Chapter 4: What they Shouldn't

SHINRA was valued most for there life enhancing mechanisms, they thought they enhanced the world by using the lifestream, but they only were deteriating it. This was the science at SHINRA. It was 2:00 AM, in a bar not far from the SHINRA's head department. Hojo sat down on a stool, a buzz sign above his head reading "7th Heaven". He sipped his glass and placed down his drink, looking worn out as usual. Hojo stared strangely around the bar, as the door slammed behind him. Three big men in SOLDIER outfits ran through pointing guns all over the bar, Hojo then taking a deep breath standing up. The bar-tender in his mid 20's, black, and a strange looking hand with a black glove on it. The bar-tender raised his hands up, a tag on his shirt saying "BARRET".

(H): "Barret Wallace, current head of AVALANCHE. Your under arrest, where are your other men!"

Barret didn't look surprised, he lowered his arms pulling off his glove, revealing a metal hand forming into a mini-gun.

(B): "Heh, you'll have to get through me first!"

Barret then began to rapidly fire and yelled, the SOLDIER men ran to find cover under a table in the bar, Hojo also under. One SOLDIER member got up from under the table ready to fire, but was shot in the head instantly. Barret then stopped firing and began to make a run for it heading upstairs.

(H): "After him!"

Hojo yelled with his men following behind him, they ran up the stairs following Barret, the ladder then fell down the SOLDIER men easily dodging it. They stood looking up having no option.

(H): "Useless scum! I want him dead! Patrol the area over night, i'm heading out."

About 70 miles away was a dirty barren field, tentacles launching out of the ground and three brave men about to face the consequences. Zack ran after the beast as Sephiroth ran to aid Cloud, Zack drawing his weapon running forword at full might felt a pain in his shoulder. Zack slowed down dropping his weapon grabbing his shoulder, right where they injected him. Zack clenched his teeth almost falling to his knees, the beast not currently hesitating lashed out another tentacle heading for Zack. The tentacle headed straight for him, he stood hopelessly as it came closer and closer, but something saved him. It was the weapon of Cloud's cutting through the tentacles. Cloud stood holding his broadsword valiantly, his smile looking down at Zack.

(Z): "Yeah...I know, I owe you one."

Sephiroth, after bandaging up Cloud's wound ran to the back of the Beast, dodging the blows of the tentacles rapidly stepping from side to side, he swung his sword down to the left, chopping off a tentacle, he then moved to the right drawing out his sword, and aiming for the next tentacle, he stabbed down and succeeded. The beast screaming from pain.

(S): "Now's your chance Cloud!"

(C): "Right!"

Cloud moved forword taking his oppurtunity, he jumped up on one of the inactive tentacles and climbed up to the head of the beast, its mouth wide open and the yell could make someone go deaf. He swung his weapon down onto the beast's head. Sephiroth began running to the right pushing away Zack as the beast fell down. After the dust cloud faded away Cloud drew his sword out from the head and jumped down. Zack on his knees, pushed away Sephiroth and barely stood up.

(S): Good job Cloud, you should probobly head back to base. Me and Zack will handle the rest.

(Z): Yeah, yeah, yeah. Don't break a leg.

(C): Wow...a high ranking member like him actually complementing...on me?

Cloud looked to his side seeing that the Chocobo had ran away from fear.

(C): "But...how?"

(S): "What do you mean?"

Sephiroth looked around taking a deep sigh, he pulled out his phone flipping it open, he had no service. Zack looking over his shoulder snickered.

(Z): "Give me that!"

Zack snatched the phone from Sephiroth, he smacked the phone across his leg and it opened up, he looked into the circuits and moved them carefully with his fingers. He then flipped the phone over, he pressed in some numbers and spoke loudly into the phone.

(Z): "Hey! Anybody there...anybody...Hello?"

Sephiroth sighed and sat down on the floor with Cloud in the barren area. He watched as Zack tried to get in contact with someone.

(S): Uhhh, this is never going to work.

All of a sudden a screechy signal came out from the phone with someone's voice. All of them perked up there ears from excitement.

(From the Phone): Hello! This is Areo's delivery, how can I help you?

A sweat-drop ran down Zack's forehead as Cloud and Sephiroth's facial expressions changed to being pissed off. They looked like they were about to clang Zack in the back of the head but the sound of a truck pulling up interrupted them.

(Farmer): "Howdy, thought you could use a ride. Hehe"

Hope ran through Sephiroth, Cloud and Zack as they looked at eachother and smiled, they hopped into the back of the truck sitting down as the vehicle took off. The three sitting lazily as the dust flowed behind them.

(Z): "Hey, my plan would of worked if you gave me some more time."

(S): "Yeah...because we've definately seen you doing some work."

The three chuckled as the truck moved forword across the sandy road with the sun shining hard. A cell phone then rang from Cloud's pocket, Cloud was shocked and searched his pocket for his phone. He opened it up putting it close to his ear.

(From the Phone): "Hey Cloud...I might be in trouble here...you've got to help me out here. They've found us out...they've found out about AVALANCHE.

(C): "...Barret...?"

To be continued in Chapter 5