All for Love

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Part 2: Chapter 9: Terrorist groups

The bomb went off at two AM that morning. A empty office block was the target. Adrienne was glad for the fact that no one was in there at the time. Well, there wasn't suppose to be anyone in there, not that they'd be able to tell now. The office block was no more, completely incinerated. One of the scientists on the site said the terrorists had used some kind of Mako based bomb.

A Mako based bomb, using the right quantity of Mako to gunpowder, could cause a fair amount of damage to anything. That also meant reactors, which Adrienne was worried the terrorists would go for next. Not much Midgar could do without power right?

The last two years had gone by uneventfully before this. Adrienne had been back as a Turk for the last year and baby Callum was not such a baby anymore at two years old. Terrorist groups had begun to spring up all over Midgar over the last two years. None of them doing little or any damage at all, until early this morning.

"Why blow up an empty office block?" Adrienne wondered out loud, not expecting to get a response, but she got one.

"To make themselves heard," Tseng commented from behind her.

Adrienne turned to look at him, or more importantly look at the piece of paper in his hand. Tseng saw her interest in it and gave the paper to her. She read it for a few minutes before talking again.

"Avalanche?"

"Apparently, they're a new terrorist group and want their name heard without revealing who they are. I must admit, they chose the right way to do it." Tseng took the piece of paper back, screwing it into a ball and shoving it in his pocket.

"Well, that makes our job a hell of a lot easier," Adrienne commented sarcastically.

"Hey boss!" Reno shouted from a distance motioning to the group of Shinra blues behind him. "What do ya want these lot to do?"

"Just tell them to scout the area," Tseng told him as he began to walk over to the debris of the building.

Reno gave the orders to the guards then jogged over to the other two Turks. "Rufus says he needs to see you," he said talking to the Turk leader.

Tseng sighed. "I'll go now. You two hang around here for an hour then go home. I'll get Rude to relieve you then." With that he left, heading back towards the Shinra building.

"Well here comes the shit," Adrienne mumbled.

"Can't agree with you more there," Reno sighed. "When I open my big mouth and say that everything's been quiet lately, tell me to shut up next time ok?"

Adrienne smirked. "Sure."

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Elena was sat half asleep on the couch when Callum, who was sat next to her, pulled the front of her SOLDIER uniform.

"Mommy?" he asked in a quiet voice.

Elena rubbed her eyes and smiled. "She's gone out for a while. She'll be back later." She pulled the little boy up onto her knee. "How about some breakfast?"

"No," Callum replied.

"Want to colour in your book?" the blonde tried again.

"No."

"Want to play with your teddy?"

"No."

"What do you want to do then?"

"No."

Do not strangle the kid Elena, don't do it. "Want a bath?"

"No."

Elena sighed. "Want some candy?"

"No."

"You really are a weird kid aren't you?"

Callum found a nice shiny marker pen in the front pocket of Elena's uniform. His little hand reached for the pen before Elena saw him. He took the pen and shoved the end of it in his mouth.

"No, no, no, no. your mummy would kill me if I let you have that," Elena said as she tried to take the pen off him.

"Mine," was his reply.

"No, it's Elly's." She went for it again and Callum snatched it away.

"Mine!" he shouted.

Elena took the pen off him, watching as his bottom lip trembled. Just as the boy began to wail, Elena gave him the pen back. "Here have it. See if I care," she mumbled unhappily.

Callum smiled, happily chewing the end of the pen. Elena sighed, putting the toddler back on the space on the couch next to her.

"You're gonna be the death of me, you know that?" she told him.

Callum just giggled while holding onto the pen. "Mine."

Elena sighed again. "Yes Callum, yours."

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Rufus was pacing around in his office, a look of thunder on his face. He received news of the bombing at around three AM this morning, after the blast had woken up from his slumber. The Vice President had been in his office since four AM. Living off of three hours sleep wasn't helping either. Finally the blonde gave up and sat slumped in his chair, waiting for Tseng to arrive.

He didn't have to wait much longer. As Rufus heard the knock on the door, he shot out of the chair and walked over to the door, yanking it open.

"I see the Vice President is in a good mood, as always," Tseng muttered as he walked into the room.

"I don't need your shit this morning Tseng," Rufus grunted under his breath. "I've already had the old man on my back all morning."

"We can't do anything yet Rufus, we don't even know where they are," Tseng replied before Rufus even asked the question.

"But-"

"No buts, we're running blind here." Tseng sat himself in the extra chair. "We're not miracle workers, we need at least some evidence and all we know up to yet is their name."

"Which is?"

"Avalanche. We don't know where they are, who they are and what they want." Tseng sighed, lazing back in the chair.

"So we're clueless then?" Rufus stormed back behind his desk and dramatically flung himself into the chair, putting his feet on the table.

"Basically," Tseng replied.

"The old man wants to get rid of them my way for a change."

"What the find them and get rid of the quickly deal?" Tseng watched as Rufus nodded. "Well you'd better get to it quick because they're using Mako bombs and you and me both know what Mako bombs can do." The Turk leader stood up to leave the room. "I'll be in touch," he said wistfully then he left.

Of course Rufus knew what Mako bombs could do. Shinra was the company that invented them after all. If this 'Avalanche' were in fact using Mako bombs, as Tseng has said, then everyone in Midgar was in trouble. Place it in the right place, and the whole of Midgar could go bye bye in a matter of minutes.

Rufus stood up and kicked the side of his desk in a tantrum. "God damn terrorists! Can't I have a few months of bloody peace anymore!" The Vice President felt like tearing his own hair out in frustration. He gave a sigh and sank into the chair again.

I blame this on the old man. It's always his fault. Stupid rate hikes we don't need to have. Rufus pulled out his desk draw, grabbing a packet of cigarettes. Popping the cigarette in his mouth, he lit it, taking a long drag of the stick's bitter sweet smoke. He exhaled it all with a sigh.

"Mark my words Avalanche," he said to himself. "As soon as we find you, we're gonna crush you like the bugs you are and nothing will be able to stop us." He smiled to himself, feeling a little better after his cigarette. Heh, I've always wanted to say that.

With that he left the room, heading for his father's office.

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