Senshi Continuum

by JNaegi

Crystal Tokyo has been established; years have passed until a revived Queen Beryl strikes with Hazama and various enemies. Allies help prevent the attempted invasion but how will some deal with a past hidden from them? Dimensional travel, adventure, and even love will occur for the Senshi in an attempt to save the ones they care about and finish their enemy once and for all.

11. Cloud arc: Return to Once was

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters that appear in this story. They belong to their respective companies and creators. I do own the OC's that appear in the story.

Hey what up readers? This is chapter 11 and conclusion of this arc.

On the last chapter Caster, one of the main villains of this arc, has met her demise by Neptune.

Along with Cloud breaking from Beryl and Caster's control. But disaster soon followed when Sephiroth came from out of nowhere and tried killing him.

But in a shocking turn of events Venus took the blow. Is she really dead?

Barrett and his companions, now rescued thanks to Cait Sith and the Turks, are tracking Emerald before she revives Ebony.

What will be the final outcome for everyone?

Find out now!

I have changed Jupiter's attack. The new named attack is Thunder Gate. It still works like Indignation. Finally got inspiration to name her attack!

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Chapter 11

Cloud arc: Return to Once Was.

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Hallway

Tifa Lockeheart was running with all her might through the Greek like cathedral. She was trying to reach to where Cloud was. Checking the cell where Venus was she continued her pace.

After Sailor Venus was able to send everyone's feelings to Cloud she found herself briefly in his subconscious.

When she arrived she saw a young Cloud with Minako then. She showed surprise seeing him as a kid but she knew she had to show him her undying support and love.

As soon as she and the rest said their encouragement they all left but she was the last one to leave. She looked to see, to her surprise, the one person who was also close to Cloud.

Aerith? She thought as she stopped in her tracks. Tifa didn't hear the conversation, since she was leaving but the look on his face was complete joy.

Joy, the kind of look she wished he had on his face more often. With everything that's happened, she never went through any of her emotions.

Finding out about Minako is one thing, but knowing that Aerith was there at the end, I'm not sure how I supposed to feel? She looked up at the ceiling.

Tifa worried that he wouldn't be able to move on with his life. Thinking about him made her heart hurt.

Throughout everything I was there for him. After the Geostigma incident I thought we would become a family with Denzel and Marlene. Tifa wondered placing a hand over her head.

But then he started remembering things about his long-lost sister and then finding him in the clutches of an enemy from a different world? Why does everything end up complicated?! I thought I would have my chance…then finding out what Caster did to him! Tifa formed her hand into a fist and punched the wall!

Bash!

She had his way with him and she taunted me about it as well! Finding out about that nearly broke my heart in two. It's not just a physical thing, I honestly love him. Even if we weren't close as kids, I got to know him eventually. I also remember the promise we made.

Tifa thought about when they were kids and Cloud took her to the water tower. He then began telling her about his plans on joining SOLIDER.

She smiled ruefully. I then told him to promise me to always protect me no matter what and he did in the end.

Tifa then noticed she stopped and started running again. Even with this new detail about Mina, everything still remains the same. I had that moment with him and no one can take it away.

Then a moment later she heard footsteps getting closer. The brunette took a stance before seeing the two Senshi and Vincent. She lowered her guard.

"Hey you guys are all right!" she said smiling at them.

Jupiter and Tifa pressed fists together as Vincent nodded to her. She than noticed the Sailor Neptune.

Hey isn't that their friend that was unconscious when I rescued them? She thought before introducing herself.

"Hello I don't think I got the chance introduce myself at the time. My name is Tifa Lockeheart." She greeted putting out her hand.

Neptune looked at her hand for a second and shook it. "My name is Sailor Neptune. I have heard about you when I was in your residence from Vincent and the two children. I learned what happened when I was unconscious. Thank you for helping my friends!" she told her.

"No problem. So I'm guessing with you guys here you finished your battles?" she asked.

They all nodded. "But Emerald is trying to revive Ebony!" Jupiter said.

"Yeah, I was their when all that went down. I was going to go with them but felt I had to see Cloud!" she explained.

"Of course he is someone close to you; no one will fault you for that!" Jupiter replied, showing her support.

"Yes. But Mina was able to save him just a moment ago." Neptune brought up.

Tifa turned her eyes. "Yeah, Cloud's sister was able to finally be there for him."

That motion didn't go unnoticed by the Senshi however. Vincent noticed it as well but he wasn't the sensitive type and would leave to them to help her.

"Tifa what do you mean. I thought you would be happy?" asked Jupiter quizzically.

Neptune then cut through the heart of the matter. "You're worried aren't you?" she said shocking Tifa. "About being in his life, wondering where you stand with him?"

Tifa thought about what the mature woman said.

"I feel so horrible feeling this way at a time like this." she stated. "I was there for him through it all. It began with helping Cloud with his memories; fighting Sephiroth to save the planet, and the mystery with Geostigma. I thought that everything would be all right if I was with him. Being the emotional support he needs to get through it all."

Tears started pouring down her face. "But then he started getting farther and farther away from me, questioning his memories and he even asked me point-blank about Minako and I lied to him all because I didn't want him taken from me!"

The Senshi and Vincent remained quiet at what she was saying.

"Sailor Jupiter, I know I had this discussion with you and Venus but now that she's saved him, it's like he is more honest with himself now. Aerith was able to reconnect with him, and now Minako. I don't know where that leaves me. I thought that I could bear with it all but…" she trailed off.

Jupiter went to her and placed a hand on her shoulder."Tifa, you are not giving yourself enough credit. Like you said, you were his emotional support and he still needs you. I don't think he would abandon you."

Neptune agreed with the sentiment. "You love him, that's what counts. Love is not an easy thing, it is a maze where it comes to the person you love or admire and you want that person to look at you and only you." She said. "But through it all you stuck by him. Be honest with yourself. It's ok having those kinds of feelings, it doesn't make you a monster."

Tifa smiled at their advice. "At my core I want him to love me, but in way he does. It might be friendship now but one day I want my feelings to shine brighter than anyone's. So let's go to Cloud and Minako!" she said.

They nodded and took off to the coliseum.

I know you are always there for him Aerith. A part of him will never forget you. I can learn to live with that fact. She thought with new resolve in her feelings for the spiky blonde, blue-eyed warrior.

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Coliseum

As they were approaching they heard the sound of metal clashing against each other. Vincent was the first to see Reno with a discouraged look on his face. When he got closer he saw Denzel and Marlene with sad looks on their faces. Jupiter, Neptune and Tifa soon came after and saw what made them so sad.

"MINAKO!" The two Senshi cried out rushing to their fallen friend.

Tifa also saw and her eyes got wide. "Mina…" she trailed off as the two kids rushed to her and hugged her crying.

"Tifa!" they cried holding her.

Jupiter held her with tears coming down her eyes. Neptune placed and hand over the blonde's unmoving hands.

Vincent went to Reno. "What happened?"" he asked the lanky man.

Reno face filled with anger and sadness at the same time. He tried saying something but the words didn't come.

"What happened to her!" cried Jupiter barely trying to contain the anger going through her.

The man took a moment before answering.

"After Venus was able to free Cloud, we were about to find you guys but we didn't expect what happened next…Sephiroth appeared and tried attacking an unsuspecting Cloud," he took a breath trying to get his emotion in order. "But Venus pushed him out the way and…" he trailed off.

Vincent didn't need to know the answer after that. He glanced at the blonde's body.

How could Sephiroth appear here now? He thought as he turned and saw Cloud fighting the famed swordsman.

Jupiter was having a hard time dealing with this. "Minako…we just heard your voice. You with our help finally saved your brother! Come on don't be fooling around with us!" she whispered urgently.

Neptune tried comforting the tall brunette but she shook her hand off of her.

"No! How could she be gone!? Mina worked so hard to reach this point! We all worked hard trying to save him and now this! We lost our friend! I won't stand for this!" she screamed punching the ground.

"Makoto …" Neptune whispered.

"I won't believe she's gone…we all made a promise with Usagi to come out of this alive in the end. What now; how do we tell the others about Minako!?" Jupiter screamed.

Neptune remained quiet at her outburst. She looked at her young colleague and friend. Minako you were just here with us and now you are really gone?

The kids continued weeping at Tifa's side.

Tifa couldn't believe that her friend/rival was gone. And the person who took her away from them was…

"Sephiroth!" she stated in a heated tone. She saw Cloud clashing swords with him and they looked pretty even but this was only the beginning of their battle. "He found a way back to haunt us!"

"So that is Sephiroth?" asked Neptune getting up and looking at the ongoing battle. "I thought that Cloud defeated him?"

"Well looks like he found a way to come back from the dead woman!" Reno told the Outer.

Vincent remained quiet as he continued watching the fight. Sephiroth; Hojo and Lucrecia's only child has returned. But what is it I'm feeling from him? It reminds me of-! He stopped thinking as he narrowed his eyes.

Alter Sailor Neptune saw his reaction and asked him, "What did you figure out, Vincent?"

Vincent turned to them. "I am getting a vague energy signature from him. I know you have felt that before?" he asked the inquisitive warrior.

When he said this the Outer's eyes got wide in disbelief. "Lausanne; you mean she found a way to revive him but how?"

The red-caped man shook his head. "I don't know but it has her mark all over it!" he narrowed his eyes. "She does not know what she has unleashed!"

Jupiter remained quiet throughout the exchange but heard everything they said. "So what do we do?" she asked placing her friend's body on the ground.

The pony-tailed brunette took a notice that her attire had changed. So you were able to get your Alter form in the end Mina?

Reno looked at her. "We don't do anything. Cloud said he would take care of him, much to my annoyance!"

"Bullshit!" she snapped as she stood ready to strike. "He's not the only one who is going to fight him! That bastard is going to pay for taking my friend away from us!" a green aura appeared around her.

Vincent tried keeping her calm. "Makoto, I know that you are beyond anger at the moment but you cannot strike foolishly!" he admonished "Even with your upgrade Sephiroth is an opponent beyond anyone's comprehension."

The Inner Senshi snorted. "You think I care about any of that? He is going to pay!" she snapped.

Neptune closed her eyes for a moment before answering. "He has taken one of our own. That will not go unpunished! Even if you say he is all-powerful we will not go out without a fight!"

"Then you would be throwing your lives away!" Vincent snapped surprising the two. "I know about grief. Regret. All those things you are feeling at this exact moment. I know you want to go out their but you can't. Not at this moment. He would cut you down without a second thought."

He glared at the two. "I might not have known her long but I don't think she would want you throwing away your lives quickly."

The two Sailors casted the heads down.

"Believe in Cloud." Tifa brought up. She got up from her place and looked at the battle. "He defeated him once, he will do so again."

Neptune and Jupiter looked at one another then at Tifa and nodded.

"We will intervene if Cloud falls." Neptune stated. "No questions asked." She said in a cold tone.

Reno snorted at her. "Sheesh who says we are going to stop you? I want some licks in as well!"

Vincent looked at them and nodded. "All right, if it looks like Cloud is weakening we will strike not before!" he eyed Neptune, knowing her temperament.

She gave him a sly grin. "Humph, you really do know how I work. I'll be careful for future use."

He returned the grin.

Jupiter then went to Reno. "You seemed to have been fallen for Minako, we will avenge her!" she told him.

Reno nodded his head. "Yeah, that bastard's caused more than enough trouble for us and the world."

Tifa went to the kids. "I want you guys to hide all right. No arguing on this matter." She told them.

"We will but Tifa…" Denzel began but she stopped him.

"No Denzel, this is something you don't need to see."

He nodded his head. Tifa then took Marlene and Denzel then went into the hallway. Reno then decided to move Venus' body in their as well.

When he did that they looked at him pointedly.

"Just watch her you two ok?" he said and they nodded with tears in their eyes.

The duo then started heading back outside, not before taking a last look at her.

"Minako I promise he will get his!" Tfia said and ran off.

Reno looked at her with a sad smile. "Yeah rest easy babe." He said and took off.

"I hope they can do it!" Marlene said.

"Yeah, I don't want to lose anyone else." The boy answered.

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The two Senshi's spirits, Zeo and Nimue, were having a private discussion on the matter about her and their fellow spirit Charity.

"Shit this shouldn't have happened!" Zeo began. "She just awakened to her Alter form and this happens!? Now she is dead!"

Nimue remained quiet at their colleague's disappearance "I don't believe she is dead."

Zeo looked at her with a mixture of shock and amazement. "What…but look at her, she's not waking up and her life has left her body!"

"You're not looking close enough Zeo. Charity is still their but barley. She is trying to keep her vessels body from dying" The blue haired woman began. "If she was truly dead then Sailor Venus's body would have de-transformed to her civilian attire and Charity would have returned to once she came. We would have felt her presence vanish!"

The brash spirit took a moment to check. He did feel a slight energy in her body but it was weakening.

"So she's not dead? Then we should tell Makoto and Michiru quickly and-"he said but Nimue placed her arm in front of him.

"No we can't. Even though I said that something is amiss. Her conscience is not their so there could be a chance losing her!" she grimaced.

"What but how can that be? Without her being in their Charity really could vanish and Minako could die!" he cried.

"I know. As much as I want to tell Michiru whatever is happening to Minako she has to find a way on her own. We will only tell them the results after whatever is happening."

Zeo had an angry look on his face. "Dammit, you really are cold when you wanna be! Don't you think they have a right to know this info about their friend?"

"Please, Zeo!" she snapped trying to keep it together. He looked at her surprised. "This is already hard enough knowing that our friend's life is in danger. We have to believe in them." Nimue told him barely containing tears.

The young man felt bad at what he said and placed an arm around her. "I'm sorry for saying that. You're right; we have to believe in them. I won't say anything until we have the results!"

She sniffed and smiled softly. The two spirits then continued looking after the body.

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(Final Fantasy VII One-Winged Angel starts)

Cloud was fighting Sephiroth with everything he had. He held his Fusion Buster sword with two hands as he clashed his blade against the silver-haired man.

With seeing his sister die before his eyes pushed him over the edge of despair he wanted to avenge her.

Sephiroth, the one person he looked up to when he was beginning in SOLIDER like the rest of the candidates. Who would have thought that the fabled swordsman would cause such grief to him?

He lost everything when Nibelheim burned to the ground. His home, his family, all thanks to one man. Cloud slashed his sword over and over at Sephiroth but he seemed to know every move he was going to make.

Sephiroth held his Masumune with one arm and did a couple of quick slashes which Cloud barley blocked. He grunted in annoyance.

The fabled swordsman then glided close to him and swung his sword upwards! His blow reached to Cloud sending him into the air. The blonde flipped himself over and brought down his sword trying to slash him.

Sephiroth scoffed and easily blocked the attack and grabbed his throat.

He then brought Cloud closer to him. "Cloud you are much too sloppy with your technique." He easily said. "What could have you in such a state, me finishing off your sister?" The silver-haired man smiled and threw him to the ground.

Cloud gasped and rolled back to the ground. He then narrowed his eyes and came sprinting at him. He leapt into the air and he tried slashing Sephiroth but again the swordsman blocked it. Then Cloud parried Sephiroth's blade and quickly brought his sword close to his neck. He tried decapitating him until the winged-figure vanished.

Looking around Cloud narrowed his eyes. Sephiroth appeared behind him. Lifting up his sword he tried to stab in the back! Until Cloud brought his sword behind him blocking it!

"Looks like you have improved a little Cloud?" he said amused.

Sephiroth got some distance and started spinning his sword with one hand.

"Try to dodge this!" With that said he glided towards Cloud. He went for straightforward strikes which Cloud could barely block. Various cut marks appeared on his arms and some on his face.

The blonde then jumped into the air and started spinning his arm.

"Meteor Strike!" he cried as rocks struck Sephiroth. As the dust cleared Cloud didn't see Sephiroth. Damn, where did he disappear to this time? He wondered until he turned around to see the calm person.

"Die." He whispered and slashed Cloud's chest!

Cloud was able to jump backwards but his shirt had a slash mark on it and welts appeared on his stomach. Sephiroth placed a cool glance at Cloud. "I applaud you for lasting this long Cloud but don't you think this has gone on long enough?"

He then started walking closer to the haggard warrior. "Everything that you have experienced has been a lie." He began.

"You ended up getting captured by someone not of this reality. You found out about a sibling who you didn't know existed before being told. You were then buried in darkness and hurt your friends and allies. Cloud I am so proud you are becoming more and more like me."

Cloud glared at him. "I'm nothing like you!"

"Oh? You are realizing that bonds and friendships are nothing more than an illusion to comfort the oppressed and weak. Living a life of solitude suits you better. Cloud you've experienced the pain of betrayal by your own memories. So why don't you join me. You can release all your anger at the world."

Sephiroth stopped walking as the two stood mere inches from one another. "Let your inner darkness consume you. Then you can come on my journey to destroy the world and recreate it, like a god!" he held out his hand.

Cloud continued to stare at him like he was crazy. Why would he say all this to me? I'm nothing like him…right?

The spiky-blonde then contemplated everything that has happened to this point. Him fighting off Terumi and being controlled by Beryl, engaging his own sister in battle and hurting his friends.

Cloud grasped his chest. I did do all that. I ended up hurting my loved ones. I…I he closed his eyes as he suddenly felt the pressure of anxiety. His mind started spinning and he closed his eyes.

Sephiroth saw the torment on the man's face. "See, you are like me. Once everything you believe has gone away all that is left is despair. Join me."

As he was about to give in, until Cloud remembered what Venus told him. Cloud you are not alone. You were never alone! Her voice rang in his head.

Sephiroth was about to place a hand on his shoulder when Cloud snapped his eyes open and slapped it away from him.

"Hmph."Sephiroth sneered.

"No!" he yelled as he swung the flat of his sword into Sephiroth's stomach knocking him back.

Sephiroth stopped himself and narrowed his eyes.

"I am nothing like you. Even if my memories are tampered with I still believe in my bond with her and all my friends!" his eyes shined with valor as he took a fighting stance.

Sephiroth extended his hand out and Masamune appeared once again. "Then you are a fool."

Cloud then charged at him, hefted his blade at him as a blue projectile came straight for him which the swordsman blocked.

"I am going to finish this!" he cried as he went for a diagonal slash but again Sephiroth blocked.

"You aren't finishing anything." Sephiroth said as five dark spheres circled Cloud and slammed into him knocking him back.

"GHAAA!" Cloud cried as his back hit the ground.

As he was lying down Sephiroth glided towards him and started stabbing his arms and legs.

Cloud grunted in intense pain and rolled away until Sephiroth swiped his sword and sent him skidding across the ground.

(Theme ends)

"Cloud even if you found this sudden epiphany you will die here!" He held his sword to Cloud's throat.

Cloud didn't move an inch. "Sephiroth I will not fall like this!" he grunted.

The man chuckled. "And who is going to save you?"

"We are!" a voice called out as someone came out of nowhere and aimed a kick at his forehead.

Sephiroth maneuvered his head away and flew into the air.

The person who saved Cloud was Tifa. She had a fierce look on her face.

"Oh, if it isn't one of Clouds' friends?" he asked looking at her.

The long-haired woman didn't answer him and went to Cloud to heal him of his wounds.

"Tifa…?" he said confused.

She squeezed his shoulders. "Hey it's been while. I'm glad you are all right!"

He gave her a small smile before frowning. "Yeah but Minako…"he trailed off.

"I promise we are going to stop Sephiroth. I know you want to finish him but we will help you, like always!" she said putting on a brave front.

Cloud gave her smile and stood up.

"I've had enough of this scene, die!" he glided towards them about to hack them to pieces.

The swordsman then blocked a couple of bullets with his sword and saw Vincent.

The red-caped man calmly gazed at him. "She's not the only one here Sephiroth!" he said and loaded a white cartridge into his Cerberus and aimed for the swordsman. "Holy Shot!" he called as a white burst of energy released.

Sephiroth held out his hand and stopped the attack. He didn't even put effort into it and knocked it straight into the air. It glided off like a comet and soon vanished.

Then an electrical dragon came at him! Sephiroth sliced through the dragon and he saw Alter Sailor Jupiter holding out her hands.

"I see we have some unexpected guest. The girl who wields thunder?" he mocked.

Jupiter glared at him as a green aura surrounded her armored frame. "This girl is taking you out!" she yelled and unleashed another Thunder Dragon.

As it came charging at him, he flew straight into the air as the dragon tried biting him. It came closer and the swordsman cut off its head, destroying the attack.

The brunette then glided into the air trying to aim a punch but he knocked back her fist quickly and grabbed her by the neck. "Ugh!" she croaked out as he brought her closer.

"You are one of those Sailor warriors from that other universe Cloud went too."

"That's right; so you know kicking your ass is part of our repertoire." The green-eyed warrior barked out!

Sephiroth just smirked and threw her to the ground. As she was falling a wave of water softened the impact and safely on the ground. The long, silver haired warrior looked bored at what he saw. It was Sailor Alter Neptune and Reno.

"Well I guess the entire crew is here." He said as the all the glared at him.

"That's right, we are not going to let you escape after what you did!" Neptune said with an acid tone. "You killed our friend!"

He thought about what she said and then remembered. "Oh, she was the one that foolishly gave her life up for Cloud right?" he asked and their anger deepened. "She should have let me killed him and she wouldn't be the one lying dead."

Jupiter growled and smashed her fist into the ground, creating a dent.

"You have no right to say anything you bastard!" she roared. "She protected him because she loved him and didn't want anything bad to happen to him!"

Sephiroth shook his head. "Then it is foolish trying to give your life up for someone, you humans and your petty emotions." He stated.

The two Senshi looked on amazed and sickened at what he said. Cloud and his crew were not as shocked at his proclamation but they were none the less angry.

"You think you are above us humans?" inquired Neptune.

Chortling he answered. "I don't think. I am above every one of you."

"Please spare us the drama ass-munch!" the red-haired pony-tailed man stated as he pulled out his Taser rod.

Jupiter and Neptune had their respective aura's shining around their bodies about to strike. Vincent held out his gun, Tifa got in a fighting stance and Cloud gripped his sword tightly.

Sephiroth looked on amused. "So you all dare to fight against a god?"

"Shut up, you are no god, just some stereotypical villain with a God Complex!" Reno yelled.

They all cried out in agreement (except for Vincent and Neptune).

Ignoring them Sephiroth gripped his Masamune. "Beg for forgiveness." He whispered and came charging at them.

As they braced themselves he vanished in a swirl of feathers and they started looking around. "Where did he go!?" cried Reno spinning around.

"Stop yelling and be calm!" snapped Vincent as he checked his surroundings.

They all formed a circle with their backs turned trying to keep up their guards.

When they did that Cloud sensed something and turned around to see,

"Sephiroth!" he yelled. The swordsman was able to land in the middle of the circle.

Holding his sword above he swung it in a circle quickly.

The speed of his sword was great enough to cause a shockwave to send everyone away from each other!

(Pandora Hearts OST Bloody Rabbit theme starts)

As they all hit the ground hard Sephiroth went for his first target: Reno.

The Turk saw him coming and got up. He swung his rod overhead trying to strike but Sephiroth nimbly dodged. The swordsman then stabbed Reno in the shoulder.

Giving a grunt he tried holding back his scream.

"Well I guess you'll be the first one I kill, just like your girlfriend lying dead on the floor?" he asked as he dug his sword deeper into his shoulder.

Reno glared at him and grabbed the blade. He started pulling out the sword which surprised him as blood poured from his hand.

"You are nothing more than a relic, crawl back into the ditch where you belong!" he yelled as he got the sword out and stabbed Sephiroth's shoulder with his electric rod.

The silver-haired man eyes widened at what Reno did. The Turk then pressed a button on his weapon and an electric current went through him singeing him.

Pressing the advantage Reno swung his arm which connected to Sephiroth's upper body, and aiming a kick to his abdomen.

Sephiroth grunted as he saw Reno's hand glowing red.

"Firaga!" he cried and unleashed a bust of intense flame at him. The attack affected him as an explosion occurred.

Reno covered his face to avoid the dust getting into his eyes.

Did that take care of him? He wondered as he got closer and didn't see a body. Reno froze in place as he felt someone behind him. He swiftly turned around to see an unscathed Sephiroth.

He gaped in horror as the cold man smiled.

"I am a God. Know when to prospect yourself at my feet." Mentioned Sephiroth as he flipped his sword to the flat side and knocked down Reno.

Giving off a scream Reno tried to get back up; Sephiroth looked down at the fallen warrior and was about to cut off his head until a tidal wave washed over him.

He glared to see Alter Neptune as she was making motions with her hands. The water then trapped him into a bubble. "Water lock!" she whispered. She was trying to drown him in the encased space.

The swordsman calmly smiled and held out his hand as a silver flash of fire evaporated the water. Neptune looked surprised that he was able to free himself.

"Looks like you are next…" he then glided towards her.

Neptune fired off torrents of water from her hands but he dodged all of her attacks. When he got closer he held his sword above her head.

"Have you conceded?" he asked about to bring his weapon down.

She glared at him as an answer and the Senshi then changed tactics and placed her hands on the ground. A burst of ocean water erupted from the ground sending him upwards into the sky. The sea-green haired Senshi then made the water into whip like extension's trying to ensnare him.

The tendrils tried grabbing him but he maneuvered out of their reach.

"I think you need to do a better job woman?" he mocked as he dodged another tendril. She then clapped her hands together and the tendrils changed into sharp, curved blades and targeted him. Sephiroth saw them coming and glided into them, hacking away at the attacks.

He is going through everything I throw at him with ease? He is a warrior above my stature. She thought as she saw the same hot white flares destroy her water. Her eyes widened in shock as he flew near her before she could blink.

"I admit your powers are strong at best but you've never battled someone like me before." he stated and tried cutting her in half.

Clash!

Neptune was luckily able to block his sword strike with her trident but he was breaking through her weapon. As she grunted the Outer was on her knees. The graceful woman took a chance and somersaulted over him. As she got behind him she quickly spun her trident in her hands trying for an overhead strike.

Clash!

Sephiroth held his sword with one hand as he blocked it. "This is the end!" the man said as he swung his sword to break her weapon. Neptune recoiled back to avoid the slash but he quickly got behind her and struck her back! Giving a scream she collapsed to the ground in a heap as blood poured from her wound.

Sephiroth noticed that she wasn't dead yet and was about to put an end to her until he held his sword in front of him to block Alter Sailor Jupiter's weapon.

The throwing star spun like a buzz-saw and pushing him back. Sephiroth knocked the spinning blade upwards. Making a down motion with her fingers the shuriken came back at him, Sephiroth glided away from it and the blade caught up to him.

Sephiroth blocked the attack and pushed it back straight to Jupiter. Alter Sailor Jupiter jumped into the air, catching her weapon in the process she charged at him. The swordsman met her head on as they clashed.

She grunted at the amount of power she exerted trying to overpower him but she had a feeling he was toying with her. He's holding back for some reason? She thought in frustration and went for slicing his stomach but the crafty swordsman flew around her about to stab her.

That is until she blitzed away from him and threw her weapon at him. Sephiroth smirked and easily dodged it coming straight at her. Armored woman crossed her arms around her front trying to block his sword strike. She grimaced at her easily he broke her gauntlets.

"You lost your weapon." He stated.

The brunette smirked at him. "I wasn't trying to aim at you!" she stated as he turned to see her weapon went into a cloud. The cloud then started turning dark as a clap of thunder could be heard. The spinning weapon struck with the electricity as it was gathering voltage.

As Sephiroth was slightly amazed at the display Jupiter speared into him brining him closer to the thunderstorm.

"What do you think you can carry out?" he berated her as he could guess what the Senshi was going for.

"What I'm going to carry out is vanquish your sorry ass!" she snapped as the weapon acted as a conduit and a funnel of lightning struck both of them.

A clap of thunder could be heard as Jupiter screamed trying to hold the winged man. Sephiroth grunted in pain as the voltage was quite painful. "You are foolish if you think sacrificing yourself is going to stop me?" he asked as her grip got tighter.

the warrior of Jupiter gritted her teeth at the pain as another bolt of lightning struck them. "I don't care as long as you pay for what you did!" she cried.

Sephiroth eyed her with contempt and had enough. He got his elbow free and struck her head. Grunting in pain Jupiter let go of him as she fell. Sephiroth dodged the next attack before it hit him once again.

The Alter Senshi shook the cobwebs out of her head and stopped herself from falling. She noticed that when he struck her concentration waned and her weapon stopped conducting electricity from the cloud as her weapon lay on the ground.

"Damn, he's better than I thought." She gripped until she noticed that Sephiroth's body had healed. "What but I gave it everything I had?" she lamented.

"A God would not fall to some mere thunder shower." He then swung his sword as a wind-pressure struck her.

In an instant her armor broke into pieces and she went screaming into the ground. Jupiter landed with a thud next to Neptune. As he got closer a purple orb came at him which he avoided.

He soon saw Vincent in his Chaos form.

Vincent soon flew at Sephiroth and tried punching him but the swordsman blocked it with his sword.

WHAM!

The impact caused a shockwave to tear the ground as Vincent then went for another punch and another but all kept being blocked in quick succession.

"Sephiroth it's about time you returned to sleep!" Vincent growled as he started gathering chaotic energy into his hands.

The former chuckled. "I think you mean yourself? Why don't you return to your crypt and dream about that absurd woman whom you loved?"

That struck a chord within Vincent as he then unleashed his beam at Sephiroth. Swordsman held his sword in front blocking the attack.

"You will not speak of Lucrecia in such a way!" he roared as he pumped more energy into it. The attack was pushing Sephiroth back. Silver-haired man sword then glowed silver and he unleashed a powerful energy to counteract Vincent's own. The attack disappeared as Vincent looked on in shock.

Sephiroth came at him and slashed his chest diagonally.

SWISH!

Vincent stood there for a moment before he screamed and a stream of blood-shot out of his chest. The red-caped man turned back to normal as he lay on the ground unconscious.

"That form would have stood a chance against me however that won't this millennium." He stated.

Sephiroth beat majority of the party with relative ease. The winged-man then saw Tifa running to Cloud.

It's about time I took away his last support? He thought evilly as he flew for Tifa.

As Tifa saw the fall of her friends she headed in Cloud's direction.

That sneak attack managed to knock her out briefly and when she came to she saw Vincent battling him.

Seeing Vincent was on the ropes she decided to head for Cloud to heal him.

I've got to get to him. Only he can stop Sephiroth! She urgently thought as she kneeled to Cloud and casted a Cura spell on him.

Cloud felt the effects of the healing technique and glanced to see Tifa.

"You're a sight for sore eyes." He mentioned as he got up.

Tifa held him as the duo saw the first SOLIDER approach them. The two braced themselves and he sent an invisible force to knock them down.

Giving a grunt Tifa saw Sephiroth walking straight for her. She got herself up and went straight for him.

The martial artist went for palm strikes and kicks which he dodged.

Tifa went for a foot sweep as he jumped away from it. He dived down with his sword which she back flipped and sprinted towards him.

She then went for an elbow strike to his head. He moved his head out the way and she went for a round house kick which he blocked with his sword.

"You can't win. Let me put an end to your existence." He stated dodging another blow.

Tifa breathed hard as she then went for two strikes into his stomach which surprised him she then did a Dolphin Blow which sent him into the air. She leapt into the air and tried aiming various strikes but he was just too fast for her.

He grabbed her elbow and twisted it to her back. She used the other one but he did the same thing. She then flipped herself getting her arms from behind and kicked him in the stomach.

Sephiroth dropped her as she landed with a thud.

"I am not letting you kill me." She called as he eyed her with amusement.

"Don't fight the inevitable. You are the last of his emotional support." He said as he walked to her.

She tried aiming a kick but he vanished in a swirl of black feathers. The black-haired woman looked around until a hand gripped her neck. She gripped his arm tightly.

"If I get rid of you, Cloud will succumb to despair once again. Then I can kill him."

Tifa glared at him. "I won't let you kill me. I have a reason to stay alive!" she boldly told him.

"What for those kids or for Cloud? Please stop acting so altruistic." He told her. "The reason you stay is because so you can use him for your selfish gains."

"That is not true!" her eyes widening in horror.

"Really; aren't you happy that his sister is dead?" he gave her a calm look. "The sister that would have taken him away from you; be happy that she is dead."

Tifa shook her head. "I don't feel like that!"

His eyes glowed and she could feel like he was probing her mind.

"Don't deny it. You hide behind such weak convictions, so for that I will kill you!" he brought his sword close to her neck.

Cloud got up and saw what he was about to do.

"NO!" he cried as he grabbed his sword and hurled it at him like a boomerang. The sword knocked his weapon from his hand as Sephiroth turned to see Cloud grab his sword and charged at him.

The said person then opened his wing and took to the air with a captive Tifa.

"Get down here!" The spiky-blonde yelled.

"Why Cloud, don't tell me that you have affections for this one. You certainly work fast?" he asked as he held Tifa more tightly. "The ancient has only been dead for three years and now you choose this one out of happenstance. I didn't know you were such a heart breaker?"

Cloud glared at him with hatred. "You wouldn't know what it means to have bonds with anyone Sephiroth. You have already taken two people from me, I refuse to let you have Tifa as well!" he yelled.

He held his Fusion sword with both hands as a blue hue covered his body. He jumped into the air as he swung his weapon.

Sephiroth moved to the left, not releasing his hold on his captive.

Cloud then rolled to the ground, breathing hard.

"Becoming desperate?" he scoffed. "Since you want her so much I'll do the one thing you could never do."

He then held her as she tried in vain to push him away but Tifa felt her body weaken.

Why do I suddenly feel weaker? She thought as a silver flash covered her body.

(Theme ends)

Sephiroth was using his Sin Harvest to drain her of vitality.

He began to place a hand on her well-endowed chest and leaned in just about to touch her moist lips. Cloud stopped breathing for a moment.

NOOO! She screamed in her head. Not like this!

Sephiroth then cupped her face. "Cloud the things you love I will take. I will always come back to destroy whatever makes you happy."

He looked at her and was about to kiss her again until a projectile came at him.

Sephiroth moved away from it to see an enraged ex-Solider.

"Cloud…" Tifa said weakly as Cloud quickly appeared in front of them, somewhat surprising the long-haired man.

He swung his sword against Sephiroth's and the fabled swordsman looked in awe at the strength he was exhibiting.

So looks like he has gotten serious? The silver-haired man thought as Cloud again stuck his weapon.

Sephiroth couldn't fight Cloud and hold Tifa at the same time so he let her drop to the ground.

As she was fallen Cloud swung his sword against Sephiroth's and the blow pushed him away.

Holding out his hand he conjured the Aero spell to cushion Tifa's decent until he reached and rolled to the ground.

As he cradled her Tifa looked into his sky-blue eyes.

"You came for me again…"she trailed off.

Cloud nodded his head. "Of course. I made a promise with you right?" he said.

When he brought that up she smiled. That he did. This is the second time he's kept his promise.

Cloud then pulled out his last elixir and placed it against her lips. Her physical stamina and energy reserves restored. "Stay here. Get to the others and heal them up." He walked past her with a firm determination.

Tifa cupped her hair behind her ears as she looked at him. "I believe in you, Cloud!" she whispered, then ran to the others to get them healed up.

Sephiroth looked at Cloud. "So you think you can beat me? Once I'm though with you she will be the next to-!" he didn't finish as Cloud slammed his blade against his!

WHOOSH!

Influxes of energy destroyed the ground they stood on.

"No more! You will not take what I cherish the most!" He thought of all his friends and his loved ones.

He slammed it again and again stumping Sephiroth with his speed.

Sephiroth was on the defensive for a moment before he knocked the sword away from his body.

"I will become the God of this world!" he said slamming his sword against his.

Cloud parried his attack and landed a punch to his face.

Whack!

Sephiroth looked stunned at what he did. He got punched by Cloud?

"You will never become a God, because I will always stop you!" Clouds' eyes shined with valor.

Sephiroth eyed him warily.

---

Unknown plane

Minako Aino was in an area of darkness. Nothing moved. She heard nothing. As she floated in the darkness she kept thinking she was dead.

I'm dead. I'm dead. I left everyone behind! She thought in despair. As she lay there the blonde kept thinking on how she saved Cloud but ended up meeting her end.

I fought so hard, I reached my brother but now…she trailed off at the hopelessness of her situation.

That is until she heard footsteps. The child of Love and Beauty looked around the darkness to see who was out there.

Who could that be? Is someone here?

Then the footsteps got closer and she felt a hand on her shoulder and a light enveloped the room. The area was a white hallway with a door at the end of the room.

The long-haired blonde turned quickly to see a spiky-black haired man with a kind grin.

"Hey buttercup time to wake up from your slumber?" he teased.

Minako did a double at what she saw and then noticed that the area was not dark anymore, along with not floating in the vast emptiness.

"What is this place, I thought I died, is this heaven?" she asked confused which made the man chuckle.

"Nah, this isn't heaven. Not even close but it is an area tied to you Minako!" he told her.

She gave him a suspicious glance. "Hey who are you?" she asked.

The man pointed to himself and gave her a goofy grin. "Me? I'm Zack Fair and I am here as your guide!" he told her.

"My guide… but I thought Charity was…!"She didn't finish as she stood up and remembered what happened.

"I was with Cloud. Then my guardian told me about an evil presence," She began. "I pushed Cloud away from some angel or something before he stabbed me!"

She then looked at her naval and didn't see any marks on her stomach. "But he stabbed me and I thought I was dead?" she cried.

Zack placed a hand on the over excited blonde to calm her. "Don't worry Minako you are not dead but you are in a coma because of being stabbed." He began to tell her. "And if you don't do what you are ment to, you will be."

Minako didn't know what he was talking about. "Wait what, I ended up stabbed, shouldn't I be in the pearly gates or something and how do you know my name?"

Zack sweat dropped at that. "You know you ask a lot of questions when you get excited." He told her.

The blonde took a deep breath to calm down. "Sorry it's just I'm trying to wrap my mind behind all of this. If I'm not dead then what am I?"

"You are in a safe place to say the least." Zack explained. "When you ended up impaled, your soul separated from your body and wound up here for a reason."

She gave him a peculiar look. "What reason is that?"

Zack walked a bit past her and pointed to the door at the end of the room. "To rediscover all of your past and choose what will you do next." he said.

The door shined and they soon appeared in front of it.

"Hey that was a farther way back now we are close to it?" she cried.

"Yeah, that happens." Zack stated.

Minako eyed the door then Zack. "So what I have to experience my past?"

Zack nodded his head. "You will go through the motions in your 'past' self until you reach a point and come back here. That is your test."

"Test but I have friends waiting for me and my body can't survive!" she tried to explain.

Zack had a serious expression on his face. "Sorry that is the rule and if you don't, you will die."

She froze at what he said. "I'll die?" The man nodded again.

The blonde looked at him then at the door. Did she really want to find out about her lost memories? But if she doesn't she will die with no second chance.

I have to stop running away and do this! Venus then placed a hand on the door knob.

"So you made your choice?" he asked.

Nodding with determination she opened it and a white flash enveloped her.

Zack stood alone in the white room waiting for her to come back. "I hope this works. She has to face her past to help Cloud." Zack stated.

The black-haired man then waited for Venus to come back.

---

Nibelheim: Minako's past

The blonde-haired girl woke up from her slumber. Minako was on her way back to her hometown of Nibelheim. After thanking a fellow student for dropping her off, she looked at her hometown with a wistful look.

The girl mentioned went to a school that was out-of-town for musical arts. She was starting her summer break and like every student they went back home for two months.

As far off as she could remember when she was younger she always liked being on center stage and singing all sorts of songs.

It's been a couple of months since I was last here. She thought. I wonder how mom is doing; and if she has gotten any news on Cloud?

Flashback

The blue-eyed girl remembered when she got accepted to the school she was so excited. She had been going to the school in town until one of her teacher's recommended that school.

She discussed it with her mother and she was hesitant to let her daughter go there.

Since Cloud went and joined SOLIDER and worked for Shinra, he barely came home but he did send post cards which they read.

After explaining to her mom how it was her dream about becoming a singer, she wanted to devote herself to the craft no matter what happens.

Mrs. Strife looked at her daughter and hugged her. She didn't want her daughter to lose her chance at accomplishing her dreams like Cloud. So after the discussion Minako got on a scholarship and started getting ready.

Before Minako left she went to see her friends and admirers but there was one person she was not going to miss and she was walking too her now.

"Well, well, little miss princess is hitting the road finally?" said a big busted girl wearing a short-sleeved blue shirt and blue jean shirts.

Minako glared at her giving a snarky reply. "It's not forever, milk jugs!"

Tifa returned the glare. "It will be heaven on earth without you prancing around like you own the place."

"What are you talking about? You're the one with the male harem, it's not my fault they fall for the fresh young one with nice legs and a bosom they can look at and not the droopy ones which will sag one day!" she then laughed with a hand over her mouth.

The brunette got in the obnoxious girl's face. "What you say? Your worse; trying to wear those skinny jeans and bending down trying to show off your non-existent bottom!" she remarked.

Electricity sparked between the two. It was a heated clash of east meets west, fire and water, Britney and Christina!

"Please my bottom is perky, yours got too much junk in the trunk. If you sit down you take up too much space on the chair, sweetie. Best forego the cupcakes at night!" then she gave a wiggle of said bottom.

"My rump is not big Barbie with your iron board chest. You should drink more milk honey but it's obvious that you don't!" Tifa then added salt to the wounds as she got her chest in her face.

A vein appeared on Minako's head. "Get those knockers out of my face! Besides you wouldn't be trying this hard if you didn't think I was competition." She smirked while folder her arms.

"You competition, I wouldn't waste time."

"You're wasting your time now with this conversation!"

The two glared for a moment and turned their backs to each other.

"I hope you do well…" whispered Tifa.

Minako gave a small smile. "Thanks, I won't fail!"

The two then went their separate ways.

---

End Flashback

The red ribbon head girl then decided to stop going on memory lane and started heading for the entrance.

When she arrived Mina didn't expect to see a bunch of vehicles in the middle of the town square.

Whoa did something major happen when I was away? She thought amazed as she noticed many Shinra soldiers occupying the town.

Minako stopped as she noticed a couple of people stood getting their picture taken in front of the hotel; two men and an all too familiar person wearing a cow girl like get up.

With a stunned expression on her face Minako saw her rival/friend Tifa. One of the men had spiky black hair and sky colored eyes.

Hey he's a hottie! I wonder how in the world someone like that bagged such a guy? She then noticed the taller man with silver-haired man with a distant and cold.

Everyone in the entire continent knew who that person was and his name was,

"My god it's the Sephiroth, in my hometown!" she practically squealed at seeing the fabled SOLIDER.

With his silver long-hair, his handsome looks and aloof personality he was the pinnacle of the ideal cool boyfriend! She thought about the magazine article on him at school, with sparkles in her eyes.

Before the blonde could go on cloud nine, she noticed that the photographer was about ready with the preparation to take the picture

Guess I better not bother them yet. She pouted then remembered she had to see her mom, who by Minako's estimation was cooking up a storm upon hearing that her daughter was coming back.

As she walked the other way she stole a glance at the trio once again and as if he knew, Sephiroth stared back at her for a moment before returning his gaze.

Minako quickly high tailed it out of there at the look he gave her, indifference.

After the picture was complete the black-haired male talked to their tour guide wondering how the picture turned out.

Sephiroth paid no attention as he turned his gaze at the spot he noticed that the girl once stood.

That girl, there is something strange about her? He thought and abruptly left as he saw the picture of himself, the tour guide and new recent top recruit of SOLIDER; Zack Fair.

---

Strife Home

The fourteen-year old finally arrived at her house. She sported a melancholic smile as she unlocked the door with her spare key.

As she entered, right away Minako could smell that her mom was in the process of making dinner. Taking off her shoes she called her mom.

A figure with blond hair in a pony-tail and blue eyes soon appeared from the kitchen with a surprised look that soon turned to motherly affection. Moving faster than the speed of light Mrs. Strife soon locked Minako in a tight-bear hug.

"Oh my little girl is home after 5 months!" she cried rocking her body with hers.

Minako hugged her mom for a moment before whispering that she was losing air. Mrs. Strife let go and got a good look at her. After her appraisal she nodded.

"You are looking well Mina. But you seem a little on the smaller side, are you eating enough?" She commented being pensive like any mother.

Minako gave a chuckle before smiling. "Mom I do eat meals it's just I have to watch what I eat, I don't want to turn as big as a house."

"Please, you have a fine metabolism so you should eat. But I wouldn't love you any less if that happened." Mrs. Strife said.

Minako sweat dropped at that image of herself. Seriously mom, you really need to watch what you say sometimes! After that the two went into the kitchen as the stay at home mom finished her preparations.

She soon brought out two cups of tea for them to drink and for a couple of minutes got talking on how Minako was doing in school.

"It's going great mom. I made a lot of friends. Actually there is this all boys dorm a block around from us. I saw this guy with striking red hair. He calls me all sorts of nick names its irritating!" she griped about the last part.

"Mina, it seems that boy only likes you. It's a universal rule that boys at that age do non-sense like that to get our attention." Her mother said all knowingly.

Given her mother a look she took a sip of her tea. "Mom he's rude and does stuff that it so embarrassing. One night I saw him peeping on us and I could have sworn he was zeroing in on me!"

Mrs. Strife only sighed at that. "Well I'm going to have to go up there and raise some hell if I hear him doing that!" As to emphasize her point she grabbed her ladle.

Minako froze at that. "No, no mom it's all right, I mean the security guards got him and he swore he wouldn't do it again." Of course she didn't believe it. But she couldn't help but remember that when he saw her in all her nakedness he mentioned that she looked beautiful.

As she thought that her face got hot. "Why is your face red, you catching a summer cold sweetheart?" her mom asked.

Shaking her head she said, "No I just was thinking about something."

Mrs. Strife hid a smirk. Knowing her she probably enjoyed him watching her. Oh, she's growing up so fast. Though I will be making a stop down to that Boy's dormitory and set that boy straight. I wont be a Grandmother at my age! She griped.

After that the mother/daughter duo set the table and started eating dinner.

"So mom what's with all the Shinra guys doing here?" asked Minako eating some mashed potatoes.

Taking a sip of water the woman answered, "The old reactor on Mount Nibel is attracting all sorts of monsters as of late."

"Really that piece of crap is causing all sorts of trouble?" The blonde cracked out. Her mother gave her a look which she knew that she should watch her language.

After the meal Minako wanted to know something important.

"So have you heard from Cloud? Since this is dealing with Shinra stuff maybe he's here!" she said getting excited upon seeing her brother.

Mrs. Strife sighed sadly. "Unfortunately I haven't heard from Cloud in a while sweetie." She said.

"What but he was always good at staying in touch? I mean he's always been a mama's boy as long as I can remember." Upon saying that Minako gave her a mom a look and only heard the mirth of a 'Oho ho ho' as if denying the prospect.

"Well the last letter I got was that he met a nice man who Cloud seems to have admiration for." The mother said.

Minako had a pensive look on her face upon hearing that. "That's nice but why would he suddenly stop. When I sent him my letter about going to a music school he was happy and told me to give it everything I got. But thinking about it I didn't get a letter from him when I was there?"

Mrs. Strife saw the sad look on Mina's face and went to comfort her. "Now, now I am positive he is doing just fine." She said lifting up her spirits. "He probably got busy with all that training and what not."

The girl nodded but still felt sad that her own brother had not kept in contact.

After everything Minako went to her bedroom to get some rest. She mentioned that she would see how everyone was doing in the morning, even the big breasted queen herself, if she was unlucky enough.

After unpacking and getting into her pajamas (a long orange t-shirt and underwear), Minako looked in the mirror. After striking a quick pose for laughs she turned around and headed off to her bed.

On it she saw the Chocobo plush Cloud gave her when she was younger. She had a melancholic expression on her face as she held it in her arms tightly and plopped in bed.

Cloud I really hope you are doing all right? Soon the blonde headed off to sleep.

---

Next Morning

After waking up Minako got ready for the day. Since it was the summer she wore an orange short-sleeved shirt with a zipper in the middle that showed off her naval and blue short shorts and white tennis shoes.

She headed downstairs where pieces of toast with jam on it with some orange juice on the table. Her mother was busy in the kitchen.

"Morning mom!" she said quickly scarfing down her food.

"Morning dear, please don't inhale your food." She commented.

Not listening to her mom she finished her breakfast and was about to explore her town for a while. "I'll be back in the evening mom!" she called out before heading out the door.

Her mom waved as she shut the door. The woman then gripped her heart as a chill went through her. Mrs. Strife sat herself down to gather her nerves.

Whatever feeling she got she felt like this would be the last time she saw her daughter and son.

---

Cafe (couple of hours later)

After a bustling day of seeing all her old friends she was sitting in one of the café's having a cold soda to beat the heat.

It was nice seeing Shotoko, Iven and Joshua again! The energetic girl thought pleasantly as she sucked on her soda.

After talking to her friends and getting the inside information on what happened when she was gone she found out that Tifa has taken up karate under a guy named Zangan; a powerful master of the martial arts.

Even when her friends were praising Tifa all the time Minako was thinking how in the world could she fight with that much chest?

She also found out more about the Shinra people being here and how Tifa was a guide to the two people she saw yesterday, along with how Sephiroth was going into that old mansion.

Upon thinking about Sephiroth she thought more about him. He seemed kind of indifferent about the people in this town from her perspective. She also found it strange that she felt like one of those guards had his eyes on her.

Minako didn't think much on that. Maybe he found her dazzling with her petite body. Chortling quietly she finished her soda and headed out of the door.

As she headed outside she noticed a strange woman walking in the distance heading for the exit of the town. Minako had no clue who she was but she had tan skin, long green hair and was wearing a long sleeve shirt with pants.

Isn't she hot in all that stuff? She wondered. The mysterious woman gave her a look and walked out of sight.

She had the feeling like she knows that woman but where from? Minako has lived in Nibelheim since she was born and new the townsfolk and she has never come across this person.

Taking a glance at her watch it was the evening. She wanted to get home but curiosity got the better of her.

She headed off to the middle of town where she last saw her looking around. The long-haired blonde then noticed a strange pen on the ground. It had a strange orange insignia on it.

Minako wondered if she dropped it. She then ran out of the village trying to find the woman.

---

Outskirts of Nibelheim

Minako jogged around the area trying to find the person. She was heading into a part of the outskirts no one, especially as it was getting darker.

Damn, where is she? "Hey mysterious cloaked person, I got you're not so ordinary pen!" she cried out.

As those words left her mouth she sweat dropped. "Great Minako, yell like a crazy person…" she muttered.

When she thought it was all useless she turned behind her to see the woman. Minako gulped as she saw the tall woman as her gaze a wisdom to them.

"Umm, you dropped this pen Miss…?" she held out the said possession.

The woman smiled. "Thank you but that belongs to you Minako."

Minako took a step back. "How do you know my name?"

"I know you because you are someone who shares the same destiny as I, a warrior who represents the planet she guards. My name is Setsuna Meioh and I have come to take you to the place you are most needed." Setsuna explained.

"Tall woman say what?" Minako uttered.

The one named Setsuna had a sad look on her face. "Minako for whatever reason your soul migrated through the dimensions and wound up in this universe."

Minako looked at her like she was crazy. "What are you talking about dimensions and warriors? I'm not any of those things, only Minako Strife!" she snapped.

Setsuna shook her head. "No, you have to fulfill your duty as one of Princess Serenity's guards and take on the mantle of Sailor Venus once again!"

Upon hearing those words Minako's eyes widened. Sailor Venus…? They sounded so familiar.

After absorbing it for a moment she said, "Look I'm not this Sailor Venus or whatever, I just wanted to give that pen back to you so…" Minako turned around and was about to head back to her village until a four-legged wolf stood in her way.

It had grayish fur mixed with blue, rabid red eyes and growling menacingly.

Minako took a step back scared. As she did she tripped and landed on her back.

"No, Minako!" Setsuna cried trying to reach her until the wolf pounced tackled the tall woman and she landed on the ground. The wolf then walked up to Minako who was shaking.

"No, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!" she cried then an orange flash emitted from her body knocking the beast away.

As the light died down she noticed that the pen was glowing. Did this pen do all that? She looked down at it until she saw the monster stir from the ground.

Not wanting to take any risk she held up her hand and on instinct she said the fabled words. "Venus Power, Make-up!" she yelled as an orange column surrounded her.

A white body suit with a dark blue bow on her chest and lower back while wearing an orange skirt and high-heeled orange shoes. She transformed into her other personae, Sailor Venus.

Venus stared at the monster about to attack until she held out her fore finger and an orange beam pierced the wolf's forehead killing it instantly. Looking at her hands she quickly turned around to see Setsuna smiling at her.

"It seems you have awoken to your true self Sailor Venus."

The Senshi had a look of amazement on her face before looking at Setsuna. "I still don't know what you mean. What am I supposed to do?"

"You are to come with me so we can help set destiny straight." The tall woman mentioned.

Before she did Venus had a thought. "What about my mom and Cloud?" she asked.

Setsuna got worried about this part. "You have to leave them."

"What but I can't do that, they are my family!" she cried out.

"I know they are. But you must come with me." The green haired woman stated with a sad look.

"To leave the people I know, what kind of nonsense is that? Look I will accept my responsibility as Princess Serenity's loyal Senshi" she surprised herself by saying that. Upon transformed her old memories were resurfacing. "But I won't forsake my family because of it!"

"Sailor Venus you have a destiny that shouldn't be denied." Setsuna said.

Venus didn't believe her. "But if I do this reborn thing what will happen to Cloud?" she asked.

Taking a breath Setsuna answered. "Time will restart so there will be no memory of you."

It felt like she got stabbed in the gut. "What kind of sick answer is that? My mother or brother won't remember me?" she yelled.

"I'm sorry but it's for the best." Setsuna tried pacifying her.

Sailor Venus was about to say something until she noted fire coming from her village.

"What is that, fire?" she said to herself and sprinted to the village.

"No Sailor Venus you can't!" Setsuna yelled trying to stop her but Venus didn't listen to her.

Damn it, I thought I could get her away before this event happened?! The woman thought as she chased after her.

---

Nibelheim

As Sailor Venus got back inside the village she saw all sorts of chaos. Venus didn't move as she looked at nightmare. On the ground she saw a male with spiky blond hair unconscious.

"CLOUD!" she said racing to him checking his pulse.

She breathed easily as he still had a pulse. But why he didn't tell her? She moved him away from the raging fire near to some open space. Sailor Venus wiped the grime off his brow and whispered, "We will talk soon…" and dashed into the middle of town.

Cloud stirred briefly as he got a glimpse of the leaving figure. "Mina…ko?" he mumbled.

As Venus was running she saw a sickening site; the people she knew burned alive and Sephiroth killing more of the people of Nibelheim. What is he doing? My village…MOM! She thought desperately as she was about to run to her house until she noticed a woman with blonde hair.

Venus recognized immediately that was her mother. She noticed that her mom was confronting Sephiroth and heard Mrs. Strife yell.

"Why are you doing this you monster?!" the woman cried as she had burn marks on her face. "We are just trying to live our lives in peace!"

Sephiroth didn't say anything as he stabbed the woman in her chest and pulled it out.

SPLOOOSH!

Mrs. Strife then collapsed in a heap as blood tainted the ground.

Sailor Venus' eyes dilated at what she saw, her mother lying in a pool of her own blood. "MOM!" she yelled sprinting to her and holding her. "Mommy!"

Mrs. Strife opened her eyes and saw her daughter. "Minako is that you…?"She whispered.

Tears were pouring down her face. "Mom, please don't die, mom please!" she sobbed.

"I love you my Minako. I love Cloud too…lookout for your brother." She murmured as she closed her eyes.

As more tears came upon her face she heard a scoff. Placing a glare at the man who killed her mother, and is destroying her home, she placed Mrs. Strife's body on the ground.

"Why? Why did you do all of this?" she whispered.

Sephiroth glared at her. "It's what you humans deserve. You humans are nothing more than a disease ravaging this planet. It cries for a revolution." He stated. "Now as recompense die here!"

Sailor Venus clenched her hand into a fist. "I won't forgive you! For destroying this village, for killing these innocent people and taking my mom away from me!" she yelled and tried to attack him.

Sephiroth brought out his sword before she could see and swiped it. A gust of wind blew her into some a burning wall. Giving a cry the impact knocked Venus unconscious.

As Sephiroth was about to kill her; a purple orb came hurtling at him. He sliced it in half as it destroyed an already burning house.

With that distraction a figure, with long green hair and maroon eyes appeared and wrapped her arms around the unconscious Venus. Glaring at him with intensity while holding out a staff that looked like a key, the figure quickly took her away from him.

Sephiroth glared hatefully at the person who did that but then turned away as more fire consumed more of the village. He knew where his destination lied; where his mother slept, Jeonova.

Zack looked around as fire destroyed the village. He soon ran to the old reactor where Sephiroth was.

As more fire erupted Tifa saw what transpired. She looked bewildered at what she saw. "I hate them, I hate Shinra. I will never forgive them!" she seethed in anger and ran after Sephiroth.

Unknown to her another person also saw what happened. When the fire started he wounded up unconscious but he awoke at the sound of a girl being attacked.

Cloud stood up as the village razed. He wanted to see how his sister was doing but he then started heading towards where Sephiroth, Zack and Tifa are.

This would be the last time anyone of them would hear from Minako or each other.

---

Nibelheim outskirts (morning)

(Pandora Hearts OST Parting Song plays)

After the blaze died down Minako awoke on the ground. Next to her was Setsuna but in her Sailor suited attire. The blonde looked up quickly to see Nibelheim destroyed. Her face stung with tears as she tried getting up but her legs were weak.

"You mustn't strain yourself Minako. You are too weak as of what transpired and I barely got you out of their alive."

While holding her head the red-ribbon girl asked what she was wearing.

"I am Sailor Pluto in this form." Pluto told her. "When you were unconscious you went back to your regular form."

Minako didn't' pay attention to that as she was taking in her home, new tears found themselves on her face.

"My mom, my friends, Tifa, Cloud…" she sobbed. "They are all gone, my brother is gone!"

The stoic solider looked at her for a moment before embracing her. As the Guardian of Time, Sailor Pluto has seen many deaths in her lifetime and she would see much more but for this moment Pluto showed empathy for the girl. Not just because she was a fellow Senshi but because she still is human.

"Minako I am sorry this happened. You don't need to go through this pain anymore." Pluto mentioned.

The girl looked back at her village and looked at Pluto.

My mom, everyone is gone, nothing is keeping me here. If there was someone I would stay but I know I have something I must do. Mom I'm sorry that I couldn't give Cloud your message. Minako sadly thought.

As she closed her eyes she thought of her brother and all the memories they shared. Even thinking about Tifa and how they fought made her sad as well.

Then she stood up along with Pluto. Sailor Pluto stepped forward and held out her hand. A staff appeared in her once vacant hand and a purple light shined.

A portal appeared before them.

"Step this way. We are going to see a friend of mine." Pluto said.

Minako once more looked at all the devastation that Sephiroth caused and clenched her fist.

I swear I will find a way to come back to my world and stop that man! After that thought past her heart went into sorrow once again. Cloud if you are still alive, please know that I love you and I will come back no matter what.

After making that vow she stepped into the portal. Sailor Pluto was about to step through before casting her eyes on the now destroyed village.

An image appeared before Sailor Pluto. The person was a woman, who had black hair styled in a bun. She wore a long-sleeved red shirt, which revealed her naval, gray slacks and high-heeled boots. She accessorizes with a couple of bracelets on her wrists and wore a choker around her neck.

"It appears that you found one of the Inner Sailors?" Yuko asked.

Sailor Pluto nodded. "Yes but it is horrible how everything transpired here. I couldn't do anything but run like a coward!" she said bitterly.

"It was good that you did escape. There was no way you could have beaten a person like that." The witch told her. "Even with your Time Stop abilities."

"I wouldn't have resorted to that since it is taboo." Pluto explained.

The woman of time then said, "I didn't want to tell her everything that will happen to her about her own friends and family forgetting her it's just so cruel."

"Even if that is the case you will continue going about your mission? This is your wish to see that the timeline of your world back as it should?"

Pluto locked eyes with the black-haired woman. "Yes I will see the timeline restored. Princess Serenity needs all four of her Senshi to defeat Beryl and bring forth the utopia I saw. No matter what I have to do, I am the Guardian of Time and my duty is absolute."

She casted her eyes down. Even if I have to sever bonds to make that happen. Destiny is a cruel thing at times. It's not always pleasant. Because of my destiny I had to forsake the person I loved so long ago…I can remember those piercing golden eyes of his.

As soon she thought that Sailor Pluto returned to her mission and went into the portal.

The image of Yuko Ichihara remained a moment longer looking at the desolate place then vanished.

(Song ends)

---

Shinra Mansion (basement)

Yuko Ichihara appeared in the clammy basement of the mansion. No one could see her of course so she easily found what she was looking for. In the hallway she saw a man sleeping on his desk.

It was Hojo; the father of Sephiroth.

Floating in two containment units was the one named Zack Fair and next to him was Cloud.

They mysterious woman placed a hand on Cloud's capsule before speaking.

"Child of this world the tragedy was always meant to happen. You will have to go through it once again but without the child of Venus here. Even if it was an accident she appeared here, she formed bonds with her family and etched herself into your heart. So all the memories you have of each other will be sealed for the time being. But just because some things will change nothing remains the same forever. One day she will return to you. Not in what you expect but because of this event a new destiny is carved."

She soon gave a small smile. "I pray for you and your friend's happiness young warrior. There is no such thing as coincidence only Hitsuzen."

After saying her trademark phrase the one known as the space/time woman vanished.

In the tube Cloud was thinking of one thing. Minako…where are you? He soon succumbed to Mako poisoning.

In a short amount of time convergences would happen to restart the timeline of this and two other worlds.

---

Unknown area (present)

A flash appeared in the vicinity that Zack was in and saw Minako lying on the floor.

He rushed to her and held her by the shoulders. "Hey Minako you ok?"

The female awoke and looked to see she was back from the past. Zack helped her stand up and she got a good look at him.

"You were the one I saw in Nibelheim, all those years ago." Minako mentioned.

Zack nodded his head. "Looks like you recovered all of your memories from long ago?"

Nodding her head she brushed her hair back. "Yes I remember everything now, from seeing you to Sephiroth killing my mom." A small amount of tears fell from her face.

The black-haired man had a solemn look on his face. "That became known as the Incident in Nibelheim. All traces are clean from Shinra records. During that time Cloud and I were like lab rats to a creep named Hojo for four years before we escaped. Cloud had a bad dose of Mako poisoning and was very reclusive."

"I remember Aerith telling us some parts but never went into full detail." Minako answered.

That brought a smile to his face. "Well she respects people's privacy so I'm guessing she would leave it to me to tell you."

Minako looked back at the non-existent door. "I discovered so much that I thought I lost. I wonder why I had to experience all that again?" she wondered.

"The only reason I can see is that in order for you to understand your connections with us. You still forged something within Cloud, Tifa, and your mom. Everything is bound together. So you don't have to hesitate anymore or question your sibling bond with Cloud, because it is real!" the spiky haired man said with passion.

"Just so you know when Cloud was a recruit he always mentioned you and how proud he was of you!" Zack mentioned.

She smiled at that. "I guess meeting you was something nice, you being a teacher to him even though he didn't make it."

"Yeah but I'm damn proud of him. You know I would have tried to turn him into a ladies man as well," He placed a hand under her chin. "And speaking of which how about you and I go somewhere nice and get to know each other better?"

Minako, initially shocked, went with it. "You know I would love to, you can serenade and buy me nice things. And you got a nice body as well!"

Zack's eyes got big and he started blushing.

"You are handsome and funny but," she placed her right hand on his cheek and lightly slapped him. "I don't date dead men." She bluntly said.

Zack placed a hand on his chest. "Oh come on what is with the women on that issue! It can be like a movie?"

"I'm not that woman waiting for her dead boyfriend coming back, so drop it."

Zack muttered, "Yeah and Barrett's not a psychic medium."

Sweat dropping at his antics for a moment Minako thought about everything.

Even through all the pain she remembered the one promise she swore before leaving this world. That she would return. A shining light engulfed her body as she looked on in awe. "What's happening?" she asked perplexed.

"It seems you did what you came for and now heading back to your body!" Zack gave her a wink. "Give my regards to Cloud when you return and be careful!" he said giving her some advice.

She offered him a smile and soon vanished.

Zack smiled and returned to the Lifestream.

---

Lifestream

The place he returned to looked like a temple setting. Water was flowing around the area. As he walked on the grounds he noticed a woman wearing a pink dress while tending to some flowers.

"Yo Aerith I'm back!" Zack called her.

Smiling Aerith turned around. "How did everything go?"

He gave her the thumbs up. "She survived the ordeal of her memories and accepted them. She is now heading back to her physical body."

Aerith placed a hand on his shoulders as a way of saying 'good job'.

"So how exactly does this work? She lived through her earlier life through the memories that Yuko had sealed away?"

"Yes; with the memories as a price for time to restart Yuko kept it hidden to save her life. Her memories contained a part of her essence as well since she lived through that life. It has served its purpose of saving her life." Aerith revealed. "She has all of her memories from this universe now."

"I see but what if she almost kicks the bucket next time?" he asked.

"There will be no other chances with Yuko next time or her spirit guardian, along with the other Senshi. They have eternal youth thanks to the Silver Crystal and will live for a long while but if it's gone then she cannot be revived again. That Crystal is a powerful artifact only Selene's descendants can use."

"Man I wish we could have something like that." Zack commented.

"We are fine as we are. We are still ourselves in this place. Each universe, worlds, realities have different rules. We have ours, they have there's. But I fear those rules will be changing soon."

Zack raised his eyebrows. "What do you mean by that?"

Aerith looked at him momentarily and shook her head. "I'll tell you about it later. Right now I want to believe that Cloud and the others can protect their world and help Minako's one as well." She offered up that answer.

"Yeah we just got to believe. Man won't Cloud be shocked upon seeing his sister again?" He smiled.

Aerith smiled at that concept too. Cloud, Tifa, Minako I believe in all of you! She bowed her head and started praying for her loved ones.

The sound of flowing water could be heard.

---

Coliseum (inside)

In the hallway Denzel and Marlene huddled together on the wall hoping that their loved ones can beat Sephiroth. Marlene held Denzel's hand, giving him support.

"I hope Cloud can beat Sephiroth!" mentioned the brown-haired boy.

The girl nodded her head in agreement. "He's beaten him once before we just have to keep the faith!"

"I want to but so many sad things have happened."

Marlene didn't say anything but she knew he was right about that; from Cloud fighting their friends to Venus dying. She was wondering how much more they could take.

Than the girl's eyes went to the unmoving body of Alter Sailor Venus.

I can't believe that she is gone, just like the flower girl… she stopped thinking when she saw an orange light envelop the supposed corpse.

Marlene stood up with a dazed Denzel looking at her strangely. "What's wrong?" getting up along with her.

"I saw something happen to Sailor Venus?" she answered getting close.

Denzel grabbed her arm. "What but how can that be she got stabbed.

"I know but look at her!" Marlene pointed and Denzel looked to see that Sailor Venus's chest moving up and down. The two kids then rushed to see what exactly was happening.

"But how can that be?" cried a frantic Denzel.

As they looked on surprised the Alter opened her eyes slowly and saw the two kids surrounding her.

"Mina…ko?" Denzel said.

"Sorry for making you two worry." Venus still felt groggy but she placed a hand on his head. The kids then hugged her tightly as the tears stared coming down.

The Senshi held them for a couple of moments then let them go.

"But how did you survive that; everyone thought you were dead?" Marlene stated.

"Well I thought I almost died to but let's just say I had insurance for this matter." She teased smiling.

Denzel and Marlene looked at each other than at her and shrugged. They just accepted the answer and moved on.

As Venus looked around she noticed she wasn't outside.

"Where are Cloud and the others?" she asked.

Denzel decided to answer her question. "They are fighting Sephiroth. Cloud was doing it first before the others got involved but …" he trailed off.

"We only saw glimpses but he was beating them until Cloud got back in it!" Marlene finished.

"Sephiroth so he was the one to stab me!" she placed a hand on her stomach at where he stabbed her.

I remember everything now. He has killed too many people to deserve any kind of redemption! Venus thought fiercely as she started walking outside.

"You two I'm going to help the others with him." She told them.

"But you just got healed, are you sure?" Marlene asked.

"I am sure." Venus said. "I will be careful this time; I won't die easily!" she then took off.

The two kids looked on and smiled at her.

"It's good knowing she's all right! Now they can beat Sephiroth!" Denzel said.

"Yeah, we just have to believe in them!" Marlene concluded.

---

As Sailor Venus was running she talked with her spirit Charity. Charity are you there?

"Yes, I'm right here Venus!" The white-haired girl floated next her and she smiled. "By the Goddess, you were able to come back. I couldn't keep your body alive forever you know?" she sounded more relieved than angry.

Sorry about that. But I had something I had to do.

Charity understood. "Yes when you returned I saw a glimpse on what transpired. So you know everything."

Yes, I know why I was reborn and what happened.

"So are you ready to enter battle once again?"

The red ribbon Sailor had a look of determination. Yes, I'm more than ready for this. This is for you mom…

Charity smiled as a glow surrounded her body which the Senshi raised an eyebrow to.

Venus stopped for a moment wanting to know what that was about. Hey what was with that light?

"That just was our bond deepening Venus. I am now able to come to the physical realm for a time." She explained.

That's good to know! I'm sorry for making you worry Charity. I didn't know what to expect from that but now because of it I think I can move forward.

"I know you will. Just remember it might seem that we spirits have a lot of abilities but they do have limits. If that happens again..."

I'll be careful from now on, count on it!

She nodded as Charity returned to her domain.

Alter Sailor Venus then saw Cloud and Sephiroth battling. Even though she wanted to go out there and help him out decided to hide before making her presence known.

I am going to wait and strike when he least expects it. You can do it Cloud! She thought showing support for her brother.

---

As Cloud continued swinging his sword, Sephiroth has been on the defensive for the past couple of minutes.

Cloud went for a horizontal strike which brought Sephiroth to his knees briefly and he the blonde took the chance to stab the cold-hearted man.

Sephiroth looked at his shoulder and saw blood. "You dare do this Cloud?!"

"Don't sound so shocked, you brought this on yourself!" he swung again which he barely dodged.

Sephiroth then took to the air until Cloud swung his sword and created a twister which knocked him back to the ground.

Cloud didn't waste the opportunity as he charged and four light images of him ran next to him.

The first clone knocked Sephiroth into the air, the second and third one leapt into the air and slashed him from two different directions. As Sephiroth became disoriented the fourth one came from above and landed to two strikes first diagonally and horizontally.

Sephrioth glared at Cloud, seeing him with a powerful blue glow around him and lifting up his sword.

---

Tifa finished up healing up Reno as she and the others looked to see Cloud about to go for the finishing blow.

"That's right, go for it Cloud!" Jupiter hollered showing support.

Vincent and Neptune remained quiet but they showed the same support.

Reno got up and saw the same thing. "So this is it!" he muttered.

"Cloud…" Tifa whispered.

---

Cloud locked his eyes at his foe, placed his sword in front and jumped straight for him.

The last thing Sephiroth saw was Cloud stabbing him in the stomach.

SHING!

"Ugh." Sephiroth coughed up blood and a flash of light erupted from his body.

"Stay where you belong." Cloud stated coldly.

Taking his sword out Cloud landed on his feet and Sephiroth was becoming transparent as he was floating to the ground slowly.

"I see, I'm returning to the darkness? "He observed. "Cloud I will never go away," he began his body deconstructing. "As long as you're here, I will always come back and-!" a rainbow-colored blast shot him in the chest!

Cloud turned around to see his sister with her hand extended out and a ticked off look on her face.

The face on Sephiroth was one of astonishment. "How…?"

"Dude you're dying, act the part!" she snapped and fired another Aurora Brilliance at him. The blast engulfed his frame and he was once again defeated.

She looked on for a moment where Sephiroth once was. "I'll be damned if I have to hear a long, drawn out speech about the bad guys coming back and blah, blah, blah!" she drawled.

Cloud's eyes widened at what he saw and stood there frozen.

"Minako….but how?" he spurted out.

"Huh?" she looked at him. "Oh hey Cloud, how's it going?" she offered him a smile.

Cloud surprised her (and himself) when he rushed up and hugged her which she returned.

"I thought I lost you." He whispered.

She shook her head. "Hey I just saved you. No way am I kicking the bucket anytime soon," but her voice got small. "For a minute though, I was worried I wouldn't see you again."

The siblings broke apart.

"Minako, I'm just glad you came back, it's really you right?" he asked.

Venus gave him a look. "Yes Cloud, and I remember everything that happened before I left." She then began telling him what happened to her.

After the brief story he looked at her in amazement. "So you remember everything as well? And mom…"

"Yes, even after time restarted she still ends up dying. But she did want me to tell you to look after you and she loves you." She told them their mom's last message.

Cloud smiled at that. "I'm glad to hear that even if I couldn't be there for her in the end."

"Oh yeah, and Zack says he's proud of you as well,"

"You met Zack? So how was he?"

Venus paused at that. "Besides hitting on me he was just peachy." She sniped out.

A drop of sweat came down Cloud's head. "Yeah he always fancied himself a ladies man." Then Venus hugged him again unexpectedly.

"This is real, I'm here and you are as well, after such a long time we are together again!" Venus said.

Cloud returned the hug. "Yeah nothing will tear us up again."

Then they noticed Tifa and the others running towards them and they all had shocked looks on their faces.

"VENUS!" Jupiter cried as she ran and scooped her up from the ground. "You are alive but how?!" she asked.

The blonde only chuckled and said "It's a long story!" Then Jupiter placed her on the ground.

Venus was surprised when Neptune said "This is only once." And she hugged her as well.

"I don't know how but welcome back!" Neptune whispered hugging her tight.

After that she came eye to eye with Tifa.

The two stared down for a moment until Tifa wrapped her arms around her. "I'm happy knowing you are back with us, Mina!"

"I'm glad to be back."

Vincent acknowledged her with a nod which she rolled her eyes and smiled at him.

Then Reno was the last person to come into contact with her.

"Uh well I…" Reno began, with a hand behind his head. "I was worried when he stabbed you and… no wait I don't want to remind you of that!" he stopped himself, waving his hands in front franticly.

Venus regarded him with a serene expression, waiting for him to finish.

"Look, don't do anything like that again ok? You had everyone worrying about you and it was very hard getting them to calm down!" he managed to say, denying his feelings.

Everyone, even Vincent, rolled their eyes.

"Reno you broke down hard if not harder than any of us." Cloud mentioned.

The Turk grimaced at him and looked back at a sad-looking Venus. "I am sorry for making you go through that Reno." She said.

"You have nothing to apologize for. He was your brother of course you wanted to save him. I'd do the same thing if I had any siblings…"

Venus walked up to him and pecked him on the cheek and he looked at her with a funny look for a moment.

"You had that coming for a while." She smiled.

Reno coughed and tried hiding his blush. "You know you could have gone for the mouth you know?"

The blonde looked on coyly. "I'd rather wait for that." She then whispered something to him. "I'm glad I get to see you again."

He looked on impressed. "I finally broke you down huh? See I said you would fall for me."

"Don't put much thought into that." She then placed her lips on his which he didn't object to.

"I guess we are stuck with each other than?" he asked after breaking the kiss.

"What do you think?" giving him a private smile.

Cloud and the others looked at the love scene with intrigued looks. The females had smiles on their faces while Vincent looked on with indifference.

Cloud was stoic at what he saw. "Looks like she's not a little girl anymore huh?"

"Even if she's changed, she's still your sibling Cloud," Tifa started. "True she won't be as dependent on you but she will always want you to be there for her, besides you've come along way too."

Cloud gave her one of his kid like looks before adding "I had help from important people in my life."

Tifa smiled at him.

Jupiter moseyed up to Vincent. "Looks like lover's paradise around this place; does it make you have any ideas Vincent?" Jupiter asked.

Vincent gave her a look that would make Batman proud. "I have no idea what you're talking about." He said in a deadpan voice.

Jupiter sighed in exasperation and heard Neptune giggle.

Than the happy atmosphere was shattered when the ground started rumbling and the ground cracked.

"All right, did anyone send for an apocalypse?!" cried an indignant Venus. "We were at the happy ending!"

Everyone tensed up as they saw something coming from the ground.

"What's happening?" Jupiter yelled.

"Something bad that's what!" Reno said holding on to Venus' waist.

"Could it be Ebony?" Neptune yelled out.

The party then saw a figure appearing from the ground. They were initially shocked at what they saw.

A black armored figure appeared. It had the appearance of a fallen knight; dark armor plates and the same appearance as a Rune God; most like the one Zagato used in Magic Knight Rayearth.

"Looks like Barrett and the rest couldn't stop Emerald?" Tifa said as Ebony bellowed.

"But where are they?" Cloud mentioned against the noise.

Then they saw a couple of people running towards them from the entry way to the Coliseum.

"Cloud, Tifa!" cried Yuffie waving her hands.

They all gathered with each other.

"Cloud your all right!" Cait Sith said.

Cloud nodded looking at his friends. "Yeah thanks to you guys and my sister." He motioned with his head as they looked at Venus and the other Senshi. "I should also say I'm sorry for what happened. I wasn't…"

Barrett slapped the back of Cloud's back, in a friendly gesture. "Yeah we know spiky. Don't worry about it."

"Yeah, we've been through too much to let something like get between us. Consider yourself stuck with us." Yuffie said, given him a wink.

Cloud gave a humble smile at that proclamation.

"So these are the Sailors huh?" Cid said eyeing. "Hot lookers these are!"

Venus and Jupiter slightly blushed while Neptune just gave him a glare.

"Not to turn this reunion south but the hell is going on around here?" Reno said. "What the hell is that thing?!"

Red XIII decided to speak. "That thing is Ebony; the prototype to Weapon." He started explaining the circumstances which happened while the battle with Sephiroth was going on.

---

Pitts (couple minutes before)

The second party was chasing after Emerald, who was trying to revive Ebony. They were getting close as Cait Sith checked where she was located.

"She's flying at top speed laddys. Not sure we will be able to make it in time!" Cait spoke worried about the outcome.

"Don't sound like such a pessimist; we are going to stop this woman from waking up some contraption from the past!" Barrett said next.

Red XIII was ahead of them by a couple of paces with Yuffie behind him (thanks to her ninja training), the Turks, then Cid, Barrett and finally Cait Sith, who was still on his stuffed moogle, that had wheels attached to its feet.

"You know I never thought we would be saving the world again after that bullshit with Sephiroth." The pilot complained. "I'd thought I would be flying at this time of my life, not running around in this pig shit!"

Yuffie turned around and stuck her tongue at him. "Yeah old fogies' like you should be around retirement, smoking and complaining about all the nonsense kids do now a days." She taunted.

Cid snorted. "I ain't that old, you money-grubbing miser!" he sniped back.

"Will you two knock it off, we have a mission." Snapped Tseng.

The two gave the Turk a look.

"Man who died and made him King of the world?" The ninja muttered.

Cid agreed. "Bah, he's just blowing out hot air. He must be getting nervous."

Tseng gave them his own look before he saw Red stop.

"What's the matter?" Elena asked catching her breath.

Red XIII sniffed the moist air and placed a paw over his nose. "I'm getting a scent. It must be that Emerald person."

Cait confirmed his suspicions as he looked at her position. "He's right she's, stopped moving."

"That's good but she's also floating above us as we speak." The timid blonde pointed. "And there appears to be a giant mech in the walls!"

They all got a good look at what she was pointed at and it was Ebony. It was huge. Cait and Red blushed in embarrassment.

Barrett shook his head. "Shake it off you two, we all have off days."

"This thing looks like the same size as the previous one?" Yuffie mentioned in awe. It was bringing up bad memories from the last time they fought that monstrosity.

"Gee and they call me the hick. Of course it is. If it is the prototype to Weapon than it's obvious it would be that size!" Cid explained.

As a response she kicked his ass, again.

"God dammit will you stop that?" he complained.

"Quiet you two, she's noticed us!" Tseng told them.

They all looked up to see the tight green dressed woman noticed them and did her infamous laugh, which they covered their ears.

"I see you fools were finally released from captivity?" she mentioned about Barrett and the rest.

"You bet your good-looking ass we did!" Cid stated as he brought out his long spear. "We are taking you down!"

"We aren't going to let you bring that thing to life, you hear me!" Barrett said pointing his gun arm at her.

Emerald chuckled. "What on earth could you possibly mean? All I'm doing is trying to blow you guys to bits."

"You do not know what you are doing." Tseng stated. "A machine like that cannot be controlled, no matter what!"

"Please, why should I believe your drivel? Once it knows that I have saved it from its slumber it will obey me and I will use it against anyone who opposes me!" she laughed.

Yuffie took out her shuriken. "Looks like she won't listen to reason on this? We do the next best thing, kick her ass!"

Red growled in agreement about to continue the attack.

"The Turks and I will be your support in this battle!" Cait Sith suggested which the three nodded to the remote-controlled doll.

(Final Fantasy VII battle theme starts)

Emerald sneered at them. "Always the hard with you humans, isn't it? I'll finish this in a couple of minutes." A green aura surrounded her frame. She then charged at them.

Red was the first one to strike first as he sprinted to her and jumped as a red aura surrounded his frame and the two impacted against one another.

BASH!

After the strike, Emerald's power proved greater than the four-legged animal as he was knocked to the side.

Elena went to him to offer him some healing. Emerald landed near them and tossed her hair. "Who's next in this little side drama?" she taunted.

A projectile launched which she floated to avoid, as she casted eyes on Yuffie, who had a scowl on her face.

"You know its women like you that make us look bad!" the ninja said before leaping in the air and throwing various kunai's and shuriken.

Emerald placed a barrier around herself to deflect them. "Hah you use such archaic weapons? Got to do better than that!" she laughed.

A ball of energy punctured her shield knocking her back. She looked to see Barrett who had done that attack.

"Don't talk so much!" he then let loose bullets which she had to avoid by gliding through the air.

Yuffie saw what she was doing and whistled to Cid. He looked at the angle where Emerald was and nodded. Cid placed his spear on the ground, on its flat end and Yuffie got on it. He then flung the ninja towards her.

Emerald didn't expect that as she saw Yuffie take out a black object and threw it at her. It exploded as a smoke surrounded her and she coughed.

Red soon caught her, after being healed by Elena. Emerald soon crashed to the ground trying to get the smoke out of her eyes.

"What in the world is this stuff? I thought you were going to fight me one on one?!" she cried.

"We are trying to stop you from bringing an even bigger pain in the ass. Sorry if we don't meet your standards on this matter." Cid said as he took his chance and slammed the pole of his weapon into her gut which made her gag and spun it so the butt of the spear connected to her chin sending her upwards.

Barrett didn't miss a beat as he fired a hail of bullets at her. As she was getting struck with the attack Red appeared above her and slashed her chest. Blood appeared on her dress as she landed to the ground in shock.

Tseng, Elena, Rude and Cait Sith looked on at the battle.

"That's right, give her the old one-two!" cheered Cait Sith as he made punching motions with his little paws.

Tseng rolled his eyes. He found it foolish for the mechanical toy to cheer them on but he had to admit they were doing well.

"Looks like we will be able to stop her you guys!" Elena said. Rude the ever silent, grunted in agreement.

"We'll see. Let's just get ready for the worst case scenario." Tseng told them.

"You always have to say the most depressing things don't cha?" Cait said.

Tseng eyed the cat with contempt. "I don't leave things to chance stupid cat."

Emerald panted at all the attacks thrown at her. My fight with that brute woman did this to me. I don't have enough energy to finish this! She lamented. Emerald got up and seeing the determined faces of Clouds friends.

I've seen those looks before. It's the same as those Senshi had; determination not to give up? It sickens me! She then looked to see Ebony in its sealed state. I must revive it with the energy I got from Vincent. I just need a moment.

She got up and the others braced themselves. A glow enveloped her body as she started healing her body with what energy she had left.

"Do you concede defeat?" Red growled.

"Me admit defeat to you humans? Hah, don't make me laugh!" The green haired woman panted.

Yuffie shuddered. "Please don't laugh again; I'm already going to have nightmares because of you!"

A few others (namely Cid, Elena and Rude) nodded.

Emerald eyes glowed green and placed her hands on the ground as crystal spears erupted and charged at them. They all dodged the attack as it kept following them and with that distraction she flew straight for the machine.

The Turks noticed what she was aiming for. Tseng and Elena took out the guns and fired at her.

Emerald nimbly avoided them and without losing a beat she fired a beam at them. Rude got in front of them and punched her attack away from them, which astonished the two at his strength.

"Rude are you all right?" a concerned Elena asked as the big man dropped to his knees. She pulled out a potion to give to him.

Cait Sith also saw what was about to happen and had to do something. "I really don't like to fight but I got no choice!" he pressed button on his tusk-like moogle and a slot appeared on its stomach.

Emerald noticed this and crossed her arms in a huff. "Oh for the love of…a cat; what are you going to do gamble me to death?"

"Something like that! Let's see if I get lucky!" and pressed the button again. As the slots were slowing down it landed on three Toy Boxes.

Than a hole appeared above Emerald and Icicle's rained upon her. She screamed in protest at being bombarded with that.

Tseng looked amazed at that. "Looks like even you can pull it off once in a while?"

Cait Sith had a proud smile. "Hey can't let you all have the fun!"

Emerald then flew away from it and fired a ball of energy at those two, sending them flying a couple of meters away.

"Tseng, Cait Sith!" Elena cried after healing Rude. She was heading for her gun until another blast knocked her and Rude away as well.

Emerald's crystal attack stopped and Cid saw what happened to them. "Damn, there goes are support!"

"Take her down now!" Barrett ordered and fired at her.

Emerald created another shield around her. "I have had it with all of you; return to nothing!" she lifted her hands up and created a giant ball of energy. "ASTRA!"

The ball of energy came towards their feet which sent them sprawling to the ground.

BOOOOOOM!

(Theme ends)

"Ha takes care of you annoyances!" Emerald then went to the chest cavity of Ebony.

Barrett got up first and tried rallying his friends. "Come on get up people. We got a job to do!"

Red gingerly got up from the ground along with Cid and Yuffie.

The Turks and Cait Sith also heard his loud voice.

"Hey this isn't easy!" complained Yuffie as she panted.

"If you got time to complain you can help out ninja girl!" Cid said. He was trying not to show his fatigue.

"Nanaki are you all right?" asked Barrett, calling Red his real name.

The tiger/wolf like animal nodded. "Let's worry about her!"

Emerald saw them get up and chuckled. "Even after all that you still think you can stop me?" In a mocking fashion she clapped her hands. "You are all amusing but this is where it ends!"

She then took out a small crystal which gave off a dark glow. "This is the last piece of energy from that vampire friend of yours!"

"Vampire…! You mean Vincent's!" cried Yuffie.

"That's right!" she than placed the crystal in the middle of the chest. It soon reacted and absorbed the energy.

When they saw that Barrett and the Turks let loose with bullets. Yuffie threw her ninja weapons at her. A barrier protected her as the process continued.

Cait Sith used his slots once again and it landed on three hearts!

"I'm so lucky," he crowed as bright flash of stars surrounded the party! "It will enhance your attacks now FIRE!"

They all let loose of their attacks.

"Don't boss us around stupid cat!" Tseng griped as he again fired rounds at Emerald.

The probability of critical hits it was weakening the barrier.

Cid swung his spear in a circle unleashed a blue dragon which broke through the barrier. Nanaki finished it off as he howled and sparkling stars crashed into Emerald's body and Ebony!

As she gave off a scream she backed away from the attacks.

"Were we able to stop the process?" Elena asked in anticipation. No one answered waiting until they heard a grunted bellowing from Ebony!

It moved its gigantic arm in breaking free from its confinement.

They all looked on in shock at what happened. They weren't able to stop its revival.

Emerald started laughing like there was no tomorrow. "Yes, one of this earth's greatest creations." she flew near it. Ebony got its legs free. Stalagmites came falling and the party had to back away from it before they got crushed.

"Shit this is not boating well for us?" Cid stated nervously. They didn't answer but they felt the same way.

Emerald took out her fan and laughed again. "Ha, ha, now you will quiver like the frightened animals you are!" she held out here hand at them. "Ebony as I freed you, I command you, kill these humans with your unbridled power!"

The behemoth growled and looked at her with its yellow eyes.

"What are you doing?" she demanded. "I said get rid of them! Obey your master!"

Ebony again growled and in a shocking gesture it grabbed her with hand! Everyone present looked on in shock.

"I think we all know where this is going, huh?" Yuffie cried.

"That fool, I tried to warn her!" grunted Tseng.

Elena covered her eyes and Rude placed her near her chest. He didn't want her to witness what was going to happen.

"Unhand me you beast!" Emerald screamed trying to get free but to no avail. "I freed you. Release me! RELEASE ME!"

It held her near its chest and it opened. Inside were nothing but living tissue and muscles bulging as a tendril wrapped around her neck. Ebony let go as more tendrils wrapped itself around her body.

Emerald gave a muffled scream of terror. The chest cavity closed as she gave off one more scream of torment. The last thing Emerald saw was a tendril stabbing her in her eyes.

They all had to turn away at the grotesque death.

"Damn, she was an enemy but no one deserves to go out like that!" Cid lamented.

Yuffie was trying not to puke. Cait Sith was shaking. Elena sobbed on Rude's chest. Barrett, Nanaki and Tseng stood there stoic fashion.

After Ebony consumed Emerald, it gave off another roar and started glowing green. Its body levitated from the rock formation.

"This is not good!" cried Cait as he checked his data. "It's radiating intense energy! We have to get to Cloud and the others fast!"

"No way, we need to get rid of it!" Cid said.

"Don't be a fool!" Tseng told the stubborn man. "Look at what it just did. We have a better chance with Cloud and those Senshi to help us!"

Barrett had to agree. "He's right; we can only do so much! We go back to higher ground!"

They all looked in awe at what was happening to Ebony. It roared as its body shrunk down to an average human height shocking them even more.

"What the hell…?" Yuffie uttered.

"Why would it shrink to our size?" wondered Nanaki.

Ebony looked at them as its black cape blowing in the wind. "I am older than humans!" it spoke in a guttural tone. The being sounded male. "I will bring all to nothing!"

After it said this proclamation the aura started destroying the area. The ground shook with power as it stared levitating to the surface.

"We got to get out of here, double time!" Cid yelled through the noise.

The ground broke apart as they had to step back from the cracking earth.

"We don't have time, we are dead! Pa I'll be meeting you soon!" Cait Sith screamed.

"Shut up you dumb cat!" yelled Tseng as he held Elena now.

"Yo, Yuffie got any materia on hand?" Barrett asked dodging a stray energy blast.

Yuffie checked her pocket and took out a red materia. "Yeah this should work!" she then tossed it into the air and a flash of light erupted from it. A blue serpentine dragon came forth and it roared.

It was Leviathan, the Sea King. It looked at the one that summoned him and growled in compliance.

"Get on, quickly!" Yuffie said as she got on first. Cid was behind her, then Nanaki, Barrett, Cait Sith, Tseng, Elena and finally Rude.

The sea serpent roared as it summoned water underneath itself and surfed its way out from the pits before the ground fell from underneath them.

---

Surface (hallway)

Leviathan burst through the doorway and headed towards where Cloud and the others were (thanks to the tracking device Vincent had).

When they were a safe distance the summoned monster dropped them off and returned to its domain.

They were all panting at what they just experienced.

"We couldn't stop her. Now that thing is probably going to escape this place and ravage the planet!" Barrett grunted.

"Does that mean you are going to give up than?" Tseng questioned.

Barrett glared at the man. "Of course not, but did you see that energy that thing was giving off, we're screwed."

The others were quiet at that until

Whack!

Elena slapped Barrett. Everyone stood there stunned at what she just did.

"What the hell was that for you mouse!" yelled the raging man.

"Stop complaining. You guys survived a lot worst things then this!" Elena said with steel in her voice. "All of you saved the world which is no small feat. Are you going to let that thing kill us all or will you step up and show it the power of human will?"

Barrett and his crew remained quiet. Tseng and Rude were more amazed that she spoke with such authority.

"We all have our part to play in this. You have yours. I don't know why but I believe we can survive through this. So are you going to fight or cry like a baby?"

The two glared at each other for a moment before Barrett broke out in a grin. "I'm not underestimating you again."

Elena blushed slightly and coughed. "I'm sorry for doing that, I did that without thinking."

Cid laughed. "Shit, don't worry about it darling; one of us would have done the same thing!"

Yuffie crossed her arms and nodded. "Yeah nothing more pathetic than a crying guy!"

"I wasn't crying!" Barrett screamed! Cait Sith and Nanaki chuckled to themselves until they turned around hearing the sound of running footsteps.

"DADDY!" Marlene yelled as she leapt towards him. His parental instincts and she landed safely in his arm.

"Marlene, baby you ok?" he asked.

She hugged him tightly and nodded her head. Denzel smiled at the father-daughter reunion until he felt someone ruffle his hair.

He looked up to see Cid grinning at him. "So Denzel you keeping yourself out of trouble?" he asked.

"Of course!" he smiled back giving him a hug.

"But what are you two doing in here?" asked a concerned Nanaki as he went to Denzel and rubbed against him. Denzel petted him on his head.

Barrett finished hugging Marlene and placed her on the ground. "Did Tifa bring you two here?!" he asked in a firm voice.

Marlene and Denzel grimaced at the tone of his voice. "No we followed them." Marlene answered.

Barrett sighed at the two and rubbed the back of his neck. "You know you're not supposed to do something dangerous like this you two." He lectured them.

"I know Barrett but everyone was going and we wanted to help!" Denzel said.

Barrett gave them another look before sighing. "I can't get mad at you two. Just this once, I won't ground you." he said.

The two smiled until another rumbling could be heard.

"Come on Barrett we gotta go!" Yuffie said with urgency.

Barrett looked at Elena. "Can you take these two outside?" he asked. "This place is about to get hectic."

Elena didn't hesitate. "Of course; I don't think I'll be able to help against that. Promise you will be careful!" she said. She took Marlene and Denzel's hands.

"What's going on?" asked Denzel.

"The end of the world kind of thing, that's what." Cid answered.

Rude, Tseng and Cait Sith were with Elena. "We will protect these guys from any extra monsters roaming around this place!" Tseng told them

"Daddy, come back with Cloud and the others ok?" Marlene asked him.

He gave her a grin and he, Yuffie, Cid and Nanaki ran towards the coliseum.

"We got to go as well!" Cait said as Marlene had him in his arms. He directed them out of the Temple.

---

Coliseum (present)

"And that is what happened!" Barrett concluded the story after Nanaki explained the first half.

Cloud looked at Ebony as it roared again. "So this is the first huh? Well looks like we got a job to do!" he said. "If you all don't feel up for this, go now!" he asked.

He looked at all of them and they didn't move.

"We aren't going anyway Cloud!" Yuffie said.

"So general why don't you rally the troops!" Venus said smiling.

He looked at them and then said. "Our mission is to stop Ebony by any means necessary. But the most important thing is don't die!"

Everyone (except Neptune, Vincent and Nanaki) cheered. They all then headed towards the rampaging Ebony.

When they got close Ebony saw them and spoke. "I know what you did to my offspring!" it rumbled in malice. "I will kill you here and destroy this world." It said then an energy wave went over them and transported them to another plane.

---

Coliseum (mirrored realm)

Cloud's party and the Alter Senshi opened their eyes to see that they were in the same place but it was different.

As they all looked around in wonder Cid tried to go out the way they came but appeared back to his earlier place.

"What the Sam hill?" he cried out.

Vincent went closer to the door Cid went through and placed his hand in their, his hand than appeared coming from the other way.

"Interesting, it seems we are in a closed space." He explained as he looked at the structure. "We can move around but can't escape. This place has an infinite space, so we can go all out without fear of causing any kind of damage to the outside world!"

"That's good but why would that machine do that?!" Yuffie asked.

"Because the witch's powers were waning." a voice rumbled.

They all looked around until Jupiter pointed where it was. They all looked up to see Ebony. In full seven-foot stature.

"When I was unearthed, I had self-awareness of what was going on around me. I couldn't move without energy. So with what little power I had, I planted a suggestion in that woman's head to gather me the necessary energy to revive me." He reveled.

"Everything else she did of her own will. Once she died the structure of her temple was slowly eroding so I placed us in this place. What better way to kill you humans in a Greek Cathedral." He rumbled.

Neptune's eyes widened at what she heard. "So she didn't think of that on her own? To manipulate someone like that you must have a lot of power!"

"Even if that's the case, he seems sure of trying to kill us!" Barrett yelled.

"Of course I am. I absorbed you and majority of the person's energy here, except for those five!" he motioned to Cloud, Tifa, Venus, Jupiter and Neptune.

"Hmmm so you developed your own ego based on our personalities?" Nanaki theorized.

"It sickens me but yes. I am a failure unlike my predecessor and need human energy to survive. But my first mission is as follows; I will destroy you all!" Ebony bellowed. "I will cleanse this world of all humans!"

Alter Sailor Jupiter scoffed. "Didn't we just hear a speech like that?"

"We are not going to allow you to prosper." Alter Sailor Neptune yelled. "My cousin made the foolish choice to unearth you. Now we will see you destroyed!"

"Ha, you little thing cannot hope to stop me! I have fed on enough energy and wants I kill you all I will use that for sustenance!" he growled.

Venus and Yuffie gagged.

"Ugh that means he's going to eat us?!" Venus cried.

"Yeah, that Emerald chick didn't know what to expect after that!" Yuffie mentioned the deceased villain.

"She finally got hers." Jupiter muttered.

"I will give you an opportunity to pray to whatever god you believe in before I eradicate you all!"

They all looked at each other and smiled.

"The only one who needs to pray is you!" Reno said!

Ebony appeared surprised by his tone of voice. "What?!"

"You heard the man." Alter Sailor Venus exclaimed as she and the two Senshi stood with Cloud and Tifa, in front of the party. "We haven't survived all this to see this world or any other destroyed!"

"Be ready to go back to the earth once again!" Neptune's voice held acid as she, Jupiter and Venus glowed in their respective colors. Than Zeo, Charity and Nimue appeared beside them.

"I didn't see this coming did you?" asked Cid.

"The more the merrier as they say!" Nanaki said.

"Glad you called us out you guys!" Zeo said, as he held his Chinese long sword.

"It's good to see you again Charity, I hope you haven't grown rusty?" Nimue asked, as she pulled out her Rapier.

The white-haired girl chuckled. "Me grow rusty that would be Zeo!" she then pulled out a pair of chakram's for each hand.

Cloud saw this. "Ok we cover each other's back, if someone is struggling help out that person!"

Jupiter had to whistle. "I guess we know that whole taking charge runs in the family, eh Venus?"

"What can I say it's a gift!" she said as she pulled out the handle of her whip and activated it.

Neptune eyed it carefully. "Cloud I think I can discern its vulnerable spot but you got to give me some time!"

"All right, I'll let you take care of that. Yuffie, Nanaki, you are her defense!" The two nodded and got in front of her. Nimue also appeared next to them.

"So who are you?" Yuffie asked.

"Just a spirit watching out for my vessel!" she said offering a smile.

"You are a spirit, but aren't you supposed to not be seen?" asked Nanaki curiously.

"I can appear in this form for a short time before turning back. My two other friends are the same way!" she explained.

"This battle is about to start you three!" Neptune said as she held out her mirror.

"Don't worry Ms. Neptune we won't let nothing distract you!" Nanaki responded.

The sea-green haired woman smiled at that. "I'll be counting on you!"

Nanaki blushed as his tail started wagging back and forth.

"Looks like you are happy!" Yuffie teased. Nanaki gave her a growl of annoyance.

Ebony had enough of their planning. "I think that's enough." The Ebony said. "I am giving you this chance to surrender and you didn't take it, now time to start the massacre!"

The machine than gave off a dark battle aura.

Cloud and the rest braced themselves.

"Shit's about to get real up in here!" Cid said as he spun his spear around.

"I couldn't say it any better, country!" Zeo replied back.

"I guess this will be our last battle here." Venus said as her loin cloth blew in the wind. "I won't let something like this destroy the world I'm from!"

"Remember you're not alone Sailor Venus." Tifa told her. "We all want to protect this place."

Venus gave her a grin. "We can use this situation and see who can keep up!"

Tifa returned the grin. "Bring it on!"

Barrett and Cid looked on in awe at this new change in Tifa.

"She's never been this competitive, has she?" Cid whispered.

"Nope; first time I'm seeing this!" Barrett answered.

"I'll explain it later fellas, now we fight!" Cloud said as Ebony fired a beam at them starting the battle!

Jupiter and a now transformed Vincent in his Chaos form took point and slammed their fist at the beam slamming it away from them.

"Everyone attack!" Cloud yelled as he led the charge at Ebony.

With a wave of his hand Ebony summoned copies of himself to attack them first.

As they came at them Cloud cleaved one in half and slashed another getting near him. They all separated into groups to deal with them.

---

Barrett and Charity were side by side as he shot a couple down. When one was about to stab him in the neck a projectile sliced its neck off.

He turned around to see Charity's hand out. "Looks like you need to keep your guard up!" she said.

Another copy was about to slash her from the back with its talons before a barrage of gun shots destroyed it.

Charity eyes widened. "Same to you!" he said gruffly than gave her a smile.

Barrett collected a ball of energy from his arm gun and destroyed some more.

Charity dodged a couple of strikes and let fly her chakram's. They bounced off a couple of the dark knights heads before coming back to her. As soon as she grabbed them, she snapped her fingers and they were instantly broken.

Barrett whistled "Well I'll be damned!"

"Don't let the enemy get close to you." Charity lectured.

Barrett fired a shot in a copy's forehead. "Enough showing off and fight!"

The spirit scoffed. "Men never change, don't like being shown up!"

---

Zeo and Cid were hacking and stabbing any that got close to them.

Cid jumped very high and stabbed his spear into the rock soldier's face. He saw a couple bunched together and had an idea. He grabbed a stick of Dynamite, lit it with his lighter and tossed it.

It exploded on impact which got rid of some more.

"See that, nothing like the smell of gunpowder in the morning to make a man feel so alive!" He said before slicing one in half.

Zeo easily dodged the empty armored creatures slash attacks and flipped over them. He lifted his sword overhead as a bolt of lightning struck it and slammed the sword at the head. A bolt of electricity flashed from his sword destroying it and a couple of the rest.

"You prefer gunpowder, I prefer waking up to a good old cop of Joe and a woman at the table wearing my shirt!" he joked as he stabbed another on in the gut.

"Hmph if that's all that you want I gotta girl you can hook up with. She's always fucking shit up!" Cid said dodging and stabbing one in the chin and breaking down to rubble.

Zeo back flipped away from one, tripped it and stabbed in the stomach. "Hmmm it's tempting but I think if she's like that, than it's you she likes!"

Cid scoffed. "Please I give that woman hell. But I guess it would be bad if she hooked up with some punk like you!" he sliced another one.

"Hey I'm not a punk grandpa!" Zeo stabbed the ground as an electric current went through the ground destroying more.

"And I'm not a grandpa, shut up and fight!" Cid cried as he hacked off one of the knight's legs.

"Man, serves me right for having a talk with a country hick!" Zeo complained.

---

Tifa was dodging strikes from the fallen knight before going for a leg sweep than a punch in the gut, breaking it down.

"I think Ebony is trying to wear us out!" Tifa mentioned as she was fighting with Cloud.

Cloud agreed with her statement as he leapt into the air and brought down his sword, slicing one from head to toe.

"We attack him now!" he said and charged at Ebony! Tifa finished off one and ran with him.

---

Alter Venus and Reno were back to back destroying more copies. Reno stabbed one in the face. He dropped down and let Venus finish it off with a Crescent Beam.

"I got to say, you look good kicking some ass V-chan!" Reno grinned taking out another copy.

Venus maneuvered herself away from a punch. She wrapped a her energy whip around the figure and sent energy through to destroy it.

"You just got to go for the nicknames don't you?" she said, sending a ball of yellow light which erupted in the mindless golem eyes, blinding them.

"You know you like it!" he answered as he slammed his rod into another copy's chest knocking it back and finishing it off with a Flare.

The blonde rolled her eyes. "I'm not admitting to that!" She answered and saw Cloud and Tifa rushing to Ebony. "Let's go!"

She and Reno followed Cloud and Tifa.

---

Jupiter and Vincent were getting there licks in as well. Jupiter glided around them, using her fist to ram through them, leaving holes in their chest.

Vincent slashed through one of them with a clawed hand and went for an uppercut for the next one.

"Wouldn't you like to use your weapon to give us some breathing room?" he asked destroying another one.

The pony-tailed brunette contemplated for a moment. One tried to sneak up on her until she slammed a fist into it.

"Nah, I need the exercise!" she than cupped her hands and unleashed her Thunder Dragon eradicating some more.

Vincent only smirked. "You are enjoying this a tad bit much. We are trying to stop the end of the world!" He slashed through another.

Jupiter blocked a clawed fist and shattered it with a kick. "Hey we can still enjoy ourselves and save the world right?" she than spun around as leaves sliced through the armored menace.

"Let's help out Cloud shall we?" Vincent asked.

Jupiter just smirked and went after them.

---

Nimue, Yuffie and Nanaki were defending Neptune from the hoard of metal figures.

Nimue sliced one with her rapier. "Looks like Cloud and the others are about to attack!"

Yuffie pressed her fingers together and a smoke screen surrounded her frame as a knight tried punching her. It met nothing until it felt someone on its back.

The ninja girl gave it a cheeky smile and sliced it with her shuriken. "Mighty ninja Yuffie strikes again!" she crowed.

Nanaki charged though some destroying them with his Blood Fang. "Are you done yet?" he called out.

Neptune shook her head. "Nothing yet; he is trying to prevent me from finding out his weakness. They need to distract him!" as she said that one was able to get through until Neptune's Deep Submerge destroyed it. "These things seem weak. They don't hold power!" she guessed.

Nanaki slashed one with his claws to pieces. "Ms. Neptune, forgive me for letting that get through to you!" Nanaki apologized.

Nimue, in a blink of an eye, summoned water curved projectiles with quick motions of her weapon. "Don't worry she is fine. We should tighten up our defenses though." She suggested. "We are about to head into the end game!"

Yuffie looked on in anticipation. "That looks like a fine hunt for me!" she said dodging a blow and getting rid of more with her weapon.

"You should go to them, they will need help!" Neptune said.

"But what about you?" the ninja asked.

"I have Nimue and Nanaki. I'll be fine, now go." she told her.

Yuffie could tell the hordes were lessening so with a nod she sprinted for the battle.

Neptune held out her mirror once again. "I will find a weakness. I need that moment you guys!" she whispered.

---

Ebony noticed that all his clones were getting destroyed.

"Looks like I will deal with you little bastards!" he stopped calling his copies and summoned his own broadsword to his hands. He then swiped his sword from left to right causing windstorm to stop the party in their tracks.

(Code Geass OST Nightmare track begins)

It came charging at them first slamming its massive sword to the ground causing an earthquake. Cloud, Cid, Tifa, Barrett, Reno and the approaching Yuffie fell to the ground as Jupiter, Vincent, Venus, Charity and Zeo flew above the ground.

Before it could unleash an attack Jupiter got close and slammed her fist into its face, knocking it back until he landed a punch in her gut!

"GHAA!" she grunted as she held her stomach. Ebony didn't stop there as he landed another punch to push her to the ground!

"Jupiter!" Vincent and Venus yelled as Ebony came charging at them. With a swing of his sword the Weapon of the earth fired balls of energy knocking those two to the ground.

Zeo and Charity went to go check on their respective partners.

As it was about to attack once again laser blast nicked its shoulder, Ebony turned to see Barrett who had fired the shot!

"You ain't getting rid of us easily!" he yelled firing a barrage of bullets.

Ebony brought out its sword defending from the attack until he felt being stabbed in the neck. From the corner of his eye he saw Cid grinning ear to ear.

"Not so tough now are you?" he asked trying to keep his grip. He took out his spear and stabbed Ebony again.

He soon got annoyed at this action and his eyes glowed yellow as he sent an invisible force to push back Cid. The pilot landed on with a grunt. He soon passed out. Tifa saw what happened and rushed to heal him.

Barrett continued with his barrage until Ebony held out his hand and fired a massive ball of energy at Barrett.

The black man looked on in fear at the size of it until Yuffie jumped in front of him, holding out her hands. A giant blue ball was gathering.

"Like hell I'm letting that hit! Let's do this!" she yelled and fired her attack. "All Creation!" the giant beam slammed into Ebony's.

Barrett joined the fray as he placed out his gun arm and fired a massive beam of his own. "Catastrophe!"

A flash of light erupted from the three attacks.

"I truly doubt you will be able to hold that long humans!" Ebony said as it looked like it didn't strain him. He pushed his hand out and it pushed back Yuffie and Barrett's joint attack! His attack consumed there's and it was charging at the two.

Barrett grabbed her waist and tried to run until Vincent flew from above grabbing them and dodging the massive attack.

BOOOM!

It destroyed half of the room that they were in. Luckily no one was at the other side of it.

"Damn, what is he made of? That was my strongest attack I have!" she complained.

"It won't just take one attack to destroy that thing." Vincent told them as he dropped them to the ground.

Ebony chuckled. "Is that the best you all got?" he inquired as a dark glow surrounded his blade and charged at the trio!

Just as he was about to decapitate them a flash of light surrounded his frame keeping him in place.

He looked to see Charity's chakram's swerving around him as a string of light, bound him together.

Charity was concentrating with maintaining the net she trapped him in but she was getting weak. Than Venus came out of her stupor and swung her energy whip around his body as well, trying to keep him from moving!

"Neptune you better be trying to find something, we can't hold him forever!" The blonde grunted giving it everything she's got.

Neptune was still concentrating on finding his weakness. "I'm almost there, keep distracting him!" she called out.

Zeo was the next to strike as He came rushing towards Ebony. "Eat this, Thunder Emperor!" Zeo yelled, swinging his sword down on top of his head creating a gigantic thunderbolt.

Venus and Charity got away in time before the attack hit. As the dust cleared Ebony was still conscious but singed.

"Fuck, that was everything I had!" he said panting. Ebony glared at him and grabbed him by the throat!

"I'll start with you first!" he said adding more pressure to his throat.

"Trine!" Reno called out as a large electromagnetic triangle pushed back Ebony, away from Zeo.

Reno started panting at the attack he just did as Tifa appeared and gave him ether.

"That attack takes lot out of me." he stated after taking a swig of it.

Zeo coughed as Jupiter checked to see if he was ok.

"Where have you been?" Reno asked.

"I was healing Cid after he got flung back." She explained. "This is getting hard. I wonder if Neptune figured out a weakness."

"Let's hope so!" Jupiter said.

Than they all felt an intense pressure surround them. They all fell to the ground as Ebony's eyes glowed. "No more playing around with you all, I will end this now!" he roared. He was trying to kill them with his energy.

Before he could give off more energy he was soon stabbed in the gut by Cloud. He grunted as looked shocked at what happened.

"Leave them alone!, Climmhazzard!" he yelled as he jumped up slashing his chest open! Ebony yelled in frustration.

Neptune's mirror finally reacted as she saw where his one weakness was.

"I see it; it's the core!" she exclaimed.

Ebony growled as he took to the air. Damn, she figured it out! I should have taken her out first. He lifted up his broadsword as it glowed again and swung it down sending a beam towards Neptune.

As the beam was coming Nanaki got underneath her and carried her on his back as Nimue hopped on too. He then bounded away from it as it destroyed the spot they were once on.

He landed gracefully as Neptune and Nimue got off him. The trio got close to Cloud and the others to tell them. Before he could attack Cid pulled out a red materia and called forth, "Alexander!"

A beam of light erupted from the ground and a massive construct like a castle on wheels came. It opened its shoulder pads and unleashed rays of light at Ebony.

Ebony roared in anger as the holy element was damaging him. He then was on the defensive dodging and parrying its attacks.

Cid grunted as he fell on his knees. "That won't last long!" he stated. Yuffie went to go check on him.

"So his core is underneath all that armor?" Reno stated.

She gave a quick nod. "We have to destroy his core all at once though. No one person attack will do it."

"But what attack can do that? We are already at our limits here!" Reno answered, exhasuted if they had to go another round.

They all thought until Jupiter answered. "The Sailor Planet attack!" she stated.

They all looked at her.

"Do what now?" Barrett asked.

The two Senshi and their spirits knew what she meant. "It's an attack where we combine our powers, good thinking Jupiter!" Venus stated.

"But we've never tried it without Moon or the others. It might not work!" the ever logical Neptune answered.

"Uh hello, you have us remember?!" Zeo stated. "We can augment your powers."

Charity interjected. "Yes that's right. But we only have one shot at this and I have the feeling he won't let us begin with that."

"Then we give you guys that chance!" Cloud stated.

Venus looked at him in concern. "Cloud you have already expended a lot of energy. You shouldn't push yourself so hard!"

"Sis,- I know your concerned but we don't have any choice!" he argued. "We can't waste this opportunity!"

Before she could say anything a hand went on her shoulder and it was Tifa. "He's right Venus. We all have a lot on the line if we can't stop it. By not having faith in us and taking all the responsibility is selfish on your part!"

The blonde looked surprised by what she said. "No, I don't doubt him or you it's just…"

"You don't want to see anyone hurt but this is the reality here. You have to believe in us. We aren't just going to die!" Tifa again said. "Believe in us!"

Venus looked at her than at Cloud and all his friends.

"She's got a point. We've handled the likes of Sephiroth and that thing's sibling. We can handle our own!" Barrett told them.

She thought at what they said. "I should believe in you and trust that you can handle this." she said quietly.

Vincent and Nanaki nodded in agreement at the Senshi.

Cloud then said something. "Don't falter in what you have to do. If you guys need time then you have it. Trust us, Minako." He gave her a smile.

The blonde nodded her head.

Looks like she's learning! Charity thought.

"All right; Jupiter, Neptune we are going to use that attack. Cloud and his crew will be our defense until we are ready!" she said.

Jupiter, Neptune, Charity, Zeo and Nimue nodded.

"Tifa thanks for that!" she said offering her a smile.

The grappler smiled in response until,

"HEY, I'm glad your bonding but we could use some help!" yelled Cid as they all looked to see Ebony slash through Alexander, destroying its physical body.

It gave a bellow and returned to its domain.

"You humans, I'm tired of you all!" Ebony then held up his sword as dark glow surrounded the blade. Than in a shocking gesture he stabbed himself in his chest.

"What did he do that for, isn't that where is core is?" yelled Nanaki.

(Theme ends)

Ebony's body started to convulse as his armor shattered. "I will give up my sanity and unlock my true potential!" he yelled out as a mane of shaggy hair grew down his back. "I will see you dead!"

An orb surrounded him and shattered. He towered over them at a starling twenty feet as he looked like a raging beast. His skin was a grey color and looked like its predecessor.

The Weapon than roared which shook the ground they were standing on.

"DIE!" he opened his mouth and fired a massive dark orb which impacted the ground and caused an explosion.

As the explosion occurred the three spirits placed a barrier around the party trying to lessen the damage. After it died down the spirits became more transparent.

The three Senshi went to their respective partners and checked on them.

"Don't worry about us! We just expanded a lot of our energy trying to keep up the shield." Nimue answered panting.

"We got to go back. But when you girls are ready call us!" Zeo said next and he, Nimue and Charity went back into the Senshi.

Ebony roared again as he stomped towards them.

"Seriously I never dreamed I would be in an absurd giant flick!" Cid joked as he got up, Yuffie supporting him.

"Makes you feel so alive, doesn't it?" Yuffie joked.

Cloud looked at Venus and the others. "We will hold him off. Neptune, find Ebony's core so you can destroy it."

Neptune complied and looked at her mirror once again. "The core shifted. It is now in his neck!" she told them.

"Makes you wonder how we are going to open it?" Barrett grimaced.

"Hey, we'll find a way!" Reno encourged.

"If it's in the neck then Cloud you will be the one to open a way." Vincent stated for the rest to hear. "I will get you there. The rest of you hold back whatever attacks he throws."

"I like that idea!" Cid stated.

"Remember you only have one shot, don't' waste it!" Nanaki stated.

Alter Jupiter winked at him. "We can pull off things in a crunch!"

Cloud looked at Venus and smiled. "You can do it!"

"Same to you!" The blonde responded easily.

Then Cloud and the rest rushed off to battle Ebony's unleashed form.

(Persona 4 Golden Time to Make History starts)

The Senshi looked at each other and closed their eyes. Their planetary signs shined on their foreheads.

"Zeo!" Jupiter cried a streak of electricity surrounded her.

"Charity!" Venus called, a golden shine shined around her.

"Nimue!" Neptune summoned, as a pillar of water covered her.

The Senshi's attire and their wounds were healing thanks to resonating with their guardian spirits.

"We hear and obey Senshi of the planets!" They answered in unison as their voices cried in their heads.

Jupiter pulled out her shuriken, Venus her energy whip and Neptune her trident.

"Before we do it, let's help them out!" Venus stated as her friends nodded and flew straight for Ebony.

As Cloud and the rest prepared themselves they saw three streaming lights head for the monster.

"Hey isn't that?!" called out Yuffie pointing at the Senshi.

"Hey weren't we supposed to distract them while they charged up?" Cid wondered.

Tifa and Vincent smiled. Being with them for a time they realized what they were doing.

"I think they are just giving us a hand. We should believe in them as they do us. "Tifa explained.

"Well let's get our asses in gear and help them! This is a team effort!" Barrett yelled. They all cheered (except for Vincent and Cloud) and attacked as well.

Ebony roared in annoyance at seeing them fight against him

He was about to fire another blast until he felt something. Looking into the sky he saw Jupiter holding up her hands to the sky as a green glyph opened in the sky. "Thunder Gate!" she called as a burst of intense thunder and lightning struck Ebony in his chest!

Adding fuel to the fire, Neptune held out her trident. The two outer blades spun around the middle one as a ball of water formed and fired a blast at him as well. "Nebula Tempest!" she yelled.

He roared at the surge of water and electricity frying his body.

Alter Venus flew in front of his face and held out her hands. "I'll be the last thing you see ugly, Aurora Brilliance!" a flash of rainbow-colored light caused his eyes to become blinded and damaged Ebony's body as he stomped around in pain.

The FFVII looked amazed at what they did.

"This is the time to press are advantage since they need to get ready!" Vincent stated.

They all snapped out of it and went on to attack.

Cloud and Vincent stayed behind, waiting for the right moment.

The Senshi saw that they were ready and nodded to one another.

"Let's get ready, they can handle this!" Jupiter said as then landed on the ground.

The trio formed a circle and concentrated.

Jupiter looked at Vincent from a distance. I know you and the others will keep that thing busy! I'll do what I have to do.

Neptune's thoughts went to what she learned in her time there. I never would have thought I would be taught something by a child and someone I perceived as bad. It just means I have room to grow as a person. I won't fail.

Venus was thinking about Cloud and Tifa. I finally remembered my past. I want to protect you and our loved ones on this planet!

They started glowing as an orb of magical energy gathered.

---

Ebony still couldn't see, but he was attacking indiscriminately at whatever moved.

He tried aiming a massive hand at the ground which Barrett and the others were able to dodge.

As Ebony's hand became stuck on the ground, his movement stopped.

"All right you know what this means, right?" yelled Cid.

Yuffie grinned happily at what was about to happen. "Time to go to town!" she held out her ninja weapons.

"All right, don't hold back, we got to give Cloud an opportunity!" Barrett yelled!

Vincent, who was in his Chaos form saw what was happening and got ready. "Take my hand." He said.

Cloud took it and they jetted off into the air.

"Remember aim for the neck!" he said.

"Yeah, this is the only time!" Cloud said in a serious tone.

Ebony got his hand out the rubble and sensed that something was about to happen. The energy he collected was waning and he was slowing down. If they attacked, he'd be done.

The hairs on his back started moving and jetted at the party. Before it was able to wrap around them Yuffie and Nanaki slashed them away!

Yuffie and Nanaki were hacking away at the hair like tendrils with their Earth Rave and Doom of the Living attacks; they were making short work of his defenses. They were able to get some blows on his lower body.

The Weapon roared in pain at the wounds and shot out a punch to flatten them after stopping. As it was about to hit them various beams from the sky singed it, making him pull back at the last-minute.

They looked to see Barrett, who had pressed a button on his gun arm and used his Satellite attack to fire various laser blasts from space.

Ebony's body was reeling from the attacks and his regenerative powers were gone, so he couldn't heal. The piercing beams burned through his hide. Barrett's attack finished and without warning Cid struck next as he leapt into the air, holding out his spear and charged straight for him.

A dragon's image could be seen over his frame as he threw his spear and used his Dragon attack. The spear pierced his right tendon of his knee as the dragon coiled around his body roaring, and breaking his ligaments.

Ebony landed with a thud, due to Cid's attack. Ebony's sight was blurry but coming back and aimed a mouth blast towards them. As the attack came hurtling at them a medium-sized energy pyramid came in front of them blocking it.

The blast dissipated and Reno placed down his rod. He went to his knees, panting.

"I don't think I can do another one. We got to end this!" Reno stated as Yuffie went to check on him and giving him a hi-potion.

Ebony was becoming wobbly as he felt his body becoming undone. He gave growl as he tried to strike again until…

"Final Heaven!" Tifa cried out as she punched Ebony in the back. An intense blast of energy erupted burning his back.

She landed on her feet. "Cloud, Vincent your turn!" she called.

Vincent flew straight for him. Ebony still didn't give up as he gave off another roar and eye sockets erupted from his arms.

The eyes fired off beams to knock him off-balance. Vincent swerved around them, as he continued to hold Cloud.

"Get ready!" he muttered to Cloud.

Cloud gave a short nod. When it looked like the beams were about to hit him, Vincent's aura blazed canceling them and streaked towards him.

"NOW!" he threw Cloud straight for his neck.

Cloud placed his sword in front as a blue aura surrounded him. "Time for you to die!" he yelled as the beams didn't seem to affect him. He swiped his sword across Ebony's neck.

SWISH! SPLOOOSH!

A stream of black blood oozed out of him as Ebony roared. Cloud rolled to the ground as Tifa and Vincent went to him.

"I exposed the core, now it's their turn!" he said as all eyes went to the Senshi.

---

The Senshi's powers joined as the orb got big to the size of a cannonball. After seeing Ebony at its last stand they were ready to fire.

"This is it everyone! Ready?" Venus called out.

"You know I am!" Jupiter stated.

"Let's end this nightmare!" Neptune cried.

Their aura's intensified.

"Venus/Jupiter/Neptune Alter Power!" they cried their respective planets as the orb launched at Ebony. "Sailor Planet Attack!" they called as the ball of energy mixed with the Senshi and spirits energy collided with the core.

Ebony gave a roar of agony as his life source and his body began to break down. "Me, born for the sake of the world?" he casted eyes at the party and finally laid eyes on the Senshi.

"Those who carry the blood of the planets, I'd never thought I'd see them here. I guess the boundary of the dimensions is weakening?" he whispered as those were his last words and was finally destroyed.

(Theme ends)

They all remained silent as they saw the walls of this sub-dimension broke apart like glass.

---

Coliseum

Cloud, Venus and the others were back to the starting point.

"We did!" yelled Yuffie pumping her fist in the air.

They all gave a yell of excitement until a rumbling went through the area.

"What's going on now, can't we ever catch a break?" complained Cid.

"This area is vanishing!" Neptune told everyone. "Since Caster was the one to create this place, it would end up getting destroyed without her magic maintaining this area!"

Various rocks were falling to the ground and the area.

"It would have to vanish now after the fight, wouldn't it!" Reno snarked.

"Not the time Reno, everyone gather around us!" Venus commanded.

Cloud and the others got near them.

"What are you planning on doing?" Tifa asked.

"We are going to teleport us out of here!" Jupiter answered. "But I'm not sure we can. We used a lot of energy and our spirits are..."

"Hey, don't worry about us big sis, we can handle it!" Zeo stated through telepathy.

"He's right. We will push ourselves to get everyone out alive!" Neptune surprised them by saying that.

They all looked at her as more debris fell. "What?" she asked.

"Uh nothing Neptune, it's just you saying that is out of the ordinary. You can't blame us if we are…" Venus began

"Mind fucked!" Reno cracked out.

"SHUT UP RENO!" the two Senshi cried together

Crack!

A knot appeared on his head.

"We should hurry!" Vincent stated all business.

"Everyone, hold hands!" instructed Jupiter.

"Great, a Kumbaya moment" Cid joked, with a roll of his eyes.

Crack!

He soon had a knot on his head thanks to the 'Great Ninja Yuffie'.

The Senshi closed their eyes as energy surrounded the group. They were relying more on their spirits internal energy due to the battle.

"Sailor Teleport!" They cried and before a giant rock fell on them, they disappeared.

---

Outskirts of Edge

The Turks and the two kids were waiting outside for their allies/friends/family to emerge.

Denzel and Marlene became worried when Caster's Temple was becoming undone.

"Daddy, Jupiter, Neptune!" yelled Marlene.

"Cloud, Tifa, Venus!" Denzel yelled.

Before they were able to run Rude and Elena held them.

"Be patient. I don't think they would stay in there!" Elena told them, trying to calm them down.

"But they haven't come out for the past hour!" Denzel stated.

Rude got on his knees and looked at the boy. "It takes strength to wait, no matter how painful it might be." He said quietly.

Elena, Tseng and even Cait Sith were too shocked to say anything. The ever silent Rude spoke up!

Denzel thought about what he said and nodded. He then grabbed Marlene's hand.

"Marlene, we gotta believe in them!" he said. "We have to have faith, no matter what."

Marlene smiled at him and squeezed his hand.

Rude smiled at that and gave a nod.

"That's something you don't see every day. It really is the end of the world." Cait Sith stated.

Crack!

The mechanical cat-bot lied on the ground with a steaming knot on his head. Rude coughed and fixed his collar.

They waited until the entire temple vanished to dust.

"What happened, why aren't they here?" Elena said.

Tseng got closer to where the place once was. "I don't see them…" he trailed off.

Denzel and Marlene remained quiet and closed their eyes.

Please come back to us! They thought.

Than a light next to them appeared here the temple once was.

The kids opened their eyes and waited with anticipation.

The light formed into human shapes and died down. And there stood the Senshi with Cloud's party.

"It's them!" Cried an excited Denzel.

He and Marlene rushed towards them.

---

Cloud was the first one to open his eyes and saw the kids running towards them.

"CLOUD!" the boy said as he rushed and hugged his legs.

Barrett saw Marlene as the girl did the same thing.

"Daddy you guys made it!" the girl cried.

"Of course, you know nothing can hold down your dad!" he said happily.

The Turks expressed their relief as well. Reno saw Rude and playfully punched him in the arm.

"Hey big guy, glad you held down the fort while I was gone!" he grinned.

Rude coughed and muttered "Glad your back!"

---

The spirit guardians congratulated the Senshi on a job well done and told them they needed to rest for a while.

After telling them that, the spirits had a discussion on what happened.

"Man, they really pulled through, from almost losing Charity to that battle with Sephiroth and Ebony. These Senshi really are something!" Zeo said smiling.

"Well we did offer them an extension to their earlier abilities so they would pass with flying colors." A dignified Nimue stated.

"With those three, they have become the first three Senshi to achieve this new form, in over a thousand years." Charity recalled. "So many things have changed after all this time. Who would have thought we would be around as spirits for them?"

Zeo and Nimue agreed. "Yeah, it's been a long time since we were in the physical realm. Taking on those corporeal forms was cool. Next time I'm out, I am heading for the greasy food!" The teenage boy stated as he rubbed his stomach.

Nimue sighed. "As usual, men only think of their stomachs and having women." She sniped.

"Hey, that's not true, I think of women first then food!" he said proudly!

"Come on you two enough. I wonder if the others will come to the Senshi's aid soon?" The red-eyed girl said.

"I'm positive that they will come to the others, but under what circumstances I do not know?" Nimue stated.

"Well after resting, we should continue to deepen our bonds with them. We have to grow stronger and aid them with taking down Beryl!" Zeo said in all seriousness.

"We will continue watching our vessels grow. That is what is what we chose to do for them." Charity stated in a mysterious way.

They nodded and returned to their domain.

---

The Senshi returned to their civilian forms at all the power they used.

Cloud checked on Minako, Vincent went to Makoto and Nanaki went to Michiru.

"You guys were able to do it." Cloud mentioned.

Minako smiled. "We did it bro!"

"Yeah, we did what we came here to do!" Makoto grinned.

"Yes, to save Cloud and I took care of Lausanne." Michiru concluded. "But what happens now?" she asked.

"What do you mean, what happens? You're going to stay here right?" Cid asked.

"Yeah, we saved the world and rescued Cloud!" Yuffie jumped in.

Minako gave a sad smile. "Yes, I'm happy I learned more about my past and saving Cloud, but the only reason was because of Beryl!" she explained.

Makoto and Michiru frowned. "That's right, the mission is done. We were only supposed to complete are mission and we did." The brunette said.

"We now have to get back to our world and stop Beryl with the others!" Michiru stated.

Denzel and Marlene walked up to the Senshi. "Does that mean you are going to leave us? "Asked a sad Denzel.

Minako placed a hand on his head. "It's not that we want to leave but we must." She began. "Beryl has gained a new power and is wreaking havoc on everything we hold dear, we have to stop her."

"Who says you have to fight on your own?" Reno said as he walked towards Minako.

"What are you saying, you are coming with us?" Minako exclaimed.

"What kind of question is that Mina, of course we are!" Tifa sounded surprised. "We just got you back and you think we are going to leave you hanging? We are your friends, right?"

The Senshi looked shocked at what they were saying.

"But you guys, you finally have peace on this world, you don't have any obligations getting involved in this!" Makoto said next.

Vincent gave her a calm stare. "We have more than a right to get involved. You three came here and changed everything." He said. "You have already passed through the looking-glass."

"This is Senshi business which revolves around us." Michiru said, trying to persuade them. "You will be fighting a war against a woman who brought down an entire kingdom. You all have lives here, don't throw them away!"

When she said that they all got quiet, thinking about what they said.

"Minako," Cloud began. "As you three are saying, we have no obligation to intervene in this. However we don't need to, we want to." He looked into her eyes. "We are siblings Minako, no matter what the distance that will never change. Besides I have more than a reason to fight. Beryl kidnapped me remember and changed everything about me. I hurt my friends and almost lost you. I'm not backing down from this. You're my baby sister, I have to look out for you, no matter if you are a warrior, because so am I!"

Minako looked at Makoto and Michiru.

"We all have been affected by your enemy. We want to help you. Our hands are holding out to you!" Tifa said adding to the conversation.

"But after all this who knows what will happen. We could end up being separated again!" Minako said.

"We will worry about that when the time comes. We want to help you save your world like how you did ours!" Reno stated next.

The three Senshi looked at them and they all had the same determined glare.

After the three gave each other another look Minako stood up. "We could use whatever help you give us!" she said.

They all cheered (except for Vincent who had a smirk on his face, Tseng, the same thing and Rude, who was just quiet.)

When it quieted down a projection appeared above them and on it was the space-time witch; Yuko.

The Senshi stood up and addressed her.

"Yuko, it's been awhile!" greeted Makoto.

Yuko gave a smile. "Yes it has been. I see that you finished your mission Sailor Senshi?" she asked.

"Yes we have Yuko. All the enemies are finally gone, thanks to Cloud and his companions." Michiru added.

The FFVII crew was whispering about what was happening.

"Well this is new?" Cid stated.

"Who in the world is that woman?" wondered a mystified Yuffie.

"That is Yuko-sama!" stated Nanaki. They all looked at him.

"How do you know that Nanaki?" Tifa asked.

"I've heard stories from my tribe about this mysterious woman who can grant wishes but at a price." He revealed.

Yuko heard the commotion and looked at the tiger/wolf. "Ah you are Seto's son, Nanaki?"

His eye got wide. "You know my father?"

"I was acquainted with him, as well as your late mother. When Seto found out about your mother being pregnant with you, it was going to be difficult to bear you. He wanted to find a way to save her and you when she was ready. I appeared before him and told him I could save her but at a price. To make a long story short he found the one thing he needed and you were born." She told him.

"I had no clue on that matter, Yuko-sama. Thank you!" he said.

"No need to thank me, young warrior." She smiled.

Michiru asked a question. "Yuko about my cousin; she had the entire populace under some spell, what will happen to them?"

"The enchantment she placed on them is gone. Once you defeated her it lifted. She has no reign over their minds or hearts. But the human heart is easily swayed, so not all of them will recover, depending on the person. All you can do now is hope." She said.

Michiru accepted that answer.

"Hey what about Edge though?" asked Cait Sith. "Can we restore it before Caster invaded?"

"Is that your wish? I will need compensation for restoration of your city." She easily said.

"Uh, what would I have to give?"

"I will take your luck as an exchange for the wish."

Cait Sith gapped. "What but how is that going to work?"

"That luck has protected you and your allies in times of need. Haven't you thought it strange that the slots you use always land on the ones you need?"

"But without it I'll be…"

"Yes; it would be at zero. But you can build it up once again. So will you accept my terms?"

The FFVII crew and Senshi looked at the mechanical cat.

"I always wanted to protect the people of this city and make their lives better. If this is what it takes, than I accept!"

Yuko had a serious expression on her face. "So be it."

A flash of green light went over Cait Sith and it formed into a small green gem. It than floated to the screen and went into it.

Yuko retrieved the gem and nodded. "Your wish is paid in full!"

A magical circle came beneath Edge and fixed everything that happened in Caster's reign of terror. Everyone looked amazed at what Cait Sith had done. He gave up his own luck to fix Edge.

"I guess the cat had a lot of heart in him?" Tseng stated.

"Remember, the one behind Cait Sith is the one paying the price, we owe him a debt of thanks!" Elena said.

Marlene went up to Cait Sith and hugged him.

"I know it's not much but thanks Cait Sith!" she said.

The cat blushed. "Seeing that smile is more than enough for me lass!" he said.

After they thanked him they looked at Yuko once again. She stared at the FF VII crew with interest.

"You all have fought bravely in this attempt. With this experience you have all changed." She said. "As of now this world is safe thanks to all of you."

"So does this mean we can go back to Crystal Tokyo with our allies Yuko?" asked Makoto.

The witch shook her head. "I'm afraid not all of them can go."

The party all looked stunned by this information.

"Wait why can't we go?" an indignant Barrett asked. "We aren't strong enough is that it?"

"Far from it; the enemy of the Senshi may have lost her subordinates that were in this world but do you really think she has given up? If you should all go there, this world will be in danger again."

"So only some can go with them?" Vincent stated.

"Yes, it is for their benefit and yours. Besides if all of you were to go, the price would be too steep for you to pay." Yuko concluded with indifference.

"If anyone of us wanted to go, what would we have to pay?" asked Tifa.

"That would depend on what you're willing to pay. The universe needs balance, I cannot take too much or too little, it needs to match the price."

"Tch, so we really need to do that?" Cid said next.

Yuku chuckled. "Well if you wanted to not only would it disrupt the balance, you would end up hurting yourself. By what way, I cannot say. Do you wish to try and go to their dimension without paying the price Cid?" She looked into his eyes without hesitation.

Cid started sweating at her gaze and sweat dropped. "No mam I understand!" he cowered.

Yuffie started giggling at him.

Reno asked, "So which one of us is going to go with them?"

They all looked at each other and at Yuko.

"This is your decision not mine. But I will offer a suggestion, the ones who spent the most time with them. A total of four can go!"

Cloud stepped up to the Senshi. "I'm going! I'm not letting my sister fight without me."

"And if Cloud's going I'm going too!" Reno said marching next to Minako. "I still need to take you out on a date!" he gave her a charming smile.

Cloud eyed the red devil and sparks went between them. Minako just sweat dropped.

Tifa looked at them and shook her head. "I'll go as well." She said without hesitation. "I'd like to see their world and stop Beryl as well!" She walked to them as well. "Besides I have to see this kingdom of yours." she said to Minako.

Makoto looked at Vincent with expectation. The red cloaked my man coughed and tried turning around only but got blocked by Nanaki and the kids.

They stared down for a moment.

"You know where this is going Vincent, don't fight it!" Nanaki stated while the kids nodded.

He gave his coldest glare trying to intimidate them but the kids pulled off the most dreadful thing they could muster…the puppy dog eyes.

"Please go with them Uncle Vincent!" whined Marlene, whose eyes had tears in them.

"They need your help, are you really going to leave them hanging Uncle Vincent?" Denzel followed up, making a hurt expression and a voice.

Vincent looked scandalized for a moment and sighed. "I'll go as well…" he said.

A second later the kids latched on to him.

"You're the best Uncle Vincent!" they uttered.

They all laughed at the scenario.

Vincent walked next to Makoto and Michiru.

"They broke you down; I guess even you have your weakness?" The brunette chuckled.

Vincent just scoffed as an answer.

"Yuko this is who we pick!" Minako stated.

The dimensional witch smiled. "I'd have a feeling it would turn out like this. But now is not the time to cross dimensions at the moment." She revealed.

"Why can't we go yet Yuko?" asked a perplexed Michiru.

"Your fellow Senshi are still in the middle of their missions; it's better that you all transport together. Another reason is that some of you need to go to Yuki Terumi's dimension as well. When all the players are done, I will then start the transfer."

"Then I guess we wait till that time comes than?" Cloud stated.

"Yes, I will get in contact again when that happens. For now all of you rest. This is also a time to reestablish old bonds and new." She stated wisely. "I will ask for you four's payment when the time is right."

Yuko gave them all a kind smile. "You Senshi have grown stronger in mind and body. Use this time to train as well. The battle to come will not only affect you but all the ones connected to you as well." The image soon vanished.

"So I guess for now we do one thing…Party at Tifa's house!" Yuffie cheered.

They all agreed to that. "Yeah, this will be a way to get to know Cloud's sister and her friends!" Cid stated!

"This is an excuse to make a good feast for you guys as well!" Makoto stated.

"Yeah, I'm going to help too!" Marlene said.

Tseng just sighed. "What the hell, we need a vacation, I think the boss will be alright with it!"

Elena smiled at that, along with Rude.

(Puella Magi Madoka Magica: And I'm Home starts)

As they were walking Makoto had her hand on in Vincent's. He looked at her and she just smiled. "Let's see where this goes Vincent!" she said. Vincent didn't think and held hers.

"You're an interesting woman Makoto." He said.

Michiru walked with Barrett, Nanaki, and Marlene, who was on Nanaki's back.

Cait Sith was on Tseng's shoulder (to his chagrin), with Elena and Rude.

"I should thank you for protecting my daughter throughout all this Michiru your name was?" Barrett said as she nodded her head.

"I'm glad that you were able to get your powers back Michiru!" she happily said.

"It is nice but I learned that I don't need magical power to protect the ones I hold dear; you taught me that dear!" she said.

Marlene blushed in embarrassment.

"That's my girl; she'll be a fine adult someday!" he said proudly.

Michiru then petted Nanaki. "I should thank you as well. You protected me in that battle, thank you." She said giving him a kind smile.

Nanaki blushed. "No the pleasure was all mine Michiru!" he said.

Barrett and Marlene saw his tail wag happily and chuckled to themselves.

Haruka, I hope you and your team can finish your mission soon. Then we will be together!

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Tifa was walking with Reno and Denzel.

"Do you think we should have left them alone?" Reno asked with his hands behind his head. "We are going to party with them!"

"I think we need to give them time. It has been a long time since they've seen each other." Tifa explained as she held Denzel's hand.

"Yeah, it's cool to have big sis Makoto, Michiru and Minako with us!" Denzel said. "Our family has grown!"

Tifa smiled at the boy. "Yes and we will stand by them no matter what happens!"

Reno looked back at the siblings and smirked. "Heh, I'm glad I met you Minako!" he said and thought about seeing her naked when she was a teenager. Wait he knew her as a teenager?!

He froze in placed and blushed. Hell, when did that happen!? He got a slight nose bleed as well.

The two noticed that he stopped.

"Reno why are you red as tomato?" Denzel asked. "And why is your nose bleeding?"

Tifa turned Denzel around and walked quickly. "Let's go Denzel, Reno needs some alone time!" she hastily said.

"Huh, wait are you keeping things from me again!" he cried.

"You'll find out these things when you're older!" she simply put.

"Awwww, the stupid Adult Conspiracy strikes again!" he raved. Adults are all the same keeping interesting things away from us! One day darn it! He swore in his head.

I really hope that day is a long time from now! Tifa thought sweat dropping.

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The siblings said nothing for a while. They were enjoying each other's company.

"So Cloud, I guess this is it!" Minako said, the wind blowing her hair turning to him. "After all this time, coming to grips with our past and finding each other once again, I can say these words with confidence. I'm home!"

Cloud placed a hand on her head and smiled. "Welcome home Minako!"

They gave each other a sibling hug and started walking toward the repaired Edge with their friends. When they arrive they are going to party!

(Song ends)

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Yuko's shop (Holic universe)

The one known as Yuko finished her conversation with Venus and her team.

She stepped away from her mirror and headed towards the shed where she kept everything stored. Inside were various paraphilia from various people, from weapons, magics and jewelry.

She placed the good luck gem next to two spherical containers. One had a red haze to it and the other had a blue one. The third one was empty as it completed its task.

"So the Senshi of Venus has her memories back. Only two more remain." Yuko stated as she looked at them. "These will help the Senshi of Mars and Mercury greatly when the time arises."

Yuko had a sad look on her face. "I pray that they will succeed in their missions. Some things have happened that weren't supposed to. Caster reviving Sephiroth was one, along with Venus' supposed death. It just means one thing is happening; reality is coming undone thanks to Beryl and Terumi." She said.

She casted another look at the objects and returned to her room. When she arrived she sat down on pillows. Black Mokona appeared and hopped Yuko's shoulder.

"So will they be able to do it?" Mokona asked.

She was quiet before answering. "I pray for the success for the children. They are forging ahead creating a new future not placed upon destiny. They must hurry though, I'm afraid that a certain wish is breaking down the foundation of reason." She revealed.

As she said that she said a silent prayer. Then she heard the opening of a door and the sound of two girls saying "Welcome back Watanuki!"

"Yeah, Wantanuki is here, he can make us snacks, Yuko!" The excited black bunny said.

Yuka gave him a smile and jumped into the zone. "Watanuki since you're here we would like some fish, with vegetables! And make mine crispy on the edges!" she called out.

A couple of hard stomps could be heard until a lanky person with short black hair, glasses and an annoyed look on his face appeared.

"Damn it Yuko I just arrived! You can't wait at least five minutes before you are shouting orders!" Watanuki screamed!

"Of course not, you're the hired help, so make with the food now!" Yuko jeered at him, smiling at his plight.

"Yeah, and make sure you break out the good sake as well, we are in celebratory mood!" Mokona cried as he jumped on Watanuki's head.

"You aren't the boss of me stumpy, get off from there!" he screamed trying to grab him but the black bunny got off.

"Watanuki also add some fried tofu to our order!" Yuko told him as she smiled.

The teenage boy grumbled as he stomped off to get the work done, with Mokona following him.

"Yes; there is no such thing as coincidence only Hitsuzen." She whispered as she looked at the ceiling.

"The Samsara continues…"

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Beryl's palace

Beryl was sitting on her throne looking through her crystal ball.

She has been keeping an eye on the situation in the FF VII world and was not impressed.

"I have lost Berserker, Cloud, Emerald and that useless Caster. Even Ebony couldn't defeat them!" she screamed as she knocked the ball to the ground and shattered to tiny pieces.

"Those Senshi have gained a new power as well? I won't stand for this!" she seethed and heard footsteps coming her way.

"Oh honey, what's got you in a twist now?" Terumi stated with a fox grin on his face.

"We've lost valuable pieces on our board, that's what!" she raged.

Terumi got close as Beryl repaired her crystal and he looked at it. He saw images of Minako and the others smiling and partying.

"What the hell, they aren't dead yet?" a perplexed Terumi asked with a frown. "I'd thought that Caster would take care of them!"

"Well it just proves she wasn't up to snuff! I should have left her in the wasteland where she belonged!" The young-looking queen got up and went to her cauldron (she's a witch, what you'd expect?).

"Not only have I lost them, now the barrier surrounding your universe has weakened!" she revealed.

Terumi just scoffed. "Calm down, it's not like the others have not been killed yet."

Beryl glared at him. "They are linked by my magic, the more pawns I lose the more it weakens and then the Senshi will come to your universe!"

"Please I'm not worried about some Sailor bitches shouting words of truth and justice and going to punish me in the name of the moon!" he mimicked with a high-pitched voice and Sailor Moon's classic pose.

Beryl only sweat dropped at what he did. "Anyway, since they have defeated those fools, I'll have to step up my game!" she said as she threw in various stuff. Again she's a witch, you gotta make this shit work.

"So who you gonna call?" Terumi asked with a grin.

Beryl gave him a glare before smiling "The Witches 5 of course!"

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Minako: And with that Senshi Continuum has finished its very first arc!

Cloud: That's right Minako. With that done this concludes this arc but soon this story will shift to Rei and the others in a brand new one!

Rei: That's right. You guys have had all the screen time but now I, the passionate warrior of Mars in the spot light! With Haruka we discover my past along with our ally Arturia, who is linked to Fuyuki City as well!

Haruka: Yeah, and along the way I will find that long purple haired bitch!

Rider: Do not call me any unsanitary words, she-man!

Aruturia: With so many mysterious coming up hand what will we discover?

Rin: I finally make my appearance since Chapter 1 of this story. It's about time JF got to this point!

Natsu: That's all crunk and all but he's also going to shed some light on us as well!

Rei/Rin/Haruka/Arturia: WHAT?

Megumi: That's right! The first half will be on us while the second half will come to you guys!

Setsuna *Negima*: It's half a filler arc since he needs some time to come up with the plot for your story Rei-sama.

Konoka: So the fans get to see us again!

Evangeline: It's good to finally make an appearance in this hack of a story!

Setsuna/Negi/Asuna/Chisame: Eva, what are you doing here?!

Evangeline: *evil smile* Why checking on my children of course! Boys mommy's home ahahaha!

Kamui/Subaru: AHHHHHH!

Kyo: Man it looks like things will be hectic.

Zatch Bell: Yeah Kyo, with the introduction of some new characters and a battle with the Witches 5 what's going to happen to us?

Chisame: I cannot believe the author added me into this…what planet am I assigned to?

Takagi: Ours stupid!

Chisame: Great I'm with the bitchy girl!

*Sparks fly between the two tsundare characters*

Jaken: Ha, we make a tiny appearance as well!

Sesshomaru: *unseen throws pebble at Jaken's forehead*

Jaken: What did I say?

Setsuna *Sailor Moon*: You mustn't reveal certain things Jaken.

Rin *Inuyasha*: She's right. I think it's time to end this piece.

Minako: That's right Rin! You won't see me and my crew for a while but enjoy the next arcs that are coming to this story!

Cloud: So with that we leave you guys for now.

Cloud and Minako: *waves at audience* THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!

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With that said the Cloud arc concludes!

So how did you like this arc? It did take time writing this chapter so I'm sorry it took so long to finish.

With this done we are moving ahead to the next arc/filler. I'll try not to make it super long. It might be broken into two chapter's maybe?

Anyway I'll explain some things that happened in this chapter.

Yes I know Sepheiroth would never do that to Tifa (or any woman) in any story. I wanted to add something that would drive Cloud mad and that was that.

I am trying to stay true to the characters personalities but depending on the situation it might change. Like with Tifa; yes she's not some conceited, arrogant person but a kind woman who is strong.

I'm trying to 'anime' them up for certain purposes like with running gags and what not. But again I'm trying to stay in the limit…if I can.

The thing with the memories of Venus being brought to life; I hope it wasn't too confusing. That took some time to type down as I wanted it to fit correctly. It was kind of stretch I'll admit. But I think in the end it was good.

Ebony's battle; I expanded on some techniques that the FFVII crew could do. Some were from their Limit Breaks while I had to think with Reno's attacks.

Trine was something that the characters could use if you had a yellow materia in the boss battle in the mine fighting that creature that could do it.

I don't think it's a stretch that Reno could use that attack or use his Pyramid in a defensive way. Think of it like Orihme Inoue's defensive shield.

Also with making Ebony's sex 'male' was easier than saying 'it' all the time. Along with Ebony talking and interacting, I know the Weapons can't talk but I needed something to explain his circumstances.

Again that battle might have been choppy at best; I will try to make it sound better.

The Alter forms; Reminder that Jupiter wears armor based of Erza Scarlet's Lightning armor. Sailor Neptune based on Emma Frost attire and Venus' is a combination of Rikku of FFX-II/Nami's Alabasta attire from One Piece.

Those grant them flight, better control of their attacks and spirits that can aid them in battle. Will I expand on their spirits past; maybe?

Yuko's price; She does need payment for whatever wish she grants. I'm trying to stay in the limit what the manga states but that can be hard. If you see any holes just bear with me on that.

I decided to let Cait Sith do the price since the person that controls him; Reeve; is working on the restoration of the people living there. The past scenario; I stayed within the limits of what happened in the game with a twist of course.

Adult Conspiracy; if you're wondering that is a running gag in the Xanth book series. In a nutshell it is keeping interesting/harmful things from kids.

Like things related to sex or cuss words, aka protecting them, even though it does get hard to now.

So this story is going to a brief filler before entering the next arc called; Lineage of Blood. It might change though.

On a side note this story has been up since November of last year! So it's one years old.

So send a review please!

Until next time!