Cecil has gone to Mysidia for official business for the week. Meanwhile, Rosa, alone in Baron, has begun to have nightmares, which soon cause her to beckon. Set after the original game and before 'The After Years'

It all started with a flu when Cloud noticed a dark stranger on the streets. Soon Tifa too began to see him when he became a regular at Seventh Heaven. Many things go wrong for the family after he appears, and it isn't long before Cloud must play hero once again.