"here you are, one stir fry and a raw steak, that will be 100 gil." the man behind the counter said.
"Thanks. Here ya go Riker." I set down the plate in front of him. He started to rip at the think as he chewed up the meat. I took my fork and dug in to the hot meal. "This is the best stir fry I've had in a while." I complement. After a few minutes eating and a bathroom break, we left with a full belly and warmth in our hearts.
I had some time waiting for the others, so I did something that actually might benefit me, time to learn to use materia. Yup, I had been here, there, killed many, but the concept of materia still baffled me. I walked to the playground and aimed at the fence with a fire materia equiped on my iron bangle. "FIRE!" I shouted. ...Nothing happened. "Ok Ryan think, what would Cloud say." Ryan thought to himself.:Ha, I you still don't know how to use materia, your pathetic.: I shouted, "Ohhh even In my thoughts he pisses me off." I tried again, concentrating harder. :Ok Ryan, focus: I thought to myself.:Concentrate on what you want to ignite. I focused harder and harder until...I gave up. I took it out, hoping that it would work better on my gun arm. I was about to equip it when I dropped it. It landed on the ground with a ping. "damn it!" I swore. Riker Picked it up with his mouth and aimed at the fence also. I burst into flames and started to melt. Riker dropped it and barked happily."Uhhhhh how, what, why...ok if Riker can do it so can I." I picked it up and laced it into the bangle. I put thought into not the fence, but the materia itself. I closed my eyes and while focusing, seen everything, the fence, Riker, even me, and something like a target appeared and moved around with my thought. I targeted the fence and shouted "FIRE!" I opened my eyes to see flames also hitting the fence.
"Don't worry, as you go along, it will become second nature." I turned around to see cloud, Barret, and Tifa.
"Hey you actually came, almost doubted you for a second."
"If you know a shortcut, we want in." Tifa said.
"Only if you're willing to climb." I told her.
"As long as we go undetected."Cloud added. We went into town and stopped at the weapon shop. I heard the same fimilar voice as we entered.
"Hey kid, ready to let me have your arm?" he said jokingly.
"Forget it." I said. We both laughed.
"So, who are your friends here?" he asks
"Im cloud"
"Tifa"
"and Barret, A regular here" The grease monkey blurted out.
"So grease monkey, ya got anything new."
"Actually yeah, I created a hard casing for your arm, sort of armoring, no pun intended. It will transform along with your gun and its tough enough to break through walls. 5000 gil should handle it." He took it out it was in a box, all set up in the shape of my arm, but minus the wiring and gears. I dug into my pocket, and pulled out a bundle of coins and set them down, counting.
"Damn, 4900, so close." I sighed.
"Here ya go kid." barret flipped me a 100 dollar gil piece and I gave it all to the man and quickly snatched the box.
"The armor will stick instintly, so no soddering required, and all I had to do was make it out of junk that cost 500 gil, talk about a hell of a deal." He was right, the pieces stuck instintly.
" ohhhhh shiny..." I stared as I finished on my shoulder piece. "so how do I get it off?" "
Just lower your nerves to the arm, they should come of at will, at any other time, even sleeping, there stuck on you." He replied. "and heres a titan bangle for being a good customer. He threw me the bangle, which was a shiny sliver color, and I replaced the materia.
Barret walked up to the counter now. "got what I ordered?" he asked.
"yup, assult barrel with twice the firing power. " I wasn't really paying attention.
I walked outside and got ready. Tifa also got a new glove, and barret sold his old attachment. We set out for the wall, and sure enough, there was the wire, but this time, sector seven roof wasn't destroyed, but floating in the ocean as somewhat a seperate colony. Train tracks crushed up just like the way it should have been in the game. I had ethers I picked up from random enemies and on the ground ready, beacuse riker sure as hell couldn't climb.I picked him up with my left arm. They won't spot us this way come on." I pointed out.
"Ryan, this could possibly be either your dumbest or best idea yet" Cloud complemented...I think.
"MINI-COPTER" I held up my right arm as it turned into a propeller, and started to fly me up to the top of the wall, there was some running up here so riker could walk. To be on the safe side, I attached a leash to the protect vest he as wearing. We ran up the tracks and got to something that looked like a propeller. "oh shit batteries, uhh well, their still climbing, so I'll try bolt. I focused as the targeting system started, and aimed for the battery slot. "Bolt!" I shouted. The spark hit and activated the propeller enought to use. After a few bolts, many mini copters, several ethers that taste horrible, and a cursing cloud, we made it to the enterance of the building.
"So I say we should enter with our full force, because im the leader, what I say goes." Barret states.
"I want to try and sneak in, there is a staircase through that side door." I say.
"Well, full force would be the better way to go, so, lets follow Barret." Cloud jumps in.
Tifa also argues, "force just might give us the element of surprise. Ryan you can take the stairs if you like, but were going the old fasion way."
"Whatever.." :Don't say I didn't warn you...wait I didn't: I thought to myself.
Cloud says, "well give you a 30 second start, hurry." Me and Riker nod, and run to the side entrance. We get into the door leading up the emergency stairs. I look up and see the lenght that I must travel.
"Better get started huh Riker?"
Riker barks, showing he understands. We start the long climb up, and up, and up. I was lucky enough to find an elixer, so I pocketed it and walked on. My brain turns on at that very moment. I pick up Riker. "What the hell am I doing, Mini-copter." Those two words brought with them a sigh of total relief as we hovered the rest of the way to the top.
As we exited, we seen two armored guards looking at us. Riker though, had a menacing look in his eye as his fangs grew longer and he went for a guard, the fangs going straight through the suit, puncturing the man. "Nice, A new technique, good boy." The guard fired his assult gun at me. I luckily blocked with my arm. New info went through my head. "Assult gun!" My gunarm tranformed into my shotgun, but the barrel was smaller, it fired a rapid stream of bullets at the target, knocking of the suit to reveal another form of armor. He went at Riker, knocking him down. "you can shoot at me, but touch Riker and your dead...HELL BOMBER!" The rocket went straight at him creating an impact. All that was left was bloody scraps. "hehe, we showed him, huh." Riker barks. "so know you know poison fang and piercing fang."
The sound of an elevator door opening and footsteps were behind me. I turned around to see a tired Cloud, Tifa, and Barret. "Should have took the stairs."
