"They looked really mad." Barret said quietly to Cid. They were now back in there regular clothes and sitting on the couch.

"And whose fault is that?" Cid spat, "You were the one with the bright idea to use they're bandanas as thongs!"

"Ya, well, I didn't expect them to take it this hard." Barret muttered sheepishly.

Cid lit up a cigarette, "I'm sure they'll get over it."

The power went out.

"What's happenin'?" Barret whispered, and grabbed Cid's arm. He caught a glimpse of a dark shadow moving from the corner of his eye.

"Al-Alright you two," Cid laughed nervously, "You got us! We're scared now! Now why don't you come on out and we can propose a truce!"

Barret fumbled frantically for the flashlight that was under the couch. He felt his fingers brush the plastic surface and grabbed it. Flipping the switch, the flashlight shone a beam of light. Barret sighed with relief and slowly cast it around the room.

"WAAAHH!" he screamed in surprise and jumped a foot in the air. The light had shone on Yuffie and Vincent who were standing in the corner. Yuffie was seated atop Vincent who had transformed into the Gallian Beast. She had war paint on her face and her shuriken held calmly in one hand. Vincent growled at the light.

"Turn it off you fool!" Cid hissed at Barret, "You're pissin' them off!"

Barret panicked. "How do I turn it off!?"

"With the damn switch!"

"What switch?!"

"The one you turned it on with you idiot!"

Barret was near hysterics, his mind was filled with images of roaring waterfalls, explosions, volcanoes erupting, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes, bricks falling, guns shooting, American pop stars singing, and other such unpleasant things.

He couldn't take it, he snapped. With a panicked scream, Barret threw the flashlight in a random direction. It hit Gallian Beast Vincent square in the nose.

"RUN!" Cid screamed and he and Barret scrambled of the couch just as it exploded in a torrent of flames. Yuffie yelled a war cry and rode forward in pursuit.

The next few moments would be remembered as blur.

"AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"

"RUN! RUUUUUUUNN!"

*CRASH!*

"I WANT TO WATCH MULAN!"

"FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THAT IS HOLY, RUUUUUUUUUNNNN!!!"

"FWOOOM!*

"AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! IT BURNS!!"

"SUCK IT UP AND RUN!"

*THUNK!*

"SHE THREW HER SHURIKEN AT US!!! THEY WANT BLOOD!"

"THEN RUN FASTER YOU TUB OF LARD!!"

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"You can save the world, but can't even turn off a damn flashlight." Cid snarled angrily at Barret, "Not only that but you threw it at 'em too!"

"I'm sorry, man. I panicked." Barret muttered and then added hopefully, "At least they didn't follow us into the forest."

"I guess." Cid sighed and lit another cigarette, "And we're strong enough to handle any monster in this area. Long as we have--" Cid choked, "DAMNIT! I left my spear in there! We gotta go back for it!"

"Oh, no," Barret stammered, "I ain't goin' back! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!!"

Cid slapped Barret across the face, "Get a hold of yourself, man! You're safe cause your weapon is attached to your damn arm!"

"Oh ya."

And so they set off back towards the house.