“Stay down Barbara. I don’t want to have to hurt you!” Diana, princess of the Amazons, kept a wary eye on the crouched figure of the Cheetah. As opponents went, while not the biggest nor the strongest, she was easily one of Diana’s most troublesome rivals due to her impressivePowergirl vs Wonder Woman by Gradius

Resolution<Midgar – six years later> Much had changed in the world since Meteorfall. Some good, some bad. Meteor and Midgar’s destruction. The geostigma disease that drove Cloud into avoiding those dearest to him. The near return of Sephiroth, and the final battle against the Shinra remnants of Deepground. However, theHatred: 14 by Gradius

UNCONTROLLABLE<Gold Saucer> “We’re going to have to split up.” Cloud glanced around the table as he said this. In the center sat the glowing materia that occasionally pulsed a bright red. They were meeting in Dio’s mansion, supposedly to avoid trekking back and forth but in truth due to halfHatred: Part 13 by Gradius

Beginning of the End Early morning found Cloud training up on the Highwind deck. The airship was currently hovering in small, but deep, canyon just south of Wutai after losing it’s tail. His upper body was covered in a light layer of sweat not just from the exercise, but alsoHatred: Part 12 by Gradius

<Highwind> “What happened?” Cloud demanded, as they gathered in the airship’s ready room. Around him his friends all bore injuries from what had happened in Rocket Town. And worse was the number of wounded from the other Avalanche cells that crowded the hanger area. “They played us,” Cid replied bitterly.Hatred: Part 11 by Gradius

<Midgar> “You all did good work out there,” Tseng remarked, reading the after action report as Rude, Elena and Cissnei stood in front of his desk. “Reclaiming the materia and fighting off a Weapon…not bad.” “Thank you sir,” Elena practically glowed from praise as Rude and Cissnei merely nodded. “WhereHatred: Part 9 by Gradius