Welcome back~! Alright, I suck at battle scenes... But I gave effort,
kay? And I'm not exactly sure that you can encounter Hegs outside Cosmo
Canyon, since it's been a while since I played. You can see them in Gi
Cave, though, so whatever...
And to warn you, there are just a few original characters in here. But I promise that they won't be a big part of the story at all and will disappear soon. So if you hate originals, just don't run screaming from this fic, cause they're not gonna be major characters.
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{ CHAPTER VII ~ A SAVIOR }
Tifa stepped back from the Hegs and her back crashed into Cloud's. She fell to the ground and looked up helplessly. "We're trapped..."
Cloud swallowed. He looked directly at the creatures, battling down their gazes. "Fight them. I'll try kicking at them."
Tifa stood and nodded. She leapt at the closest Heg and kicked it down. Cloud, meanwhile, stepped before another. He fought them, making do with just his hands. As others neared closer, it appeared that there was a never ending sea...
"Alright... I have to..." Tifa glanced back at Cloud, looking for approval.
"No! Don't waste your energy!! There are gonna be more..."
"I'm already losing my energy... So I might as well use up the rest. BEAT RUSH!!!"
Light engulfed Tifa as she hit the Hegs. "SOMERSAULT! WATERKICK! METEODRIVE!!" She continued to give it her all as the field lit up. Hegs fell to the ground, yet their numbers didn't seem to lessen. The field burst into vivid color as Tifa made one final strike. "METEOR STRIKE!..."
Her strength was gone. Final Heaven was out of the question. She collapsed. "I'm done... I can't fight anymore..."
Cloud looked over to her and bit his lip. What now? A Heg was gaining up on him, ready to attack at any moment.
A silver object suddenly flew into the Heg before him. The object sliced into the creature, blood spraying everywhere. It flew back into the direction it came from, directly into the hands of the owner.
Tifa and Cloud followed its path to a dark figure standing on the other side of the field. Swiftly, the person appeared beside them. Only their black ninja-like outfit, a black scarf around the neck, a curvy female body, and taunting lips formed into a smile were visible.
"Yuffie?" Tifa whispered. It was the first name that came to mind, though she knew for sure that it wasn't Yuffie... The silver object that the person held was a shuriken, but they had thrown it in only the way an expert could. And Yuffie wasn't as skilled with her weapon.
The woman shook her head. "Kirin." The single word came from her lips as they became firm and the smile disappeared. A mask covered her eyes, and most of her face. She pushed it away to reveal emerald green irises.
"Thanks for saving us..." Cloud brushed himself off and his gaze went back to the woman's.
"It's alright. I was just walking by. I guess you're lucky I was here. Looks like you have no weapon." Kirin grinned again. Tifa could see that her eyes had just changed to a rare sapphire blue, with green sparks still remaining.
"Your eyes change color," Tifa pointed out.
"Yeah... Um... It's common with ninjas," Kirin informed, shifting nervously. Tifa was ready to ask if she was from Wutai, but Kirin interrupted.
"I have to get going... But you two are heading to Cosmo Canyon, right?"
Tifa nodded. "How did you know?"
"...Well, this field leads straight there and nowhere else." Kirin smiled gently, once again acting as if she was hiding something. "Take this." Kirin tossed a small package to Tifa and Cloud. Cloud caught it and unwrapped it, revealing a set of throwing stars. "It'll come in handy."
Tifa was about to say her thanks, but Kirin ran off quickly, the black scarf tied around her neck flying behind. Tifa raised an eyebrow and turned back to Cloud.
"'Good fortune', eh?" She laughed softly and looked up at the sky. It was dark violet and blue, showing that the time was around midnight.
"Let's head back." Cloud began to walk toward the dim city in the distance. Tifa followed.
~*~
"Where were you?" Barret's voice called from the distance. Cloud and Tifa had finally made their way back, encountering a few battles along the way. Kirin was right, the stars did prove useful. As they had thought, the party was sitting around Cosmo Candle, waiting for them. The two made their way to the fire.
"I was at the Highwind... I just wanted time alone." Everyone nodded solemnly as Tifa continued. "Cloud came and got me, but we got attacked on the way back..."
"Some ninja woman named Kirin helped us." Cloud turned to Yuffie. "Do you know her?"
Yuffie raised and eyebrow. "No... I've never heard of her. How old was she?"
"Around 25, from what we could see."
"...Ninjas stopped leaving Wutai 30 years ago." Everyone fell silent. "The children started training in martial arts about that time... I got to be the last ninja, though, since I'm Godo's daughter... And besides, you can only train to become a ninja at 12 years of age. She couldn't have been from Wutai."
Tifa glanced at the planetarium, a distance away. She wondered where Bugenhagen would make them sleep. It was already past midnight...
"We should all go to sleep," Red XIII said, glancing at Tifa. "Grandpa will probably have our beds ready."
The party put out the fire and headed into the planetarium. Bugenhagen stood inside, working with something. He turned to the party as he heard their footsteps.
"I guess you'll all be sleeping here tonight," he said, a weak smile forming on his face. Red XIII nodded. "But... I have only 3 beds. Travelers don't stop by often.
Everyone glanced at each other. The same thought ran through each person's mind.
"We'll just sleep on the Highwind, Grandpa." Red XIII turned and headed for the door.
"Wait!" Bugenhagen called, "You're guests here. Just fill the beds, and everyone else can go to Shildra Inn."
"That place was owned by ShinRa." Cloud gritted his teeth.
"It WAS. But now, an old couple and their son live there. They rent out rooms," Bugenhagen informed.
"I guess I'll be on the floor," Cait Sith said.
"So will I." Red glanced at everyone else.
"...I'm gettin' my own bed." Barret walked into Bugenhagen's mini-inn and flopped onto a bed. Barret filled the whole bed, no room remaining. He went to sleep as the others were left to make decisions.
"Alright... We can share beds," Shera suggested. She and Cid grabbed one.
An unamused look crossed Tifa's face. Now she, Cloud, Yuffie, and Vincent were left. With one bed. 'Wonder what's gonna happen,' she thought, pissed off at the likely conclusion--sharing. Ugh.
"I'll go to the inn to see if they have any rooms." Yuffie ran outside and toward her destination.
Tifa sat on the edge of one of the beds. Bugenhagen seemed to go against them. He seemed to want them to share beds and all be uncomfortable. She yawned and leaned back, directing her eyes at the ceiling. Tifa closed them softly. She was so tired... Sleep overcame as she shifted into a more comfortable position.
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Yuffie walked into the small shack and glanced around. Things hadn't changed much since she was last here, when the party was on their journey. Yuffie walked up to the young man sitting at the desk. 'I thought a couple of elderly people lived here...' Yuffie thought, recalling Cid's thoughts.
"Do you have any rooms available?" she questioned, leaning onto the desk and staring at the man. He didn't look a lot older than her, maybe only by 2 years.
A blue eye glared back at her, the other covered by his black hair. A cocky smile formed on his face. "Yeah. Come in right away."
"I have to go get my friends." Yuffie turned and headed for the door, but the man grabbed her by the neck.
Pulling her back, he whispered, "You don't need them anymore."
Yuffie gritted her teeth as the man pressed his hand over her mouth. His other hand reached for a gun that was now visibly attached to his belt. One word came into Yuffie's mind, and there was NO WAY that she would let it happen. Yuffie fought to spin around, but his grip was too tight.
"I know who you are," he said ferociously. "You're one of those heroes. You think you've won, haven't you? We'll never give up. ShinRa will dominate!" He took his hand from her mouth and moved it to her waist, keeping a tight hold. He began to take apart parts of his gun, probably to fill it with a load of ammo.
Yuffie looked out of the corner of her eye and realized that he was clad in a blue outfit. Her eyes quickly darted to the gun in his hand and she inwardly relaxed. He wanted to kill her, not rape her. The thought of death was much more soothing than rape.
...Kill? She screamed.
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Heh... Hope this chapter wasn't too weird. ^^;; Sorry for the cliché ending, I know it's used all the time. I just HAD to have another crappy cliffhanger... Anyway, I read everyone's reviews and truly appreciate each one... So pleeease support me and review? ^_^
And Kirin is the name of the Japanese mythological dragon that brings good fortune... O.o
And to warn you, there are just a few original characters in here. But I promise that they won't be a big part of the story at all and will disappear soon. So if you hate originals, just don't run screaming from this fic, cause they're not gonna be major characters.
~*~
{ CHAPTER VII ~ A SAVIOR }
Tifa stepped back from the Hegs and her back crashed into Cloud's. She fell to the ground and looked up helplessly. "We're trapped..."
Cloud swallowed. He looked directly at the creatures, battling down their gazes. "Fight them. I'll try kicking at them."
Tifa stood and nodded. She leapt at the closest Heg and kicked it down. Cloud, meanwhile, stepped before another. He fought them, making do with just his hands. As others neared closer, it appeared that there was a never ending sea...
"Alright... I have to..." Tifa glanced back at Cloud, looking for approval.
"No! Don't waste your energy!! There are gonna be more..."
"I'm already losing my energy... So I might as well use up the rest. BEAT RUSH!!!"
Light engulfed Tifa as she hit the Hegs. "SOMERSAULT! WATERKICK! METEODRIVE!!" She continued to give it her all as the field lit up. Hegs fell to the ground, yet their numbers didn't seem to lessen. The field burst into vivid color as Tifa made one final strike. "METEOR STRIKE!..."
Her strength was gone. Final Heaven was out of the question. She collapsed. "I'm done... I can't fight anymore..."
Cloud looked over to her and bit his lip. What now? A Heg was gaining up on him, ready to attack at any moment.
A silver object suddenly flew into the Heg before him. The object sliced into the creature, blood spraying everywhere. It flew back into the direction it came from, directly into the hands of the owner.
Tifa and Cloud followed its path to a dark figure standing on the other side of the field. Swiftly, the person appeared beside them. Only their black ninja-like outfit, a black scarf around the neck, a curvy female body, and taunting lips formed into a smile were visible.
"Yuffie?" Tifa whispered. It was the first name that came to mind, though she knew for sure that it wasn't Yuffie... The silver object that the person held was a shuriken, but they had thrown it in only the way an expert could. And Yuffie wasn't as skilled with her weapon.
The woman shook her head. "Kirin." The single word came from her lips as they became firm and the smile disappeared. A mask covered her eyes, and most of her face. She pushed it away to reveal emerald green irises.
"Thanks for saving us..." Cloud brushed himself off and his gaze went back to the woman's.
"It's alright. I was just walking by. I guess you're lucky I was here. Looks like you have no weapon." Kirin grinned again. Tifa could see that her eyes had just changed to a rare sapphire blue, with green sparks still remaining.
"Your eyes change color," Tifa pointed out.
"Yeah... Um... It's common with ninjas," Kirin informed, shifting nervously. Tifa was ready to ask if she was from Wutai, but Kirin interrupted.
"I have to get going... But you two are heading to Cosmo Canyon, right?"
Tifa nodded. "How did you know?"
"...Well, this field leads straight there and nowhere else." Kirin smiled gently, once again acting as if she was hiding something. "Take this." Kirin tossed a small package to Tifa and Cloud. Cloud caught it and unwrapped it, revealing a set of throwing stars. "It'll come in handy."
Tifa was about to say her thanks, but Kirin ran off quickly, the black scarf tied around her neck flying behind. Tifa raised an eyebrow and turned back to Cloud.
"'Good fortune', eh?" She laughed softly and looked up at the sky. It was dark violet and blue, showing that the time was around midnight.
"Let's head back." Cloud began to walk toward the dim city in the distance. Tifa followed.
~*~
"Where were you?" Barret's voice called from the distance. Cloud and Tifa had finally made their way back, encountering a few battles along the way. Kirin was right, the stars did prove useful. As they had thought, the party was sitting around Cosmo Candle, waiting for them. The two made their way to the fire.
"I was at the Highwind... I just wanted time alone." Everyone nodded solemnly as Tifa continued. "Cloud came and got me, but we got attacked on the way back..."
"Some ninja woman named Kirin helped us." Cloud turned to Yuffie. "Do you know her?"
Yuffie raised and eyebrow. "No... I've never heard of her. How old was she?"
"Around 25, from what we could see."
"...Ninjas stopped leaving Wutai 30 years ago." Everyone fell silent. "The children started training in martial arts about that time... I got to be the last ninja, though, since I'm Godo's daughter... And besides, you can only train to become a ninja at 12 years of age. She couldn't have been from Wutai."
Tifa glanced at the planetarium, a distance away. She wondered where Bugenhagen would make them sleep. It was already past midnight...
"We should all go to sleep," Red XIII said, glancing at Tifa. "Grandpa will probably have our beds ready."
The party put out the fire and headed into the planetarium. Bugenhagen stood inside, working with something. He turned to the party as he heard their footsteps.
"I guess you'll all be sleeping here tonight," he said, a weak smile forming on his face. Red XIII nodded. "But... I have only 3 beds. Travelers don't stop by often.
Everyone glanced at each other. The same thought ran through each person's mind.
"We'll just sleep on the Highwind, Grandpa." Red XIII turned and headed for the door.
"Wait!" Bugenhagen called, "You're guests here. Just fill the beds, and everyone else can go to Shildra Inn."
"That place was owned by ShinRa." Cloud gritted his teeth.
"It WAS. But now, an old couple and their son live there. They rent out rooms," Bugenhagen informed.
"I guess I'll be on the floor," Cait Sith said.
"So will I." Red glanced at everyone else.
"...I'm gettin' my own bed." Barret walked into Bugenhagen's mini-inn and flopped onto a bed. Barret filled the whole bed, no room remaining. He went to sleep as the others were left to make decisions.
"Alright... We can share beds," Shera suggested. She and Cid grabbed one.
An unamused look crossed Tifa's face. Now she, Cloud, Yuffie, and Vincent were left. With one bed. 'Wonder what's gonna happen,' she thought, pissed off at the likely conclusion--sharing. Ugh.
"I'll go to the inn to see if they have any rooms." Yuffie ran outside and toward her destination.
Tifa sat on the edge of one of the beds. Bugenhagen seemed to go against them. He seemed to want them to share beds and all be uncomfortable. She yawned and leaned back, directing her eyes at the ceiling. Tifa closed them softly. She was so tired... Sleep overcame as she shifted into a more comfortable position.
~*~
Yuffie walked into the small shack and glanced around. Things hadn't changed much since she was last here, when the party was on their journey. Yuffie walked up to the young man sitting at the desk. 'I thought a couple of elderly people lived here...' Yuffie thought, recalling Cid's thoughts.
"Do you have any rooms available?" she questioned, leaning onto the desk and staring at the man. He didn't look a lot older than her, maybe only by 2 years.
A blue eye glared back at her, the other covered by his black hair. A cocky smile formed on his face. "Yeah. Come in right away."
"I have to go get my friends." Yuffie turned and headed for the door, but the man grabbed her by the neck.
Pulling her back, he whispered, "You don't need them anymore."
Yuffie gritted her teeth as the man pressed his hand over her mouth. His other hand reached for a gun that was now visibly attached to his belt. One word came into Yuffie's mind, and there was NO WAY that she would let it happen. Yuffie fought to spin around, but his grip was too tight.
"I know who you are," he said ferociously. "You're one of those heroes. You think you've won, haven't you? We'll never give up. ShinRa will dominate!" He took his hand from her mouth and moved it to her waist, keeping a tight hold. He began to take apart parts of his gun, probably to fill it with a load of ammo.
Yuffie looked out of the corner of her eye and realized that he was clad in a blue outfit. Her eyes quickly darted to the gun in his hand and she inwardly relaxed. He wanted to kill her, not rape her. The thought of death was much more soothing than rape.
...Kill? She screamed.
~*~
Heh... Hope this chapter wasn't too weird. ^^;; Sorry for the cliché ending, I know it's used all the time. I just HAD to have another crappy cliffhanger... Anyway, I read everyone's reviews and truly appreciate each one... So pleeease support me and review? ^_^
And Kirin is the name of the Japanese mythological dragon that brings good fortune... O.o