"Cloud! Help!" Denzel's cry came from a voicemail. There were sounds of crashing and booming in the background as the voicemail continued. "It's a- Cloud, help me!"
A plate fell to the floor and shatters to pieces. Tifa looks at Cloud with shock and dread in her eyes when Cloud charged in to the bar and explained about the voicemail to her.
"Tifa, where are the children?" Cloud said, panic and fear creeping into his senses.
"The church. They went there this morning with Chaos and Yuffie," Tifa stammers in panic. Images of blood and fights and horrors flashed in her mind.
With a quick press Cloud dialed a number and after a few ring the receiver finally picks up. "Reeve here. How can-"
"Reeve, are you in Midgar?" Cloud cuts in immediately.
Sensing the urgency in his tone Reeve said, "Yes. What's wrong? Did something happen?"
"Send someone to the church in Sector 5 quickly! The children are in danger."
"Danger?! Cloud what-"
"Just do it!" and with that Cloud hung up on the call and dashes out of the bar and kick start his bike. Tifa quickly closed the bar's doors and got on the bike behind Cloud. Then, like the wild storms, Cloud rode Fenrir as fast as it would go through the streets of Edge.
"Can't this thing get any faster Cid?!" Barret's rough voice shouted in the bridge of Shera.
"This is the fastest she can go! Anymore boost and she'll overheat and we'd go crashing!" Cid spat from his place at the steer.
Earlier that day at the newly discovered fuel site Barret had received a call from his daughter Marlene.
"Papa!" the young girl cried sounding somewhat in between tears. "Cloud and Tifa… they're hurt! And-and there's a monster here!"
"Where are you right now?!" Barret all but screamed at the phone as he drove the speedboat back to harbor.
"The church… Papa, I'm scared!" Marlene sobs. There was a loud crash in the background as if something huge had charged through a wall of concrete.
"Stay right there! Papa's coming back right now!" Barret shouted and but the line had cut off then. Cursing under his breath, the man rode to the maximum speed. When he reached the harbor he ran as quickly as his legs would carry him, panting and sweating from exhaustion and anxiety.
Just beyond the rows of storehouses Barret saw what he had hoped would still be there; the Shera. With the last burst of strength, he shouted for all he was worth as he ran the last few distance.
At the stairs leading up to the airship was Cid. The pilot turned around at the direction of the shout and saw Barret, all out of energy and about to collapse.
"What d'ya want now? I'm a busy man you know," Cid said as he stares at the other man who now stood leaning on the railings of the stairs.
"Take… me to… Midgar back… as fast as she can fly!" Barret said in between pants.
"Huh?! But you just got here."
"Marlene is danger! I need to get back now!"
"Danger?! What are you spouting about?"
"I just got a call from her. Cloud and Tifa are hurt and it seemed like my baby's being chased by something!" Barret charges pass Cid and went straight to the bridge.
"Are you sure you heard it correct?" Cid said as he followed the other man to the bridge. "You're not drunk and hearing things are you?"
"I'm telling ya! Marlene is in danger and I need to get back to her!" Barret shouts.
"Alright, alright." Cid went to the steer and shouted commands to the crew to get the ship ready. And with that they flew off at top speed through the vast skies back to Midgar.
At the WRO temporary headquarters in Midgar Reeve Tuesti was busy conducting the project which was scheduled to begin next year in Midgar. Standing in front of multiple screens and WRO workers the man went through a sheet of report. Shelke was beside him helping with the reports as well when suddenly he felt his PHS vibrate.
Reeve took it out of his pocket and read the name on its screen before answering it. "Reeve here. How can-"
"Reeve, are you in Midgar?" Cloud's voice cuts in immediately, full of urgency.
Realizing something must have happened, Reeve said, "Yes. What's wrong? Did something happen?"
"Send someone to the church in Sector 5 quickly! The children are in danger."
"Danger?! Cloud what-"
"Just do it!" Cloud snapped and cut off the call just as sudden as he had called. His words made Reeve feel uneasy.
"Is something wrong Reeve?" Shelke said from beside him.
"You look as if you've been hit in the face Reeve," Cait Sith said.
"Shelke call Vincent immediately. We're going to Sector 5," Reeve said before leaving the tent they were in with Cait Sith following beside him.
"Very well."
With a feeling of foreboding, Reeve headed to the garage where most of the WRO vehicles were kept. Vincent was already there waiting them and when the man saw them he got up from his leaning position.
"Reeve, is something wrong? Why are we going to Sector 5?" the gunslinger said.
"I just got a call from Cloud. He didn't explain in details but something happened there," the man explained as he got into one of the truck with Cait Sith. Shelke and Vincent got in as well.
"It seems Marlene and Denzel are in some sort of danger," Reeve continued as he start the vehicle and drove out of the encampment.
Vincent shifted uncomfortably in his seat at the back. Yuffie's panicked voice echoes in his mind.
"Vincent! Get to the church quick!" the young ninja had shouted when he picked his phone up earlier that day.
Vincent knew something was wrong about the sudden call but he couldn't quite put it to words. "Yuffie, what's going on?" he said instead in his usual calm tone.
"Just get here quick! Vince, I need your help!" Yuffie said sounding scared. This was Yuffie he was hearing from. Nothing scares the ninja so easily. Before Vincent could say anything further the call had ended. He had tried to call back a few times but she didn't pick it up.
The anxiety was eating up in him but he tried to ignore it. Yuffie was known for the prank calls she made to him from time to time. The ninja enjoyed teasing him endlessly. But now that Reeve was the one saying it, Vincent could not help but think it was all real.
Outside the old church in Sector 5 Cloud's bike came to a halt. Tifa got off immediately and pulled on her gloves. Cloud took out all his blades and fit them into the straps behind him. Holding one sword in hand, both Cloud and Tifa cautiously approached the desolated church.
The place was quiet, too quiet to be the place where Denzel had called in from. Not even the winds blew in the place. It was like a haunted town with naught but the two of them. The church itself seemed untouched as well.
Cloud was about to push the doors to the church open when a vehicle came to a screeching halt near them. Vincent and Shelke immediately jumped off the truck and ran to them. Reeve and Cait Sith followed from behind.
Gun in hand, Vincent nods at Cloud and the blonde kicked the doors open. The small party charged in, ready to face whatever monster it was that would await them. But there was nothing at all! The place was the same as it had always been. At the end of the building a shiny Buster Sword sat atop a stone with flowers around it.
Vincent and Cloud walked into the church together while the rest stayed near the entrance. What's going on? Where were Denzel and Marlene? Even Yuffie and Chaos weren't around. There was no sign of fights and struggle around the place either.
"MARLENE!" a shout came from outside the church. The party turns around to see Barret and Cid running towards them. When the two men reached them Barret looked at Cloud and Tifa incredulously.
"What-" before Barret could finish his line, laughter resounded through the church. The party went into fighting position and looked around them for the laughter.
Then from beside the altar where Buster Sword was the walls melted away, revealing one crouching figure shaking from laughter. Chaos stood beside with both Marlene and Denzel who looks guiltily at the party.
Both children stood uncomfortably in their place as Yuffie continues laughing uncontrollably. Chaos leaned against the wall looking aloof mumbled something under his breath. He took one look at Vincent and sighed, shaking his head in disbelieve.
The party then realized what had just happened. Reeve face palmed himself while Vincent puts a hand to cover his eyes. Cid and Barret cursed out loud. Shelke however remained unmoved but both Cloud and Tifa glared angrily at the ninja.
With the last of her breath Yuffie burst out saying, "April's Fool!"
"YUFFIE KISARAGI!"
April's Fool Day Special
The End
A/N: April's fool! It's a day early for most of you but it's 1st of April here for me! Did you enjoy this chapter? Don't forget to leave a review okay? See ya all again soon!