Elena meanwhile is still under cover. She is left at her wits end; with Reno not with her she feels lost. Her and Jankovich actually end up having dinner together; just a meal in which he pays for. Jankovich is caught doing this right before going to meet yet another weapons dealer on Wall Street.

Reno goes into a bender for a week or so, and finds out about Rufus' orders to Elena about the undercover jobs. Drunk and temperamental, he figures that there is a big conspiracy against him, and that she was taking these jobs to get on Rufus' good side, and then take HIS job, as Reno believes Rufus is trying to get rid of him. So, he waits outside the restaurant in which Jankovich aka Don Giovanni and Elena aka Ms Smith had just enjoyed their dinner, and ambushes her in an alley. Reno can't bring himself to do it, as he realizes now, with a few words from Elena, that she is ALL he has left; and figures out he actually cares about the Rookie. The two shortly thereafter return to ShinRa HQ. Kazneo meanwhile goes on a monthly plus long bender. Eat ya heart out Reno.

Now awhile passes, as once again this club halts for awhile. Basically what happens from this point on is, another resistance is formed. Reno of the Turks, with Elena, need to re-assimilate. Scarlett and Rude finally come into the picture now, being away from Neo-Midgar and deciding now that they want to return to ShinRa Inc. So now the Turks are reformed. Kazneo finds herself now in Rufus' arms, more or less his bitch. Scarlett receives a position high on the corporate latter, and is more or less the Boss in Rufus' absence. Now the Turks are ordered by Rufus to hunt down a band of eccentric rebels, who kill off civilians as well as ShinRa employees. They are labeled, by ShinRa propaganda, to be enemies of peace and stability. A threat to everyone. They managed to cause some serious damage to the ShinRa family, but however are finally defeated after a few months of chasing and fighting them. The Turks now have a place they can call home, the Turk Mansion. Rufus seems to forget about them, dealing with other things, and finding Kazneo is taking up a lot of his time, not realizing that Kazneo is only learning; and basically saving Reno's ass as Rufus was going to do away with him, but was convinced otherwise after awhile.

We find Kefka; taking control of a disillusionalized and seemingly forgotten Junon. He forms the Cult of Kefka; an eccentric, yet well organized and hastily growing group right under ShinRa's nose. Professor Hojo; or someone who looks just like him, is apparently working on the development with Palazzo; a project called Mako-Tech (FFVI...Magi-Tech, get it?) Funding is provided by Sector 6 gangs; Reno's old gang known as the Snap Dragon's; well their rival called the Knights of Vengeance; both are basically funding this new order that Kefka promises.

However, at this point Kefka is not even making a ripple of commotion anywhere but Junon. In fact, Rufus has no idea with the now seemingly independent militia-controlled population at Junon, that Kefka has moved in and is politically now the `Leader'. His party known as the Cult of Kefka (CoK), is seen to be friendly and promises nothing but peace and stability as Junon remains an independent state. Rufus receives an invitation to Junon from Kefka personally, and he and Kazneo pay him a visit. He basically shows him around Junon, and very little has changed. A small task force, or what Rufus sees, of soldiers dressed in the same bright colors Kefka so bluntly parades around in. Kefka describes them as `Peace Keepers'. With Kazneo on his arm, Rufus and Mr. Palazzo discuss possible future connections, and guarantee full co-operation in recognizing ShinRa and Midgar as the capital of the world.

Scarlett is meeting with the Turks briefly at their mansion, and Rude is her driver for her personal mission; hunting down a man named Seifer Almasy. Reno seems to tag along, but drunk. Scarlett is also involved with a rebel by the name of Richter, who is later killed by Reno himself, when he is found wiring explosives in a seriously weak place in the ShinRa HQ building. Scarlett is upset, and Rude is there with her. Elena meanwhile is left in the dark about everything that has happened. She is basically on a vacation; Reno and Rude forget about her.

Edgar, Sabin, Locke and Celes show up again. They have hid out for a few months, and with Jankovich dead, they figure its about time to find a way out. So, they head for the middle of Midgar, the boss man, who if anyone knew what was going on with them, it should be him? Well, they aren't let in nicely. So, Sabin takes it among himself, and leads the others into a complete infiltration of ShinRa HQ. They get there way up to the main office, where Rufus and Kazneo so conveniently just arrive via chopper, back from Junon. Rufus doesn't know what to make of them; but it reminds him of Cloud Strife, Barrett Wallance and his Avalanche, so he doesn't take to kind to them. They are arrested, but escape their prison thanks to Celes. They leave Midgar altogether now.

Meanwhile, the Turks are currently without contact from Rufus ShinRa, and with Scarlett gone back to HQ, they return to the Turk Mansion, where Elena waits for them. Reno runs off one night, toward his old neighborhood of Sector 6, and the gangs he was so involved with as a kid. Elena awakens a very irritable Rude, and they follow him by foot, as Reno took Rude's car. They catch up to Reno right before he enters an abandoned warehouse, and he tells them the tragic story of his sister. The murderer of his 14 year old sister a long time ago, by a man named Xach of his rival gang, the Knight's of Vengeance. They go in undercover, posing as the once rival gang of Reno's, but now friendly as they are now allied due to the Cult of Kefka, named the Snap Dragons. Reno's tattoo is evidence enough. They play along, apparently they had been expecting some Dragons to show the new prototype courtesy of Mr Palazzo, and Professor Hojo who currently works in the lab. The KoV influence, as well as Dragons know-how goes into the prototype, and this is where it is completed. It is called Mako-Tech Armour; run on pure Mako and a very dangerous weapon. Reno is uninterested, as the sight of his younger sisters killer enrages him, and he cannot hold it back anymore. He kills him with a bullet threw his mouth, and all hell breaks loose. Rude, Reno, and Elena versus a whole legion of angry gang-bangers who just watched their leader get shot. Hojo goes insane, and puts himself in the seat of the Mako-Tech Armour, and blasts a few dozen KoV's with a most impressive weapon system. He them blasts off into the sky, leaving a hole in the wall, in which the Turks escape into the night. Reno is nearly killed, but is brought to ShinRa HQ Infirmary, where he falls into a coma for four months.

Rufus is furious. He demands Elena and Rude to explain themselves, and they do without question. The mention the device, and Hojo, and Rufus is even more enraged; he has no idea what to make of it. He decides not to pursue it; a mistake. Whatever happened to Hojo, and the device, isn't brought to the light for another few months. And by then, its too late.