Howdy everyone! (Sad depressing sigh) What happened? I didn't get any reviews on my last chapter. Oh well maybe it wasn't that good of one. Hmm.... Now someone has Cloud's Buster Sword! (Oh well the sword sucks anyway right?) Let's see here Cloud got his ass kicked while fighting the mysterious Vain Pliskin (Aaaaawwwwwwww) Let's see what I end up coming up with in this chapter shall we? OH YEA! I do not own Final Fantasy 7 as you all know.
Chapter 6- Nothing's Fitting Together
"What happened!?" Tifa ran quickly to Yuffie as she dragged Cloud onto the Highwind. Cloud turned his head a bit and gave her a reassuring smile, "I just got my ass kicked" Cloud joked weakly. Tifa scowled at him, "This is no time for jokes Cloud." Yuffie groaned, "Can you PLEASE help me get him to the sick bay?" Yuffie asked irritated.
Tifa frowned, "Sorry Yuffie" Tifa grabbed Cloud's left arm and threw it over her shoulder, helping Yuffie support his weight. They started towards the sick bay where they could place Cloud. Tifa stopped a moment and turned to Red XII, "Why don't you go to the bridge and explain to everyone what happened?" Tifa suggested. Red XII nodded and headed off to the bridge.
Yuffie succeeded in keeping her insides while they helped Cloud to the sick bay. She didn't want to vomit all over Cloud in his current state. Well actually she'd rather vomit on him now rather then when he's perfectly fine. That way she'd be able to get away from a very angry Cloud.
"OW" Cloud exclaimed as the girls threw Cloud not so lightly on a bed. "Gawd! You way a ton!" Yuffie teased as she rolled her numb shoulders. Tifa looked worriedly down at Cloud, "So what happened? Was it those creatures again?" Tifa turned to Yuffie as she asked. Yuffie quickly shook her head no, "It was some bastard named Vain Pliskin. He said he wanted to fight Cloud to test him or something like that."
Tifa gasped, "A single man was able to take down Cloud." Yuffie quietly nodded her head and gulped, "That's not the worst part though" Yuffie said quietly. Tifa remained quiet waiting for Yuffie to continue. Yuffie gritted her teeth as her fists clenched to her sides, "That bastard has Vincent"
'Well human, have you decided on a way out of here' The wicked voice of Chaos asked in Vincent's mind. 'Quiet demon, I haven't heard you come up with anything' Vincent snapped back. Vincent could hear Chaos cackle in the darkest reaches of his mind.
Vincent let out a breath letting loose his anger, 'How am I to escape when I do know where I am. Let's not excuse the fact that I am tied down at the moment' Vincent said as a drop of water fell from the ceiling and splattered on his forehead.
'I'd say your in some hidden cave' Vincent resisted the urge to roll his eyes at the obviousness of the answer. There was a sudden creak as a door opened in the dark room, filling the room with light. 'They've finally come. Whatever you do, don't answer any of their questions' Vincent blinked at the seriousness of Chaos' tone. Chaos was never serious, always sarcastic. Vincent choose to listen to the demon's words.
With the light in the room Vincent was able to see where he was. The cell he was in seemed to be a room dug out from a side of a cave wall. It was wet and murky. Vincent realized he's chained down on a large table. The table seemed the type that you would use to torture people on. Vincent looked over to the steel door as a single figure walked into the room.
A man walked into the room. He has long pale blue hair that went down to his lower back. He stood about 6'1", he was lean and didn't look very strong, though Vincent was taught in the past never to go by appearances to see if an opponent is strong or not. His golden eyes reflected of the light that's in the room as he stared straight towards Vincent, seemingly examining him.
The man walked up to Vincent so he's standing about two feet away from Vincent. His hand reached down and pressed a button on the side of the table, The table lifted up so Vincent didn't feel like he was laying down anymore. Vincent stood on the two ledges of where his feet were chained down to.
The man's expression remained stoic, "So you are Vincent Valentine?" "......" Vincent remained quiet. The man grabbed Vincent's chin and turned Vincent's head to the side and examined his face and then turned his head to the other side.
He let go after he examined Vincent. "Hmm..." The man seemed to go into deep thought. "You have the power to transform into mighty beasts correct?" Vincent didn't answer him he just kept his eyes locked with the man's golden one.
The man smiled a bit, "You are even able to transform into the King of Demons himself!" He said excitedly. "Tell me. How does it feel to hold such great power?" Vincent's expression remained it's usual cold one.
The man laughed, "Oh yes, you believe it's a curse if I remember correctly" The man crossed his arms and tapped his foot, "What would you say if I told you I could get rid of them for you?" The man asked seriously. Vincent slightly raised his left eyebrow. The man saw he managed to get his attention, "Yes, I could do that. You see I'm the one that's controlling those little hellish ghouls you had a run in with"
Vincent narrowed his eyes as he began to ponder something. The man continued, "You see those demons in you would be a great source of power to command. But the only one I'm really interested in is Chaos" "Why?" Vincent finally spoke. The man's smile broadened, "The Demon King is the most powerful creature out there. If I gained control of Chaos I could easily get the.. Sorry I seemed to loose track of my thought"
"What are you after?" Vincent asked coldly. The man smirked, "What I want only your little friend can provide me" He answered. Vincent's brows cringed as he thought as he tried to figure out who the man was talking about." The man decided to give him a hint, "I thought that I had captured the right people in Wutai, but none of them knew it. She managed to escape me for the time being."
"Yuffie?" Vincent thought out loud. The man's eyes widened amused ,"Yes, her. She has something I need. I thought her father would have it or the Great Warriors in Wutai. But none of them knew of it." "Knew of what?" Vincent demanded.
The man turned and walked away a few feet and turned back around, "Mr. Valentine, you yourself are Wutianease, are you not?" Vincent's eyes widened a bit in surprise. The man laughed at Vincent's expression, "Yes I know, you hide your past very well Mr. Valentine but I still have many ways to find out what I want" He finished the last part darkly as he meant to get the point across. "I thought that even you might have what I need but I was wrong. However Chaos will be of much use to my plans"
Vincent remained quiet. He could feel Chaos, already trying to control him. The man walked up to Vincent and looked him straight in the eyes, "Tell me Valentine. How would you like to be free from your demons? All I ask is to have them myself."
The man's eyes widened a bit in surprise as Vincent's eyes changed into a dull blood red color instead of his usually glowing bright red. Vincent's usually cold expression switched, as a threaten smirk played across his lips. "El Vello cono jaie ne draco ley" A deep wicked voice came from Vincent's mouth.
The man smiled a bit as he realized what happened, "Ah! The tongue of the Demons. This must be Chaos. Well I'm honored to be talking to the King of Demons" The man said enthusiastically. Vincent cackled, " Les Vontei Eligano, Shway tello montai hell" The man rubbed his chin in thought, "Hmm.. I don't under stand the demon language but I do understand Les Vontei Eligano. I see the King of Demons is familiar with them."
'Chaos! Get out of my head!' Vincent demanded as he fought for control. Chaos sneered, 'Shut up human I'm doing you a favor'
The man laughed, "Well I must be on my way I have to make plans to capture the young woman. I'll be back again soon enough." With that he walked out the steel door leaving Vincent in the dark cell.
Vincent regained control again after the man left. Vincent had no idea Chaos could control him without transforming into the demon, 'How did you do that!' Vincent demanded of Chaos. Chaos cackled darkly, 'I can control you like that whenever I want human'
Vincent narrowed his eyes, 'Then why haven't you done it before' The demon paused as it thought 'Just waiting for the opportune moment to let you know' Chaos taunted.
"Damn, this guy's gonna be a problem" Barret scratched the back of his head as he spoke. The group were back in Final Paradise. Cloud, Yuffie, and Red XII informed the group of their findings and the mysterious Vain Pliskin. The had healed Cloud with a couple of Cure spells while they traveled back.
Cid blew out the cigarette smoke that was in his lungs, "So what the $%^& we going to do now? If this guy could take down Mr. Leader over there without a problem. How are WE suppose to fight someone that strong." Cloud shook his head, "We'll find someway. First we need to find the missing people. Vain Pliskin said that he has Vincent now so we need to find him also."
"Where are we suppose to search?" Tifa asked skeptical that they'd find them. The group remained silent as they tried to come up with something. Red XII stood up and looked about the group, "In the entry of the book that was brought to us, the Demonologist Leon Gainslow said there was some forgotten cave in the Eastern continent. Perhaps we should search for this cave?" Red XII suggested.
Cloud tapped his foot in thought, "It's the best thing we got going so far. Tomorrow we'll split up and search for this cave." The group nodded. Cloud yawned, "For now let's all get some rest" Yuffie and Tifa giggled at Cloud. Cloud stretched his arms and headed towards the stairs to go up to his room.
Yuffie blushed a bit as her stomach rumbled. Tifa laughed a bit, "Hungry?" Yuffie nodded her head vigorously. The two headed towards the kitchen to get a bite to eat.
Cloud sat on his bed starring at the picture that was used as a book mark. Memories of that day flashed through his head as he stared at the picture. Sephiroth not totally insane stood in the picture on the right. He stood cold and stoic as he always was. Tifa stood in the middle of the picture, she had a wide smile on her face but her eyes held pain, as if something was missing or forgotten to her.
Another man stood on the left side of the picture. Cloud frowned as he looked at his dead best friend. Zack, the man always acted cool and carefree. Cloud and Zack were similar in many ways. Perhaps that's why they became best friends rather quickly. Although Cloud was never a soldier he would still go on almost every mission with Zack as a plain Shin-Ra MP.
In the picture Zack looked the same as he always did, cool and confident. His long spiky jet black hair going in all angles, similar to Clouds untamable blonde spikes. His mako colored eyes glowed with anticipation of the mission coming up. His right hand gripped the handle of the Buster Sword that was slung over his back.
Cloud closed his eyes sadly, The Buster Sword, he had lost it during the fight with Vain. It was the only thing to remind Cloud of his deceased friend. Cloud still blamed himself for Zack's death. If he hadn't been so weak when they were heading for Midgar then Zack wouldn't of had to drag around Cloud's sorry ass. Cloud seemed to be stuck in some kind of trance when they escaped from the lab in Nibelheim. He finally came to only after his best friend was shot multiple times right outside of Midgar.
'Knock! Knock! Knock' Cloud looked up to his door as Tifa softly knocked on it. "Yea?" Cloud said waiting for the reason she disturbed him. Tifa frowned as she noticed the photo in his hand. She leaned against the doorframe. "You might want to get some sleep for tomorrow Cloud. After all you did have a hell of a fight today." Tifa suggested a bit concerned. Cloud let out a breath, "Your right, goodnight Tifa" Tifa gave him a warm smile "Night Cloud"
Vain Pliskin ran up to his master who sat quietly at his table engrossed in an old looking book. "Sir!" Vain's master looked up from his book, "What is it?" He asked annoyed. Vain looked about nervously, "There seems to have been an intruder down in the cells" His master's eyes narrowed, "Did you take care of him?" Vain gulped nervously, "No sir he seemed to have ran out somewhere. He's very skilled in stealth."
His master snorted, "He is of no concern" He said dismissing the matter. Vain held out his hand, "But sir there's something else" "What!?" He shouted angrily. Vain took a deep breath, "One of the guards said the man carried the Buster Sword" He spoke nervously. His master threw the book to a wall, "I thought you took care of Cloud Strife" Vain looked into his master's golden eyes. Vain spoke seriously, "Sir it wasn't Strife"
Well that's my chapter to all of you! Hmm.. Who is this mysteriously person sneaking about and helping AVALANCHE? Why does the Buster Sword matter so much? Will AVALANCHE find this seemingly forgotten cave and rescue their friends? Will they find a way to fight Vain Pliskin in the next battle? And what exactly is it that Vain's master wants from Yuffie? Wait till the next chapter! Tell me what you think so far ya? R&R please. Keep on guessing what the couples are in this fic also! I promise it will become more clear later on in the story. TTNC!