A Ninja's Destiny
Chapter 5
By: Hotaru170
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 7. Nor do I own any of its characters. Read and review. If you need to contact me personally, my email address is Hotaru170@aol.com or SenshiOfSaturn@aol.com.
"Character speaking" 'Character thoughts' *Chaos speaking to Vincent*
REPCAP: Aeris felt arms wrap around her unexpectedly. "You and I could have been close friends." Sephiroth said. Aeris could feel Sephiroth slipping unwillingly slipping back into Jenova's control. She knew her destiny. Her and Sephiroth were two innocent people fated to die. "You're friends are here." Sephiroth whispered in Aeris's ear breaking the silence and resuming time. Sephiroth shoved Aeris away from him and onto the stairs. When Aeris looked up Sephiroth was gone. She stood up and looked around the lonely dark room and then continued up the spiral. She needed to do this. To save the planet and to save Sephiroth from himself. She had to stop him...
Yuffie and Vincent.
Yuffie and Vincent were still racing through the forest at top speed. They were almost to the end of it when Yuffie stopped suddenly. Vincent was so surprised that he almost ran into her. He managed to stop himself from hitting her just in time. He looked at her face and asked, "Why did we stop Yuffie?" She was silent for a moment before answering. "I just got a very bad feeling. Someone is trying to tell me something, but I don't know what it is." She shook her head and said, "Never mind that. We must keep moving. Come on Vinnie lets go." She resumed her running with Vincent once again at her heels.
Meanwhile with Aeris.
Aeris looked at the platform before her feet. She knew what destiny required of her. Even though it was something that she knew she had to do. She was still frightened by death. 'I cannot turn back now. I must do this. I just hope that it works.' She jumped across the stones to the platform and looked up. 'That is the way it will end.' She closed her eyes and let the voices of the Ancients and the planet sooth her fear away. She knelt down and concentrated on her prayer to the planet.
Sleeping Forest.
Cloud and Tifa had almost made their way completely through the forest. They had stopped in Bone Village and had the miners find the harp so they could navigate their way through. Just as they were nearing the end, Yuffie and Vincent came into view a few yards in front of them. Cloud yelled, "Hey Yuffie, Vincent."
Yuffie and Vincent turned around when they heard their names called. They slowed down so Tifa and Cloud could catch up to them. Cloud asked, "How did you guys beat us? We talked to some of the people at Bone Village and they said they saw four people go into the forest without the harp to guide them. I am assuming that one of those people was Aeris and that two of them were one of our groups. But who was the fourth?" Yuffie looked over at him and said, "It was a Sephiroth clone. He was tailing Vincent and I. I killed him a ways back. Sephiroth is here and we have no more time to waste." The group finally made it to the end of the forest and went inside the city. They were in awe of the beauty and power that you could feel radiating from the place. The spell of awe was quickly broken as Yuffie said, "There are three ways to go. We will have to split up and check each one." She looked at Cloud and Tifa and said, "You two take the middle path." She looked at Vincent and said, "You take the right path and I will take the left. Let us know what you find with the PHS." They all nodded in agreement and took of down their assigned paths.
Vincent.
After running and checking every corner and every dwelling, he was convinced that this path was a dead end. 'I shouldn't have let Yuffie go on her own. What if she runs into Sephiroth? Will she be able to hold him off long enough until one of us reaches her? I must hurry so I can catch up with her.' He continued searching until he reached the dead end as he had predicted. He immediately turned around and made his way back. He pulled out his PHS in mid-stride and dialed Yuffie's PHS.
Yuffie.
Yuffie was inside a dwelling looking for signs of someone passing through, when her PHS rang. She picked it up and said, "Yuffie here." She heard Vincent's voice on the other end and said, "So the right was a dead end huh? Well if you move your ass quick enough you might catch up with me. I warn you though; I am going to continue to move at the same pace. Yuffie out."
Cloud and Tifa.
Cloud and Tifa were moving long their path quickly. There weren't many things to see along the way. So they were able to move along quicker than Vincent and Yuffie. "We have to keep moving. I have a feeling that Aeris is this way. I also have a bad feeling that Sephiroth is this way too." Tifa looked at Cloud and said, "For Aeris's sake I hope you are wrong about Sephiroth, Cloud." Cloud sighed and said, "So do I."
Aeris.
Aeris was knelt down on the platform when she got a vision. She saw Yuffie running through the City of the Ancients looking for her. Yuffie was on the verge of panic. 'I have never seen Yuffie so distraught. Is she really that worried about me?' A voice whispered to Aeris but she couldn't make it out. The voice whispered and again and said, "Your sister is worried about you, Aeris. She is scared that her brother will find you before she does." Aeris was shocked and asked, "Sister? Who, Yuffie? Is Yuffie my sister?" The voice answered, "Yes, half of her blood is from your mother. The other half is from her father. She is your half sister and she is the half sister of Sephiroth." Once again Aeris was shocked. She stuttered, "Sephiroth has a sister, but how? Hojo is his father. My mother never had any relationship with Hojo. So how can she be my sister?" The voice was getting fainter but replied, "She was made from your mother's DNA and the DNA of Hojo. She was not born naturally but her heart remains pure. She wants nothing more than to protect you and to reach out to her brother. She wants to help him but she would kill him to protect you. That is why she is trying to find you first. She knows what Sephiroth will do. Now that you know the truth perhaps things will seem clearer. I am truly sorry that things have to be this way, child. Goodbye." The mysterious voice disappeared and Aeris was left alone once more. She looked up and whispered, "I am sorry Yuffie. I know what my death will do to you, but do not give up hope on Sephiroth. Things are not always as bad as they appear to be."
Yuffie.
Yuffie heard those words whispered over the wind and she knew exactly what they meant. She would never make it in time. She had tears in her eyes and said, "Aeris, you can't leave me like this. Please." She increased her running and went down the same path that Cloud and Tifa had taken.
Vincent.
Vincent saw Yuffie quite a bit ahead of him. She was heading down the same path that Cloud and Tifa took. He was following her from a distance. 'Hang on Yuffie. I am almost there.'
Cloud and Tifa.
Cloud and Tifa had just walked down the spiral staircase that led to the platform that Aeris was knelt on. Cloud looked down and saw her. He sighed and said, "Thank goodness that she is alright." Tifa nodded and said, "Yea. I am exhausted now. I am going to sit down and take a break. You go and tell her that we are here." Cloud smiled and said, "Ok. You just rest and I will be right back." He turned and walked down the rest of the stairs. He jumped across the stone steps and set foot on the platform. Just as he was about to say hello to Aeris, something stopped him from speaking. His entire body wouldn't budge one bit. 'No, what is happening to me?' His hand reached and grabbed his sword from its sheath. He held it above her head. He started bringing it down to strike her but just barely regained control of his body in time. He had a shocked look on his face. 'What did I almost do? No! I wont let you make me do this.' He grabbed his head and fought the Jenova cells inside of him. He finally stopped them and he sat back against the rail. 'Thank goodness that is over now' He looked at Aeris, she had remained in the exact same spot, as he was when he arrived.
Yuffie and the others.
Yuffie saw a staircase that spiraled down. She ran towards it and started making her way down as fast as gravity allowed without killing herself. 'Hold on Aeris. I am almost there. Please be safe.' Just as Yuffie made it a fourth of the way down she saw Tifa sitting on the steps resting. She sighed and made her way down to Tifa. When she arrived to the spot where Tifa was, she could see Aeris and Cloud below on a platform in the center of a crystal clear lake. She sat down beside Tifa to catch her breath.
After a few moments she turned to Tifa and said, "I'm glad we found her before Sephiroth did. I was worried that we wouldn't get here in time. Thank god I was wrong." Tifa smiled and said, "Yeah, Cloud was worried that we wouldn't get here in time either."
Vincent.
Vincent had made his way to the stairway and started down, when he spotted Yuffie and Tifa sitting down. 'That must mean that we made it before Sephiroth. Thank goodness.' He continued his way down the stairs and stood behind Yuffie and Tifa.
Yuffie turned around when she heard Vincent stop behind them. She smiled at him and said, "Come on and sit down for a few Vinnie. We are just waiting on Cloud to tell Aeris we are here." Vincent sighed and sat down to rest for a few minutes. Yuffie was sitting there with her eyes closed trying to relax when all of sudden she bolted up and screamed, "NO!" Her eyes were fixed on the ceiling. She moved so quick that Vincent and Tifa almost didn't see her. Yuffie jumped down the rest of the stairs while pulling her sword out of its sheath. She was running towards Aeris at an amazing speed. Vincent and Tifa finally looked up and saw what Yuffie freaked out about. Sephiroth was diving down straight at Aeris with his sword pointing towards her back. Vincent was shocked and whispered, "She isn't going to make it in time." Tifa covered her mouth in horror as Sephiroth's sword pierced through Aeris's back and came out of her stomach.
Yuffie didn't make it in time to block his sword. She landed on the platform and was unable to move. She was frozen in shock at the site of Aeris impaled on the sword of her brother. Her eyes were full of unshed tears and she whispered, "I failed you Aeris. I am so sorry." She closed her eyes as the tears fell down her face and landed on the platform below. She stood like that for a few moments before she opened her eyes and gave Sephiroth a glare, that could make the devil flinch in fear. Her entire body shook in uncontrollable rage. She said between clenched teeth, "What you have done is unforgivable Sephiroth. There will be no place you can go that I will not find you. I know that this is another one of your stupid clones but I also know that you can hear me. So listen up, once I dispose of this nuisance, I will track you down and destroy you. I swear on the death of Aeris that you will pay in spades."
To Be Continued.
Chapter 5
By: Hotaru170
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 7. Nor do I own any of its characters. Read and review. If you need to contact me personally, my email address is Hotaru170@aol.com or SenshiOfSaturn@aol.com.
"Character speaking" 'Character thoughts' *Chaos speaking to Vincent*
REPCAP: Aeris felt arms wrap around her unexpectedly. "You and I could have been close friends." Sephiroth said. Aeris could feel Sephiroth slipping unwillingly slipping back into Jenova's control. She knew her destiny. Her and Sephiroth were two innocent people fated to die. "You're friends are here." Sephiroth whispered in Aeris's ear breaking the silence and resuming time. Sephiroth shoved Aeris away from him and onto the stairs. When Aeris looked up Sephiroth was gone. She stood up and looked around the lonely dark room and then continued up the spiral. She needed to do this. To save the planet and to save Sephiroth from himself. She had to stop him...
Yuffie and Vincent.
Yuffie and Vincent were still racing through the forest at top speed. They were almost to the end of it when Yuffie stopped suddenly. Vincent was so surprised that he almost ran into her. He managed to stop himself from hitting her just in time. He looked at her face and asked, "Why did we stop Yuffie?" She was silent for a moment before answering. "I just got a very bad feeling. Someone is trying to tell me something, but I don't know what it is." She shook her head and said, "Never mind that. We must keep moving. Come on Vinnie lets go." She resumed her running with Vincent once again at her heels.
Meanwhile with Aeris.
Aeris looked at the platform before her feet. She knew what destiny required of her. Even though it was something that she knew she had to do. She was still frightened by death. 'I cannot turn back now. I must do this. I just hope that it works.' She jumped across the stones to the platform and looked up. 'That is the way it will end.' She closed her eyes and let the voices of the Ancients and the planet sooth her fear away. She knelt down and concentrated on her prayer to the planet.
Sleeping Forest.
Cloud and Tifa had almost made their way completely through the forest. They had stopped in Bone Village and had the miners find the harp so they could navigate their way through. Just as they were nearing the end, Yuffie and Vincent came into view a few yards in front of them. Cloud yelled, "Hey Yuffie, Vincent."
Yuffie and Vincent turned around when they heard their names called. They slowed down so Tifa and Cloud could catch up to them. Cloud asked, "How did you guys beat us? We talked to some of the people at Bone Village and they said they saw four people go into the forest without the harp to guide them. I am assuming that one of those people was Aeris and that two of them were one of our groups. But who was the fourth?" Yuffie looked over at him and said, "It was a Sephiroth clone. He was tailing Vincent and I. I killed him a ways back. Sephiroth is here and we have no more time to waste." The group finally made it to the end of the forest and went inside the city. They were in awe of the beauty and power that you could feel radiating from the place. The spell of awe was quickly broken as Yuffie said, "There are three ways to go. We will have to split up and check each one." She looked at Cloud and Tifa and said, "You two take the middle path." She looked at Vincent and said, "You take the right path and I will take the left. Let us know what you find with the PHS." They all nodded in agreement and took of down their assigned paths.
Vincent.
After running and checking every corner and every dwelling, he was convinced that this path was a dead end. 'I shouldn't have let Yuffie go on her own. What if she runs into Sephiroth? Will she be able to hold him off long enough until one of us reaches her? I must hurry so I can catch up with her.' He continued searching until he reached the dead end as he had predicted. He immediately turned around and made his way back. He pulled out his PHS in mid-stride and dialed Yuffie's PHS.
Yuffie.
Yuffie was inside a dwelling looking for signs of someone passing through, when her PHS rang. She picked it up and said, "Yuffie here." She heard Vincent's voice on the other end and said, "So the right was a dead end huh? Well if you move your ass quick enough you might catch up with me. I warn you though; I am going to continue to move at the same pace. Yuffie out."
Cloud and Tifa.
Cloud and Tifa were moving long their path quickly. There weren't many things to see along the way. So they were able to move along quicker than Vincent and Yuffie. "We have to keep moving. I have a feeling that Aeris is this way. I also have a bad feeling that Sephiroth is this way too." Tifa looked at Cloud and said, "For Aeris's sake I hope you are wrong about Sephiroth, Cloud." Cloud sighed and said, "So do I."
Aeris.
Aeris was knelt down on the platform when she got a vision. She saw Yuffie running through the City of the Ancients looking for her. Yuffie was on the verge of panic. 'I have never seen Yuffie so distraught. Is she really that worried about me?' A voice whispered to Aeris but she couldn't make it out. The voice whispered and again and said, "Your sister is worried about you, Aeris. She is scared that her brother will find you before she does." Aeris was shocked and asked, "Sister? Who, Yuffie? Is Yuffie my sister?" The voice answered, "Yes, half of her blood is from your mother. The other half is from her father. She is your half sister and she is the half sister of Sephiroth." Once again Aeris was shocked. She stuttered, "Sephiroth has a sister, but how? Hojo is his father. My mother never had any relationship with Hojo. So how can she be my sister?" The voice was getting fainter but replied, "She was made from your mother's DNA and the DNA of Hojo. She was not born naturally but her heart remains pure. She wants nothing more than to protect you and to reach out to her brother. She wants to help him but she would kill him to protect you. That is why she is trying to find you first. She knows what Sephiroth will do. Now that you know the truth perhaps things will seem clearer. I am truly sorry that things have to be this way, child. Goodbye." The mysterious voice disappeared and Aeris was left alone once more. She looked up and whispered, "I am sorry Yuffie. I know what my death will do to you, but do not give up hope on Sephiroth. Things are not always as bad as they appear to be."
Yuffie.
Yuffie heard those words whispered over the wind and she knew exactly what they meant. She would never make it in time. She had tears in her eyes and said, "Aeris, you can't leave me like this. Please." She increased her running and went down the same path that Cloud and Tifa had taken.
Vincent.
Vincent saw Yuffie quite a bit ahead of him. She was heading down the same path that Cloud and Tifa took. He was following her from a distance. 'Hang on Yuffie. I am almost there.'
Cloud and Tifa.
Cloud and Tifa had just walked down the spiral staircase that led to the platform that Aeris was knelt on. Cloud looked down and saw her. He sighed and said, "Thank goodness that she is alright." Tifa nodded and said, "Yea. I am exhausted now. I am going to sit down and take a break. You go and tell her that we are here." Cloud smiled and said, "Ok. You just rest and I will be right back." He turned and walked down the rest of the stairs. He jumped across the stone steps and set foot on the platform. Just as he was about to say hello to Aeris, something stopped him from speaking. His entire body wouldn't budge one bit. 'No, what is happening to me?' His hand reached and grabbed his sword from its sheath. He held it above her head. He started bringing it down to strike her but just barely regained control of his body in time. He had a shocked look on his face. 'What did I almost do? No! I wont let you make me do this.' He grabbed his head and fought the Jenova cells inside of him. He finally stopped them and he sat back against the rail. 'Thank goodness that is over now' He looked at Aeris, she had remained in the exact same spot, as he was when he arrived.
Yuffie and the others.
Yuffie saw a staircase that spiraled down. She ran towards it and started making her way down as fast as gravity allowed without killing herself. 'Hold on Aeris. I am almost there. Please be safe.' Just as Yuffie made it a fourth of the way down she saw Tifa sitting on the steps resting. She sighed and made her way down to Tifa. When she arrived to the spot where Tifa was, she could see Aeris and Cloud below on a platform in the center of a crystal clear lake. She sat down beside Tifa to catch her breath.
After a few moments she turned to Tifa and said, "I'm glad we found her before Sephiroth did. I was worried that we wouldn't get here in time. Thank god I was wrong." Tifa smiled and said, "Yeah, Cloud was worried that we wouldn't get here in time either."
Vincent.
Vincent had made his way to the stairway and started down, when he spotted Yuffie and Tifa sitting down. 'That must mean that we made it before Sephiroth. Thank goodness.' He continued his way down the stairs and stood behind Yuffie and Tifa.
Yuffie turned around when she heard Vincent stop behind them. She smiled at him and said, "Come on and sit down for a few Vinnie. We are just waiting on Cloud to tell Aeris we are here." Vincent sighed and sat down to rest for a few minutes. Yuffie was sitting there with her eyes closed trying to relax when all of sudden she bolted up and screamed, "NO!" Her eyes were fixed on the ceiling. She moved so quick that Vincent and Tifa almost didn't see her. Yuffie jumped down the rest of the stairs while pulling her sword out of its sheath. She was running towards Aeris at an amazing speed. Vincent and Tifa finally looked up and saw what Yuffie freaked out about. Sephiroth was diving down straight at Aeris with his sword pointing towards her back. Vincent was shocked and whispered, "She isn't going to make it in time." Tifa covered her mouth in horror as Sephiroth's sword pierced through Aeris's back and came out of her stomach.
Yuffie didn't make it in time to block his sword. She landed on the platform and was unable to move. She was frozen in shock at the site of Aeris impaled on the sword of her brother. Her eyes were full of unshed tears and she whispered, "I failed you Aeris. I am so sorry." She closed her eyes as the tears fell down her face and landed on the platform below. She stood like that for a few moments before she opened her eyes and gave Sephiroth a glare, that could make the devil flinch in fear. Her entire body shook in uncontrollable rage. She said between clenched teeth, "What you have done is unforgivable Sephiroth. There will be no place you can go that I will not find you. I know that this is another one of your stupid clones but I also know that you can hear me. So listen up, once I dispose of this nuisance, I will track you down and destroy you. I swear on the death of Aeris that you will pay in spades."
To Be Continued.