Special Note: This chapter kinda sucks. Sorry all ya all. I couldn't
really think of anything to make it better, though... =v.v'=
Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 9
Chapter Title: Heading Back To Junon
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: Hahahaha!!! Little to no explanation for last time!!! Hahahaha!!! But really... Seph has a tiny appearance, there's a Rufus snippet, and a little more Laguna... And Reno and Elena.
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. Ehr... a weird look into Reeve and Laguna's pasts. Accusations of drug abuse. I think that's all.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Unknown
Sephiroth felt like he was falling, floating down into warm green nothingness. Quite pleasant, but for two things.
Voices, harsh and accusing, and the scream of the dying planet. But there was warmth enclosing him, and everything died down to a murmur... until he was suddenly pushed away, into the harsh cold...
~*~
Airship Highwind
Rufus leaned back, away from the shorter blonde in front of him who seemed to really enjoy yelling right into his face. "It couldn't be helped," was all he had in his defense. "From where I stood, it seemed that he may as well have been a puppet."
"You should have been able to do something!"
"The only one of -us- that had any clue of what was going on was Hojo. Do you really wish that -he- would have done something?"
The spiky-haired blonde stepped back, and Rufus got a better look into his newfound brother's eyes. Mako blue, and glaringly bright, as if the life force of the planet itself were pouring out from them. Brighter by far than the General's had been, and even brighter than those of the other SOLDIER on the Highwind.
Zachary Donovan. Who was supposedly dead. The person who Hojo had backed away from as soon as the scientist had noticed him. Interesting.
And of course, there was Cloud, who stood right in front of him. Who looked more hurt than angry. And somehow, that bothered Rufus. That bothered Rufus a lot. And Rufus suddenly understood Cloud's anger. It wasn't truly directed at anyone other than himself. It was because he hadn't gotten there in time.
"There was nothing you could have done, either."
Cloud's shoulders slumped. "You don't know that."
Rufus smirked, "No, I don't. But you don't know that you could have done something, as well. That makes us even."
Cloud shook his head. "Actually..." He pulled a notepad out of his pocket. "You owe me 1585."
"What?" Rufus squawked.
"But I can let it go... for a price."
Rufus felt a mild suspicion forming in the back of his mind. "What are you asking?"
"That you not hold Meteor against any of my friends... and if we find Reeve again, leave him alone."
"The first, sure. But not the latter."
Cloud scratched the back of his head. "Why not?"
Rufus shook his head. "I still need to talk to him. How about that? Just an hour or so to talk to him."
Cloud nodded.
"You don't seem so upset anymore. Why's that?"
His little brother's eyes took on a distant look. "She said she'd see him to safety."
~*~
Outside of Costa del Sol
"I don't get it, Laguna," Kiros said, feeling vaguely annoyed at Laguna, who didn't seem as talkative as usual.
"..." Ward glanced back and forth between them, not sure himself. Ward had been surprised, seeing Laguna in a dress and all... but the man was so drunk that he wouldn't have been able to tell his head from his own feet, so Ward didn't really see the problem.
Of course, neither did Kiros. "It could have happened to anybody."
Laguna sighed. "Even drunk, I won't normally do something like that."
"So, why are we leaving town?"
"You saw the way that guy was looking at me!"
Kiros fiddled with a braid. "He didn't seem too upset about you being a guy. If anything, he seemed just a little disappointed... at first anyway. Then he just shook it off."
Laguna scowled at him.
"At least we got your clothes back."
Ward snorted, and got Laguna to scowl at him as well.
"It was the dancing thing, alright? That's why it doesn't bother them."
Kiros leaned over Laguna's shoulder. "How's that? Although, I was surprised to find that you knew how to dance... Especially that well." Laguna growled, and Kiros pulled back. "What now?"
"Every guy in town, except the gay guy, seems to be interested in me now. Why would that be?"
Kiros blinked. "Uhm... I don't see anything different. Are you saying you're a wood nymph or something?"
"No..."
Ward grunted.
"Well... -I'm- not."
Kiros paused. "Laguna?"
"What?" Laguna sounded petulant.
"Who's a wood nymph?"
Laguna remained silent for a few minutes, as Kiros and Ward waited patiently for a reply.
After getting hit in the face by a branch for the fifth time since he had last spoken, he finally decided to reply. "I thought we went over this."
Ward bumped into Kiros, who had stopped, knocking him into Laguna, who had also stopped. "No, we are just going over this, Laguna. Who's a wood nymph."
Laguna started walking again. "I'm not."
Ward grunted again.
"Technically speaking," Laguna added, "my mother."
Kiros digested that for a moment. "So, you're part nymph."
"No..."
"If your mother's a nymph..."
"She was a... of the... Jemnemzy tribe... I think."
"Laguna?"
"What?"
"That makes her a nymph. Which makes you..."
"Does not."
"Does too."
"Does not."
Ward grunted again.
"Ward's right," Laguna muttered, "this -is- childish."
~*~
Turks Office, Junon
"It's not that bad," Reno said soothingly.
"They told me he was dead! And then one of the Troopers station at Icicle told me that he saw him!!"
Reno shrugged. "Elena? You really gotta calm down. Take it out on Cloud. You're sure to see him, sometime."
"And the big red eyeball in the sky?"
"Probably Aerith's fault."
"Why are you so laid back today!?" She leaned toward him, hair falling into her face, mostly. "You're high, aren't you? Just like Rude!"
Reno shook his head. "Rude isn't high. Neither am I. Just so you know, the guy just thinks too much, right Rude?"
Rude raised an eyebrow at them. "I'm not getting into this one... Except to say one thing."
"What's that?" they asked simultaneously.
"I'm not high. And I was kinda pissed when Rufus accused me of it the other day."
Reno frowned. "When was this?"
Rude shrugged. "All I caught was something about cameras and hazard pay."
~*~*~*~*~*~
You all know the drill... read review.
Angefantasy, Yeah, Laguna made a great chick, he just didn't think so of himself. =^.^= Oh, you wouldn't have to write that down, ya know. At the chocobo farm, if you talk to the girl in the stables, she takes notes on what you tell her. You can check back later by talking to her and choosing the option that says something like "let me jot this down". All I know is he is one old dude. And Nibie... has her secrets. =^.~= Methinks... it was too late for that too. (So sad, so sad... *shakes head*) =^___^= And another chappy, by Wonderful Me. (Feeling mildly narcissistic.)
Danyella Skyler Silverfire, =O.O= And who would that be?
ChibiBoko, Ah, the real kisser... hi-mi-tsu. =^.~= Very insightful though. If it was Kiros, he won't admit too easily... but it quite literally could have been anyone... even Ward. lol Ah, Nibie's a main character! And I think her view did help the flow... I wanted to get that part done in the last chapter, and her POV worked really well for it. As for how she got to the top of the cliffs... that is one of Nibie's many secrets. (Aw, the Tifa in this story isn't too bad... she kinda considers him more of a brother, than in the game...) Elena. =~.^=
rei, Nah... I was into complaining about that before, though... (I got a Gold now, and it is a very stupid bird. It's name is Al.) I actually just had a really hard time finding a male 'wonderful' chocobo. (I would go and catch, and catch, and they would always be female!!! Problem being that my black was female...)
ozzypoos, Actually, they're still Sephiroth clones, 'cause Sephiroth is still the "best" they had ever had, and was injected with Jenova... 'cause that wasn't affected by Cloud's going to Midgar. (I do pretty good cliffies, don't I? *preens*)
Elf Fanatic Lark, *feels very loved* Addicted? That is so sweet... =^.^= *chokes on maniacal laughter*
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On Not Much At All: Except that I feel more than just vaguely annoyed today. I want to go destroy something. And I'm not sure, but I think this chapter blows. My brother ran off with my ride... and I'm just generally in a bad mood at the moment. (Maybe it's that past life thing... as Heero Yuy... or last night's dream. Ever dream you were paralyzed?)
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.
Title: Fiery Red Horizon
Chapter: 9
Chapter Title: Heading Back To Junon
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: Hahahaha!!! Little to no explanation for last time!!! Hahahaha!!! But really... Seph has a tiny appearance, there's a Rufus snippet, and a little more Laguna... And Reno and Elena.
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. Ehr... a weird look into Reeve and Laguna's pasts. Accusations of drug abuse. I think that's all.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Unknown
Sephiroth felt like he was falling, floating down into warm green nothingness. Quite pleasant, but for two things.
Voices, harsh and accusing, and the scream of the dying planet. But there was warmth enclosing him, and everything died down to a murmur... until he was suddenly pushed away, into the harsh cold...
~*~
Airship Highwind
Rufus leaned back, away from the shorter blonde in front of him who seemed to really enjoy yelling right into his face. "It couldn't be helped," was all he had in his defense. "From where I stood, it seemed that he may as well have been a puppet."
"You should have been able to do something!"
"The only one of -us- that had any clue of what was going on was Hojo. Do you really wish that -he- would have done something?"
The spiky-haired blonde stepped back, and Rufus got a better look into his newfound brother's eyes. Mako blue, and glaringly bright, as if the life force of the planet itself were pouring out from them. Brighter by far than the General's had been, and even brighter than those of the other SOLDIER on the Highwind.
Zachary Donovan. Who was supposedly dead. The person who Hojo had backed away from as soon as the scientist had noticed him. Interesting.
And of course, there was Cloud, who stood right in front of him. Who looked more hurt than angry. And somehow, that bothered Rufus. That bothered Rufus a lot. And Rufus suddenly understood Cloud's anger. It wasn't truly directed at anyone other than himself. It was because he hadn't gotten there in time.
"There was nothing you could have done, either."
Cloud's shoulders slumped. "You don't know that."
Rufus smirked, "No, I don't. But you don't know that you could have done something, as well. That makes us even."
Cloud shook his head. "Actually..." He pulled a notepad out of his pocket. "You owe me 1585."
"What?" Rufus squawked.
"But I can let it go... for a price."
Rufus felt a mild suspicion forming in the back of his mind. "What are you asking?"
"That you not hold Meteor against any of my friends... and if we find Reeve again, leave him alone."
"The first, sure. But not the latter."
Cloud scratched the back of his head. "Why not?"
Rufus shook his head. "I still need to talk to him. How about that? Just an hour or so to talk to him."
Cloud nodded.
"You don't seem so upset anymore. Why's that?"
His little brother's eyes took on a distant look. "She said she'd see him to safety."
~*~
Outside of Costa del Sol
"I don't get it, Laguna," Kiros said, feeling vaguely annoyed at Laguna, who didn't seem as talkative as usual.
"..." Ward glanced back and forth between them, not sure himself. Ward had been surprised, seeing Laguna in a dress and all... but the man was so drunk that he wouldn't have been able to tell his head from his own feet, so Ward didn't really see the problem.
Of course, neither did Kiros. "It could have happened to anybody."
Laguna sighed. "Even drunk, I won't normally do something like that."
"So, why are we leaving town?"
"You saw the way that guy was looking at me!"
Kiros fiddled with a braid. "He didn't seem too upset about you being a guy. If anything, he seemed just a little disappointed... at first anyway. Then he just shook it off."
Laguna scowled at him.
"At least we got your clothes back."
Ward snorted, and got Laguna to scowl at him as well.
"It was the dancing thing, alright? That's why it doesn't bother them."
Kiros leaned over Laguna's shoulder. "How's that? Although, I was surprised to find that you knew how to dance... Especially that well." Laguna growled, and Kiros pulled back. "What now?"
"Every guy in town, except the gay guy, seems to be interested in me now. Why would that be?"
Kiros blinked. "Uhm... I don't see anything different. Are you saying you're a wood nymph or something?"
"No..."
Ward grunted.
"Well... -I'm- not."
Kiros paused. "Laguna?"
"What?" Laguna sounded petulant.
"Who's a wood nymph?"
Laguna remained silent for a few minutes, as Kiros and Ward waited patiently for a reply.
After getting hit in the face by a branch for the fifth time since he had last spoken, he finally decided to reply. "I thought we went over this."
Ward bumped into Kiros, who had stopped, knocking him into Laguna, who had also stopped. "No, we are just going over this, Laguna. Who's a wood nymph."
Laguna started walking again. "I'm not."
Ward grunted again.
"Technically speaking," Laguna added, "my mother."
Kiros digested that for a moment. "So, you're part nymph."
"No..."
"If your mother's a nymph..."
"She was a... of the... Jemnemzy tribe... I think."
"Laguna?"
"What?"
"That makes her a nymph. Which makes you..."
"Does not."
"Does too."
"Does not."
Ward grunted again.
"Ward's right," Laguna muttered, "this -is- childish."
~*~
Turks Office, Junon
"It's not that bad," Reno said soothingly.
"They told me he was dead! And then one of the Troopers station at Icicle told me that he saw him!!"
Reno shrugged. "Elena? You really gotta calm down. Take it out on Cloud. You're sure to see him, sometime."
"And the big red eyeball in the sky?"
"Probably Aerith's fault."
"Why are you so laid back today!?" She leaned toward him, hair falling into her face, mostly. "You're high, aren't you? Just like Rude!"
Reno shook his head. "Rude isn't high. Neither am I. Just so you know, the guy just thinks too much, right Rude?"
Rude raised an eyebrow at them. "I'm not getting into this one... Except to say one thing."
"What's that?" they asked simultaneously.
"I'm not high. And I was kinda pissed when Rufus accused me of it the other day."
Reno frowned. "When was this?"
Rude shrugged. "All I caught was something about cameras and hazard pay."
~*~*~*~*~*~
You all know the drill... read review.
Angefantasy, Yeah, Laguna made a great chick, he just didn't think so of himself. =^.^= Oh, you wouldn't have to write that down, ya know. At the chocobo farm, if you talk to the girl in the stables, she takes notes on what you tell her. You can check back later by talking to her and choosing the option that says something like "let me jot this down". All I know is he is one old dude. And Nibie... has her secrets. =^.~= Methinks... it was too late for that too. (So sad, so sad... *shakes head*) =^___^= And another chappy, by Wonderful Me. (Feeling mildly narcissistic.)
Danyella Skyler Silverfire, =O.O= And who would that be?
ChibiBoko, Ah, the real kisser... hi-mi-tsu. =^.~= Very insightful though. If it was Kiros, he won't admit too easily... but it quite literally could have been anyone... even Ward. lol Ah, Nibie's a main character! And I think her view did help the flow... I wanted to get that part done in the last chapter, and her POV worked really well for it. As for how she got to the top of the cliffs... that is one of Nibie's many secrets. (Aw, the Tifa in this story isn't too bad... she kinda considers him more of a brother, than in the game...) Elena. =~.^=
rei, Nah... I was into complaining about that before, though... (I got a Gold now, and it is a very stupid bird. It's name is Al.) I actually just had a really hard time finding a male 'wonderful' chocobo. (I would go and catch, and catch, and they would always be female!!! Problem being that my black was female...)
ozzypoos, Actually, they're still Sephiroth clones, 'cause Sephiroth is still the "best" they had ever had, and was injected with Jenova... 'cause that wasn't affected by Cloud's going to Midgar. (I do pretty good cliffies, don't I? *preens*)
Elf Fanatic Lark, *feels very loved* Addicted? That is so sweet... =^.^= *chokes on maniacal laughter*
Miniature Rant of the Day-
On Not Much At All: Except that I feel more than just vaguely annoyed today. I want to go destroy something. And I'm not sure, but I think this chapter blows. My brother ran off with my ride... and I'm just generally in a bad mood at the moment. (Maybe it's that past life thing... as Heero Yuy... or last night's dream. Ever dream you were paralyzed?)
If you actually read my rants, thank you.
Thank you, for reading.