Okay I am still factoring how everything will fit together. But for now I will upload the 1st chapter. I most likely will do a chapter a week, more or less, depending one writers block or burst of creativity. This is my first fan fic so go easy guys, but still R&R. please.

Attention! Every one must evacuate......

Lightning awoke to a strange noise. Quickly she was up and running through the hallway. It was strange, she lifted her sword a bit, the whole house was utterly silent now. Too silent.

Suddenly this... this thing spotted her. It was spider like and fast. She readied herself the best she could as it charged her; blocking the blows the best she could. Where could she hit it? Where was this machine's weak point?

crash. Vincent turned to see a girl come crashing through the glass side of a building. She rolled and got back up. Was she enemy or foe? The spider like battle machine crawled through. Whatever she was she needed help. Last time that he helped ,a long time ago, he was pulled into a group called AVALANCHE. But he went for it anyways.

The spiders two legs were against her sword. Lightning tried to free a hand so she could pull out the knife she had on her person. Clink...ping... Someone was shooting at them. Who interrupted her fight? She was angered though deep inside she was relieved for a bit of help. Though she wouldn't ever admit it. There he was this long haired red cloaked person with a gun trying to be like some superhero out of a comic. Darn citizens didn't they get that trained fighters are the ones really cut out for fighting? Well... it looks like the tides are turning though. The machine now had two people to fight.

It turned it's attention on Vincent now. Vincent fired a couple rounds and dodged the strikes. This process was repeated a few times him matching the machine's speed. Lightning got the moment she was waiting for and boared into it's weak spot. The spider machine collapsed under her.

She turned to the cloaked guy. "Thanks but I was handling it fine." Vincent stared at her. Wow his eyes are red?! "For some weird civilian cosplayer you were a pretty good fighter."

Civilian? Cosplayer? Now he was done. This is the last time I do something good for anyone. "You were stupid to engage that thing. More will be coming now." He sat down for a minute.

"So you're just gonna rest while I finish this job we started." She was more than slightly ticked and he knew it. "You started I assisted" He growled. "And got us into this mess." He never really growled at people. Why did he have the urge to need to snap at this woman? Those crystal blue eyes reminded him of something though. "Still, you're in it or are you going to sleep there while I do your part too?" But as she said those words and they hit his eardrums, the past and the one he held onto for so long came back. Lu...Lucrecia.

"H..hey, you okay?" She looked his way. He seemed a bit doomsday in attitude and was pretty big. His long unkempt hair and deep fire eyes made him look fiercer.

He snapped himself out of it. "Look out!!!!" Slam!... oomph! Lightning fired off one last round into the machine. She looked upon the man who jumped in between. He groaned as he fell from the spider's legs that had pierced him. He... saved me. Why?

Well there was no choice if he was right more of those things would show and she wouldn't be able to handle keeping them both alive. It looked different outside. Which was odd and she had to guess where to go. She put the man's one arm over her so she could support him. It looks pretty bad. I don't know if he will survive. Why did he go and try to save me? She headed in the direction she believed was or used to be the path she always walked. She grew up here but it looked so different today. Where's her friends? Her family?

She was different from Lucrecia but there was something about her....

"Am I dead?" He opened his eyes. He was there in the field, under the tree, with..her.

"No remember you can't...because of me." Lucrecia's voice fained.

"Lucrecia?"

"You did a good thing." She smiled.

"I know... and it brought you back."

"No. You did. You are bothered about something."

"I..."

"It's okay, what you're feeling."

"But you... I.. I want to stay here." He changed the subject.

"Yes." She knew exactly what he was going to say. "But you must go on, move on."

"No. We're here together,"

"Not for long. You must go back....."

The vision faded and his eyes opened to the sight of this world. He was in a crevice and at the opening stood a woman. How long was he out? There were long pieces of cloth wrapped around him. The machine, him jumping in, it all came back.

He had a good view of her. Slender, confident, well toned body, soft strawberry blonde hair that danced in the light. He could see why she was a fighter. Even as she stood there with her gun blade she looked like someone you don't mess with. She was tough, yes, but she was feminine too.

Vincent felt guilty at his thoughts. She's too young.... I am too old, a dirty old pedo with these thoughts.

Where am I? What is this place? Lightning stared at her surrounds and couldn't distinguish anything. She turned around and walked towards him.

"Done with your staring?" He blushed. It was like she knew his thoughts. "I tried my best to stop the bleeding."

"What were you doing in those abandoned buildings?" His deep voice pierced her thoughts. Abandoned? How could it be? Just yesterday Snow, Serah and I were sitting eating dinner together. "Abandoned?!" Her voice quivered slightly but she maintained her icy composure. "Listen mister I appreciate the saving my skin and all. But where am I? This doesn't look like cocoon. My house looks the same as when I fell asleep but everything else.."

"Is different." He finished her thought. "I was awake for it. You were fortunate to not be awake when everything changed."

She looked down and then around at everything. "What happened here?"

His hand hit the ground and he clutched his chest. It couldn't be happening. Not now. Lightning whipped around."You shouldn't have strained yourself. You are still injured." She bent down towards him. "Don't come any closer!" He strained. He didn't want to frighten the first person he found in years. "I'll...I'll be fine."

He gained control after a few minutes. He stood and looked at his hands. "I honestly didn't think you were gonna make it back there or even a minute ago." She confessed.

"Sadly I will always make it." Vincent plunged into deep thought. What happened a few minutes ago? That has not happened to me in years. Why did it suddenly decide to stir now?

Lightning stared. This man had a lot of secrets and pain. But he wouldn't tell it to any stranger she sensed.

"This is cocoon. Gaia. Whatever you want to call it." He answered once he regained all composure. "What happened here was horrific."

"No one survived." She cooly stated . "We wouldn't be standing here if that was the case." He replied with a funny look. It came to her. It is the worst case scenario that everyone uses for comparisons. And I am living it with..... this guy!. Of course those eyes and long hair are in his... WHAT AM I THINKING!?! I never have had those thoughts before. I must be mad from the disorientation or something... yeah that's it. "There are others" He mentioned. Like he knew what was running through her head at that moment. "But not many."

I hope you enjoyed this. I think I did a pretty good job with the flashback of Lucrecia and portraying the characters, being that this is my first fanfic. I hope I didn't rush anything. More of Vincent and Lightning to come. I didn't want this chapter to be too short so I added some of the second chapter too. R&R please.