Until the break of dawn
By Apocalypse772
AN/ I do not own final fantasy or any of its characters. (I wish I did though :)
CHAPTER 1. TIDE
Water lapped at the shore. A small crab attempted a dash for the water, when a large black boot came down on it. The boot lifted and left, the crab scurried out of the sand, narrowly missing another boot.
"Reno, where are we going?" sighed Rude. Reno smiled and rolled his eyes.
"To the chopper so we can go pick up the boss." Reno explained. Rude grunted.
"Let me put it better, do you know where your going?" Rude asked. The red head laughed.
"Common Rude! Don't you trust me yo?" Rude frowned.
"Em Hm. So you parked the chopper in the water?"
Reno scowled and turned to face him.
"No, I parked it on the beach." Reno protested. Rude sighed again.
"Reno, the tide has gone up at least fifty feet since your act of stupid ness." Rude growled.
"Hey yo, it was your fault for not sitting down okay?" Reno held back a snicker. "What is tide anyway?" Reno asked quizzically.
"You're a helicopter pilot but you don't know what tide is? Its when water rises and lowers next to the shore." Rude stated dryly. Reno looked absolutely dumbfounded.
"E..im..t-tide?" Reno stuttered. He turned around, and then glanced back at Rude. He broke into a sprint yelling: "My baby!"
"Reno, you never cease to amaze me." Rude said shaking his head at his disgruntled friend, crawling around on his hands and knees.
"I swear, I left it right here! This is not funny yo!" Reno protested.
"Well its not buried in the sand, so get up. Looks like we walk out of here." Rude stated.
"You don't understand. Were on an island Rude!" Reno exclaimed. In almost mid sentence a loud chopping noise rose above the air. Reno's chopper appeared and landed nearby. Rude gaped and Reno's eyes bulged.
A man stepped out and strutted over to Reno and Rude.
"Hey look what I found! Some sucker left their chopper on the beach and I got it! It had the keys in it and everything!" The man exclaimed smiling broadly. Rude glared at Reno from under his glasses. "But anyways the point is, I want to get off this island, but I need a map or some directions. Do you guys happen to have one on you?
Reno reached for his electro mag, but Rude stopped him. He shook his head at Reno. Reno glanced at Rude and then back to the man.
The stranger looked between them nervously.
"That's your chopper isn't it?" Rude nodded.
"Give it back, and nobody gets hurt." Reno said threateningly. The man glanced around nervously again.
All of the sudden he swung his fist at Rude, but he caught it and slammed him in the face with the other hand. The stranger shook his head recovering, and then delivered a quick swift kick to between the legs. Reno came charging and threw his foot at the man's face. He dodged and pulled Reno's foot out from under him.
Rude still dazed, stumbled over and swung drunkly. He was easily avoided but Reno took out the man's legs from the ground. He picked the man up from behind in a tight bear hug and let Rude deliver a clean shot to his face.
"Don't you ever go near my chopper again yo!" Reno yelled at him. Blood dribbled out of the stranger's nose and oozed from a cut above his eyebrow. He let the him go limp and fall to the ground. Reno looked at Rude with a satisfied grin.
"Lets go."