A.N. Sorry for taking such a long time, ppl. The last few months were the Depression time for moiz, so I didn't really write stuff for the past four months. This long fic also shows how Elena joined the turks, but not in this chapter. Be patient...


Claimer: Muahahahahaha! I claim all the rebels! Remember, AVALANCHE was only after Sephiroth burned Nebelhiem. ~thoughts~ are thoughts, okay? (pun)

Sephiroth
~Chapter 2~

The Rebels

" Ray Goh" The man before her introduced himself.
" Elena " The lab assistant said.
" Elena what? " The man in shades inqured.
" Nothing. The only people allowed to have last names in Shrina Inc. is President Shrina and his son."

It had taken her a long time to find the rebels, a long time, as she had to watch Sephiroth suffer every day. Finally, while travelling through the Sector seven slums, she had heard through gossip that the rebel group meets at a certain place at a certain time. She had somehow gotten the address of the place and staked out there whenever she could. Eventually, the group had appeared there. (Incidentally, the rebel group is called REBEL.)

Even then, the rebels had been wary of her. After all, she was part of Shrina, part of the company that they were planning to overthrow. She wasn't even sure if she could trust these guys too. But they were her only hope to get Sephiroth out of there, that evil Shrina palace.

Ray waved an electromagnetic rod around her, and then said, " Checking for bugs, you know? Can't trust Shrina not to make another attempt to get rid of us. They tried this before, you know? They tried to infiltrate into here."

Elena knew that she would not be taken in until her job and history had been checked by the rebels, so she came clean with them. She had expected distrust, and had gotten ready to negotiate.

" Telling you that I'm not working for Shrina as a spy would be useless, but I could be your spy to help you overthrow President Shrina. "

" Sure, like how? "

" I have inside information. Hojo, that's the best scientist in Shrina, is currently on a project to build an ultimate weapon to finish off you guys."

" Like I could trust what you say. Even if that's correct, I still cannot trust you. Who knows if that s.o.b. at the head of the company is not offering us some juicy news so as to entice and then capture us? "

" You would have to trust me."

" And why should I do that?"

" Because, I want to eliminate the 'ultimate weapon' too."

" And why should YOU do that?"

" Because I want to save that poor kid from being a stupid killing machine! "

" What kid? "

" The one year old Hojo is training to be the ultimate weapon... "

" It's a kid?" Ray asked incredulously.

"Yes."

"Holy Shit! What kind of sadistic scientist is Hojo?"

" And that's not the least of it. That kid happen to be his son, and Hojo has his mother and her admirer in cold storage for further experiments. All I want to do is to save the kid, to get him away from his maniac father. This way, he wouldn't be a threat to you all either. "

A pause.

" I still can't trust you. "

" I know. "

" Well, we'll contact you. "

" Um...Don't call my house, Shrina has bugged it. They bug every Shrina employee's house. "

" Then what? "

" I don't know."

" What if I pretend to be your relative? "

" You can't, Hojo's lab assistants don't have relatives. "

" As a friend, then. "

" As a friend? They keep records of all the friends I have, so they could check if they're dangerous. "

" It's alright. I've got a fake ID in the mainstream computer. "

" Oh. Then it's okay, I guess. "

"Bye."

"Bye..."


Ray had felt strangely captivated by the young Shrina employee, though he didn't let it show. She bore an uncanny resemblance to his dead wife, the same blue eyes, the same blond hair, and the same courage to strike out against something big. In fact, Joana had perished at an attempt to assassinate the President. ~Do not let your emotions mess up your perspective~ he told himself many many times after the meeting. ~She is not Joana...~

* * * * * *

It has been a week, since that meeting. A week watching Sephiroth endure injections and experiments that no father in his right mind would want his son to go through. But Hojo was not rational. Who knows what pushed him over the edged in his past? Now he is going to push Sephiroth off the ledge, and Elena would not allow it.

Hojo started the Mako injections after Sephiroth's second birthday. He deemed him strong enough to withstand the poison. It was plain torture watching the child writhe in agony while Hojo grinned sadistically. But soon, the rebel group had to contact her soon, so she could save Sephiroth. They had to!

It was 10 p.m. when she had gone home, both mentally and physically exhausted. The first thing she did was to collapse onto the couch. Suddenly, something that felt rather like a hand was clamped over her mouth. ~Argghhh! Why didn't I switch on the light when I came in!?!?~ Joane thought. She struggled with all her might against the object.

"Shh... It's me." came a familiar voice. " Thank god you didn't switch on the light, if not I would have to wait till you're about to sleep to talk to you." Ray slightly loosened his hold.

"But why?" Elena whispered.

"There's a security camera in your house too. I checked when I came in after I picked the lock."

" But I thought you would be coming as a friend in broad daylight?"

"Think again. Shrina has you on the suspect list. You must have been seen loitering about too much in the slums. "

" So was I accepted into the rebel group?"

"Sadly, no."

"Huh? Then what are you here for?"

"Well, I decide to trust you. Since you're already black listed, you can't really be a Shrina spy, right?"

~Actually, wrong.~ Elena thought ~Shrina could just put me there to mislead you all. So either you know that and really is helping me for another reason, or you are just too stupid to realize your mistake. I'll play along with you. See which one you really are.~

"Right."

~ I'm not doing this for her, I'm doing it for the kid and for the future of the rebels. I'm not doing it for her…~ ran through Ray's mind.

" So, where's this kid? "

" We're going to discuss this here? "

" Where else do you think is safe from Shrina? They can't see or hear us now. It's too dark, and I've muffled all the listening devices in your house. You yourself is clear of bugs. We have only till tomorrow's dawn to think of something. Just don't speak too loudly. "

Ray took his hand off Elena's mouth.

" Well, um, I have a pretty good idea of the layout of the laboratories, but anymore levels above the lab and I'm lost. "

" We just need to save the kid right? "

" If you could dodge all the Shrina guards and the millions of security cameras, and somehow get out of the way of the TURKS, ya, all we have to do is to save the kid. "

A pause.

" I'll could get the cameras to malfunction if you know where the control box is. "

" What about the Turks? And the Shrina guards? "

" ...... I don't know. but we can make up something along the way. "

" Sure, and become Hojo's next experiment. "

" Hey, I'm trying to help you over here. "

" Okay, Okay... "

They thought in silence for a few minutes.

" How about we plan our rescue mission in accordance with REBEL's next attack on Shrina? Then there would be enough chaos for us to get away then. "

" With that kid? "

" The kid' name is Sephiroth. "

" Yuck. I bet Hojo gave him that name. "

" You're right. "

" With Sephiroth, then. How are we going to get out of there with a one-year-old kid? "

" He's two by now. "

" Whatever. "

" He can walk and hold his own against the guards. In fact, he would aid us a lot in getting out of there. "

" A two year old kid and a Shrina guard? "

" Yup. "

" Don't you see a flaw here? " Ray asked. " It all depends on whether Sephiroth wants to come with us, if he is as strong as you think. If he decides to stay, he would kill us instead of the Shrina guards. "

" He wants to leave, I'm sure of it! " Elena retorted.

" Hey hey, lower down your volume a little, will you? "

" Sorry. " Elena answered rather begrudgingly.

" Alright. Assuming that this Sephiroth of yours wants to leave, I would try to find out when REBEL is organising another strike against Shrina, and tell you as soon as possible."

" 'kay. "

" By the way, can you, like, pretend to step out and breathe some fresh air while I escape by the open door?"

" Fresh air? Who are you kidding? "

" Well, the door can't just open by itself, right? "

" Fine."


~End

Well, I think that you would agree with me that a little too much dialogue was used...:(