Cid scanned the horizon. He could almost make out the unforgettable shape of Midgar. He grabbed his radio speaker and called down the line "Zack? Can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear captain" Zack responded a few moments after.
"Hows Cloud holdin' up?"
"Uh yeah he's doing okay. I'm gonna fix his dis located shoulder so try to keep this thing steady kay?"
"Okay. Don't get cocky though, you don't really have any decent medical training. Don't make Cloud worse okay?"
"Don't worry I got it covered and in SOLDIER I got medical training so there" Zack said, getting cocky. Cid put the radio back on its stand and tried to keep the Highwind as steady as possible.
Zack hung his radio on the peg it came from and went over to Cloud. He was laid on the single bed in the centre of the room. A splint had been put in his broken hand and Yuffie had felt the need to put plasters all over clouds small cuts and bruises.
Zack firmly grabbed clouds upper arm just below were it was dis located.
"Okay spiky, This will hurt but you will feel better afterwards" Zack said even though he knew Cloud couldn't hear him. Zack put his foot up on the side of the bed and pulled Clouds arm as hard as he could. He could see Clouds face wrinkle up in pain even though he was unconscious. Zack pulled and pulled when suddenly, Clouds arm jolted and snapped back into position. The pain vanished from Clouds face instantly and Zack breathed a sigh of relief. At least now Cloud was in a lot less discomfort and one of his two major injuries were now fixed. Zack couldn't fix Clouds broken hand, he would have to leave that up to the hospital staff.
Zack radioed Cid. "Hey captain I fix Spikys shoulder" He said felling proud of himself.
"Heh that's good to hear. We are almost at Midgar"
"Awesome" Zack said and hung up his radio.
Cid looked out at the edge of Midgar. He watched Yuffie bounce to the front of the Highwind to see the hospital with her own eyes. He could just about see a man wearing black with silver hair. He was stood atop a long pillar which used to belong to the Sister Ray. Cid watched as a blue circular pattern shot up into the air. A huge yellow, muscular with giant orange horns figure shot towards the Highwind.
"ZACK LOOK OUT!" Cid shouted down the radio as he ducked behind the steering wheel.
Zack looked out the window to see a huge Infrit charging towards him. He grabbed Cloud and held him protectively using his own back as a shield. Zack flinched as he herd the medical bay windows smash. He felt glass embed itself into his back and cried out in pain.
He herd gunshots ring out as he pulled his sword off his back and slashed the Infrit ignoring the stabbing pain in his back. He held Cloud tightly in one hand while slashing the Infrit with the other. Zack watched as a familiar red cape swept over him like a shield and shot at the summon.
"Vincent, get Spiky outta here. I can handle this bitch"
"Very well" Vincent said as he picked Cloud up effortlessly and flew to safety. Now with his arm free, Zack gripped his sword with both hands and swung it at Infrit. Suddenly the Infrit changed course and charged at Vincent and Cloud. Zack jumped up onto the Infrits back and slashed its neck. Vincent jumped up, still holding Cloud, and fired at Infrit. The gunman fired a shot that went strait into Infrits eye and the summon cried out in pain. Vincent landed on the top of the Highwind that was now hovering in the air. The Infrit cried out in pain and shot strait down towards the ground. Zacks eyes grew wide with panic as he saw the hard ground rushing towards him. His sword was jammed into the Infrits back and he was being pulled along as the summon hurtled towards the planet. Zack closed his eyes as the Infrit slammed into the hard rock and he went with it. Vincent, Cid and Yuffie all watched as Zack was thrown across the landscape into a cliff face. Vincent, being the only one able to fly, gave cloud to Cid and flew over to Zack.
"Zack? Can you hear me?" Vincent asked as he turned the lifeless man onto his back. There was no reply. Vincent carefully picked Zack up and flew back to the Highwind.
"Cid, get us to the hospital as fast as possible. Now both Cloud and Zack need medical attention" Vincent said as he carefully set Zack down next to were Cid had put Cloud.
Cid drove as fast as the badly hurt Highwind would go. He parked his air ship on top of the hospital on the helipad and helped Vincent carry Cloud and Zack into the hospital. Cid then went back out to the Highwind and surveyed the damage.
"Oh boy..." There was a huge gaping hole in the side of the Highwind and almost all the contents of the medical bay had spilled out on the way to the hospital. The only undamaged part of Cids air craft was the front, the rest of it was littered with claw marks and burn marks.
"This is gonna take a while" Cid said lighting a cigarette.