Teen Titans - Still More Fighting
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: I do not own the Teen Titans or any other mentioned
trademarked likenesses. They are the property of DC Comics and Warner
Bros. I do not own Final Fantasy VII or any other mentioned
trademarked likenesses. They are the property of Squaresoft and/or
Square Enix. The character 'Comet' however is my original character.
Chapter
Eight - Next stop, Midgar
:
Gaia - Northern Crater :
'The
man who took control of Terra..he said that my old friend is back.
Does he mean...'
Cloud sat behind a large wall, re-arranging his Materia for the last time. He had found a mastered Drain Materia and slipped it into the slot on his sword. It was connected to a mastered All Materia.
'He also said that he was thankful that I had delivered Terra to them..I came here because..'
Aeris face flashed in his mind for a second before it was replaced by Sephiroth's, laughing.
'Has he been controlling me this whole time?'
Before Cloud could attempt to answer the question, the cave started rumbling. Cloud peered over the wall to see Terra moving a large mass of land. It carried Slade, Plasmus, Terra, and the re-formed Meltdown, who had gained a significant amount of power after going into the Lifestream.
'Damn, I can't lose him!'
Cloud ran up the winding path that lead to the top of the crater. A large dragon stood in the trail before him, but he easily sliced through it in one move. It turned red and vanished. As he continued to clear the circling path,managing to keep up the same pace as the giant mass of earth, he saw two stone Gargoyles in the distance. As he rapidly approached, their stone shells shattered and the creatures remaining took off into the air.
Terra's rock began to pick up speed. Cloud dove forward jumping onto one of the flying creatures. He cast Osmose, gaining some MP. Using the monster as a springboard, he jumped onto the closest wall and cast a Haste spell, before blasting off towards the bottom of the rock. He slammed into it, making a make-shift cave where he could sit and wait.
: Gaia - Midgar-Bound Ferry (Cabin):
Robin leaned against a wall inside the Cabin assigned to him, and the other guys.
'These people..they defeated all of us so easily...it would be in the best interest of the team if we learned about this Materia stuff..'
He thought about Terra, and wondered if she even wanted the Titan's help. From his point of view, the last time he had seen her, she did save the city, but she wasn't exactly a good-guy. Knowing that Beast Boy would do anything for her, he insisted that the others come along. Since he had gotten them into this, it was his responsibility to guarantee there safety. If that meant using AVALANCHE to find Cloud, then that was something he was going to do.
But Robin also knew that Beast Boy wanted revenge, and they owed it to the Comet. Deep down, he even wanted to get a punch or two in, for Terra.
"Robin?" Starfire asked, slowly approaching.
"Hey Star." He said smiling to her.
All it took was one look at her, and he almost forgot about all of his problems.
"Tifa, has requested to talk with you." She said.
"Great." Robin said, sarcastically.
"Do not feel bad Robin, Tifa defeated us in battle as well. Perhaps we should use Materia as Tifa and the others do." She said.
"I was thinking the same thing." He said.
"I do not think they are bad people." She told him.
"That remains to be seen..I mean Yuffie did rob us and the others helped. Hopefully, they'll be able to help us find Cloud."
"Robin...I believe we are here to find Terra." She said.
"That's the top priority, of course." Robin said quickly.
Starfire glided besides him, smiling.
"Glorious! Then you should talk with Tifa."
They began walking towards the front of the ship.
: Gaia - Midgar-Bound Ferry (Deck) :
Yuffie lay lazily on one of the beach chairs on the sunny deck of the ferry. Her eyes were closed, but she could still tell that someone was standing over her.
"Can I help you?" she asked.
"So you're a thief huh? You're not bad."
She opened her eyes, the Comet standing above her looking down.
"I'm Yuffie the Materia Hunter, and don't you forget it!" she said.
"Yeah yeah. Listen to this, counting the one that I got back from you, I've got three Materia. This weak Ice one...this strong Ice one and this cool bird one!" He showed her his Materia.
Yuffie eyed the two mastered Materia. She wasn't big on Magic spells, but Summons never hurt!
"Let's work something out here. I'm willing to trade all three of these for something cool."
"Hmm...I think I can do that. What are ya into?" She asked him, sitting up.
"Pure destruction on at cataclysmic level, but I prefer something unpredictable."
"You're lucky I just found a Final Attack Materia and need that Phoenix. I'll give ya this nifty Enemy Skill Materia! I don't need it since I've got the Master Command Materia." she took out the yellow Materia.
"Yeah right! If it's so great how come you don't need it?" Comet asked.
"'Cuz this one lets me do the same thing plus more,stupid!"She yelled.
"Well, since you need this, I say up the ante sister!" He shot back.
"Fine you can have this stupid Bangle, and keep the first Ice Materia." She said.
"Deal."
He handed over the green and red Materia and took the yellow one and the bangle. He slipped the large Bolt Armlet around his wrist and felt it automatically lock. He inserted the two Materia into one of the six pairs of slots.
"Nice working with ya..what was it, Yuffie?"He asked.
"She organized her Materia and smiled.
"Right! Try to remember it, Comet."
"I'll keep it in mind." he said walking away.
: Midgar-Bound Ferry (Bow) :
The other Titans and AVALANCHE members mingled on the bow with a few other passengers. Raven approached Vincent.
"Vincent...Barret told us that Cloud was a hero...can you tell me more about him?" She asked.
"Almost one year ago, a man called Sephiroth nearly destroyed the planet. Sephiroth was created in an experiment fusing a human child with Mako, a bi product of the planet's Lifestream, and corrupted J-E-N-O-V-A cells." Vincent started.
"I'll take those as bad ingredients." She said.
"Cloud had joined the military hoping to be like this man. During a mission to his hometown ,Nibelheim, with Sephiroth and his best friend Zack, Sephiroth discovered the truth about his origins. Sephiroth went insane, proclaiming that his 'mother' J-E-N-O-V-A would rule. He burned the town and nearly killed Zack and Tifa, though Cloud managed to throw him into the Lifestream." Vincent said.
"The Lifestream?" Raven asked.
"The spiritual energy that keeps the planet alive. It is involved in all things living, from plants to humans. When you die, your spirit supposedly returns to this gathering of energy." He explained.
"Got it."
"This force can also be changed into the chemical Mako, used to create Super-Soldiers. When Cloud joined the army, he had been infused with it. After the town had been burned, the military collected Zack and Cloud and covered up the whole incident. Sephiroth however was incased in a solid Materia crystal. You see, Materia is made from Mako." Vincent told her.
"I see. So that's where the power comes from." She made a mental note to keep that in mind.
"Yes. Cloud and Zack were introduced to J-E-N-O-V-A cells and Cloud's memory suffered because of it. Zack busted them out of there, and died protecting Cloud. Cloud was left for dead, but managed to recover. He maid it to Midgar, still intoxicated from the Mako poisoning and J-E-N-OV-A cells. Tifa found him and helped him from there."
"So Sephiroth burned a town. You said that he nearly destroyed the planet." Raven said.
"The story doesn't end there, Raven. Cloud, Tifa and Barret, began to take down the military organization, Shinra who were draining the planet of it's life force and creating Mako for energy. Eventually Cloud met a girl called Aeris who joined the group. She was the last surviving Cetra, the initial race that inhabited the planet and had infused it with Lifestream. Next they met Red XIII who had been captured by Shinra. He was also the last of his kind, but Cloud and the others saved him. Yuffie was a thief that came along with the group to gather Materia and get revenge for her hometown Wutai which had lost a war and it's honor to Shinra. I was a former agent for Shinra. When I discovered that they we're creating Sephiroth, I was experiment upon and placed into a deep sleep. Cloud and the others awakened, me. Cid, a pilot from Rocket Town and head astronaut for Shinra, decided to take down Shinra as well."
"That's quite the group. Go on." Raven said slowly.
He stared at her for a moment.
"Sephiroth awakened from the crystal and began to search for the powerful Black Materia. This could summon Meteor and severely damage the planet. In an attempt to heal itself, the planet would gather Lifestream to the wound, and Sephiroth intended to absorb it. The only way to counteract it was with the White Materia, that Aeris had. While she was activating the Materia, Sephiroth killed her right in front of Cloud. Eventually, we all fought together defeating Sephiroth, and allowing the White Materia to finally take effect."
"So all of you have saved the earth, on more than one occasion. Welcome to the club." She said.
"Now, it is your turn. Tell me more about your friends and more importantly, yourself." He said coldly.
'Well...he's straight to the point.' Raven thought, blushing a little.
Red XIII sat silently watching Beast Boy and Cyborg in a little huddle. They had been whispering back and forth to each other for some time now and would periodically look over their shoulders at him. Nanaki could clearly hear what they we're saying.
"Go on..you know you want to try it..."Cyborg said.
"Dude, your right!" Beast Boy ran over in front of Red XIII who sat up quickly.
Beast Boy kneeled down and cupped his chin. He inspected Red from all angles, jumping from side to side.
"Alright, think I've got it!"
Beast Boy quickly shifted downward and transformed into a green version of Red XIII. He had both eyes and didn't have any tattoos or scars.
"I did it!" He said.
Nanaki sighed.
: Gaia - Midgar-Bound Ferry (Cabin) :
Robin and Starfire walked into Tifa's room.
"Hey Robin. Listen I think it would be in the best interest for both groups if we stuck together. I know we had a rocky start, but we have both Cloud's and your friend's best interest in mind." She said.
"I completely agree. Our top priority is finding Terra. But if you don't mind, I think it would be a good idea for us to learn more about Materia." Robin suggested.
"Agreed. The Ruby WEAPON was most formidable. It it weren't for Barret, we would have most surely been defeated." Starfire said.
"You guys beat the WEAPON? Unbelievable! That thing's been terrorizing the Gold Saucer for months! Okay, when we get to Midgar, I'm sure Reeve won't mind finding some for you. We should be there in less than two hours." Tifa said, astonished.
"Thanks Tifa." Robin said.
: Gaia - Midgar Area :
Terra's large rock hovered a few meters away from the large city.
"This must be the place..." Slade said.
"Terra, this rock is two big. We need to be less conspicuous."
'Don't...' Terra cried in her mind.
Her hands lifted and a yellow line sliced through the rock. The entire bottom portion of the rocks began to fall towards the earth. The noticeably smaller rock continued towards Midgar. The large bottom part spiraled towards the earth below.
"What the hell is going on?" Cloud clutched the wall in the deep cave he had made from his impact in the rock.
'It's falling! What do I do, bail and fall to my death or stay in here and get smashed?'
The large stone slammed into the mountain range closest to Kalm Town. It crushed several mountains, causing a great explosion. The rock shattered from the impact leaving a huge crater in the ground. The ground shook causing a great avalanche. The remains of the destroyed mountains rumbled down covering Cloud even further.
Note
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Chapter Wrap - Up
Cloud
begins to wonder about Sephiroth and manages to escape the crater
right under Slade's nose
Robin displays slight distrust towards
AVALANCHE and agrees to meet with Tifa
Comet makes a deal with
Yuffie trading Materia with her
Cyborg coaxes Beast Boy to attempt
to change into Nanaki and he does
Robin and Tifa agree to work
together to find Cloud.
Slade and his party near Midgar and drop
Cloud from the sky
He crashes near Kalm Town
