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Back on the Highwind everyone was getting ready to crash Section 8. Even Rufus was dragged along. Cloud said he may be of some use. On the platform, we gathered. Cloud instructed us to jump together. Safely we landed in Sector 8, and as usual, we were divided into groups. Of course Sam and Siew Mei couldn't be separated, so was Cloud and Aerith and Vincent with Tifa. Speed wouldn't go with anyone else but me or Naz. Yuffie didn't mind to go with anyone. Rufus had to be left with either Red or Cait sith as Barret might pulverize him. It wasn't really that tough to divide us but everyone had their favorites.
We were sent all over the place, some up and down the ladder, some down the pipes and some through air vents. This was to make sure we weren't easy to locate or to follow. We went all over the place and were to meet back at the underground railway. There were monsters crawling everywhere.
"Shall we go with the flow?" I asked Speed.
"Yes, been a little rusty lately." He answered confidently. We were quite a team, for just two people. What are our feelings towards each other I wonder? All of us reached the meeting place together in good time. Nothing had changed.
"You again...!" we heard from behind us.
"The Turks!" we shouted together.
"Humph... Surprised to see us? How thoughtful..." Reno snickered.
"We're not here to harm you or anything, just passing through." Rude assured.
"But if it's a fight you want, we're up for a last one." Elena came forth.
"Bring it on." I heard my brother call from behind me.
"If you insist..." Reno got into position.
It was fun while it lasted. They gave it their all and so did we, though a few stayed out as we had more fun than the others. The ones who fought were, Celest, Lynn, Sam, Cait Sith, Cid and Barret. Since we handled more than they did, might as well let them have fun for once.
(Not long afterwards)
"That's all folks, hope you enjoyed our last fight together and here are a few gifts for you." Reno said as he tossed a zeidrich, a Minerva bracelet and a toughness ring to us.
These were powerful accessories and armor, "that was thoughtful of them."
Aerith said to herself. They were about to leave when they saw...
"President Rufus, what are you doing with them?" Rude asked abruptly.
"Well..." he moved towards me and put his hand on my shoulder, "This lovely young girl rescued me from the tower when Diamond weapon attacked. She went through all the trouble and dangers just to rescue a 'monster' like me."
Reno scratched his head and ruffled my hair. Man... you messed up my hair. I don't think I'd like to get any ruffles in the hair from him again.
"Thanks a lot for saving our president, but I'm afraid you'll be surprised that 'Gya ha, ha' (Scarlet) and 'Mua ha, ha' (Heidegger) have taken command upon your (facing Rufus) 'death', sir" he thanked and informed us.
Those two would have done anything to take command and we learned from Cait Sith, Reeve was taken into custody. But that didn't stop him from controlling the toy cat to help us.
"We'd best go now, see ya'll next time." Reno said as he and the other two waved goodbye.
We bid them goodbye and continued through the old railroad tunnels, ladders and shafts. Long time no see, Midgar. The main building was still standing but was damaged from the fireballs (the top bit anyway).
"Alright let's split up. We'll cover more ground that way." Barret suggested but sadly he had to go up the stairs, poor guy, to get Red XIII's second best weapon.
Of course, he hiked with Tifa, Vincent and Red but that really doesn't make it any easier for him. Speed, Grey Fox, Yuffie and I went level by level. We raided the item store for supplies as it was abandoned anyway. Sam, Lynn and Celest got the much needed item, Cid's Grow Lance, from the 63rd floor. Cait Sith, Cid, Cloud and Aerith got the items from the 64th floor.
On the streets, we reunited and planned how to destroy the Sister Ray for good. Rufus led the way, but we were stopped by Proud Clad, an unknown person. He wouldn't let us pass, not without a fight. Not even Rufus could talk him into letting us pass. There wasn't much talk, but there was more action. "Don't hit him with magic, he's immune to it. I'm not sure about summoning spells, but hit him with regular but powerful attacks." I called to everyone.
Rufus wanted so much to be by my side, he too joined the excitement. The attacks weren't doing really serious damage to Proud Clad, but even so, they were effective.
"POUR IT ON!" We heard Barret shout as he sent a series of bullets.
Just then I thought I saw someone in the shadows shooting bolts (arrows for crossbows). Vaguely the shadows showed the figure of a woman. Couldn't tell the age from where I stood but chose not to investigate till we outwitted this enemy. Clad suddenly kneeled on his knees.
Thinking he was about to fall in defeat we ceased fire slightly. Boy... we were fooled. He was actually getting ready for his major attack which did serious damage to all of us. All this just because we let our guard down, we had to really pull it together in order to defeat him. Cloud suggested we use our last strength to blast it with our most powerful limit breaks (not including Rufus) and hope it would fall. I nodded to him and the others followed.
Before that Aerith cast Planet Protector on all of us to protect us. It made us invincible for a limited time. Sadly we were very close to defeating him. Even our all wasn't enough, we were lucky we still had the barrier on us, if not we'd be toast. From the shadows, the mystery person sent deadly attacks to Proud Clad and to our surprise he let out a cry of defeat!
He screamed and vanished into thin air, just like that. All fell to the ground panting.
The mystery person was about to leave but before she did I called for her, "Wait ... don't go, we never had the chance to thank you, yet." She stood there in a surprised pose as if she recognized my voice.
She stepped into the light and asked me something, "Lisa, sayang is that really... you?" she asked as she looked down at me.
I looked up and saw the familiar features except for the dark orange hair and fairer skin, all in all she was, "Auntie Aisyah?" my mouth fell open.
It was her but how could she have fallen into a mess like this? "Yes, sayang it's your Auntie Aisyah. Oh and Nazrin's here, too. But how did you get caught up in this world?" she continued her questions.
"Long story, but the question is, how did you get here and how did you adapt to this place so fast?" I asked her
"Well... remember a few months back when you visited me in Pulau Pinang? You told me of all your favorite video games and fantasies and hope they'll come true. Not long afterwards, I found myself thinking about the adventures I'd go on like in the movies. Like the parts Dato' Michelle Yeoh always has, being the heroine. One night, when I slept I found myself in darkness and a few characters from the video games you showed me appeared and gave me this new look, these weapons and these abilities. They even told me about you but only vaguely. So, here I am with one of my favorites nieces." She explained thoroughly.
I couldn't believe my ears, my mom's cousin; my aunt is really here, helping me. At least I have something like a mom here with me. She gave me and Naz a hug before we introduced her to the gang who were getting suspicious. She even thought of Jacques as family, being my best friend and being in the same town.
It was a little weird to see my aunt here. Usually it'll just be me, my brother, my friends and my cousins. Now I wish that this mission would end sooner... NO! I won't think this way, it's not good. Naz won't want me to think this way; neither will Serena, Siew Mei, Sam and Jacques. Cloud ordered us to move on. At the Sister Ray's platform we found Barret's final weapon, Missing Score. The controls on the Sister Ray were not as complicated as we thought. Naz, Sam and Cid got busy trying to dismantle it when Hojo appeared and fought us with his three forms, his normal form, his Heretic form and his Lifeform self.
"We'll cover you, don't lose your concentration!" Cloud said to them and shouted his battle cry.
We made sure nothing got passed us while they worked on the Sister Ray. The hardest of all Hojo's forms was Heretic Hojo, as he could regenerate his limbs. He was powerful and yet outnumbered as there were only three of him and more of us. Outnumbered he may be, but what made him powerful was unknown. What this mad scientist did to himself was unbelievable and scary. This time we take no chances and get rid of him once and for all.
"Don't let your guards down, he may wear us out but never give up!" Cloud shouted to everyone.
He was more determined than before. To ease things a little, Aerith cast Great Gospel and Planet Protector on all of us. At least he won't be able to touch us for a while.
From the control panels, Naz shouted, "There... we're done and coming to the rescue!" and they did, just in time. Hojo had turned into his Lifeform self and was about to start attacking again.
We really made his life a misery, when all of us gathered and our attacks kept coming in odd numbers.
"No..." he screamed as he couldn't cope with all the attacks and finally turned to dust.
"It's not over, yet. We better get out of here, the Sister Ray is about to blow!" Sam shouted in warning.
It was a rush against time; we needed to escape to the Highwind before it blew. The place exploded under us bringing the whole sector 8 with it. Luckily there weren't any people living there and all the other sectors weren't affected by the blast. From the Highwind, we watched the Sister Ray break down and become useless. That would keep the Planet safe for a while longer. We would rejoice, but the battle of the Planet isn't over, not just yet.
(End of Chapter 2)
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Back on the Highwind everyone was getting ready to crash Section 8. Even Rufus was dragged along. Cloud said he may be of some use. On the platform, we gathered. Cloud instructed us to jump together. Safely we landed in Sector 8, and as usual, we were divided into groups. Of course Sam and Siew Mei couldn't be separated, so was Cloud and Aerith and Vincent with Tifa. Speed wouldn't go with anyone else but me or Naz. Yuffie didn't mind to go with anyone. Rufus had to be left with either Red or Cait sith as Barret might pulverize him. It wasn't really that tough to divide us but everyone had their favorites.
We were sent all over the place, some up and down the ladder, some down the pipes and some through air vents. This was to make sure we weren't easy to locate or to follow. We went all over the place and were to meet back at the underground railway. There were monsters crawling everywhere.
"Shall we go with the flow?" I asked Speed.
"Yes, been a little rusty lately." He answered confidently. We were quite a team, for just two people. What are our feelings towards each other I wonder? All of us reached the meeting place together in good time. Nothing had changed.
"You again...!" we heard from behind us.
"The Turks!" we shouted together.
"Humph... Surprised to see us? How thoughtful..." Reno snickered.
"We're not here to harm you or anything, just passing through." Rude assured.
"But if it's a fight you want, we're up for a last one." Elena came forth.
"Bring it on." I heard my brother call from behind me.
"If you insist..." Reno got into position.
It was fun while it lasted. They gave it their all and so did we, though a few stayed out as we had more fun than the others. The ones who fought were, Celest, Lynn, Sam, Cait Sith, Cid and Barret. Since we handled more than they did, might as well let them have fun for once.
(Not long afterwards)
"That's all folks, hope you enjoyed our last fight together and here are a few gifts for you." Reno said as he tossed a zeidrich, a Minerva bracelet and a toughness ring to us.
These were powerful accessories and armor, "that was thoughtful of them."
Aerith said to herself. They were about to leave when they saw...
"President Rufus, what are you doing with them?" Rude asked abruptly.
"Well..." he moved towards me and put his hand on my shoulder, "This lovely young girl rescued me from the tower when Diamond weapon attacked. She went through all the trouble and dangers just to rescue a 'monster' like me."
Reno scratched his head and ruffled my hair. Man... you messed up my hair. I don't think I'd like to get any ruffles in the hair from him again.
"Thanks a lot for saving our president, but I'm afraid you'll be surprised that 'Gya ha, ha' (Scarlet) and 'Mua ha, ha' (Heidegger) have taken command upon your (facing Rufus) 'death', sir" he thanked and informed us.
Those two would have done anything to take command and we learned from Cait Sith, Reeve was taken into custody. But that didn't stop him from controlling the toy cat to help us.
"We'd best go now, see ya'll next time." Reno said as he and the other two waved goodbye.
We bid them goodbye and continued through the old railroad tunnels, ladders and shafts. Long time no see, Midgar. The main building was still standing but was damaged from the fireballs (the top bit anyway).
"Alright let's split up. We'll cover more ground that way." Barret suggested but sadly he had to go up the stairs, poor guy, to get Red XIII's second best weapon.
Of course, he hiked with Tifa, Vincent and Red but that really doesn't make it any easier for him. Speed, Grey Fox, Yuffie and I went level by level. We raided the item store for supplies as it was abandoned anyway. Sam, Lynn and Celest got the much needed item, Cid's Grow Lance, from the 63rd floor. Cait Sith, Cid, Cloud and Aerith got the items from the 64th floor.
On the streets, we reunited and planned how to destroy the Sister Ray for good. Rufus led the way, but we were stopped by Proud Clad, an unknown person. He wouldn't let us pass, not without a fight. Not even Rufus could talk him into letting us pass. There wasn't much talk, but there was more action. "Don't hit him with magic, he's immune to it. I'm not sure about summoning spells, but hit him with regular but powerful attacks." I called to everyone.
Rufus wanted so much to be by my side, he too joined the excitement. The attacks weren't doing really serious damage to Proud Clad, but even so, they were effective.
"POUR IT ON!" We heard Barret shout as he sent a series of bullets.
Just then I thought I saw someone in the shadows shooting bolts (arrows for crossbows). Vaguely the shadows showed the figure of a woman. Couldn't tell the age from where I stood but chose not to investigate till we outwitted this enemy. Clad suddenly kneeled on his knees.
Thinking he was about to fall in defeat we ceased fire slightly. Boy... we were fooled. He was actually getting ready for his major attack which did serious damage to all of us. All this just because we let our guard down, we had to really pull it together in order to defeat him. Cloud suggested we use our last strength to blast it with our most powerful limit breaks (not including Rufus) and hope it would fall. I nodded to him and the others followed.
Before that Aerith cast Planet Protector on all of us to protect us. It made us invincible for a limited time. Sadly we were very close to defeating him. Even our all wasn't enough, we were lucky we still had the barrier on us, if not we'd be toast. From the shadows, the mystery person sent deadly attacks to Proud Clad and to our surprise he let out a cry of defeat!
He screamed and vanished into thin air, just like that. All fell to the ground panting.
The mystery person was about to leave but before she did I called for her, "Wait ... don't go, we never had the chance to thank you, yet." She stood there in a surprised pose as if she recognized my voice.
She stepped into the light and asked me something, "Lisa, sayang is that really... you?" she asked as she looked down at me.
I looked up and saw the familiar features except for the dark orange hair and fairer skin, all in all she was, "Auntie Aisyah?" my mouth fell open.
It was her but how could she have fallen into a mess like this? "Yes, sayang it's your Auntie Aisyah. Oh and Nazrin's here, too. But how did you get caught up in this world?" she continued her questions.
"Long story, but the question is, how did you get here and how did you adapt to this place so fast?" I asked her
"Well... remember a few months back when you visited me in Pulau Pinang? You told me of all your favorite video games and fantasies and hope they'll come true. Not long afterwards, I found myself thinking about the adventures I'd go on like in the movies. Like the parts Dato' Michelle Yeoh always has, being the heroine. One night, when I slept I found myself in darkness and a few characters from the video games you showed me appeared and gave me this new look, these weapons and these abilities. They even told me about you but only vaguely. So, here I am with one of my favorites nieces." She explained thoroughly.
I couldn't believe my ears, my mom's cousin; my aunt is really here, helping me. At least I have something like a mom here with me. She gave me and Naz a hug before we introduced her to the gang who were getting suspicious. She even thought of Jacques as family, being my best friend and being in the same town.
It was a little weird to see my aunt here. Usually it'll just be me, my brother, my friends and my cousins. Now I wish that this mission would end sooner... NO! I won't think this way, it's not good. Naz won't want me to think this way; neither will Serena, Siew Mei, Sam and Jacques. Cloud ordered us to move on. At the Sister Ray's platform we found Barret's final weapon, Missing Score. The controls on the Sister Ray were not as complicated as we thought. Naz, Sam and Cid got busy trying to dismantle it when Hojo appeared and fought us with his three forms, his normal form, his Heretic form and his Lifeform self.
"We'll cover you, don't lose your concentration!" Cloud said to them and shouted his battle cry.
We made sure nothing got passed us while they worked on the Sister Ray. The hardest of all Hojo's forms was Heretic Hojo, as he could regenerate his limbs. He was powerful and yet outnumbered as there were only three of him and more of us. Outnumbered he may be, but what made him powerful was unknown. What this mad scientist did to himself was unbelievable and scary. This time we take no chances and get rid of him once and for all.
"Don't let your guards down, he may wear us out but never give up!" Cloud shouted to everyone.
He was more determined than before. To ease things a little, Aerith cast Great Gospel and Planet Protector on all of us. At least he won't be able to touch us for a while.
From the control panels, Naz shouted, "There... we're done and coming to the rescue!" and they did, just in time. Hojo had turned into his Lifeform self and was about to start attacking again.
We really made his life a misery, when all of us gathered and our attacks kept coming in odd numbers.
"No..." he screamed as he couldn't cope with all the attacks and finally turned to dust.
"It's not over, yet. We better get out of here, the Sister Ray is about to blow!" Sam shouted in warning.
It was a rush against time; we needed to escape to the Highwind before it blew. The place exploded under us bringing the whole sector 8 with it. Luckily there weren't any people living there and all the other sectors weren't affected by the blast. From the Highwind, we watched the Sister Ray break down and become useless. That would keep the Planet safe for a while longer. We would rejoice, but the battle of the Planet isn't over, not just yet.
(End of Chapter 2)
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