The Shera.
Vicky's POV
As we all run outside, we hear a loud noise coming from above. I look up and notice the huge airship, the Shera. My eyes go wide at the sight of it. It was much bigger and it looked like it had loads more mods done to it. It was an amazing sight! I look to Yuffie, who's waving her hands frantically and shouting "hey Cid! Over here!" i watch on as the Shera begins to descend, it's shortly followed by a dozen more airships. We all look on in amazement when i hear Yuffie gasp "wow!" just then, i hear Cid come over the speakers "what the hell we waitin' for? It's time to get up n' go! Climb on board" we waist no time getting aboard the huge airship. As i walk in to the main control deck, closely followed by Vincent, i gasp and my eyes go wide. It really had changed, for the better. I stand there in amazement as Vincent walks up to Cid. "hey, Vincent! Long time." i look on in horror as i watch Cid leave the wheel and shout "Cid, the wheel!" he looks to me and shakes his head "shit, sorry about that! As much as i'd like to sit and reminisce 'bout old times, we'll have to take a rain check. Why don't you all have a look around my bird until the meeting?" i smile at him and walk over to Vincent. "come on, i want a tour of this beauty!" he looks to me and smiles "all right, let's look around" i follow him out the main control room. As we walk down the long hall, we notice Yuffie hunched over looking a little green. I walk over to her and place a hand on her shoulder. She begins to heave and shakes her head "man i hate airships. I shouldn't have had eggs for breakfast! I'm sorry Vinnie, Vicky, i don't feel like talking much right now" she begins heaving again as i shake my head. I look to Vincent and he signals for me to follow him. We walk on to a large room. It was one of the sleeping quarters. I place myself on a bed, shortly followed by Vincent. I turn to him and smile "it's so nice to see Cid again. I wonder if the others will be here to help us?" he shrugs "i don't know. It would be nice to have some extra help. Thank you, for helping me this far Vix" i smile at him and place my hand on his arm "hey, it's what friends do. It's no problem"
Vincent's POV
Her hand was on my arm and her eyes were smiling at me. She looked so beautiful. I returned her smile and placed my gauntleted hand on top of hers. She didn't jump or shudder like i thought she would. Instead, she just nestled her head onto my shoulder and closed her eyes. I sat there, stiff. It had been a long time since i had felt the touch of another woman like this. I began to feel uneasy and stood up. She looked on to me with worry in her eyes "everything ok?" i shake my head "i think i'll go and find Reeve, see what the plan of action is." she sighs and nods "OK, I'll probably try and get a little rest." i watch as she lies down and then leave the room. My heart began pounding fast and i became hot and flustered. 'why am i feeling like this?' i shake off my thoughts and press on. I walk into another large room expecting to find Reeve, but i find Shelke instead. She was sat at a computer with Shalua in a life preserver behind her. I walk over to her and try to get a look at what she is typing. She begins talking, not looking at me "once the attack begins, the headquarters facilities will no longer be available. And to think, just a few days ago. I was the one in there. No, forget i said anything." i shake my head "what are you working on?" she doesn't turn to face me "I'm in the process of modifying this equiptment, so i can perform an SND, synaptic net dive" i look on to her, puzzled "synaptic net dive?" she sighs "my specialty within the Tsviets. While remaining concious, i project an image of myself into a virtual reality called a network. I can also use this ability to negotiate with data on the subconcious planes of sentient life forms. However, this often comes with a great risk to my own sanity. For Shinra, the success in the SND project was crucial for their next step in...I'm sorry, i seem to have gotten off track. Simply put, i'm creating a personal network terminal within the airships main control console." i back away slightly, causing her to turn around and look at me "what?" i sigh and smile slightly "nothing, you just remind me of your sister" she looks to me, a little confused and wide eyed, before turning back to the computer.
As i walk down the hallways, i find another room. 'Reeve must be in this one. There isn't many more left' i walk in and find Reeve sat down. As i walk over to him, he looks up and smiles. "Thanks to Shelkes other half of the data, i have been able to make more sense of the report. But i still require more time to piece together the fragments. I will give you all a detailled breifing at the meeting." he began looking back down into his lap. I decided to leave him to it. I made my way back to the sleeping quarters, where i found Vix asleep on the bed still. I smile at her sleeping form and walk over to her, placing myself on the edge of the bed.
Vicky's POV
I wake up to the feeling of someone's hand on my arm. The touch was warm and gentle. As i open my eyes, i'm greeted by Vincent smiling at me. I return his smile and sit up, yawning. "was i asleep long?" he shakes his head "about an hour. The meeting will be starting soon, so i came to wake you" i catch his beautiful crimson eyes with mine for a few seconds and become lost in them. They really were captivating. I am broke from my gaze by the speakers going off. "everyone to the control room!" i sigh as i watch Vincent stand up. He holds his hand out to me and i smile as i let my hand entwine with his. As we walk into the control room, i notice everyone was present, even Yuffie. Vincent stood against a wall with his arms folded and i stood next to Yuffie. We all turn to Cid as he speaks "alright, our old buddies and the remaining WRO squads will lead the ground assault" just then, i hear a loud noise coming from below and run towards the window. I saw around 30 vehicles making their way towards Midgar. My eyes go wide when i notice Tifa and Barret. Tifa's voice comes over the phone "i see it!" all of a sudden the back of their truck opens up and out comes Cloud. He was on Fenrir and he looked badass. I watched in amazement as he rode off in front of the convoy, leading the way. Our attention turned back to the control room when Yuffie began to talk. She was holding a bag of frozen peas to her head "...while we launch our attack from the air" i turn to look at Cid again as he looks to Reeve. "right. So Reeve, you ready?" Reeve nods "yes!" an image of Shelke and Cait sith comes up on a large screen before us. "alright Shelke, take it away!" we all watch as Shelke places a helmet on her head and lies back in a chair "very well. Data fragment link, successsful...commencing synaptic net dive in...3,2,1" as Shelke begins the dive, everyone on the bridge becomes lost in a hollogram of the universe.
We all look on in amazement as the planets begin to move around us. All i hear is Cid "what the? Are we in?" and then Yuffie "what the?" then i hear her voice, Lucrecia. I turn to look at Vincent, he seemed to be truly captivated by everything going on around us. "just as we return to the planet when our lifelight had faded, the planet returns to the cosmos when her time has come. Anything that has definite shape will cease to exist, the same is true for this world. Before she takes her final breath, the pure lifestream that flows freely deep below her crust, will be brought together as one by Omega, the ultimate lifeform. His purpose, to gather all life, sentient and non. And lead it into the sea of stars, where it will embark on a fabulous journey. Along a road untravelled." we watch on in awe as the lifestream around us gathers and leaves the planet. Her voice begins talking again as we watch the panet wither and die. "however, when Omega has lifted the life from the planet. All that will remain will be an empty shell, destined to die silently in the limitless void of space." her voice fades and is now replaced by Shelke's as the image fades around us. "Omega is the same type of life form we encountered three years ago. The planet gave birth to these creatures just as it will give birth to the final weapon, Omega, when the end of the world is imminant. In essence, Omega is an elaborate safety mechanism designed solely to protect and preserve the flow of life. Normally Omega posses no threat to us, it only manifests when the planet has detected something that poses a threat. However, deep ground is attempting to wake Omega early. Thus the kidnappings." we all turn to Reeve as he prepares to talk "by slaughtering thousands of innocent souls, they are creating a pure lifestream. In order to trick the planet into thinking the end is near." i turn to Cid as i hear him begin to curse "why those conniving bastards! I don't know what this Weiss character is tryin', but he's crazy if he thinks we're gonna let him get away with it!" Reeve begins to speak again "right! Omega is being revieved deep beneath Midgar in reactor 0. To increase the output of reactor 0, all the others have been wired into it's mainframe. Our objective is to destroy 1 through 8 to slow the reanimation process. Mission details will be given to each squad seperately." we all turn to Cid again as he begins to talk "right, we've still got some time before the big show. Got anything that needs tending to, do it now!" we all salute and people begin to walk off.
Vincent's POV
Everyone had begun walking out the room. I suppose they all had something they wanted to do before it was time to take deep ground down. I sigh and walk over to Cid, who was now back behind the wheel. He notices me walking to him and smiles at me "Vince don't you worry about the reactors, leave them to us. You just worry about taking those 4 wacko's out! I don't like letting you have all the fun, but you know i can't leave my baby here alone. Sorry buddy, but from here on out it looks like it's Vince versus the Tsviets. We're counting on you, old pal! When this is all over, how bout you and me grab some cold ones? Just like the good ol' days hey?" i smile and nod "alright Cid. I'm going to prepare for the mission ahead. See you when it's all over." he nods as i walk out the room. I didn't notice Vix around, maybe she had gone for some more rest. Or maybe she was just preparing for the mission. I shake off my thoughts and head back to the room Shelke was in. As i walk in, she looks to me "so...tired...Vincent Valentine?" i look to her a little puzzled "what?" she sighs and lowers her head "this feeling, is this what you meant by doing something for someone you care about?" i give her a small smile and nod "i guess so" she looks to me again, her eyes seemed heavy "Dr Crescents data has begun defragmenting within my mind. I can see many different images, images she experienced with you. Interferance...recovery...so tired..." i watch on as she falls asleep. I decide it's best to let her rest for a while and make my way back to where i had orriginally found Reeve. He was still sitting down facing the ground. As i walk over to him, he looks up and smiles. I return his smile "no costume today?" he lets out a laugh before responding "headquarters was a mess, but i managed to salvage a few things." i notice Cait sith jump out and roll my eyes "Cait sith number 6 reporting for duty!" we both laugh a little, before i look to him seriously "who's funding all this?" Reeve shrugs "i have only met with a representive, but the WRO is crucial for this planets survival. I'm not concerned with the reasons this person has for helping us, as long as he keeps writing the cheques. Though, i have a feeling it is someone who feels he is in debt to the planet." i look to him, concerntration evident on my face, before sighing. "i need to find Vix and prepare for the mission." Reeve looks to me puzzled "Vix? Since when has she gone by that name?" i feel my cheeks begin to blush at his question when i realise i'm the only one who calls her Vix. Reeve notices me blush and begins to laugh "i'm playing with you Vincent. Although, you are the only one that calls her that" i let out an uncomfortable laugh before leaving the room.
I searched everywhere for her. She wasn't in the sleeping quarters where she was last time. The only place i hadn't looked was near the engine room. But i don't know what she would be doing down there. As i made my way down, i fall to the floor clutching my chest. The sharp pain was almost unbearable. The beating of my heart becomes louder as i hear a beastly roar. I look down to my hands and see claws and a red glow starts to form around me. I fall to the floor and lash out at my surroundings until i see her "Vincent" 'Lucrecia...'i reach my arm out to her and it begins to glow red once more. It seemed i was back to normal. I hold my head and groan "what's happening? A dream?" i scout the hall around me and notice claw marks on one wall and begin shaking my head. The pain comes back full force as i drop to the ground once more. My heart begins to beat faster and louder "am i...losing control?" just then, i feel a hand on my back. As i turn to look, i notice Vicky standing there. Worry evident on her face as she kneels down to me "are you ok?" i shake my head and hold onto her arm "Chaos, i think i'm losing control" she smiles warmly at me and positions herself in front of me "you can beat this Vincent. Try to stay calm, he can't take control if you don't let him." hearing her voice and the touch of her hands, now on my arms, calms my whole body. I look into her glowing purple eyes and smile "thank you Vix." she smiles back at me and helps me to my feet "everyone's waiting, let's go kick some deep ground ass!" i nod and take her hand in mine as we walk back towards the main control room. As we walk in, Cid turns to us and smiles "took ya long enough! Okay dogs, it's time!"