Hey Guys! I'MMMM BAAAAACCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKK! Sorry for the lack of updates, but I've had baseball games all week, school work, writers block, and I've been too tired. Well actually I didn't really have writers block. I had a pretty good idea as to what I was planning for this chapter. But then just tonight while laying in bed thinking, an idea smacked me across the head. I was like Whoa What a great idea! I mean wow, I should of thought of this before. I know none of this is making since because I don't wanna give it all away before you even start reading this chapter.
Well anyway the next events will behave to be put in three separate chapters, four if I be descriptive in my writing. I just hope I haven't lost my descriptiveness after being away so long. Heeheehee. The moment most of y'all been waiting for has now just begun!.... First let's get that piece of shit disclaimer out of my damn way.
Disclaimer- I Don't own Final Fantasy 7. Rolls eyes Well Duh!
New Claims- I gots a few new things woohoo! BLAZE OF DARKNESS and MASAMUNE'S TRUE POWER. I forget what list number they are though. They are both attack I made up for Sephiroth.
Chapter 33- Hojo's Game.
It was a clone. Sephiroth's words continue to repeat themselves in Yuffie's head as she tries to fall asleep. After the battle in the forest, the three of them headed towards Junon for a place to stay the night. Yuffie was surprised to find that Junon hadn't changed one bit. Everyone and everything seems perfectly normal in the harbor.
When they got there the first thing did was go to the inn and rent three rooms. After that they got a quick bite to eat and went back to the inn. That was an hour ago. Yuffie hasn't moved since the moment she hit the sack. Thoughts just keep racing through her head, mostly about the clone. If there's a Cloud clone, then that would mean the real Cloud is captured or dead. It would also mean that more can be out there, and Yuffie would have to end up fighting them.
Yuffie sighs, turns onto her side, and glances out the dirty window. She can see the ocean from the window and she can smell the salt water. It made her stomach turn just thinking of crossing the ocean on a boat. She'll never getting over motion sickness it seems.
Yuffie often wonders where Chaos flew off to that night after talking to her. He could of gone anywhere. He could of gone off to hunt down Hojo to get the cure from him. Yuffie grips the sheets tighter, 'If there is a cure' She adds.
She hasn't seen the slightest of signs from any of her other friends, not Red XII, Tifa, Zack, or Cloud. Unless you count the clone. Yuffie was hoping it wouldn't take long to find them, but at the rate things are going, it could be a long time before she finds them all.
The wind howls throughout the night, and thunder cracks across the sky. Yuffie let's out a frustrated breath. She has enough things keeping her awake. Yuffie closes her eyes and tries to will herself to sleep. After what seems like forever, she feels herself drift off into her dreams.
Six year old Yuffie sits in front of a woman with long black hair, dressed in a Wutianease Kimono. Yuffie listens to her sing the two songs she's heard everyday since she's been four. She's memorized both the songs by heart and could sing them word for word if asked to. Finally the woman finishes and gives Yuffie a smile.
Yuffie returns the smile, her misty gray eye bright with happiness, "Momma, why are those songs forbidden?" Yuffie asks a question she's asked many times before. Of coarse she's heard that the songs are forbidden and should never be sung, but she doesn't understand why.
Yuffie's mother gazes down at her daughter, "My dear Yuffie. You always ask that. Why must you?"
Yuffie gives a big grin, "Well you've been trying to teach me the two forbidden songs and I was wondering why you teach me if they are forbidden. I know both of them by heart and I don't know why I've been taught them."
Yuffie mother gives a loving smile, "Perhaps I should tell you them. The two forbidden songs aren't actually songs at all. They're both mystical chants. Both are connected to eat other in different ways. Both can bring about darkness if used by the wrong person. But each has it's own purpose. That is why I taught you them. So you will know them, and their purpose can remain."
Yuffie nods her head but not really understanding. "But each chant requires something else in order for it to work. Yuffie you must always keep the two chants hidden from the word and never let anyone know about them."
"But what do they do?" Yuffie asks innocently.
Her mother's eyes cloud over in thought, "The first one I taught you is probably the worse of the two. It was found centuries ago. It originated from demons seeking the ultimate power. They wanted something to take control of the world."
"If it's so bad. Why teach it?" Yuffie asks confused.
"As I said before, each one has it's purpose."
Yuffie slowly nods her head, "And what of the other one?"
Yuffie's mother glances up into the sky, "That one has the power to create a new-"
Yuffie blinks as the area darkens and her mother's voice sounds distant. Yuffie small eyes go wide as she see shadow creatures come up from behind her mother. They reach out and grab her, they start dragging her away. "Momma!" Yuffie stands up and starts chasing after them. They keep getting further and further away until she loses sight of them. Then she hears her mother's scream. "NO!"
"NO!" Yuffie quickly sits up in bed. Perspiration spread across her body from the nightmare. Yuffie pants trying to catch her breath. When her breathing goes back to normal she collapses back down. Yuffie closes her eyes and tries to go back to sleep. Yuffie's eyes snap open as she hears something being slid underneath her door.
Yuffie quickly sits up, turns on the light, and heads towards her door. Down on the floor next to her door is a brown envelope. Yuffie quickly opens up the door and looks down the hallways, seeing no one there. Yuffie rubs her eyes tiredly before she picks the envelope up and heads back to her bed. She sits down on the mattress and opens the envelope to find a letter. It reads:
You want to find your comrades, correct? Well I just might be able to help. But you'll have to play my game in order to find what you're looking for. I recommend you play if you value your friend's life. He will not be able to last much longer. I made sure of that. The only way to save him is to play my game and win the item you are looking for.
But the real question is, am I lying or am I telling the truth? That is for you to decide. I will lay out three clues for you to find. Each clue hold a ridddle to the next. The first one should be simple enough for a simple tin like yourself. Riddle one- Strapped down by your hands and ankles as your life slowly drains away with each breath you take. Where are you? Find the location and you find the next clue. Better hurry though, your friend only has a few weeks before it's too late to turn back. It will be interesting research to see what comes out of this.
Professor Hojo
Yuffie crumples up the paper in anger and throws it onto the ground. After stomping on it a few times she picks it back up and goes off to show the others. She's confident that they'll understand and will help her out. After all their all friends, at least she believes they are.
"Well you're kind of the leader here, so it's your decision to make." Kao says after Yuffie explains the situation.
"I shall help you also." Rima says hiding her anger when she found out Hojo is behind this. If Hojo is involved with anything she will make herself become a part of the situation.
Yuffie let's out a breath of relief, "Thanks guys." Yuffie reads the letter over again, 'Your friend only has a few weeks before it's too late to turn back' She reads that part again. 'What is Hojo talking about?' Yuffie asks herself.
"Strapped down by your hands and ankles as your life slowly drains away with each breath you take." Kao repeats out loud. "So do you know where he's talking about?" Kao asks unsure of the location.
Yuffie taps her foot in thought as she thinks of the riddle. Then the answer crosses her mind. She quickly nods her head, "Yea I know exactly where he's talking about." Yuffie says and begins leaving the room. The two follow her. Yuffie walks on in silence to their destination as she mentally curses Hojo. She has no choice but to play his games.
Well Everyone I going to stop right there. I know I know, it's a short chapter. But I wanted you to get a feel to what's going on before I make my next one. The next chapter is going to be really long, probably my longest one yet. I know nothing really happened in this chapter, I was merely laying things out for the next. I would write more buts it's really late. But never fear everyone! The next chapter will be up tomorrow and baseball ends Wednesday, which means I'll be getting home earlier and have time to work on the fic.
So how about everyone? Can you solve the little riddle? Strapped down by your hands and ankles as you life slowly drains away with each breath you take. Where are you? Go ahead and try to solve it. I don't think it should be hard for those of you who has played the game before. But then again maybe it's because I'm the one who made it up.
Well review everyone to let me know you're still out there! TTNC!