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A/N: Thanks to my reviewers and silent readers! I appreciate your support greatly, as when I first came on this site and posted my first story, I had very little confidence but I am pleased to know that people out there enjoy my fics. I've decided to start alternating my updates. When I have posted a chappie of this, I will set to work and post a chappie of Stupid Mistakes, and then once that is up, another chappie of this and continue...though SM is very close to completion now.

Chapter 6: Deep, deep trouble.

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Not a lot shocked Rufus Shinra, but the fact that Sector 6 had just been completely destroyed had him sitting there with his mouth wide open, doing a very good impression of a goldfish every now and again. Rude didn't want to say anything, and neither did Elena, for fear that their bodies would become aquainted with bullets from Rufus' shotgun. Eventually, Elena sat down, and Rufus snapped out of his shocked stupor.

"I want you two to go down to Sector 6...and see if there are any survivors nearby." he said, and picked up the phone. The young president had a bone to pick with Tseng, as he wanted to know what the hell happened.

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Reno and Jenna were choking on the dust that was nowhere near settling near the ruins of Sector 6. This brought back memories of Sector 7, which the former Turk was trying to push out of his mind. Sector 7 could now be accessed again, but a lot of clearing was still going on. He was pleased about that, if Sector 7 was still closed then him and the girl would have been done for.

"Whoa, you ok Jenna?" he asked, and began to check her for bruises or any other injuries. Jenna looked down at her clothes, they were now even more tattered than before. She looked up at Reno, dust and ask covering his features, from where the plate began to fall.

"Where shall we go?" she asked softly, feeling afraid as she looked around the half ruined Sector 7. She had a bad feeling about that place, she felt like she was being watched. It made her uneasy, seeing as she could not defend herself. The young one wondered how her friend's injuries from the last fight were, and whether they would make it through the ruins ok.

"We are going to go to Shinra HQ, and find out what the hell Rufus thought he was doing!" Reno said, and taking Jenna's hand, and led her in the direction they needed to go.

Why the hell would Rufus want to drop the plate? He is no way like his old man, so what would make him want to do something as cruel as that?! The people in the slums haven't pissed him off, so what are his reasons? Reno thought as he began to walk even faster.

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Rude and Elena arrived at one of the gates to Sector 6. They had driven to Sector 5, and went to the next Sector on foot. Both of them hoped the same thing, that Rude and Jenna weren't in there. The gateway to Sector 6 was completely blocked off by rubble, allowing no access whatsoever. The blonde looked over at her blonde colleague.

"There is no way we can get in there, we'll have to get some construction crews down to try and get rid of some of this rubble."

"We have to get in there."

"Rude, I'm sure he got out OK. It'll take more than this to kill Reno." she said, trying to comfort the big man. To be honest, she was also worried, so she took out her phone and called Tseng's office. Rude continued to stare at the rubble, some of it glowing orange.

Small fires must have started... he thought, but was brought back to reality when Elena clicked her phone shut.

"Strange, he's not in his office. We have to wait." she said, and sat down, trying to keep herself calm, as well as Rude.

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Tseng had been summoned to Rufus' office, but the Wutain was struggling to come up with a story. Before dropping the plate, the Turk leader didn't actually stop to think about what he was going to tell the president.

It's ok, he won't blame me, he'll just want to know what happened...

Before he knew it, Tseng had arrived at Rufus' office and was now seated comfortably opposite the president himself.

"You wanted to see me, sir."

"Yes, I did. Care to explain to me WHY Sector 6 is now in ruins?"

"I don't know what happened, I gave no orders for the plate to be released." the Wutain said, keeping a calm composure, but inside, his stomach was knotting. If he got out of this alive he would be the luckiest guy on the Planet. Rufus raised an eyebrow and leaned back in his chair.

"Seems to be strange that Reno happened to be in Sector 6, last time I spoke to Rude, which was earlier. According to him and Elena...you and Reno didn't see eye to eye..." he said smoothly, almost too smoothly, as if he had this all planned out from the beginning.

Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit... Tseng thought and was now fighting to remain cool and composed. The mask was beginning to slide off, and this didn't go un-noticed by the president.

"With all due respect, sir, what are you trying to say?" Tseng asked, almost dreading the answer.

"I am saying, Tseng, that I believe you were the one who dropped the plate. Get out of this building, you are suspended with pay until further notice!" Tseng wanted to argue, but he knew that he would only end up dead, so the Wutain walked out of the office and back to his own, wondering what the hell he was supposed to do now.

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Finally arriving at Shinra HQ, Reno stormed right into the building though the front doors, Jenna in tow. She looked around, amazed at how big the place was inside. However, she couldn't ponder for long, as she watched Reno dig out a collection of keycards from his pocket and step into the elevator. She followed, and looked at the items, curiosity all over her features.

"These...I did keep. Never know when they might come in useful." the redhead said with a smirk and inserted the one for the president's floor into the slot.

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Rufus hoped he had made the right decision, but on the downside he was now left with only two Turks. Resting his aching head on the desk, the president tried to get some peace and quiet for a while, but that was soon thrown out the window when the door was slammed open.

"WHY THE HELL DID YOU ORDER THE PLATE TO BE DROPPED?!" Rufus lifted his head in shock, and saw a very angry, sooty, dusty, and overall rough looking redhead standing in front of his desk.

"Reno, now...hear me out..."

"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED IN THAT?!"

"Shall I call security?" Rufus looked around Reno and saw his secretary, looking very afraid.

"There's no point, he can beat them to a pulp. It's fine, Mitsuki, he used to be a Turk, I know him."

"OK, sir." she said, and got back to her work. Rufus looked back at the angry ex-Turk in front of him, and then at the girl who was hiding behind him.

"Please, hear me out. I am sure this young lady does not want to witness a blood bath." he said, and watched as Reno started to calm down a little.

Should I listen, or is he bullshitting me?

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A/N: There we go guys, another chapter. I am still amazed that 3 of my fics are in a c2 community, it's an honour and has let me know that there are people out there that like my stuff. Please review so I know if you liked it and thanks for reading!