Chapter 10
"Alright, so what kind of bad news does Vincy have for us today?" Cid asked, plopping onto a cushiony chair.
"Well… first things first. My name is Vincent, not 'Vincy' or 'Vince' or 'Vinny' or… you get the idea." Vincent said, looking extremely irritated.
"Sure, Vinny," Cid chuckled as a nerve in Vincent's jaw twitched. So tell us what's up, Vince. Sure it's not such bad news that it's so urgent is it, Vincy?"
Vincent gave an exasperated sigh and a look that said 'I-give-up'. "Alright… well… Sephiroth's in the Promised Land…"
"WHAT! I THOUGHT WE KILLED THAT MOTHERF---ER! HOW MANY MORE TIMES DO WE HAVE TO KILL BEFORE HE'S GONE FOR GOOD!" Cid screamed, jumping, up, then seeing Marlene, Barret and Red all give a look for say the f word, he sat down and turned red. "Heh, sorry about that. Got a little upset. You know…"
Red shook his mane and sighed. He was easily annoyed by people who had 'colorful' language. "I don't know how Shera stands your language sometimes, Cid. You do know quite a number of people find cursing quite unattractive."
"Do I look like a I give a f… sorry… care!" Cid yelled, "I swear, I'll throttle your little red neck!"
"Whoa!" Cloud cut in, watching s the two exchanged glares. "Hey… can we get something done without biting each other's heads off? Er… Vincent… you can continue."
Vincent nodded, looking relieved. "You guys didn't let me finish," He cast a look at Cid, who wilted under his gaze. "Did I mention that Aeris is with him? Yes… so we did kill Sephiroth… and apparently, Aeris must have forgiven him for murdering her…"
"Did she?" Cid asked vilely, "Now what the f… aggh… what's wrong with her mind?"
"But…" Vincent sighed, ignoring Cid's remark. "Not only that, but Jenova is also in the Promised Land.
"AH-HA!" Cid shouted, almost jumping up and down like a little kid. "I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! SEPHIROTH'S WORKIN TOGETHER WITH JENOVA TO DESTROY THE PROMISED LAND! HE'S JUST WITH AERIS SO THAT HE CAN KILL HER AGAIN!"
"Well…" Red looked at Cid helplessly. "That's not just the thing we have to worry about right now. Remember, we need to help Aeris. How do we get into the Promised Land?"
At this question, all the members of AVALANCHE exchanged glances and shrugs.
"Vincent… how'd you get your hands on this information?"
Vincent lowered his head, looking embarrassed. "I know, I might sound like a lunatic, but the spirit of Lucrecia told me. She said that she saw Sephiroth…"
"Ha… it kinda figures." Barret muttered, rolling his eyes. "Vincy was never quite the sane one…"
"Daddy!" Marlene looked at her father, "That's rude…"
"Barret!" Tifa shouted, slapping her forehead, "Oh… that's done it."
"Eh… sorry, Vince, man." Barret said, looking over at the red-eyed man.
Vincent merely grunted and shrugged. "It's not a problem. We need to get to the Promised Land. That is the most important issue at hand."
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"How'd you know that…" Nefilim asked, his eyes wide. "Can you read my mind!"
Aeris shook her head. "I saw the expression on your face, it was anger and confusion, the look you usually have when you've been betrayed."
The man felt guilty immediately and hung his head. "Sorry," He grunted. "I just thought…"
"I understand." Aeris smiled and patted his shoulder gently. " I know, you've been mistreated all your life."
"Was I?" He couldn't remember.
A man, one whose face that Nefilim could not see, was laughing. All he could remember about the man was a white lab coat and long, oily, black hair.
"Ahhh, yes. You, boy, come here." The man commanded.
He was a little boy then… and usually when the man used that tone of voice; it meant he was going to get a shot. He hesitated…
A hand came and slapped him, causing him to stumble backwards, holding his cheek. Then a sharp pain ran through his arm, a needle plunged into his arm.
He cried out, causing the mysterious man to laugh aloud. He then began to cry… and was beaten yet again…
The silver-haired man clenched his fists. Again came the burning anger. He tried so hard to keep it back…
"Are you alright?" Aeris asked, her voice going high with fear.
She is afraid of me… He thought and sighed. "I'm fine." He said sadly, examining his surroundings. He was in nothing but a lighted tunnel.
"Follow me… again." Aeris said cheerfully, the tone of her voice annoying him.
"This time it doesn't require falling forty-feet through a tunnel… does it?" Nefilim asked, giving a weird look that made Aeris giggle.
"It was thirty-feet… actually." Aeris smiled. "And you weren't free falling… it was just a really fast elevator. And no… you're not going to fall…"
"Alright."
Yay... I updated! Thanks to LadyKadaj to use the name Nefilim instead of Destructivus. And if anybody is wondering... I did change Sephiroth's name from Destructivus to Nefilim!