Authors Note: Well where to start. Lets start with hey. I suppose I should explain my reasoning for this story. So if you've come from my other Fanfic series. ( The lost keys and now Point of War) then you'll know that I'm doing this because I want to try to explain the past of the Final Fantasy 7 characters but the past of their Kingdom Hearts Universe selves. Does that makes sense?
I'll try again just in case. So if you've played the Final Fantasy Compilation then you'll know exactly what happened from start to finish. But then you'll also know that the Kingdom Hearts versions of the characters don't line up in a time line. So this is the past of the Kingdom Hearts Universe versions of Cloud, Sephiroth, Zack, Aerith, Tifa and Cid. And there may be links back to Crisis Core and the original Final Fantasy 7.
Now if that doesn't make sense. Then I'm very sorry. But I may as well get going.
So thank you for coming to check this out, an if you enjoy please leave a review just so I know that your enjoying or not if the case may be. :D But away from all that... I hope you enjoy.
The Heart of A SOLDIER
Chapter 1: The Monster SOLDIER
The laboratory was cold and empty. The metallic walls were dark and concealed the entire room in darkness.
The room itself was a large circular room. And in the centre was a large semi circle tank. The door was stuck to the side of it, with a small circular window that remained the only way of looking inside.
Coming from the main tank, there was wide, thick wires. They led off into concealed areas or to other smaller tanks, that stood up right.
The only door that led outside the lab flew open. Two men walked in, one was older than the other, and his age seemed to grant him so much more wisdom.
The older man had brown hair and a brown moustache. He had large square glasses and wore brown trousers underneath his lab coat.
The younger man had long black hair he wore pulled back in a ponytail. He was also wearing small round glasses. He had a distinctive hunched, shuffling walk.
"Professor are you sure this creature is safe?" The younger man asked.
"Hojo, I have told you already..." The older man opened one of the side tanks and spun around to look at the younger man. "This creature is exactly what we are looking for".
The older man's grin took up most of his face.
Two soldiers came through the door.
"Professor Gast". One Soldier said. "Are you ready for the creature?"
"Yes. Bring it in". He answered.
Hojo stood still. Just staring as a group of twelve soldiers dragged in a creature. "Is it that dangerous?" He asked mockingly.
"Yes Hojo. It is that dangerous". Gast replied to his assistant.
The Soldiers threw the creature in the readied tank.
With a few precise button places the tank sealed and the creature was thrown into a standing position. The creature was no creature at all. As the scientists had never come across Heartless on their world. But the heartless wasn't even a normal heartless. It was a shadow guardian. ( Like Riku's or Ansem the Seeker of Darkness') The heartless was still sleeping and also seemed to have taken a lot of hurt during it capture. Now it floated silently and peacefully.
"Begin it's energy drain!" Gast ordered Hojo.
Hojo nodded pressing a few buttons.
The guardian began to lose its energy, just in a matter of seconds it seemed so much weaker.
Then the door flew open once again and another scientist walked in.
"Lucrecia". Hojo said surprised.
The new comer walked into the centre of the room. She had long brown hair pulled up into a high ponytail with her bangs partly covering her left eye. The top of the ponytail was wrapped up in an old yellow cloth and her eyes were chocolate brown.
But the thing that everyone noticed about her, was that she was pregnant.
"You shouldn't be in here". Gast said shaking his head.
"This is my lab as well. My project". Lucrecia said.
Gast nodded. "Fine... just don't hurt yourself".
xXx
Some time later many other 'creatures' had been dragged into the lab. A nobody and a Neo shadow heartless, were now also in the tanks. As well as a large pipe that was now plugged into the tank. Pumping some sort of green energy into it.
Hojo was smiling as he was amazed by their success.
Gast walked through the doors.
"Don't touch anything Hojo. It is not time yet".
"Why not!" Hojo shouted. "You and I both know that we can finish this project now. Create our own super soldier!"
"We must do further tests" Gast answered calmly.
"No!" Hojo bent down and picked up a rifle that was resting against one of the control panels, that some inexperienced soldier had stupidly left behind.
Hojo pointed it at his boss. "Activate it now!"
Gast shook his head. "Put it down Hojo. There is no need for this!"
"We need this soldier. I need it. With it I can control this entire world, and control many others".
Gast turned around and started hitting buttons.
"That's it". Hojo said smiling.
"No!" Gast said, hitting one last key.
The lab locked down, as the door sealed shut. An alarm began to go off.
"If you kill me... then you'll never leave this place. And neither will your super soldier!"
Then Gast heard a scream.
He turned around, looking straight into the window at the inside of the tank. Inside stood Lucrecia.
"What are you doing!" Gast shouted at Hojo. "You'll kill them!"
Hojo just laughed.
"The project needs a host. You know that! I know that! Who were we to kid ourselves that we could create a body for it!"
"So you create a monster that you can control".
"Exactly!" Hojo shouted. "All we need is the activation codes. Then nothing shall stop me".
"You are crazy!" Gast said shaking his head.
"So! You have to be".
Hojo walked over to Gast. "Activate it!"
"Never!" Gast replied.
Hojo laughed maniacally. "Then I don't need you!"
Hojo pulled the trigger. And Gast fell to the ground.
Hojo looked down to the panel, that was now covered in blood.
With a few key strokes he deactivated the security over ride. And the doors flew open.
A large group of soldiers ran in. "What's wrong". One asked.
Hojo dropped the gun. "He threatened to shoot me, and threw Lucrecia in the tank". Hojo lied. "Please bring the President down, he's the only person who can open the tank now... please".
Two soldiers nodded and ran out of the room, Hojo turned around and grinned.
Through the window to the tank he saw Lucrecia dying. Slowly. As her child grew at an incredibly fast rate.
xXx
A few moments later, the President of the Nibelheim came through the main doors.
Shocked, he ran straight towards the control panel and pushed in a master key. The tank flew open.
A boy fell out. He had long silver hair, and even as just a five year old boy he seemed so strong. His eyes however were very strange. They were almost cat like and bright green.
"Who is that?" The president asked.
The boy lay on the ground silent. But breathing.
The soldiers ran over to the tank to check for Lucrecia. However the tank had worked for the unborn child, but for the women that had been alive and well, it had destroyed her body.
The president turned to Hojo.
"I am so sorry Professor. Let me offer my condolences".
Hojo nodded. Secretly happy from his success.
"Thank you".
xXx
6 Years Later.
The Child had grown very quickly. In a space of 6 years he had grown twice as fast. And now looked at least seventeen.
He had run away from home two years ago. Living out his life in a small mountain top town, away from the labs, that he for some reason despised.
Before he had ran , his father had granted him a name. Sephiroth.
Sephiroth had met two other boys. They were good friends and he felt lucky to be able to join them.
Sephiroth held a large log in his hand, the other boys held sticks.
"Yeah that's fair!" One of the boys shouted, looking at the size of Sephiroth's play weapon.
"Life's not fair. You should know that Angeal!" The other boy said laughing.
Sephiroth joined in, while Angeal stood there confused.
"Fine but we going to fight or what?" Angeal asked.
The other boy shook his head. "You know I'd rather not".
Sephiroth laughed. "Running away again Genesis".
"Yep". He answered.
Angeal ran after him. "Come on". He shouted as Genesis took off in a different direction.
Angeal chased after him.
Sephiroth stood still. Then he turned around hearing the mud move around a footstep.
"What do you want!" Sephiroth shouted. Seeing three soldiers behind him.
"Professor Hojo wishes to see you". One Soldier said.
"Yeah right!" Sephiroth shouted, throwing the log he held at them.
It hit one in the face, and he was knocked unconscious.
"You little!" One soldier shouted.
Sephiroth spun around and darted off toward the direction his friends had gone.
"Get him!" Another Soldier said.
Sephiroth raced around a corner, jumping over things that should have been impossible. Finally he came to a clearing where his friends stood, talking.
"The Soldier they're here!" Sephiroth shouted.
In a matter of seconds the field was surrounded.
"Give up kid!" One soldier shouted.
"Never!" Sephiroth barked.
He tried to run again but this time he was caught by a group of soldiers.
He turned around to see both Angeal and Genesis being knocked to the ground.
"Get off them!" Sephiroth shouted.
xXx
An hour later. In the Presidents office.
"So that's why we want you kids. You want to be hero's right?" The president asked.
Angeal and Genesis nodded. Sephiroth just shook his head.
"Then why?" The president asked.
"I don't want to see my father again!" Sephiroth answered.
"Fine... I shall give you separate living accommodation. You'd never have to see him again".
"But what do we have to do?" Sephiroth questioned. "I'm not just going to be another one of you stupid guards am I?"
"You will become members of an elite group of freedom fighters. SOLDIER. And with training you will be the best".
For Genesis and Angeal, they were done. They were signed up for all they cared.
Sephiroth however was not satisfied. But followed his friends choices none the less.
"Fine". He hissed.
"Good". The president said raising his hands, smiling. "I will have someone take you out".
xXx
3 Months Later.
Sephiroth, Angeal and Genesis all stood in the lab. Three small tanks stood in front of them. Above their tanks was a large pipe. Piping in the same energy that had created Sephiroth.
"So what's this for again?" Angeal asked.
"So that we become the SOLDIER operatives that we deserve to be. It will make us stronger". Sephiroth answered.
"Fine, if your all up for it". Angeal said looking at them both.
Genesis nodded. Sephiroth jumped into his tank.
Angeal shook his head, trying to throw away his fears, and did the same. Genesis followed seconds later.
A group of scientists walked in. With a few button presses the three boys fell asleep.
xXx
8 Years Later.
Sephiroth dove into a large room. He drew his long katana and pointed it at a group of Wutai soldiers in front of him.
"You shouldn't be here!" He shouted. "Leave or face your end!"
The Soldiers laughed.
They aimed their rifles, and unloaded their clips.
Sephiroth moved faster than light. In a few strikes, the firing stopped. And only he remained standing.
He opened the main doors. Letting in his own troops and Angeal and Genesis.
"Nicely done". Genesis commented.
Angeal just nodded as he walked past.
"We still have more to do yet". Sephiroth said, following Angeal.
xXx
They walked into another room. Angeal stepped forward this time. On his back he held a huge sword. It was much wider than any other blade, and was nearly as long as Sephiroth's own blade. Only a member of SOLDIER would be able to lift it.
Angeal ran into the room, and slid under the gun fire. With one move, he kicked half of the troops away, and disarmed the others with his arms.
Everyone else walked in.
Genesis walked over to one Wutai soldier who was still squirming. He brought his boot down on his head.
"Why do you carry that blade around with you, if you not going to use it?" Genesis asked him.
"Why should I? I want to protect my honour, and my dreams".
Sephiroth shook his head. "They can only get you so far. You obsessed with your honour is beginning to annoy me".
Genesis began to speak. "When the war of the beasts brings about the world's end, the goddess descends from the sky. wings of light and dark spread afar, she guides us to bliss, her gift everlasting".
"Are you seriously that crazy? Both of you. Obsessed with stupid things". Sephiroth said.
"You know... we're all a little crazy. This stupid war is doing it to us". Angeal said walking away.
"I suppose. But I know for a fact I'm the only normal one here". Sephiroth said.
"Yeah you with your super human speed and strength". Genesis said sarcastically. "Your like a monster. Shame we cant just knock you off".
The three of them burst out laughing as they walked further into the Wutai troops' castle.
Authors Note: Well that was fun. Really that honestly had one link to Kingdom Hearts. So I apologise for that. But that's just how it had to work. Next chapter will include Cloud and Zack. So should be fun. But I hope you have enjoyed and I hope that I do this justice for those who have trouble figuring out how the history of the FF7 characters works in KH. Thanks for reading. :D Next chapter will be up soon.