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Cid's airship revved and took to the air as Nanaki spoke to him. He rubbed his whisker-studded chin and adjusted his goggles in his now pure white hair.
"So lil' Mecha's back at yer place restin?" Cid still thought of her as a child, which she didn't mind really, because compared to him and Nanaki she was a child.
"Yes... sacrificed herself to tell me Vincent wanted us urgently..."
"Then we better get goin an' get lil' Mecha!" he told the pilot to go over Cosmo Canyon. Soon they had Mecha aboard and resting in the fresh hay of the chocobo stall in the ship. She was still asleep, but well. They headed to get Yuffie next. She noticed the big ship and started to sneak into her hiding place. She watched the ship land and out stepped Nanaki, followed by Cid carrying Mecha, who was just waking up. She came up to them and looked at Mecha.
"She looks bushed."
"Yeh, she's on a mission to collect the old group. Lil' trooper... Do you know where Reeve is? We need Cait Sith now."
"Cid! We don't need Cait anymore! Reeve has expressed that he will fight with us in further battles! Since he quit Shinra, he's gotten stronger. I don't want to be in this! Last time I was nearly killed! I don't want that again! I am thirty-eight years old I don't need to fight! Besides I have my own family to take care of!"
"Yuffie, you sure have grown... I am sure that this is only a meeting to discuss things. Not plunge strait in," Nanaki blinked his one good eye.
"Oh alright... let me tell my family I'll be back in a few days and to be good."
"Can I meet them Yuffie?" Mecha asked.
"Huh? Oh yeah sure Mecha... you haven't met my family yet have you..." Mecha shook her head slowly. She tried to get Cid to put her down, but he wouldn't. Cid was like a second father. In fact the whole group would take care of Vincent's daughter. She was at more risk than the others children anywhere. She had no control over the changes that she was born with and she took sick not as easily, but when she did, she wasn't much help at all. Of course the whole group would take care of the others kids anyway. They stepped into the large house Godo lived in and set Mecha on a mat so she could rest while Yuffie told her children good-bye and to come meet her friend. They all filed in, about four of them, the oldest 18. The youngest 3. All with the blackest hair and green eyes. They said hello to the others that visited often, but stared at Mecha, who was struggling to sit up. The second oldest an 8 year old named Thommy wandered up to Mecha. His hair was short and spiky and he wore blue shorts and a red shirt
"Are you ok lady?"
"Thommy, her name is Mecha." Thommy nodded and his sister Larise, who was the 3 year old, with shoulder length hair, walked to Mecha and sat on her lap after Cid helped her lean against the wall. Larise wiggled on Mecha's lap and touched her hair.
"Miss Mecha your hair is soft like my baby chocobo's feathers!" the oldest chuckled deciding this Mecha lady was all right. He came over and touched her hair. He was a big man, and his hair was the longest of all the children about to his waist. He wore a blue kimono, which was tied with a black sash.
"You're absolutely right Larise! It is soft as Chicky's feathers!" his deep voice rang out in delight.
The last spoke solemnly, "Jared... do you see what I see in this woman's eyes?" Jared looked at Mecha's eyes. Or at least the one that wasn't covered by her hair.
"Nope Jesu, nothing," he replied to his other sister. Jesu wore clothes as Yuffie once had, but her hair was stuck up all over the place.
"I see evil!" Yuffie's husband walked in. A man even bigger than Jared and with blonde hair. Wearing a kimono like Godo's old ones
"Why is Jesu yelling?"
"Johna, meet Mecha." Mecha was becoming uncomfortable with all the staring and hair petting.
"Can we go now?" Yuffie ushered her children from the room, but Jared lingered a little just outside the door. Soon he too was gone.
"I'm sorry Mecha..." Mecha paled.
"We have to get to Reeve, Barret, Tifa, and Cloud... We don't have much time... I feel my father growing impatient with me."
"We will rest the night first." Mecha sighed and moved herself to lying on the purple mat they had put her upon. Nanaki lay beside her and Cid on the mat next to them. Cid and Nanaki were soon asleep. Cid's snoring was enough to wake the dead. She soon got up slowly and walked outside for some fresh night air. She stumbled and nearly fell. She stopped to make sure no one had heard and quietly moved to the porch steps and sat down. But someone had heard. Jared was on his way out with a huge katana. He was going to kill the intruder. As he neared the door he saw Mecha's red cloaked form on the steps. He put the katana aside and walked to the door clearing his throat. Mecha jumped and looked at Jared.
"Mind if I join you out here Miss Mecha?" Mecha shook her head.
"I don't mind..." Jared came out and set on the steps beside her.
"How are you feeling?" she waved a hand.
"A bit dizzy, but I'll be alright..." Jared felt an impulse to grab Mecha's hand in his larger one, but restrained himself.
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Sephiroth stepped onto the docks at about midnight. He walked into the Inn and lay down the exact Gil for the room. He stared from the window wondering what Jenova was screaming about. Jenova was screaming in riddles again.
(Tentacle tail! Tentacle tail!)
He narrowed his eyes at Jenova's words
(Plans to be complete!)
'Shut-up will you...' Sephiroth walked to his bed, his boots making noise on the floor and lay on the bed in total exasperation. He shoved Jenova away again into the deep recesses of his mind, so he could go to sleep.
The next morning he awoke. He slipped the glasses he'd bought onto his face over a pair of gray eyes. His disguise was almost complete. He took a length of cord and tied his hair back. Now he had a resemblance to Hojo. It would do for now. He walked out into the daylight and went to get on the ship to Junon.
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Cloud had gotten a call from Vincent and was pacing the floor of his home in Midgar. He was in charge of Shinra after Reeve decided to give it a chance at redeeming itself with Cloud, who was expecting a change in the slums by next month. He was doing as promised and changing everything. Midgar no longer used Mako energy for it purposes. The reactors lay dormant and were being transformed into a more efficient place. Maybe a power plant that could supply the world with power again. Mako would never be used for evil again. There was even a new scientist called Norman working all hours he could to figure out a way to wean those who needed Mako to survive to something less life costing. Norman knew he couldn't save all of the Mako testees, but he could sure try. Hojo had somehow been revived and was in a padded cell screaming almost all hours of the day. They had given him a chance 20 years ago, back when Vincent still lived in Midgar with Aeris and his new daughters Mecha and Anima, who were perfectly normal healthy little girls at the time. Hojo had kidnapped them and taken them into the lab constantly injecting them with Jenova cells and Mako. By the time they had retrieved them at the age of five, Anima was already beyond weaning off Mako. Mecha however needed an injection every few minutes to survive for the first few years, but they slowly weaned her down to where all she needed to do was go into the Mako tank below her house once a year to replenish herself.
"She was supposed to have been here by now!" Cloud was basically upset. "Vincent will kill me if his precious daughter isn't alright!"
"Calm down honey." Tifa placed her hand on Cloud's arm to stop his pacing. Cloud looked at her.
"Tifa I just... I have to find her! What happens if she's hurt! Vincent won't forgive me or any of the rest of us!" the phone began to ring.
"Cloud!" Tifa had enough. "Stop this! She will be fine! She has got to have one or two around her by now! They will protect her until she gets here!" Cloud began to calm himself and picked up the phone and barked orders into it. Tifa wobbled to the bed and lay down. She needed a break. She still hadn't told Cloud about her pregnancy with his second child. Cloud knew, but he wasn't angry for her not telling him, for he was always busy with restoring Midgar. He almost missed the birth of his son Jordan, who was about 22 now. He was on his own and working at the chocobo ranch. Cloud lay the phone down and went to Tifa.
"Are you ok Teefie?" she nodded painfully. He lay his hand gently on her stomach and felt the small kicks of a baby. He smiled to Tifa and ran his fingers through part of her hair. "I'll call Jordan to take care of you.."
"Ok.." with that Cloud strode to the phone and called his son.
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Sephiroth watched an airship go over his head headed for Midgar. He recognized the ship after it had passed.
"The Highwind has passed!" a few deck hands cried, "This is really good luck!" Sephiroth sighed as all the deck hands ran around a while chanting about how much luck they were going to have. He grumbled and went below deck to hide from the noise of the chanting sailors as Jenova cackled eerily in his head about the plans.
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Mecha was sitting on the deck of the airship staring out at the world. She didn't speak to anyone on the ship, just stared at the water below. She had spotted a ship and a black haired man gazing silently at the Highwind. She rubbed her head and watched the sky in front now. Jared had come along with his mother for company. They had picked up Barret that morning in Costa Del Sol with a 30 year old Marlene and Mecha hadn't spoken yet. She was waiting to get Reeve, Tifa and Cloud aboard the ship and heading back to Nibelheim, before she uttered a word to anyone of them about what was going on. Barret seethed in anger and pointed the gun-arm at Mecha.
"I wouldn't if I were you Barret..."
"Why the hell won't ya tell us!" Mecha jumped up and spun around. Her hair floated up and exposed her left eye, which was red. Both eyes were full of malevolence.
"As I said before! Get the other 3 and I'll tell you!" Barret left her alone after that, but she wasn't staying on the bridge any longer. She stormed out of the bridge and jumped over to the chocobo stall and hid inside the hay for a nap. Cid and Nanaki knew where she went and why. They reached Midgar soon after. After Barret had left the ship, Mecha crawled out and came out too. She was the first to lead them off towards Cloud's newest home. On the way they ran into Jordan. More like Mecha physically ran into the man. Her hair flew up from in front of her red eye as she swore in the language of the Cetra, something all looked at her for, and Jordan reached down to help her up.
"I'm sorry..." he pulled Mecha to her feet, "I'm Jordan Strife. I was on the way to see my father." Mecha dusted herself off. Her hair fell back over her red eye.
"It's ok.. it was my fault.. me and these guys are going to see a friend on important business." she walked past Jordan and up the stairs to Cloud's house and banged on the door. Jordan and the others walked up behind her as they heard Cloud yelp. The door swung open and revealed a stressed Cloud. His hair was shorter than Mecha remembered in somewhat of a buzz-cut.
"Mecha Valentine!" he cried and grabbed the surprised girl into a hug making her eye that was visible go wide. She slapped at his arms and he released her.
"Gods Cloud! Kill me why don'cha!" Cloud looked apologetic.
"Sorry Mecha.. you should have been here yesterday. Your father was angry with me."
"Nanaki had to save me yesterday because of my senseless actions."
"Oh..." Cloud looked relieved to see that Mecha was protected well. "I can't leave Tifa... she needs me now." Cloud explained that Tifa was pregnant.
"We can transport her to Mideel to be taken care of there. We still have to get Reeve... and you can stay..."
"Thanks Mecha, but she doesn't want to move to do anything..." Mecha smiled.
"She won't have to move. We can carry her. Cid and Nanaki carried me when I needed it." Cloud felt much better. Cid and Jordan picked up Tifa and carted her to the airship. The others followed quickly, while Mecha and Cloud stayed behind to talk.
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Sephiroth had entered Midgar hours after the airship landed. He headed to the new Shinra president's house. He saw Cloud in a suit taking to someone smaller and dressed like Vincent. He coolly shook off his uneasiness and walked up to the two appearing a bit lost.
"Um... can you two help me?" the shorter looked at him slightly as Cloud answered.
"How can I help you Mr.-?"
"Quicksilver, Seth Quicksilver," Sephiroth had thought of that one in the nick of time. The shorter of the two showed uneasiness at being near this new person and backed away. Cloud reached out and snatched the smaller one's arm.
"Well Mr. Quicksilver, What can I do for you?" Seth pushed up his glasses.
"I need the president of Shinra..." the smaller gritted teeth as it pulled harder to get away from Cloud.
"I am the president of Shinra." Jenova screamed at him as Cloud turned to speak to the smaller.
(Kill him! Kill him now! You don't need to risk the chance of being found out now!)
'Shut up,' he told the voice in his head. He then spoke to Cloud, "I need access to Hojo's files." Cloud looked suspicious of Seth.
"You'll have to talk to Norman Osimmier about that. He's in control of the lab now... now if you'll excuse me. My friend is trying to escape." Sephiroth looked to the smaller one, who was ready to attack Cloud out of fear of the larger man nearby.
"I can help you to not let him escape." He watched the smaller pull at Cloud's arm to free itself. When it heard him in reference to itself it stopped and stared at him. But still pulled at Cloud to get free of him. The resemblance to Vincent was uncanny in this small thing, but it wasn't a man at all. It was a woman, staring at him with a blue eye. He couldn't see the other as the black hair covered it.
"Mr. Quicksilver. This is not a man. This is quite the opposite," he said to Sephiroth, who had already recognized his mistake and was apologizing in a gracious manner. Cloud released her and moved towards the ship alone as the woman stared up at Sephiroth.
"I am very sorry lady-. By any chance, can I have your name?" he watched her blink for a moment before deciding to at least speak her name.
"Mecha." Jenova squealed in his head.
(What are you doing!)
Mecha must have heard the voice because she answered aloud, "What business does it have to do with you... I told you years ago to back off and I meant it..." her face twisted into a look of anger. "Yet you follow me like a plague!" she looked to Sephiroth and paled.
"What was that for?" he asked.
(Hahahahahahahahahaha!)
"I'm hearing- SHUT-UP WILL YOU! that voice again. I'm sorry.. I have to get to my friends." Sephiroth stopped her and she looked at him.
"Maybe you can help lady Mecha." Mecha shook her head.
"My dad would be pissed if he caught me talking to strange people without the group... I'm really sorry."
"Is there a way to get to Hojo's files while you are with your group?"
(Yes... then take her down with your blade)
Mecha's eyes darted to the blade on his back nervously. Jenova loved doing that to her, but then she heard another voice say, 'no! Get out of my head! Leave me alone!' Mecha scratched her head.
"I can get you the files..." Sephiroth ignored Jenova and smiled at Mecha.
"That would be wonderful."
"Promise me one thing..."
"What's that lady Mecha?" Mecha began walking towards the airship.
"Don't go insane..." he blinked at her and began to follow her towards the ship. "And stay out of the groups conversations ok? Unless we call you into them..." Sephiroth nodded and both began to climb up to the ship. Mecha concentrated on climbing instead of jumping, because she couldn't jump high enough to land on the deck. She had tried once and nearly killed herself. Her foot slipped as her concentration broke, due to Jenova's screaming at Sephiroth. she clung to the ladder as she tried to get herself back up. Sephiroth saw this and began to quickly scale the ladder.
(Kill her..)
'No..'
(Do it!)
'You can't make me do it.'
(If I have to I'll take over your hand and fling her towards the ground.)
'No! Leave her alone!'
(Have you gotten weak! I am all you need! Lover, mother, and friend!)
'Nooooo. You are nothing to me anymore.' he argument betwixt them continued until he reached the fearful Mecha. He snaked his hand around her waist as her hands slipped from the bar. "Gotcha lady Mecha," he said to the shivering girl in his left arm quietly. He held the girl tightly and climbed the ladder the rest of the way.
She sank to the floor of the deck when he sat her on the ship so he could climb up. Everyone stared and took Cloud and Tifa to Mideel, where they had to get Reeve. On the ride Sephiroth watched Mecha from a vantage point far away. She still wasn't ready to talk to anyone as Jenova had almost cost her life once again. She stayed curled up where Cid had placed her in the stall. He and Sephiroth talked while Mecha shivered.
"Cid, how do you suppose she slipped?" Cid ran his fingers over his white hair.
"That's somethin' we don't really discuss with others Seth..."Sephiroth nodded.
"She said she hears voices sometimes..."
"It's a voice... only one... go comfort her. You saved her life.. I'm sure she is very grateful to ye." Sephiroth nodded to Cid and walked to the young girl who was mumbling in riddles as Jenova cackled in his head. He knelt and placed a hand on one of hers. The black leather partial finger gloves on his hand making contact with her skin. He felt her hand tense under his. She obviously wasn't in her right mind at the time. Jared wandered in and sat down, followed by Jordan. They sat down and looked to Mecha. Jordan and Jared watched as Sephiroth lifted her and put an arm around her shoulders to comfort her. Sephiroth obviously wanted her not to distress over the voice in her head that was bothering her so much. Jared took a hand and patted it and Jordan patted her hand after Jared and set it in her lap.
(Kill them all...)
'Stop it..'
(Do you think these children will show mercy upon you? Do you think the parents will?)
'At least I would have proven that I am not all bad...'Jared and Jordan soon left as they had arrived at Mideel's island. Sephiroth left her alone soon after as she looked sleepy to go sit in a chair in the briefing room. He paused at the door, hearing Cloud and Barret talking within.
"That girl needs manners!"
"Barret she's doing what she thinks is best!"
"Cloud. I done had it with her smart ass ways...maybe I'll give 'er back to that crazy man for ya!"
"Barret!"
"He seems to like screwin with her genes..."
"Maybe that's why she hears Jenova in her head. It makes Sephiroth seem not so bad anymore."
"She'll turn out jes' like 'im! Jes ya watch 'er Cloud! Ya can't trust 'er for a minute!" Sephiroth moved back to Mecha and sat near her deep in thought.
'So she hears Jenova too.. that explains the outburst when I met her..' Mecha looked at him as he thought. Jenova was quiet for once letting the poor man and the poor girl have a break from her.
"Seth?" he didn't answer as he wasn't paying attention to anything. She got up and poked him gently. He snapped his hand out and grabbed her wrist. He locked his hand in a vice-like grip upon it before he realized where he was. He released her immediately and began to stutter in apology for his actions. She backed back to where she was before and looked at his glowing eyes and rubbing her wrist.
"I'm so sorry lady Mecha!"
"She's gotten to you too hasn't she.." he pretended not to know what she was talking about. "Jenova... I hear her talking to someone else now ... she calls them Sephiroth... who is Sephiroth?" he patted the ground beside him. So she didn't know who he was before. She moved closer to him and sat beside him. He patted her hand absently.
"Haven't they told you? Cloud and all of the people you know actually killed him you know..." Mecha blinked and watched him as he adjusted the pair of glasses on his face.
'I always wondered why this strange group was together.' she shook her head signing that she didn't know.
"They probably will sooner or later." She crossed her arms and stared at the floor.
"What does it matter... they will never tell me. They've told the others, but not me..." she moved to get up, but he took hold of her wrist, gently this time, and held her there.
When she turned her face towards him, he replied, "Maybe there is a reason they won't tell you." her blue eye focused on one of his gray ones. He stood up and she followed his eye to standing and he released her wrist.
"Maybe..." she watched him and the eye that wasn't covered was visibly angered. She wasn't angry with him, but the yawn that erupted in both of their heads. Then her angered look relaxed as silence ensued.
"I swear she's going down," they both muttered. After they both said it Mecha stared at him and he followed suit. She shook her head.
"Are you ok lady Mecha?"
"I'll be fi-," the ship rumbled and Mecha fell into the straw. Sephiroth braced himself as Cid yelled for everyone to hold onto something. Cid yelled once again.
"Brace for impact into the area of land near Mideel!" the sound of everyone grabbing onto something, then the crash. Mecha who hadn't found anything to hold onto, grabbed the doorframe of the Choco-stall as she slipped through it. She winced and one of her hands slipped, but managed to hang on with the other. She swung and braced for the impact of slamming into the wall as she swung towards it. Sephiroth heard the bang of her feet landing on the wall as the nose of the ship stuck into the ground and the ship tilted slightly. Mecha's hand disappeared before the ship stopped sliding and he heard her booted feet leave the wall as the ship turned onto it's side then the slam of them landing on the metal below. She ship finally stilled and he heard the bangs of Mecha's boots on the metal hull running towards the bridge. The sound of her running stopped with a bang and what seemed like an eternity before another was heard.
"Uncle Cid! Nanaki!" Came her cry. Both were injured by saving Barret's daughter, Marline, and Tifa. Nanaki opened his good eye.
"Mecha... you're alright..."
"Yeah... I can handle myself sometimes... Now it's my turn to take care of everyone." She dug in her pack and dug out an elixir. She poured it in her hand a little at a time and let him lick it out of her hand. Soon he stood. "Can you give Cid and anyone who needs it an Elixir?"
Nanaki nodded and she gave Nanaki the elixirs and gave one to Cid and bade him to drink it. Nanaki held the bottle up with his nose in Cid's mouth as Cid drank the elixir. Mecha ran out and jumped down to the side hull. She found a ladder and threw it up to Cid and everyone in the bridge area. She packed another on her back. And climbed the floor to where Cloud and Barret were. They opened the door and she pushed up the ladder.
"Here... use it... I have to go see about Seth..." with that she moved across the vertical floor towards the Choco-stall. She reached out a hand to get inside, when Sephiroth walked up to the door.
"I'm alright... go see about everyone else." Mecha grinned.
"Already done Seth Quicksilver." He rubbed his head.
"Is that so?" Mecha blinked.
"C'mon. You have to get out of there..." Sephiroth shook his head.
"I'll stay here.."
"Seth! Come on! The ship isn't going to hold!" she screamed. Everyone heard what she said and got out of the ship quickly.
"Maybe I can be released from what plagues me..."
"You can't escape it by death!"
"Please, leave me here..."
"I'm not leaving until you come!" Sephiroth blinked. His decision was tough. Stay and die and cost a life, which Jenova wanted, or go with her and save her from death, because of how much she cared about anyone. Including those she barely knew at all. She looked very hurt. Her hand was stretched out and part of the hull above her head was coming off. He snapped his arm out and pulled her inside the stall as the piece snapped loose falling below. He didn't realize at first but he had accidentally used too much strength and thrown her against the wall. She was upside down and her eyes were clenched shut. All of her hair was fanned out underneath her and the hair that covered the left side of her face was lying on the floor too. Another piece fell and Mecha didn't stir.
'I have to get her out of here...' he stepped over to her and picked her up. Pieces of hull were beginning to crack and fall faster than before. There wasn't a lot of time. He put her over his shoulder and jumped from the Choco-stall. The hull that was on the ground cracked under the slam of his booted feet into it. Pain lanced through is entire body, causing him to halfway double over. He couldn't let Jenova claim him now. Not now.
(EYHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!)
'Shut-up...' he ran to the only place on the ship that wasn't cracking apart yet. The bridge. He quickly climbed the ladder Mecha had set up for the others and ran to the window. He began to kick it as hard as he could. It began to crack a little as the bridge began to crack a little. The others outside looked at each other and started to look for Mecha. She usually joined them outside somewhere nearby, but when they called she didn't answer. The window cracked further and fell out as the rest of the ship collapsed.
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"Oooohhh..." Mecha opened her eyes to find herself on a hospital bed. And something white was blocking her view from her left eye. She began to sit up, but was gently pushed back down by a doctor. She obeyed the unspoken command and rested back against the pillows.
"We see you are awake now. Can you tell us your name?"
"..." she raised a hand to her head not remembering much at all. All she could remember was that something was urgent.
"Well, you had a nasty concussion."
"Uhhhnn.." she realized that there was a bandage on her head and over her left eye. She heard Cloud's voice and the doctor left her to go see Cloud.
"Is my wife ok?"
"Yes Mr. Strife. She'll be all right... why don't you go see her?" she heard the footsteps come toward the side room, but stop.
"Oh... Doctor... one of our party is wondering if you've found Mecha yet..."
"Tell your party I'm sorry. I haven't found anyone with the name Mecha yet. But your party is welcome to visit your wife."
"I'll bring them." With that the footsteps that were coming retreated out of the building. She turned her head painfully to her right and saw a brunette woman with a few bandages of her own partially sitting up on her own bed.
"Ti-fa..." the brunette turned and looked at Mecha.
"How do you know my name?" Mecha turned her head and stared at the ceiling. Soon several pairs of feet thumped into the small clinic. She heard the doctor ask their names and fell asleep before Vincent and Aeris announced theirs. Tifa gasped. Vincent and Aeris were here. No doubt Vincent was angry about Mecha's disappearance. Vincent had put on his old cloak and cloth to come here. They all filed to Tifa's bed totally ignoring Mecha who had passed into the land of unconsciousness.
"Are you ok Tifa?" Cloud asked. Tifa nodded letting everyone know she was ok. She forgot about Mecha ever saying her name.
"Ya sure ya ok?" Barret said quickly.
"Yes Barret," Tifa replied.
"And the baby?" Cloud asked. Tifa smiled. Cloud knew his child was ok then.
Aeris sniffed and Vincent drew her close to his side as he spoke, "Mecha should have been found by now..." they all began to talk about Mecha drawing from asking Tifa if she was ok. They soon got too loud, by way of Aeris beginning to wail, and woke Mecha who groaned in protest at the loudness of the wail. Seth looked to her as she forced herself up slightly. The doctor rushed in and gently pushed her back down.
"You must be a little quieter... the young miss needs her rest." Mecha grumbled at the doctor a little, but obeyed once again. Vincent looked to Mecha and told Cid to take care of Aeris for a minute. He walked out to the doctor. They talked about the young woman next to Tifa. Everyone listened to them talk quietly.
"Well, she doesn't know her own name. And no one has come to ask about anyone who was missing except your Mecha, but that child doesn't fit your description at all Mr. Valentine..."
"I see, may I speak with her?"
"I'm afraid she hasn't done anything, but groan every time she wakes up."
"I think I can speak with her. I can understand groans anyway as my daughter does them."
"You are welcome to try." Vincent's footsteps came a couple of steps, but stopped, "Who brought her in?"
"Reeve did, but he won't be back for a few days... he left soon as he brought her in." A moment of silence before Vincent's steps traced over the floor. He walked into the room and to Mecha who was looking at them all and they were staring back. With the exception of Nanaki.
"What's going on in here?" Vincent asked in his cool voice.
"Tifa told us what she did before we came and she did it again," Nanaki said.
"What was that?"
"Tifa." Nanaki stated. Vincent ushered everyone out of the room except for Aeris, who he held at his side with his good hand. Aeris put her hand over top of Vincent's cold claw and looked to the girl lying in the bed before them. Vincent looked at Mecha, who looked back. It seemed they were studying each other to someone on the outside such as Aeris, for they never moved their mouths or anything, but they were actually speaking, Vincent with his red eyes, and Mecha with the one that wasn't covered. This is what they spoke:
-Who are you?- Vincent asked
'I don't know' Mecha replied
-How did you get here?-
'I don't know that either...'
-Is there anything you know that you can tell me?-
'I think so...'
-What is it?-
'Urgency... as if something was happening that needed to be done right then and there... fear... as if someone was about to die... then waking up here...'
-Sounds like you have amnesia young one.-
'Ask the doctor if I can get up now... I don't want to be here anymore. I have to find out who I am and why this voice speaks to me constantly telling me I need to kill...'
-I have something I need to do... you rest... You'll need it..-
Then the conversation was over. Vincent led Aeris outside to the others silently. They went to the inn they were staying in and after Vincent sent Aeris into their room to sleep. He walked back to the others.
"I need to speak with this Seth. Alone..." the group nodded and walked off leaving Sephiroth behind. He hadn't spoken in the weeks after Mecha's disappearance. Vincent turned to the window and Sephiroth saw for the first time the white in his hair. "Tell me honestly Seth... what happened before you lost Mecha..."
Sephiroth lowered his head and began to relive the moment. He spoke low and controlled although he was grief ridden about losing her, "She had taken care of everyone and came to where I was. I walked to the door of the Choco-stall I had awoken in just moments before.." he told of what happened next, "After I had gotten her to the bridge which wasn't falling apart yet I began to kick the window. It had just broken and I jumped out, when the ship collapsed and a piece of the hull struck me in the head. I fell losing my grip on Mecha. After that I don't know where she went..." Vincent turned to Sephiroth.
"Don't get your hopes up..." Sephiroth looked at him and nodded. "Goodnight Seth..." Vincent entered his room after that. Sephiroth walked into his, battling with Jenova squealing in joy that Mecha was 'put away' he grumbled and swore he'd kill Jenova if it was the last thing he did.
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Mecha lay awake on the bed for the seventh night in a month since she had awakened a few months ago. She had been allowed to get up for short periods of time and had now remembered her name. Vincent had never come back and she felt alone. She got up and walked to the bathroom that connected to the office area of the clinic. She stared at herself in the mirror. Her hair fell over the red stained, white bandage around her head and over the left side as it always did. The nurse had been gracious enough to brush out her hair and wrap a bandage around it so that it wouldn't tangled. It was wrapped up and then down and tied at the bottom of her hair leaving a tuft about half a foot free. The rest that couldn't be put in the bandage that held her hair hung wildly over her head. She flicked her blue eye's gaze to just below the bandage she touched her face and noticed that the one who had still-spoken with her looked like her. She looked at the cloth and cloak the doctor said were hers. She touched them and put the cloak on. She held the cloth that was to go around her head in her hand.
"Vincent..." there was a soft knock behind her and she turned to see the little girl she had made friends with at the door.
"M-M-Mechie," she said in her soft voice, "I-I-I h-have t-to g-go..." Mecha quickly removed the cloak and apologized and then exited quickly. The little girl was soon done and Mecha took her back to her bed. After she had gotten the little girl settled in, she wandered to the door and lay her head against the glass. She was alone, she didn't know anything about herself except her first name and she couldn't remember her family. The doctor said she would be able to go as soon as tomorrow and as late as next week. She went to her bed soon after and fell asleep on her side.
