Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy VII or Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring.
A/N Today is special because to celebrate the New Year I've decided to post this at 11:59 pm Mountain Standard time. The last Hojo death of 2007, I feel kinda sad. After all this was my big project for the year, my mom said that if I hadn't taken November off then I would be done. I say let's bring in the New Year Hojo style!
Hojo looked out over Midgar, he squatted down looking at the little colorful string and a lighter. He flicked the lighter wheel a few times before he got a flame; he touched it to the string and set it on the roof. It fizzled making a popping noise, the snake sparkler continued to jump around until it turned into a charred black string. He pulled out another one and started it on its inevitable fizzle of death.
A group of Shin-Ra Executives had come up to the roof to set off a bunch of fireworks to celebrate the New Year. Lazard, Sephiroth and Angeal happily set off some Ancient Junon Candles while Rufus was busy with some Bottle Rockets and Cherry Bombs. Tseng had stopped Reno making Molotov Cocktails and touching any of the explosives. Rude meanwhile was setting of some ordinary Dragon's Eye Rockets over the city.
Reno looked over at Rude and smirked, "go grab one."
Rude grudgingly walked over to the cart grabbing a small rocket, Reno glanced around to make sure Tseng was assisting Rufus with a stubborn lighter. He glanced back at Rude, "no no the big one big one!"
Rude sighed grabbing the biggest one labeled 'Bahamut Burst', Reno's face lit up before Rude and he ducked around to behind the cart. Reno bent down touching his lighter to the fuse before standing up.
"Done," he declared before it started leaning over towards him, "you're supposed to stick it in the ground yo." He shoved it towards Rude.
"We're on the roof, I can't," Rude replied pushing it back towards Reno.
"Outside!" Reno shouted shoving the rapidly lit rocket towards Rude.
"We are outside you nitwit," Rude replied shoving it back towards Reno.
"This was your idea!" Reno shoved it back towards Rude.
"No it wasn't," Rude gave it one final tap before for the fuse reached the ignition point while it fell over onto the ground. The force of the exhaust sent the Turks sprawling onto their backs with soot-covered faces. The rocket sped off slamming into Hojo from behind, the momentum sent him flying off of the roof into the air before the rocket flew to the far side of the roof where a lone crate of Reno's confiscated explosives sat. Hojo hit the crate grabbing it but his coat was already snagged onto the rocket. The rocket carried them up into the air before it exploded, causing a chain reaction of Reno's explosives. The display caught everyone's attention as it lit up the night sky.
Reno stood up having recovered from the rocket's take off, he leaped into the air whooping, "that was totally wicked! Let's get another one!"
As he came back down to the roof he yelped as someone grabbed his ear wrenching it, "Reno… I might have known…" Tseng sighed. "Come on time to put you in the naughty seat."
