Chaos stopped out in front of the ShinRa building. He gazed up the side, watching it disappear into the sky. A crude smile crossed the lips of the body he'd invaded, his wings spreading out behind him. With a great leap, he sprang up as high as he could, flicking the wings to go higher.

He slowed the momentum upon reaching his destination at the top floor. The yellow eyes glowered through the window at the red-head, conversing with his boss. Power flowed through his body to congregate at his fingers.

The Turk's eyes shifted to the dark figure looming outside of the large window. He watched him, trying to predict his movements. He hadn't even seen him move as a large shockwave radiated throughout the office. Reno barely had enough time to throw himself over the president in an attempt to protect him from the blast. He pushed himself up, struggling from the shards of glass penatrating his back. The angry blue eyes fell onto the demon, ignoring the confused expression on his bosses face for the act of sacrifice.

The other three cockroaches soon entered. They all stared in confusion, the expressions soon shifting to anger. Rude ran to his partner's side to check if he was alright.

The one Chaos recognized as the leader stepped forward. "What the hell are you doing, Vincent?"

Chaos just smiled at him. He really thought he was Vincent? How adorably naïve. His body shifted as he flapped to maintain the alltitude, charging up another attack.

Reno pushed himself to his feet. "Rude, Elena. Get the President out of here."

Rude's eyes widened on him. "But Reno-"

"Just do it! We don't have time to question this." He snapped, seemingly angry.

They had barely cleared the room when the second shockwave came, rupturing the room once more. Tseng and Reno both went flying into the opposite wall.

Chaos slid in, holding the red-haired Turk against the wall, hand clamped around his throat. He barely acknowledged the other one slumping to the floor beside him.

Reno clawed at the pale hand. "What the hell, Valentine?" He choked. "You pissed cause Cloud dropped your sorry ass, yo?"

Chaos gave him one of his award winning smiles. "Not at all. In fact, I'm here to thank you."

Reno eyed him skeptically. "What?"

He moved in closer, bringing their faces closer. "You gave Vincent a reason to drop him and move on."

Now he was confused. Valentine wasn't one to talk in the third person like that… unless. Reno finally noticed the frightening yellowinsh glow to his eyes. He always knew they were weird looking, but not like this. "You-you're not Valentine… are you?"

Chaos laughed, enciting chills through the Turk's body. "Give the boy a prize. Figure that out all on your own did you?" He whipped a hand out to the side, knocking the Turk leader into the oposite wall, and fully under.

Reno watched Tseng with fixed horror. This definitely wasn't Valentine. Perhaps it was one of those demons he'd encountered before? But which one?

"Tseng!"

They looked over at the door to see Reeve staring in fixed awe at the scene before him. His eyes shifted from Reno and Chaos, to Tseng lying on the floor. "V-Vincent? No. Vincent wouldn't do this." The dark eyes narrowed. "Chaos?"

"Wow. This place is full of geniuses, isn't it?"

Reeve's fists clenched as he tried to decifer some way to get past the demon and reach his fallen lover. "What have you done with Vincent?"

Chaos rolled his eyes. "You humans and your questions. I really don't feel like explaining myself again."

Reno kicked him, but it had no effect. Except that it hurt his toes. "Ow."

Chaos laughed at him. "I still wonder what Cloud saw in you anyway. I mean, Vincent may not be all that straight in the head, but at least he's not dumb enough to try to kick me." He shrugged. "If he could that is."

"Alright. May the dumbass human inquire as to why you're attacking the ShinRa building? If you don't want to kill me."

"I like destorying things. And who said I wasn't going to kill you?"

"What? B-but you said-"

"Don't put words in my mouth. I said I was here to thank you. I never said I wouldn't kill you afterwards."

"You Jackass."

"Never denied that. Oh, Reeve."

Reeve froze, from where he was trying to sneak by him. "What?"

"I don't care if you go to him. Won't make any difference." He smiled at him.

Reeve hesitated for a moment, then sprinted to Tseng. He drew him up into his arms, to check if he was still alive. Reeve's eyes shifted to the demon as he slowly drew the gun from Tseng's holster and fired, nailing Chaos in the arm holding Reno.

Chaos dropped him, clutching the bullet wound. "Ow, bastard!!"

Reeve stared in amazement. "I hit him?" He raised the gun again. "Ha I actually hit you."

"Very good." The anger in Chaos' voice was chilling. The wound in his arm closed as he drew Cerberus from the holster on his hip. The large gun seemed to grow, forming Deathpenalty, to envelope his arm. "Sad to say I won't be as surprised with my aim."

Reeve clung to Tseng's body, trying to coax him awake. "Ok, hon. A little help here, I'm not much of a fighter."

"CHAOS!!!!!!!!!!!"

The demon's ears perked at the sound of the pilot's voice. His gun charged down, and he groaned walking to the window. "WHAT!?"

"GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE, AND STOP TERRORIZING SHINRA!!!"

"I DON'T WANNA. YOU'RE NOT MY MOTHER!!!"

"YOU DON'T HAVE A FUCKING MOTHER!!"

"HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW THAT!?"

Reno and Reeve exchanged looks. This demon really was a mystery.

A hand tapped Reno on the shoulder. He looked to see Rude, leaning in the doorway, motioning for them to come with him. Reno brought his attention to Tseng, who was still unconscious in Reeve's arms. He then crawled over, helping Reeve haul him out the door.

"Hold it." All three foze, at the sound of that large gun charging up again, and aiming straight for them.

Tseng groaned, trying to open his eyes. He sat up, eyes shifting to the demon, who wasn't seeming to pay attention to them, but had a gun pointed right at them. He manuvered in front of Reeve to try and push him out the door first.

Chaos glanced back at them. "What did I just say?"

"Um…" Reno responded. "You told us to get our sorry asses out of here, yo."

Chaos smiled. "Nice try, yo."

He pulled the trigger, incinerating all in the path of that large gun.

xXx

Cid's eyes sprang wide at the sight of the large explosion, radiating through the entire building. A spray of finely shredded glass showered down on him. "What the fuck!? DAMMIT CHAOS!!" He swore, shaking his spear in the air.

"Yes?"

Cid spun around to see the demon land ever so gracefully behind him, arms folded across his chest. His eyes narrowed. "Just because they tried to destroy the planet doesn't give you the right to murder them like that."

Chaos shrugged. "Didn't do it for that. I haven't gotten much of an opportunity to go on an old fashioned killing spree." He grinned at him. "I'm kinda thrilled to finally have it."

Cid raised his spear. "You bastard."

A chuckled echoed from the demon's throat, soon to ring through the sky around the crowd that'd gathered from the destruction. Chaos's grin darkened on the pilot. "You haven't seen anything… yet." His eyes shifted to the gossiping people surrounding them. "Seems some of them recognize me… or rather this body."

Cid's eyes narrowed. "If that's the case, then I should stop you, now. I can't have you making these people think Vincent's a monster."

Those cold yellow eyes shifted back to Cid. He unfolded his arms. "My thoughts exactly." He raised a hand into the air releasing his energy, in a great force, in every direction around him… except at Cid.

The pilot recoiled, watching in horror as the people crowding around them vanished under the blast. He flew forward, connecting a fist into the side of the demon's face to cease the attack.

Cid cursed the agility, or stamina, or whatever the hell it was that kept him on his feet. He looked around at the crowd… or at least where they had been. There were so many of them. Men. Women. Even children, and Chaos killed them all without a second thought.

"You did it again."

Cid's eyes shifted angrilly to the demon that'd taken over his beloved's body.

"I still don't get how you can stand to damage the beautiful face that you love so much."

Cid's eyes burned with both rage and sorrow, raising his spear. "I'm not hitting Vincent, I'm hitting you. I'm sure he won't care."

Chaos shrugged, stepping closer. "Point made." A hand fell gently to his cheek. "But that really hurt Cid."

Cid jumped at the sudden change in his voice. It seemed to fall back into the harmonic tone he's known so well. The eyes that shifted up to him back to that natural crimson beauty, a tear glinting in the corner. Those pale pink lips quivered. "Cid? Where?" He glanced around at the distruction and gasped, taking a step back. "What happened here!?" The tears released themselves over his cheeks. "H-how?" His hands reached over his shoulder to the wings resting there. "No… no! NO WHAT HAVE I DONE!?" He clamped his hands onto his head, and fell to his knees screaming.

"Vince?" Cid watched him, a bit unsure. This could just be Chaos playing a trick on him again. He stepped catiously closer. "V-Vincent? Is that you?"

"Cid?" He looked up to him, his face drenched and red. "What's going on? What's happening to me!?"

Cid felt tears hit him as well.

There was no way.

He dropped his spear, running over and fell to his knees, to draw him into his arms. Cid rocked the slender form curling up into his embrace, tracing his fingers through the long raven hairs. "It's ok now, Vincent." He sobbed, trying to make himself believe it as well. "You're going to be alright. I'll make sure of it. I promise I'll never leave your side."

"Cid? Help me." He cried audibly, throwing his arms around the pilot's neck.

Cid pulled him tighter. Afraid if he let go that monster would emerge again. He barely acknowledged Tifa, Yuffie and Cloud filing in around him. They gaped at the chared remains surrounding the two forms, trying to decifer what had happened.

Cid nudged Vincent's head back to see him, brushing a hand along his face. "Look at me, Vincent." He wiped away the tears, trying to force a smile. "We're goin to get through this. You hear me? I promise I'll find some way to get you through this."

A timid smile crossed Vincent's lips, his arms moving to hold Cid again. "Thank you. But it's never a good thing to make a promise you know you can't keep."

Cid felt his heart stop dead in his chest to hearing the rythym of his voice change again. It couldn't be.

He could feel hot lips trace along the side of his neck. "You are so damn gullible."

Cid shoved Chaos violently away from him. "You bastard!"

The others stood at the ready, trying to encase the demon in the small area.

Cid ran back to retrieve his spear.

Chaos just smiled, shaking his head as he rose to his feet. "Why do you always say those kinds of things? Vincent and I both know that you can't do anything. And I can tell that you don't fully belive it either. So why do you feel the need to lie?"

Cid raised his spear. "I'm going to fucking kill you."

"Finally! You get it!"

"What?"

Chaos raised his hands in the air, as if it was so obvious. "The only way you're going to get rid of me is to kill me. Any other way and Vincent is never going to be free of me."

Cid expression dropped. He didn't like where this was going.

Yuffie grasped her Shurikan. "Then, we'll just have to kill you. Vincent doesn't deserve to be tainted with someone like you, anyway."

"Ahh, but there in lies the problem." He waved a finger at the little ninja, in a taunting gesture.

"What problem!?"

The tip of Cid's spear hit the ground. "If we kill you, then Vincent dies too… ain't that right Chaos?"

Chaos shook his head. "It's rather sad how long it takes you humans to figure something out."

"But there has to be another way." Tifa shouted, raising her fists.

Chaos shrugged. "Who knows?"

"There is." Cid's eyes narrowed on the demon. It was so hard to hate that face. "And I'll find it. But first, I have to get Vincent back in control." He prepared to attack Chaos, when some murmers caught his ear. He glanced around to see some people were gathering again, though considerably keeping back a ways. "Damn. What the hell is wrong with these people?"

"There are too many people here, Chaos." Cloud finally spoke up. "If you want a fight, then I suggest we move to a more open area."

Chaos cocked an eyebrow at him. "Who ever said I wanted a fight? I just want to destroy things. But if you want an open area." He grinned, raising his hand into the air. "I can take care of that."

"NO!" All four shouted in unison, rushing the demon. Chaos laughed at them, springing into the air, before they could reach him.

"Missed me." Chaos mocked. "Man you guys suck at this. Catch me if you can." He took off through Midgar, with a speed that put them all to shame.

Cid swore, starting to run after him.

"Highwind, wait." Cloud grabbed hs shoulder to stop him.

"Wait for what?" He spun around in a fit of rage. "Wait here and let him get away so he can kill more people!?"

"No. We need to find a better approach to this. Chaos is a lot more clever than all of us combined. We need a plan of attack before confronting him again… and we need to think of one fast."

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AN: you don't know how long i debated on this. i didn't want to kill off the Turks, but i figured there was no way Chaos was going to let them live. the main reason i brought them in is maybe i can get some ideas for how to end 'taken and found'. eh, still not too sure, but i guess i have to now

and i don't know if any of you noticed, but i was very careful not to say it was Vincent, when Chaos was in control of him =D that desceptive little jerk... but God help me, i still love him