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[Chapter 18: The escape! Part 2]
Cid was yet still sipping on his tea with Barret. "Yo man, you really think they were jokin'?" Barret asked. "Aw c'mon, you don't really belive they're in jail, do ya?" Shera refilled Cid's cup with tea.
"Why would they lie about somethin' like that? Ya gotta admit, it's probably true."
"You sayin' I'm wrong?!" Cid yelled. "Maybe I am! Our friends could be in trouble!" Barret stood up. "Fine I'll even prove ya wrong! To the Highwind!" Cid pointed to the door. He and Barret walked towards it when Shera came running towards them.
"Here Cid, you forgot your beeper." she handed him the mechanical device. "Probably won't need it though, but it doesn't hurt to keep it, I guess." Cid shrugged and pulled a cigarette and lit it.
"Let's go." He and Barret walked to the Highwind. Cid looked at his beeper. "One missed message...?" he read aloud. "Wonder if...?" he clicked the "Read message" button.
"Cid! Hurry up and save us, we need the Highwind to get out of here! Cloud and Tifa are here with us so you'll need to help them too. But now, Reeve's after me and Vincent, so get your ass over here NOW!"
Cid scratched his whiskery chin. "I dunno Barret, what do you think?" "I think we need to get our asses over there and save them!" Barret ran aboard the Highwind. Cid sighed and followed him.
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"Vinnie, we gotta find Tifa and Cloud!" Yuffie said as they ran through the corridors of another part of the building.
"Yes, I know, but it's going to be hard to find them AND our weapons without Reeve in the way." Vincent and Yuffie turned down a hallway leading to other cells of the building.
"Cloud! Tifa! Where are you guys!?!" Yuffie shouted as they ran. Vincent stopped dead in his tracks. "Shh...Yuffie, do you hear that?" Yuffie quit running and listened. "Sound's like we're close!" Yuffie and Vincent followed the sounds of yelling made by their captured comrades.
They ran past ten or eleven cells before they finally reached their friends. "Cloud, Tifa!!" Yuffie ran up to the bars on the jail cell. Cloud and Tifa did the same while Vincent kept on look-out for Reeve. "You guys, I've missed you sooo much!" Yuffie had small tears in her eyes.
"Yeah, same here! But do you guys have a key to get us out?" Tifa said. "Wait, wait...how DID you guys get out?" Cloud asked. "It's a long story, but Reeve's gone mad! And he's out to kill us and prevent us from escaping!" Yuffie looked both ways to make sure there was no sign of Reeve.
"He also was out to get the beeper, but don't worry, Cid should be on his way." Vincent said walking up to the cell. "That's good. But why was he out to get the beeper in the first place?" Cloud asked. "Because he wants to call for reinforcements." Yuffie said simply. "Uh Yuffie, doesn't he have a PHS?" Tifa asked.
"Sh-----------it!!!" Yuffie screamed.
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Reeve pulled out his PHS. "They think I wanted the beeper to call for back- up, huh? Well I aint no dumbass, I do have a PHS!" Reeve dialed for reinforcements.
"Yeah, it's me. Get me the heavy security lock-down procedure." he smirked. "What? What do ya mean not now? JUST DO IT!!" Reeve shouted. "Call all reinforcements, the back-up squad, and regular units to area's C-7, C-8, C- 9, and the outermost level of the building. And don't let them escape!!"
"Sir, what do the enemies look like?" a soldier called from the PHS. "One's a man in a red cape with a metal claw, the other one is a female ninja with short brown hair." Reeve snickered.
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"Come on you can do it Vincent!" Tifa called from the cell. Vincent pulled with all his might on the cell door. It bent back a bit, but not enough for an escape. "We need something to blow it out." Vincent gave up on the door.
"A bomb?" Yuffie asked. "Not just an ordinary bomb...something strong." Vincent thought.
"Wait I know! Jessie worked with all kinds of bombs with her father, and when we were on that mission in the reactor, she told me about some of the various kinds. She said a really powerful one was called a C4. Think they have any here?" Cloud suggested.
"Hmm....that's right! A C4! My dad may be a ninja, but he's heard of some really good explosives! He's mentioned something about a C4 to me a while ago. They're big bombs, yet have a small, powerful explosion." Yuffie said.
"Okay then, let's find one and get out of here." Vincent said as he began to walk off. Yuffie grabbed his wrist. "....Do you really think there are C4's in here?" Yuffie had a hint of depression in her face and eyes.
"There has to be. Come on, I have to rely on you to help me find one. I have no clue what they look like." Yuffie looked down and shook her head. She looked back up at Vincent.
"How can you be so sure!?" she raised her voice and had tears in her eyes. Vincent turned fully around to face her. "You got to have faith. If you don't, then it's not worth saving your friends." Vincent looked at Tifa and Cloud. "But why would Reeve have any C4's here anyway? He's not stupid!" Yuffie felt tears streak down her face, she just wanted to get out of this place.
"Correct. He's not stupid. I've worked here before and there are explosives in the basement. Being a Turk and all, we had to either guard the explosives, or use them. With Rufus gone, there are no more shipments to be made here. Meaning only one thing, we have a 20% chance that there are C4's down there. If there are any, there's not going to be much. Probably one or two at the most. So we have a chance, let's not think the worst of it." Vincent turned away from the others.
Yuffie nodded. "Yeah, I guess so. But we have little time before Reeve catches us, and he's probably called for reinforcements, so we have very limited time before they get here."
Vincent nodded and began running down the hallway. Yuffie followed him.
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"Can't this thing go any faster, Cid?" Barret kicked the floor. "She's gettin' old, she probably won't be able to take much more after this trip." Cid puffed on his cigarette while concentrating on flying the Highwind.
Barret looked up quickly. "You mean---!?" "Yep. This aint no prank. And if I know the brat, then I know when she's pullin' a prank or not. It's just the first message sounded like one."
"Yeah, but how do you think they ended up in jail?" Barret asked. "I don't know. Let's leave the questioning up to them." Cid put his cigarette out and sipped on his 'to-go' tea. They approached Midgar.
Cid spit out his tea in suprise. "Holy shit!" "What?" Barret looked out the window and down at Midgar. "Whoa man!!"
There were about 2,000 guards guarding each and every exit.
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"Reeve's guards are already here!" Yuffie shouted as she ran along side Vincent. "Don't worry, if we shadow stalk, we should be fine." They jumped into nerby shadows. About twenty guards ran past them right after they disapeared. Yuffie felt her heart pound while her and Vincent pushed up against the shadowy wall.
After they had passed, Vincent and Yuffie began to shadow stalk again, this time even quieter. They stopped as soon as ten more guards passed. After they passed, Vincent and Yuffie went back to shadow stalking once again. Two more guards fell behind.
"Come on, you know I hate being dressed like this!" a female soldier whined. "....Don't be so complicated. We've got to find them." Yuffie heard the male soldier say. To Vincent and Yuffie both, they sounded so familiar.
"Alright, alright, just where did Reeve tell us to go?" came the female again. "C-7 or C-8.....we can pick....." the male answered. "You know, you usually don't like to talk this much. Are you sick or something?" the female asked.
".........We need to find Reno, and he's my best friend, plus Tseng wanted us to find the enemy." the male said.
*Best friend?! Reno's best friend is Rude! Could it be...?* Yuffie thought. *And their voices sound so familiar!*
"Yeah, Reno's a good guy, but he never wants to miss out on a mission like this! He'd kill for a chance like this on the feild! Something's not right..." the female said. "......Maybe your right. I know Reno of all people. Maybe the enemy has him hostage?" the male said.
"Speaking of which....what's the ememy's discription's?" the female asked. ".....A man with a red cape and metal claw, and a female ninja with short brown hair is what I heard." the male answered. "Hmm...sounds to me like Yuffie and Vincent." Yuffie and Vincent's jaw almost dropped. "But why would they be the enemy?"
"........" the male didn't answer. "Well, C'mon Rude, let's go find them--- " "WAIT!" Yuffie threw her hand out and stepped from the shadows. The two soldiers turned around quickly. "Elena...is that you?" Yuffie asked. Vincent wanted to kick himself for letting Yuffie do that.
"Yuffie?!" the female soldier exclaimed. "It is you, Elena! And you too Rude!" Yuffie smiled. "Are we so glad to see you! Oh wait, are you guys trying to help us?" "Heh, good guess. Your right anyway." Elena smiled. "Great! I would of stepped out sooner, but I wanted to make sure it was really you guys. Ya know, they make those soldier costumes where you can't tell whose who nowadays." Yuffie chuckled.
"We've been looking for you. We're glad you were the ememy, because Tseng didn't want it to be anyone else. Yeah, we're anti-Reeve now. He's taken over the Shinra business since Rufus' body was found in an alley-way of Kalm." Yuffie bit her lip. "Heh, yeah, I wonder how that happened...."
"Well anyway, we're supposed to take you to Tseng so he can help you. Right Rude?" Elena nugged Rude in the arm. ".........." "Sure, now you're quiet, would ya make up your mind!?" Elena laughed. "So where is Vincent?"
Yuffie turned to the shadows. "It's okay, we can trust them." Yuffie wispered. Vincent stepped from the shadows and by Yuffie. "Being an Ex-Turk and all, you don't mind helping me?" Vincent asked. ".....Not at all....we're not really working anymore anyway....." Rude said.
"Thanks. What do we have to give you for this?" Vincent asked. "......Nothing....." Rude said. "Okay...then, what do we have to do?" Yuffie asked. "You have to go meet Tseng. He said something about knowing everything you need to know." Elena said. "But, you aint gettin' nowhere dressed like that." Elena threw Vincent and Yuffie both a soldier costume.
"Try this instead. We've mannaged to fool Reeve and the other soldiers by disguising ourselves."
"Thanks, you guys." Yuffie said as she slipped the costume on over her clothes. Vincent did the same.
"We've needed to get payback on Reeve. ...So...you guys were charged of letting Roy go?" Elena asked. "Yeah how'd you--" "Reeve announced it to the other soldiers, including us."
"So you've been dressed up like this for how long?" Yuffie asked. "About two days." she answered. "Well you guys better be on your way." Elena said. "But we have to free Cloud and Tifa, can't we go to the basement first?" Yuffie asked. "NO!" Elena and Rude nearly shouted.
"It's a trap! Reeve over heard you talking about going to the basement and set all kinds of traps! Meet Tseng first to be safe." Elena said. "Okay, thanks for telling us." Vincent spoke. ".....Oh and you'll need these...." Rude threw Yuffie and Vincent both an AK-47. "Yeah, you'll need those to throw off security. Just because you have the right uniform doesn't mean they won't get suspicious. All soldiers carry AK's, so you'll stand out if you don't have one."
"But I never used a gun in my life, I wasn't very good with them. That's why ninjas use shurikens." Yuffie complained. "Oh don't worry, there's no ammo in them."
"Wait what?!" Vincent asked. "Sorry, but there wasn't any ammo for you guys left. Be glad you have a disguise!" Elena said. "Okay, okay...but maybe we'll find our weapons along the way." Yuffie said. "Maybe, but keep them hidden, because if other guards see them, you'll be caught."
Yuffie and Vincent nodded. "Be sure to only run if you need to, or guards will get suspicious." Elena warned. "......Come on Elena, we have to get to area C-8 before Reeve finds us wandering in the halls!" "I'm coming, I'm coming!" Elena and Rude ran down the halls.
"Hey!" Yuffie shouted. Elena turned around. "I know where Reno is!" Elena's eyes shot open. She ran back towards Yuffie. "He's been shot with a tranquillizing gun in the neck. He's passed out in area C-12 of the building by the cells." "WHAT?!" Elena grabbed Yuffie's shoulders and shook her. "Who!? Who did this?!" "......Reeve...." Yuffie looked down. Elena's jaw dropped as she quit shaking Yuffie.
"Reeve....you bastard!" Elena almost screamed. "We'll get him for this!" Rude nearly shouted.
Bad place to end part 2 I know, but I guess this will be 3 or 4 parts. Anywho, please R&R! Hope you liked this chapter!
Disclaimer: Square owns all FF7 stuff, not me. I hate disclaimers, but I don't wanna get sued.
[Chapter 18: The escape! Part 2]
Cid was yet still sipping on his tea with Barret. "Yo man, you really think they were jokin'?" Barret asked. "Aw c'mon, you don't really belive they're in jail, do ya?" Shera refilled Cid's cup with tea.
"Why would they lie about somethin' like that? Ya gotta admit, it's probably true."
"You sayin' I'm wrong?!" Cid yelled. "Maybe I am! Our friends could be in trouble!" Barret stood up. "Fine I'll even prove ya wrong! To the Highwind!" Cid pointed to the door. He and Barret walked towards it when Shera came running towards them.
"Here Cid, you forgot your beeper." she handed him the mechanical device. "Probably won't need it though, but it doesn't hurt to keep it, I guess." Cid shrugged and pulled a cigarette and lit it.
"Let's go." He and Barret walked to the Highwind. Cid looked at his beeper. "One missed message...?" he read aloud. "Wonder if...?" he clicked the "Read message" button.
"Cid! Hurry up and save us, we need the Highwind to get out of here! Cloud and Tifa are here with us so you'll need to help them too. But now, Reeve's after me and Vincent, so get your ass over here NOW!"
Cid scratched his whiskery chin. "I dunno Barret, what do you think?" "I think we need to get our asses over there and save them!" Barret ran aboard the Highwind. Cid sighed and followed him.
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"Vinnie, we gotta find Tifa and Cloud!" Yuffie said as they ran through the corridors of another part of the building.
"Yes, I know, but it's going to be hard to find them AND our weapons without Reeve in the way." Vincent and Yuffie turned down a hallway leading to other cells of the building.
"Cloud! Tifa! Where are you guys!?!" Yuffie shouted as they ran. Vincent stopped dead in his tracks. "Shh...Yuffie, do you hear that?" Yuffie quit running and listened. "Sound's like we're close!" Yuffie and Vincent followed the sounds of yelling made by their captured comrades.
They ran past ten or eleven cells before they finally reached their friends. "Cloud, Tifa!!" Yuffie ran up to the bars on the jail cell. Cloud and Tifa did the same while Vincent kept on look-out for Reeve. "You guys, I've missed you sooo much!" Yuffie had small tears in her eyes.
"Yeah, same here! But do you guys have a key to get us out?" Tifa said. "Wait, wait...how DID you guys get out?" Cloud asked. "It's a long story, but Reeve's gone mad! And he's out to kill us and prevent us from escaping!" Yuffie looked both ways to make sure there was no sign of Reeve.
"He also was out to get the beeper, but don't worry, Cid should be on his way." Vincent said walking up to the cell. "That's good. But why was he out to get the beeper in the first place?" Cloud asked. "Because he wants to call for reinforcements." Yuffie said simply. "Uh Yuffie, doesn't he have a PHS?" Tifa asked.
"Sh-----------it!!!" Yuffie screamed.
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Reeve pulled out his PHS. "They think I wanted the beeper to call for back- up, huh? Well I aint no dumbass, I do have a PHS!" Reeve dialed for reinforcements.
"Yeah, it's me. Get me the heavy security lock-down procedure." he smirked. "What? What do ya mean not now? JUST DO IT!!" Reeve shouted. "Call all reinforcements, the back-up squad, and regular units to area's C-7, C-8, C- 9, and the outermost level of the building. And don't let them escape!!"
"Sir, what do the enemies look like?" a soldier called from the PHS. "One's a man in a red cape with a metal claw, the other one is a female ninja with short brown hair." Reeve snickered.
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"Come on you can do it Vincent!" Tifa called from the cell. Vincent pulled with all his might on the cell door. It bent back a bit, but not enough for an escape. "We need something to blow it out." Vincent gave up on the door.
"A bomb?" Yuffie asked. "Not just an ordinary bomb...something strong." Vincent thought.
"Wait I know! Jessie worked with all kinds of bombs with her father, and when we were on that mission in the reactor, she told me about some of the various kinds. She said a really powerful one was called a C4. Think they have any here?" Cloud suggested.
"Hmm....that's right! A C4! My dad may be a ninja, but he's heard of some really good explosives! He's mentioned something about a C4 to me a while ago. They're big bombs, yet have a small, powerful explosion." Yuffie said.
"Okay then, let's find one and get out of here." Vincent said as he began to walk off. Yuffie grabbed his wrist. "....Do you really think there are C4's in here?" Yuffie had a hint of depression in her face and eyes.
"There has to be. Come on, I have to rely on you to help me find one. I have no clue what they look like." Yuffie looked down and shook her head. She looked back up at Vincent.
"How can you be so sure!?" she raised her voice and had tears in her eyes. Vincent turned fully around to face her. "You got to have faith. If you don't, then it's not worth saving your friends." Vincent looked at Tifa and Cloud. "But why would Reeve have any C4's here anyway? He's not stupid!" Yuffie felt tears streak down her face, she just wanted to get out of this place.
"Correct. He's not stupid. I've worked here before and there are explosives in the basement. Being a Turk and all, we had to either guard the explosives, or use them. With Rufus gone, there are no more shipments to be made here. Meaning only one thing, we have a 20% chance that there are C4's down there. If there are any, there's not going to be much. Probably one or two at the most. So we have a chance, let's not think the worst of it." Vincent turned away from the others.
Yuffie nodded. "Yeah, I guess so. But we have little time before Reeve catches us, and he's probably called for reinforcements, so we have very limited time before they get here."
Vincent nodded and began running down the hallway. Yuffie followed him.
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"Can't this thing go any faster, Cid?" Barret kicked the floor. "She's gettin' old, she probably won't be able to take much more after this trip." Cid puffed on his cigarette while concentrating on flying the Highwind.
Barret looked up quickly. "You mean---!?" "Yep. This aint no prank. And if I know the brat, then I know when she's pullin' a prank or not. It's just the first message sounded like one."
"Yeah, but how do you think they ended up in jail?" Barret asked. "I don't know. Let's leave the questioning up to them." Cid put his cigarette out and sipped on his 'to-go' tea. They approached Midgar.
Cid spit out his tea in suprise. "Holy shit!" "What?" Barret looked out the window and down at Midgar. "Whoa man!!"
There were about 2,000 guards guarding each and every exit.
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"Reeve's guards are already here!" Yuffie shouted as she ran along side Vincent. "Don't worry, if we shadow stalk, we should be fine." They jumped into nerby shadows. About twenty guards ran past them right after they disapeared. Yuffie felt her heart pound while her and Vincent pushed up against the shadowy wall.
After they had passed, Vincent and Yuffie began to shadow stalk again, this time even quieter. They stopped as soon as ten more guards passed. After they passed, Vincent and Yuffie went back to shadow stalking once again. Two more guards fell behind.
"Come on, you know I hate being dressed like this!" a female soldier whined. "....Don't be so complicated. We've got to find them." Yuffie heard the male soldier say. To Vincent and Yuffie both, they sounded so familiar.
"Alright, alright, just where did Reeve tell us to go?" came the female again. "C-7 or C-8.....we can pick....." the male answered. "You know, you usually don't like to talk this much. Are you sick or something?" the female asked.
".........We need to find Reno, and he's my best friend, plus Tseng wanted us to find the enemy." the male said.
*Best friend?! Reno's best friend is Rude! Could it be...?* Yuffie thought. *And their voices sound so familiar!*
"Yeah, Reno's a good guy, but he never wants to miss out on a mission like this! He'd kill for a chance like this on the feild! Something's not right..." the female said. "......Maybe your right. I know Reno of all people. Maybe the enemy has him hostage?" the male said.
"Speaking of which....what's the ememy's discription's?" the female asked. ".....A man with a red cape and metal claw, and a female ninja with short brown hair is what I heard." the male answered. "Hmm...sounds to me like Yuffie and Vincent." Yuffie and Vincent's jaw almost dropped. "But why would they be the enemy?"
"........" the male didn't answer. "Well, C'mon Rude, let's go find them--- " "WAIT!" Yuffie threw her hand out and stepped from the shadows. The two soldiers turned around quickly. "Elena...is that you?" Yuffie asked. Vincent wanted to kick himself for letting Yuffie do that.
"Yuffie?!" the female soldier exclaimed. "It is you, Elena! And you too Rude!" Yuffie smiled. "Are we so glad to see you! Oh wait, are you guys trying to help us?" "Heh, good guess. Your right anyway." Elena smiled. "Great! I would of stepped out sooner, but I wanted to make sure it was really you guys. Ya know, they make those soldier costumes where you can't tell whose who nowadays." Yuffie chuckled.
"We've been looking for you. We're glad you were the ememy, because Tseng didn't want it to be anyone else. Yeah, we're anti-Reeve now. He's taken over the Shinra business since Rufus' body was found in an alley-way of Kalm." Yuffie bit her lip. "Heh, yeah, I wonder how that happened...."
"Well anyway, we're supposed to take you to Tseng so he can help you. Right Rude?" Elena nugged Rude in the arm. ".........." "Sure, now you're quiet, would ya make up your mind!?" Elena laughed. "So where is Vincent?"
Yuffie turned to the shadows. "It's okay, we can trust them." Yuffie wispered. Vincent stepped from the shadows and by Yuffie. "Being an Ex-Turk and all, you don't mind helping me?" Vincent asked. ".....Not at all....we're not really working anymore anyway....." Rude said.
"Thanks. What do we have to give you for this?" Vincent asked. "......Nothing....." Rude said. "Okay...then, what do we have to do?" Yuffie asked. "You have to go meet Tseng. He said something about knowing everything you need to know." Elena said. "But, you aint gettin' nowhere dressed like that." Elena threw Vincent and Yuffie both a soldier costume.
"Try this instead. We've mannaged to fool Reeve and the other soldiers by disguising ourselves."
"Thanks, you guys." Yuffie said as she slipped the costume on over her clothes. Vincent did the same.
"We've needed to get payback on Reeve. ...So...you guys were charged of letting Roy go?" Elena asked. "Yeah how'd you--" "Reeve announced it to the other soldiers, including us."
"So you've been dressed up like this for how long?" Yuffie asked. "About two days." she answered. "Well you guys better be on your way." Elena said. "But we have to free Cloud and Tifa, can't we go to the basement first?" Yuffie asked. "NO!" Elena and Rude nearly shouted.
"It's a trap! Reeve over heard you talking about going to the basement and set all kinds of traps! Meet Tseng first to be safe." Elena said. "Okay, thanks for telling us." Vincent spoke. ".....Oh and you'll need these...." Rude threw Yuffie and Vincent both an AK-47. "Yeah, you'll need those to throw off security. Just because you have the right uniform doesn't mean they won't get suspicious. All soldiers carry AK's, so you'll stand out if you don't have one."
"But I never used a gun in my life, I wasn't very good with them. That's why ninjas use shurikens." Yuffie complained. "Oh don't worry, there's no ammo in them."
"Wait what?!" Vincent asked. "Sorry, but there wasn't any ammo for you guys left. Be glad you have a disguise!" Elena said. "Okay, okay...but maybe we'll find our weapons along the way." Yuffie said. "Maybe, but keep them hidden, because if other guards see them, you'll be caught."
Yuffie and Vincent nodded. "Be sure to only run if you need to, or guards will get suspicious." Elena warned. "......Come on Elena, we have to get to area C-8 before Reeve finds us wandering in the halls!" "I'm coming, I'm coming!" Elena and Rude ran down the halls.
"Hey!" Yuffie shouted. Elena turned around. "I know where Reno is!" Elena's eyes shot open. She ran back towards Yuffie. "He's been shot with a tranquillizing gun in the neck. He's passed out in area C-12 of the building by the cells." "WHAT?!" Elena grabbed Yuffie's shoulders and shook her. "Who!? Who did this?!" "......Reeve...." Yuffie looked down. Elena's jaw dropped as she quit shaking Yuffie.
"Reeve....you bastard!" Elena almost screamed. "We'll get him for this!" Rude nearly shouted.
Bad place to end part 2 I know, but I guess this will be 3 or 4 parts. Anywho, please R&R! Hope you liked this chapter!