Special Note: Okies, then... This one... gets a little strange... I guess.
Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 4
Chapter Title: Great Glacier
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: Cloud investigates the "blue", and the gang snowboards to the bottom of the mountain. Rufus finds out about some of his relatives.
Disclaimer: Dun own them, wish I did.
Author's notes: 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=. When Laguna is "interpreting" what Ward is "saying", it'll be like his normal thoughts.
Warnings: Very AU. Weirdness? Cid. And Cloud's relationships are bit out of hand...
~*~*~*~*~*~
Lifestream?
Cloud turned. The blue... was a lot different from the green. Almost painfully so. All of the others, that made up the green, stayed away from it. Somehow, though, he knew that Aerith would follow him. So, he headed for the brightest part of the blue, where it escaped into the green void that now lay behind him.
The blue grew brighter, until it wasn't even blue anymore. It became white. And then...
He was drowning.
~*~
Great Glacier
After some strange movies that Cid really couldn't get himself interested in... he really hated documentaries... they headed down the mountain.
Snowboarding... was fun. Although, Cid figured himself a little too old for that. He spit out a mouthful of snow and rocks... at least, he thought they were rocks. Maybe pinecones?
He snickered at Vincent, who looked like he managed to get snow -everywhere- ... including down his shorts, although Cid really wondered just how he managed that.
Everyone else seemed to have it just as bad. Tifa was accepting Zack's kindly proffered coat... good thing, too, considering her clothes... Jessie was busy trying to get the snow out of her "gears", while Barret shook his gunarm furiously, trying to un-jam it. Yuffie... well, it looked like she -did- get snow in her shorts. Cid felt like he should offer her -his- coat, considering that she really wasn't dressed for this weather. Red's tail was all flared up, and swinging about him, melting the snow.
Cid himself had just gotten a little powder down his shirt... it was the position he landed in that made him feel his age. Although, Vincent's blush had been rather amusing, once the man had noticed that he was sitting on Cid. Cid had been tempted to grope the man, just to see if his blush would get any brighter.
Once everyone sorted themselves out, and Cid let Yuffie borrow his coat, Sephiroth took charge again.
It was a case of "pick up anything you find, and keep heading North if you get separated from everyone else". Needless to say, separation from the group wasn't exactly a good thing.
Although, Cid and Vincent, not twenty minutes later, managed to lose track of everyone else. "Well, shit" was all Cid really had to say on the subject.
"And head North," grumbled Vincent. "Can you tell which way is North?"
Cid scowled, feeling mildly affronted. "Of course I can tell which way is North. Before I became a pilot..." He was interrupted by a tree branch to the face. He sat down. "Ouch!"
A soft laugh startled him, and he scowled at Vincent.
"That isn't funny." He pulled his hand from his face. "Damnit! My nose is bleeding."
Vincent's laughter grew slightly, and Cid threw a handful of snow at him.
"Take that!!"
~*~
Turks Office, Shinra Building, Midgar
Reno scowled at Tseng's mess, encroaching upon his nice neat desk. He had been a bit surprised about Elena and Cloud being related and all... and reasonably upset at Cloud's death... but currently, there was one thing bothering him. Okay, two things.
Tseng's mess was getting too close to his space... And Elena's desk was bloody. Rude's desk was fine, not that that mattered, but the other two needed work.
So it was, when Rufus came in, the office... sparkled, for lack of a better term.
"Wow. Are you guys moving offices?" Rufus asked, glancing around the way- too-clean room. Finally, he spotted Reno underneath Tseng's desk. At least... he thought that was Tseng's desk. A soft droning noise came from where Reno hid. "Reno?"
Reno glanced around the base of the desk. "Hi, Rufus. I got some bad news."
Rufus blinked. "Really. What kind of bad news?"
"Well, I did a little digging, and found out you have some siblings floating around..."
"Really?" Rufus asked cheerfully. It would be nice to have a sibling, he rather thought.
"You remember Strife Inc? The guys who kept saying that you owed money? The blonde guy, Cloud Strife is your little brother." Reno sat in Tseng's chair. "Then I find, that Cloud had a twin sister, right? Well, she was just informed that... well, you know the chick that beat the living shit out of Tseng? She killed him."
Rufus blinked. Now that, was a bummer. He finds out that he had sibs, and then that one of them died very recently. "And the sister?"
Reno grinned sourly. "You wouldn't believe it."
"Try me."
"Elena."
Rufus blinked. No... although... now that he thought about it... it certainly made sense. "Dad's?"
Reno nodded. "You remember your Uncle? The one that supposedly died years ago? He's alive... You remember the guy who was always trying to get you to reopen the space program so that he could pilot the rocket? That's him."
Rufus blinked again.
Reno continued, "And your sibs... Apparently, they have an aunt... on the mother's side, so she's not related to you... thank Bahamut... that works here."
Rufus raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
"Scarlet."
Rufus fainted.
"And that's what I get," Reno told the room in general, "for being the bearer of any news."
~*~*~*~*~*~
You all know the drill... read review.
Angefantasy, Believe you me, it's worse even than that. Knowledge of Cloud's relations are expanding. lol Cloud shall... you'll see. (Haha!! I flaunt my authorly knowledge! Ehem. Yah. Anyway.) I pity Kiros for last chapter, though... he got seasick like Yuffie. Poor dude. (In the game, I noticed that Kiros was always ''translating'' Ward... I think he didn't know any better than anyone else what Ward was thinking... And I also think that Ward was probably the smartest of them...)
Hikari, Nope... Gast is still Aerith's father. Most of the info in the game is right, except things that I specifically changed... Such as Cloud being related to Rufus, Cid, and Elena (later more)... One of the things that changed was that Aerith, instead of escaping Shinra as a child... didn't. Not really. It'll all eventually be explained....
ChibiBoko, Rufus' half sister, Cloud's twin. *nod nod* And, no, the (Former) President Shinra did not know how to keep his pants on. =^.^= No, Rude shall certainly be left out of that loop... Although... there go your theories about the blondes. *wink wink* *nudge nudge* That blue light is plot significant... I think. I don't know. I'll have to think on that... And Reeve... don't worry, he's alive... although, you may not see much of him for a while...
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On Redheads in FFVII: You know that redhead at the Honeybee? The guy in the suit? You see him in other places too, although that's just the first place you see him. He's nameless, as far as I've seen, although, I have my theories on him... I think that it's Reno. You know, in disguise... The guy has almost the exact same hair as Reno... He's just better dressed. So, you know, doing spy work at the honeybee... although, I think that he was there because the President was there.... which means... if you go back there, with Cloud all dressed up, he hits on Cloud. Heehee... Okay, this was a weird one, I admit, but think about it, and tell me what you think, ne?
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.
Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 4
Chapter Title: Great Glacier
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: Cloud investigates the "blue", and the gang snowboards to the bottom of the mountain. Rufus finds out about some of his relatives.
Disclaimer: Dun own them, wish I did.
Author's notes: 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=. When Laguna is "interpreting" what Ward is "saying", it'll be like his normal thoughts.
Warnings: Very AU. Weirdness? Cid. And Cloud's relationships are bit out of hand...
~*~*~*~*~*~
Lifestream?
Cloud turned. The blue... was a lot different from the green. Almost painfully so. All of the others, that made up the green, stayed away from it. Somehow, though, he knew that Aerith would follow him. So, he headed for the brightest part of the blue, where it escaped into the green void that now lay behind him.
The blue grew brighter, until it wasn't even blue anymore. It became white. And then...
He was drowning.
~*~
Great Glacier
After some strange movies that Cid really couldn't get himself interested in... he really hated documentaries... they headed down the mountain.
Snowboarding... was fun. Although, Cid figured himself a little too old for that. He spit out a mouthful of snow and rocks... at least, he thought they were rocks. Maybe pinecones?
He snickered at Vincent, who looked like he managed to get snow -everywhere- ... including down his shorts, although Cid really wondered just how he managed that.
Everyone else seemed to have it just as bad. Tifa was accepting Zack's kindly proffered coat... good thing, too, considering her clothes... Jessie was busy trying to get the snow out of her "gears", while Barret shook his gunarm furiously, trying to un-jam it. Yuffie... well, it looked like she -did- get snow in her shorts. Cid felt like he should offer her -his- coat, considering that she really wasn't dressed for this weather. Red's tail was all flared up, and swinging about him, melting the snow.
Cid himself had just gotten a little powder down his shirt... it was the position he landed in that made him feel his age. Although, Vincent's blush had been rather amusing, once the man had noticed that he was sitting on Cid. Cid had been tempted to grope the man, just to see if his blush would get any brighter.
Once everyone sorted themselves out, and Cid let Yuffie borrow his coat, Sephiroth took charge again.
It was a case of "pick up anything you find, and keep heading North if you get separated from everyone else". Needless to say, separation from the group wasn't exactly a good thing.
Although, Cid and Vincent, not twenty minutes later, managed to lose track of everyone else. "Well, shit" was all Cid really had to say on the subject.
"And head North," grumbled Vincent. "Can you tell which way is North?"
Cid scowled, feeling mildly affronted. "Of course I can tell which way is North. Before I became a pilot..." He was interrupted by a tree branch to the face. He sat down. "Ouch!"
A soft laugh startled him, and he scowled at Vincent.
"That isn't funny." He pulled his hand from his face. "Damnit! My nose is bleeding."
Vincent's laughter grew slightly, and Cid threw a handful of snow at him.
"Take that!!"
~*~
Turks Office, Shinra Building, Midgar
Reno scowled at Tseng's mess, encroaching upon his nice neat desk. He had been a bit surprised about Elena and Cloud being related and all... and reasonably upset at Cloud's death... but currently, there was one thing bothering him. Okay, two things.
Tseng's mess was getting too close to his space... And Elena's desk was bloody. Rude's desk was fine, not that that mattered, but the other two needed work.
So it was, when Rufus came in, the office... sparkled, for lack of a better term.
"Wow. Are you guys moving offices?" Rufus asked, glancing around the way- too-clean room. Finally, he spotted Reno underneath Tseng's desk. At least... he thought that was Tseng's desk. A soft droning noise came from where Reno hid. "Reno?"
Reno glanced around the base of the desk. "Hi, Rufus. I got some bad news."
Rufus blinked. "Really. What kind of bad news?"
"Well, I did a little digging, and found out you have some siblings floating around..."
"Really?" Rufus asked cheerfully. It would be nice to have a sibling, he rather thought.
"You remember Strife Inc? The guys who kept saying that you owed money? The blonde guy, Cloud Strife is your little brother." Reno sat in Tseng's chair. "Then I find, that Cloud had a twin sister, right? Well, she was just informed that... well, you know the chick that beat the living shit out of Tseng? She killed him."
Rufus blinked. Now that, was a bummer. He finds out that he had sibs, and then that one of them died very recently. "And the sister?"
Reno grinned sourly. "You wouldn't believe it."
"Try me."
"Elena."
Rufus blinked. No... although... now that he thought about it... it certainly made sense. "Dad's?"
Reno nodded. "You remember your Uncle? The one that supposedly died years ago? He's alive... You remember the guy who was always trying to get you to reopen the space program so that he could pilot the rocket? That's him."
Rufus blinked again.
Reno continued, "And your sibs... Apparently, they have an aunt... on the mother's side, so she's not related to you... thank Bahamut... that works here."
Rufus raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
"Scarlet."
Rufus fainted.
"And that's what I get," Reno told the room in general, "for being the bearer of any news."
~*~*~*~*~*~
You all know the drill... read review.
Angefantasy, Believe you me, it's worse even than that. Knowledge of Cloud's relations are expanding. lol Cloud shall... you'll see. (Haha!! I flaunt my authorly knowledge! Ehem. Yah. Anyway.) I pity Kiros for last chapter, though... he got seasick like Yuffie. Poor dude. (In the game, I noticed that Kiros was always ''translating'' Ward... I think he didn't know any better than anyone else what Ward was thinking... And I also think that Ward was probably the smartest of them...)
Hikari, Nope... Gast is still Aerith's father. Most of the info in the game is right, except things that I specifically changed... Such as Cloud being related to Rufus, Cid, and Elena (later more)... One of the things that changed was that Aerith, instead of escaping Shinra as a child... didn't. Not really. It'll all eventually be explained....
ChibiBoko, Rufus' half sister, Cloud's twin. *nod nod* And, no, the (Former) President Shinra did not know how to keep his pants on. =^.^= No, Rude shall certainly be left out of that loop... Although... there go your theories about the blondes. *wink wink* *nudge nudge* That blue light is plot significant... I think. I don't know. I'll have to think on that... And Reeve... don't worry, he's alive... although, you may not see much of him for a while...
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On Redheads in FFVII: You know that redhead at the Honeybee? The guy in the suit? You see him in other places too, although that's just the first place you see him. He's nameless, as far as I've seen, although, I have my theories on him... I think that it's Reno. You know, in disguise... The guy has almost the exact same hair as Reno... He's just better dressed. So, you know, doing spy work at the honeybee... although, I think that he was there because the President was there.... which means... if you go back there, with Cloud all dressed up, he hits on Cloud. Heehee... Okay, this was a weird one, I admit, but think about it, and tell me what you think, ne?
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.