At my 120 moment I wrote a few stories about Zack and Cloud. Now I started with a new stories around them, I know is a challenge, but fun. I like the early Cloud and how he was before all that happen to him. I only got his and Zack's character out of the internet, so I hope you guys like them. The other characters are mine. Enjoy reading the stories and oh well I hope you laugh at some of them. Uhh and one more thing, I do not have any other game then FF7.

Shut almost forgot: I do not own Square Enix or FF7, only my Fantasy. LOL.

A young man walked with a piece of paper in his hand through a hallway. "411, 412 ah here it is 413" he mumbled and opened the door. The first thing he saw was the rear end of a man sticking out from underneath a bed. "Joe, would you help me? This darned glove fell all the way behind the bed!" "I'm not Joe, but I help you!" A thud was heard, then emerged a blond head. "Ouch! Who are you?" asked the man rubbing his head. Before the young man could answer opened the door again and a red haired man appeared. "Quinn, we be…Who are you?" "I am your new roommate. My name is Cloud, Cloud Strife."

Quinn sat still on the floor rubbing his head and said. "Welcome to ShinRa. I'm Quinn Water; this is Joe Lewis and our other comrade Jay Blue is at the moment in arrest." Joe giggled "Jo, he managed to piss Spark off, but that's easy, so now he has three days arrest to do. And why are you in the army?" "I want to be a SOLDIER!" Quinn started to laugh. "We all want that." Now he stood up. "Uh Cloud?" Cloud looked up to him. "What Quinn?" "Don't get me wrong. But aren't you a little short to be a SOLDIER?" Joe looked at the two. "Quinn, not everyone can be as tall as you! And if he's good, why should he not be a SOLDIER. So tell Cloud, where you from? I'm from Mideel and Quinn from Costa del Sol. I'm 15 and he's 16 and you?" Cloud begun to grin. "Can you let me answer at least one question? Ok I'm from Niebelheim and I'm 14, so I think I'm the youngest one here." Quinn shook his head. "Nope. Jay is 14 too. And where is Niebelheim? I never heard of that!" Now begun Cloud to laugh. "On the other continent. Three days from Costa del Sol. It is just a little town, so you did not miss much." Joe smiled. "Ok then let's get you settled first and tomorrow we show you the works."

At dawn the next morning fell Cloud almost out of his bed. The door had opened roughly, a voice screamed "UP! Breakfast in 20 minutes and training in a hour." then the door slammed closed again."Another day in paradise." yawned Quinn, sat up and noticed Cloud. "Oh you're awake!" Shocked nodded Cloud. "Wh….." From underneath his pillow mumbled Joe. "That was our heartwarming Instructor Spark. Get used to it. From now on is the first thing you hear his angelic voice. And damned, nothing helps against that!" Quinn crawled out of bed. "Oh one more thing. No matter how tired you are at night Cloud. Shower then, at mornings is no time for that!" Cloud nodded, got up and dressed. Then he followed the other to the mess hall.

"Oh no! Not that again. I hate breakfast!" said Joe. After they got their trays sat they together at a table. Cloud tasted the food. "What is that?" he asked finally. "They call it eggs. But from what? We don't know! The coffee and the bread you can have, they actually not bad." chuckled Joe. Cloud looked around, spotted sauces at a different table and poured them over his eggs. Then he tasted them again. "Now they eatable!" Quinn and Joe had watched him. "Can I taste?" asked Joe, Cloud nodded. After taken a forkful said Joe. "He's right, Quinn try them too." Soon were all three eating.

"Oh god! A dwarf!" said a man as he spotted Cloud in the group of young men who stood in front of him. "Step forward. Who are you and what are you doing here?" Cloud took a step forward and said. "My name is Cloud Strife and I want to be a SOLDIER!" The man lifted an eyebrow. "Ok Mr. Strife. Now you learn how this is done! So listen! You!" he pointed at Quinn "tell the new guy how this is done!" Quinn stepped for. "My Name is Water, Sir! Quinn Water and I want to be a part of ShinRa, Sir!" Now turned the man to Cloud. "Three rounds over the place Strife and then we try this again. Oh and I'm Spark. Lt. Spark, your training instructor."

Joe and Quinn watched the sleeping Cloud. "Spark was never that bad to a new guy. Something is funny here!" said Joe, Quinn nodded. "But our little one did not give up. He's strong, he will make it. Even after the 14 punishments did he not complain. Some first day he had, he will never forget that one!"

"Water, Strife out! Your time is up!" The two men looked up. "What three days already? Darned I was beginning to enjoy myself!" The Guard looked at the two blond men and sighted "I had you and your friends here more often than any other trooper. Gimme a break, would you?" Cloud grinned "But Tony! What would you do without us?" Tony smiled. "Have a peaceful time for once. At least try to stay out of here for a week, would you?" Quinn chuckled. "Ok we'll try. But no promises! Spark LOVES us as you know." The two men left the arrest cell and went to their room.

"Hi Joe, hi…..What happened?" "Quinn move I …..Where is Jay?" Joe looked at his friends. "Left yesterday. Did not pass the test for SOLDIER and gave up. Uh Cloud yours is in two weeks, there is the notice." Cloud stepped up to his bed and sat down, taking the notice. "God I hope I pass that one! Then at least get I rid of Spark! I hate him!" Joe looked at him. "Hey! You survived him for almost a year now. After that first day though I you would quit three days later. And now look at you, you grown, got some muscles and…." "And Spark is after my ass the same as the first day. What has he against me?" "He does not like anyone. You know that Cloud!" Cloud shook his head and looked at Quinn. "No he likes Johnny!" Quinn chuckled "Yes, but that one is a brown noser. I would not be your friend if you were like him!" "I and Sparks's friend? But not in your life! Hey!" Cloud ended up with Quinn's pillow in his face.

Cloud sat in front of a closed door and was nervous. They had told him that today he had to take three tests, at first a written one, then a test to find out how good he was in fight and a medical one. Next to him sat three other men Cloud had seen before. Their names he did not know, but they looked at nervous as he was. Then the door opened and after they stepped inside a man explained to them. "I'm Lazard; I'm responsible for your test today. You have two hours to finish. Start now." Cloud looked at the questions in front of him. "That should be not too hard to become a halfway decent note here!" he thought and begun.

Three hours later stood Cloud with two of the other man in a huge hall. Then a tall dark haired man stepped up to them. "I will put you through a training lesion. Each of you alone with me together. My name is Angeal…." "The Angeal, the SOLDIER? Sorry Sir!" Angeal turned "And who are you?" "Strife Sir!" Angeal nodded "Yes I am Angeal, SOLDIER first class. And I think I start with you Strife!" "Damned, me and my big mouth!" thought Cloud angry, but nodded.

Joe and Quinn were in their room as Cloud limped in. "What hap…." "Well, I'm not going to be a SOLDIER!" Cloud slumped down on his bed. "Wh…" "I did not pass the medical test. They said I'm not mature enough, have problems with orders and….I told them after Spark, is that a wonder!" "Cloud!" Cloud lifted his head. "What? My record is not good enough for me to be a SOLDIER! Leave me alone!" He laid his head back down. Quinn looked at Cloud. "But what happened, why are you limping?" Again lifted Cloud his head "Oh that! That was Angeal, in the fight test, I passed that one!" now he laid his head back down, then Cloud chuckled. "And he has a black eye." "CLOUD!" screamed the two of them together. Cloud begun to laugh. "Oh we just collided as we fought together, don't worry. I got him with my elbow and he me with his knee. And now please leave me alone, would you?"

Joe asked quietly. "Are you leaving ShinRa now?" "No! I'm staying. I have another chance to pass the test in two years." Cloud closed his eyes. "We have leave this weekend, you coming with us?" First no answer, then. "Count me in. Until now I spent all my time here studying or in arrest! I'm coming!" Joe grinned. "Cool, we show you all the good places in town Cloud. This is going to be fun!" "Yeah fun! I'm in ShinRa now and here to stay! I can't go back, not like this!" thought Cloud and closed his eyes again.

Three weeks later went Cloud on his first mission as an infantry man, together with a Turk and a young SOLDIER.