Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Final Fantasy VII: After Crisis ❯ The Dream ( Chapter 3 )

A lone figure was suspended in a water orb in a cave underground. It was too dark to see the figure's face but it was obvious that it was a man. There was silence in the cave, dead silence. Not a sound was to be heard. Not a creature to stir. There was no movement in sight, no sign of any life anywhere, not even from the man trapped in the watery orb.

Suddenly, there was something like a shock-wave throughout the cave and the water orb exploded, releasing the man from within. The man landed on his feet on the ground and stood up straight. The man was wearing a long red coat and red gloves, the rest of his outfit and his boots being black. He walked forward, walking on the water and over to a rock in the middle of the lake. He stood there for a moment before a long black wing appeared and he flew out of the cavern, disappearing into the night sky.

"Genesis!" exclaimed Rose as her eyes flew open and she sat bolt right up in bed. Once she realized that she was awake and she was still in her room, she relaxed. Her head fell into her hands and she couldn't help but feel disappointed. "It was just a dream."

It had seemed so real though. It was like she was right there, with him. It was like it had actually happened, and she had lived it. Rose took her hands down from her face and looked out her window, up at the night sky. She could almost see him, flying among the stars. None of her other dreams had felt this real. This one had to mean something.

"He's out there. This proves it. He is alive and he's out there somewhere, alone." said Rose. She couldn't help but wonder if he knew where she was, if she was still alive, if he would come looking for her. "I have to find him." She said, throwing back the covers and getting out of bed. She grabbed her boots and silently made her way out of her room, down the stairs and out the door. She put on her boots than climbed on her bike.

"Rose, where are you going?"

Rose turned around to see Kera standing behind her, staring at her. She was relieved that it wasn't Cloud or one of the others. They would have tried to stop her.

"There's something that I have to do. I can't explain it right now but there's someone that I have to go look for. But I'll be back, I promise." She said.

"And you'll bring your friend with you when you find them?" asked Kera.

"Yes, I'll bring my friend back with me if and when I find him. Now you should go back to bed, it's late." said Rose.

"Okay." said Kera before going back inside.

Rose moved quickly before anyone else came out. She started up her motorcycle and sped off, heading out of the city. She had no idea where to start looking or where he might be, but she knew of a place she could check out first, a place that only the two of them knew about. She knew that it was going to be a long journey, but she felt that it would be worth it in the end.

The next morning, everyone sat gathered downstairs eating breakfast. Everyone that is except for Rose. Only one person knew where she was, all the others just figured that she was still in her room, not ready to come down yet or she could still be asleep.

"Someone should go see if Rose is up and if she is, ask her if she wants anything to eat." said Tifa.

"I will!" exclaimed Marlene excitedly as she jumped up and headed for the stairs.

"She's not up there Marlene." said Kera.

This made Marlene stop and turn to the other girl, as well as everyone else.

"Kera, what do you mean Rose isn't upstairs? Where is she?" asked Cloud.

"I don't know where she is, but I saw her leaving last night. She said there was something that she had to do, that there was someone that she had to go look for." said Kera.

"Did she happen to say who she was going to look for?" asked Yuffie.

"No, but she said that she was coming back and that she was going bring her friend back with her." said Kera.

Everyone got quiet for a minute. Then Cloud stood up and started moving toward the door.

"Cloud, where are you going?" asked Denzel.

"I have to go find her. I can't just leave her out there by herself. If she runs into any trouble, she might need some help." said Cloud.

"Then we'll all go." said Barrett.

"What about the kids? They can't stay here by themselves." said Tifa.

"Then you two ladies stay here, let us men handle this." said Cid to Tifa and Yuffie.

"Oh, you are so sexist." said Yuffie.

"No, Cid's right. You two need to stay here with the kids, in case Rose comes back before we can find her." said Cloud.

"Alright, but be careful. All of you." said Tifa.

"Don't worry about us." said Barrett as the four guys headed out in search of their friend.