A/N: So Silvia is finally a member of Shinra, and she seems to be doing great. Sadly it is ony her first day. Yeah, I know I tend to drag this out a bit. But there are things that must be dones to lead up to the good stuff first. I also, have been updating quite fast lately. so, expect new chapter to be uploaded within 3 days time or so. Anyway, Please Enjoy the newest chapter of Beyond The Sands Of Time!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Final Fantasy 7 characters from either the games, the short anime, or the movie. I do, however, proudly own Silvia and Shadow and all ideas pretaining to them except for anything pretaining directly to Deepground.

Chapter 4: Extreme Fan Clubs

"It would appear that you have quite a wide variety of skills." Rufus said after reviewing Tseng's report of Silvia's performance in the training room. Tseng stood next to Rufus behind the Vice-President's desk. Reno, Rude, Shadow, and Silvia stood quietly facing them. Reno and Rude, however, stood a little behind Silvia and Shadow to try and give them some space while they talked to Rufus.

"Thank you, sir." Silvia answered simply.

The group had reported directly to Rufus after the Training room tests. Silvia had been worried that she may not have done as well as she thought. She didn't want them to be suspicious of her if she gave any inclination that she had witnessed the same tests before. She now let out a mental sigh of relief.

Rufus closed the file Tseng had put her results in, and pushed it to the side. "Today I will allow you to take the rest of the day off. But, tomorrow you are to report directly here at this same time tomorrow." Rufus explained. "Reno, Rude, please show our newest member around."

Reno's mischievous grin stretched across his face. "Will do Boss Man! Hear that Rude, we get today off too, Yo!"

"You are to treat this like every other mission, Reno. Rude, make sure he stays in line." Tseng told him stonily.

Rude gave a nod of his head in understanding before turning and starting toward the exit of the room.

Reno threw an arm around Silvia's shoulders and grinned widely at her. "This will be fun, Yo, Don't you think? The grand tour of Midgar!"

The Wolf creature quietly followed behind the group in complete silence. A small, unseen smile appeared on his muzzle. Tseng listened quietly until he was sure the group had entered the elevator. Once he was certain they were gone, he turned to Rufus.

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Rufus peered at the results in front of him. He had been expecting good results from the Ex-Tsviet, but it was another thing to see the test results. Tseng had noted that her reflexes were as fast as a SOLDIER's. She could even have the fast reflexes and speed of a SOLDIER 1st. Maybe even the skills of a SOLDIER 1st. What exactly was the purpose of Deepground if one of its members had skills like Silvia had demonstrated?

"What is your personal assessment, Tseng?" Rufus asked the silent man standing next to him.

Tseng was a man that had been by Rufus's side since he had gained the seat as Vice-President. The man had proved to be an excellent source of wisdom and experience. Rufus wouldn't admit it but he respected Tseng's opinions. The Turks second-in-command had been the first person he had gone to when he found out the scheduled disposing of the young Tsviet.

Tseng bowed his head slightly to the young Vice-President before speaking. "I believe she will be an excellent addition to the company and to your personal staff. To have someone with her skills and abilities on your side could prove useful. She also seems heartfelt in her decision. I believe we have no need to worry about her leaving or trying to escape."

"I believe you are right, Tseng. See to it that she reports here tomorrow."

Rufus responded. He believed Tseng was right. Silvia would prove to be a very useful person to have around. He just couldn't understand why Hojo would try to get rid of such a skilled member of Deepground. The young Tsviet was by no means weak. A smile appeared as he thought. Yes, he didn't regret saving the young girl in the slightest.

Tseng left the room, leaving the Vice President to his thoughts. Rufus didn't even notice he had left for a few seconds after the Turk's departure.

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Rude stood near the back wall of the elevator, his arms crossed across his chest. Shadow stood next to Rude staring straight ahead. Rude had looked down at the wolf creature with a slightly raised eyebrow. Shadow just stared back impassively. After a few moments of their silent staring contest, Rude had turned back to watch Reno and Silvia. Reno stood next to Silvia and kept grinning at her. He told her about every place he believed they needed to explore while below the plate. He seemed very enthusiastic to show Silvia around Midgar.

The Young Turk was easily in his late teens, Silvia believed at this point in time. He was younger than her 17 years, but, in reality, thanks to the experimentations and mako in her body, Silvia was actually 22 years old; five years older than she appeared.

"There is so much to see, Yo! But, we have so little time!" Reno said as the elevator slowly descended to the first floor. "Yo, we so need to get food too!"

Silvia just laughed softly at his over enthusiasm. She couldn't help but be a little excited about the exploring below the plate like the good ol' days. "So, where to first?"

Reno began to rattle off a series of destination he decided they should visit first. She almost laughed when half of the places he named were bars. Rude just shook his head at his partner.

The group finally arrived at their destination and the four of them made their way out the front doors and out into the street outside. The EMR that Reno always carried around bounced on his knees as they walked. Even now he still bounced the EMR around. Silvia also noticed that he was still going on about possible first destinations. Dropping back a little to walk a little beside Rude she looked at Reno from the corner of her eyes.

"Is he always like this?" She asked in a soft whisper. Rude raised an eyebrow at her question and a small smile tugged at the corners of his mouth.

"The only one that is more enthusiastic than him is Zack. But Reno is just showing off." The tall man answered.

Silvia grinned. "I figure he does nothing but show off." Her only answer was Rude's head nodding slightly.

"It is rather entertaining." Shadow spoke up.

Soon, the group arrived at the train station and began their trip to below the plate. It really wasn't all that great of a ride. Silvia believed it could do with some major repair work. The tracks and outside of the train were nice. But, the inside was not all that impressive. The upholster of the seats were torn and stained from goddess only knew what. The place smelled like B.O, but Silvia, Shadow, Reno and Rude pretended not to notice. The only good thing was that there weren't many people, besides themselves, riding the train.

The train ride was short, so the four piled out and stepped onto the station platform. Reno turned and grinned cockily. "Welcome to the slums!" He proclaimed. He walked backwards as the descended the in the streets of the Slums.

It wasn't very impressive. People walked through the streets everywhere. Most citizens wore thread bare clothing. Children ran through the streets playing whatever they could find, be it cans or rope. But Silvia could tell the people were very hard working. Most worked to support their family, even when their family was so large they could support all of them, she could tell they still tried. These people had learned to survive. It made Silvia happy to see it.

"These people seem to know how to handle themselves. It is quite impressive." She finally said.

Reno's grin only grew bigger. "We live to survive."

Silvia smiled back and the group began to traverse the streets. More than once a child tried to pick-pocket her pockets, but she easily evaded their quick hands. She didn't outwardly show the pick-pockets that she had noticed them. It seemed to puzzle them when they missed their target; she could tell they were waiting for her to drag them off to the Shinra SOLDIER's on duty here or something. But, when all she did was walk away, they started to ignore her passing.

Rude and Reno saw how she handled the situation but all Reno did was smile and continue showing her around while Rude just nodded his head ever so slightly. She knew then that they were already starting to accept her.

"That is Wall Market. Everything and anything imaginable can be found there." Reno pointed out. They didn't stay long, and quickly moved on.

As they passed a bookstore, Silvia stopped and back tracked. She smiled happily seeing all the books displayed in the windows. Books of all sizes and shapes filled the shelves all over the store. It made the young teens heart swell with joy seeing that many books. By the time she finally managed to pry her eyes away from the window she turned around expecting to find Shadow, Reno and Rude waiting patiently for her. However, they were no where in sight. Then again, Reno wouldn't have 'waited patiently.'

She cursed lightly under her breath. Acting calmly, Silvia started to walk into the street. The best thing to do was to stay put, but deciding to walk in the same direction they had been going, seemed a better idea. She had only gone a couple of feet before a group of women stepped up in front of her. Each had their heads together talking and giggling about something the Ex-Tsviet couldn't hear. Silvia was just about to ask them for help when the women turned and stared at her.

"Are you a member of the Sephiroth fan club?" One asked enthusiastically.

Puzzled, Silvia stared at her in confusion. "What is the Sephiroth fan club?"

The woman gasped. "What? You have never heard of the Silver Elite Fan Club that is dedicated to Sephiroth's personal life?" She seemed extremely shocked by Silvia's ignorance of the group.

"Uh….no."

Another woman stepped forward. "Then you must be a part of the Keepers of Honor Fan Club dedicated to Angeal then!"

A little embarrassed, the Ex-Tsviet again honestly answered her that she hadn't. The women all looked at one another in shock. Finally the last woman stepped forward, her eyes dancing.

"If you aren't a part of the Angeal or Sephiroth Fan Clubs then you MUST be a member of one of Genesis's Fan Clubs Red Leather or Study Group! Since you were looking into the bookstore window I would say the Study Group!"

"Well, I am not a member of any of those either. I kind of just moved here so…"

Before she could say anything else the women surrounded her. Each held out a piece of paper and a pencil.

"Join the Silver Elite!"

"No! Join the Keepers of Honor!"

"Smart people join the Study Group or Red Leather! After all, Genesis is the smartest of the SOLDIER 1st's!"

Completely confused and scared for her life, Silvia said the only thing that came to mind. "What about a Zack Fan Club? He is Angeal's student after all."

As soon as the words left her mouth, the young dark haired girl regretted them. All three stopped arguing and stared at her. Silvia could tell they were thinking over what she had said. In seconds they formed a circle and began to talk amongst themselves. Throughly distracted by their discussion, they did not see Silvia slowly and quietly back way from them and start to sneak through the crowd away from them. Holding her breath the whole way the Ex-Tsviet prayed they wouldn't notice her escape. 'These women were crazy!' she thought to herself.

Silvia had just turned at the end of the street and was starting to sneak in the direction she thought Rude, Reno and Shadow were headed when a shout sounded from the way she had come.

"She's gone! Find the president!" The sound of running footsteps soon followed the declaration. Turning, Silvia dashed off as well. She would die first than have those crazy women catch her! She took off at full sprint down the street; using every ounce of speed she possessed to outrun her pursuers.

Silvia was running so fast, she almost missed Rude, Reno, and Shadow standing in front of a restaurant and looking around in confusion. Screeching to a halt, Silvia changed her direction and ran toward them. Reno was surprised when she stopped right in front of him, hardly out of breath.

"Where have you been, Yo? We couldn't find you! One moment you were right behind us, and the next second you were gone." Reno told her. Rude was glancing over her. She knew he had seen how fast she had run to their location. He was obviously trying to figure out what she was running from.

"I saw a bookstore and got distracted. When I finally pried myself away from the window these crazy women approached me and tried to make me join these Fan Club things." She explained.

"So, basically you ran away." Shadow stated. A low sound between a growl and a purr escaped his throat. Silvia knew he was laughing at her predicament.

Silva crossed her arms. "Yes. I did. You would too if you met those crazy, psycho women!"

"Where did she go? Miss. President, come back!" A voice yelled from inside the crowd around them.

"Oh Shit!" Silvia said, attempting to hide behind Rude.

Reno laughed loudly. "Those chicks were chasing you? Wow, yo! But, why were they calling you president?

Thinking about, Silvia realized why they would be calling her president. She had, unwittingly, formed a new group and apparently they wanted her to be president.

"I think we should run and ask questions later." She answered before sprinting for the train station. Reno laughed uproarisly, but ran after her. The tall, bald Turk followed as well, saying nothing. But the tall-tell sign of a smile was the only sign Silvia needed to know he was amused as well. Of all the people she believed would laugh at her or take amusement in her situation, it definitely wasn't Rude. Shadow stayed by her side, but Silvia could tell he was still laughing at her predicament. Silvia scowled at him, but he only laughed even more.

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The group arrived back at the Shinra building a few hours later. They had run straight to the train station. However, it seemed the group was bound termed to find the president of their new club. Also, now that Rude, Reno and Shadow had joined the new president in her escape, the women had set their sights on them as well. Reno had been laughing the whole time. But, once he heard they were looking for him as well, the smile quickly disappeared. Their run to the train station turned into a game of Cat and Mouse. Luckily for them, the crazy women didn't think to cover the train station. With many lucky escapes and stealthy escapes they made it safely on to the train and on their way back to the Shinra building.

"That was the most fun I have had in ages, Yo!" Reno said stretching as they exited the train.

"I will never return to the slums for as long as I live." Silvia muttered darkly.

Rude, on the other hand just looked very amused by the whole fiasco. He hadn't said a word, but the Ex-Tsviet could still see the small smile he had worn since Silvia had first rejoined the group. Shadow also seemed amused as well, though the little traitor had hidden in her Shadow as soon the crazy women had pointed him out.

Together they made their way inside and came face to face with Tseng. The man looked just as amused as Rude, though he quickly hid it. Silvia sent him a scowl as well.

"So, I hear you had quite an interesting tour of the Slums." Tseng stated coolly. His lips twitched slightly, but he firmly squashed it back down. Silvia knew the man well. And, after she had spent years in his company, she could read him easily. "Who started the man hunt for the fan clubs newest addition?"

As one, Silvia's companions all pointed directly at her and said at the exact same time: "She did it."

Blue-gray eyes glared daggers at her supposed, 'friends.' "I flipping hate you all." But, her smile was not missed and soon she was laughing at herself as well.

'Well, I wanted to make a good first expression on Tseng and the others,' She thought to herself. 'It would seem I did just that. Though not in the way I truly wanted.'

A/N: I know I added some comic relief in this one. But, it serves a purpose I promise. I hope you liked Silvia's run in with the Fan Club women. They are crazy too. Well in my fanfiction anyway. XD. And I know Tseng seems to show his feelings more, but it is mostly because Silvia can read him so well. Please Read and Review!