Chapter 6

Cid ran finally made it back to the VR room with only a minute to spare, but he soon saw that he was the first to arrive.

"What? I could have sworn that Sef would have been twiddling his thumbs and saying.."

"You're late!"

Sef turned around to see Sef, his tail swaying in the artificial wind that the room created. The Gunblade on his back and his right hand gripping his Tech Nine, he was ready.

"So, when did you get here?"

"Oh," Sef started," about a minute before you hit the evidence room."

Cid laughed and smiled. He reached up towards his face and took of his sunglasses. He then looked up to where Sef was. The snow fox was up a small pillar that was in the center of the room. He was sitting on top of the pillar; his tail was hanging down of the pillar.

"So when do we start?" Cid asked as he placed his sunglasses in one of his coat pockets. Sef laughed and jumped down to Cid.

"We don't begin until Hollender walks into the room and explains the rules. So tell me, how did you manage to break into the evidence room?"

"Well," Cid began," the mechanic came to fix the cameras I busted. So I gave him a fake name and hit him from behind."

Sef sighed and shook his head. Maybe he couldn't believe that Cid one upped another G.U.N operative. Cid's eyes then focused on the Gunblade on Sef's back.

"So it's true then," Cid stated as he walked around Sef to get a better view of the blade," you're one of the few people who can use such a weapon."

"Ya, I guess you put it that way. Not many people can control the elements like you can."

"But I can only control them with my sword. And besides, I only control fire."

Both knew that the fight was even. Sef had marksmen ship, speed, and of course he knew how to use a Gunblade. Cid had speed, sword play, and access to classified weapons. This match was going to be fatal regardless of any rules and regulations. The door to the spectator room opened up, and Hollender walked in. He touched the panel that was on the glass that separated the actual arena and the spectator both. He waved for Cid and Sef to come near him. When both contenders were near Hollender, he saluted them. Once again Sef saluted back and Cid just turned his back.

"If that's all you came here to do, then leave so we can start this."

Hollender then walked back to the room and pushed the same panel. The glass screen appeared again. The then touched a different button. This button then turned red, as to tell Holender to start what ever he was going to do.

"Ok fine, well play by your rules Cid. Now then if both of you can go to opposite sides of the room."

Sef and Cid both followed orders and made their way to the opposite sides of the room. Once they were in position, Hollender smiled.

"Now I was going to have a no special weapons rules, but since Sef brought his Gunbalde and you, Cid, stole that gun I guess it doesn't matter now."

"You know damn well that this gun is mine. You jack-asses stole it from me! I also don't recall giving you permission to create ammo for my gun!"

Hollender laughed," You didn't have authorization anymore after we took the gun. Now the course that I picked put should be perfect for the both of you. Course appears in 3, 2, 1.."

Then at once the white VR room was digitally altered. When Cid opened his eyes he thought he traveled back in time. They were in a city with towering skyscrapers, flipped cars, and the whole area was in flames. The sky was black because of the fire, and the center of the room had a small concrete box that read Metropolis City, the city of prosper.

Cid fell to his knees and slammed the ground with his fists.

"Damn you, DAMN YOU HOLLENDER!"

Cid couldn't believe it. Hollender actually went as far as to recreate the center of Metropolis City. Either Hollender wanted Cid to suffer, or this was some sick joke. Regardless of what it was, this was the area that he wanted them to fight. Before Cid could get up off the ground, a shot rang out. Cid, hearing the shot, quickly rolled out of the way and took cover behind a building. Sef was positioned on the other side of the area. He smiled as he pulled back on the bolt, in which it launched out the empty shell, and he soon put a new one in.

"Shit, well I guess I should have seen that coming. I don't know why Hollender chose this map, but it effected Cid some how."

The snow fox slowly got up.

"CID! Don't worry; your death will be quick and painless. I'm watching from the shadows!"

Sef jumped off the building he was on, and he rolled on top of another adjacent roof. He then took another sniper position near a water tower. Cid stayed behind the building. He knew the only way to beat Sef was to find some way to get behind him. A direct frontal assault was suicide without a rifle, and his custom gun, Solar, didn't have the range of a rifle.

"So, looks like this is a match from a Metal Gear game. He's a sniper, and I'm a covert ops dash foot man. Damn I'm screwed."

Cid looked around for some way to get across the map. He could use the insides of the surrounding buildings, but that was another dangerous option. He looked across the map and saw what looked like a storm drain. This would be his best way to go around Sef, and as an added bonus it was out of Sef's sight. However he had to enter his sight to get to the drain. This was better than trying to go threw building by building, or by going down the suicide path. Cid looked at the distance between him and the drain.

"About 50 yards, shit."

Cid took a step back, his heart was racing. Then he took his chance. He bolted out from behind the building. Sef was looking down at him, and as soon as he had Cid in his sights he took fire. He fired the gun, and had ammo ready for reload. Cid managed to dodge the first two shots. Ten Yards to go; Cid barely dodged the third shot. Sef then aimed towards the point Cid was going to. He took the shot before Cid arrived. When this shot rang out, Cid realized what was about to happen. Without thinking, he dove at the ground and rolled on contact. He managed to roll into the drain, but before he made it the bullet grazed his left leg. With Cid now out of Sef's sights, he stood up and threw his rifle on the roof.

"DAMN!"

Sef decided that it would be best to try to find a new vantage point in hopes of getting Cid. He then jumped to a new roof and pulled out a pair of binoculars. He looked through the lenses, but he couldn't see Cid anywhere.

"Where are you Cid and what are you planning." Thinking that he was behind another building, Sef stayed at his new vantage point. Cid, now in some sort of sewers just looked at his leg. He sat on a small ledge, and pulled out some disinfectant and a bandage. He looked down at his leg, and grunted as he pored some of the disinfectant on the gash. He then placed the bandage on his leg and got off the ledge. When he was off the ledge he looked left and right of his current position. The sewer was lit poorly, and the visibility was also poor. He concluded that because Sef was north of the current area, the right path would be the best option. As he walked down the path, he remembered the incident in the Weapon Evidence room.

"Why now?" he asked himself in the darkness," What caused me to remember that horrible monster."

Cid then got a splitting headache and fell to the floor. He then had a flash back to Metropolis. He saw himself transform into Calamity, to which he started slaughtering Organization forces left and right. However he did kill a few G.U.N troops in the process. Then he saw Calamity form the anti tank rifle that he saw in the Weapon Evidence room. After that Cid came back to the normal world, shocked and confused.

"So that rifle was mine, but why did G.U.N take the weapon after I disposed of it?"

As he asked himself this question, Cid stopped in front of a rusted ladder. He looked up and saw another drain entrance. This was the exit he was looking for.

Sef was still at his vantage point puzzled. He picked his rifle up and quickly jumped to a new building. As he was doing this, he kept on looking behind him. He was a bit paranoid, for he didn't know if Cid would be behind him. Shaking, he opened a pack of Pentazamin, a muscle relaxant used by snipers to steady their aim. Once he took the pill, he felt a bit better.

"Where the hell is Cid? Is he somewhere near by? Is he behind me? NO! No, got to keep moving. I need to set up a new point."

Sef stopped on one rooftop and took aim. Looking threw the scope he still couldn't see Cid. His tail was now flying all over the place. Anyone could easily spot him, and he knew he needed to stop. He took another pentazamin pill, and tried to keep calm. It was at this time that Cid finally made it to the adjacent rooftop, his idea worked perfectly. Sneaking up to Sef, he pulled out his revolver and took aim. A shot echoed throughout the city.