Sorry for the long wait. Also, for the bad fic 'why did you leave me'. it will get better, I think.

This chap will mostly be a what I think happened when the camera wasn't on the team. It's a Previously on FF7, (in that really cheesy voice!) so it's abit AU. It's Vincent's view on what he thought when he first woke up and travelled to rocket town. Oh, yeah, be warned, cloud and aeris bashing.

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The room was silent as the blonde held the ill Vincent. Cid kept Vincent close to him, taking in the sweet smell of strawberries. He took a few moments to wonder why he found that odd.

Oh yeah, Vincent hated the sweet berries. In a rare moment, the ex-Turk had told him that the berries made him physically ill, even just thinking about them

Shera was probably making her way to the inn right now.

"Come on," Cid carefully broke the embrace, standing up. He gently pulled Vincent up with him.

The move broke the older man out of his thoughts and back to the reality that he sought to escape.

"We're leaving?" the ex-Turk asked.

"Yep," Cid picked up his goggles and fixed them back to their proper home on his head. He didn't bother with the smokes that were part and parcel with his look. He swore that he would give them up if he survived Meteor. He was doing ok with the white little beggars.

"Able to walk?" the captain raised an eyebrow as he walked to the window. He pulled the heavy curtains open, filling the room with sunlight. The blonde was dubious about his friend's standing ability.

Cid blinked and squeezed his eyes shut. He hated mornings when he didn't get enough sleep. Generally, he hated mornings. Why god had created them was beyond him, why couldn't humans get up about noon? A feeling told him to check his watch for the correct time and he mentally groaned, it had just left 2.15pm.

I really should go and get my eyes tested, Cid looked out of the window and spotted Shera's car sitting below the window. A painful cramp started making itself felt in his foot.

"Are we heading to Rocket Town?" Vincent asked.

I told you about a dozen times before. Yes, we're going. You'll be staying with me and Shera, the captain rubbed his face with both his hands, but it's not his fault. He's sick…hey, maybe I should give cloud a call? See how he's doin?

Why was it that people never think about calling people who have been through or what could be going through the same thing until days afterwards? Cid gave a short 'hm' noise from the back of his throat, mentally chiding himself for being stupid.

He waiting for an answer, the reason voice inside the blonde's head rolled his eyes, Remember? He asked if you were heading back home. You thought it and ol' vampie over there can't read this trash can you fondly call a fucking mind.

"Yeah, we're heading back to mine," the mayor of the town responded, "How you feelin?"

My demons are dying, I am dying and in the process I could kill you…how do you want me to feel? I mean, it's not like the first few days after Cloud awoke me, Vincent wrapped his arms around himself, trying not to feel the coldness of the room.

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Past, a few days after Vincent wakes up

"What's past these mountains? Any guesses?" Cloud asked the assembled members of AVALANCHE. He watched as the team shrugged. The former Soldier member locked gazes with the newest recruit.

Of all the team assembled, he should perhaps know. Though that raised doubts in his own mind, he should know. He'd travelled around the world.

Vincent was the first to look away, "Rocket Town, I think."

"You think?" Barret exploded at the quiet man, "Da hell does that mean?"

"………" Vincent said nothing as the huge man continued with the insults.

As far as he could recall, Rocket Town was on the other side of the mountain. When he was last awake, Wutai was building a small missile base past the Nibel mountains but that was over thirty years ago. Hell, all his favourite movie stars and tv shows were dead or no longer showing. The thoughts were certainly sobering.

"It is," the teen ninja confirmed, "Though it's been pretty quiet for a while. Ever since the Shin-Ra took it over."

Vincent didn't think much of the assembled group or their mission to save the world from the son of Lucrecia. His beautiful Lucrecia, he knew he was sinning by following Cloud.

The former Turk sighed quietly, "Light is fading. We should bid our leave of this desolate and morbid place."

He enjoyed the look of confusion etch on two of the group, Yuffie and Barret. It was good to see that at least half the group understood the words that he uttered. Though, the feeling was returned. Whenever those two uttered words, he could barely grasp the words. That was why he was silent. Not because he didn't have any relevant information or because he didn't like talking, oh no. he loved talking. He just didn't understand the group. He hadn't found his friend in the group yet either. They were too busy playing house with each other.

"Good idea," Cloud nodded, the young man started to walk way from the group.

Vincent waited until the others had started to follow him, he'd bring up the rear. Protect the group from the monsters that would lurch at them from the darkeness.

Perhaps he could atone by doing that.

Rocket town, past

Vincent hated being with Cloud and Aeris. The two were always giving each other loving looks whenever they gazed into each others eyes.

If he was honest, he was simply jealous. He would never have anyone to hold onto at night. His bed would always be cold.

He followed them into the sleepy town, amazed at what he saw. So, the Shin-Ra really had managed to get their minds into gear about going into space. Palmer had finally managed to find funding for the dangerous project.

A huge green rusting rocket was tilting dangerously to the side, supported only by a failing metal structure. Vincent's red eyes widened, it was simply amazing.

"Holy cow! Would ya look at that," Cloud exclaimed, "A rocket!"

Aeris seemed to be just as enthralled with the huge metal rocket, "This is so cool. I never thought I'd see one."

It's a rocket. Big deal, seen one, seen them all. Can we please get on with destroying what little remnant of my life I have? Vincent thought bitterly.

He almost shoved his hands in his pockets, trying to give off an air of annoyance. Aeris simply ignored it as she grabbed his arm and started to pull him towards a middle aged man who Cloud was talking to. He caught only half the conversation, something about a captain.

"You should ask the captain," the guy said, he pointed over to a house at the bottom of the rocket.

Vincent caught sight of something pink peeking out from the trees that shaded the house. Something big.

Great god, Gilian roared within, A giant flower girl! Run for the hills. The horror of it all! We shall be consumed with niceness and love…kill them now and be done with it.

Vincent rolled his eyes mentally at the bad joke and the order to kill the group. Though it was hard to go against what he was trained to do and what he was feeling.

He followed Aeris and Cloud to the house, hoping that they knew they were being followed. He had seen a Shin-Ra logo truck from miles behind. Always keeping just far enough away to avoid being seen, pity they didn't expect the group to join forces with a former Turk. He knew all the tricks of the trade. Hell, he'd made some new ones up.

Cloud stopped as he managed to find the back door, "Wonder what's outside."

Vincent bit back an answer of 'The giant pink flower girl.' He shrugged with his right shoulder. Whatever it was, it was baby pink in colour.

As if on cue, he heard Cloud's exclamation of surprise and joy as the young man found the large pink object.

"Aw man, this is so cool," Cloud turned round to face his two companions, his blue mako eyes wide with awe, "It has a Shin-Ra logo on it. The Tiny Bronco."

A timid voice broke the group out of their plane gazing, "Uh, excuse me…but who are you?"

Cloud was, as usual the first to speak for the group, "Cloud, ex-soldier."

Did the youth really need to tell everyone who he was? Cloud would usually suffice.

"I'm aeris, nice to meet you," the flower girl of the slums offered her hand to the older woman.

"I am Vincent. Mt occupation is…ah…forget it," the former killer for the almighty Shin-Ra offered.

No point scaring this mouse of a woman, he thought.

"If you would like to use the plane, you might want to ask the captain," the mousy woman gazed past the group to the cool little plane.

"Where could we find him?" Aeris enquired.

"The most likely place would be the rocket. He's trying to get it up and ready for the Shin-Ra coming. Wants to show Rufus that the Space Program is still worth it," the woman sighed.

"Rufus is coming here?!" Cloud felt his heart quicken at the name. He should of kicked the new president's ass back at the headquarters but time had been against him.

Part of the woman's statement did you not understand? Vincent said nothing, watching Cloud react to things was always worth a view minutes.

The woman nodded, "Yes so, you better go now before the captain get's in a foul mood."

Once again, Vincent found himself following. This time to see the captain……

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I do apologize for this chapter. I thought I better update quick before I lose all my readers. Hope you all stay with me!