"Is the rocket ready to launch?!" The Shinra officer hurriedly asked.

"No, not yet sir" The Shinra engineer replied, as he and other engineers were rushing to get the Shinra No. 26 operational.

What none of them noticed however was Cloud, Cid, and Bubby slowly sneaking up towards the rocket. Cloud had instructed the others to fight off the Xen and Shinra forces while he, along with Cid and Bubby, could sneak into the rocket and retrieve Bubby's passport.

"What should do now Cloud?" Cid asked.

"I don't see any other entrance besides that one." said Cloud, as he pointed towards the entrance where the Shinra officer and engineers were,

"We might have to attack them head on."

"Then let's rush them!" said Bubby.

"Bubbs, we can't do that! We need to form a game plan first!"

"That's actually not a bad idea," said Cloud,

"We rush them and catch them off guard, then we'll run in and get the passport."

"Then let me do the honors!" Bubby said, pulling out his Tau Cannon.

"Go for it." said Cloud.

Without saying a word, Bubby immediately charged in firing off his Tau Cannon. The Shinra troopers, caught completely off guard, scrambled as Bubby picked them off one by one. While this was happening Cloud and Cid followed from behind.

"This is to fucking easy!" Bubby arrogantly boasted, as he ran up the stairs towards the rocket's entrance.

The Shinra officer, seeing Bubby running up the stairs, pulled out his pistol and fired off a round at Bubby, hitting him in the arm.

"Ow!" Bubby screamed, as he put away his Tau Cannon and pulled out a crowbar.

Just as the Shinra officer was about to fire off another round, Bubby was already on him and brought the crowbar crashing down onto his head. The crowbar penetrated through the top of his skull and caused his eyes to roll into the back of his head. Bubby let go of the crowbar and let it and the Shinra officer fall to the ground.

"Bubbs!" said Cid, as he and Cloud ran up the stairs to him,

"You alright?"

"I'm fine!" said Bubby,

"It's only a flesh wound!"

"Either way, we made it to the rocket," said Cloud, as he looked up at the rocket's top,

"Your passport should be inside."

"Don't worry I got it!" Bubby said, as he ran into the rocket and shut the door.

"Bubby!" Cid shouted, as he ran up to the rockets door and tried to open it,

"Bubby, what the hell are you doing?!"

"I'm getting my passport! You idiots stay out there and fight off the aliens!" said Bubby, as he turned around and ventured further into the rocket.

"Dammit!" said Cloud,

"Now how do we get in?"

"Don't worry Cloud," said Cid,

"I know another way in."

"Are we almost set to launch?" One of the Shinra engineers inside the rocket's cockpit asked.

"Almost, we're still trying to get the auto-pilot to work!"

"Fuck the auto-pilot! Launch this thing into space!"

The engineers turned around and saw Bubby aiming his Tau Cannon at them. They immediately put their hands in the air.

"B-Bubby! We didn't expect to see you back so soon!"

"That's right bitches! Bubby's back in town! Now send us into space!"

"We can't! The auto-pliot isn't working!"

"And I said fuck the auto-pilot! We don't need that, just pilot the thing yourselves!" Bubby shouted.

"We're not gonna pilot this thing on our own! We're sending this directly into Meteor!"

"What are you guys talking about?" asked Cid, as he and Cloud walked in.

"What the hell?" said Bubby, surprised to see Cloud and Cid,

"How'd you guys get in here?"

"We came in through the escape hatch." Cloud replied,

"But that doesn't matter right now, what do you guys mean you're sending this into Meteor?"

"We're going to send this rocket straight into Meteor! We have Bubby's passport loaded and we'll destroy that meteor in one fell swoop!"

"You mentioned something about the auto-pilot, what's wrong with it?" Cid asked.

"Its broken, but Shera is fixing it as we speak." One engineer replied.

"That dumb bitch is trying to fix it? She'll proably fuck it up even more!"

"Bubbs! What the hell did I say about insulting my wife!?" Cid shouted,

"But you guys are having Shera fix the auto-pilot? That'll take 100 years if we're lucky!"

"You know what? All of you get off the rocket! We'll take it from here!" said Bubby.

The engineers all complied and shuffled out of the cockpit, leaving only Cid, Cloud, and Bubby.

"Well, what do we do now?" asked Bubby.

"We launch this thing into space Bubbs! That's what we're gonna do!" said Cid.

"How? Bubby asked.

"We're gonna- wait what?" said Cid,

"What do you mean 'how?'"

"I mean how are we gonna launch this into space?"

"We go through the original procedure, like we did when we first tried to launch the rocket." replied Cid.

"Oh yeah!" said Bubby, trying to sound like he knew what Cid was talking about while giving a look that was the exact opposite.

"You do remember the original procedure, right?" asked Cid.

"O-Of course I do!" said Bubby, trying his best to sound as confident as possible.

"You don't, do you?" said Cloud.

"I remember the fucking procedure!" shouted Bubby,

"And stay out of this! You're not a god damn rocket scientist!"

"Bubby, we went over the procedure multiple times, almost every day since before we met Cloud and his group, how do you not remember?" said Cid.

"I uh………never paid attention." replied Bubby.

"What?"

"I never fucking paid attention! I figured I would let you do most of the leg work when it came to launching the rocket."

"Are you serious Bubby!?" Cid shouted,

"All those years we went over what we did to launch the rocket and you didn't listen even once?"

"And didn't you say you've been to space before?" asked Cloud.

"I have!" said Bubby,

"But the rocket was already in motion when I hopped on board."

"Okay, okay," said Cid, clearly frustrated,

"We're just gonna have to figure out-"

But as Cid was talking, the room began to flash red as alarms began to sound off.

"What the? What's happening!?" Bubby shouted.

"I think the rocket is launching!" said Cid,

"I guess Shera fixed the auto-pilot a lot sooner than we expected!"

"Well your dumb bitch wife is gonna get us all killed!" said Bubby.

"Well at least she knows more about this rocket than you!" Cid retorted.

"Guys!" Cloud shouted,

"We're about to take off, so just buckle up and you can argue later!"

"Watch out!" Yuffie shouted, as a head crab came flying at Tifa's head.

Tifa, seeing the head crab coming out of the corner of her eye, gave it a hard punch that sent it flying in the opposite direction.

"Thanks!" said Tifa.

Yuffie nodded at her and continued fighting her share of aliens.

"How long are they gonna take!?" Barret shouted, as he and Vincent were engaged in a firefight with Shinra troopers.

"I don't know! Just keep holding them off!" said Tifa.

They then felt the ground begin to rumble and looked over to see the rocket's engines were beginning to light up.

"Uh, why is it taking off?!" Barret said.

"No idea why, but we need to get out of here!"

"Don't worry everyone! I came prepared in this situation!" said Coomer.

The sound of the Highwind's engines could be heard as it approached where they were. One of the crew members dropped a ladder low enough for everyone to get on board.

"I let the crew on the Highwind know to come in the event of something like this happening!"

"Good thinking Coomer!" said Tifa,

"Everyone get on!" She shouted, as everyone hurriedly climbed up the ladder to the Highwind's bridge.

"Alright we're all aboard, go!"

The Highwind then sped as fast as it could from Rocket Town as the rocket's engines began to fire off.

The force of the engines sent buildings crumbling and flying, disintegrating nearby Xen aliens and Shinra troopers.

The rocket then began to fly and flew itself high towards the planet's ozone layer.

"Hang on a second!" said Tifa,

"Aren't Cloud, Cid, and Bubby on that rocket!?"

"Holy shit…" Cid said in astonishment, as he looked out the cockpit at the vastness of space,

"All my life I've wanted to be here, and now that I am I just…I just…."

"This is dumb," said Bubby,

"We should be outside taking it all in! Not cocked up here!"

"Bubby, if we go outside, we die," said Cloud.

"That's bullshit! I was outside when I went to space and I didn't die!"

"What?" said Cid, baffled at Bubby's comment,

"You didn't wear a suit or anything?"

"No, suits are for wussies."

"Alright, alright," said Cloud, trying to get them to focus,

"This thing is headed straight towards Meteor so we can't stay on it for long. We'll check and see if Bubby's passport is on board and then we'll head for the escape pods."

"Hang on one sec," said Bubby, as he went to a nearby hatch.

He opened it to reveal a ladder that led upwards.

"I think I know where it is."

He grabbed onto the ladder and climbed up. When he got to the top he peeked his head over the ledge and saw a container surrounded by a thick layer of glass. Inside it was a booklet that had Bubby's photo, his name, along with his occupation: Biological Research.

He slid down the ladder back to the cockpit and rejoined Cloud and Cid.

"Well," said Cid,

"Was it there?"

"Yeah it was." replied Bubby,

"Now let's get out of here."

"Hang on a second." said Cloud,

"Shouldn't we destroy it ourselves, just to be sure?"

"Cloud this thing is crashing straight into Benrey, what fucking point would we have to destroy it ourselves?" said Bubby.

"I just think-"

"Don't think Cloud, it'll just be a waste of time!" Bubby said, cutting him off,

"Now let's get the fuck out of here!"

Cloud, Bubby, and Cid all ran into the room that contained Shinra No. 26's lone escape pod.

"Alright good, it's still here." said Cid,

"Bubby, do you have the key to open it?"

"Of course!" said Bubby, as he began searching through the inside of his lab coat.

"Alright where the fuck is it?" Bubby said under his breath.

He checked around every pocket inside his coat but to no avail found the key.

"Bubby, please tell me you didn't forget the key to the to the escape pod too…" said Cid.

"I have the key alright, just be patient!"

"Bubby, this rocket is about to crash into Meteor, we don't have time to be patient!" Cid shouted.

"Just hang on!" said Bubby.

He checked the last pocket in his coat and found it: the single key to the escape pod.

"See what did I tell you? I had the fucking key!" boasted Bubby, as he walked over to the pod as relief washed over Cloud and Cid.

The relief quickly turned to horror as Bubby tripped over his own two feet and lost his handle on the key.

Which then slipped through a grated floor and descended into a dark pit below.

"B-B-" Cid said, clearly speechless,

"Bubby, are you freaking kidding me!?"

"What!?" said Bubby,

"It's not my fault! I told you not to install that floor there!"

"Oh this is my fault!?" said Cid,

"I'm not the one who tripped over his own goddamn feet and cursed us to die on this ship!"

"Oh yeah? Well-"

"Guys, guys!" Cloud shouted, halting the argument,

"Bubby you dropped the ball, or key in this case, and now we don't have any way to open the pod. But I'm not willing to give up hope yet, is there any way we can pry this thing open?"

"You won't need to." A female voice said.

They all turned around and saw Shera entering the room, a key similar to the one Bubby had in her hand.

"I figured Bubby would screw up and lose the key to the escape pod somehow. So I kept a spare just in case."

"Ha! That's my wife!" Cid said proudly.

"What the- are you trying to upstage me you bitch!?" Bubby said scathingly.

"Bubby! She's the reason we're probably gonna live! So shut the hell up and get in the damn pod!"

Bubby scoffed as Shrea opened the pod. They all shuffled in with Cid opening the pods control panel.

"Alright, we just need to press this button-" Cid said, his finger hovering over a green button,

"-and we should be good to go. Cloud close the door."

Cloud nodded and reached over and grabbed the handle to the pod's door. He slammed it shut and sat down.

"Alright we should be good to go." said Cid,

"Everyone hang on!"

He pressed the green button. The pod shot out of the rocket and jettisoned towards the Planet. Everyone shuffled to the window to get a look at the planet below.

"Oh my god…" Shera said in amazement,

"I've only seen drawings and maps of what the Planet would look like from space, but seeing it like this for the first time it's……it's breathtaking."

As Cloud looked at the Planet, a new found determination began to build up inside him. He swore to himself then and there that nothing would ever happen to the Planet.

"Are you sure this is where they're going to be?" Tifa said, still worried at the prospect of the rocket crashing into Meteor with Cloud still on it.

"Most certainly!" replied Coomer.

The Highwind was flying over the middle of the ocean. At Coomer's suggestion they had the airship pilots fly over to a part of the ocean that was essentially in the middle of nowhere. It had been a half hour since they got there and there was no sight of the escape pod Coomer mentioned.

"Coomer, how are you so certain they're gonna land here?" asked Red XIII.

"Just a gut feeling Nanaki!" Coomer replied.

"Hang on," said Barret, as he looked up at the sky,

"I think there's something coming down!"

They all rushed to the bridge's windows and saw what Barret was looking at.

A large, round black object was descending down at breakneck, flames surrounding it as it approached.

It shot into the ocean and caused an enormous splash, so large it reached the Highwind, causing everyone to recoil backwards.

"Is everyone alright?" Vincent said, as everyone collected themselves.

The water on the bridge's window began to clear. Everyone looked out the window and saw the escape pod open. Our first was Cloud followed by Bubby, Cid and his wife Shera soon followed.

A massive sense of relief came over everyone (especially Tifa) as Cloud waved over at the Highwind.

"Real convenient of them to be here waiting for us!" said Cid, looking up at the Highwind and waving.

"Agreed, now we just gotta get on board." said Cloud.

"Hang on a minute." said Bubby, pointing up at the sky,

"The rocket is about to crash into Benrey!"

Cloud, Cid, and Shera (including everyone aboard the Highwind) looked and saw the rocket closing in on Benrey.

"Will this kill it?" asked Shera.

"Doubt it." said Cid,

"But it's worth a shot."

The rocket collided into Benrey and caused a huge explosion that was large enough for everyone across the Planet to see.

As the explosion dissipated and the smoke cleared, they all saw that it did zero damage to Benrey.

In fact it looked like it only pissed Benrey off.

"ALRIGHT! THAT'S IT, NO MORE MR. NICE SECURITY GUARD!" Benrey shouted,

"I WAS GONNA ADD ALL OF YOU ON PSN SO WE COULD PLAY MAG AND JOIN S.E.V.R. BUT NOT ANYMORE! YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE NOW! YOU'RE ALL DEAD! MUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Cloud sighed and shook his head.

"Well, we all knew that wasn't going to kill him." He said,

"Let's get back onto the Highwind, we'll discuss our next strategy there."