Spoiled Yet Selfless
Disclaimer: Final Fantasy characters are owned by Squaresoft and not by me yadda, yadda, yadda. I you are reading this, then I pity you.
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#The Great Northern Cave - Final Fantasy 7 #
Cait Sith hopped around the man-made wasteland. He never knew Midgar could ever look like more of a dump. Even before the attack of Sephiroth, the large city looked trashy, thanks to the slums and the reactors. The ShinRa HQs no longer towered over the mess people once called home. Only about five to ten floors were remaining, and the Junon cannon that it once held had tipped over onto sectors two, three, and four, crushing them all as well as the slums underneath. Most of the grand building had toppled, smashing into bits and covering the ground. Some of the streets were littered so badly with rubble that you'd have to climb over the mounds of rocks that were created. Some of the lanes were okay, only covered in dust and bits and scraps of other things. Even the main highway, though unfinished, still stood, as well as most of the sectors. The pillars had luckily not been damaged, which lowered the death count by hundred. Still, so many had died, you dared not look under the rubble, for a friend or a family member or a co-worker's corpse may be buried well within. The people of the top part of the city had cleaned up the dead people who were openly sprawled across the metropolis, yet no one in the slums bothered. There were just too many to count for, since the collapsing of sectors two, four, and three, and the destruction of sector seven's pillar. Midgar had finally become its own hell, blood everywhere, and not a single living human about. Some of the reactors had exploded, poisoning those within the blast and spilling its Mako around itself. The affected humans had been left for dead, since the poisoning was too much for any sort of treatment. Instead of dying, they simply mutated into something unspeakable, and rummaged around. Thankfully, there were only a few of them, since most just couldn't take it and died shortly after. A new form of the Bandersnatches was rampaging around, eating the dead bodies of anything that was left. All that they would leave behind were the entrails and a very bloody scene. It was gruesome, but all of that was nearly gone. The corpses were cleared away, and now the monsters had to hunt for their food.
Thank God, Cait thought to himself, sighing in relief. I don't think I wouldn't be able to not blow chunks if I saw anything like that.
The fires were gone, the blood had dried up, and the smoke had cleared. All that was left was a barren, ruined skeleton of a city as well as its new inhabitants. Reeve had sent Cait to head to the ShinRa HQs and search for anything useful that was left behind, such as papers, documents, scientific statuses regarding Hojo, or whatever. No one else from the once powerful organization wanted to go, so Cait was sent. He had entered the city about ten minutes ago, and was trying to find a decent path to go by. The only problem was that Midgar had fully changed. Not only did everything look different, but it was also impossible to get anywhere because of the mess. Cait was seriously in a bad mood ever since he arrived. Coming back to this hellhole was not his idea of fun, and now it looked like he was lost. What was even worse was how his paranoia was starting to get the better of him. The shadows were moving around quite a bit, and the last thing he needed was an ambush by some four-legged freak of nature, or even two-legged, which he was hoping not to see this freezing night. He rode his moogle along as it hopped almost silently across the forsaken city. The little rocks of the broken buildings were bouncing their way down to the ground. Other than that, it was quiet. Not even the Bandersnatches' howls from far away were audible. Cait stopped, and, tired of feeling so afraid over nothing, honed his for any sounds. Nothing transpired at first, but a couple seconds in he heard something. Cait couldn't make it out at once, but as the sound slowly grew, he recognized it as footsteps. He blinked. Who would want to be out here in the middle of the night? Unless… Unless it was one of those mutations…. He gulped and readied himself, checking for any hiding spots. He did not want to fight them. However, there weren't an decent ones around, so he stood there waiting. What ever it was, chances are he would have to fight it. As he looked onward at the four-way intersection a couple fifty yards away, a humanely shadow appeared in the right section. Then, a masculine figure dressed in black and green ran through the open space to the other side. Confused and curious, Cait found himself following. As he turned the corner, he saw the man with two others, a girl and a boy.
"Place is clear," the guy in green said. "Where's the mistress?"
"She's up ahead," the one in the cloak replied. "Are you sure there isn't any person around?"
"Not even a corpse," the green clad said, grinning. "I'm positive."
"Well, then," the third figure in a red and black dress intervened. "Let's go catch up with her." They started to walk further down the street, and Cait recognized where they were heading as he followed. This was the way to sector eight's reactor. Still, one thing kept Cait stuck in thought. Why? Why were they heading to a reactor that had exploded in the attack? It had stopped running…. Cait's train of thought broke when a bright green light dazzled him. They had reached the reactor, and the moon in the sky was causing the Mako to glow strongly as ever. Up ahead, Cait noticed the trio stop. He ran off to the side of the road, finding a spot where he could hide and watch everything. In front of the three was another person, however, the hue of the Lifestream was so great that only the silhouette was seen. Even so, Cait could tell it was a woman.
"Everything's okay," the man in black informed her. "Avian double-checked and couldn't find anyone.
"Perfect," said the figure. Cait Sith unconsciously pulled back. The voice had hit him like a high-speed train. It sounded so familiar, like someone in his past, but he just couldn't remember it. And he wasn't sure if he wanted to remember it.
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# Iifa Tree - Final Fantasy 9 #
Aeris smiled as she walked through the streets of Midgar. It was like returning home, well, one of her homes. Upon nearing the city, she had sent Avian to search for any people still residing in the city. Along the way, Lodia, Avian and Ranez told her about them. Lodia explained how the Planet had cruelly treated them, she left out exactly how, and how this foreign existence to the Planet had summoned them, giving them a chance for justice. They'd agreed to it, and the being had informed them that they would be helping "the final straw" a.k.a. the person the Planet was intending to get the most use out of. That person had been Aeris.
The young Ancient stopped when she reached the eighth reactor. She was supposed to wait for the others to arrive. She grinned evilly. She was going to see him again. Of course, this meant she was going to see the others, and that might cause a small problem. She needed to expose what the Planet real was like to him, and the rest of AVALANCHE would probably convince him otherwise. Knowing their influence, he might not believe her, but she had no choice. She would do it or die trying.
Aeris kneeled near the Mako and grabbed a handful of it, the excess dripping of her palm. She laughed to herself. In her hand was someone's life force, never to enter the cycle of the Planet again. The Planet could take care of itself. Surely, if it can counter attack Meteor with Holy, then it could take out a few people? But no, it would either have someone else do its bloodshed or slowly die out, breaking into nothingness. She sighed and let the rest of the green liquid slide out of her grasp. She would make sure Cloud believes her.
Behind her, footsteps sounded. She stood up, but didn't bother to turn around.
"Everything's okay," Ranez informed her. "Avian double-checked and couldn't find anyone.
"Perfect," Aeris replied. "Let's head inside. We need to hurry. Time is short -" Aeris stopped. Something wasn't right.
"What is it?" asked Lodia.
"Something…" Aeris began. "Something, or someone is here…"
"A monster, perhaps?" guessed Ranez.
"No….. I don't think…. No… Avian?"
"On it," Avian replies, turning toward the street behind them. He closed his eyes and concentrated. To the left, something sounded. Avian pulled out a green orb and held it in front of him. Focusing on it, Avian muttered something under his breath and a flash of fire bursts from thin air, heading straight for the spot he heard the sound from.
"ARGH!!!" The person hidden yelled, jumping out of his hiding spot. It was a cat on a stuffed moogle, rolling across the floor, its tail on fire. Finally, the fire put out, it stood up, holding its slightly fried tail.
"My tail!" it hissed. "Look at what you did!! YOU SINGED MY TAIL!!!"
"Who are you?!" Lodia shouted stepping forward, two heavy gold rings in her hands.
"I should be asking you the same thing, lady!" the cat yelled back. "The name is Cait Sith!"
"Shall I?" Lodia asks for permission, turning toward Aeris.
Aeris smirked. "Have fun," she says. "Ranez, Avian, could you get what we need?"
"Be our pleasure," Avian smiled brashly, running into the reactor, Ranez following,
"Now, cat," Lodia whispered, standing tall over Cait. "Maybe if you act good, I might make your death quick."
"Try me, freakzoid," Cait Sith says bitterly, doing a back flip onto his moogle.
"I'll make you eat those words, cat," yells Lodia. # Don't Be Afraid - Final Fantasy 8 # She rushed forward, slashing with her Twin Haloes. Cait's moogle barely managed to dodge the incoming blow, finally leaping out of the way, placing a safe distance between them. Cait took out a green orb and began to think.
"Bolt 2!!!"
"ACK!!!" cried Lodia, as a searing pain began to flow through her body. Stumbling back a few steps, she shouted "Just for that, I'll make your death slow and painful!!"
"Sure, whatever. You seem all words and no fight!!"
"Heh, heh," Lodia laughs. "Well, how about THIS!!" She pulled out a red materia and concentrated, floating to the air.
"JUDGEMENT!!!!!" Cait Sith gasped as everyone in the scene disappeared. The ground below him began to rumble, and with a mighty explosion, Alexander appeared in front of the tiny cat.
"OH CRA-" Yet Cait wasn't given enough time to finish his line. Alexander fired his mighty blast, and agony forced Cait to writhe. As fast as everything happened, Alexander disappeared, and Lodia was back on the battlefield, as was the mysterious stranger watching from afar. Cait was badly hurt, and it took some strength to stand. He had fallen off his moogle who had disappeared during the summoning.
"Pathetic, cat," Lodia chuckled. "Honorable, yet pathetic. Don't you know curiosity killed the ca- OW!!!!" Cait pulled back in shock as Lodia fell forward. Behind her was his moogle who had sneaked up on the mage and smacked her to the ground using the mastered double-cut, allowing him to slash four times.
"Take that, stuck up crap mage!!!" shouted Cait. Lodia growled and spun around, swinging her Twin Haloes at moogle, hitting him backward. She stood up and turned to Cait once again.
"Play time's over, fur ball." Lodia held her Haloes in front of her, which perfectly floated perpendicular to the ground, and looked to the sky. A gust of wind began to blow, causing her hair to run wild. Her Haloes started to spin in all directions, and Cait was paralyzed to the ground. She slowly opened her eyes, and everything seemed to stop.
"TERRA CRASH!!!!" In a straight line, the ground began to explode toward Cait, leaving earth shrapnel in their wake. Cait couldn't move; could only close his eyes as the attack headed for him. Finally, the ground beneath him detonated, and a shearing pain enveloped him. It was long and lasting, and his moogle had to push him out of the way in an attempt to stop it all. Once the limit break stopped, the ground imploded on itself, returning to normal. The moogle grabbed Sith and ran off. Lodia started to follow.
"Let him go," Aeris ordered. "No need to get blood on our hands over nothing. Besides, we got most of what we needed." Ranez and Avian were behind her, holding some materia. "It's not here, but I have an idea of where it might be. Even so, the trip was worth it. Let's head to Gongaga." Snapping her fingers, Yunie, her silver chocobo, ran over one of the building , followed by the other three. She mounted hers, as did the others, and the rode off.
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# Underneath the Rotting Pizza - Final Fantasy 7 #
Cait Sith gave a large sigh of relief.
"Thanks, ol' buddy. I owe ya one…" He told his moogle, who was healing him with a cure materia. Thankfully, the girl had command Lodia not to follow him. If she had, he would surely be dead.
Who are these people? He thought. Lodia was incredible strong, like Sephiroth. And that girl… She was so familiar… Cait shook his head and hopped up onto his moogle. He needed to find Cloud, since this new group wasn't your ordinary materia collectors.
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AN: Well, another chapter down. Busy week, so this one took longer.
By the way, I'm having a vote: Do you really like the title? I came up with it in about five seconds, so I want your honest opinion.
To Memoriam: Yeah, like you said, the plot is messy. Sorry, but I'm writing as I go. Hopefully it will become clearer, but I won't say anymore because I don't want to give it away ^_~ . Also, thanks for telling me about the Old English problem. I've never written like this before. Is it right now?
To Ronnie: Glad you're still liking it. ^_^ Yeah, Aeris has a new personality. Try to figure it out, but if you still don't understand it, I guess I could tell you. By the way, thanks for liking my descriptions! ^_^
To Bibie: Wow, English isn't your native language? What do you speak? I speak French, but it's not my language. ^_^ Not that you'll care unless your French, since I don't write my fanfics in French. Here, go to www.dictionary.com and use the thesaurus. It helps. Thanks for liking my story. Oh, and the romance is like the game: It's five-eighths Cloris and three-eighths Cloti. I want to make it fair to everyone. ^_^