They walk past rotting bee corpses Aerith feels the urge to throw up at the sight but plays it off because she doesn't want to seem weak. They arrive at Hojo's house where they drop off the supplies. They head back to the ship not wanting to spend anymore time in this dead city. Meanwhile back at the ship Cid's predicament was right bees did come back. Cid was swinging his staff around trying to ward them away but he hit one of the bees butt and it wasn't just any bee but the queen bee's butt. The butt zipped around angrier then before.
She lunges her stinger at Cid barely missing him. He jumps out the way waving everyone to come back on the ship just then Cloud, Aerith, and Tifa come running fighting there way through the bees. They run into the ship without any hesitation. "cmon' hurry up by the size of those stingers they could pierce right through my ship." Aerith looks up from the glass window to see a swarm of more then 20 bees flying above them. They lunge for the ship there stingers going through the metal like butter. Everyone ducts for cover knowing that the poison can kill them. Vincent runs out to grab Yuffie who has fallen he rescued her just before a stringer struck her.
Tifa was dodging fairy well when suddenly she also tripped. Aerith looks back and without thinking of her safety she rushes to Tifa's side. She picks Tifa up and pushes her to run. Cloud looks up at the glass which Aerith is standing under to see a bee lunging it's stinger right at her. His first reaction is to run which he does. He runs behind her wrapping his arms around her waist and rests his head on her back. Before had time to think the stinger went through her and Cloud. She looked down to see the stinger through her and a pool of blood in front of her.
Her body felt heavy not knowing Cloud was leaning on it. She turns around seeing just the tip of blond spiky hair and arms holding her close. Her world began to turn black and sound which would turn on and off. Her eyes closed knowing death controlled her now. Aerith slowly opened her eyes white surronding her she closes them again, she then again opens them at the sound of Tifa's voice.
"Aerith are you okay?" Aerith jumps up feeling a sharp pain making her fall back into the bed. Everyone gathers around her. She looks over at everyone's faces she doesn't see Cloud. She remembers that Cloud grabbed her and took in the stinger with her. She whimpers, "Where is Cloud?" Everyone looks at each other before breaking away. Aerith looks at everyone confused not knowing why they aren't answering her question.
Tifa finally walks over to Aerith and grabs her hand, "Honey, Cloud didn't make it. He is dead." Aerith looked at her not believing what Tifa just said, "No no Tifa NO" Aerith says holding her hand over her eyes which are now burning with tears.