FF7 begins with a moment-long movie of stars in space. Then, the flower girl walking in an alley becomes the center of attention. Now we see the Final Fantasy VII title. Then a train stopped near the Reactor. Jessie and Biggs got out and knocked down the guards. Everyone came out of the train and the story begins. The leader of AVALANCHE: C'mon newcomer. Follow me. Two MPs fight the EX-SOLDIER and the EX-SOLDIER defeated them. The EX- SOLDIER moves forward and met up with the AVALANCHE. Biggs: WOW! You used to be in SOLDIER all right! ...Not everyday ya find one in a group like AVALANCHE. Jessie: SOLDIER? Aren't they the enemy? What's he doing us in AVALANCHE? Biggs: Hold it Jessie. He WAS in SOLDIER. He quit them and now is one of us. Didn't catch your name... Cloud: ...Cloud. Cloud Strife is a former SOLDIER and joins the AVALANCHE after quitting SOLDIER. He's the main character, 21 years old, got spiky blond hair, an earring on his left ear, left shoulder armor, gloves, blue vest, blue pants, short boots and carries a long sword as his weapon. Biggs: Cloud, eh? I'm... Cloud: I don't care what your names are. Once this job's over... I'm outta here. The leader of AVLANCHE came. The leader of AVLANCHE: The hell you're doin'!? I thought I told you never to move in a group! Our target's the North Mako Reactor. We'll meet on the bridge in front of it. Jessie opened the gate and Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge moved on. Barret: EX-SOLDIER, huh? Don't trust ya! Barret Wallace is a black man who is a leader of AVALANCHE. He's 35 years old, has a black buzzcut, an earring on his left ear, a tattoo of a skull on his left upper arm, tan colored vest, black glove (with fingers left out) on his left hand, a gun-arm on his right arm as his weapon (he lost his arm long ago), dog tag, metal around his waist, green pants, and large boots. Cloud watches the Mako Reactor and hurries on to the reactor. Cloud heads into the reactor. Barret: Yo! This your first time in a reactor? Cloud: No. After all, I did work for Shinra, y'know. Barret: The planet's full of Mako energy. People here use it everyday. It's the life blood of this planet. But Shinra keeps suckin' the blood out with these weird machines. Cloud: I'm not here for a lecture. Let's just hurry. Barret: That's it! You're comin' with me from now on. Jessie and Biggs deciphered the door codes and opened them. Jessie, Cloud, and Barret head to the elevator and while going down Barret speaks with Cloud. Barret: Little by little the reactor'll drain out all the life. And that'll be that. Cloud: It's not my problem. Barret: The planet's dyin', Cloud! Cloud: The only thing I care about is finishin' this job before security and the Roboguards come. Barret is pissed and he and Cloud moves on. Cloud and Barret then reached the reactor. Barret: When we blow this place, this ain't gonna be nothin' more than a hunka junk. Cloud, you set the bomb. Cloud: Shouldn't you do it? Barret: Jus' do it! I gotta watch to make sure you don't pull nothin'. Cloud: Fine, be my guest. Cloud is reacting from the reactor. ???: Watch out! This isn't just a reactor!! Cloud recovered his sense. Barret: ......What's wrong? Cloud: Huh? Barret: What's wrong, Cloud? Hurry it up! Cloud: ...Yeah, sorry. Cloud set the bomb. Then... Barret: Heads up, here they come! Cloud and Barret face the Guard Scorpion. After destroying it... Cloud: Come on, let's get outta here! Cloud and Barret got ten minutes to get out. Cloud quickly helped Jessie when her leg was stuck. Jessie and Biggs deciphered the door codes and opened the doors. They all got out and approached to safety. We watch a movie of the reactor blowing up. Afterwards... Biggs: That should keep the planet going... at least a little longer. Wedge: Yeah. Barret: ......... Jessie: OK! Now everyone get back. The bomb blew up the locked gate. Everyone then moved on. Barret: All right, now let's get out of here. Rendezvous at Sector 8 Station! Split up and get on the train! Cloud: H, hey! Barret: If it's about your money, save it 'til we're back at the hideout. Cloud moves on. On his way, he met the flower girl. Flower Girl: Excuse me. What happened? Cloud: Nothing... hey, listen... ............Don't see many flowers around here. Flower Girl: Oh, these? Do you like them? They're only a gil...? Cloud: Buy one. Flower Girl: Oh, thank you! (took out a flower) Here you are! After that, Cloud moves on. Suddenly he was surrounded by Shinra Soldiers. We watch a movie of Cloud jumping on the moving train. Meanwhile inside the train... Wedge: Cloud never came. Biggs: Cloud...... Wonder if he was killed? Barret: No way!! Jessie: Cloud...... Biggs: Say, do you think Cloud's...... Going to fight to the end for AVALANCHE!? Barret: The hell would I know!? Do I look like a mind reader? Hmph!! If y'all weren't such screw-ups... Wedge: Hey, Barret! What about our money...? Barret slams his hand on the crate showing that he's pissed off. Wedge: Uh, nothin' ...sorry. ???: Ahhh...... Cloud opened the door and got in. Biggs: Cloud!! Jessie: Cloud...... Wedge: Cloud!! Cloud: Looks like I'm a little late. Barret: You damn right, you're late!! Come waltzin' in here makin' a big scene! Cloud: It's no big deal. Just what I always do. Barret: Shit! Havin' everyone worried like that you don't give a damn 'bout no one but yourself! Cloud: Hmm...... you were worried about me! Barret: Wha!? I'm takin' it outta your money, hot stuff! (to everyone) Wake up! We're movin' out! Follow me! Wedge: Hey, Cloud!! You were great back there! Biggs: Heh heh...... Cloud! We'll do even better next time. Jessie: Be careful I'll shut this. (shuts the door) Oh, Cloud!! Your face is pitch-black...... (wiping Cloud's face) There you go!! Say, thanks for helping me back there at the Reactor! Cloud proceeds to the next car. Barret scared almost everyone in that car away. Conductor: Last train out of Sector 8 Station. Last stop is Sector 7, Train Graveyard. Expected time of arrival is 12:23AM, Midgar Standard Time... Cloud spoke to Jessie. Jessie: Hey, Cloud. You want to look at this with me? It's a map of the Midgar Railing System. Let's look at it together. I'll explain it to you. I like this kinda stuff. Bombs and monitors... you know, flashy stuff. Okay, it's about to start. This is a complete model of city of Midgar. It's about 1/10000 scale. The top plate is about 50 meters above ground. A main support structure holds the plate up in the center, and there are other support structures built in each section... psst... whisper... whisper... (The No. 1 Reactor we blew up was in the northern section.) Then there's No. 2, No. 3 all the way up to the No. 8 Reactor. The 8 Reactors provide Midgar with electricity. Each town used to have a name, but no one in Midgar remembers them. Instead of names, we refer to them by numbered sectors. That's the kind of place this is. Phew..., this is next! Look. This is the route this train is on. The route spirals around the main support structure. We should be coming around the center area, right now. At each checkpoint, an ID sensor device is set up. It can check the identities and background on each and every passenger on the train by linking it up to the central data bank at Shinra Headquarters. whisper... whisper... (Anyone could tell that we look suspicious so we're using fake ID's. Speak of the devil... That light means that we're in the ID Security Check area.) ...whisper... whisper... (When the lights go off, you never know what kind of creeps'll come out.) ...anyhow, we're almost back now. That's a relief. Cloud talks to Barret. Barret: Look... you can see the surface now. This city don't have no day or night. If that plate weren't there... we could see the sky. Cloud: A floating city... Pretty unsettling scenery. Barret: Huh? Never expect ta hear that outta someone like you. ...you jes' full of surprise. The upper world... a city on a plate... It's 'cuz of that #$(*&#' pizza', that people underneath are sufferin'! And the city below is full of polluted air. On topa that, the Reactor keeps drainin' up all the energy. Cloud: Then why doesn't everyone move onto the Plate? Barret: Dunno. Probably 'cuz they ain't got no money. Or, maybe... 'Cuz they love their land, no matter how polluted it gets. Cloud: I know... no one lives in the slums because they want to. It's like this train. It can't run anywhere except where its rails take it. We watch a movie of the train moving through a large city of Midgar. After the train stopped. Everyone got out. Barret: Yo!! Get over here, all'ya!! This mission was a success. But don't get lazy now. The hard part's still to come! Don't y'all be scared of that explosion! 'Cause the next one's gonna be bigger than that! Meet back at the hideout!! Move out! As Cloud moves on, in the slums Barret opened fire and scared everyone in the 7th Heaven bar away. After that. Barret: (to Cloud) Ok! Go on ahead. Cloud goes inside. Marlene: Papa!! Tifa: Mar lene! Aren't you going to say anything to Cloud? Welcome, Cloud. Looks like everything went well. Did you fight with Barret? Cloud: Yeah. Tifa: I should have known. He's always pushing people around, and you've always been in fights ever since you were little. I was worried. Tifa Lockhart is Cloud's childhood friend. She's 20 years old, got a hairband fastened to the tip of her long black hair, wears earrings on both ears, wears gloves (with her fingers out) as her weapons so that she can fight with it since she's a martial artist, short white sleeveless shirt, short black skirt, and boots with one of them having a sharp spikes. She fights with her fists. Tifa: Flowers? How nice... You almost never see them here in the slums. But... A flower for me? Oh Cloud, you shouldn't have... Cloud: No big. (Give it to Tifa) Tifa: Thank you, Cloud. It smells wonderful. Maybe I should fill the store with flowers. Barret came in. Marlene: Papa, welcome home! Tifa: You all right, Barret? Barret: Great!! (to his folks) Get in here, fools!! We're startin' the meetin'!! As Cloud went down to an elevator with a pinball machine, he spoke to Barret. Barret: Yo, Cloud! There's somethin' I wanna ask ya. Was there anyone from SOLDIER fighting us today? Cloud: None. I'm positive. Barret: You sound pretty sure. Cloud: If there was anyone from SOLDIER you wouldn't be standing here now. Barret: Don't go thinkin' you so bad jes cuz you was in SOLDIER. Cloud: ............ Biggs kept on shaking Barret and Barret threw him. Barret: Yeah, you're strong. Probably all them guys in SOLDIER are. But don't forget that your skinny ass's workin' for AVALANCHE now! Don't get no ideas 'bout hangin' with Shinra. Cloud: Stayin' with Shinra? You asked me a question and I answered it... that's all. I'm going upstairs. I want to talk about my money. Tifa came down. Tifa: Wait, Cloud! Barret: Tifa! Let him go! Looks like he still misses the Shinra! Cloud: Shut up! I don't care about either Shinra or SOLDIER! But don't get me wrong! I don't care about AVALANCHE or the Planet for that matter! Barret got pissed and began punching the punching bag in rage. As Cloud went up to the elevator to the main floor, Tifa went up as well. Tifa: Listen, Cloud. I'm asking you. Please join us. Cloud: Sorry, Tifa... Tifa: The Planet is dying. Slowly but surely it's dying. Someone has to do something. Cloud: So let Barret and his buddies do something about it. It's got nothin' to do with me. Tifa: So! You're really leaving!? You're just going to walk right out ignoring your childhood friend!? Cloud: What......? ......Sorry. Tifa: ......You forgot the promise, too. Cloud: Promise? Tifa: So you DID forget. Remember...... Cloud. It was seven years ago... In Cloud's memory. Tifa: Look at the well. Do you remember? Cloud: Yeah... back then. I thought you would never come, and I was getting a little cold. In Cloud's memory as Cloud and Tifa are little kids. Tifa: Sorry I'm late. You said you wanted to talk about something? Cloud: Come this spring... I'm leaving this town for Midgar. Tifa: ...All boys are leaving our town. Cloud: But I'm different from all of them. I'm not just going to find a job. I want to join SOLDIER. I'm going to be the best there is, just like Sephiroth! Tifa: Sephiroth... The Great Sephiroth. Isn't it hard to join SOLDIER? Cloud: ...I probably won't be able to come back to this town for a while. (wondering where Tifa was as they sit in a well) ...huh? Tifa: Will you be in the newspapers if you do well? Cloud: I'll try. Tifa: Hey, why don't we make a promise? Umm, if you get really famous and I'm ever in a bind...... You came save me, all right? Cloud: What? Tifa: Whenever I'm in trouble, my hero will come and rescue me. I want to at least experience that once. Cloud: What? Tifa: Come on--! Promise me----! Cloud: All right...... I promise. Back to present. Tifa: You remember now, don't you... our promise? Cloud: I'm not a hero and I'm not famous. I can't keep...... the promise. Tifa: But you got your childhood dream, didn't you? You joined SOLDIER. So come on! You've got to keep your promise..... Barret climbed up. Barret: Wait a sec big-time SOLDIER! A promise is a promise! Here!! Barret paid Cloud 1500 gil. Cloud: This is my pay? Don't make me laugh. Tifa: What? Then you'll...!! Cloud: (to Barret) You got the next mission lined up? I'll do it for 3000. Barret: What......!? Tifa: It's ok, it's ok. psst, psst...... (We're really hurting for help, right?) Barret: Uh......ugh...... (That money's for Marlene's schoolin'......) (to Cloud) 2000! Tifa: Thanks, Cloud. The next morning Cloud woke up and took the elevator to the main floor. While he's there. Barret: Our next target's the Sector 5 Reactor. Head for the station first. I'll fill you in on the train. Yo! Cloud! Before the next mission, I got somethin' I wanna ask you! I, uh, ......I don't really know how to use Materia! I'll give you that Materia you found. Just teach me how to use it! Cloud: ...sigh... Cloud told Barret how to use a Materia. Barret: Shi......! What's this? It wasn't that tough! 'Crap! I'm clueless... Well, you handle the Materia then! Tifa: I'm going this time. Cloud! I got a message from the Weapons Shop man upstairs. He has something he wants to give you. Don't forget! Marlene, you watch the store while we're gone! Marlene: All right!! Good Luck. Cloud, Barret, and Tifa head to the train station and got on the train. Inside they meet up with Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge. Barret scared almost all the passenger to the other car. Barret: YO! Looks like this ain't no private car!! So split up!! Shinra Manager: ...hoodlums again. God, don't I just have all the luck... (then takes his seats) Barret: (thought it was his folks) You say sumthin'? I said, 'you say sumthin'!? Yo, look at that!! It got empty alluva sudden. Shinra Manager: What's goin' on? DAMN! I...it's empty because of... g, guys like you... (Barret scared him) Y, Y, YIPES!! You... you've seen the news, right? AVALANCHE says there'll be more bombings. Only devoted employees like me would go to Midgar on a day like today. Barret: You workin' for Shinra? Shinra Manager: I'm not give in to violence... and I'm not giving you my seat either! Tifa: Barret!! Barret: #(*$!! You lucky #$(*! Cloud: So, what are we gonna do now? Barret: Shit! The hell you so calm about? You bustin' up my rhythm... The train moved. Tifa: Seems like they just finished connecting the cars. We're finally leaving. Cloud: So what's our next target? Barret: Hah! Listen to Mr. Serious-about-his-work! Awright... I'll tell ya! Jessie's probably already told you, but there's a security checkpoint at the top plate. It's an ID scan system checkin' all the trains. Tifa: Which Shinra is very proud of. Barret: We can't use our fake ID's anymore... Conductor: Good Morning, and welcome to Midgar lines. Arrival time at Sector 4 Station will be 11:45. Tifa: That means we've got only three more minutes to the ID checkpoint. Barret: Alright, in three minutes, we're jumpin' off this train. Got it!? Tifa: Cloud, come over here! Let's look at the Railway Map Monitor. Hmm, it looks like you've seen this already... It's all right. Come a little closer. Suddenly the emergency light flashes. Tifa: That's odd. The ID CheckPoint was supposed to be further down. Conductor: Type A Security Alert!! Unidentified passengers confirmed... A search of all cars will be conducted! Repeat!! Type A Security Alert!! Unidentified passengers confirmed... A search of all cars will be conducted! Tifa: What's happening? Barret: What's goin' on!! Jessie came. Jessie: We're in trouble, I'll explain later. Hurry! Get to the next car! Barret: *$&%! Someone blew it... Conductor: Unidentified passengers located in Car#1 preparing for Lock Down. Barret: Let's go! Keep it up! Cloud, Barret, and Tifa hurried to Car#2. Conductor: Car#1: Locked Down Upgrading to Level 2 Warning. Biggs: Hurry! Wedge: They're gonna lock the door, sir! Jessie: Just run! Changing to Plan 2! Conductor: Unidentified passengers located in Car#2 preparing for Lock Down. Cloud, Barret, and Tifa hurried to Car#3. Conductor: Car#2 Locked Down Upgrading to Warning Level 3. Barret: Awright! We clear!! Jessie: Not yet. They're starting another check. If we're caught, we're done for! But, don't worry. If we move up the train, car by car, we should get past it! Conductor: Unidentified Passengers: Moving to front of Train Currently tracking location. Cloud, Barret, and Tifa hurried to Car#4. Conductor: Car#4 Locked Down Upgrading to Level 4 Warning. Cloud, Barret, and Tifa then hurried to the front car. Conductor: Car#4 Locked Down Upgrading to maximum security alert!! Barret: All right!! We made it! Yo!! This way!! Let's go!! We're gonna dive outta here!! Tifa: (to Cloud) ...Scary...huh. Cloud: Too late to be saying that now. Why'd you come along anyway? Tifa: Because... Barret: Hey you two! There ain't no time for that! Tifa: Yeah!! I've made up my mind! Watch closely. I'll jump!! Tifa jumped out of the train. Cloud: (to Barret) You don't care if I go first? Barret: A leader always stays till the end. Don't worry 'bout me, just go! Yo! Don't go gettin' your spikey-ass hurt! It's only the beginnin' of the mission! Later! You take care of the rest! Cloud and Barret jumped off the train and met up with Tifa. Barret: Good so far everything's going as planned. Better not let your guard down till we get to the Sector 5 reactor. Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie got everything ready for us. So MOVE it. Well, the reactor's just down this tunnel! After walking to the area with the light beams blocking their way... Cloud: Those light beams are the Shinra security sensors. We can't go any further. Cloud saw a hole near the light beam. Barret: That's one damn tiny hole. You tellin' me to squeeze into that to get under the Plate? No, way! Yo, Cloud, what're we gonna do? Cloud: Go down. Barret: But, damn man, that thing gives me the chills. They go down and they meet up where Jessie is and she told Cloud, Barret and Tifa that it was her fault that she caused the situation. As they head to the reactor's core, Cloud suffered another shock and collapsed. In Cloud's dream, he saw Tifa and his father was killed. Tifa: Papa... Sephiroth!? Sephiroth did this to you didn't he!? Sephiroth... SOLDIER... Mako Reactors... Shinra... Everything! I hate them all! Cloud woke up. Barret: Damn man, get a hold of yourself! Tifa: You all right? Cloud: ......Tifa. Tifa: Mmm? Cloud: No... forget...... Come on, let's hurry! Cloud set the bomb and they head outside of the reactor. Barret: This way! Shinra soldiers!? SHIT! What the hell's goin' on? They were surrounded by Shinra soldiers. Cloud: ...a trap... Barret: Presi... President Shinra? Tifa: Why is the President here? President Shinra: Hmm... So you all must be that... ...what was it? Barret: AVALANCHE! And don't ya forget it! And you're President Shinra, huh? Cloud: Long time no see, President. President Shinra: ...Long time no see? Oh... you. You're the one who quit SOLDIER and joined AVALANCHE. I knew you'd been exposed to Mako, from the look in your eyes... Tell me, traitor, what was your name? Cloud: Cloud. President Shinra: Forgive me for asking, but I can't be expected to remember each person's name. Unless you become another Sephiroth. Yes, Sephiroth... He was brilliant. Perhaps too brilliant... Cloud: Sephiroth......? Barret: Don't give a damn 'bout none of that! This place's goin' up with a big BANG soon! Serves y'all right! President Shinra: And such a waste of good fireworks, just to get rid of vermin like you... Barret: VERMIN!? That's all you can say... VERMIN! Y'all Shinra're the VERMIN, killing the planet! And that makes you King VERMIN! So shu'up jackass! President Shinra: ...You are beginning to bore me. I'm a very busy man, so if you'll excuse me... I have a dinner I must attend. Barret: Dinner!? Don't gimme that! I ain't even start wit' you yet! President Shinra: But I've made arrangements for a playmate for you all. Some robot arrived. Tifa: !? What's that noise? Barret: The hell is this!? President Shinra: Meet 'Airbuster', a techno-soldier. Our Weapon Development Department created him. I'm sure the data he'll extract from your dead bodies will be of great use to us in future experiments. Cloud: Techno-soldier? President Shinra: Now then, if you'll excuse me. Cloud: Wait, President! President Shinra got on the Shinra Helicopter and got away. Barret: Yo, Cloud! We've gotta do somethin' 'bout him! Tifa: Help, Cloud! THIS is from SOLDIER? Cloud: No way! It's just a machine. Barret: I don't care what it is!! I'm gonna bust him up! Cloud, Barret and Tifa fought Air Buster and after Air Buster was destroyed, the parts of the bridge got blown off due to the Airbuster's explosion. Barret: It's gonna blow! Let's go, Tifa! Tifa: Barret! Can't you do something? Barret: Not a damn thing. Tifa: Cloud! Please don't die! You can't die! There's still so much I want to tell you! Cloud: I know, Tifa...... Barret: Hey, you gonna be awright? Cloud: I don't know if I can hold on. Shit! Can't hold on much longer. Barret ......Hurry! Barret: Don't go cryin' like a woman. There ain't nothin' I can do for ya. Ya gotta do it yourself. Cloud: Barret... Barret: Alright, then, later. We watch a movie of the reactor blowing up and Cloud fell off the bridge that he was holding on to. Later in Cloud's dream... ???: ......You all right? ......Can you hear me? Cloud: ......Yeah...... ???: Back then...... You could get by with just skinned knees...... Cloud: ......What do you mean by 'back then'? ???: What about now? Can you get up? Cloud: ......What do you mean by 'back time'? ......What about now? ???: ......Don't worry about me. You just worry about yourself now. Cloud: ......I'll give it a try. ??? (woman's voice): Oh! It moved! ???: ......How about that? Take it slow now. Little by little...... ??? (woman's voice): Hello, hello? Cloud: Hey... who are you? ??? (woman's voice): Hello, hello! Cloud woke up in a church with the flower girl. Flower Girl: you okay? This is a church in the Sector 5 slums. It suddenly fell on top of me. It really gave me a scare. Cloud: ......I came crashing down? Flower Girl: The roof and the flower bed must have broken your fall. You're lucky. Cloud: Flower bed...... is this yours? Sorry about that. Flower Girl: That's all right. The flowers here are quite resilient because this is a sacred place. They say you can't grow grass and flowers in Midgar. But for some reason, the flowers have no trouble blooming here. I love it here. Cloud talks to the flower girl again. Flower Girl: ......So, we meet again. ......Don't you remember me? You do? Cloud: Yeah, I remember... You were selling flowers. Flower Girl: Oh! I'm so happy! Thanks for buying my flowers. Say, do you have any Materia? Cloud showed her some of his materias. Cloud: Yes, some. Nowadays you can find materia anywhere. Flower Girl: But mine is special. It's good for absolutely nothing. Cloud: ......good for nothing? You probably just don't know how to use it. Flower Girl: No, I do...... it just doesn't do anything. I feel safe having it. It was my mother's...... Say, I feel like talking. Do you feel up to it? After all, here we are meeting again, right? Cloud: I don't mind. Flower Girl: Wait here. I've got to check my flowers. It'll just be a minute. Cloud spoke to the flower girl again. Flower Girl: Just a little longer. Oh! Now that you mention it...... We don't know each other's names, do we? My name is...... I'm Aeris, the flower girl. Nice to meet you. Aeris Gainsborough is a flower girl. She's 22 years old, got a nice but a long brown-haired braid with a pink hair band, necklace, short red shirt, pink dress, wrist band on both arms, boots, and she uses a staff as her weapon. She is not a strong fighter. Cloud: The name's Cloud. Me? I do a little bit of everything. Aeris: Oh...... a jack of all trades. Cloud: Yeah, I do whatever's needed. What's so funny? What are you laughing at? Aeris: Sorry...... I just... Cloud and Aeris saw a Turks member. Aeris: Say, Cloud. Have you ever been a bodyguard? You DO do everything, right? Cloud: ......Yeah, that's right. Aeris: Then, get me out of here. Take me home. Cloud: OK, I'll do it... but it'll cost you. Aeris: Well then, let's see...... How about if I go out with you once? Cloud then talks to a Turks member. Cloud: I don't know who you are, but...... You don't know me......? ???: ......I know you. Cloud: Oh yeah...... I know you. That uniform...... Shinra soldier: ......Hey sis, this one's a little weird. Cloud: Shut up! You Shinra spy! Shinra soldier: Reno! Want him taken out? Reno: I haven't decided yet. Aeris: Don't fight here! You'll ruin the flowers! The exit is back there. Cloud and Aeris moves on. By the way, Reno is a Turks. He has a ponytail and shades (on his head but doesn't wear it). Reno: They were...... Mako eyes. Yeah, all right. (To the Shinra soldiers) Back to work, back to work. Oh! And don't step on the flowers...... Shinra soldier 1: Hey Reno, you just stepped on them! Shinra soldier 2: They're all ruined! Shinra soldier 3: You're gonna catch holy hell! Cloud and Aeris goes up to the upper level of the church... Reno: There they are, over there! Aeris: Cloud... that one! Cloud: I know. Looks like they aren't going to let us go. Aeris: What should we do? Cloud: Well we can't let them catch us, can we? Then there's only one thing left. Cloud jumped to the next platform. Cloud: Aeris! This way! All right I'll hold them off. Aeris: Right. Make sure they don't get through! Reno: The Ancient is getting away! Attack! Attack! Attack! The Shinra soldiers opened fire with their rifles. Aeris: Eaygh!! Aeris fell to the basement. Cloud: Aeris! Reno: Think we killed'em? They shouldn't have put up a fight, I say! Aeris: Cloud, help! Cloud: Damn! (he looks at the barrels) What's that...? Cloud knocked one barrel at the first Shinra soldier killing him. Aeris: Thanks, Cloud. (another soldier blocked her way) Eaygh!! Cloud, help! Cloud knocked another barrel at the second Shinra soldier killing him. Aeris: Thanks, Cloud. (another soldier blocked her way) Eaygh!! Cloud, help! Cloud knocked another barrel at the third Shinra soldier killing him. Aeris: Thanks, Cloud. Aeris met up with Cloud. Cloud: Aeris, this way. They got up to the roof of the church. Aeris: Ha, ha...... They're looking for me again. Cloud: You mean it's not the first time they've been after you? Aeris: ...no. Cloud: They're the Turks. Aeris: Hmmm...... Cloud: The Turks are an organization in Shinra. They scout for possible candidates for SOLDIER. Aeris: This violently? I thought they were kidnapping someone. Cloud: They're also involved in a lot of dirty stuff on the side. Spying, murder... you know. Aeris: They look like it. Cloud: But, why're they after you? There must be a reason, right? Aeris: No, not really. I think they believe I have what it takes to be in SOLDIER! Cloud: Maybe you do. You want to join? Aeris: I don't know... But I don't want to get caught by THOSE people! Cloud: Then let's go! As Cloud jumps roof to roof. Aeris: Wait... Wait, I said! Puff... wheeze... Slow......down... Don't leave me...... Cloud: Funny...... I thought you were cut out to be in SOLDIER? Aeris: Oh! You're terrible! Hey...... Cloud. Were you... ever in SOLDIER? Cloud: ...... ...I used to be. How did you guess? Aeris: ...Your eyes. They have a strange glow... Cloud: That's the sign of those who have been infused with Mako... A mark of SOLDIER. But, how did you know about that? Aeris: ......Oh, nothing. Cloud: Nothing...? Aeris: Right, nothing! Come on, let's go! Bodyguard! After Cloud and Aeris gets off the roofs and onto the streets... Aeris: Whew! Finally made it off! Now what... My house is over here. Hurry before he comes. Cloud and Aeris hurries to Aeris's house. In her house... Aeris: I'm, home mom. This is Cloud. My bodyguard. Elmyra: Bodyguard......? You mean you were followed again!? Are you all right!? You're not hurt, are you!? Aeris: I'm all right. I had Cloud with me. Elmyra: Thank you, Cloud. Aeris: So what are you going to do now? Cloud: ...Is Sector 7 far from here? I want to go to Tifa's bar. Aeris: Is Tifa...... a girl? Cloud: Yeah. Aeris: A girl...friend? Cloud: Girlfriend? Yeah, that's right. Aeris: Oh, how nice. Well, that's nice. Let's see, Sector 7? I'll show you the way. Cloud: You gotta be kidding. Why do you want to put yourself in danger again? Aeris: I'm used to it. Cloud: Used to it!? ......Well, don't know... getting help from a girl... Aeris: A girl!! What do you mean by that!? You expect me to just sit by and listen, after hearing you say something like that!? (to Elmyra) Mom! I'm taking Cloud to Sector 7. I'll be back in a while. Elmyra: But dear... I give up. You never listen once you've made up your mind. But if you must go, why don't you go tomorrow? It's getting late now. Aeris: Yeah, you're right, mom. Elmyra: Aeris, please go and make the bed. As Cloud goes upstairs. Aeris: You need to go through Sector 6 to get to Sector 7. Sector 6 is a little dangerous so you'd better get some rest tonight. Cloud... Good night. Aeris left. Cloud: Oh, man... Cloud goes to sleep, in his dreams. ???: ...seem pretty tired...... Cloud: .........!? ???: I haven't slept in a bed like this ...in a long time. Cloud: ...Oh, yeah. ???: Ever since that time. In Cloud's dream at his home... Cloud's Mom: My, how you're grown. I'll bet the girls never leave you alone. Cloud: ...Not really. Cloud's Mom: ...I'm worried about you. There are a lot of temptations in the city... I'd feel a lot better if you just settled down and had a nice girlfriend. Cloud: ...I'm all right. Cloud's Mom: You should have... an older girlfriend, one that'll take care of you. I think that would be the perfect type for you. Cloud: ......I'm not interested. Cloud woke up after dreaming. Cloud: ... I must've fallen asleep. Sector 7's past Sector 6... I should be all right by myself... Cloud walks quietly (trying not to let Aeris hear him) down the stairs and out to the Sector 6 streets. Aeris: You're up bright and early. Cloud: How could I ask you to go along when I knew it would be dangerous? Aeris: Are you done? You have to go through the slums in Sector 6 to get to Tifa's 7th Heaven. I'll take you there. Come on! As Cloud and Aeris reached the playground. Aeris: The gate to Sector 7's in there. Cloud: Thanks. I guess this is goodbye. You gonna be all right going home? Aeris: Oh no! What ever will I do!? ...isn't that what you want me to say? Take me to Sector 7? I could do that. But won't I be in your way? Cloud: What do you mean in the way? Aeris: Nothing! Can we take a break? I can't believe it's still here. Cloud, over here! As they sat on the slide. Aeris: What rank were you? Cloud: Rank? Aeris: You know, in SOLDIER. Cloud: Oh, I was... (a flash was seen) First Class. Aeris: Just the same as him. Cloud: The same as who? Aeris: My first boyfriend. Cloud: You were... serious? Aeris: No. But I liked him for a while. Cloud: I probably knew him. What was his name? Aeris: It doesn't really matter. A gate opened with a cart and Tifa is on the cart. Cloud: Huh? Hey, back there...... Tifa!? Aeris: That girl in the cart was Tifa? Where was she going? She looked kind of odd... Aeris ran to the Wall Market. Cloud: Wait! I'll go on alone!! You go on home!! As Cloud ran to the Wall Market, he met up with Aeris. Aeris: This place is scary in a lot of ways. Especially for a girl. So we've got to find Tifa fast. When Cloud and Aeris arrived at the Honey Bee Inn, Cloud spoke to the man and got information where Tifa is, then as they head to the mansion. Man: This is Don Corneo's mansion. He's a big shot here in Wall Market. Listen, the Don's not interested in men. So just get the hell outta here. Hey, any you got another cute one with you! Aeris: (to Cloud) Hey, this looks like the Don's mansion. I'll go take a look. I'll tell Tifa about you. Cloud: No!! You can't!! Aeris: Why? Cloud: You DO know... what kind of... place this is, don't you? Aeris: Then what as I supposed to do? You want to go in with me? Cloud: Well being a man, that'll be pretty hard. Besides if I bust in there, it'll cause too much commotion. But, I just can't let you go in alone... Oh, man...... First... we need to find out if Tifa's alright... What's so funny Aeris? Aeris: Cloud, why don't you dress up like a girl? It's the only way. Cloud: WHAT!? Aeris: (to the man) Just wait. I've got a cute friend I want to bring. Cloud: Aeris! I can't...... Aeris: You are worried about Tifa, aren't you? Then come on, hurry! Cloud and Aeris head to the clothing store. Aeris: Excuse me! I'd like to get a dress. Girl: Umm, it might take a little time. Will that be all right? Aeris: What's the problem? Girl: Well, my father, the owner, has been in a slump lately. You see, he makes all the dresses. Aeris: And, where is your father? Girl: He's probably plastered at the bar. Aeris: So... You're saying we can't get a dress unless we do something about your father? Girl: Yes, I'm sorry. He's caused so much trouble. You'd help be bring him back? Aeris: Well, if we do something, we don't get a dress, right? Girl: Really!? Please help my crazy old dad. I just don't know what to do anymore... Aeris: All right, we'll do something. Let's go, Cloud! Cloud and Aeris hurried to the restaurant. Aeris: (to the owner) Excuse us, are you the father of the girl at the Clothing Store? Owner: I own the Clothes shop... but I ain't your father. Cloud: Make me some clothes. Owner: I don't make men's clothes. And I don't feel like makin' anything right now. Aeris: Cloud, you wait over there for a second. I'll try and talk to him. Why don't you go over there and have something to drink. (to the owner) You know, Mister. He always said that just once, he'd like to dress up like a girl. So, that's why I wanted a cute dress for him... Owner: What!? A tough lookin' guy like that? Aeris: So, how 'bout it? Will you make him one? Owner: ...might be interesting. I was gettin' a little bored just makin' regular clothes. Aeris: Then you'll do it for us? Owner: Yeah, all right. What king of dress you want? Aeris: Something... That feels soft. And something... that shimmers. Owner: Hmm, got it. Y'know I got a friend that has the same taste as him. I'll go talk to him. Cloud helped a women in a restroom by giving her a Digestive medicine, and she thanked Cloud and gave him a Sexy Cologne. Then Cloud and Aeris head to the clothing store. Owner: Oh, you're here. It's ready. Go try it on. Cloud got a Silk Dress. Cloud goes to the dressing room and tries it on. Cloud: How...... do you put this on? Whoa! What are you doing! Aeris: (peeking at Cloud) It's still not right. A wig! That's what you need! Owner: Umm, I thought you might, so I talked to my friend about getting one. You know the gym? You'll find a lot of people there like you. Go and talk to them. Cloud: ...'liked you'? Aeris, what did you tell h im? Aeris: Does it matter? Anyhow, we got a pretty dress! Cloud and Aeris head to the gym. Gym Owner: You the one...... Who wants to be cute? Cloud: Cute? Aeris: Right. And about the wig... Gym Owner: Yeah, I heard. But it'll cost ya. The muscular guy came over. Muscular Guy 1: Urrrrgh!!! Big Bro!! The only way you're gonna get cuter is if you can beat Big Bro!! Muscular Guy 2: That's right! Muscular Guy 3: So, you've got to compete with us! Gym Owner: You're right. Let's do squats. Muscular Guy 2: All right! We'll beat you out of this gym! Cloud: Are you...? Aeris: The beautiful Bro? Gym Owner: What? You didn't know? Always running around here sayin' Big Bro' this, Big Bro' that... (to muscular guy 1) Never mind that, come over here. No, I'll explain the rules. (explains) Got it? Cloud: Got it. Gym Owner: Whoever has the most squats after 30 seconds gets the wig. Muscular Guy 1: I'm not going to lose. Big Bro's wig is MINE!! Gym Owner: Just be quiet... It's not fair for you to start right away. (to Cloud) So, you want some practice? Cloud: Don't need to practice. Gym Owner: Not let's begin the real thing. Start! After that... Gym Owner: You're really something. Okay, I'm a man of my word, here you are. Cloud got a Blonde Wig. Muscular Guy 1: Big Bro, I'm so mad, I'm so so so---mad! The gym owner punched the muscular guy 1 to the wall. Gym Owner: Shut up! Don't cry, just because you lost! Muscular Guy 2: Uuuuhh, Bro's fists of steel cut to the bone! Cloud moved on to the Materia shop and talked to a Materia seller and the Materia seller told him that he has to get something from the inn for him, but he got kicked out of the inn for fighting and he cannot return again. So Cloud rest at an inn and got something that the Materia seller wants from the vending machine. The next morning, he gave the item to the Materia seller and the Materia seller gave him a Diamond Tiara. Cloud then receives a Member's Card when he spoke to a man who's walking outside of Wall Market. Cloud and Aeris proceeds near the Honey Bee Inn. Cloud: ...Hmm. That's how you'll fool them. Aeris: .........Hmmmmmmm. So that's how you fooled them. Cloud: Let's go!! Cloud goes in solo. Inside... Woman: Poo, I uh, mean, Sir... Hurry... Cloud decided to go into the Group Room. Cloud: I'll take this room. Woman: All right. Now all we have to do is enter the room. You're not going to have a change of heart, are you? Cloud: Don't make me repeat myself. Woman: Oh, don't be angry with me... (Geez... this one's probably the violent type...) All right, please. Inside the room. Woman: This way, please. Shall we begin? I guess since you chose this room, that would mean you... Hate being lonely? Cloud: Cut the small talk. I don't want to talk right now. Woman: All right, all right. (...geez, you're so moody!) Come on, everyone. Gay Guys: One, two!! One, two!! One, two!! One, two!! One, two!! One, two!! One, two!! One, two!! One, two!! One, two!! One, two!! One, two!! Yeah!! Cloud backed up as if he was frightened. All the muscular gay guys appeared. Mukki: Wassup!! (Smile, smile, smile...) Cloud: Oh, man... What should I do...? I'm outta here. I've got no time to mess around with you. Outta my way! Mukki: ...heave...pant... Don't be so embarrassed! Loosen up, bubby! ...heave...pant... Let's wash off all our sweat and dirt together! Gay Guys: Wassup!! Mukki and the gay guys took Cloud's clothing off. Mukki: Bubby! You're the intimate type, huh!! ...heave...pant... Wow!! Would you look at that! They all go in the tub. Mukki: Isn't bathing great...? It soothes your heart. How is it, bubby!? Feels good, huh? Cloud: ......... I don't feel good. Let me out... Mukki: You'll get used to it. Try counting to ten. Cloud: Ten... Nine... Mukki: Hey bubby, how old are you? Cloud: Eight... Twenty one... Mukki: You're less then half my age. I'm so jealous. So how 'bout it...? Do you wanna join my "Young bubby's" group? Cloud: ............ Seven... Six... Not to be rude or anything, but could you go do someone else? Mukki: Well, if that's how you feel... too bad. We have a trip planned at a cabin out in the country. Cloud: Five... Four... Three... Two... One... Alright, that's ten. I'm gettin' out. Mukki: Why don't you stick around and play a bit? Daddy's so lonely... They all got out of the tub and Mukki put Cloud's clothing on. Mukki: Bubby!! This is important to me! Here's a memento of our time together! Cloud got Bikini Briefs. Mukki: Hope we meet again! All the gay guys ran away. Cloud: This is SOME underwear... I'm supposed to wear this...? Well, if it's to save Tifa... I guess there's no way around. Cloud went to a room and ask one of the woman to put makeup on him. Then Cloud got out of the Honey Bee Inn. Aeris: Hey!! Cloud!! They hurry to the clothing shop. Aeris: Aren't you going to change? Cloud: Okay... I'm ready. Cloud goes to the dressing room and dresses up like a girl. Cloud came out. Owner: Hmm, not bad. This may be a new business for me. Girl: Yeah, you're right. Should we try it? Thanks for showing us something new. My father's got his motivation back now. So the dress in the house. Aeris: Walk more nicely like... this. Miss Cloud. Cloud: ...What do you mean 'nicely'? Cloud walks and stands with his hands together. Aeris: Oh you're so cute, Miss Cloud. (to the owner) Aaah, I want one. Do you have one that'll look good on me too? Girl: How's this? Owner: How about that one? Girl: Father, what are you talking about? This one's much better. Owner: No, what are you saying? This one. Aeris: ...I want this one. Owner: Huh? Girl: Huh? Aeris: I'm going to go change. ......No peeking! After dressing up, Aeris looks are a long ponytail and a red dress. Aeris: So? How do I look? Cloud doesn't respond. Aeris: Oh, you're no fun! Cloud and Aeris both in dresses head to the Don's mansion. Outside... Man: Damn! Your friend's hot, too! Come in, come in!! (to the second man) Two ladies coming through!! Inside... Man 2: Hey, ladies. I'll go and let the Don know you're here. Wait here. Don't go wandering around... Aeris: (to Cloud) Now's our chance. Let's find Tifa. They head to the basement where they meet Tifa dressed up. Aeris: Tifa? Nice to meet you. I'm Aeris. Cloud's told me a lot about you. Tifa: ...And you are? Hey you're the one with Cloud in the park... Aeris: Right, with Cloud. Tifa: Oh...... Aeris: Don't worry. We just met. It's nothing. Tifa: What do you mean, 'Don't worry'... about what? No, don't misunderstand. Cloud and I grew up together. Nothing more. Aeris: Poor Cloud having to stand here and listen to both of us call him nothing. Right, Cloud? Tifa: Cloud? ???? Cloud!? Why are you dressed like that!? And what are you doing here!? Forget that, what happened to you after the fall!? Are you hurt!? Cloud: Hey, give me a chance to answer. I'm dressed like this...... because there was no other way to get in here. I'm all right. Aeris helped me out. Tifa: Oh, Aeris did... Cloud: Tifa, explain. What are you doing in a place like this? Tifa: Yeah, ummm...... Aeris: Ahem!! I'll just plug my ears. Tifa talks to Cloud in private. Tifa: I'm glad you're OK. Cloud: Thanks. What happened? Tifa: When we got back from the Number 5 reactor, there was this weird man. So Barret caught him and squeezed some information out of him. Cloud: That's when the Don's name popped up. Tifa: Right, Don Corneo. Barret told me to leave the lech alone... But something's been bothering me. Cloud: I see. So you wanted to get the story straight from Corneo's mouth. Tifa: So I made it here, but now I'm in a bind. Corneo is looking for a bride. Everyday, he gets three girls, chooses one of them, and then... ...and, well... Anyway, I have to be the girl ...or I'm out for tonight. Aeris: Sorry... but I overheard... if you know the three girls, there's no problem, right? Cloud: No, Aeris! I can't have you get involved. Aeris: Oh? So it's all right for Tifa to be in danger? Cloud: No, I don't want Tifa in... Tifa: Is it all right? Aeris: I grew up in the slums... I'm used to danger. Do you trust me? Tifa: Yes. Thanks, Ms. Aeris. Aeris: Call me Aeris. Man 2: He---y!! It's time, ladies. The Don is waiting! I told you not to wander around... I tell ya, women nowadays... Hurry up, will ya! Cloud: I probably don't need to ask but the other girl is...... Me...... right? Tifa: You're right, there was no need... Aeris: ...to ask. Cloud, Aeris and Tifa head to the Don's room. In there... Kotch: All right ladies! Line up in front of the Don! Corneo: Hmmm! Good, splendid! Now, let's see... which girl should I choose? Hmm-- hmm---! This one? Or this one? Corneo looks at Cloud but Cloud turns his face away from Corneo's face. Corneo: Woo--hoo, I've made up my mind!! My choice for tonight is...... (chose Cloud, but Corneo doesn't notice it's Cloud) This healthy looking girl! Cloud: Wa, wait a sec! I mean, uh, please wait a moment! Corneo: Woo-hoo! I love chickies who play hard-to-get! Yeowza! (to the second man) You can have the other ones! Man 2: Yes, sir! Thank you sir! The second man took Aeris and Tifa. Corneo: (to Cloud) Well then, shall we go my pretty!? Later alone with Cloud and Corneo... Corneo: Ahh, we're finally alone... All right, pussycat... Come to daddy!! You're so cute, I never get tired of looking at you. Do you... like me, too? Cloud: Ummm...... Corneo: You don't like me? There... there isn't someone else, is there? Cloud: Yes, his name's Barret... Corneo: No way! Hmm? Barret? That sounds familiar... Cloud: You know, he's one of the ones you were trying to find out about. You know, AVALANCHE...? Corneo: Oh, yeah, yeah. In Sector 7 in the slum... ...and how do YOU know that!? Cloud took off his dress revealing his normal self. Corneo: A man!? You tricked me!! Somebody get in here NOW!! ???: Unfortunately, no one'll be comin' to help. Tifa and Aeris in their normal outfits came. Corneo: You're the ones from before! Wh... what the hell's going on? Tifa: Shut up, we're asking the questions now... What did your assistants find out? Talk! If you don't tell us... Cloud: ...I'll chop them off. Corneo: No! Not that! I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! Tifa: So... talk. Corneo: ... I made 'em find out where the man with the gun-arm was. But that's what I was ordered to do. Tifa: By who? Corneo: No--! If I told you that, I'd be killed! Tifa: Talk! If you don't tell us... Aeris: ...I'll rip them off. Corneo: Waaaaaaaaaaah--! It was Heidegger of Shinra! Heidegger, the head of Public Safety Maintenance! Cloud: The head of Public Safety Maintenance!? Tifa: Did you say the Shinra!? What are they up to!? Talk! If you don't tell us... I'll smash them. Corneo: ...You're serious, aren't you... ...ohboy, ohboy, ohboy. ...I'm not fooling around here either, you know. Shinra's trying to crush a small rebel group called AVALANCHE, and want to infiltrate their hideout. And they're really going to crush them... literally, by breaking the support holding up the plate above them. Tifa: Break the support!? Corneo: You know what's going to happen? The plate'll go PING and everything's gonna go BAMMM!! I heard their hideout's in the Sector 7 Slums... I'm just glad it's not here in Sector 6. Tifa: They're going to wipe out the Sector 7 Slums!? Cloud, will you come with me to Sector 7? Cloud: Of course, Tifa. Corneo: Just a second! Cloud: Shut up! Corneo: No wait, it'll only take a second. How do you think scum like me feels when they babble on about the truth? Cloud: They're sure they'll win? Corneo: Woo-hoo! Right! Corneo pulled the switch and Cloud, Aeris and Tifa fell off the mansion. Meanwhile at the Shinra Headquarters. President Shinra: How are the preparations going? Heidegger: Ha, ha, ha! Smoothly, very smoothly! I assigned the Turks to this. Reeve: President!! Are we really going to do this? Simply destroy a group with only a few members... President Shinra: What's the problem, Reeve? You want out? Reeve: ...No. But, as head of the Urban Development Department, I have been involved in the building and running of Midgar. That's why... Heidegger: Reeve, you should flush there personal problems in the morning! Reeve: The Mayor's against this anyway... Heidegger: Mayor? He just sits in this building all day feeding his face! You still call that a Mayor? Now if you'll excuse me sir! (left) President Shinra: (to Reeve) You're tired. Why don't you take a couple of days off and go somewhere. (to himself) We'll destroy Sector 7 and report that AVALANCHE did it. Then we'll send in the rescue operation care of Shinra, Inc. ...Heh, heh, heh... This is perfect. Meanwhile after Cloud, Aeris and Tifa landed in the sewers. Cloud: You alright? Tifa: Man! This is terrible. Cloud: (to Aeris) You alright? Aeris: Yeah. Well, the worst is over... (heard a strange noise) Maybe not... Cloud's group fights Aps. After Cloud's group defeats it... Tifa: It's too late...... Marlene... Barret... the people of the Slums. Aeris: Don't give up, never give up hope. It's not easy to destroy the pillar, right? Tifa: ......... Yeah...... you're right! We still have time. They head out of the sewers and into the Train Graveyard. Cloud: Aeris. I got you mixed up in all of this... Aeris: Don't tell me to go home. Tifa: Let's see... If we can get past the trains that are lit up, we should be able to get out of here. They went through Train Graveyard and onto the Pillar Station which there is some violence goin' on. Tifa: We made it! The pillar's standing! Cloud: Wait! You hear something...... above us? Aeris: ......gun fire? Suddenly Wedge was shot and fell from the pillar that is very tall. Cloud: Wedge!! You all right!? Wedge: ......Cloud...... You remembered...... my name. Barret's up top. ...help him...... An' Cloud... Sorry, I wasn't any help. Cloud: I'm going up! Aeris! You look after Wedge. Tifa: Aeris, do me a favor. I have a bar called '7th Heaven' in this neighborhood. There's a little girl named Marlene there...... Aeris: Don't worry. I'll put her somewhere safe. Tifa: It's dangerous here! Everyone get away from the pillar, quickly! Everyone get out of Sector 7! Cloud and Tifa go up and they saw the dying Biggs. Biggs: Cloud... so you don't care... what happens... to the... Planet? Cloud: Nope, not interested. Biggs: Hmph... you haven't changed. Oh, forget it. Cloud then saw the wounded Jessie. Jessie: ...Cloud... I'm glad...... I could talk with you... one last time. Cloud: Is that so... Jessie: ...Is... that so......? Ha...... cool...... as usual... ex-... SOLDIER. ...always... I liked that... in you... Cloud and Tifa met up with Barret as he opens fire at the Shinra Helicopter. Barret: Tifa! Cloud! You came! Be careful! They're attacking from the helicopter. Tifa: Better equip ourselves before they attack in full force! After that... Tifa: Here they come! Reno came. Reno: You're too late. Once I push this button... (pressed the computer button) That's all, folks! Mission accomplished. Tifa: We have to disarm it! Cloud! Barret! Please! Reno: I can't have you do that. No one gets in the way of Reno and the Turks... After Cloud, Barret, and Tifa wound Reno (who uses a nightstick as a weapon)... Reno: It's time. Reno escaped. When Tifa tried to disarm the controls... Tifa: Cloud! I don't know how to stop this. Try it! Cloud: ...It's not a normal time bomb. The Shinra Helicopter rise up suddenly. Tseng: That's right. You'll have the hard time disarming that one. It'll blow the second some stupid jerk touches it. Tifa: Please, stop it! Tseng is the leader of the Turks. He's got long black hair. Tseng: Ha ha ha... ...Only a Shinra Executive can set up or disarm the Emergency Plate Release System. Barret: Shut yer hole! (shooting) Tseng: I wouldn't try that...... You just might make me injure our special guest. Tifa: Aeris!! Tseng: Oh, you know each other? How nice you could see each other one last time. You should thank me. Cloud: What are you gonna do with Aeris!? Tseng: I haven't decided. Our orders were to find and catch the last remaining Ancient. It's taken us a long time, but now I can finally report this to the President. Aeris: Tifa, don't worry! She's all right! Tseng slapped Aeris. Tifa: Aeris! Aeris: Hurry and get out! Tseng: Ha, ha, ha... well, it should be starting right about now. Think you can escape in time? We watch a movie of the helicopter flying away and the stand support blew up partially. Barret: Yo, we can use this wire to get out! Cloud, Barret, and Tifa took the wire and moving to safety. We watch a movie of the destruction and the massacre of Sector 7 as the plate crushed everything in Sector 7. The President watches. Later as Cloud, Barret, and Tifa arrived at safety. Barret: Marlene! MARLENE!! MAR---LE---NE!! Biggs! Wedge!! Jessie!! Dammit! Godammit!! DAMMIT ALL TO HELL!!!! What the hell's it all for!? ARGHHHH!!! Cloud: Hey, Barret! Tifa: Barret! Barret: ARGHHHHH!!! Cloud: Hey! Tifa: Barret, stop... Please stop, Barret. Barret: URGHHH!!! (shooting at the destruction of Sector 7) God damn... Marlene... Tifa: ......... Barret......? Marlene is... I think Marlene is safe. Barret: ......huh? Tifa: Right before they took Aeris, she said, "Don't worry, she's all right." She was probably talking about Marlene. Barret: R, really!? Tifa: But... Barret: Biggs...... Wedge... Jessie...... Cloud: All three of them were in the pillar. Barret: Think I don't know that? But ...we, all of is fought together. I don't wanna think of them as dead! Tifa: ...and the other people in Sector 7. Barret: This is all screwed up! They destroyed an entire village just to get to us! They killed so many people... Tifa: ...are you saying it's our fault? Because AVALANCHE was here? Innocent people lost their lives because of us? Barret: No, Tifa! That ain't it! Hell no!! It ain't us! It's the damn Shinra! It's never been nobody but the Shinra! They're evil and destroyin' our planet just to... build their power and line their own damn pockets with gold! If we don't get rid of them, they're gonna kill this planet! Our fight ain't never gonna be over until we get rid of them!! Tifa: .........I don't know. Barret: What don't you know? You don't believe me? Tifa: It's not that. I'm not sure about... me. My feelings. Barret: An' what about you? Cloud: ......... (moved on) Barret: Yo! Where's he think he's goin'? Tifa: Oh! Aeris! Barret: Oh yeah, that girl. What's up with her? Tifa: ...I don't really know... But she's the one I left Marlene with. Barret: Damn! Marlene!! Tifa. There ain't no turnin' back now. As Cloud walks solo. Barret: Cloud! Take me to Marlene! Tifa: You're going to help Aeris? Cloud: Yeah... But before that, there's something I want to know. Tifa: What's that? Cloud: ...it's about the Ancients. In Cloud's mind. Cloud: In my veins courses the blood of the Ancients. I am one of the rightful heirs to this planet! Sephiroth...? (about to collapse) Tifa: Are you all right? Barret: Pull it together, man! As Cloud, Barret, and Tifa head to Aeris's house. Elmyra: Cloud...... wasn't it? It's about Aeris, isn't it? Cloud: Sorry. The Shinra have her. Elmyra: I know. They took her from here. Cloud: They were here? Elmyra: That's what Aeris wanted. Cloud: Why is Shinra after Aeris? Elmyra: Aeris is an Ancient. The sole survivor. Barret: ...What did you say? But, aren't you her mother? Elmyra: ...Not her real mother. Oh... it must have been 15 years ago... ...during the war. My husband was sent to the front. Some far away place called Wutai. In Elmyra's memory. Elmyra: One day, I went to the station because I got a letter saying he was coming home on leave. My husband never came back. I wonder if something happened to him? No, I'm sure his leave was just canceled. I went to the station everyday. Then, one day......... You used to see this sort of thing a lot during the war. Her last words were, "Please take Aeris somewhere safe." My husband never came back. I had no child. I was probably lonely. So I decided to take her home with me. Aeris and I became close very quickly. That child loved to talk. She used to talk to me about everything. She told me she escaped from some kind of research laboratory somewhere. And that her mother had already returned to the planet, so she wasn't lonely... and many other things. Back to present. Barret: Returned to the planet? Elmyra: I didn't know what she meant. I asked if she meant a star in the sky, but she said it was this planet... She was a mysterious child in many ways. Back to Elmyra's memory when Aeris is young. Aeris: Mom. Please don't cry. Elmyra: (as she talks about her memory) Aeris just blurted that out all of a sudden. When I asked her if something happened... Aeris: Someone dear to you has just died. His spirit was coming to see you, but he already returned to the planet. Elmyra: At that time I didn't believe her. But... Several days later... We received a notice saying my husband died... ...and that's how it was. A lot had happened, but we were happy. Until one day... Tseng: We want you to return Aeris to us. We've been searching for her for a long time. Aeris: No! Never! Tseng: Aeris, you're a very special child. you are of special blood. Your real mother was an 'Ancient'. Elmyra: Of course I heard it. That she was an 'Ancient'. Tseng: The Ancients will lead us to a land of supreme happiness. Aeris will be able to bring happiness to all those in the slums. That is why Shinra would like Aeris's cooperation...... Aeris: He's wrong! I'm not an Ancient! I'm not! Tseng: But Aeris, surely you hear voices sometimes when you're all alone? Aeris: No, I don't! Elmyra: But I knew. I knew about her mysterious powers... She tried so hard to hide it, so I acted as though I never noticed. The memory ended. Cloud: It's amazing how she's avoided the Shinra for all these years... Elmyra: The Shinra needed her, so I guess they wouldn't harm her. Tifa: But why now...... Elmyra: She brought a little girl here with her. On the way here, Tseng found them. She probably couldn't get away fast enough. She decided to go to the Shinra in exchange for the little girl's safety. Cloud: Must be Marlene. Barret: Marlene!! Aeris was caught because of Marlene!? I'm sorry. Marlene's my daughter. I'm ...really...sorry... Elmyra: You're her father!? How in the world could you ever leave a child alone like that!? Barret: ...please don't start with that. I think about it all the time. What would happen to Marlene, if I... But you gotta understand somethin'... I don't got an answer. I wanna be with Marlene... But I gotta fight. 'Cause if I don't... the planet's gonna die. So I'm gonna keep fightin'! But, I'm worried 'bout Marlene. I really just wanna be with her... always. See? I'm goin' in circles, now. Elmyra: ...I think I understand what you're saying... She's upstairs asleep, why don't you go and see her. Cloud go upstairs with Barret. Barret: I'm so glad...... I'm so glad you're all right... Marlene: Daddy, don't cry. Your whiskers hurt! Barret: (to Cloud) Cloud! You gonna go help Aeris, right? She's done so much for me... If it's the Shinra you're dealin' with, I can't just sit here! I'm comin' too! Marlene: (to Cloud) Guess what? Guess what? Aeris was asking me lots of questions. Like what kind of person Cloud is. I bet she likes you, Cloud! Cloud: Let's hope so. Marlene: I won't tell Tifa. As Cloud gets out. Tifa: You're going after Aeris, right? Cloud: Yeah. Tifa: I'm coming with you. Cloud: We're going right to Shinra Headquarters. ...You gotta be prepared for the worst. Tifa: I know. Right now, I feel I have to push myself to the limit. If I stayed here... I'll go crazy. Barret: (running downstairs talking to Elmyra) Sorry, but can you take care of Marlene a bit longer? Elmyra: Yes, I don't mind. Barret: This place is dangerous now. You better go somewhere else. Elmyra: You're right. But promise me that you'll come back to her. Don't get yourself killed. While Cloud, Barret, and Tifa go outside. Tifa: How do we get to the Shinra building? Barret: There ain't no train that goes up there anymore... Tifa: ......Well, let's just go to Wall Market. We might be able to find something there. As they head to the Wall Market, they head to the shop. Clerk: You goin' up to the plate? You better have a Battery. Cloud: You're gonna sell me something you just found? Clerk: Hey, you knew? But I repaired it, so it's all right. Cloud: Why do I need a battery to climb up to the plate? Clerk: You'll find out when you get there. How 'bout 100 Gil for each? Cloud: ......All right, I'll take them. Cloud bought Batteries. Cloud heads to the wire. Kid: Everyone climbed up this Looks scary...... Brrr. Tifa: Can we climb it? Kid: Yeah. It leads to the Upper World. Barret: Awright! We'll climb this wire! Cloud: There's no way we can do this. You know how far it goes up? Barret: This IS away! Look! What's that look like? Cloud: Just a normal wire. Barret: Oh yeah? Well to me it looks like a golden shiny wire of hope. Tifa: You're right. This is the only way to save Aeris... Cloud: Ok, that was a bad analogy, but, Barret, I understand how you feel. Let's go! As Cloud climbed up, he used to Batteries to create platforms to get up to the Shinra Headquarters. After they get there. Barret: Hey, you oughta know this building well. Cloud: ...Not really, now that I think about it, this's the first time I've ever been to the Headquarters. Barret: I heard about this place before. Every floor above the 60th is special and not easy to get to even for employees. Must be where they took Aeris. The security's pretty light now. Awright, let's go!! Tifa: Wait a second! You're not thinking of just going right through the main entrance, are you? Barret: Well what else does it look like!? I'm gonna kick some Shinra butt and...... Tifa: That's not going to work! We've got to find another way... Barret: Ain't gonna be no other way! If we keep wastin' time like this, Aeris'll... Tifa: I know that! But if we get caught here... Hey, Cloud. ...What should we do? Cloud: Let's sneak in quietly. Tifa: See? Let's be careful and find a different route! While inside. Receptionist: Excuse me! If you don't have an appointment, you'll just have to... Barret: Don't need no appointment... This is a 'mergency'! Anyone who don't wanna get their face bashed in better git outta the way!! People: Yaagghh! Who do they think they are? Y, You don't think that's AVALANCHE? Guards: Intruders! Seize them!! Cloud's group fights Grenade Combatants. After defeating them... Barret: Let's go to the top! Cloud's group goes up the elevator. Tifa: ......What's wrong? Cloud: I didn't want to start a ruckus till we saved Aeris. I should have known that was impossible though... Barret: Heh, heh, heh. Cloud: What is it? You're givin' me the willies. Barret: So there are times when even you fight for other people. I am impressed. Cloud: Who cares if you're impressed...? Barret: Y'know, I ain't so good at sayin' this, but... Sorry... for lotsa things. Wh, what the!? The elevator's gone berserk. Tifa: look! Barret: DA-MN...! I don't care where, Cloud! Just stop it! Floor after floor they f ight a bunch of soldiers. After a long fight, they made it to the 59th floor. As Cloud's group get to the other elevator door. Guard: Destroy the intruders! After Cloud's group killed the guards, they got a Keycard 60. They head to the elevator and reached the 60th floor. We watch a movie of a guard slumbering in a surveillance room, not noticing Cloud was caught on camera. Cloud got out of the elevator. Barret: Lookit that, all them guards is runnin' around. Cloud, you go on ahead and signal us when it's safe to come. After Cloud gets Barret and Tifa to safety, they made it to the escalator. Barret: Ok! We gonna rock! Tifa: Remember, we're here to save Aeris. Barret: Hell, I know that! They went up to the 66th floor. They found a restroom and climbed up a duct. They look at the other cage and watches a meeting with the Shinras. Barret: (to Tifa and Cloud) Geez--! That's a lotta suits! Reeve: We have the damage estimates for Sector 7. Considering those factories we already set up and all the investments, the damage is estimated cost to rebuild Sector 7 is... President Shinra: We're not rebuilding. Reeve: What? President Shinra: We're leaving Sector 7 as it is. And restarting the Neo-Midgar plan. Reeve: ...then the Ancients? President Shinra: The Promised Land will soon be ours. I want you to raise the Mako rates 15% in every area. Palmer: Rate hike! Rate hike! Tra, la, la! And please include our Space Program in the budget! President Shinra: Reeve and Scarlet will divide the extra income from the rate increase. Palmer: Oh man! Reeve: Sir. If you raise the rates, the people will lose confidence... President Shinra: It'll be all right. The ignorant citizens won't lose confidence, they'll trust Shinra, Inc. even more. Heidegger: Ha ha ha! After all, we're the ones who saved Sector 7 from AVALANCHE! Barret: (talking from the duct quietly) That dirty fuck. President Shinra: Hojo. How's the girl? Hojo: As a specimen, she is inferior to her mother. I'm still in the process of comparing her to her mother, Infalna, but for now the difference is 18%. President Shinra: How long will the research take? Hojo: Probably 120 years. It's probably impossible to finish in our life time. Or in the lifetime of the specimen too, for that matter. That's why we're thinking of breeding her. Then we could create one that could withstand our research for a long time. President Shinra: What about the Promised Land? Won't it hinder our plans? Hojo: That's what I need to plan. The mother is strong... and yet has her weaknesses. President Shinra:: (to his folks) That concludes our meeting. After everyone left. Scarlet: (puzzled) Something stinks... Back to the duct where Cloud is. Cloud: They were talking about Aeris... right? Barret: I dunno. Tifa: Probably. Cloud: Let's follow 'em. Cloud goes out of the duct and down to the bathroom. Now, Cloud's folks go to the escalator that leads to the 67th floor. Cloud: Hojo... huh...? At the 67th floor. Barret: I remembered him. That Hojo guy. He's in charge of the Shinra's Science Department. Cloud, don't know him? Cloud: This is the first time I've actually ever seen him. So... that's what he looks like... Cloud's folks move on. They hide. Man: Is this today's specimen? Hojo: Yes. We're starting right away. Raise it to the upper level. My precious specimen... (looking at a specimen) Hojo left. After that. Tifa: Precious specimen...? Is it going to be used for a biological experiment? Cloud: (looking at a specimen's tank) Jenova... Cloud starts to flip out (reacting from Jenova). He recovered his sense. Cloud: Jenova... Sephiroth's... So... they've brought it here. Tifa: Cloud, be strong! Cloud: Did you see it? Barret: See what? Cloud: It's moving... ...still alive? Barret: Where's its #($*#($ head? This whole thing's stupid. Let's keep goin'. As Cloud's group took the elevator to the 68th floor. Cloud: Aeris! Hojo: Aeris? Oh, is that her name? What do you want? Cloud: We're taking Aeris back. Hojo: Outsiders...... Barret: Shoulda noticed it earlier, you... Hojo: There's so many frivolous things in this world. (Barret point's his gun-arm at him) Are you going to kill me? I don't think you should. The equipment here is extremely delicate. Without me, who could operate it? Hmm? Cloud: Ugh. Hojo: That's right. I recommend you think things out logically before you make any rash moves. Now bring in the Specimen! The man brought up a "lion-type" specimen near Aeris. Aeris: Cloud, help! Cloud: What do you think you're doin'? Hojo: Lending a helping hand to an endangered species... Both of them are on the brink of extinction... If I don't help, all these animals will disappear. Tifa: ...animal? That's terrible! Aeris is a human being! Barret: You're gonna pay! Cloud: Barret! Can't you do anything? Barret: Awright!! Step back! Hojo: Stop!! Barret shoots at the glass door. Hojo: Wh...what are you do-- Oh! My precious specimens... The door opened. The "lion-type" specimen came out and attack Hojo. Cloud: Now's our chance to get Aeris! Aeris: Thanks, Cloud. Tifa: Cloud... what's wrong? Cloud: ...The elevator is moving. Hojo: This is no ordinary specimen. This is a very ferocious specimen! Specimen: He's rather strong. I'll help you all out. Tifa: It talked!? Specimen: I'll talk as much as you want later, Miss. Cloud: We'll take care of that monster. Somebody take Aeris somewhere safe... Tifa, I'm countin' on you! (to the specimen) What's your name? Red XIII: Hojo has named me, Red XIII. A name with no meaning whatsoever to me. Red XIII is an animal with fire-red fur. He's 48 years old, has a comb on his head as his weapon to attack with his body, a tattoo on his left body that says XIII, has lots of earrings on both ears, and lost sight in his left eye. He fights with his physical tackle. Cloud: Come on! Cloud's group fight Sample:HO512 and Sample:HO512-opts. After defeating them... Cloud: Aeris, you all right? Tifa: She seems all right, ...in many ways. Red XIII: I have a right to choose, too. I don't like two-legged things. Barret: What are you? Red XIII: An informed question. But difficult to answer. I am what you see. ...You must have many questions, but first, let's get out of here. I'll lead the way. Aeris: Cloud... so you did come for me. Red XIII: I apologize for what happened back there. I was merely acting to throw Hojo off guard...... Barret: Now we've saved Aeris, ain't no need to be is this buildin'! So let's get the hell outta here! Cloud: If all five of us together, we'll be noticed. Let's break up in two groups. Cloud chose Barret and Tifa to go with him. Aeris: I'll see you later!! We'll be waiting at the 66th floor Elevator. Red XIII: Don't be late. Do you know where the Elevator is? The 66th Floor! Cloud's group proceeds to the elevator, before he can even press the elevator button. Cloud: H, hey! What is it? Rude: Would you press 'Up' please? Cloud: Turks? Must be a trap... Tseng: It must have been a real thrill for you... Did you enjoy it? Cloud: Ggh... Rude is another Turks. He's bald and wears a shade. Later, Cloud's group arrives at the President's office handcuffed behind their backs. Cloud: (to his folks) You all got caught, too? Where is Aeris!? President Shinra: In a safe place. She's the last surviving Ancient... Don't you know? They called themselves the Cetra, and lived thousands of years ago. Now they are just a forgotten page in history. Red XIII: Cetra... That girl, is she a survivor of the Cetra? President Shinra: Cetra, or the Ancients will show us the way to the 'Promised Land.' I'm expecting a lot out of her. Red XIII: The Promised Land? Isn't that just a legend? President Shinra: Even so, it's just too appealing to not to pursue. It's been said the Promised Land is very fertile. ...If the land is fertile... Barret: Then there's gotta be Mako! President Shinra: Exactly. That is why our money sucking Mako Reactor is necessary. The abundant Mako will just come out on its own. That is where Neo-Midgar will be built. Shinra's new glory... Barret: #$*$#! Quit dreamin'! President Shinra: Oh really, don't you know? These days all it takes for your dreams to come true is money and power. Well, that is all for our meeting. Rude: (to Barret) Come on! Outta his way! Barret: (to the president) Hold it! I got a lot I wanna say to you! Rude pushed Barret away and everyone including Cloud were sent to the cells. President Shinra: If you need something else... talk to my secretary. Later as Cloud, Barret, Aeris, Tifa, and Red XIII are in their cells. Cloud: I wonder how Barret is doing. Barret: Hey! Aeris is an Ancient and the real name of the Ancients is Cetra. The Ancients know where the Promised Land is and the Shinra is searching for that Promised Land. I only heard stories 'bout the Promised Land. I don't know if it really exists. Is that right? The Shinra believe that the Promised Land is full of Mako energy. Which means, if the Shinra get there, they'll suck up all the Mako energy. ...and the land'll wither away. The Planet's gonna get weaker. I can't just leave'em be. I'm recruitin' new members!! Me, Tifa, Cloud... and Aeris too. How 'bout you? (Red XIII does not respond) You're so damn boring. Cloud: I wonder how Red XIII is doing. Red XIII: ............Grandpa. Barret: Grandpa!? Ha, ha, ha... Grandpa, hmm...... ha, ha, ha... Red XIII: What's so funny? Barret: Nothin' ......ha, ha. Cloud: I wonder how Aeris is doing. Aeris: Cloud, are you there? Cloud: Aeris!? You safe? Aeris: Yeah, I'm all right. I knew that Cloud would come for me. Cloud: Hey, I'm your bodyguard right? Aeris: The deal was for one date, right? Tifa: ............oh, I get it. Aeris: ...!? Tifa! Tifa, you're there too! Tifa: EXCUSE me. You know, Aeris. I have a question. Aeris: What? Tifa: Does the Promised Land really exist? Aeris: ...I don't know. All I know is... The Cetra were born from the Planet, speak with the Planet, and unlock the Planet. And......then... The Cetra will return to the Promised Land. A land that promises supreme happiness. Tifa: ...What does that mean? Aeris: More than words...... I don't know. Cloud: ...Speak with the Planet? Tifa: Just what does the Planet say? Aeris: It's full of people and noisy. That's why I can't make out what they are saying. Cloud: You hear it now? Aeris: I, I only heard it at the Church in the Slums. Mother said that Midgar was no longer safe. That is... my real mother. Someday I'll get out of Midgar... Speak with the Planet and find my Promised Land. ...That's what mom said. I thought I would stop hearing her voice as I grew up, but... Cloud spoke to Tifa. Tifa: Psst (Can we get out?) Cloud: Leave it to me. Tifa: Cloud, you're so brave! Cloud: (to himself) Let's just get some sleep. After a while of slumber... Cloud: The door's open... When did it open? Cloud sees a guard on the ground killed. Cloud: What's happened? Tifa... Wake up! Tifa: What's wrong? Cloud: Something's wrong. Look outside. Tifa: (looked at the dead guard) I wonder what happened... Cloud: He should have the key on him... Come on, Tifa, get Aeris. I'll go help Barret and the others. After opening the cell door with Barret and Red XIII inside. Barret: How'd you get in? Why's the door open!? (looked at the dead guard) The hell's goin' on!? Red XIII: No human could've done this. I'll go on ahead. Barret: I'll clean up back here, so you guys go ahead. And don't get caught by Shinra! Cloud spoke to Tifa. Tifa: Come on, let's follow Red XIII. Cloud, Aeris and Tifa met up with Red XIII. Red XIII: Jenova Specimen... Looks like it went to the upper floor using that elevator for the specimens. Cloud's group goes to the 68th floor and met up with Red XIII again. Red XIII: It looks like it leads up... As everyone followed the blood path to the president's office. Holy shit, they see the president sitting dead with a sword impaled on him. Barret: He's dead... The leader of Shinra, Inc. is dead... Tifa: Then this sword must be...!? Cloud: Sephiroth's!! Tifa: ...Sephiroth is alive? Cloud: ...Looks like it. Only Sephiroth can use that sword. Barret: Who cares who did it!? This is the end of the Shinra now! Palmer shows up. Palmer: P, p, p, please, don't kill me! Cloud: What happened? Palmer: Se ...Sephiroth. Sephiroth came. Cloud: Did you see him? Did you see Sephiroth? Palmer: Yeah, I saw him! I saw him with my own eyes! Cloud: You really saw him? Palmer: Uh! Would I lie to you at a time like this!? And I heard his voice too! Um, he was saying something about not letting us have the Promised Land. Tifa: Then what? Does that mean that the Promised Land really exist and that Sephiroth's here to save it from Shinra? Barret: So he's a good guy then? Cloud: Save the Promised Land? A good guy? No way!! It's not that simple! I know him! Sephiroth's mission is different! A Shinra Helicopter came and Palmer ran to the Shinra Helicopter. Barret: Rufus! $(*%! I forgot about him! Tifa: Who's that? Barret: Vice President Rufus. The President's son. As Cloud's folks go outside of the building on the top floor. Rufus: So... So Sephiroth was actually here. ...By the way. Who are you guys? Cloud: I'm Cloud, former SOLDIER First Class! Barret: I'm from AVALANCHE! Tifa: Same here! Aeris: ...a flower girl from the slums. Red XIII: ...a research specimen. Rufus: What a crew. Well, I'm Rufus. The President of Shinra, Inc. Barret: You only President, 'cause yer old man died! Rufus: That's right. I'll let you hear my new appointment speech. ...Old man tried to control the world with money. It seems to have been working. The population thought that Shinra would protect them. Work at Shinra, get your pay. If a terrorist attacks, the Shinra army will help you. It looks perfect on the outside. But, I do things differently. I'll control the world with fear. It takes too much to do it like my old man. A little fear will control the minds of the common people. There's no reason to waste money on them. Tifa: He likes to make speeches just like his father. Cloud: (to Barret) Get outta this building with Aeris! Barret: What? Cloud: I'll explain later! Barret! This is the real crisis for the Planet! Barret: The hell's that supposed to mean? Cloud: I'll tell you later! Just take my word for it now! I'll go after I take care of him! Barret: Awright, Cloud! Barret, Tifa, Aeris, and Red XIII go down to the 69th floor. Aeris: Cloud... I just thought of something. Tifa: ...I'll wait for Cloud! Everyone, get to the elevator! Aeris: Hmm, it's going to get pretty ugly from here on. We should check on our equipment. Aeris, Barret, and Red XIII go to the elevator, and suddenly the Hundred Gunner came to fight them. The Hundred Gunner shot the elevator glass and the elevator was going down fast. After Aeris's group quickly destroys it, Heli Gunner appeared for Aeris's group's second fight, after they quickly destroy it, they stopped the elevator to the first floor. Meanwhile with Cloud and Rufus... Rufus: Why do you want to fight me? Cloud: You seek the Promised Land and Sephiroth. Rufus: Hm, exactly. Mm? Did you know that Sephiroth is an Ancient? Cloud: ...A lot has happened. Anyway, I can't let either you or Sephiroth have the Promised Land! Rufus: I see. I guess this means we won't become friends. Cloud fights Rufus and Dark Nation. After the fight... Rufus: Heh, that's all for today. Rufus got away with the Shinra Helicopter. After that, Cloud met up with Tifa. Tifa: Where's Rufus? Cloud: I couldn't finish 'em. Looks like this's gonna get complicated. They move on. Meanwhile with Aeris, Barret, and Red XIII. Barret: I'll go on ahead. (Shinra Soldiers outside) Fuck... surrounded, huh? If I was alone this wouldn't be a thang but, I gotta reputation to protect. Aeris: You all get out while you can. It's not you they're after... it's me. Barret: Yeah, well that ain't happenin'. You got caught up in this over Marlene. Now, it's my turn to watch out for you! (to the Shinra Soldiers) Ok, playtime's over for you jackasses... Aeris: ...thank you, Mr. Barret! Barret: Who you callin' Mr. Barret? That don't sound right! Red XIII: Well then... If you are through talking, may I suggest that we think of a way to get out of here. Barret: Huh? Oh, oh yeah... You a cold man. Just like someone else 'round here I know. Red XIII: Did you say something? Barret: Notta thing. So what're we gonna do? Tifa: Barret!! Barret: Tifa! Where's Cloud? Tifa: Everyone, over here! Barret: Huh? What's up? Where's Cloud? Tifa: I'll tell you later! Hurry, hurry! We watch a movie of Tifa, Aeris, Barret, and Red XIII going to a truck (Tifa drives), and Cloud on a motorcycle. They drove out of the building by shattering the glass and driving outta the building. They drove to the freeway. Cloud has a sword on his hand because the Shinra's after them, Cloud drives his motorcycle to protect the truck with his folks, he used his sword to attack the Shinra soldiers on motorcycles, after doing this for a while, Cloud and his folks reached the dead end and a big vehicle was following them, Cloud's group gets off their vehicles and fight the big vehicle Motor Ball. After destroying it... Barret: Well, what do we do now? Cloud: Sephiroth is alive. I...I have to settle the score. Barret: And that'll save the Planet? Cloud: ...Seems like it. Barret: Awright, I'm going! Aeris: I'll go too. ...I have things that I want to find out. Cloud: About the Ancients? Aeris: ......Many things. Tifa: I guess this's good bye, Midgar. Later as Cloud's folks took the rope that took them outside of Midgar. Cloud: Then... Let's go! Barret: We need a group leader for our journey. 'Course only me could be the leader. Tifa: You think so...? Aeris: It would have to be Cloud. Barret: $*(&%...... awright. Go Northeast to a town called Kalm. If something happens, we'll meet up there. 'Sides, we can't have 5 people strolling down the fields. It's too dangerous. Split us into 2 parties... Cloud chose Barret and Tifa to go with him. Cloud and everyone proceeds to Kalm town. Tifa: So this is Kalm? Barret: Yo, I'll be waitin' at the inn... Hurry up and get your butt over there! Tifa: Let's go Cloud. Inside the inn, Cloud met up with everyone. Aeris: Cloud, you're late! Barret: Yo man, you're late! Cloud: Sorry to keep you waiting. Aeris: Guess everyone's here now. Barret: So let's hear your story...... You know, the one about Sephiroth and the crisis facing the planet. Let's hear it all. Cloud: ......I used to want to be like Sephiroth so I joined SOLDIER. After working with Sephiroth on several missions, we became friends. Barret: You call that a friend? Cloud: Yeah, well...... He's older than me, and he hardly ever talked about himself. Tifa: ......... Cloud: So I guess you'd call him a war buddy, We trusted each other. Until one day...... Aeris: ...one day? Cloud: After the war it was SOLDIER's duty to put down any resistance against the Shinra. ......that was 5 years ago. I was 16...... In Cloud's memory, where he was with crews in the truck. Cloud: It's sure raining hard. Hey, how are you doing? Shinra Soldier: I'm all right. Cloud: I wouldn't know... I've never had motion sickness. (to the other Shinra soldier) Everything okay? Sephiroth: Hey. Settle down. Cloud: They gave me some new Materia. I can't wait to use it. Sephiroth: ...just like a kid. Cloud: You going to brief about this mission? Sephiroth: ...this isn't a typical mission. Cloud: Good! Sephiroth: Why do you say that? Cloud: I joined SOLDIER so I could be like you. But by the time I made First class, the war was already over. My big hopes of becoming a hero like you ended with the war. That's why I always sign up whenever there's a big mission. Kind of a way to prove myself. Say, how do you feel, MISTER Sephiroth? Sephiroth: ...I thought you wanted a briefing? Our mission is to investigate an old Mako reactor. There have been reports of it malfunctioning, and producing brutal creatures. Then, we'll locate the problem and neutralize it. Cloud: Brutal creatures... Where? Sephiroth: The Mako Reactor at Nibelheim. Cloud: Nibelheim... That's where I'm from. Sephiroth: Hmm... hometown... Shinra Soldier: Sir ...s, something strange just crashed into our truck! Sephiroth: That would be our Monster... Sephiroth and Cloud encountered a monster. Sephiroth then killed the monster. Back to present. Cloud: Sephiroth's strength is unreal. He is far stronger in reality then any story you might have heard about him. Aeris: So... Where do you come in? Cloud: Me? I was mesmerized by the way Sephiroth fought. Tifa: ......... Cloud: ......and then we reached Nibelheim. In Cloud's memory where they're at Nibelheim. Sephiroth: How does it feel? It's your first time back to your hometown in a long time, right? So how does it feel? I wouldn't know because I don't have a hometown... Cloud: Ummm... how 'bout your parents? Sephiroth: My mother is Jenova. She died right after she gave birth to me. My father... What does it matter...? All right, let's go. The memory ended. Barret: Yo wait a minute!! Isn't that, um...? The name of Sephiroth's mother... I remember Jenova. That's that damn headless spook livin' in the Shinra building. Cloud: That's right. Tifa: Barret, would you please let us hear what Cloud has to say? You can ask questions later. Barret: Tifa, I was only...... Tifa: Okay Cloud, continue. Aeris: It's a reunion of childhood pals! Cloud: ...I was really surprised with Tifa. In Cloud's memory, back in Nibelheim... Cloud: (talking about his past) ...The town was quiet. Everybody must be staying in their housed, afraid to come out because of the monsters. No, maybe they're afraid of us... Sephiroth: We leave for the reactor at dawn. Make sure you get to sleep early. All we need is one lookout, so you others, get some rest. Oh, that's right... You may visit your family and friends. While Cloud's inside the inn... Cloud: What are you looking at? Sephiroth: ...This scenery...... I feel like I know this place. ...... ...We have an early start tomorrow. you should get some sleep soon. Cloud: Yeah, let's get some sleep. Sephiroth: I've hired a guide to the Mako reactor. I've heard she's young, I hope we can rely on her... The next morning... Sephiroth: Once the guide gets here, we're heading out. Tifa's Father: Listen to me, Sephiroth. In case something happens... Sephiroth: ...Trust me. Tifa: I'll be all right, Dad! I have two men from SOLDIER with me. (to Sephiroth) I'm Tifa. Nice to meet you. Cloud: Tifa! You're the guide? Tifa: That's right. I just happen to be the number one guide in this town. Cloud: It's too dangerous! I can't involve you in something like this! Sephiroth: Then there's no problem if you protect her. ...Let's go. Camera Man: Ummm... Mr. Sephiroth! Please let me take one picture for a memento! Tifa, can you ask him for me too...? Cheeeeese! (took the camera and took a picture of Cloud, Tifa, and Sephiroth) Great, thank you! I'll give each of you a copy once I get it developed! We now watch a movie of Mt. Nibel and the Reactor in that area. As Cloud's group get there. Tifa: It gets harder from here! Follow me! Uh... the bridge!! We watch another movie of the bridge ripped apart and everyone fell. After that. Sephiroth: Everyone seems to be all right. Can we get back to where we were? Tifa: These caves are intertwined, just like an ant farm... Oh, and Sephiroth... There seems to be one person missing... Sephiroth: It may sound cold, but we've got no time to search for him. We can't go back now, so we must go on. We'll travel together from here. Inside the cave... Cloud: What's this? Tifa: A mysteriously colored cave... Sephiroth: It must be the Mako energy. This fountain is especially abundant in it. That's why the Mako Reactor was built here. Then in the bizarre area... Cloud: ...And what's this? Sephiroth: A Mako fountain. It's a miracle of nature. Tifa: It's so beautiful... If the Mako Reactor continues to suck up the energy, this fountain will dry up too... Sephiroth: Materia. When you condense Mako energy, materia is produced. It's very rare to be able to see materia in its natural state. Cloud: By the way... Why is it that when you use materia you can also use magic too? Sephiroth: You were in SOLDIER and didn't even know that? ...the knowledge and wisdom of the Ancients is held in the materia. Anyone with this knowledge can freely use the powers of the Land and the Planet. That knowledge interacts between ourselves and the planet calling up magic...... or so they say. Cloud: Magic...... a mysterious power... Sephiroth: Ha, ha, ha! Cloud: Did I say something funny? Sephiroth: A man once told me never to use an unscientific term such as mysterious power! It shouldn't even be called 'magic'! I still remember how angry he was. Cloud: What was that? Sephiroth: Hojo of Shinra, Inc. ... An inexperienced man assigned to take over the work of a great scientist. He was a walking mass of complexes. Tifa: A Mako fountain... So this is where the knowledge of the Ancients is. Later as everyone walks to the reactor... Tifa: We finally made it. We sure took the long way through. Cloud: Tifa, you wait here. Tifa: I'm going inside too! I wanna see! Sephiroth: Only authorized people are allowed in. This place is full of Shinra's industrial secrets. Tifa: But! Sephiroth: (to the Shinra soldier) Take care of the lady. Tifa: Mm, man! Better take real good care of me then! Later in the reactor... Cloud: This is...... Jenova, right? The lock won't open... Sephiroth: This is the reason for the malfunction. This part is broken. Cloud, close the valve. Cloud closed the valve. Sephiroth: Why did it break...? ...now I see, Hojo. But, even doing this, will never put you on the same level as Professor Gast. This is a system that condenses and freezes the Mako energy... that is, when it's working correctly. Now... what does Mako energy became when it's further condensed? Cloud: Uh, ummm...... Oh yeah! It becomes a Materia. Sephiroth: Right, normally. But Hojo put something else in there. ...Take a look. Look through the window. Cloud looked. Cloud: Wh... what is this!? Sephiroth: Normal members of SOLDIER are humans that have been showered with Mako. You're different from the others, but still human. But, what are they? They've been exposed to a high degree of Mako, far more than you. Cloud: ...is this some kind of monster? Sephiroth: Exactly. And it's Hojo of Shinra that produced these monsters. Mutated living organisms produced by Mako energy. That's what these monster's really are. Cloud: Normal members of SOLDIER? You mean you're different? H... hey, Sephiroth! Sephiroth: N...no...... ...Was I? Sephiroth went sword crazy (what I'm trying to say is that he took his Masamune and kept slashing things). Sephiroth: ...Was I created this way too? Am I the same as all these monsters...... Cloud: ...Sephiroth. Sephiroth: You saw it! All of them... were humans... Cloud: Humans!? No way! Sephiroth: ...I've always felt since I was small... That I was different from the others. Special, in some way. But... not like this... We watch a movie of an organism bursting out of a container. Back to present. Barret: Damn, Shinra! The more I hear, the more I hate 'em! Tifa: ......who would have ever thought the Mako Reactor held a secret like that. Red XIII: That would seem to explain the increase in the number of monsters recently. I think we should listen carefully to Cloud. Don't you think so Barret? Barret: (Why are you talkin' to me!?) Keep talking. Aeris: Tifa... You were waiting outside then? Tifa: ......Yes. Cloud: We returned to Nibelheim. Sephiroth confined himself at the inn. He didn't even try to talk to me. Tifa: Then all of a sudden he just disappeared, right? Cloud: We found him inside the biggest building in Nibelheim. Tifa: The villagers used to call it Shinra mansion. Cloud: Long ago, people from Shinra used to live in that mansion... In Cloud's memory where he's in the Shinra Mansion's basement... Sephiroth: (reading a book) ...an organism that was apparently dead, was found in a 2000 year old geological stratum. Professor Gast named that organism, Jenova... X Year, X Month, X Day. Jenova confirmed to be an Ancient ...X Year, X Month, X Day. Jenova Project approved. The use of Mako Reactor I approved for use... My mother's name is Jenova... Jenova Project... Is this just a coincidence? Professor Gast... Why didn't you tell me anything? ...Why did you die? Cloud left as Sephiroth kept on reading books. Later as Cloud gets up from the bed, he goes down to the basement. Sephiroth: Ha, ha, ha...... Who is it!? Hmph... traitor. Cloud: Traitor? Sephiroth: You ignorant traitor. I'll tell you. This was a itinerant race. They would migrate in, settle the Planet, then move on... At the end of their harsh, hard journey, they would find the Promised Land and supreme happiness. But, those who stopped their migrations built shelters and elected to lead an easier life. They took that which the Cetra and the planet had made without giving back one whit in return! Those are your ancestors. Cloud: Sephiroth... Sephiroth: Long ago, disaster struck this planet. Your ancestors escaped... They survived because they hid. The Planet was saved by sacrificing the Cetra. After that, your ancestors continued to increase. Now all that's left of the Cetra is in these reports. Cloud: What does that have to do with you? Sephiroth: Don't you get it? An Ancient named Jenova was found in the geological stratum of 2000 years ago. The Jenova Project. The Jenova Project wanted to produce people with the powers of the Ancients...... no, the Cetra! ...I am the one that was produced. Cloud: Pr...produced!? Sephiroth: Yes. Professor Gast, leader of the Jenova Project and genius scientist, produced me. Cloud: How...how did he...? Se...Sephiroth? Sephiroth: Out of my way. I'm going to see my mother. Later as Cloud steps outside of the Shinra Mansion, the place is burning. Zangan: Hey it's you! You're still sane, right? Then come over here and help me! I'll check this house. You check that one over there! Cloud: (checked inside) Terrible... Sephiroth... This is too terrible... Suddenly, Cloud saw Sephiroth kill two people with his Masamune. We watch a movie of Sephiroth walking away with flames all over the place. Cloud then proceeds to the Mako Reactor. He saw Tifa's father's dead. Tifa: Papa... Sephiroth!? Sephiroth did this to you, didn't he!? Sephiroth... SOLDIER... Mako Reactors... Shinra... Everything! I hate them all! Tifa took the Masamune and ran. As Cloud head to the reactor section... Sephiroth: Mother, I'm here to see you. Please, open this door. Tifa: How could you do that to papa and all the townspeople? Tifa attempted to slash Sephiroth with the Masamune but Sephiroth took the sword from her and slashed her. Then Sephiroth went inside the room with Jenova. Cloud helped the wounded Tifa. Tifa: ...You promised... You promised that you'd come...... when I was in trouble... Cloud picked her up and placed her to safety. Cloud then goes inside the room with Jenova. Sephiroth: Mother, let's take this planet back together. I've thought of a great idea. Let's go to the Promised Land. Cloud: Sephiroth... My family! My hometown! How could you do this to them!? Sephiroth: Ha, ha, ha...... They've come again, mother. With her superior power, knowledge, and magic, Mother was destined to become the ruler of the Planet. We watch a movie of Sephiroth and his lines. Sephiroth: But they... Those worthless creatures are stealing the Planet from Mother. But now I'm here with you so don't worry. He took off Jenova. Cloud: What about MY sadness!? My family... friends... The sadness of having my hometown taken away from me!? It's the same as your sadness! Sephiroth: Ha, ha, ha... my sadness? What do I have to be sad about? I am the chosen one. I have been chosen to be the leader of this Planet. I have orders to take this planet back from you stupid people for the Cetra. What am I supposed to be sad about? Cloud: Sephiroth... I trusted you... No, you're not the Sephiroth I used to know! Cloud draw his sword and start's a dual with Sephiroth (showing Cloud and Sephiroth one at a time and faster). The memory ended. Cloud: ......and that's the end of my story. Barret: Wait a damn minute! Ain't there more? Cloud: ......I don't remember. Aeris: What happened to Sephiroth? Cloud: In terms of skill, I couldn't have killed him. Tifa: Official records state Sephiroth is dead. I read it in the newspaper. Aeris: Shinra, Inc. owns the paper, so you can't rely on that information. Cloud: ......I want to know the truth. I wanted to know what happened then. I challenged Sephiroth and lived why didn't he kill me? Tifa: ......I'm alive, too. Aeris: Seem like a lot of this doesn't make sense. What about Jenova? It was in the Shinra building, right? Cloud: Shinra shipped it from Nibelheim to Midgar. Aeris: Did someone else carry it out after that? It was missing from the Shinra building. Tifa: Sephiroth......? Barret: Damn! Don't none of this make sense! I'm going, going, going, gone! And I'm leavin' the thinkin' to you! Yo, Cloud! Let's get a move on! Cloud: Right. Barret: Yo, c'mon let's go! Cloud: Oh brother...... Tifa: ......... Cloud...? How bad was I when Sephiroth cut me? Cloud: I thought you were a goner. ......I was really sad. Tifa: ......... Aeris: I... The Ancients...... Cetra...... Jenova...... Sephiroth and myself...... Tifa: Let's go. Barret's waiting. Red XIII: What a fascinating story...... Cloud and everyone went downstairs. Aeris: Cloud. Take this. Cloud received PHS. Red XIII: [PHS], will put us in constant contact with each other. Aeris: Well, I'll be going. They all head to the Chocobo Farm and purchased a Chocobo Lure materia. Cloud equips it and fights a group of enemies with a Chocobo. After Cloud's group caught a Chocobo (Chocobo are birds that anyone can ride on), they head to the Mythril Cave. Inside the cave. Rude: Just a second! Tifa: Who are you? Rude: Do you know who I am? Cloud: From the Turks, right? Rude: Well if you know, then this won't take long. It's difficult to explain what the Turks do... Cloud: Kidnapping, right? Rude: To put it negatively... you could say that. ...But, that's not all there is to it, anymore. ............ ............ Elena: Sir! It's all right, Rude! I know you don't like speeches, so don't force it! Rude: ...Then Elena, explain. Elena is another members of the Turks, she has short to medium size blond hair. Elena: I'm the newest member of the Turks, Elena. Thanks to what you did to Reno, we're short of people. ...Although, because of that, I got promoted to the Turks,... In any case, our job is to find out where Sephiroth is headed. And to try and step you everystep of the way. Wait a minute, it's the other way around... You're the ones that are getting in our way. Tseng: ...Elena. You talk too much. Elena: Sorry... Tseng. Tseng: No need to tell them about our orders. Now go. Don't forget to file your report. Elena: Oh! Right! Very well, Rude and I will go after Sephiroth, who's heading for Junon Harbor! Tseng: ...Elena. You don't seem to understand. Elena: Oh! I'm, I'm sorry... Tseng: ...Go. Don't let Sephiroth get away. Rude & Elena: Yes sir! Rude: (to Cloud's group) ...Reno said he wanted to see you after the injuries you gave him healed. He wants to show his affection for you all... with a new weapon. Rude and Elena left. Tseng: well, then... ...Where's Aeris? She's not with you? Cloud: Aeris isn't with us. She's with the others. Tseng: Oh... Then give her my regards. Tseng left. Cloud got out of the cave and as they head to Junon, they encountered a Mystery Ninja, then after the fight. Mystery Ninja: Man...... I can't believe I lost... You spikey-headed jerk! One more time, let's go one more time! Cloud: Not interested. Mystery Ninja: Thinkin' of running away? Stay and fight! FIGHT, I said! C'mon...... What's the matter? You're pretty scared of me, huh!? Cloud: ......petrified. Mystery Ninja: Hmm, just as I thought. What do you expect with my skills? Good luck to you guys too. If you feel up to it, we can go another around. Later! I'm really gonna leave! REALLY! Cloud: Wait a second! Mystery Ninja: What is it, you still have somethin' for me? ......Hmmm. So is that it? I know you want my help because I'm so good! You want me to go with you? Cloud: ......That's right. Mystery Ninja: Heh heh... thought so. You put me in a spot. Hmm, what should I do? But if you want me that bad, I can't refuse... All right! I'll go with you! Cloud: ......Let's hurry on. Yuffie: Huh? Hey... HEY! Wait! I haven't even told you my name...... I'm Yuffie! Good to meetcha! (to herself) Heh heh...... just as I planned. Now all I have to do is... a little this...... and a little that...... nyuk, nyuk, nyuk...... (to Cloud) Hey, wait up! Wait for me! Yuffie Kisaragi is a ninja from Wutai. She's 16 years old, has short hair with a bandanna, some big arm guard on her left arm, wears shorts (unbuttoned), gloves (with fingers out), green vest, brown shoes, and uses a boomerang as her weapon. Now Cloud's group head to Junon. Cloud: What happened to this town? It's so run-down... As Cloud's group head to the beach of Junon, they saw a little girl. Priscilla: He-y! Mr. Dolphin! My name is...... Pri-scil-la! Now you say it. (saw Cloud and his group) Who are you guys? Are you members of the Shinra, Inc.? Barret: No! You got it all wrong! We're fighting against the Shinra! Cloud: ...that's how it is. Priscilla: I don't believe you! Get out of here! Cloud: Great... Tifa: (saw a flying creature) Look at that! Priscilla: Be careful Mr. Dolphin! The flying creature is Bottomswell and it attacked Priscilla. Cloud: Hey! Hold on, we've coming! Cloud's group fights Bottomswell. After defeating Bottomswell, they rescued Priscilla from the ocean. Tifa: This is bad... you don't think she's dead, do you? Man: Priscilla!! (checking her heartbeat) Nope... she's not breathing... Hey, that's it! (to Cloud) Young man, CPR, now! Cloud: Mouth to mouth!? Barret: C'mon Cloud. Cloud: But,... she's just a girl...... Tifa: Cloud, what are you going to do? Man: What? You don't know how? Come over here I'll show you. Cloud: Guess I gotta do it... Man: Just take a deep breath, hold it in. Then breathe into her. Hurry up and do it! After Cloud have enough CPR to the passed out Priscilla. Priscilla: Uh...ugh... Man: Priscilla, are you alright? The man picked Priscilla up and took Priscilla to her house. Later as Cloud tries to get in to see Priscilla. Man: Sorry, Cloud, Priscilla needs to rest for a while. Then Cloud and his group met a woman near another house in Junon. Woman: Hey, come in for a while. I heard what happened. You've done so much for Priscilla. You all must be tired. If you want to get some rest, stay here. Make yourselves at home. While inside. Barret: I'm gonna relax for a while. Cloud: Yeah... Let's rest. In Cloud's dream. ???: ...That reminds me. Cloud: You again? ...Who are you? ???: ...You'll find out soon. ......But more importantly, 5 years ago... Cloud: 5 Years ago... Nibelheim? ???: When you went to Mt. Nibel then, Tifa was your guide, right? Cloud: Yeah... I was surprised. ???: But where was Tifa other than that? Cloud: ...I dunno. ???: It was a great chance for you two to see each other again. Cloud: ...You're right. ???: Why couldn't you see each other alone? Cloud: ...I don't know. I can't remember clearly... ???: Why don't you try asking Tifa? Cloud: ...Yeah. ???: Then, get up! ??? (probably Tifa): Hey wake up. Wake up, Cloud! Cloud woke up. Cloud: Tifa... When Sephiroth and I went to Nibelheim, where were you? Tifa: ...We saw each other, right? Cloud: The other time. Tifa: No... it was 5 years ago. I don't remember. But, something seems strange outside. Cloud, come quick. Cloud met up with the whole party and then he spoke to Priscilla. Cloud: Are you all right now? Priscilla: Umm... thanks for helping... I'm sorry, I mistook you for one of those Shinra, Inc.... Cloud: That's all right. Priscilla: I'll give you something SPECIAL! It's an amulet. Take good care of it, ok? Cloud got a Shiva Materia. Barret: What's that music? It sure sounds lively. Priscilla: I heard that rehearsing the reception for the new Shinra president. Barret: Rufus!? I gotta pay my respects. Priscilla: Grandpa and grandma told me this beach was beautiful when they were small. But after the Shinra built that city above, the sun stopped shining here, and the water got polluted... I was raised on that story and hate Shinra so much, I could die! Aeris: You think Rufus is thinking about crossing the ocean from here, too? Tifa: What? Does that mean Sephiroth already crossed the ocean? Red XIII: Cloud, didn't you finish Rufus off? Barret: We gotta get to the town up there... Mebbe we could climb the tower? Priscilla: No! No! There's a high voltage current running underneath the tower. Don't wander near it, it's dangerous! But... you might be able to if Mr. Dolphin helps you. Follow me! Tifa: High voltage tower...... I guess this means Cloud'll be all right. Aeris: Yeah, better leave it to Cloud! Red XIII: We're counting on you, Cloud! Cloud: Hey!! Wait a second! The party split up and left. Cloud met up with Priscilla on the beach. Priscilla: Wait a minute. Barret: (he came to see Cloud) Now ain't that something! I ain't never seen no Dolphin jump like that! Priscilla: Pretty cool, huh? When I blow this whistle, Mr. Dolphin jumps for me. Here!! This is for you, Cloud! Cloud: A gift? What am I supposed to do with it!? Priscilla: Just go into the water, blow this whistle and Mr. Dolphin'll jump you to the top of the pole! Cloud: Jump to the top of the pole? Priscilla: See that rod sticking out at the top? If you jump just right, you can climb to the top of the town. Barret: Good luck Cloud! If you make it, we'll follow you! Whoa, I'll hold the PHS for you. It'll break if it gets wet. Cloud decided to blow the whistle to call the dolphin and jump Cloud up to the pole. Cloud climbed up. We watch a movie of Cloud climbing to the Junon Airport where he watches an airship. Cloud arrived the hallway with the locker room. Commander: Hey! You still dressed like that? Come're! In the locker room... Commander: Today's the big day when we welcome President Rufus! Hurry up and change! Cloud: (finds a uniform) It's the Shinra uniform. I'll change. Brings back memories... Commander: Quit yappin'! Hurry up! Cloud: A Shinra uniform... I was so proud when I first put it on. I wonder when it was... ...I couldn't stand wearing this thing anymore. (Cloud dresses up) Commander: Wow! You look good in it! You remember the Greeting procedure, right!? ...the look on your face says you forgot. All right, I'll show you again! Do just like we do. Soldier 1: Commander!! We'll help too! This is how to do it! Soldier 2: We'll sing too! Commander: All right! Show 'em!! Soldier 1: Now, march!! This's the Welcoming March! Soldier 2: Then! I'll sing along with you! Quietly--!! Aaaaah! Aaaaah! Hey, come on now. Now! The soldiers began to sing and march just to show Cloud. After Cloud remembers them... Commander: Good! Make sure you do well at the real parade! Soldier 3: Rufus has arrived! Preparation completed! Commander: All right, show time! Don't disgrace yourselves! Cloud and all the soldiers went outside. We watch a movie of a view of the Junon cannon. Commander: Oh... no...!! No one's here! Late---!? Hey, Rookie! It's because you're running around like that!! Soldier 1:Captain!! We'll take a short cut! Commander: Right! Good idea. Get over here!! Cloud and everyone approaches the shortcut. Commander: All right! You first! Soldier 1 showed Cloud how to sneak in when they march. Commander: Now listen up! This parade's gonna be broadcast live on Shinra TV, around the world! If you look bad, the whole Junon army will look bad. Remember that and don't screw up! OK! Jump in when I give you the sign! Just sneak in from the back! Don't mess up the row! And no matter what you do don't try to go in from the front! All right!! Start Marching!! Now 1 2 3 4! Cloud sneaked in and marched in with the soldiers. TV Producer: What the hell was that soldier doing? AD: I don't know. TV Producer: Are the points up? AD: Well, it's so-so. TV Producer: Hmm... Better send that soldier something. The AD gave Cloud 6 Potions. Later as everyone lines up. Commander: Good! We made it. Soldier: Oh! President Rufus! Commander: Hey! Line up and shut up! (to Cloud) Don't make a move! Rufus: How's the job? What happened to the Airship? Heidegger: The long range airship is still being prepared. It should be ready in about three more days. Gya haa haa! Rufus: Even the Air Force's Gelnika? Heidegger: ......Gya haa haa! Rufus: Stop that stupid horse laugh. Things are different than when father was in charge. Heidegger: Gya... Rufus: Is the ship ready? Heidegger: Yes sir, we'll get it ready quickly. They ride the elevator up. After that. Soldier 1: What a disaster. Soldier 2: Heidegger was really irritated... Soldier 3: The man in the Black Cape's been roaming the city, but we can't find him. Cloud: Man in a Black Cape? Soldier 3: He showed up two or three says ago, and killed a few of our soldiers. Soldier 4: He disappeared right after that. There's a rumor going around that it was Sephiroth. Commander: Attention! Dismissed! (to Cloud) Hey! Hey you! You messing with the army? Cloud: Who cares? Commander: You're too lazy!! No break for you!! Get over here! Back to the locker room. Commander: This is the military, soldier!! Your orders for today are to send off President Rufus at the dock! I'll keep drilling you until it's time! Soldier 1: I'll help, sir! Soldier 2: Me too, sir! Commander: All right!! Line up in order and show me your final pose! Today's command is Formation. Remember it! Ready!? Junon Military Send Off, BEGIN! The soldiers began the send-off with their rifles. After that. Commander: All right! (to Cloud) Now you try it! Cloud tried the send-off with the soldiers with his rifle. After that. Soldier: Commander!! What's today's special pose? Commander: Huh? ...I haven't decided yet. All right, rookie!! I'll let you decide! Show me your best move! Cloud: Let's see... My best move is... Cloud did his own sword spin victory with his rifle. Soldier 1: Woo----ow! Soldier 2: That's awesome! Commander: All right!! We'll go with that as today's special!! Practice it! Soldier 1 & 2: Yes sir!! Commander: Well then! Meet at the dock!! Don't be late!! Attention! Dismissed!! Cloud met up with the soldiers and the commander at the dock. Commander: All right, it's time! Ten... HUT! Soldier near the door: President Rufus... has now arrived! Commander: This is it!! Junon Military Reception--! Do it right---, do it with enthusiasm...! Ready...! Cloud and the two soldiers began the send-off with their rifles. After doing that. Rufus: Well done. Keep up the good work for Shinra, Inc. Heidegger: Gya haa ha...!! Here's a special bonus for you!! A token of the President's kindness! Don't forget it! Heidegger gave Cloud a Force Stealer sword. Rufus: Once the world gets out that Sephiroth's here, Cloud and his friends will show up, too. Heidegger: We'll crush them as soon as we find them! Rufus: We can't have them get in our way. Heidegger: Leave it up to me, sir! Gya haa haa! Rufus: I thought I told you to stop that stupid laugh... Heidegger: Gya...... Heidegger attacked the soldiers 'cause he's taking his anger out on them. Commander: All right! Dismissed! Soldier 1: That was close. Soldier 2: Heidegger's been really edgy lately. Because Hojo disappeared leaving a letter or resignation. Soldier 1: Heidegger's been forced to take care of that investigation, too. Commander: Hey--! I thought you were dismissed! We got something to do! Hurry up! As Cloud hops on the ship, the ship took off. Cloud: We'll cross the ocean, to the new continent. ...even if we are wearing Shinra's uniforms... Cloud talks to Yuffie. Yuffie: Urrrgh... This is why ...I hate ships. Hey, Cloud. You have any 'Tranquilizers'? Cloud: Nope. Yuffie: ...unless it's an emergency get away from me. Where are the others? I dunno. Aren't they hiding somewhere around here? How should I know...? Ugh......urk...... Cloud talks to Aeris. Aeris: Umm...... It's me Aeris. Hey, Cloud. Did you see the Airship at Junon? Cloud: ...I heard it was big, but I didn't expect it to be THAT big. Aeris: That was really something. Hey, do you think I could get on it? Cloud: I dunno... ...keep hoping. Aeris: Wow! I'm really looking forward to it! Cloud talks to Tifa. Tifa: Yes sir! Everything quiet, sir! ...But, you know what? I really hate 'em all. They take away all t