Final Fantasy 7 Advent

Chapter 22: The plan and the attack

It was hopeless? Cloud thought as he stared toward the girl before him. It was always hopeless…he could hear her saying that over and over again. Why did she believe it was hopeless? How could she believe that? W-was this Sara's weakness? That she didn't believe in people around her? Or just in her self?

"W-why? Why is it hopeless…?" cloud asked. Sara blinked a bit as she looked at him. "Why…is it hopeless? Are you scared to open your heart toward…who ever this person…is that you love?" cloud asked. "…" Sara slowly looked at the floor. "Scared?...no I just know what he will say…He picked another person over me before…that's why…" Sara whispered still not looking up toward him.

"…" cloud sighed a bit looking toward the floor. "But…Rufus…did ask me something when he was questioning me…" cloud looked up confused toward her. He wondered what the hell that came from. "He asked you something?" cloud asked looking lost toward her. "Yes…he asked me. if it was true…full-bleed ancient can only fall in on with one person they're whole life…and I lied saying I never heard that…but…" Sara slowly looked up toward cloud. "But…?" he asked.

"I did hear it before…and it was true…" cloud stared at her in shock. W-was she saying…what he thought she was? "S-Sara…" he whispered. He wanted to say something…especially if she was really saying…what he thought she was. But…he didn't know how to even start. He was at a lost for words. But he had to say something to her, right? "S-Sara…I ummm…" he watched her, she looked a bit lost at him. "Hmm? What is it cloud…?" she asked still with a lost look on her face.

You're stupid! Stupid stupid! Cloud heard him self yelling inside his head. Just say something! Don't just stare at her! He heard his mind yell at him self again. "Uh…" was all cloud could get out of his mouth. "Cloud…?" she asked. He was partly scared to even try to say something. Why? Because always when he tried to say something to her; it always turned into yelling. Then they would both become angry with each other. Keep cool, cloud thought. He nodded a bit to him self.

"What guy…w-we're you talking about…" cloud had to try again. He couldn't just say so what and move on. If he didn't keep trying; she truly would die. "…I believe I said I wasn't going to tell you…but you keep asking why…?" Sara asked glaring toward cloud a bit. "…because…you have to try again…or…" cloud shook his head a bit at the thought. "Or…you will die Sara…what if…he does return feelings for you this time…? But you will never know if you don't try again…" Sara kept giving him a confused look.

He sounded so worried about her. But she couldn't place the feeling why that was. It wasn't normal for cloud to act this worried. Nope it wasn't like cloud at all. "…cloud? You are cloud right…?" she asked giving him a weird look. "Uh, yes…who would I be…beside my self?" Cloud asked. "That's a good question…" She said looking him over. Sara watched him starting to sweat a bit.

"Uh…?" he whispered watching me. "What are you plotting strife…?" Sara asked. "P-Plotting? N-nothing!" cloud whispered quickly waving his hands in front of him self. "Oh really now?" Sara asked poking his cheek. "r-really…!" cloud could feel his cheek become a bit red. Damnit…why do I have to blush now? Cloud cussed to him self. But he knew why he was blushing; it was because someone kept asking him questions so much and was poking his cheek. Yeah, the poking really wasn't helping.

"Hmm but…your being pretty nosey for you…very un cloud like." Cloud knew she had a point; but still. "S-so? Maybe I am a bit nosey now…because…of some little ninja…" cloud lied. He wasn't nosey because of yuffie. He was only nosey because he was worried about someone. "Because of yuffie?" Sara asked. "Uh…y-yeah…" cloud couldn't get any more words out of his mouth for some reason. But he still wondered…could she had been talking about him? When she said full blooded cetra can only fall in love with one person they're whole life.

But he knew he would never get an answer out of her about it. But she was always like that; holding things inside. He would have to be the one to say something. "s-Sara…there a reason why…I saved from shinra…remembers how I never answer you when you asked why I did?" cloud asked her. She slowly nodded toward him. "Yeah…that's right…you still have to tell me why you did…" she said as she stopped pointing at his cheek. Cloud quickly took a hold of both of her hands in his. "C-cloud…?" she asked. "I do have a reason…a good reason for…saving you…" cloud whispered to her.

"And that would be…?" she asked. "I saved you because…I'm…" but as cloud started to finish saying it. They heard a loud sound outside. Cloud quickly stood up as did Sara. "What in the world…?" cloud asked letting go of Sara's hand. Cloud raced over to the window. He watched people run around screaming. But he wondered what from. Then he saw what it was. He saw the shortest silver hair man standing there. "Huh!" cloud couldn't believe it. They had been found out this quickly.

"Where is she?" the silver hair man yelled to the people screaming. They didn't answer as they kept on screaming. The man quickly grabbed a child by the shirt. "I asked a question…I want an answer now!" he yelled down to the kid. The kid quickly started to cry.

Cloud quickly shook his head watching it from the window. "Cloud what is it…?" Sara asked stepping toward him. "No! Stay there! Don't come by me!" cloud yelled. She quickly stopped in her tracks. "Cloud?" she asked hearing him sounding worried about something. "Sara…go out the back door and leave the city as fast as you can…" cloud whispered not looking toward her. "W-why? What's happening in the city?" Sara asked.

"Just trust me and leave as I say…" cloud whispered to her starting toward the front door. "Cloud…?" Sara asked still looking puzzled toward him. "I thought I told you to go! Now go!" cloud yelled looking toward her. She quickly stepped back a bit and did as she was told. She ran toward the back door and ran outside. Cloud sighed a bit to him self. "What timing…they have…" cloud whispered to him self as he picked up his sword and held it over his shoulder. He then pushed the front door opened and headed outside.

Sara made her way into the bike still feeling puzzled by what was happening in town. But she wondered where to go. She couldn't go to Cosmo canyon. They would know to look for her there. Wait…she stopped at that thought. W-was a silver hair man in town? That's why cloud was acting that way! He was buying her some time to get out of town! She had to get moving quickly. She nodded to her self starting up the bike and started down the street.

Little did she know; this was all part of they're plan. She was being watched from over head. "Hehe…just as planned…you did your plan zol…now I'll do my part…we will make mother pay for taking away are brother…" the man said pushing some hair out of his eyes. "Mother…your mine…" he laughed a bit before disappearing.

Cloud raced over to the silver hair man holding up the kid. "Where…is mother kid? I will not ask you again…" Zol whispered to the kid crying. But he didn't answer. He just kept on crying. "Stupid brat…!" Zol yelled throwing the kid to the ground. Cloud quickly catches the kid before he hit the ground. Zol looked toward him.

"Brother…" zol whispered as a grin slowly appeared on his face. "Hehe…if you're here…" zol whispered. Cloud slowly placed the kid on the ground. "Go…" cloud whispered to the kid. The kid quickly ran away from them. Cloud then slowly looked back toward zol. "Then mother here…!" zol quickly started toward cloud. Cloud didn't say a word watching zol race toward him. "So…where's….mother!" zol yelled hitting the ground before cloud. Cloud quickly held his sword behind him then let out a beam of energy destroying the land coming toward him.

"She's not here…" cloud whispered to zol. Zol could only look puzzled toward cloud. "She's not here?" he whispered to him self. "Oh…oh...I see that what Kada's plan…I see now…" Zol nodded a bit to him self. Cloud looked lost toward him. "What?" cloud asked. "Nothing you need to know about…" zol whispered as he threw a punch toward cloud.

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Sara found her self by the golden saucer now. But she felt something. She felt like something was following her. And she had a bad feeling about this. She had to pick up the speed to lose who ever was following her. She quickly stepped on the gas and quickly speeds up. But no matter how fast she was going; that feeling was there. She felt uneasy.

She needed to try to find some place to hide and quickly too! She had passed by Cosmo canyon. But the next town she found was…she felt fear come to her. Fear just thinking about the name of the town. Nibelheim. Where everything started…She stopped before the town. She could see everything that had happened. She felt like it was happening all again. But this time she was being hunted by someone.

Maybe one of the silver hair men? She thought. Yeah, that had to be it. She quickly climbed off the bike and ran into the town. She stopped by the water tower. She stared up to it. Everything looked the same. But wasn't it burned down? She was pretty sure it had been. But…everyone looked good as new. What was going on? She wondered.

"Surprised? That everything…looks as it does before…it was burned to the ground…?" she heard a voice asked. She quickly turned around. She saw a silver hair men grinning toward her. "K-Kadaj…" she whispered looking at him. "Hehe…mother…I believe the game of cat and mouse is about to end…" he whispered stepping toward her a bit. "W-wait…h-how did you know it was burned to the ground…?" she asked looking at him. He stopped right in front of her. "I know more then you may understand, mother…much more…" he whispered holding his arms into the air.

She looked puzzled toward him. He quickly pulled out his sword holding it toward her neck. "…mother…it's your time to join…are brothers…in are final resting place…in death…" kadaj whispered licking his lips. "Kadaj…" she whispered feeling her back to the water tower. Maybe she could make the water tower help her. She held her hands facing the water tower legs. She slowly started to break them with fire. "If only you haven't back-stabbed us mother…then we wouldn't have to be doing this…" he whispered with a grin across his face. "You don't look too unhappy that I back-stabbed you…" Sara whispered glaring toward him.

"well…as older brother says…only keep one as long as you need them…and we have no need for you any longer…" kadaj grinned pulling his sword away from her neck. He held it into the air. "That…why it time to say good-bye…mother…!" he yelled starting to bring his sword toward her. But he quickly stopped feeling some water touch his hair. "w-what?" he slowly looked up seeing the water tower falling toward him. He quickly started to back up. "A…and I have no need for you!" Sara yelled throwing a fireball at the tower's legs breaking them all the way.

"Are you crazy! We will both die!" he yelled as the tower fell on top of him. "So be it then…" Sara whispered feeling something hit her on the head. Then she felt her body slowly fall to the ground as she blacked out.

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Cloud jumped back a bit dodging Zol's punch. "What plan are you talking about?" cloud yelled toward him. "hehe to get you two away from each other…so kada…could take care of her on his own…" cloud stepped back a bit shaking his head. No…this was all an act then? He thought. "Hehe…with that look…I guess you never thought of that…not surprised…Kada is the brains anyways…" zol whispered running toward cloud again.

"Don't worry older brother…I am not acting…I was asked to take you out as Kada takes out mother…" Zol hit the ground under cloud. Cloud quickly lost his footing and fell into his butt. Cloud slowly looked up toward him. Zol grinned a bit. "Your not making this very fun brother…how can I have fun…if you don't fight back?" He asked giving cloud a sad look. "Because I have a surprise…" cloud whispered pulling something out of his pocket. "What…?" zol asked looking down at the item.

Cloud quickly throws the item into the air then quickly closed his eyes. Smoke surrounded them. Zol quickly started to cough. "A-smoke bomb!" he said as he kept on coughing. "B-brother you will not find her in time! No matter how quickly you get there!" zol kept on coughing. Soon after the smoke disappeared. And zol saw cloud was gone. "It will be too late too much how quickly you find her…she will be dead…" zol whispered as a grin appeared on his face.