"Wow.. talk about anticlimax," Tifa complained as she got off the chocobo. She'd crossed the swamp without even so much as a glance of the Zolom.A part of her had wanted it to turn up, so she could test her skills, but no, it hadn't been there. Debating on whether to send the chocobo home yet, she turned to look at the entrance to the Mythril Mines. Last time she'd been here, Sephiroth had been just in front, and the Turks too. Chuckling evilly, Tifa stroke the chocobos ear three times and watched as it went dashing off manicly across the swamp. Slowly entering the mines she looked around for any items. If her memory served corrcectly, there was long-range materia hidden somewhere in here. It would help her a lot in her quest, so she began to search for it, becoming so engorssed that she couldn't hear the noises of another person following her. "Hmm.. she mumbled to herself. " I think its around here somewhere......AAH!" She'd turned around to see the man in black standing right behind her. "Holy shit!! Who the hell are you and what are you doing?" She yelled angrily. The man didn't say anything, just turned away and walked off. "HEY! I'm talking to you, what do you think gives you the right to come and sneak up on me like that?" She charged towards him and attempted to pull him around, not really succeeding. She did however manage to tear his cloak, and he did not seem impressed. "Tifa.. just be quiet." The mans deep voice hypnotised her for a moment, pushing her into a dreamlike state. She shook the feeling off within seconds though, and the man laughed evilly. "Well... if that doesn't work, we'll have to try something a little stronger, eh?" He winked at her, throwing her off guard for what was to come next. Pulling off his cloak, the man grabbed a materia from one of his many pockets. Expecting to get hit very hard, very soon, Tifa ran. She didn't have any armour, and no protective materia either. "Shit," she panicked, "I'm in for it now." "You can run.. but you can't hide.." the deep voice said again, hypnotising Tifa for the second time. Before she could shake off the feeling, she was hit by an incredibly powerful sleep spell. " Sleep my dear, sleep." She tried to fight it for as long as possible, but falling asleep was inevitable, and before she knew it, she was slumped on the ground. The man grabbed his cloak from where he'd dropped it, putting it back on. There was a rip down the side where Tifa had grabbed it "She'll be good fun to play with, if she doesn't mess up my plans." He laughed to himself. Walking over to her body, he picked her up with ease and carried her to the main hall of the caves. He knew that The Turks would be there any minute, and that it was their rule to hold any people who could ruin their plans in custody for however long they deemed necessary, and he needed Tifa out of his way. Making sure there were no stray monsters lurking around the caves, he disappeared into the darkness.

Tifa drifted in and out of sleep for the next few hours. As the man had anticipated, Shinra had taken her into custody, and she was currently tied to a wall in the caves. Elena was on watch when Tifa woke up properly. "Eeh.. what.. where am I?" Tifa slurred. The spell had hit her hard. "Not to worry, just a routine check up by Shinra. You'll be able to go home soon," Elena said politely. Tifa looked at Elena, and as her eyes began to focus again she realised who it was and laughed. Elena, being polite? That was new, but then again, if it was the same as before, she had only just joined the Turks, so probably wouldn't want to do anything wrong. "Erm.. excuse me?" Elena looked up. " Could you loosen the chains a bit please.. just so I can sit down?" Tifa asked in her best I'm-a-defenceless- little-girl voice. She planned to make a run for it as soon as she could, and when she caught up with that guy, god, he was in for it. Hell hath no fury like Tifa wanting revenge, and revenge was an understatement in this case. Who did he think he was, attacking a near defencless girl and leaving her to be captured by Shinra? Sure, she'd been expecting to wake up onjured, or not even wake up at all, but casting sleep on her and running off had been incredibly cowardly, and there was nothing Tifa hated more than cowards. "Sure! I would take them off, but its against the rules, ya know? Stupid bigshots running around think they know it all.. pfft, men!" Elena rolled her eyes and giggled, Tifa giggling with her. Underneath the hard Elena shell appeared to be someone who Tifa could have been friends with, if the cicumstances had been different. Too bad she was gonna have to kick her ass any minute. Waiting for the right moment, Tifa weighed up her chances of getting out of the caves without being caught by other Shinra personnel. If she silenced Elena she'd be alright, but she didn't have any Seal materia, and Elena probably didn't either, so she'd have to do it the hard way. As Elena loosened the chains, Tifa brought them smashing down over Elenas had. "Christ!" Elena yelped, but jumped back up and quickly cast cure on herself to ease the massive headache she could feel coming on. She looked at Tifa suspiciously, as if anyone who dared to take her on must be a member of a spy unit or some secret group out to take Shinra down. "Close," Tifa thought, "but no cigar." Attempting to break the chains holding her wrists together she darted out of the corner she was standing in, and charged at Elena. She was quicker than Tifa remembered, and moved out of the way, causing Tifa to stumble. It didn't stop her from trying however, and between charging at Elena and dodging Elenas ice attacks she managed to land one very powerful kick to Elenas head. With a dazed expression, Elena tumbled the the ground, and Tifa used her chance to unlock the chains with the key on Elenas waist. With the chains unlocked Tifa now had the advantage, being a trained fighter, and soon Elena was lying unconscious on the ground. "Elena, none, Tifa, one" she grinned as she rummaged through Elenas pockets for any items that might help. She grabbed an ice materia, bolt materia, the long range materia shed been searching for before and also the fire materia Elena must have taken from Tifa when they found her. She also took a tent and some potions, and left Elena chained to the wall where she had been chained before. "Goodbye Elena, sure we'll meet again, though you might not have your job anymore," Tifa said, and walked off. No-one suspected that she could be anything but a member of Shinra, as someone escaping from the Turks was unheard of. She got out of the caves easily, and decided to head to Fort Condor next, where she could hopefully rest up. She began a slow jog towards Fort Condor, planning her revenge on the dark figure on the way.