Disclaimer: The characters in this story belong to Squaresoft. They're not
mine. If you don't know this, you have no business reading this story
anyway.
Author's Note: Alright, just a heads up. The next few chapters are going to be kind of strange, but there's not much I can do about it. There's going to be a lot of conversation between Jenova and Sephiroth, as well as a lot of time passing in just a few chapters. I do need to let them grow up, you know. And a character from the game will be added soon. The first person that guesses who it is will get a dedication and a fanfic of their choice from moi! Just post your guesses on the review page. I'll let you know who won after the character shows up, but it should be pretty obvious by that point. Okay, here's the next chapter!
Chapter 6:
Opportunity
The nurse smiled as soon as Sephiroth walked through his door. It was expected, and it did please him to finally have something to report back to Hojo on.
The boy had shown absolutely no signs of reacting to the experiments before, but with the information the girl had provided, he had a good idea that the boy was finally reacting to the Jenova cells.
It was a good thing, too, seeing as how Hojo was getting more and more aggravated with the other test subjects. They just weren't as good as the boy had been. And getting a reaction from the subject, well, giving Hojo news like that would surely convince the scientist to give him the raise he deserved.
He told the boy to lie down on the bed while he got some medicine. As soon as the boy laid down, the nurse walked into the next room and came back with a small pill. The boy took it as he was old, and his eyes fluttered. He passed out on the bed. The nurse picked up his cell phone and dialed the only number he bothered to memorize.
"Yes?"
"The subject is here. I have him unconscious."
"And?"
"He's exhibiting signs of a reaction."
The silence on the other end was almost deafening.
"A team will come down there immediately for a pick up."
"Understood."
He hung up and looked over at the boy. It really was too bad, but then, not everyone could have a good life. One sacrifice for the sake of science didn't seem like such a bad deal.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Green eyes stared out the window. A small hand held up a petite face, and long, soft brown hair fluttered around her shoulders. Aeris sighed and tried to pay attention to what they were talking about in class, but she couldn't. She was worried about Sephiroth. He still wasn't back yet. Was he really that sick? Maybe she should have stayed with him.
The door to the classroom opened, and a man in a suit walked in. He walked up to the teacher and said something to her quietly. The teacher looked at him carefully, then nodded. The man thanked her and left.
What was going on? What was happening? The class started whispering, but the teacher shushed them and gave them some work to do.
Aeris found herself drifting off again. But when she glanced out the window, she saw the man holding onto on end of a stretcher. Sephiroth was lying there, strapped in and passive. They loaded him into the car, and then drove off.
Aeris didn't understand. Was he going to the hospital? She hadn't thought he was that sick. Oh, well. She'd have to ask him tomorrow.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Hojo walked to the lab quickly. Was it true? Had the boy finally shown a reaction? If so, then the resources hadn't been wasted. It was more than he could hope for.
And yet, he still had his doubt. If it really was a headache, then his time was wasted. But somehow, he thought that there had been a reaction.
Still, better to not get his hopes up.
He walked into the room and glanced around. The boy was already drugged and strapped to the table. At least his incompetent staff had done something right.
He moved closer to the specimen, hoping to see if there was any visible reaction. Nothing appeared to his eye, but that didn't necessarily mean nothing was there at all.
Hojo gestured in the air and seconds later a copy of the boy's report was placed into his hands. He briefly went over it, his eyes landing on the section that might help him after all.
'The specimen's Mako cells are still inactive, however the Jenova cells are moving at an alarming pace. They seem to have an agenda of their own, which might lead to the discovery of an almost unimaginable amount of scientific knowledge. The specimen reports suffering from splitting migraines as well as a disorienting loss of time in between 'flashes'. These 'flashes' appear to be periods of time during which the Jenova cells take full control over the specimen and are able to fully communicate with their host body. This communication between the Jenova cells and the specimen appears to have a hallucinogenic effect on the specimen. Without further study, these revolutionary events might have been seen as psychosis or other forms of metal disorders. One unusual revelation appears during the Jenova communication periods. Some of he specimen's own cells mutate to form exact replicas of the Jenova implants. As more of these cells are produced, the communication periods might become even clearer, thus resulting in-'
Hojo snorted and threw the report aside. Let his foolish assistants look for secret conspiracies where there was only scientific knowledge. They would be highly disappointed when the end result of this experiment was revealed.
Smiling in anticipation, Hojo began to order new tests and experiments. This sole specimen might be the only chance he would ever have to complete his dream. His life's work. And he could not afford to let such an opportunity pass him by.
Author's Note: Alright, just a heads up. The next few chapters are going to be kind of strange, but there's not much I can do about it. There's going to be a lot of conversation between Jenova and Sephiroth, as well as a lot of time passing in just a few chapters. I do need to let them grow up, you know. And a character from the game will be added soon. The first person that guesses who it is will get a dedication and a fanfic of their choice from moi! Just post your guesses on the review page. I'll let you know who won after the character shows up, but it should be pretty obvious by that point. Okay, here's the next chapter!
Chapter 6:
Opportunity
The nurse smiled as soon as Sephiroth walked through his door. It was expected, and it did please him to finally have something to report back to Hojo on.
The boy had shown absolutely no signs of reacting to the experiments before, but with the information the girl had provided, he had a good idea that the boy was finally reacting to the Jenova cells.
It was a good thing, too, seeing as how Hojo was getting more and more aggravated with the other test subjects. They just weren't as good as the boy had been. And getting a reaction from the subject, well, giving Hojo news like that would surely convince the scientist to give him the raise he deserved.
He told the boy to lie down on the bed while he got some medicine. As soon as the boy laid down, the nurse walked into the next room and came back with a small pill. The boy took it as he was old, and his eyes fluttered. He passed out on the bed. The nurse picked up his cell phone and dialed the only number he bothered to memorize.
"Yes?"
"The subject is here. I have him unconscious."
"And?"
"He's exhibiting signs of a reaction."
The silence on the other end was almost deafening.
"A team will come down there immediately for a pick up."
"Understood."
He hung up and looked over at the boy. It really was too bad, but then, not everyone could have a good life. One sacrifice for the sake of science didn't seem like such a bad deal.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Green eyes stared out the window. A small hand held up a petite face, and long, soft brown hair fluttered around her shoulders. Aeris sighed and tried to pay attention to what they were talking about in class, but she couldn't. She was worried about Sephiroth. He still wasn't back yet. Was he really that sick? Maybe she should have stayed with him.
The door to the classroom opened, and a man in a suit walked in. He walked up to the teacher and said something to her quietly. The teacher looked at him carefully, then nodded. The man thanked her and left.
What was going on? What was happening? The class started whispering, but the teacher shushed them and gave them some work to do.
Aeris found herself drifting off again. But when she glanced out the window, she saw the man holding onto on end of a stretcher. Sephiroth was lying there, strapped in and passive. They loaded him into the car, and then drove off.
Aeris didn't understand. Was he going to the hospital? She hadn't thought he was that sick. Oh, well. She'd have to ask him tomorrow.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Hojo walked to the lab quickly. Was it true? Had the boy finally shown a reaction? If so, then the resources hadn't been wasted. It was more than he could hope for.
And yet, he still had his doubt. If it really was a headache, then his time was wasted. But somehow, he thought that there had been a reaction.
Still, better to not get his hopes up.
He walked into the room and glanced around. The boy was already drugged and strapped to the table. At least his incompetent staff had done something right.
He moved closer to the specimen, hoping to see if there was any visible reaction. Nothing appeared to his eye, but that didn't necessarily mean nothing was there at all.
Hojo gestured in the air and seconds later a copy of the boy's report was placed into his hands. He briefly went over it, his eyes landing on the section that might help him after all.
'The specimen's Mako cells are still inactive, however the Jenova cells are moving at an alarming pace. They seem to have an agenda of their own, which might lead to the discovery of an almost unimaginable amount of scientific knowledge. The specimen reports suffering from splitting migraines as well as a disorienting loss of time in between 'flashes'. These 'flashes' appear to be periods of time during which the Jenova cells take full control over the specimen and are able to fully communicate with their host body. This communication between the Jenova cells and the specimen appears to have a hallucinogenic effect on the specimen. Without further study, these revolutionary events might have been seen as psychosis or other forms of metal disorders. One unusual revelation appears during the Jenova communication periods. Some of he specimen's own cells mutate to form exact replicas of the Jenova implants. As more of these cells are produced, the communication periods might become even clearer, thus resulting in-'
Hojo snorted and threw the report aside. Let his foolish assistants look for secret conspiracies where there was only scientific knowledge. They would be highly disappointed when the end result of this experiment was revealed.
Smiling in anticipation, Hojo began to order new tests and experiments. This sole specimen might be the only chance he would ever have to complete his dream. His life's work. And he could not afford to let such an opportunity pass him by.