Chapter 7: When Worlds Collide

They were scared, dead scared. Cloud pointed at the big moving….things…that were roaring across a big strip of what seemed like castle stone. Cloud poked Sarah but didn't take his eyes off of the pathway "Um, what else did Wolf's directions say?" Sarah pulled out a piece of parchment and unfolded it, reading "Tree stand, check, through the woods, check, bridge, check, and a…road?" Sarah looked up "what's a road?" Ryan shook his head "apparently this is" Cloud scoffed "did it say anything else?" Sarah looked down the list and looked back up at Cloud "Yea, it says to follow this road thingy down to the left and keep going till we see a sign that says, uh, 'Green Paladin'?" Sarah shook her head, sighing. Cloud just shrugged and lead the way along the road thingy. They kept close to each other as they found a smaller stone looking path next to the big one, separated by a thin strip of grass. They cautiously walked along, being careful of the big metal looking things that roared by. As they continued on they saw other people passing by them. Cloud and the group stared at them as much as they stared back. All the people were clothed in some sort of small attire, shirts and short pants of some kind, carrying weird looking baskets incredibly small in size, and some of their eyes had black reading glasses. What the people noticed where four weirdly dressed teens walking around while 2 had deadly sharp knife looking things. The passerby's mumbled under their breath about the strange, out of place teens as Cloud finally found the "green paladin" sign. He saw that the big "road" turned into a narrow pathway, going down a wide street. He could see odd hut looking things on either side, but they were HUGE! Cloud made a wolf whistle noise as he told them "Must be some pretty rich people living in these houses" They nodded and went down the concrete path, looking at the various and complex designs of grass and trees they saw. Cloud tried to pick up a scent but recoiled as he smelled oily stuff (AU Author's note he's smelling our oil DERR DERRRRR!) "We definitely aren't in the kingdom anymore" He turned around to Sarah and saw her with her head turned to the side, looking at one house. Cloud tried to turn back around but couldn't, his eyes were still glued to Sarah! He looked at her sweet face, her triangular ears that twitched in the soft wind, her beautiful eyes. He saw her hair flapping around her neck elegantly in the wind. Cloud felt a small droplet of drool in the corner of his mouth "What a soft neck she has…" He thought dreamily. Cloud regained himself and straightened up "Sarah did the paper say anything else, damn I'm getting so tired of asking that question." Sarah sighed and rolled her eyes "Well sorry, jeez, okay ummmmm, ah here it is, 659 Oharion Road." They were standing in front of a large two story house. Two ginourmas (means big retards) oak trees were roaring above into the sky as they swayed with the wind. The whole yard was grass and flower as they stood in awe at the big house. Cloud cleared his throat "well, let's go see what this is all about then, maybe we can get some answers" they approached the small wooden door and stopped. Cloud cleared his throat again and knocked twice on the door. He winced when he heard the door splinter a little bit. He heard a soft voice coming from inside "coming!" The voice was old like, mid 30's or something. As the door opened they saw a tall woman with long black hair and a soft, blackish green kimono. She had soft green eyes and her face had no wrinkles. She gasped as she saw them, but immediately noticed Mura and Cloud. She knelt down in front of Cloud and took his face in her hands. She studied him carefully before smiling "I knew he would send my grandson here someday, I just knew it" her smiled widened as she got up "You must be Cloud and Mura, and this is Sarah and Ryan right?" Cloud nodded and spoke up "Um, not to be rude but, who are you?" The lady giggled and said "I'm your grandma Cloud, I'm Taylor's mother, now come on in I got cookies baked for you all!"

Taylor was writing a message in a very large, old book. He sighed as he wrote down "Hey mom, sorry we haven't spoken in a while, my son and daughter, along with Wolf's should be getting there soon, just tell him to get used to their new experience for awhile. I'm sorry to say Kane couldn't go; he has gone to enlist in the army to get it over with. Maddy will be sent over as soon as Kane breaks out of camp in a few days to run over to you. I hope my kids don't piss you off or anything. Love Taylor." Wolf came in and said "You writing to your mom again?" Taylor nodded "yea just given her the warning" Wolf just rolled his eyes and said "oh come on, its 4 teenagers in mating season thrust into your present world, what is the worst possible thing that could happen?" Taylor scoffed and growled at him "Very funny asshole"

Cloud squeaked as words began appearing on the book he was holding "EEEK ITS ALIVE SOMEBODY Kill IT!!!" Cloud's grandma, whose name was Aiko, rushed in "Its ok Cloud, that's your dad writing to us!" Cloud turned quickly "what?" She picked up the book and read the message. She laughed and said "Taylor has come back here only twice, once to visit, and another time to give me this book. He has the same book in the past as I have here in the present. If he writes something down or sticks something there in the past, it stays there all the way up to the future, which is now. Taylor wrote this in the past about 169 years ago, which is where he is now, in YOUR world." Cloud nodded "Is there anyway to talk back to him?" Aiko shook her head and he understood. He turned to the stairs where he saw Sarah coming down the steps, her hair wet from her shower. He saw her brushing it as he felt his muscles clench. He looked down at his legs and arms and scowled "What the heck was that, it certainly didn't feel normal…" He looked back up and saw Sarah was sitting on the couch, bouncing up and down lightly "Cool, you could never do this in our time." Cloud nodded as he stood by the sliding door. Mura was playing on a mini swing set while Ryan and Aiko's friend worked the BBQ grill. He turned to see Sarah lying on the couch, her partly wet hair pushed against the pillow in a fan like pattern. Aiko came in a minute later, polishing a plate "My other son and daughter should be coming, my older son Codi and my daughter Aerial. Cloud acknowledged her and right on cue the door opened. Codi was a tall kid who looked like he was in his senior year at High School. He had raven black hair that was short and was untamed and uncombed. Aerial was just as tall, also in her senior year with raven black hair that flowed down her lower back, almost to her ass (AU: lol thought I might entertain ya'll ). Cloud waved at them as they looked at them weird and walked to find their mother "Mom who are these freaks?" Codi asked her, whispering. Aiko sighed "These are your brother's kids, your other nephew is still in the past with your brother" Aerial scoffed and rolled her eyes "Great, now I'm an Aunt, that doesn't make me feel like old shit" Aiko pointed a finger at her "Language Aerial!" she rolled her eyes as Codi followed her upstairs "Who would of thought my little hunting panzee brother could get busy and get weird kids?" Aiko sighed and explained to Cloud "Sorry, they're a bit spoiled but they've agreed to help you out here while you are all visiting." Cloud went over to the living room and sat on the floor, his back against the sofa edge where Sarah was lying down. She sighed and looked at the weird black thing with many smaller blue rectangle things. "That's a remote" Codi said, jumping over a table to land on the second couch. Aerial handed them two sodas and sat on a reclining chair. Cloud eyed the soda carefully, admiring the shiny outside while Sarah looked around for some opening to drink it from. Aerial stared at them in bewilderment "You guys have never had a soda!?" Sarah looked up and asked her "What's a soda?" Codi rolled his eyes "Oh my god we have so much work to do" Cloud just shrugged and bared his fangs, biting down into the can he put four large holes in it, lapping up the fizzy soda that squirted out into his mouth. Sarah was starting to get annoyed but not figuring out how to open it and started shaking it. Codi and Aerial looked at each other quick before rushing to Sarah "NO DON'T SHAKE IT" Too late

KABOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!