Chapter two
The twists, and turns

Darkness, blackness every where around him. An empty void for as far as the eyes could see. Did he have eyes? He could not feel them or the rest of his body for that matter.

This was not a welcoming void. It was a dark insane void try to consume you in its blackness, to make you just the same as it. An incomprehensible evil filled the never ceasing space.

He couldn't move. It smelled of death, but he had no nose. He had to get out, he had to break free. His mind was screaming, but he had no head. He opened his mouth, but there was none. He tried with all his might to wriggle his limbs free to escape, but none were there. Panic built up inside his body.

"What's going on?" ,his "mind" screamed. He couldn't take it any more it was about to drive him insane. He could hear something now a mere whisper.

"Wake up" said the beautiful voice
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The dark haired soldiers eyes scanned the surroundings of the tranquil church.

"so much light", he thought, " its unreal."

The hole in the top pf the church let in a lot of light, and for those in the dark city of Midgar it was blinding to see at first. The mans eyes adjusted.

" um may I please ask who you are?" stated the honey haired savior.

She took as hesitant step forward. Aeris was not a shy person, but a very friendly person she looked for the good in most people, so she was scared of very few people.

"The man has quite an aura around him," she spoke in her mind," its almost like he's an esper (summon)."

" My name is Zack, Zack Olin." spoke the dark eyed soldier. He just stood there taking in his surroundings.

" Well hi my name is Aeris Gainsborough," she said plainly, " Why are you here."

He stared there looking at her with his vibrant eyes for a few seconds then finely he spoke in an attractive voice
" to find you."

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The blond headed night darted quickly and quietly through across the steel railing of the Sector 2 reactor. All guard monsters around the area hid silently in the shadows waiting for a perfect moment to strike at him. However, with Cloud's quickness the beasts never received their chance before they were struck with his immense ancient sword that left them lying in a pool of there own blood.

" This job is almost to easy." Cloud noted to himself, " something is not right."

Cloud took more twists and turns as he headed for the core of the reactor. He reached it with little problem. The core looked identical to the sector one reactor. Cloud hastily set the bomb and the timer. The bomb was set for 30 minutes more than enough time to escape this hell hole known as a reactor

" Time to leave, " he thought as he quickly made his way to the top of the reactor.

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"Where is that punk." Said the massively muscled black man.

The rest of the team was guarding the exit. They all stood on the metal platform and walkway. The air around them, cold and wet, nipped at their skin all the way down to the bone, and it also had a strong mako smell to it.

The time there was uneventful, there were a few guards and guard monsters that attacked, but they were all weak. In spite of this, there was no real challenge for the team, this actually made them very nervous, but they waited for Cloud patiently. He had said that he would set the bomb alone.

Tifa was extremely worried for him. She had been biting her nails the whole time. She really wanted Cloud back, and back now. She got so worried when he put him self in the position of danger, but he always seemed so calm when he was fighting. Like he was in his element, it seemed as if at the moment of battle he found his nirvana, his sense of being truly alive. Nothing else seemed Important to him during this time. At that moment he looked like the most noble and prideful man alive, he strived to be the greatest and he almost seemed at peace during the battle. Blood lust played no part in it, he didn't fight for blood, he fought for a challenge, for pride.

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"What do you want me for," Aeris uttered in a barely audible voice.

"I don't know," replied Zack, " I know I must protect you"

"oh," she exclaimed
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Cloud walked from the steaming reactor and spotted the rest of Avalanche waiting for him.

"There you are" Barret bellowed, " that was fast"

"There were hardly any guards" spoke Cloud, " time to go."

Avalanche started a rapid approach away from the reactor with there eyes pealed and swiveling looking for any movement. They had made it across the bridge to the cross section when the hum of an engine was heard. They all turned towards the sound. As it grew louder it was quickly recognizable, it was a helicopter.

"Who is that?" Tifa questioned.

"The president of Shinra," Barret replied.

A rope latter was thrown out of the Shinra helicopter where it landed on the bridge below. The president slowly lowered himself down.

"Hello," he stated as if they were all friends, " So you are Avalanche."
"I expected a bit more that a rag a tag group of vermin."

"VERMIN," yelled Barret at the top of his lungs,

Cloud lifted up a hand to silence Barret. Barret looked at him carefully, biting his lip, but still kept his mouth shut.

" Let me tell you something about vermin," said Cloud," Vermin are THINGS who feed off others, and you use there power against people."

"Vermin do gruesome experiments on people just to benefit themselves."

"Vermin are THINGS that crumble cities, make people suffer, and destroy lives just for greed and amusement."

"Now you tell me who is the vermin here."

"The only vermin I see here is you"

" So vermin, what are you going to do now?" Cloud spat this out in a very serious and dangerous tone.

Veins popped out all over the old presidents head. His eyes held a nasty gleam of evil in them as he looked at Cloud. His lips were drew into a disgusted snarl. But all at once this seemed to vanish and it was replaced by his calm and cool exterior. A small smile spread across his face.

"I hate to tell you all that I have a dinner to go to." he said plainly," but do not fret I have left you all a toy to play with, and with that he reached up a grabbed the rope and the chopper flew off. Barret yelled every obscenity in the book at the presidents back. But they had a new threat to worry about. A huge robot was now making its way down the bridge.


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Authors notes: dun dun dun, Well I know I havent updated and its partly because of writers block oops. Well any ways please read and review. Next chapter will be up soon and you are all wondering where this is goin to go, I have some ideas, But if you would please email your ideas to at LanceStrife69@msn.com Thank you all