Chapter One: A Vision of Stars

Stars. So many… Twisting, turning… No matter where I look, they're everywhere. Far away and very near, all at once. Billions of shiny white points of light, floating in space… They're all around me, dancing, just out of reach… What does this mean?

The stars slowly faded, leaving only the glowing green particles of Mako, which floated lazily through the air. A young woman gazed intently at those particles, her bright green eyes seeming to glow with their light.

She straightened up and placed a hand beneath her chin, still gazing at the Mako particles that poured from an old generator hooked up to the alley wall. She did not understand the vision she had just seen, and was considering the possibilities of its meaning when a noise from the street beyond woke her from her reverie. Looking out toward the busy street, she decided to put her thoughts on hold for now and find some time later when she could ponder the vision and its possible meanings in peace and quiet.

She walked quickly out of the small alley, watching her step as she arrived in the bright lights of the city street. Clutching her basket of flowers carefully in the crook of her elbow, she approached the roadway, stopping and looking out across the road as several fast-moving vehicles went by.

The city of Midgar was the biggest city on the Planet, in both population and in area. The main power source for the large city came from Mako, which was converted into electricity by the large Mako Reactors in each Sector of the city. The company responsible for building these reactors was the biggest company in the world. The Shinra Electric Power Company…

FINAL FANTASY VII

A Novelization

By Sariah Greenleaf

(..::To Be Continued::..)

Rating: PG-13 for violence and mild language (I'm not planning to include the more offensive swear words that can be seen in the game).

Genre: Fantasy/Action/Adventure as well as Drama and possibly some Angst.

Author's notes: One down, who-knows-how-many-more to go! (By the way, the next chapter should be quite a bit longer than this one.) Let's just hope I can complete this someday. {sighs} I'm a procrastinator, no doubt about it. I'll try, though! After all, I'm writing this for my friends, almost none of whom have ever played a Final Fantasy game. Yes, it's shocking, I know. But that's one of the reasons why I'm writing this. {smiles sweetly} I'm such a good friend… (Just kidding!) Anyway, don't feel bad if you're confused. You should be, if all truth be told. In fact, maybe you should get used to being confused. Final Fantasy VII is one of the most confusing games that I have ever played. I absolutely love it, though. {grins} Anyways…

FYI: The way in which I will be writing this novelization is my personal interpretation of the game and what happens in it. Therefore, it may be different from many other peoples' interpretations and opinions.

Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy VII, the story or any of the characters therein. It's all owned by Square Enix, formerly known as Square Soft. I'm not making any money from writing this. Not a single penny! I'm just a poor teenager with too much free time…

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