In our last chapter we found out that Sonic the Hedgehog was enrolled by Sega to help out a depressed Cloud from FF VII. So far nothing has worked. Will Sonic succeed in making Cloud happy? Read on to find out…
Sonic's Gamebuddy
Chapter Two
By Sonic2nd
Cloud and Sonic are now at a local playground.
"What are we doing here?" Cloud asks.
Sonic looks through his empty wallet. "Well Cloud, a lot of fun things cost money which I don't have at the moment."
Cloud looks around for somewhere to sit. He finds a swing and sits on it. Sonic walks up behind him and begins to push the swing.
"What would it take to make you happy?"
"There is nothing in this world that brings me joy…"
"What about family?" Sonic asks him.
"I have none."
"Friends?"
"They don't care about me.. I can't blame them though since I'm so pathetic.." Cloud sighs as he stares at the ground below him.
"There must something or someone that you like?" Sonic asks.
"Actually there was.. but she's gone now."
"I'm sure she would want you to be happy." Sonic points out.
"I've forgotten what happiness is.." Cloud says quietly.
Geez, this guy would be much easier to push if he didn't weigh more then me! Sonic thinks.
"Umm.. are you having any fun yet?" Sonic asks.
"No." Cloud says as he gets off the swing.
"What do you want to do, Cloud?"
"Nothing."
"Come on, there must be something." Sonic says
"There isn't." Cloud answers.
"You're being impossible." Sonic sighs to himself as he thinks. I'm Sega's mascot why should I have to put up with this?
From far away a voice suddenly calls out.
"I am the great and mighty Sephiroth!"
"It can't be.." Cloud begins to says.
"Is he a friend of yours?" Sonic asks.
"Must I be forced to fight again?" Cloud asks himself.
"Fight who?"
"I must go." Cloud says to Sonic before he runs off. Sonic follows and adjusts his pace so he can run along side him.
"It's great to see you finally showing an interest in something!" Sonic says happily.
Cloud stops running when he comes face to face with Sephiroth.
"Prepare yourself! I will make sure that this really is our final battle!" Cloud says as he draws out his sword.
"Are you going to fence with him?" Sonic asks excitedly.
"Wow! That sword looks so realistic!" Sephiroth says in amazement. "Can I take a picture of it?"
Cloud eyes Septhiroth suspiciously. "You're trying to trick me aren't you?"
"Oh, sorry. I didn't realize that we were suppose to stay in character." Sephiroth pulls out a giant sword made out of cardboard.
Cloud looks at the fake sword confused. "What is going on?"
"We're going to fight, aren't we?" Sephiroth says.
"Fine! I see how it is! You want to make a fool of me!" Cloud rush towards Sephiroth preparing to hit him with his sword. Sephiroth shields himself with his fake sword. Sonic instantly pushes the man out of harm's way. Cloud stops holding his sword just above Sonic's head.
"What are you doing, Cloud?! Are you insane?! You can't kill him!" Sonic yells at him.
"He's my mortal enemy! You don't know what he has done! What he's capable of!" Cloud yells back.
"Hey there little guy. Don't interfere with the act." Sephiroth says. "Who are you anyway? His kid brother?"
"How can you possibly think that we're related?!" Sonic yells at Sephiroth. "Besides you should be thanking me! I just saved your life!"
Cloud stares at Sephiroth bewildered.
"What's going on? Who are you really?" Cloud asks.
"Huh? You mean my real name? It's Bob. I'm on my way to the fantasy convention. You must be going there too." Bob adjusts his Sephiroth wig.
"Why did you make yourself look like him?" Cloud asks.
"What you do mean? There's nothing wrong with dressing up as Sephiroth. He is a very popular character. You should know that." Bob's wristwatch starts beeping. "Opps! I better hurry. I don't want to be late. Farewell Cloud and Sonic." The man says before running off.
"At least he knew my name." Sonic thinks. He then turns towards Cloud glaring at him unpleasantly.
"What is it?" Cloud asks.
"Give me the sword."
"What?"
"I can't trust you with that weapon." He quickly yanks it from Cloud's grasp. It falls the to the ground. Sonic struggles as he tries to pick it up. This sword must weigh a ton!
"I really think I should take my sword back." Cloud says.
"So you can go and slay people with it?"
"You really don't know anything about me, do you?" Cloud asks.
"How am I suppose to? You're haven't been that talkative."
"Are you here because you want to be?" Cloud asks.
"What does that have to do with this?" Sonic asks.
"……" Cloud says nothing as he waits for Sonic's reply.
"Well I haven't given up on you yet. If that's what you mean.." Sonic says.
"I attacked that man because I thought he was my enemy. The man who destroyed countless lives…."
"You mean he's a villain?" Sonic asks.
"Yes."
"You should have said that in the first place." Sonic tells him.
"There was no need to." Cloud says as he takes his sword back.
This isn't going as I planned. Cloud doesn't look cheerful at all! He looks more depressed now!
Sonic thinks before grabbing Cloud's arm.
"It's okay. I'm not going to attack innocent people." Cloud says.
"It's not that. I just think we both need to go to a more relaxing place."
A minute later Sonic and Cloud are now at a large field of flowers.
Cloud looks around worried.
"What's wrong? Do you have allergies?" Sonic asks, as he smells a flower.
"No.."
"When I need to rest I always come to a place like this." Sonic tells him. "I feel as if I'm home here."
Cloud slumps down to ground. Sonic looks and notices that he looks completely miserable.
How can he be sad?! We're in a field of flowers! What is it that's making him act this way?
Sonic walks over to Cloud and holds him a bouquet of flowers.
"Are you sad because your girlfriend left you?" Sonic asks.
"No, that's not it."
"There's no need to worry! You can always start life anew like these flowers. They started off as tiny seeds before blossoming into what they are now."
"But these flowers will die now that you picked them…" Cloud says sadly.
"No they won't. All you have to do is find a vase to put them in."
"They will die eventually everything does.."
You have an issue with death right? Do you want to talk about it?" Sonic asks gently.
Cloud stares at the flowers. "It's not that simple." He lets go of the flowers, letting them fall to the ground.
"Sonic, thank you for trying to help me. I haven't been acting like it but I really do appreciate all that you've done for me. You must realize though that my life has changed. Things cannot go back to the way they once were and because of that I can never be happy again. Farewell."
Sonic watches as Cloud walks away. He remembered my name. He really has been listening to me…
I can't give up on him though. This calls for drastic measures….
Moments later...
Once I get in here someone is bound to tell me what I need to know.
Cut to Sonic near the entrance to the Fantasy Convention.
"What you do mean you won't let me in?!" Sonic yells at the guard.
"Don't be an idiot! You have to pay to get in just like everyone else."
But I'm Sonic the Hedgehog, the official mascot of Sega."
"No, you're just some punk kid in a costume! Now scram!" Sonic walks away frustrated at what to do next. While walking he accidentally bumps into someone. He looks up and sees what appears to be Cloud. He looks more closely and sees that 'Cloud' is wearing a name tag with the word Roger on it
Sonic grins. "Hi." He says as the waves to the man
"Uh hi. Sorry for bumping into you like that." Roger says.
"No problem. Say Roger, you're one of those Final Fantasy fans right?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you mind if I ask you a few questions?"
"What for?"
"To interview you. Since you're dressed as Cloud I assume that means you know all about him."
"Of course I do. Ask me anything!"
A half-hour later Sonic is sitting on a public bench with a small notepad.
That guy sure told me more about Cloud then I needed to know. A lot of it sound kinda convoluted though.
He looks through his notes and underlines the words 'Cloud', 'Aeris' and 'death'.
Cloud's sad all of the time because a girl called Aeris died. No problem I can work around this…
Meanwhile Cloud is still at the lake. He is silent as he continues to stare at his reflection. His silence is interrupted when he hears a familiar voice call out. "Cloud? Is that really you?"
Cloud turns around and stares at the figure in disbelief. "Aeris … You're alive?"
"Yes, I am."
Cloud runs up to Aeris smiling happily. He stops and looks at her concerned. "Aeris, will you stay with me? I'll protect you from harm and make sure that nothing comes between us ever again."
Aries looks at Cloud blushing. "Cloud, I don't know what to say.." She looks away from him. "I seemed to have misplaced my flower basket. I'll go get it."
"Do you want me to come with you?" Cloud asks.
"That's quite alright, besides I'll only be gone for a minute. Will you wait for me?" Aeris asks.
"Of course I will."
Aeris runs into the woods. She looks around before whispering. "What are you doing here?"
Sonic steps out from behind a tree. He holds up a freshly developed photograph.
"It was only for a minute but he smiled. It's all on this photo. I have all the proof I need now."
By the way you're doing a great job. He thinks you're really her." Sonic says as he continues to look at the photo. The young girl sighs as she removes her wig. It is actually Princess Elise from Sonic 06.
"I feel bad for that man. He'll be crushed once he finds out that I'm not her. Why did you ask me to do this anyway?" Elise asks
"Because I know that I can trust you."
"You think that much of me?" Elise looks at him surprised.
"And because you're the only human girl that I know."
"I suppose that is true." Elise says before speaking up again. "How much longer do I have to do this?"
Sonic shrugs. "I hadn't thought that far ahead." His wristwatch beeps. "I have to leave. He waves goodbye to her before running off. A minute later he spots Shadow sitting on a park bench. Sonic proudly holds up the photo for him to see.
"He's smiling. How did you manage to do that?" Shadow asks.
"That's my secret. Where's that guy you were with?" Sonic asks.
"You mean Vincent? He's.."
"That's right!" Sonic interrupts. "I still need to show Sega this photo. See ya!" Sonic says before running away.
"Jerk! You could have at least waited until I finished talking!" Shadow yells at him.
Meanwhile Vincent has just come across Cloud and 'Aeris'. The two are sitting down by the lake talking to each other. Vincent walks up to them. "Is this what it looks like?"
"Yes Vincent, Aeris is no longer dead and I for one couldn't be happier." Cloud says to him.
"You remember who I am, don't you?" Vincent asks.
"Oh, of course. You're Cid." 'Aeris answers.
"Vincent, Aeris has obviously been through a lot. Let her be." Cloud says.
"Cloud, We need to talk." Vincent puts his arm around Cloud's shoulder as he leads him away.
"What is it?" Cloud asks.
"Cloud, you know about Santa Claus? The man whose very existence fills a child with such happiness?"
"You want me to get you a Christmas gift?" Cloud asks.
"No Cloud, I'm talking about the disappointment that a child feels once they find out that Santa isn't real. That he's merely a man in an outfit playing dress up." Vincent points to 'Aeris'. "You see what I mean?"
"I'm still not following you." Cloud says.
Vincent sighs as he tries to explain again.
Back at Sega headquarters Sonic is showing the photo to the Sega rep.
"Wow! That's amazing! You made that man happy in one day!"
"It was a lot of hard work though." Sonic says.
"And you're sure he's happy?"
"If you don't believe me you can go and ask him yourself."
"No, I trust you. Sonic the Hedgehog, you are hereby released from the program." He takes the bracelet off.
"It's about time." Sonic says before leaving the building. Once he is outside he spots Eggman in his hovercraft.
"Eggman, are you going to attack the city?" Sonic asks him.
"You know I am! Try to stop me if you can!"
It's good to see that everything is back to normal. Sonic thinks before heading off to fight Eggman.
Back at the lake Elise (who is still disguised as Aeris) sits on the ground looking worried. She watches as Vincent continues to talk to Cloud. Sonic, please return to me soon…
The End
Author Notes: This is actually my first crossover story ever. I wanted to do something different instead of having a large group of characters meet and go on an adventure. You might be wondering why I choose Sonic and Cloud to be in this story. That is because I find it rather interesting when characters who are completely different have to interact with each other. Bye for now!