Rude sat on the plane, lazily watching the speckled ground below him. He was never fond of undercover missions; he preferred a straight fight, face to face.

Even worse than the undercover mission itself was the outfits that Tseng had picked out for him. He looked down at his outfit – loose, beige cargo shorts, a white ribbed tank top, the blue sneakers...and a hat. A hat.He knew he looked ridiculous. Tall, hulking Shinra employees just did not look right in grungy clothes.

Earlier that morning, Reno had stopped by his house to pick him up. Carpooling that day had been Reno's idea. When Rude asked him for his reason, Reno had just laughed. "And miss you all dressed up like a hippy? Not a chance!"

Even Tseng had trouble hiding his smile when the pair walked in. It was one thing seeing Rude without his trusty sunglasses plastered to his face. It was another thing seeing him dressed up like a teenager. After a few quick instructions, and Tseng had sent Rude on his way.

Rude looked back out at the sky, squinting. "I miss my sunglasses..."

Elena had been getting dressed when she heard a knock at the door. "Just a minute!" she called.

Opening the door, she saw Roth standing there. "You ready to go?"

"Sure am!"

Roth waited as Elena closed the door behind her. "So...what's this guy's name, anyway?"

Elena thought. 'Rude? No, how many Rudes are out there? Not many...um, um, um...' she desperately searched her mind for a suitable name.

"His name is Rudy."

'Rudy?? He's gonna kill you...' Elena thought, warily.

"Rudy, huh? Well, I hope he brought some good stuff with him."

"You can count on it."

They walked through the town and waited at the southern entrance. As Elena looked across the distant land, Roth glanced behind him, making sure Rohan was in his spot.

Rude had been walking for a while, and his hand was starting to get tired from dragging the bag of arms and ammo. Shifting the duffle bag on his shoulder that contained some more 'Tseng approved clothes', he passed the gun bag to his other hand and continued walking.

After a while, he could see two figures in the distance. 'That has to be them,' he thought. Sure enough, once he got a little closer, he saw Elena wave brightly as she shouted out, "Hi, Rudy!!"

? Did she just call me 'Rudy'?' He winced at the horrible name. Swallowing whatever pride he retained while wearing the absurd outfit, he waved back.

He walked up to them, and the other person stepped up and reached out his hand. "Hello, Rudy. I'm Roth. Pleasure to meet you. Let's see what you've brought..."

Rude bent down and to open up the bag. Roth seized the opportunity and pulled out the hypodermic needle out of his coat pocket. He plunged it into Rude's back, as Rohan simultaneously fired a tranquillizer dart at Elena. The two Turks blacked out instantly and slithered to the ground.

In a few minutes, a small buggy had driven up. Tossing the two bodies into the back, Roth and drove back to AGP headquarters, ready to do some interrogating.

Rude slowly opened his eyes, still very groggy from the shot Roth had given him. Looking around, he tried to make out where he was through blurry eyes. Some type of cell maybe? It had to be. There were three cement walls, one wall made out of strong metal bars, a small sink and toilet, another person...'Is that Elena? No, it's not...it's...oh no...it can't be...oh please, don't let it be...'

The person in the corner sniffed and looked up. Rude cleared his throat. "Are you Rene Shinra?"

The emotionally drained girl looked blankly at her new cell mate, and then burst into tears. Rude pressed his temples and sighed.

"..."