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Chapter 3: Houses of the HOLY
Alex's head throbbed as he came to under a pile of strewn bodies. The crash caused quite a jolt in the speeding van, causing everyone to be thrown around before it came to a screeching halt. Darkwater shook off the shock and made his way to his feet just as the door flew open. John stood there staring daggers at Darkwater as he pointed his gunblade at him.
"You must be the bastard trying to kill us." Stated John
"Guilty as charged." Smiled Darkwater
"Get out!" commanded John angrily
'Darkwater slowly got out of the van, suddenly Darkwater's soldiers sprang to life and surrounded John. Darkwater grabbed Alex and threw him out of the van to stand with John as they all aimed their guns at the two heroes.
"What the hell are you doing here?" asked Alex
"I got one of their snipers, then found his van…..in it was a radio and a tracking device. I followed it here then when I heard on the radio that they captured you I stepped on the gas." Replied John
"Nice rescue." Retorted Alex
"Well….like you did such a great job. I had to save your ass after all." Retorted John
"Enough with the happy reunions." Belted Darkwater
Suddenly three WRO vans pulled up. A large group of soldiers filled out and positioned themselves in aid of Alex and John. Darkwater and his troops looked over the WRO forces before realizing that they were outnumbered. Darkwater and his troops slowly held up their arms in defeat.
"This is a lot better." Joked Alex
"Well it seems that you have me out numbered Mr. Valentine." Smiled Darkwater
The two heroes looked at him skeptically. Darkwater turned his left arm slightly to reveal that he was wearing an armlet equipped with materia. A piece of green materia in Darkwater's armlet started to glow as he stopped his foot. The ground started to shake violently a tremor headed straight for the WRO vans knocking them over a long with the troops. Over head a black helicopter rushed over head lowering a rope ladder down to Col. Darkwater.
"I guess you boys get to live…..for now. If you value your lives at all you might want to consider staying out of my business." Shouted Darkwater
John and the soldiers quickly opened fire on Darkwater, but he waved his hand summoning forth a protective barrier, deflecting the bullets. Darkwater and his remaining troops filled into the helicopter and flew off into the distance. Both men grumbled angrily as they tried to take stock of the damage done to their forces.
"Who was that nut job anyway?" asked John
"Ta hell if I know…..he called himself Darkwater. Colonel Liam Darkwater." Sighed Alex
"Colonel?" questioned John
"Well…I guess that means he's a psycho that thinks he's important."
"I guess…..I called Cid a while ago, he should be here soon with a plane to take us back to WRO headquarters."
"Good I think something happened to Denzel we got to get there fast……..wait, drop me off in Edge first."
"Why?"
"If this guy's as crazy and dangerous as he seems I'm gonna need my Tsurugi."
Five minutes later Cid Jr. arrived to pick up Alex, John and the WRO troops. An hour later they arrived in Edge to drop off Alex, before rushing off toward the WRO headquarters. Alex took a deep breathe before heading off for the Seventh Heaven bar. He stood outside the bar for a couple of seconds before reluctantly heading in. As soon as his mother saw him, Tifa squealed with joy and rushed up to her son throwing her arms around him for a loving hug.
"Alex! What are you doing here? Is everything all right?" questioned Tifa concerned
"I'm okay Mom." Replied Alex as he hugged his mother
"What about Lucy? Aren't you guys supposed to be on your honeymoon?" asked Tifa
"Yeah, but something happened."
"What?"
"Someone tried to kill us. Lucy's okay right now, but I need to get my Tsurugi and head over to Denzel to find out what's going on."
"Someone tried to kill you? Are they going after you, or is it the whole family? Is Denzel safe? Is…."
"Mom calm down. Everything is okay for right now. I promise you we will atop these guys before they harm anyone in our family. Now…..where is Dad?"
"He's in the back honey."
"Thanks"
Alex kissed his mom on the cheek and hugged her once more before heading to the back of the bar. Tifa stood there shocked for awhile before silently sitting down. A single tear came from her eye as she realized that once again the people she loved were in danger.
When Alex reached the back of the Seventh Heaven Bar he found his father working on one of the delivery trucks. Alex smiled a bit as he watched his father work. He remembered there were many moments like this in his childhood. His father would be doing something and there was Alex right there….sitting off to the side silently watching his dad, secretly wishing he was more like him.
"What are you doing here son….Don't you have a pretty new wife you have to take care of?" chuckled Cloud
"Someone's after us dad. I need the Tsurugi." Stated Alex solemnly
'What's going on?" asked Cloud concerned
"Lucy and I were attacked by a sniper, then I was kidnapped." Replied Alex
"Oh my god…..are you okay? How's Lucy?" questioned Cloud
"I'm fine and Lucy's doing well. John saved me…..he was attacked as well."
"Is he all right?"
"He's fine too, he was attacked shortly after he found this weird, huge piece of black materia. He thinks that what these military nut jobs were after."
Cloud stood there speechless for a while, before sighing deeply.
"It's good to hear that you guys are all right. Your sword's upstairs I'll go get it." Stated Cloud solemnly
"Okay.' Alex stared at his father slightly confused by his reaction
"You can use Fenrir if you want just make sure it's ready to go first." Replied Cloud as he walked out of the garage
"Sure Dad!" shouted Alex
Cloud walked upstairs then quietly entered his study. Cloud went to the corner of the room and grabbed the box containing the First Tsurugi, placing it on his desk. Cloud sighed once more as he reached for the nearby telephone and dialed a number. He waited a bit before someone finally answered on the other line.
"Who is it?" answered the man on the other line
"It's Cloud….we have a problem. John found the Black materia."
"I see." Replied the voice saddened
"You have to get it from him before they find out what it is. This is our responsibility….we were supposed to make sure that none of this happened again. If there was one thing we could have done for our children……it should have been to make sure that all of this was gone for good."
"I understand…..I'll do what I can to make this go away."
"One more thing….There were some guys…military types who went after the kids….they were looking for the Black Materia."
"Who were they?"
"I don't know."
"I see what I can do."
"Thanks."
Cloud hung up the phone, when suddenly the door to his study burst opened to reveal and angry Alex.
"What was that about dad? What don't you want us to know? Who were you talking to?" asked Alex angrily
"Alex I…"
"Save it Dad!" shouted Alex
Alex opened the box on Cloud's desk angrily pulling out the Tsurugi. He held firmly in his hands as he glared at his father.
"Tell me the truth."
"I'm sorry Alex, but it's better if you don't know."
The nearby window suddenly burst into a thousand pieces of shattered glass as Red 13 jumped through it. Red stood fangs bared between Cloud and Alex. Alex stood there confused pointing his sword at the two. Red growled loudly at Alex as he stared him down.
Alex took a deep breathe then bolted for the window jumping out and landing with a thud on the ground. He shook it off then hopped on the near by Fenrir motorcycle and sped off into the distance. Cloud and Red watched as he sped off, Tifa rushed into the room frightened by all the noise.
"Thanks for coming Red." Sighed Cloud
"No problem….I was in Edge on business when I got the call from you know who. Sorry about Alex." Replied Red
"It's okay…he may not understand right now, but what we are doing is what's best."
Meanwhile all the way in a base located in the City of the Ancients, Colonel Darkwater paced down the hallways until he reached the briefing room of their operations.
"Okay people…here are the targets. They are the only things that can possibly stop us on our mission to save the planet." Stated Col. Darkwater
"SIR YES SIR!" shouted his thousands of loyal troops
"The first target is Alex Strife, age 25. He is the son of Cloud and Tifa Strife two of the most formidable warriors of their day. Alex is a master of martial arts and quite possibly the greatest swordsman in the world today. The Second target is just as equally dangerous….his name is John Valentine. He is the son of Vincent and Yuffie Valentine the queen of Wutai. His nick name is the demon and that's an appropriate title. He master of ninjutsu as well as the best marksman to exist besides his father Vincent Valentine. But above all else he has the power to transform into a powerful demon form known as Chaos, capable of massive amounts of destruction…beware at all costs." Commanded Darkwater
"SIR YES SIR!" shouted the troops
"Next is Denzel Strife leader of the World Regenesis Organization. He is considered to be the greatest martial arts master of this time as well a skilled swordsman. Our Forth target is Lucy Valentine; she is a tactical combats expert. In addition to also being able to transform like her broth, although she is much weaker, she has more control over her powers. She is able to utilize all of her abilities and senses to their fullest in order to defeat her enemies. The Fifth and Final Target is Cid Highwind Jr. He is competent in the use of the spear. His true skill lies in his technical expertise. As part of the Highwind family Cid Jr. is a technical genius who has designed many airships and vehicles used the world over. He is the main go between to all the targets supplying them with vehicles. Do you know the targets?" commanded Darkwater
"SIR YES SIR!" shouted the troops
"Good! Our mission is clear…..save the world. We must eliminate our targets swiftly and recover the Black Materia….the only thing that stands in our way. Do you understand!" commanded Darkwater
"YES SIR!"
"I DIDN"T HEAR YOU1 I WANT YOU TO SHOUT IT PROUDLY!"
"YES SIR! SIEMPER FIE DO OR DIE!"
"That's the spirit! All right let's move out!" shouted Darkwater as they prepared to head off
As everyone scrambled about preparing for their task at hand, a glass case sat on top of a nearby desk. Inside the container was a large piece of white materia. Written on the glass case in red marker were the words "Save the World……At all costs!"
To be continued…………………
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