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Chapter 14: Well that's one creepy scientist down

They had driven through the night and Kira had fallen asleep her head against Zack's back only to awaken when he stopped the bike. She blinked and pulled back with a groan rubbing her forehead as he got off and walked a little ways ahead saying "Cloud, Kira, this is my hometown! This is Gongaga!" Kira blinked and got off the bike so she could stand next to him as he started pointing out buildings to her excitedly. She laughed and dragged him back to the bike so that they could get moving.

He drove for a few minutes and parked in the ruins of a building of some sort. Both of them had gotten off of the bike and Zack was muttering to himself as she watched him "No, I can't go back to my house…I'd probably walk right into an ambush. Wait here a minute."

Kira blinked and asked "Was that directed at me or the person who can't move?"

Zack rolled his eyes saying "It was directed at Cloud." She chuckled for a moment and the two of them started walking Zack explaining to her "I'm just worried about my parents." She nodded in understanding and the two of them headed off Zack mumbling to himself "I wonder if Mom's all right…It's risky, but should I go back to town?"

He glanced over at Kira who shrugged saying "Get all regrets out of the way now. You have no idea when you might be coming back or seeing them again."

He nodded looking at the ground for a moment before saying "The town's this way." She smiled slightly as he ran off, Kira close behind him.

He was looking around and Kira glanced behind herself. She turned and waved silently and Cissnei smiled as she said "Behind you! So predictable." Zack jumped and turned around to see the Turk standing there with her arms crossed. Zack tilted his head as she continued "Couldn't you guess that your hometown would be the first place we'd look?" Zack smiled slightly with a "Humph…" and Cissnei asked "Here to see your parents?"

Defensive Zack answered "Yeah, so? What's wrong with that?"

She nodded slightly saying "I see."

Zack sighed and said "Yeah, well… I guess you're right. It was pretty careless. We'll be going."

He started to walk off but glanced at Kira who muttered "I'll meet you there. I need to talk with Cissnei for a moment."

He nodded and continued on pausing when Cissnei said from behind him "Be careful. Security is very tight right now. Apparently…another target's in the area."

Zack turned, as Kira's eyes narrowed, and asked "Who?"

Cissnei simply answered "Angeal."

Zack nodded slightly and turned away saying "I see…"

Surprised Cissnei asked "'I see'? He died by your hand. You're not surprised?"

Zack glanced back at the girl as he explained "I think he may have helped us escape Shinra Manor."

Cissnei nodded and moved to stand next to him saying "Interesting. The sighting reports were true."

Zack looked back at the town as he asked confused "But why would he come to a place like Gongaga?"

Kira rolled her eyes as she suggested "Because you're predictable."

Zack snorted as Cissnei agreed and said "He came here to see you. What other reason could there be?"

Kira chuckled as he turned around and said loudly "Run away if you can, Angeal! The Turks are watching!"

Cissnei turned a faint smile on her face as she said "I'll give you 10 minutes. After that…I return to the Turks."

Confused Zack asked "Return?"

She turned away saying "Right now, I'm not in the mood…I can't bring bad news to your parents."

A silence washed over the small group before it was broken by Zack as he asked "My mom…How is she?"

Cissnei smiled as she turned and answered "She's worried. She thinks after all this, you won't be able to find a wife."

Kira laughed as Zack embarrassed asked "What's up with that?"

Cissnei continued saying "They're nice people, and they're doing fine."

Zack nodded and said with his back to her "Good. That's all I need to know."

Kira's eyes narrowed slightly as Cissnei said quietly "Yeah…"

Zack turned around and asked "How's your folks?"

The Turk shrugged slightly saying "I was raised inside Shinra."

Zack rubbed the back of his head and asked "Hey, Cissnei…Would you mind…keeping my folks company for a while?"

She nodded and smiled as she said "All right. No problem."

Zack turned around saying amused "They'll probably ask you to join the family."

Kira laughed again as Cissnei said as she walked past him "Already happened."

Zack stuttered slightly as he asked in astonishment "What did you say? Cissnei!"

Kira clapped a hand on his shoulder and chased after the Turk as she said without looking behind herself "Not my real name. You have 5 minutes left!" As soon as they rounded the bend Cissnei stopped and turned to Kira asking "What?"

Kira sighed and tilted her head slightly "How long were we actually in those tubes?"

Cissnei's eyes widened slightly before answering "You were missing for about 4 years."

Kira's eyes widened before she crossed her arms and frowned saying "Long enough to be declared dead?"

Cissnei nodded and explained "You, Zack, and Sephiroth were declared dead soon after the Nibelheim incident."

Kira's eyes flickered slightly before she asked "Does Reno know?"

Cissnei blinked slightly before saying "He knows that you're dead. He doesn't know that you're alive though." Kira nodded slightly and turned away with her arms crossed but paused as Cissnei said "He took the announcement of your death really hard. We basically had to take him off of missions because he was going to get himself or Rude killed, he was being that reckless." Kira turned around to look at Cissnei as the girl continued "He's doing better now, except on the anniversary of your 'death'. Those days he gets really drunk and no girls, otherwise he seems to be doing better."

Kira chuckled slightly and shook her head before saying "Don't tell him I'm alive, please."

The girl's eyes widened and she asked "Why?!"

Kira glanced over explaining "There are still things that need to be taken care of and I don't know if I'll make it through that, let alone Shinra."

Kira started to walk away but paused when Cissnei asked "What did you mean by 'deal'? What things?"

Kira glanced over her shoulder saying "Shinra and I made a deal that if he didn't allow experimentation on me then I would fight for him…Hojo broke that deal, therefore my contract with Shinra has been terminated."

Cissnei's eyes widened and Kira continued with a small smile "Simply because I don't have loyalty to Shinra anymore doesn't mean that I don't have loyalty to my friends." Cissnei blinked rapidly as Kira walked off but smiled and shook her head as Kira vanished around the bend. Kira ran up the hill and crossed the small stream. She finally caught up with Zack as a couple of Genesis copies landed in front of him. She reached behind her and brought her sword to the front as she stopped next to Zack. He glanced at her for a moment before returning his attention to the copies in front of him. Kira was ignoring the copies until they attacked Zack. She turned her attention to one of them and decapitated it.

She glanced up as the hated yet familiar voice of Hollander came from above them saying "His cells are completely useless!"They turned as he and Genesis landed behind them, Hollander sporting a small new wing. Hollander walked forward saying "You are a former member of SOLDIER. Your cellular structure has already mutated."

Kira glared death at the scientist as Zack said "Hollander?! You did it…to yourself?"

Hollander nodded and explained "Yes, after nearly being killed by Genesis. It was really all I could do to survive. I merely borrowed some cells from Genesis…"

Kira leaned over so that she could see Gen clearly and said "I wouldn't want those cells back if I were you."

Gen smiled slightly at her as Zack said to Hollander "You know, you're…degrading."

Hollander looked at the ground for a moment saying "Indeed, but there is still some hope…"

Kira's eyes narrowed slightly as Gen turned away and said "The gift of the goddess…A pure S cell sample will stop the degradation process."

Zack confused asked "Pure?"

Kira's eyes widened in shock as Gen said "There are…three of you, on the run."

Zack backed away with an "Uh-oh."

Gen continued "Two are former SOLDIER operatives. The other, an infantryman."

Hollander continued saying "That infantryman carries within his body the last pure S-cells in the world!" Both the copies and Hollander took off and Zack ran after them for a moment before stopping because Genesis held out an arm.

Gen glanced slightly at Zack saying "Do you know the verse in Act IV that leads in to the final act?"

Zack looked away saying "Of course not."

Kira sighed and the two men looked at her as she said "Legend shall speak Of sacrifice at world's end. The wind sails over the water's surface Quietly, but surely."

Gen smiled and walked next to her saying satisfied "So you remember."

Kira smirked slightly as she watched the auburn haired man out of the corner of her eye saying "Kind of hard not to."

While Zack exclaimed, "Enough about sacrifices and endings! I don't want to hear it!"

He moved away from her and said "You don't understand the beauty of these words. How tragic…I'm not surprised. Even I didn't understand all of it. The greatest mystery behind the gift of the goddess… 'the water's surface' And the answer I have arrived at, is the lifestream."

Confused Zack asked "What?"

Genesis explained "There are various theories regarding the missing final act. However, only my theory is correct. And I will prove it to you!"

Kira rolled her eyes at Gen while Zack exclaimed "No, that won't be necessary!"

He lunged but Genesis took off dropping the Dumbapple in a flurry of black feathers stating "You will understand."

Kira turned on her heel and yelled over her shoulder as she ran down the hill "Let's put a move on it Zack! Cloud's in trouble!" Zack started and followed her quickly as she raced back to the reactor where they had parked.

By the time they got back to the reactor they spotted Hollander trying to sneak up on Cloud. Zack stopped and yelled, as Kira ran forward, "Cloud, run!" Kira stopped as she was passed by a white streak that hit the two copies and startled Hollander. Her eyes widened as she saw the white wing. He knocked one of the copies down while dodging the various blows until he was knocked to the ground by Hollander, who body slammed him. Hollander glanced behind him at Kira and Zack and ran away.

Zack glanced between Hollander and the copies before Kira ordered "You take care of Hollander." He nodded and ran off while Kira gripped her sword and attacked one of the copies. The copies were easy to finish off and she glanced back at where Zack had gone off to as there was a large explosion and Kira raised an eyebrow at it. She sighed and crouched down next to Cloud making sure that he was alright and gave a gentle smile as she ruffled his hair lightly. She turned and leaned on the motorcycle looking down at the winged man when Zack came running back. Kira glanced over at him and asked "Hollander?"

Zack looked over at her as he answered "He's dead."

Kira nodded and they turned their attention back to the winged man on the ground as he said "It's been a long time, Zack, Kira…"

Zack tossed the Dumbapple for a moment before asking "So what happened? That thing wasn't so tough!"

He glanced up at Zack and said "I can't fight like a 1st. I'm just an Angeal Copy."

Zack stopped tossing the Dumbapple and asked "Copy?"

Kira smiled as she said "Zack, I don't think Angeal has worn a suit in his entire life. Wouldn't you say so Director?" He stood up as Zack looked between Kira and the Angeal Copy in shock and surprise.

Lazard asking "So you could tell?" She smiled and shrugged before crossing her arms as the man started to explain where he had been since his disappearance.

Kira was sitting on the ground leaning against the motorcycle as she listened to Zack clarifying some of the things that Lazard had said "So, you're the one who helped Hollander out of Junon? Why would you do such a thing?"

Kira looked up as Lazard explained "To exact my revenge, I needed Hollander."

Zack glanced down at where he was sitting and said "You really chose the wrong friends, didn't you?"

Lazard raised a hand slightly as he said "I agree. I never dreamed I'd be turned into an Angeal copy."

Zack placed a hand on his hip as he said "Well, just be happy you're linked to Project G."

The two former SOLDIERs looked over at Lazard as he said "It's a strange feeling…the lust for vengeance that had so consumed my life is all but gone now. In its place…is a desire to help you two, a desire to save Genesis…No, it's bigger than that. I…I want to save the world."

Kira chuckled and said, as Zack moved forward, "That sure sounds like Angeal."

Zack pulled off his sword and turned saying "Nothing strange about that. Angeal lives inside you."

They glanced at Kira as she said "Just don't go lecturing about dreams and honor." Zack chuckled and nodded in agreement.

As the quiet laughter died down Lazard said "Genesis is trying to obtain the 'gift of the goddess,' but what is it exactly? No, whatever it is, he must be stopped."

Zack put his sword back onto his back asking "I just don't understand what he's talking about at all. What should I do?"

Lazard glanced back at his wing saying "Angeal may show us the way… perhaps."

Kira tilted her head slightly as Zack said "Maybe…I hope so, Director."

Lazard chuckled slightly as he said "Heh, 'Director'…So, Zack, what is your dream?"

Zack blinked and said "Huh? Oh, let's see…To become a hero!"

Kira laughed for a moment before standing as Lazard said "Humph, unattainable dreams are the best kind."

Zack moved forward and extended a hand to the man as he said "Oh, come on! Lend me a hand! You and Angeal both. If we pull this off, we'll all be heroes! At the very least, I'd feel like one!"

Lazard nodded and asked "So, Zack, where is Genesis?" Zack glanced up and started tossing the Dumbapple as he thought. He glanced at his hand as he didn't feel the Dumbapple land in his hand and saw Kira holding onto it.

She stared at it before saying "We have to go to Banora." Zack and Lazard glanced at each other and nodded. Lazard stood as Kira and Zack got onto the bike. The two of them watched as Lazard took off and Zack started the bike heading towards the small town of Banora.