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On with the Story :D

Chapter 3 – A New Threat

The soldiers helped Cloud and the rest bring the survivors to the gates. There were Four survivors our of three ships. The walk through the large concrete gate and towards the City's entrance ahead. The Entrance was much larger than the gate but not has strong. The Entrance was a wall that attached itself from one end of the crater's side to the other. It stood 50 feet in the air and stretched 30 feet wide. In the center of the building 20 feet high was a steel gate. The steel was 10 inches thick (Getting into measurement detail hopefully helps you see what I see). There were three levels. The bottom level was where all the military weapons, equipment, and machinery is kept in a large restricted area. The middle level is for military training. The upper level is for government officials only. Radar, communication and so forth takes place in the upper level.

Captain Harris stood his large window looking down at Crater City. His office was on the upper level where he can see everything in the city and on the other side of the concrete gates. Suddenly the Lieutenant walked into his office with Cloud and Vincent. He turns to him with his hands behind his back. His face bright of Victory.

Captain Harris: "Lieutenant, What have you gotten from the prisoners?"

Lieutenant: "Not much, Sir. But we think this might be helpful." He holds out a patch.
"It was on a prisoner's shoulder. Probably the Union he works with."

The Captain takes the patch and examines it.

Captain Harris: "Very well done, Lieutenant." He then suddenly gives a concerned look.

Lieutenant: "Is there a problem, Sir?"

Captain Harris: "Well, as a matter of fact, there is. Of course it's seen that we have a new threat. The worst threat that we could ever have." He looks up at the three men with a worried expression on his face.



Tifa walks into an elegant, medium sized, white bathroom. She turns the tap water to medium hot. She shuts the fancy blue shower curtain and turns the shower on. After dressing down, she steps into the steamy shower and washes the blood, sweat, and dirt of her face and arms. She then just stands there with her head up high allowing the water to hit her face. She was in such deep thought about Clouds determination to win the battle he fought today that she didn't care that the water hit her face hard. To her it was a massage to relieve her aches and pain.

Tifa's thought Ever Since Areis' death he's been acting so different. Like he has to win all the time. To beat everything that crosses his path as evil. I find even talking to him that he has to win an argument big or small. Win, win, win. I wonder if he feels responsible for her death. Like he could have saved her but didn't. It's not his fault. I wish I could tell him that. I wish he understood that. If he keeps it up he'll go crazy and kill everyone! Just so no one will harm anyone he loves.

She then opens her eyes slowly as if she was finished her train of thought and brings her head down to normal level so the water didn't hit her face anymore. She wipes her face again with her hands and then leaves them there for a few seconds. Then she removes them.

Tifa: "Why does he have to always fight?" She comes out of the bathroom and into her temporary bedroom all dressed and drying her thick, brown hair with a cotton white towel. An old woman in her 70s walks into the room with a brass tray with tea and crackers on it. She places the tray on the dresser with a quiet clang.

Tifa: "Thank you Madam Ashwua."

Madam Ashwua: "You've had a really rough day you deserve a hot cup of tea. I've got cake in the kitchen, as well. When you're ready you can come and get some." Tifa gives her a mother-loving kiss on the cheek before the old woman left the room.

Madam Ashwua was a friend of Tifa's she met when Cloud and them arrived at Crater City. She provided Tifa a nice, quiet place to stay until they were on their way again. Madam Ashwua lived at the back of the city at the end of the crater. Beautiful trees and flowers grew there where the soil was rich. Madam Ashwua had lived in this house for 60 years. Her foster parents and friends had built it when the people of Crater City first arrived. She was one of the aboriginal people in the City. Years later people have come by from all over the Earth. Madam Ashwua never left the house because she wanted to ensure the beauty of the crater was not take over by Mako.

Tifa, putting her hair into a ponytail, walks into the kitchen where Madam Ashwua (My own character) was cleaning dishes. She was along in the house. She had no grand children or relatives. Her relatives have passed away years ago and she didn't plan on having children. Tifa is like a daughter to her. The Kitchen had sliding glass doors that lead into her jungle garden. They walked though the doors after Tifa had grabbed a piece of Strawberry CheeseCake.

Tifa admires the beautiful plants that have been growing for so many years. "Madam Ashwua you have created such a beautiful place. This has to be the best place in Crater City to live. It's so peaceful. I would hurt anyone who tries to destroy it."

Madam Ashwua: "You know, dear Tifa, This City was not originally called 'Crater City'. The native people called it 'Dalahui'. It means 'God's Hole'. Before the Crater hit the earth, there used to be a small village in its path. Most of us died but my family survived. We decided to create a village in the path. I was very young when this happened. It was very tragic."

Tifa: "Why do you think your people would be attacked? You're all so peaceful."

Madam Ashwua: "Well, I would assume it would be for Gwala's ancient power."

Tifa: "Who's Gwala?"

Madam Ahswua: "Well, you see, right where we stand right now is where an ancient rain forest used to grow. The rainforest was where we got very rare fruits and herbs. It was called the Gwala rainforest. The forest lived for hundreds of thousands of years. The Gwala God protected it. The crater may have destroyed the rainforest and buried it hundreds of feet below us, but the Spirit of the Gwala God still exists. It will restore the rainforest in a few thousand years."

Tifa: "That's a very long time. I wish I could see what this rain forest looked like."

Madam Ashwua: "Well, it's pretty close to what I have now. I have collected seeds and plants from that rain forest when I was a little girl and kept them. When the crater was discovered to impact us I made sure I kept them safe. When we built this house I began planting the seeds. This garden is 60 years old."

Tifa: "I assume the Gwala God will protect it for you if it's the remains of the Gwala Rainforest."

Madam Ashwua: "Yes, I very much hope so." She looks around her beautiful garden, which has trees taller than the both of them.

Tifa: "So if who ever is after us is after the Gwala's ancient power, do you think the Gwala will be found?"

Madam Ashwua: "I don't know. I don't think so but people these days have determining ways of getting what they want."

Tifa: "I'll do my best to help the Gwala God protect the Rainforest and its power. Even if it means I have to die in order to stop who ever it is."

Madam Ashwua: "Gwala will protect you as well. There's also something about this garden that the Gwala has put into. It shows the emotion of whoever steps foot on its ground." She smiled and she showed how the leaves on all the trees were rustling as if they were laughing. They stood tall and bright. The sun glowed through them of gold.

Tifa smiles with a bright and happy look on her face. The forest made her feel relaxed. "This place is so magical. I hate to leave it." Madam Ahswua: "Yes, ... but I assume you must go to your friends to see what's going on, I'm sure."

Tifa: "Yes, that's true. Thank you so much, Madam Ahswua. You know I enjoy your place very much."

Madam Ashwua: "You are welcome here any time, my dear Tifa."

Tifa gives her another motherly kiss on the cheek and takes her leave towards the entrance where her friends and the Captain stay.



Captain Harris: "I have faced these kind of people before. When they want something bad enough they usually get it. They're that tough and determined. There is ancient power on this land that I'm sure they're after. "Mako Enterprise" is the richest company in the world. I heard about their resent development on the moon. Soon the moon will be destroyed of Mako like the earth is already suffering from."

Cloud: "What happened when you last confronted this Enterprise?"

Captain Harris: "I lost 20 000 soldiers..."

Tifa walks into the room with Barret, who she picked up on the way to the entrance. "Did I miss anything?"

Vincent: "We know who's threatening the city."

Tifa: "Dalahui?"

Vincent looked confused

Tifa: "It's what the aboriginal people called this place before you took over." She looked at Captain Harris with a stern face but not an angry one.

Vincent: "Well, the power they have is what these people are after."

Tifa: "Madam Ashwua told me all about it. It's the Gwala god. We can't let them destroy this place or take the power of the Gwala. It's what keeps this place alive." Cloud: "Where is the Mako Enterprise Headquarters?"

Captain Harris: "They moved it to the moon just recently after they finished construction of the new city up there. This was Martever's project for many years that I have confronted him. To have a city on the moon and many more after."

Barret: "Martever sounds like the mother-of-a-gun to me. I take it he's the Big Boss man."

Captain Harris: "Yes."

Cloud: "To the moon we go then. Where can we get a shuttle to take us there?"

Captain Harris: "We have a strong alliance with the High Tech Science Station. They will have a shuttle and a crew to go with you and help fly the shuttle. Just tell them you're with Harris. They are in a small city called Agulaya. It's a remote place and very top secret. Good luck guys."

Cloud, Vincent, Tifa, and Barret take off in a few vehicles.

A/N: It's getting there. Sorry it's taking a long time to get these chapters up. School's getting intense and pointless. Keep bringing those reviews.