Jules led them into a large dining room. There were several tables in the room and big buffet along one side. Jules walked past the buffet to the other side of the room. She opened a door and stepped into a conference room. It had a big long wooden table that could sit twenty people. Everyone sat around the table. The two chairs on the end were left empty.
"I guess you should know that Emily's brother is Sephiroth" Jules said right away.
"What the fuck? Since when did he have a fuckin' sister?" Cid asked shocked at the news.
"Since nineteen years ago when Emily was born" Mia said matter of factly.
"So, Dr. Hojo had another kid?" Tifa asked.
"Yes, but he didn't raise her. A short while after she was born Lucrecia died." Mia continued. Vincent winced at the idea.'Maybe she never was there…'
"You're sure she died? And that her death wasn't just a cover up for something?" Cait Sithe asked. Mia looked at the cat. He had gotten off his Moogle to sit on a chair at the table.
"We're sure she's dead. My mother went to her funeral. She saw the dead body. She's dead." Mia said. Vincent was shocked. 'What did I see then?'
"So, after she died Dr.Hojo was desperate for another subject for his experiments. He used Emily. He showered her in Mako like they do with SOLDIER people. He had no more Jenova cells left so he injected her with different DNA specimens. We're not sure exactly what he was trying to do but whatever it was it didn't work. After that he didn't want Emily anymore. So he dumped her here in Kalm. Where my mother found her and raised her for the rest of her life." Cloud could see that it was painful to remember that day,
"How old was she when you found her?" Yuffie asked curiously.
"Seven. I was eight. She was crying in the alley way behind our house. When my mom found Emily she was half starved never mind sane." Mia told them.
"She wasn't sane?" Tifa asked stunned.
"Whatever Dr. Hojo had injected her with confused her so much it took us three weeks to get her name out of her. In the middle of the night she would get up and wander the streets. Once she almost stabbed herself. We had to lock her in the room we gave her so she didn't get hurt. Eventually, she became normal again. She was able to tell us everything about her. The countless needles, the Mako shower, everything she could remember. She had a picture with her. It was of her and her parents. My mom recognized them right away. We decided not to tell anyone," Mia stopped. She had started to cry. Obviously, the story was painful for her so Jules continued.
"I was Mia's best friend. We hung out all the time and we even played with Emily. We all became close. We grew up best friends. It was almost as if we were sisters. Emily was fine for years and years, up until about a month ago." Jules stopped when Reno came in.
"She's in her room." He stated and sat down at one of the end chairs.
"Is she going to be okay?" Yuffie asked nervously.
"She'll be fine." Reno replied.
"A month ago, we were baking and she suddenly fell to the ground and started shaking and saying something about a Reunion. When she stopped she became unconscious. She was out for about a week. When she awoke she was scared out of her mind." Jules looked at Reno who nodded and picked up the story.
"I grew up around here with Rude and the girls. So we've been friends forever. I've never seen her do that before. So she told us all about her dream. She was in the middle of a forest. But it was just trees without leaves or anything, and there was this thick fog that hung around the trees. Emily told us that she could see something moving in the fog. It came towards her and then stopped. He didn't tell her his name but she knew it was Sephiroth. She said that he told her this:
"My little sister it is time. Our mother will once again be the Calamity of the Skies and we will rule together," She had no idea what he was talking about. She told him she had no brother and that her mother had died a long time ago.
"Believe what you wish but we will become invincible together." Sephiroth told her. Emily was confused.
"Invincible? That's not possible" she told him.
"Ah but it is. You will find me at the Reunion. Come to it. We will be together," then he just faded into the fog." Reno paused and looked at the table.
"She was so scared that she refused to get out of bed. We managed to convince her everything was alright. Then Sephiroth came here in person. I wasn't here at the time but Rude was." Reno looked at Rude. Rude sighed.
"Yeah I was here. He just walked right in and took Emily by the arm and told her she was coming to Reunion with him. She managed to pull away and tell him she wasn't going anywhere. He glared at her before he pulled out his Masamune and almost killed her. But the blade missed her chest and only hit her leg. When he saw that he disappeared. She was in so much pain the doctors gave her sedatives until it healed a bit. When she woke she said that her brother had come back again talking about this Reunion. She couldn't walk for a couple of days. But when she did walk her brother took over her mind like he did just now. He was mad at her for not going to the Reunion because she would never make it in time." Rude stopped. The whole story was obviously a painful one for them to tell, but he continued.
"Whenever he tried to take over her mind she would shake and breathe funny like she did just now. We don't really know what he wants of her, but he kept trying to use her to find you. She almost made it out of town, too."
"So he was trying to kill Cloud with his little sister's body?" Tifa asked slowly.
"Yeah, but whenever she got like that we would lock her in her room and then he would go away. But he came back later. That's why when you came in and she learned that you were Cloud she knew Sephiroth would come back. We all did." Rude stopped. It was the end of their story.
"How can we stop him from coming back?" Cloud asked.
"We have no idea," Rude said.
"Poor girl," Nanaki mumbled.
Mia had stopped crying and looked at the group of travelers. "You are welcome to stay if you like."
The group looked at each other, uncertain about what to do.
"We'll leave you alone. You can talk about it. We'll go check on her." Jules said. Reno, Rude, Jules, and Mia got up from the table and left.
"Should we stay?" Cait Sithe asked.
"I think we should," Cloud said.
"Are you out of your fuckin' minds? Why would we stay here? She already tried to fuckin' kill you!" Cid yelled.
"I know. But we should try and help her. I mean it's Sephiroth. It's not fun fighting him alone." Cloud said.
"She's not alone! She's got her friends. It's none of our fuckin' business!" Cid swore.
"Yes it is. It's mine if she's trying to kill me!" Cloud yelled back.
"Helping her is the right thing to do," Nanaki stated. "We're staying."
Cid swore under his breath but didn't object.
Reno walked back in the room.
"Emily wants to see you guys." He told them.
"But what if she tries to kill Cloud again?" Yuffie asked.
"We'll be there to stop her," Reno said.
"You are tryin' ta tell us that the girl who tried to kill Cloud wants ta see us?" Barret asked.
"Yes. Are you coming?" Reno asked.
"We'll come." Tifa answered.
"Follow me," Reno turned and left the room. Everyone got up and followed. Cait Sithe got back on his Moogle and urged it forward. Reno led them into a hall and up some stairs then to a door. He stopped in front of it.
"This is her room," He turned to the group. "You can go in." He opened the door to let them in. Cloud went in first. The rest hesitated but Yuffie went in after him and the rest followed. Reno went in last and shut the door.
Emily was lying on her bed on top of the blankets Mia sat on her right and Jules on her left. Rude was leaning against the wall opposite the bed. Reno went over and sat on the bed next to Emily.
"Hey, kiddo!" Cloud went over and stood beside Mia.
"Hi," Emily answered. Her voice sounded tired. "Look, I'm sorry about before, I-"
"It's okay. You didn't mean to." Cloud told her softly.
"Thanks," She mumbled.
"So you were basically possessed?" asked Cait Sithe.
"I guess so," Emily answered.
"Isn't there a way to stop him?" Tifa asked.
"I doubt it. You remember how he made me give him the black materia? There was nothing I could do." Cloud looked at Tifa.
"He should have joined the Lifestream. I don't think spirits can come back out can they?" Cait Sithe asked no one in particular.
"They can't. But they can stay on the planet if they have unsettled business or are strong enough to fight the Lifestream." Nanaki explained.
"That's unfortunate," Emily said bluntly staring at the ceiling. She began to shake.
"Back off, Cloud," Reno told Cloud. Cloud fumbled backwards to the back of the room. Everyone positioned themselves in between the bed and Cloud. Reno grabbed a hold of Emily's arms and held them on the bed. She opened her eyes and looked into his.
"Let go of me," It was Sephiroth's voice coming out her.
"No," Reno said firmly.
"Why don't you leave your sister alone?" Tifa asked boldly coming forward to stand where Cloud was before.
Emily ignored her. "Where's Cloud?" She demanded.
"Not here." Reno told her.
"Get lost!" It was Emily's voice again.
"Never!" It was Sephiroth's.
"Why are you doing this?" Emily's voice demanded.
"Because you are my sister. I have a link to you I share with no one else. It's the only way for revenge." Sephiroth's voice hissed.
There was a pause as Emily's body shook.
"Revenge isn't what you think it is! Now get out of here!" Emily yelled.
"Never," Sephiroth said.
Reno was staring down at Emily. Her face was the palest he had ever seen it. 'Come on Emily you can do it!'
"What if something happens to me? Then you would have no link to this world!" Emily's voice was only a whisper. It was getting harder for her to talk.
"I'll make sure nothing happens to you! Besides, I'll leave you alone if you'll let me kill Cloud!" Sephiroth's voice was getting louder. Emily was losing whatever battle they were having.
"Never! I'll die before that happens!" Emily said defiantly.
"I told you! You won't die!" Sephiroth yelled.
"Watch me!" Emily said.
"Never will happen," Sephiroth spat back.
"Stop it!" Nanaki jumped on top Emily and sat on her chest.
"You had better listen to me Sephiroth, you do anything to hurt this girl or Cloud I'll personally come in there after you!" He hissed into Emily's face.
"That'll never happen. You'd have to die before you can possess someone." Sephiroth retorted.
"That's what you think!" Nanaki's body went limp and Emily's shook violently again.
"What did I tell you?! I could possess anyone I want and still live!" Nanaki's voice shouted through Emily's mouth.
"I'm still more powerful!" Sephiroth spat. Emily's body rolled over off the bed tripping Reno. She stood up. "You can't stop Sephiroth!"
"Nanaki get out!" Emily's voice commanded weakly.
"But I-" Nanaki's voice objected.
"Now!" Emily screamed. Nanaki's body jumped back to life.
"I'm out Emily." He said turning to the girl.
"Good," Emily forced herself to walk over to the door and open it. "Good-Bye," She mumbled as she walked down the hall.
"No go back! Listen to me, damn it, go back!" Sephiroth's voice yelled.
Everyone raced from the room to watch Emily walk down the hall.
"No!" Emily yelled. She came to the staircase that lead downstairs. She turned around and looked at the group. She looked at Reno with tears in her eyes.
"No, Emily! Please!" He raced forward, he knew what she was doing. But he was too late, Emily turned and threw herself down the stairs.