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Disclaimer:

Final Fantasy 7 and all its characters are owned by Square (or is it Squaresoft?).

(I do not own even a small measly part of it even though I really want to.) Anyway, this fic is my very first fic and I bet there's gonna be a lot of room for improvement so please bear with me, okay? C&C's are welcomed at wunan_infinity@hotmail.com

Anyways, thanks for reading this.

Ps:-Nobody sue me okay? ^_^'

(FF7-The Alternative Generation was formerly known as FF7-The New Race. I changed the name after a pre-reader friend of mine suggested it.It sounded better, I think. J )

Warning:

Contain some very harsh language to some people. Consider your self warned. Later!

FINAL FANATSY 7-The Alternative Generation

Chapter 3-Healing Time

Cloud opened his eyes and was greeted by a pair of blue eyes looking at him. Rubbing his eyes, he takes another look at the person who is standing beside him. It was a cute looking, petite woman with short well-cut blonde hair, all dressed in a black business suit. She looked very familiar to Cloud, and the clothes she wore reminds him of a uniform of a certain group of people he had fought some time ago.

"Elena? I s that you?" he asked. The woman nodded and smiled at Cloud before pulling up a chair beside him. "Nice to know you remembered me, Cloud." Elena replied. "How're you?"

" My chest hurts…..but I think I'll live…" Cloud sat up from his bed and takes a look at the room he was in. The room was a large and well furnished, with clean white painted walls, a large blue leathered sofa opposite his bed, large flat screen tv, a few scenic drawn paintings and a whole lot of other decorative items. "Where am I?" Cloud asks again rather weakly.

"You're in the newly built Kisaragi mansion, Cloud." Elena replied again. "In Wutai."

"Wutai? How in hell did I get here…." Cloud wondered. "Aeris?! Have you seen my daughter. Aeris?!!"

" Don't worry about it Cloud. She's fine." Elena reassured the injured man. "Lord Godo and her are taking a walk in the garden."

" Thank god….Waitaminute! Why are you here?"

" I work here of course. I'm the head bodyguard for the Kisaragi clan.."

"What?! Aren't you with the TURKS?"

" Not anymore…. after Midgar was devastated by METEOR, Shinra began cutting costs by eliminating unwanted expenditures. The TURKS was one of those 'unnecessary expenses' and was disbanded permanently."

" I'm sorry about that…must be tough for you.."

"Don't be sorry. After Tseng died, the TURKS didn't seem to be the same anymore and the team started to fell apart." Elena replied. "Maybe this is all for the best."

"Maybe…." Cloud looked at the Ex-Turk. "How's the Reno and Rude doing? You still keep in contact with them?"

" After we parted ways, those two got a job as bouncers for the New Honey Bee Inn Night Club in Junon." Elena smiled. " Those perverted buddies of mine gets to have all the free drinks they want, hang out all night with all those pretty young babes in skimpy bee outfits plus a small percentage of the profits from the club. We usually get together and have a few drinks every now and then when I drop by at Junon."

"I see…..Glad to know they're doing fine.." Cloud replied. "How did you get a job here anyway?"

" Well…..after the TURKS was disbanded, I got a nice gratuity bonus from Shinra and decided to get some R&R here in Wutai. After a few months trying to find a job here, I met a certain ninja chick that goes by the name of Yuffie Kisaragi and she offered me a job with her. I had doubts at first because of the history we had between the TURKS and AVALANCHE but I have to admit, working here is quite satisfying. The hours are quite long but the pay and fringe benefits are way-way-way much better. Did ya know I get paid 6 times more than the Mayor of Junon?"

"Really? That's great, I think……….Is Yuffie here? Is she okay?"

" She's fine." A familiar voice replied. Yuffie then entered the room wearing a plain white T-shirt with a large cargo pants. "Nice of you to ask, Cloud." The ninja smiled.

" Good evening, boss. Ribs still hurting?" Elena asks. She then pulls up a chair and motions Yuffie to sit which she gladly accept while still clutching her ribs. Yuffie mumbled a few words of thanks before slouching onto the seat beside Cloud's bed.

"Good evening, Elena. Yup…the doc said not to over exert myself for a few days." Yuffie greeted Elena back. "How bout you Cloudy? Feeling okay?"

" I guess I'm okay…" Cloud smiled weakly. He felt strange talking to these 2 women in front of him. Both had changed much these past 5 years. "How did I get here anyway? Last thing I remembered was passing out in Kalm."

" I was in Fort Condor purchasing some weapons and military equipment for Lord Godo when I heard from the radio that Kalm was being attacked by a group of Zombie Dragons. I had a hunch something bad might happened there and I was right." Elena looked at Yuffie. "All of you were almost dead when I got there. Both of you had broken ribs, dislocated bones, very serious internal bleedings and various other kinds of injuries I would prefer not to mention."

"…………."

"It's a good thing, The Morning Star has a medical crew standing by or else both of you might very well be dead." Elena continued.

"Elena was the one who dropped me in Kalm. She came with my father's personal airship, The Morning Star." Yuffie explained to Cloud who just nods in return. "I guess we owe you our thanks." Cloud spoke out. "Not really…..both of you should really thank Aeris." Elena replied. "If she hadn't cried out for help, there was no way I could find any of you in time. She held onto BOTH of your half-dead bodies when I found her. Apparently she cares deeply for both of you."

' Aeris…She really likes Yuffie that much. I've never seen her taking a shine to anybody this fast before.' Cloud smiled looking at Yuffie. 'Can't blame Aeris for liking her that much though. Yuffie's personality changed very much for the better after all these years. She's grown up into a very nice woman now…'

Elena noticed Cloud's action and looked at the young ninja nearby.

'Eh? What's this lovey-dovey look I'm getting here?' Elena thought. Things like this don't escape from a TURK agent so easily. TURKS are trained to check and read body languages as part of their urban training.

'Is Cloud smiling at Yuffie…. Hmmm…Interesting.' Elena smiled to herself. 'Can't wait to tell Chekov all about this.'

Yuffie smiled to herself unaware of Cloud who is looking at her.

' Aeris? Cares for me? I don't understand how she can….we only have just met for a day.' The young ninja thought to her self. 'But still…. it's kinda nice knowing that someone cares for you.'

Suddenly, Elena's PHS beeped loudly. "Pardon me for a moment." Elena excused herself.

"Yuffie.." Cloud looked at her. "Hmmm? Yes, Cloud?" Yuffie looked at him in return.

"How long was I out?"

" Nearly 2 days I think…. I just got up myself about 5 hours ago. I was quite surprised still being alive. I thought I was a goner back in Kalm."

" You weren't the only one. I was afraid you'd die there…..you were gasping for air that time and blood was everywhere."

" You were worried about me?" Yuffie asks, not facing Cloud and trying to hide her blush.

" Yeah…of course I was." Cloud replied. " Why shouldn't I?"

"……..Cloud…"

"Hmmmm?"

"Thanks…." Yuffie smiled. She starts playing with her fingers nervously.

"For what?" Cloud asks confusedly.

" …For worrying bout me……" Yuffie replied. " That's all."

"……………" Cloud just smiled at the girl and replied. "Your welcome, Yuff."

" Excuse me, we've got to…what the…Yuffie are you suffering in pain or something? Your face is all red now.." Elena asks as she enters the room. "Nah…I'm fine. Must've caught a flu or something while I was in Kalm." Yuffie lied trying to control herself from blushing. Elena just nods and stood besides her smiling.

'Bad lie, girl. You like him too don't you? I saw that blush.' Elena thought to herself again and looks at both Cloud and Yuffie. "Lord Godo wishes all of us to join him and his guests for lunch now. It seems that he has some matters to discuss with all of us."

Fuma woke up from her sleep and was greeted by a pair of glowing red eyes staring at her. Her brother, who was sitting in a seat far end of the dark room, greeted her with a smile and starts to walk to her; carrying a small glass of glowing green liquid. " Shanker?" she spoke softly, hands pressing on her head as she sits up on the bed she was in. Her head felt like as if it would explode now. "How long was I …out..?"

" 2 days, dear darling sister. 2 whole days." The white haired man answered. "How're ya feeling?"

" Like my head's gonna explode…."

" Here. Drink this." Shanker offered her the glass of glowing green liquid. Fuma took the glass and drank the whole content in one large gulp. The pain in her head was soon gone and she falls back on her bed in relief. She soon realized that now she was naked and had bandages wrapped on her arms, stomach, chest and thigh. " Who'd done this to you, dear sister?" Shanker asked.

" A bitch who calls herself Yuffie Kisaragi and some weird blonde haired bastard with a really-really large sword."

" Yuffie Kisaragi? She's the future leader of Wutai and also one of the members of AVALANCHE. So I bet that blonde guy with the sword must be Cloud Strife, the head of AVALANCHE." Shanker smiled. "Now I see why Sephiroth got killed off by them. They must truly be such incredible warriors to have injure you like this and killed off Torga and Zeen, 2 of my best fighters."

"I am afraid this is not the time to be impressed by the enemy, Shanker." A dark voice interrupted. A dark, thin scrawny looking creature wearing a large red robe entered the room. " The time for the WAKE is getting nearer and we have so much more to do.."

Fuma looked at the creature in disgust, clenching her fists. Her body now aching body felt even worse now that she had to meet her brother's unusual business partner. "Fuma?" her brother called out.

" Yeah?"

" So how was your mission to Kalm?"

"Target's presence has now been confirmed. The chosen one does exist…. She is a small child, protected by both Yuffie Kisaragi and Cloud Strife. They had stopped me from getting her. I believe the chosen one was Cloud's daughter. She had his eyes and long blonde hair." Fuma replied. "I can feel a great force revolving in and around her, brother. There's no doubt that she's the real deal."

" I see….." Shanker looked at the scrawny looking red robed creature. " Looks like Taurus here is right all along."

" As usual…." The creature smiled, emerald green eyes glowing.

" So what do we do now?" Fuma asks. " Shall we send our troops back at Kalm?"

" No. That won't be necessary." Shanker replied. " I have a feeling that the chosen one is in Wutai right now."

"What makes you so sure, brother?"

"Yuffie Kisaragi is the daughter of Lord Godo, the Regent and ruling leader of the Wutai Continent." Shanker smiled. "Logic would dictate that Cloud will move her from Kalm fearing for her safety and transport her to a place more secured."

"Like Wutai….." Fuma smiled along her brother. She was always in awe of her brother's intelligence. For a man his age, he possesses wisdom and intelligence that is considered very high compared to other people his age.

"That seems very likely, Shanker. However you must remember that the attack on Kalm was simple. To enter Wutai is virtually impossible at our current state. My sources tells me that Wutai now has roughly over 1000 armed trained soldiers stationed in its capital, at least 4 newly formed tank battalions and 20 militia groups 20,000 men strong." Taurus stated slowly as green vapor escapes from his nostrils. The scrawny creature sometimes exhales green vapor either when he is feeling nervous, frustrated or angry. The green vapor is surprisingly odorless and disappears in the air shortly.

"Don't forget all those martial arts groups and the rest of the ninja clans residing in Wutai. I was informed by our informers that all of them swore total allegiances to the Kisaragi Clan and arte very good in the arts of combat." Fuma continued. "To make matters even was that last week Junon agreed to sell 20 fighter planes for Wutai's air defense program. Let's face it, brother. Infiltrating Wutai and capturing the chosen one is impossible."

"I doubt that, dear sister. You see….I have placed my men all around the world, gathering information and spying on all the major settlements with Wutai being no exception." Shanker replied cooly. "As a matter of fact, one of my best man is located in Wutai and is now looking for the chosen one even as we speak."

"Who is it, brother?" Fuma asks. "Do I know this person?"

" Sure you do……" Shanker smiled again at his sister, patting her and kissing her forehead gently. "It's Horrus."

Fuma then smiled at her brother, her face more relaxed now. 'If Horrus is on the job then the chosen one is as good as ours now.'

" If he's doing the job then nothing could ever go wrong." Taurus spoke again. "His strength is beyond and far above human…"

" Exactly…and once the chosen one is in our hands, not Cloud Strife nor Yuffie Kisaragi nor even AVALANCHE can stop us…..EVER!!!" Shanker laughed maniacally as Fuma and Taurus looks at him.

"I'll make them pay for hurting my dear sister like this…"

Notes:

Chapter 4 is done and I believe it's the shortest one yet. More characters are appearing in Chapter 5 and the villains decides to change their mind about Wutai's defenses and gives its people one hell of a scare. Guess what that is? ^_^

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