Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Final Fantasy VII characters.

A/N: Finally, here is chapter 4 counting the prologue. This is the longest chapter I have ever written and I hope it is good. Took a while because I need good ideas for this chapter. Well, I hope it is good. Now read on.

Chapter 3

The winding labyrinth

It took a while before Cloud and Yuffie finished patching up the others. They were now all standing in an area in the Gold Saucer talking about what had happened. "I can't believe he's back!" Barret yelled as he slapped the table with both of his hands.

"Yeah, hard to believe isn't it?" Tifa said turning to look at the window. The sky was growing darker and the land was starting to change. "It seems the planet is fearing this as well."

"You got that right," Nanaki said as he stretched his legs and laid down on the floor. Cloud was leaning on the wall, thinking about everything. Seeing Sephiroth again has now shifted his thoughts back to her.

"Why did you have to come back now, after I have already moved on?" Cloud asked himself as he looked at everyone talking amongst themselves. "I need to go and finish this myself." He got off the wall and headed for the door. "Sorry all, but this is something I must do alone," he muttered to himself as he exited the room and headed for the air pad. 'Maybe there was a ship parked there that he could borrow,' he thought to himself. He took a left at the corner and saw the tunnel that connected to the air pads. He followed the winding tunnel for sometime before coming out into the air pad. He walked over to a guy at the desk to ask if he could buy one. "Excuse me sir?" he asked. The man lifted his head to look at the guy with sleepy eyes.

"What is it young man," the guy replied with a tired voice.

"I was wondering if I could purchase an airship," Cloud said with a nod to one the airships to his left.

"Sure, what kind are you looking for?" the man asked with a yawn.

"Just something cheep and stable to get me around," Cloud answered.

"I got one for you," the man said he got fully up and waved to one of his smallest airships. "That one right there is a cheap one, and a very good airship that will get you to where you need to go." Cloud turned to the ship and looked it over. It looked much like the Highwind, but had red paint and some green streaks of markings on its side.

"Alright, how much?" Cloud asked as he turned back to stare at the man. The man brought out a book and began to look up the price.

"It will be about 30,000 gil," the man said after a while. Cloud fished out the exact amount of gil and handed it to the man.

"Is that all you need?" Cloud asked. The man nodded as he pulled out the instructions to piloting the ship and handed them to him.

"Just take these so you can learn to pilot it, and your all set," the man said. Cloud nodded as he took the papers and headed for the airship.

"Thanks!" he called back to the man. The man waved at him before falling back to sleep. Cloud entered the bridge of the ship and headed to the controls and began to turn everything on. He picked up the communit and turned it on. "Calling control station!" Cloud called over the system.

"This is control, what do you need?" came the reply of a female voice.

"Requesting permission to take off," Cloud said. The doors began to open and reveal the outside world.

"Permission granted, leave when ready," the voice said.

"Thanks," Cloud said as he lifted the airship into the air and headed towards the Temple of the Ancients. "I hope I can stop Sephiroth," he muttered. The ship continued its flight in complete silence.

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While Cloud was getting his ship Yuffie had turned to see that he had left. "Where the hell is spikey?" she asked no one in particular. The others turned to see what she meant.

"Where could that fool have gone!" Barret yelled as he broke the table they were sitting at.

"That bastard might have headed to fight Sephiroth on his own," Cid said with an angry tone.

"You're right," Nanaki said as he got up and walked around a little bit.

"We need to head after him," Vincent said as he headed for the door.

"You're right," Yuffie said cheerily as she ran out and towards the air pad.

"Kids got some energy," Cid said as he lit a cigarette and headed after her. Marlene and Denzel followed the others as they headed for the Highwind.

"Why would he go by himself?" Tifa asked as she walked beside Yuffie.

"Don't know, but when I find him I going to beat his spikey butt," Yuffie said as she pumped her fist into the air.

"Sure," Tifa giggled. As they turned the corner to the air pad Yuffie collided with someone and fell backwards. She rubbed her rump as she got up to see Reno on the ground.

"Watch where you are g-," Reno broke off as he saw Yuffie and the others standing there. "Oh, its you guys." He got up and rubbed the dust off his pants. "What are you guys up too?"

"Heading after Cloud," Vincent said as he walked forward.

"Where did he head to?" Reno asked with interest.

"To where the Temple of the Ancients used to be," Yuffie said.

"Why would he go there?" came the voice of Rude.

"To face Sephiroth," Cid said.

"Sephiroth is back!" Reno and Rude yelled in unison. The others nodded their heads as they looked at the two.

"Maybe you guys could come and help," Yuffie said.

"Maybe," Reno said as he crossed his arms in thought. "I guess Rufus won't be too mad that we are late. I mean we are going to be going after Sephiroth again."

"Right," Rude nodded.

"Ok, that's that," Reno said with a smile. "Let's get a move on." They all nodded and continued on their way to the air pad. They entered the Highwind and Cid began to get it moving. Vincent and Tifa went with Denzel to look around. Marlene stayed with Reeve and Barret as they played a hand of poker. Reno and Rude called up their boss once they had found an area to stay at. Nanaki stayed on the bridge with Cid to help him out. Yuffie was in here usual spot, puking on the deck.

"I hate...this," she managed as she wobbled back and forth. "I hope...you're alight...Cloud." She puked another round as she thought about Cloud. The Highwind lifted into the air and headed out to the temple. More than 10 minutes ahead of them was Cloud's ship as it cruised through the air. Cid saw the other ship on his radar and knew that it must be Cloud.

"Can't believe that bastard went without us!" Cid hollered as he took out another cigarette and lighted it.

"He probably didn't want us to get hurt," Nanaki said with a low voice.

"I don't care why the hell he did it, I just hope he doesn't get his spikey ass killed!" Cid continued his rant as they headed towards the vast temple. Little did they know the dangers that they would face.

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About a hour later the Highwind was in site of the area where the Temple of the Ancients used to be. Cid looked around to see an airship parked near a entrance into the ground. "That must be where Cloud is," he said. Nanaki walked over and looked to where Cid was pointing.

"probably," Nanaki said in a worried tone. "If Sephiroth is in there, he could all ready be fighting him."

"You got that right kitty," Cid said with a nod.

"Stop calling me kitty, bastard," Nanaki snapped. Cid put his hands up and waved them around to dismiss the hole issue.

"Come on now, don't get like that," Cid said with a fake smile, as he tried to lower the mood.

"Whatever," Nanaki said as he walked off towards the exit ramp. Cid sighed as he brought the Highwind down into the huge area. He put the landing gear down and set it down smoothly a few inches away from Cloud's airship. He walked over to his gear and picked up his spear, and attached it to his back. He then headed out the room to meet the others standing at the exit ramp all ready to go.

"Everyone ready?" Cid asked the group.

"I am," Tifa said.

"Same here," Vincent said with a low tone.

"Let's move out," Yuffie said cheerily.

"Let's rock and roll," Reno said with a smile.

"Yes," Rude simply stated with a nod.

"I'm going to go and kick that bastard hard," Barret said with an angry voice.

"Let's just get this over with," Reeve said. Nanaki nodded his agreement as he prepared to head out. Marlene and Denzel decided to come running in.

"Can we come?" they both asked. Tifa and Barret both looked at them with a stern look.

"No!" they both shouted in unison.

"It's too dangerous," Tifa added. Barret nodded as he walked over and patted Marlene on the head.

"Stay here and keep the ship safe," Barret smiled. Marlene and Denzel merely nodded as they watched the group exit the Highwind and move into the entrance of the cave they were near. Vincent and Barret took point of the group as they walked. In the middle was Reno and Rude, behind them Nanaki walked beside Yuffie and had their eyes constantly moving. Reeve stood beside Cid and had their weapons drawn, ready for any incoming attack. Tifa took the rear position and constantly looked behind her and to the sides. If anyone attacked, they would be dead before they even knew it. As they continued through the tunnel, they eventually ran into a few separate tunnels.

"Now what?" Vincent asked the group as they caught up with them.

"We need to split up," Yuffie said as she looked at each tunnel. There were a total of five tunnels.

"Since there are five tunnels, and nine of us," Nanaki said. "We should split into groups of two and have one go by themself."

"What!" Cid yelled. "Then one of us has a great chance of dieing!"

"That's right," Reeve nodded as he walked up beside Nanaki.

"Who's going alone?" Reno asked.

"I will," Yuffie said with a nod. She took out her shuriken and moved forward of the group and stood at the right most one.

"Are you sure?" Tifa asked.

"Positive," Yuffie said with a nod.

"Then, who are the groups?" Barret asked as he looked around.

"Me and Rude for sure," Reno said with a nod as they headed for the center tunnel and prepared to enter.

"I'll go with Reeve," Nanaki said as the two walked towards the cave on the right, in the middle of the center and the right most cave.

"I'll go with Cid," Barret said as he and the pilot moved over to the tunnel left of the center.

"Then that leaves me and Tifa," Vincent said as he moved to the left most cave, Tifa right behind him. They all turned to look at each other and nodded.

"Good luck all," Tifa said as she and Vincent disappeared into their tunnel.

"Right, good luck as well you bastards," Cid said as he followed Barret inwards.

"Take care," Rude said and led Reno forward.

"Good luck Yuffie," Reeve said.

"Yeah, be careful," Nanaki said with a wry smile. Yuffie nodded to them.

"Thanks, you too," Yuffie said as she watched Reeve and Nanaki disappear. She then turned around and headed into the tunnel, ready for what was to come.

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Vincent and Tifa walked quietly through the winding tunnel, taking in every aspect of the place. The cave walls were dripping with water, and had a weird color to them. Tifa heard an eerie sound and clung to Vincent's arm for comfort. Vincent looked down with a raised brow. "What are you doing?"

"U-Um, I just heard a sound that way," she said as she pointed to a little opening in the wall. Vincent looked up briefly and then back down.

"That doesn't explain why you are clinging to my arm," Vincent said with an annoyed tone. Tifa blushed as she let go and backed away.

"S-Sorry," she stammered. Vincent sighed as he headed for the room she pointed at. 'Why did I cling to his arm, its not like I love him, right," she thought to herself as she followed Vincent into the room. The room was round and had spikes coming out of the ground. Tifa gulped as she saw blood and skeletons littering the ground. "What the hell is this place?" Vincent turned and looked at her.

"What's wrong? Their just dead," he said with a low voice.

"I know, but that doesn't stop this feeling in my body," she said as she walked closer to him as he examined the dead bodies.

"They seem like Ancients," Vincent said as he stood up holding a device in his hands.

"What's that?" Tifa asked.

"It's a DNA reader. It reads the DNA of something and can identify what it is, or used to be," Vincent said with a frown. "And this is saying that they are Cetra or Ancients."

"How did they get here?" she asked with a shaky voice.

"Don't know, maybe these caves existed when they came all those years ago," Vincent said as he headed for the exit. "It doesn't matter, they are just dead." Tifa made to follow him when she saw him fly backwards into a wall.

"What the hell!" she shouted as she ran to see how he was feeling. "You alright Vincent?"

"I'm fine," he said as he rubbed his head. "What was that?" They looked up to see a bulky figure glaring at them with blood red eyes. "Shit!" He turned to the side and pushed Tifa down. A half second later a blast of fire smashed hard into where they were once standing. He pulled out his gun and turned to fire at the beast. The monster laughed as it walked forward, ignoring the shots being fired at it. Tifa got up and charged forward. She threw a punch out, wich was caught by a clawed hand. The beast smiled as it lifted her up and slammed her into a wall. "Tifa!" Vincent screamed as he jumped forward and slashed his claw at the monster. The beast sidestepped the attack and sent a punch that hurled Vincent hard into a wall. "This thing is strong," he muttered as he lifted himself back up. He put his gun back into its holster and began to change into his monster form, known as the Galiant Beast.

"Vincent," Tifa muttered as she raised herself out of the rubble. She looked forward to see none other than the Galiant Beast. She watched as the purple beast charged the black one and the two crashed hard into the wall. Vincent swung his claws in a volley of attacks, which were each blocked by the black beast. The beast smiled as it smashed the Galiant Beast hard into a wall. Vincent got back up and charged forward. He sent a punch out, which was dodged by the other beast. The monster laughed and growled at the same time as it charged forward. Vincent smiled as he lowered himself and slid under the huge beast. He came up with a blow into the beasts underside which sent it hard into the ceiling, and then back onto the floor. The Galiant Beast roared as it walked forward and stared at his victim. The beast eyes suddenly shot open and it hurled a kick into Vincent's stomach, which sent him into the ground. Tifa ran over but was stopped by a roar as the purple beast jumped back into the fight. Tifa watched in horror as the two beast slashed and bit at the other. Blood dripped on the ground as the battle raged on. "I hope the others are having an easier time," she muttered to herself as she fumbled in her pocket for some kind of materia. She had to act fast, at this rate Vincent could be killed.

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While Vincent and Tifa were fighting their little opponent, Cid and Barret ran into a sea of slime looking monsters. Barret blasted a few of them, but the more he killed, the more that came back. "This is freaking crazy," Barret said with a snarl.

"Got that right, these bastards are annoying," Cid said as he swiped his spear in a cleaving motion on the ground. He jumped backwards to stand by Barret and look around at how many creatures were coming.

"This is ridiculous," Barret said as he blasted some more slime monsters. "I wonder if the others ran into monsters like these."

"Who cares, I'm just worried about my own ass right now," Cid said as he did a front flip forward to dodge an attack. He came down with his spear and pierced through the monsters skin. He then got into a kneeling position and swung his spear around him like a disk and cut down a few more monsters. "Will these bastards ever stop!" Cid shouted as he jumped over another attack and struck the monster and quickly moved his spear into another one. Barret circled around and blasted each monster he saw.

"This is getting old," Barret sighed at the monsters as they continued to come. Cid sliced his spear through another one of the green slime monsters and then did a back flip, striking the next one that was near. The monsters then stopped and moved backwards.

"Looks like the bastards are running," Cid said with a laugh.

"I don't think their running, I think their is something bigger coming," Barret said as he readied his gun arm for another battle. Cid lit a cigarette and looked around waiting for whatever could be coming. In front of the duo a green slime began to appear and in a split second there was a gigantic monster with slime oozing down it. It gave them a hard stare with its green eyes. It lifted its huge hand and brought it down, straight toward Barret and Cid. The two barley dodged the attack as it smashed a huge crater into the ground.

"The hell is that," Cid said with his mouth wide open.

"I don't know, but the bastard is going down," Barret snapped as he lifted his gun and blasted the monster. The attack barley hurt it as it backhanded Barret hard into a wall.

"Alright you slimy bastard, your going down!" Cid hollered as he jumped forward and stabbed his spear into the monsters body. The monster let out a grunt as a tentacle came out and wrapped around Cid's body. "What the hell is this." The tentacle threw Cid hard into the tunnels wall and slowly moved towards him.

"Alright bastard, try this on," Barret said with a snarl. His gun emitted a blue lightning color, and then he fired it into the beast who backed up aways and had a hole in its chest. It let out a howl as it launched a green acid towards Barret. He jumped to the side to dodge the attack and turned to see the ground begin to dissolve. "Look out Cid, this thing can shoot out acid!" Cid raised himself off the ground and turned to look at Barret.

"Great! This bastards getting really annoying!" Cid hollered as he dodged another attack from the giant monster.

"How are we going to kill this thing?" Barret asked Cid.

"Don't worry, I'll think of a way," Cid said as he dodged another attack.

"Great, I'll die of old age before you come up with a plan," Barret said sarcastically. He pulled out a red materia and placed it in his arm. "Let's see if Ifrit can burn things up." He lifted his hand and pointed it at the monster. "I call forth the ruler of fire, Ifrit come out!" His arm glowed a red color as it began to summon Ifrit into the battle. Ifrit let out a roar as it shot a fire attack at the monster. The slime creature backed up and looked down to see another huge hole in his stomach. It let out another screech as it launched forward towards Ifrit. The summoned demon grabbed the slime monster and hurled him into the wall. "Get him Ifrit!" Barret called up to the beast.

"Great idea, I'll summon someone to help to," Cid said with a smile. He brought out another summon materia and placed it in his arm. "Here it goes. I call forth the lord of thunder, Ramuh." A huge lightning bolt struck the ground as an old man with a staff appeared in front of them. He raised his staff up and a huge bolt struck the slime creature, which made it falter a bit. "Get him Ramuh." Ifrit jumped back into the battle and smashed his fist into the monsters face, sending it hard into the ground. Ramuh and Ifrit stood by each other and prepared to launch a combo attack. The only thought playing through Barret and Cid's mind was "please kill it".

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"Duck!" Reno yelled as he pushed Rude into the ground. A figure with huge bat wings flew over their heads and landed in front of them. It bared its fangs as it motioned them to come. Reno got up and pulled out his weapon and ran forward. He turned the electricity on and struck it at the monster. The monster let out a yelp as it flew back into the air. It grinned as it shot two beams from its wings. "Shit," Reno said as he rolled to the side to dodge the attack. "This thing is really starting to tick me off."

"You got that right," Rude said as he jumped in the air and sent a punch into the monster's abdomen. The beast took the hit and smiled as its long tail came around and smacked Rude hard into the ground. "Ouch," he muttered as he raised himself up. "This thing's got some bite to it."

"Yeah, whatever, we can handle this bitch," Reno said as he jumped back at the creature. The monster smiled as it swirled its tail in a circular motion. It then flung it out, creating a disk of wind that cut through Reno's body. He coughed up blood as he landed on his knees, holding his stomach tight. Blood dripped onto the ground as he pulled out a green orb. "Full cure!" Reno commanded. His wounds healed and he got back up into a standing position.

"Fire 3!" commanded an irritated Rude. A huge ball of fire erupted and burned through the monsters skin. When the smoke cleared the monster flew steady, black blood oozing onto the ground. The beast let out a screech as it charged forward and smashed into Rude, sending him flying through a wall. Reno snarled as he prepared to charge again.

"You bastard, you will pay," Reno said with venom. He ran forward and dodged the attack aimed at him. He stopped suddenly and turned on his heel to dodge another attack. He came under the beast and sent a kick hard into its underside, and then he used his electro rod and shocked the beast. The beast flew into the top of the cave, and left a huge hole. Reno collapsed on the ground. His breathing was heavy as he looked toward the huge hole in the wall to see Rude walking in.

"Did you get him?" Rude asked as he walked up to his red haired friend and collapsed down beside him.

"Yeah, but that took a lot out of me," Reno said with a sigh.

"I can see that, we better get some rest before moving on," Rude said as he pulled out two wrapped candy bars. "Here you go."

"Thanks bud," Reno said as he took the bar and began to munch on it. He looked up when he heard a sound coming towards him. "I hope that isn't what I think it is."

"Same here," Rude said as he got up and prepared for the newcomer. A few seconds later an armored flying beast flew into the tunnel.

"It looks like the same bastard," Reno said as he pulled out his weapon.

"I think it is," Rude said. The beast let out a roar, and the duo jumped forward to attack. The monster took its tail around and sent a strike into each of their bodies. Reno and Rude landed hard on the ground and could barley get up. The beast walked towards them, its claws shining in the moonlight that was shining into the tunnel. Reno got up and grabbed Rude. The two backed up aways before turning tail and running. The beast smiled at its fleeing prey before it charged at them, saliva dripping onto the ground in anticipation for some food. Reno and Rude only saw this before running even faster. They hoped they could escape the armored beast, but they had no clue of where they were going, they just hoped.

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Nanaki turned its head and followed the scent of something. Reeve looked at him questionably as he followed. "What is it?" he asked.

"There is something behind this door," Nanaki said as he stopped in front of a steel door.

"Why is a door down here?" Reeve asked as he examined the door.

"Don't know," Nanaki said. He walked forward and pushed the door open, and stepped inside. In the room was what looked like a labratory. "This shouldn't be down here."

"Yeah, we are underground after all," Reeve said as he looked around. "So much equipment, maybe we can find out some more about the place down here."

"Yeah," Nanaki said. He stretched a bit before walking towards one of the computers. "You should probably look."

"Guess your right, sucks you don't have any disposable thumbs," Reeve laughed.

"Just shut it, and get searching," Nanaki said as he walked around looking at some other stuff. Reeve chuckled lightly as he walked up and turned on the computer.

"Now, what do we need to know," Reeve muttered as he began scrolling through the different selections. "Here's one, history of the Temple of the Ancients." He clicked the button but nothing happened. "What the hell." He clicked the button again but the computer just shut off. The heard an eerie laugh as they looked around for the source of it.

"What is that?" Nanaki asked with a growl as he backed up. The computers began to dissolve, and in its place stood a black figure with his arms crossed. He had red eyes and yellow streaks down his arms. He had long fangs to give him a scary look.

"Nice to meet you," the creature said.

"What are you?" Reeve asked in a shaky voice.

"Your worst nightmare," the creature laughed. He raised its hand and shot a blast of electricity out. Nanaki and Reeve jumped to the side to dodge the attack. When they turned to see the damage, the ground was completely destroyed.

"The hell!" Reeve shouted he pulled out his gun and began to fire a few rounds. The creature jumped around and dodged the bullets.

"Is that it?" the creature asked mockingly. Reeve gritted his teeth as he raised his gun again. Before he could fire it, he saw Nanaki jump into the battle. He struck out with its claw, which was caught by a strong hand. "Boring," the creature said with a yawn. He twirled Nanaki around before throwing him into a wall.

"Maybe some materia will help," Reeve muttered as he pulled out a blue sphere and placed it in his arm. "Ice 3!" he commanded. A stream of ice raised up out of the ground and began to freeze the creatures feet to the ground. It looked down and pointed a finger at the ice and shot a single bolt, destroying the ice. "Shit," Reeve said. Nanaki got back up and took another stance.

"If you can handle that, how about this," Nanaki growled. A yellow light glowed around him as he prepared for an attack. "Trine!" he commanded. His most powerful spell created a pyramid of lightning that surrounded the creature. It then disappeared, not after it struck everything inside it with its lightning. The creature fell to its knees for a split second, and quickly got back up.

"I'm bored," he said. He lifted his hand and shot out another bolt, which Nanaki barley dodged.

"Take this! Fire 3!" Reeve commanded. A blast of fire detonated on top of the creature and scorched his body. He had black blood dripping down but didn't mind. He smirked as he ran forward and sent a hard fist into Reeve's stomach. The creature laughed again as he flung Reeve hard into the wall. Reeve coughed up blood as he slowly got back up. Nanaki ran over to his companions side and prepared for another attack. "This is bad," Reeve said.

"Yeah," Nanaki growled. "But we have to defeat him, I can bet that he serves Sephiroth himself."

"Then if we can kill him, that would mean less people to aid Sephiroth," Reeve nodded.

"Yes," Nanaki said with a nod. "But we need to kill him." The creature walked towards the duo, his fanged mouth twisted into a smile.

"Die!" was all the creature said as he charged forward, his claws at the ready.

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While everyone was fighting a different monster. Yuffie was being lucky, and walking slowly through the tunnels. "There are no monsters," she muttered. She looked around and could see nothing. No shadowy figures, no bulky monsters, nothing. "This is so boring," she sighed. She continued her path through the tunnel, taking in everything. The writing on the walls, and anything else that was worth seeing. "I'm going to give Cloud a big old ass whooping for making me come to such a boring place searching for him." She sighed again as she saw a light slowly glow through the passage. "Is it an exit," she sounded relieved. "Maybe some monsters are out there waiting." She ran forward and pulled out her shuriken. When she exited the passage, she was in a giant room with railings around the top of the room. Many ancient artifacts littered the ground. "Where am I?" she muttered. She looked toward the center to see Cloud standing there with his sword drawn. Standing in front of him was Sephiroth. The man laughed with his eerie voice and looked at Cloud with amusement.

"You think you can beat me fool," Sephiroth chuckled as he lifted the stone that was in his hands. "Now, stone of the ancients, show Cloud your true power." Cloud's eyes went wide as he saw Sephiroth place the stone inside his body.

"What are you doing?" Cloud asked as he lifted his sword.

"I now have the ultimate power," Sephiroth laughed as a light shone out from the stone and Sephiroth's body began to change into something else. The new form looked down at Cloud and smiled. "Like it?" Sephiroth's white hair was longer, and his muscles were a lot bigger. He had swords protruding from his back, and had bloody eyes.

"Not very much," Cloud said as he stepped backwards aways.

"Do you want to know something Cloud. With this stone's power I can bring back any ancient I choose," Sephiroth said with a laugh. "If you sever me, I could bring Aerith." Cloud dropped his sword on the ground and looked at Sephiroth.

'If he brings back Aerith, I will be happy again, but, then Yuffie would be upset,' Cloud thought to himself. He turned his head to Yuffie standing there with tears all ready in her eyes. "What do I do," he muttered. He turned back and stared at Sephiroth.

"Come on, times wasting, what is your decision?" Sephiroth asked. Cloud gritted his teeth as he began to think about everything from beginning to end. He had to decide now, he could be happy again, and make the girl he loves now sad. This decision could change everything in Cloud's life. Who did he want to love, he had to choose now. He lowered his head and let out a scream as he fell onto the damp ground. His tears began to fall into the ground, this was his ultimate decision.

To be continued...

End of chapter.

A/N: There is chapter 4, and I hope it was good. I don't know when chapter 5 will be up, it should be up in about a week, so don't worry. Now please review, I would like to know what you think. Thanks for reading this story, till next time.