Summary: Mika is a new Turk recruit. Her first mission along with Cissnei and Reno was suppose to be just a test of her skill… until they find a horrible scene. The scientist they've been sent to investigate is a fanatic with a dark secret who wants to unleash horrors on the planet. Set three months after Dirge of Cerberus (Didn't want to make it too much longer… DOC is already a year after AC)

Disclaimer: I own nothing Final Fantasy VII. Square Enix does and I thank them very much for their wonderful characters and stories J

Creating Sinister

Chapter One

Routine

Mika knocked before entering the large, fancy office. He was the President. She hadn't expected anything else. The young woman with black hair just past her shoulder blades, and blue-green eyes looked around nervous before saying, "You wanted to see me, sir?"

Reno and Cissnei were in there as well. They looked comfortable compared to the newbie. "I did. I have a mission for you… and these two."

"Oh," she nodded, "Of course, sir."

Rufus Shinra gave a small smile, "Relax. It's routine and I doubt you'll run into any real trouble. It's a recon mission. An investigation. There should be no one home. Intel tells us the place will be empty for some time because it's owner has taken leave to Gongaga. This is mainly a test of your recon skills, but don't be nervous. Cissnei and Reno will be there to help any time you need it."

She gave a stiff nod of understanding. "Don't be so stiff, Mika. You'll do fine," Reno grinned, and patted Cissnei on the shoulder, "Right, Ciss?"

Cissnei rolled her eyes, but smiled encouraging at Mika, "You'll do fine."

Mika took a deep breath and let it out slowly, "Thank you. When do you want me to leave, sir?"

"In two hours," Rufus replied, "The chopper is ready."

2

The mansion was huge. If they weren't trying to be discrete, they could've landed the chopper right in the front yard with no problem. Huge as it was, it looked very untended… like the owner had abandoned it. The grass was overgrown with weeds and vines. The paint was chipping in places and a couple of windows that were visible had been busted out. There was an odd feel about the place, and the sooner the mission was over the better. "Our sources said that the guy still lives here," Reno said as if reading Mika's thoughts, "Doesn't look like it, huh?"

"No," Cissnei shook her head, "It sure doesn't."

"I'm dreading what we'll find inside," Mika sighed.

"Either way," Reno frowned, "That's exactly where we've got to be. Let's head in and get this over with."

The three walked toward the mansion. Cissnei whispered, "Look around, Mika. Let us know if you spot anything out of the ordinary."

"I have a question," Mika's eyebrows came together in thought.

"Already?" Reno asked, but then smiled, "I'm just kidding. What's up?"

"Who is this man? Why is the President interested in him?"

"That's a good question," Reno sighed, "He was a scientist. Now, he's no one. He worked in the science division for… let's just say 'old school' Shinra. He was even before Rufus. He worked under Hojo. One day, he just wasn't there anymore. I guess he was too unimportant for Rufus's father to worry about. Now that we're reformed, however, he might be a dangerous problem. We don't know. Rufus didn't care for his beliefs. They're too close to Hojo's. We're just here to see what we're dealing with and why he's back… and so close to Edge."

"I see. Do you think a man of science would need one of those?"

She pointed, and Cissnei and Reno's eyes followed where she was pointing to. What looked like a beat up, wrecked motorcycle was sitting near the garden shed. Vines and weeds had wrapped around it. There was no telling how long it had sit there. Reno suddenly looked thoughtful, "I've seen something like that before."

"It's a motorcycle. We have motorcycles," Cissnei raised an eyebrow, "For this guy it might be strange, but we're jumping to conclusions…"

"No, I mean… that particular one looks very familiar. Where have I seen a model like that before?" Reno asked, scratching the top of his head in thought.

"Well, lets check out the place while you're thinking about it. I don't want to be here any longer than I have to be," Mika smiled.

"Sure, yeah…" Reno trailed off, "Good eye, by the way. Spotting something like that. I didn't even see it."

"Oh," Mika blushed, "I wasn't really looking for it."

Cissnei laughed, "Well, either way… good job."

The three headed inside. Reno used a fancy looking lock-pick device on the locks and within no time, they were through the door. "Shinra technology at it's finest," he grinned, "as usual. Wish Rude hadn't taken that vacation. He'd have gotten a kick out of this place. He better drink enough for the both of us."

"Make that three of us," Cissnei frowned, looked at the disastrous inside of the mansion.

"Make that four," Mika sighed, her shoulders slumping.

It was a mess. The mansion would've been amazing if it hadn't been covered in dust, cobwebs, and who knows how much dirt. There were weird, horrible smells all around them. The floors were all wood and cracked and scratched up. There was no furniture that could be seen and no decorations you would've expected in a place this grand. The walls were between brown and black… not their natural color. "Watch where you step," Reno warned the girls.

"You've got to wonder if he bought this place to renovate it. You know no one would want to live in it looking like this. No wonder he purchased it then skipped town again," Mika shook her head in disgust.

"No building person is going to touch this place. I've actually got to wonder why it isn't condemned?" Cissnei replied wide eyed.

Reno shrugged, "Lets move further in."

The three began searching around. Mika found that she didn't have to ask the other two a single thing… because there was nothing to ask. Besides the filth, there wasn't a single odd thing about the place. The occasional spider would come out to say hello, but other than that there wasn't a sign of life every being in the destroyed mansion.

Reno and Cissnei were having the same luck. After several hours and after searching the whole first and second floors Reno said, "Nothing. Not even a document. This guy is clean… well…" he looked around, "You get what I mean."

"In the kitchen I saw some stairs leading down. Should we check it out?" Cissnei asked.

"There's still a couple more upper floors, but…" Mika looked longingly at the front door, "I don't see why we shouldn't check the basement. If that's what is."

"I dread it, and I'm not ashamed to say it. If upstairs is like this… think what a basement to a place like this is probably going to look like," Reno shook his head, looking disgusted.

"Might as well suck it up," Cissnei smiled, "If there's a chance something could be down there…"

"I know, I know," Reno sighed, "Let's go."

The three headed to the kitchen and then down the stairs. As soon as Reno opened the old door, all three sets of eyes widened. The room that they stared at was one of those all metal, sterile rooms. All the way down the hall, the whole way was like that. There were at least three doors on either side of the hall. All three were those big metal, industrial doors. "You think your picks will work on these?" Mika asked.

"No way. These doors are card activated. Picks won't work on these type of locks. They'd only malfunction. Doesn't mean we can't get in. Lets find the main box… should be somewhere toward the end? I'll have all of these doors open in less than ten minutes," Reno grinned.

The three continued walking. "Looks like the top level all the way out to the yard is a decoy. It's like that to hide what's down here. We're lucky you suggested this, Cissnei," Mika sighed.

There was a fuse box looking device at the end of the hall just as Reno said. He took a small crow bar looking object out of the pack Cissnei had brought and tore it open. "Oh, it's complicated looking," Mika frowned, unsure.

"Have some faith," Reno grinned, "I'm on it."

He worked for a little while. The two young women stood against either side of the hall and watched in the opposite direction. Mika had an uneasy feeling. Something about this place hadn't felt right as soon as she stepped foot in the front yard. "One, two…" every door down the hall flew open, and Reno grinned, "three. Mission accomplished. Let's have a look and see what's behind door number one. Split up or stay together?"

"It'll be quicker if we split up," Mika replied.

"Yeah," Cissnei agreed.

"Alright. I've got this one. You two take your pick."

Cissnei took a door on the other side of the hall a little bit closer to the basement entrance. Mika took a room on the same side of the hall a door down from Reno's. Mika's room looked like a doctor's room. There was medical equipment, heart rate monitors and IV drips. Mika gasped when she realized they were actually attached to someone laying on a gurney. "Oh, my God! Guys!" she shouted and then she ran to the man.

He was strapped down and there was a gag over his mouth. He had an oxygen mask over his face. His wrists had places on them where it looked like he'd tried to get away. There were red marks under his eyes. He was deathly pale. 'What have they done to him?'

"What's up?" Reno asked, running in the room.

Cissnei was close behind. Mika turned around, with a look of worry on her face, "They're testing on someone. Look."

Reno took one look at the 'patient' and his hand went to his mouth in shock, "You've got to be kidding. He's suppose to be dead."

"What?" Mika asked confused.

Cissnei looked at him quizzically as well. "That explains the motorcycle. That's where I've seen it before. What are they doing to him?"

Reno walked over to where he lay. He picked up the chart at the foot of his bed. His face went from confusion to unexpected anger as he read over the chart. "Reno…" Cissnei began, worried.

"Son of a bitch. That son of a bitch," he said, slowly.

"We've got to get him out of here. They're killing him, aren't they?" Mika asked, horrified.

"Worse than that. And yeah…" Reno sneered, "We've got to get him out of here. That won't put an end to the problem, but it'll take care of one end of it."

Mika reached down to untie him. As soon as she touched the ties, the man's eyes flew open. He began struggling. Startled, Mika jumped back a little and put her hands over her mouth to keep from screaming. What sounded like screaming noises were coming from his mouth.

Mika approached him again. Reno put a hand up to stop her, but she shook her head and continued. "Hey," she soothed, touching his forehead, "Hey, it's okay. We're getting you out of here! You're going to be okay. We'll take you somewhere safe… we'll help you!"

He calmed a little, but his eyes stayed on Reno… strange green, cat like eyes. "Hey, Yazoo… that's your name, isn't it?" Reno grinned.

The man sneered. Mika looked confused, "I know that name."

"Of course you do. About a year ago he was one of the ones who attempted to steal Jenova's head and bring back Sephiroth…"

"And succeeded if I remember," Mika interrupted Reno's explanation, "My God. You're alive?" she asked him, raising her eyebrows in shock.

His breathing began to pick up… he was scared. After all that had probably been done to him at the hands of this mansion's owner Mika could hardly blame him. "How are you alive?" Reno asked, wide eyed, "We saw the explosion. Cloud told us all about how you guys…"

Mika sighed, "Doesn't matter. We have to get him out of here. Don't be afraid," she told Yazoo, "Don't worry. It's over. Your safe now."

"Yeah…" Reno sighed, "Yeah, this is heinous. This is worse than torture."

Cissnei nodded in agreement. The look of utter disgust hadn't left her face since she'd laid eyes on the scene. Yazoo's eyes met Mika's and he seemed to be calming. There was a sadness in them now. A look of hopelessness. Mika put her hand on his forehead soothingly again as the three Turks worked to free him from his binds.