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{ CHAPTER V ~ ANSWERS }
Cid and Shera sat in the lab, waiting for the others to return. Bugenhagen was occupied at his desk, studying.
"Why do we have to wait? Can't you just tell us what it is?" Cid said, leaning forward. He was tired of waiting.
"I want to say this to everyone, at the same time... It may change your future." Bugenhagen's words were quiet, yet they echoed through the room. Shera shuddered softly, realizing the importance. Whatever this was, it was going to be big...
The door opened and Yuffie and Vincent walked in. Their shoes were sprinkled with dust, apparently from the canyon.
Yuffie caught the curious glances of her friends and smiled softly. She sat down beside Shera and leaned back, closing her deep gray eyes. "Don't ask."
Shera turned to Vincent, an eyebrow raised. Vincent walked to the corner and leaned on the wall. He crossed his arms and lowered his gaze, ignoring Shera.
Mere minutes later, Barret, Red XIII, and Cait Sith arrived. They took places in the room. Bugenhagen explained the situation to everyone. Finally, the door burst open. Cloud and Tifa rushed in.
"Bugenhagen..." Cloud gasped, out of breath. He looked up. "We heard a few people talking about some 'arrow'..."
Bugenhagen sighed nervously. "I'll explain..." Bugenhagen led the party to the planetarium. He took them up into the planetarium and it came to life instantly. Everything was in place, Gaia floating in the center, the three materias surrounding it. Except one thing was different. Directly above Gaia, shining blindingly, a strange object soared.
It was in the shape of an arrow, the kind you'd shoot from a crossbow. The object was very large, about 5 times bigger than the model of Gaia. It had a bright glow--even though it was black. The arrow cast an evil presence through the planetarium. It threatened everyone, challenging them, taunting them. But the scariest and strangest thing... The tip was directed at Gaia. As if, at any minute, some invisible crossbow would shoot it and it would somehow destroy the world.
"It just appeared some time ago. About a week or so back. I was checking on the materias, and there it was..." Bugehagen sighed slightly. "I don't know what it is."
Tifa shuddered. The arrow looked so familiar, as if she had seen it before. Or was it another of her senses, feeling danger? Trying to warn her?
Tifa couldn't take it. She didn't know what was wrong, but she wouldn't have any of it. Tifa fled from the room, tears slipping down her face. Everyone looked after her with confused expressions.
"I'll go get her," Yuffie said, nodding to the others.
"No... I will." Cloud stepped before Yuffie. A firm frown formed on his face and he walked after Tifa.
"Anyway... Is that all?" Barret asked, directing the question at Bugenhagen.
"Well, yes."
"It's not right." The words came from Vincent. Everyone turned to him, surprised. "I think it's an enemy. We have to stop it, whatever it is. If it's in the model, it's above our planet right now..."
"That's right! Let's go out there and save the world again!" Yuffie flashed a smile toward Vincent and turned to her friends.
"Yeah!" Barret cheered. The party stepped off the planetarium and ran from the room, laughing.
Bugenhagen looked after them, a strange expression on his face. He sighed and turned to his desk. "Kids will be kids... Well, sorta..."
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"Tifa?" Cloud pushed through people as his glowing eyes searched the town. Where was she? She just ran off in the middle of Bugenhagen's explanation.
Cloud bit his lip. It began to bleed heavily, covering his mouth with the bitter taste. Tifa wasn't anywhere in the town. She could be on the airship... Or lost somewhere in the canyon... It was getting dark outside. Cloud pushed his way out of the town and ran through the canyon. If Tifa was in the airship, she'd be safer. But if she was in the canyon, Tifa could get hurt... After all, monsters came out at night...
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{ CHAPTER V ~ ANSWERS }
Cid and Shera sat in the lab, waiting for the others to return. Bugenhagen was occupied at his desk, studying.
"Why do we have to wait? Can't you just tell us what it is?" Cid said, leaning forward. He was tired of waiting.
"I want to say this to everyone, at the same time... It may change your future." Bugenhagen's words were quiet, yet they echoed through the room. Shera shuddered softly, realizing the importance. Whatever this was, it was going to be big...
The door opened and Yuffie and Vincent walked in. Their shoes were sprinkled with dust, apparently from the canyon.
Yuffie caught the curious glances of her friends and smiled softly. She sat down beside Shera and leaned back, closing her deep gray eyes. "Don't ask."
Shera turned to Vincent, an eyebrow raised. Vincent walked to the corner and leaned on the wall. He crossed his arms and lowered his gaze, ignoring Shera.
Mere minutes later, Barret, Red XIII, and Cait Sith arrived. They took places in the room. Bugenhagen explained the situation to everyone. Finally, the door burst open. Cloud and Tifa rushed in.
"Bugenhagen..." Cloud gasped, out of breath. He looked up. "We heard a few people talking about some 'arrow'..."
Bugenhagen sighed nervously. "I'll explain..." Bugenhagen led the party to the planetarium. He took them up into the planetarium and it came to life instantly. Everything was in place, Gaia floating in the center, the three materias surrounding it. Except one thing was different. Directly above Gaia, shining blindingly, a strange object soared.
It was in the shape of an arrow, the kind you'd shoot from a crossbow. The object was very large, about 5 times bigger than the model of Gaia. It had a bright glow--even though it was black. The arrow cast an evil presence through the planetarium. It threatened everyone, challenging them, taunting them. But the scariest and strangest thing... The tip was directed at Gaia. As if, at any minute, some invisible crossbow would shoot it and it would somehow destroy the world.
"It just appeared some time ago. About a week or so back. I was checking on the materias, and there it was..." Bugehagen sighed slightly. "I don't know what it is."
Tifa shuddered. The arrow looked so familiar, as if she had seen it before. Or was it another of her senses, feeling danger? Trying to warn her?
Tifa couldn't take it. She didn't know what was wrong, but she wouldn't have any of it. Tifa fled from the room, tears slipping down her face. Everyone looked after her with confused expressions.
"I'll go get her," Yuffie said, nodding to the others.
"No... I will." Cloud stepped before Yuffie. A firm frown formed on his face and he walked after Tifa.
"Anyway... Is that all?" Barret asked, directing the question at Bugenhagen.
"Well, yes."
"It's not right." The words came from Vincent. Everyone turned to him, surprised. "I think it's an enemy. We have to stop it, whatever it is. If it's in the model, it's above our planet right now..."
"That's right! Let's go out there and save the world again!" Yuffie flashed a smile toward Vincent and turned to her friends.
"Yeah!" Barret cheered. The party stepped off the planetarium and ran from the room, laughing.
Bugenhagen looked after them, a strange expression on his face. He sighed and turned to his desk. "Kids will be kids... Well, sorta..."
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"Tifa?" Cloud pushed through people as his glowing eyes searched the town. Where was she? She just ran off in the middle of Bugenhagen's explanation.
Cloud bit his lip. It began to bleed heavily, covering his mouth with the bitter taste. Tifa wasn't anywhere in the town. She could be on the airship... Or lost somewhere in the canyon... It was getting dark outside. Cloud pushed his way out of the town and ran through the canyon. If Tifa was in the airship, she'd be safer. But if she was in the canyon, Tifa could get hurt... After all, monsters came out at night...
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