Disclaimer: FFVII is not mine, but with the shit Square-Enix makes now a days, it prolly should be...

Chapter 8: Long Time Coming

Hey peeps, it's been well over 3 years, hope no one forgot about me…a lot's changed…for me at least….but the show must go on…

…As Josh and Cloud charged the oncoming group of SOLDIER troops, bullets whizzed by their heads implanting themselves into various weak points in the SOLDIER troops' armor. Cloud hit the party hard, throwing out a "Braver" attack, while Josh hacked and slashed his way through the frenzied group.

"WHO CAN STOP ME!?" yelled Josh as he advanced towards the stage and the Shin-Ra officials.

"WE NEED MORE REINFORCEMENTS!!!" yelled a now worried General Sandstrom

Much to his dismay, no one was showing up. Bruno walked closer towards the stage and the General.

"Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to take what I came for," said a very angered Bruno.

Just as the words left his mouth, two helicopters approached overhead, both equipped with mounted .50 caliber turrets. A barrage of ammo sprayed through the glass and sent everyone for cover.

"How about, I keep your friend, and you and your new pals get to die? You crossed us for the last time General Bruno, I think you should see what happens to people who don't respect our power, Shin-Ra's power," said General Sandstrom as he turned towards Courtney, the number on prisoner of the evil company.

"NO, YOU LEAVE COURTNEY OUT OF THIS!!!" said Tifa

"YOU ARE SUCH A CREEP!!!" yelled Yuffie.

"Sandstrom…" said Bruno as his world was about to be flipped upside down…

Sandstrom drew out his 9mm service pistol, pointed it at Courtney who barely let out the faint word of "Bruno…" before Sandstrom mercilessly executed her in front of the group of heroes.

"COURTNEY! NO! SANDSTROM" yelled Bruno in a shrieking tone as he picked up a fallen SOLDIER guard's AR and let the ammo spray.

Bullets filled the air, but General Sandstrom, known for his deception, was quick to react. One of the helicopters hovering outside slammed into the ballroom, blocking fire with it's armor, and General Sandstrom, holding onto a hoist ladder, flew away. Bruno kept firing at the helicopter, as he could not get a clear shot on Sandstrom. The armor though, was too much, and the helicopter slowly disappeared into the night. Bruno kept firing until all of the ammo dropped out, and then threw the rifle at the wall. He dropped to his knees and began sobbing.

"Bro…" said Josh, not knowing how to console his friend.

"Bruno…" said Cloud

"I couldn't save her, I couldn't…this was my chance…all of the training….everything…was for this moment…and I failed…I don't deserve to be alive…" said Bruno now standing up and walking to the enormous window, now surrounded by the broken glass.

"Bruno, we'll get him, we'll get them all, we have to keep going, if we give up now, it's all for nothing…they were going to kill her anyway, if it wasn't for you…they would have gotten away with no repercussions, we can't let them off the hook," said Cloud

"Yeah bro, we'll–" Josh was just starting to find the words to inspire his friend, and the second helicopter reappeared at the window Bruno was standing at.

"BRUNO!!!" everyone let out in unison.

Shells went flying as ammo poured out of the turret. Bruno rolled to his left, but was pinned down.

"YOU FUCKS CAME BACK TO SHIT ON ME SOME MORE!!!???" yelled Bruno, bubbling with animosity.

Bruno got up, and with his Magnum, shot the Co-Pilot of the helicopter in the head, and then made his berserker-like approach to the now unstable aircraft.

"BRUNO, DON'T!!!" yelled Josh as he ran towards Bruno.

The Gunner of the helicopter fired a few rounds at Bruno, but missed, a straw bullet hit Josh in the leg, knocking him to the ground…Bruno stopped in his tracks, looking back at his injured friend and with a furious look in his face, revealing the true madness in his heart, mustered up his strength and screamed out "FROZEN SHOT" as his Magnum produced a high-powered ice cluster that pierced the turret and the Gunner is one shot. With no one but the Pilot left onboard the airborne death-dealer, Bruno leaped out of the window, scaling a few hundred feet above the ocean and grabbed onto the landing gear of the helicopter as it started to pull away from the disastrous remains of what was supposed to be a Ball. Holding on first by one hand, Bruno pulled himself up to grab on with the second hand.

"BRUNO!!!!" yelled Cloud.

"Brother…" said Vincent

"YOU BETTER NOT FORGET OUR PROMISE TO TAKE THESE GUYS DOWN, SO DON'T YOU FUCKIN DIE YOU FUCK!" yelled Josh clutching his leg as Bruno road off into the night, hanging onto his only ticket for revenge.

The group was left speechless. Just as everything became dead silent, the rest of the heroes broke through the doors.

"WHAT THE F& HAPPENED HERE!?" said Cid

"Where's Bruno?" inquired Red XIII

As Cloud and the rest of the tired fighters filled in the group about the goings-on of the evening, they were all left to do nothing but shake their heads in disbelief. Josh, being tended to by his very healing-oriented wife introduced himself and Suzie to the band of warriors known as AVALANCHE. As they headed back to the ship, they agreed to return to Kalm and try and figure out the next moves.

Meanwhile…

"OK FUCK, YOU ARE TAKING ME TO PRESIDENT ASSCLOWN'S HQ RIGHT NOW, THAT IS IF YOU DON"T WANT A .50 CAL IN YOUR HEAD" said Bruno as he pulled himself up onto the cabin. He wa suddenly tapped on the shoulder. He turned around, to find himself next to a 3-man SOLDIER squad with ARs pointed at his head.

"We'll take you there all right" said the Pilot as he laughed… "And I guarantee that's the place you'll ever see…"

"Fuck…" said Bruno as he now how to find a way to turn the tables…

-So, what do you think? Let me know, I'll update soon!!! Sorry for the 3.5 YEAR WAIT….my bad…!!!! R&R!!!