FINAL FANTASY VII
Chapter Nine:  Aftermath

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Sephiroth was no more.  Cloud's team watched from the Highwind as Meteor's winds of fury tore apart the Mako Reactors of Midgar.  They also looked on as the Lifestream helped Holy destroy Meteor.  All was peaceful now.  Midgar had been the root of Shinra's evil.  Now that evil was gone.

As Cloud watched on, he could almost sense her nearby.  He swore he could hear her whisper to him.  She said, "Goodbye, my friends."  Her soul had finally been absorbed into the Lifestream, waiting to be born again.

Tifa walked up to Cloud.  She too had heard the voice.  "Cloud," she asked, "was that Aeris?"

"Yes," answered Cloud.  "She's gone forever now.  But her soul will be reborn someday."

Cid flew the Highwind around the world as fast he could, allowing everyone on board to enjoy the ride.  He had forgotten about Yuffie's motion sickness.  They had all forgotten about her.  Only Red XIII remembered her condition.  He alone wandered down into the bowels of the airship.  Inside he found Yuffie, lying down sick.  The ninja smiled as the red dog walked over to her.

"How are you feeling?" asked the compassionate Red XIII.

"Not too good," said Yuffie.

"Is there anything I can do to help you?" asked the canine.  "Anything at all?"

His hints did not go undetected by the cunning ninja.  "Well, I don't know.  What do you have to offer?" she asked openly.

Red XIII rubbed his nose against Yuffie's crotch.  She wet herself with her own juices as she became aroused.  "Does that help any?" asked Red.

"Yes, it does," remarked Yuffie.  "What else can you do?"

"Get up on all fours, just like me.  It will help you fell better," lied Red.

Yuffie knew he was joking, but she got up and sat on all fours.  "Like this?" she asked.  The fast airship still made her queasy, but she did start to feel slightly better.

"Perfect," whispered Red into her ear.  He used his front paws to pull down her shorts and underlying garments.  Red XIII then mounted Yuffie, sinking his penis deep into her.

"Ooh...  I feel much better now..." said Yuffie as her juices began to drip from her wet pussy.

The airship flew at high speeds for half an hour as Yuffie lay on all fours, being fucked by Red XIII.  Soon, the ship began to slow down, and the Red withdrew from Yuffie after having ejected much of his semen into her.  Yuffie put her shorts back on to cover her soaked vagina.  They two walked separately up the stairs to the main deck, where the others were waiting.

"Well," said Cid, "our mission's over now.  Where's everyone headed?"

Cait Sith spoke first.  "I should return to Midgar.  All those people are going to need help now after Meteor."

Barret had to find Marlene too.  "I'll go back with Cait Sith.  I need to find Marlene, and I'll help this damn cat with the rest of Midgar, too.  After all that's done, I should get back to North Corel."

"Count me in," added Vincent.  "I was once a Turk.  I should help these people.  They're going to need all the assistance they can get now."

"As the last member of Shinra left, I think it's time I made up for all our atrocities," said Cait Sith.  "Thank you, both of you."

Cid flew to Midgar to drop off Barret, Vincent, and Cait Sith.  If not friends at least the two left not as bitter enemies.

"Where to next?" asked Cid.

Yuffie started feeling a bit queasy again.  She just wanted to get off the airship and go home.  "Take me back to Wutai."

Cid flew and landed the Highwind at Wutai.  Yuffie left.  Cid was about to take off again when he was stopped by a request.

"I'd like to stay here too.  I want to learn more about the Water God," said the furry creature.  "This is one place I cannot learn about back at Cosmo Canyon."

Cid had no problem.  "Okay, Red.  You and Yuffie take good care of each other, now!"  Red XIII disembarked, and the Highwind took off again.  Only Cid, Cloud, and Tifa remained.  "Well, you two?  Where do you want to go?  Nibelheim?"

Cloud and Tifa whispered between themselves for awhile.  Tifa remembered the house Cloud had bought.  "Take us to Costa del Sol.  We could use the break."

Cid obliged, flying the two to Cloud's Villa in Costa del Sol.  They said their good-byes, and Cid flew the Highwind back to Rocket Town, where a very special lady was waiting for him.

Cloud and Tifa entered their beach resort.  Cloud felt dirty after his long and difficult journey.  "I'm going to go take a shower," he announced.  He left her and entered the bathroom.

Tifa took that as a hint.  "I'll be joining you, Cloud," she said to herself.  She waited for five minutes, thinking private thoughts.  Her pussy was worked up by the time she entered the bathroom.  She stripped herself and threw the clothes on top of Cloud's.

"Is someone there?" asked the ignorant Cloud.

Neither Tifa nor Cloud said a word as she entered the shower.  She looked down at Cloud's genitals, which instantly grew and rose as he saw her naked.  The two advanced closer and closer, until they were standing and touching each other at the same time, his penis in her vagina as their juices flew about in sexual ecstasy...

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Cid arrived with all the guests on the Highwind.  It was a small ceremony, but still grand nonetheless.  Red XIII had prepared the people of Cosmo Canyon for the event, and everyone gladly chipped in to be a part.  After all, these two had helped save the Planet.

Red ran around in his oddly shaped tuxedo, making sure everything was perfect.  Knowing full well who was inside, he entered the room of the bride's maid.  She quickly ran to the door and locked it.  There was still another hour before Cloud and Tifa would get married, and Red XIII and Yuffie had some time to kill, so...

Marlene was the flower girl at this wedding.  She clearly remembered the other flower girl, the one who had sacrificed herself for the Planet.  Barret was reminded of his lost wife as he stood on the altar with Cloud and Tifa.  Vincent remembered all the love he had lost during his life.  Cait Sith and Reeve, one man pretending to be two, stood side by side, regretting the love they never had as part of the evil Shinra.  Cid and Shera came to the wedding together.  Their love was new, but precious as well.  Yuffie stood by Tifa. The young ninja knew she could never celebrate her love in such an eloquent fashion like this.  Red, the usher, was generally happy for everyone.  It had been almost a year since that time.

Cloud and Tifa were married that day.  They spent their honeymoon in a beautiful snowy land up north, where they had and needed nothing but each other.  They then moved back to their home in Costa del Sol.

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Almost another full year passed.  The members of that fateful group met up once again at Cloud's Villa in Costa del Sol.  All but Cloud and Tifa waited together in suspense outside a small room.  Cloud walked out the door first.  He told them it had been a success.  Everyone entered the small room, where Tifa was holding their new child.  It was a girl.  Everyone looked at the baby.  Though nobody said it, there was something awfully familiar about this baby girl.  Her shining green eyes seemed to resemble those of someone from the past.  But that couldn't be, or could it?  Lifestream...

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And so ends Final Fantasy VII.  I personally believe Square's ending to be inadequate, as the characters' issues were left unresolved.  Of course, the players themselves may have been insignificant compared to the Planet, but they were not useless pawns.  What ever happened to the great (yet admittedly cheesy) ending style found in Final Fantasy IV?

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