Cloud was pacing his office, looking at as watch every five minutes. Finally, the phone rang, and the blonde inspector practically jumped over to it.

"Hello?…hi Scott…what? Dear God! And Tifa…she's not there?! Damn…ok, get Logan into a hospital…and then come back here! Yeah, see you." Cloud hung up the phone and cursed at it.

"Where could Tifa be? Something happened to her! Oh dear God…" Clouds mind was reeling. However, his thoughts were disturbed when the phone rang once more.

"Scott, is that you again?" the inspector barked into the receiver.

"No." a deep, male voice came. Cloud frowned.

"Then who are you?" he asked, wondering who that guy was.

"That's not important." The man replied. "I have your girlfriend, Cloud."

"What?!" Cloud yelped, shocked. "What do you mean, you have my girlfriend?" The unknown man sighed into the receiver.

"What's so hard to understand about that? I have Tifa at my mercy." He chuckled. "I think she doesn't like me."

"Let me talk to her!" Cloud demanded, only to receive an evil laughter.

"No, the time hasn't come yet. You'll talk to her when I allow it." The man then said. Cloud snarled into the phone, his old anger welling up inside him.

"You have no chance, buddy! As soon as the police director knows that you kidnapped one of his officers, the FBI will be at your heels!" he threatened, hoping that he could talk the man into letting Tifa go. Instead of getting frightened, the guy just laughed.

"The FBI? I don't fear those clowns. Don't worry, you'll find out what this all is about when the time has come." Cloud figured that the phrase "When the time has come" was one of the man's favorites. Before he could reply anything, the man had hung up the phone.

"Your boyfriend is irritating, you know that?" Tifas head came up when she heard the voice of her kidnapper, this time talking to her and not on the phone. She whimpered behind the cloth that covered her mouth, and she flinched when she felt a warm hand touch her cheek. "Shht, honey. I won't hurt you. You're very important to me." The man whispered into her ear. Tifa felt how his hand wandered underneath her shirt and started to cry.

As soon as the kidnapper had hung up the phone, Cloud dialed the extension of the Police Director and informed him about the kidnapping. One hour later, the blonde inspector was surprised from two people entering his office: a tall man with long, black hair, and a smaller one with shortcut, blonde hair. Both were wearing black suits, and the black haired introduced himself and his companion.

"This is Special Agent Cid Highwind, and I'm Special Agent Vincent Valentine, FBI." Cloud shook the hands of the two men and quickly explained the situation to them.

"Kidnapping a police officer, that guy is a @%&$§%$ !!!" Cid blurted out as soon as Cloud had finished the explanation. The blonde inspector stared at the FBI agent in awe, and Vincent smacked Cid on the back of the head.

"Cid! What did I tell you about cursing in public?" Cid hung his head in shame.

"Sorry, Vince. But I just couldn't…"

"Don't call me Vince!" Cloud gaped at the two agents for a while until he butted in:

"Excuse me! Could you save your quarrels for later? My girlfriend is in danger!"

"Sorry." Cid and Vincent replied unison. Cloud just sighed.

"Great. The FBI send two agents for help, but all they do is fighting." He then muttered, earning death glares from both Cid and Vincent. Cid started to dig around in his jacket, until he produced a pack of cigarettes and a Zippo™.

"Mind it if I smoke?" he asked Cloud, and the inspector sighed and shook his head.

"No."

"Thanks!" Cid beamed and lightened a cigarette.

"So", Vincent suddenly spoke up, "did you find anything at the place of kidnapping?" Cloud nodded and pulled the small plastic bag with the coin in it out. Vincent took the bag from Clouds hand while Cid put on a pair of latex gloves. The blonde agent pulled the coin out and looked at it.

"SOMETHING." He muttered. "What does that mean, something?" Cloud shrugged.

"Nobody of us has a clue what it could mean. Do you think that is has something to do with Tifa being kidnapped?" Vincent shrugged.

"We should check the site of crime again, maybe we find more." He then suggested. Cid nodded, and the two took off, leaving an astonished Cloud behind.