This chapter last updated 11.12.04
major alteration
Chapter Three
Left Aside to Die.
Final Fantasy VII Fan Fiction
Number Two…
Yuffie stared at the girl in front of her, they were the same age and the same build, Dree'm maybe a bit slighter then her. A perfect battle match. But Dree'm was far more advanced then Yuffie, all Yuffie knew was that some mad woman was out to kill her, and now she met that woman, but she underestimated Dree'm by far.
Yuffie looked Dree'm up and down, the girl in front of her looked wasteful, her body obviously only lived to fulfil her mission to kill, her hair was strait and stuck out in spikes, one side unable to grow. Her face was deathly pale and black rings of fatigue circled her eyes. Dree'm was not pretty, she was the vision of pity and death. Yuffie looked at the blade the Dree'm pulled slowly from the sheath on her waist. her reflection dull in the steel. As Dree'm pulled the blade out from the sheath she saw the jagged end as if the sword had been snapped. Yuffie had seen the sword before and stared in disbelief at it.
"Masamune!" she said out loud, Dree'm only grinned. Delighting from her enemies obvious surprise. "Where did you get that?"
"My master...who else..." Dree'm held the sword out in front of her. Yuffie looked down its blade, the sword still and calm, confident in its kill.
"Another Clone we have to take care of then?" Yuffie held her Shurikan as still as she could as it was held to her side.
"you fear me?" Dree'm said in her calm manic voice.
"Never." Yuffie replied sternly .
"Then why are you shaking?" Dree'm asked, taking a step towards Yuffie
"I am shaking with anger, not fear." Dree'm nodded.
"Sure." Dree'm suddenly attacked, Yuffie lifted her Shurikan to defend. the Masamune cut through the metal spike and slashed open Yuffie's right shoulder. Yuffie ran to gain distance from her attacker the gash in her shoulder gave her immense agony, and her weapon was broken, Yuffie stood weary already, as Dree'm stood calmly on one of the rocks. the Masamune dripped with innocent blood. "hmmm.." Dree'm lifted the blade to her mouth and licked the blood from its edge. "Mmmm." Dree'm laughed and walked down the rocks and back to Yuffie. Yuffie swung at Dree'm but Dree'm parried the weapon with her arm. The blade cutting into her flesh but Dree'm didn't flinch. Yuffie was growling as she swung for another attack. Dree'm was ready for the attack, but using the ninja skills she knew so well, she split into 4 surrounding Dree'm. they all attacked at once and Dree'm stumbled back the Masamune being flung from her hand by the doppelgangers. Blood dripped from Dree'm's mouth. Yuffie returned to her normal state and lifted the Masamune from the floor. Dree'm spat the blood from her mouth.
"They said only Sephiroth could use this blade." Yuffie stared at Dree'm who seemed to be helpless without the sword by her side "now to kill a Sephiroth follower with it would be pure irony" Yuffie swung the sword at Dree'm, a large grin came across her face as Yuffie started the attack. the sword was flung towards Dree'm, as it got to her body it stopped, a ghostly hand clasped around the blade. Yuffie looked up from Dree'm to the hand, and up the arm to the face. Yuffie let go of the sword and walked back in fear. "S- sephi- Sephiroth..." Yuffie backed away in pure fear. "Your dead." She said as the figure passed the blade back to Dree'm. Dree'm stood up, Sephiroth's hand caressed across the girls hair, Dree'm closed her eyes thoughtfully waiting.
"Kill her." Sephiroth spoke into Dree'm's ear. Yuffie bolted at the words and ran down the path, Dree'm followed, jumping from the cliff edge to intercept Yuffie further down the mountain. Yuffie scowled.
"Not without a fight." Yuffie screamed and let loose a flurry of ninja attacks upon Dree'm. all of which Dree'm managed to dodge or block. A bolt of electric sent Yuffie flying from the cliff edge and onto the grassy beach below. Dree'm jumped after the girl. Landing on the beach beside her. Dree'm walked over to the still body, sensing little life. Dree'm's now black eyes looked over Yuffie's face. sheathing the sword. As Dree'm turned to pick up Yuffie's dropped Shurikan Yuffie leapt from her place on the floor. Attaching herself onto Dree'm's neck she pulled Dree'm to the floor in a strangle hold. Dree'm dug her fingers into Yuffie's arm but Yuffie would not loosen her grip.
"Bitch..." Yuffie hissed as Dree'm began to falter, the air in her lungs depleting. Dree'm yelled with the last of her breath and threw Yuffie over her shoulders as she sat up. Yuffie landed ahead of Dree'm and Dree'm wasted no time and was soon sat on Yuffie. restraining Yuffie's limbs by sitting on the joints. Yuffie yelled.
"You really believed you had won" Dree'm growled. "For hell's sake girl, I've had mako and Jenova injected into me until i was half dead, I've been abused, and mistreated. did you not think, maybe. that you had underestimated me, after all...." Dree'm pulled off her glove to reveal almost claw like fingers, the nails grown into claws black and sharp as talons. "I am a creation of Shin-Ra." Dree'm dug her Talons into Yuffie's cheek, Yuffie screamed and struggled but Dree'm's grip on Yuffie got tighter until Yuffie could no longer move. A number inscribed in Yuffie's cheek. Dree'm put the fingers into her mouth almost erotically and licked the blood from her hand.
"Devil!" Yuffie managed to yell
"Wrong...." Dree'm looked up at Sephiroth. who was stood over Yuffie's head. "...I am a Angel..." Dree'm looked at the shivering Yuffie who was staring in pure fear at the man who was stood above her. Dree'm grabbed the Masamune as Sephiroth unsheathed it for her. "Number two..." Dree'm brought down the sword that was high above her head and imbedded it deeply into Yuffie's heart, through her ribs and into the sand below, until all 24 inch of the steel was in the girl, the hilt crushed into her chest. Snapping the ribs as the hilt too crushed down until it could move no further. Dree'm looked at the sky as Yuffie's high pitched scream silenced. A tear streamed down Dree'm's face as she looked down at the girl, Blood pouring from her mouth, the sand was dyed red with the crimson liquid that poured from the body beneath her.
"Only five more..." Dree'm smiled and kissed Yuffie's cold lips. As she stood up she pulled the sword from the body and wiped it on her trousers. She looked at Sephiroth who was stood further down the beach, she got up and walked towards him. Standing at his side she smiled, but he did not look at her. "Sephiroth?" The figure looked at her, his smile faded with his figure.
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Vincent looked out upon New Midgar, before walking into the fresh new streets. He wants to find more about this child. wants to know why she is like she is. her strength is explained but her attitude is not. why is she so cold and heartless, Vincent could sense her insecureness from the start. Shin-Ra HQ was in a small riot when Vincent arrived. He looked upon ambulance and clerical staff, as well as the army. Vincent knew instantly, but he had no time to think of those who were gone. The higher floors were almost empty with all the security and the rioting, the new HQ was almost identical to the old one, with the exception that the labs were on the lower floors, the archives lay at the top. Vincent opened the door to look upon a library. he strolled through them, wondering where to start.
"Excuse me?" a Woman was stood behind him, he turned almost startled "Who are you?"
"I am here to research a specimen called 'Dree'm' of the Angels experiment."
"Who are you? That is never to be spoken of!" the lady scowled.
"I must know, it is of the up most importance, peoples lives are at risk unless I find a way to stop, or help her."
"So you know something then?" The lady said suspiciously. "Tara Shin-Ra, experiment #666549 of experiment; 'Angels' 'Torrent' and 'Dark star' she later gained the name Dree'm"
"Three?" Vincent asked in disgust
"Torrent and Dark star were designed to confine and protect her..." Vincent stared at the woman. She was about 50, but looked much younger. "I was one of the scientists assigned to her..."
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Dree'm looked up at the ceiling of the laboratory. it was dark and metallic, She felt only pain in her body and was cold, laying naked on the table. she tried to cover herself with her hands only for them to be pulled away, wires came from her wrists and face. the 9 year old laid still, afraid of what will happen if she moved again. one of the scientists walked over and pushed a tube into her mouth. inside flowed a dark and bitter liquid and it dragged itself down her throat and into her lungs, Dree'm tried to cough it up, but her mouth was forced closed. as the man pulled the tube out she breathed in deeply and felt what was like plastic stick itself to her lungs. She gasped in a effort to breath, like a plastic wrap the liquid lined her lungs. she tried to breath until eventually she was hyperventilating.
"We need to remove it, she will die!"
"NO, she must get used to it." the scientist with the black hair yelled at them all angrily, "If this works it will restrict the intake of air, restricting the air intact will mean she will learn to breath less air. It will be a huge success for the underwater teams. until she gets used to it, it will also subdue her violet movement. As she will tire herself out." Dree'm gasped and scowled at the scientist as he smiled at her, she pulled herself from the table, leather straps snapped and metal broke. with her agile body she launched herself at the scientist. her hands gripped tightly around his throat, the Laboratory became havoc as she was pulled from Hojo her powers were now almost unmatched, but the scientists believed they could contain her using only fear to stop her anger. Dree'm bolted for the door, running down the empty metal corridors until the liquid attached to her lungs made her stop and fall to the floor, she was unable to breath, gasping at the red carpet beneath her like it would help her, soon she coughed and felt it shift, coughing violently some of the liquid that was now solid was in her throat, grasping at it she pulled the soft solid as she did it pulled the rest from her lungs, Gasping she coughed looking at the red solid that slowly began to melt again. Blood dribbled down her neck and chest but she got up and ran again, hearing the scientists runing behind her. as she opened the door ahead of her a man stood in front of her. his fat eyes looked at her, his declining hair white with age, she knew this man, her father had called him 'Palmer' and he looked at her then as he did now, and every time since. With temptation. Dree'm turned to run but the man grabbed her arm.
"let me go..." she screamed and kicked at his arms. "not again." She pulled from him.
"But I have your father's permission...he can have you taken away, away from your 'Angel'." Dree'm stopped struggling. "See, now come with me..." Dree'm let her tears fall down her face. her life had become a nightmare. She looked back at the white scientists. Who stopped as the man waved at them. Dree'm had no where to go no more.
"Angel..." she whispered silently as the fat man pulled her down the hallway and into his office.
The agony that filled her was not as painful as her rage, her ability to fight back countered by her love for one person. The grunting man on top of her made her sick. but she didn't move, ignored it all. when he was finished he got off and sat on the chair opposite, leaving her to lie on the cold wooden desk, her mouth was full of blood and it hurt to breathe, her legs were numb and all her mental strength was collapsing within her tiny head. her long curly hair had long turned to white brittle points, the hair snapping as soon as it reached a certain point, some bits still grew, and like a patchy guinea pig she suffered the side effects of being a lab animal.
she pushed at the desk to lift herself off it, knowing after so many times what she must do, blood trailed behind her as she slid across the desk, The man scowled in disgust, walking around to her he grabbed her hair,
"Look at that!" he pushed her head into it. "you've messed my desk..." she whimpered, tears diluted the blood which was now soaked into her white hair. "Clean it." he growled into her ear, she looked around for a cloth, then looked up at the man, his shirt unbuttoned and his pants gone. he spat out his tongue, pushing her head back into the blood, she pushed her tongue into it. closing her eyes she began to lick it up, the blood from her lungs dripping onto the table as she did. the man got tired and pushed her onto the blue floor. it was cold and the carpet burnt her flesh as she fell.
"Can I go now?" she said silently, the man turned and pulling his belt from the table it flung across her cheek, she screamed.
"No, my little pumpkin, I'm still hot..." She creased at his voice, he walked into the bathroom attached to the office, wiping the blood from his body. Dree'm looked at the door, her frail and uncared for body curled ready to run. she got up, but her knees fell and gave way. she fell to the floor heavily, bringing the man to the door of the bathroom. "Trying to run? after that little game I doubt you can use your legs." he laughed, she pulled her legs inwards, trying to cover her young body. He walked to her again. "No one can help you now. I'm going to keep you. I am sure your father will let me" he picked up the belt from the desk and pushed it around her head. gagging her. she reached to loosen it but he used an elastic band to tie her hands tightly behind her, the band so tight her hands went cold then numb, she struggled but he just watched her, slowly pulling his fat wrinkled hands down her flesh, the gashes in her back from stubby fingernails and bruises on her thigh. he stood up and laughed. "And your Angel will never know now will he..." Palmer said sadistically to her. Dree'm looked at him, something within her snapped. her eyes turned red and Palmer looked at her a little unnerved. She looked at him as he looked into her red eyes fearfully. He looked at her one last time and then walked back into the bathroom. Dree'm pulled the elastic band from around her wrists, the elastic cut her fragile skin but she pulled until it snapped and flew across the room. She untied the belt and pulled it from around her mouth. Palmer walked back out from the bathroom to look upon a empty room, he grinned.
"Playing hide and seek are we?" he laughed. "I will find you. and you know what happens to naughty girls." He walked further into the room. "I will tell your angel." Dree'm jumped down from the ceiling and landed on the man, wrapping the belt around his neck.
"My Angel will never know..." she repeated and Palmer struggled as she tightened the grip on his throat. He gasped. trying to push her off, As he began to breathe his last before falling unconscious she loosened the grip and stood up, Palmer on the floor beneath her. she cracked the belt in her hands. Palmer shuffled along the floor in fear. "He will never know...As you said." she laughed, nothing now stopping her from killing him, she had the skills, she had the opportunity. Palmer began to sweat as she pulled a envelope opener from his desk drawer. she brought the blade across her leg, blood poured slowly from it, the would healing almost as soon as it was cut. "Not so appetising now, am i?" she said as she walked closer to him, he ran into the bathroom and she followed before he had the chance to close the door behind him.
Sephiroth looked upon a half dead Palmer, his arteries were gashed open across the wall and he was mutilated badly, but he was still alive. His genitals were pushed into his mouth blood pouring across the naked body as it lay in a bath of blood. Sephiroth looked around, window in the office was broken, no body had been in here, he was the first, the guards behind Sephiroth moved back as he left the unconscious and hideous body and he looked out upon Midgar from the high building.
"Sir, what shall we do with the body?" One of the soldiers asked. Sephiroth looked back at them.
"He is still alive, Take him to the hospital immediately." The guards hurried around in a panic, as Sephiroth stared out of the window. "Was this her?"
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Yuffie's body was washed with water as the tide came in, the blood tinting the water as it slowly caressed the corpse. Dree'm sat up and stared at the water that lapped at her feet, only just realising she had fallen into another dream it sending her heavily to the floor. These sudden flashbacks were caused by the illness, and they slowly became more frequent, the constant reminder of her pain torturing her mind, a constant pain in her head, as well as the one in her body as it slowly ate itself away. She picked the sword from the floor beside her and sheathed it. The blood from her wounds was dry and the wounds were healed, turning to light scars. Dree'm walked slowly back up the hill to where she had left her bike, the metal hunk was lifted from the dark soil and she sat on its leather seat, pushing the key into the bike she started it up and drove across the mountain path slowly. At the highest point she saw the Wutai elect a PowerStation that replaced the old dirty and dangerous mako reactors. the mako reactor beside it was covered in barbed wire and no entry signs.
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Vincent flicked through the notes the scientist had handed him, he looked up from them to the scientist.
"Why are you helping me?" he asked bluntly.
"The child needs help" she said sadly.
"She is beyond any help. I think all she needs now is death." Vincent stared at the woman, she seemed heartbroken at his words, "Who are you really?"