Chapter 5
Typical disclamers.I do not own FF7. Yada yada and so on.
P.S. I swear on a typical dayly basis I'm a practical joker. Why else do you think this fic came around. Email me and I'll prove it. :)

It wasn't long before it was discovered Cloud was missing. It was discovered on one of the usual rounds. Sephiroth worked on as if nothing happened. Until one of the gaurds grabs a stick and breaks it across Sephiroth's back. Sephiroth bites his lip and tries to keep his balance.
"Where is your parter?"
"I... I don't know." Sephiroth arches his back. Wishing he could hold it and make the pain go away.
The gaurd grabs his parters club. Momentarly he pauses to regain his rage, than beats Sephiroth till he falls face first into the dirt.
"Grab the bastard and drag him to the cave in site." The gaurd orders. "Hang him from somthing and let him rot in the sun now comming throw."
Two gaurds grab Sephiroth and drag him away. Sephiroth gave no fight. His body screamed with pain, where he wasn't numb yet. His work was done anyways.
The gaurd looks at the drag trail and laughs. Time to make him a exsample.
"Every slave to the cave in site!" A man yells banging on a brass plate.
Thousands of slaves trip and stumble to gather around the site. They all can a see long skinny grey haired man hang by his arms from a make shift arch. Despite the indenisy of his situation he held his head high.
"Hello my names Archer." It was the gaurd before. "This fellow helped his partner excape and he thought we wouldn't notice."
"Wrong." Barret growls. "We'll show you what happens if this happens agian. And next time I won't be so merciful."
Barret pulls out a neckalace that hung from around his neck. It glowed hungerly in the late afternoon sun.
Grabing a knife he slowly carves a imiage into Sephiroths bare chest. Sephiroth groans, and tries to ignore the pain. When the image turns into a cresant, Barret hands the knife to a lower gaurd. Nodding to Archer. Archer greadly pulls out a whip and moves behind Sephiroth. The lower gaurd looks at the knife.
"Remember Archer, just till his blood runs to the feet of the slaves. He can't loose consciousness till the creasant is interupted." Barret reminds him.
Sephiroth face contorts. "I know this is not you Barret speaking. That necklace controls you."
"Shut up." Barret backhands Sephiroth.
Sephiroth's head reills with dizzyness.
Archer brings the whip across Sephiroth back. Sephiroth bits his lip and fights the urge to cry out.
Why did he resist to cry with every whip? His time was over. Soon all these lives will be saved.
Sephiroth rolls his head back and screams.
The slaves jump at the blood curling scream. And cringe at the sound of Archer hitting him harder and harder. Soon as promiced by Barret, Sephiroth's blood flowed down around the feet of the slaves.
Barret smiles at the murmuring of the crowd. But than it quits. Barret turns and sees the crowd stare mindlessly at Sephiroth. All the good hearted people saw it. Faintly in the dying sun they see a white wing.
Ten gaurds scream and run off. Leaving Barret baffled. Nervous he screams for all slaves be returned to work. Archer puts away his whip and helps with the round up. Barret walks over and grabs Sephiroth chin.
"I don't know what you did but I will not be over come by a martar."
Sephiroth forces in every breath. Unconsciousness illuded him. It started to come than it was snaped cruely away. He couldn't hear or feel Barret. There was to much pain to bare.
Ve dumps a load of maps on the table. Cloud looks at the maps. They where of the slave areas. It all looked small to Cloud on the inside but in accuality it was huge.
"Okay Cloud whats are first move?" Ve asks anxiously.
"Well first show me where the kids are being held Ve." Cloud orders anxiously.
Ve point's to a building on the map. Cloud lets a sigh of releif escape. The kids wern't in a mine that was good news.
"The kids are they on shifts or are they herded into one place at a time."
Ve nods. "They are all moved into a mild security area at night. Thats when most gaurds leave to."
"Well what we need to do is get us between them and the kids. I'm a hundred percent certian that if we get the kids out safely the slaves will help us fight." Cloud looks at Ve. "Ve Chan those people are desprate for freedom. All we have to do is make the first move."
"Yes, and the gaurds will be distracted long enouph for us to move in."
"When do we start?" Cloud asks.
"Tomarrow night I guess. Thats all the time we need to get everyone together."
"Good tomarrow night than."
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If you think this is the end your crazer than me! If you can't wait till the next one, also check your sanity. :)