(Wake up...)

'Leave me to death...'

(Get up now...)

'No. Leave me to death as I said.'

(Do I have to force you up? You will do as I say!)

He opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling above him. He was still in the northern crater where he had fallen so many years ago. And perfectly preserved in Mako. He sat up and the sound of Mako splashing off of him was heard around the cavernous place. He breathed heavily assuming that this was his death place so long ago. Now it was just a large cavern barren of all but Mako and himself. He had supposed that Mako monsters would have come by now, but they hadn't. That was strange, as Mako monsters were everywhere Mako was abundant. He struggled to his feet uneasily. his leather pants had been ripped almost into oblivion around his legs, but covered him well enough. In the many years of his absence the planet had begun to heal further and close over the northern crater to almost non-existence. He looked around and spotted an exit. He made his way to it only to discover that it was another Mako pool. He sighed heavily as Jenova interjected on him again.

(You think I'd preserve my son anywhere but a huge Mako pool?)

He grumbled at Jenova.

(Get moving we have things to do...)

"Leave me alone Jenova..." the echo of Jenova's laughter rang in his ears heavily. He jumped the few feet into the next Mako pool. He crossed this expanse of Mako exhausted and dejected. His platinum hair hung in his face as he walked. He climbed a stalagmite that hung from a hole above and the muscles of his arms screamed from the pressure after years of dormancy. Jenova cackled maniacally as she had always done. He ignored her laughter for now as he pulled himself higher and higher. He almost fell and Jenova howled with delight.

"So... you want me to fall to my death?" Jenova still hooting in delectation answered.

(It wouldn't matter my super SOLDIER. Because you wouldn't die for long.)

He grumbled and put a hand to grasping the edge of the hole he was to pull himself through. He struggled through the hole much to Jenova's pleasure.

(I see you still have it within you to be the best!)

"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!" he screamed. His words rattled around the cavernous territory of the Northern Crater. He stared at the ground in defiance to Jenova. It was then he noticed the shiny thing at his feet. He bet down and examined it. It was covered in dirt that had fallen from the ceiling over the years. He began to brush the dirt gently away from it. It was discovered to be the end of a long sword. He began brushing dirt off the blade until he found the hilt. He grinned at his old sword and sheathed it at his side. He pulled himself from within the crater and stood up. The planet had changed in his absence. The planet seemed a happier since his so called demise.

(Sephiroth)

'What do you want from me now?' he squinted his eyes at the expanse before him. The white snow sent off the sun in such brightness it hurt his eyes.

(I have a little surprise for you.)

'What is it?'

(Look around you)

He looked about for a moment 'I see nothing.'

(She must not have listened to me again.)

Those words surprised him greatly. 'There is another like me?' he ignored Jenova's cackling and walked towards the Icicle Inn. There he bought a pair of black pants, a blue long sleeved shirt, something to make his hair a different color, and a few guns and knives. Jenova screamed at him in protest as all this went on. He purchased a meal and a room for the night and disappeared into the room with his meal. He lay on the bed after setting the food he bought on the night table beside him. It was then Jenova spoke.

(About the surprise my son)

'Stop calling me your son...'

(Find the one with-)

"I don't care Jenova," he grumbled and sat up to eat his meal. Jenova kept annoying him about her plans to rule. Him, her, and this surprise...

He soon lay on his side and went to sleep.

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Vincent stared over the town of Nibelheim with his child who was about twenty years of age now. His hair was streaked with white. He had aged considerably. He no longer wore the dark red cloth and cloak, but had passed them to his daughter, who stared over the town with boredom. Her black tail flicked about behind her.

"Mecha," Vincent sighed at the girl, who promptly looked at him with a blue eye. The other was covered by her black hair, "What have I told you about your tail?"

This caused Mecha to groan in protest.

"Answer me Mecha," Vincent's cool voice said gently to his daughter.

"Don't expose my tail near windows or people except you, the old group, and Mom," her soft voice replied to Vincent, and her tail withdrew its' previous actions and wrapped around her waist.

"Supper!" a cheerful voice rang out.

"Go ahead," Vincent said turning to the window, "I'll be along in a moment." Mecha knew something was on his mind, but left him alone and trotted to her mother, who was none other than Aeris. Revived and well. Vincent had gone to where Sephiroth had killed her and revived her on his own, after the last battle had ensued and Sephiroth had been defeated.

"Mom... Dad's acting funny today..." Aeris turned to her daughter.

"I know, go wash up." Mecha wandered off to wash for supper and Aeris paled. Vincent had acted strangely before. The last time Sephiroth was alive. She turned to the stove and finished up the ham, by putting a layer of its' juices over it. She knew that it was inevitable.

She began to cry as both Mecha and Vincent wandered in. Vincent instinctively went to her and put his hand on her shoulder, while Mecha, who had never seen her mother cry before, stood staring at both.

"Mom?" Vincent looked to Mecha. "Go get the others... quickly now... this is urgent... and stay away from people. Be on the lookout for one in particular." Mecha looked surprised. She knew that she had to get the others in a hurry by the tone in her father's voice. She bolted from the room and snatched the buster sword Cloud had given her on her 16th birthday. She packed in a hurry, a few turbo ethers, a few materia, a few elixirs, and a lot of potions. She slipped a star pendant around her neck to ward off poison and a powerful defense armlet. Vincent led Aeris to their room as Mecha tore from the house and out of Nibelheim. She bolted across the field in a hurry towards Cosmo Canyon. She encountered a few Nibel wolves along the way and dispatched them quickly. She was lucky to not have run into the stronger creatures. She ran up the stairs to the entrance of the small town and began to plead with the sentry to get Nanaki.

"Please!" she cried.

"I'm sorry he's away on a hunt in the Gi caves." The guard had given away too much information and Mecha shoved past him and ran up the stairs to the weapons shop. She disappeared inside as the sentry called for back up. She appeared again as the back-up came and the sentry franticly told one to wait and the rest to come. They bolted after Mecha as fast as they could go, who disappeared in the next door.

"She's going into the Gi caves! We have to stop her!" Mecha slammed open the door and slid down the ropes to the inside and seconds. She ran into a ghost of the Gi and screamed for Nanaki, who was about halfway through the caves to pay his monthly visit to his father when he heard the scream of his younger friend. He bolted back as she fended off the Gi by herself. When he reached her he helped her battle them away. After a little while, she fell to the ground panting. Under the curse of a death sentence.

"What are you doing down here Mecha? Don't you know how dangerous it is alone?"

"Nanaki... Dad told me it's urgent..." Nanaki looked at her.

"Urgent? From Vincent?" he picked up the tired girl over his back and got her out of the caves.

"Can you get Cid? I have to get the others..." Nanaki set her down in his Grandfathers old bed.

"You need to rest." Nanaki padded across the room and dug out a remedy. He carried it to her and set it on her stomach. "Drink that. I'll get Cid and come back for you." she did as he said and fell into a deep sleep, having just saved herself from death with the drink.

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Sephiroth awoke to Jenova's voice franticly yelling at him to get up. He groaned and sat up. He showered and put on his new shirt and pants. He then covered his hair in the dye that turned his hair black as night. He ran his fingers through his hair and hoped it wouldn't rain on his journey. He strapped a holster to his leg and slipped its gun inside. He snapped the gun in place for an easy grab, in case of a battle he couldn't avoid while in cities and towns. He stopped in bone village and purchased the rest of his disguise as Jenova screeched in his head. He was finally getting tired of her and shoved her away from his mind into a lower part of his brain. He walked out of bone village and caught a boat to Costa Del Sol in order to get anywhere; you had to go straight to Costa Del Sol.