By V.Valentine
Chapter 6
Executive Decisions
A/N: Thanks everybody for reviewing. This time, it's Reeve saying goodbye. Yes it's sad right now, but will it stay that way? Have you figured out what will happen at the end? The clues are there, I promise. And maybe there's more in this one. As always, the same disclaimers apply. Onto the chapter!
So here we are Vincent.
You finally get to see me in person. Plain old Reeve, not the fortune telling Cait Sith. Hope I don't disappoint.
You never did to me. When we were all fighting, and you got stuck with my robotic counterpart, you never once complained about it. Not like the others.
Everyone moaned or groaned about Cait tagging along. Even more so, after they all found out about me being a spy for ShinRa.
But you never judged me. That made you different.
I think I remember you saying that it didn't matter to you what I was on my off time, that you were still helping us. That what happened now made all the difference.
And you were one of the few people that didn't threaten to kill Cait after they found out. Tifa wished pummelings, Cloud presented the sword, and Barret wanted many bullets in that pet project of mine.
Not you, though. You just took it in stride, and walked on.
A lot has changed since you were here with us. I'm now the Mayor of Midgar. The reconstruction effort is going great. You'll be glad to know we're now running on natural sources of power, we're no longer processing Mako.
Even with all the benefits of it all, it just didn't seem right to do it again, after we fought to protect the planet.
Every year we have a parade for us all and everyone comes in from as far as Wutai to see the parade. Streamers, floats, balloons. No expense was spared.
I thought we at least deserved that, after everything that happened. After all, we did win a lot back for everybody.
But the losses are there, too. And some are heavy.
The thing I'm most proud to say, is that no matter where you live in Midgar, you can now see the sky. Anywhere from the city. You should have seen the look on some of the rescued townsfolk faces from the slums. It was like experiencing their first love all over again.
It's a changing planet, Vincent. For the better, I believe. I think we finally woke up and thought we all needed to be doing more. I wish you could see it.
I wish there was a way to bring you back, or have you be like Cait, and just be replaced when you get destroyed.
But then we wouldn't be here, now would we?
If you were still here, I'd have you as head of security for the city. Some of the other guys have taken positions in my administration. Cid's lead research and development co-ordinator.
Before this, he wouldn't shut up about going back up into Space. As always.
I think I should thank you for that as well.
Met your wife briefly before all this started. Cold, but she was gracious. She seemed interested in talking to me. She's awfully regal, even now. Head held high, like she was looking at us like commoners.
I know that it doesn't do any good now, but I brought Cait's deck of fortune cards with me.
I never really got to do this in person, and I felt like I should for you. He's actually running my office for me right now, while I'm here. A couple of new improvements to his programming.
I wonder what it will be for you. Hopefully wealth in the after life. That'd be nice wouldn't it?
Okay Vincent, here's your fortune.
Hmm, the guardian angel card. Could mean that you're going to watch after us all, as you're wherever you are. Time for the next card.
The sacrificial lamb. Interesting. Usually means that something will be sacrificed very soon. Let's see what the final card has for you.
The tides of water card. Normally, it brings balance to chaos. I have no idea where this is going.
I should have known it wouldn't have worked.
I guess I should have let Cait do it after all.