Sector 5 Sector 5 is a location in " Final Fantasy VII " . Located in lower Midgar , it is under the Shinra Electric Power Company ' s control . Like every sector of the metropolis , it is composed of both slums and plate sections , though no media depicts the plate . The Sector 5 slums are Aerith Gainsborough ' s adopted hometown , where she spends most of her life under the care of her adoptive mother , Elmyra Gainsborough . During this time , she avoids capture from the Turks , Shinra ' s intelligence agency , as Shinra is seeking her for her Ancient heritage . Aerith spends most of her time at the Sector 5 Church and her ability to grow flowers in the metropolis ' s inhospitable climate becomes an inspiration for the locals . Story . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . In Episode 11 the Player Turk protects Aerith from kidnapping from the terrorist group AVALANCHE , in what they call " Operation Laura " . The AVALANCHE commanders , Shears and Fuhito , are caught by surprise by the Turk ' s appearance , since none of their intelligence stated a Turk had been dispatched . The Player Turk stumbles upon the AVALANCHE attack by accident and Shears defeats the Turk , capturing them and Aerith . Aerith is brought to the AVALANCHE leader , Elfé , and is told to reveal the location of the Promised Land so it wouldn ' t end up in Shinra hands . The Turk breaks in and fights the AVALANCHE leaders , but seems beaten . He or she is saved when Elfé collapses , forcing AVALANCHE to retreat . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Zack Fair falls through the upper plate after being defeated by Angeal Hewley up in the Sector 5 Reactor . He falls the 150 meter drop into the slums , but the church flowerbed saves his life by softening the landing . He thanks Aerith by giving the compensation of one date . While Zack and Aerith are out , a boy steals his wallet in the marketplace . After wandering around asking the less than helpful citizens for help , Zack finally gets it back ; the boy ' s wallet had been eaten by a group of monsters in the Sector 6 park , so Zack defeats them and gets the boy his money back . Aerith and Zack go to the playground where they discuss SOLDIER members ' supernatural abilities . Their date is cut short when Zack receives a call from his superior , Sephiroth , telling him to return to the Headquarters . Afterward , Zack can travel to Sector 5 slums whenever he wishes by boarding a train from Sector 8 . Later on , Zack builds Aerith a flower cart and helps her sell flowers at the park , although this does not go well . " Final Fantasy VII " . Five years later , after Zack has disappeared from Aeris ' s life , Cloud Strife falls into the church through the roof . Aeris offers Cloud to be her bodyguard in exchange for a date , just like Zack offered her many years ago . He helps Aeris escape from the Turk Reno and back to her adopted mother ' s house . Cloud spends the night at the house , but leaves in secret at Elmyra ' s urging . He tries to sneak away , but Aeris follows . Later on , after Sector 7 ' s destruction , Cloud , along with Barret Wallace and Tifa Lockhart , uses Aeris ' s house as a temporary base to plan their next move , and Elmyra recites the story of Aeris ' s childhood . Barret ' s daughter , Marlene , is kept in the house for a time , until she is later moved to Kalm by Reeve . The town is largely destroyed along with the rest of Midgar by the fall of Meteor . Locations . " Final Fantasy VII " . Plate . Outside Reactor . After exiting the Sector 5 Reactor , the party enters a walkway , consisting of a path across , and a path towards it . This is where a cutscene initiates and Air Buster is fought . After the battle , the left side of the walkway across is destroyed . No . 5 Reactor . The Sector 5 Reactor is the first area of the sector visited by the party , and is accessed through an underground subway . Slums . Outskirts . The outskirts of the Slums lead to the world map , and contain little more than a gate leading to the slums inside and one or two non - player character s . The area is first accessed from the Midgar Highway , but after that can be accessed any time upon return to Midgar . Church Entrance . The entrance to the Church features a few houses , some scrap left behind , and is mostly barren and lifeless outside of the Church itself , a colorful building which is a contrast to its surroundings . This area can access the Church , the Outskirts to leave the city , or the Street to head further inwards . Church . The Church is one of the key locations of Sector 5 . Rooftops . The Rooftops area is accessible very briefly , after Cloud and Aeris escape the church , and cannot be accessed again . It features the rooftops of many of the slum houses , as Cloud and Aeris hop across them , with dialog exchanged between them . Upon leaving , the two end up in the East Street . Street . Largely similar to the east street , the street on the west contains a few small houses made of mostly scrap , and is barren . Up north , there are two pathways , one on the left leading to Wall Market , and one on the right leading to the local market in the Sector 5 slum . The streets on the east is a diagonal path leading upwards and left . To the bottom - right is a path leading to the Church Entrance , while at the top left leads to an open gate to the western streets . Market . The Market is the liveliest location in the Sector 5 slums , containing pathways leading to many of the other locations , and to a store for weapons , items and Materia . At the far - west of the market , slightly above the entrance from the streets on the southwest , is a pipe containing a man ' s home , while the rest of the area contains caravan or slum homes either inaccessible or with shops . The far east of the area contains a path leading to Aeris ' garden . Earthen Pipe . This area contains a small , tubular home of a single non - player character . The non - player character may be in the room , responding only with groaning sounds , or may contain only a black cloak left behind where he once was , depending on which point in the story the player is . Materia Store . Located slightly to the west of the center at the south of the market , neighbouring the Item Store , the maeria store contains a single floor with one non - player character who sells materia . It is a mostly grey and metallic room aside from pots and pans and a fridge . Item Store . Located slightly to the east of the center at the south of the market , the item store contains only one floor , which is a small room with a wooden till containing a non - player character who sells items . Weapon Store . Located in a caravan on the northeast of the market , the weapon store contains a single floor and a non - player character who sells weapons . House . Located on the southeast of the market , the house is a two storey building . This floor shows a metallic floor , with a television watching news and a single non - player character , with basic furniture . It has a staircase leading to the second floor . This floor is wooden , containing a number one Turtle ' s Paradise , a bed , a drawer with three possible slots in in and a child non - player character . Aeris ' s garden . Entered from the market , Aeris ' garden two different platforms , both with flowers , connected by wooden ladders . The furthest platform contains an item and a Materia . It also contains her house . The garden is a very sharp contrast to the rest of the slums , due to its bright colors and much cleaner look . Aeris ' s House . Located on the western - most area of Aeris ' garden . The first floor contains a well - made group of joined rooms made of mostly stone , with a table in the center , and pieces of furniture around it , including flowers in pots . At the top - left , it contains staircases leading to the second floor . The second floor is a wooden room which contains two different joined rooms , with a bed each . Keeping with the theme of the first floor , it has some furniture around it and flowers in pots . Quests . " Final Fantasy VII " . Hidden money . In one of the houses , there is a boy sleeping upstairs . If the player looks into the drawers they can find 5 gil in a hidden compartment . If the player takes the money they will later find the boy crying over having lost his savings . If the player leaves the money , the boy will give out a Turbo Ether later on . The boy ' s room also has one of the Turtle ' s Paradise flyers on the wall . Date mechanics . The game has a hidden affection value that determines whom Cloud will go on a date with in Gold Saucer later . The value is determined by the dialogue and party member choices made prior to the date . At her house Aeris asks Cloud if Tifa is his girlfriend : After finding Marlene at Aeris ' s house , she asks if Cloud thinks Aeris is interested in him : Return to Midgar . Upon returning to Midgar using the Key to Sector 5 in Bone Village , Sector 5 can be visited , and new items can be accessed . The player can still find Turtle ' s Paradise Flyer # 1 inside of a residence in Sector 5 in case it was missed , and sleep for free in Aeris ' s house . The man in the pipe Cloud and Aeris could find the first time visiting the area is no longer there , and nearby NPCs say he has departed while talking of the Reunion . The following items can be found : Shops . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . In " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " shops can only be visited from the menu . Sector 5 Materia Shop is available after completing Mission 6 - 2 - 3 . Musical themes . In " Final Fantasy VII " " Flowers Blooming in the Church " plays in Aeris ' s church , Aeris ' s house and the areas nearby to the two areas . " Under the Rotting Pizza " plays inside the Sector 5 slums . In " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " the theme of the slums is " Where Light Does Not Reach " . " A Flower Blooming in the Slums ( from " FFVII " " Aerith ' s Theme " ) " plays in scenes involving Aerith .