CHAPTER 12! YAH!
Chapter 12: ATTENTION: RUFUS HAS BEEN BEATEN!
"Don't worry, girls," Cloud said, shaking his head, "Barret is usually like that after being called the equivalent of a child. Even if it's not said, if it's implied, he'll catch it and blow up like that." But, seconds later, Barret came racing back into the tent, yelling, "CLOUD WE GOT COMPANY! IT'S THE SHIN-RA! RUFUS IS HERE, AND HE BROUGHT THE TURKS!" Cloud shot from his desk, and asked, "Vince, Can I use your PHS?" Vince nodded and handed Cloud the tiny phone. Flipping it open, he called all of the other members and said, "LOOK ALIVE, PEOPLE! WE'VE GOT TURKS!" As Vince and Barret raced out of the tent, Cloud stopped and asked the girls, "How are you with battling the Turks?" "Well," Clover replied, "If they are anything like that Sephiroth guy, they shouldn't be too hard!" Cloud stopped dead in his tracks. "Wait, WHAT?" he asked, but too late, for the girls were running out of the tent and straight towards the rest of the group, in front of which were three people: three men, one with crew-cut blonde and wearing a long white coat, one bald and one with spiky flame-like hair, and a woman, with short ear-lobe length hair. The last three were dressed in blue suits and ties. "Well? Are you people going to bring them out here, or do I have to detonate another bomb? This time, I can't guarantee that I won't end up killing some of you." Sam arrived at the head of the pack, and said, "Who are you, and what do you want?" "Ah, more strangers from distant lands, eh? Which island are you from, hmm? Wutai? No, you don't carry that distinct Wutai accent and look. You three are from one of the Materia cave islands, aren't you?" said the man in the white coat. "What are you talking about? We came from Vince's mansion!" Clover shouted irately. "AH! That dilapidated old thing? You're lucky you got out. Oh, and congratulations, Reno. Your bounty money will be on your desk tommorow morning," the man in the white coat said, then continued, "Hear me, people of North Corel, I am Rufus Shin-Ra, and this land belongs to me!" Alex was now right behind Sam and Clover, and hearing this, said, "This doesn't belong to you! Just 'cause you run the Shin-Ra Corporation, doesn't mean you OWN everything outside your little hometown of Midgar City!" The villagers began mumbling and murmuring, prompting Rufus to turn to the flame headed young man and say, "Reno, take care of her." Reno, pulling out a small rod, nodded his head and advanced on Alex, saying, "Sorry, babe. If I weren't on duty right now, maybe I wouldn't have to kill you." He then rushed at Alex, who, instinctively pulling out her sword, dashed at him. As the two glided past each other, Reno with his rod forward and one hand in a pocket, and Alex with her sword in a suicide attack position, the villagers were surprised to see Alex stand. Not only that, but a large gash appeared in Reno's suit, and a large cut on his stomach. As Reno fell to the ground, his rod split in two. Cloud saw this, and thought, 'Holy hell! if she's capable of that, I don't want to know what they are capable of as a team!' Rufus stepped forward and said, "Well, well. It appears we have another youth who doesn't understand the system. Rude, please show her how Shin-Ra works." Rude stepped forward and, pulling his fist back as if to punch the air, thrust it forward, sending a bolt of lightning crashing down on Alex. This caused a massive dust cloud to form. "Hahaha. HAHAHAHA!!! Not bad, getting past Reno. But Rude is our leading magic man, despite his physical build. Let's go. Oh, and Reno," Rufus said, walking away with Rude and Elena in tow, "For failing to take out a lowly girl, You are canned from the Turks. We will find a replacement for you." "NOT… SO… FAST," came a voice from the dust cloud, and as it dissipated, Alex's body could be seen… STANDING?! "When your little buddy here threw that lightning bolt at me, I allowed my katana to act for me, and it captured the electric charge. Nice try, yourself, Mr. Rude, but not even near close enough," she said, before jumping in the air and slashing downward, shouting, "SKY, TEAR ASUNDER. LIGHTNING, PUNCTURE! NEEDLE BOLT!" and releasing a massive number of versions of her sword, each super-charged with electricity. The flying blades hit everywhere in Rude's vicinity, causing an even greater dust cloud to rise. When it dissipated, Rude's body could be seen lying on the ground, torn and wounded in multiple areas. "no…" he said, just before coughing up one spurt of blood and losing consciouuness. "Impossible… Only Cloud has ever truly beaten Rude! Elena, get her!" The last remaining Turk pulled a number of miniature grenades from her pocket, and threw them, one after another at Alex, who cut most in half, and deflected the last ones right back into Elena: one in her mouth, one in her suit, and one under her feet. Looking at her boss with a look of regret, Elena shed one single tear as the grenades exploded, sending her now unconscious body soaring into the air with a loud, inhuman scream of 'NOOOOOOOOO!!" As she landed back on the ground, her body battered and filled with shrapnel, Rufus stepped forward, filled with rage. "I can't believe one girl, one puny, insignificant girl, was able to defeat the mighty Turks!" He said, now popping three visible veins, then continued, "You three are all disgraces! I will handle this." Rufus threw off his large coat, revealing a large machine gun, as tall as him and just as wide! Alex reacted instinctively, and let the sword do all the work. Holding her sword in front of herself, she closed her eyes and let go. "HAHA! JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WILL ACCOMPLISH?!" Rufus shouted, and, strapping on the ammunition, he fed the first bullet into the ammo slot and started firing. As the bullets flew at Alex, the sword began flying in all directions, until it was no longer visible to the naked eye. The bullets bounced off the sword uselessly, and soon, every single round was on the ground, smoking. As Rufus struggled to reload, Alex threw her eyes open and grabbed her sword, taking full control of the situation. Rushing straight at Rufus, she thrust her sword outwards as she passed him. For several seconds, nothing happened. Then, a large hole formed in Rufus' stomach, going all the way around to his back. But, when Alex turned around with a smirk, she saw something too horrifying for words: Rufus' injury was healing at an accelerated rate! Soon, the only thing that remained of it was a well developed scar, which also soon disappeared. "You honestly didn't think a flimsy attack like that would really kill me?" he said, turning to face Alex. "ALEX!" Clover and Sam shouted as they ran forward to help. "Who are you three? Rebels with Cloud?" "Yes, we are," Sam said, "We are Sam, Clover, and Alex, the newest members of NEO AVALANCHE. We are proud to serve this valiant crew, and will aid them in kicking your tyrannic butt back to Midgar! Girls, let's go!" Alex pulled out her sword once more, Clover's gloved formed on her hands, and the blades of Sam's shield extended. Rufus threw his hands to the sky, and summoned a massive thunderstorm to electrocute each girl. However, each did what Alex had done earlier, and each one sent the attack back at him. As the dust cleared, Rufus stood there, nearly defeated, but still healing! The girls knew what they had to do. They activated their materia, and started casting their individual magical element, releasing it on Rufus at just the right time. When the dust went this time, Rufus was lying on the ground, as badly beaten as Sephiroth had been.
Well, Let me know. Chapter 13 soon to come.