Beautiful Flaws
by Pandamonium808

Professor Hojo had just finished typing up his findings and research into a report to submit to President ShinRa. He pushed his glasses back up the bridge of his long and crooked nose before hitting the save button. There was a sudden knock at his door which he simply detested anyone who interrupted him while he was in his lab.

"What!" demanded Hojo who stared at the door waiting for it to open, which it did.

"Um excuse me Professor sir," said a blonde haired boy dressing in a pitch black suit of a Turk.

"Well what is it?" asked Hojo who was annoyed already as Verdot had sent him his subordinate instead of showing up directly, this could only mean bad news.

"Well sir we have obtained the specimen you requested," said the Turk nervously.

"And?" asked Hojo as he knew there was a "but" coming up.

"But..." The Turk adjusted his tie. "But we didn't managed to obtain the whole subject."

Hojo just glared at the young boy who was now sweating profusely. He withdrew his head back out of the door and soon a girl with her long brown hair put up into a pony tail now stood in his office.

"Excus-." began the girl with a bow.

"My patience is wearing thin," said Hojo who now had his full attention focused on the Young Turks standing inside of his office.

"Well sir, you see," said the girl trying to find the right words.

"No I don't see," said Hojo. "What do you mean you didn't manage to get all of my test subject?"

"Well sir the thing is-." began the girl again before she was interrupted again by another Turk this time.

"It blew itself up," said a man with long jet black hair standing in the shadows of the other two. "Rather then let itself get captured."

"Then what did you bring me?" asked Hojo expecting blood samples or something similar.

"This," said the a man with black hair and a tilak on his forhead, stepped forward and placing a black container on Hojo's messy desk.

"A box," said Hojo. "I didn't ask for a box."

The man punched in several random numbers on the front of the box which then released the locks that held the lid in place. Fog slowly flowed out from the sides as the inside was lined with frozen carbon dioxide to keep the object inside frozen. Hojo reached inside and began to smile as he could make out the contents inside the box.

"Well done, you may leave," said Hojo waving them away to leave him in peace.

--

Hojo sifted through the contents of the box. The head was still in good shape, half a heart was still intact and use able. Hojo took out what appeared to be the burned remains of a liver which he quickly threw out. He carefully extracted the slightly damaged head, heart and spinal column. He had far less to work with before, this should be easy.

--

"- Too much blood has been spilled on this land," said Godo. "Please go back home to your families."

"I'm afraid we can't do that," said the field commander. "We have orders to-."

"How much more of our people do you have to slaughter until you are satisfied?" asked Shake.

"If your people surrendered peacefully we could finally end this blood shed," said the commander. "I am sorry but I am just following orders."

"Well you can take those orders and just-." began Shake.

"Yuiffe!" interrupted Godo. "Get back to the village!"

Everyone looked back at Yuiffe who was trying to hide behind them.

"But-." began Yuiffe.

"I said go home!" yelled Godo.

"I want to fight!" yelled Yuiffe.

"No!" yelled Godo. "This isn't some game!"

"But!" began Yuiffe. "Shuji!"

"Yuiffe go home!" yelled Shuji who was furious.

Yuiffe began to frown as she looked up at Shuji. This wasn't the same kind and laughing Shuji she was use to seeing. His face was stern and his eyes had lost their sparkle that she had loved so much. Shuji slowly walked over to Yuiffe who was backing up slowly.

"I... I'll go home now," said Yuiffe who's eyes were watering.

Shuji caught up to her and fell down to his knees. He put a comforting hand on top of her head like he usually did.

"I'm sorry I yelled at you like that," said Shuji. "But your father's right. This isn't some game."

"But you said that I shouldn't sit around," said Yuiffe. "That I should do something."

Shuji opened his mouth to say something but close it and thought for a minute. "I did say that," said Shuji. "But now isn't the time for you to take action." Before Yuiffe could protested, Shuji started to talk again. "We're taking action so that you don't have to. So that you won't do something that you'll end up regretting the rest of your life."

Yuiffe frowned even more. "You're gonna come home right?"

"Of course I will," said Shuji. "I still have to give you you're present."

"Promise?" Yuiffe.

"Promise," said Shuji. "Now go home and wait for us okay?"

Yuiffe nodded and quickly ran off back towards the village. Shuji continued to watch her run back to the village until she was safe. Shuji then rejoined the others who seemed to have engaged in combat already. The Wutai soldiers were very skilled in combat, thought they were out numbered ten to one they continued to hold their ground against the skill of ShinRa's armies. Unnoticed in the confusion of the battle, a ShinRa special ops unit, AKA The Turks. managed to sneak past the Wutai defensive line and quickly run towards the village and quickly return with a young girl heaved on his shoulder.

Seeing that the ShinRa soldiers were being decimated like the many skirmishes before, the ShinRa commander had to do something drastic to turn the odds in his favor. The Turk tried to quickly climb into the awaiting helicopter but was having trouble trying to heave the kicking and punching Wutai girl into the chopper.

"I'll take that," said the commander grabbing hold of the girl.

"I have orders to take her back to HQ," yelled the Turk over the sound of engine.

"There's a change of plans," said the commander who withdrew a gun and pointed it at the Turk's forehead who happened to have a tilak in the middle.

The Turk let go of the girl and watched them shrink as the helicopter took off as the pilot wanted to get away from the battle which had been brought closer.

"I'm sorry it had to come to this but..." said the commander aiming the gun at Yuiffe's head.

"Shuji!" cried out a familiar voice.

"WHAT!?!" yelled Shuji, who managed to hear her cry. "Yuiffe!"

Yuiffe tried to wriggled free of Tseng's grasp who was standing next to the commander. The battle suddenly came to a halt as both sides just stared up at the commander.

"Let me go!" yelled Yuiffe who tried with all of her might to get free.

"You have have left me with no choice," said the commander. "Surrender now and we'll release her."

"You would harm a child!?!" yelled Godo who was furious.

"I am just doing what's necessary-." began the commander.

A bright blinding light engulfed the entire area which made everyone quickly shield their eyes. The light soon died down only to reveal a tall man with long white hair standing before the group. His outstretch right hand gloved hand was smoldering slightly as he blocked the blast.

"Who are you?" asked Godo.

"Sephiroth; SOLDIER 1st class," said the white haired man.

"Kill them," said the commander.

Shuji again, sent forth another blast of blinding light. Sephiroth again held out his left hand to block the blast again. But this time Shuji quickly threw his shuriken at Sephiroth. After blocking the large blast Sephiroth casually swung his large nodachi forward and caught it with his sword. He continued to rotate his wrist, keeping the shuriken dancing around his sword until he finally released it sending it flying back at its owner who caught it with ease.

"You need to try harder then that simple attack," said Sephiroth spreading his arms leaving his chest wide open to attack.

"Staniv, Shake-." began Godo.

"No," said Shuji. "This is my fight."

"Sir there are soldiers heading towards the village as we speak," said Chekhov.

"Go deal with them," said Shuji. "Don't worry I'll get Yuiffe back."

The defenders of Wutai quickly ran off after the soldiers who made off towards the village in the commotion. Godo stood there for a moment and stared at Yuiffe before joining the others.

"Now where were we?" asked Sephiroth who still kept the tip of his blade down, pointed towards the ground.

Shuji looked back at Sephiroth and charged straight at him and threw his shuriken. Sephiroth quickly raised his sword and charged back at him batting the shuriken aside. Shuji's image disappeared as he was now only a foot away from the commander. Sephiroth grabbed Shuji's arm just as he was about to draw his wakizashi and strike at the commander. How did he see through my mirage? Sephiroth let him jump away and catch his shuriken.

"Sephiroth just do the deed and be done with it," said the commander who gripped Yuiffe's arm tighter as she tried to run away.

"Ow you're hurting me!" yelled Yuiffe.

"Stop struggling girl," said the commander.

"Let her go," said Shuji.

"You're in no position to give me orders," said the commander.

Now it was Sephiroth's turn to be on the offensive. He charged at Shuji who now held his large shuriken in a defensive position much like a shield. Though large his sword was, he could wield it quickly and effectively like it were a regular katana. Yuiffe watched in amazement as sparks began to fly as Sephiroth and Shuji traded blows. They charged at each other and quickly separated only to charge at each other again. Sephiroth's last blow sent Shuji flying back; sending him sliding back on his heels. Just like before, Shuji struck with his shuriken and quickly grabbed the hilt of his wakizashi with his left hand. Sephiroth's sword was locked within the shuriken's grip, but he blocked the oncoming "Shadow Blade" attack from the wakizashi by catching the blade with his hand.

"You're quite a good fighter," admitted Sephiroth.

Shuji tried to pull free, but Sephiroth had him trapped. Shuji could only stare into Shepiroth's eyes.

"If we had met under different circumstances..." said Sephiroth who's hands began to glow a bright white light.

"Shuji!" cried out Yuiffe.

--

"Sir?" asked Elena.

"Yes what is it?" asked Tseng.

"You were day dreaming again," said Elena playfully.

"Oh," said Tseng as he couldn't take his eyes off of the shattered containment cell and the plaque underneath it.

"Red VI?" asked Elena reading the plaque.

A blood curdling scream echoed through Tseng's head.

For the act of treason. You have been sentenced to dead.

No don't! Stop! Shuji!

Tseng had to quickly grab his head as the little girl's cries begged Sephiroth to stop.

"Sir are you alight?" asked Elena.

"I'm fine," said Tseng.

"Hey I found it," said Reno holding up a file. "You ow me a hundred gil pal."

Rude reluctantly fished out ten gil from his pocket and threw it over to his partner.

"Let me see it," said Tseng taking the folder from Reno's hand. He quickly flipped through the file where words started to pop out: Nibelheim, Sephiroth, Jenova, unaccounted for, Reunion. "This is it, let go. Burn the rest."

"Molotov Cocktail anyone?" asked Reno tossing a small bomb up and down in his hand.

"What and idiot," complained Elena as she and Tseng made for the elevator.

Reno stuck out his at Elena as soon as she turned her back to him. "Man what a $$#, yo."

"All set," said Rude who adjusted his jacket as he had finished planting the actual bomb in the middle of the room.

Reno and Rude made for the elevator where Elena and Tseng were waiting for them.

"Going down?" asked Reno smartly which made his coworkers shake their heads.

Reno fished out a lighter from his pocket and lit the wick of bomb which quickly caught fire. He chucked it into the lab where it exploded into a mass of glass and fire. The four Turks waited in the elevator and listened to the cheesy music. Tseng just coolly stared at the elevator doors waiting for them to open, Elena glared at Reno who was on the other side of the elevator playing with his lighter while a big "no smoking" sign was only inches above his head, and Rude seemed to be reading the numbers on the display as they counted down. The elevator shook violently briefly as Rude's bomb finally detonated. The elevator stopped suddenly and the lights went off.

"Hit the emergency button, yo," said Reno.

"And who's gonna hear it? The ShinRa Maintenance Deptarment?" asked Elena. "And turn on you lighter."

"Maybe you have to hot wire it, yo," said Reno ignoring her.

There was a moment of silence before a loud yelp from Elena

"What... was that?" asked Reno.

"Nothing," said Elena.

Curious to see what was going on, Reno turned on his lighter to find Rude and Elena blushing. And Tseng continued to stare at the elevator doors as if willing them to open. Rude then pried open the control panel underneath the buttons and began to play with the wiring. Suddenly the lights and elevator music sprang to life and the elevator started moving down again.

"Reno may I borrow your electro-mag rod?" asked Tseng.

Reno shrugged and extracted his weapon from inside his jacket and handed it over. Tseng pressed the button to extend the rod and jammed it into the open wiring of the elevator. The music began to suddenly play faster and was now even more annoying which made everyone cover their ears. Elena quickly grabbed the rod from Tseng and thrust it again into the wiring of the elevator. The music finally slowed down and stopped, but so did everything else. Once again everything was swallowed in darkness.

"Good job, yo," said Reno.

"Shut up."

A/N: Well here's another chapter. I just want to thank you guys for reading and reviewing my story. Yeah at first I was just going to make it into a one-shot, but I just keep thinking about it and well... there's three chapters. So tell me what you guys think. Jaa Mata.