Sixth Part

Sixth Part! Sixth Part! Tra la la la la la!

Well, I just got my School Certificate results… * gasp *

I failed History and Maths. DAMN YOU STUPID SUBJECTS!

On the up side, I passed Spanish, Science and English!! YAY FOR ME!

But I'm like, an under-average student. All my friends are super-brainy…and poor little Wannon-chan is all alone in the corner, sucking her thumb and muttering about parabolas and hyperbolas, and how hard and stupid they are. Smee-chan will vehemently disagree with that statement…but I dunno, it seems accurate enough. Oh, maybe if I actually paid attention in class…I might do better.

Sherlock Holmes: "Elementary, my dear Watson"

Wannon-chan: "My name's Wannon, not Watson…baka"

Merlock: "I must say, Bindi is beginning to get on my nerves…"

Wannon: "You ever noticed that she hurts you a lot?"

Merlock: "Hmm…you're right! Well I have had enough. Bye-bye Bindi!"

Wannon: "YEEEHAW!…can I be your sidekick, Merlock? I'd save you all the time…you'd never get hurt, or turned into a mosquito!"

Merlock: "Yes, I think I'd like that…just don't bring up the mosquito thing again"

Wannon: "Yippee!"

Anyway…how about Reno's life? Wanna hear another story about him?

Are ya worried for him? Cos he was badly hurt last time ya saw him…

I'm saying 'ya' a lot. I must stop it.

This'll have quite a lot about Rufus in it, as this is the chapter when he…oh, you'll see. I'm just warning you that it'll have Rufus in it quite a bit.

Okies, here I go again!

~ Wannon-chan ~

The Dawning Of A New Era.

"Oh my god…Reno…" Rufus murmured, as Tseng laid Reno's unconscious body down on their double bed. He shot a wild-eyed look at Rufus, who was moving to Reno's side, a horrified expression on his face.

"Rufus. Look after him, I gotta get the Ancient. She'll be able to heal him!" he exclaimed, then rushed from the room. Rufus made sympathetic cooing noises, as he smoothed Reno's blood-matted hair back from his relaxed face, revealing the wounds on his forehead.

"Poor thing…I need to cleanse these wounds…" he muttered to himself, rising and walking into the en suite to get a bowl of warm water and a facecloth. He crouched back down and removed Reno's shirt, revealing the remaining wounds. Rufus winced at one of them, it was obviously made by a sword, and was pretty deep. He dipped the facecloth into the water, letting the warmth soak into the fabric, wrung it out and then gently wiped the fallen Turk's face with it. He watched as it washed away the dried blood, and revealed the pale skin beneath. Rufus moved the cloth to Reno's chest, sucking in a sharp breath when Reno moaned in pain. Rufus had touched the largest gash on his chest, and the sharp pain had nearly brought Reno back into consciousness. An idea popped into Rufus' head, and he sprung to his feet, dashing across the hallway to grab his healing salve. He didn't need it anymore, his dearest daddy hadn't even laid eyes on him in a long time, let alone fists…thanks to Reno.

Kneeling back at the redhead's side, Rufus very carefully applied the salve to the shallower wounds. He was contemplating what to do with the deepest gash, as Tseng rushed back in the room, a very pink-clad female beside him. The Asian Turk raised a questioning eyebrow at Reno's state of undress.

"Sorry Tseng…I couldn't get at his wounds…I've cleaned them all, and put some salve on the shallow ones…it's just this one here that's worrying me…" Rufus explained briefly, pointing. Tseng grimaced. The female beside him gasped softly.

"Oh, dear…" she whispered. Rufus saw that her hands were unbound.

"Isn't she the Ancient? Why is she untied?" he asked. 'The Ancient' sighed.

"I have a name…" she said. Rufus smiled at her cockiness.

"Oh really? How nice" he said, before walking out of the room. Tseng turned to Aeris, eyes pleading.

"Aeris…I know you're not exactly happy with me…but please, help Reno. He's everything to me" he said quietly. Aeris sighed again.

"Very well…" she murmured, kneeling at Reno's bedside. She placed her hands above Reno's body, and a rainbow light began to emanate from her, before pooling into her hands, and down onto Reno. The wounds slowly closed up, not even leaving a scar.

Then Aeris collapsed.

"Aeris?!…she must have used up all her energy…" Tseng thought, picking her up. He walked out of the door, and into Rude.

"Tseng! Where's Reno?!" he exclaimed.

"In there, but he's healed now…Aeris healed him" Tseng replied, continuing on to the cell Aeris was being kept in. He placed her on the hard mattress, and walked out, locking the door behind him.

Don't feel sorry for her, Tseng. She's good, you're evil. You got what you wanted from her, now keep walking! He told himself. But as soon as he thought that, he was back at her cell, and taking her to Elena's room. He knocked softly on her door, and she opened it, wearing a satin chemise and a curious look.

"What? I was taking a nap…" she said sleepily.

"Sorry Elena…I didn't mean to wake you, it's just…can Aeris sleep here tonight?" he asked. Elena's eyes widened.

"She's the Ancient? What's wrong with her?" she asked. Tseng sighed.

"She healed Reno…he got badly hurt during the last mission. It used up all her strength and I want to repay her kindness somehow…the only way I can think of is to provide her with a comfortable bed to sleep in" he said. Elena nodded.

"It's fine with me, I guess…bring her in" she said, as she opened the door fully, and pulled down the bed sheets. She then removed Aeris' boots, and Tseng slipped her into bed.

"I hope she appreciates this…" he said. Elena smiled.

"I'm sure she will. There's nothing a girl appreciates more than a soft bed to sleep in" she said softly. Tseng smiled.

"Thankyou, Elena…and I'm sorry I lost my temper the other day…it was wrong of me to be so nasty to you, you were shocked," he said. Elena nodded.

"Apology accepted, Tseng" she replied. Tseng smiled once more and left the two girls. He re-entered his room to find Reno awake and looking at his healed body in disbelief. Rude was at his side, watching curiously.

"Aeris did it…" Tseng said, as he strode to his beloved's side. They locked gazes for a split second, before Tseng embraced Reno tightly.

"I was so worried!…you're sitting out the next mission, Reno. Elena will take your place for a while" he said. Reno pushed away.

"What?! No!" he snapped. Tseng looked at him seriously.

"Please, Reno…just for a little while?" he begged. Reno's angry glare wavered, and he nodded solemnly.

"Okay…" he said softly. There was a sharp knock on the doorframe, and all eyes in the room turned to look at the interruption. It was Elena.

"Um…Aeris is gone" she said slowly. "Hojo just came in and took her…he's such a creep"

"Don't worry about it, Elena…unfortunately, that's why she's here…" Rude said. Elena's eyes widened.

"She's going to be Hojo's guinea pig?" she exclaimed. Tseng nodded.

"Yeah…not much we can do about it, short of being fired for releasing the Ancient" he said. Another face appeared at the door. It was Rufus.

"Uh, we have a break in security…seems that AVALANCHE has arrived for their precious Ancient friend" he said. "I'm going to the skies, I need to escape for a while, it's so confining here…" he said. Tseng nodded.

"Reno, go with him, okay? Make sure he's safe" Tseng commanded. Reno grinned.

"Will do…but what about AVALANCHE?" he queried. Tseng and Rude nodded.

"We'll take care of them…" they said. Reno sighed.

"Okay…come on, Rufus. Let's go flying" he said, and the two departed. Elena shot Tseng and Rude a worried glance.

"Do you want me to help you?" she asked. They shook their heads.

"No, that's okay…you're not really dressed for it…" Tseng said, and Elena blushed.

"True…" she mumbled. Rude and Tseng laughed, before making their way to the surveillance room. Once they had woken up the snoozing guard and severely reprimanded him, they focused their attention onto the many screens, each showing different shots of different places in Shinra HQ.

Suddenly there was movement. Two figures were making their way to the 66th floor elevator.

"Well, looks like Aeris has escaped" Tseng mused, looking over at Rude.

"What's with that look you're sporting, Rude? You look like you're completely smitten…oh, what, you like the big-busted brunette?" he asked. Rude blushed.

"Her name is Tifa!" he exclaimed. Tseng snorted.

"Like I care…she helped inflict those wounds on Reno, you know" Tseng said icily. Rude's face fell.

"That little cutie?…wow…" he mumbled. Tseng sighed, and reached for his communicator.

"Elena, looks like we'll need your help after all. Go get some soldiers and help round up Aeris and another female. They're in the elevator" he said.

"Yes, sir!" came the eager reply. Tseng and Rude watched as three others made their way to the 66th floor. They shared a look.

"Let's go" they said in unison.

~ * ~

Tseng and Rude spotted the threesome heading for the elevator.

"I have an idea, follow me" Tseng commanded, and they walked up to the elevator.

"Go in, and tell him to push the up button. I'll come in after you" Tseng whispered. Rude nodded, and entered slowly. The blonde-haired male turned around in shock.

"H, hey! What is it?" he yelped. Rude calmly pointed upwards.

"Would you press 'Up' please?" he asked. The blonde frowned.

"Turks? Must be a trap…" he said to himself. Tseng entered at that point, smiling coldly at the man who hurt his Reno.

"It must have been a real thrill for you…Did you enjoy it?" he snapped. Cloud's face paled.

"Ggh…" he grunted. Tseng and Rude escorted the three from the elevator. There was the blonde man, a big mean-looking black man, and some talking lion. Elena met them on the 70th floor, with her two captives. Tseng sneered at them all.

"Come. You have an audience with the President" he commanded, and then he and Rude led them into the President's office. They waited in the corner, not listening to old man Shinra's spiel, rather enjoying the companionable silence between the two of them.

"It's not often we get to blatantly ignore President Shinra and get away with it…I have to say, it's nice…" Tseng whispered, breaking their silence. Rude cracked a grin.

"You got that right…" he whispered back. They lapsed into silence again, waiting for Shinra's droning voice to stop, signaling the end of the 'meeting'.

Once there was silence, Rude rushed forward to direct the prisoners out of Shinra's office.

"Come on! Outta his way" he commanded, and everyone except the large black man moved away obediently.

"Hold it! I got a lot I wanna say to you!" he yelled at President Shinra. Rude sighed, and pushed the large man back. Tseng and Rude escorted them to their cells, single-file.

"Have a nice night, everyone…" Tseng said sarcastically, as he turned the key in the locks, trapping them inside. He looked at his watch.

Five…I hope Reno comes back soon, I miss the little guy…he thought, a mental picture of Reno's cheeky grin appearing in his mind. He sighed, attracting Rude's attention.

"He'll be back soon, I'm sure" he said, and Tseng smiled.

"Yeah…" he replied softly. They walked back to their quarters slowly, but Tseng paused, dragging Rude behind a stack of wooden boxes.

"What?" Rude whispered. Tseng held a finger to his lips, and pointed. Rude's face paled considerably at what he saw.

Sephiroth.

They watched as the silver-haired warrior extricated Jenova's body from its confines, then proceeded to kill everything in sight.

Tseng and Rude were scared.

They cowered behind those boxes, and breathed a sigh of relief when the terror and its 'mother' left the scene, heading for the 70th floor. The two Turks leapt to their feet and ran for their rooms. They knocked on Elena's door, and to their relief, she opened it.

"What now, guys?" she asked. "Whoa, you look spooked!" she added. Tseng caught his breath before attempting to speak.

"Elena…we saw Sephiroth" he said. Rude nodded, as Elena looked shocked.

"Oh my gosh!…what was he doing?!" she asked. Tseng looked ill.

"Murdering everyone in sight, after freeing Jenova" he said. Elena frowned.

"Should we check on the President?" she asked. Rude and Tseng looked at each other and nodded.

"I guess so…" they said in unison. They grabbed their weapons, and crept to the elevator, taking it to the 70th floor. They gasped at what they saw.

President Shinra was dead, a long, slim sword stabbed through his back. He was slumped forward over his desk, completely still, and Sephiroth was gone…

"He's dead…" Elena said softly. Tseng nodded.

"Good riddance" he said coldly. He then turned and began to walk away.

"Tseng! Where are you going?! Shouldn't we look for Sephiroth?" Elena cried. He looked over his shoulder at her.

"Sephiroth is gone. He got what he wanted. I'm going to check on our prisoners…I have a bad feeling…" he said. Rude nodded, his face worried.

"We'll come with you, right Elena?" he said, and the blonde nodded. The three spooked Turks rushed from the room, not noticing Palmer huddled behind a pillar, his face ghostly-white.

~ * ~

"I knew it! They've escaped!" Tseng exclaimed, his beautiful face creased with frustration. Rude put a hand on Tseng's shoulder.

"On the up side…Rufus is President now" he said. Tseng's face brightened.

"You're right! He is!…if only I could get in touch with him…" he said slowly, before reaching for his communicator.

"Tseng, Tseng…slow today, aren't you?" he chastised himself. "Reno! Can you hear me?" he asked.

"Loud and clear, baby! Whoo! Me and Rufus are havin' so much fun!" Reno's slightly slurred voice replied. Tseng frowned.

"Reno…are you drunk?" he asked.

"You know it, baby! Heh-heh. Rufus wants to talk to y'all…" Reno said, before a new voice was heard.

"Hello…we're coming back now, Reno's a little…uh…drunk" he said. Tseng sighed.

"Okay then, Rufus. Uh, or should I say, President Rufus" Tseng said calmly. There was a moment's silence, before Rufus responded again.

"Huh? President Rufus?…Tseng, what's been going on there?" he asked. Tseng took a deep breath.

"Your father is dead, by Sephiroth's hand. The prisoners have escaped, and Jenova is gone…nearly everyone is dead…blood is everywhere…it's a real mess, Rufus" he explained.

"I see…well I-Reno! What the hell are you doing?! Oh no!…Reno's just climbed down the helicopter's ladder while it's still moving, fell, and is now lying face-down on the ground. RENO, YOU IDIOT!!…sorry for shouting. He's…okay, I think. He's moving, that's a good sign!" Rufus exclaimed. Tseng frowned.

"Where are you?" he asked.

"Mmm? Oh, we're in Wall Market…well, Reno is. I'm flying in a helicopter…I should be back soon, but I'm not too sure about your lover" Rufus explained.

"You just left him there?!" Tseng yelped.

"Uh-huh, he was the one who jumped out…I didn't push him, if that's what you're insinuating!" Rufus cried. Tseng bit back a yell of frustration. Any more of this nonsense and he was going to sprout grey hairs…

"Okay, okay. I'll go get him. You just get to the 70th floor. You have a dead father to say goodbye to" he said. He heard Rufus snort.

"More like good riddance…" he snapped, closing off the connection. Tseng sighed again.

"Let's go get Reno…before that Mukki guy finds him and molests him" he said, and the Turks departed.

~ * ~

Rufus sighed happily.

So the old man finally got what was coming to him… he thought, as his helicopter landed on the 70th floor balcony. He was stepping out when a short, fat old man rushed towards him. It was Palmer, head of the Space Program division of Shinra.

"Mr. President, sir! It was terrible!" he cried. Rufus frowned.

"What?"

"I saw Sephiroth! With my very own eyes, sir! He murdered your father!" Palmer exclaimed. Rufus nodded calmly.

"So…So Sephiroth was actually here…By the way," He began, but paused to look at the large group of people that had assembled in front of him. Palmer ran to Rufus' helicopter, hiding inside it, as the chopper hovered and circled the HQ like a vulture.

"Who are you guys?" he asked.

"I'm Cloud, former SOLDIER First Class!" The blonde exclaimed. Rufus looked Cloud over.

Hmm…he certainly is easy on the eye…I wonder if…no, he'd never want to join me…Rufus thought, disappointed. The black man began shadowboxing.

"I'm from AVALANCHE!" he said. The brunette raised her hand.

"Same here!" she said. Rufus' eyes flicked to Aeris.

"…a flower girl from the slums." She said. The fire-red beast near her nodded slightly.

"…a research specimen" it said. Rufus shrugged.

"What a crew." He said, flicking his hair back. "Well, I'm Rufus. The President of Shinra Inc." he said importantly, gauging Cloud's reaction. He could see the spiky-haired blonde was confused, switching between impressed and disgusted. The black man snorted.

"You only President, 'cause yer old man died!" he snapped, intending the remark to be hurtful. Rufus nodded.

"That's right." He said calmly, making the large man's face screw up with rage. "I'll let you hear my new appointment speech."

Rufus began walking towards Tifa, and slowly began his speech.

"…Old man tried to control the world with money. It seems to have been working. 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…But I'll do things differently. 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 finished with a hair flick. Now Cloud looked angry.

Hmm…maybe that was the wrong thing to say…but he is rather cute when he's angry! Rufus thought, gazing at the pretty blonde once more.

"He likes to make speeches just like his father." The brunette claimed. Cloud looked to the man with a gun-arm.

"Get outta this building with Aeris!" he exclaimed.

"What?" the big man asked. Cloud looked exasperated.

"I'll explain later! Barret! This is the real crisis for the Planet!" Cloud cried. Barret looked puzzled.

"The hell's that supposed to mean?" he asked. Rufus bit back a snide remark…this conversation didn't include him, as much as he would like to think otherwise. Cloud looked even more exasperated.

"I'll tell you later! Just take my word for it now! I'll go after I take care of him!" he yelled. Rufus' mind went straight to the gutter at Cloud's mention of 'taking care' of him.

Stop it, Rufus…come on, you can keep your cool around him, you know you can! He told himself. Barret sighed.

"Awright, Cloud!" he replied, and ran off, the others following close behind. Cloud turned to look at Rufus, their gazes locking. Cloud's stare was hard, and harsh, whereas Rufus' was simply even, and curious.

"Why do you want to fight me?" Rufus asked calmly. Cloud pointed at him.

"You seek the Promised Land, and Sephiroth." He said. Rufus nodded.

"Hm, exactly. Mm? Did you know that Sephiroth is an Ancient?" he asked. Cloud looked unimpressed.

Geez, what will it take to make this guy loosen up a little? Rufus wondered.

"…A lot has happened. Anyway, I can't let you or Sephiroth have the Promised Land!" he exclaimed. Rufus gave him a sad look.

"I see. I guess this means we won't become friends." He said, sounding genuinely disappointed. They began their battle, with Dark Nation being summoned to Rufus' aid. Cloud disposed of the guardian, but not before it had cast Barrier on Rufus. Rufus used up many shotgun cartridges, before Cloud got his limit break. He attempted to use it on Rufus, but due to the Barrier, it hardly hurt him at all.

"Heh, heh, heh…" Rufus laughed. Cloud became enraged, using Bio spell after Bio spell until Rufus was very badly poisoned.

"Heh, that's all for today." Rufus said, as the still-circling helicopter picked him up and carried him to safety.

He's good…if only he was evil, too…we'd make…such…a great pair…Rufus thought, before falling unconscious.

~ * ~

"Reno! You stupid drunk…" Tseng chastised, as he finally found his fallen lover. He scooped him up into his arms and carried him back to where the two other Turks were waiting. Rude laughed at his 'brother's' drunkenness, before they all piled back into the helicopter. Reno woke up halfway through the flight, glancing blearily at his lover's face.

"Tsengy? That you?" he asked slowly. The blurry face broke into a smile, of sorts.

"YES, IT'S ME!" Tseng shouted. (To Reno's ears he was shouting, but in actual fact he wasn't)

"Don' shout a' me…wan' go home, tired" Reno mumbled. The blurry face kissed him gently, and Reno grinned inwardly.

"Not tired no more…!" he insisted, before attempting to kiss Tseng. The Asian Turk sighed, and pushed him down.

"NO, RENO!" he said/shouted. Reno decided to seduce him once they arrived home, so he shut his mouth and settled down.

The helicopter landed at the helipad, at the same time Rufus' helicopter landed. The pilot of Rufus' chopper leapt out.

"The President's badly poisoned!" he said. Rude and Elena helped carry Rufus to his and Rude's room, while Tseng lugged Reno into theirs.

"Esuna!" he said, while holding a Heal Materia. Reno's drunkenness disappeared. Elena appeared in their room, and reached out for the materia.

"Need it for Rufus…he's poisoned worse than we thought" she said. Tseng handed it to her, and she rushed back to Rufus. Tseng glanced at Reno, who was reaching over, and undoing his pants.

"Reno…" Tseng warned, slapping at Reno's hands. His lover pouted, and Tseng sighed. He curled up into bed with his beloved, and held him close.

"I wonder how Rufus will cope with the Presidency?" he whispered, as Reno fiddled with a button on his shirt.

"Mmm-hmm" the occupied redhead mumbled. Tseng sighed again.

"The dawning of a new era…with Rufus as our President, we should have a happier life. Think about it, Reno! The president, our boss, is also one of our good friends!" he exclaimed. Reno began making little frustrated noises, before gnawing on the offending button.

"Nngh! Stupid button!…uh, that's great, babe!" he said. Tseng sighed for the third time in a row.

Might as well stop trying, Tseng…when he's in the mood, he's in the mood. It's not like you mind, though…you're feeling just as frisky! He told himself.

"Success!" Reno exclaimed, as he spat out a button. Tseng looked at his shirt. There was a small wet circle where Reno had been chewing, and a button was missing, now sitting in Reno's hand.

"Reno! That was my good shirt!" Tseng cried. The redhead nipped at Tseng's ear.

"That's what ya get for trying to stop me…" he sniggered.

Reno…ah, no matter what he does, I can't help but love the little minx…

End of Part Six.

Look out for Part Seven: Boredom, Babysitting and Parades.

Eheheheh…well, that was unproductive and silly!! I think…I'm not sure.

The next part will probably be nearly as silly…anything with a parade is silly!

This shall be the longest series I have ever written!!

Well I can't be bothered with authors notes at the bottom, cos its 10pm and I'm tiresd and making mistakeds and I'll leave thaie mistakes in cos its alweauys funny to do things like that and I'm rambling so I think I had better go now…buyt, opps bye bye!

~ Wannon-chan ~