Chapter Two: The Others
After hearing everything, Kadaj lay on his bed and sunk his head under a pillow.
"I must be getting really desperate… Geez, I'M STARTING TO BELIEVE THE CREATURE IN MY HEAD!" he said loudly but was muffled by the pillow, "but then, there is no harm in trying."
He got up his bed & got his double-bladed sword. He went outside his room & got the keys to his motorcycle.
"Oh no… not again…" Loz said.
"I can't believe this… we're going on the field again?" Yazoo said with an indication of reluctance.
They got off the sofa, got their keys & weapons & got on the motorcycles because they didn't really have any other choice.
While running towards the old building of the Shinra Company, Yazoo asked where they were going.
"The Shinra Company's Old building," Kadaj said, "the one that survived during the explosion."
"No… not there!" Loz exclaimed.
"You're not scared, are you?" Yazoo teased.
"AM NOT!" he answered defensively.
"Shut up! Both of you!" Kadaj scolded.
They arrived at the old building, its walls were singed & filthy & half of the roof was blown off. Kadaj kicked the door open and found out that this place used to be an office.
"If I'm not mistaken, Kadaj, this used to be the head office of the Shinra scientists, all the top secret files are supposed to be here." Yazoo said.
"Yeah, you're right… Start searching." Kadaj commanded.
"What exactly are we looking for?" Loz asked.
''Anything that involves mother…" Kadaj said.
They started to flip the whole place inside-out. Every file cabinet, every desk every shelf didn't go untouched and unread.
Lying on the floor was a brown, hard-bound covered book. It didn't seem very significant but since nothing was to be remained unread, Yazoo picked it up and read some of the entries. He found out that this diary once was the property of a scientist observing Jenova. Suddenly he found something extraordinary.
"Kadaj, Loz… come here quickly!" Yazoo called.
"You found something?" Kadaj asked.
He told them about the diary and what he read.
The diary said:
9:12 am
This morning, something superb happened! Jenova started to split up her cells to make children. We separated each new being to an observatory capsule.
Jenova made six offspring… three boys and three girls. The scientists, including me, took the liberty at naming them. The three boys are named Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz; the three girls are named Asuka, Azalea and Akime.
They develop very rapidly; almost inhuman… what is Jenova up to?
They looked at each other, trying to absorb what they've heard.
"There's more here." Yazoo said, flipping the pages.
8:57 pm
I knew that Shinra would self-destruct one day. People are now seeking the destruction of Jenova. Her children are working hard to grow faster. It has only been a few months and their almost fully grown. The head said that once they gain consciousness, they can run free.
The children have started to open their eyes but still they don't know how to react.
Yazoo pointed at the picture under the entry. It was their mother in the middle capsule in the middle and each side has three other observatory capsule containing people with silver hair.
They read the next entry.
12 mn
It's starting. Our worst fears have been realized.
Everything is starting to fall to ashes. We removed the children from the capsules and dressed them in special leather clothing because we're letting them loose.
Jenova was destroyed and vanished, we don't know where.
At this very moment, Shinra Company is starting to explode building by building. Consider this a miracle that I can write an account on what's happening. I may die tonight along with the other people and never finish this entry… but really… I hope the children survive, they-
Indeed, he never finished the entry.
Again, they searched for clues as to the whereabouts of Asuka, Azalea and Akime. All the desks were searched again, along with other things that might contain something useful. They were busy searching when an old man entered the building.
"Excuse me, young men… what is your business here?" He asked gently.
The three brothers stopped looking and approached him. The old man, weak and frail, looked at them through a pair of glasses.
"Wait a minute… silver hair, leather clothes… you're Kadaj, Yazoo and Loz, right? Jenova's children?" the old man said.
They looked at each other, altogether confused.
"I don't believe we know you…" Yazoo said.
"How could you know us?" Kadaj asked.
"It may come kind of awkward but I used to be one of the scientists that worked here and observed Jenova and her offspring. Let me introduce myself, my name is Dr. Guttenborough." He replied.
"Dr. Gutten- whatever your name is- do you know where the other three are?" Loz asked.
"Well, we dropped Asuka and her sisters near the city; you might get a good chance at looking for them there." Dr. Guttenborough said. He handed a map to the city to them.
Immediately, after hearing that message, they went to the said city.
The city was in the middle of the desert. Inside, a lot of people were roaming around, minding their own business. It was a big city but there were a lot of side streets and dark alleys that may be the hiding place of the three girls. If they want to finish before sundown, they had to start searching now.
They started off with the main square. They asked each person if they knew Asuka, Azalea and Akime.
"Do you know three girls named Asuka, Azalea and Akime?" they would ask.
Weirdly, the people's eyes widened and were filled with fear. They would tremble and say no but their eyes tell a different story.
"Could it be that the girls are feared here?" Kadaj asked his brothers.
"It could be. Judging from the reaction of the people…" Yazoo said.
Kadaj thought for a while.
"Where do you find the most notorious people in a city, Loz?" Kadaj asked.
"That's easy, bro! In the dark alleys of the city!" Loz answered.
Without hesitation, they went to the dark alleys.