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Chapter Eleven

Deep Ground

The place was HUGE.

Deepground were waiting on them. Units and Units of men with guns and swords raining hell down on them. How did so many men live down here…

That was a dumb question. It was like another Slums, just this time under the original slums. But why had ShinRa treated them like this? It was horrible! It just made her more and more glad that ShinRa was finally done with. Jeanne kept silent, trying to keep her nose out of the events happening between him and Claire. This wasn't something that was any of her business, no matter how much she wanted to knock some sense into the man beside her.

It was an underground city with streets and bridges and it was there on one of those bridges that they ran into their next main problem.

"Hey!" Jeanne cried as a black void began to form beneath them. "What in the hell is this?"

Vincent grabbed onto her jacket but somehow his grip was ripped away, leaving Jeanne standing by herself in the dark abysmal. She glanced around into nothing, and sighed before she closed her eyes. Everything was silent until a small warmth began to burn against her chest. Lowering her hand, she lifted the Medallion around her neck as it shine a little light. It was the Medallion that Angeal had left behind all those years ago for her and Sienna. She had given her Medallion to Genesis three years ago and this one that she wore now…Sienna had given it to her right before Nibelheim; she had left it in that bag with all the books. She never too it off…

"Not afraid of a little darkness, are you Jeanne?" Glancing up, Jeanne felt a small smile spread across her face at the form that stood before her now.

"Mother,"

Sienna gave her own smile as she turned to face her. The woman was at 5'11' with long black hair to her waist and matching, cat-like eyes. She was dressed head to foot in black leather and the jacket covered all but the crest of the grey top she wore. A pair of crystal earrings hung from her ears and a pair of black gloves were on her hands.

"You just keep having to come back, don't you?" Jeanne asked.

Sienna gave a small laugh. "I will be here whenever you need me, Jeanne, no matter where I am."

"Is that right?" Jeanne let the Medallion drop to her chest again. "Then I suppose you could answer my questions. Omega. You've met it, haven't you?"

"Omega?" Sienna closed her eyes. "I spent seven years raising the Weapons in that crater. What do you think the answer would be?"

"So you…you're the only one that can truly control it, aren't you?"

Sienna looked at her student. Control? No. No one can ever control Omega. Omega has a mind of his own. Now saying that he listens to me is a whole different scenario; but only if I were still alive."

Jeanne felt a twinge of pain but tossed it away. "So, you could tell me how to destroy Omega, right?"

"To Destroy Omega?" Sienna tilted her head. "Omega cannot be destroyed. He will always be there, as will Chaos. All until the planet's life truly is over. And then, when they find a new planet, they will lie dormant until their time is needed once again."

"So, there goes that idea." Jeanne sighed, shaking her head.

Sienna took a few steps towards the young woman, that smile still on her face. "This battle is not going to be like the others that you've held. The only one that can go against Omega and even hope to stop him is Chaos. And that can only happen if the man that possesses Chaos grows a pair of balls to do so."

Jeanne held back a chuckle. "You do know that you're talking about a man that is a part of you, right?"

Sienna tilted her head with a coy smile. "I didn't know him so I don't care."

"Ouch."

"It may sound like that but if you didn't know him then you wouldn't care either." The woman closed her eyes again. "His powers won't work on you as long as you wear the Medallion so I would advise you don't take it off."

Jeanne watched as the other woman disappeared and the area in Deepground returned to her vision. "I never have."

"Jeanne, are you all right?"

She looked at Vincent. "Yeah. Yourself?"

"Yes. What-"

"A pleasure to finally meet you. Both of you." They glanced to the side to find a strange man in black.

"So, you're the one Zeke warned me about, huh?" Jeanne asked. "Nero, right?"

"Indeed." He nodded. "I knew that you were going to be strong. You are Sienna's prodigy, after all. But you…" He glared at Vincent. "At first I thought you to be nothing more than a nuisance. However, it seems that I can no longer let you run about unchained. I must protect my beloved brother."

"Your brother?" Vincent asked.

"Dear Weiss," Nero replied. Vincent's eyes narrowed at the name. "Powerful Weiss. The only person who ever loved me. And the only person I will ever love. However," Nero hung his head before glancing to the side. "That is all forgotten. In a matter of moments, everything will change."

"What does Weiss want with Claire?" Jeanne demanded.

Nero stared at her. "Weiss waited for her for seven years. That's all the explanation that I can give to you."

"Then what did you do with Shelke?" Vincent asked.

"Shelke?" Nero's voice sounded like he was teasing. "Ah, yes. What did I do with her? I do remember running into the lass when I journeyed to the Air Ship. A feisty one, she is." He grinned. "The girl is inside me. Lost, like a little puppy." Vincent slowly pulled Cerberus out. "Ah," Nero stared at it. "So you wish to dance?" His wings spread out as guns of his own formed from dark balls in his hands.

With this battle, Jeanne felt like Nero was holding back on them and as Vincent's fist sent the man flying back, she knew she was right. By why?

"Impressive," Nero told the other man. "Perhaps Rosso and Azul never would have stood a chance against the mighty Valentine, even if his friends didn't show up to save him. But enough. I have other matters to attend to." Another dark voice began to form around Vincent's legs, sending him off to another field as the medallion around Jeanne's neck kept her enshrouded in light before Nero. "I have been waiting to talk to you, Jeanne Rush."

"And why is that?" She gripped Genesis' blade.

"Why?" He chuckled. "You are the Great Sienna's Prodigy. She poured her soul, her being, into you before you turned on eachother. You are all that is left of that amazing woman and as time goes on it will all fade away until nothing remains."

"Just what do you want?" Jeanne asked him.

"I want everything. Genesis constantly talked about her and so I wish to know all that he did, to see all that he did."

"Genesis…" She firmed her grip on his blade. "Tell me, where is he?"

"Oh, that's right. You know Genesis as well, don't you?" Nero gave a laugh. "Then how about a trade? The man for the Medallion." Jeanne lifted her hand. "What do you-"

Nero wore a look of shock as Vincent and Shelke both dropped out of the giant ball of darkness. "I see," He stumbled over his words a bit. "Soul wrought of terra corrupt…my darkness would have no control over you either, would it? So I must try a different dance. How about-" He summoned up a larger black mass behind him but everything was cut short by a ninja star striking the ground beside them. Jeanne sighed at the cloaked figure nearby and rubbed her temples as the ninja's speech began.

"Even in a world were fear and despair reign over the heavens you must never forget that where's there's shadow there is always light! That's right! Bask in my rays, evildoers! Feel the radiance of Wutai's super ninja, Yuffie Kisaragi! Back and ready for action!"

Nero stared at her for a moment before turning away. "My brother calls." He disappeared into the dark mass as they put their weapons away. As Vincent checked on Shelke, Jeanne turned to Yuffie.

"Are Cid and the children all right?"

Yuffie jumped down to join her but did something wrong to where she fell instead and slid across the ground on her face to stop at Jeanne's feet.

"You all right?" She asked her.

Yuffie got up with a smile. "I'm fine. Aunt Yuie went back to Cid and the kids to make sure that they're okay and now I'm here to-" she cut herself off and moved forward to catch Shelke as she collapsed. "What's wrong with her?"

"She needs Mako," Vincent explained.

Jeanne turned. "I'm sure there's something down here to put her in."

They found and left Shelke in a healing tube to replenish her Mako energy and turned back to the ninja with them.

"Okay let me see if I got this right. You two are going to keep going to find Nero and Weiss and save Claire from her kidnappers by smacking them into next Tuesday." Yuffie began. "And while you're cleaning house, I sneak into the reaction and shut her down! Ha ha! Sounds like a plan!"

"Don't hurt yourself." Jeanne told her as she ran off.

"Don't worry about me! I'm the great ninja Yuffie!"

"That's exactly why I am worried." Jeanne sighed.

She then turned, giving Vincent and Shelke a moment alone. She didn't understand what was going on with the two of them; all she wanted was to find Claire and keep her safe.

When they left the room to continue on their journey, the Deepground enemies seemed to thin out, giving them nothing to really do but walk as they reached the outer door to the Reactor 0.

"You two don't look too roughed up." Yuffie commented as she rejoined them.

"Neither do you." Vincent replied.

"What were you expecting?" Jeanne wondered.

Yuffie gave a smile before turning to look down the hall. "In there, huh?"

"Yeah." Vincent nodded.

"Yuffie," Jeanne began. "I need you to do me a favor."

"And what is that?"

"Leave."

The ninja stared at her in shock. "What? By why?!"

"I'm not trying to sound mean, Yuffie," The woman told her. "But Nero is too much for you. He could catch you in his darkness. And if he could do that, I don't want to know what Weiss can do. I'm here to save Claire and I'm afraid that if you stick around to help it would just cause more problems for Vincent and I."

Yuffie stared at her for a moment. "But I want to help! This is what I came all the way for!"

"I know, but I don't want you to get hurt or even worse. You have three kids to help Renee take care of, remember?"

The ninja paced, trying to cool her anger off. "All right, but this isn't going to happen next time, Jeanne!"

The ex-SOLDIER nodded. "Thanks for understanding, Yuffie."

Vincent watched as Yuffie ran off and closed his eyes. "Good idea."

"I've been going through things like this for nearly twelve years. I know when things are about to get seriously dangerous."

"Shouldn't you leave as well?" He asked her.

Jeanne gave him a smile as she moved towards the door. "And let you have all the fun? I think not."

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