Some Surprises Are in Order

~Chapter 27~

A dark depressive atmosphere seemed to have fallen upon the apartment belonging to Alexis Midnight, and at the moment only held one of it's two occupants were home. Vincent Valentine slowly walked into the kitchen and stumbled towards the coffee pot. Vincent looked like hell, in total black, hair un-brushed, huge bag under his blood shot eyes. Vincent didn't move when he coffeemaker buzzed stating that it was finished, nor did react when the front door opened and Lex entered.

Lex stumbled into her apartment with two bags of food. When she entered the kitchen to put the food away she noticed Vincent still completely unaware of what was going on around him and knew at once what was on his mind. "It's gonna be ok Vinnie. We'll find her, don't worry..." she sighed when Vincent didn't look at her.

"Where could she be Lex?" he said finally turning and looking at her through his tired eyes.

"I don't know" Lex said as she started to put the food away. "But something about all of this doesn't seem right to me...something is off."

Vincent nodded as he poured himself a cup of coffee. "I know what you mean, but what?"

Lex leaned against the counter and rubbed her eyes. " I don't know. First Mike is gone, on some mission, only we can't get a hold of him. Then Kail, sent to find Mike, only he hasn't returned yet, nor can we get a hold of him either. Then Gabe vanishes...again. But that's normal. I just don't know about this Vinnie...if I didn't know better I would say that they are the reason Meg's missing." she said as she poured herself some coffee and took a sip.

Vinnie nodded and walked out onto the balcony connected to the living room. As he looked out over the city he couldn't help but feel a pang of remorse. His little girl was out there, somewhere. She could be hurt or dying, and there was nothing that he could do about it. Not until he found her at least. And when he did find her, who ever had taken her was going to die, slowly and very very painfully. Vincent's claw tightened on the balcony railing causing the steel to groan and bend inwards. No one messes with the Valentine family...no one...he thought as he looked outwards.

Lex stopped in mid sip and looked down at the rail "Watch it Vinnie, you're busten the steel rail."

Vincent looked down and sighed, "sorry Lex" he said as he went inside for some coffee.

Lex shook her head and looked back out over the city, after several seconds her eyes rested upon the rubble of Sector Seven. No...there's no way...but ...who would think of looking the sector for her....SHIT!!! "Vinnie!!!!! I know where she is!"

Vincent ran back out and grabbed Lex's shoulders, "Where!"

Lex pointed towards the broken sector, "Sector Seven."

Vincent looked towards the sector and narrowed his eyes "who ever took her knows what they are doing, if they are in fact there."

Lex nodded "We've checked almost the entire world for the guys. Kat doesn't know where Gabe or Kail are. And she should know at least where Kail is. After all she's his mom. "

Vincent nodded "Kitty was one hell of a Turk..." he said with a small smile "the first female Turk. Put a steak knife in my leg to get me to all her job too."

Lex smirked. "Hell Vinnie, we've checked Icicle Inn for Gabe, Ivy doesn't know where Mike is... all facts point towards them being responsible."

Vincent just nodded. I'm coming to get you Meg.

After arming themselves, Vinnie with Death Penalty and a lot of back up guns, and Lex with her guns and gloves, they headed off to Sector Seven.

Sector Seven still hadn't been cleaned out of the rubble. Broken bits of buildings and lives, still lined the once prominent sector. Everywhere you looked you would see a dark reminder of the tragic past, of ShinRa, and Sephiroth and everything else that happened during that time. All that reminded of the sector was the large wall which separated it from the little playground, but even that was chipped and cracked, but still standing. A silent guardian over the lost souls of Sector Seven.

After entering the sector Vincent took the lead hoping to cut off any attack which might be coming their way. Vincent turned to warn Lex of what Gabe was capable of. After all he had been the one to train Gabe as a Turk. As he was about to voice a warning he remembered that Lex had worked for Gabe so of course she would know some of what he could do.

As they walked through the remains of the sector Vincent couldn't help but remember back to when he created the Elite Turk task force. He had found Gabe at the age of 16, and had lied to President ShinRa about Gabe's real age. Since one of the requirements being that you must be at least 18 to join the Turks. From that point on Gabe had been one of the best Turks that Vincent had ever seen, quick, smart, and incredible for lack of better words. If Gabe knew they were coming then they were in a lot of trouble.

After a few minuets of looking, and finding nothing both Vincent and Lex were beginning to wonder if they were incorrect about all of this. They could find nothing that hinted to anyone being within the remains of this place, at least no one alive. As Vincent was about to voice that they were wrong the sound of someone clapping echoed through the sector.

"Well..well...well what do we have here. Two little children who seemed to have lost their way?" Voiced someone in the shadows.

Lex and Vinnie looked towards the voice both knowing who it was.

Gabe smirked as he walked out and into the open, "your late. I was expecting you to have realized this a few months ago." he said as he smirked at the two. "I take it Midnight was the one to figure it out?"

Vincent nodded.

"Well what should I do with you two?" Gabe flicked his hand out and his sword appeared in it out of no where and placed it tip first on the ground and leaned on it.

"Where is Megan!" Vincent yelled.

"Somewhere you will never find her." Gabe said as he stood to his full height.

The sound of rocks sliding off of stuff came from both the right and left of Vincent and Lex. Micheal and Kail stepped out from both sides, armed and ready to do whatever was needed. Gabe smirked at the two and cocked his head to the side "so what to do with you? I'm not about to let you walk out of here alive, that is for sure. But hmm," is suddenly no long where he was. Appears in front of them, eyes a bright purple and his pupils a slant like a cats. Suddenly throws Lex across the sector and into a wall " be a good girl and stay there" he laughed.

Lex hit the wall with a sickening crunch and lay still.

"Micheal, Kail watch her for me. Vincent and I are going to play a little game." He laughed as Micheal and Kail walked over and checked on Lex.

With that said Gabriel jumped back and smirked "if you want her back Vincent then you have to go through me."

Vincent glared and with a snarl attacked Gabe thinking he knew everything he needed to know. unfortunately wherever Vinnie thought Gabe would be it turned out to be wrong. Gabriel would either be to the left or right of where Vinnie thought, it's as if he's reading my mind and using that against me.

Gabe just smirked and for once in several minuets attacked faster then Vincent could blink. With a series of stabs, slashes, and swings he reduced the once strong Vincent to a mass of flesh on the ground. Harmed and bleeding badly yet alive. The once strong and unbeatable Vincent Valentine had fallen to the one man in the world who stood a chance. "Oh don't tell me that the might Vincent Valentine is feeling his age" fakes a gasp "oh what is the world coming to?"

Walks up and stands over Vincent "you don't deserve her...nor will you ever see her again " raises his sword above his head ready to strike the final blow when a flash of sliver dives into him and they both go flying to the side.

Megan lay atop Gabe clutching onto his arms preventing the blow to befall her father. "Don't please!" she pleaded to him.

Gabe knocked her to the side and stood only to find her once again in his way. "Move!" he growled.

She only shook her head.

"I said move!" his voice sounded as if he snarled out those words.

"I won't let you kill him...he's my father." Megan said as she shook slightly not quite understanding Gabe's anger.

"Fine" Gabe said as he glared and backed off.

Megan smiled and ran over to her father and hugged him thinking that Gabe had just told her it was over. "Dad!"

Vincent was unconscious.

Kail walked over to her and knew what was going to happen "please Shug come on lets go back in."

Megan shook her head, she didn't want to return there.

Gabe glared at Vincent and walked over to Kail's side. In his hands was a gun "come along Megan it is time to leave."

Megan just shook her head again and tried to wake her father.

The sound of a gun's hammer being pulled back brought her attention back to Gabe. Who held a squirming Kail locked by the neck with a gun resting against his temple. An insane look flashed through Gabe's normally loving eyes. "Do it now or your treasured Kiwi dies." To prove his point he rested his finger on the trigger.

Kail's eyes were wild as he looked between Gabriel and Megan, unsure of what the future would hold. All he knew was that his future rested in the decision of the one person in the world who held his soul... Megan.

Author's notes - I'm sorry about how long this took me to get out. I've had a bad case of writers block, it seemed no matter how hard I tried this chapter just wouldn't be written the way I wanted it to be. Anyway thank you for reading, and to those who have reviewed. You guys make me so happy. Please you know the drill, if you read please take the few seconds it takes and review. Thank you.