Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 7 or any of it's characters etc.
I am sorry it took so long for me to get this chapter up, but I have been on holiday. Anyway he is the next chapter of my story "A New Fate".
Chapter 13: Freedom
Red XIII and Cid were already beginning to feel sleepy from the sleeping gas that now filled the entire chamber they were locked in. Red XIII crouched low to the ground whilst Cid held a handkerchief over his mouth and nose, trying desperately not to breath in the horrid gas.
"Cid," Red XIII gasped, "We have to find a way out of here and now."
Cid only nodded in reply then started to crawl along the floor, looking for a way out.
Together they shifted boxes out of the way and tried to find loose bricks in the walls that could be pushed out, but they found nothing that could help them. Suddenly Cid collapsed onto the floor, his eyes beginning to close slowly.
"Cid!" Red XIII cried desperately, nudging his left cheek gently, "Cid, stay awake!"
Cid glanced at Red XIII with weary eyes.
"I'm so tired Red. I have to sleep," Cid replied.
"I know your tired, but we must stay awake," Red XIII pleaded.
Cid slowly nodded and with the help of Red XIII he got to his hands and knees. He knelt there for awhile, trying to keep his eyes open, then slowly began to help Red XIII look for an escape route out of the sleeping gas filled chamber.
Suddenly Red XIII let out a cry of joy. Cid crawled over to his side, quickly, to see what the red lion like beast had found. In front of them, fixed to the bottom of the wall was a rather small metal tile that was coming slightly away from the wall leaving a small crack. Peering through the crack Cid could see that that there was a hole behind the tile, big enough for Red XIII to get through and for himself if he crawled.
Using his spear, Cid pried the metal tile away from the wall to reveal the hole, then slowly he and Red XIII entered it and began to crawl as quickly as possible along the dark tunnel. The tunnel was quite cramped and it too was beginning to fill with sleeping gas that was leaking out of the chamber they had been in. After several minutes of crawling through the tunnel and trying to keep their eyes open at the same time, Cid and Red XIII came across another metal tile. With great difficulty because of the size of the tunnel, Cid pried the tile away from the wall using his spear.
They both tumbled out of the tunnel and into a wide open corridor. After taking a moment to catch their breath they both stood up and began travelling down the corridor. They hurried along it, then turned down another corridor to their right. Finally they both stopped, dropping to the floor to catch their breath.
"I can't believe it," Cid gasped, laughing slightly, "We escaped. We actually escaped from that chamber."
"Yeah," agreed Red XIII, "But we're not out of the clear yet. I think we should perhaps leave here and make our way back to your house. We're both too tired to continue searching."
"I think your right," Cid responded, slowly getting to his feet.
Together they started to search for the way out. After about half an hour of just walking randomly down different corridors and stairways, Red XIII stopped.
"Erm Cid, do actually know where we are going?" asked Red XIII.
"No, I thought you knew the way out," Cid replied.
"Don't look at me. I've been following you," Red XIII answered.
"What? I was following you," Cid responded.
Red XIII sighed, shaking his head from side to side. At this rate they could end up walking around in circles and never find their way out.
"Well seeing as neither of us know where we are going, what do you suggest we do?" Cid asked. "What can we do? It's not like we can just walk up to the first person we meet and ask them the way out," Red XIII replied, feeling annoyed at the fact that he couldn't answer Cid's question.
"Then that's what we'll do!" Cid exclaimed.
"You've got to be kidding me. You honestly think someone will actually tell us the way out?" Red XIII responded.
"Maybe. You never know unless you try," Cid answered, darting of down the corridor they were on to look for someone.
"Give me a break," Red XIII muttered, "At this rate he's going to get us both killed."
With that Red XIII bolted after Cid. He finally caught up with and found him talking to a janitor.
"So could you tell us the way out, please? We were here on business and we got sort of lost," Cid told the janitor, in a convincing voice.
The janitor looked at him for a while with a confused look, then finally answered him.
"Er, sure. You go down this corridor and turn left at the bottom. Eventually you will come across a stairway to your right. Go down it and then turn left. Go down this new corridor and take the third right. Go along this corridor and take the second left. The doors that lead outside will be dead ahead of you," the janitor answered.
Cid said thank you to him and then he and Red XIII headed down the rest of the corridor. As they turned left Red XIII decided to ask the question that had been bugging him, since the conversation with the janitor.
"Ok, how did you get him to tell you the way out?" Red XIII asked, suspiciously.
"It was simply. Seeing as he is only a janitor I figured he didn't know much about what was going on here, so I thought he would fall for my "we were here on business and got lost" act. It seemed it worked," Cid answered in a cocky way, proud with himself that his plan had worked.
Red XIII just shook his head in disbelief, allowing himself a small smile. Together he and Cid continued to follow the janitor's instructions. They went down the stairway to their right, stopping briefly at the bottom to wait for some guards to pass, trying to keep themselves hidden as best they could. Then they turned left and walked cautiously down this corridor and took the third right. They then went down this corridor and took the second left and just like the janitor had said, a pair of doors were in front of them.
They both took off, running as fast as they could towards the doors, even though they both felt tired from the sleeping gas. Upon reaching the doors Cid flung them open and he and Red XIII ran outside. Unfortunately it seemed that their luck had ended as they crashed into four unsuspecting guards who immediately turned around and aimed their weapons at Cid and Red XIII
AN - It seems Cid and Red XIII have gotten themselves out of one mess and into another. Will they be able to fight of all four guards by themselves? Who knows.
Cid: Well you should. You are after all the author.
FF Fanatic: I know, but I would rather our readers don't know yet. They can find out once I have the next chapter up. Anyway, I hope you didn't mind the wait for this chapter. Please review.
I am sorry it took so long for me to get this chapter up, but I have been on holiday. Anyway he is the next chapter of my story "A New Fate".
Chapter 13: Freedom
Red XIII and Cid were already beginning to feel sleepy from the sleeping gas that now filled the entire chamber they were locked in. Red XIII crouched low to the ground whilst Cid held a handkerchief over his mouth and nose, trying desperately not to breath in the horrid gas.
"Cid," Red XIII gasped, "We have to find a way out of here and now."
Cid only nodded in reply then started to crawl along the floor, looking for a way out.
Together they shifted boxes out of the way and tried to find loose bricks in the walls that could be pushed out, but they found nothing that could help them. Suddenly Cid collapsed onto the floor, his eyes beginning to close slowly.
"Cid!" Red XIII cried desperately, nudging his left cheek gently, "Cid, stay awake!"
Cid glanced at Red XIII with weary eyes.
"I'm so tired Red. I have to sleep," Cid replied.
"I know your tired, but we must stay awake," Red XIII pleaded.
Cid slowly nodded and with the help of Red XIII he got to his hands and knees. He knelt there for awhile, trying to keep his eyes open, then slowly began to help Red XIII look for an escape route out of the sleeping gas filled chamber.
Suddenly Red XIII let out a cry of joy. Cid crawled over to his side, quickly, to see what the red lion like beast had found. In front of them, fixed to the bottom of the wall was a rather small metal tile that was coming slightly away from the wall leaving a small crack. Peering through the crack Cid could see that that there was a hole behind the tile, big enough for Red XIII to get through and for himself if he crawled.
Using his spear, Cid pried the metal tile away from the wall to reveal the hole, then slowly he and Red XIII entered it and began to crawl as quickly as possible along the dark tunnel. The tunnel was quite cramped and it too was beginning to fill with sleeping gas that was leaking out of the chamber they had been in. After several minutes of crawling through the tunnel and trying to keep their eyes open at the same time, Cid and Red XIII came across another metal tile. With great difficulty because of the size of the tunnel, Cid pried the tile away from the wall using his spear.
They both tumbled out of the tunnel and into a wide open corridor. After taking a moment to catch their breath they both stood up and began travelling down the corridor. They hurried along it, then turned down another corridor to their right. Finally they both stopped, dropping to the floor to catch their breath.
"I can't believe it," Cid gasped, laughing slightly, "We escaped. We actually escaped from that chamber."
"Yeah," agreed Red XIII, "But we're not out of the clear yet. I think we should perhaps leave here and make our way back to your house. We're both too tired to continue searching."
"I think your right," Cid responded, slowly getting to his feet.
Together they started to search for the way out. After about half an hour of just walking randomly down different corridors and stairways, Red XIII stopped.
"Erm Cid, do actually know where we are going?" asked Red XIII.
"No, I thought you knew the way out," Cid replied.
"Don't look at me. I've been following you," Red XIII answered.
"What? I was following you," Cid responded.
Red XIII sighed, shaking his head from side to side. At this rate they could end up walking around in circles and never find their way out.
"Well seeing as neither of us know where we are going, what do you suggest we do?" Cid asked. "What can we do? It's not like we can just walk up to the first person we meet and ask them the way out," Red XIII replied, feeling annoyed at the fact that he couldn't answer Cid's question.
"Then that's what we'll do!" Cid exclaimed.
"You've got to be kidding me. You honestly think someone will actually tell us the way out?" Red XIII responded.
"Maybe. You never know unless you try," Cid answered, darting of down the corridor they were on to look for someone.
"Give me a break," Red XIII muttered, "At this rate he's going to get us both killed."
With that Red XIII bolted after Cid. He finally caught up with and found him talking to a janitor.
"So could you tell us the way out, please? We were here on business and we got sort of lost," Cid told the janitor, in a convincing voice.
The janitor looked at him for a while with a confused look, then finally answered him.
"Er, sure. You go down this corridor and turn left at the bottom. Eventually you will come across a stairway to your right. Go down it and then turn left. Go down this new corridor and take the third right. Go along this corridor and take the second left. The doors that lead outside will be dead ahead of you," the janitor answered.
Cid said thank you to him and then he and Red XIII headed down the rest of the corridor. As they turned left Red XIII decided to ask the question that had been bugging him, since the conversation with the janitor.
"Ok, how did you get him to tell you the way out?" Red XIII asked, suspiciously.
"It was simply. Seeing as he is only a janitor I figured he didn't know much about what was going on here, so I thought he would fall for my "we were here on business and got lost" act. It seemed it worked," Cid answered in a cocky way, proud with himself that his plan had worked.
Red XIII just shook his head in disbelief, allowing himself a small smile. Together he and Cid continued to follow the janitor's instructions. They went down the stairway to their right, stopping briefly at the bottom to wait for some guards to pass, trying to keep themselves hidden as best they could. Then they turned left and walked cautiously down this corridor and took the third right. They then went down this corridor and took the second left and just like the janitor had said, a pair of doors were in front of them.
They both took off, running as fast as they could towards the doors, even though they both felt tired from the sleeping gas. Upon reaching the doors Cid flung them open and he and Red XIII ran outside. Unfortunately it seemed that their luck had ended as they crashed into four unsuspecting guards who immediately turned around and aimed their weapons at Cid and Red XIII
AN - It seems Cid and Red XIII have gotten themselves out of one mess and into another. Will they be able to fight of all four guards by themselves? Who knows.
Cid: Well you should. You are after all the author.
FF Fanatic: I know, but I would rather our readers don't know yet. They can find out once I have the next chapter up. Anyway, I hope you didn't mind the wait for this chapter. Please review.