Kierann lowered his head. Orders were orders. Midnight or not, she had
broken into Extreme property and had to be punished for it. "Valentine..."
He whispered. Suddenly, a large heart dropped out of nowhere, falling onto
Caen's head, and he started spinning around, his eyes rolling back into his
head. He turned towards Midnight, a murderous look in his eyes, and slashed
at her. Luckily, she had her Star Pendant on so she wasn't poisoned, "Caen!
Snap outta it!" ("Shit...") Midnight cleared her head and swung into
action. She punched Caen, resulting in that he fell out of his trance. With
a loud cry, he turned and sliced into one of the 2Spirits as Midnight
yelled and sliced all the 1Spirits behind them in two with three swings of
the Heaven's Cloud. She jumped around. She finished off the 2Spirit Caen
had just poisoned with his daggers, and slashed out at one as Caen killed
another one. The last two went down with a simultaneously summoned Ice2 and
Fire2 from the rebel teens. Kierann then stepped forward. "Midnight... it
ends now. I'm sorry..."
Caen screamed at him. "You're not supposed to be fighting us, bastard! Your parents were Avalanche members! You're protecting their murderer!!!" Kierann frowned. "I don't believe I should be with you. and you're dead now..." He waved his arms around and jumped slightly, chanting "Comet..." Caen gasped as the giant rock fell onto him. He started glowing, as his HP dropped to a measly 3. Midnight screamed. She had given her Restore materia to Marlene... But Caen jumped up. Limit Break... of course. He threw his daggers out to the sides of his body and bowed his head. "Sacrifice!" He yelled, jumping with one hand pointing upwards, and fell to floor KO'd as his strength flowed into Midnight and she felt her powers return to full levels. She felt a tear drop onto her hands; he trusted everything to her. She turned to look straight into Kierann's piercing black eyes. "You... you asshole! You left me for this? Turk???" She cried, and started slashing away. Kierann parried her first shot, throwing her a few feet, and then threw all he had into their swordfight.
After a while, Midnight felt her strength fading. She couldn't keep this up... he was too good for her. Plus, even if she had the chance she couldn't have brought herself to kill him. Tears ran down her face as they fought hand to hand.
Kierann gasped as she caught him off guard again. Man she was good... He wondered why she was here, and then rebuked himself. Of course she had found out her heritage. He had too. He had found the letter when Reno was drunk and he had taken him back to his room, where it was lying on the top, waiting to be delivered. Yuffie and Vincent... his parents... Well, he was a Turk, and he loved it. Sure, he was betraying his family, but they hadn't felt like his parents; they'd never been there for him. He was a Turk now. That was why he had tipped a guard off as to walk down where Reno was going to deliver the package; resulting in his arrest. He'd never liked the guy anyway. Even so, despite everything he said, no training could have prepared him for this fight... against his own background, and this strong young woman who he loved...still.
"!!! Kierann, stop... why are you doing this? You... belong with US... I ... still love you."
"I'm a Turk... I'm not Avalanche scum like you!" Kierann yelled as he pushed his sword violently against Midnight's, pushing her to the ground. She might be a strong fighter, but she was still only a girl, and Kierann had strong arms.
"Avalanche has to be wiped out... we did it with your damn parents and I'm gonna do it to you Midnight... Its true I loved you. But I'm a Turk; I have responsibilities to the people. We're not gonna let Avalanche hurt any more innocents!"
Midnight looked up at him with disgust. "Avalanche never hurt as many people as your fucking leader did, don't tell me that shit Kierann. If you believe that, you don't deserve to be a Valentine. Your parents were killed because of Sephiroth. There's no way you should be fighting for that bastard, you're better than that!! "
Kierann grabbed Midnight by a spike on the top of her head, a spike he used to think was cute but he was now contemplating ripping off her damn head. He pulled her face up to his and gritted his teeth, whispering through them, "If Sephiroth was a bastard, then what the fuck was your father; the failed-experiment, cold-hearted, mixed up excuse of a hero? Cloud let everyone down twice, everyone he loved; he's the damn reason for everything! So don't give me that, bitch!" He punched her hard in the jaw and Midnight fell back onto Caen's unconscious body, stunned and unable to see anything except the double-edged sword heading for her throat.
Midnight screamed in her throat, but no sound came out. She tried to move, but was paralysed with fear. ("It can't end like this...") As Midnight closed her eyes, and Kierann raised his sword over his head for the final blow... a voice rang out.
"Big Shot..."
Midnight opened her eyes a split second after Kierann landed on top of her, knocked out cold. She looked up, dazed still by Kierann's punch; Marlene stood there, holding her fist where it had connected heavily with the base of Kierann's neck. Midnight scrambled up and threw her arms around Marlene, who awkwardly hugged Midnight back. "Isn't that...Kierann?" she asked shyly. "Yeah... but we're alright now. Come on, let's revive Caen and get the hell out of here. They've set the Turks on us... I think we should hurry if we're to have a chance at all..."
Caen ran silently up the stairs, behind Midnight and Marlene who were having a girly talk about whether Reno had nice colour hair or not. He still felt guilty about not protecting Midnight... That bastard Turk could have killed her and as it happened, only Marlene's fly kick and limit punch saved her life. The reason he felt guilty was not because he could have done better than her, because he was weaker in a fight; but she was a girl, a girl he almost...loved. He was supposed to protect her... But the main reason why he was unnerved was because he could see what feelings Midnight had for that ass Kierann. She had said he was her ex, sure... but the fire that burned between them was definitely not out. And where did that leave him?
At the top of the stairs, Midnight paused for breath. They all waited for about three minutes, trying to summon what strength they had left. This was the highest level - the highest security jail. With it's own execution suite... if they failed, they wouldn't have far to go to their death. But they had to pull this off. So they ran along the surprisingly empty corridor, until they met a door into the jail cells. "Caen, Marlene, you two wait here... guard it with your lives. If you get attacked, don't worry about me, just run..." Caen stepped up to Midnight and placed a hand on her cheek. "Good luck... we'll be here." He whispered, as Midnight winked and ran away, one hand on the Heaven's Cloud.
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Reno once more tried to shake himself free of the chains holding him to the wall. It had been about 36 hours now since he had been put here, and he was feeling a little stiff to put it mildly. His whole body ached so badly... ("Damn those fucking soldiers...") He couldn't believe it. He had just popped around to Junon to give Tifa's daughter her birthday package, and he had encountered a group of 12Spirits. The strongest forces Extreme had. There was no way he could beat them all, so he woke up here... and he knew that he had a horrible death not too far ahead of him. Who had betrayed him, he didn't know. It didn't matter now. Rude and Tseng hadn't come to save him...after he had saved Tseng's life, he at least expected them to come say goodbye and find out the real story. But no... They had disowned him. Elena came to say goodbye, but she couldn't do anything. She left in tears...hell, she had even told him he was quitting. At least one Turk had their team honour... Damn, it couldn't be over yet. His Mako blood slowed his aging; he still felt 27 years old. He had so much in life to look forward to... "I couldn't half do with a fucking vodka right now..." he murmured, slumping down and giving up.
He must have fallen asleep. When he woke up, he realised he'd dreamt of Avalanche again. Cloud was the most outstanding one in the dream; he had been telling Reno to look after Tifa and Midnight, then the Highwind went down in a ball of flames behind him and Reno awoke in a cold sweat. Damn, again. It must have been his guilty conscience playing up again for chasing them during their fight against Meteor. Great... not only would he die soon, he could look forward to Avalanche kicking his ass in the Lifestream... "Why me?" he murmured. He glanced up, to see a pair of eyes glowing down the completely dark corridor. He knew those eyes... he had just dreamt of them. ("What the fuck???") He searched the pitch-black corridor again. Yes, they were definitely Strife eyes. Pale Mako blue... and anyway, nobody had Mako eyes except the Turks and Sephiroth anymore... Swallowing, he tried to call out, but found himself too weak. All that came out was a whisper. "Cloud?" The eyes turned towards the sound, and pressed up against the bars of the cell. "You're Reno, right?" a soft voice asked. Reno silently nodded and made an 'uh-huh' noise in his throat, which was too dry to utter anything more. Looking at this girl's face, he realised she looked so familiar. Her hair spiked up on the places where they were short, but it was otherwise long and deep brown. She was slim and pale, and tall. Reno's worn out brain took too long to figure out who this was. The huge sword in her hands told him who it was. It was her... that Midnight, the daughter of Tifa and Cloud. He knew that he had recognised those eyes...
It took no time at all for Midnight to free Reno. She slipped between the bars; being so slim it was easy, and besides these bars were designed to look good rather than keep prisoners in; the prisoners were always chained to the walls. With four swipes of the Heaven's Cloud, each of the bonds were gone and Reno fell of the wall, into Midnight's arms. "You alright?"
Reno cleared his throat and rubbed his wrists grimacing. "Yeah... but why are you here? Everyone's given up on me. Its too dangerous for you to break in just for lil old me..." He was still flexible, despite the hours on the wall, and he slipped through the bars, landing next to Midnight. She sighed. "I owe you everything, Reno... I wouldn't know who I am if you hadn't brought me the letter. Now I know who my mother and father really are - and I know what I have to do." She reached into her pocket and pulled out the Quicksilver. "Here, you can use this for now... It was Vincent's..." Reno looked at the gun happily. "Ex Turks together... I'll be proud to use this."
As they reached the door Reno gave Midnight a wink and tried to sound sexy, "By the way, I have a few ideas how you could pay me back..." then sighed and laughed, "but your mother would kill me!" Midnight shook her head. "Hey, I wouldn't worry about Mum, its me you should worry about!" They both laughed. Caen and Marlene looked relieved as they saw Midnight and Reno walking up to them, probably because there was a large group of 3Spirits approaching. "Hey guys! Let's roll!" Caen yelled.
As Midnight unsheathed her huge sword and Reno pulled out the Quicksilver, joining Caen and Marlene who were ready to go; Midnight whispered to Reno, "Besides... she's not gonna hurt you much from where she is, is she..." As he fired a shot into one of the 3Spirits' head's, killing him, Reno whispered a comment back that made Midnight lose all concentration in the battle.
"She can hurt me very easily from Corel..."
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A/N -Dun duh! Suspense alert! Hah and unlucky for you, I'm off on holiday. Bye! More chapters in a week! ^_^
Next Chapter: Tifa's alive? Or is she, now that Sephiroth knows she exists?
Caen screamed at him. "You're not supposed to be fighting us, bastard! Your parents were Avalanche members! You're protecting their murderer!!!" Kierann frowned. "I don't believe I should be with you. and you're dead now..." He waved his arms around and jumped slightly, chanting "Comet..." Caen gasped as the giant rock fell onto him. He started glowing, as his HP dropped to a measly 3. Midnight screamed. She had given her Restore materia to Marlene... But Caen jumped up. Limit Break... of course. He threw his daggers out to the sides of his body and bowed his head. "Sacrifice!" He yelled, jumping with one hand pointing upwards, and fell to floor KO'd as his strength flowed into Midnight and she felt her powers return to full levels. She felt a tear drop onto her hands; he trusted everything to her. She turned to look straight into Kierann's piercing black eyes. "You... you asshole! You left me for this? Turk???" She cried, and started slashing away. Kierann parried her first shot, throwing her a few feet, and then threw all he had into their swordfight.
After a while, Midnight felt her strength fading. She couldn't keep this up... he was too good for her. Plus, even if she had the chance she couldn't have brought herself to kill him. Tears ran down her face as they fought hand to hand.
Kierann gasped as she caught him off guard again. Man she was good... He wondered why she was here, and then rebuked himself. Of course she had found out her heritage. He had too. He had found the letter when Reno was drunk and he had taken him back to his room, where it was lying on the top, waiting to be delivered. Yuffie and Vincent... his parents... Well, he was a Turk, and he loved it. Sure, he was betraying his family, but they hadn't felt like his parents; they'd never been there for him. He was a Turk now. That was why he had tipped a guard off as to walk down where Reno was going to deliver the package; resulting in his arrest. He'd never liked the guy anyway. Even so, despite everything he said, no training could have prepared him for this fight... against his own background, and this strong young woman who he loved...still.
"!!! Kierann, stop... why are you doing this? You... belong with US... I ... still love you."
"I'm a Turk... I'm not Avalanche scum like you!" Kierann yelled as he pushed his sword violently against Midnight's, pushing her to the ground. She might be a strong fighter, but she was still only a girl, and Kierann had strong arms.
"Avalanche has to be wiped out... we did it with your damn parents and I'm gonna do it to you Midnight... Its true I loved you. But I'm a Turk; I have responsibilities to the people. We're not gonna let Avalanche hurt any more innocents!"
Midnight looked up at him with disgust. "Avalanche never hurt as many people as your fucking leader did, don't tell me that shit Kierann. If you believe that, you don't deserve to be a Valentine. Your parents were killed because of Sephiroth. There's no way you should be fighting for that bastard, you're better than that!! "
Kierann grabbed Midnight by a spike on the top of her head, a spike he used to think was cute but he was now contemplating ripping off her damn head. He pulled her face up to his and gritted his teeth, whispering through them, "If Sephiroth was a bastard, then what the fuck was your father; the failed-experiment, cold-hearted, mixed up excuse of a hero? Cloud let everyone down twice, everyone he loved; he's the damn reason for everything! So don't give me that, bitch!" He punched her hard in the jaw and Midnight fell back onto Caen's unconscious body, stunned and unable to see anything except the double-edged sword heading for her throat.
Midnight screamed in her throat, but no sound came out. She tried to move, but was paralysed with fear. ("It can't end like this...") As Midnight closed her eyes, and Kierann raised his sword over his head for the final blow... a voice rang out.
"Big Shot..."
Midnight opened her eyes a split second after Kierann landed on top of her, knocked out cold. She looked up, dazed still by Kierann's punch; Marlene stood there, holding her fist where it had connected heavily with the base of Kierann's neck. Midnight scrambled up and threw her arms around Marlene, who awkwardly hugged Midnight back. "Isn't that...Kierann?" she asked shyly. "Yeah... but we're alright now. Come on, let's revive Caen and get the hell out of here. They've set the Turks on us... I think we should hurry if we're to have a chance at all..."
Caen ran silently up the stairs, behind Midnight and Marlene who were having a girly talk about whether Reno had nice colour hair or not. He still felt guilty about not protecting Midnight... That bastard Turk could have killed her and as it happened, only Marlene's fly kick and limit punch saved her life. The reason he felt guilty was not because he could have done better than her, because he was weaker in a fight; but she was a girl, a girl he almost...loved. He was supposed to protect her... But the main reason why he was unnerved was because he could see what feelings Midnight had for that ass Kierann. She had said he was her ex, sure... but the fire that burned between them was definitely not out. And where did that leave him?
At the top of the stairs, Midnight paused for breath. They all waited for about three minutes, trying to summon what strength they had left. This was the highest level - the highest security jail. With it's own execution suite... if they failed, they wouldn't have far to go to their death. But they had to pull this off. So they ran along the surprisingly empty corridor, until they met a door into the jail cells. "Caen, Marlene, you two wait here... guard it with your lives. If you get attacked, don't worry about me, just run..." Caen stepped up to Midnight and placed a hand on her cheek. "Good luck... we'll be here." He whispered, as Midnight winked and ran away, one hand on the Heaven's Cloud.
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Reno once more tried to shake himself free of the chains holding him to the wall. It had been about 36 hours now since he had been put here, and he was feeling a little stiff to put it mildly. His whole body ached so badly... ("Damn those fucking soldiers...") He couldn't believe it. He had just popped around to Junon to give Tifa's daughter her birthday package, and he had encountered a group of 12Spirits. The strongest forces Extreme had. There was no way he could beat them all, so he woke up here... and he knew that he had a horrible death not too far ahead of him. Who had betrayed him, he didn't know. It didn't matter now. Rude and Tseng hadn't come to save him...after he had saved Tseng's life, he at least expected them to come say goodbye and find out the real story. But no... They had disowned him. Elena came to say goodbye, but she couldn't do anything. She left in tears...hell, she had even told him he was quitting. At least one Turk had their team honour... Damn, it couldn't be over yet. His Mako blood slowed his aging; he still felt 27 years old. He had so much in life to look forward to... "I couldn't half do with a fucking vodka right now..." he murmured, slumping down and giving up.
He must have fallen asleep. When he woke up, he realised he'd dreamt of Avalanche again. Cloud was the most outstanding one in the dream; he had been telling Reno to look after Tifa and Midnight, then the Highwind went down in a ball of flames behind him and Reno awoke in a cold sweat. Damn, again. It must have been his guilty conscience playing up again for chasing them during their fight against Meteor. Great... not only would he die soon, he could look forward to Avalanche kicking his ass in the Lifestream... "Why me?" he murmured. He glanced up, to see a pair of eyes glowing down the completely dark corridor. He knew those eyes... he had just dreamt of them. ("What the fuck???") He searched the pitch-black corridor again. Yes, they were definitely Strife eyes. Pale Mako blue... and anyway, nobody had Mako eyes except the Turks and Sephiroth anymore... Swallowing, he tried to call out, but found himself too weak. All that came out was a whisper. "Cloud?" The eyes turned towards the sound, and pressed up against the bars of the cell. "You're Reno, right?" a soft voice asked. Reno silently nodded and made an 'uh-huh' noise in his throat, which was too dry to utter anything more. Looking at this girl's face, he realised she looked so familiar. Her hair spiked up on the places where they were short, but it was otherwise long and deep brown. She was slim and pale, and tall. Reno's worn out brain took too long to figure out who this was. The huge sword in her hands told him who it was. It was her... that Midnight, the daughter of Tifa and Cloud. He knew that he had recognised those eyes...
It took no time at all for Midnight to free Reno. She slipped between the bars; being so slim it was easy, and besides these bars were designed to look good rather than keep prisoners in; the prisoners were always chained to the walls. With four swipes of the Heaven's Cloud, each of the bonds were gone and Reno fell of the wall, into Midnight's arms. "You alright?"
Reno cleared his throat and rubbed his wrists grimacing. "Yeah... but why are you here? Everyone's given up on me. Its too dangerous for you to break in just for lil old me..." He was still flexible, despite the hours on the wall, and he slipped through the bars, landing next to Midnight. She sighed. "I owe you everything, Reno... I wouldn't know who I am if you hadn't brought me the letter. Now I know who my mother and father really are - and I know what I have to do." She reached into her pocket and pulled out the Quicksilver. "Here, you can use this for now... It was Vincent's..." Reno looked at the gun happily. "Ex Turks together... I'll be proud to use this."
As they reached the door Reno gave Midnight a wink and tried to sound sexy, "By the way, I have a few ideas how you could pay me back..." then sighed and laughed, "but your mother would kill me!" Midnight shook her head. "Hey, I wouldn't worry about Mum, its me you should worry about!" They both laughed. Caen and Marlene looked relieved as they saw Midnight and Reno walking up to them, probably because there was a large group of 3Spirits approaching. "Hey guys! Let's roll!" Caen yelled.
As Midnight unsheathed her huge sword and Reno pulled out the Quicksilver, joining Caen and Marlene who were ready to go; Midnight whispered to Reno, "Besides... she's not gonna hurt you much from where she is, is she..." As he fired a shot into one of the 3Spirits' head's, killing him, Reno whispered a comment back that made Midnight lose all concentration in the battle.
"She can hurt me very easily from Corel..."
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A/N -Dun duh! Suspense alert! Hah and unlucky for you, I'm off on holiday. Bye! More chapters in a week! ^_^
Next Chapter: Tifa's alive? Or is she, now that Sephiroth knows she exists?