It started out as a normal day in the Castle That Never Was. Or at least, as normal as the life of a Nobody could get. Everyone had woken up, eaten the breakfast that Xaldin had so 'kindly' prepared, and then gotten off to their daily missions. Soon it was five o' clock, and a meeting was called.
Off every member went, all heading to the same place: Where Nothing Gathers.
Once everyone was seated in the ridiculously tall chairs, Xemnas began to speak.
"Members of Organization XIII…" he said, in that slow, ominous voice. "Number IV has an announcement to make." After they shared some surprised faces, they all turned to the blonde.
"Thank you, Superior. Now… As some of you may know, I have been working on a very special experiment. I have taken some of my data, and I have managed to clone myself." Several groans were heard from this. Vexen scowled slightly but continued. "I do believe this is a perfect copy, and I would like for all of you to come and see it."
Several minutes later, all of the Organization was standing in Vexen's lab, trying to avoid touching any of the odd, bubbling substances in test tubes and beakers.
"Geez Vexen, you really should clean it out down here," Axel said dryly as the whole group stopped. Vexen, ignoring Axel, stepped forward and moved a thin black curtain out of the way.
A large container sat there. It looked somewhat like a giant beaker, but skinnier and with a top. Several wires and tubes emitted out from the tube and ran off in some unknown direction. The tube was mostly glass, although you couldn't see into it at all. The glass was fogged, and you could barely see the green bubbling liquid on the inside, much less what was inside of it.
"I haven't looked at the clone yet, but I'm 95% sure that it is an almost perfect copy," Vexen said, strolling over to the container's left, where a large computer sat.
"So, you think it's a perfect copy. But you don't know?" Axel asked, scratching his head. Vexen nodded curtly and began clicking away on the computer. After a few moments, a loud hissing sound emitted from the container. Vexen stepped away from the computer to observe the container, along with the others.
The cold glass began to defog itself, allowing one to see inside. A bubbling green liquid sat, and it was now apparent that several wires that hung from the sides and top of said container were connected to something still hidden in the liquid. Soon, as the liquid thinned and the glass became clear, a figure could be seen.
Vexen scurried over to his computer, hit a few more buttons, and then stepped back. Everyone watched as the liquid somehow began to loose it's colour, becoming more and more transparent. Now the figure was more visible. It seemed small. Too small to be an exact copy of Vexen. But, that was probably due to the immense size of the container. The figure's feet were connected to several tubes and wires, as were it's hands, which rested at it's slim sides. Long flowing strands of hair waved about it's face and body, reaching the small of it's back.
"Uh, Vexen?" Marluxia said, cocking his head to the side slightly. Vexen turned and raised his light eyebrows. "Don't you think it seems kind of… small?"
Vexen turned to look back at the figure, which, still could not be seen fully. Now that he had mentioned it, Vexen did think it looked somewhat small. More so, extremely small to him. Could he have made a miscalculation?
"Well, um, I…" Vexen stuttered, before running over and pressing several buttons on the computer. He then stepped back to observe yet again.
Now the liquid was completely clear. Vexen's mouth gaped, as did most everyone else's.
The creature's skin was a light ivory colour, seemingly smooth, but not without imperfections. It's hips were wider than a man's, but not as wide as a woman's. A long tube was attached to it's belly, like an umbilical cord. The hair on it's head was long and blonde, and closely resembled that of Vexen's. It's green shining eyes suddenly flew open.
"Vexen? … It's a girl."