The room was dark, and she could hardly see the man next to her. Hs bald head dangled and his face was beaten and bloody. She figured she looked the same. She felt her wrists being held by chains and her arms hurt from being held up for so long. Her blond hair was in her eyes and she couldn't do anything about it. She had no strength left.

Using whatever energy was left in her body, Elena lifted her head slightly to look at her captors. The large man with dark skin was smiling with malice she'd had nightmares about. His huge chest was rippling with muscle and on one arm where his hand should be, there was a gun cannon. He was the one that brought her here. Reno got away, but Rude and herself were caught and tortured. Next to the dark man was a woman wearing a small black skirt and a white top. Her dark hair fell around her body like blood cascading around her. Her eyes were wine red, and they held an evil that Elena couldn't understand. The woman was far more vicious than anyone else she'd ever known, like she was causing pain to people to get revenge on them.

"You think there ready to be killed yet, Tifa?" The large man rumbled, gesturing to Elena and the unconscious Rude.

Tifa's eyes shot over to the two bodies, and she realized that Elena had woken up. "Not even close, Barret. I'm going to have much more fun with them…" Her voice suddenly became huskier, "but first…" She left the sentence in the air as she pealed her top off, her back facing Elena.

Barret smiled.

Reno woke up in the Tangia guest room he supposed would become his sleeping quarters. The door opened and Kaili walked in, not paying any attention to the sleepy glare Reno shot at him.

"I could have been naked." Reno shot lazily.

Kaili shrugged and rolled his eyes. "I've been ordered" he said the word with unhidden sarcasm, "to give you some materia." He finished.

"Great." Reno said, getting up and slipping on some pants. "What'cha got?"

Kaili reached into his pocket and dropped five shiny orbs onto the little table next to Reno's bed.

"Wow, fantastic selection." Reno remarked, rolling his eyes. "Okay, fill me in."

"Stocks are low. Materia is rare these days. Angels come for them, and they have some powerful materia. Not that they really need it." He said, sorrow in his voice. "Anyway, this is what we can spare you. Fire, Ice, ect. Elementals." Kaili held a tiny red orb between his slender fingers "this is the only summon materia we have."

Reno looked at it. "Choco Mog." Reno sighed.

Kaili nodded, "I know, not the best, but it does have some use. Its good for distracting the Angels while we run."

Reno was slightly disheartened at the lack of enthusiasm in Kaili's voice. He also didn't like the word 'run' since these people were meant to be the planets only hope. Reno took the materia and slipped them into his pocket.

"Training in ten minutes." Kaili said as he walked out the door.

Reno slipped his shirt on and yawned. This should be good.

Elena had her eyes closed, but occasionally a morbid curisody made her look up and the slender figure of Tifa moved up and down Barret's form. She felt sickened and revoulted, but she was glad that it gave her some peace from the pain and humiliation of her torture. Better Tifa fuck him than him fuck me, she reasoned, her head filling with unwanted images of the sexual abuse at the hands of Barret and even Tifa. The Angels were sick. Twisted.

Tifa turned her head and looked at Elena, just as she'd looked up. Tifa's smile was a warning to Elena that she was next.

Reno felt the harsh sting where Kaili had backhanded him across the face before moving swiftly away. Reno was slightly impressed, the slender figure had some strength behind it, and he was quick. 'He'd be lethal with some materia equipped' Reno thought.

However, Reno was a more experienced fighter than the young Kaili, and not afraid to do whatever it takes to win a fight. With that in mind, Reno let a kick off, connecting with Kaili's kneecap, and then while he was down returned the backhand to his face, knocking him to the floor. With that, the training was over.

"Sorry mate." Reno said under his breath to the boy.

"Cheap shot. You're a TURK alright…" Ryo drawled, venom in his eyes.

"I don't need to tell you that the Angels ain't gonna fight fair, Ryo. Get with it. The only way were gonna have a chance of beating these guys is to toughen up. Fight with everything we have, even if its not in your Ninja Rulebook."

Ryo glared at Reno, not making any effort to cover his disgust. But his right…