My brothers and I decided to get extra sleep after Mother assigned us the mission of finding and recovering her stone tablet. We each agreed the sooner we wake up and head out for the mission, the better. Like everything else in this life of war, this mission had ugly and potentially fatal stakes as well. Mother warned each of us that the possibility of the mission going perfectly well were very low; the world is against her, and against us as a result. The worst case scenario was we would get caught in a skirmish against Cloud Strife and possibly even die midbattle. Being aware of this regardless of likelihood, Mother sent me to roam the sky to find the Shadow Land on my own, and instructed my brothers, Yazoo and Loz, to drive around Shinra and keep her enemies as far from me as possible as best they can--and make certain i successfully arrive at her treasure's location and return to our hideout with it safely. Despite knowing the dangers and potentially deadly stakes of the mission itself, we each set our fears aside and ventured out into Shinra once again, each of us taking the routes Mother gave us, hoping for the mission to be successful.
Chapter 2: Yazoo's Story
(This section focuses on Yazoo and Loz, with Yazoo as the speaker) After we watched Little Sister fly off out of sight, Loz and i nodded at each other and mounted and started our motorbikes, driving ahead at full speed with me leading the way. Shortly after we got what seemed like a fair distance from our territory, Mother spoke to me telepathically and said "Did Sephieroth fly out of view?" I then replied "Yeah, she's on her way there, Mother. So... any idea about what we should do first?" Mother seemed silent for a bit, then said "Unfortunately, there is no perfect plan for this mission, on your part nor your sister's... But either way, do everything in your power to avoid Cloud Strife. He's enough of a threat to ruin more than just this mission. One encounter with him may mean you two will die and have to restart everything pertaining to my will and legacy's success! You know how dangerous he is!" I nodded and said "Got it. I know how dangerous he is, thats a given for each of us as your children. I have a few ideas, but i wont get careless or let my guard down." Then Mother said "Ok, Yazoo. There is no easy way to do this, but i believe in you kids and know you can do it. I will leave the rest to you guys. Don't let my enemies get under your skin!" I laughed a bit and said "Not a problem, Mother!" I felt her joy inside of me and could feel Mother smiling as well. Even though i knew the mission is extremely risky, this was very soothing and helped calm me a bit. Loz then said with surprising calmness "Mother is happy... I miss seeing her this happy..." I then replied with the same emotion "Me too... Why does everyone hate her so much..? She never did anything..." I sensed Loz crying rather quietly, and he said "I don't get it either... She didn't do anything to anyone... Mother was innocent from day one... If theyd just left her alone none of this would be happening right now!" I had noticed Loz was also crying now, along with myself. It was impossible for us to think or talk about this without crying, no matter how many times we did. I suddenly wanted to forget about the mission and felt tempted to park and just sit in a dark alleyway and cry with Loz. But i knew that wasnt a choice right now. If we did that, Little Sister would be without our cooperation and aid on the mission. That wasnt only wrong, but also dangerous for us and her. I didn't want to put us all in trouble like that, especially since i knew enough lives have been lost in Mother's family that failure was not an option. Loz and i died several years ago and poor Little Sister had nobody to raise her and make sure she fully blooms out of her larva state and reaches her full potential safely. Cloud was also responsible for us falling short back then, and thanks to his rotten bloodlust against Mother and her children, Little Sister was also left with unmeasurable hatred for him and a perpetual desire to kill him. That day also left her in years of misery, depression, and endless hatred for everything on this planet that opposed Mother's legacy. She suffered all kinds of pain thanks to Cloud killing me and Loz. Knowing all of that, my desire is to protect Little Sister and make sure Cloud gets nowhere her. Theres no possible way for me to ignore or forget that endless pain he put her through by killing us. I had also felt her pain during her years of misery, even from the great distances of the lifestream... and it gave me a very strong desire to be reborn in order to protect her from the same fate we met, and ultimately help her defeat Cloud Strife.
In simpler terms, what i want... is to secure the happiness of our little sister so she never suffers like that again. I will risk anything and everything i must to do just that--no matter how intense things get or seem; i want Little Sister Sephieroth to have the eternal happiness she rightfully deserves, just as much as Mother does for all of us. The success of Mother's legacy and will is designed for the eternal prosperity of us as her children, along with Mother herself. Little Sister wants this time to be the war's end and the beginning of Mother's eternal legacy--and so do i, because i know it will make her happy.
To be continued....
Chapter 2: Yazoo's Story
(This section focuses on Yazoo and Loz, with Yazoo as the speaker) After we watched Little Sister fly off out of sight, Loz and i nodded at each other and mounted and started our motorbikes, driving ahead at full speed with me leading the way. Shortly after we got what seemed like a fair distance from our territory, Mother spoke to me telepathically and said "Did Sephieroth fly out of view?" I then replied "Yeah, she's on her way there, Mother. So... any idea about what we should do first?" Mother seemed silent for a bit, then said "Unfortunately, there is no perfect plan for this mission, on your part nor your sister's... But either way, do everything in your power to avoid Cloud Strife. He's enough of a threat to ruin more than just this mission. One encounter with him may mean you two will die and have to restart everything pertaining to my will and legacy's success! You know how dangerous he is!" I nodded and said "Got it. I know how dangerous he is, thats a given for each of us as your children. I have a few ideas, but i wont get careless or let my guard down." Then Mother said "Ok, Yazoo. There is no easy way to do this, but i believe in you kids and know you can do it. I will leave the rest to you guys. Don't let my enemies get under your skin!" I laughed a bit and said "Not a problem, Mother!" I felt her joy inside of me and could feel Mother smiling as well. Even though i knew the mission is extremely risky, this was very soothing and helped calm me a bit. Loz then said with surprising calmness "Mother is happy... I miss seeing her this happy..." I then replied with the same emotion "Me too... Why does everyone hate her so much..? She never did anything..." I sensed Loz crying rather quietly, and he said "I don't get it either... She didn't do anything to anyone... Mother was innocent from day one... If theyd just left her alone none of this would be happening right now!" I had noticed Loz was also crying now, along with myself. It was impossible for us to think or talk about this without crying, no matter how many times we did. I suddenly wanted to forget about the mission and felt tempted to park and just sit in a dark alleyway and cry with Loz. But i knew that wasnt a choice right now. If we did that, Little Sister would be without our cooperation and aid on the mission. That wasnt only wrong, but also dangerous for us and her. I didn't want to put us all in trouble like that, especially since i knew enough lives have been lost in Mother's family that failure was not an option. Loz and i died several years ago and poor Little Sister had nobody to raise her and make sure she fully blooms out of her larva state and reaches her full potential safely. Cloud was also responsible for us falling short back then, and thanks to his rotten bloodlust against Mother and her children, Little Sister was also left with unmeasurable hatred for him and a perpetual desire to kill him. That day also left her in years of misery, depression, and endless hatred for everything on this planet that opposed Mother's legacy. She suffered all kinds of pain thanks to Cloud killing me and Loz. Knowing all of that, my desire is to protect Little Sister and make sure Cloud gets nowhere her. Theres no possible way for me to ignore or forget that endless pain he put her through by killing us. I had also felt her pain during her years of misery, even from the great distances of the lifestream... and it gave me a very strong desire to be reborn in order to protect her from the same fate we met, and ultimately help her defeat Cloud Strife.
In simpler terms, what i want... is to secure the happiness of our little sister so she never suffers like that again. I will risk anything and everything i must to do just that--no matter how intense things get or seem; i want Little Sister Sephieroth to have the eternal happiness she rightfully deserves, just as much as Mother does for all of us. The success of Mother's legacy and will is designed for the eternal prosperity of us as her children, along with Mother herself. Little Sister wants this time to be the war's end and the beginning of Mother's eternal legacy--and so do i, because i know it will make her happy.
To be continued....
