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*Yuffie and life rescuing crew are scavenging for people who are still in the city.*
*A helicopter flies in and Rufus is seen on a stretcher being carried away.*
Yuffie: Hurry, hurry! People who are injured are important [in this situation].
*Yuffie faces one of the life rescuing crew members.*
Yuffie: Report the situation!
Life rescuing crew: Excavation is finished. All the injured are returned to safety.
*Yuffie waves her arms in the air to the helicopters that are awaiting orders.*
Yuffie: Okay, now go!
*Thunder strikes.*
Yuffie: Until the helicopters have reached the safe area, keep yourself alert. [Lit. trans: Don’t stop holding your breath.]
*Yuffie patted on the shoulder of the Life saving crew.*
*Yuffie took off her goggles and she speaks to the radio transmitter.*
Yuffie: It’s done here, what about yours?
*Scene switches to the Mako Cannon with thunder striking, then Vincent appeared in front of the camera.*
Vincent: Finished. But…Yuffie, look towards the direction of the Mako Cannon.
*Yuffie looks at the life sensor’s screen and reports to Vincent at the same time.*
Yuffie: That place is already…especially…
*She held it up towards the Mako Cannon and zoom towards the platform: the sensor caught something.*
Yuffie: H..Huh?
*Life Signs 01 is displayed on the screen.*
Vincent: After all…
Yuffie: Wa…wait. This looks strange… This is not expected to happen. Under this situation it is not expected to have people over there!
Vincent: Yuffie, go back to where Cloud and people are. It seems that I have some unfinished business.
*Vincent cuts off the transmission.*
Yuffie: Wa…Wait!
*Camera zooms out of Yuffie and widen the views on the Mako Cannon.*
Yuffie: Vincenttt… Something looks bad, come back---!
*Scene switches back to Vincent, who is now running upwards towards the Mako Cannon platform.*
*He looks toward the set of computer system and saw a man with white lab coat lying face down with his back towards him in front of the computer.*
*Vincent’s face toughened up and he pulled out his Cerberus and aim it at Hojo.*
*All of a sudden thunder strikes where the two are and explosion ensued. Fences around Vincent got blown away and things are collapsing. Vincent held onto the railing and looked up. Hojo was gone.*
Vincent: Hnn?
*Another big explosion ensues and a huge debris is about to fall onto Vincent.*
Yuffie: VINCEEEEEENT----!
*Yuffie come on a mini air scooter to Vincent’s rescue. Vincent jumped onto the scooter, and Yuffie feels like puking again.*
Yuffie: Urgh…
*Camera switches to the computer panel. It displayed: “Balestorg” and the system starts to format itself.*
*Screen goes black and the words, "3 years later" came onto the screen.*
*Scene goes from black to what appears to be water surround environment.*
*Dirge of Cerberus –Final Fantasy VII- title pops up*
*Scene fades black and when it brightens, we’re at Lucrecia’s cave. Camera did a close up on Vincent opening his right eye and pulled back for us to see that he’s sitting in front of her frozen form. Vincent looked up and the camera pans to Lucrecia, who is now held within the crystals.*
Vincent: Again…I’ve met you again. Lucrecia…
*The crystal and Lucrecia seems to have some resonance towards Vincent’s words.*
*Scene fades black with Lucrecia saying: I am sorry…*
*Scene switches to Vincent in Kalm, the camera zooms into Vincent’s left eye this time.*
Vincent: Why? The one who should apologize…is me.
*Camera pans away from Vincent as he speaks and moves toward his cellphone where Reeve sent him a text message asking him to meet each other in Kalm.*
*TV’s voice sudden came in.*
TV (Male): Up until now, the whereabouts of them are unknown.
TV (Female): The program’s staff, those who brought back the information from Midgar has already been 3 weeks. [Meaning: It has yet been 3 weeks since the last information was received from those people.]
TV(Male): Exactly what has happened to them? This..this..week…
*TV got a bit of interruption and it switched to the report from 3 weeks ago. The screen reads: A television crew and 38 members of an investigation team are believed missing. Source: Remains of the Shinra building. Footage from somewhere in the underground.*
Missing reporter: We are now closing in onto something. The door is slowly being opened!
*Swarm of rescuers head into the door as the reporter kept on talking in the background.*
Missing reporter: From the information we have received, it appears that there is a lot of people held within these compounds. This type of incident….
*Camera goes back to Vincent as the voice started to fade out.*
Missing reporter: Huh, what could that be?
*Camera zooms into the moon that Vincent was gazing at. Then fireworks can be seen in the sky. Kalm is having its revival festival. Everyone in Kalm is seen enjoying themselves.*
*Camera once again goes back to Vincent for the nth time. Suddenly it seems as though he noticed something and turned his face towards the window side. A bomb from above hit one of the house in town.*
Random towns person: What..is that?
*Then a lot of DG helicopters appeared on the screen and they started dispatching soldiers.*
*Camera zooms into the scope of one of the DG soldiers and as the scope reads these people, two colors appeared Red and Green. Then the soldiers started shooting. More carriers arrived and DG hounds were out running mowing down their preys.*
*Vincent stands on the ledge of the window looking at everything that is happening. Then a helicopter appeared out of nowhere in front of Vincent and it is about to shoot Vincent in the face.*
*Vincent has jump out of his room, he does a back flip and starts shooting the helicopter. He did another one of those backflips and continued to shoot the helicopter. Vincent landed gracefully while the helicopter exploded in the background.*
DG Soldier: Huh. What is that?
*A little girl with moggle looked up towards the commotion that Vincent had just caused and walked into the carrier box.*
*Camera goes back to Vincent, he turned around to face the camera, he moves his cape out of the way and stands. He watches the civilians of Kalm running away in terror. The camera closed up on him and he frowned.*
*Switches to Gameplay. Vincent is looking from above.*
Vincent: What…is this?
*Then DG soldiers crept up behind him. The sensor on one of the DG soldiers read: Vincent Valentine, Male, Blood Type A. [Note: Vincent’s color is purple in contrast to Red – the Geostigma infected personnel or Green – Geostigma free personnel.]*
*Scene cuts to somewhere in DG and Shelke appears.*
Shelke: Found it.
*Camera zooms out of Shelke and there are many different monitors displaying Vincent in the background.*
*Scene goes back to Vincent with his back to the DG soldiers and there is a new order given to them. Wanted: Dead or Alive.*
*More gameplay with Vincent after defeating more DG soldiers on the way.*
Vincent: The place where I should meet up with Reeve is…the center of the city.
*Vincent saved a child on his way.*
Child: Thank… thank you.
*Vincent saved a couple on his way.*
Male: Those…those people are?
Vincent: …If you are talking about this area, they are not here anymore.
Male: We…we’re saved! Let’s go.
Female: Un. [Okay.]
*As Vincent turnes right to a corner, he sees that the helicopter is taking away one of the carriers. After a killing a few more DG soldiers, Vincent sees a daughter and a mother being pursued by DG hounds.*
Mother: This way!!!
*DG hounds were literally right behind them. The daughter and the mother went into a corner and they were surrounded.*
*The sensor on one of the DG hounds read: Daughter Green – Clean; Mother Red – Geostigma detected. The mother tries to protect her child and one of the DG hounds leaped onto her as the other carried the daughter away and put her into the carrier.*
Daughter: Mamaaa, mamaaaaa.
Mother: *moans*
*Vincent saved the girl from the carrier, he walks away as he moves his cape out of the way.*
Daughter: Mama---!
Mother: ?! Rio---!
*Vincent yet again saved another civilian.*
Vincent: Looks like it’s okay now.
Girl: Thank…thank you, big brother.
*Vincent moves his cape out of the way as he walks away from the scene.*
*Vincent saved 3 more civilians.*
Male: Sa..saved.
Female: Thank you very much.
*Vincent finally reached the center of Kalm and a helicopter flew above him.*
*Vincent shoots the helicopter with his excellent marksmanship, and the helicopter releases some DG soldiers.*
*Vincent is about to deliver the finishing blow until he sees that the helicopter is in fact, sending a few missles after him. With a few missles aiming at him, he dodges into a nearby house.*
*Scene cuts to Shelke taking off the device.*
Shelke: Vincent Valentine… Found him…after all.
Azul: So it’s this person huh?
Shelke: Yes.
*Scene goes back to Vincent in the house. He runs up stairs and suddenly one of the walls collapses with Shelke and Azul and a bunch of DGs running into the room.*
Shelke: Where is it? The Ancient Materia.
Azul: Seiger, Vice…
[Note: Thanks to Lómion, he pointed out that Seiger in German is a verb/noun that means "pointer", someone who others would look for guidance and leadership. A more understandable English translation would probably mean something like: "Hail Vice!" As well, this word may become a noun from time to time, so it may also be part of Vice's full name.]
DG soldiers: Seiger, Vice!!
*DG soldiers started coming in swarms and Vincent took them on.*
Azul: That’s enough.
*Then all of a sudden Shelke collapsed. Azul glanced at her, uncaringly. Then voices of WRO soldiers can be heard.*
Azul: Heh, my fun is spoiled.
*Azul picks up Shelke and proceed to walk away before leaving his name.*
Shelke: Deepest apologies…
Azul: My name is Azul. We shall meet again.
*Reeve and WRO members are in the room now.*
Reeve: What…what is this? Vincent Valentine! Are you alright?
Vincent: Aaa. [Yes] Reeve, though finally meeting you after a long time, you appear to be in a very common form. [Note: This is a joke from Vincent where he is saying of all the time during FF7 and AC, Reeve didn’t appear in real person, but right now, he actually did appear in a “normal” form rather than Cait Sith.]
Reeve: Hahaha, before I came here, I was having trouble deciding which stuffed animal I should be. Anyway, what happened before I got here?
Vincent: Who knows, there was a man who took the name of Azul, but…
Reeve: !? Azul the Cerulean? One of the personnels of Tswett? After all, this is… [Note: Thanks to Suzaku, the correct spelling is Zvet, and it means color in Russian. However, I am going to stick with Tswett, the Japanese official romanized name.]
WRO member: Chief!
*Scene cuts the ground floor of the house with some DG soldiers coming in.*
Reeve: Let’s leave all the talk afterwards. The WRO units have started working their way already. We would like you to cooperate with us. [Meaning: We would like your help.]
Vincent: Reeve…
Reeve: ?
Vincent: I don’t know what is about to happen, but if it draws you into too much trouble, I am sorry.
Reeve: What? Aren’t we companions who fought together three years ago? Right now, your strength is needed…
*Reeve got shot from behind. Vincent’s eyes widen and he shoots the soldier who shot Reeve.*
Vincent: Reeve!?
*Vincent held Reeve up, but his arms and head starts to break apart and Cait Sith rolled out in a ball, then Vincent is in a somewhat surprised expression, but he returns to normal afterwards.*
Cait Sith: Haha, after all, it’s dangerous. It’s hard to fight all by myself. That’s why I dressed up as Reeve and came here today. But anyway, Vincent-san is a kind-hearted person~ Saving me coming to my rescue without saying anything~
Vincent: …so, what do you want to say?
Cait Sith: Lets get those people outta the town. I will leave you with the way you want to do it. If you would like you, please beat the crap out of them and do as you like it! Afterwards, meet us up at the public square near the church on the east side of the town.
*Mission: Support and help WRO.*
WRO soldier: You are Mr. Vincent Valentine, right? I am working for WRO, if you need to refill your supply, please use our service.
*Vincent chooses to ask them a few question.*
[What is WRO?]
WRO soldier: The chief of WRO is Reeve Tuesti, who is a hero from the Jenova war 3 years ago just like you, Mr. Vincent Valentine. Because of the great damage that the meteor has done to the planet, for that reason, we decided to help and revive the planet. We are an organization that eradicates all the harm towards the planet and fight with all sorts of things. [Basically meaning they will eradicate everything that stood in the way of the planet’s revival.]
[Ask about the Church center square.]
WRO soldier: If you set your eyes to the distant church in this direction, you shall get there. We will be guarding this place while we move forward.
[Ask nothing.]
Male: This…THIS WAY!
Female: Hurry!
Kid: Waiiit!
Female: RUN!
*WRO soldier salutes to Vincent and runs after the civilians.*
*Vincent saved some WRO soldiers.*
WRO soldier (Male): Thank you very much for your help.
WRO soldier (Female): You saved us!
WRO soldier (Male): Our deepest gratitude.
*Vincent turned around the corner and sees another group of WRO soldiers.*
WRO soldier A (Male): Look out for attacks from behind. Is the road that we are going to advance confirmed? And what about the contact with the main party?
WRO soldier B (Male): The civilians have been placed at the top priority.
*Then a bunch of DG soldiers finds them and are running towards them.*
WRO soldier B (Male): What?
WRO soldier A (Male): They’re DG soldiers!
*After Vincent defeated them.*
WRO soldier C (Male): That was dangerous there, thank you very much.
*Then he talks to his members.*
WRO soldier C (Male): Let’s go.
*When Vincent got to the center square, the helicopter he fought before appears again.*
*The camera became the scope of the helicopter and it is trying to search for Vincent, but Vincent is already in mid air preparing to finish off the helicopter. He jumps, he shoots, then he stood on the helicopter and transforms himself into Galiant Beast and defeated the helicopter once and for all.*
*DG soldiers start to march out of the helicopter towards Vincent. They shoot him with machine guns, and Vincent stands there and try to parry it with his clawed hand.*
*WRO trucks came sliding into the center square and the WRO members are filing out of the trucks, and that includes Reeve. He ran behind the truck and nods to Vincent, Vincent nods back, both Reeve and Vincent go and attack the remaining DG soldiers.*
*After they've secured Kalm, Vincent sits on a cargo box waiting for information from Reeve, while Reeve is exchanging information with the WRO soldiers. When they finished, WRO member salutes to Reeve and Reeve salutes back.*
*Reeve turns toward Vincent who is sitting on the box behind him.*
Reeve: Thank you for your hard work. [Note: There is no literal translation for Otsukaresama desita in English, but that’s the closest English translation I can think of.] Anyway, speaking of which, those people [DG soldiers] seems to have retreated from Kalm.
Vincent: Is that so.
Reeve: But please tag along with us for awhile more. Edge is also being under attack.
*Then Vincent thinks to himself while the scene cuts back to the destroyed helicopter.*
CHAPTER 2
*Somewhere in Edge, WRO soldiers are fighting with DG soldiers. Then all of a sudden a black mist appeared behind one of the WRO soldiers and he is gone. The other one didn’t realize his comrade is missing.*
WRO soldier (Male) : Hey, pass me some bullets.
*He notices the black mist and he too got sucked into the mist and disappeared.*
*Scene cuts to another place in Edge, again more WRO soldiers are trying to infiltrate the factory area but the black mist tagged them one by one from behind.*
WRO captain: Where are those people who have been trapped?
*The captain and his members look around and all of a sudden, they heard foot steps landing behind them. Camera then starts to zoom into a pair of high heel boots, and it pans upward to a red figure – Rosso.*
Rosso: *laughs*
WRO captain: Huh..? What…who are you?
Rosso: Rosso. Everyone calls me Rosso the Crimson Impact.
WRO captain: Zvets?
*Rosso holds up her weapon and the blades on the opposite ends start to extend itself. The WRO captain was confused by her action and in a short while, Rosso already appeared behind the group and slashes them from behind.*
Rosso: What a bunch of weaklings. They won’t even survive a day in Deep Ground.
*Then Rosso looks toward the glass window on the ceiling as though she noticed something and the screen fades black.*
*Scene cuts to Vincent travelling with Reeve on a WRO vehicle (Shadow Fox) towards Edge.*
Vincent: Reeve, those people, who are they?
Reeve: Deep Ground soldier…
Vincent: Deep Ground?
Reeve: Yes, what we've called Deep Ground is created by the late President of Shinra. Its existence is being hidden from the public, the darkness of Shinra.
Vincent: Darkness…?
Reeve: They defy the laws of all morals. They are an organization that only cares about taking people away and making them into stronger soldiers, and later subjecting them to experiments and research.
Vincent: ……
Reeve: The man whom you have met earlier, Azul, is one of the members of Zvets, which they are also known as the “Elite Soldiers” of Deep Ground. These information are being classified as top secret, so I don’t have a lot of knowledge about them at the moment…But to an extent…
Vincent: Even being one of the executives of Shinra, you know nothing about this?
Reeve: No, I am afraid other than the President, those who know about the existence of these Deep Ground soldiers are the Military personnel at the top, namely Heidegger and Scarlet. Also, Hojo, who worked in the Scientific Chemical department.
*Vincent suddenly turns his head towards Reeve to show a sign that he was surprised at the word Hojo.*
Reeve: The President alternation happened so quickly that even Rufus doesn’t seem to know a thing about Deep Ground. As for me, who was responsible for Urban Development, not even touching base on the subject of Deep Ground, its existence and all the information are out of my reach. Those Deep Ground information that I have just told you came from the notes left by Scarlet, which was identified a few days ago. *sigh* By the way, are you aware of the mass disappearance that happened in Junon?
Vincent: Yea, I’ve heard there were around 10 people who disappeared all together and they were never found…but…
Reeve: Generally speaking, yes, it was like that.
Vincent: …?
Reeve: In order to avoid the truth to be leaked and receiving panic from the public, we've decided to manipulate the information.
Vincent: ……
Reeve: As a matter of fact, the real number of people who went missing in that incident were…1200.
*Vincent looks as though he is startled by the amount of people who went missing.*
Vincent: …….
Reeve: 1200 individuals disappeared without a trace. Though afterwards, WRO took on the responsibility and investigate on this issue, we don’t have enough people to perform this amount of work and the investigation hit the neck of the bottle. Then around that time, somewhere in Edge, there was an eerie rumour that being spread. “Night after night, cries that resemble humans are being heard from Midgar.” Is it the sound of the wind? No…it comes in 10s….or maybe even in hundreds of voices of people who seem to be suffering. Can you hear it? These sounds can be heard in the voices of the wind…
*All of a sudden something appeared on the screen.*
WRO soldier: Please, please look at the monitor! It is being broadcasted to everywhere!
*Reeve and Vincent turned towards the monitor and watch.*
Vice: The time has come. From now on, we are going to hunt down every single thing on this planet. Those who are chosen, shall be excused from being "nourishment". Those who don’t even deserve the value of being chosen, shall be awarded with carnage, slaughter, hanged, disposed, striked, killed, clubbed, assassinated, suppressed, strangled, gored, shot, pulverized. From now on, we are going to hunt down everything on this planet. Hahahahahahahaha, mwahahahaha.
*The transmission ended.*
Reeve: The broadcast just now was…?
*The truck hits something.*
Reeve: What is this?
*Reeve goes to the end of the truck and opened the door. As he opened the door, he saw a Guard Hound. When it almost got Reeve, Vincent shoots the Guard Hound from behind.*
Reeve: Guard Hound?
*Then they see that more are coming. Vincent shoots a few more.*
Vincent: Let me become their opponent, and while I am at it, you run for it.
*Reeve runs toward the center of the truck and levelled the machine gun from the floor.*
Reeve: Vincent, please use this.
*Vincent sits on it and started shooting the Guard Hounds. When he thought he was finished with them, the hounds jumped on top of S.Fox.*
Reeve: !? Vi..Vincent?
*Then he jumped on top of the S.Fox and kills more.*
*After killing a few more on top of the S.Fox, the truck reached a broken bridge, and the chase is still not finished. The truck flew across the river and it lands on the other side, while Vincent shoots down another in pursue.*
Vincent: Are you okay?
Reeve: Yea, but it seems that the engine got damaged… I’d like to apologize about this, but could you please head to Edge right away? As for me, I still have to deal with the broadcast that happened awhile ago. Afterwards, I think I will have to fix Shadow Fox, and then head straight back to the WRO headquarter. You should expect a party there already. If it is probable, I would like you to help them with liberating Edge from the DG.
Vincent: There is no choice [but to do so.]
*After Vincent departed from where they crashed, he saw a group of Guard Hound, and with his marksmanship, he defeated them all again. As he is about to walk away, the Guard Hound was about to make a sneak attack when Vincent just kicks it up into the air and shoots it a few times.*
*Not walking too far away from the Guard Hounds, Vincent saw a few DG soldiers on air scooter-like things. Shoots it down and then moves his cape out of the way as he proceeds to Edge.*
CHAPTER 3
*Vincent walked to Edge finally and Edge is raining heavily. Not a single living person walks on the street.*
*Scene cuts to Rosso who is at the storage house*
Rosso: Hahahahaahahaha— Hanged, disposed, striked, killed, clubbed, assassinated, suppressed, strangled, gored, shot, pulverized. You gave such a great speech, Vice. Hahaha, I wonder if it is possible for me to have a little fun?
*Then the camera pans out and we see that a lot of the WRO members are dead on the floor.*
*Scene goes back to Vincent with him hiding around the corner checking something out. A woman in lab coat walks behind him, as she closes upon him, they both draw their guns at each other. Then Vincent noticed the WRO ID card on her coat.*
Vincent: WRO?
Shalua: You?
*Vincent draws back his gun.*
Vincent: Vincent Valentine. Came here upon the request of Reeve.
*Shalua swings her gun a bit.*
Shalua: I apologize for my bad manners. Shalua Rui, from WRO. I’ve heard a lot of things about you from the Chief.
Vincent: What happened here?
Shalua: I want to hear about that too. Though I came here for another matter, this place seems to be too quiet… I wonder what happened to those WRO and DG soldiers? Moreover, it is expected that there are only 500 people left in this city. There is nothing we can do with this place being like this. If you will excuse me, I have something I need to look for.
Vincent: You are looking for something?
Shalua: Yea, I am always being halted by the Chief, but this time it will be different.
Vincent: What are you looking for?
Shalua: My “life”.
*Shalua left and Vincent goes on.*
*After wandering in Edge for awhile, Vincent sees a dying WRO soldier.*
WRO soldier (Male): Finished… by a soldier in Crimson. All the people that were sent in before…all annihilated…
Vincent: …
WRO soldier (Male): The storage house outside of the town… people gathered there… I…will leave…the storage house… to you…
*WRO soldier dies and Vincent goes over to close his eyes.*
*Vincent arrived at the center square - the place where the memorial is in AC. Then he notices a few snipers here and there and he shoots them down. While Vincent is shooting these snipers, he sees a child running pass.*
Vincent: Hmm? A child?
*Vincent follows the child into the house, but he can’t find him. As soon as Vincent is about to walk out of the house, he sees the child dashing out of the door with two DG soldiers behind him. Vincent finds the child and saves him.*
Child: Thank…thank you… The storage house, if you are going, I know the way… The storage house just lies beyond there. Do you have a card key?
Vincent: …… *shakes his head*
Child: Then this way… I know the person who has it. Follow me.
*Vincent follows the child while protecting him on the way. After Vincent reached the building he ran down the stairs, out of the building.*
Child: Hmm…it is expected that by following this route, it should work.
Vincent: Ahh, understood, thank you for helping.
Child: ...Revenge…I… at that time, I couldn’t do a thing… Father, mother, even though they are just right in front of me… I hid, I was afraid, I couldn’t move… But, BUT I!
*Vincent crouches down to the child’s level.*
Vincent: ……
Child: Please…revenge for my father and my mother!
*Vincent stands up and walks away.*
*Vincent finally got to the storage house area and he walks inside slowly. He looks up and sees a DG soldier that is different than the others. This one looks tougher than the ones before. The DG soldier poses and motions to his comrades to start firing at Vincent.*
DC soldiers: Seiger, Vice!
*Vincent defeated the Heavy-mounted DG Soldier.*
Heavy-mounted soldier: Guahhhhh…I…lost…
*Vincent turns and walks away.*
*Scene switches to Rosso under the rain.*
Rosso: Ahh, this is the first time I have ever been poured by the rain ever since the day I was born. Though I get to see the sky, now that I’ve seen it, it’s seems like it’s nothing at this moment.
*Vincent appears next to her.*
Rosso: You are Vincent Valentine, the man who possesses the Ancient Materia.
Vincent: Ancient…Materia?
Rosso: Of course, you should have it, right? The key that controls Omega. If you hand it over without a protest, you won’t end up dying in suffer.
*Vincent stares at her.*
Rosso: Fufu, communication breakdown? Then endure your end with prolonged suffering and pain—Die.
*Rosso ran behind Vincent and attacks him a few times. Vincent dodged them so Rosso starts shooting him. Vincent tries to escape, but Rosso is too fast for him, so he got hit by Rosso and he collapsed onto the floor after being thrown into the wall. All of a sudden, something happened to Vincent’s body and he is engulfed by a red aura. He transformed into Chaos, which surprised Rosso a bit. Vincent releases his power and blasted Rosso away.*
*After Vincent changes back to his normal form, he collapses and falls backward gasping for air.*
Vincent: Ha…ha…haha….
*His surrounding starts to close in on him and the last thing he sees is a pair of legs and a skirt that belongs to Shalua.*
CHAPTER 4
Vincent is in a dreaming environment and he is sitting in Lucrecia’s cave.*
Vincent: Lucrecia…
Lucrecia: …orry…
Vincent: Why?
Lucrecia: Awaken…
Vincent: Awaken?
Lucrecia: [Now with a more humanly voice, it was ethereal before.] Sorry.
*Scene cuts to Vincent confronting Hojo. Hojo’s face is darkened and blurred.*
Young Vincent: Why! Why did you do this?
Hojo: How annoying…
Young Vincent: What?
Hojo: HOW ANNOYING!
*Hojo shoots Vincent.*
Young Vincent: Urgh…
*Vincent collapses*
Hojo: Ahhh, so annoying… This person, that person… [implying that they are all annoying] Oh…right! I could use him for my experiment. Hahaha… I am such a genius… at this…
*Another scene with Vincent waking up sometime during his experiment. His head and vision are all swirling and he can’t control his balance.*
Vincent: ARRRRRRGHHHHHHH!!!!!
*Vincent wakes up again, this time in a water tank. He looks around and he saw Lucrecia.*
*Present: Vincent is seen inside the same water tank. He wakes up and saw Shalua. Shalua was sleeping and she wakes up.*
Shalua: You've regained your conscious?
*Vincent looks around.*
Shalua: Wait, wait. I’ll get you out of there.
*Vincent walks out of the water tank.*
Vincent: What….
Shalua: This is the laboratory inside WRO headquarters. You fainted after the fight in Edge with a Tswett, so you are under my protection. I believe I’m afraid that it’s due to the chaotic [Note: It means the cells from his other limit breaks.] cells inside your body that caused you to go out of control. It happens often, no?
Vincent: Out of control? Chaos….?
Shalua: Chaos? You’ve got [a copy of] Chaos’ living genes inside you?
*Then Shalua appears to remember something.*
Shalua: Oh right, I heard that you and Professor Lucrecia are closely connected. Are you the final product of her experiment?
Vincent: Experiment? Lucrecia’s?
Shalua: Erh no, sorry. I’ve said too much.
Vincent: No, Chaos is…Lucrecia’s… experimentation?
Shalua: Could it be that you didn’t know all along?
*Then Shalua walks toward the computer and typed something.*
Shalua: Shinra’s former A-Class researcher, Professor Lucrecia Crescent. In one of her dissertation, “Cycles of the Planet”, she defined one of the alien life form as, Chaos. However, due to the fact that the contents in this paper is extremely unique, there is no one in Shinra at the time who can rival ---
*Suddenly Lucrecia’s voice cuts in.*
Lucrecia: Sorry…… Be awakened.
*Shalua realized Vincent is not paying attention.*
Shalua: Hmm? Are you alright?
Vincent: That dissertation…is it possible to read it?
Shalua: It can’t be done. The original is too old and it only contains minor information, besides, it was never stored in a database [digital] format. Long time ago, I could only read fragments of it in Shinra’s reference room.
*Reeve comes into the lab.*
Reeve: Vincent! Is it okay to be up already?
*Scene cuts to somewhere in DG. Shelke is typing something on the keyboard. Azul walks in.*
Azul: What is happening to the owner of the Ancient Materia?
Shelke: After fighting against Rosso, he remained in the same position, he didn’t move at all. I’m afraid that place might be the headquarters of WRO.
Azul: Heh, oh really. Perhaps we should knock them out of their nest.
*Shelke stops typing and she looks toward the materia on the table, she grabs it and heads out.*
*Scene goes back to WRO lab.*
Reeve: “Ancient Materia, that is the key which can control Omega.” That’s what Rosso the Crimson Impact said, right?
Vincent: Yea…
Reeve (to Shalua): Can you understand that?
Shalua: A soul that is born from the planet’s stagnation, removes impurities and streams purity, guidance for Omega which its name means the end - that name is Chaos, the guiding hand towards the Sea of the Stars.
Reeve: And that is?
Shalua: That is a portion of Professor Lucrecia’s dissertation, but I don’t know anything in detail. After all, the parts that I have read are just fragments. But Chaos…Omega…and then…
*Shalua looks at Vincent.*
Shalua: Everything is tied to Professor Lucrecia, you can’t say this has nothing to do with the whole situation at all. All that is left is to investigate her data for…
*Siren rings.*
*Scene cuts to the outside of WRO HQ with DG soldiers marching in. The camera caught a short glimpse of Azul and he orders a soldier to shoot it down.*
*Scene goes back to the lab, Shalua tries to access the computer to close all the gates in WRO. Vincent heads out of the lab.*
*Scene cuts to WRO main entrance with two DG soldiers guarding.*
Azul: Move.
*WRO soldiers inside the door were blasted away by Azul.*
Azul: Heh, foolish. Go.
*Vincent is walking down the hallway when Reeve’s voice comes from the announcer.*
Reeve: They are too fast. Vincent, the enemies have started infiltrating this place, please hurry.
*Vincent starts running.*
*Shalua is still typing something on the screen and she noticed someone walking pass the camera, it’s Shelke. Shalua rushes towards the screen.*
Shelke: Could it be…?
*After Vincent helped some WRO soldiers to eradicate DG soldiers, a cut scene with Shalua swiftly fighting a DG soldier who jumped her from above.*
*Vincent got to the top floor and he saw a WRO soldier hiding from rapid fire.*
WRO soldier (Female) : Vi..Vincent-san! A huge group of enemies are heading to the commander’s room. Please help the Chief defend! I beg of you!
*When Vincent got to the room, something flies out of the door.*
Cait Sith: How’s this~!!
*Cait Sith walks out with Reeve and when they see Vincent, they were both shocked at the same time.*
Reeve: I am okay here all by myself. On top of that, I’d like your help against Azul from the Tswetts.
*Reeve nods to Cait Sith and they both walk back into the room.*
*Vincent starts heading down the WRO HQ. After he has cleared everything in the basement, he walked into a huge room, unbeknownst to him, Shelke is invisible and is following him.*
Shalua: Stop right there.
*Shalua aims her gun at Vincent’s direction and Shelke gets out of her invisible form.*
Shelke: You knew it all along.
Shalua: After all…
*Vincent took a peek at Shalua’s expression.*
Shalua: It’s…Shelke.
Shelke: Shouldn’t I have no acquaintances in WRO?
Shalua: Same here…you’ve changed. No…Shelke isn’t the one who changed, ever since 10 years ago… Aren’t you Shelke? It’s me, Shalua. I have been searching all over for you for a long time.
*Shalua wants to run towards Shelke, but Shelke takes out her weapon. Shalua stops.*
Shelke: Please don’t advance any further.
Shalua: Shelke?
Shelke: It doesn’t matter who you are or who I am. I come here as a Deep Ground soldier.
Shelke: No! It matters! You are Shelke! Though 10 years have passed, you are [suppose to be] my sister!
*Shelke thinks for awhile and puts down her weapon.*
Shelke: That’s right, it was only 10 years. During that time, because I have the right aptitude, I was forced to be taken away. My body and my head is confused after days and days of experimentation and checkups…and everyday, I was awarded with pain and fear… 10 years, living a normal life out of it… Please take a look at my body. This is supposed to be 19 years old. Above all, if I don’t bath in Mako, my body can’t take it. [She is saying how her body stops growing because she has been bathed in Mako for 10 years.] But I have never come to think that I am the most unfortunate person that lived in this world. That's just because I don’t even have the hope that “perhaps, one day someone will save me”.
Shalua: Sorry…I am sorry.
*Shalua kneels down and cries.*
Shelke: Well, it’s already time to finish this.
Reeve: Please don’t do it!
Shelke: !? Reeve Tuesti
Reeve: You are her sister, Shelke, right?
Shelke: What a good timing, I can erase you here as well.
Reeve: Please take a look at her. That is the result of trying to bring you back and fighting against Shinra. Though she lost an arm and an eye, and no matter how close to death she is, she didn’t give up on living…until the day she can save you and get you out of DG… She still lived through her days even her internal organs have become artificial and cause her body to writher and reject. Moreover, she is…
Shelke: How insignificant. Insignificant… just like a fool…
*Shelke draws out her weapon again and Vincent has his gun aiming at her. Reeve takes out a revolver and shoots at the fire extinguisher.*
Reeve: Don’t do it!
*Water sprays and Shelke prepares to kill Shalua. Vincent runs up to Shalua and tried to cover the damage for her, but Shelke missed by an inch. Shalua thought she is going to die, but she is alive. Vincent is relieved.*
Reeve: Vincent!
*Vincent nods and he and Reeve and Shalua leaves the room.*
*After they got to another room.*
Reeve: Here…
*Shalua regained her conscious.*
Shalua: Shelke…? Shelke!
Reeve: Don’t worry, that is just an anaesthetic device. Leave this to him.
*Vincent vs Colorless [Style-less] Shelke.*
*Vincent defeated her and shoots her in the leg.*
Shalua: Shelke!
*Shalua hugs Shelke, Reeve sees this and walks away, Vincent too.*
*As Vincent passes through the hallway, Azul came down from the air duct.*
Azul: Heh, we meet again. I have one thing to ask you. Why do you have to do such a thing back there? [He means the Shelke thing.]
*Vincent looks as though he doesn't understand what Azul is referring to.*
Azul: Heh, after all, this is coming from a person who doesn’t even know his own reason for existence. Well, that’s fine, we will replace you with…
*Azul starts to approach Vincent slowly, and Vincent shoots a nearby explosive to stop Azul from pursuing.*
Azul: You can’t break the barrier with this type of attack. So…hand over the Ancient Materia.
Reeve: Vincent, come this way!
*Vincent attempts to shoot him once more, but no effect.*
Azul: I’m coming! [Note: He says Ikuzo here, but in a sense, it’s telling himself to go, so in colloquial English, it’s "I’m coming" or "Here I come".]
*Azul chases behind Reeve and Vincent with Reeve lagging behind.*
Reeve: Vincent!
*Vincent nods and Vincent picks up huge weapon that Reeve gestured to him and shoots it at the running Azul. However, the recoil and the explosion are too strong, so it sends Vincent and Reeve both flying backwards.*
Vincent: Reeve…you’ve overdone it.
Reeve: Haha…
Azul: *cough* Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha-
*Azul’s barrier is broken.*
Azul: *more laughter* Well done on breaking my barrier.
Vincent: Get on a helicopter as soon as possible, and stay away from here.
*Reeve nods.*
Azul: Heh, it’s a killing fest after a loooong time!
*After Vincent defeated Azul.*
Azul: Marvellous… but it’s…not finished…
*Azul collapses.*
*On the ground floor of WRO, Vincent is walking towards the entrance.*
Reeve: Where are you going?
Vincent: Nibelheim.
Reeve: Shinra mansion, right? Of course, if it’s that place… I understand. However, right now, areas around Nibelheim are being occupied by DG soldiers. If you want to get into the Shinra mansion, it is better for you to use the underground aqua ducts extending from the old Mako reactor.
Vincent: Underground aqua ducts…It seems that I have an affinity with things underneath the ground.
Reeve: Alright, I should start searching as well…to find out what those DG soldiers are up to…
CHAPTER 5
Vincent heads off to the underground aqua duct. There he sees a lizardman.*
Vincent: It looks like this place is taken over by the “aliens”.
*Then Vincent defeats more lizard man on his way and heads up to the Shinra Mansion on an elevator. There, he sees another flashback with Lucrecia.*
>
Vincent: My name is Vincent Valentine and I came from the main company to become your bodyguard.
*Camera closes up onto Lucrecia to show that she’s shocked.*
Lucrecia: No way… [Lies]
Vincent: Ha…?
Lucrecia: Why is it ….that person’s…
Vincent: Um…?
Lucrecia: !!! Huh? So…sorry. Ri..right, it’s the first time I’ve ever seen someone from the Turks so… *sighs but then in a cheerful voice* It’s Lucrecia. Nice to meet you, Mr. Bodyguard.
*The screen turns white as Lucrecia smiles at Vincent.*
>
*Somewhere in DG (#0 Mako Reactor), Cait Sith is falling from high to low. Then he barely grabs onto something and makes his way through the DG.*
Cait Sith: ARRRGHHHH!!! UWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!
*Then he runs into the reactor.*
Cait Sith: Ah ha! So it’s here after all…
*Cait Sith’s mission: Sneak into the headquarters without getting discovered.*
Cait Sith: It won’t look too good if they see me…
*After all the hiding and sneaking into the #0 Mako reactor, Cait Sith discovers a ventilation pathway.*
Cait Sith: Oooh looks like I can enter through there…
*After he got through the tunnel and lands on the other side, he saw a carrier being transported with humans screaming from the inside.*
Cait Sith: Huh, aren’t they the people who were captured back in Kalm?
*Cait Sith heads toward the direction where the carrier is transported. There he sees the carrier being dumped into a pool of Mako.*
Cait Sith: WHAT? Just…what is this!
*A giant hand from the Mako pool comes out and grabs the carrier into the Mako pool.*
Cait Sith: What…is this? What are they trying to breed?
Nero: An object that is able to guide the lives, brother’s…Omega…
Cait Sith: Nero…the Messenger of Darkness…
*Then Nero draws Cait Sith into his darkness and the camera closes onto the moogle doll that floats on top of the mako pool.*
>
*Scene changes back to Vincent in the Shinra Mansion. He opens the door to one of the rooms on the 2nd floor, walks in slowly while examining his surrounding. All of a sudden he sees a materia object rolling towards him. He picks it up, and all of a sudden light is released from the sphere. He looks behind him and he saw Lucrecia’s hologram.*
Vincent: Lucrecia…
Lucrecia: Vincent…is it?
*Lucrecia sighs.*
Lucrecia: You came here to investigate things about me?
*Lucrecia gives a weak smile. Then she starts walking towards the door behind Vincent, and Vincent thinks he could hold her in his arms, but he realizes she is a hologram. After Lucrecia walks for a few steps, she stops.*
Lucrecia: Yes…Omega. It seems that Omega is about to be awakened…right?
*As she finished that line, the room turns white. Afterwards, they are seen in Lucrecia’s cave with Lucrecia standing where Vincent used to sit whenever he meets Lucrecia.*
Lucrecia: “A soul that is born from the planet’s stagnation, removes impurities and streams purity, guidance for Omega which its name means the end - that name is Chaos, the guiding hand towards the sea of the stars.” This was written in the Remains [Ruins] of [their] Memories by those who call themselves Cetra. Their eschatology. Omega, one whose name shows the end of things…is just like all the other life on the planet. They are all given birth by the Lifestream.
*Then all of a sudden Lucrecia’s hand formed an energy ball of Lifestream.*
Lucrecia: Existing within the planet and accepting all its orders…And then, when all the life is about to end, it guides the others to the beginning [in the most basic form of lifestream] and flies toward the sea of stars.
*Then more light shows where the light ball in Lucrecia’s hand flies upward and disintegrates and then perishes.*
Lucrecia: This is the Life Cycle of this planet. The Universe is also based on this same principle…perhaps it’s one of the systems of this world. But what I understand is…If Omega were to be born, then all there is living on this planet will end [cease to live]. After Omega flies toward the sea of stars, this [planet] will change and become a world of death.
*Light show ends.*
Lucrecia: Here lies the detailed information. And…I don’t know from now on what will happen to you, but…it’s just that…I am sorry.
*Lucrecia bows her head low slowly as her hologram starts to fade away. The sphere in Vincent’s hand disintergrates.*
Vincent: Lucrecia…
*Then Vincent sees a disc on top of the table, grabs it and stores it and heads out.*
>
*Vincent walks into what appears to be a room for experiments, when he got into the room, he felt a slight pain and flashback ensues.*
*Vincent is looking outside from the water tank. He sees Lucrecia. Then it switches back to present.*
Vincent: What was that just now…?
Rosso: I can’t believe I will see you here at a place like this. But what a good timing, I was just thinking that it should be time for me to go and meet you again.
Vincent: What do you guys plan to do with Omega?
Rosso: How should I know? I have no interest in those sorts of things.
Vincent: What?
Rosso: But…Vice really wants it…Seiger Vice. Every soldier in Deep Ground agreed to Vice’s actions and they all act for him. Therefore, if he seeks Omega, then all of us will get Omega for him with all our costs. And as a result, I wonder what will this world become… Haha, but even if we leave it out [as in getting Omega], massacring humans is fun… It is my utmost dearest wish, to.kill.everyone. After all, I live only for the sake of killing others, I have nothing else, not even freedom. 3 years ago, we’ve gained our freedom, even though, it is a world without Mako and darkness… And what do you think we were thinking at the time the moment we gained our freedom? Hahaha, a Killing Party. [Note: I think here, it means that they might have fought against themselves.] I can’t help but to see that a lot of people don’t know this. I lived as the only survivor after bathing in the blood of thousands of soldiers…but to me, that is just a completely ‘spare’ activity. [She is saying how this is a good pastime for her.] That was what I was thinking, to kill all the humans in this world. You can understand this, no?
*Vincent holds out his gun and aims it at Rosso.*
Vincent: I can’t agree to it.
Rosso: Heh, well said. After all, it’s “just the same as others”.
*Rosso runs away and a Black Widow jumps in. Vincent defeats it.*
*Rosso sneaks in from behind and gauged Vincent’s left chest for the Ancient Materia.*
Rosso: I am so sorry I had to strike you when you least expected it.
*Vincent spasms and coughs.*
Vincent: Urgh…Gahhhh…
*Then his body is surrounded by the red light again and he turns into Chaos then back to Vincent.*
Rosso: Oooooh~ If you don’t have this, you can’t even control yourself… Hahaha, I will end this for you…
*As Rosso is about to crouch down and give him his blow, Yuffie came running in. She threw her shuriken at Rosso. Rosso attacks but misses, and Yuffie ignites the light bomb in her shuriken.*
Rosso: Ku…! Tch! Ninja from Wutai!
*Rosso runs out, but she can’t find Yuffie or Vincent.*
Rosso: GUAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
*Then she clutches her fist and hit the floor which sends pebbles and debris flying.*
Rosso: If he can live with that injury, next time I will make sure I cut him up really good. But from now on, this will be the beginning of the end.
CHAPTER 6
*Flashback of Vincent talking to Hojo.*
Vincent: Is this true?
Hojo: About what?
Vincent: I’ve heard about this project from Lucrecia… [He changed his way of addressing her in the middle of the sentence.] I heard it from Professor Lucrecia…
Lucrecia: It’s true. So what do you want to do about it?
Vincent: Using the child inside your stomach for this experiment…
Hojo: Hah! Do you know what you are talking about? She and I are both scientists. Moreover, this is OUR problem. Do you think it is the time for an outsider like you to speak?
Vincent: No…
Lucrecia: What?
Vincent: Urgh…
Lucrecia: If you have something to say, say it right now.
Vincent: Therefore… Are you…are you really going to…
Lucrecia: What do you want to say? [Note: The original is “Nande ‘kimiha’ nanoyo!” I guess she wants to say, why do you have to be so polite and considerate towards me?] Are you talking about me? If it’s my problem, then it has nothing to do with you!
Vincent: Aah…right…Even to me…
Vincent (Present): I just wanted to see it…. I wasn’t able to stop her…and then…
*Scene goes to Lucrecia in the same room some day/time later, then she clutches her stomach and kneels on the floor due to the pain. Flashes of Jenova and Sephiroth appear.*
Vincent (Present): That is a sin…therefore, this punishment…was brought upon…
*Scene goes to sometime after the confrontation where Vincent is being modded. He looks around the room and sees that his left hand changed into a claw. He is frustrated. *
Vincent: Yiaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!
*Scene goes to Vincent in the cave again.*
Vincent: I’ve…finally met you. At the place where we first met [after his modding]… Even though you are there…the one who should be blamed, is me… At that time, I wasn’t able to stop it… My…
Lucrecia: I’ve… found it… I…to you…. [Note: Original is “Watashiga mitsuketa…watashiga…anatani…” I wanted to say “I’ve always felt…towards you…”]
Vincent: Lucrecia?
Lucrecia: Sorry…
*Scene goes black and Vincent is lying on the bench in the WRO truck with Yuffie wearing the moogle coat next to him.*
Yuffie: Yo!
Vincent: This place is? You are?
*Yuffie stands up and toughened her voice.*
Yuffie: Very well, then listen to this… I am known by the sky, the earth and the people, if you want me to defeat the evil, just call my name…the flower from Wutai… [The original is "Ichirin no Hana" and Mo pointed out that it could also mean the "lone flower", which specially emphasize the uniqueness that Yuffie wants to bring out in her message.]
*Yuffie puts one of her leg on the bench and takes off her coat.*
Yuffie: Yuffie Kisaragi!!! IS HERE!!!
*Yuffie starts to loose her balance and her head hits the computer frame.*
Yuffie: Uuuu.ghh……it hurts….
*Vincent lies there unmoved.*
Vincent: …so, where is this place?
Yuffie: I was shocked! Worried too!
Vincent: Aah, Yuffie…long time no see. Is your “HEAD” okay?
Yuffie: Wha..what… I am really angry!
Vincent: Uuuu…
Yuffie: Ahhh~ You have a hole in your chest, don’t over do it.
Vincent: A hole in my…chest?
Yuffie: I thought you were going to die like that, but it started healing itself. To say that it’s different than before, it seems that your body is becoming more convenient.
Vincent: Yuffie, why…
Yuffie: Me? I was asked by old man Reeve at his place to help out. So I search in Nibelheim. Then in the Shinra mansion, you fainted, and I was panicked so I saved you. Hehehe~ Vincent Valentine is saved by me~ Be thankful~ Hehehe~
Vincent: Is that so… I am being thankful. Thank you…
*Yuffie was taken aback by his sudden change.*
Yuffie: Nu…nonono…. Well…isn’t this quite straightforward of you…
*Yuffie feels a bit embarrassed.*
Yuffie: Ri…Right, old man Reeve said once you are conscious, give him a call.
*Reeve is speaking from the other side of the screen.*
Reeve: You’ve regained your conscious?! That’s great to hear. As usual, I used Cait Sith to sneak in and investigate, but…it seems that someone did a fine job of disposing it. I’ve witnessed the most horrible thing over there.
*Scene cuts and then it is expected that both sides are exchanging info.*
Reeve: I see…… Omega…… No matter what, from now on we cannot afford to have more people sacrificed. Prepare for the next mission and let’s get ready. Since I would like both of you to help me with this, please come back to WRO as soon as possible. Oh right, the disc you’ve sent earlier has started being analyzed. That’s all.
*Reeve left the computer screen and Yuffie shuts it off.*
Yuffie: Gah, I still don’t understand all these very well. Anyway, all I need to do is to beat them up real good. It just gets me boiling------
*Yuffie then rambles on how she can defeat the DG soldiers.*
Yuffie: Are you listening?
*Then she keeps on rambling more while Vincent ponders about the matters at hand.*
*Scene goes to WRO with Shelke inside the water tank.*
Shelke: Where is this?
*She walks out and see Shalua sleeping on the table.*
*Scene goes to somewhere in the WRO headquarters with guards going back and forth making sure Azul is not leaving his jail.*
*Azul awakens and scene goes black.*
*Back to Shelke, she is examining Shalua.*
Shalua: Hmm? Shelke, is your body okay?
Shelke: Saving your enemy is a stupid thing to do. I am going to kill you and return to Deep Ground.
Shalua: I resent that. Even though back there we striked you when you are least aware…and a lot of feelings were gushing inside me, it’s not like me at all! I am calm now. So I am going to say it to you in your face. I.resent.that. I don’t want to be killed by Shelke, yet I don’t want you to return to those people in DG.
Shelke: I don’t need your permission.
Shalua: Me too, but I don’t want to keep on fighting. Right, let’s have a siblings fight after 10 years!
*Back to Azul, he trashed the door and walks out in his final Behemoth form.*
*DG soldiers have yet again infiltrated WRO.*
*In commander’s room.*
Reeve: Yes, I will leave those to you afterwards.
WRO soldier: Ch..Chief!
Reeve: What happened?
WRO soldier: ARRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
WRO soldier: This is the 2nd team…the enemies have---
WRO soldier: Chief Reeve!
WRO soldier: AHHHHHH!!!
Reeve: Deep Ground?!
*One of the heavy armoured DG soldier with missile is at his door about to shoot.*
Reeve: Urgh….
*Back to Shalua, she heard the intercom saying DG is attacking.*
Shalua: Those guys again?
Shelke: They were probably all waiting for the time when Azul awakens.
Shalua: What?
Shelke: When that man died once, everything will go according to plan.
*Back to Vincent and Yuffie.*
WRO soldier: We are almost at the headquarters. Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!
*The vehicle shakes and moves and Yuffie looses her balance again. She falls onto the ground, got a few turns and hit her head. So Vincent being the leet b*****d has to go out and clean up while running towards the WRO headquarters.*
*When Vincent reached the WRO headquarters’ area, he hears a lot of moaning and screaming. Then he keeps running towards the building. As he heads to the entrance of WRO, a black widow and DG soldiers are waiting for him. Vincent defeated dark widow again and head on inside.*
*WRO soldiers desperately trying to fight against Azul but failed, as each and everyone of them got smacked and tossed.*
Shelke: Azul.
*Behemoth Azul starts to approach Shelke, Vincent and Shalua. Vincent shoots him, but no avail. Even Shalua who attempts to give it a physical attack doesn’t work and she got swing back.*
Vincent: Shalua!
*Vincent got hit by Azul and Shalua is in pain. She is coughing and wheezing. Behemot Azul approaches Shelke and hits her. She stands up, dodges a few of his attacks and holds up a materia.*
Shelke: This shield materia has the same strength as your defensive barrier…
*Then Behemoth Azul turns back to his human form.*
Azul: Shelke, huh? Do you intend to stand in my way?
Shelke: I am just stopping you before you are going to inflict more damage to my body.
Azul: Heh, what a good timing.
*Azul starts to attack Shelke again.*
Azul: You are outdated [no longer useful to us].
Shelke: Outdated?
Azul: Like a low rank soldier that needs to bath in Mako to maintain your fragile body, and weak abilities like diving into network and unable to retrieve the correct data. People like you are useless yet also considering yourself as one of Zvet, and setting up yourself as useless as a bug.
*Shelke is shocked.*
Azul: Heh, moreover, this is an order from Weiss.
Shelke: ?! Weiss’?
Azul: Your duty is to find out who is the one with the Ancient Materia. For that reason, you have that woman’s fragments recorded in that body of yours, no? However, that too, holds no importance to us now. If you hand over these guys, there might be an inconvinence. Heh, this was decided beforehand, don’t feel upset, it is better if you go back to the planet.
*Shelke holds up her materia again.*
Shalua: Shelke, Vincent, escape!
*All of then run away from Azul. Shalua hits the control and the door opens slowly.*
Shalua: Hurry.
Shelke: Let go.
Shalua: I resent that.
Shelke: ?
Shalua: We are going to regain those years that were lost in those 10 years, therefore, we can’t be stuck at a place like this…
*Door starts to close and Vincent is running towards the door.*
Vincent: Shalua!
*Shalua puts her arm into the opening of the door as Vincent tries to keep it open.*
Shalua: Urgh…
Shelke: Wh…why
Shalua: Escape from here.
Shelke: Huh?
Shalua: It’s okay.
*Shalua swings Shelke to the other side of the door.*
Shalua: Shelke… I know I just did something that doesn’t resemble what a sister should do.
*Azul closes in on her and the door is starting to break her arm.*
Shalua: I apologize for my inability to save you up until now. Vincent, I will entrust my sister to you.
Vincent: Hey!
Shalua: Shelke…It’s great that you survived. Even until now, I like you very much.
*Vincent hits the door as it completely closed down.*
Shelke: …Why?
*Azul hits something. Then yellow fluid can be seen coming from the other side of the door.*
Shelke: Just…like a fool…sister…
*Azul hits something once more and Vincent drags Shelke away from the scene.*
CHAPTER 7
In the commander’s room inside WRO, Reeve sits on the floor.*
Reeve: How miserable… [Another meaning for this phrase is how shameful.] Though I was called one of the heroes of the Jenova war, having everything and all that, it ended up something like this.
Vincent: I am just the same. And then?
Reeve: Huh?
Vincent: Do you intend to stop here?
*Reeve looks down and Vincent kneels down to Reeve’s level.*
Vincent: Wasn’t it you guys that told me to go on when my time has stopped?
Reeve: Vincent…
*Vincent stands up and walks away.*
*In the undamaged lab in WRO, Shalua is rescued and she is in the water tank.*
Yuffie: They say that she will never wake up anymore… There are damages done to her head… Unless there is a miracle happening, or else…she will never wake up. Vincent! You were right beside her, what were you doing!!
*Vincent looks down.*
Vincent: …Sorry.
Yuffie: Sorry… I am not the one who should say this…
*Shelke walks in.*
Shelke: What a foolish person.
Yuffie: ?!
*Yuffie slaps Shelke.*
Yuffie: You don’t even have the right to say something like that! Shalua…Shalua….
*Vincent holds Yuffie back.*
Shelke: Why…? Why…?
Yuffie: …….
*Yuffie runs out of the room.*
Vincent: Awhile ago…I asked her what she was searching for alone, then she answered me and said “My Life”. You too, “Your Life” was being taken away, no?
Shelke: … so? I don’t understand. Why must she gave up her life? Do you understand? Vincent Valentine.
Vincent: I am not Shalua…but…
Shelke: But?
Vincent: Humans, for the sake of protecting someone… for something that holds a strong importance to them, they are able to give up their life for it. That’s for being a human. [Note: There is an uncertainty when he finished the sentence about being human. “Sorega hito, nanodarou.”]
Shelke: Something that is…really important…
Vincent: But…why is it that people around me always like to bend their reasoning to become a good person in order to save someone?
Shelke: You are also…
*Shelke walks towards Vincent and she feels weak and she almost collapsed, but Vincent took hold of her.*
Shelke: Aa..
*Vincent looks into Shelke's eyes and he starts to have flashbacks from the past.*
Lucrecia: …uard…. Mr. Bodyguard… Mr. Bodyguard?
*Vincent is sleeping on the grass. He wakes up and sees Lucrecia.*
Lucrecia: You will catch a cold if you sleep here.
*Then Vincent suddenly jumps up.*
Lucrecia: Looking at others as though you are scared the first thing you wake up…isn’t it a bit rude?
Vincent: No…sorry.
Lucrecia: Are you sure you are really getting your job done by sleeping at a place like this?
Vincent: The wind…feels nice…so by mistake I…
Lucrecia: *sighs* Well, it’s true that the wind here feels nice. But…that place you are sitting is my appointed seat [that seat belongs to me].
Vincent: Huh?
Lucrecia: *laughs* Want to eat together?
*End of flashback and Vincent is still holding onto Shelke.*
Shelke: Excuse me.
*She walks away from Vincent.*
Shelke: Could this be a resonance of her fragments?
*Reeve comes into the room.*
Reeve: Vincent, as you said, this is not the place to stop. Also, there is something I want to hear from you. Are there any other disks than the one you've found in Shinra mansion?
Vincent: No
Reeve: I see…
Vincent: What is it?
Reeve: Though it’s Omega report, but it seems that it’s not the entire thing. I’m afraid if we don’t put it together with other data, it will become just another data that doesn’t make sense all by itself. I just want to know more about Omega before we raid Midgar…
Shelke: Is that Lucrecia Crescent’s data?
Reeve: Huh? Why it is.
Shelke: I have her fragments inside me… They also recorded a lot of her data as well. For the sake of retrieving the Ancient Materia, I was ordered to record all her fragments into this body. However, those data has a lot of points that I can’t understand because it interrupts my thinking. I think this irregular phenomenon is caused by the data corruption. Why don’t we try to input that Omega report inside me and see what will happen? If it can fit and combine with the data I have, then maybe I can repair and restore it. Don’t you think this is a benefactor for both parties?
*Vincent and Reeve looks at each other.*
Yuffie (intercom): Both of you! Outside! Outside!
*Both of them walk outside.*
Yuffie: Cid-----!! Heeeeey~ This way, this waaaaaaay!
*FMV sequence where Cid lands his ship and Yuffie is being very enthusiastic.*
Yuffie: Uwaaaaaaaaah~
Cid: Hey, what the hell are you are standing there staring! Hurry up and gather all the fighting power that is left! We are going to win and takeover Midgar! Heeeh!
*On Sierra, every WRO member is reporting the conditions of Sierra to Cid. Vincent walks pass.*
Cid: Hey! Vincent, long time no see!
*Cid walks away from the controls.*
WRO soldier: Cap…captain?!
Cid: Whoops, almost done for. Sorry, let’s leave our words of bonding for later. There is still a while until the war council. Just walk around and occupy yourself.
*Vincent sees Yuffie.*
Yuffie: Uuu…. Though I can hold it, but if this keeps up… I hate airships after all… Sorry, please don’t engage into a conversation with me…
*Vincent sees Reeve.*
Reeve: Thanks to Shelke, we can go ahead and analyze the Omega Report. I still don’t have the full grasp on everything right now, so the details will be revealed during the war council.
*Vincent sees Shelke.*
Shelke: Since I can’t use the facilities in the headquarters, it seems that they took her here and continue on with the treatment. It was just awhile ago that I was lying in that tank. Nevermind, please forget about what I said.
Vincent: What are you doing?
Shelke: Using the facilities here, I can modify them so that I can use SND [Sensitive Net Dive].
Vincent: Sensitive Net Dive?
Shelke: It is an ability that got me to become one of the Zvets. By leaving only the senses intact and d
Lauren Valentine · Thu Jan 18, 2007 @ 03:32am · 2 Comments |
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