Chapter One – Revelations and Rebirths
Far North of Cloud in the bunker that remained from the final battle against Sephiroth the earth was being disturbed once more. The ground begun to quake a little a faint rumble as if the world was struggling to hold something in. Then it grew a little stronger and a little louder, like a bird trying to break free of its egg. Suddenly tiny fragments of dirt and rubble moved from the centre of the crater until a hand appeared. Then the hand came out further from the earth as if an arm had been extended and it twisted back to the ground and pushed revealing a shoulder and then a single lock of long silver hair. A few moments later the body previously buried within the huge crater was free entirely and lay bare-chested on the ground.
To the East of Cloud in Midgar a group disbanded were stirring once more. The group formerly known as the Turks were disbanded around the same time as Shinra. This dissolution was due to the fact that there was no need for them. Now however the surviving members of the Turks were meeting once more. It was in the church where Aeris had spent much time and the start of the Turks downfall where they all met. The members were all fully dressed in black, weapons holstered and waiting for the mastermind of their revival to appear.
"MEMBERS OF THE TURKS." A loud booming voice was heard from behind the main altar. "I WAS THE ONE WHO BOUGHT YOU HERE TODAY." The voice continued as the altar began to move forwards and tip slightly. "YOU MAY BE WONDERING WHY THAT IS. WE TOGETHER ARE GOING TO REVIVE THE TURKS AS THE VIPERS AND WE WILL BE STRONGER THAN SHINRA EVER WAS!" The voice said as the altar fell to the ground. Dust whirled around from the altar's crash. As the dust settled the mysterious voice was revealed as the former leader of the Turks, Reno.
"RENO!" Cheers were heard from the other members.
Far South of Cloud there was an awakening happening. It was of some unearthly creature a vicious demon unseen since ancient times a creature that would only be known as Sin. As the creature was being reborn awakened from its diminished state beams of light were being shot all over the world sending vicious monsters worldwide. Then there was a large explosion where Sin was being reborn the whole island where Sin was exploded completely vaporised leaving Sin in the middle of the ocean.
Cloud however was completely unaware of these events at this point in time and was continuing with his trip up to the Nibelheim reactor site also known as Highwind Travel after the tear down of the Mako reactor. The site had been left bear for only months before Cloud and the group had decided to set up a travel service and used the site as a heliport.
"Thanks Fenfir." Cloud said as he dismounted his motorcycle. "Hi Zack." Cloud said to a short boy with spiky silver hair.
"Hey dad!" Zack replied running up to Cloud and squeezing him tight around the waist.
"Quite a grip you're getting there son!" Cloud said pretending as if he was being squeezed so tight he could hardly speak.
"Yay, maybe I can get as strong as you soon then dad."
"Yeah any day now I bet. Hey Zack why don't you go play with Marlene." Cloud said messing Zack's hair up in a cheery manner.
"Ok dad but don't complain when I come home with bruises. Barrett is always teaching her new fighting moves." Zack said. "Unlike you." He muttered under his breath as he run down towards Nibelheim.
Cloud headed into the large building next to the Highwind and called out, "HEY GUYS!" He heard a distant voice say, "It's Cloud," and then the rumble of footsteps as everyone came to greet him.
"I polished the whole of Highwind top to bottom for you Cloud. Everyone is onboard waiting for you." Yuffie said.
"Thanks Yuffie! You look taller than the last time I saw you. Here have a present for all that work." Cloud said back tossing her a piece of green Materia.
"And I managed to find us a new client. I will give you the details later you have to deliver some cargo to the old temple of the ancients." Cait Sith said. She was still mysterious and no one had ever met the operator even though they saw her everyday in cat form.
"Do you mean …"
"You know I can't pronounce that without sounding ridiculous!" She said angrily before Cloud could finish. "Just get going." She continued as her face turned more and more red as Cloud laughed walking back out to the Highwind.
"Yo get your Spiky butt in here it's about time we have been waiting all day for you!" Barrett said in his usual angry tone.
"Whatever." Cloud said looking around the cockpit for Tifa. "Where's Tifa?" Cloud asked generally.
"She's with Vincent and Red at the mansion still worming their way through all them books Sephiroth left behind."
"Still. It has been four years since they started wading through them books. How slow do they read?"
"Very slow." Barrett said.
"That was a rhetorical question Barrett." Cid said stating the obvious. "Anyway lets get going we need to get this there before the day is out and Cloud hasn't left us with much day in which to do it. The engines of the Highwind begun to roar and the newly installed Chocobo powered engines started squawking for gyshal greens. Within mere seconds of the Chocobos running for their greens the Highwind took off and headed south.