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Hikari-Angel143- Carmina Sanchez
Lucas Bane- Lucas Fedrick
Pikpixie03- Rally Nightshade
Roseria Slyvester- Rosetta "Rose" Sonoma
Zalger248- Shuyan Chao
TheUndyingCrystal- Cynthia Gordon
AWESOME AUSSIE GURL- Isabelle Smith

Chapter 25: Operation Begin

Opening Theme: "I don't wanna care right now" Lupe Fiasco

We all stood around in the darkness of the Don's Chamber which was now Cynthia's base of operation. Laid out over the foreign desk was a massive map of Midgar from a birds eye view looking down. Also there were flip open PHS phones sitting on the table one for everyone. In the commander center was everyone.

Biggs, Wedge, Jessie, Barret, Tifa, Rally, Rose, Carmina, Chao, Izzy, Lucas, Genesis , Cynthia and myself of course. The fourteen of us were the main generals of the GenesisxAVALANCHE resistance army. "Preparations to commence attack are complete. Now what is this plan the brilliant Cynthia Gordon wishes to grace us with?" Genesis remarked. It almost sounded like sarcasm which sort of pissed me off.

"This better be good." Barret snorted.

Rally stomped. "Will you guys shut up already she's about to tell us."

"Such fire, is she single?" Genesis asked leaning over to me.

I just shrugged. "Who knows."

"Ok...to start with ShinRa's defense system heavily relies on the 8 mako reactors that surround the main building. So by taking out the reactors their defenses will be heavily weakened." Cynthia added.

Lucas nodded. "Yeah, but like I'd reported before. Theirs a SOLDIER who is aware of our forces but isn't going to inform the government."

I looked at Lucas and Rally, their eyes shifted towards me for a second then quickly looked back at Cynthia. They refuse to tell me who this mystery SOLDIER is? Like they were sworn to secrecy or something.

"Yes, so theirs a possibility that they already know about the Reactors. Which is why we'll split our forces up into two groups...one the WAR FRONT group which will hit ShinRa's Headquarters as well as their Reactors head on. And the INFILTRATION group which will invade the headquarters and destroy it's foundation from the inside." Cynthia moved the pieces on the desk.

There were red pawns and blue pawns, the red pawns were the WAR FRONT forces which would move from the end of the sectors near the reactors and move towards the ShinRa building from the outside. While the Blue pawns the INFILTRATION forces would move in during the red pawns assault.

"So you mean to use the main forces as a diversion." Genesis rubbed his chin stepping closer to the desk to see the map.

"The best way to kill a beast is beheading it. While the WAR FRONT is just a distraction, the INFILTRATION team will be the main ones doing all the fighting. If we attack the Reactors and launch assaults on the building itself, it'll throw them into a mass of confusion for about five to ten minutes. During that time, the INFILTRATION team will head in. Rescue the Ancient girl as well as kill the President, Hojo, the Directors and every department head in the building. With their leaders destroyed...ShinRa will be no more. Each one of you take a PHS, it's how we'll stay in contact with eachother during the mission."

"So the real battle is fought inside the building huh? Wow that's pretty tricky." Rally said with a shrug.

Carmina sat in a corner curled up like a child, she raised her hand and everyone looked to her. "Whose gonna be on the INFILTRATION team and whose gonna be in the WAR FRONT team?"

Cynthia drooped her head abit then adjusted her glasses looking directly at me. "I was hoping maybe our leader could decide that."

I just stood there for afew seconds wondering who that was. When I noticed everyone was looking at me. "Wait what? ME?! I'm the leader of the whole army TOO?"

"Duh idiot, what did you think LEADER meant?!" Rally laughed sticking her tongue out at me.

"THE HELL?! WHEN DID HE BECOME THE LEADER?!"

"Ummm when he rallied together the entire slums to become a single fighting force with just one speech." Tifa said nudging Barret. "You've been preaching to the people for years about the evils of ShinRa but you've never been able to get people to stand up and fight."

"Bu-Bu-But!" Barret mumbled.

"Yeah, shut up Barret. The new leader's gonna give us our orders." Biggs now unafraid of Barret because his position was dropped said as he jumped forward. Barret still hopped up to him and cold cut him across the face flooring him in a second.

"YOAAAAWWW!" Biggs hit the ground hard and everyone sort of winced for him. It looked painful.

"Do what ya want then!" Barret crossed his arms and began tapping his foot impatiently.

I sighed and walked over to the desk looking down at the map that Cynthia made. "Ok...since the INFILTRATION team will be the heavy hitters, I'm gonna need the WAR FRONT to be fighters who can last long in a battle. Genesis, Tifa, Barret, Biggs, Wedge and Jessie. All of you will be on the WAR FRONT. Whiled me, Rally, Rose, Izzy, Carmina, Lucas and Chao will be the INFILTRATION team.

"Very well." Genesis flicked his hair backwards.

Jessie almost wet herself looking at Genesis as she giggled at him. For that matter every girl in the room glanced at Genesis longingly, he was a pretty good looking guy, no homo.

"Haaaaa. Well..." I clapped my hands once. "Alright everyone, let's get out there kick some corporate ass."

"YEAAAAAAH!"

With that everyone moved as one huge horde out of the door towards the waiting army outside after taking a PHS. I stood in the room alone with Cynthia after everyone left. She was looking down at the desk and hadn't yet noticed I was still in the room. "Cynthia." I said walking towards the desk.

"What is it? Why're you still here?"

I shrugged and rubbed the back of my head. Cynthia was a beautiful woman, she looked a lot like an older version of Kairi from Kingdom Hearts only a lot meaner. I don't know why but ever since I've met her I couldn't get her safety and well being out of my head. I'd always get this fluttering feeling from her that I never got from any other girl before.

Was it because she was so mysterious and that I didn't know much about her but wanted to.

Or was it because something else?

"Oh right...I want to give you something." She reached into a small side box on her wheelchair then pulled out a topaz colored materia stone. "It's a Materia I developed back when I was in ShinRa. It's called the STORAGE Materia, first of it's kind." She reached across the desk and sat it in my waiting hand.

"Storage Materia? What does it do?" I asked.

"I noticed you carry a lot of guns not to mention that big sword that Lucas has burdened you with. This Materia stores all of your weapons into a form of subspace where you'll be able to summon them back if you need them." She said grabbed my left hand and taking the materia from my right and inserting it into my left palm. "To use it, all you have to do is wish for your weapons to be stored and it will store them."

"Hmmmm...Ok." I closed my eyes and imagined my Shotgun, Blitz Magnum and BC Assault Rifle being stored into a closet or hanger. With that I felt the weight of my back get lighter, and next thing I knew the only thing resting on my back was the Buster Sword.

"Why don't you store that sword? It seems like a burden." She said.

I shook my head. "Lucas said it's to show leadership."

"Men and your stupid pride. Well whatever..."

"Thanks for the Materia." I nodded rubbing behind my head.

"Sure...hey you should get going. You do have a war to fight you know."

"Uhhh yeah but I kinda just wanted to talk to you first." I found myself blushing.

She gazed up at me raising an eyebrow. "What about?"

"Uhhhhhh well I was kinda thinking. After this war and everything maybe you'd like to uhhh...I dunno...go out with me...to...somewhere?" I asked biting my bottom lip with a shrug. She didn't say anything at first, she just looked up at me with the darnest look like she trying to solve a puzzle or unravel what I'd just said.

"Go out with you somewhere? Why?" She asked, her voice suddenly got softer.

My eyes sort of jumped, she didn't know what the hell I was talking about. She doesn't understand when a man is asking her out? Weird...Weirder is why am I asking her out? I barely know this chick? Because I like her of course, ever since I'd met her I felt a softness in my chest for her.

She shook her head. "Kel, just go. I'm not what you want...I don't know what's wrong with you but can't you see me? I'm disabled...even if you and I were to be in some kind of relationship. It would only end in sorrow for both of us."

"..." I was silent. "What do yo..."

"Don't." She wheeled out from behind the desk. "I can't walk, what kind of happiness can you find in the future with a woman like this? I appreciate your affection but I've decided I'm going to dedicate all I am to destroying ShinRa that includes my heart."

I rested my hands on my waist and sighed. "That's why I asked you if it would be cool AFTER we defeated ShinRa."

Her eyes widened then suddenly her face turned red and she looked away from me. "Err...you're annoying. Something is seriously wrong with you."

"What can I say? I'm not a shallow guy." I shrugged. I turned around and started walking towards the door.

"Erm...can we go to Costa De so?" She asked.

Now it was my turn to look surprised. I turned around and she blushed angrily while glaring at me. "Uh...I mean...well you...you asked didn't you? I...I wanna go to Costa De So...I heard the beaches are really beautiful...and I've never...never been."

"Uh sure, we can go wherever you want. Well I'll see ya after this is all over." I said and with that I walked out of the door. The moment the door closed behind me I ran down the hall hopping into the air and clicking my heels together. "Yabadabadoooo!" I didn't watch my footing then fell down the stairs landing on the last floor but I didn't care! I was so damn happy!

I got up and bolted out of the door.

Third Person POV

Night had fallen on Midgar and the President of ShinRa, a stubby blonde haired man with a matching goatee stood in his cozy office overlooking all of Midgar. As his butler brought him a sterling silver tray with a glass of wine he reminisced of the plate dropping in Sector 07. His mind went over the numbers and calculated the funding to rebuild, it was the President's strangest ability. He knew how to punch numbers and rule with money, it was what he was most known for. Every man has his price.

As he glared into the destroyed black of Sector 07 he noticed something shining in the distance. The light began to grow brighter and brighter as he began to back away, his face turned blue noticing that the sparkling light was a projectile. A missile.

Not only one but several were flying from the streets and alleyways of random sectors all of them flying for the ShinRa building. "What?!" His eyes widened .

BOOM!

Before he could give a command explosives went off rumbling the building and causing the old fat man to fall over along with his butler. Soldiers hurried up to the President's office. "WHAT'S GOING ON?!" He shouted.

"It's the Resistance sir! They're attacking!" One of the soldiers screamed.

Meanwhile outside hordes of Genesis copies as well as afew AVALANCHE former slum refugees ran for the ShinRa building firing rifles and blasting rocket launchers and cannons. ShinRa went on the offensive as well sending out Infantry Soldiers and robotic guards like Guard Scorpions and Spiders.

Attack choppers and Mako cannons.

The streets of midgar had become a death trap in a matter of seconds as guns fired off, cannons let loose and spells were launched. Men and women went flying everyone on either sides, the chorus of screams and the rise of flames combined creating an orchestra of death. And standing above it all atop the very highest tower of the ShinRa building was a single man in a crimson cloak with a matching crimson fedora.

Lecter.

His eyes gazed to a lonely freeway which lead directly to the ShinRa building from Sector 8 and riding down that free way were three motorcycles guiding a massive six wheeled buggy. Riding on the bikes was Rally, Lucas and Rose. And driving the Buggy was Chao, Izzy and Carmina.

Standing ontop of the Buggy with the Buster sword on his back and both of his handguns drawn was Kel. His red tie swaying in the wind.

Lecter grinned. "Well we can't make it that easy can we?" With that Lecter raised his left palm as his wrist glen with a bright red aura. He fired a beam towards the road which shot into the high way creating a massive summoned seal. Rising from the seal of fire was Ifrit the summoned fire beast.

As it pulled itself up in the way of the moving force, it roared. "WHOA WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!" Rally screamed.

"Not good!" Lucas said as they were driving straight for Ifrit.

Lecter grinned from ontop of the building then leaped off, he fired off another summoning beam to the sky this time a beast with wings came soaring down from the skies. Bahamut Sin, it flew down and swept Lecter out of the air as it went soaring over to the group above the highway it roared causing the highway to rattle.

As the group drove around Ifrit the fire beast turned and began running along the street as a flaming fireball behind them while roaring. Bahamut Sin hovered over their heads while Lecter road on it's head.

"What the hell? Ifrit and Bahamut Sin?" Kel said looking up at the man riding Bahamut but they were too far away for him to make out the SOLDIER's face.

"KEL! WHAT DO WE DO?! THIS THING DOESN'T HAVE ANY WEAPONS!" Carmina's voice came up on intercom from the Six Wheel Buggy.

Kel held up his two pistols. "Just keep driving. Punch it straight into the ShinRa building." Lucas leaped off of his bike letting it fall back and crash into Ifrit, but Ifirit didn't stop running the minor explosion did nothing to him. Lucas then landed down beside Kel on the buggy.

"Need a hand?" Lucas said drawing his Tomahawk and Katana.

Kel simply nodded and pointed both of his pistols up at Bahamut. "I got the big ugly one."

"Which ones the big ugly one?" Lucas laughed.

So far this infiltration mission isn't going as planned! Dammit...hey it's my first war! Nobody's perfect!