Author's Note: Sorry for any confusing parts. I'm also sorry if I get any of the information wrong. It's just so hard to get it all right. Hope you like this chapter!

Ivalee sat up in bed. She rubbed her eyes and glanced at the window. Whew... It's still closed, she thought. Ivalee threw back the covers and stood up. The clock beeped 12:00.

She rummaged through the dresser to her left. All that was there in the category of clothes was her dress that had been washed while she was sleeping. Ivalee slipped that on and strolled back to the bed.

There was an indent in the wall right above the pillow she was sleeping on. Oops... Well, at least that explains why my hand hurts. She grabbed her bag and ran out the door.

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Ivalee found Jade, Anise, Tear, Asch, and Natalia standing outside the manor.

"Umm... Where's Luke and Guy?" she questioned.

"Guy went back to wake Luke up." Natalia replied. At that moment, Luke came trudging out with Guy tailing behind him.

"Ugh..." Luke grunted. He rubbed his eyes a few times and squinted at the bright light.

"Well, well. You're up bright and early." Jade commented sarcastically. He smirked at the discontented look on Luke's face.

"Shut up."

"Now that everyone's awake, why don't we head out?" Guy suggested. He received multiple nods. They headed in the direction of the Albiore 2.

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When they arrived at the Albiore 2, Noelle opened the door and greeted them with a smile.

"Good morning! To the Radiation Gate, I presume?" She said. Asch nodded. Noelle bounded up the stairs and into the cockpit. Everyone followed her in, but with less bounce.

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Through the trip to the Radiation Gate, Ivalee kept thinking about her dream she had.

"Together, we could save Lorelei, and you." Sync's voice got softer, and softer, and softer. It almost sounded like he, actually wanted her.

She stared out the window in thought. Ivalee didn't even hear Tear call her name.

"Ivalee?" Tear walked over and sat next to her. She had a worried look etched on her face.

"Ivalee?" She jumped out of her thoughts and turned around to face Tear.

"Hmm?"

"Your hand is bruised." Ivalee looked down at her hand. Indeed, it was a purple-ish color.

"Oh, yea. About that..."

"Here," Tear started, reaching for Ivalee's hand. "Let me heal you." A green glow enveloped her hand. After a minute or two, the glow stopped and her hand was well again.

"Thanks." Ivalee noted. She turned back to the window.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Tear asked.

"I'm sorry, but I don't really want to talk about it right now," Ivalee replied. Her voice contained a hint of sadness in it.

"No, I'm sorry for prying." Tear got up and walked back to talk with Natalia. Ivalee sighed. What should I do? Should I tell them about the dream? Ivalee questioned herself. Her mind wandered back to the words that Sync said...

"They're just using you, like a little toy. And when they are all done, you'll just be disposed."

His words repeated over and over in her head. Her body drifted further and further away from reality. Her eyelids closed and she couldn't feel her body anymore. That is, until Luke shook her awake.

"Hey, Ivalee. You awake?" Her eyes fluttered open to the sight of Luke, grasping her shoulders and softly shaking them. He let go and looked at her.

"Are you ok?" he questioned.

"Yea. I just need to adjust to the time zone again." She lied.

"Alright, but if you need anything, just say something." He walked to the back. Ivalee shook her head a few times and glanced down at the ground. The little island was in view, which meant she slept through most of the trip.

"We'll be landing in a few minutes." Noelle stated. Her cheery voice had not disappeared. Ivalee stood up and grabbed her bag. She looked out the window at the half destroyed Radiation Gate. Bones were sprawled everywhere. Junk littered the area. One, giant spine of a creature lead down to the Sephiroth below. Ivalee shuddered at the thought of what creature might have had that size of a backbone.

The Albiore 2 landed safely in an area not totally covered with scraps. The party exited with ease, and slid down the spine of the massive dead creature. Strangely, there were no monsters.

The beautiful allure of the Sephiroth made the rest of the place look even worse.

Memory particles bounced off of the walls and floated around. Jade raised his hand and caught one.

"Hmm... A memory particle?" he examined the sphere of seventh fonons in his hand. Anise rushed over to the Sephiroth and looked over the edge.

"Wow, there are still particles coming in and out of here." She said. Her voice echoed across the area. Tear strolled over to where Anise was peering over the edge.

"Uh, should you be leaning over the edge like that?" Guy asked worriedly. Luke walked over and pulled Anise backwards.

"Oww..." she whined while rubbing her head.

"Jade, why are the memory particles still flowing?" Tear questioned. She walked back from the edge to the group.

"I would suppose that they continuously seep out from the core." Jade replied. He shook the memory particle off of his hand and it went flying.

Ivalee wandered off to the side, dodging the particles coming her way. She rounded the other side of the Sephiroth and stared down.

"Hey, guys, I think there's something here that you might want to look at." She said. Her words were filled with worry. Natalia swiftly rushed over to Ivalee and peered down.

"Oh, my..." she uttered. Natalia held a hand to her mouth.

"What is it?" Guy asked. He jogged over to them, though still keeping a good distance away. Luke followed Guy and looked down.

"No... It couldn't be..." he muttered. Asch came to a stop at where Luke was standing.

"This couldn't be possible, could it?" he glanced at Jade. Tear and Anise glanced over the edge on the opposite side.

"I don't see anything." Tear said. She was very confused. Luke motioned for her to come over to him. Tear ambled over and looked down.

"I-It's... It's not possible." She mused. Jade and Anise sauntered down the pathway and towards Luke. They both stared down at the sight below.

"Just what we need..." Jade mumbled.

Down a little ways away, wedged in the side, was a weapon. But not just any weapon,

Largo's Scythe.