PCloud paused. He was about to speak, but was interupted by the shaking of the ground beneath his feet. He looked down to see the ground beneath him splitting, and himself about to fall into the deep chasm it was creating.
P"Cloud! You need to go!" Aeris shouted, floating up further into the air.
P"But what about my enlightenment!?" Cloud yelled, trying to keep his balance.
P"You'll find out soon enough! Now go!" She shouted. Cloud looked up to see a hand stretched out to him.
P"CLOUD!" Tifa's voice echoed throughout the crumbling cave. The rock that Tifa was perched on began to split, and she fell forward, letting out a loud scream. Cloud dashed forward, jumping over the huge crevice, and making it just in time to catch Tifa in his arm. He quickly grabbed onto the ledge with his other hand, and Tifa climbed up.
PCloud climbed up, and sat next to her.
P"You okay?" He asked, trying to catch his breath. He looked down at the huge ravine, filling with glowing lifestream.
P"y..yeah...I'm fine." She said, trembling slightly.
P"Then let's get outta here." Cloud said. He stood, and held out his hand to help Tifa up. The crater began to shake some more, and crashing right before them was the Highwind.
P"Grab on!" Vincent shouted, throwing down the rope ladder. Cloud grabbed Tifa in one arm, and the swinging ladder in the other.
P"Hold on tight." He instructed, as rope began to swing while the Highiwnd rose out of the crater. Cid and Barret were pulling the ladder back to the ship up above. As soon as they got up, Cloud jumped onto the ship, right over the railing.
PTifa reached to get on the ship, but her foot slipped from the swinging rope ladder.
P"TIFA!" Cloud yelled, reaching over the railing, and grabbing her hand with both of his.
P"Hold on!" He instructed, pulling her up to the ship, and helping her on. She jumped over the railing, and into Cloud's arms, knocking him to the ground.
P"Are you hurt?" Cloud asked qucikly. Tifa was laying on Cloud, arms wrapped tightly around him.
P"I'm fine." She whispered, not letting go. Cloud rubbed the back of her head lightly for a few moments. The ship began over towards Midgar, and Cloud finally broke the embrace, standing up.
P"What the hell...?" Cloud walked over to the front of the airship, leaning over the railing. Tifa rushed over next to him to see what he was talking about. A tiny green light began to spring forth from the ground near Midgar. Several others followed, encircling Midgar.
P"Lifestream..." Cloud whispered, looking down at the sight.
P"What's going on? Lifestream's fighting Meteor?" Nanaki questioned, watching the sight. Meteor was approaching the city.
P"Get the hell back!" Cid shouted, pulling Tifa away from the railing. The rest had already moved. Meteor and lifestream hit, sending forth a violent blast of energy, knocking Cloud several feet back, crashing against a wall. The sight of Aeris' face in the lifestream passed before his eyes, then everything went black.
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IP"Cloud." A voice whispered. Cloud looked around, trying to find the source of the sound. Everything was an extremely bright shade of white. A shape took form off in the distance, and Cloud started towards it. Scenery became visible. Green plants and trees, small moogles and chocobos running around every which way. A general peacefullness surrounded the place.
P"Over here, Cloud." The voice came again. Cloud walked over there, suddenly realizing the speaker was Aeris.
P"What is this place?" He asked, heading towards her.
P"This...is the promised land." She smiled, looking around the place with glee. Cloud's face wasn't quite so happy. He looked at Aeris, confused.
P"What am I doing here?" Cloud asked, surveying his surroundings.
P"When Meteor was destroyed an energy hit you pretty hard, and knocked you against a wall...hurt you pretty bad. You were left comatose, so I borrowed your soul. That way I could finish with that enlightenment." Aeris explained.
P"Um...so...am I alive?" Cloud asked, meekly.
P"Time here works differently...we've been chatting for a few minutes, but it's only been a second or two back on the planet." Aeris said.
P"You're not exactally answering my question."
P"Well...technically...no. Your body can't function without a soul in it." Aeris answered.
P"Then how am I gonna get back!?" Cloud demanded, a hint of fear in his voice.
P"Don't worry about it. As I said, time here is much different. You'll only be dead for a minute or two if we hurry." Aeris smiled, but Cloud wasn't put very much at ease.
P"Then can we hurry this up?" Cloud asked, impatiently. Aeris sighed.
P"I was originally going to enlighten you directly, but the Cetra have decided upon a different technique. You can go back to your world, but something will have changed. The effects are not permanent, and it will only effect you and one other person. I'd tell you what was going on, but the elders have kept it a secret from me." Aeris explained. Cloud nodded.
P"Okay...can I go back now?"/I
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PTifa sat in a chair next to Cloud's bed in the small hospital near Kalm. She gripped his hand tightly, watching him closely. His chest rose and fell normally with his breathing. A small monitor sent out a quiet beeping sound each time his heart beat.
PTifa's eyes were pink from crying, and tears still stained her face. She thought Cloud was dead. Just moments before she'd seen him die. His breathing ceased, and the monitor showing his heartbeat had changed to a long flat tone.
PIt hadn't lasted long. Almost as soon as the doctors had rushed into the room, he took in a deep breath, his heart regained it's normal thumping rhythm. Still, Tifa was terrified. The doctors had no explanation for what had happened, and couldn't say that it wouldn't happen again.
PShe just sat there, watching him, gripping his hand with all the strength she had. Something happened. Tifa's body began to glow brightly, and she was standing, not even realizing she had moved.
PIn front of her stood Aeris, living and well, also glowing.
P"Tifa..." She whispered, holding out her hand. Tifa looked at her, her face holding a shocked, surprised look.
P"We are switching. The elder Cetra have decided that we'll switch for a while...just untill Cloud realizes what they want him to." She explained. Tifa nodded, somehow understanding, but not sure how.
P"Okay..." She reached out her hand, and the two flipped positions.
P"Enjoy your time in the promised land." Aeris said, and Tifa's body dissappeared. Aeris' body stopped its glowing, and she took Tifa's seat next to Cloud's bed.
P"Guess all that's left is to wait for him to wake up..." She said, watching him.
P"Cloud! You need to go!" Aeris shouted, floating up further into the air.
P"But what about my enlightenment!?" Cloud yelled, trying to keep his balance.
P"You'll find out soon enough! Now go!" She shouted. Cloud looked up to see a hand stretched out to him.
P"CLOUD!" Tifa's voice echoed throughout the crumbling cave. The rock that Tifa was perched on began to split, and she fell forward, letting out a loud scream. Cloud dashed forward, jumping over the huge crevice, and making it just in time to catch Tifa in his arm. He quickly grabbed onto the ledge with his other hand, and Tifa climbed up.
PCloud climbed up, and sat next to her.
P"You okay?" He asked, trying to catch his breath. He looked down at the huge ravine, filling with glowing lifestream.
P"y..yeah...I'm fine." She said, trembling slightly.
P"Then let's get outta here." Cloud said. He stood, and held out his hand to help Tifa up. The crater began to shake some more, and crashing right before them was the Highwind.
P"Grab on!" Vincent shouted, throwing down the rope ladder. Cloud grabbed Tifa in one arm, and the swinging ladder in the other.
P"Hold on tight." He instructed, as rope began to swing while the Highiwnd rose out of the crater. Cid and Barret were pulling the ladder back to the ship up above. As soon as they got up, Cloud jumped onto the ship, right over the railing.
PTifa reached to get on the ship, but her foot slipped from the swinging rope ladder.
P"TIFA!" Cloud yelled, reaching over the railing, and grabbing her hand with both of his.
P"Hold on!" He instructed, pulling her up to the ship, and helping her on. She jumped over the railing, and into Cloud's arms, knocking him to the ground.
P"Are you hurt?" Cloud asked qucikly. Tifa was laying on Cloud, arms wrapped tightly around him.
P"I'm fine." She whispered, not letting go. Cloud rubbed the back of her head lightly for a few moments. The ship began over towards Midgar, and Cloud finally broke the embrace, standing up.
P"What the hell...?" Cloud walked over to the front of the airship, leaning over the railing. Tifa rushed over next to him to see what he was talking about. A tiny green light began to spring forth from the ground near Midgar. Several others followed, encircling Midgar.
P"Lifestream..." Cloud whispered, looking down at the sight.
P"What's going on? Lifestream's fighting Meteor?" Nanaki questioned, watching the sight. Meteor was approaching the city.
P"Get the hell back!" Cid shouted, pulling Tifa away from the railing. The rest had already moved. Meteor and lifestream hit, sending forth a violent blast of energy, knocking Cloud several feet back, crashing against a wall. The sight of Aeris' face in the lifestream passed before his eyes, then everything went black.
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IP"Cloud." A voice whispered. Cloud looked around, trying to find the source of the sound. Everything was an extremely bright shade of white. A shape took form off in the distance, and Cloud started towards it. Scenery became visible. Green plants and trees, small moogles and chocobos running around every which way. A general peacefullness surrounded the place.
P"Over here, Cloud." The voice came again. Cloud walked over there, suddenly realizing the speaker was Aeris.
P"What is this place?" He asked, heading towards her.
P"This...is the promised land." She smiled, looking around the place with glee. Cloud's face wasn't quite so happy. He looked at Aeris, confused.
P"What am I doing here?" Cloud asked, surveying his surroundings.
P"When Meteor was destroyed an energy hit you pretty hard, and knocked you against a wall...hurt you pretty bad. You were left comatose, so I borrowed your soul. That way I could finish with that enlightenment." Aeris explained.
P"Um...so...am I alive?" Cloud asked, meekly.
P"Time here works differently...we've been chatting for a few minutes, but it's only been a second or two back on the planet." Aeris said.
P"You're not exactally answering my question."
P"Well...technically...no. Your body can't function without a soul in it." Aeris answered.
P"Then how am I gonna get back!?" Cloud demanded, a hint of fear in his voice.
P"Don't worry about it. As I said, time here is much different. You'll only be dead for a minute or two if we hurry." Aeris smiled, but Cloud wasn't put very much at ease.
P"Then can we hurry this up?" Cloud asked, impatiently. Aeris sighed.
P"I was originally going to enlighten you directly, but the Cetra have decided upon a different technique. You can go back to your world, but something will have changed. The effects are not permanent, and it will only effect you and one other person. I'd tell you what was going on, but the elders have kept it a secret from me." Aeris explained. Cloud nodded.
P"Okay...can I go back now?"/I
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PTifa sat in a chair next to Cloud's bed in the small hospital near Kalm. She gripped his hand tightly, watching him closely. His chest rose and fell normally with his breathing. A small monitor sent out a quiet beeping sound each time his heart beat.
PTifa's eyes were pink from crying, and tears still stained her face. She thought Cloud was dead. Just moments before she'd seen him die. His breathing ceased, and the monitor showing his heartbeat had changed to a long flat tone.
PIt hadn't lasted long. Almost as soon as the doctors had rushed into the room, he took in a deep breath, his heart regained it's normal thumping rhythm. Still, Tifa was terrified. The doctors had no explanation for what had happened, and couldn't say that it wouldn't happen again.
PShe just sat there, watching him, gripping his hand with all the strength she had. Something happened. Tifa's body began to glow brightly, and she was standing, not even realizing she had moved.
PIn front of her stood Aeris, living and well, also glowing.
P"Tifa..." She whispered, holding out her hand. Tifa looked at her, her face holding a shocked, surprised look.
P"We are switching. The elder Cetra have decided that we'll switch for a while...just untill Cloud realizes what they want him to." She explained. Tifa nodded, somehow understanding, but not sure how.
P"Okay..." She reached out her hand, and the two flipped positions.
P"Enjoy your time in the promised land." Aeris said, and Tifa's body dissappeared. Aeris' body stopped its glowing, and she took Tifa's seat next to Cloud's bed.
P"Guess all that's left is to wait for him to wake up..." She said, watching him.