-Chapter 2-

"Where is the specimen?"

"We shut down the elevator at B6. The project allowed to move up three floors."

Hojo pushed his glasses back up his nose, this however was beginning to become an annoyance, verging on a disturbance of his concentration. "All right, where are the other projects?" Hojo was actually sweating, his hands, shaking.

"Sir?" His assistant inquired.

"It's nothing." He replied reassuringly, "I just have some, things on my mind." This, however was a lie.

He doesn't need to know, but if this new type fails… our budget gets cut. Failure is not an option.

While Hojo lost himself in thought, the "experiment" was making its way to the surface.

Headshot, headshot, two in the heart.

Once you know where to hit these things, they aren't too tough.

Six through the ribs.

This continued until Sol was tackled by a chimera like creature, it's rancid breath almost forcing him into a coma as three other creatures circled.

"Damn, get a Tic Tak man!" Sol slapped his palms on either side of one of the beast's heads.

"BOLT!"

One of the icy jade materia on Sol's Iron bangle began to glow, electricity sparking from it.

"I really have to wonder what fried chimera tastes like!"

And Sol let the lightning flow.

Pushing the charred body off, he broke for his guns. Sliding under and just past the claws of another of the horrific creatures he quickly swept up his two SOCOM pistols and fired, taking it and its companion, out.

Running down the hall he looked back to find the fourth monster chasing after him. Sol turned and unloaded the rest of the SOCOM bullets into it. How ever this wasn't enough to stop it. "Shit, since when do giant, three headed cobras attack SOLDIER research laboratories in the middle of the night!?"

Sol took a sharp turn down the hall and into a darkened room.

"Lock Down!" he commanded. A soft hissing sound and a click signaled that the door had been sealed.

Okay, any weapons?… There!" He grabbed for the weapon, "A short sword? Better than nuthin', summon materia…, and a speed plus support materia."

The snake on the other side of the sealed door smashed itself into the door, knocking it down with ease. Sliding its head in it shrieked and showed its poison dripping fangs.

The crimson ruby summon materia began to glow violently, the force of it's energy almost ripping the sword from Sol's unexpecting hands.

The light gleamed brilliantly, illuminating the room, then focusing into a red circle that developed into a flaming pit, and from this pit came forth Ifrit, the hellhound. Bearing it's ripping teeth and rearing it's huge head and enormous curved horns proudly, it snarled and growled at the sad creature before it, bloody crimson eyes glinting with red hot flaming rage at its foolish opponent's challenge. As the flaming demon's powerful curved claws ripped at the floor to gain footing Ifrit sucked in his breath that reeked of brimstone, and mixing it with the sulfur in his belly, he spat out a huge inferno, belching forth from his mouth it cremated the cobra and partially melted the surrounding hallways. His job finished, the hellion departed in a cloud of pyrephlies. With the added speed and lightness from the glassy purple support materia, Sol raced for the next stairwell at a much faster pace.

"Professor? Professor?… Professor HOJO?"

"Oh! What, what is it?" Asked a startled Hojo.

"He has reached B2… Sir?"

Hojo shook his head, "Hmm…"

"Aaahh… Are you alright professor?"

"Yes, yes. I have not happened to get a proper amount of sleep recently."

"As I was saying, the subject has gained access to B2, should I order Kappa down?"