Chapter 2: Secrets

"What did we have?" I was surprised to have any leads at all.

"How?" asked Rude, also Very surprised just like me.

"I thought that base was useless to get any information from." Reno said, now sitting up straight surprised just like the rest of us. His eyes said he wanted a smoke and badly at that.

But Tseng didn't really approve of smoking. While people were on the job. What people did on their own time didn't matter. Tseng normally didn't care much for.

A shy grin appeared on Tseng's face saying got your attention now what. "You shouldn't sound surprised! Reno that is normally not like you." responded Tseng.

We had to maintain our professional image. It was the Turks job to do that. After all, we were the bodyguards of Rufus Shinra.

"It wasn't a surprise I was caught off guard that's all." Replied Reno with a smile on his face, his hair was up and messy as usual with a shirt not tucked in his pants loose as usual.

his hands Hang down in his pocket. his normal I don't care anyway attitude. Then Reno went back to leaning back in his chair looking laid-back. But that was the type of person he normally was.

"sure you were." replied Tseng as he finished that sentence. He continues to look up at me. A smile that kind of chills me to the bone.

"Hey Elena?" said Tseng

"Yes sir" I replied.

"Meet me in an hour in my office. I need to speak to you. About your special mission. Come alone, that goes for you Reno. don't try to spy on us."

"you're all dismissed except for Elena." oh man this was going to suck, and deep down I knew it.

An hour passed and the clock could be heard. Tech talk tech talk. It's 1 o'clock a.m. In the morning. Here I was wondering what Tseng wanted me for.

Elena came to my office. I've been expecting you and got much to discuss. As I went through the door. I noticed Tseng's eyes were in the opposite direction. At the door stood Reno.

Reno seems torn on the subject. As much as I was. But why was he so determined to find out what my mission was? The way Reno was acting, it seemed like a child.

Tseng's eyes glared madly at Reno while he stood in the doorway. A vein above his left eye slightly. I could tell Tseng was upset and stressed.

"I have the right to be at this meeting with Elena."

"Out," said Tseng

Now I was angry because I was tired. I just wanted to go home. Finally, I snapped it out. "Out, I yelled in frustration. I took a whole hour to get Reno to go home. But at some point, he finally gave up and went home.

Finally, we cut to the chase. "Tseng, what did you have in mind for me?" I asked Tseng, glanced at me. While he maintains his professions on the computer.

"Elena I want to spy on are enemies. Locate and destroy them within their own group. However, they may expect a traitor in their mist. So, you have to be careful what you do or say. We cannot afford to lose a Turk on this mission. If you come to expect a suspect, bring it and report it to me immediately. Do I make myself clear?"

"Any other orders of business?" I asked Tseng

"I want you to read and memorize this document. Then when you're done burn it. We cannot afford mistakes this time, must prevent mistakes I mean. Report at the train station in sector seven slums. At 1:00 PM noon Centro. We'll be expecting you." Tseng paused.

"Your Dismissed and Elena say nothing of this to your fellow Turks. If something happens to me Reno is in second command on this mission. I made you my third in command, that's a order you hear me."

I nodded my head. "Yes sir! No in confidence I assure you." I replied to. good night and sleep well. See you tomorrow afternoon. Now get some well-deserved rest.

I nodded and replied, good night, sir.

"Elena one more thing, quit calling me sir. Call me boss or my real name Tseng."

"Yes, Tseng." I replied as I stepped out and proceeded out the building and on the way home.

It was 1:00 PM and Reno was late, no surprise there. I glanced back at my watch now it was 1:10 pm. Tick tock tick tock tick tock. Here I was at the stone step at the train station. waiting for orders, come on Reno the train aren't going to wait. I sighed a little.

I looked down at my watch again. 1:30pm come to Reno the train leaves to the lower plates in 5 mins. I sat there and stood up. Looking down at the steps. I stood up as I saw something rude at the bottom. But where was Reno?

Before I knew it, a cold sweat fell down my skin. "Boo,' yelled Reno, lightly pinching my hips. Causing me to fall backwards. I thought I was going to fall.

But then Something caught me from hiding. With my heart racing, I turned around to see right away that was Tseng. My heart raced a little inside. Causing a few moments of pain in my chest.

Reno started chuckling, Reno looked rude with a slight grin. See I told you I could scare her. You owe me 20 Gil now, rude breathed a sigh. Man, I hate Reno stupid planks sometimes, I thought.

Reno never took his work so seriously, and always so lightly. He had a child-like personality. I rolled my eyes. Reno was laughing. But Rude pointed up at me. Reno glanced in my direction; this time I was going to say it. But not a word creeped out of my mouth. Raised his hand, because this time Tseng said it.

"what's the big idea? First you are late to work. Then you scare area code workers. What's your excuse this time Reno?" blurred out Tseng.

Reno's eyes shoot from childish to serious. His eyes shot in a different direction. Yanking me and Tseng near the bottom of the steps. As a bullet when flying through the air.

Then we heard the shattering of glass, we were in trouble. A soft sweat drop ran down Reno face. Then Tseng's, that could have been as. That could have been, one of fellow Turks.

"what's happening?" I asked in shock how this was going down. Then a pain shot through my arm. I breathed a gasp of pain, I was hit.

Holding my arm, Tseng pushed my head down to hide the stone way. As we seek to cover ourselves. This was bad; I could tell there was worry. As Tseng's eyes met mine. His arm began to glow a light green color as he cast cure three.

The hurt arm was still in pain. But now it was a little more bearable. I went to look at Reno. Who from the looks of it was trying to find a way to use his EMR in this battle? Drops of Sweat fell from his face. As the bullets began to stop, I breathed another sigh.

Whatever mess we got are-self into. It wasn't good, we were now the ones who were the sitting ducks here. I breathe a little as pain shot, through my arm again. As I heard bullets being fired once more.

This time Tseng shot his gun and was on the defense. How did the enemy know we were here? Did someone warn them? Did they plan this? Did they know who we were? I looked at Tsengs in worry, as I could see in his eyes and Reno's. That there was worry. Not just worried, we were under attack, most of all weren't just under attack. We were totally utter and unprepared.

(Reno's point of view)

Elena had been shot but I could tell she was in pain. she tried to not show it but her emotions, told at all. My eyes flew back at the enemy. Where were the cowards hiding? To think that they will get away with this was unbearable. Elena was hurt and looking at her made me even more upset.

"Reno, you need to focus." Remarked Tseng,

I shook my head and glanced down then glanced back at the enemy. They were going to pay big time. My attention turns towards them now. Rude standoff to the side of me. knowing all too well! The thoughts going through my head. God I was about to lose it, don't blame me. I was near the edge of growing inpatient! Rude knew it and so did I. I was about to go on a full range attack. Without much of a second thought.

Flames grew in my eyes, that's it they're going to pay! I charged my electric magnetic rod. Then dashed towards another spot for cover. Bullets flew barely missing me by a few inches.

But that didn't rattle me. Revenge was in question. In fact, hardly anything ever rattled me. But today I was only angry because Elena was hurt. They're going to pay. At the edge of the stairways, underneath the cover, Tseng looked at me. Then straight in the eyes.

I then looked at Elena's arm. she was hurt and there was no doubt about it, then I looked at the enemy. I was about to make these sorry asses pay. For what they did to Elena, no one hurts my coworkers like that. I wasn't going to let them get away with this. In the cover near the edge of the stairway. Tseng's eyes looked at me asking the question, are you sane or just being ludicrous? I breathed a sign that I recharged my EMR.

(Elena point of view,)

Reno was upset, and everyone could tell. Once Reno had started there was no stopping him. It was unlikely the enemy would fire at us first.

Usually we were the first to attack. We normally lead enemies into a false sense of security. But this time they lead as instilled. Then an ambush following that, we would find their own location before they found their location.

I breathed a sign, closed my eyes shut as pain shot out of my body. It was a sign clearly, somebody didn't want us alive. or they saw us as a threat and wanted us removed out of the picture. Oh dear, we were in danger and not just any danger, serious trouble.