Well, ch4 also kinda sucks and is important in the plot so don't flame me! I don't own Final Fantasy 7 or any characters from it. I created Jen so there. Hey, I don't even own a PS2 or a car. So stop bugging me! *hides*
" Why are we here again?" Vincent asked as the group entered Niblehiem. It hadn't changed much but Cloud glared at the townspeople. The town had burned 5 years ago, these people had never lived there. Tifa's house was over run with cloaked beings but it took only a few minutes for Cid to scare them off.
" Those things are bizarre," Cloud muttered, taking a seat the table.
" Why are they here anyway?" Vincent asked, leaning against a wall.
" Who knows, who #$%^in' cares!" Cid yelled. He sat down in a seat and propped his feet up on the table. Relaxing, he pulled a cigarette out of the pack in his googles and lit it. " Vin, you as too many $^#%in' questions."
Cloud looked out one of the foggy windows. Cobwebs had built up over time and the glass panes were covered with a thick sheet of dust. Getting up, Cloud walked over and brushed the dust away with his hand.
People were wandering the streets, chatting their fake lives away. They didn't know about the fire. They didn't know that people had died. They just lived out other people's lives as if nothing had happened.
The old Shinra mansion, which had been deserted for years, sat quietly behind steel and cement gates. The lawn was almost dead; a brown and olive green mess. The glass windows were broken or boarded up, the result of years of mistreatment and lab experiments. It was the only building that never burned in the fire. Sephiroth had spared the building and the countless books and documents hidden away in the basement.
Something caught Cloud's eye. Long silver hair and black clothes. The mercenary glared at the figure. How could he forget. The image of the man was burned into his memory; his glowing green eyes reflecting the fire around him.
Vincent noticed Cloud staring out the window. It was hard to come back to a town that was supposed to have burned to the ground 5 years ago. Vincent, however, had no memory of the fire. He never felt the fire burn around him. He didn't hear the screams of the towns people as their homes burned to ashes. Vincent was asleep, dreaming horrible nightmares that no human would ever dream. Falling deeper into the sin that he had deemed on himself.
" What the hell are you guys looking at?!" Cid yelled, noticing Cloud and Vincent staring at the window. Both seemed almost tranced out. Cloud had a look of pure hate while Vincent looked of pure angst. Cid took a long drag and then looked back at the two. Cloud shuddered violently.
" It's him."
The room went silent. The group froze on the spot. Anyone could have dropped a pin and heard it during the moments of utter silence. Vincent took a slow breath and replied.
" Who?" He asked, moving closer to the window. " Who is it?"
Cloud looked at Vincent, the look of hate still in his eyes. " Sephiroth. He's here."
" Why in the hell would Sephiroth be here?" Cid asked, getting up and looking out the window.
Cloud looked at the spot where he had seen Sephiroth. Though he was long gone, there was still the lingering threat of him. Even the people had stopped to watch him. Their stares ment nothing to him, but it was meaning everything to the person with him. Cloud had never seen her before but she looked very suspicious. The girl, who ever she was, had a look of pure terror as the people watched them pass through town. Cloud could still see him though, miles away and heading for Mt. Nible, the young girl right behind him.
" That must be her," Cloud said. " That must be the project Hojo was talking about."
" Who?" Cid asked, peering out the window. " All I see is #$%^ people walking around."
" I didn't see a girl," Vincent said, steping into the conversation. " Then again, I didn't see Sephiroth either."
Cloud walked away from the window. He stood for a moment, his back facing the others. " Sephiroth had someone with him. A young girl with long green and purple hair. She looked almost clueless."
" Clueless?" Vincent said. " Did Sephiroth notice her?"
" He must have," Cloud replied. " Sephiroth seemed to be making sure that she was fallowing him."
Stillness filled the room again. Sephiroth must have knew the girl; understood why she was falling her. The question was, who was she?
Vincent breathed slowly and then finally spoke.
" Maybe….. maybe she is the failed project Hojo was talking about."
" That girl? The project is that girl?" Cloud replied doubtfully.
" No way in hell is that girl a science project!" Cid yelled.
Vincent looked back out the window and sighed. " But then why did Sephiroth let her live? Wouldn't anything that came in contact with Sephiroth be slaughtered immediately?"
Cloud and Cid looked at each other in shock. Maybe this girl is the Jenova clone they were after.
" So now your saying that Sephiroth likes her?" Cloud asked.
" No," Vincent replied. He turned to face Cloud, looking deeply into his blue eyes. " Because he believes that she is his mother. And if she really has just excaped from the Shinra labs, she'll need something to protect her."
" Where do you think they are heading?" Cid asked.
" They headed for the mountains," Cloud said. " I guess, he's heading for Rocket Town."
" Why are we here again?" Vincent asked as the group entered Niblehiem. It hadn't changed much but Cloud glared at the townspeople. The town had burned 5 years ago, these people had never lived there. Tifa's house was over run with cloaked beings but it took only a few minutes for Cid to scare them off.
" Those things are bizarre," Cloud muttered, taking a seat the table.
" Why are they here anyway?" Vincent asked, leaning against a wall.
" Who knows, who #$%^in' cares!" Cid yelled. He sat down in a seat and propped his feet up on the table. Relaxing, he pulled a cigarette out of the pack in his googles and lit it. " Vin, you as too many $^#%in' questions."
Cloud looked out one of the foggy windows. Cobwebs had built up over time and the glass panes were covered with a thick sheet of dust. Getting up, Cloud walked over and brushed the dust away with his hand.
People were wandering the streets, chatting their fake lives away. They didn't know about the fire. They didn't know that people had died. They just lived out other people's lives as if nothing had happened.
The old Shinra mansion, which had been deserted for years, sat quietly behind steel and cement gates. The lawn was almost dead; a brown and olive green mess. The glass windows were broken or boarded up, the result of years of mistreatment and lab experiments. It was the only building that never burned in the fire. Sephiroth had spared the building and the countless books and documents hidden away in the basement.
Something caught Cloud's eye. Long silver hair and black clothes. The mercenary glared at the figure. How could he forget. The image of the man was burned into his memory; his glowing green eyes reflecting the fire around him.
Vincent noticed Cloud staring out the window. It was hard to come back to a town that was supposed to have burned to the ground 5 years ago. Vincent, however, had no memory of the fire. He never felt the fire burn around him. He didn't hear the screams of the towns people as their homes burned to ashes. Vincent was asleep, dreaming horrible nightmares that no human would ever dream. Falling deeper into the sin that he had deemed on himself.
" What the hell are you guys looking at?!" Cid yelled, noticing Cloud and Vincent staring at the window. Both seemed almost tranced out. Cloud had a look of pure hate while Vincent looked of pure angst. Cid took a long drag and then looked back at the two. Cloud shuddered violently.
" It's him."
The room went silent. The group froze on the spot. Anyone could have dropped a pin and heard it during the moments of utter silence. Vincent took a slow breath and replied.
" Who?" He asked, moving closer to the window. " Who is it?"
Cloud looked at Vincent, the look of hate still in his eyes. " Sephiroth. He's here."
" Why in the hell would Sephiroth be here?" Cid asked, getting up and looking out the window.
Cloud looked at the spot where he had seen Sephiroth. Though he was long gone, there was still the lingering threat of him. Even the people had stopped to watch him. Their stares ment nothing to him, but it was meaning everything to the person with him. Cloud had never seen her before but she looked very suspicious. The girl, who ever she was, had a look of pure terror as the people watched them pass through town. Cloud could still see him though, miles away and heading for Mt. Nible, the young girl right behind him.
" That must be her," Cloud said. " That must be the project Hojo was talking about."
" Who?" Cid asked, peering out the window. " All I see is #$%^ people walking around."
" I didn't see a girl," Vincent said, steping into the conversation. " Then again, I didn't see Sephiroth either."
Cloud walked away from the window. He stood for a moment, his back facing the others. " Sephiroth had someone with him. A young girl with long green and purple hair. She looked almost clueless."
" Clueless?" Vincent said. " Did Sephiroth notice her?"
" He must have," Cloud replied. " Sephiroth seemed to be making sure that she was fallowing him."
Stillness filled the room again. Sephiroth must have knew the girl; understood why she was falling her. The question was, who was she?
Vincent breathed slowly and then finally spoke.
" Maybe….. maybe she is the failed project Hojo was talking about."
" That girl? The project is that girl?" Cloud replied doubtfully.
" No way in hell is that girl a science project!" Cid yelled.
Vincent looked back out the window and sighed. " But then why did Sephiroth let her live? Wouldn't anything that came in contact with Sephiroth be slaughtered immediately?"
Cloud and Cid looked at each other in shock. Maybe this girl is the Jenova clone they were after.
" So now your saying that Sephiroth likes her?" Cloud asked.
" No," Vincent replied. He turned to face Cloud, looking deeply into his blue eyes. " Because he believes that she is his mother. And if she really has just excaped from the Shinra labs, she'll need something to protect her."
" Where do you think they are heading?" Cid asked.
" They headed for the mountains," Cloud said. " I guess, he's heading for Rocket Town."