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Alpha's Omega
Chapter Eleven
By: Kayla Chavi and The Rose Society
Rating: R
Email: kaylachavi@hotmail.com
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*Omega Cell Headquarters, Alpha One Enclave*

	Luna pointed at the display in front of her. "This, ladies and
gentlemen, would be the Eye of the Phoenix. And," she toggled the next
image, "this would be where it is held, a top secret facility in 
Alpha Thirteen Enclave."

	Artemis cleared his throat. "From what intelligence we've
gathered from the other Resistance cells and from the underground
rumors from Yaten, Seiya, and the other assassins, the enclave has a
special facility hidden deep within the recesses of the Underground
areas."

	Haruka frowned. "That doesn't make sense. Alpha doesn't bother
with Underground areas. That's precisely why those who drop out of
Alpha society live and survive in those areas, so they can exist
outside of Alpha's radar."

	"Which is exactly why that would be the perfect place to hide
a top secret facility," replied Makoto. She pulled up an image of the
area's topography. "Alpha Thirteen is old Egypt. There are innumerable
dangers to deal with if one were left outside the protected domiciles
of Alpha. There is an expansive desert bordered by a river and sea.
Most of it has been left undeveloped since Metallia's ascension to
power. There is nothing of value, really, in the immediate vicinity.
It's too far away from the major ports and teleportation sites. It'll
take a lot of effort just to get a team there."

	"Which brings us to the matter of security," said Michiru.
"This facility, since it is top secret in nature, has some of the top
research material ever. The codes for this area aren't to be taken
lightly. We'll need our best code breaker to be there, since the
access codes change on a varible time sequence, encrypted with some of
the best fractals ever."

	Ami made a face. She knew before the briefing had begun what
might be expected of her, but that didn't mean she had to like it.
Whenever possible, she tried to stay out of the field and in the lab.
Minako was nodding as she went through the data while Artemis and Luna
waiting for her to finish.
 
	"I want a team of four. Ami, it will be your responsibility to
get you and Serenity inside the inner stronghold where the artifact
is." She glanced over at Omega. "If you sense that it's not there,
then don't let the team go in. I don't want another Neptune incident."
Serenity just nodded. Things between them had been strained for the
past few weeks. "Michiru, you and Rei will be the immediate back up.
I'll have Yaten and Seiya do a perimeter to make sure you're getting
some cover, but it isn't going to be much, ladies." She paused. "Any
questions."
 
	Makoto cleared her throat, appearing for a moment to be a
little nervous. "Minako, we need to have more than just those six.
There is a good possiblity that Project Alpha or any member of the
Inner Circle could be there. Tactically, it would be wise to make sure
that Rei or Ami doesn't go in against their ex-lover. In Neptune we
barely got out. It's too equal of a match and frankly not wise to
engage them on a mental level."
 
	Rei winced at that and tried to look busy with the briefings
outline. Makoto was giving a mild version of what had happened. She
and Jediete had only been able to start the slow process of killing
each other. "I agree. The problem is that we won't know who's there
until we're inside.  Ames and I can switch if that is the case."

	"I'd love to be able organize an all out assault on the
facility and give you guys all the backup necessary, but stealth is
always to be key here. A larger group risks a greater possibility of
detection under the heat and psychic energy detectors." Minako shook
her head. "Under the circumstances, a party of six is already pushing
things as far as I want to go. I'm sending in some of our best, Mako;
it'll have to be enough." She shot a hard look at Ami and Demando, the
representatives of the science teams. "How are you guys coming along
on impulse control with Omega?"

	Shaking his head, Demando uploaded the data from his datapad.
"We've done what we could. We've gotten some of our best mental
abilities experts to work with her too, in order to strengthen
Serenity's capabilities should she face Endymion again. But most of
our people simply have no idea of Serenity's powers; they can't train
her to harness what they have no experience with."

	"Any chance we can liberate someone closer to her abilities?"
Under no circumstances did Minako want to let Serenity loose into the
general populace again, not after what happened, not unless some
changes were made.

	"The top metaphysical personnel have always been some of the
most closely watched and guarded people in Alpha society. There's no
way we could get one of them without having the security systems
terminate their brain functions." Demando shook his head again. "Nope,
we'll have to make do with who we have."

	Minako looked over at the young woman sitting across the table
from her. She looked over at Ami and raised an eyebrow. The scientist
looked sad for a moment but nodded. A sense of relief flooded through
the blonde. It was good to know that Ami at least thought the Omega
termination sequence still worked. Minako turned her attention to
Serenity. "You are going to behave yourself, Omega. I'm letting you go
because we need your power to get that artifact and we need you to
bring about change. If you fuck up like you did in Enclave Six, I'll
have no problem putting you in a coma. Are we clear?"
 
	Serenity nodded and then looked down at her lap. "Yes,
Captain."
 
	"Good. Ami, make your preparations and be prepared to leave in
twenty-four hours. Dismissed."

	The room cleared out, leaving Minako and Rei alone. When the
doors closed, Rei finally spoke. "You're being too hard on her. She's
just a child."
 
	"She's one of the most powerful people on this planet, Rei. I
can't afford to be lax in the slightest when it comes to her. I'm
going to give Ami the permission codes for termination. If at any time
she acts like she might repeat Enclave Six, Ami is going to activate
the self-destruct."
 
	"Minako! How can you just--" Rei stopped when Minako slammed
her data pads on the table and silently met her eyes. The leader of the
cell didn't have to say anything, her eyes held it all. Rei sighed and
gathered up her own things. "She regrets what she did."
 
	"But not for the right reasons."
 
	"She's just a child," Rei insisted.

	Minako arched a flaxen brow and snorted. "Rei, she was sad
because her lover was mad. She killed children, in some of the most
horrific ways, ways worthy of Esmeraude the Enforcer, and she was ONLY
minutely regretful because of a lover's tiff! Tell me that you could
let her loose on an unsuspecting world, where, if she decides it's
for the furtherment of the cause, she'd sink an entire island with
millions of inhabitants without batting an eye!" There was no reply.
"Just," Minako sighed. "Just go, Rei, and leave me alone." Without
waiting, Minako left the briefing room to seek the solitude of her
private quarters.

*Alpha Headquarters*

	"Are you sure about this?" Nephlite looked ill at ease. "To
leave our major centers weaker, especially after the attack on Alpha
Six, well..."

	Kunzite nodded. "Yes. Divert the chosen battalions. Metallia
is exerting her power over the people. Even if the rebels choose this
time to rebel, we'll have ample power to quell any disturbances since
the citizens themselves won't join in. We need to make sure that the
artifacts will be protected. The longer we have to strengthen our
numbers and Alpha himself, the better."

	"Besides," interjected Jedeite. "This way, those anarchists
will have an unpleasant surprise in case they try to hit any of the
artifacts." He looked over the schematics. "Failure is not an
option."

*Omega Cell Headquarters*

	The squad of six stood in the teleportation room, preparing to
do the low-power teleportation to a site near the ports of Alpha
Thirteen Enclave. From there, they would have to obtain transport
through and out of the city from Thirteen's Resistance cell members in
order to avoid detection. Hopefully, they would reach the city limits
by nightfall to begin the trek to the facility.

	They had dressed like natives of the enclave in order to avoid
detection until they could get to the perimeter of the base. Then they
would change into the skin tight black operations suits in hopes that
they could dissapear into the shadows. Serenity had seen all of her
fellow resistance members in such attire with the exception of Ami. It
was surprising to her to see how dangerous the small woman seemed. And
without her usual laboratory glasses, she was actually very pretty.
 
	'Maintain radio silence now.' Rei ordered as they reached the
edge of the city. She and Michiru waited a little ways off, still well
within the sights of Seiya and Yaten. Serenity stood guard as Ami
began to disable the security lock on the access tunnel to the
Underground. Her fingers flew over the data pad and within seconds,
she basically unlocked the back door. Rei grinned at her and then
nodded for the six of them to enter.

*Alpha Headquarters, Alpha One Enclave*

	Endymion's head snapped up, in the middle of his work out.
Next to him, Rose, who was working out with him, especially since
Kalkia hadn't really been up to much since Sephiroth's death, paused
as well. One dark eyebrow rose. 'They on the move?'

	A flood of anger filled Endymion's mind. 'Yeah.'

	Laying a small hand on Endymion's bicep, her dark violet eyes
regarding him seriously. "Endymion," she said, "you have to control
your anger. No matter what happens, anger will only cloud your mind."

	He made a sound, the beginnings of a protest, before Rose's
grip tightened considerably on his arm. 'You know that I will not
allow you to become overruled like Serenity was. You have until the
generals realize that that facility is being breached to calm down.
If not...' She looked sad but determined. 'I'll do it forcefully. I
pledged to you that I would try to get stronger and no longer wait for
death. I haven't been getting better just to watch you get yourself
killed.'

	Endymion kept his jaw clenched for several long seconds before
looking away and nodding once. He had grown to hate the connection he
could feel between him and Serenity. It was this rope around his neck
that nearly choked him when there were surges of emotion from her. It
also pissed him off that it didn't go the other way. She still
couldn't feel him. He pushed that frustration aside and tried to do as
Rose asked him.  

	"What about Kalkia?" he finally said after they were finished
for the day. "You say you're not going to watch us die, yet she hasn't
been out of her room for weeks. Well, except for those few hours she
was in Kunzite's room..." His voice trailed off when he saw the odd
look she was giving him. "You didn't know she was there?" He felt a
stirring of hope and pride start within him. Rose was always telling
him how he would surpass her mental abilities eventually. If she
hadn't known where her closest friend was, her sister, then it meant
that he was getting stronger.

	"I thought it best to leave Kalkia alone with her thoughts. I
should go make sure that Kun--"
 
	"He didn't," Endymion said without any doubt. "I haven't
figured out why she was there, but he didn't hurt her." He grinned
when Rose began to look a little annoyed with him for cutting her off.
However, it was hard to stay frustrated when he was obviously so
pleased with himself. At least it took his mind off of Omega.

	She punched him in the arm, hard, and blew a raspberry at him.
"You are SUCH a child," she giggled. A look of hurt came over Endymion
before Rose gave him a bear hug and a kiss. "I love you, do you know
that?" He grinned, before she continued, "Just remember, I helped to
create you. I'm always right and even when I'm wrong, I'm right." She
poked him in his side before laughing and running off.

***

	Jedeite looked up, the blaring signal catching his attention.
He automatically told the computer to summon the other three generals
as he read the message.

	"What's going on," yelled Kunzite into the communications
link, the sound of boots hitting the floor in a rapid staccato echoing
slightly from his link.

	"Reports of a slight disturbance in the security net of
Thirteen Enclave's facility." Jedeite began gathering his supplies.

	"That's the location of the Eye of the Phoenix," replied
Nephlite. "I'll alert the troops stationed there." More shuffling
could be heard.

	"Tell them to stop Omega at all cost," ordered Kunzite. "All
active generals meet at the teleportation site. Zoicite, get Alpha and
the rest of the squad."

***
 
	Endymion looked up at the ceiling as if there was something
interesting there. Rose tried not to laugh at his amature gesture.
Only those not familiar enough with their mental powers used a lot of
physical movement when accessing them. He may have been getting more
powerful, but she was still more experienced. People like her didn't
make unneccessary movements. However, she had no idea what he was
doing at the moment. Well, better not disturb him.
 
	"I've got to go to Enclave Thirteen. The Resistance has made
an attempt to break through," he said. "Omega is with them." He moved
to leave before spontaneously giving her another tight hug and then
running off. Rose just smiled and daringly sent a prayer towards the
heavens that he would be safe.
 
***
 
	Getting through the first three perimeters silently was almost
too easy for Serenity, so she spent a good deal of the time taking in
her surroundings. For her fellow Resistance members, it was more
difficult, so they concentrated on stealth and any unwanted problems.
After a few minutes, Omega was beginning to wish that Rei hadn't given
them 'Radio Silence' so she could ask questions.
 
	It was a place of absolute filth. The stench was enough to
make her want to retch, but she firmly clamped down on that impulse.
None of the other women looked like it bothered them and she would not
disgrace herself in front of Michiru. Serentiy knew exactly who the
icy women reported to. And it wasn't the stench of death either. Life
clung to the walls of these buildings with more ferocity than she
could have ever dreamed possible. This was a place of survival and
pure existence. There was no hope here, just the will to live. She
frowned as that thought came through her.
 
	This was what they were trying to save? She looked at the 
empty faces around her, some of the people scampering away like the 
rats that populated the area did as they saw the silent group 
approach. With her limited powers, she could sense that a lot of the 
people around her were just completely insane. They were the results 
of failed experiments or genetic treatments. 
 
	A sound to her left caught her attention and she had to turn a
little to see it. Her eyes widened when she saw a group of about four
men around what looked like a woman in her early thirties. At first
Serenity couldn't understand what the men were doing to her, but when
she realized what exactly was going on, she nearly flung out her power
to stop it. It was Ami who stopped her with a firm touch on her
shoulder. She simply shook her head as Serenity looked back. Now she
could clearly she the woman's face--she was enjoying the rape the men
were doing. A brief sweep of the women's mind offered a somewhat more
complete answer.

	Some of the older inhabitants of this Underworld were early
victims of the Urge research. They might have been uncontrollable
people who resisted Alpha control or simply those destined to be
research fodder. Often times, if the results were irreversible, the
people were mercifully put to sleep. However, sometimes these people
escaped and if they weren't found, ended up in places like Alpha
Thirteen Enclave's Underground. The woman was just one of these people.
With her powers, Serenity was able to see that there were hundreds of
others like her--and not just women, men too. And if she was
completely honest, several children.

	Every enclave, every sector, every place had an Underground,
places that Alpha soldiers didn't bother to patrol, areas that were
really of no use to Alpha. Amongst all the people that were hopelessly
lost in the maze of their own minds were those that had escaped from
"civilization." There were people who didn't want to follow the life
plans that had been dictated for them since their conception, but also
were unwilling to join the Rebellion for fear of Alpha punishment.
There were the people that glared at the group with murderous hatred.

	One man, grizzled from the lack of environmental shielding but
remarkably healthy considering, spat on the ground as the six passed
by. His face, covered in dirt and filth, looked waxy under the yellow
moonlight that managed to pierce through the polluted skies. "Rebel
murderers," he growled, clenching his fists at his sides.

	Michiru looked surprised. "We're not murderers," she said in
a low voice. "We're fighting for your freedom, for the freedom of
everyone. We're the good guys."

	He laughed, a phlegm-choked sound. "Freedom? Good guys? I
heard about what your so-called Resistance movement did in Enclave Six
to those little children. You're no better than Alpha. You just have a
different set of lies."

	Rei shot Michiru a look. 'I said be silent.' Her mental
projection was for everyone. 'You're wasting your time arguing with a
crazy, dying, old man. We need to keep moving.'
 
	The aqua-haired woman shrugged and turned away from the greasy
man. Working through the confusing streets was very difficult,
especially since both Ami and Rei were making maps so escape would be
less impossible. Serenity didn't bother with a map. She was able to
retain the layout of anything she had walked through once. She also
knew that if it came to escape, she might be the only chance that the
other girls had.
 
	A few minutes later she heard Ami stumble when a sudden noise
was heard down one of the alleys. Serenity quickly caught her and
helped her to her feet before turnning her attention to the sound. It
was a young child crying, screaming loudly for whomever it was to let
them go. Omega meant to go after it, when Rei caught her eye and shook
her head.

	"Please!" the whimper echoed. "Please don't. Not there. Not
again."
 
	"Shut your mouth." It was the slurred sound of a woman. The
voice was follwed by a slap. "If you wants your dinner, yous best do
what I says."
 
	'Keep moving.' Rei ordered when the entire group seemed to
pause. Serenity could hear Ami attempt to cover her tears.

***

	At the secret facility's teleportation room, a faint noise
ushered in the appearance of Generals Kunzite, Nephlite, Jedeite,
and Endymion. Immediately, the commanding lieutenant colonel saluted
the group of men.

	"Sir, we received the secured messages from the sector
security section. From the time that the security breach was
discovered, we anticipate that the rebels will attempt entry into the
compound in roughly half an hour," said the lieutenant colonel, still
standing at attention. God, he hoped he didn't screw up. Rumors
abounded about how soldiers were punished if they failed the Inner
Circle. Hell, he had heard that the Inner Circle generals themselves
were recently disciplined, under orders from Metallia herself. They
were bound to be in foul moods and looking even harder for any slip
ups.

	Kunzite gave a curt nod. "Nephlite?"

	General Nephlite began issuing the orders. "Assemble the
various squads in their positions. Tell them that Omega is to be
killed on sight. All other rebels are secondary to that mission goal.
If possible, rebels can be captured, for interrogation." He paused,
looking as stern as possible. "Understand this. Anyone failing in
their duties will be subject to strict punishment from the Alpha
Brigade."

	Immediately people began to follow those orders. While
Nephlite answered questions, Kunzite turned to Endymion. "You go to
head them off. I hope that your ability to track Omega hasn't changed.
Remember, we want her dead."
 
	Endymion gave the silver-haired general a cold look with
emotionless blue eyes. "If the oportunity presents itself, she will be
dead."
 
	Kunzite nodded and looked faintly pleased. "Good. Go." Before
he even finished his order, Endymion was gone. Project Alpha may not
have been as powerful as Omega, but he was much more experienced in
his powers. For once, that was an advantage that mattered. The last
thing the First General of the Inner Circle wanted was another Enclave
Six Incident.
 
***
 
	As Ami entered the last series of codes, the door to the inner
complex opened. When hordes of Alpha solders didn't rain down on them,
she took it as a very good sign. Rei was smiling and Michiru seemed
relieved.
 
	'Mental contact only.' The raven leader ordered. 'I'll take
point. Michiru, the rear. Serenity, you and Ami have to get into that
chamber. Is it still there?'
 
	'Yes, it hasn't moved. As far as I can tell, there are only
three guards around it and...' she frowned. 'I believe that Endymion
is somewhere in the building as well. I can't get a lock as to where.'
 
	Michiru swore rather fluently in the back of her mind. 'We
should abort. This was planned on the basis that Project Alpha
wouldn't be here.'
 
	Rei shook her head. 'We've made it this far. Worse comes to
worse, we'll have Serenity get the artifact and then destroy the
sector.' She switched to a more personal frequency with Omega. 'Only
the sector, Sere. Nothing else. Understood?'
 
	'I understand.'
 
	'Let's move out.'

	The party began to maneuver the winding corridors, a little
more settled since Yaten and Seiya were guarding the perimeter. Along
the way, they had disabled what patrols they had discovered and thus
far, their presence was still undetected. Still, there was something
bothering Michiru about this whole thing. Maybe it was just anxiety.

	At the chamber doors, Ami began decipher the complex set of
fractal codes that locked the entrance to the most important research
materials in the facility. While the other three members of the squad
waited, all senses on alert in case another patrol stumbled upon them,
Michiru tried to rid herself of that little niggling feeling in the
back of her mind.

	'Rei?'

	'What, Michiru?'

	'Have you noticed that it's pretty empty in the research
departments? I mean, most of the storage, yeah, that's to be expected,
but the research?'

	Frowning, Rei mentally shrugged. 'I don't know. It's pretty
late, they probably all retired for the night.' Most of her attention
was focused on Ami and her progress with the codes, so she really did
not give Michiru's question much thought.

	Michiru rubbed her arms. 'I don't know, something is still
bothering me. Don't Alpha researchers have shifts around the clock?'

	'Almost done,' said Ami, her mind rapidly trying to untangle
the complex codes.

	'Something wrong,' asked Serenity. 'Should we abort?'

	Shaking her head, Michiru sent, 'Don't worry, it's probably
nerves. The strategist in me doesn't like coming in while Alpha is
here.'

	'Got it,' sent Ami as the last code was entered. With a click,
the door swung open.

	The sight that greeted the four was not that of a vault filled
with hidden treasures; instead, it seemed like a wall of Alpha troops
faced them, guns readied. At the head of the wall was Endymion, his
arms at his side, relaxed, as if he was about to engage the group of
rebels in pleasant conversation.

	It was Serenity who moved to make the first attack, but it was
Ami who stopped her. 'We'll be dead before you even get close.' The
blonde clenched her jaw and lowered her arm. She glared angrily at
Endymion and decided to ignore the doctor. She raised her hand and
prepared to blast Endymion.
 
	"Don't."  
 
	His icy blue eyes met hers pointedly. Serenity hesitated and
that was the moment he needed to yank her away from the group. He
hurled her slim body into the nearest bulkhead and inwardly winced at
the crunch that was audibly heard in the silent corridor. Even though
he could feel his hate for her thrumming just under the surface of his
mind, he also knew that unless she did something to set that anger
off, he would not be able to kill her.  
 
	Rei raised her weapon and prepared to attack Alpha Project.
Then she saw an opening that she couldn't resist taking. Her physical
manifestations of power were no where near the level of Omega, Project
Alpha, or even her ex-lover. However, she had enough energy in her
aura to set off the fire alarms. She could only hope that Ami would
take care of the rest.
 
	Michiru blinked and then ducked as Rei's aura exploded. The
confines of the hall and vault made it possible for the fireball to
engulf everyone who didn't have enough strength to combat it. "Ami!
Michi!" Rei screamed as she began to fire her crossbow. A moment
later, both the doctor and assassin were simutaniously using the fire
supression system to create both ice and water respectively.  

	And through it all, Serenity stayed on the ground, curled in
on herself. She hadn't moved but Endymion knew that she was neither
dead nor unconscious. Through the smoke and water he could feel her
watching everything, just waiting for something. It was too late when
he realized what her objective was. In all of their planning, Alpha
had forgotten to completely guard the vault's contents.
 
	The Eye of the Phoenix was still there.

	She made a move towards the artifact but was halted by an
energy attack. She turned to face her attacker and it was none other
than General Kunzite. She looked around, and behind her was Endymion,
a charged energy attack waiting in his hands. She barely had time to
port out of the way and back to the group of her allies.

	One look and the news was dire. They were surrounded, all
exits cut off by soldiers. Between them and the artifact lay a
veritable solid wall of soldiers. There was no way to teleport next to
the artifact to nab it. Serenity didn't have the ability to transport
it with her mind to her hand. General Kunzite and Endymion stood in
front of them while General Jedeite and Nephlite were behind them,
soldiers all around.

	"ATTACK," yelled the lieutenant colonel and immediately,
melee fighting began. Shots, those that were possible given the dense
thickness of bodies, rang out towards Serenity and the others, barely
deflected by Serenity's hastily erected shield. The generals
themselves and Endymion were launching energy attacks at the group.

	Sweat beaded Serenity's brow. "I can't hold this. We have to
get out of here."

	Rei nodded, her weapons useless while the shield was up. 'Drop
your shield and teleport us out of here. Can you do it?'

	'I can try,' came Serenity's strained reply.

	'Better than nothing,' replied Michiru. 'On my count, drop the
shield and the rest of us will fire, hopefully holding them off until
we can get out of here.'

	Hearing, rather, sensing every word, Endymion knew he had
precious seconds to act. Shoving his way through the other soldiers,
he reached out just as the shield came down. Blocking what shots came
his way, his hand streaked out toward Omega, hoping to capture her.

	A stray shot knocked into Ami's side, making her stumble just
as Serenity began mustering the energy for the teleportation. As the
molecules of the four began to disappear, Endymion made a grab,
locking onto an upper arm and he used his mind to prevent the
teleport. In the blink of an eye, the center of the chaotic battle
cleared, leaving only Endymion and his prisoner: Ami.

	Nephlite noticed the small shaking form of his friend's
soulmate and a very small part of his heart sank. Zoicite was going to
have a hard time allowing her to be handed over to Esmurade. And there
was no doubt that was exactly where Ami would go. All higher level
resistance members went to the Enforcer for interrogation and torture.
The human part of him pitied her and wished that it had been any other
woman that Alpha Project had managed to capture. Ami would break
quickly and there would be no chance to turn her.

	And Zoicite would lose the last part of himself that kept him
anchored on the sane part of sanity.
 
	Kunzite was smiling however. They had one of the biggest asset
of the resistance in their clutches. Omega could not progress now that
they had Ami Mizuno. "Good work, Endymion."
 
	"I was aiming for Omega," came the annoyed reply. Endymion
looked downright disgruntled that he had failed in his attempt to
capture Serenity. Ami continued to silently shake in his grip. She
found it surprising gentle considering how strong Endymion was rumored
to be. 
 
	"Still," Kunzite shrugged. "This is more of a success than a
failure. Capturing the doctor will keep you out of Esmeraude's
playroom. And we still have the Eye of the Pheonix. Metallia might
even be pleased." He walked over to Ami and tilted her head up to look
at him. Her deep blue eyes met his squarely, but she was still
shaking.
 
	Jedeite stepped forward. "We should give her to Zoicite
first," he began quickly. "His drugs will be more effective than
whatever Esm--"
 
	"No. I'm putting a security lockdown on this. No one is to tell
Dr. General Zoicite anything. He is not to know who our prisoner is."

	Nephlite tried to swallow the sudden lump in his throat.
"He'll know, Kunzite."
 
	"But not until it is too late. For the same reason I was not
allowed to kill Minako, he will not be allowed to know of this."
 
	"Damnit, Kunzite!" Jedeite hissed, but the silver-haired
general paid no heed to him.
 
	"Endymion, take her back to Alpha Prime. She'll be in a
holding cell tonight and be given to the Enforcer in the morning."
Kunzite met Endymion's gaze in a look that broke no arguement. "If she
escapes, I am holding you personally responsible."

*Alpha Headquarters, Alpha One Enclave*

	'I know, Endy.' Rose placed her head in her hands, elbows on
her desk. Rubbing her temples, she pondered the situation before them.

	'If you know, then what should I do? I'm about to send the
small doctor into the hands of that monster. You know, more than
anyone else, what she's capable of.'

	'But we can't free her, you know that.' Tears began slipping
down her face and she shut her eyes, as if trying to keep the entirety
of the mess before her, away.

	'You could do it. We could do it. Wipe the generals' minds,
those who were at the capture site.' Hope began to flare in Endymion's
heart as he looked at the shivering form beside him. 'Hell, we could
make it so it was like this never happened.'

	'The power that would require, Metallia would sense it for
sure.' Rose bit her lip. 'Maybe-'

	'NO, I won't give you up. There must be some way, something we
can do...' They arrived at the door to the Interrogation Room. 'There
isn't, not really, is there?'

	Blood began to seep from her abused lip, but she barely even
noticed. 'Not without upsetting the balance too early,' Rose thought
to herself, in a part of her mind no one had access to. 'Do your duty
Endymion and come back as soon as possible. Don't...don't think about
it too much. I'll talk to you when you get back," she sent, right
before she cut off the link.

*Alpha Headquarters, Alpha Prime*

	Standing before the door, Endymion looked at the woman beside
him. Long before, he stopped holding her arm, letting her walk on her
own, even though he did tell her that he was keeping her from leaving
or sending any messages out.

	"Do you..." he began. Ami's gaze turned away from the door and
to Endymion's face. Her face was a mask of terror, fear, dread, and
resignation. His heart went out to her.

	He watched her swallow and take a deep breath. "You don't
belong here," Ami murmured softly. "Then again, neither did he."
Before Endymion got a chance to ask her what she meant, the small
woman squared her shoulders and wiped her face of any emotion. She
reached up and took a small silver earring out of her ear and handed
it to him. "Please give that to Doctor-General Zoicite. He'll know
what it means."  

	Endymion just nodded and then opened the door to Esmerade's
Torture Chamber. Already the green haired woman was setting up some of
her favorite toys. Ami faltered a step and Endymion caught her arm
once more to keep her from falling to her knees. Esmerade was smirking
as he brought Ami to her. Unable to do nothing, he came up with the
best lie he could.
 
	"General Kunzite wants her intact when you're finished
interrogating her. The doctor can serve other purposes than just one
of your toys."

	The torturer frowned and narrowed her eyes. "Metallia said she
was mine. I can do what I want."

	Endymion raised an eyebrow. "General Kunzite will not be
pleased if he can't use her later. It would be a pity if the Enforcer
had to receive punishment." He was faintly surprised to see Esmeraude
pale and her dark eyes widened with a trace of fear. "Don't kill her,
Enforcer."
 
	"I'll just have Zoicite heal her if its needed."
 
	"Kunzite doesn't want him to know she's here."
 
	Esmeraude rolled her eyes. She didn't say anything else,
instead opting to take Ami away from Project Alpha. Endymion turned to
go when Esmeraude began to strip Ami down. As he walked away, he felt a
part of himself die. He had just delivered someone to the most horrible
death immaginable. He could only hope that Esmeraude's fear of what
Kunzite might do to her would keep her from breaking Ami.

	He didn't bother staying at Alpha Prime long enough to walk to
the teleportation room. Under his own power, he left in the blink of
an eye.

	"Ami, Ami, Ami. Long time, no see. So nice of you to visit me
after such a long time," Esmeraude purred. With a loud clang, she
snapped on the iron shackles, things left over from an era long past.
"You have to admit," Esmeraude said, her eyes looking lovingly at the
restraints, "old things are best." She tightened the shackles,
grinning as they bit into Ami's delicate skin, drawing blood. Moving
to the foot of the bed, she put the shackles on Ami's ankles. She
frowned slightly and gave a stinging smack to Ami's naked hip.

	"Why aren't you struggling, Ami dear? You could scream, yell,
and cry all you want. It won't penetrate the shields around this room
and building, so no one will come rushing to your aid, but at the very
least, it might help you feel better." She gave Ami a predatory grin.
"Come on, dearie. We're about to have some fun."

	Ami looked blankly up at the ceiling and refused to be baited
by the woman standing in the room. She didn't even try to shift on the
cold metal harness to make herself more comfortable. She was not going
to scream, shout, or make any noise until she literally could not
control herself. She knew that Esmeraude thrived on the sounds her
victims made and she had no desire to give the sadist that kind of
pleasure.
 
	Esmeraude sighed and lightly touched the red and stinging skin
that she had hit only moments before. She picked up a nearby riding
crop, once used on horses. On one end was a small piece of leather
that had a sliver of dull metal attached to it. "You know, Ami, there
are other forms of torture than just pain. Pain is the most enjoyable
and normally it has quicker results, but I am a very patient girl."  
 
	She took the soft metal end and lightly stroked it against the
skin between Ami's breasts, drawing it down the center of her body.
She was slow and didn't put a lot of pressure on the delicate skin.
The Enforcer smiled as she saw Ami shiver and her skin get goose bumps.
"Zoicite gave this to me after he became one of the Inner Circle, you
know," she continued conversationally. "He said he had no use for it
anymore and that I might like it. I will admit it is a little small
and fragile for my tastes but I knew that one day it would come in
handy. It makes me curious. Did he ever use this one you? Or was it
the other way around?"

	Ami closed her eyes but still refused to answer. Esmeraude
just smiled and continued to caress the blue haired girl's body. "Did
he ever tie you up?" she asked, still in the same patient and polite
tone. "Did he ever take this pathetic excuse for a whip to your ass if
only to kiss away the hurt?" She finally brought the crop down hard
against one of her breasts. A red welt immediately rose to the surface
of her skin.
 
	"He still talks about you," she murmured and began to softly
massage the hurt away with caring fingers. "He says that you were the
best fuck he ever had. He told me you were a screamer and completely
uninhibited. Did he lie to me, Ami? Are you a screamer?" She leaned
down and slowly licked up the welt. Ami gave a stifled whimper and
tried to move away from Esmeraude.  
 
	Esmeraude chuckled and then climbed over Ami to straddle her
waist. Her leather creaked with her movement as she braced herself over
her victim and leaned down so her mouth was near her ear. "Will you
scream when I fuck you?"

	Leaning, Esmeraude rubbed her face over Ami's chest, much like
a cat, purring as she did so. "Tell me what I want to know, Ami, and
this can go pleasantly for you. You just have to tell me the status of
Omega, any weaknesses, and her location. Just some itty bits of
information and I'll make this painless for you." Opening her mouth,
Esmeraude bit down hard on Ami's left breast, breaking the skin and
drawing blood. Esmeraude raised herself up, so Ami could see her blood
stained mouth. "Or you could play hard to crack and I'll have some
fun. Personally, I hope you choose the latter." She gave the bleeding
wound some small licks, like a cat lapping at some milk.

	Ami still said nothing. With a grin, Esmeraude placed her
hands on Ami's torso and forcefully heaved herself off of Ami's body.
"Pain or pleasure, pleasure or pain?" She looked at the small figure
in front of her. "Fuck that, it's all the same to me. Let's begin,
shall we?"

*Alpha Headquarters, Alpha One Enclave*

	Endymion slammed his fist into the bulkhead for the tenth time
in the last minute.

	'Calm down, you're wrecking my office. You can't let anyone
find out that you have a conscious and are bothered with what happened
with Ami,' chided Rose.

	His scowl deepened. 'She's a fragile creature and in the hands
of the Head of the Alpha Brigade. You want me to calm down?'

	'Let me do what I can. Go do your part and talk to Zoicite. Do
not give him the earring, not until I say so. He can't be allowed to
interfere or else Kunzite will know that you disobeyed his orders.'
Rose gently shoved Endymion in the direction of the door and he left,
his worry still clearly buzzing in his aura.

	'Kal,' poked Rose. 'Need your help...'

***

	Zoicite looked inpatiently at the cellular sample through his
glasses. The DNA structure, clearly visible through the glasses, was
not reacting to the chemicals as he hoped. Damn, another failure.

	Someone was at the laboratory door. "Enter," Zoicite mumbled,
his attention still on the samples before him. "Who is it?"

	"Me," came a deep voiced reply. Endymion looked at the man
before him, who still hadn't looked up from his experiment. Endymion
felt a flash of irritation. The doctor's soulmate had just been
captured but Zoicite hadn't felt a thing. Surely, he should have known
something was wrong. His fist clenched in his pocket, the silver
earring digging into his skin before he realized what he was doing and
relaxed his grip.

	The door opened behind them, and Endymion turned to see who
had entered. Surprise shook him. It was Kalkia, out of her room for
the first time in weeks. 'What are you doing here,' he asked.

	'Making sure you don't fuck things up,' came her reply. 'Rose
wants me to ensure things go well on this end while she works to keep
Ami from feeling too much pain.' She paused and wrinkled her nose as
she walked up to Zoicite. 'That, and I'm pretty sure that she's afraid
I'm going to kill myself.' Kalkia was obviously trying to brush off
the fact she was still mourning Sephiroth's death. When she finally
got Zoicite's attention, he wasn't pleased with her.

	"What do you want?"
 
	"Kunzite's afraid I'm not working right," she said simply. "He
wants you to make sure I'm still being fucked over by the Urge. I
offered to roll it through him, but he declined."
 
	Zoicite rolled his eyes. "That can wait. I'm busy."
 
	"Fine, I'll just roll it through you then. I don't plan on
spending my afternoon waiting, Zoi. Whatever the hell you're doing can
take second place to me. Then I want you to look over Endymion. He
just came back from a battle, you know. Fought Omega and everything."
She raised an eyebrow when she saw the doctor stiffen at the mention
of the battle. Kalkia became even more curious when she noticed that
his hands were trembling slightly. 'Oh shit. Rose! He can feel
whatever it is that bitch is doing. He doesn't know it yet, but it
won't be long until he does!'

	"Kalkia--"
 
	"Don't tempt me, Zoi. I haven't had sex in nearly a month. It
would be a thrill to use the Urge on any man right now."

	Rose sighed. Never send people ruled by emotion to make a
distraction. It would have been easier had she gone herself but
working at this distance from Ami, making sure to go undetected, and
moving her physical body around was getting a little too complicated
for her minute strength. 'Just don't mention anything about the battle
for awhile. It's taking me a little longer to get Ami to accept that
I'm trying to help her. I'll do a simple cloak on Zoicite right now,
but it won't hold if you two keep reminding him.'

	Rose's task was made easier by the fact that Zoicite's anger
was being raised by Kalkia's remark. "Don't tempt me, Doctor. I'd
pump you so full of drugs, you won't want to have sex for a year,"
sniped Zoicite. "And we all know you wouldn't like that." Zoicite
grabbed a medical scanner and turned to face Endymion. "Let's get this
little visit over with, as soon as possible."

	Kalkia just smiled when his back was turned and winked at
Endymion. She wondered if Zoicite would realize that it was she that
should be checking Endymion, since technically she had designed and
created him. But that really was no important matter. Instead she
leaned back on the desk and waited in silence for Zoicite to finish
checking Endymion. 'You know,' she said conversationally to her
friend. 'Kunzite didn't give me an order not to tell Zoi.'

	'He'd kill you and you know it.' Rose warned. Kalkia gave a
mental snort.
 
	'He could try. It'd be hard for him to even touch me if I
didn't want him to. You forget how good my telekinesis is, Rose.' She
closed her eyes as if she was suddenly tired. 'It'd be torture for him
to know where Ami was. I think he'd actually cry.' Sephiroth's death
had obviously affected her more than she would care to admit. 'I'd
like to see that.'

	POUND, POUND, POUND.

	'What was that,' asked Endymion, even as he stayed still for
Zoicite's scans.

	'My head, meeting my desk,' Rose replied, dryly. 'Kal, behave,
or I'll ask Jonathon to drag you out of that room, kicking and
screaming. You can harass Zoicite all you want about other stuff, you
just can't mention anything about Ami. I'm asking this as a personal
favor.' She went to her personal connection with Endymion. 'You have
to be the reserved one here. I expected another 15 minutes and...
and...Ami's body will soon pass the threshold. Just another few
minutes and Kunzite and the others will get Zoicite.'

	'I hate it when she asks personal favors' Kalkia grumbled,
mostly to herself. 'I always give in.' She mentally sniffed at Rose
and crossed her arms over her chest. 'Is it really only fifteen
minutes? I thought Ami would last longer than that.'
 
	'She isn't broken, Kal,' Rose replied sadly. 'Her body won't
be able to take more though. Endy, when Kunzite comes, give him the
earring before he has a chance to explain what's going on.'
 
	'And you accuse me of being theatrical,' Kalkia grumbled
childishly.

	'What can I say,' sent Rose. 'I love drama and I love
manipulating people to do what I want.' There came a small laugh
before the link was closed.

	"I can see that your abilities are coming along nicely," said
Zoicite. "I might not have been directly involved in the project, but
you've turned out just fine. Any of the damage sustained at the battle
has obviously already healed completely. Mental complexity is quite
excellent." Zoicite gave a small satisfactory smile. The scientist in
him was definitely pleased with the scientific achievement before him.

	"Why were you not involved with the project," Endymion asked.
Better to stick with innocuous questions.

	Zoicite looked somewhat surprised by the question. "I'm a
general in the Inner Circle as well as head of Alpha's medical and
research department. I didn't really have the time to spare. Besides,
Skye and Nakazaki were better suited to chair the project. If I didn't
find something to keep them occupied, they probably would have ended
up in Antarctica, er, Alpha Zero. Well," he jerked his head in
Kalkia's direction, "this one would have, anyway." Cutting off any
remarks Kalkia could have made, Zoicite looked at the redhead. "You've
lost some weight, being locked up in your quarters all this time. I'll
have to change the dosage," he made some adjustments before jamming
the instrument into Kalkia's arm.

	"You really should let go of him," Zoicite said, a touch of
concern in his voice, before he returned to his normal self. "It takes
me away from my lab, having to go to your quarters all this time to
make sure you get your drugs."

	Kalkia looked at him for a moment, not letting any of her true
feelings show. Instead she winced at his lack of bedside manner and
gave a shadow of her normal teasing smirk. "And miss the opportunity
to piss you off? Never." She wrinkled her nose and then continued.
"Besides, you always told me I was too fat anyway, remember? I thought
you'd be impressed that I managed to take off those last few pounds."

	Endymion blinked and immediately responded to her statement.
He still hadn't caught onto when Kalkia or Rose fished for compliments
from the men they worked with. Rose didn't do it quite so much, but
still, Endymion always jumped to their defense. "You weren't ever fat,
Kalkia," he said immediately. Both she and Zoicite blinked before
sharing a laugh at his naivety.  
 
	Then she shuddered as the drug started to take effect. She
hissed in her air and glared at him. "I thought you said you lowered
it." Zoicite shrugged.
 
	"I did, but you'll always have a reaction. Besides, the last
thing you need is sex. And I'd rather not the Urge be on your mind at
all while you...put the weight back on." The male doctor almost
continued when the doors opened without announcement. Both Nephlite
and Jedeite were with Kunzite as he came in. Endymion quickly took the
opportunity to give Zoicite the earring before Kunzite could stop him.
 
	"She said you'd know what it meant."

	Confused, Zoicite looked from Endymion, the lab's latest
inhabitants, Kalkia, and finally, the object in his hand. It took him
a moment before he realized what he was staring at. "Where did you get
this?"

	"Endymion, Kalkia," Kunzite ordered. "Leave, NOW!"

	The two left without incident, remarkably. Nephlite, Jedeite
and Kunzite were too busy trying to avoid Zoicite's gaze while Zoicite
deperately tried to get some answer. "What the fuck is the meaning of
this?" Terror began to tear at his heart, icy lances of pain running
through his veins.

	Jedeite began the unappealing task before them. "Zoicite, you
might want to sit down for-"

	"JUST TELL ME WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON!!"

	"She was captured in the last battle, Zoi," began Kunzite, his
voice still with its usual gruffness. "We thought it best not to let
you know, in case you tried to interfere."

	Zoicite's mouth compressed to a thin line, but he said
nothing.

	Nephlite spoke up, hoping to soften the blow somewhat. "She's
been interrogated by Esmeraude, but she hasn't given up a single piece
of intelligence. She's going to need some medical help and we...we..."

	Kunzite frowned and his green eyes wavered for a moment. "We
thought that you might want to be the one to treat her. Metallia has
given us orders that we try to keep her alive for just awhile longer."

	"Why me?" he finally asked. "There are hundreds of doctors in
this building. I'm not the only one who can treat her." He spoke
through clenched teeth as he tried to ignore the pain that was going
through the palm of his hand. The earring was impossible to crush, but
he was doing his best to attempt it.

	"You're the best and you know her better than anyone else
here." Kunzite met his eyes squarely. "We need her alive, Zoicite."
 
	"Fuck that. I was promised she wasn't to be hurt. Metallia
promised me that no matter what she did, that her death would be quick
and that she would suffer no pain from Alpha. Now you're telling me
she's been in Esmerade's hands for what, the past hour?" Blood started
to trickle between his fingers.
 
	"It's been over five years, Zoi," Nephlite said quietly. "We
all know that promise is worth shit now. Especially considering who
the girls are."
 
	"Where is she?" Zoicite demanded flatly after several tense
seconds of just waiting. "How long does she have if I don't do
anything?"

	"She's in the medical bay at Alpha Prime," replied Jedeite.
"I've asked Rosebud to take care of her for the moment. But Ami does
not have that much time. No care is being given to her until you
decide what to you. The decision is yours, Zoicite. If you don't work
on her, Metallia will probably order her healed just enough to endure
more of Esmeraude's interrogation. You're the only one who could
possibly ease some of her pain right now." He seemed haunted. "You
know what Esmeraude is like. Ami is going to need some mental and
emotional healing at the moment."

	"Come on," ordered Kunzite. "Let Zoicite make his own decision
right now. We have some other things to take care of." The trio moved
to leave the room. Kunzite paused. "If you happen to fail in keeping
Ami alive, Zoi, I'll understand. Esmeraude always did go a little too
far in her sessions, Metallia knows that." The door opened and in
seconds, Zoicite was alone once more in his laboratory.

	He screamed in frustration, kicking and denting a medical bed
before leaning heavily on his arms, head bowed.

*Medical Center, Alpha Prime*

	Rose gently held one of Ami's broken hands and used her other
hand to smooth some of the small woman's blue hair from her face. She
had had time to cover Ami's body with a warming sheet, preserving both
Ami's modesty and fading body warmth. "Shhh," Rose soothed, as Ami
tried to speak.

	'Don't speak.'

	Weakly, Ami replied, 'Thank you, for helping me back there. If
you hadn't, I don't know what would have happened to me.'

	With a sad smile, Rose's eyes darkened just a bit as a golden
glow went from her body to Ami's. 'No need to thank me, because
nothing happened. By some miracle, you survived Esmeraude, all on your
own.' Over Ami's protests, Rose gently altered the woman's memories.
"You need to hold on, Ami. He's coming, I know he is."

	The blue-haired woman's eyelids fluttered tiredly. 'I want to
sleep, just to stop feeling the pain.'

	The door slid open with a hiss. Zoicite stomped quickly to the
instrument table and began to pick some things up. "Rose, get the
painkillers, now. And hand me the sanitation device so I can start my
work." His green eyes never did quite register what, rather, who was
lying on the bed in front of him.

	Ami tensed when she heard his voice but was still unable to
open her eyes and see him. Rose just did exactly as Zoicite ordered
until he overturned one of the larger pieces of equipment and sent it
crashing to the ground. It didn't fall anywhere near his patient, but
it was clear that this behavior was surprising for him. Finally, Ami
managed to speak, healed enough for that at least.  

	"You always did hate it when things were disorganized," she
whispered. He tensed at the sound of her voice and then shot Rose a
look. It was a silent plea for her to leave them alone. With a look of
sympathy, the raven haired doctor did as he asked. "Zoi..."
 
	"Don't," he said, his back to where she lay. He gave a
self-deprecating snort, "I'm just fixing you up so you can go back in
there."
 
	"You're still not a very good liar." Her voice was hoarse and
after she spoke, the small women began to cough in gut wrenching
spasms.

	Quickly, Zoicite grabbed another instrument and injected Ami
with a drug to help calm her muscles, hopefully helping to ease her
coughs. "It doesn't matter why I'm fixing you up. There is only one
way for you to live and that's to give up the information."

	Ami gave a small chuckle, then grimaced at the pain it caused
her. She took small, shallow breaths until the drugs began to kick in.
"There is no way for me to get out of this alive. Even if I told them
everything they wanted to know, I'd still be killed as a traitor to
Alpha in the end. So, the only choice is to die now or die later.
Frankly, I'd choose now." She smiled self-mockingly. "Of course, it
doesn't seem like I have much of a choice right now, do I?"

	There was no answer. "Why did you leave, Zoicite? And this
time, don't lie to me." She directed her statements to his back, since
he still would not face her.

	He stiffened next to her. "I told you, Mizuno. I got offered a
post in the Inner Circle and wanted to leave my old life behind."

	"I asked you not to lie to me," Ami said, anger making her
voice a little stronger.

	He whirled to look at Ami, his pale green eyes flashing
dangerously. "Because, she threatened your life! She threatened the
lives of everyone that I cared about unless I joined her. That's why I
left. Yes, I was tempted by the position, but I never wanted to leave
you. It wasn't until she threatened us that we actually considered and
agreed to her contract from hell." He threw another large piece of
equipment into the far bulkhead in frustration.

	She curled in on herself as much as she could with her pain.
His theatrics were starting to scare her just a little. Even at his
most passionate, he was never this violent. "Why didn't you just say
so at the time?" she whispered. "I could have--"

	"No. You couldn't have saved me, Miz--Ami. I had made my
choice. And as far as I'm concerned it was the right one. Until today,
you were still alive." Finally he turned to looked down at her, to
meet her eyes. His own were still the pale, genetically enhanced
green, but they held a hint of softness in their depths. "You're not
going to survive this, Blue."
 
	"I know." She tentatively reached out to touch the back of his
hand. He pulled away at the first contact and then held it gently. And
it was he who intertwined their fingers. "I never stopped loving you,"
she said quietly.  

	"Endymion gave me the earring. I know that now. You should go
to sleep, Blue."
 
	"Will I wake up?" Silent tears were running down her cheeks
and she was once again timid and very afraid.

	"No, I won't let Esmeraude hurt you again, Blue. You just fall
asleep and never feel any pain again." He readied the dosage making
double sure that it was lethal enough to ensure that she would never
feel a thing, his hands trembling the entire time. He returned and
held her hand with one hand, the syringe in the other.

	"Won't you get in trouble?" Even near the end, she didn't want
him hurt because of her. More tears slipped from her eyes.

	He gaze her a small, sad smile. "Kunzite and the others will
help cover my ass, so don't worry, Blue." Tears began to form, but he
tried to blink them away. "I will always love you, Blue."

	She gripped his hand tightly. "Stay with me, please. Stay with
me, until...until I fall asleep?"

	Zoicite brushed a tender kiss on Ami's bruised forehead, his
cloud of honey colored hair brushing and tickling Ami's cheek. She
sighed and smiled at him. "I'll be by your side, love, until the end
of time and beyond." He slowly pierced her skin with the needle and
pushed the plunger down. Tossing the needle to the side, he used his
now free hand to brush away the tears and cup her cheek.

	She weakly tugged at his hand to make him come closer to her.
She managed to give him a sweet and tender kiss before falling back on
the medical bed. "I love you, Zoi," she whispered. "I'm so tired..."
Her eyes closed and she relaxed even more. He picked her up and
cradled her gently to his chest. He also kept her tightly wrapped in
the sheet, knowing that even in death she would want to be modest.  

	When at last her body was cold and his tears were shed, he
went to the door, still carrying her. Outside, all of his friends and
commrades were waiting. "I was unable to save Ami Mizuno," he said
clearly, proud that his voice didn't quiver. "Nor was I able to find
any further information. Metallia will have to be content with knowing
that the Resistance has lost their brightest mind."
 
	Then he turned to go to the morgue. There he would burn her
body and when it was ash, scatter it on the wind.
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