Disclaimer: I don't own FFVII, so no sueing me! It's not like I'm making money off this *hides a twenty behind his back*
A/N: Well it sure took me a long time to updte (stupid finals). I hope everyone likes the new chapter and I should thank silvawolf and wot wot wark for reviewing my last chapter. Also thanks to wot wot wark for telling me what beta-reading is. Anyway here is the new chapter and I really hope you like it.
Chapter Four: Mission Accomplished?
Cloud froze for just one second as he heard the ropes start to break. He noticed the ohters getting worried and confused looks on thier faces. Snapping out of his fear-filled daze, Cloud bolted foward, trying to reach the others. He only made it to the other MP before the rope finally gave away and the bridge broke. Cloud felt himself falling off the bridge for the second time in his life, and he started to feel the same guilt he'd felt last time. "I'm to weak" he whispered to himself, then everything went black as when he finally hit the ground.
What felt like hours later, Cloud finally woke up, the back of his head throbbing from a rock he had hit. He tried to sit up and felt pain all over his body, and after looking himself over he found out why. He didn't have any major injuries, but his uniform was torn in several places and he had bloodstains from a multitude of small cuts. He also had bruises all over him and he noticed that a small pool of blood had formed next to his left leg.
Examining his leg, he noticed the reason he couldn't stand up. Their was a long gash across his leg that, while not very deep, led from his kneecap to the top of his foot. He was about to try and patch up the injury himself when he head someone say "Cure 3" and felt a warm glow as the healing spell closed all of his wounds. Cloud stood up and noticed the only person with him was Sephiroth, who looked like the fall hadn't affected him at all. Sephiroth told Cloud to check his equipment and Cloud noticed he had lost everything except his rifle, a survival knife, and the X-Potion Zack had given him.
With that done Cloud and Sephiroth walked off, looking for the others. It didn't take them long, since as soon as they had passed by a large rock on the trail, they noticed Zack and Tifa. The two of them looked a little beat up, but besides that they were okay. While Sephiroth and the others talked, Cloud noticed that Tifa had several small cuts and bruises just like he had and started to slip back into his depressing line of thinking. Well the others talked about were the missing MP was and how to get to the reactor, all Cloud could think was that he had failed again. He was so busy thinking about how weak he was, that he didn't notice the others had started to walk off until they were almost out of sight.
Cloud quickly ran up to the others and noticed that neither Sephiroth nor Zack had noticed he had been daydreaming. Unfourtunaly for Cloud, someone else had noticed. "You okay?" the concered voice of Tifa asked him. "Yeah" Cloud said and hoped she'd drop the subject. Of course, she didn't drop it. "Are you worried about your friend?" Tifa asked him, a little hint of sadness in her voice. It took Cloud a moment to realize she mean the other MP "a little" Cloud said. The group continued to walk on in silence until they reached a mako fountain. Cloud just stood back and listened to the others talking and he let out a little sigh when he realized Zack didn't know much about materia. The little group continued on until they finally made it to their objective, the Nibelhelm Mako Reactor.
Sephiroth and Zack went inside and ordered Cloud to stay outside and keep an eye on Tifa. At first the two of them kept quiet and didn't say anything to each other, until Tifa asked him something "Why'd you join the Guard?" she asked in a bored voice. Cloud just thought about for a second, then said "I didn't really want to". Now Tifa looked interested, "Well if you didn't want to, why'd you join?" she asked him, now sounding curious instead of bored. Cloud had a little debate with himself over how much he should tell her, then responded saying "I orginally wanted to join SOLIDER, but I wasn't good enough so I became a guard to make some money". "Oh that's to bad, but hey I'm sure you can try again, right?" she asked him, sounding hopeful. "Yeah, I can try again next spring" Cloud answeared truthfully. Tifa just nodded her head, then asked him "Did you meet anyone named Cloud while you were in Midgar?".
Now Cloud was really getting nervous, mostly because he didn't like lying to her and the way the conversation was going, she'd ask him his name and he'd have to make something up. Luckily for Cloud, before he could answear he heard footsteps behind him and noticed Zack and Sephiroth come out of the reactor. Sephiroth looked diffrent, thought, like he just learned something horrible. Before Cloud could ask him what was wrong, Sephiroth brushed past him and started to walk back towards Nibelhelm. Zack, Tifa, and Cloud all looked at each other with confused expressions, and then started to follow Sephiroth.
The trip back was uneventful and when Sephiroth got back, he immediatly went into the Shinra Mansion. After saying a quick goodbye to Tifa, Zack and Cloud followed Sephiroth into the mansion.
A/N: Well I hope everyone likes the new chapter and I'd once again like to say sorry for how long it took me to write it.
A/N: Well it sure took me a long time to updte (stupid finals). I hope everyone likes the new chapter and I should thank silvawolf and wot wot wark for reviewing my last chapter. Also thanks to wot wot wark for telling me what beta-reading is. Anyway here is the new chapter and I really hope you like it.
Chapter Four: Mission Accomplished?
Cloud froze for just one second as he heard the ropes start to break. He noticed the ohters getting worried and confused looks on thier faces. Snapping out of his fear-filled daze, Cloud bolted foward, trying to reach the others. He only made it to the other MP before the rope finally gave away and the bridge broke. Cloud felt himself falling off the bridge for the second time in his life, and he started to feel the same guilt he'd felt last time. "I'm to weak" he whispered to himself, then everything went black as when he finally hit the ground.
What felt like hours later, Cloud finally woke up, the back of his head throbbing from a rock he had hit. He tried to sit up and felt pain all over his body, and after looking himself over he found out why. He didn't have any major injuries, but his uniform was torn in several places and he had bloodstains from a multitude of small cuts. He also had bruises all over him and he noticed that a small pool of blood had formed next to his left leg.
Examining his leg, he noticed the reason he couldn't stand up. Their was a long gash across his leg that, while not very deep, led from his kneecap to the top of his foot. He was about to try and patch up the injury himself when he head someone say "Cure 3" and felt a warm glow as the healing spell closed all of his wounds. Cloud stood up and noticed the only person with him was Sephiroth, who looked like the fall hadn't affected him at all. Sephiroth told Cloud to check his equipment and Cloud noticed he had lost everything except his rifle, a survival knife, and the X-Potion Zack had given him.
With that done Cloud and Sephiroth walked off, looking for the others. It didn't take them long, since as soon as they had passed by a large rock on the trail, they noticed Zack and Tifa. The two of them looked a little beat up, but besides that they were okay. While Sephiroth and the others talked, Cloud noticed that Tifa had several small cuts and bruises just like he had and started to slip back into his depressing line of thinking. Well the others talked about were the missing MP was and how to get to the reactor, all Cloud could think was that he had failed again. He was so busy thinking about how weak he was, that he didn't notice the others had started to walk off until they were almost out of sight.
Cloud quickly ran up to the others and noticed that neither Sephiroth nor Zack had noticed he had been daydreaming. Unfourtunaly for Cloud, someone else had noticed. "You okay?" the concered voice of Tifa asked him. "Yeah" Cloud said and hoped she'd drop the subject. Of course, she didn't drop it. "Are you worried about your friend?" Tifa asked him, a little hint of sadness in her voice. It took Cloud a moment to realize she mean the other MP "a little" Cloud said. The group continued to walk on in silence until they reached a mako fountain. Cloud just stood back and listened to the others talking and he let out a little sigh when he realized Zack didn't know much about materia. The little group continued on until they finally made it to their objective, the Nibelhelm Mako Reactor.
Sephiroth and Zack went inside and ordered Cloud to stay outside and keep an eye on Tifa. At first the two of them kept quiet and didn't say anything to each other, until Tifa asked him something "Why'd you join the Guard?" she asked in a bored voice. Cloud just thought about for a second, then said "I didn't really want to". Now Tifa looked interested, "Well if you didn't want to, why'd you join?" she asked him, now sounding curious instead of bored. Cloud had a little debate with himself over how much he should tell her, then responded saying "I orginally wanted to join SOLIDER, but I wasn't good enough so I became a guard to make some money". "Oh that's to bad, but hey I'm sure you can try again, right?" she asked him, sounding hopeful. "Yeah, I can try again next spring" Cloud answeared truthfully. Tifa just nodded her head, then asked him "Did you meet anyone named Cloud while you were in Midgar?".
Now Cloud was really getting nervous, mostly because he didn't like lying to her and the way the conversation was going, she'd ask him his name and he'd have to make something up. Luckily for Cloud, before he could answear he heard footsteps behind him and noticed Zack and Sephiroth come out of the reactor. Sephiroth looked diffrent, thought, like he just learned something horrible. Before Cloud could ask him what was wrong, Sephiroth brushed past him and started to walk back towards Nibelhelm. Zack, Tifa, and Cloud all looked at each other with confused expressions, and then started to follow Sephiroth.
The trip back was uneventful and when Sephiroth got back, he immediatly went into the Shinra Mansion. After saying a quick goodbye to Tifa, Zack and Cloud followed Sephiroth into the mansion.
A/N: Well I hope everyone likes the new chapter and I'd once again like to say sorry for how long it took me to write it.
