Me: (sigh) Finally, a free day!
Lloyd: Huh? What do you mean?
Me: Are you really such an idiot that you haven't noticed that I haven't been typing the story all week or even really been home to type the story all week?
Lloyd: Uhhh… no comment.
Me: Knew it. Anyways, to all my readers(even those who don't comment but should!), I'm deeply sorry that I haven't been updating often but my schedule is hectic. If I'm not at swim practice, I'm at work, if I'm not at work, I'm at swim practice. (sigh) Saturdays and Sundays are my only really days off. I can't even go to Anime Club anymore cause I have to work on Tuesdays! Wahhhh!!! And I was gonna bring ToS to play on Mr. Kramer's Wii! Wahhhh! And we were gonna have a Clash of Ninja 2 tourney and a Smash Bros tourney! Wahhhhh!!! And we were gonna watch FF7:AC and eat candy(Jap candy!!!) and get sugar loaded on Mountain Dew!!! Wahhhh!!!
Lloyd: Are you ok?
Me: (sniff) none of your business!
Lloyd: Ok… By the way, Jen Rem is making this the first Flashback Chapter so enjoy.
Please note this is is in third person, I will not be writing this as Tiamatt.
A Change in Life Shinra file activated…Visual data corresponds to Cetran subject Tiamatt, approximate age…18.A young woman stood silently, watching the Shinra Corporation helicopter fly away with the man she loved, her long ash blonde hair blew gently in the breeze that came from the nearby ocean. Two elite Shinra members in dark blue suits stood watching, noting the girl's reaction.
"Come on Miss, we can't linger." The male said calmly, approaching the woman. He paused for a moment as he noticed that her body was trembling slightly as tears splattered the ground around her feet.
"Tiamatt, please, we'll be in enough trouble as it is for letting you come out here. We have to go." The female guard warned, putting her hand on the other girl's shoulder. Tiamatt turned and nodded, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Ok." She replied, following the Shinra employees to another waiting copter. Tiamatt sat down in the helicopter and sat quietly, watching the grass roll in waves as the craft took off.
Tiamatt wore a light blue T-shirt with boot cut khaki pants and black tennis shoes. Her hair was long, growing past her shoulder blades almost to the middle of her back. She had a fair complexion with blue eyes. Loose strands of blonde highlighted hair framed her face.
Her two guards both wore the same navy blue suits with a white tee underneath. The male had short, spiky black hair with yellow eyes. He appeared to be in his thirties and was obviously an experienced Shinra operative. The female however looked like she was in her early twenties. Her blonde hair was in a tight bun and she looked at Tiamatt with green, sorrowful eyes.
"Tiamatt I'm sorry…" The girl started to apologize. Tiamatt sat silently, refusing to look at the Turk as she tried to tune out the world.
"Sara," The young Turk turned to look at her partner. " There are times when it is better not to say anything, this being one of them." Sara blinked before looking down at her lap.
"Yes, Zin." Sara replied quietly.
About two hours later, the copter finally reached its destination. The small icy town watched as the Turks led Tiamatt to her house near the edge of town. Sara and Zin watched as Tiamatt entered the small building without her usual farewell. Sara couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl as she loaded back into the aircraft to return to Shinra HQ in Midgar.
As for Tiamatt, she watched the helicopter leave before grabbing the dragon hilted sword that sat near the Christmas tree, still in its case. She looked at the blade that her lover had given her and took it out of the case. The blade shone brillantly in the light of the house. Full of anger at the Shinra, Tiamatt went outside into the snowy forest of Icicle Village.
4 years later…
Tiamatt stood fixing a sandwich in the kitchen, the dragon sword slung across her back. After grabbing a glass of water, she went into the living room and sat down on the couch. She looked at the picture that sat on a shelf, longing for his return.
The picture was taken just over four and a half years before. Tiamatt stood happily with a tall silver haired man of about her same age. He wore a casual black tee with blue jeans. His shone a bright green, an odd characteristic for anyone. He smiled as he held Tiamatt close, the snowy forest in the background. Of course, when he had left, he switched to a different outfit that consisted of a long black coat and black pants, a long sword hung loosely at his side.
"Sephiroth…" Tiamatt whispered. She looked at the box of letters he had sent her since he had left to fight the war with Wutai and remembered that he promised to return.
"Tiamatt!" Tiamatt looked up suddenly as someone knocked loudly on the front door. " We know you're in there! Please come out!" She stood up, reaching behind her for the hilt of her sword. She glared at the door as the voices continued.
Bam! The door flew open and Shinra operatives flooded into the house, encircling Tiamatt. She pulled the sword and glared at the Turks, Sara and Zin among them.
"You're coming with us!" A young man ordered. Tiamatt looked at the young Turk. He had long black hair and stood steady, a katana ready in his hands.
"Why should I? What's so special about me that I have Shinra's pride and joy Turks come to escort me everywhere?" Tiamatt growled.
"Tseng, be careful. Hojo was clear that he did not want any harm to come to her." Zin warned.
"Hojo? That freaky scientist? What does he want with me?" Tiamatt turned to face her bodyguard.
"We're sorry Tiamatt but we can not reveal that information." Sara replied. She was much colder then she had been four years earlier but she still couldn't help but feel sorry for Tiamatt.
"I'll never agree to be a guinea pig to Shinra!" Tiamatt roared, charging at a random Turk. Tseng dodged the amateur swordwoman and swung his own blade around, hitting Tiamatt with the flat of his blade. She stumbled as she lost consciousness.
Tiamatt woke up slowly, restrained to wall with chains.
"Ahh, so she is finally awake." Tiamatt looked up to see a dark haired man in a lab coat with glasses staring at her. She glanced around the room to see other people in the same position as her.
"Hojo! What do you want with me?" She growled, pulling at the chains that held her wrist.
"Hahahaha! Well, my precious specimen, you are to be the key subject in the new branch of Project SOLDIER." Hojo laughed.
"SOLDIER? Isn't Sephiroth in…" Tiamatt stuttered.
"Yes, Sephiroth is the key specimen in SOLDIER. You are the one who had a relationship with him correct?" the scientist taunted. Tiamatt glared angrily, fighting to get loose from the chains. "Hahaha. By your reaction, I'm guessing I am correct. Well don't worry I'm sure I can arrange a reunion if you survive that is." Hojo turned towards his assistants behind him and began to point at the people hanging from the wall. " We will begin the experiment immediately."
For an entire year, Hojo conducted the initial testing. He injected his "specimens" with alien material called Jenova Cells. Many people did not survive to process and those that did survive were locked away into Mako reactors scattered across the world.
Tiamatt watched in horror as the Mt. Nibel reactor came closer and closer. Hojo along with several assistants and Turks led her and about 30 others into the reactor and began the process of locking into small human sized chambers. Tiamatt tried to fight the sedative that restricted her movements and reaction but couldn't fight back as the assistants loaded her into the final chamber. She tried to scream as the door closed and the capsule fill with Mako. Hojo's laughter filled her head as her vision finally went dark.
2 years later…
Tiamatt woke up as the chamber that had held her suddenly broke. The liquid Mako spilled everywhere as the glass door shattered and Tiamatt fell out onto the cold metal floor. Her hair hung limp as she coughed in effort to clear her lungs, her light green clothing that all the specimen wore, was completely drenched.
She stood up slowly, staggering slightly, and looked around in horror. The others in her group had mutated into monsters and were all dead either floating in their capsules or lying on the floor. Tiamatt rushed out of the death room and onto the mountain trail. Heading north, it took her two days to get out of the Nibel Range and out onto the northern plains.
She wandered slowly north till she finally came to Rocket Town. Tiamatt, weak from lack of food passed out in the middle of town. A young woman ran over to her and called for help alerting the pilot known as Cid.
"God dammit!" Cid swore as he saw the sight. "Shera, why do we always have to help every fucking person who comes in to town?"
"Cid, she's doesn't look to good. We have to help her!" Shera insisted. Cid sighed in defeat and picked up Tiamatt, carrying them into their house.
"What's your name?" Shera asked a revived Tiamatt. She paused for a minute, trying to remember who she was and what all had happened to her.
"My name is… Tiamatt." She replied, unsure if her answer was correct.
"Tiamatt? No last name eh?" Cid lit a cigarette and stuck it in his mouth, examining the strange woman he had saved.
"I… I don't know. I don't remember much right now." Tiamatt shook her head.
"Do ya know where you're from?" He asked.
"No sorry." Tiamatt apologized. Her memory was slowly returning but not fast enough.
"You don't work for that damned Shinra do ya?" Cid noticed the Shinra insignia on the shoulder of her clothes.
"Shinra?" Tiamatt said to herself. A wave of memories raced back and she shook her head. "No! I hate the Shinra! They've completely ruined my life!" Tiamatt growled.
"Looks like you're starting to remember now." Shera said, handing her a glass of water.
"I guess." Tiamatt said, as she looked out the window at the huge rocket outside. "Wow! I've heard about Shinra's space program but I didn't actually think they would try to launch a rocket!" Tiamatt exclaimed.
"Yep, and I'm the captain of that beauty." Cid grinned. "We launch in two days. President Shinra is suppose to be in here in an hour to do the final expectation himself."
Tiamatt turned and at Cid and Shera in horror.
"Here? His coming here?" She stammered. Cid nodded. " Shit! I can't have them find me! Please help me!" Tiamatt pleaded.
"Huh? What for?" Shera blinked in confusion.
"I escaped from them. Please don't make me go back." Tiamatt continued to plead.
"Alright, alright. Just keep calm. I expect we can give you some supplies and sneak ya outta here." Tiamatt turned to face the mechanic, smiling in relief.
"Thank you." She cried happliy.
Within a few minutes, Tiamatt was carrying a small bag out of town as she waved at the two people who had helped her. Now she had some supplies, she could try to hide from the Shinra easier but Shinra controlled almost everything. Could she really hide?
Lloyd: Are you sure that's Tiamatt/
Me: Uh huh. She was a lot more carefree before everything happened and you gotta remember that she's 24 near the end of this so… yeah, its kinda weird but oh well.
Lloyd: right… have anything random for today?
Me: Not really. My sugar rush from last night left me with too little energy to do something random so eh.
Lloyd: ok.
Me: anyways, I just want to say that I know more then just 3 or 5 people are reading this so REVIEW PLEASE!!!