What if Cloud would have saved Aeris?
Entering the room, they noticed her right away. Cloud then couldn't stop himself. He drew his sword and approached Aeris. He then slowly raised the sword over his head and… just managed to stop himself from splitting her skull, then something caught his, Sephiroth. He was plummeting down, masamune in his hands. It was aimed straight at Aeris.
"No!" Cloud screamed. Grabbing Aeris he threw her away, safely out of the way. Returning his Attention to Sephiroth, but not soon enough to defend himself. The masamune blade pierced Cloud through the chest. Tears welled up in his eyes as he felt the pain, it burned, he noted. His eyes begun to close as his life slipped away.
After the burial, the rest of the group continued the journey to stop Sephiroth, unfortunately with out their strongest ally; Sephiroth easily over powered them. And succeeded in his plan to merge with the planet.