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A/N: OK everyone, this chapter comes with a WARNING. After a certain part, which is marked, there is gruesome violence portrayed. Don't worry, if you don't read it, you aren't missing anything detrimental to the plot. It is not for the feint hearted. I'll admit, the level of my sadism even shocked me... but it fits, so it stays. I hope this doesn't shy any of you away from the rest of the story, because i highly doubt anything this sadistic will show up again. I hope you enjoy it and i would love to hear your comments and reviews. PM's are always welcome. Thanks for bearing with me. And as always, thank you to Gunitatsuhiko and Riverseithr for their continued love and support. You guys, sorry girls, totally rock.
Apparently the grocery store was the new 'it' place to be. The Montonati clan, as well as Rude, were getting some things for a big family dinner when they happened to run into Cloud, Tifa and the kids. Tifa, not used to seeing the two TURKS out of uniform, were eyeing them up a little. Rude's sunglasses were resting on the top of his shining bald head, to keep them away from Dreya who was in his arms. He was wearing faded blue jeans that hugged his rear in just the right way, and a white shirt that had an intricate tiger's head design on it. Reno was even more laid back. His hair was out of its usual ponytail and fell down his back, he was wearing jeans and a dark red shirt that read 'I taught your girlfriend that thing you like'.
"Reno..." she sighed, after reading his shirt. He gave her a confused look till he noticed what she was talking about..
"What? Dreya can't read yet, yo." He said in a laugh.
After the assembled group got their shopping done, they headed up to the checkout. Keela was scanning the contents of the cart to double check that they had everything when she piped up, "Oh, I forgot the diapers. I'll just go grab them quick."
Reno nodded and continued his conversation with Cloud. Without anyone realizing it, five minutes went by without Keela returning. Cloud was the one to comment on the time just as they were getting up to the front of the line. "What do you think is taking her so long? She should've been back by now."
At first Reno wasn't concerned, he told the group he'd go see what was up and headed toward where Keela should've been. He rounded the corner just before the diaper isle and stopped dead in his tracks only to take off at a run. Keela was being attacked, and at the moment she was pushed up against one of the sets of shelves by a hideously filthy man. The look in her eyes made Reno's heart collapse instantly and he let out an angry war cry as he lunged for the vile creature.
Up at the checkout, Rude was letting Dreya pick out a treat for being so good, when he heard Reno's cry of rage. Instantly he knew something was wrong , and he all but tossed Dreya into Cloud's arms before taking off towards the back of the store. What he saw when he got to the isle they were in, made him see red. His sister was sagging against a row of shelves, trying to catch her breath and his brother- in- law was on the floor beating the living hell out of some guy as he hurled obscenities at him. He could easily guess what had happened and didn't blame Reno for what he was doing, since he wanted to be doing the same thing.
He looked at Keela, silently asking if she was OK. She nodded slightly but gave him a stern look before signaling towards Reno. She wanted him to stop Reno before he went too far. He gave her a nod before walking over to Reno and slowly pulling him off of the other man. He wasn't without sympathy for him and without Keela hearing, he whispered to him.
" Just cool it for now, partner. Kee's upset, don't let her watch this. We can have our revenge later." With that, Reno visibly calmed. Quite eerily in fact, as an idea hit him. Reno escorted his wife to the front of the store where the rest of the group was, and stayed with her till the police arrived. Once they got there, Reno excused himself and went to talk to one of the officers.
He made a point of showing his I.D. to the officer as he leaned in and whispered to him. "I want him taken to ShinRa headquarters. Just leave him there and tell them he is to be put in one of the holding cells and someone will be there shortly to see to him." The officer was stunned, but didn't argue. Reno looked over to the creature, who had noticed his badge and was acting skittish. Reno smiled wickedly as he leaned down to where the man was cuffed and lying on his side. "That's right," he said as he pointed out the words on his I.D. "Department of Administrative Research. I'm a TURK. And by the time I'm through with you, you'll be wishing my partner hadn't stepped in. A beating is always preferred over vindictive torture."
With that Reno got up and walked back over to Keela and the rest of the group. After they paid for what they had, they all left and went their separate ways. Once he got Keela and Dreya home safe, he and Rude took off for headquarters. The car ride was dead silent until they pulled up to the building. Reno didn't even turn to his partner when he asked him, "You ready for this, yo?" Rude didn't say much, just grunted. But Reno knew that was Rudenese for, 'Sounds good, ready when you are.'
~ OK, as promised, here is the stopping point for all of you who are feint of heart. Again, DO NOT read on unless you can handle the gruesome images portrayed.~
The pair walked confidently towards the holding cells located on the lower levels of the ShinRa building. They had changed into their typical TURK attire, and were ready to confront the creature that was being held there. Rude looked at his partner, who was carrying a slight smile and a small black duffel bag. He knew that Reno was committed to what he was about to do, his calm demeanor proved that.
Neither of them paused at the door to the cell, they simply walked in. "Evening." Reno smiled, as he set the bag on a nearby table. The man looked uncomfortably around the room, trying not to look at the either of them.
He was completely naked, as ordered, and his hands were behind his back, handcuffed to the cold metal chair he sat on in the middle of the room.
Reno was leaning against the table that he had put the duffel on, and his arms were crossed. "You've gotten yourself in quite a predicament, pal." When the man didn't say anything Reno stood up and walked over to him. He grabbed the man's greasy, shoulder length black hair, pulled it down and forced him to look at him. "That woman that you assaulted, wasn't just some broad. She just so happens to be his sister. Even worse for you, she also happens to be my wife, and the mother of my daughter and unborn child." He saw the man's eyes light up with fear. "That's right. She's pregnant. And just to be safe, I'm keeping you alive until I make sure the baby wasn't harmed. That way, I can dole out justice as I see fit."
He let go of the man and walked back to the table. He opened up the bag and pulled out a book of matches. He turned around and leaned against the table again, and pulled out a pack of cigarettes that were in his blazer pocket. He was back to his calm self again. "Oh, you don't mind if I smoke in here do you?", he asked the captive, who just continued to look at him. Reno shrugged a bit before lighting up the clove and taking a few puffs.
Rude stood by the door, and watched his partner for a minute. He knew that the easy manner of his speech was something else Reno did to break hostages, but he was a bit worried at the apparent pleasure he saw welling in his eyes.
After Reno was done with his smoke, he turned back to the small bag and looked inside. "First things first, we don't want your screams to alert the director. Rude, will you hold his head back for me?" His partner didn't answer but took up a position behind the man, took his massive hands, and forced his head backwards. This was why the two men got along so well together, they never questioned each other in times like this. They both also excelled in torture, which they had learned from Tseng himself. Most people couldn't stomach being taught by him, as he took pride in his skills, and many couldn't take his deeply sadistic methods.
Reno found what he was looking for and turned around. The object in his hands caused the captive to struggle against his partners hold, but he still refused to say anything. Rude let out something resembling a mild laugh, this was definitely the reason most people thought he was gay.
Reno walked towards the man, with his version of a gag in his hands. The 'gag' was actually a thick, black, rubber dildo with straps on either side. The man in the chair feebly tried to keep his mouth closed against the gag. Reno smiled wickedly and wagged his finger at the captive. "Ah ah ah, that's not very nice, yo." He nodded at Rude, who smiled back at him. He removed one of his hands from the man's head, placed it under his chin and slowly squeezed his jaw, forcing it to open as Reno slide the dildo down his throat. The straps were then secured at the back of his head and Rude was able to resume his position by the door, where he folded his arms and watched.
The dildo, meant in part to embarrass the captive, also prevented too much noise from escaping as it only gave enough room in the throat to inhale bits of air while it forced the man to constantly swallow. The swallowing was part of the routine as well, for it was quite uncomfortable. Unlike most times when the partners tortured someone, this time they weren't doing it to gain information. This time, it was personal.
After the gag was in place, Reno took off his blazer, placed it on the back of one of the chairs, and went back to the bag on the table. This time he pulled out a small nail care kit and opened it as he spoke. "Hey, partner, I brought one of your favorite 'toys', I hate to hog all the fun." He smiled knowingly at Rude, as he handed him the tweezers and a small, knife- like object.
Rude took the items and sauntered over to the bound man, where he crouched down in front of him. He held the tweezers in his hand, and as he reached out for the man's genitals, the captive tried to move his body away. Rude wasn't deterred and grabbed onto his dick, holding it in one spot as he raised the tweezers towards his urethra. The captive was struggling so much, if Rude hadn't had such a strong hold on his cock, he would have tipped the chair over.
Reno was slightly amused. "Don't worry, yo. There's worse shit comin, so I'm sure you wont even feel it after awhile." Just as he finished saying that, a muffled screaming started. Rude had pinched the tweezers together and had started to slide it into the opening in the man's shaft. After it was in about an inch or so, he let go and it tried to spring back open but the tight urethra prevented it. The skin on the head of the man's dick started to redden as the tweezers stretched the tiny opening from inside.
The screaming grew louder then, and Rude smiled. "Music to my ears." The huge TURK then raised himself up a bit for the next part. He held the scalpel in his right hand and smiled fondly at it, before taking hold of the man's left nipple. He stretched it out a little before bringing the tool over it and slowly cutting just inside the areola. The man threw his head back and increased his screams as Rude did the same to the underside of the nipple, freeing it from his body and causing a steady stream of blood to run down his stomach.
Reno thought the man was going to lose consciousness as Rude did the same to the right nipple. The possibility of what they could do to wake him back up if he did, made Reno smile with anticipation. He fumbled through his blazer and grabbed another clove out. He smoked it while he watched Rude grab the bottle of alcohol he had placed next to the bag, open it, and proceed to pour it on the gaping holes where the man's nipples used to be.
Unknown to the two partners, Tseng had been notified of their antics, and was watching in awe struck pride through the two way mirror located next to the door.
Reno finished his cigarette and instead of putting it out in the ashtray where the other one was, he smoothly walked up to the captive and died it out on his face, just below his left eye. The burning embers and smoke caused the eye to tear up and the man squeezed it shut in an effort to block out the pain.
Being so close to the man, Reno lost his cool for a second and decked him hard right where the burn was, causing the man to choke on the gag, and harshly whipping his head to the side. Satisfied, for the moment, he walked back to the bag and sifted through the contents.
"Looking for this?" Reno spun around to see the TURK commander, standing just inside the room, holding up an EMR, fully charged by the looks of it.
"Thanks, yo." Reno said in response, willing his heart to quit its rapid beating. Tseng had scared him shit less. He walked up to his boss and made a move to take the EMR from his open hand. A hand which closed right before Reno could grab the weapon.
"First, I would like to know what this is all about. Neither of you were assigned to interrogate anyone this evening." He looked at his TURKS suspiciously. Neither spoke at first but, as usual, Reno was the one to pipe up.
"Retribution." The word was said laced with death. Which could only mean one thing. The two men intended to kill the captive after they were done with him. And as it wasn't an assignment, there was only one thing that could make the partners willingly kill someone over. As he would have felt it if something had happened to Andreya, he knew it was Keela. And with the cold, painful looks on both mens faces, he knew whatever punishment the captive was receiving, he had earned it.
"Very well, carry on. I trust you will clean up after you are done. I also trust a full explanation, from both of you, will be given to me before you leave tonight. I'd hate to have to ask Keela about it myself. But I will, if need be." He gave the two men a knowing look, before handing the EMR to Reno, and leaving the room.
"Now, where were we?" Reno stated, as he turned back to his partner and the captive, grinning like a Cheshire cat. He walked behind the black haired man and signaled for Rude to lean him forward. The man's struggles were beginning to weaken, as he lost strength from the pain. His screams weren't though, which was proved as Reno took the fully charged weapon, shoved it into his ass and hit the power button. The screams stopped almost instantly, and at the same time his head fell forward, as he lost consciousness.
"Well, partner. I guess this is as good a time as any to go tell Tseng what's going on." Reno sighed, as he put the weapon and the other tools they'd used back into the bag. Again, Rude simply grunted. Which meant, 'You're tellin him, I ain't'. But he followed Reno out the door, and the pair walked to the director's office in silence.