Cool, wet, and yet it was the most relaxing moment in her life. She could see glowing fish surrounding her and then zipping away. Although she had plenty of strength, she could not swim out of her new found sanctuary. It was as if some force held her back, keeping her from rising above the water. She is Aeris, goddess of all living. However, she did not know it, her mother, Ifalno was the ruler of the Cetra and their for controlled all the elements. Aeris was praying in her mind that maybe, just maybe she could bring her mother back to life. Then Aeris thought why don't I bring myself back. It could be possible, if only she had more strength.

Cloud with Tifa holding his arm walked down the isle of the brightly lit church in Nibelheim. He couldn't believe it today he is getting married! He was dressed in a black tux, but no flower in his pocket he and Tifa argued for days whether he should wear one. So he settled with a folded blue cloth. Tifa was wearing a gorgeous wedding gown laden with flowers and had a long end behind her carried by Yuffie and Marlene. At the altar Cait Sith was preforming the ceremonial speech, well, actually all he said was "I now proclaim you husband and wife, you may kiss the bride!"Boy did they kiss, almost a whole 20 seconds. That was it for the wedding except a whole bunch of boring stuff that we won't get into!

1 year had passed to where we are now. Cloud and Tifa are leaving happily together in a house in Kalm.

"Cloud, honey, dinner is ready!"Tifa called.

Cloud was in the bedroom preparing Tifa's anniversary gift, a new glove. He went downstairs to the dining room where Tifa was waiting. He kissed her on the cheek and handed her a box with a flower and a bow tied on. Tifa smiled and opened the box carefully. She looked at the glove and shook her head.

"Cloud, why did you get me this. I mean it's very pretty but the fighting is over."

"Well um..."Cloud now understood his stupidity.

"I think you should throw it out. When we have children I don't want to have to tell them about Sephiroth."

"Ugh, agghhh"He groaned.

"Oh come on Cloud don't use that as an excuse!"

"Help me"He spoke quietly with a dry tone.

"You're serious aren't you? I am going to call a doctor."Tifa said now, very worried.

"Quiet, please I hear her."

Now Tifa was flipping out. First cloud gives her a weapon, he starts groaning and now she finds out their is another woman in his life. However, Cloud was actually hearing Aeris calling for help.

"Cloud...going ....summon...mother."

This didn't make sense to him. Then the pain was gone. He got up and took out his PHS. He called everyone (Barret, Red XIII, Cid, Yuffie, Cait Sith and Vincent)for a meeting at Fort Condor.

At Fort Condor. "Okay, what the *^$# is going on here. I was just chatting with a pretty little lady and about to......never mind."Cid was angry for being called to Fort Condor.

"She talked to me."Cloud blurted.

"She..... oh you must mean that vacuum salesperson. She came to my house yesterday too."Yuffie replied, thinking she was the smartest person alive.

"You stupid, good-for-nothin'."Barret yelled at Yuffie.

"Look, Aeris talked to me."Cloud said interrupting Barret.

"Oh, sorry Yuffie."Barret said, now feeling ashamed.

"We must go to the city of the Ancients. Aeris said she was summoning Ifalno."Cloud said.

"But how? Aeris is dead she won't have enough power." Red XIII questioned.

"Well we could use my new ship, but it is in the testing stage." Cid said as he ran outside to the new ship.

The ship was parked outside and it was a big ship, the biggest anyone of them had seen.

"Feast your sorry eyes on Lady Love my new Highwind."Cid yelled.

The ship was beautiful, especially because of the three women in bikini's painted on the side.

"Sex slug."Tifa muttered.

Vincent just stared, drooling.

Inside was basically the same as on the outside. More bikini girls and more jaw-dropping from the men except for Cait Sith who just walked into the cockpit. Tifa gave Cloud a slap on the cheek and said.

"I'm better looking than all them put together right."Tifa asked.

"Sure, what ever."Cloud answered still gazing.

Anyway, they traveled to the city in what seemed like seconds. At the city they found no sign of Aeris, Ifalno or any magic at all.

"Damn man, Cloud's hearing things again."Barret said.

But Barret was wrong, half a second later a cylinder of blue whitish energy appeared near Aeris's resting place (If you don't its under water.) Something came out it was too bright to look at. Their was a flash 100x brighter than the glowing object that came out of the cylinder. But then it all went dark everyone was temporarily blinded. They could just hear a voice that sounded like Aeris.

"Hello."The voice was soft yet older than Aeris's.

Cloud tried with all his might to see. He was getting his vision back. He could see her!

Well it wasn't Aeris, and it wasn't anyone the group had seen before in their lives.

"Who the ....."Barret started to say but then a beam of light came from the thing. It hit him in the throat. Barret couldn't talk. He had been muted.

"Why did you do that?"Cloud demanded.

"Quiet and listen, I am Aeris's mother. She has told me about you,"she said.

"How...I mean after her death?"Cloud, now puzzled

"The Cetra live after they are killed, but only in the underworld. You see, Aeris brought me back to life, so I could help you. Maybe we can raise enough power to bring Aeris back to life!"Ifalno stated.

"I don't believe any of this. I mean how can we trust this woman right away, she could be an enemy."Red XIII said.

Red walked out of the city. Outside he found a chocobo to take him to Cosmo Canyon. Red has been lonely lately and needs to call his spirits for guidance.

At Cosmo Canyon. Red found a cliff where he could see the sun set. It was beautiful, the sky, filled with colors like red and purple. But now it is dark and the moon was in the sky.

"Her me, oh moon goddess, help me choose the direction of the path that lies ahead. I am lonely for my grandfather is gone and so are all my Cosmonian friends. Please."Red prayed. And wouldn't you know it. A sexy white lion taps her paw on Red's shoulder.

"Excuse me but, you wouldn't happen to be Black XV would you?"she asked quietly.

"No I am Red XIII."he answered manly.

"Oh...sorry to bother you."

She was upset now, but Red didn't seem to care. She stared at him and blushed. She liked him. They sat, away from each other for the whole time. Even though she looked like she was preying, she was really just waiting for Red to finish his preying so she could talk to him. Actually she wasn't even supposed to be here. She is here because this is where her friend had set her up on a blind date with Black XV, but it turned out to be the wrong place. Finally Red was done, two hours later, and she had waited the whole time.

Red started to walk away and then she ran up to him.

"Can we please talk, my name is White XV,"she said.

"Okay but I can't start a good conversation,".

"Neither can I, we have something in common. Joy, ".She lied. White wanted Red badly.

"Why did you say, joy?"

"Because it makes me feel more spirited and in tune with the .....sun.....goddess,"more lies to try and impress him. Actually White was making everything up as she went along which is why it doesn't sense. Strangely Red was charmed by her happiness. But he knew something was up.

"Why are you here?"he asked.

"I um..."

"What is it tell me!"

White started chanting something in Geomonian.. Red couldn't make it out except for words like earth, dirt and life. Red started to panic she was going to do something. Red called this magic phrase.

"Spirit wall!"A semi-transparent wall stuck out in front of him.

"Don't be afraid. Earth Rise!!!"White yelled now speaking in English.

Their was a tremble beneath Reds feet then it stopped. Suddenly four swaying hands reached out of the surface. They grabbed Red firmly by his feet.

"How dare you..use me!"Red scowled.

"Oh don't you worry honey buns. You will be like my dog on my leash after I use this potion on you!"she was dead serious. White chuckled. Then she started chanting more and more, but this time focusing her energy on a flask."Winds, water, sun and the moon. I command you, enter my flask!"

Then Red could feel winds coming from all directions, but blowing towards the flask. It picked up the bottle and filled it with a cloudy substance. Clouds hovered over the flask. It started raining, the flask filled with crystal clear water but turned foggy when it mixed with the cloudy stuff. The clouds dissolved into moisture as the sun beat down. The flask started boiling dangerously. Lastly, Red hoped, was the Moon. It filled the sky and looked close enough to touch. Then mini-stars, about 1 cm in diameter, fell in the flask and to Red's amazement they melted. The flask was shaken in the wind and turned a blood-red. White walked over and grasped it. As soon as she touched it all the elements disappeared, leaving her, Red and the flask. A trail of steam emitted from the flask. White sniffed it with her black snout.

"Just right!"she exclaimed. Red, still shocked by what had just happened.

"What are you going to do to me? Maybe kill me?"

"No, why would I waste a handsome lion like you? You are going to be my husband."

"What! I am not your toy! How old are you?"

"15."

"Why do want an old lion like me?" Red lied, pretending to act like a fifty-year old.

"You can't fool me. You are sweet sixteen."

"How!"

"Shut up! Drink this potion it will give you.....more relation with the spirits."

"Really, give me some!"Red replied trying to be lured by her lies.

White walked over to him.

"Drink up, honey buns."she laughed inside as she was about to pour the contents of the flask in Red's mouth.

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Meanwhile back at the City of Ancients....

"Okay team we don't have enough power ourselves to revive Aeris so I am going to split you into two groups. Your goal is to find a good, strong, source of power. So I want Cait Sith, Vincent, Barrett, and Cid as group one. And me Tifa, Yuffie, and Ifalno in group two. Okay mosey out!"

The others didn't get to say much but at least they were pleased with arrangement's. Cid's group headed for the airship while Cloud's group stayed around the city, deciding what to do next.

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Cid's Group was having some difficulty's....... "Well we all know dat der isn't any powers in ere."Barrett said as he was taking a wiz in the washroom.

"Ahhh......" Cid was relieved to finally use the john.

As they walked out of the washroom and into the one of the airships bare, metallic hallways, Barrett was blabbing away.

"I call dis group.....The Men in Da House."

"Well we aren't really in da house..." Cait Sith suggested.

"What da fudge, oh....you got a point der."Barrett was REALLY thinking hard, the hardest he ever has."

"Humph....Cloud's group....man he's probably getting it on right now!" Cid argued.

"Yah!"Vincent yelled to give his support.

"I wish we could find some chicks and get it on with em. Then we'd be in da house. "Cid continued.

"Yah!"Vincent yelled with Barrett joining

"Lets go right now and get it on!"Cid pushed it too far.

"......"silence.

"Dammit! Why not?" Cid questioned his so-called loyal followers.

"I wish to remind you that I am not human nor mammal. I am a robot. I cannot reproduce or impregnate a female." Cait Sith said in a Spock voice.

"Well...ugh.....ahh...um..."Cid mumbled.

"Also we do have a mission." Cait Sith reminded the love-struck fools.

.oO("Instead of finding a power you got in on! Did you not think of Aeris's life?)Oo. Everyone was thinking of Clouds response.

"WHO CARES!!!" Barrett yelled as he ran to the Cockpit.

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Cloud's group was another story.....

"Ya know being with Cloud kinda sucks!" Yuffie said as she picked up a stone and threw it across the the city's ancient grounds. She could see buildings and shrines, but no people. Cloud was thinking about the other group and how they were probably getting it on.

Ifalno chuckled.

"Men are such perverts, I mean all they think about is getting it on!" Yuffie encored.

Cloud gulped.

Tifa was pacing back and forth.

"Ok where should we look for a "power"? Hmmmm......"She asked. Cloud was thinking of all the times Aeris had been with him.

"I know!" He said as he jumped of the rock he was sitting on.

"What! You know what! Tell us! Hurry! Now! Speak! Why aren't you telling us! I want my daughter!!!!" Ifalno yelped at 200 words/minute.

Clouds explanation's were really long but this one wasn't that bad.

"Well when holy was unleashed from the Northern Crater, it was using a lot of earths energy, right? He stated.

"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes go on!"Ifalno was VERY impatient.

"Well their could be some remnants left in the air."Cloud finished.

"What?"Yuffie was puzzled.

"Cloud is right. Quickly to the Northern Crater!"and before anyone else could even breathe Ifalno teleported them to the bottom of the Northern Crater instantly.

After a couple of hours searching nothing turned up. They were all tired and fed up.

"This shouldn't be."Ifalno said, "there is no power left at all."She looked around seeing nothing but darkness and rock.

"But I'm sure some should be here, it's like something ate it all up!"

It was there. Spying. Watching their every move. Waiting for the moment to get them.

~FART~

"Eeeww Yuffie pack it in"Tifa chuckled.

"It wasn't me!" Yuffie yelled.

~BURP~

"Who is it now?" Cloud asked"

~CHOMP~

"That isn't Yuffie, you two." Ifalno was scared.

Then their was a deadly silence. Something leaped out of the darkness and ate Yuffie! It then disappeared quickly.

"YUFFIE!!! Oh no...stay together!" Cloud yelled.

It wasn't any harder for it to eat three people together than spread apart. It just opened its mouth wider and sucked them all in.

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