Chapter 15
By Crystal Snowflakes
Author's Notes: Unfortunately, this chapter is going to be the last chapter, or one of the last ones, that you see Reno in... After this, no more Reno :( I'm going to cry.
Disclaimers: Final Fantasy 7 doesn't belong to Crystal Snowflakes :(
"Normally, I'd rather we do the sneaking since the Turks are better at it anyways..." Reno muttered as he glanced down at the blueprint. "But they're bound to be expecting the Turks, so I say we rush it, and let you AVALANCHERS sneak in and save them."
"How do we contact you?" Cloud asked, looking at the blueprint, knowing that it was the best plan they could come up with at the last second.
The redhead looked up at the blond leader, "You have your PHS, right? Just give us a call."
"All right. Once we get them, we get outta here, got it?"
He shrugged, "Fine. We can always deal with Steve later." He nodded over at Rude, who nodded back.
"So are we landing now?" Elena asked as she took her pistol out, checking that she had enough bullets inside, then grabbed a few clips to stuff in her pockets, then grabbing a few materias.
"Yeah." Came Cid's gruff reply.
Cloud looked around him, "So we land, grab the chocobos and ride 'em there. We sneak in while the Turks distract. Get them out of there and we get the hell out of the base."
"Seems like it." Reno answered as he slipped his hand in his pocket... Taking out the red orb, he looked at it intensely.
As the Highwind was landing noticeably, Cloud looked around once again, "Let's get going. The faster we get out of there, the better."
"How do you think they'll attack, Steve?"
The man's eyes shone with malice, "It doesn't matter... Either way, we'll see him. I'll assume he'll want to settle the score..."
Gabriella chuckled, "Such a shame... His stubbornness will kill him."
"So you guys are rushing straight in the main entrance?"
The redhead chuckled, "Seems like it. It sorta reminds me of the time you dumbasses rushed into the main entrance of the Shinra Headquarters..."
Cloud snorted. "It worked in the end, didn't it?"
"See ya Strife." He gave another one of his trademark smirks as he, along with the two other Turks, walked into the entrance, guns in hand.
"Mother fucker!" Cid yelped as he dodged a bullet. Barely. "How many fuckers are we going to meet? I thought it was a simple prison where they kept them!"
"They might have enforced it." Vincent Valentine replied as he reloaded another clip into his Death Penalty, standing up and shooting another five in the head.
Cloud held up a red orb, closing his eyes, he muttered one word. "Shiva."
"I always thought it was quality over quantity." Elena mumbled as she shot down another fighter, then ducked down behind the box that served as her shield.
"Apparently not in this case." Reno snapped. "Fucking Gabriella... When I get my hands on her..."
Rude, on the other hand, stayed as quiet as he usually was, killing a man with every shot he took.
To their surprise, the fire ceased.
Reno was about to stand up to look around when a voice stopped him.
"So what are you going to do with you get your hands on me, darling?"
Pissed, the redhead stood up, "Gabriella." He snarled.
Cid kicked the body out of the doorway, his spear at his back. "So where are we going now?"
Cloud looked at the map in his hands, "We should be there really soon... I'd say we go right... Then turn left."
"Let's go then, Spike. I really don't enjoy being here."
The gunman kept silence as he followed his companions.
"Two against one... Don't you think it's not very fair?" Reno gritted his teeth as he swung his electromag rod, sending sparks off as it clashed against metal.
"You've had Turk training, haven't you?" Steve sneered, "I think you're trained for this."
Reno snarled as he was kicked in the stomach by Gabriella, "And I thought you were going to sit in your chair like a fatass as you watched Gabriella fight me. That would've made my job a hella easier."
"I want to kill you myself." He replied as he swung his sword towards his head.
Reno ducked as he swung his rod again, this time smashing it onto Gabriella's wrist, which made her drop her knife immediately as she screamed. He gave a grim smile for a mere second before he dodged another sword swing by Steve. Glancing around quickly and making sure that both Elena and Rude were holding up fine on their own, he concentrated on his own fight.
He kicked Steve's leg out from underneath him, then stood back up again. Gabriella was still sprawled on the floor, her other hand clutching her wrist tightly, in pain. Giving another one of his trademark smirks, he faced Steve, who was already standing up once again.
"Not bad, Reno..." Steve grinned nastily as he readied his sword. "But let's see you block this..." And he swung again... This time, considerably faster than the last.
With his rod, he blocked it before it hit him. Grinning to himself, he twisted the dial so that it would send of a ton of electricity, just to have sparks flying in every direction. "Fuck!" He cussed.
"I knew you were going to do that..." Steve replied, another grin on his face. "Aren't I smart, adding some sort of protection so I wouldn't get electrocuted?"
The Turk gritted his teeth again as he swung with his rod again, clashing against the sword once again, not causing any harm to the leader of the Saw. As a thought entered his mind, his eyes brightened up and his smirk became more gruesome... Reaching into his pants quickly with a swift motion while the other held the rod still... "Leviathan."
"Oh god! Cloud!" Reeve's eyes were wide open with shock and gratefulness.
"Reeve!" Cloud grinned with relief. "Where's Barret, Godo and Mr. Claymont?"
The President of Shinra grinned, "Just a few rooms down."
As Vincent blasted the other doors opened, Cid whistled at the cleanness of the 'prisons'. "They're like frigging hotel rooms. God damn."
Reeve laughed. "I'm so glad you guys came! Barret's a little injured when he got here, by the way. The other two are fine."
"How bad is Barret?" Cloud asked quickly.
"Just limpin'." Barret said grumpily as he limped against Godo, who was supporting him. "Where's the others?"
"Tifa, Red and Yuff stayed behind." Cloud explained, "We've gotta call the Turks though. They're causing a distraction downstairs."
Reeve's mouth hung open, "Reno? Distraction for you guys? I must be dreaming."
Vincent gave a glance at the flabbergasted president, "A lot of things have changed..." His mind was on the relationship of the youngest member of AVALANCHE and the leader of the Turks.
Cloud shook his head as no one picked up. "No good. We'll get Barret onto the Highwind, then check how they're doing."
"I can fight!"
"Don't be stubborn, Barret." Reeve said, "We're all weak. Let them take care of it."
The dark-skinned man grumbled moodily as he nodded.
"I bet you weren't expecting that, eh Steve?" Reno stood over the man, his rod in one hand and a gun in the other.
"You're a fucking bastard."
The redhead snorted, "Same can be said for you."
The man chuckled, then laughed, loudly.
"Enjoying your last moments?"
Steve looked up at him, "You're a fucking bastard, Reno Chalmers." He gave a fond grin, "Haven't changed a bit."
"I'll take that as a compliment." He ignored the ringing cell phone in his pants.
"One of these days, you're going to fall. And you're going to get killed, if you continue having that attitude. Take that as an advice, Reno."
Reno smirked, "Thanks Steve."
"You're welcome, buddy." He smirked back, then gave another laugh...
And it ended abruptly as a bullet was shot through his head.
Reno watched as his former friend was on the floor, his head a bloody mess... He felt strangely detached as he watched the blood ooze out from his head. Glancing at the woman that was still on the floor, he then looked at his fellow Turks. "Elena, Rude. Let's get out of here."
They nodded as they started retreating back... And it so happened that Elena tripped backwards on a corpse... And as Reno caught her, a shot rang out.
She felt her friend catch her. "Reno..."
He stood up as he supported her, then continued running, "I'm not shot. Let's go."
Another shot rang out.
And this time, they barely dodged it. Laughter filled their heads.
Reno looked back and bit out a curse. "Gabriella again." She was holding a gun... And it didn't seem like it was aiming at him either...
His eyes widening in understanding, he glanced at the blond beside him, then without a hesitation, pushed her away.
Elena bit down a screech as she felt her friend's body jerk painfully as the bullet hit his side... "RENO!"
He gritted his teeth as he continued to run. "I'm fine..."
The blond could see the blood seeping through his clothes... She could hear the sudden heaviness of his breath...
Rude, the one who hasn't spoken all day long, glanced behind him and almost stopped in shock. "Reno. Reinforcements."
The redhead shook his head, "Fuck... This isn't going well..." Looking behind him, he knew that unless something distracted them, they would catch up. He had slowed down, not by a lot, but one could tell that the bullet in his side was hindering him. And Elena and Rude had slowed down so that he could catch up... "Elena." He said, drawing his own gun, "When you guys get to the end, turn left. On the right, there should be a staircase. Ignore that one cause it only goes up. There should be a second staircase on the right. Go down that one, and run the hell out."
"What are you going to do?"
"Buy some time."
Her eyes widened, "I'm not letting you do that!"
"Shut the fuck up Elena. There's no time. I'm slowing down. I'm sure you can tell. Run away from here and get on the Highwind... That's an order."
"...Reno."
He gave one last trademark smirk, "'Lena, take care of her for me." With a shout, he turned around and started shooting anyone in sight.
Elena had slowed down, Rude along with her, both of them staring at their friend, companion, family member...
Reno glanced back, "'Lena! Rude! Fucking go! Stop staring like fucking morons! I'll hold them off."
Rude grabbed her by the wrist, then without looking back, ran away.
Reno...
"Just give up, Reno. You're not getting out of here. Just surrender." Gabriella gave a smug grin as she watched him weaken with every second... Blood was now dripping freely from his wound and onto the floor.
He ignored her as he continued fighting, killing dozens and dozens... For a moment, he had wanted to listen to him... But he knew his friend depended on him... Don't fucking surrender Reno. You need to buy enough time for Rude and 'Lena... He felt a pang of pain in his chest as he thought about the young ninja he left in Midgar. For once I'm doing something good. This is for you Yuff...
Author's Notes: Reno might show up again next chapter... I'm really not sure yet. But either way, thanks for reading and I hoped you enjoy! The writing in this chapter is different from my usual style... Just slightly. Either way, see you next week! Oh, and this will be edited sometime.
Crystal Snowflakes
Sunday, March 20, 2005
