Bizarre Occurances Chapter 9
Execution
By Dino Pollard
Uhhhh... Tifa moaned as she slowly began to awaken from her
unconcious state.
Tifa!! Aeris cried. Youre awake!!
What happened? Tifa asked. Where are we?
Junon, Red replied. Are you alright?
Im fine, Tifa said. What about Meteor? What about
Cloud?
Barret walked over to the window and pressed a button, which opened the blinds.
Tifa nearly fell back in shock at the site before her!! Meteor was staring
them right in the face!!
Oh God... she began. She looked around and saw that Yuffie and
Cait Sith were missing. What happened to Cloud? Wheres everyone
else?
Cloud fell in the Crater, Sephiroth replied. We have no
way of reaching him. There is some type of barrier surrounding the Crater.
Cait was seperated from us when we were in the airship. No one knows where
Yuffie is. She was able to run off when we landed. As for the others, we
split into two fractions while in the airship. They arent part of Avalanche
anymore.
Oh, it gets better, Cid said, taking a drag on his cigarette.
Tell er.
Once Cloud gave the Black Materia to Bizarro-Sephiroth, Meteor was
summoned and the WEAPONS were released, Vincent said. Rufus has
dispatched SOLDIER to fight the WEAPONS, but they havent had much
luck.
Damn man!!! Barret shouted. We should be da ones out dere!!
An I hate ta say it, but Rufus is doin a good job.
The team begins to hear footsteps approaching and looks to the door. The
next sound is that of fingers striking a keypad. Then, the door hissed open.
Rufus walked in.
Meteor has been summoned, he began. Its all over
now. Weve done about all we can. I was counting on Cloud to come and
rescue you all. But it looks like hes dead
Cloud will come, Aeris said. Hes not dead.
Professor Hojo also wanted to check up on Cloud as well, Rufus
continued. Although, hes still puzzled at why this Sephiroth
isnt a clone.
Hojo can go to hell, Sephiroth cursed. He turned away from Rufus
and looked out the window.
You now serve no purpose, Rufus said. No, thats not
true. You do serve one last purpose.
Preperations for the public execution are complete, Heidegger
said as he walked in.
Ex-execution?!? Aeris asked with surprise.
Thats right, Rufus said. Youre to be executed
for causing all this. People are ignorant. Theyll feel better as long
as there is someone to blame.
You sonnuva bitch!! Barret spat. I take back whatever praise
I had fo dis jackass!!
You cold-hearted monster... Aeris said.
I was inspiredby my hero, Rufus revealed. Sephiroth.
Sephiroth saved you!! Tifa shouted.
If I had my sword... Sephiroth began.
Youll what? Rufus cut him off.
.................
Just as I figured. Rufus replied. Enjoy your last moments
together. I need to check up on your friends.
He means Shens team, right? Tifa whispered to Aeris.
Yes, Tsunami, Aeris whispered back. I hope theyre
alright.
As Rufus walks out, several MPs enter.
Tie their arms, Heidegger ordered the MPs.
*****
Kya ha ha!! Scarlet laughed as the MPs led Avalanche into a room
full of reporters. There they are!! The people responsible for this
mess!! Television cameras turned to the prisoners and camera shutters
where clicking constantly.
Why are they here? Aeris asked.
Were going to broadcast your worthless demise on national TV!!
Scarlet answered.
Scarlet, why a public execution in this day and age? a reporter
asked.
We figured that the world would love to see the deaths of the people
who caused all this trouble!! she replied. Tifa Lockheart will
be the first to be executed.
No, Sephiroth ordered. All cameras turned to him. If you
want to kill someone, kill me.
Sephiroth, no, Aeris said.
I destroyed Nibelheim, I killed President Shinra alongwith countless
others, I wouldve summoned Meteor as well, Sephiroth replied.
I deserve to die for that.
Make sure you get this on tape!! Scarlet answered. The
audience just eats up tearful goodbyes!! Take her to the gas chamber!!
An MP led Tifa into the chamber. Scarlet followed.
*****
The MP put a hand on Tifas shoulder, stopping her. He then untied her
arms and held her so she couldnt move.
This is a gas chamber of my design, Scarlet said as she walked
in. Enjoy a slow death. She shoved Tifa into the chair and the
MP locked her in place. Scarlet slapped Tifa. Stuck up bitch!!
She walked out and the MP followed. The door was shut and locked. Tifa looked
down at the ground.
The guard dropped his key.
*****
Scarlet walked back in front of the cameras.
We can watch as the girl dies slowly on this monitor, she said,
pointing to a large screen behind her. Avalanche looked on in horror at their
teammate as gas began to surround her. Then, an alarm sounded.
[[WARNING!!! WARNING!! WEAPON IS APPROACHING JUNON!!]]
Its WEAPON!!! A reporter said. Were all gonna
die!!
Im outta here!! another said. One by one, the reporters
and camera operators ran out of the room abandoning their equipment.
WAIT!! Scarlet called to them. Oh well.
Scarlet, how do you feel? a large reporter asked.
You stayed? Im impressed, Scarlet replied. How do
I feel? Well I-- She fell unconcious.
Sleeping gas? Red asked. The reporter spun around and revealed
himself to be Cait Sith!!
Here I am!! Cait said.
Why are you doing this? Aeris asked as he untied them.
Arent you part of the Shin-Ra?
Lets just say Im against capitol punishment, Cait
replied. Besides, I hate this broad.
What about our weapons? Cid asked. Cait bounded over to what
seemed to be a case for camera equipment. He opened it and inside were the
teams weapons.
Aeris looked at the screen with horror. Tifa is still in there!!
she cried. Sephiroth, cant you do anything?
Sephiroth ran over to the door and tried to open it. No luck. It must
be locked from inside.
Lets head to the airport!! Cait suggested. Maybe
we can find another way in!!
The team ran out of the room and the door slammed shut.
SHIT!! Cid cursed. Were locked out!!
*****
Tsunami sat in their cell pondering their current status.
Any ideas? Ray asked as he stared out of the window lazily.
Not a one, Shen replied.
What do you mean no? Sara asked. Youre the
leader!!
Yeah all-mighty leader!! Rudy shouted. Think of
something!!
OK, I dont like this, Striker said, pacing. Were
stuck in here.
Striker, stop pacing!! Sara ordered. Youre making
me nervous!!
Shut up, Sara!! Striker snapped. And where the hell is
Avalanche?!?
They were seperated from us and put in a seperate holding cell,
remember? Shen replied. But I cant believe Cloud is
gone.
Hes not gone, Striker said. He seems like a strong
person. Reminds me of Zack.
You know him better than any of us Rudy, Shen said. What
do you think?
Me? Rudy asked.
You were with him at Nibelheim five years ago, Shen replied.
Or, with Zack rather. I forgot that Cloud wasnt even at Nibelheim.
If what Bizarro-Sephiroth said was true, then he wasnt even human.
Everything about the Nibelheim incident, and much of my past, is kind
of a blur, Rudy said.
The door hissed open and Rufus walked in followed by several MPs.
Meteor has been summoned, he began.
Really? Ray asked. Tell us something we dont know.
Avalanche is to be executed for it, Rufus continued.
Huh? Ray asked. Why them?!?
It wasnt Avalanches fault Meteor was summoned!! Striker
protested. You really are a rat-bastard!!
People are ignorant, Rufus began. Theyll feel better
if someone is blamed.
What about us then? Shen asked.
You all have some previous connection to Shin-Ra, Rufus said.
Shen was a trainer for MPs and Pre-SOLDIERS, Striker was a First Class
SOLDIER Officer, Rudy was an MP, Sara was a security guard at the No. 7 Reactor,
and Ray. Well, Ray has just been evading us for years.
Seems like the Shin-Ra has ruined all our lives, Rudy said.
What are you trying to say, Rufus? Sara asked.
Were willing to accept you back into the ranks of Shin-Ra,
Rufus replied.
No way!! Ray protested.
Go to Hell!! Sara spat.
Not gonna happen!! Striker shouted. Not after what you
did to Zack!!
Id prefer death over working for the Shin-Ra again, Shen
said.
This is more than what you think, Rufus began. You
wouldnt get your old jobs back. You would be placed in a special SOLDIER
strike force. Led by Garrison, the General of SOLDIER. This strike force
is the best of the best. So far, only two SOLDIER Officers have been assigned
to it. You will also be assigned to it.
Go fuck yourself!! Striker cursed. He spit in Rufus face.
Rufus wiped the saliva from beneath his eye and raised his fist to strike
when the alarm sounded.
[[WARNING!!! WARNING!! WEAPON IS APPROACHING JUNON!!]]
Shit, Rufus cursed. Well, I need to get going. He
turned to the MPs. There is a chopper waiting outside. Get them in
it and take them to Midgar.
Midgar? Shen asked. Why there?
Professor Hojo is expecting you all, Rufus replied.
Hojo? Ray asked, backing up nervously. What does he
want?!?
Rufus walked out and the MPs tied their hands and led them through the corridor.
*****
As the MPs took them through the corridors of Junons Shin-Ra Headquarters,
there was a banging noise heard from above them.
What the hell is that? an MP asked.
Its ME!!! Cait Sith shouted as he jumped from his perch
and landed on two MPs. The one and only toysaurus!! Cait Sith #3!!!
Get him!! an MP ordered. The remaining three MPs all took aim
at Cait.
Mog Smash!! Cait ordered through his megaphone. The mog rushed
forward and pounded the three MPs into unconciousness. Hey all!! I
freed Avalanche AND I brought your weapons!! Cait pulled a box from
a hiding spot with Tsunamis weapons in it.
My sword, Ray said. Thanks Cait.
Whats the plan? Shen asked.
We need help getting Avalanche out of Junon, Cait replied. We
can take the airship, but we need a distraction. But wed hafta leave
you guys behind.
We can handle it, Striker said.
There was a reason Tsunami was formed, Shen noted. You
do what you must.
Alright, Cait said, bounding off. Good luck!!
Send Avalanche our regards!! Sara called to him.
*****
Sephiroth led the team down the airport path. They were stopped by a young
reporter.
Please people, she said. What is your opinion on the current
string of events?
Out of our way!! Sephiroth ordered.
You dont hafta be so cold!! the reporter replied. She spun
around. Its me!!! YUFFIE!!!
This is no time for games, Sephiroth snapped. We must get
to the airport.
*****
The first shot from Junons cannon had no effect on WEAPON.
Is the cannon ready? Rufus asked.
Only enough power for one more shot, Heidegger replied.
WEAPON fired a blast of energy at Junon causing a hole to open in one of
the areas.
We better make this shot worth it, Rufus said.
............Fire.
As WEAPON powers up for a second shot, the cannon blows its head off.
*****
It was getting difficult for Tifa to hold her breath. WEAPON had just blasted
a hole in the wall in front of her which had allowed some air to enter, but
not enough to overpower the gas. She looked down at the floor. A few feet
in front of her was a key. The guard must have accidentally dropped it after
he locked her in the chair. She carefully slid down out of the chair until
she could grasp the key in her feet. Pulling herself back into the chair,
she lifted her feet towards her head until she could grasp the key in her
teeth. She let her legs fall to the ground. With the key in her mouth, she
bent over to the lock on her left arm and stuck the key in it. She turned
it and the lock snapped open!! She took the key and unlocked the other lock.
Quickly, she stood and caught her breath over by the hole. The gas was starting
to spread.
I need to shut it off, she said. Walking back into the gas cloud,
she fumbled around until her fingers found the switch for the gas. She flicked
it off and the gas began to dissapate.
HEY!! Scarlet shouted from outside the door. Whats
going on in there?!? Open this door!!
First you lock me in this weird place, and now you want me to come
out? Tifa said. Make up your mind!! She looked at the hole
WEAPON made. Maybe I can climb out.... The MPs began to charge
through the door. In response, Tifa climbed out the hole and began the climb
down.
STOP HER!! Scarlet ordered. Shes headed for the
cannon!!!
*****
Tifa began to sprint onto the cannon when the MPs caught up to her. Scarlet
walked behind them and approached Tifa.
Your public execution may have been a bust, Scarlet began. But
your death from plummeting from this cannon into the waters below can still
be entertaining. She walked right up to Tifa and slapped her. Stuck
up to the end.
Stop slapping me you old wench!! Tifa ordered. She slapped Scarlet
back.
OW!! Scarlet shouted in pain. She slapped Tifa back. You
little bitch!!
Who are you calling a bitch?!? Tifa asked as she slapped back.
Cheap-ass WHORE!!!! Scarlet cursed as she slapped Tifa.
Look whos talking!! Tifa replied. She jabbed Scarlet in
the stomach, then finished off with a light uppercut, just enough to knock
the Shin-Ra employee off her feet.
GET HER!!! Scarlet ordered the MPs. They started to approach
her.
Run Tifa, a voice said. Run to the end of the cannon.
Tifa began to run like the voice said. The MPs followed.
Dont bother chasing her, Scarlet ordered. Just SHOOT
HER!!! The MPs readied their guns and began to fire several rounds
at Tifa. She kept running until the airship came up from beneath the cannon
with Barret on the deck shouting to her. He threw a rope down. She lept and
caught it, then began to climb up.
*****
Barret led Tifa into the cockpit where everyone was waiting. Cid greeted
her.
Welcome to my airship!! he exclaimed. The HIGHWIND!!! Ha
ha!! I KNEW Id get her back!!
So this is the famous Highwind youre always talking about?
Vincent asked.
Damn straight, Cid replied. I created it and I flew it.
Ulp, if you dont mind...? Yuffie said, holding her stomach.
Its the fastest ship ever, Cid bragged.
.......Fast?!? Yuffie asked. I think Im gonna be
sick. She leaned over the railing.
Wow, Ive wanted to ride this ever since we first went to
Junon, Aeris said. Cloud promised he would take me on it
someday.
Cloud..... Tifa said.
We need to continue on, Sephiroth said. Its what
Cloud would have wanted.
Ha ha!! Cait laughed, looking at Yuffie. Im lucky
Im a robot.
Youre goin down cat, Yuffie threatened.
Ulp!!!
I think youve mistaken me for your LUNCH!!! Cait joked.
He fell over in laughter.
If we find out where Cloud is, the Highwindll get us faster than
I can smoke this cig, Cid said.
Maybe.... Red began. Grandfather once told me theres
a place where the Lifestream comes to the surface. A small island to the
south.
Damn Yuffie, Cid began. You better hope we dont take
a sudden dive or climb!!
CID!!! Yuffie protested.
Cid, leave her alone, Aeris ordered.
Heh heh, Cid replied.
As I was saying, Red broke in. The Lifestream may have
carried Cloud to the island.
Its a long shot... Sephiroth began. But its
worth a try.
Den lets get a move on!! Barret said.
Cid looked to a monitor with a map displayed on it. He pointed to a small
island. Is that it? he asked.
Probably, Red replied.
Mideel, Sephiroth pointed out. Have your pilot take us
there.
Alright, Cid agreed. He turned to the pilot in training. You
heard the man.
YAAAAAHHHH!!!! the pilot cried. WERE OFF!!!
Uggghhh, Yuffie groaned. I dont care WHERE we go,
just LAND this thing!!
Its at the south, Cait reminded Yuffie. Its
gonna be a LOOOONG ride!!
NOOOOO!!!!!!!!! Yuffie protested.
And just imagine all the.....TURBULENCE!!! Cait shouted.
Turbulence? Yuffie asked. Ulp...why me?
Because youre a rotten little thief, Barret commented.
Yuffie, green is more of your color, Cid said. I like
it!!
*URK!!!!!*
Nice Yuffie, Cid said. Now howzabout cleaning it up?
Cid, what about the Tiny Bronco? Aeris asked.
All taken care of, Cid replied. I got some friends in Junon
with a boat. They can pick it up and leave it in Junon. All I gotta do is
call em.
As if on cue, the PHS rang.
What the hell do you want? Cid asked as he activated it. He hooked
it up to the Highwinds speakers.
{{Nice to know you miss me so much, Cid.}} Shen Long said through the device.
Shen!! Tifa cried. Are you guys alright?
{{Were fine, Tifa.}} he replied. {{Weve stolen a Gelinka plane
with the help of a Pre-SOLDIER by the name of Squall Leonhart. Right now,
were headed to Midgar to cause an even bigger disturbance.}}
Were about to search for Cloud, Aeris said.
{{Then this will be the perfect way to keep Shin-Ra off your backs.}}
Be careful, Shen!! Aeris replied.
{{You too. Keep us posted.}} Shen shut off his PHS. Cid disconnected it and
tossed it to Sephiroth.
Youre the leader now, he said. And well get
movin once Yuffie--
ILL CLEAN IT UP!!!!! ILL CLEAN IT UP!!!!! Yuffie
exclaimed.
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AUTHORS NOTE: Hope you guys liked this. A little bit of character
interaction alongwith some humor at Yuffies expense. So far, this storyline
has pretty much followed the original. But once Cloud rejoins the team, things
will start to change BIG TIME!!! Weve created a whole cast of new
supporting characters who will play big parts in the upcoming chapters. So
keep reading. Soon, Ill have Chapter 10 up. And in that one, the team
finds Cloud in Mideel and there is a BIG surprise that has never been in
the game and is not in any fanfictions!!
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