Sentinel
"Get down!" Cloud pushed his daughter past him and dived to the left, narrowly avoiding a trail of red laser shots. Cloud looked up and saw an old Shinra sentinel standing on top of one of the buildings. It looked down at Cloud and fired again. Cloud jumped away quickly, but not quickly enough. A blast of red laser it him in the shoulder. Cloud fell to the ground and screamed in agony.
"Cloud!" Barrett shouted, rounding the corner and looking at his comrade. Barrett looked up at the sentinel. "A'right you hunk'a junk, come on!"
Barrett raised his gun-arm and fired on the Sentinel. He looked around and saw Aeris firing her crossbow at it.
"Yuffie get Aeris." He shouted. Wolves were one thing; this was a big robot with lasers. Yuffie didn't question that, she waited for a second and then made a sprint across the village. The Sentinel ignored her and turned its attention onto Barrett. Barrett looked at it and his eyes widened as missile packs appeared from the robot. One of the missiles fired at Barrett. He dived to his right and watched the missiles fly past. The arced around and began flying back towards him.
"Shit!" he shouted. He jumped to his feet and began to run towards the Inn. The missiles began to catch up to him.
"Barrett duck down!" Barrett ducked down instantly and the missiles flew past him. Again they arced back around. Barrett heard gun fire and the missiles exploded in mid-air. Barrett looked and saw Vincent standing just outside the doorway to the Inn, Red was right behind him. Vincent held out a hand to help his friend up. Barrett took his hand and pulled himself up.
"Thanks." He said.
"BARRETT!" they all turned and the Sentinel was right on top of Yuffie. Red shot past the both of them and towards the Sentinel. Barrett turned to Vincent.
"Get Cloud outta here." He said. Vincent turned to look at him. "The Highwind'll be back soon." Vincent nodded and began to make his way to Cloud. Barrett looked back over at the Sentinel. Red was running in between it's legs and Yuffie was standing to one side, cheering him on. Barrett looked across the horizon and saw the Highwind in the distance. Barrett pulled out his PHS and called the Highwind.
"Yeah." Cid answered.
"Cid."
"Hey Barrett, I got your kid."
"GO FOR THE LEGS RED!!" Yuffie shouted from behind the Sentinel.
"This would be much easier if you helped." Red replied, diving through its legs.
"It would, wouldn't it?" she said, not moving.
"Nevermind." Red replied.
"Cid? We're gonna need you to pick us up. Jus' throw the ladder over the side."
"Ok." A laser blast flew past Barrett's head and hit the Inn sign, knocking it off it's hinge and into the snow.
"Gotta go." Barrett walked over to the mini-battlefield. "Yuffie, on it's back!"
"Wha'?"
"Cut the wires on it's...I'll do it myself." Barrett ran across the snow as fast as he could. He jumped for the Sentinel and grabbed it's back. The Sentinel began to move around wildly trying to shake him off.
"Whoa!" Barrett shouted. Trying to hold on.
"Yeah! Go Barrett!" Yuffie shouted.
"Yuffie! Shut up and help Vincent get Cloud onto the Highwind!" Barrett was flung off the robot and landed with a thud in the snow. The Sentinel turned around and pointed it's laser down at him.
"NO!" Aeris shouted. She jumped out of her hiding position and drew her sword. "Barrier!" she shouted. She raised the sword above her head and pointed it at Barrett. Barrett rolled over and looked up at the sentinel. He stared at the laser, wide-eyed. The Sentinel fired its laser at him and he watched it, waited for the pain to hit him. But it didn't. The laser blast hit the barrier and dispersed. Barrett took his chance. He jumped up quickly and grabbed some of the wires that were on the front of him. He pulled as hard as he could and ripped them out. The sentinel stumbled, temporarily stunned. Barrett summoned the last of his strength.
"RED! THE ONES AT THE BACK!" he shouted and slumped back down to the ground. Red moved with the sentinel, trying to stay behind it. He took the opportunity when it presented itself. He jumped for the sentinel's back wires. He reached up with the jump and grabbed the wiring with his teeth. He yanked his head back and fell to the ground, pulling the wires out. The sentinel fizzled for a moment, then collapsed. Red wandered over to Aeris and Barrett. They were the only ones left to climb up to the Highwind. Barrett slowly climbed to his feet with the help of Aeris.
"Hang on Uncle Barrett, you'll be okay." She said. She helped him stumble to the ladder dropped down by the Highwind.
On top of the Inn, un-noticed by any of them, a cloaked figure watched them go, smiling to himself.
"Get down!" Cloud pushed his daughter past him and dived to the left, narrowly avoiding a trail of red laser shots. Cloud looked up and saw an old Shinra sentinel standing on top of one of the buildings. It looked down at Cloud and fired again. Cloud jumped away quickly, but not quickly enough. A blast of red laser it him in the shoulder. Cloud fell to the ground and screamed in agony.
"Cloud!" Barrett shouted, rounding the corner and looking at his comrade. Barrett looked up at the sentinel. "A'right you hunk'a junk, come on!"
Barrett raised his gun-arm and fired on the Sentinel. He looked around and saw Aeris firing her crossbow at it.
"Yuffie get Aeris." He shouted. Wolves were one thing; this was a big robot with lasers. Yuffie didn't question that, she waited for a second and then made a sprint across the village. The Sentinel ignored her and turned its attention onto Barrett. Barrett looked at it and his eyes widened as missile packs appeared from the robot. One of the missiles fired at Barrett. He dived to his right and watched the missiles fly past. The arced around and began flying back towards him.
"Shit!" he shouted. He jumped to his feet and began to run towards the Inn. The missiles began to catch up to him.
"Barrett duck down!" Barrett ducked down instantly and the missiles flew past him. Again they arced back around. Barrett heard gun fire and the missiles exploded in mid-air. Barrett looked and saw Vincent standing just outside the doorway to the Inn, Red was right behind him. Vincent held out a hand to help his friend up. Barrett took his hand and pulled himself up.
"Thanks." He said.
"BARRETT!" they all turned and the Sentinel was right on top of Yuffie. Red shot past the both of them and towards the Sentinel. Barrett turned to Vincent.
"Get Cloud outta here." He said. Vincent turned to look at him. "The Highwind'll be back soon." Vincent nodded and began to make his way to Cloud. Barrett looked back over at the Sentinel. Red was running in between it's legs and Yuffie was standing to one side, cheering him on. Barrett looked across the horizon and saw the Highwind in the distance. Barrett pulled out his PHS and called the Highwind.
"Yeah." Cid answered.
"Cid."
"Hey Barrett, I got your kid."
"GO FOR THE LEGS RED!!" Yuffie shouted from behind the Sentinel.
"This would be much easier if you helped." Red replied, diving through its legs.
"It would, wouldn't it?" she said, not moving.
"Nevermind." Red replied.
"Cid? We're gonna need you to pick us up. Jus' throw the ladder over the side."
"Ok." A laser blast flew past Barrett's head and hit the Inn sign, knocking it off it's hinge and into the snow.
"Gotta go." Barrett walked over to the mini-battlefield. "Yuffie, on it's back!"
"Wha'?"
"Cut the wires on it's...I'll do it myself." Barrett ran across the snow as fast as he could. He jumped for the Sentinel and grabbed it's back. The Sentinel began to move around wildly trying to shake him off.
"Whoa!" Barrett shouted. Trying to hold on.
"Yeah! Go Barrett!" Yuffie shouted.
"Yuffie! Shut up and help Vincent get Cloud onto the Highwind!" Barrett was flung off the robot and landed with a thud in the snow. The Sentinel turned around and pointed it's laser down at him.
"NO!" Aeris shouted. She jumped out of her hiding position and drew her sword. "Barrier!" she shouted. She raised the sword above her head and pointed it at Barrett. Barrett rolled over and looked up at the sentinel. He stared at the laser, wide-eyed. The Sentinel fired its laser at him and he watched it, waited for the pain to hit him. But it didn't. The laser blast hit the barrier and dispersed. Barrett took his chance. He jumped up quickly and grabbed some of the wires that were on the front of him. He pulled as hard as he could and ripped them out. The sentinel stumbled, temporarily stunned. Barrett summoned the last of his strength.
"RED! THE ONES AT THE BACK!" he shouted and slumped back down to the ground. Red moved with the sentinel, trying to stay behind it. He took the opportunity when it presented itself. He jumped for the sentinel's back wires. He reached up with the jump and grabbed the wiring with his teeth. He yanked his head back and fell to the ground, pulling the wires out. The sentinel fizzled for a moment, then collapsed. Red wandered over to Aeris and Barrett. They were the only ones left to climb up to the Highwind. Barrett slowly climbed to his feet with the help of Aeris.
"Hang on Uncle Barrett, you'll be okay." She said. She helped him stumble to the ladder dropped down by the Highwind.
On top of the Inn, un-noticed by any of them, a cloaked figure watched them go, smiling to himself.