Authors Note: Thank you for reviewing my story to those who did. I shall now reward you with another chapter to read in this story. In this chapter we are going to see how Soras' friends (Donald and Goofy) react to Sephiroth. Anyway I better not say anymore and here is the next chapter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts OR Final Fantasy characters and locations. They are the property of Square Enix and Walt Disney productions. I only own Jean and lee (from chapter two).
Chapter 6 The Redemption BeginsSephiroth kept to his word and stayed in his room preparing for his journey with Sora and his friends. Sephiroth only packed a small bag with some of his books along with a few other items like hi potions and the like. Sephiroth had just finished packing when he heard his door open and a presence had entered his lounge.
'That must be Sora' thought Sephiroth as he opened his lounge door and instead of the boy standing in front of him, it was Jean who stood in front of him with red rings around her eyes. 'She has been crying' Sephiroth thought to himself.
"Is it true?" asked Jean with an emotional voice "are you truly leaving us?"
"Yes Jean I am" replied Sephiroth "I am on my way to help the boy against the Heartless and I'm also searching for someone that I need answers from." upon hearing this Jean went down on her knees from shock and started to cry even more.
"You can't leave us" Jean sobbed through her tears of pain "We need you Sephiroth, I need you"
Sephiroth heard this and decided to see if his suspicions are true.
"Why would you need me for? There will be another champion you could look after."
"You do not get it yet do you?" asked Jean in a voice so painful even Sephiroth cringed from hearing it "I'm in love with you. I always have been. At first I thought it was just a physical attraction but as time past I knew I was in love with you." Sephiroth wasn't shocked about her feelings for him but he was surprised that he could hurt her so much without using Masamune.
"Jean" Sephiroth said, "I know that I'm hurting you greatly but I have to say this. Your feelings for me are strong but I can't return them. I can only have the feelings of friendship for you. I'm sorry but it is better you know now than leave you in darkness wondering." When Jean heard the last few words she looked up at Sephiroth and without warning leapt up at him and held him in a strong embrace.
"I don't want to let you go" said Jean
"I know you don't," replied Sephiroth "but you would have to. It will be hard now but later on you will be thankful that you know now." Jean soon loosened her grip on him and looked into his Emerald eyes. The same eyes that had captured her heart the whole time Sephiroth was under her care. "I have to go now Jean," said Sephiroth "I have to help Sora."
"Just promise me one thing Sephiroth," replied Jean "promise me that if you find someone that holds your heart, make sure they treat you fairly ok?"
"I promise" replied Sephiroth as he slowly released his hold on Jean and at that moment the two heard footsteps and looked to the lounge door to find Sora staring at them with an open mouth and wide eyes.
"Whoa!" said Sora "man, I didn't know you two were dating"
"We aren't" replied Sephiroth as he and Jean let go of each other "we were just saying goodbye"
"Ok," replied Sora "anyway the ship is ready if you still want to go with us." Sephiroth nodded in agreement and went into his bedroom and picked up his bag and grabbed Masamune and attached it to his belt. Sephiroth then walked back into the lounge and turned to Jean to look at her one last time.
"Well, this is it" said Jean.
"Indeed it is," said Sephiroth "just remember what I said. Goodbye." And with that he and Sora walked out into the long corridor and went to find Soras' ship.
It took the two only around half an hour to navigate their way through the corridors of the Coliseum to get to Soras' ship. Sephiroth looked up at the ship and looked around it. The ship had a strange design. It had two pairs of wings parallel to each other both pairs fairly long. He looked around the back to find a huge Engine with four small ones surrounding it and Sephiroth looked around the front to see a pair of guns in the front along with strange rocket looking cannons on the sides of the ship. The whole ship had a range of colours, mainly blue, red and white.
"I see you are interested in the ship" said Sora.
"I had never seen these kinds of ships before," Sephiroth said "what kind of ship is this?"
"It is called a Gummi ship," replied Sora "and this one is named by me. It is called Kairi"
"And who is Kairi?" Sephiroth asked and Soras' face went still and he hung his head.
"Kairi is one of two people I care for. The other is my best friend Riku. Kairi is waiting for me at Traverse Town at this moment and I'm trying to find Riku at this moment." was Soras' reply.
Sephiroth heard a hissing sound and saw a ramp coming out of the ship and touched the ground and two strange creatures came out of it. One being a short duck like creature wearing only a blue shirt and hat. The other looked like a dog that was semi human and wore regular clothing like a human too. When the two arrived Sora held his head up and his mood seemed to have lightened up.
"Ah I should introduce these two to you," said Sora "Sephiroth I'd like you to meet Donald and Goofy, the tall one being Goofy and the short one Donald".
"Sora, you do know that he's not coming with us" said Donald who had a strange way of talking.
"Aw come on Donald he's going to help us and we are going to help him ok?" said Sora.
"NO!" argued Donald.
'I didn't know ducks could be so stubborn' Sephiroth thought to himself and walked towards Donald resisting the urge to draw Masamune and turn Donald into a main course of roasted duck freshly carved.
"Donald I believe your name is?" asked Sephiroth. Donald only nodded once to acknowledge it. "I am aware you do not trust a stranger, but wouldn't it be best that you take me aboard with you and I'll help you fight the Heartless until I find what I'm looking for?"
Donald pondered over this for a few minutes until he hung head in defeat when he looked toward Goofy for support but didn't get any.
"Alright you may come with us," said the short duck "but one ounce of trouble and you're out of here got it?"
"Agreed" said Sephiroth and the four walked up the ramp into the ship and Sora showed Sephiroth around. The ship's cockpit was soon occupied with four beings, one of which had gained trouble fitting in due to his tall height and his one wing. After Sephiroth had settled in Donald activated the engines to the ship and the ship levitated upward and when they were clear of obstacles they made their way into space. As the ship took of there was one person who was watching them from the shadows. Jean had followed Sephiroth and Sora there and as the ship took of Jean muttered her last goodbye to the legendary champion of the Coliseum and the one who stole her heart.
When the ship reached outer space Sephiroths' curiosity grew.
"Where is our next destination?" asked Sephiroth.
"We are going to Traverse Town first to stock up on supplies like potions and see if I can get some new accessories to help us fight the Heartless," Came Soras' reply "now I wanna ask you something. Who exactly are you looking for?" after hearing the question Sephiroths' thoughts immediately turned to her. Aerith.
"I am looking for a woman. One who has been in my mind for quite sometime and I want to find out why so I need to see her."
"Ok" said Sora "Well maybe she's in Traverse Town. A lot of people tend to go there due to the Heartless destroying their worlds."
'I hope you are right Sora' Sephiroth thought as they continued to fly through space to the world of Travers Town. Sephiroth soon grew tired and decided to rest his eyes for while for Sora told him they would be there within an hour's time maximum.
Sephiroth was alone in darkness. Sephiroth was running, blind to whatever was in his way. He continued to run until he found what he was looking for but couldn't see it yet. Sephiroth soon was knocked back and he fell onto his back fortunately not hurting his wing. Sephiroth got up and walked forward with his left hand in front of him and he felt something hard, almost like glass. Sephiroth was soon blinded for a few moments as a light flashed on suddenly and Sephiroth looked and saw that the 'wall' was that of glass indeed and Sephiroth could see inside and he saw her.
"Aerith!" Sephiroth called out to her but she did not hear him. She was focused on the creature in front of her. Sephiroth saw it and recognised it immediately. "It's one of the creatures that destroyed my world! Could that be the Heartless?" Sephiroth said. He soon realised what was about to happen and he gripped Masamune and kept hitting the Glass wall that separated him from her but the window didn't break. "Damn!" said Sephiroth and he looked into the room and saw the creature leap at Aerith and Aerith fell and the creature continued to shred her flesh until it found her heart and began to devour it.
"Nooo!" yelled Sephiroth as he woke up from yet another nightmare about her. Sweat had beaded his head and Sephiroth was breathing heavy.
"You ok?" asked Sora "was that bout this girl your looking for? Must have been pretty bad" Sephiroth chuckled at that comment.
"You have no Idea".
"Well anyway we have made it to Traverse Town." said Sora and Sephiroth looked through the window of the Cockpit to see a planet covered in houses.
'So this is Traverse Town' Sephiroth thought to himself and the other three prepared to land the ship outside the gates to the Town.
The four travellers walked up to the gates and they automatically opened and the four walked through. Sephiroth was amazed to see the amount of different types of people. The town reminded him of the dreaded city of Midgar back on his world. Sora decided they should go to the Item Store to stock up first and also talk to whom they called Leon.
Sora and his two friends introduced Sephiroth to Donald's three nephews. Huey, Dewey and Louie. Sephiroth soon noted that the only way to tell them apart is the coloured clothing they had. Huey had red, Dewey blue and Louie green. When Sora and his friend got the items they needed they lead Sephiroth to what was he recognised to be an accessory shop. Sephiroth took note of all the interesting items and Sephiroth was soon called by Sora to climb up a ladder that lead to the level above the store. Sephiroth got up and looked around to find three small Moogles. The little creatures that were once on his world. Sora walked over to one and handed it some strange looking items and the three Moogles crowded together. They melted the items together and forged from it a small, strange looking chain and handed it to Sora when it cooled down.
"Put it on," said one of the Moogles "It should work out good". Sephiroth soon got curious as to what the chain is meant to do and Sora attached the chain to his weapon, the Keyblade, and in an instant a flash of light occurred and what was a small, dull looking key turned into a long and beautifully crafted sword with decorations around it. The three Moogles all cheered together in celebration for creating a form of the Keyblade.
"I'll call it Ultima Weapon" said Sora as he held the weapon and turned to show it to Sephiroth. Sephiroth looked at it and was impressed with what the Moogles had created.
"Come on I'll introduce you to Leon, Kairi and the others" said Sora and he walked out the door of the Moogles level of the Store. The four were on their way to see Leon when Sora saw someone he recognised.
"Hey Cid!" yelled Sora and Sephiroth looked over to where Sora was looking and the blood in him froze and his heart had skipped at least a few beats 'I remember him!' thought Sephiroth 'he was the one with the spear that was with Strife'. Donald and Goofy looked at Sephiroth and to Sora and Cid and then back to Sephiroth.
"Are you ok?" asked Goofy on a slightly deep voice.
"I recognise him," replied Sephiroth "and I don't think it is best that he sees me". But Sephiroths' request was denied as Sora led Cid to the three and when Cid saw Sephiroth his face went pale and the cigarette that in his mouth fell out.
'Oh shit' thought Sephiroth.
"HOLY F&!!!" yelled Cid out loud "WHY THE HELL DID YOU BRING HIM HERE!!!! HE'LL KILL US ALL!!!!"
"Please Cid" said Sephiroth "calm down. I can explain why I'm here. I'm here to help the boy"
"Like shit you are!!!," Cid continued "your probably using the boy to hunt us down one by one. What did you do to Cloud huh? Did ya kill him?"
"I don't kill anymore" Sephiroth said calmly "That was two years ago Cid. I have changed. You must believe me!. It was Jenova, she made me do such things but soon she lost her grip on me and now I have changed from the killer you once knew."
"Why the hell should I believe you?" said Cid who was a bit quieter "why should I believe that? You could be lying for all I know."
"Because I am telling the truth. Don't you remember back then before our world was destroyed? I had tried to save her and you know well who I mean." came Sephiroths' reply. Cid soon lost his words as he remembered that incident. When Cid came to he looked at Sephiroth.
"Your looking for her aren't you?" Cid asked.
"Yes, I am" said Sephiroth as he hung his head in shame. "She has answers to the questions in my head. I just need to see her, talk to her." Sephiroth walked up to Cid and Cid flinched at first but stood his ground and looked up into his green eyes "I need her to help me get rid of my sins. I need her forgiveness. I beg of you to help me." said Sephiroth as he got down to one knee as if honouring the pilot.
"Whoa!" said Cid "never thought the great Sephiroth would kneel before me let alone ask for help. Fine I'll leave you alone but I warn you. The others won't react like me. You will need help from Holy to get through them." Said Cid and he walked back over to where he normally goes.
"Ok Sephiroth you have a lot of explaining to do" said Sora and Sephiroth stood and turned to Sora.
"I suppose there is no hiding the truth about me any longer. I'll tell you right from the beginning." And Sephiroth soon told the three of the story of how he was an experiment from Hojo. The tragic events at Nibelheim also about meteor and how Holy countered it and also about the creatures that attacked.
"Those creatures would be the Heartless" said Sora "well, at least one of their forms. That form is known as Shadow."
"I had a feeling there was something about you. You didn't seem innocent at all when I first saw you" said Donald.
"Please do not think different of me now that I told you of myself. Please I need to see Aerith" said Sephiroth.
"Ok we'll take you to her but we can't help you if they fight you," Said Goofy "to interfere is to be meddling in other world affairs and we need to protect the world order."
"I understand" said Sephiroth and the four went to find the building that served as home for Leon and as they came close to it several Heartless appeared and the four travellers readied their weapons and fought the beings of darkness. Sephiroth noted the weapons that Donald and Goofy used. Goofy was skilled with a shield while Donald was casting magic from his staff. Sora was even stronger now that he had the Ultima Weapon Keyblade. When they defeated the Heartless that attacked them they withdrew their weapons. The four continued their journey to find Leon.
The four travellers arrived outside the building that was home to Leon.
'I wonder if she is here. And who is this Leon?' Sephiroth thought to himself and Sora opened the door and entered and Sephiroth could hear voices greeting him. One being a male, while there were three feminine voices.
"Guys listen to me," Sephiroth heard Sora say "there is someone outside who travelled here with me and I want you to try and not attack him ok?"
"Sephiroth soon heard footsteps and saw Sora walk out the building with a look on his face that said 'good luck, your gonna need it'. The first person Sephiroth saw walk out was a man. He looked in his early twenties with brown medium length hair that went to the back of his neck. The most distinctive feature was a scar that went along his forehead and down to beside his left eye. He wore a white T-shirt with a short black denim jacket with a pair of black denim pants. The man looked at Sephiroth with curiosity. The next person Sephiroth saw was another person Sephiroth didn't want to see. It was the small ninja girl who used the Shuriken against him. As soon as she saw Sephiroth her look was almost the exact same as what Cid had. Pale skin with a mouth that was agape.
"OH MY GODS IT'S HIM!!!!" yelled the ninja
"Who is he Yuffie?" asked the man beside her with a look of concern of his face.
"It's the man we once told you about Leon!," came Yuffies' reply through trembling lips "It's Sephiroth!!!"
"That's him?" Leon said and he drew his sword and Sephiroth looked at it with interest. The blade was at a fair length but the most interesting part was the hilt looked like the handle of a gun.
"Who's out there?" asked a voice and Sephiroth looked to the door and saw a figure come out and his heart skipped at least three beats.
'It's her' thought Sephiroth as he looked at her. The girl who he thought about for two whole years. Aerith. Aerith looked at Sephiroth and she stood frozen in fear.
'He's here!' thought Aerith as she stared at him. Yuffie threw a shuriken at Sephiroth but he dodged it and Leon went in and swung his sword but Sephiroth leaped back. Sephiroth looked back behind him and saw an open area and he leapt into it and the other two followed.
"Please don't fight me." Said Sephiroth "I only want to talk to Aerith!" Sephiroth then saw another shuriken coming towards him and Sephiroth deflected it with Masamune. Sephiroth soon saw Leon coming towards him. Leon jumped swinging his sword up and Sephiroth jumped away to avoid the attack and Leon brought his sword down but it missed Sephiroth and Sephiroth leaped away.
"Why should we trust you!" yelled Yuffie "you nearly killed us! You nearly killed her!" Yuffie pointed up to where Aerith and Sora and his friends were.
"I know I did!" yelled Sephiroth, 'this girl knows where to hurt most' "But it was because of Jenova. She controlled me." Sephiroth soon prepared himself as he saw Leon running in for another attack and Sephiroth ducked then leaped away.
"Stop this now!" yelled a gruff voice and the three combatants looked up to where they saw Cid. "He means what he says! Stop fighting. He is here to help now let him talk to Aerith!"
"Why are you helping him?" asked Yuffie "he nearly destroyed the planet"
"Yes but he didn't," replied Cid "The Heartless did. Sephiroth has changed. I saw it with my own eyes." Yuffie grunted in protest
"Fine, but if there is any wrong move and you hurt Aerith you are dead meat!" threatened Yuffie and the three walked up to where the others were.
Sephiroth soon walked up to Aerith, who was frozen in fear.
"Please," said Sephiroth "do not be afraid. I am here to help but I need you help first. I need to talk to you." Sephiroth then offered her his hand.
"O-ok" stuttered Aerith and she took his hand 'that's strange' thought Aerith 'I feel something. There's something about him'. The two walked down to where Sephiroth had fought Leon and Yuffie.
"Aerith," Sephiroth began "there is something I need to ask of you?"
What would Sephiroth ask? What would Aerith say? Who knows. Please review in order to find out next chapter. Tell ya what. IF I get 10 reviews from those who are into this story then they are rewarded with the next chapter. I hope you like the story so far.
