"Where
the hell is the detonator?!"
A
Wutai soldier shouted.
"Here."
The
Wutai soldier took the detonator from another soldier and took a look at it.
"All
charges placed?" The Wutai soldier asked again.
"All
charges were placed but we still have a few men inside." A soldier reported.
The
Wutai Soldier that was holding the detonator grumbled. Godo would surely kill
him if he failed. Not only Godo, but everybody in the army will do the same.
"What
the hell took them so long?!" the Wutai soldier shouted.
"They
are coming!" another soldier reported.
Now
he started getting more and more nervous. He looked at the entrance of the
tunnel but still no sign of the few soldiers that planted the bomb.
"Here
they are!"
The
Wutai soldier took a look. He saw five Wutai soldiers running out from the
tunnel.
"Blow
this place up! Quick! They are here already!" One of the five soldiers that ran
out shouted.
Echos
of footsteps were heard. It came from a huge army. They were getting closer and
closer.
"Here
it goes. Take cover!"
An
explosion that shook the earth occurred. It was so loud that it almost deaf all
those soldier nearby. The soldiers took cover behind rock but they still felt
the intense waves of pressure emitted by the explosion. Those were real
powerful bombs.
After
a while, the Wutai soldier peeked from their cover. They rubbed their eye and
saw the entrance of the tunnel sealed.
"We
done it!"
Soon,
cheers and laughters filled the sky. They just succeeded in stopping the
ancient army from advancing.
"Godo
will be happy to hear this." The Wutai soldier said.
The
soldiers were jumping happily when suddenly, a high pitched sound was heard.
Then, an explosion was heard. The explosion made the rock flew straight at the
Wutai soldiers and hit many of them. Many were injured.
Those
who weren't hit covered themselves with their hands. This explosion came too
suddenly.
After
a while, the explosion stopped. The Wutai soldiers got up and took a look at
the tunnel. The tunnel was unsealed. In only a while, a few powerful bolts
struck a few Wutai soldier.
"Charge!"
The
Wutai Soldier shouted. The remaining Wutai soldiers charged into the tunnel.
But in just a few seconds, everything went silent. The Wutai soldiers never
came out.
"Unknown
army spotted onto the south sir!" The soldier in the watchtower shouted.
Joseph
nodded. He looked at the south. It seems the Wutai warriors had failed. It is
now up to them to stop this threat.
"All
unit get into battle positions!" Joseph commanded.
Soon,
all Shinra soldiers took their positions and awaited Joseph's next command.
"Any
orders left?"
Joseph
turned his head. He saw the Avalanche standing behind him. They were in full
combat form.
"I
wanted you all to sit in Midgar and defend it. All of us are. The plate on top
will provide you all cover from the rain of fireballs. When they come in, just
beat the hell out of them." Joseph said.
The
members of the Avalanche nodded. They knew what to do.
"What
about you?" Cloud asked Joseph.
"I
am going to lead the front line defense. We will attack them with long range
weapons and will retreat when they come nearer. Then, you all lead an army to
engage into close range battle." Joseph replied.
"Neat
plan. What about the mako cannon?" Cloud asked.
Joseph
shook his head. The members of the Avalanche understood what he meant. The mako
cannon probably won't be repaired in time and they couldn't use it.
"What
about the Wutai army? They probably should be on their way." Yuffie asked.
"Don't
bother about them. They will help if they wanted to." Joseph answered.
"Why
don't you form an alliance with the Wutai army?" Aeris suggested.
"There
is no way we are going to form an alliance. Even if I agree, my men will surely
disagree. We were enemies once and we can't just forget that." Joseph replied.
"ETA
of enemy troop, 15 minutes!" the soldier in the watchtower shouted.
"Okay,
everybody. Let's get mosey." Joseph said.
"What?!
I can't believe it! Ya speak like Cloud too!" Barret exclaimed.
"Yea!
Put in more spirit man!" Yuffie continued.
"Okay,
so…move yer $&( a$$ or I will…" Joseph said but was cut off.
"Move
out!" Cloud shouted.
Everybody
nodded. They followed Cloud into Midgar.
"This
time you sound too much like Cid." Aeris told Joseph before she left.
Joseph
looked at the Avalanche as they left. He took a deep breath, and walked towards
his men that are ready to engage in battle.
"Move
yer %^($#% a$$ faster!!!" Cid shouted at his men.
Ever
since they heard that the ancient army was just not far away, they rushed their
work. They quickly patch up the vital parts of the cannon just to make it work.
"Sir!
We are done!" A member of his crew shouted.
Cid
pulled himself out from under the cannon. He face was covered with sooth and
black oil. But all these didn't bother him. He was just happy that the cannon
is repaired.
"Power
it up!" Cid shouted.
"Aye
aye sir." A crew answered and switch on the power supply.
"Cid
waited as one of his men power up the cannon. He can't wait to use it.
"What
the hell took ya so long to press the damn switch?!" Cid shouted angrily.
"I
switched it on sir. But it just wouldn't work!" The crew replied.
Cid
was shocked to hear this. The cannon just won't start up.
"Ray,
check the power cables. John, go check the computers." Cid commanded his crew
to check what's wrong.
Cid
himself went to check the control of the cannon. It looked like nothing was wrong.
"Nothing
wrong here sir."
"Me
too."
The
two of his crew shouted. Cid just can't figure out what's wrong.
In
a distance, Cid could see bright lights slowly forming. The ancient army was
going to use their long-range attack.
Cid
examined the controls. He tried to look at it carefully but he can't. He was
running out of time.
"Damn
^(##@$((*&^&%^&!!!!!!"
Cid
cursed at the control panels and hit it with his fist. He was so angry until he
couldn't control his temper.
Suddenly
the sound of something powering up was heard. Cid took a look at the cannon, it
was powering up. Cid can't believe that after he just hit the controls the
cannon will work. He leaped with joy and sat down on a chair nearby.
"Everybody
get to their positions! We are gonna rock!" Cid commanded.
In
only a while, Cid's crew was in their positions and operating the cannon. Cid
took a look at the direction of the ancient army. The light is getting brighter
and brighter.
"Enemy
at six o'clock!" Cid shouted.
"I've
got an aim. Shall I fire?" Cid crew asked.
"Blast
em." Cid said with a grin on his face.
"Fire!"
A
loud blast was heard. The cannon just fired and a huge shell shot towards the
ancient army in full speed. Then, there was a huge explosion.
"We've
got a hit!" Cid's crew shouted.
Cid
smiled. He took out a binocular and observed the ancient army. It hit just a
small part of the army. The enemy were now scattering and they were now harder
to hit.
"Blast
em again." Cid commanded.
"Fire!"
Another
blast was heard. This time, the explosion wasn't as powerful and it missed the
target.
"Damn!
Prepare of another shot!" Cid said.
Cid
looked around. All the while he felt like something was missing. He didn't
really bother about it because he was too busy. Be now he was getting more and
more uneasy. Then, suddenly something came into his mind.
"Had
anybody saw Shera?" Cid asked his crew. Everyone stared at him with horror.