AHA OH LOOK I ALREADY DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.
Uh, to address any questions you may have. I don't know when this story takes place (as in if it's in game, before crisis, crisis core ect.) so I guess that makes this slightly AU because things aren't going to line up to the games but it's not independent either.

I have two sort of references in this chapter.
One to Final Fantasy 7, and the other to the Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness. Though, the latter might turn into more of a theme than a reference.

I'm going to have a cameo of everyone in FF7 though. I don't know how I'll work it in, but I will.

It's the next day. Reno and I are waiting to get on the chopper. It's nothing too serious today. We're to accompany Rufus to Rocket Town. He's going to make a speech there and we're to be his bodyguards. Rude isn't coming though. Reno says he's doing a solo mission in Klam. He says that I would have been assigned to it but Rude's better suited for it.

I still feel like I'm getting the cold-shoulder from Rude but I'm not going to say anything about it either. I can't think of what I might've done last night that would have made him angry with me. I might still be shaken from Reno's close encounter.

Reno doesn't seem to remember anything, which is fine by me.

"You're ready, I trust?" Rufus Shinra asks.

"We are, sir," Reno says.

"Good."

Rufus is a strange man. He wants to run the company by using fear and power over the people instead of how is father ran the company before him. I'm aware that it makes no difference to the Turks, but I just find that he's a little strange.

We all get into the helicopter and strap ourselves in. I sit quietly beside Reno in the back. I'm doing my best to look and be professional. Reno on the other hand is slouching in his seat, talking a mile a minute, to me I think, or maybe just himself. His uniform is untucked and not all buttoned.

It's not a long ride. Longer than I expected but nothing too bad. Every time we go somewhere I'm reminded of how big the world is and how little I've seen. It's almost overwhelming.

Right away I can see why the town has it's name. There's a huge rocket that's tilted to the right slightly and says Shin-Ra No. 26 on it. Rufus walks easily into the town. Some members of SOLIDER are waiting for him at the entrance and fall into formation behind him. Reno and I are at the back.

"These people want the rocket to be launched and the space program to be run again," Reno tells me quietly by my ear.

"Is that what we're here for?" I ask,

Reno shakes his head. "I dunno, yo."

Rufus up ahead turns his head ever so slightly. Reno and I shut up.

There's a lot of people looking at us. Mostly Rufus. Some look like they're filled with hate, and some look like Rufus is some sort of golden shiny wire of hope. Rufus ignores them and keeps walking forward.

The town is small. A few houses here and there, and a shop or two. It's a nice town, but like everywhere else Shinra has done something to wrong them. Reno nudges me with his elbow. I look at him. He's looking forward, not at the people. I look forward too.

Off to the side, in the centre of the town, is a small podium for Rufus to stand on. The guys in SOLIDER stand on either side, Reno and I directly behind him. Reno gets out his EMR and taps it on his shoulder. A menacing grin crosses his face. I just have my flick-blade. I keep it up my sleeve like I always do.

The townspeople start to gather in front of Rufus. They look worn with age. They look like they have no hope. They look like they're only expecting the worst. I can't see Rufus' face. I don't know if I should be scared for them or not.

(But I'm a Turk now.)

(It doesn't concern me)

(I won't see any of these people ever again)

"Fuck!" cries a blond man near the middle of the crowd, brining me back. "Get on with it, you bastard! Quit making us sweat!" I frown a little. He's rather uncouth and I don't like his short temper. He seems to be a chain smoker too.

And then Rufus starts speaking.

"People of Rocket Town, hello. I am President Rufus Shinra. Most of you are looking at me with a look that tells me that you're expecting the worst," he pauses. Everyone's looking at him waiting, hanging off his every word. "And you're wrong. I'm going to be taking over your town for my own purposes."

Not a sound was made.

"The Shinra Electric Company has plants to build a mako reactor here. I am aware that you already get some of your energy from us, but in the near future you'll getting all your energy from us making your lives immensely more comfortable."

Whispers start up, and I see a lot of worried looks.

"Like, fuck you're building a mako reactor here!" the same blonde man from before yells. "You've already screwed us over once you bastard!"

Instantly the crowd changes, as if they've all just remembered something. The SOLIDER members run in front of the president weapons raised. That quiets them. They step down. I keep my eyes on the blonde man. He still looks fiery.

"There is a second issue I know you're wanting me to address," Rufus continues as if nothing happened. "The space program. I find it unnecessary currently. I may change my thoughts on the matter, but as it stands now, the space exploration program is discontinued."

Right away the blonde man yells.

Reno and I move faster than the SOLIDER members. We're in front of Rufus in a flash. Reno has his EMR ready to go.

"Move it, Shinra dogs!" The man yells, running as fast as he can at us.

Reno moves quickly to the right and I move to the left. The man doesn't expect the speed. He aims for me. I whip my arm out. His face changes as he thinks I've missed. But I haven't.

He stops moving like I knew he would and his hand shoots up to his face that's bleeding now. He sees my flick-blade in my hand and lunges at me again. Reno's on him though, jabbing him in the back with the powered on EMR. The man lets out a scream and falls to the ground.

I check if he's still alive, and he is.

"Is there somewhere I can take this man?" I call to the crowd that's looking terrified.

A timid looking woman raises her hand and walks over to help me lift him.

"Cecilia," Reno says as I start to lift the reacher heavy man with the woman. He's looking at me strange. Like he's not sure of what I'm doing. I don't know what to say to him so I don't say anything at all.

I can feel the eyes on me from the town's people. They're asking me what I'm doing as well. I don't know what I'm doing.

"I am not the heartless man you think I am," Rufus says as I leave the podium. "I rule with power. Power comes in many forms, and sparing this man's life when I could have ordered him to be killed is just another type."

He continues to talk but I don't hear the rest of it. I help the woman carry the man all the way to their house and I lay the man on a bed. I look at the woman, and I can tell she's trying to understand me. Trying to figure me out. I don't give anything away. Nodding slightly I start to leave.

"Tea," mumbles the man suddenly.

"What?" the woman asks.

"We have a guest."

"I really shouldn't-" I start to say.

"Sit your ass down in that chair and drink your goddamn TEA!"

I jump at the sudden loudness in his voice and I look to the woman. She smiles apologetically.

"Cecilia?" Reno's voice calls. "Are you in here, yo?"

"You can't just walk into people's houses, Reno." I call back. It's my turn to smile apologetically to the woman. "Sorry, I have to go now."

She mouths the words Thank you and I leave her and the man.

"Jeeze, Cecilia," Reno breathes as we walk back to where Rufus is waiting for us. "What were you thinking?"

"I don't know," I tell him.

Reno slings one arm around me and pulls me close as we walk. He seems to think nothing of it but I can't help but feel a little weird. He may not remember what he almost did, but I do. But I find… I'm not pushing him away either.

"Anyway," Reno says as if I've been listening to him the whole time, "I dunno what you tell you about how Rufus is going to react, yo. He doesn't seem to like the fact that we left him alive, but the people like him better now."

"O-oh."

He grins and lets me go as we get back to Rufus.

Rufus doesn't need to call me over he just sends me a look. I walk over to him, my head bowed a little.

"Yes, sir?"

"I don't know if I should be thanking you or silencing you."

I don't say anything.

"You work well with Reno. The both of you moved quickly and efficiently. You didn't kill the man that came at me, so I should be silencing you. However, your merry upon the man and allowing him to live made me look better in the eyes of these people, meaning… I will have more power over them the next time I come. So, I thank you."

He turns and leaves me. I don't know what to think.

Because I know that I was supposed to kill him. I'm supposed to get rid of anyone who poses as a threat to Shinra and the man came at Rufus and I should have killed him. But I don't know what happened. I wasn't even thinking when I asked for someone to take care of him. The words just came tumbling out.

Reno walks towards me and I already know what he's going to say. "You got off real lucky, yo," he says just like I knew he would. He slings his arm around my shoulders again.

And he's right. I did get off lucky. I didn't do my job as Turk.

But I will next time. I won't fail again.

Watch me.