Chapter 6 - The Lifestream

Chapter 6: The Lifestream

Vincent and I rushed back to the village to see utter chaos. The Lifestream jetted out beneath us, causing the tremor, while the Ultima Weapon surveyed the scene above our heads. That is, until it noticed we were there. Nanaki joined us as the monster dove to the ground behind us. We jumped into battle.
Vincent and Nanaki did, that is. The stupid guy-thing hit me in the back of the head with its wingy-thingy when it turned to face us. I fell into the black mists of unconsciousness. (I know unconciousness is overrated when you say it's black and misty, but that's just what it was.)
"Sun!" a familiar voice called.
"Aeris?"
"Sun, listen to me," Aeris said. The overrated black mist parted-also overratedly-to allow my sister to pass. "The way to stop Meteor is by prayer."
Now, I'm not Christian. I'm not even one of those sub-branches things like Jehovah's Witnesses or whatever. So I was surprised when she actually told me to pray.
"Umm...Aeris?"
"Not to God," she said, rolling her eyes. I mean-" She broke off. "Sun, you have to leave now," she said. "Your boyfriend's calling you."
"Actually, we're engaged."
Black mist engulfed me, blocking my sight again, then faded. I was on the outskirts of Mideel, lying on the ground; Vincent must have moved me, I thought. Everyone was on the edge of something-when I say everyone, I mean, Cid, Cait Sith, etc.-looking down into shining green liquidy-stuff. I got up and snuck up behind Vincent. I looked down into the pool of Lifestream, and stifled a gasp when I saw Cloud and Tifa sinking down to the bottom.
I tried to jump in after them, but Vincent caught me just in time.
"No, Sun," he growled. I struggled in his grip. "Don't. You'll just wind up at the bottom too."
I stopped struggling and dangled in Vincent's arms. "Cloud..." I said, tears beginning to fill my eyes. "Geez, is everyone bent on destroying my family?" I closed my eyes. Vincent loosened his grip, but didn't release me. I turned and buried my face in his hair. I have no idea how long we stood there, but after awhile something in my mind that had been dull for a week and a half-just as long as Cloud had been "crazy", I later learned-cleared, and Nanaki cried out, "Sun, they're alive!"
For Cloud and Tifa were rising back to the surface of the pool of Lifestream-helped by a third figure in a light pink dress.

~End of Chapter 6~

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