Chapter 1: The Job
"It was cold and dark"I thought. I am traviling on a train on my way to Mako Reactor #1, with a group of fighters, who called themselves AVALANCE. Their leader was a man named Barret Wallace. The other names I didn't know, nor did I care. I am Cloud Strife, mercenary, and former member of an orginization called SOLDIER. I felt a jerk has the train stopped. Barret called yelled at the girl, whose name was Jessie, and the two guys, the big one's name being Wedge, and the smaller one named Biggs, to get off and secure the area. I heard the guards being killed by them, and then Barret called for me, so I causually jumped out. He told me to follow him, and then he ran ahead. As I walked forward, two guards ran down the stairs. "Oh my god. What happend here. Hey you, drop your weapon!" "Amatures" I thought to myself. They couldn't even aim straight. As their bullets flew past me, I reached for my sword, which was bigger than me. Before they could react, I slashed one in half. His partner was splatterd by his blood, but as he turned to run, and stabbed my sword thourgh his chest. As he screamed, I flung his body against the train, snapping his neck. I grabbed a cloth on the ground to wipe off my sword, than I hooked it on my back. The guards killed by the others held potions, which I grabbed and emptied into a pouch on my side. I calmly walked to the others, who were trying to unlock the first door. Biggs walked up and said, "Whoa, that was awsome. You sure were SOLDIER all right. The girl, Jessie, quickly snapped her head around, asking, "What! SOLDIER! I thought they were our enemies, why is this guy here than?" Biggs quickly replied, "Whoa, whao. He 'was' in SOLDIER, but he quit and now is helping us!" Turns back towards me, "Hey, I didn't catch your name." I looked at him calmly, and replied, "Cloud...Cloud Strife." "Okay, my name is..." I shook my head, and stopped him by saying, "I don't give a damn what your names are, I'm only here because I'm being paid, so stop talking to me." Barret quickly ran up, and started to curse, "Hey, dumbasses, I thought I told ya never to travel in a group!" Jessie than got the door open, and than ran though. The rest followed, but Barret stopped, and glared at me. "Ex-SOLDIER, huh. You better not pull anything, or I'll kick your ass, boy." He than ran though the gate. I calmly walked though the gate, watching the others try to act like covet agents. Idiots. As neared the entrence of the Reactor, two guards, and a dog appeared. The dog growled, and the guards yelled, "Freeze, scumbag!" This time, I didn't even use my sword. The guards watched in horror as my arms started to spark, and when the dog lunged, I raised my right hand, and releashed a lightning bolt. The dog was fried instantly. As the guards raised their guns, I raised my left hand, and let loose a cold blast of air, freezing both instantly. As I walked by, I jumped in the air, and did a spin kick, shattering them both. When I got to the catwalk, I saw Wedge guarding the far end, while the others ran into the reactor. I followed them in, and Barret was waiting for me. He started a lecture, "This your first time in a reactor?" "No. I was in soldier, after all." I replied. "Oh yeah. Well then you know what these reactors do than, don't ya." "..." They drain Mako, the life blood of the Planet. Because of that damn Shin'ra, the planet is getting weaker, and soon, the planet will die!" "I don't care" I replied, "this planet could die for all I care. Let's just finish this job." "Rrrrr. That's it, you'll come with me for the rest of the mission. Hey, Biggs, hurry your ass and open the door!"
"Geez, just give me a second," Biggs said, "Okay, open!" At that moment the doors flew open. Jessie than ran though to unlock the next door. Something caught my eye, and when I went back out the door, a flying security device was there. "Damn!" I turned towards Barret and the others, "We're gonna have company!" Barret quickly ran out, and then raised his arm, which had a gatling gun grafted to the end. It started to spin rapidly, and let loose a volly bullets, destroing the machine. But I heard a thud, and Jessie screamed. Another robot appeared. Barret started to raise his arm again, but I said, "Stand back. Let me show you how it's done." I reached at my back to pull out my sword. The machine started to shoot this black mist at me, but I dodged it easily. I then ran up, lifted my sword, then let it down, slashing it in half. As the smoke from the explosion cleared, everyone was stunned. "You destroyed it with one swing! That's awesome!" Biggs yelled. "It was nothing." I replied. I attached my sword to my back, and Jessie said, "Unlocked." The door opened, and she and Barret ran though. Barret looked back, and yelled, "Hurry up!" I decided to run this time, getting to the elevator at the end of the hallway. Jessie opened the doors, and me and Barret walked in. Barret it the down button on the control box after Jessie got on, then started to talk again. "Cloud, ya just don't understand." "Understand what?" "That this planet is dying. If we don't stop Shin'ra, than everything in this world will parish." "It doesn't have anything to do with me. You paid to do this, so it will get done." Barret glared at me, ticked off that I didn't care. The elevator stopped, and Jessie and Barret ran out. They both started to climb the ladder, but that was too slow. I jumped down to the lower area, watching Barret and Jessie crawl down. When they realized I was already down there, Barret cursed, but Jessie tried to calm him down. It was strange that she would defend me. Jessie than stood at the far end of the area, standing guard. Me and Barret continued down to the lower areas, until we were on the room with the Generator. As we walked forward, I saw a Cure materia on the ground. Not having any myself, I picked I up. When we got to the Generator, Barret said, "Okay, hotshot, I want you to place the bomb." "Why." I asked. "To make sure that you don't try nuthin! Here." He handed me the bomb. I quickly replied, "As you wish." But before I could take a step, everything felt weird, and I heard a voice tell me to watch out. After I came out of it, Barret asked, "Why are you stalling, set the bomb!" "Oh, yeah." I quicly walked forward and set it. But after I pressed the button, the Generator started to move. I looked up as a machined started to emerge. "Damn. Barret, come on." As we ran towards the way we came, a scorpion shaped robot stood in front of us. It created a green scan light, and shined it on me. After a voice from the machine said "Locked on target", I pulled out my sword and started to slash. After five hits, it took its tail and knocked me back, and than tried to impale me, but I dodged it. Barret than let loose a volly of bullets, untill I realized that it's tail started to move. I yelled at Barret, "Stop firing, or it's gonna counterattack with it's tail!" Barret quickly ceased fire, and we waited untill it finally went back to combat mode. It than shot bullets in my direction, a couple of them skimmed my arms. After the damage, I looked up, and gripped the swords hilt tightly. I than ran towards it, jumped into the air, and came down with all my might. I split it right in half, shocking Barret. I quickly turned around and ran to dodge the explosion, then looked at Barret and said, "Run like hell, Barret. This place is gonna blow!" We quickly made it across the crosswalk, and started to climb the ladders. When we got to where Jessie was, I noticed see was stuck. I was about to leave her there, but I realized that we need her code, so I helped her. When Barret caught up, I tossed him a gun. "I cut off one of it's arms when I destroyed it, and I think you can make use of it." Barret smiled briefly, and then continued on. After running up two flights of stairs, we made it to the elevators. As soon as Barret got in, I pressed the up button. I could feel the place falling apart. As soon as the door opened, we jumped out, and watched as the elevator fell back down to the lower level. Jessie quickly unlocked the door, and Biggs unlocked his door too. We quickly ran out as explosions filled the Reactor. Jessie tripped on a piece of rubble, but quickly got up. We made it though the door, right as the major explosion took place. The hall started to collapse, and a piece of rubble hit me on the head, knocking me out. I just hope that we were far enough away.