A/N: Disclaimer... Me don't own no of these dang ol' characters from this freakin' cool game Final Fantasy VII... so you no need to sue me cuz this disclaimer covers that!
Sephiroth's Little Puppet...
Bone Village was just that, a small village made of bone set on the edge of a mysterious woods called the Sleeping Forest. The people of this village prided themselves on their excavating skills and they were also very intelligent about the surrounding area.
Cloud walked into town and set to look for the man to talk to about the Lunar Harp, which is what he learned he needed to pass the sleeping forest. After an hour, Cloud came back to the small restaurant and told the group that he had hired some people to dig up the harp, but they needed to spend the night there. Cloud, Cait Sith the Second, and Nanaki set up in one room, Yuffie, Barret and Tifa slept in another room... Beth and Vincent slept in a separate room, just for the fact that nobody wanted to share a room with two strange people like that.
It was almost midnight when Vincent felt his room mate stir. He laid, feigning sleep as he watched her. She stood up, as if in a trance and walked out the door. Vincent sprang up and walked after her, far enough behind as not to startle her.
She walked out of the Inn and towards the Sleeping Forest, that for some reason, let her pass. Vincent passed with her, not too far behind. She continued walking towards the center of the City of the Ancients.
Cloud woke up the next morning and joined the group downstairs. As they were eating breakfast, four figures in blue suits joined him. Cloud acted as if he wanted to battle, but they wanted a truce.
"Beth saved me, so I am offering the Turks alliance in this matter." Tseng held out his hand to Cloud, who took it in a truce. The Turks join the now huge group. Cloud runs outside and grabs the harp from the treasure chest and continues on to the sleeping forest.
Tifa is the one that notices that someone isn't there.
"Cloud, where is Beth and Vincent?" She said.
Cloud didn't know for sure, but he feels as if they must continue...
Meanwhile, Beth is almost to the altar in the center of the city. Vincent is hiding, watching as Sephiroth, standing on the platform welcomes his tranced sister with a nod. She kneels to him and looks at Aeris, kneeling at the altar, praying. Vincent hears Sephiroth's words to Beth...
"Kill her."
Cloud isn't far behind, Tifa shows him the way as Vincent silently rejoins the group. Cloud runs up to Aeris at the altar and then is controlled to draw his sword to kill her. He stops himself, but not before Beth drops from the sky and runs her sword mercifully through Aeris' spine and heart, killing her painlessly.
Aeris noticed that she didn't bleed, as Ancients that died for the planet didn't bleed and never really died. Beth landed, looked at Cloud with her grey, cold tranced eyes and pulled her sword out of Aeris, Beth then collapsed as Cloud grabbed up Aeris in his arms. The White Materia bounces gently down into the water as Sephiroth appears next to his downed sister and unleashes Jenova-Life.
After the fight with Jenova, Vincent runs over to Beth, who is still out cold, but alive, barely breathing.
Cloud and the group say their last goodbyes to the last Ancient and Cloud lowers her into the water. Aeris' body floated gently into the cool soft darkness of the water.
Cloud trembled, looking at the group, Vincent with Beth in his arms, "Sephiroth has gone too far... he has to pay for it. I will never forgive Sephiroth..."
Tifa looked at Beth, "What about..."
Cloud looked at Beth and shook his head, "She was controlled by Sephiroth... I think she will be fine..." Cloud turned to leave.