Chapter 10

"Cait Sith, if this fails, I'm going to kill you and find Reeve and hang him with your wiring." Vincent said after listening to his plan to rescue Barret and Tifa. "If Scarlet gets either of them in the execution chamber and lock it, that's it, they are done for. We would have to blow the wall open from the outside."

"Exactly, this is why some of us will go with them while the others secure a way to blow it open."

"And what has that kind of power?" asked Yuffie.

When Tifa and Barret were taken by Rufus, Scarlet, and Hojo, all of the others were still there at the crater. And when lifestream started flooding down the path that the three had gone down, they had to get out of there in a hurry. When they got back down the mountain, Cait Sith told them what had happened to their friends. And it had taken them three days to get to the Tiny Bronco, and another day to get to Junon and get ready for a rescue.

Cait Sith raised his cat hand and pointed it to the Airship. "God, I love your thinking, cat!" Cid said as he started for the ship.

"Yuffie, you're with me. We're going to get in position to save them. Vincent and Red XIII, I need you to cause an appropriate distraction when we're ready."

"…You can count on us," replied Red XIII.

The five remaining members of Avalanche ran their separate ways, having very important things to do. "REMEMBER PEOPLE, COME BACK ALIVE!" Cid yelled to them.

The first thing Yuffie and Cait Sith did was ambush a few reporters. After knocking them out and stuffing them in a broom closet, they put on their cloths and headed to the Conference room. Cait Sith got in without trouble, Yuffie didn't. When she tried to get in, a pair of soldiers stopped her. "You're not supposed to be here, you're supposed to be down at the docks to start the broadcasting."

"But…" Yuffie started before being interrupted.

"Isn't that your ID?" Yuffie hastily agreed. "Then go down there to your station."

"Wait, why are you here?" asked the other soldier.

Cait Sith helped her out. "She's here because her cameraman wasn't there. We came to see if he's here. Sorry, he isn't, tried back at the docks, he might be there now."

Yuffie nodded and started back the way she came. She found the cameraman right where they said. "Hey, sorry I'm late, this fat guy tried to get me for a date."

"No problem, hey wait, you're not the regular girl."

"She's sick today, asked me to take her place."

"Okay, doesn't matter to me. I'll hold up the cards that say what you're supposed to say." Then he held up his fingers and started counting down.

"Hello, I'm Yuffie Kiseragi, filling in for Jessica Chapman, here on Channel 6 news. As our viewers may already know, just four days ago, members of Solder captured the fugitives Barret Wallace and Tifa Lockhart, known members of the anti Shin-Ra group Avalanche. Though it is still unconfirmed, it is believed that these two had something to do with the asteroid that is currently falling to the planet."

Well, that won't do. She put a hand to her left ear, where an earpiece radio was. "I'm sorry everyone, a report had just come in. An informant in the Shin-Ra staff had just told me that report is false. That it was former Soldier Sephiroth that has summoned it. And that the two mentioned were found guilty for crimes against Shin-Ra. We now turn to Ellice Cheri for the interview with Shin-Ra executive Scarlet."

The cameraman lowered the camera and asked, "Is that true?"

"Yes. Except that I didn't get told that over the radio. Sephiroth has lost his mind. As it turned out, five years ago, he destroyed the town Nibelhiem. After that, he disappeared until a few months ago when he killed the former President Shin-Ra…"

"Wait, let me record this. If what you're saying is true, it's worth pure gold." He put in a tape and Yuffie told him all she knew about Sephiroth, from the cover up of Nibelhiem to the murder of the soldiers and sailors on the cargo ship.

"Miss, who ever is your informant is, he is good."

"I know. I pay him good to be that good."

A few moments later, the cameraman started gaping out at the ocean. When Yuffie turned around, she saw something very big and very fast making its way to the Junon harbor. "SHIT! Put us on live!

"Ladies and gentlemen, I apologize for the interruption but Weapon, classified as Sapphire, has just been spotted by my cameraman!" She stepped out of the way and he focused on it. "While it is still a long ways away, it is already very large in my line of sight! We asked that all those that are not in their home, get there now! And that those who are try and get those that are not inside! When this thing hits the harbor, it's going to create one hell of a wave! We also asked that a soldier watching this hit the #$# alarm! We are moving to a safer position!" As the two started running, no easy feet in high heels, the alarms started blaring. When they got to a higher level, the cameraman started filming again.

"Hey Miss. Kiseragi, real subtle with that earlier."

"I was in a hurry!"

Yuffie grabbed her PHS and called Vincent. "Hey, Vinnie…"

"Hello Yuffie, nice broadcast."

"Oh, you saw that? Then you already know, a distraction has already been made, get back to Cid!" After that, she hung up.

A few minutes later, Barret and Cait Sith headed by her. "Excuse me sir, may I ask a few questions?"

"We don't have TIME for a few questions!"

"Hey, no need to yell, it's me, Yuffie."

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm undercover." She went over to the cameraman and said, "I think it's time we cut bait and ran. I'm leaving; I suggest you do the same"

"Alright, it was a pleasure to meet you." He filmed the cannons firing for a few more moments, then left.

"Come on, we have to get to the airship!"

"Cid, when will we be ready to take off?" called Vincent as he entered the cockpit.

"Give me five minutes!"

"You have two, by now that camber is locked!"

The sound of gun fire came from outside. Grabbing a sniper rifle, Vincent headed to the observation deck. Looking down, he saw Barret, Cait Sith, and Yuffie making their way to the newly named Highwind. He was about to offer support fire when Sapphire rose out of the water right next to the airstrip, lower part of it's shell, and shoot a laser out of it's mouth at the Shin-Ra building. It was about to fire again but the Sister Ray fire at it first, at point blank. Sapphire fell away, dead and headless.

Vincent was about to turn back to Yuffie when he saw someone climbing out of the cut in the building. Looking through the scope on the rifle, and setting it to its maximum setting, his jaw almost dropped when he saw that it was Tifa climbing out.

He put his head through the door and called to Cid, "Take off as soon as Barret, Cait Sith, and Yuffie get aboard! Tifa is climbing down the building to the canon!"
"WHAT!"

Going back to where he was, he looked through the scope again. Tifa was climbing steadily down, but so were four Shin-Ra soldiers. Measuring the wind and distance, he fired; one fell. Taking aim, he fired again. But the Highwind lurched forward right then and threw off his aim. The bullet hit the building right next to this soldier.

At the sound of the bullet hitting steel, he jumped. Losing his grip, he slid down the building, and then fell to the streets.

With the Highwind moving, Vincent couldn't make anymore shots. So all he could do is watch Tifa's progress and tell Cid where to go. Nearly stopped his heart when she fell. When she reached the end of the canon, they had moved to the point that Vincent could no longer see her.

"Cid, we're right under her!"

"Then up we GO!"

The next thing he knew, he was pulling Tifa aboard. "Welcome aboard the Highwind Tifa."

"Hey Tiff, your cheeks are red," Yuffie called from her position by the railing.

"Yeah. Motion sickness?"

"Urk, yeah, that's right. I think I'll stay here for awhile."

As Tifa went below deck, Vincent sat down next to Yuffie. He had to sympathize with her, "Why can't we keep our feet on the ground?"

"My… sentiments exactly."

Author's notes: I couldn't come up with something in between this point and the end of last chapter. So I went here. I think something like this happened or that Cait Sith knew that Sapphire was going to attack Junon. (shrugs) Doesn't matter much really, Tifa is alive and well and that's what matters.

I don't own Final Fantasy 7 or any of its characters.