There was a knock at Cloud's door. He jumped out of bed, startled by the noise. "Who is it?" he asked.

"Jus' me," said Barret. "Cid wants everyone up on the deck. He finally came up with a plan to rescue Aeris. So get yer ass up on deck!" Barret finished and walked away.

Cloud got out of his room and went up the deck, where everyone was waiting for him. Amazingly, so were Tifa, Yuffie, Cait Sith and Vincent.

"Wha...what are you guys doing here?" asked Cloud.

Vincent smirked. "The authoress, of course."

"Oh."

"Listen up everyone!" shouted Cid. "I've got a plan to get Cloud back his fiancé. So hear me through. We'll take the road you guys used when you escaped from the Shinra Headquarters. He indicated a map. "This is the one, right?"

"Yep," said Red X111.

"Gee, how long did it take you to come up with this plan, Cid?" sneered Yuffie.

"Ah..." he stammered.

"I thought so."

"Anyway, " said Cid as he regained himself. "You guys, the back-up team, can wait on the ship. We'll call for you if we need you, okay?" The back-up team quickly and quietly left the room. "As for the rest of you, you can do whatever you want until I say we attack, Okay?" Dismissed!"

No one moved.

"Shut up, Cid," said Barret finally. Only then did everyone leave.

Cid and Barret moved into the corner and started talking about what they were going do to and wear at Cloud's wedding. Red X111 just prowled the bridge and snarled at everyone. Unfortunately, Cid's and Barret's voices echoed throughout the bridge, and since the wedding was still too painful for Cloud to talk or listen to, he left the bridge and headed for his room again. Cloud reached his room, and had no sooner touched the doorknob, when Cid came over the P.A. system.

"Get moving, everyone! SHINRA'S SPOTTED US!!"

Everyone jumped into action. The main group equipped themselves in case they should get into any fights, and the back up team was put on stand by. The main group all met at the exit to the Highwind, and when they all got there, they looked at Cloud, waiting for their directions.

"Uh...oh, yeah," said Cloud as Barret glared at him. "Let's go!"

They jumped out of the door and ran down the road, desperately hoping tht they would succeed in rescuing Aeris from the Shinra.