Like I said in the previous chapter, I am updating! I'm on a hot streak with this story, it seems;I just can't stop writing!!!
Please read and enjoy!!!

Disclaimer:I own nothing in this story, except for the original characters and the storyline (of course).
Oh, and I don't own Cloud or Kadaj (though I wish I owned the latter...er, former...I mean...darn it! Would somebody tell me the difference?!...T.T)

At the agreed time that night, Lindsey and me met up outside the mall. I, who had been standing there waiting, turned when I heard Lindsey walking up;when I saw what she was wearing, I nearly shouted at her. She had a total black outfit on (complete with a black beanie).

"What the hell are you dressed in? You look like Catwoman!" I asked, staring at the bulking backpack Lindsey had slung over her shoulder (after I got over the outfit, of course).

"Duh, in black! We are perpetrating a crime after all!"

I facepalmed.

"Dummy, you're gonna make us look suspicious. Now come on; we need to get a good hiding place before the mall closes and we've only got 10 minutes."

We went inside and once again ended up in a bathroom; only this time in a girl's bathroom. After about an hour, we figured that everyone should be out of the building by now. We walked out of the bathroom and snuck to Gamestop. Luckily, Lindsey still had a key to the place. She'd once worked there, but when they fired her and made her turn in her keys, she made sure she had copies of them. I had fussed at her for it at first, but now I was regretting that. Guess it WAS a good thing that she kept them, after all.

Before she opened it Lindsey turned to me and said, "Are you sure he's even still here?"

Crap. I hadn't thought of that. "Even if he isn't; it's still worth a shot."

Lindsey shrugged. "If you say so."

She opened the gate. The store looked sort of creepy at night with no one there. Shaking off that feeling of dread that permeated the area, I marched forward to the back of the store.

I peeked around the curtains. There was no one there. Cloud slept peacefully in his cage. Just like earlier, I couldn't help but stare at him.

"Yeesh, I see why you thought he was the real deal," said Lindsey, stepping around me and into the room. "Okay," she said cheerfully, looking over her shoulder and back at me, "Let's do this." She took out a baseball bat from her bag.

Running up to the bubble, she started to whack at it trying to smash the glass.

"What the hell Lindsey?!"

Lindsey stopped and turned around innocently. "What?"

"There's a control panel right next to it!," I yelled, pointing to the panel.

"Oh...."

I walked up to the control panel and started to play with it. "Now whose the crazy one?" I muttered, sniggering as I did so.

"Hmph," Lindsey grunted.

After about thirty minutes, I still couldn't figure out the access code. Damnit, I thought, slamming my fists against the thing.

With a cry of frustration, Lindsey swung her bat and started hitting the thing. The computer stuttered and went dark.

"What the hell Lindsey; you broke it!!!"

"I did not!"

` "Then who did?"

"The ghostie!"

Bull-Snapple, I thought, waving my hand at her, frustrated.

"Yeah yeah, whatever! You hit the damn thing and now it won't open! Now we have to do this the hard way!"

"I wanted to do it the hard way in the first place! But NOOOOO, you just have to mess with the damn technology!"

"It was easier dammit!"

"So much easier that you wasted thirty minutes playing with the effing thing trying to get the code right! At least when I hit it, it did something!"

"Yeah you....!" I trailed off, shocked at what I saw.

"What? Finish! Dammit Christina, FINISH!"

"Oh my God...Lindsey look!"

"Oh haha very funny!"

"No seriously look!"

"Whatever...we both know that I'm going to turn around and there's not going to be anything...." she trailed off as she turned around and saw what I saw.
The bubble was opening! And Cloud was stepping out. He stood tall and strong for a moment and then began to falter! Damn! I rushed forward to catch him. He fell into my arms. (Needless to say, I was a little freaked.)

"Oh my god," Lindsey whispered.

I looked over Cloud's head. "What?"

"Oh my god," she repeated. I guess she believes me now...

Suddenly a security alarm went off. "Come on Lindsey we don't have time for this. Grab his sword and let's go!"

Lindsey looked dazed for a moment more before shaking it off and nodding. She grabbed the sword, nearly falling when she did so.

"You okay?"

"Y-yeah," she said, nodding.

"Come on, let's jet."

We took off, Cloud half running, half being dragged behind me, Lindsey trying to keep up as best as possible.

Damn...I didn't think about him being this heavy! Note to self—next time, think these things through.

We got out of the mall and sprinted across the parking lot toward Lindsey's car.

"Hold on," said Lindsey. I slowed, just a bit. What is it now?!

"What? We need to go now!"

"I don't know if I want that in my car!," she said, pointing at Cloud. THAT'S what she was worried about...?!

"Lindsey you promised!"

"Christina, he's a video game character dammit! He shouldn't be here in the first place!" That made me think.

"So you believe it's the real Cloud now?"

"Yeah, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm totally creeped out by this!"

Cloud mumbled and sat up sleepily. "I know this is really strange—"THAT was the understatement of the century, I thought--"but I promise if you take me to a safe place I'll tell you everything."

Lindsey hesitated a second more before nodding. He nodded once before passing out again. Lindsey helped me put him in the car along with the sword and then we hopped in and took off, she driving, me in the backseat trying to make sure he was okay.

I don't think I'll EVER think of Gamestop the same way again...

Hmmm...I feel like posting another one, so I think I will! Please leave a review!!!