Zack sighed. "The day of the mission." He thought to himself gloomily. Everyone feared working with Sephiroth, except for maybe Angeal and Genesis. He was more likely to kill you than the enemy, especially with his insane training regimes. "I wonder what happened to make him so cruel." Zack said to himself as he walked to the helicopter that was taking him and Sephiroth to the tanker of Wutai soldiers.
"More than you know, child." A wheezy female voice told him.
"Eh? Who's there?" He looked around and soon found the source of the voice, an elderly woman with long, gray, almost silver hair. Two bright purple orbs greeted him as she brushed her hair out of her face. "Who are you and what do you know about Sephiroth?"
"If you must have a name, call me Avana. As for my relationship to the General, I won't tell."
"Okay then, Avana." He offered his hand for her to shake and she looked at it as though unfamiliar to the gesture. "You're supposed to shake my hand with yours, you know, a handshake."
She raised a silverish eyebrow at him before turning away and walking off while muttering about foolish traditions.
"Okay then." He suddenly remembered why he had come this way. "Damn it, Sephiroth's going to be ticked!" He exclaimed before dashing off to the helicopter.
Zack saw the silver-haired man and he was sure he could see him. Out of breath from his dash to the chopper, he stood up straight and gave a salute. "SOLDIER Zack Fair reporting for duty, General!"
Sephiroth glared at him like a hungry predator. "Where on Gaia have you been SOLDIER?"
The older man's voice was as deep as booming thunder and just as commanding. It always sent a chill down the younger ones spine. He blushed, thinking that Sephiroth probably wouldn't believe his reason for being late.
"You won't tell me? Very well, your punishment is fifty laps around the ShinRa tower once we get back."
He groaned to himself and boarded the chopper after Sephiroth. He settled down in the seat and thought of the old lady from before. The black-haired SOLDIER crossed his arms against his chest and could feel weariness taking him over...
