The Bandits, Chapter 14
The Rise of Omega Weapon
Perry's POV
Nanaki, Cait Sith, Vincent, Hazel, and I ran full speed to destroy the city. It was a long way to the reactor. The six of us got into an elevator as we saw a series of ship begin to leave.
"It appears as though the rest of the group is doing their job." Nanaki commented. "Good thing. This needs perfect timing." I said. "Let's hurry everyone. Something doesn't feel right here." Hazel said holding Vincent's right hand.
Once the elevator stopped multiple soldiers with katanas were waiting for us. "Not happening guys!" I said drawing Exeter's. Hazel spun around her Morning Star and swung it at a few guards. Eventually, and with little effort, we managed to defeat them all. We pressed onward and eventually reached the main reactor but somebody was standing in our way.
"Out of our way!" I ordered this man. "Don't think so. I can't let you undo Mistress Hester's work." The man in the trench coat said. He reminded me of Auron, only wearing one sleeve, and he carried a big sword. "Who are you?" Vincent asked the man drawing Death Penalty. He must have brought it with him, he never liked using it, reminded him too much of Lucresia.
"Call me Maluk!" He said charging us. This guy was quick. Vincent and I took aim trying to shoot him but he ran too quickly for our bullets. "Flare!" Nanaki roared burning Maluk, causing him to stop for a few seconds. "Ultima!" Hazel yelled closing her eyes and holding her hands outward. Maluk took a major blow from that but was still strong. "You won't stop me. Hester's will must be done!" He babbled as he threw his sword at Cait Sith and did something that looked just like Spiking Strike.
"That's my Limit Break!" I shouted. "Mine too! What do you think I am? I'm a clone of your clone, if you believe something like that." Maluk laughed. "Stop!!!!!" I yelled feeling new rage inside me. This was scaring everyone now. With fire in my eyes I plunged deep into his chest. "Heaven's Gale!" I yelled sending him skyward. With about forty slashes and the final few that would end him he sat on the ground dead.
"I can't stand clones!" I said spitting on his corpse. "Hey, watch what you say." Vincent said to me. "Hazel is the exception. She has feelings and purpose unlike the others." I added. "Thank you for your positive view of me Perry." Hazel said bowing and putting her Morning Star around her belt.
"This must be it. I'll hack it in a second." Cait Sith told us bouncing up to a computer. Soon the large generators behind us had some rods taken out of them and an alarm blared. "Control Rods removed. Reactor temperature will reach critical in five minutes. Evacuate immediately."
"Where do we meet the rest?" I asked. Soon the wall of the room we were in exploded. The Highwind II was on the outside. Yuffie was there waving to me as was Barret and Tifa. "Hurry and jump foos!" Barret shouted.
We wasted no time. Vincent clutched Hazel and jumped with her under his arm. The rest of us made it easily. Nanaki has many advantages from being a wolf like creature. "Take us out Cid!" Barret yelled to the cockpit. Soon the ship roared with life as we escaped safely.
"Oh I'm so glad to see you Perry!" Yuffie said tackling me to the floor of the airship hugging and kissing me. "Uh, hi." I said back returning the love. "Where to now?" Tifa asked. "I doubt Hester is dead. Too easy." I said.
"She may be closer than you believe." Hazel said. "I don't understand." I said standing with Yuffie. "Over there." Hazel pointed.
In the distance was a giant creature in the sky. It looked like Omega Weapon from FF8 but only much bigger and it had demonic wings and a weapon that looked similar to Omega Weapon.
"What the hell is that thing?" Barret cursed. "I have no idea." I said slowly.
We all met in the Operations Room. It was much larger than the previous one but still similar.
Tifa's POV
Oho is gone. But I still feel as though we aren't done here yet. That creature in the sky is a problem.
"What do we do about that creature?" Cloud asked everyone. "I recommend killing it!" Cid shouted, fist clenched in the air. "How about running away from it?" Yuffie said. "We can't run from that thing forever." Barret snapped. "Just a thought." She said feeling defeated. "It must be something made by Hester. We can't let it be here!" Perry said.
"I'll approach it from the Highwind and we can fight it on the large deck." Cid told us. "I'll stay behind and maneuver the ship." "This is a tough one." Michele said hugging her knees to her chest in the chair. "I'm sorry you're involved in all this Michele." Perry told her. "Don't worry about it Perry. I don't have an regrets about coming with you guys." She told him. If he weren't already going out with Yuffie I'd say they'd be perfect for one another.
We all went up to the large deck to fight this beast. Perry stopped me halfway up to talk alone. "What's up?" I asked him. "I just have to tell somebody this or I'll die." He said. Sounded serious.
"You can tell me Perry." I assured him. "Keep this a secret. Especially from Yuffie." He said. "Sure thing. Best friends can keep secrets." I told him. He took out a small case and opened it. Inside was a small ring with a green diamond on it. "What's that?" I asked looking at its beauty. "A ring with materia on it. I wanted to give it to Yuffie after we finished things here." He said blushing. "A ring? What are you saying?" "I want to...want to ask Yuffie to marry me." He said looking at his boots.
I was overcome with incredible joy after hearing this. "Perry! You're so cute!" I said smothering him with a giant hug. "You think she'll say yes?" he asked me. "Of course she will. You know her Perry. You've been together for three years. She'll do anything with you." I reassured him. "Oh thanks Tifa. This means so much to me." He said putting the ring away. We went out to the deck to fight this new beast.
Hazel's POV
This monster seems very familiar. Almost as though the power of Jenova is flowing through him. A similar feeling I have received from all the clones. But this one is too familiar and I can't put my finger on it.
"This thing seems familiar." Perry said aloud. "I feel it too." I told him. "It feels like I know this thing." He continued. The thing looked at us and we saw Hester in its hand.
"You have come. Losing Oho was a minor loss. I have this world at my grasp. And you're clone is going to help me!" she said to all of us. "My clone?" Perry asked. "His clone? You cloned him? How dare you! What gives you the right to just play god?" Michele yelled.
"He is before you. The power of Jenova and the Omega Materia have created the superior beast you now see before you. Behold! Omega Weapon!" she said before vanishing into thin air.
"Ugh guys! Let's start attacking!" Yuffie said getting Conformer out. "Good plan!" Perry said drawing his own Omega Weapon. Everyone else was ready to defend against this beast.
It wasted no time in swinging its giant sword at all of us. We managed to move out of the way and counter attack with a series of high-powered magic. "Concentrate!" Michele said closing her eyes as a large bolt of lightning hit Omega in the head. "What was that?" she asked looking at her hands. "Bolt3. Very strong magic." Perry told her shooting his pistols at the beast. It continued to attack us. Many of them hit us and we were all very weak after countless assaults.
"We need to destroy this thing!" I said performing my limit break. "Infinite Shine!" I shouted twirling my Morning Star (its just the name of her weapon) around in a specific dance. Then Omega Weapon was hit by Fire3, Bolt3, Ice3, Ultima, Bio3, Freeze, Break, Tornado, and Flare all at once. My limit break used a series of powerful magic on the enemy. But this was my only limit and was difficult to get.
"Why can't I do that?" Michele complained sending another Bolt3 at Omega. "Omega!" the beast shouted placing its hands in the sky as a black ball approached us and exploded causing us massive damage. "Ugh, don't give up guys." Cloud said standing with some trouble. "Cloud, on three!" Perry signaled to his friend.
Both stood up and Cloud used Omnislash on the fiend. Once the final slash took place the monster was launched skyward by Perry's sword. When Heaven's Gale was complete Omega Weapon roared violently. His sword dissolved into nothing and a blue portal appeared before him as his body hung limp in the sky.
Yuffie's POV
It was finally dead. Perry's Clone has to be. I can almost feel as though this adventure is over. It's both a happy feeling and a sad feeling. I hung onto Perry as we flew into the portal.
We were able to dismount the Highwind and walk on the mist-covered floor. We saw the clone on his knees slowly fading.
"Don't you ever die?" Michele asked. She didn't know the half of it; she only fought him once. "I'm fading. How can this be? Jenova should be keeping me alive." He said doubling over in pain.
"Jenova cells only have a short life span." Cloud explained to him. "Besides you've lost a great deal of them from fighting us."
"Why are you fighting us anyway?" Aeris asked.
"Because of the promise they made." The clone began. "Promise?" Perry asked him. "Sephiroth and Hester both made the same promise to me. End my loneliness. Since my real half had a mate I became jealous. I wanted to be an exact copy of you. They promised to clone Yuffie and than I'd be happy for once." He said wincing.
"But you could've just found a mate on your own." Perry told him. "I realize this all too late." It started. "Now I'm only hated by the world and I'm dying." He said. "Oh I can't stand it anymore!" I said walking up to him. Bending down I took his head in my hand a kissed him on the lips. It felt strange but it wasn't exactly cheating on Perry.
"You...you kissed me?" the clone said feeling his lips. "See. You aren't a total loss." I said going back to Perry. "Oh, this feeling is strange. A warm feeling. What is this?" he asked.
"Love." Hazel blurted out.
"Love. This is love. I finally felt love. Thank you Yuffie. I can disappear now with no regrets." He said before fading completely. A small orb was left in his place.
Perry walked up and took the orb. "Farewell...Perry." He said holding the materia up.
"The Omega is with us again." Hazel told us all.
"But where are we now?" Michele asked looking around. "Let's look around. We may find the answer to Michele's question." Vincent suggested as we entered a white portal in front of us.
The Rise of Omega Weapon
Perry's POV
Nanaki, Cait Sith, Vincent, Hazel, and I ran full speed to destroy the city. It was a long way to the reactor. The six of us got into an elevator as we saw a series of ship begin to leave.
"It appears as though the rest of the group is doing their job." Nanaki commented. "Good thing. This needs perfect timing." I said. "Let's hurry everyone. Something doesn't feel right here." Hazel said holding Vincent's right hand.
Once the elevator stopped multiple soldiers with katanas were waiting for us. "Not happening guys!" I said drawing Exeter's. Hazel spun around her Morning Star and swung it at a few guards. Eventually, and with little effort, we managed to defeat them all. We pressed onward and eventually reached the main reactor but somebody was standing in our way.
"Out of our way!" I ordered this man. "Don't think so. I can't let you undo Mistress Hester's work." The man in the trench coat said. He reminded me of Auron, only wearing one sleeve, and he carried a big sword. "Who are you?" Vincent asked the man drawing Death Penalty. He must have brought it with him, he never liked using it, reminded him too much of Lucresia.
"Call me Maluk!" He said charging us. This guy was quick. Vincent and I took aim trying to shoot him but he ran too quickly for our bullets. "Flare!" Nanaki roared burning Maluk, causing him to stop for a few seconds. "Ultima!" Hazel yelled closing her eyes and holding her hands outward. Maluk took a major blow from that but was still strong. "You won't stop me. Hester's will must be done!" He babbled as he threw his sword at Cait Sith and did something that looked just like Spiking Strike.
"That's my Limit Break!" I shouted. "Mine too! What do you think I am? I'm a clone of your clone, if you believe something like that." Maluk laughed. "Stop!!!!!" I yelled feeling new rage inside me. This was scaring everyone now. With fire in my eyes I plunged deep into his chest. "Heaven's Gale!" I yelled sending him skyward. With about forty slashes and the final few that would end him he sat on the ground dead.
"I can't stand clones!" I said spitting on his corpse. "Hey, watch what you say." Vincent said to me. "Hazel is the exception. She has feelings and purpose unlike the others." I added. "Thank you for your positive view of me Perry." Hazel said bowing and putting her Morning Star around her belt.
"This must be it. I'll hack it in a second." Cait Sith told us bouncing up to a computer. Soon the large generators behind us had some rods taken out of them and an alarm blared. "Control Rods removed. Reactor temperature will reach critical in five minutes. Evacuate immediately."
"Where do we meet the rest?" I asked. Soon the wall of the room we were in exploded. The Highwind II was on the outside. Yuffie was there waving to me as was Barret and Tifa. "Hurry and jump foos!" Barret shouted.
We wasted no time. Vincent clutched Hazel and jumped with her under his arm. The rest of us made it easily. Nanaki has many advantages from being a wolf like creature. "Take us out Cid!" Barret yelled to the cockpit. Soon the ship roared with life as we escaped safely.
"Oh I'm so glad to see you Perry!" Yuffie said tackling me to the floor of the airship hugging and kissing me. "Uh, hi." I said back returning the love. "Where to now?" Tifa asked. "I doubt Hester is dead. Too easy." I said.
"She may be closer than you believe." Hazel said. "I don't understand." I said standing with Yuffie. "Over there." Hazel pointed.
In the distance was a giant creature in the sky. It looked like Omega Weapon from FF8 but only much bigger and it had demonic wings and a weapon that looked similar to Omega Weapon.
"What the hell is that thing?" Barret cursed. "I have no idea." I said slowly.
We all met in the Operations Room. It was much larger than the previous one but still similar.
Tifa's POV
Oho is gone. But I still feel as though we aren't done here yet. That creature in the sky is a problem.
"What do we do about that creature?" Cloud asked everyone. "I recommend killing it!" Cid shouted, fist clenched in the air. "How about running away from it?" Yuffie said. "We can't run from that thing forever." Barret snapped. "Just a thought." She said feeling defeated. "It must be something made by Hester. We can't let it be here!" Perry said.
"I'll approach it from the Highwind and we can fight it on the large deck." Cid told us. "I'll stay behind and maneuver the ship." "This is a tough one." Michele said hugging her knees to her chest in the chair. "I'm sorry you're involved in all this Michele." Perry told her. "Don't worry about it Perry. I don't have an regrets about coming with you guys." She told him. If he weren't already going out with Yuffie I'd say they'd be perfect for one another.
We all went up to the large deck to fight this beast. Perry stopped me halfway up to talk alone. "What's up?" I asked him. "I just have to tell somebody this or I'll die." He said. Sounded serious.
"You can tell me Perry." I assured him. "Keep this a secret. Especially from Yuffie." He said. "Sure thing. Best friends can keep secrets." I told him. He took out a small case and opened it. Inside was a small ring with a green diamond on it. "What's that?" I asked looking at its beauty. "A ring with materia on it. I wanted to give it to Yuffie after we finished things here." He said blushing. "A ring? What are you saying?" "I want to...want to ask Yuffie to marry me." He said looking at his boots.
I was overcome with incredible joy after hearing this. "Perry! You're so cute!" I said smothering him with a giant hug. "You think she'll say yes?" he asked me. "Of course she will. You know her Perry. You've been together for three years. She'll do anything with you." I reassured him. "Oh thanks Tifa. This means so much to me." He said putting the ring away. We went out to the deck to fight this new beast.
Hazel's POV
This monster seems very familiar. Almost as though the power of Jenova is flowing through him. A similar feeling I have received from all the clones. But this one is too familiar and I can't put my finger on it.
"This thing seems familiar." Perry said aloud. "I feel it too." I told him. "It feels like I know this thing." He continued. The thing looked at us and we saw Hester in its hand.
"You have come. Losing Oho was a minor loss. I have this world at my grasp. And you're clone is going to help me!" she said to all of us. "My clone?" Perry asked. "His clone? You cloned him? How dare you! What gives you the right to just play god?" Michele yelled.
"He is before you. The power of Jenova and the Omega Materia have created the superior beast you now see before you. Behold! Omega Weapon!" she said before vanishing into thin air.
"Ugh guys! Let's start attacking!" Yuffie said getting Conformer out. "Good plan!" Perry said drawing his own Omega Weapon. Everyone else was ready to defend against this beast.
It wasted no time in swinging its giant sword at all of us. We managed to move out of the way and counter attack with a series of high-powered magic. "Concentrate!" Michele said closing her eyes as a large bolt of lightning hit Omega in the head. "What was that?" she asked looking at her hands. "Bolt3. Very strong magic." Perry told her shooting his pistols at the beast. It continued to attack us. Many of them hit us and we were all very weak after countless assaults.
"We need to destroy this thing!" I said performing my limit break. "Infinite Shine!" I shouted twirling my Morning Star (its just the name of her weapon) around in a specific dance. Then Omega Weapon was hit by Fire3, Bolt3, Ice3, Ultima, Bio3, Freeze, Break, Tornado, and Flare all at once. My limit break used a series of powerful magic on the enemy. But this was my only limit and was difficult to get.
"Why can't I do that?" Michele complained sending another Bolt3 at Omega. "Omega!" the beast shouted placing its hands in the sky as a black ball approached us and exploded causing us massive damage. "Ugh, don't give up guys." Cloud said standing with some trouble. "Cloud, on three!" Perry signaled to his friend.
Both stood up and Cloud used Omnislash on the fiend. Once the final slash took place the monster was launched skyward by Perry's sword. When Heaven's Gale was complete Omega Weapon roared violently. His sword dissolved into nothing and a blue portal appeared before him as his body hung limp in the sky.
Yuffie's POV
It was finally dead. Perry's Clone has to be. I can almost feel as though this adventure is over. It's both a happy feeling and a sad feeling. I hung onto Perry as we flew into the portal.
We were able to dismount the Highwind and walk on the mist-covered floor. We saw the clone on his knees slowly fading.
"Don't you ever die?" Michele asked. She didn't know the half of it; she only fought him once. "I'm fading. How can this be? Jenova should be keeping me alive." He said doubling over in pain.
"Jenova cells only have a short life span." Cloud explained to him. "Besides you've lost a great deal of them from fighting us."
"Why are you fighting us anyway?" Aeris asked.
"Because of the promise they made." The clone began. "Promise?" Perry asked him. "Sephiroth and Hester both made the same promise to me. End my loneliness. Since my real half had a mate I became jealous. I wanted to be an exact copy of you. They promised to clone Yuffie and than I'd be happy for once." He said wincing.
"But you could've just found a mate on your own." Perry told him. "I realize this all too late." It started. "Now I'm only hated by the world and I'm dying." He said. "Oh I can't stand it anymore!" I said walking up to him. Bending down I took his head in my hand a kissed him on the lips. It felt strange but it wasn't exactly cheating on Perry.
"You...you kissed me?" the clone said feeling his lips. "See. You aren't a total loss." I said going back to Perry. "Oh, this feeling is strange. A warm feeling. What is this?" he asked.
"Love." Hazel blurted out.
"Love. This is love. I finally felt love. Thank you Yuffie. I can disappear now with no regrets." He said before fading completely. A small orb was left in his place.
Perry walked up and took the orb. "Farewell...Perry." He said holding the materia up.
"The Omega is with us again." Hazel told us all.
"But where are we now?" Michele asked looking around. "Let's look around. We may find the answer to Michele's question." Vincent suggested as we entered a white portal in front of us.
