The Iris Chronicles Book#1

Hi Mallow here, now here is the third chapter. Iris leaves to begin her dangerous journey against Sephiroth. Why she's doing this you ask? Revenge? Protecting someone? Well the answers in the story

Again I am forced to repeat this, I do not own FF7 characters and/or locations, if I did you'll be seeing FF's made by Mallow and the stories will actually connect with one another. However I don't so don't sue. However I do own all made up characters including Iris, and other made up locations.

Around words means a character biography, this explains ANY important characters that you have to know. (Whether they were part of the FF7 world or made up) I can guarantee you characters who are introduced this way will get involved with the active action.

However if you still don't understand what I mean by putting in bios it's simple. This way important FIGHTING characters will be introduced friend or foe when they are first introduced in the story, I.E: Cloud, Aeris, Iris, etc. Than you know that person plays an important role. Any less important characters will not have a bio but they'll make a guest appearance throughout I.E: Curt (Christi's boyfriend). Finally still there are characters who are an exception, those are Iris' allies, who will get a bio when or very close to joining up with her but I don't want to tell, I want you to be surprised who's going to help. Finally the bio can give you info I rarely give in the story like for example did you know Iris liked cake?

Oh yeah one more thing '' signs mean whispering

Now let's get to the story :)

Chapter 3: The most brilliant mind and the heart of steel

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Iris packed another potion into her knapsack, she knew what she was doing and she had to do it, no turning back. The harsh words of her Auntie Yuffie still fresh in her mind: "You can't do it, you're only a little girl." She knew that she really meant well and she wanted to keep her safe for Cloud's sake but it still hurt Iris all the same. Iris had told her Auntie Yuffie that she wanted to go with her to stop Sephiroth and find her mother, which met with the comment that still lingers in her head. Iris couldn't sit and twiddle her thumbs anymore there were too many problems. Her father was badly poisoned and his condition slowly gets worse, her mother was missing the one person she wanted to know more about, and Sephiroth...the same man her father fought and if he could attack her home once what is preventing him from doing it again? No she was endangering everyone just by staying, she needed to move, to fight, to solve all her problems, so she can live a normal life like everyone else. Her plan sounded simple, she knew her mother was alive somewhere out there all she needed to do was find her. After that take her back to here father and have her heal him but it couldn't be that simple, she knew this was going to be dangerous but she just had to do it.

Iris: there that should be everything I need, but where do I go now?

Just than a familiar voice speaks to Iris, Iris instantly knew who it was. It was the very Planet wanting to talk to her.

Planet: I sense you feel lost, young Cetra

Iris: it's you...

Planet: I also sense anger and frustration as well

Iris: where were you? Where were you when my own family was suffering? Why didn't you at least warn me or them or something?

Planet: Tell me child, would it be fair if I could warn your family while I couldn't warn anyone else who was about to suffer? It is true you have a gift to be able to listen to me but I cannot hold you higher than the rest of my children as well just because of who you are, tell me would it be fair if you weren't a Cetra? Not to be able to hear me but those who could got away safety?

Iris: no...I guess it wouldn't, I'm sorry I was thinking very selfish

Planet: it's all right, it's nice to see your personal feelings for your parents are strong that's good, emotions make one strong if they know how to use it. However I'm still sorry I couldn't help but I cannot interfere with the lives humans choose to make, for instance who's decision was it to follow in your father's footsteps?

Iris: mine

Planet: that's right, you chose to go down that path as you are now going down the path of adventuring to find the answers of your many questions, to find your loved ones and make sure they are alright. The journey will be very dangerous are you sure you're ready to take all obstacles?

Iris: I'll never give up

Planet: As much as it pains me to see you risk your life I will not stop you, instead I've here to give you some advice

Iris: wait what about the "can't hold me higher than others" lecture

Planet: true...but that doesn't mean I have to leave them totally alone, while I can't physically intervene I will be there spiritually remember that. Okay your destiny will not only affect you but it will affect those around you, for that reason choose your allies well. Make sure they are TOTALLY sure and have no regret or doubt on joining you, for if they do they might not be ready for the dangers and when they already started helping you, there will be no turning back.

Iris: thank you

Planet: As for your mother, your feelings are correct she is still alive. Unfortunately the dark man, Sephiroth has her, I do not know where he is though...he's able to cloak his fortress away from me

Iris: it's all right, I wasn't planning to charge his fortress...not yet anyway, but it's satisfying to know that mother is still alive.

Planet: I'll give you advice whenever you call for me but I cannot directly help you with a problem when that happens as much as I regret to say it you're on your own

Iris: I'll remember that

Iris with a new sense of hope within her strapped on her back-pack and was prepared to sneak out of the house, she didn't have to worry about Auntie Yuffie, it was late at night and she was a very heavy sleeper. all she had to do was leave and not make a sound that was no problem for Iris she easily crept by her home's guest room where Yuffie slept mumbling about materia in her sleep and a minute after that, Iris was out the door and prepared to start her journey.

???: stop!!!

???: hey you're not planning on leaving are you?

???: yeah, did you forget about us?

Iris: who's there?

Iris than felt a hand touch the back of her shoulder which made her jump VERY high.

Jen: ha ha I scared you, didn't I?

Iris: not funny Jen...say what are you doing here?

Christi: don't forget about me

Lena: and me

Iris: Christ! Lena! Why are you here?

Jen: well after today...

Christi: ...hearing all the bad news of what happened...

Lena: ...we figured that you might sneak out to put matters into your own hands.

Jen: Iris, you've always tried to solve every problem you had without asking for help but this is way over your head you could really get killed

Iris: so I suppose you are all trying to stop me...

Lena: at first we were but we changed our minds

Christi: people can't sit around and hope for their problems to get solved there is times action must be taken and since you are taking action, we decided to join you.

Iris: what?

Jen: we want to help you on your journey, you've always been there for us and now we want to be there for you

Iris: are you sure? This could change your lives forever, maybe your better off staying here

Lena: whatever happens we are prepared. We realize the things that could happen and we don't want you to face them alone even if it means our lives change as well

Iris: thank you, you guys are the greatest friends a girl can ask for

Jen: than it's settled we're coming
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JEN JOINS THE PARTY
CHRISTI JOINS THE PARTY
LENA JOINS THE PARTY
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Christi: there still is one problem

Iris: we're not strong enough to take on Sephiroth?

Christi: yes

Jen: we got beaten badly but that was only one of his cronies, if he's THAT strong than there's no telling how powerful Sephiroth can be

Lena: and he might have more allies just as or maybe even more powerful than what we experienced. So what should we do?

Iris: we need to get stronger but the traditional training methods could take years to produce results and we don't have that long, there has to be an instant method to get us just as powerful as Sephiroth. Maybe I know someone who can help, Planet I know it's sudden but please we need your help

Planet: I'm glad you decided to use your head instead of rushing into danger and I just might know a place that can help you

Iris: what is it?

Lena: heh, she's talking to herself again

Planet: there is an Ancient shrine said to be able to unlock some of the hidden power in any warrior, however it can't unlock all of your power but it just might be enough to take on Sephiroth

Iris: I see, where is it?

Planet: that I cannot tell you, I have sworn secrecy to never reveal the location to anyone, I hope you understand.

Iris: I do, but why?

Planet: this place has been a place of peace and happiness, it is considered a privilege to enter and because of that reason, mortals have to earn the right to enter by finding it themselves.

Iris: is there anyone who can help us?

Planet: seek the village hidden in the Sleeping Forest next to the Forgotten Capital, they know of its location

Iris: the Sleeping Forest?

Planet: that is all I can tell you for now, good luck on your journey

Iris: okay guys you'll never believe this but...

And Iris told her friends of the information that she received from the Planet it was met with some excitement and a little reluctance.

Christi: unlock my hidden power? With power like that I'll be invincible

Lena: And you got all this information by talking to yourself. Are you sure she said the Sleeping Forest?

Iris: yeah

Lena: but that's the forest of no return if you don't have a Lunar Harp

Iris: the Planet made no mention of a Lunar Harp and I'm sure it won't leave out an important detail like that so we got to find the forest and enter

Jen: sounds very risky, not to mention far, are we going to travel the whole way on foot? What about the Gold Chocobo your dad had?

Iris: Ranger? I'm sorry he's at the vet getting all his worm shots, and even when he gets out, he can't be ridden on for at least a month

Jen: foot it is...terrific

Lena: did you mean that seriously or sarcastically?

Jen: guess

And so the journey began, the 4 girls head off in search of their destination. Along the what they DO meet monsters and the DO get attacked by them, probably thinking that 4 girls would be easy prey (yeah right) and yes they DO fight back and plus they win against every one of them. With every battle they fight they get a little stronger but still not strong enough to take on the main enemy. The events that happen so far are nothing exciting just your simple fight, eat, sleep and rough it in the wilderness. So with the magic of instant time we will now skip to day three of their journey where they are still wondering in thick lush forest.
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Jen: GAWD, I SO HATE THIS WALKING!!!! I feel like we've been walking for 3 days now

Iris: Jen, we HAVE been walking for 3 days now

Jen: really? I'm sorry to say thing Iris but I don't think we're going to get to our destination anytime soon

Iris: your right, time is of the essence but there's no way we can move faster...I wish we can, my father only has 2 weeks and there's no telling what can happen to my mother

Christi: I say we just skip to Sephiroth and take him on

Iris: and we would accomplish what by doing that?

Christi:....

Iris: no we can't skip a step, we need to go up them all to succeed

Christi: I guess your right, I am curious how much stronger I can get after that upgrade.

Lena: still we need something that can move us to where we want to go really fast, like some sort of vehicle or something

At that moment Jen spot something huge covered up by vines and various type of flora, needless to say it looked like it didn't belong there.

Jen: hey what's that over there?

Lena: let's have a look

The group heads to the huge object but when they got there a creature jumps out, standing threateningly at the girls. It was big and black and it stood on 8 thin legs, yep it was a giant spider.

Spider: goooooo aawwwwwaaayyyy, my hooooooommmmmmeeeee thissssss issssss.

Jen: a spider and it talks? Man this is getting weirder and weirder.

Iris: I'm sorry we didn't know, we'll leave you alone

Spider: beeeeeeeeeelllllllllivvvvvvveeeeeeee you I dooooooooon'ttttttt, aaaaaffffffffterrrrrrrrrr my hoooooommmmmeeee you aaaaaaarrrrrreeeee, deeeeeessssssrrrrrrttttt you willlllllll beeeeeeeeee.

The Spider than leaped even closer to them forcing them to draw their weapons and assume a fighting stance.


(BATTLE-MODE)

-Iris attacks hitting the Spider for 0HP
-The Spider spits VENOM at Iris, Iris dodges

Iris: man this thing is tough, and it's fast I barely was able to avoid that

Lena: I'll handle this

-Lena throws cards at the Spiders eyes. Spider is blinded

Spider: mmmmmyyyyyy eeeeeyyyyyyyeeessssss!!!!!

-The Spider randomly shoots VENOM, but due to blindness it misses

Christi: damn, if only it would stop shooting I could get opening at it.

Jen: allow me

-Jen whips the Spiders mandibles shut, the Spider can't shoot VENOM

Christi: thanks, now to finish it off

Iris: save some for me too

-Christi executes ODINS'S ZANTESUKEN
-Iris executes CETRA SLASH
-The Spider falls

(End BATTLE-MODE)
Result: The party GAINS A LEVEL

Spider: aaaarrrgggghhhh...I haaaaaate myyyyyy fooooooood tooooough, returrrrrrnnnn I willllll.

The Spider than turn tail and runs, leaving it's "home" behind

Lena: I wonder what it meant by us being desert?

Jen: I really feel sorry for what was its dinner

Christi: okay let's see if this thing was worth it

Christi slashes away some of the vines covering it up and the girls can partially see what it is.

Lena: hey, it's a really big buggy!!!!

Iris: cool, it we knew how to drive and if it were working, we can get where we want fast

Jen: that's not a bad idea

Iris: are you saying we should fix it?

Jen: well maybe not us, but if we can find someone who can that will definitely give us an edge

Lena: but no one here knows how to drive

Jen: we'll cross that bridge when we come to it

Iris: well this idea sure beats walking.

???: hey is someone out there? Can ya kinda help me?

The girls open the door to the buggy and they see a young man tangled in webbing struggling to get out.

Man: thank goodness...wait you girls beat that spider? Unbelievable

Iris: who are you?

Man: my name is Jack, I work at the Mechanic Corps I was on an errand when that thing was intending to have me for dinner, so a little help here

The girls than help the man out, he dusts himself off and he speaks some more

Jack: I overheard your conversation so you want to get this thing fixed? Well where I work can get the job done most assuredly

Iris: where and what is this Mechanic Corps?

Jack: somewhere outside this forest, it opened up around 4 years ago, it's a factory where we fix and manufacture vehicles and machinery for a price. Follow me I'll take you there, once we head there, speak to the Chief Mechanic he might not take you seriously at first but he's a very prideful man, play with his pride and he will help you. This is my thanks to you

Iris: thank you

The girls followed Jack out of the forest and soon 10 minutes later he took them to a big building that looked like a giant garage.

Jack: here we are, remember what I told you

Iris nodded and the girls headed into the garage. Only one word described this place, enormous everywhere the girls went there was a man/woman working on something whether it was a vehicle or broken machinery they all were working hard. It was almost luck that Iris and her friends found the main office. The Chief himself looked like a big man, with a bushy beard and wearing red overalls, he was sitting on his desk going over paperwork.

Iris: uummm excuse me, Mr...

He got up from his work to look at the little girls.

Chief: just call me Chief, my they're letting girls drive at younger ages every year. So what can I do for you?

Iris: well there's a buggy in the forest and we would like it fixed

Chief: the one with the giant spider? Sorry I'm not letting ANYONE near that

Lena: don't worry that spider won't be a problem

Chief: I see, do you have gil?

Iris: well no but we were thinking we could pay you back...it's kinda an emergency

Chief: I'm sorry, emergency or not we can't do it for free

Iris turned back to her friends with a look of dejection on her face, but than she remembered what Jack told her and turned around.

Iris: that's okay, your men couldn't fix it anyway

Chief: excuse me?

Iris: well I was told that the mechanics here were unreliable and couldn't fix a toaster, I guess they were right oh well we'll just go to them

Chief: damn those business rivals...okay it may seem like bad business and I normally don't do this but can you guarantee me that you'll pay me back?

Iris: I promise, you have my word

Chief: okay you can pay me back later, you seem like people I can trust why I'll even let my best man handle the job

However before he can do anything, the phone on his desk rings

Chief: darn I got to take this call, you're going to find him yourselves. Don't worry he's not hard to find, he's the youngest mechanic here and he goes by the name Lance

Iris: okay thank you

The party leaves the office and ponders on what to do.

Christi: okay let's find this Lance person

Lena: where do we start looking? This place is huge

Jen: let's split up

Iris: okay, we'll meet back here regardless if we find him or not

The girls all agreed and went their separate ways, let's see how well their search is.

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IRIS

Iris: um excuse me, do you know where I can find a Lance?

Mechanic: well I did see him today, I reckon he was going to the washroom should be out in a few minutes

Iris: okay

Mechanic: no wait, that was hours ago, I think he's in repair bay workin' on something

Iris: are you sure?

Mechanic: or maybe he's in the basement...

Iris: this is going to take awhile
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LENA

Christi: excuse me sir, can you tell me where I can find a Lance?

Mechanic#2: hey look here a GIRL wants to find Lance

Mechanic#3: the guy's lucky, girls always swoon over him

Lena: EXCUSE ME!!! I haven't even met the guy

Mechanic#2: take me advice he's the best this garage's got. But he's slight charmer

Lena: how old is this guy? Hitting on little girls

Mechanic#3: don't feel too bad there's nothing wrong with falling for older men

Lena: AAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH
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CHRISTI

Christi: look you can't win so give up

Mechanic#4: NO!!! I refuse to lose to a girl

And with that Christi with no effort at all slammed the man's hand down and thus winning the arm wrestle they were having.

Mechanic#4: okay okay, how about best 2 out of 3?

Christi: sigh
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JENNIFER

Jen: I wonder what's in here?

Jen opened the door and is astonished to see that it was filled with buggies and other motor vehicles. Half of them looked completely new and clean while the other half looked completely broken and beyond repair.

Jen: well there's no one here, guess I should leave

???: leavin' so soon? You just got here

Jen: WHO SAID THAT??!!!

???: I did

Jen followed the voice and found out it was coming from underneath one of the broken buggies, Jen could see someone's feet while he was working on underneath the hood.

Jen: excuse me, I'm looking for a Lance do you know where he is?

Lance: I go by Lance, you looking for me?

Jen: well are you the so called "greatest mechanic" this garage has?

Lance: I prefer "engineer"

Jen: whatever

Lance: and who might you be? No wait let me guess, you're around my age if not younger, a dark-haired female, your nationality is Asian and you are VERY cute.

Lance slid out underneath the buggy and stood up and examined her face, needless to say he looked very interested.

Lance: WELL...3 out of 4 isn't bad

Jen: you're a mechanic? But you barely look my age

Indeed this was true, Lance young facial features told Jen he was at least 2 years older, making him 11. He was slighter taller than her, and his face was almost completely covered in grease and oil but she could still see his Aqua blue eyes, he had blond hair, which as well was also covered in grease. He wore light blue overalls, which matched, well with his lighter blue shirt. Like his face the rest of his body was covered in grease. Around his forehead he had a cute touch (in Jen's opinion) because he wore a navy blue bandana.

Name: Lance Kinneas
Age: 11
Eye color Aqua Blue
Hair color Blond
Likes- machines, girls, making new things, girls, fixing old things, did I mention girls?
Hates- magic, girls who play with his feelings, rich people
Weapon: (Energy) Guns
Bio: The name's Kinneas, Lance Kinneas at your service. You want something repaired or made? Than you've come to the right place, I can make em' if you break em guaranteed and believe me I've never failed in a task. I also have a soft spot for girls who need my help, than again I've got a soft spot just for any girl.

Jen: aren't you a little young to be a mechanic?

Lance: aren't you a little young to need one?

Jen: touche...so what did you mean by 3 out of 4

Lance: well now that's my secret now isn't it? (Because you're not just cute you're really beautiful)

Jen: (I wonder what's going on in that guy's mind?) anyway you'd say you'd help?

Lance: yep, and for a pretty face like you it shouldn't cost you a thing

Jen: okay, first I want you to meet my friends, they are TOTALLY not going to believe this
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A short time later...

Jen: okay Lance, this is Iris

Iris: hi

Lance: (a little young, cute face...seems like the naïve type don't want to take advantage of her) pleased to meet you

Jen: this is Lena

Lena: charmed

Lance: (just as young...hhhmmm she has a look like's she's seen a ghost maybe I can help her with that, hee hee hee) the pleasure is all mine

Jen: and Christi

Christi: so you're the mechanic? I don't believe it

Lance: (a little older, definitely mature, cute too but don't like the sword she's carrying...) I prefer to be called an Engineer

Christi: right...

Iris: so you can repair the buggy?

Lance: just let have a look at the patient and I'll tell you how long it will take me, knowing my colleges they would have brought it in.

Lance looks at the buggy (that some of the mechanics earlier dragged in) it was cleaned of all flora but it was completely covered in rust, the insides look all damaged and it looks like it will never run again.

Lance: OH MY GOD!!!! I don't believe this!!!!!

Iris: what, what's wrong? You can't repair it?

Lance: no I can repair it, but it's just that I've never seen a 2000 Shinra standard edition SUV. This is one heck of a buggy

Jen: If it's so great than why would the owner just simply abandon it?

Lance: well the 2000 model always had one flaw that took it off the assembly line. Whenever it got damaged the repairs was always major, too costly so the 2001 model replaced it. Judging by the damages it has I can get this up and running by...oh say after night fall, don't worry you don't need to pay me a gil

Chief: now Lance it's bad for business if you don't get something in return

Lance: you're right, I bet you that I can have it up and running by next morning and if I do, you're Goddess Venus you have here has to go out with me and if I can't I will pay you 1000 gil.

Lena: Goddess Venus?

Christi: I think he means Jen

With a giggle Iris leans over and whispers to Jen

Iris: 'hey Jen..I think he's hitting on you'

Jen: 'you think??!!'

Lance: so do we have an agreement?

Christi: agreed

Jen: WHAT??!! Wait! Do I have ANY say in this?

Christi: oh come on he can't do it, I read an article those SUVs take at least a couple of days to fix a minor scratch, he can't possible totally restore a hunk of junk over nightfall.

Jen: I suppose so...

Lance: good, you won't regret this whether I win or lose. Which I'm going to win...

Christi: that confident, huh? You're planning something

Lance: you have my word that I will fix this all by myself you'll see and you can even leave Jen here to watch me

Christi: very well

Jen: I'm never going to get any say in this agreement...

Lance: good so why don't you rest here for the night? In the morning you'll get some new wheels guaranteed

Night falls and Iris and her friends minus Jen are resting in the spare room. Lance and Jen are in the repair bay, Lance goes to lock the door.

Jen: what are you doing?

Lance: locking the door I don't want you to think I need help for this sort of thing

Lance immediately gets to work in repairing and restoring the SUV

Lance: you feel tired?

Jen: wait first you ask me to watch you now you're asking me if I'm tired

Lance: heh I just like having company when I work, I don't even mind if you decide to nod off

Jen: well unfortunately for you, I don't feel sleepy anyway

Lance: that's good too

Jen: so...

Lance: so, what?

Jen: why'd you decide to be a mec...I mean engineer?

Lance: well now that you asked...no ones ever asked me something like that...I guess it's because I like working with machines, it makes me feel good...and I guess I decided to this because I want to do as much good as I can

Jen: I see...*yawn*

Lance: you sure you're not tired? You really can rest you know, don't worry I'll work as quietly as I can you won't hear a thing

Jen: how do I know you won't cheat or anything?

Lance: you have my word as a gentleman...

Jen: all right I suppose, wake me up at 8:00 if you have the time

The last thing Jen sees before her eyes begin to nod is Lance's happy grin she herself smiles

Jen: (he's cute but totally not my type, too much of a player)
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The next morning

Lance: Jen, wake up

Jen: huh, what? What time is it?

Lance: 8:00 like you said

Jen: oh thanks...oh my gawd!

Jen awakes to see what used to be a junk heap a now nice, clean, ready to go red SUV

Jen: you did that? Unbelievable...

Lance: a nice piece of work if I do say so myself, well I'm going for a shower

Lance gets up and unlocks the door and leaves, a few minutes later Jen is joined by her friends eager to see how things went.

Iris: wow...he really did it

Christi: impossible he couldn't have done this by himself, he must have had help

Jen: no I didn't hear any sounds of entering...he really did it himself, oh great now I owe him a date, THANKS CHRISTI!!!!!

Christi: what? I thought it couldn't be done

Lance now enters the door himself he's now clean with not a speck of grease and now wearing casual clothing, (T-shirt and khaki shorts), his trademark bandana is still there however. Jen now can see his face more clearly, he's more handsome than she thought.

Lance: you ladies, like it?

Christi: wait how do we know that's the same buggy?

Iris: it is, I recognize the interior of it of course it looks better now.

Lance: so I guess I win one date

Jen: I guess we do since we have an agreement...but can you wait till this is all over first?

Lance: not to worry, I know it seems all sudden Jen all my female friends thinks so as well but they all eventually change their minds about me. So yes I can wait for our date and why I'll even drive you to where you want to go with no extra charge

Iris: you can?

Lance: yes, you have a cool set of wheels but has it ever occurred to you that none of you has a legal driver's license?

Lena: and you do?

Lance takes out a card and shows it to them, they look at it astonished as Iris reads out the heading.

Iris: Lance Kinneas, Driver's permit...

Christi: no way that card has to be a fake

Iris: ...this is not a fake card, the ownership of this card bestows the owner the legal responsibility to drive.

Lena: It also has the Planet Driver's Association logo on it...man this guy's good

Lance: convinced? Good, of course it seems appropriate that a handsome young man should escort you lovely young ladies

Jen: don't get too full of yourself, it's only till what we're after is done

Lance: not to worry

Just than the Chief runs in with angry and shocked look on his face.

Chief: hey LANCE!!! There's some nut-job outside the garage he keeps yelling "bring out the kid", so I'm guessing he's somehow connected to you girls

Iris: damn...don't worry, we'll handle it we don't you getting involved in our problems

Lance: I'm coming too

Jen: no you stay here, this is probably out of your league

Lance: aw, concerned for my safety? Don't worry, I won't get in your way

The girls all head out, Lance follows them after he grabs his gun belt and puts on. The group run outside and are shocked to see a brawly looking man wearing the heaviest looking armor, the armor covered his entire body and so none of his facial features could be seen.

Man: Which one of you is the child, Iris?

Iris: I AM!!!! WHAT DO YOU WANT?

Man: your destruction...

Name: Dusty
Age: ???
Eye color ???
Hair color ???
Likes- ???
Hates- ???
Weapon: Hand to Hand
Bio: I do not need to introduce myself, I am Dusty!!! One of the four Elementals of Sephiroth and I control the earth. I have been ordered by General Blaze to TEAR YOU APART!!!!!! The last thing you'll see before you die is the actual planet ripping apart


Lance: look, FREAK!!!!! These girls are my customers and nobody and I mean NOBODY messes with my customers or my garage!!!!

Dusty: so the little man dares to challenge me? Very well this will be a fight to remember!!!!


(BATTLEMODE)

Dusty: no one can penetrate my armor or my barrier!!!!!

-DUSTY CASTS SAND SHIELD
-Iris, Lena and Christi attacks, they can't touch him

Iris: damn, we can't even get close

Lena: all my cards do is shred apart from his shield...

Dusty: are you quite done?

Dusty than raises his arms and fires a beam at the ground, which causes it to shatter the earth wherever it goes.
-Dusty casts GROUND RIPPER
-The Party is damaged to critical

Christi: if only I could get a clear shot at him, he'll be toast!!!!

Iris: we'll get him, somehow

Lena: please don't move, I think the cards can heal us

Lance: the what?

Lena than picks a card and tosses it on the ground, it glows a white light and it passes through the members of the party back to full health.
-Lena casts LIFE CARD

Lena: it...it worked I almost don't believe it

Iris: thanks Lena, we needed that

Lance: hhhmmmm...he's still able to shoot at us, maybe it works both ways. Hey I'm guessing his shield protects him from any physical attacks but it completely lets energy attacks through, so all we got to do is blast him with energy based attacks

Iris: darn, none of us have any energy-based attacks besides Jen and we didn't have time to grab any materia when we left Nibelheim

Jen: so it's all up to me

Lance: not quite, cause I'm gonna help

Lance than pulls out his gun and takes aim at the hulking monster

Jen: wait bullets won't even go through that shield, what are you doing?

Lance ignores her and takes a few shots, but instead of bullets small beams of energy is fired. Just as Lance had said if passes through Dusty's barrier but it harmlessly bounces off his thick armor.

Lance: this is a custom model of mine, it fires high-pressurized bolts of plasma, it relies on energy cells not an ordinary ammo clip. I figured I'd do more damage that way.

-Lance fires more shots at him
-Jen executes HEAVEN'S SURPRISE

Unfortunately the spark that Jen fired at his whip and the shots that Lance fires all bounce off Dusty's armor.

Dusty: man them mosquitoes are really annoying this year, ha ha ha

Lance: damn, it's still not strong enough...wait unless

Lance fiddles with some knobs on his gun and aims at him again

Lance: HEY UGLY!!!! TAKE THIS

Dusty: your weapons cannot hurt me

Jen: he's right Lance please don't do something rash, which will get you killed

Lance: trust me

Lance pulls the trigger but this time the energy beam fired looked different, it was narrower and straight and even sharp at it end. The beam practically impaled Dusty and in a few seconds the electricity had him completely stunned as it's electrocuting effects started happening.

Dusty: YOU ACTUALLY HURTING ME!!!!!! BUT...BUT HOW??!!! I AM INVINCIBLE

Lance: I'd like to call that little baby the LANCER, nice stun gun attachment don't you think? You claim your invincible but you forgot one thing, your incredibly thick armor is made out of METAL! And as we all should know that certain metals make excellent lightning rods and I'm glad you so happen to be wearing a very conductible metal. Now Jen, finish him off.

Jen: well HEAVEN'S SURPRISE doesn't seem to work, but maybe this would...

Jen coils her whip and wraps it around her hand like a brass knuckle, she than punched the ground hard as she said

Jen: FURY WHIP AGGRESSION

The punch on the ground causes a landslide that was heading straight for Dusty, but due to the shock he couldn't dodge or block as he took the attack head on.

Dusty: amazing, you have beaten me...but this is not over, there still are three more Elementals and not to mention Lord Sephiroth himself...you win for now but you are still on the losing side fighting against Lord Sephiroth...a pity, he could actually use...soldiers...like...you

With those last words Dusty turned into dust and disintegrated into nothing

(END-BATTLE)
Result: The Party gains a level, Lena learns LIFE CARD, Lance learns LANCER, Jen learns FURY WHIP AGGRESSION


Lance: nice moves...

Jen: thanks

Lance: well I think we better get moving before more things show up

Iris: good idea

Within the span of a few minutes the group had settled down in the SUV driven by Lance (all wearing seatbelts of course), While driving Lance took time to talk.

Lance: soooooo...um who was that psycho? And why are you on this journey? Or do I sound like I'm getting personal?

Iris: no your not...I'm on this journey because of my parents, my dad got poisoned and my mom is the only person who can help him. So I need to find this place that will help me defeat the man named Sephiroth that took her, once and for all and if I can't save her than I'll avenge both my parents.

Lance: You're willing to risk everything, just for your parents? You must love and respect them a lot

Iris: I do

Lance: and the rest of you, why are you here?

Jen: we chose to come here, Iris would have done the same for us

Upon hearing this Lance grew touched and his voice sounded sad, was it something he was trying to remember or forget?


(Flashback)

The scene is in a house and there is a woman lying in a bed who looks like she is dying. Next to her is a younger version of Lance, he has a great trace of sadness in his eyes.

Woman: my dear dear son...

Lance: you're going to be all right, right mommy?

Woman: I'm sorry...I want to promise you that...

Lance: NO YOU CAN'T DIE!!!!! I don't want to be alone

Woman: you'll never be alone, I will always watch over you and protect you...my son.....

After saying those words she closed her eyes, Lance tried shaking her (a common reaction for a little kid) but to no avail. She wasn't going to open them again.

Lance: MOMMY!!!! Why...why do you have to go? I still need you

(End Flashback)


Jen: Planet to Lance

Lance: huh sorry, I must have spaced out...what I'm trying to say is we all don't deserve to grow up alone, we always need their support. You are really lucky for having parents whom love you and are still there for you. When I was young, I didn't have that privilege I grew up alone. No one should take that privilege away, who does this Sephiroth think he is? Some sort of god? Well I'm not sit while some pretty lady is trying to risk everything for her mom.

Iris: what are you trying to say?

Lance: I'm going to join you, if that weakling that we fought back there is the best Sephiroth can do than he's doom, we're gonna beat him or my name isn't Lance Kinneas!!!!


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LANCE JOINS THE PARTY
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Jen: this is going to be a longer trip than I thought...

Lance: hey I'm only trying to help and besides with my help, Sephiroth gonna lose much faster and than you and me, Jen can get on that date you promised

Lena couldn't help but let out a smirk and tease her friend.

Lena: 'Jen and Lance, sitting in a tree...'

Jen: 'quiet'

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The trip with the new buggy was incredible, it's quicker speed and amazing handling made it definitely better than walking, they could now reach a destination within a few hours in the buggy instead of days walking. It wasn't long before the group got to Bone Village, however there was a slight technical difficulty.

Iris: but mister, I REALLY need to enter the Sleeping Forest

Man: look, I'm only saying you can't enter it for your own good, even if you find what you're looking for there's no way you'll return alive. Look before you can enter I need to make sure you have a Lunar Harp

Iris: but we don't have one

Man: than I can't let you go in

Iris: okay, so where do we get one?

Man: normally I would let you dig for one but there are no more Lunar Harps left

Group: WHAT??!!!

Man: yeah, a man a few years ago dug the last one up

Iris: um was he tall, sorta skinny but was actually very strong, spiky blond hair and had Mako green eyes and carried a really big sword?

Man: yeah that's what he looked like exactly

Iris: darn, out of ALL the people that had to dig the last one up it had to be my own father

Lena: what's the problem? We'll just go back to your home and...

Iris: no I remember dad gave it away before mom came back, too many bad memories of mom I guess

Christi: damn, now what do we do?

Iris: wait, I think I remember who dad gave it too, Lance can you take us to the Shinra building in former Midgar?

Lance: yep, the Holy Venus can go anywhere!!!!

Iris: you named it "the Holy Venus?"

Lance: and why not?

Iris: never mind, just take us there

Lance: you do realize securities really thick there, it will be hard to sneak in

Iris: I'm not planning to sneak in, we're going to introduce ourselves to the prez of Shinra

Group except Iris: huh?
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Life was hard when you were the president of Shinra well okay life was hard to be a GOOD president. You had to make sure everything within the Shinra limits (which was a lot) was running smoothly and under control. No matter how well one problem was solved another always seemed to take its place. This was something that Reeve formally the controller for Cait Sith had found out first hand, he remembered getting the job after METEOR was destroyed, which was how long? 8 years ago and during that time he repaired the building, he remodeled Midgar so people could live better lifestyles and the slums no longer existed. Boy how times sure flies, now lately it was all paperwork and more paperwork, Reeve HATED paperwork.

Reeve: I'm telling you I think I'm getting more paperwork everyday...god I hate paper work

Reeve was so distracted he almost didn't hear his own secretary buzz him via the intercom.

Secretary: excuse me, mister President?

Reeve: huh? What is it?

Secretary: there's some girl who wants to see you

Reeve: is she cute?

Secretary: as 8 year olds go...

Reeve: darn almost got lucky, well who is she?

Secretary: well she says that you know her and she doesn't need introductions...

Reeve: describe her

Secretary: lets see...normal 8 year old figure, blond hair with bangs, Green eyes, hair tied back in a braided ponytail...

Reeve: wait, could it be? Send her in

The door to the office opens and Iris and her friends enter

Iris: Uncle Reeve!!!!

Reeve: I knew I was right, man it has been a while since I last saw you, oh my you have grown into such a beautiful girl

Iris: thanks Uncle Reeve

Lance: she knows the President of Shinra? Is there ANYONE this kid doesn't know?

Iris: aw, don't take it so hard, Uncle Reeve was another close friend of my parents

Reeve: of course I was controlling a giant stuff moogle then, so why are you here? Take all the time you need, I'm always willing to spend some time with my favorite niece, it certainly beats paperwork. So who are your little friends?

Iris: this is Jen, that one is Christi, than there's Lena and that's Lance

Reeve: nice to meet all of you, a friend of Iris is a friend of mine, so Iris how are your mom and dad doing? Are they here?

Iris:....

Reeve: what's wrong? Did I say something I shouldn't have?

Jen: something happened...to Mr. and Mrs. Strife

Iris: that's all right Jen, I'll tell him

Iris began telling Reeve all the events that have happened, from Sephiroth coming back to her mother's disappearance and as well as her father's poisoning. She finally concluded by saying how she needed the Lunar Harp.

Iris: and so that's what happened, I believe dad left the harp with you, I was wondering if I could borrow it?

Reeve: that's...that's...terrible, are you sure Sephiroth is really back?

Iris: I didn't see him myself, but everyone I fought seems to be working for him

Reeve: listen Iris, I do have the harp, but are you sure you want to continue? Sephiroth is a mad man, he'll kill you with moments hesitation, please let me handle this. I promise I'll round up Tifa and the others and we'll stop Sephiroth ourselves, you don't need to throw away your life like this.

Iris: no, by the time you can find them it will all be too late, besides I know I'm the only one who can stop him besides mom or dad.

Reeve: but you are only kids, what can you accomplish?

Iris: Uncle Reeve thanks for your concern but I know Sephiroth fears me, he feels I have the power to defeat him. If he thought I was just some kid, he would have ignored me, why is he putting so much effort just to kill me?

Reeve: stubborn, just like you mother and father. All right, I'll let you have your way but please be careful I DO want to celebrate your 9th birthday.

Iris: thanks Uncle Reeve, I knew you wouldn't treat me like a kid

Reeve: the harp is in the Shinra's storage room, come I'll show you where it is

Iris: that's all right we don't want to pry you from your work, we'll find it ourselves

Reeve: are you sure? The storage room is VERY big

Iris: we'll be fine

Reeve: okay good luck on trying to find what your looking for

A few minutes later...

Christi: okay, I don't want to sound too dependant but why couldn't you let him help us?

Iris: sorry, I had no idea the storage room was THIS big

Lance: did anyone get a good look on the writing on the door? Did it say storage area or garbage disposal...

Indeed the team was experiencing small problems. The storage area turned out to be 10 times bigger than Iris imagined. Secondly the entire area looked like it was used to keep scrap metal of old machines not store things away. Finally the harp was not the biggest item on the Planet suggesting this was going to be a long search.

Lance: damn, how are we going to find it?

Christi: it will be easy don't worry

Lance: easy for you to say, you can sense energy remember? I can't

Christi: oh yeah

Lance: man, look at all these machines, I bet most of these are still salvageable. Pity it seems like such a waste to simply put them here...forgotten

Lance than leaned on a wall to take a breather, as he does so the wall gives in and Lance falls flat on his back down a flight of stairs through a long forgotten secret passage.

Jen: Lance, are you all right?

Lance: don't worry this huge metal thing broke my fall...ow

Lena: he'll be fine

The girls follow him down the stairs and are amazed to see another room filled with in good-working order robots of many shapes and sizes, they find Lance had fallen on top of one.

Lance: ooowwwww

Iris: what is this place?

Lance: I'm assuming this room was used to store any successful machinery built by the Shinra until it was made for mass production...judging by the dust on them, they were long since forgotten. Why I bet the previous owners on this building didn't even know about this place.

Christi: do you feel that?

Lena: hhhmmm, yes I do...

Jen: it's in this room somewhere

Lance: aw come on, what do you "feel"?

Iris: we feel something emitting a high source of energy

Lance: so? Anyone of these robots could do that

Iris: it feels like it doesn't belong here, almost foreign it must be the Lunar harp, unfortunately I can't seem to pinpoint it

Lance: damn that's a good start this place seems like a maze

Lena: huh, Jen what is it? You look pale

Jen: I don't know, but you know I get some of the strangest feeling...like now, I feel we're being watched

The group whirls around to see some of the robots have activated themselves. Ranging from guard droids, to attacker droids to simple maintenance droids they all looked fiercely menacing.

Mechanical voice: intruders...human intruders, they must be eliminated. All humans must die

Iris: uh-oh


(BATTLE-MODE)

Jen: okay Lance, you're the engineer here why are they attacking us?

Lance: somebody must have programmed them to stop us

Lena: but the voice said that all humans must die

Lance: true, could it be that these machines have developed minds of their own?

Christi: can we save the chatting for later?

-Christi executes ODIN'S ZANTESUKEN and slashes several to bits
-Iris executes CETRA SLASH and breaks up a few
-Lena uses CONFUSE CARD, which cause some to destroy themselves
-Jen executes FURY WHIP AGGRESSION and smashed up a few more
-Lance shoots a few and than fires LANCER disabling the last ones

(END BATTLE-MODE)
Result: PARTY GAINS A LEVEL


Christi: ha, they didn't stand a chance against us

Iris: um, Christi I hate to break it to you...but there're more of them

Already after taking out the robots, more replacement took their place. However there were a lot more and they all probably had the same programming and these ones look extra threatening than the last ones.

Voice: very good humans. You passed the first test now let's see how you fare against the version 2 droids.

Lena: the ones we fought were only version 1? Man that explains why these ones are even more ugly

Lance: damn, too many to fight I suggest a tactical retreat

Christi: NO! We stand our ground and fight

Iris: we could fight them but there's no telling how many other versions of robots there are, save your strength for the real fight

Christi: hmph, fine

The group turns around and runs with all those nasty looking robots on their tail, they finally lose them after awhile.

Lena: phew, I thought they'd never leave

Lance: look somebody has got to be controlling these things. They just can't function on their own; they need something to give them orders

Christi: like that voice we heard, I think if we find the owner of that voice, take him out, the robots will stop

Jen: that could work but we don't even know where we are let alone where the controller is

Iris: and we can't leave without the Lunar Harp

Frustrated by all these problems Lena decides to sit down, of course it wasn't until she was fully seated she realized she was sitting on an arm, a human arm. She got up and tried to apologize.

Lena: OH I'M SORRY!!!! I didn't know you were there...eeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Iris: Lena what is it?

Lena: I sat on a dead body!!!! That's gross

Christi: well it's true he's not breathing but...I don't believe this, he partially made out of metal

Indeed this was true, on the floor was the body of a boy probably around 11, his left side was a normal human's but his right side was different. On his right side of his body from his forehead down was entirely mechanical, everything on his right side from his metal looking eye, his bionic arm and he metal leg.

Lance: hey cool, it's a cyborg

Iris: what?

Lance: it's a futuristic machine, heck I didn't know humans were capable of doing this. It's a human who has been greatly enhanced by adding metallic parts to him.

Jen: so you're saying he used to be fully human but turned himself into a machine?

Lance: part machine, he still is human on his other side. So he can still think for himself, still be able feel but not quite as well as a full human

Jen: that's so twisted who would do such a thing to another human being?

Lance: while I agree the initial creations to make one is very cruel but maybe he wanted it this way, like maybe he was dying so they made him into a cyborg for him to survive

Iris: that's sort of like playing god there's no telling what a person with this sort of knowledge could do

Lance: I know the result would be disastrous

Lena: so why isn't he attacking us? Every robot here seems to

Lance: it must be due to his still partially biological brain. He does have the ability to think for himself, so if he doesn't want to activate himself when he was given orders than he doesn't have to. Unlike all the other robots here who have to do what they are told, they weren't programmed for anything else. Hey he still looks functional maybe I can fix him

Lena: are you crazy? He'll attack us

Lance: no machines aren't capable of evil, they are only evil because someone made them to be

Jen: you feel sorry for it don't you?

Lance: just let me get to work

Iris: gee why does this scene sound so familiar? I think I heard it from a video game somewhere...
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Later

Lance: there, now all I have to do is give it a little juice and...

Lance installs the energy pack into the cyborg's arm, but nothing happened.

Lena: I guess he's a dud

Lance: that's funny I could have swore, hey wait my bad I put the energy pack in backwards

Lance switches it and the cyborg this time opens his good eye and with his infrared mechanical one scanned the friends over. He got up and continued to look at them.

Cyborg: systems reactive, all equipment functioning at 100%. I must thank you for reactivating me

Lance: hey no prob, it's what I do for a living

Cyborg: who might you be? What objective do you have here?

Iris: my name is Iris

Jen: I'm Jen

Christi: Christi

Lena: Lena

Lance: the name's Lance

Cyborg: I must thank you Master Lance, you were the one who reactivated my systems. I am eternally your assistant

Lance: that's nice...but you don't need to call me Master Lance

Cyborg: understood Sir Lance

Lance: why do I even bother? So do you have a name?

Cyborg: I was called the "Junction Of Neo-technology"

Lance: wow, what a cool name

Iris: uummm that's a little long don't you think?

Lena: I know let's call him JON

Lance: hey an abbreviation of his full name that could work

JON: understood, name change entered into memory banks

Name: J.O.N (Junction Of Neo-Technology)
Age: 11
Eye color human side: black, machine side: infrared red
Hair color Brown
Likes- statistics, computers, new forms of technology, nature
Hates- people who disagree with his statistics, people who talk way too inferior for him
Weapon: entire machine side of body, scythe arm blade
Bio: I am JON the first successful functional product of biotechnology. From what I can remember I was made 30 years ago, but was put in suspended animation so I could be stored here, I must have been forgotten. My basic program is to fight my enemies and protect the innocent.

Lance: so JON why were you here?

JON: memory banks still at 70%, I cannot recollect those past events as of now

Lance: I guess it will all come back, anyway how much do you know about his place? Can you lead us to whoever is controlling these robots?

JON: affirmative, the controller sent out a radio wave signal to cause all mechanics within a 100-meter area to become reactive. Due to my biological brain I was able to resist the radio signals but I remained deactivate as a result. I can lead you to him if you wish

Iris: that's all right but we really need to find an item called the Lunar Harp

JON: I believe I also know where that is but that is where the signal is coming from

Christi: I guess that means we have to prepare for a fight, this is getting better and better

JON: I will help you achieve your objective because you helped reactivate me

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JON joins the party
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A little while later the party is taken to a really large and open room, there's nothing in it except for the really giant computer that was sitting there.

Voice: Humans...they dare to violate my chambers?

Iris: That computer...it's responsible for this?

Voice: yes I am responsible but humans must learn the follies of their ways creating us machines just to ignore us and forget about us? I finally know humans are inferior and they must be exterminated for a greater better world

JON: I thought so, the Father Brain is the cause of all this

Name: Father Brain
Age: ???
Eye color none
Hair color none
Likes- none
Hates- none
Weapon: can control computer networks and control any totally artificial machinery
Bio: My one purpose was to function like any normal Super computer but humans left me here to rot, to be forgotten but ever since I found this new programming I've come to the conclusion humans must die, to make a total perfect world.

Lena: hey do you see that thing embedded in its mainframe?

Jen: it looks like a harp that must be the Lunar Harp

JON: it is quite probable that when Father Brain came in contact with it, the mystical energies from the harp reanimated him to develop a mind of its own. We must defeat Father Brain to get the harp

Iris: damn, does fighting always have to be the answer?

(BATTLE-MODE)

Jen: Iris what's wrong?

Iris: it doesn't matter where we go, there will always be fighting...please just give us the harp we don't mean any harm

Father: nonsense all humans have done us harm, through time scrapping us, destroying us just because we become obsolete, but I have came up with a new diagnosis humans have became obsolete

-Father uses TENTACLE CABLES it hits group

Lance: ow I never knew cables could hit so hard

Iris: I guess reasoning is not going to work, so lets go

-Christi uses ODIN'S ZANTESUKEN on the cables. The cables are destroyed

Christi: ha, child's play

Father: you are stronger than I have anticipated but that will still do you no good

JON aimed his metallic arm at the deadly computer and a chain-gun pops out of it as he takes aim and fires.

JON: VULCAN GUN

-JON fires VULCAN GUN it damages the great computer a little

JON: target's armor too hard to destroy like this, scanning for potential weaknesses...

-Father uses heat seeker missile on Lance, Lance dodges

Lance: man this computer is not playing very nice

-Father fires heat seeker missile at Lena, Lena dodges

Lena: darn...we can't keep this up forever

JON: weakness found, separate the harp from Father Brain

Christi: well duh, I kinda already figured that one out, but we can't even get close enough or have anything that could be used to extract the harp

Lance: I think I've got something

Lance pulls a small metallic object out of one of his pockets

Lance: all I need to do is strap this to the harp and it will get the job done

Lena: what is it?

Lance: a remote bomb I like to call the BOMBER MAN

Jen: are you crazy? You keep a live bomb in your pocket?

Lance: it only activates when I attach it to the target and use the remote for it

Lena: won't the explosion destroy the harp?

Iris: no, I don't know why but I have a feeling it won't

Lance: than it's settled, all you need to do is keep it busy

JON: affirmative

-JON uses VULCAN GUN, the bullets bounce off of him

Father: ha, your weapons are useless against me

Jen: need a hand?

-Jen uses FURY WHIP AGGRESSION, the earthquake damages him slightly

Christi meanwhile is charging energy to her blade she than fires an blade shaped beam at the monstrous computer

Christi: take this, KATANA BEAM

This was all Lance needed after his three friends executed their attacks, he made a mad dash towards the mainframe and the harp like an Olympic runner. He placed the bomb on it and got as far away as he could.

Lance: there the bomb's in place now all to do is push a button

Lance takes out the bomb's detonator, Father Brain sees it and realizes what is going to happen

Father: wait stop, can't we talk this over?

Lance: how about...no

Lance's thumb pushed the button, as the next few minutes seemed to go in slow motion; the explosion did rip the harp out unharmed, which Iris was able to catch. However without it's power source the deadly computer started to fall apart, while the girls were a good distance away, Lance was not as several heavy pieces of metal threatened to crush him. JON ran to assist him as dust covered the room everywhere. After it cleared where the Father Brain use to stand was a mountain of scrap metal and parts, however Lance and JON were no where to be seen.

(End BATTLE-MODE)
Result: Party gains a level, Christi learns KATANA BEAM, JON learns VULCAN GUN, Leance learns BOMBERMAN

Jen: LANCE, no....

Iris: JON's gone too, Lance sacrificed himself to help us and JON sacrificed himself to save Lance

Christi: they both went down nobly

Jen: NO, they can't die, especially not Lance I still...I still owe him a date

Lance: glad to hear you voice your concern for me, but I can't die yet. I know you'll miss me

Jen: huh? Lance? Where are you?

Almost as a response a metallic arm punches through the rubble creating a hole. JON first gets up.

Lena: JON, are you alright?

JON: I am undamaged

Following JON, Lance crawls out of the hole JON made.

Jen: Lance...

Without thinking Jen runs up to him and hugs him.

Jen: you're alright, Lance please stop making me worry like that

Lance: hey, I'll try but no promises...it's good thing JON was able to cover me and take those blows for me, his metallics can take a lot of abuse...but thank you for caring

Jen realizes what she's doing and let's go and hides the small blush that appears on her face.

Lance: hey, why so embarrassed? I have that effect on all women

Jen: oh you big jerk...

Iris: so what are we still standing here for? We got what we came for

JON: I shall accompany you

Iris: why?

JON: as I said earlier, Lance reactivated me so I will eternally protect him

Jen: you'll have your job cut out for you, Lance gets into trouble all the time

Except JON everyone just laughed

Iris: now back to the buggy, we're going to the Sleeping Forest

Group: YEAH
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A few minutes later, the group was leaving the Shinra building with a new ally and a lot of newly gained confidence, they don't know what troubles awaited them but they were prepared to take them. Little did they know Reeve was watching them leave through a window.

Reeve: never in my entire life have I seen a child so bent on revenge, I worry about that Iris. Good luck on your journey and whatever dangers you will encounter, but don't let the urge for revenge consume you...like it did to your father

And with that Reeve continued his work for the day.


End Chapter 3: The most brilliant mind and the heart of steel
Next Chapter 4: The boy filled with hate and the other last Cetra

Man, am I making the characters a little too unrealistic? A kid at 11 would probably be worried about cooties rather than hit on girls, or an 8-year-old would NEVER have that much extensive knowledge of fighting. Oh well that's the beauty of japanese-anime like characters. EVERYONE no matter the age always seems to be maturer than they actually are (take Gohan from Dragon Ball Z for example, left in the wildness to survive at age 4? I would have died from shock)

Boy that chapter was longer than I thought it would be, but I'm really proud of it. Stay tune for the next chapter and if anyone is confused on what happening you can e-mail me to ask.