"Is the satellite aligned yet?" Sephiroth went to Hojo.
"It is currently underway. The satellite is being positioned in the Ionosphere now," Hojo typed vigorously at the keyboard.
"What is taking so long!?" Sephiroth demanded. Hojo fixed his glasses.
"We are running Windows you know!" Hojo muttered. Hojo entered another chain of commands and a window came up. "We are ready." Sephiroth grinned.
"Do it..." Sephiroth waved his Masamune for effect. He also managed to poke someone's eye out. As well as there face, head and upper torso.
Sirens rang out across the crater.
"Umm... Is that coming from the gift shop?" Aeris asked. Cloud shrugged.
"Maybe it's a sale," Cloud replied. The ground began to shake as the lifestream began to bubble. The two looked down into the crater. A huge satellite dish began to rise from within the crater.
"Holy... Holy!" Aeris gasped. The huge satellite dish locked into position.
"We better hurry!" Cloud grabbed Aeris. Two soldiers dashed towards them. Cloud swiped them out of the way with one quick cleave from his Buster Sword. "We need to get inside." Cloud scanned the area and noticed an entrance. Cloud gestured to follow as he dashed towards it. Cloud pulled out his FF7 just in time to run into a few other guards near the entrance.
"Hey! You can't just come in here!" the soldier shouted.
"I'm uh... part of the postal service!" Cloud showed him his gun. The soldiers nodded in approval.
"OK. You and the girl can enter," the soldier replied. Cloud nodded.
"Here. This is addressed to you," Cloud handed the soldier a small circular disk.
"Oh really?" the soldier took the disk. Cloud pushed Aeris inside and closed the door. He dashed a few feet before stopping.
"What did you give him?" Aeris asked. An explosion shook from down the hall.
"Timed Mine," Cloud replied.
Sephiroth suddenly looked up.
"He's here... I sense his presence..." Sephiroth narrowed his eyes. He stalked away. Hojo typed away at the computer.
"Charge is at 83%... It's taking too long..." Hojo growled.
"Here! We need to stop!" Aeris pulled Cloud to a computer.
"Aeris. Could you check your mail later? This is a bad time," Cloud opened fire on an approaching soldier.
"No. I must get into the system to stop the satellite," Aeris explained as she entered a chain of keystrokes into the system.
"Well... Don't take all day," Cloud cracked another soldier in the head as he dashed towards them. Cloud scratched his head. "Don't these guys put up a fight?"
"Not now Cloud. I'm busy," Aeris continued to hack the system. Another soldier ran at Cloud. Cloud stepped out of the way and the soldier crashed into the wall and collapsed.
"Access... Confirmed! Here I go!" Aeris entered the command.
Hojo's computer screen read all those favorite Windows errors. Illegal operation, System resources low, etc...
"What!? What's going on?" Hojo gasped. He went back to the screen and realized the satellite detonation had been cancelled. Hojo scowled and began to re-enter the codes.
"Cloud! I did it!" Aeris jumped from the desk. Cloud was busy poking a soldier.
"Come on! Fight back!" Cloud was chasing him.
"Good job," a voice came from behind Aeris. Aeris felt Sephiroth's hands grab her. Cloud stopped and turned to Sephiroth.
"Hey. I didn't expect you to be here," Cloud looked over to Sephiroth.
"It's the end of the fanfic. Where else would I be?" Sephiroth replied.
"Somewhere else!" Aeris bit his hand.
"Oww!" Sephiroth held the Masamune up to her neck. "Try anything else and you won't have a mouth to bite with." Just then, Hojo ran up behind them.
"You!" Hojo screamed. Everyone turned to Hojo.
"Me? You want to talk to me?" a Shin-Ra soldier replied.
"No, he's talking about me," Cloud replied.
"You wish. He's talking about me," Sephiroth replied.
"I'm talking about her!" Hojo shouted. Everyone stood silent.
"Oh..." Sephiroth felt disappointed. The Shin-Ra soldier burst into tears and walked away.
"She changed the access codes!" Hojo went to strangle her, but a soldier grabbed him. Sephiroth narrowed his eyes.
"Can you fix it?" Sephiroth replied.
"Of course... My skills are superior to hers," Hojo said smugly.
"You... Bad person!" Aeris growled. Everyone looked at her strangely. "I really wish I could curse."
"Well... Until then..." Sephiroth growled. "Hojo! Fix the system. Soldiers, you keep a close eye on them." He stalked off. Hojo cracked his hands then began to type. He stopped and looked to Cloud.
"Yes?" Cloud asked. Hojo got up and pulled a pen from Cloud's pocket.
"I need something to concentrate with," Hojo growled. He began to click it in rhythm with his typing. Aeris bit her lip.
"Cloud... Isn't that the pen that explo-" Aeris began. Cloud covered her mouth.
"You're delirious Aeris. You need to rest," Cloud replied. Hojo continued typing away at the computer.
Goldenmateria Systems Online
The Goldenmateria satellite positioned itself in the atmosphere. The solar collectors clicked into place and prepared to charge.
"I'm back," Sephiroth came back with a Mountain Dew. He snapped it open with his Masamune and sipped it. Aeris gagged.
"How can you drink that stuff!?" Aeris asked. Sephiroth shrugged.
"It's not that bad. What do you think the lifestream is made of?" Sephiroth replied. Cloud snapped his finger.
"No wonder I was out of it. Swimming in Mountain Dew could really be fatal..." Cloud stated. Sephiroth took another sip.
"Out of options eh Cloud? You can't save Midgar now. Within moments, all Mako energy and materia will be shattered in Midgar. The entire city will be put out of commission for years. Midgar will be reduced to a smoldering heap. Cloud scratched his head.
"Doesn't that happen at the end of the game anyway?" Cloud replied. Sephiroth tapped his Masamune to the floor.
"Shut up! You're ruining the ending for all those people out there!" Sephiroth growled. Hojo continued to type away at the computer vigorously.
"You haven't won yet," Cloud replied. "It's not too late. There's still another agent." Everyone stopped. Hojo coughed and resumed typing and clicking.
"Huh?" Aeris wondered aloud.
"Another agent?" a soldier asked.
"We're doomed!" a soldier screamed and ran away. Sephiroth's eyes widened then he scowled.
"There is no other agent. If you saw the movie, you'd know that there was no one else to help them at this point!" Sephiroth growled.
"Oh no? Well this isn't the movie and the author has some sick twisted ideas!" Cloud shouted. (Hey! Watch your mouth about my ideas!) "How do you know Vincent isn't going to show up? Or what about Yuffie? She still needs to die or get killed or something in this fic! (Actually no, but thanks for the thought. I'm already in trouble with all the Yuffie fans. ^_^)
"You're... lying... Nothing is going to happen! I'm going to win!" Sephiroth shouted. Cloud grabbed the white materia from Aeris' hair.
"No? Why don't we ask this piece of materia?" Cloud replied. He tossed it to Sephiroth. Sephiroth narrowed his eyes.
"Will I destroy Midgar?" Sephiroth asked the materia as he shook it.
"All signs point to no..." the materia read. Sephiroth grit his teeth and shook it again.
"Will all materia and power be shattered in Midgar?" Sephiroth snarled.
"It appears doubtful," the materia read.
"Will I win in this fanfic?" Sephiroth screamed. He shook the materia vigorously.
"No you moron!" the materia read. Sephiroth gasped. Suddenly, Cloud leapt at Sephiroth and tackled him into a desk. Aeris grabbed a soldier's gun and smacked two others in the face. The other soldier went to grab Aeris, but she jabbed him in the chest with the hilt of the gun. She pulled out a piece of red materia.
"Leviathan!! I choose you!!!" Aeris screamed. Leviathan screeched as it came out of the summon materia. "Leviathan! Hyper Beam... Err... I mean... Tidal Wave!!" Leviathan dove at the soldiers with a wave of water. Sephiroth kicked Cloud aside and ran away. Aeris went to help Cloud but was grabbed by Hojo.
"Give me the access code!!" Hojo shook her as he screamed. Cloud bashed the man in the head and he was knocked back. The pen fell to the floor. Aeris looked horrified.
"We're dead..." Aeris moaned. She crouched to the floor and covered her head. Cloud picked up the pen and pocketed it.
"You can stop cowering in fear," Cloud offered Aeris' hand.
"Cloud!? The pen?" Aeris asked.
"Do all of my pens have to explode?" Cloud retorted. Aeris blushed in embarrassment. Suddenly, a soldier ran up to them.
"Hey! Can I borrow a pen?" that same old stunt soldier asked. Cloud shrugged and handed him the pen. The soldier ran off. An explosion shook the hallway a minute later. Aeris scratched her head.
"Come on! I have to stop Sephiroth! You find a plane and get it ready to leave," Cloud rushed off to the satellite dish.
"Sephiroth?" Cloud was slowly wandering around on the satellite dish. "Sephiroth!!"
"What?" a custodian shouted in annoyance. Cloud looked over to a custodian with the name badge 'Sephiroth.'
"Whoops... Wrong Sephiroth..." Cloud apologized. "Umm... Sephiroth the Masamune wielding maniac!"
"Yes?" Sephiroth floated down behind him. Cloud turned and gasped.
"Don't do that!" Cloud shouted. Sephiroth pulled out his Masamune.
"Don't worry. I won't be bothering you any longer. Since I won't be seeing you where you're going!" Sephiroth slashed at Cloud. Cloud jumped back and pulled out his sword. The two swords collided. Cloud swung back at Sephiroth. Sephiroth dodged and thrust with the Masamune. "Always the hero Cloud? Here to save Midgar and those other fools abusing the Planet."
"The only thing I'm doing is saving the Planet by kicking your @$$!" Cloud dodged another Masamune strike and punched Sephiroth in the face. Sephiroth elbowed him in the chest. Cloud gasped and dodged a kick. Sephiroth shouted as he slashed down at the platform, nearly tearing apart the catwalk. Cloud kicked Sephiroth's fist, knocking the Masamune out of his hand and down onto the satellite dish.
"Damn..." Sephiroth jumped back as Cloud recovered on the platform. Sephiroth dashed into a utility shed.
"Come back here!" Cloud screamed.
"Excuse me gentleman. Are you by chance using this helicopter?" Aeris asked. The soldiers looked at each other.
"Well, we were going to use it to escape..." the soldier replied.
"I was wondering if I-" Aeris began. Suddenly, she felt a fist smack her in the ribs. Aeris choked in surprise and fell forward.
"You are dying here! And you will watch the glory of my computer genius!" Hojo screamed.
"Oh great... He's going Jenova again..." Aeris moaned. She winced at the pain in her side. Hojo raised his arm to knock Aeris unconscious. Aeris rolled out of the way and pulled out a piece of red materia.
"Bahamut! I choose you!" Aeris threw the summon materia, which clattered beside Hojo.
"Fools! You can't beat-" Bahamut spit a Mega Flare at him. Hojo screamed as he was thrown back into the complex. Aeris pulled out her White Materia.
"Did that hurt?" Aeris asked.
"All answers point to yes," the materia read. Aeris recalled Bahamut and turned around to see the helicopter gone.
"Oh... Fudge..." Aeris moaned. "Now how are we going to escape..." Aeris looked around. Then she checked her bag. "Hey! I know..."
"You know Cloud... I still believe that was you in Nibelheim five years ago..." Sephiroth taunted him from an unseen place. Cloud looked around, ready to fight.
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Cloud shouted.
"Because you were a lucky fool. But your luck has run out!" Sephiroth came flying down. Cloud countered the attack with his sword and regained his position. "Your luck has run out!" Cloud and Sephiroth began a fierce sword battle as they went deeper into the shed. In the background, Obi Wan and Qui Gon were busy battling Darth Maul. (Do I really have to cite this?)
"Fool! You are a clone! I'm the real thing!" Sephiroth went to stab Cloud but missed. Sephiroth swung the sword back and knocked Cloud's sword to the side. Cloud lunged to get it, but Sephiroth guarded the weapon. "Now I have you!" Sephiroth went to deliver the final blow but missed and plunged the sword into the controls of the satellite.
"Satellite Error!!?!?!!" Hojo screamed as the satellite nearly reached 100%. The screen started to fill up with red letters. Slowly the message, 'You Shall Be As Gods,' filled the entire monitor. (Xenogears)
Cloud picked up his sword and slashed Sephiroth in the side with it. Sephiroth screamed as he left his Masamune stuck in the machine. Sephiroth pulled out a new Masamune from his cloak.
"How many of those freaking things do you have?" Cloud said in disbelief.
"As many as it needs to kill you!" Sephiroth retreated down the stairs in the middle of the shed and outside. Cloud jumped down and followed in close pursuit. "I knew I should have used a Mastered Deathblow materia..." Sephiroth muttered. Sephiroth quickly descended a ladder and landed on a platform in the center of the satellite dish. Cloud followed but wasn't fast enough to deal with Sephiroth upon reaching the bottom. Sephiroth punched him off the ladder, knocking the Buster Sword off the platform. Sephiroth raised his Masamune for a killing blow.
"Time to Die!" Sephiroth shouted mimicking Ghaleon.
"Althena! Lend me your power!" Cloud shouted. (Lunar SSS)
Cloud tripped him midway. Sephiroth screamed as he nearly fell off the side. Cloud grabbed his hand.
"So... For the Planet, Cloud?" Sephiroth coughed.
"No... For me..." Cloud let go of Sephiroth's hand. Sephiroth screamed as he fell down countless feet into the satellite dish.
"I almost have it... I almost have it..." Hojo typed away at the computer.
Meanwhile...
Goldenmateria systems failure. Atmosphere decomposition has reached maximum velocity. Satellite failure imminent. The satellite groaned as the satellite caught fire. Two panels tore off the solar collectors. I... feel... happy... Lucca... Thank you for showing me these emotions... (Chrono Trigger)
"Wooheehoo!" Aeris flew by on a Black Chocobo. Aeris held up a piece of 'Chocobo Lure' materia triumphantly. She flew in and Cloud grabbed onto the chocobo.
Meanwhile... At the bottom of the satellite dish...
"Oww... What did I do last night..." Sephiroth groaned. He coughed as he rubbed his head. "It feels like I got hit by a truck like Palmer..." Suddenly, realization came to Sephiroth. He shook his head. "Cloud!? He's going to win!! I think it's time for me to use my true power!"
Sephiroth pulled out the Zodiac stone, Serphentina. "I summon the unholy powers of-" Sephiroth gasped as he felt a shadow fall over him. He looked up just as a chunk of the satellite dish crashed on top of him. (Final Fantasy Tactics) Just then, Grahf rushed in on Alpha Weltall. Grahf stomped his foot.
"Damn! I knew he could have used the power!" Grahf groaned. "And I got all dressed up for nothing!" (Xenogears)
Hojo stood up in victory. "Yes! I have victoriously overwritten all of Aeris' programming!" (Hey! You're just supposed to say, 'I'm invincible' and become a popsicle!) Hojo narrowed his eyes. "And what if I don't?" (Then we get a stand in!)
"Yes! I'm invincible!" Yuffie jumped next to Hojo.
"Huh?" Hojo said in alarm. The nitrogen tanks exploded and they were both frozen solid. A few seconds later, Cait Sith ran in.
"Hey! I'm invincible too!" Cait Sith exclaimed. Nothing happened. "Oh! I wanted to be a popsicle too!" He looked at Yuffie and laughed. "Hehehe! It's Yuffie the Snowman!" Cait Sith wrapped a scarf around her neck and put a corncob pipe in her mouth. (I lied about Yuffie not appearing again. Sorry. ^_^)
"Oh Cloud! You actually weren't that stupid in this fanfic!" Aeris hugged Cloud when they landed. "You were actually... pretty hot!"
"What? You mean I- Oh... Of course. Anything for you Aeris!" Cloud was finally getting ready for his big moment. "And now let's-"
"Don't even #^$&*#* think about it," Cid walked in. Aeris and Cloud turned to see Cid, Barret and other members of AVALANCHE.
"Oh! I was so close!" Cloud moaned.
"Yeah... right..." Barret laughed.
"Well! How about a kiss?" Cloud pleaded Aeris. "They do that in the movie!" Aeris pulled out her White Materia.
"Let's ask?" Aeris tossed it in the air and caught it.
Screen goes black.
James Bond Theme cues up...
The List of Editor's Cuts:
1. Yuffie was supposed to sing the 'Golden Materia' theme song in the beginning... But we didn't want readers to spontaneously burst into flames. (Parasite Eve)
2. Cloud was supposed to catch the Knights of the Round in a Summon/Poké Ball, but Sir Lancelot refused to get shoved in a ball with King Arthur.
3. The stunt man soldier, the one that kept getting killed, was supposed to die a few thousand more times. A few examples are: Getting hit by Yuffie's car, getting brutally beaten at the casino, getting killed on the ship, getting killed in the jungle, etc...
"Hey! What about the materia what did it-" Cloud began and was silenced.
4. We were going to wait a year and then release this as 'Final Fantasy 007: Goldenmateria, Complete.' You would have gotten a music soundtrack, a place mat of the logo, and a making of the fanfic CD. Sigh...
5. The fanfic's font was going to be completely gold... But it caused seizures during testing.
6. This fanfic was going to be MOD chip compatible. You could use it on your Japanese computer!
7. We were going to wait until 9/9/99 for this one, but I don't think this can compete with Dreamcast or Final Fantasy VIII. Well... Maybe...
8. Speaking of Final Fantasy VIII, we were going to have every spoiler imaginable in every line of this fanfic. Then I realized I couldn't Japanese... ^_^ Hey! It looked so simple!
"Wait a second! What did the mater-" Cloud is silenced again.
9. We were going to have a Gold and Silver version of this fanfic. If you link them up, you'd get the entire story. But we decided to spare you the agony and put it in one fanfic. (Actually, I was too lazy to ZIP both of them)
10. This fanfic was supposed to be Dual Shock compatible. You could actually feel the explosions. Damn budget cuts...
"So!? What did it say!? What did it say!!?" Cloud ran onto the screen. Aeris walked out with the White Materia.
"It said... You get a kiss!" Aeris replied.
"Woohoo!" Cloud jumped into the air. "OK! Here I come!" The screen fades out as Cloud runs toward Aeris. Cloud kisses Aeris.
"Wooheehoo!" Aeris chirped.
"Huh?" Cloud looks to realize he wasn't kissing Aeris. "Eww! God!" Cloud pushed the Black Chocobo away. "That's not fair! Aeris!!!" Cloud runs off screen as the chocobo chases after him.
Greetings,
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed my latest fanfic. Now, Yuffie is going to sing 'Eyes on Me.'
(Just kidding!)
"It is currently underway. The satellite is being positioned in the Ionosphere now," Hojo typed vigorously at the keyboard.
"What is taking so long!?" Sephiroth demanded. Hojo fixed his glasses.
"We are running Windows you know!" Hojo muttered. Hojo entered another chain of commands and a window came up. "We are ready." Sephiroth grinned.
"Do it..." Sephiroth waved his Masamune for effect. He also managed to poke someone's eye out. As well as there face, head and upper torso.
Sirens rang out across the crater.
"Umm... Is that coming from the gift shop?" Aeris asked. Cloud shrugged.
"Maybe it's a sale," Cloud replied. The ground began to shake as the lifestream began to bubble. The two looked down into the crater. A huge satellite dish began to rise from within the crater.
"Holy... Holy!" Aeris gasped. The huge satellite dish locked into position.
"We better hurry!" Cloud grabbed Aeris. Two soldiers dashed towards them. Cloud swiped them out of the way with one quick cleave from his Buster Sword. "We need to get inside." Cloud scanned the area and noticed an entrance. Cloud gestured to follow as he dashed towards it. Cloud pulled out his FF7 just in time to run into a few other guards near the entrance.
"Hey! You can't just come in here!" the soldier shouted.
"I'm uh... part of the postal service!" Cloud showed him his gun. The soldiers nodded in approval.
"OK. You and the girl can enter," the soldier replied. Cloud nodded.
"Here. This is addressed to you," Cloud handed the soldier a small circular disk.
"Oh really?" the soldier took the disk. Cloud pushed Aeris inside and closed the door. He dashed a few feet before stopping.
"What did you give him?" Aeris asked. An explosion shook from down the hall.
"Timed Mine," Cloud replied.
Sephiroth suddenly looked up.
"He's here... I sense his presence..." Sephiroth narrowed his eyes. He stalked away. Hojo typed away at the computer.
"Charge is at 83%... It's taking too long..." Hojo growled.
"Here! We need to stop!" Aeris pulled Cloud to a computer.
"Aeris. Could you check your mail later? This is a bad time," Cloud opened fire on an approaching soldier.
"No. I must get into the system to stop the satellite," Aeris explained as she entered a chain of keystrokes into the system.
"Well... Don't take all day," Cloud cracked another soldier in the head as he dashed towards them. Cloud scratched his head. "Don't these guys put up a fight?"
"Not now Cloud. I'm busy," Aeris continued to hack the system. Another soldier ran at Cloud. Cloud stepped out of the way and the soldier crashed into the wall and collapsed.
"Access... Confirmed! Here I go!" Aeris entered the command.
Hojo's computer screen read all those favorite Windows errors. Illegal operation, System resources low, etc...
"What!? What's going on?" Hojo gasped. He went back to the screen and realized the satellite detonation had been cancelled. Hojo scowled and began to re-enter the codes.
"Cloud! I did it!" Aeris jumped from the desk. Cloud was busy poking a soldier.
"Come on! Fight back!" Cloud was chasing him.
"Good job," a voice came from behind Aeris. Aeris felt Sephiroth's hands grab her. Cloud stopped and turned to Sephiroth.
"Hey. I didn't expect you to be here," Cloud looked over to Sephiroth.
"It's the end of the fanfic. Where else would I be?" Sephiroth replied.
"Somewhere else!" Aeris bit his hand.
"Oww!" Sephiroth held the Masamune up to her neck. "Try anything else and you won't have a mouth to bite with." Just then, Hojo ran up behind them.
"You!" Hojo screamed. Everyone turned to Hojo.
"Me? You want to talk to me?" a Shin-Ra soldier replied.
"No, he's talking about me," Cloud replied.
"You wish. He's talking about me," Sephiroth replied.
"I'm talking about her!" Hojo shouted. Everyone stood silent.
"Oh..." Sephiroth felt disappointed. The Shin-Ra soldier burst into tears and walked away.
"She changed the access codes!" Hojo went to strangle her, but a soldier grabbed him. Sephiroth narrowed his eyes.
"Can you fix it?" Sephiroth replied.
"Of course... My skills are superior to hers," Hojo said smugly.
"You... Bad person!" Aeris growled. Everyone looked at her strangely. "I really wish I could curse."
"Well... Until then..." Sephiroth growled. "Hojo! Fix the system. Soldiers, you keep a close eye on them." He stalked off. Hojo cracked his hands then began to type. He stopped and looked to Cloud.
"Yes?" Cloud asked. Hojo got up and pulled a pen from Cloud's pocket.
"I need something to concentrate with," Hojo growled. He began to click it in rhythm with his typing. Aeris bit her lip.
"Cloud... Isn't that the pen that explo-" Aeris began. Cloud covered her mouth.
"You're delirious Aeris. You need to rest," Cloud replied. Hojo continued typing away at the computer.
Goldenmateria Systems Online
The Goldenmateria satellite positioned itself in the atmosphere. The solar collectors clicked into place and prepared to charge.
"I'm back," Sephiroth came back with a Mountain Dew. He snapped it open with his Masamune and sipped it. Aeris gagged.
"How can you drink that stuff!?" Aeris asked. Sephiroth shrugged.
"It's not that bad. What do you think the lifestream is made of?" Sephiroth replied. Cloud snapped his finger.
"No wonder I was out of it. Swimming in Mountain Dew could really be fatal..." Cloud stated. Sephiroth took another sip.
"Out of options eh Cloud? You can't save Midgar now. Within moments, all Mako energy and materia will be shattered in Midgar. The entire city will be put out of commission for years. Midgar will be reduced to a smoldering heap. Cloud scratched his head.
"Doesn't that happen at the end of the game anyway?" Cloud replied. Sephiroth tapped his Masamune to the floor.
"Shut up! You're ruining the ending for all those people out there!" Sephiroth growled. Hojo continued to type away at the computer vigorously.
"You haven't won yet," Cloud replied. "It's not too late. There's still another agent." Everyone stopped. Hojo coughed and resumed typing and clicking.
"Huh?" Aeris wondered aloud.
"Another agent?" a soldier asked.
"We're doomed!" a soldier screamed and ran away. Sephiroth's eyes widened then he scowled.
"There is no other agent. If you saw the movie, you'd know that there was no one else to help them at this point!" Sephiroth growled.
"Oh no? Well this isn't the movie and the author has some sick twisted ideas!" Cloud shouted. (Hey! Watch your mouth about my ideas!) "How do you know Vincent isn't going to show up? Or what about Yuffie? She still needs to die or get killed or something in this fic! (Actually no, but thanks for the thought. I'm already in trouble with all the Yuffie fans. ^_^)
"You're... lying... Nothing is going to happen! I'm going to win!" Sephiroth shouted. Cloud grabbed the white materia from Aeris' hair.
"No? Why don't we ask this piece of materia?" Cloud replied. He tossed it to Sephiroth. Sephiroth narrowed his eyes.
"Will I destroy Midgar?" Sephiroth asked the materia as he shook it.
"All signs point to no..." the materia read. Sephiroth grit his teeth and shook it again.
"Will all materia and power be shattered in Midgar?" Sephiroth snarled.
"It appears doubtful," the materia read.
"Will I win in this fanfic?" Sephiroth screamed. He shook the materia vigorously.
"No you moron!" the materia read. Sephiroth gasped. Suddenly, Cloud leapt at Sephiroth and tackled him into a desk. Aeris grabbed a soldier's gun and smacked two others in the face. The other soldier went to grab Aeris, but she jabbed him in the chest with the hilt of the gun. She pulled out a piece of red materia.
"Leviathan!! I choose you!!!" Aeris screamed. Leviathan screeched as it came out of the summon materia. "Leviathan! Hyper Beam... Err... I mean... Tidal Wave!!" Leviathan dove at the soldiers with a wave of water. Sephiroth kicked Cloud aside and ran away. Aeris went to help Cloud but was grabbed by Hojo.
"Give me the access code!!" Hojo shook her as he screamed. Cloud bashed the man in the head and he was knocked back. The pen fell to the floor. Aeris looked horrified.
"We're dead..." Aeris moaned. She crouched to the floor and covered her head. Cloud picked up the pen and pocketed it.
"You can stop cowering in fear," Cloud offered Aeris' hand.
"Cloud!? The pen?" Aeris asked.
"Do all of my pens have to explode?" Cloud retorted. Aeris blushed in embarrassment. Suddenly, a soldier ran up to them.
"Hey! Can I borrow a pen?" that same old stunt soldier asked. Cloud shrugged and handed him the pen. The soldier ran off. An explosion shook the hallway a minute later. Aeris scratched her head.
"Come on! I have to stop Sephiroth! You find a plane and get it ready to leave," Cloud rushed off to the satellite dish.
"Sephiroth?" Cloud was slowly wandering around on the satellite dish. "Sephiroth!!"
"What?" a custodian shouted in annoyance. Cloud looked over to a custodian with the name badge 'Sephiroth.'
"Whoops... Wrong Sephiroth..." Cloud apologized. "Umm... Sephiroth the Masamune wielding maniac!"
"Yes?" Sephiroth floated down behind him. Cloud turned and gasped.
"Don't do that!" Cloud shouted. Sephiroth pulled out his Masamune.
"Don't worry. I won't be bothering you any longer. Since I won't be seeing you where you're going!" Sephiroth slashed at Cloud. Cloud jumped back and pulled out his sword. The two swords collided. Cloud swung back at Sephiroth. Sephiroth dodged and thrust with the Masamune. "Always the hero Cloud? Here to save Midgar and those other fools abusing the Planet."
"The only thing I'm doing is saving the Planet by kicking your @$$!" Cloud dodged another Masamune strike and punched Sephiroth in the face. Sephiroth elbowed him in the chest. Cloud gasped and dodged a kick. Sephiroth shouted as he slashed down at the platform, nearly tearing apart the catwalk. Cloud kicked Sephiroth's fist, knocking the Masamune out of his hand and down onto the satellite dish.
"Damn..." Sephiroth jumped back as Cloud recovered on the platform. Sephiroth dashed into a utility shed.
"Come back here!" Cloud screamed.
"Excuse me gentleman. Are you by chance using this helicopter?" Aeris asked. The soldiers looked at each other.
"Well, we were going to use it to escape..." the soldier replied.
"I was wondering if I-" Aeris began. Suddenly, she felt a fist smack her in the ribs. Aeris choked in surprise and fell forward.
"You are dying here! And you will watch the glory of my computer genius!" Hojo screamed.
"Oh great... He's going Jenova again..." Aeris moaned. She winced at the pain in her side. Hojo raised his arm to knock Aeris unconscious. Aeris rolled out of the way and pulled out a piece of red materia.
"Bahamut! I choose you!" Aeris threw the summon materia, which clattered beside Hojo.
"Fools! You can't beat-" Bahamut spit a Mega Flare at him. Hojo screamed as he was thrown back into the complex. Aeris pulled out her White Materia.
"Did that hurt?" Aeris asked.
"All answers point to yes," the materia read. Aeris recalled Bahamut and turned around to see the helicopter gone.
"Oh... Fudge..." Aeris moaned. "Now how are we going to escape..." Aeris looked around. Then she checked her bag. "Hey! I know..."
"You know Cloud... I still believe that was you in Nibelheim five years ago..." Sephiroth taunted him from an unseen place. Cloud looked around, ready to fight.
"Oh? Why do you say that?" Cloud shouted.
"Because you were a lucky fool. But your luck has run out!" Sephiroth came flying down. Cloud countered the attack with his sword and regained his position. "Your luck has run out!" Cloud and Sephiroth began a fierce sword battle as they went deeper into the shed. In the background, Obi Wan and Qui Gon were busy battling Darth Maul. (Do I really have to cite this?)
"Fool! You are a clone! I'm the real thing!" Sephiroth went to stab Cloud but missed. Sephiroth swung the sword back and knocked Cloud's sword to the side. Cloud lunged to get it, but Sephiroth guarded the weapon. "Now I have you!" Sephiroth went to deliver the final blow but missed and plunged the sword into the controls of the satellite.
"Satellite Error!!?!?!!" Hojo screamed as the satellite nearly reached 100%. The screen started to fill up with red letters. Slowly the message, 'You Shall Be As Gods,' filled the entire monitor. (Xenogears)
Cloud picked up his sword and slashed Sephiroth in the side with it. Sephiroth screamed as he left his Masamune stuck in the machine. Sephiroth pulled out a new Masamune from his cloak.
"How many of those freaking things do you have?" Cloud said in disbelief.
"As many as it needs to kill you!" Sephiroth retreated down the stairs in the middle of the shed and outside. Cloud jumped down and followed in close pursuit. "I knew I should have used a Mastered Deathblow materia..." Sephiroth muttered. Sephiroth quickly descended a ladder and landed on a platform in the center of the satellite dish. Cloud followed but wasn't fast enough to deal with Sephiroth upon reaching the bottom. Sephiroth punched him off the ladder, knocking the Buster Sword off the platform. Sephiroth raised his Masamune for a killing blow.
"Time to Die!" Sephiroth shouted mimicking Ghaleon.
"Althena! Lend me your power!" Cloud shouted. (Lunar SSS)
Cloud tripped him midway. Sephiroth screamed as he nearly fell off the side. Cloud grabbed his hand.
"So... For the Planet, Cloud?" Sephiroth coughed.
"No... For me..." Cloud let go of Sephiroth's hand. Sephiroth screamed as he fell down countless feet into the satellite dish.
"I almost have it... I almost have it..." Hojo typed away at the computer.
Meanwhile...
Goldenmateria systems failure. Atmosphere decomposition has reached maximum velocity. Satellite failure imminent. The satellite groaned as the satellite caught fire. Two panels tore off the solar collectors. I... feel... happy... Lucca... Thank you for showing me these emotions... (Chrono Trigger)
"Wooheehoo!" Aeris flew by on a Black Chocobo. Aeris held up a piece of 'Chocobo Lure' materia triumphantly. She flew in and Cloud grabbed onto the chocobo.
Meanwhile... At the bottom of the satellite dish...
"Oww... What did I do last night..." Sephiroth groaned. He coughed as he rubbed his head. "It feels like I got hit by a truck like Palmer..." Suddenly, realization came to Sephiroth. He shook his head. "Cloud!? He's going to win!! I think it's time for me to use my true power!"
Sephiroth pulled out the Zodiac stone, Serphentina. "I summon the unholy powers of-" Sephiroth gasped as he felt a shadow fall over him. He looked up just as a chunk of the satellite dish crashed on top of him. (Final Fantasy Tactics) Just then, Grahf rushed in on Alpha Weltall. Grahf stomped his foot.
"Damn! I knew he could have used the power!" Grahf groaned. "And I got all dressed up for nothing!" (Xenogears)
Hojo stood up in victory. "Yes! I have victoriously overwritten all of Aeris' programming!" (Hey! You're just supposed to say, 'I'm invincible' and become a popsicle!) Hojo narrowed his eyes. "And what if I don't?" (Then we get a stand in!)
"Yes! I'm invincible!" Yuffie jumped next to Hojo.
"Huh?" Hojo said in alarm. The nitrogen tanks exploded and they were both frozen solid. A few seconds later, Cait Sith ran in.
"Hey! I'm invincible too!" Cait Sith exclaimed. Nothing happened. "Oh! I wanted to be a popsicle too!" He looked at Yuffie and laughed. "Hehehe! It's Yuffie the Snowman!" Cait Sith wrapped a scarf around her neck and put a corncob pipe in her mouth. (I lied about Yuffie not appearing again. Sorry. ^_^)
"Oh Cloud! You actually weren't that stupid in this fanfic!" Aeris hugged Cloud when they landed. "You were actually... pretty hot!"
"What? You mean I- Oh... Of course. Anything for you Aeris!" Cloud was finally getting ready for his big moment. "And now let's-"
"Don't even #^$&*#* think about it," Cid walked in. Aeris and Cloud turned to see Cid, Barret and other members of AVALANCHE.
"Oh! I was so close!" Cloud moaned.
"Yeah... right..." Barret laughed.
"Well! How about a kiss?" Cloud pleaded Aeris. "They do that in the movie!" Aeris pulled out her White Materia.
"Let's ask?" Aeris tossed it in the air and caught it.
Screen goes black.
James Bond Theme cues up...
The List of Editor's Cuts:
1. Yuffie was supposed to sing the 'Golden Materia' theme song in the beginning... But we didn't want readers to spontaneously burst into flames. (Parasite Eve)
2. Cloud was supposed to catch the Knights of the Round in a Summon/Poké Ball, but Sir Lancelot refused to get shoved in a ball with King Arthur.
3. The stunt man soldier, the one that kept getting killed, was supposed to die a few thousand more times. A few examples are: Getting hit by Yuffie's car, getting brutally beaten at the casino, getting killed on the ship, getting killed in the jungle, etc...
"Hey! What about the materia what did it-" Cloud began and was silenced.
4. We were going to wait a year and then release this as 'Final Fantasy 007: Goldenmateria, Complete.' You would have gotten a music soundtrack, a place mat of the logo, and a making of the fanfic CD. Sigh...
5. The fanfic's font was going to be completely gold... But it caused seizures during testing.
6. This fanfic was going to be MOD chip compatible. You could use it on your Japanese computer!
7. We were going to wait until 9/9/99 for this one, but I don't think this can compete with Dreamcast or Final Fantasy VIII. Well... Maybe...
8. Speaking of Final Fantasy VIII, we were going to have every spoiler imaginable in every line of this fanfic. Then I realized I couldn't Japanese... ^_^ Hey! It looked so simple!
"Wait a second! What did the mater-" Cloud is silenced again.
9. We were going to have a Gold and Silver version of this fanfic. If you link them up, you'd get the entire story. But we decided to spare you the agony and put it in one fanfic. (Actually, I was too lazy to ZIP both of them)
10. This fanfic was supposed to be Dual Shock compatible. You could actually feel the explosions. Damn budget cuts...
"So!? What did it say!? What did it say!!?" Cloud ran onto the screen. Aeris walked out with the White Materia.
"It said... You get a kiss!" Aeris replied.
"Woohoo!" Cloud jumped into the air. "OK! Here I come!" The screen fades out as Cloud runs toward Aeris. Cloud kisses Aeris.
"Wooheehoo!" Aeris chirped.
"Huh?" Cloud looks to realize he wasn't kissing Aeris. "Eww! God!" Cloud pushed the Black Chocobo away. "That's not fair! Aeris!!!" Cloud runs off screen as the chocobo chases after him.
Greetings,
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed my latest fanfic. Now, Yuffie is going to sing 'Eyes on Me.'
(Just kidding!)