FINAL FANTASY VII
Chapter One:  The Scarlet Number

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Cosmo Canyon was a natural wonder in itself.  The effects of Shinra and its modernization were absent from this beautiful place.  The party was sitting at the dwindling, orange flame known as Cosmo Candle.  The party had yet to encounter Vincent or Cid.  At the base of the fire sat Cloud, Tifa, Aeris, Barret, Cait Sith, and Yuffie.  The intelligent animal Red XIII was explaining to them the disgrace his father has caused him.

"My mother fought bravely until the end, but my father was a coward," he explained.

It was at this point that Bugenhagen, the old floating man, arrived at Cosmo Candle.  Though nobody knew it then, he would enlighten Red XIII to the true fate of his father.

"You really think your father is a coward?" asked the elderly Bugenhagen.

"He ran away from Cosmo Canyon," replied Red XIII.  Though Red was very young at the time, he could remember the great attack on Cosmo Canyon.  His mother had fought bravely and died in that battle, but his father had deserted the town completely.

"Is that what you think?" asked the surprised Bugenhagen.  "I'll have something to show you in the morning.  You'll learn the truth about your father."

My father, thought Red XIII.  What could I not know about him?  "Yes, Grandpa, but we are all very tired after our long journey," said Red XIII.  "Let us rest tonight.  You can show us all tomorrow."

"Agreed," responded Bugenhagen.

The party broke away from the gathering site at Cosmo Candle.  They had rooms waiting for them already at the "Shildra Inn," a comfortable resort.  Red XIII broke off from the other members of the party, and he entered his own hut.  Two rooms were divided among the other six.  Cloud, Barret, and Cait Sith took one; Tifa, Aeris, and Yuffie took the other.

It was the dead of the night.  Not a sound could be heard.  The young ninja awoke from her sleep.  Red XIII had told a chilling tale.  He was upset with his father.  Of course, nobody else knew that he wasn't the only one.  Yuffie too disliked her father.

Yuffie left the cozy room of the inn and headed back outside to the dull Cosmo Candle.  Oddly enough, the talking canine was sitting there, watching the small flame wave around in the still of the night.  The ninja was surprised to see someone else awake at such a time.

"Red, is that you?" asked Yuffie.

"Yeah.  It's me," said Red XIII. "I couldn't sleep.  I've been thinking.  You know, about my father.  Is it possible that there's more to him than I know?"

"I'm not sure." answered Yuffie.  "My father didn't leave us, and he's still a worthless coward.  I'd consider you lucky.  At least you don't have to put up with such a stupid buffoon."

"Still, I would have liked to have known him.  I was barely twenty years old when he ran away."

"Uh, that's pretty old, isn't it?" asked the puzzled Yuffie.

"Not for my kind.  That's like being seven years old to you.  It's hard to remember much at that age."

"Wait a minute..." Yuffie was confused.  "That old Bugenhagen said you were 48 years old now.  Is that like being my age or something?"

The contemplative Red XIII thought about it for some time.  "Yes, Yuffie, I suppose I would be a teenager, wouldn't I?"  He chuckled.

Yuffie admired his maturity.  "You seem much older."

"Hmmm... I've had a lot of time to think.  I had hoped that I could one day be a father, just to make up for the cowardly one I had," said Red XIII.

"That makes sense.  I hate my father too," giggled Yuffie.

"It's too late for me.  I am the last of my kind left," sulked Red.

Yuffie suddenly became sad too.  "Oh... I'm sorry.  So, when you die..."

"Then that will be it."

"Is there any other way?"  asked Yuffie.

Red XIII suddenly had a strange flashback.  He remembered meeting Cloud's party for the first time.  "Hojo of Shinra thought of something, but I don't know if that would work," said Red XIII.  Hojo, master scientist of Shinra, had attempted to prolong his species by... mating him with... Aeris!?  But she's a human, thought Red.  Did that make sense?  Was it really possible?

"What was his great idea?" asked Yuffie sarcastically.

"He tried to mate me and Aeris," responded Red nervously.

"He what!?"  Yuffie thought of the idea.  She imagined herself as Hojo's specimen.  She imagined the seemingly ferocious monster trying to...  Yuffie suddenly felt a tingling sensation between her legs.  She had never felt this way before.  It felt incredibly good.  But that was wrong...  Still, she had to ask.  "Would that have worked?"

Red was unsure.  "It probably could, but I'm not sure.  It just doesn't seem... natural."  Red looked at the happy young girl in front of him.  He began feeling very odd yet excited as he continued talking to Yuffie.  "I wonder if it really works.  I'd just like to know, that's all."

Yuffie sat down and rested her head against Red's furry body.  At that point, she accidentally caught a glimpse of Red's underside.  She could see a large, red bulge between his legs.  It was quite a sight.  Yuffie was completely aroused.  A single drop of her fluid touched her undergarment.  She knew it was wrong, but she could not resist.  "Well, you have to try to find out."

A long moment of silence followed Yuffie's question.  Red XIII began panting quicker and quicker.  He could feel the sweat on his body.  He was usually calm and reserved, but Yuffie had invigorated him somehow.  He wasn't normally one to try anything like this.  But they were both teenagers, and he really wanted to know how it felt.

The ninja saw Red's bulge grow and extend under his hairy underside.  The slow dripping of fluid into her underwear continued.  Yuffie's reason tried to hold her back.  She had some brief thoughts.  She knew animal sex was wrong.  But Red's musky scent, for some odd reason, had her vagina dripping more and more.   Besides, Red was practically human anyway.

That was it.  She was through waiting and doing nothing.  With the skill and agility of a trained ninja, Yuffie flipped Red XIII onto his back.  She then inverted herself across Red's sprawled body.  She enthusiastically grabbed the base of Red's firm organ and quickly thrust it into her own mouth.  She sucked on it for several minutes, her fluids continuing to dampen her underwear.  Red's hind legs kick up in sheer glee.  Yuffie then began to swirl her tongue around his penis, caressing it around in circles.  It wasn't long before Yuffie could taste Red's warm and sticky fluid in her own mouth.

Red was having the time of his life, but it wasn't over yet.  He used his strong teeth to rip off Yuffie's pants and underlying clothing, exposing her privates.  Yuffie immediately stopped her oral gratification and flipped Red back onto his feet.  Her privates were a bit wet.  Yuffie placed her hands in the middle of her chest.  With one swift motion, she tore off the remainder of her outfit.  The naked ninja exposed her well-structured chest to the hairy werewolf.

Red was anxious.  He jumped onto Yuffie and forced her to the ground.  His four limbs restrained her own, spreading her arms and legs out.  Red then crouched down toward Yuffie.  Yuffie moaned in ecstasy as his hairy red bulge separated the closed walls of her soft pussy and forced its way into her body.  As they made sick but passionate love, their bodies were inseparable.  Red started using his tongue to feel his way around the pair of wonderful breasts of his lover.  Red occasionally shot a wet stream onto Yuffie.  Her white and sticky liquid poured out like a river.  He howled in erotic pleasure as she gleefully moaned.

They enjoyed each other's company for almost an hour.  Eventually the sun began to rise in the distance.  Red sheathed his weapon as best he could, and Yuffie put on her clothes to cover her dripping vagina.  The two were joyous beyond comparison, but neither was without curiosity.

Yuffie was the first to speak.  She was still a bit shocked at the act she had committed.  "Red, what did we just do?"

Red, typically enigmatic, was unusually honest. "We made love, Yuffie.  It was the best time I've ever had.  Now I know for sure that Hojo was right.  I can mate with a human... and enjoy it tremendously."

Yuffie smiled at the prospect.  "I loved it too."  She knew that no man could ever match up to the red beast.

"We'd better get back to our beds," said Red XIII.  "The others will be up soon."

"Okay, Red.  Let's do it again sometime."

Red nodded in obvious agreement and walked back toward his hut.  Yuffie walked back to the Shildra Inn, her vagina still soaked with the act and her thoughts.  Red's smell of nature had also covered her.  Her heart beat rapidly as she entered her room.  Tifa and Aeris were already up.

Aeris saw Yuffie.  "There you are!  We were wondering were you went."

Yuffie was cautious.  She had to hide everything.  "Oh, I was just out for a walk."

Tifa was suspicious, but for the wrong reasons.  "I don't think they have much Materia for you here, Yuffie."

Yuffie was relieved.  These two knew nothing.  "Oh, well.  Maybe somewhere else."

Tifa smelled something funny.  "Yuffie, where have you been.  You smell strange."

Yuffie panicked.  "I...  I don't know.  Somebody was cooking something funny out there.  That must have been it."

Aeris caught sight of Yuffie's shorts.  "Oh, Yuffie, your pants are ripped."

Yuffie was concerned.  "Oh, it's nothing.  I must have scraped them against something outside."

Tifa now looked at the tear.  "That's odd.  It almost looks like a set of teeth marks.  Oh well.  We have to get ready.  Bugenhagen has something important to reveal to us today."

Yuffie was quick to change the subject.  "That's right.  We have no time to waste."

Needless to say, Yuffie soon bought an identical replica of her shorts that morning.  Nobody could possibly know of her night with Red.  They couldn't understand.  He was better then all of them.  He might look like a monster, but he had human emotions and intellect.  She was the only one who appreciated that.  Yuffie would forever carry with her the Scarlet Number-- Red XIII.

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Sure, there's the obvious.  I could have used Cloud, Tifa, and Aeris (in any combination, really).  I just wanted to try something different.  This one is truly demented yet arousing at the same time.  That's the effect I wanted.  Besides, Red XIII and Yuffie are easily my two favorite characters from Final Fantasy VII.  I wanted to pay a tribute to them both.

Comments?  You can reach me at sailor_terra@hotbot.com

PS--  Give Yuffie the Conformer (her "ultimate" weapon- such an arbitrary assignment) and the command Morph.  She will do 9999 damage (or something really good, at least) to the enemies with Morph.  This works well with Mega All.  A Sneak Attack or Counter [Command] could help a lot too.  Try this at the Gelnika.  You can earn lots of Sources here.  The Cactuer (of the Cactuer Desert, no less) will Morph into a Tetra-Elemental.  Also, Master Tonberry (the Pug) can be morphed into a Ribbon.

Finally, how does Red XIII have children (ending of FF7: 500 years later...)?