Chapter 8: The Angel Ray
The five Turks stood around waiting for Lady Angel and Scarlet to arrive. "Damn. She's the main one talking about be out here at 7 sharp." Trent muttered. Lillith wasn't speaking to him. She wondered if Trent knew that Tifa had escaped. Suddenly, Lady Angel arrived at 7:30, followed by Scarlet. "It's about damn time." Trent hissed and walked over to her.
"Trent. Have you checked on the hostage?" the Shinra Leader asked. He shook his head no. Lady Angel narrowed her eyes. "Well, I went to see her. Properly introduce myself, let her get to know me as I've you've done already."
Trent glared at her, but he didn't speak. "Turns out she's gone. The door was open and there was a puddle of dried blood on the floor." Lady Angel continued. Trent's eyes widened.
"How could she? I had the door securely locked!" he sputtered.
"Well she escaped! Some guy helped her do it too. I saw it." Lillith said.
"I would have expected you to be more careful. But I won't go any further into this matter. We must head to the Midgar Junkyard and get the Sister Ray!" Lady Angel commanded. She motioned for the Turks to follow her. Trent was last.
"I can't believe she's escaped." he muttered to himself. He sighed and ran a hand through his red hair. Deep down, he knew he liked Tifa a lot. She was kind to him and she was the most beautiful woman he'd ever met in his life. "I'll get you back somehow." he whispered and hurried to join the rest of the group.
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Every member of Avalanche was over-joyed when Tifa returned.
"What did those bastards do to you Teef?" Barret asked.
"Nothing. It was fine." she replied softly.
"Fine? Being locked up in a cell? Starving? No change of clothes or a shower?" Elena cried.
"Actually, I didn't starve. Trent brought me food and even a change of clothes." Tifa said. Rude looked at her sharply. "Food? Clothes? Seems like Trent was getting a little close with you Tifa." he said. Realizing, she may have said too much, Tifa changed the subject. "Um. I really need a shower and I'm exhausted. Let's talk later." and with that, she hurried up the stairs of the hotel. "There's somethin' she ain't tellin' us." Cid said taking a long drag on his cigarette. Cloud decided against telling them what he'd saw in his dream.
"So Spike. What's our next plan of action? The first attack didn't do so well y'know?" Cid asked.
"I say we head for the Midgar Junkyard! That's where they're headed now. For the Sister Ray." Cait Sith said. Cloud nodded. "Should we leave Tifa here?" he asked.
"Might as well. She's been through enough for today." Barret replied, then he looked down at Marlene.
"Honey. Go upstairs with Auntie Tifa. We'll be back." he patted her head.
"Ok!" the little girl ran upstairs.
"Are you sure we'll be able to fight them again? I mean, they kicked our asses last time!" Elena protested.
"Sephiroth wasn't even that hard!" Yuffie burst out. Everyone was surprised to hear her say that, since Yuffie usually bragged about how she was the best fighter in the group. Cloud sighed. "Hey. You guys are Avalanche. You beat Sephiroth. I'm sure you can kick their asses." Rude said. Everyone nodded.
"To the Junkyard." Vincent said and they filed out of the hotel.
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"Isn't it beautiful!" Lady Angel whispered.
"Looks like a rusted cannon." Ice snorted. She ignored Ice's comment and walked closer to it. The giant Sister Ray Cannon had been removed from atop of Midgar. It had been stored in the Shinra Junkyard since then.
"Um, how the HELL are we supposed to move this thing outta here?" Trent asked.
"Just like Former President Rufus moved it from Junon." Scarlet snapped.
"But first. We must give it a name." Lady Angel told them.
"I thought it was called 'The Sister Ray?" Gemma asked.
"No, no. How about-the Angel Ray!" Lady Angel cried. She looked at her Turks.
"I don't care what the hell you call It." Trent replied. She glared at him but started climbing the junk and rubble to the top of the cannon. "I hope she falls." Trent muttered, under his breath. Ice snickered and Gemma got a devious smile on her face. She pointed her finger at Lady Angel's feet and said "Aero." the wind spell swept the woman up and caused her to roll down. Gemma could barely contain her laughter as Lady Angel stood up.
"WHO DID THAT?" she commanded. None of the Turks responded, but Ice, Gemma and Trent could barely keep themselves from bursting out laughing. Finally Gemma couldn't hold it any longer. "I…(laugh)…did(laugh)…It." she replied. "I really don't see what is so funny." Lillith said coldly. Raven nodded in agreement.
"You think that's funny. Well, you won't think it's funny when I cut your pay this month." Lady Angel smirked at Gemma. Gemma stopped laughing and gasped. Trent and Ice stopped laughing too. The Shinra Leader started climbing to the cannon again. She didn't fall at all as she reached the top. "It's wonderful!" she called down.
"It's a fucking cannon!" Trent called back.
"Excuse me. I need to be alone for a moment." Lillith walked away from the Turks and out of the Junkyard. She needed to clear her head. "What's with you?" a voice said behind her.
"Trent! What part of ALONE don't you understand?" she growled.
"Easy, easy. What's troubling you Lillith?" Trent asked, putting an arm around her.
"None of your business." she woman inched away from him.
"Fine. I just want the best for my Turks." the red-headed man shrugged. Then he walked away. Lillith was glad to be alone. She had to get out of the Junkyard. She hated Junkyards-ever since she was 16 years old. Lillith had tried to store the painful memory in the back of her mind. Not a soul knew-not even Gemma. She had been walking by the Midgar Junkyard, when a man had cornered her and pulled out a Switchblade. Already an experienced Martial Artist, Lillith knew she could have easily beaten him down. But the way he spoke, the way he looked frightened her. He forced her into the Junkyard and raped her. After he had finished, he'd knocked her unconscious. All Lillith remembered was a lot of blood and being in the hospital. The doctor had told her that her Uterus had been ripped up so badly that she wouldn't be able to ever have children. Lillith sat down on the ground and cried.
Chapter 9: Avalanche vs. The Turks: Round 2
The first thing Cloud saw as they came close to the Junkyard entrance was that strange Purple Haired woman sitting on the ground, crying. "What the hell is she crying for?" he asked.
"Who knows?" Elena whispered back.
"A-CHOO!" Yuffie sneezed.
"You dumb-ass girl!" Cid yelled. Lillith stopped crying and looked up. She knew Avalanche was here. She quickly wiped her eyes and stood up. Cloud saw her hurry into the Junkyard. Soon she returned with the four other Turks and a tall blonde woman and Scarlet. Cloud saw Trent for the first time. "Damn. He looks just like Reno!" Cid spit out his cigarette. "And there's that bitch Scarlet." Barret murmured.
"Come out Avalanche! No use hiding!" Trent yelled. He cracked his knuckles and took out a large knife. Cloud and the others approached them. "Ready for round 2 of 'Get your ass whooped?" Trent asked.
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Tifa showered and went into a hotel room. She had borrowed some clothes from the hotel owner.
"Auntie Tifa?" Marlene was sitting on a bed.
"Where are the others?" Tifa asked.
"They went to fight those mean people." the little girl replied.
"Without me?" Tifa asked shrilly. Marlene nodded. Tifa saw her Premium Heart gloves and some materia laying on a table. Thankful they had brought her weapons and materia she put them on. Then she looked at Marlene. "Marly. Are you going to be ok?" she asked.
"Yes." the little girl replied.
"Um, where'd they go?" she asked. "I think I heard Cait Sith say some kind of Junkyard." Marlene replied.
"Midgar Junkyard!" Tifa ruffled Marlene's hair and hurried out. She ran almost the whole way there. She wasn't going to be left out-but the real reason she was going was because she wanted to see Trent.
"How's Reno doing? His face ok?" Trent asked.
"You son of a bitch! Reno's in the hospital because of that woman who hit him!" Elena yelled angrily. Lillith glared at Elena. "Geez, you guys talk too much." Gemma sighed. She waved her hand; "Comet."
Just as she said the spell, Raven shot at Vincent. Cloud charged at Trent with his sword. Trent barely dodged the slash.
Just as the battle had begun, Tifa arrived. She stopped to catch her breath and looked at the scene before her. All chaos had broke out, the members of Avalanche seemed to be winning. Elena cast an Ultima spell, damaging all the Turks. Tifa gasped as she saw Trent move at Cloud with incredible speed. He had a large knife in his hand. Cloud missed as he swung at Trent and Trent jabbed the knife into his gut.
"Argh!" Cloud grunted. Trent twisted the knife in further and in an upward motion brought the knife from his gut to his chest. The long gash poured blood and Trent pulled it out. Cloud fell on the ground with a groan. Trent stepped on the wound with his booted foot and put weight on it. Trent leaned down until his face was inches from Clouds.
"You helped Tifa escape last night didn't you?" he asked. Cloud was silent. Trent put more of his weight on his foot. Cloud cried out in agony. "If you don't answer, you'll die." Trent grinned evilly.
"Yes, I did help her escape. I don't know…why you care!" Cloud burst out.
"Thatta boy Strife. When will you and your friends learn that my Turks can't be defeated?" the Turk leader asked.
"Trent! Stop!" Tifa yelled. He whirled around to see her.
"Please! He'll die!" Tifa pleaded. Trent glanced at Cloud's body and took his foot off.
"What are you doing, dumb ass? Don't listen to her!" Lillith yelled at him. Rude took advantage of her distraction and kicked her square in the jaw. Lillith spit out blood and glared at him. Tifa hurried to Cloud and cast Full Cure on him. The wound healed and he stood up shakily. Trent surveyed them.
"Tifa, get back." Cloud raised Ultima Weapon. Trent smirked at them.
"Turks!" a voice yelled. Lady Angel, who had been watching the action had spoken.
"Finish them quickly. We have no time!" she commanded angrily.
Lillith was getting sick of Rude, Yuffie and Cait Sith. Just as Cait Sith smashed his megaphone on her skull, Yuffie threw her Conformer at Lillith's shoulder. Rude punched her in the face and sent her flying. Elena set up Reflect around her just as Gemma cast Fire 3. It bounced back and hit Ice; "Damn it Gemma!" he yelled as he tried to fend off Barret. Raven barely dodged a bullet aimed for his head by Vincent. Avalanche seemed to have the Upper Hand. Meanwhile, Trent, Tifa and Cloud were just standing. Cloud knew something was wrong or Trent would have attacked by now. Suddenly Trent leaped up and hit Cloud with a flying kick right in the chest. Tifa cast Fire 3 on Trent. He staggered but it didn't take much out of him. He faced her and they just stared at each other.
ATTACK YOU IDOT. His Defenses are down! Tifa's mind screamed.
"Why hasn't Trent just killed that woman yet? Isn't that the one he had hostage?" Lady Angel screeched to Scarlet. Scarlet nodded. "Sometimes you have to take matters into your own hands. DARK OBLIVION!" Lady Angel waved her hand at Tifa's turned back. Suddenly the sky turned pitch black and no one could see anything. When it cleared, Trent was down on his back with blood pouring out of almost every opening in his body. He had about a thousand puncture wounds all over.
"Wasn't that meant for Tifa?" Scarlet whispered. The fighting had stopped, and everyone stared at Lady Angel. Barret had Ice in a headlock, Raven and Vincent both had their guns aimed for each other's heads. "Why'd you attack Trent?" Gemma cried. "I-I didn't mean to do that! It was meant for Tifa!" Lady Angel yelled in reply. Tifa knew Trent had shoved her out of the way, he had saved her. She crawled over to him, even though everyone was watching her. "Full Cure." she whispered and she watched his body heal. The blood stopped and he opened his eyes. He stared at Tifa. "Thank…you." he whispered. "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?" Barret roared.
"Why the hell did you cure him?" he screamed at Tifa. But she wasn't listening to him. She was lost in Trent's eyes.
"You saved my life. I should be thanking you." she whispered.
"TURKS! Withdraw!" Lady Angel commanded. Ice wriggled out of Barret's headlock and Raven put away his gun. Lillith cast Cure 3 on herself and walked over to her leader along with Gemma.
"Trent." Lady Angel said icily. The red head sat up and but still had his gaze locked on Tifa. "Are you coming or not?" Gemma out her hands on her hips. "Goodbye Tifa. I'll be seeing you really soon." Trent grabbed her hand and kissed it. Then he walked over to his Turks. They left quickly.
The Members of Avalanche stared at Tifa. "What is going on between you and that man?" Barret demanded.
"None of your business. Just leave me alone!" Tifa yelled. She ran from the Junkyard.
What'd ya think. I guess it's an ok chapter. And I've decided to make things between Trent and Tifa more interesting. Maybe they might even end up together. I'm kinda sick of Tifa/Cloud stories. I wanted her to end up with someone different. And I'm kind of diving into the Turks past a bit more. Ch. 10 will be up soon. Please Review! J
