Chapter 4

Hojo awoke in shock.He didn't know how long he had been asleep,and he surely didn't know where Cloud was.He raised his arm that had Geostigma.The bandage was gone,and so was the Geostigma.Tifa ran into the room."Your awake.Hey Cloud.He's awake.",said Tifa as footsteps could be heard from the stairs.Cloud rushed into the room."Have you any clue why you fell?",asked Cloud."I heard Sephiroth.",said Hojo."What did Sephiroth tell you?",asked Tifa."He said that he had a surprise for you before you fought him.",said Hojo."Tifa can I talk with you and the others alone?",asked Cloud."Sure.",said Tifa."Go gather them.This is not for the children to hear.",said Cloud.Tifa ran downstairs to get the group together."Hey,Cloud.",said Hojo."Yeah?",asked Cloud."The Geostigma has been cured.",said Hojo."How the hell did this happen?",asked Cloud."I had a dream about a woman.",said Hojo."Oh.",said Cloud walking through the doorway."Hey Cloud.What's the big idea?",ssaid Yuffie."That kid had Geostigma a few days ago.It has now been cured.",said Cloud."I wonder what his name is.",said Tifa."Yo,Spikey.",said Barret."Yeah?",Cloud answered."That boy can hear Sephiroth,right?Then If he gets the location of Sephiroth then we can fight him.',said Barret."I'm afraid it don't work that way.The boy was knocked down when Sephiroth talked to him.Sephiroth said the he has a few surprises for us before we fight him.",said Cloud."Well I ain' waitin' to long to fight him.",said Cid."Lets bring the kid down here.",said Yuffie."I'll go get him.",said Cloud.Cloud climbed the stairs in a hurry to get back to the others.He reached the bedroom to find the boy Hojo on the floor."What the hell!",said Cloud.A sharp pain hit Cloud.His head started to hurt,and his legs felt weak.Cloud fell to the floor unconscious.Cloud awoke in a room that was completely white.He remembered that he had been here before."Hey.",said a familiar voice."Aeris?",asked Cloud."You remembered.",said Aeris."What is the matter with the boy.He said that you cured his Geostigma.",said Cloud."His name is Hojo after his father.This means you can be considered his brother.Remember that you were a project of Hojo.He cosidered you a son.',said Aeris."I didn't know Hojo had a family.",said Cloud."He did.All the kid wants is for his friends to be reunited with their families,and for him to be reunited with his.There is a problem.",said Aeris."What is it.",asked Cloud."If you're considered his brother then you'll have to die.",said Aeris."Why can't you bring his parents back to life?",asked Cloud."I wish I could,but the only way Sephiroth won't return is if you die.You'll have to find a body for you to return to.That way you'll restart your past.",said Aeris."If I can find another body,and bring it to you.Then I can live?",said Cloud."Yes.The boy was suppose to give his body to you,but you being part of his family means that it won't work.",said Aeris."Then I'll find a body,and I've figured out who.'',said Cloud."Who?'',asked Aeris."You'll see him soon enough.",said Cloud.
Cloud awoke quickly to find Tifa standing over him."What happened?",he asked."You came upstairs to get the boy,but didn't come back down.I got worried,so I came looking for you.The boy was lying on the floor beside you.",said Tifa."Which means that he talked to Sephiroth.",said Cloud."I did.",said Hojo."What did he say.Just tell me what he said Hojo.",said Cloud."What did you call him?",asked Tifa."He said that he is waiting for you in the Sector 7 Slums.",said Hojo."Wait.I'm confused.His name is Hojo,but we watched the real Hojo die.",said Tifa."The real Hojo?'',said Hojo."Yeah.He attacked us.On top of one of the Shinra buildings.",said Cloud."But my mom said before she died that my dad died defending his research.",said Hojo."Wait.If Hojo was your dad then that would mean you two are brothers.",said Tifa.Cloud and Hojo looked at each other."I guess its true.I was suppose to be a failed experiment of Sephiroth.I was born a regular human,but when I joined SOLDIER Hojo preformed experiments on me.",said Cloud."Then your my only living relative.",said Hojo."Yeah.Tifa I need to talk to him alone.",said Cloud."Okay.",said Tifa."How did you know my name?",asked Hojo."Aeris told me in the dream I was having.",said Cloud."Then if your my brother the deal is off.",said Hojo."The deal about being reunited with your family?No,Aeris said that if I found a body with a lost soul I could have it,and Hojo,your mother,you,and all your friends will be returned to their parents.",said Cloud."I see.".said Hojo."If he awaits then I'm ready.",said Cloud.