Cid steered the Highwind around Midgar. "Where dya think they are?"
Yuffie burst in at that moment and yelled, "Are Turks infused with Mako!?"
Cloud turned and looked at her as if she had just transformed into Sephiroth. "What?? Why is that important??!!"
"Is Reeve infused with Mako!?" she shouted.
Cloud opened his mouth again but Tifa interrupted. "The Shinra building? Is that where we're going?"
"Guess so." Cid squinted. "Hey, is that a young girl right there!?"
"Young girl, blonde, about 5'5," Tifa said, remembering the T.V. report.
"And Reeve's secretary said a girl claiming to be his niece came by right before he
disappeared. She said the same things!" Barret said.
"And the same girl is standing out there!" Cid said. "Get ready to parachute!"
"Again?" Yuffie whined, forgetting why she had run in.
"No complaining. I want those guys back!" Cloud said firmly. "I'm parachuting. Let's mosey!" He ran out before Cid and Barret could start complaining.
Tifa ran after him promptly, and Yuffie followed. Cid yelled at the learner pilot, "Take control!" and he and Barret followed too.
Wyona stared up at the descending airship. "They're coming down."
"You got the professor?" Seryl asked.
"Yeah. He's extracting the Jenova and Mako right now. Seryl, will it kill them?" He didn't reply. "I thought so."
"It doesn't matter. As soon as they land and get up here, we'll get Cloud and finish the rest of them off later."
"If we're even here still."
Seryl turned to her. "I believe you're turning on us."
"I do... not like...."
"What's wrong with you?"
"The Jenova... is...."
"Wyona! Seryl! Get ready!" someone yelled from inside. "Hojo's eager for Strife!"
"We'll get him, don't worry, Eric!" she called back. 'Jenova....'
Cloud landed softly and immediately unstrapped the parachute from his back. He ran into the old office of the ex-President Shinra, and skidded to a stop with Avalanche right behind him.
The girl stared emotionlessly at them. Farther behind her, a young man was at the stairs, his face also blank.
"What.. are they!?" Tifa exclaimed, staring at their faces. Not only did they have pupiless eyes, they looked no older than 17.
They turned their heads to Cloud, and got into battle stances.
Cloud pulled out his Ultima Weapon, and the others did too, except for Yuffie. "Ayumi!"
Tifa looked at her. "Who?"
Yuffie ran just ahead of Cloud, glaring deeply at the girl. "I'd recognize you anywhere! Ayumi! What-"
The girl shot forward at that instant and slammed a fist deeply into her stomach. Yuffie gasped in shock, and backed away a few steps, falling down to the ground. "A....A....."
The girl straightened up, and stared at Cloud. "All we want now is you."
Some footsteps echoed behind the boy, and he moved away from the stairs. A familiar face and a new one entered the room.
Everyone gasped in shock, and the girl stepped away from Cloud, who said, "Hojo!"
Hojo snickered. "I'm so glad you decided to come back, failure. For once, I needed you to finish an experiment."
"Me? Then where are the others!?" he shouted, hate growing in his eyes.
He laughed, more like a cross between a hiss and a growl. "I needed them also."
The new guy stepped forward. "They also have Jenova cells in them. We need all the Jenova cells we can get that exist in people. Since Wyona here," he jerked a thumb at the girl, "destroyed the head in the old Mt. Nibel Reactor, we needed the Turks too. And that old Shinra executive, ex-Soldier Reeve."
"The hell is that supposed to mean!?" Cid yelled.
He looked at Tifa. "Hey Teef. Been a long time, hasn't it?" He then looked at Yuffie, who was now climbing up. "Yuffie! You've certainly grown up in such a short amount of time."
Yuffie glared up at him. "Eric! Ayumi.... What have you done to her, you bastard!!?"
Eric grinned and tossed his head. Wyona, or Ayumi, turned to him. "What is she talking about?"
"Nothing. Don't mind the silly little girl, Wyona. You and Seryl concentrate on getting Strife."
She nodded. Without warning, Wyona and Seryl appeared in front of Cloud, and thrust out their fists. He let out a strangled gasp as they connected with his abdomen. He stuck out his sword, managing to give Wyona a small cut on her cheekbone. She frowned coldly and lifted up her other arm, slamming it into his jaw.
"Ayumi, stop!" Yuffie suddenly cried, and jumped up behind her. She wrapped her arms around Wyona, pinning her arms tightly to her sides. Wyona ducked, easily broke free, and tossed Yuffie over her back. "Ack!" She hit the floor and stood up immediately, but shakily.
Seryl grabbed out, and took ahold of Cloud's throat, almost instantly crushing his windpipe. Wyona said, "Remember, he has to be alive!" and he loosened his grip a bit.
Barret aimed his gun arm at Seryl, and fired. Seryl casted Barrier on himself, and countered with Bahamut on the entire gang. Yuffie, at the other end of the room, managed to avoid it, and saw him drag Cloud down the stairs. "Get back here! Eric! Ayumi!!" She gave chase.
Now it's getting a bit more interesting..... I have a cold, even on my vacation I had one -_-; I also bought a hermit crab... heheh. Please r/r, of course!
Aeris
Yuffie burst in at that moment and yelled, "Are Turks infused with Mako!?"
Cloud turned and looked at her as if she had just transformed into Sephiroth. "What?? Why is that important??!!"
"Is Reeve infused with Mako!?" she shouted.
Cloud opened his mouth again but Tifa interrupted. "The Shinra building? Is that where we're going?"
"Guess so." Cid squinted. "Hey, is that a young girl right there!?"
"Young girl, blonde, about 5'5," Tifa said, remembering the T.V. report.
"And Reeve's secretary said a girl claiming to be his niece came by right before he
disappeared. She said the same things!" Barret said.
"And the same girl is standing out there!" Cid said. "Get ready to parachute!"
"Again?" Yuffie whined, forgetting why she had run in.
"No complaining. I want those guys back!" Cloud said firmly. "I'm parachuting. Let's mosey!" He ran out before Cid and Barret could start complaining.
Tifa ran after him promptly, and Yuffie followed. Cid yelled at the learner pilot, "Take control!" and he and Barret followed too.
Wyona stared up at the descending airship. "They're coming down."
"You got the professor?" Seryl asked.
"Yeah. He's extracting the Jenova and Mako right now. Seryl, will it kill them?" He didn't reply. "I thought so."
"It doesn't matter. As soon as they land and get up here, we'll get Cloud and finish the rest of them off later."
"If we're even here still."
Seryl turned to her. "I believe you're turning on us."
"I do... not like...."
"What's wrong with you?"
"The Jenova... is...."
"Wyona! Seryl! Get ready!" someone yelled from inside. "Hojo's eager for Strife!"
"We'll get him, don't worry, Eric!" she called back. 'Jenova....'
Cloud landed softly and immediately unstrapped the parachute from his back. He ran into the old office of the ex-President Shinra, and skidded to a stop with Avalanche right behind him.
The girl stared emotionlessly at them. Farther behind her, a young man was at the stairs, his face also blank.
"What.. are they!?" Tifa exclaimed, staring at their faces. Not only did they have pupiless eyes, they looked no older than 17.
They turned their heads to Cloud, and got into battle stances.
Cloud pulled out his Ultima Weapon, and the others did too, except for Yuffie. "Ayumi!"
Tifa looked at her. "Who?"
Yuffie ran just ahead of Cloud, glaring deeply at the girl. "I'd recognize you anywhere! Ayumi! What-"
The girl shot forward at that instant and slammed a fist deeply into her stomach. Yuffie gasped in shock, and backed away a few steps, falling down to the ground. "A....A....."
The girl straightened up, and stared at Cloud. "All we want now is you."
Some footsteps echoed behind the boy, and he moved away from the stairs. A familiar face and a new one entered the room.
Everyone gasped in shock, and the girl stepped away from Cloud, who said, "Hojo!"
Hojo snickered. "I'm so glad you decided to come back, failure. For once, I needed you to finish an experiment."
"Me? Then where are the others!?" he shouted, hate growing in his eyes.
He laughed, more like a cross between a hiss and a growl. "I needed them also."
The new guy stepped forward. "They also have Jenova cells in them. We need all the Jenova cells we can get that exist in people. Since Wyona here," he jerked a thumb at the girl, "destroyed the head in the old Mt. Nibel Reactor, we needed the Turks too. And that old Shinra executive, ex-Soldier Reeve."
"The hell is that supposed to mean!?" Cid yelled.
He looked at Tifa. "Hey Teef. Been a long time, hasn't it?" He then looked at Yuffie, who was now climbing up. "Yuffie! You've certainly grown up in such a short amount of time."
Yuffie glared up at him. "Eric! Ayumi.... What have you done to her, you bastard!!?"
Eric grinned and tossed his head. Wyona, or Ayumi, turned to him. "What is she talking about?"
"Nothing. Don't mind the silly little girl, Wyona. You and Seryl concentrate on getting Strife."
She nodded. Without warning, Wyona and Seryl appeared in front of Cloud, and thrust out their fists. He let out a strangled gasp as they connected with his abdomen. He stuck out his sword, managing to give Wyona a small cut on her cheekbone. She frowned coldly and lifted up her other arm, slamming it into his jaw.
"Ayumi, stop!" Yuffie suddenly cried, and jumped up behind her. She wrapped her arms around Wyona, pinning her arms tightly to her sides. Wyona ducked, easily broke free, and tossed Yuffie over her back. "Ack!" She hit the floor and stood up immediately, but shakily.
Seryl grabbed out, and took ahold of Cloud's throat, almost instantly crushing his windpipe. Wyona said, "Remember, he has to be alive!" and he loosened his grip a bit.
Barret aimed his gun arm at Seryl, and fired. Seryl casted Barrier on himself, and countered with Bahamut on the entire gang. Yuffie, at the other end of the room, managed to avoid it, and saw him drag Cloud down the stairs. "Get back here! Eric! Ayumi!!" She gave chase.
Now it's getting a bit more interesting..... I have a cold, even on my vacation I had one -_-; I also bought a hermit crab... heheh. Please r/r, of course!
Aeris