Chapter 2: Newcomer
(note: I know there were a few misspelled words... the spell check was broken! ^_^() But thank you for informing me! Oh and thank you for being SOOO patient... I am soo sorry. I've been busy at school ^_^() )
"Heh heh heh," A voice wondered from the chair. "I've been waiting for your return." The chair turned around and sitting in it was Rufus! "RUFUS? YOU'RE ALIVE?" Tifa said shocked.
He brushes his hair back with his hand and looks at Tifa, "Yes I am."
"But how?" Tifa said, looking at him, like she's seen a ghost. He brushes his hair back again and smiles, "Haven't you heard of ducking?" Everybody falls over, then straightens again. "But, that Weapon... oh never mind..." Tifa said, confused. Rufus stands up and flicks his hair back, "So, you are here to join ShinRa?"
"How did you know?" Tifa asked. "Cait Sith is a fortune teller. Get the picture?" Rufus said, smirking. "Ooooh," Tifa nodded. "Well, let's get down to business," Rufus walked over to her, "We have a few tests to perform and if you pass them all, you have to sign out an application... I know it sounds messed up, but you wanna join, right?" Tifa nodded and looked over to the Turks, in the corner of her eye.
She stopped and looked at Tseng. Elena saw Tifa looking at him, so she grabbed his arm and huggled it. Tifa rolled her eyes and looked at Rufus again, "So what are the tests?" She asked. "There is a survival test or..." he whispered in her ear, "You can sleep with me." Tifa stepped back, "I'll go with the survival tests," She looked sickened. He smiled and flicked his hair back. "OK! STOP WITH THE HAIR FLICKING!" Vincent yelled, pulling out his shotgun. He shot a hole in the ceiling.
"Chill Vincent!" Tifa freaked out, trying to calm him down. Reno whispered to Rude, "I thought that got annoying also." Rude nodded, "...yea..."
"So... shall we start?" Rufus asked Tifa. "Yup!" She jumped up. "Follow me," Rufus walked into a huge room, followed by Tifa and the Turks. "Good luck!" Cait Sith yelled out. Tifa nodded and smiled, "Thanks!" The door shut and Vincent and Cait Sith waited.
* * *
A few hours later, Tifa, Rufus, and the Turks came out. Tifa, looking very exhausted and ready to pass out, ran up to Cait Sith. "How was it?" Cait asked her. "Oh my gosh! There were mountains and rivers and all this climbing-" Tifa started to complain. Vincent and Rufus walked up to each other.
"So, how did she do?" Vincent asked Rufus. "Well, she did very well," Rufus started. You could hear Tifa complain, "And then it started raining! This room was freaky-"
"-And I think she might turn out to be good for ShinRa-" Rufus continued. "And after it stopped raining, it got muddy and it was HORRIBLE! I slipped in the mud and Elena laughed at me, so I tackled her in the mud. We started wrestling-" Tifa rambled on. Rufus handed Vincent the application, "Here's the form. Just-" Rufus got cut off.
"Then BAM! Someone started shooting!"
"WOULD YOU SHUT UP?!" Rufus yelled at Tifa. She gulped and whimpered a little, "Yessir."
"THANK YOU! Anyways... Just let her fill it out and we'll give her, her new uniform," Rufus finished. Muddy Tifa, looked at Vincent. He nodded and Tifa jumped up and down, "I DID IT! YAHOO!" She slipped, but Tseng caught her. She looked up at him, "Thanks!" He nodded and went back to his position.
Elena pouted then turned away. Tifa got fed up, so she walked to Elena, "What is your DEAL?" Tifa yelled. "You're trying to steal my Tseng!" Tifa stared at her blankly, "I want a cookie! Not Tseng, " Tifa said. Everyone stared at her, like she was an idiot. "Right..." Rufus said.
"Tifa, go clean up, then you can sign this and get into your new uniform," Vincent told her. "Ok," She walked off to the showers.
After her shower, she returned to her room and signed the application. She put on her uniform and literally died, "This uniform is too big!" The skirt was above her knees and the jacket and shirt fell above her waist. She smiled and started cutting it shorter.
Later, she walked out, with them staring at her. "Tifa, what did you do to your uniform?" Reno asked her. "It reminds me of my old outfit," She said, fixing her outfit. Reno and Rufus stared, Vincent and Tseng blushed in the other direction, Rude just stood there, and Cait Sith sat there with his usual moogle plushie, grinning. Elena pouted and turned away.
"Well... Anyways... Welcome to ShinRa," Rufus shook her hand. Reno stood with rod on his shoulder, "Welcome newb." Rude adjusted his sunglasses, "...Enjoy..." Elena squinted evilly, then sighed, "Ugh... welcome." Tseng was talking on his phone, "Yea, uh huh. Oh hold on," he covered the receiver, "Welcome," he went back to talking.
Tifa leaned over to Vincent, "Tseng's a busy man, hmm?" He whispered back, "Yea. It's hard to get him to talk to you. Consider yourself lucky." Rufus checked his watch, "Well, its time for lunch. I'll see you guys in the cafeteria."
"Cafeteria? He's the president of ShinRa and he's going to... the cafeteria? He's supposed to get treated nicely with entrees and stuff!" Tifa said. Vincent shrugged. "Let's go now," Cait Sith suggested. "And what are you going to eat, Cait? Cottonballs and fluff?" Tifa asked. "Oh that's harsh," he said back.
"Tifa, you're acting all funny. You alright?" Vincent asked. "I guess all the ShinRa stuff has gone to my head," Tifa shrugged. Tifa, Vincent, and Cait Sith walked down to the cafeteria. Cait Sith just stood there at the entrance and Reeve was talking to the grinning plushie, examining it. Vincent was talking with Reno and Tifa was getting coffee.
While on the way, she ran into Elena at the coffee table. "You better watch yourself!" She snapped. Tifa looked at her, "How many times do I have to tell you that I don't want your 'precious' Tseng!" They glared at each other. "Hmph!" Elena walked away. "Geez, Elena drives me nuts," Tifa thought. Tifa walked over to Vincent and sat next to him.
"Hey you two, what'cha talking about?" Tifa said, stirring her coffee. "Nothing much. Just some ShinRa business," Reno said, smoking a cigarette. Tifa nodded and sipped her coffee, "Ok..."
Reeve poked at Cait Sith, "No bugs, rips or anything, huh?" Cait Sith stood there. Reeve stood up straight and tested Cait Sith out again. "Ok. Already for action," he wiped the sweat off his forehead.
Vincent, Tifa, and Reno stood up and started walking to the entrance. "So what do we do now?" Tifa asked bored, "I thought ShinRa was fun!" she started to pout. Rufus walked up from behind her and smiled, while putting his hand on her shoulder, "It is my dear. You have to be patient though." She turned slightly and looked at him, "O...K..."
"Well, let's go get you a job to do Tifa," Reno smirked. "Oooo! What is it? KILLING CLOUD??" She said very anxious. Vincent and Reno turned to each other and laughed, "Well... for beginners, how about you go to Cosmo Canyon to pick up a few things?" Reno said, still laughing. Tifa's smile dropped to a frown, "That's it? I'm no beginner! I deserve better!" Vincent sighed, "We thought so too, but you better do what you are told at ShinRa." Tifa sighed and nodded, "Ok. I'll do it. I won't pout... -like Elena does-" she whispered the last part.
Reno showed Tifa the way to the ShinRa parking lot. There were so many types of vehicles, motorcycles and much more! Tifa looked around and kept gasping at the glamorous cars, "Ooo! Since I get a 'beginner job', can I at least choose which car to drive in?" Reno sighed, "Ok, fine."
"Yippee!" She jumped up in the air and kept running around like a 5-year-old child. She kept trying to decide. After 10 minutes, Reno got impatient, "WOULD YOU HURRY IT UP?!" He yelled. Tifa's sweet face turned into a sad face. She bit her lip and little waterfalls of tears flowed down her face, "You don't have to yell!" Reno looked at her strangely, "You watch to much anime."
Tifa finally chose a car and hopped in, "VROOOOM!" Reno laughed at her childish acts, "You act... like a young child, Tifa. But that's good, a little difference is always good." She gave him a big grin. Reno smacked the top of the car and gave a 'thumbs' up. Tifa slammed on the gas and was out of there. Reno sighed of relief, "Thank goodness she is gone..."
Tifa speeds up to the outskirts of Cosmo Canyon and jumped out of the car. She stretched and changed quickly into her old clothes, so she wouldn't be caught as a 'ShinRa soldier'. "I hope they will remember me. It's been awhile," Tifa sighed and started walking up the stairs to the entrance of Cosmo Canyon. "It's so sad," a few people to the edge were talking. "Poor Bugenhagen. But he's in a better place, with the lifestream," Tifa over heard them and nodded.
A few little kids were playing, but when they saw Tifa, they stopped and hurried up to her, "Tifa! Tifa! You're back! Where is everyone else?" They all squealed with excitement. She smiled and leaned down to them and put her hands on their heads, "They had to stay at the bar, but I just came here to pick up a few things." Their faces lit up, "We'll help you find those things!" A little boy said. A little girl stepped up, "What do you need? We'll get'em!"
Tifa smiled and stood up, "I need some..." She started to the read the list to herself, "What!?" The list read of dragon eggs, phoenix feathers, Heg scales, and a spear. "I thought it was going to be something major, not this junk," she thought to herself. "I need... um... Phoenix feathers," one kid ran away to receive them. "...Dragon eggs," A little girl ran off this time. "A spear," an older boy went to go get it. "And Heg scales," the last bunch of kids ran off. "Meet us back here in 30 minutes!" One little kid yelled out.
"What to do, while waiting?" Tifa thought. She looked around and saw the bonfire that still burned. She started to walk forward and stepped upon the risen ground. A flash crossed her mind of everyone sitting around it and Bugenhagen telling them a story.
"There's Cloud! And Aeris, and Barret! Everyone is here!" She walked up to herself and tried touching the mirage. Her hand went through the mirage's head. She stepped back a little and looked at Aeris. She looked so calm and nice. Tifa tried kicking her head, but her foot went straight through Aeris' head. She looked at the solemnly bored Vincent, then to Red. "Red... I miss you. I'm really sorry. Please forgive me," She said softly. She walked up to Cloud and looked at his concerned eyes.
He looked like something was on his mind. "Probably Aeris," she sneered in her mind. She saw Yuffie drawing a picture in the loose dirt with her finger and Cait Sith, looking blankly at Bugenhagen. Everyone started to get up. "The story must be over," She watched everyone stand up and start walking away. "No! Don't leave! Don't leave me you guys! I'm afraid that I'll never see you again! I-" she stopped when she saw everyone walk off the ground, except for Cloud. Cloud looked behind him and stared right into Tifa's direction. Tifa started to yell and try to make him listen, but he just gave his usual shrug and walked away.
Vision came back to normal and the children were standing next to Tifa, looking at her like she was crazy. "Um, Ms. Tifa? We have all your stuff," all the children held out the stuff towards her. She smiled softly, "Thank you." She handed them some gil, "Sorry, I have no candy right now, but go buy some ok?" The children laughed and cheered, "Yay! Thank you Tifa!" They all ran off laughing and smiling. Tifa managed to carry all the stuff back to the car, carefully.
Tifa put her ShinRa uniform back on and hopped into the car. She zoomed off, leaving big dust clouds. She drove on top of the water, to get to the other continent. She kept thinking of the things that she saw back in Cosmo Canyon and shook her head, "Get these thoughts out of my mind!"
She reached the ShinRa parking lot and braked with a loud screech. Reno and the rest or the Turks were on the top floor and Elena said, "Tifa's back." Reno had a big worried look on his face, wondering if the car was damaged. He ran all the way down the stairs, too dumb to remember that there was an elevator. He was about half way through, until he tripped and rolled down the rest of the way.
When he reached the bottom, he stood up quickly, acting like nothing happened and was a bit dizzy. Tifa was already out of the car, grabbing all the things. Reno wobbled his way over to her and helped her grab the things. "Thanks Reno," Tifa said cheerfully. "No problem," he said with a shaken up voice and with a dizzy look in his eyes. They stumbled onto the elevator, and laid the items on the floor. Reno pressed the wrong floor number, and accidentally hit 3 other buttons with it. Tifa pressed the right button.
Along the way, the elevator had to stop 4 times until they got to the top. It finally reached the top and they poured out of it, along with the items and the dizzy Reno. "Finally! What took you forever Tifa?" Elena complained, while grabbing a bag. "Well, isn't that your problem?" Tifa snapped at her. Tseng got in between them, "You guys need to chill, ok? Because- Ooo! You brought the things! You did very well. I guess that means you go up a step in difficulty?" Tifa smiled and jumped up slightly, "It does? Ooo, that's good. I was tired of this little, newcomer stuff."
Elena stood up straight, holding a bag, "Well, what do you expect? You are a newcomer," Elena sneered at her. Tifa just gave her an ugly look back. Rude grabbed the spear and ran off into his office. Elena grabbed the Dragon eggs and went down into the research lab. Reno grabbed the Heg scales and went into his office, while Tseng grabbed the Phoenix feathers and went to his desk, out in the main hall of the Turks' offices.
"What do you need those for?" Tifa asked Tseng. Tseng put them on his desk and picked up his cell phone, "For later," he said, dialing numbers. Tifa sighed and went to her pitiful, little office. She sat down in the chair and propped her feet on her desk. She slid her shoes off and took her jacket off. She turned on her computer and waited for it to go to the main screen. She laid back her chair and looked up at the ceiling.
Her main screen popped up and she clicked around and typed. Rufus peeked into her office. She sat up straight and looked at him, "Yessir? May I help you?"
He smiled, "Nice job... newcomer." He winked and left.
(note: I know there were a few misspelled words... the spell check was broken! ^_^() But thank you for informing me! Oh and thank you for being SOOO patient... I am soo sorry. I've been busy at school ^_^() )
"Heh heh heh," A voice wondered from the chair. "I've been waiting for your return." The chair turned around and sitting in it was Rufus! "RUFUS? YOU'RE ALIVE?" Tifa said shocked.
He brushes his hair back with his hand and looks at Tifa, "Yes I am."
"But how?" Tifa said, looking at him, like she's seen a ghost. He brushes his hair back again and smiles, "Haven't you heard of ducking?" Everybody falls over, then straightens again. "But, that Weapon... oh never mind..." Tifa said, confused. Rufus stands up and flicks his hair back, "So, you are here to join ShinRa?"
"How did you know?" Tifa asked. "Cait Sith is a fortune teller. Get the picture?" Rufus said, smirking. "Ooooh," Tifa nodded. "Well, let's get down to business," Rufus walked over to her, "We have a few tests to perform and if you pass them all, you have to sign out an application... I know it sounds messed up, but you wanna join, right?" Tifa nodded and looked over to the Turks, in the corner of her eye.
She stopped and looked at Tseng. Elena saw Tifa looking at him, so she grabbed his arm and huggled it. Tifa rolled her eyes and looked at Rufus again, "So what are the tests?" She asked. "There is a survival test or..." he whispered in her ear, "You can sleep with me." Tifa stepped back, "I'll go with the survival tests," She looked sickened. He smiled and flicked his hair back. "OK! STOP WITH THE HAIR FLICKING!" Vincent yelled, pulling out his shotgun. He shot a hole in the ceiling.
"Chill Vincent!" Tifa freaked out, trying to calm him down. Reno whispered to Rude, "I thought that got annoying also." Rude nodded, "...yea..."
"So... shall we start?" Rufus asked Tifa. "Yup!" She jumped up. "Follow me," Rufus walked into a huge room, followed by Tifa and the Turks. "Good luck!" Cait Sith yelled out. Tifa nodded and smiled, "Thanks!" The door shut and Vincent and Cait Sith waited.
* * *
A few hours later, Tifa, Rufus, and the Turks came out. Tifa, looking very exhausted and ready to pass out, ran up to Cait Sith. "How was it?" Cait asked her. "Oh my gosh! There were mountains and rivers and all this climbing-" Tifa started to complain. Vincent and Rufus walked up to each other.
"So, how did she do?" Vincent asked Rufus. "Well, she did very well," Rufus started. You could hear Tifa complain, "And then it started raining! This room was freaky-"
"-And I think she might turn out to be good for ShinRa-" Rufus continued. "And after it stopped raining, it got muddy and it was HORRIBLE! I slipped in the mud and Elena laughed at me, so I tackled her in the mud. We started wrestling-" Tifa rambled on. Rufus handed Vincent the application, "Here's the form. Just-" Rufus got cut off.
"Then BAM! Someone started shooting!"
"WOULD YOU SHUT UP?!" Rufus yelled at Tifa. She gulped and whimpered a little, "Yessir."
"THANK YOU! Anyways... Just let her fill it out and we'll give her, her new uniform," Rufus finished. Muddy Tifa, looked at Vincent. He nodded and Tifa jumped up and down, "I DID IT! YAHOO!" She slipped, but Tseng caught her. She looked up at him, "Thanks!" He nodded and went back to his position.
Elena pouted then turned away. Tifa got fed up, so she walked to Elena, "What is your DEAL?" Tifa yelled. "You're trying to steal my Tseng!" Tifa stared at her blankly, "I want a cookie! Not Tseng, " Tifa said. Everyone stared at her, like she was an idiot. "Right..." Rufus said.
"Tifa, go clean up, then you can sign this and get into your new uniform," Vincent told her. "Ok," She walked off to the showers.
After her shower, she returned to her room and signed the application. She put on her uniform and literally died, "This uniform is too big!" The skirt was above her knees and the jacket and shirt fell above her waist. She smiled and started cutting it shorter.
Later, she walked out, with them staring at her. "Tifa, what did you do to your uniform?" Reno asked her. "It reminds me of my old outfit," She said, fixing her outfit. Reno and Rufus stared, Vincent and Tseng blushed in the other direction, Rude just stood there, and Cait Sith sat there with his usual moogle plushie, grinning. Elena pouted and turned away.
"Well... Anyways... Welcome to ShinRa," Rufus shook her hand. Reno stood with rod on his shoulder, "Welcome newb." Rude adjusted his sunglasses, "...Enjoy..." Elena squinted evilly, then sighed, "Ugh... welcome." Tseng was talking on his phone, "Yea, uh huh. Oh hold on," he covered the receiver, "Welcome," he went back to talking.
Tifa leaned over to Vincent, "Tseng's a busy man, hmm?" He whispered back, "Yea. It's hard to get him to talk to you. Consider yourself lucky." Rufus checked his watch, "Well, its time for lunch. I'll see you guys in the cafeteria."
"Cafeteria? He's the president of ShinRa and he's going to... the cafeteria? He's supposed to get treated nicely with entrees and stuff!" Tifa said. Vincent shrugged. "Let's go now," Cait Sith suggested. "And what are you going to eat, Cait? Cottonballs and fluff?" Tifa asked. "Oh that's harsh," he said back.
"Tifa, you're acting all funny. You alright?" Vincent asked. "I guess all the ShinRa stuff has gone to my head," Tifa shrugged. Tifa, Vincent, and Cait Sith walked down to the cafeteria. Cait Sith just stood there at the entrance and Reeve was talking to the grinning plushie, examining it. Vincent was talking with Reno and Tifa was getting coffee.
While on the way, she ran into Elena at the coffee table. "You better watch yourself!" She snapped. Tifa looked at her, "How many times do I have to tell you that I don't want your 'precious' Tseng!" They glared at each other. "Hmph!" Elena walked away. "Geez, Elena drives me nuts," Tifa thought. Tifa walked over to Vincent and sat next to him.
"Hey you two, what'cha talking about?" Tifa said, stirring her coffee. "Nothing much. Just some ShinRa business," Reno said, smoking a cigarette. Tifa nodded and sipped her coffee, "Ok..."
Reeve poked at Cait Sith, "No bugs, rips or anything, huh?" Cait Sith stood there. Reeve stood up straight and tested Cait Sith out again. "Ok. Already for action," he wiped the sweat off his forehead.
Vincent, Tifa, and Reno stood up and started walking to the entrance. "So what do we do now?" Tifa asked bored, "I thought ShinRa was fun!" she started to pout. Rufus walked up from behind her and smiled, while putting his hand on her shoulder, "It is my dear. You have to be patient though." She turned slightly and looked at him, "O...K..."
"Well, let's go get you a job to do Tifa," Reno smirked. "Oooo! What is it? KILLING CLOUD??" She said very anxious. Vincent and Reno turned to each other and laughed, "Well... for beginners, how about you go to Cosmo Canyon to pick up a few things?" Reno said, still laughing. Tifa's smile dropped to a frown, "That's it? I'm no beginner! I deserve better!" Vincent sighed, "We thought so too, but you better do what you are told at ShinRa." Tifa sighed and nodded, "Ok. I'll do it. I won't pout... -like Elena does-" she whispered the last part.
Reno showed Tifa the way to the ShinRa parking lot. There were so many types of vehicles, motorcycles and much more! Tifa looked around and kept gasping at the glamorous cars, "Ooo! Since I get a 'beginner job', can I at least choose which car to drive in?" Reno sighed, "Ok, fine."
"Yippee!" She jumped up in the air and kept running around like a 5-year-old child. She kept trying to decide. After 10 minutes, Reno got impatient, "WOULD YOU HURRY IT UP?!" He yelled. Tifa's sweet face turned into a sad face. She bit her lip and little waterfalls of tears flowed down her face, "You don't have to yell!" Reno looked at her strangely, "You watch to much anime."
Tifa finally chose a car and hopped in, "VROOOOM!" Reno laughed at her childish acts, "You act... like a young child, Tifa. But that's good, a little difference is always good." She gave him a big grin. Reno smacked the top of the car and gave a 'thumbs' up. Tifa slammed on the gas and was out of there. Reno sighed of relief, "Thank goodness she is gone..."
Tifa speeds up to the outskirts of Cosmo Canyon and jumped out of the car. She stretched and changed quickly into her old clothes, so she wouldn't be caught as a 'ShinRa soldier'. "I hope they will remember me. It's been awhile," Tifa sighed and started walking up the stairs to the entrance of Cosmo Canyon. "It's so sad," a few people to the edge were talking. "Poor Bugenhagen. But he's in a better place, with the lifestream," Tifa over heard them and nodded.
A few little kids were playing, but when they saw Tifa, they stopped and hurried up to her, "Tifa! Tifa! You're back! Where is everyone else?" They all squealed with excitement. She smiled and leaned down to them and put her hands on their heads, "They had to stay at the bar, but I just came here to pick up a few things." Their faces lit up, "We'll help you find those things!" A little boy said. A little girl stepped up, "What do you need? We'll get'em!"
Tifa smiled and stood up, "I need some..." She started to the read the list to herself, "What!?" The list read of dragon eggs, phoenix feathers, Heg scales, and a spear. "I thought it was going to be something major, not this junk," she thought to herself. "I need... um... Phoenix feathers," one kid ran away to receive them. "...Dragon eggs," A little girl ran off this time. "A spear," an older boy went to go get it. "And Heg scales," the last bunch of kids ran off. "Meet us back here in 30 minutes!" One little kid yelled out.
"What to do, while waiting?" Tifa thought. She looked around and saw the bonfire that still burned. She started to walk forward and stepped upon the risen ground. A flash crossed her mind of everyone sitting around it and Bugenhagen telling them a story.
"There's Cloud! And Aeris, and Barret! Everyone is here!" She walked up to herself and tried touching the mirage. Her hand went through the mirage's head. She stepped back a little and looked at Aeris. She looked so calm and nice. Tifa tried kicking her head, but her foot went straight through Aeris' head. She looked at the solemnly bored Vincent, then to Red. "Red... I miss you. I'm really sorry. Please forgive me," She said softly. She walked up to Cloud and looked at his concerned eyes.
He looked like something was on his mind. "Probably Aeris," she sneered in her mind. She saw Yuffie drawing a picture in the loose dirt with her finger and Cait Sith, looking blankly at Bugenhagen. Everyone started to get up. "The story must be over," She watched everyone stand up and start walking away. "No! Don't leave! Don't leave me you guys! I'm afraid that I'll never see you again! I-" she stopped when she saw everyone walk off the ground, except for Cloud. Cloud looked behind him and stared right into Tifa's direction. Tifa started to yell and try to make him listen, but he just gave his usual shrug and walked away.
Vision came back to normal and the children were standing next to Tifa, looking at her like she was crazy. "Um, Ms. Tifa? We have all your stuff," all the children held out the stuff towards her. She smiled softly, "Thank you." She handed them some gil, "Sorry, I have no candy right now, but go buy some ok?" The children laughed and cheered, "Yay! Thank you Tifa!" They all ran off laughing and smiling. Tifa managed to carry all the stuff back to the car, carefully.
Tifa put her ShinRa uniform back on and hopped into the car. She zoomed off, leaving big dust clouds. She drove on top of the water, to get to the other continent. She kept thinking of the things that she saw back in Cosmo Canyon and shook her head, "Get these thoughts out of my mind!"
She reached the ShinRa parking lot and braked with a loud screech. Reno and the rest or the Turks were on the top floor and Elena said, "Tifa's back." Reno had a big worried look on his face, wondering if the car was damaged. He ran all the way down the stairs, too dumb to remember that there was an elevator. He was about half way through, until he tripped and rolled down the rest of the way.
When he reached the bottom, he stood up quickly, acting like nothing happened and was a bit dizzy. Tifa was already out of the car, grabbing all the things. Reno wobbled his way over to her and helped her grab the things. "Thanks Reno," Tifa said cheerfully. "No problem," he said with a shaken up voice and with a dizzy look in his eyes. They stumbled onto the elevator, and laid the items on the floor. Reno pressed the wrong floor number, and accidentally hit 3 other buttons with it. Tifa pressed the right button.
Along the way, the elevator had to stop 4 times until they got to the top. It finally reached the top and they poured out of it, along with the items and the dizzy Reno. "Finally! What took you forever Tifa?" Elena complained, while grabbing a bag. "Well, isn't that your problem?" Tifa snapped at her. Tseng got in between them, "You guys need to chill, ok? Because- Ooo! You brought the things! You did very well. I guess that means you go up a step in difficulty?" Tifa smiled and jumped up slightly, "It does? Ooo, that's good. I was tired of this little, newcomer stuff."
Elena stood up straight, holding a bag, "Well, what do you expect? You are a newcomer," Elena sneered at her. Tifa just gave her an ugly look back. Rude grabbed the spear and ran off into his office. Elena grabbed the Dragon eggs and went down into the research lab. Reno grabbed the Heg scales and went into his office, while Tseng grabbed the Phoenix feathers and went to his desk, out in the main hall of the Turks' offices.
"What do you need those for?" Tifa asked Tseng. Tseng put them on his desk and picked up his cell phone, "For later," he said, dialing numbers. Tifa sighed and went to her pitiful, little office. She sat down in the chair and propped her feet on her desk. She slid her shoes off and took her jacket off. She turned on her computer and waited for it to go to the main screen. She laid back her chair and looked up at the ceiling.
Her main screen popped up and she clicked around and typed. Rufus peeked into her office. She sat up straight and looked at him, "Yessir? May I help you?"
He smiled, "Nice job... newcomer." He winked and left.