Chapter 16
Rude right side kicked Cloud straight in the gut.
"Ooof"
Cloud groaned as the wind was knocked out of him. He flew back through the door of the office. Zack was standing behind Cloud and grabbed him before he fell.
"Cloud, don't do this…" said Zack as he tried to hold Cloud.
Zack backed out into the main training area while still holding Cloud.
"Get off!"
Cloud struggled and freed himself from Zack's grasp. Rude and Reno stepped out of the small office and into the main training area. Both of them were laughing.
"Don't tell me he's out of steam already?" laughed Reno who stood slightly behind Rude.
"Hopefully not because I'm just getting started" said Rude.
Rude got into his fighting stance, right leg forward and both his fists raised.
"Hey Rude, test out those new gauntlets they gave you" said Reno.
"Oh yeah, I forgot about those" said Rude. Rude rolled up the sleeves of his suit a little.
Around his forearms were these metal armbands. He pressed a button on both of them and instantly his fists and forearms were covered by a metallic material.
"Oooh I like that" said Rude looking at his fists. He then grinned and raised his fists once more.
"You want to play like that?" asked Cloud as he pulled his sword from the magnetic lock on his back.
Cloud pulled the sword off his back and held it in front of him. Zack stood behind him and he had a very worried look on his face.
"Cloud, are you really going to do this?" whispered Zack.
Cloud didn't answer. He just stared at Rude. Cloud could feel his anger rising as he looked at him. He cared about Tifa so much and it simply infuriated him that Rude could treat her like some piece of garbage.
Cloud ran at Rude and swung his sword with a vertical overhead strike. Rude crossed his arms and raised them to block the attack. Cloud's sword clanked against the metal gauntlets and stayed there in a stalemate for a while. The two pushed against each other with all their strength each one trying to overpower the other. As Rude pushed he looked in Cloud's eyes and gave another sinister grin.
"So weak, no wonder Tifa broke up with you" laughed Rude.
Rude was simply trying to break Cloud's concentration.
"Shut up!" yelled Cloud getting more furious.
Rude broke the stalemate by pushing Cloud back and prepared a special attack. He raised his right fist and prepared to strike the ground. The metal gauntlet began to shine with a bright red light.
"Grand Spark!"
Rude struck the ground and it began to tremble. A wave of red energy rushed toward Cloud. Cloud rolled to the right and dodged the shockwave which continued on and crashed into the wall on the opposite side of the room. By now the commotion of the fight had attracted the attention of others in the area. In the command room above the training area an officer alerted Sephiroth.
"Sephiroth sir! There is a fight in the training area sir!" said the officer.
Sephiroth looked down and saw Cloud fighting Rude.
"Hmm….let them fight…" said Sephiroth watching Cloud.
"Sir?" questioned the officer.
"I said let them fight…" said Sephiroth.
As Cloud dodged the wave of energy Rude ran to hit him before he could recover. Rude punched towards Cloud's face with his right fist. Cloud deflected the attack by side stepping to his left and he then knocked Rude's gauntlet out of the way with his sword. Rude was thrown terribly off balance. Cloud kneed him in the stomach then struck him across the face with the butt of his sword. Rude's sunglasses fell off and hit the ground as he reared back from the blow.
"It's about time I got those stupid sunglasses off of you. There's no sun in here idiot" said Cloud. Rude picked up his sun glasses and put them on again.
So far Zack and Reno had been watching the whole fight. Zack did not want to fight because this was the opportunity he had been wanting for years. He didn't want to jeopardize it. Reno on the other hand was not satisfied sitting on the sidelines.
"Rude back up and let me burn this chump!" said Reno raising his Electromag rod.
A small ball of blue energy began to form at the tip of the rod and Reno was about to fire his special attack the Turk Light on Cloud. Zack wanted to be in SOLDIER but Cloud was his friend now and he knew he would never forgive himself if he let him get double teamed…
"You suit's don't play fair" said Zack as he ran up to Reno.
Zack grabbed Reno's arm and raised it up in the air just in time. The blast of energy shot up into the ceiling knocking loose a few bits of plaster.
"Get off of me asshole!" yelled Reno as he pushed Zack back.
"I'm not going to let you double team him" said Zack pulling his sword out.
Reno backed off a bit and got near Rude and Zack got near Cloud. Now Cloud stood in front of Rude and Zack in front of Reno.
"You didn't have to do that" said Cloud.
"Yeah I did…" said Zack.
As all this went on the officer in the command room became very uneasy.
"Sir this fight is getting out of hand" said the officer.
"No more outbursts from you!" said Sephiroth as he pulled out the Masumune and held it at the officer's neck.
"I will stop the fight when I'm ready" said Sephiroth.
"Yes…sir…" said the officer in fear.
Sephiroth wanted to see Cloud fight. He couldn't explain the feeling he felt when he looked at Cloud and maybe watching him fight would reveal something to him.
"Well then let's show them how country boys rumble" smiled Zack.
Cloud nodded and the fight went underway…
Cloud rushed toward Rude and swung his heavy sword horizontally towards Rude. Rude blocked the attack with his left gauntlet. Cloud quickly swung his sword to the right side of Rude's neck but Rude blocked that attack with his right gauntlet and knocked Cloud off balance. Rude then delivered a powerful right kick to Cloud's left leg, which was followed by an equally powerful left punch to his mid section and a strong right jab to Cloud's face. Cloud fell on the ground after the combo and Rude went to hit him while he was down. A bit of blood spilled from Cloud's lip.
"Fire 3!"
Cloud cast the exploding fire spell from the ground and it sent Rude reeling back before he could get close to him.
At the same time Zack fought to keep Reno off of Cloud. Reno sidestepped to his left as Zack's overhead strike missed him. He then struck Zack across the right side of his face with his Electromag Rod. Zack shook off the attack and swung his sword horizontally at Reno's head. Reno ducked under the horizontal swing but Zack reversed his swing and hit Reno hard with the dull back of his buster sword. Reno was knocked back a bit
"Two bad it's the dull side…" said Zack.
"It's time to light you up!"
Reno's Electromag Rod began sparking with electricity at the tip and he rushed at Zack. Reno swung the rod diagonally and Zack blocked diagonally as well bringing the two at a stalemate. The spark from Reno's rod drew closer to Zack's face as he tried to shock him with it. Zack pushed against the rod with all his strength trying to keep the rod from shocking him. Zack managed to push Reno back.
As Cloud got up Rude cast a Cure spell on himself and healed some of the damage from Clouds fire spell.
"Let's see you dodge this! Double Spark!"
Rude lifted both his fists in the air as they glowed with red energy and slammed them into the ground. Two large shockwaves of energy traveled along the ground and sped toward Cloud. Cloud ran toward the shockwaves then immediately evaded to the right but these shockwaves began to follow him.
"Huh?" said Cloud puzzled
"Ha ha ha better run Claude" laughed Rude intentionally saying Cloud's name wrong. Rude held both of his hands out and guided the waves of energy manually.
Cloud ran towards Rude with the double shockwaves close behind them. He threw his large buster sword at Rude. The sword spun threw the air toward Rude who evaded it by moving to the right a bit. The sword flew past Rude and landed on the ground behind him.
"You missed" laughed Rude as he turned back to Cloud but Cloud had already moved out of the way.
Rude had been distracted so now his own attack sped toward him about to crash into him. Rude clapped his hands together and the energy dissipated before it hit him. By then Cloud grabbed his sword off the ground and prepared to fight some more.
Zack thrust his sword towards Reno's midsection and Reno parried with his rod. Zack thrust once again then Reno parried once again then countered with a strike to Zack's head. Reno's Electromag rod sparked at the tip with electrical energy. Zack ducked and stepped back as the electrical passed over his head.
"That's a neat little toy you have there" said Zack holding his sword in front him.
"You haven't seen all it can do yet! Check out my pyramid option!" laughed Reno.
"Pyramid?" said Zack puzzled.
Reno smirked as he pressed a button on his rod. A blast of golden energy shot at Zack who tried to avoid it but couldn't. The energy covered him and soon he was encased in a golden energy pyramid. Zack couldn't move while inside of it. He could only talk.
"What the hell?" yelled Zack.
"Heh loser" laughed Reno.
At the same time Cloud still fought with Rude. He swung his sword horizontally at Rude's stomach and Rude barely dodged the attack as he jumped back. Cloud managed to cut some of the fabric from his suit. A few pieces of Rude's suit fell to the floor.
"I almost had you that time…getting tired Crude?" said Cloud intentionally mispronouncing Rude's name much like how Rude had called him Claude earlier.
"Hmm you almost had Tifa too but once again you dropped the ball Claude" mocked Rude.
"You're one to talk…Tifa didn't put out for you like you thought she would did she? What's the matter Rude? You can't handle a girl with some self respect?" retorted Claude err Cloud as he held his sword in front of him.
"Cloud!" yelled Zack from inside the golden pyramid.
"Hold on I'm coming!" yelled Cloud.
Cloud prepared to cast another Fire spell on Rude but Rude was prepared this time.
"MBarrier!"
Rude cast a magic barrier spell right before…
"Fire 3"
Cloud cast the Fire spell. Much of the destructive power of the Fire spell was absorbed by Rude's MBarrier spell. Cloud simply needed the distraction to keep Rude off of him while he went to help Zack. Cloud ran toward Zack. Reno aimed his rod at Cloud and fired.
"Turk Light"
Four blasts of blue energy shot from his rod and sped toward Cloud. Cloud rolled on the ground and the blasts of energy flew overhead crashing into an opposite wall. Cloud ran up to the pyramid and began striking it furiously. With each hit the pyramid began to fade a bit until it vanished completely.
"Thanks" said Zack finally able to move again.
"No problem" said Cloud.
Reno and Rude wasted little time in attacking again.
"Grand Spark!"
"Turk Light!"
Rude struck the ground with his fist again and another shockwave of red energy sped toward Cloud and Zack while Reno fired another Turk Light attack. The shockwave and the energy blasts sped toward Cloud and Zack. Cloud leapt to the left while Zack leapt to the right avoiding Reno and Rude's attacks.
"Lightning 3"
Zack cast a lightning spell on Reno. A large bolt of lightning struck Reno but he seemed unfazed.
"Wow it's a good thing I wore this Elemental-Lightning materia combination…" said Reno sarcastically as he ran toward Zack.
"Dang" said Zack under his breath.
Rude ran at Cloud while Reno ran toward Zack and attacked them at the same time. Cloud slashed diagonally to the left to block Rude's left punch and Zack held his sword up horizontally to block Reno's overheard vertical strike with his rod. At the same time Cloud and Zack kicked Rude and Reno straight in the stomach knocking both of them back.
Cloud rushed Rude and slashed diagonally and Rude blocked with his left arm. Cloud punched Rude in the face with his left hand cracking Rude's sunglasses and causing his nose to bleed. Rude was stunned by the attack and Cloud gave him one more punch to the face with his left fist that caused his nose to bloody even more.
Zack swung his sword so hard that Reno could barely block it with his rod. Zack swung horizontally to Reno's left side. Reno lifted his rod in a vertically position to block but the force of the swing knocked him to the side. Zack did not let up and quickly swung his sword again to Reno's right side. Reno lifted his rod again but the force of the blow was so strong it knocked him to the side again. Zack performed a mighty overhead swing. Reno held his rod up diagonally to block but Zack's blow was so strong that it split the rod in two. Reno looked at his broken weapon in shock as he held a piece of it in each hand. He then looked up to see Zack holding his right fist up. Zack crashed his fist straight into Reno's left jaw. Reno went reeling back from the blow.
"Zack did Auron teach you any Limit Breaks?" asked Cloud.
"Yeah, I learned a level 3 technique called Final Flare" said Zack under his breath
"Good I'm ready to use mine are you?" asked Cloud
"Yep, let's end this" said Zack.
Cloud's anger had been building during his fight with Rude that along with some of the hits that he took from Rude enabled him to build up enough power to use a Limit Break. Auron along with several teachers around Gaia were able to teach people Limit Breaks, a technique that uses the energy generated from anger and damage to perform powerful maneuvers. Cloud and Zack prepared to use theirs. Reno and Rude stood their stunned and staggering from the blows Cloud and Zack delivered to them.
Cloud held his sword at his side. As he concentrated it felt like a breeze was blowing through the training area. Cloud's hair began to blow back. A gust of wind began encircle Cloud. His hair and clothes began to blow in the wind wildly.
"Finishing…..Touch!"
Cloud performed his level 3 limit break the Finishing Touch. He slashed at Reno and Rude and a large whirl wind took them up in the air.
"What the?" yelled Rude as he flew up in the whirlwind.
"Hoooollllyyyyy Shhiiiiiiitttt!" Reno went spiraling inside the whirlwind.
"My turn! Final…Flare!" yelled Zack.
Zack's sword began to shine with red energy as he held it out in front of him. He then shot a large beam of red energy that flew out directly toward the whirlwind. The red energy swirled through the whirlwind hitting Reno and Rude hard.
"AGGGGH" screamed both of them.
Finally the whirlwind dissipated and both Reno and Rude fell to the ground unconscious and defeated. Before Cloud or Zack could revel in their victory they were surrounded.
"Freeze! Drop your weapons!" said an officer.
Cloud and Zack looked around to see several Shinra guards with machine guns trained on them.
"Damn" said Zack under his breath. He dropped his sword and Cloud did the same.
Both of them held their hands up. Sephiroth walked up and an officer addressed him.
"Sir! These two have attacked two high ranking Shinra officers!" he said.
"Well it took you all long enough to stop the fight don't you think?" smarted off Zack.
Sephiroth quickly rushed up to Zack and struck him in the stomach with the hilt of the Masumune.
"Ugh!" said Zack as he held his stomach in pain.
Sephiroth stood over Zack with the Masumune sword unsheathed.
"Hey!" yelled Cloud as he quickly picked up his buster sword.
The guards all trained their weapons on Cloud now who stood in front of Sephiroth with his sword at his side. The two stared at each other coldly. Cloud remembered the dream he had had before of Sephiroth burning his village. What did it all mean? Sephiroth began laugh.
"Hah hah, you think you're brave but you're foolish boy" mocked Sephiroth.
In a flash Sephiroth struck Cloud's sword and knocked it out of his hand. The blow was so swift that Cloud could not even react fast enough. Sephiroth then held his sword at Cloud's neck.
"You two are the trouble makers from before…I told you before how we handle trouble makers…" said Sephiroth.
(Next Scene)
Back in Square City
"I don't know Lu, I just think Tidus should take it slow ya know?" said Wakka.
Wakka and Lulu sat at their kitchen table eating dinner. Vidina sat in a high chair between his mother and father and Lulu fed him.
"I understand Wakka but still it's his decision if he wants to do this. Trust him and hopefully he won't make any bad decisions with this new found fame…open up Vidina eat your peas" said Lulu.
Vidina wouldn't open his mouth to eat. He turned his head away instead trying to avoid the spoon.
"I found a way to feed him the other day. He likes this let me show you" said Wakka as he got up from his chair.
Lulu gave Wakka the spoonful of peas and Wakka made his attempt.
"Here comes the airship! Here it comes! It's making a landing in the hanggggaaaar!" said Wakka with a silly face and a goofy voice.
Vidina began to giggle then Wakka put the spoonful of peas in his mouth.
"See? Works like a charm ya?" said Wakka.
"You are not getting me to do that" said Lulu
"C'mon Lu try it" said Wakka.
Wakka handed her the spoon. She put some more peas on the spoon and reluctantly gave it a try…
"-sigh- Here comes the airship! Here it comes! It's making a landing in the hangggggaaaar!" said Lulu with a sill face and a goofy voice.
Vidina began to giggle and Lulu put the spoonful of peas in his mouth.
"See that wasn't hard ya?" said Wakka.
"You have no idea…"
(Next Scene)
President Shinra sat at his desk and filled out a few papers when suddenly he heard a voice behind him.
"It's been a while since I reported to you but I assure you the plan to get rid of those Kursed SeeDs is well underway" said Ultimecia who mysteriously appeared behind him.
The President turned around quickly and was startled.
"Hmph, well it's about time we heard from you" said The President as he stood up from his chair trying to pretend that she didn't startle him.
He walked over to the window that overlooked the city. The sun had almost completely set over the horizon.
"Tell me then what is your plan? Do you plan on faking a mission for them to get them out of the city?" asked The President.
"No…they would never move in full force to any mission. There would still be SeeD's here in the city. To kill a snake one must destroy its head. In the same manner those Kursed SeeD's must be destroyed. Commence with your plans…trust that I will get rid of the SeeD's…" said Ultimecia.
"Yes but what exactly is that plan?" asked President Shinra in frustration.
He turned around but Ultimecia had vanished.
"Grr I hate sorceresses they give me the creeps. That probably wasn't even her. More than likely it was a mental projection or something" thought The President.
(Next Scene)
Auron's Gym had closed for the night. Yuffie was out with Zell to see some play so Auron was there alone. He stood there and looked through some mail. There was one letter in particular that surprised Auron.
"Braska!" yelled Auron as he dropped the rest of the mail and began tearing the letter open. The letter from Yuna's father and his old friend read:
Dear Auron,
How are you old friend? It has been much too long since we have spoken. I hope that all is well with your gym in Square City. I am writing you this letter to let you know that I will be in Square City in the next few weeks. The selection of the next High Summoner Apprentice will be decided and I understand that my daughter is one of the top students. I must be there to oversee the duel between her and the other student. I wish that I could see my daughter more and that is something I shall always regret. I have sent her a letter as well. I have also been selected as the moderator for the Gaia Summit. I suppose I was selected since I have no affiliation with any particular country. My good friend I want you to be by my side at the Gaia Summit. I have written Jecht in Zanarkand so hopefully I can have both of my Guardians at my side. I look forward to seeing you, Jecht and especially my daughter.
Sincerely,
Braska
Auron folded the letter and smiled.
"Oh to see Braska and Jecht again" smiled Auron.
(Next Scene)
"You need anything?" asked Red.
Terra was still lying down on his bed. She sat up as he came into the room.
"I'm ok" said Terra.
"Maybe Hawk can help us out when he comes back" said Red as he sat on the edge of the bed.
"Where is your Hawk friend?" asked Terra.
"He's at some sort of convention for motel owners or something like that. –sigh- I'm thinking about simply telling him what's going on with me" said Red.
"Tell him that you're Alkaiser?" asked Terra.
"Well…yeah maybe…The way I run in and out of her he probably thinks I'm on drugs or something" said Red.
"What about me? Do you think he can help me?" asked Terra.
"I don't know. I wish we had something to go off of. We need some clues. Terra, can you remember anything about how you got to Square City? Can you remember anything about what The Empire and Black X are plotting? Anything at all?" asked Red.
"A little bit. I'll try my best but I can't remember it all" said Terra.
Terra began recalling random events that she could at least vaguely remember. She couldn't remember whole events or even enough to give a full summary of what happened to her so she just told what she could.
(Terra's fragmented memories)
Terra stood guard at a door in a meeting room. A strange metallic crown adorned her head. In the meeting room there was a long conference table. And at the end a strange man sat. His face was caked with makeup much like a clown. He reared his head back and let out a loud high pitch laugh.
"Whoo hoo hooo!" laughed the man.
Next to him was a well dressed woman in a business suit. She also wore a purple beret. They both laughed together and took sips of some wine. Terra's memory began to get fuzzy and she could only remember bits and pieces of the conversation.
"So they have shared the dimensional technology with you Kefka?" said the woman.
"Yes, we will utilize it for you troop movement. It was first discovered by Dr. Odine of Esthar but he did not have the funds to further his experimentations. He wanted to use it as a permanent energy souce….this technology along with Exit Materia is said…" said Kefka but once again Terra's memories of the conversation faded in and out so she just continued to tell what parts she could remember.
"So then Miss Campbell, Black X does not trust them either?" said Kefka.
"No, Boss X simply wants to use them. Both the empire and Black X are providing the bulk of troops. It should be easy to cut them out of the deal don't you think?" smiled the woman now identified as Miss Campbell.
Terra continued on to the only other parts of the conversation that she could remember.
Kefka stood up from his chair and Miss Campbell stood up as well. They shook hands.
"Miss Cindy I must say that this has been a very informative meeting" said Kefka.
"Likewise, continue with the plan as normal. Announce that the Empire will not attend the Gaia Summit just like the president told you. He won't be suspicious then. Also don't tell him about our little meeting…" said Cindy Campbell.
Terra went on to what she could remember about how she got into Square City. She couldn't remember much at all.
"Hey wake up! Are you ok?"
Terra was face down in the dirt in a wooded area. Standing over her was a young man wearing a bandana. He helped Terra up from the ground
"You're running from the Empire? Quick let's get out of here I'm Loc…"
(End Flashback)
"I can't remember anymore" said Terra holding her head
"It's ok Terra. The device you said they put on your head. That's how they controlled you isn't it?" asked Red.
"Yes…"
"Ok let's see what we have from what you remember. We have some names…let's see…you mentioned an experiment by a Dr. Odine in Esthar. Looking him up could give us a clue. Also you mentioned Kefka of the Empire and a Cindy Campbell that works for Black X" Red got up and began scratching his head.
"What?" asked Terra.
"The name Cindy Campell sounds so familiar to me. I know I've heard it some where….I just can't remember where. Well anyway whatever they have planned there is a third party involved" said Red.
"A third party?" asked Terra
"Whoever this president person is you mentioned is apparently going to get double crossed" said Red.
"Maybe you're right" said Terra looking down.
"Cindy Campbell….Cindy Campbell…Who is Cindy Campbell?" thought Red.
(Next Scene)
In a very dark place Seifer was sprawled across a strange stone altar. His eyes were wide open but yet he didn't seem to be aware of his surroundings. He was in some sort of trance. In his mind Seifer was experiencing things and hearing voices.
(Seifer's Trance)
Seifer found himself floating through a dark void. He could hear several familiar voices.
"You're pathetic…."said a voice that sounded like Squall's.
"…Seifer go away…" said a voice that sounded like Rinoa's.
"…sad, pathetic excuse for a life…" said Squall's voice once again.
"…god Seifer you're such an ass…" said Rinoa's voice again.
Suddenly Seifer was inside the SeeD's Garden. He looked around and he was in Headmaster Cid's office. Seifer stood there wearing a SeeD uniform and on his left was Fuijin and on his right was Raijin both wearing SeeD uniforms. Headmaster Cid, Headmistress Edea, Squall, Zell, Selphie, Quistis, and Irvine stood in front of them. Seifer was reliving the day he was kicked out of SeeD.
"Seifer, Fujin, Raijin…your conduct has been reckless and out of control for too long! We have given you chance after chance to get your act together! You all do not deserve to be called SeeD's. SeeD's conduct themselves with honor and integrity…virtues that each of you know very little about...you all are to turn in your uniforms and leave the premises within the next twenty four hours" said Headmaster Cid.
Seifer could hear Ultimecias voice in his head.
"You are destined for things far greater my young knight… embrace your full potential…their time shall come…soon enough…"
(Next Scene)
Over a vast plain a helicopter descended slowly. It was night and the sky was dark and full of stars. As the helicopter hovered close to the ground Zack and Cloud were thrown from it. They both fell on their faces hard.
"Hey! What the hell's the matter with them?" yelled Zack wiping some dirt off his face.
"YOU PIECES OF SHOOPUF SHIT BETTER GET SOMEWHERE SAFE REALLY FAST! THERE ARE FIENDS ALL OVER THIS PLACE! HAHAHA" laughed the loud office also known as Sergeant poop from the helicopter.
The helicopter began flying higher into the air. Zack picked up some rocks and began hurling them at the helicopter as it ascended.
"Shinra sucks anyway!" yelled Zack throwing rocks.
Cloud got up from the ground and looked up at the helicopter as it flew away.
"-sigh- It's all over…" said Cloud now holding his head down.
He had waited for this opportunity his whole life and now it looked like he had just tossed that opportunity out of the window.
"-sigh- yeah looks like we aren't getting into SOLDIER…but listen Cloud. I think everything happens for a reason. Maybe we weren't meant to be in SOLDIER. In fact the more I think about it now those guys were pretty twisted. I mean did you see how that Sephiroth guy was acting?" asked Zack.
Cloud didn't respond he just kept looking down. A small breeze blew that moved several tall blades of grass. The night air was very cool.
"Well one thing is for sure we need to find a town or something quick. We can't stay out here fiends are probably all over the place and those assholes took our weapons" said Zack.
"…and our materia" said Cloud.
"Yeah but they forgot about these magnetic locks on our backs. So when we do get new swords we can strap them to our backs with ease" said Zack trying to cheer Cloud up a bit.
"…yeah you're right. I'm ok now. Let's start moving we shouldn't stay here too long" said Cloud.
"Where are we though?" asked Zack.
Zack and Cloud began looking around and scanning the area.
"Look north" said Cloud pointing north.
Zack looked and far in the distance were some mountains.
"What is that on top of those mountains?" asked Zack.
"It looks like…an observatory or something. Maybe there is a settlement around there" said Cloud.
"If we hurry maybe we can make it by morning" said Zack.
"Ok c'mon" said Cloud.
Zack and Cloud ran off to the north. Both of them had been kicked out of SOLDIER before they could even get into it but things do happen for a reason. Perhaps something better for both of them lies somewhere over those hills…
(End Chapter 16)
Well Reno and Rude finally got what they deserve though it cost Zack and Cloud their much desired spot in SOLDIER but you know…SOLDIER is overrated anyway. There stuck out in the wilderness and headed toward some observatory in mountain. I'm sure some final fantasy fans could guess where they are headed and who they'll meet next. This chapter showed Kefka in Terra's flashback but who is this Cindy Campbell woman and what does she have to do with Black X? Ultimecia is really messing with Seifer's head big time and sometime in the future Braska and possibly Jecht are coming to town. Well that's it for this chapter. Come back next time to see if Vidina will eat his pees without everyone having to make silly faces at him!...oh yeah and I'll probably throw in some other stuff too…but it won't be nearly as exciting as Vidina eating peas Whoo hoo hoo!