At first, Cloud feels hopeless as he slings his flames around. He's striking them down where he hits them, but with more growing as he goes he wonders if he'll be able to keep up. Will they just keep coming until he runs out of energy and collapses?

Hearing the sounds of the fight behind him, he looks back and the sight of his allies continuing to fight is heartening. Everyone is doing their best to fight their way through. None of them want to simply lay down and admit defeat. And then there's Sparks, leaping in to try to save everyone. Cloud can't help but imagine Zack would do the same if he were here.

And in that case he can't give up either! He lets loose another burst of fire and rushes to Luffy's side, jabbing the masticated plant with his staff before offering the other young man his shoulder. "We need to get out of the middle of this. We can't let them surround us."