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Chapter 7: Reactor Number One
December 9, 0007
It was dark. Very, very, dark. There was not a trace of light. It was typical in that kind of time and place. Darkness was everywhere, even if one looked in every direction or spun three hundred and sixty degrees. There was no day. There was no night, either. Night would have stars and a moon. But this was darkness. Pure, pure, undiluted darkness.
And then, the darkness broke, revealing the face of a girl. She was twenty-two years old. Wearing a pink dress, she carried a basket of flowers in her hand. It was a dangerous time and a dangerous place, but the girl did not mind. She had a job. She had a business. She needed to sell her flowers.
This girl didn't stay. She got up and walked through the dark alley. As she came to the mouth of the alley, she saw herself at an urban square. Neon lights surrounded her. Pedestrians, bikers, and even cars went by. Surely, she would find a customer.
SOMEWHERE ELSE...
In another part of town, a train screeched to a stop, arriving at its destination. The two guards stationed were baffled; no train was due at this time. Before they had time to investigate, a short-haired woman leaped from one of the cars. The guards, realizing she was an intruder, quickly ran to apprehend her. The woman, aware of her potential fate, waited until they were both at her side. She then quickly punched them both in the neck, causing them to collapse to the ground.
As the woman disappeared up the nearby stairwell, another individual leaped out of the train. He was dark-skinned, and had a machine gun where his arm should be. "C'mon newcomer. Follow me!" he ordered as he followed the woman up the stairs.
Finally, a third person leaped out from the train. He was the youngest, with blond spikey hair. As his feet touched the ground, two more guards came from the stairwell, armed with machine guns.
"This is not worth the cash," he muttered. With that, he drew a giant sword and swung it in the direction of the guards. Two heads promptly hit the ground, followed soon by two decapitated bodies. "So much for the scholarships," he declared before running up the stairwell.
"Were you attacked by more guards?" asked the woman as he reached the top.
"They lost their heads," he replied.
Another one of the infiltrators found it utterly amazing. "Wow! You used to be in SOLDIER all right!" he exclaimed. "Not every day you find one in a group like Avalanche."
The woman became alarmed. "SOLDIER?! Aren't they the enemy?" she exclaimed. "What's he doing with us in Avalanche?"
"Hold it, Jessie," he defended. "He was in SOLDIER. Naturally, that means he quit them and now is one of us." He then turned to him. "Didn't catch your name."
"It's Cloud," the blond man replied.
"Good to meet you," he replied. "I'm Biggs. He's Wedge and she's Jessie. And the guy with the gun-arm is…"
"I don't care what your names are," Cloud interrupted. "Once this job's over, I'm outta here."
Cold as ice, thought Jessie.
Just then, the largest of the group returned. "The hell you all doing!?" he demanded. "I thought I told you never to move in a group! You want to stick out like a hard dick?"
"Excuse me?!" exclaimed Jessie. "That's really inappropriate."
"You can sue me for sexual harassment when the job's over. Right now our target's the North Mako Reactor. We'll meet on the bridge in front of it." He quickly turned to Cloud. "Ex-SOLDIER, huh? Don't trust ya!" He then began to lead the group through the reactor's front gate.
"Don't let it get to you," assured Jessie. "Barret has a lot on his mind."
Cloud did not care; he simply wanted his money.
Beyond the gate, Wedge stopped in his tracks.
"Don't tell me you're chickening out already?" wondered Cloud.
"I'll secure the escape passage," Wedge explained. "Concentrate on the mission, Clyde."
"It's Cloud," he corrected.
"Whatever," sighed Wedge. "We're really going to blow this huge furnace up? This'll be something to see!"
"Barret's going to blow it up," Cloud corrected. "Have fun sitting on your ass while we do the work."
Cloud then proceeded inside the reactor. Barret was there to greet him once inside.
"Yo!" he greeted. "This your first time in a reactor?"
"No," replied Cloud, feeling rather insulted. "After all, I did work for Shinra, you know."
"The planet's full of Mako energy. People here use it every day," Barret explained. "It's the life blood of the planet. But Shinra keeps suckin' the blood out with these machines."
"I'm not here for a lecture," Cloud insisted. "Let's just hurry."
"That's it!" snarled Barret. "You're comin' with me from now on."
Reluctantly, Cloud followed Barret until they reached a sealed door that Biggs and Jessie were examining. Biggs had a code-breaking device in his hand.
"Biggs and I got the code for this door," Jessie explained.
"Code deciphered," announced Biggs as the door slid open. "Shall we?"
"We shall," replied Jessie as the four of them went through the door. In the next room, they found another sealed door. "You know, we're only paid to unlock one door."
Barret gave Jessie a nasty look.
"Lighten up!" she insisted. "It was a joke!"
Jessie and Biggs got to work on the door. "Think how many of our people risked their lives, just for this code," observed Biggs.
"It's just the five of us," Cloud observed. "Well, six, counting…"
"Code deciphered," Jessie interrupted.
The door opened to reveal an elevator.
"Stay behind, Biggs," ordered Barret. "We don't want any surprises on the way back."
"Can do!" agreed Biggs.
The remaining three entered the elevator. Jessie pushed the button, and the shaft began moving up.
"Little by little the reactors will drain out all the life," Barret explained. "And that'll be that."
"It's not my problem," Cloud retorted coldly.
"The planet's dying, Cloud!" Barret protested. "It's everyone's problem!"
"The only thing I care about," responded Cloud, "is finishing this job before security and the Roboguards come."
Barret turned around in disgust. "Asshole," he whispered.
ELSEWHERE...
Out in the street, the girl in pink was not having any luck.
"Want to buy a flower?" she offered a female passer-by.
"Why bother," she retorted. "It's just going to wither!" And she walked off.
The flower girl sighed. She had not sold a single flower. It was a simple business, but she wanted to help her mother some way. Her mother was receiving a widow's compensation check from the Shinra, but only under the condition that she did not work. Being on a limited income, the girl and her mother remained in the slums. It did not bother the flower girl; her living conditions were the least of her worries.
"Want to buy a flower?" offered the girl as a man of fifty passed by.
"How much?" he asked.
"Only a gil," she replied.
"How much for you?" he continued.
"For me?" asked the perplexed flower girl.
"To get you naked in my bed."
"Eeeww!" she squealed. "Get out of here!"
The pervert left, leaving her alone with a basket full of unsold flowers and no extra income. She wondered if there were any decent people in the world. Especially guys. She wanted a boyfriend, but most of the guys she encountered were as perverted as her last customer.
MEANWHILE...
"When we blow this place, this ain't gonna be nothing more than a hunk of junk," Barret declared. "Cloud, you set the bomb."
"This isn't part of my job description," Cloud protested. "Shouldn't you do it?"
"Just do it!" Barret demanded. "I gotta watch to make sure you don't pull nothing."
"Such is irony," Cloud muttered as he got to work.
Flashback…
"Watch out! This isn't just a reactor!"
….End Flashback
"What's wrong?"
"Huh?"
"What's wrong, Cloud?" Barret repeated. "Hurry it up! You'll have plenty of time to sit around and think about sex later!"
"Yeah, sorry."
With that, Cloud set the bomb. As soon as he did so, all hell began to break loose. Red lights began to flash. An alarm began to sound. And worst of all, Cloud and Barret could hear a mechanical device coming their way.
"What is it?" asked Barret.
"A Guard Scorpion!" exclaimed Cloud as the robotic monster appeared from around the corner.
Cloud drew his sword. Barret aimed his gun-arm.
The Guard Scorpion quickly ran its search scope.
"What's the nasty doing?" demanded Barret.
"It's scanning us," Cloud replied.
"It's not gonna know my personal info!" Barret declared as he fired his gun-arm. Unfortunately, it did no damage.
"Wait!" insisted Cloud. "Attack while the tail's up!"
"Is that thing poisonous?!" cried Barret.
"No, worse," answered Cloud. "It fires a laser that kills instantly."
"Very reassurin'," stated Barret sarcastically.
And as if almost on cue, the scorpion raised its tail.
"No!" shouted Cloud. Quickly, he pointed his sword and cast lightning.
Electricity immersed the Guard Scorpion. It froze in its position. Sparks began to appear all over its body.
"I suggest we step back!" Cloud insisted.
"Good idea!" said Barret.
They quickly ran safely to the other end of the room as the Guard Scorpion exploded.
"Wow!" shouted Barret. "You've had some practice! How did you know to use lightning on that thing?"
"I just guessed," replied Cloud.
"Well that was one hell of a guess!" Barret complimented.
A.N. Yes, this is still the same story. Keep an eye out for subtle connections!
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