Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 1
Chapter Title: Corral Valley Caves
Author: Kage Kashu
Archive: Ask. Give credit where it's due. Then... ?
Genre: General. Humor/Drama/Angst/Romance/Action/Adventure
Story Summary: Sequel to Mako Blue Horizon. With Cloud's death weighing heavily on everyone' minds, the journey becomes tainted with a need for revenge. During the while Cloud finds out just how hard it is to deal with a madwoman.
Chapter Summary: Gelinka returns to Shinra's hands (not that you all knew it was missing...)... and we check on the group...
Disclaimer: Dun own them, wish I did.
Author's notes: You need to have played the game to get this part. Things get stranger. And I figure... Normal thinking is between 'these things'. Jenova is going to be between -these, 'cause I didn't feel like being more creative for her-. And Aerith is going to be between ~these~. And Sephiroth's younger self is going to be between \these\. (Yeah, that works!) I suppose I also need something for talking through electronics. So, that will be in between =these=.
Warnings: Very AU. A very vapid seeming man... (I've given Reeve a brother... =¬.¬'=) A bit contemplative, not too much going on.
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Junon Offices
Tseng narrowed his eyes on the man. "Laguna Reeve? Pilot of the Gelinka zeppelin?"
The man he was speaking to nodded, with a slightly vapid smile.
"Any relation to a Kyle Reeve?"
The man's smile slipped briefly. "Yes?"
Tseng sighed. This man didn't even seem to know what he was talking about. "You expect me to believe that you are the man who disappeared 23 years ago, flying out from Wutai, after the war?"
"Yes," the man's answer was somewhat more confidant now.
"Who was second mate on the zeppelin, then?"
"Julia Heartily. She was pretty. Kind of scary, though..."
'How did he know that?' Tseng wondered. "What was her rank?"
"Senior lieutenant. I remember that, 'cause she was yelling at the grunts all the time... She was yelling at Ward, too, although I don't know why... The man's mute, you know. How did he manage to piss her off like that?" The man flicked his long hair back from his shoulder with his left hand. Soft blue-grey eyes stared at him as the man continued to smile vapidly.
"How is it that you know this?"
"I lived with her for three years. I know. She was actually complaining that when we got back, she'd have me stripped of my rank..." he shrugged. "Actually, that's why I'm here... I was so busy, you know, with all of those papers, again, that, well... Uhm... What was I saying?"
Tseng sighed. "Why you're here...?" he prompted.
"Oh, yeah! Turning in my old report... I still wrote it... I just never got a chance to turn it in... Oh! And I'm quitting." 'Laguna Reeve' nodded. "Yeah... Oh!! Kiros and Ward do too... I'm supposed to send that one on for them..."
"Who?"
"My subordinates. Best buddies a guy could have," Laguna grinned.
Tseng held up a picture. "Is this the Kyle Reeve that you know?"
Laguna took the picture, staring at it for a moment. "It could be. Actually, I think it is. Dad didn't look like that, but close... I haven't seen Kyle since he was seven, so I'm not sure."
"How are you related?" Tseng inquired.
"Brother... Why are you asking me, anyway?" Laguna asked, looking mildly confused.
Tseng stared. No way. The man looked nothing like Reeve...
"I know exactly what you're thinking," said Laguna, "That I don't look anything like him, and therefore can't be related... but I took after Mother, and he took after Father. So, it's all plausible." He waved a hand about in a rather amusing fashion.
"Not really," Tseng spoke sourly, "You still haven't told me why you look like you're in your mid-twenties."
The vapid smile returned to the man's face, "Good genes?"
Tseng growled. "Not acceptable."
The smile remained in place. "I don't have a ready explanation... Mother's people are long-lived." He shrugged.
"So. You are returning your zeppelin?" Tseng asked, still wondering if the man was just a loony-bin-escapee.
"Uhm... about that..." Laguna shifted in his seat. "I kinda crashed it."
"Kinda?" Tseng asked, mildly amused.
"Uhm... I was distracted while at the controls... by a leg cramp actually... and Julia was yelling at me... that just made it worse... and... well..." He shifted again. "You know... we went down... boom." He then nodded really fast, "It's okay, now, though... I mean... that's how I got back here, yeah?"
He blinked. "How's that again?"
Laguna flicked his hair back again. "We got it fixed, man. It's all cool."
"And it took you about 25 years to come back?"
That vapid smile... was beginning to annoy him. "Well, I forgot. I was so busy... man, I hate paperwork!"
"You've been doing paperwork... for over 20 years?"
Another quick nod. "Actually, almost. Y'see, at first, we were just crashed... And then that... Well, there's a really long story involved there... and people have a tendency to hit me when I try and tell it, so..." the hands waved about again, "I'll just shut up now."
Tseng laughed sourly, "No, I'm curious. Do tell."
Laguna grinned, "From the beginning? You'd probably want to know just how we got so far off course, ne?"
~*~
Corral Valley Caves
Cid hung near the back of the group. He didn't feel like trying to keep up with Sephiroth, who moved rather quickly and sharply now that he had a "purpose". While he understood the anger Sephiroth felt, he wasn't so certain if it would be much of a help.
As for himself...well, he had a feeling that Cloud didn't give up that easily. If he knew Cloud at all, his nephew had been planning something big. Whatever it was... Cid found himself looking forward to it. He just hoped that it would be something he could see, when the time came.
Vincent paused in front of him, and he looked up to see what had caused the man to stop. Vincent was just looking at him. He lifted an eyebrow in inquiry.
"Are you alright?" Vincent murmured quietly. "You've been silent... and that doesn't really seem like you."
Cid scratched the back of his head, "Been thinkin', 's all."
"What about?"
He blinked. Wasn't Vincent usually annoyed with his talking? "'Bout Cloud and all... It just seemed like there was something bigger goin' on, beside that..."
Blood red eyes blinked at him. "Like?" he prompted.
"Like he was planning something..." He rubbed the back of his head. "He normally wouldn't have let himself be caught off guard like that, you know?"
Vincent nodded, silently agreeing. There must have been a really good reason for what Cloud did.
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Reeve had fallen a bit behind the others. Cait Sith hunkered on his shoulder, silent but for a slight whirring that you could only hear with your ear right up to his body.
He was breathing rather heavily. Before beginning to travel with them, he hadn't really gotten much exercise, so he wasn't up to all of this...
And so, he fell behind.
Cait Sith placed a paw on top of his head. "Reeve?"
"Yes?" he sighed.
"Are you alright?"
He nodded silently, and sped his pace, in order to catch up. "I can't help but think... There's something... We're just heading for worse trouble than we're already in..."
"No kidding..." The cat leaned forward. "You know... I think I misread that fortune... it was the sun that was lost..."
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Wah... *sniffles* You all know the drill... read review. *sniffles*
Angefantasy, I told you she would get worse! God, though, sometimes I disturb myself... (That being a little scene between Aerith and Cloud that I had been planning for a long time...) Mmm... I'll probably bring Siefer in later... As well as others. =^.~=
Danyella Skyler Silverfire, Aa... sad, ne? =v.v= Mou, of course you know what's going on... Partly. Been thinking a bit. So there may be a bit of unexpected... (Did you like how I included Snow? I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get around to it...)
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On Laguna!: Honestly, he's my absolute favoritest character in FF8. He's cute, charming (clumsy, somewhat airheaded) and... he's taken (kinda... she died... so sad, so sad...)... And he's actually really cool. He's got a luck that defies all sense of logic, and I personally believe that he's faking that vapid attitude... at least partially... I mean... look at his son... Unless *spoiler* Squall got it from Raine... (Hm... Laguna=Green... Green Raine... Squall... Heheh...)
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.
Chapter: 1
Chapter Title: Corral Valley Caves
Author: Kage Kashu
Archive: Ask. Give credit where it's due. Then... ?
Genre: General. Humor/Drama/Angst/Romance/Action/Adventure
Story Summary: Sequel to Mako Blue Horizon. With Cloud's death weighing heavily on everyone' minds, the journey becomes tainted with a need for revenge. During the while Cloud finds out just how hard it is to deal with a madwoman.
Chapter Summary: Gelinka returns to Shinra's hands (not that you all knew it was missing...)... and we check on the group...
Disclaimer: Dun own them, wish I did.
Author's notes: You need to have played the game to get this part. Things get stranger. And I figure... Normal thinking is between 'these things'. Jenova is going to be between -these, 'cause I didn't feel like being more creative for her-. And Aerith is going to be between ~these~. And Sephiroth's younger self is going to be between \these\. (Yeah, that works!) I suppose I also need something for talking through electronics. So, that will be in between =these=.
Warnings: Very AU. A very vapid seeming man... (I've given Reeve a brother... =¬.¬'=) A bit contemplative, not too much going on.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Junon Offices
Tseng narrowed his eyes on the man. "Laguna Reeve? Pilot of the Gelinka zeppelin?"
The man he was speaking to nodded, with a slightly vapid smile.
"Any relation to a Kyle Reeve?"
The man's smile slipped briefly. "Yes?"
Tseng sighed. This man didn't even seem to know what he was talking about. "You expect me to believe that you are the man who disappeared 23 years ago, flying out from Wutai, after the war?"
"Yes," the man's answer was somewhat more confidant now.
"Who was second mate on the zeppelin, then?"
"Julia Heartily. She was pretty. Kind of scary, though..."
'How did he know that?' Tseng wondered. "What was her rank?"
"Senior lieutenant. I remember that, 'cause she was yelling at the grunts all the time... She was yelling at Ward, too, although I don't know why... The man's mute, you know. How did he manage to piss her off like that?" The man flicked his long hair back from his shoulder with his left hand. Soft blue-grey eyes stared at him as the man continued to smile vapidly.
"How is it that you know this?"
"I lived with her for three years. I know. She was actually complaining that when we got back, she'd have me stripped of my rank..." he shrugged. "Actually, that's why I'm here... I was so busy, you know, with all of those papers, again, that, well... Uhm... What was I saying?"
Tseng sighed. "Why you're here...?" he prompted.
"Oh, yeah! Turning in my old report... I still wrote it... I just never got a chance to turn it in... Oh! And I'm quitting." 'Laguna Reeve' nodded. "Yeah... Oh!! Kiros and Ward do too... I'm supposed to send that one on for them..."
"Who?"
"My subordinates. Best buddies a guy could have," Laguna grinned.
Tseng held up a picture. "Is this the Kyle Reeve that you know?"
Laguna took the picture, staring at it for a moment. "It could be. Actually, I think it is. Dad didn't look like that, but close... I haven't seen Kyle since he was seven, so I'm not sure."
"How are you related?" Tseng inquired.
"Brother... Why are you asking me, anyway?" Laguna asked, looking mildly confused.
Tseng stared. No way. The man looked nothing like Reeve...
"I know exactly what you're thinking," said Laguna, "That I don't look anything like him, and therefore can't be related... but I took after Mother, and he took after Father. So, it's all plausible." He waved a hand about in a rather amusing fashion.
"Not really," Tseng spoke sourly, "You still haven't told me why you look like you're in your mid-twenties."
The vapid smile returned to the man's face, "Good genes?"
Tseng growled. "Not acceptable."
The smile remained in place. "I don't have a ready explanation... Mother's people are long-lived." He shrugged.
"So. You are returning your zeppelin?" Tseng asked, still wondering if the man was just a loony-bin-escapee.
"Uhm... about that..." Laguna shifted in his seat. "I kinda crashed it."
"Kinda?" Tseng asked, mildly amused.
"Uhm... I was distracted while at the controls... by a leg cramp actually... and Julia was yelling at me... that just made it worse... and... well..." He shifted again. "You know... we went down... boom." He then nodded really fast, "It's okay, now, though... I mean... that's how I got back here, yeah?"
He blinked. "How's that again?"
Laguna flicked his hair back again. "We got it fixed, man. It's all cool."
"And it took you about 25 years to come back?"
That vapid smile... was beginning to annoy him. "Well, I forgot. I was so busy... man, I hate paperwork!"
"You've been doing paperwork... for over 20 years?"
Another quick nod. "Actually, almost. Y'see, at first, we were just crashed... And then that... Well, there's a really long story involved there... and people have a tendency to hit me when I try and tell it, so..." the hands waved about again, "I'll just shut up now."
Tseng laughed sourly, "No, I'm curious. Do tell."
Laguna grinned, "From the beginning? You'd probably want to know just how we got so far off course, ne?"
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Corral Valley Caves
Cid hung near the back of the group. He didn't feel like trying to keep up with Sephiroth, who moved rather quickly and sharply now that he had a "purpose". While he understood the anger Sephiroth felt, he wasn't so certain if it would be much of a help.
As for himself...well, he had a feeling that Cloud didn't give up that easily. If he knew Cloud at all, his nephew had been planning something big. Whatever it was... Cid found himself looking forward to it. He just hoped that it would be something he could see, when the time came.
Vincent paused in front of him, and he looked up to see what had caused the man to stop. Vincent was just looking at him. He lifted an eyebrow in inquiry.
"Are you alright?" Vincent murmured quietly. "You've been silent... and that doesn't really seem like you."
Cid scratched the back of his head, "Been thinkin', 's all."
"What about?"
He blinked. Wasn't Vincent usually annoyed with his talking? "'Bout Cloud and all... It just seemed like there was something bigger goin' on, beside that..."
Blood red eyes blinked at him. "Like?" he prompted.
"Like he was planning something..." He rubbed the back of his head. "He normally wouldn't have let himself be caught off guard like that, you know?"
Vincent nodded, silently agreeing. There must have been a really good reason for what Cloud did.
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Reeve had fallen a bit behind the others. Cait Sith hunkered on his shoulder, silent but for a slight whirring that you could only hear with your ear right up to his body.
He was breathing rather heavily. Before beginning to travel with them, he hadn't really gotten much exercise, so he wasn't up to all of this...
And so, he fell behind.
Cait Sith placed a paw on top of his head. "Reeve?"
"Yes?" he sighed.
"Are you alright?"
He nodded silently, and sped his pace, in order to catch up. "I can't help but think... There's something... We're just heading for worse trouble than we're already in..."
"No kidding..." The cat leaned forward. "You know... I think I misread that fortune... it was the sun that was lost..."
~*~*~*~*~*~
Wah... *sniffles* You all know the drill... read review. *sniffles*
Angefantasy, I told you she would get worse! God, though, sometimes I disturb myself... (That being a little scene between Aerith and Cloud that I had been planning for a long time...) Mmm... I'll probably bring Siefer in later... As well as others. =^.~=
Danyella Skyler Silverfire, Aa... sad, ne? =v.v= Mou, of course you know what's going on... Partly. Been thinking a bit. So there may be a bit of unexpected... (Did you like how I included Snow? I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get around to it...)
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On Laguna!: Honestly, he's my absolute favoritest character in FF8. He's cute, charming (clumsy, somewhat airheaded) and... he's taken (kinda... she died... so sad, so sad...)... And he's actually really cool. He's got a luck that defies all sense of logic, and I personally believe that he's faking that vapid attitude... at least partially... I mean... look at his son... Unless *spoiler* Squall got it from Raine... (Hm... Laguna=Green... Green Raine... Squall... Heheh...)
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.