This chapter last updated 11.12.04

Chapter Two.

Left Aside to Die.

Final Fantasy VII Fan Fiction

Number One…

" The 'Angels' were the result of a failed experiment, using the results of our Mako experiments upon the SOLDIER's we decided to enhance the strength and abilities of potential soldiers at a younger age then previous experiments, our youngest subject is 3 years old. By injecting un-evolved materia directly into the blood of the children we hope to produce within them a higher strength, this will enable them to learn stronger spells without the training previously required."

Vincent looked at the yellowed paper, it was old, and he found it within the archives in the Shin-ra mansion. The archives of the mansion had not been moved for over 3 years. People never entered this building no more. Vincent too, wished he would never have to come here again, he rummaged through the other papers that were in this file. Some were far unrelated. Many were just notes for other scientists about lunch or a date. But not all was worthless banter.

"We have decided to withdraw the mako soldier experiments 'Angel' , due to the mixture of different substances that were put into each subject they have become extremely unpredictable, they do not respond to orders no more and they have grown immune to the destructive effects of Mako orally. Using a new sedative we have managed to subdue the violent behaviour within the subjects, especially that within the youngest subject. somehow she has managed to group the seven remaining subjects together and communication between them was very clear and they successfully injured 24 of the soldiers we had protecting the scientists. Eventually we had to completely sedate them, but many of them were calmed easily buy master Sephiroth. Apparently he has looked after them since they were first brought here. I am thankful he was there because we would have never been able to contain her the youngest, it seems that she has evolved her powers far beyond the others, and she is the only female who has survived the tests…."

"So she's not something special…another twisted experiment." Vincent flicked through the notes to find a letter, it had never reached its destination it appeared.

"All specimens of the experiment code named: 'Angels' must be disposed off immediately. Reports have shown that the mako inside the subjects will slowly increase until it reaches its maximum power, this maximum power is the fully crystallised mako also know as materia. Making them extremely dangerous and immune to most of our mako fuelled weapons."

Vincent smirked, Shin-Ra had done their usual trick of underestimating their creations. He put the notes in his pocket. walking out of the building and looking upon Nibelheim, from the corner of his eye he saw what was the blonde haired hero. The one who led them to victory.

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Dree'm kicked the wall as she stood in the shower, the water was hot and left red lines down her skin, she hissed as it touched a cut on her shoulder, she rubbed the dried blood from the wound and clenched her teeth as the skin was pulled making the wound sore and red. Stepping out of the shower through the mist and the cold air she saw him, smiling at her.

"Are you ok?" He said to her softly. she nodded as he touched the cut and she hissed. "Here" he pulled her to him and embraced her in a hug. His strong arms around her. smiling as she pushed her face into his warm coat.

"Dree'm?" It was Silva, yelling through from behind the wooden door. she sighed and looked at the door.

"What?" she yelled back.

"Barai has brought some news for you, about one of the 7." Dree'm turned to the man behind her. He nodded swiftly and she picked up her towel. turning back to the man, he was gone. Dree'm stared into the empty shower sadly. "Dree'm?"

"Yes give me a minute." she pushed open the door and stood ahead of her was Barai, a large and tanned boy, wearing a dark and tattered coat and dark glasses his white hair hung in spirals down his face. "So?"

"Yuffie, the renowned materia thief, has been located, her positioning is back at her home town of Wutai. she has returned after several months of her whereabouts being unknown."

"Who is there now?"

"#663"

"Good, carry on your mission, Silva!" Silva turned to look at her, her eyes red with passion. "I can reach Wutai in a day if I set off on the bike now." Silva nodded as Dree'm walked back into the shower room returning a minute later fully dressed in the dirty clothes she had just taken off. Silva was stood with the keys for the bike knowing he would anger her if he did not bother to comply.

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"What the hell?!" the red haired man yelled looking onto a crashed database. "Where is reeve?!" several soldiers ran about in a haze as all the computers in Shin-Ra displayed only static on the screens. Reeve was now head of computers, after creating the magnificent Cait-Sith as well as other advanced systems, but he was no where to be found, Reno, followed by some guards headed down to the lab where Reeve always worked. "Reeve?" Reno yelled, tapping on the door, no answer could be heard. Reno tried to open the door but it was locked and as he looked through the keyhole he could see the key was still in the other side. "Break it down." Reno said to the guards as he moved out of the way of the door. Grabbing a nearby plant pot they rammed into the door and it swung open, the lock broken in two.

As the smell hit them they moved back in disgust, Reno stood, the smell was a past memory to him, and the site was hideous. "Reeve..." Reno said looking upon the lab, Computers torn from the wall and blood gashed everywhere, Reeve was sat in his computer chair his hands cut off and a number inscribed upon his cheek. "One?" Reno walked into the room cautiously. all the main computers had been hacked at with a weapon, or a body thrown into them. Reno looked at the marks left by the blood. "The Masamune!!" fear struck Reno solid, "Sephiroth!?"

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Driving to the last port town in the east continent Dree'm managed to haggle a boat ride. hidden within her hood she sat in the corner of the boat listening to the sea.

"She will be the next..." Dree'm said quietly. A throbbing in her head made her eyes close. "...soon..." a small smirk creased upon her lips as the throbbing became distant. After the darkness she looked upon a Chrome lab room. she was stood in the centre of it, her small hand clenching tightly to a man stood beside her. she looked at the man as a scientist lifted her up into his arms.

"Let go Tara." the man said as she gripped his hand tighter. Dree'm looked beside the man and a boy 9 years older then her stood there, smiling sadistically . The three year old pulled herself towards the man.

"Daddy..." she reached out with her other hand to grab the mans hair, "...don't go..." the man scowled as the hair she grabbed pulled and he spat in anger at her. "Let go!" she curled away in fear. and the man turned abruptly and grabbing the boys hand left. Dree'm watched him leave, and stared into the boys eyes as he was pulled away smugly.

The scientist placed her on a cleared table in the room and she sat in her small yellow dress with her thumb in her mouth staring at the white coats. More scientists entered along with a young man, dressed in black, with beautiful long white hair. Dree'm stared at him as he walked over to her.

"Why is she here? This is the presidents daughter isn't it?" He waved at her and she giggled.

"He said we can use her...in fact, he insisted." The scientist beside him replied. "None of us have the heart to. She's too young. It would be the same as murder..." The man looked back at Dree'm. she stood up on the table and jumped up and down to be picked up. The scientists all looked at each other, none knowing what to do. Dree'm looked at the white haired man.

"Angel. Angel." She said jumping up and down. The man with the white hair laughed.

"That's the last thing I am sweetie." He said lifting the child up. she giggled as he swung her around. "Your a little angel though." she giggled.

"Angel..." Dree'm grabbed his white hair and spun it around her fingers, attempting to plait it, her stumpy fingers getting tangled in the hair, as she pulled her hand away it tugged on his head, he turned to her. Dree'm backed away in fear.

"Heeey, are you ok?" he said seeing the fear in her eyes.

"She got yelled at by the president, she did the same to him." one of the female scientists replied. "He was a bit harsh."

"Oh." the man replied. "I wont yell at you..." He said to Dree'm "I'll do this." He pushed his fingers gently in to her armpits and Dree'm erupted in a fit of giggles, squirming in his arms as he kept tickling her.

"Excuse me!" He turned as someone entered in the door. The man was old and his face was thin and wrinkled. "Place the child back on the table master Sephiroth. She is not a toy." Sephiroth looked at the man.

"No. she isnt..." Sephiroth replied angrily at the scientist.

"Is there are reason for you destroying the working atmosphere here then?" The scientist said, looking one by one at the scientists in the room, until they all regained back to their normal duties.

"I have come to collect the mako reports, Hojo, sir."

"Very well, please follow me, and put the child back on the table." Sephiroth lifted Dree'm back up and put her on the table. he looked at her little yellow curls that bounced around her head, she put her feet on the table and stood, still holding onto his finger tightly. Sephiroth looked at the girl.

"Please let go Tara, dear." Dree'm shook her head. "I will come back." she smiled. Hojo scowled at Sephiroth. "I promise." Dree'm smiled and blew him a kiss

"Angel!" Sephiroth waved goodbye to her as he followed Hojo into the room.

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"WUTAI!" Dree'm opened her eyes. The light stung as she looked upon the high mountains. she stood up and walked off the boat pulling her bike behind her. "I will wait."

"That wont be necessary." She said back. "Here." She passed the man a bag of gil. "You didn't see me OK?" The man nodded. staring at the large bag of gil in his hand.

She watched as he sailed back towards the other continent, it had taken longer then she had thought to get here but it was unimportant, the time. She walked towards the mountains pushing her bike over the rocks until she reached a old and forgotten path. She remembered when she was first told about this rocky lost path, up the side of the mountain it reaches Wutai from the back end near the forest. Dree'm opened her con-phone and pushed it to her ear listening as it rang,

"Aoi here." the voice on the other end replied.

"Aoi, position?" She replied abruptly. The static almost made the voice silent. Technology was on its way up, but it was still pretty primitive.

"I am in Bone village."

"BONE VILLAGE!" she yelled, "Barai said you was in Wutai. With Yuffie!"

"No...He said that he told you and you told him to tell me that I have to move to my next destination. Its kind of boring here…can I go back?"

"Barai the silly twat." Dree'm growled, "Never mind," She closed the contactor without answering him and carried on pushing her bike. Suddenly she heard a noise, moving swiftly she dropped the bike as a girl jumped from the rocks. landing where Dree'm had just stood.

"So you are real..." The girl said standing to circle Dree'm like a wolf.

"Yuffie Kisaragi..." Yuffie screamed as she ran at the intruder, swiftly dragging her large shurikan through the air. Dree'm easily dodged such a basic attack and was soon stood behind Yuffie. Yuffie leapt into the air and turning strongly let loose a hail of flying stars that bounced across the stones, Dree'm stood still as they flew past her. Yuffie landed to stare at the girl.

Dree'm jumped towards Yuffie and with a sharp kick sent the girl to the ground. Dree'm's fist dug into the ground as Yuffie moved out the way. Blood dripped from her knuckles but Dree'm showed no pain. Yuffie was slightly disturbed. Maybe this was not the best idea. Dree'm stared intently at the girl.

"number two..."