Basically the agruments between Riku and Zack are like the ones between Yuki and Kyo. Finally, I decribed what the Silent Love Keyblade looks like. The videos I'm including are 'The Weapon', actually the only video I'm not including. There's one reason I chose Harry Potter for my challenge fic, because of the video twenty days after Aerith's birth, what happens in that video is like what James told Lily. The weapon Aerith got is the Brotherhood. The characters belong to SquareSoft and the song Imagine Me Without You belongs to Jaci Velasquez.

Chapter 2 A Old Memory

Aerith and the group entered a small town covered in snow, she smiled, it was her birthplace. It was Winter Town, Aerith ran to a hotel nearby, Kairi holding her hand. Aerith ran to the counter, "A room for six, please."

"10 gil per night," he said, they entered a room with three beds on each side, Tifa, Aerith, and Kairi were one side, Barret, Cid, and Yuffie were the other side, Aerith found a camera on her bed. She opened the side scene and saw writing on the side, she read what it said:

This camera belongs to Professor Gast, from Shin-Ra Company. If found, please return to the Research Lab in Winter Town.

Aerith looked at the files in her father's camera; she watched the first video called "The Original Crisis."

There was the inside of a small shock, the scenery was dimmed slightly green. A man dressed in a white lab coat was adjusting some of the instruments, while a woman dressed in a red dress stood by. The man finished his adjustments and went over to stand by the woman.

"Camera's ready!" he said. "Then, Ifalna, please tell us about the Cetra."

The man stepped away, his attention focused on Ifalna, she began to speak.

"2000 years ago, our ancestors, the Cetra, heard the cries of the Planet," Ifalna said. "The first ones to discover the Planet's wound were the Cetra at Knowlespole."

"Tell us Ifalna…" the man said. "Where is the land called 'Knowlespole'?"

"Knowlespole refers to this area. The Cetra than began a Planet-reading."

"Ifalna, what exactly does Planet-reading entail?"

"…I can't explain it very well, but it's like having a conversation with the Planet… It said something fell from the sky making a large wound. Thousands of Cetra pulled together, trying to heal the Planet… But, due to the severity of the wound, it was only able to heal itself, over many years."

"Do Ancients, rather, the Cetra, have special powers to heal the Planet?"

Ifalna shook her head, "No, it's not that kind of power. The life force of all living things on this Planet becomes the energy. The Cetra tried desperately to cultivate the land so as not to diminish the needed energy…"

"Hmm, even here so close to the North Cave, the snow never melts," the man said. "Is that because the planet's energy is gathered here to heal its injury?"

She bowed her head, "Yes, the energy that was needed to heal the Planet withered away the land… then the Planet… The Planet tried to persuade the Cetra to leave the Knowlespole, but…"

The doctor shrugged, "Ifalna… Let's take a break."

Ifalna shook her head again, "I'm all right… When the Cetra… were preparing to part with the land they loved…"

She turned away, "That's what it appeared! It looked like… our… our dead mothers… and our dead brothers. Showing us spectres of their past."

"Who is the person that appeared at the North Cave?" the doctor asked. "I haven't any idea."

"That's the one who injured the Planet," she answered, "…or the 'crisis from the sky', as we call him, came."

She covered her face with her hands, "He first approached as a friend, deceived them, and finally…gave them the virus."

She looked up again, "The Cetra were attacked by the virus, and went mad… transforming into monsters."

She sank to the floor, the doctor ran over to her.

"Then, just as he had at the Knowlespole," she continued. "He approached other Cetra clans… infecting them with… the virus…"

"You don't look well…" the doctor said. "Let's call it a day."

He walked over to the console and passed some buttons.

As Aerith noticed two video files days after her birth, she also noticed on the key chain on Kairi's weapon. A small star shaped fruit, Aerith smiled as she started the video file ten days after her birth.

The screen was dark as the Professor and Ifalna spoke.

"What are you doing, Profes… I mean, honey?" Ifalna asked.

"Oh, I'm thinking of taping it on video," the Professor answered. "But, the video's not working right…"

"What are you going to tape? Is there still something I haven't mentioned?"

"No, it's not that. I'm going to record my beautiful daughter."

"And when she's sleeping, her face…looks like an angel."

"First, we have to figure out her name. We can take the video later!"

"I've already decided! If it's a girl, then it'll be Aeris. That's that!"

"You're SO selfish! But Aeris is a good name!"

"Hee hee… it's a good name, considering it came out of that forgetful head of yours!"

"Right!? Oh, the video tape…"

Aerith smiled as she started the video file twenty days after her birth, eyeing Tifa talking to Yuffie about something and laughing at a joke Yuffie made.

The Professor was working at the console again; Ifalna came in and stood next to him.

"Video again?" she asked. "You just got through taping!"

"……….Please don't say it that way," the Professor said. "It's lovely daughter, both yours… and mine! Don't you want to capture her childhood on videotape?"

"If you keep doting on her like that, she won't grow up to be strong… Aeris is different from the other children. I wonder dangers await her…?"

The Professor faced away, "Never say that! I will protect you and Aeris no matter what!!"

He turned to her, "You and Aeris are my only treasures. I'll never let you go!!"

"I feel so much better now, darling," Ifalna said. "If I hadn't met you, I…"

He walked over to her and placed his arms around her neck. Just as they were about to kiss, there came an abrupt knock on the door. The Professor turned.

"Who could that--!" he wondered. "I was just about to…"

He grabbed his head, Ifalna covered her face.

"Damn!!" Ifalna said. "How dare they intrude on our 'private time' together!"

"I'll send them away," the Professor said.

She looked at him, "Yes, at once!! Who the devil?"

She went to the door, as she opened it; a cold wind blew through the room.

"It's…it's them," she whispered.

She ran behind the Professor, two Shinra guards rushed into the room followed by Hojo. He walked right up to the Professor.

"Heh, heh, heh…." He laughed a bit. ""I've been searching for you, Ifalna… or should I say, Cetra! Long time no see, Professor Gast!"

"Hojo…" Gast said. "How did you know?"

"Believe me, I had to turn a stone or two to find you," he said.

Hojo faced away as Gast shook his head.

"Two years I waited…" he said. "That's how much I wanted this new sample… Ha, ha, ha."

He turned back to Gast.

"…New sample?" Gast wondered. "You don't mean Aeris!?"

Gast viciously grabbed onto the front of Hojo's lab coat, the two guards raised their guns. Gast frozen, Hojo pushed his arm away.

"Hmm, Aeris? What a nice name… Ha, ha, ha."

Gast held his head, "That's it! I'm severing all ties with the Shinra. Hojo, please leave."

Ifalna moved at last, she walked calmly in front of Gast and kneeled on the floor before Hojo.

"Please, Aeris has nothing to do with it!" she shouted. "All you want is me, right?"

Gast spun to his wife, he said, "Ifalna!"

Hojo nodded, he said, "I'll need all of you for my experiment."

He turned to Gast, "You understand, don't you, Professor Gast? We can change the future of the Planet!"

Gast kneeled by his wife, "Don't worry, Ifalna. I'll take care of this."

"Please don't put up a fight. I don't want any harm to come to my precious sample."

Hojo turned to the camera, "Mmm? What a funny looking camera. Guard! Destroy it!"

The guard nearest to the camera spun and shot out the camera. The screen went black.

"Be careful with her!!" Hojo's voice ordered. "Ha, ha, ha…"

There was a sound of a blow.

"Wh…what are you doing, Professor!?" Ifalna's voice cried.

"Ifalna!" Gast's voice shouted. "Take Aeris and run!!"

A sound of a gunshot was heard.

"Eyaaaaaah… Darling…!!"

Then there was a pause.

"Oh, and uh…don't forget the child! Hm, a video? The Ancients…Weapon!? Heh, heh, heh… a mountain of treasure! Thank you, Professor… Ha, ha, ha."

Aerith stopped watching, she placed the camera on the stand next to her bed. There was a knock on the door, Tifa walked toward the door and came back with two wrapped packages, one for Kairi and one for Aerith. Kairi opened her package first to find a weapon similar to hers.

The handle was black while the square position of it was dark red, at every corner was a rose, connecting them were intertwining vines, the length was dark red, and the teeth looked like a banquet of roses. A key chain was a small gun.

Aerith opened her package to find a sword that looked like the Buster Sword; the blade looked like a crystal, the handle was soft red leather, dangling from the end was a dark red ribbon. Tifa admired the look and style of the sword.

"Let's go!" Yuffie said excited. "Food's ready!"

They walked to the main room, Aerith and Kairi leaving their new weapons on their beds, the dinner was laid on the table when they arrived; everyone sat down and started to eat. Kairi ate like she hadn't been fed in weeks; Aerith enjoyed eating, Barret and Yuffie fighting a rice ball, Cid ate his rice ignoring Barret and Yuffie, Tifa gave some of her food to Nanaki. Aerith noticed how Kairi was eating.

"You sure are hungry, aren't you?" she said with a smile.

"I had been in that forest for six weeks, living only the food I could," Kairi said. "Cuz' five years ago, a sliver haired man came to my village and took one of my friends, then burnt the village to the ground. So I lived in Midgar until my fifteenth birthday, that's when I decided go to the Forbidden Forest."

The rest of dinner went on without a word, after dinner, everyone went to bed. Aerith stared at her crystal bladed sword, feeling something or someone was somewhere was in the room before falling asleep.

Cloud, Riku, and Zack were outside the inn, staring into the bedroom the group was staying. Riku had a fist ready to hit Zack if he acted like a pervert, Cloud just watched Aerith. Riku noticed Zack was drooling and saw why; he was staring at the girls sleeping.

"Cloud, can I hit Zack?" Riku asked. "He's acting like a pervert."

"Sure, why not," Cloud said.

Riku raised his fist above Zack's head and hit him hard. Zack was knocked out slightly, he was still out of it when he brought himself back up and said, "Look, something taking over Tifa…" before falling to the ground.

Cloud gasped, Zack was right, Tifa suddenly sat up on her bed and started to walk over to Aerith's bed. Cloud ran out of the brushes he, Riku, and Zack hid behind. Riku tried to follow, but Cloud said, "Stay here and watch over Zack."

Riku sighed, he and Zack never got along, but Cloud hadn't been with them long to know that. He just watched Cloud run toward the window and watch what happen. Tifa climbed onto Aerith's bed, overlooking Aerith's sleeping form.

She grabbed Aerith's neck, waking the Ancient.

"Tifa!" Aerith shouted, trying to breath. "Let go!"

"I'm not Tifa," she said, her voice changing. "I'm Sephiroth."

Aerith could see sliver hair fell upon her shoulder, her emerald green eyes staring into light aqua green eyes. Sephiroth was smiling the same sly smile at the temple. Aerith struggled to break free. She didn't notice a black cloaked figure jump in the room and knock Sephiroth from Tifa's body.

The figure walked to the window, Aerith called, "Wait! Who are you?"

"Could you imagine yourself without that ex-soldier?" it said before leaving. Cloud lowered his hood and walked toward Riku and Zack, Riku walked up to him. He grabbed his hand and looked into his companion's bright sea blue eyes.

"Cloud, you know Sephiroth will try anything to kill Aerith," he said. "And he'll kill anyone who gets in his way."

"You worried about something?" Cloud asked.

"I'm worried he'll kill Kairi if she tries to protect Aerith," Riku was really worried by the tone in his voice.

"The boy who just realized the lies Sephiroth told him the past five years is worried that his secret crush will die if she protects my old girlfriend?" Zack asked.

"Better than a certain person was brought back to life while his best friend dies," Riku said no care in his voice.

"What was that, you little punk?!" Zack looked red as a tomato as he stared angrily at Riku.

Riku stuck his tongue at Zack like a child, Cloud laughed at his friends as he walked deeper in the forest surrounding them.

The next morning as the others were packing Lady Luck, Aerith was thinking the figure had said. She couldn't imagine without Cloud, she'd lost and confused without him. She didn't know why, but she started to sing a song.

"As long as stars shine down from heaven," she sang, "and the rivers run into the sea. Til the end of time forever, you're the only one I'll need."

Her song not only caught her friends' attention, but the attention of the people in the town. Aerith ignored the stares she got as she continued.

"In my life you're all that matters. In my eyes the only truth I see. When my hopes and dreams have shattered, you're the one who's there for me."

Her voice was so beautiful everyone stopped what they're doing to listen to the last Ancient on the Planet sing.

"When I found you, I was blessed and I will never leave you, I need you. Imagine me without you; I'd be lost and so confused. I wouldn't last a day. I'd be afraid, without you there to see me through."

Her song reached Cloud's ears, he sighed, and listening to her beautiful voice, Zack and Riku also listened to her voice.

"Imagine me without you. Lord, you know it's just impossible. Because of you, it's all brand new. My life is now worthwhile. I can't imagine me without you."

As Aerith sang, her clothes changed into what looked like a female version of Cloud's SOILDER uniform. She stared at the airship Cid used; Cid's mouth was opened slightly.

"When you caught me, I was falling. Your love lifted me back on my feet. It was like you heard my calling and you rushed to set me free."

Kairi's eyes seemed to shine as she listened to Aerith sing. She couldn't believe it.

"When I found you, I was blessed and I will never leave you, I need you. Imagine me without, I'd be lost and so confused. I wouldn't last a day. I'd be afraid, without you there to see me through."

Cloud couldn't help but think of the times he spent with Aerith as he listened to her song.

"Imagine me without you. Lord, you know it's just impossible. Because of you, it's all brand new. My life is now worthwhile. I can't imagine me without you."

Aerith entered Lady Luck as her clothes changed back to normal, Kairi and the others followed. Cid decided they were heading to Nibelheim, as they flew, Aerith thought about what just happened in Winter Town.

A black cloaked figure stood the gates of Nibelheim, the wind blowing the bottom of the cloak, the figure tried to keep the hood up. The figure slowly entered the village, looking at the Shin-Ra mansion.

"I thought Nibelheim was burnt down five years ago by Sephiroth," it said to itself. "What other surprises will Sephiroth show now, five years later?"

It lowered to the hood to show a mask that looked like a fox face. The wind just continued to blow, strains of blond hair blowing.

"She'll be here soon," the masked person said. "I can feel it."