Chapter 1- I Hate My Job…
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any of the properties I will be borrowing for this story. The plot and oc's however are mine. To the one dumbass out there that honestly thinks I own Final Fantasy, I want you to look at yourself in the mirror and then bash your head into it. Natural Selection states that you have no right to pass any of you genes on.
"Thinking" / "Talking"
I hate my job. Now then I am sure a good portion of you out there are saying "Join the club". I however have quite the valid excuse to hate my job as I have just been whipped into the void and sent on a mission to do something somewhere. Do I know what my mission is? Nope. Do I know where the hell my boss sent me to? Nope. Do I know that this is gonna hurt? Oh quite so.
I soon broke through the barrier into the World I was sent to. It was nighttime I assumed from the darkness. I saw a large mechanical city that looked as though it had seen its better days. It was right around then that I noticed I was falling quite rapidly toward the city. "AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed as hurtled toward a back alley and crashed into the pavement.
"Ow…"I moaned from the crater that I had made. I got up slowly as I assessed the situation trying to figure out where I was. At least before a sheathed katana materialized out of nowhere and knocked me out. It was around noon before I woke up. It was right around then that I noticed the outfit and the hair. I was wearing a black leather over coat and pants. I saw I had not shirt on as I had my chest predominantly showing for all the world to see. Then the hair. I was actually jealous of another man's hair. It was a lovely silver and so soft as though it was fine silk woven by the gods.
However I soon realized what having a body I didn't recognize meant. "Crap… this is one of those goddamned replacement missions… GREAT! Just freaking great!" Oh yeah… I never told you what my job is did I? Quite simple. As I am sure you know there are a multitude of Universes and realities out there. All with their own heroes and etc. Every so often however something interferes in the normal process. That is where I step in. Most of the time it is simple matter where just a small adjustment here and there fixes it. An example would be giving the hero a power boost or some mystic artifact. In the more serious cases I have to interfere directly with the matter such as joining with them or etc. The most major cases involve me taking over the hero's and/or villain's place. See? I have every right to hate my job.
This however is not usual. I actually remember who I am and as far as I can sense the Universe is in balance. So why the hell am I here?
"Hagh… I am getting nowhere just standing here. I better go search around." I said as I left the alleyway. Well I tried to leave but, I tripped over the katana that fell on my head.
Seventh Heaven
"Marlene honey? Are you ready yet?" Tifa yelled upstairs as she was getting the bar ready for the night shift.
"Almost. Just give me a couple more minutes!" a female voice yelled back down.
"Yeesh what is that girl preparing for? Not even I need that long to get ready." sighed Tifa as she wondered what her surrogate daughter was doing.
"Sure you don't honey." laughed Cloud as he walked out of the kitchen. He then grabbed his wife and swung her around a little.
"Put me down!" Tifa yelled. You could see in her eyes though the happiness she felt when she was with Cloud. In both their eyes actually. The leaned in for a kiss and stayed there kissing while in each other's arms. It was a sweet scene until Denzel walked in on them and started fake gagging.
"Turn down the PDA not everyone wants to see you too sucking the life out of each other." laughed Denzel.
"You mean like the time I caught you and your girlfriend sucking face when you were supposed to be delivering a package?" retorted Cloud.
It had been a decade since the Geostigma incident. Where Sephiroth tried to come back to life using Kadaj and is brothers. Things had been quiet all over Gaia as the planet healed itself from the effects of Jenova. Cloud and Tifa got married and have had a happy life with their little family. Denzel grew up to be a near split image of his adopted father (minus the sword and the hair) and now goes on various deliveries as part of Strife Delivery Service. Most of the old gang worked for the WRO helping people around the world recover. Exceptions being Cid who was enjoying retirement with Shera in Rocket Town and Vincent who moonlighted between helping the WRO and tracking down all of Hojo's old experiments. There was a small issue of old SOLDIERS who tried to wake up a WEAPON but that was quickly squashed.
"I'm done Tifa!" Marlene Wallace yelled as she came down the stairs to her loving family. Marlene did not really change much as she grew older. She was still the same lovable daddy's girl that she was when she was younger only more devious. Not to mention she was growing into a fine woman that Denzel and Cloud had to repeatedly scare men away from. Though it wasn't as though she didn't know how to beat away a man or two. Tifa and Barret made sure of that with Martial Arts teaching and a special stun gun her father gave her.
"Finally! Here is the list of stuff we need from the grocers and money. Remember to be quick. Your father is coming over today to help out with bar." said Tifa as she gave the items to Marlene before kicking her out the door. "Now then you two better hurry your butts up if we are going to make this surprise party to work!"
"Honey… Remind me again why we are having her Surprise party a month before it is her actual birthday?" Cloud asked his wife before she promptly laid his ass on the ground with a kick to the head.
"Do you have any questions?" she threatened Denzel.
"Nope." replied Denzel as he dragged his father out into the garage to leave.
"Maybe that will get him to listen for once…" Tifa sighed before she got back to work.
Edge- Meteor Monument
"Damn! That is a pretty statue." I said as I marveled the marble statue of what I assumed was a ball of fire. I still had no idea where the flying hell I was. The thing new I found out was that I was in a city called Edge. Which was pretty pointless to me. So I was checking around the city to get any more clues. I even found money in my jacket so I bought a shirt to look less of a douche. Sadly that was all the money I had. I'm sure the coat and sword would fetch a fair price, but I needed a weapon and the coat hides it very well.
I heard a quiet giggle beside me and I saw a cute girl laughing at my reaction to this statue. "I have to agree. The old one was a bit crude I'm glad they put more thought into it this time." She said.
"Oh really? What happened to the old statue?"
"A monster destroyed during a rampage looking for something. When it came time to replace it the city had decided to make it a better tourist attraction."
"Really? A monster destroyed the old one? Interesting. What does the statue represent?"
She laughed a bit more at me before pointing at the bronze plaque bolted into the ground at my feet.
I stepped off the plaque with a slight blush of embarrassment. "Oh. Woops. In memory of those who died during Meteorfall."
"Yes. Shinra put it up as a sort of peace offering along with the city."
"If I may ask what was Meteorfall?"
Her eyes widened in surprise as she gained a look in her face as though I was a crazy person. "How do you not know what Meteorfall was?"
I slightly panicked as I tried to come up with a cover story. Then it clicked in my head she was talking about an asteroid from clues from the monument and her reaction. "Uh.. um… Oh! You mean the… the… Great Comet! I apologize in my country it was known under a different name."
"Oh. A foreigner?" Where do you come from?"
"For the love of… Crap I don't know any countries from wherever the hell this is?!" I thought as I was trying to weasel my way out of the answer. "I apologize but even if I told you the name which I nor anyone else can ever pronounce I doubt you would know what I am talking about."
"I see… By the way what is your name?"
"Gragh! Crap I don't know this dude's name! OH! The old courtesy trick!" "Is it not common courtesy to introduce yourself before you ask someone their name" I teased. I pulled off my most suave grin and bulled for all its worth in hopes of distracting her. However she started laughing.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! That has got to be one of the cheesiest lines I have ever heard. But fine I will bite. My name is Marlene Wallace."
I froze. All the pieces had finally come together. The meteor, Shinra, Edge, the silver hair and the outfit. "Sephiroth…" I lightly whispered as I realized my current identity and location.
"Sephiroth!? You are named after that wacko?" the girl yelled.
I pulled myself together and pulled together the finest line of bull ever known to man. "Yes sadly. My parents were fans of his back when he deserved the honor of being a hero. Of course my parents tried to change my name after it was revealed what he did but I refused. I like to think my name represents what he was before he turned into monster."
Marlene looked at me and smiled a very sweet and soft smile. "That is sweet in a sorta dumb way."
Dear lord that smile. It made my heart thump. Before I realized the veiled insult. "Hey! I like my name thank you very much!"
We both took on serious looks before the both of us started laughing. "Hahaha! It was nice meeting you Sephiroth I hope to do so again soon."
I smiled. "Sure anytime. I most likely going to hanging around here anyway. With no money or job I imagine sleeping in the alleys would be my best option." Later on I would realize I should have kept my fat mouth shut.
"Hmm… My surrogate mother Tifa is looking for a new hire for the bar she owns I could do you a favor. I'm sure she wouldn't mind putting you up for a couple nights if you tell her a decent enough sob story."
"You are a devious mind aren't you? I appreciate it though. Want me to help with your bags as we try to come up with a decent enough story?" As far as I knew there really was no point to just wander around Edge looking for trouble. If I stayed with the trouble magnets I'm sure I would find what I would need to do eventually.
"Sure here ya go." She said before she handed me a few cloth bags. I nearly broke my arm unprepared for the weight.
"Holy hell what is in this bag? Bricks?" I said as lifted the bags up and looked inside and, Lo and behold, bricks.
"What you gonna be a wimp in front of a girl now?" she teased.
As a prideful man I of course fell for the bait. I ended up taking all of her bags. It was a long walk to Seventh Heaven…
Seventh Heaven- thirty minutes later
I was about ready to keel over. The bags seemed to only get heavier and heavier on the way there. I especially felt like an idiot when she pulled out a special materia out of a few bags. I'd been had.
"You realize huff… I am going to huff… get you back for that right? Gasp…" I said between deep breaths as I was trying to get oxygen back into my lungs.
"I had to test you. I wanted to see if you could handle any heavy job here. You passed with flying colors!" laughed Marlene as she took the bags back as well. "Now wait here while I try to sell you to Tifa."
I immediately collapsed on the stairs. "Something tells me that girl might be the death of me here." I then sat down properly and took out the katana from my coat. I hadn't had a chance to properly examine it yet. I could only assume that it was Masamune from the ridiculous length and the craftsmanship of the blade.
"Sephiroth you bastard!" I heard someone yell before my senses went off and I ducked out of the way. The place where I was at was littered with bullet holes. I then had to dodge again as I heard something above me slash the air. I brought up Masamune and blocked a massive sword that seemed determined to cut me down. I pushed the attacker away and I finally got a look at my foes. I was staring down at the infamous Cloud Strife and Barret Wallace. I was wrong. Marlene won't be the death me. Her fathers will.
AN: so… if you happen to be a fan of my other story The End. I apologize for the delay I have sorta hit a dead end and after the next chapter plan to put it in hiatus for a little bit while I get the creative juices flowing again. For those of you who have no idea what the hell I am talking about hello! This is a gonna be a short story that delves a bit more into my oc that I plan to use over several different stories. No you do not need to read the other one to understand I plan each one to be self-contained. I chose FF VII as a start because I have been inspired by the new remake announced and I don't see a lot of Sephiroth is the good guy stories. So this was born. I hope you enjoy it. Please review and whatever else people do here on this site.