Upon waking, Lloyd realizes that he's no longer in the Tower. He also notices that it wasn't a dream, even through the dim light he can see Colette's form easily. Her eyes still glowing a dull, empty, red light. He looks around to see his companions in the other beds in the room. Vyse wakes next. "What a dream I had, I dreamt Kratos went totally mental on all of us!" Vyse said rubbing his head, "And what's with this crazy headache? Ow!" "It wasn't a dream, Vyse..." Lloyd responded. "What!?! A-are we still...?" Vyse was about to ask. "Yes, we are living. But my daughter is caught between life and death..." Cloud said in a defeated tone, "All hope of saving her is lost now... My poor Colette... I'm sorry, Tifa I failed to save her..."
"All hope isn't lost!" Lloyd yelled standing up, "I promise, we will find a way to bring her back!" "You really believe this can be done?" Cloud asked. "Of course! Dwarven vow #5; Never give up hope! The answer may be close by!" Lloyd resounded. "Always with the Dwarven vows..." Genis replied coming to. "I know the one he hates," Vyse said teasingly, "Dwarven vow #7; Justice and love will always prevail!" "Aw, I hate that line... But for once, I hope it's true!" Lloyd told his brother.
"Is everyone awake then?" Sheena asked. "Not yet..." Cloud replied, "I'm sorry, Sheena. I misjudged you, it wasn't you who betrayed us after all... I should've known Kratos would!" "Calm down, we all fell for his tricks and lies..." Raine's voice said calmly. A new person walked into the room a Desian guard from his appearance. Cloud grabbed at his Buster Sword to realize he had lost it! "There's no need for your weapons..." the guard said, "We're not Desains, we're Renegades. Master Yuan asked me to bring you to him once you were all awake. He also told me to give you your weapons back..." The guard walked up to each individual and handed them their weapons. "Now if you'll kindly follow me..." the guard asked politely.
The office was smaller than that of a true Desain. A man sat in a revolving, wheeled armchair. When the group entered he stood up. "Welcome, my friends. I am Yuan. Please make yourselves comfortable, I insist..." the cyan haired man replied. "What is it you want from us 'Angel'?" Cloud asked in a defiant tone. "How very clever of you to know what I am... But then you are a Cetra and capable of reading my mind, am I right?" Yuan responded calmly. "How do you know so much about me?" Cloud asked in another defiant tone. "Please, I'm what they call a 'Fallen Angel' I come to you all out of friendship..." Yuan replied. "Friendship, huh? Then this Kratos wasn't one of your drones?" Cloud replied. "Of course not..." Yuan smiled as he spoke, "Lloyd, Vyse, I need your Angelus Exspheres..." "Over my dead body!" They both replied in unisen.
In another instant the room filled with guards. Cloud jumped out of his seat and pulled his sword ready to defend against the guards. "Fools, holster your weapons!" Yuan commanded. The guards laid their weapons down. "I will ask nicely again. Please I need those exspheres..." "Don't make me repeat myself," Lloyd replied. With a simple nod Vyse reflected the sentiments. "I'm sorry, I truly am... Guards, kill them!" Yuan commanded. The guards did not respond, instead they fell to the ground. Cloud stood over the guards, bloodied Buster Sword in hand. Yuan attempted to get up and go after them, but soon found that his recent injuries prevented that.
The group ran through the base, blarons going off. "If we can get to Tethe'alla we may be able to find a cure!" Sheena said in a hastened voice. "How do we get there?" Raine asked. Sheena led them into a hanger. "These are Rheairds, we'll be able to use them to fly between worlds..." She responded. Quickly everyone boarded a Rheaird and took off, leaving several guards and soldiers in their dust, so to speak. The passing between dimensions was unsettling for the group and the Rheairds crashed soon after. Again the entire group was out cold.
