Alright so this has been done straight after chapter 1...

Without further adieu...

Chapter 2

Conor rubbed his eyes slowly as he woke up, waiting for them to adjust to his surroundings. He was in a white room. It was rather large - larger than his bedroom, at least. There was no strong smells but he caught the faint smell of leaves and what he could only describe as fresh air. The room was completely silent, almost eerie in a way. He looked around slowly, almost expecting to find Hannibal Lecter watching him. He clambered onto his feet and stretched his arms out wide, releasing a yawn he never realised he'd held captive. Taking one more quick glance around the room, Conor realised that other than his own presence, the room was empty. He spotted a sturdy looking door a few yards away, and cautiously walked towards it, as though he was waiting to be ambushed. When he reached the door unscathed, he realised his shoelace was undone. He bent down to tie it and when he stood again, the door was gone.

He heard a feminine giggle behind him. He spun around but the room was still empty.

"Show yourself you coward!" He received no response. "Show yourself or I'll shove my foot so far up your fucking arse that…"

Realising he had no way to finish the insult, he huffed.

"Why so angry?" A soft voice echoed around the room. Conor shook his head.

"Stop playing now! I've got school in the morning, I'll let you off if you take me home!" He shouted once more, desperately.

Once again, he heard a giggle. Suddenly, there was a flash of bright light and a woman stood before him. She had shoulder length blue hair, with soft features. She stood a couple inches shorter than him and was wearing a white t-shirt with black shorts and socks.

Conor looked her up and down. "You know what, it's fine, I'll stay here!" He smirked.

The woman tutted and stepped slightly closer. "You obviously have no clue what's going on do you?"

Conor stared as though she had suddenly grown two heads. "Do I fuck! I've woke up thinking I'm in some paedophile paradise…"

She interrupted him before he could continue to ramble on. "Less of the foul mouth." She scowled slightly, but it was quickly hidden with a smile. "My name's Elise. And you are Conor."

"Yeah, that's right, I'd ask how you knew but I honestly don't care. Take me home and we're fine."

Elise offered her hand out. Conor hesitantly shook it.

"Sorry to tell you but, you aren't going home mister!" She tapped me on the nose with her finger. Ignoring it, Conor frowned, but before he could speak, she decided to answer me. "You've got a job to do for us!"

He frowned. "I'm not doing a job. I feel like going home, maybe watch an episode of Dexter, then go sleep. So if you'd just show me the exit I'll be on my way out."

Elise laughed once more, brushing her silky hair back behind her ear as she did so. "And what if I keep you here? You even notice you weren't wearing shoes before you came here?"

She was right. Looking down, Conor realised he was still wearing his boxers, only he also had a pair of converse on. Not his ideal outfit. "So you're saying I can't do anything?"

Elise nodded. "All you can do is this job. I realise you're familiar with AVALANCHE, yes?"

"The fictional group or the natural disaster?" He replied. If she was keeping him here, he'd be an absolute prick to her.

"The group of course. From your favourite game." He opened his mouth to speak but she placed a finger on his lips and he found himself unable to. "Would you like a seat?" She waved her arm and two leather chairs appeared. He sat down and she clicked her fingers, as a Dr. Pepper appeared in his hand.

"Your fav, right?" She winked casually. Still unable to speak, he sipped the drink slowly.

"So, where was I?" She pondered, green eyes glistening. She snapped her fingers.

"Alright, so the plan is, you're gonna join AVALANCHE!" She grinned. "Now, since you can't speak I'll answer any questions I reckon you'll have. No you do not have a choice, no I will not tell you why you're doing this, and yes this means you will be entering the world of your favourite video game."

He found himself able to speak once more. "For such a pretty lady you're a dick you know. Can't you just tell me why you're doing this?"He had given up arguing - she was clearly some sort of higher being. She shook her head and he sighed. "Well, maybe I won't do it then."

She laughed. "Honestly, you think you have a choice? I'll just dump you between two dragons and see which tears you limb from limb first. Pardon my French but you're fucked without me."

She was right. He decided to listen. "Go ahead, tell me what's gonna happen."

A massive grin split her face once more. She was like a reject cheshire cat or something, he thought. "So, you'll have a level and stats down there, just like the game - here, take this watch…"

She handed him a watch which he strapped onto his wrist.

She began to explain everything to him. The watch shown him his level, which was currently 1, and his stats, which were rather pathetic. She explained that, in the world of Gaia, the items were magic and really had the effect that they had in the game. The watch she gave him had his HP and MP displayed, and she told him that they were available in most shops around Gaia.

She explained that when your HP ran out, if you were struck with a mortal wound, you would die. This explained Aeris' situation to Conor ahead of time. He never really did get that.

"Can I change things that happen in the game's course?" He inquired.

"Of course, do what you want." She smiled, knowing what he had planned.

She went on to explain that upon killing enemies he would gain XP. Enough XP meant he would level up. She then told him the plan…

"Originally, I was gonna drop you in near Kalm a month before the game begins so you could train to catch up with the others. I don't think that's gonna happen though. No offense, but you just aren't strong enough - the monsters would slaughter you. But I have it all worked out."

He stayed quiet, listening to her explain.

"You're getting dropped in one month early, in the SOLDIER training program. You'll join AVALANCHE afterwards. You'll have to make your way to the slums and meet Tifa in Seventh Heaven. If you time it right, you should run into the group a day before the second reactor. Your training in SOLDIER will help you a lot. For the first while, you'll be trained with other cadets, most likely physical conditioning, tactics, and learning how to use materia. After that you'll be sent out to kill monsters with other cadets for a while, then shortly before you become a SOLDIER, it will be time to leave."

"I like how you work everything out, Elise dear!" Conor smirked. "Is that all?"

She shook her head, hair fluttering as she did so. "When you wake up, you'll have mako in you. Look at your stats. They'll double. Everything about you will be enhanced… Now, that's all, I just need you to think of a weapon you'd like to use real quick and I can send you off!"
He pondered for a few minutes. "It's a toughie, cause I wanna be prepared for everything. If you wouldn't mind, could I ask for two weapons?"
"Knock yourself out." A sharp response. Probably meant it literally with the amount of swearing he'd exhibited today. "I'd like a pistol, like Vincent's, but alongside it I'd like a sword I could use in one hand. Perhaps around two feet? I don't want to have to get in too close."

"Fine." She smiled. "I'll even throw in a free pair of daggers - just in case."

Conor was ready to leave but he remembered one last thing - "Am I going down there dressed like this?" He looked down to see that his converse were gone but surely enough he was still in his boxers. Elise laughed softly.
"You'll have a SOLDIER cadet uniform of course! Now if that is all, it's about time you leave." All was set. She guided him to the door which had reappeared in the corner of the room.

"Good luck." She spoke softly. He left the room and entered Gaia.

Sorry for no Final Fantasy yet! Just trying to cover everything, R&R please let me know whatcha think.