The Plate Falls

"What do we do?" Tifa cried out. The monitor above the computer flicked on. It was the leader of the Turks and ... Aerith?

"Nothing. There is nothing you can do now," the Turk said, smiling tightly.

"Tifa! I found Marlene!" Aerith said, **** to give her friends some peace of mind in this dark hour.

"Marlene? My Marlene!? What did you do with her!?" he growled at the Turk.

"Where are you!?" Cloud asked.

"I'm at the—" but she didn't get to finish her sentence, as the troops led her off.

"Your activities unwittingly brought you into contact with the Ancient, who is now back in our custody where she belongs. For this, you have my sincerest gratitude. Alas, the sector in which you stand has been condemned." He put his finger to his lips, almost as if to shush the heroes.

"Ancient?" Cloud asked, confused.

"Run! You have to go now!" Aerith yelled off camera. Tseng chuckled, but unamused.

"And where exactly do you expect them to go?" he said, as the feed clicked off.

"Total plate separation imminent. Evacuate the area immediately," the computer intoned.

"No, no, no…" Tifa said, collapsing to her knees. Cloud felt fatalistic in this moment. Dying ... as a virgin? Oddly enough, only Barret was thinking clearly at this moment.

"If we don't get the hell outta here right now, we're dead! We gotta think of something! Think dammit think! Look around... Gotta be something! Shit… shit… Shit!" he said, growing increasingly ****. Then he saw a taut rope. "Hey! Found us a way out!"

Cloud took Tifa's hand, pulling her forcefully to Barret's position, where the two grabbed onto him, clinging to him like a liferaft. Using Barret's gun arm to keep their speed up, the descended away from the apocalypse as the pillar collapsed, destroying the entire sector.

***

President Shinra watched it all from the top of the Shinra Tower, Scarlet's mouth bobbing up and down on his engorged cock. There was nothing like sadism and destruction to end a week off, he thought, taking a toke on his cigar as his best bitch slobbed on his knob. Ironically, the people would love him even more after this.