Hello again! I'm trying to get a good start on the story today. I should
have at least two new chapters each day.... Cause I'm stuck at home all
spring break. Hope you enjoy.
Remnants of Holy
Tifa slowly woke sat up off the rocky floor. She stretched her arms and slipped her hands through her long brown hair. Dust puffed from her scalp, and the left side of her head was damp from blood. "Ugh...." She yawned and shook her head, sending her hair in all directions. Still lethargic looking, Tifa stood up, almost falling right back on her butt. "Good morning Tifa!" high raspy voice. Cid looked briefly at Tifa and as always he had a small butt of a cigarette hanging from the tip of his lip. "Good morning Cid!" she said in a happy tone. Tifa smiled and looked down to the fire. "You are making breakfast?" she asked in surprise. Tifa looked down at what appeared to be Chocobo eggs and sausage sizzling in a small, black pan. "Hey! I was a good cook back in the day! You might be surprised missy!" Tifa looked around the fire at the circle of bodies lying on the ground. She quickly noticed that Yuffie and Vincent were missing. "Did Yuffie and Vincent go to get something?" "I ... uh.. I don't know where they are. I was going to go look for them but that would just mean three people missing. I didn't want to wake anyone yet. We will look as soon as everyone has had a good meal." Cid tried to look uncaring but his eyes proved he was concerned for his missing comrades. "Ok I can't wait anymore! WAKE UP!!!" Cid screamed at the top of his lungs. He threw the eggs and sausage over the edge of the gully and stared momentarily at the pan. Cid then tossed the black pan over into the ravine sending it clanging down the rocky edge. The rest of the party thrashed on the ground and quickly jumped off the rocky floor. "What is it?" Yelled Barret as he held his gun-arm out at full length ready for a quick draw. Red jumped and stood ready to attack. Cait Sith laid still. "Come on people pack your things! We're outa here!" yelled Cid. "Where are Yuffie and Vincent?" asked Barret. "We don't know! But we're going to find out. We'll catch them with the Highwind." Cid looked around at everyone packing up their bedding and saw that Cait laid still. "Cait get up now! Cait!!" Cait didn't move. The party looked over to Cait in fear. "Why isn't he moving?" asked Tifa. She dropped her things and ran over to Cait. Tifa sat next to him and picked up the small black and white cat. "Come on Cait wake up! Wait! Cait was in Midgar! No!" Cid shook his head and walked over to Tifa's side. He rubbed her back gently and whispered into her ear. "Put him down. He is gone. Let's go Tifa. I'm sorry." Tifa reluctantly laid the small doll over and rubbed his head gently. "Tifa! Come on!" yelled Cid. The rest of the party had already begun to make their way through the damp tunnel halls. Cid grabbed Tifa's hand. She shivered slightly and followed Cid. Red led the party to the top of the crater where they waited for Cid and Tifa. "What are you waiting for?" asked Cid out of breath from the long run. Red and Barret had stood looking above at the sky. Deep clouds of smoke had now covered the entire planet. Ash had layered across the ground like a strong snowstorm. A furious wind bit their faces with each gust, the grains in the air leaving small slashes on their cheeks. Cid and the others stood in awe at the vast misty land that was once lush and green. "What happened to Holy? Why is this happening? I thought Holy would free the world of meteor. Could it be that meteor won?" asked Cid in surprise. " NO! This cant be happening!" he yelled as he clenching his fist tighter and tighter. "The Highwind is seless now. It can't run in this! Come on! We have to find Yuffie and Vincent!" Cid drew out his lance that was strapped to his back with thick leather bindings. He looked at the dusty moon like floor and then deepened his gaze towards Midgar. "We have to go back. We have to get to Midgar!" "Cid! There is nothing there. Holy Didn't come. Meteor had destroyed everything! Why go back? This world as we knew it is over. Eventually the Mako will run out and the planet will die! There is nothing left here. Let's go home!" said Red as he breathed heavily, gasping for air. "Go home? Midgar was my home. Now Marlene is gone; my home is gone! Where would we go? I'm going to Midgar. I don't care if it is ablaze. I'm going!" yelled Barret. He walked slowly towards the face of he crater, following the same path that Vincent and Yuffie had traveled just hours before. Cid followed and soon after Red and Tifa ran behind them.
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"It's Cold Barret!" said Tifa as she trudged through the Deep ash. She looked over to the Highwind and saw Cid was climbing the long ladder. "Cid, where are you going?" she yelled. Her voice was barley heard through the harsh wind. "Follow me!" yelled Cid as he reached the top of the ladder. He jumped from the ladder onto the ash -covered deck. The others followed him up the ladder and ran inside after him. Tifa, Red, and Barret ran into the Bridge and saw Cid frantically mashing buttons on the central control panel. "Come on you piece of &@*$(@" he mumbled to himself. Beep Beep "Yes. Everyone sit down and hold tight." The party help tight to the railing surrounding the bridge and Cid pressed one final button. The Highwind began to shake violently and it a loud noise came from outside the ship. "Yes. Hold on! Yeeehaaaw!!!" The Highwind Blasted forward faster than it ever had. It soared past the central continents and within moments was near Midgar. "What's going on Cid?" screamed Tifa. "hehehe... This is an emergency propulsion system in installed... guess it came in handy huh? Ahaha" replied Cid as he piloted the rocket across the planet. The Highwind began to fly towards a bright red gleam in the misty shadows. "That is Midgar?" asked Barret. "No! he yelled." Barret began to cry and tears ran superfluously from his eyes. He fell to his knees and put his hand over his face, leaning his elbows on his legs. Tifa walked over to Barret and patted him gently on the back. "I have to go down there." Cried Barret. "I have to see it." Cid looked down at Barret. "Okay."
Remnants of Holy
Tifa slowly woke sat up off the rocky floor. She stretched her arms and slipped her hands through her long brown hair. Dust puffed from her scalp, and the left side of her head was damp from blood. "Ugh...." She yawned and shook her head, sending her hair in all directions. Still lethargic looking, Tifa stood up, almost falling right back on her butt. "Good morning Tifa!" high raspy voice. Cid looked briefly at Tifa and as always he had a small butt of a cigarette hanging from the tip of his lip. "Good morning Cid!" she said in a happy tone. Tifa smiled and looked down to the fire. "You are making breakfast?" she asked in surprise. Tifa looked down at what appeared to be Chocobo eggs and sausage sizzling in a small, black pan. "Hey! I was a good cook back in the day! You might be surprised missy!" Tifa looked around the fire at the circle of bodies lying on the ground. She quickly noticed that Yuffie and Vincent were missing. "Did Yuffie and Vincent go to get something?" "I ... uh.. I don't know where they are. I was going to go look for them but that would just mean three people missing. I didn't want to wake anyone yet. We will look as soon as everyone has had a good meal." Cid tried to look uncaring but his eyes proved he was concerned for his missing comrades. "Ok I can't wait anymore! WAKE UP!!!" Cid screamed at the top of his lungs. He threw the eggs and sausage over the edge of the gully and stared momentarily at the pan. Cid then tossed the black pan over into the ravine sending it clanging down the rocky edge. The rest of the party thrashed on the ground and quickly jumped off the rocky floor. "What is it?" Yelled Barret as he held his gun-arm out at full length ready for a quick draw. Red jumped and stood ready to attack. Cait Sith laid still. "Come on people pack your things! We're outa here!" yelled Cid. "Where are Yuffie and Vincent?" asked Barret. "We don't know! But we're going to find out. We'll catch them with the Highwind." Cid looked around at everyone packing up their bedding and saw that Cait laid still. "Cait get up now! Cait!!" Cait didn't move. The party looked over to Cait in fear. "Why isn't he moving?" asked Tifa. She dropped her things and ran over to Cait. Tifa sat next to him and picked up the small black and white cat. "Come on Cait wake up! Wait! Cait was in Midgar! No!" Cid shook his head and walked over to Tifa's side. He rubbed her back gently and whispered into her ear. "Put him down. He is gone. Let's go Tifa. I'm sorry." Tifa reluctantly laid the small doll over and rubbed his head gently. "Tifa! Come on!" yelled Cid. The rest of the party had already begun to make their way through the damp tunnel halls. Cid grabbed Tifa's hand. She shivered slightly and followed Cid. Red led the party to the top of the crater where they waited for Cid and Tifa. "What are you waiting for?" asked Cid out of breath from the long run. Red and Barret had stood looking above at the sky. Deep clouds of smoke had now covered the entire planet. Ash had layered across the ground like a strong snowstorm. A furious wind bit their faces with each gust, the grains in the air leaving small slashes on their cheeks. Cid and the others stood in awe at the vast misty land that was once lush and green. "What happened to Holy? Why is this happening? I thought Holy would free the world of meteor. Could it be that meteor won?" asked Cid in surprise. " NO! This cant be happening!" he yelled as he clenching his fist tighter and tighter. "The Highwind is seless now. It can't run in this! Come on! We have to find Yuffie and Vincent!" Cid drew out his lance that was strapped to his back with thick leather bindings. He looked at the dusty moon like floor and then deepened his gaze towards Midgar. "We have to go back. We have to get to Midgar!" "Cid! There is nothing there. Holy Didn't come. Meteor had destroyed everything! Why go back? This world as we knew it is over. Eventually the Mako will run out and the planet will die! There is nothing left here. Let's go home!" said Red as he breathed heavily, gasping for air. "Go home? Midgar was my home. Now Marlene is gone; my home is gone! Where would we go? I'm going to Midgar. I don't care if it is ablaze. I'm going!" yelled Barret. He walked slowly towards the face of he crater, following the same path that Vincent and Yuffie had traveled just hours before. Cid followed and soon after Red and Tifa ran behind them.
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"It's Cold Barret!" said Tifa as she trudged through the Deep ash. She looked over to the Highwind and saw Cid was climbing the long ladder. "Cid, where are you going?" she yelled. Her voice was barley heard through the harsh wind. "Follow me!" yelled Cid as he reached the top of the ladder. He jumped from the ladder onto the ash -covered deck. The others followed him up the ladder and ran inside after him. Tifa, Red, and Barret ran into the Bridge and saw Cid frantically mashing buttons on the central control panel. "Come on you piece of &@*$(@" he mumbled to himself. Beep Beep "Yes. Everyone sit down and hold tight." The party help tight to the railing surrounding the bridge and Cid pressed one final button. The Highwind began to shake violently and it a loud noise came from outside the ship. "Yes. Hold on! Yeeehaaaw!!!" The Highwind Blasted forward faster than it ever had. It soared past the central continents and within moments was near Midgar. "What's going on Cid?" screamed Tifa. "hehehe... This is an emergency propulsion system in installed... guess it came in handy huh? Ahaha" replied Cid as he piloted the rocket across the planet. The Highwind began to fly towards a bright red gleam in the misty shadows. "That is Midgar?" asked Barret. "No! he yelled." Barret began to cry and tears ran superfluously from his eyes. He fell to his knees and put his hand over his face, leaning his elbows on his legs. Tifa walked over to Barret and patted him gently on the back. "I have to go down there." Cried Barret. "I have to see it." Cid looked down at Barret. "Okay."