Hey everyone sorry I haven't updated this story in a while I was working on the conclusion to another story, but now here is the latest chapter of Before Advent. This chapter focuses in on two characters who haven't really had any time in the BA story, but were a big part of The AC and those two are Denzel and Cid Jr. Each of them has their own tale to tell so I hope you all enjoy. And remember send me any reviews, thoughts, opinions, suggestions, comments, etc you have.
Chapter 10:
4 years later…………..Highwind Family Hanger
Rocket town was a bustling hub of Industry holding the reputation as the World's greatest manufacturer of vehicles of all types. It was also the home to world renown engineer Cid Highwind. The massive Highwind Hanger had been built close to the Highwind, were all the latest advances in transportation were made. On this particular day though, a young blonde haired man was wedged deep into the engine of the skeleton of what was to be a massive airship, hard at work on the engine's construction. Next to him was sat an older blonde haired man sitting on a folding chair keeping an eye on every single move the young man made. The younger man tightened up the last bolt he had been working on then pushed himself up from under the engine. He grabbed a nearby rag and began to wipe the oil of his hands.
"There done." The boy bemoaned
The older man laughed then delivered a swift smack to the back of the young boy's head. Letting out a yelp the younger man began rubbing the back of his head in anguish.
"What have I told ya Jr. I'm not going to be around to watch your work forever. I've got better things to do with my time than correct your Fcking mistakes. No son of a Highwind is going to turn in such crap work." Spat Cid Highwind
"What did I do this time Dad? I followed everything you put down on the design plans, I did everything you ever told me…..what did I do wrong?" groaned a young Cid Jr.
Cid rubbed his temples before knocking on his son's head with his knuckles.
"Think Jr……Think. You need to think for yourself. I intentionally made mistakes on the designs." Cid explained
"Why would you do that?" asked Jr. bewildered
Cid groaned with frustration.
"Because I hoped my own son would be smart enough to think for himself and realize there was mistakes. Fcking take a better look at what he's doing. Learn to see mistakes when they are obliviously Fcking there." Answered Cid
"Sorry dad." Jr. muttered
Cid knocked on his son's head again then tossed a wrench into his hands.
"Sorry nothing Jr. you stay here and rebuild this engine from scratch until you learn." Cid spat
"But I thought you had to have this ship ready in a few months? If I have to rebuild the entire engine it's going to put us off schedule." Jr. whined
"Oh no this ship isn't for a client. The Highwind name has a reputation to uphold. This ship is for you to build yourself so that you can learn how to get your Fcking act together. You're going to be a great engineer when your older, but as you are now your sht. This is a learning experience Jr. a real character builder." Cid answered back as he mussed up his son's hair
"Yes Dad." Jr. sighed
Cid shot his son a lop sided grin, folding up his chair. He then headed out of the engine room and left his son to his work. As soon as his father was out of sight, Jr. groaned falling back to the ground and starting up at the ceiling.
"I knew I checked those designs like four times. I didn't see anything wrong…….he's just messing with me…….or maybe I……god……I was sure everything was good to go." Jr. muttered to himself
"I hear talking to your self is a sign that you may be losing it." Mused a teenage Alex Strife as he leaned against the door frame
Jr. turned his head over to see Alex walk in crouch down.
"What is it this time Strife?" Jr. groaned
"Well as you know I recently got my license…"
"Yeah you REALLY haven't shut up about it."
"ANYWAYS……Dad let me take out the Fenrir for a spin and as making this sharp turn I kinda………ate a lot of dirt and crashed the cycle. So I was hoping that you could fix it for me and I could have it back before my parents figure out a thing. It should be no problem for a boy genius such as your self."
"Do I have a big sign on my back that says Cid Highwind Jr. Alex Strife's personnel work monkey?"
"Come on ol' buddy ol' pal. I'd help you out of a jam."
"Well I try to stay out of jams, but hanging around you bad things just seem to happen. It's like you are a magnet for trouble."
"Hey we were both playing around in that hanger…..therefore equally responsible for blowing out that engine."
Jr. shot Alex a dirty look.
"If you damaged the Fenrir how did you even make it over here?" Jr. snorted
"I managed to convince John to give me a lift in on his father's WRO charter jets. So you gonna help?" Alex asked
"Where is it?" sighed Jr.
"Thanks buddy." Smiled Alex
A few hours later after repairing the Fenrir and sending Alex back home, Jr. returned to his work on the airship engine until late into the night. The next morning the sun shone through the hanger windows casting a glow upon everything within. Izumi Highwind the eldest daughter of Cid headed down into the engine room of the airship carrying a silver tray on which a plate of breakfast and some orange juice was held. As she entered the engine room she found her brother fast asleep while wedged inside the massive airship engine. Izumi let out a sigh and placed the tray on the nearby work bench. Bending down, she grabbed a hold of her brother's legs and gave them a big tug pulling him out.
Jr. eyes opened wide and he shot up to a seated position the bright and bustling mourning atmosphere filling up all his senses. Jr. fervently rubbed his eyes as his sister helped him up.
"What are you doing here Izumi?" Jr. groggily asked
"Just bringing you some breakfast. You were here all night mom was worried." Izumi warmly replied
Jr. placed a stool in front of the work bench then plopped himself down on top of it to start cramming the food into his mouth.
"Why didn't she come down here?" Jr. asked mouth full of food
Izumi tilted her head disapprovingly.
"Well she does have three other kids to worry about with another on the way. Martin and Joshua are a handful and Ichiro is only three." Izumi replied
Jr. took a big gulp of his orange juice.
"Yeah, but he doesn't hound any of you guys as much as he dose me." Grumbled Jr.
"Well I'm daddy's little girl." She chuckled
"Ha Ha." Jr. rolled his eyes
"I'm just kidding. Dad sees a lot of potential in you. How many kids your age know the ins and outs of quantum mechanics and advance engineering? How many can build an entire airship engine by themselves?"
"Like that's anything to be proud of. Besides, I keep screwing up on this thing and dad hasn't let me forget it. He's always on my back."
"It's because he expects a lot from you. We all do. You're amazing and your going to be great…………you're just a whiner."
"Thanks."
"You know what I mean. Just believe in yourself."
"Believe……Dad expects me to rebuild this entire engine all by myself. Dad calls this ship the Shera Highwind Mark 5, which is interesting because he hasn't even finished building the Shera Highwind Mark 3 yet and he expects me to already make two better than that. I have no idea how I'm gonna do it. It will take me years god dam it."
Jr. cupped his hands in his faced and leaned over on the work bench.
"Relax……stressing yourself out isn't going to help."
"I can't, Al I can think about is trying not to screw this one up for dad."
"Maybe if you take a break and clear your head you'll be able to work better."
"And what do you suggest?"
"Well I really wanted to go shopping…."
"Shopping?"
"Yeah…….in Costa Del Sol."
"That's a bit of a trip."
"We could take the Bronco."
"Dad would kill us."
"Come on. Don't you want to relax at the beach for a while…..maybe pick up a few girls. Not to mention a bit of flying might clear your head."
"You……you are a great sister."
"And maybe we could invite a few friends."
"Dear lord those guys. I thought you wanted me to relax."
Izumi playfully shoved her brother.
"You complain, but you like having those guys as your friends."
"Mainly because their my only friends………but they do have some……not so dche bag qualities."
Izumi took her brother by the hand and started leading him out of the engine room.
"Can I at least take a shower before we go." He shouted out
WRO Headquarters…….same morning
Denzel took a deep breathe. He slowly lowered himself to one knee and took the hand of the woman in front of him into his own hands.
"We've known each other for a long time. And I just want to ask you…if….you…wanted to…….marry me." Denzel stammered
Shelke cocked her head to the side and released her hand from Denzel's grip.
"Yeah, you really do need to work on that speech." Shelke stated
Denzel sprung up to his feet groaning.
"I know…..I know. I'm not really an expert at asking life changing questions." Denzel replied
Shelke leaned against the desk of her office.
"You just need to relax and speak from the heart." Shelke suggested
"Right now my heart is all twisted up into knots." Denzel lamented
"It won't matter how you ask her as long as you do. Marlene loves you." Shelke replied
"I know and I love her. I just wish asking her one stupid question wasn't so hard." Sighed Denzel
Shelke patted Denzel on the back then sat down in her chair.
"Thanks for listening and letting me practice a little. It's really great to just get these things out." Denzel added
"No problem, I always like to help friends." Shelke smiled
Denzel nodded in thanks. A knock at the door sounded, Reeve Tuesti head of the entire WRO walked into the room holding a file a smile on his face.
"Good morning you two." Reeve greeted shaking Denzel's hand
"Morning Reeve." Shelke replied
"Morning." Answered Denzel
"Shelke I need you to go over these." Reeve ordered handing the files to Shelke
"Sure thing." She replied
"How you doing today Denzel?" Reeve Inquired
"Good Sir." Denzel answered back
"Reeve here are those land use files you asked for." Shelke handed Reeve another folder
"Thanks…..and that's good to hear Denzel. Come, take a walk with me." Reeve ordered
"Yes Sir." Denzel replied following Reeve out the door
The two men headed down one of the hallways of the WRO.
"You seemed stressed?" Reeve asked
"It's nothing, Sir." Denzel tried to cover
"You can call me Reeve. We've know each other long enough. I may be your boss, but I'm also a friend."
"I was just……I want to ask Marlene to marry me."
Reeve raised an eye brow.
"Congratulations."
"Yeah well don't get ahead of yourself. I haven't even bought a ring yet, much less find the nerve to actually ask her."
"Don't sweat it son. Things will be okay, she's a fine girl and you're a great guy."
"Thank you Reeve."
"You're a hard worker, son. When you first came to work here, you started in the mail room and in only a few years you've managed to work your way up pretty far."
"I know what it's like to have nothing. A lot of those people out there need help. That's why I wanted to come work here, the WRO does a lot of good."
Reeve patted Denzel on the shoulder.
"One day you might find yourself running this place." Joked Reeve
"I don't think I'm the leader type really. I do what I can. Help where I can." Denzel coughed
"I know, and that's why I've decided to give you…..another promotion."
Denzel stood there in disbelief. After a few seconds he managed to snap out of it and shake Reeve's hand
"Thank you Sir." Denzel replied
Reeve smiled at Denzel then handed him the file he was carrying.
"What do you think of this?" Reeve asked
Denzel flipped open the file. Inside was some housing forms, land permits, and a picture of a beautiful home complete with chocobo stable. A light hearted smile appeared on Denzel's face.
"When I was younger, I always dreamed about having a family and living in a house like this. I got the family." Denzel reminisced
"How about I make the other half of the dream come true?" Reeve smiled
"What do you mean?"
"This file contains information on land around the Kalm area that was purchased by the WRO. A bunch of local thugs were going to by it to and build a Golden Saucer type casino there. But we took it instead and are going to give the land and the houses to people who don't have homes, but this house right here…….is all yours."
"Aw man…..I….can't accept this."
"Think of it as an early wedding present. You and your family have done more to help the WRO…..the whole world in fact…than I can possibly thank you for. This is a small token. Now why don't you enjoy it?"
"Thank You Reeve. But as a wedding gift this might a little premature. She hasn't said yes yet…..I haven't asked yet."
"You will and she will say yes. How long have you two been together?"
"About five years….you'd think it'd be easy then."
"It is, your just making a mountain out of a mole hill. She's a wonderful beautiful girl and she's crazy about you. I've known the both of you since you were waist high and you two go good together. Now you have the day off get to it."
"Thank you Reeve…for everything."
Denzel handed back the folder to Reeve then headed out a nearby door. Reeve headed to his own office and sat down behind his desk. He sat there in silence for a second when the intercom buzzed. Reeve pressed the talk button.
"Yes." He answered
"It's Shelke I've reviewed the data you gave me." Shelke replied
"And?"
"It seems as if Rufus Shinra has begun shipping a large quantity of building material."
"To where?"
"I can't tell, he's covered his tracks pretty well. When I asked one of the shippers they said it was material for a clinic."
"Thank you keep me posted." He stated switching off the intercom
Reeve shifted in his chair to stare out the window.
"A clinic?" Reeve remarked skeptically
A few hours later Denzel was walking down the streets of Edge with Red 13 at his side.
"I don't even know anything about rings." Nanaki grumbled
"Well….you were the only one I know who was free at the moment and I really don't want to do this by myself." Denzel replied
Denzel pushed open the door of the jewelry store and walked in with Red close behind. The pair walked up to one of the cases and began inspecting the merchandise.
"How do you know which one of these is best Nanaki?" Denzel whispered into Red's ear
"I told you I don't know anything about jewelry." He shot back
The owner of the shop came out from the back room, but stopped dead in his tracks when he laid eyes on Red.
"I'm sorry sir, but your dog is going to have to wait outside." Announced the man
Denzel looked toward Nanaki.
"I'm not a dog." He growled
The man's eyes opened wide. His mouth trembled and he let out a yelp running for the back door.
"DEMON DOG!!" he screamed slamming the door behind him
"That went well." Chuckled Denzel
"Sorry." Red looked up at Denzel apologetically
The two of them exited the jewelry store. Denzel took a deep breathe and rubbed his temples.
"There are other stores, but I know nothing about jewelry and rings……and your not much help." Denzel lamented
"I'm sorry." Red sighed
"Denzel?" came a surprised voice from down the street
Denzel and Red turned their heads to see the smiling for of Tifa Strife holding some shopping bags.
"What are you two doing here?" She asked
"Ummm…….I was just hanging out with Nanaki." Denzel stammered
"Yup going for a walk." Red added
"Did you two just come out of that jewelry shop?" Tifa eyed her son
"Errr….." Denzel's face contorted in discomfort
"What's going on?" Tifa questioned in a motherly tone
A few minutes later Tifa and her son were sitting down in the outside of a nearby café. The two of them drank some coffee while Red sat nearby with a bowl full of milk. Denzel finished up telling his story to his mother then took a sip of his coffee.
"I see…..I can't believe my child is thinking about marriage." Tifa sighed
"I can't believe it either. She's beautiful, kind, understanding, she's just……wonderful. She's been by my side for most of my life. I can't picture my life with out her." Denzel explained to his mother
"It does sound like you're in love." Tifa smiled
"He yearns for her." Laughed Red
"Shut up Nanaki." Denzel snorted
Red chuckled to himself as Tifa shot him a disapproving look.
"He's already having a hard enough time." Tifa chided
"Sorry. But the boy does need some help." Red remarked
"Yeah I kinda do." Denzel agreed
"Well I can help, If you don't mind having your mother tag along?"
"Your help would gladly be appreciated. Can I ask you a quick question?"
"You can ask me anything son."
"What was it like when dad asked you to marry him?"
Tifa chuckled and took her son's hands in to her's.
"Oh honey, it was a disaster. He kept trying to express himself, but he had his troubles, things got in the way, in the end he just blurted it out. In fact the same night he professed his love was the same night he told me he wanted to adopted you." Tifa explained
"I remember that. It was one of the best days of my life." Denzel smiled
"And today will be another one. I know for a fact that Marlene loves you. You remind me of your father, so strong……but just as insecure on the inside….."
"Mom."
"And….If I know Marlene as well as I think I do she will say yes before you can finish your sentence. I really want you to be happy, so let's go help my child get married."
"Thanks Mom."
"Besides I think it would be wonderful to be a grandmother some day."
"Mom….one thing at a time."
Tifa smiled at her son and took a sip of her coffee.
"Be careful kid…" laughed Red
Later that night Denzel had set up a wonderfully romantic dinner with Marlene at one of the best restaurants in Edge. The outside courtyard had been decorated with paper lanterns to set the atmosphere. Dressed in his best suit he nervously fiddled with his tie at the dinner table. Denzel took a deep breathe and pulled out a small ring case from his pocket. He opened it up to reveal a flawless and sparkling diamond engagement ring.
"Here goes nothing." He sighed shutting the case and placing it back in his pocket
He looked up to see Marlene standing in the doorway wearing a beautiful pink dress. He stood up and escorted her to the table then sat down himself.
"Everything seems so wonderful tonight. What's the special occasion?" Marlene asked
Denzel smiled back.
"Reeve gave me a promotion today. So I decided to blow off all the new money on something special for the woman I love." He explained
Marlene grasped a hold of Denzel's hands and looked into his eyes with a deep warm smile.
"You are so wonderful." She tried to hold back her tears
The two of them slowly moved in until their lips met in a loving embrace. As they parted Denzel whispered into her ear.
"I have one more thing for you."
"What is it?" Marlene asked
Denzel started to lift himself out of his chair, but as he did his hand slipped on the table cloth causing him to begin to fall over. To regain his balance he grabbed on to the table cloth only to bring down everything on the table to the ground with him. Denzel closed his eyes and laid there for a moment, more embarrassed than hurt. Marlene rushed to his side to see if he was okay. He gave her a nod and began pushing himself up. Marlene breathed a sigh of relief when something caught her eye.
She reached down to pick up something off the ground that fell out of Denzel's pocket. Picking it up she inspected the object as Denzel dusted himself off. It was a case. Opening it up she found it contained the most beautiful diamond ring she had ever seen. Placing her hand over her mouth she let out a gasp that caused Denzel to freeze up. Taking a big gulp he turned his head slowly until his worst fears were realized…..she found the ring.
"Will you marry me?" he laughed nervously
Marlene stood up and placed the ring on her finger. Tears in her eyes she wrapped her arms around his neck and looked deep into his eyes. She opened up her mouth to speak, but could not find the right words to express the flood of emotions she was feeling. Taking a deep breathe, she nodded yes then moved in to envelope Denzel's lips in a passionate kiss. Denzel pulled her body closer to his and returned the kiss with equal passion.
A few hours later……Highwind Family Hanger
It was nearing mid night as Jr. returned to the engine room of the massive airship. He strolled into the engine room with a folding chair and a cool drink. He placed the chair in front of the work bench then plopped down on it to lean back, feet up on the bench. He opened up his soda bottle and let out a tired groan.
"Tough day. Ditching work is not for the weak of heart." He remarked to himself
Taking a sip he closed his eyes and began to relax. He opened one eye slightly to see what time was on the clock when the blueprints for the ship he was in caught his eye. Sitting up straight he looked down at the blueprints and saw a sticky note attached.
"Consider today a replacement for your next 80 breaks. Now get back to work you lazy bum, Even the moon'd tire of waitin' around for your ass!……..love dad." Jr. read aloud
Jr. crumbled up the note and tossed it to the side. He placed his drink on the table then picked up the blue prints to get a better look. Jr. inspected the blueprints for a while before tossing them back down on the work bench. Jr. cupped his hands in his face and groaned.
"I don't see what you see dad……I can't do it."
Jr. opened up his fingers and took a peak at the blueprints again. His eyes hung there for a second focusing in on the blueprint designs. Slowly he picked up a pencil with one hand, while drawing the blueprints closer to him with his other.
"Wait a sec." he whispered
Putting pencil to paper, Jr. began sketching. Soon he was caught up in a flurry of sketching, erasing and over all design modification. When he was done with the blueprints he grabbed the nearest tool box and headed over to the engines to begin work.
The next morning Jr. was flat on his back on the floor of the engine. Snoring loudly he was fast asleep and using the ship's blueprints as a makeshift blanket. Suddenly Jr. felt a blast of ice cold water hit him directly in the face. Jr. bolted upright only to be pulled all the way up to his feet and come face to face with his father Cid Highwind Sr.
"Wakey, wakey, Kid!" Laughed Cid as he tossed the water bucket he was holding to the side
"Morning Dad." Coughed Jr.
"Your mom sent me to check up on you. She's such a worrier, I on the other hand think you're lazy. Especially after you took out the Bronco yesterday for a lil' joy ride." Cid chuckled while rubbing his knuckles into Jr.'s head
"Sorry…..Iz…..I thought a little break would help clear my head………so I could work better." Jr. stammered
Cid eyed his son suspiciously.
"So….did you get any work done?' Cid asked
"Yeah….yes I did. Let me show you." Replied Jr.
Jr. picked up the blueprints off the ground to show his father only to find that they had been blurred by the water. Jr. groaned and looked up at his father apologetically.
"Wellllllll……Sht." Jr. was a loss "On second thought…….I'll just show you the engine itself."
Jr. motioned to the engine. Cid chuckled then playfully pushed his son aside to take a closer look. Cid inspected it for a few moments, looking at every nut and bolt, every wire, and reviewing every modification.
"This is nothing like what I specified in the blueprints, even if you did fix all the mistakes. What did you do?" Inquired Cid
"Well…..I was looking at your specifications when I noticed a few things." Jr. replied nervously
"Like what?"
"You see….I…was reviewing the blueprints and after I finished the mistakes that you put in there to test me. I made a few….changes. Fist thing I modified the fuel injection system and increased the fuel to power output ratio. Which means more power for less fuel."
"What else?" Cid nodded with approval
"Ummm, I also totally revamped the thrust system and developed an entirely new valve system…..improving on all specifications."
Cid turned to his son with a smile then gave him a hearty pat on the back.
"That's the way to do it boy. That's what being a Highwind is all about. Fck Ya." Cid congratulated
"Thanks Dad." Jr. smiled back
"Yeah…….not get inside the house, clean up, get some rest, tell your mother your fine, say hi ta all your siblings and get your ass back here. You need ta get your ass back here and finish the rest of this piece of junk. And after this, I won't expect anything less. Your still not finished." Ordered Cid
"Yes Sir." Replied Jr.
Jr. watched as his dad began to leave the engine room, only to stop at the door and turn back around.
"Good job kid." Cid laughed
Cid continued on and walked out of sight. Jr. stood there for a moment, silent. He then broke out into an explosion of joy and cheering.
"Fck Ya!!" he shouted jumping into the air
Same morning……WRO Headquarters
As the front doors of the WRO burst open, Denzel Strife walked into the main lobby whistling a happy tune. But upstairs in Reeve's office things were decidedly less chipper. Reeve sat behind his desk with Rufus Shinra and his entourage on the other side. To the right of Reeve stood Lt. General Stephen Cash.
"Okay Rufus. This is going to be a civil discussion, we're not going to be jumping to any conclusions OR accusing anyone of anything here. Lt. General Cash will be filling in for General Hayato who is away on business." Explained Reeve eying the Turks
"We will comply. You can trust us Reeve." Agreed Rufus
Reeve nodded in appreciation.
"Moving on. Over the past weeks out intelligence division has monitored some strange behavior relating to certain…….projects your been working on." Explained Reeve
"Oh come on Reeve, let's be truthful here you've always had an eye on me. Old habits die hard and trust is truly a hard thing to build. I hope I've been a good boy in your eyes all these years Reeve." Laughed Rufus
"Regardless of the past I want to talk about the here and now. What's going on?" Inquired Reeve
"I think you already know, no doubt your people have done the digging and found that I'm developing a clinic. I think it's time I gave something back to the world……..other than money." Rufus retorted
"Admirable, but some of these materials you're having shipped. It's all a bit suspicious." Reeve Questioned
"Who told you to snoop into other people's business." Snorted Reno
The other Turks shot Reno a disapproving glance, Rube even gave him a light punch in the shoulder. Grinding his teeth, Reno grumbled folding his arms
"What I'm shipping is specialized equipment. Even you know that some ailments out there require a special touch. Even I myself had experiences with diseases that don't go away that easily. I simply want my clinic to be well prepared." Answered Rufus
Reeve eyed Rufus suspiciously.
"If you have your doubts stop by any time and check up on things. You don't always have to keep your eyes on me from the shadows." Chuckled Rufus
"Very well, I believe we're done here. I'm sorry to have called you in." sighed Reeve
"It's all right. You can collect the next check in a few weeks. See you later." Smiled Rufus
"Sir, is that all? Aren't you going to press more." Pleaded Cash queit;y to Reeve
Reeve raised up his hand to silence Lt. Gen Cash. Rufus stood up, waved goodbye and began heading out the door, when it opened wide to reveal a happily whistling Denzel. However, Denzel's whistling quickly stopped as he noticed Rufus and the Turks standing before him. Stepping aside he aloud Rufus and his men to depart keeping an eye on them along the way. As soon as they were out of sight Denzel closed the doors and turned to Reeve.
"Did I interrupt something?" he asked Sheepishly
"No, no, no, they were leaving anyways." Grumbled Cash
"What was that all about?" asked Denzel
"Business matters. But never mind that, what's with the visit?" replied Reeve
Denzel's smile returned as he approached Reeve's desk.
"I just wanted to thank you for everything. SHE SAID YES!" Denzel exclaimed
"That's wonderful." Smiled Reeve
"Thank you for the house, the promotion, thank you for everything. And I personally want to invite you to the wedding Reeve, and if you want to come LT. General Cash you're welcome too. In fact the entire WRO can come, I don't care who shows up because I'm marrying the woman of my dreams." Denzel was elated
"I'm happy for you and I'm happy that I could be a part of this and help. Now……" Reeve stood up
Reeve picked up a stack of files off his desk and plopped them down into Denzel's arms.
"Now keep earning your keep around here. And keep up the good job." Smiled Reeve
"Back to work kid." Laughed Cash
Denzel nodded and began walking out the door.
"I'll let you know the date when we pick one out." Denzel called out
When Denzel was gone Reeve turned to Lt. Gen cash and chuckled.
"I don't know what you see in the kid? Is it just because he's the son of one of your old buddies?" remarked Cash
"Remember they saved the world. Besides he has a lot of potential." Reeve replied
"Yeah Yeah."
"We're not getting any younger. One day we're going to have to had off the reigns of this world to the young. If we don't nurture potential where will we be?"
"Speak for yourself." Joked Cash
Down stairs Rufus and the Turks were walking out of the building. Stopping at the curve Elena went ahead to bring Rufus' car around.
"You think he knows the truth?" scoffed Reno
"Shut up." Reprimanded Tseng
"Both of you quiet. The less talk there is on this subject the less there is to know." Chided Rufus
Rufus reached into his pocket and pulled out an elegant black feather. Rufus looked over it with admiration.
"The best things come to those with patience. Shut down the project for the next 6 months, to throw them off. Let's build that stupid clinic." Ordered Rufus
"Yes Sir!" The Turks replied
As the car pulled up Rufus released the black feather and watched as it floated up into the sky, dancing on the wind.
"You poor little remnant…….A God can wait."
Rufus began laughing as he entered the car. Shutting the door the car speed off into the distance.
To be continued...
I hope you all have enjoyed this chapter. Next chapter we will focus back in on The developement of Alex and John, but also focus on their fathers and even Lucy. The next chapter is all about how everyone came to be the way they are at the beginning of the first AC story. Comin Soon Chapter 11: Status Quo. And remember send me any reviews, thoughts, opinions, suggestions, comments, etc you have.