Chapter 10
"Once an experiment, always an experiment..."
Simone returned back to the ship and went to the room she and her sister shares. Simone sighed until she felt a sudden pain in her shoulder. Suddenly a scream pierced through the quietness of the ship and Simone's heart nearly stopped as she realized it was her sister's scream. She ran to Vincent's room and opened the door to see Vincent trying to calm Angel down. Everyone on the ship ran to the source to see Angel curled into Vincent's arms.
"What happened?" Cid asked.
"I don't know. We were sleeping then she started screaming in pain..." Vincent said with worry.
"Don't let them find us...Don't let them take us away...Don't let them hurt us..." Angel chanted with tears forming in her eyes and slowly falling down. Vincent gently kissed her forehead and comforted her.
"They'r looking for us...we can feel it..." Simone said.
"Fucking deep ground," swore Cid.
"Angeal," Cloud called.
"Yes?"
"You never told us what you know about deep ground," Cloud gulped. "I...I ask the same from you Sephiroth." Cloud sighed. " You were both sent by Aeris for a reason."
"Angeal? Should we tell them the truth of what we are up against," Sephiroth asked unsure of answering.
"Please you have to tell us everything you know," Cloud pleaded.
"Genesis is the lead of deep ground and he's sending his troops and even some of the monsters to looking for Simone and Angel. Weiss and Nero are planning to attack us and take the girls…" Angeal said.
Angel held tightly onto Vincent, who pulled her closer to him and gently kissed her forehead. Vincent watched as they began to think of a plan, Angel sitting in his lap. As everyone began discussing what the need to do, Angel started to drift off to sleep in Vincent's arms. "Let's make sure these two are hidden," Cid said looking at the girls. "Sister tell them….we're the only one's who knows…" Angel said in her sleep. Simone stared at her sister then sighed.
"Sister and I are an important vessel in their plans," Simone said.
Vincent slowly layed back and falls asleep, holding Angel close to him.
"Wow sleep for thirty years and," realizing she made a mistake at knowing personal information Simone ran from the room to hide in the guest room. She locked the door behind her. Cloud stood there confused.
"How could she know that," he wondered aloud as he ushered the others from the room. "I was sure that I never mentioned it."
"There are a lot of things that will uncover themselves soon," Red said as he walked with Cloud. Cloud nodded.
"I just hope that Aeris is right," Cloud said worriedly. Cloud turned to Tifa. "I love you," he said tenderly and kissed her. "You are my light, create my flight, and the reason I fight."
"Cloud you don't always have to be a poet."
"I know you like it and I like it when you blush. Its reservered for me only, " he smirked at her.
Simone turned from locking the door and gasped in shock. The room was hit by a tornado. She grabbed the hilt of her new blade and drew it.
"Well Well Well…who do we have here…." a male voice said darkly.
"Who's there?" Simone shouted out.
"Oh come now Simone you don't recognize me…" the red-haired man said.
"Genesis, leader of Deepground, why are you here?" Simone asked.
"Oh I just came for my experiments that ran away. Now where is the other one?" Genesis demanded.
"Far away from you, where she should be?" Simone said glaring.
Genesis walked over to Simone and grabbed her. Simone growled and stepped on his foot, making him let go of her and Simone unlocked the door and ran out the room. In Vincent's room, Angel sensed that her twin was in danger and shook Vincent.
"What is it?" Vincent asked tiredly.
"Simone's in danger," Angel said fearfully.
Vincent got up and got ready. Angel got off the bed and went out the room with Vincent as the intruder alarm went off. Simone ran towards her sister and stopped.
"We have to get out of here. Genesis found us," Simone said out of breath.
Angel ran to the kitchen and grabbed a white apple. She looked at it and began to think. She got an idea and glowed blue. She made the apple into a pure apple but it stayed white. She stopped glowing and smiled. She ran to where she knows Genesis is and opened the bedroom door. Genesis grabbed her and smirked.
"Got you little one," Genesis said darkly.
Angel pretended to have a look of fear then said, "Please don't eat my apple evil creator. I need my strength to defeat you once I eat it." Genesis fell for Angel's plan and took the apple. He ate the apple then dropped Angel, clutching his chest. Angel smiled happily as the evil in Genesis was replaced with purity. A few minutes, Genesis looked at her and smiled. Angel got up and helped Genesis up. They walked to where Angel knew the others will be. Once they walked in, Genesis was jumped by Red and Angel stopped him.
"Do not attack him. He is on our side now," Angel said.
"What?!" Everyone but Angel and Genesis yelled.
"It is true. She gave me an apple filled with purity and I have become pure. I no longer want to rule deep ground but help you stop what I have done," Genesis said truthfully.
"He's not lying," Simone said. "I don't like it as much as any of you though," She growled spitfully. "If you want him on your side. Keep him away from me. He still reeks of the degeneration process."
Angeal approached Angel and Genesis with caution. "Is it really you," he questioned with bravado. He recived a nod as a response and Cloud just growled.
"I don't believe this. You two just turn good unexplainably. I have my eye on you two. I still think that this is a trap," he spoke allowed. "After all you indirectly caused Zack's death," he rose from his resting place on the wall," give me one good reason why I should let you live."
"Because they are good," said Angel.
"Foolish," yelled Simone to her sister. "You are too trusting," she accused, "I always have to clean up this mess. You trust and you fail. I cannot just sit here and listen to your foolishness. For all you know this could be a Genesis clone who turned good. But hey it could have been a trap. Purity is not in the apple, sister even you couldn't tell that he was a fake. Why would he come in person? And give up his leadership. That's the best one all day," she turned and left the room. "I have some shopping to do. If I need help ill just run as best as I can." She left the room completely.
Red went over to Angel to confort her. He gently bumped his head into her leg. "She speaks some truth you know." Angel just nodded. "She only did that because she cares for you."
"I….I think she has a point," Sephiroth added in, breaking off from his normal silence. If he wanted to fit in he would have to speak as well.
"Cloud," Tifa questioned.
"Hmm," he turned the thoughts in his head. He had to agree with Sephiroth. The first step to healing was forgiveness. "I think…..that you are …..right Sephiroth," Cloud spat out. He barely believed that he could be civil to the man who destroyed most of his life. "I need all of you to keep an eye Red bumped her again.
"Its okay little one. We know that you are just trying to help," he tried to smile at her. He reveled his fangs a little. Yuffie went over to Angel. She understood her pain. She often made the same kind of mistakes. She was often known as the child of the group.
"Hey, um….look I understand what you are going through," Angel just looked up at her and scoffed. In Angel's eyes Yuffie was a female threat to her relationship with Vincent. But the klutzy ninja took no notice of this. To her Vincent was her best friend, well he was the only one that could ignore her hyper ways aside from Cid. She often wished they were her father instead. Angel gave into her wolf side and growled at her. To which Yuffie backed away from her. Deciding to avoid conflict, she left the room. Vincent gave Angel a shocked look.
Red growled slightly. His animal instinct was able to pick up why Angel was acting so strange. He sighed. "Is it too much for you to be nice to some people. Your jealousy over nothing will bring on needless conflict," He was very wise for his youth. He was old in human years but was young for his kind. He knew that he could never say kind now. He and Aeris had a common link besides Hojo's crazy scheme to breed the two of them. They were both the last of their kind. "It will cause a conflict that could be easily avoided," he stared her in the eyes as he said this. Angel nodded at this. She was still new to her new animal instincts.
Cloud coughed to get everyone's attention. "We have a lot of work to do. I think we should split up and get some work accomplished." The people in the room nodded. "Cid will get the ship in shape for us to move. Tifa and I will get supplies. As for everyone else, stay on the ship."
Angel watched everyone and softly sighed. She sat down and stared blankly at the wall. Red nudged her shoulder with his nose to comfort her. Angel smiled a little at him then looked at Genesis. "Maybe sister's right….I'm too trusting…I will be the first to die…right mama…" Angel thought sadly. Vincent walked over to her and helped her up. "Come on…you must be tired," Vincent said gently. Angel slowly nodded and left. Genesis watched as everyone left and thought, "I may have been evil then but I will prove that I am on their side this time."
