"The greatest of all gifts, is given by the Goddess in person, in pursuit of such a gift we set on our journey, to find that place in our heart, where that one faint wave resides." The voice drew their focus, their minds traveling through miles of space in moments, thanks to the uplink of this lab to the rest of ShinRa, Inc.'s systems.
As they reached it, both gasped as they emerged in a nearly physical form. Due to lack of physical awareness, these forms flickered slightly, obviously generated by the simulation room under their influence. It had taken them more time to build these forms than to reach the system, but due to certain protocol, they hadn't known what was happening within, until two sets of eyes, one a deep mahogany, the other the same mahogany laced with blue, opened upon the scene before them.
Their brother, their hero, was in the midst of a battle with another, on whom they had no real information - not even they could break the encryptions surrounding his information.
As Sephiroth drove forward, his sword brought up for what could have been an ending blow, his gaze was drawn beyond Genesis to a point just above and behind him. Two women stood side by side, barely into adulthood. Pale white skin glowed faintly in the light of the sun, white dresses shifting faintly in the wind. Their eyes were upon him, shaded by long black locks that were tugged by the wind into a state of disarray.
He froze as that image flickered a few times, and in so doing drove his mind to see something else. Two year old girls, hands clasped tight together, eyes closed, yet projecting a plead for him to save them. His eyes narrowed slightly, and as the building began to explode behind them, he even flinched - as Angeal caught his blade and that of Genesis, the two flickered once more, then disappeared as the debris from the explosion flew through where they had been standing.
As the simulation shut down, Sephiroth's gaze was distant, as though looking into his own past - Angeal was certain he was. It was a memory Sephiroth knew he had avoided since he was young, when it had happened, but the sight of the girls had brought it back in full force.
"Do you see those girls, Sephiroth?" The voice of the scientist, who Sephiroth was certain was not only inept but insane, was gleeful as he pointed to the two little girls who floated in a capsule of mako, each gripping the other's hand. Long black hair floated behind them, and their eyes were hidden behind long-lashed lids. They slept, Sephiroth could tell from the displays on either side of the capsule, which revealed their vital signs. "Well? Do you?!"
"Yes. Why are you showing them to me?" Sephiroth felt slightly ill at the sight of them, as though trapped in their own dreams. When he spoke, their vitals changed ever so slightly, as though they had heard him. Hojo, fortunately, took no notice of this as he cackled, rubbing his hands together.
"Those are - or should I say, were? - your sisters. Failed experiments who will sleep forever…one of the scientists involved in their creation managed to save them and put them in this stasis…they were created in the same time as you, Sephiroth…"
"But why do they look so much younger, then!?"
"They were held back from growth for six years, so that their bodies could recover from the damages done shortly after their creation…yes…they shall sleep, and should they wake…" The crazed man gestured to the panel that had once been programmed to release them on their awakening, now utterly destroyed. "…they will die, as all useless failures must! The moment they wake, the capsules will cease to provide them with oxygen, and they will suffocate!"
Angeal grabbed Sephiroth as his fists clenched, the man beginning to growl in uncontrollable rage. The touch snapped him out of the memory, his emotions quickly controlled again before he managed to accidentally lash out at Angeal. The intent look his friend gave him revealed that he would not be given the option of maintaining his silence.
"Sephiroth, what's going on?" Angeal demanded to know. A wry smile as he was proven correct, Sephiroth pulled away from his friends and moved toward the door of the training room. "Sephiroth! Tell us what has happened!"
"…My sisters are alive…" Though his voice was grave, the arch of Genesis's brow was a sure sign the situation's gravity would soon be dispelled.
"Sisters?" Angeal looked confused. "What sisters, Sephiroth?"
"Since when do you have sisters?" Genesis demanded, breaking out in a smirk as he looked to his rival. "Actually, better question. Are your sisters beautiful?"
"…whether they are or not, you're not getting within arm's reach of either one of them, from the look he just gave you." Angeal chuckled softly, shaking his head. "Come on, he might need our help."
"If either of you touch either of my sisters and I will rip your arm off and shove it so far up your-" Genesis and Angeal were suddenly glad they had lagged behind a bit, as the door closed behind Sephiroth and cut off the last few words of his threat.