Chapter 9
Cloud woke up with a start, why did he have that dream. He didn't know, he just couldn't get himself to trust Sephiroth. Not after what he did to Aeris. But if he was going to work with him he needed to get used to him. He decided to go look for him but when he opened his door he was surprised to find a huge man standing in the way. Before he could react, Cloud saw a fist, followed by darkness.
When he awoke he was in a cell, looking around he saw familiar sights; he knew where he was. He was at the Junon headquarters for Shinra.
" So they got you too."
Cloud whirled around surprised by the voice. It was Rufus. He was locked in the cell next to him. Well, it seemed that he wasn't behind the Sons of Shinra.
" What's going on, what happened to you, who are they?" Cloud questioned
" Project s."
" Your plan to clone Sephiroth?"
" No, Sephiroth was a substitute, they were the project."
" What are they."
" They were human, security of mine, I put them through the process of MAKO fusion."
" You mad them into Soldiers."
" Not exactly, Soldiers are showered with MAKO, these were fused with it, its part of their DNA."
This brought back memories. When Zack and Sephiroth visited the reactor on Mt. Nibel, later that night, Zack told Cloud of the monsters inside. According to Zack, Sephiroth used the exact same words to describe the monsters.
" I thought that caused them to mutate?"
" It did, we had to modify the process, small amounts over a large period of time, that's why they've only become active recently."
" And?"
" Well, they were all normal, until one of them went crazy, that wouldn't have been a problem except it was the leader."
" Syphon?"
" Nope" this came from the entrance to the room. Cloud looking towards it, saw Syphon enter the room. " I am honored that you think so highly of me though. No I'm afraid that I'm not."
" Let me out of here!" demanded Cloud.
" Can't do that, Cloud. The boss is on his way to see you as we speak."
" That is enough, Syphon. Let me talk to him."
Cloud couldn't believe his eyes.