Never Knew You
Chapter 9
Notes: O.o...I can write a loooooong serious ficcy?! WTF?! Anywho...not much to say, really. Thanks so much to the reviewers! You guys keep this thing running! And I get a bit sadistic in this chappy I think...Oh! I can do a shameless self-promotion! Everyone visit the site of the webcomic-in- process by yours truely, Undercover Fangirls!!
http://www.geocities.com/undercover_fangirl_hq/
Special thankies to Tamayo, who created it for me! She learned FRAMES!!! *hands her a Rufus plushie*
Okay, I'll stop trying to get web hits now and move on to the story...^.^ Fight scene! Woot woot!
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"That's quite a threat..." Hojo said cooly. One was forced to wonder if the man feared anything, or if he was a very good actor.
"It's a promise..." Vincent used the old line with a deep harted in his tone.
"Don't you learn your @#$%in' lesson?!" Cid clenched his fists, "What's ta say that Vin won't go all-out Chaos on your @$$ again?!"
This statement earned him a chilling smile from the scientist. "If I thought that were a possiblity, do you really think I'd have come? Valentine has used up too much energy, and he know it as well as I. Doubtful that he has enough strength to actually fight as himself, right now!"
Cid glanced quickly at Vincent, who returned the gaze with a slight nod.
Hojo smiled with malice and continued. "And you are in no condition to fight..."
"That doesn't mean @#$% to me. I'll kick your @$$ anyways!" Cid pointed at Hojo threateningly, only managing to prove the doctor right when a sharp pain from his arm greeted him. He hissed through his teeth, but never took his glare off his opposer.
Vincent glared at Hojo. "How did you find us?"
"Simple..." he replied, "I mearly asked around the town. I recieved a few tips on a large winged shadow flying towards the caves. And since here is where I first found you, I figured you might return here."
"Why must you torment us so?" Vincent near to wailed.
Hojo responded by throwing a glass vial at him, filled with something that appeared to be green liquid.
"VIN!!" Cid lunged, crashing into Vincent and knocking them both out of the vial's reach. It shattered on the stone floor, causing a small explosion.
The two weren't out of harm's way yet, however. They might have dodged the blast, but there was still Hojo to be dealt with.
Jumping up, Cid was ready to tackle the scientist. Next to him, Vincent stood, the same thought in mind, though less convicted. Hojo was right, and they both knew it. Vincent couldn't fight. It was hard enough just to stand under his own power, let alone take on one of his greatest enemies.
The blond ran to Hojo, ready to strike. The doctor held up his arms defensively, catching Cid's injured shoulder in the process. Uttering a muffled cry, he fell to his knees. "@#$%!!!!!!"
"Highwind!" Vincent ran forward. Weak or no, he wasn't going to stand by and watch his Highwind get hurt. He mentally started. That had slipped out rather abruptly. Did he just think what he thought he thought? (A/N: Try saying THAT 5 times fast..XD)
'Your Highwind??' Chaos smirked, 'Thinking like that now, are we?'
"Have a field day with it later," Vincent growled internally, "I have work to do..."
Hojo was now set upon looming over Cid dangerously, not considering Vincent to be able to do anything. But Vincent's will had been intensified. He ran at the brunette, letting loose a loud growl of anger.
Cid ducked back, falling just in time as to avoid getting caught when Vincent tackled Hojo and shoved him bodily to the ground. The raven-haired man began beating the doctor almost mercilessly, until Cid was afraid that his friend had lost his sanity.
It wasn't long before Vincent's lack of energy overpowered his will, and Hojo seized this oppoutunity. He flipped over, so that Vincent was trapped under him.
"No!" Cid tried to get up.
Vincent looked petrified at Hojo. He wiggled as best he could to escape, but it was to no avail. As furiously as Vincent had attacked him, Hojo still had the advantage of strength this time. The brunette wiped a thin trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth and smirked.
"Thought you had me, Valentine? Too bad..." His hands clamped onto both Vincent's wrists, flesh and metal. Then he brought the claw-arm to Vincent's face and pulled it down with an undisguised sadistic grin.
Vincent screamed as the left side of his face was cut by his own arm, from the corner of his eye to his chin, straight down. Hojo laughed, and prepared to repeat the action. Vincent squeezed his eyes shut .
Suddenly, the weight on top of him was knocked away with a force. Vincent looked to see Cid standing above him, and Hojo's limp on the ground next to him.
"Don't you EVER touch him again!!!" Cid yelled, standing protectively in front of Vincent. The latter could do nothing more than stare and bring a trembling hand gingerly to his face. Cid turned to Vincent, "Are you okay?"
Vincent took a deep breath and nodded a shaky yes. Cid frowned and took off the red fabric that bandaged his arm. He held it to Vincent's bleeding face. "Gods, Vin...that's some piece of work that @#$%in' can-opener of yours is..."
Vincent sat up. "Highwind....your arm...."
The blond shook his head. "It's okay. And you need something to keep the blood loss down...I don't want you passin' out on me...." He left the other to hold the cloth to his face, while he inspected the unconcious form beside them.
"I suggest...." Vincent sighed and stood up, "That we leave quickly."
Cid kicked Hojo once, then looked at his companion. "Sounds like a @#$%in' plan ta me, Vin..."
They left the scientist on the ledge and went inside the caverns. Neither knew why they hadn't done this sooner...they could have been home by now. Vincent guessed that it was because they weren't sure where the caverns led. Cid thought it was because Vincent was trying to make sure he was awake.
Vincent's guess was soon proven correct, as the two became hopelessly lost in the catacombs of Lucrecia's Cave. Stumbling around in almost pitch-black wasn't helping, either their journey or their moods.
"%$#@!! I KNEW I should have kept my lighter!" Cid mumbled.
Vincent sighed.
There was a noise up ahead. Both froze immediately, thankful that the darnkness hid them from whatever was inside the cave with them.
"It's that @#$%in' thing from before!" the pilot hissed.
Neither one could do anythign but stand as still as possible. The sound seemed to get closer. There was an odd noise, and something that sounded like...footprints.
"Highwind..." Vincent breathed.
"I hear em Vin..." Cid answered as quietly as he could manage.
The noises got closer....and closer....and closer...until the two thought it had to be right next to them.
Then they stopped.
Cid let out a sigh of relief. "They're gone..." he frowned, "Hey Vin..."
"Yes?"
"Please tell me that's your hand on my shoulder..."
"No...I thought you had yours on mine..."
"Oh @#$%...."
To be continued...
Notes: Okay! Now everyone review and tell me how much this short pointless chapter sucked, and that I'm some kinda sadistic weirdo who hurt these poor two and you wanna throw rabid ferrets at me or something...-.-o Shoo shoo!!
Chapter 9
Notes: O.o...I can write a loooooong serious ficcy?! WTF?! Anywho...not much to say, really. Thanks so much to the reviewers! You guys keep this thing running! And I get a bit sadistic in this chappy I think...Oh! I can do a shameless self-promotion! Everyone visit the site of the webcomic-in- process by yours truely, Undercover Fangirls!!
http://www.geocities.com/undercover_fangirl_hq/
Special thankies to Tamayo, who created it for me! She learned FRAMES!!! *hands her a Rufus plushie*
Okay, I'll stop trying to get web hits now and move on to the story...^.^ Fight scene! Woot woot!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"That's quite a threat..." Hojo said cooly. One was forced to wonder if the man feared anything, or if he was a very good actor.
"It's a promise..." Vincent used the old line with a deep harted in his tone.
"Don't you learn your @#$%in' lesson?!" Cid clenched his fists, "What's ta say that Vin won't go all-out Chaos on your @$$ again?!"
This statement earned him a chilling smile from the scientist. "If I thought that were a possiblity, do you really think I'd have come? Valentine has used up too much energy, and he know it as well as I. Doubtful that he has enough strength to actually fight as himself, right now!"
Cid glanced quickly at Vincent, who returned the gaze with a slight nod.
Hojo smiled with malice and continued. "And you are in no condition to fight..."
"That doesn't mean @#$% to me. I'll kick your @$$ anyways!" Cid pointed at Hojo threateningly, only managing to prove the doctor right when a sharp pain from his arm greeted him. He hissed through his teeth, but never took his glare off his opposer.
Vincent glared at Hojo. "How did you find us?"
"Simple..." he replied, "I mearly asked around the town. I recieved a few tips on a large winged shadow flying towards the caves. And since here is where I first found you, I figured you might return here."
"Why must you torment us so?" Vincent near to wailed.
Hojo responded by throwing a glass vial at him, filled with something that appeared to be green liquid.
"VIN!!" Cid lunged, crashing into Vincent and knocking them both out of the vial's reach. It shattered on the stone floor, causing a small explosion.
The two weren't out of harm's way yet, however. They might have dodged the blast, but there was still Hojo to be dealt with.
Jumping up, Cid was ready to tackle the scientist. Next to him, Vincent stood, the same thought in mind, though less convicted. Hojo was right, and they both knew it. Vincent couldn't fight. It was hard enough just to stand under his own power, let alone take on one of his greatest enemies.
The blond ran to Hojo, ready to strike. The doctor held up his arms defensively, catching Cid's injured shoulder in the process. Uttering a muffled cry, he fell to his knees. "@#$%!!!!!!"
"Highwind!" Vincent ran forward. Weak or no, he wasn't going to stand by and watch his Highwind get hurt. He mentally started. That had slipped out rather abruptly. Did he just think what he thought he thought? (A/N: Try saying THAT 5 times fast..XD)
'Your Highwind??' Chaos smirked, 'Thinking like that now, are we?'
"Have a field day with it later," Vincent growled internally, "I have work to do..."
Hojo was now set upon looming over Cid dangerously, not considering Vincent to be able to do anything. But Vincent's will had been intensified. He ran at the brunette, letting loose a loud growl of anger.
Cid ducked back, falling just in time as to avoid getting caught when Vincent tackled Hojo and shoved him bodily to the ground. The raven-haired man began beating the doctor almost mercilessly, until Cid was afraid that his friend had lost his sanity.
It wasn't long before Vincent's lack of energy overpowered his will, and Hojo seized this oppoutunity. He flipped over, so that Vincent was trapped under him.
"No!" Cid tried to get up.
Vincent looked petrified at Hojo. He wiggled as best he could to escape, but it was to no avail. As furiously as Vincent had attacked him, Hojo still had the advantage of strength this time. The brunette wiped a thin trickle of blood from the corner of his mouth and smirked.
"Thought you had me, Valentine? Too bad..." His hands clamped onto both Vincent's wrists, flesh and metal. Then he brought the claw-arm to Vincent's face and pulled it down with an undisguised sadistic grin.
Vincent screamed as the left side of his face was cut by his own arm, from the corner of his eye to his chin, straight down. Hojo laughed, and prepared to repeat the action. Vincent squeezed his eyes shut .
Suddenly, the weight on top of him was knocked away with a force. Vincent looked to see Cid standing above him, and Hojo's limp on the ground next to him.
"Don't you EVER touch him again!!!" Cid yelled, standing protectively in front of Vincent. The latter could do nothing more than stare and bring a trembling hand gingerly to his face. Cid turned to Vincent, "Are you okay?"
Vincent took a deep breath and nodded a shaky yes. Cid frowned and took off the red fabric that bandaged his arm. He held it to Vincent's bleeding face. "Gods, Vin...that's some piece of work that @#$%in' can-opener of yours is..."
Vincent sat up. "Highwind....your arm...."
The blond shook his head. "It's okay. And you need something to keep the blood loss down...I don't want you passin' out on me...." He left the other to hold the cloth to his face, while he inspected the unconcious form beside them.
"I suggest...." Vincent sighed and stood up, "That we leave quickly."
Cid kicked Hojo once, then looked at his companion. "Sounds like a @#$%in' plan ta me, Vin..."
They left the scientist on the ledge and went inside the caverns. Neither knew why they hadn't done this sooner...they could have been home by now. Vincent guessed that it was because they weren't sure where the caverns led. Cid thought it was because Vincent was trying to make sure he was awake.
Vincent's guess was soon proven correct, as the two became hopelessly lost in the catacombs of Lucrecia's Cave. Stumbling around in almost pitch-black wasn't helping, either their journey or their moods.
"%$#@!! I KNEW I should have kept my lighter!" Cid mumbled.
Vincent sighed.
There was a noise up ahead. Both froze immediately, thankful that the darnkness hid them from whatever was inside the cave with them.
"It's that @#$%in' thing from before!" the pilot hissed.
Neither one could do anythign but stand as still as possible. The sound seemed to get closer. There was an odd noise, and something that sounded like...footprints.
"Highwind..." Vincent breathed.
"I hear em Vin..." Cid answered as quietly as he could manage.
The noises got closer....and closer....and closer...until the two thought it had to be right next to them.
Then they stopped.
Cid let out a sigh of relief. "They're gone..." he frowned, "Hey Vin..."
"Yes?"
"Please tell me that's your hand on my shoulder..."
"No...I thought you had yours on mine..."
"Oh @#$%...."
To be continued...
Notes: Okay! Now everyone review and tell me how much this short pointless chapter sucked, and that I'm some kinda sadistic weirdo who hurt these poor two and you wanna throw rabid ferrets at me or something...-.-o Shoo shoo!!