Koluno1986: Loz is my favourite, but I like to hit him with things. I strange, no?

Sephiroth's intentions will have clues dotted here and there – but it won't quite be what you'd expect....

Hollowed Shame: Heehee (keeps on truckin')

Divince Star: EEEE!!!! (hugs you like crazy) Yep – I love their potty mouths too. Loz's especially.... Nope, not getting any dirty ideas.... Heh heh, Curse like hell book....Checked out you're page again the other day – I LOVE TEH KADAJ PICCIE!!! OMFG!!!Go one an blow DA up – ya know ya want to!!!And yesss.... Sephiroth's always right.... Must not argue with.... Da Sephy.....

Chibi Sephy: Before the summary, I had a full idea of what I wanted. However, with the Venice film summary – unfortunately this story isn't going to be as accurate, or more so a different story then the actual AC. However, it IS the same idea, so I'm trying to stick with it as much as possible. Kadaj, as you said, will have different personalities, and this due to watching trailers over and over – Its possible he could have a third personality, but he's not actually mentally challenged. The third one doesn't quite.... Make itself as obvious.

labrat-seph: Hee – phew. I thought I DID make you cry, and that's not exactly what I wanted to do (grins) Hope you like this chapter.

Vindina: Aw, thank you. Hope you like this chapter. It'll delve more into the AC aspect now, or, my take on AC anyways...

Yami Maleci: Heehee, everyone loves "Shorty" as Divine-San nicely calls him (gets glares from behind) Ahahaha.... Aw, lets ALL give him hugs!!! (Kadaj screams as reviewers give chase)

KShindou25: Heehee, and I read it! It's really funny! Hope you like this chapter

Kadaj: (heehee, funny how he'd review a story about himself – just kidding! Or aaaare you the real Kadaj, hmmmm? ) Heehee, thank you for the favourites.

beginner150: That's what I read in the 25 minute summary on – but be careful on what you type in you're comments just in case if anyone doesn't want to read any spoilers. The movie is finished too, but they're TAKING TOO LONG!!!! (growls)

And Loz rules!!!! Arigatou for reviewing and compliments!

chaos911: Hehee, oh yeah... I forgot about that. Heehee, a puppy-kicker...

That I can forgive, but if he kicked any of my cats.... (eyes narrow at Kadaj)

Again, thank you everyone who's reviewed so far for me. I really appreciate the encouragement and the egging on to continue – heh, just to let you know I'm grateful!

Please, PLEASE pardon the absolute crappyness... I think I have writer's block (grrr...).

One scene is taken directly from a screenshot of the three on their motorbikes. See if you can recognise it.

From here on its going to get a bit twisted....

Now, the fic!


The Advent Child


"Well well, whaddya know? He was the real one after all."

"But of course. We should've known by now since he stayed alive for so long."

The other four said nothing, but nodded their heads in agreement.

He always woke up in a cold sweat, but oddly enough... it just felt like he had been standing out in the rain – although no mud clung to his feet when he wondered if he had slept-walked outside to the graves. It bothered Kadaj immensely, but he didn't want to tell Sephiroth or Loz or Yazoo....

What would they say to something like that?

Shivering, he clung to the sleeping Loz's back for warmth, his eyes half-closed. They slid to the person sitting in the far corner of the room.

Sephiroth had been so quiet over the past few days....

"You really hate these dreams, don't you? I don't like them either. They upset you."

"Why do I keep having them?"

"I don't know"

"I hate them..." Kadaj whispered, "I want them to go away... I can't think of how to find mother..."

"Indeed, at least you don't get distracted by petty things such as nightmares."

"But I also have a good point, what do they mean?"

"I want to know what they are too."

"I suppose. But I don't know either, so lets concentrate on the task at hand... Oh, Yazoo's waking up..."

And sure enough, Yazoo's eyes blinked open, sleep still glued around the rims. He sat up and stretched, yawning loudly. Loz continued to snore softly until Yazoo started poking his head consistently.

"Wake up, muscle-head..." he muttered.

Loz slapped his hand away weakly, "S' too early....g'way.."

Kadaj turned and looked up at Yazoo, "You've always been an early riser..."

Yazoo smiled, rubbing his eye, "I'm glad you're remembering a lot of things now... Lets get breakfast – I'm... really hungry for some reason.... Go wake Sephiroth Loz."
"Bleh... no. I'm too tired and too comfy and warm..."

Then Kadaj gave Yazoo a cheeky grin and placed both of his feet on Loz's back and pushed hard. The burly man slid off the bed and fell to the cold floor with a thud and a yell of protest. A hand gripped the blankets and Loz hauled himself up, "I hate you...."

Kadaj grinned.

"I don't feel well... so I might skip eating..." Sephiroth said quietly, and Kadaj could see his closed eyes under the hood. He looked so... drained...

"At least try something, even a hot drink or something." Yazoo encouraged, holding a mug in his hand. Sephiroth shook his head, "No... I just want to sleep..."

Loz laid a hand on Yazoo's shoulder and shook his head before he could make another suggestion.

"Sephiroth?" Kadaj asked, and the older man looked up a little.

"I want to know where mother is, or even if you have an idea of where she is. I thought of something that will help all of us."

Sephiroth's eyes widened a little, and his working hand gripped the arm of the wheelchair tightly, until it suddenly loosened. A wry smile crossed his face.

"What do you have in mind?"


"This thing hasn't been used in a while, but it should still work" Loz nodded, blowing dust off the seat of the motorbike. Kadaj blinked at it, looking slightly discouraged to drive such a monstrosity. The other two were parked near it, all three the same make. Although they weren't licensed Shin-Ra products at the time they were stolen....

"I don't even know if I remember using a motorbike before."

Yazoo shook his head, "You'll remember. In fact, you were a Holy terror for driving it too fast. Not that..." he gazed off into the distance where it was nothing but ruin, "... we'll have to worry about that..."

They all looked at the ruins surrounding them, and Kadaj suddenly frowned, looking determined.

"Once we find her, this will all be beautiful. We won't have to look at this... dump anymore."

Both of his older brothers were silent. And after much wrestling and yelling and fighting, Loz and Yazoo finally got Kadaj to sit on the motorbike.

"And don't drive it so fast!" Yazoo waved a finger at Kadaj.

"Like I'd be able to!" the teen huffed.
"Can we go now...?" Loz rubbed his temples, glaring at the two.

The three took off in a burst of speed, clouds of choking sand and grime flying into the air, and Yazoo's yelling voice fading into the distance.

"I SAID NOT SO FAST!!!"

Kadaj only shouted happily.


The room was eerily silent, save for his hoarse breathing. Sephiroth's hand was gripping the armrest again, the other one still useless and dead. It wouldn't be long before he'd lose the use of his other arm....

His eyes were glassy, almost glazed, and if someone else were in the room, he wouldn't have noticed. The rest of the world didn't exist in his mind right now....

His body was trembling, but his skin was as cold as ice. Almost.... Dead. You could nearly say.

Then his hand suddenly lost its grip, sliding limply until the wrist hung off the edge of the armrest, his hand lifeless....

His eyes closed, a sigh escaping his lips, and all was quiet.

Then they quirked up in another wry smile.


Such disgrace... You're right. They shouldn't have to suffer, even if they are human children.

"I've an idea of what to do... but will they listen...?"

"I think they will. They have no parents, no one to care for them. But we care, so they will listen to us."

"We'll give them salvation from this place." Kadaj nodded, although his brother's thought he was speaking to them. The three were sitting on their motorbikes, looking across the barren wasteland that Midgar had become. There was a faint breeze that travelled through the skin on Kadaj's face. It felt good... and chilling at the same time. It felt.... Real.

And that thought made him smile.

"So. What'll we do first?" Loz placed his hands on his knees, turning his head to look at Kadaj. Thinking for a moment, Yazoo leaned back on the seat of his motorbike, his head cocked to the side, seemingly off in another planet.

"See how many children are there, and meet me at the centre of the forest beyond here." Kadaj pointed into the distance, "Yazoo, you go with him... Deal with anyone who attacks you both."

Yazoo nodded, "As you wish."

Cracking his knuckles, Loz grinned, "Its been a while since I had a decent scrap with anyone. I heard Shin-Ra's lapdog Turks are still hanging about the place...."

Despite his knowing Loz grin, Yazoo noticed the slight slump in his shoulders. Like he was... tired – but they all got plenty of sleep last night....

"That'll draw too much attention..." Yazoo began, but Kadaj raised a hand to silence him, and with a smile he said:

"That's what I want. I want to draw the human's attention – so that they know we are coming. But, they don't know what to expect..."

"What about Mother? Aren't you going to find her?" Yazoo, again, pointed out. A frown had creased his soft features, his youngest brother was acting so.... Strange...

It was like he was... enjoying this charade of tricking humans and quite likely attacking them, from the looks of things. Kadaj was feverishly excited over something like this.

Of course, Loz didn't have a clue, and wouldn't notice unless Yazoo poked that muscle-walled brain of his to get out of HIS excitement of battling.

However....

Yazoo contemplated it for another long moment. None of his siblings, including himself, liked humans in the least. Despised them to a point, but... he didn't like having anything to do with them.

Why now though...?

He could understand, however, why Kadaj wanted to help human children – even if... his idea was vague... and a little suspicious. Even Sephiroth's deteriorating health was beginning to nag his mind.

Something's... not right.

Yazoo suddenly yawned.

"I don't think I got enough sleep last night... I can hardly keep my eyes open..." he murmured, realizing his brain failed to register his next thought from the seemingly lack of sleep.

Loz scratched the back of his head, "Same here..."

Kadaj looked at the two, "I feel fine – so why are you too so jaded?"

Yazoo shrugged, "We'll be fine. What are you going to do?"

Kadaj's eyes narrowed, and a smile that Yazoo did not like, crossed the youth's face.

"I'm going to visit someone. Just to let him know we're coming back. Its not over yet..."

Then Loz blinked, "What's not over yet?"

Then Kadaj's face melted softly, and he shook his head, "Nothing. No worries."

Then without another word, he dug his heel into the pedal of the motorbike and took off, leaving Yazoo and Loz – a little speechless.

"Have you noticed anything... odd about Kadaj lately...?" Yazoo asked after judging whether to ask Loz's opinion yet. The burly man shrugged.

"No. I mean, he's a teen now, right? Usually they're unpredictable. We were like that, remember?"

Yazoo didn't reply, unsatisfied with Loz's answer – even though it made sense. Kadaj was a teenager, and he recalled that that particular period of a person's life was often confusing and scary. Maybe... Maybe Yazoo was just seeing things...

Am I being too paranoid...?

Yes... I'm being too paranoid. Kadaj knows what he's doing.....

"Well – lets go!!! I want to show those Turks a thing or two!" Loz whined, waving his hand in front of Yazoo's face, "Stop day dreaming!!"

Blinking, Yazoo huffed and started the engine of his bike, and Loz followed suit. They both took off, but not without a worried thought still lodged in Yazoo's mind.

And both were unaware of the real game being played.


AAARGH!! That didn't... turn out as I had hoped.... I could've done a better job on Sephiroth's scene... Its only half-obvious as to what's happening because, well, like I said, it'll be a neat idea. I'm actually kinda happy with the little twists in the story and I hope people will get a surprise out of them since they're not what I hope people won't expect. I might leave the ending in a cliff-hanger – and I'm certainly not doing a sequel.... (Holds head in hands at the remembrance of fifth year homework and trying to keep up with writing decent chapters.)

Sorry about the lines to skip from one scene to the next - the QuickEdit doesn't seem to like long spaces...

Also, if anyone's curious – the voices in Kadaj's head are his own – but not quite the way you think.

Well, RR!!

Arigatou!