Chapter 12

"Hmm, sorry Zen'Nathas, I'll be taking Sel'tur Z'har today." Vincent said as he saddled up the second gold Chocobo.

It had been a few weeks since they started this and they have gone through the whole process. Now all that is left is to see if Sel'tur Z'har is an easy ride. It took some time but Vincent found that Zen'Nathas meant Gem Agent in the language of the Cetra. So Vincent thought why not keep it going; Sel'tur Z'har means soft ride. And hopefully, that is what she is.

Yuffie was still asleep in the house on the Chocobo Farm. She was having trouble recuperating from the motion sickness Zen'Nathas kept giving her.

"Okay, Sel'tur Z'har, let's see what you can do," Vincent said before kicking his heels and she raced across the plains. She was faster than Zen'Nathas but her endurance wasn't as high. It will be interesting when these two race each other.

But that wasn't what was important. What is important is that this small chocobo didn't rock up and down while she's running. She was almost motionless. "Perfect."

Turning her around, Vincent headed back to the farm, where they've been staying practically every night since Cloud called. It was almost 8:30 and Yuffie will be waking up soon and she'll want him to cook her breakfast.

Putting Sel'tur Z'har back in her stable, he went inside and made her breakfast. And right on time, Yuffie woke up, came into the Kitchen, still wearing her pajamas, and asked, "Hey Vinnie, what's for breakfast."

"I don't have a name for it. I just cook an egg on a piece of bread as its toasted, using butter instead of vegetable oil."

"Fine, just gimme," Yuffie said, sitting down at the table. Vincent handed her a plate with two of them and sat down himself. After taking a bite, she said "Perfect Vinnie, as usual."

He nodded, "Yuffie, once you're done, I have something for you out in the Barn."

She lifted her head, with a piece of egg still on her lips, and goes "Hmm?" It took some restraint not to laugh.

"You'll see."

Yuffie quickly finished, showered, and dressed. She followed Vincent out to the barn, hating that he was taking his time, like always. "Come on, hurry up!"

"It'll still be there when we get to it…Unless someone let it out." That last part he said to himself.

Yuffie entered and walked pass a gold chocobo. "Morning Zen'Nathas." Half a step later, she stopped and turned around. This gold chocobo was too small to be Zen'Nathas. She was smaller than a normal chocobo was. And her eyes were sky blue instead of gem green. "Who is this?"

"Her name Sel'tur Z'har," Vincent said from Zen'Nathas's stall.

"And when did you get the time to breed a gold chocobo without me knowing?"

"Wasn't that hard. So, would you like to ride her?"

"Me? But you bred her."

"For you," Vincent replied. Yuffie smiled and looked at Sel'tur Z'har, noticing she was already saddled. "Sure."

Yuffie was slow to go at first but as she realized that Sel'tur Z'har didn't move as much as Zen'Nathas, she urged her to go faster. "So Yuffie, want to race?" "Sure, where's the end?" "North Corel." "SEE YOU THERE!" Yuffie said, setting Sel'tur Z'har to a sprint.

"…Are we going to let them get away with that?" Zen'Nathas shook its head and started sprinting himself. With Zen'Nathas's longer legs and better endurance, he was able to catch up to the two. "Hey, Vinnie, thanks," Yuffie said with a huge smile.

Score one for Vinnie. How many times a day do I have to tell you to shut up? The record so far is one hundred and twenty three. Does that give you a hint? Shut up. So far that is thirty seven, trying for a new record?

Unfortunately for Vincent and Zen'Nathas, Sel'tur Z'har had enough endurance to keep up the sprint. So while they sprinted all the way there, Yuffie was the winner.

"So, now that we have the chocobos, think that we should get back to hunting for those materia?"

"Yeah, I'll just call Cloud and tell him." Vincent pulled out his PHS. "Hey Cloud, we have a bunch of Chocobos now, so we're going to get back to hunting for those Materia Caves."

"Sorry Vincent, bad time to do that. We're about to get back to what we were doing. Not only that but we could really use your help and Yuffie's. Ultima Weapon is getting to be a real pain in the ass."

"Fine, we're at North Corel, come and pick us up.' Yuffie, we'll have to go hunting later, Cloud needs us back at the Highwind."

She frowned; she was enjoying not spending every day with motion sickness. Fifteen minutes later, the Highwind landed in front of them and they walked the chocobos on. "Hey Vincent, Yuffie, get up here to the Pilot Box," was announced over the intercom.

"Hey, take good care of these two," Yuffie told the crew member.

"Alright Cloud, what is it that you called us back for?" Yuffie asked him when she saw him.

The whole ship lurched to the right. "That's why!"

"IT'S THAT BASTARD, ULTIMA WEAPON!" Cid shouted. "It seems he wants the showdown here and now!"

"Okay people, let's get him."

It took several limit breaks, including All Creation and Cosmos memory, and several Summons, including Bahamat Zero, but he finally went down, literally. He fell and exploded on contact with the ground, destroying one of the cliff faces. Something was left behind. When they landed and went to the center of the crater, they found a sword with a crystal blade. "I believe that is for you, Cloud."

"Hey guys," called Yuffie, "can anyone tell me what that is?" She was pointing to something rising out of the forest up on the bluff.

"…No," answered Vincent.

After that, Cloud let the two get back on the chocobos while him, Tifa and Barret checked out the Ancient forest. While flying, Vincent saw a cave behind a water fall up in the mountains. So that was where they were going to look next.

Pulling Zen'Nathas and Sel'tur Z'har to a stop, Vincent and Yuffie got off and went inside. Only, there was no materia. There was Lifestream, yes, and a crystal in the back. And a woman in front of it. "L-Lucrecia?"

"Vincent? It's good to see you alive." Vincent took a step forward. "STOP! Just don't come any closer. Vincent, five years ago, I heard that Sephiroth was killed. But recently, I've been having nightmares about him. Tell me Vincent, is my son still alive?"

Yuffie was about to answer her but Vincent stopped her. "No, he died, Lucrecia."

A tear slid down her cheek. She was sad that he died before he knew her, but she was glad too. "Vincent, this grotto, this is Chaos's grotto. When he is born, it will be from this grotto that he comes forth.

"Do you think it is too late for me to be forgiven?"

"I wouldn't know Lucrecia. My sins haven't been forgiven either."

"…Chaos, you can help Vincent now. Here, I've also been holding onto this." The Death Penalty appeared in front of Vincent. "I know you're fighting, Vincent, so you'll need this."

Vincent picked up the cross shaped gun and holstered it. "It's heavier than I remembered."

He turned to the cave entrance and left. Yuffie bowed to Lucrecia and followed him. "Vinnie? Vincent! Talk to me!"

"Yuffie, let's go back to the Highwind," he replied as he got on Zen'Nathas.

Authors Notes: First and fore most I don't own Final Fantasy 7. I won't have Vinnie (ducks head and looks around for flying bullets) do it this time; he did try to shoot me. So it's your queue Yuffie!

Thank you. First, it actually takes two trips into Lucrecia's grotto to get Chaos and Death Penalty. First is when you get the submarine. The second is, at the earliest, right before you head into Midgar to kill Hojo. And if he got the Chocobos too early, forgive him; he has been busy with work. On a side note, that wasn't actually Lucrecia. She is dead and what was seen is actually a mental projection from the crystal, I don't get it either. On another note, Chaos is born of this cave through the contaminated Lifestream. While Omega, mentioned chapters ago, is born of pure Lifestream. You'll hear more about them later. But this does reveal that the two are tools, or Weapons, of the planet.

Also at this point, it is possible to have Omni Slash, Ultima Weapon for Cloud (very hard to do); Chaos, Death Penalty for Vinnie; Catastrophe for the Marshmallow; Final Heaven, Premium Heart for Tiff; All Creation, Conformer for me; Cosmos Memory for Red; Highwind, and maybe Venus Gospel for Cid, haven't gone there just yet. Cait Sith can have Slots, which is his best Limit. Anything else 1sniperwolf?

Yeah, are you still mad at me for asking the D of C you out in my Sephiroth fic?

(Uppercuts 1sniperwolf and sends him flying,) YES! Dispite him being a sleeze, please review. And if you want to comment on things that are incorrect or such, drop a line in his e-mail.

(lifts head for a foot underground) But what if they fill the box?

(Stamps on his head) READ THEM AND TRY TO REPLIE!

I think I prefer the bullets. Someone call a docter.