TwilightXDawn/Cloud Story

Clouds Story is 1 out of 3 stories set in the game TwilightXDawn. The story is centered around the 4 characters (Cloud from Final Fantasy, Ash from Pokemon, Sun or Moon from Pokemon and Solo or Sofia from Dragon Quest). In the sequel game (TwilightXTwilight), it is followed with Ash Story which continues at the cliffhanger at the end of Clouds Story.
== Chapter 1 (Beginnings) ==
The story begins with scenes of Cloud Strife and his distorted memories. Mostly due to the fact that he was retrieved during the time he didn't remember his exact identity (Thinking he was his best friend, Zack, due to experiments by Dr. Hojo).
It then shows him walking through a forest looking around and thinking about everything that had led up to that point. Suddenly, he is attacked by a big group of monsters. Out of nowhere, Ash Ketchum helps him defeat them by using one of his Pokemon. He introduces himself and the reason he wants his help. He mentions that he had been asked by this "Weird Guy" who wanted the 8 Melodies and in return, he'd help him find his first Pokemon, Pikachu.
Cloud agrees to help him out and they go on looking for the first melody. They arrive at a cave near the beach and they enter. The cave is dark and filled with monsters but there, a giant Pokemon looking monster appears and fights them. When he is defeated, Cloud and Ash are given Erdrick/Loto's Armour . Cloud takes a portion of it and uses it to make his clothes stronger.
They continue on their quest where they visit a small town (named Sol) on the island. Here, they meet 3 kids who are sitting around, waiting for their parents to come home from a battle that had been going on outside of their region. The kids friendship reminds Cloud of his past friendship with Tifa... and later Areith and he decides what he wants to ask the "Weird Guy" when they find all 8 melodies.
One of the kids, named Mai, mentions the hidden temple underneath the sanctuary which another one of the kids teases her about her fear of going inside. One of the kids, who isn't named (Later revealed to be the custom character, Hero), mentions that a radiant energy is coming from the sanctuary and nobody has been allowed inside. Ash and Cloud decide to go investigate and they head inside the temple underneath the sanctuary. The two make their way through the temple where they find writing on the wall which talks about the islands religious practices and even about a legend of the unknown heroes.
You don't have the call of a warrior, the pride of a hero, the smile of a child... Who even are? Oh, let us guess... you don't know for yourself either. Your a hero without a heart, a soldier who fought in no wars, a broken mess of a protagonist. Yet, you still exceeded above the rest. Even if you aren't who you think, you are still fighting for the nature around you. The future held something dear for one of the heroes... and yet he ran the wrong way...
- Excerpt of 'the writing on the wall'
Ash reads some things that remind him of himself and he automatically decides to believe that this is about them. Cloud is doubtful because it is a legend after all. However, something in their makes his think that someone has been watching him.
They find the 1st melody in the center of the cave where they fight a King Slime. After they defeat the Slime, they head back out and discover that they town has been burned in a hit-and-run tactic done by somebody for some reason...
Ash believes that the 3 kids from earlier are dead and cries and it reminds Cloud of when his Mother (And Tifas father) were killed by Sephiroth. He tells Ash that he's going to try and avenge them because whoever burned down the town may not be far behind.
After exploring a bit more, Ash manages to evolve his Squirtle and he gets the ability to surf. They take a ride to a second island in which it is snowing. Suddenly, they are given a message (While asleep) from the "Weird Guy" who cloud finds somehow familiar. He tells the two the head near the middle of the island which is where the next clues are. He tells them that some other kids are looking for the eight melodies as well and they were the ones that burned down Sol earlier.
== Chapter 2 (Identity) ==
After waking up, they travel towards the center which is where they find another town (Nubila). In this town, the town folks are panicking because of a mysterious creature flying around. Ash decides to stay and check it (Believing it to be a Pokemon) out against Clouds protests and they choose to stay. At night time, a blizzard hits the area hard and while they are inside, they notice a purple and grey looking Pokemon floating in the air. Cloud and Ash rush outside to fight it but it ends in a stalemate as it retreats.
Believing it to be Mewtwo, Ash rushes after him. They find themselves inside a raging snowstorm and Cloud wonders how he even decided teaming with a kid like Ash was a good idea. He then has flashbacks to his first meeting with Zack... and then he begins to get confused (Since his memories were fused with Zack, he is confused on who Zack is). They take refuge under a partially collapsed stone-hedge looking place.
Suddenly though, the ground in the middle lowers them into a dungeon. Confused, the two decide to look around inside the dungeon to see why it allowed them in. When they enter in, they discover an icy dungeon. This dungeon is more reminiscent of the Legend of Zelda games in which it forces characters to think to progress. There are also a whole bunch of Zubats and a lot more begin to attack them in the dungeon.
They eventually find that they've been moving in a circle but they manage to open the final door where they find Black Materia . Mewtwo then jumps out and attacks them, triggering the next boss fight.
After they defeat Mewtwo, it flees and Cloud and Ash pursuit it. They head back to the snowy town where the towns people thank them for defeating the weird monster that had been stalking them. In thanks, they give Ash the White Materia . Confused about these two different types of powers, they equip them for usage in battle.
They head over to another island, this one is a tropical jungle which has a dessert far on the other side. When they travel here, they are ambushed by Team Nate (Nate/Kate, Erdrick, Red and Lightning) and are nearly defeated before Cloud uses the Black Materia which nearly kills the team. Shocked at the power of the Black crystal, he chooses not to use it. However, 'the weird guy' returns and recommends that they give it to him to investigate it.
Cloud wonders who this 'Weird Guy' is and asks Ash if he's ever talked to him. Ash tells him that he hasn't and he decided he'll investigate the guy himself.
== Chapter 3 (Not as it seems) ==
While searching for the next melody, they find a flooded town and investigate. They figure out that the towns people did it on purpose to make sure that 'they' didn't find the sacred melody which is somewhere under the town. While this is going on, they meet Sun/Moon who is searching for one of the melodies with the help of their friend, Solo/Sofia. They've already found 3 of them on their own.
Solo/Sofia uses a spell that can make them breath underwater for 1 hour at a time and they search the town. They find the next melody easily before being attack by a group a militants. Before they all surrender, they are saved by Mewtwo who disappears before they can even ask why.
Solo/Sofia looks around the devastation of the town and reflects what happened to his/her family and friends when their hometown was destroyed...
After returning to the groups camp (Set up by Jessica), Cloud asks Solo/Sofia what he's fighting for. Solo/Sofia tells Cloud that they are fighting for what they lost, especially their girl/best friend (Matters on which story you're playing) who died trying to keep them alive. Cloud reveals that his past is pretty much a blur and he is fighting so that maybe someday, he can be reminded. He then asks to fight Solo/Sofia who accepts the challenge.
During their fight. Cloud uses a summon which fascinates Solo/Sofia so Cloud teaches him/her how to use a summon. After they finish their fight, they go back to finding the melodies.
They search a in the Ventus Dessert where they find a secret house hidden under the sand. A small family lives in this house and are collecting something called Yo-Kai. Nate/Kate and Ash examine them and explain that they are similar to Pokemon in their own way.
Meanwhile, they discover a tower in the middle of the dessert and they 4 of them are asked to go and investigate it.
They go and check out the tower and find out that it is home to a secret gang named Team Rocket V2. This gang was formed by a former member of the group named Zama who had been kicked for "being to weak". He has been terrorizing towns all around the dessert and has just found out about Erdricks Armour and sent a team to look for them. They go to the tower to go and confront the man, only to discover the endless amount of floors. 
The first floor is based around puzzles like the ice cave. The 2nd one is a boss rush with enemies from some of the enemies from Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. The 3rd floor is a complete remake of the Pokemon Colosseum. It is on this floor, that Sun/Moon and Ash fight use their Pokemon to fight against some of Zama's pokemon in a battle similar to Poken Tourney. He retreats and they follow.
They are brought up to floor 5 which holds some other pieces of Erdricks Armour and another boss. This time, it is MewThree, a fake Pokemon created from the genes of Mew and a few others. MewThree manages to defeat the group but Solo/Sofia uses one last move. He/She uses a summon for the first time to defeat the fake Pokemon.
He/She manages to defeat it but it gets back up, charging up for more. However, it overheats, blowing up. Solo/Sofia manages to heal the group with a healing spell and they get ready for the next battle. They arrive at the top floor were Zama is waiting. Instead of pulling out a Pokemon, he pulls out a Yo-Kai which manages to outclass Ash and Sun/Moons Pokemon. However, Mewtwo arrives and defeats his Yo-Kai and then throws him off the tower.
Mewtwo leaves before Ash can ask why it is helping them and he is left to ponder about this...
== Chapter 4 (The Final Trial?) ==
The 4 are told of the next location of the melody, at the first island under a dormant volcano. They arrive here to find more danger than ever. They fight against Team Nate again. Cloud fights against Lightning and the two feel as if they both have some sort of connection with each other. Even though that, they both fight at their fullest. Lightning manages to decapitate Cloud with her sword, shocking Team Cloud/Ash. Meanwhile, Ash and Red are fighting to see who is the best Pokemon Master of them all while Sun/Moon fights Nate/Kate because they want to prove Pokemons superiority over Yo-Kai. During their fight, Nate/Kate discover a vital weak point in Pokemon which he takes advantage of.
Cloud survives the stab from Lightning due to Erdricks Armour which recognizes as the ones he is currently wearing. Erdrick fights against Solo/Sofia and tells them that there fighting styles aren't to different and they should hang out some time (If you're playing with Sofia, he will replace 'hang out' with 'Go on a date').
Team Cloud barely pull out a victory after Cloud accidentally releases the Black Materia while Erdrick is about to mimic Solo/Sofia's summon. They manage to take their melodies and then they continue through the volcano where they get the 13th melody. They discover that the 'Weird guys' base of operation is the volcano and they go and hand him it. He doesn't show his face and he tells him that their services are no longer needed, and he sends them on their way. Cloud and Ash are confused since Ash didn't get Pikachu back and Cloud didn't get anything from it.
However, the volcano begins to shake and Lava begins to fill it up. They are ejected from the volcano when some mysterious figure saves them...
Right afterwards, the credits begin to roll.
After the credits though, Queen Mary then laments the fact that the poor 4 souls let themselves be used by such evil. She wonders if they'll survive the oncoming disaster... she turns to the defeated Team Lightning who have been moved to safety by her. She then moves her head to Team Awakening... who are watching the destruction begin.
Finally, she turns her head back to Team Cloud who all seem to vanish as the fall to the ground. She claims she has great plans for those in the group who survive.
The story then ends with "To Be Continued"
== Trivia ==
* A funny gag joke is that MewThree pronounces Pokemon wrong (referring to itself as a [Poke-E-Man] instead of the right pronunciation). Poking fun at the people who get upset when pronouncing the series title wrong.
* Unlike Nates story which is mostly straight forward, this one requires more exploration.
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