A/N: THANKS FOR THE REVIEWS!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!! (Not in THAT way - but you know what I mean. :P) And JMC lay off the sugar, will ya? When I eat too much…chapters like this are born…Be afraid. o.O;;
This is Goofy's team and the events in this chapter take place at the same time as the events in the last chapter, make sense? Oh and there's some Cloud/Aeris romance in here (I spell Aeris like 'Aeris' not 'Aerith' – Hope that's okay with you guys.) and the characters are totally OOC but only for comic relief… :P
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Chapter 12 – Jungle Madness
Deep Jungle/Jungle
While Sora was at Neverland, Goofy was taking Wakka, Aeris, and Cloud into the Deep Jungle to look for an item for the Ritual.
Goofy was lost in thought. "Valuable item, huh? Hmm…These jungle flowers, maybe?"
Cloud was hacking away at some plants that blocked their path as they explored the jungle. Aeris examined some flowers. "Oh! These are lovely. But I don't think that they would have much use for us in the Ritual…still I'll take some anyway. I love flowers…"
Wakka saw something move in the bushes. "Uhh…guys. We're not alone…"
Angry gorillas appeared and surrounded the group. They didn't like people, humans, trespassing into their territory.
"Nobody move." Cloud said as he got ready to attack.
Aeris grabbed his arm. "No, Cloud. Wait."
A loud noise could be heard in the treetops. It was Tarzan! He swung himself down to the area. The Jungle King appeared to be speaking to the gorillas in their language. Wakka laughed. He'd never seen anybody like Tarzan before.
The gorillas still looked angry, but they walked away after Tarzan spoke. Tarzan recognized Goofy. "Friend!"
Goofy giggled. "Yes! Friend. These are friends too." He gestured to Cloud, Aeris, and Wakka.
Aeris blushed. The guy was wearing nothing but a loin cloth for God's sake! It didn't cover much, either. Cloud noticed her staring at Tarzan. He growled.
"Heh heh…" Aeris smiled innocently and looked away into the canopy.
Cloud whispered into Tarzan's ear. "Hey buddy. Where did you get that outfit? Do they sell those around here?"
Tarzan looked confused. A young woman suddenly appeared from behind a tree. "Jane!" Tarzan ran to her, grabbed her hand and brought her to the group. Goofy explained to Jane what they needed.
Jane nodded. "Okay. But first let's get out of here. There's a vicious leopard that likes to attack people, so let's go to the Camp."
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The whole group was sitting in a circle in the Tent, drinking coffee. "Okay. An important object, hmm…" Jane pondered the thought.
Suddenly Tarzan scratched his armpit. Everyone looked disgusted.
"Tarzan! You're manners are no better than a monkey's! But you know…Tarzan is an important hero here in the Jungle…Maybe if you took a lock of his hair; that might help." Jane suggested.
Aeris looked happy. "A lock of his hair? What a brilliant idea. Jane, you're a genius!"
Cloud frowned and muttered, "Why is she so fascinated with that--that--"
Wakka elbowed Cloud. "Shh. I think that chicks dig the loin cloth. And the dread-locks. And the chin. And--"
Cloud elbowed Wakka back. "Shut up, man."
Aeris took out a pair of garden scissors. They were used to clip flowers, but sharp enough to cut hair. Jane spoke to Tarzan in 'monkey language' telling him that Aeris wasn't going to harm him. Aeris snipped at his hair and got the prize. "Woo! A lock of Tarzan's hair! Oh, Yuffie is going to be SO jealous! Hah!"
"GOD-DAMN!" Cloud couldn't take it anymore, so he stormed out of the tent.
Aeris frowned. "Cloud, you're such a party-pooper. Cheer-up!"
Cloud decided to walk it off, so he went into the forest. Wakka followed him.
Goofy decided to take a short nap for the time being, until the rest of the team got their acts together. He immediately passed out and started snoring loudly.
Aeris rolled her eyes, "Men can be so rude, you know?"
Jane giggled. "Yes, I know what you mean."
Tarzan tried to look innocent. "Tarzan not rude. Tarzan is sexy. Oh so sexy."
Jane's eyes bulged. "Tarzan! That is inappropriate language! I never taught you that word!"
Tarzan started eating a banana. "Jane is liar. Jane make me say that when we--" Jane cut him off by shoving the banana into his mouth.
Aeris watched wide-eyed at the scene. "I didn't realize you two were…oh no. I've hurt Cloud's feelings. Not that he has any feelings…I'd better go after him." Jane was about to stop her, but Aeris was determined…to the point where she was unstoppable. She fled the tent and disappeared into the forest.
Jane looked worried. Tarzan was about to leave to go after Aeris, but Jane stopped him. "This is something that she has to do herself."
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Wakka and Cloud had been silent on their walk. Wakka finally spoke up. "Dude, I think Aeris was just teasing you. You know how chicks are. They love to push our buttons just for the fun of it. We should go back now, ya?"
Cloud ignored Wakka and kept walking, angrily hacking through obstacles that were in his way.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAHH! HELP!" It was Aeris' scream.
Wakka jumped. "That's her, man! Let's go!"
Cloud shook his head in disagreement. "No. I bet she's waiting for her Tarzan Prince to come rescue her in his tiny loin cloth--"
"CLOUD! WHERE ARE YOU?!! PLEASE HELP! AAAHH!"
Cloud sighed. "Alright Wakka, let's go."
Wakka grinned. "Now we're talkin'. Been expecting some action sooner or later, heh-heh."
The guys followed the sound of her screams and arrived heroically at the scene. Aeris had her back pressed against a tree and some of her pink dress had been torn off by the leopard that was viciously growling in front of her. She stupidly left her weapon and bag at the tent, so she was defenseless.
Cloud climbed up a tree and swung on a vine (trying to imitate Tarzan to impress Aeris)…but it broke halfway through the swing and he fell on top of the leopard. The leopard's eyes and mouth bulged open at the impact. Wakka took this chance, got in front of the leopard's face, pulled the back of his pants down and…
farted…
…into the leopard's open mouth. "HAH! Take that, you scumbag!"
Believe it or not, the leopard died after inhaling Wakka's poisonous gas.
Cloud took Aeris and ran as fast and as far as he could away from Wakka as possible.
Wakka pulled his pants up. "Ahhh…Nothing like a day's work, ya?"
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Cloud and Aeris stopped by a waterfall. "Phew. Thanks for saving me, Cloud. And I'm sorry about the Tarzan thing…I was just teasing." Aeris said.
Cloud shrugged. "Whatever."
Aeris playfully punched his arm. "Cloud!"
Cloud grabbed her arm to stop her from punching. "Okay. I forgive you. Just don't go anywhere by yourself like that anymore, okay?"
Aeris naughtily grinned. "Only if you kiss me."
Cloud swallowed. 'She wants me to kiss her…HELL YEAH!' He grabbed her. Their lips were so close…barely touching…
"Yo, guys! Didn't think you'd leave me alone back there did ya?" Wakka ran up to the duo, startling them, causing them to separate.
Cloud muttered, "Dammit…SO CLOSE!!"
Aeris giggled. "Later, Cloud. We have the rest of our lives for this moment, you know?"
"What if we don't live long enough to have this moment?" Cloud asked with a raised eyebrow.
"We WILL. We can't lose. No matter what." The trio started walking back to the tent.
"Wakka, I think that you could kill Ansem with your stinking ass!" Cloud chuckled.
"Shaddup, Cloud! Since when did you ever have a sense of humor, anyway? I'M the funny one around here!" Wakka protested; pointing to his chest with his thumb as he did so.
Aeris laughed. "Boys will be boys."
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TBC – 'She wants me to kiss her…HELL YEAH!' Ha-ha. I think Cloud drank a little too much coffee…I had a blast writing this, did you guys like it? Okay, so they have a second item for the Ritual, but they're still not done yet!
Up Next: Donald's team in Atlantica. Dun-dee-dun-dun!
