kitsune_wolf (kitsune_wolf) wrote in lucid_daydreams, @ 2008-08-29 15:46:00 |
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Entry tags: | ffvii, fic, touching immortality |
Touching Immortality : Meteorfall (Also known as Ded Fic 1)
Part 1
They watched as the Meteor drew closer and closer to the city, to the planet. Cait Sith made a strange electronic squeal before going off line.
The rest of the group spared a look form the Meteor to look at the robot.
Was Reeve dead? Or had his connection to the robot cat just been cut off?
“Look!” Yuffie shouted.
The energy from the lifestream, which was merging with Holy was now creeping upwards onto the meteor.
The red glow faded becoming green for a few seconds before shining the brightest white causing everyone to shield their eyes or risk being blinded.
Then the Meteor exploded.
Most of the force of the explosion was focused upwards and to the side sparing the city below from much more damage.
But not the Highwind.
The shockwave buffeted the airship around Cid and his crew valiantly fought to regain control.
Barret grabbed hold of the rail with his good hand, Tifa grabbed hold of his gun hand.
Cloud's grip on the rail slipped and he fell side wards against the sidewall. That dazed him for a few seconds and fell to his knees.
Vincent took a hold on the Pilots control consol he had been standing by his claws dug into the metal. Even as his feet slipped on the deck, his metal claw held firm.
There was a screech of non-metal claws from behind him and Vincent grabbed Nanaki by the scruff of the neck, better that than have the lion go flying to the wall like Cait Sith just did.
The Moogle smashed into bits. The Cat robot itself seemed to be intact.
The airship suddenly tilted the other way.
Yuffie who was holding onto the same rail as Barret tried to grab the dazed Cloud as he was thrown again her fingers just missed him.
Cloud hit the other wall with a sickening crutch and was knocked out cold.
“God-fucking-Damn it! Nida! Take her down!” Cid shouted. “Below the bloody shock wave!”
The Highwind nose-dived below the shockwave and stared to level out a little, but not enough.
“I need help!” The pilot shouted. “I can't get her even!”
Cid helped the pilot pull on the control yoke.
Tifa let go of Barret's gun hand and knelt by Cloud.
The Highwind jolted as it hit the ground skidding along on its undercarriage. It hit an outcropping of stone and spun until the front faced Midgar causing those few still on their feet to fall.
As the dust settled Tifa could be heard casting cure spells on Cloud.
“It's...beautiful...”
“Yuffie what are you on a...?” Barret trailed off as he pulled his eyes from Cloud to see what Yuffie was looking at.
Everyone but Tifa and Cloud were looking out the broken glass front of the Highwind.
It looked like the stars were falling.
Thousands and thousands of little motes of light were drifting slowly to the ground.
No one spoke as they fell. A few moments later a rough looking Cloud being supported by Tifa joined the group.
At the back of the group no one noticed Vincent's normal hand brush Cid's.
Cid looked up.
“What is it?” Cid whispered not wanting to break the silence of the magical moment.
“It's a message from the planet.” Cloud said.
“A promise.” Vincent added.
“Yes.” Cloud agreed still looking at the light show. “Life will out.”
Tifa held Cloud a little tighter.
Everyone was silent after that, thinking of what they had fought for, what they had to return to as they stared at the falling stars.
Cid scratched the back of his head. He didn’t have anywhere to return to.
Shera had looked after him because she felt guilty.
Cid had fought so Shera would live and would be able to live the rest of her life without trying to make up for forcing Cid to abort that launch so long ago, when Cid should be the one grateful to her.
He had fought for the memory of Aerith who had died for all of them.
He had fought for the little ragtag group of heroes who had gotten him out of that old moss covered rocket and given him is life back but after everything they had gone though, everything they had done, all he could think was...
What now?
“Enough with all the deep thought's shit.” Cid said shattering the silence and turning everyone’s attention to him. “We should see if anyone is still fucking alive over there.”