Chapter 2

Yuffie was walking through the woods near Junon, as she was told too, not particularly happy as to how she got there. The boat from Costa del Sol was rocking so much the she lost her lunch only five minutes after she left. When she landed at Junon, she ran to the nearest bathroom because of the final lurch the ship made before docking. "That meal tasted allot better going down than up."

Not knowing how long she was going to stay there, she found a tree by a stream where the root system had made a cave under the tree that the inside was big enough for her tent to be set up but the opening was only big enough for her to crawl in. Covering the opening with some brush, she went about gathering food for the stay. Once that was done, she was at a lost as to what to do next.

Well, she said go with my instincts, so maybe I should just do what I normally do. You know, I think that she left me like this so I don't keep looking to what she said for advice. Then first is to find a good ambush spot, if I don't find materia for my father soon, he'll send what's left of the Wutai army to kick my ass for not being faster.

She went looking for the site, planning on setting a bunch of traps in the spots she guessed a person would run to first. And she found exactly what she needed. Along a path that cut through the woods, there was a small clearing with several trees encircling it so the canapé blocked out any light that would get in. There were only a few openings in the trees big enough for an adult to go threw, not counting the path exit. And from the trees, you can see all of the clearing but leaves and branches made you invisible from the ground.

She first set up several trip wires at the non-path entrance and exit, connecting them to small shurikens and throwing daggers. They were coated with a sleeping powder that wouldn't lose its effect until it was used or it got wet. The powder was powerful enough to put all but the toughest opponents to sleep and those that don't would be a little sluggest. Over the path exit, she made a makeshift gate from branches to stop people from going that way when the right group came through, and hid it with leaves and such. In the trees, she put more shurikens and daggers that would fire when she pulled a string, but these were to help those down below go where she wanted.

And finally she put a small bomb in the middle of the clearing. The bomb wouldn't explode per say but make a loud bang and a bright flash and only when she wanted. With them disoriented, she'll drop the gate and pull one or two or the shuriken strings to get them going. When it is all over with, she'll just go down and grab the materia. And if any are still moving, well, she did have a new materia she needed to power up.

With that all said and done, she returned to her camp, had a small meal of sushi and egg rolls and went to sleep. And she dreamed of who that man could possible be and what he looked like.

The next morning, she finished the leftovers and cleaned up at the stream. When she returned to the site, she found a wandering monster had triggered one of the trip wires. She killed the monster and cleaned the dagger and replaced it at the launch point. Then she got into position and waited for someone to go through. The first person was an items dealer and the second was a farmer, going to sell his produce at Junon. She struck lucky at the third party to go through. They looked like experienced fighters so their materia had to be very powerful.

Oh my gawd! Is that a Summon! I have to have it! There were five of them, two men, one with a huge sword, a hard edge if she had to guess, the second man had a gun for his right hand. There were two women, a materia artist; she's going to be trouble, and what appears to be a white mage; she won't be. The final one she couldn't even tell what it was. It looked kind of like a mix between a tiger and a dog. What she could tell was that it was a fighter and it would be more trouble than it was worth if it wasn't put asleep on the first go.

When the party was in the middle of the clearing, she pulled the string to ignite the flash/bang bomb and drop the gate. "HOLY SHIT!" "AGHH!" "WHAT THE HELL!" Yuffie pulled a string for a shuriken to go for the cat/dog thing. Like she thought it would, it jumped out of the way and landed on a trip wire. She doubted that it even felt the dagger hit its butt before falling asleep. "Red XIII," the white mage called out and went to help him but unsure if it was safe the way he went so she went around the tree… into another trip wire. The shuriken only scratched her but that was enough. She pulled three more, going for the martial artist. But the man with the sword blocked them.

He reoriented himself rather fast. The three that was left had formed a defensive triangle and were going nowhere. "What about those two," asked the woman? "Take a look at their breathing. They're okay, they are just asleep," said the man with the sword. "Alright! Where the #& is this attacker then?" "Not sure, the throwing stars are coming from different locations but only once. So they are only traps. But I'm sure the person pulling the strings is in those trees. So lets blast them!" Oh shit!

In a Fire, Ice, and a hail of bullets, the branches surrounding the clearing were gone, and still no attacker. But the other traps were revealed and the pull strings all led to one point. At this spot Barret let loose so many bullets that the tree was cut in two, thinking the attacker had slipped behind the tree. He didn't see her but she was there. She was flat against a branch under the spot and staring wide eyed at the bullets going through the space she had just occupied.

"Where is he?" Tifa asked to no one in particular. "I don't know," Cloud answered back anyway. Yuffie had slipped off the branch to the one below her. And using the trees as cover, got behind the three that remained. It might not be my forte', but I'll fight the rest of this with honor. Jumping down, she called to them "Over here," so the fight would start.

"Huff, huff, wheeze." Yuffie laid on the ground where she had her butt handed to her by these three. "That's a girl," Aeris said after being shaken awake. "She did all that," Red XIII said, only believing it because the wound he was nursing. "Believe it or not, she did," Cloud said to him. "Hey, wake up!"

Yuffie brought her knees to her chest and threw them out, making her jump into the middle of the group. "You spikey-headed jerk! One more time, let's go one more time!" "Not interested." She put her hands on her hips and said, rather arrogantly, "You're pretty scared of me, huh?" "…Petrified."

As she turned to leave she noticed more the one of them had respect in their eyes for the skills she displayed. Except the big man, who look like he really regretted missing her that time.

When she was outside the group, an idea strucked her. "I'm really gonna leave! REALLY!" "Wait a second!" She couldn't help but smile at how well the leader had taken the bait; hook line, and sinker. "You want me to go with your, right?" "…That's right." She put a finger to her jaw and thought about it for a moment. "All right! I'll go with you!" "…Let's hurry on." "Wait! I haven't even told you my name… it's Yuffie, pleased to meet you. Um, if it's not to much trouble, can I get my equipment?" "Sure."

She went about getting the shurikens and throwing daggers that were used and then those that weren't. And they were surprised at how many they had missed seeing. Next she grabbed the trip wires and pull strings. And finally went back up the trail to her camp, which they had past not half an hour earlier. "And can I use that steal materia? Pretty please." Cloud just rolled his eyes and said, "let's go." "Oh, I'm sorry about your butt Red XII."

Vincent had finally told them about the dream and asked what they thought about it. Well, if it'll get you out of this box, sure, let's go for it. Now let's pound our way out of here. All those for. Aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Those against. Nay! The ayes have it. Let's get out of HERE! Galian Beast grabbed control of Vincent's right hand and sent it into the coffin lid. "OW! You damn mutt! No matter how strong you are, if there is no room to hit something, no force will be behind it!" Oops, sorry Vincent. So what are we supposed to do? We wait, that's all there is to do.

Author's notes

Yay, the second one is finally done! How was the fight scene, was it too much or not enough. Let's see, oh right, the disclaimer. I do not own Final Fantasy 7 and, sadly, never will (tear drop). Nor do I own any character in Final fantasy 7. I do own Terra, mentioned in the first chapter, but that is all. For those wondering about the title, allow me to tell you. A person's life is a stream until it joins another's and the two become a river. Enjoy.