Disclaimer: The Characters of FFVII are not mine, though I wish Kadaj and reno were.
AN: well, imma try this. Its a merging of our reality and the reality of ffvii... maybe
Split Realities
"Unh..." a soft voice sighed. Despite its softness it awakened the three sleepers in the glowing house built seemingly right out of a large shell. Three young silver haired men sat up, disoriented but alert. They looked at each other, a question in their green eyes.
"Kadaj? How are we alive?" asked the long haired man.
Kadaj shook his head, his short hair falling across his face, "I don't know Yazoo."
"Did we succeed in our mission? Did we reach Mother?" asked the large built man.
Kadaj put his hand to his head, remembering, "I...I remember resurrecting Sephiroth, and then... being defeated. After that the only clear image I have is of a woman then..." At that moment a sound was heard from outside. Kadaj snapped alert, "Loz, check it out," he commanded in a whisper.
Loz nodded and inched his way to a window overlooking a small lake hidden with the house in a dense forest of glowing trees. Outside, he spotted a figure lying near the water. "Its a girl, I don't see anyone else... She doesn't look armed."
The brothers looked at each other then nodded in silent agreement. They found their weapons near at hand and left the house cautiously. They stopped near the lake side and Kadaj took the lead.
Suddenly the young woman gasped and sat up. She frantically patted her arms and face, as if checking for something, all the while gasping for breath. After a few seconds she calmed down and took in her surroundings, never once noticing her audience, running her hands through her short dark blonde hair. As she stood Kadaj took a step forward but was halted by an image in the water. At first he thought it was her reflection but soon realized the woman in the water was wearing a pink dress while the woman on land was in jeans and t-shirt. He froze farther when he realized he recognized the woman in the water.
He must have made a sound for the young woman spun around, frightened, brilliant blue eyes wide. Her eyes widened further as if in recognition. Then she startled him when she laughed, a wild and frantic sound. "Great, on my death bed and instead of going to heaven I go insane... Though the scenery is pretty, yet I'm stuck with Kadaj and gang, from Final Fantasy VII..." She turned around, still muttering to herself.
Kadaj, startled at hearing her say his name turned to his brothers "Have we met her?" He whispered. Yazoo and Loz shrugged. Kadaj turned back to the young woman who had stopped muttering and was staring at them.
Loz nudged Kadaj, "You want me to kill her?"
Kadaj looked once more to the girl, who looked as if she heard what was just asked but instead of fear he saw resignation. "Go ahead, I'm dead already."
He looked into the water and saw again the woman in pink, the woman he had seen before he died. "No, let her live, she could be of value to us," he ordered his brothers. He turned his attention back on the girl, who actually looked surprised now. "What's your name and how do you know us, and what was the rest of that rambling."
She laughed again, this time not as frantically, "My name is Cassie, and I can answer your last two questions with one answer. Your world, your story and adventure, well the adventures of Cloud Strife that is, is a game series in my world, and a movie called Final Fantasy VII. Thats what I was talking about." She turned around and started walking away.
"Wait, where are you going? Did I say you could leave?" Kadaj ordered.
"I'm going somewhere anywhere, like I said, last thing I remember was laying on my death bed my body failing." She stopped and turned around a thought in her eyes. "If this is a second chance at life or if this is me insane and stuck in my imagination... I'm sure to be able to decide out there, find the answer out there." Her eyes became fierce, "Besides you can't tell me what to do," She said stubbornly.
Kadaj thought quickly, his first urge was to squash this insolent woman, but his and his brothers sudden revival and the appearance of the woman that had delivered him from this world in the reflection of Cassie gave him pause. ~She might be insane, but as I first said she could be of some value,~ he thought. After a few moments he barked an order, "Yazoo, take her to the nearest village, keep an eye on her and when she has decided her next plan of action bring her back here." He turned to Cassie as his brother nodded his understanding. "I'd advise you not to tell anyone about us or about your 'other world' until you've come back with your decision on your sanity."
She sighed, "Fine, whatever. Maybe if I come back you'll decide to tell me why you think I'd be of value." With that she turned around and walked away, Yazoo leading the way.
"What are you planning Kadaj?" Loz asked, dumbfounded.
"It's possible this infuriating woman is an Ancient, that's gone insane, and somehow caused our resurrection. I'd like to keep her close until we figure it out." he turned to his eldest brother, "I want you to go and scout out the surrounding areas, see how much time has passed and what's going on in the world."
Loz nodded and followed after Yazoo and Cassie. When he was alone Kadaj walked to the water's edge, whispering "What are you up to?"