Chapter 37 - A Train Ride

Around two days later after the firework festival, PSICOM (The elite army from Capital). surrounded the Seaside City of Bodrum.

Bodrum is a city situated on Island (similar way to Hawaii) the only way to enter is either the train, airships or boats.

It was incredibly easy for PSICOM to do that, as Guardian Corp( the other branch of the military responsible for maintaining security) fell under PSICOM control as they are the superior in command, they ȧssisted in taking over and started herding people into train specially prepared for the 'Purge'.

While the city slowly getting swept by combined forces of PSICOM and Guardian Corp.

~~~~~~Penthouse in City Centre of Bodrum~~~~~~

It was early morning and Raynor was deep asleep, his Shadow Clone is overseeing that no one dies when Lockdown happened, so he can relax and sleep-in.

Of course that is not an option, as PSICOM doesn't care, they swept building by building...

So...

***BOOM***

Raynor Penthouse doors where send flying off its hinges and Three PSICOM grunts rush in (PSICOM officers are dressed in full-body suits, usually their dominant colours are Black accompanied by a bright colour, like orange or blue, their helmet are quite famous for glowing eyes and shaped in something similar like dogs head, at least the long nose bit.)

"Hands up! This city is in lockdown and all citizens are to be purged for harbouring Pulse l'Cie!!!" One of leading grunts pointed his ȧssault rifle at still sleeping, Raynor.

Who didn't even bothered to raise his head he only motioned with his finger to 'turn around' and 'f*ck off!'

The three Grunt realised that it's the most important mission in their lives and they quickly turned around and left...

Once three Grunt left, Raynor slowly left his bed...

"I can't believe those f*ckers broke into my Penthouse..." Raynor tsk'ed seeing broken doors, he waved his hand and doors flew back into its place and repaired itself.

"Time laws to rescue..." He chuckled and send order to his shadow clone to 'pop'.

Seconds later he got an update on the situation.

He pulled his phone and saw one message from Serah, saying that they will never able to meet again...

Raynor turned on Holo-TV and on every single channel there was Serah's picture and that she is a confirmed Pulse I'Cie, and whole Cacoon 'population' are demanding for the citizens of Bodrum to be 'relocated' to Gran Pulse...

Never in his life, Raynor has seen such BS...

'Whole city to purged for a single person...as Persians say 'This is madness!'

Raynor focused his senses and found Lightning and Serah.

Just like he planed Serah is inside the Vestige( Pulse fal'Cie name given by Cacoon residents).

She went there to ask for the removal of the Brand, but obviously she was ignored, instead, she was sealed inside by the thing, and PSICOM are relocating the whole thing to 'Hanging Edge' where it will be terminated.

While Lightning is going there to rescue her, no matter the odds...

Raynor seeing that it's time for him to join the 'purge'...

He dressed up in his holiday attire and took a step, appearing in the train station were massive lines of people are, they were herded there to stand in the proper single line.

PSICOM grunts are everywhere, The Guardian Corp is maintaining the perimeter while these 'Fancy looking elites' commanding the whole purge.

Raynor casually walked to the line, somewhat surprising the PSICOM grunt, that this casual looking tourist walked without any fuss to the line...

People usually only comply after a few threats, the grunt shrugged and continued to watch the line.

Of course this weirdness didn't stop for the grunt as he saw Guardian corp member walk over an hand over her gun-blade, he was taken aback of course, and realised that there some insane people around this place.

Raynor internally was chuckling after reading grunt's mind, since it was boring for him to just stand there.

But that boredom washed off when he saw one of his favourite pink head, hand over her weapon and join the purge.

She was about to go at the end of the line but, Raynor waved at her.

"Yo! Lightning I made some space for you!" Lightning light blue eyes looked at him weirdly.

'Why is he this... easy-going?' She internally shook her head, dropping this non-important matter, instead she just walked over to the spot he made for her in line.

The quicker they board this train the quicker she can save Serah...

~~~~~~Later~~~~~~

Raynor was bored out of his mind, he can't use his hands because of some handcuff, he would play some candy crush, but it will stand out, the only saving grace is Lightning was seated next to him, while on her another side, is one of the future team members of the original game party, a guy with duo pistols.

African descent, and with classic afro hairstyle, the guy who fights with something like gun-fu style, the team pilot and the only member of the team who is in his middle ages...

At this point Raynor just wanted to talk with someone but everyone just looked at him with 'that' look... telling to be quiet...

At this Raynor is bȧrėly controlling himself not just drop a meteorite on his so-called 'Paradise'...

But then he sense it... it was finally time to let loose, as they arriving at the 'Hanging Edge'.

Raynor smirked as he saw a PSICOM grunt doing his patrol as he was walking through the middle of the train compartment.

(The seating was done in a similar way to 'London underground' trains were people face each other, while the walkway is in the middle.)

Most amusing thing for Raynor is how they made a parody of this 'purge'...

Wasting resources by putting white robes with blue glowy things on each and every single person...

'Well they are ruled by Theocracy...' Raynor thought for a second as the grunt is walking though the compartment, Lightning was tensing and ready to jump on him...

But Raynor got tired of waiting.

So he whistled at the grunt...

PSICOM grunt quickly pointed his ȧssault rifle at Raynor, but he was to slow, as Raynor leg went up, and kicked the gun into air before the Grunt realised W.T.F is going on, Raynor kicked him away into compartment doors which are close to 20 metres away...

When Lightning saw this she was somewhat blown away by sheer strength Raynor has.

Before anyone realised what just happened, Raynor knee arrived into grunts gut, and he passed from out from pain, no full-body suit will protect from a force which can dent compartment doors...

Seeing that the grunt is out cold, Raynor grabbed the controls pad of the handcuff, and destroyed it.

Since he was in a game-like world, and it somewhat follows movie logics, once the pad was destroyed the handcuff came off.

By this point Raynor looked at Lighting who rushed to other side and engaged into melee quite easily disabling the PSICOM grunts.

He could only grin how brutally she is utilising her athletic build.

He didn't have much time to appreciate her more as doors behind him opened and two more grunts rushed in.

"Why, hello there, how is it going?" Both grunts ignored his nice welcome by opening fire on him.

Raynor lifted his head and saw Lightning looking at him, there was small awe on her face, which she quickly made it disappear, when she realised that Raynor was looking at her.

She then dashed forward towards train front, while Raynor picked up one of the ȧssault rifles up and inspected the thing.

'Really Squire Enix? futuristic setting and we still use simple bullets... ' Raynor shook his head, and used his laws to morph the ȧssault Rifle into a Desert Eagle, there was Winged Eastern Dragon engraving on the pistol barrel.

'This will do... futuristic weapon... check...' It may look like it's just fancy looking desert eagle, but it's not, it... shoots plasma...

Once he got his weapon, Raynor walked forward, to see were is Lightning.

He saw her use a rocket launcher to take out a fancy looking fighter jet.

Raynor for second though why this train is loaded with weapons, like an actual Rocket launcher...

But that moment someone smashed into the train, stopping it in its tracks...

Since train was still going fast and the stopping like this was not in the plans, most of the carriage behind Raynor and Lightning smashed into each other, some of them even derailed from the impact.

Raynor already sensed that people who supposed to have died from this incident already been moved into limbo by this clone.

Instead he focused on the massive scorpion-like robot who stopped the train.

Raynor jumped on the top of the carriage, and gazed at the futurist looking robot, coloured in light steel-like colour, instead of pincers it has electrical saws, while the things tail actually shots lasers...

Raynor internally chuckled, 'They have lasers on robots but not in ȧssault rifles?'

"Well Lightning ready to face this thing?" Raynor said to pink head who just arrived, she raised her eyebrow for a second she wondered how did he know it was her, he is not even looking back.

"You kids are insane..." Raynor heard a voice of middle-man. He turned around for a sec, as the robot is not attacking them yet.

And he saw Sazh Katzroy the dude with pistols, he dressed in a long, olive coat over khaki trousers, with black buckled Engineer shoes.

Unlike Lightning who is very athletic, Sazh is well... using the old classic way of getting up on the top of the train compartment...

"Do you need help old man?" Raynor said with a small smirk.

"Don't worry I got this!" Sazh eventually got himself up and ȧssumed shooting position.

Raynor only shook his head in amusement and turned back at the robot who got tired waiting and activated its saws.

The electricity danced around five saws which are used in each of the robots hands.

The robot rushed forward, and trying to smash into Raynor small group but Raynor and Lightning easily dodged, same with Sazh who simply went with the flow and was able to dodge, but without much finesse.

Raynor pointed his Desert Eagle, at the robot's saw hand. and pressed the trigger crimson ball of plasma accelerated and rammed into scorpions hand and it started melting.

"Woah kid what is that gun!?" Raynor simply smirked and shot again, shredding one of the robot's hands, which only made the thing more pissed off.

'I wonder does it has something like 'rage' programmed into it?' Raynor continued shooting at the scorpion's armaments, Lightning exploited this as well as she charged in and started chopping the silver robot with her gun-blade.

Sazh finally getting over the fact that Raynor has a gun which shoots 'lasers', he started raining fire at the thing as well...

By this point the thing, released metallic-like screech and opened its mouth and started charging it own massive laser.

'So we pissed it off to the point that it brings out big guns...' While Raynor was looking at this with a smirk, Lightning and Sazh are getting ready to dodge the incoming attack.

But instead Raynor pointed his Desert Eagle at the mouth of the robot and overcharged his own Plasma bullet.

And shoot at the things mouth...

***BOOM***

Once Raynor plasma bullet hit the Robot's mouth, a chain reaction happened and the thing exploded like a firework.

"Woah...kid that was something else...you just stared at that charging beam like it was nothing..." The ex-pilot said that with some awe, only Lightning looked at him with a critical eye.

But instead of asking any question, she started walking forward...

'So driven, let's wait for her reaction when I going to rescue Serah from that crystal-like state...' Raynor chuckle internally and started following her.

"What with kids these days, no respect for the older generation...." Sazh said that as he started chasing after Raynor and Lightning.