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WOW, I like you even more now ^_^
Still, even if you're fix excists mostly out of *spoken* text, it is an excellent Fic. Congrats
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WOW, I like you even more now ^_^
Still, even if you're fix excists mostly out of *spoken* text, it is an excellent Fic. Congrats
Chapter Four: Into The Host
Kadaj and Destiny walked into the Shinra building. It had seemed that this building was more advanced and updated than the previous Shinra building that had been destroyed and forced Rufus Shinra into a wheelchair. Kadaj was surprised to see that everyone failed to recognise him. Perhaps there was something going on. Destiny followed behind him, her hand reaching out for the handle of the duplicate Buster Sword. Kadaj and Destiny approached the receptionist who looked up at them angrily.
"Yes? What is it?" she shouted. "What do you want now?"
"Heh, that's rude," observed Destiny. "Well, I knew that Shinra employees are a lost cause."
Ignoring Destiny's remark, Kadaj laughed to himself. The receptionist stared at him. "Securi-" she began. But Kadaj had already jumped over the desk and brought the woman down putting a hand over her mouth.
"As expected," sang Destiny.
"Be quiet!" said Kadaj as he glanced down at the woman who was now afraid of him. "You listen to me right here and right now. You will give me a keycard to all access to the Shinra building. You give it me now or else this happens." He took out his double sword and pointed it at the receptionist's neck right after he removed his hand that stopped her from talking.
"I ... I need to ..." began the receptionist. But she had ran off and pressed a red button. "SECURITY!"
"I knew things would get nasty," said Destiny as she took out the handle of the Buster Sword and clashed with a SOLDIER who had tried to shoot her down.
"If you knew, why did you not tell me?" shouted Kadaj as security surrounded them aiming their guns at them.
"Because it's like you said," said Destiny as she then came to his side since the main security guards were here, they were the forces of SOLDIER with the Jenova cells. "Destiny can change. The unexpected can happen."
Kadaj looked at their eyes. They were green and had small pupils just like himself. "They're being manipulated by some kind of strange forces," he observed. "Rufus Shinra has control of them somehow. But how can he alone manipulate them? I suppose we will find out soon."
He grabbed Destiny's hand and jumped high to the first floor. The people in the Shinra shop fled for their lives. The shop assistant put his hands up as Kadaj and Destiny came in.
"You can have what you want!" said the shop assistant. "Please just don't kill me!"
"He's an innocent bystander, Kadaj," said Destiny. "Will you really slaughter the ones that don't carry Jenova cells?"
Instead of hesitating to kill him, Kadaj flung his sword around and then walked to this man slowly, but surely. "We can have what we want?" he said as he was thinking of good ideas in his head. How it was rare that Kadaj thought of thinking first and then action next. "Give us your keycard."
"I can't give you that!" he said.
"Either that or on your head so be it," said Kadaj, glaring at him.
"F-Fine! But you never ever saw me, right?" he gulped as he threw the keycard in his direction and hid behind the counter. "I am never working for Shinra again! I don't wanna die!"
Kadaj caught the keycard in his hand and looked at it. "Dammit!" he said. "This can only get us to the 35th floor. We need to get to the 120th floor. Looks like we have to use more brain than brawn this time." He put the keycard away and then saw that the forces of SOLDIER were in the opposite direction looking for them. He saw a lift nearby. "Let's go!"
Destiny pressed the button for the lift and they made a narrow escape from SOLDIER who had come into the shop for any sign of them. The lift music was playing whilst the pair of them waited. Kadaj merely did not like to socialise now, but he decided to since the time going up to the 20th floor was taking its time.
"Destiny?" he said.
"Yes?" said Destiny. "What is it?"
"How did you ... what I mean is ..." began Kadaj. "How can you return the souls to the Lifestream when it is broken?"
"I come from a tribe called the Mensiks," she answered. "The Mensiks are those who keep the Lifestream in balance and order. We use ancient magic to protect it from anyone who tries to use it power to do evil. It was our tribe that created Materia thousands of years ago when the Lifestream became the source of the planet. The Lifestream comes in between life and death. We return to the planet and to the Lifestream when we die. We are born from the Lifestream's power and thus, we return to it when we die. The Mensiks wield the Lifestream. People have now found out how to use it to their advantage. Take Professor Hojo. You know all about his experiments."
"So ... you wield the Lifestream?" said Kadaj. "How interesting. And that means you can return their souls to the Lifestream?"
"Correct," said Destiny. "We have the power to do anything with the Lifestream. It is our ancient power. And the role of the guardian of the Lifestream has been passed down for generations. That role takes their toll on that person. I have seen things happen to people you could never imagine. What if the guardian of the Lifestream used that power for evil? You're lucky that the Mensiks don't see you as evil now. They know how you have reformed. I know how you have as well."
"That means you could seal Sephiroth, Loz and Yazoo back to the Lifestream!" said Kadaj.
"That's only part true," said Destiny. "They need to be defeated or killed. And then I can return their souls to whence they came. You see, the Mensiks are seeking help. And I knew that you wanted to know what was wrong with the Lifestream. Don't ask me that, either. I do not know myself what's wrong with it."
"You don't? And you call yourself a Mensik?" smiled Kadaj. "You Mensiks remind me of the Ancient, or rather, Cetra."
"So what if we do?" she said. "We're the others that keep the flow of the planet going. We keep the Promised Land away from those who wish to exploit it. The Lifestream is the Promised Land where Sephiroth tried to find it. And now ... they have all gone from the Lifestream. I have to get them back in there and remind them what peace is."
"You do know that includes me," said Kadaj. "I have to return to the planet one day. I cannot remain here as my former self."
"Destiny whispers to me that it has a purpose for you," smiled Destiny. "It says that you have to do what you have set out to do before returning."
The lift doors opened and they walked through on to the 20th floor. It was quiet. Kadaj had half expected it to be. He took out his double sword and then caught a few forces of SOLDIER sneaking up on them. He cut them down and they were killed. Destiny used the pearl around her neck to return their souls to the Lifestream, whilst their bodies went up into the sky just as Kadaj had done after Sephiroth had died. Sorrow was seen in his eyes.
"Come," said Destiny. "There are more people to be saved. The Lifestream has to be restored. Only can we save the dead that the Lifestream maybe restored. But we must also find whatever broke its flow and destroy that threat."
"And that is why we need my big brother for this," said Kadaj.
They continued on towards the 21st floor. It seemed that no one up here had noticed that they had intruded into the Shinra building as yet. Kadaj saw that there was another lift. "This can take us to the 35th floor. From there, we're going to have to nab another keycard," he said.
"But remember, we must remain low for now," said Destiny, reminding him. "We cannot be captured as well. I sense there are more Lifestream souls ahead. Come, we must find them immediately."
The lifts were now quicker. The doors opened and Kadaj walked out with Destiny. They looked like normal employees of Shinra, or rather, they looked like the special forces of SOLDIER. A young man was heading towards the gym and there was no one in there. Kadaj had an idea.
"Wait here," he told Destiny and headed off in the direction of the gym.
"Well, some people have good ideas," smiled Destiny.
Several moments later and after a few punches, Kadaj smiled and walked back into the room holding up a keycard. "This can get us to the 80th floor," he said. "Come on! Let's move!" He noticed a small surveillance camera heading their direction. He jumped up into the air and busted the screen with his fist.
"That takes care of things," he said. "Come on, let's go!"
Once again, they came to the lift that only went up to the 80th floor. Hardly anyone was here now. Kadaj had realised that the employees that got up here were the professionals and were hard at their work. He saw that there were forces of SOLDIER approaching them.
"Hey, you! Aren't you the replacement for the general?" asked a SOLDIER.
"Um ... yes, I am," said Kadaj as he looked at their green eyes with small pupils. He could definitely tell they were experiments of Shinra and had Jenova cells. "I'm here to help you achieve my mission! Allow me to introduce your second-in-command. This is Monica."
Destiny was pushed forward and Kadaj smiled. "We at SOLDIER are special!" he said. For someone who didn't use their head a lot, he was thinking really quick. "And that is why we must defend the building from anyone else that dares enter our lair."
"But general, aren't we supposed to be outside in Edge looking for the Lifestream creatures?" asked another SOLDIER.
"And yet, you are doing that right now!" said Kadaj. "Go and get rid of them! My assistant and I will be down there shortly."
"Yes, sir!" said the forces of SOLDIER.
As they went to the lift and took it down, Kadaj saw Destiny who was confused yet bewildered. "Why did you do that?" she asked.
"I had to act professional, didn't I?" he said. "And these Jenova cells. They burn like hell ..."
"You should take it easy," said Destiny.
"I'll be fine," said Kadaj. "Loz and Yazoo ... they were my older brothers! And I lost them. They've turned to the wrong side, even after they returned. They should be with us now and helping us. But they won't. They're still puppets to Sephiroth."
"We will liberate them just as Cloud liberated you," said Destiny.
Kadaj nodded. "I'm sure we'll be able to find out what or who and how this has been caused," he said. "Being torn apart from the Promised Land isn't the best thing in the world right now. Come on, we're taking the stairs!" He ran towards the stairs.
"You have to be kidding!" she shouted.
"Do you want me to carry you?" he taunted.
"In other words ... let's go," said Destiny, catching up with him and running ahead of him.
"Huh," said Kadaj. "Now that's what I want to see."
Upon arriving at the 80th floor, forces of SOLDIER surrounded them. "Freeze now and prepare to be arrested!" they said. Their eyes shone green and it had already started to freak Kadaj out.
"Dammit!" he muttered.
All of a sudden, Destiny pushed Kadaj into many forces of SOLDIER making a pathway for him to escape. Kadaj began to fight SOLDIER and killing them one by one. These were not Lifestream souls; these were the latest experiments of Shinra.
"Kadaj!" yelled Destiny as she fought SOLDIER, too. "You go and get up to the 120th floor! I'll fight them here!"
"But, Destiny! You can't fight Jenova cell infected SOLDIER!" shouted Kadaj.
"You obviously underestimate the power of the Mensiks," she smiled. "Now get out of here and see what on earth is going on!"
Kadaj initially wanted to help Destiny, even if he didn't know her. He turned away and then began to run up the stairs. He kept on running no matter what would happen to Destiny. He knew that she could handle herself. After all, she was what she had said she was. Well, whatever a Mensik was.
She sure is pretty. It's too bad that I won't be able to stay here on the planet. By the time I finish this mission, then it's off to the Lifestream again. It's not like I can get a second chance in life again.
He finally and somehow reached the 120th floor. He kicked down the door to Rufus Shinra's grand office. Kadaj pulled out his double sword and approached the big chair that had its back to him.
"All right!" he said. "Show yourself!"
And then ... the chair turned around. There sat Rufus Shinra wearing the green eyes with small pupils. Kadaj looked shocked. He dropped his double sword and looked at him.
"No ..." he whispered. "It cannot be!"
"It is," came a creepy voice from the chair's side.
"And so I thought you'd be here!" yelled Kadaj, picking up his sword. "I see you haven't changed."
"That is true," said Hojo, was laughing insanely. "Come now, Kadaj. He's not worth saving. After all, he's just a mere puppet to me now. And Sephiroth is alive. We cannot deny that. If it wasn't for the ingenius brains for me, we'd be all dead now."
Kadaj wanted to strike him, but he realised that Destiny was not with him. He slowly started to approach him. "I may not be able to kill you, but I can still hurt you," he growled.
Kadaj and Destiny walked into the Shinra building. It had seemed that this building was more advanced and updated than the previous Shinra building that had been destroyed and forced Rufus Shinra into a wheelchair. Kadaj was surprised to see that everyone failed to recognise him. Perhaps there was something going on. Destiny followed behind him, her hand reaching out for the handle of the duplicate Buster Sword. Kadaj and Destiny approached the receptionist who looked up at them angrily.
"Yes? What is it?" she shouted. "What do you want now?"
"Heh, that's rude," observed Destiny. "Well, I knew that Shinra employees are a lost cause."
Ignoring Destiny's remark, Kadaj laughed to himself. The receptionist stared at him. "Securi-" she began. But Kadaj had already jumped over the desk and brought the woman down putting a hand over her mouth.
"As expected," sang Destiny.
"Be quiet!" said Kadaj as he glanced down at the woman who was now afraid of him. "You listen to me right here and right now. You will give me a keycard to all access to the Shinra building. You give it me now or else this happens." He took out his double sword and pointed it at the receptionist's neck right after he removed his hand that stopped her from talking.
"I ... I need to ..." began the receptionist. But she had ran off and pressed a red button. "SECURITY!"
"I knew things would get nasty," said Destiny as she took out the handle of the Buster Sword and clashed with a SOLDIER who had tried to shoot her down.
"If you knew, why did you not tell me?" shouted Kadaj as security surrounded them aiming their guns at them.
"Because it's like you said," said Destiny as she then came to his side since the main security guards were here, they were the forces of SOLDIER with the Jenova cells. "Destiny can change. The unexpected can happen."
Kadaj looked at their eyes. They were green and had small pupils just like himself. "They're being manipulated by some kind of strange forces," he observed. "Rufus Shinra has control of them somehow. But how can he alone manipulate them? I suppose we will find out soon."
He grabbed Destiny's hand and jumped high to the first floor. The people in the Shinra shop fled for their lives. The shop assistant put his hands up as Kadaj and Destiny came in.
"You can have what you want!" said the shop assistant. "Please just don't kill me!"
"He's an innocent bystander, Kadaj," said Destiny. "Will you really slaughter the ones that don't carry Jenova cells?"
Instead of hesitating to kill him, Kadaj flung his sword around and then walked to this man slowly, but surely. "We can have what we want?" he said as he was thinking of good ideas in his head. How it was rare that Kadaj thought of thinking first and then action next. "Give us your keycard."
"I can't give you that!" he said.
"Either that or on your head so be it," said Kadaj, glaring at him.
"F-Fine! But you never ever saw me, right?" he gulped as he threw the keycard in his direction and hid behind the counter. "I am never working for Shinra again! I don't wanna die!"
Kadaj caught the keycard in his hand and looked at it. "Dammit!" he said. "This can only get us to the 35th floor. We need to get to the 120th floor. Looks like we have to use more brain than brawn this time." He put the keycard away and then saw that the forces of SOLDIER were in the opposite direction looking for them. He saw a lift nearby. "Let's go!"
Destiny pressed the button for the lift and they made a narrow escape from SOLDIER who had come into the shop for any sign of them. The lift music was playing whilst the pair of them waited. Kadaj merely did not like to socialise now, but he decided to since the time going up to the 20th floor was taking its time.
"Destiny?" he said.
"Yes?" said Destiny. "What is it?"
"How did you ... what I mean is ..." began Kadaj. "How can you return the souls to the Lifestream when it is broken?"
"I come from a tribe called the Mensiks," she answered. "The Mensiks are those who keep the Lifestream in balance and order. We use ancient magic to protect it from anyone who tries to use it power to do evil. It was our tribe that created Materia thousands of years ago when the Lifestream became the source of the planet. The Lifestream comes in between life and death. We return to the planet and to the Lifestream when we die. We are born from the Lifestream's power and thus, we return to it when we die. The Mensiks wield the Lifestream. People have now found out how to use it to their advantage. Take Professor Hojo. You know all about his experiments."
"So ... you wield the Lifestream?" said Kadaj. "How interesting. And that means you can return their souls to the Lifestream?"
"Correct," said Destiny. "We have the power to do anything with the Lifestream. It is our ancient power. And the role of the guardian of the Lifestream has been passed down for generations. That role takes their toll on that person. I have seen things happen to people you could never imagine. What if the guardian of the Lifestream used that power for evil? You're lucky that the Mensiks don't see you as evil now. They know how you have reformed. I know how you have as well."
"That means you could seal Sephiroth, Loz and Yazoo back to the Lifestream!" said Kadaj.
"That's only part true," said Destiny. "They need to be defeated or killed. And then I can return their souls to whence they came. You see, the Mensiks are seeking help. And I knew that you wanted to know what was wrong with the Lifestream. Don't ask me that, either. I do not know myself what's wrong with it."
"You don't? And you call yourself a Mensik?" smiled Kadaj. "You Mensiks remind me of the Ancient, or rather, Cetra."
"So what if we do?" she said. "We're the others that keep the flow of the planet going. We keep the Promised Land away from those who wish to exploit it. The Lifestream is the Promised Land where Sephiroth tried to find it. And now ... they have all gone from the Lifestream. I have to get them back in there and remind them what peace is."
"You do know that includes me," said Kadaj. "I have to return to the planet one day. I cannot remain here as my former self."
"Destiny whispers to me that it has a purpose for you," smiled Destiny. "It says that you have to do what you have set out to do before returning."
The lift doors opened and they walked through on to the 20th floor. It was quiet. Kadaj had half expected it to be. He took out his double sword and then caught a few forces of SOLDIER sneaking up on them. He cut them down and they were killed. Destiny used the pearl around her neck to return their souls to the Lifestream, whilst their bodies went up into the sky just as Kadaj had done after Sephiroth had died. Sorrow was seen in his eyes.
"Come," said Destiny. "There are more people to be saved. The Lifestream has to be restored. Only can we save the dead that the Lifestream maybe restored. But we must also find whatever broke its flow and destroy that threat."
"And that is why we need my big brother for this," said Kadaj.
They continued on towards the 21st floor. It seemed that no one up here had noticed that they had intruded into the Shinra building as yet. Kadaj saw that there was another lift. "This can take us to the 35th floor. From there, we're going to have to nab another keycard," he said.
"But remember, we must remain low for now," said Destiny, reminding him. "We cannot be captured as well. I sense there are more Lifestream souls ahead. Come, we must find them immediately."
The lifts were now quicker. The doors opened and Kadaj walked out with Destiny. They looked like normal employees of Shinra, or rather, they looked like the special forces of SOLDIER. A young man was heading towards the gym and there was no one in there. Kadaj had an idea.
"Wait here," he told Destiny and headed off in the direction of the gym.
"Well, some people have good ideas," smiled Destiny.
Several moments later and after a few punches, Kadaj smiled and walked back into the room holding up a keycard. "This can get us to the 80th floor," he said. "Come on! Let's move!" He noticed a small surveillance camera heading their direction. He jumped up into the air and busted the screen with his fist.
"That takes care of things," he said. "Come on, let's go!"
Once again, they came to the lift that only went up to the 80th floor. Hardly anyone was here now. Kadaj had realised that the employees that got up here were the professionals and were hard at their work. He saw that there were forces of SOLDIER approaching them.
"Hey, you! Aren't you the replacement for the general?" asked a SOLDIER.
"Um ... yes, I am," said Kadaj as he looked at their green eyes with small pupils. He could definitely tell they were experiments of Shinra and had Jenova cells. "I'm here to help you achieve my mission! Allow me to introduce your second-in-command. This is Monica."
Destiny was pushed forward and Kadaj smiled. "We at SOLDIER are special!" he said. For someone who didn't use their head a lot, he was thinking really quick. "And that is why we must defend the building from anyone else that dares enter our lair."
"But general, aren't we supposed to be outside in Edge looking for the Lifestream creatures?" asked another SOLDIER.
"And yet, you are doing that right now!" said Kadaj. "Go and get rid of them! My assistant and I will be down there shortly."
"Yes, sir!" said the forces of SOLDIER.
As they went to the lift and took it down, Kadaj saw Destiny who was confused yet bewildered. "Why did you do that?" she asked.
"I had to act professional, didn't I?" he said. "And these Jenova cells. They burn like hell ..."
"You should take it easy," said Destiny.
"I'll be fine," said Kadaj. "Loz and Yazoo ... they were my older brothers! And I lost them. They've turned to the wrong side, even after they returned. They should be with us now and helping us. But they won't. They're still puppets to Sephiroth."
"We will liberate them just as Cloud liberated you," said Destiny.
Kadaj nodded. "I'm sure we'll be able to find out what or who and how this has been caused," he said. "Being torn apart from the Promised Land isn't the best thing in the world right now. Come on, we're taking the stairs!" He ran towards the stairs.
"You have to be kidding!" she shouted.
"Do you want me to carry you?" he taunted.
"In other words ... let's go," said Destiny, catching up with him and running ahead of him.
"Huh," said Kadaj. "Now that's what I want to see."
Upon arriving at the 80th floor, forces of SOLDIER surrounded them. "Freeze now and prepare to be arrested!" they said. Their eyes shone green and it had already started to freak Kadaj out.
"Dammit!" he muttered.
All of a sudden, Destiny pushed Kadaj into many forces of SOLDIER making a pathway for him to escape. Kadaj began to fight SOLDIER and killing them one by one. These were not Lifestream souls; these were the latest experiments of Shinra.
"Kadaj!" yelled Destiny as she fought SOLDIER, too. "You go and get up to the 120th floor! I'll fight them here!"
"But, Destiny! You can't fight Jenova cell infected SOLDIER!" shouted Kadaj.
"You obviously underestimate the power of the Mensiks," she smiled. "Now get out of here and see what on earth is going on!"
Kadaj initially wanted to help Destiny, even if he didn't know her. He turned away and then began to run up the stairs. He kept on running no matter what would happen to Destiny. He knew that she could handle herself. After all, she was what she had said she was. Well, whatever a Mensik was.
She sure is pretty. It's too bad that I won't be able to stay here on the planet. By the time I finish this mission, then it's off to the Lifestream again. It's not like I can get a second chance in life again.
He finally and somehow reached the 120th floor. He kicked down the door to Rufus Shinra's grand office. Kadaj pulled out his double sword and approached the big chair that had its back to him.
"All right!" he said. "Show yourself!"
And then ... the chair turned around. There sat Rufus Shinra wearing the green eyes with small pupils. Kadaj looked shocked. He dropped his double sword and looked at him.
"No ..." he whispered. "It cannot be!"
"It is," came a creepy voice from the chair's side.
"And so I thought you'd be here!" yelled Kadaj, picking up his sword. "I see you haven't changed."
"That is true," said Hojo, was laughing insanely. "Come now, Kadaj. He's not worth saving. After all, he's just a mere puppet to me now. And Sephiroth is alive. We cannot deny that. If it wasn't for the ingenius brains for me, we'd be all dead now."
Kadaj wanted to strike him, but he realised that Destiny was not with him. He slowly started to approach him. "I may not be able to kill you, but I can still hurt you," he growled.
Intresting. Really intresting ^.^ Proceed, please :->
That! It took me three hours to write up in between helping with making dinner and doing chores ... omg, I'm exhausted ...Puddle Jumper said:
Aaaaaw, but, but ..... I want to know what that psycho's plan is
Can't you squeeze it in between ... breathing and seeing?
God, I'm bored out of my mind and I nearly jumped out of my chair when I saw that you posted another part. It's like a bright light at the end of a dark tunnel.
Can't you squeeze it in between ... breathing and seeing?
God, I'm bored out of my mind and I nearly jumped out of my chair when I saw that you posted another part. It's like a bright light at the end of a dark tunnel.
And which part would that be? I will try to fit in with rping.Puddle Jumper said:
darn!! cliff hanger! >< ah how evil those are T_T very good!! i liked that chapter!! update soon peas!!! its getting good~! ><
AngelofDestiny said:
Why, your latest chapter ofcourse
Chapter Five: Jenova Cell Master
"Is it no coincidence why you came here this day?" said Hojo. "Kadaj, I want you to join me for the Reunion. We need Jenova's cells. We need them for the Reunion to put Sephiroth to full power. We need to help my son."
"And what a son he turned out to be," said Kadaj.
"Come now, Kadaj," he smiled nastily. "Aren't you the same? You're like a son to me, after all. You have the Jenova cells. You're one of my original experiments. You are a Sephiroth clone. You cannot fight against his desires."
"I decide what I want for myself!" he yelled.
Kadaj ran forward and then jumped into the air ready to attack Hojo. In reaction to this, Hojo laughed. "Now let us see if my latest experiment has worked!" he shouted as he raised his hands into the air. And then Kadaj stopped in the middle of the air floating there, unable to move.
"What? What is this?" he yelled.
"I finally did it!" laughed Hojo over and over again. "I finally mastered the Jenova cells just as my Sephiroth did! Once I give him the package, I will introduce myself to him. He will be so happy to see his family. And his little brother!"
"STOP THIS!" came a voice.
Destiny had come into the room and she had a SOLDIER in her hand. She threw it at Hojo, which broke off his concentration on Kadaj and in turn to this, he fell to the ground able to move again. Destiny came to his side.
"Are you all right?" she asked.
"Thanks to you I am," he smiled and then turned to Hojo. Immediately, Rufus Shinra had risen to his feet and Hojo was laughing insanely again. Rufus took out his gun and began to shoot at Kadaj. Both Kadaj and Destiny teamed up together. They blocked the bullets and knocked the guns out of Rufus's hands easily.
"That is enough," said Hojo, rising to his feet. "So. You brought a Mensik with you."
"How can you tell she's a Mensik?" asked Kadaj.
"Can you not see those silver eyes freeze everything and foresee the future?" said Hojo. "Ah, you must be Destiny. I have heard the rumours of you being around and knowing the future. But I suppose Kadaj found you first."
"That's wrong ..." began Kadaj.
"I found him in the first place!" interrupted Destiny. "And you will not tempt me to join your pathetic scheme, Hojo. People like you make me sick!"
"Those with the Jenova cells make you sick?" laughed Hojo. "And what about Kadaj?"
"Kadaj? Kadaj ... Kadaj has reformed and has returned to us," said Destiny. "I know what you are thinking, Hojo. I know what happens even before you even think of it. You are not experimenting on me and taking my visions away from me."
"You know me better than I know myself, girl," said Hojo. "I've waited for this moment for centuries." A Jenova form appeared behind him. "All the Jenova forms are now resurrected. Prepare to face Jenova-Death. And you know as well as I do that you know the outcome, Destiny. As for you, Kadaj, we will meet again. I ensure you of that."
Forces of SOLDIER then appeared blocking the doorway. The Jenova-Death form hit Kadaj and Destiny hard forcing them out of the stained glass windows making it smash. The pair of them fell in the sky.
"Grab my hand!" said Destiny.
"What?" said Kadaj.
"Trust me, I can fly," said Destiny.
"So you say ..." he said.
"Well, if you want to die, then be my guest," she said, looking impatient.
"Fine! Whatever!" he said. "If I die, then I'm going to haunt you!"
Destiny grabbed Kadaj's hand and they floated in the air. And then gently, they descended upon the ground in front of the Shinra building. The Jenova-Death form then landed as well hissing at them. Kadaj immediately took out his double sword as Destiny did with her Buster Sword duplicate.
"Are you truly ready for this?" asked Destiny. "Jenova's forms are not to be taken lightly. Your brother knew this when he first fought them with his friends."
"I know I am ready," said Kadaj, yet he looked troubled.
The pair of them ran forward to make blows on the Jenova form. It hissed and swayed its tentacles at them. Kadaj was hardly affected, but Destiny seemed to be hurt a bit. She jumped into the air and swung the Buster Sword around continously. She then dived down to the ground and did a Braver. Kadaj smiled. For it was his turn next. He ran quickly at Jenova and then dived down, too. He screamed as he launched his attack and did double the damage that Destiny had done. He came back to the ground and Jenova-Death looked like it was summoning something.
"Oh no," said Destiny.
"What?" asked Kadaj.
"Jenova-Death is summoning Sephiroth," she explained. "We have to stop it now before Sephiroth comes. And knowing him, he will come to defend one of the three forms of Jenova. We cannot fight him yet. He's too strong to handle."
"You should know what he's like at his full strength," said Kadaj. "I should know. I was him for awhile." And I hated it, too. I was wrong about the Reunion and finding Mother. Jenova was just a being that wanted to plague the planet and get rid of the Cetra. Now I know why I have returned. I was brainwashed. I know what I have to do now! "Stand back. You make sure that the big guy isn't coming."
"What? What do you mean, look out for Sephiroth?" asked Destiny. "I can't see this kind of future. What are you intending to do?"
"I intend to go with a plan I have fully formed in my mind," said Kadaj. "Big brother, this one is for you."
He ran quickly and jumped into the air as Jenova was summoning a huge green energy ball blasting straight towards Edge. Meanwhile, Hojo was watching from above. He was particularly impressed with Kadaj.
"It seems Kadaj hasn't lost his touch at all," he said to Rufus. "Tell me, Rufus. Do you love to be manipulated? Do you like it when the Turks are useless to prevent your downfall?"
Rufus Shinra was no longer possessed. He looked at Hojo and glared at him. "I would never answer any of those questions," he said. "Not even if I was one of the last people of this planet and you was the other last man with me."
"How amusing," said Hojo. "You never took after your father. I am sure he is on his way right now as we speak."
"I will never hand over the company to him!" yelled Rufus.
"What choice do you have?" asked Hojo, laughing still. "Shinra Inc has the Jenova cells. I am glad that you were the last experiment. You're lucky that I left your experiment until last. I am so happy to be free of the Lifestream and yet, my research continues! Ha, ha, ha, ha! Muahahahahaha!"
"Your laugh sickens me, Hojo," said Rufus. "I should've sacked you when I first came into power. Your experiments will be no more."
"What? When the failed experiment and his friends are stuck in jail so that they are out of the way?" asked Hojo. "President Shinra will support me. You will be a puppet just like Loz and Yazoo. Kadaj will someday be a puppet as well. Sephiroth's legacy will live on. The Lifestream will become life itself. No one can ever die now."
Kadaj jumped into the air having cut open the Jenova-Death form. "HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, HOJO?!" he yelled as he descended upon the ground and looked up smiling and laughing. "That felt good. I feel good now. But it's a shame really ..."
"We didn't get to see Cloud or anyone else," said Destiny. "But you know, we can still help the world. We might not be able to get anything else out of Hojo. And I am certain he had nothing to do with the Lifestream breaking and not functioning anymore. What we should do now is go to Nibelheim."
"Why?" asked Kadaj. "There is nothing there."
"It is the hometown of your big brother," said Destiny. "Hojo conducted his experiments there. We will be cast out of Edge, anyway. We may as well leave for now."
"I suppose you are right," said Kadaj. "Let's go see Marlene and Denzel first. They're with Aeris. I want them to come with us. Even the Midgar ruins aren't safe anymore from Hojo or Shinra Inc. You do understand that they must come with us, right?"
"Yes, I do understand," nodded Destiny. "Yet the girl you speak of ... Aeris. I know. She is the last Ancient, the last Cetra. She can be of some use to us. She can help us and protect us, even if it means risking ourselves to danger."
"Good," said Kadaj. "Then let's go to the only place in the Midgar ruins where flowers roam."
He got on his motorbike and Destiny got on behind him. They rode to the old sector five of Midgar. The sun was still shining there at Aeris's old home and the flowers were there, too.
"We're here," he said finally after a short drive. "Hope you like the flowers."
He got off the motorbike and went inside the house with Destiny following him. The first thing Kadaj saw was Marlene and Denzel running around the house. Aeris came down the stairs and was relieved to see Kadaj.
"Kadaj!" she said. "Welcome back! Welcome to my ... well, erm, my old home. I used to live here with my adoptive mother. She's probably moved on since my death ..."
"What's HE doing here?!" shouted Denzel.
"Denzel, he's good now," said Marlene. "Didn't Aeris say he was good?"
"Of course I did," said Aeris. "You can trust me."
"I trust anyone who Marlene trusts," said Denzel. "All except that guy!"
"It's understandable that you do not trust me," said Kadaj. "A lot of people do not trust themselves these days. Aeris, I will tell you everything. We must flee from here. It seems that our old friend, Hojo, is back."
"Hojo? Oh? And who is this?" asked Aeris.
"I'm Destiny," said Destiny. "I'm ... a Mensik."
"Really? Truly?" asked Aeris.
"Yes, she can help us return the Lifestream souls," said Kadaj. "She did at the Shinra building. But we also need some more help. We need help from you as well, Aeris. We need your protection from Shinra. They know that we are all alive. Hojo has implanted Jenova cells on the Shinra employees."
"That includes SOLDIER as well," said Destiny.
"So this ... this was how they were able to capture Cloud and everyone?" whispered Aeris in fear.
"I guess you could say we go to Nibelheim and discover what Hojo did there," he said. "My best bet is that he went there and conduced more experiments. He probably found a way to clone the Jenova cells. Then he must've taken them back here to make a grand takeover."
"We're going to Nibelheim?" asked Marlene. "Where's Daddy?"
"He'll be all right," said Kadaj. "Trust me. I know they will be all right."
In the meantime, security was low. The Turks had been forced into separate rooms in the Shinra building. This meant that Cloud and the others had a chance to escape.
"Damn this!" said Barret. "I'm gonna make my own way out!"
"Barret, this isn't the time to do anything ..." sighed Tifa.
"I gotta go help Marlene! She's my kid and she's my responsibility!" yelled Barret. "I don't wanna get implanted Jenova cells in me!"
"Well, I already do have them," said Cloud. "And you don't want to have them."
"Tell you what," said Vincent. "I have my ways of escaping. I don't use my head a lot. Perhaps two of us should escape and come back for the others later?"
"Good idea, Vincent," said Cloud. "I'll stay here. They need me. You and Barret break out of here."
"And I'll stay here with you, Cloud," said Tifa.
"What about us?" complained Yuffie.
"We'll be fine," said Cait Sith.
Barret shot at the laser barrier and it suddenly broke. "Yo, Vincent! Can you get out?" he said.
"With pleasure," said Vincent, turning into a form of monster and bashing against the laser barrier, thus, getting out as well.
"Go and find Denzel and Marlene," instructed Cloud. "We'll all wait here for you. Now go!"
And with that, Barret and Vincent escaped the Shinra building undetected.
"Is it no coincidence why you came here this day?" said Hojo. "Kadaj, I want you to join me for the Reunion. We need Jenova's cells. We need them for the Reunion to put Sephiroth to full power. We need to help my son."
"And what a son he turned out to be," said Kadaj.
"Come now, Kadaj," he smiled nastily. "Aren't you the same? You're like a son to me, after all. You have the Jenova cells. You're one of my original experiments. You are a Sephiroth clone. You cannot fight against his desires."
"I decide what I want for myself!" he yelled.
Kadaj ran forward and then jumped into the air ready to attack Hojo. In reaction to this, Hojo laughed. "Now let us see if my latest experiment has worked!" he shouted as he raised his hands into the air. And then Kadaj stopped in the middle of the air floating there, unable to move.
"What? What is this?" he yelled.
"I finally did it!" laughed Hojo over and over again. "I finally mastered the Jenova cells just as my Sephiroth did! Once I give him the package, I will introduce myself to him. He will be so happy to see his family. And his little brother!"
"STOP THIS!" came a voice.
Destiny had come into the room and she had a SOLDIER in her hand. She threw it at Hojo, which broke off his concentration on Kadaj and in turn to this, he fell to the ground able to move again. Destiny came to his side.
"Are you all right?" she asked.
"Thanks to you I am," he smiled and then turned to Hojo. Immediately, Rufus Shinra had risen to his feet and Hojo was laughing insanely again. Rufus took out his gun and began to shoot at Kadaj. Both Kadaj and Destiny teamed up together. They blocked the bullets and knocked the guns out of Rufus's hands easily.
"That is enough," said Hojo, rising to his feet. "So. You brought a Mensik with you."
"How can you tell she's a Mensik?" asked Kadaj.
"Can you not see those silver eyes freeze everything and foresee the future?" said Hojo. "Ah, you must be Destiny. I have heard the rumours of you being around and knowing the future. But I suppose Kadaj found you first."
"That's wrong ..." began Kadaj.
"I found him in the first place!" interrupted Destiny. "And you will not tempt me to join your pathetic scheme, Hojo. People like you make me sick!"
"Those with the Jenova cells make you sick?" laughed Hojo. "And what about Kadaj?"
"Kadaj? Kadaj ... Kadaj has reformed and has returned to us," said Destiny. "I know what you are thinking, Hojo. I know what happens even before you even think of it. You are not experimenting on me and taking my visions away from me."
"You know me better than I know myself, girl," said Hojo. "I've waited for this moment for centuries." A Jenova form appeared behind him. "All the Jenova forms are now resurrected. Prepare to face Jenova-Death. And you know as well as I do that you know the outcome, Destiny. As for you, Kadaj, we will meet again. I ensure you of that."
Forces of SOLDIER then appeared blocking the doorway. The Jenova-Death form hit Kadaj and Destiny hard forcing them out of the stained glass windows making it smash. The pair of them fell in the sky.
"Grab my hand!" said Destiny.
"What?" said Kadaj.
"Trust me, I can fly," said Destiny.
"So you say ..." he said.
"Well, if you want to die, then be my guest," she said, looking impatient.
"Fine! Whatever!" he said. "If I die, then I'm going to haunt you!"
Destiny grabbed Kadaj's hand and they floated in the air. And then gently, they descended upon the ground in front of the Shinra building. The Jenova-Death form then landed as well hissing at them. Kadaj immediately took out his double sword as Destiny did with her Buster Sword duplicate.
"Are you truly ready for this?" asked Destiny. "Jenova's forms are not to be taken lightly. Your brother knew this when he first fought them with his friends."
"I know I am ready," said Kadaj, yet he looked troubled.
The pair of them ran forward to make blows on the Jenova form. It hissed and swayed its tentacles at them. Kadaj was hardly affected, but Destiny seemed to be hurt a bit. She jumped into the air and swung the Buster Sword around continously. She then dived down to the ground and did a Braver. Kadaj smiled. For it was his turn next. He ran quickly at Jenova and then dived down, too. He screamed as he launched his attack and did double the damage that Destiny had done. He came back to the ground and Jenova-Death looked like it was summoning something.
"Oh no," said Destiny.
"What?" asked Kadaj.
"Jenova-Death is summoning Sephiroth," she explained. "We have to stop it now before Sephiroth comes. And knowing him, he will come to defend one of the three forms of Jenova. We cannot fight him yet. He's too strong to handle."
"You should know what he's like at his full strength," said Kadaj. "I should know. I was him for awhile." And I hated it, too. I was wrong about the Reunion and finding Mother. Jenova was just a being that wanted to plague the planet and get rid of the Cetra. Now I know why I have returned. I was brainwashed. I know what I have to do now! "Stand back. You make sure that the big guy isn't coming."
"What? What do you mean, look out for Sephiroth?" asked Destiny. "I can't see this kind of future. What are you intending to do?"
"I intend to go with a plan I have fully formed in my mind," said Kadaj. "Big brother, this one is for you."
He ran quickly and jumped into the air as Jenova was summoning a huge green energy ball blasting straight towards Edge. Meanwhile, Hojo was watching from above. He was particularly impressed with Kadaj.
"It seems Kadaj hasn't lost his touch at all," he said to Rufus. "Tell me, Rufus. Do you love to be manipulated? Do you like it when the Turks are useless to prevent your downfall?"
Rufus Shinra was no longer possessed. He looked at Hojo and glared at him. "I would never answer any of those questions," he said. "Not even if I was one of the last people of this planet and you was the other last man with me."
"How amusing," said Hojo. "You never took after your father. I am sure he is on his way right now as we speak."
"I will never hand over the company to him!" yelled Rufus.
"What choice do you have?" asked Hojo, laughing still. "Shinra Inc has the Jenova cells. I am glad that you were the last experiment. You're lucky that I left your experiment until last. I am so happy to be free of the Lifestream and yet, my research continues! Ha, ha, ha, ha! Muahahahahaha!"
"Your laugh sickens me, Hojo," said Rufus. "I should've sacked you when I first came into power. Your experiments will be no more."
"What? When the failed experiment and his friends are stuck in jail so that they are out of the way?" asked Hojo. "President Shinra will support me. You will be a puppet just like Loz and Yazoo. Kadaj will someday be a puppet as well. Sephiroth's legacy will live on. The Lifestream will become life itself. No one can ever die now."
Kadaj jumped into the air having cut open the Jenova-Death form. "HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT, HOJO?!" he yelled as he descended upon the ground and looked up smiling and laughing. "That felt good. I feel good now. But it's a shame really ..."
"We didn't get to see Cloud or anyone else," said Destiny. "But you know, we can still help the world. We might not be able to get anything else out of Hojo. And I am certain he had nothing to do with the Lifestream breaking and not functioning anymore. What we should do now is go to Nibelheim."
"Why?" asked Kadaj. "There is nothing there."
"It is the hometown of your big brother," said Destiny. "Hojo conducted his experiments there. We will be cast out of Edge, anyway. We may as well leave for now."
"I suppose you are right," said Kadaj. "Let's go see Marlene and Denzel first. They're with Aeris. I want them to come with us. Even the Midgar ruins aren't safe anymore from Hojo or Shinra Inc. You do understand that they must come with us, right?"
"Yes, I do understand," nodded Destiny. "Yet the girl you speak of ... Aeris. I know. She is the last Ancient, the last Cetra. She can be of some use to us. She can help us and protect us, even if it means risking ourselves to danger."
"Good," said Kadaj. "Then let's go to the only place in the Midgar ruins where flowers roam."
He got on his motorbike and Destiny got on behind him. They rode to the old sector five of Midgar. The sun was still shining there at Aeris's old home and the flowers were there, too.
"We're here," he said finally after a short drive. "Hope you like the flowers."
He got off the motorbike and went inside the house with Destiny following him. The first thing Kadaj saw was Marlene and Denzel running around the house. Aeris came down the stairs and was relieved to see Kadaj.
"Kadaj!" she said. "Welcome back! Welcome to my ... well, erm, my old home. I used to live here with my adoptive mother. She's probably moved on since my death ..."
"What's HE doing here?!" shouted Denzel.
"Denzel, he's good now," said Marlene. "Didn't Aeris say he was good?"
"Of course I did," said Aeris. "You can trust me."
"I trust anyone who Marlene trusts," said Denzel. "All except that guy!"
"It's understandable that you do not trust me," said Kadaj. "A lot of people do not trust themselves these days. Aeris, I will tell you everything. We must flee from here. It seems that our old friend, Hojo, is back."
"Hojo? Oh? And who is this?" asked Aeris.
"I'm Destiny," said Destiny. "I'm ... a Mensik."
"Really? Truly?" asked Aeris.
"Yes, she can help us return the Lifestream souls," said Kadaj. "She did at the Shinra building. But we also need some more help. We need help from you as well, Aeris. We need your protection from Shinra. They know that we are all alive. Hojo has implanted Jenova cells on the Shinra employees."
"That includes SOLDIER as well," said Destiny.
"So this ... this was how they were able to capture Cloud and everyone?" whispered Aeris in fear.
"I guess you could say we go to Nibelheim and discover what Hojo did there," he said. "My best bet is that he went there and conduced more experiments. He probably found a way to clone the Jenova cells. Then he must've taken them back here to make a grand takeover."
"We're going to Nibelheim?" asked Marlene. "Where's Daddy?"
"He'll be all right," said Kadaj. "Trust me. I know they will be all right."
In the meantime, security was low. The Turks had been forced into separate rooms in the Shinra building. This meant that Cloud and the others had a chance to escape.
"Damn this!" said Barret. "I'm gonna make my own way out!"
"Barret, this isn't the time to do anything ..." sighed Tifa.
"I gotta go help Marlene! She's my kid and she's my responsibility!" yelled Barret. "I don't wanna get implanted Jenova cells in me!"
"Well, I already do have them," said Cloud. "And you don't want to have them."
"Tell you what," said Vincent. "I have my ways of escaping. I don't use my head a lot. Perhaps two of us should escape and come back for the others later?"
"Good idea, Vincent," said Cloud. "I'll stay here. They need me. You and Barret break out of here."
"And I'll stay here with you, Cloud," said Tifa.
"What about us?" complained Yuffie.
"We'll be fine," said Cait Sith.
Barret shot at the laser barrier and it suddenly broke. "Yo, Vincent! Can you get out?" he said.
"With pleasure," said Vincent, turning into a form of monster and bashing against the laser barrier, thus, getting out as well.
"Go and find Denzel and Marlene," instructed Cloud. "We'll all wait here for you. Now go!"
And with that, Barret and Vincent escaped the Shinra building undetected.
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Got bored of waiting for replies. Thought I'd throw in the next chapter.
Chapter Six: On The Run
"What? So now we're up against people as strong as you?" asked Aeris.
Kadaj and Destiny had told Aeris everything, which included about the special forces of SOLDIER now infected with Jenova cells. Heck, all the forces of SOLDIER were infected with them. Even Rufus Shinra had Jenova cells in his own body. The only ones without them were the Turks, Cloud and the others in jail with him. That was all they could tell Aeris.
"But why should we still trust you?" asked Denzel, looking very angry.
"Denzel! Calm down!" said Marlene. "Sit down. Please, Denzel?"
"Marlene ..." began Denzel.
"We have to trust him because he is the strongest one of us who can protect us right now," said Destiny.
"But you're powerful too, right?" asked Aeris. "You are a Mensik, after all."
"Yeah, but not until I become the guardian of the Lifestream," said Destiny. "So, Kadaj. What are we going to do until then?"
"We're going to make a trip to Nibelheim, but we have to get out of here fast," said Kadaj. "Knowing Hojo, he'll be trying to find us right now. But! That's no reason to run either. But we have to run anyway. Hojo will search the whole of Midgar's ruins for us and Edge as well. For now, we'll go to Kalm and rest there. Then I'll tell you all I know of what on earth is going on."
He went outside and got on his motorbike. Destiny smiled as she came out and then stared out at the flowers. "They're so beautiful ..." she whispered as she watched Marlene run out of the house and pick some flowers up. "They're as beautiful as the planet." She looked concerned. "We have to save this planet from its own destruction."
"That's right," said Aeris. "Just as we did three years ago and a year ago."
"And that meant you dying," said Kadaj. "But I suppose you knew it had to come to past."
"I need to make a stop," said Destiny.
Kadaj looked at her as she started to walk out of the area. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"Supplies," she simply said and then disappeared back into the main Midgar ruins.
In the meantime, Vincent jumped up the hill beyond the Chocobo farm just beyond where the Midgar Zolom had once roamed and Sephiroth had killed it mercilessly. Barret was right behind him shooting down any monsters that came in their way, whilst Vincent was clawing his way up and shooting the occasional monster with his gun.
"Looks like we made it this far, huh?" said Barret. "Can't find Marlene, but it seems that Shinra doesn't have her either. Maybe Denzel took her somewhere safe. For now, I guess it's just you and me, pal."
"Yes," said Vincent. "Perhaps we should go to Corel Town? I suspect that some old faces will be there."
"You don't mean ..." began Barret. "I can't face that again, man. Eleanor ... Dyne ... my wife ... I couldn't take it seeing their faces. They'd haunt me for life."
"You should learn to deal with it," said Vincent as his red ripped cloak floated in the air. "You should learn to be a man and handle anything that comes your way."
"Huh! Maybe you're right," said Barret. "Maybe I can handle this. But I sure hope that Dyne hasn't got Marlene. Who knows what he'd do to her?"
"If I was a dead man and my best friend has my own daughter, I'd mercilessly hunt down my daughter immediately," said Vincent. "To know what a Lifestream soul's motives are, you'd have to think like a Lifestream soul. They only think of revenge and havoc. But then ... look at what Kadaj did earlier."
"That silver haired ass is back?!" yelled Barret.
"I heard from Reno before," he continued. "That he'd changed in a way. He wasn't the same remnant of Sephiroth that Cloud once fought. I think he has reformed. I think Cloud saved him before he died and his spirit passed on to the Lifestream."
"You use your head a lot, yeah?" he said. "Well! I gotta find Marlene or else that Dyne's gonna get to her first!"
Back in the Midgar ruins, Destiny had agreed to meet Kadaj at the front of the ruins where the entrance to Midgar had once been. He, Aeris, Denzel and Marlene waited there for her return.
"She's not coming back, is she?" said Denzel, sounding impatient.
"Trust me," said Kadaj. "She will come back. Why do you still hold a grudge against me?"
"Because you brainwashed me and used me, you son of a bitch!" he yelled.
"Denzel!" said Aeris. "Please. Not now ..."
Denzel looked angry still, but he hugged Marlene. "Don't worry," he whispered. "I'm going to take good care of you, I promise."
And then seconds later, Destiny arrived on her own truck. "I'm here," she said.
"So what did you have in mind when you said supplies?" asked Kadaj.
"Oh, just the usual things I carry," she said. "I have food, drinks, medicine and of course, my own mini-truck. Aeris, Denzel and Marlene can get on. You can cover us whilst we travel."
"And here I was thinking that I'd have you sat with me on the motorbike ..." smiled Kadaj. "Only messing, Aeris. I am taking this as seriously as you know I would."
But Aeris did not let it go so easily. She climbed and clambered on to the back of the pickup truck with Denzel and Marlene. As Destiny closed the mini door at the back, she walked to Kadaj and spoke to him.
"Kadaj, promise me you won't get yourself killed, right?" she asked.
"You're the one that's supposed to see the future," said Kadaj. "You tell me what my fate will be, Destiny. You are the all knowing destiny after all."
With that, he got on to his motorbike and started it up. Destiny got into the pickup truck and turned the engine on. "Are you three all right in the back?" she asked.
"Yes! We're fine," said Aeris.
"Then get ready for the ride of your lives," said Destiny.
"This is gonna be sweet!" said Denzel. "A girl driving? Come on!"
"You obviously underestimate what spunky girls can do," she said. "Hit it, Kadaj."
"With pleasure," he smiled and then rode his motorbike on one wheel and then went speeding into the glass exit. The glass smashed and he stopped when he had broken through. "There's more room for a pickup truck now."
Destiny drove the pickup through the smashed exit and then drove with Kadaj. "Watch our backs!" she told him. "Make sure that SOLDIER aren't coming! Remember! You're the only one that can handle them!"
"Do you have to remind me?" he asked irritably. But then he noticed that Hojo was watching from a distance. "He's sending them out." And then came SOLDIER on motorbikes that were rubbish compared to his. Kadaj took out his double sword and started to attack them since they also had swords.
"Where's Mother?" they asked.
"He's hiding her!" they said.
"No! He could be lying!" they said. "He might have Mother with him now!"
Kadaj ignored what they were saying and outmatched their strength, but it wasn't or didn't look easy. He had a hard time getting rid of them. Their power was great and immense than Kadaj had ever imagined. He continued to use his own power to get rid of them. It was occasionally that he sent green blasts at them with the materia he still wielded from a year ago.
"I said this wouldn't be easy!" sang Destiny as she took out the duplicate Buster Sword and slashed the motorbikes getting to the right handside of the truck. "Damn these SOLDIER guys!"
"Destiny!" said Aeris. "Let me take the wheel whilst you take them out!"
"No way! You can protect us, right? That's what Kadaj said, didn't he?" she asked.
"He did?" said Aeris, looking at Kadaj. "He just ASSUMED that I would."
"Will you?" said Destiny. "I can see anything that gets attacked at me from behind because of the visions. All I need is your protection and we can get out of this mess."
"I ... I will try to do my best," said Aeris.
"No, Aeris! You WILL do your best!" said Kadaj. "I know you can do it!" He kept on slashing SOLDIER until they jumped into the air.
"Kadaj! Look out!" yelled Destiny. She sent a green beam from her pearl and it destroyed the SOLDIER around him. Feeling relieved that there were no more from SOLDIER, she stopped the truck. Kadaj swerved his motorbike and looked at Midgar. They were many miles away from it now.
"Goodbye, Midgar," he said. "And hello, Kalm."
They were just metres away from the small village nearby. Kadaj went ahead and rode there with Destiny driving the truck behind him trying to keep up with him.
"It appears that my strength was not needed," said Aeris.
"It will be needed someday," said Destiny. "I know what you're thinking. You will be reunited with him one day. You'll be able to tell him how you feel."
"What do you mean?" asked Aeris.
"Oh, you know what I mean," she said and smiled. "It's destiny speaking for itself. Perhaps it should be left alone for now."
Aeris did leave it alone as Destiny had predicted and expected. She opened the door and stepped out of the truck looking at Kadaj. Kadaj smiled and looked at her. "It seems we did it," he said.
"Uh-uh!" she said. "YOU did it. You didn't need our help anyway. You had all the strength you needed. Now come on, let's take the truck and your motorbike to the Kalm garage to get them checked out. And don't worry about the money, I have it covered."
"You're rich as well as seeing the future?" asked Kadaj. "Do you by any chance gamble with your powers?"
"I certainly do not!" said Destiny, looking annoyed.
"Fine then," said Kadaj as he got back on to his motorbike. "So be it." Destiny got back into the truck and got behind the wheel again. Together, they drove to Kalm and parked their vehicles in the garage.
Kadaj and Destiny escorted Aeris, Denzel and Marlene to the hotel where they all rested. Destiny shared a room with Aeris and Marlene, whilst Kadaj was left to share a room with Denzel. This was the least of all that he wanted on the planet ... to be left alone in a room with Denzel, who hated him the most.
"This is for the best right now," he told Denzel as they both came into the room. "You can't exactly be with the girls right now. I need to talk to you as well, Denzel."
Denzel shut the door and jumped on to a bed marking his territory. "Gonna tell me that I'm Mother's special child again?" he said. "I know who you were talking about. Cloud told me. You were talking about Jenova, the Calmity of the Skies. I'm not as thick as I look anymore."
"We need some man talk and I want to take out the man out of you, Denzel," said Kadaj. "I know you're young and all, but I really want you to do your best."
For once, Denzel wasn't angry. He was confused and curious. "What do you mean, my best?" he said. "Are you asking me to do something for you?"
"Yes," said Kadaj. "I want you to protect Marlene just in case Aeris cannot protect the two of you."
"You mean she won't be able to do it?" asked Denzel.
"I mean that I need you in case of something happening should myself, Destiny or Aeris fail in the mission of protecting you two," he said. "Shinra is after you. You know, right? Well, it's time to let go of the past! You need to be thinking of the present time now! You need to think of the future as well. We need to save Cloud and everyone else, right? You want Tifa out of there, right? Now is the time to put aside our differences and work together."
But Denzel did not reply to this right away. He crossed his arms. "So what's in it for me?" he asked.
Kadaj was annoyed. How could a young boy be asking what was in it for him when there was no time for this? Alas, he kept being patient and thought about it carefully. But what could I do for him? I guess Destiny might not like what I have in plan, but it's the only way. "Tell you what, Denzel," he said. "We're travelling the world. You're coming with us, right?"
"I know that, silly," said Denzel. "I said what's in it for ME?"
"Well," said Kadaj. "If you do a really good job of protecting Marlene from Shinra or anything else that comes our way, I'll ... take you to the Gold Saucer."
"R-Really?! I've always wanted to go there!" said Denzel.
"Sure, Denzel," said Kadaj. "Do your job and I'll do mine. Then we're both even."
"Ok then!" said Denzel. He yawned and climbed into bed with a smile on his face. "Who knows, Kadaj? Maybe you really have ... changed." And with that, he rested his head on the pillow and began to sleep.
"No one can get to sleep that easily," said Kadaj to himself as he himself got into bed.
Chapter Six: On The Run
"What? So now we're up against people as strong as you?" asked Aeris.
Kadaj and Destiny had told Aeris everything, which included about the special forces of SOLDIER now infected with Jenova cells. Heck, all the forces of SOLDIER were infected with them. Even Rufus Shinra had Jenova cells in his own body. The only ones without them were the Turks, Cloud and the others in jail with him. That was all they could tell Aeris.
"But why should we still trust you?" asked Denzel, looking very angry.
"Denzel! Calm down!" said Marlene. "Sit down. Please, Denzel?"
"Marlene ..." began Denzel.
"We have to trust him because he is the strongest one of us who can protect us right now," said Destiny.
"But you're powerful too, right?" asked Aeris. "You are a Mensik, after all."
"Yeah, but not until I become the guardian of the Lifestream," said Destiny. "So, Kadaj. What are we going to do until then?"
"We're going to make a trip to Nibelheim, but we have to get out of here fast," said Kadaj. "Knowing Hojo, he'll be trying to find us right now. But! That's no reason to run either. But we have to run anyway. Hojo will search the whole of Midgar's ruins for us and Edge as well. For now, we'll go to Kalm and rest there. Then I'll tell you all I know of what on earth is going on."
He went outside and got on his motorbike. Destiny smiled as she came out and then stared out at the flowers. "They're so beautiful ..." she whispered as she watched Marlene run out of the house and pick some flowers up. "They're as beautiful as the planet." She looked concerned. "We have to save this planet from its own destruction."
"That's right," said Aeris. "Just as we did three years ago and a year ago."
"And that meant you dying," said Kadaj. "But I suppose you knew it had to come to past."
"I need to make a stop," said Destiny.
Kadaj looked at her as she started to walk out of the area. "What do you mean?" he asked.
"Supplies," she simply said and then disappeared back into the main Midgar ruins.
In the meantime, Vincent jumped up the hill beyond the Chocobo farm just beyond where the Midgar Zolom had once roamed and Sephiroth had killed it mercilessly. Barret was right behind him shooting down any monsters that came in their way, whilst Vincent was clawing his way up and shooting the occasional monster with his gun.
"Looks like we made it this far, huh?" said Barret. "Can't find Marlene, but it seems that Shinra doesn't have her either. Maybe Denzel took her somewhere safe. For now, I guess it's just you and me, pal."
"Yes," said Vincent. "Perhaps we should go to Corel Town? I suspect that some old faces will be there."
"You don't mean ..." began Barret. "I can't face that again, man. Eleanor ... Dyne ... my wife ... I couldn't take it seeing their faces. They'd haunt me for life."
"You should learn to deal with it," said Vincent as his red ripped cloak floated in the air. "You should learn to be a man and handle anything that comes your way."
"Huh! Maybe you're right," said Barret. "Maybe I can handle this. But I sure hope that Dyne hasn't got Marlene. Who knows what he'd do to her?"
"If I was a dead man and my best friend has my own daughter, I'd mercilessly hunt down my daughter immediately," said Vincent. "To know what a Lifestream soul's motives are, you'd have to think like a Lifestream soul. They only think of revenge and havoc. But then ... look at what Kadaj did earlier."
"That silver haired ass is back?!" yelled Barret.
"I heard from Reno before," he continued. "That he'd changed in a way. He wasn't the same remnant of Sephiroth that Cloud once fought. I think he has reformed. I think Cloud saved him before he died and his spirit passed on to the Lifestream."
"You use your head a lot, yeah?" he said. "Well! I gotta find Marlene or else that Dyne's gonna get to her first!"
Back in the Midgar ruins, Destiny had agreed to meet Kadaj at the front of the ruins where the entrance to Midgar had once been. He, Aeris, Denzel and Marlene waited there for her return.
"She's not coming back, is she?" said Denzel, sounding impatient.
"Trust me," said Kadaj. "She will come back. Why do you still hold a grudge against me?"
"Because you brainwashed me and used me, you son of a bitch!" he yelled.
"Denzel!" said Aeris. "Please. Not now ..."
Denzel looked angry still, but he hugged Marlene. "Don't worry," he whispered. "I'm going to take good care of you, I promise."
And then seconds later, Destiny arrived on her own truck. "I'm here," she said.
"So what did you have in mind when you said supplies?" asked Kadaj.
"Oh, just the usual things I carry," she said. "I have food, drinks, medicine and of course, my own mini-truck. Aeris, Denzel and Marlene can get on. You can cover us whilst we travel."
"And here I was thinking that I'd have you sat with me on the motorbike ..." smiled Kadaj. "Only messing, Aeris. I am taking this as seriously as you know I would."
But Aeris did not let it go so easily. She climbed and clambered on to the back of the pickup truck with Denzel and Marlene. As Destiny closed the mini door at the back, she walked to Kadaj and spoke to him.
"Kadaj, promise me you won't get yourself killed, right?" she asked.
"You're the one that's supposed to see the future," said Kadaj. "You tell me what my fate will be, Destiny. You are the all knowing destiny after all."
With that, he got on to his motorbike and started it up. Destiny got into the pickup truck and turned the engine on. "Are you three all right in the back?" she asked.
"Yes! We're fine," said Aeris.
"Then get ready for the ride of your lives," said Destiny.
"This is gonna be sweet!" said Denzel. "A girl driving? Come on!"
"You obviously underestimate what spunky girls can do," she said. "Hit it, Kadaj."
"With pleasure," he smiled and then rode his motorbike on one wheel and then went speeding into the glass exit. The glass smashed and he stopped when he had broken through. "There's more room for a pickup truck now."
Destiny drove the pickup through the smashed exit and then drove with Kadaj. "Watch our backs!" she told him. "Make sure that SOLDIER aren't coming! Remember! You're the only one that can handle them!"
"Do you have to remind me?" he asked irritably. But then he noticed that Hojo was watching from a distance. "He's sending them out." And then came SOLDIER on motorbikes that were rubbish compared to his. Kadaj took out his double sword and started to attack them since they also had swords.
"Where's Mother?" they asked.
"He's hiding her!" they said.
"No! He could be lying!" they said. "He might have Mother with him now!"
Kadaj ignored what they were saying and outmatched their strength, but it wasn't or didn't look easy. He had a hard time getting rid of them. Their power was great and immense than Kadaj had ever imagined. He continued to use his own power to get rid of them. It was occasionally that he sent green blasts at them with the materia he still wielded from a year ago.
"I said this wouldn't be easy!" sang Destiny as she took out the duplicate Buster Sword and slashed the motorbikes getting to the right handside of the truck. "Damn these SOLDIER guys!"
"Destiny!" said Aeris. "Let me take the wheel whilst you take them out!"
"No way! You can protect us, right? That's what Kadaj said, didn't he?" she asked.
"He did?" said Aeris, looking at Kadaj. "He just ASSUMED that I would."
"Will you?" said Destiny. "I can see anything that gets attacked at me from behind because of the visions. All I need is your protection and we can get out of this mess."
"I ... I will try to do my best," said Aeris.
"No, Aeris! You WILL do your best!" said Kadaj. "I know you can do it!" He kept on slashing SOLDIER until they jumped into the air.
"Kadaj! Look out!" yelled Destiny. She sent a green beam from her pearl and it destroyed the SOLDIER around him. Feeling relieved that there were no more from SOLDIER, she stopped the truck. Kadaj swerved his motorbike and looked at Midgar. They were many miles away from it now.
"Goodbye, Midgar," he said. "And hello, Kalm."
They were just metres away from the small village nearby. Kadaj went ahead and rode there with Destiny driving the truck behind him trying to keep up with him.
"It appears that my strength was not needed," said Aeris.
"It will be needed someday," said Destiny. "I know what you're thinking. You will be reunited with him one day. You'll be able to tell him how you feel."
"What do you mean?" asked Aeris.
"Oh, you know what I mean," she said and smiled. "It's destiny speaking for itself. Perhaps it should be left alone for now."
Aeris did leave it alone as Destiny had predicted and expected. She opened the door and stepped out of the truck looking at Kadaj. Kadaj smiled and looked at her. "It seems we did it," he said.
"Uh-uh!" she said. "YOU did it. You didn't need our help anyway. You had all the strength you needed. Now come on, let's take the truck and your motorbike to the Kalm garage to get them checked out. And don't worry about the money, I have it covered."
"You're rich as well as seeing the future?" asked Kadaj. "Do you by any chance gamble with your powers?"
"I certainly do not!" said Destiny, looking annoyed.
"Fine then," said Kadaj as he got back on to his motorbike. "So be it." Destiny got back into the truck and got behind the wheel again. Together, they drove to Kalm and parked their vehicles in the garage.
Kadaj and Destiny escorted Aeris, Denzel and Marlene to the hotel where they all rested. Destiny shared a room with Aeris and Marlene, whilst Kadaj was left to share a room with Denzel. This was the least of all that he wanted on the planet ... to be left alone in a room with Denzel, who hated him the most.
"This is for the best right now," he told Denzel as they both came into the room. "You can't exactly be with the girls right now. I need to talk to you as well, Denzel."
Denzel shut the door and jumped on to a bed marking his territory. "Gonna tell me that I'm Mother's special child again?" he said. "I know who you were talking about. Cloud told me. You were talking about Jenova, the Calmity of the Skies. I'm not as thick as I look anymore."
"We need some man talk and I want to take out the man out of you, Denzel," said Kadaj. "I know you're young and all, but I really want you to do your best."
For once, Denzel wasn't angry. He was confused and curious. "What do you mean, my best?" he said. "Are you asking me to do something for you?"
"Yes," said Kadaj. "I want you to protect Marlene just in case Aeris cannot protect the two of you."
"You mean she won't be able to do it?" asked Denzel.
"I mean that I need you in case of something happening should myself, Destiny or Aeris fail in the mission of protecting you two," he said. "Shinra is after you. You know, right? Well, it's time to let go of the past! You need to be thinking of the present time now! You need to think of the future as well. We need to save Cloud and everyone else, right? You want Tifa out of there, right? Now is the time to put aside our differences and work together."
But Denzel did not reply to this right away. He crossed his arms. "So what's in it for me?" he asked.
Kadaj was annoyed. How could a young boy be asking what was in it for him when there was no time for this? Alas, he kept being patient and thought about it carefully. But what could I do for him? I guess Destiny might not like what I have in plan, but it's the only way. "Tell you what, Denzel," he said. "We're travelling the world. You're coming with us, right?"
"I know that, silly," said Denzel. "I said what's in it for ME?"
"Well," said Kadaj. "If you do a really good job of protecting Marlene from Shinra or anything else that comes our way, I'll ... take you to the Gold Saucer."
"R-Really?! I've always wanted to go there!" said Denzel.
"Sure, Denzel," said Kadaj. "Do your job and I'll do mine. Then we're both even."
"Ok then!" said Denzel. He yawned and climbed into bed with a smile on his face. "Who knows, Kadaj? Maybe you really have ... changed." And with that, he rested his head on the pillow and began to sleep.
"No one can get to sleep that easily," said Kadaj to himself as he himself got into bed.
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Chapter 7: Changing Of The Ways
Denzel was yawning loudly, but that did not keep Kadaj up. He tossed and turned in his sleep as he moaned. There were flashing images in his mind of the time when Hojo experimented on him. This had not happened before, but perhaps it was due to the fact that he had recently seen Hojo again. Denzel moaned and woke up because Kadaj was making such a ruckus. He ran over to Kadaj shaking him.
"Kadaj? Kadaj!" he said. "Wake up! You're dreaming."
"N-No ..." whispered Kadaj in his sleep. "N-No ... NOOOOOOOO!" He suddenly grabbed his sword and then stabbed Denzel without realising it.
Denzel looked at him in shock. Kadaj was perhaps in more shock than Denzel himself. "I ..." began Kadaj. "AERIS! HELP ME! SOMEONE HELP ..."
Aeris bursted into the room and Denzel pulled out the sword out of his gut falling to the floor ... unconscious. Aeris bent down and started to heal him. In shock, Kadaj dropped his sword and looked at the ground blankly.
"What's going on?" said Destiny as she ran into the room and Marlene turned the lights on when Destiny had already forbid her to come into the room with her.
"Denzel! Are you all right?" asked Marlene, running to his side.
Aeris was done healing his wounds and looked at Kadaj when she stood on her feet. "Are you ok?" she asked. "Come on, tell me what happened."
"It's happening again," said Kadaj as his hands started shaking.
"What's happening again?" asked Destiny.
"You c-call yourself someone with visions and not know?" said Kadaj, as he shook and trembled.
"Destiny, take Denzel and Marlene to our room," instructed Aeris. "I'll see what's wrong. Take them and get them into bed."
"Sure, tell me in the morning what's going on," said Destiny as she ushered Denzel and Marlene out of the room and into bed.
In the meantime, Kadaj was stuck with Aeris. "What is going on, Kadaj?" asked Aeris.
"I ... I have the fear that I'm ... well ..." began Kadaj. "It's Sephiroth. I think he is playing with my worst fears to make me a puppet to him just as he did with Loz and Yazoo. I lost them, but I won't lose myself to him."
"I know you won't," said Aeris. "But I'm concerned for you, Kadaj. I know you're not the person to admit things, but ... you need to discuss your problems more. You're the Lifestream Warrior, remember? The Chosen One."
"Whoever mentioned the Chosen One?" asked Kadaj.
"Me!" said Aeris, putting her hand up as if she was a schoolgirl in class.
"Ok, but you know ... I've never had a normal life, have I?" he sighed. "I have the Jenova cells and I'm a dead man walking around because of an accident in the Lifestream. I hate it. I really hate it."
"Me too," said Aeris. "I've been an Ancient all my life. My mother died and so did my father. So I've never known them really. But my foster mother looked after me. I knew a family. But Kadaj, you do know how it feels to have family. You had Loz and Yazoo. And now you have friends. You have myself, Marlene, Destiny ... and well, Denzel is starting to trust you. You could have a normal life. Look not on the past, but on the future. Be careful, Kadaj. Don't let him get to you."
She went back into the other room and then seconds later, Destiny came into the room with a smile on her face that made Kadaj feel that everything was all right. "I guess you two sorted it out, huh?" she smiled. "Denzel and Marlene are asleep now. So quick for Denzel to sleep, huh? Well, I'll sleep in here and I'll know if something's wrong."
Destiny climbed into the bed that Denzel had been sleeping in and rested her eyes. Kadaj himself clambered back into his own bed and sighed. How he wished that things were so simple. He had another chance ... but only to sort things out and restore the Lifestream. How it was fortunate that he was able to find her ... or rather she found him. He closed his eyes and did not experience another nightmare.
In the meantime, Barret and Vincent had reached Junon. News of their breakout had reached the world's eyes and ears only a few hours ago. They were great working together. Both of them wielded guns and had little resistance that got in their way. But now, they were in Junon and it was full of soldiers.
"You got a plan, mysterious guy?" asked Barret as they neared the docks and waited for their next move.
"Yes," replied Vincent. "Cloud told me how you was able to board the Junon boat going to the new continent. He also told me how he was able to get on as well."
"Oh yeah," nodded Barret. "What do we do then?"
"Plain obvious," said Vincent. "Follow my lead."
A lone SOLDIER was on his way to the changing rooms. Vincent dived down and knocked him out with his metal gold claw. He then ran into a corner, stripped him of his SOLDIER uniform and put it on smiling. He came out and did a salute to Barret.
"Whaddya mean - grab a SOLDIER and steal his uniform!" he yelled. "That's it, you b*****d! I'm gonna get you!"
He jumped down, but instead he crushed a SOLDIER that was walking by.
"There you go," smiled Vincent. "Now get his uniform. It's your size."
"Hell, I'm gonna blacken your eyes out when I get my hands on you!" yelled Barret, doing the same as Vincent did. He growled when he came to Vincent. "I hate this stupid helmet."
"Oh, come on," said Vincent. "Consider it a bit of fun."
"I'll fun your ass when I get out of this!" yelled Barret. "Do we have to do the stupid dance routine?"
"Cloud didn't say it was a dance routine," said Vincent. "He considered it as a routine to salute and etcetera ... anyway, time to get onboard."
Vincent and Barret boarded the boat. They looked at Junon. A tear came down Barret's right eye.
"M-Marlene ..." he whispered. "I ... I'll find you ..."
The next morning arose. Kadaj was already gone, however. Destiny was quite shocked to find that he was gone and alerted Aeris immediately. Marlene was quite surprised. The only one that was worried for Kadaj was Denzel. He felt it was partly his fault that Kadaj had left.
"Something doesn't feel right," he said.
"What you do you mean, Denzel?" asked Marlene.
"He's going," said Denzel.
"Where, Denzel?" asked Aeris.
"Please tell me and say if I'm right," said Destiny.
"I think that he may think that his cure is in Junon," said Denzel. "I thought I heard him talking to himself just before he left. He thinks that he can find a cure for the Jenova cells ... at the Reunion."
Meanwhile, Kadaj was out of the cave on his motorbike. He was just some miles away from Junon now. He smiled. He could feel the freedom right now. He knew that he did not need the Jenova cells anymore and he needed to tell that to Loz and Yazoo.
"My brothers ..." he whispered. "I am coming to bring you good news."
He zoomed off in the direction of Junon, but then his attention was caught by a tree-like building.
"What is that?" he said to himself. He drove towards it to see that the people there were possessed by Shinra. President Shinra was there.
"Ah, Kadaj," said President Shinra. "I have been expecting you."
And there was Rufus at his side looking unhappy. Hojo laughed as he stood slightly in front of President Shinra.
"I told you he would come!" he giggled uncontrollably.
"HOJO!" yelled Kadaj. The anger was seen in his eyes.
"I knew that the anger would bring you here," said Hojo. "I knew that making you live your nightmares would bring you to our lair."
"What? You tricked me?" yelled Kadaj. "Rufus Shinra!"
"I had no choice in the matter," said Rufus. "I've been implanted with the Jenova cells as well, after all. I cannot do anything. I'm powerless to prevent anything from happening."
The special forces of SOLDIER surrounded Kadaj and pointed their guns at him. Kadaj laughed at what they did. "So you still use them again?" he smiled. "Oh, gee. Hojo, they're just mere puppets! You took their souls and put monsters in them."
"I thought I did that with all of my experiments?" said Hojo. "Sephiroth, Cloud, Loz, Yazoo ... even you. All of my experiments are rare to be controlling the Jenova cells inside of them. I control it fully. And now I have you again, Kadaj. Your girlfriend isn't with you anymore, is she?"
And like last time, Hojo raised his hands. Kadaj went up into the air looking quite angry at what he had said.
"SHE IS NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" yelled Kadaj. "Oh, great ..."
"Things are going to change, Kadaj," said President Shinra. "They are definitely going to change. First off, we are locating Barret and Vincent. They are escapees that managed to escape when you confronted Hojo. And now, you are going to become another one of our prisoners."
Chapter 7: Changing Of The Ways
Denzel was yawning loudly, but that did not keep Kadaj up. He tossed and turned in his sleep as he moaned. There were flashing images in his mind of the time when Hojo experimented on him. This had not happened before, but perhaps it was due to the fact that he had recently seen Hojo again. Denzel moaned and woke up because Kadaj was making such a ruckus. He ran over to Kadaj shaking him.
"Kadaj? Kadaj!" he said. "Wake up! You're dreaming."
"N-No ..." whispered Kadaj in his sleep. "N-No ... NOOOOOOOO!" He suddenly grabbed his sword and then stabbed Denzel without realising it.
Denzel looked at him in shock. Kadaj was perhaps in more shock than Denzel himself. "I ..." began Kadaj. "AERIS! HELP ME! SOMEONE HELP ..."
Aeris bursted into the room and Denzel pulled out the sword out of his gut falling to the floor ... unconscious. Aeris bent down and started to heal him. In shock, Kadaj dropped his sword and looked at the ground blankly.
"What's going on?" said Destiny as she ran into the room and Marlene turned the lights on when Destiny had already forbid her to come into the room with her.
"Denzel! Are you all right?" asked Marlene, running to his side.
Aeris was done healing his wounds and looked at Kadaj when she stood on her feet. "Are you ok?" she asked. "Come on, tell me what happened."
"It's happening again," said Kadaj as his hands started shaking.
"What's happening again?" asked Destiny.
"You c-call yourself someone with visions and not know?" said Kadaj, as he shook and trembled.
"Destiny, take Denzel and Marlene to our room," instructed Aeris. "I'll see what's wrong. Take them and get them into bed."
"Sure, tell me in the morning what's going on," said Destiny as she ushered Denzel and Marlene out of the room and into bed.
In the meantime, Kadaj was stuck with Aeris. "What is going on, Kadaj?" asked Aeris.
"I ... I have the fear that I'm ... well ..." began Kadaj. "It's Sephiroth. I think he is playing with my worst fears to make me a puppet to him just as he did with Loz and Yazoo. I lost them, but I won't lose myself to him."
"I know you won't," said Aeris. "But I'm concerned for you, Kadaj. I know you're not the person to admit things, but ... you need to discuss your problems more. You're the Lifestream Warrior, remember? The Chosen One."
"Whoever mentioned the Chosen One?" asked Kadaj.
"Me!" said Aeris, putting her hand up as if she was a schoolgirl in class.
"Ok, but you know ... I've never had a normal life, have I?" he sighed. "I have the Jenova cells and I'm a dead man walking around because of an accident in the Lifestream. I hate it. I really hate it."
"Me too," said Aeris. "I've been an Ancient all my life. My mother died and so did my father. So I've never known them really. But my foster mother looked after me. I knew a family. But Kadaj, you do know how it feels to have family. You had Loz and Yazoo. And now you have friends. You have myself, Marlene, Destiny ... and well, Denzel is starting to trust you. You could have a normal life. Look not on the past, but on the future. Be careful, Kadaj. Don't let him get to you."
She went back into the other room and then seconds later, Destiny came into the room with a smile on her face that made Kadaj feel that everything was all right. "I guess you two sorted it out, huh?" she smiled. "Denzel and Marlene are asleep now. So quick for Denzel to sleep, huh? Well, I'll sleep in here and I'll know if something's wrong."
Destiny climbed into the bed that Denzel had been sleeping in and rested her eyes. Kadaj himself clambered back into his own bed and sighed. How he wished that things were so simple. He had another chance ... but only to sort things out and restore the Lifestream. How it was fortunate that he was able to find her ... or rather she found him. He closed his eyes and did not experience another nightmare.
In the meantime, Barret and Vincent had reached Junon. News of their breakout had reached the world's eyes and ears only a few hours ago. They were great working together. Both of them wielded guns and had little resistance that got in their way. But now, they were in Junon and it was full of soldiers.
"You got a plan, mysterious guy?" asked Barret as they neared the docks and waited for their next move.
"Yes," replied Vincent. "Cloud told me how you was able to board the Junon boat going to the new continent. He also told me how he was able to get on as well."
"Oh yeah," nodded Barret. "What do we do then?"
"Plain obvious," said Vincent. "Follow my lead."
A lone SOLDIER was on his way to the changing rooms. Vincent dived down and knocked him out with his metal gold claw. He then ran into a corner, stripped him of his SOLDIER uniform and put it on smiling. He came out and did a salute to Barret.
"Whaddya mean - grab a SOLDIER and steal his uniform!" he yelled. "That's it, you b*****d! I'm gonna get you!"
He jumped down, but instead he crushed a SOLDIER that was walking by.
"There you go," smiled Vincent. "Now get his uniform. It's your size."
"Hell, I'm gonna blacken your eyes out when I get my hands on you!" yelled Barret, doing the same as Vincent did. He growled when he came to Vincent. "I hate this stupid helmet."
"Oh, come on," said Vincent. "Consider it a bit of fun."
"I'll fun your ass when I get out of this!" yelled Barret. "Do we have to do the stupid dance routine?"
"Cloud didn't say it was a dance routine," said Vincent. "He considered it as a routine to salute and etcetera ... anyway, time to get onboard."
Vincent and Barret boarded the boat. They looked at Junon. A tear came down Barret's right eye.
"M-Marlene ..." he whispered. "I ... I'll find you ..."
The next morning arose. Kadaj was already gone, however. Destiny was quite shocked to find that he was gone and alerted Aeris immediately. Marlene was quite surprised. The only one that was worried for Kadaj was Denzel. He felt it was partly his fault that Kadaj had left.
"Something doesn't feel right," he said.
"What you do you mean, Denzel?" asked Marlene.
"He's going," said Denzel.
"Where, Denzel?" asked Aeris.
"Please tell me and say if I'm right," said Destiny.
"I think that he may think that his cure is in Junon," said Denzel. "I thought I heard him talking to himself just before he left. He thinks that he can find a cure for the Jenova cells ... at the Reunion."
Meanwhile, Kadaj was out of the cave on his motorbike. He was just some miles away from Junon now. He smiled. He could feel the freedom right now. He knew that he did not need the Jenova cells anymore and he needed to tell that to Loz and Yazoo.
"My brothers ..." he whispered. "I am coming to bring you good news."
He zoomed off in the direction of Junon, but then his attention was caught by a tree-like building.
"What is that?" he said to himself. He drove towards it to see that the people there were possessed by Shinra. President Shinra was there.
"Ah, Kadaj," said President Shinra. "I have been expecting you."
And there was Rufus at his side looking unhappy. Hojo laughed as he stood slightly in front of President Shinra.
"I told you he would come!" he giggled uncontrollably.
"HOJO!" yelled Kadaj. The anger was seen in his eyes.
"I knew that the anger would bring you here," said Hojo. "I knew that making you live your nightmares would bring you to our lair."
"What? You tricked me?" yelled Kadaj. "Rufus Shinra!"
"I had no choice in the matter," said Rufus. "I've been implanted with the Jenova cells as well, after all. I cannot do anything. I'm powerless to prevent anything from happening."
The special forces of SOLDIER surrounded Kadaj and pointed their guns at him. Kadaj laughed at what they did. "So you still use them again?" he smiled. "Oh, gee. Hojo, they're just mere puppets! You took their souls and put monsters in them."
"I thought I did that with all of my experiments?" said Hojo. "Sephiroth, Cloud, Loz, Yazoo ... even you. All of my experiments are rare to be controlling the Jenova cells inside of them. I control it fully. And now I have you again, Kadaj. Your girlfriend isn't with you anymore, is she?"
And like last time, Hojo raised his hands. Kadaj went up into the air looking quite angry at what he had said.
"SHE IS NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" yelled Kadaj. "Oh, great ..."
"Things are going to change, Kadaj," said President Shinra. "They are definitely going to change. First off, we are locating Barret and Vincent. They are escapees that managed to escape when you confronted Hojo. And now, you are going to become another one of our prisoners."
Can't wat to read the next chapter!
Unfortunately, that won't be until tomorrow. I couldn't post the next chapter since I had to go to some college course night, but I will post it tomorrow if I get chance. My stress levels will rise next week and I won't be able to post much. Exams ... hate em.Puddle Jumper said:
AngelofDestiny said:
NOOO! This story's so awesome, I can't wait for more. But, understand the stress, so get some rest! Exams are the source of all evil I tell you, source of all evil...
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