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Chapter 2: The Job
It was Thursday morning and Alex had just finished his first delivery of the day. As he sped through the crisp morning air toward Edge City and the Seventh Heaven bar home of the Strife Delivery Service, he felt the familiar vibration of his cell phone. Alex swiftly pulled his bike over and turned off the engine as he reached for his phone. He checked the name and number f the call as he removed his helmet, it was an unlisted un recognized number.
"Hello?" asked Alex cautiously
"Hey Alex, good morning it's me Reeve!" exclaimed the WRO director
"Oh! Hey Reeve how are you? I missed you guys at Marlene's party the other day."
"Ya I'm sorry about that, but as you probably knew something came up."
"I heard, so was it anything serious?"
"No, but it was a bit weird."
"How so?"
"Well when we got there we discovered that some materia had formed in the spring"
"Isn't that what's supposed to happen"
"We'll normally yes, but it also seems that someone managed to alter the spring and used it to grow various types of mastered materia."
"Really, who would do something like that?"
"We don't know yet, we had Red sniff around but apparently someone had cleaned out the place because there was no scent or evidence at all."
"That's strange, do you need any help?"
"Not at the moment, however there is one thing you can do to help."
"What?"
"Well, as you probably know the WRO is nearing the end of its partnership with Rufus Shinra our secret financial backer. At the end of this month we will have paid off all of our debts to him and be free of our contractual ties."
"Yeah, so what do you want me to do?"
"Well we need you to drop off the closer contract with Rufus and have him sign it, so we can make sure that all our ties will be severed once we pay him off."
"Is this a delivery or one of your special assignments?" Alex joked
"Count it as both, come by and pick up the contract as soon as possible. Oh and Alex, be careful, Rufus has hired some new muscle to be the new Turks and their pretty tough."
"I'll be able to handle it, no need to worry"
"Yeah I know, but the one you should really watch out for is Rufus."
"Yeah he can be a crafty one, anyways I'll be there as soon as I can."
"I'll have Shelke bring down the contract to the lobby to hand to you, ok"
"Sure thing, see ya Reeve"
"See you soon Alex, have a good day"
Alex hung up his phone, and put it away as he slipped on his helmet. He sighed slightly as he switched on the engine of Fenrir, the last thing he wanted to do today was deal with Rufus Shinra. Alex revved up the engine and sped down the road toward the WRO headquarters. 15 minutes later Alex had reached his destination, he quickly parked his bike and made his way over to the front entrance. As he entered he was greeted by the familiar face of Shelke and the high pitched voice of Cait Sith.
"Well well, if it isn't the youngest Strife! How ya doing, my boy!" exclaimed Cait Sith
"I'm fine Cait, how are you doing Shelke" asked Alex
"I am well, Alex! I am sorry to have missed Marlene's birthday" stated Shelke
"It's ok; everyone understands that you had important work to do." Alex said warmly
"Any ways my boy, we have the contract right here" said Cait
Shelke handed Alex the envelope, Alex opened it up and skimmed through the contract a bit.
"So it's finally going to happen, Reeve is finally going to dump Rufus' ass and free up the WRO" inquired Alex.
"Yes, it was Reeve's dream to finally sever his ties to Shinra. He worked so hard these past years to pay off the debt to Rufus." Replied Shelke
"Maybe we should hold some sort of party to celebrate this monumental occasion?" joked Alex
"I'm ready to start my dancing as soon as Reeve signs that last check. Then we'll be freeee!" exclaimed Cait Sith
"Well first we have to make sure Rufus signs this contract, I'll get to it right now." Stated Alex
"Very well, see you again." replied Shelke
"Oh wait, Shelke, is my brother in yet?" asked Alex
"Denzel is upstairs with Reeve discussing plans for after we break ties with Rufus, they're really busy." Said Shelke
"I understand, tell him I said hi." Chuckled Alex
"Will do!" replied a smiling Shelke
"Good luck my boy!" shouted Cait Sith
Alex waved Goodbye to Shelke and Cait Sith as he headed out the door. Alex placed the contract in the back of his bike then slipped his helmet on. As he revved up the engine Alex knew that he was about to start something really big that would all start with the contract. Later that day Alex had finally reached the office of Rufus Shinra. In the beginning everyone was skeptical of Rufus' intentions with the WRO, but soon everyone came to feel that Rufus felt guilty about all the crimes he had committed and that he wanted to repay his debt to the planet. However as time wore on the WRO had grown so much and the time had come to finally sever its ties with the former Shinra President and move on to bigger and better things. Everything, now just relied on whether or not Rufus would allow everyone to move on. Even though Rufus was believed to have reformed, there was still something about him that made things seem unsettling.
Alex made his way to the front door and knocked; when the door opened he was greeted by a rather large, gruff looking man in a black suit with dark sunglasses on. The man let him enter, Alex cautiously walked over to Rufus' desk, where he was greeted by the former President.
"Welcome young Strife, Please sit. Don't mind Michael he's one of my new Turks." Welcomed Rufus.
Alex sat down in front of Rufus and took out the contract then handed to Rufus.
"So what happened to your last group of flunkies" questioned Alex
"Unfortunately they all recently retired. I have since hired Michael here and his friends to act as the new Turks." Stated Rufus
Three more large men entered the room and surrounded Alex all staying toward the back of the room.
"Would you care for anything to drink?" asked Rufus
"No, I just need you to sign the contract then we can all move on" said Alex
"Ah, yes it was a tumultuous relationship between me and the WRO, but I am glad I did what I could to help out." replied Rufus
"We're all grateful for your help, but Reeve believes that you finally repaid you debt to the planet, and now he wishes for both you and the WRO to move on to better things."
"I see, well it was inevitable, who wants to be associated with a disgraced former Shinra President?
"It wasn't all bad was it Rufus? You did a lot of good."
"Thanks for you complements, but it is time to move on."
Rufus looked through contract quickly then signed on the dotted lines. He handed the contract to Alex, then slowly stood up.
"Here you go hopefully now the WRO, can do some more good without me. But I regret to inform you that my time is almost over."
"What do you mean Rufus?"
"Do you know how many times I have evaded death? I have spent most of my life running form it, dodging it at every turn, but now my time has come. My body is weak from surviving the WEAPON's attack and then the Geostigma."
"What's going on Rufus?"
"I have developed a rare form of cancer, in three months I will die."
Rufus turned to look out his office window at the picturesque view in front of him. Alex became concerned as he stood up as well.
"Can't it be cured; I mean with your wealth you can afford to hire a number of fancy doctors to help you."
"No, my time has come. My body is too weak to fight the cancer."
"That's bad news, I'm sorry to here it Rufus, I wish you the best." said a concerned Alex
The two men shook hands as a gesture of respect. Alex collected the contract and headed out the door a Rufus sat down again. Alex drove off into the distance as Alan one of the new Turks watched for him to leave. When Alex was gone Alan signaled to him and Rufus beckoned for Michael to come closer.
"Michael, ready my car we need to check on my little project" stated Rufus.
"As you wish" gruffly replied Michael
Rufus turned to look out the window again and leaned back in his chair.
"My time has come, my time has come to take advantage of my birthright." stated Rufus menacingly.