Before Crisis 2: The Crisis
CHAPTER 1 – THE AFTERMATH
December 9th [ ν ] - εγλ 0007, 9:45 PM
"We owe you a lot, Mr. Vice-President. On behalf of all the Turks, I thank you."
Pulled back from the brink of execution, Tseng, Reno, and Rude stood outside on the helipad of the Shinra Building. Their lives had been spared and it was all thanks to Rufus, the Vice-President of the Shinra Electric Power Company. Despite their recent betrayal to Shinra and the loss of their leader Veld, the Department of Administrative Research, the Turks, was going to live on.
Reno sighed as he watched Rufus walk away. A brief silence ensued, and he turned to his longtime partners, Tseng and Rude. "Only the three of us, huh."
"Not enough?" Rude shrugged.
"In any case, we will always carry out our duty," added Tseng, nodding to his two subordinates. "For the chief... and for our lost comrades..."
The three Turks stepped close together and shared another moment of silence under the night sky.
Suddenly, a klaxon sounded and red lights began to flash in and out of the building. "Emergency alert! Emergency alert!" yelled out an automated voice from the speaker. Alerted by the announcement, the Turks looked around cautiously and waited for more details. "Intruders in Mako Reactor 1," a male voice called out. "I repeat, we have intruders in Mako Reactor 1."
Reno snorted. "Well then... straight back to work, huh?"
"Let's go," Rude agreed as he and Reno turned away. But realizing that Tseng didn't budge, they stopped after a few steps and turned back to face him.
"Chief?" Reno called out.
With one hand, Tseng removed his ponytail and let his black hair fall to his shoulders. "Reno, Rude," he finally spoke. "The Turks will be a new organization from now on. This is a new start."
As usual, Rude had nothing to say and waited for Reno to respond. "One thing won't change..."
"The pride in our work," Tseng finished. "Let's get going."
"Yes sir."
A/N: This is part one of the epilogue in Before Crisis: "The Cantata That Connects Comrades".