:::::crack:::: Natalie snapped her whip-- a sign for Sephiroth
to come forward. He accepted the challenge and started off with a
slide. He ran at her then slid behind the warrior. Quickly she
turned and cracked her whip just barely missing Sephiroths head.
Sephiroth quickly stabbed at her with his masamune and caught his
target.
Natalie sank as the sword penetrated her skin just below the knee.
They naturally buckled and she was now on the ground. Sephiroth
thought she was finished so he walked over to help her up—after
all this was not a fight to the death just a test of skills.
But the young warrior was not yet done. The second Sephiroth
walked close enough she wrapped her whip around his wrist and
pulled. Sephiroth began to fall and she kicked him over her head.
Sephiroth smashed against a tree and in that moment you could
hear a loud "ugh." of pain.
Sephiroth now un-dazed went for a second charge. Natalie blew out
a shrill tune from her lips and Sephiroth was surrounded by at
least 15 HUGE cats. 5 of them were white tigers 5 of them snow
leopards 4 of them were lions, and 1 was a huge black panther in
which Natalie climbed on.
"Meet my friends" she said with an acid like tone to
her voice.
Sephiroth was stunned and yelled. "Hey, you cheated!!"
"No," she said, "I never said you had to come
alone, nor did I say no...um what does she call them.. oh yes
materia."
Natalie was about to stage her final attack when two giant white
wolves appeared out of the trees. The cats backed off and Natalie
backed away as well. The wolves were almost a foot larger than
the cats and the most beautiful creatures Sephiroth had ever seen,
but he had no time to think for he assumed he would be their
midnight snack, though he found that he was quite wrong.
A third wolf even larger than the other two galloped out of the
trees. Upon it sat a shrouded figure. Sephiroth quickly covered
himself so his face could not be seen. As the figures approached
the largest wolf began to speak. "Cat, he must stay alive
remember? Don't make me re-enforce this."
With that remark the wolf bared its teeth and the woman sitting
atop it stroked it's ears and dismounted and to Natalie whispered.
"Take him to the base. Knock him out if you must and put him
in the coldest cell set aside for him. Then you may do with Mr.
Valentine as you please."
With that the wolves and figure alike turned into a blur and were
out of sight in an instant.
Sephiroth stood thinking about how he lost this when he felt the
whips lash behind him. He was mounted onto the largest white
tiger and was escorted to his waiting cell. Sephiroth figured he
shouldn't struggle or he would be eaten or darted again so he
rode on silently next to Natalie.
As the figure returned to the hide out she fed the wolves and
walked to her room. She thought happily, We have the general,
the poor unfortunate man. Shin-Ra's deeds will soon come to an
end and peace will be at last. But there is one thing that does
bother me. Who is the general, he sure looked familiar? Oh well I
will see him soon enough and if he is good we will move him into
that suite.
She took off her hair band and clothes and hopped into the bath.
She thought of the one she lost 12 years ago and let a few tears
drop thinking he would be proud. She bent over revealing a small
mako crystal that had been hanging around her neck since she was
born, and it gave off a dim glow of mako light.......