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The Return of Zack Fair Ch. 19
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The Return of Zack Fair
Chapter 19 The Edge
‘Vincent!’ Tifa shouted, while running towards him.
‘Tifa!’ Zack tried to stop her, but he was too late.
She ran towards the body without even slowing down a bit she kneeled down next to him her feet and knees in the blood.
His blood.
‘Vincent, please don’t be dead, Vincent!’
She turned him around on his back and moaned softly when she saw the wound in his chest.
Zack kneeled down next to her and put his arm around him, slowly pulling her closer.
They were too late.
Tifa cried.
It was ages ago since she cried for the last time.
But now she did, Zack’s arms were wrapped around her pulling her close, trying to comfort her, somehow. But it seemed like she would never stop.
He was dead.
‘Hey shouldn’t you be taking him to a hospital or somethin’?’
Zack turned around, they had almost forgotten about the cameraman.
‘He’s dead’ Zack said slowly.
Tifa couldn’t believe he could say that…now already.
‘Not yet’
She looked up, what?
‘But he’s not breathing’ she said softly, not trusting her voice.
‘Only looks that way’ the man answered, ‘I’ve seen it before, used to do trauma programs, you know’
‘So he’s still alive?’ Tifa said hopefully, she could hardly believe it.
‘Yeah, but not much longer if you won’t take him to a hospital right away’
‘Zack!’ Tifa shouted, but Zack already let go of her and tried to pull up Vincent, he failed.
‘Tifa, please give me hand he’s heavy’
Tifa nodded and got up as quickly as possible.
Together they pulled him up, once again ignoring the cameraman who made sure he had everything in a good view.
They managed to get him into the elevator somehow and out of the building.
The only thing Tifa remembered from things happening after that was Barret driving to the hospital like a mad man, the doctors in white coats carrying Vincent away into an operation chamber.
And then it began.
The eternal waiting.
Later on they called Cid, so he could bring Cloud, who most likely wouldn’t mind some professional medical care.
Tifa remained in the waiting room, together with Zack.
She didn’t care about anything anymore, she just wanted her friends to be safe. She didn’t care that they could have caused Shinra’s downfall this way, not over Vincent.
The only news they got from a doctor coming out of the room was that his shift was over and that he was leaving. He didn’t want to tell them anything about Vincent’s condition.
They stayed there, night fell and when it was about dawn Tifa fell asleep, her head on Zack’s shoulder.
When she woke up she was half lying in a chair somewhere inside a very unnaturally white room.
She looked around and saw Barret lying on top of a bed, he hadn’t even taken the time to get the blankets over him. He was snoring.
On a chair, similar to hers sat Zack, he seemed awake.
‘How’s Vincent?’ Tifa asked immediately.
‘He has some complications’ Zack sighed.
‘He’s not gonna die is he?’
‘I don’t know’
All hope she had seemed to vanish again.
‘On the other hand, Cloud’s doing fine’ Zack said.
‘He’s here?’
Zack nodded, ‘Two rooms away from this one, but you can’t visit him according to the nurses he needs his rest’
‘And where’s Vincent?’
‘Still in the operation chamber’
She sighed and almost felt like she could start to cry again, ‘He’s not gonna make it is he?’
‘He has a chance’
‘How can one shot be so lethal?’
‘Well when the doctors didn’t want to tell anything I just tackled one and…well after that he did tell me something’
According to the look on Zack’s face it wasn’t very positive.
‘What is it?’ Tifa asked.
‘I guess you already knew his body’s a bit different from normal ones’ Zack said
Tifa nodded, ‘Hojo experimented on him’
‘They’re not used to such things over here, so that’s making things a lot more complicated’
‘They won’t be able to save him’ Now Tifa really felt like crying.
‘Try to have some hope, nothing’s certain’ Zack said.
Tifa placed her head in her hands, ‘If we only got there earlier’
‘It’s not our fault, there’s nothing we can do’
Suddenly Barret snored abnormally hard and they both fell silent for a while.
‘Hojo you said?’ Zack suddenly asked.
Tifa looked up and nodded.
Zack got up from his chair.
Tifa looked up at him.
‘On the other hand, I think there actually is something we can do’ he said.
‘What are you going to do?’
‘Getting Hojo here to fix Vincent’
‘He won’t come’
Zack grinned, ‘I’ll make him’
Tifa got up as well, ‘I’m coming with you’
‘No’
‘I want to help too!’
He shook his head, ‘No, I want you to stay here. If Cloud wakes up someone needs to tell him what happened’
‘That’s like the lamest excuse ever’
‘I know, but still I want you to stay here’
She looked at him furiously, he calmly looked back with a determined look in his eyes.
‘I’ll be back as soon as possible’
‘And what if you die there!’
‘I won’t’
‘And if you get hurt?’
‘I won’t’
‘You can’t be sure’
‘I can’
‘Zack, please’ she knew there was nothing she could say to make him stay.
Still she tried, ‘Do you want Cloud to lose two friends in one day?’
‘No, so I’ll make sure he loses none’
‘Please come back alive’ she felt like crying again.
Zack hugged her slowly, ‘I will, I promise’
Chapter 19 The Edge
‘Vincent!’ Tifa shouted, while running towards him.
‘Tifa!’ Zack tried to stop her, but he was too late.
She ran towards the body without even slowing down a bit she kneeled down next to him her feet and knees in the blood.
His blood.
‘Vincent, please don’t be dead, Vincent!’
She turned him around on his back and moaned softly when she saw the wound in his chest.
Zack kneeled down next to her and put his arm around him, slowly pulling her closer.
They were too late.
Tifa cried.
It was ages ago since she cried for the last time.
But now she did, Zack’s arms were wrapped around her pulling her close, trying to comfort her, somehow. But it seemed like she would never stop.
He was dead.
‘Hey shouldn’t you be taking him to a hospital or somethin’?’
Zack turned around, they had almost forgotten about the cameraman.
‘He’s dead’ Zack said slowly.
Tifa couldn’t believe he could say that…now already.
‘Not yet’
She looked up, what?
‘But he’s not breathing’ she said softly, not trusting her voice.
‘Only looks that way’ the man answered, ‘I’ve seen it before, used to do trauma programs, you know’
‘So he’s still alive?’ Tifa said hopefully, she could hardly believe it.
‘Yeah, but not much longer if you won’t take him to a hospital right away’
‘Zack!’ Tifa shouted, but Zack already let go of her and tried to pull up Vincent, he failed.
‘Tifa, please give me hand he’s heavy’
Tifa nodded and got up as quickly as possible.
Together they pulled him up, once again ignoring the cameraman who made sure he had everything in a good view.
They managed to get him into the elevator somehow and out of the building.
The only thing Tifa remembered from things happening after that was Barret driving to the hospital like a mad man, the doctors in white coats carrying Vincent away into an operation chamber.
And then it began.
The eternal waiting.
Later on they called Cid, so he could bring Cloud, who most likely wouldn’t mind some professional medical care.
Tifa remained in the waiting room, together with Zack.
She didn’t care about anything anymore, she just wanted her friends to be safe. She didn’t care that they could have caused Shinra’s downfall this way, not over Vincent.
The only news they got from a doctor coming out of the room was that his shift was over and that he was leaving. He didn’t want to tell them anything about Vincent’s condition.
They stayed there, night fell and when it was about dawn Tifa fell asleep, her head on Zack’s shoulder.
When she woke up she was half lying in a chair somewhere inside a very unnaturally white room.
She looked around and saw Barret lying on top of a bed, he hadn’t even taken the time to get the blankets over him. He was snoring.
On a chair, similar to hers sat Zack, he seemed awake.
‘How’s Vincent?’ Tifa asked immediately.
‘He has some complications’ Zack sighed.
‘He’s not gonna die is he?’
‘I don’t know’
All hope she had seemed to vanish again.
‘On the other hand, Cloud’s doing fine’ Zack said.
‘He’s here?’
Zack nodded, ‘Two rooms away from this one, but you can’t visit him according to the nurses he needs his rest’
‘And where’s Vincent?’
‘Still in the operation chamber’
She sighed and almost felt like she could start to cry again, ‘He’s not gonna make it is he?’
‘He has a chance’
‘How can one shot be so lethal?’
‘Well when the doctors didn’t want to tell anything I just tackled one and…well after that he did tell me something’
According to the look on Zack’s face it wasn’t very positive.
‘What is it?’ Tifa asked.
‘I guess you already knew his body’s a bit different from normal ones’ Zack said
Tifa nodded, ‘Hojo experimented on him’
‘They’re not used to such things over here, so that’s making things a lot more complicated’
‘They won’t be able to save him’ Now Tifa really felt like crying.
‘Try to have some hope, nothing’s certain’ Zack said.
Tifa placed her head in her hands, ‘If we only got there earlier’
‘It’s not our fault, there’s nothing we can do’
Suddenly Barret snored abnormally hard and they both fell silent for a while.
‘Hojo you said?’ Zack suddenly asked.
Tifa looked up and nodded.
Zack got up from his chair.
Tifa looked up at him.
‘On the other hand, I think there actually is something we can do’ he said.
‘What are you going to do?’
‘Getting Hojo here to fix Vincent’
‘He won’t come’
Zack grinned, ‘I’ll make him’
Tifa got up as well, ‘I’m coming with you’
‘No’
‘I want to help too!’
He shook his head, ‘No, I want you to stay here. If Cloud wakes up someone needs to tell him what happened’
‘That’s like the lamest excuse ever’
‘I know, but still I want you to stay here’
She looked at him furiously, he calmly looked back with a determined look in his eyes.
‘I’ll be back as soon as possible’
‘And what if you die there!’
‘I won’t’
‘And if you get hurt?’
‘I won’t’
‘You can’t be sure’
‘I can’
‘Zack, please’ she knew there was nothing she could say to make him stay.
Still she tried, ‘Do you want Cloud to lose two friends in one day?’
‘No, so I’ll make sure he loses none’
‘Please come back alive’ she felt like crying again.
Zack hugged her slowly, ‘I will, I promise’
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is tifa and zack have a slight realtionship? I wonder what Cloud could feel for this....