See those pipes? They're sucking the life out of the planet, guys! Let's blow 'em up!
Alright, so Cloud and Barret are deep within the bowls of the Mako Reactor (this is Mako Reactor number one, by the way) and are just about to plant the bomb and throw a really big wrench into the evil Shinra Corporation's mako sucking operation. Will our heroes succeed, or will the roboguards show up first?
Well, the do succeed, planting the bomb at least. Barret makes Cloud do the dirty work to make sure he "don't pull nothin'." Can't trust those mercenaries I guess. Or maybe he was too embarrassed to admit he could do it because one of his hands is a damn gun. Hard to grip things with those, no matter how cool they look.
But before Cloud slaps the bomb on, a voice in his head warns him, "Watch out! This isn't just a reactor!"
Mysterious. We'll come back to this later, I promise. But yeah, the bomb gets planted anyway, despite this inexplicable warning. It's not good to trust the voices in your head anyway.
Guess what happens after that? UH OH! IT'S A BOSS! Maybe we SHOULD have listened to that voice.
Nah, nevermind. It's the Guard Scorpion, and it is no big deal, guys. Here's how the battle goes: Cloud is able to use magic, so I Bolt that robomonstrosity (power overload!) a bunch and Barret fires away with his Gun Arm, blasting it with bullets from it's crazy looking head to it's pointing little toes. THEN it's tail stiffens up. It's a scorpion right? So this could be bad news, but Barret says "Attack while it's tail's up!" (grammar errors anyone?) so I do, and right after, Barret decides to add, "It's gonna counterattack with it's laser." Sigh, okay. Cloud and Barret get hit with Tail Laser, which consists of some not-so-devistating blue light beams coming out of the robothing's tail. I'll let Barret off this time.
After this attack both are heroes are able to use their Limit Breaks for the first time! We'll find out more about these later, but all you have to know right now is that they are AWESOME. Here's Barret unleashing MASSIVE DAMAGE with his limit, Big Shot:
BOOM! After Barret's attack Cloud preforms his limit, Braver:
SLAM! You can tell why it's called braver, because Cloud really brave and leaps right up in there. Right in the fray. Anyways, this one-two punch against robobug here totally messes it up and he turns into a big red blob and is DEAD:
Pssssshhhhheeewwww. Thats the sound bosses make when they're defeated.
Mission complete, right? Not just yet, friends. Remember that bomb Cloud planted? It's gonna blow!
And that's all the time we got to escape! It's more than enough, so don't worry, guys. No seriously, take it easy, we'll make it.
As we make our way, safely but quickly, back out of the reactor, we find that Jessie has got her self in a little trouble:
Why are you even down here Jessie? Seriously, we're gone for a few minutes and she gets her leg stuck just waiting for us. Well, Cloud may have a head full of sass, but he's not heartless, lets help her up and get out of this place.
Go, go, go!!! Run! Git outta thar!
Annnnd Jessie gets stuck again. Pick her up, Cloud! Quick!
KABLAMO! Did our heroes survive this big explosion? I dunno...it looked pretty big.
Pretty big indeed.
Of course they made it out okay. They're pros! Here our fearless bunch of ecoterrorists are preparing to blast their way out of this wreckage and into the streets of Sector Eight (Midgar is divided into eight Sectors, see?). Look how cool Cloud is being. He was just feet away from a mushroom cloud and he wasnt even phased, man. That's the kind of temperament it takes to be in SOLDIER.
AVALANCHE sure does love their bombs don't they?
Aww, Wedge got his butt on fire. YEEOOUCH. Had to be the fat man too.
From here the group splits up on orders from Barret. They're gonna make their way through Sector Eight and meet back at the train station and ride back to their base in safety. Cloud asks Barret about his pay before they all take off (is money all this guy cares about?) but Barret says he's gonna have to wait to find out about that. Alright, to the streets!
Remember that nice city scene from the opening movie? Look what has become of it:
Total destruction! Panic in the streets! The Goblins Bar, a total rockin joint just a little bit ago is nothing but a pile of rubble. And everyone who was watching Loveless probably had to evacuate too. Terrible stuff. Maybe this explosion stuff wasnt such a good idea after all, huh? Oh wait. Is that the girl from the beginning, caught up in all the middle of it? I do believe it is. Cloud and her have a fateful encounter:
It just says Flower Girl 'cause we havent been properly introduced to her yet. But she does sell us a flower. It only cost one gil. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THIS IS BOUGHT. Sooo important. No time to stay and chat though, we gotta split and get to that train.
We make our way through the streets and see even more devastation. But then, down a back ally...it's Shinra guards! Cloud is surrounded!
No place to run...or is there?! There IS:
Cloud jumps onto a passing train out of the reach of Shinra. Lucky guy.
Meanwhile, the rest of AVALANCHE is curious about Cloud's whereabouts, and the mood is turning morbid:
The mood doesnt brighten up any when Barret informs them that he's got no money to pay them with. Biggs, Wedge and Jessie can take it, they're all in it for the long haul, but Cloud is probably gonna be a little upset when he finds out about all this. Maybe it's a good thing he hasnt shown up yet.
Wait, whats that? Is something on the roof of the train? You bet there is, and it's
He is so cool. His stellar entrance impresses all the members except Barret, who is pretty tired of Cloud's antics by now. Cloud doesnt even care though
See?
Now that everyone is present and accounted for the group decides to more up to more comfortable environs. But not before Jessie gives us some much deserved praise:
Seriously, Jessie. We saved your ass twice like, within the same two minutes.
AVALANCHE moves up into the main cabin and scares off the more faint of heart passengers. Barret is pretty scarry. I mean, he's got a gun RIGHT THERE. In yo' face. Only the bums and a drunk bald guy stay behind. Theyre used to this kind of stuff. We have little heart to heart with Barret on this ride back to the base and find out why he fights.
Midgar is a city build above the ground. Eight huge pillars support the plate that the rich part of the city is built upon Beneath the plate are slums that are soaked in the pollution that the people above throw to the ground below. The earth is barren and the air is polluted in these slums thanks to the negligence and greed of the Shinra Corporation. Barret sums it all up the best:
Soon the train makes it's last stop in the Sector Seven slums, the base of operations for AVALANCHE. Whew...made it back safely!
Now lets go save...wait, hold on, what is that guy doing over there?
I HOPE he's just peeing. Why dont we go over to make sure there isnt any funny buisness going on.
HEY! Wait a minute! I thought this was T for Teen! Oh, he's just inviting you to look at one of the support pillars. Yikes...I thought for a minute there..nevermind. Heres a picture of one of the eight pillars that holds up the pizza, er, plate.
THAT is a New York slice.
With that stunning look at the enormity of Midgar, we save the game, and sign off. Join me next time for a visit to the Sector Seven slums and see the nerve center of AVALANCHE as well as an old friend and some hard drinks. Plus..tutorial time! It's gonna be fun, guys.
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