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belong to Squaresoft I have made up with my own imagination. Please Read
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Life on Archemus wasn't ordinary. Archemus was a place where poverty reigned. There were ruins of huge corporate buildings everywhere. The people who inhabited Archemus mostly lived in slums, just out of reach of the nearest city's limits.
Gangsters lived everywhere. There was never a day that passed where someone wasn't robbed, killed, shot, kidnapped etc. on Archemus.
People hated living here. But no one as much as a shadowy, mysterious man named Cloud Strife. Cloud, along with his friends Tifa, Vincent, Cid, and Yuffie were going to find a way to a different planet. A better planet. One where someone would want to live.
Cloud and company's most recent planet escaping failure had been the attempt of kidnapping one of Shinra's Star fighters. Although Cloud knew most of the Shinra Corporate buildings like the back of his hand, they still could not manage to capture even one fighter. This was a huge blow to their morale.
Cloud and company had just arrived at the train station. "Man," said Cloud in frustration, "That was a complete failure! And a complete waste of time!"
"Chill Cloud," chipped in Tifa, "We'll make it off of this planet sometime or another. I just know we will. You just have to believe"
"It's easier said than done. And now it's going to be a bit harder. Look at the screen," interjected Vincent, pointing at the nearest television monitor.
"This just in: Sephiroth, the man infused with Jenova cells that summoned the huge meteor to destroy our planet, has escaped his prison and is on a rampage. From what one of the workers at Sephiroth's prison said it appears he is looking for some sort of Planetary Spirit or something like that. (Camera shows worker from prison on screen) -'Uh yeah, Sephiroth was prone to having nightmares in his cell at night. During several such nightmares other workers said that they heard him talking about.. "Escaping and retrieving the planet's spirit so he could cause our planets destruction.".. These were the orders of someone he kept calling Ultimicea. So be on the lookout for this severely dangerous man. If you know about the whereabouts of such a spirit then please, tell us, we cannot take chances. Any info will be rewarded. This is Wallace for the Shinra Elite News.. This is all and good night."
"Oh no! With all of this extra security we'll never be able to lift anything off of the ground. well I guess we'll have to find another way," sighed Cid. Cid looked up and saw that Cloud was unconscious on the ground.. "Cloud...? Are you ok?"
Cloud was not ok. Inside his mind visions of other worlds danced around in his head. Visions of floating schools, black mages running around everywhere, people playing sports in spheres of water. The image of the floating school went from hazy, to crystal clear in a matter of seconds.
Cloud awoke. He didn't recognize his surroundings. He was surrounded by lush green trees. He could hear the sounds of a small village nearby. Behind him the bushes started to rustle.
"Who's there?" said Cloud. Cloud was surprised. The voice that had left his mouth was not his own. It was a little deeper than his voice.
"It's just me Squall," said a strange woman wearing a blue dress as she emerged from the underbrush. Cloud was confused. Who was Squall and why did this woman think that was who he was? He decided to find out.
"Squall? Who's Squall?" asked Cloud in a very confused voice.
"Well you are silly. Who else would you be?" replied the woman with a smile.
"I am not who you think I am," said Cloud, "I have no idea where I am. I do not see why you keep calling me Squall. I have no idea how I was brought here. I fell unconscious at the train station and I woke up here. Now if you could start explaining some stuff that would be great."
"Ok Squall.. quit playing games. It's time to get back to class. Our break is over now." The woman told Cloud. Her smile was gone and she looked kind of worried.
"Ok. What part of 'I'm not Squall' don't you understand?" asked Cloud in frustration, "Would you happen to have a picture of this 'Squall" so I could compare the two of us?"
"Ok.. whatever you say..Squall." The lady added with a smile as she pulled out a mirror and a picture. "Ok see this. This is your Balamb Garden portrait."
Cloud examined it. "Ok lady-"
"Rinoa"
"What?"
"Rinoa.. that's my name. Not 'Lady'"
"Ok Rinoa. See this guy's hair. It's brown. My hair is blonde. His isn't sticking up. Mine is. And I don't have a scar on my face. There is no resemblance between us."
Rinoa looked pale. "Uh, Squall are you ok.. I mean seriously.. do you need to go to the infirmary? I'm going to show you you're reflection now, ok?" Rinoa held up the mirror.
Now it was Cloud's turn to turn pale. The face looking back at him was the same face he saw in the portrait. "How is this possible? I AM that guy. Uhhh.. Rinoa? Where are we? And what planet is this?" asked cloud as he stared at his reflection in the mirror.
"We are near Balamb. And we are on the planet Bylandrias. But I guess this doesn't matter to you since you are not Squall. So who are you anyway?" wondered Rinoa.
"My name is Cloud Strife. I live on the planet Archemus.."
"Archemus?! I thought that planet was way too polluted to support life! At least that is what they teach us at Balamb Garden." Rinoa interjected.
"Well whoever is teaching you that is giving you wrong information."
"I'll have to tell the professor about this. In the meantime you're going to have to go through some serious Squall training." Rinoa explained.
"There is no need. I will not be staying here for long. I must leave this place because I fear my friends are still back on Archemus. I must return to them."
"Wait. I have a question. If you are here in Squall's body, then what happened to Squall? Do you think he is on Archemus in your body?"
"There is no way to find out. My guess is probably yes. Or for some reason I have overpowered Squall's conscious mind and have taken over his body. If this was to happen only an Oracle of the Planets could cause such a miracle."
"Oracle of the planets?" asked Rinoa.
"You can't tell me you don't know about the Oracles of the Planets. Oracles are the living souls of a Planet. Our Oracle is called Archemidius. He has complete control over all aspects of life on Archemus. Although he has this power He seems to not want to interfere with the people of our planet. Which is why it is the way it is. Your planet's Oracle must be a gracious one because you have been blessed with a great many things. The peaceful surroundings are one thing. You have trees and water everywhere. Archemus is very barren. my friends and I have been dying to get off that planet ever since we were each 15" Cloud explained to a mesmerized Rinoa.
"That is enchanting." responded Rinoa in an airy voice. "Huh? Squall.. err.. I mean Cloud? Are you alright?"
Cloud's vision was beginning to fog up. He felt woozy. And as fast as he awoke he fell asleep again. More colorful worlds randomly erupted into his mind. Cloud's twisted, mysterious adventure to save his world was about to begin. He just didn't know it yet..
Afterword- Ok I guess it's not that great of a beginning. The rest of the story will be better. Any reviews would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for reading!
Life on Archemus wasn't ordinary. Archemus was a place where poverty reigned. There were ruins of huge corporate buildings everywhere. The people who inhabited Archemus mostly lived in slums, just out of reach of the nearest city's limits.
Gangsters lived everywhere. There was never a day that passed where someone wasn't robbed, killed, shot, kidnapped etc. on Archemus.
People hated living here. But no one as much as a shadowy, mysterious man named Cloud Strife. Cloud, along with his friends Tifa, Vincent, Cid, and Yuffie were going to find a way to a different planet. A better planet. One where someone would want to live.
Cloud and company's most recent planet escaping failure had been the attempt of kidnapping one of Shinra's Star fighters. Although Cloud knew most of the Shinra Corporate buildings like the back of his hand, they still could not manage to capture even one fighter. This was a huge blow to their morale.
Cloud and company had just arrived at the train station. "Man," said Cloud in frustration, "That was a complete failure! And a complete waste of time!"
"Chill Cloud," chipped in Tifa, "We'll make it off of this planet sometime or another. I just know we will. You just have to believe"
"It's easier said than done. And now it's going to be a bit harder. Look at the screen," interjected Vincent, pointing at the nearest television monitor.
"This just in: Sephiroth, the man infused with Jenova cells that summoned the huge meteor to destroy our planet, has escaped his prison and is on a rampage. From what one of the workers at Sephiroth's prison said it appears he is looking for some sort of Planetary Spirit or something like that. (Camera shows worker from prison on screen) -'Uh yeah, Sephiroth was prone to having nightmares in his cell at night. During several such nightmares other workers said that they heard him talking about.. "Escaping and retrieving the planet's spirit so he could cause our planets destruction.".. These were the orders of someone he kept calling Ultimicea. So be on the lookout for this severely dangerous man. If you know about the whereabouts of such a spirit then please, tell us, we cannot take chances. Any info will be rewarded. This is Wallace for the Shinra Elite News.. This is all and good night."
"Oh no! With all of this extra security we'll never be able to lift anything off of the ground. well I guess we'll have to find another way," sighed Cid. Cid looked up and saw that Cloud was unconscious on the ground.. "Cloud...? Are you ok?"
Cloud was not ok. Inside his mind visions of other worlds danced around in his head. Visions of floating schools, black mages running around everywhere, people playing sports in spheres of water. The image of the floating school went from hazy, to crystal clear in a matter of seconds.
Cloud awoke. He didn't recognize his surroundings. He was surrounded by lush green trees. He could hear the sounds of a small village nearby. Behind him the bushes started to rustle.
"Who's there?" said Cloud. Cloud was surprised. The voice that had left his mouth was not his own. It was a little deeper than his voice.
"It's just me Squall," said a strange woman wearing a blue dress as she emerged from the underbrush. Cloud was confused. Who was Squall and why did this woman think that was who he was? He decided to find out.
"Squall? Who's Squall?" asked Cloud in a very confused voice.
"Well you are silly. Who else would you be?" replied the woman with a smile.
"I am not who you think I am," said Cloud, "I have no idea where I am. I do not see why you keep calling me Squall. I have no idea how I was brought here. I fell unconscious at the train station and I woke up here. Now if you could start explaining some stuff that would be great."
"Ok Squall.. quit playing games. It's time to get back to class. Our break is over now." The woman told Cloud. Her smile was gone and she looked kind of worried.
"Ok. What part of 'I'm not Squall' don't you understand?" asked Cloud in frustration, "Would you happen to have a picture of this 'Squall" so I could compare the two of us?"
"Ok.. whatever you say..Squall." The lady added with a smile as she pulled out a mirror and a picture. "Ok see this. This is your Balamb Garden portrait."
Cloud examined it. "Ok lady-"
"Rinoa"
"What?"
"Rinoa.. that's my name. Not 'Lady'"
"Ok Rinoa. See this guy's hair. It's brown. My hair is blonde. His isn't sticking up. Mine is. And I don't have a scar on my face. There is no resemblance between us."
Rinoa looked pale. "Uh, Squall are you ok.. I mean seriously.. do you need to go to the infirmary? I'm going to show you you're reflection now, ok?" Rinoa held up the mirror.
Now it was Cloud's turn to turn pale. The face looking back at him was the same face he saw in the portrait. "How is this possible? I AM that guy. Uhhh.. Rinoa? Where are we? And what planet is this?" asked cloud as he stared at his reflection in the mirror.
"We are near Balamb. And we are on the planet Bylandrias. But I guess this doesn't matter to you since you are not Squall. So who are you anyway?" wondered Rinoa.
"My name is Cloud Strife. I live on the planet Archemus.."
"Archemus?! I thought that planet was way too polluted to support life! At least that is what they teach us at Balamb Garden." Rinoa interjected.
"Well whoever is teaching you that is giving you wrong information."
"I'll have to tell the professor about this. In the meantime you're going to have to go through some serious Squall training." Rinoa explained.
"There is no need. I will not be staying here for long. I must leave this place because I fear my friends are still back on Archemus. I must return to them."
"Wait. I have a question. If you are here in Squall's body, then what happened to Squall? Do you think he is on Archemus in your body?"
"There is no way to find out. My guess is probably yes. Or for some reason I have overpowered Squall's conscious mind and have taken over his body. If this was to happen only an Oracle of the Planets could cause such a miracle."
"Oracle of the planets?" asked Rinoa.
"You can't tell me you don't know about the Oracles of the Planets. Oracles are the living souls of a Planet. Our Oracle is called Archemidius. He has complete control over all aspects of life on Archemus. Although he has this power He seems to not want to interfere with the people of our planet. Which is why it is the way it is. Your planet's Oracle must be a gracious one because you have been blessed with a great many things. The peaceful surroundings are one thing. You have trees and water everywhere. Archemus is very barren. my friends and I have been dying to get off that planet ever since we were each 15" Cloud explained to a mesmerized Rinoa.
"That is enchanting." responded Rinoa in an airy voice. "Huh? Squall.. err.. I mean Cloud? Are you alright?"
Cloud's vision was beginning to fog up. He felt woozy. And as fast as he awoke he fell asleep again. More colorful worlds randomly erupted into his mind. Cloud's twisted, mysterious adventure to save his world was about to begin. He just didn't know it yet..
Afterword- Ok I guess it's not that great of a beginning. The rest of the story will be better. Any reviews would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for reading!