Final Fantasy - All Series Fan Fiction ❯ Final Fantasy VII: Destiny Awaits ❯ Dreams...Past...Sky ( Chapter 3 )

Destiny Awaits

By: E-Chan

Author's notes: I do not own Final Fantasy; Square Soft does. So please do not sue me.

Also forgive me if you see mis-typos or grammar.

Thanks to my fellow class of 2001 for reviewing my draft and helping me fixing it up. Thanks a bunch Rick King.

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She felt fear and pain. She felt like screaming. Although the room was dark, she could feel that people were in the room, poking at her. Her emerald eyes, shining in the darkness, showed the fear she felt. She tried to scream, but nothing came out. Tears started running down her cheeks.

"Isn't she perfect?" says a voice from the darkness.

"Yes, she is God's creation." Replied a female voice.

"Ha Ha! What a perfect clone!" said the first voice. She could see the gleam of the needle as it raised into view. "Time for your medication." She began to cry even more, and begged them to stop, to let her go. She felt her golden brown hair being tugged and the needle pricking her skin…

"Ahhh!" cried Akiko, waking from her terrible dream. What does it mean? Why am I haunted by these visions? What's going on? All these thoughts flooded her mind. Why could I feel that lady's pain? Akiko got up from her bed, fearful of going back to sleep, lest that horrible dream to return. Maybe a glass of warm sugar milk will help me forget the dream. She thought. As she left the room, another crossed her mind. If it was a dream, why did it feel so real? She banished the thought from her mind and went to the kitchen.

Akiko sat at the kitchen table in deep thought. She felt so disturbed. What was the dream trying to tell her? She couldn't stop think of the dream. She stirred her warm sugar milk absentmindedly. She felt so helpless. She wanted to do something. Then it hit her; it became clearer to her. The lady that was in her dreams just looked liked Aeris. Is Aeris a clone? She thought. No that could be. But that explain why she alive. Akiko shook her head of the thought. But what if was true Aeris was a clone.

Cloud came in walking through the kitchen. He just was going to get some ice cream for his wife because she was craving for ice cream. And he saw one of his daughters sitting at the kitchen table in distress. "Akiko what are you doing up so late?"

"Can't go back to sleep." She replied.

"Another vision?" he questioned her. She didn't replied. How did her dad know it was another vision? A vision of Aeris or at least she looked liked Aeris. "Akiko?" I'm so confused; she shook her head. Aeris is a clone or is she an illusion. "Akiko?" Cloud repeated himself.

"Huh? I'm sorry father." She replied.

"Go back to sleep Akiko." He suggested to his daughter. I don't want to go back to sleep. She might haunt my dreams. Cloud saw fear in her eyes. "Akiko tell me what's bothering you?" he asked sincerely. How can I tell him that I think Aeris is a clone? She thought.

"Oh it's nothing father." She answered back. "I should go back to bed and sleep."

"Are you sure nothing bothering you?" he asked.

"Yes, father. Good night!" Akiko got up from the table and kissed her father on the cheek before going to her room.

"Good night Akiko." He returned and head back to his bedroom to his wife.

***

Vincent sat in front of the fireplace looking into the flames. So it has began he thought. The flames flicker looking like they were doing some ancient dance. Cloud had informed him that his daughter Akiko starting to have visions. And guessed that Yuffie and Reno daughter Jani had spirits had started to visit her. So now he waited for the warriors to awaken from their eternal sleep.

Long time ago the elders of Cosmo Canyon had told them 17 years from now; that their children will inherit ancient bloodlines of warriors, visions and other gifts like them. At the time they didn't believe a word that they were telling them. And now all the things that the elders said, was coming true.

"Vincent?" a melodic voice interrupted his thoughts.

"Yes, Lucrecia." He replied softly, but didn't turn face her spirit. If he looked at his past wife face he would felt liked he been torn into two. Then he felt a cold-breezed pass by him. Lucrecia was now at his side.

"Are you happy?" she asked.

"Good morning papa!" Ayumi said interrupting the connection he had with Lucrecia. He looked at his daughter.

"Good morning." He replied. "And yes I'm happy."

"Papa, who are you talking too?" Ayumi asked curiously.

"No one Ayumi." He said. His daughter looked at him puzzled.

"But I heard you talking to someone." She protested and started to pout.

"Ayumi where are you?" a familiar voice rang through the mansion.

"Ayumi, I think Aeris is calling for you." He told his daughter and hope that his daughter would drop the issue about him talking to someone. Ayumi beamed happily.

"Aeris, I'm here with papa!" she said with joy. Aeris came through the doors. She had a bright smile on her face.

"Ayumi have you looked outside?" Aeris asked the little girl.

"No, Why?" she asked curiously.

"It's snowing!" Aeris replied.

Vincent looked at Aeris and Ayumi interact with each other. Ayumi was happy and so was Aeris. He remembers the day that he saved Aeris from the Shira Science Lab.

When he found her in the dark lab. They didn't even bother to cover her naked body. He felt angst and pain. He took off his coat and wrapped around Aeris exposed body. She was filled with tears. Her face was filled with fear. He saw in her face how they treated her. The doctors and scientist looked at her like she was a foreign object to be experimented on. He was the only one that knew the real true about Aeris. And why she was alive. The others just thought she be revived, but really she was a clone. A recarnation of Aeris to put it more better.

"Really Aeris?" she asked excitingly. Ayumi tugged on her father leg. "Papa, did you know its snowing?" she questioned. Vincent snapped back into reality and looked at his daughter. He nodded his head in agreement.

***

At Rocket Town…

A man sat at the kitchen table angry. "Dammit! Shera where did Sky run off to now?" He cursed. He looked at his wife. She was dressed in a pair of pants and a white T-shirt with a blue lab coat over it. Her glasses where on her head. Her brown hair was up in a ponytail. She shrugged her shoulders telling her husband she didn't know. "Damn that girl!" he cursed again.

"Have you check at the hanger? She might be there." Shera suggested.

"No!" he responded.

"See Cid, instead cursing your head off you should check before running your mouth." She informed him. He glared at his wife.

"Don't get smart with me Shera." Answered back. Shera looked at Cid. The same man he was 17 years ago. He still had that foul mouth of his. He was dressed in blue jump suit. He uses to have dirty blonde hair, but now it was with gray hair showing. "That girl!" he said.

"Why are you stressing so much?" Shera walk up to her husband and place a fresh cup of coffee in front of him.

"So many things are going on now." He said.

"I know." Sky said coming in the kitchen. She walks up to her father and kissed him on the cheek. "Honestly father you don't have to worry so much."

"Don't get smart me girl!" he snapped at his daughter. Sky sat right next to her father. "I told you to stay home with your mother."

"Why father!" she protested. She bangs her fists against the kitchen table.

"Sky!" her mother gasped.

"This isn't fair. I wanted to work on Skylark." She fussed.

"Don't argue with me young lady." Cid scolds his daughter.

"Ugh! This isn't fair!" she grumbled. She stood up and gave a glare at her father. "Mother aren't you going to come to my defense?" she asked her mother.

"I can't Sky. You know when your father made up his mind." She responded.

"Great help mother." She said sarcastically and walks out.

"Sky!" her mother called. They both heard the front door slam.

"Damn that girl!" Cid cursed.

"Your blood pressure Honey!" she said calmly.

***

Hot flashes. Tossing and turning. "Two warrior princess will be awaken soon." Akiko had awoken in a jolt. What the hell does that mean? She thought to herself.

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To Be Continued…