Disclaimer: I don't Own this uh....stuff?
AN: part two....Im a loser man...cutting it into two (three) peices......BTW I dont CARE that the
stairs only make it to 59th floor....grrrr grrr..Oh yeah, a preemptove "If you don't have anything
good to say...your freakin' messed up!" To all potential flamers.....lets not necessitate a Hall of
Shame...boys and girls...
Again I plead....HOW DO I GET MY FREAKIN' ITALICS AND BOLD?? WHAT TYPE OF
DOC DO I NEED????????????????????
Aha! After years of research, I have discovered Sephiroth's last name....boy am I dense...
Sephiroth Hojo.....
Right?
Lol
Prof. Hojo...
Dr. Gast = Aeris Gast....
So Prof. Hojo = Sephiroth Hojo?
January 23, 2004
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Chapter 3: ShinRa Part 2 of 2
Panting heavily, Aeris tripped over the final step to the 42nd floor. Annoyed, Sephiroth turned,
and scooped her up, before hurrying up the rest of the stairs.
Without really thinking about it, she snuggled in closer to him, enjoying his warmth.
Soon, they reached the 60th floor, and Sephiroth let her to the ground.
She glanced at him, wondering where to go next, when he grabbed her wrist, and quickly led her
into a small, glass, elevator.
" Stay quiet..." He said, and punched a code into a keypad on the wall, when it bleeped loudly, he
seemed offended, and looked as if he were about to stab it, before producing an elaborate card,
and deftly flicking it though the card scanner.
The pad 'beeped' happily, and the elevator began to move upwards at a steady pace.
Aeris was about to ask where exactly they were going, when she thought better of it, remembering
Sephiroth's curt orders, and his quicksilver temper..
In no time at all, they had made it to the 67th floor, and with only a glance back at her, Sephiroth
walked out of the elevator, and melted into the shadows of the room. Silently, Aeris followed, but
she didn't exactly 'melt' into the shadows.... with her hot pink dress and brilliant red vest, she
stuck out like a sore thumb against the dark, metallic wall.
Luckily, Sephiroth had anticipated such an eventuality, and silently draped a black coat around her.
Where in the world had he hidden that spare cloak????
Quickly, she pulled up the hood, and peeked under the edge, just barely enough to see where she
was heading.
Suddenly, Sephiroth leapt agilely to a strange metal cage-like thing.....and yet her eyes were not on
that...instead, her eyes fell on a glass case.
She shivered as memories rushed to the surface at the sight of the glass prison
Aeris shivered, curled in a ball, as she heard the pained screams of her mother, echoing in the
distance, she squeezed her eyes shut in a futile effort to block out the voices of the men observing
her, commenting about 'experiments' and 'next year'
Voices whispered in the corner of her consciousness, skittering on the edge of reality, whispers of
comfort, songs of reassurance.
The Planet, her mother always said, when she could speak to her in the night.....Mother.....her
eyes were always full of compassion and love, and she cried so much....Aeris sobbed miserably as
she heard her mother scream again.
Suddenly, Aeris was jerked back to reality, as a hand was clamped over her mouth, and a blade
pressed to her throat.
F/\/\/\/\/\F/\/\/\//\/\7
Sephiroth sighed as he paused for the umpteenth time, to wait for Aeris as she fell behind again,
this girl was definitely NOT SOLDIER material..
He noticed that this time she'd tripped, and injured her shoulder; feeling a pang of guilt for forcing
a simple slum-girl to endure a marathon of stair-climbing, Sephiroth deftly scooped her up, and
carried her the rest of the way.
To his mild surprise, and guilty pleasure, she seemed to adjust herself so that she was close against
him.
For no reason at all, the action reminded him of Kyoko...he'd carried her, too....
Sephiroth carefully picked his way through the battlefield, dead, and dying men, and even women,
lay everywhere, but they mattered not to him.....there was only one woman he had eyes for...
" Kyoko?!" He cried, looking for her, suddenly, he saw a form crumpled on the ground, blood
pooled around her, and green haired fanned out on the ground
" Nnnooo!" He cried, running up to her, he turned her to face him, her emerald eyes were open
slightly, and she had a small grin on her face.
" You...cared...." She laughed, " I...knew you did...."
" Kyoko..."
She smiled softly, and said, " Don't fear for me....it will take more than a gut-shot to get me...."
Sephiroth carried her carefully through the battlefield, careless of the cries for help from the
others, staring into the emerald eyes of his love, her fingers were still in the lethal claws that she
could shift them to, and her pupils were still slanted, her regeneration may have been keeping her
alive, but it took so much energy that she could not do more than whisper, and smile a little.
" Seph....I have a secret..."
" Another??" He asked lightly, grinning slightly.
" Yeah....." She breathed, closing her eyes a moment, then saying, " I love you Sephiroth...."
" Sephiroth...." A voice breathed.
" Sephiroth.....Sephiroth..."
He looked around, confused, but there was no one around, there was only him, and Aeris,
standing at the top of the stairs.
He looked down at a smiling Aeris, and reluctantly set her down.
Carefully, he scanned the area, mot of the guards were patrolling some distance away, and the path
to the elevator seemed clear.
He glanced once more down at Aeris' questioning eyes, and grabbed her wrist, hurrying into the
elevator, before repeating what he had said before.
Absently, he typed in the authorization code for 'floor 67', unfortunately, he'd forgotten about the
new security precaution: Keycards.
The annoying thing made an angry noise, and it took almost a physical effort not to reward it with
a violent stab at that point.
Carefully, he retrieved the keycard from his shirt pocket, and swiped it through the slot.
This time the pad seemed happy, and the elevator started upwards.
He glanced at Aeris looking around in awe, through the glass elevator that showed the entirety of
Midgar.....it was always amazing the first time you saw it.....
Kyoko's eyes widened as she leaned eagerly against the glass, staring down at the Midgar cities,
Forean in particular, was easily seen from this height.
" Kyoko, you'll break the glass and fall if you keep that up!" Sephiroth laughed, as he took her
hands in his, and guided her away from the brittle glass.
" And you would catch me." Kyoko smiled, looking up at him, with as much admiration and
interest as she had the city.
" You are so stubborn, Kyoko..." He laughed, kissing her.
Stubborn.
Stubborn....
He glared at her, as she stood stock-still, stubbornly unafraid, even at the point of Masamune, and
under the crazed fire of his eyes.
" Sephi-" She started, but cut it off in a choke, as he thrust Masamune at her further, so that it cut
her throat fairly deeply, but not yet enough to kill her...not yet.
" Shut-up!" He spat, " I have no time for your filthy lies!!! Your stubborn ignorance!! Did you
really think you would get away with it??!!"
" With what...?" She asked, her voice quivering, eyes tearing.
Something in the pit of his stomach made him want to back off, to reason it out...this beautiful
angel COULDN'T have....
' Beauty cuts deeper than swords, Perfection deceives darker than serpents' his mother whispered
lovingly to him, an eager tone in her voice.
He curled his lip into a snarl, his hatred re-kindled, " I am sick of your trash! Your lies!! You will
speak no more!!"
" Sephiroth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Sephiroth gave a start, as his mind returned to the present.....but there was no one, Aeris looked
over at the door, as it dinged, just arriving.
'Mother?' He tried experimentally.
' What?' She replied, irritated, ' I did not call you, what is wrong?? Are you here yet??"
Sephiroth found himself grimacing without thinking, she always wanted to know that, didn't she?
' yes, Mother.......I just wanted you to know.'
' Good boy...'
He sighed softly, he had no idea why his temper was so short with his mother lately.....or why he
was dwelling on the past so much lately....
Suddenly, he realized that Aeris could not hide in the shadows that he had been so effortlessly
slipping through, not with that absurd outfit.
Quickly, Sephiroth remembered the extra cloak he had brought with him, for no real reason
really...
Swiftly, he pulled it out from under his leather vest, and draped it over her.
Soon, Sephiroth saw what he had come for, the pod where they held part of his mother.
Silently, he slipped over to the container, and drew Masamune, when he was assaulted by a
memory, almost violently.
" My son!! Sephiroth!!" Screamed a woman in white, stretching for him, while Turks dragged her
away.
Young Sephiroth's eyes widened, and he tugged on his father's coat, looking up eagerly, and
asking, " Father, father!! Who is that?? Is that my mother?!!"
The raven-haired man glared at him, and slapped the back of Sephiroth's head, " NO!! She is just
some idiot!!! Never speak of her again!!"
Sephiroth slammed the professor against the wall, holding his shoulders violently tight,
" Who is my mother!! Tell me!! TELL ME!!!"
" W-w-wh-why Sephiroth.....M-m-m-y son...." He started
" Tell me or I'll kill you!!!"
The man swallowed, his greasy hair sticking to his forehead, " J–Jenova....Jenova Is your
mother!!"
" Who?? Is it that woman in white that you refused to tell me about?!!"
The man's eyes widened. " No! No! No!....Sh-she was a-an...experiment...th-thats all!!....Yo-your
mother..died...died when you-you were born.."
" Who is Jenova???" Sephiroth demanded.
" Jenova is Jenova!!...Hahahaha Jenova.... hahahah"
" Jenova.....Crisis from the sky...." Came a whisper,
" What??" He said, the memory of holding his father against the wall, Masamune pointed at his
neck, vanished from him.
" Jen...ov....a...."
Suddenly, he heard Aeris bite off a scream, and an all-too-familiar voice greeted Sephiroth's ears.
" Ah...Sephiroth....You have returned to us." The insane scientist, Hojo cackled, " Please, please
back away from our dear, dear Jenova...."
Sephiroth spun around to see a SOLDIER holding a blade to Aeris' throat, and clasping a hand
over her mouth.
" Please....I wouldn't want to hurt her...She IS the last remaining Ancient.... Cetra.... Whatever...
well....besides you, of course."
" What do you want?" Sephiroth asked, narrowing his eyes.
" Oh, it's really quite simple, there are two choices: Leave here, with out trouble, and without the
ladies, OR rejoin ShinRa, and 'help' me with my research....There is no need to point out that the
girl is dead, if you try anything funny....of course."
" How?" Sephiroth asked, gritting his teeth, and tightening his grip, oh, he knew Aeris was dead if
he went for her.....he could kill the SOLDIER, and probably Hojo, too...but the snipers...and is he
went for his mother.....quickly he discarded that idea.....he refused to sacrifice Aeris so
meaninglessly.
His gaze flickered to the soldier's trembling hand, pressing the blade enough to cause a crimson
trail to slowly run down her neck, the sight infuriated him almost enough to make him see red...he
couldn't let them hurt her...HE-WOULD-NOT-LET-IT!!!!
" Oh....you know she's so difficult..so hard headed...it will take a few generations.....and I sure
you can–" Hojo started, and an image floated to the top if his mind, Aeris beneath him....with
tears....angrily, Sephiroth cut him off,
" NO!" He snapped vehemently, unable to endure the thought of such an outrage, her laughs and
smiles turning to screams and tears....
He saw a terrified tear trickle down Aeris' face, and almost reached out for her, to comfort her,
but instantly thought better of it.
" Oh fine...." Hojo cackled, " I felt that, with my intellect, her offspring would be—"
" You touch her and I'll kill you!!" Sephiroth snapped, pointing Masamune threateningly at him,
then almost winced when he saw the nervous soldier dig the blade deeper into Aeris' flesh, causing
a muffled yelp, and an onrush of tears.
His outrage at it was so much, that he shook with barely contained fury, threatening to explode,
and what ever to slime had been wanting to say, was swallowed in his throat, as he took a step
backwards at what he saw in Sephiroth's eyes : Murder, brutal and unforgiving.
Suddenly, Hojo remembered his situation, and resumed his cocky posture, though not moving
back forward.
" Well, Sephiroth, you really give me no choice..."
He stroked Aeris' cheek slightly, causing her to flinch away in terror....resulting in red to creep into
the corners of Sephiroth's vision
" Get away from her!" He snapped, but Hojo only laughed, and, as if to make a point, he jerked
Aeris' face up to his, and forced her to kiss him, though she furiously pounded on him with her
fists.
Sephiroth could hear the metal of Masamune's hilt cracking slightly under his grip.
' Son....quickly! Now is our chance!! Free me!'
' No mother! It would be to risky!' he replied.
' Son!! DO IT!!! Forget your silly infatuation a moment!!! FREE ME!!!"
" NO!!!!!" He spat so vehemently that he said it aloud.
" Eh?" Hojo said mockingly, " Is it MY fault that you do not wish to partake in the pleasures of
this....desert flower?"
" SHUT-UP.....that is your final warning...or so help me...." Sephiroth growled, a lethally
dangerous tone in his voice.
" Take-your-pick....Jenova...your mother, or the lovely flowergirl..." Hojo pressed, grinning evilly
gesturing first to his mother, then to Aeris..the woman who....he could-not lose, " Or...of
course....you can have them both...Sephiroth."
One final time, he glanced at Aeris' tear-stained face, and his soul tangled itself in knots around
her glittering eyes.....He could never leave her.....not now, not ever.......
" Fine...." Sephiroth whispered, not taking his eyes off of Aeris, " I'll be your guinea pig....I'll
leave my mother...my pride...and I'll.....give you the children you desire......just....just let her go..."
Aeris eyes widened, and she gave a muffled gasp, and Hojo gave a satisfied smirk.
Sephiroth felt weak, so thin and frail, he knew his mother had cut herself from him, Aeris....His
joints felt like liquid, he closed his eyes and took a breath, trying to steady himself, telling himself
he'd free her....
' Some one help me...' He thought desperately to himself...where was his mother??
" Son..." A voice whispered, was it his mother?? No....this felt tranquil, and beautiful, " Son..."
His eyes flew open, and the presence faded.
" .....we simply need to be sure she doesn't run....more proper accommodations will be made
shortly...." Hojo was saying confidently.
" What are you.." Sephiroth started, his spirit returned, his soul refilled, and his voice suspicious,
and curt.
Hojo cut him off, though by pointing at a glass dome-prison beside Sephiroth, causing
Sephiroth's, newly revitalized, anger to flare up once more, but this time Sephiroth kept it in
check.
" Soldier....do it carefully.." Hojo said, and the soldier started making his way over to the dome;
when Aeris started panicking, kicking, screaming, and slapping at her captor....He'd obviously
done this before.
Suddenly, to Sephiroth's shock, Hojo slapped her soundly, leaving an angry red mark, and causing
another onrush of tears, to which Hojo scorned, and was about to strike her again for.
Unable to endure it, Sephiroth screamed, louder than he remembered ever doing before, " DON'T
YOU DARE TOUCH HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Hojo looked over at him, surprised, and said, " Oh, so...she is your girl after all....I thought you
were a bachelor, and to think you would pick a girl like this to be your B-"
" Shut up!"
Trembling, the soldier made his way to the door next to Sephiroth.
Aeris stared at him with pleading, emerald eyes, still hyperventilating, her eyes still leaking tears
from the stinging blow.
Sephiroth shook his head ever so slightly, smiling at her sadly, to help calm her, as the soldier
made his way over to him.
As the man pressed th pad to open the door with on hand, he looked away from Sephiroth, and
left Aeris tantalizingly close to him.
Sephiroth caught the weakness. Hojo cried out in alarm an instant before Masamune flashed, and
the soldiers head was rolling on the floor.
Just as instantaneously, Sephiroth's arms were around Aeris, and he spun around behind the safety
of his mother's 'Cage', and cut a hole in it wide enough for his mother to escape.
He turned his eyes to Aeris' adoration-filled ones.
" You saved me..." She breathed, tears in her eyes. He smiled softly, and wiped her tears away
with his thumb, then leaned into her face, kissing her softly, the kiss quickly turned passionate, as
Aeris tugged him towards her, pushing him against the metal ball.
Blindly, he kissed her, and pressed his hands against her abdomen.....he felt a strange, sticky,
wetness, and Aeris jerked suddenly in pain.
He jerked away from her lips, and looked horrified, at her stomach, and the growing red stain in
her dress....how could he have been so careless???....If she died.....
" Hojo!!!" He roared, turning around the container, leaving Aeris in safety, and charging at the
gunners, Masamune in hand, the Mako in his body blazing with his anger.
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As Aeris panicked, trying to turn to see who it was, the blade bit deeply into her neck, forcing her
to remain still.
Sephiroth whipped back around in fury, as the attacker, Hojo, said something.
His eyes flicked over her with concern a moment, and Hojo laughed, threatening to kill her....but
did Sephiroth really care, when push came to shove? Weighed against his mother??
Sephiroth coldly hissed something at him, never taking his eyes off her, or, more properly, her
throat, now oozing blood.
Hojo said in a cool, composed, voice, that Sephiroth need only to join, and she would be free.
Sephiroth cut him off suddenly, though, as if he had said something personally assaulting, she saw
him tighten his grip on Masamune as he spoke. Suddenly, she realized what he was implying, her
mind replayed her prior captivity, her Mother's tortured screams....his lecherous smirks...Aeris
couldn't help a tear at enduring such a horror once more, whether it by Sephiroth's, or Hojo's
hand.
To her mortification, Hojo started to imply much worse, and she had to force the images
of....him...away from her mind with a shudder, fortunately, Sephiroth cut him off sharply, angrier
than before.
Suddenly, Sephiroth had Masamune extended threateningly in front of him, and her panicked
guard dug the blade deeper into her soft flesh, drawing a cry of pain from her.
The exchange did not go unnoticed by Sephiroth, who got a deadly look on his face, the glares he
gave to her mother seemed pleasant smiles in comparison, his look was one of such unbridled fury
and hatred that it hurt just to look at it. His entire focus was on Hojo and she was amazed he
wasn't on the floor, writhing in pain.
To Aeris' surprise, she noticed he was visibly shaking with fury...did he truly care for her?
Still Hojo continued, cocky as ever, and then touched her cheek with his slimy, filthy, unclean,
disgusting hand, causing her to involuntarily flinch away, fearful of even this monster's touch
This only served to goad Sephiroth deeper into his rage, his eyes partially glazing with fury.
" Get away from her!!" He hissed, but Hojo ignored him, and, to Aeris' horror, and disgust, he
grabbed her face and gave her a violent kiss, heedless to her protests
Suddenly Sephiroth snapped, " NO!"
Hojo backed up, satisfied with his work, and gave him an ultimatum.
Now was the choice...her, or his mother....
Once more Sephiroth looked at her, his eyes devoid of the raging fury that once inhabited them,
replaced with a deep sadness, hopelessness.....care......so many emotions....he sighed, when he did,
it was if all that had kept so rigid in all of these years drained out of him, leaving him limply
standing, as if a breath would blow him away.
Then, he whispered it.....that he would give everything....everything he had come for...everything
he had...even his pride...for her!!
To her guilt, she absolutely loved him for it.
As Hojo droned on, she saw Sephiroth try to steady himself, as if he were a hollow reed in a river,
drained of his power and presence, tears pricked the corners of his eyes.
' Oh planet....comfort him...give him strength...I love him...' she prayed silently.
Suddenly, his eyes flew open, and he had a surprised look on his face.
She noted happily that his posture stated that he was back..
' Thank you planet...'
Suddenly, Hojo barked for her to be taken to the glass prison, her eyes widened as memories
returned to her, horrible memories...
Her mother screamed as she tried to drag Aeris away from it, but the SOLDIERs were
unforgiving, and soon, her mother was encircled in a mob, beaten savagely, screaming in pain and
anguish....Mother...no...MOTHER!!!
Suddenly, she was snapped back to the present, and she screamed, struggling any way to
escape....pleading for mercy.
" NO!!!! PLEASE NO!!!! NOT THERE!!!" She screamed, tears rolling down her cheeks, but no
one could understand her muffled cries, as she kicked, slapped, and bit, in desperation.
Suddenly, a stinging blow landed across her cheek, causing her to see stars a moment, then scream
out in pain.
Hojo was about to strike her again, when Sephiroth screamed at the top of his lungs for Hojo to
stop it now.
Hojo smirked, and commented on the two of them being together...as if Aeris were
Sephiroth's......stupid, perverted, old man.....fortunately, Sephiroth cut him off, again ordering
him to shut up, or else.
From a look by Sephiroth, a weak smile, and a shake of his head, Aeris calmed herself, and
allowed herself to be taken to the prison, never once letting his beautiful, regret-filled, eyesleave
hers.
Suddenly, there was a blur, everything seemed to happen at once...first the soldier's head lay on
the floor, next to his body, then Sephiroth's arms were around her, and pain...so much pain....but
she did not cry out, for fear of him letting go.
Soon, she was sitting on his lap, Behind his mother's container, which had a hole cut into
it....staring into his beautiful eyes.
" You...saved me.." She whispered, on the verge of tears.
Sephiroth smiled at her, and wiped the remnants of her tears away, before kissing her softly,
before she could even think about it, she was kissing him passionately, tugging his vest close to
her, then pain flooded her again...her stomach...
She looked down in surprise at her abdomen, she'd been shot...
Sephiroth stared at her wide-eyed a moment, then worry clouded his features a moment....before it
melted into fury; then he was gone, screaming Hojo's name.
As she peeked around the corner, she saw Sephiroth spinning Masamune everywhere, in a blur of
blades, blood, guts, corpses, and limbs flying everywhere, as Sephiroth went on a rampage, killing
everything in the room.
Soon, they were gone, and he turned towards her, but he was so dark....everything was....so...
" Aeris?" He said, echoing quietly, reaching for her, " AERIS!!!"
Odd...so quiet?
" AAAEEERRRRIIISSS!!!!!!" Some one whispered, as the darkness consumed her.
F/\/\/\\/\\/\/\/\/\/\/\\/\//\/\/\/\\/F\/\/\/\/\//\//\/\7
" Teef!! TEEF!! Where th' heck are ya?!" Barret hollered as he looked around 'Wall Market'
" Who're ya'll looken fer?" An old man drawled.
" She's uh.....tall....got brown hair...she's um.." Barret started, hesitantly.
" Oh....yerall looken fer that there heifer, who'ah went down to'ah that thar' thingamaggiger called
'honeybee inn' ner sum'm like that?" The man drawled, pointing down towards some neon lights.
" Uh...Right..." Barret said, assuming he was pointing towards Tifa, and walking that way.
" That thar'n youn' whippershapper......dey 'ant talk kerrect no more.....them thar shools not be
teachen right no more...." The man mumbled.
When Barret got to the lively inn, he walked up to the door man, and said, as the man blocked his
way.
" You be gettin' outta my way 'fore sumthin' bad be happen' to ya!"
" I'm sorry old bean, but no pass...no entry."
" DIS be my pass!!" Barret yelled, hefting his gun arm.
The man eyed it levelly a moment, before stepping aside, and saying, " Welcome to Honeybee Inn,
good sir, enjoy your stay...why I say, old chap, you will most certainly be popular among the
ladies!"
" De on'y one I wan' be pop'lar wit' is Teef.." He mumbled, walking in.
The Inn was crowded with the biggest 'woofers' you could see, at least, as far as Barret was
concerned, anyways.
" Now....Where'd dat gir; go a hidin' herself now?"
" Barret?????! What are you doing here??" Came a voice from the side of him.
Barret turned to see what had to be heaven's finest angel, sent down to earth, in a tight blue dress.
She smiled at him, and put her hands on her luscious hips.
" Teef! Whatcha' think you dooin' in a place like dis??"
" What are YOU doing here??"
" I's lookin' fer YOUR sorry–" He started
" I'm sorry..." She cut in, blushing.
" Aww....shoot, I's okay man."
F/\/\/\/\//\/\/\/\/\F\/\/\/\/\\/\/7
Cloud looked around at a loss of where to go, the back of 'wall market' was quiet, but there
wasn't any stairs?? All he knew was that he had to go up...how?
Suddenly, pain flooded his mind, and a voice whispered urgently, ' The wall...climb the wall...'
" The...wall?" Cloud mumbled, looking around, suddenly, he saw a sheer wall, with a single pipe
running up it.....his eyes followed it up to the dizzying heights of the plate....strange.
Without further question, he began his climb.
F/\\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/F/\/\\/\/\/\/\/\/\/7
" Jess! We gotta move!!" A tall, well muscled, man yelled, shrugging on his army vest, and
pushing his wide companion out the door.
" I know!!" The red-haired woman yelled, whispering something in the ear or their leader's young,
brunette, daughter, before hurrying after.
" Are they really gonna try an' take out the pillar, Biggs??" Wedge asked, panicked.
" I...I don't know....but I wouldn't put it past them..."
" In any case, we can't risk it!!" Jessie said, finishing his sentence.
" Let's move!!" Biggs said, speeding up to make it to the pillar, then scaling the steep stairs, three
at a time.
" We...I...can't...keep...up...!" Wedge wheezed from behind him.
" Keep it together! You can do it!! WE can do it!" Jessie encouraged.
Biggs looked up at the ominous helicopter flying above grimly, and wondered if that were truly so.
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AN: there, 'nother chapter done! Was it action filled? Suspenseful? Mysterious?? I hope!
So....who knows what chapter 5(actually four) will be up....
In the mean time...this is what I've been working on!
Recruiter: a Anime x-over based on a deep 'mind game' me an' Sparty play in our off
time....what's a mind game? Sort of a D&D with out dice...
Hero Of Time ( not yet published): A novelization of Zelda OOT....customized to fit the story me
an' Sparty made for it...
Last Heroes(NYP): Novelization of Gauntlet: Dark Legacy...only with the story I made...
Queen of Sayians(NYP): Lemone's side of the story....(DBZ)
Alone: A tragic story of rejection and longing.......Hack style
Second Chance: a Touching story of loss, and a second chance for love....Hack style
Warrior's Love (NYP): A gripping tale of destiny..and Sayian Mating season...0.o
Unexpected Consequence(NYP): A tale of crossing lines, and of consequences....bet you didn't
know that..lol DBZ style
Remembering(NYP): A poem about Ifalna's final thoughts
As I watch you(NYP): Tifa's anguish
You see....I am a busy girl....
I'll try to update soon though...
~Yusagi
AN: part two....Im a loser man...cutting it into two (three) peices......BTW I dont CARE that the
stairs only make it to 59th floor....grrrr grrr..Oh yeah, a preemptove "If you don't have anything
good to say...your freakin' messed up!" To all potential flamers.....lets not necessitate a Hall of
Shame...boys and girls...
Again I plead....HOW DO I GET MY FREAKIN' ITALICS AND BOLD?? WHAT TYPE OF
DOC DO I NEED????????????????????
Aha! After years of research, I have discovered Sephiroth's last name....boy am I dense...
Sephiroth Hojo.....
Right?
Lol
Prof. Hojo...
Dr. Gast = Aeris Gast....
So Prof. Hojo = Sephiroth Hojo?
January 23, 2004
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Chapter 3: ShinRa Part 2 of 2
Panting heavily, Aeris tripped over the final step to the 42nd floor. Annoyed, Sephiroth turned,
and scooped her up, before hurrying up the rest of the stairs.
Without really thinking about it, she snuggled in closer to him, enjoying his warmth.
Soon, they reached the 60th floor, and Sephiroth let her to the ground.
She glanced at him, wondering where to go next, when he grabbed her wrist, and quickly led her
into a small, glass, elevator.
" Stay quiet..." He said, and punched a code into a keypad on the wall, when it bleeped loudly, he
seemed offended, and looked as if he were about to stab it, before producing an elaborate card,
and deftly flicking it though the card scanner.
The pad 'beeped' happily, and the elevator began to move upwards at a steady pace.
Aeris was about to ask where exactly they were going, when she thought better of it, remembering
Sephiroth's curt orders, and his quicksilver temper..
In no time at all, they had made it to the 67th floor, and with only a glance back at her, Sephiroth
walked out of the elevator, and melted into the shadows of the room. Silently, Aeris followed, but
she didn't exactly 'melt' into the shadows.... with her hot pink dress and brilliant red vest, she
stuck out like a sore thumb against the dark, metallic wall.
Luckily, Sephiroth had anticipated such an eventuality, and silently draped a black coat around her.
Where in the world had he hidden that spare cloak????
Quickly, she pulled up the hood, and peeked under the edge, just barely enough to see where she
was heading.
Suddenly, Sephiroth leapt agilely to a strange metal cage-like thing.....and yet her eyes were not on
that...instead, her eyes fell on a glass case.
She shivered as memories rushed to the surface at the sight of the glass prison
Aeris shivered, curled in a ball, as she heard the pained screams of her mother, echoing in the
distance, she squeezed her eyes shut in a futile effort to block out the voices of the men observing
her, commenting about 'experiments' and 'next year'
Voices whispered in the corner of her consciousness, skittering on the edge of reality, whispers of
comfort, songs of reassurance.
The Planet, her mother always said, when she could speak to her in the night.....Mother.....her
eyes were always full of compassion and love, and she cried so much....Aeris sobbed miserably as
she heard her mother scream again.
Suddenly, Aeris was jerked back to reality, as a hand was clamped over her mouth, and a blade
pressed to her throat.
F/\/\/\/\/\F/\/\/\//\/\7
Sephiroth sighed as he paused for the umpteenth time, to wait for Aeris as she fell behind again,
this girl was definitely NOT SOLDIER material..
He noticed that this time she'd tripped, and injured her shoulder; feeling a pang of guilt for forcing
a simple slum-girl to endure a marathon of stair-climbing, Sephiroth deftly scooped her up, and
carried her the rest of the way.
To his mild surprise, and guilty pleasure, she seemed to adjust herself so that she was close against
him.
For no reason at all, the action reminded him of Kyoko...he'd carried her, too....
Sephiroth carefully picked his way through the battlefield, dead, and dying men, and even women,
lay everywhere, but they mattered not to him.....there was only one woman he had eyes for...
" Kyoko?!" He cried, looking for her, suddenly, he saw a form crumpled on the ground, blood
pooled around her, and green haired fanned out on the ground
" Nnnooo!" He cried, running up to her, he turned her to face him, her emerald eyes were open
slightly, and she had a small grin on her face.
" You...cared...." She laughed, " I...knew you did...."
" Kyoko..."
She smiled softly, and said, " Don't fear for me....it will take more than a gut-shot to get me...."
Sephiroth carried her carefully through the battlefield, careless of the cries for help from the
others, staring into the emerald eyes of his love, her fingers were still in the lethal claws that she
could shift them to, and her pupils were still slanted, her regeneration may have been keeping her
alive, but it took so much energy that she could not do more than whisper, and smile a little.
" Seph....I have a secret..."
" Another??" He asked lightly, grinning slightly.
" Yeah....." She breathed, closing her eyes a moment, then saying, " I love you Sephiroth...."
" Sephiroth...." A voice breathed.
" Sephiroth.....Sephiroth..."
He looked around, confused, but there was no one around, there was only him, and Aeris,
standing at the top of the stairs.
He looked down at a smiling Aeris, and reluctantly set her down.
Carefully, he scanned the area, mot of the guards were patrolling some distance away, and the path
to the elevator seemed clear.
He glanced once more down at Aeris' questioning eyes, and grabbed her wrist, hurrying into the
elevator, before repeating what he had said before.
Absently, he typed in the authorization code for 'floor 67', unfortunately, he'd forgotten about the
new security precaution: Keycards.
The annoying thing made an angry noise, and it took almost a physical effort not to reward it with
a violent stab at that point.
Carefully, he retrieved the keycard from his shirt pocket, and swiped it through the slot.
This time the pad seemed happy, and the elevator started upwards.
He glanced at Aeris looking around in awe, through the glass elevator that showed the entirety of
Midgar.....it was always amazing the first time you saw it.....
Kyoko's eyes widened as she leaned eagerly against the glass, staring down at the Midgar cities,
Forean in particular, was easily seen from this height.
" Kyoko, you'll break the glass and fall if you keep that up!" Sephiroth laughed, as he took her
hands in his, and guided her away from the brittle glass.
" And you would catch me." Kyoko smiled, looking up at him, with as much admiration and
interest as she had the city.
" You are so stubborn, Kyoko..." He laughed, kissing her.
Stubborn.
Stubborn....
He glared at her, as she stood stock-still, stubbornly unafraid, even at the point of Masamune, and
under the crazed fire of his eyes.
" Sephi-" She started, but cut it off in a choke, as he thrust Masamune at her further, so that it cut
her throat fairly deeply, but not yet enough to kill her...not yet.
" Shut-up!" He spat, " I have no time for your filthy lies!!! Your stubborn ignorance!! Did you
really think you would get away with it??!!"
" With what...?" She asked, her voice quivering, eyes tearing.
Something in the pit of his stomach made him want to back off, to reason it out...this beautiful
angel COULDN'T have....
' Beauty cuts deeper than swords, Perfection deceives darker than serpents' his mother whispered
lovingly to him, an eager tone in her voice.
He curled his lip into a snarl, his hatred re-kindled, " I am sick of your trash! Your lies!! You will
speak no more!!"
" Sephiroth!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Sephiroth gave a start, as his mind returned to the present.....but there was no one, Aeris looked
over at the door, as it dinged, just arriving.
'Mother?' He tried experimentally.
' What?' She replied, irritated, ' I did not call you, what is wrong?? Are you here yet??"
Sephiroth found himself grimacing without thinking, she always wanted to know that, didn't she?
' yes, Mother.......I just wanted you to know.'
' Good boy...'
He sighed softly, he had no idea why his temper was so short with his mother lately.....or why he
was dwelling on the past so much lately....
Suddenly, he realized that Aeris could not hide in the shadows that he had been so effortlessly
slipping through, not with that absurd outfit.
Quickly, Sephiroth remembered the extra cloak he had brought with him, for no real reason
really...
Swiftly, he pulled it out from under his leather vest, and draped it over her.
Soon, Sephiroth saw what he had come for, the pod where they held part of his mother.
Silently, he slipped over to the container, and drew Masamune, when he was assaulted by a
memory, almost violently.
" My son!! Sephiroth!!" Screamed a woman in white, stretching for him, while Turks dragged her
away.
Young Sephiroth's eyes widened, and he tugged on his father's coat, looking up eagerly, and
asking, " Father, father!! Who is that?? Is that my mother?!!"
The raven-haired man glared at him, and slapped the back of Sephiroth's head, " NO!! She is just
some idiot!!! Never speak of her again!!"
Sephiroth slammed the professor against the wall, holding his shoulders violently tight,
" Who is my mother!! Tell me!! TELL ME!!!"
" W-w-wh-why Sephiroth.....M-m-m-y son...." He started
" Tell me or I'll kill you!!!"
The man swallowed, his greasy hair sticking to his forehead, " J–Jenova....Jenova Is your
mother!!"
" Who?? Is it that woman in white that you refused to tell me about?!!"
The man's eyes widened. " No! No! No!....Sh-she was a-an...experiment...th-thats all!!....Yo-your
mother..died...died when you-you were born.."
" Who is Jenova???" Sephiroth demanded.
" Jenova is Jenova!!...Hahahaha Jenova.... hahahah"
" Jenova.....Crisis from the sky...." Came a whisper,
" What??" He said, the memory of holding his father against the wall, Masamune pointed at his
neck, vanished from him.
" Jen...ov....a...."
Suddenly, he heard Aeris bite off a scream, and an all-too-familiar voice greeted Sephiroth's ears.
" Ah...Sephiroth....You have returned to us." The insane scientist, Hojo cackled, " Please, please
back away from our dear, dear Jenova...."
Sephiroth spun around to see a SOLDIER holding a blade to Aeris' throat, and clasping a hand
over her mouth.
" Please....I wouldn't want to hurt her...She IS the last remaining Ancient.... Cetra.... Whatever...
well....besides you, of course."
" What do you want?" Sephiroth asked, narrowing his eyes.
" Oh, it's really quite simple, there are two choices: Leave here, with out trouble, and without the
ladies, OR rejoin ShinRa, and 'help' me with my research....There is no need to point out that the
girl is dead, if you try anything funny....of course."
" How?" Sephiroth asked, gritting his teeth, and tightening his grip, oh, he knew Aeris was dead if
he went for her.....he could kill the SOLDIER, and probably Hojo, too...but the snipers...and is he
went for his mother.....quickly he discarded that idea.....he refused to sacrifice Aeris so
meaninglessly.
His gaze flickered to the soldier's trembling hand, pressing the blade enough to cause a crimson
trail to slowly run down her neck, the sight infuriated him almost enough to make him see red...he
couldn't let them hurt her...HE-WOULD-NOT-LET-IT!!!!
" Oh....you know she's so difficult..so hard headed...it will take a few generations.....and I sure
you can–" Hojo started, and an image floated to the top if his mind, Aeris beneath him....with
tears....angrily, Sephiroth cut him off,
" NO!" He snapped vehemently, unable to endure the thought of such an outrage, her laughs and
smiles turning to screams and tears....
He saw a terrified tear trickle down Aeris' face, and almost reached out for her, to comfort her,
but instantly thought better of it.
" Oh fine...." Hojo cackled, " I felt that, with my intellect, her offspring would be—"
" You touch her and I'll kill you!!" Sephiroth snapped, pointing Masamune threateningly at him,
then almost winced when he saw the nervous soldier dig the blade deeper into Aeris' flesh, causing
a muffled yelp, and an onrush of tears.
His outrage at it was so much, that he shook with barely contained fury, threatening to explode,
and what ever to slime had been wanting to say, was swallowed in his throat, as he took a step
backwards at what he saw in Sephiroth's eyes : Murder, brutal and unforgiving.
Suddenly, Hojo remembered his situation, and resumed his cocky posture, though not moving
back forward.
" Well, Sephiroth, you really give me no choice..."
He stroked Aeris' cheek slightly, causing her to flinch away in terror....resulting in red to creep into
the corners of Sephiroth's vision
" Get away from her!" He snapped, but Hojo only laughed, and, as if to make a point, he jerked
Aeris' face up to his, and forced her to kiss him, though she furiously pounded on him with her
fists.
Sephiroth could hear the metal of Masamune's hilt cracking slightly under his grip.
' Son....quickly! Now is our chance!! Free me!'
' No mother! It would be to risky!' he replied.
' Son!! DO IT!!! Forget your silly infatuation a moment!!! FREE ME!!!"
" NO!!!!!" He spat so vehemently that he said it aloud.
" Eh?" Hojo said mockingly, " Is it MY fault that you do not wish to partake in the pleasures of
this....desert flower?"
" SHUT-UP.....that is your final warning...or so help me...." Sephiroth growled, a lethally
dangerous tone in his voice.
" Take-your-pick....Jenova...your mother, or the lovely flowergirl..." Hojo pressed, grinning evilly
gesturing first to his mother, then to Aeris..the woman who....he could-not lose, " Or...of
course....you can have them both...Sephiroth."
One final time, he glanced at Aeris' tear-stained face, and his soul tangled itself in knots around
her glittering eyes.....He could never leave her.....not now, not ever.......
" Fine...." Sephiroth whispered, not taking his eyes off of Aeris, " I'll be your guinea pig....I'll
leave my mother...my pride...and I'll.....give you the children you desire......just....just let her go..."
Aeris eyes widened, and she gave a muffled gasp, and Hojo gave a satisfied smirk.
Sephiroth felt weak, so thin and frail, he knew his mother had cut herself from him, Aeris....His
joints felt like liquid, he closed his eyes and took a breath, trying to steady himself, telling himself
he'd free her....
' Some one help me...' He thought desperately to himself...where was his mother??
" Son..." A voice whispered, was it his mother?? No....this felt tranquil, and beautiful, " Son..."
His eyes flew open, and the presence faded.
" .....we simply need to be sure she doesn't run....more proper accommodations will be made
shortly...." Hojo was saying confidently.
" What are you.." Sephiroth started, his spirit returned, his soul refilled, and his voice suspicious,
and curt.
Hojo cut him off, though by pointing at a glass dome-prison beside Sephiroth, causing
Sephiroth's, newly revitalized, anger to flare up once more, but this time Sephiroth kept it in
check.
" Soldier....do it carefully.." Hojo said, and the soldier started making his way over to the dome;
when Aeris started panicking, kicking, screaming, and slapping at her captor....He'd obviously
done this before.
Suddenly, to Sephiroth's shock, Hojo slapped her soundly, leaving an angry red mark, and causing
another onrush of tears, to which Hojo scorned, and was about to strike her again for.
Unable to endure it, Sephiroth screamed, louder than he remembered ever doing before, " DON'T
YOU DARE TOUCH HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Hojo looked over at him, surprised, and said, " Oh, so...she is your girl after all....I thought you
were a bachelor, and to think you would pick a girl like this to be your B-"
" Shut up!"
Trembling, the soldier made his way to the door next to Sephiroth.
Aeris stared at him with pleading, emerald eyes, still hyperventilating, her eyes still leaking tears
from the stinging blow.
Sephiroth shook his head ever so slightly, smiling at her sadly, to help calm her, as the soldier
made his way over to him.
As the man pressed th pad to open the door with on hand, he looked away from Sephiroth, and
left Aeris tantalizingly close to him.
Sephiroth caught the weakness. Hojo cried out in alarm an instant before Masamune flashed, and
the soldiers head was rolling on the floor.
Just as instantaneously, Sephiroth's arms were around Aeris, and he spun around behind the safety
of his mother's 'Cage', and cut a hole in it wide enough for his mother to escape.
He turned his eyes to Aeris' adoration-filled ones.
" You saved me..." She breathed, tears in her eyes. He smiled softly, and wiped her tears away
with his thumb, then leaned into her face, kissing her softly, the kiss quickly turned passionate, as
Aeris tugged him towards her, pushing him against the metal ball.
Blindly, he kissed her, and pressed his hands against her abdomen.....he felt a strange, sticky,
wetness, and Aeris jerked suddenly in pain.
He jerked away from her lips, and looked horrified, at her stomach, and the growing red stain in
her dress....how could he have been so careless???....If she died.....
" Hojo!!!" He roared, turning around the container, leaving Aeris in safety, and charging at the
gunners, Masamune in hand, the Mako in his body blazing with his anger.
F/\/\/\/\/\/\/\F\/\/\/\//\/\/\7
As Aeris panicked, trying to turn to see who it was, the blade bit deeply into her neck, forcing her
to remain still.
Sephiroth whipped back around in fury, as the attacker, Hojo, said something.
His eyes flicked over her with concern a moment, and Hojo laughed, threatening to kill her....but
did Sephiroth really care, when push came to shove? Weighed against his mother??
Sephiroth coldly hissed something at him, never taking his eyes off her, or, more properly, her
throat, now oozing blood.
Hojo said in a cool, composed, voice, that Sephiroth need only to join, and she would be free.
Sephiroth cut him off suddenly, though, as if he had said something personally assaulting, she saw
him tighten his grip on Masamune as he spoke. Suddenly, she realized what he was implying, her
mind replayed her prior captivity, her Mother's tortured screams....his lecherous smirks...Aeris
couldn't help a tear at enduring such a horror once more, whether it by Sephiroth's, or Hojo's
hand.
To her mortification, Hojo started to imply much worse, and she had to force the images
of....him...away from her mind with a shudder, fortunately, Sephiroth cut him off sharply, angrier
than before.
Suddenly, Sephiroth had Masamune extended threateningly in front of him, and her panicked
guard dug the blade deeper into her soft flesh, drawing a cry of pain from her.
The exchange did not go unnoticed by Sephiroth, who got a deadly look on his face, the glares he
gave to her mother seemed pleasant smiles in comparison, his look was one of such unbridled fury
and hatred that it hurt just to look at it. His entire focus was on Hojo and she was amazed he
wasn't on the floor, writhing in pain.
To Aeris' surprise, she noticed he was visibly shaking with fury...did he truly care for her?
Still Hojo continued, cocky as ever, and then touched her cheek with his slimy, filthy, unclean,
disgusting hand, causing her to involuntarily flinch away, fearful of even this monster's touch
This only served to goad Sephiroth deeper into his rage, his eyes partially glazing with fury.
" Get away from her!!" He hissed, but Hojo ignored him, and, to Aeris' horror, and disgust, he
grabbed her face and gave her a violent kiss, heedless to her protests
Suddenly Sephiroth snapped, " NO!"
Hojo backed up, satisfied with his work, and gave him an ultimatum.
Now was the choice...her, or his mother....
Once more Sephiroth looked at her, his eyes devoid of the raging fury that once inhabited them,
replaced with a deep sadness, hopelessness.....care......so many emotions....he sighed, when he did,
it was if all that had kept so rigid in all of these years drained out of him, leaving him limply
standing, as if a breath would blow him away.
Then, he whispered it.....that he would give everything....everything he had come for...everything
he had...even his pride...for her!!
To her guilt, she absolutely loved him for it.
As Hojo droned on, she saw Sephiroth try to steady himself, as if he were a hollow reed in a river,
drained of his power and presence, tears pricked the corners of his eyes.
' Oh planet....comfort him...give him strength...I love him...' she prayed silently.
Suddenly, his eyes flew open, and he had a surprised look on his face.
She noted happily that his posture stated that he was back..
' Thank you planet...'
Suddenly, Hojo barked for her to be taken to the glass prison, her eyes widened as memories
returned to her, horrible memories...
Her mother screamed as she tried to drag Aeris away from it, but the SOLDIERs were
unforgiving, and soon, her mother was encircled in a mob, beaten savagely, screaming in pain and
anguish....Mother...no...MOTHER!!!
Suddenly, she was snapped back to the present, and she screamed, struggling any way to
escape....pleading for mercy.
" NO!!!! PLEASE NO!!!! NOT THERE!!!" She screamed, tears rolling down her cheeks, but no
one could understand her muffled cries, as she kicked, slapped, and bit, in desperation.
Suddenly, a stinging blow landed across her cheek, causing her to see stars a moment, then scream
out in pain.
Hojo was about to strike her again, when Sephiroth screamed at the top of his lungs for Hojo to
stop it now.
Hojo smirked, and commented on the two of them being together...as if Aeris were
Sephiroth's......stupid, perverted, old man.....fortunately, Sephiroth cut him off, again ordering
him to shut up, or else.
From a look by Sephiroth, a weak smile, and a shake of his head, Aeris calmed herself, and
allowed herself to be taken to the prison, never once letting his beautiful, regret-filled, eyesleave
hers.
Suddenly, there was a blur, everything seemed to happen at once...first the soldier's head lay on
the floor, next to his body, then Sephiroth's arms were around her, and pain...so much pain....but
she did not cry out, for fear of him letting go.
Soon, she was sitting on his lap, Behind his mother's container, which had a hole cut into
it....staring into his beautiful eyes.
" You...saved me.." She whispered, on the verge of tears.
Sephiroth smiled at her, and wiped the remnants of her tears away, before kissing her softly,
before she could even think about it, she was kissing him passionately, tugging his vest close to
her, then pain flooded her again...her stomach...
She looked down in surprise at her abdomen, she'd been shot...
Sephiroth stared at her wide-eyed a moment, then worry clouded his features a moment....before it
melted into fury; then he was gone, screaming Hojo's name.
As she peeked around the corner, she saw Sephiroth spinning Masamune everywhere, in a blur of
blades, blood, guts, corpses, and limbs flying everywhere, as Sephiroth went on a rampage, killing
everything in the room.
Soon, they were gone, and he turned towards her, but he was so dark....everything was....so...
" Aeris?" He said, echoing quietly, reaching for her, " AERIS!!!"
Odd...so quiet?
" AAAEEERRRRIIISSS!!!!!!" Some one whispered, as the darkness consumed her.
F/\/\/\\/\\/\/\/\/\/\/\\/\//\/\/\/\\/F\/\/\/\/\//\//\/\7
" Teef!! TEEF!! Where th' heck are ya?!" Barret hollered as he looked around 'Wall Market'
" Who're ya'll looken fer?" An old man drawled.
" She's uh.....tall....got brown hair...she's um.." Barret started, hesitantly.
" Oh....yerall looken fer that there heifer, who'ah went down to'ah that thar' thingamaggiger called
'honeybee inn' ner sum'm like that?" The man drawled, pointing down towards some neon lights.
" Uh...Right..." Barret said, assuming he was pointing towards Tifa, and walking that way.
" That thar'n youn' whippershapper......dey 'ant talk kerrect no more.....them thar shools not be
teachen right no more...." The man mumbled.
When Barret got to the lively inn, he walked up to the door man, and said, as the man blocked his
way.
" You be gettin' outta my way 'fore sumthin' bad be happen' to ya!"
" I'm sorry old bean, but no pass...no entry."
" DIS be my pass!!" Barret yelled, hefting his gun arm.
The man eyed it levelly a moment, before stepping aside, and saying, " Welcome to Honeybee Inn,
good sir, enjoy your stay...why I say, old chap, you will most certainly be popular among the
ladies!"
" De on'y one I wan' be pop'lar wit' is Teef.." He mumbled, walking in.
The Inn was crowded with the biggest 'woofers' you could see, at least, as far as Barret was
concerned, anyways.
" Now....Where'd dat gir; go a hidin' herself now?"
" Barret?????! What are you doing here??" Came a voice from the side of him.
Barret turned to see what had to be heaven's finest angel, sent down to earth, in a tight blue dress.
She smiled at him, and put her hands on her luscious hips.
" Teef! Whatcha' think you dooin' in a place like dis??"
" What are YOU doing here??"
" I's lookin' fer YOUR sorry–" He started
" I'm sorry..." She cut in, blushing.
" Aww....shoot, I's okay man."
F/\/\/\/\//\/\/\/\/\F\/\/\/\/\\/\/7
Cloud looked around at a loss of where to go, the back of 'wall market' was quiet, but there
wasn't any stairs?? All he knew was that he had to go up...how?
Suddenly, pain flooded his mind, and a voice whispered urgently, ' The wall...climb the wall...'
" The...wall?" Cloud mumbled, looking around, suddenly, he saw a sheer wall, with a single pipe
running up it.....his eyes followed it up to the dizzying heights of the plate....strange.
Without further question, he began his climb.
F/\\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/F/\/\\/\/\/\/\/\/\/7
" Jess! We gotta move!!" A tall, well muscled, man yelled, shrugging on his army vest, and
pushing his wide companion out the door.
" I know!!" The red-haired woman yelled, whispering something in the ear or their leader's young,
brunette, daughter, before hurrying after.
" Are they really gonna try an' take out the pillar, Biggs??" Wedge asked, panicked.
" I...I don't know....but I wouldn't put it past them..."
" In any case, we can't risk it!!" Jessie said, finishing his sentence.
" Let's move!!" Biggs said, speeding up to make it to the pillar, then scaling the steep stairs, three
at a time.
" We...I...can't...keep...up...!" Wedge wheezed from behind him.
" Keep it together! You can do it!! WE can do it!" Jessie encouraged.
Biggs looked up at the ominous helicopter flying above grimly, and wondered if that were truly so.
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AN: there, 'nother chapter done! Was it action filled? Suspenseful? Mysterious?? I hope!
So....who knows what chapter 5(actually four) will be up....
In the mean time...this is what I've been working on!
Recruiter: a Anime x-over based on a deep 'mind game' me an' Sparty play in our off
time....what's a mind game? Sort of a D&D with out dice...
Hero Of Time ( not yet published): A novelization of Zelda OOT....customized to fit the story me
an' Sparty made for it...
Last Heroes(NYP): Novelization of Gauntlet: Dark Legacy...only with the story I made...
Queen of Sayians(NYP): Lemone's side of the story....(DBZ)
Alone: A tragic story of rejection and longing.......Hack style
Second Chance: a Touching story of loss, and a second chance for love....Hack style
Warrior's Love (NYP): A gripping tale of destiny..and Sayian Mating season...0.o
Unexpected Consequence(NYP): A tale of crossing lines, and of consequences....bet you didn't
know that..lol DBZ style
Remembering(NYP): A poem about Ifalna's final thoughts
As I watch you(NYP): Tifa's anguish
You see....I am a busy girl....
I'll try to update soon though...
~Yusagi