For Honor or Glory

Too Easy

Chapter 48

The group of five had been expecting resistance, so it did not come as a shock to any of them when they had barely gone down more than a couple of halls before they exited into another hub filled with men that all had guns trained on them. Peter whimpered when the first shot was fired, but Alex trusted the Soldiers enough that she wasn't too worried. Instead, her eyes kept flitting around, looking for the real problem.

She frowned when the last Restrictor fell, and there was no sign of any more serious threat. Not that she was complaining, but it did make her worry. Still, she didn't let it stop her. When the rest moved on, she was with them.

They ended up encountering several more groups before they made it to the last entrance—each time, Alex expected at least one of the Tsviets. When none of them showed up, she felt her stomach start churning. They had one last door and a long hall before they reached the garage. It seemed too easy.

She was almost relieved when a snarky voice called out as they rounded the last corner. "Oh, and I was beginning to think I was going to be bored all day."

Her relief quickly vanished when she looked around Genesis's shoulder and locked eyes with Weiss. He had removed his helmet and tossed it to the side. His smirk grew when he saw her and said, "You can't leave yet. Our bargain isn't complete. I still haven't gotten tired of hearing you scream."

Genesis snarled at the boy as he threw a fireball, but Weiss simply jumped out of the way. His eyes never left Alex as he continued. "If you leave now, I'll be forced to tell the professor all about what I heard. You know that will only make him more curious. Why don't you give up and go back to your cell like a good little specimen?"

Angeal stepped forward with a frown to stand in front of her with Genesis. They were both preparing to fight Weiss, but something was nagging at the back of Alex's mind. Something wasn't adding up. Thankfully, it finally hit her before the two Soldiers attacked. "Wait!"

Angeal looked back over his shoulder, but Genesis was still glaring at Weiss. At least he hadn't attacked yet, so Alex quickly said, "Think about it. Why is he here alone? They probably had each exit guarded because they didn't know where we would go. But that doesn't mean he'll be alone for long. He hasn't attacked because he knows he can't beat us. He's delaying us until the others arrive. We can't wait."

By that point, all the men had tensed. She could tell that they understood and were getting ready to run, so she prepared as well. However, their attention was drawn back to Weiss when he laughed. "They might be able to fight, but you are helpless. How easy was it for me to break your arm? You know I could do again, and again, and again. I might get to once the profess—"

Everyone stared on in shock when the boy's bragging was brought to a halt by the clanging of blades. Alex had halfway expected Genesis to throw another fireball, so she wasn't shocked to see one in his hand. She had even thought Angeal might have become angry enough to rush the boy, but neither of them were the ones that were standing inches away from Weiss and glaring at him over their joined swords.

Sephiroth's voice was low, cold, and controlled, but his eyes held more anger than Alex had ever expected to see as he said, "You broke her arm? And you feel no remorse. You brag that you would do so again if given the chance, but you will have none."

Weiss's only response was a smirk. It took a moment for Alex to realize that they were both pushing on their blades, but neither could move the other. Though Weiss was showing the strain. When she realized that, she remembered that they did not have time for this. She jumped forward in between her brother and Genesis and called out, "Stop! This is pointless. He is trying to piss us off on purpose because I was right. Don't you see? We need to leave while we still have time."