Chapter Seven
Back in the city of Ancients.
The group had yet to move, stunned by the events that had just occurred. Finally breaking the silence, Jet spoke up.
"What the hell was that?!" cried Jet, obviously shaken.
"Sephiroth," Cloud stated in a flat voice.
"Who?" Jet asked.
"A man of unfathomable power. He's after the Promised Land."
Spike moved over too Jet and whispered, "Promised Land? I told you people from Earth are insane."
Ignoring Spike, Jet asked, "What the hell are you talking about?"
Cloud explained what had happened to them, beginning what had happened back in Midgar, up until now. Most of Avalanche looked bored during the explanations, al except Red XIII, and Tifa. She was taken aback, a little, by the appearance of the new comers. Spike was the one she found interesting. She had never seen anyone who was so lanky, but who seemed to have so much inner strength. She also had to admit, though it was a shallow thought for her, that she liked his style, his flare. During the explanations, he cut in with wit and smart ass remarks.
But, the one aspect that got her the most, were his eyes. She couldn't tell if it was a trick of the light or not, but they seemed to be two different colors. One was a very deep, dark brown, that seemed to be window into his soul, his very being. The other, was a lighter, like amber, and appeared to be lifeless. It moved and all, but seemed to hold no aura of life, as if it were fake.
Wow, Tifa thought to herself, he is kinda cute.
"So, he's basically out to destroy the world?" Jet asked in a jeering tone.
Red, who had been silent up to this point, came forward.
"Yes."
"Well, Spike," Jet turned, "I think we've heard enough. Let's go and collect our bounty."
"Hm," Spike answered, deep in thought.
"Spike?"
Spike, still lost in his own world didn't answer.
"You're not actually going to buy this crap, are you?" Jet bellowed in disbelief.
Ignoring Jet, Spike asked, "So basically, you want to go and stop this man from destroying the world, huh?"
Tifa, who had been silent most of the time, spoke up, "Yes. No matter the cost."
"Hm," thought Spike, "This is very interesting. We could either go and get the bounty, and have a lot of money, or help save the planet and have what we started with. Hm. Well, I couldn't save Julia, so maybe if I can save this planet, I might finally be free."
"Ok. We're game."
Jet could hardly believe the words were coming out Spike's mouth.
"What?!" Jet cried, "Are you insane? We have them! We can go and collect the bounty!"
"Yeah," Spike replied, "And?"
Jet was speechless. Just a day ago, Spike had been complaining, and saying he wanted this over with. Now, he didn't even want the bounty. He was going to go against a giant corporation and go up against a man whose powers were unfathomable. What was he thinking?
"Dammit, Spike! If you go, then-"
"Then, what?" Spike sneered, "You'll leave? Fine. Have fun with Faye."
That's when Spike and Jet got incredibly silent and looked at each other.
"Oh god," Jet moaned.
"Faye," Spike finished.
Meanwhile, in Costa Del Sol
"Finally, away from those two, and able to take a vacation! It's been so long since I just sunned myself, away from that damn ship"
Faye rolled over on to her back, to even out the tan she was getting. It was such a relief from the cold void of space. This is really what she needed. She didn't notice the two men only a few feet away from her.
"Hey, Rude"
"Mm?"
"Look"
"What?"
"Check out that babe."
"Reno, ever since we went on this unofficial vacation, you have told me to look at hundreds of women."
"You're just sore that the one you want is after some blonde dumb ass. I swear, this one looks a bit like her."
With that, Rude looked up. He saw the grin on Reno's face as and knew he was being screwed with. Rude was sitting, doing some work on his personal laptop, and Reno, as usual, was sucking down a few drinks. Both were smoking.
"She better be worth it."
"Rude, it takes no energy to LOOK, now does it? I'm just pointing out a nice piece of ass for you."
"Where?"
"Third towel, black bikini, blueish-black hair."
Rude sucked in his breath quickly.
"See?" Reno smiled, "I told you."
"Yeah, and? So, she's hot."
Before Reno could say anything, he got a pop up message on his laptop. "Rude, Reno, where are you?"
"Costa Del Sol, Scarlet."
"Why?"
"We needed a break," Reno butted in.
"Did you get permission from the president?"
"We-" Rude started.
"Tseng is dead!" Reno interrupted, "I loved that man like a father! I don't need any goddamned permission for a few days break!"
"Ok, ok," Scarlet replied, a bit shaken by Reno's tone, "I'm just delivering a directive from the president."
"Yeah?" Rude asked, "What is it?"
"Well, the prez has had spies following those bounty hunters. When our boys finally did, they noticed that the bounty hunters teamed up with Avalanche."
Bringing his fist down onto the table, Reno yelled, "I told the president not to hire them!"
"Yeah, well," Scarlet continued, "He wants you to pick up this woman."
A picture was sent to them.
"Her name is Faye Valentine. The boss thinks she is with those hunters. He thinks we can use her to get to them."
Looking at the picture, Rude gasped. It was the woman lying only a few towels down. Reno looked at Rude.
"Well?"
Downing the rest of Reno's drink, Rude replied, "A job's a job."
Back in the city of Ancients.
The group had yet to move, stunned by the events that had just occurred. Finally breaking the silence, Jet spoke up.
"What the hell was that?!" cried Jet, obviously shaken.
"Sephiroth," Cloud stated in a flat voice.
"Who?" Jet asked.
"A man of unfathomable power. He's after the Promised Land."
Spike moved over too Jet and whispered, "Promised Land? I told you people from Earth are insane."
Ignoring Spike, Jet asked, "What the hell are you talking about?"
Cloud explained what had happened to them, beginning what had happened back in Midgar, up until now. Most of Avalanche looked bored during the explanations, al except Red XIII, and Tifa. She was taken aback, a little, by the appearance of the new comers. Spike was the one she found interesting. She had never seen anyone who was so lanky, but who seemed to have so much inner strength. She also had to admit, though it was a shallow thought for her, that she liked his style, his flare. During the explanations, he cut in with wit and smart ass remarks.
But, the one aspect that got her the most, were his eyes. She couldn't tell if it was a trick of the light or not, but they seemed to be two different colors. One was a very deep, dark brown, that seemed to be window into his soul, his very being. The other, was a lighter, like amber, and appeared to be lifeless. It moved and all, but seemed to hold no aura of life, as if it were fake.
Wow, Tifa thought to herself, he is kinda cute.
"So, he's basically out to destroy the world?" Jet asked in a jeering tone.
Red, who had been silent up to this point, came forward.
"Yes."
"Well, Spike," Jet turned, "I think we've heard enough. Let's go and collect our bounty."
"Hm," Spike answered, deep in thought.
"Spike?"
Spike, still lost in his own world didn't answer.
"You're not actually going to buy this crap, are you?" Jet bellowed in disbelief.
Ignoring Jet, Spike asked, "So basically, you want to go and stop this man from destroying the world, huh?"
Tifa, who had been silent most of the time, spoke up, "Yes. No matter the cost."
"Hm," thought Spike, "This is very interesting. We could either go and get the bounty, and have a lot of money, or help save the planet and have what we started with. Hm. Well, I couldn't save Julia, so maybe if I can save this planet, I might finally be free."
"Ok. We're game."
Jet could hardly believe the words were coming out Spike's mouth.
"What?!" Jet cried, "Are you insane? We have them! We can go and collect the bounty!"
"Yeah," Spike replied, "And?"
Jet was speechless. Just a day ago, Spike had been complaining, and saying he wanted this over with. Now, he didn't even want the bounty. He was going to go against a giant corporation and go up against a man whose powers were unfathomable. What was he thinking?
"Dammit, Spike! If you go, then-"
"Then, what?" Spike sneered, "You'll leave? Fine. Have fun with Faye."
That's when Spike and Jet got incredibly silent and looked at each other.
"Oh god," Jet moaned.
"Faye," Spike finished.
Meanwhile, in Costa Del Sol
"Finally, away from those two, and able to take a vacation! It's been so long since I just sunned myself, away from that damn ship"
Faye rolled over on to her back, to even out the tan she was getting. It was such a relief from the cold void of space. This is really what she needed. She didn't notice the two men only a few feet away from her.
"Hey, Rude"
"Mm?"
"Look"
"What?"
"Check out that babe."
"Reno, ever since we went on this unofficial vacation, you have told me to look at hundreds of women."
"You're just sore that the one you want is after some blonde dumb ass. I swear, this one looks a bit like her."
With that, Rude looked up. He saw the grin on Reno's face as and knew he was being screwed with. Rude was sitting, doing some work on his personal laptop, and Reno, as usual, was sucking down a few drinks. Both were smoking.
"She better be worth it."
"Rude, it takes no energy to LOOK, now does it? I'm just pointing out a nice piece of ass for you."
"Where?"
"Third towel, black bikini, blueish-black hair."
Rude sucked in his breath quickly.
"See?" Reno smiled, "I told you."
"Yeah, and? So, she's hot."
Before Reno could say anything, he got a pop up message on his laptop. "Rude, Reno, where are you?"
"Costa Del Sol, Scarlet."
"Why?"
"We needed a break," Reno butted in.
"Did you get permission from the president?"
"We-" Rude started.
"Tseng is dead!" Reno interrupted, "I loved that man like a father! I don't need any goddamned permission for a few days break!"
"Ok, ok," Scarlet replied, a bit shaken by Reno's tone, "I'm just delivering a directive from the president."
"Yeah?" Rude asked, "What is it?"
"Well, the prez has had spies following those bounty hunters. When our boys finally did, they noticed that the bounty hunters teamed up with Avalanche."
Bringing his fist down onto the table, Reno yelled, "I told the president not to hire them!"
"Yeah, well," Scarlet continued, "He wants you to pick up this woman."
A picture was sent to them.
"Her name is Faye Valentine. The boss thinks she is with those hunters. He thinks we can use her to get to them."
Looking at the picture, Rude gasped. It was the woman lying only a few towels down. Reno looked at Rude.
"Well?"
Downing the rest of Reno's drink, Rude replied, "A job's a job."