Sephiroth and Vincent walked through the deserted city. Sephiroth looked around in awe; it looked as though people had just given up and moved on. Everything was covered in thick brown dust.
"What is this place?" asked Sephiroth
"We're under the plate" said Vincent
"We're in the slums?" said Sephiroth
"Oh yes, sorry" said Vincent "There's two plates, the lower plate is made of a natural alloy which is super-strong upon it is the slums then there's the upper plate"
"Where's this town come from?" asked Sephiroth
"This town used to be here before Midgar" said Vincent "It was a quaint little town but then Shin-Ra built the plate above it, over the years people moved out onto the plate then Shin-Ra went ahead and built another plate and this town was forgotten"
"Everyone's forgotten about it?" asked Sephiroth
"Everyone" said Vincent "'cept the Turks"
"How did you find it?" asked Sephiroth. Vincent frowned, telling Sephiroth wouldn't be the best idea.
"Accident" said Vincent. Vincent grabbed Sephiroth and pulled him into the doorway of a building.
"Dragon" whispered Vincent. Any noise made would echo for miles, a loud thumping noise could be heard. Light was a near nonentity, the only light came from cracks in the plate above. Sephiroth looked at Vincent who was eerily silent, his vision trained upon the shadows.
"Where is it?" asked Sephiroth. Vincent raised his hand for silence. Vincent pointed to the shadows in between two three-floored buildings. Slowly the dragon appeared. Its deep breaths sent dust flowing across the ancients roads. Vincent stepped further into the shadows followed by Sephiroth. Vincent quickly picked the lock on the door and they stepped into the building.
To Sephiroth it was like stepping into a time machine, to Vincent it was like stepping into his past. Sephiroth sunk into an old dusty chair. Vincent on the other hand walked over to the window pointing his Death Penalty through the broken pane.
"Is that a good idea?" asked Sephiroth. Vincent withdrew his rifle and holstered it.
"So how long until Reno will arrive?" asked Sephiroth. Vincent shrugged
"It depends whether or not he goes to pick up the others" said Vincent.
"Would he?" asked Sephiroth
"Again, I do not know" said Vincent. The dragon continued to plod around the deserted old town, its tail swishing dangerously. It roared shaking the buildings. Vincent chuckled
"It's searching" he said "Using scare tactics to try and make us come out" The dragon snorted, miffed. Usually whenever it roared it would scare out whatever it was looking for. Vincent tossed an old clock out of the broken window pane. The dragon whirled around and sent a burst of flames destroying the clock. The dragon plodded over and sniffed the destroyed clock then looked around but was unable to locate them and so continued its hunt. Vincent shook his head watching the dragon. Sephiroth yawned and got to his feet
"This is getting quite boring" said Sephiroth
"Its good training for your concealment part of the exam" said Vincent "you have to hide and remain silent for as long as possible"
"I've heard about that part" said Sephiroth "Aren't you left in a forest and soldier officers come looking for you, then you're graded about how long you hid for?"
"Yes" said Vincent
"How long did you remain hidden for?" asked Sephiroth
"I hold the record" said Vincent with a smile
"How long?" asked Sephiroth "I'll see if I can beat it"
"74 hours" said Vincent "I had to give in, in the end I could just about walk I was so exhausted"
"Never mind then" said Sephiroth "I'll just set it as a target that I'm trying to reach"
The dragon whirled around as its sensitive snout smelt Sephiroth and Vincent.
"Damn it" said Vincent "Go for the roof!" he said. They both whirled around and ran towards the staircase. Flames exploded through the windows as the dragon roared. The tail crashed through the living room window. Sephiroth and Vincent ran into the back bedroom. The dragon sent another burst of flames through the front door. The flames burst up the staircase narrowly avoiding Sephiroth and Vincent.
"Jesus!" said Sephiroth following Vincent. Vincent jumped punching the door into the attic. They both climbed upwards into the attack. Outside the dragon destroyed the front side of the house with another powerful swipe of its tail. Vincent began to disassemble a small part of the roof. The dragon swept the kitchen apart with its tail. The building sagged to one side, close to collapse. Vincent saved time by blowing a massive hole in the roof with the Death Penalty. Vincent and Sephiroth climbed out onto the slate roof. On the other side of the house the Dragon was moving to the other side of the house. Vincent jumped off the roof landing on the next house.
"Par core" said Sephiroth before jumping. He did not go far enough. Sephiroth reached out and grabbed the drainpipe and was forced to climb. The dragon heard the crash and destroyed what remained of the first house with a powerful strike. Vincent and Sephiroth climbed down the drainpipe on the other side of the house. The dragon charged into the second house. It crashed through the stone walls and out the other side. Sephiroth and Vincent were trapped in the walled garden of the house. The garden was completely void of plants as there was no light but the large stone walls still stood. The dragon snorted as it knew that it had won. Vincent drew the Death Penalty and shot the dragon. The dragon snorted again. If dragons could grin Sephiroth knew that this one would be. Sephiroth did not like being grinned at. He ran directly at the dragon, sword raised.
"Sephiroth no!" shouted Vincent. Sephiroth dodged the flames, then the talons before jumped and stabbing the dragon directly between two of its scales. It roared angrily trying to bat him aside. Sephiroth fell, landing on his feet before running underneath the dragon and slicing at its vulnerable underside. The dragon roared beating its wings but it had no room to fly. The dragon roared again.
Two missiles curled over the rooftops and crashed into the dragon with a deafening explosion. It roared as it thrashed about. Three people stepped from the shadows and continued to fire with machineguns. The dragon roared again shooting flames at the figures. A barrier appeared blocking the flames. Sephiroth stabbed the dragon again, this time dousing himself in its blood. The dragon whined in pain. Vincent ran over to the Turks
"Sephiroth's under there!" he shouted. Reno climbed into the humvee that he had used to bring himself and Rude to Vincent's aid. Tseng climbed back onto his motorbike. A cable fed from the back of the two vehicles. Tseng sped towards the head of the dragon as Reno drove past the tail. The Dragons head followed Tseng. It took in a deep breath, ready to fire when the cable became taught around its legs. The dragon's legs were swept from beneath it. Tseng cut the cable and drove towards Sephiroth who looked confused. Tseng held out his hand and Sephiroth took it as he roared past. Sephiroth was swung onto the back of the bike.
"I never thought I'd be happy to see a person I've shot" laughed Sephiroth.
"I never thought I'd be saving someone who shot me" said Tseng "Guess we're both surprised" Tseng skidded to a halt by Rude and Vincent who were reloading the rocket launcher. They fired it again sending the dragon crashing through the last standing wall.
"Like I said, Sephiroth" said Vincent "Taking a dragon on with fully trained Turks is a lot easier"
"Ready to finish it off?" asked Reno as he got out of the humvee. He passed Sephiroth a Shin-Ra general sabre.
"Me?" said Sephiroth
"Of course" said Vincent "It's your kill" Sephiroth took the sabre and ran forwards running the sword between two of the breast scales and directly into the dragon's heart. The dragon roared but it was too late to scare them away, they had won. Sephiroth stepped back and looked at the dragon, it was near thirty feet long and Sephiroth had killed it with a three foot letter opener.
"It's strange how something so small can cause such destruction, isn't it?" asked Vince to Sephiroth who was watching the sabre.
"Yes" said Sephiroth
"We should get going" said Vincent "This place smells funny"