This is my first Final Fantasy VII story, so please be nice and critique, it really helps.

Takes place after Advent Children.

Reno's fingers toyed with the main control, lazily he looked out the window as he crossed over enemy lines. He blinked his aquamarine eyes and yawned slightly as he heard the hum of the propeller above him. Leaning against the uncomfortable leather chair, he shut his eyes for a few moments.

"Reno! Quit fooling around!" the quick voice of Elena blared through his headset, making him groan slightly. The red headed Turk chuckled slightly, adjusting the head set with one hand and steering with the other. "Just finish this mission and we can all go home."

"Geez Elena, I wasn't doing anything. Must you deafen me?" Reno rolled his eyes, turning the helicopter towards the abandoned Island off of Wutai. Being the best helicopter pilot of the Turks, he had obviously been chosen to go on this highly dangerous mission to find out information about stolen Shinra technology. He took this as a challenge, and was actually excited for it. Though, he had mixed feelings since Rude didn't have to go. Almost as it he were bait. There was something fishy about it, but if he had announced that before going, Tseng would have him for it.

"Reno stop it!" Elena snapped. "Watch yourself. There's been many cases of disappearances at that island."

"So you're sending me?" he grunted. "Nice to feel welcomed. And does this island even have a name?"

"It's abandoned Reno, it has no name."

"Aww, now that's just not-" he was suddenly cut off as a creature body slammed the outside of the flying vehicle, making a large dent and throwing it off balance. Reno yelled out an stream of curses and attempted to get it leveled again. "Dammit!"

"Reno, what's wrong?" Elena yelled loudly, her voice cracking slightly.

"Call for backup, I - aaaggh!" Reno screamed as the creature ripped the door open with its leathery clawed hand, and tried to pluck the assassin right out of his seat. In just a few seconds his attitude changed like the tide, and he could hear Elena screaming on the other end.

"Reno! Reno!" Elena cried loudly, and he could hear tears in her voice. "Get out of there!"

She heard a crack as the line dropped dead, but before it had been broken, the blood curdling of her colleague ran through her ears. The blond forgot all her training as she cried his name repeatedly, tears running down her cheeks.

*****To Be Continued