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AN - I'm back. I know I haven't updated this fanfic for a long time, but I have finally gotten round to putting up the next chapter. I have also gone back through all my old chapters, for this fic, and changed all the spelling mistakes that I had made in them. Now on with the fic.
Chapter 14: The Shadows
Cid and Red XIII smiled sheepishly at the four guards, who were glaring at them with their weapons at the ready. There was one main difference between these guards and all the others that Cid and Red had seen so far; these guards didn't where the same uniforms as the others, they were all wearing casual outfits. I wonder why that is, Cid thought.
Out of the four guards three of them were women and the forth was a man. One of the women looked to be in her early thirties and seemed to be the oldest out of the four guards. She was wearing a light blue t-shirt with a picture of a thunderbolt on the front and a small gap on the right- hand side, so that you could see part of the women's skin on her right-hand side. She also wore dark blue pedal pushers and white trainers. She had silver hair that came just above her shoulders and dark green eyes. In her hand she was holding a very long and very sharp spear.
The next woman looked to be in her mid twenties. She wore black, fingerless leather gloves along with a black, tight fitting t-shirt. She had black shorts on as well, with what looked like a small diamond on the bottom of the left leg. On her head she wore a black cap, facing backwards, and on her feet she wore black trainers with a white stripe along the sides of them. She had long, turquoise hair that came all the way down her back and her eyes were a deep blue. She wasn't carrying a weapon, but on her wrists she wore silver bracelets that were filled with offensive materia, like ultima, fire, ice and many others.
The last woman also seemed to be in her mid twenties and like the other two women she also wore a t-shirt. Her t-shirt was dark violet with dark blue studs running along the bottom of it. She wore black trousers that had yellow stripes on the outer sides of both legs. Over the top of her t-shirt she wore a black, leather jacket. She was wearing a violet cap and violet trainers with turquoise laces. She had blonde hair that fell just below her shoulders and her eyes were a rich blue. In her hands she was holding a very vicious looking mace.
The man, who was the last member of the four guards, looked to be in his late twenties. He wore brown, fingerless leather gloves, as well as brown ankle boots. Over his chest he was wearing a white shirt and he also wore black, tight fitting leather trousers, as well as a trench coat. He had short, brown hair and his eyes were a stormy grey. He was holding a long black and brown gun, which was the same length as his arm, in his hands.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" the man asked as he prowled around Cid and Red in a very predatory way.
"Er. we were here on business and were.er. just leaving now," Cid stammered.
"What do you take us for? Fools?" the eldest woman demanded.
Cid glanced at Red XIII with an apologetic look.
"I guess it won't work twice," Cid stated, "Well it was worth a shot."
"My name is Sabaron," the man said, now staring Cid straight in the eyes.
"Er. I just have two questions that I would like to have answered before you decide to attack us," Red mentioned.
"And what, might I ask, would those be?" Sabaron, who Red had figured was the leader of this small group, questioned.
"Erm. firstly how come you aren't wearing uniforms like the other guards and secondly, seeing as you have introduced yourself, I was wondering if you could tell me what your friends are called?"
"First I'll answer your second question. The woman over there with the spear in her hands is known as Tarria, the woman you see before you with turquoise hair is called Arenia and the last woman you see before you is called Resta. Oh and don't bother introducing yourselves, we already know who you are. There happy?" Sabaron said in a bored tone.
"Yes, but you still need to answer my first question."
"Fine. We don't dress in uniforms as we aren't part of this organisation. We are known as "The Shadows" as most people are rarely able to see us, even when we are around; we are extremely good at concealing ourselves in shadows so that we aren't seen, hence the name "The Shadows". Anyway we were hired by this organisation to capture a friend of yours and to do any other task the leader of this organisation may want us to do, sort of like mercenaries, we do what we are paid to do. Anyway now I have answered both your questions and now." he explained, aiming his gun, which he had been twirling around the whole time he had been answering Red's questions, at Cid and Red, "We fight."
With that Cid, Red XIII and The Shadows clashed together in a furious battle. It was very clear from the start that The Shadows had the upper hand; there were more of them and they were fully refreshed whereas Cid and Red were still feeling rather tired from the sleeping gas.
Cid was fighting against Tarria, both of them trying to hit the other with their spear, whilst Red XIII fought against Resta, but he was stuck on the defensive, constantly trying to dodge Resta's mace. Sabaron and Arenia stood in the background, Sabaron firing his gun at Cid and Red, and making sure he didn't accidentally hit one of his own team mates by mistake, and Arenia was casting Fire 3, Bolt 3 and Ice 3 spells.
Cid defended another blow, from Tarria, with his own spear. It was becoming harder and harder to defend against her as he was tiring quickly; sooner or later Tarria would strike him, with what could be a fatal blow. Unfortunately there was nothing Cid could do but defend, he was also having a hard time dodging the bullets Sabaron was firing at him. Cid could only hope that Red was doing better.
Red XIII, however, was doing slightly worse then Cid. He, like Cid, was being forced to stay on the defensive, but where as Cid was managing to dodge Sabaron's bullets, Red XIII was being hit by Arenia's magic, more times then he was able to dodge it. He managed to dodge Resta's mace once again, but a Bolt 3 spell hit him in his back. He collapsed to the floor, panting, watching as Resta raised her mace. He didn't think he had the strength to get up; this time it could all be over.
AN - If you didn't realize it Sabaron was the person mentioned in the prologue for this story; the person who Vincent saw before he fell unconscious. Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I will hopefully have the next chapter up soon.
AN - I'm back. I know I haven't updated this fanfic for a long time, but I have finally gotten round to putting up the next chapter. I have also gone back through all my old chapters, for this fic, and changed all the spelling mistakes that I had made in them. Now on with the fic.
Chapter 14: The Shadows
Cid and Red XIII smiled sheepishly at the four guards, who were glaring at them with their weapons at the ready. There was one main difference between these guards and all the others that Cid and Red had seen so far; these guards didn't where the same uniforms as the others, they were all wearing casual outfits. I wonder why that is, Cid thought.
Out of the four guards three of them were women and the forth was a man. One of the women looked to be in her early thirties and seemed to be the oldest out of the four guards. She was wearing a light blue t-shirt with a picture of a thunderbolt on the front and a small gap on the right- hand side, so that you could see part of the women's skin on her right-hand side. She also wore dark blue pedal pushers and white trainers. She had silver hair that came just above her shoulders and dark green eyes. In her hand she was holding a very long and very sharp spear.
The next woman looked to be in her mid twenties. She wore black, fingerless leather gloves along with a black, tight fitting t-shirt. She had black shorts on as well, with what looked like a small diamond on the bottom of the left leg. On her head she wore a black cap, facing backwards, and on her feet she wore black trainers with a white stripe along the sides of them. She had long, turquoise hair that came all the way down her back and her eyes were a deep blue. She wasn't carrying a weapon, but on her wrists she wore silver bracelets that were filled with offensive materia, like ultima, fire, ice and many others.
The last woman also seemed to be in her mid twenties and like the other two women she also wore a t-shirt. Her t-shirt was dark violet with dark blue studs running along the bottom of it. She wore black trousers that had yellow stripes on the outer sides of both legs. Over the top of her t-shirt she wore a black, leather jacket. She was wearing a violet cap and violet trainers with turquoise laces. She had blonde hair that fell just below her shoulders and her eyes were a rich blue. In her hands she was holding a very vicious looking mace.
The man, who was the last member of the four guards, looked to be in his late twenties. He wore brown, fingerless leather gloves, as well as brown ankle boots. Over his chest he was wearing a white shirt and he also wore black, tight fitting leather trousers, as well as a trench coat. He had short, brown hair and his eyes were a stormy grey. He was holding a long black and brown gun, which was the same length as his arm, in his hands.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" the man asked as he prowled around Cid and Red in a very predatory way.
"Er. we were here on business and were.er. just leaving now," Cid stammered.
"What do you take us for? Fools?" the eldest woman demanded.
Cid glanced at Red XIII with an apologetic look.
"I guess it won't work twice," Cid stated, "Well it was worth a shot."
"My name is Sabaron," the man said, now staring Cid straight in the eyes.
"Er. I just have two questions that I would like to have answered before you decide to attack us," Red mentioned.
"And what, might I ask, would those be?" Sabaron, who Red had figured was the leader of this small group, questioned.
"Erm. firstly how come you aren't wearing uniforms like the other guards and secondly, seeing as you have introduced yourself, I was wondering if you could tell me what your friends are called?"
"First I'll answer your second question. The woman over there with the spear in her hands is known as Tarria, the woman you see before you with turquoise hair is called Arenia and the last woman you see before you is called Resta. Oh and don't bother introducing yourselves, we already know who you are. There happy?" Sabaron said in a bored tone.
"Yes, but you still need to answer my first question."
"Fine. We don't dress in uniforms as we aren't part of this organisation. We are known as "The Shadows" as most people are rarely able to see us, even when we are around; we are extremely good at concealing ourselves in shadows so that we aren't seen, hence the name "The Shadows". Anyway we were hired by this organisation to capture a friend of yours and to do any other task the leader of this organisation may want us to do, sort of like mercenaries, we do what we are paid to do. Anyway now I have answered both your questions and now." he explained, aiming his gun, which he had been twirling around the whole time he had been answering Red's questions, at Cid and Red, "We fight."
With that Cid, Red XIII and The Shadows clashed together in a furious battle. It was very clear from the start that The Shadows had the upper hand; there were more of them and they were fully refreshed whereas Cid and Red were still feeling rather tired from the sleeping gas.
Cid was fighting against Tarria, both of them trying to hit the other with their spear, whilst Red XIII fought against Resta, but he was stuck on the defensive, constantly trying to dodge Resta's mace. Sabaron and Arenia stood in the background, Sabaron firing his gun at Cid and Red, and making sure he didn't accidentally hit one of his own team mates by mistake, and Arenia was casting Fire 3, Bolt 3 and Ice 3 spells.
Cid defended another blow, from Tarria, with his own spear. It was becoming harder and harder to defend against her as he was tiring quickly; sooner or later Tarria would strike him, with what could be a fatal blow. Unfortunately there was nothing Cid could do but defend, he was also having a hard time dodging the bullets Sabaron was firing at him. Cid could only hope that Red was doing better.
Red XIII, however, was doing slightly worse then Cid. He, like Cid, was being forced to stay on the defensive, but where as Cid was managing to dodge Sabaron's bullets, Red XIII was being hit by Arenia's magic, more times then he was able to dodge it. He managed to dodge Resta's mace once again, but a Bolt 3 spell hit him in his back. He collapsed to the floor, panting, watching as Resta raised her mace. He didn't think he had the strength to get up; this time it could all be over.
AN - If you didn't realize it Sabaron was the person mentioned in the prologue for this story; the person who Vincent saw before he fell unconscious. Anyway I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I will hopefully have the next chapter up soon.