Aerith & Tifa

[Elario Luminus]

Leon stepped into the Gummi Ship and pressed a button to shut the door.
'Let's go, Sora. Take us out of here.'
He took a seat and leaned forward on his knees, feeling like he was going for his SeeD Field test again.

[Tifa Lockhart]

"Punch it Riku!" Sora said, turning to face his azure haired partner in crime, who then hit the button that flared the gummi's engines to life. There was the slightest jolt at then the next thing, they were out in the great starry black.
"Thats five Munny for me Riku. You fudged it!" Sora teased with a grin. Riku turned and gave a shrug before grinning at his friend.

Zack found himself a seat by one of the windows and sat there, staring out in the stars, a distant, thoughtful look on his face.
I'll get back to you some day Aerith... i promise... i still have to fix up your flower cart...

Tifa remained standing, she stretched for a moment or two before finding a comfortable spot on the floor where she crossed her legs and closed her eyes to concentrate.

[Elario Luminus]

Leon felt the rumble of the engines beneath his seat as he sat there, reminiscing the same feel of the vessel's turbines.
'Sora, where are we going? What's our first stop?'

[Tifa Lockhart]

Sora turned around with a shrug.
"As i said. You point the way, i'll go wherever."

[Elario Luminus]

Leon turned his head to face Zack.
'When in the Western world, were you told the name of it? Or did you just end up there and leave without finding out anything about it?'
Leon knew Zack was a SOLDIER, and he hoped Zack had the same inquisitive nature that Cloud did about any new location he ended up in.

[Tifa Lockhart]

"SOLDIER code #8 Know your surroundings" Zack cited off with religious ease, his tone suggesting this statement had been beaten into his skull. He didn't look away from the window.
"The men in the bar i went to called the world "The West" and had no modes of inter planetary transport and limited effective ground resistance. They fought with 0.4 caliber pistols, primitive and useless in the face of Mako enhanced abilities." Now the SOLDIER slowly turned his head away from the window and stood, folding his arms across his chest.
"Surveillance systems and other security measures were non-existent and the apparent lack of military force and discipline can likely be attributed to the copious amounts of alcohol and tobacco being consumed. Women generally seemed unruly and highly dependent on their male cohorts. Overall threat level... low." The SOLDIER shrugged, his expression not changing.

Tifa sat smiling in her seat, noting that in Zack language, he'd just gloated.
"Cloud is only a Second Class SOLDIER... which is no easy feat mind... Zack is a First Class... so..." She didn't feel the need to go any further.

[Elario Luminus]

Leon cocked an eyebrow at Zack shortly, impressed with his efficiency.
'Okay, well if you could find that world for us, Sora, that would be great.'

[Tifa Lockhart]

Sora nodded and pushed Riku out of the pilots chair and flashed up a computer in the main console, (SORA IS USING A COMPUTER!!) on the screen a bunch of information rolled across.
"Tron got me a database on all the known worlds. Seems Ansem knew quite a bit about them." He filed through for a long moment before he stopped on one titled "The West"
"Hey, what luck. Setting coordinates."
"coordinates set." Riku replied, "ETA three hours. Enjoy the flight." he teased, standing up.
"I'll go wake Kairi for you shall i Sora?" The white haired boy said before departing without waiting for an answer.

Zack had found himself a good open area in one corner of the cockpit and was doing squats, eyes lit with determination.

Tifa watched Zack for a moment or two before she sighed and sat forward in her seat, toying with a ring around the ring finger on her right hand.

[Elario Luminus]

Leon stood up and leaned against the wall again, folding his arms. Quickly getting bored, he began to pace, hands in his back pockets of his jeans.
What happens if I find Rinoa? I get her out, but what then? And what if we can't get back out?
He pulled out his gunblade and clicked out the bullet clip, spinning it and stopping it for a while.

[Tifa Lockhart]

Zack stopped his movements as Leon's gunblade clicked. He regarded the man for a long moment before he approached him.
"That's an interesting weapon... how's it work?" He asked, folding his arms and rolling his shoulders, the buster sword rattling slightly.
"I've been around guns and swords... but never both at once."

[Elario Luminus]

Leon stopped pacing and clicked a new clip into his weapon.
'Okay...well, when I was just a SeeD Cadet, this weapon was mainly used as a training tool at best. I found this easier to use than a rifle, a staff, or a whip.'
He pulled the hammer back and lifted it up with one hand, eyeing down the clip he just slipped in.
'Despite the unusual design and blueprints, it's actually quite simple in battle. It works just like a normal sword, but when you pull the trigger...'
There was a loud BOOM as he pulled it, and a few little clicks as the empty bullet casing fell to the ground.
'The bullet that fires is strictly a close range shot; the blades design causes the bullet to only travel maybe a foot longer than the blade itself. As well as the shot fired, the recoil also sends a shockwave through the blade, causing it to almost saw through your enemy as well. But that's just a tiny bit of help when it comes down to battle. Other than all that, the gunblade's quite a normal weapon.'
Leon glanced at the huge sword on Zacks back.
'Though not quite as simple as that one you have.'

[Tifa Lockhart]

Zack nodded, absorbing all this info easily.
"Clever." He said with a smile, "An admirable weapon to be sure."
At Leon's comment about his own weapon however, Zack gave a small strange smile and reached up to grip the sword's hilt with one hand, pulling it out with ease that hardly accounted for the weapons massive weight.
"Simple it may seem this blade has more to it than the eye can see." He said, holding it out upright in front of him, eyes caressing the blade.
""This sword is a symbol of my Honour."" Zack said, sounding as if he were quoting someone. "It serves me better than any weapon i have ever used." He span it with the ease of a much smaller weapon, facing the hilt towards Leon.
"It is a great burden to carry, both physically and figuratively. Care to try yourself?" He offered.

[Elario Luminus]

Leon nodded and placed his gunblade to the side. He took the handle of the sword, and instantly felt the weight of it drop him to the ground. His other hand gripped the hilt, and with great exertion on his part, Leon slowly began to lift it.
Damn!
Sweating in seconds, Leon groaned and grunted as he lifted the sword ever so slowly. He brought it to his waist in a battle ready stance for a few seconds, then let the huge sword drop from his grasp. He stood straight and wiped his brow.
'That's one heavy blade you have there, Zack. How do you wield it so easily?'
Leon rolled his left shoulder, letting it crack sharply before dropping his arm.

[Tifa Lockhart]

Zack took the sword back from Leon after containing a small amount of amusement that he got out of watching the warrior struggle with his sword.
"Well for starters i have similar aids to Cloud, which is why Cloud can wield his as well." (We'll imagine for the sake of it making sense that Cloud has always had his new one, not the bandage wrapped one) The SOLDIER twirled his sword around his head and sheathed it back into its place on his back.
"The power of Mako and a lifetime of military training." He continued, brushing his single lock of black fringe with the back of his gloved hand.
"However i guess there must be more to it... because Cloud cannot lift my sword..." The black haired SOLDIER gave a small smile. "Though the reason for it is unknown to me."

[Elario Luminus]

Leon cocked an eyebrow at Zack.
'That sounds familiar. My old rival, Seifer Almasy, was never able to lift my gunblade. It was strange; the faculties even struck up an investigation about it, with claims from Seifer that I'd been applying unknown metals do my gunblade. Obviously, the inquest was canceled.'
Leon picked his gunblade up, feeling the comfortable weight of it.
'They found nothing wrong with it, yet Seifer still struggled with it.'
Leon shrugged and leaned against the wall. He crossed his arms and leaned his gunblade against the wall next to him, the engraved side showing.