Rocket Town

Items:

    Power Source, Yoshiyuki, Drill Arm

Weapon Shop:

Rest:

   Inn         100

Item Shop:

    From Mt. Nibel follow the curve of the mountain range and eventually you'll see Rocket Town in the distance.  Initially, this way earmarked as the sight for Shinra's space program, but something must have gone terribly wrong.

    When you enter the town, hit the shops and pick up the latest Materia.  Everyone keeps referring to the "Captain" as as the man who speaks for the town.  Maybe he's seen Sephiroth.  Go to his house and check out back for him.

Note:

        Talk to the old man outside the Item SHop. who asks you to look at the rocket with him.   If you look at it, he'll give you the Yoshiyuki.

    There's no Captain around, but there is a sweet little plane named Tiny Bronco.  The captain's assistance, Shera, greets you and tells you to check the Rocket.  She's also kind enough to inform you that President Rufus is headed to town, possibly to restart Shinra's space program.

    If you climb to the top of the rocket, you'll find the Captain inside, whose real name is Cid.  Cid is an ex-astronaut (well, almost) who had a failed launch and never made it into space.  Today may be his lucky day; Rufus may reinvest in the space program.  Anyway, Cid isn't about to let the team use the Tiny Bronco, so leave him along and go back to his home.

    Cid shows up later and lets Shera have it.   What's the story there, eh?  Shera will be happy to fill you in.  The Shinra execs arrive shourtly after Shera finishes her story.

    Go outside and check on Cid again.  Rufus had no intention of restarting the space program, but he does want to borrow the Tiny Bronco.  Sephiroth is headed overeas and the Tiny Bronco's the best way to get across the ocean.  Naturally, Cid 's not too pleased with this request, but it looks like Palmer might try to steal the plane anyway.  It's up to the team to stop him.

Boss FIght:  Palmer

     Palmer's not a tough opponent.  Use your strongest spells against him and cast Choco/Mog or Aeris' Seal Evil to paralyze him.  Then speed the team up with the Haste spell and keep pounding away.  When executed correctly, Palmer will never get a shot off and you'll walk away with a new Edincoat and the Tiny Bronco.

    If things don't go smoothly, prepare to face Palmer's Mako Gun.  With this weapon, he can hit the team with several types of magic, including Fire, Ice, and Bolt.

    There's no stopping the plane now that's it's in motion.  The team flies right through the middle of town and Cid quickly jumps on.   Rufus isn't too happy about CId's escape and his soldiers quickly shoot the Tiny Bronco out of the sky.

    Although the plane crashlandsin the ocean, it's still salvageable as a boat in shallow water.  With no place left to go and his dreams of outer space exploration shattered, Cid signs up with the team.  Rufus was headed to the Temple of the Ancients, so maybe Sephiroth is there as well.

Controlling The Tiny Bronco

    At this point, you can land on the inland next to Yuffie's hometown of Wutai, or you can go back to the continent you just left and look for information on the Temple of Ancients.

Note:

        You don't need to visit Wutai; it's justan optional part of the story.  In effect, there's nothing in Wutai that needs to be done to complete the game, but you can pick up some valuable items there.

    If you don't go to Wutai, skip the next portion of the walkthrough and go the the Weapon Seller, located east of Gongaga.

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