#cloudia strife

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ZOS’ short stories 49

Title: Enter the Clouds (Part 2) (FFVII)

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*Cloud, aka the “Smash Bros” Cloud, is taking the lead, guiding the other six Clouds*

Cloud: Alright, so...question.

Cloudia: Shoot.

Cloud: ...Since each and every one of us is named “Cloud”...what alternate names - or, code names, rather - should we refer to each other? I mean, except “Cloudia” here... *Points at the genderbent Cloud*

*Cloudia nods*

Chibi!Cloud: Alright. *Points at AC!Cloud* We’ll call that one, “moody”.

*AC!Cloud glares at him*

Chibi!Cloud: Deep cut?

AC!Cloud (still squinting at him): ...I say we call you “tiny”.

CC!Cloud: I was gonna call him “mini Cloud”.

Cloud: “Tiny” it is then.

*All the other Clouds murmur in agreement, including Chibi!Cloud himself*

KH!Cloud: What are you all gonna me? “Edgy”?

CC!Cloud (happily): Sure!

DS!Cloud (shrugging): That works.

Cloudia: Your attire says essentially screams that word.

KH!Cloud (deadpan): ...I was being sarcastic.

Cloud: Too late, you’re “Edgy”. *Smirks*

*KH!Cloud rolls his eyes in response*

DS!Cloud: What about him? *Points at CC!Cloud*

Cloudia: Cheery? Happy?

*CC!Cloud twiddles his fingers shyly*

AC!Cloud: Upbeat?

Everyone except AC!Cloud and CC!Cloud: Upbeat.

CC!Cloud aka “Upbeat” (raising his fist): Yeah! I’m Upbeat!

KH!Cloud aka “Edgy” (internally): I would’ve preferred it that we call him “dork”...

Cloud (looks over to DS!Cloud): What about you?

DS!Cloud: I’ve been in one war too many. I don’t give a damn what you call me.

KH!Cloud aka “Edgy”: Snooty? 

*DS!Cloud gives him a weird look*

KH!Cloud aka “Edgy”: ...What? You said you didn’t care.

DS!Cloud: ...Screw it. Call me Warlord.

Cloud (shrugging): Warlord it is then.

*The other Clouds respond with mixed opinions*

DS!Cloud aka “Warlord”: It’s not his fault we made him *Points at Cloud* leader!

*The other Clouds respond with mixed opinions again*

Cloud: Quiet! Next?

AC!Cloud: ...Fenrir.

Cloud: Huh?

AC!Cloud: ...I’d like to be called “Fenrir”.

Chibi!Cloud aka “Tiny”: Why? Because of that...wolf pin on your pauldron?

CC!Cloud aka “Upbeat”: And because of the wolf earring? *Looks closer at it*

AC!Cloud: Stop looking at me.

DS!Cloud aka “Warlord”: How about “Wolf”?

KH!Cloud aka “Edgy”: What do you think, “Leader”?

Cloud aka “Leader” (to the writer and “Edgy”): Don’t call me that. Just call me “Cloud”.

*The writer shrugs*

Cloudia: Well, if Fenrir is what you wish to be called...

Cloud: Then Fenrir you shall be.

AC!Cloud aka “Fenrir”: Hm. *Nods*

Cloud (pondering): Alright, so... *Looks over at the other Clouds and points at them individually* “Edgy”, “Warlord”, “Upbeat”, “Fenrir”, “Tiny”, and Cloudia...

*Everyone nods*

Cloud: It’s a pleasure to greet you all. I’ll do my best to live up to the title as “Leader”.

*All the other Clouds murmur in groans*

Cloud: Say...IF we had to give you a nickname, Cloudia... *Looks over to her* ...What did you want to be called?

Chibi!Cloud aka “Tiny”: Female Cloud?

CC!Cloud aka “Upbeat”: Cloud-chan?

DS!Cloud aka “Warlord”: Miss Cloud?

Cloudia (pondering): Hm... *Chuckles* ...call me “Mistress”.

*All the other Clouds look at her with widened eyes*

Cloudia (confused): ...What?

Cloud (raising an eyebrow): ...”Mistress”, you shall be... *Faces forward* ...This is going to be a rather weird adventure...or uneventful.

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ZOS’ short stories 39

Title: Enter the Clouds (Part 1) (FFVII)

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*Cloud, who’s lying down on the floor, regains consciousness and checks his surroundings*

Cloud (holding his face): Agh...H-Huh? *Sees multiple other Cloud Strifes around him* Th-There’s...more of me?

KH!Cloud (getting up): More of me...? What do you me- *eyes widened* What the?!

AC!Cloud (getting up): What the hell...?

CC!Cloud (eyes widened): Wow! This is crazy!

Cloudia (shocked): Woah! I’m surrounded by myself, except they’re all boys!

DS!Cloud (raising an eyebrow): Could this be the work of the gods...?

Chibi!Cloud (surprised): Huh?

*All of the Clouds get up*

CC!Cloud (smiling): This is...I don’t know what to think!

KH!Cloud (confused): How the hell did this even happen?

AC!Cloud (shrugging): Hell if I know, nor do I care.

DS!Cloud (squinting): Of course, you’d say that.

Chibi!Cloud (deadpan): Jeez...

Cloudia (yelling): Guys! Let’s just calm down and introduce ourselves.

Cloud (crossing his arms): Good idea. Allow me to start: I’m the Cloud from a tournament called “Smash Bros”. Or in a more recent case, the 5th Smash Tournament.

AC!Cloud: I have no idea what that is. I’m the Cloud that’s currently going through a depressing stage in my life. Two very important friends in my life are dead and I feel like I gotta seek forgiveness.

KH!Cloud: Sounds tough, friend. I’m the Cloud from a world that I don’t care about, but I’m searching for someone in that world. I tried to use the darkness to my advantage, but I screwed up.

CC!Cloud: Hope you’ll find that someone soon. I’m the Cloud who works for Shinra. I felt like I wasn’t gonna fit in because of an...incident, but I made friends with somebody who’s really cool.

DS!Cloud: Good for you. I’m the Cloud who’s been dragged in countless wars against my will. What makes it worse is that it never ends. EVER.

Chibi!Cloud: Sheesh, sorry to hear that. I’m the Cloud who comes from a world called Grymoire, where I work for an organization called the League of S who combats against the Bahamutian Federation. I don’t know much about it, but I agreed to aid the League of S as long as I can hunt down the person that makes me mad.

Cloudia: Remember to keep your cool. And finally, my name is Cloudia Strife. I recently arrived in Midgar, took up the job as a mercenary, and joined a group called AVALANCHE, ran by a childhood friend of mine.

Cloud: Hm...so...what now?

CC!Cloud: What do you mean “what now”? We gotta get back home!

KH!Cloud: Calm down.

AC!Cloud: Question is: How ARE we gonna get home?

DS!Cloud: I wish I went home. I’m sick of pointless battles.

Chibi!Cloud: Well, if this world has foes that stand in our way, I won’t hesitate to cut ‘em down.

Cloudia: Hm! That’s the spirit!

Cloud: Then allow me to take the role as leader, if none of you are gonna take up the offer-

Every Cloud (in unison): Not interested.

Cloud (smirking): Perfect. Let’s go!