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Final Fantasy VII: Awakening	By : Saan Category: Final Fantasy VII > General Views: 844 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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The new regulations concerning one's attire had become a slight problem. Why could the all the all-powerful puppet, Sephiroth, not capture the girl sooner? That's right! He was in love�

The man in black leather was understandably upset. He was so close to getting a positive lock on Ecka's corpse but due to Wutai's new laws, he found himself forced to abandon his secondary task. His creator had pushed for his minions to bring her entire corpse or, at the very least, blood samples back to them. Even his recovery of the Elite had taken a turn for the worst. Why were the number twenty-nine clones cursed so quickly?

He kicked a stone protruding from the dirt road. In order to be a hero to his clan, he had to get every loose end tied up.

The lieutenant found himself standing in the doorway to the newly revamped materia shop. His stolen uniform was losing its stealthy luster. He was so close to Sephiroth and was even closer to returning the Elite to his master. He was not going to be a failed number any longer.

A black haired woman stood behind the counter of her shop while another one rifled through some linens. "Can I help you?" she asked. Her voice sounded sweet and sincere.

The tall man lowered his head in a nod. He took a quick look around before he considered her words. He put his hands behind his buttocks. His tongue passed between his lips beneath his darkened visor. "I'm on leave and would like to try on some of the indigenous clothing."

The woman sorting through the shop's wares paused. She was surprised to hear that this man spoke the Wutai language as clearly as he did. "Pardon, sir, are you from around here?"

"Niera," the woman behind the counter shouted. "You have a husband!�

"I'm sorry, Eylie." she apologized to her friend. "It's just his voice is so attractive!�

The man in black leather let out a deep chuckle. He imagined that this response would have been typical for the man whose blood flowed through his veins. "Thank you,� he continued in mock courtesy. This was the perfect opportunity for him to test out his knowledge of the native language. He decided to give the women a show. With gloved hands to the sides of his head, he dramatically removed his helmet. As expected, the two were awestruck.

Before them stood a six foot four inch man with a wide welcoming smile, dark healthy skin, and jet-black hair and alluring blue eyes.

The woman handling the textiles stopped and put a hand over her heart. "How can I help you with?" she sputtered and thought for a moment.

The lieutenant smiled at her and turned his attention to the girl at the counter. "I'm just looking for clothes that might be more welcoming for me�and maybe somewhere I can spend a couple nights, until the ship is ready to leave again."

Eylie's eyes looked him up and down. "I might just have what you're looking for. Niera, get the latest fashions! Oh, the pamphlets!� she put a hand over her mouth. "Don't forget the resort pamphlets!�

Everything was going according to plan for the false lieutenant.

Reeve entered the Highwind, followed by Cait Sith. "General Tate." he shouted at the top of his lungs.

The President's most trusted official sauntered out of the engine room and into view. "I trust you got my message, Mr. President."

"I did, yes. Why this sudden change of heart?"

"Well, sir�you see�we actually hadn't had Redo in our unit for too long. He was shipped over to us from our sister department in Kalm."

Reeve leered at his mechanical companion. "Is this all�cat?"

Cait Sith had never really known fear but after seeing his creator eyeing him the way he was now�he released an action similar to a lengthy gulp.

"We, uh�did some research on the kid's military and combat background. Uhmmm�"

"Out with it!� Reeve insisted.

"We found that he was the only Lieutenant on this ship." The man's aged face was turning red from embarrassment.

Startlingly, Reeve's voice was calm and collected. "What about the man that escorted the body?"

"Oh, you mean the lieutenant?" Tate offered fingering his collar.

The mog and cat team struck their faces.

"Yes�I suppose." Reeve planted a hand to his hairline.

"Haven't seen him since the Highwind touched down. Funny thing is, I didn't give him orders to go with the other guys�he just, kind of, went off�we haven't seen him since�"

The President eyed Cait Sith menacingly. "You told me that this�Redo, has supposedly been dead since we lifted off from home?"

The nervous cat fidgeted. "Yeah, boss."

Reeve turned his back and stormed into the conference area. His brain began flitting through images of the events that had transpired leading up to the Highwind's lift off from the beach resort town. One image in particular began to eat at him. He was overcome by the appearance of the man with the tattoo. He also recalled his conversation with Cait Sith relating to the emergence of a man with the same number showing up at the Gold Saucer. The president grabbed the cat from its perch and slammed it into the general knocking him into the nearest wall. "GOD DAMMIT, SASHA! I THOUGHT YOU HAD MORE FUCKING COMMON SENSE THAN THIS!�

It was too convenient. The clone of number twenty-nine arriving days after Sephiroth allegedly made his report to his superiors, the death of Lieutenant Redo; it was all coming together. The clone had learned of Leira's whereabouts through Sephiroth and followed a trail right back to Costa del Sol and the Highwind.

General Sasha Tate dropped the cat. "Sir?"

Reeve put a hand to the man's throat. "Don't make me spell it out for you! Thanks to you, there's a clone loose somewhere in Wutai and it wants my NIECE!�

The pinkish mog bounced forward and lifted its counterpart onto its shoulder.

"Cait! You're going to help the good general hunt this guy down and bring him back! Do whatever! Kill him before he kills her!� Reeve demanded.

The nervous cat and general team hurried into the bowels of the Highwind to gather up any officers that remained aboard. Reeve hurried over to an instrument panel. Like a man possessed, he banged his fingers into its keyboard and brought up a map of the Wutai area. "Where the hell are you?" he growled. "Where are you?!"

Cloud smiled at the promise of good news. He wanted to try and keep his current situation apart from the thrill of having everyone around him. "So what's everyone been up to?" His Mako eyes darted from Rude to Tifa. He could not help but notice that the two were standing extremely close to each other.

Rude removed his sunglasses. "Well, you see�it's like this�" Tifa had informed Rude of her friendship with the blonde spiky haired boy shortly before they were engaged. Trying to explain was going to be tricky.

"Rude and I are married." Tifa said. "I knew that there was no way I could compete with Aeris. It was just hard for me to stick around. Even in death you were still devoted to her�I guess I gave up."

Clouds face was a complete blank for a spell. Amazingly, he had rebounded from his shock and had begun to beam. "I'd shake your hand, Rude�but I'm tied up at the moment. Congratulations."

The big man nodded. "Thanks."

"I was worried about you, Tifa. It's good to see that you're still wearing that smile of yours." Cloud said to his childhood friend. He did a head count and came up a few people short. "Hey, Vincent�where's mom and Sephiroth?"

Vincent Valentine took a breath. "Leira is with Reno, currently."

The ex-SOLDIER heard Vincent's flat reply. He suddenly remembered how close the Elite and the ex-Turk had become. He also recalled the relationship that Reno and Leira had shared as well. He found himself refusing to pursue that topic for fear of angering Vincent. "What about Sephiroth?" he asked instead.

Yuffie stepped forward. "Well, last I saw�"

"He's right here!" A cloud of dust blew into the room and quickly vanished. The group spun behind themselves and stared toward the back of the room. Sephiroth had decided to make himself known. He conceitedly removed his sunglasses with his left hand and held them by the arms. His aquamarine eyes briefly studied the ground before finally resting on the boy. "Greetings, jailbird." the ex-general joked.

Rude pushed Tifa behind him, while Cid and Vincent stood side by side. Yuffie ran in front of Cloud to protect him in case a battle was to break out. "Eew. Like, it isn't bad enough that Reno's still here!�

"What an entrance!" Cid spat, "Here's your prize!" He pounded his hands together in an attempt to intimidate the white haired man.

"So your powers aren't really gone! I figured as much!� Vincent crossed his arms.

"Always an eye for the obvious." Sephiroth flashed a wicked grin at the dead man. "If you must know, I have been merely saving up for one last hurrah!" He stuck a thumb below his lower lip and pondered what he had said. "Well�not exactly last. It's actually more like several." His thumb dropped and he flung his arms out to his sides in exaggeration. "Only one of them is going to be BIG, though!" After showing his back to the crowd, he waved a hand. "I decided that I might as well practice. Not all of the players are here yet and I was getting bored."

"He's still talking." Tifa butted in and yawned.

"You people have no flair for drama." Sephiroth muttered impatiently as he turned to face them again.

"What brings you here?" Cloud's calmness caused the group to relax a tad.

"There's the spirit." Sephiroth's lips curled into a sneer. "Really, all I wanted to do was say hello. I'm actually looking for someone else�he seems to be a tricky fellow to find. Anyway, I just happened to be in the area."

Yuffie looked at Cloud and than returned to Sephiroth. "Who?"

"Nah-uh." The ex-Shinra waggled a finger at them. "That would ruin the fun and may tip our visitor off. Oh, I assume that since the Elite is not here with you, she must be with Reno." He put his sunglasses back on and pushed them up his nose. "I'll take my leave than." Another dust cloud whipped around and the white haired man was gone.

One of the prison's security officers pulled open the door to Cloud's chamber. "Visiting hours are over. Please follow me."

Tifa and Yuffie gave Cloud one last hug and departed the room with the others. "Who do you think he was talking about?" Tifa asked the young girl.
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