A/N: (falls to knees) One week… passed a-already? Aw, man. I'm sorry for the very very long wait. Eh. Annyywaayyss, as you can already tell, the first part of this story is very wordy! BUT! It's filled with action packed things! Rawr! It's what you've been waiting for! (smile)

Shankies for reviewing! (dances)

Disclaimer:

Cait: A week passed! Argh! Miss Author Poo Poo Head is very slow!
Aeris: (still wondering about the Vincent picture)
Cloud: Nyeah… I think Reno has Miss Author in a tight spot.
Aeris: Oh?
Cloud: She's dangling from a thread above a pit filled with mad dogs.
Aeris: …
Cait: …Hooray!
Aeris: Wait, I thought your batteries were removed?
Cait: …whoops.
Cloud: …uh… FF7 doesn't belong to Miss Author!

Reveal Your True Eyes
Chapter Thirteen

Sudden Impact
'As a ninja, it is my duty to think of clever things to make my enemies all pissed at me!' -Yuffie

Several bolts of lightning suddenly struck the ground with extreme force. The whole mountain shook fiercefully, causing rocks to fly everywhere. The black furred demon easily dodged the falling debris and quickly lunged toward Tifa. The sudden impact made her collide right into a boulder behind her. Vincent, who was watching her back, appeared above the demon and struck its back. However, the blade barely even touched a single fur. The demon turned and stabbed several needles into his arm, causing him to move out of the way. Cid and Cloud leapt up high and aimed their swords for the huge boulders right above the demon. With one move, their swords hit the boulders and it came crashing down. All was silent for a while, until loud roars were heard from above.

The demon, which didn't seemed to be injured at all, aimed its sharp fur downwards and shot several needles directly to AVALANCHE. Everyone retreated behind some boulders while Nanaki stood his ground, taking in the assault. He flinched as the sharp needles grazed his face ever so slightly. His tail flame burned with all its might as he leapt high into the air. His necklace gave off a powerful bright light, causing the foe to turn away. After it faded, Nanaki was now in his human form, holding a very old-looking sword. The two fighters landed on separate boulders in unison. Their glares never ceased to move away from each other. A light breeze passed through, creating a feeling of suspense. Nanaki had to resist harming the demon in anyway. No matter what the appearance, it was still Yuffie. If any harm came to her, he wouldn't know what to do. The demon took one step forward and growled. Its mind was filled with nothing but malice and the need to kill anything that got in its way. Yuffie continued pounding her small fists against the invisible barrier. She wasn't sure what else there was to do. The only thing that came into mind was for Nanaki to destroy the monster. It was the only way to save her friends, and possibly save the whole Lifestream.

Back in the laboratory, Hojo had been witnessing the fight from his window. A wide grin appeared on his face. Everything had been going according to his plan. Once the enemies were defeated, he could finally prepare the end of the Lifestream and the 'Other World'. He turned to his colleague who had been witnessing the horrible events from a nearby monitor. He was chained up to a table but his legs were free to move about. However, Hojo had injected a poison that prevented him from doing so. The mad scientist laughed evilly and combed his fingers through his messy black hair.

"All is going well," he grinned. "They have no chances of escaping this."

Gast struggled with the chains. "H-Hojo! This… this is far beyond insane!"

"You're right. This is insanely insane!"

Suddenly, the monitor Gast had been watching from starting making beeping noises. Hojo trudged towards it and pressed random buttons on the keyboard. His eyes widened as he watched random numbers appear on his screen. Those were the same readings he observed a while back. He still wasn't sure what the meaning of it was. A sudden blast outside caused the monitor to explode. Hojo stepped away and pounded his fist against the table. He paused and turned his head to his window. Several lightning bolts shot out from above, creating massive explosions and slight earthquakes. Hojo's computer systems seemed to react to this by creating beeping noises. He snapped his head to his monitors as the same random numbers began appearing one by one. He stepped forward and stroked his finger against the computer screen.

"This power," he muttered. "…is not… what I had planned!"

The demon clawed his way through the falling boulders. Cloud twirled his sword and struck the demon's back with such power. The demon roared loudly as lightning spewed out from its fur. The sudden impact caused Cloud to fly right into Cid and Barret. The demon cocked his head around and finally spotted Aeris. Her eyes were wide open, filled with fright and worry. She knew that there was something she could do, but what was it? Images of the Lifestream Forest started to appear before her eyes. Those chants… she was the one doing it? Aeris wasn't completely sure, because after that moment, all was complete darkness. Did she really… do all that?

Nanaki turned his head and yelled, "AERIS! GET OUT OF THE WAY!"

She snapped out of her thoughts and saw the demon making its way to her. She backed up against a boulder and screamed loudly. For some reason, the demon stopped running and growled in pain. The noise seemed to make the demon's body to paralyze. AVALANCHE cautiously walked up to the animal and waited.

"I…Is it… over?" Aeris said as she got up to her feet.

Suddenly, the demon broke free from its frozen state and pinned Aeris down. Cid yelled random swear words and pulled its tail. Cloud and Barret helped Cid while Vincent, Tifa and Nanaki tried their best to push the demon away from Aeris. Nanaki grunted and dug his fingers into the fur.

"Y-Yuffie! Get a hold of yourself! Fight this thing!"

'I-I can't!' Yuffie clenched her fists and pounded her fists on the ground. 'There's nothing I can do… Hojo already replaced my heart into this… demon's heart…'

"C-Come on Yuffie!" Nanaki continued to dig his nails through. There was no reaction from the demon however. Yuffie lifted her head and stared at Nanaki's human appearance. "Y-You're clever enough to think of something! W-We'll try to hold this demon off!"

The ninja gasped and stood up. 'That's right! As a ninja, it is my duty to think of clever things to make my enemies all pissed at me!' she grinned at the thought. She tightened her headband and pounded her fist into her palm.

'Alright… think Yuffie! When I came to the Lifestream, I was in my beast form… so… maybe if I… turn this demon into a human!… with the power of my necklace!' She tugged her necklace off and dangled it in front of her. She closed her eyes and clenched the necklace tightly. 'Come on… change this demon into my human form!'

Nothing happened.

Yuffie sighed and yelled out loud, "COME ON! WORK! I NEED SOME COOPERATION HERE!"

Still, nothing happened.

"EVERYONE NEEDS MY HELP! PLEASE!"

Her efforts were in vain. She fell to her knees and buried her face into her hands. What else was there to do…?

Elena and Rude slowly made their way through the dark cave. Their cellphone lights barely gave off enough light to see anything. So far, they've only encountered narrow walls and close-called pit holes. The last thing they wanted to think about was if they would even make it out alive. Their only thought now was to find whatever was at the end of the cave. Elena peered at her cellphone screen and poked her cheeks with a sad expression on her face.

"Oh… my make-up…"

Rude sighed. "That should be the least of your worries."

"I know! I just want to look good for when we're done with this mission…"

The man smiled to himself. At first glance, he saw her to be pretty perky and maybe a little annoying, according to Reno. However, now that he was with her alone, he had gotten a new impression of her. She was always alert, never actually complained about anything, except for Reno, and was always thinking of her objective, not to mention fully confident. Rude had only wished Reno would see that in Elena instead of an annoying sidekick. His thoughts disappeared as he felt Elena come to a complete stop. After a few seconds, he realized why she had done so.

"I hear… a voice," the woman said. "It sounds like… a child's."

He gripped Elena's hand tighter and moved forward. "Let's go."

The sounds of their footsteps seemed to echo loudly with each passing second. Rude tried to feel for the walls but couldn't. Elena remained close to Rude and aimed her cellphone light in front. She couldn't spot any walls anywhere.

"Elena," Rude whispered. "I am going to release our grip."

"N-No! Are you crazy! What if-!"

"Please trust me. I'll spot your cellphone light and I'll come right back to you. Just stay right there."

The woman sniffed. "O-Okay…"

Rude slipped his hand away from hers and slowly walked away. For a brief second, the sound of his footsteps was disappearing. Elena twirled around, hoping there wasn't going to be any surprise attacks. Suddenly, she felt something tug her arm.

"R-Rude?" she asked cautiously.

"Yes?" he responded in a very calm manner.

Elena grunted. "Gah! Don't scare me like that! W-Where did you go anyway?"

"Follow me, Rude gripped her hand and started walking. They came across a small cliff that gave off a dim light from the bottom. Elena's face glowed in the light as she crouched down.

"Wow! What is that thing?"

"I'm not sure. But it must be what we're looking for."

"How are we supposed to get down there?"

"…we jump."

"WHAT!"

"Trust me. If Sephiroth said that the cave's features are just illusions, we should be alright."

Elena tugged her short hair and nodded. "O-Okay."

"On three. One… two…"

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind caused the two couple to lose their balance. Rude fell in first and pulled Elena down with him.

"YOU SAID ON THREE!"

"Uhm… Elena?"

"WHAT!"

"We're on the bottom already."

"…eh?" she looked around. He was right! In just one second, they reached the bottom. So… even cliffs could be deceiving. She shook the thought off as she followed Rude to the dim lights. The walls were creating the lights, giving it a peaceful touch. Elena stopped in front of the wall to touch it. Her hands were now covered in some kind of dust.

"Elena," Rude finally said.

"What's wrong?"

He stepped away, revealing a small boy dressed in torn clothes. His appearance practically matched Sephiroth's, only… his eyes were a dark blue color. His short silver hair glowed like the walls of the cave. The boy slowly stood up and offered his hand to the Turks.

"The Chosen Ones are in need of your assistance."

A/N: End of chapter 13! Eeee! This story is soon coming to its conclusion. Maybe… 2 more chapters or something? (shrug) Seems good I guess. Anyways! I hope you liked and please tell me how you thought of it!