Can someone tell me what a Mary Sue is...? I have absolutely no idea... Oh yeah, I know I said that in this chapter Cloud and gang can't find Vincent, but I think it's a bit too early for that. So, if anyone was looking forward to a Cloud chapter... sorry. Hehe... but they WILL appear, in Ellie's house, but they'll go back. That'd probably be the end of this story :( I will not make this a romance fic, I have no idea how. Haha. But in seeing his life all over again through a little box, Vincent would probably change a little bit. I actually wanted to make this a Sephiroth one, but... haha. Decided on Vincent in the end. Damn, it's quite difficult to do this fic; I have to frequently consult a walkthrough and a game script... Thanks again for the reviews!

Lost and Found: Chapter 3

Ellie woke up, rubbing her eyes and groaning. She forgot to tell Vincent to wake her up in the mornings because she couldn't possible get up by herself. Somehow alarms wouldn't do the job either. She glanced at the clock on her bedside table. Eleven o'clock. Vinnie would have been bored to death by now … thought Ellie groggily. She walked downstairs into the hallway and called out, "Vinnie…?"

"Ellie, I am preparing lunch in the kitchen," came the reply.

"You should have woke me up for breakfast at around ten," said Ellie, coming into the kitchen. Vincent looked like he was cooking spaghetti.

"I didn't know you wanted me to wake you," said Vincent.

"Yeah… well, just wake me up at ten tomorrow, kay?"

Vincent nodded in reply.

"I wanna go play now … but I have to wait for you…" said Ellie, sounding quite sad. "What am I going to do?"

"You could take Fluffy somewhere else other than my foot," replied Vincent irritably. Ellie glanced at the kitten and giggled. As always, Fluffy was bugging Vinnie, pawing at his boots and his cloak and occasionally letting out a sweet meow.

"She just wants to play, Vinnie," said Ellie, scooping Fluffy into her arms and scratching behind her ears. Vincent would have snorted, but he stopped himself because snorting just wasn't what Vincent does. It was so un-Vincent-like.

"Well, you could play with her while I finish cooking your meal… and I believe your dog is rather lonely."

"Oh, Rex? He's always in need of attention…"

"Then perhaps you should give him some."

"Maybe later. I'll take him for a walk later, and you can follow me," said Ellie, yawning. Vincent chose not to reply, and continued making lunch for Ellie.

After lunch, they proceeded to the living room, where Vincent sat comfortably on the plush sofa and motioned for Ellie to start. Ellie switched on the Playstation and loaded her game. They watched in silence as Aeris led Cloud to her home in Sector Five. Ellie bought a Titan Bangle, a restore materia and a few Phoenix Downs. Vincent watched in amusement as Aeris's mother, Elmyra, fussed over her when Aeris proclaimed Cloud as her bodyguard. I wonder if Cloud blushed at that time…? thought Vincent, smiling to himself. Cloud never told me how he met Aeris… I wonder how Tifa's reaction was?

He shook his head and concentrated on the game.

Cloud: Is Sector Seven far from here? I need to get to Tifa's bar.

Aeris: Is Tifa..…. A girl?

Cloud: Yeah.

Aeris: A girl…. friend?

A window popped out, asking the player to choose for Cloud. Ellie picked 'no', and Vincent smirked. Aeris insisted on showing Cloud the way to Sector Seven and Cloud refusing point blank to put her in danger again. They went to bed and a voice started speaking to Cloud. Flashbacks to Cloud's home appeared on screen. Then Cloud woke up, and Ellie directed him to go outside. However, Aeris appeared to have heard his footsteps and ushered him back to bed. Again and again Ellie tried, but was unsuccessful.

"Maybe you need to try walking, Ellie," said Vincent.

"Oh, right …" She directed Cloud to walk, and finally he made it out of the house without Aeris knowing. Or so he thought. At the exit of Sector Five, Aeris stood there, waiting for Cloud. They ran into a couple of monsters, and Vincent realised that Ellie was controlling Cloud and Aeris's attacks. He saw a small window on the left side of the screen, which said Attack, Magic, and Item. Interesting, he noted. He also noticed that Ellie had to wait for a little green gauge to fill itself before she could direct the characters. That didn't happen in real life … but what was real life? If this is real, I'm a fantasy character …

He watched as Aeris and Cloud sat on the big pink slide, chatting.

Aeris: What rank were you?
Cloud: Rank?
Aeris: You know, in SOLDIER.
Cloud: Oh, I was ...

Suddenly a white flash appeared on the screen, then back the two of them.
Cloud: First Class.

What happened back there ...? thought Vincent, confused. Is this all ... real? Perhaps our names and appearances are just there ... Perhaps the story is different ... perhaps it is not about ShinRa and Sephiroth and Meteor ... On screen, the gate behind Cloud and Aeris opened, revealing a chocobo and a carriage, and was headed in the direction of Wall Market The carriage turned around, and Cloud recognised the girl who was in it as Tifa. Aeris jumped down from the slide and ran after the carriage, ignoring Cloud's protests.

The game continued on for some time, until at one point Ellie paused to look around at Vincent who was laughing on the sofa. When he caught Ellie's eye he immediately stopped, mentally kicking himself. How unusual, thought Ellie. Apparently he found the idea of Cloud dressing up in girl's clothes simply hilarious. Ellie shrugged and went back to the game, looking for the items she had to dress Cloud up with. After having gotten the cologne, wig and the dress, Cloud put them on. Vincent had to control himself, he wished the graphics on screen were better.

Oh, if I ever find a way to get back home... I wonder how Cloud will react if I told him about it...? Vincent smirked, and watched in amusement as Aeris and Cloud, clad in beautiful, alluring clothing walked up to Don Corneo's mansion. Then they found Tifa, and soon were summoned to see that fat old perverted bastard. The three of them stood there nervously, wondering who Don Corneo would pick. Vincent snickered when Don Corneo tried to get a better look of Cloud, who was pointedly looking away. Finally he decided to have Aeris for the night. Cloud and Tifa were left to Corneo's miserable men, but they fought their way out with no trouble, hurrying to Aeris's aid. They threatened Corneo with his balls and discovered that ShinRa was going to break the support holding up the plate in Sector Seven. After having gotten the information, however, Corneo pulled a switch and the floor gave way, sending the three of them down.

Vincent clenched his fists as he watched the scene with President ShinRa and that fat ass, Heidegger. Thankfully they were dead now. Then the screen switched back to Cloud and his two lovely ladies. Ellie squealed, a boss battle had begun. The monster had a weakness, however, its tsunami attack also does damage to itself. Ellie managed to win the battle and directed Cloud out of the sewers after collecting some various things, including a Steal Materia. They came out of a manhole into Train Graveyard. Vincent helped Ellie get through the train maze, and they finally reach Sector Seven. The catchy battle music Vincent was beginning to like sounded in the background, along with sounds of gunfire.

After Ellie saved her game, and Aeris left the screen to get Marlene, Ellie proceeded to direct Cloud upwards.

"Wait, Ellie, I think you should remove all materia from Aeris first... she might not be fighting later," said Vincent. Ellie did so and proceeded upwards. They reached the top, passing by Biggs and Jessie, who had tried in vain to stop ShinRa. Barret was shooting at the helicopter hovering dangerously near to the plate. Ellie equipped the materia on Barret, and Reno appeared. Barret let out a string of obscenities, but that didn't stop Reno from pushing the button to set the bomb. They fought, Ellie having a particularly difficult time until Vincent told her that to get rid of Pyramids which Reno casted, you have to attack the pyramid itself, but Reno escaped and Tifa tried desperately to disarm the bomb.

Suddenly the ShinRa helicopter appeared again, and a man with long black hair laughed at them. Barret opened fire, but the man who Vincent recognised as Tseng shoved Aeris into view. Aeris was captured by ShinRa? I did not know that. The helicopter flew away and the support blew up partially. Cloud, Tifa and Barret hung precariously from a wire and swung to safety. Vincent let out a gasp as he watched the plate fall and crush Sector Seven. Barret was now screaming to the heavens about Marlene, but Tifa calmed him down informing him that Aeris had shouted to her saying Marlene was all right. Another scene happens where Cloud demands to know about Ancients, and the screen flashes again.

In my veins courses the blood of the Ancients. I am one of the rightful heirs to this planet!

Cloud kneels to the ground, holding his head. Sephiroth...? he says. Barret yells at him to 'pull it together' and the group proceeds to Aeris's house. Elmyra talks about Aeris being an Ancient, and Vincent sat in silence, absorbing the information of his departed friend. Aeris... I never knew... he thought sadly. Barret was reunited with Marlene again, and they made plans to rescue Aeris. Ellie saved her game outside of Aeris's house, and turns off the playstation. Vincent gave her a questioning look.

"I'm going to sleep, bye Vinnie!" she said cheerily, going off to her room.

I know, boring right? But I didn't want to jump all the way to Nibelheim ... sigh. What to do, what to do? This chapter isn't even funny :( Anyway, sorry if Vincent was a bit out of character just now...