Author's notes:
Well, hey there. This will be my first story and to be quite honest, I didn't really plan to write something, so this might be a bit random, partially, because this was written during pretty boring history, math and geography classes. Please don't rip me apart for any mistakes I might make.
I'm always open to suggestions. Also, there will probably be some randomness and puns from Zacks side and I will probably make Sephiroth more 'social' than he was in the original game, though I'm not quite sure about that myself. For all those who might ask this: Yeah I played Crisis Core and am well aware of the fact, that Genesis and Sephiroth never met Zack during his time before Genesis went insane with degradation.
Hope you enjoy ready~~~ And I'm looking forward to any kinds of suggestion or reviews.
And for all those who might ask: No, I don't own Final Fantasy. Square Enix does. If I owned it, there'd be no way Zack died. He just didn't deserve that.
„Angeeeeeeeeeaaaaal!" A black haired man yelled. He was standing in a corridor of the ShinRa building in Midgar. "Angeeeeeeeeaaaaaaal! Where are you?" He had spiky hair and eyes as blue as the skies. "Man, even Sephiroth is hiding…" he murmured. The ShinRa corridors were long and bare and they were difficult to hide in. But Zack knew for a fact that his mentor went this way in an attempt to hide. "Losing a bet is nothing to worry about Angeal. You just need to do as you said and it's over. Nothing to hide from" he said in a loud voice. " A single bet is not going to get you killed." He continued.
Suddenly he felt something behind him. He tensed; adrenaline flooding his body and making it tingle and hunger for action. All his SOLDIER senses were alarmed. A hand reached for his shoulder and he immediately snapped into a defensive posture as he turned around. "Easy, little one." Came the smooth voice of Genesis, clad in red as always. "Genesis." Zack was more than surprised to find the first class Soldier standing in front of him. "Why are you here? I thought you'd be finding Sephiroth?" "I am here to offer my help, little puppy. Sephiroth himself seemed rather understanding in this matter and agreed to fulfill the…. Terms of last Friday evenings… bet." Genesis explained.
"So he didn't try to fry you on spot?" Zack asked unbelievingly. "And chase you out of his office? I'm sure he fled into his office…."
-"Uh, yes he did. Both. BUT. I'll help you find Angeal. Sephiroth agreed in the end after all and going against his own principles is not something Angeal would do." Genesis had a content smile on his face. Obviously he was very, very content with himself for accomplishing this task. "You're doung this just for the heck of it, aren't ya?" Zack asked. "I am not the only one here, am I? Now let us find Angeal. He couldn't have taken off to another dimension now, could he? Man the outcome of the bet must have been really shocking for 'geal…"Genesis replied.
- "No kidding"
-Flashback-
-Friday evening-
-Some Bar in Sector 8-
"No, Zack, I will not approve of that." A smooth voice said. And General Sephiroth arched a brow at the younger second class he just addressed.
"I second that." Genesis stood at Sephiroths side, patting the silver haired man on the shoulder.
"No I told you: Cloud can hold his liquor better than any of you guys!" Zack protested with a light pout.
"Zack, let's be rational here: Cloud is even younger than you are." Angeal stepped towards Sephiroth and Genesis to stand at their side and to support his two best friends.
"Yes, and..?" Zack retorted with a snort. "I BET Cloud's better than any of you."
"A.. bet…?" the three first-class SOLDIERS looked at the spiky-haired man in disbelief.
"YES! And if I lose the bet, I'll do cleaning duty for a month!" he exclaimed. 'Bad idea. Veeeery bad idea, Zack.' He thought.
"And if we lose..?" The three looked at Angeals apprentice, a silvery eyebrow quirked in interest, a deep frown appearing on Angeals face and a slight smirk on Genesis' features.
"If you lose, Angeal and Sephiroth need to switch weapons for one mission and Genesis…" he looked at the auburn haired man "Genesis won't recite LOVELESS for a month. Oh and me and Cloud will pick the mission for you." A long silence descended upon the bar. People were watching.
"Sirs…?" came a voice to the four soldiers' side. "Could you at least talk things over with me before you go and decide things on your own..?" Cloud, who was being ignored completely until now broke the silence. 4 pairs of glowing eyes were now all looking at him. He had been dragged along by Zack to 'socialize with other people and to make new friends' as Zack had voiced it. At first he struggled to wind himself out of the second-class' grip but soon he found it futile to resist and ended up going to a bar somewhere in Sector 8.
"Aww, come on Cloud! I know you won't lose. Ever." And there it was: Zack's kicked-puppy-look. 'NO Cloud, you won't.' Cloud thought desperately. But his mouth seemed to have a brain of its own. "Okay…." He sighed. This puppy-look would be his doom. He just knew it.
"I'm in." Genesis voice floated in the air. Angeal and Sephiroth both turned to look at the auburn haired man. "What..? It'll be fun."
"Fun... huh? Yes… We sure could use some..." Angeal mused. "And we're SOLDIER. It's not like some grunt could hold their liquor better than SOLDIERS…" He then looked at a confident looking Genesis and sighed. "Alright, then. I'm in too."
Now the only one left was Sephiroth, who obviously didn't like where this was heading. But the expectant gazes, who were upon him now made him just sigh and join in. It couldn't be as bad…
"Ok, bring it on, then!" Zack turned to a waitress and ordered 5 beers.
-3 hours later-
"Th…this.. ain't..r-right… hick" a very drunk Genesis complained.
"Shiva, you totally got them, Cloud" Zack giggled and looked at his work. Cloud looked untouched and completely sane, while the rest… well… looked less good. "We win" his grin grew wider.
There were three drunken 1st classes left to be carried to the barracks and Zack obviously was in a VERY good mood
-Flashback end-
"Angeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaa aaaaal~~~~~~" he shouted again. "C'mon Angeal! It's only ONE mission! No need to be afraid!"
"Zack, I am not afraid." The voice of Angeal echoed to him from behind. Zack whirled around to see Angeal standing directly next do Genesis, a smile on his face. "Now what mission did you have in mind?"
"Sir?" A secretary poked his head into the oversized office of the president.
-"Yes?" President Shinra was a busy man. But he liked entertainment.
"It seems that all first-class SOLDIERs a second-class and a grunt requested a mission together."
The secretary shifted uncomfortably.
"ALL first-classes?" his brows furrowed "Even General Sephiroth?"
-"Yes, sir." answered the other man. This piqued the interest of Shinra. "And… what might the occasion be…?" he inquired further.
-"A bet, sir."
"A bet…." The president repeated. 'this was going to be interesting.'
Hey there again^^ I'd like to thank you for reading this.
And well, uh, I know it's kinda short but I never thought about how to proceed from this point on with the story-line, like: where should the mission take place?
I promise the next chapter will be longer^^
Hope you enjoyed it :D
