Chapter 6: The Call...
Author: Suzaku no miko
Disclaimers: I do not own the series Final Fantasy or its characters...I do own Angela, however...
*NOTE* Wow! I'm so happy that all of you readers like my story thus far! Thanks so much! I know some of you are wondering why was Steiner giving Zidane a tough time back in Chapter 3..well..let's just put it this way...some things will never change. I just can't see a fic of FF9 without the humurous quarrels between Zidane and Steiner.
And speaking of things that will never change, is in this chapter. Even though Shinra and the Turks are no longer around, in my story, Cait Sith is still operated by Reeve and now uses his spy skills to help Cloud and his friends. Just needed to clear that up...Now, with that out of the way, please enjoy Chapter 6!

"What's wrong, Cait Sith?!" Tifa cried, startled by his sudden appearance.
"I think everybody better stay sittin' down for this one. We also have to wait for the others..." he replied, frowning.
"What do you mean? And what others?" Cloud asked, confused.
"Yo cat! What the hell is goin' on?!" Barret exclaimed, losing his patience.
"I can't say much until everyone gets here... All I can say right now is that there's been strange things happenin' at Sephiroth's crater. Anybody who's gone there recently never came back..." as soon as he finished the last word, everyone had shocked expressions.

Later....
Everyone gathered in the living room of the house. Sitting in all the available space were Tifa, Cloud, Barret, Marlene, Cait Sith, Yuffie, Vincent, Red XIII, and Cid.
"Okay, now... Explain what this is all about." Cid stated, taking a puff from his cigarette.
"Well, it's like this...Oh, wait a second..." the large toy began when it was suddenly cut off.
"What's going on?!" Yuffie exclaimed.

"I just received another transmission from Reeve. It turns out that a pair of scientists have just disappeared! That's six already in just this month!" Cait Sith cried.
"What do you mean?! How long has this been going on?!" Tifa asked, getting scared now.
"This all started just last month. Some scientists still studying the earth noticed some high energy waves coming from Sephiroth's crater. Soon after, they began sending people to go check it out. So far about 13 were sent to investigate and none came back." he explained, sadly.

"Is there no explanation for the disappearances?" Red XIII asked, looking at each person around him.

Cait Sith slowly shook his head, closing his eyes. Cloud, who had remained silent, looked at the group. He then gave one of his thoughful smirks and chuckled.
"And that's why we must join up again and find out what's going on!" the young leader exclaimed, his cerulean eyes sparkling.

"That's right! It's up to us!" Yuffie chimed in.
"Yeah, we saved the world once. And we can do it again!" Barret joined in.
"Uh...I don't know about anyone else, but we don't even know what the hell we're dealing with....Doesn't anybody have a plan on what to do?" Cid suddenly interrupted the joyful cheering.
"Cid's right...What if it's something enormous? We need a plan to deal with anything we might encounter." Vincent agreed, rising from his seat.

"Which is also another reason why I came..." Cait Sith chuckled...

To be continued...