A/N: Thank you for those who reviewed and I'm sorry if I'm a little late in writing, I don't really have too many ideas nowadays.
Angeal Hewley: Age 17
Chapter 3: Attack of the Midgar Zolom
"Aerith what are you doing around here it's dangerous to be out this time of night shouldn't you be in your house or something?" Zack asked curiously as he came out of the bar holding some water. "Here have some glass of water; it must be a shocker being chased around by that Behemoth."
"Oh you mean fluffy?" Aerith asked as she laughed with a sad look in her eyes.
"Fluffy??" Zack with a shocked look almost spitted out the water in his mouth instead he choked.
"Wait you don't mean that behemoth is your…"
"Pet??"
"Yeah…I mean it's kinda weird you know" Zack confused as ever was really having a hard time imagining a behemoth as a pet. "I mean those kind of monsters are dangerous."
"With a brother like Genesis, who knows how he got that beast… It used to be so playful until he used it to terrorize Midgar." Aerith said hoping Zack didn't notice her teary eyes.
"You know, you should fight back stand up to him I mean."
"C'mon Zack are you here to give me a lecture or are you hear to comfort me?" Aerith said with a sarcastic tone.
"Hey, easy Aerith, well looks like you grew up."
"Of course I did, I can't keep depending on you always."
"Well you got a point about that, I mean I have been gone for about 5 years." Zack said spacing out a little and looking at the stars.
"Hey, where do you actually live here anyways??"
"Who, me?? uhm…..I…." just before Aerith could finish her sentence a man with black hair carrying a huge sword on his back appeared wearing a black tank top for boys and black cargo pants and some shoulder pads.
"I've been looking all over for you… shouldn't you be home right about now." the mysterious man said with a smirk as he eyed Zack.
"Ohh… I'm sorry, Genesis send Fluffy after me so I had to take a little detour…"
"Hey what's the big deal with you?" Zack said as he eyed the Mysterious man apparently he was already glaring.
"Easy there… well you're like a restless puppy did anybody tell you that…" then the man chuckled as he took Aerith by the hand. "We have to get you home its way past your curfew young lady."
"Hey?! I'm not a puppy…and where are you taking her?!" Zack readied his sword for battle, and readied his stance hoping to lunge for an attack.
As he hoped for the man to ready his sword as well he just gave him a smirk and ignored him.
"Don't worry Zack I'll be fine, he's my guardian." Aerith said as she gave Zack
a little wink. "I'll just come back tomorrow alright??"
"Uhm……wait a second Aerith."
"No time Zack, I gotta go…I'll just drop by tomorrow alright??"
With that the mysterious man and Aerith vanished as they ran to catch the train.
"Well…that was certainly a quick reunion." Tifa said as she was sitting on the stairs. "Looks like you got bested again lover boy."
'I didn't and I don't have a crush with Aerith."
"Hey, it was just a joke don't get so caught up you know. Oh and you can't rely just on your sword if you know what I mean."
"Hmph, my sword can slash anything care to try and see." Zack said pretty confident himself. "Or are you just afraid cause you're a girl." apparently teasing Tifa was not a good sight for anyone to see.
"Yawn… well glad you ask I am so gonna kick your ass…" Tifa said as she fixed her gloves and executed a fighting stance. "Ready or not here I come."
Then Tifa jumped into the air and aimed a kick right into Zack as if wasting no time at all apparently he hasn't even drawn out his sword yet. Lucky for him he got out of the way just in time and draw his sword at the same time.
"Whoa!! Slow down a little." Zack said as he was trying to find balance.
"No can do chief."
Then Tifa barraged him with a bunch of punches and somersaults and managed to get Zack off guard then punched him hard in the stomach.
Zack fell over the ground, holding his stomach. "Nice shot she's really fast…Ow that really hurts."
"Enough!" Barret said as he shouted in front of the door.
"Tifa go back to your room, oh yeah and nice job beating him senseless." Barret said as he patted Tifa on the head ruining her hair.
"The pleasure was all mine." Tifa laughing her heart out went in the bar. "Goodnight Zack hahaha looks like you'll need to practice building up your speed if you know what I mean."
"Why you little….."
"Zack, you should really work on your speed and stance there ain't no way your gonna beat anybody with that, you just got wasted by a thirteen year old." Barret said. "I feel sorry for that kid."
"She got lucky that's what I call it but how did she get that fast." Zack pretty confused and shocked on what just happened.
"When you grow up all by yourself here in Midgar with no parents you tend to train a lot harder to survive." Barret exclaimed as he went in and urged Zack to follow. "Since you lost, your gonna have to sleep over here on the floor."
"What?! Oh man!"
"Haha sleep tight you got a monster to hunt tomorrow."
"Hey Bro, c'mon can't I go with them it's about time I can go monster hunting."
"No can do Tifa, I need you to watch the bar without a young lady here tending it we got no income besides Zack and Cloud might be able to handle this one." Barret said before he went inside his room.
"What a weird day….hmph oh well guess I better rest up. We need to catch a pretty big monster…I don't need no training…one day I'll show them…I'll be hero…" with that Zack apparently tired and all slept the night away.
THE NEXT DAY
"C'mon Cloud where's that monster I thought you said it was just near here." Zack said.
"What are you whining about, quit yapping and let's go." Cloud with an irritated look said as they headed into a swampy area.
"Damn what is this place…"
"This is the home of the Midgar Zolom.
"The Midgar what??" Zack confused as ever. "What's that?"
"You'll soon find out"
"Don't keep your guard down, here it comes!."
Then as if right on cue a giant snake came up from the marsh and proceeded to strike Cloud and Zack.
"Heads up." Cloud exclaimed as he avoided the snake's tackle with ease.
"Got you now Hiyaah!!." Zack said as he got out of the way and strike back with his sword while the giant snake was trapped in the rubble.
"All right direct hit." Zack said with a smirk on his face. "Not so tough now isn't it."
"Don't keep your guard down, It's not over yet" Cloud readied his sword.
"Here's how you do things in Midgar, Hiyaaahhhh!!" Cloud slashed through the snakes hide apparently killing it.
"So that was the infamous Midgar Zolom, that wasn't much of a fight." Zack with a cocky smile to match said.
"No, this isn't that snake… This was its mate." Cloud with a worried look on his face.
"Zack, we gotta go now! This ain't good you can't fight with that beast if its mad."
"Right behind you."
Just then a large snake appeared before them with hungry eyes.
"That's the one that's the Midgar Zolom."
"Well we got nowhere to run so… c'mon let's do this."
Just as they were about to strike it, the large snake swung its tail, hard enough to hit Cloud and Zack and flung them high in the air.
"Were no match for this dude." Zack said barely getting up.
Then a familiar figure came and hacked away the beast with just one swing of his Giant sword.
"How did you??" Zack said in awe as the mysterious man came forth.
"Well it's the ever restless puppy, you two shouldn't be here in a place like this apparently you didn't take Aerith's example last night." The man lifted Cloud and gave Zack a hand to get up.
"Hey wait the second who are you anyways."
"Angeal……Angeal Hewley." the mysterious man said with a mysterious smile.
A/N: That's about it folks, give me your comments and suggestions I'll be waiting.