Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ A Tale Of Tifa ❯ A Broken Fall ( Chapter 2 )

* Yuppers! Chapter two is here and this is one part for all you Tifa fans that will keep you at the edge of your seats. I hope… ^-^ Now, sighs FF7 belongs to Squaresoft and the story is mine! *

Chapter 2

A Broken Fall

Tifa marched away from the temple and found her chocobo, Bright Rose eating a few wild Gyhsal greens. The chocobo warkedcheerfully but got no response out of her mistress. Bright Rose quickly fast walked over to Tifa and nudged her. Tifa's head was drooping down and she fought hard not to cry, but she wasn't strong enough. They came in streams and Tifa cried her heart out. Bright Rose nudged Tifa again only to get hugged in return. She buried her head in the soft gold feathers and wept. All the confused bird could do was coo to Tifa.

Without knowing, Tifa climbed onto the chocobo's back and fell asleep. Bright rose began at a run, careful not to let Tifa fall. Where Rose was running, not even the stars knew.

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Tifa awoke on Bright Rose's back and looked around herself. The place was gloomy and dreary. Jagged rocks protruded from the ground, while ragged mountains held themselves in the cold air. Tifa knew this place…The Northern Crater…

"Why have you taken me here? We were suppose to go back to Costa del Sol." Tifa said. She glanced at the sky and saw the moon was high above her. Midnight…have I been asleep that long? That can't be…

Hoarse howls echoed off the canyon rocks and Tifa felt a chill race up and down her spine. Then more yelps and growls entered the single note of dread. Crater wolves.They were creature's of the night that were mutated when the meteor hit the planet some millenniums ago and they had evolved into more ferocious beasts.

Bright rose warkedin a high tone and bolted away from Tifa's grasp. Tifa yelled for Rose to come back but no reply.

"Damn chocobo…" Tifa muttered angrily. Tifa began walking the way her chocobo raced off to. Only minutes later did she hear the barks and yelps that the alpha pack male gave to his crew. They were behind her and had picked up her scent.

"Shit! Just my lucky day." Tifa swore. She began running through large boulders and rockslides. There was no vegetation in sight. The soil was not fertile enough for even weeds to grow in. She heard the howls closer and she picked up her pace. She ran and coughed when she choked on the air she breathed in. She had to stop, her body wanted her to stop, but her mind said no. The adrenaline in her body was at its peak. To the right she heard a snap and she quickly glanced that way to see a brutish blue-black crater wolf. It began to pick up its speed and when it jumped at Tifa, she swerved to the left only to encounter a cliff edge. The cold wind slapped her on the face and legs. She swayed in the wind before her feet got a grip on the stone. She turned around to see more encircle her. She was trapped!

Tifa looked around for a weapon and wished dearly to have her gloves. She thought she wouldn't need them if she were riding Bright Rose. Thoughts raced through her head as she watched the wolves draw nearer. She glanced in front of her and she saw a large rusty metal. She picked it up and cut her palm accidentally on its dirty edge. Blood oozed slowly down her wrist and dripped onto the ground. The pack had sensed it and they began to beg their leader to attack. The leader growled, refusing to let the lesser one lunge at their prey. The pack leader itself hurled his whole entire body weight towards the defenseless Tifa.

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* O.k. I know this chapter is short and I probably left you curious to read more. What do you think will happen to Tifa? Who will come to her rescue? R/R! *