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Chapter 3:
Paine Is In A New World?
Paine couldn't help but be highly amused when Genesis shouted that out. She had checked out Sephiroth from head to toe and couldn't help but slightly agree at how he had similar features. The silver hair was obviously one, but their eyes were completely different. His being a green and hers being crimson. Complete opposites...Though his eyes were similar to that of a cat. Paine would investigate that later.
"...I'm not seeing it." Paine said blankly, voicing out the complete opposite of her thoughts.
Genisis looked at her like she was crazy, "Must I show you?" His voice sounded poetic to Paine.
She shrugged, "Sure, go ahead." She smirked.
Genesis opened his mouth to do so, only to be cut off by Angeal, "She is only joking Genesis." He chuckled and patted his red haired friend's shoulder.
Said friend sighed and shut his mouth, but he wasn't going to lie; Paine was interesting.
"Your clothes...are not of here. Where are you from?" Sephiroth's deep voice cut the silence. Paine couldn't help but shiver lightly, his voice sounded more over powering in person, but she quickly pushed it aside.
"...Besaid." Paine mumbled and lightly pushed away strands of hair from her face.
The four men in front of her had a confused frown on their face.
"Besaid? Where is that?" Angeal asked, and lightly shifted on his feet. Paine was about to ask if he was stupid, but she held her tongue knowing that she was pretty much not in a state to fight at all. Angeal had his famous large sword on his back, making him angry right now wouldn't be smart. Her mouth wasn't a good weapon.
"It's obviously on the Besaid Island, near Kilika." She spoke. She was once again greeted with confused frowns.
"Besaid Island? Kilika? Are those places recently discovered?" Zack asked. Paine's eyebrows raised ten fold,
"You do not know of Besaid and Kilika? What the hell? It's where High Summoner Yuna was raised. I'm pretty sure you should know about her." Paine grew slightly frustrated.
The men only shook their heads.
"We know nothing of this Besaid...or Kilika. Even a High Summoner Yuna. What is a High Summoner exactly?" Genisis asked, rubbing his chin lightly.
Paine was about to collapse. Did these people have lives? Did they ever leave this building? How the heck could you not know about Yuna?
"How can you not...Where am I?" She quickly threw away her first statement with a question.
"Midgar." Sephiroth immediately answered. Paine held her breath. She had never heard of this place in her entire life.
"..What is the name of this world?" She looked at all four.
"Gaia."
Paine didn't hear Zack cry out her name when black over came her vision. She was in another world?
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Paine blinked repeatedly, adjusting to the bright light that was over her.
"Can someone turn that damn thing off?" Her voice was hoarse and she raised a hand, blocking the light. She sighed in relief when the light was toned down.
"Sorry about that." A voice she recognized that belonged to Angeal spoke.
Paine sighed and lightly placed her left hand on her forehead, "What the hell happened?" She sat up and looked at him. She was in an all white room, Angeal sticking out like a sore thumb. He seemed to be the only one with her though.
"You fainted after we told you that the name of this planet was Gaia." He frowned, still very curious at her reaction. Paine felt a dizzy spell over come her,
"Y-You can't be serious! This should be Spira. Did they decide to change the name of this planet or something?" She scowled.
"Spira?" Angeal looked surprised. "The world from that fairy tale?"
Paine looked at him weirdly, "Fairy tale? Spira is real. What are you talking about?"
"..I think you hit your head on the way down.." Angeal murmured and then left the room. He was going to speak to the others about what Paine told him.
Paine sighed with frustration and clenched her fist, Where the hell did the bastard send me to?
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Genesis raised an eyebrow, "She said she was from Spira? That world is only a fairy tale!"
Angeal sighed, "That's what I told her."
"She must have taken some blow to the head. She's probably thinking Spira is Gaia." Zack guessed.
"...No." Sephiroth pushed himself off the wall and briefly closed his eyes. "The nurse stated that she was completely fine. Nothing was bothered. Especially her head."
"So she's insane?" Genesis sighed and lightly scratched the back of his neck.
"Most likely." Sephiroth stared out the window, deep in thought.
"But she shows no sign of being insane except stating that she is from Spira." Angela spoke up.
"And she mentioned Besaid and Kilika. That wasn't in the fairy tale." Zack put his two cents in.
"True..But we don't know for sure." Sephiroth mumbled. "For now, try to steer away from the topic and befriend her. If we pay attention to her actions, we'll know sooner or later if she's sane." With that, Sephiroth left the room.
"..Is it me or did he just speak more than ever?" Genesis mumbled.
"He did." Angeal said and blinked. "I think there's a possibility this Paine girl is affecting him in a manner even I don't know."
"Maybe it's some long lost sibling connection." Zack shrugged. Angeal rolled his eyes and ruffled Zack's hair, then dragging him to the training room. Seeing that he was alone, Genesis took out his Loveless book and began to read in a chair.
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Paine blinked at her newly upgraded broadsword in her hand. Her traditional key chain was on the end so she knew it was hers...But how the hell did Hojo make it so high tech? It had light green streaks running down the blade and occasionally they would glow. The dull silver her broadsword once was, is now bright and brand new.
"...What did you do to it?" She mumbled after finding her voice.
"I added Mako, this weapon was perfect for my new experiment." Hojo said giddily. "You must try it, go go." He began to push her towards the training room. The two caught the curious eyes of the SOLDIER trio and Zack, and began to follow them. Sephiroth was the one that immediately spotted her weapon, taken back slightly by the Mako streaks.
Paine blinked when she realized she was alone in a metal room. She looked up to see Hojo and the guys behind glass. She was slightly freaked out by the scary smile Hojo had on his face.
"Level 09. Grass Plains, Behemoth." A mechanical, female voice was heard throughout the room.
"What the..." Her eyes widened as she was suddenly in a grass plain, surrounded by completely nothing. Or so she thought.
A ferocious growl brought her out of her observing. A growl she knew so well.
"Fuck!" She shouted and flipped backwards when she saw the Behemoth pounce in her direction. Close call.
She quickly grabbed her broadsword that was laying on the ground and immediately went into her fighting stance. She was almost surprised at how her weapon weighted equal to that of a feather. What the hell did Hojo do?
She was once again forced to flip backwards when it clawed at her.
She scowled and raised her broadsword, "Armor Break!" She jumped high in the air and slashed down at the Behemoth. It roared and took a few steps back. Its defense was lowered much to Paine's relief.
Paine smirked as she twirled the sword in her hand, gaining speed in spins each second. The Behemoth was foolish enough to believe she was not preparing to attack and jumped to strike.
"Got you." She mumbled and her sword glowed red. "Heaven's Release!" She ran up to the Behemoth with alarming speed and kicked it in the stomach, sending it high into the air. She jumped and her broadsword became surrounded by rune designs. She swung it once and a beam of light instantly manifested and cut through the Behemoth as if it were a piece of paper. She expected a rain of blood but the Behemoth only disintegrated. She touched the ground softly, landing on her feet.
She stared at her new broadsword in awe. It had given her a new Warrior ability. She was snapped out of her amazement when she heard clapping and loud cheers.
She looked up to see Hojo clapping happily and Zack yelling in amazement.
"That was pretty cool Paine!" Said boy had ran to her and was practically bouncing. She only shrugged and looked away, not noticing the heavy stares that were given to her by the SOLDIER trio.
"Now tell me Paine...have you heard of SOLDIER?" Hojo smirked and clasped his hands behind his back.
Me: Tee hee ~ I love cliff hangers. XD See you guys next time! Review review review!