A New Ally (Remake)
Hiro tossed and turned, the dream burning a hole into his mind. He has had dreams before, but what could this mean? Could he have forgot something? Something terribly important? No, he couldn't. He has a great memory, but he doesn't remember seeing any of this stuff before, especially the gun shots, the baby, the men. It didn't ring a single bell inside of his head. Nothing. But why did he keep having these horrible dreams? It made no sense what so ever! Not to him, since he didn't even know what was going on in the dream he was having.
Hiro's dream-
"Stop it you madman!" A voice cried out in the middle of a darkroom.
A baby was crying, while the man just laughed.
"Fufufu..you actually think I will stop? This is the greatest thing I have ever done! Besides my two other experiments." The voice said.
It was to dark to see who was talking, but there were a couple of figures around a table, where the baby must be.
"You are working on a baby! A infant who was just born hours ago!"
The picture started to clear up a bit, but the figures were still a bit hard to see.
"You actually think you can work on t-this infant! The child will die!" A man pointed a finger at another, who sighed.
"That is true, the child has a small chance of living, but we must not only believe in the math, we must believe in the power of science! This is all for the pride of science!!" The voice said, while the baby still cried.
"There you go again! Making that damn excuse! I sho-" The man didn't get to finish when the other man took out a pistol and shot him.
Everyone gasped when the man fell on the ground.
"Drag his body out of here, and get me a scientist that won't complain."
"AHHHH!" Hiro woke up in sweat, and he took deep breaths.
"Hiro? Dude are you okay?" Arxen asked Hiro, who nodded. Arxen got up, holding on to a hamster plushie. Of course, Hiro was to scared to comment.
"Yea, just another dream." Hiro said, putting his hand on his head.
"Dude you seriously have some screwed up dreams then. What are they about?" Arxen asked.
Hiro sighed, sitting up on the bed. He didn't use the covers, since it wasn't really cold that night.
"Men were standing around a table, and a baby was crying. They were arguing that it was wrong to do something. One of them tried to stop another, but he just took out a gun and killed the man. He then said to get a scientist that wouldn't complain. I don't get it. Do you Arxen?" Hiro asked his friend, but he sighed deeply. "
Yep, very screwed up dreams. I'm sorry Hiro, but I don't understand that very strange dream." Arxen said.
"Oh." Hiro said, rubbing the back of his head.
"You know, I have dreams too." Arxen said, standing up. He put his plushie back into his bag, looking at the clock on the wall.
"What kind of dreams do you have?" Hiro asked, and Arxen smirked.
"I have R-rated dreams. No! Strike that, X-rated dreams!"
Arxen joked around, and Hiro grabbed his pillow and threw it at him. It hit Arxen on the head, and he glared at Hiro.
"What was that for? I was only joking. The only dreams I have is about me eating pie. Or beating the hell out of someone." Arxen said, and Hiro sighed.
"Jeez man, I thought you would actually be helpful.." Hiro muttered, getting up. He stretched and yawned, as Arxen glared at him.
"Hey! I am useful! Just when I want to be!" Arxen said, and Hiro laughed a bit.
"So where to now?" Hiro asked, grabbing his sword.
"Well, apparently we are going to the Temple of Ancients." Arxen said, and Hiro placed his sword on his waist.
"Well, where are the others?" Hiro asked, and Arxen sighed.
"They left without us. I heard them earlier this morning when I was taking a piss," Hiro shook his head at that comment, while Arxen smirked. "I heard that Yuffie and Vincent are downstairs though, waiting for us." Arxen explained, and Hiro nodded.
"Alright, let's get."
Hiro and Arxen walked outside the inn, to see Vincent and Yuffie. "Good morning Hiro." Yuffie said, smiling as Hiro walked out of the door.
"Oh. Good morning Yuffie." Hiro said, smiling when he saw her.
Vincent nodded towards Hiro and Arxen, and they both did the same.
"Man, last night was a bummer after the competiton! When you went to sleep, Cait Sith betrayed us." Yuffie said, surprising Hiro.
"That sonuva-"
Hiro was about to say something vulgar, but restrained himself. "How could he do such a thing.." Hiro muttered, kicking the nearest thing, a fence.
"Apparently..." Everyone's attention turned to Vincent. "Cait Sith gave the Keystone, a item to open the Temple of the Ancients, to Shinra. Cait Sith's real body is at Shinra, and Cait Sith is nothing more then a doll." Vincent explained, and Yuffie nodded.
"He took Marlene, Barret's daughter, as hostage. It is surprising that he did that." Yuffie said, and Hiro sighed.
"Cait Sith..that bastard. I trusted him." Hiro said.
"Anyway, we should be leaving. Cid should be out there with the Tiny Bronco to pick us up. Apparently, the Temple of the Ancients is across the sea to the east." Vincent said, looking at Hiro.
"You'll be the leader of the group. Cloud trusted you with the leadership of this group, so don't do anything stupid." Vincent said, and Yuffie glared at him.
"Hiro wouldn't do something stupid to put our lifes in danger." Yuffie said, Hiro was shocked to see her doing that, sticking up for him. I mean, they weren't a big couple yet. Arxen nodded in agreement.
"Of course he wouldn't.
When they left the Golden Saucer, Hiro and the others got on the Tiny Bronco. Cid was waiting for them, smoking as usual. Hiro got on to him for it, saying it was a bad habit. Of course, Cid laughed and said he was just a boy, and he would understand when he was older. While on the Tiny Bronco, Hiro and Yuffie sat beside each other, while Vincent and Arxen sat beside each other. Arxen sighed while watching them fly along.
"Are we there yet old man?" Arxen asked, and Cid glared at him.
"Screw you kid." He said, and Hiro laughed a bit.
"You can't rush old people Arxen." Hiro mocked Cid, who gave him the finger. "We're just kidding Cid. Don't get mad about it."
The rest of the trip was silent. Yuffie was trying to restrain herself from getting sick, while Hiro was to busy thinking of what was going to happen at the temple. Arxen was also thinking the same thing, looking out at the sky. Vincent, of course, was silent. His head was down, his eyes closed. He either could be thinking or asleep.
Later, at the Temple of Ancients-
Hiro quickly jumped off of the Tiny Bronco when arriving. Yuffie was about to join, but Hiro stopped her.
"Don't go anywhere. I want you to stay here and keep watch." Hiro told her, but she crossed her arms.
"And let you all have all the fun? I don't want you guys getting hurt either, so deal with me-" She was about to jump out, but Hiro stopped her.
"Yuffie. I will come back, promise." Hiro said, and Yuffie looked into his eyes. They look confident, serious, and she knew that he could keep this promise. She blushed a bit too, actually feeling her heart skip a couple of beats.
"Alright..I'll stay out here and keep watch." Yuffie said, sitting down on the plane. Hiro smiled, as the guys ran into the temple. Yuffie sat there, and put her hand to her chest.
That feeling..why did I get it for him all of a sudden? I mean, it should come later, when we really get to know each other, but it's...I just...
Hiro, Vincent, Arxen, and Cid walked into the temple, and saw a bloody Tseng on the ground. Hiro kneeled down, and Tseng looked up at him. "Uhh...who are..you?" He asked slowly, and Hiro shook his head.
"Not important. I'm a friend of Aeris and Cloud. Have they come by?" Hiro asked, and Tseng nodded.
"Yea..sorry. I..barely see you..you're really blurry. But...I swear...I have seen you before..." Tseng then put his head back down, apparently knocked out.
Hiro looked at the entrance that was open, and he turned to Vincent, Cid, and Arxen.
"Alright, let's split up. Cid, you and Arxen taking the east hallway when we enter the Temple. Vincent and I will take the west hallway. Got it?" They nodded, and they walked to the door. There were two long hallways, and the ground shook a bit.
"Hey, we don't have much time! Go!" Hiro and Vincent ran down the long hallway, Hiro having his sword out, while Vincent had his gun.
They had some encounters, but the monsters were very easy to kill. They just kept running, even though there were traps, Hiro and Vincent could easily tell that they were traps. They would dodge it easily.
"How much farther Hiro?" Vincent asked the blonde, who was leading them.
"I don't know! I guess we are almost there!" Hiro told Vincent, who nodded.
They kept running, and Vincent was sort of surprised how a seventeen year old kid had that much energy. He wasn't breathing heavily, like Yuffie would. He wasn't even tired. A monster appeared beside of Hiro, but Hiro stabbed it in a instant, killing it quickly. Hiro continued to run though, pulling out the sword in a instant.
"Damn it, where the hell are we?" Hiro muttered to himself, but gasped when he heard a deformed roar.
"What the hell was that?"
Then they saw the rest of Avalanche fighting a strange looking monster that was coming out of a wall. It had a green and yellow head, it's eyes red. It had fangs, and it's nose was just two holes. It's arms had a color like the wall, brown. The hands were claws, and it swung at Cloud, who dodged quickly.
"Damn, we got to help!" Hiro said, and Vincent nodded. They charged, and Hiro jumped up into the air. He slashed the demon's face, making it roar in pain. Hiro could hear them say: "Hiro!" or "It took you long enough!" Hiro kicked the demon's face to get a couple of feet away from it. Hiro was right beside of Aeris and Cloud, who looked a bit exhausted.
"What's up with you guys?" Hiro asked, and Cloud sighed.
"We fought a red dragon atleast thirty minutes ago." Cloud told Hiro, who laughed.
"Well, Vincent and I will take care of it. You guys weakened it alot, so I think a couple of hits will kill it." Hiro said. Hiro raised his hand to the air. "COMET!!"
A giant comet was summoned right above Hiro, and Aeris was surprised. "Wait, shouldn't a giant comet come and crash through the roof?" Aeris asked, and Hiro smirked.
"A very good friend of mine told me how to manipulate materia!" Hiro then threw the comet at the monster, hitting it in the face, making blood pour from the wound on it's forehead. "Vincent, it's your turn!"
To their surprise, Vincent transformed into a strange beast. It had white colored hair, and a dark skin color. It roared and jumped up at the monster. It started to claw at the monster, making more wounds that poured blood. When Vincent jumped back, the monster was about to strike him with it's hand, but Vincent grabbed it, holding it tight with two hands. He then wrapped his hands around the arm. He gave a look to Hiro, somehow, Hiro understood. Hiro sliced the monster's arm off, making blood spur everywhere. Of course, none of it got on them, since they jumped back.
"I'll finish this!" Hiro said.
He ran forward, and the monster tried to strike him, but Hiro jumped up. He landed on his arm, and he ran up the arm. Hiro them jumped of his shoulder to appear right infront of the monster. Hiro slashed it a couple of times, then kicked it in the face. The monster shrieked in pain while Hiro continued to hit it. "Flare!" Hiro caught the monster on fire, and he took the chance while the monster shrieked.
"DIE!" Hiro stabbed the monster between the eye, and jumped back.
The monster shrieked, and it disappeared behind the wall, and Hiro's sword fell to the ground. Hiro walked over to it, and picked his sword up. He looked at the wall, which turned out to be a door. Hiro was about to say something, but Tifa gasped.
"Hiro watch out!"
The monster tried to hit Hiro, but Hiro stabbed it again, this time without even looking. The monster then fell back into the door again, disappearing. "Annoying pest!" Hiro said, rubbing the back of his head. After cleaning the blade, he put it back into it's sheath.
All of a sudden, the door banged open, and there stood Cait Sith. Hiro took the chance, and he placed his blade on Cait Sith's throat.
"I should kill you! You stupid bastard!" Hiro said, but Cait Sith laughed.
"Killing me won't do good! I'm a doll remember? Oh wait, you weren't there. I guess they told you about it." Cait Sith said, and Hiro glared at him.
"Hiro, stop it. He is going to do something for us." Aeris said, and Hiro turned to her.
"You serious? This bastard doing something good for us?" Hiro said, and Aeris nodded.
"Please Hiro, just let him do what he wants to do." Aeris said, and Hiro sighed. He looked at Cait Sith, then put his blade back into the sheath.
"Whatever you say Aeris." Hiro said, walking over beside of Aeris and Cloud.
"Hey Cait Sith, mind reading me a fortune before you do something?" Tifa asked, walking up beside of Cloud.
"Yea sure, what is it?" Cait Sith asked.
"Well..can you tell me how compatible me and Cloud are..." Tifa said, almost at a whisper, but Cait Sith understood.
Cloud's eyes widened, and Aeris was giggling a bit. Hiro was sort of surprised by Aeris' actions, but didn't say a word. Tifa blushed a bit, and Cait Sith laughed.
"Perfect! Cloud's star and Tifa's star, they show great future!" Cait Sith said, and Hiro laughed. Cloud and Tifa blushed, and Hiro appeared between them. He put his arms around their shoulders.
"Your stars say great future.." He said, but Tifa punched Hiro back, sending him into a near by wall.
"Anyway, you guys go ahead, but I need Hiro to stay behind for a sec. I need to talk to him alone." Cait Sith said, and the rest of them nodded.
"Alright, go ahead. Thanks for trusting me, even though I was a spy! This is a final farewell!" Cait Sith said, and everyone told him farewell, and ran through the exit. When they left, Cait Sith looked at Hiro, who was walking over to him. He was dusting himself off.
"Hiro Aoyama.."
Hiro was surprised that Cait Sith knew his last name, even though he never told him.
"How do you know my last name? I never told you." Hiro said, and Cait Sith sighed.
"I know alot about you Hiro. Like for the fact you escaped from that place at seven years old." Hiro's eyes widened.
"H-How did you know that?" Cait Sith didn't answer, and Hiro glared at him.
"Tell me damn it!"
"Look, I just want to get one thing straight. Why don't you tell them?" Cait Sith asked, and Hiro sighed.
"I...don't want them to know. It's none of their business. Neither is it yours. I only trust one person with that kind of information." Hiro said, and Cait Sith laughed.
"Tiamatt right?" Hiro gasped.
"Damn it do you love going through people's personal stuff?" Hiro asked, and Cait Sith sighed.
"I knew you were special from the first moment I met you. So I looked you up. Of course, it was just your past, not some stupid confidental files they had. They wouldn't let me look.." Cait Sith sighed.
"Anyway, you should get out of here. Have a fun time without me." Cait Sith said, and Hiro sighed.
"Even though you are spy, and went through my personal memories and stuff, I'll still miss you." Hiro said, and Cait Sith nodded.
"We'll me each other again, I'm sure of it."
Hiro ran out of the building and it disappeared when he jumped up to be beside of Cloud and Aeris. He saw Yuffie, who ran up to him. "Hey, are you okay?" She asked, and Hiro nodded.
"Yea, just a bit dazed." Hiro said, and he saw the black materia down in a large gap.
Cloud went after it, while Hiro and them watched. Hiro heard him say: "As long as we have this, Sephiroth won't be able to use Meteor." Cloud picked it up, and looked at Aeris.
"Can we use this?" Hiro sighed while listening to Aeris explain spiritual energy. Hiro had heard people talk about it before. Tiamatt taught him about it when he was a kid, so he got it. She explained alot to him, about the Ancients and the Cetra, which he kind of like to hear about.
"You know," Hiro spoke up, making Cloud and everyone to look at him."Sephiroth isn't a Ancient. He is alot different." He jumped down to Cloud and Aeris. "He shouldn't be able to find the Promised Land."
"...Ah, but I have. I'm far superior to the Ancients. I became a traveler of the Lifestream and gained the knowledge and wisdom of the Ancients. And soon, I will create the future."
It was the One Winged Angel himself who appeared. Hiro took out his sword.
"Sephiroth.."
Aeris glared at Sephiroth. "We won't let you do it! The future isn't only yours!" Aeris yelled at Sephiroth.
Hiro took his chance, and he charged for Sephiroth.
"Die you bastar- Ahh!"
Sephiroth merely used a force to push Hiro back. He landed on a side of the gap, and he laid on the ground. "Patheic human." He said, and Hiro glared at him.
"Don't let Seph get that black materia.." Everyone was surprised that Hiro called Sephiroth 'Seph'.
"You still use that nickname boy?" Sephiroth asked, smirking.
"I didn't mean to..it just came out.." Hiro stood up, and he swung his sword. "Whatever you do, you won't get the black materia!" Hiro said, and Sephiroth laughed.
"I wonder...Wake up!"
Hiro noticed Cloud's eyes becoming lifeless. He began to walk towards Sephiroth.
"Wait..damn it! Cloud stop!" Hiro said, and Sephiroth laughed when Cloud gave him the black materia. Hiro ran up to him, and tried to strike him with his sword, but Sephiroth pushed him back with that force.
Hiro hit the ground, but he got up. Sephiroth had disappeared, and Hiro wiped his mouth, which had blood coming out of it.
"Pansy.." Hiro said aloud.
He noticed Cloud looking sad.
"Urrghhh...What have I done!?" He cried, and Aeris tried to comfort him.
"Cloud it wasn't your fault.." Aeris said, but everyone was surprised when Cloud pushed her to the ground.
He was about to hit her, but Hiro appeared infront of him and pushed him back.
"Hey, EY!!" Cid cried, telling them to stop.
"Opps..I came at a bad time. I'm Cait Sith number two!" Another Cait Sith has appeared near them, but Hiro didn't even look.
Hiro didn't even say anything. He was to busy looking at Cloud.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" Hiro asked, and was surprised when Cloud collapsed.
"Damn it Cloud." Hiro muttered, wiping the blood from his mouth again.
"What was his problem?" Cid asked, and Hiro shrugged.
"I have no clue-" But Hiro had a similar shock, and he fell to the ground.
"Hiro? Hiro!" They all cried out to him, but Hiro was beginning to faint.
Everything was becoming dark...
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