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Chapter 7
Kadaj waited, Tifa had stopped the car and now everyone was staring at this mysterious man. "Is he going to hurt us?" Kadaj asked quietly.
"Maybe." Yazoo mumbled, "I don't think he can fight. He might be here to distract us, Sephiroth is probably hiding somewhere."
"T-tifa, why'd you stop?" Cloud asked, "Just drive!"
"Quiet!" Tifa snapped. The car quieted down and everyone stared at Tifa, was she going to leave or not?
Kadaj slipped his hand into his pockets, feeling several orbs that weren't there before. He pulled one out and saw it was bright red. "Yazoo, what is this?" he asked.
Yazoo turned to Kadaj and eyed the red materia, his eyes widened a fraction before shrinking down to normal size. "Summon." he muttered, "Tifa, we found summon materia."
"Well, uh…don't use it yet." she said, she slammed on the gas and the car jerked forward. Kadaj fell back against the seat, dropping the orb in the process. It rolled under the seat and he groaned.
"A little warning next time?" he said. He sat up and continued taking the orbs from his pockets, "Where did all these come from?" he asked, "They weren't here before."
"Yeah and they're all summons." Cloud said.
"No, that one is white." Yazoo pointed. Kadaj jostled the orbs in his hands before Tifa stopped again. The boys jerked forward, Kadaj dropping the orbs again. "What is it now?" Yazoo asked,
"He's back!" she said, "He…he can teleport!"
"Just great! Hojo screwed us over big time!" Zack said, "We just have to keep driving." Tifa nodded and started to drive, Kadaj stared out the window as they passed the man in question. The man looked familiar, really familiar. Maybe he'd seen him before… at home with his dad.
"Who is it?" he asked.
"Vincent
A flicker of understanding flashed through his mind, "Vincent Valentine? No, he's a Turk! Not some creepy monster guy."
"Hojo got his hands on him, you know what that guy can do." Yazoo said, "I mean you remember Loz right?"
"So, maybe he's just mad at Hojo? Maybe he wants to help?" Kadaj said, "Maybe we should ask him."
"Don't be stupid Kadaj," Zack said, "He's programmed to be submissive, he'll listen to Hojo."
"But Hojo was a bloody mess on the ground." Yazoo said, "I don't think he could've given any orders." Tifa swerved and the car almost flipped off of the road. "Maybe someone else should drive," Yazoo suggested. Tifa didn't answer, just continued to drive, trying her best to avoid Vincent, who was springing up everywhere.
Kadaj dropped to the floor and began to gather all of the materia again, "What do they summon?" he asked as he pocketed the White orb.
"Monster? The kind that help us?" Cloud suggested, "I've never s-seen one before." The car stopped again and Kadaj was thrown violently against the seat. He groaned and pushed himself up. He glanced out of the window and saw Vincent, he was walking closer to the car. Tifa was probably going to start the car again when he got close enough. Like he'd seen in the movies. But she didn't, she just waited. "Tifa… drive." Cloud said.
"What do you want?" Tifa asked. Vincent stared into the car, his eyes traveling over every person.
"Hojo is looking for you." He said. His Vichada Kadaj shiver, it was so cold and emotionless.
"Yeah, we know that." Yazoo said.
"He sent me after you, but I don't listen to him anymore." Vincent said, "I see a long journey ahead of you. I think it would be best if I came along."
"No! we don't trust you." Cloud said.
"Understandable." Vincent said, "But you won't get very far without me, eventually they will send the army after you."
"What? What are you talking about? Nibelheim doesn't have an army." Tifa said.
"Not Nibelheim, there are other forces stationed around her. It's in your best interest to allow me to come along." Vincent said. He was staring into the backseat, Kadaj followed his eyes and saw him locked in a staring contest with Yazoo.
"I think we should let him come… he was the voice I heard." Yazoo said finally.
"What voice?" Kadaj asked, "You never said anything about a voice."
"Fine, let him come." Tifa said, "But I still don't trust you." She unlocked the doors and allowed Vincent to get in. Kadaj got back into the seat, and watched Vincent cautiously. He remembered how the guy looked when he was 5, he wore a suit and had really nice hair. He looked young and happy and seemed to be in love with some girl named Lu-something. But now… he was completely different. He was wearing a weird, red, cape thingy, and had strange pointy gold boots on. He had a similar glove on her hand, and some red cloth wrapped around his head. Black hair poured down his back and his eyes were red. Kadaj's eyes traveled to the gun holstered on his hip. It was big, bigger then him.
They started driving again and Kadaj looked over at Yazoo, he was staring at Vincent still. In fact, they were both still having a staring contest. "Why are you staring at each other?" Kadaj asked. Vincent slid his eyes to Kadaj.
"You're Sephiroth's boy." he said, a hint of anger in his voice.
"Yes…" Kadaj murmured.
"He programmed you to follow orders… how come you don't listen anymore?" Yazoo asked.
"That hold broke over me 2 years after he set it." Vincent said.
Yazoo's eyes narrowed, "You were in the basement. You told me last year that you couldn't help me. Because you were under Hojo's control…" He said, "You lied."
"Yes, I did." Vincent said, he didn't seem to care that he lied to a little boy who was probably being tortured to death. "But not because of you. Because of Sephiroth." Vincent said.
"That's stupid! You could've helped me… You were stronger then Hojo! But you just sat there pretending too be asleep!" Yazoo said.
"Yes, I did… But only because you are the child of Sephiroth. You were destined to be strong and used for the wrong things. The day when you were begging for help, I thought you would die." Vincent explained blankly.
"And you thought I would be better off dead?" Yazoo asked quietly. Yazoo turned away and stared down at his lap. Kadaj could only guess at the thoughts running through his head. He was probably sad, although he wouldn't show it. He never did, and if he did, Kadaj didn't know it. Yazoo usually had his hood up, it was some miracle that it was down now.
Just as the thought ran through Kadaj's mind, Yazoo put his hood up. Kadaj watched him and saw his lips form into the thin line they always were.
"Where are we going again?" Cloud asked.
"I don't know…
"I think we should go to a cave." Vincent said, "I know they won't be able to follow us there. She keeps them back."
"Who?" Cloud asked.
"Lucrecia." Vincent answered.
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Bum bum buuuummm! Okay, cliffhanger… I think… Anyway, sorry for the shortness, I've been on so many vacations this summer that my mind is on other things. I knew I had to update though, so I hope your happy. I bet none of you expected Vincent, no one! You thought it was someone else, go on, admit it. But you still don't know why everyone was afraid, we know Yazoo was just pissed at him. We know Cloud has no idea who he is. But Zack and Tifa know something… or they don't, it's possible they were just scared. You know a lot of people would be scared if they were on the run and then he appeared, at least I would. Until I saw who it was, then I'd be like, "OMIGOD!" and some fan girl nonsense would start. Review.
