Previously...
Despite an exhausting pursuit from Shinra Company, Tifa managed to survive long enough to reach Sulbio despite the encounter being unexpected. After meeting up with Yazoo and Kadaj with Sulbio carrying her, she noticed Kadaj was acting rather strange, thinking she was overly exhausted or worn out from whatever had happened before meeting up with them. Sulbio was impatient and agro like always, demanding answers from Yazoo about Kadaj's condition and how she wound up that way. Tifa had noticed Yazoo was very reserved about the issue and that he seemed to care for Kadaj in a way that seemed mysterious to her, as if something went wrong many years ago that caused him to change. Regardless, Tifa knew Yazoo was not who he used to be during the incident with the previous larva across Shinra and that was very obvious to her. Despite Shinra's attempted heavy pursuit, they all managed to successfully return to the Mako Reactor without being caught. For Yazoo, this was a huge relief with Kadaj sleeping in his arms and clearly very exhausted. He did not want another unfortunate crisis.
Chapter 13: Something to Protect
(This section will focus on Yazoo as the speaker) I was very glad we managed to get home without fighting a potentially endless round of Shinra troops. But even though we were home and out of their reach, Little Sister was still sleeping. I turned to face Young Brother Sulbio and said "Bring Tifa to Mother. I'll take care of Little Sister." Tifa spoke and said "But what about Kadaj? Are you sure she's alright?" I paused briefly and said "I hope so... she's still breathing so she isn't hurt, but..." Sulbio replied and said "But what?" I sighed and said firmly "Would you mind your own business just this once? Stop butting in!" Tifa seemed surprised by my reaction, but Sulbio of course just groaned and went off to do as i told him. I sighed and thought Oh my goodness... What a grumpy guy... Sulbio seemed very short tempered and that was plainly obvious, but he was still our brother and part of Mother's family. At least he quit throwing punches at us, though. After Little Sister fought him as a first-day punishment, he had never lashed out at any of us which was still a step forward even though he was still grumpy and impatient as ever. After Sulbio went upstairs, i went the other way and carried my young sister to the family boss chamber, where she always slept and rested. Once i arrived, i walked to her fancy black bed and gently laid her on it, trying not to harm or wake her. I stood still for several minutes, keeping my gaze on her the entire time. She didn't wake up or move very much, but i could tell she was in good health. I slowly reached my hand out, trying to make the effort to touch her forehead and make sure she didn't have a fever. I felt her forehead, but she didn't have a fever at all; she was fine. I glanced around the room a bit, then found myself lock my gaze on what was clearly a statue of Mother towards the back of the room. Something was different about it, though; it wasnt blank like it normally was. I saw Mother's cells surrounding it and radiating from it this time. I suddenly walked closer to it and watched as Mother's cells continued to illuminate the statue of her. Out of nowhere, i decided to touch it with one hand as gently as i could. I kept my hand on it and suddenly heard Mother's words echo in my head: When your sister loves someone deeply and earns their love in return, Sephiroth shall soon be reborn and return to us. I then paused in a moment of shock and said "What..? You mean..?!" Now i suddenly felt awkward. But at the same time, i felt an emotion that was impossible to describe with human words. Was what i heard Mother say really true? Was i the one who has or would be the person initiate Sephiroth's rebirth? I didn't know what to think, but Little Sister always said Mother doesn't tell lies and she was right. But this wasn't something to take lightly and i knew it. Setting my thoughts aside, i kept my hand on the statue and said "Mother... are you saying I will have to raise Big Brother..?" I heard her giggle and say "Dont be silly, my child. You know what im saying. Youve longed for this day to come, have you not?" I could feel Mother smiling at me, and i said "Yes, but... i never thought it would be me who'd have to do it..." I wasnt upset or unhappy in any way; what i felt was something that was a mixed feeling of joy, excitement, and concern for Little Sister Kadaj and my desire to protect her and our unborn Brother who had been gone for so many years. I wanted this day to come for so long but now that it actually came true i wanted to make sure Big Brother is safely born and protected from all those bogies out there who perpetually try to stop us. Doing that would mean keeping Little Sister as far away from danger as possible, and this would be the greatest challenge of it all. I would have to fight alongside Brother Loz, Young Brother Sulbio and possibly even Tifa Lockheart in order to keep anyone from getting near her. I spoke and said "Mother... how can i protect her? I wont let her leave this place until Big Brother is safely born!" Mother replied to me and said "Yazoo my son, i want you to lead the gang in her place and focus on neutralizing the enemy as much as possible. If Shinra Company gets her, its all over. You cannot afford any slip up; one mistake can mean the end for us." Setting my fears aside, i nodded and said "Ok... But why was she all klutzy at the church, Mother?" Mother replied and said "Your Brother Sephiroth is incredibly strong, Yazoo. The reason she was physically weakened was due to that and her body's attempt to protect him while simultaneously trying to ensure her survival. In simpler terms, it was her body's attempt to safely house that immense power which resulted in her becoming clumsy and overly tired. She will be ok though, so dont worry. She wont awaken for quite some time, however. She needs to sleep and recharge her JENOVA cells." Then i paused, remembering how she suddenly stopped playing with me back during our playful fighting at that church and moaned and sat down in the black water. I also remembered how she stumbled quite a lot trying to make it that far, and held her belly with both arms until she dropped right in the water and carefully sat up in it. At the time, i thought i had accidentally injured her but i suddenly realized i hadnt now that Mother explained the issue. I spoke next and said "But that black water.... wont she need it so she can handle Brother's power inside of her?" Mother replied and said "She will, but she's ok for the time being." I nodded, slowly taking my hand off Mother's statue. Even though Mother delivered the message she spoke of to me, the statue remained illuminated with her cells. I wondered why, but i was too set on protecting young Kadaj and keeping a close eye on her to really think about it. I walked back to her bed, and rested my gaze on my sleeping sister in a strange but emotional daze. I wanted to stand here for the rest of the day and the entire night just to make sure she was ok. But i knew i couldn't stay awake that long. If i did my fighting would be horrible on whatever the next mission from Mother would be. That was not an option, especially with Sephiroth now on his way back to this planet. I was determined to make Mother's third time around really count and make sure this doesn't end in failure like her previous returns did. And i will do anything and everything i must to make sure Mother wins this time. Both for her cause and to free Kadaj of her sorrow she felt when Cloud had killed me and Loz and barely left her alive. If she hadnt had BahamutSIN's power back then, she would've died for sure with Cloud being sick and depraved, just holding his sword in the air with it stuck inside of her; trying to keep her there until she was dead, just like homicidal maniac--just like Shinra's whole crooked department that never cared about anything and had a complete disregard for life. I was not going to let history repeat itself anymore, and that was final.
To be continued...
Despite an exhausting pursuit from Shinra Company, Tifa managed to survive long enough to reach Sulbio despite the encounter being unexpected. After meeting up with Yazoo and Kadaj with Sulbio carrying her, she noticed Kadaj was acting rather strange, thinking she was overly exhausted or worn out from whatever had happened before meeting up with them. Sulbio was impatient and agro like always, demanding answers from Yazoo about Kadaj's condition and how she wound up that way. Tifa had noticed Yazoo was very reserved about the issue and that he seemed to care for Kadaj in a way that seemed mysterious to her, as if something went wrong many years ago that caused him to change. Regardless, Tifa knew Yazoo was not who he used to be during the incident with the previous larva across Shinra and that was very obvious to her. Despite Shinra's attempted heavy pursuit, they all managed to successfully return to the Mako Reactor without being caught. For Yazoo, this was a huge relief with Kadaj sleeping in his arms and clearly very exhausted. He did not want another unfortunate crisis.
Chapter 13: Something to Protect
(This section will focus on Yazoo as the speaker) I was very glad we managed to get home without fighting a potentially endless round of Shinra troops. But even though we were home and out of their reach, Little Sister was still sleeping. I turned to face Young Brother Sulbio and said "Bring Tifa to Mother. I'll take care of Little Sister." Tifa spoke and said "But what about Kadaj? Are you sure she's alright?" I paused briefly and said "I hope so... she's still breathing so she isn't hurt, but..." Sulbio replied and said "But what?" I sighed and said firmly "Would you mind your own business just this once? Stop butting in!" Tifa seemed surprised by my reaction, but Sulbio of course just groaned and went off to do as i told him. I sighed and thought Oh my goodness... What a grumpy guy... Sulbio seemed very short tempered and that was plainly obvious, but he was still our brother and part of Mother's family. At least he quit throwing punches at us, though. After Little Sister fought him as a first-day punishment, he had never lashed out at any of us which was still a step forward even though he was still grumpy and impatient as ever. After Sulbio went upstairs, i went the other way and carried my young sister to the family boss chamber, where she always slept and rested. Once i arrived, i walked to her fancy black bed and gently laid her on it, trying not to harm or wake her. I stood still for several minutes, keeping my gaze on her the entire time. She didn't wake up or move very much, but i could tell she was in good health. I slowly reached my hand out, trying to make the effort to touch her forehead and make sure she didn't have a fever. I felt her forehead, but she didn't have a fever at all; she was fine. I glanced around the room a bit, then found myself lock my gaze on what was clearly a statue of Mother towards the back of the room. Something was different about it, though; it wasnt blank like it normally was. I saw Mother's cells surrounding it and radiating from it this time. I suddenly walked closer to it and watched as Mother's cells continued to illuminate the statue of her. Out of nowhere, i decided to touch it with one hand as gently as i could. I kept my hand on it and suddenly heard Mother's words echo in my head: When your sister loves someone deeply and earns their love in return, Sephiroth shall soon be reborn and return to us. I then paused in a moment of shock and said "What..? You mean..?!" Now i suddenly felt awkward. But at the same time, i felt an emotion that was impossible to describe with human words. Was what i heard Mother say really true? Was i the one who has or would be the person initiate Sephiroth's rebirth? I didn't know what to think, but Little Sister always said Mother doesn't tell lies and she was right. But this wasn't something to take lightly and i knew it. Setting my thoughts aside, i kept my hand on the statue and said "Mother... are you saying I will have to raise Big Brother..?" I heard her giggle and say "Dont be silly, my child. You know what im saying. Youve longed for this day to come, have you not?" I could feel Mother smiling at me, and i said "Yes, but... i never thought it would be me who'd have to do it..." I wasnt upset or unhappy in any way; what i felt was something that was a mixed feeling of joy, excitement, and concern for Little Sister Kadaj and my desire to protect her and our unborn Brother who had been gone for so many years. I wanted this day to come for so long but now that it actually came true i wanted to make sure Big Brother is safely born and protected from all those bogies out there who perpetually try to stop us. Doing that would mean keeping Little Sister as far away from danger as possible, and this would be the greatest challenge of it all. I would have to fight alongside Brother Loz, Young Brother Sulbio and possibly even Tifa Lockheart in order to keep anyone from getting near her. I spoke and said "Mother... how can i protect her? I wont let her leave this place until Big Brother is safely born!" Mother replied to me and said "Yazoo my son, i want you to lead the gang in her place and focus on neutralizing the enemy as much as possible. If Shinra Company gets her, its all over. You cannot afford any slip up; one mistake can mean the end for us." Setting my fears aside, i nodded and said "Ok... But why was she all klutzy at the church, Mother?" Mother replied and said "Your Brother Sephiroth is incredibly strong, Yazoo. The reason she was physically weakened was due to that and her body's attempt to protect him while simultaneously trying to ensure her survival. In simpler terms, it was her body's attempt to safely house that immense power which resulted in her becoming clumsy and overly tired. She will be ok though, so dont worry. She wont awaken for quite some time, however. She needs to sleep and recharge her JENOVA cells." Then i paused, remembering how she suddenly stopped playing with me back during our playful fighting at that church and moaned and sat down in the black water. I also remembered how she stumbled quite a lot trying to make it that far, and held her belly with both arms until she dropped right in the water and carefully sat up in it. At the time, i thought i had accidentally injured her but i suddenly realized i hadnt now that Mother explained the issue. I spoke next and said "But that black water.... wont she need it so she can handle Brother's power inside of her?" Mother replied and said "She will, but she's ok for the time being." I nodded, slowly taking my hand off Mother's statue. Even though Mother delivered the message she spoke of to me, the statue remained illuminated with her cells. I wondered why, but i was too set on protecting young Kadaj and keeping a close eye on her to really think about it. I walked back to her bed, and rested my gaze on my sleeping sister in a strange but emotional daze. I wanted to stand here for the rest of the day and the entire night just to make sure she was ok. But i knew i couldn't stay awake that long. If i did my fighting would be horrible on whatever the next mission from Mother would be. That was not an option, especially with Sephiroth now on his way back to this planet. I was determined to make Mother's third time around really count and make sure this doesn't end in failure like her previous returns did. And i will do anything and everything i must to make sure Mother wins this time. Both for her cause and to free Kadaj of her sorrow she felt when Cloud had killed me and Loz and barely left her alive. If she hadnt had BahamutSIN's power back then, she would've died for sure with Cloud being sick and depraved, just holding his sword in the air with it stuck inside of her; trying to keep her there until she was dead, just like homicidal maniac--just like Shinra's whole crooked department that never cared about anything and had a complete disregard for life. I was not going to let history repeat itself anymore, and that was final.
To be continued...
