Master of All Puppets

Here's another story, this one was actually based off an RP, and I think it turned out pretty good. :P

Anyway, I do not own Final Fantasy VII, nor the characters. Just the story, or whatever. xD

Chapter One

"Hey," Kadaj whispered over to Yazoo, pointing ahead of him towards another man, a few meters ahead of them. "Is that Big Brother?"

"Looks like him." Yazoo agreed. The blonde hair sticking up every-which-way on the head of the man in front of them, made it pretty hard to not recognize him.

"Let's go see him!" Kadaj said, and then ran up to him, seemingly acting very much like the kid he is on the inside. He then jumped at the blonde. "Hiiiii Nii-san!" He cried out, as Cloud then got knocked over by the boy. Yazoo and Loz came up behind them.

Cloud was surprised from being suddenly knocked down to the ground. "What the hell?" He looked, and saw Kadaj on top of him. "Kadaj, what the hell do you thing you're doing? And get off of me!" He struggled to get the boy off him.

"I just wanted to see you." Kadaj said.

"Kadaj, I think you should get off of him now." Yazoo suggested, and Kadaj got off Cloud, holding a hand out to him.

"I'm sorry, Nii-san." He apologized.

Cloud looked at the hand held out to him for a moment, and then took it, getting up. "It's okay." He said. He then looked at all three brothers, and he noticed just how much they looked like Sephiroth. He looked at each of their eyes, they looked really unique, and he liked them. "What are you guys up to anyway?"

"We're not up to much. Just travelling around, I guess." Kadaj answered, and looked up at his taller brothers who nodded in agreement. "What about you, Nii-san?"

"I just finished a delivery..." Cloud said. He was a bit embarrassed to say it, but said it with as much pride as possible, not letting embarrassment show.

"Isn't that kind of stuff boring to do?" Kadaj asked. "I know I wouldn't want to be a delivery boy..."

"That's you, Kadaj. Not Cloud. Cloud's a different person than you are, you know." Yazoo said.

"But we are the same! In a way, anyways... You know he has Mother's cells in him too."

Cloud stared at Kadaj, just wanting to tell the boy to be quiet. It wasn't his cup of tea to have those cells placed in his bloodstream, but it happened. "It's not the best job in the world, but it's a job."

"So, anyway, where were you heading off before I surprised you?" Kadaj asked.

"Heading back to Tifa's. There's nothing that I really have to do now."

"Can we come with you? We really don't have a place to stay..." Kadaj looked to the ground. "Please?"

Inside, Cloud was freaking out. The remnants wanted to come home with him... He knew if he did, Tifa would most likely shoot him for it, and the kids would run away... But should he let them walk the streets? He thought for a moment. "Alright then... Only for a night though! Then tomorrow, you guys are out. Tifa won't want you three in her house for long, okay?"

"She doesn't like us, does she?" Kadaj asked.

"Probably not, lil' bro. I kinda... Beat her up before..." Loz explained.

"And after all, 'Daj, you did kidnap the children, and took control of them." Yazoo pointed out.

"I don't care! Thanks for letting us stay with you, Nii-san!" Kadaj said.

Cloud was now having a battle with himself, thinking, 'This is a really good idea, Cloud Strife... What are you doing, Moron!' Then there were two Cloud's fighting in his head. Cloud One was having a tantrum, while the other one was saying it's okay. He sighed. "Just... Be good, okay?"

"We will, I promise." Kadaj assured him. "No taking the kids, and taking control of them, no fighting, no breaking stuff, and yadda ya. Yeah, we'll try and behave." The boy looked at Loz and Yazoo, making sure they listened him, and they nodded their heads.

'You retard! How dare you!' Cloud One yelled inside Cloud's head.

'Oh, come on! They just need a place to sleep.' Said Cloud Two.

'They're trouble! They shot you, for crap sakes!' Cloud One fought back.

Kadaj smiled slightly, as though he could just see the battle going on in Cloud's head. "Well, Nii-san, are you going to take us there?" He asked.

'NUUUUU' Cloud One refused.

"Yeah, I will. Just follow me." He said, now taking them to Tifa's.

'hasidfnglrkhgsdlktbaisnfo!' Cloud One flipped out.

'It's okay.' Cloud Two reassured Cloud One.

Cloud was getting annoyed now from the two voices. Not only were they still fighting, but they were acting like 5 year olds... Like one dropped an ice cream cone, and is fine, but the other is just spazzing out.

"Okay!" Kadaj said, and followed closely behind him. As they walked, Sephiroth's form had briefly flickered over Kadaj's. The teen didn't notice, but his brothers did, gasping.

Cloud heard the gasps coming from the brothers, and turned around. "What are you gasping at?"

'Watch your damn back. They might have weapons!' Cloud One said.

'Okay... Seriously... Calm your banana's!' Cloud Two said.

Kadaj frowned. "I didn't gasp at anything..." He turned to face his brothers. "Is something wrong?"

Yazoo shook his head. 'I'll tell you later', he mouthed to Cloud, making sure that Kadaj couldn't see him say that.

Kadaj just stared at his brothers, silently demanding for an answer.

"It was nothing, 'Daj. Don't worry about it." Loz said, and Kadaj just shrugged, and signaled Cloud to keep moving.

Cloud kept walking down the street, wary now. What were they gasping at? And why?

'You're a dumbass... They're going to kill you.' Cloud One said to Cloud.

Kadaj followed him again, also wondering why his brothers had gasped. He hadn't seen anything unusual around to cause such a reaction from them. He knew they weren't telling the truth to him, but he'd figure it out eventually, he hoped.

Cloud still walked, kind of cautious now. Cloud One was getting him good, but Cloud Two kept up the fight pretty well.

'Please Cloud, relax.' Cloud Two said.

'NO. These guys are evil!' Cloud One said.

'They are trying to be good! Give them a chance!' Cloud Two fought back.

"Nii-san, are we almost there?" Kadaj complained. "My head's starting to hurt..." He scowled at he ground, as though it were the ground's fault for it. Yazoo then looked over at Loz, with a worried expression, afraid that it could've been Sephiroth's doing, but Kadaj still had yet to realize it.

Cloud didn't answer him, but kept walking, until the bar came into sight. He then turned around and looked straight at the three silver-haired men. "Be good, and stay quiet!"

'Pffft. Like that's going to happen, dork brain.' Cloud One said.

Kadaj was relived that they had made it, and sat down on the closest seat he could get to, and rested his head on the table trying to get the headache to lessen a bit.

"Yes, Cloud..." Yazoo said quietly, as he went to join his baby brother.

'Awww, look. See, this will be just fine... They aren't Sephiroth, Cloud. They are just used puppets with no one left to turn to. Just give them a chance.' Cloud Two said.

Cloud had to agree... They weren't Sephiroth... But they were meant to be like him, to follow his way of seeing things... Complete destruction... But they did want someone to turn to... 'I'm all they have, now...'

Shortly after entering the bar, Loz looked around the new place Cloud had brought them to, to get used to the new surroundings.

Kadaj gasped, as he heard a voice penetrate his head. An unusual deep male voice, though he felt as though he heard it before. 'No... Leave me alone!' Kadaj thought, angered at the intruding voice.

Cloud noticed the strain on Kadaj's face. "Hey, are you okay?"

'Great! Look! He's going to attack you!' Cloud One shouted.

Kadaj shook his head negatively. "No... I... I hear a voice in my head... A male voice... But I..." Kadaj then let out a strangled scream, as Sephiroth's form continuously flashed over Kadaj's. Kadaj then fought for control over his body, not wanting Sephiroth to take over.

"Kadaj!" Yazoo called out, now worrying over his younger brother. He put a hand on his arm.

'Just fucking great! Told you, dumb bitch!' Cloud One said.

Cloud really wanted to kick the shit out of that voice, but he had to help Kadaj. "Kadaj, remain calm! Don't let him win! You're better then him!" Cloud didn't want to see Sephiroth... Even the mention of the Silver-haired man's name made him mad.

Kadaj clenched his teeth together, as he fought as much as he could to fight off Sephiroth. He didn't want to be taken over by him again. Just going through that once was enough for him, and he didn't want to do it again. He concentrated on trying to push the voice away, so he wouldn't be so tempted to give into the lies it was telling him.

'Cloud! Help him, now! He needs you!' Cloud Two cried at him.

Cloud did what he was told. He grabbed a chair, and sat down next to Kadaj within a couple of seconds. "Okay, Kadaj. Concentrate. You are you. You are Kadaj. That voice is nothing... That voice means nothing. That voice is evil. You are good. You mean something."

Kadaj heard Cloud's voice coming from beside him, and concentrated on that to push Sephiroth away, so he would not take over Kadaj's body... At least, not for now. Once Sephiroth had left his mind, Kadaj fell unconscious, and fell against Cloud.

"Kadaj!" Yazoo's eyes showed fear in them, fear for his little brother, as he pet Kadaj's head. "Thanks for helping him... It means a lot." Yazoo said to Cloud.

Cloud stared down at the unconscious teen against him. "No problem at all." He said, as he picked the teen up, and brought him to a guest room, and layed him on the bed. "Tifa shouldn't mind... And if she does... Well, you guys are staying anyway... Kadaj needs help, doesn't he?"

Yazoo nodded, as he followed Cloud into the guess room. "He does need help... That's the first time that had happened." Yazoo said. His thoughts then wavered for a moment, and thought about Loz. Where was he? "Where's Loz?" He asked, slowly doing a 360, looking for his older brother, not that he'd be in the room anyway.

Cloud stopped dead by the bedside. Loz was missing... No, no, no! "Where is he, Yazoo?"

'Tifa...' Cloud One whispered.

"Fuck..."