MY EXAMS ARE OVER YES!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok my 5th chapter oh and for the people
who asked yes Marlene is older then Stephen by about 5 years but hey it's
better then Vincent/Yuffie I mean Vincent was shot when he was about 30
then slept another 30 years so he would be 60 maybe even older then that
and people put him with Yuffie who is 16 now that's an age difference. Just
thought I would clear that up. Oh and a new person helps the cause in this
chapter you will find out soon enough.
Chapter 5: Operation Junon
If you had been alive during the Shinra age and got lost between Midgar and today's Junon you would not be able to tell the difference.
Junon was built the same way.
The original structure of Junon remained up to the cannon's base then continued on with structured pillars of the Mt Nibel and Underwater Junon reactors with the others made of material supported by the Cetra of the City of the Ancients spreading a large half of the city over the coast a wall over 50 feet stood around the city blocking it from all areas.
In the center where the Sister Ray had been laid the factory that made Sephiroth's deadly weapons.
Maybe about 50 floors in a spiral maze heading down into the depths of hell.
For this they destroyed the slums of Junon and all that lived there.
If one did not know of the horrible past and present of this city one might find the city an amazing site with it's mixture of old and new technological architecture.
But then again under Sephiroth's rule it was just another city that fell to his corruption.
The main thing that made Junon so similar to the old Midgar were the reactors.
Under Sephiroth's rule mako reactors were forced back into Junon and Midgar.
Not for power but for protection.
The reactors used the mako for a sort of barrier it wasn't very strong in Junon as it was in Midgar but it was enough to keep out unwanted rebels who had disagreements with the factory the barrier almost flawless naked to the normal eye.
However Stephen's sight was not normal.
His dark sight enabled him a sort of dark aura sense spells and invisible forces of the like could not escape this view allowing him to see a small but incredibly dark barrier guarding the factory covering it like a sheet sticking close to it unmoving.
"Wow it's so big how are we ever gonna find Vincent in a place like this." Marlene asked
"Used to be when the city was half as big as it was and you still couldn't find anyone now it's twice as big how will find Vincent in here."
Stephen didn't turn to face his companions instead he talked still focused on the factory.
"Look to tell you the truth I think we were lucky to get this far Vincent is very stealthy and he traces his steps well so I think we only have one course of action."
"And that would be?"
"We need to find the rebel group in this City. If I have learned anything it's that Vincent has a plan in mind the places he has been over the years it can't be just coincidence. He had something in mind and you can't access anything in Junon without the right help. Sephiroth had seen him before when they fought. The soldiers have a full description of him. I doubt he would try anything on his own."
"So any ideas where to find this group?"
We can worry about that later Marlene right now is getting into the city.
"Yes last time I remembered only elite soldiers and bounty hunters can enter the city and even then they need some kind of identification."
"Yeah this isn't a place I want to be right now but we have no options"
They made it to the entrance unfortunately Shadow's memory didn't fail him and three guards stood in front of the only entrance of the city.
"Can't Shadow just jump with us over the wall"
"No I would be too easily spotted this entire city is a fortress. There seem to be Sentries on almost every part of the wall."
"Why are we bothering with this we could easily take them."
"I don't want to risk it until I find Vincent. I guess we have to try our luck at the entrance."
The others nodded out of agreement though chances were low it was the only option available.
"Stop there state your business"
Shadow and Marlene tried to think of something to say but came up with nothing but luckily for once Stephen thought ahead.
"We are bounty hunters looking for a man named Vincent Valentine I heard there was a big bounty on his head."
"Ha aren't we all that guy is like a ghost you can't find him. If you want a bounty you should head after this one guy Stephen Sephiroth has a bounty of a million gil for his head."
"Really any description to him"
"Just that he wears a unique mythril chain."
Stephen hid his chain deeper in his coat.
"Really I will take that in mind."
With that Stephen tried to get in but was stopped by the guards
"Hey I know what you are feeling times are tough but I can't let you in without Sephiroth's sign. You'll just have to go."
Stephen clenched his fist ready to use force.
Nothing would set him back he would destroy the whole city if needed.
"Hey now is that anyway to treat a fellow bounty hunter"
Stephen and the others turned. It was a man who had spoke.
The man had Fire red-orange hair stood out most sticking to the sky much like Cloud's had just not as spread out. He wore a blue suit with most of it wrinkled and out of place. He had some sort of nightstick over his shoulder and a container in his hand. Though Stephen new not of this man Marlene did and one thought came to mind.
Reno.
"Reno sir! Of course not but I have strict orders not to let anyone through without Sephiroth's sign"
Reno smirked and took a swing of his container.
"Oh is that all? They just need the sign?"
"Yes sir then I'd be glad to let them in"
"Well then here it is."
Reno threw Stephen a switchblade with the sign of a solitary wing on it.
"Very well you may pass"
The others went through as Reno followed.
"Oh yeah tell Sephiroth that that sign sucks it looks lame."
"Yes sir! I will give him the message."
"Thanks oh and by the way don't call me sir"
"Yes sir . . . I mean Reno."
When they made it through they continued walking.
"Why did you help us."
"Because I felt like it don't worry about it Strife."
That last remark definitely made Stephen worry but he did not show it.
"So you know then why help me you should know I'm worth a lot to Sephiroth dead"
"Look I don't care about the money I'm just repaying a favor to someone by helping you out. Plus I'm being paid better by someone else."
"Who?"
"Look it doesn't matter so just drop it!! You do want to see the leader of the rebel forces here to find the vampire right?"
"If you mean Vincent then yes."
"Well then I'll take you to the leader first but he won't just give it you info this guy is a pain in the ass you have to earn it which really sucks."
"I'll do whatever it takes"
"Fine be my guest lets go"
Reno led the pair through a series of corridors until they reached a dead end.
"Well, here we are"
Marlene looked around for a second and replied.
"I don't see anything"
"It's here you just have to pass this wall."
With that Reno pulled out a brick from the wall and a small door forged in its place.
"This way"
The others did as they were told and followed Reno.
The Stairway down into the depths of Midgar seemed never ending but eventually they made it where two men with daggers guarded the entrance.
"Halt who goes there"
"Relax it's me Reno I got a guy who needs information"
". . . Fine step this way"
They did what they were told and followed the men after a while they me a man wearing a black hood a pistol in his hand.
"So you are the one who wants information?"
"Yes my name is-"
"I know what your name is what do you seek"
"I seek the whereabouts of Vincent Valentine"
"Vincent?"
"Yes"
"Hmmmm yes I remember him now yes I know where he went"
"Where"
"I'm sorry I can't just tell you the man wanted secrecy I promised keep his wishes in account after all you can't trust anyone these days."
"I need to see him please."
". . . Alright but first I must test your loyalty"
"Fine I will do anything it takes"
"Fine follow me I shall give you your mission"
The man slowly stood up and walked to another room. Stephen guessed he was in his 40's but still seemed very weak like an old man.
After a while he managed to make it back to the area where Stephen stood and opened a blue print.
"This is the inside of the Junon weapons facility. What I need you to do is very simple I believe you are slightly familiar with the design of the factory?"
"Yes"
"Ok so you know of the basement?"
"Yes. I believe it only has too rooms but they are heavily guarded."
"Yes you are correct now listen the idea of this mission is to get to the basement to get the room in the basement where you will see a generator. This generator connects the reactors to the factory barrier it has to be destroyed. After that we can strike and finish off the factory once and for all by overloading the system that makes the weapons and destroy the whole factory in a huge explosion."
"I take it that this isn't as easy as I think it is."
"You are correct. The barrier holds an extreme disadvantage for all intruders. Somehow Sephiroth has programmed a special system into the barrier causing some sort of magical field that makes it almost impossible to use any weapon except a gun. And because of the heavy interference of the mako barrier materia is useless."
Stephen smiled and spoke once more.
"No problem. But I'm afraid I wouldn't be much help in that factory when I can't even use my sword. I'm good but I'm not that good. I'm afraid I only have one person who can do this job"
Stephen looked at Marlene as she and Shadow got the idea.
"That is if you are up to it."
"Sure!"
Marlene smiled it was rare that she got to do anything by herself without Stephen killing everyone first.
"Alright this works out perfectly now that we have things settled here is the plan. Stephen, Reno, and Shadow will be the decoys."
Reno shrugged "at least I won't be bored."
"I get it we hold off the reinforcements until Marlene safely gets inside and the barrier is disabled."
"Marlene I don't even think I can hold them off for too long so make this a quick trip focus on your goal and hurry it up ok"
Marlene pouted, "I never get to have fun"
"Good it's settled then we initiate this plan at daybreak."
"Wait there is something I have been wondering why not just destroy the reactors?"
"We have tried."
"How far did you get"
"I sent three hundred of my best men and my self after one reactor. At first we easily took hold of it and were about to destroy it when one of Sephiroth's generals came."
"A general?"
"Yes but this general was different."
"How so?"
"We managed to keep the soldiers occupied but then this general came, her power was unimaginable she took out my men so quickly she made us look like infants."
The man slammed his feeble fist on to the table barely even shaking it.
"I barely escaped with my own life and I suffered internal injuries. I don't have much longer. That is why my dying wish is to see all those bastards and their factory sent back to hell before I go."
"But why?" Marlene asked still puzzled at why a dying man wanted such a horrible end to a place.
"Marlene drop it you do not need his reasons."
Stephen's voice was cold and harsh.
"Ok, I'm going to bed wake me at daybreak."
With that Marlene turned and went into another room. The others soon followed only Stephen and the man remained.
"Aren't you curious as to why I do want this destruction so badly?"
"It's not my concern but I have an idea."
"Really how?"
"Your eyes they hold a lot of burden and hatred in them. My eyes cannot be read because the shade of dark mako making it hard to see any expressions through them but I know of those eyes."
"So the young aren't complete morons after all"
Stephen chuckled slightly
"No I guess not. But then losing someone always make growing up much easier."
"You know you will be paid handsomely for your efforts tomorrow."
"Save it. I already said yes I don't need any money. I too have lost people to Sephiroth just avenging a soul is enough for me. Just worry about paying Reno."
The man sighed slightly.
"I afraid I didn't hire him for this job he demanded it."
"Why?"
"I don't know all the details even my ears have limits but. . . I'm afraid he may be joining you soon."
Stephen clutched his sword tightly and drew it out. He then but a Quadra Magic Ulitma combo in it then placed a mastered time materia in his escort guard.
"As long as he doesn't get in my way I couldn't care less."
His words left the man in a shocked state and he continued to stare at Stephen as he went into his room.
"For god sake Vincent I hope you are right."
The man walked into a dark corner of the room and grabbed his shotgun from a shelf.
The man looked down from the shelf where a battered and beaten mog and a mangled cartoon like cat laid. Looking at it the man laugh slightly.
"All the help you were and you proved useless in the end Cait Sith"
With that the man took his shotgun and his originally kept pistol and headed off into the next room.
They woke up at 6:00 and through the cover of night got to their positions. They waited there for about ten minutes for the guards to shift then they commenced their plan.
Reno walked up to the solitary guard of the entrance to the factory.
"Hey maybe you can help me I'm low on beer. Maybe you could spare some money for a beer"
The man turned to Reno
"Get lost freeloader"
Reno smiled at the man
"You really shouldn't have done that."
Before the man could turn around he had his head cleanly cut off by Stephen's Ultimate weapon.
"Ok one down about 2,000 to go."
Reno walked over to the dead man and grabbed an intercom from his hand.
"You know the plan call the reactors one at a time there is roughly about 250 men guarding each reactor our job it to kill them one at a time"
"3 against one seems hardly fair"
Shadow nodded his head slightly
"I agree the odds are against us"
Stephen looked at him and smiled
"I was talking about the soldiers."
Stephen turned to Marlene who had dragged the body to a secluded area in the shadows.
"Ok Marlene, be careful. I think you will be able to use your magic but it may be weakened do to the barrier so try to rely on stealth more than force."
Marlene nodded and went inside.
Stephen watched her go in and nodded to Reno who sent a transmission to reactor one.
"We have intruders at the factory all guards of reactor one come to the factory entrance at once"
It didn't take long for the wave of soldiers to come.
"Here we go let's make this quick"
Stephen took out his sword and charged forward the plan had commenced.
Marlene turned a corner to find a dead end when they had said it was a maze they weren't kidding.
Corridors seemed to spread out in every direction causing mass confusion for even some of the guards who Marlene had taken out easily and quietly with her silenced pistols.
"Damn another dead end"
Suddenly Marlene heard footsteps and immediately stepped into the shadows and two men walked into her previous positions.
"Damn another dead end"
"What did you expect this place is full of them."
"Yeah I guess your right the only person that can navigate this place is Jade"
"Yeah but that's not surprising she's the one who demanded this layout to the factory she can't get enough of this place she trains here"
"Training in a factory. God Sephiroth's generals get weirder and weirder."
"Yeah but I wouldn't want to go against her"
"Yeah she's kill us before we even fired a shot."
"Oh well at least we don't have to hear her since she is in the basement"
Marlene had heard all she needed at that moment and shot both her pistols and the men.
To headshots. They fell like stones.
"Good now that I know that the general is in the basement it will be much easier"
Marlene closed her eyes for a moment then opened them.
They flashed yellow for a split second then returned to their original color.
Marlene left her corridor and turned to another she knew where to go now.
She had used sense to track the general and her position.
She ran down the next few corridors hiding in stealth from intruders and taking care of them as they passed.
Stealth was fortunately on her side on all occasions.
She finally made it to the elevator and rode it down to the first level basement where it stopped.
"What the hell"
A loud alarm went off as the power went out the elevator flashed red.
"SECURITY ALERT!!!! FOUR MEN HAVE BEEN FOUND DEAD ALERT!!!!"
"So much for stealth"
Marlene whipped a gun at the control panel of the elevator causing it to open. She then tried to cast bolt 2 but nothing happened.
"Damn Stephen was right all I can do are level 1 spells until the barrier is broken. I hope it's enough"
Marlene cast bolt 1 and short-circuited the control panel causing the door to open.
"Better hurry!"
Marlene ran to the room her sense still functional she ran through three more corridors and made a final left till she reached some stairs.
If she hadn't had her sense on she would have died right there.
She dived to the left just in time to dodge a huge swarm of bullets. The intoxicating smell of gunpowder left in the air.
They had found her.
"There she is get her!!!"
"Damn!"
Marlene cast haste on herself and ran down the stairs at full speed.
Haste was only enough to not get her killed.
The men fired relentlessly.
Damn it figures they would have semi-automatics perfect
She managed to reach the bottom of the stairs just as the wall was filled with lead.
Marlene caste quake on the stairs causing them to fall.
Good that will give me enough time to find the barrier generator then I can finish this job
"Humph! Stubborn bitch"
Marlene turned to see a woman with red hair and red eyes she had two daggers on each side and gloves similar to Stephen's.
"Who the hell are you!?"
Marlene wasn't very polite when called a bitch.
"Oh allow me to introduce my self my name is Jade"
"Well isn't that nice"
Marlene fired her guns at Jade.
She merely stepped to the side and threw a knife at Marlene.
Marlene barely dodged it and it cut open her arm.
"Damn!!"
"Humph! You aren't even worth my time"
As Jade said that about 50 armed men appeared and aimed their guns.
"Dispose of her"
Marlene managed to jump to a small wall just as the men fired.
She took cover and tried to regain her thoughts as the hot lead pummeled her hiding place.
Shoot I better think of something this shelter wont hold out for long
Marlene scoped around to find anything that she could use and noticed a barrel of flammable chemicals near a balcony where one of the men aimed.
Perfect I just need to cast fire on it I hope I can hit it from this distance.
Marlene focused on the barrel and missed she managed to retreat just as a bullet blazed her left cheek. She tried again this time successful as the barrel exploded causing the balcony to collapse.
In the confusion Marlene managed to take advantage and start an incredible offence shooting with incredible precision and getting numerous head shots the men who weren't killed by bullets were killed by Marlene's fire and bolt spells.
After the assault only two men remained.
Marlene picked them off carefully aiming and shot her bullets.
They hit the two men right in-between the eyes.
Marlene reloaded her guns and continued forward.
That was my last two cartridges I got 5 more shots and I'm out of ammo
Marlene breathed heavily as she tried to stand up her arm still bleeding from the wound she had received earlier.
She was running out of energy if she didn't finish this soon then she wouldn't at all.
Fortunately luck was on her side as she saw the two doors that had been explained to her.
"Thank god."
She managed to barely walk into the room on the left where the barrier generator for all the reactors stood.
All she had to do was enough energy to perform two simple spells.
Please let me have enough strength.
Marlene focused all her energy into a bolt spell which managed to disable but not destroy the machine.
Marlene then went into the room on the right where another generator laid but this one was different the layout was the same but inside laid an orb the orb was solid black yet Marlene could see through it somehow.
"Is this Materia?"
No time to think of that now I have a job to do
Marlene grabbed the orb and the reactor stopped humming all the lights went out.
She had done what she needed and cast her last spell.
Marlene started to focus and cast exit but she was interrupted but a noise.
It happened so quickly Marlene barely had time to react and just managed to move in time to have a dagger stab through her side.
Better her side then her heart.
The pain was immense so bad Marlene almost lost consciousness she managed to look up just in time to see Jade's glowing red eyes.
Marlene's blood was rushing from her body from the injuries she suffered and clenched the orb in her hand just as the exit spell took full affect.
Before completely disappearing Marlene managed to see a man laying on the floor in a pool of blood.
Marlene managed to make out his features because of the glow of her own eyes and realized the man immediately.
"R . . .u . . .d . . .e"
Marlene passed out and all went black.
Ok Chapter 5 done next chapter will be up soon by Wednesday probably so until then cya.
Chapter 5: Operation Junon
If you had been alive during the Shinra age and got lost between Midgar and today's Junon you would not be able to tell the difference.
Junon was built the same way.
The original structure of Junon remained up to the cannon's base then continued on with structured pillars of the Mt Nibel and Underwater Junon reactors with the others made of material supported by the Cetra of the City of the Ancients spreading a large half of the city over the coast a wall over 50 feet stood around the city blocking it from all areas.
In the center where the Sister Ray had been laid the factory that made Sephiroth's deadly weapons.
Maybe about 50 floors in a spiral maze heading down into the depths of hell.
For this they destroyed the slums of Junon and all that lived there.
If one did not know of the horrible past and present of this city one might find the city an amazing site with it's mixture of old and new technological architecture.
But then again under Sephiroth's rule it was just another city that fell to his corruption.
The main thing that made Junon so similar to the old Midgar were the reactors.
Under Sephiroth's rule mako reactors were forced back into Junon and Midgar.
Not for power but for protection.
The reactors used the mako for a sort of barrier it wasn't very strong in Junon as it was in Midgar but it was enough to keep out unwanted rebels who had disagreements with the factory the barrier almost flawless naked to the normal eye.
However Stephen's sight was not normal.
His dark sight enabled him a sort of dark aura sense spells and invisible forces of the like could not escape this view allowing him to see a small but incredibly dark barrier guarding the factory covering it like a sheet sticking close to it unmoving.
"Wow it's so big how are we ever gonna find Vincent in a place like this." Marlene asked
"Used to be when the city was half as big as it was and you still couldn't find anyone now it's twice as big how will find Vincent in here."
Stephen didn't turn to face his companions instead he talked still focused on the factory.
"Look to tell you the truth I think we were lucky to get this far Vincent is very stealthy and he traces his steps well so I think we only have one course of action."
"And that would be?"
"We need to find the rebel group in this City. If I have learned anything it's that Vincent has a plan in mind the places he has been over the years it can't be just coincidence. He had something in mind and you can't access anything in Junon without the right help. Sephiroth had seen him before when they fought. The soldiers have a full description of him. I doubt he would try anything on his own."
"So any ideas where to find this group?"
We can worry about that later Marlene right now is getting into the city.
"Yes last time I remembered only elite soldiers and bounty hunters can enter the city and even then they need some kind of identification."
"Yeah this isn't a place I want to be right now but we have no options"
They made it to the entrance unfortunately Shadow's memory didn't fail him and three guards stood in front of the only entrance of the city.
"Can't Shadow just jump with us over the wall"
"No I would be too easily spotted this entire city is a fortress. There seem to be Sentries on almost every part of the wall."
"Why are we bothering with this we could easily take them."
"I don't want to risk it until I find Vincent. I guess we have to try our luck at the entrance."
The others nodded out of agreement though chances were low it was the only option available.
"Stop there state your business"
Shadow and Marlene tried to think of something to say but came up with nothing but luckily for once Stephen thought ahead.
"We are bounty hunters looking for a man named Vincent Valentine I heard there was a big bounty on his head."
"Ha aren't we all that guy is like a ghost you can't find him. If you want a bounty you should head after this one guy Stephen Sephiroth has a bounty of a million gil for his head."
"Really any description to him"
"Just that he wears a unique mythril chain."
Stephen hid his chain deeper in his coat.
"Really I will take that in mind."
With that Stephen tried to get in but was stopped by the guards
"Hey I know what you are feeling times are tough but I can't let you in without Sephiroth's sign. You'll just have to go."
Stephen clenched his fist ready to use force.
Nothing would set him back he would destroy the whole city if needed.
"Hey now is that anyway to treat a fellow bounty hunter"
Stephen and the others turned. It was a man who had spoke.
The man had Fire red-orange hair stood out most sticking to the sky much like Cloud's had just not as spread out. He wore a blue suit with most of it wrinkled and out of place. He had some sort of nightstick over his shoulder and a container in his hand. Though Stephen new not of this man Marlene did and one thought came to mind.
Reno.
"Reno sir! Of course not but I have strict orders not to let anyone through without Sephiroth's sign"
Reno smirked and took a swing of his container.
"Oh is that all? They just need the sign?"
"Yes sir then I'd be glad to let them in"
"Well then here it is."
Reno threw Stephen a switchblade with the sign of a solitary wing on it.
"Very well you may pass"
The others went through as Reno followed.
"Oh yeah tell Sephiroth that that sign sucks it looks lame."
"Yes sir! I will give him the message."
"Thanks oh and by the way don't call me sir"
"Yes sir . . . I mean Reno."
When they made it through they continued walking.
"Why did you help us."
"Because I felt like it don't worry about it Strife."
That last remark definitely made Stephen worry but he did not show it.
"So you know then why help me you should know I'm worth a lot to Sephiroth dead"
"Look I don't care about the money I'm just repaying a favor to someone by helping you out. Plus I'm being paid better by someone else."
"Who?"
"Look it doesn't matter so just drop it!! You do want to see the leader of the rebel forces here to find the vampire right?"
"If you mean Vincent then yes."
"Well then I'll take you to the leader first but he won't just give it you info this guy is a pain in the ass you have to earn it which really sucks."
"I'll do whatever it takes"
"Fine be my guest lets go"
Reno led the pair through a series of corridors until they reached a dead end.
"Well, here we are"
Marlene looked around for a second and replied.
"I don't see anything"
"It's here you just have to pass this wall."
With that Reno pulled out a brick from the wall and a small door forged in its place.
"This way"
The others did as they were told and followed Reno.
The Stairway down into the depths of Midgar seemed never ending but eventually they made it where two men with daggers guarded the entrance.
"Halt who goes there"
"Relax it's me Reno I got a guy who needs information"
". . . Fine step this way"
They did what they were told and followed the men after a while they me a man wearing a black hood a pistol in his hand.
"So you are the one who wants information?"
"Yes my name is-"
"I know what your name is what do you seek"
"I seek the whereabouts of Vincent Valentine"
"Vincent?"
"Yes"
"Hmmmm yes I remember him now yes I know where he went"
"Where"
"I'm sorry I can't just tell you the man wanted secrecy I promised keep his wishes in account after all you can't trust anyone these days."
"I need to see him please."
". . . Alright but first I must test your loyalty"
"Fine I will do anything it takes"
"Fine follow me I shall give you your mission"
The man slowly stood up and walked to another room. Stephen guessed he was in his 40's but still seemed very weak like an old man.
After a while he managed to make it back to the area where Stephen stood and opened a blue print.
"This is the inside of the Junon weapons facility. What I need you to do is very simple I believe you are slightly familiar with the design of the factory?"
"Yes"
"Ok so you know of the basement?"
"Yes. I believe it only has too rooms but they are heavily guarded."
"Yes you are correct now listen the idea of this mission is to get to the basement to get the room in the basement where you will see a generator. This generator connects the reactors to the factory barrier it has to be destroyed. After that we can strike and finish off the factory once and for all by overloading the system that makes the weapons and destroy the whole factory in a huge explosion."
"I take it that this isn't as easy as I think it is."
"You are correct. The barrier holds an extreme disadvantage for all intruders. Somehow Sephiroth has programmed a special system into the barrier causing some sort of magical field that makes it almost impossible to use any weapon except a gun. And because of the heavy interference of the mako barrier materia is useless."
Stephen smiled and spoke once more.
"No problem. But I'm afraid I wouldn't be much help in that factory when I can't even use my sword. I'm good but I'm not that good. I'm afraid I only have one person who can do this job"
Stephen looked at Marlene as she and Shadow got the idea.
"That is if you are up to it."
"Sure!"
Marlene smiled it was rare that she got to do anything by herself without Stephen killing everyone first.
"Alright this works out perfectly now that we have things settled here is the plan. Stephen, Reno, and Shadow will be the decoys."
Reno shrugged "at least I won't be bored."
"I get it we hold off the reinforcements until Marlene safely gets inside and the barrier is disabled."
"Marlene I don't even think I can hold them off for too long so make this a quick trip focus on your goal and hurry it up ok"
Marlene pouted, "I never get to have fun"
"Good it's settled then we initiate this plan at daybreak."
"Wait there is something I have been wondering why not just destroy the reactors?"
"We have tried."
"How far did you get"
"I sent three hundred of my best men and my self after one reactor. At first we easily took hold of it and were about to destroy it when one of Sephiroth's generals came."
"A general?"
"Yes but this general was different."
"How so?"
"We managed to keep the soldiers occupied but then this general came, her power was unimaginable she took out my men so quickly she made us look like infants."
The man slammed his feeble fist on to the table barely even shaking it.
"I barely escaped with my own life and I suffered internal injuries. I don't have much longer. That is why my dying wish is to see all those bastards and their factory sent back to hell before I go."
"But why?" Marlene asked still puzzled at why a dying man wanted such a horrible end to a place.
"Marlene drop it you do not need his reasons."
Stephen's voice was cold and harsh.
"Ok, I'm going to bed wake me at daybreak."
With that Marlene turned and went into another room. The others soon followed only Stephen and the man remained.
"Aren't you curious as to why I do want this destruction so badly?"
"It's not my concern but I have an idea."
"Really how?"
"Your eyes they hold a lot of burden and hatred in them. My eyes cannot be read because the shade of dark mako making it hard to see any expressions through them but I know of those eyes."
"So the young aren't complete morons after all"
Stephen chuckled slightly
"No I guess not. But then losing someone always make growing up much easier."
"You know you will be paid handsomely for your efforts tomorrow."
"Save it. I already said yes I don't need any money. I too have lost people to Sephiroth just avenging a soul is enough for me. Just worry about paying Reno."
The man sighed slightly.
"I afraid I didn't hire him for this job he demanded it."
"Why?"
"I don't know all the details even my ears have limits but. . . I'm afraid he may be joining you soon."
Stephen clutched his sword tightly and drew it out. He then but a Quadra Magic Ulitma combo in it then placed a mastered time materia in his escort guard.
"As long as he doesn't get in my way I couldn't care less."
His words left the man in a shocked state and he continued to stare at Stephen as he went into his room.
"For god sake Vincent I hope you are right."
The man walked into a dark corner of the room and grabbed his shotgun from a shelf.
The man looked down from the shelf where a battered and beaten mog and a mangled cartoon like cat laid. Looking at it the man laugh slightly.
"All the help you were and you proved useless in the end Cait Sith"
With that the man took his shotgun and his originally kept pistol and headed off into the next room.
They woke up at 6:00 and through the cover of night got to their positions. They waited there for about ten minutes for the guards to shift then they commenced their plan.
Reno walked up to the solitary guard of the entrance to the factory.
"Hey maybe you can help me I'm low on beer. Maybe you could spare some money for a beer"
The man turned to Reno
"Get lost freeloader"
Reno smiled at the man
"You really shouldn't have done that."
Before the man could turn around he had his head cleanly cut off by Stephen's Ultimate weapon.
"Ok one down about 2,000 to go."
Reno walked over to the dead man and grabbed an intercom from his hand.
"You know the plan call the reactors one at a time there is roughly about 250 men guarding each reactor our job it to kill them one at a time"
"3 against one seems hardly fair"
Shadow nodded his head slightly
"I agree the odds are against us"
Stephen looked at him and smiled
"I was talking about the soldiers."
Stephen turned to Marlene who had dragged the body to a secluded area in the shadows.
"Ok Marlene, be careful. I think you will be able to use your magic but it may be weakened do to the barrier so try to rely on stealth more than force."
Marlene nodded and went inside.
Stephen watched her go in and nodded to Reno who sent a transmission to reactor one.
"We have intruders at the factory all guards of reactor one come to the factory entrance at once"
It didn't take long for the wave of soldiers to come.
"Here we go let's make this quick"
Stephen took out his sword and charged forward the plan had commenced.
Marlene turned a corner to find a dead end when they had said it was a maze they weren't kidding.
Corridors seemed to spread out in every direction causing mass confusion for even some of the guards who Marlene had taken out easily and quietly with her silenced pistols.
"Damn another dead end"
Suddenly Marlene heard footsteps and immediately stepped into the shadows and two men walked into her previous positions.
"Damn another dead end"
"What did you expect this place is full of them."
"Yeah I guess your right the only person that can navigate this place is Jade"
"Yeah but that's not surprising she's the one who demanded this layout to the factory she can't get enough of this place she trains here"
"Training in a factory. God Sephiroth's generals get weirder and weirder."
"Yeah but I wouldn't want to go against her"
"Yeah she's kill us before we even fired a shot."
"Oh well at least we don't have to hear her since she is in the basement"
Marlene had heard all she needed at that moment and shot both her pistols and the men.
To headshots. They fell like stones.
"Good now that I know that the general is in the basement it will be much easier"
Marlene closed her eyes for a moment then opened them.
They flashed yellow for a split second then returned to their original color.
Marlene left her corridor and turned to another she knew where to go now.
She had used sense to track the general and her position.
She ran down the next few corridors hiding in stealth from intruders and taking care of them as they passed.
Stealth was fortunately on her side on all occasions.
She finally made it to the elevator and rode it down to the first level basement where it stopped.
"What the hell"
A loud alarm went off as the power went out the elevator flashed red.
"SECURITY ALERT!!!! FOUR MEN HAVE BEEN FOUND DEAD ALERT!!!!"
"So much for stealth"
Marlene whipped a gun at the control panel of the elevator causing it to open. She then tried to cast bolt 2 but nothing happened.
"Damn Stephen was right all I can do are level 1 spells until the barrier is broken. I hope it's enough"
Marlene cast bolt 1 and short-circuited the control panel causing the door to open.
"Better hurry!"
Marlene ran to the room her sense still functional she ran through three more corridors and made a final left till she reached some stairs.
If she hadn't had her sense on she would have died right there.
She dived to the left just in time to dodge a huge swarm of bullets. The intoxicating smell of gunpowder left in the air.
They had found her.
"There she is get her!!!"
"Damn!"
Marlene cast haste on herself and ran down the stairs at full speed.
Haste was only enough to not get her killed.
The men fired relentlessly.
Damn it figures they would have semi-automatics perfect
She managed to reach the bottom of the stairs just as the wall was filled with lead.
Marlene caste quake on the stairs causing them to fall.
Good that will give me enough time to find the barrier generator then I can finish this job
"Humph! Stubborn bitch"
Marlene turned to see a woman with red hair and red eyes she had two daggers on each side and gloves similar to Stephen's.
"Who the hell are you!?"
Marlene wasn't very polite when called a bitch.
"Oh allow me to introduce my self my name is Jade"
"Well isn't that nice"
Marlene fired her guns at Jade.
She merely stepped to the side and threw a knife at Marlene.
Marlene barely dodged it and it cut open her arm.
"Damn!!"
"Humph! You aren't even worth my time"
As Jade said that about 50 armed men appeared and aimed their guns.
"Dispose of her"
Marlene managed to jump to a small wall just as the men fired.
She took cover and tried to regain her thoughts as the hot lead pummeled her hiding place.
Shoot I better think of something this shelter wont hold out for long
Marlene scoped around to find anything that she could use and noticed a barrel of flammable chemicals near a balcony where one of the men aimed.
Perfect I just need to cast fire on it I hope I can hit it from this distance.
Marlene focused on the barrel and missed she managed to retreat just as a bullet blazed her left cheek. She tried again this time successful as the barrel exploded causing the balcony to collapse.
In the confusion Marlene managed to take advantage and start an incredible offence shooting with incredible precision and getting numerous head shots the men who weren't killed by bullets were killed by Marlene's fire and bolt spells.
After the assault only two men remained.
Marlene picked them off carefully aiming and shot her bullets.
They hit the two men right in-between the eyes.
Marlene reloaded her guns and continued forward.
That was my last two cartridges I got 5 more shots and I'm out of ammo
Marlene breathed heavily as she tried to stand up her arm still bleeding from the wound she had received earlier.
She was running out of energy if she didn't finish this soon then she wouldn't at all.
Fortunately luck was on her side as she saw the two doors that had been explained to her.
"Thank god."
She managed to barely walk into the room on the left where the barrier generator for all the reactors stood.
All she had to do was enough energy to perform two simple spells.
Please let me have enough strength.
Marlene focused all her energy into a bolt spell which managed to disable but not destroy the machine.
Marlene then went into the room on the right where another generator laid but this one was different the layout was the same but inside laid an orb the orb was solid black yet Marlene could see through it somehow.
"Is this Materia?"
No time to think of that now I have a job to do
Marlene grabbed the orb and the reactor stopped humming all the lights went out.
She had done what she needed and cast her last spell.
Marlene started to focus and cast exit but she was interrupted but a noise.
It happened so quickly Marlene barely had time to react and just managed to move in time to have a dagger stab through her side.
Better her side then her heart.
The pain was immense so bad Marlene almost lost consciousness she managed to look up just in time to see Jade's glowing red eyes.
Marlene's blood was rushing from her body from the injuries she suffered and clenched the orb in her hand just as the exit spell took full affect.
Before completely disappearing Marlene managed to see a man laying on the floor in a pool of blood.
Marlene managed to make out his features because of the glow of her own eyes and realized the man immediately.
"R . . .u . . .d . . .e"
Marlene passed out and all went black.
Ok Chapter 5 done next chapter will be up soon by Wednesday probably so until then cya.