Using Cycle2 Plugin / Multiple Image (fading)

Using Cycle2 Plugin / Multiple Image (fading)

Hello,

I am having some trouble with my cycle plugin. I'm trying to create a three column slideshow on my homepage that displays three separate images (one in each column) and the images fade (1-3), then the next set appears (3-6). 

I've created one that works great but I heard you can get this same effect without having multiple div's and not running cycle 3 times.. i'd rather have cycle run once and collect all three slideshow data. Can anyone explain to me how this will be possible? Help would be great, thank you.