' What could they be doing in there.?'
Sephiroth, being curious of current events, sneaks down the hall, zipping past any security camera, or Shinra employee with perfect ease. He gracefully makes it into the elevator, without a single person seeing not even a single strand of his silver locks.
' Hojo wanted to see me so badly. and then left me waiting for 3 hours! But what could he be doing for that immoral man to keep me waiting in that boring room for so long.?'
He hits the button to the 68th floor. The doors close slowly and he starts to rise up. He looks out the glass windows, watching the city become smaller as he rises higher. Crossing his arms across his belted chest, he ponders for a few more moments.
' That man will dearly pay if it is anything unimportant.'
As he reaches the 68th floor, he waits beside the side, to make sure not to be seen if someone might be standing there. After waiting a few moments, he dashes from the elevator, still unseen by any mechanical or living eyes. As he makes it to the lab, he slows down, peaking around the open lab door to what lays inside.
But what he saw was nothing that he would of expected. Far across the room in a huge glass test tube, connected to many wires and many computers, where the entire science department lies, is a being. no, a woman. Her skin is a dark blue, many tubes connected to her prone body. She has red wings, paper like wings coming from her back, and a device on her head, which has even more tubes. The device, covering what looks to be silver hair, that drapes forward as very long bangs, has "Jenova" inscribed on the plaque. As he looks upon "Jenova" his mako green eyes open wide, seeming to remember this creature in some way. It looks upon him also, though not noticed by the scientists at all, one glowing red eye seen, looking strait to him. He takes a small step back in surprise. or maybe it is fear that fills his body? Is he scared of what is held in this tube? But even as the creature bows it's head again as the scientists continue working.
Protect her.
'What.?'
Protect. your sister.
'Wait, I don't understand.'
As he listens to the beeping of the computers, and the typing, he no longer hears the voice inside his head. Was it a woman's? And what did it mean by 'protect his sister.' He had no more living relatives that he knew off.
As he is caught in thought, he doesn't notice the black swirling energy twirling down the tube around Jenova. The scientists are all caught in surprise as the computers all begin to explode, everything starting to go up in flames inside the lab. But the flames suddenly stop as the energy does also, Sephiroth looking in even more surprise than the scientists are, as he watches everything freeze in time but the humans. The flames freeze in thin air, and the black energy has stopped flowing, though glowing brightly and vanishing, like a pulse. The glass then suddenly shatters, and from the chest of Jenova appears a very bright light. Not black like the evil ora that surrounds her, but a white light, with something inside. The ball of light lowers itself onto the ground slowly; as it does the bright shine starts to fade, revealing the being inside. A small girl lands on her knees on the floor, being completely bare. She seems to be about 5 years of age, with long silver locks. Her head is bowed so Sephiroth is unable to see her face as he tries to get a clearer view. As he watches, the head slowly starts to rise, looking strait at him, her eyes being nothing but gray pits.
***
Sephiroth jumps up from his sleep, breathing hard from the surprise of his nightmare. He holds his head for a moment, whipping the dripping sweat that poured from his head. Jen. He looks up to her in concern at the vision he just saw, though she still sleeps soundly with Shinta in her arms.
'What was that.?' Searching his mind he looks for answers. Never before has he had nightmares like that.or nightmares at all. Not once does he remember feeling so scared. he could feel it within his dream also. Memories of things he's long forgotten fill his head. Trying to find answers. Jen's birth, the creation of Jenova II. It was a dark night. raining hard. He had been waiting in a room for hours for Hojo to finally see him and became impatient. The lab. it was the first time it went up in flames. Well as far back as he can actually remember. Jen came from the ball of light when the experiment went out of control. Jenova. That was the name of the creature inside. But what was it he wondered? What could it have been? And was it what was giving Jen so much power.? Those eyes. He doesn't recall in his memories they were that blank. When she was born they were green like his. and innocent. not cold and empty like in this nightmare of his. What did it mean? Question upon question filled his mind as he searched for answers that seemed to be running from him. But as he pondered, he could only come up with one conclusion.
'Jen must get out of here.' Sephiroth rises from his seat, going over to Jen's bed. He looks to the clock on the wall, seeing it was still very early in the morning, the best time. With a gentle hand he strokes her a bit, first waking Shinta, and then her eyes slowly open, looking up to him with tired eyes, yawning loudly as Shinta does also.
"Sephy.? Why are we. awake so early.?" Jen rubs her eyes, yawning once again, Shinta shaking out his feathers as he stands next to her.
"We're going away. I'm going to help you escape out of here and find you a nice home to stay in. It's to dangerous for you to stay with me. but I will gladly make sure you don't have to suffer like I did." He goes over to the side of the room, hitting a button on what seems to be perfectly clear wall. A panel opens up, revealing a few long jackets, some clothes, and other little dressings. He pulls some long capes from the closet, draping one over his muscular shoulders and putting the hood over his head. Jen has already gotten out of bed, still yawning from being so tired, Shinta following as he rubs his head against the ground, his whole front slumped forward as it drags against the ground. Sephiroth walks over, being hidden under the long hood of his cape, putting a smaller one over Jen's shoulders, and picking her up into his arms.
"We better hurry. the sooner we get out of here the easier it will be for us to leave without being caught." Jen nods to him, though shaking, even though she is very tired, she is scared. Sephiroth picks up little Shinta also, putting him in his arms with Jen who holds him. He walks over to the window of her room, his eyes narrowed as he looks to the window. With one swift kick he shatters the glass completely, it falling down the side of the tall building.
"Hold on." Without giving Jen any time to answer he kicks off one foot and jumps right out the window. He turns himself so that they are flying horizontal to the ground, and his feet land on the side of the building where he runs down the side. His speed is like lighting as he dashes down the wall, kicking off before they hit the bottom and landing on the ground outside the corporation. Sephiroth looks behind him for a moment, looking at the building with Jen under their hoods, and starts walking casually forward as she holds her, walking into the busy streets, to remain hidden from any sort of Shinra employee.
To Sephiroth's dismay, Hojo went looking for Jen a few minutes later after they made it outside the building. SOLDIER men were already filling the streets, looking for the man and little girl with long silver locks. They swarmed the streets as they look for the, cocking guns and shoving people from the streets into any nearby buildings. Sephiroth looks over his shoulder as he sees the men filling the streets, each holding weapons. With that added to his problem he starts to pick up speed, almost running as he dashes through the crowds and crowds of people. To further the dilemma, as he arrived to the train station, he found that they cut off all transportation in and out of the city, and were checking anyone who came close. Sephiroth rushed back through the crowds, wandering into some back alleys to find escape from the oncoming warriors. Fear was not an option for him, and he did not worry of himself. He could easily take out every man in this city if he desired. But it was Jen he was worried for; so young and fragile she could easily be hurt in the crossfire of battle. Or. she would loose control of herself and take out a whole sector of the city. As he wandered into the alleys, the firing of a special sniper gun stops him.
"Well, well Sephiroth! Going somewhere?" Sephiroth looked up to the building tops, hearing the sound of the familiar voice. Standing on the stairs of a fire escape, a man with long, spiky red hair, wearing goggles and a blue Turk suit, with the jacket open. He holds the smoking gun over his shoulder as she holds onto on of the rusted bars that hold up the fire escape. Sephiroth says nothing, not looking at the man directly either, though Jen of course, curious enough to look up. The man jumps from where he stood, landing only about a yard and a half away from Sephiroth, still keeping himself, and Jen, hidden under their capes.
"The whole company knows its you Sephiroth. You're the only fool who would try to escape with Jenova II." He cocks his gun, pointing it to Sephiroth. "But unlike her, they don't care if you die." And with that he pulls the trigger. But as the bullet is about to make contact, Sephiroth vanished into thin air.
"Reno you fool! Don't tell me you lost them!!" Reno looks behind him, still surprised by Sephiroth's disappearance to say anything else. More people enter the ally, one man having slicked back blond locks, but wearing a long white jacket, followed by Tseng, and a bald black man.
"I didn't loose him! He just vanished!" Reno tries to explain to him.
"Don't make excuses you stupid fool!" The blond screams at him, "My dad will have our heads if we don't find them!!!"
"Well Rufus! If you'd like some more help, the two of them are both wearing brown capes and hoods, along with holding a baby red Chocobo. Happy?" Reno acts casual again, putting his gun over his shoulder.
"Fine. that will get you off the hook." Rufus looks over to Tseng as he walks forward, "Inform the men that Sephiroth is wearing a brown cloak, and holding Jenova II and a Red Chocobo." And he looks back away as Tseng puts his hand over the headphone he wore on his right ear, speaking into the microphone connected. As he does, the streets fill more and more with men, running around like scurrying mice, lost in a maze, searching for its missing cheese. However, these mice have to kill its prey before they can take the prize.
Sephiroth looks behind him as he looks down the dark empty alleyway. He can see now that he will soon be surrounded if he doesn't get him and Jen out of Shinra territory soon. As fast as he could, he ran down the alleyways, somehow his hood still being over his head, along with Jen's. Jen looks up worriedly to her brother, as Shinta looked worried to her.
"Sephy. they're coming." Jen muttered softly as Sephiroth looked worried down into her sea green eyes. "They'll be here soon. and they'll kill you to get me.."
"Jen. how do you know this?" Sephiroth asked silently, though never stopping.
"Mommy told me." Sephiroth looked away from Jen as he told her this. Why was Jenova giving her messages? Was it Jenova that caused Jen to attack the way she did? Is that why he held that strange dream.? Because he feared that Jen would be taken over by Jenova? As he was lost in thought, he did not notice that the men had found him. He looked up as the screaming of fire at will echoed all over the alleys and from the rooftop. Upon Sephiroth and Jenova, along with Shinta came a shower of bullets, all trying to make their mark to slow, or kill Sephiroth. Of course, Sephiroth kept running and easily avoided all the bullets for the men's aim were poor. He kept his body bowed slightly; to make sure neither Jen nor Shinta were hit by the showing bullets, which tore up his cape as he fled.
Sephiroth had reached the outer wall of the city, looking upon it as the men had him surrounded, guns pointing to him. He did not turn about, but stare up at the top of the towering wall, not flinching an inch. Rufus pushed his way through the crowd of gun-ho men, looking at Sephiroth's back, with the few strands of silver hair showing through the torn cape.
"It's all over Sephiroth. You can't run anymore, and if you make a single move will fill you full of lead. Just hand over that stupid little girl to me and be on your way." Rufus told him, holding up an arm to take Jen from him. But Sephiroth never moved, his glowing mako eyes were set only to the top of the wall, making no note that Rufus, nor any of the other men were standing around him. "Hey! Are you listing to me! Give me the stupid little experiment so I can get home already!" Rufus screamed again to Sephiroth, who still did not make a single, solitary move. Sephiroth closed his eyes for a moment, Jen tugging on the end of his cape as he did, worried that he was going to sacrifice himself to free her. But he did not, Sephiroth opened his eyes again, as a white angelic wing burst from his back, tearing off the cape that he wore, to reveal the wing was in face, attached to his body. The wing flapped a few times, and Sephiroth jumped into the air, the single wing taking him airborne and over the top of the wall. The men fired to Sephiroth, but of course, none made a single hit as his silver locks disappeared over the outside wall. He slowly floated down the from the huge drop, making sure to take his time with the way Jen was shaking in his arms from this sudden flight, though not as much as Shinta. Shinta's blue eyes stared down in fear at the drop, his whole body shaking as he shoved his head between Jen's arms, the small girl of course, holding her tightly.
Sephiroth made touch down as he landed lightly on the green fields, his white angelic wing slowly fading from his back, though he made no stop as he started to walk across the green plain. Jen looked up to her older brother, as she pulled down her hood, revealing her scared face as she looked to him.
"Sephy.? Where are we going now?" Jen asked, her voice frail and small, and yet still very fearful.
"I'm taking you to a place where both you and Shinta can live in peace. I'm bringing you to the ranch where I bought young Shinta. The owner trusts me and I doubt that he wouldn't accept you till you grow old enough to find a place of your own." Sephiroth explained to her. He never set his eyes upon her, though looking towards the horizon to see the solo that held the greens for the Chocobos. "Jen, you must do one thing for me though. You are never to speak of where you came from, or why I have to drop you off here. Also, don't ever call yourself Jen, or Jenova again. If Hojo looks for you they'll look for a silvered haired girl with sea green eyes who goes by the name of Jen." Sephiroth drew a small bracelet from his long jacket as he stopped, setting the two down before they could fully arrive. He held out the small arm of Jen, placing the bracelet upon her wrist. The small green glowing jewel on the end set off a strange ora, as her hair color changed silver to a light chocolate, and her eyes turning a deep sea blue. Jen looked to herself for a moment, pulling on her new brown bangs in curiosity.
"That is a braclet that holds a special cover Materia. You are never to take it off for any reason, and you shall now call yourself Alma. Can you do this for me Jen? Can you try to live a different life till I know you are safe to come out into the open as yourself again?" Little Jen looked up at her brother, tears swelling up. She did not want to leave. but she knew that if Hojo found her she'd be in really big trouble. She bowed her head a bit, nodding to him lightly. Sephiroth bent down to one knee before her, his finger slipping under her chin as he lifted her head so their eyes would meet. "I don't want you to get hurt Jen. The people here are normal. but they are very nice. They can help you raise Shinta, and you at the same time. I'll come and visit you whenever I can. and when you are strong and think you can survive on your own, you can come look for me. Alright 'Alma?'" Jen shook her head again, a faint smile forming on her lips as she nodded again.
"Till I am as strong as you Sephy.?" The little Jen asked, her voice, no longer seeming scared or sad. Sephiroth nodded her head and her smile grew wider, and she ran into her brother's arms, wrapping her small frail arms around his waist as much as she can, holding him tightly. His own arms wrapped around her small body, holding her just as tightly. "I will get stronger Sephy. I promise."
***
In conclusion: Sephiroth dropped Jen, now known as Alma, off at the Chocobo farm where he bought Shinta. The owner was glad to take her and her small Chocobo in, but questioned Sephiroth, who of course, gave him no answer. Other then that his job in SOLDIER was putting her in danger, and with both of their parents dead he could no longer take care of her. Before Sephiroth left though, the owner asked one last question, about how they could be brother and sister if they looked completely different. Sephiroth could give no answer, and did nothing but hug his sister, tell her goodbye, and leave.
In years later to come, Alma learned many skills in magic. At age 15 (or when she looked 15 at least.) She took apprentice-ship under an old fashioned summoner, who taught her many ways of almost all the magics before his passing. Shinta grew to be a beautiful red Chocobo, becoming the fastest and strongest that the farmer had ever seen. When Alma became much older, she was recruited into the Esthar Army under the leadership of a man named Laguna. She fell in love with him during their journeys, but soon left for her own. After learning everything she could, and hearing the destruction that happened at Shinra, she went in search of her older brother, till she could find him again, and show him how strong she had become, and hear the name Jen, one more time.
Sephiroth, being curious of current events, sneaks down the hall, zipping past any security camera, or Shinra employee with perfect ease. He gracefully makes it into the elevator, without a single person seeing not even a single strand of his silver locks.
' Hojo wanted to see me so badly. and then left me waiting for 3 hours! But what could he be doing for that immoral man to keep me waiting in that boring room for so long.?'
He hits the button to the 68th floor. The doors close slowly and he starts to rise up. He looks out the glass windows, watching the city become smaller as he rises higher. Crossing his arms across his belted chest, he ponders for a few more moments.
' That man will dearly pay if it is anything unimportant.'
As he reaches the 68th floor, he waits beside the side, to make sure not to be seen if someone might be standing there. After waiting a few moments, he dashes from the elevator, still unseen by any mechanical or living eyes. As he makes it to the lab, he slows down, peaking around the open lab door to what lays inside.
But what he saw was nothing that he would of expected. Far across the room in a huge glass test tube, connected to many wires and many computers, where the entire science department lies, is a being. no, a woman. Her skin is a dark blue, many tubes connected to her prone body. She has red wings, paper like wings coming from her back, and a device on her head, which has even more tubes. The device, covering what looks to be silver hair, that drapes forward as very long bangs, has "Jenova" inscribed on the plaque. As he looks upon "Jenova" his mako green eyes open wide, seeming to remember this creature in some way. It looks upon him also, though not noticed by the scientists at all, one glowing red eye seen, looking strait to him. He takes a small step back in surprise. or maybe it is fear that fills his body? Is he scared of what is held in this tube? But even as the creature bows it's head again as the scientists continue working.
Protect her.
'What.?'
Protect. your sister.
'Wait, I don't understand.'
As he listens to the beeping of the computers, and the typing, he no longer hears the voice inside his head. Was it a woman's? And what did it mean by 'protect his sister.' He had no more living relatives that he knew off.
As he is caught in thought, he doesn't notice the black swirling energy twirling down the tube around Jenova. The scientists are all caught in surprise as the computers all begin to explode, everything starting to go up in flames inside the lab. But the flames suddenly stop as the energy does also, Sephiroth looking in even more surprise than the scientists are, as he watches everything freeze in time but the humans. The flames freeze in thin air, and the black energy has stopped flowing, though glowing brightly and vanishing, like a pulse. The glass then suddenly shatters, and from the chest of Jenova appears a very bright light. Not black like the evil ora that surrounds her, but a white light, with something inside. The ball of light lowers itself onto the ground slowly; as it does the bright shine starts to fade, revealing the being inside. A small girl lands on her knees on the floor, being completely bare. She seems to be about 5 years of age, with long silver locks. Her head is bowed so Sephiroth is unable to see her face as he tries to get a clearer view. As he watches, the head slowly starts to rise, looking strait at him, her eyes being nothing but gray pits.
***
Sephiroth jumps up from his sleep, breathing hard from the surprise of his nightmare. He holds his head for a moment, whipping the dripping sweat that poured from his head. Jen. He looks up to her in concern at the vision he just saw, though she still sleeps soundly with Shinta in her arms.
'What was that.?' Searching his mind he looks for answers. Never before has he had nightmares like that.or nightmares at all. Not once does he remember feeling so scared. he could feel it within his dream also. Memories of things he's long forgotten fill his head. Trying to find answers. Jen's birth, the creation of Jenova II. It was a dark night. raining hard. He had been waiting in a room for hours for Hojo to finally see him and became impatient. The lab. it was the first time it went up in flames. Well as far back as he can actually remember. Jen came from the ball of light when the experiment went out of control. Jenova. That was the name of the creature inside. But what was it he wondered? What could it have been? And was it what was giving Jen so much power.? Those eyes. He doesn't recall in his memories they were that blank. When she was born they were green like his. and innocent. not cold and empty like in this nightmare of his. What did it mean? Question upon question filled his mind as he searched for answers that seemed to be running from him. But as he pondered, he could only come up with one conclusion.
'Jen must get out of here.' Sephiroth rises from his seat, going over to Jen's bed. He looks to the clock on the wall, seeing it was still very early in the morning, the best time. With a gentle hand he strokes her a bit, first waking Shinta, and then her eyes slowly open, looking up to him with tired eyes, yawning loudly as Shinta does also.
"Sephy.? Why are we. awake so early.?" Jen rubs her eyes, yawning once again, Shinta shaking out his feathers as he stands next to her.
"We're going away. I'm going to help you escape out of here and find you a nice home to stay in. It's to dangerous for you to stay with me. but I will gladly make sure you don't have to suffer like I did." He goes over to the side of the room, hitting a button on what seems to be perfectly clear wall. A panel opens up, revealing a few long jackets, some clothes, and other little dressings. He pulls some long capes from the closet, draping one over his muscular shoulders and putting the hood over his head. Jen has already gotten out of bed, still yawning from being so tired, Shinta following as he rubs his head against the ground, his whole front slumped forward as it drags against the ground. Sephiroth walks over, being hidden under the long hood of his cape, putting a smaller one over Jen's shoulders, and picking her up into his arms.
"We better hurry. the sooner we get out of here the easier it will be for us to leave without being caught." Jen nods to him, though shaking, even though she is very tired, she is scared. Sephiroth picks up little Shinta also, putting him in his arms with Jen who holds him. He walks over to the window of her room, his eyes narrowed as he looks to the window. With one swift kick he shatters the glass completely, it falling down the side of the tall building.
"Hold on." Without giving Jen any time to answer he kicks off one foot and jumps right out the window. He turns himself so that they are flying horizontal to the ground, and his feet land on the side of the building where he runs down the side. His speed is like lighting as he dashes down the wall, kicking off before they hit the bottom and landing on the ground outside the corporation. Sephiroth looks behind him for a moment, looking at the building with Jen under their hoods, and starts walking casually forward as she holds her, walking into the busy streets, to remain hidden from any sort of Shinra employee.
To Sephiroth's dismay, Hojo went looking for Jen a few minutes later after they made it outside the building. SOLDIER men were already filling the streets, looking for the man and little girl with long silver locks. They swarmed the streets as they look for the, cocking guns and shoving people from the streets into any nearby buildings. Sephiroth looks over his shoulder as he sees the men filling the streets, each holding weapons. With that added to his problem he starts to pick up speed, almost running as he dashes through the crowds and crowds of people. To further the dilemma, as he arrived to the train station, he found that they cut off all transportation in and out of the city, and were checking anyone who came close. Sephiroth rushed back through the crowds, wandering into some back alleys to find escape from the oncoming warriors. Fear was not an option for him, and he did not worry of himself. He could easily take out every man in this city if he desired. But it was Jen he was worried for; so young and fragile she could easily be hurt in the crossfire of battle. Or. she would loose control of herself and take out a whole sector of the city. As he wandered into the alleys, the firing of a special sniper gun stops him.
"Well, well Sephiroth! Going somewhere?" Sephiroth looked up to the building tops, hearing the sound of the familiar voice. Standing on the stairs of a fire escape, a man with long, spiky red hair, wearing goggles and a blue Turk suit, with the jacket open. He holds the smoking gun over his shoulder as she holds onto on of the rusted bars that hold up the fire escape. Sephiroth says nothing, not looking at the man directly either, though Jen of course, curious enough to look up. The man jumps from where he stood, landing only about a yard and a half away from Sephiroth, still keeping himself, and Jen, hidden under their capes.
"The whole company knows its you Sephiroth. You're the only fool who would try to escape with Jenova II." He cocks his gun, pointing it to Sephiroth. "But unlike her, they don't care if you die." And with that he pulls the trigger. But as the bullet is about to make contact, Sephiroth vanished into thin air.
"Reno you fool! Don't tell me you lost them!!" Reno looks behind him, still surprised by Sephiroth's disappearance to say anything else. More people enter the ally, one man having slicked back blond locks, but wearing a long white jacket, followed by Tseng, and a bald black man.
"I didn't loose him! He just vanished!" Reno tries to explain to him.
"Don't make excuses you stupid fool!" The blond screams at him, "My dad will have our heads if we don't find them!!!"
"Well Rufus! If you'd like some more help, the two of them are both wearing brown capes and hoods, along with holding a baby red Chocobo. Happy?" Reno acts casual again, putting his gun over his shoulder.
"Fine. that will get you off the hook." Rufus looks over to Tseng as he walks forward, "Inform the men that Sephiroth is wearing a brown cloak, and holding Jenova II and a Red Chocobo." And he looks back away as Tseng puts his hand over the headphone he wore on his right ear, speaking into the microphone connected. As he does, the streets fill more and more with men, running around like scurrying mice, lost in a maze, searching for its missing cheese. However, these mice have to kill its prey before they can take the prize.
Sephiroth looks behind him as he looks down the dark empty alleyway. He can see now that he will soon be surrounded if he doesn't get him and Jen out of Shinra territory soon. As fast as he could, he ran down the alleyways, somehow his hood still being over his head, along with Jen's. Jen looks up worriedly to her brother, as Shinta looked worried to her.
"Sephy. they're coming." Jen muttered softly as Sephiroth looked worried down into her sea green eyes. "They'll be here soon. and they'll kill you to get me.."
"Jen. how do you know this?" Sephiroth asked silently, though never stopping.
"Mommy told me." Sephiroth looked away from Jen as he told her this. Why was Jenova giving her messages? Was it Jenova that caused Jen to attack the way she did? Is that why he held that strange dream.? Because he feared that Jen would be taken over by Jenova? As he was lost in thought, he did not notice that the men had found him. He looked up as the screaming of fire at will echoed all over the alleys and from the rooftop. Upon Sephiroth and Jenova, along with Shinta came a shower of bullets, all trying to make their mark to slow, or kill Sephiroth. Of course, Sephiroth kept running and easily avoided all the bullets for the men's aim were poor. He kept his body bowed slightly; to make sure neither Jen nor Shinta were hit by the showing bullets, which tore up his cape as he fled.
Sephiroth had reached the outer wall of the city, looking upon it as the men had him surrounded, guns pointing to him. He did not turn about, but stare up at the top of the towering wall, not flinching an inch. Rufus pushed his way through the crowd of gun-ho men, looking at Sephiroth's back, with the few strands of silver hair showing through the torn cape.
"It's all over Sephiroth. You can't run anymore, and if you make a single move will fill you full of lead. Just hand over that stupid little girl to me and be on your way." Rufus told him, holding up an arm to take Jen from him. But Sephiroth never moved, his glowing mako eyes were set only to the top of the wall, making no note that Rufus, nor any of the other men were standing around him. "Hey! Are you listing to me! Give me the stupid little experiment so I can get home already!" Rufus screamed again to Sephiroth, who still did not make a single, solitary move. Sephiroth closed his eyes for a moment, Jen tugging on the end of his cape as he did, worried that he was going to sacrifice himself to free her. But he did not, Sephiroth opened his eyes again, as a white angelic wing burst from his back, tearing off the cape that he wore, to reveal the wing was in face, attached to his body. The wing flapped a few times, and Sephiroth jumped into the air, the single wing taking him airborne and over the top of the wall. The men fired to Sephiroth, but of course, none made a single hit as his silver locks disappeared over the outside wall. He slowly floated down the from the huge drop, making sure to take his time with the way Jen was shaking in his arms from this sudden flight, though not as much as Shinta. Shinta's blue eyes stared down in fear at the drop, his whole body shaking as he shoved his head between Jen's arms, the small girl of course, holding her tightly.
Sephiroth made touch down as he landed lightly on the green fields, his white angelic wing slowly fading from his back, though he made no stop as he started to walk across the green plain. Jen looked up to her older brother, as she pulled down her hood, revealing her scared face as she looked to him.
"Sephy.? Where are we going now?" Jen asked, her voice frail and small, and yet still very fearful.
"I'm taking you to a place where both you and Shinta can live in peace. I'm bringing you to the ranch where I bought young Shinta. The owner trusts me and I doubt that he wouldn't accept you till you grow old enough to find a place of your own." Sephiroth explained to her. He never set his eyes upon her, though looking towards the horizon to see the solo that held the greens for the Chocobos. "Jen, you must do one thing for me though. You are never to speak of where you came from, or why I have to drop you off here. Also, don't ever call yourself Jen, or Jenova again. If Hojo looks for you they'll look for a silvered haired girl with sea green eyes who goes by the name of Jen." Sephiroth drew a small bracelet from his long jacket as he stopped, setting the two down before they could fully arrive. He held out the small arm of Jen, placing the bracelet upon her wrist. The small green glowing jewel on the end set off a strange ora, as her hair color changed silver to a light chocolate, and her eyes turning a deep sea blue. Jen looked to herself for a moment, pulling on her new brown bangs in curiosity.
"That is a braclet that holds a special cover Materia. You are never to take it off for any reason, and you shall now call yourself Alma. Can you do this for me Jen? Can you try to live a different life till I know you are safe to come out into the open as yourself again?" Little Jen looked up at her brother, tears swelling up. She did not want to leave. but she knew that if Hojo found her she'd be in really big trouble. She bowed her head a bit, nodding to him lightly. Sephiroth bent down to one knee before her, his finger slipping under her chin as he lifted her head so their eyes would meet. "I don't want you to get hurt Jen. The people here are normal. but they are very nice. They can help you raise Shinta, and you at the same time. I'll come and visit you whenever I can. and when you are strong and think you can survive on your own, you can come look for me. Alright 'Alma?'" Jen shook her head again, a faint smile forming on her lips as she nodded again.
"Till I am as strong as you Sephy.?" The little Jen asked, her voice, no longer seeming scared or sad. Sephiroth nodded her head and her smile grew wider, and she ran into her brother's arms, wrapping her small frail arms around his waist as much as she can, holding him tightly. His own arms wrapped around her small body, holding her just as tightly. "I will get stronger Sephy. I promise."
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In conclusion: Sephiroth dropped Jen, now known as Alma, off at the Chocobo farm where he bought Shinta. The owner was glad to take her and her small Chocobo in, but questioned Sephiroth, who of course, gave him no answer. Other then that his job in SOLDIER was putting her in danger, and with both of their parents dead he could no longer take care of her. Before Sephiroth left though, the owner asked one last question, about how they could be brother and sister if they looked completely different. Sephiroth could give no answer, and did nothing but hug his sister, tell her goodbye, and leave.
In years later to come, Alma learned many skills in magic. At age 15 (or when she looked 15 at least.) She took apprentice-ship under an old fashioned summoner, who taught her many ways of almost all the magics before his passing. Shinta grew to be a beautiful red Chocobo, becoming the fastest and strongest that the farmer had ever seen. When Alma became much older, she was recruited into the Esthar Army under the leadership of a man named Laguna. She fell in love with him during their journeys, but soon left for her own. After learning everything she could, and hearing the destruction that happened at Shinra, she went in search of her older brother, till she could find him again, and show him how strong she had become, and hear the name Jen, one more time.