I would like to thank CupofTeaforAliceandHatter for all the wonderful reviews and support through this new story idea. You'vemade me even more excited to write each chapter. And away we go!

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Disclaimer:I don't own Final Fantasy VII or any of its characters. This is only a fan story written by an adoring fan of the Vincent & Yuffie paring!

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Chapter Three

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Pieces of the many trees the car slammed through were sticking out in random places and pinning the young thief in the vehicle. Her mind spun in circles while blood dripped from the new cuts all over her body. The terror from the fall was barely visible in her memory. There was no precise way for her to tell how long she had been knocked out. It could have been hours or it could have been days. The only promising factor was she was alive. Trapped inside a cage of beaten metal but alive.

Yuffie groaned as she turned her head to the opposite side of the car. Oddly enough, the vehicle landed on the passenger side door and if she could find a way to bust out of the other side she would be free. The only problem was her left shoulder being knocked out of place and the broken bones she could feel in her left foot. If she wanted to get out it was going to be extremely painful. Deep down she knew the pain of escaping would be nothing compared to the pain of waiting in her deathtrap for someone to find her.

"This is nothing compared to Sephiroth," she said glaring at the door. Then realization hit her. She looked around the floor of the car where her feet were supposed to be resting. She cursed as she saw what she was searching for just out of her reach. Inside her white purse was a few items Yuffie kept on her at all time. The most important being most of her prized, mastered materia. Not to brag, but almost all of her materia was mastered. But there were a few she put all of her pride in. A soft ring sounded and she cursed yet again. She also kept her cell phone on her. That gift was a relatively new purchase she almost always forgot about. "Don't hang up! Don't hang up!"

A cry of agony and pain escaped her mouth as she put weight on her broken foot. Breaking bones in her foot was possibly the worst case scenario she could have been placed with. What kind of ninja could function with a busted up foot. With a heavy curse even Cid would blush to hear out of her mouth she leapt over the seats in front of her. She grabbed her purse and took out the phone. It wasn't a call. Only a text message. A text message was better than nothing. It was from Tifa.

Yufs, please tell us you're alright.

Yuffie looked at the calendar date on her phone's screen. It appeared she had been missing for three days already. It hurt her to think no one thought to search the forest for her. Truth be told, she had no idea how large the area she was lost in. There was a possibility someone was out looking for her. How long would they look before they gave up and wrote her off as dead?

Teef, he sent me over the edge of a road. I'm in some wooded area and I can't get out of the car. I'm trapped until someone saves me.

Yuffie sat on the door under her and gently chewed on her bottom lip. She opened her purse and glared at the mastered heal glowing inside. It wasn't need because she wasn't ill exactly. Too bad there wasn't anything for broken bones. Her phone buzzed again.

Derran has been placed in control of Wutai. Honestly, he isn't doing a bad job.

He can have it. Do you know a way to get me out of am I SOL?

Ha, already on is sister. Stay calm and relax. We'll get you.

Yuffie rolled her eyes and glared at the door above her. It was easier said than done. There was never a time when Yuffie Kisaragi was known to be patient. She flipped through the materia until she found a mastered materia of Morph. It was a shot in the dark, but she was used to it. Time to see how lucky she truly was. With careful aim, she sent the command to the doors above her and gasped as the metal exploded all around her. It turned to a pile of much unneeded Gil. She giggled because she could recall how often she received great items from the materia. It appeared there wasn't any items she truly needed other than money.

"A couple of crutches would have been nice," she groaned. She put her arms behind her and pulled her body back with her arms. When she reached a large tree she leaned back ready to sit and wait. As much as she wanted to do more it would be pointless. Too much movement would cause her body further harm. If her friends found her as a dead body then it would be slightly counterproductive. It was frustrating being so useless at such a tragic time. At least the forest appeared peaceful. A crack sounded a short distance away.

"Damn my luck," Yuffie grumbled as a small Jayjujayme wiggled out from behind a large tree. They were cute in a special way, but nasty worm creatures at the same time. They weren't strong compared to the beasts she fought in her history, but with a busted up foot and not weapons there wasn't much she could do against the enemy. "Go away little guy. I mean you know harm."

The worm paused for a moment and appeared to take in her words. It made an odd grumbling noise and wobbled away. Yuffie couldn't believe her luck but she knew it was running thin. Tifa needed to get things settled soon. Her phone buzzed as it gave out a cry with its remaining life. All of Yuffie's life was now placed in the hands of her dear friends. Nothing could be scarier than waiting in the unknown. Time was not on her side.

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Vincent hopped off his bike and ran into Reeve's building. It was the location of all the offices and private studies done by the WRO group. A building Vincent normally felt uncomfortable walking through thanks to his old memories, but priorities called for him to get over the feelings. He needed to learn what they planned on doing to save Yuffie. If he had any choice he would already be on the road to find her, but there was no way to know where she was left behind.

"Took you long enough," Cid grumbled chewing on a toothpick. His cigarette addiction was cut back, but only by enough to keep Shera off his back. "Thought you would be the first one here after your declaration of love."

Vincent sent a glare to Tifa and she raised her hands in innocence. The chances of her spilling his words were slim, but she wasn't known to keep the good tales quiet.

"I overheard," Cid said with a smirk. "You aren't as quiet as you think you are, old man. So, what's going on with our little punk?"

Reeve looked over to Tifa and she stood to explain. It wasn't common for them to gather at the WRO building. Since a lot of time had passed by since their battles against Deepground there wasn't much they still held. Control and communication with the outside world was one of them. The Avalanche group was famous and well known. True. That did not mean they held access to everything throughout the world.

"I sent Yuffie a text after Derran made his cry for help to find her. The fact he only allowed his people to go on the search for her put up a red flag in my mind," she said as she paced. She wasn't as well in control of herself as she once had been. They all changed more than they expected in the years. "She didn't respond for days so I thought the worse. Early this morning she responded to my call. Guys, she's been trapped in a car for four days now. Reeve?"

"I was able to pinpoint her location to a large forest a short distance outside a small village. I wasn't able to hold a secure point because her phone is probably turned off or dead," he said rubbing his face. He looked around to his group of odd friends. "Guys, we need to team up one more time and save her. It can't be promised she's safe and no one knows what kind of injuries she's earned. We need to get there as fast as possible, but we can't let Derran or any of his people know something is up. If he knows we've been contacted by her it's done."

"Only a small group will go out then," Cloud said staring at his teammates with his leading, mako eyes. "We'll make it appear as a minor problem with monsters we've been sent out to handle. Vincent, Tifa and I will head out."

Reeve nodded his head in agreement. "I'll write up a false claim and have Shelke send it in from an unknown computer just in case Wutai's government tries to dig up more info. Wait until I give the okay to go out to get her. We'll get a private room set up here for her to hide when we find her. Getting her to safety is only step one of this mission."

"There's a lot we're going to have to clean up," Tifa said and groaned. She placed a hand over her stomach. "Cloud, I don't think I should go."

"But you're…" he looked at the way she held her stomach. "What's wrong?"

Tifa gave a small smile and guilt filled her from the happy face in such a sad time. "I found out yesterday I'm pregnant. We should probably send out someone else."

Words of congratulations were given along with hugs and handshakes. Vincent smiled for a second and leaned against the wall. Their plans would need to be adjusted with the situation. Tifa needed to be protected as much as they needed to get out and safe Yuffie's life.

"Cloud and I can go alone. The monsters in Wutai's woods aren't as harmful as this claim is going to state," Vincent said standing slowly. "In fact, if we send too large of a party that would bring the kind of attention we wouldn't want."

Cloud bobbed his head in agreement. "We'll keep pagers on us in case things get too crazy." Cloud walked over to Tifa and took her hands. "Tifa, I hope you know I'm thrilled and want to give our baby the life we never had. Peaceful and quiet. Once we settle this we'll be free of this hellish life."

Tifa smiled and shook her head. "Cloud, it's never going to end." She stood on her toes as she leaned in to kiss his cheek. "You two better come back with our little girl safe and sound. Be careful."

Wishes were exchanged before Vincent and Cloud left. Both men felt their heavy hearts weigh in their chest. One worried about the life of a person yet known in their world while the other gave all of his worry to the woman well known and in trouble.

"Hey idiots!" Cid's voice called as he ran out of the building. "How do you plan on getting to Wutai on those hunks of metal?"

Cloud smiled at Vincent as they looked over to their motorcycles. "I guess the ocean would cause a slight problem."

"Follow me," Cid said shaking his head. "I'll drop you off."

As the three men headed to the landing location for Cid's airship a bird gave a silent call from the trees nearby. Its eyes were glowing orange and remained focused on them heading out. Their simple mission was not going to be as simple as they were lead to believe. Privacy was never a gift given to the heroes of any story.

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Well, not a lot of adventure going on in this chapter but there is the good news of Yuffie surviving the horrendous crash! Due to personal experience, I know for a fact she most likely wouldn't be able to walk on a foot shattered, but she's stronger than me. ;) Hopefully, the men can get to her side soon! And the story is only getting more interesting after this!