud: Hey Cid, could you take us to the North Cave.
Cid: Yeah whatever.
The Highwind flew to the North Cave. They saw the Sarinia.
Athen: My dearest friend, I will fix you now.
The gang fixed the Highwind. Kaithae and Cloud walked on one corridor. Cloud suddenly slipped and accidentally kissed Kaithae. Kaithae broke free.
Cloud: Kaithae, I'm sorry.
Kaithae: Ahem, ahem...It's okay Cloud. It was an accident.
Cloud: Are you okay, Kaithae?
Kaithae: Yeah, I am.
Tifa and Athen walked to the corridor.
Tifa: What happened here?
Athen: Why is Cloud all red?
Cloud: Umm...no reason, I guess.
Kaithae laughed. She knew the reason and knew it was embarrassing so...
Kaithae: It's okay if you don't say it Cloud.
Tifa: What is it Kaithae?
Kaithae also turned red, because if either one of them would tell the reason, both of them would get embarrassed.
Athen: Kaithae, what is wrong with you?
Kaithae: Nothing...lets continue to fix the Sarinia.
Cloud: Good idea.
Therefore, the group continued to fix the Sarinia. It was already late at night when they finished. They chose to sleep in the Sarinia. Besides, there were beds and an air conditioner in there. When all of them were asleep, Kaithae stayed in the terrace looking at the outside.
Kaithae: (So, this is the new Earth. It seems a little bit more violent. Magic existed in my world but only in fantasies. This is reality. I know I am not dreaming. The disappearance of Earth, the beginning of this planet, the Sarinia and Cloud had happened quickly but I cannot accept that the remains of Earth are gone.)
?: What are you looking at Kaithae?
Cloud walked close to her.
Cloud: Kaithae, I know its tough to accept but, you must understand!
Kaithae: If you were in my place, you wouldn't understand.
Cloud: But I am here for you and I will make you understand.
Kaithae: It wouldn't help much. In my life, I knew that no one was there for me and you won't be there for me. This is my problem, my life and my spirit! You have your own, so you have no right to interfere with me nor do I have the right to interfere with you! We have our lives and there is no reason why we must help each other out.
Cloud: Kaithae, I want to catch your tears that are clouding your heart. I know you feel down inside you but I can help.
Kaithae: I told you, I don't want you to help!
Kaithae ran to her room. Cloud wanted to chase her but he guessed it was useless. Cloud went back to his sleep. The next they, as planned, they planted the flower.
Athen: Kaithae, you don't look so good. Are you okay?
Kaithae: Yeah. However, if you think about it, this world is somewhat weird that, what happened to the remains of Earth?
Athen: You must accept the fact that Earth is gone, Kaithae.
Kaithae: You can but I cannot. Think of it, brother. The Earth is our true home not this Gaia. No matter how much we wanted to find a new home, the Earth is still our true home. No other place is worthy of that.
Athen: Well did we ever see Earth? Are we born in Earth? The answer is no. Earth is not our real home, but what fate has given us is Gaia!
Kaithae: Where were our ancestors born? They were born in Earth, they were raised in Earth, and they gave birth to our grandmothers and our grandfathers in Earth. Its natural that we have the blood of Earthlings in our veins, don't you?
Athen: I do...but you must let go of the past...the past you cannot change, the present that you live in and the future you mustn't see. They all belong to fate! Fate has its own rules and you must follow it. Right now fate tells us that Gaia is our destiny.
Kaithae: We have the power to change fate.
Athen: Someone that dares defy fate will receive the ultimate punishment, the final dimension, death.
Kaithae: I know my fate understands. It is not that brutal.
Athen: Our fate is just the same, sister. I know fate is something very cruel. There is nothing more evil than fate.
Kaithae: ...
Cloud met Kaithae at the room with chocobos in the Highwind.
Cloud: Kaithae, I cannot help wondering, what is Earth?
Kaithae: Cloud, the Earth is my planet. The humans there are weak, they have no power, and nevertheless their intelligence is beyond your imagination. The Earth was in this part of the universe...I do not know why your planet is here.
Cloud: So...this planet made you lose your home.
Kaithae: Yes, this...Gaia...
Cloud: I see what you mean...we almost lost this planet because of Sephiroth.
Kaithae: Who is Sephiroth?
Cloud: Well, he is a man wanting to be one with the planet but in order to do that; he needs to destroy the world.
Kaithae: That is dreadful. Oh, I forgot. Cloud can you take the Highwind where we landed? I must fix the Sarinia.
Cloud: What is the Sarinia?
Kaithae: The Sarinia is the most powerful ship made by humankind. Well I mean that black ship...
Cloud: I see. Can it fly in space?
Kaithae: Precisely, a long time ago, humans wanted to explore the universe wondering, if there were other people that walked around. My ancestors created the Sarinia to explore the universe. However, before the Sarinia could take off, an asteroid hit the planet. Millions of humans died. There were only two hundred twenty-two people left. They rode the Sarinia in search of a new home...as time passed, the food supply grew smaller and many people died. Finally, the only ones left were the two of us, Athen and me.
Cloud: Your race died out.
Kaithae: *sigh* Yes...
Athen came in the room. He was carrying a cube of ice in his hand.
Cloud: Athen, what is that?
Kaithae: Athen do not say...
Athen: Yes, Kaithae, this will be it. Cloud you take this as a gift.
Cloud grabbed it from Athen. The ice cube melted like it was in fire and a small flower suddenly was in it. The flower bloomed instantly.
Cloud: EH?
Tifa came in.
Tifa: Cloud, what the...
Cloud: It is a gift from Athen and Kaithae.
Tifa: Whatever it is, may I have it? It is beautiful.
Kaithae: It's the only thing that we saved from Earth. It's called the Crying Heart.
Athen: We were planning to save it for a special occasion. We wanted to give it to people that can plant it so that we can know what Earth is. The two of us were born in the Sarinia. We never had the chance to see the Earth. Our parents died when we were seven. We piloted the Sarinia without knowing how. We didn't know how to pilot it so we crash all the time. This is the first planet we ever felt welcome.
Tifa: So I guess we have good hospitalities.
Kaithae: Yeah.
Athen: Yeah you are.
Cloud: So let's go and plant the flower.
Tifa: Wait I want to see it a little bit longer...it reminds me of Aeris.
Athen: We will plant it tomorrow.
Cloud: For now, let's fix the Sarinia.
Cloud and the gang went to the deck of Highwind. They saw Cid.
Cloud: Hey Cid, could you take us to the North Cave.
Cid: Yeah whatever.
The Highwind flew to the North Cave. They saw the Sarinia.
Athen: My dearest friend, I will fix you now.
The gang fixed the Highwind. Kaithae and Cloud walked on one corridor. Cloud suddenly slipped and accidentally kissed Kaithae. Kaithae broke free.
Cloud: Kaithae, I'm sorry.
Kaithae: Ahem, ahem...It's okay Cloud. It was an accident.
Cloud: Are you okay, Kaithae?
Kaithae: Yeah, I am.
Tifa and Athen walked to the corridor.
Tifa: What happened here?
Athen: Why is Cloud all red?
Cloud: Umm...no reason, I guess.
Kaithae laughed. She knew the reason and knew it was embarrassing so...
Kaithae: It's okay if you don't say it Cloud.
Tifa: What is it Kaithae?
Kaithae also turned red, because if either one of them would tell the reason, both of them would get embarrassed.
Athen: Kaithae, what is wrong with you?
Kaithae: Nothing...lets continue to fix the Sarinia.
Cloud: Good idea.
Therefore, the group continued to fix the Sarinia. It was already late at night when they finished. They chose to sleep in the Sarinia. Besides, there were beds and an air conditioner in there. When all of them were asleep, Kaithae stayed in the terrace looking at the outside.
Kaithae: (So, this is the new Earth. It seems a little bit more violent. Magic existed in my world but only in fantasies. This is reality. I know I am not dreaming. The disappearance of Earth, the beginning of this planet, the Sarinia and Cloud had happened quickly but I cannot accept that the remains of Earth are gone.)
?: What are you looking at Kaithae?
Cloud walked close to her.
Cloud: Kaithae, I know its tough to accept but, you must understand!
Kaithae: If you were in my place, you wouldn't understand.
Cloud: But I am here for you and I will make you understand.
Kaithae: It wouldn't help much. In my life, I knew that no one was there for me and you won't be there for me. This is my problem, my life and my spirit! You have your own, so you have no right to interfere with me nor do I have the right to interfere with you! We have our lives and there is no reason why we must help each other out.
Cloud: Kaithae, I want to catch your tears that are clouding your heart. I know you feel down inside you but I can help.
Kaithae: I told you, I don't want you to help!
Kaithae ran to her room. Cloud wanted to chase her but he guessed it was useless. Cloud went back to his sleep. The next they, as planned, they planted the flower.
Athen: Kaithae, you don't look so good. Are you okay?
Kaithae: Yeah. However, if you think about it, this world is somewhat weird that, what happened to the remains of Earth?
Athen: You must accept the fact that Earth is gone, Kaithae.
Kaithae: You can but I cannot. Think of it, brother. The Earth is our true home not this Gaia. No matter how much we wanted to find a new home, the Earth is still our true home. No other place is worthy of that.
Athen: Well did we ever see Earth? Are we born in Earth? The answer is no. Earth is not our real home, but what fate has given us is Gaia!
Kaithae: Where were our ancestors born? They were born in Earth, they were raised in Earth, and they gave birth to our grandmothers and our grandfathers in Earth. Its natural that we have the blood of Earthlings in our veins, don't you?
Athen: I do...but you must let go of the past...the past you cannot change, the present that you live in and the future you mustn't see. They all belong to fate! Fate has its own rules and you must follow it. Right now fate tells us that Gaia is our destiny.
Kaithae: We have the power to change fate.
Athen: Someone that dares defy fate will receive the ultimate punishment, the final dimension, death.
Kaithae: I know my fate understands. It is not that brutal.
Athen: Our fate is just the same, sister. I know fate is something very cruel. There is nothing more evil than fate.
Kaithae: ...