"One container…there's only one container left," I let out in a whisper. My eyes started to brim with tears and my mind raced with thoughts. The probability of Reno and the others being this one container was… I didn't even want to think about it.

"Annie," Tidus said, gripping my shoulders and crouching down to be at eye level with me. "Whoever's in that container, for better or worse we'll get through this. Keep your head up." He finished as he rolled his thumb under my eye, wiping away a tear that found its way down my cheek.

I nodded my head, "Right, let get it opened."

"Stop, don't move a step forward," said one of the two soldiers guarding the container.

I said nothing as I grabbed the one on the left by the arm, flipping him to the ground on his back and finished him with quick jab to his throat. Tidus swiftly killed the one on the right with a stab to his stomach with his daggers.

"That's how it's done," Tidus said full of pep, giving me a high five. "Damn it's been a long time."

I stood in front of the doors of the container, eying ever inch of it. "How the hell do we open this thing?" I asked.

"Uhh," Tidus said, joining my side and searching the container. "Oh! Keypad," he pointed to it and made his way over, punching number combinations.

"We don't have time to be guessing numbers," I hastily said, frustration building after ever wrong code that was entered. "Is there any other way to get it opened?"

Tidus eyed the key panel again. "Maybe."

"Maybe?" I repeated, "I don't want a maybe, I want a yes."

"Right here," he put his finger on a metal covering right under the key panel. "It's where all the wires and junk are stored to open, lock, and unlock the doors." Tidus explained.

"Okay?" I still didn't understand what he was getting at.

He let out a soft laugh, "Don't act like you don't know. You're forgetting who is one of the top computer hackers on the planet. Remember, I was put in jail for it."

I raised my eyebrow at him, "You weren't in jail… you were arrested and we bailed you out within the hour. And they didn't even file charges."

His face turned serious, "Never the less, there's no computer/car/security system I can't break into."

He looked at me with a satisfied look. "Then do it…" I said after he just stood there dumbly.

"Right, first to open this," he smashed the metal plate covering the wires with the butt of his dagger before starting to disconnect and reconnect wires.

"Tidus," I said.

"Yeah?"

"I hate to rush you but, hurry the fuck up," my voice wavered with worry as a crane started to make its way over to the container.

It hovered over it, I watched it as I said, "Seriously, Tidus."

"I'm trying," he said, annoyance apparent in his tone.

"Now!" I yelled as the crane made it's way down to pick up the container.

"Got it!" Tidus exclaimed, backing away from it as the doors opened.

I didn't wait a minute. "Reno!" I yelled, walking into the container, pushing through the sea of people that were frantically trying to make their way out to safety.

"Reno!" I yelled again, a bit more panic hit my voice. "Rude!" Only a small amount of light trickled in through the doors on the containers, and I squinted to see anything.

I took a deep breath, ready to give up hope as I yelled, "Ren-"

I was cut off as I felt a pair of arms wrap about my waist, holding me close. I look up and let out a huge sigh of relief to see the bright red hair of Reno fall in my face as he rested his on top of mine. "Yo," he said.

"Oh my god," I breathed out, throwing my good arm around his neck.

He pulled me in tighter, crushing my broken arm, but I felt no pain.

"Don't ever scare me like that again," I whispered in his ear.

"I promise I never will, yo," he told me back. And through that little bit of light I could his signature smirk playing on his lips and that we were the only ones left in the container.

I could have kissed him. We were mere centimeters away from it, the perfect romance scene, until Tidus snapped me out of it, yelling "Annie, get the fuck out of there!"

I felt the container shift, and jolt us both to the floor of it. Before I knew it we were up off the ground and zipping on track above the air.

I stood up, wobbling to get balance. I watched as Tidus, Tseng, Rude and Elena chase alongside it. It came to abrupt stop, lingering above the bright green abyss.

"Annie! If you don't jump, I swear I will kill you when I see you hell!" Tidus yelled, leaning over the railing.

"We gotta jump, yo" Reno said, looking down at me.

I swallowed the lump in my throat, it was far leap but we had no choice.

"Count of three, okay?" he said to.

"One," he counted, standing beside me.

"Two," he put his hand in mine, intertwining our fingers together.

"Three," he yelled as we both leapt from the container just as it was release and started to fall into the Lifestream.

I closed my eyes, not wanting to see what the worst could be, squeezing on to Reno's hand tighter and reaching out with my other. As soon as I felt it hit something, I closed my hand tightly, not letting go.

Immediately I opened my eyes and let out a scream, my already broken arm was all that was holding Reno and me from plummeting in the Lifestream. "Pull me up," I said through my teeth as more and more stress was being put on it.

Tidus rushed over and kneeled down, grabbing my upper arm and pulled my up with the help of Elena while Tseng and Rude grabbed Reno.

As soon as we were both on solid flooring, I grabbed my arm, sitting against the railing as I gritted my teeth not to scream in pain.

"Are you okay?" Reno asked, his face right in front of mine.

"Yeah," I said painfully, "I'm good."

I looked over at Tidus who mouthed 'Told ya so.'

I shook my head, "Go ahead, I'll catch up."

Tidus nodded his head, standing straight up and yelling to the rest of the people that had been in the container, "Okay people, unless you stay here, you better follow us this way."

"You sure you're okay?" Reno asked again.

"Yeah," I told him, getting myself up off the ground. "Just a bit of a broken arm."

"Here," he said, talking off his jacket and wrapping it around me, making me a makeshift sling.

I let out a soft chuckled after he finished. "Thanks, Dr. Reno."

"Anything for the hero of the day," he said as we both started to follow the group of people, leaving a sizable gap between us and them.

"Well, I had a lot of help," making sure I gave credit where credit was due.

Reno stuffed his hands in his pockets, "Yeah, but I don't care about them."

I laughed at him, reveling in the victory that was made today.

"No!" I heard from the front of the group. I looked up to see what was going on, only to see Rosso run and grab a child from a mother and run in between the gap that was between the group of people and Reno and I.

"I refuse to let this be the end!" she yelled, struggling with the child as she back up to the railing by the Lifestream. "I will throw you one by one to Omega. Hail Weiss!"

"Weiss?" Reno whispered.

I put my hand up when I saw Tidus run forward. He stopped and nodded as I walked forward. "You'll have to get past me first." I took the child away from her and pulled my sword out.

"You," she spat. "I should have killed you when I had the chance."

"I'd like to see you try," I retorted back.

"Are you really that big of a fool? I'll break your other arm and every other bone in your body!" she yelled pulling out her double bladed weapon, thrusting at my face and grazing the side of my cheek.

She jumped back as I let out a chuckle and wiped away the blood that trickled down the left side of my face.

I gripped my sword tightly, charging at her, landing a high kick to her face. She stumbled back and regained balanced, swinging her weapon. I ducked and kicked her feet out from under her. Rosso rolled quickly out of the way as I swung my sword down.

"You think you can defeat me?" she yelled, "If I wouldn't let Vincent Valentine, what makes you think I will let you!"

Back and forth we fought, each one of us not letting the other have the edge of defeat. I went to stab my sword as she grabbed in it her hand, pulling it and me. I brought my elbow up and hit her under her chin. She let go and I turned quickly to grab her by the hair and pulled her to the ground.

Rosso stared up at me, out of breath and out of energy. She looked past me and started to laugh, "Go ahead, kill me. But you are too late."

I turned my head to see what she was looking at. "Fuck," I whispered, watching as Omega emerged.

Rosso's laughter grew loader and I turned to her, grabbing her by the head and snapping her neck.

I let out a sigh as I back away back to Reno and the rest of the group.

"Now what?" Tidus asked.

"Let's go," was all I said as I started my way back to Edge.

We all trudge along, silent and defeated in a way.

"Look!" yelled the little girl.

We turned and look up to what she was pointing at. From the sky rained down green beads and I let out a small laugh and a smile as the Lifestream rained over us and returned to the planet.

"So everything's back to normal?" Kalie asked as all of us: us Turks, AVALANCHE, and my little group, sat in Seventh Heaven.

"In theory yes, everything should go back to the way it was," Reeve answered her.

"Ouch," I winced as Xavier stitched the cut on my face, barely paying attention to the conversation at hand.

"What about Valentine?" Rufus asked.

Everyone remained silent, not knowing the answer.

"Done," Xavier said, pulling away.

"Look," I said, turning my head so Reno could see the side of my face. "I'm like you're twin, only on one side of my face," I pointed to the cut on my face that was identical to the tattoos on his face.

"Yeah, but mine are forever," he said, tapping on his two red marks.

"And if I did it right, yours won't leave a mark," Xavier said, cleaning up his medical stuff.

"You better have done it right," I told him while he walked away.

"What? Don't you want to look like me?" Reno teased.

I laughed, "Only you can pull of those tattoos."

"Hey," Tseng snapped his fingers at us, getting our attention. "Let's go."

We left the bar, saying our goodbye and how they hoped to never see us Shinra scum again.

"Here," I said to Reno, pulling his Elctro-mag from my jacket. "You dropped this," I said, referring to when Rosso took it.

"I thought I lost this forever," he said, practically hugging it. "How'd you get it?"

"Rosso dropped it and I grabbed it when I came to," I explained.

Rufus turned to us, "It's been a rough couple days. Take the rest of the day off and tomorrow as well."

He walked away from us.

I stood there awkwardly in front of Reno, not sure what to do.

"Annie, come on. I want to get home and take a shower asap," Kalie yelled at me after a couple seconds past.

I let out a sigh and look up. "See ya Monday," I said to Reno, and walked back home.

Alright so, obviously this was lame, but I felt like it would be lacking in the story if I didn't pay a nod to Dirge of Cerberus. If you haven't played, I recommend you do, it will answer a lot of questions that were not addressed here and will explain the whole story better than I can. In my opinions, it's an alright game, not the strongest in the series, but I do recommend that you play it.