Aeris woke later on, but all she saw was dark. Unsure whether she was actually awake or not, she decided not to say anything in case Hojo was nearby. She felt sharp pains almost all over her body, and decided this was real. She dozed again.

Later on, a huge crashing noise woke Aeris. It was plain daylight; what she experienced earlier must've been nighttime.

The crashing noise was Aetherius thrashing round trying to escape the clutches of several Shin-Ra soldiers. Recaught, and pretty obvious where they would've found her too.

Since there was not really any time to worry about how Aetherius was doing, feeling bad, Aeris checked her surroundings instead. She couldn't help Aetherius unless she could help herself first.

Aeris found the source of all her pain. He wrists were slit, and her veins were now connected to two tubes, in which her blood was circulating through, into a strange machine, and back into her body again.

Next to her was a computer screen, connected to the odd machine, stating:

Blood Type O

Cetra Type B

Jenova Positive

It really puzzled Aeris then.

"Wonderful isn't it?" said a sickly familar voice, "the wonders of technology today."

Aeris didn't say anything to Hojo.

"Silent are we?" Hojo was sneering, "well, let's get you fixed up, shall we?"

Hojo disconnected the tubes, and quickly wrapped up the gauges.

Now on the computer screen showed something else:

Jenova Project Code [C]_Success

Jenova Project Code [Z]_Deceased

Jenova Project Code [A]_Just in. Being assessed

Jenova Project Code [S]_Whereabouts currently unknown. Specimen has become too unstable mentally to assess.

"You really want to know about that?" asked Hojo, "I'll tell you now anyway. As an Ancient, you are a very interesting specimen. We could not risk your death for anything. When you were actually born I had you injected with Jenova cells. Several days ago, my Jenova Reunion theory had become a success, but you, were not there. A couple of days later we had squeezed some information out of your friend, Mr Barret Wallace, that you had been murdered by Sephiroth. Of course, even you were attracted to the Jenova reunion subconsciously until then, but when you had come up with a new plan, that desire overtook the need to follow Jenova.

Of course the day we went to visit the location in which you had 'died', you weren't there. Obviously because you weren't dead.

When Specimen Red XIV had escaped with Tifa Lockheart, I instantly saw through that, mainly because Tifa Lockheart is currently still unconscious at the Shin-Ra Weapons Base in Junon. I had Shin-Ra exchange the info from Barret Wallace in exchange for her life, but that was just delaying the inevitable; their deaths."

"Hojo," interupted Aeris.

"Yes?"

"You talk too much."

"I believe it is you who is in the life-death situation here, Ms Gast. You will listen to what I have to say. So anyway, this probably looks familiar to you, yes?"

Hojo held up a knife covered in blood.

"A good knife that was, anyway. So you were impaled by Sephiroth. You would not have survived that unless you had some Jenova in you. It has an effect that can make you hold onto life, even when you suffer the worst of wounds. You could know that if you speak to Cloud Strife. Of course, his location is currently unknown. We believe he may be dead. But it doesn't matter, now that I know he was a success."

"...You're disgusting."

Now that Hojo had left her strapped up all alone in the lab, Aeris took the time to think about what had just gone on.

'Jenova cells? Me? I don't believe him! But then again, sure explains why I survived Sephiroth. I really wondered why I had forseen my survival, but, damn, Jenova cells?'

'Cloud, where are you?'

'Tifa, I'm sorry for thinking ill of you, I was under stress, I really do care about you, and you probably do me...actually, you're probably my best female friend I have...'

'Barret, has AVALANCHE gone too far? Execution, huh? Lucky, I now forsee your survival.'

'Red, when we get out of here, I'll introduce you to Aetherius, and you'll see that you're not the last of your race...'

'My past really must've been screwed up for everything to turn out this way. But I'll get out of here!'

'Cait Sith...no...Reeve is in this building somewhere, and mother probably believes me to be dead. I'm sorry...'

'I'll find out about my past'

'I just have to get out of here.'

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Running out of ideas? Not me! But how Aeris escapes? Suggestions, please?

- Aeris...escapes...maybe?

- Something interesting for a change?