For the next two months, everything had gone according to plan. Vincent played off
as loving Selene well, so well that she now had her full trust in him. Shera and
Cid had continued to monitor them. However, something was about to happen...
Vincent walks into Selene's room with Nanako walking behind him. Selene is lying down
on her bed.
Selene:
(sees Vincent walk in
) Vincent! Come here. And leave that stupid rabid dog over there!
Nanako:
(begins to growl
) Grrr...
Vincent:
(kneels next to Nanako and whispers
) Aya, Nanako, stay over there.
Nanako:
Grr...okay, if you say so.
Vincent:
(walks over to Selene
) Yes, Serin, my love. What is it?
Selene:
Vince, I love you. And I want you to be happy with me. I don't think you remember,
but you and I- (squints
) Oh my ...it hurts! (puts hands to stomach
) Oww!!!
Vincent:
Serin, what's wrong?
Selene:
(gasping
) Get Sailor Mercury! I think the baby's coming! (squeezes eyes shut
) Hurry!
Vincent:
Yes! (thinks
) The sooner it comes, the better. (runs over to get Sailor Mercury
)
When Sailor Mercury and Vincent return to Selene's room...
Mercury:
(runs over beside Selene
) What do you feel, Selene?
Selene:
(gasping
) Excruciating pain!!!
Vincent:
(walks over to Nanako and whispers to him
) You got the bombs set in place?
Nanako:
(nods
) I put them in place while you went to get Sailor Mercury, master.
Vincent:
(whispering
) Good. As soon as that baby's born and taken care of, we bust outta here, got it?
Nanako:
(whispering
) Yes master. (jumps on Vincent's shoulder
)
Vincent walks back over to Selene's side, where she has already gone into labor. The
screams were ear piercing. He looks at her with pain in his eyes.
Vincent:
(thinking
) This should have been Rukre. I hate you Serin.
Soon, it was over. Vincent watches as Sailor Mercury takes the baby to another room.
Selene was taking deep breaths. She reaches out for Vincent.
Selene:
Vincent, come. Hold me.
Vincent:
Yes Serin. (embraces her
)
Selene leans forward and kisses him. Nanako turns around in disgust, and Vincent squeezes
his eyes shut. She pulls away. At that same time, Nanako gets an ITCH...
Nanako:
(whimpering
) It itches!!
Nanako begins to scratch with his hind leg, and knocks the homing device out of his
fur in the process. It falls to the floor and breaks in two. Vincent and Nanako are
surprised, as they had no idea it had been there the whole time.
Selene sees everything. She looks at Nanako, the device, then Vincent.
Vincent:
Shit...
Vincent quickly casts a spell on Selene.
Vincent:
Silence!
Selene is muted. Vincent and Nanako run out of the room and lock the door.
Vincent:
(panting
) What the hell was that thing that fell off your fur Nanako?
Nanako:
(panting
) I have no idea master!
Vincent:
Well, I think now would be a very good time to escape from here. Who knows how long
that spell will last on Selene.
Nanako:
Good idea master.
Vincent:
Go, and wait for me at the entrance. I'll get the baby and meet you there. Hurry!
Nanako:
(nods
) Yes master!
Nanako runs off to the entrance. The senshi don't think much of Nanako running about,
as he was always running around the hideout in search of God knows what.
:-)
Vincent:
(running to Sailor Mercury's room
) That device must've been Shera's. This wasn't supposed to happen. (enters the room
) Hey Sailor Mercury. Serin wants to see the baby.
Mercury:
(smiles
) Here you go. (hands Vincent the baby
) It's a girl. Here's a bottle and some little clothes. (hands him a bag
) If you need anything, I will be with Sailor Uranus and Sailor Mars.
Vincent:
(nods
) Yes, Sailor Mercury. Thank you.
Sailor Mercury walks out of the room. Vincent looks down at the little baby girl in
his arms. She had his features, right down to the jet black hair.
He runs to the entrance with the baby in his arms. When he gets there, he finds Nanako
waiting there. Surprisingly, no one was around...
Back with Shera and Cid...
Shera:
(panicking
) Cid! We've lost contact with Vincent and Nanako!
Cid:
Shit! Shit! Shit! We have to go for them!
Shera:
Cid, I can't! The baby's due today!
Cid:
Shit! Shit! Shit! What about the radar!
Shera:
(looks at radar monitor
) Oh no! The senshi are onto them! Cid, call the others and GIT YER BUNS OVER THERE
NOW!
Cid:
(uses the PHS
) Cloud, Tifa, Barret, Red, Sephiroth, Aeris, Lucrecia, Yuffie, git over here immediately!
We have a major emergency!
Cid runs outside and turns on the Highwind's engine. In less than five minutes, everyone
arrives at Cid's home. They all board the Highwind.
Cid:
Everyone! Git goin' to the crater and get Vincent and Nanako outta there! (looks at Cloud
) I trust you know how to fly this thing.
Cloud:
You're...not going?
Cid:
No time fer questions! Git movin'! (jumps off the Highwind
)
Cloud:
All right, let's go!
Cloud pulls the shift stick down. The Highwind lifts off.
Shera:
(looking up at the ascending Highwind
) I hope they succeed.
Cid:
Yeah. (puts an arm around her
)
Shera:
Cid...thank you...for staying with me.
Cid:
Well, I wanna be there for my wife and kid!
They go inside. Shera looks at the radar. It was stopped in place.
Shera:
The radar lost them too now! I wonder why. The only way to remove the little radar
is to blow the whole place.
Cid:
(rubbing his chin
) Maybe...
Vincent and Nanako were running like mad.
Vincent:
Run for your life, Nanako!
Nanako:
Master, do you have the control to set off the bombs?
Vincent:
Yes! But we have to get far enough or we'll be blown away as well! (stops running
) All right. (panting
) Now! (pushes control button
)
There is a HUGE explosion as the sailor senshi headquarters blows up. Vincent and
Nanako continue running, only to find themselves face to face with ALL the sailor
senshi and Selene (
who was standing with aid from Sailor Mercury).
Mercury:
We knew what you were planning. Did you think we were stupid?
Selene steps forward.
Selene:
Vincent, give me back my child! It's not fair!
Vincent:
Tough, kid! Life's unfair!
Selene:
Vincent, you're not being fair! I'll never get to see or hold her again!
Vincent:
You should have thought about that. I knew what you were planning: to come between
Rukre and me. Now you'll pay for your mistake.
Selene:
You'll be sorry one of these days!
Vincent:
The only thing I'm sorry for is that you're her mother!
Selene:
(tears in her eyes
) You're so cruel!! Separating a child from it's mother!
Sailors Venus, Mars, and Jupiter ready their attacks. Nanako begins to growl.
Jupiter:
Give the baby to Selene. NOW!
Vincent:
Damn...
Just then, a rope ladder is swung in front of Vincent and Nanako.
Cloud:
(calling from Highwind deck
) Hurry! Climb on!
Nanako jumps onto Vincent's shoulder. Vincent jumps on, catching the rope ladder with
his claw-hand.
Mars:
No way are they gonna get away!
Selene:
Nooo! You'll hurt my child!
Sailor Mars doesn't hear Selene
.
Mars:
Mars Flame Sniper! (shoots arrow
)
The arrow shoots up into the air and slashes the rope ladder, burning it in two. Vincent
loses his grip.
Selene:
Oh noo!!! (covers her eyes
)
Nanako:
Waaaaaaaa!!!! (mouth widens
) WE'RE GONNA DIIIIIIE!!!!!
Vincent:
Hang on Nanako!!
Vincent transforms into Chaos.
Nanako's eyes shoot out of their sockets at the sight of Chaos.
Nanako:
Waaaaaaaaaa! It's a monster!
The senshi watch, shocked out of their wits, as Vincent flies safely up to the Highwind.
Selene is shocked beyond belief.
Selene:
(gasping
) My baby's father is a MONSTER! (faints
)
Vincent crashes onto the Highwind deck. Once he lands, he reverts back. Everyone rushes
over to Vincent and Nanako.
Yuffie:
Are you all okay? (takes the baby from his arms
)
Nanako:
(with X's for eyes
) Yeah man...jes fine...(falls off Vincent's shoulder)
Vincent:
(panting
) Yeah, okay...
Cloud:
We'll talk later. Let's go back to Cid's house.
Barret:
Yeah. (picks up a "frozen" Nanako from the floor
)
Cloud flies the Highwind towards Rocket Town. Once there, Yuffie helps Vincent inside
while Barret tries to "wake" Nanako from his "suspended animation" state.
When everyone is settled down inside Cid's home...
Cloud:
(with a French accent
) Mission accomplished!
Nanako:
(hopping around
) Roar! I had fun!
Vincent:
(running a hand through his hair
) We would've been goners if you all hadn't shown up on time!
Aeris:
Yeah. Cid gave us short notice, though.
Shera:
Speaking of which. Nanako, how did my homing device come off of you? You know, the
one in your fur.
Nanako:
(stops hopping
) Huh? You mean the thing that fell off of me? Well, I had an itch, so I scratched.
(continues hopping)
Vincent:
Way to go Nanako.
They all laugh. Vincent glances at the baby in his arms, who had miraculously slept
through the whole thing.
Lucrecia:
(leaning over
) She's beautiful, Vinny... (caresses the little girl's face
)
Everyone crowds around Vincent and the baby.
Red XIII:
Congratulations, Vincent. (turns to Nanako
) Nanako, come here.
Cid:
(scratches his head
) Man, pretty soon, I'll be in your shoes!
Cloud:
(touching the baby's delicate hands
) She looks just like you Vince.
Yuffie:
(putting her hands on her hips
) Yeah, she looks like you, Vampy. Poor her. Whatcha gonna call her, "Countess Dracula"?
Vincent:
(looks at Yuffie with his trademark deadly glare
) Yuffie, if I gave you a penny for everything you said that was worth a damn, you'd
be broke.
Yuffie:
(confused
) Huh? I didn't get it. Oh well.
Vincent:
Damn right!
Yuffie:
Shaddap Vampy!
Vincent throws the finger at Yuffie.
Yuffie:
Up yo mama, Vampy!
Sephiroth:
Yo mama!
Yuffie:
Hey! Yo mama!
Sephiroth:
Yo mama!
Yuffie:
Yo mama!
Cid:
(chuckles
) Well, looks like I'll call the doctor from Mideel. I think Vincent's little one
could use a check-up. Besides, it seems like Shera'll deliver any second.
Shera:
(holding stomach
) You're right! Get him quick! My water broke!
Cid:
Waaaaa! (pulls out the PHS and calls the doctor
)
1 hour later, after Shera's baby was born...
Doctor:
(walks away from Shera with Cid's baby and Vincent's baby
) Well, both babies are doing fine. Congratulations Mr. Highwind. You have a healthy
baby girl. (gives baby to Cid and Vincent his
)
Cid:
Thanks doc. (hands him 10000 gil
)
Vincent:
Thank you Doctor. (hands him 10000 gil as well
)
Doctor:
Take care! (waves
)
The doctor leaves.
Lucrecia:
Vince, let me hold her.
Vincent:
Sure, Rukre. (hands the baby to Lucrecia
)
Cid holds up his baby.
Cid:
How're ya doin', little Sid?
Shera:
(shoots up from her bed
) Whaaa..?? Another Cid?
Cid:
(shakes his head
) No, not Cid, Sid.
Shera:
(puzzled
) Uhh...
Cid:
I mean Sid, S-I-D. Short for Sidney.
Shera:
Oh, okay. (lies back down
)
Lucrecia:
Let me hold her, Cid.
Cid:
Sure Lucrecia.
Lucrecia takes baby Sid in one arm while holding Vincent's baby with the other.
Cid:
Hey, they look like sisters. They even got the same birthdays!
Lucrecia:
(looks at both of them
) I dub you both best friends as of right now.
Vincent:
Rukre, they can't even speak yet!
Lucrecia:
Vince, what's your baby's name?
Vincent:
Umm...I don't know.
Lucrecia:
How about......Valeria?
Vincent:
(nods
) I like it.
Lucrecia:
(smiles
) Valeria Valentine and Sidney Highwind.
Cid:
Vince, man, (puts a hand on his shoulder
) let's go out and celebrate! The ladies can take care of the kids.
Shera:
(shoots up from her bed again
) Not just yet Cid! I need to rest for a bit!
Cid:
@#$%%^^&*&*!!! All right! Tifa and Lucrecia can take care of the kids then!
Lucrecia:
It's fine by me. I'll take care of little Valeria.
Tifa:
I'll take care of Sid only if Cloud helps me.
Aeris:
(quickly stands up
) Hey, Cloud's gonna come with me!
Tifa:
With ME!
Cloud:
Ladies, ladies... I have to go practice my sword skills. I'm afraid I can't stay with
either of you girls.
Yuffie:
(rolls her eyes
) You're so damn clueless, Cloud.
Sephiroth:
(rolls his eyes too
) Yeah, that's why it took him 35 hours to find me and destroy me.
Cid:
(yells in Cloud's face
) Cloud! You can sharpen yer @#$%^&* skills later! Take care of Sid! (faces Aeirs
) You tooAeris!
Vincent:
Sephiros, you and Yuffie help Rukre. And Yuffie (eyes her evilly
) don't you dare play Hanson. You might hurt my daughter.
Yuffie:
Aw, man! (sulks
)
After Vincent and Cid take off, Lucrecia goes to Vincent's hom, which was where she
now lived. She had dismissed Yuffie and Sephiroth from their "assigned post". Now,
she was in her room.
Lucrecia:
(sighs
) Oh... you poor baby. You don't have a mommy now. But your daddy'll take good care
of you. (looks around and picks up a photo of when Vincent was 16
) Oh... how time flies (puts picture down
). I sure know how Selene must feel. Never being able to hold her baby. But the @#$%
deserves no pity. (gets up and walks to the window and looks out
) Maybe one day I'll get to hold a baby of my own.