Man, that last chapter was insane…but hold onto your pocky my dear readers because this chapter has even MORE action.
Let's mosey! XD
Unclouded, Sequel to Unarmed
Chapter Eight: Crazy Motorcycles
Just after we got onto the highway we both had to duck as the 'Do Not Enter' sign flew over our heads. I lifted my head to look up just as Cloud lifted his; suddenly Yazoo pulled up beside us and matched our pace, his gunblade firmly in hand. He fired several shots at us; Cloud swerved and braked slightly to avoid the shots but we hit the guard wall causing us to shake slightly. I shook my head to get the feeling of the impact to go away as I started firing at Yazoo, trying to knock the gunblade out of his hands.
Loz then slowed down to match our pace, slamming his bike against Fenrir and making the bike grind against the wall. He readied his weapon, then after a brief moment he swung at us, hitting the motorcycle and causing the sword storage to fly open. Loz then hit the wall slightly and he disappeared behind us.
Cloud took this opportunity to pull a sword out from the bike; a very good thing because Yazoo threw his brakes, spinning into a 180 and sliding sideways on the road toward us as he fired at us. I fired back at Yazoo; Cloud blocked Yazoo's shots with his sword and they ricocheted off the metal. He quickly revved the engine and caught up to Yazoo, trying to stab him with the sword he held. Yazoo blocked the attack with his gunblade, sending sparks flying everywhere. We spun around twice and Yazoo laughed; Cloud pushed his sword away from Yazoo's gunblade and spun the bike around once more, turning us back in the direction of Midgar and Kadaj.
As Cloud revved the engine to go faster, Loz pulled up beside us once again, this time jumping and striking downwards with his weapon. It hit the bike causing us to swerve heavily. I grabbed onto Cloud as the bike leaned sideways slightly. We were riding backwards for a second before Cloud spun the bike around again.
As we neared the middle of the bridge, I looked up to the on-ramp to the right of us to see Kadaj and Lindsey glaring down at us as we rode. I stared at them for a second more before I saw Cloud look behind us, causing me to look behind us as well.
Yazoo was right behind us, laughing as he pressed a button on his bike, causing the bike to fire heavy rounds at us. Cloud swerved and we both ducked slightly to avoid getting shot, me firing more shots at him as we did so. Suddenly I heard louder shots coming from behind us; I looked back around to see a helicopter firing at Yazoo and Loz. That could only be Reno and Rude, I concluded, turning my attention back in front of me.
My eyes widened considerably as I saw the helicopter come around and fly in front of us, still firing. Cloud revved the engine once more and passed by the helicopter. I saw Rude leaning out of the helicopter with a rocket launcher in hand as we rode past. I looked behind us once more to see the rocket flying; it missed Yazoo and Loz and hit the road instead, causing the road to buckle sideways and break apart, dust and concrete flying everywhere.
I turned my attention to in front of me once more, but not more than ten seconds later I saw what appeared to be the remains of a helicopter, flying towards the road in front of us at high speed. "Shit! Hang on!," I heard Cloud yell; I hastily obeyed as he swerved heavily to the left, managing to dodge the explosion. I breathed a quick sigh of relief as we entered the tunnel.
"RENO! RUDE! YOU SONS OF BITCHES ALMOST KILLED US! BE MORE CAREFUL!," I yelled behind us, slightly pissed but relieved that it hadn't landed on us. My relief didn't last long unfortunately; I heard Yazoo's and Loz's motorcycles not far behind us as Cloud revved the engine once again.
I looked over to our left to see Loz riding up onto the tunnel wall and up towards the ceiling. I fired at him as he circled over us; one of the shots grazed his shoulder but he remained unfazed. Suddenly he dropped off of his motorbike and down towards us; Cloud barely managed to block his attack with his sword as the bike spun out slightly.
With a grunt Cloud threw Loz backwards and away from us; Loz landed safely on his motorcycle before jumping back into the air once more. Cloud stood up on the bike as Yazoo pulled in front of us again, firing multiple shots in a row at us; Cloud batted each of them away with his sword.
Cloud raised his swords to strike at Yazoo as we got closer to him, and Yazoo fired two more shots at Cloud; Cloud quickly blocked with the sword in his right hand. The bike spun around once more as I fired at Yazoo again, this time nailing him in the shoulder. Just like Loz, Yazoo seemed unaffected by it, smirking heavily. Cloud swung again at Yazoo; Yazoo parried with his gunblade and their weapons locked as they clashed.
The bike spun around dangerously, letting me catch a glimpse of Loz.
And I watched in horrified amazement as Loz caught his motorbike between his legs, dug his weapon into the ground, and then spun on his weapon as he threw the whole bike at us. "Cloud!," I yelled, trying to alert him to what was coming. He looked past Yazoo to see the bike flying at us; his eyes widened a bit. Yazoo quickly pushed back away from Cloud, chuckling once before ducking to avoid the bike.
Cloud got to his feet and stood on top of Fenrir, and two seconds later I watched in awe as Cloud jumped off of Fenrir, readied his sword, and turning in the air he brought his sword down on the bike, chopping it clean in two. My eyes widened. Holy shit…I can't believe I just saw that…that was totally badass…
Loz jumped at Cloud after he chopped the bike in half; Cloud parried and threw Loz backwards, into the bike that he had just cleaved in two. "Christina, shoot it! Do it now!," Cloud shouted. I didn't hesitate as I steadied my pistol, aiming for the gas tank on the broken bike and firing once.
The shot was dead on; I saw Loz look up slightly as the bike exploded in his face. HA! Take THAT and shove it!, I thought victoriously. I revved Fenrir slightly to catch up to Cloud; Cloud landed on the bike safely.
Not five seconds later Cloud pushed me backwards, causing me to fall flat on my back and laying against Fenrir as suddenly I saw Loz fly over me, realizing that Cloud had seen him and had pushed me down so Loz's attack wouldn't connect with me. Loz delivered an uppercut to Cloud, nailing him in the gut with his left hand, causing Cloud to grunt loudly as he flew up off the bike from the impact. Cloud regained his balance in midair as Loz launched himself at Cloud once more, dropkicking Cloud and sending him flying. Loz moved with superhuman speed as he moved to reappear next to Cloud again, punching him, then doing the same over again and throwing Cloud back down towards me and the bike.
Suddenly Yazoo jumped in front of Cloud, firing two shots at him; Cloud blocked with his sword once more. I fired another shot at Yazoo; it hit him in the leg but he paid it no mind, jumping at Cloud and attacking as Loz locked weapons with Cloud. "Cloud, behind you!," I yelled in warning.
Cloud glanced back over his shoulder in my direction to see Yazoo flying towards him. He pushed Loz away from him; Loz quickly doubled back towards Cloud as Yazoo did the same. With quick thinking Cloud took apart the sword he was holding, one of the now two swords flying up into the air. It spun around and Cloud caught it in his outstretched hand as they both flew towards him. Cloud parried both of their attacks as their weapons all clashed.
They hovered in midair for a second before Cloud turned suddenly, and he swung his two swords in a helicopter-like fashion, hitting both Yazoo's and Loz's weapons and making them fly backwards. Loz's weapon fell off his arm and exploded as he flew back, yelling as he managed to land on Yazoo's bike.
Yazoo flew back in my direction; I took the opportunity to draw my blade and jumped towards him, finishing what Cloud started and chopping his gunblade in half, landing back on Fenrir gracefully. Sheathing my sword I reached forward and revved the engine to catch up to where Cloud was; Cloud landed safely in front of me. I looked back at Yazoo and Loz as Cloud took hold of the controls once again. "HA! Got you you bastards!," I yelled triumphantly, pulling out another clip and loading my gun. I heard Cloud laugh as he sped the motorbike up to try and catch up to Kadaj
We finally exited the tunnel and headed back onto the highway, where I noticed two very familiar figures standing on the road as we rode past them. I looked back and saw Reno and Rude standing on the highway, a helicopter not far from them. My eyes widened when I noticed both of them holding what appeared to be bombs. What the hell? What are they planning?, I thought as I looked forward once more.
About a half minute later I heard a huge explosion behind us; the shockwave from the blast made the bike beneath us swerve slightly. I looked behind us as Cloud straightened the motorcycle, seeing a huge plume of smoke and what looked like fireworks. What the hell did Reno and Rude put in those things?!
"You may wanna hold on tight!," I heard Cloud yell over the explosion; he revved the engine as much as he could and my eyes widened.
"Oh no, you're not doing what I think you're—"
"Uh-huh, 'fraid so…hold on!," Cloud shouted again, revving the engine even more. I threw my arms around Cloud tightly as he drove the motorcycle clean off the side of the highway, using the side wall as a ramp and causing us to fly up into the air. Holy freakin' hell!, I thought as I watched us launch through the air, trying my best not to scream like bloody murder.
I chanced a look down to see Kadaj and Lindsey riding below us; Cloud readied his sword as we started to literally fall down towards them. I saw Kadaj unsheathe his sword just as Cloud was close enough to strike, parrying Cloud's attack at the last second. We landed sideways on the road as their weapons locked, and I looked in front of us to see that we were quickly running out of highway.
Bloody freakin' hell, I thought, cringing inwardly as we flew over the edge of the unfinished highway. I gripped onto Cloud tightly as he grabbed the controls to try and steady the bike before we landed on the wall around what was left of Midgar, sliding dangerously down the side of it. I looked ahead of us; Kadaj and Lindsey had landed safely.
Cloud gripped his sword tighter as we approached them; as soon as he got close he thrust his sword at Kadaj's head, missing his target by just centimeters and past his shoulder instead. Kadaj also jabbed his sword at Cloud, who leaned to the right slightly, causing Kadaj's sword to cut through his left sleeve but leaving him unharmed. Kadaj's sword barely missed my face; I breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly Kadaj pushed away, spinning out and causing us to swerve and slide sideways as he rode off. We eventually skidded to a stop after Cloud applied the brakes and killed the engine, both of us watching as Kadaj and Lindsey rode towards Midgar.
Cloud panted for a brief second before he opened the sides of the bike, sheathing his sword inside it and closing it. I let out the breath I hadn't realized I had been holding.
"…You okay, Christina?," Cloud asked, slightly out of breath. I shook my head.
"Yeah, though that ride was a bit nerveracking to say the least…are you alright Cloud?," I asked him, putting a hand on his shoulder and pointing at his sleeved arm as he looked back at me. He looked down at it and stared for a second.
Slowly he reached up and tore the sleeve off his left arm. My eyes widened as I looked down at his now bare arm. Which was stained with the mark of Geostigma from right below his elbow to right below his shoulder. I gently placed a hand on his left arm. "Oh Cloud…..," I breathed sadly. He shook his head.
"I'm alright, don't worry about me. Besides," he looked back at me over his shoulder, "I'll be a lot better after we stop them, trust me," he concluded, cracking a slight smile. I grinned at him.
"Sounds good to me. Let's go." He nodded then turned forward and started the engine, revving the bike and driving us to the direction Kadaj and Lindsey had gone in.
The church in the Sector Five Slums.
*falls down after writing this chapter* Holy crap on a cracker that took forever to type out! I love writing actions scenes but they can be so tedious with the details. I just hope I did a good job with it lol. Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!
In the next chapter, they finally catch up to Kadaj and Lindsey! And chaos ensues! Muahahaha lol.
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-Catalyna Christopher
