Chapter 5
Spicer looks around and says " There's not much time left , i want to find my sister as soon as possible so we can spend our
remaining days together "
Dyne sighs and admits to Spicer " I'm sorry pal but I've had enough of this. The worlds gonna end soon , I'm not gettin' paid and i
just want to relax "
Spicer shakes Dyne's hand and thanks him for his help. " What about you Jade? do you feel any different about helping me? "
Jade says without thinking " I'm with ya' all the way Spice. Besides that damn comet isn't going to end the reign of Shinra. That's
my job. "
" Sure you wont come? " Jade asks Dyne
" I'll be here at your granma's , she said i can stay , hell , got nowhere else to go "
Jade kisses Dyne on the cheek and tells him " try not to have another psychotic episode "
With that Spicer and Jade head out of the village when a woman leaning against a wall says
" So your after Nikki? "
" You know Nikki ? " Spicer adds
" Do you know professor Hojo? well I'm his ex wife , Jena. He disgusted me when he started messing around with that headless
thing in his lab. Using cells and Mako to create some form of hybrids "
" Yeah so. What's that got to do with Nikki ? "
" Do you mind I'm speaking! ...... anyhow he gave these Sephiroth clones numbers. Nikki's number was 7 "
Spicer scolded Jena " Shut up! Nikki is not a hybrid. She's 18 and i was there when mother adopted her. "
Jena laughs " So you've been brainwashed too have you? She was created 5 years ago to see if the reunion was possible. "
" But that's impossible, how can this be? false memories? me? why are you telling me this ? "
" I want you to put an end to this nonsense so that i can be reunited with my ex husband to spend a few precious hours with him
before we all die. " Jena says
" And you think that me and Jade can bring him round? don't be stupid "
" Just try. Please. Maybe he knows the whereabouts of Nikki. Just remember she not really your sister . He was last sighted in
the North crater over a week ago."
Spicer had doubts in his memories for a while now and piecing this together fitted together like a puzzle.
" Your right. She cant be my sister. I know she's not my real sister, she was adopted but i treat her like a real sis , but then where
was she when my brother died? where was she when i had my first kill? but she used to come and visit me, now and again. I
Know she was adopted, but .... Hybrid or not I'm gonna find her. I love her. "
Jade and Spicer left the village and as they were doing so , they spotted something in the distance getting closer and closer. As it
got almost above them Jade leaped with joy " Its the Highwind!"
Jade waved at the Highwind in an attempt to signal it down. The Highwind landed around 50 ft away from them. A ladder was
thrown from the deck and a man climbed down.
" Well if it ain't the quittin' bitch Jade! " Cid says looking Jade up and down
" Hi Cid , long time no see " Jade said going red
" You know if you had stayed with me on the project we could a got into space without blasted Shinra's help. Even Shera
couldn't of stopped us! But you damn quit!"
" I know that Cid and I'm sorry. Anyway you got the Highwind. Talking of the Highwind , i was wondering if Spicer and I could
catch a lift to the North crater, we have leads to the whereabouts of Spicer's sister. "
" I wouldn't take you even if i could. There seems to be a huge dome of light around the North crater. There's no way of getting in
or out. " Cid sneers
" At least take us as far as the icicle inn " Spicer pleads " We can think about what we can do then "
" Aww come on then i don't like to see a grown man cry .... *%$@&£ wimp " Cid rolls his eyes and escorts them onto the
Highwind.
Cid , Jade and Spicer all climb up the rope ladder and get eventually get up top on deck.
" Where is everyone? Aeris, Tifa and Cloud ? " Spicer asks feeling concerned
" Listen pal , I've got some erm... bad news . Well Aeris , she was murdered by the @%^*)£ Sephiroth in the forgotten city, I'm
sorry. " Cid's eyes water and he has to walk away.
" Aeris? no... not . She cant of i... i mean we... "
Jade puts her arm around Spicer and leads him to a chair where he remains quiet, for some time.
Meanwhile Jade walks up to Red XIII and asks " So where is Cloud and Tifa? "
Red looks up at Jade and says " Cloud has Mako poisoning and Tifa is by his side. Very commendable if i may say so myself. "
" And who are these other people ? i haven't seen these two before. " Jade asks
" This is Vincent Valentine, Cait Sith and Yuffie Kisaragi is downstairs barfing " Red replies
Spicer leaps up " Vincent? "
Vincent looks across the deck at Spicer and nods " Hello Spicer long time no see "
" Well if it isn't my old friend from the Turks, Vincent Valentine! what are you doing here? " Spicer asks excitedly
Vincent replies calmly " I'm an now longer affiliated with the Turks or Shinra , I have joined this group to help save the planet
from Meteor and to find Hojo and Sephiroth."
Cid butts in the conversation " Were here , anyone not saving the planet please vacate my Highwind "
"See you around Vinnie!" Spicer laughs
Jade and Spicer climb down the rope as does Cid
Cid asks Jade a question " As soon as all this crap is over , i want you back at Shin-ra no 26 to take over from that damn slow
bitch Shera. Its the least you can do."
With that Cid climbs back up and the Highwind flies into the distance.
"Well lets make a start!" Jade says shivering
Jade and Spicer walked into Icicle inn and ask for a bed for the night as they had been travelling for many hours in the Highwind.
The man at reception eyed Jade up and down. " Only one bed left. The other ones are taken. Some girl has been found
wondering around in a black cape, she was trying to get to the Northern crater. Looks like she was a bit late. That light dome
over the crater has made it impossible to get there.
Spicer's eyes widen " Girl in a black cape! "
Spicer runs upstairs and flings the door open.
" Nikki? " He shouts
A woman is next to a bed and says " Shhh! , she's resting "
Spicer approaches the bed and to his surprise ....
" It is Nikki! where was she where did you find her? "
The old woman whispers " We found her trying to get to the Northern crater, she was mumbling about a reunion of some sort. A
few villagers restrained her as she was getting violent , and brung her here. Ever since that dome went up it looks as if she's given
up the will to live. She wont eat or drink. She's been in a coma for 3 days now."
Jade says "lets stay here. At least you can spend time with her. I've got no other friends and real family so I'll stay here as well. "
After 4 days of waiting for Nikki to come out of a coma Jade heard screams from the street. Jade and Spicer ran outside and
looked at what everyone was staring at. There was something shiny and huge flying up towards meteor. Then a piece detached
itself and fell back to earth. A few seconds later there was a flash of intense light which blinded them for a second. When the light
had subsided , Jade and Spicer looked up at meteor.
" It looks like Shinra have launched a rocket at meteor and failed " one villager said
Jade looked disappointed " Poor Cid. He's never going into space now "
Meteor was still there but now with several fragments floating around it. Every ones hearts sunk and they all continued their daily
business. Jade lead Spicer back upstairs to Nikki. Listening to the radio a few days later they heard a news flash
" Welcome to Midgar news! on the hour every hour. And Midgar is being attacked by weapon , the transition of the sister ray
from Junon to Midgar has been a success and we now await news as to whether it has been loaded and ready to fire. We have
reports that the gun is charging. and has fired. ...
..... Sources say that weapon has been destroyed! the charge is heading for the northern crater to destroy the dome as to get to
Sephiroth who lurks underneath it. ............ and the dome has been obliterated! (Cheers in the background) . Ground braking
news just in! Weapons final attack has fired beams of energy towards Midgar.. .. Ladies and gentlemen....... we have bad news
...... President Rufus has been killed in a tragic accident , his office was destroyed with him in it . This is indeed a sad day for us
all. Reports are coming in that an energy beam is heading this way... quick get out of here! ru..................... " The radio goes
dead.
Jade looks terrified " Why are all these things happening? people dying , meteor coming to kill everyone all these weapon
monsters , its just too much! " Jade cries and runs off into the street.
" I've had enough of this feud with my father. I'm going to Midgar to make peace with him before we all die " she thinks to herself.
After grabbing a gold chocobo from a traveller she mounts it and sets off across the ocean to Midgar. On arriving there the next
day, she climbed onto the highest platform in Midgar and looked around to get her bearings and to see where she was. Cloud
Strife , Yuffie Kisaragi and Barrett Wallace were being attacked by a huge robot creature. It said something on the side.... Proud
Clod???. She got her binoculars out of her pack to get a better look. Heidegger and Scarlet were at the helm, controlling this
beast. Jade's heart sunk.
" NOOOOOOO! leave him alone!. " she screamed
But she was too far away for them to hear her cries. With one last swift strike Cloud sliced at the machine making it overload.
Electric streamers were shooting everywhere, when it exploded in one bright flash sending shrapnel and sparks everywhere. Jade
fell to her knees." Father.... why did you leave me? "
She decided to follow the three warriors , to see what they were doing and to think about her revenge on Cloud. Following them
up a few flights of steps , they eventually get to a industrial area. Jade once again gets her binoculars out and looks to see who
was there.
" Damn! its Hojo. What the hell is he doing? WHAT THE? "
Hojo turns into a mutated creature and starts attacking the three of them. Jade watches from afar, and decides that she better not
confront Cloud because she's likely to get her ass whipped. Walking down the stairs slowly she bumps into Vincent Valentine.
Vincent looks at Jade and says " What are you doing here? "
Jade pushes Vincent down the stairs and makes a run for it. When she gets round the corner she slumps to the floor and breaks
down in a flood of tears. Grieving for the father she lost twice. Jade goes for a drink for a while in a local bar and hears a noise
outside. She looks out and sees the Highwind fly over Midgar.
" I hear there going to the Northern crater to defeat Sephiroth" the tender says whilst crunching peanuts in his mouth. " Time to
get a hold of myself. back to the Icicle inn. Spicer will be looking for me. " So she mounts her new Choco and sprints back to the
icicle area.
The next day , Nikki wakes up and seems to be better.
" Spicer.... Spicer ..... I'm awake "
Spicer opens his eyes as he had fallen asleep. " Yes mummy i love you too ... eh oh what?.... Nikki! Your awake! how do you
feel ? "
Nikki hugs Spicer and they talk about what happened and Nikki tells Spicer that all of a sudden a few weeks ago she realised she
was a clone, and that Hojo had experimented on her. She said that she was given the number seven on her arm. And that she
failed to attend the reunion.
" I'm a failure " she sighed
" It doesn't matter. To me you'll always be my sister. "
The two hugged and all of a sudden Jade burst in through the door panting with sweat streaming down her face.
" Jade where ya' been? "
Jade gasped " Cloud and all that lot are going to attack Sephiroth and try to end meteor, we should help them. I don't like Cloud
but they may be in grave danger"
" Right! Call Dyne. Were going on a little trip " Spicer says excitedly
" Okay I'll prepare the Chocobo as well. "
Spicer looked at Nikki " We've got to help some people to save the planet. Stay here and I'll come back for you. Your too weak
to come with us. "
Nikki agreed " Don't get yourself killed , I've got a lot of things to tell you "
After collecting Dyne , they travelled to the North crater. By then it was dark , but they could still notice the Highwind was
hovering on top of the crater.
" Barrett isn't there is he? " Dyne asked
" Of course . He's Clouds best friend. " Jade replied
" Damn! those two stick together like S@&t to a blanket!" Dyne yells
After a while the chocobo had reached the heights.
Jade unharnesses the bird " We'll let the Chocobo go. We don't need it no more "
Jade , Dyne and Spicer climb up the rope ladder onto the lower half of the Highwind.
" Where is everyone? " Jade asks
After exploring the entire Highwind they eventually end up , up top.
" Who are you? " Spicer asks
" Pilot first class , i run the Highwind under the captain. " the man replies
" The captain? .... oh you mean Cid, so where is everyone? "
" They have gone on a brave journey to the centre of crater to destroy Sephiroth and meteor. Even the Shinra spy Cait Sith or
Reeve whatever ".
"Do you think we should go in after them?" Dyne asks readying his materia " I haven't used my Molotov cocktail for ages! "
As he spoke those words there was an almighty rumbling sound from within the depths of the crater. The rumbling became more
intense and soon was making the Highwind unstable.
" You three! get under deck and hold on tight! " The pilot shouts
Jade , Dyne and Spicer climbed under the deck and held on with all there strength.
" Here we gooooo! " The pilot screams
The Highwind becomes dislodged from its moors and begins sliding down the edge of the crater. Then it looses grip and falls
down further and deeper into the crater , it felt like ages until it hit a rock which steadied it. Jade and Dyne get knocked out by the
force of the impact.
" Get on! " The pilot sees Cid and everyone else and signals them to climb on quickly.
Cid , Red , Tifa , Barrett , Cait , Vincent , Yuffie and Cloud all climb aboard , and get ready for a rough flight. Then it went easily
silent for a few seconds. Then the tremors started again unleashing a huge torrent of green light into the air, sending the Highwind
hurtling into the air with tremendous force. The speed was unbearable and knocked everyone off their feet. Cid reached for the
emergency lever and pulled it , making the Highwind into a rocket boosted aircraft. By now Meteor was over Midgar , sending
swirling masses of fire through Midgar , tearing at the structure , pulling lumps of it off in one go. The green light smashed into
meteor, trying to counter its destruction. It failed. Spicer watched from the shadows to the back of the craft as green swirls of
lifestream started rising from the planet, more and more trails of lifestream rising up and heading towards meteor. Soon the green
light had enveloped meteor , and in a bright flash of white light , meteor had disappeared. the green light faded and dawn was
breaking. The sun rose over the horizon and another day had begun. The Highwind team cheered and they danced and hugged
each other.
" The planet has survived , and so did we! " Tifa cheered.
Jade came around as did Dyne.
" Wh ... what happened ? " Dyne asked feeling groggy
Spicer smiled " Your old friend Barrett. He and his friends have saved the planet "
Jade hugs Spicer and they kiss. Everyone was facing towards Midgar , when Dyne emerges from the back of the Highwind. Dyne
taps Barrett on the shoulder.
" What's? " Barrett looks around and sees Dyne
" I thought you were dead! i?....."
Barrett passes out and falls to the deck.
Dyne laughs " You always were a big softy at heart. "
The End
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