Ch. 2 Hojo's lab
I woke to dim lights and a haze over my eyes. The sedative they used must have been powerful enough for a horse. I rolled over, I could see only blue. Then a figure. Soon my vision cleared and I could see the man who had disgusted me for so long. Hunched over, obviously dyed black hair and thick round glasses. It could only be Hojo. A second look showed me I was laying on the floor of one of his glass prisons.
"Finally awake I see?" His voice sounded like the best geek stereotype you can imagine. I was still too weak to move and couldn't fight back as he opened the door to draw blood for who knows what. Soon after he left I blacked out again. I did notice on thing though. Jenova's case hadn't been broken into yet. I still had time.
Over the next few days I learned some things. Like the fact that my weapons were laying on his desk, and lab food sucked. And that I loathed Hojo more than anyone deserves. He would sit and stare at me like I was going to summon my wings simply to entertain him, of course I would never do anything for this sick man. He came in one day after he finished analyzing my DNA. He stared at me for a long time, then walked away saying something like, "No dragon, only dog.". After that he spent three days at his desk, looking from his books, then to me, and jotting down notes every now and then.
Early in the afternoon I discovered a hatch at the top of my prison. Unfortunately it had no handles, and since the glass reflected any kind of magic, I would have to fly to the top to get it open. I decided to wait until night to attempt it. Hojo ended up leaving a little later than usual so I waited, very impatiently for him to leave. Then my chance came. I summoned the wings and braced myself. With one powerful beat I hit the hatch with my shoulder. Nothing happened, except for a bruise. So I held myself close to the hatch and summoned a ball of fire in my hands. I threw it along the seam but the reflective magic sent it back into my stomach and hurtled me to the floor.
I laid there for awhile letting the white light disappear from my vision. I rolled onto my side intending to try and sleep when I saw something. Black boots. Those definitely didn't belong to Hojo. My eyes scanned up the figure outside my prison. Black pants, long black cloak, Masamune. The six foot blade that had killed so many. The long silver hair and green eyes. Haunting green eyes hat I would never forget. I was looking at Shinra's ex general. Sephiroth. I stepped closer, until my breath fogged the glass. It's hard to describe Sephiroth. He's not only handsome, he's beautiful. He just stared in at me, not moving, not saying anything.
He pulled his sword up, and I barely had time to get back before he used it to shatter my glass prison. I stood there, stunned as he walked away. I was free, and Sephiroth made it happen. I watched him break into Jenova's cell, and I watched her grotesque body disappear, into nothing. But I knew better. She was a plague on this planet, and she had Sephiroth wrapped around her finger. And I suppose that gave me the idea, as I watched Sephiroth walk towards the stairs.
"Sephiroth." I said as loud as I'd dared. He stopped and slowly turned to look at me. I have to admit I'd never been so afraid in my life as I was in that moment. I mean, you don't learn much about Sephiroth's personality in the game. For all I knew he could have just killed me right then. But he didn't, he stood there, waiting for me to say something. "I, uh.. Just, umm. Thank you. For getting me out of there." I finally managed to say. It could have been my imagination, but I thought I saw a smile play at the corners of his mouth.
"Hojo is not worthy of the company of such a fine creature." That was the first thing I ever heard Sephiroth say. His voice is like that of an angel, and it sent chills down my spine. Again he turned to walk away from me.
"There's an easier way out!" I yelled after him. When he turned and looked at me this time I nodded my head towards a balcony outside. He walked outside and I followed. I have never flown with a full grown person before, I didn't honestly know if I could hold us both up. I stayed back a ways and began my running start. Sephiroth turned to face me just as I reached him, but it was too late to stop now. I locked my arms under his and we went over, then we were gliding through the air over Midgar. We had barely begun flying when I started losing my grip one Sephiroth. He must have felt it too, because he put his arms around me and held on tight. Unfortunately I couldn't hide my blush from him and this time he did smile at me. Sephiroth had always been my favorite villain, and I always thought he was misunderstood. I had prayed and hoped for a sequel in which he came back with the realization of the wrongs he had committed and could start anew, with a little love interest maybe? Yes, yes, I know I'm in love with him, but it's completely different when this man is holding onto and smiling because your blushing about the situation.
He described a grove of trees for me and we landed, not so gracefully. It was more of a rolling stop than anything. I 'put away' the wings and found myself standing in front of a large yellow bird. My mind screamed BIG BIRD! But I knew better. This was a chocobo. And yes it was huge. It's shoulder was as tall as me! Sephiroth mounted the bird, then held out a hand for me. He was taking me with him.