Ok, I finally know what a Mary Sue is :P Thanks for the reviews and the explanation of a definition of a Mary Sue... -beams- Oh, suggestions on food please!
Lost and Found: Chapter 5
Ellie was outside playing with Rex when Vincent had finished preparing dinner. He opened the door and called her in for dinner. They sat at the dinner table, with Ellie enjoying Vincent's chicken sandwich, and Vincent pondering over something that had not bothered him until now.
"Ellie, what date is it today?"
"December 16th," said Ellie, munching happily on the sandwich. Vincent decided not to bother asking what year it was.
"Saaay ... Vinnie, when's your birthday?"
"...October 13th."
"Oh... Mine is March 12th!" said Ellie, beaming at him. Vincent remained silent, as always, unsure of how to reply.
"I'm done! You're slow, Vinnie!" said Ellie, bringing her plate to the kitchen and washing it. Then she ran back to the living room, eager to start the game.
Ellie loaded her game and directed Cloud to the trreasure chest which contained a Poison materia, and then to the elevator. Vincent abandoned all self-control and sat beside Ellie on the floor. Aeris was locked in a glass cage.
Cloud: Aeris!
Hojo: Aeris? Oh, is that her name? What do you want?
Cloud: We're taking Aeris back.
Hojo: There's so many frivolous things in this world. (Barret points his gun-arm at him) Are you going to kill me? I don't think you should. The equipment here is extremely delicate. Without me, who could operate it? Hmm?
Cloud: Ugh...
Hojo: That's right. I recommend you think things out logically before you make any rash moves. Now bring in the Specimen!
The man brought up a red four-legged beast near Aeris, who Vincent recognised as Nanaki. So that's how Cloud found Nanaki, thought Vincent, smiling slightly. Aeris had already started screaming for Cloud.Barret starts shooting at the glass door and it opened. Vincent wanted to cheer when Nanaki leapt out at Hojo, but resisted the urge to do so. Aeris came out unharmed, and thanked Cloud. However the elevator in the glass cage started moving again. Nanaki said there was a specimen which was quite strong, and Vincent snickered when Tifa said "It talked!". Nanaki decided to help Cloud fight. A window popped out on screen, asking Ellie to choose either Barret or Tifa to fight. Ellie sent Barret off, leaving Cloud, "Red XIII" and Tifa to fight the specimen.
Ellie decided to try out her new Poison materia, but the monster absorbed poison, much to Ellie's dismay. Three little opts (a/n : that's what its called in the walkthrough) attacked Cloud's party with Fire and Ice magic. Cloud killed one of them, but the monster just revived the little opt again. Ellie didn't bother attacking the little opts anymore, and instead focused on the big boss at the back row. The fight was proving to be quite difficult as the boss was dealing poison to Cloud's party. Only Cloud remained unpoisoned thanks to the Star Pendant, but Tifa and Nanaki suffered worse. In the end Nanaki's Sled Fang finished off the monster.
After getting the Enemy Skill materia, they split into two groups, Ellie choosing Tifa and Barret to go with Cloud. Ellie directed Cloud to the potions and then down to the 66th floor, where they were supposed to meet Aeris and Nanaki. However Cloud's group was seized by the Turks once they reached the elevator. They arrived at the President's office, handcuffed behind their backs. Aeris was not there, and Cloud started to panick again. Poor Cloud, thought Vincent. How many times has it been already?
Cloud: You all got caught, too? Where is Aerith?
President Shinra: In a safe place. She's the last surviving Ancient... Don't you know? They called themselves the Cetra, and lived thousands of years ago. Now they are just a forgotten page in history.
Red XIII: Cetra... That girl, is she a survivor of the Cetra?
President Shinra: Cetra, or the Ancients will show us the way to the 'Promised Land'. I'm expecting a lot out of her.
Red XIII: The Promised Land? Isn't that just a legend?
President Shinra: Even so, it's just too appealing to not to pursue. It's been said the Promised Land is very fertile. ...If the land is fertile...
Barret: Then there's gotta be Mako!
President Shinra: Exactly. The abundant Mako will just come out on its own. That is where Neo- Midgar will be built. Shinra's new glory...
Barret: $$#&! Quit dreamin!
President Shinra: Oh really, don't you know? These days all it takes for your dreams to come true is money and power. Well, that is all for our meeting.
The screen changed, showing Cloud's group locked in separate cells. Cloud talked to Aeris for a little while, and after Aeris reminded Cloud of the promise of a date they had made back in the church, Tifa interrupted. After some story about the Ancients and speaking to the Planet, Cloud decided to get some sleep. When he woke up, the door was open. A guard was lying outside on the floor, dead. Cloud woke Tifa, and released Barret and Nanaki from their cells. Nanaki ran on ahead, following the trail of blood, and Barret said he'd clean up at the back. Ellie directed Cloud to follow Nanaki up to the 67th floor. Jenova specimen was missing from its tank.The blood path lead to the President's Office, and the scene on the screen was the President sitting dead on his chair, a sword impaled on him. So that's how he died, thought Vincent happily.
Cloud recognised the sword as Sephiroth's sword. Everybody was shocked at this news, and then Palmer shows up. He begs Cloud not to kill him. Not another fat bastard, thought Vincent irritably. Palmer, Heidegger and Corneo.. On screen, Palmer said that Sephiroth was here, and he was saying something about not letting them have the Promised Land. A ShinRa helicopter arrived and Palmer ran to it. Rufus, the son of the President gave his boring and evil speech, then Cloud told Barret to get Aeris and everyone out of the building. Cloud prepares to fight Rufus. Tifa then decides to stop at 69th floor to wait for Cloud, telling everyone to go on ahead. Ellie checks on Aeris's party equipment, and then proceeds to the elevator.
On the other elevator next to Aeris's party, a robot-like tank appeared, and they went into battle. Vincent, noticing this was a robot, told Ellie to use bolt magic, because lightning was their weaknesses.
"Oh no, only Barret can attack! Aeris and Red XIII can't reach it!" exclaimed Ellie. Barret pounded the monster with his attacks, whereas Nanaki used Bolt spells on it, and Aeris healed the party. Finally Barret's Big Shot did the job. Ellie cheered, but then another monster came. This time it looked like a helicopter, and Ellie managed to defeat it using the same 'strategy' she had just now. They stopped the elevator on the first floor, then the screen switched back to Cloud. Ellie removed the materia from Aeris's party and equipped it on Cloud. The battle with Rufus began.
Beside Rufus was a panther-like monster which Vincent recognised as Dark Nation. Dark Nation casted Barrier and MBarrier on Rufus.
"What's MBarrier, Vinnie?"
"It reduces magic damage."
"Oh..."
"Dark Nation will probably cast Barrier and MBarrier again on Rufus and itself once the effects wear off, I suggest you kill it first," said Vincent.
Dark Nation? thought Ellie in wonder. How does he know that's what its called? Fortunately for Vincent, Ellie decided not to pursue to subject and continued attacking Dark Nation. Sure enough, she killed the panther thing and began to focus her attack on Rufus. She managed to defeat Rufus (Vincent applauded silently) but Rufus escaped to the ShinRa helicopter, and Cloud ran back down the stairs, meeting up with Tifa. The scene shifted to Aeris's party. They were surrounded by ShinRa soldiers who were outside the building. Cloud and Tifa arrived on screen, and Vincent and Ellie watched a movie of Tifa, Aerith, Barret, and Red XIII going to a truck with Tifa driving and Cloud on a motorcycle. They made a dramatic escape by shattering the glass and landing on the freeway. Instructions for a mini game appeared, and also party member selection. Ellie chose Aeris and Tifa, and began the mini game, which Vincent recognised as the one in Wonder Square at the Gold Saucer.
Ellie was having trouble with the ShinRa soldiers, but finally they reached a dead end, and they got out of their vehicles for battle. Another big metal boss came and attacked Cloud's party. After awhile, Vincent noticed that most of its attacks were fire-based, and warned Ellie not to use fire magic against it, for it might be resistant to fire. It was quite a long fight, but finally Cloud's Braver managed to finish it off. They left Midgar, Ellie choosing Barret and Tifa in her party, and left for Kalm.
After a couple of battles, Ellie arrived at Kalm. Everyone went inside the inn, except for Cloud. Ellie decided to explore the town a bit. Vincent was quite impatient and wanted to see what happened next, but he decided to be polite and keep quiet. Ellie came across a weapon shop and bought some new weapons for Cloud and his party. Finally she went back into the inn, and Aeris and Barret yelled at Cloud for being late.
Barret: So let's hear your story... You know, the one about Sephiroth and the crisis facing the planet. Let's hear it all.
Cloud: ...I used to want to be like Sephiroth so I joined SOLDIER. After working with Sephiroth on several missions, we became friends.
Barret: You call that a friend?
Cloud: Yeah, well... He's older than me, and he hardly ever talked about himself.
Tifa: ...
Cloud: So I guess you'd call him a war buddy, We trusted each other. Until one day...
Aerith: ...one day?
Cloud: After the war it was SOLDIER's duty to put down any resistance against the Shinra. ...that was 5 years ago. I was 16...
The scene shifted to Cloud's memory. Cloud was in a truck with ShinRa soldiers and Sephiroth. Sure enough, Sephiroth was quite friendly with Cloud, and they talked a bit more until a monster attacked them. Sephiroth and Cloud went into battle with monster. Vincent almost laughed at the difference of HP and between Sephiroth and Cloud. Cloud died a few times, but Sephiroth revived him and finally defeated the monster. Then they arrived at Nibelheim.
Uh oh, thought Vincent.
Oh NO! MY PLOT IS ALL WRONG! NIBELHEIM IS MENTIONED HERE, SO EARLY IN THE GAME! ARGHHHHHHH!