Angel groaned and held her head. It was pounding like crazy, but she stood and felt a wave of dizziness. After it passed, she examined her surroundings and noticed she was in a cage of sorts. The room was large and had one table with a figure tied to it, faced down.

Angel stared a moment longer and noticed the cat ears that resided on the head of the figure. "Kitty! Wake up!"

Kitty groaned loudly and made to sit up, but her arms were restrained. Buckles ran across her legs and the back of her neck to keep her from making even the smallest of movements.

"Sissy? Where are we?"

Angel looked around, hoping for some sort of clue. "I have no clue, Kitty. Whatever happens, I'm right here, okay?"

"Okay." After a few moments of silence, "I'm scared."

"Don't be. I'll get us out of here. Your big sister is right here with you. I'm barely ten feet away. I'll find my way out this cage to get to you."

Kitty nodded ever so slightly and the door opened with a hiss. It shut and was locked. Dr Hojo stood there, rubbing his hands together and cackling.

"Now to begin the fun."

He walked over to Kitty and grabbed the syringe on the table that was hidden from Angel's view. Angel pressed herself against the bars of the cage. "What is that?"

Hojo looked at her, as if seeing her for the first time. He reached into a pocket and must've pressed something because electric volts went up the bars and sent Angel flying to the opposite side of the cage. Her back hit the bars roughly, but she was quicky back on her feet.

Hojo turned his back to her and lifted Kitty's shirt and Kitty began to shake ever so slightly but the restraints kept her from shaking too much. He placed his hand on her lower back and pushing down to hold her still. He pushed the needle into her lower spine and injected the contents.

He stepped back and grabbed a notebook and pen, ready to write. Angel's eyes locked on Kitty and watched her cautiously. "What did you inject her with?"

"I do not have to explain anything to you."

Kitty began to shake and writhe in her bonds. Her scream echoed throughout the room and Angel flinched, pressing herself against the bars. Electricity flowed through her arms, but she ignored the pain as she willed herself to go through the bars.

Kitty screamed in pure agony as the base of her spine began to grow out of her skin. Blood pooled around her and dripped onto the floor. Angel had a horrible flashback of when Kitty was first injected with mako for the first time.

Kitty's pitch heightened and Angel winced at the noise. A tiny part of her was wondering how her eardrums haven't bursted yet. The spine that was sticking out of her grew and skin began to stretch and grow around it. Fur began to grow on the skin and Kitty seemingly fainted.

Hojo tsked and walked over to Kitty. He lifted a scapel and pulled at the appendenge attached to her. Kitty yowled as he pulled harshly on it. Hojo smirked and wrote something else down.

He lifted a scalpel and sliced the very tip off, placing it in a glass container. He closed the lid of the container and set it to the side. He scribbled some more before unbuckled the straps keeping Kitty pinned.

He lifted her and stood in front of the cage. "If you even try escaping, you will never see her again."

Angel growled lowly, but backed off as Hojo opened the cage to toss Kitty inside. Kitty groaned and Angel moved to crouch beside her and examined her closely. The bleeding seemingly stopped for the time being and Kitty was whimpering softly.

Angel tapped her cheek softly after Hojo left. "C'mon, wake up Kitty-Cat. Kitty, please wake up. You're still alive and breathing. Look, you've got that tail you always wanted to match your ears."

Kitty flinched, but caustiously looked back to see her newly formed tail. It was the same color as her ears, but the tip was totally black. "Meow?"

Angel smiled sadly. "Yes, you're even more of a cat now. How do you feel?"

Kitty winced. "I feel like a thousand needles are being jabbed into every nerve ending. Why did Sephiroth do that to us?"

"I don't know. Don't worry about him right now. We've got to find our way out of here. Think you could pick the lock?"

Kitty slowly put her arm through the bars and lightly felt the lock. The bars were far enough apart so that she could easily put her arm between them. Her fingers played with the lock and she pulled her arms back through and shook her head. "No can do. It's needs a key card and a passcode. The passcode isn't the problem; it's the key card."

Angel nodded as Kitty laid her head down in Angel's lap. "I'm scared, Angel."

Angel cautiously leaned back and pulled Kitty closer to her. "I'm right here with you, Katherine."

Kitty chuckled sadly. "You haven't called me that since we first met. You've always called me Kitty."

Angel sighed, petting Kitty's head. "Go to sleep. I have a feeling we won't be getting much of it."

"You'll be here when I wake up, right?"

"Of course."

Kitty drew herself closer to Angel, her tail wrapping around Angel's waist lightly. Angel petted Kitty's head as she fell asleep, purring softly. Angel could laugh at the younger girl; cats purred when content or happy - not locked in a cage.

~Some time later~

Kitty awoke to Angel being pulled away from her. Her eyes widened and she tightened her grip on Angel. Hojo had a tight grip on Angel's arm and was pulling her out the cage. "Let go before I electrocute you."

Kitty hissed at him and Angel lightly poped her head and said, "Let go. I don't want you getting hurt for no reason at all."

Kitty deflated sadly, but release Angel to curl in the corner farthest from Hojo. "Be strong, Angel. Don't show any weaknesses."

Angel grinned at her as she laid face down on the table with her head turned so she could keep her eyes on Kitty. "See? I'm right here."

Kitty nodded as Hojo grabbed two syringes. They were equally large and had the same glowing green contents. Angel noticed the scared look in Kitty's eyes and calmly said, "Kitty. Don't scream for me. Don't cuss for me. And don't give this man the pleasure of seeing you cry for me."

Hojo cackled as he injected the first syringe behind her skull. "How sweet. Still protecting the young one even as you're about to go through hell." Angel growled lowly, keeping her lips sealed as he injected the second into her lower spine. "Now, we wait for it to do its' job."

He stood off to the side, writing in the notebook he had earlier. Kitty watched as Angel began to bleed from her scalp. Her own ears twitched, remembering the pain of them first growing in. Angel held Kitty's stare and winced, her eyes narrowing at the pain.

Kitty pressed herself against the bars and Hojo shocked her, making her jump back. She stood inches away from the bars to prevent any more shocks and watched as Angel began to flinch ever so slightly.

The skin on Angel's lower back broke open as her spine began to grow out of it. Angel's eyes rolled into the back of her head, but she didn't utter a whimper. Kitty felt tears well up and forced herself to turn away to curl up in a corner.

She didn't open her eyes until the cage door was opened and Angel was dropped harshly on the ground. She scurried over to sit beside her sister, hands moving frantically above her.

She heard Hojo say, "I should've figured she wouldn't show weakness when it came to her own well being. However..." His eyes lingered on Kitty as he recalled the reaction Angel gave while Kitty was being tested on. Angel had thrown every cuss word in her arsenal at him and then some.

He turned on his heel and left them once again. Kitty examined the ears and tail that Angel now had. The were wolf instead of cat. Both black with dark red stripes that went around rather than up and down. Kitty smiled softly, but sadly.

"We match, sissy. Now there's no way to hide the fact we're sisters. We're both part animal."

Angel coughed, chuckling slightly. "Please talk quieter." Kitty nodded. "So, what animal are they?"

Kitty smiled. "I think they're wolf. I stayed quiet like you told me to."

She was whispering, but to Angel it sounded like she was still talking pretty loudly. "Good girl. I'd give you a treat, but I don't have any chocolate on me."

Kitty gave her a sad smile. "That's alright. You can pat my head when you get feeling less sore. I'll watch over you while you sleep. You can even use me as a pillow if you want to."

Angel smiled sadly. Even though Kitty was still obviously tired and sore, she was still looking out for Angel's well-being. "Thanks, but you don't have to worry about me."

Kitty shook her head stubbornly. "You just grew two ears and a tail. I got a tail. I'm not nearly as tired as you are."

Angel nodded in defeat and laid down as much as she could the small cage. It was about eight feet high, pressing against the ceiling, and five feet in diameter. Angel placed her head in Kitty's lap and laid on her side, curling up slightly. Kitty smiled and petted Angel's head, watching her new tail begin to wag slightly.

"Stop that."

Kitty giggled, but stopped petting her. Angel stayed awake for a few minutes before falling asleep. Kitty looked around sadly. 'Please save us, somebody. Please, anybody.' Her silent plea did not go unnoticed, though.

~Two years later~

Hojo's Notes

Day 1

Experiment K responds quickly and violently to injection. Experiment A reacts violently seeing K in pain, but will not easily respond to injection. A orders K to stay silent and K listens loyally. K seems to be highly submissive to ones close to her.

Day 2

I found A sleeping with her head in K's lap. K seemed to be highly exhausted, but still found the energy to hiss at me. Her punishment is being locked in a dark room until I see fit that she can be returned to her 'sister'. Once A awoke, she began to growl and demand where K was. Of course, I did not lower myself to answer her.

Day 4

Over the past 48 hours, I deprived both experiments of food and water. A does not let her weakness show as easily as K. A has become silghtly more submissive when I told her I would harm K more if she didn't listen. A will only allow herself to scream in agony when K is not in the room.

Day 5

I found K curled up in a corner in the fetal position. Her pupils were dilated completely and she was muttering something about, 'Shiny' and 'Puppy'. She did not seem to recognize me when I entered the room. Was it that she is unable to see in the dark? I must test this theory.

Day 6

I finally allowed both of the experiments half an apple and a bowl of water. A refused to even look at them until I left the room. Even then, she only ate half the apple and lifted the bowl to drink from it. Whenever I gave K her food and water, I also threw a small Nibeel wolf in with it to test K's sight in the dark. Apparently, she can see in the dark because she quickly swiped the apple half and cowered in a corner as she ate it while keeping her eyes locked on the wolf.

Day 7

When I returned to K, the wolf was growling at her but she refused to acknowledge its' presence. The wolf grew agitated with her and snapped at her, only to be quickly punched in its' muzzle. It whimpered, tucked tail, and ran to the opposite side of the room. For A, I watched her battle with K against Fair and Hewley. I noticed that even though she was struck by the Buster Sword, her skin did not break easily and her strength could easily rival Hewleys'.

Day 10

Apparently, K and the wolf were 'friends'. Whenever I got close to her, the wolf would growl at me with its' haunches raised. I had the wolf killed and K moved into a different room with nothing but a large cage inside. Whenever she attempted to escape, she earned herself 300Kilowats. She did this five times before fainting. A is still unresponsive to me.

Day 12

I injected K with a special serum of mine that, to put it simply, released the animal inside of her. Her nails grew longer, as did her canines, and her pupils became slited like a cats'. I placed A inside with her and watched as A took the beating K gave to her. A refused to fight back against K.

Day 13

I decided to leave the two experiments in the cage together. K is still violent towards A, but her fighting seemingly stopped. A keeps speaking to K in an attempt to get her to 'come back'. So far, all of her attempts have failed. I do not expect much change from K.

Day 17

I was proven wrong, sadly. A simply walked over to K and punched her in the head. K fell over slightly, but blinked rapidly before crying pathetically and begging to be forgiven. K was seemingly aware of what she did to A, but could not stop it. These are very important notes to me so I can improve my serum.

Day 24

I once again separated them. A was placed in a closet of a room and had weights placed on her shoulders. I started with 100 Ibs on each shoulder. Her bones did not even tremble at the weight. It seems she has trained her entire body to be highly durable. I will see how durable her body is very soon.

Day 26

200 more Ibs were placed on each shoulder. Her clavicle trembled slightly and her breathing became hampered, but she still stood straight. i decided to place an entire pack of Nibeel wolves with K. The alpha male had the others stay behind as he examined K's tiny body. Both experiments had lost easily 50 Ibs each. It is more notable on K due to her small structure.

Day 30

The Nibeel wolves have accepted K into their pack. I cannot even remove a single wolf from the cage, they are so closely packed. They stay in a circle in the center of the cage with the alpha and K in the center of the protective circle. A's clavicle finally broke under 1000 Ibs of pressure. I was feeling generous and allowed her one Potion. She drank it slowly, allowing each fragment to heal mostly by itself.

The pages were turned quickly, eyes flashing back and forth across them. They finally stopped after a moment.

Day 390

It has been a year and three moths since I obtained my experiments. A has sent herself into a coma and refuses to awaken, but I refuse to stop testing on her. K's mind has slipped and she acts as though as she is part of the pack of Nibeel wolves still caged with her. I only feed them once a week, so I wonder why they haven't eaten her yet. I believe the alpha male has claimed her as his 'mate' of sorts.

More pages turn to the latest one and the eyes widened.

Day 730

I have been putting different species of fiends in K's cage to see how they interact. She always seems to tame them. Other than the first Nibeel wolf, none other has attempted to strike at her. Even the rabid Humbaba. I threw A in there once she awoke with K eventually to see how the fiend would react. It growled at her, but she responded by growling back and it backed away.

These girls are powerful and do not realize it. K can bend her body in ways that would break even project S's bones. A has adapted and her bones toughened to the point where 1000 Ibs will not even make her shudder.

This is my final experiment on them. I will first place them in tubs of mako for two hours and then inject with pure Shiva cells. The demonic cells could possibly kill them, but I still have two experiments remaining.

The book fell out of the gloved hands and the eyes narrowed even more. The cloaked figure jumped back into the large air duct and all traces of them ever being there was gone. The figure crawled through the ducts, peering through the vents.

After almost half an hour of crawling, the figure stopped once he saw Kitty and Angel. They were both strapped to tables and reeked of mako. The tables were close enough that their unstrapped arms could reach across and grip hands. Their arms were nothing but skin and bones. In fact, their entire bodies seem to be skin and bones. Not an ounce of fat or muscle could be seen on either of their bodies.

Kitty felt a tear run down her face and gripped Angel's hand tighter. "I'm scared, Angel."

Angel nodded. "I am too."

"I've been wondering something for a while now."

"What is it?"

"What's your real name?"

Angel sighed. "My real name is Seraphina. It means fiery-winged."

Kitty smiled ironically. "It fits you perfectly. With your fiery temper and fire-based materia. How long did it take you to master your first fire materia?"

"About two weeks max. I'm sorry I got you kidnapped."

"It's not your fault. It's nobody's fault. Hear that, Shiny? It's not your fault."

Sephiroth blinked in surprise. He didn't expect her to know he was there, but her hearing must've gotten better over time. He opened the vent and slid down the hole, landing near their entwined hands. "Hojo was planning on injecting you both with Shiva genes. It would've killed you both."

He worked quickly, undoing the buckles within record time. Once Kitty was freed, she slapped him harshly before hugging his waist tightly. "I missed you Shiny."

His cheek stung; where did she get this strength, he wondered. Kitty released him and he turned to Angel. He undid the buckles and she simply punched him where Kitty slapped him. "You deserve a helluva lot more than that, but I feel like shit right now. Get us out of here."

Sephiroth nodded and motioned for Kitty to stand on the table. "You'll have to climb on my shoulders to get in the vents. Can you do it?"

He held both her hands as she stood on his shoulders. Her light weight almost scared him. He knew from her glomping him that her weight had dropped at least down to a third of her average. Her legs shook violently and he saw all the puncture wounds and cuts on her legs. She eventually hauled herself into the vent and disappeared from view.

Then, he turned to Angel. "I think you'll only need a boost. You're a little taller than she is."

Angel nodded and placed her foot in his entwined hands. He lifted her up as the door opened. Angel jumped as gunshots filled the room. She pulled her legs up and Sephiroth drew Masamune, blocking the bullets swiftly. He jumped up into the vents and closed them quickly. He manuvered around Kitty to get in front of her. "Follow me. I know the way out from here."

The girls nodded and followed him. For once, Kitty didn't have a single perverted thought run through her mind as her eyes stayed glued onto Sephiroth's (very fine) behind. He stopped eventually and pushed out a vent. Sunlight came in and both girls winced.

Sephiroth climbed out and held his hands out. "Jump. I'll catch you."

Kitty closed her eyes and felt Sephiroth catch her. He set her down and she clutched his waist, breathing heavily. Angel stood after being caught and looked at Sephiroth. "Now what?"

A black wing appeared from Sephiroth's right shoulder. Kitty stared in awe, but her vision was slowly darkening. She fell limp against Sephiroth's back and he sighed sadly. He turned cautiously and lifted her into his arms. "Can you hold onto me until we get there?"

Angel nodded and wrapped her arms around his neck, wary of the single wing. It flapped once and they left the ground. Angel watched as the Shinra Manor disappeared from view. Men filed out and began shooting at them, but every bullet missed.

She could almost hear Hojo cussing every pour soul in the building for letting two of his 'precious experiments' escape.

~TIme Skip~

The next time Angel awoke, she felt a cool cloth on her forehead. She opened her eyes and saw Angeal smiling down at her.

"It's about time you woke up."

She winced and felt an ear twitch. Slowly, she reached up and felt her head. Angel felt two furry ears on the top of her head and groaned. She looked down and saw a wolf tail lazily moving.

"Well, this is certainly a change."

Angeal nodded and sat down beside her on the bed. "We're at the Shinra Manor. We would've gone farther, but we didn't want to risk injuring either of you."

Angel nodded and laid back on the bed. The cloth had moved and Angeal readjusted it for her. "Where's Kitty?"

"She's in another room with Sephiroth. She's safe."

Angel nodded again. "Keep a close eye on her. We weren't together for all of those damned tests and I don't know what he could've done to her."

Angeal sighed and moved to lay beside her. He looked down at her arms and legs and saw the multiple cuts and red dots from injections. He could hardly imagine what happened to them. Sephiroth told him that the two went through hell in that lab.

Angeal gently rubbed her arm, silently telling her to rest. Angel moved to lay next to him and rest her head on his arm. Her nose crinkled as she smelt his unusually strong scent. She heard faint footsteps and her ears angled themselves to pinpoint the sound.

The door opened and she saw Kitty standing there with Sephiroth. Kitty had her hands around Sephiroth's arm, using him for support. "Your senses are stronger than usual. You'll get used to them in time."

Angel nodded and said, "They hurt."

Kitty nodded slowly. "They always hurt at first. It takes time and patience to get used to them. Trust me."

Angel looked down and grabbed hold of Angeal's open hand. Kitty walked over and crawled on Angel's free side to curl up. Sephiroth sat stiffly at the foot of the bed, watching them. Kitty opened her arms to Sephiroth and he moved to hug her cautiously.

Kitty huffed and pulled Sephiroth for him to rest his head on her stomach. Sephiroth moved his body so he was laying between her legs. "Where's Niah?"

Sephiroth and Angeal glanced at each other. Sephiroth cooly said, "She ran off somewhere. She didn't say where; just that she had to get stronger."

Angel nodded and wrapped an arm around Kitty's shoulder. "We're a little broken right now, aren't we?"

Kitty smiled. "Yeah, but we're still family. We'll get the boys back when we get better. That's a promise."

Sephiroth shook his head. "That will take time. Don't rush healing. You need to heal physically and mentally."

Kitty nodded and yawned. "Let's start by sleeping some more."

Angeal chuckled. "You two have already slept for a month which started when Seph brought you two back. I suppose you two could use some more rest to heal."

Angel nodded and snuggled down. "As long as you're all still here when we wake up, we'll be perfectly fine. After all, family need each other to heal."

Kitty nodded. "Let's get some sleep. Promise you'll be here when we wake up."

Sephiroth and Angeal nodded. They wouldn't go anywhere with these two messed up like they were. Family need each other more than ever when they're hurting.