Summary: What if Sephiroth never went crazy on the mission to Nibelhiem? What if Genesis didn't degrade? What if Angeal never died? What if Shin Ra was never destroyed? What if Cloud actually became a first class and also had three sisters? What if Vincent didn't stay in the coffin in the basement of Shin Ra manner? What if a mysteries assassin started killing of the board members of Shin Ra? What if Hollander died, Hojo disappeared, and they were replaced? What if Sephiroth, Angeal, Genesis, Zack, and Cloud were all one giant couple? What if, despite all of this, Zack and Cloud were still experimented on by Hojo? This is what...

Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy VII or the characters, that privilege belongs to Square Enix (. lucky basterds). I do happen to own the three OCs that will be in this story. This story was inspired by Mad World by Etrixen and I must give this person the credit they deserve for a detail that will come up in later chapters. Now, without further a due...

What if...

Chapter 1: Musings and Reunions

~ Genesis' POV ~

I sat alone in my office, doing paper work out of shear boredom. It's been almost half a year since I saw two of my lovers and almost four since I saw the other two. I don't blame Angeal and Sephiroth for being gone for half a year though, I would be with them if it wasn't for the fact that at least one of the generals needed to stay here. Besides, I talked to them almost every night and they were busy trying to find our missing puppy and chocobo.

Almost four years ago, Sephiroth took our youngest lovers, Zack the puppy and our chocobo known as Cloud, with him on a mission to Nibelhiem. Cloud was so excited for a chance to see his family he got as hyper as Zack was on a daily bases. It was seriously cute. Unfortunately, the mission didn't go as planned.

They were suppose to go up to the mako reactor that was further up the mountain. It was suppose to be a simple mission, see what's causing the influx of monsters and stop it. That is where it went wrong though. Sephiroth was suppose to go up with them, but he got pulled away by the mayor so Zack and Cloud decided to go up by themselves. By the time Sephiroth was able to get to the reactor, he knew something was wrong. He ended up searching for them everywhere. The only thing he found was Zack's sword and two small pools of blood in an inner chamber of the reactor that looked like it once held something in the back.

I was startled out of my depressing thoughts as I noticed a pair of crystal blue eyes staring at me from less than half a foot away from my face. The person the eyes belonged to giggled a bit.

"You should of seen your face Genesis," blue eyes said as I leaned back in my chair. "It was hilarious!" I looked at the girl that was leaning against my desk. She had golden blonde hair with the ends dyed black that just barley passed her shoulders and crystal blue eyes that just seemed to light up on their own whether she found something amusing, was plotting something, or with just plane determination. Soft looking rose pink lips were pulled into a light smirk. Everything, including the brand new second class SOLDIER uniform she wore, seemed to accent her light peach colored skin nicely. The only good thing about being stuck here was my chanced meeting with her.

I remember that day clearly. It was two or three weeks after Sephiroth and Angeal left to follow a lead given from an anonymous source on Cloud and Zack's whereabouts. I was passing a window that overlooked the outdoor training grounds. It was the dead of winter and the sight of a third class SOLDIER training outside in the falling snow made me stop and watch. As I watched from the window high above, I could tell that the third class had a determination not many people had. I decided then and there that I was gona go down there and talk to this SOLDIER. By the time I got down there, a group of five older third and second class SOLDIERs were walking towards the person I wished to talk to and I could tell from just the way they walked that they didn't plan on having a nice conversation with the training third. A member of the group called out quite rudely to get the third's attention and as the third turned to look at them, I relised that who I thought was a 'he' was actually a 'she'.

I watched as her and the group started talking with her quickly getting angry at them. Before I knew it the group had pulled their swords out and were attacking her. I was about to intervene when I noticed something. She had a katana in each hand and was fighting back. She managed to knock three of the five unconscious before taking a wrong step while avoiding an attack and slipping on a patch of ice. I quickly started walking over, growling as the remaining two went in for what looked like the kill blow. Before I could get there however, she blasted them away with a powerful fire spell. After making sure she was alright, I called a few first to take the five trouble makers to the infirmary. I sent her with them just to double check that she was alright before going back up to my office to decide on the five SOLDIERs punishment and called for Zack's know-it-all friend Kunsul. I had to know who this girl was and if anyone would know, it would be Kunsul. He was able to find out that her name was Star, that she was from Nibelhiem, she joined Shin Ra a few months after Cloud and Zack disappeared, and that she was related to someone already in Shin Ra. He wasn't able to figure out who she was related to, for it was somehow extremely classified. It wasn't long after that that I took her on as a student after a talk with Angeal and Sephiroth.

"Hey Gen!" Star practically yelled, waving a black leather fingerless gloved hand in front of my face. "Attention, Gaia to Genesis! Time to come down from space!"

"What?" I scowled and knocked her hand away. She just smirked again and set her hand back down to lean against my desk. "You have my attention Star, now what do you want?"

"I was just wondering if my amazing and wonderful teacher would spar with me for a bit before the other two generals' transport arrives with them." I stared at her for a bit as she just smiled innocently at me.

"Did you just say that Angeal and Sephiroth are on their way back?" I questioned her a bit hesitantly.

"Yep, and from what I heard, they found whatever it was they were looking for." She pushed away from my desk and started walking towards the door. Immediately I stood up and left the office, quickly making my way to the roof where the helipad was.

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~ Sephiroth's POV ~

I ran my fingers through the soft, golden spikes that were laying in my lap. They were still just as soft as I remembered them to be. Looking across to the other set of seats, I smiled a bit at the sight of Zack curled up a bit and tucked under Angeal's arm tightly. When Zack started to whine softly Angeal pulled him closer and petted the Puppy's black spikes while he started to hum quietly. Angeal continued this until Zack calmed down.

"Should we wake them up?" I asked quietly.

"Probably," Angeal said softly. "We'll be there soon and Gen is gona want to see them as soon as we land." I nodded in agreement as he started shaking Zack's shoulder gently. "Puppy, time to wake up." I chuckled a bit when all Zack did was cuddle closer to Angeal. I looked back down at the head of blonde spikes that were in my lap. If Cloud was still anything like I remembered, he was the most dangerous one to try to wake up. Saying that Cloud was not a morning person was an understatement. Carefully, I set my hand on Cloud's shoulder.

"I'm already awake," Cloud said as he sat up and looked over at Zack. Angeal was still trying to shake his old student awake unsuccessfully. "Pinch his side, right above the hip." Me and Angeal both looked at Cloud with questioning expressions. Cloud rolled his sky blue eyes that now had a mako tint to them. "Just do it." Angeal looked at Cloud a bit longer before doing what Cloud said to do. Almost immediately, Zack yelped, jumped away from Angeal…. And right onto my lap. I grunted a bit at the sudden weight on my lap while Cloud started laughing. At the sound of Cloud's laughter, me, Angeal, and Zack all started smiling softly. We've always loved the sound of our youngest lover's laugh. Once Cloud started to calm down, Angeal reached over and pulled Cloud onto his lap while I wrapped my arms around Zack.

"Zack, Cloud, there is something me and Seph need to tell you." Zack looked over at Angeal while Cloud just cuddled into Angeal's chest.

"What is it 'Geal?" Zack would have been jumping up and down on my lap if I wasn't holding him in place.

"It's about Gen…."

"Is Gen alright?" This time it was Cloud that spoke. He moved back a bit and looked up at Angeal. The amount of concern that was in his eyes was so heart melting. Despite the fact that he was still brand new to the relationship before him and Zack disappeared, it was obvious to anyone that he deeply cared about all of us.

"Oh no, don't worry." Angeal said quickly, petting Cloud's soft yellow spikes and planting a soft kill on his forehead. "Gen is just fine.

"What is it then?" Even Zack was starting to get worried.

"About five months ago, Genesis took on a student." I finished for Angeal since he was currently busy calming down a worried and upset Cloud.

"Seriously?!" Zack exclaimed. Gaia his moods changed fast. Cloud seemed to cheer up a bit as well at the new too though.

"Mhm, we haven't met her yet, but from what Gen has told us, she's a bit like him." Angeal said as he held Cloud to his chest and looked out the window.

"Gen's student is a girl?" Cloud's voice always got so adorably quiet when he was curious.

"The will sometimes let a girl into the SOLDIER program," Zack informed him. "But only the really tuff girls get in though. The ones that can take a hit a dish out ones that are just as strong. Sometimes they get stolen away to join the Turks though so there aren't many girls in SOLDIER."

"Get ready you two," Angeal cut in on Zack's explanation. "We're about to land and Gen is right there waiting." As soon as the helicopter landed Zack jumped off of my lap, threw the door opened, and tackled Genesis. Genesis easily caught the over excited puppy and started attacking Zack with kisses as I got out of the copter.

"Gaia, I've missed you so much!" I heard Gen exclaim as he held Zack close. "But…. Where's Cloud?"

"He's right here Gen." I looked back at the helicopter as Angeal got out, carrying Cloud bridal style. Before Gen could let go of Zack and run over, Angeal shot him a warning glare. "You are going to have to be careful Genesis. Cloud just woke up from a mako induced coma yesterday. He is still too weak right now." Gen frowned a bit, but nodded in understanding.

"Now that that is settled," I started looking at Zack then at Cloud. "It's time to get you two looked at by a doctor." Cloud made a quiet 'eep' sound and clanged to Angeal's shirt while Zack growled.

"Oh hell no!"

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