(Hey there fellow writers! Dark-Slaying Light here again. If you thought that "The Journey to Azeroth" was a sequel to Final Fantasy VII-X, you're wrong. Completely different story. This is the true sequel to Final Fantasy VII-X. Say hello to Final Fantasy VII-X 2! I give credit to Square Enix for Cloud, Aerith, Tifa, and Vincent, as well as the rest of the cast of Final Fantasy VII, and Capcom for X and Zero of the Megaman X series. Now, let's get down to storytelling!)

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A Final Fantasy VII/MegamanX crossover fanfic

as told by Dark-Slaying Light

Final Fantasy VII-X 2

by Dark-Slaying Light

Prologue

In the vast reaches of space, on the surface of what looks to be a post-apocalyptic Earth, there is the scene of what looked to be the aftermath of a great battle. Two charred bodies, among the many burn marks from the aftereffects of spectacular special attacks, were the only signs of what had transpired. Yet, one of the bodies had a will that was unwilling to let the body just lay there and die. It was the body of the one known as Sigma, and like a being who just would not accept defeat and die, he rose up, struggling to get to his feet.

The other body that lay beside him was none other than Sephiroth himself. Sigma then smiled wickedly, as he somehow knew how to sustain and somehow repair himself. Which turned into an insatiable lust for survival.

And just to fuel his own lust for survival, he placed his right hand on Sephiroth's chest and drew from him the last remnants of his own essence. When Sephiroth's essence flowed forth into Sigma's own veins, his jaw dropped in awe of the awesome power that he was stealing. When he was sure he had drained the last bits of Sephiroth's essence, Sigma then declared to himself, "Now, X and Zero... I shall...have...my revenge!", followed by his own maniacal laughter as he flew off to set his plan in motion.

Floating in orbit above the earth, looking like a five-pointed star, the Maverick Base silently watched over the planet. Although recent reports stated from the science team aboard the base that the planet was healing from the last war, Alia, a pink-armored intelligence specialist with blonde hair, wasn't disappointed because of that fact, she was disappointed because the research team had not given her the report on their long-distance teleportation findings for the past few months.

The disappointment made her act, by tuning to X and Zero's command radio frequencies. She said to both of them, "X! Zero! This is Maverick Base! Do you copy?". She then waited for a reply, but not for long, for X had answered, "Zero and I read you loud and clear, Alia! What's going on? Is the base okay?"

X and Zero were sparring against one another in the jungle on Earth, but when they heard from Alia, decided to suspend their sparring exercise. Alia then replied over the radio, "I've got a mission for you, and it involves, quite figuratively, beating the heads of our research team together. It's been a few months already, and the research team has not given me the report on our new long-distance teleportation system yet, so can you come back to base and give them a hand?" X thought to himself, "Alia must sound disappointed because of this." then said to Zero, "You ready to head back to base, Zero?"

Zero replied, "Yup. Definitely." X then said into his radio, "We're on our way, Alia!" before him and Zero activated their teleportation systems, in effect turning them both into blue and red beams respectively, to return to the Maverick Base, high up in orbit above Earth.

X and Zero then rematerialized inside an airlock before the entrance to their quarters in the Maverick Base, and after the airlock cycled through, the two Maverick Hunters were allowed to step outside the airlock itself into a hallway which connected and snaked around the entire base. Zero then stopped X before reaching X's quarters and said to him, "Why are we near our quarters, X? Don't tell me you plan to take a nap after our sparring? We have a mission to do!" X replied, "I have to grab something from my quarters. It's important. Didn't you notice something in the air back on Earth?"

Zero said, "I'm positive that I didn't. Sigma is dead, X!" After saying that, Zero then suddenly winced in pain as a mysterious voice, cold and unwavering, said to him, "Haaaahahahahahahaa! Did you REALLY think I was DEAD? I'll show you both just how miserable death REALLY is! Tata!..." and was gone in the blink of an eye. Zero then straightened himself and then said, "X, I was wrong! I heard his voice...Sigma's voice. Oh no!"

X then said, "I heard him, too, but he was fainter, but still cold and unwavering. It's like he just won't die!" The two Hunters both then shook their heads to clear their minds, and X then said, "I'll be right back, Zero! I have to get an HMU out of my quarters." and entered his quarters, the door sliding into the wall as X entered, and sliding back into place as he stepped outside the sensor's range. X's quarters were quarters that befit a Maverick Hunter, which included a comfortable and relaxing bed shaped like a metal cylinder where he could rest and recharge after a long day's work, and it also included his workbench, where a computer screen sat, both facing the bed.

And beside it, was a circuit board about the size of a debit card. That was the HMU, or Holographic Messaging Unit, that X needed. After grabbing it, he then stepped back outside, where Zero had waited patiently, but before they went on their way to the research station, Zero said to X, "Alia just confirmed our worst fear, X! Sigma's been spotted on Earth, and it seems like he's stirring up trouble. Plus, Alia indicated that Sigma may have gotten more powerful somehow." X then said as they made their way to the research station, "That's what the HMU's for, Zero! I also added the facts you told me about into the HMU, so it should make it to Gaia." Zero simply nodded and smiled.

The researchers were busy testing the first working unit inside the research station, in the top "point" of the Maverick Base by the time X and Zero arrived, and after seeing the teleportation unit in action, X then said to one of the researchers as he gave the HMU to him, "In celebration of this, I'd like you guys to not only send this HMU somewhere, but Alia has been expecting your report for the past several months." Douglas, one of the researchers, said, "I already sent them to her. Or did I happen to send them to Commander Signas? It'll get to her soon enough." X then said, "Okay, then do this for me. Send this HMU to these coordinates: G31A-A13G. Hopefully the message arrives there intact, because only a select few can read the message that's in there."

He handed the message to the researcher in front of him and he and Zero left along with a holographic copy of the report papers. As they left, they heard a hum and then the sound of a laser firing, and then silence when they reported the mission complete.

As for the HMU holding X's message, it successfully reappeared on Gaia, more specifically, Cloud'sVilla in the coastal city of Costa Del Sol.

Cloud Strife, a rugged-lookng blonde-haired mercenary, now 22 years of age, and his wife of 2 years, a beautiful brunette with green eyes, who was 24 years of age, strolled into Costa Del Sol on their way to Cloud's private villa. Cloud was wearing his traditional blue shirt and pants, red suspenders with a brown belt with a silver cloud buckle, and brown boots as well as a metal armlet on his left wrist and a spaulder on his left shoulder. The woman, known as Aeris Gainsborough, was wearing a pink dress under a red vest that had silver ringlets at the ends of the sleeves, and wearing brown shoes on her feet. And on their backs, Cloud had his Ultima Weapon, while Aeris had her Princess Guard.

As they both stepped in after a long walk into the city, Cloud and Aeris opened the door and stepped into the living room of Cloud'sVilla, and Aeris, feeling exhausted, sat on the couch on the left side of the room, while Cloud walked over to the dining room table, realizing he saw something on the table itself, which was made of the wood of a Treant. When Cloud picked up the debit card-sized circuit board, he had accidentally pressed the activation button on the underside of the device, which caused it to play the holographic message that X had left for Cloud and the others.

The message played back as follows:

"Cloud, if you're receiving this, then the means of delivering this to you intact were successful. We've got a problem here in our world: You may be enjoying a brief period of peace now, but over here, it's about to become a war zone all over again. Our intel suggests that Sigma may have done something supernaturally with Sephiroth's power. We will need your help again when the time comes."

Cloud understood the message completely, which led him to walk toward the door, the HMU with him, and stopping for a moment to tell Aeris, "Pack your Princess Guard and your master materia. We're heading to Nibelheim." then opened the entry door and walked out to his motorcycle, Fenrir, which he had left where he had it beside the villa. Aeris followed him, getting up from the couch and walking briskly after Cloud, and after they both got on Fenrir, Aeris behind Cloud, rode away to Nibelheim to let Tifa and Vincent know about their new mission.

For Cloud, Aeris, Tifa, and Vincent, the journey had only just begun.

End of Prologue

(Okedoke, so now you guys know what happened after the events of Final Fantasy VII-X, but before the events of Final Fantasy VII-X 2. Chapter 1 coming soon, so PLEASE Read and Review! Hopefully, this story becomes my best one yet.)