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This is An Alternate-Universe Crossover, between Final Fantasy VII and Dragon Ball Z. The Time Frame is just after the Cell Saga and Trunks is on his way back home. And Sephiroth has just gone crazy in Nibelheim.
Thoughts
Five Years Later...
Zack opened his tired eyes to the
world around him. Five years! he thought fiercely. Five years in
this hell hole! If he ever got out of this place Hojo would be a dead man!
He looked at the tank next to him
to Cloud's still form. As usual Cloud was out of it. He banged on the glass
trying to get his friend's attention. Cloud jerked his head up and stared at
Zack with an incoherent expression.
It's feeding time," Zack
scratched on the wall of his glass prison. "We'll get out when they feed
us..."
Chapter 2.
Tifa walked towards the train
station at Sector Seven, lost in thought. A cold wind blew against her skin, and
she rubbed her arms to keep warm. She had often complained about her attire,
which consisted of a tight fitting short shirt that accentuated her rather
generous bust, a black leather mini-skirt that made her already long legs seem
longer, and a pair of brown combat boots. It was an odd combination of clothes,
but when you lived in the slums, you made do with what you had.
The smell of pollution in the air
made her want to vomit, and a sour expression appeared on her porcelain face.
Today had not gone well at all. Her bar, 'Tifa's Seventh Heaven', was frequently
visited, but it made very little profit. After all, how are you supposed to make
money when the regulars didn't have any gil.
Her thoughts wandered to her
youth, back to a spiky-blond haired boy she would probably never see again.
Cloud, she thought silently. I wonder whatever happened to him?
As if an answer to her question,
she heard a low moan ahead of her. Curious, she followed the moan to its source,
stopping in front of a familiar figure slumped on the steps of the train
station. Her heart stopped momentarily, and her body began to tremble as she
recognized the man in front of her.
She crouched down to her knees and
put a shaky hand on the man's shoulder. "Cloud, is that you?" she
asked. Her voice was a nervous tremor.
"Wha--who?" asked the man as he looked up at
Tifa, his glowing green eyes devoid of intelligence.
"Cloud?" Tifa asked
again, unsure.
"Cloud," the man
repeated. "I'm Cloud?"
Tifa nodded her head slowly her
eyes were locked to his and like magic, his green eyes sparkled with life and he
jumped to his feet, almost knocking Tifa off balance.
"Yes! I am Cloud
Strife!" Cloud exclaimed, declaring his identity to the world.
Tifa quickly hid her shocked
expression and stood up. She forced her face into a false smile. "Yes, you
are. Do you remember me, Cloud?" she asked, hope filling her voice.
Cloud turned his attention to her,
there was a moment of hesitation before he spoke. "Tifa," he said in a
soft voice. "it's been a long time."
Tifa smiled and cupped her hands
together. He remembers me! "Yeah, how long has it been?"
Cloud ran his right hand through
his blonde hair, straightening out a few stray hairs and shrugged. "About
five years..."
Five years? Tifa thought
to herself. It's been longer than that -- but does it really matter?
"Yeah," she agreed slowly. "it's been a very long time. What are
you doing here in Midgar?"
He shrugged again. "I--I
don't know. To be a mercenary I guess. I've quit SOLDIER."
"Quit SOLDIER? Why? I
thought it was your dream." Tifa asked startled.
Cloud ran his right hand through
his thick hair once again and shrugged. "Yeah well, things change." he
said in a soft voice. "It was nice seeing you again, Tifa, but I've got to
get going. I need to find a place to stay."
Hearing those words, Tifa began to
panic. Here he was, Cloud Strife, after so long and against all odds, she had
finally found him, and now he was leaving. She couldn't let him walk out of her
life again. In a panicked voice she said, "Cloud, wait! You're a mercenary
now, right?" After his nod, she continued. "Well, I have a friend
named Barret, he leads a group called AVALANCE..."
----
The train moved at a slow pace,
and within its hold, it carried the rebel group known as AVALANCE. They all
stood in somber silence, each thinking their own thoughts, and dealing with
their inner demons and guilt.
Barret Wallace shrugged his
shoulders and tried to shake his feeling of dread. Blowing up that reactor was
necessary, right? Shinra was killing the planet with those damn Mako Reactors,
and if they didn't do anything, then the whole world was doomed. Still, even
with that knowledge, he couldn't completely justify his actions.
"So, I guess Cloud didn't
make it," Biggs said in a disappointed voice.
Barret just grunted and slammed
his fist on a crate next to him. "It's his own damn fault!" He slammed
his fist down again, and the sound of his fist impacting against wood resonated
throughout the whole room.
Yeah, well, I hope he's
okay, Jesse thought to herself while looking out the window, a somber
expression on her face. He was kinda cute. She saw a flash of blue
outside the window and her eyes widened when she recognized the figure. She was
about to speak but was cut off by a loud pounding on the door.
Barret jerked his gaze towards the
door, and his eyes narrowed. He looked to Biggs and Wedge and put his right
finger to his lips, indicating silence. Slowly, trying not to make a sound, he
moved towards the control panel by the door. With his gun arm ready, he hit the
switch and the sliding door opened with a loud swish!
A gust of wind blew into the car
and Barret nearly lost his footing when he saw two crystal green eyes staring at
him. "Jackass! You scared me half to death!" Barret screamed as he
took a step backwards away from the door. "Do you always have to make an
entrance?"
Cloud hovered nonchalantly,
outside the moving train. With a shrug of his shoulders, he floated into the
small cab and landed lightly on his feet. "I guess. That's just the way I
am."
Barret shook his head in defeat
and walked to the other cab, motioning for the others to follow him. Biggs and
Wedge immediately moved to comply with the big mans orders while Cloud just
looked on in confusion. Jesse lingered until the others were out of earshot.
She moved towards Cloud and said,
"I'm glad you made it," she looked down at her shoes, a blush forming
on her cheeks. "by the way, thanks for helping me back there."
----
The weather outside was wicked and
foul. The winds howled their displeasure and the rain poured from the heavens in
heavy drops the size of golf balls.
Amidst this powerful storm, one
lone figure walked, carrying a heavy burden across his shoulders. "Damn,
Cloud! You're heavy! When you get better, I suggest that you go on a diet."
he complained, while shifting the unconscious form on his shoulders.
A small groan was his only
response. Zack walked through the storm, fighting against the ever increasing
power of the wind and the sheer cold, until finally, he came upon an entrance to
a small cave.