I'm unsure of how this chapter will turn out. Bear with me since I have only beaten DoC once, okay? Shout outs:

Gohan Roxas: Lol, probably.

TWI1IGHTMAST3R: Hopefully it will!

Shadowdragon1317: Gosh, I hope not, lol. And it's not til the first week of January, but thanks!

AngelicWinds: Lol, you have a really weak stomach, don't you.

13TheAce: Thanks!

Celeron96: No they aren't, lol. I'm just mean! Nanaki is hardly even seen in the game, so I used him because he's my favorite character from FF7.

This is one of the longest chapters I have ever written so I hope you like it. You know what I own, and enjoy. And of it seems rushed, just remember how much I had to cram into this one chapter, okay?

Chapter 21: Omega Begins to Rise

Jack, Terra, Ven, Zack, and Vincent walked outside to see a lone airship circle around them in the air and slowly descend down to them. "Whoa!" Ven exclaimed. Inside the ship, Cid smiled.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Get on board, let's go!" he yelled over the intercom, chuckling to himself. The group, except for Vincent, smiled as they headed on. The airship took off as the rest of the fighters headed for their designated points of entry.

AN OPEN PLAIN OUTSIDE OF MIDGAR…

A lone white truck drove across the landscape. The driver was pushing the vehicle as fast as it could go. Barret smirked as he gripped the wheel. Tifa sat in the passenger seat and reached for her walkie talkie. "I see it." she said into it. The speaker on the other end acknowledged, and she put it down. Barret smiled as he pushed a button. The back doors of the truck slowly opened, where a blonde swordsman sat on his black motorcycle, ready to go. He secured his goggles over his eyes and leaned forward.

"Time to go, Fenrir." he told his bike as he hit the gas pedal and went flying onto the ground. He whirled around and sped past the truck as Barret rolled down the window.

"Alright!" he yelled anticipatingly.

"Yeah!" Tifa agreed as they followed Cloud across the plain, heading toward an old crumbling fortress. In a matter of seconds, several dozen more white trucks drove in place behind them.

CID'S AIRSHIP…..

Vincent, Reeve, Cid, Jack, Terra, and Ven stood around a sphere looking object in the middle of the room. The lights flickered out, and the sphere began to glow blue. A projection of the cosmos filled out all around them, showing the countless worlds. Jack recognized Spira among the stars. Apparently, these two worlds were in a universe entirely different from the rest. A voice began to speak, and only Vincent recognized the speaker. "Lucrecia." he whispered.

"When our life light is faded, we return to the planet. So too does the planet return to the cosmos when her time is done. Anything that has definite shape will one day cease to exist. The same is true for this world. Before she takes her final breath, the doombringer, Omega, will destroy all remaining life and move on to the next world." the voice faded there and the lights came back on. Alarms began to go off and Cid ran to his wheel. (Assault, Final Fantasy X) (I couldn't find the stupid song I wanted and none others from DoC I found would work.)

"This is it! GO!" he yelled. Everyone nodded and ran to their gliders as the two forces began to battle. Cid hit the turbo and led the rest of the airships into the battle as Nero and Kunsel led the Deepground soldiers on the ground and in the air. Deepground set up massive mounted machine guns and cannons that immediately began to take down ships.

In Cid's loading bay, the five infiltrators stood ready on their gliders as the doors began to open. The machine-like voice rang out. "Hatch open. Prepare for drop off." it ordered. Zack looked back at Reeve and gave him a salute as the others began to fly off.

"Get serious, I know!" he yelled with a smile as he flew out behind the others, laughing like a maniac. The group of five flew through the battle effortlessly, led by Vincent. While Vincent focused on shooting down several enemy ships on their way down, the rest of them just focused on using their weapons to block incoming attacks. "Going down!" Zack yelled as enemy glider came past him and he batted the soldier off.

Meanwhile, the trucks and Cloud were now approaching. Cloud glanced up into the air to see Angeal with his white wing out flying over them. Nanaki stood on top of Barret's truck with Cait Sith on his back, flashing his teeth. Aerith stood with Cid and Reeve, trying to keep an eye on Zack. "Barret!" Tifa yelled. Barret nodded and slammed his fist down on a red button. Cannons came out of the top of his truck on front of Nanaki and began firing. Cloud raced on, pulling out his sword and holding it at the ready.

Nero smiled as Cloud drove close to where he was waiting. He chuckled evilly as he jumped off his perch and flew down toward Cloud, who gasped. Cloud jumped off of Fenrir and met him the air. The collision created a massive explosion, and both combatants disappeared.

Vincent continued to lead the other four through the chaos as Zack kept doing flips on his glider, having the time of his life. He glanced over as Angeal flew past him, cutting down Soldiers. "Get serious!" he yelled, smirking. Zack smiled as he flew to catch up with Vincent, Jack, and the others.

From the ground, Kunsel spotted Zack and jumped into a manual cannon. "Computer, lock onto target Zack Fair." he ordered. The computer beeped in confirmation, and he smiled as he fired the cannon.

Zack saw it coming and gasped. He leaped off as his glider was destroyed by the cannon. Jack swooped by and swung him onto his. Kunsel grit his teeth in fury as he and Zack locked eyes with each other. He dashed off back into the fortress.

"I'M HIT!" yelled Cid as a cannon shot blasted through his left wing.

"Pull out, Cid, pull out!" yelled Jack and Reeve at the same time. Cid shook his head.

"Ain't no way I'm leaving ya'll now! Ya'll are stuck with me!" he argued as he continued to pilot his damaged ship around the battlefield.

'Vincent, are you guys in yet?" Reeve called out through the radio.

"Not yet, but almost." Vincent replied.

"He better be, cause they're paying for that hit!" roared Cid angrily as he shot down several more ships.

Vincent swiftly led them down a final wall and they landed softly on the roof behind him. Vincent stood up and looked ahead. "I guess I have no choice. It's time…..to save the world." he muttered, speaking more to himself than to the group.

(end Assault)

He led them down a chute in the ceiling, and they found themselves on a catwalk in an eerie looking room. "So, what's the plan from here?" whispered Terra. Vincent led the way, holding his gun out in front of him.

"Someone needs to get down to the cavern entrance and stop them from opening Genesis' cavern. I also need the Protomateria back. I won't last much longer without it." he explained. Zack jumped at once.

"I'll go. I need to be the one to deal with Kunsel, anyway. Any volunteers to join me?" he asked seriously. Ven nodded and smiled.

"I got your back." he said as he walked over to where Zack stood. He looked at the other three.

"See you topside." Zack told them with a smile. They nodded, and Zack and Ven disappeared down the opposite way. Vincent led them through the catwalks, ever sloping down.

"So, if Zack deals with Kunsel, that just leaves Nero and Weiss, right?" Jack asked Vincent. The man nodded and continued leading them in silence.

"Speaking of whom….." said a voice out of nowhere as they came into a clearing. Nero stood in front of them, smiling. "You'll have to get through me to go any further." he explained, preparing to fight. Vincent loaded his gun, but Jack held up his hand.

"Weiss is your fight. Let Terra and I handle this." he told him. Vincent reluctantly nodded and took off down the path as Jack and Terra raised their Keyblades against Nero.

MEANWHILE…..

Zack and Ven crept up to the cave where the entrance to Genesis was. Kunsel stood in front of a computer set up in front of the door. The Protomateria was hooked up to some kind of device. Kunsel was just activating it when they stepped out. "You know I can't let you do that, Kunsel." Zack said calmly. Kunsel calmly turned around, his helmet hiding all but his mouth.

"Zack, you seem a little on edge. Why would that be?" he asked, smirking as Zack listened to his dark voice.

"Kunsel, Weiss is controlling you. You have to fight it!" he begged him. Kunsel just kept smirking as he drew his sword.

"The only thing I have to do is kill you and open the way to Genesis." he replied. Zack slowly drew his blade as Ven watched nervously.

"Kunsel, don't do this." he offered one last time. Kunsel charged, leaving Zack no choice but to charge as well. Ven stayed back, knowing this was Zack's fight. (No Honor Remains, Crisis Core)

"Kunsel!" Zack yelled as he jumped up and clashed his blade against his friend's.

"You always were the better, Zack, but not today!" he yelled back as he pushed Zack off his feet. Zack fell with a yell onto his back, but quickly rolled backwards onto his feet. He glared at Kunsel as he began to glow. Kunsel looked at him without fear.

Genesis' voice rang through the cavern. "Show me the true power….of Soldier!" Zack summoned a massive glyph underneath Kunsel.

"Mind your own business!" he yelled as his fist glowed and he thrust it into the air. The glyph exploded, sending Kunsel flying onto his back. His helmet flew off his head and clanged to the floor. Kunsel stood up, revealing snow white hair and blue eyes.

"Zack!" he roared as he charged again. Zack shook his head as he swung his sword in a series of quick, precise strikes. Kunsel's darkness was visibly fading now. Zack dashed forward and punched Kunsel in the stomach, sending him flying into the wall. He crashed to the floor and groaned, the last of Weiss' control fading from him. (end No Honor Remains)

"Zack…..what happened?" Kunsel groaned as Zack helped him stand. Zack shrugged his shoulders.

"All I know is you were taken by Deepground and brainwashed into helping Weiss try to destroy the planet. I brought you back, though." he explained with a smile. Kunsel looked at him and smiled, before spotting the waiting Ven.

"A Keybearer?" he asked. Zack nodded.

"He came with Terra and Jack." he told him. Kunsel's eyes widened.

"Terra and THE Jack?" he asked, shocked. Zack smiled and nodded. Kunsel quickly composed himself.

"Well, what do we need to do?" he asked quickly. Zack walked over and picked up the Protomateria.

"We gotta get this to Vincent. We need to rendezvous with the others and help take out Weiss." he explained.

MEANWHILE…..

(Messenger of the Dark, Dirge of Cerberus)

"You fools cannot defeat me!" Nero yelled as he encased himself, Terra, and Jack in a massive sphere of darkness. He encased himself in the very middle and his waist and down became that of a spider, spinning webs of darkness in all directions in an attempt to keep the two away from him.

"Why should you be any different from the others!?" Jack yelled as he jumped next to Terra, who had just been hit by one of Nero's eight legs and was flying away. Jack grabbed his hand and spun in the air several times before letting go, sending Terra flying toward Nero. Terra slashed his Keyblade across Nero's chest before jumping away. Nero waved his arms and sent several dozen disks of darkness homing in on the two. Jack closed his eyes and reached deep within himself for his submerged Light.

"You combat Light with Darkness! See it the other way around!" he yelled as he became a blur of blinding white Light. Terra stepped back and put his hand over his eyes because Jack was shining so bright. Nero was blind to the Light as well, and Jack flew right through him several times in the blink of an eye. Nero blindly slashed the air, trying to hit Jack when he couldn't see him. Terra watched Jack in awe as his friend severed all the dark webs and floated up into the air. "Light, release and shine on the Darkness!" he yelled throwing his arms out. He sent a massive shockwave of Light in all directions, and Nero's sphere ceased to trap them.

Terra, Nero, and Light returned to the clearing where they originally were. As Light stepped forward to finish Nero, the man started laughing. Light looked at him strangely as Terra saw what he was laughing at. Light was beginning to darken at the seam. Light gasped in horror as the Darkness began to spread over his body, and an old grizzled voice could be heard. "At last, Boy! I told you that the Light would release me!" Xehanort yelled through Jack's mouth. Light threw his arms out again, and the Light began to fade. So too, did the Darkness, and Xehanort with it. In its place was Jack, looking normal but furious. Nero stood up and attempted to fight them again.

"Give up, and there will be no need for you to die." Jack begged him. Nero laughed as he charged again. Jack dashed forward in one swift movement and cut straight through Nero, who stopped in his tracks and collapsed. (end Messenger of the Dark)

Zack, Ven, and Kunsel came running into the clearing. "Vincent?" Zack asked. Jack was silent as he looked toward the path. Terra pointed down it.

"At the end, with Weiss. They're waiting for us." he told them.

So I decided to go ahead and split this into two. I removed one of the filler chapters later on in the story so you can enjoy this part more and not get one massively long rushed chapter. Next chapter is the end of DoC and all that. I hope this one was still to your liking. Now, I'm really tired and I doubt anyone will see this tonight since I am posting it at 11:00 P.M. my time, but feel free to leave a review, please. Peace out, I'm going to bed.