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Reactor No. 1

"The train platform is up ahead." Shouted Barret to his team. "Um. Barret, I don't
think it was a good idea to get Darcy mad. After all, she knows Tae Kwon Do." Said Richard in a
worried manor. "She's just a girl and needs to be put in her place." Said Barret in a confident
tone. Kevin then looked up at Barret and said, "It's you life, but if I were you, I'd apologize."

The team then ran onto the platform and into the train, "It's too late to go back now."
Said Barret, "Anyway, why do you let that girl push you guys around, she's just a girl." He
continued. "She may be a girl but she's a girl who knows how to cause pain." Said Kyle, who
also looked a little worried. "We'll worry about that later. Right now we should be concerned
with our mission to blow up Mako Reactor No. 1." Said Barret to the group.

The train ride was uneventful until Biggs, Wedge, and Jesse took out the conductor.
"Well, phase 1 is complete, now, onto phase 2. Dear god man, you aren't really going to fight
with a paper airplane, are you?" asked Barret to Scott. "Why not? I did take out that guard back
there with it." Said Scott confidently. "Did you forget that you only poked out his eye with it.
Darcy was the one who knocked him out." Said Richard. "Oh yeah." Said Scott who had just
remembered it.

The train then pulled into the station and some Shinra guards walked passed it. Barret led
the attack and jumped onto the last two guards, knocking them out. Cloud was the last one off
the train. The team then ran through the door at the end of the boarding platform towards the
front gate that led to the mako reactor. At the gate, Barret spoke to Cloud about his past in Solider
while Biggs, Wedge, and Jesse tried to hack through the electric lock to open the gate.

When they got the gate open Barret said, "Now listen up. The path to reactor is full of
guards, machines, and monsters. Try to stay with a partner so you don't get yourself killed. I'll
stay with solider boy." Said Barret. Everyone nodded and ran inside. They ran back and forth
through a maze of machinery before reaching a doorway that led to the reactor's location.

Inside the doorway was a catwalk that led to two doors, the left one that led outside, and
the right one that went deeper into the Reactor, everyone but Wedge went to the right one.
Passing through the right doorway, they came upon more doors with electronic locks. Biggs and
Jesse easily took care of that problem.

Biggs then stayed behind as look out while the rest of the team ran into the elevator, but
before they entered it Kevin ran into the control room and came out with a Phoenix down. When
he returned they entered the elevator. It went down a couple floors finally coming to a stop.
They exited it and ran down three flights of stairs coming to another doorway. Going through it,
the team jumped over gaps and walked on pipes and girders and came to a ladder. Jesse then
stayed here to keep watch.

The team descended the ladder to come to another platform with a save point. Realizing
that Scott was still with them, Kevin ran over to it and said, "Save." The group then ran down the
catwalk to finally come to the heart of the reactor. "Set the bomb already." Barret yells to Cloud
who then clutches his head for a few seconds before setting up the charges. After the charges are
set, an alarm goes off and a Robot engages them in battle.

Since a paper airplane can't harm a robot, Scott stayed out. "What is that?" asked Barret.
"It's the Guard Scorpion. It protects the No. 1 Mako Reactor." Said Richard. They got ready and
finally started the battle.

Cloud starts things up by casting Bolt on it while Barret and Kyle run back to get some
distance from its claws. Richard and Kevin then charged ahead at the robot and franticly slashed
and jabbed at it trying to cut of its power. After gaining some ground, Kyle and Barret turned and
fired at the giant robotic.

After avoiding its claws for a few minutes, the robot lifted its tail and Richard yelled,
"Don't attack or it'll counterattack us back with its Tail Laser." Everyone followed what he said
and tried to dodge and defend themselves from the claws until it put its tail down. After it put
down its tail they continued their assault on the scorpion until it was destroyed.

After it fell, Cloud went back to the bomb and set it. "We have ten minutes before it
blows. We have to get out of here. Now!" shouted Cloud. Everyone nodded and made a run for
the ladder. They climbed up and saw Jesse had gotten her leg stuck. After pulling it loose, they
ran back to the elevator to leave the reactor.

Leaving the elevator, they got Biggs and ran back to the first catwalk, where Wedge was
waiting for them with the now open door leading out of the reactor. Of course, they ran through
it. When they got through, the bomb blew up destroying the mako reactor.

Outside, Barret says, "We're not out of the woods yet. We still have to get back to the
train. We have to split up to avoid suspicion. The train will leave in five minutes whether your on
it or not." With that he runs off with other members. They get back to the train in time, but Cloud
is nowhere to be seen.

They want to wait but can't. After passing under a bridge they hear a thump from the roof
of the train. They think it's nothing until Cloud comes swinging through the door into the train
car. They're all happy to see him except Barret who looks like he was upset by the dramatic
entrance. They all then go up to the next car and wait till they get back to their station.

While waiting, Jesse explains the checkpoint system to the others to pass the time. In no
time at all they arrive back at the Sector 7 Slums. They all run back to the bar but the four friends
enter with caution. Barret sees this and enters the bar saying, "I can't believe you're scared of a
little gi-" this time Barret didn't get to finish because Darcy had closelined him the moment he
came through the door. "He deserved that." Said Darcy with a smirk on her face.