Part I: New Day, New Baka

Gatoris was woke up early in the morning by a phone call. Apparently, he still was Shinra President. Gatoris hung up without saying a word. He put on some clothes and teleported directly to Junon. He was met by the Turks, who were waiting for a briefing. "Goddammit! I’m here to resign!" Gatoris screamed. "I don’t want to be Shinra president! Find some other twit!" With that, Gatoris left, officially resigned.

About thirteen seconds after returning, he got a phone call from the new Shinra President. Turns out, it was the same as the one before him. Rufus was alive, and he was hell-bent on ruining everything. "Hello, Tonberry. I have heard that you are in possession of stolen property... Shinra property, to be exact." What a lovely way to start a conversation. "What you mean? I have never stolen anything, especially from you!" Gatoris knew that Rufus was going to be a pain. "What about the bodies of Ifalna and Albert Gast? Do those items ring a bell?" Gatoris was disgusted. "Rufus, that’s sick. Considering two humans as ‘items’... and yes, I do have them. They’re in use now, though..." "Don’t give me that crap. I saw their bodies before I left Junon the last time! They were stone dead!" Rufus was now getting angry and confused. Ifalna had heard Gatoris on the phone, and she picked up another receiver. "Hello, Rufus... ever talk to a dead woman before?" she spoke in a hateful tone. Rufus was on the verge of a breakdown. My father’s enemies are coming back to haunt me, he thought. He hung up.

"Great, he’s still alive too. I didn’t think about him." Ifalna was slightly worried about the turn of events. "Yeah. Did you hear how he referred to you?" Gatoris added. "Yes, I did. You left it on speakerphone." Gatoris shivered. "That’s just downright disgusting. I guess I’ll go through with my next charitable act now." "And that would be..." Ifalna had no clue what was up her son-in-law’s sleeve. "I’m going to rebuild Mideel, and make it a haven for Shinra defectors." Ifalna’s eyes lit up. "That’ll piss off Rufus, now won’t it?" Gatoris had never seen Ifalna like this before. Must be because of what Shin-Ra put her through before, he thought. "Well, I’m off. With the tonberries helping, I’ll be done by nightfall." Gatoris started out to an area near the original Mideel, where the Lifestream didn’t run as violently. The tonberries worked on the buildings, and were done about 5 in the afternoon. All during that time, Gatoris saw a helicopter flying overhead. He took not of this when he returned. The second he stepped in the door, he got another phone call from Rufus.

* Dialog in Chapter Nine... *

Rufus: Nice city, Tonberry. I hope you don’t try anything else stupid.

Gatoris: What do you mean try? I built that city, and It’s going to stay up!

Rufus: We’ll see about that.

* On Rufus’ end, The Turks bust in. *

Reno: No go, boss. Those tonberries are fierce!

Rude: ...

Elena: They knifed me in the leg!

Gatoris: See? New Mideel says built!

Rufus: We’ll see about that. how does a little undeclared war sound?

Gatoris: I refuse to fight. I believe that peace, when done right, can last forever. Besides, didn’t your lackeys see the monument in the town?

Reno: Yeah, he built a wall for those dead or missing from the Wutai War.

Rude: He dedicated it to the peaceful end of Shin-Ra’s reign.

Elena: Does no one care that I am bleeding?

Gatoris: Like I said, no war. You want to come to a compromise?

* Rufus mumbles something under his breath. *

Rufus: Why not? It would be senseless to destroy such an insignificant town.

Gatoris: Good. I want you at my castle next week to sign a non-aggression pact.

Rufus: Sure. I’ll be there. * Hangs up *

* End Dialog *

"You flipped, Rufus? He’ll take us out whenever he gets the chance!" Reno shouted. "You baka! I’m not going to sign! You are going to destroy the town tonight! And I want bits of that wall in my office!" Rufus was angered by his lackey’s idiocy. "now that’s the Rufus we know!" Reno exclaimed. The Turks were off to do some sabotage.

Gatoris called Cloud and the rest of the gang after he hung up with Rufus. Gatoris turned to Aerith and told her of his plan. "I know Rufus isn’t going to leave that town alone. He’s probably going to send the Turks to screw things up. Me, Cloud and the rest are going to guard it." Aerith handed him the rings. "You will need these, and me. I can sense it." Gatoris had no objections, so they packed up and headed to New Mideel.

Part II: Battle of New Mideel

In the middle of the night, the Turks began to creep through the dense jungle surrounding their target. Rufus wanted the town destroyed, but they sensed that they would need to kill some of the tonberries. They came equipped with machetes, rifles, and some dynamite. When they got to the town, they realized they were in for more trouble than they planned for.

"Hello, bakas." Gatoris greeted them. "Trying to take the town at night? I don’t thinks so." Reno began to yell at Gatoris. "You will never defeat Shin-Ra!" He then proceeded to unload his rifle into the town, causing only minor damage. Rude, on the other hand, had another idea. He signaled for Elena to do something, and she disappeared. Rude then turned his gun onto Gatoris, and squeezed the trigger. Great, he thought, the wedding all over again. Luckily for him, Rude had a few drinks before he started the mission, and his aim was off. He had shot Vincent in the leg, however. He began to morph into Chaos, until they heard a woman screaming.

"Stop, or I’ll plug her!" Elena screamed, holding Aerith at gunpoint. "Let her go..." Gatoris replied. "I’m the one you want, so take me." He walked over to Elena’s position with his arms stretched in the air. Rude smiled as he affixed a laser scope to the rifle. Vincent saw the red dot aimed at his friend’s back, and stepped in the way when Rude fired. Vincent took the shot for his friend. The bullet passed through him, then Gatoris’ arm, and finally struck Elena in the hand.

Elena dropped the gun. Aerith bludgeoned her with the Princess Guard. Gatoris charged at Rude, tackling him to the ground before he could shoot again. Cloud grabbed Reno as he tried to escape. After securing the three, all went over to where Vincent was sprawled out on the ground. He had landed face-down, so no one could tell if he was alive, save Gatoris. "Turn him over. I have enough energy to heal him" He was about to begin an attempt to heal his friend when Almathea ran to his position. "It’s going to take both of us on this one. You are weak from being shot. I don’t want you to try in vain..." Gatoris sighed, clutching his left arm. "If you insist... Let’s go." The two placed their hands onto Vincent, and the jungle was filled with a white aura. Midway through the healing, the metal that was Vincent’s claw broke off, revealing a normal hand. After seven minutes, Vincent was back in good health. "Thank you Gatoris, Almathea..." Vincent was grateful. He then looked at where his claw was, and was overjoyed. "My curse has been lifted. I am in your debt." "Forget about it..." Gatoris declared. No one saw that Reno had got loose, and had his gun again. "Nice try, Tonberry. You will die for that..." He preached before opening fire on him. Oddly, Gatoris seemed to not feel the bullets zinging through his flesh, making his chest look like Swiss cheese. Reno passed out when he saw a bullet-riddled Gatoris approach him. Gatoris was losing blood fast, however. Being a quick thinker, Cloud tossed him an X-Potion. Gatoris downed this, and the bullet holes began to slowly heal. He left them to where they would still be highly visible, though. Suddenly, Reno’s radio went off. Rufus’ voice crackled through. "Carrot Head to Nevada. Do you read?" Gatoris picked up, faked Reno’s voice, and replied. "Nevada here. What you want?" Rufus seemed to fall for it. "What’s the status of the Blonde Fish?" Gatoris knew who he was referring to: him. He laughed inside of himself as he gave Rufus the news he wanted to hear: "The Blonde Fish is fried. Repeat, the Blonde Fish is fried." Rufus laughed insidiously. "Come back to base, then." Gatoris thought of an excuse for the boys not to come home. "No go. Snowfall is coming, and we need to ice them in order to get out of here." Rufus seemed unfazed. "Well ice them and get back here. Carrot Head out." Gatoris took the radio and destroyed it. "Why did you just say you were dead?" Vincent asked. "I want to spook him tomorrow when he comes to sign the ‘treaty’ to take over New Mideel." No one had a clue what he was thinking. "Aerith pleads to him that they sign a ‘treaty’, and before that my band will have a concert. He’ll get front row tickets. Nothing like verbal assault, is there?" Everyone was getting the basic idea. "I’ll pop on-stage during the performance of the song ‘Civil War’. Anyone hear that song before?" Apparently, Guns n Roses was popular here. Everyone nodded in agreement. "Well, I got alternate lyrics to put Rufus in his place. I call my version ‘Shin-Ra War’. Damn, this’ll be fun." Everyone went back to the castle.

Part III: Shin-Ra War

Aerith got on the phone, acting like she was in grief. Rufus seemed to be extremely gullible. "I beg of you, on my husband’s grave, I want to have peace. He would understand if I give up New Mideel." she said between fake tears. "Ah, you came to your senses. I’ll be there in three hours. Be ready to sign it over." Aerith agreed and hung up. Gatoris laughed hard. "What a baka! He fell for it! I’m going to scare him out of power!" The bullet wounds were still present, as were his plan.

"What the hell is this?" Rufus exclaimed when he saw the stage set up in the front lawn. "Gatoris’ former band wanted to perform a tribute to you, if you don’t mind." Aerith said, again faking tears. "Excellent. When do they start?" "Any time now... take a seat on-stage, please..." Aerith showed him up to his special chair. Instead of the Bowling tonberries showing up, all of the members of AVALANCHE were in the band. Sephiroth was on drums, Cloud and Tifa on guitars, Vincent playing bass. Rufus looked like he was seeing ghosts. That expression got worse when he heard the singer’s voice off-stage:

"What we've got here is failure to communicate

Some men you just can't reach

So, you get what we had here last week

Which is the way he wants it!

Well, he gets it!

I don't like it any more than you men."

Good god, Gatoris was alive! Where were the Turks when he needed them? Sephiroth began to sing the first few lines:

Look at our proud men fighting

Look at the women crying

Look at your lackeys dying

The way they've always done before

While singing those lines, Rufus saw a cage above him, holding the Turks. Great, he thought, I’m screwed. Sephiroth kept singing:

Look at the hate you're breeding

Look at the fear you're feeding

Look at the lives we're leading

he way we've always done before

Then Gatoris stepped onstage, and looked Rufus in the eye while singing. Rufus tried to run, but he had become fastened to the chair, thanks to Yuffie.

I fight the tide

The masses shift from side to side

And their wars go on with mindless pride

For the love of God and our human rights

And all these things are swept aside

By bloody hands we can't deny

And are thrown away with your genocide

And history hides the lies of the Shin-Ra's wars

During the guitar solo, Rufus tried to squirm free. He was out of luck. Then Gatoris sang in a duo-toned voice.

D'you wear a black armband when they shot the lad

Who said "Peace could last forever"? (Gatoris steps into the light shirtless, showing the wounds.)

And in my first memories they shot Zachary (Garrett splits, revealing Zack)

Zack: I went numb before I couldn't see (Gatoris returns)

So I never fell for the Wutai War

We got the wall of Mideel to remind us all

That you can't trust peace when it's not in your hands

When everybody's fightin' for the Promised Land

Rufus was almost a total white. His fathers misdeeds are haunting him now. Gatoris kept singing.

I don't need your Shin-Ra war

You feed the rich while we bury the poor

Your power hungry sellin' SOLDIERs

In a human grocery store, ain't that fresh

And I don't need your Shin-Ra war.

Look at the shoes you're filling

Look at the blood we're spilling

Look at the worlds we're killing

The way we've always done before

Look at the pain we've wallowed

Look at the leaders we've followed (Points to Rufus)

Look at the lies we've swallowed

And I'm not gonna take no more!

At this line, Gatoris took a swing at Rufus, knocking his jaw loose. Even though his audience was in pain, Gatoris kept going.

I fight your line

For all I've seen can't change my mind

But still their wars go on as the years go by

With no love of God or human rights

'Cause all our dreams are swept aside

By bloody hands of the hypnotized

Who carry your cross of homicide

And history shows the pains of the Shin-Ra's wars

Spoken by Gatoris, imitating Rufus:

"We practice selective annihilation of mayors and government officials.

For example: we create a vacuum. Then we fill that vacuum.

As popular war advances, peace is closer."

I don't need your Shin-Ra war

You feed the rich while we bury the poor

Your power hungry sellin' SOLDIERs

In a human grocery store, ain't that fresh

And I don't need your Shin-Ra war, no, no, no

I don't need your Shin-Ra war

I don't need your Shin-Ra war

Your power hungry sellin' soldiers

In a human grocery store, ain't that fresh

I don't need your Shin-Ra war

I don't need one more war

I don't need one more war

What's so big 'bout war anyway?

Gatoris then spat on Rufus as he walked off. Aerith then jumped onto the stage. "Now for the treaty. You hand over Shin-Ra to Gatoris, or we could just leave you here. Your call." Yuffie freed a hand, and Rufus signed over the company. Gatoris walked back on to the stage, with masses now in front of it, waiting to see what his first action was going to be. Three words summed it up: "Shin-Ra is dissolved." he then ordered Rufus and the Turks to jail. "See? I can resolve a conflict without firing a shot." The completion of New Mideel went on without another incident. Rufus had to be put in the new prison’s rubber room, for he had snapped after seeing the ones he thought were dead. The Turks eventually were released, and became mercenaries. But Gatoris still had a nemesis to deal with.