By: Psych The Shadowboxer

DISCLAIMER: Don't own FF7 or Freddy Krueger.

Sorry for not updating in forever, I have no excuses. I just haven't been working on this story. Also, I'll answer questions at the end of the chapter. Just as a note, too, I haven't seen Advent Children yet. You have no idea how badly I want to see it, but I don't have the money to buy it or know anyone that has it. So some things in this may be a little screwed up if you've seen AC. Sorry!

Final Fantasy VII-2: Seed of Chaos

Chapter Four: Journals

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- Previously -

There wasn't much to the church. Just some destroyed pews, a busted up roof, and a patch of flowers where the alter would be. Halisia gulped and headed toward the door before a sharp pain in her left foot caught her attention.

'Wonderful! I have absolutely no clue what's happening or where I am…and I hurt my foot! What the Hell is going on here!' Halisia mentally grumbled as panic began to override any and all good sense. 'At this point…only one thing is certain…I'm crazy and I am so doomed….'

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- Now -

After thinking that thought, Halisia looked down and saw that her foot had snagged on a black duffel bag. A frown marred her face as she knelt down beside the bag and unzipped it. Inside of the bag are a few bottles marked 'Potion', some pieces of what appeared to be armor with slots in them, several differently colored orbs, a glove with silver claws on it that kind of reminded her of Freddy Krueger's glove, and an outfit that was completely black.

"Umm…okay, that's a little weird, but so is the rest of this…" she whispered to herself before standing up. As she did so, she happened to glance down at her pajamas and noticed that there were several tears over the clothing. A soft growl left her throat and she knelt by the bag again, digging through it. This time she came across a leather-bound journal in the bottom and opened it.

On the first page of the journal was an inventory list of what was in the bag. On the second page were instructions…addressed to her. According to them, she was to change into the clothing provided for her, finish reading the journal, and then find Tifa Lockheart and Cloud Strife.

"What the hell?" she mumbled before shaking her head, setting the journal down, and changing. The outfit – unsurprisingly – consisted of a long-sleeved black shirt, black slacks, and black boots. After donning this, she sat down on one of the few pews that was still together enough to sit down on and began to read the journal.

The journal explained quite a few things. Mostly where she was, what those 'Potion' things were, what the orbs were, and all that...as well as something called a "Limit Break." It just didn't say who'd brought her here or why. The two things she wanted to know, and she wasn't being told. A ragged sigh ripped from her lips and she flipped to the last page that was written on.

"'We'll meet again soon'…" she read aloud, frowning in thought before she set the journal down and decided to test out these 'Materia' things. She picked up one of the green ones and checked the journal. "According to this, you're a 'Magic Materia'…" she mumbled to the little orb. She then closed her eyes and did as the journal said. She concentrated on the orb.

Halisia was about to give up on the concentration thing and just ask the two she was supposed to find when the orb began to glow a faint green and a clock flashed through her mind. Her eyes snapped open and she shook her head, checking the journal. According to it, a clock meant Time…. She had a Time Materia in her hand. A shiver worked its way up her spine and she put the journal and the orb away, zipping the bag up and hoisting it onto her shoulder as she stood. It was time to find Tifa Lockheart and Cloud Strife.

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- Two Hours Later -

She'd been wandering around Edge for hours. She wasn't sure exactly how many, but that didn't matter. She'd been searching for these people and she didn't understand the directions everyone kept giving her. Finally she stopped walking and lightly grabbed the arm of a large black man walking by.

"Excuse me, sir," she said as politely as possible. "I'm looking for Tifa Lockheart and Cloud Strife. Do you know them?"

"That depends on who's lookin' for 'em," the man replied, frowning at her in thought. She didn't look familiar to him at all, but the silver bangs were setting off warning bells.

"My name's Halisia Valentine. I was told to find them, but I wasn't told why. Just that they'd know or…something like that," she frowned, rolling her eyes at the last part. The man considered her for a moment or two longer, forcing down his surprised reaction at her surname. He was about to lie when a small hand tugged on his and he kneeled down to his daughter's level. She whispered something in his ear and the man stood, offering his one hand to Halisia.

"Name's Barret Wallace. This's my daughter, Marlene," he said. "I know Cloud and Tifa, we're headed there right now and Marlene said they're lookin' for ya, so c'mon," he motioned for her to follow them with his gun-arm after shaking her hand. Halisia stood there for a moment in shock, blinking, before she ran after them. They were the only lead she had, so she might as well follow them, right?

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- Seventh Heaven -

Tifa Lockheart and Cloud Strife were staring openly. They couldn't really help it. They'd been looking for Halisia Valentine with the help of the rest of the group for months…and Barret had run into her walking down the street in Edge. Tifa was the first to snap out of shock. She approached the slightly taller girl and shook her hand, introducing herself and Cloud.

"It's nice to meet you," Halisia half-smiled at Tifa. "You wouldn't happen to know why I was told to find you guys, would you?" she asked hopefully. Tifa shook her head.

"No, I don't. I know why we've been looking for you, though," she said. At Halisia's curious expression, she explained. "We stumbled across some old journals of Professor Hojo's and you're mentioned in them. We wanted to find you to ask if you knew him…or about him," this was marked with a slight shrug. "We also wanted to see if he'd done any of the experiments he was referring to."

"…Oh…" Halisia blinked as she said this. "I don't know any Professor 'Hojo', sorry. As for experimentation," she paused and snorted. "I think any experiments on me were discontinued."

"What do you mean by that?" Cloud asked, finally coming into the conversation as he stepped up to stand beside Tifa. Halisia looked at the trio that was assembled and sighed.

"About a year ago I was attacked in the woods near my house. I don't remember anything of it, really, and I just started getting any memories of it back. All I remember is that he did something to me and it hurt…a lot," she explained. Cloud nodded, still having questions, but knowing that she couldn't answer them. Tifa stepped back after a moment, frowning in thought as her eyes raked over the other female.

"Halisia…how old are you?" she asked suddenly, her voice rather quiet. Halisia tilted her head in confusion.

"I'm seventeen, why?" she answered. It was now Tifa's turn to be confused.

"How is that possible?" she said, mostly to herself, though Cloud seemed to understand what she was talking about and they started conversing in hushed tones. Barret was leaning against the wall behind Halisia and he spoke up now.

"What do you remember? 'Bout the attack, I mean?" he asked her. Halisia turned to face him and shrugged, walking over to lean against the wall next to him.

"Not much. I think I was jumped from the side, tackled. I don't remember what he did to me, just that it hurt and I blacked out…I remember he had beady eyes…and I remember a blue-colored liquid…but that's about it," she replied. Barret opened his mouth to say something when Cloud and Tifa walked over, having heard her answer.

"Jenova cells," Cloud said, looking at Barret. "That what you were going to say?"

"Hell no! I was gonna ask if the bastard had green skin!" the larger man frowned at Cloud, making the blonde shrink a bit and half-step behind Tifa. Halisia looked between them before leaning forward and whispering to Tifa.

"Are they always like that?"

"Most of the time, yeah."

"Whoa…"

"Yeah."

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Alright. Time to answer the reviewers.

My theory on Vincent being Sephiroth's father is that maybe Lucrecia didn't tell Hojo he wasn't Sephiroth's father. Why would she? Hojo probably would've killed the kid if he were told that Vincent was his father! Then again, maybe Lucrecia herself didn't know that Vincent was the father?

Either way, if this theory doesn't work or you don't like it, you can always just file this story under Alternate Universes in your mind. It doesn't quite matter to me, I just like the theory of Vincent being Sephiroth's dad. Too much of a resemblance, ya know?

Thanks to everyone that's reviewed and I'm sorry this one was so short. I'm trying to make them longer!

> Psych