Interlude: Mother is Minerva - Loveless Legends
The meeting with the President of Shin-Ra Electric Company left her feeling weak and tired. The mother of one, single since her husband's death, had placed all of her hopes on the President. On the off chance that her son was found, Minerva had been ordered to stay within the city limits and even been given a place to stay on the Upper Plate. Looking at the view from her window, the mother's knees gave way.
The news she had received of her son was worse than she could have imagined and her home town had allowed it to happen. Screwing her eyes closed, Minerva slid down the bench seat until she curled around herself. Her world turned upside down, and all her hopes, dreams and wishes shattered."
Her baby, her only son, was gone.
"Cloud." she screamed into the plush pillows and sobbed.
Deep beneath the plate, a young girl woke up as the planet shook her soul awake. A deep pain, akin to what she felt when her mother departed for the Promised Land, weighed upon into her spirit. Pushing herself up, Aerith plucked herself from bed and stumbled through the dark to the telephone. Taking it from the cradle, she quickly punched in unseen numbers and pressed it to her ear. After a moment, a tear choked voice answered the line.
"Mrs. Strife? Please don't worry so much. The planet hasn't forgotten the sacrifices of your ancestors and looks out for you both. I know what it's like to miss someone you love too." she said into the line.
"Who…" the woman asked, her voice rising with each breath.
"Loveless. Remember that play?" she nearly shouted. "Please, I'm not a bad person, I just want you to remember what it says at the end even if things look grim. There is always a brighter tomorrow."
"Why are you doing this?" the woman shouted at her. "Who is paying you people to tear us apart?"
"The planet…" Aerith tried to insist.
"Screw the planet, I want my baby back." The call ended with a wail of grief and Aerith was left there to cradle the phone against her ear in shock.