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A New Life: Chapter 4

Cloud, Tifa, and I walk into a small run down house. Cloud opens the creaky old wooden door and walks inside. A raven-haired man stands inside, wearing black pants, black combat boots, and a dark red shirt. What catches my attention is the golden claw on his left arm. His eyes are blood red. Cloud shuts the door and he walks to the middle of the small room.

"Our plan is to assassinate the top general of the ShinRa army, General Ben Dover. His room is on the second floor. Vincent, you know the location?"

"Yes…" Vincent simply replies.

"Excellent. We will come to the building late at 2300. Each of us will be on a floor. Vincent is assassinating the general and will be on the second floor. I will go on the fourth floor, Tifa will go on the third floor, and Seiko will go on the first floor. Seiko, you go in first. Make sure everything is clear."

I nod. "Affirmative."

"I will go next on the top floor. Tifa, once I contact you on the headset, wait for a minute and then go to the third floor. Vincent, same with you. If there is any sight of an enemy, report to everyone. Meet back here at 2200."

Everyone walks out of the building. I walk to the beach. The water is polluted. Because ShinRa built the upper city, the water is polluted. I growl at the thought of ShinRa. I despise them greatly. I sit on top of the stairs that leads down to the beach. The sound of the ocean makes me feel tranquil. I go deep into thought. Pleasant memories come in mind. I smile to the enjoyable thoughts. Despite of living in polluted city of Midgar, my early childhood was rather fair. It went well until two years ago. When that came in mind, I quickly stopped thinking about it.

I sit there for a long time, deep into thought. I sense movement coming from behind. I turn around to see who it is. Cloud is walking towards me. He sits by me. "Hello," I greet.

"Hey… You okay?"

"Yeah. What time is it?"

"About six."

"Hmm… Thanks again… For helping me back at the swamp."

"It's nothing."

I stand up. "I think I might rest up if you don't mind."

"Go ahead."

I walk away to the small house. An old brown couch is inside. No one is in sight. I put my sword by the couch and I lie down. My eyes slowly close and I fall asleep.

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I open my forest green eyes. Vincent, Cloud, and Tifa are inside. I rise on my feet. "Is it time?"

"Put this on," said Tifa as she hands me a gray suit and a headset. "The heat sensors won't detect us. The headset is for contacting."

I grab the items and go into the bathroom. I remove my clothing and put the suit on. I place the headset on, the transceiver over my larynx and the earpiece in my left ear. I put mask over my face. The suit covers everything but the eyes. It is slightly big but suitable. I walk out of the bathroom. Tifa is next to go in. After her is Cloud, followed by Vincent. Everyone has a gray suit on. Cloud hands Vincent, Tifa, and I night vision goggles. All four of us have a pair and we put them on. After Vincent puts his on, he grabs a gun. It is a Mauser Rifle with a silencer attached to it.

Cloud reaches up to his throat and pushes the buttons on the transceiver. "Let's go…" I hear in my earpiece. All of us run out of the building and head to the upper city. The guard is asleep and we go on the elevator. It leads us to the upper city and we run to the ShinRa building.

In fifteen minutes we arrive at the building. I watch out for guards as Cloud opens the door.

"Seiko, go in," said Cloud.

I turn around and walk inside. I inspect the area for any signs of an enemy. Everything is clear. I push the buttons on the transceiver and very quietly say, "All clear." I walk to the staircase and kept guard. Cloud comes to the staircase and heads for the top. I kept alert for anyone.

In ten minutes I finally hear Cloud's voice. "All clear." Tifa is next to go up. In a couple of minutes I see her come up to the staircase. I leave and start to look around the area. In ten minutes I hear Tifa stating, "All clear." I walk around the area. I go by the entrance to see anyone is coming inside. Things seem fine. I walk to the staircase and waited to hear Vincent.

It is a tense silence. This is moment where General Ben Dover is going to be assassinated. I wait anxiously to hear something. I really hope this works out. I waited and waited for a response. After what seems like an hour, Vincent finally speaks up. "Mission accomplished."

I sigh in relief. I wait for Cloud, Tifa, and Vincent to come. Vincent is first, then Tifa, and last is Cloud. We leave the building. I push the transceiver. "We should take different routes back."

We all run from the building, heading back to the house. Each of us goes separate ways. I took my time, watching for guards. In about forty minutes, I arrive at the elevator. I go down and walk to the house. Cloud is the first person I see. He pushes the buttons on the transceiver. "Tifa is changing."

I nod. Vincent arrives in about five minutes. Cloud is changing into his normal clothes. I take the night vision goggles off and remove the mask. Beads of sweat run down my face. My hair is matted up. I take off the headset and sit by Tifa on the couch. I placed it, along with the night vision goggles, on a small chestnut brown wood table.

Cloud comes out and I go into the bathroom. My clothes are on the bathroom counter. I remove the gray suit and placed it by the other two suits. I put my regular clothes back on. I walk out and stand by Cloud. Vincent goes into the bathroom. He comes back out in three minutes. I look at the clock. It is 1:03.

"Okay, things went well," said Cloud. "We are leaving the city early in the morning to Fort Condor. ShinRa will most likely look for us in the city. We'll leave at five o'clock. So rest up."

Cloud and Tifa goes into one room. Vincent grabs a pillow off the couch and lays it on the ground.

"You can sleep on the couch," I told Vincent.

"No…it's okay. Rest," he responds.

I lie on the couch and stare at the ceiling. Slowly but surely, I fall asleep.

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A/N: Sorry it took me a while. Please review.