Akira
I went back to my home, a cheap apartment on sector 6. Well, it's cheap for me, not for those in the slums. It has 24/7 security and watchers, has a mess hall and small library area. I rarely use these because I'm not here that often, but it's there when I need it. I entered my tiny home and threw all my stuff on the couch. I laid down on the couch for about 3 seconds before my home PHS. I let it go to auto-voicemail as I was too lazy to go grab the phone. It went to voicemail and I heard the president on the line.
"Hello, Akira." I heard his easily noticeable displeased voice. "I overheard that you had failed along Scarlets weapon. I want you and Scarlet in my office tomorrow at 6am." The phone line died. I sighed and ran a hand over my eyes.
"I hate this…" I could feel some emotion try to climb its way up, but I stomped it down fast. I still needed to clean up tonight.
I stood up and walked over to the shower, and put it on the hottest setting. I took of my clothes and stepped in with the towel hanging over the edge. I rinsed my white hair of any dirt and debris. I quickly finished up, as I just wanted to sleep. I hum random noted to myself as I dry and dress myself for the night. I exit the restroom with my eyes close, still humming to myself. I stopped to yawn quickly and opened my eyes slightly, only to see red hair in front of me.
"JESUS CHRIST!" I fall backwards and I hear an annoyingly familiar voice.
"Look, he still gets scared easily." Reno said, smirking at me. Rude was sitting on my couch as always.
"Can you not come in randomly, knock every once in a while!" I yelled at them, but it fell on deaf ears.
"Look at this Rude." He said, looking at a potted plant. "I never knew he was into actually looking decent." His tone took on a confusing tone. "Wait, when the hell do you have time to water this…" Rude coughs.
"Anyways…I have something important to do later, so do you mind leaving me alone." I said, irritated that my plans for sleeping in my bed were compromised.
"Well, we were bored." Reno said.
"You were bored." Both Rude and myself said as a deadpan. I sighed.
"Well, go drinking or something. You don't work tomorrow that I remember." I said.
"Now we got to, because YOU failed to kill the target!" Reno said, annoyed, as if it was my fault. I scratched my head in annoyance and slight confusion as to why I'm the person they always run to.
"That reminds me, why they hell did you come to me. Actually, why do you always come here?" I said, confused. Reno and Rude both looked at me.
"Because you're a pain the in ass." "Because I can stand your attitude."
That confused me even more. I expected Reno to call me a pain, but Rude tolerates me? That was surprising. I smirk a little, and chuckle to myself slightly. As much as I would like to see them die, I would miss these silly and stupid squabbles they have when not working on something important.
"Oh, Yeah!" I glanced and Reno who started talking. "That dude you knocked off, his name was Cloud right?" I nodded. "Well, turns out he was friends with Zack Fair! Actually, he was a run away in the same thing as Zack!" My eyes widen.
"Wait, what!?"
"Yeah! He's a fugitive! No wonder he's with AVALANCHE! He hates us because we killed his friend!" Reno said, somewhat proud that he figured it out. I looked at him, then glanced out the window, which had a decent view of the city.
"Yeah…That'd do it…" I continued to watch out the window. I felt some pity for him. I killed him, and I never even thought that he went through that horrible experiment that still makes me want to kill Hojo. I sighed in frustration.
"Well, we'd best be going." I heard Rude stand and drag Reno against his will. I heard the door close and I turned around. I grabbed my nicest chair from my room, and set it up by the window. The city is an ugly black, filled with mechanisms and smoke. The light of day can never cover the disgusting building sticking out of the blank city, like a wart. How I still wished I had never taken up that mission.
I spent my night staring and thinking, what could I have done. I don't pity the dead, as they had reasons, but this man never had his reasons. They were all forced on him, like this job and security is on me. I was to mentally tired to leave the chair, and fell unconscious.
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"That seemed way to easy."
"Huh? The hell you talkin' about?"
"That sniper, he could have easily killed myself or you."
"Maybe he jus' ain't dat good! Don't let it bother you!"
Akira
"Come in." I heard the President talk through the door. I opened the double door and sat down in what was probably a 500000 gil seat. I sat and stared, no emotion on my face. I saw Tseng by the president, no doubt, the president doesn't trust me.
"I have heard you failed to kill AVALANCHE." I shook my head.
"No sir, I had killed the blond haired male."
"Oh, I bet you wish that was true…" He stared me down, leaning forward. His ugly, fat mug crinkles the more he leans forward. "…Because Reno had found a man who fits that description at the sector 5 slums. He seemed to be traveling with a girl." My eyes widen.
"Sir, that's just not possible, that was 100-1000 meter drop." I said, calmly.
"Well, clearly, he survived. As punishment, you will join your favorite people to drop the sector 7 plate." I audibly gasp this time, and stand up.
"S-Sir! That's is a lot of lives! Far more than what AVALANCHE has claimed since the attacks on Midgar!"
"Silence, you will go, and you will help. Reno is watching over you, you go wherever he goes." I silently sit down and nod my head.
"Good, you leave shortly, dismissed."
"So, what is the plan?" I asked Reno. He stared at his lightning rod.
"We've received word that AVALANCHE has already appeared and began fighting to keep sector 7 up. 2 have been killed and the only member known to be there currently is the black man with a gun on his arm. He was at the reactor and seems to be their leader. There is one other still fighting." Reno's radio goes off, he picks it up and listens.
"Scratch that, 3 dead. The black man, they know as Barret, is still fighting."
"Jeez, it's like they don't even need our help, they are dropping like flies." I said, leaning back. "This will be a cakewalk."
"We're almost there, and good thing." I stare at Reno. "I think I see 2 more bugs crawling up."
I glanced at the stairs and cursed. The blond male and side-chick female are climbing up. I pulled out my Degle. I loaded it with fire ammo. Reno signals me to the edge, and we jump off, right into the battle. Reno books it for the controls, while I fire at Barret, and any of the other two who get close.
"You can't hit me without being near me." Reno was still at the controls. Cloud came running up, but I jumped and dodged over him, only to be met with a metal fist. The girl smirked, and I'll admit she has one hell of a punch.
"Not bad, not bad. I didn't want this to be boring." I quickly switched my ammo to the tiny Materia, and fired at cloud. He was hit dead on and shrunk to the size of a worm. I laughed
"Not gunna be a whole-lotta help down there." I laughed. I saw Reno was done, and ceased fighting.
"And our work here is done." He triggers the bomb's timer, which has a reasonable amount of time on it.
"Who are you?" Reno just laughed and hopped off, to the helicopter. However, I wanted to have a bit more fun.
"Akira Tohru, at your service. Professional sniper man and supposedly..." I pointed my gun at cloud. "Your killer at the sector 5 reactor." I smiled as a neared the edge. "While, I'd love to stay and chat, I have places to be, and in one piece." I hopped off and grabbed onto the helicopter's metal bar as it flied away. I climb up by myself, and Reno looked at me annoyed.
"Your humor will kill you, someday."
"So will yours."
"I can at least be professional."
"I can too, it just wasn't needed. They aren't tough."
"Reno is right." I heard Tseng's voice and scowled. "Giving up your name is risky, especially to known terrorists."
"Hah! That golden coming from you. Shinra is the terrorist. It always has and it always will be." The Helicopter stayed quiet for the rest of the way back.
I got home, and showered like always. I focused on the quiet of night. I make some Tea and look at the singular star, until my keen ears pick up and someone struggling below. I smile to myself. This will be easier and sooner than I thought.
My door burst open, and the trio of people surrounded me. I continued to sit on my chair, in my casual clothing. I drink my tea with a smile on my face. The trio looked serious.
"Don't worry, I have no weapon on me. My degle is not near my reach currently." This did not lower their weapons, but it's not like I couldn't understand.
"So, want to tell us some things."
"Sure." They blinked, slightly surprised at my normal answer. "There are some chairs behind me, grab a seat. I'd recommend putting those weapons down to. Invading the capital building is no easy task and you'll need your strength." They slowly backed away, and sat down in the surprisingly comfortable seating I have. I turn around, slightly pouting in my mind about not seeing the sky for now.
"Fire away, but not literally."
"Why did the Shinra drop sector 7?" Barret seemed to be the question asker to me.
"To kill some rodents in their plans."
"What is their goal?"
"To find the promise land. A place filled with infinite Mako energy."
"Why did they take Arieth?" Cloud asked me, I stared at him.
"I'm afraid I had no idea they grabbed the ancient. So, forgive my surprise. Arieth is of a race here, called the ancients. It's foretold that they alone, are the key to the promise land."
"Where is she now."
"Why isn't that obvious? In the tower-"
"Where in the tower, smartass." Barret said.
"Haha, I'm only teasing. She is more than likely being tested on by Dr. Hojo, in the science department."
"Testing?"
"Probably taking blood samples for now, as they need to see how alike she is to Ilfama."
"Why did you join Shinra?" That question threw me off, I wasn't expecting that.
"Why? Well, I was forced to." The looked confused, but listened. "I'm actually a hired gun/assassin. I take jobs to murder people for fame and wealth. Many years ago, I was hired by a small power energy place in Wutai, to murder president Shinra. However, my attack was stopped by the Turks, the one who you all fought today alongside me. Ever since then, I've been stuck here, working directly under the Turks, but not actually being one."
"And you couldn't leave because they'd kill you?"
"Well, more like hunt me down, then kill me, but yes." I laughed and stood up. I walked over to a covered and pulled out my degle. They quickly got to their feet. I threw the degle at them, and Cloud caught it.
"I plan on escaping today. Your distraction will give me more than enough time. Just go in there, and shoot it up with my degle and special ammunition. The ammo is fused with Materia, so it has the same effects, but takes less of a mental strain, as the gun does most of the work." I open my drawer filled with ammo. I let them look through it before I open the window. The glanced at me, almost out.
"Where the hell do you think you're going?" I smirked.
"The hell 'outta Midgar." And I leaped out…