So hi guys I got this Idea from tan90's "Rising Again" story of the same two crossovers, read his or her story if you want to. But note some aspects I have borrowed other I intend to make on my own. But Seriously Shout out to tan90 for giving this idea creations, start will be a little like his but also different. So here it is.

Please Review and let me know what you think and who I should pair with hom

Prologue

Don't you understand, Will? You caught me because we're very much alike. Without our imaginations, we'd be like all those other poor... dullards. Fear... is the price of our instrument. But I can help you bear it. (Hannibal Lecter)

Cloud open his eyes, the last thing he remembered was well hazy, he knew the war with DEEPGROUND had been won an all. But for the hate of JENOVA, he could not figure out where he had been before he woke up here. He could see that he was in some sort of forest, though it was none that he was able to recognise. "Last thing in my memory, dam, I can't recall what it was." Cloud was unable to recall anything about what had happened after Vincent had emerged from Crystal Cave. He felt the First Tsurugi in his hand, it was still with him, that had to mean he had been in combat before he was here.

He shook his head, being mopy and confused would not help him. "I guess I have to just get going until he found some sort of civilisation."

From the weight on his back he must had the other five of his Fusion Blades strapped to his waist. "I don't know where I am so I should fuse the swords, just in case there is a problem."

Doing just that, cloud looked to the sun and came to the conclusion that it was still early in the day. "If it weren't for these trees it would be easier to tell the time."

It was at the moment that Cloud realised that he still had his cellphone. Pulling it out he opened it, to his dismay he saw that it had no signal. "What do you mean no signal, even in the Forgotten Capital I had a signal, I guess Vincent would be laughing at me."

He recalled during the geostigma crisis how he battled the remnants in the Forgotten Capital. But due to his own geostigma was being beaten only to rescued by Vincent Valentine who had been in that area. Vincent was many years older than cloud though he did not look it, he was way old enough to be his dad.

He took in his surroundings try to recall if he even had heard of a place like this, phone still in hand, he could think of none. Putting it away he shook his head and said to himself "Am I, am I even on Gaia?"

Closing his phone he put it away and joined all six parts of the Fusion Swords together. At this point he no longer saw any point in lingering in the forest, so he decided to run until he could at least be out of the forest. He saw some mountains in the distance "I wonder could there be people there?" Slipping the complete Fusion Sword into the holder upon his waste, he dashed forth in the direction of the mountains.

"There is no way that is the Northern wastes" he quietly thought to himself.

Around three hours later

Cloud was at the mountains, no normal human could cover such a distance in that time. But Cloud knew that he was not normal by any stretch of imagination. It was not his face he saw in his own reflections but that of another, one who he truly despised. He noticed that it was colder, here much colder. He closed his eye and took a deep breath in, as if magic the cold itself vanished from the air and he was alright. He looked to the east, he could see some type of building build into or more likely around the mountain.

As cloud came upon the gate he saw a lance come flaying his way. Casually he side stepped it with little to minimal effort. He looked up to see a woman in armour, only she was wearing a lot of armour, too much in fact. "Sacrificing mobility for defence, well to each their own."

She now held another lance and was looking down at him. "State your name and your business here stranger, we don't let strangers into Regna Ferox."

Three things confused Cloud, one was why she was attacking him, two was where the heck was Regna Ferox, three she was planning on taking him down with lance?

"Um, come again?" confused about where this Regna Ferox was, he had literally been everywhere on Gaia, never once had her heard of such a place.

"You heard be the first time, or perhaps you are a Plegian scum come to try and bullshit us that you're from Ylisse!"

Cloud had no way to react to that other than to state his name well part of his name at any rate. "My name is Strife, I know not where I am or who you are, I seek directions to Edge?

" The reply he got was "What the hell is that, how bad a lair are you Plegian dog!" She spoke not another word, just hurled another lance at him.

Cloud saw that others were joining her too, all of them wearing the same thick bulky armour. For a moment Cloud considered running away, but then again where would he go. He knew that he would have to eat and drink soon as well as sleep. If these people fancied that they were strong he just had to prove to them that they were not. Cloud with little effort leapt up the whole length of the wall and landed right in front of them. With the snow falling he could imagine that his glowing mako eyes be a little more prominent.

In a flash was on the woman who he had spoken to and slammed her into the ground with his bare hands. Right now he did not wish to kill anyone, just discover where he was and how he could get out or at least get food. He looked directly into the woman's eyes, he could see the fear in them as well as the glow of his own.

"Listen, I don't know where I am, or who you are, you attack me just now and my actions just now is the ramification of your own." Cloud stated this calmly as he looked at her and said

"I have no desire to fight you, it would seem from your technology that you are not from my world."

He now gave a sigh and pulled her up "All I want is to find a place to stay and get so food that is all." the lady who had just got to her feet raised her had for the others to stand down.

"You, you could have killed me just then couldn't you, you could beat all of us here without too much effort?"

To this Cloud said "All things require effort." She shook her head and said

"Forgive me, I thought your were a brigand or worse yet a warmonger from Plegia." Cloud gave her a nod and said "apology accepted, now do you know where I can find so food?"

"You said you did not know where you are and that you are from another world, what did you mean by that?"

To this Cloud said "I have been everywhere, from the Northern Wastes to Banora in the south, never have I seen a place like this."

The woman narrowed her eyes at this and said "If that is so, you are very calm about it?"

To this Cloud said "I have much bigger reasons to why I should lose it, this is not as shocking as them." Cloud now said "You did not tell me your name?"

She gave him a nod and said "My bad, I am called Raimi, I am in charge of Longfort here and the border patrol."

Cloud closed his eyes and said "Never heard of this place and my phone has no signal, it has to be another world or at least the past though I can't feel the lifestream."

Raimi was about to ask what but Cloud said "I just thought aloud that is all, do you know where I can get something to drink or eat?"

To this Raimi replied "We have some provisions here at Longfort, but if I may ask, could you accompany back to the capital." "Both the Khans would like to see a warrior would can scale Longfort in a single stride."

Cloud got the sinking feeling that his jump was not something that normal people here could do, needless to say if he was in another world they would not know of SOLDIER. "My first priority should be food and shelter, it should also be setting up a way to keep having both."

If what this Raimi had said was true, their might be people would could use his talents, though he would refuse to be a puppet.

"Zack, it seems like I may just have to be the type of guy you wanted to the type of guy I thought I was." The irony of it all hit him hard very hard, he shook his head and followed those that lead him.

Three months later

Cloud had managed to gain the favour of both Khans despite his refusal to participate in the arena. He had set up again his own Strife Delivery Service and had customers from all parts come to him to ask for certain objects to get delivered. For the most part Cloud was satisfied, he knew he was not on Gaia any more. He also knew that he could not live in a memory and had to keep to the present and the future. "I'm not alone, not any more, you are always with me." This meant all were in his heart.

It was at this point three months after he had appeared here he met a friend of his, one who he had made on a delivery. The orange haired man was a thief with a good heart, he was a thief none the less though. Cloud had the unfortunate pleasure of delivering the stolen goods, stolen by said man to the clients. He had dropped in this day, though for what reason Cloud did not know why. "Hey Spikey, how are you this day." It was not a question, it was more of I'm going to give you a job.

"Why are you here Gaius?" The orange haired man mocked hurt and said "What no hi old buddy, how are you."

To this Cloud said "I've know you for less than three months." Cloud neglected to mention the fact that when they first met Cloud was employed to make sure Gaius delivered the goods. He was still unsure if he was a guard or an enforcer.

"Aw, that is true, but hey I got a job to break into Ylisse capital castle."

To this Cloud replied with his signature line "Not interested."

To this Gaius said "Sure the guy who gave me the job may be like I don't know, the shadiest I've ever met, that is saying something." That would have meant something to a normal person in this world, but to Cloud who had met Doctor Hojo really didn't mean a thing.

"Um, Cloud, you want it?"

To this Cloud shook his head "Not interested."

To this Gaius said "Hey man why, it would be like the good old days."

To this Cloud said "That would signify that we are both old." Cloud did not need to repeat his previous words.

"How bad could it be, I mean we sneak in, we rob them blind and we leave."

To this Cloud dead panned "Gaius, my eyes glow, it's noticeable in broad daylight." To this Gaius said "What I call a load of horse dung if you're saying you can't sneak about, you can sneak up on me, that is an achievement!"

"You only say that because most of your targets are wearing so much armour they can't turn in time to see you." Gaius looked at the ground

"Man Spikey that hurts, that really hurts, you sure don't pull any punches."

To this Cloud nonchalantly said "I have not thrown a real punch the entire time I have been here."

To this Gaius said "Sure then, I don't want to see what you call a punch."

To this Cloud just gave him a nod. "Tell me the real reason why you want my help?"

To this Gaius said "I have a feeling that the Plegians will stab me in the back, once I get them in."

Cloud sighed in response "You could just, not take the job."

"What was that Spikey, says the guy who beat the crap out of that Plegian General cause a little girl and boy hired him to, what did they pay you in?"

Cloud almost gave a small smile when he said two words that made Gaius want to punch him. "A cake."

Gaius could not say he wouldn't do the same "Was it delicious?"

To this Cloud gave him a shrug "I let them eat it for me."

To this the sticky finger Gaius gave a sigh "Not sure if your extremely selfless or extremely stupid."

Says the guy secretly sent a note to save the guy he had been paid to frame, from the headsman's axe."

To this Gaius just asked "When did you learn about that, that was years ago." Cloud replied "You told me."

"Hey you never told me why you don't like your reflection?"

To this Cloud responded with no emotion in his voice "I do not see myself any reflection."

Intrigued Gaius asked "So then who do you see, do you look like him?"

Cloud shook his head "No, no I do not thank the lifestream for that."

Gaius knew when Cloud mentioned the special L word, it meant back off. "Can you tell me if he is related to you?"

Cloud shook his head "No, we're are not."

Though a very sinister voice that sounded like a certain white haired villain was in his head saying "You have us within you."

Cloud shook his head and said "I can't let myself pulled into the past."

Gaius knew that Cloud was not talking to him "Yo, earth to Spikey." "Stop causing me so much strife, Strife."

Cloud shook his unimmpressed with Gaius's attempt at wit "That is not funny, though I've heard worse."

No shit, the biggest joke was that Sephiroths only joy in life was causing Cloud strife. Needless to say it did not appreciate the rhyme or the pun.

To this Gauis just had to ask "What is the worst?"

Cloud raised an eyebrow and replied "Like I'm about to tell you."

To this Cloud shook his head "It is not embarrassing, it is rather hurtful, though true".

Gauis backed off when he said that, he had seen Cloud jump over tree with no effort. He did not wish to make an enemy of him. "So, Spikey, can you come with please, please, please."

To this Cloud gave a long sigh and said "You won't stop nagging me until I either kill you or go with you."

To this Gaius said "I'd rather you choose the second option."

To this Cloud gave him a shrug and said "Most people would, in your case."

"Great I knew you would come around buddy, tell you what, we going to meet up all of us in like two days you I'll drop by and get you."

To this Cloud replied "How will you get there on time if you just come by in two days, the capital of Ylisse is a good days march if not more, for you?"

Gauis at that point stopped to think "Wait are you saying I should take you now, what but you move faster than most Pegasi?"

Cloud in his time as Shinra Infantry men and in AVALANCHE he had seen some weird shit.

But for some strange reason he could not compare the Nibel Wolves or even the fearsome Midgar Zolom to the utter weirdness of the Pegasi. "A monster that doesn't try to kill humans, perhaps there are things in this world that can top that?"

Gauis saw that Cloud was in his own world again and said "Spikey return to us from the spirit world or whatever you call it."

Cloud snapped out of his delusions at this and said "It is called the Lifestream, the river of life that flows threw the planet giving life to the world and everything in it."

"Sweet sugar cakes, wow you actually talk about your past."

Cloud realised that he had said too much then said "A moment of weakness."

Gauis saw that Cloud had returned to his natural mood, that of brooding. "So are we going to check it, you don't have to say your name just say that you're a friend of mine and all and they'll let you in, their looking for people by the way."

To reply to him Cloud said "I understood that when you entered this house." Gauis could not help but notice that he never said my or home when he mentioned to this house.

Cloud got up and firmly attacked the complete fusion sword to the special sheath he had made for it. He then proceeded to attach said sheath to his back and looked to Gauis "We are going to leave are we not?"

It took about half a second for Gauis to realise that Cloud was telling him to hurry it up. "Hey, hey calm down, we still have two days, by the way no everyone is as fast as you, with your skill and looks you must be a real lady killer."

Cloud decided to respond a little playfully for a change "They say the way I act and my personality spoils my appearance."

This was one of the rare times that Cloud or rather Spikey to Gauis heard him joke. "Whoa there Spikey was that a joke not that I mind it but that really caught me off guard, goes to show that you are human under all that brooding."

To this Cloud looked up to the roof but in reality he was looking through it up to the sky. "Yes I am human and I am not alone."

Gaius had heard this before and knew he best wait until Cloud looked back down at the ground. "I'm so ready for this, but just in things go sour, you're there right."

Cloud gave him a nod and the two of them made their way to Ylisse.

Little did the two of them know what fate had in store for them, what it did indeed.

So how was it again shout out to tan90 and his or her story (Seriously I don't know if their a guy or girl)

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