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Next chapter up! Hope you like it. I am soooooo sorry it took me so long to get this chapter up. I have had loads of homework to do. I'll try and get the next chapter up quicker though. Please read and review.

Chapter 11:Locked In

AVALANCHE stared at the mountain in front of them. Mount Nibel. The lab was supposed to be inside there. Well, it was now or never. If they wanted to find out what this new organisation, that had turned Vincent into a dog, was up to then they had no choice but to search the lab.

"Let's go," Cloud ordered.

Together AVALANCHE entered the tunnels that led through Mount Nibel to the lab facility inside. Each member of AVALANCHE paired up with the person they would be searching the lab with. They walked calmly through the dark tunnels, keeping a look out for any possible attackers. Tifa and Vincent led the way because they were the only ones who knew exactly where the lab was.

After what seemed like endless walking they finally entered the large cavern where the lab was built. The lab was made of mainly metal. At the very front was a pair of huge doors and coming out of the sides of the building were massive pipes that disappeared into the stone floor

"Wow, it's huge," Cait Sith said in awe.

"Even with us searching in pairs it will still take a long time to find what we want," Barrett announced.

"Well, we might as well get going," Cid murmured as he strolled towards the lab dropping his used cigarette on the floor.

"Let's go," Cloud instructed.

They entered the lab and each team of two went in a different direction, in search of something that could tell them what was going on.

Red XIII and Cid carefully strolled down one of the many long corridors within the building. They kept a close lookout for anything that looked suspicious or dangerous. Eventually they came across a door to the left of them that had "authorised personal only" written on the front.

"Well, this seems suspicious," Cid said as he lit a new cigarette.

They checked that no one was coming, then they opened the door and entered the room.

The room was filled with large boxes and huge machines. They were scattered all over the place and one lone light bulb lit up the room. Running along the floor were a number of small holes. I wonder what those are for, Red XIII thought as he stared at the holes.

Red XIII and Cid walked in to the centre of the room and looked around. Perhaps there was something of use in one of these boxes.

"Cid lets split up and search this room. There might be something of use in one of these boxes," Red XIII said as he walked over to the first box.

Cid nodded, then opened the box nearest to him and began to rummage through it. Suddenly a hissing noise caught his attention. He looked over at Red XIII to see if he had heard it too. He had. Red XIII was sitting with his ears pricked up, listening to the sound and looking around to see where it was coming from.

Suddenly some kind of gas started to enter the room through the holes that were on the floor. The gas swirled up into the air and caused Cid to start coughing.

"Cid! We have to find a way out of here and fast. This gas will probably knock us out in a few minutes and if we get knocked out we will almost certainly be caught!" Red XIII barked, immediately running towards the door.

He attempted to open it but it was locked. How did it become locked? He thought as he searched for another exit. Cid soon joined him in the search. They needed a way out and fast.

AN - Well, there you have it. Cid and Red XIII are locked in a room that is filling up with knockout gas. The next chapter will be up as soon as possible, so keep reading. Please read and review.