Sorry I haven't really updated for a little bit I've had a severe case of
mako poisoning out for days with no Tifa to bring me out of it ( I survived
cause it'll take a hell of a lot more then that to beat me ^_^ but bad side
effect my eyes are green they use to be brown oh well what can you do? It
does seem that some people like my Tifa story so I'm gonna work on this for
a while I'll work on my other story too just not as much. Well here is the
next chapter. Oh and I'm gonna space a lot and I'm doing the midgar scenery
from memory so don't be pissed if I'm a little off lots of irony in other
chapters you'll see what I mean.
"Though we go on with our lives one person stands up and asks is it really over or is the adventure just beginning?" (Don't ask where its from the game is gone never to be seen again I hope Final Fantasy doesn't suffer the same fate FF11 better be good!)
Chapter 2: Midgar the City of Ruin and Reunion
It must have been about 2 days since we left Kalm and went toward Midgar. Why we went there I really don't know but Cloud seemed to have something on his mind the second he announced we were going.
I have to admit Midgar was quite the sight. Whatever was left of the city seemed to be covered in moss and bright white flowers the collisions of holy and meteor opened up the lifestream all around it with the combination of the once glorious reactors and the lifestream causing an strange but beautiful blue light the city since then had been labeled the city of ruin its name long forgotten over the few years.
There were no longer plates for they fell onto the slums and the Shinra HQ was nowhere to be found not even a ruin remained I guess that holy wiped it off the face of the earth. It was hot so I wore my usual clothes and Cloud wore his jumpsuit the same one that he wore when no Tifa be strong forget it just forget it I snapped back to my senses and followed cloud to the outskirts of the city.
"Cloud why did you take me here anyway?" I was a little curious as to what Cloud had in mind. This really isn't like him his course to Mideel it's completely wrong and he seems so complex usually he just has a one track mind but he seems to be completely focused on a number of things he remained silent.
I wasn't paying attention and bumped straight into Cloud falling back I rubbed my side and got back up we were at the Section 5 gate Cloud took out the key we had found on our previous adventures and went in.
Sector 5 was a mess and that's putting it lightly. Everything was destroyed simple ruins of houses seemed to be the only thing left. I shuttered as I walked I was terrified of the ruins they reminded me too much of sector seven and that day Biggs, Wedge, Jessie, No I won't think about the past Shinra is gone their souls have been avenged but as I walked through the slums the memories kept coming back. When I met Cloud at the station, when I talked him into doing another job for AVALANCHE, when he fell, when he came with Aeris to rescue me from Don.
I stopped dead in my tracks Aeris I couldn't help but feel sick at the sound of her name. All she ever did was try to help but I couldn't help but hate her for it she forgave everyone yet stole so much from me I hate her I thought to myself I hate her why couldn't she just let me die her dying to save meteor may have saved everyone but what's the point anymore Cloud hates me so why does it mater?
"Tifa?" I woke from my daze to see Cloud in front of me I hate you too Cloud why couldn't you just forget her "yeah coming" I replied in a low tone I still was curious to why he brought me here so I asked again "Cloud why are we here you didn't answer me before." "We are going to see Barret" he didn't even look at me as he talked does he hate me that much "Barret? He's here? But why?" I asked finally off my negative streak for only a moment before my eyes gazed on the floor. "He believes the other members are still alive." I stood staring blankly for a few moments trying to take in what Cloud said. "What? But, how?" Cloud spoke still not even making eye contact with me " it'll be better if you ask him"
I nodded getting a little angry at him. Damn he won't even look at me anymore why did I even say yes to this lame journey I wonder if he even remembers the way I silently laughed to myself I really didn't seem to care about anything anymore not even him I was beginning to wonder if there was anything left that I had for him I mean how long have I mourned over him stayed miserable because he left me "5 years" I muttered to myself "you say something Tifa?" I jerked up trying to sound as cheery as I could. "Umm no everything fine I didn't say anything" I lied.
We ended up in sector seven after about ten minutes of going past rubble and fighting mutants as a result of the destroyed reactors of course after the weapons and everything else we faced they were pushovers. It seemed to be quite busy there were maybe 25 to 30 men walking around and there was a lot of heavy machinery. They were taking the rubble of sector 7 and moving it around to form a path. Right by the path I saw a huge man with a gun arm shooting at some of the rubble and yelling at the men a little girl sat beside them. I wonder who that could be? I laughed silently as Barret spotted us and tripped on his way over.
"Auntie Tifa!" Marlene was the first to make it over seeing as she didn't fall on her face. She ran over to me and I gave her a big hug. And she ran to Cloud next whispered something in his ear Cloud shook his head and Marlene knocked him over I couldn't help but laugh.
Barret finally made his way over and squeezed me tight I couldn't tell what would happen first I would either suffocate or break in half. After I while he let go and I managed to keep my lungs Cloud only got a simple handshake lucky him after that it was a moment of silence then Barret started to talk.
"Tifa and Cloud never thought I see you two together again so you two married yet?" "It's not like that!" I shouted I blushed at the sight of both Barret and Cloud staring at me. For a split second I thought I saw Cloud nod his head in agreement with Barret or something similar to it must be my imagination I though after the red of my cheeks died down I lifted my head and Barret spoke again. "So what brings you to Midgar Tifa? I've seen Cloud before but not you." "I'm just on my way to Mideel with Cloud he said he wanted to show me something" I replied.
"Oh well it's about time Cloud" he nudged him with his elbow and Marlene interrupted "Can I be the flower girl?" This caused Barret to laugh and me to get angry. "THERE IS NOTHING HAPPENING!!!!!!" I screamed. Everyone stared at me for a moment Marlene hid behind Barret and Cloud remained silent not that I expected him to say anything. I looked at Marlene who was hiding behind her father my face turned a bright crimson and I lowered my head after a moment I looked to Marlene. "I'm sorry Marlene I didn't mean to yell." She slowly came out again and went to play on the playground nearby I guess Barret and his men had fixed it up so Marlene had something to do.
"Anyway Barret why are you here and why did Cloud say you thought that Biggs and the others were alive?"
"Ok let me start from the beginning. As they mayor of Corel I decided to move the city to Midgar but the City had been in worse shape then I thought. We were about to go back to Corel when we experienced an earthquake. Don't know what caused it all that matters is it happened. Next thing we knew a path to sector 7 had opened up so we decided to search for any kind of survivors I don't know why we tried I mean I had been 5 years any survivors would have probably been dead.
A lot were dead Tifa crushed decapitated the damn works but we did manage to find about 3 survivors by a closed off area of rubble about a week ago it was amazing that they had survived. We talked to them after they had made a recovery we asked if there were any survivors. They told us there was a round man another man and a women that were severely injured but still breathing for the past 5 years I still can't believe anyone could have survived that long but I believe them" "Why is that" I asked completely absorbed in his story. "Because after surveying the blueprints of the sector we discovered the closed off area where the supposed survivors are is the area where the pillar stood. If we can just manage to figure out how to. . ." "Forget it" I found my self saying I didn't want to but it seemed that they weren't even my words as if someone else was talking for me and I didn't like it. "Bets are they are already dead."
Barret stared at me I couldn't really read the expression on his face I couldn't tell if he was sad or horrified.
"Tifa we could at least try" "Why bother?!" I found myself saying once more. "Why bother trying to save someone if it means seeing them dead again!" Tears were in my eyes now I tried but I couldn't hold them in as they ran down my face. "You may want to help those bastards but they shouldn't have died in the first and I don't care to see them alive or dead again!"
Marlene was crying she stared at me as if trying to see right through me. I didn't even understand what I was saying but I think I knew why I said it. All the rage in me all the sorrow, pain, bottled up within me over the years had decided to lash out at this moment and when it finally calmed down all I felt was pain.
Fresh tears fell from my face I hadn't been like this since Cloud left me why did he have to come back I managed to talk my voice weak and low. "I'm sorry. I. . . I just don't want to see any more bloodshed I've seen too much." With that I ran out of the sector crying I seemed to do a lot of that lately.
I ended up in sector 5 I don't know why or how I ended up at the church I just did I had seen it before but never actually gone inside. I walked in I just wanted to be alone for a while I didn't really care where.
For a while I just sat there staring at the beautiful yellow flowers that resided there. What's happening to me I use to never act like this I just don't understand it I thought I heard another voice in my head after that maybe I was just imagining it but I heard it none the less it was because you were with avalanche you were with Cloud you had a purpose now you are nothing No I thought that wasn't my imagination that wasn't even my voice what's happening to me I fell to the ground holding my head in pain I didn't understand any of this room started to spin and then darkness.
I woke up in a cot I could hear and explosion followed by gunfire nearby what happened I thought I stepped outside to see Barret, Cloud, and 2 guys with guns being attacked by about 3 of these huge mutant bug things much like we had saw in the Northern Crater. Barret spotted me still firing.
"Good your awake come over and help us"
I ran over as fast as I could seeing one get slashed in half by Cloud the other fell by gunfire by Barret.
I equipped fire to my Premium Heart and cast Fire 3 on the last one then I jumped up and slammed my knee into its head. The monster staggered and cast Pandora's Box was knocked back but not seriously hurt thank to a quick wall spell cast on me by Barret as the attack ensued and huge explosions erupted then the monster fell to the ground.
Barret shot it a couple of hundred times with his missing score and cloud sliced it's dented head of with his Ulitma Weapon just to make sure it was dead.
When the smoke and debris from the two attacks cleared I heard Barret shout and shoot something that I was hopping was air. "We found em" I heard him shout I rushed over.
I saw three bodies as I closed the distance between them I noticed one as Biggs the second was Jessie and the third was Wedge. It was true they were all there! Me Cloud and Barret ran to each one me Biggs, Cloud Jessie and Barret to Biggs checking for any signs of life. I searched all over and after 5 failed attempts I gave up slamming my fist on Biggs chest I stopped moving all together not because I broke anything but because I felt the heart beat under my fist I shouted to Barret and Cloud they nodded the others seemed to be alive as well but barely.
We rushed them to the nearest tent and Barret cast Cure 3, Full Restore, Regen, and every other cure magic there was ever found on them while he kept saying "lucky bastards" over and over. I yawned and checked my watch it was one in the morning so I decided to turn in.
When we woke up Barret was playing with Marlene. He turned to us to say goodbye "you no Tifa you can stay here we could always use a person who knows what they're doing."
I sighed and talk in a low voice Barret. "I . . . can't Barret I'm sorry but this may be the last time we see each other ever say hello to Biggs and the others for me goodbye." Barret frowned at my remark and nodded. I ran back to sector five ready to leave Cloud followed me after getting yelled at by Barret I didn't hear him but I could guess what he was saying.
I waited and turned to Cloud as we walked out of the gates away from Midgar. "Where to next I said a little happier that I had seen a friendly face he replied and we continued to walk. But now I had something worse to worry about then what Cloud wanted because after taking that spill in the church. . . what's wrong with me I thought I shook my morbid thoughts off I got to stop acting like this next stop Junon
Well that took forever and I think it sucked I'm not good at this kind of thing maybe I should just stop writing and remove it unless people actually like it and review.
"Though we go on with our lives one person stands up and asks is it really over or is the adventure just beginning?" (Don't ask where its from the game is gone never to be seen again I hope Final Fantasy doesn't suffer the same fate FF11 better be good!)
Chapter 2: Midgar the City of Ruin and Reunion
It must have been about 2 days since we left Kalm and went toward Midgar. Why we went there I really don't know but Cloud seemed to have something on his mind the second he announced we were going.
I have to admit Midgar was quite the sight. Whatever was left of the city seemed to be covered in moss and bright white flowers the collisions of holy and meteor opened up the lifestream all around it with the combination of the once glorious reactors and the lifestream causing an strange but beautiful blue light the city since then had been labeled the city of ruin its name long forgotten over the few years.
There were no longer plates for they fell onto the slums and the Shinra HQ was nowhere to be found not even a ruin remained I guess that holy wiped it off the face of the earth. It was hot so I wore my usual clothes and Cloud wore his jumpsuit the same one that he wore when no Tifa be strong forget it just forget it I snapped back to my senses and followed cloud to the outskirts of the city.
"Cloud why did you take me here anyway?" I was a little curious as to what Cloud had in mind. This really isn't like him his course to Mideel it's completely wrong and he seems so complex usually he just has a one track mind but he seems to be completely focused on a number of things he remained silent.
I wasn't paying attention and bumped straight into Cloud falling back I rubbed my side and got back up we were at the Section 5 gate Cloud took out the key we had found on our previous adventures and went in.
Sector 5 was a mess and that's putting it lightly. Everything was destroyed simple ruins of houses seemed to be the only thing left. I shuttered as I walked I was terrified of the ruins they reminded me too much of sector seven and that day Biggs, Wedge, Jessie, No I won't think about the past Shinra is gone their souls have been avenged but as I walked through the slums the memories kept coming back. When I met Cloud at the station, when I talked him into doing another job for AVALANCHE, when he fell, when he came with Aeris to rescue me from Don.
I stopped dead in my tracks Aeris I couldn't help but feel sick at the sound of her name. All she ever did was try to help but I couldn't help but hate her for it she forgave everyone yet stole so much from me I hate her I thought to myself I hate her why couldn't she just let me die her dying to save meteor may have saved everyone but what's the point anymore Cloud hates me so why does it mater?
"Tifa?" I woke from my daze to see Cloud in front of me I hate you too Cloud why couldn't you just forget her "yeah coming" I replied in a low tone I still was curious to why he brought me here so I asked again "Cloud why are we here you didn't answer me before." "We are going to see Barret" he didn't even look at me as he talked does he hate me that much "Barret? He's here? But why?" I asked finally off my negative streak for only a moment before my eyes gazed on the floor. "He believes the other members are still alive." I stood staring blankly for a few moments trying to take in what Cloud said. "What? But, how?" Cloud spoke still not even making eye contact with me " it'll be better if you ask him"
I nodded getting a little angry at him. Damn he won't even look at me anymore why did I even say yes to this lame journey I wonder if he even remembers the way I silently laughed to myself I really didn't seem to care about anything anymore not even him I was beginning to wonder if there was anything left that I had for him I mean how long have I mourned over him stayed miserable because he left me "5 years" I muttered to myself "you say something Tifa?" I jerked up trying to sound as cheery as I could. "Umm no everything fine I didn't say anything" I lied.
We ended up in sector seven after about ten minutes of going past rubble and fighting mutants as a result of the destroyed reactors of course after the weapons and everything else we faced they were pushovers. It seemed to be quite busy there were maybe 25 to 30 men walking around and there was a lot of heavy machinery. They were taking the rubble of sector 7 and moving it around to form a path. Right by the path I saw a huge man with a gun arm shooting at some of the rubble and yelling at the men a little girl sat beside them. I wonder who that could be? I laughed silently as Barret spotted us and tripped on his way over.
"Auntie Tifa!" Marlene was the first to make it over seeing as she didn't fall on her face. She ran over to me and I gave her a big hug. And she ran to Cloud next whispered something in his ear Cloud shook his head and Marlene knocked him over I couldn't help but laugh.
Barret finally made his way over and squeezed me tight I couldn't tell what would happen first I would either suffocate or break in half. After I while he let go and I managed to keep my lungs Cloud only got a simple handshake lucky him after that it was a moment of silence then Barret started to talk.
"Tifa and Cloud never thought I see you two together again so you two married yet?" "It's not like that!" I shouted I blushed at the sight of both Barret and Cloud staring at me. For a split second I thought I saw Cloud nod his head in agreement with Barret or something similar to it must be my imagination I though after the red of my cheeks died down I lifted my head and Barret spoke again. "So what brings you to Midgar Tifa? I've seen Cloud before but not you." "I'm just on my way to Mideel with Cloud he said he wanted to show me something" I replied.
"Oh well it's about time Cloud" he nudged him with his elbow and Marlene interrupted "Can I be the flower girl?" This caused Barret to laugh and me to get angry. "THERE IS NOTHING HAPPENING!!!!!!" I screamed. Everyone stared at me for a moment Marlene hid behind Barret and Cloud remained silent not that I expected him to say anything. I looked at Marlene who was hiding behind her father my face turned a bright crimson and I lowered my head after a moment I looked to Marlene. "I'm sorry Marlene I didn't mean to yell." She slowly came out again and went to play on the playground nearby I guess Barret and his men had fixed it up so Marlene had something to do.
"Anyway Barret why are you here and why did Cloud say you thought that Biggs and the others were alive?"
"Ok let me start from the beginning. As they mayor of Corel I decided to move the city to Midgar but the City had been in worse shape then I thought. We were about to go back to Corel when we experienced an earthquake. Don't know what caused it all that matters is it happened. Next thing we knew a path to sector 7 had opened up so we decided to search for any kind of survivors I don't know why we tried I mean I had been 5 years any survivors would have probably been dead.
A lot were dead Tifa crushed decapitated the damn works but we did manage to find about 3 survivors by a closed off area of rubble about a week ago it was amazing that they had survived. We talked to them after they had made a recovery we asked if there were any survivors. They told us there was a round man another man and a women that were severely injured but still breathing for the past 5 years I still can't believe anyone could have survived that long but I believe them" "Why is that" I asked completely absorbed in his story. "Because after surveying the blueprints of the sector we discovered the closed off area where the supposed survivors are is the area where the pillar stood. If we can just manage to figure out how to. . ." "Forget it" I found my self saying I didn't want to but it seemed that they weren't even my words as if someone else was talking for me and I didn't like it. "Bets are they are already dead."
Barret stared at me I couldn't really read the expression on his face I couldn't tell if he was sad or horrified.
"Tifa we could at least try" "Why bother?!" I found myself saying once more. "Why bother trying to save someone if it means seeing them dead again!" Tears were in my eyes now I tried but I couldn't hold them in as they ran down my face. "You may want to help those bastards but they shouldn't have died in the first and I don't care to see them alive or dead again!"
Marlene was crying she stared at me as if trying to see right through me. I didn't even understand what I was saying but I think I knew why I said it. All the rage in me all the sorrow, pain, bottled up within me over the years had decided to lash out at this moment and when it finally calmed down all I felt was pain.
Fresh tears fell from my face I hadn't been like this since Cloud left me why did he have to come back I managed to talk my voice weak and low. "I'm sorry. I. . . I just don't want to see any more bloodshed I've seen too much." With that I ran out of the sector crying I seemed to do a lot of that lately.
I ended up in sector 5 I don't know why or how I ended up at the church I just did I had seen it before but never actually gone inside. I walked in I just wanted to be alone for a while I didn't really care where.
For a while I just sat there staring at the beautiful yellow flowers that resided there. What's happening to me I use to never act like this I just don't understand it I thought I heard another voice in my head after that maybe I was just imagining it but I heard it none the less it was because you were with avalanche you were with Cloud you had a purpose now you are nothing No I thought that wasn't my imagination that wasn't even my voice what's happening to me I fell to the ground holding my head in pain I didn't understand any of this room started to spin and then darkness.
I woke up in a cot I could hear and explosion followed by gunfire nearby what happened I thought I stepped outside to see Barret, Cloud, and 2 guys with guns being attacked by about 3 of these huge mutant bug things much like we had saw in the Northern Crater. Barret spotted me still firing.
"Good your awake come over and help us"
I ran over as fast as I could seeing one get slashed in half by Cloud the other fell by gunfire by Barret.
I equipped fire to my Premium Heart and cast Fire 3 on the last one then I jumped up and slammed my knee into its head. The monster staggered and cast Pandora's Box was knocked back but not seriously hurt thank to a quick wall spell cast on me by Barret as the attack ensued and huge explosions erupted then the monster fell to the ground.
Barret shot it a couple of hundred times with his missing score and cloud sliced it's dented head of with his Ulitma Weapon just to make sure it was dead.
When the smoke and debris from the two attacks cleared I heard Barret shout and shoot something that I was hopping was air. "We found em" I heard him shout I rushed over.
I saw three bodies as I closed the distance between them I noticed one as Biggs the second was Jessie and the third was Wedge. It was true they were all there! Me Cloud and Barret ran to each one me Biggs, Cloud Jessie and Barret to Biggs checking for any signs of life. I searched all over and after 5 failed attempts I gave up slamming my fist on Biggs chest I stopped moving all together not because I broke anything but because I felt the heart beat under my fist I shouted to Barret and Cloud they nodded the others seemed to be alive as well but barely.
We rushed them to the nearest tent and Barret cast Cure 3, Full Restore, Regen, and every other cure magic there was ever found on them while he kept saying "lucky bastards" over and over. I yawned and checked my watch it was one in the morning so I decided to turn in.
When we woke up Barret was playing with Marlene. He turned to us to say goodbye "you no Tifa you can stay here we could always use a person who knows what they're doing."
I sighed and talk in a low voice Barret. "I . . . can't Barret I'm sorry but this may be the last time we see each other ever say hello to Biggs and the others for me goodbye." Barret frowned at my remark and nodded. I ran back to sector five ready to leave Cloud followed me after getting yelled at by Barret I didn't hear him but I could guess what he was saying.
I waited and turned to Cloud as we walked out of the gates away from Midgar. "Where to next I said a little happier that I had seen a friendly face he replied and we continued to walk. But now I had something worse to worry about then what Cloud wanted because after taking that spill in the church. . . what's wrong with me I thought I shook my morbid thoughts off I got to stop acting like this next stop Junon
Well that took forever and I think it sucked I'm not good at this kind of thing maybe I should just stop writing and remove it unless people actually like it and review.