…Waiting…
...Such a hard thing to do…
…Always surrounded by this white, with nothing to do, but remember…
…I don't want to anymore…
"This will be a night to remember…"
"Hey El, you want to come out with us tonight?"
"You promise Jeni?"
"…We'll be friends forever, even if we have to fight on judgment day."
"Give it to us…"
"Give me back my body!"
"…Jeni…"
…Who am I?…
…What am I now?...
…I…I'm afraid…
"Don't be afraid." Ellie felt the floating feeling fade, and she could feel the touch of fingers along her skin. "Shhh, just rest, you're safe now." "But…" A finger stopped her from speaking and she opened her eyes. Two emerald green eyes looked down at her, smiling at her. Her head was resting in this woman's lap and they were in the middle of a field of flowers. She went back to sleep.
"You know that she needs to know."
"Yes, but she needs to recover first."
"Look she's waking up again."
Voices woke her up again. They were still in the field of flowers, she could see the siluette of a spiky haired man disappear in the distance and she looked over toward the girl that served as her pillow before.
"Hi, I'm Aeris. I don't know if you remember me from earlier, but I was the one that found you."
"Found me?"
"Yes, you were floating around in the nothingness and the lifestream told me where you where." Ellie sat up, shaking her head a little.
"You should have left me there."
"Why should you stay dead? You seem like a good person."
"But I'm not!" The girl across from her looked shocked for a second. "…I'm not…Okay? I…I killed my friends…all those people…I should have stayed dead."
"That wasn't you."
"Wasn't it? It sure seemed like it."
"Then you need to redeem yourself." Ellie picked up one of the yellow flowers and fingered its petals.
"…"
"The planet brought you back for a reason, because you were a good person who got caught up in something that was evil. You are going to be a warrior of the planet."
"The planet?"
"Yes, the planet needed another weapon to keep the balance between the good and the evil on the planet, so it chose you. This planet will be your charge, your duty to it is to keep the balance so that there will not be another crisis, another Sephiroth, another Jenova."
"Jeni…"
"Yes, that is another reason that you were chosen, you are the 'antithesis' to Jenova. Who better to protect against her and her offspring than you, her twin sister."
"But..."
"You must, either you fight for the planet willingly, or the planet will fight the evil through you. Think about it."
…I'm not sure…
…My sister…Evil?...
…My sister is dead…
…This Jenova is an imposter…
…That voice must have been hers…
…Then, this is my price, to have found her again…
…So be it…
"I'll do it." Aeris smiled and stood up, walking back over to me carrying something behind her back.
"This is something that will enable you to access some of your powers, but it is also somewhat of a leash that the planet will have on you, but you will be able to see and contact me at any time. Here, put it on." Ellie reached up and fastened the thin strand of lifestream around her neck and after it fastened, it moved itself around to look like a collar. As it moved Ellie tried to get it to come off.
"I can't get it off!"
"You won't be able to, not until you redeem yourself. Both a gift and a curse."
"Redemption? I guess."
"Good, I wish you luck, you'll need it." Then Aeris stopped and hugged her quickly whispering in her ear.
"Don't hate me when you get there." And Aeris and the flower field faded away, leaving her on the streets of Edge.
In Edge...
"The planet turned me into a CAT!!! AERIS!!!"
A/N:
Disclaimer: I don't own anything final fantasy related. If I did, I would be happy.
Dragonmist1 over and out.