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Squaresoft. Also any names not owned by Squaresoft I created myself.
The visions that swirled through Cloud's head were beginning to fade. The clouds of smoke that swirled in his mind were overpowering the visions. Cloud felt nausea, even though he was unconscious.
All of the sudden the visions returned in full force. The visions were clearer than ever. A huge flash erupted in Cloud's mind and he awoke again.
Cloud was surprised by what he saw. Himself. He was back on Archemus. But he hadn't returned into his body. He ran up to his unconscious body. Barret shoved him away. "Fool! Get back! You of all people have no business being around this man! Now Scram! NOW!" Cid yelled at Cloud.
"Cid! You don't understand...."
"I'll show you understand!" Cid said while he picked up Cloud and threw him back several feet. "Now if you don't get lost I'll have to deal with you myself!"
When Cloud got up he found himself looking at his reflection on the side of a piece of broken glass hanging by a metal wire. He was in the body of a Shinra Jenovian Genetics Scientist. "Great," Cloud thought, "Of all the bodies to fall into I have to fall into this one."
"Cloud!" Cloud turned- "Hey he's coming around. Stand back everyone and give him his room..." remarked Tifa with delight.
Cloud's body's eyes opened and blinked. "Where am I?" It felt weird to Cloud to hear his voice coming from somewhere.
"Duh Cloud. You're at the Train Station. We have to get on the train now. It's about to depart and this is the last time it will be running tonight. We don't want to have to walk home do we?" explained Yuffie looking at a watch.
"Who is in my body," thought Cloud to himself, "I better follow them to see if I can learn anything" But Cloud wouldn't have to follow them to find out about the stranger in his body. Cloud's body introduced himself.
"Hello Tifa. Yuffie, Vincent, Cid. Sorry about that..."
Cloud was speechless. The stranger knew their names?! Now how would he convince them that the Cloud that was apologizing to them wasn't him at all? He sat down.
"I didn't mean to scare you all like that, but I had a reason to do this." explained stranger-Cloud to the others, "I have taken Cloud's body..." Cloud looked up. "You see I am the oracle, the living soul, of the planet Freeiai. My name is Frai. I have come to report to you that Cloud is the chosen one. He must explain our cause to all of the people on this planet, Bylandrias, Freeiai, and Spira. He must also find the Oracle stones. Please allow me to explain myself. The four Oracles of the four planets I spoke of, including this one, have no control over the darkness that resides in their planet. This is why we must fuse the four planets and become 1 Oracle. With all of our combined powers fused into one Oracle we may be able to control the darkness of the new planet. Cloud must go on a journey. He must find the four Oracle Stones on each of the planets before anyone else finds them. I believe a man named Sephiroth has already begun searching for the Stone of this planet. If he succeeds in finding this before Cloud does then all hope of our plan is lost. The darkness will overpower the four planets and then we Oracles will die. We cannot let this happen because if it does then all other planets will also be enveloped in darkness. The universe will be reduced to nothing but evil and hatred. Love and Joy will cease to exist. You must help Cloud. You must find the Stone of Archemus. The fate of the universe depends on your ability to find this Stone. The stones of the other planets are not yet being searched for. But when someone does decide to find them for reasons of Evil and Despair then Cloud will be sent to retrieve that stone. I will give Cloud back his body now. I will return to the body I once occupied. Good luck. We are counting on you."
Cloud didn't even have to blink before he was back into his body. He was relieved to be staring at the surprised and confused faces of his friends. "So then," Cloud said, "I believe we have a mission to do." The others nodded.
"We should probably stock up on supplies and Materia," suggested Vincent who was already counting out his stashed supply of Gil, "We may have to fight Sephiroth. That won't be a walk in the park so we best be prepared for anything."
"We don't need to buy Materia Vincent," explained Yuffie, "I have my own stash we can use... you do remember that I am a Materia Hunter don't you. I have all sorts. Even some summon Materia. Although I think I only have Shiva."
"Any summon Materia is better than nothing," interjected Cloud, while writing down a list of needed supplies. He handed the list to Vincent who nodded and walked off.
"Well when Vincent is back we get going." suggested Cid.
"Cloud? Aren't you kinda surprised that you had to be the Chosen One? Are you sure that you can handle the responsibility?" asked Tifa quietly.
"Tifa, I helped you guys stop a meteor from destroying our planet. I think I can handle a little responsibility," said Cloud.
"Yeah, but that was just to protect THIS planet. What about having the fate of the ENTIRE UNIVERSE resting on your shoulders? The two responsibilities are no where near the same!" replied Tifa, who sounded worried.
"Hey, don't sound so worried. If the Oracles believe in Cloud then we have a good reason to believe in him too. I think Cloud can do it. There is no one better for the job." said Cid, standing up from the bench he was sitting on.
Vincent walked up carrying a bag of goods. "I got some Materia just in case," Vincent explained. Yuffie seemed offended but quickly changed her expression.
So Cloud and company started their long journey to save the universe. But little did they know that the Sephiroth and the Stone were a little closer than they imagined...
Afterword- I hope this was a little better than the first chapter. This was another introductory Chapter. The 3rd chapters and beyond will include more action. Remember to review my story! Thanks for reading!
The visions that swirled through Cloud's head were beginning to fade. The clouds of smoke that swirled in his mind were overpowering the visions. Cloud felt nausea, even though he was unconscious.
All of the sudden the visions returned in full force. The visions were clearer than ever. A huge flash erupted in Cloud's mind and he awoke again.
Cloud was surprised by what he saw. Himself. He was back on Archemus. But he hadn't returned into his body. He ran up to his unconscious body. Barret shoved him away. "Fool! Get back! You of all people have no business being around this man! Now Scram! NOW!" Cid yelled at Cloud.
"Cid! You don't understand...."
"I'll show you understand!" Cid said while he picked up Cloud and threw him back several feet. "Now if you don't get lost I'll have to deal with you myself!"
When Cloud got up he found himself looking at his reflection on the side of a piece of broken glass hanging by a metal wire. He was in the body of a Shinra Jenovian Genetics Scientist. "Great," Cloud thought, "Of all the bodies to fall into I have to fall into this one."
"Cloud!" Cloud turned- "Hey he's coming around. Stand back everyone and give him his room..." remarked Tifa with delight.
Cloud's body's eyes opened and blinked. "Where am I?" It felt weird to Cloud to hear his voice coming from somewhere.
"Duh Cloud. You're at the Train Station. We have to get on the train now. It's about to depart and this is the last time it will be running tonight. We don't want to have to walk home do we?" explained Yuffie looking at a watch.
"Who is in my body," thought Cloud to himself, "I better follow them to see if I can learn anything" But Cloud wouldn't have to follow them to find out about the stranger in his body. Cloud's body introduced himself.
"Hello Tifa. Yuffie, Vincent, Cid. Sorry about that..."
Cloud was speechless. The stranger knew their names?! Now how would he convince them that the Cloud that was apologizing to them wasn't him at all? He sat down.
"I didn't mean to scare you all like that, but I had a reason to do this." explained stranger-Cloud to the others, "I have taken Cloud's body..." Cloud looked up. "You see I am the oracle, the living soul, of the planet Freeiai. My name is Frai. I have come to report to you that Cloud is the chosen one. He must explain our cause to all of the people on this planet, Bylandrias, Freeiai, and Spira. He must also find the Oracle stones. Please allow me to explain myself. The four Oracles of the four planets I spoke of, including this one, have no control over the darkness that resides in their planet. This is why we must fuse the four planets and become 1 Oracle. With all of our combined powers fused into one Oracle we may be able to control the darkness of the new planet. Cloud must go on a journey. He must find the four Oracle Stones on each of the planets before anyone else finds them. I believe a man named Sephiroth has already begun searching for the Stone of this planet. If he succeeds in finding this before Cloud does then all hope of our plan is lost. The darkness will overpower the four planets and then we Oracles will die. We cannot let this happen because if it does then all other planets will also be enveloped in darkness. The universe will be reduced to nothing but evil and hatred. Love and Joy will cease to exist. You must help Cloud. You must find the Stone of Archemus. The fate of the universe depends on your ability to find this Stone. The stones of the other planets are not yet being searched for. But when someone does decide to find them for reasons of Evil and Despair then Cloud will be sent to retrieve that stone. I will give Cloud back his body now. I will return to the body I once occupied. Good luck. We are counting on you."
Cloud didn't even have to blink before he was back into his body. He was relieved to be staring at the surprised and confused faces of his friends. "So then," Cloud said, "I believe we have a mission to do." The others nodded.
"We should probably stock up on supplies and Materia," suggested Vincent who was already counting out his stashed supply of Gil, "We may have to fight Sephiroth. That won't be a walk in the park so we best be prepared for anything."
"We don't need to buy Materia Vincent," explained Yuffie, "I have my own stash we can use... you do remember that I am a Materia Hunter don't you. I have all sorts. Even some summon Materia. Although I think I only have Shiva."
"Any summon Materia is better than nothing," interjected Cloud, while writing down a list of needed supplies. He handed the list to Vincent who nodded and walked off.
"Well when Vincent is back we get going." suggested Cid.
"Cloud? Aren't you kinda surprised that you had to be the Chosen One? Are you sure that you can handle the responsibility?" asked Tifa quietly.
"Tifa, I helped you guys stop a meteor from destroying our planet. I think I can handle a little responsibility," said Cloud.
"Yeah, but that was just to protect THIS planet. What about having the fate of the ENTIRE UNIVERSE resting on your shoulders? The two responsibilities are no where near the same!" replied Tifa, who sounded worried.
"Hey, don't sound so worried. If the Oracles believe in Cloud then we have a good reason to believe in him too. I think Cloud can do it. There is no one better for the job." said Cid, standing up from the bench he was sitting on.
Vincent walked up carrying a bag of goods. "I got some Materia just in case," Vincent explained. Yuffie seemed offended but quickly changed her expression.
So Cloud and company started their long journey to save the universe. But little did they know that the Sephiroth and the Stone were a little closer than they imagined...
Afterword- I hope this was a little better than the first chapter. This was another introductory Chapter. The 3rd chapters and beyond will include more action. Remember to review my story! Thanks for reading!