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Cloud and others headed towards monsters taking killing the people of Edge and also going to get rid of Bahamut SIN. Rude fights both Yazoo and Loz alone, the two men were easily overwhelming the lonely Turk.

" You'll pay for hurting my friend scumbag!" he said punching Loz in the face and trying to throw him, failing as Loz gripped his hands and picked him up. His hand around his throat as Yazoo held his arms behind his back. Rudes kicking legs didn't nothing to the men as his lips turned blue.

" You'll see your partner soon." Loz said, Rude knew that Loz thought Reno was dead from his words and wasn't about to give up now. He tried to think of a way out as something came and hit the man behind his back away, catching Loz off guard and kicking him away with one swift movement.

Rude fell, grabbing his throat and gagging, the color returned to his face a few minutes later as he looked at his savior.

" R-Reno!?"

Reno smiled and helped Rude stand, almost falling himself at the sudden weight of the man in his weak arms. " Couldn't let you fight alone...we're partners after all."

Yazoo watched Loz's expression change to confusion, " I killed you!" he yelled to Reno who turned his way. " Yea....seems luck was on my side for that one." was all he said as he and Rude attacked together.

Rude went right at Loz wanting a little payback and Reno went for Yazoo, Rude was surprized at how well Reno was fighting. He could tell he was in no condition to be out of bed.

He turned his attention back to his own fight and Reno managed to chase Yazoo up a building and followed climbing the side. He could feel his wounds try to open and some blood start appear on his white shirt.

He jumped up and continued his vicious attack until Yazoo found an opening and threw him in the direction that Rude was in.

Rude felt a sign hit his head, seeing stars and chocobo's dancing around him as his partner fell on top of him knocking him to the ground.

Rude got his focus back and saw Reno laying across him and slowly getting up. Stepping on his Glasses, Rude looked up and geting up, pulled out another pair of glasses.

They kept fighting while Cloud and everyone else fought Bahamut, they were winning against the monster. After fighting for a bit more Rude and Reno saw Rufus fall from a building and noticed at that moment Yazoo and Loz retreated.

Watching as the two people fell, getting closer to the ground as Elena and Tseng came out of nowhere. Making a net for Rufus to fall in as Cloud appeared to take down Kadaj.

Kadaj fled while Reno and Rude climbed up the wall, getting to their boss and teammates.

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"Reno, Rude good to see you." Rufus said breathing a little hard from his fall. Reno smiled to the whole team, they could see the tired look in his eyes as he fell against Rude who held him up.

"Reno...oh man." Rude said pulling Reno's arm over his shoulder and puttin his own arms under Reno's legs. "I'm fine...Rude" he said through a groan as his wounds bled.

" The cure materia didn't do much." He thought laying in his partners arms and seeing his team with worried looks.

Rufus managed to walk to his wheelchair and they got into a car that was nearby. Rufus was put in the front seat and Tseng helped Rude lay Reno down in the back, Reno's head rested on Elena's lap and Rude got in holding the rest of him and putting his jacket over Reno's torso to slow the bleeding.

"It's not that bad now but we need to get back to Healin Lodge." Tseng stated calmly and drove quickly, Elena and Tseng still had a band-aid or two on their faces but they looked well. Probably alot better then when they were found and taken back to Rufus.

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Pulling up and getting Reno out of the back while Rufus got back into his chair. Elena ran inside to get stuff in order as Tseng quickly wheeled Rufus up the wheelchair ramp and into the house.

Rude followed holding his smaller partner who still wished he didn't need this help. Rude could see he was a little embarrassed being carried inside but he also accepted it and didn't fight.

Tseng moved out of the way and Rude laid Reno on a bed, taking off the bandages that were barely there anymore. He used wet towles to clean off Reno and tended to him like he had that day they found him in the Church.

Elena and Tseng check Rufus over but he told them he was fine, watching Rude rebandage the wounds on the young and hyper redhead.

When he finished, Tseng pulled a sheet over him but got a blanket to make sure the man was warm. Laying it over him with Elena's help, Reno was barely conscious as Elena kissed his forehead.

" Rest Reno. We're all fine." she said in her motherly voice which had kicked on the minute she saw him. She'd always thought of Reno adn the others as family, they were her family and if one was hurt she went into her mother mode.

Treating them with a gentle touch, Tseng saw how much she cared for all of them. How quickly she had come to know everyone, she'd come a long way from the overeager women who joined after the sector 7 incident.

"He''ll be alright." Tseng put a comforting arm over her and they went outside to hear the whoe story. Rude told them his story of all that had happened in their absense. While the other turks told their own stories about the torture they were put through by the same people.

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Reno opened his eyes to a girl asleep with her head beside him and her hand gripping his. "Elena?"

She opened her eyes, looking for the source of the sound then seeing the blue eyes staring at her.

"Reno, how are you feeling?"

"I feel better...I guess." he tried to get up but was stopped by a hand that he saw belonged to Rufus, gently pushing him back into the pillows.

"Don't get up Reno, you need to stay down for awhile." Rufus smiled and took the sheet off his face, Reno was shocked to see his geostigma was gone and he was standing.

"Sir, you-" Rufus cut off Reno, putting a hand on his redheaded Turk and laughed. "Yea, all of Edge was cured of the Geostigma. You really made me proud Reno."

Moving his hand off Reno's head and watching the man try to think. He still looked tired and needed sleep, " You got out there and fought alongside Rude when you were still in bad shape. You stood by your team." Tseng sat in the doorway, coming in to join them.

" Is Rude ok..ay" Reno's voice was hoarse. " Rude's fine, he's asleep too." Elena said trying to get Reno to go back to sleep himself.

" What about...Cloud and every..one else?" he asked as Rufus shushed him with a caring look. "Don't worry about all that right now, you need to rest."

Before Reno could protest Tseng put a needle into Reno's arm.

Rufus gave a Reno a shot he had when he was still sick with geostigma. It was medication to help you sleep, Reno recognised the medicine and let his head fall to teh side facing Elena before it took effect.

" Hope Marlene's alright." was the last thought he had before falling asleep.

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