Tseng and Rude had captured Cloud, Barret and Red XIII and took them to the 70th floor (the top floor) where President Shinra usually sat on his throne-like chair.
Tifa was already in the room, but Aeris was nowhere to be seen. President Shinra was sitting on his chair behind his huge desk just in front of them.
Cloud turned to face Tifa.
"You guys got caught too, huh?" said Tifa, grimly.
"You guys sure got lucky," said Rude.
"We've been captured by Shinra, and we are wanted terrorists. Somehow, I can't see that being good luck!" snapped Cloud, angrily.
"Actually, you were captured by the Turks. My handy work on you was quite special. Anyway, your group is lucky. It just so happens that the slum prison in Sector 3 is full to capacity, not only that, it is a fair distance away. So instead, the president is going to keep you locked up in the cells within this very building," said Rude.
"Get to the point! Why the hell is that lucky!?" snapped Barret, angrily.
"Why, that means you won't have to mix with all the other prisoners. I would pay a month wages to watch you fight to survive in that hell with the rapists, murderers and lunatics," said Tseng, coolly.
Barret laughed coldly.
"Fight to survive? Ha! We are the most wanted terrorists ever. If any bastard like them would have crossed us, guess what would have happened? They would've died!" snapped Barret.
"You are arrogant, but that is no surprise. Anyway, the President wishes to speak with you now," said Tseng.
"Where's Aeris!?" asked Cloud, angrily, turning to face President Shinra.
President Shinra turned to face them.
"Oh, don't worry yourselves, she's in a safe place. She's a very special girl, you know. She's the last survivor of the Ancients. It is her who will lead us to the Promised Land. Don't you know? The Ancients once called themselves the Cetra and lived for thousands of years. They were on an endless pilgrimage to bring true peace to the Planet, and find the Promised Land. Now, they are just a forgotten page in history," explained President Shinra.
"Dream on! What the hell are you and all ya goddamn Shinra cronies gonna do when ya all find the Promised Land anyway!?" shouted Barret.
"The Cetra? That girl? Is she a survivor of the Cetra?" asked Red XIII, surprised and clearly astonished.
It was obvious that Red XIII already knew and understood all about the Ancients.
Nodding, President Shinra got up from his chair, and walked calmly towards them.
"The Cetra (or the Ancients) will show us the way to the Promised Land. Aeris, the last survivor of the Cetra, will be the one to show us the way to the Promised Land. I'm expecting a lot from her," said President Shinra.
"The Promised Land? Isn't that just a mere legend?" asked Red XIII, doubtfully.
President Shinra shrugged.
"Even so, the idea is just far too appealing not to pursue. The Promised Land is said to be the resting place of the Ancients, or rather, the Cetra. The Promised Land is believed to have boundless amounts of spiritual energy. It's said that the Promised Land is a beautiful, very fertile land full of life. And if the land really is fertile, with plenty of life on it and spiritual energy…" explained President Shinra, looking around at them all, expecting an answer.
Barret's eyes widened in shock.
"Then there's gotta be Mako! Good god, there must be absolutely tons of it!" exclaimed Barret, in amazement.
"Yes, exactly. That is why our money sucking Mako Reactors are necessary. The abundant Mako will just come out on it's own. But, why should we need our moneymaking Mako Reactors when the Mako energy will flow out all by itself? And that is where Neo-Midgar will be built. Shinra's new and ultimate glory. We mine out the Mako, use it to energise all places that don't use it, and then we build Shinra's new glory over the Promised Land. The metropolis of Neo-Midgar," explained President Shinra, proudly.
"Bullshit! Quit dreaming, Shinra!" snapped Barret.
President Shinra raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, really? Dreaming, am I? Life would be dull without dreams. Don't you know? These days, all it takes for your dreams to come true is money and power. In any case, you are all beginning to bore me. Well, that is all for our meeting then. Rude! Get these lowlifes out of my office, and imprison them," ordered President Shinra.
Rude ran towards them.
"Come on! Everyone out this way! You heard him!" shouted Rude, sharply. Cloud, Tifa and Red XIII had no choice but to obey so they left the room.
But Barret refused to move.
"Hold it! I've got a lot I wanna say to you!" roared Barret, angrily. Rude ran over to him and he quickly dragged Barret out of the room, despite Barret's struggling.
"If you need something else and if there are any problems, then please talk to my secretary," said President Shinra, coolly.
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Cloud, Tifa, Barret and Red XIII were hauled into separate elevators and guided to floor 67. As they got off the elevators they suddenly notice the area become crowded with Soldier warriors. Rude addressed a soldier.
"These are the remaining members of the terrorist group AVALANCHE. The president has ordered that they be restrained in the cells on this floor. Do you understand?" asked Rude, sharply. The soldier saluted.
"Yes sir, Rude! There are roughly five spare cells, one a piece," said the soldier.
Rude, however, was shaking his head,
"No, they are to be split into two pairs and held together," said Rude.
"But sir…" began the soldier, but he fell silent when Rude menacingly cracked his knuckles.
"What is wrong with you scumbags? Can you not take a direct order? They are to be paired up, you do not have to be informed of why that is, just be aware that is the President's will!" snapped Rude.
The soldier gulped and saluted.
"O-Of…Of course sir, as you wish!" stammered the soldier, nervously. Rude left and the lead soldier sized them up.
"I don't know why you are all going to be held in pairs like this, but cause any trouble and we won't hesitate to attack you!" said the soldier.
Barret response to this was to spit right on the soldier's face. The soldiers' face burned with rage and he slammed his fist into Barret's stomach, but Barret didn't even flinch from it, since it clearly had no effect.
"Just as I thought, you talk big, act big and are soft as shit!" snapped Barret.
"Throw him and the tiger creature into the same cell! The one on the end of the row! Now get on with it, place the other two in the middle cell while you are at it, I shall be in the nearby office," said the soldier.
Soon Aeris, Cloud, Tifa, Barret and Red XIII were all put in a locked room (like jail rooms) on the 67th floor.
Aeris was in the room on the left, Cloud and Tifa were in the room in the middle, and Red XIII and Barret were in the room on the right.
All of them were expected to be imprisoned (except Aeris, since Shinra had other plans for her) for a very, very long time indeed.