Hey guys. I have another two chapters in my mind, but I'm not sure if I can update them both by today. I'm getting two needles later so I figured I should give you at least one chapter while I can still use my right arm. Thanks to all my reviewers! I'm glad you like my fanfic! Anyways, on with the story.

Please note that this is what happened with Reno and Rude before they go to save Cloud and a bit after.

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Disclaimer: I still don't own any part of Final Fantasy. Why can't I own Cloud?

Wrong Turn

Chapter 4

Reno and Rude were hanging out at the Healin lodge. It was a normal day, with the usual paperwork and all, and a mission or two. The day normally passed by quickly, but they ware about to find out that it'd be a long night.

"Hey." Reno said to Rude "Think anything exciting will happen tonight, partner?"

Rude looked up from his desk and stared at the red-head. Reno could tell he didn't want to talk, but he was just too damn bored with all the paperwork to keep quiet. How does Rude do it?

"Reno, its 12:30 am." Rude bluntly stated, and then went right back to his paperwork

"Wow, way to take the fun right out of it." The bald Turk just ignored him and kept on writing.

Now, normally Reno's very committed to doing his work, as boring as it is sometimes. But today the red-head just couldn't take it. It was so damn mind-numbingly dull. Especially when you have silent man as your partner. He leaned back in his chair, putting his feet on his desk.

"I wonder if…" he started to think.

He briefly looked at the clock, double-checking what time it was.

" 12:33…can't the clock move any faster? I don't want to stay here for another two hours!" Reno thought to himself

Tick…tock…Tick…tock

Felling like he was about to get cabin fever, Reno jumped up and yelled:

"Why in the hell isn't there anything interesting to do in here?!!"

Rude dropped his pen and looked up at him shock. Even from behind his sunglasses, you could tell his eyes had widened.

"Come on, partner, we're clockin' out early!"

Reno rushed over to his desk and grabbed him by his arm and hauled his ass out of that damned building before he could protest.

"Reno!" he cried as he was dragged over to the car by Reno.

Reno got there and let him go, but he still wasn't convinced his work-obsessed friend was going to come with him.

"Do you really want to go back in there?" Reno asked him, his voice surprisingly serious

Rude didn't reply but simply looked at him. Reno could tell he was hesitating to answer his question.

"Come on, let's play hooky for a while. Let's just grab a few drinks for tonight, relax a little. What do you say?"

Rude sighed and looked back at the Healin. Was he giving in?

"Come on, Rude, say yes." Reno hoped to himself

The bald-headed man looked at his friend, and took off his sunglasses.

"You'll take the blame for this?"

"Yes! He's going to do it!" Reno cheered in his head

"Sure…Anything for you, partner." He told him, while a smirk plastered itself on his face.

Rude cocked his eyebrows at Reno briefly, not liking the look on his face. He put his sunglasses back on and opened the passenger's door of the car. Reno's smirk widened as he walked to the driver's side.

They were heading over to the Seventh Heaven to see Tifa and grab a few beers, when Reno's phone rang.

Reno's eyes widened when he heard the ringing of his cell phone in his pocket.

"Shit! I bet it's the boss!" He cursed.

It was too dark to check the caller I.D, so he pulled it out of his pocket and flipped it open, holding it up to his ear, while trying to drive at the same time. Luckily for himself and Rude, he had pretty much mastered this technique by now.

"Hello?" Reno asked hesitantly "Look, if it's about us, leaving, it was Rude's fault! He made me do it!" he told the person on the line, with his infamous smile on his face.

Rude, who was looking out the window, looked back at him, angry.

"Hey!" he exclaimed

"Reno…?" Somebody said through sobs over the phone

The red-head's smile died as he slowly realized who it was.

"Tifa?" he said calmly "You doing okay, there?"

"It…It's Cloud." She barely managed to say

"What? What's up with Cloud? He okay?"

"K-Kadaj…kidnapped him, Reno…I think th-they might kill him."

"Kadaj?!" Reno cried out in surprise, nearly dropping his phone. "I thought we took care of that asshole!"

"He's back, Reno…Please…can you go find him? I don't know what to do this time…I'm scared." Tifa sniffed

Reno Sighed "I'll see what we can do. We'll call you as soon as we figure out what's going on."

"Thanks, Reno…I appreciate it." The brunette thanked the red-headed Turk.

"Anytime, doll face." Reno replied.

And with that, they hung up their phones.

"What's going on?" Rude asked.

Reno looked over to him and said six words that explained the whole conversation.

"Rescue Mission. You up for it?"

Rude looked hesitant for a second, but then nodded.

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They had decided to track Cloud through the tracking device they placed on Fenrir when he wasn't looking to keep track of him when they needed to find him. And man, did they need to find him.

After what seemed like forever, they found his tracks, leading to a deserted-looking path, all except for the single line of where Cloud drove.

"It should be just down there." Rude said, pointing.

Reno nodded and drove down the dirt road.

When they got to the dead-end and pulled out their flashlights. They looked around and they found Fenrir. Only Fenrir.

"Why would Cloud leave his bike, man?" Reno asked a rhetorical question.

He looked around and saw nothing else out of the ordinary. But Rude on the other hand was hot on the trail.

"Look." He said, pointing his flashlight to the ground

Reno turned to face him, and looked to where his friend was pointing.

The dirt that the light shone upon looked more spread-out and trampled on than anywhere else. And was that blood?

"Cloud must have been attacked, yo. Man, I feel bad for him." The one with the long ponytail said

Rude Just nodded.

As Reno looked around more carefully on the ground, he noticed something else out of the ordinary. Three more bike tracks.

"Hey, Rude. Look at this!" he called out to his partner

The bald one came over and took a look at what his friend was trying to show him.

"Kadaj?" he asked.

"Definitely." Reno replied bluntly.

Knowing that their car would make too much noise and might attract unwanted people, they decided to follow the tracks on foot.

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After about 45-minutes of walking, they finally reached the ends of the tracks, making them stop at an old, beaten-up house.

"This has got to be it. The bad guys always have their lairs in places like this. Just like in all of the creepy cop movies" Reno stated, proud to know this fact.

"You watch too many movies, Reno." Rude stated matter-of-factly.

"Prove it." He retorted back to him

They went over to the front door and tried to open it, but found it locked.

"Well that was no surprise." Rude said to his read-head friend who had just tried to walk right in.

Reno just glared at him.

Rude, being the more polite one knocked on the door.

"What the hell are you doing, man?! You can't just knock on the door! I've seen this in a movie once, y-" Reno started but was interrupted

"Reno?" Rude asked him.

"What?" he asked back.

"Shut up." He commanded, without even looking at him the entire conversation

Reno growled at him, but did as he was told.

After waiting for a bit longer and finding nobody to come answer the door, Rude decided to kick it down, and walked inside, with his partner following behind him.

They heard somebody running up the stairs and quickly hid in the shadows.

The man that showed up had long silver hair. Reno recognized that man, and hated him so much more every time he laid eyes on him.

Yazoo looked around and saw nobody, but noticed the door completely off of its hinges. He walked over to it and looked outside, trying to see if whoever had done that damage was still there.

Rude took this as a time to strike.

The bald-headed Turk crept up behind Yazoo, making sure not to make too much noise. When he was close enough he put a hand over Yazoo's mouth, causing him to start struggling. Rude, being the stronger one just held him there and took out a syringe from his inside coat pocket.

Reno came out of the shadows and stood in front of Yazoo, who was too busy struggling to notice him.

"Long time, no see." Reno stated to him.

The long-haired man stopped to look at who was talking to him. He recognized that voice. When he saw who it was, his eyes widened in fear, as well as anger. He was about to try to get away again, but he felt a prick in his neck. Rude has injected the sedative into him. Yazoo's eyes slowly got less and less focused, until they rolled into the back of his head, confirming his unconsciousness. Rude laid him on the ground and went down the stairs, with Reno tagging along.

The other one was down there, looking down at something on the ground, with his back facing to them. Reno went over to him and put him into the sleeper hold. Once he was unconscious, he laid him on the ground and realized what he was staring at.

Not only was Cloud unconscious, but he was sickly pale, almost completely white, with a pool of blood around him. His arms were bound behind his back and were tied to a pole, along with a gag in his mouth. He had a seriously black eye and a wounded shoulder. From what the two could guess, those were the only visible injuries. In the condition that he was in, he must have more minor and critical ones that were hidden as well.

Quickly getting to work, Reno started by untying him and taking the gag out of his mouth. He laid him down on the ground and started to call out his name.

"Cloud! Cloud! Can you hear me!?" he cried to him. Rude knelt next to them, a bit back as to not get too involved. Reno knew what he was doing.

The blonde slowly opened his eyes, but instead of sharp, glowing blue ones, they were dull and unfocused. This was not good.

He looked back at Rude with concern.

"Rude, call a medic!"

Rude nodded and pulled out his phone. He proceeded to dial 9-1-1

Reno turned his head back to Cloud, and saw that he was looking up at him.

"Hey…Stay with us buddy. We're getting you some help." He told him

Cloud looked somewhat confused, but that was probably from all of the blood loss. Suddenly, he was struggling to get up. Reno immediately held him down. If he got up, it would make him lose that much more blood, and he was in no condition to stand to begin with. If he had a broken rib (which Reno thought quite possible) then it might make it worse.

The blonde was stronger than he thought he would be. He didn't want to let his blonde friend get any more hurt than he was. He needed somebody stronger to hold him down.

"Rude, I need some help here!" He called out to him

Rude, who had finished being on the phone and had an ambulance on its way, came over and went down on his knees next to Cloud. Reno let go. Rude took into account that the way Cloud was acting could seriously hurt him.

"We may need to sedate him." He told Reno

"It might mess him up more, though." Reno added "We should leave it to the medics."

Suddenly, he realized the blonde was wheezing. Was it from when he had been trying to escape? No, Cloud wouldn't wheeze from that. At least, not that much. Had something damaged his lungs? Reno hoped not.

They heard sirens outside of the ruined building. Wanting to help Cloud as soon as possible, They lifted him up, Reno holding his legs, and Rude his shoulders. Carefully, but quickly, they began to take him outside to the paramedics

"P-put...me d-…down" they heard Cloud whisper.

"Sorry, pal…no can do." Reno thought

Cloud opened his mouth to say something, but coughed instead. As he coughed, blood began to come out. Luckily they were outside by now. Too bad it was raining.

"Hey, he's coughing up blood!" Reno called to the paramedics

Two paramedics came over to them and took the blonde and placed him on a stretcher.

"He's losing oxygen fast!" One of the paramedics cried out

Cloud was trying to look around where he was, as best as his weak body could. His eyes were still so unfocused…

Somebody turned his head back so it was straight up and placed an oxygen mask over him. Reno and Rude could tell Cloud didn't want it there. Poor guy was too weak to even protest…but at least he was breathing better, if only barely.

"This kid's losing too much blood! Somebody get me an IV!" The other paramedic called out to his co-workers.

"Cloud! Hold on just a little longer!"

As Reno said those words of encouragement, he saw Cloud fall unconscious. The paramedics placed Cloud into the ambulance, and Reno and Rude went in along with them. They did not want to leave Cloud alone in this condition. At least Reno didn't.

Reno pulled out his phone, and decided to call Tifa. She would want to know about Cloud.

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I know, I know…another cliff hanger. But I have an idea for the next one, so it might be up later, depending on how much I get done tonight. Read and Review, and remember flames are not tolerated!