Chapter 3

„ Please let me go"

Reeve had finally arrived where Cloud and his group had made their camp. He got out from his jeep with his laptop to meet with Cloud.

-„So…" – Cloud started while giving his hand to Reeve – „you must be… Reeve… right?"

-„Yes" – Reeve answered while he shook Cloud's hand – „Reeve Tuesti. I heard that something had happened to my Cait Sith".

Cloud started to explain to Reeve what happened while going back to the camp:

-„ Cait Sith said that he was going somewhere to be alone… Tifa told me that because…"

Reeve looked on Cloud. When he was looking into the monitor in the ShinRa HQ where he was seeing what Cait was seeing… he remembered that Cloud had more fire in him. Now the blondie was pale and there was sadness in his eyes.

-„ Well" – continued Cloud – „Cait Sith disappeared and we have been looking for him for 3 days. We only hope that he's not planning anything… dirty" – and he gave to Reeve a dangerous look.

-„ Don't worry" – Reeve calmed Cloud – „ If you mean „spying" that's impossible. Cait can only spy when I will tell him to do so. I'm giving him orders after all. But you really surprised me. I didn't know that Cait would go somewhere with out consulting me."

-„ So why did he go?" – asked Cloud

-„ I have been busy because I'm now one of the heads of the „NeoMidgar Rebuilding Directory" so I haven't been in contact with Cait Sith"

The group was waiting when Cloud and Reeve reached the camp.

-„ This is Reeve" – explained Cloud – „ He created Cait Sith and he was giving him orders about what to do"

-„ How is he going to help us find that cat?" – Barret asked

Reeve now showed everyone his silver laptop.

-„ I also made this special laptop so I can keep in contact with Cait Sith without being in the Shinra HQ"

-„ Oh yeah! After all you're working for ShinRa!" – started Cid – „I heard that you were in that dammit Urban Development right?"

-„ No, I'm not working for ShinRa anymore. Remember the situation in Junon?" – Reeve said and looked at Tifa – „Now the laptop…"

He sat on a tree stump and opened his laptop. Everyone was looking at what Reeve was doing.

-„ Now I will press this button and we will see what Cait sees by his eyes and we will hear what he hears by his ears."

-„ Hey, you were listening to what we were talking about!" – said Yuffie

-„ Yes" – answered Reeve calmly – „ That's how I know you Yuffie"

Yuffie wanted to say something more but she decided that it would be better tokeep her mouth shut.

-„Now I will press this button and…"

(Click)

Everyone was very surprised what they saw. There was green grass, far away there were very tall trees… and very close there was a field with beautiful flowers… big and small… colorful… like someone had used many paints on the field. They saw the beautiful nature that Cait Sith could see.

- „Wow" – whispered Tifa – „ This is… this is beautiful… so beautiful..."

-„Hey wait for me!"

-„ Who was that?" – asked Barret

The screen in the laptop had just turned and the group could saw a boy who was running to Cait's direction. The boy had purple hair and big, green eyes.

-„ It's a brat" – said Cid – „I mean… boy" – he correct while Tifa was glancing at him.

-„Listen"- they could hear what Cait was saying – „It's nice that you took care of me, but now I really must go. I must be there as fast as I can."

-„Now" – started Reeve – „I will push this button and Cait will hear me"

(Click)

-„ Cait Sith?"

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Cait suddenly just stopped and didn't move at all.

-„ Yes Reeve?" – said Cait.

-„Huh?" – started Delgado – „ What are you talking about?"

„ Cait Sith where are you?"

-„ I… I don't know. I don't have this region in my data"

Delgado was really confused.

-„ What the hell is he talking about?" – he thought to himself.

„ Cait Sith. I command you to return to camp where AVALANCHE is"

-„ Yes Reeve…"

Cait turned to face the opposite direction and started to walk normally. Delgado was just standing there watching what the hell this cat creature was doing. But Cait stopped.

-„No" – he said shortly.

„What?"

-„ I won't return. I have other plans" – answered Cait.

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-„ I don't understand" – said Reeve – „Why isn't he obeying my commands?"

-„ I thought you were controlling him" – said Cloud

-„ Fortunately I made this button in case of an error. It will make the command program stronger in case Cait would ever want to rebel or if something happened to his circuits".

He pressed the button and was analyzing what Cait will do…

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Cait had covered his head with his hands and he was crouched down on the ground.

- „Must… control… not obey… must… control… not… obey"

Reeve pushed the button again and Cait started to lie on the ground still covering his head

-„ Stop that… Reeve… Please let me go".

Now Delgado was scared. He quickly ran to Cait, crouched near him and lay his hand on Cait Sith's back.

-„ What's happening? – shouted Delgado – „ What's wrong with you?"

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-„ Hey man, stop this!" – shouted Yuffie

-„ I can't!" – said Reeve in a panic – „Something has happened to my lap… ARRGH!

The laptop started to burn and Reeve threw it as far as he could.

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-„ Mal… function" – said Cait as he turned off.

Delgado started to touch Cait, but the cat wasn't moving.

-„ Hey!" – shouted Delgado– „ Wake up! Wake up!"

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-„ Well… that was hot" – said Barret

The laptop was now only a burned something that didn't even look like a laptop now. Reeve was just standing there with his big eyes, looking on the remains of his laptop.

-„ Now we know that Cait Sith is somewhere far away from here" – sayed Tifa – „ But what are we going to do now?"

Reeve turned and sayed:

-„Find him"

-„ What?" – asked Barret – „ You want us to find that cat?"

-„ Yes" – said Reeve – „He's… he's important to me"

-„ You can make yourself a new Cait Sith" – sayed Cid – „ I hope not" – he whispered to himself

-„ No" – Reeve said with angry tone in his voice – „ Cait Sith is only one and nothing can replace him! He's only one and only for me! He's all that I have!"

-„ But the temple…" – started Tifa

-„ He survived. I know this is unbelievelable, but it is a long story to explain. Please… please find him! He's alone somewhere. You know that he can't survive alone! He's only a little robot! Please!"

Everyone was in silence. Reeve now had sadness in his voice. Did Cait Sith mean something more to him than just a robot created for spying?

-„ Okay"

Everyone turned around. It was Cloud who had said that.

-„ We will do this favor for you because you want it so badly. But remeber…" – he pointed his big sword on Reeve's head – „ If this is some kind of a game… I will get you. Remeber that you worked for ShinRa and that's enough reason."

Reeve looked at the sword which was pointed at his head.

-„ Thank you" – he finally said – „Now… I must go. I have work to do in NeoMidgar".

And Reeve dissapeared behind the trees… walking away to his jeep.

-„ Why?" – started Yuffie – „Why must we go to find this cat? If this man wants him back so much, why doesn't he go?"

-„ I know that Cait Sith is strange and he made a dirty move with this keystone… but he was, afterall, in the team and he helped us in his own way. Besides…" – Cloud looked down – „ I don't want to return home yet…"

-„ So if you're going, I'm going with you" – said Tifa and took Cloud's hand. When Cloud looked at her, Tifa had a happy smile on her face. Then, she turned:

-„ How about you? Barret?"

-„ We're a team" – said Barret - „Cait did kidnap Marlene to stay in the team, but he didn't want to harm her. I will go with you"

-„ Vincent?"

-„mhm" – muttered Vincent

-„Yuffie?"

-„ I would go home, but I would be bored if I did. Maybe I will steal someone's materia?"

-„ Cid…"

-„Oh no!" – started Cid – „ I'm not going anywhere! I'm not going to find that annoying synthetic furball!"

-„ Yes you will go!" – Tifa said while she pulled on Cid's ear – „ Don't forget that it's your fault Cait left us he probably heard what you said about him! And you Red?"

Red was looking elsewhere and didn't hear Tifa's question.

-„ Hey Red XIII!"

-„ Huh?" – Red turned his face – „Oh yeah, I can go"

-„ Red, do you know something?" – asked Tifa

-„ Here we go…" – muttered Red XIII.