So, yeah. Last chapter, you got a taste of what Shadow is like. Now, you'll get a shot of Nogias. Hope adding RPCs isn't a turn-off!
Chapter 15: Wild 'n' Crazy: Nogias, Show Them All!
Once Shadow had left and Elena had managed to wrap her bed sheet around herself like a toga, Cloud, Reno and Rude stepped back inside, and Cloud continued the tale. "So, like I was saying, we got Shadow to join with us. We also got info on where to find Nogias. It seemed that the only other time that the basement room of the Shin-Ra Mansion had been opened, other than when I did it, Was when Hojo II had gone there, heavily sedated Nogias and sealed him in the rearmost coffin. So, When I went back there with Vince, we were both surprised to find a youth in there. Since you guys know him so well, maybe a reunion is in order." He walked to the door and called, NOGIAS! COM'ERE!" A slow rumbling sound filled the air, and soon, another tall fellow walked through the door, his steel-plated boots cracking the floor with every step. His long cloak almost covered the hilt of a sword; Reno saw this and thought, He actually looked for these guys because they have swords?! This guy is a blade freak!" The youth had long, spiky hair that was tied off in multiple samurai-style tails. His cloak looked a lot like Vince's, and his heavy suit and armour were buttoned right to the top, adding to the weight of his body. "Yeah, Cloud? What's up?" he said, looking directly at Cloud. "Well, Nogias, these are the people you would have been replacing. Meet Elena, Reno, and Rude. Though I didn't exactly introduce them by level of importance…" Cloud said, causing an indignant reaction from Elena: "HEY!!? WHAT IN THE HELL DOES THAT MEAN?!?!" She shouted, while thrashing around, bound in Rude's strong arms. Nogias slowly approached Reno, and looked him in the eyes. He suddenly snapped back, however, as he nearly fell on his back laughing. He regained his quiet composure, looked back at Reno and said, "So, Reno, You got fired, did you? Not a very smart idea, huh? I missed the memo on what you did to get fired, what was it again? Shot a dignitary from a foreign land, or permanently incapacitated a high-level voter that could have kept Rufus as leader? Too protective of your ex-boss, were we?" Reno simply stood there, expressionless, and looked straight at Nogias for a moment. Rude, Elena and Cloud were dumbfounded at the complete intensity of the stare, which Reno broke by lowering his gaze to the floor and muttering, "I failed to incapacitate a threat on the President's life. She's 16 years of age, wields a katana that, from what I hear, can capture a lightning bolt and enable a special attack, not to mention it can split grenades without exploding them. That sword of hers actually sliced my nightstick in half." "WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. Rufus fired you because you couldn't exterminate a GIRL?! Hasn't the guy ever thought of MARRIAGE?! With his level of power, he could just marry her, and then kill her off himself, making it look like an accident. I mean, he runs Midgar. The police wouldn't investigate him, he scares the living shit out of them. Hell, he scares the shit out of me. That is saying something. But, when I got back, they locked me up in that casket and shipped me off. Made sure I took in enough CO to kill me. They apparently didn't think much first. I can take the stuff in and look dead, but in fact be exhaling the carbon, and keeping the oxygen for myself! My lungs are special, don't ya know," Nogias said, the rest of the room fell silent and shocked at what he had just stated. "What?" he asked, "It's true." Cloud just looked at him, then turned and left, saying, "I'll leave you three to chat. See ya later, Nogias." As he left, Nogias turned to the other two and said, "So, the Mighty Reno fell. How did the Amazing Rude and the Invincible Elena get beaten?" Rude looked him straight in the eye, and, letting go of Elena, said, "I was ordered to finish the same girl Reno lost to. In all my years, I was never beat once by Elena. This girl and her friends far out rank Elena in strength, power and technique-" "HEY!" Elena shouted, clearly outraged. Waiting for Elena to finish, which she didn't, Rude continued. "-As I was saying, This girl, Alex, I think it was, has browned skin and short black hair, down to her ears. I attacked her with a lightning spell, and when I turned to leave, she just looked so… I don't know, happy. Her katana no longer had a black blade, but a gold-coloured one. she jumped in the air, and released this giant mass of electrified needles on me, ripping me to shreds. After that, I barely had a second of good sight left, and quickly knocked out. Well, actually, I saw what happened to Elena, but it would do you better to hear it from her, not me. After all," he concluded, looking straight at Elena, "You are the one who experienced it, not me." "Oh thanks, Rude," Elena said sarcastically, "My hero, as always. Leaving me to relive my painful defeat." She turned to face Nogias, and began, "Like Rude, I was ordered to finish off that… rather talented girl. I started off by pulling a number of mini grenades out of my pockets, and pulling the pins. I began throwing them at high speed, but no matter how many went at her, she skilfully chopped each one in half. The three last ones were special: they were my special-hand-made KO grenades, each of which had enough sedative mist to down an elephant. she managed to somehow deflect all three of them back at me, each landing in a different place. One landed under my legs, one went between the buttons of my top, nestling right between my boobs, and the last landed square in my mouth. I remember turning to Rufus, looking scared and shedding one single tear, then feeling the immense pain of having two grenades explode right on me. at the time the under-leg one blew, I know that I felt pieces of metal fly into me, and then, it all went black. I don't remember anything else, aside from waking up in that infernal hospital bed, feeling like the lowest of the low. My mouth hurt like hell. My chest when I looked at it and touched it, looked like a pair of coiled bacon strips glued to where my boobs should have been. And I won't even grace you with the detail of how much pain my lower extremities were in." "So," Nogias said, "It sounds like you three deeply respect this girl. Want me to ask how she did all that?" "Yeah, you can do that," Reno said, "Right after you ask the Midgar Zolom what it likes for dinner: Human aLa King, or Cream of Human Soup! We all now how she beat us! We slacked off on our training, and became confident on our powers and weapons to see us through, not our own personal skills! We slacked off, and we paid for it! Now, leave us alone, you loon!" Nogias looked from Reno, hyperventilating and nearly foaming at the mouth, to Rude, who appeared confused and shrugged his shoulders. He then looked at Elena, who looked just as confused as Rude. Nogias simply shrugged it off, and said, "Well, I was just asking. No need to get defensive about it. I'll see you three later, gotta help one of the coal miners get his mechanic hoe back to working order." As he left the room, he looked back at the three Ex-Turks, and saw the looks of confusion and fright on their faces. "A MACHINE THAT LOOKS LIKE A BACK-HOE, BUT OPERATES FROM THE FRONT. NOT A MECHANICAL HUMAN THAT YOU RAPE UNTIL YOUR SORE! GOD, IT'S LIKE YOUR PARENTS CONTRIBUTED NOTHING TO YOUR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT." As he stormed from the room, Reno turned to Rude and just looked at him for a minute, expecting a response. Rude simply shook his head and shrugged his shoulders. Elena did the same when Reno turned his gaze on her. They were still there, looking stunned, when Cloud returned, saying, "Hey guys, What's Nogias so mad about? He was raving on and on about what a "mechanical hoe" is." The three just looked at the floor in silence, until Cloud said, "You three had best be ready. The ceremony is tomorrow, and you still have to get some clothes! By the way, as new members of NEO AVALANCHE, I'll have to give you a little spending money." With that, he tossed each of them a small bag. As each caught one their bag, they looked inside. "WHOA!" Reno exploded, "30000 GIL! WE NEVER EVEN GOT THAT MUCH FOR A MONTHLY PAY CHECK WORKING FOR SHIN-RA!" "Yeah, Barret wasn't exactly keen on letting all that money leave the treasury, but he knew I had to. I was going to give you guys, Nogias, Shadow, and the three new girls each 60000 gil each, but that would have left us broke, so I cut back to save enough for weapons for you guys. Name your weapon of choice, and I'll see if we can get the weapon-smiths going on it. The weapons are on us, since we don't have to use too much. They will be top quality, though, so don't worry about shoddy equipment falling apart on you. In each of your bags is a piece of paper. Write your choice on there, and give it back to me when you get back from shopping. OK?" Cloud said as he left the three of them to discuss what to do.
Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as my brother did. He was laughing so hard, he almost died! IM GOOD! R&R, and flames are welcome.