A/N: Feedback is appreciated. Yay, this is my other favorite scene of the game, which is why it's titled Crazy Motorcycle Escapade! I love the motorcycle scene in the game, along with the music, which I find quite catchy! Anyhoo, please enjoy!

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11. A Confrontation With Rufus Shinra and A Crazy Motorcycle Escapade!

The group ran out and around the corner on the roof, stopping to stare at Rufus Shinra as he spoke with Palmer. "So…So Sephiroth was actually here….By the way," Palmer ran off as Rufus turned to Cloud and co, "Who are you guys?"

Cloud introduced himself, "I'm Cloud, former SOLDIER First Class!"

Barret moved forward, doing his best to look intimidating. "I'm from AVALANCHE!"

"Same here!" Tifa stated.

"…a flower girl from the slums." Aerith said.

Red went next, "…a research specimen."

Rufus turned to stare at the only one who hadn't spoken. She stood there a moment, her arms crossed across her chest, before she moved forward and glared at Rufus with violet eyes. "….Waitress, babysitter, a member from AVALANCHE, and a street musician. Basically, I'm a bit of everything I suppose." Mimi stated.

Rufus smirked, shrugging his shoulders. "What a crew. Well, I'm Rufus. The president of Shinra, Inc." He introduce himself, moving forward and brushing a piece of hair from his face, trying to look appealing.

"You only president, 'cause yer old man died!" Barret exclaimed, waving a fist in the air.

Rufus smirked, before turning his back on them. "That's right. I'll let you hear my new appointment speech. Old man tried to control the world with money. It seems to have been working." He said, walking around the group slowly, "The population thought that Shinra would protect them. Work at Shinra, get your pay. If a terrorist attacks, the Shinra army will help you. It looks perfect on the outside." He said, smirking at Mimi as he stopped and stood in front of her. "But, I do things differently."

Mimi rolled her eyes at the statement. "No matter what you do that's different, it'll still be the same thing either way."

Rufus shrugged his shoulders, "Not really. You see, I'll control the world with fear. It takes too much to do it like my old man. A little fear will control the minds of the common people. There's no reason to waste money on them."

"He makes speeches just like his father." Tifa mumbled.

"Well, he is the mans son after all. What else were you expecting, world peace coming from his mouth?" Mimi asked, glaring at Rufus.

Cloud turned back towards the group, "Get outta this building with Aerith!"

"What? Why?" Barret asked, sounding a bit peeved.

"I'll explain later! Barret, this is a real crisis for the Planet!" Cloud exclaimed.

"The hell's that supposed to mean?"

This time, Mimi was the one to yell. "Don't ask, just go! He said he'd tell you later, so just believe he will and go!" She exclaimed, grabbing Barret's arm, and pulling him back inside the building while everyone else followed after her.

Once inside, they ran down the stairs and towards the door, only to stop when Aerith did. "Cloud…I just thought of something."

Mimi grabbed a hold of Aerith's arm, pulling her over to the group. "Don't worry, I'll wait here for him. Everyone, get to the elevator and be careful!"

Tifa didn't go as Mimi had ordered, staying behind. "Mimi, are you sure-"

"Just go!" Mimi ordered, pushing Tifa through the doors, and stood in place, waiting for her friend to get finished with his business.

Several minutes later-

Cloud ran down the stairs and over to Mimi, who looked at him with confused eyes. "Where's Rufus?"

"I couldn't finish 'em. Looks like this's gonna get complicated." Cloud stated, shaking his head lightly.

"Great…just what we need, more complications." Mimi mumbled before Cloud grabbed her arm and drug her to the elevator.

"Listen, we have to get out of here and fast. Do you remember that motorcycle we saw in that exhibition room?" Cloud asked Mimi, who nodded in response. "I need you to go downstairs to the others and tell them our plan…" he went on to explain it before Mimi ran off to where she was supposed to.

"BARRET!" Mimi exclaimed as she ran down the stairs and over to the rest of the group.

"Mimi! Where's Cloud?" Barret asked as she stopped in front of them before running over to the left of the building.

"Everyone, over here this way!" Mimi exclaimed, pointing in the direction she had been told to go.

"Huh? What's up? Where's Cloud?" Barret asked, his question annoying Mimi to no end.

"QUIT ASKIN' QUESTIONS AND JUST GET OVER HERE! I'll explain later!" Mimi exclaimed, waving a hand towards the direction they needed to go. "Hurry, hurry!"

Without anymore questions the group ran over to her and followed her.

Crazy Motorcycle music begins to play-

The group entered a room, following Mimi to wherever it was they were going. They stopped when they heard an engine that was coming closer, and they heard tires squeal.

"The hell was that?" Barret's voice boomed.

"Nothing. Look," Mimi exclaimed, pointing a little green truck that was out for exhibit, "Tifa, you drive! Everyone else, get in!" Cloud came in on a motorcycle, watching as everyone clambered into the small truck. Mimi turned to him and walked over, hopping onto the back behind him, wrapping her arms securely around his waist.

"This way!" Cloud shouted, making a quick turn around, everyone else in the truck following after him and Mimi. The truck crashed through a wall, while the motorcycle just stayed on the floor path, before riding up the stairs into a darkened room that was probably another cafeteria. The truck stopped next to him and Mimi, Cloud silently staring at something ahead of them.

"Cloud, what're you-" She stopped mid sentence when she saw him eyeing the window ahead. "Oh, no! NO, NO, NO, NO!" She exclaimed, shaking her head vigorously. "There's no way we can make it through that thing without killing ourselves!"

Cloud ignored her, turning to look at Tifa and Aerith, nodding towards the window that was there escape route. Tifa nodded, and Cloud revved the engine before turning back to look at Mimi. "Better hold on really tight!" He exclaimed before hitting the gas and heading straight towards the window.

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I squeaked when I saw him driving us straight at the glass window, the truck behind us. This was totally suicide that we were attempting…If the glass didn't stab us as we went through it, then the fall below definitely would kill us. "Oh, god!" I exclaimed as we neared the window, burying my face in Cloud's shoulder. Cloud did a wheelie, crashing the front end of the bike into the window, successfully breaking it and sending us flying through the air. We flew and I probably almost cut off Cloud's circulation from holding onto him for dear life. When I felt us land, I opened my eyes to see that we had landed on the highway, and the others that had gotten in the truck were right behind us, while police sirens were going off, probably alerting that we were on the move. Once the truck had passed us, I turned around to glance over my shoulder, my eyes widening when I saw that we were being followed.

"Cloud, we've got troops right on our tail!" I exclaimed.

He turned around to glance over his shoulder before turning back around to look at the road. "Damn!" He reached back and unsheathed his sword, holding it in his left hand while using the other to drive the bike. "Mimi, you have guns, right?"

I nodded my head. I had two handguns that were holstered on each side of my hips, fully loaded at all times. "Yeah, why?"

"I need you to shoot at them while they're back there to slow 'em down! I cant exactly fight and drive at the same time. If they get up here beside us, I can hit them, just take care of the ones that stay behind us!"

"Right!" I pulled out the one on my left hip and clicked off the safety, turning around a bit and aiming it out the one closest to us from behind. I shot at him and hit him successfully, knocking him off the bike. I continued that back and forth, when I saw one pass us and drive right up next to the truck.

"Mimi, get rid of that guy!" Cloud ordered me. I turned around and began to aim my gun at the guy, but I drew back.

"I cant, I might hit the others by accident! Plus I'm low on bullets!" I exclaimed, placing my gun back in it's holster before unsheathing my sword. "Hit the gas!"

He did just that, increasing our speed and getting us right next to the truck. I slashed my sword out and knocked the troop off of his bike. Cloud shouted at me over the engine. "You take care of the ones on the right, I'll take the ones on the left!"

"Got it!"

We went like that for awhile, slashing at each person who came up on either side of us, until most of them were gone. I was a little relieved, until I saw a big metal machine coming at us from behind. I looked back ahead of us, and my eyes widened when I saw that there wasn't anymore roadway ahead. Cloud hit the brakes, and the bike spun around before stopping, allowing us to get a better look at the machine. In all honesty, I was exhausted, and didn't really feel like doing anything else. I watched as Cloud, Barret and Red ran off to fight it, while I trudged over to the truck and sat down against it.

Once they had defeated the machine, Cloud, Barret, and Red walked back to the group. Barret walked over to the stand next to the truck, looking out to the horizon. Mimi was the first one to speak. "End of the road…."

Barret turned around to look at the rest of the group with a questioning look. "Well, what do we do now?"

Cloud walked past him and towards the part of the road that ended, his back facing the group. "Sephiroth is alive. I…I have to settle the score."

Barret walked over and stood next to him, "And that'll save the Planet?"

Cloud nodded his head, "…Seems like it."

"Awright, I'm going!" Barret exclaimed, his face becoming one of determination as he fist pumped the air.

Aerith moved away from her spot next to Tifa and stopped a few feet behind Cloud. "I'll go too…I have things that I want to find out."

"About the Ancients?" Cloud asked, glancing back at her over his shoulder.

She nodded her head, quietly replying, "….Many things."

Mimi stayed seated on the ground, leaning her back against the truck as Tifa and Red moved forward. "I guess this's is goodbye, Midgar." Tifa said, turning her attention to the violet eyed girl on the ground, "What about you, Mimi?"

Mimi looked up at the group for a minute before getting up from the ground and walking towards the edge of the road, stopping and standing next to Cloud. She was silent for a moment as she stared out at the horizon, watching as the sky began to light up, a pink hue coloring the lower part of the sky. "I have….things that I need to do for myself. Personal…conflicts, mind you. The Planet…it still needs us to help it, and I'm not quitting…not yet." Mimi explained, her arms to her sides, hands clenched in to fists. She turned around giving Cloud a cheery smile, "So, you're stuck with me!"

He gave her a small smile of his own before moving forward a bit, gesturing at the crane that was close to the edge. "We can climb down using this." Everyone nodded in agreement before Mimi grabbed a hold of the wire and slid down first, followed by Tifa, then Aerith, and Barret, who had to carry Red down with him, and lastly came Cloud, who walked over to the group and stood next to Mimi, who was staring up at the sky, a smile on her face. She sighed in content. "Five years….this the first time in five years that I've been able to stare up at the blue sky…" She tilted her head and looked over at Cloud. "Let's go!"

Barret stopped everyone, throwing punches at the air. "We need a group leader for our journey. 'Course only me could be the leader."

Mimi sweat dropped, "Really?" She asked, sarcasm dripping from her words.

Tifa put a hand to her chin as Barret continued to punch at the air, "You think so…?"

Aerith moved over and stood in front of Cloud, voicing her opinion, "It would have to be Cloud."

Barret stopped mid punch, looking at everyone in the group before sighing in defeat, "^$^%…awright. Go Northeast to a town called Kalm. If something happens, we'll meet up there." Mimi rolled her eyes as she watched Barret as he sat down cross-legged on the ground before staring up at Cloud, "'Sides, we cant have 6 people strolling down the fields. It's too dangerous. Split us into 2 parties…" Cloud nodded his head in agreement. It was decided that Barret would go with Cloud and Mimi, making one group, while Tifa, Aerith, and Red made up the next one. Everyone exchanged goodbyes and such before they each headed off in a different direction towards Kalm.

A/N: This was an…interesting chapter to write, and I hope that at least someone would review….Later taters!