The Great Ninja Yuffie - Prologue: Sickness in the Shera

Yuffie was never good with moving vehicles. This could explain why she was slouched over against a wall, facing the ground while her knees bent over and trembled in discomfort. Rather than being her normal self, laughing and running her mouth, she chose to sit in the corner ignoring conversations and trying her best not to throw up.

The night before Yuffie partied in 7th Heaven, celebrating the end of Geostigma while also relishing her final time with Tifa's family. Thanks to her motion sickness, she was suffering her final moments with Cid and Barret. They were two friends she fought together with for The Planet not long ago.

"Hey, Yuffie." Yuffie looked up and noticed Cid. "We're here."

"..."

"Geez kid, you okay? Get up, get out. We're right above the village, so no chocobo."

"...Uh."

"The parachute."

"..." Cid stepped aside, giving Yuffie some space to move and trudge to the bathroom. After spitting the last bit of mucus down the drain, she headed straight for the opposite corner where those parachutes were.

"Yo Yuffie, we're gonna miss ya," Barret called out, walking over to Cid.

"Sure you know your way home?"

"Eheheh, yeah... of course. Who do you ugh.. URRRRRGH!" Yuffie lurched forward against the wall, her mouth forced to open.

"NO! #$%!" Cid cried.

Immediately, Yuffie ran to the closest garbage bin as her stomach and throat began to wrench. Kneeling down, she huffed out three blasts of air before disgorging and watching her last meal of cup noodles fall into the bin.

"AURRRRRRRGGHHHHH!"

"Holy #$%," Barret looked at Yuffie, then at Cid. "You okay?"

Surprisingly, this was the first time Yuffie threw up since joining the AVALANCHE crew. Teary-eyed and embarrassed, she returned to the bathroom to give herself a little rinse. When she came out, she made straight for the two men and apologized.

"Sorry you had to see that."

It was clear that Cid was not pleased. After a short pause of silence, he called out, "You gonna do something about that? Take the garbage with you."

Barret laughed. "It's gonna stink up this place."

"Y-yeah, sure," Yuffie answered, maintaining the sour look on her face. She prepared her medium-sized backpack, shuriken and parachute while Barret and Cid whispered a conversation. After making sure that nothing was left behind, she announced her farewell.

"Well it was nice knowing you two."

"No problemo. The- aww... no..." Cid jumped as Yuffie embraced him lightly.

Then she hugged Barret. "Take care, Yuffie."

The men followed Yuffie to the outdoor deck of the Shera. The backpack and parachute were wrapped behind her, and the garbage bag and shuriken were firmly grasped in each hand.

"Th-thank you. Bye!" she smiled before jumping over the rails and to the village below.