A/N: I do not own Final Fantasy Seven: Dirge of Cerberus
"You're late." said Shelke as Vincent, as Chaos, set her down.
"Sorry about that." replied Vincent, his voice slightly distorted.
"Not that I mind thought." said Shelke as she leaned against the wall.
"She..." said Vincent "She was always like that. Only believing what she wanted to."
"So Vincent." said Shelke as she looked up at him "Why don't you try telling her that yourself?"
"Maybe I will." said Vincent as he held out his right hand. There was a flash as a gun materialized in his hand.
"But before I do that," he said "I have a story to end." There was a thud behind him and Vincent turned and pointed his gun at whatever it was.
"Did you forget me already, Vincent?" said Caley with a smirk as she stood up. Her voice had a chiming tone to it now.
"Caley?" said Vincent "Why are you-?"
"I'm here to help." said Caley as her two wings folded closed "And don't worry about Faye, she's safe." She slide her sword from her back and brought it to rest at the
back of her waist.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" asked Vincent.
"You're not talking me out of this, Vince." said Caley as she reached into her pocket "Besides, I can keep up with you just fine." She pulled out the feather from her
pocket "So don't worry about me." The feather glowed softly and Caley felt a sharp pain in the right side of her back before two more white wings burst from the right
side of her back. Vincent nodded before looking up at Omega.
"Let's do this." he said before taking to the skies with Caley close behind him. They fought off some creatures that Omega sent to attack them until the mako reactors
began blowing up one by one. That gave Vincent and Caley the opportunity to get inside the giant Weapon and wreak some havoc. Eventually, they made it into an area
that was incredibly beautiful and filled with water and a cloud filled sky.
"This place." said Caley as she looked around, her wings folding close to her body "It feels off." She looked at Vincent "I can hear the screams of the people that
Deepground killed to revive Omega. Can you hear them Vincent?"
"Yes." said Vincent as he looked around "I've never heard anything like this before."
"It's the sound of a hundred thousand souls in agony." said Caley "How could-?!" She shook her head "Let's just get this over with. Maybe once we defeat both Weiss
and Omega these souls can rest in peace."
"Maybe." said Vincent "Let's just worry about the task at hand for now." Caley nodded and the two of them started walking forward but stopped when the ground
trembled.
"Holy-!" said Caley when she caught sight of what was just below them "What in the name of the planet is that?!" Both of them drew their firearms as six pods came
bursting up out of the ground.
"I don't know." said Vincent as the pods opened revealing the crystals they contained "But we have more pressing matters to attend to." Several flying monsters were
spawned by the crystals and they quickly surrounded Vincent and Caley.
"Always the same." said Caley as she cocked her pistol and gunblade "The usual?"
"Of course." said Vincent before the two of them charged, guns blazing.
"Dad, Caley, please stay safe." said Faye as she stood between Reeve and Yuffie with her hands clasped together as she held them close to the chest. Nanaki was sitting
next to her and Echo was perched on her shoulder, both were also staring up at the massive Weapon.
"Don't worry Faye," said Echo "They'll make it, I'm sure of it."
"That's right!" said Yuffie as she smiled at the pre-teen "Vincent will make sure that both he and Caley make it out alive. So you don't need to worry about a thing!"
"Yuffie is right, Faye." said Nanaki "If anyone can do this, it's Vincent and Caley. They're both survivors. Vincent because of what is inside of him and Caley because she's
too stubborn to die."
"You know Caley?" asked Faye.
"We're old friends." said Nanaki before sighing "She use to be extremely brash but she's mellowed out a bit over the last few years. Unfortunately, she can still be a hell
raiser when she wants to be. She's not the type to just lay down and die. Caley will fight tooth and nail and go down in a blaze of glory before she dies. Don't worry about
them." Faye nodded and looked down sadly before looking back up at Omega.
"Aerith, Momma, if you can hear me, please watch over Vincent and Caley." prayed Faye silently "Please let them come back alive. Please." Faye jumped when she felt a
hand on her shoulder. Turning slightly, she looked up at the person who had their hand on her shoulder.
"Cloud?" she said.
"Don't worry." said Cloud "We're here for you." He reached forward and wiped away a few tears that had snuck out of her eyes. Faye wiped away the remaining tears and
looked up at Cloud.
"Thanks Cloud." said Faye as she managed to smile weakly. Cloud nodded before looking up at Omega. Faye looked back up at the giant weapon as well and her eyes
widened when Omega began to turn to stone. She felt Cloud's grip on her shoulder tighten slightly as wings bursted out of Omega's back before it began to ascend.
"Oh no!" said Faye as she began to tremble.
"Come one Vincent." Faye heard Cloud mutter under his breath "We're counting on you." Two bright lights came bursting out of Omega, one heading straight into the air
while the other headed their direction.
"Everybody, hit the deck!" yelled Yuffie before everyone dove to the ground. The light slammed into the ground nearby, sending dust and debris into the air. Faye let go
of the front of Cloud's shirt as she pulled away from the blonde.
"After you okay?" he asked and Faye nodded.
"What the hell was that?" asked Yuffie.
"I don't know." said Cloud as he stood up. Everyone grabbed their weapons as the dust cleared, revealing a crater. Their eyes widened when someone came walking out
of the crater. It was a man with shoulder length black hair that was styled into slicked back spikes and eyes that clearly had a mako shine to them. He also wore the
uniform of a SOLDIER first class and he had two white wings coming out of the right side of his back. In his arms was and unconscious, black haired girl. Cloud's eyes
widened even more.
"Zack?" he said. The man smiled sadly and shook his head before kneeling down and laying the girl on the ground.
"I don't believe it." said Reeve.
"What?" asked Yuffie "Who is that?"
"That's Angeal." said Reeve "Angeal Hewley. Former SOLDIER first class." Angeal walked up to Cloud and placed a hand on his shoulder. He offered Cloud a smile before
turning and walking away, turning into ribbons of green light as he returned to the Lifestream.
"Caley!" said Faye as she ran over to the girl and started shaking her. A flash caught her attention and she looked up in time to see a bright light slam into Omega. There
was a blinding flash and when it faded, all that remained was several tendrils of green energy. Faye stared up at the sky, searching for any sign of Vincent. She didn't
know how long she sat there but after a while, Cloud came over and picked her up before carrying her to the transport truck he had already loaded Caley onto.
"It's going to be alright Faye." said Cloud as the twelve year old began to cry "We're going to find Vincent." Faye nodded as she buried her face in Cloud's shoulder.
"Please be okay, daddy." thought Faye as they got into the truck and the truck began to drive away.
Finally! I have the next chapter up!
Sorry I couldn't get it up sooner, I had a major case of writer's block coupled with going back to school.
So it was all a bit hectic.
Please review or leave a comment! I very much enjoy reading what you have to say.
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