Chapter 15: The Ride is Over! Into Gongaga!

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-Insert Cheesy Naruto Grin Here-

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Reno sat the helicopter down gently. Okay, he attempted to set it down gently and failed utterly. Yuffie's body slammed against the cold metal wall as the air vehicle jerked while landing. She had drifted to sleep half an hour after they had taken off from Nibelhiem, but apparently wasn't in 'Dream Land' anymore.

"Hey, watch it mister! What the heck did you run into, because I'm trying to get some sleep back here…if-you-don't-mind!"

Yuffie was not happy when she was jarred out of sleep, as Reno soon realized. The wrath of a Wutaian ninja princess after being awakened it most probably the equivalent to Ifrit being splashed with water. Reno unbuckled as did Rude.

"Yuffie, we're here, yo."

The girl stretched.

"You know, if I didn't have things to do, you would've felt some pain for waking me up."

Reno smiled and opened up the side of the copter for the ninja to get out.

"That's good to hear."

Yuffie picked up her backpack from the seat beside her and positioned it on her back. Then, she grabbed her Conformer and jumped out beside the red-headed man.

She held her weapon playfully close to Reno's chin.

"Fine…I'll let it slide. But next time, I drive. Got it?"

Reno shrugged.

"I would let you, but you're not even old enough for your license."

Yuffie's eyes flashed.

"Hey! I'm 19 years old. You are such a total moron."

Reno burst out laughing.

"Isn't that someone's line from that ninja anime?"

Yuffie jumped up and down.

"Hey! You watch Naruto too? And yeah, that is Sauske's line."

"Who?"

"You know! That totally awesome and hot looking ninja that's a rival to Naruto! He's my favorite character 'cause he reminds me of Vinnie-!"

Reno smiled.

"You think Vincent's hot?"

Yuffie went red in the face.

"Er-I, um…"

Reno put a hand on her shoulder.

"I kinda figured you liked him."

Rude hopped out of the helicopter and began adjusting his fighting gloves. Walking from behind Yuffie and Reno, he put a hand on Yuffie's shoulder and one on Reno's head.

"Let's go."

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Vincent leaned the back of his head against the wall of the airship. He had just awakened from a dream…no; it was a nightmare. Images of Yuffie dying played in his mind over and over again. He knew that they weren't real, but he didn't care. He had never felt such anger in thirty years. No, he had been angry at Sephiroth; angry at Hojo. This was more than that. Anger seemed like such a dull word.

We are almost there, Talbot.

I sense rage.

What of it?

It is something I have not detected in you in years.

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Are you…afraid as well, Valentine?

Silence!

Yes, you are afraid. Dread has quite a compelling scent.

I wish to be left alone, demon.

As you wish, host.

Vincent wished that conversations between himself and his demon ended in that manner the majority of the time. The demon must have sensed a large extent of rage in him to drop the subject so quickly; yet Chaos was right. He was afraid. He feared for the life of a young girl he should have never cared about in the first place.

The gunman leaned forward, covering more of his face with the collar of his crimson cloak. You stupid fool. You do not feel affection for that young girl. You are merely remembering Lucrecia. The man told himself. What happened to only speaking when the need was dire? Did that girl do that to you?

Vincent roused from his morose thoughts as a certain spiky-haired man approached him. He had never really spoken to the man until Kadaj and his brothers started their mad rampage, yet did not want to talk to him now. Inconsiderately, he flashed his eyes as a warning that he did not want to be disturbed. Cloud saw this and vigilantly moved toward the gunman. He had seen his anger with Cid and did not wish to be Vincent's next victim.

"Vincent. We are going to be landing soon. Cid was going to come and tell you, but he was…well, you know; was still on edge from yesterday."

The gunman nodded slightly.

"Thank you," he said in his usual monotone.

Cloud nodded in return smiling and headed back into the cockpit.

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Yuffie tossed her shiruken at an oncoming man of Talbot's. He was killed instantly as her weapon returned to her. No one had ever seen the young woman fight so pitilessly. Men floored left and right around her.

"Great! Which way do we go?" Yuffie exclaimed.

The forsaken Mako Reactor was a maze of twists and turns, leaving anyone attempting to decipher his way through it would be hopelessly lost; but the vengeful ninja was determined. Reno and Rude struggled to keep up with her speed. They finally caught up with her when they hit a dead end.

Yuffie stood leaning over with her hands on her knees, hair in her eyes. The red-headed Turk slowly approached her.

"It's okay, we'll find that guy."

"TALBOT, GET YOUR SORRY BUTT OUT OF THERE NOW!"

She kicked the wall in front of her…which miraculously opened up like a door.

The party stood in the front of the doors which had revealed an elevator., dumbstruck.

Yuffie raised her shiruken in the air.

"From here on out, we stealth; can you do that?"

Reno scoffed.

"Of course we can. Turks, remember?"

Yuffie's eyes widened as a figure stepped out of the elevator.

"You-you are-!"

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Author's Note: Yeah, yeah. I took too long in updating. Sue meh.

Well, I didn't feel much while writing this chapter and it was right over 1000 words. Meh. Oh well, you'll review anyway, right? RIGHT? Great! I look forward to writing the next chapter. Oh…and the Naruto thing…I just HAD to add that. I could not resist! Booyaka!