A/N: Sorry for the REALLY late update…
ONWARD!
Serah was angry and hurt, there was no denying it. But when she stomped off, pushing Dajh aside…well, it just crossed the line for everyone. On her way, she also pushed past a tall, thin blond boy, which didn't seem to be a good idea, considering the mass of sword on his back.
Snow seemed to know the boy.
"Snow?…" he questioned quietly.
"Cloud…is that…is that really you?!"
"Snow!" "Cloud!" was spoken together as the two run to meet in a hug, Snow spinning the smaller frame. "Where have you been?" Snow whispered, setting the clone down.
It was a long story, he'd said, then asked them to all sit down. Barthandelus had found him and ordered him with a most fitting Focus: destroy Shin-Ra. And that was how the Sanctum arose. Cloud had turned to crystal for many years, always dreaming of how he'd get back to Snow.
"I was beautiful in crystal, but I had a heavy price to pay…"
"What price? You saved the world from them," Hope stated.
"My best friend, Zack, was killed when he turned against them with me…shot in the chest…a lot. There wasn't enough Mako in his system for him to heal like me; I even tried my best healing Materia on him… Then I stored him in a Mako tank…his body preserved, but he never woke up…"
Lightning piped in: "We have Pulsian magic called 'Raise' that can lift the dead and even restore years of life that might have been damaged. None of us have ever had to use it…but we may be able to nurse him back with it."
"And you know he won't turn feral because…?"
"A girl named Vanille used it on me when I died trying to help fight Hope's Eidolon," she had a bittersweet look about her.
"Let's give it a try then," Cloud and Snow leapt at the opportunity.
"I only have a bike to get me back to Eden…" Cloud started.
Hope snapped and his Eidolon appeared. "I got it covered, you lead the way," he smiled.
A/N: short, I know, but I'll update soon. Luffs you guys (especially Rain…J)