Chapter 11

This was a test, I knew it. If I was ever going to be First Class, I was just going to have to throw myself at the job, and that was exactly what I was going to do. I squared my shoulders, went through the door and down the tunnel. I took a few seconds to enjoy the scenery again, as this was only just the second time, and rapped on the door for the guards to open it for me.

"Who is it?"

"Who do you think it is, jackass?" I rolled my eyes, this was unbelievable… how was I supposed to find out who came here over the passed two days, if these guys couldn't even remember who walked through the door ten minutes ago? But I tried anyway.

I spoke with them for nearly half an hour, and two of them gave me pretty strong profiles of whoever passed by the prior week. Even better, they had a list of names, with signatures. It wasn't very long, and it seemed like just regular checkups, up until the moment they had discovered the malfunction.

"This is all?"

"Yes, Sir."

I had to hide a smile when they called me 'Sir.'

"Are you absolutely possitive?" I asked them.

"Yes, Ma'am, that's all. We know all these people, they come here every day."

I thought for a while. Maybe…

"There wouldn't happen to be another way into the reactor, would there?"

"No, Sir."

But his opinion wasn't good enough for me.

"Do you have blueprints for this facility?"

"Uh…the maintenance people have…"

"Good, bring them to me, I need them, and while you're at it, tell them to fix the reactor. We're done in there."

"Y-yes, Sir." One of the soldiers saluted before he ran off.

"Guard this place well, will ya? We can't have disaster on our hands." I said to them before I followed after him.

Ten minutes later, the soldier had coppied the blueprints and the entry-list for me and pressed them into my hands. In the meantime, he had tried to question me about the reactor and wheter we had a suspect yet. I had to press on him a few times I wasn't allowed to speak of it, and in the end he stopped asking.

He then changed the subject to me, which wasn't something I wanted to speak about either.

"Who else has access to these blueprints, Cadet?"

He thought for a moment before answering. "Well, Sir, as far as I know, the blueprints are only handed out to the maintenaince and it's only one set of copies. However, there is a backup file on the HQ computer here in Junon, in case it would ever get lost. I mean, there has to be right? What would they do withouth their copy?"

After that he fell silent all together until he bid me farewel and good luck, and returned to his post.

I slammed the blueprint down on the table and studied it for a while. Then, a victorious grinn appeared on my face. "You are awesome, Eden." I whispered to myself before snatching the papers and running out the door.

I made for the docks immediately, not bothering to acknowledge the glances and frowns I was getting along the way.

I found them speaking to a sailor who appeared to be greatly intimidated. I held my distance and leaned on the balustrade.

"As far as I know, the only intercontinental line to dock here, arrived and left yesterday. Other than that we haven't had anything but a few ships from Shinra, and they're all accounted for, included the people on board."

"Get us a list." Sephiroth said to him.

"I have it ready, Sir, I knew you would be needing it." the man said.

"Good. Hand it over please."

The man reached inside his jacket and pulled out a few sheets of paper, and handed them over.

"So, absolutely nothing suspicious has happened over the passed two weeks?" Genesis asked him as Sephiroth looked at the list.

"No, nothing, Sir."

"Very well, you may go." Sephiroth said while still checking the paper in his hands.

"Yes, Sir." the man left quickly, afraid they would change their minds and ask more difficult questions.

Before they could say anything, I spoke up, while still leaning casually. I felt like I had saved the day.

"Guess what this gal found."

The conviction in my voice made Sephiroth tear his eyes away from the paper to meet mine.

"Good news, by the sound of it." Genesis said.

"Yes, and no." I replied, and Sephiroth raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, I know how they got in, and no, we still don't know who it was."

"Then it isn't relevant." Sephiroth replied and let his eyes drop to the paper again.

"Oh, I think it is." I challenged. "Look at this."

I opened the copy and held it out in front of me. "This, gentlemen, is a blueprint of the reactor."

"I can see that." the General said in a bored voice.

"Yeah, yeah. Now, these are the ventilation shafts in the floor." I pointed them out. "You know, the ones you screwed me with? It leads all the way back…" my finger traced the lines down the paper. "To here. A ventilation grate in the elevatorshaft outside the reactor, in Junon."

Genesis snatched the paper from my hands, while a victiorious smirk graced my face. I was so proud of myself.

"Don't look so smug yet, Fox, we still have nothing to go on." Sephiroth said to me.

"But you're wrong, Sir. That was the bad news. True, we don't know who did it yet, but, what I do know is where those blueprints came from, and," my smirk now changed to a smile "who exactly has access to the only computer they're on."

Genesis glanced at Sephiroth and then he smiled back at me.

"Well done, Eden, how did you get all that so fast?"

"Oh, it's part of my charm." I bragged.

"Not so fast." Sephiroth interrupted. "How would you know who has acces?"

My smile now turned mischievous. "Because my father is one of them. One phone call, and I'll name you each and every employee who has been on that computer, when they did it and what they did. Oh, and this is an entry-list of everyone who has been inside the reactor, just in case. Thank you very much, it was my pleasure."

I snatched the blueprint out from Genesis hands, and left for the chopper to make a call.