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Chapter List
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Chapter 23: The Stolen Goods
After showering together, Cloud and Aerith met with everyone in the hotel lobby. Cloud decided to cut to the chase.
"We think we know where the keystone is," he began.
"Keystone?" asked Tifa.
"A way to get into the Temple of the Ancients," Aerith explained. "Sephiroth is after it. We need to retrieve it before he does."
"We think the keystone is to the north of here," said Cloud. "In a town called Wutai."
Yuffie was silent. Nobody noticed the small smirk on her face.
"Xenophobic Wutai," Tifa said. "We won't get a good welcome there."
"If we all go at once," Red XIII suggested, "it will arouse suspicion."
"That's right," added Cait Sith. "They're extremely paranoid about large groups."
"Alright," said Cloud. "Then I'll go and take three of you with me. Aerith, Vincent, Cid. I'll take you three."
And then, someone got rather excited.
"Oh oh oh!" shouted Yuffie. "Can I go?"
"I'm sorry, Yuffie," replied Cloud. "But I need Vincent's gun, Cid's spear, and Aerith's healing powers."
"You're just taking Aerith because she's your girlfriend," Yuffie pouted as she folded her arms.
Unknown to anyone else, Tifa folded her arms as well.
MINUTES LATER….
Cloud, Aerith, Vincent, and Cid had reached a hilltop when a familiar girl game running up, out of breath.
"Wait, wait, wait, wait!" shouted Yuffie. "Espera! Espera!"
Cloud sighed. Someone simply didn't understand the meaning of 'no.' "Yuffie, I told you…"
"This is important!" she interrupted.
"What happened all of a sudden?" asked Vincent. "Did something happen?"
"I know this area pretty well," Yuffie insisted. "It gets pretty tough past here. Better get ready."
"Further down?" asked Vincent as he looked at her skeptically. "I don't see any signs of danger. And there's something unnatural in the way you're acting."
"No!" she insisted. "It's really tough."
X9 then became suspicious. She had never seen someone so desperate to follow them.
"There they are!" shouted an authoritative voice all of a sudden. "Catch 'em!
"The Shinra!?" exclaimed Aerith as she saw two soldiers closing in on them, armed with machine guns.
"Hey, that's not them!" shouted one of the soldiers in Yuffie's direction. "These are the other guys from before!"
"So what does this mean?" demanded a puzzled Vincent. "You will explain this later."
"I didn't know!" defended Yuffie. "I have nothing to do with this one!"
"What do you mean, 'this one?'" retorted Vincent. "You had something else in mind?"
Yuffie was silent, realizing she had cooked her own goose.
"What should we do!?" asked the other soldier.
"Get them!" the first soldier ordered. "Grab them and ask questions later!"
The soldiers closed in. In a matter of seconds, Yuffie was surrounded by the two soldiers, Cloud, Aerith, Vincent, and Cid.
And it was the perfect opportunity.
She jumped in the air and performed a roundhouse kick, knocking all six of them out cold.
AN UNDETERMINED TIME LATER…
Aerith was the first to stir. She looked around herself. She was still in the empty field, surrounded by Cloud, Cid, and Vincent. No one else.
"Yuffie's gone," Aerith said.
"Eh?" muttered Cid as he stirred himself. "Where the hell's that damn kid?"
"I don't think that's all," the now-awake Cloud added as he pressed on his pockets, and felt them surprisingly empty.
"I thought something was wrong," said Vincent as he did the same. "So that's it. Look, my materia's been stolen."
"No need to ask by who," Aerith suggested.
"Inexcusable," growled Vincent. "Seems as though all that she was after was our materia. We can't just let her get away. She ran off to the north. We must go after her and retrieve our materia back."
AN HOUR LATER….
Wutai was an oriental-themed town, with eastern-style housing and pagodas all around. There was little to no technology, and the clothing was like nothing anyone had seen before, save on television. It was as if they had entered another era.
The first person they spotted upon entering Wutai was Yuffie. And she spotted them as well.
"Hey!" she exclaimed as she ran inside the nearest house and slammed the front door.
"After her!" ordered Cloud, wasting no time.
The three quickly darted for the house. Cid reached the door first, but it was locked.
"This is my house!" called Yuffie from inside. "Nobody gets in!"
"So much for that," muttered Cloud, feeling defeated.
"You guys," began Aerith, "there's a bar next door."
"You drink?" asked Cid in surprise. "I suppose we could take a break to watch your twerking moves."
"Grow up!" sighed Aerith as she placed her hands on her hips. "It shares a wall with Yuffie's house. "Maybe we can find a way in."
The four made their way inside the bar, only to be greeted by another unpleasant surprise. Only this one featured a lot of blue suits.
"You!" exclaimed Elena as she leaped from her bar seat. "How did you get here?"
Cloud began a defensive stance.
"Never mind that," the blonde continued as she raised her fists. "I guess it's fate that brought us together. Get ready to die!"
Meanwhile, Reno and Rude were seated nearby. They did nothing.
"Elena, you talk too much," said Reno, without even making eye contact.
"What?" she questioned in surprise.
"What are we doing way out here in the middle of nowhere?" Reno continued, in a tone of voice a mother uses for her child.
"We're taking our vacation and resting up from our work," Elena replied obediently.
"Now our vacation is ruined," Reno informed her. "You just defeated the purpose."
"But…."
"Even the booze tastes bad now," added Rude. "You really blew it. You take your job way too seriously."
"Sorry," sighed Elena as she sat down. She looked back at Cloud, somewhat embarrassed. "Hmm, you're lucky all right. Now get out of my sight! The next time we meet I won't be so nice."
Cloud, completely ignoring her, scanned the wall common with Yuffie's house. He looked for a vent to crawl through, but to no avail. His only other option would be to smash the wall; something he would definitely not get away with in front of all those people.
"It's a lost cause in here," said Cloud as he headed for the exit, signaling for the others to follow him. The exited the bar in despair, wondering how they would ever regain their stolen goods.
Fortunately, the solution presented itself quickly. The first thing they saw outside was the door to the next door house wide open.
"She escaped," Vincent observed.
"Fuck it," muttered Cid. "She could be anywhere now.
And then, Aerith noticed the shaking barrel, and felt a sense of relief.
"She's in there," she whispered.
"Where?" asked Cloud.
"The barrel! Look!"
Cloud brought the three of them in for a huddle. "You guys, we need to surround the barrel. When I say go, Aerith will take the lid off the barrel. I'll reach in and grab her. You two need to block any escape."
Everyone nodded. They then broke the huddle and made their way over to the barrel, surrounding it on all sides.
"Go!" shouted Cloud.
Aerith quickly ripped the lid off while Cloud jammed his hands in.
"Hey!" shouted Yuffie. "Let me go!" She struggled against Cloud's grip, but he was too strong.
"Give us what's ours!" demanded Vincent.
"Back off, you pervert!" Yuffie continued as she kicked.
"You can't get away, Yuffie," Cloud informed her as he pulled her out of the barrel.
Yuffie sighed. She was caught. "Ok, I know...I was wrong. You win. I'll give you back your materia."
"Which pocket is it all in?" demanded Aerith.
"It's in my house," Yuffie said. "Can you put me down now?"
"When you take us inside," Cloud replied. And with that, he lifted her over his shoulder.
"Spank my butt and you're a dead man," Yuffie warned.
"I will have to second that," Aerith said.
SOMEWHERE ELSE….
Rufus stood at the podium in the press conference room in the Shinra building. To his let were Heidegger and Hojo. To his right were Reeve and Scarlett. Cameras from all directions were pointed at him.
"We have some good news," began Rufus, "and some difficult news. The difficult news is that the vigilante Sephiroth remains at large. This is the renegade who murdered my father. I can assure you all that we have our finest…"
Rufus was interrupted by the sound of a cry. He glanced to his far right to see a young mother with a crying baby. His eyes slanted in anger.
"What the fuck is this?" Rufus snapped.
"Someone set this up to make it family-friendly," replied Hojo.
"Will someone get that baby out of here?" demanded Rufus.
"He doesn't know any better!" defended the mother.
"I SAID GET THE LITTLE BASTARD OUT OF HERE!" shouted Rufus as he signaled.
Two guards came and removed the baby and its mother from the room.
"Now," continued Rufus, "as I was saying, we have our finest manpower in pursuit of Sephiroth. We expect him apprehended within the next seventy-two hours. I'll now be taking questions from the press. Yes, you!"
"Has there been any explanation for the odd phenomenon over Midgar last week?" asked the reporter.
"Well," answered Rufus, "that's the good news. Your top scientist, Hojo, has rejoined the fold."
Hojo appeared next to Rufus, and began to speak.
"It looks like the phenomenon was caused by the merge of a cold front and a warm front," Hojo said. "It was best described as a pseudo-tornado. It seemed like a tornado, but it wasn't."
ELSEWHERE….
The press conference was televised to Wutai, but Cloud, Aerith, Cid, and Vincent paid no attention to the television in the corner of the living-room. They were focused on Yuffie, who they were all surrounding.
"I know, the materia, right?" Yuffie sobbed. "I have it stored in a safe place. Follow me."
She solemnly led the four down into the basement. It appeared to be some sort of gym or dojo. The materia was nowhere to be seen. The four immediately became suspicious.
"I've been hearing that ever since I was little," Yuffie continued. "Before I was born, Wutai was a lot more crowded and more important. You saw what it looks like now, right? Just a resort town. After we lost the war, we got peace, but with that, we lost something else. Now look at Wutai. That's why... if I had lots of materia I could..."
"Dammit, Yuffie," interrupted Cid. "We ain't got time to be listening to your life story. If you want materia, get it yourself. That's how you should do it."
"I know. I know that," admitted the defeated Yuffie. "That switch...the lever on the left...materia's...in there."
And then, Yuffie burst into tears.
Nobody decided to feed into the pity party. Without further ado, Cloud made his way over to the lever.
Aerith continued to observe the sobbing Yuffie. "I feel bad, but..."
"There was nothing else to do," Vincent finished for her.
"Hmmph...I dunno," grunted Cid. "Maybe…"
And then, Cloud pulled the lever. A cage dropped, trapping Aerith, Vincent, and Cid inside.
"Hey!" shouted Aerith as she grabbed the bars. "And I actually felt sorry for you!"
"Never trust anyone that easily!" shouted Yuffie with a grin. "The materia's mine! Tough!"
"Let us the fuck outta here!" demanded Cid.
"You want your materia?" taunted Yuffie. "Then go find it yourself! Yeah that's right. And when you're looking for the materia, remember you gotta steel it. He heh... steel... steel! Get it?"
With that, Yuffie darted up the stairs like a deer.
"That bitch!" growled Cid.
"Easy, Cid," assured Cloud as he grabbed some rope off of the wall. "There's a trap door on top of the cage."
Cloud freed the three of them and they all fled the house together. They were back to square one.
And then, karma came along. The first thing they saw was Yuffie begin carried away by a thug. She was kicking and screaming, the same way she had been when they caught her in the barrel.
"Let go!" she screamed. "I said let go! Who do you think I..."
The thug cut her off by smacking Yuffie's rear end as hard as he could.
"OW!" she exclaimed. "What're you doing? Jerk!"
"Just a prelude of what's to come, baby," said the thug as he carried her to the giant statue at the edge of town.
Cloud and Aerith nearly jumped when they recognized the voice.
"You!" exclaimed Cloud.
"Not you again!" Aerith added.
"Who are you!?" demanded Cid.
"A pervert," Aerith replied as she put her hands on her hips.
"Ouch!" snapped Don Corneo as he turned his head to look at her. "That's hurtful!"
"The hell are you doing?" demanded Cid.
"I've finally got a new chicky!" Corneo announced as he patted Yuffie's butt. "Two for one, in fact!"
"Two!?" exclaimed Cloud.
"Hey!" called a familiar voice.
Cloud looked up to see Elena bound at the head of the giant statue.
"Let go of me!" the blonde continued. "You're gonna regret this!"
Despite carrying Yuffie, Corneo was way ahead of Cloud. He quickly tied Yuffie next to Elena.
"Let me go!" demanded Yuffie as Cloud approached the head.
"Hmm! Delicious...scrumptious!" said the Don with glee. "I think I've just found a new hobby! Which shall it be? Should I go with the blonde?"
"I'm one of the Turks!" snapped Elena. "Don't think you can get away with this!?"
"Or maybe her?" suggested the Don, pointing to Yuffie.
"Oh God!" shouted Yuffie. "If I knew this was gonna happen, I would've taken rope escape lessons more seriously!"
"I've made my choice!" announced the Corneo. "My companion for the night will be...the cheerful one!"
"GROSS-NESS!" shouted Yuffie. "I'm only sixteen! Don't mess with me old man! You don't even have any materia!"
"And she's saucy, too!" said Corneo. "Oui oui!"
"All right," announced Cloud. "That's it!"
"That's as far as you go!" Cid declared.
"You're at the end of the road!" Aerith announced with her arms folded.
"Maybe God would forgive an ugly fuck like you," added Cid, "but I won't!"
"Be quiet!" snapped the Don. "None of you know how much I've suffered since then. It's a long story, but…"
"You got blue balls?" Cid interrupted. "I don't really give a damn! You're gonna let the two girls go, or else I'm gonna break your arm!"
"You guys are serious?" asked the Don. "This ain't no time for me to be fooling around either. Why did you kill my little Aps? I'm gonna make you play with my new pet, so you won't get in the way of my search for a bride! RAPPS-come here!"
A moment later, Rapps began hovering over Cloud, Cid, Vincent, and Aerith. It was a menacing, purple, reptilian creature, that had wings and resembled a pterodactyl.
"Get him!" ordered the Don as he looked on.
Rapps flew towards Aerith and began to drive at her. She attempted to fight it off with her staff, but to little avail. Rapps grabbed the staff in its talons, beginning to play tug-of-war with Aerith. It was determined to take her only means of defense if it was the last thing it did.
Ironically, it was the last thing it did. Cloud decapitated the creature with his sword after having approached it from behind.
"Noooooo!" shouted Corneo. "My baby!"
"Serves you right, asshole," Elena shouted.
"Don't worry," Cid assured him as he aimed his spear. "You'll be reunited soon enough."
"Wait!" pleaded the Don. "Just wait a second!"
"Shut up!" demanded Cloud.
"Don't be such a poor loser, old man!" Cid demanded.
"Just listen to me!" Corneo continued. "It won't take long."
Not again, Aerith thought to herself.
"Why do you think a bad guy like me would swallow his pride and plead for his life? Because he's ready to die? Because he's sure to win? Because he's clueless?"
"Because he's ready to fucking die!" Cid answered.
"Wrong!" Corneo replied.
"Because he's clueless," suggested Vincent.
"Close, but no cigar."
Aerith sighed. "Because he's sure to win."
"Right!" he shouted.
"Makes me so mad!" exclaimed Yuffie.
In response, Corneo pulled a remote controller out of his pocket. "If I push this button, they'll fall upside down, and we'll have squashed tomatoes!"
"So this is how a loser lives!" Cid grumbled.
"Now, give me your woman too!" Corneo demanded, pointing to Aerith. "I guess I'm the one laughing last!"
"No, that would be us," said a familiar voice.
"What...what's goin' on!?" shouted the Don. "Who's there?"
Moments later, Reno appeared, followed by Rude.
"The Turks?!"
"You knew this was gonna happen ever since you leaked that secret," Reno said. "We're going to take care of you personally."
Don Corneo quickly turned to run, but Rude, even quicker, drew a knife and threw it, striking the poor Don in the leg. In pain, he fell forward. Moments later, he was dangling on the edge of the hand, using one of his own hands to hold on for dear life.
"Good timing, Rude," Reno complimented.
"Let's get to work," said Rude.
"All right, Corneo," began Reno as he walked over to the dangling Don and placed his foot above this hand. "This'll be over quick, so listen up. Why do you think we went to all the trouble of teaming up with those guys to get you? Because we were ready to die? Because we were sure of victory? Because we were clueless?"
"Two? Number two?" replied Corneo. "No! One! One! Wait! Three! Final answer!"
"All wrong," answered Reno. With that, he stomped on the Don's hand. Corneo let out a shriek, lost his grip, and plummeted to the ground.
Reno looked over the ledge. The Don lay on the ground, dead as a doornail.
Without further ado, Reno dusted his hands. "The correct answer was..."
"...because it's our job," Rude finished.
Elena sighed in relief. "Oh, thank you very much! I never expected you'd to come help."
Reno grunted. "Elena, don't act so weak. You're a Turk!"
"Yes, sir!" she obeyed.
"Thanks for your help," Aerith said, feeling obligated.
"I guess, thanks for today," Cid added.
Before he could respond, Reno's cell phone rang. "Yes...this is Reno."
Aerith, who was standing closest to Reno, could not hear the conversation, but she recognized the voice as Rufus'.
"Yes, yes," Reno continued. "I'll get on it right away." He ended the call.
"Was that the company?" asked Elena.
"Yeah," answered Reno. "They want us to find Cloud."
Cloud, Aerith, and Cid each got into a defensive position.
"Are we on?" asked Rude.
Reno took a glance at the still-bound Elena. He then took a glance at Cloud. He did save her life…or at least her dignity.
"No, today we're off duty," Reno finally answered.
"Hey!" shouted Yuffie. "Who cares about that!? GET ME DOWN!"
LATER….
"Phew, perfect," said Yuffie. "Now the materia is back in its rightful place."
"Hey!" complained Cloud. "The placement of it is all messed up."
"Don't be so picky!" Yuffie replied. "Anyways, that sure was close. No, normally I would kick their butts. Oh, by the way, some of those guys from the Turks are good, huh? At least, after all that, we got the materia back. Now come on everybody, let's continue our journey."
"Hold it," said Cloud. "You've betrayed us. What makes you think we're just going to get back together like nothing happened?"
"Two things," suggested Yuffie.
"This better be good," Cid demanded. "Because you're lucky Cloud only wants to kick you out of the group."
"You can stay at the Sauna Suite at the west end of town," Yuffie offered. "My dad owns it."
"You said there were two," Vincent pointed out.
"Right," said Yuffie. "The keystone ain't here. But I know where it is."
"Where?" Asked Aerith.
"I'll take you there tomorrow," Yuffie promised. "But you have to trust me."
"Are you kidding?!" demanded Cloud.
"Wait," suggested Aerith as she placed her hand on his arm. "It's the only lead we have."
Cloud sighed. "Alright. But you're taking us there tomorrow," he demanded. "And you're not touching anything that belongs to us."
"Fair enough," agreed Yuffie. "Fair enough."
THAT NIGHT….
"We have a hot tub?!" asked Cloud as he noticed it in the corner of their room.
"We have a hot tub," Aerith replied. "I guess that's why they call it the Sauna Suite."
It was a large room, supposedly one of the finest on the continent.
"So we'll get the keystone tomorrow," Cloud said. "Then we'll put a stop to this."
"Right," Aerith said with her head down.
"What are you thinking?" Cloud asked. Something was clearly on her mind.
"It's so tempting," Aerith replied.
"What?" asked Cloud.
"The hot tub," Aerith replied as she walked over to it. Then, without asking Cloud, she switched the tub on. "What?"
"Nothing," replied Cloud as he watched the tub fill with water. "I've never been in one."
"You've never been in a hot tub?" asked Aerith.
"Not with a girl," Cloud replied.
"Well," said Aerith, "that's going to change tonight. With your girl. There's a pair of swim trunks in the dresser. I have to pee. You better have changed when I get back."
With that, Aerith headed to the bathroom.
Cloud quickly made his way to the dresser, finding the trunk in the top drawer. They were light blue, which wasn't his favorite color, but he decided to bite the bullet and changed into them anyway. He was just thankful it wasn't briefs.
Moments later, Aerith returned, with her hair up and wearing her red bikini. "You look great in that color!" she complimented.
Immediately, she made her way into the hot tub and sat down.
"Oh, wow!" she said. "I've forgotten how good this feels!"
"Nice," said Cloud.
Aerith gave him a look. "Come in with me!" she commanded. "Don't leave your girlfriend all alone!"
"No worries," said Cloud as he quickly joined her in the hot tub.
"Doesn't it feel good?" asked Aerith as she put her arm over Cloud's shoulder.
"It sure does," Cloud replied.
"It's almost as good as my two favorite feelings," she said.
"Two favorite feelings?"
"One of them is cleaning my ears," she said.
"And the other?" asked Cloud.
"I can't say," Aerith replied with an embarrassed smile. "But thanks for trusting Yuffie again."
"I don't trust her," Cloud corrected. "But we need her."
"Well," said Aerith as she got up and out of the hot tub, "thanks for listening."
"Where are you going?" asked Cloud.
"I think I forgot to lock the door," Aerith replied as she made her way over there. "I don't trust Yuffie either."
Cloud gazed at Aerith. Her butt looked good in the red bottoms as she walked away from him. She was a beautiful girl and she wanted to be with him. Cloud was amazed, and wondered how he got so lucky.
"Nope," said Aerith as she fiddled with the doorknob. "We're good." She then turned around and began to return to the hot tub. She was smiling the whole time.
And then, Cloud sighed. Yes, she was beautiful. Yes, she loved him. But something in Cloud's mind…bothered him. It certainly wasn't her personality, nor her intentions. It was something else he could not put his finger on.
Meanwhile, Aerith rounded the tub and seemed to hesitate behind Cloud for a few seconds before climbing back in.
"Sorry," said Aerith as she sat back down next to Cloud. "I just had to check."
"No worries," Cloud replied as he placed his hand around her waist.
And then Cloud noticed. Aerith's entire lower half was bare.
"Where are your bottoms?" asked Cloud.
Aerith smiled. "Took 'em off," she replied lovingly.
"Naughty," Cloud said.
"What's wrong?" teased Aerith. "Haven't you figured out your girlfriend's a sexaholic by now?"
Cloud pulled Aerith in for a kiss. They kissed passionately. But as they kissed, they both felt the water drain.
Aerith broke the kiss. "Did you hit the drain button by mistake?" she asked.
In somewhat of a panic, Cloud looked and saw that he did. He quickly pressed the button, but the tub continued to drain.
"It's on the outside," Aerith informed him.
"Oops," replied the embarrassed Cloud as he leaped out of the hot tub and turned the drain off. Unfortunately, the damaged was done. The water was now only a foot deep.
"Bad Cloud!" she teased.
"I still get sex tonight, don't I?" he asked sheepishly.
"Tonight, you have to earn it," she told him.
"How do I earn it?" he asked.
"My shoulders felt stiff all day," Aerith informed him. "I could use a shoulder rub."
"You're the boss," said Cloud as he began to climb back into the now-mostly empty tub.
"Wait," said Aerith. "Could you do it from out there?"
"Sure," Cloud replied. "But how come?"
"Because I want to see your face," she replied with a smile.
"Fair enough," said Cloud as he placed his hands on Aerith's shoulders and began to rub them. He could see her face react almost immediately.
"Oooh," purred Aerith. "That feels good."
"Glad you like it," said Cloud as he moved his fingertips to her shoulder blades.
Aerith gasped. She had never felt anything this good on that spot in years. Since she was with..…him. She then shifted slightly forward, giving Cloud a brief but rewarding view of her butt crack. "What?" she asked as she displayed her perfect smile.
"Nothing," Cloud replied with a smile as he pressed his lips against hers.
After breaking the kiss, Aerith stood up and got out of the hot tub.
"Something wrong?" asked Cloud as he stood up.
"No," replied Aerith. "Not really." She turned to face him. "I've just never had anyone so good to me," she continued. "That's why I love you."
Cloud was speechless. Gazing into her beautiful green eyes, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning. She actually said it.
"Yes, Cloud, I love you," Aerith repeated. "And I'm sorry if it seems to soon, but sometimes you have to say things before it's too late." Tears began to well up in her eyes. "Life is just too short sometimes, Cloud."
In response, Cloud wrapped his gentle hands around her bare waist and pulled her in. He pressed his lips against hers, and she lovingly accepted the kiss as she placed her hands on his face.
"I love you, too," Cloud finally said.
Aerith rested her head against her chest. She was content.
Cloud was content, too. At least initially. But then, something began to cross his mind again. He still couldn't put his finger on it, but he felt a little closer at that point.
Something happens to Aerith, he thought.
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