Part II
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"Oh…oh my gosh. So what do you want to do?" Tifa stammered as she fingered the long ponytail.
Cloud had woken everyone, and the group stood groggily looking at the gross hair and bloodied ID card.
Kadaj, Yazoo, and Loz all stood in their boxers scratching their asses and wiping the sleep from their eyes. Tifa and Yuffie had rushed out in their own sleep pants that were practically falling off of them and also had crazy morning hair, and none of the other Avalanche or other members looked much better.
"We gotta get goin'. I don't know how long she's planning on letting him live. He's the bait, we're the catch." Cloud stated solemnly.
The words 'letting him live' seemed to ring in everyone's mind. To think… Jenova had this poor Turk's life in her hands… to toss away after she's reeled her catch in. It was absurd; no one should be able to do that. Jenova didn't have the right to play God with any of their lives…especially someone that had nothing to do with this whole mess.
Cloud felt like it was his fault. Had he just told the Turks to stay away… had he warned them of the danger, Reno wouldn't be caught in the middle. He cursed under his breath as he strode away from the silent group, id and hair clenched in a fist.
Everyone readied themselves quickly as Cloud rushed them. Less than a half-hour had passed, and the group was equipped with their weaponry and materias.
"Everything set?" Cloud asked, shifting his sword on his back.
Sephiroth nodded for the group, who still stood silently awaiting orders.
"Alright then… Let's go."
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"Oh look…they decided to come for you! Well Reno, you should feel lucky (Reno: "Yuck…your breath smells awful!")" Jenova hissed into Reno's ear, slamming his head against the cold stonewall a moment later.
Reno growled in protest and continued his usual muffled complaining and helpless wriggling on the floor. His bindings were beginning to break the skin and his gag was actually starting to choke him. Jenova kicked him maliciously before continuing to order the clones around.
"Children, let us rise up and meet our guests. I'm sure they're expecting us to have a grand entrance…hm Let's see let's see," Jenova cooed, placing a long finger to her pale lips.
She searched the crowd of eager clones for any signs of a good idea… none came. Cat-like eyes darted off the glistening rock walls and landed on the struggling Turk. He stopped struggling as soon as he felt her cold stare on the back of his head.
"Oh please…. Oh gods no… don't." he thought as she slowly stepped up to the rigid man.
The only movement she saw was the quick rise and fall of Reno's chest as he lay still on the ground.
"You'll do JUST fine. They'll think we'll hand you right over, and then… Just as you're about to be embraced: BOOM! (Reno cringed and let out a tiny whimper) Catch them off guard… Yes yes, I do believe that'll be the plan. Alright everyone, gather him and prepare for the battle."
Reno was swept up in a blur of silver hair and black leather as Jenova lead her dogs to the mountain surface.
Sephiroths poured out of the sides of the mountain, crawling from any cavern, any crevices, and any opening that could be found.
Avalanche & Co. stood stiff on the icy fields, awaiting their first move.
They weren't striking… how odd.
Sephiroth rushed Alexia and Alathia up front as everyone checked their materia and weaponry.
"As soon as Reno gets within a couple feet of you two, I want you to transform. She's going to blow him to bits right before we get our hands on him." Sephiroth whispered sternly.
"How'd you know that?" Alathia asked, cocking her head to the side in confusion.
"She's got a big mouth, and a really big, unprotected head. I can hear her thoughts." He smirked playfully.
Alathia and Alexia sighed, and slowly squatted down into battle stance. Ironically, the sun was beaming in the clear blue sky, making the snow extremely wet and crunchy. The women slowly began to gather energy for the transformation.
"Sephiroth… a gift of peace." Jenova's voice echoed across the endless fields.
She roughly shoved the battered Reno forward, and her minions created a narrow space for him to walk; opening where Alathia and Alexia stood in defense.
Reno didn't want to go forward. He knew exactly what she was going to pull. Him stepping forward meant almost certain death. Reno solemnly looked back at Jenova with leading eyes before sprinting through the lines of clones.
Everything again became a blur of sparkling green eyes, silver hair, and black leather as fear quickly consumed his body. Reno didn't even want to look at any of the clones.
Not one looked away as Reno began calling out to his saviors.
"Cloud! Cloud, they're gonna…:gasp: Help!"
Cloud was already on edge and began to dash forward after Reno. Sephiroth, calmly held out a hand, firmly pressing back on Cloud's chest and whispered, "They can handle it."
Alathia and Alexia had gathered enough energy for the transformation; they were just awaiting Reno's arrival and Jenova's first strike.
The girls stared ahead blankly as Reno frantically screamed and ran.
He was almost there… could almost see the color in their eyes… could hear Jenova fire at his backside. With a very calm outstretch of the hands, Alathia and Alexia suddenly transformed, creating a temporary barrier around Reno's exhausted figure. A small ringing echoed from the sudden transformation, and their long dreads calmly fell to their sides. The wind from Jenova's blast momentarily swirled around Avalanche and Co. as everything stood in a stare down.
"Humph… This may be harder than I expected." Jenova mumbled, looking the two Lilyous over with cold green eyes.
Reno fell to the ground right in front of Cloud gasping for air. He had never felt so happy to be alive.
"Yuffie, take care of him. Take him to the airship; we won't go after Jenova 'til you get back. Hurry." Cloud demanded, picking up the exhausted Turn and practically tossing him to her.
Reno wanted to complain about having to run again, but he had no time.
Jenova had already ordered an attack, and the clones were now closing in on the tiny group. Yuffie and Reno made a mad dash for the airship as everyone else called their summons.
Summoned creatures rained down on the clones, successfully destroying at least ¼ of Jenova's army just by landing. Some of the summons included Ifrit, Shiva, Phoenix, Kjata, Alexander, Typhoon, Bahamut, Bahamut Zero, Ramuh, Titan, Hades, and Knights of the Round.
The Lilyous had taken to making their way towards Jenova, and her silver haired children weren't far behind.
The clones seemed to fall to pieces after one strike. They were made of mako! And they were supposed to have the defensive skills identical to Sephiroth… Jenova was quite disappointed. The six were tearing through her defense as if they were water, and all that remained in their wake were little piles of black goo. Still she sat, perched a top a burning bright red mako throne, watching the events as they unfolded.
¾ of her army lay in piles of black goo in the pure white snow as the summons tore through. Avalanche chose to stay behind and wait for Yuffie. Three lines away… Two… One line of Sephiroths away from Jenova… the Lilyous could almost feel the hatred pouring from her form. Suddenly she got up and lunged at them, two Soubas in hand.
Everything became a blur of hair, discolored skin, sparking metal, and glowing energy as the three engaged in a heavy weaponry fight. Alexia shot at Jenova as she actually ran sideways along the rock walls. She was knocked back as Jenova leapt off the rock wall and clothes lined her. Soon after the attack, Sephiroth clones poured out of a small cave, swarming around the horrible woman, and carrying her deep within the mountain.
"Damnit." Kadaj spat, helping up the gigantic Lilyous and watching the eight clones make off with his mother.
The rest of her army had been destroyed. Alathia and Alexia dropped their energy levels and became human again (Yes, lets just pretend that SOMEONE made uniforms for them that DIDN'T rip to shreds during transformation).
The six calmly rested at the mountainside as Avalanche called their summons back and reunited with each other.