Chapter 8: The Plan


When they got to Cloud's house Yuffie called up everyone and told them to come over to Clouds house right away. Once everyone got there Cloud had them sit while he told them about his plan. "First I want to thank everyone for all the meals and support while I was in library. Now what I really called you all here for is to tell you what I found and what I am going to do." said Cloud.

"While searching I came across a legend of an old city built by the Cetra almost 1000 years ago. According to the legend it was the most advanced city of it's time. They had perfected technologies that we have yet to even dream of. One of those technologies was the ability to bring the dead back to life. This is how it worked. The machine would ask the user who they wanted revived. It would then use a special link to the lifestream to search for the life energy of the chosen person. It would use that energy to recreate the body and bring the person back to life while adjusting for how long the person had been deceased." Cloud explained.

"That's amazing, Cloud." said Yuffie.

"Yeah, imagine if you could get that to work" said Jason.

"The problem will be finding the city, I'd think" said Cid.

"There is one other thing. The only way to get into the city is to find the 5 keys to the gate. The keys are scattered all over the world and guarded by powerful monsters. Then the city itself is also guarded. We need to get the keys and then find the city." said Cloud.

"Well everyone that's what I wanted to tell you." said Cloud. "I'm going to bed. I'm bushed. See you in the morning." said Cloud as he got up and went to his room.

Back in the lifestream Aeris and Tifa were getting ready for another trip to Cloud's dreams. They both took a shower and got on their best outfits. Tifa was wearing a pure white dress that stretched down to her ankles and Aeris had on a gorgeous red dress with matching high heels.

"Why are we getting all dressed up to see Cloud again?" asked Tifa.

"We haven't seen him in a while so we want to look nice, that's why." stated Aeris.

"Ok, let's head over to the dream portal then." said Tifa.

They soon arrived at the portal and quickly found themselves inside Cloud's latest dream. This time they were in Nibelheim in Clouds house. They found Cloud on his bed staring at the ceiling.

They walked towards him as Aeris called out "Hey! Cloud!" He looked up and saw the two girls looking down at him. He sat up and got a better view of them. They both looked beautiful. He just sat there for a moment before speaking.

"Tifa, Aeris its great to see you two again." said Cloud. "You both look gorgeous." said Cloud.

"You might think I am crazy when I say this but I think that I have a way of bringing you both back to life." Cloud told the stunned girls.

"Are you alright Cloud?" asked Aeris with a concerned look on her face.

"Have you gone insane?" asked a worried Tifa.

"I think losing both of us was too much for him to handle." Tifa whispered to Aeris.

"I think you're right." Aeris whispered back.

"I'm not going insane." said Cloud.

"I found the legend of a city built by the Cetra long ago. It was a very advanced city. It is said that they had a machine that could bring the dead back to life by using a very special connection to the lifestream to call a deceased persons life energy back and use it to construct a new body into which the life energy is placed thereby bringing the deceased person successfully back to life." Cloud said to the girls who were listening intently. "I am going to go find that city and that machine and bring you both back to life." said Cloud.

"That sounds crazy enough to work." said Tifa.

"I agree. It does sound a little farfetched but it could work." said Aeris.

"I wonder why I have never heard of this city." thought Aeris. The alarm signaling that their time was just about up began to ring. "Well, let's get going now." said Aeris as she hit the button to make the portal appear.

"It was great to see you two again." said Cloud to the girls.

"It was nice to see you too." said Aeris with a smile.

"See ya later Cloud and good luck. You have our full support." said Tifa as she gave Cloud a thumbs up. They both disappeared through the portal.