AN: Hehehehehe! I'm finally done with this side story! Get ready for the biggest mind-f* of your life!

Hehe not really, but it certainly explains quite a bit of Maigen's problems in the story.

Chapter IX: Truth! The Finale!

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I ran and ran until my lungs almost burst from the amount of exertion that I had applied to it. Behind me, the corpse laughed maniacally and spewed random nonsense. I closed my eyes and sobbed, running away from the monster. "Sephiroth, Genesis. Why aren't either of you helping me?"

"Kyahahahaha! They won't be coming to save you this time!"

"You're lying! They'll save me! They are my heroes! They will save me!" I shouted back with slight hesitation. I didn't really believe my own words. If they were going to save me, they would've done it already.

"See! Even you don't believe that they'll come and save you! Give up and accept the reality of your situation! They are not coming back!"

"They will! They can't leave me to be alone again!" I screamed and turned around to attack the corpse.

Running at the moving pile of rotting flesh, I tackled it to the ground, my long hair acting like a curtain for my tear stained face. I wrapped my hands around the corpse's neck and started to weakly strangle it. "They'll come back." I whispered weakly.

Suddenly, my head pulsed violently, and voices spoke into the open air.

"Patient 9374, known as Maigen Tsurugi. The young lady was forced to check into this mental institute after suffering a mental breakdown of sorts. The names "Sephiroth" and "Genesis" are commonly addressed during the girl's brief instances of conscious action. Brilliant in mind, Maigen seems to be blocking out a great deal of trauma in order to function from day to day. However, the result of her mind's defense mechanism had caused her to be unaware of her present actions. When asked of the year, Maigen keeps responding "2009." She is now eighteen years old, but has shown no sign of recovering from whatever event left her in this unstable state of sanity."

I blinked and stared down at the corpse, which now had started to regenerate its skin. "I'm eighteen?"

Cold grey eyes stared into mine. "Yes. They left four years ago. You've been blocking out the events after they left."

My brow furrowed, "What do I do now?"

"Wake up." A hand slipped around my back and pulled me down, embracing me in a comforting hug. "You must find a way out of your mind's cage before you become a vegetable."

Then, I saw Genesis's face as he smiled sadly. "I was never the one you loved, but I'm glad that you had given me a chance."

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I shot up in bed, my long hair drifting into my face. I wiped the tears from my eyes and glanced at the clock. So I was really eighteen, huh?

"Are you okay, Maigen?"

My eyes widened when I felt arms wrap around my hips. I glanced down at Genesis and smiled, "I'm fine. It was just a dream."

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Omnipotent POV

There's really nothing to be done. Maigen saw Genesis next to her, but there was nobody there. The house was barren and cold in the still chilly nights of spring. Her mind had shattered when her new friends returned to their world. To escape the pain, she blocked the following years and continued to live in a time where Genesis was still her boyfriend, and where she was still fourteen.

And she will continue to live in this eternal fantasy, until something triggers the return of her memories. Until that day, Maigen will be an eighteen year-old woman with the mind of her fourteen year-old self.

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Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this little twist! The trigger will happen in My Favor to the Planet.

Mata Nui: Maigen's seriously screwed up in the head, huh?

Meagan: So… what do you think? Was it anything like you expected?

Thank you all so much for reading! XD