You're from Where? (Sidequest for Rikku/Reno)

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(OOC: As a heads up guys I might be a little slow posting here next week. I'll be going on vacation from the 21st-28th so bear with me.)

Back at the Shinra Electric Power Co., things were in chaos. Rufus Shinra had ordered the mobilization of the Shinra troops regarding the energy signature he had gotten reports of from the Science Department that had picked it up. Whatever had caused it, the president wanted gone...and fast. He was aware that the Turks had been deployed, however he still felt that a bit of..extra security was nice. Hence, the currently mobilizing squad of Shinra troops en route to Sector 7.

Soon enough, the streets of Midgar were filled with the sound of helicopters and military vehicles moving out, headed in the direction of Sector 7. "Alright listen up. Boss wants whatever the hell that caused that energy signature captured and brought in for research dead or alive. Your orders are to shoot on sight if target is hostile." came the voice of the grunt commander. All troops simultaneously declared "Yes sir!" before saluting and taking their places. Soon they'd reach Sector 7....

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"Of course I get stuck on something like this. Always the icky jobs." Reno had got sent on a mission to check out energy signatures that were radiating from the slums in Sector 7. The president had ordered troops out there already to find and kill whatever was causing the disturbance, but the red haired Turk however was sent over for another reason. The director had sent him solo to figure out what the source was and bring him/her in for questioning. Tseng must have assumed it be a person which gave Reno a suspision to why he'd guess that but he just shook it off and continued his search. He reached the slums and began to look around noticing the Shinra troops out full scale. Reno laughed lightly at the thought of it just being some homeless guy who stumbled upon some hidden materia. Yeah Shinra, you handled that like a pro.

Reno then assumed radiation which he sure hoped not. He had done many crazy and dangerous things in his life time and survived. If he got killed by radiation poisoning that'd be BS of the highest degree. He broke out his tracking device and peeked at it to see that he was still a good distance away from the signature. "Send a lone guy out here. I know he doesn't want to attract attention but at least put someone with me." He usually had Rude with him in these situations but since his partner was currently on hiatus it was either work with another Turk or go solo, and since almost no Turk was fond of him, solo it was.

Still complaining he hurried down the streets as quick as he could. He was getting closer to the signature. He was guessing it could possibly be another heartless portal like the one he and Tseng had found causing machines to end up in a jungle from another world. He was sure hoping this wasn't the case. Suddenly the device in his pocket was growing louder and after inspecting it he realized the signature was right on top of him. The second second however something....or someone, fell right on top of him.

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Having found herself transported to this strange world, Rikku crept around the slums of the area she showed up in. As she had been diving when a machina had acted up, she wore her full diving gear, goggles included. She knew that she had to be careful, for men were patrolling the entire area. Currently, she crept along the rooftops, being sure to keep her footing.

Looking down, she saw a flash of red. Hiding behind a piece of loose siding, she watched him, his red hair tied back in a ponytail. She was sure that he was another one of the men out to find her. Several times she heard his voice, and heard an electronic beeping, like that of a small machina. Creeping closer, Rikku peered over the edge at him.

As she leaned forward, a large shadow crossed the ground around her, and her footing slipped. Reaching forward with her gloved hands, Rikku found no grip as she fell down onto the man. "Fruy!" The word uttered from her mouth was gibberish, with seemingly no meaning.

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Pain was probably the best way to describe how he was currently feeling. He now had a heavy figure on top of him. If it was a female maybe it wouldn't have been nearly as bad but they were heavy. Forcing the person off Reno got up and dusted himself off. He looked over at the figure noticing that they were heavily clad in armor, but something struck him as odd. The armor they were wearing was unlike anything he had seen. It didn't like like the person was a spy from Wutai. It looked more like they should be working in a plant with dangerous chemicals. Reno knew it! He was going to get radiation poisoning from this crap!

"Alright you!" Reno said pulling out his EMR and pointing it at the armor clad figure. "You have some explaining to do! So where did you come from and why are you here?" The sooner he was able to get the jist out of them, the sooner he'd be able to report back to Tseng and give him all the info.

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Rikku yelped as she was forced away. Brushing herself off, she found herself faced with a weapon, a rod of sorts. Blinking behind her goggles, Rikku sighed softly, letting her shoulders slump. "Why me...? Why don't I just stay out of underwater machina wreckages..!" She spoke English now, and it seemed like she was complaining.

Reaching up, Rikku removed her headgear to reveal blonde hair tied up in braids. A few beads wound through-out the braids, clinking as she moved. "If anything, you have some explaining to do! Why would you push a girl, huh??' Rikku moved closer, her eyes bearing into his. They were an emerald green, with an unusual swirled pupil.

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It was a she?! Of course it was. It could never come easy for him could it? The girl, the really young girl it looked like, was now staring him down looking quite upset, and why wouldn't she be? She was right, he kind of had pushed her off of him. Reno moved the EMR away from her chest as not to shock her and got up dusting himself off in the process. "Look, I'm not sure how you got here kiddo but unless you wanna get yourself shot we'd better move and quick. They got guards all around here looking for you."

He couldn't let her get shot. She was young and he knew almost nothing about what was going on or how said girl had appeared before him in the first place. There was still alot of questions to be answered and he had to get her back so he could find out what we really up with her. However this wasn't the place to do it. Guards were everywhere and he knew it would be bad if he got caught trying to get her back safe. The next second Reno grabbed her hand. "Listen, just follow me and stay quiet. I need to try to get you back to headquaters."

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Rikku crossed her arms over her chest, dropping her goggles. "First.. Don't call me 'kiddo.' My name is Rikku.. And why?? I didn't do anything wrong! I'm just really really really lost." She was a lot like Yuffie Kisaragi, another member of Avalanche.

Rikku yelped as the man grabbed her hand. "H-Hey! Lemme go!" She dug her heels into the ground, not wanting to go to any 'headquarters' that he was part of. "E cfayn..! E femm bimm y knahyta uh oui!"

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The girl was not making this easy for him. Reno was wondering if she understood that he was trying to save her life from getting her ass shot. And speaking of which, what the heck did she just say?! She spoke in some random language he had never heard before. She obviously wasn't from around here, and she obviously wasn't from this world either. "Alright then Rikku, have it your way." The next second Reno grabbed the girl and hoisted her over his shoulder.

He knew she was going to retaliate but he wasn't about to fail a mission. Tseng wouldn't let him hear the end of it. He began to run towards the Shinra building while avoiding the guards to the best of his abilities while carrying the blonde child. After reaching another ally and hearing more of the jibberish, he put her down to take a minute. "The hell are you wearing?! That stuff weighs a ton!"

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The next thing Rikku knew, she was being hoisted over the man's shoulder. "O-Oi! Pumme down!" She hit his back, but after awhile gave up. Soon, she found the ground beneath her feet again, and the question of her outfit rang to her ears.

"Well, excuse me for wearing diving gear..." Reaching behind her, Rikku pulled the zipper of her wetsuit down, as blue ribbons billowed out. Pulling it off, she stripped down to an orange tank top and green shorts. An orange belt hung around her thin waist, while a pouch was strapped around her right thigh. "There.. I should be lighter now.. If you'd let me walk, you red-headed heathen...!"

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(OOC Sorry for the wait guys, had a few things IRL on my mind)

Meanwhile, while Reno and Rikku had their little meeting, squads of Shinra grunts were assembling close to the area. "Hurry up and secure the area! Nobody who isn't a Turk, SOLDIER, or in the Chain of Command goes in or out. I want a full scale perimeter set up around this area. I want energy readings, signs of damage. Everything. I want it now!" came the voice of the area leader, while the rest of the squads formed up on orders.

Soon enough, the voice of the President came over the net, however something was interfering. The President had ordered them not to shoot because Turks had been assigned to the area, but all that came through was "No.....Turks.....shoot." Now, as we all know, Shinra troops are not exactly the brightest of the bunch, and the commander here was no exception. "Alright men, you heard the president. Shoot on site!" A unanimous 'Yes sir!' could be heard as Snipers took up positions, honing in on Rikku and Reno's locations. Despite this probably being a bad idea, gunfire began to rain down upon the two of them, leaving it up to Reno to...expedite Rikku's rescue.

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Upon said girl losing many pounds of clothing Reno blushed a bit. Technically a girl had just stripped in front of him. Even if she was still clothed. "Well um....ok. That uh....that is one way to do it. Just then however footsteps could be heard from the surrounding area. "Crap, this is bad!" Reno and Rikuu heard gunfire all around them. Reno grabbed the girls hand as she pulled her along trying to get to safer ground. This wasn't going to be an easy task. He was trying to guide an unfamiliar figure through mounds of chaos and Shinra troops. Ok, so this wasn't exactly different to him. He did crazy stuff most of the time but things were beginning to get a bit ridiculous here. Reno looked around for any safe spot to get said girl. He suddenly spotted something nearby.

"Quick! I see something we can use to our advantage!" Within the next couple of seconds Rikku was darted across the street by the red haired Turk. The suddenly.....there was darkness. Darkness and a pretty bad smell. Reno had pulled Rikku into a dumpster in an attempt to hide her. Alright so maybe this wasn't the smartest idea ok, but what else was he supposed to do? They were being persuded by lord knows how many soliders and the risk of getting shot was tremendous for not just her but both of them since he was the one assisting her. Holding his nose he turned to the girl. "We should be ok in here for right now."