The Plan
"Hey Barret," called Lugentha, an ex-Soldier, "How are we gonna get into Sephiroth's
fortress to steal the stream energy we need?" "No clue. Cid said he has a plan, but I don't know how
crappy or how hard it's gonna be."he replies. "I heard that!" Cid yelled out from the other room. "Ok
everyone listen up," shouted Cid as he walked into the room, "I think I have a plan to get into that
old reactor." "Well, spit it out already!" interrupted Tifa, "If you would shut yer yap I could tell ya!
Now as I was saying, a few of you ex-Soldiers will need to lure Sephiroth from his chambers out side
while I fly Barret, Tifa, and Vincent here, to the rear entrance of the reactor." Cid laid out the blue
prints of the reactor. "Your jobs are to find the stream energy and get it back to the Highwind." "Just
how the heck do you suppose we do this!? It would take forever to find them!" asked Barret "Well,
after going through the back entrance climb up this ladder here." Cid points to a section of the
reactor. "Then go through the first door on your left; which is here. This door leads to the main
chamber that leads outside. Then make your way to Sephiroth's chamber, the one marked 'Jenova'."
"Once there, you should see large canisters of stream energy; you should then attach these locators
to the canisters. When you are finished, radio me with this radio," Cid said as he handed a radio to
Barret and Lugentha, "and get out of there; then I will teleport them to the hold. Lugentha have you
radio on at all times so you can hear what's going on. When you here Barret say he is finished retreat
immediately. Barret, the code name for your operation is 'Operation Energy Storm', which you are
in charge of. Lugentha, you are in charge of 'Operation Withdrawal'. Lugentha once Operation
Withdrawal is complete, notify us to move in. Well this ends the briefing. Any questions? Didn't
think so." said Cid as he walked out of the room. "Well," said Tifa with an annoyed tone, "I guess
we should take it easy today." The next day everyone is getting ready to go "Ok everyone, lets get
going." Cid powers up the Highwind and Lugentha and Barret's teams both bored the airship. When
they reach Nebilheim they land just outside the back of the town and the road to the Mt. Nibel reactor
so as not to attract to much attention and let Lugentha's team get off. Cid takes off again and heads
off toward the Nibelheim reactor to wait for operation withdrawal to begin. "Man, I'm so glad were
here; those monsters were really starting to annoy me." commented one of Lugentha's soldiers. "So
am I." he replied. "Cid this is Lugentha; we are now beginning operation withdrawal." " 'Bout time!
What took you guys so long!?" Cid answered in an annoyed tone. "Monsters, lots of 'em." "Figures,
well at least you guys are there. Tell us when you guys are done."said Cid. "Ok men, lets knock
down these doors!" Bam, Bam, Bam, WHOOSH. Sephiroth blows open the door and demands
"What is the meaning of this!?" "We are here to defeat you and release the planet from your power!"
cries Lugentha in defiance. "Hmm, members of Never Clear. You have caused me much trouble.
I shall take out my frustration on you. Prepare yourselves pitiful mortals! I Sephiroth shall crush you
all!" "Ok men, ATTACK!!!" cried Lugentha. Clang, Clang, Clang. "Start operation energy storm
now!" Lugentha yells into his radio. "All right, you guys ready?" "Ya" replied Barret. "Then move
out!" Cid commanded. Barret, Tifa, and Vincent ran to the back entrance and busted the door down.
They made their way up the ladder and entered the first door on their left. When they reached the
main chamber and could hear the battle going on out side. "There must be a lot going on out there."
said Tifa. "Ya well, we can't get side tracked. Lets keep going." said Barret. Outside things were
getting hectic. Lugentha was in a heated battle with one of Sephiroth's minions and his other men
were either dead, fighting minions, or getting slaughtered by Sephiroth. Barret, Tifa, and Vincent
have reached Sephiroth's chamber and were inside attaching the teleport locators. "Those ten should
be enough" Barret stated. "Cid this is Barret. You can begin teleporting the containers." "Barret
you guys, get the heck out of there. Sephiroth stopped fighting and is returning inside!" Lugentha
suddenly yells into the radio, "I felt him wandering around my mind and now I think he knows what
we're up to!" "Jeez, give us a break will ya!" Tifa shouts. "Ok lets go." said Barret. They leave the
chamber and go to the ladder shaft. Just then Sephiroth bursts into the room. "Stop right there!"
Sephiroth booms "Give it back, all of it. NOW!" "How about . . . No!" Barret replies. "That is it.
You have just sealed your fate." declared Sephiroth. He then created a powerful bolt spell to cave
in the ladder shaft to crush Barret, Tifa, and Vincent. Just making it out of the shaft the run toward
the Highwind and get on. Cid then takes off and picks up Lugentha and what is left of his men and
return to their base in Fort Condor.