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FF7 The Novel
Chapter 1- Midgar (1 of 5)- Prologue, Reactor #1
Prologue: The year is 2050 and the world is at peace. The super corporation Shinra inc. is the biggest supplier of power to the planet. The planet is full of what people call Mako Energy and one of Shinras scientists discovered not to long ago that Mako could become an energy source and after that the people of the planet have been happy and care free. Not long after Mako was mass-produced many people began to notice a decrease in plant and wildlife. They blamed Shinra claiming that mako energy was really the life of the planet and they were slowly destroying their world. The Shinra took care of these "rebel" factions as they called them and reassured the populace that there is nothing to worry about. However as they persuade people into these false ideas an underground organization is getting ready to take action. They call themselves AVALANCHE and they are about to stop the Shinra by any means necessary. Barret Wallace felt like shit.e hadn't slept at all last night and hadn't had any breakfast even though Tifa had tried to persuade him to. They were all on a train heading for sector 1 and the reactor that stood at its edge. He gazed at his companions thinking how they were dealing with the anxiety of their mission, Biggs the explosives expert who had specially made the bombs to destroy mako reactor #1 was pacing the floor his yellow shirt had a ring of sweat at the neck. Wedge their weapons expert was tapping his foot very quickly as he watched Biggs pace the floor. And Jessie their communications expert was tying her lucky red bandana around her forehead. Then there was that guy. Barret didn't know his name but he had joined AVALANCHE only yesterday Jessie had met him and let him join the group. "Looks like a skinny-ass person to me" Barret thought but if he was reliable he may very get to know him better. They were all good people and he would never forgive himself if anything bad ever happened to any of them. He didn't have any dought in his mind however that they could take care of themselves. They were all ready for what lay ahead and knew they were putting themselves in heavy-duty jeopardy. The train began to slow down, it was now or never.
Cloud Strife was pretty doughtful about what he was doing. Going against a multi-trillion-gil corporation with only a handful of people was practically suicide. But Cloud felt that this was the right thing to do and he had a score to settle with Shinra anyway so why not get paid in the meantime? He gazed at the other members of the faction known as AVALANCHE and wondered if they knew what they were getting into. All of them seemed nervous but not petrified. Jessie the only one he actually knew was staring blankly into space lost in deep thought the rest of them were seeming to deal with the stress pretty well on their own too. Cloud had been on enough dangerous assignments to not freak out about it but the constant anxiety gave him that extra boost of energy he loved to feel. He looked at the only other person he hadn't examined yet, a big muscular tanned man with what looked like a machine gun on his hand. Cloud guessed he was most likely the leader, but that didn't mean he was gonna let him push him around. Cloud could make decisions for himself and he didn't need somebody telling him what to do. Both he and the gun guy locked gazes for a split second and turned away. As the train started to slow down cloud upholstered his gigantic buster sword, a gift he had received from a friend, and prepared to get off.
They all leapt out and ran down the narrow walkway heading for a doorway to their right, which would lead them to the entrance of the reactor. Cloud was lagging behind and as the others made it through the doorway a pair of robo-guards confronted him. As the fired their massive guns at Cloud he leapt into the air and slashed with his sword destroying both of them with a single hit. He ran for the rest of the team and saw them in front of a solid steel gate that led to the entrance of the hulking reactor. The gun guy saw him and went over to him and burst out, "What the hell took you!? My names Barret and I don't like you already. You better start keeping up or we'll leave you behind. I heard you used to be in SOLDIER the military elite of the Shinra, that's more the reason, why I don't trust you. You and me will go down into the reactor and plant the bomb the rest will be stationed at the different gates. We'll have 10 minutes to haul ass before this place explodes so don't fall behind. Ready lets go!
As they made their way deeper into the reactor one by one the other team members stayed behind to guard the gates. Cloud and Barret made their way down as series of ladders and stairs encountering few guards. Both of them were awe struck by the machinery inside. Cloud who had studied about the reactors and seen blueprints had never really been in one. Barrete ran forward and yelled "We're almost their we need to go across this catwalk. They walked across the grated bridge to the center of the reactor. "Come on palnt the bomb right here." Barrete pointed to a panel of buttons and levers as he spoke. "All right." As Cloud stepped forward he felt an enormous pain inside him as though his brain was on fire and then he hard a voice "Careful this place isn't just a reactor!" "Come on man get up what's wrong with you get up and plant the bomb!" Cloud snapped open his eyes and found that he was lying on the floor he bolted up and ran to the panel pulling ou t the bomb the guy called Biggs gave him. As he put in the initiation code somewhere deep in the reactor an alarm sounded "Oh Shit" Cloud muttered. "Come on!" Barrete urged. As the countdown started on the timer Cloud said, "Lets go!" Before they could however something gigantic and red fell from the top of the reactor it uncurled its metal body and what looked like a gigantic scorpions robot was in front of them it raised its tail and as Barrete opened fire Cloud had barely enough time to say "NOOO!" a laser erupted from the tail and it grazed clouds shoulder. The pain was extremely intense and the smell of burnt flesh reached his nostrils. "You all right Cloud?" Barrete yelled a few feet away still firing with his gun arm at the scorpion machine. "Yeagh I'm all right" Cloud said "Barrete don't shoot or it will use its laser again!" Barrettes face told himthathe wasn't about to stop so cloud raised his sword and pulled out a bright green gem, materia, he raised it above his head and as it began to glow Barrete stopped firing and gazed at the strange sight as cloud yelled in a strong voice "COME FORTH.BOLT!!!" The room turned black and the rumble of thunder filled the air and as Cloud and Barrete watched the scorpion machine a bright flash illuminated the darkness and a gigantic thunder bolt sliced through the machine it maid what sounde like a mechanical scream and dropped suddenly off of the bridge into the glowing pit of mako below. As Barrete began to wonder what the hell happened Cloud yelled "We only have 4 minutes to get out of here come on!" As they ran for the exit Biggs Jessie and Wedge followed and as they made their way outside they all felt an immense blast of heat and fire hit them and as they flew back away from the reactor the turned and saw the reactor explode in a brilliant flash of brilliant red and orange light with a ring of yellow flame around it and as they all stood up and gazed at the remains of the reactor they now had to get out of their quickly and get back to sector 7 because it wouldn't take long for Shinra to notice that the reactor was missing
Barrete called them over. "All right great job you guys, lets split up and meet back at HQ All right don't get yourself caught see in an hour or so." And with that they made their own way back to sector 7 knowing that it was only the beginning but Cloud and the rest of the team, even Barrete couldn't help but feeling they had accomplished something.
To Be Continued ---Next Chapter Midgar (2 of 5) Tifa, Sector 6 reactor
FF7 The Novel
Chapter 1- Midgar (1 of 5)- Prologue, Reactor #1
Prologue: The year is 2050 and the world is at peace. The super corporation Shinra inc. is the biggest supplier of power to the planet. The planet is full of what people call Mako Energy and one of Shinras scientists discovered not to long ago that Mako could become an energy source and after that the people of the planet have been happy and care free. Not long after Mako was mass-produced many people began to notice a decrease in plant and wildlife. They blamed Shinra claiming that mako energy was really the life of the planet and they were slowly destroying their world. The Shinra took care of these "rebel" factions as they called them and reassured the populace that there is nothing to worry about. However as they persuade people into these false ideas an underground organization is getting ready to take action. They call themselves AVALANCHE and they are about to stop the Shinra by any means necessary. Barret Wallace felt like shit.e hadn't slept at all last night and hadn't had any breakfast even though Tifa had tried to persuade him to. They were all on a train heading for sector 1 and the reactor that stood at its edge. He gazed at his companions thinking how they were dealing with the anxiety of their mission, Biggs the explosives expert who had specially made the bombs to destroy mako reactor #1 was pacing the floor his yellow shirt had a ring of sweat at the neck. Wedge their weapons expert was tapping his foot very quickly as he watched Biggs pace the floor. And Jessie their communications expert was tying her lucky red bandana around her forehead. Then there was that guy. Barret didn't know his name but he had joined AVALANCHE only yesterday Jessie had met him and let him join the group. "Looks like a skinny-ass person to me" Barret thought but if he was reliable he may very get to know him better. They were all good people and he would never forgive himself if anything bad ever happened to any of them. He didn't have any dought in his mind however that they could take care of themselves. They were all ready for what lay ahead and knew they were putting themselves in heavy-duty jeopardy. The train began to slow down, it was now or never.
Cloud Strife was pretty doughtful about what he was doing. Going against a multi-trillion-gil corporation with only a handful of people was practically suicide. But Cloud felt that this was the right thing to do and he had a score to settle with Shinra anyway so why not get paid in the meantime? He gazed at the other members of the faction known as AVALANCHE and wondered if they knew what they were getting into. All of them seemed nervous but not petrified. Jessie the only one he actually knew was staring blankly into space lost in deep thought the rest of them were seeming to deal with the stress pretty well on their own too. Cloud had been on enough dangerous assignments to not freak out about it but the constant anxiety gave him that extra boost of energy he loved to feel. He looked at the only other person he hadn't examined yet, a big muscular tanned man with what looked like a machine gun on his hand. Cloud guessed he was most likely the leader, but that didn't mean he was gonna let him push him around. Cloud could make decisions for himself and he didn't need somebody telling him what to do. Both he and the gun guy locked gazes for a split second and turned away. As the train started to slow down cloud upholstered his gigantic buster sword, a gift he had received from a friend, and prepared to get off.
They all leapt out and ran down the narrow walkway heading for a doorway to their right, which would lead them to the entrance of the reactor. Cloud was lagging behind and as the others made it through the doorway a pair of robo-guards confronted him. As the fired their massive guns at Cloud he leapt into the air and slashed with his sword destroying both of them with a single hit. He ran for the rest of the team and saw them in front of a solid steel gate that led to the entrance of the hulking reactor. The gun guy saw him and went over to him and burst out, "What the hell took you!? My names Barret and I don't like you already. You better start keeping up or we'll leave you behind. I heard you used to be in SOLDIER the military elite of the Shinra, that's more the reason, why I don't trust you. You and me will go down into the reactor and plant the bomb the rest will be stationed at the different gates. We'll have 10 minutes to haul ass before this place explodes so don't fall behind. Ready lets go!
As they made their way deeper into the reactor one by one the other team members stayed behind to guard the gates. Cloud and Barret made their way down as series of ladders and stairs encountering few guards. Both of them were awe struck by the machinery inside. Cloud who had studied about the reactors and seen blueprints had never really been in one. Barrete ran forward and yelled "We're almost their we need to go across this catwalk. They walked across the grated bridge to the center of the reactor. "Come on palnt the bomb right here." Barrete pointed to a panel of buttons and levers as he spoke. "All right." As Cloud stepped forward he felt an enormous pain inside him as though his brain was on fire and then he hard a voice "Careful this place isn't just a reactor!" "Come on man get up what's wrong with you get up and plant the bomb!" Cloud snapped open his eyes and found that he was lying on the floor he bolted up and ran to the panel pulling ou t the bomb the guy called Biggs gave him. As he put in the initiation code somewhere deep in the reactor an alarm sounded "Oh Shit" Cloud muttered. "Come on!" Barrete urged. As the countdown started on the timer Cloud said, "Lets go!" Before they could however something gigantic and red fell from the top of the reactor it uncurled its metal body and what looked like a gigantic scorpions robot was in front of them it raised its tail and as Barrete opened fire Cloud had barely enough time to say "NOOO!" a laser erupted from the tail and it grazed clouds shoulder. The pain was extremely intense and the smell of burnt flesh reached his nostrils. "You all right Cloud?" Barrete yelled a few feet away still firing with his gun arm at the scorpion machine. "Yeagh I'm all right" Cloud said "Barrete don't shoot or it will use its laser again!" Barrettes face told himthathe wasn't about to stop so cloud raised his sword and pulled out a bright green gem, materia, he raised it above his head and as it began to glow Barrete stopped firing and gazed at the strange sight as cloud yelled in a strong voice "COME FORTH.BOLT!!!" The room turned black and the rumble of thunder filled the air and as Cloud and Barrete watched the scorpion machine a bright flash illuminated the darkness and a gigantic thunder bolt sliced through the machine it maid what sounde like a mechanical scream and dropped suddenly off of the bridge into the glowing pit of mako below. As Barrete began to wonder what the hell happened Cloud yelled "We only have 4 minutes to get out of here come on!" As they ran for the exit Biggs Jessie and Wedge followed and as they made their way outside they all felt an immense blast of heat and fire hit them and as they flew back away from the reactor the turned and saw the reactor explode in a brilliant flash of brilliant red and orange light with a ring of yellow flame around it and as they all stood up and gazed at the remains of the reactor they now had to get out of their quickly and get back to sector 7 because it wouldn't take long for Shinra to notice that the reactor was missing
Barrete called them over. "All right great job you guys, lets split up and meet back at HQ All right don't get yourself caught see in an hour or so." And with that they made their own way back to sector 7 knowing that it was only the beginning but Cloud and the rest of the team, even Barrete couldn't help but feeling they had accomplished something.
To Be Continued ---Next Chapter Midgar (2 of 5) Tifa, Sector 6 reactor