CHAPTER 17

Normal POV

Lightning, Cloud and Sora walked down the street to the C.G.C HQ. it was quiet during the whole walk until Lightning broke it talking to Cloud.

"Hey Cloud?" Lightning asks looking at the ground

"Whats up CL-...uh Light?" Cloud looks confused and concern as Lightning wouldnt look at him as she talked

"H-Have you heard from Serah since you became a 1st class C.G.C SOLDIER?" Lightning asks at Cloud worried eyed

Cloud ponders for a moment thinking bout when Cloud last saw Serah..Cloud remembered the last time he saw Serah was when he asked Lightning to be his fiance' whe he decided to join C.G.C and stay in grand pulse with Lightning..."No actually I havent heard from Serah...im sorry sweety...why do you ask?" Cloud says walking side by side with Lightning as Sora walks ahead just listening to the conversation wondering who Serah is and why they both are concern

"Cause normaly she would call just to see how i am..even if it anoys me at how late it is ...its not like her not to call and check in..." Light stops dead in her tracks "Wh-What if something happen to her Cloud?" Lightning getting worried and eye watery

Cloud walks infront of Lightning and wraps his arms around her waist lifting her chin and looking into her beautiful ocean blue eyes he loves so much

"Light im Sure Serah is alright...it IS her honeymoon after all...she's probley just having fun with Snow and just forgot to check in" Cloud says rubbing her arms to sooth her

Lightning tries to give Cloud a stern look but eyes still being watery was hard for her to be seriouse

"NEVER talk bout Serah and Snow having "too much fun" understood?" Light smacks Clouds shoulder making Cloud laugh

"Sorry sweety thats not what i ment tho i ment like maybe going to a festival or something not sex...and hey...if they have sex thats not our buiessnes...but with you..." Cloud pulls Lightning into a deep passinate kiss..."Thats for us to talk bout later" Cloud gives Lightning a wink as Lightning is blushing a light shade of red

"W-Well..o-ok C-Cloud if you say so" Lightning takes Clouds hands and walks with him to C.G.C HQ as Sora stops and swipes his ID card to gain access

"I'll see you guys later i have to train some new rookies that just got assinged" Sora says waving a hand

"Wait a minute Sora aren't YOU a rookie yourself?" Lightning asked looking at him emotionless

"Well yes i am..but since i was able to fight Hope and have a bit of passion for the man...i was up a grade...not like SOLDIER or private or anything..but like a A rookie...than a B or C graded...besides commander Alex DID ask for you two alone ...so he put me in charge of my team today but im to treat them and teach them as you and Cloud taught me" Sora explaines and leaves

"huh...who would have thought huh? that yesterday Hope tried to kill me...Sora was a low level rookie...and now he's made top rookie" Cloud chuckles a little"

"Yeah...well lets see what Alex wants?" Lightning says walking into the C.G.C building with Cloud

As Cloud and Lightning enters the building they see Lebread at the front of the commanders office

"Lebread what are you doing here?" Lightning asks while walking in with Cloud

"HEY LIGHT HAVE YOU SEEN VANILLE AT ALL?!" Lebread says out of breath

"no not for a long time why do you ask?" Lightning replies in her normal way

"why whats going on?" Cloud asks trying to understand whats going on

"OH hello mr Strife I didnt see you there...and congradulations on your's and Lightning's engagment" Lebread smiles and the commanders door opens

"Lightning Farron can you come in for a moment alone?" Commander Alex asks with a serious look and a hint of worry

"I'm coming in to Commander" Cloud says in his normal tone

"I'm sorry Mr Strife but Lightning alone" Commander Alex says

"That wasnt a request Sir" Cloud stares at the commander not going to take no for an answer knowing Lightning already was having a hard day

"Please allow Cloud and Lebread to come in with me Alex...I rather them be with me than alone right now" Lightning looked at Alex hoping he would accept

"Very well Lightning as you wish" Commander Alex step to the side and allowed the three to enter and asked them to take a seat...Lightning and Lebread did as asked but Cloud leaned on the wall looking at the floor

"Lightning have you heard from Serah as of late?" Commander Alex asked sitting in his chair

Lightning looked up confused wondering why the Commander would ask the same question she asked her fiance Cloud...was something really wrong?

"No i havent... have you Alex?" Lightning seemed confused

"No im afraid not my dear...and that all worries me the same...you see a few days ago a few people went missing...and each givin a descripton...a girl with pink hair and full energy however she went by the name of Vanille" The commander stands up and looks out the window with his hand behind his back

"So Vanille is missing?" Lightning pondered why Vanille would go missing

"not only her...three others as well...two of them are children from midgar..." the commander looks down

Cloud looks up immediately standing up off the wall

"WAIT WHAT CHILDREN WHAT ARE THEIR NAME WHO REPORTED THEM?!" Cloud states worried and angry at the same time

"Their names are Marleen and Denzel of 7th heaven bar...a woman named Tifa is being hospitalized for multiple enjuries...however tho that would be Midgar's probelm Rufus is the one who told me YOU must be told this informations..says they are your kids" Commander Alex steps to the side

Lightning looks at Cloud wondering what he ment

"Cloud...you didnt tell me you had kids..." Lightning was lost and confused why Cloud didnt tell her this

"and im sorry Lightning but it appears Serah went missing along with the list of people...a man named Snow Villers fought the enemy to protect Serah...altho his tromendus power the enemy was far to godlike for Snow...he is in the hospital with mutilple enjuries including broken ribs" Commander Alex states closing his eyes

Lighting dropped to the floor her greatest fear was loosing her only family Serah...yes Lightning made a new family with all her friends and her new fiance but Serah was the only blood she had left she dropped to the ground crying

"Lightning we'll get them ALL back...i swear to you" Cloud kneels down behind Lightning and hugs her letting her know all will be ok

"so to the main point...Cloud Strife...Lightning Farron...i want you 3 to bring back our missing victums" Commander Alex sits down

"Three? Only one's here are Lightning and me" Cloud states the obviouse

Everyone hears a knock on the door

"Enter" is all the commander says as Hope Estheim

As Cloud and Lightning stare at Hope he walks in

"Ready for the mission sir" Hope salutes