Thanks to Cat of Darkness for being such a loyal reviewer and putting this story in your favourites- thanks so much! And your fic was way funni- like I said in the review- and you should realli realli continue!!
I know this is a comedy, but there's also a plot, so although it won't be as funni as the beginning chapters, I will try my best to make it as funni as possible! The plot will drag it down a bit though *twiddle thumbs and stare into space for a while * Yes. But plz keep reading! The plot's not too bad… I think.
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Chapter 5- Shinra Moogles
Outside, Sephiroth lowered his sword. He tossed the note to Cloud… and what? It was blank. Cloud frowned, feeling magical warmth pulsating from the note. He could feel… a heartbeat? He gasped and dropped it like a hot potato. The note, sensing the victim's touch, glowed a brilliant white…
The blinding flash stole Sephiroth's and Cloud's sight for an instant, both backing away from the pain. Cloud fell on his back… and well, to be honest, Sephiroth fell in the pool, again. He did a somersault, legs in the air and all, and submerged with his face in the water. Spluttering from lack of air, he gasped and bubbles pumped through like a fish tank, before he was able to stand up. As he stood up, he underestimated the weight of the water that had been absorbed by his trench coat, and fell down again!
The white light subsided, and in the place of the note stood… a moogle!? Where… and what? Cloud caught sight of the cute white animal… and spluttered with laughter, at both the innocence of the moogle and Sephiroth's obvious re-encounter with the pool… and Sephiroth's face turned bright red and stuck out his bottom lip.
The moogle squeaked in delight, and Sephiroth turned his sharp eyes on it. Although innocent looking on the outside, he picked up the red flash of evil within the moogle's eyes, its mouth's slight smirk, and the intelligence in the cute and harmless-looking body. Its red nose wriggled gently, magically drawing the two closer to it…
WHAM!
Sephiroth dove and pulled Cloud out of the way instinctively, just as the moogle cast a powerful transporting spell and disappeared. The two gasped painfully, the sudden jolt startling their lungs…
" What… what was that…" Cloud gasped for air, laying down on his back for support. Sephiroth helped him up, and not thinking about what he was doing, patted Cloud on the back in reassurance, just as he had done so many years ago.
Cloud glanced up in surprise, a look of warmth slowly forming onto his face. Sephiroth snatched his hand away, turning around to hide his face…
"WAIT."
Sephiroth stopped in his tracks. Cloud ran up, his face impassive. Before Cloud could open his mouth, Sephiroth held up a hand.
" Strife, I know as much as you do, so don't bother bombarding me with incessant questions. I am darkness- guided be a greater force. And—."
" But you saved me from that trap"
Sephiroth hesitated, uncertain of how to reply to such a straightforward… compliment? Accusation? He couldn't tell. It was … such an unfamiliar sensation, to have saved someone… an emotion unknown to him until now.
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Riku faced the corner like a little kid in trouble. And that's exactly what he was… in trouble. In very big trouble with his bladder. It had been fine at the beginning… but now it was too much. Little by little, his face turned red, his legs crossing together tightly. He felt like a water balloon with tight skin. Any moment now…
BAM
The door slammed open, a streak of yellow, blue and silver appeared for an instant, than another door slammed- presumably the toilet door (wherever that is on Destiny Islands). The rest rushed out, hoping to catch him… and slid down, tripping one after the other, lying in a rumpled heap… in front of two pairs of shoes?
Tifa jumped up, pulling down her horrendously short skirt with her face all red… leaving Sora and Yuffie to slowly disentangle themselves from the sand.
" Cloud, are you alright? Did he—"
" He saved my life"
There was stunned silence, the wind echoing through the stillness in the air. Tifa opened her mouth to reply, but found that she did not, or could not, find something to say. Sephiroth lowered his head, and started to walk away.
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" We need him… Experiment 9a is fruitless without the particular use of this boy. He must be captured… or else. If Sephiroth for some obscene reason cannot capture him, I'm afraid we'll have to do it ourselves. Damn the imbecile! The best man… unable to complete a simple job. What the hell is going on?!"
" Calm, Rufus. The very fact that it was Sephiroth himself who recommended Strife onto the Shinra force at such a young age is a weakness. He can kill people he doesn't know, but having trained him and battled with him on his side… it feeds on the ever-extending weaknesses within him. We must rid him of this fault…"
" What are you talking about, Hojo? Can you possibly do something like that? Don't try something you know you can't--."
" Love breaks the heart, the passion, Rufus. Having been on the side of evil for so long, doing such a minor task is but too easy. I, who created so many machines to aid Shinra in its conquer? Yes. I can make whatever pleases me, and me alone."
Hojo smirked silently, leaving Rufus running his fingers through his hair. Hojo's eyes gleamed red… the moogle in the tank beside him also opened its eyes, the redness deepened and flashing with evil intelligence.
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What is Hojo going to do? Where did the moogle come from- and after having failed once in transporting the two back to Shinra, what will it try now to finish its job? Read the next chapter, ya? And you'll find out.
