Cloud takes a couple of seconds to compose himself of the shuffling his body had been through. Gaining considerable strength, he runs toward the wreckage. At the same, he looks nearby to see if his Buster Sword is laying somewhere. Smoke issues out of the airship. He could still hear the cries for help from afar. Now was a time to move quickly.
He recalls to memory that he has materia in one of his pockets. Patting himself down, he finds the bag. Opening it, he searches for an appropriate orb that will be useful. He mixes through the bag until finally he comes upon Haste, the perfect materia for the job. Now he can get to the site quicker and save passengers before the flames take over.
Taking off his right glove, he holds the orb tightly in his bare hand. He focuses his mind on releasing the power within it. The orb starts to glow brightly, the brilliant light then covers his body until he begins to judder violently. Then he sees everything stationary, from the grass on the ground to the smoke from the ship. He now realizes that he is traveling through space while time stands still. Glowing in a Rose Colored Aura, he continues toward his destination.
Still in light speed, Cloud manages to avoid the still flames. He clears the smoke with his hand like whipping a foggy window. His path reveals the motionless passengers. He sees the people with the hands over the mouths apparently in the middle of coughing. Ones frantically trying to unfasten there seatbelts, and others screaming with the mouths wide open. From the look of the inside, it looks as if the fire was just about to close in on them.
He then uses the power to the full potential by freeing all the passengers in one fell swoop. One by one, He unfastens there seatbelts and carries there bodies to the fields far away from the wreckage . Sometimes five or six at a time, since he couldn't feel weight or exhaustion. Finally, he puts down the last three people from the ship. But he never came across the bearded man in the black suit. "Did he have any involvement in this? If so, why did he flee after destroying the ship?" Cloud thinks to himself.
The Luminous Aura around him starts to flicker. It was about to disappear. Time starts comes back into play. Now exhaustion sets in Cloud's body and he begins to breath heavily. He realizes that he changed moods about ten times today. From joy to anguish, then from that refreshment, determination, perplexity and back again to anguish. He questions why so much trouble steers his way. Was he making the right decision? Was he more fitting as the false character of Yabiel? He felt stuck between worlds.
Then, out of nowhere, a glittered powder showers over Cloud's head. Immediately, Cloud whips his body around and sees the man he was looking for. The mysterious bearded man with his black suit along with the lone red tie. He had the Buster Sword still in it's sheath holstered on his shoulder and the black sleek sunglasses on his face. "W-What did you put on me? Cloud smells the powder closely to find that it's sleeping power. "W-who…aarrree…. yyyoou?" says a nodding off Cloud.
"There's an appointed time for everything Cloud. But your loaded down, just rest for now." the man says in a familiar voice. Cloud gives in finally to sweet slumber.