Chapter 11
Zack shouted, warning Sephiroth, but to no avail. The Wolf kept
on running, and Sephiroth kept crawling toward his masamune.
Saber Wolf pulled the dagger out of her chocobo tan boots and
held it out aiming for Sephiroth's head.
Sephiroth kept crawling thinking about what Rufus had said just
the other day. "I want that warrior alive. She could be
useful to this company. She will give in. We'll leave that to you
and Dr. Hojo." Rufus laughed and grinned. The voice and
picture in his mind.
Saber Wolf was just about to swing her sword arm when she was hit
by a huge bolt of lightning. She fell off Anya and tumbled to the
ground. The cat gasped as she saw Sephiroth pull out a bolt
materia from under his jacket. Sephiroth now stood up, and took
his masamune from the ground, and delicately picked up Lacey's
shacrum. He thrust both weapons into the air in triumph.
Sephiroth called to his Chocobo and mounted. Then he sprinted
over to Saber Wolf and picked her up gently.
"No!" Natalie cried. She whistled as loud as she could,
and down came all of her cats.
The cats bounded to and fro, knocking down the soldiers. Zack
took out his sword and was about to hack a snow leopard when a
bullet in his shoulder made him drop the weapon.
Vincent blew the smoke from his quick silver, and put it in their
holsters. Vincent then took out his best gun and aimed at
Sephiroth. He shot and the blaring noise echoed off the mountains.
He waited for the smoke to clear, but it didn't. Then he realized
that it was not smoke from his gun, but Diablos coming down for a
little "visit". Vincent called to Natalie hoping she
would hear - but she already knew what was going
on.
Sephiroth kept on urging his chocobo on-faster-faster-faster.
Sephiroth was leaning forward now, clenching his knee. Vincent
had hit him there narrowly missing Sephiroth's head when he
leaned over to pull the summon materia out of his masamune. Lacey's
body lay in front sitting up, hands bound with Sephiroths belt. A
satisfactory job on short notice, Sephiroth thought to
himself.
Suddenly another bullet whizzed past Sephiroth's shoulder. The
chocobo jumped and a small piece of materia fell from Lacey's
shacrum, unnoticed by Sephiroth, for he was to busy keeping off
Natalie on his right side.
Natalie noticed the small, red summon materia and knew exactly
what it was. We have a chance, she thought. She picked it up and
rubbed it.
There, it was done. Just as Diablos began his attack, Odin burst
onto the scene countering him and hitting most of SOLDIER. Fog
appeared along with Odin smoldering the field. When it all
cleared most of Shin-Ra's soldiers lay dead. Saber Wolf's army
gave a cry of victory-all except Vincent, Natalie, and of course
Saber Wolf herself. Lacey and the general were gone. Sephiroth
had taken Saber Wolf to Rufus to do who knows what with her.
Saber wolf-for a time would be no more.
Chapter 12
When Saber Wolf awoke she was surrounded by a green water- in
some sort of tank. She blinked to clear her vision. When her eyes
adjusted she gasped.
On her face was an oxygen mask and when she looked straight ahead
she realized where she was. In the experiment tube-in the
basement of Nibelheim mansion! She was about to shriek when two
figures walked up to her "tube".
"Oh, she's finally awake." said Dr. Hojo with a sneer.
He turned around to write something on a chart. The second figure
she could easily recognize as Sephiroth.
Sephiroth put his hand up to the tube, and Lacey put her hand to
his. Yes, the crystal still held it's bond - still a thread. Hojo
then came close again an switched some dials on a machine to her
right. The tube began to bubble and Lacey turned around wondering
what to expect. She was beginning to get a little woozy, and felt
unusual.
Saber Wolf found she could talk when she said "Ow."
Sephiroth asked if she was OK and so Lacey found out they could
hear her. Then she yelled at Hojo.
"What are you doing to me you sick bastard!?"
Yet again Hojo let out one of his vicious laughs. "Well my
dear. You will be joining us for a while. We will stop those
attacks of yours. You will help us."
Lacey gave Sephiroth a cold look and he just turned. Hojo laughed
and said in a mean cold tone, "Now you'll get what you want,
and we get what we want." She knew exactly what he meant.
She would get Sephiroth for a price-Shin-Ra would yet again have
the luxury of her on their side.
But Hojo forgot one thing. She hated Sephiroth-her heart was
black.
"No you don't," Sephiroth said and he turned around and
pointed to her crystal. It was glowing again against her will.
Now evil she would truly be. They both laughed at their triumph
as Lacey drifted into unconsciousness.
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Vincent and Natalie were worried sick about Lacey. If Shin-Ra had
her who knows what could happen. Shin-Ra would have Anya and the
wolves and even Natalie's largest cat could not handle that. They
had to get her back some how.
But how?
Natalie paced the floor and an idea popped into her head, "I
know where they must be."
Vincent looked up a frown still on his face but a light of hope
in his ruby eyes. Natalie continued with her theory, "Vincent
they must have taken her to Nibelheim. That is where Hojo's lab
is. He has Jenova and the mako tubes there. Lacey must be kept in
one of those. But how would we get in unnoticed?"
Natalie frowned. Even though she was a master of the shadows the
place would be guarded very heavily. Just then Vincent smiled and
Natalie looked at him, she knew he had a plan. Vincent began,
"Natalie, I was locked in that mansion for years. I know one
thing that even Sephiroth and Hojo doesn't know. The under ground
tunnels. And the secret door that leads to one of the coffin
doors. We will sneak in through there." Natalie hugged him
in gratitude and he returned the gesture. They were going to take
her back. Even if it cost their own lives.