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Chapter Title: Bzzt!

-Cid-

I lift my head at the sound of chains, because I have not moved and I'm the only one in chains. Sephiroth thinks it's funny when Cloud tries to attack him, so Cloud is left unchained.

I know that I'm chained because I could probably pick the lock on our cell, and Sephiroth doesn't want that. Yuffie probably could too, but we haven't seen her since Sephiroth caught us, one-by-one. I suppose he's got Yuffie closeted elsewhere to use against Wutai.

So honestly, the only other person who he'd put in chains would be Vincent, because Vincent can rival him in strength and immortality. Thus, when I see Vincent now chained to a wall facing the cell, I'm only slightly surprised, and the surprise is at the fact that he's not sporting bruises rather than at seeing him.

Seeing his eyes widen in horror tells me he didn't know Sephiroth had us. Not surprising, there. He did give himself up for our freedom and safety after all.

"We're going to play a game, Strife." Sephiroth says, his grin just as insane as it has always been. "If you get a question right, you win the freedom for one of your friends. However, if you get a question wrong, then you win something for Vincent." I wince at that. Vincent's already gone through hell in both of his lives, and now it's up to Cloud to keep him from going through more? Vincent is not going to have a good time with this… "Alright, here's your question. Does Vincent enjoy what I do to him at night?"

Cloud's eyes flash as Vincent's widen. He looks to me apologetically, and I know the answer, and I find I can't blame him. If I were him, and doomed to eternity with Sephiroth, I'd find something to enjoy as well. "Of course not!" Cloud shouts and my mouth drops open. Is he that much of an idiot? He's just doomed Vincent to whatever 'prize' Sephiroth has in store for him!

"Bzzt! Now then, care to guess what you've won Vincent?" Sephiroth's grin grows wider as he doesn't give Cloud any time to answer. "You've given him the opportunity to watch me kill all of his friends right before his eyes!" Masamune is in his hands in an instant, stabbing towards Cloud, but Aerith is there before it hits.

She falls back, still looking regal and beautiful even in death. I close my eyes against the spray of her blood, and attempt to close my ears to Sephiroth's maniacal laughter and Vincent's screams. I already know I'll be last to die.

I mean the most to Vincent, after all.

A/N: Well, I think this is longer than most of them will be, and this one was made first specifically because I wanted to show just how evil Seph will get to be. Anyway, send me requests with words and possibly couples as well! R&R, please!