The Turks

Tseng's story- Greatest day

Chapter 1-

Rufus, president of Shinra, Inc, sprinted towards the site where the temple of the ancients USED to be located. It was gone. No one was sure why. Rufus felt it was his responsibility to find Tseng and Elena.

They're two of our best

Accompanied by five members of SOLDIER, second class, he arrived at the scene. It was just a big hole in the ground now. He got one one knee and stared down. No one there.

Damn! Where could they be?

"Sir"

Rufus stood "What is it private?"

"Over there. The woods. I hear something"

Rufus didn't reply. Just cautiously in the direction he indicated. He felt something grab his leg. He glanced down. It was Tseng.

Dear god! What happened to him?"

His suit was torn in a LOT of places and he was bleeding very badly. Judging by the blood trail from the other direction, he had been crawling around for a while. It was a miracle he was still alive.

"Tseng?" he asked timidly

"Mr...Mr. President Sir!" asked a soldier behind him, clearly unwilling to have his master associate with what looked like a madman.

"Silence" he barked at the Soldier "Tseng can you hear me?"

Tseng started laughing. Rufus wouldn't have believed him capable of it.

"Rufus, Rufus, Rufus..." he said sadly. He added "You fool!"

"What?"

"You never understood did you? The Turks? I won!"

"You're raving"

"This!" he paused "THIS IS MY GREATEST DAY" he shouted

With that he collapsed. Lifeless. In his hand, Rufus noted, was a piece of paper. He pried it out and read it through.

No!

"No one is to mention this" He told the military. With that they left.

Epilogue-

Dear President Rufus,

Congratulations on your recent promotion. Your old man would be proud. It's a funny story; actually, your old man was also clueless. Oh well. Let me explain.

The Turks. I set it all up. Reno was the result of Hojos experiments, the same as your precious Sephitoph. We created him in his late teens and he sure has grown. He's been of much more use to us than his "First class" counterpart, don't you agree? He has no idea you know? I want to laugh along with every order I give the poor bastard.

As for Elena, I used her feelings against her. People don't just apply to be Turks, so I had to sort something out for her. Sephiroph didn't attack the team at Mythril, I ordered the Turks backup troops to deal with them, and they performed admirably. Elena fell for it and she's looking for her pathetic "revenge". I want to laugh, I really do. But I'm dead now.

Rude nearly ruined everything. He was nothing to do with my plan, but he's been handy either way. I would like him to lead the Turks here on out.

I've won Rufus. You'll tell them about this, and that's it! Its over!

Check you bastard

Your APPARENT friend

Tseng

Rereading the letter in his room, Rufus felt sick. He reached for the phone and dialed Reno's hotel number.

"Yeah?" came the Turks voice

"Tseng is dead" Rufus said in a slow monotone voice "What you tell the others is up to you, for I am now appointing you as leader of the Turks. Take care Reno"

He hung up and ripped Tsengs letter into two pieces, before throwing it into the fire. Whatever the reason he wanted Rude appointed leader, it wouldn't happen. He wasn't going to be the puppeteer any longer.

Won? You've just lost Tseng

"He smiled and deleted all of the bastards records form the shinra Inc database. Now no one could prove he ever existed.

Checkmate