Chapter 3

The young boy didn't awake for days.His Geostigma caused him to have dreams of a woman in pink that always had a staff with her."Hello.",she said."Where am I?",asked the boy."Your sleeping.I am just a spirit visiting you in a dream.",said the woman."Are you the dead member of Cloud's gang?",asked the young boy."Hey,man.",said a voice familiar to the boy."It can't be.",said the boy."It is your old friend.Sephiroth only destroyed his body not his soul.",said the woman."What about the others?",asked the young boy."They weren't able to come.They had done more stuff than I had.",said the boy's friend."Look.I am Aeris.",said the woman."So you are the one I was talking about.",said the boy."Yes.You must help Cloud.You witnessed what Sephiroth can do.Help Cloud defeat him once and for all.",said the boy's friend."There is a catch.The Sephiroth that lives at this moment is part of Cloud.No matter how many times you kill him he will keep returning.Cloud must also die.I can help you repent for what you have done.I can cure this.",said Aeris unwrapping the boy's arm."How do I know this?",asked the boy."She can.I've watched it hapen before.",said a man walking from nowhere."This is Zack.",said Aeris."I don't think I can repent from what I have done until Sephiroth is destroyed for good.",said the boy."What is your name little one?",asked Aeris."It's Hojo.",said the boy."How did you get that name?",asked Aeris."It was my dad's name.He worked for Shinra,but died defending his research,or that's what my mom told me.",said Hojo."Where's your mother now?",asked Zack."She's...she's...gone.",said Hojo."What was her name?",asked Aeris."I don't remember.I only know she died when I was five years old.",said Hojo."I can reunite your family for you.Only if you give your body to Cloud's soul.",said Aeris."What are you talking about?",asked Hojo."After Cloud defeats Sephiroth you must kill Cloud.Afterward kill yourself.You should return here.I'll return Cloud back to Earth through your body,and in return you'll have your whole family here to help me watch over them.",said Aeris."What happens if I refuse?",asked Hojo."You'll kill Cloud,and you'll never see your family together again.",said Aeris."I'll do it.",said Hojo."Listen to me.You can't tell anyone about this deal.Cloud will learn when I choose to tell him.",said Aeris."I wasn't finished.I want all of my friends reunited with their families,too.They did nothing to provoke Sephiroth.",said Hojo."Deal.",said Aeris."Wait.If he lets Cloud have his body.That would mean he would die.",said Zack."Yes.He knew that already.He still agreed to the term.I'm not breaking a promise to a little kid that never saw his father.",said Aeris.