Author's note and warnings:: This fic is mostly AU most of the game timeline didn't happen, in fact everything from Niebelhiem didn't happen and a good portion of the game didn't either. The plate is still intact Seph is still sane-ish and Zack lived Shin-ra under Rufus' lead have stopped the use of the mako reactors though. This is all a result of too little sleep and too much monotony at work. I own nothing here but the ideas, and a few of those belong too Muzai and Yuuzai. Yoai and SHounen-ai Yuri and Shojo-ai. Pairings Even I'm not sure what will develop with these insane characters.
Chapter 1 rumors of rebels
By Tsumi
The island had always been peaceful. It was quiet and far from the mainland so the people had little to do with the rulers of their land. Though they often lost youngsters to the city and the glories of SOLDIER and SeeD.
The day's peacefulness was shattered the instant the ship was spotted along the glittering horizon. Large silver streamline, cutting through the water. It easily dwarfed any of the island boats. It wasn't the daily ferry, which brought people to and from the mainland. This was a battle ship and it wasn't alone.
The three ships reached the island just before midday. Already a crowd of onlookers stood on the sand, curious about the new arrivals. To sudden their surprise and horror troops filed off the vessels and began their attack. In their black uniforms with dark blue shoulder pads, they were immediately identified as members of SeeD.
Filtering through the village they rounded up the people of the island. The leader of the troops was a tall man with cropped blond hair and stormy eyes. He was a pale skinned man with an old scar across his nose. Looking over the island people a scowl crossed his face. Resting his bladed weapon over his shoulder he addressed the gathered people.
"All right punks you are all under arrest we have learned that some one on this island is part of the rebellion unless you speak up now all of you are coming with us and we'll make you confess."
This of course caused the islanders to erupt in a series of yells and denials of this, which made him raise his gunblade in the air and fire. This shut everyone up.
"All right round em up men in one ship women in another and children in the last one." He ordered the three who stood behind him. a muscular man with brown hair and eyes, a woman with short silver hair and red eyes and a person in a blue cloak and an odd yellow hat which shadowed their whole face. the three did as ordered and turned to the SeeDs around the crowd. the woman took care of the women the man the men and the last one the children.
"Hey let me out of her you jerks!" A young brunette boy yelled smacking his hands against the metal bulkhead of the cabin, where the children were being held.
"Come on Sora they won't let us out have here just stop it." A silver haired boy who was taller then the first with pale skin and silver hair with the oddest jade green eyes told him leaning on the same bulkhead.
"But I want to see my parents."
"We all do little brother just stop it." An older boy who looked a lot like the first said approaching them. He had been walking among the other kids trying to calm them down.
"We'll be okay Sora." a pair of girls followed the boy one was brunette with pigtails and wore a white dress, the other was red haired with blue-purple eyes and wore pink.
"Are you sure Kairi?"
"Well they shouldn't hurt us, none of us kids knew about the rebellion from what I can tell."
"But at least one adult might." Denzel cautioned her.
"Well my Dad'll get me and mom out of this I know it and I'll try and get him to help you guys too." Kairi told them.
"Are you sure about that Kairi?"
"My dad's a SOLDIER he'll probably be pissed about this." She told them.
Midgard City was like a monstrous beast it burrowed into the earth and reached up to devour the sky. The people of the city were used to the fact the lights never seemed to go out no matter how late it got and loud rumblings and noisy crowds filled the streets both above and below what was known as the plate. the main city of Midgard sat on this plate, which reached miles into the air. Below this were the slums filled with the dregs of humanity, and everything had a price even human life.
Bored green eyes looked down on the city seeing nothing of value in the line of their vision. There was a knock on the door to the office. The man didn't turn to look as the door opened and a man entered. He wore blue uniform pants and a zip up blue sleeveless turtleneck. Spiky black hair framed a smooth skinned heart shaped face with wide friendly blue-gray eyes and an ever-present smile.
"Yo Seph you wanted to see me."
The man still didn't turn. "Yes Zack, is there any word on the rebels?"
"None Seifer's got a bunch of possible rebels but knowing him he just rounded up a village and brought them all in." Zack shook his head but said nothing more about the SeeD leader.
"Commander Leonheart put him on that job he trusts he'll do what he is told."
"Keep telling yourself that Seph."
Sephiroth turned to look at the Commander of SOLDIER. the only person he'd ever met who didn't seem to realize he was teasing a man who could kill him without thinking about it.
"Zack this is important two threats on Rufus' life in the past week and even one on the children only a few days ago."
"I know Seph we'll find the leaders and give them proper punishment and hopefully route out the rest of them but first we'll have to go through an entire village worth of prisoners to find a few rebels."
"I would leave it to Seifer but he would just throw them all in jail."
'So have one or all of your clones do it the three seem bored with no excuse to act like you in public."
"They're my little brothers not clones Zack."
"And Yazoo and Kadaj look just like you only Loz looks different."
"True." He pushed a button on his desk calling his younger siblings into the room.
Four people entered answering the call. The oldest was only a foot shorter than Sephiroth himself his hair fell to the small of his back and his green eyes were opaque as stone hiding any and all emotions in the man's mind. His clothes were of tight black leather closed all the way up his pale neck. it fell to his waist while tight pants and knee high boots covered his muscular legs. The next oldest had hair which came to his chin and almost covered one eye, his eyes were clear and easy to read. His clothes were the same as his brother's but the zipper was down to his collarbones and the bottom unzipped to his waist the coat fell to his knees. The third brother was broader than the older two and his short hair stuck up in the back in a small spike, his eyes were like a child's almost innocent. His clothes were unzipped past his chest and the top was only a half jacket, which almost showed off his navel. all three were silver haired and green eyed like their older brother. the fourth and last sibling was a young woman of about eighteen with short spiky gray hair and red eyes. She was also dressed in skintight black with the top zipper down to the center of her chest and the bottom zipper up to only an inch below that. Her boots had sharp heels. All four bowed slightly at their eldest sibling.
"You wanted us Nissan?" Kadaj, Sephiroth's favorite and the shortest among his siblings asked.
"Yes Seifer and a group of SeeDs are bringing in prisoners some might be rebels the four of you will help weed them out."
"Of course." Yazoo said his voice quiet and he sounded like he was in a dream.
"Can we play with them?" Loz asked looking like an eager puppy at his brother's words.
"If they prove to be rebels be my guest. We must make examples of those who would threaten our liege after all." Sephiroth told them in an off-handed manner. Zack grinned from his place by the desk.
"Commander Leonheart, tell the SeeD commander what we have decided." Sephiroth told the grinning man.
"Yes sir." He saluted and left the room the four bowed themselves out leaving their general to once more stare down at the city.
The ship docked at Jounon harbor and the group was loaded up in trucks for the journey to the city of Midgard. once there the villagers were gathered in a large room and Seifer looked them over.
"All right here's the deal until it's been decided who here's loyal and who's a rebel you all are still under arrest."
"That will be enough Almasy." A voice spoke as another man entered the room. He was dressed in black leather pants and a white shirt covered with a half jacket with a fur collar. he had three belts two red which criss crossed over his hips holding the scabbard of a gunblade to his hips, and a black one actually holding up his pants. His hair was short and brown and his eyes a stormy gray he moved with the confidence and grace of a man who knew his limits and how he attracted attention. The only jewelry he wore was a necklace, which was silver with the head of a lion with a cross.
Kairi watched the man fingering the ring she wore on a chain around her neck, which had the same design as the man's necklace. She looked over the crowd to her mother who seemed to be the only calm person in the entire group. While Sora's parents glared at the man and Riku's mother just stared at them all her mind seemed to be elsewhere.
"Squall." Kairi's mother stepped out of the crowd of people and the man Squall simply looked at her. She wore a simple pink dress, which reached her bare feet. Her long hair was brown and held back by a single pink ribbon with an odd green-white stone in the bow. Her eyes were green and held an ageless look that unnerved some people.
"Aerith?" stormy gray eyes held a hint of confusion.
"I believe there have been a few mistakes Squall the arrest of myself and my daughter being one." Her voice was calm and she was poised as ever Kairi slipped though the crowd to stand beside her mother.
"Of course Aerith you're free to go as you please with Kairi but the others are still under arrest until we can ascertain who the rebels among them are."
"Thank you." She stepped back toward the doors and the guards simply stepped aside to let them pass.
"Mother what about Sora and Riku?"
"They'll be fine we just have to find your father and theirs." Her mother said looking around.
Aerith had been raised in the city her father Gast had once been head of the science department before he had met her mother and family became more important than research. She had met Kairi's father when he had joined SOLDIER and had Kairi not to long afterwards. She had returned to her father's homeland of Mideel to raise their child away from the city and now was back. He had always asked her to come back.
"Aerith babe?" Zack stepped form the main building followed by a few of his troops he stopped at the sight of his girl and their child standing outside of his destination. "Why are you here?"
"Seifer was nice enough to bring us." She told him.
"Seifer? You mean he arrested you?"
"I let him Zack besides you should save that anger for the rebels."
"Right babe. Hey you don't know who they are do you it would save us a lot of time."
"No I'm sorry if I could help I would."
"Right, hey brat." He said picking Kairi up.
"Hi Daddy." She smiled at him.
"Let me guess you want me to help the kids." at her nod he frowned slightly. "I'll do what I can. you two should wait at my rooms they are in the SOLDIER barracks Anderson escort them." He told one of the men.
"Yes sir." the blonde SOLDIER stepped forward and bowed leading the woman and teen off.
Zack entered the building, the villagers were still separated the kids near the back of the building and the adults closer to the front. The men and women were still separated as well. Zack approached the front and looked over Seifer's handy work.
"All right everyone we want to speak with all of you but only one at a time. there's a room nearby and these gentlemen will escort each of you there. " He motioned to the SOLDIERS with him." Let's go."
"Vivi take the kids to the Matron." Seifer ordered as the adults were separated.
"Yes sir." the black mage said and motioned to the SeeDs in his control to help lead the kids off.
As the questioning of the adults began, the children were taken to an orphanage in the city run by a woman known as the matron. She had been the Sorceress in the last regime but had stepped down upon the death of the previous Shin-ra president and given the position to her chosen predecessor. Vivi had been ordered to escort the children and did so in silence except for the fact one of the teens was yelling about kidnapping.
"Your parents have been arrested and you are being put in a safe place that's all kid." He assured the brunette.
"It's kidnapping!" Sora demanded ignoring both Riku and Tidus' attempts to shut him up.
"You're being taken to the orphanage actually."
"But we're not orphans!"
"No but who knows when you'll see your parents again. so we're taking you to a place you can stay." He looked sidelong at the children especially the silver haired boy who was trying to restrain his friend he reminded him of another kid he knew. "Bedsides the Matron's a nice woman I grew up there myself."
"Just who are you and why don't you have a face anyway?"
"The name's Vivi and I do have a face it's just covered by the hat."
They made it to the orphanage and were greeted by a woman with long black hair and pale skin dressed in a tight black dress
"Thank you Vivi dear I will take them all from here." She said her voice calm and composed.
"All right Matron should report back to Seifer anyway before he shoots someone, later." The Black mage left with a wave and the matron smiled at the children.
There were ten in all Sora Denzel and Marlene as well as Riku and Tidus, a pair of red heads Chappu and Wakka as well as a blonde girl and a brunette boy. Kairi they hadn't seen since her mother had led her out of the room.
The Matron led them inside the large mansion she used as the Orphanage. there weren't as many children as there had been here during the war, so most of the rooms were empty. She gave each one their own room but as soon as she left for some unknown business they gathered in Denzel's room.
"Something really odd is going on here."
"Aside from our parents being arrested and us being put in an orphanage?" Riku asked leaning against the windowsill.
"I still say we were kidnapped." Sora sulked.
"Of course we were Sora but we have to stay here Tifa and daddy will be back." Marlene said brightly.
"Or Aerith will help." Tidus muttered.
There was a sound of footsteps and the matron materialized at the door she had a serene smile and looked over the children.
"Which of you are Sora and Riku?" She asked looking over the children.
"Me." Riku jumped off the sill.
"And Me." Sora stood.
"Come with me please." she turned and left
The SOLDIERS grabbed one of the men and followed Zack. They went through most of the crowd quickly. Tifa watched them drag in most of her neighbors and friends as well as Barret. Finally Tifa found herself being dragged by the SOLDIERS to a room. It was a sparse office with a metal desk and two chairs a comfortable plush one and a metal folding chair. In the comfortable chair was a man she had not seen in a long time, his hair was silver white and the eyes beneath the bangs were green as jade. He wore black skintight leather.
"Miss Lockheart, it has been awhile though I'm not surprised that you are here." Yazoo said calmly steepling his hands on the desk.
"Why was I brought here it's bad enough you monsters ruined my life before." She glared at him.
"Ruined you life? My dear you were a terrorist and a rebel before and if it was not for my brother you would have destroyed the reactor and taken many lives." He told her.
"That was not our intent."
"But it's what would have happened. Now do you know anything about these new rebels?"
"No I'm just trying to live my life and raise my sons." She glared at him.
"Of course." He wrote something down on the pad on the desk. "And you are living with Barret Wallace the leader of the previous rebels."
"Barret wasn't the leader!"
"Officially he was since the name of the actual leader would damage the reputation of one of our military leaders."
"Cloud would never let you do a thing like that."
"Wouldn't he? He seemed very willing to hand the rebels over to the general sixteen years ago."
"I don't believe you Cloud left to stop him."
"He did stop him and Cloud remains here as hostage to the rebellion's good behavior you do know what will happen to him if the rebellion of old has started up again?"
Tifa stared at the man who finally stood and called for the SOLDIERS to leader her back out with a few whispered instructions. the SOLDIERS took her to the prisons and threw her in a cell very similar to one she had sat in many years ago.
Elena had been ignoring most of the goings on since their arrest she had not even made it obvious when a SOLDIER simply grabbed her and dragged her away from the others before they were even in the base. She was taken up to the 69th floor where the main offices were. She was taken strait to the general's office.
He hadn't changed much since she had first seen him. He was still tall and majestic, as always pale with waist length silver hair and jade green eyes with slit pupils like a cat. He wore a long black leather coat and tight black pants, he wore no shirt and his muscles were as well defined as ever.
"Elena." He nodded as she took a seat across from his desk.
"Sephiroth."
"I was surprised you were here and among those people."
"I'm not a rebel Seph." she growled. He nodded
"Of course you're not Elena you would never betray Rufus or endanger your own son."
"what do you mean?"
"Of course you wouldn't have heard." He sounded almost flippant but anyone who knew him would have heard the slight worry in his tone. "Rufus' daughter 's life was threatened and along with it her personal guard who happens to be Miki."
Elena paled slightly her baby in danger, she looked at Sephiroth again. "Is he all right?"
"They are fine he took care of the assassin himself and learned of the odd rumor that my son would lead a rebellion against Rufus since it would never be Miki so they think Riku would do this?"
"Never he's as bad as any boy his age." She told him. "he worships the ground you walk on like all of them."
"I was sure of that myself." He nodded "But the president felt the need to ensure this."
"By arresting an entire island?"
"That was Seifer and not the orders I passed down. Sadly though we did expect it."
"As always, fine but I want to see my son."
"Of course, orders have already been dispatched." There was a knock and Paine entered Riku at her heels. She left the three of them alone.
"Riku." Elena stood up and hugged her son who returned the embrace and looked at the man who sat at the desk.
"You're General Sephiroth." He said simply the man nodded. "You're also my father."
"Yes." one elegant eyebrow rose slightly.
"Mother told me about you."
"You did? I thought you would not want him to know who his father was."
"It was obvious he looks just like you especially at that age."
"True." He looked back at Elena. "So what are you going to do now?"
"Since your men brought us here and no doubt no one is going back to the island for awhile you could at least offer us a place to stay."
"Would you want to stay with me?"
"I might. But the past is the past."
"I agree."
Riku watched the exchange between his parents torn between bewilderment at their attitudes toward each other and surprise at their words. He had no illusions about his parent's relationship, which led to his own conception and birth. They had never even cared for one another he could easily see this.
Sephiroth made a motion on his desk and Paine reappeared.
"Take them to my rooms and make sure Miki and Roxas know we have company."
"Yes sir." She moved to lead them out of the room Riku and Elena followed.
The General's rooms in the barracks were the most luxurious in the tower aside from the presidents own. Sephiroth's rooms normally held himself his lover and their sons. Miki, Sephiroth's son and Roxas Cloud's., The boys each resembled their fathers Roxas being blond and blue eyed with a petulant look normally on his face except when he was alone with his "brother" Miki. Miki was a smaller version of his father he even normally wore black leather like his father and his siblings. The two spent most of their time training and hanging around with their friends, fellow cadets mostly, though they did know a few slums kids.
The two of them were spending a lazy afternoon just enjoying each other's company when there was a knock on the door.
"Just a sec!" Roxas yelled and pulled on a pair of pants smirking at Miki. "Put on something"
"Do I have to?" The silver haired teen would have preferred to lie on the bed still half-naked and let Roxas take care of it but instead he grabbed his pants and followed him to the door.
"Yes?" Roxas opened the door surprised to see Loz standing there.
"Oji-san?" both boys were surprised to see the youngest of their father's brother outside the door to the quarters.
"Roxas Miki I was told to deliver something to the General's barracks." the large Silver haired man told the two teens and ushered another teen inside the room. His hair was cinnamon brown and spiky like Roxas' but flatter. his eyes were the same exact shade of blue and he wore a red zipped up body suit with a white hoodie and an odd belt that looked like a chain of crowns. he glared at Loz and looked questioningly at the two boys.
Sora was a little startled when he saw both boys one could have been mistaken for him if he wasn't blonde and the other seemed to be a smaller version of Riku.
"Welcome." the blond said with a slight nod. "I'm Roxas this is my brother Miki."
"Sora, why am I here?"
"No clue. Dad didn't send any word. Loz?"
"I was told only to bring him here by the Matron." He shrugged and left leaving the three teens very confused.
"Well I guess we wait for dad. Hey Sora you hungry we should start dinner soon." Roxas asked him.
"You mean I should. " Miki told him. "You would burn down the kitchen."
"Hey."
Sora smiled a little following the two into the kitchen.
The place was nice and very roomy with little in the way of decoration. It was in mostly blacks and silvers. there were a couple of pictures mostly of the two boys. The kitchen was white and chrome. Miki started rummaging through the cabinets Roxas was digging around for dishes.
"Hey I'll make dinner why don't you show Sora around the place." Miki told him.
"All right." Roxas grabbed Sora's arm. "Come on Sora I'll give you the tour."
"Okay."
The General's suite consisted of a living room dining room and kitchen with four bedrooms and two bathrooms one attached to the master bedroom where the General and his lover Cloud slept. One of the rooms was Roxas' and another Miki's. The last was normally used as a guestroom. Not that Sephiroth had many guests who slept over. Miki's room was decorated in reds and blacks and Roxas' room was mostly greens and blues. Each had a twin-sized bed with a desk and some bookshelves.
"So why am I here?"
"No clue."
"Great."
"But I guess if dad wants you to stay here, you'll be put in the spare room."
"So who is this dad anyway?"
"The General."
Sora just stared at him for a second mouth open. "your dad is the General? as in Sephiroth?"
"Yeah."Roxas simply smirked he was used to this reaction from those not associated with the man he called his father, not to mention a few who did.
"No wonder this place is so big." He frowned slightly.
Zack excused himself from the interrogations to check on his wife and daughter. He hardly recognized his small apartment when he entered. He had left it a mess, since he was hardly ever home anyway. Aerith had picked up and polished everything even his laundry looked like it was done and the kitchen was spotless with something delicious simmering on the stove. Aerith was in his bedroom straitening up when he came in looking at him as he dropped his uniform jacket on the bed.
"Zack."
"Sorry babe habit."
"You always were a mess." She stopped her picking up and came to hug him he wrapped her in his arms.
"Yeah well the bachelor's life you know."
"You married you know and you hardly ever visited us."
"Sorry with the threat of another rebellion approaching I could hardly get away from the office."
"Hence the arresting an entire island?"
"That was Almasy, Squall will straiten him out I hope but there was a rumor of rebels there he was only supposed to scare them out but got impatient."
"He always was though I don't mind being here with you."
"Me either babe but where's Kairi?"
"She's taking over your spare room and took your dirty clothes down to the laundry."
"Are you sure that's safe?"
"Zack I ran around this base at her age she'll be fine besides she has always wanted to be a SeeD."
"that scares me, she'll be wonderful at it I bet."
"You think daddy?" Kairi asked coming into the room.
"Of course kid, come here." She joined their hug.
"But what about my friends?"
"Well I have on good authority that Sora and Riku are fine their fathers have made claims on them until this is all straitened out, and that Tidus kid has claimed that his father's a Blitz player. So we are looking for his old man. Until then Braska's taken him in ,since he knows his father."
"Thanks daddy." She hugged him again. "Riku and Sora's fathers?"
"Yep no problem kid now lets see about your room.
Paine led Elena and Riku along the route to the General's quarters. SOLDIERS, SeeDs and other military personnel rushed about doing their jobs. Elena felt at home in this place she had grown up here and trained here then had left. She had not thought she would return here after Miki had been born. She was glad to be home though, even under the circumstances.
They arrived at the doors and Loz stood there waiting he nodded to them.
"Elena."
"Loz."
"Welcome back."
"thank you."
Paine opened the door and they heard laughter and smelled a delicious smell.
"Roxas, Miki!" Paine called and three teenagers emerged from the kitchen.
"Elena!" Sora nearly knocked her over hugging her. "Hey Riku!"
"Hi Sora why are you here?"
"We don't know yet we were hoping their dad knew the reason."
"Dad?" Riku said.
"Hey Riku." the other silver haired boy greeted.
"Hi Miki it's been awhile."
"It's only been what fourteen years." Miki said flippantly before approaching Elena. "Hi mom."
"Hello Miki." she hugged him.
"Elena's your mom too?"
"Yeah we're brothers but mom raised Riku and dad raised me." Miki shrugged he'd been told that when he was younger and it didn't bother him at all.
"Yeah Miki's a year younger than me." Riku told Sora who nodded.
The five of them sat at the table and Miki worked on dinner some more. After a few minutes the door opened again allowing a man with spiky blond hair and deep blue eyes. He wore a black sleeveless turtleneck and tight black leather pants. A buster sword was on his back and he removed it laying it on it's holder by the door he removed his heavy boots.
"Hello?"
"Were in the kitchen dad and we have company." Roxas called.
"Company?" Cloud entered the kitchen and stared at Elena. "hello Elena."
"Cloud."
"What's going on?"
"Me and Riku are visiting with Sora here" She said flippantly
"Oh okay." He was sure he was missing something.
"Go ahead and sit down pops dinners about ready." Miki told him.
"All right Miki." he sat down looking at Sora for a second then at Riku.
"So you're Riku."
"And you're Cloud."
"Yeah."
Finally Sephiroth entered the rooms. All six of them looked up at him.
"Seph what's going on?"
"We have company of course though the reasons are interesting."
"Why?"
"We have a problem and a few people were brought in Elena was among them with Riku Aerith was also brought home."
"All right so how long are they staying and where are we putting them?"
"Elena can have the spare room and the boys can share."
"Roxas can stay in my room with me." Miki volunteered. "And Sora and Riku can share if they don't mind."
"If they don't mind."
"Sure I'll share a room with Riku." Sora said.
" I have no problem." Riku agreed.
They were shown the rooms they would use after dinner. It was decorated in greens and blues with patterns of stars and a very odd lamp on the bedside table. it was a blue orb above a coral with blue fish. They both snickered about the lamp.
Sora woke up in an unfamiliar place. At first he was close to panicking but then calmed as he remembered the day before. he looked over to see that Riku had already gotten up and left him alone. He grabbed his clothes threw them on heading for the bathroom then the kitchen.
Roxas, Riku and Elena were the only ones there. There were a few empty dirty dishes on the table, evidence that the others had been there.
"Where's everybody else?"
"Dad and pops had work, Miki probably went to play bodyguard to Nami again." Roxas shrugged.
"Oh so what's going on now?"
"Well I have drills in an hour or so I have to go soon."
"Can I go?" Riku asked."
"Sure if Elena doesn't mind."
"Go ahead I have a couple of people to talk to today."
"All right."
"I want to go to." Sora informed them digging into his breakfast.
"Cool we'll all go then."
"what about Miki?"
"Oh he has private lessons he'll be back in a few hours."
After breakfast the three of them headed off to the training facility. It was full of other young people trying to make it into SeeD or SOLDIER. As they approached a blonde kid in camo pants and a black tank top with a yellow X on the front.
"Roxas!" He yelled as he got closer.
"Hey Hyne!" the two caught eachother's wrists and grinned.
"Yo, hey more new guys?" He said grinning.
"More?" Sora Asked looking confused.
"Yeah SeeD just got a new recruit, some cute girl named Kairi."
"Kairi's here?" Sora asked.
"You know her?"
"Yeah she's our friend, I'm Sora this is Riku."
"Hyne I'm in SeeD training."
"We are going for SOLDIER."
"Cool."
The four boys made their way into the facility.
"Sora Riku!" Kairi came running up to them. She was dressed in a pink short dress with a zipper up the front. With a black bag on her hip, held closed with a purple ribbon. White shoes with black laces completed the outfit.
'Hey Kairi you look good." Riku smiled.
"You boys don't look to bad either." She smiled. "Come on Hyne we need to get to our class."
"Right later guys." He waved as Kairi dragged him off.
They headed for their own class whose instructor was an older SOLDIER. He just looked over Sora and Riku before nodding to them and beginning the class. Weapons drills passed as well as normal classes like geography and history. Most of the cadets would probably not make it to SOLDIER only the best could do so.
After classes ended they met up again.
"So you guys have any plans?" Hyne asked.
"Not really but we've never been to a city this big before."
"Yeah."
"Cool want to come down to the slums?"
"the slums?"
"Below the plate, Hyne's girlfriend lives down there." Roxas smirked.
"She's not my girlfriend."
"Yet."
"Let's go meet her then." Kairi grinned. the five of them took off for the train station.
Elena walked to the offices of the Turks, as soon as she went inside she was waylaid by a red haired man with a long ponytail and odd tattoos under his green eyes. his uniform which was supposed to consist of a dark blue suit with a white shirt and black tie. Was a rumpled mess with no tie in sight
"Hey beautiful back from maternity leave finally?"
"Hi Reno." She punched him and smiled sweetly. "I need to talk to Tseng."
"His office."
She walked away towards the main office of the Turks.
Tseng was a handsome man of Wutain descent in his late thirties or early forties with long strait black hair and almond shaped black eyes. His bronze skin was still as smooth as it had always been with only a few wrinkles at the corner of his eyes. He smiled slightly at the sight of her.
"Hello Elena welcome back."
"Thank you Tseng." she took a seat at his nod. "How's Rufus?"
"You know he is married and has two daughters Elena."
"But that's only for the public. and she and they are not here."
"He's doing fine." He stood from his desk and turned to the window. "I do apologize for the events which brought you here though. I knew nothing of Almasy's mission."
"It's fine Tseng Really. Riku's been wanting to come to the city and join the SOLDIER program. he's far too much like his father and I wanted to speak to Seph."
"How many times did you threaten to shoot him?"
"Only once."
"Oh good. Though I must tell you if Riku's like his father Miki has taken after his mother."
"What do you mean Tseng?"
"Miki is training to be a Turk."
"What Tseng how could you let him?"
"He's a crack shot and very fast and took to the torture lessons far too well."
"I see."
Their conversation was interrupted by one of the Turks entering the office without even knocking.
"Sir?"
"Yes Jinpei?"
"The sector 7 train was attacked by rebels."
"Any casualties?"
"None reported yet but a group of cadets were on the train."
"Cadets?" Elena paled.
"Yes cadets."
End
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