Chapter 42
Unexpected Intervention
Disclaimer: …don't own don't sue; I'll kill if anyone takes my characters or the ones given to me by anyone else. Ask if you'd like to use them.
A/N: Ok, I confirm, there is a Final Fantasy VII movie. It's called Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. I have been to several web sites that have said so. It is to release in Japan sometime in 2004. Don't know about here in the states though, the story is set two years after Meteor. That's about all I know besides Sephiroth decides to show up! So guess what that means? We never really killed him in the game! Ok, enough with that and on to the chapter.
Unexpected Intervention:
"WHAT?!!" Sephiroth spat out without really thinking about what the Wutain commander was saying. He had heard two words and…and… "That can't be…" he growled lowly to himself.
Neka smirked with self-satisfaction. "Give up now and perhaps I'll let her live."
"You harm a hair on her head and I'll…I'll…" Sephiroth snarled, his fists were clenched at his sides; white at the knuckles from lack of blood flow and shaking from fury.
"And you'll what?" Neka taunted. "Your precious lovers life is at stake here boy. You are in no position to be threatening me." Something from just beyond Sephiroth made that taunting look on the commanders face grow all the more. "And as it is, luck is on my side today…backup has arrived in full force."
Sephiroth turned his head a bit to the side, enough so that he could see who had come into the fortress behind him. He nearly gasped in surprise as he fully turned to the new arrivals…
There, just a few paces, now in front of Sephiroth, stood the man with ocean for eyes and that dark chin-length golden hair…those eyes studied the silver-haired General for a short while; those eyes held recollection and questioning. Darkened aqua eyes answered that questioning look with a quick gesture over his shoulder.
The golden haired man stepped forward so that he was facing Neka still and was beside Sephiroth, they were nearly the same height. Those ocean blue eyes became icy as they narrowed. He proceeded forward until he was only a few yards in front of where Neka stood still with Daitona still held at sword point.
"General Neka…what's a low class officer calling me all the way out here for. I was informed that you needed back up." The golden-haired man growled then eyed the golden-haired girl being held captive. "If this is what you've called me all the way out here for…you're a fool."
"Sir, it was not this girl that was my concern. It was he…who you just passed," Neka replied.
"Then you wish to take care of him yourself." It wasn't a question it was a statement of fact.
"Commander Mifune, you don't…" Neka started to protest.
Mifune narrowed his eyes to a state that guaranteed death if another word was spoken out of line. "You wish the boy dead you can do it yourself…he doesn't appear to be a threat to me."
"And what of the girl sir? She killed my second in command! I'm not just going to let her go…" Neka protested.
"Then I'll hold onto her for now. Will that make you happy Neka?" Mifune growled. He stride forward and took hold of Daitona's arms gently though to anyone watching it looked like a tight hold.
Mifune pushed Daitona back a bit so that they both stood behind Neka; he turned his head back to see his soldiers. "Kill him," he stated simply.
All the soldiers that had arrived on Mifune's command raised their weapons.
"He's mine!" Sephiroth growled and lunged for the unsuspecting general before any of the other Wutain soldiers could do anything.
"But WHY?!!" Neka cried out as he dodged away from the fiery young man's sword.
Mifune's icy blue eyes settled on Neka. "Because no one threatens my niece's life while I'm around and especially not YOU!"
"God's, quit yelling…" Daitona groaned softly. The sleep spell was leaving her groggy and no in the mood for anyone's yelling.
"Daitona…be quiet," Mifune stated grumpily.
Her eyes shot open at the sound of his voice. She had thought she was hearing wrong at first because all her senses were disoriented but now… "Uncle Mifune? What…?"
"What…you didn't recognize me?" he smirked then turned so she could see the fight going on.
Sephiroth's eyes were glowing intently from his fury. The swings of his Masamune were quick and deadly but thus far Neka had managed to dodge them, he and found out already that there was no blocking that sword. He had sustained a major gash across his shoulder from that mistake.
"You miss judge me once Neka and your life will meet its END!" Sephiroth jumped into the air and brought the Masamune down hard missing once more. The sharp edge of the sword sunk some ways into the hard dirt. He growled angrily, he was getting fed up with this game of cat and mouse; he yanked his sword from the ground quickly and stabbed it at Neka several times. The last stab of the assault caught Neka across the chest, ripping a gruesomely deep gash that wouldn't quite kill him. The Wutain fell to the ground coughing in pain and clutching the deep chest wound. Sephiroth loomed over him staring down at him with eyes as icy as the artic ocean.
Sephiroth extended his hand out, palm facing the fallen Wutain. Neka's eyes grew wide as he felt the start of an intense spell being cast. His body started to grow warmer and warmer until the heat became unbearable. He screamed in pain just as lines of smoke started to billow upwards from his cloths. He curled into a fetal position just as all his clothes burst into flames. The flames grew far higher than necessary to kill Neka. After several minutes the flamed died and all that was left of the former general was dark ashes, which were swept away in a gust of wind.
After so thoroughly beaten the living snot out of his enemy, Sephiroth was feeling much better and not nearly as mad…but there was still a little something that needed to be cleared up.
He turned to where Mifune still stood with Daitona. "Daitona…"
She closed her eyes then sighed pushing away from her uncle. She nearly lost her balance, still being drowsy from sleep, but managed to stay on her feet. She straightened before slowly, carefully making her way to where her silver-haired warrior stood in wait. She stopped when she stood only a few feet in front of him then averted her eyes to the charred ground where the Wutain had lost his life only moments ago.
Daitona drew in her breath sharply in surprise when a gloved had touched the side of her face; she looked back up into those softly glowing aqua green eyes.
"Daitona…" Sephiroth said softly so that only she could hear. "Is what he said true?"
Daitona searched his eyes to see what he was thinking but they were unreadable to her. Finally she bowed her head. "I didn't know…or at least I didn't believe it to be so at the time…that solution never crossed my mind." Her shoulders slumped when he made no response.
Sephiroth stood still in deep thought. His mind couldn't come to an immediate solution as to what to do next so he did what came naturally to him. He extended both his arms out on either side of Daitona and embraced her to him, bowing his head so that his face was nearer to her hair.
"You're not mad?" Daitona asked softly, turning her head so that her cheek rested on his chest.
"No, not at you. At myself yes for being so oblivious, I knew something was wrong with you yet I refused to take it seriously…he could have killed you just then. I don't know what I'd do without out you; don't ever leave my side Daitona. Please." Sephiroth tightened his arms a bit and closed his eyes, having her safely in his arms was all he wanted just then.
Mifune dismissed his soldiers giving them orders to keep watch from the surrounding woods, all the Shinra soldiers had already made themselves scarce so there was no one left to witness the events that were to happen in the next few minutes. Mifune cleared his throat getting the only others attention.
"I never expected to see either of you again…not like this at least."
"Thank you," Sephiroth stated bowing his head in respect, Mifune nodded.
"I knew you two would get in trouble but I didn't expect it to be like this. I heard what Neka said…I want the both of you to come back to my base with me. I know I said when the next we meet we'd be enemies but things have changed. I won't allow you to be hurt Daitona. Even if we are on opposite sides you're still a part of my family. You'll be safe at my fortress…" Mifune assured.
"We have a duty to Shinra…we can't just abandon that," Daitona protested.
Mifune shook his head. "I wasn't asking you to. I just want you to rest up for now and get a doctor to look you over. I'm almost certain you wouldn't want the Shinra people to know you're pregnant, now would you?"
Daitona shook her head. She hadn't thought of that. 'God what if Hojo found out?'
Sephiroth growled angrily. "We'll go. If Shinra ever found out…" Sephiroth shuttered at the thought and shook his head.
"That's what I thought. The both of you were 'raised' by the science department of Shinra. Your baby would be a prize to them, just as the both of you are. Come, we must be off before someone else shows up here." Mifune led the way outside of Fort Dal'fa and signaled his soldiers to bring the chocobo's.
Someone had found where Sephiroth had left his so he was able to mount his own chocobo then gently pulled Daitona up in front of him.
Daitona frowned as they rode. She didn't like being treated like something that would break…but then again she could understand Sephiroths concern.
"Sephiroth…do you even want this baby?" Daitona asked softly after a long while of silence. She had to ask, he hadn't reacted…well, as far as she knew, to the news.
Sephiroth looked down at her, it was his turn to search her eyes. The question was rather sudden and he wasn't sure how to answer, he didn't even know how she felt about it. He sighed then smiled ever so slightly. "No worries love. I hadn't expected this so soon but that doesn't matter. I still love you as much as I did the day I married you and I'll love our children equally as much."
"Oh…" Daitona sighed as relief washed over her; she thought he had been mad because he hadn't said anything. "I'm glad. I thought you were mad when you didn't say anything else."
"I'm sorry." Sephiroth shivered somewhat then got a questing gaze from his wife. "For the first time in a long time I was scared. I was scared that something was going to happen to you…and the baby. When Mifune showed up you couldn't even begin to know the relief I felt. But then again I wasn't too sure what he was going to do at first until he walked by me and whispered for me to 'stay put.' I don't want you to fight anymore Daitona, not in the battles at least. I don't want either of you getting hurt; plus I have a feeling that this war isn't going to hold up too much longer."
"I have to fight Sephiroth," Daitona said stubbornly.
"No you don't and you won't. If I have to I'll make that a direct order," Sephiroth warned.
"You wouldn't!"
Mifune turned his head to Daitona's yell. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing," the young female general sighed though her glare at the older general didn't change. "You can't. If Shinra or Hojo found out that I wasn't fighting they'd want to know why."
"I'll take care of it."
Daitona remained silent though she wanted to protest she just didn't know how to push it any further. She gave up for the time and looked ahead in the direction they were heading. She recognized this forest…they'd be to Mifune's fort within the next half hour. Then they'd have to at some point, tackle the job of what to do next…
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-End Chapter 42-
A/N: So there, did that tie up the end of last chapter? Did that make any sense? Oh well…I think I'll have this war come to an end in two chapters, depends how long it takes me to tie up loose ends in the next chapter and explain a few things. I have a feeling the next chapter will be long so there. That makes up for the last two short ones! Until next time!