"He's gone!! Denzel is gone!!!" Marlene ran into the kitchen where Tifa and Cid sat.
"What?!" Tifa stood up fast, the chair falling over in time with her hands hitting the table.
"He's not in his room! I just checked on him." Marlene looked at her shoes. "There was a note... For Cloud... it said 'Come to the Reunion. You know where it is.' and some blood...."
"What?! Is that cocker still alive?" It was now Cid's turn to get up. His glare was aimed at Tifa who shook her head.
"Cloud told us Sephiros is--"
"Dead. He's dead. It's his brothers we have to worry about."
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Cloud's bike drove at full speed. [Denzel... I'm sorry....] repeated in Cloud's head like a broken record. It was his fault the boy had to suffer more. As soon as he got back to the house he jumped off his bike, barely parking it and ran into the building.
"Tifa!!" He yelled as he went through the door. He stormed through the halls eventually finding his way to the living room. "Vincent.... Great." Cloud muttered as he saw his tall friend on the couch. Stand up Vincent cleared his throat.
"Nice to see you too."
"I don't need this right now. I need to find Tifa."
"Cloud where is the Reunion?"
"What?" Cloud stared at Vincent in shock. How'd he know about it?
"The Reunion. Where is it?"
"I don't know!"
"Yes you do." Vincent walked forward pushing Cloud into the wall. Cloud froze as his friend became so close their noses touched. "You know where it is. You are going to tell me Cloud. You are not fighting in this fight do you understand?"
"I have to fight."
"No you don't." Cloud didn't even see Vincent's fist till it hit his stomach.
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Vincent was aware of him awakening when Cloud grunted softly. The first things Cloud noted was A. His stomach hurt and B. Vincent is so going to get his ass kicked.
"Denzel!" Cloud shot up and then nearly vomited right then and there. His head spun and the world felt like it was going to attack him all at once.
"Denzel's gone."
"I...I..know.... I have to...." As Cloud moved he threw up off the side of the bed. What was wrong with him?
"You aren't going anywhere in your condition."
"I must... Kadaj... he.... I have too...." Cloud stood up careful of the mess he made and hobbled towards the door. Vincent stepped towards him.
"You are staying here. Tifa and the other--"
"THE OTHERS CAN"T HANDLE MY BROTHERS!" Cloud screamed. He heard children scamper away from the door scared off by it.
"Your... brothers? Cloud you have no--"
"Kadaj said..... my DNA was similar to Sephiros's, that's why.... I didn't become a full clone... because I was already like him.... his.... little..." Cloud grabbed his mouth to attempt to not vomit again.
"You are not--"
"I AM!!! ....My...mother.... warned me when I went into ShinRa..." Cloud shook his head. How could he forget something that important?
["Cloud promise me... When you get there stay away from Professor Hojo."] Could it really be true? Was Hojo..... No.. Cloud's father died when he was little. It couldn't be.
Cloud threw up again and fell to the floor in an unconcious heap.
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Tifa frowned. They had been all of Midgar and no sign of anything. She pulled out her phone and called Vincent to inform him of everything.
"Hello?"
"Vincent, we haven't found anything. No sign of Denzel, a start of a Reunion or Cloud."
"Cloud is safe and sleeping. Tifa.... Cloud is extremely ill."
"What do you mean?"
"He threw up blood... twice." Tifa stared in front of her into space. Blood? No he couldn't have..... Could he?
"Geo-Stygma?"
"I don't know. He just threw up. He hasn't shown any other signs of it... It could also be from me punching him in the stomach."
"Vincent!"
"He wouldn't listen to reason. Tifa. Would you come back here? I have questions to ask about Cloud. Mainly about his family."
"Um.. Alright."
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Oh his head...... Man he really needs to stop getting in so much pain. Cloud sat up carefully this time. What caused him vomiting anyway? Shrugging it off he got up. Good no Vincent. He opened his window and jumped the two stories to the ground. He landed on his feet with a thump. After asuring his balance he sprinted for his bike.
Fenreal waited, fixed, in the garage. Cloud smiled inside. Cid may have been a bastard but he's a great mechanic. Cloud swung his leg over the bike and turned it on.
"Cloud." He looked forward to the one who called his name. Vincent stood in the way.
"I'm leaving." He hit the gas going full speed towards his friend. [ No.... they are no longer my friends... none of them. I am alone.] Right before he hit Vincent he swerved just missing his foot. The bike zoomed off leaving Vincent in the dust.
"Cloud you idiot."
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"We got them."
"Weren't hard to find either."
"Excellent." Kadaj stood up from his spot. City of Ancients was beautifully lit up. The trees seemed to glow with life even if they looked dead. Kadaj ran his hand down one. "Any word on Cloudy?"
"He's on his way." Yazuu leaned against a tree twirling his gun on a finger.
"Kadaj... were you serious?" Loz walked up behind the youngest.
"About what?"
"Him....being.. you know..."
"Hahaha. Him being our brother? If anything he's just a poor bitch's rape memory. Father should have offed the bitch before he was born."
"So Cloudy is our brother. How odd the world works." Yazuu said as he seemed to stare into space. "So he dies tonight. Correct?"
"Maybe we'll have Denzel do it for us. Cloudy seems attached to him." Kadaj looked over at his older brother with a wicked grin. "And now.... let's start the show."
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[It's here I can sense it.... Reunion....] Cloud drove over the dry bed of the path to his worse memory. Aerith's death. Cloud stopped. Words began to fill his head....
Weird and odd words. Cloud grabbed his head in pain.
"No.... No go away!! I don't want to hear them!!! I don't want to believe it!! GO AWAY!" He shook his head trying to get rid of the voice.
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"See? All of them have it." Yazuu pointed at the group of children.
"I can feel it... Let's find mother."
"Lead off Kadaj." Loz motioned for Kadaj to take his lead. Kadaj grinned and smiled.
"All of you!!!! You're cursed! Cursed by one man's mistake! His failure cause your parents to die and you to get sick from an incureable illness. Because of him you are doomed to death! Don't you hate him for it?
However, you are the hope! You have the power that you'd never think you had. Together we can stop him. We can combine our power and defeat the evil that caused all your pain." Kadaj's body began to glow faint green. Yazuu and Loz smirked. It was starting.
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"No....." Cloud whispered against the wind. He could feel it. All the power. Kadaj.... He had to be stopped. Getting up from his last dizzy spell Cloud got on his bike and raced towards the source of energy.
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"Come now! Share your power! Show the world that you are powerful enough to live forever!" The green glow that seemed to consume Kadaj shot into the air. It spread over the world fast. It affected all who had Geo-Stygma. Their eyes went green with cat like slits as pupils. They were all Kadaj's puppets.
Shrill laughter came from the young man.
"Their all mine now..." Kadaj spoke softly and he reached out his hand. "Come here Denzel... I have a job for you."
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Cloud was going full speed. he sensed he was near the spot. He looked up.
"Denzel!!" Cloud jerked the bike into a roll. Cloud went flying off. He heard a crack as his arm hit the ground. He rolled into the center of the ring of children and right at Kadaj's feet. He tried to get up but he hadn't only busted his also his leg. [Damnit.]
"Aw did Cloudy fall and go boom?" Kadaj asked behind over and leaning into Cloud's face.
"What did you do to them?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?!" Kadaj stood up straight and began to circle Cloud. "Why does it matter? You couldn't have saved all of them if you tried."
"That's not what-"
"You're a fool. Thinking you could save the world again. Well it doesn't matter." Kadaj stopped in front of Cloud. "Fools die anyway." With that Kadaj raised his sword to Cloud's neck. "Bye bye..... Brother."