Director Lazard had called Sephiroth, Genesis and Angeal to the briefing room.

"Must be a top priority mission if we're all needed," Angeal said as the three of them entered the briefing room.

"Good to see you all," Lazard greeted.

They all sat down and Lazard briefed them on the mission.

"Alright, I've called you all here because there's been reports of people going missing and bodies being found torn apart."

"So you need us all for some random monster terrorising villages, why don't you just send the 3rd and 2nds down," Genesis asked in his usual do I care tone.

"Yes, Genesis well you see. I did exactly that and there's the problem they haven't reported back. Rufus has sent some Turks to investigate."

"And?" Sephiroth asked.

"Well Tseng told me they, haven't returned either," Lazard informed them.

"Wow this is strange," Genesis said mockingly.

"Genesis," Angeal scolded.

"So where were these things last seen?" Sephiroth questioned.

"The last body was found near Nibelheim," Lazard said passing Sephiroth the file.

"Awww little Blondie's hometown," Genesis said aloud, "Do you think he'd want to come to."

"You mean Strife 2nd Class SOLDIER?" Lazard didn't really need to ask. He already knew Sephiroth and Genesis were in love with him.

"Of course who else."

"Yes he could do with the training," Sephiroth added.

"If you think he's going to be safe then by all means take him with yo…." Lazard was cut off by Genesis.

"You make him sound like a child," Genesis scowled.

"Is it alright for Zack to come to," Angeal asked.

"Now the puppy may not be safe," Genesis warned Lazard.

"Genesis," Angeal was getting mad with him now.

Genesis kept quiet.

"Alright let's get this done with, I have more important things to get done," Sephiroth said looking at Genesis.

"Yes I understand," Lazard said knowing perfectly well what he meant.

Genesis was being annoying and Sephiroth was cranky, because they were way overdue for sex, too much missions and not enough free time.

Sephiroth was waiting on Genesis and Cloud. Angeal came ready with Zack. Genesis and Cloud finally turned up.

They boarded the helicopter and were off.

They were dropped off just outside Nibelheim and entered the village to find some answer's to what was happening. All the houses had been boarded up. Whatever had been round must be pretty frightening.

No one was outside and the sun was setting now. A man opened his door and shouted to them.

"What do you think you're doing ou…..General….Sephiroth Sir, please come in it's not safe out there," the man called them in, "Hurry, Hurry."

They all hurried inside although Sephiroth not being afraid of anything took his time looking round a little noticing scratch marks like something had been trying to get into people's houses.

"Please sir hurry," the man begged.

Genesis was waiting just outside the man's house arms folded. "Can't you see the General's busy," Genesis snapped at the man.

"Sorry sir but it's just that it will be on its way quite soon and you should get inside quickly."

Sephiroth had done looking and headed inside for some info from the man.

"So what is this monster that's been terrorising here?" Sephiroth asked coldly, the man winced at the General's voice.

"No one's seen it sir, it keeps to the shadows and it's been known to get in your house it happened to my friend Cal, we found his remains just outside the village on the plains."

"Whatever this thing is we can take it right Angeal?" Zack said excitedly.

"Settle down Zack the puppy," Genesis mocked.

Angeal hit him on the arm.

"Ow." Cloud rubbed his sore arm where Angeal had just hit him and also kissed it better. Genesis put his hand under Cloud's chin pulling him up and kissing him.

The man was deep in conversation with Sephiroth. So Genesis and Cloud kept themselves occupied. Zack was bouncing up and down to excited to sit down. Angeal had given in telling him the calm down.

The next minute there was an almighty roar from the mountains over the back. Genesis and Cloud broke from their kiss and Zack actually jumped in fear.

"It's coming," the man cringed and sat in the corner scared for his life.

Whatever this was they weren't going to just sit here and let it come they would face this thing and kill it.

Sephiroth headed over to the door.

"NO PLEASE," the man cried.

"Do you want us to kill this thing or have it run amok," Sephiroth said angrily.

The man was now more scared of the General than the thing running round outside he burst out in tears.

Genesis walked over the Sephiroth, "I'd rather be out there with that, than in here with him."

The thing was right outside and Sephiroth and Genesis' enhanced hearing heard its breathing right outside the door.

"We'll go out the upstairs window and ambush it that way," Sephiroth ordered to them.

They all nodded and headed up stairs. Angeal opened the window quietly it was dark. But their eyesight was good.

"I see them," Sephiroth said climbing out onto the roof.

"Hey is it me or did he just say," I see THEM" cause that doesn't sound good," Zack said nervously.

"Come on pup," then Angeal was next out of the window.

"Look Cloud's not scared are you?" Genesis asked hugging Cloud.

"Why should I be I have you and Seph to protect me."

"See," Genesis told Zack.

Genesis then headed out of the window to join the others, Cloud following.

Zack then climbed out and nearly fell, grabbing someone's foot. Angeal's good he received a hand to help him up. If it had been Sephiroth or Genesis he would have been kicked in the face and monster food now.

"Alright we'll take this one on, you and Zack take the one over there," Sephiroth ordered to Angeal.

They split up. Sephiroth, Genesis and Cloud jumped down and closed one of the monsters in, while Angeal and Zack headed for the other.

The thing lashed out at them but was no match for the three or so they thought. One beast was no match for Mako infused SOLDIER's but they were wrong. Genesis was slammed into a wall, with such force he was knocked out.

Sephiroth and Cloud were caught off guard and the thing pounced on Cloud. Sephiroth grabbed it pulling it right off him. In ran off round the corner.

"Cloud are you hurt?"

"No I'm fine."

"Look after Genesis."

"But Seph….." Sephiroth was gone before Cloud could finish his sentence.

He rushed off after it. He tracked it down in no time his enhanced senses helping him greatly.

Sephiroth had it corned and he went in for the kill. This would be quick and easy. But the monster didn't want to be taken down and fought back. Sephiroth was shocked by the things reflexes. The thing was on him in no time before he could even register it in his brain.

The next minute there was a sharp pain in his shoulder just near his neck. The thing was on him and had found a fleshy part between his neck and shoulder guard and was biting down hard and ripping through flesh making him bleed badly. He had to get this thing off him and fast, he never thought he'd be beaten so easily.

The thing dug in deeper nearly biting off part of his shoulder and nearly tearing out the bone. He grabbed at it punching it hard it wasn't working the thing was biting down harder, he pulled at it grabbing its jaw damn this thing had an iron grip.

Sephiroth was stuck the thing had no intention of letting go of him no matter how hard he hit it or pulled it.

He then heard gun shots and the monster suddenly collapsed on him he pushed it off of him. But its jaw was still set hard on him. Its teeth still sunk in his flesh and quite possibly bone.

He grabbed hold of its bottom jaw tearing it right off making the wound worse than it already was and then working on the top jaw he tried pulling it up it was jammed in his shoulder blade.

Someone stopped him before he tore out his shoulder blade completely. It was Tseng and he was looking over him, "Don't pull it you'll tear something out. Wait for Vincent to take it out."

Vincent came not long after returning from killing the other beast. He came over to Sephiroth and held him up to get a better grip on the things jaw grabbing hold of it and yanking it out.

Sephiroth showed no sign of distress at all he had been used to Hojo experimenting on him all the time, it was just a flesh wound except half of his shoulder near his neck was torn up. The bone at the top was stuck right out.

Vincent and Tseng helped him to his feet. Sephiroth felt a little light headed which was weird as he hardly ever felt like this after an injury.

Vincent and Tseng grabbed hold of him quickly, "You alright?" Vincent asked worried.

Sephiroth nodded and then collapsed.