Chapter 41
WHAT?!!!
Disclaimer: These things are getting boring…don't own don't sue; I'll kill if anyone takes my characters or the ones given to me by anyone else. Ask if you'd like to use them.
A/N: Ok, so no worries about Daitona right? Don't worry…remember what happens when you thoroughly tick that girl off. Just to say, and I have a question…you all read that chapter…umm, 36 I think it was but it was called 'That Nigh.' Well…do you think this story should be rated R? I found that when a story is rated that it doesn't come up in the Just In's new chapters. Just wondering. Anyways, read on!
WHAT?!!!:
'Everything is going according to plan…just be careful and don't get yourself hurt.'
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General Neka jumped when the heavy wooden door flew open in the quiet study. He turned and narrowed dark green eyes to the one who dared to intrude in on him in his private study. He immediately recognized the intruder and this annoyed look turned to that of one of surprise. This unsuspected intruder had shown up early with what had been the object of his thoughts.
Still dangling by her ankle, Daitona was looking less than happy. She had pulled her hair up around her neck and arms to prevent it from dragging on the floor and from being stepped on by her captor. Her arms were crossed over her chest, and her glowing aqua-green eyes were narrowed giving a look of a very painful death to come.
"This is the one you wanted sir?" It was more a statement than a question but Neka nodded anyways; his eyes were looking over the young Shinra officer.
"Very good Estandar. Hopefully your brother will fair half as well as you have." A smug, knowing look came over the girl within the larger man's grip. "What are you grinning at girl?"
"Girl? I have a name you know?! Daitona, so use it! Call me girl again I'll gut you like an animal," Daitona snarled viciously. "You put me down NOW!"
Estandar rolled his blue eyes. "Don't worry about her sir. I don't think she poses much of a threat."
"Oh yeah?" Daitona asked sarcastically. "You and whose army could defeat me? By no account yours, that's for sure."
"That mouth of yours is going to get you in trouble if you don't learn how to keep it closed…Daitona," Neka warned.
"Yeah, and who are you suppose to be? I can tell you're their leader but that doesn't mean too much to me, now does it? The only Wutain military leader I have kept in my head is Commander Mifune. Nice guy once you get to know him." Daitona smiled at the confused look on Neka's face.
"General Neka…you know Mifune?" Neka was total caught off guard by this change in evens. Why would one of Wutai's most respected military leaders let a Shinra OFFICER, of all people, get away?
"As a matter of fact do. PUT ME DOWN ALREADY YOU BIG OAF!!" Daitona yelled and kicked her free foot in an attempt to wiggle her way free.
Estandar tightened his hold and shook her roughly to prevent any further struggle.
Daitona groaned as queasiness took hold of her stomach. "I think I'm gonna be sick and it's all your fault for shaking me…if you're not going to let me go at least let me be right side…" She promptly shut her mouth and fought back the nausea she felt.
Once the feeling past she set an angry look on her face and refused to be swayed from the rapidly forming plan in her head. She knew that this had all been a part of the plan to get to their leader but this unexpected sickness was clouding her mind. She knew she had to end this soon otherwise she may not get another chance.
Within the course of the next three or so seconds on one who knew Daitona wouldn't have found her quick actions unpredictable. She snatched both her dagger-sized swords, which Estandar had failed to deprive her of earlier. The next moment she held full sized swords then the next instant on the hilts of both were visible. Then there was a trickle of red that grew to a river too quickly for one living to think nothing of.
Daitona was dropped and her swords ripped free of the big mans fleshy belly. Blood spouted through his pudgy hands covering the deep wounds. He staggered backwards then fell in a bloody mess on the once spotless floor.
Daitona was a bit dazed after have completely fell on her head. The floor was hard, a polished rock of some kind. One of her swords had fell free of her grip but the other was still secured.
Neka backed away to his desk, and ever so slowly opened the cabinet beside it to retrieve his weapon.
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Sephiroth silently crept through the damp corridors in the basement of the fortress complex. The air was cold and moist making it very unpleasant to one with heightened senses such as himself. He knew Daitona wasn't down there, she hadn't made it that far, but that had been the plan from the start. 'Some gullible people…they took Daitona's acting as fright and took her straight to their leader. You should never judge your enemy just because they didn't fight you right off. I hope for their sake they don't act too stupidly in thinking they really have an upper hand on her…'
Sephiroth shook his head. This hall was darker than the rest, the mold growing up the damp stonewalls was thicker and the smell was starting to get to him. He needed to keep his attention to where he was going. His glowing aqua eyes would give him away to anyone who happened to be wondering around in such a place; the darkness set his eyes apart.
"Zante…you better be down here because if you're not I'm going to ring your neck the next time I…" Sephiroth stopped and strained his ears. He had just heard something, however faint if may have been he knew he had heard something. He listened for several minutes; the faint noise he had heard was reaching his ears and it sounded vaguely like a humans voice.
Silently, Sephiroth moved forward again in the direction the noise was coming from until without a doubt, he knew this was the place he had been searching for…
He rounded a corner and found the next hall lined with dark iron barred doors. This was what he had been searching for, the prison. He silently walked to the first door and peered into the nearly pitch-black cell and found several sets of dimly glowing eyes peering back at him; Sephiroth nearly laughed. He let out a sigh and crouched down near where one of the soldiers was sitting on the floor.
"You are a part of Commander Zante's unit, are you not?" Sephiroth asked in a hushed voice. He didn't know weather or not there were any guards on duty and he didn't want to have to find out while he had his back turned.
The soldier turned his eyes to the silver-haired warrior then scooted closer to the cell door. "We are sir, but the Commander is not in this cell. Are you from Shinra? Did you come here to rescue us? Those Wutain's have been executing us right and left for no reason other than it entertains them when they run a man through the gut then light him on fire before he has died."
"I am from Shinra, sent here to take this fort back. I am General Sephiroth. General Daitona is also here but I have sent her to take out the Wutain leader. I believe that task will be accomplished within the hour. Do you know if there are any guards here?" Sephiroth asked.
"I think…your distraction called them away a while ago," the soldier informed.
"Good," Sephiroth stated standing up in a fluid motion. His hair settled on his shoulders, he carelessly brushed it back. "Stand back. You all are now under my command until further notice. Daitona and I were sent here rather quickly so our troops have yet to arrive to back us up. You all will take their place until they arrive."
Sephiroth's palm started to glow then the door to the cell flew off its hinges and a blast of energy sent it flying harmlessly to a far corner. He repeated the same motion with the other cells containing his 'new troop.'
After freeing all of them and healing the ones whom needed it, Sephiroth lead them all out of the musky basement in search of weapons. It was time to take the fort back by force.
All their weapons, armor and materia were found in a storage room. After easily taking out the guard, Sephiroth allowed the soldiers to retrieve what they needed from the room. When everyone was prepared, Sephiroth then lead them out into the open area of the fort then stopped dead in his tracks.
The man standing a short distance away smirked at the look on the young general's face. He laughed. "Oh isn't this grand?! I take it you know this little one…but then again you're not too much older than her are you?"
"Daitona…" Sephiroth growled under his breath. She didn't look responsive from where Neka held her at sword point. "What did you do to her? I swear if you've hurt her…"
"If you don't shut up right now boy, I'll kill her," Neka threatened; Sephiroth fell silent and didn't speak again. "So you are the one…"
"What are you talking about?" Sephiroth demanded narrowing his eyes.
"This girl, Daitona. You and her are more than just comrades. The act almost fooled me until I threatened her life that is. Then she had the nerve of threatening me! She spoke of someone, presumably you, very highly. But what I can't understand is why you'd let the one you love go into battle in that condition?"
Sephiroth's eyes narrowed into slights. "What condition? And what has brought you to that conclusion?" This is bad…I knew there was something wrong with her…and how'd this guy figure out I'm in love with her? No matter what he could have done to her, Daitona would have never let out that secret…is he simply filling in between the lines? I won't allow myself to be drawn into that trap of assumption.
"What do you mean what condition?!" Neka nearly screamed. "You can't tell me she's always this far out of shape?! She looks like she's normally very built…maybe you should pay closer attention to your lover boy."
"Sephiroth, my name is SEPHIROTH," Sephiroth growled. Daitona's not out of shape…is she? I guess I really haven't paid that much attention to that but that never affected her fighting skill. Daitona, what happened? How did he get you into this position?
"You truly have no idea!" Neka laughed, Daitona jerked in his grasp-finally waking up from the spell he had cast on her. "Oh, can't you really tell when your lover is pregnant?"
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-End Chapter 41-
A/N: Do ya hate me? I'm evil, I know, but what do you think? Surprised? I know it was short but chapter 42 is in the making. Oh! And has anyone head anything about SquareSoft making a Final Fantasy VII movie? I was looking on a wed site last night and found an article in Japanese (I think) about that. If anyone wants me to send it to them just let me know and I will.