Special Note: Ooops.... Heh. Sorry it took me so long, I was having a
bout of writer's block... I know it's a bit on the short side, too, but
next chapter will be longer, I promise!
Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 2
Chapter Title: Icicle Inn
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: Icicle Inn... the groups looses track of Reeve... and meets up with Zack.
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. Uhm... Not much.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Junon Harbor Airfield
Laguna rubbed his leg surreptitiously, watching as Gelinka flew off. He wasn't sure if he was saddened by the fact or not... but it had been there with him for such a long time...
He sighed, and jumped when a hand clamped down on each shoulder. "Eep!"
He glanced back to see Kiros and Ward standing behind him, each with a hand on one of his shoulders.
"What?"
Kiros sighed. "You do realize that that was our transportation?"
Laguna rubbed his leg again. "So?"
Ward shook his head disgustedly, as Kiros continued. "Now we don't have a way back..."
Laguna grinned. "Oh, that. It's all cool. I can get us to Costa del Sol... I have enough to pay for the boat."
Kiros rubbed his temples, "And what good is that going to do us?"
"No worries, man... We're on vacation!"
~*~
Icicle Inn
Sephiroth glanced behind him, to make sure everyone was there. Jessie, Tifa, Yuffie, Barret, Vincent, Cid... Reeve... Where were Reeve and Cait Sith?
"Cid?" he asked quietly, as Cid had been the last to reach the sign. "When's the last time you saw Reeve?"
Everyone started glancing back and forth at and around each other, as Cid answered, "Just outside of the caves... He was talking with that cat..." Cid rubbed the back of his head.
"Anyone see him after that?"
There were various headshakes. Nope, no one had.
Sephiroth cursed. And they couldn't leave town now, either. Shinra Troopers were guarding the southern exit of town. "We don't have much choice then, but to continue north," he murmured. The Masamune hung heavily on his back.
Cid nodded, replying, "We should probably take a brief break, first. He might catch up. Take a stay in the inn?"
Everyone agreed. Sephiroth wanted to continue, but he didn't want anyone getting sick, so a rest probably was in order.
~*~
Icicle Inn, the Inn
Zack yawned hugely. He'd sold a whole bunch of the crap he'd picked up on the way, and now he had a rather hefty amount of gil in his pocket. Enough for several nights at the inn, and then some. Not to mention, some new clothes. He felt a lot more energetic, now that he was warm, even though he still wanted to hover over the fire.
A cold blast of air as someone opened the door startled him. He glanced up to see a bunch of familiar faces. Sephiroth.
Zack's eyes widened with shock. "Seph?!"
Sephiroth's head snapped around to stare at him. "Zack?" He shook his head. "But you're... aren't you...?"
Zack scratched the back of his head. 'Nope, no claws...' "One would think so... but I kind of appreciate that I'm not. You know... last thing I caught from you was something about maniacal robots... What was that all about?"
Sephiroth mimicked Zack's gesture, rubbing the back of his head. "You caught that? The cat groped me..."
Zack snapped his fingers. "That reminds me..." He whipped out the riding crop that he'd nicked from Aerith.
*whack*
"Ow!!"
*whack*
"Ow!!"
*whack*
"Ow!! What is this for?"
*whack*
"Ow!!"
"It was your fault!"
*whack*
"Ow!! What was my fault?!"
*whack*
"Ow!!"
"She's absolutely nutters, and I think she thinks I'm gay now, too. And I don't even know where the hell she got that idea, I mean, you wouldn't know the trouble I went through this past... how long has it been, anyway?" Zack scratched his head again. He yawned. "Where're ya heading? I just came in from the glacier..."
"That's where we're going."
Zack twitched. "Na? Why would you be... That place is dangerous! Not to mention that my clothes kept disappearing..."
Sephiroth blinked at him. "Wha?"
He shook his head. "I started out with almost nothing... Made it to the base of the cliffs, got some clothes, ended up back in just a pair of pants... and boots, which I didn't have before, but damn, talk about bad luck..."
"We're after Aerith."
Zack stared for a moment, his eyes narrowing on Sephiroth. "Ah, that would be why, I suppose. Yeah, she's up there," he nodded. "I'm not going," he continued, slapping the crop against his leg.
Seph leaned forward. "I'm not sure how much you know about this situation... but... She killed Cloud."
"What?!" Zack pulled back. "The funny little blonde guy? What'd he ever do to her?" Zack nodded. "I'm going with you, then."
Seph nodded in return. "I thought so."
~*~
Icicle Area
Reeve sat down, eyes watering, and chest aching. He'd been keeping up just fine at first, but the cold got to him way too quickly. He'd found himself stopping more often, and resting longer each time.
Now, his breath came hard even though he'd hardly been moving. His lungs burned, and he fought the urge to cough. He knew where they were going, so it shouldn't be to hard to catch up, right?
Right?
His mechanical friend, tried to make him get up, but the cat's efforts were brushed aside. Reeve didn't think he'd be able to get up again any time soon.
Cait was worried. He could see that Reeve wasn't taking the cold very well, and that he should get warmed up as soon as possible. And the easiest way for that to happen, was to get to Icicle Inn... fast.
He jumped when Reeve began coughing.
"Reeve, you need to get up!"
Reeve opened one eye to stare blearily at the cat. He shook his head tiredly. He just needed to rest up a bit. That's all. The cold wasn't bothering him as much as it had been. Something told him that that wasn't a good thing. "Cait? Can you go chew out Rufus for me? And Reno... definitely chew him out... Just don't ask what for... can't remember..." His words quickly turned incoherent, even to himself.
Well, shit. That would be it. The last thing he saw was green. 'What the hell could that be?' he wondered, as he drifted off.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Wah... *sniffles* You all know the drill... read review. *sniffles*
Angefantasy, ^_______^ Laguna's awesome... (Although, with the way he acts, he could drive most sane people up a wall...) Ah, yes... the feeling of impending doom...
ChibiBoko, You didn't think I would leave him gone did you? (I like Cloud too much for that...) Hm... Yes, Cloud's business is worldwide... (You'll see a lot of FF8 characters in it, methinks...) Well... it wasn't a real kiss, ya know? I thought the relation business was a cute idea... heheh. Yeah, they know that it was something... but as of yet don't know what...
Mako-Magic, (Aerith did it, with Seph's sword...) Yuppers. Creepy chick has Cloud. Heheh... (I love Laguna...)
Danyella Skyler Silverfire, Yo! =¬.¬=
Shara, Thankies... And yeah, pretty much. Explains a lot, ne?
Theory Mistress, Yeah... it got pretty serious near the end, though, for a humor fic, ne? But I'm glad you liked it.
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On My Stomach: I am suffering from a bellyache, currently. I must have eaten something bad... Let's see... Poptarts? Nah... Mini Pizzas? Nah... Yogurt? Nah... Mocha? Nah... Must have been that bite of Fettuccini. I hate Alfredo sauce... I was just checking to see if the stuff was done... Made it for my brother... (Was in an uncharacteristically nice mood today. Made brother food, made pink lemonade when he said he was thirsty... What the heck is wrong with me...?) I blame everything on the Fettuccini Alfredo. Eww.
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.
Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 2
Chapter Title: Icicle Inn
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: Icicle Inn... the groups looses track of Reeve... and meets up with Zack.
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. Uhm... Not much.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Junon Harbor Airfield
Laguna rubbed his leg surreptitiously, watching as Gelinka flew off. He wasn't sure if he was saddened by the fact or not... but it had been there with him for such a long time...
He sighed, and jumped when a hand clamped down on each shoulder. "Eep!"
He glanced back to see Kiros and Ward standing behind him, each with a hand on one of his shoulders.
"What?"
Kiros sighed. "You do realize that that was our transportation?"
Laguna rubbed his leg again. "So?"
Ward shook his head disgustedly, as Kiros continued. "Now we don't have a way back..."
Laguna grinned. "Oh, that. It's all cool. I can get us to Costa del Sol... I have enough to pay for the boat."
Kiros rubbed his temples, "And what good is that going to do us?"
"No worries, man... We're on vacation!"
~*~
Icicle Inn
Sephiroth glanced behind him, to make sure everyone was there. Jessie, Tifa, Yuffie, Barret, Vincent, Cid... Reeve... Where were Reeve and Cait Sith?
"Cid?" he asked quietly, as Cid had been the last to reach the sign. "When's the last time you saw Reeve?"
Everyone started glancing back and forth at and around each other, as Cid answered, "Just outside of the caves... He was talking with that cat..." Cid rubbed the back of his head.
"Anyone see him after that?"
There were various headshakes. Nope, no one had.
Sephiroth cursed. And they couldn't leave town now, either. Shinra Troopers were guarding the southern exit of town. "We don't have much choice then, but to continue north," he murmured. The Masamune hung heavily on his back.
Cid nodded, replying, "We should probably take a brief break, first. He might catch up. Take a stay in the inn?"
Everyone agreed. Sephiroth wanted to continue, but he didn't want anyone getting sick, so a rest probably was in order.
~*~
Icicle Inn, the Inn
Zack yawned hugely. He'd sold a whole bunch of the crap he'd picked up on the way, and now he had a rather hefty amount of gil in his pocket. Enough for several nights at the inn, and then some. Not to mention, some new clothes. He felt a lot more energetic, now that he was warm, even though he still wanted to hover over the fire.
A cold blast of air as someone opened the door startled him. He glanced up to see a bunch of familiar faces. Sephiroth.
Zack's eyes widened with shock. "Seph?!"
Sephiroth's head snapped around to stare at him. "Zack?" He shook his head. "But you're... aren't you...?"
Zack scratched the back of his head. 'Nope, no claws...' "One would think so... but I kind of appreciate that I'm not. You know... last thing I caught from you was something about maniacal robots... What was that all about?"
Sephiroth mimicked Zack's gesture, rubbing the back of his head. "You caught that? The cat groped me..."
Zack snapped his fingers. "That reminds me..." He whipped out the riding crop that he'd nicked from Aerith.
*whack*
"Ow!!"
*whack*
"Ow!!"
*whack*
"Ow!! What is this for?"
*whack*
"Ow!!"
"It was your fault!"
*whack*
"Ow!! What was my fault?!"
*whack*
"Ow!!"
"She's absolutely nutters, and I think she thinks I'm gay now, too. And I don't even know where the hell she got that idea, I mean, you wouldn't know the trouble I went through this past... how long has it been, anyway?" Zack scratched his head again. He yawned. "Where're ya heading? I just came in from the glacier..."
"That's where we're going."
Zack twitched. "Na? Why would you be... That place is dangerous! Not to mention that my clothes kept disappearing..."
Sephiroth blinked at him. "Wha?"
He shook his head. "I started out with almost nothing... Made it to the base of the cliffs, got some clothes, ended up back in just a pair of pants... and boots, which I didn't have before, but damn, talk about bad luck..."
"We're after Aerith."
Zack stared for a moment, his eyes narrowing on Sephiroth. "Ah, that would be why, I suppose. Yeah, she's up there," he nodded. "I'm not going," he continued, slapping the crop against his leg.
Seph leaned forward. "I'm not sure how much you know about this situation... but... She killed Cloud."
"What?!" Zack pulled back. "The funny little blonde guy? What'd he ever do to her?" Zack nodded. "I'm going with you, then."
Seph nodded in return. "I thought so."
~*~
Icicle Area
Reeve sat down, eyes watering, and chest aching. He'd been keeping up just fine at first, but the cold got to him way too quickly. He'd found himself stopping more often, and resting longer each time.
Now, his breath came hard even though he'd hardly been moving. His lungs burned, and he fought the urge to cough. He knew where they were going, so it shouldn't be to hard to catch up, right?
Right?
His mechanical friend, tried to make him get up, but the cat's efforts were brushed aside. Reeve didn't think he'd be able to get up again any time soon.
Cait was worried. He could see that Reeve wasn't taking the cold very well, and that he should get warmed up as soon as possible. And the easiest way for that to happen, was to get to Icicle Inn... fast.
He jumped when Reeve began coughing.
"Reeve, you need to get up!"
Reeve opened one eye to stare blearily at the cat. He shook his head tiredly. He just needed to rest up a bit. That's all. The cold wasn't bothering him as much as it had been. Something told him that that wasn't a good thing. "Cait? Can you go chew out Rufus for me? And Reno... definitely chew him out... Just don't ask what for... can't remember..." His words quickly turned incoherent, even to himself.
Well, shit. That would be it. The last thing he saw was green. 'What the hell could that be?' he wondered, as he drifted off.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Wah... *sniffles* You all know the drill... read review. *sniffles*
Angefantasy, ^_______^ Laguna's awesome... (Although, with the way he acts, he could drive most sane people up a wall...) Ah, yes... the feeling of impending doom...
ChibiBoko, You didn't think I would leave him gone did you? (I like Cloud too much for that...) Hm... Yes, Cloud's business is worldwide... (You'll see a lot of FF8 characters in it, methinks...) Well... it wasn't a real kiss, ya know? I thought the relation business was a cute idea... heheh. Yeah, they know that it was something... but as of yet don't know what...
Mako-Magic, (Aerith did it, with Seph's sword...) Yuppers. Creepy chick has Cloud. Heheh... (I love Laguna...)
Danyella Skyler Silverfire, Yo! =¬.¬=
Shara, Thankies... And yeah, pretty much. Explains a lot, ne?
Theory Mistress, Yeah... it got pretty serious near the end, though, for a humor fic, ne? But I'm glad you liked it.
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On My Stomach: I am suffering from a bellyache, currently. I must have eaten something bad... Let's see... Poptarts? Nah... Mini Pizzas? Nah... Yogurt? Nah... Mocha? Nah... Must have been that bite of Fettuccini. I hate Alfredo sauce... I was just checking to see if the stuff was done... Made it for my brother... (Was in an uncharacteristically nice mood today. Made brother food, made pink lemonade when he said he was thirsty... What the heck is wrong with me...?) I blame everything on the Fettuccini Alfredo. Eww.
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.