Vincent placed his gun back on his belt as the fiend fell limp to the ground. Rufus whipped the splattered blood off his gun and did the same.
"It's still a three day walk to Rocket town, by the time we get there, any sign of them will be gone." Rufus growled. Vincent shook his head.
"No. What ever captured them didn't go through Rocket town after they got them. They went through before they got them. The image of who ever it was will still be in the minds of the residents. We'll have plenty of time." Rufus paused for a moment, allowing this information to sink in.
"Who ever kidnapped them had to take all of them to one place. That Cid, Red, that talking mog that reeve controls..." Rufus trailed off and looked up at the older man. "Reeve controls that mog. Reeve is still save somewhere! If we find Reeve, we can look through the cameras and find out where they are!" Vincent nodded.
"That would be logical. But their is a slight problem. Where is Reeve?" Rufus paused and looked at the horizon. The sun was setting, streaking the sky with fiery colours of yellow and orange. In the sky slight stars were visible. The moon's presence shone out as it struggled to be present. It grasped for attention through the light of the sky. For a moment Rufus seemed lost in his thoughts before he finally spoke.
"Kalm. He has a house in Kalm. I bet he's there." Vincent nodded and began gathering wood for that night's fire.
"Kalm is too far to travel on just a guess. We should continued to rocket town and try to call him from there." Rufus nodded.
"Yes. We'll need to get some supplies from there as well." Rufus sat down on a rock by the fire Vincent had started and stared absent mildly into the flames. The danced and leaped at the sky, sparks escaping, but only to die in the night's wind a few moment later. His stomach growled, but he ignored it. They didn't had little food with them, not being able to gather proper provisions in Nibelhem.
Vincent watched the younger man. A amused smirk was hidden beneath his cape.
"Rufus ShinRa." He thought "You we're just a child when I disappeared. You've changed a lot. You were just a spoiled child when I protected you. Now look what you've become. A dyeing man grasping for something to cling onto. It seems you've never before whiteness love. You've never had anyone to hold you, someone to whip your tears. They say that Rufus ShinRa does not cry, but somehow I doubt that. The public is frozen at your perfect image, but beneath that you're afraid. I'll help you make it right again, I'll help you find that person, Tifa." A sharp scream broke Vincent from his thoughts. Rufus leaped to his feet and grabbed his shot gun.
"What is Holy's name was that!?" He yelled. Vincent grabbed his gun.
"Stay calm, we'll be helpless if we panic." Rufus shook his head.
"That sounded familiar. That wasn't a fiend, that was a person." a faint smiled crossed his lips "and I think I know who." With out giving Vincent a second to react, Rufus took off through the woods. Branches scratched at his skin as he darted through the tangled woods.
Vincent stood abruptly as Rufus can to a stop. Rufus's hand quickly grabbed his shot gun and fired a series of bullets towards what he saw. Three wolf like figures surrounded the victim, a girl in her mid-twenties. The bullets met their target, and were soon joined by bullets from Vincent's gun. The wolves fell to the ground, blood seeping out of the skin.
The girl looked up, her blond hair messy from the fight. For a moment she looked shocked. He mouth opened several time to speak, but nothing came out. finally, she spoke.
"Rufus?" Rufus nodded and walked over to her.
"Elena." A squeal escaped her lips as she jumped up, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Rufus! We all through you were dead!" He laughed and hugged her back.
"I know, and I'm sorry for any pain I've caused you and the other TURKS." Tears escaped her eyes as she let him go.
"You are the worlds worst brother, disappearing on me like that!" Vincent walked for ward, looking at the girl.
"You two are siblings?" He spoke. Rufus nodded.
"Half siblings, on out father's side." he looked a Elena. "Are you ok? Did the fiend harm you?" Elena shook her head.
"No, just a few bruises." The group slowly walked back to the camp, while Rufus slowly explained to Elena what was going on. first how he survived, then about Tifa. He told her about the figure Tifa saw in her dream, and final how they all disappeared. Elena nodded, her eyes wide.
"And now we're heading to Rocket Town. We though the town may know something. Also we're planning to contact Reeve from there." Elena nodded and moved closer to the fire to keep herself warm from the cold night's air. Rufus paused for a moment, then took off his red trench coat and draped it over her shoulders. She smiled.
"Thanks, Ruf." He laughed lightly at the old nickname.
"No problem, Elly."
From across the Fire Vincent polished his gun, watching the two out of the corner of his eyes. Since he had started his journey with Rufus a few days earlier he had not seen he smile so. It seemed the Elena was one of the few figures that brought out the good in the young ShinRa.
"What were you doing in the forest, anyway Elena?" Rufus finally asked. Elena sighed.
"Trying to get to Rocket Town as well. Reno and I arranged to meet there to catch up on old times. However, I got lost." Rufus nodded, smiling slightly.
"You're meeting with Reno? It's been awhile since I've seen him." Elena grinned.
"The it's settled. I'll travel with you to Rocket Town. Then you can come with me to meet up with Reno for a bit." An playful smile crossed her lips "Won't he be shocked when he sees your still alive. He took your death hard." Rufus smiled sadly.
"I'm sorry." The young girl hugged her brother as new tears formed in the corners of her eyes.
"Don't be, the main thing is your still alive."
From across the fire Vincent watched, a slight hint of longing in his chest.
"I wish I had such family."
"It's still a three day walk to Rocket town, by the time we get there, any sign of them will be gone." Rufus growled. Vincent shook his head.
"No. What ever captured them didn't go through Rocket town after they got them. They went through before they got them. The image of who ever it was will still be in the minds of the residents. We'll have plenty of time." Rufus paused for a moment, allowing this information to sink in.
"Who ever kidnapped them had to take all of them to one place. That Cid, Red, that talking mog that reeve controls..." Rufus trailed off and looked up at the older man. "Reeve controls that mog. Reeve is still save somewhere! If we find Reeve, we can look through the cameras and find out where they are!" Vincent nodded.
"That would be logical. But their is a slight problem. Where is Reeve?" Rufus paused and looked at the horizon. The sun was setting, streaking the sky with fiery colours of yellow and orange. In the sky slight stars were visible. The moon's presence shone out as it struggled to be present. It grasped for attention through the light of the sky. For a moment Rufus seemed lost in his thoughts before he finally spoke.
"Kalm. He has a house in Kalm. I bet he's there." Vincent nodded and began gathering wood for that night's fire.
"Kalm is too far to travel on just a guess. We should continued to rocket town and try to call him from there." Rufus nodded.
"Yes. We'll need to get some supplies from there as well." Rufus sat down on a rock by the fire Vincent had started and stared absent mildly into the flames. The danced and leaped at the sky, sparks escaping, but only to die in the night's wind a few moment later. His stomach growled, but he ignored it. They didn't had little food with them, not being able to gather proper provisions in Nibelhem.
Vincent watched the younger man. A amused smirk was hidden beneath his cape.
"Rufus ShinRa." He thought "You we're just a child when I disappeared. You've changed a lot. You were just a spoiled child when I protected you. Now look what you've become. A dyeing man grasping for something to cling onto. It seems you've never before whiteness love. You've never had anyone to hold you, someone to whip your tears. They say that Rufus ShinRa does not cry, but somehow I doubt that. The public is frozen at your perfect image, but beneath that you're afraid. I'll help you make it right again, I'll help you find that person, Tifa." A sharp scream broke Vincent from his thoughts. Rufus leaped to his feet and grabbed his shot gun.
"What is Holy's name was that!?" He yelled. Vincent grabbed his gun.
"Stay calm, we'll be helpless if we panic." Rufus shook his head.
"That sounded familiar. That wasn't a fiend, that was a person." a faint smiled crossed his lips "and I think I know who." With out giving Vincent a second to react, Rufus took off through the woods. Branches scratched at his skin as he darted through the tangled woods.
Vincent stood abruptly as Rufus can to a stop. Rufus's hand quickly grabbed his shot gun and fired a series of bullets towards what he saw. Three wolf like figures surrounded the victim, a girl in her mid-twenties. The bullets met their target, and were soon joined by bullets from Vincent's gun. The wolves fell to the ground, blood seeping out of the skin.
The girl looked up, her blond hair messy from the fight. For a moment she looked shocked. He mouth opened several time to speak, but nothing came out. finally, she spoke.
"Rufus?" Rufus nodded and walked over to her.
"Elena." A squeal escaped her lips as she jumped up, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Rufus! We all through you were dead!" He laughed and hugged her back.
"I know, and I'm sorry for any pain I've caused you and the other TURKS." Tears escaped her eyes as she let him go.
"You are the worlds worst brother, disappearing on me like that!" Vincent walked for ward, looking at the girl.
"You two are siblings?" He spoke. Rufus nodded.
"Half siblings, on out father's side." he looked a Elena. "Are you ok? Did the fiend harm you?" Elena shook her head.
"No, just a few bruises." The group slowly walked back to the camp, while Rufus slowly explained to Elena what was going on. first how he survived, then about Tifa. He told her about the figure Tifa saw in her dream, and final how they all disappeared. Elena nodded, her eyes wide.
"And now we're heading to Rocket Town. We though the town may know something. Also we're planning to contact Reeve from there." Elena nodded and moved closer to the fire to keep herself warm from the cold night's air. Rufus paused for a moment, then took off his red trench coat and draped it over her shoulders. She smiled.
"Thanks, Ruf." He laughed lightly at the old nickname.
"No problem, Elly."
From across the Fire Vincent polished his gun, watching the two out of the corner of his eyes. Since he had started his journey with Rufus a few days earlier he had not seen he smile so. It seemed the Elena was one of the few figures that brought out the good in the young ShinRa.
"What were you doing in the forest, anyway Elena?" Rufus finally asked. Elena sighed.
"Trying to get to Rocket Town as well. Reno and I arranged to meet there to catch up on old times. However, I got lost." Rufus nodded, smiling slightly.
"You're meeting with Reno? It's been awhile since I've seen him." Elena grinned.
"The it's settled. I'll travel with you to Rocket Town. Then you can come with me to meet up with Reno for a bit." An playful smile crossed her lips "Won't he be shocked when he sees your still alive. He took your death hard." Rufus smiled sadly.
"I'm sorry." The young girl hugged her brother as new tears formed in the corners of her eyes.
"Don't be, the main thing is your still alive."
From across the fire Vincent watched, a slight hint of longing in his chest.
"I wish I had such family."