Chapter 3
Nanaki led the small party to the forest. It wasn't a very long walk at all. It was just south of the cavern, but the plains were filled with creatures. Nanaki helped the recruits fight some off, but for the most part, the party made it to the forest safely. Red XIII parted the trees, and let the group go in before him. "The tree house is not too much farther up ahead," Nanaki informed them. The lion led the group through a wall of bushes, and then through a part of the forest thick with trees. The sun beamed down at them, the leafy treetops ahead blocking only some of it. The forest was fully in bloom, and the leaves were green, and the flowers blossomed. Up ahead in a large tree, it wasn't green though. It was orange and gray. The tree house was on fire, and soldiers of Fort Condor fired up at the tree house. Nanaki panicked, and told his followers to stay calm. Red XIII led the small group around the back, and then they raced up the tree. Flames engulfed the inside of the house up in the tree, and they saw Cait Sith and Yuffie hiding away in one corner of the place. "Yuffie!" Red XIII yelled over the crackling of the fire. The young teenager was overjoyed to see her friend. "Nanaki!" She cried out in happiness. An array of bullets went through the side of the small house. Nanaki ducked down, and the rest of the group hit the floor. "Why are they after you!?" Jes yelled. "They want this land to expand the fort!" Cait Sith replied, stepping out. Cait Sith was a very comical looking figure. He was only a robot, controlled by a man named Reeve in Midgar. Reeve was once part of Shinra, but left after it fell apart. Even though Reeve was part of Shinra, he had fed the party information about the large organization. Cait Sith was large and white, and there was a cat on top of the large looking creature. It was like a giant marshmallow. "We need to get you out of here!" Parker yelled. Yuffie scurried across the floor, and Cait Sith couldn't crawl. He was just too big, so he jumped along, making a very easy target, seeing as some soldiers could see through the windows and see the movement. Bullets whizzed through the house, just barely hitting the large robot. He made it across safely though. "Come on!" Katrina yelled looking at the house starting to fall apart due to the flames. Jes rushed to the edge of the tree house, and leaped out. He cam crashing down in a bush, camouflaged for the moment. There were four guards that noticed the movement and ran to the bush. If Jes didn't so something, when his companions came out, they would surely be killed. Without thinking, Jes fired away with his shotgun. In a spray of blood, the soldiers flew impact from the slugs. Red XIII was the next out. He landed softly next to Jes. Then Parker jumped. Some of the troops noticed us and ran to us. Parker ran to them and rolled through a bush. The soldiers fired their guns, but they had lost sight of him. From their right, Parker jumped off of a small tree. He swirled in the air, and killed two of them. The third was stunned for a moment, and that was just enough time for Parker to cut his head off. Cait Sith bounced down out of the tree, and then Katrina came down after him. Yuffie jumped, but there were three thuds as she jumped. Those three thuds were three bullets penetrating her skin and going into her body. Katrina caught the dying Yuffie and ran with the group out of the forest. Troops chased after them. There were only a few though; Yuffie and Cait Sith were gone from the house, that's all that mattered. The group ran through the plains, but soon had to slow down because Katrina was getting tired of carrying the injured body. They sat down on the grass, only to find that their beloved Yuffie was dead. Red XIII felt something rise up inside of him, maybe a surge of adrenaline, or vengeance, but he ignored it, and told the party to keep going. They dashed across the flatlands, and soon came back to the cavern. Rude and the others almost cleaned up all of the bodies. Down by the river, they all saw another motorboat stop. It was Elena and Reno. The two ran up the hill, Cid and Tifa following behind. Tifa's face almost stopped bleeding, but her nose was okay, it was just a cut across the face. "Nice job," Rude said to Reno shaking is hand. "You too my friend. I see you have gotten two more Turks," Reno said, smiling. "Come with me." Reno grabbed Tifa by the wrist and brought her into the cavern. He chained her up to a wall. "Hey!" She protested. She tried to pull at the chains, but they would not come apart. "I cannot have you roaming around here freely," Reno replied. "We have a new mission," Elena said. "But we'll inform you of it all in the morning. Right now, we all need to go to sleep." The Turks went into the cavern, after the action-packed day, and fell asleep.
Cloud woke up with a start. He didn't sleep well at all. Whenever Tifa moved, the chains made noise, and it was very uncomfortable. Elena, Jes, Reno, and Rude were already up. "Morning Cloud," Rude greeted. Next to Cloud's bed was Parker still asleep. But he woke up suddenly. "Hey," Cloud murmured. Parker sat up, and looked around. "Wake the others up, it's time to do the briefing," Reno commanded. Cloud went over to Barret and Vincent and woke them up. Parker woke Katrina and Cait Sith up, and Reno woke Tifa up with a kick to the ribs. She woke up yelling. She grabbed her chest in immense pain. "Okay!" Reno started, silencing Tifa. "Our next mission is to rob, the Gold Saucer." "You're crazy!" Cait Sith exclaimed. "I used to work there, and there is no way we can get though to the vault." "Well if you used to work there, I'm sure you can direct us to where the vault is and how to open it," Elena replied. "I don't know the combination, but I know where it is," Cait Sith said. "It's in Dio's room in the Haunted House. The room he stays in though is guarded heavily, as is the outer perimeter of the Haunted Mansion." "Well then, I guess all of us will be attending this mission," Vincent blurted out. "Grab your weapons, get dressed, and get ready, I don't want to waste any more time than we have to," Reno commanded. "Reno, Jesus, the money isn't going anywhere, we have all day," Jes cut in. Reno spun, and smacked Jes across the face. "You may talk like that to Elena and Rude, but not to me!" Reno shouted. Jes shut himself up, and walked over to his bed. "Now get ready," Reno said harshly.
An hour later, the Turks were ready. They all boarded the motorboat, except for Tifa, who was still chained up inside the cavern. Very soon, they were at the Gold Saucer. They entered the large complex, and headed strain to the Haunted House. Cait Sith had been right, the house had been heavily guarded. They Turks walked inside, and quickly shut the door behind them. There was a receptionist, and a few other people playing chess and cards hanging around. Reno saw a few large chairs over next to the entrance, and he walked over to them and slammed them down in front of the entrance, making a blockade. "What are you doing?" The receptionist said, running over the fallen chairs. Reno smacked her across the face with his rod, and then he hit her across the ribs. "Finish her Katrina," He said, walking over to the people lounging around. Katrina brought her dagger into the receptionist's throat. Jes followed Reno to the people playing the games, and quickly fired away. Jes blew slugs right into the innocent people, and glanced at Reno, a nervous look on his face. "Now, we cannot waste any time, Cait Sith, where is Dio's room? Reno asked. "Follow me," Cait Sith replied, starting to hop up the stairs. "Cloud, Barret, and Parker, stay down here and guard the door. I don't want anybody coming in here," Reno said. Reno, Rude, Elena, Cait Sith, Jes, Katrina, Cid, Vincent. and Red XIII ran up the stairs. Cait Sith led them down a hallway. A few guards came out of the hotel rooms. "Halt!" The soldiers commanded. Jes fired at them. The soldiers flew backward, and more came out into the hallway. Red XIII pounced forward, and landed on the chest of one. Nanaki started to bite the guard's neck. Katrina came forward too, and brought her dagger into one of the soldier's face. Vincent stood next to Rude, firing his pistol. Blood splattered all over the walls from the headshots Vincent was putting out. The Turks advanced down the hallway. "Here is Dio's room," Cait Sith said. From the other end of the hallway though, more guards were running to them. Vincent and Jes started to fire at them, slowing them down an immense amount. "Dio! Open up!" Rude yelled, banging on the door with his powerful fists. There was no answer. Rude broke the door down and the Turks ran in. The guards were all killed now. Vincent held his pistol to Dio's head. "What is the combination?" Vincent demanded through clenched teeth. "I won't tell," Dio replied viciously. "It's right here," Cait Sith said, bouncing over to a dresser. Cait Sith moved the dresser forward, and the party saw a huge vault behind it. "Now what's the combination?" Cid demanded. "14-28-2," Dio replied. "Should I kill him now?" Vincent asked, looking to Reno. "No, just in case he's lying," Reno replied. Elena went over and entered the combination into the electronic lock. It beeped three times, blinking red. Dio laughed, "You'll never get it out of me!" "What if we just torture you?" Cid asked, stabbing his spear into Dio's leg. Dio yelled out. "Fine!" Dio cried in pain. "37-23-03" Elena punched it in, and the vault opened, but at the same time there were shouts from outside. "You are surrounded! Come out with your hands up! We will not be afraid to come in and quickly dispose of you!" The soldiers outside yelled.
Cloud saw soldiers banging against the entrance. "Get ready," He said to Barret and Parker. The door burst open, and Barret fired his gun hang before the soldiers could fire their guns. There was a hail of bullets, and the three Turk members jumped aside. "Hurry up Reno!" Barret yelled at the top of his lungs.
Reno heard Barret's yell. "Grab as much money as you can," Rude instructed. "What do we do now?" Jes asked. Cid was already on his cell phone though. "What are you doing?" Red XIII asked. Cid waved to him to be quiet. "Shera. It's Cid. You have to do me the biggest favor of my life. I need you to fly a small plane over to the Haunted House in the Gold Saucer," Cid said. Shera was a girl he lived with in Rocket Town. "Sure thing. I can't get there though for about ten minutes though," Shera replied. "Thanks, seeya," Cid thanked, hanging up. "Vincent, Jes, and Rude, go downstairs, she won't be here for another ten minutes, and our friends guarding the entrance won't be able to hold the soldiers in much longer." Reno approved of this, and Vincent, Jes, and Rude ran to Cloud and the others.
Cloud saw his friends run down the stairs. Vincent was already firing his pistol, and Jes his shotgun. They were blowing soldiers away, making them even more afraid to enter. Suddenly, a large crowd of soldiers busted in, the guarding Turks didn't react in time. Barret fired his gun, and nailed a good amount of them. Cloud brought the huge Buster Sword through a few of them, and soon the crowd of soldiers was gone.
Ten minutes had gone by, when Cid heard the engine of a plane. "Get the others," Cid commanded Katrina. Katrina ran to Cloud and the others, and yelled to them to go up the stairs. The group hurried up to Dio's room. Reno had found a ladder leading up to the roof. The roof was shaped like an upside down V, and Shera was on the side that the soldiers couldn't hit the plane. One by one, holding a good amount of bags of money, the Turks made it to the roof. They all jumped down on the wings of the plane, and Cid motioned to Shera to get the plane moving. Shera started to fly away. Not too fast though, so they wouldn't lose anybody or any money. The bullets whizzed by Cloud's head. It was extremely risky, but the only way to get out of the predicament. He held onto the wing for dear life, when suddenly, he lost his grip. Cloud flew backwards off of the plane and crashed through the roof of the house. "Shit! No!" Reno yelled. Reno jumped off the plane after Cloud. Reno felt the wind blow his hair back, as he too went feet first through the roof. Cloud was right there lying unconscious.
"Shera! Leave the Gold Saucer and drop us off. I'll have to fly back after that to get them!" Cid commanded. Shera flew the plane out of the Gold Saucer.
Reno picked Cloud up and looked at where he might have been. They where in the attic somewhere. Reno stepped across some flooring, and saw a window on the other side. Reno ran to the window, but on his fifth step, his foot went through the floor. Reno could hear somebody shout "In the attic!" Down below. Reno lifted his foot up, and suddenly there was a hail of gunfire up from the floor. Reno ran to the window, trying to escape the mass of bullets. He looked out of the window and saw the plane circling around. There was nobody on the wings, so they must've dropped the others off already. Cid stopped the plane short of the house, and came in slowly. Reno lifted Cloud up and forward onto the plane wing. Reno was just about to jump, when suddenly the bullets were right next to the window. The damn soldiers below were still firing. Reno ignored it and just jumped out. He nearly missed it, but caught himself on the wing. Cid flew away slowly, trying to stay out of the way of the gunfire. Cloud was lying there freely, so it was very easy for him to fall off. Reno was suspended in the air as the plane kept going. They were soon out of the Gold Saucer, they had made it.
Nanaki led the small party to the forest. It wasn't a very long walk at all. It was just south of the cavern, but the plains were filled with creatures. Nanaki helped the recruits fight some off, but for the most part, the party made it to the forest safely. Red XIII parted the trees, and let the group go in before him. "The tree house is not too much farther up ahead," Nanaki informed them. The lion led the group through a wall of bushes, and then through a part of the forest thick with trees. The sun beamed down at them, the leafy treetops ahead blocking only some of it. The forest was fully in bloom, and the leaves were green, and the flowers blossomed. Up ahead in a large tree, it wasn't green though. It was orange and gray. The tree house was on fire, and soldiers of Fort Condor fired up at the tree house. Nanaki panicked, and told his followers to stay calm. Red XIII led the small group around the back, and then they raced up the tree. Flames engulfed the inside of the house up in the tree, and they saw Cait Sith and Yuffie hiding away in one corner of the place. "Yuffie!" Red XIII yelled over the crackling of the fire. The young teenager was overjoyed to see her friend. "Nanaki!" She cried out in happiness. An array of bullets went through the side of the small house. Nanaki ducked down, and the rest of the group hit the floor. "Why are they after you!?" Jes yelled. "They want this land to expand the fort!" Cait Sith replied, stepping out. Cait Sith was a very comical looking figure. He was only a robot, controlled by a man named Reeve in Midgar. Reeve was once part of Shinra, but left after it fell apart. Even though Reeve was part of Shinra, he had fed the party information about the large organization. Cait Sith was large and white, and there was a cat on top of the large looking creature. It was like a giant marshmallow. "We need to get you out of here!" Parker yelled. Yuffie scurried across the floor, and Cait Sith couldn't crawl. He was just too big, so he jumped along, making a very easy target, seeing as some soldiers could see through the windows and see the movement. Bullets whizzed through the house, just barely hitting the large robot. He made it across safely though. "Come on!" Katrina yelled looking at the house starting to fall apart due to the flames. Jes rushed to the edge of the tree house, and leaped out. He cam crashing down in a bush, camouflaged for the moment. There were four guards that noticed the movement and ran to the bush. If Jes didn't so something, when his companions came out, they would surely be killed. Without thinking, Jes fired away with his shotgun. In a spray of blood, the soldiers flew impact from the slugs. Red XIII was the next out. He landed softly next to Jes. Then Parker jumped. Some of the troops noticed us and ran to us. Parker ran to them and rolled through a bush. The soldiers fired their guns, but they had lost sight of him. From their right, Parker jumped off of a small tree. He swirled in the air, and killed two of them. The third was stunned for a moment, and that was just enough time for Parker to cut his head off. Cait Sith bounced down out of the tree, and then Katrina came down after him. Yuffie jumped, but there were three thuds as she jumped. Those three thuds were three bullets penetrating her skin and going into her body. Katrina caught the dying Yuffie and ran with the group out of the forest. Troops chased after them. There were only a few though; Yuffie and Cait Sith were gone from the house, that's all that mattered. The group ran through the plains, but soon had to slow down because Katrina was getting tired of carrying the injured body. They sat down on the grass, only to find that their beloved Yuffie was dead. Red XIII felt something rise up inside of him, maybe a surge of adrenaline, or vengeance, but he ignored it, and told the party to keep going. They dashed across the flatlands, and soon came back to the cavern. Rude and the others almost cleaned up all of the bodies. Down by the river, they all saw another motorboat stop. It was Elena and Reno. The two ran up the hill, Cid and Tifa following behind. Tifa's face almost stopped bleeding, but her nose was okay, it was just a cut across the face. "Nice job," Rude said to Reno shaking is hand. "You too my friend. I see you have gotten two more Turks," Reno said, smiling. "Come with me." Reno grabbed Tifa by the wrist and brought her into the cavern. He chained her up to a wall. "Hey!" She protested. She tried to pull at the chains, but they would not come apart. "I cannot have you roaming around here freely," Reno replied. "We have a new mission," Elena said. "But we'll inform you of it all in the morning. Right now, we all need to go to sleep." The Turks went into the cavern, after the action-packed day, and fell asleep.
Cloud woke up with a start. He didn't sleep well at all. Whenever Tifa moved, the chains made noise, and it was very uncomfortable. Elena, Jes, Reno, and Rude were already up. "Morning Cloud," Rude greeted. Next to Cloud's bed was Parker still asleep. But he woke up suddenly. "Hey," Cloud murmured. Parker sat up, and looked around. "Wake the others up, it's time to do the briefing," Reno commanded. Cloud went over to Barret and Vincent and woke them up. Parker woke Katrina and Cait Sith up, and Reno woke Tifa up with a kick to the ribs. She woke up yelling. She grabbed her chest in immense pain. "Okay!" Reno started, silencing Tifa. "Our next mission is to rob, the Gold Saucer." "You're crazy!" Cait Sith exclaimed. "I used to work there, and there is no way we can get though to the vault." "Well if you used to work there, I'm sure you can direct us to where the vault is and how to open it," Elena replied. "I don't know the combination, but I know where it is," Cait Sith said. "It's in Dio's room in the Haunted House. The room he stays in though is guarded heavily, as is the outer perimeter of the Haunted Mansion." "Well then, I guess all of us will be attending this mission," Vincent blurted out. "Grab your weapons, get dressed, and get ready, I don't want to waste any more time than we have to," Reno commanded. "Reno, Jesus, the money isn't going anywhere, we have all day," Jes cut in. Reno spun, and smacked Jes across the face. "You may talk like that to Elena and Rude, but not to me!" Reno shouted. Jes shut himself up, and walked over to his bed. "Now get ready," Reno said harshly.
An hour later, the Turks were ready. They all boarded the motorboat, except for Tifa, who was still chained up inside the cavern. Very soon, they were at the Gold Saucer. They entered the large complex, and headed strain to the Haunted House. Cait Sith had been right, the house had been heavily guarded. They Turks walked inside, and quickly shut the door behind them. There was a receptionist, and a few other people playing chess and cards hanging around. Reno saw a few large chairs over next to the entrance, and he walked over to them and slammed them down in front of the entrance, making a blockade. "What are you doing?" The receptionist said, running over the fallen chairs. Reno smacked her across the face with his rod, and then he hit her across the ribs. "Finish her Katrina," He said, walking over to the people lounging around. Katrina brought her dagger into the receptionist's throat. Jes followed Reno to the people playing the games, and quickly fired away. Jes blew slugs right into the innocent people, and glanced at Reno, a nervous look on his face. "Now, we cannot waste any time, Cait Sith, where is Dio's room? Reno asked. "Follow me," Cait Sith replied, starting to hop up the stairs. "Cloud, Barret, and Parker, stay down here and guard the door. I don't want anybody coming in here," Reno said. Reno, Rude, Elena, Cait Sith, Jes, Katrina, Cid, Vincent. and Red XIII ran up the stairs. Cait Sith led them down a hallway. A few guards came out of the hotel rooms. "Halt!" The soldiers commanded. Jes fired at them. The soldiers flew backward, and more came out into the hallway. Red XIII pounced forward, and landed on the chest of one. Nanaki started to bite the guard's neck. Katrina came forward too, and brought her dagger into one of the soldier's face. Vincent stood next to Rude, firing his pistol. Blood splattered all over the walls from the headshots Vincent was putting out. The Turks advanced down the hallway. "Here is Dio's room," Cait Sith said. From the other end of the hallway though, more guards were running to them. Vincent and Jes started to fire at them, slowing them down an immense amount. "Dio! Open up!" Rude yelled, banging on the door with his powerful fists. There was no answer. Rude broke the door down and the Turks ran in. The guards were all killed now. Vincent held his pistol to Dio's head. "What is the combination?" Vincent demanded through clenched teeth. "I won't tell," Dio replied viciously. "It's right here," Cait Sith said, bouncing over to a dresser. Cait Sith moved the dresser forward, and the party saw a huge vault behind it. "Now what's the combination?" Cid demanded. "14-28-2," Dio replied. "Should I kill him now?" Vincent asked, looking to Reno. "No, just in case he's lying," Reno replied. Elena went over and entered the combination into the electronic lock. It beeped three times, blinking red. Dio laughed, "You'll never get it out of me!" "What if we just torture you?" Cid asked, stabbing his spear into Dio's leg. Dio yelled out. "Fine!" Dio cried in pain. "37-23-03" Elena punched it in, and the vault opened, but at the same time there were shouts from outside. "You are surrounded! Come out with your hands up! We will not be afraid to come in and quickly dispose of you!" The soldiers outside yelled.
Cloud saw soldiers banging against the entrance. "Get ready," He said to Barret and Parker. The door burst open, and Barret fired his gun hang before the soldiers could fire their guns. There was a hail of bullets, and the three Turk members jumped aside. "Hurry up Reno!" Barret yelled at the top of his lungs.
Reno heard Barret's yell. "Grab as much money as you can," Rude instructed. "What do we do now?" Jes asked. Cid was already on his cell phone though. "What are you doing?" Red XIII asked. Cid waved to him to be quiet. "Shera. It's Cid. You have to do me the biggest favor of my life. I need you to fly a small plane over to the Haunted House in the Gold Saucer," Cid said. Shera was a girl he lived with in Rocket Town. "Sure thing. I can't get there though for about ten minutes though," Shera replied. "Thanks, seeya," Cid thanked, hanging up. "Vincent, Jes, and Rude, go downstairs, she won't be here for another ten minutes, and our friends guarding the entrance won't be able to hold the soldiers in much longer." Reno approved of this, and Vincent, Jes, and Rude ran to Cloud and the others.
Cloud saw his friends run down the stairs. Vincent was already firing his pistol, and Jes his shotgun. They were blowing soldiers away, making them even more afraid to enter. Suddenly, a large crowd of soldiers busted in, the guarding Turks didn't react in time. Barret fired his gun, and nailed a good amount of them. Cloud brought the huge Buster Sword through a few of them, and soon the crowd of soldiers was gone.
Ten minutes had gone by, when Cid heard the engine of a plane. "Get the others," Cid commanded Katrina. Katrina ran to Cloud and the others, and yelled to them to go up the stairs. The group hurried up to Dio's room. Reno had found a ladder leading up to the roof. The roof was shaped like an upside down V, and Shera was on the side that the soldiers couldn't hit the plane. One by one, holding a good amount of bags of money, the Turks made it to the roof. They all jumped down on the wings of the plane, and Cid motioned to Shera to get the plane moving. Shera started to fly away. Not too fast though, so they wouldn't lose anybody or any money. The bullets whizzed by Cloud's head. It was extremely risky, but the only way to get out of the predicament. He held onto the wing for dear life, when suddenly, he lost his grip. Cloud flew backwards off of the plane and crashed through the roof of the house. "Shit! No!" Reno yelled. Reno jumped off the plane after Cloud. Reno felt the wind blow his hair back, as he too went feet first through the roof. Cloud was right there lying unconscious.
"Shera! Leave the Gold Saucer and drop us off. I'll have to fly back after that to get them!" Cid commanded. Shera flew the plane out of the Gold Saucer.
Reno picked Cloud up and looked at where he might have been. They where in the attic somewhere. Reno stepped across some flooring, and saw a window on the other side. Reno ran to the window, but on his fifth step, his foot went through the floor. Reno could hear somebody shout "In the attic!" Down below. Reno lifted his foot up, and suddenly there was a hail of gunfire up from the floor. Reno ran to the window, trying to escape the mass of bullets. He looked out of the window and saw the plane circling around. There was nobody on the wings, so they must've dropped the others off already. Cid stopped the plane short of the house, and came in slowly. Reno lifted Cloud up and forward onto the plane wing. Reno was just about to jump, when suddenly the bullets were right next to the window. The damn soldiers below were still firing. Reno ignored it and just jumped out. He nearly missed it, but caught himself on the wing. Cid flew away slowly, trying to stay out of the way of the gunfire. Cloud was lying there freely, so it was very easy for him to fall off. Reno was suspended in the air as the plane kept going. They were soon out of the Gold Saucer, they had made it.