The Bandits, Chapter 7
Rival Company
Perry's POV
Well I finally bit the bullet. I apologized to Tifa finally. She seemed happy about it. But destroying this reactor would be harder than I thought. It looks like the main reactor is deeper down and the path is blocked by debris.
"Guys, where are you exactly?" I asked into the headset. "We're down one floor from where you are. Find an elevator and meet us at L4. It's written in green letters on the wall. I trust you'll find it." Vincent spoke. His voice was creepy. "Was that them?" Tifa asked me. "Yeah, we need to find an elevator down." I told her. "Let's look." She said.
We had to navigate some rough areas due to the explosion I caused. We needed to leave the area anyway, the glass walls were cracked and water was slowly leaking in. "We should hurry." I said. "Why? Nobody thinks we're alive anyway." She told me. Taking her head and turning it in the direction of the water she noticed. "Oh, then let's hurry." She proposed. We eventually reached the elevator and I took awhile to get up. Then I heard a sound.
"What's that?" I asked. "Sounds like...glass splitting. Uh OH!" Tifa said. I tried to get the elevator up faster by hitting buttons but it didn't do much. "Hurry up!" I shouted. It came up and at the same time the passageway broke and it flooded in seconds. We were both flung into the elevator as I pushed the button for down. The elevator was flooded as we went down holding our breath. The door opened and the water escaped onto the floor. "What happened?" Yuffie said running up to us. "Level 3 breech! Sealing off area." An intercom announced to the whole reactor.
"You okay Tifa?" I asked. "Yeah, but it's hard to move in these clothes now." She said ringing out part of her jacket. "I'd say you look okay." I noted with a smirk. She playfully hit me, and as usual it hurt more than you would think. "Let's get to work and get out of here." Yuffie said shivering. "Cold?" Vincent asked. "Just being underwater is cold." She told him. "Here" he said handing her his cloak. "Uh, thank you." She told him. I had a feeling he would do that, he cared but wouldn't always show it until he wanted to.
"Well, any idea where to plant the bomb?" Cid asked lighting a smoke. "I thought Shera wanted you to quit?" Tifa asked him. "Yeah, it's damn hard!" he said inhaling the toxic chemicals. "Maybe it's on this floor hopefully." Yuffie hoped. We continued down the hall we were in. Not too many guards around. The explosion must have distracted them. Good thing. Once through a large door we were in what looked like the central area. Across a walkway we were in the core. "Let's plant this thing." I said. "Can I?" Tifa asked. "Sure. If it means so much to you." I said giving her the bomb. She set it to the core and we began to leave. "How much time did you give it?" Aeris asked. "Only ten minutes." She said. "Maybe a vessel can get us out of here." Vincent suggested. "Good thinking. I can pilot it." Cid offered. We ran back the way we came and found an area labeled "Docks".
Three submarines were there. We snuk onboard one and Cid took the controls. "Time to go." He told us. "Oh no. Not MORE of these moving things." Yuffie griped holding her forehead with one hand and her stomach with the other. "Just close your eyes and try to sleep. It'll work." I said sitting in a chair as she sat next to me tilting her head on my shoulder. "Does that really work?" Tifa asked. "Yeah. Motion sickness is just when your brain gets a different signal than what you see. Like you think you're going up but you see yourself moving right. Closing your eyes shuts off the vision problem. It's worked in the past." I told her. "No wonder she has stayed with you for so long." Tifa told me from across the bridge.
We rose to the surface as the reactor began to explode. "That should keep the planet going." Aeris said feeling very happy. We surfaced and began to leave when...
"Stay where you are! Move and be destroyed!" A loud voice boomed at us. "The ^(*& is this?" Cid spat. "Guess we couldn't get away." Vincent announced. "Maybe there is a way out." Tifa suggested. "This thing has an escape hatch. We can swim for it." Cid told us. "Let's try to make it to Gold Saucer." I suggested. "Ok. I'm ready. Even though swimming in a skirt and thong isn't the most comfortable thing." Aeris protested. "Glad I switched to shorts." Tifa said following Cid to the escape hatch. "Let's go." He said opening the hatch and jumping in. We all swam for it.
Upon surfacing we saw the troops approaching the sub. "Won't those mother(&$%ers be in for a surprise." Cid chuckled. "What did you do?" I asked. "I activated the selfdestruct. But it's a proximity device. So it'll only blow when something gets close to it." He said laughing. We looked over and it exploded. Quite the sight. "Let's get to Gold Saucer. As much as I hate the noise we can easily blend into the crowds." Vincent suggested. "Good thinking. You heard him, let's go." I told everyone as we climbed to shore and ran to the nearest railway. They built more than one around the place. Corel had gotten a little bigger. It was now three towns and each had a railway.
"Let's get on." Yuffie shouted as we hopped onto a skyway. We didn't see any soldiers follow us from the view of the skyway. "It's been forever since I rode this thing." Tifa said walking out to the balcony. The new skyway's had balconies and were larger. "Me too. It's been such a long time." Aeris said. "Yeah I know." I said holding my head down remembering her death. Even after being revived for three years it still lingers with me, even if I was the one who brought her back. "Hey there, don't feel bad about it big brother." She said holding her hand against my cheek. "You're right." I said.
"Would have thought you changed kid. Still a cuite chaser." Cid said lighting up another smoke. "Hey I see it!" Yuffie yelled pointing to the Gold Saucer. It was still the same look on the outside but was definitely different on the inside. I've taken Yuffie here so many times. So much that I carry my Gold Pass with me.
"Hey, why don't we have fun?" Yuffie suggested. "But aren't there people after us?" Vincent asked. "Well, what better way to blend in than playing like the crowd?" She said smirking. "I guess, I'm going to the Ghost Square, if they still have it." Vincent told us walking down the tube. "Well I guess the two of us will go off and play." I said ruffling through my blue hair. "Yeah, I can whip you at Dance!." She gloated. "Last I checked you couldn't beat One Winged Angel on Pro." I retorted. "Whatever!" she shouted as we both walked to the tube to Wonder Square.
Cid's POV
"So, what about us?" I asked the remaining two. "I dunno. I'm tired. I'm gonna see the play." Aeris said walking slowly to the Event Square. "I'll join her." Tifa said walking with her waving. I was left alone. Then these people walked up to me.
"Are you Cid Highwind?" some kid in a black trench coat asked me. He was accompanied by a few guards. "If I am?" I responded taking a puff. "We'd like you to come with us. Siren Corporation would like your help." He offered. "Not interested." I said blowing him off. "I'm afraid you have no choice in the matter at hand." He said shooting me with some odd looking gun.
Later that night...
Tifa's POV
The play was very cute. It was called "I Want to be your Canary". A very nice play with some interesting actors. Aeris really was tired, she fell asleep on me during the play and I was dragging her out holding her. People kept staring at her. She did dress in a revealing way. Of course the people we ran into decided to talk to our breasts until I hissed at them to leave.
"How'd the play go?" Yuffie asked holding her arms around Perry's waist. "It was nice. Even with her sleeping on me." I said still holding Aeris. "Sis is so pretty in sleep." Perry said brushing a strand of her hair from her face. "I'll take her." He offered picking her up and carrying her. "Where's Vince anyway?" Yuffie asked looking around. He appeared in the corner. "I've been hear the whole time." He said. "What about Cid?" I asked. "I dunno, maybe he left." Perry suggested. "Let's look around the place." Yuffie suggested.
???'s POV
"Is he here?" I asked. "Yes, we have three of them now." My servant in the black trench coat said bowing. "Well done Maluk. We still need those three women. Bring them to me!" I ordered. "At once madam president. The Siren Corporation will soon have the ability to overtake New Shinra in one fell swoop." Maluk babbled on. "I don't see you getting them!" I screamed. "Yes, a thousand apologies." He cowered before leaving with haste.
"We must have those warriors in order to cross over to that interlopers world!" I said laughing.
Such a sudden turn of events. Who is this person anyway? What is her goal?
Rival Company
Perry's POV
Well I finally bit the bullet. I apologized to Tifa finally. She seemed happy about it. But destroying this reactor would be harder than I thought. It looks like the main reactor is deeper down and the path is blocked by debris.
"Guys, where are you exactly?" I asked into the headset. "We're down one floor from where you are. Find an elevator and meet us at L4. It's written in green letters on the wall. I trust you'll find it." Vincent spoke. His voice was creepy. "Was that them?" Tifa asked me. "Yeah, we need to find an elevator down." I told her. "Let's look." She said.
We had to navigate some rough areas due to the explosion I caused. We needed to leave the area anyway, the glass walls were cracked and water was slowly leaking in. "We should hurry." I said. "Why? Nobody thinks we're alive anyway." She told me. Taking her head and turning it in the direction of the water she noticed. "Oh, then let's hurry." She proposed. We eventually reached the elevator and I took awhile to get up. Then I heard a sound.
"What's that?" I asked. "Sounds like...glass splitting. Uh OH!" Tifa said. I tried to get the elevator up faster by hitting buttons but it didn't do much. "Hurry up!" I shouted. It came up and at the same time the passageway broke and it flooded in seconds. We were both flung into the elevator as I pushed the button for down. The elevator was flooded as we went down holding our breath. The door opened and the water escaped onto the floor. "What happened?" Yuffie said running up to us. "Level 3 breech! Sealing off area." An intercom announced to the whole reactor.
"You okay Tifa?" I asked. "Yeah, but it's hard to move in these clothes now." She said ringing out part of her jacket. "I'd say you look okay." I noted with a smirk. She playfully hit me, and as usual it hurt more than you would think. "Let's get to work and get out of here." Yuffie said shivering. "Cold?" Vincent asked. "Just being underwater is cold." She told him. "Here" he said handing her his cloak. "Uh, thank you." She told him. I had a feeling he would do that, he cared but wouldn't always show it until he wanted to.
"Well, any idea where to plant the bomb?" Cid asked lighting a smoke. "I thought Shera wanted you to quit?" Tifa asked him. "Yeah, it's damn hard!" he said inhaling the toxic chemicals. "Maybe it's on this floor hopefully." Yuffie hoped. We continued down the hall we were in. Not too many guards around. The explosion must have distracted them. Good thing. Once through a large door we were in what looked like the central area. Across a walkway we were in the core. "Let's plant this thing." I said. "Can I?" Tifa asked. "Sure. If it means so much to you." I said giving her the bomb. She set it to the core and we began to leave. "How much time did you give it?" Aeris asked. "Only ten minutes." She said. "Maybe a vessel can get us out of here." Vincent suggested. "Good thinking. I can pilot it." Cid offered. We ran back the way we came and found an area labeled "Docks".
Three submarines were there. We snuk onboard one and Cid took the controls. "Time to go." He told us. "Oh no. Not MORE of these moving things." Yuffie griped holding her forehead with one hand and her stomach with the other. "Just close your eyes and try to sleep. It'll work." I said sitting in a chair as she sat next to me tilting her head on my shoulder. "Does that really work?" Tifa asked. "Yeah. Motion sickness is just when your brain gets a different signal than what you see. Like you think you're going up but you see yourself moving right. Closing your eyes shuts off the vision problem. It's worked in the past." I told her. "No wonder she has stayed with you for so long." Tifa told me from across the bridge.
We rose to the surface as the reactor began to explode. "That should keep the planet going." Aeris said feeling very happy. We surfaced and began to leave when...
"Stay where you are! Move and be destroyed!" A loud voice boomed at us. "The ^(*& is this?" Cid spat. "Guess we couldn't get away." Vincent announced. "Maybe there is a way out." Tifa suggested. "This thing has an escape hatch. We can swim for it." Cid told us. "Let's try to make it to Gold Saucer." I suggested. "Ok. I'm ready. Even though swimming in a skirt and thong isn't the most comfortable thing." Aeris protested. "Glad I switched to shorts." Tifa said following Cid to the escape hatch. "Let's go." He said opening the hatch and jumping in. We all swam for it.
Upon surfacing we saw the troops approaching the sub. "Won't those mother(&$%ers be in for a surprise." Cid chuckled. "What did you do?" I asked. "I activated the selfdestruct. But it's a proximity device. So it'll only blow when something gets close to it." He said laughing. We looked over and it exploded. Quite the sight. "Let's get to Gold Saucer. As much as I hate the noise we can easily blend into the crowds." Vincent suggested. "Good thinking. You heard him, let's go." I told everyone as we climbed to shore and ran to the nearest railway. They built more than one around the place. Corel had gotten a little bigger. It was now three towns and each had a railway.
"Let's get on." Yuffie shouted as we hopped onto a skyway. We didn't see any soldiers follow us from the view of the skyway. "It's been forever since I rode this thing." Tifa said walking out to the balcony. The new skyway's had balconies and were larger. "Me too. It's been such a long time." Aeris said. "Yeah I know." I said holding my head down remembering her death. Even after being revived for three years it still lingers with me, even if I was the one who brought her back. "Hey there, don't feel bad about it big brother." She said holding her hand against my cheek. "You're right." I said.
"Would have thought you changed kid. Still a cuite chaser." Cid said lighting up another smoke. "Hey I see it!" Yuffie yelled pointing to the Gold Saucer. It was still the same look on the outside but was definitely different on the inside. I've taken Yuffie here so many times. So much that I carry my Gold Pass with me.
"Hey, why don't we have fun?" Yuffie suggested. "But aren't there people after us?" Vincent asked. "Well, what better way to blend in than playing like the crowd?" She said smirking. "I guess, I'm going to the Ghost Square, if they still have it." Vincent told us walking down the tube. "Well I guess the two of us will go off and play." I said ruffling through my blue hair. "Yeah, I can whip you at Dance!." She gloated. "Last I checked you couldn't beat One Winged Angel on Pro." I retorted. "Whatever!" she shouted as we both walked to the tube to Wonder Square.
Cid's POV
"So, what about us?" I asked the remaining two. "I dunno. I'm tired. I'm gonna see the play." Aeris said walking slowly to the Event Square. "I'll join her." Tifa said walking with her waving. I was left alone. Then these people walked up to me.
"Are you Cid Highwind?" some kid in a black trench coat asked me. He was accompanied by a few guards. "If I am?" I responded taking a puff. "We'd like you to come with us. Siren Corporation would like your help." He offered. "Not interested." I said blowing him off. "I'm afraid you have no choice in the matter at hand." He said shooting me with some odd looking gun.
Later that night...
Tifa's POV
The play was very cute. It was called "I Want to be your Canary". A very nice play with some interesting actors. Aeris really was tired, she fell asleep on me during the play and I was dragging her out holding her. People kept staring at her. She did dress in a revealing way. Of course the people we ran into decided to talk to our breasts until I hissed at them to leave.
"How'd the play go?" Yuffie asked holding her arms around Perry's waist. "It was nice. Even with her sleeping on me." I said still holding Aeris. "Sis is so pretty in sleep." Perry said brushing a strand of her hair from her face. "I'll take her." He offered picking her up and carrying her. "Where's Vince anyway?" Yuffie asked looking around. He appeared in the corner. "I've been hear the whole time." He said. "What about Cid?" I asked. "I dunno, maybe he left." Perry suggested. "Let's look around the place." Yuffie suggested.
???'s POV
"Is he here?" I asked. "Yes, we have three of them now." My servant in the black trench coat said bowing. "Well done Maluk. We still need those three women. Bring them to me!" I ordered. "At once madam president. The Siren Corporation will soon have the ability to overtake New Shinra in one fell swoop." Maluk babbled on. "I don't see you getting them!" I screamed. "Yes, a thousand apologies." He cowered before leaving with haste.
"We must have those warriors in order to cross over to that interlopers world!" I said laughing.
Such a sudden turn of events. Who is this person anyway? What is her goal?
