New Friends
By Vincent Valentine

A/N: Don't worry. He will be in the whole thing. Like I would put him in for one chapter and leave him there. That would confuse everyone. Put one guy in and not even giving him a plot. Anyway I got a very cool idea for him. Anyway I am still tied up and I am being spoon fed applesause.
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(Jesse's pov)

"1,000,987... 1,000,988... 1,000,989... 1,000,990... Shit I lost count!" Brock yelled.

"What were you counting anyway?" I asked in a annoyed voice because he had been conting for I don't know how long.

"How many little dots are on the ceiling. 1... 2... 3... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9..."

"Shut up!" Misty yelled from the other cell. "Why did Shinra put ceiling tiles up in the prison cells instead of just concrete?"

"Because they are bastards." Barret stated from his and Red's cell.

"He has got a point there." Ash said from the same cell as Misty. After he said that there was a sound that sounded suspiciously like a slap and Ash yelped.

"What was that for?" Ash screamed.

"I'm sorry I just feel angry."

"Sounds like someone is on that time of the month." Brock said and was dilivered a hard slap from me.

"Wait till we get out of here. You are gonna get far worse then a simple slap." Misty shouted.

"I'm going to sleep. Wake me up if you have an idea to get out of do get out." I then fell asleep in a matter of minutes.
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(Still Jesse's pov only this is like an hour from the last part.)

I felt something touch my lips. At first I thought it was a dream but then I opened my eyes and I saw Brock with his eyes closed kissing.

"What the hell do you think your doing!" I yelled.

"You said to wake you up when we get out and Cloud opened the door. What better way to wake a maiden then to kiss her." Brock said.

"Well I don't think a toad was suppose to wake up the maiden." I then punched him into the wall and he passed out. "There is someone who needs to be revived in there." I said as I walked out.(This is no hint to a future couple. Brock was just being Brock.)

Barret, Brock, and Misty stayed at the cells for a bit longer and would catch up later. Barret said he would clean up there, Brock was still weak from my punch, Misty just wanted to deliver more pain to Brock.( Brocks in deep shit. heheh)

Me, Red, and Ash went ahead while Cloud, Tifa, and Aries took out some of the monsters.
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(Misty's pov)

"What was that about my time of the month? You are not supposed to say stuff like that in front of women." I then hit him in the face with my mallet. Barret was just able to duck before Brock crashed into him.

"Do you guys want all of Shinra after us?" Barret asked. "If you want to get out alive be quiet."

"Alright. But when we get out I am going to hurt you so bad not even a Pheniox Down will revive you." I stated.

"This is going to be a long night." Barret mumbled.
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(Red's pov)

"The jenova specimen is gone. I thought that thing was just a corpse? Did it do this?" I asked no one in particular.

"Jenova is a corpse!? They put the cells of a dead thing in me!" Ash exclaimed.

"Don't worry Ash. It doesn't seem to be effecting you in anyway except those eyes of yours." Jesse told him.

"It's not that I am worried about it harming me, it's the fact that it is dead that creeps me out."

"There might be a cure for you anyway. I hope Hojo didn't put to much in you. I have seen plants, creatures, even humans be exposed to high amounts of jenova, and all turned out bad in the end." I said "Hojo was a mad man who didn't care about what he was experimenting on. He would probably test stuff on his son if any woman could get close eough to spawn his child witout getting killed."

"What did he do to you?" Jesse asked me.

"I haven't quite figure it out. I am usually shot by a tranquilizer dart and put to sleep before getting tested on. I have shown no signs of difference yet. I believe he was trying to create more of my kind."

"He killed so many. How can he stand himself?" Ash whispered so low only I could here him. Then he doubled over in pain.
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(Ash's pov)



~/Get out of my head\~



~/You will never control me. Why are you doing this?\~



~/No!!!! It can be stopped. Shinra will be destroyed.\~



~/No way. I am no ones slave.\~

Then visions of me killing all of my friends flashed through my mind.

~/NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\~ I then forced her out of my head.
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(Jesse's pov)

"Looks like he has stopped struggling, but he is knocked out. I could revive him with a Pheniox Down. The problem is I don't have one on me.Why don't you go on and I'll wait for one of the others to come and see if they have a pheniox down." I told Red after checking Ash.

"I will. You just watch after him. I Believe this is Hojo's doing." Red replied.

"I hope not."
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(Cloud's pov)

We had just passed up Jesse and was glad I had a pheniox down on me. They were still there because Ash was still tired. We met up with Red on the next floor and he said he was staying to check out some things on that floor. There was blood all over the place and it seemed to lead up to the next floor. When I made it to the top I heard the umistakable sound of a gun getting loaded. Next second I was looking down the barrel.

"All of you get up here and line up and all I might do is just put you back in your cell." Said a light baritone voice. We did as he siad and got up. There was two normal Shinra guards and a guy in a black trenchcoat and cowboy hat."No one gets away when a first class SOLDIER is after you." The guy said in a cocky voice. He had a face that would make almost any woman melt. His only flaw was the scar going down his left eye."You did this didn't you?"

"No. We were in our cells when this happened." Tifa said.

"Liar. You AVALANCHE scum are the only ones dumb enough to do this." He then hit Tifa over the head with the but of his gun. I began to reach for his neck but A pair of hands stopped me. I looked back to see a Shinra guard holding me. I tried to get out but the guy put hand cuffs on me. He then did the same with Aries. The cuffs started to electrocute me and I could not move because of the unbearable pain. All I could do was stare at the SOLDIER. Then a yell of pain came from the guard to the right. He had a spear-like weapon going through his stomach. I knew that weapon. A shadowy figure jumped down and landed on the other guards shoulder. The figure turn around and caused a sickening sound to come from the guards neck. Before the soldier fell to the ground the figure flipped to the ground. It turned around and it was none other then Curtis.

"So we meet again." He said to the guy in the trench coat.

"You!!! Your the one who gave me this!!!" He then pointed at the scar on his face.

"I'm sorry. I forgot the other one." He quickly grabbed his weapon and slashed at the guys right eye. The SOLDIER grabbed his face and let out a shriek."Nice hat." Curtis said and took the hat and put it on his head. He then jumped up and kicked the SOLDIER in the face knocking him out. Curtis took off the hat and put it on the SOLDIER face. He turned to the guard who had hand cuffed me and Aries. "You want some now." The guard shook his head an ran away.

Curtis then walked over to me and picked the locks of the handcuffs. "Thank you." Aries said when she got her handcuffs off her.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him while scratching my head.

"I come here almost everyday stealing stuff." He replied.

"Your a thief! I don't trust thieves!" I exclaimed.

"I just steal from Shinra. Why steal from the people in the slums when Shinra executives are the riches S.O.B's in the world. Also I have a very big grudge against Shinra and one of it's turks."

"Well anyway that was awesome how you fight. Where did you learn to do that?" I asked

"I have been practicing with my weapon for twenty years. Since I am twenty-five that means I have practiced since I was five. Also living in the slums for ten years gets you more experienced."

"Hey you guys." I turned around and saw everyone coming up the stairs.

"Hey, who is that #$%^&?" Barret asked and before anyone could see what happened he was on the floor with Curtis's weapon pointed at his chest.

"Watch who you call a #$%^&." He said and then moved away from Barret."You better be glad I'm not part of Shinra."

"How do we no your not part of Shinra?" Ash asked.

"I no for sure he is not part of Shinra. He saved us from three Guards and a 1st Class SOLDIER." Tifa told him.

"What if it was just an act." Jesse said

"It was no act. Two of them are dead and the SOLDIER wont be able to see for a long time." Cloud said.

"Was it you who did this?" Ash asked and pointed towards all the blood and bodies of employes.

"No. I don't think I would survive long enough to do this much damage. After I destroy half the people on one floor all the soldiers here would be on me. I don't think any normal man alive can go up against that many soldiers and survive, much less make it out with no scratch." He then kicked one of the bodies."Most of the bodies are employes. I believe a monster escaped from Hojo's personal zoo."

"Well I got a 'appointment' with the bastard upstairs. I think I might discuss what Hojo's been doing." Barret said while stroking his gun. He then ran upstairs.

"Uhhhh, he is.... interesting. Is he always like that?" Curtis asked.

"I have been around the longest in the group with him, and I'll tell you he has one wierd persinality." Jesse said.

"I think we should go after him before he hurts himself." Misty grumbled.

"I think your right. We should go." Cloud said and began to walk up the stairs.
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How you like it. I Had to get something out. The next chapter is going to have four boss battle. Rufus, The two machines that try to stop our heroes, and something new. I hope to try and finish this. Also I am starting a new story ~ducks from all the people in the audience throwing garbage but doesn't do good since he is tied up.~ Hey,hey,hey. It's summer vacation so I will have plenty of time to write.