I do not own FF7. The final battle is here, the vents before have led up to this battle, the final showdown will begin, when they win the Earth will be safe… or is this a foreshadowing of things far worse to come?
Chapter 5: the final battle with angels of death.
(with the group in Midgar)
The had group ran onto the railroad leading up the support to the plates and had reach the top and now were standing in front of Shinra HQ.
Vincent: Kale, Angelina you two do not have to come…. This isn't your world… you can go and find a way home…
Kale: I'm staying here…I'm not gonna walk out on my friends when they need me the most
Angelina: I go where Kale goes…
Vincent: we thank you for your help….
Cloud: I hope they have an elevator…
The group went into the lobby and over to the elevator shaft. Vincent pressed two buttons and the both the elevators came down.
Vincent: Kale, Angelina, Cloud, Barret, take the left elevator, the rest of you with me we'll meet back at the top floor.
The group ran into the elevators and they shot toward the top. When the elevators reached the top the group stepped out.
Cloud: it's no different from when I was here….
The group walked up the stairs that led to the Shinra president's room. Nothing had changed here either.
Kale: wonder where they are?
Angelina walked to the helicopter pad and looked up, the tower continued up over the clouds. There was a stair case at the end of the pad that led up.
Angelina: guys over here!
The rest of the group ran out.
Vincent: guess we have to climb anyway…
Barret: not again..
The group begin climbing the stairs and up to the clouds. Once they came over the clouds they weren't on a stair case anymore they were on a large platform, and off in the distance was a large cliff and a castle that rested on top of it. Another layer of clouds hung over the castle.
Vincent: how could the Shinra building support this?
Cloud: there's no way it could…
Just then a figure appeared in the sky above them.
Tarah: I'm surprised you were able to defeat me earlier but it will not happen again…
Another figure appeared beside her.
Sephiroth: do you really think you can win against us both?
Vincent: we have to try…
Sephiroth: you are fools…
Cloud: at least we have a heart…
Sephiroth: oh come on Strife…. trying to put me on a guilt trip?
Cloud: I was talking to your wife.
Tarah: you cannot make me change my mind, I will stand by him till the end.
Angelina: Tarah….
Sephiroth: enough talking… begin…
Sephiroth flew down and Cloud and slashed at him with the masumane, Cloud brought up his buster sword and blocked. Cloud swung out at Sephiroth who disappear in a black orb then reappeared behind Cloud and lashed out with his masumane, Cloud ducked under the blade the jumped to his feet throwing himself at Sephiroth and kicking him square in the chest the brought up his Buster sword and swung at Sephiroth, cutting into his arm. Sephiroth jumped back and got into his fighting stance.
(fight with Tarah)
Vincent and Barret raised the guns at her and started firing but they just bounced off of her. Kale rushed forward with his sword and slashed at her torso. She grabbed the bade and took it from Kale, turned it to his chest and pushed it all the way through the end coming out his back. Kale fell to the ground, and Angelina charged at Tarah.
Angelina: YOU KILLED MY BOYFREIND!
Angelina swung her rod at her and it slammed into the side of her face knocking her to the ground. Angelina brought her rod down right at Tarah's face, Tarah tried to roll out of the way but Angelina saw her rolling and changed the course of her rod and smacked Tarah in her right arm breaking it.
Tarah jumped to her feet then jumped back.
Tarah: where did you get so much power from?
Angelina: you killed my boyfriend and I will not stop until he's avenged.
Tarah: feh…. Dark Fire blade come unto me!
A sword shaped like Cloud's Ultimate weapon but it was longer and red with a black dragon twirling around the sword.
Tarah: prepare to die!
Tarah flew at Angelina and swung out with her sword, Angelina blocked then swung her rod toward Tarah's torso, but she blocked. Before Angelina could react Tarah raised her sword and swung down and Angelina cutting into her shoulder. Angelina ignored the pain and swung her rod at Tarah's head and hit her hard, they both stubbed back.
Tarah: Sephiroth back off!
Sephiroth looked at Tarah then vanished.
Cloud: where do you think you're going!
Tarah: Dragon of the Dark Flame I summon you!
Tarah jumped up into the air then stabbed down into the ground with her sword. In front of her a black pool formed and a pillar of fire shot out of it, A black dragon with red eyes came out of the pillar and landed in front of Tarah.
Tarah: good dragon…
Vincent: what is that thing?
Tarah: your worst nightmare…
Cloud charged at the dragon.
Cloud: we'll see about that!
Tarah: Dragon…. Coshinhahorra Flame!
A small black orb appeared in front of the dragon's mouth and slowly grew until it was about the size of a wrecking ball.
Angelina: this isn't good!
Tarah: Dragon… KINZO!
Tarah disappeared and the orb flew at Cloud and when he hit it he was slammed against the orb and rode it until it hit a small mound and the explosion was huge, the whole group was consumed by the explosion.
( with Sam and Tifa)
The weapon roar and swung one of its arms at Sam who jumped on the arm and along the arm up to the weapon's face and slashed at it cutting is across the face. The weapon reached up and smacked him away and Sam flew across the town through four buildings before he stopped.
Tifa: SAM!
A large stone slab lifted up and Sam stood up.
Sam: I'm ok..
His right arm was broken, and his shirt was torn to pieces, bloody cuts littered his body. Sam flew back at the weapon and slashed at his right arm cutting into it a bit. The weapons' other arm came up and wrapped it's arms around Sam and lifted him up and started squeezing him. Tifa ran forward and jumped into the air and landed on the Weapon's shoulder and started punching the side of it's head. The weapon let go of Sam and swung it's arm at Tifa but she jumped back and landed next to Sam. Sam slowly stood up.
Tifa: you don't look so good…
Sam: I'm fine…
The weapon's shoulder's opened and it fired at them hitting the ground around them and the causing flame and smoke to cover them. When it stopped Sam was still standing, but Tifa was on the ground with a large wound in her torso.
Sam: TIFA!
Sam turned to the weapon and a gold glow surrounded him.
Sam: take my love, my hate, and all of my anger!
Sam charged at the weapon and started slashing wildly at it. After about a minute Sam jumped back and the weapon let out a roar. The weapon raised it's arm the swung it at Sam but the arm fell off the weapon and flew past Sam. Piece by piece the weapon fell to pieces and Sam limped over to Tifa and knelt beside her.
Sam: Tifa?
Tifa's gaze shifted to Sam and tears were in her eyes.
Tifa: you ok?
Sam: I should be asking you that.
Tifa: I'm…. fine…
Sam checked her wound and she was losing lots of blood.
Tifa: I'm gonna die aren't I?
Sam: no….
Tifa: don't lie….
Sam: I…don't.. know…
Sam began to cry.
Tifa: don't cry over me….
Sam: I love you…
Tifa: I love….you.. too..
Sam put his arm behind her and pulled her into a sitting position and kissed her, she rose one of her arms and put it around him, and kissed back. Not to long after Sam left the arm fall to the ground and she stopped kissing him. Sam pulled back and looked into her eyes, they were blank. Sam lowered his head into her chest and started crying.
Sam: this is the third time…
Sam slowly rose to his feet still carrying Tifa and limped to the elevator on the cannon. He rode it to the top then limped over to the control's and sat in the chair with Tifa across his lap. Sam took his good arm and placed the crystal materia in a hole next to the controls and it lit up. Sam then typed in the cordierites for the cannon to fire then typed in the amount of time to wait before firing. One of the wounds on Sam opened wider and blood began to pour out of it.
Sam: looks like I'll be joining you all soon…
Sam typed the command for the cannon to charge up the slowly his hand went to the enter key. Sam's vision blurred and he didn't think his hand would make it. Sam's finger touched the enter key then fell limp. His head hung down and a tear fell onto Tifa's face. The end of the cannon opened and a small blue orb started to grow larger and larger.
( back at Midgar)
The smoke cleared and the group was scattered around they were hurt but alive. Tarah appeared above them and next to her Sephiroth.
Tarah: I do not see how they survived…
The group slowly rose to their feet, and the tip of Holy Meteor came through the clouds above them.
Sephiroth: I will finally become a god…
Tarah: don't you mean us?
Sephiroth: did you really think I was going to share my place as a god with you?
Sephiroth pulled back his masumane and stabbed Tarah through the stomach. Sephiroth pulled his sword out of her and she fell to the ground.
Cloud: why did you do that isn't she your wife?
Sephiroth: I was not going to share my place as a god with her…
Angelina: monster….
Sephiroth: now I will absorb the life stream and..
Sephiroth looked down at his stomach a sword was sticking through it. Sephiroth turned his head to see Tarah was holding it.
Sephiroth: wrench…
Tarah: I've been called worse…
Tarah kicked Sephiroth off her sword made a orb in her right hand and threw it at Sephiroth when it exploded you could hear Sephiroth scream in pain. When the smoke cleared he was no where to be seen. Tarah slowly floated down to the group.
Cloud: it's still there…
Cid: where's the damn cannon?
A blue light flashed in the distance and a large blue beam hit Holy Meteor and caused a huge explosion blinding the group. Slowly the light faded and the group regained their sight.
Cloud: it's over…
Aeris healed the group.
Kale: we all lived…
Cloud: surprising…
The dark cloud over them disappeared and the blue sky was reviled and the sun shone brightly.
Red: we should call Sam and Tifa to see how they are doing.
Vincent took out his PHS and dialed the phone Sam and Tifa had taken, It rang and rang but there was no anwser.
Vincent: they aren't picking up.
Tarah: I am sorry for what I did.
Cloud: you tried to kill us…
Vincent: but we made a pormise to a friend not to kill you unless we had no choice…. But it would seem you're better now so there is no need.
Angelina: do you remember us now?
Tarah: I do remember you sis…
Angelina hugged Tarah.
Cid took out his PHS and called Shera, not long after the slipstream appeared and the group boarded and took off for the Rekin Cannon.
(At the city of the Anceints)
The group got out of the ship and looked up at the cannon.
Cid: damn that thing's big…
The group walked through the city past the lake where Cloud had put Aeris's body, then into the house down the stairs and to the house where the walk to the elevator on the cannon was.
Vincent: let's go.
The group walked into the elevator and it started up. Vincent spotted something red on the floor.
Vincent: there's blood on the floor.
Cloud: they must have been hurt…
The elevator reached the top the group stepped out. The group saw a chair with controls around and feet hanging off one side. Tarah walked up to the chair and saw Sam and Tifa. Tifa was lain across Sam's lap her eyes were closed and Sam's head was down. Tarah lifted up Sam's head to see his eyes were barely opened. The rest of the group came over and helped get Sam and Tifa on the floor. Tarah checked Sam's pluse, there was one but barely.
Tarah: Aeris can you heal him?
Aeris noded then knelt next to him.
Aeris: kinra mamrun sho thon healen.
Sam's wounds healed and his eyes opened, and he sat up. Sam looked over at Tifa and checked her pulse… she was gone.
Sam: that's the third… I've lost…
Cloud: Tifa…
Sam turned and saw Tarah standing there and a confused look came onto his face. Sam stood up and went to her.
Tarah: hey…
Sam: you're alive?
Tarah: I am…
Sam: do you remember me?
Tarah: I do…
Sam hugged Tarah and began to cry.
Cloud: Aeris is there anything you can do to reive her?
Aeris: I'm sorry… but I cannot.
Cloud looked down sadly at her.
Sam let go of Tarah and went over to Tifa and picked her up. The group went to the elevator rode it down and went to the lake where Cloud and laid Aeris to rest. Sam walked into the lake up to his waist.
Sam: I'll never forgot you…
Sam let her go and she drifted down to the bottom of the lake. Sam turned back to the group and walked back to shore.
Barret: see you around Tifa…
Cloud: I hope you're happy where you are…
Sam: I know she is…
The group turned and walked back to the slipstream and took off for Nebleim.
(A/N: what do you think? The world is safe, but at the price of Tifa and Yuffie's lives. Those who think it's over are wrong… there's more. Will Sam, Tarah, Angelina, and Kale find a way home? Will losing their loves cause Vincent and Sam to slowly fade away? And what of Tarah? And what does the crystal materia have to do with it all?)