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SOLDIER
Carrier Summery:
Name:
Cloud Strife
Class:
1st*
Rank:
Lieutenant-Commander
Weapon:
'Braver' Class Broadsword
Authorisation
Level: Executive
Status:
M.I.A. (Missing In Action)
Comments: Cloud Strife has been a fine member of SOLDIER. Primarily
brought into SOLDIER at the age of thirteen by the Turks as a healer and Magic
backup, Strife has been acknowledged for his bravery in the last year of the
Wutai war for saving a command group single-handedly (See Honours Report
h426.54). This lead to his promotion into First-Class at fourteen and
First-Class-Star at sixteen. Since then he and his partner Zack Riley have been
involved in some of the most remembered events in SOLDIER's history. After
being promoted to second-in-command after Sephiroth's recommendations, he has
been working with Sephiroth and has commanded numerous missions. On the
downside Strife has refused to be examined by the Head Of Scientific Research
and has also gone against direct orders by his superiors because of ethical reasons.
Strife has now been M.I.A. for five years after Incident n893.93, due to
circumstances Strife's authorisation level is still active until it is proven
he is a threat to the Organisation.
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Logging off.
1. Just A Touch
Of Power Shopping
Cloud moved into Wall Market with Aeris
beside him and Barret in close pursuit. He shuddered involuntarily as he looked
over the place. His mind coming back to the last time he was here. He steeled
himself not to think about it as he moved past the hotel ignoring the call from
the man standing outside.
"Well we're here, now what?" Aeris
asked.
"Now? Now we go and kick…" Barret
started but was cut off by Cloud's risen hand.
"I don't think causing a scene so early
on. I think the best thing to do is to try and infiltrate the mansion."
Cloud said as they moved further into the market.
"And how do you plan to do that
hotshot?" Barret said as Aeris giggled.
"Hum." He looked around even though
the Market was slightly run down. 'Look at this place, it has a weapons shop, Materia
shop, an inn, pub, clothes shop, item… Hold on clothes shop, weapons shop.' He
smiled. "I think I've got it Barret." He started along to the shop
across the street.
"A clothes shop?" Barret asked.
"Yep. Come on Aeris it's time for some
shopping." He led her into the shop leaving Barret outside.
Unlike outside the place looked clean and
simple, there was a small rails of clothes and footwear. Cloud moved up to the
counter to see a woman sitting down reading a Shinra paper. "Hi. Do you do
clothes to Shinra standards."
She sat up and smiled the man in front of
her. "Why yes sir."
"Good."
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Aeris emerged from the changing rooms.
"Well?" She was wearing a crisp and smart ankle length navy skirt, a
basic white blouse with the top two buttons undone and a suit jacket to match
her skirt. She also wore a pair of flat shoes which matched.
"It's perfect, you defiantly fit the
part." Cloud said as he passed the woman at the counter an amount of gil.
As they left the thought hit Cloud. "Hold on there's something wrong."
He looked to see that it was her Guard Stick. "We're going to have
to get you a new staff." Cloud knew that the Shinra administration
department, commonly known as the Turks were equipped fairly well usually
having Mythril or better weapons, Aeris staff was obviously not of this
quality.
They left the clothes shop to see Barret
still waiting outside. "Whoa! She really does look like one. My only
question is can she pull it off."
That had been on Cloud's mind as well, to be
honest he wasn't sure if she could. But he had already thought about it and it
would be easier for him to start the fight inside the mansion than going
straight in. "Don't worry Barret we'll be able to sort out any resistance
we get once we get inside. But first things first." He led Aeris across
the Market to the weapons shop.
The first thing he noticed as he entered the
shop was a Mythril Staff on the wall, he also noticed the last thing he
needed for his disguise. He moved up to the counter.
"Hey there!" The assistant said as
Cloud moved up to the counter. "What can I do for ya."
"How much is that Mythril Staff."
He heard the price and instantly brought out a gil pouch. "I'll have the
staff, two Mythril Armlets and that coat. He pointed to the coat next to
the staff, it was a basic Shinra over coat with marking of SOLDIER on it. With
his helmet it would be perfect. He paid the money before handing the staff and
his Shinra Alpha bangle to Aeris.
"Thanks Cloud." She placed her old
staff and armour onto the table, replacing it with the new equipment. Cloud
quickly changed his overcoat and placed on the helmet.
"Well no putting off the
inevitable." He led her outside up to where Barret was again waiting.
"Well you took you sweet f…" he
stopped himself from swearing after seeing Aeris face. "Sorry force of
habit." He said quietly.
"Barret I want you to go back to Sector
Seven and check on how the others are doing." He told the burly man as
they started moving towards the mansion.
Barret stopped and folded his arms across his
chest before he began to grumble. "Who made you the boss, 'Spike'."
Cloud turned to his friend and then said
something that had been on his mind since he got back. "Just out of
curiosity, where did you pluck 'Spike' out of anyway?"
"Lookie at you hair Sherlock." This
started Aeris giggling again. However Cloud went straight back onto topic.
"Barret, I've been thinking about what
you told me earlier about that guy messing with the door mechanisms and I don't
like it."
"An' you want me to go back ta Sector
Seven to blast the crap out of the damn Shinra if they show their faces."
Barret perked up at saying this.
"Got it in one." Cloud said.
"Aeris and I will find Tifa and shall I say, 'extract' information from
him."
Barret smiled at this and then said.
"Well watch ya back Spike."
"Thanks Barret." Cloud replied as
he watched Barret run back towards Sector Seven. 'Well here goes nothing.'
2. Into The Domain Of A Pervert
The two moved up to the mansion, by now Cloud
had given Aeris the full low-down on what she had to do, she moved up to the
door and greeted the thug there handing him a sheet of paper.
"Ah the boss has been waiting for
ya." He said as he led them into the main hallway. "Wait 'ere."
He moved out the room towards the office upstairs.
When he was gone Aeris looked at Cloud.
"Now what?"
"I think the best place to find the Don
will be with his…" Cloud couldn't finish. "…girl for the night, so
it's probable he's upstairs. I don't think that these disguises will get us any
further Aeris." He finished.
"You're right." She then headed for
the female toilets. "Don't peek!" She said giggling as she vanished
from sight. Cloud could only shake his head at her last remark.
"Oi SOLDIER! Where's the Turk? Show me
your ID!" The guard asked coming closer, Cloud quickly realised that he
would have to kill the guard, quickly and silently. He ducked backwards drawing
his blade before slamming the butt of the Executioner into the thug's
throat damaging his vocal cord before he recovered Cloud slashed horizontally
separating his head from his body.
"Hey what are you doin'." Shouted
another firing his gun at Cloud. He used the broad side of the Executioner
to block the attacks before three more appeared on the scene. Quickly he
sheathed his blade and started to cast.
'Thundara' 'All'
The rest of the guards were now on the floor
as Aeris remerged from the toilet. "What did you do?" She said with
mock annoyance. "How come every time I vanish from the scene everyone else
but you ends up on the floor?" She couldn't help giggling.
"Two things. One: That's the first time
I've floored a room of guards since I met you… apart from the Turks' lackeys.
And Two: Our cover was blown anyway." He quickly dumped the overcoat and
slipped on his own attaching the helmet to the back of his belt. "Come on
let's go." He led her up the stairs and to the main doors. "Would you
like me to go first or be a gentleman?"
"Go first please." With that he
kicked open the door moving into the room to see it was empty. He smiled as he
started to head towards the main doors to the Don's bedroom. As he was next to
the door he could here voices from inside.
"Now Don… Honey." The last bit was
said was said a bit unsurely. "I just want to ask you a question
first." He instantly recognised the voice to be Tifa's
"Don't worry, I'll show you how it's
done babe!" The voice was slightly hyper.
"No that's not what I was meant!"
Tifa's voice was now loud and distraught. "Oh my God! Put it away
please!"
Cloud had heard enough, he kicked down the
door walking into the room.
"Cloud!" Tifa shouted as she jumped
off the bed and vanished behind the dressing screen.
"What the?!!" Corneo shouted.
"A man!" Cloud wasn't sure what scared the Don more. The fact that a
man had enter his mansion or that the man had a really long sword in his hand.
"Personal visit from AVALANCHE."
Cloud introduced himself. "We're going to ask a few questions from you.
Answer them any you won't get hurt."
Tifa reappeared wearing her fighting gear.
"Why are your cronies snooping around Sector 7?"
The Don stayed quiet.
"Answer me!" Tifa shouted at the
Don, becoming angry.
Cloud put a hand on her shoulder to calm her
down before saying in an unnaturally calm voice "Answer her
question." When the Don didn't he lifted his blade to the Don's groin, his
face staying plain. "If you don't I'll chop it off." A sly grin
appeared on Tifa's face as she saw the look on the Don's.
"No! Anything but that! They asked me to
find out who the man with the gun-arm was! They then wanted me to make sure he
couldn't leave the sector."
"Who are they?" Cloud asked
"I can't tell you that! He'll kill
me!" Corneo shouted.
Suddenly Aeris came forward. "I think
it's in your best interests to tell us Mr. Corneo." Aeris asked breaking
her character, putting a foot on his bed. "If you don't answer, I'll rip
it off." Cloud had to smile at that.
"Yip! Okay, okay! It was
Heidegger!" He said.
"You mean of Shinra's Head of Peace
Preservation? What's he up to?" The Don stayed quiet. "Answer me or
I'll smash it!"
"God1 You guy are serious, well I am
too. Shinra are going to crush AVALANCHE and I do mean literally! They're going
to break the support for the sector."
"The support!" Tifa turned to
Cloud. "Cloud will you come with me back to Sector 7."
"You know I will Tifa. I'm not letting
Shinra flatten a sector because of our actions." They all started towards
the door.
"Hold on!" Corneo shouted pulling
back towards the headboard of his bed. "Why do you think someone like me
would tell you all this."
"Because you value you crotch."
Cloud replied ready to leave.
"WRONG!" He pulled a lever by his
bed and the three headed into darkness.
End Of Chapter 5
