Chapter 3
A conversation just about to get underway in one of the transport vehicles that just departed with Vincent and Reeve in it. Inside the transport there are surveillance computers on both sides in the back of the vehicle touching the walls. It also had two benches bolted down for passengers to use as seating. These two black leather covered sets had two occupants in them.
"Reeve who where those men"
"Deep ground soldiers"
"Deep ground?" Vincent questioned Reeve.
"Yes, the shadow of the Shinra company. Constructed by the former president and completely hidden from the rest of the world."
"Constructed?"
"His goal was to create an army of super human soldiers, not letting morals interfere. The man you met earlier Azul is also a member of Deep ground, but he belongs to an elite unit called the Sveats. The whole organization was kept a secret, that's why there is so little information on them. However it is nothing like I would have expected."
"Not even a person in your position was informed?"
"No. Other then the President him self the only people that knew of Deep grounds existence were most likely Hiddaga, Scarlet, and the head of biochemical research Hojo. After the presidents death the power transferred to his sons so quickly I doubt that Rufus was ever briefed on the project. As for me I was told that the information was on a need to know basis and as an official on urban development I was not on that list. All the Intel that we have on Deep ground was only discovered recently when we came across some of Scarlet's old files."
Reeve pauses for a moment to think of how to word what was coming next.
"Vincent have you heard of the master disappearance that accrued recently in Juno."
"I remember the reports saying that twenty or thirty people suddenly vanished."
"That's what the reporters where likely to believe. It was determined internally that if the truth was leaked they would not be able to contain the inevitable pact. The actual number of people that went missing that day was twelve hundred. Twelve hundred people suddenly vanished with out a single trace. The WRO conducted a privet investigation but we came up empty handed. Except for the rumors saying since the disappearance in Juno that Edge members have been, well on edge. They say that night after night they hear screams coming from the direction of Midgar. Could it be the wind. Let me ask you Vincent does the wind sound like thousands of souls wailing. Listen. Can you hear them, the cries".
"Commissioner the rogue transmission is being broadcast on all way lengths."
Vincent and Reeve turned to look at one the computer screens as the voice connected the link to feed the broadcast to them.
A shirtless muscular long grey haired man siting on a stone throne appears on the screen. There is a blue haze all around him. You could tell he was in a cavern from the echo of his words.
"At last the time has come to cleanse this world. The pure will be spared while the tainted will be hunted down, and exterminated. They shall be smashed, strangled, and slaughtered." on the screen he was making hand jesters to emphasis his meanings in his words. " With out mercy. The time has come to cleanse this world." The figure starts laughing and the broadcast cuts out leaving the screen with static. Leaving Reeve and Vincent staring at the screen.
"Where could that signal have come from." Reeve started to say. As there was a jolt. Reeve turns and stands up running to the back doors of the transport. There is another jolt. Reeve opens the back hatch right as a black hound jumps for the door shoots ring out. Vincent quickly reloads. "Guard hounds." Reeve says.
"I will take care of the pack of hounds just keep your driver going." Vincent nods to Reeve.
" Vincent, Use this" As Reeves presses a red button next to the door. The floor slides open a chair rising out while unfolding into a gun turret. On the side of the chair from the ground of the transport flips up two .50 Gatling gun, ammunition feeding into it from under the platform. Vincent takes aim out the back of the transport shooting the pact of hounds with amazing accuracy, mowing them down like bad weeds. After the appear to be gone Vincent climbs off the turrent it automatically lowers back down hiding again. " I got to get me one of those." Vincent walks over to Reeve who is by the computers. There was another jolt this time coming from on top of the transport.
"Vincent." Reeve says although Vincent did not need him to point out the what he wanted him to do.
Vincent walks back to the doors of the transport, in a fluid motion Vincent flips up on top of the transport. Vincent looks up seeing that the bridge they are headed for has been destroyed. There is no time for stopping now they fly off the edge. As they are headed down one of the Guard hounds leaps for Vincent. Vincent not having a choice lets go of the metal top as he is flying from the front of the transport to the back he turns and fires at the Hound hitting it dead on. He turns back grabbing with his gold plated armored arm, the AC unit on the top of the transport just in time. The transport hints the ground taking heavy front damage skidding to a stop on the ledge of a great canyon teetering on the ledge. Vincent lets go after feeling safe.
"Are you alright Reeve." Vincent asks while Reeve climbs out of the back.
" I will be fine, but that is more then I can say about the engine. Vincent if possible I want you to continue on to Edge. That transmission we just saw troubles me. Once I have repaired the shuttle fox I will need to return to headquarters. A WRO squad has already been dispatched to Edge. Join them and help liberate the city."
"I guess I have no choice." looking at the ground hiding the fact he was not pleased with that fact. Vincent turns around heading off through the winding canyon.
He had not been walking for long before he felt something watching him. Vincent kept looking over his shoulder to see if he could spot anything, but seeing nothing there. Coming around a corner there was a orange hound standing there with a metal armor mask over his face. The hound making eye contact with Vincent daring him to make the first move. As the hound kept Vincent's consetraction, guard the canyon walls appeared the Guard hounds that had attacked earlier. Vincent bows down low to the ground. "This should be fun". As he looks up the leader hound started his move. Rebounding Vincent drew his weapon firing. Hitting the leader in the face knocking him back, as the bullet ricachais off the mask. Seeing that their leader was down the others all jumped into the frey thinking they could take Vincent on. As if in a romantic dance weaving in and out, dodging blows, Vincent fires in a controlled manner not wasting any bullets taking them down one at a time. After what felt like an eternity they were all down. The leader is back up getting ready to pounce Vincent calculates in his mind where the hound is headed. At the same time the leader jumps in mid-air Vincent shoots taking special aim hitting the hound in the chest causing him to flip back landing on one of the guard hounds. Vincent turns his back wiping his cape around, leaving the jumbled mess of guard hounds behind him as he reloads his gun.
Waiting patiently at the mouth of the canyon for Vincent was two Deep ground troopers on speeders. One on each side of the mouth. Vincent not noticing them since they were on the ledge above him walked right past them. The time has come for the attack. One of the troopers radios over to the other. " On my count, 1 , 2, 3, GO". They both hit on their gas at the same time as hard as they could. Going from ledge to solid ground in a matter of seconds passing, Vincent on both sides then crossing each others path a short distance ahead of him. One of them turns to do a U-turn south while the other north heading back at Vincent. The two troopers start firing their machine guns that are attached to the front of there speeders missing Vincent. Vincent halts raising his gun looking down his barrel through the sights lining the wolf head at the tip with the dots at the back. He fires one shot hitting the trooper square in the chest. He then twirls his gun around his finger one way then the other like an old western movie. Adding to his prestige. The other trooper trying to run Vincent over headed straight for him. Vincent reaches out clothing lining the trooper sending the unmanned speed off till it stops. Vincent walks past the trooper putting a bullet in his knee. Vincent climbs on the speed taking advantage of the situation speeding toward his destination.
In an cement warehouse Rosa sits on a crate. Laughing as the lighting storm starts, rain beating down on the windows. "Slashed, strangled, and slaughtered, beaten, stabbed and exterminated with out mercy." She looks at her cat like claws continuing her quoting of the transmission that she no doubt had seen. "Nicely said, by Vice. I wonder if this meeting will be a little more amusing then last time." she smiles looking across the large empty room where a pile of dead WRO now lie, then looking up at the rain hitting the glass sunroof very pleased with herself.