The seven Avalanche members stood in the center of Wonder Square, each looking for the small fortune telling cat in which sat atop a giant moggle. After about a minute or so of looking, a loud yell was heard from behind a pillar causing each of the seven to look that way.

"WHAT KINDA FORTUNE IS THIS!? YOU STUPID CAT!"

Cloud looked to Tifa as she smirked back and nodded.

"That's our cat..." Cloud said walking behind the pillar to see a young woman and Cait Sith who had apparently been slapped to the ground.

"I can't help what fortunes I get..." said the stunned cat.

"Just wait 'til I tell Dio...then you'll get it..."

At this the woman stormed off and town the tube towards the Battle Arena. Cloud looked at the large moggle then towards the cat. He bent down and helped the oversized pink winged thing to it's feet before raising his eyebrow.

"Cloud...Long time no see."

"Cut the antics, cat. We're all curious on what kind of fortune that woman got." Barret said stepping up behind Cloud, followed by the rest of Avalanche.

"Oh, that. All it said was what she was going to do tonight...and all I did was give her a little bit of friendly advice on what to take with her."

Cid stood there laughing, as did Cloud and Barret, whereas the ever silent Vincent and Red XIII just shook their heads and closed their eyes. Yuffie and Tifa shook their heads as well both gagging at the thought of what the fortune said.

"No need to ask what the fortune said, so we'll just leave it at that." responded Cloud, trying hard not to laugh. "Now, onto other things...."

"About the Shinra right?" Cloud nodded his answer to the cat. "Thought so...I figured you guys would be checking in on them...so you needed a little insight. That's when I thought of this stuffed body I had tucked away in my closet."

"Alright, cat...We need to know if you're back in with the Shinra."

"Why, yes. Yes, I am, as a matter of fact. Dimitri made me a top executive in the company...seeing as how I was so loyal to his father and grandfather before him."

"And we all know how that turned out..." Barret cut in. "You stabbed them in the back.... just like you did with us."

"Don't go there Barret..." Cloud said shooting him a look.

"So you want to know if I'll join you again?" Seven heads nodded their answer. "The answer is yes, of course I will. I'll be your inside information in the fight against the Shinra. If anything happens I'll inform you on where, when and why it happened."

"Good...." Cloud said turning away from the cat and moggle. "Now let's get back to the airship..."

"Why so soon? Why not stay the night at the Gold Saucer?" Cid cut in.

"Yea, Cloud let's stay...ride the rides, see the sights. It'll be fun." responded Tifa.

Cloud shook his head and pushed passed the group walking towards the jump tubes. He turned to them and crossed his arms.

"Fine. I'll be at the bar in the Chocobo Square if you guys need me."

With that, he turned around and jumped town the slide to the Chocobo Square, Tifa, Cid, and Barret following close behind. The group of now eight turned to each other.

"What now?" asked Cait Sith.

"I'm going to play games..." Yuffie said running off to the games area of the Wonder square.

"I'm going to go watch the Chocobo Races with Cloud and them." Said Red XIII walking of and jumping down the tube.

With this Cait Sith turned to Vincent and raised an eyebrow.

"Where you going?" he asked.

"I'm going to the Hotel."

"Why the hotel?"

"I like it there...it's comfortable."

"Only you, Vincent, would find a haunted hotel comfortable."

"What did you expect...I slept in a coffin and now live in a cave."

"True..."

Cloud sat at the bar with a drink in his hand, Cid sitting on one side, while Barret stood gambling on the races. Red XIII had spread himself out below the bar and looked like he was taking a nap amongst the smell of alcohol. Tifa began to make her way towards Cloud and the others when a man reached out and touched her where he shouldn't. She turned to him face red, partly with rage the other with shock.

"Hey baby...Why don't ya come over here and give Daddy a little sugar?" said the drunk turning to his friends as he grabbed Tifa.

Cid looked over at the younger woman as rage was now evident on her face.

"Hey, uhh...Cloud, shouldn't we help Tifa?" he asked turning to him.

"She'll be fine..." he said, not taking his eyes off his drink.

Cid continued to look on, worried as the man began to try and make moves, as Tifa stood there, still furious.

"Cloud...she's not doing anything."

"That's cause she doesn't want to get in trouble...just wait. The moment he touches her..."

Before Cloud could finish his sentence, the drunk came flying down the bar, causing Cloud to raise his drink so it wouldn't be ruined. Cloud turned to Cid to see a smirk on the older man's face as he looked at Tifa, who stood there, face still red with rage.

"I told you she'd be fine. I've never known a man to touch Tifa and live to tell the tell."

Cloud looked down at the drunk as he stood there dazed, staring up at him.

"You nearly ruined my drink..." he said closing his eyes. "...and that would have been tragic..."

The man raised his eyebrow, wondering what this man he had never met before in his life was talking about. He then turned as he heard the man sitting beside him speak.

"Don't forget, Cloud, he was hittin' on your girl too..."

"That's true as well..."

Cloud open his eyes and looked at the man, a wicked smirk on his face.

"When I finish my drink I'm going to get up and kick your ass..."

"Huh?" was the dazed man's reply.

"Hey, jackass...I think that's a sign for you to get up and run..." Cid said, amused.

The man sat up and jumped off the bar raising his fist to Cloud.

"OH YEA!? C'MON! I CAN TAKE YOU! YOU...YOU PANSY!"

"Pansy?" Cloud said after finishing his drink. "Now I'm really going to have to kick your ass..."

He looked around the man to see Tifa beating up on the man's friends that were laughing at her as the man was hitting on her.

"Or...I could just let her finish the job..." Cloud said pointing to his girlfriend.

The man turned around and frowned as he saw Tifa Meteor Drop someone onto the bar, knocking the man out instantly. The man's jaw dropped as he stared at her. Cloud walked infront of the man and smirked.

"But you called me a Pansy...so I think I should be the one to beat the #$*& out of you."

"I'll show you...you...you punk. You probably have no Materia, so...so I'll be able to massacre you!"

At this the man held out his hand as a green aura surrounded him.

"LIGHTING ONE!" he yelled as a bolt of lighting came and seemingly struck Cloud. "Heh heh heh... Beat that...loser..."

The man's voice trailed off as the smoked cleared and there stood Cloud with an Mbarrier surrounding him. Cloud dropped the magic barrier as a red, orange aura surrounded him. Cloud rushed at the man suddenly with his sword drawn but dropped it as he reached the man and hit him in the jaw, causing him to go flying into the bar. Cloud picked up his sword walked over to Tifa and pulled her off a beaten man as she continued to try and get to him to break another limb.



"Let's go before the Gold Saucer Security shows up..." Cloud said pulling her arm and dragging her out of the Chocobo Square, Cid, Barret, and Red XIII following close behind as the made their way to Ghost Square to get some rest.