Chapter Two: Return to Seventh Heaven
The wall exploded and a dark figure jumped out. Then Biggs jumped in the air and landed behind Barret. Jesse ran out of the roaring fire. Cloud somersault over everyone and landed with graceful stance.
"AHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Wedge. Not too surprised, everyone saw Wedge running out with his butt on fire. Biggs was in stitches shouting, "Stop, drop and roll!" Wedge stopped and threw himself on the floor, rolling in mud while the fire was dimming. Everyone apart from Cloud was laughing themselves off. Then Barret stopped and shouted at them. "Everyone, we gotta get out of this f&king place! Meet up at the train station!" Everyone nodded and ran off. Cloud and Barret were the only ones left. Barret was about to run off but Cloud said, "What about my money?" Barret turned around and said, "You get your money at HQ! Move out!" Then Barret ran off leaving Cloud alone.
Cloud started to walk away from the destruction. He was thinking about reactor exploding. He was too deep thinking that he didn't see a woman in front of him. Cloud bumped the woman and the woman fell on the floor with some flowers jumping out of the basket. He blinked and said, "Sorry. I didn't see you." The woman just smiled and lifted herself up and said, "It ok. Do you know what just happened?" Cloud was a little worried, he was responsible for what just happened, he changed the subject as quickly as he could, "Hey you don't see many flowers in this place." She smiled again and said "They are only cost one gil each. Could you buy one please?" For some reason Cloud found himself digging into his pocket for the gil. "Here you go." The woman smiled and gave him the most beautiful flower that Cloud ever seen. "Thank you." Then the woman left him wondering why did he gave the woman a gil but he shrugged it off and put the flower into the top pocket and walk toward outside.
He saw a red sign on the wall and it says, "AVALANCHE FREEDOM FIGHTERS OF GAIA! DON'T BELIEVE SHINRA'S LIES!" Cloud shook his head and walked on. Suddenly he sensed some people running behind and he turns to see two blue Shinra soldiers. He took his huge blade and charge forward. He jumped and he closed his eyes and he put his mind into the bolt material. The electricity were surrounding Cloud's arm then Cloud opens his eyes and yelled, "BOLT!" He landed on the floor while a shocking blue lighting struck onto a soldier melting his organs. The soldier looked at his team-mate and scream for revenge. The soldier lifted his machine gun and fired at Cloud. Cloud lifted his blade and made it into a shield. He ran toward the soldier who still was firing in anger. Then Cloud jumped and brought down a heavy sword, slashing down the soldier's back. The soldier fell and his back were streaming out blood which it flicked on Cloud's clothes. Then Cloud ran forwards and saw three soldiers running behind. He cursed and he didn't bother to fight more. He ran left but there were more soldiers so he turned around and ran forwards. There were more soldiers so he decided to fight again.
He ran and somersaulted over them and slashed them from behind. Two soldiers fell with blood spreading across the floor. Then he made small ice crystals to throw to the soldier which freezes him from inside. Cloud punches the frozen soldier which the soldier shattered. Then Cloud ran to other soldiers. Suddenly the soldiers open fire which Cloud response with his blade in front of him. But a stray bullet hit Cloud shoulder which he took without flinching. He threw his sword at a soldier whom it came through his head into the other soldier. The soldier with the sword sticking out of him looks down in horror and tries to pull it out. But he was too weak and he felled on the floor. He yelled out his final words, "How could you have this power…" Cloud uses the force of bolt which electrifies three out of eight soldiers. Cloud took out the blade that was sticking out of a soldier's body. He counted five left and he felt his power coming. He was glowing with power and he jumped into the air and brought it down with such power that all swordsmen would be proud of. The power of "Braver" as he called it slashed them four soldiers into half. The last soldier look at Cloud's faced and was afraid. He ran backwards and screaming and he start screaming down the radio saying, "HELP! HE AFTER ME! WE AT THE TOWN..." whom Cloud struck him. Suddenly there was a vibration on the floor and Cloud cursed himself for being late for the train. More soldiers were coming where Cloud was. The train appeared and Cloud thought that he will well jump. The soldiers surrounded Cloud and Cloud jump off onto the train. The soldiers open fire where Cloud was on the train. Cloud blocked himself with his giant sword. Soon the train was far enough where the bullets can't touch.
Cloud inspected his wound and took out a potion which he poured over the wound. The wound slowly disappeared. Meanwhile…
In the train was the gang. They was sitting and thinking. Wedge said, "How come Cloud never made it…" Everyone look at Barret which he yelled at them, "How should I f&king know? I am not his babysitter!" Everyone looked away quickly. Then they heard a bang on top of the train. They look up in curiously but soon they look away. Then there was another bang which they find it annoying. Suddenly the door leading outside opened and Cloud somersault inside and everyone jumped in surprise. "Hey spiky-head you're late! Don't be late again. That it, I'll take some gil of your payment!" Then Cloud said, "Did you miss me then?" Barret growled and left into the train compartment. Biggs said, "Glad you made it!" Then he followed after his leader which Wedge also followed before saying, "Very glad!"
Cloud and Jesse was alone. Jesse went over to the door where Cloud opened few moments ago. She closed it and went around Cloud before noticing Cloud's face was bit black. She chuckled at Cloud and she rubs the soot off Cloud's face which Cloud look at her strangely. Jesse saw the look and she said, "I'm wiping the soot off your face. Be happy I'm doing it." Then Jesse walked toward the door which she also finished off by saying, "Come with me while I explain something to you..." Cloud nodded and followed after Jesse.
In the train compartment, there were couples of people apart from Barret, Biggs, Wedge and Jesse. There was someone lying on the chair and Cloud notices the man on the chair smells. He walks over to Barret and asks him what he supposes to do. Barret says, "Relax man. We have to pass the security I.D. pass. Ask Jesse about it." Cloud nodded and walks over to Jesse which she was reading something at the computer. Cloud was looking at it next to Jesse. It was quiet until Jesse spotted Cloud. "What up? Do you want to know this is?" Cloud nodded and Jesse started to explain…
Ten minutes later…
"…so you understand?" Cloud nodded and said, "Thanks." Then Cloud turns and walks toward to Barret. He went to the window and look in the sky. "You can't see the sky round here any more." Barret look on the ceiling and growled out, "It all Shinra's fault! You can't even see the sky because some fumes and mako are blocking it!" Suddenly the train slowed down and everyone got up to get ready to get off. The train stopped and the door opened for a red Shinra soldier. The gang went out of the train and they gathered around Barret. Barret ordered, "Everyone, meet back at the HQ! Move out!" Everyone nodded and they ran back to the town as soon as possible. Cloud did not run. He walked back to the town but he saw the huge tower. He look amazed how big it is and how small they are compared to the tower. He shook his head and went to the town.
He heard gunshots and he ran to the town where he saw everyone running out of the pub called "Seventh Heaven" which was famous for the barmaid. Barret came out of the entrance and stood guard waiting for his others members.