"Yippe!"shouted a happy Yuffie as the rebel group Avalanche entered the park where the Fourth of July fireworks were going to be held.

"Okay,"said Cloud,"let's split up and enjoy ourselves.Oh and Yuffie?"

"Yes Cloud?"said Yuffie

"No Materia Stealing!"shouted the group.

"Alright,"said Yuffie,"geez I never get to have any fun."

"Materia stealing isn't fun,"said Cloud.

"It is for me,"replied Yuffie as she ran off.

Cloud shook his head."So what are the rest of you going to do?"he asked.

"I'm taking Marlene on all the rides,"said Barrett.He then left

"I'm going to check out the flower show,"said Red XIII.He left as well.After a few minutes screams of lion were heard coming from the show.

"I want to go on our date with you,"said Aeris.

"No I do,"said Tifa.

"Who do you think you are ?"said Aeris,"I asked him first."

"Who cares,"replied Tifa,"I've known Cloud longer than you."

"DIE! screamed Aeris launching herself at Tifa.

They hit the ground and began rolling around fighting each other.

Cloud sighed and walked away."Let's just forget we know them,"he said to Cid and Vincent.

They walked around for awhile.

"Look,"said Cid suddenly,"They've got a dunk the Sephiroth god-wanna-be game."He turned to Cloud."I'll be right"
"here,"he said

"Okay,"said Cloud,"have fun."

"Oh I will,"said Cid laughing.

Cloud wandered around for a little while,then noticed that Vincent was missing."Gee,"said Cloud,"I wonder where he" "disappeared to?"It was then that he heard a young couple talking.

"So,"said the boy,"did that haunted house scare you?"

"It sure did,"said the girl,"especially that vampire that popped out of that coffin and told us to stop screaming because he was"
"trying to sleep."
 
Cloud sighed and shook his head.He then made his way to the haunted house and bought a ticket to go inside.He walked into the place and left a few minutes later dragging Vincent out.

"Aw come on Cloud,"said Vincent,"can't a guy get some sleep."

Cloud stopped and looked at Vincent.He then sighed and shook his head.

Just then Aeris and Tifa ran up to Cloud.

"Why did you leave me behind?"asked Aeris.

"What is this me bit?"asked Tifa.

"Tifa,"said Aeris,"we both know Cloud likes me best."

"That's not true,"answered Tifa.

"Is too,"said Aeris.

"Not,"replied Tifa.

"That's it,"replied Aeris.She launched herself at Tifa once more.

The two of them rolled around on the ground fighting once again.

"This just isn't my day,"moaned Cloud walking away.He then heard shouting coming from the other side of the park.

Yuffie ran up to him and tossed him a large sack."Have fun,"she said as she ran off.

Cloud then noticed a large group of angry people running towards him.He screamed,dropped the sack and ran in the direction Yuffie had gone."Just what was in that sack,"he asked her when he caught up to her.

"Money I conned them out of,"replied Yuffie.

"When will you stop stealing?"asked Cloud.

"Never,"replied Yuffie,"I'm doing it to help my hometown."She then jumped up onto a rooftop."I'd really love to stay and" "talk,"she said,"but those people won't listen."Yuffie then disappeared.

Cloud stopped and turned around to face the angry mob."Can't we talk about this?"he said.

"Get him!"someone shouted.The mob quickly pounced on Cloud.
 

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"Oh my head,"moaned Cloud as he awoke.

"How are you?"Tifa asked him.

"Hey,"shouted Aeris,"I'm supposed to ask him that."

"Who cares,"replied Tifa.

"I've had all I can take of you,"said Aeris launching herself at Tifa a third time.

Yuffie leaned over him and smiled."Thanks for handling those people for me,"she said.

"Isn't that supposed to be the other way around?"asked Red XIII,"if it weren't for Vincent they'd have tarred and"
"feathered Cloud."

""What are you talking about?"said Cid,"Cloud wouldn't be in a full body cast if Vincent had stayed out of it."

Cloud screamed when he saw Cid was right."What did you do to me?"

"Well,"said Red XIII,"it all started when Vincent tranformed into his Galian beast form.Then he started attacking anything that" "approached him.Unfortunately the mob pushed you right at him.I won't even go into what happened next."

Vincent looked in Cloud's direction and smiled weakly."Sorry about that?"he said.

Cloud sighed and laid his head on the pillow."Next time you guys want to go on an outing,"he said,"let me know a day in" "advance."

"Why Cloud?"asked Red XII.

"So I can leave the country,"replied Cloud.