The basement echoed as a bullet was shot. A young man trembled as the bullet reached him. And a young woman screamed as the young man collapsed, blood already staining the ground. He fell to the ground, and as his world started to dim he heard a soft voice say his name. "Vincent"
"Vincent. Vincent Valentine." Opening his crimson eyes, Vincent found himself on the ground, his gun Cerberus still tightly clenched in his leather clad hand. A young girl knelt beside him, her eyes showing concern for but a brief moment before she saw he was awake.Vincent moved into a sitting position before speaking. "Shelke what are you doing here?" His voice was hoarse. "You did not report in so I was sent to determine your status" Nodding slightly, Vincent examined his equipment. Everything was there, yet he could not shake the feeling that something was missing. Still searching Vincent did not hear Shelke's flat voice calling until she had repeated herself several times. "Vincent Valentine." Still distracted, Vincent quietly replied, "What is it Shelke?" "Where is Yuffie Kisaragi? She was with you, correct?" Snapping out of his reveries, Vincent now realized what was missing. The single white rose of Wutai, the great ninja Yuffie Kisaragi, had vanished. Pulling himself to his feet, Vincent holstered his weapon and , his tattered red cloak flowing in the breeze, began to walk out of the forest clearing. Pulling out his PHS he silently dialed a number. When it had stopped ringing he lifted it to his mouth, and in his monotone voice spoke the words," Cloud, we have a problem."
'Blood...so much blood...make it stop...make them...stop screaming...so much blood...so much...' These thoughts ran through Yuffie's mind again and again as she stared in terror at the burning Wutai around her. Her burning Wutai. Her burning home, her burning pagoda,and worst of all...her burning and bleeding mother. Tears threatened to flow like rivers from her eyes, but Yuffie held them in. She would be brave. For her mother. She reached out to hold her mothers hand,when to her horror her mothers grey eyes focused,becoming cold and...insane? With an insane smile on her lips, her mother stood up, brandishing her shuriken as she took step after step, the madness in her eyes growing larger and larger with each step she took. Finally when she stood towering over the body of her young daughter, weapon raised high above her head,Yuffieawoke. Still dazed from her nightmare, Yuffie tried to sit up, only to find herself strapped down. Struggling to gain freedom Yuffie did not notice the man in the room until she heard his laughter. Cold cruel borderline insanity laughter. 'I KNOW THAT VOICE!' Yuffies panic only increased upon realizing this. Turning her head to gaze into his insane eyes, Yuffie's eyes widened in amazement. "But...you..you're dead!" Yuffies only reply to her unspoken question was more laughter,then her world went dark.