Redfirerose: okay this is officially the first fic I'm posting online ever. I wrote this for my friend Turks over a year ago. We happened to be in the same photography class and started writing little one-shots back and forth about what it would be like to be turks First warning: this is a self insert story. That is it was written as if Amanda and I were Turks. Personally I don't really like this type of fic, and it was hard for me to write, but several of my friends have told me to post it, thus here it is. I sincerely hope you enjoy it and please review. Flames are really annoying but any constructive critisism is happily accepted.
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy or even the plot to this story. I just meddle around with it. I am making no profit off of this story.
It was two years since meteor fall. Two years since the utter destruction of Midgar.
Ever since the fall of the Shinra electric power company, the new president, Rufus Shinra, had been residing in Healin lodge accompanied by his faithful Turks. At the height of Shinra's power the Turks had been a select few, hand picked and trained to be the best of the best. They were sent on only the most classified and important missions, from reconnaissance to assassinations, and were given unlimited authority. There are only three rules the Turks live by.
Follow orders.
Complete the mission.
Never give information to the enemy.
For the past seven years I have lived by these rules and I have always been true to my nature. No matter how many lives I have taken I have never strayed.
I am a Turk.
And that is all I shall ever be.
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Sitting next to Reno inside the Shinra-X0008 helicopter is one of the worst missions a Turk could ever have. So naturally Rude or I always get stuck with it. Being so patient really sucks sometimes. For the most part, hanging out with Reno isn't so bad. His sarcastic humor has always been a welcome aspect of my job. The thing is whenever he's piloting, he feels the need to show off his "skills." Reno is undeniably one of the best pilot's alive and I never truly appreciated this fact until I was chosen to accompany him to the northern cave.
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"I called this meeting to assign a new mission to you all," Rufus Shinra may have been in a wheelchair, but the man could hold a rooms attention as easily as always.
"This particular retrieval is of the highest priority."
"What, you run out of Haagen-Daazs?" Reno would never learn to shut his mouth.
"Jenova's head has been located at the northern cave. I'm sending four of you out for retrieval. There are bound to be others seeking it. The cells must be destroyed, in the wrong hands…" It didn't need to be said. There were more than a few people willing to kill for such a commodity. Coupled with the destruction recently caused by Jenova…
"Jenova's head?" Reno said breathlessly, slumping back against the wall.
"Tseng and Amanda shall go to the northern cave. Briana and Reno will pilot the helicopter in case anything goes wrong and you need a quick escape." Rufus pulled out a map from behind the desk and laid it out.
"Should we call AVALANCHE?" Reno asked
Rufus nodded "Contact Cloud and tell him we need to talk. His delivery service is based at Seventh heaven, I think it's called?" Rufus supplied the number.
"Now if you approach from the east-"
"Sir? If I may speak I think Elena would be better suited for this mission than me. If there are others after Jenova then silence would be for the best and really as loud as I am…" Amanda trailed off
"I hadn't thought of that. Very well Elena shall go instead. Any way, if you approach from the east you can …
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"That was shameless Amanda."
Turning to look Amanda smiled. "Oh come on Briana, 'lanie and Tseng totally have the hots for each other. This could be the push they need."
"Yes, because searching for the head of an apocalyptic calamity is just the romantic moment they've been missing."
Amanda scratched her head "you know that logic of yours has a tendency to make my brilliant plans sound crazy."
Briana scoffed "My logic has nothing to do with it, you are nuttier than a fruitcake and you know it. I'm just not afraid to point it out to you. I've certainly known you long enough to have gained that privilege"
"Hey I resent that! I'm a lot smarter now then I was back then." Amanda defended herself.
"I should hope so you thought materia grew on trees." Briana chuckled.
"You said you'd never speak of that again!"
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Reno was weaving the chopper back and forth. He only did that when he was worried. Even as he tapped his fingers against the controls feigning nonchalance I could tell from his minor quirks that he was nervous. Hell, I was nervous and I wasn't even doing anything.
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"Tseng! Look at this"
"Paydirt"
"Not a pretty sight is it?" Tseng and Elena's voice rang out from the speakers picking up the microphones.
"Who cares? Just get the damn thing." There was that nervous finger twitch again. Reno was right. The sooner they got the head the safer they'd be.
"Reno the chopper" Tseng said the signal.
"You got it" Reno went into full Turk mode and focused on the task at hand smirking as the chopper descended into the cloud cover.
Shots fired out of nowhere and the sound startled Reno, causing him to jerk on the controls. As he got the chopper under control Elena's voice rang out.
"Reno, hurry! Reno!"
"Who the hell is that?" Reno asked as a silver haired Sephiroth wannabe came into view.
"It looks like a remnant." Briana leaned out the window with her gun returning fire and covering the two Turks below.
"I thought all the remnants were destroyed?" Reno managed to get the X0008 to hover a few feet above the ground.
A shot rang out and Elena made a pained whimper.
"Elena!" Tseng's voice rang out
"get-get out of here" Elena was badly wounded. She had taken shots to the leg and shoulder and was loosing a lot of blood. Tseng ran the box over to the chopper and gave the order to Reno.
"You leave now; I'll hold them off and take care of Elena"
"But sir-"Reno protested horrified.
"You are a Turk and that is a direct order. The control of those cells is our main priority. Now go!"
Reno cursed as Tseng ran back to Elena firing at the enemy. Shaking, Reno maneuvered the copter back out of the clouds and on course to Healin. When the microphones signal cut out, nothing was said as Briana took the controls.
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redfirerose: yep and that's chapter one. Pretty short but I'm dividing this up at where I think are good points to stop. Chapter two coming right up!