A/N: Wow... My day was crazy. We lost power around eleven last night, because we had a lovely mini-ish snow storm...in OCTOBER. Well that's New England for you... Anyway here's the next chapter of my lovely story.

Mission? MISSION? I just bloody got this gig, and I'm on a freaking MISSION? I mean they just made me into Second Class with not even going through Third Class, and I'm already going on a bloody mission? Oh, I can't wait to tell Mr. Wig (Lawson), and Mrs. Lynn.

"Mission? Already?" Mr. Lawson said over the phone. I was in the male locker room in the shower, just not in the shower... I was in the stall with the shower, and the shower was running, but I was sitting on a bench that was in the shower...know what I'm saying?

"Yeah. I know... This is going way to fast... I mean I just became a SOLDIER and I'm already going on a mission. Usually it's at least a couple of months before going on a mission..."

"Maybe it's because you have Genesis as your mentor."

"Maybe... well I have to go. I have like an hour before I have to meet with him, and I haven't taken a shower yet..."

"Then what's that noise?"

"The shower running... it's to take the noise out... there are umm some guys in here..."

"Your taking a shower? Naked?" Mrs. Lynn said through the phone. Apparently they were on speaker phone.

"Um... yes?"

"Be careful young lady. Is the stall door locked?"

"Yes."

"If-"

"Akemi..." Mr. Lawson said cautioning his wife.

"Fine...Just be careful both in the shower and on your mission. And Congratulations!"

"Okay. Thanks." I hung up and put the the phone under my towel.

The water was warm, which was good because my body was sore. Completely utterly sore. My bruises have bruises.

"Hey dude!" A voice said loud knocking on the stall door. My eyes widened, and I covered my chest. "Hey dude!"

"Uh... yeah?"

"Do you have soap?" I looked at my soap bar. Then I imagined a naked man using it...

"Nope. I don't have any. Sorry..."

The man sighed. "Nah. It's fine. Hey Cloud! Do you have soap?"

I sighed as the man went away. My heart rate went back down to its normal calm rate. I quickly finished my shower and got changed, and somehow managed to quickly dry my long hair and put my wig on. The only thing I didn't put on was my boots. And hopefully no one will notice my toenails. I crunched them up just in case and quickly walked out the locker room, seeing way too much of men body parts. I put my socks on and my boots and walked my way to the briefing room. I was a half hour early.

When I got in there, Genesis was already there.

"Oh. Your early."

"Yeah... I have nothing else to do... so I decided to come here...Is that a bad thing, sir?"

"Hmm? No, of course not. Have a seat. We're waiting for Angeal and Zachary." Huh? Daddy's done with his current mission and he didn't tell me? Nice dad... just nice... "Oh speak of the devil."

Angeal and Zack came in a few seconds after I took a seat.

"Jacobs!" Zack said high fiving me. He took a seat next to me.

"Hey Zack, Sir." I nodded towards Angeal as I said "sir".

"Okay, Genesis. Let's get this over with. I would like to spend some father daughter time with Layla." Awe how sweet... too bad that I'm right here...

"Patience, Angeal... Lazard has given me the mission notes. We are going to be going to Mount. Cliffin, and take note what's going around that area. Apparently there are creatures walking around the mountain area. They attack two towns, one on the mountain, and one on the foot of the mountain. We will be going into three different groups. Angeal will take the town at the foot of the mountain and I will take the on the mountain. You two, are going to be looking for the hide out of these creatures and take them out. This is A-Level mission. I hope you two are prepared."

Zack and I exchanged looks and nodded. "Yes, Sir."

"Good. We will be taking three helicopters. Two will carry the rest of the Soldiers, and we have on just to ourselves. Let's go."

The helicopter ride was loud, but somehow I managed to fall asleep through it, using Zack's shoulder as a pillow. He didn't mind, because he fell asleep on my head... Apparently Genesis took a picture, and so did Angeal... well Genesis used his phone to take the photo. But I have no proof of this. It's just what he told me. I'll have proof when I get my dad's phone.

We dropped off Angeal's group first and then two helicopters stopped at town on the mountain. Which was literally called Town on the Mountain.

"So you two, your jobs are to locate and kill. Angeal's and my job is to protect the towns. So hopefully you two won't have too much trouble." Why is he saying that you ask? Because Angeal and Genesis have the group SOLDIERS. It's just me and Zack on this mission.

The Town on the Mountain had a pathway that lead to the woods. Zack and I started there, the path was covered with some snow, getting a bit heavier as we go up the mountain. I was wearing a SOLDIERS winter coat, while Zack wore nothing but his uniform.

"Aren't you freezing?" I asked.

"Hmm? Not really... but when we fight, you are going to be hot as hell... trust me. So did you get Mako injections yet?"

"No, not yet. I'm scheduled after this mission. Although Hojo said something about that I should be fine, because I already have magic or something... I don't remember what he said. He used a lot of big words."

Zack laughed. "Yeah, that's Hojo for you...I don't like him though. He's a bit..."

"Creepy? Yes."

Zack laughed again.

We walked and walked, and found nothing. Then we found that there was a big tree down in the middle of our path.

"Great... how are we going to get through here?"

"Allow me." I said cracking my neck. I stretched my fingers out and felt the earth grow through my veins. A root came out of the ground and wrapped itself around the big tree that was block our path. I lifted my hands up, and the tree lifted up. I moved my left hand towards the right, making the tree lean against another large tree. And then made my hands into fists. The vine unwrapped itself and disappeared in the the ground beneath us.

"How you do that, is beyond me."

It was my turn to laugh.

"Shh. Did you hear that?"

I didn't hear anything. But I closed my eyes, and became one with the Earth (Shut up. I don't care if it's a cheesy line). "I don't hear anything with my ears...but there are some heavy movements. I think we are about to get attacked..."

Both Zack and I got our weapons ready, and became back to back.

"!" We looked up, to find a giant furry creature with an ax, we dodged. The fuzzy creature longed his ax into the ground causing the ground to rumble. He lifted the giant ax and put it on his shoulder. He turned towards Zack.

Then another one came from the air, this one looked like the one with the ax but this one had his eyes sewn shut, and had a staff. The first thing that came to mind was that this creature was a magic user. And it was facing me.

A/N: What do you think will happen next? O.o I know what's going to happen next because it's playing in my head, and I'm writing the story! :')