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Chapter 2 – The Comeback

The air was cold and dry, making the small figure shiver greatly. Everything was dark around and she couldn't make out where she was or what was around her. The only thing the young girl was aware of, was that her hands were tied behind her back and her feet were tied together as well.

Her short black hair fell in front of her face as she tried to stay awake. The time was unknown to her, and thus she didn't really know how long she had been in that place. Her long boots and socks kept her legs as warm as possible as she sat on the cold ground. Her exposed arms were covered with goose bumps but there was nothing she could possibly do to warm herself up some more. Sighing, Yuffie raised her head and tried to force her eyes to see in the darkness of the room.

"What is this place? Where am I? What happened?" constantly thought the girl, trying to figure out how she had gotten into this situation. The last thing she could remember was being at Midgar and heading towards the 7th Heaven when she suddenly got hit from behind.

A gasp escaped the young girl's throat as she finally realized where she was. This place was located near… NIBELHEIM! It was the abandoned Mako Reactor. Who would want to bring her there? And more importantly, why her? Trying her best to figure out why, Yuffie didn't notice the door opening.

A tall man entered the room, his dark brown eyes staring straight at her small figure. "Well hello, miss Kisaragi." Said the man, his voice hiding a little bit of mocking. Raising her head to see him, the young ninja's eyes widened.

"HOJO!" she said with surprise. "What do you want with me?" she asked, wanting to know what 'projects' he had in reserve for her, a mere Wutain. His eyes gleamed behind his glasses as a smirk appeared on his face.

"You'll see soon enough." Replied the mad scientist. Almost the entire population of Midgar was scared of him, and they all had a good reason to be as well. Yuffie sure wasn't an exception to those people. Vincent got a taste of being one of Hojo's experiments, so did RedXIII and she sure didn't want to be part of that. She liked her two friends, but she was happy to be who she was and didn't want anything to change.

Hojo turned around and looked out at the two guards at the door.
"Bring her to my lab." He ordered, referring to Yuffie. The two men nodded and walked in the cell, heading towards her. The young girl was trying to back away, but being tied up, she couldn't do anything more than stare at them in fear.

The bigger of the two men grabbed her by the right arm, holding a bit too tightly and cutting the circulation of blood. He was tall, almost two heads taller than she was, muscular, which scared her, and he had the strength of probably three bears together.

The other man, smaller this time, grabbed Yuffie's left arm. He was still holding too tight, which made her wince in pain, but she tried to keep calm. This one was only one head taller than her, but he was still very muscular. His strength compared to the other one's, but she was sure that he was stronger, for his grip was almost crushing her bones.

A few moments later, they brought her into a large room where were a operation table, a few incubators, chirurgical tools and all other kinds of stuff that would give the creeps to anyone who was around Hojo in a room like that.

The ninja felt fear rising even more as she was forcefully placed on the table and tied with strong metal cuffs to keep her from leaving. Tears of fear and sadness were falling on her pale cheeks as she desperately tried to get away from that hell. Deep inside, she knew that her friends would come to search for her and obviously save her, but it might be too late by then. A small sob escaped her as she refused to give up and kept trying to escape from her metal binds.

Hojo's laugh was heard from a few meters away. He then stepped into the light, looking at Yuffie.

"I will tell you one thing, little girl. You will think that what is coming up is the worst thing that could ever happen to you. But that's not true. The truth is that there's something coming up that will be WORSE than that, and I know it!"

The scientist laughed, a laugh that would freeze anyone's blood. Yuffie struggled to get free, only hurting herself some more with that attempt. Hojo walked towards a door and the turned back to Yuffie, the evil smile still on his face.

"Yuffie Kisaragi, I present you, Lucrecia." Said the man before opening the door. A woman came out; her long brown hair tied in a ponytail that resembled Aerith's.

"Hello, Yuffie."