"Hey, Cloud," Tifa said on the way back to the canyon, "what were you talking about with the elders?"
"Just trying to find any clues to why RedXIII disappeared. All they said was that he had been waiting for Vincent, but Vincent never showed. Then just the other day RedXIII went into his observatory and never came out. There was a sign of a light struggle, but that's it. No other clues," he explained.
"And now it's RedXIII, Vincent, and Elena," Yuffie added. "Maybe the three have something in common."
"Like what?"
"I dunno. Just a suggestion." They rode in silence the rest of the way.
The girl walked slowly down a street in Midgar. Everyone bustling by in the mid-day traffic didn't even notice her. That's how she wanted to be... ignored. It was better than having everyone staring at you, thinking-
Someone ran into her at that moment. "Oops! Sorry lady," the little boy said.
"It's okay," she responded. She watched as the boy ran down the street, happy as can be. "Stupid child." Continuing her walk, she finally reached her destination: The office of Midgar's new mayor, Reeve. Lifting her arm swiftly, a light engulfed the sector, and she vanished.
Cloud, Tifa, and Yuffie sat around the Cosmo Candle. "We should call everyone else to warn them," Tifa said worridly.
"I guess we should," Cloud answered absently, deep in thought.
Yuffie jumped up suddenly as if she had been stabbed with a pin. "Oh! I just remembered! The Weapon we saw earlier? Well, there's at least one more, and I think it's the Sapphire Weapon!"
"Yuffie, what do you mean? When? Where?!"
"Calm down, Cloud! I saw it... a few days ago... by Wutai. I was just sitting on top of Da Chao, when I saw the thing just pop out of nowhere. It looked towards Wutai, then flew away to the north."
"Why is the Planet making Weapons again? Is something wrong?" Tifa wondered.
"It has to be related to the disappearances of the others."
"Duh," snapped Yuffie. "Besides, they're not the only ones who've disappeared."
Cloud lifted his eyes from the bright flame. "Who else has?"
"Eric Trisa. He's an ex-First Class Soldier in Wutai. He vanished a few months ago."
"I'll be right back," Tifa said abruptly, stood up, and walked to the inn.
Yuffie watched her. "What's wrong with Tifa?"
"I'm not sure...." Cloud watched Tifa's dissapearing figure.
"Is she sleepy? 'Cause I know I am! I was riding that stupid warker all night and all morning! It was a pain in the ass! All that trouble just to save you two. If you'll excuse me now, I think I'm gonna go get some sleep." Yuffie stood up and started to follow Tifa.
"Wait! What am I supposed to do?" Cloud exclaimed, jumping up.
She waved her hand. "Oh, go do some... guy stuff! Y'know, get drunk, score with some Wall Market girls, that sorta thing!"
"Yuffie, that's Cid, not me!"
"Whatever! Good night!" Yuffie scampered off, heading to the stairs.
"Where're you going? The inn's that way!"
"I'm not staying at the inn. I'm going up to the observatory!"
Cloud sighed. "I guess I'll never understand girls."
Reeve looked up at his intercom. "Yes?"
"A young girl is here to see you, sir. She's claiming to be your neice."
He smiled. "Alright, send her in." Reeve looked at his desk. After undertaking the task of rebuilding Midgar, he barely had any time to himself. He had practically even forgotten how to work Cait Sith! Now, what was his neice's name again? Susie? Sally?...
"Hello. Uncle Reeve."
Wait a sec. He had been an only child... so how could he have a niece!? Reeve stared at the girl who entered his office. She couldn't be older than 15, with straight, dirty blonde hair and the strangest eyes he had ever seen. They were green, but had no pupils... "Who are you?" he demanded.
She smirked, and Reeve shuddered. It was the same smirk Sephiroth had had... "Just a shadow. No one truly important to know about."
"Why are you here?!" Reeve reached for the little red button on his desk to call in security.
"You worked for Shinra. I need you."
He was taken aback. "Wha-!?"
"Before you were the head of Urban Developement, you were a Second-Class SOLDIER. You were infused with Mako."
Reeve frowned angrily. "How do you know that? It was erased from all the Shinra records!"
"Shinra records, yes. Not from the Junon backup records."
"Anyway, I barely have Mako anymore," he snapped gritting his teeth.
"So? You still have a sufficient amount. Now come with me." The girl reached out her hand.
"Shit!" Reeve cursed, and let his finger go, above the button. Suddenly a hand shot out, gripping his throat tightly. He gasped in shock and reached down for the button again. Another hand bolted out, and grabbed it. The hand slowly began to crush Reeve's fist. He let out a loud, coughing gasp in pain and fear. "Cl...ou..d...." he managed to whisper, before he faded out, memorizing the smug look on the young girl's face.
"Just trying to find any clues to why RedXIII disappeared. All they said was that he had been waiting for Vincent, but Vincent never showed. Then just the other day RedXIII went into his observatory and never came out. There was a sign of a light struggle, but that's it. No other clues," he explained.
"And now it's RedXIII, Vincent, and Elena," Yuffie added. "Maybe the three have something in common."
"Like what?"
"I dunno. Just a suggestion." They rode in silence the rest of the way.
The girl walked slowly down a street in Midgar. Everyone bustling by in the mid-day traffic didn't even notice her. That's how she wanted to be... ignored. It was better than having everyone staring at you, thinking-
Someone ran into her at that moment. "Oops! Sorry lady," the little boy said.
"It's okay," she responded. She watched as the boy ran down the street, happy as can be. "Stupid child." Continuing her walk, she finally reached her destination: The office of Midgar's new mayor, Reeve. Lifting her arm swiftly, a light engulfed the sector, and she vanished.
Cloud, Tifa, and Yuffie sat around the Cosmo Candle. "We should call everyone else to warn them," Tifa said worridly.
"I guess we should," Cloud answered absently, deep in thought.
Yuffie jumped up suddenly as if she had been stabbed with a pin. "Oh! I just remembered! The Weapon we saw earlier? Well, there's at least one more, and I think it's the Sapphire Weapon!"
"Yuffie, what do you mean? When? Where?!"
"Calm down, Cloud! I saw it... a few days ago... by Wutai. I was just sitting on top of Da Chao, when I saw the thing just pop out of nowhere. It looked towards Wutai, then flew away to the north."
"Why is the Planet making Weapons again? Is something wrong?" Tifa wondered.
"It has to be related to the disappearances of the others."
"Duh," snapped Yuffie. "Besides, they're not the only ones who've disappeared."
Cloud lifted his eyes from the bright flame. "Who else has?"
"Eric Trisa. He's an ex-First Class Soldier in Wutai. He vanished a few months ago."
"I'll be right back," Tifa said abruptly, stood up, and walked to the inn.
Yuffie watched her. "What's wrong with Tifa?"
"I'm not sure...." Cloud watched Tifa's dissapearing figure.
"Is she sleepy? 'Cause I know I am! I was riding that stupid warker all night and all morning! It was a pain in the ass! All that trouble just to save you two. If you'll excuse me now, I think I'm gonna go get some sleep." Yuffie stood up and started to follow Tifa.
"Wait! What am I supposed to do?" Cloud exclaimed, jumping up.
She waved her hand. "Oh, go do some... guy stuff! Y'know, get drunk, score with some Wall Market girls, that sorta thing!"
"Yuffie, that's Cid, not me!"
"Whatever! Good night!" Yuffie scampered off, heading to the stairs.
"Where're you going? The inn's that way!"
"I'm not staying at the inn. I'm going up to the observatory!"
Cloud sighed. "I guess I'll never understand girls."
Reeve looked up at his intercom. "Yes?"
"A young girl is here to see you, sir. She's claiming to be your neice."
He smiled. "Alright, send her in." Reeve looked at his desk. After undertaking the task of rebuilding Midgar, he barely had any time to himself. He had practically even forgotten how to work Cait Sith! Now, what was his neice's name again? Susie? Sally?...
"Hello. Uncle Reeve."
Wait a sec. He had been an only child... so how could he have a niece!? Reeve stared at the girl who entered his office. She couldn't be older than 15, with straight, dirty blonde hair and the strangest eyes he had ever seen. They were green, but had no pupils... "Who are you?" he demanded.
She smirked, and Reeve shuddered. It was the same smirk Sephiroth had had... "Just a shadow. No one truly important to know about."
"Why are you here?!" Reeve reached for the little red button on his desk to call in security.
"You worked for Shinra. I need you."
He was taken aback. "Wha-!?"
"Before you were the head of Urban Developement, you were a Second-Class SOLDIER. You were infused with Mako."
Reeve frowned angrily. "How do you know that? It was erased from all the Shinra records!"
"Shinra records, yes. Not from the Junon backup records."
"Anyway, I barely have Mako anymore," he snapped gritting his teeth.
"So? You still have a sufficient amount. Now come with me." The girl reached out her hand.
"Shit!" Reeve cursed, and let his finger go, above the button. Suddenly a hand shot out, gripping his throat tightly. He gasped in shock and reached down for the button again. Another hand bolted out, and grabbed it. The hand slowly began to crush Reeve's fist. He let out a loud, coughing gasp in pain and fear. "Cl...ou..d...." he managed to whisper, before he faded out, memorizing the smug look on the young girl's face.