Plans

[L]

Kyon walked through a dark void into the room. It was metallic and dark, the only lighting was a few dimly lit candles. His face was apathetic and his eyes were cold and bored. "Zack...I mean Releguel, I killed Squall. With him dead, it'll drive the others to become even more powerful. More powerful then what we expect of them. But of course, Squall could be revived. It's your choice....once they arrive at the place where they will revive him, you could send me there to stop them...or I could not. It's up to you. You're the ones who's making all the plans...leaving me some out of it. If you expect me to be more useful, you could at least tell me what you really want. It's no longer about Aerith is it?" Kyon spoke defiantly, his voice mournful.

[Squall]

Releguel appeared. After being driven off my Areith's name, he had once again regained his composure. His face still shrouded in darkness, he responded. "Ah...so he's dead. Let his friend linger in their hopes a little longer...just dont let him revive him. He could prove quite the nuisance if he's revived." Releguel's voice quickly changed to a shout "SHUT UP! You know Im doing this for her! I wont hesitate into...getting rid of you if you say that again."

He sat on his dark throne, in the darkness of the End of time.

[L]

"Get rid of me. If it weren't for me...you would not have obtained so many life forces. You can't do it alone." Kyon replied back calmly, "I helped you from the start. We both helped each other to escape that laboratory. You changed a lot when you heard of her death. Sephiroth was the one who killed her...and it was Cloud who let her die. I followed you into this dream of yours to restore her. Would you really think I'll turn on you now? After helping you for so long?"

[Squall]

"That's exactly why I would doubt of you. What kind of....cunning strategist will help someone and not get something in return?" Releguel said calmly. He then scoffed as he paused and spoke again "Though....I'll never forget what those bastards at shinra did to me..." He said with a bit of grief in his voice.

[L]

"All I wanted was a friend. I'm a creation by Shinra as well as an abomination to humans. I have a demon inside me, 666 was my lab number. Don't you remember?" He said sarcastically, his arms crossed and his face returning back to it's natural calm. "So what are your plans after we fail their attempts in reviving Squall...." He asked solemnly.

[Squall]

"Friend...huh? I once had one....you know how that turned out. At least you werent brought back from the grave..." He said in greif. He then lifted his head up and responded to his question "...After they fail...they should be strong enough. We destroy the rest of the realms...and kill them." He said in a cold voice.

[L]

"Then what will become of us once you bring back Aerith. Who knows if she'll be revived correctly, she could end up just like a puppet." Kyon remained silent after that then continued on. "Besides. What are you to do if your plans fail?" He suggested his eyes lowered and his eyes glinted with displeasure. "Anything could happen...."

[Squall]

"...I dont care...just...just as long I get to see her again." Zack said with as he lowered his head. "...If my plans fail....I doubt any of you will hear from me again." He said coldly. "Though, as things are now...they have no chance against us." He said as he rose from his seat.

[L]

Now there is the Zack I know. It got me worried there. Kyon thought and nodded his head in approvingly. "Tell me though. Once we find Cloud. What will you do?" He chuckled lightly as he created a portal behind him and jumped backwards into it. His malicious and cunning grin being flashed at Zack a split-second before he left.

[Squall]

Zack watched Kyon leave. A malicious grin in his face. He then spoke to himself "...When I find him...I'll kill him....its all his fault." Zack stayed behind as Kyon went to handle..."business" over in other worlds.

[ouka]

Tifa walks out of the portal into the dark room, her arms crossed over her chest. She had an odd feeling about this place, as she examined the small flickering candles, she felt a shiver run up her spine involuntarily. This was where Zack was?

[Squall]

The black candles light up the darkness of Zack's fortress. A dark portal appears behind the new comer. Zack appeared and touched Tifa's should "...Its been a while...." He said in a cold voice.

[ouka]

Tifa quickly turns around to meet Zack in the eyes after he touched her shoulder. Once again, her fists were up in front of her defensively, but she lowered them again when she recognized him. She took a step back, examining him fully. "So it's true..." She said quietly.

[Squall]

"What's true?"Zack asked with cold eyes. His personality had changed, he wasnt himself, not anymore. After being brought back to life as an experiment, there wasnt any trace of his happy-go-lucky self.

[ouka]

"You've been revived.. But how..?" Tifa says anxiously, taking another step back. She seemed to notice the personality change, just by looking into his cold eyes. This wasn't the Zack Cloud knew. And, quite frankly, she was beginning to have second thoughts about coming to this place. She looked around the area briefly then rested her eyes on Zack once again.

[Squall]

Zack turned around and gave his back to Tifa. "Those Shinra bastards....they dont like leaving the dead in peace..." He said with grief in his voice. Tifa didnt know what Zack's plans were, nor did he intend to tell her. But using Tifa as a gambling chip againts Cloud would be quite smart.

[ouka]

"..." Tifa remains silent, so she takes the chance to examine her surroundings again. She felt cold in this dark room, it was very unnerving. She turns to Zack again, a frown on her lips. "How are you going to revive... Ae--" She stops, remembering Kyon's words about not mentioning Aerith. She pauses in midsentence for a second then finishes. "...her?"

[Squall]

"Yes...." He said with a slight tone. "Are you looking for....him?" He said. He was referring to Cloud. Tifa was know for always chasing after Cloud, He could use her to get to hi.

[ouka]

Tifa lowered her head a little, tapping the end of her boot against the tile floor. "Yeah... do you know where he might be..?"

[Squall]

"No..." he said. "If you come with us...we can find him. I know you're dying to meet him once again." Zack said with a cold voice as he put out one of the candles by simply tapping it.

[ouka]

Tifa looked up, but avoided Zack's gaze. "Yeah... but what's happening? Where did everybody go..? I just woke up and.." She didn't finish her sentence, all she could remember were those still faces of her bar patrons.

[L]

"Many things happened. All the worlds are dying. Yours is the same." A familiar voice ran, a man came out of the shadows. It was Kyon, it appeared he had just finished his fight with Kail. "I fought Kail but I retreated. Killing him would bring more trouble than not killing him. Oh and the area was nearly destroyed during the battle." He said calmly, listing what had happened during his struggle. He notices Tifa and grinned slyly, "Ah. So you're telling her everything Zack?" He said.

[Squall]

"Kail...? Oh, him. We already got Squall...we shouldnt shorten our...needed life-forces" Zack said not paying attention that the area both Kyon and Kail fought in was destroyed. He then turned his head to Kyon and responded "Yeah...I was in the middle of it when you came along..." Zack said as he glanced back to Tifa.

[ouka]

"The bar.. it's.. destroyed..?" Tifa said quietly, unbelieving. She had dedicated most of her life to the 7th Heaven Bar, it surely couldn't be gone, could it? She looked up at Kyon and Zack, disbelieving.

[L]

"Don't worry...at least that could be fixed. Unlike the damage that group doing to the world." Kyon responded. With that sentence alone, it could motivate over a dozen men to join their ranks. How charismatic he was, a perfect right hand man for Zack. "Anyway. Don't mind me. Go on Zack. Tell her what she needs to know."

[Squall]

"Yes...it could be fixed..but we need all the help we can get. THAT group...wants to stop us from reaching our goal. To bring back what's important to us..to bring every world together as one." Zack said, like Kyon, he was extremely charismatic.

[ouka]

Tifa still seems depressed byt the loss of her bar, but looks up again at their responses. "Bring worlds together as one?" She seemed confused, there were other world's other than her own?

[Squall]

"Yes...to make them one...that is our purpose. There are many worlds out there." Zack said with a bit of excitement.

[ouka]

"Oh..." Tifa muttered, tilting her head thoughtfully. So there were other world's besides her own, what a thought.

[L]

"So will you join us Tifa? Together we'll find Cloud for you and everyone will have a happy ending. The way I look at it, you won't have a choice. Soon your world might be destroyed by them. So long as you're under our protection, we'll keep you from harm unless you wish it." Kyon said calmly and turned to leave. "Oh and if you do join us. You're going to be my partner. Doing all that field work is hard enough for one person."