Disclaimer: Final Fantasy VII and all parts of the contemplation go to Square Soft or rather Square Enix. I own Evelia and the things based around her.

2/13: Realized I never finished fixing this problem.

Sephiroth finished lightly. I smiled a little thinking about how damaged the place was after they had their fun. Zack was facing in the opposite direction of the General and was leaning against the railing. I was leaning against the same railing as Zack but I was facing Sephiroth. Through his talk, I thought about how much I should get a new uniform one with a cloak-y thing. Like the silver haired wonder over there.

"So, was everything alright?" asked Zack immediately.

"Yes, as far as Genesis was concerned. But as for Angeal…" he trailed off for a moment.

"Angeal? What happened?" Zack was curious to this, Angeal and stories about his mentor and friend always brought interest to him. I was sure it was also because Sephiroth was talking to him, and friendlily so. A new first wouldn't know what it's like working with the man. Except me, I had the pleasure of working with him since being a 2nd Class.

"Later, I received one of his famous lectures," we shook our heads at the same time.

"And I was there to hear it," I mumbled to Zack with a smile. He smiled at me before asking Sephiroth about it.

"About what?"

"Always the same. Discipline, dreams honor, et cetera."

"Discipline, dreams, honor, et cetera." I said simultaneously with Sephiroth, having received a great many of my own before. Even while I was under tutelage of Sephiroth did Angeal come to me about things that I had done wrong.

"Ah, one of those huh?" replied the spiky haired boy.

I watched Sephiroth walk back over to the monster with Angeal's face on it. Zack turned back around. So many things were running through my mind. I was wondering what to do myself now.

"So it's true… they're in league with Hollander," murmured the jade-eyed General.

"How could this happen?" Zack asked. Sephiroth didn't answer him, and together we walked away. We were silent and Zack wasn't with us. He was somewhere behind us, but Sephiroth didn't seem to notice, he was lost in his thoughts.

"You think I could ever have a Cloak like yours? Or whatever that thing is. I mean Genesis has one too. His is red like everything else about him. Then yours is Silver… what would be my color?" Sephiroth smirked evenly.

"Yellow." I made a quirky face and scratched my head.

"Um, isn't that little bright? I might blind someone with something like that."

His smirk didn't falter, "I didn't say bright yellow," he added. We paced side by side together through the reactor.

I made an odd groaning noise, "Nah… why not Blue? Or a dark blue? Or maybe I can't work the cloak/cape look. Maybe I need a skirt or something," I paused shaking my head at the thought. "I just want something new. I hate looking like everyone else." I glanced up at the taller man.

He seemed to be holding in a small laugh.

"Laugh it up. I know what you're thinking. Which is a bit surprising may I add…" I mumbled softly with a raised eyebrow. A superior look crossed his face and I crossed my arms pouting a bit as we came to a stop. He didn't even bother to argue… crazy silver-haired general. With his crazy horny thoughts. I paused to guffaw over this for a few moments. Then a thought came to me. Does Sephiroth ever do the horizontal monster mash? I turned with wide eyes to stare at the man.

We had reached a door, but there was no power flowing into it so in turn, it couldn't be opened. Zack came by after we sat waiting around a few minutes. He gave me a raised eyebrow to my face and I shook my head a bit. He smiled and was sent to turn the power back on. My eyes still wide I mused over it for a while. I was tempted to ask, but afraid I'd get a Masamune through the stomach in response.

I continued to think as we waited. I mean honestly the man must have urges. He's like...twenty something right? I would die of laughter if he was still a virgin. Although I think dieing of laughter wouldn't be so bad compared to laughing at him and getting stabbed or something. My thoughts dulled as I forced back a wave of giggles.

"You know, I never really liked Hollander. He runs funny like someone stuck something up his ass," I commented deciding to get my mind out of its previous thought.

"Do you run perfectly?" was his response.

"Do you even run?" I countered quickly.

"Touché." I smiled and raised my left eyebrow quickly giving him a superior smile.

"I've never seen you run before; you just…float or something when you fight. Even in a state of emergency like 20 minutes ago you WALKED to the president," I said proving my point quite nicely. He shrugged a bit in response. I figure people as powerful as him don't do shrugging. The power came back online and we waited at the entrance patiently for our third party member.

Walking through the threshold and down some stairs, we found ourselves in the place that was obviously where the copies were made. I read some of the reports in the area as the two talked about what happened with Genesis.

Sephiroth told Zack what happened and why they might be in league with Hollander, but I myself already had my suspicions. I had already heard the news about Genesis before.

"The wound was superficial. But for some reason, Genesis wasn't healing. The man who treated him was Hollander." that man had quite the memory quoting everything that was said.

I myself would have forgotten half the things said, but Sephiroth was that type of man. He was almost a good thirty years old to boot, at least double my age.

I was going through the old reports about the experiment as they talked tuning them out to stay focused. I found it odd sometimes how I could go from talking about Sephiroth's virginity to business so fast. I smirked at the thought of my previous views.

An ancient found in the northern cave… experiments having to do with the cells of the Ancient to try to make humans with Ancient abilities.

"All scientists ever do is experiment on people using some wild life form as the source, " I mumbled incoherently, "Crazy men and women."

I looked up as something flew down. "Genesis."

"You won't take Hollander." the scientist began to run.

"Zack, Evie go after Hollander." Zack nodded and soon was on his trail I dropped the book to the floor jumped over Genesis and followed after.

Zack was stopped a few times but as he went to take care of the copies, I bumped him over, sword at hand. "Go after him. I'll handle the copies," Recently going on quite a few side missions made it easy to take them down with a few swipes at them. I ran after Zack seeing him take down some more copies. I delivered the finishing blow to one. We ran together after the man. Having to be stopped more than once to our annoyance.

I held off the last battalion as Zack went ahead. If it wasn't for the fact I could roll everywhere I would have clearly been killed several times.

I ran into the lower plate level and watched from the area above where I saw the buster sword and Zack, with Angeal on the other side. Which brought me to my previous musings, other than a few of the 2nd Class and 3rd Class did anyone in 1st Class ever get laid? I shook my head and watched the two.

"Working for Hollander now? What is it you're after?"

"World Domination," said Angeal monotonously. I snorted with laughter.

"That's not even funny, man," I coughed quietly to hide my laugh. If only Zack knew…

"How about… revenge?" I shook my head and watched things unfold for a while.

"For what?" Angeal didn't answer, "Angeal!" Suddenly a white wing came from his back. I gasped at it softly; it was beautifully white… like fresh snow.

I couldn't hear the rest of their conversation, but opened my phone to check the map. We were just over Sector 5… in the slums. I wasn't sure if this was good or bad.

"What do angels dream of?" shouted Angeal into the sky angrily. I glanced up suddenly before closing my phone and checking on the two. Angeal placed his sword into the plating, before walking towards Zack, his lips moving. Zack backed up a bit and suddenly Angeal punched him.

"The speed of a true first for you… He's holding back though. He could have seriously hurt Zack if he wanted to…" I mumbled to myself oblivious to Zack who refused to put up a fight. I turned my attention to them again just as Angeal said, "Defend yourself."

I jumped over the ledge to go to help Zack or at least stop Angeal. But it was too late the scream of Zack as he fell through the plating reached my ears and I myself nearly fell down.

"Zack!" Angeal looked at me with the same face as mine.

"What the hell is wrong with you Angeal?" I cried staring at the man incredulously. My breathing quickened and I punched him in the face roughly. He said nothing but took the hit silently. I waited for him to argue, get mad, yell… anything but nothing happened. He stood slowly, he looked at me and I shook my head sadly running off to find the kid. I hoped more than anything he didn't die.

I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if he had. I called his phone twice, but he didn't answer. I feared the worst as I walked through the slums. I remembered all to well not to bump into the kids there. A couple recognized me and asked for an autograph. I wasn't in the mood but I nodded lightly and signed their books. The two left laughing blithely. I smiled gently wishing I had days like that in my past. Not remembering the first ten years of your life kinda did that to you.

I ran around the slums for what felt like a good five minutes I couldn't sense him down here. I walked towards a dead end to find a crumbling church. I walked though the doors to find it empty. The scent of lilies reached my sensitive nose. I looked to the green floor to see a patch of flowers growing. I clobbered over there in my standard Combat boots. I enjoyed the loud "thunk" I received as I walked down the aisle.

I took a few deep breaths before remembering what I was doing there in the first place. "I wonder who tends to them," I whispered before running out and returning to my search.

It was a bit later that I found the elusive basturd. He was flirting up a rather pretty girl. She didn't seem odd, but she was rather pretty and very innocent. She was obviously from the slums. Upon closer inspection he was talking with her normally, no flirting involved, and I caught some of their conversation.

"Heroes to the children, protectors of the peace. But, they're not normal. They get some kind of special surgery, don't they?" She asked looking at him.

"So they say," he was playing it off as if he wasn't in SOLDIER to see what she meant by the whole thing. I hid behind on of the giant bubble things in the park.

"Normal is best. I think so, at least. Those SOLDIER people are kind of… weird," she seemed hesitant and a bit scared.

"They're…weird huh?" replied Zack.

"And they're scary. They fight and they love it," I looked over myself a few times.

"I look scary?" I whispered to myself. I was the only girl but I wasn't quite as built as the men were, but I was muscular compared to most women and I was only like fifteen. I had generally the same build as Reno. SOLDIER procedures require that all members stay in the best physical and mental shape possible or the Mako would take over. I mean if Zack isn't scary then why am I? I look sweeter than Zack and I was a girl! The only thing out of place was the giant sword I lugged around with me. I figured I was lucky my genetics didn't cause me to get all buffed out.

Women who are more toned than men are scary. I still had my femininity, well enough to get men to glance at me a few times. Tseng never complained either.

During the time, I had thought about everything the two were getting along fine laughing together. I walked out from behind the... thing.

"Am I really scary?" the two looked at me as I looked at the two with despair. Zack looked at me with surprise same with the girl before she laughed.

"Evie, what are you doing here?"

"Looking for you. you fell down that grate thing into the slums and after thinking you could have died I came down here to make sure you were alright but from the looks of it you're doing a little bit better than fine." the girl had bright green eyes and long brown hair.

"I'm Aerith." I smiled and waved a bit.

"I'm Evie, an old friend of Zack's." She smiled at me. "So am I really scary... I mean… I can't deny I enjoy the thrill of a good fight but am always scared about dying and whatnot but… it's my job, it's what I do for a living…" I rambled slightly; she shook her head with a smile.

"I'm sorry." I shook my head with a smile. "Have I met you before? You look familiar."

I shook my head a little, as Zack received a phone call, "I doubt it, but I've lived here a few years back though."

"Evie, we have to head for the Shinra building. Sephiroth isn't too happy," I nodded suddenly very serious.

"See you soon Aerith. Zack I'll go wait up ahead," He nodded once and I sent him a encouraging smile a wink too.

"Hey, Evie?" I turned at the sound of Aerith's voice.

"Yeah?"

"Can… Can I call you some time?" I smiled and nodded.

"Sure anytime," I pulled out a random piece of paper in my pocket that already had my number on it. "Here, kind of crinkly but you can still see the words and numbers. Maybe I'll call you sometime," She smiled and nodded once.

"I'd like that," her voice was sweet and genuine. Not many of the girls that Zack talked to were like that.

"See you two around," I waved as I ran ahead of Zack with a small smile on my face. Getting to the building was only half the trouble, I continuously got attack on my way there. The only easy part was riding in the elevator. I could feel Sephiroth's scowl from inside the moving thing. I groaned a bit.

Running out of the Elevator, I searched for someone to ask where the General might be. Saving the life of a 2nd Class I asked him where the silver-haired hero was. I followed his directions to find a Genesis Copy fling in my direction. I growled and ducked as it flew by. He was in an uptight mood and a mere glance from him told me my orders.

I didn't know where Zack was, if he left the Aerith girl, or what he was doing, but somewhere along the line, I could hear his grunts from a nearby window. I shook my head and continued on my way.

After fighting in a sequence of repetition, I soon grew tired and flustered by the onslaught. The Shinra building was really taking a beating from all this.