Chapter 4: Train Blues

Cloud, Barret and Tifa went out of the house and they went over to the train station and soon they met up with Jesse, Wedge and Biggs. Barret yelled,

"Right everyone, come here. Here the plan. The sector ID point will have improved meaning we have to jump off the train. We will meet up at sector 5. Get going!"

"Aye, Aye!" said everyone apart from Cloud. Everyone turns and went toward to the man in the front of the train entrance. Barret said,

"Move or I'll kick ya ass out of this mofo town!" The Shinra employee was frightened and move out of the way for Barret and his gang. Barret grinned and went in the train. They went into the train compartment and sat down. Jesse, Biggs and Wedge went in the other train compartment. Cloud sat down and starts to think about the job and what possibility they can fail and how to escape if the was SOLDIER after them. Suddenly Barret shouted out,

"What the fuck going on in this compartment! It's so fucking quiet in here!" Then the only man left apart from Barret, Cloud and Tifa whispers,

"It because of you hoodlums!" Barret heard, got up and ran over to the man.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY FUCKER?" screamed from Barret.

"AHHHHHH! You…you've seen the news, right? AVALANCHE says there'll be more bombings. Only devoted employees like me would go to Midgar on a day like today," replied a frightened man.

"YOU WORK FOR SHINRA? YOU WILL FUCKING DIE NOW!" Barret lift his hand and were aiming at the man head. The man was so scared that he shat his pants. Then Tifa ran over to Barret and stop him from shooting at him.

Tifa said, "Don't do it otherwise the plan is ruined by his death. Don't do it." Barret was, then looking at Tifa until he nodded and shouted at the man,

"YOUR DAMN FUCKING LUCKY SHE WAS HERE OTHERWISE YOU WOULD ON THE FLOOR BLEEDING! BE GRATEFUL!" shouted Barret.

The man nodded and ran away from them to the end of the compartment. Cloud smirks at this but otherwise done nothing.

Then Cloud said, "So what your plan, oh big fat-ass leader?"

Barret growled at him and said, "SHAD UP! What you so calm about?" Cloud shrugged then the train suddenly moved.

Cloud noticed and said, "Is the train moving now? Finally! So what is your plan then?"

Barret thought and said, "OK Mr Serious-about-his-work, Jesse's probably already told you, but there's a security checkpoint at the top plate. It's an ID scan system checkin' all the trains. Basically our ID won't be working anymore so when we are near the ID scan system, we have to get out of the train by then."

Cloud nodded and asks, "How are we going to get out?"

Barret said, "You will found out. I will be laughing my head when you discover how! HAHAHAHA!" Cloud looked at him strangely but he couldn't be bothered to ask for more information so he sat quietly.

Tifa looks at him then she went over to him and whispers, "Cloud, follow me, ok?" Cloud looks at her curiously but nodded and followed after Tifa. Tifa went over to the map.

Cloud saw this and wondering asks, "Tifa, what do you want? If you looking at this machine, then I already know about it because Jesse told me about them."

Tifa looks surprised at this but she grinned. "Cloud, I wanted to tell you this but…" Suddenly an alarm went off and Barret swore.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?"

A conductor beeped and said, "Type A Security Alert! Unidentified passengers confirmed… A search of all cars will be conducted! Repeat! Type A Security Alert! Unidentified passengers confirmed… A search of all cars will be conducted! Thank you for your cooperation and come again!"

Tifa gasped at this and said, "They found us out, but it shouldn't be this soon. What going on?" Jesse came in at that point.

"What going on Jesse?" ask Barret.

Jesse look as she was going to cry but she said in a clear voice with bit of tremor. "We're in trouble sir. Just keep running through the train cars. Hurry up before this train locks up. But if you don't get out before it locks down, then we will be in seriously in trouble!" Everyone nodded and Jesse ran out again. Barret cursed and yelled at Tifa and Cloud,

"HURRY UP!" They ran to the next train car.

Then the conductor said, "Upgrading to Level two warning, locking down car#1." Barret stopped and saw Biggs and Wedge going out of the car#2. Barret frowned and heard faintly, Biggs yelling

"Hurry up Barret, it going to lock down at car#2 and car#3!" Barret cursed and ran after Biggs and Wedge. Cloud and Tifa sighs and ran after Barret. Soon they were at car#5 and they saw three people dress up strangely. Barret waves at them and they salute at him before laughing. Barret grinned before becoming serious.

"Don't forget the plan ok?" They nodded and they opened the door leading outside. Cloud looks outside and turns to see Barret laughing himself off.

"You are joking, right?" Even Tifa was struggling to not laugh but she failed and she laughed. Finally they stopped laughing and became serious.

"That the only way out. Now jump out or stay here and get killed." Cloud glared at Barret and said,

"I'm going to get you for this." Tifa chuckled and said,

"I will go out first. See ya!" Then Tifa ran out of the door and jumped in the air and landed on the floor. Cloud was impressed and said to Barret,

"Aren't you jumping?" wondered Cloud.

Barret said, "After you, I will. Leader always goes last." Cloud nodded and jumped out and fell on the floor. Cloud fell on his ass and Cloud cursed but he suddenly laughed. He knew Barret's fall would be more painful than his fall.

Barret saw Cloud landing and laughed. Then he suddenly that he is heavier than Tifa or Cloud and therefore he would landed more horribly than Cloud did. He gulped and he jumped out and felled on the floor.

"OWWWWWWWWWW!" Cloud heard this and he was smirking at the sound.

"Well, at least you got hurt more than me." Tifa ran over to where Cloud was and offered her hand out. Cloud took it and got up.

"Hey Tifa, how come you landed better than us?" asks Cloud.

Tifa grinned and said, "A girl's gotta have some secret, you know?" Then she winked. Cloud heard some cursing behind him and he turns. He saw Barret wincing and holding his arm which was bleeding.

Cloud stops smirking and told Tifa, "Tifa, focused on the cure material now, and heal him." Tifa nodded and she closes her eyes and put her hand over Barret's wound and soon the wound slowly disappeared. Barret was impressed but he pretended to not care. Barret said,

"Now the fun is over, we gotta find a way into the reactor. I think it is down that tunnel. Move out!" Cloud and Tifa nodded and they went towards the tunnel.