Unnerving Twists

"See, it's not as nice around here as it is where I live," Aeris pointed out as she ascended a wooden staircase, testing each step as though it might fall apart.

Grunting his agreement with her, Cloud trudged along after her. It looked like his bodyguard job was going to last a bit longer than he initially expected it to. Suddenly, Cloud noticed a faint, scratching noise somewhere around him. Aeris, however, didn't seem to notice it.

"Hold on a second, I think we're being followed," Cloud murmured to her. After she fell silent, Cloud listened intently for the scratching sound again. The scraping noise came again, but it appeared to come from a different direction. The sounds became more and more pronounced as the seconds ticked by. Cloud quickly scanned the area around them, but he couldn't see anything in the shadows. Whoever was following them was very good at hiding.

"Um, Cloud?" Aeris broke out, sounding frightened. "Not now, I'm pretty sure we're being followed," Cloud whispered in reply. "Yes, now," Aeris insisted as she grabbed his arm. Cloud whirled quickly, ready to reprimand her for disturbing him, but the words were on the tip of his tongue when he noticed a creature. Its eyes were as black as the night, and it had a body similar to that of a leech, yet out of its sides protruded six spindly legs, each ending in a sharp claw. It had a thick-looking hide, light purple in color. It wouldn't have appeared to be very menacing if not for the fact that it had row after row of sharp, needle-like teeth in its mouth. It gave a hiss, and drops of saliva dripped to the ground. Hearing more hissing behind him, Cloud swung himself around and found three or four more of these five-foot long creatures surrounding the two on the platform they were on.

"Do you know how to use Materia?" Cloud asked Aeris urgently.

"Sure, I've got some. Do you need to borrow any?" She asked.

"No, I'm fine. Can you keep yourself safe?" Suddenly, one of the monsters lunged towards him. In a heartbeat, Cloud threw up a wall of flame, causing the attacker to rebound of with a scorched mouth as a reminder.

Aeris jabbed her rod at one of the things, knocking out a tooth or two. A third monster lunged towards Aeris, and ended up with a bad case of frostbite. Cloud unsheathed his blade and leapt in among the creatures, twirling his sword in wide sweeps. Unfortunately, the creatures were quite nimble, and most managed to dodge the whirling blade. Yet, Cloud's maneuver was not done in vain. One of the creatures didn't manage to escape the sword and ended up with a severed limb and several deep gashes around its mouth. Sweeping his sword in another quick swipe, Cloud cut through the hides of another of the horrible creatures. One reared on its hind legs, emitting a high shriek as it tried to bear down on Cloud. Calmly, Cloud rammed his sword up through the monster's throat, right behind the eyes. A green mess dribbled down the thing's belly.

Sliding his sword out of the creature, Cloud swiftly stabbed the new threat through its upper palate, through the brain. He left his opponent twitching on the ground in its dying spasms. Cloud twirled around to find Aeris trying to cope with the other two creatures. Though skilled with her rod, she couldn't do much other than bruise the monsters. Suddenly, as the two creatures were preparing for a fresh assault, Aeris rammed one end of her rod into the ground with a clear ring, and flames erupted where one of the creatures was. Hissing in agony, it stumbled out of the firestorm, its carapace blazing as the flames consumed it. Seeing what had happened to its companions, the remaining critter hissed menacingly at the pair as it retreated into the shadows. About to give chase, Cloud remembered that he was supposed to guard Aeris, not run after some stupid critter, albeit a dangerous one.

"Are you alright?" Cloud asked, searching for any other threats that might have remained hidden.

"Of course! I live in the slums, don't I?" Aeris replied with enthusiasm.

"Well, it's not like you can handle everything just because you live in the slums," Cloud argued, cleaning his sword of the green goo that covered his sword.

"What's that supposed to mean!" Aeris protested, stamping her foot as she spoke.

"Well, what would you need a bodyguard for?" Cloud asked, sheathing his blade and giving Aeris a sidelong glance.

"Oh, it's because I was bored and wanted to give you something to do!" Aeris finished somewhat lamely as she led Cloud through the rest of the jumble of wood, steel, and asphalt. Presently, they came to a chain link fence, the entrance into a barren playground. It wasn't much of a playground anymore, for the swings were detached from the bars that held them. The grass, supposing there used to be any grass, must have been buried under the dark dirt and left to rot. The only structure in the entire playground that still remained intact was a large pink slide, the same color as Aeris's dress. It appeared to be some sort of animal, but its features were so cartoon-like that Cloud could only guess what the thing was supposed to be.

"Wow, I can't believe that it's still here!" Aeris exclaimed, running over to examine the slide. Cloud scratched his head.

"Don't you come here all the time?" Cloud asked, baffled.

"No, I don't. The last time I came around here must have been two or three years ago," Aeris replied thoughtfully, "Anyway, you know how long it takes for the gangs around here to destroy something. They nearly demolished the slums in that large gang war that took place last year."

"That's true, if the slum police hadn't united to keep those gangs from tearing the entire lower half of the city apart, there might not be a lower part of Midgar," Cloud asserted.

"Come sit on top of the slide and talk with me," Aeris persuaded, running around to climb onto the head of the slide, between the ears.

"What's wrong with just standing here?" Cloud shouted after her as she appeared on top of the slide.

"My legs are tired, come on!" Aeris prompted, laughing as she spoke. Shrugging his shoulders, Cloud followed to oblige her, swinging himself up next to her.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" Cloud asked tentatively after an awkward moment of silence.

"I was just wondering, what class were you when you were in SOLDIER?" Aeris inquired.

"Hmm, I was in First Class," Cloud said, "Why do you want to know?"

"Just like him," Aeris muttered, "Did you know a person named Zack, when you were in SOLDIER?"

"I don't know him. Who is he?" Cloud asked, frowning, "I should know him, though. Not so many people make it into First Class."

"He was my boyfriend, at least for a while," Aeris said, immersing herself in her memories, "Then he left to go on a mission a few years back and never came back. I suppose he found someone else."

"Were you two serious?" Cloud asked her.

"No, but I liked him for a while," Aeris said, but Cloud felt that Aeris was probably not telling him the unblemished truth. Then again, it was quite a personal question.

"It's funny, though," Aeris continued, "You're almost exactly like him, a perfect replica. You don't look the same, but the way you act, the way you think, reminds me so much of him."

"I think it's funny that I don't know who he is," Cloud interjected, frowning at this new development, "After all-" He didn't manage to finish what he was saying, for the steel gates to Sector 7 suddenly slid noiselessly open, and out pranced a chocobo. Chocobos were feathered creatures rather like ostriches. They could run at extremely high speeds, and sometimes were raced for sport. Yet, they never evolved to actually fly. Though, unlike an ostrich, chocobos were not at all defenseless. Clawed feet provided a formidable weapon. In addition, a huge, curved beak enabled them to crush bones. Luckily, chocobos wouldn't attack anyone unless defending their nests, for they were vegetarians. This one was reined to a brightly painted carriage with a neatly dressed man with a brown mustache and a top hat holding the reins. The sight was made yet more peculiar when Cloud saw what was poking out of the back of the carriage. Staring, Cloud found himself looking at Tifa, though not dressed in her standard attire. Aeris followed Cloud's stare as the carriage disappeared into the slums of Sector 6, otherwise known as the Wall Market.

"Who was that girl you were looking at?" Aeris asked, jarring Cloud from his thoughts.

"That was Tifa, but she looked a bit odd. She doesn't usually dress like that. I wonder what she's up to?" Cloud said thoughtfully, slowly pulling himself to his feet.

"Whatever she's doing, she's in for lots of trouble. Sector 6 is dangerous, especially for girls like her," Aeris informed him as she sprang off of the slide and ran after the carriage.

"Wait! Aren't you-" Cloud began, but gave up as he chased after Aeris into the sandy path leading to the Wall Market.

Cloud stepped out onto the gravel path leading into the Wall Market, and he found Aeris waiting for him under a green sign labeled "South Entrance." The complex was lit up with hundreds of neon lights, blinding Cloud with the bright glare. People stood in front of their shops, yelling for people to come in and buy something. Though the place bustled with life and appeared to be welcoming, Cloud could not help feeling somewhat uncomfortable. It was as if the atmosphere of the area bore a feeling of uneasiness. He eyed bystanders suspiciously, as if they were all in a plot against him.

"I lost the carriage," Aeris told him rather gloomily, "It disappeared somewhere in here, though. I'm sure of that."

"Well, I guess we don't have a choice but to poke around," Cloud replied, loosening his sheathe. He wasn't taking any chances here. Aeris and Cloud strode into the complex, the gravel crunching under their feet. They wandered around haphazardly, asking every person whether they had seen a brown-haired girl wearing a blue dress or the chocobo coach. At first, they had treaded into a group of thugs, who fruitlessly tried to shoot Cloud with low caliber pistols. Aeris shrieked with fright, and Cloud, with the guise of a calm mercenary, pointed at the offending guns. It didn't take the thugs very long to realize that the metal had become extremely hot. They yelped and dropped their red guns to the ground, where they melted out of any definable shape.

"You, you used magic! What an undignified trick!" one of the ruffians sputtered in disbelief, as if they had been acting chivalrously all along. Cloud smiled, "Oh, undignified? Did you mean yourselves, or me?" His calm tone of voice did not faze his opponents as they snatched their daggers out of their respective sheathes. "Ruffians never cease to surprise me," Cloud muttered, drawing his own sword. His opponents' anger kept them from seeing the impossibility of their managing to defeat him. Aeris backed away a few feet. She didn't want to be caught in this clash of blades. The thugs slowly advanced in a semicircle, keeping their eyes on Cloud's sword.

"You gotta be jokin', nobody can wield a sword as big as that one!" one of the thugs spat. Seconds later, Cloud swung his sword in a mighty arc, causing all of the thugs to jump back. Swiftly, without missing a beat, Cloud swished his blade in a downward arc, slicing through the leader's dagger like a hot knife through butter. The piece of steel clattered to the ground as the thug stared at the stub of a knife he had left. The others lowered their own weapons. After a few seconds, they all broke ranks and fled as fast as their feet could carry them. Cloud laughed heartily at their escape. Aeris ran up and searched for gunshot wounds that weren't there.

"Did they miss you?" she inquired, confused after finding no bullet holes. Cloud, equally confused at her inspection, snickered, "The bullets were long gone. They hit my shield."

"What shield?" Aeris wanted to know.

"It's a shield created by my armlet," Cloud explained, "It draws its energy from what you can endure."

"I see," Aeris said, furrowing her brows as she spoke, "Can I have one too? Where can you get them?"

"Well, I guess I should probably buy you one. They're dead useful, and it would probably spare me some trouble. As for obtaining one, we can find one in an arms shop. There should be one around here somewhere," Cloud said after a moment of deliberation. "If we come across a shop I'll get you one, but we have to find out where Tifa is right now." Cloud and Aeris talked to several other people, but they had no success until they spoke to a burly man with dark hair. Upon hearing their description, he scratched his head with one hairy arm and said, "I haven't seen the girl you've described, but if she's with the chocobo coachman, then I'm pretty sure she's goin' to the Don."

"Wait, then you know where she is?" Cloud injected, excited about their new lead.

"Well, not exactly," the man continued, "I'd check with the Honey Bee Inn first."

"Why the hell would she be at an inn?" Cloud wondered aloud, receiving an astonished look from the man.

"Whoa, the Honey Bee isn't an inn, it's a brothel. It's down that way," the man said, pointing down a marble path.

"A what?" Cloud practically yelled, causing his informant to cringe, "What would she be doing there?"

"Um, well, uh, I didn't say I was sure about where she was. I only told you what I thought," the man said meekly, taking a few steps back. Noticing he had frightened the poor guy, Cloud assured him that he wasn't about to chop his head off, which probably scared him even more because the guy ran away.

"Let's go talk with the manager of the place," Cloud said, heading down the path.

"Wait, don't make too much trouble, or else we might not get anything done!" Aeris called after him, "And don't forget the armor!" A few minutes later, Cloud saw an enormous, flashy sign consisting of two happy faces around the words "Honey Bee Inn." There appeared to be an argument in front of the place. This place disgusts me, Cloud thought. Suddenly, a fat man in a sweater-vest pounced on him.

"Hey, you interested in membership for the wonderful Honey Bee Inn?" He inquired, "And since I'm the manager of this here-"

"I'm not interested in a dump like this," Cloud growled, not wanting to find out what he was planning to call his brothel, "I want to know if you've heard of a girl named Tifa."

"Hey, you're one sharp kid! Tifa's our newest addition," the manager exclaimed jovially, still hoping to snare another customer. Unfortunately, Cloud wasn't in the mood to be entertained.

"Where is she?" Cloud asked him, grabbing the guy buy the collar. Aeris shot him a warning glance, a reminder to be civil to the poor guy. Cloud reluctantly released the manager.

"Um, well, she's not here. She's at the Don's," the manager stammered, "You know, Don Corneo, the millionaire around here. His mansion's up in the other direction, away from the Honey Bee. You should check out his mansion. She's there for an interview."

"Well, in that case, we're going to pay Corneo a visit," Cloud told Aeris, leaving the frightened manager to himself. Aeris followed without another glance at the manager. The two wove their way through the crowd towards Corneo's mansion. Suddenly, Aeris pointed out a brightly-lit arms shop.

"Do you want to get my armor thing now, or is it too much for you to expend a few minutes in there?" Aeris wanted to know. Cloud, feeling better knowing Tifa's whereabouts, gladly obliged. The store was fairly large, but only a few people were in here. Cloud found it fairly easy to find a decent bracelet for Aeris. Taking it up to the counter, the sales clerk, terrified by the enormous sword slung across Cloud's back, immediately gave them a 50% discount to avoid trouble of any kind. Aeris kindly thanked him and they departed. Behind the sliding doors, the clerk sighed with relief.

They walked around a bit more, looking for the mansion that their prey lived in. Suddenly, Cloud saw an ugly building. It was an asymmetrical object painted in bright colors. It looked expensive, certainly, but the structure had no subtlety, no art. It was made to be ostentatious, to show off Corneo's wealth. As a matter of fact, it looked like a gaily-painted office building with no apparent use. Disgusted, Cloud shook his head. "Come on, let's get this business over with," he grumbled, uneasy about charging into some rich guy's mansion. Cloud didn't have to wait long before the guard, who Cloud had mistaken for a passerby, yelled out for him to halt. Surprised, Cloud stopped dead in his tracks. Upon seeing who spoke, Cloud snorted and began to take another step towards the mansion.

"Whoa, you can't go in there," the apparent guard said, stepping in front of them, "Only females are allowed to even think about entering the Corneo Mansion. So, you can't go in, but she can."

"Oh, really? So I can actually meet the great and grand Don Corneo?" Aeris squealed excitedly as Cloud stared in disbelief. When the guard affirmed this, Aeris promptly dragged Cloud away, calling over her shoulder, "Hold on, I'll be right back!" Once out of hearing range, Cloud asked, "What in the world was that about?"

"The way, I see it, there's only two things we can do," Aeris outlined, "First, you can dress up like a girl in order to get in there."

"That is definitely not going to happen," Cloud grumbled, knowing what was coming up.

"The other option is for me to go in first to try and find Tifa, and you come in when it is safe for you to do so without getting caught," Aeris finished.

"I like the second option better than the first. Let's do it," Cloud decided, "But your toy is mine for the time being. You can't walk in there with a weapon." Just seconds later, Cloud took his place in the dark shadows of the alley with Aeris's rod, watching the front door. Aeris, on the other hand, was waltzing down back towards the guard. She said something to the guy, and disappeared behind the mansion's double-doors. The guard slipped in behind her, as if to take Aeris to Corneo himself. This is my chance to get in, Cloud thought, rushing to the mansion. Peeking in, Cloud found an empty hall that looked like something taken out of ancient Rome. Oh well, I'm not going to complain. There's plenty of nooks and crannies for me to hide out in, Cloud thought, slipping soundlessly into the hall. He crept along until he heard footsteps from around the corner. Without a sound, he melted into the shadows of a large pillar and waited for the people to pass. When he could no longer hear the footsteps, Cloud peeked out. Seeing nobody, he continued along the corridors. Suddenly, he heard a bunch of voices.

"I never thought I'd see the day that more than one girl would volunteer to be Corneo's lover!" one guy said.

"Me neither, those two must be some crazy people," the other person exclaimed. He sounded like his mouth was full of food or something. Cloud rolled his eyes and muttered, "These guys need to go to sleep." Unleashing a certain type of magic that induced sleep, Cloud listened to the two yawning until he could hear their incessantly loud snoring. He quietly slipped out into a large hall that looked like something taken out of an ancient palace. He glanced at the two snoring men and saw that one still had a mouthful of donut. Oh well, I'm not about to lose any sleep if that guy chokes, Cloud thought, as he charged up the stairs. Glancing around, he saw a dark passageway, which stood out because everything else appeared to be glaringly bright. Maybe I should check out that passage. There might be something useful there, Cloud thought as he slipped into the dark passage. He nearly fell over when he found out that it wasn't a passage, but a set of stone stairs. "It's just like a friggin' castle dungeon," Cloud muttered under his breath. He was taken aback by the sight that awaited him at the bottom of the stairs. At the bottom, he found both Aeris and Tifa sitting there.

"What are you doing here?" Tifa gasped when she saw him.

"To get you! Why in the world are you here?" Cloud retorted.

"Ah, well that's a long story," Tifa began, "It began when we were going back to- wait, is it safe for her to hear this?"

"I don't think it can hurt. Hurry up before someone comes to get you guys," Cloud said quickly.

"Alright," Tifa said, still slightly dubious, "Anyway, after you fell, the rest of us got through the mission without any trouble. At least, we didn't find any trouble until we caught a guy that was tailing us. Barret squeezed him for information, which wasn't too hard. You know how intimidating he can be."

"And Corneo's name popped out of his mouth," Cloud guessed, knowing the rest of the story.

"Yeah, so I'm here to squeeze information out of Corneo. Like why he's got a guy tailing us."

"And more importantly, if he was employed by Shinra," Cloud said.

"Unfortunately, she came and disrupted the plan. Now I don't know which of us he'll pick to be his, uh, bedmate for the night."

"You sound like you two are the only ones in on this," Aeris complained.

"That's because we are the only ones in on this," Cloud said in a very matter-of-fact tone.

"No you're not, I'm here too!" Aeris protested. Tifa and Cloud both gave each other an exasperated glance. "Fine, if you want to come along with AVALANCHE, you're in," Cloud said, hoping to draw Aeris away by naming a group with a notoriously bad reputation according to Shinra.

"AVALANCHE? Great! I never really liked Shinra all that much. They never do anything to help the poor civilians!" Aeris exclaimed excitedly, which was not the reaction Cloud was expecting. Suddenly, he heard footsteps at the top of the steps. Ducking out of sight, Cloud waited for the guy to take the two girls up to Corneo. The two docilely ascended the steps to enter the owner's office. When the coast was clear, Cloud left the room. The largest, most decorative door pointed out Corneo's room. Cloud checked and pressed his ear to the door, listening to the conversation inside.

"Line up in front of the Don, Ladies," a male voice announced.

"Hmm, this is indeed a very difficult choice. I don't know which one to pick," an oily voice, probably Corneo's, "Should it be this one? Or should it be the other?"

"I think you-"

"Shut up! I wasn't asking you!" Oily-voice yelled. The other guy immediately ceased speaking, "I think that I should take this one!" he finally announced after another minute of contemplation, "You may have the other as a gift."

"Wow, thanks sir!" the other person sputtered excitedly. I wonder which one Corneo chose, Cloud thought. He heard a curtain swish and footsteps approaching the door. It's time to give this guy a surprise, Cloud thought, swinging himself up between the two pillars in front of the door. He didn't have a very good hold, but it would have to do. Seconds later, the door swung open and Aeris walked out, staying clear of the shadow that she had noticed while coming out. The other, a guy with a dark complexion dressed like a formal pirate, did not, unfortunately for him, notice the shadow as Aeris did. The result was that he felt a very painful object strike his head as Cloud hurled himself at the man with the force of a ton of bricks. Cloud got up and threw the man over the railing to join him with his snoring comrades.

"Well, that was an easy infiltration," Cloud said, stretching, "Now let's go interrogate Corneo." He handed Aeris her rod and the two swept into the room and waited for an opportune moment to charge into Corneo's bedroom. Cloud heard Corneo trying to woo Tifa, and he also heard Tifa cleverly avoiding his proposals. Yet, she didn't' happen to be having any luck convincing Corneo to spill the beans, so Cloud gave Aeris a quick nod and they charged into the room, weapons drawn. Tifa leapt off the bed and pulled on leather padding lined with pieces of steel. Corneo practically bounced onto his ass and crawled into the corner of his bed.

"Alright, Corneo, talk," Cloud commanded. Corneo, eyeing Cloud's sword warily, said, "Talk? Talk about what?"

"Tell us who told you to send a guy after the guy with the gun arm," Tifa said, flexing her muscles.

"Oh, I can't tell you about that. I don't even know-" Corneo began.

"Cut the crap," Cloud interrupted, "Or I could simply make sure you don't make any offspring. I'm sure my sword is sharp enough to be a scalpel," he added menacingly.

"Oh, please don't do that!" Corneo gulped, sweat streaming down his forehead, "They'll kill me if I even say just one word!"

"Well, I'm sure you would tell us if I offered a more painful way," Aeris piped up, "I think I could rip it off."

"No! Don't- don't, do that!" Corneo sputtered desperately, "I'll tell you what they asked. All they asked me to do was find out where the guy with the gun arm went every day, where he lived. They said it would be an easy job and that there wouldn't be any complications!"

"You still didn't answer our question. Who sent you?" Tifa demanded, "If you don't tell, I suppose we could let you keep your balls. However, I'd have to smash them to insure that you don't bother any more women." At this, the color simply drained out of Corneo's face at the prospect of being the only male in Sector 5 with a smashed reproductive system.

"Alright! Alright! I'll tell! Just don't do it!" Corneo wailed, "It was Heidegger! Heidegger of Shinra! He said that he'd just wanted to know where the rebel group AVALANCHE had their base! He said that he was going to drop the plate and wipe out the rebels forever!"

"What? But so many innocent people will die!" Aeris protested, shocked by the information.

"Well, that's Shinra for you. We're probably too late to save the people there," Tifa said sadly.

"No, we still have a chance. Let's get to Sector 7 before Shinra can drop the plate." Cloud said resolutely, "I doubt Barret will let them just walk all over us." With that, the three turned to leave. Just as they were about to exit through the curtain, Corneo called out, "Wait, just for a second. I want to ask you a question."

"Go ahead. What is it?" Cloud asked as the three of them paused at the foot of the bed.

"Why do you think I tell you these things?" Corneo inquired.

"I don't know, because you want to keep your balls intact?" Cloud guessed.

"I think that's the wrong answer!" Corneo proclaimed, pushing a hidden button cleverly incorporated into the bed's headboard. Suddenly, the floor beneath them opened up and the three dropped below into the darkness as Corneo's oily laughs followed them down.

Cloud slammed down onto his feet into a large puddle of dirty water. Aeris and Tifa tumbled down next to him. "Are we alright?" Cloud asked, helping Aeris and Tifa up.

"Where are we?" Aeris groaned as she got to her feet.

"It appears that we're somewhere in the sewers of Midgar," Cloud answered, taking a quick glance at the long dark tunnels and the filthy waters. Suddenly, a roar penetrated through the darkness.

"I have a feeling we aren't alone," Tifa said as the three readied themselves for whatever beast was about to come after them. Suddenly, a wall of sewage water came rushing towards them. The three channeled their magic to create a powerful barrier that stopped the rush of water. Yet, something was behind it. Suddenly, an aqua fist with a broken chain attached to the wrist smashed through the wave, shattering the barrier and knocking the three of them back onto their backs. The wall of water rushed over them, drenching them in sewage. When Cloud got to his feet, he saw an enormous aqua humanoid beast with yellowed teeth. It appeared to have broken the chains that had kept it in check, and bulging muscles showed its incredible strength. In its eyes, it had a bright orange ring. It's sharpened nails on both its feet and fingers finished its menacing look. Again, it bellowed a challenge at its opponents.

Cloud rushed in among its swinging fists, nimbly leaping in and out of its reach. Soon, the monster's wrists became riddled with hundreds of deep gashes, each of which dripped drops of dark blood. Though successful at his attack, the beast showed no signs of weakening significantly and they were running out of time. With the information of AVALANCHE's whereabouts, Shinra might act at any given moment. Suddenly, flares of bright fire burned in its fact. The monster's immediate reaction was to raise its hands to shield itself from the flames. Seizing his chance, Cloud drove in his sword into the bulging abdomen and ripped his sword upwards, slicing through delicate tissues. Roaring, the beast knew it had lost and could only make feeble attempts to fight its opponents as the sewage at its feet turned red from the blood that gushed unchecked from its ruined abdomen. Suddenly, its eyes rolled up into its head and it keeled over and ceased to move.

"Now is our chance!" Cloud ordered, "We gotta get ourselves out of this sewer and up into Sector 7!" With that, the three raced into the dark tunnels of the Midgar sewer system to search a way out.