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Chapter 12

Zack and Cloud were following Tseng who was walking next to Nanaki. Zack was getting his energy back from days of being in bed. Plus he was really excited to have a few drinks with his friends. Zack let Cloud walk ahead a little. Zack got a running start and kick Cloud right in the ass. "Ouch!!! Damnit Zack I'm going to beat your ass!" Cloud said in a joking way. Cloud ran at Zack and grabbed him by the neck. He pulled Zack's head into his arm pit. He started to ruffle Zack's hair like Zack had always done to him. The two had continued to goof off like they were brothers. They continued to goof off until they reached Sector 7, "Hey Tseng! Are we there yet!? We've been walking forrrreeevvrrrr!!" Zack said like an annoying kid.

"We're almost there Zack, don't worry you'll be drinking soon." Tseng said with a small almost invisible grin.

The group arrived in front of a small shack, which was supposed to be a bar. It was very run down and looked like it was poorly put together. Zack looked at the name of the bar. '7th Heaven'. Zack stopped for a second. He laughed to himself; he had named this bar years ago. He was excited to take a look at "his" bar. The guy had slipped up back in the day saying there was a hidden room, he wondered if the man had followed through.

The group had entered the bar, it was empty, nobody working or drinking. The three had stood looking around clearly wondering if the bar was actually open. Tseng had already sat down at the bar. He turned around to the three who were just looking around. "Sit down, stay awhile. Someone will be here shortly." Tseng said.

A young woman had walked into the room; she immediately stopped in her tracks, dropping the dishes she had been carrying. She starred at the two men sitting before her. Both she had thought to be dead. The men had looked up at her as they heard the crashing of the dishes. Cloud looked at her with water in his eyes. It was Tifa, his childhood friend, the women he had loved since he could ever remember. She looked at him with happy eyes and a face of confusion. She was starting to feel woozy. She began to fall when Zack who was sitting closest to her caught her. She had looked at Zack with eyes of hate. Zack remembered the last thing she said to him. She hated Shinra, she hated SOLDIER, and she hated him. She rejected his helpful hand. She stood up, "I would like you to leave please."

Zack looked at her with sadness in his eyes; she had hated him for something he didn't do. He was not evil. He wasn't Sephiroth. Before he could say anything Tseng interrupted. "Please Tifa, grab everyone some drink. We need to go over things together. There's a lot that we need to shed some light on, it also may bring you peace." Tifa just looked at the man and nodded, she grabbed 5 beers and the group sat down at the nearby table. She sat down not knowing what to expect. She just focused on Cloud who was almost in tears. Something was tearing the young man apart on the inside. She could feel it, but she would have to ask him later. The group had begun to discuss, things. "First off Tifa we are not here as employees of Shinra. We have in fact, terminated our employment "Tseng said. Tifa looked up confused. Zack stood up and grabbed his beer. He leaned against the wall and looked at Tifa with eyes that showed sympathy. "Look cowgirl, I know you don't like Shinra. Neither do I. Nibleheim, a lot of things happened. Not only to you, but everyone. Cloudy lost his mom, and he thought you were died. He has felt just as much pain as you have. I don't really care if you hate me or not. But you better get your memory and story straight. I faced Sephiroth alone, to protect you and everyone who ever would come into his path. He wounded me, a wound that will not heal, figuratively. He took my freedom. If it wasn't for him, a lot of things would be different. Ask me Tifa, ask me where I have been for the last four years…" Zack asked with emotion written all over his face.

"Where have you been in the last for years" Tifa asked in spite.

"Sitting in a fucking test tube!!! Shinra took me from the people I love!!! They took my freedom!! I fought for them, I fought for you, and all I got for it was pain and suffering! Ask Cloud what happened to him!! He was right by my side in that tube." Zack said as his anger for what Shinra had done to him got the best of him. Tifa stood up, and walked over to the clearly upset Zack. He was red in the face holding back tears. She stepped forward, and hugged him.

"Thank you Zack. In my loss I forgot what you had done for me. I shouldn't have ever blamed you. I'm sorry for your loss I really am. Thank you." As she gave him a friendly kiss on the cheek.

Zack' s little outburst had seemingly cut through the tension in the room. It was a more relaxed and open environment. "So why are you here? " Tifa asked the group.

"We are here for some drinks, for the memory of a recently lost friend." Red spoke up.

"Yes that is one reason but not the only one." Tseng spoke up. "Tifa, I knew you were here. I am a former Turk. Shinra knows you're here, it's only a matter of time until they come to silence you. So after our drinks we are going to escort you to a safe place."

"It won't be long Tifa, we are going to be taking Shinra down. We will get justice for Nibleheim and for your father. " Zack said with a smile at his new friend. Tifa looked at the group. Two SOLDIER 1sts a Turk and a Red beast were going to face Shinra. An unlikely group, but they had more than the skills to pull it off.

"I would like to help. I am very skilled in martial arts, and have been trained how to not be detected. I also have a good grip on using materia! Please let me join you!!! "Tifa asked almost begging. Tseng looked at her and grinned. He knew something; she was going to be of some use.

"You may join." Tseng said with a grin.

Tifa jumped into what used to be Zack's seat. She had started talking to the group on how they were going to take down the empire on the top plate.

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As Tifa was discussing how to take Shinra down, Zack let his curiosity get the best of him. He knew there was a hidden room here somewhere! He wanted, no needed to find it. It woulda been a great pat on the back if he could find it. Hell he named the place, so he should be welcome to find the room. Zack looked everywhere in the bar, nobody was watching what he was doing, they were too distracted by the conversation they were having to notice. Zack had given up, he couldn't find crap. He stood next to the pinball machine. It lighted his mood to see a game he could play. He went to play it, but as he looked up he saw a out of order sign. With a sigh of anger and discussed his kicked the machine. The pinball machine had moved like an elevator in to a room hidden down below. Jackpot. The pinball machine had returned to the top floor, clearly nobody noticed that he had disappeared. He looked around and saw a big screen TV. Sweetness, this was a great place to hang out and chill. He looked over to the left, there stood three men, and one women. They were all starring at him. Before he could say hello, they had charged at him.

"Shit!!! Shinra's found us!!! Attack!!!" One of the men had shouted. Two of the men had rushed had him with short little knives. The fat one had no skill what so ever. He just swung randomly, with no chance of ever hitting a SOLDIER. Zack gave him a light kick to the chest, which sent the fat man flying into the wall next to the TV. The other man was much faster but still did not have the skill to hurt him let alone kill him. The man dove at Zack, Zack just took a step to the left and the man missed, crashing into a metal poll. Next was the woman, Zack thought to himself, "What the fuck is she doing". She was using this ridiculous fighting stance. She started to punch at him wildly; Zack just stood still taking the blows. Zack looked at her and grinned. "Are you done?" The women stood back in awe. Her best didn't even make him move or flinch. A deep voice broke in.

"Let me handle this Jessie." The large black man had pulled out his arm, there was a gun at the end!! He started shooting at Zack, bullets were flying everywhere, Zack just did a few flips to avoid them. Fuck! He shot the TV. Zack was a little saddened at the thought that he would never get to enjoy it. Zack had moved swiftly closer to The black man. The man couldn't touch him with his gun. Zack had jumped and landed right in front of the man. The man had thrown a punch with his other hand at Zack. Zack blocked the punch with one hand. The man's hand was at least 3x as big as his. Zack had never seen such a large man before. Before the man could react to his attack being blocked, Zack had ducked and punched him in the stomach. The huge man fell at Zack's feet.

The commotion from down below, had everyone sprint to the pinball machine to go see what was going on. They all had arrived to see the basement in ruins. Cotton from what used to be a couch was everywhere. Zack stood in the middle of the room.

"What? They started it!!" Zack said in a childish way. Cloud let out a chuckle.

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After Tifa had taken care of the rag dolls Zack had thrown around she went outside. On the front steps of the bar, Cloud was sitting alone. She walked forward and sat next to him. Cloud was crying to himself. That something that was tearing him apart on the inside finally got to him. Tifa hugged him and whispered to him that everything was going to be ok. Cloud looked up at her, "I miss my mom. Why did Shinra have to take her!? She was the only family I ever had! I know I wasn't around a lot, but she was till my mom. (sniffle) And I thought you were dead, I've never felt so happy and sad at the same time. "Cloud said in tears. Tifa held him tightly; she knew what pain he was feeling.

Meanwhile Zack stood in the doorway watching Tifa and Cloud. He had never seen his friend fall apart; he had always been so strong and kept things to himself. Zack let Tifa take care of Cloud. She was the only one that could.

Sorry another plot chapter. The next few chapters will be interesting I promise. The next chapter will be up tonite!!!