This is a story that involves characters from the Square/Enix Company and Capcom, so I do not own any of the characters involved in this story except for Zael and Raimuz I made them up.

Well, got the disclaimer out of the way so let me tell you a little bit about this story I wrote. Like I said it involves characters from both Capcom and Square/Enix games. Most of them are from Final Fantasy and Street Fighter but some come from a few others.

Capcom games and the characters used in this story:

Street Fighter: Guile, Ryu, Chun Li, Ken, Sakura, Cammy, Zangief

Captain Commando: Captain Commando, Sho, Jennety, Hoover

Final Fight: Maki, Guy

DarkStalkers: Morrigan, B.B Hood

Strider: Strider Hiryu

Resident Evil: Jill Valentine

Star Gladiator: Hayato

Mega Man X: X

Devil May Cry: Dante

Square games and the characters used in this story:

Final Fantasy 7: Cloud, Tifa, Barret, Cid, Yuffie, Vincent, Red XIII

Final Fantasy 8: Squall, Rinoa, Quistis, Selphie, Irvine, Zell, Seifer

Final Fantasy 10: Wakka, Rikku

The Bouncer: Sion, Kou, Volt

Parasite Eve: Aya

Author Notes in parenthesis (*)

Well I think that's everything you need to know to start off the story. I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I enjoy writing it.

Square Vs. Capcom: Clash of Heroes Chapter 1: It Begins

In the dark void of space there exist beings with almost god like powers. These beings have been around for eons and they drift through space observing and recording the events of the universe. These beings who call themselves the "Watchers of the Universes" normally do not interfere with the events of any universe because it is against their code. But of course there are always those that break the rules and abuse their power. Zael and Raimuz are two of these beings but their activities go beyond simply watching universes. The mischief they have caused in the past has left whole worlds destroyed.

Worlds destroyed and countless lives lost all for their own sick cosmic jokes. The two beings have come across a strange new universe. What makes this universe so strange is that it is more like two universes overlapping one another. Two distinct universes existing independently of one another each containing alternate worlds, dimensions, and realities. Zael and Raimuz float in space observing this strange phenomenon that neither one of them has ever seen in their eon long life.

These two float in space overlooking this universe. Zael's skin is blue his eyes have no pupils only whites and his hair is long and white. The golden breastplate, sandals and cape that he wears makes him look almost like a roman emperor. Raimuz appearance is similar but his skin is dark red and his hair is white but it is short.

"Raimuz, this is fascinating so many worlds and parallel dimensions. This is quite an odd place. There are actually two different universes that co exist here."

"Zael, look there in the center."

Raimuz pointed to the center of this universe and there was a single dimension that connected to all the other worlds in these two universes. The two went to this dimension and examined it closer. It was a strange place that looked sort of like a large Island only it was suspended in the middle of a purple void. There were forests, rivers and even a few buildings scattered along the island

"This place is what holds these separate universes together. I can feel that they are being held together by something powerful. Raimuz lets examine it closer.

The two floated closer to the island and after hours of investigating they learned all they could about it. This island indeed held the two separate universes together. Scattered throughout the island were four orbs that emanated a tremendous amount of power. It was this power that kept the two universes together. Zael and Raimuz concluded that if these four orbs were to be removed then these universes would separate and fade into nothingness. After trying to touch some of these orbs themselves Zael and Raimuz found that they could not remove them.

"How strange. . . . I think I understand. Raimuz, only those that belong to one of these two universes can remove these orbs."

Raimuz chuckled as he thought to himself then he spoke.

"Zael, that gives me a great idea that I'm sure you will find very entertaining."

"What is it?"

"What do you say to a little wager? You choose a universe and I'll choose one. We will select a team of warriors from each universe to come here and fight for the orbs. It will be fun to see who can collect them all first. Of course either way they will destroy both of their universes, but of course we won't tell them that."

Zael laughed out loud in delight at Raimuz plan.

"That is an excellent idea, this will surely entertain us. This will be a Clash of Heroes! Now which universe will you choose Raimuz?"

Raimuz took a moment to decide then pointed toward the universe he wanted.

"I choose this one."

"Very well Raimuz, then I shall have the other. Let's start the process of assembling our teams. We should have no problem summoning them to this dimension since it connects to every world here. Do you think twenty members per team will suffice?"

"I think that will do nicely"

There were two large buildings that stood on opposite ends of the island. They looked sort of like castles. Zael went to one of the castles while Raimuz went to the other. Once they got there Zael and Raimuz shut their eyes and focused their power on the people located in the universes. Who would be good members on their teams?

Zael searched with his minds eye throughout his chosen universe. So many people it was hard to decide, but at last he narrowed it down. Twenty different faces flashed in his mind and he said their names aloud.

"Cloud, Tifa, Aya, Vincent, Kou, Sion, Volt, Squall, Rinoa, Yuffie, Wakka, Rikku, Seifer, Zell, Selphie, Irvine, Quistis, Barret, Cid, Nanaki."

Raimuz searched his chosen universe and then called the names of his chosen team.

"Guile, Ryu, Chun Li, Ken, Sakura, Cammy, Jill Valentine, Hayato, Hiryu, Captain Commando, Morrigan, Dante, Guy, Maki, Sho, Hoover, Jennety, Mega Man X, B.B Hood, Zangief.

The two teams of warriors appeared before Zael and Raimuz in the castles.

In Zael's Castle the newly summoned group looked around franticly. They were very confused at just appearing in this place out of nowhere.

"What the hell just happened?" said a blonde man.

He had flight goggles strapped to his head and carried a spear. Zael greeted the group and tried to calm the man down.

"Hello, Mr. Cid Highwind there is no need to be afraid. There is no need for any of you to fear I have summoned you here for a most noble mission."

"Noble my ass. How do you know my name and what the hell are you?" said Cid.

The group looked at Zael and they were somewhat disturbed by his appearance. They had seen some strange things but a blue skinned man with long white hair and no pupils was strange even for them.

"I am Zael and I know you all. I have summoned you here for the purpose of saving your universe."

Lies could roll so easily off of Zael's tongue.

"Our universe?" said a blonde spiky haired young man with a humongous sword strapped to his back.

"Yes Cloud your universe."

Cloud seemed kind of surprised that he knew his name too. Zael began to walk towards the group and tell his lies about their situation.

"Some of you know each other, but the others here that you don't know live on different worlds."

The group began to look at the people they didn't know.

"You live on different worlds, but you all live in the same universe. Now your universe is threatened. It is threatened by a group of warriors from another universe. They have come to this dimension to steal four orbs. These orbs are what keep your universe in existence. You must recover the orbs yourself and prevent the others from getting to them. If you fail your entire universe will be destroyed. If I were you all I would use this castle as your base of operations. The high tower of this castle has old machinery that could allow you to locate the orbs.

The group seemed to be having a hard time taking all this information in. It was a lot to take in at one time. Orbs? Warriors? Saving the Universe? They had a million questions but before they could ask them Zael had vanished.

"Now he just disappears. I swear I don't trust that guy" said Cid.

"I know the whole things kind of odd" said Cloud

Just then one of the men in the group spoke up.

"Well if we are going to be saving a universe together den let's at least introduce ourselves eh? I'm Wakka and this is Rikku."

Wakka was a tall, muscular, tan skinned fellow that spoke with an island accent. His hair was light brown and curled up into a cowlick at the front. His blue headband covered most of his forehead and in his hand he carried what looked sort of like a beach ball. Wakka pointed to Rikku who was a short blonde haired girl. She was short and skinny and carried a pouch full of several different mechanical gadgets

"Hi everyone, I'm Rikku nice to meet you." Rikku let out a big smile.

"I'm ready to knock out somebody with my blitz ball. You just say the word ya? Just let me know brudda I got you" said Wakka.

Three oddly dressed young men walked forward to introduce themselves next. They had tattoos, piercings, and chains. Anyone would assume that they were a bunch of young punks.

"Hey, I'm Sion . . . Sion Barzard."

Sion was the shortest of his three friends. He had brown hair and wore a red and black hooded jacket with a pair of blue shorts and black combat boots. He had a huge silver chain that hung around his neck with a cross charm on it and the fighting gloves that he wore were yellow and black.

"I'm Kou Leifoh and our quiet hulking friend here is Volt Krueger. Don't worry he won't bite and he does talk when need be."

Kou had long dark hair and wore a black leather vest with no shirt underneath. His pants were dark green and he wore a pair of dark sneakers. He had strange black tattoos on his chest forehead and arms. Volt was probably the most intimidating of all. He was very large and looked like he was as strong as an ox. He had several piercings in his nose, lip and eyebrows. What probably stood out the most about Volt is that he had what looked like tiny metallic demon horns grafted into his forehead.

"We are bouncers, in a bar called Fate" said Sion.

"Yeah and our fists and legs are ready to do some damage" replied Kou

A larger group introduced themselves next.

"I am Squall Leonhart, my friends and I belong to a mercenary group known as SeeD. I'll let them introduce themselves."

Squall had brown hair and wore a black jacket with black pants and boots. Squall had a scar that crossed diagonally across the bridge of his nose. Strapped to his side was a strange weapon. It looked like a cross between a gun and a sword.

"Hi, I'm Selphie Tilmitt he he"

Selphie waved to everyone and smiled brightly. She was a pretty, short girl with short brown hair and a short yellow dress. She had a pair of nunchaku in her hand.

"Irvine Kinneas"

Irvine took off his cowboy hat and bowed toward the ladies in the room. Irvine truly looked like a cowboy with his hat, boots, coat and gun.

"Zell Dincht"

Zell had blonde hair and a tattoo of some black markings on the left side of his face. He wore fighting gloves and a pair of long blue shorts.

"Hello, my name is Quistis Trepe."

She was a blonde haired blue eyed young woman that wore a pink dress and black boots. She carried a weapon that looked like some type of whip.

"Rinoa Heartily pleased to meet you all."

Rinoa had long jet black hair. She wore a blue dress that had white angel wings stitched into the back. The last to introduce themselves from this group was a young man that had a scar on the bridge of his nose just like Squall. The weapon he carried was even similar to Squalls in that it looked like both a gun and a sword. He was tall with blonde hair and he wore a grey trench coat that had a red sword stitched into the sleeve.

"Yeah, I'm Seifer Almasy. I'm not a SeeD but I'll kick some ass anyway just let me at those chicken wusses."

Seifer began slicing the air with his gun blade as if attacking an invisible enemy. Squall just lowered his head and covered his face in embarrassment.

"He is already embarrassing us" thought Squall.

"Hello every one I am Aya Brea. I am a member of the F.B.I's Mitochondrion Investigation and Suppression Team. M.I.S.T for short."

Aya was blonde and wore a black skirt with a blue blouse.

Cloud stepped forward and spoke.

"Well that Zael guy already said that my name is Cloud Strife. My friends and I form a group called AVALANCHE whose sole purpose is to protect the planet I guess now we get to save the universe and I hope that we can. . . ."

"Ok spiky head don't get bogged down in any long speeches blah blah blah" interrupted a short young girl. "The name'sYuffie Kisaragi."

Yuffie had short black hair with a headband. The shorts that she wore were very short and strapped to her back was large ninja star.

"I'm Barret Wallace. Nice to meet you all."

Barret was a large black man whose hair was cut into a fade. His right arm was missing, but he had a large gun grafted into it.

"Tifa Lockheart"

Tifa was a young woman with long dark hair. She wore red fighting gloves, black shorts, and a rather tight white top.

"Yeah Yeah, I'm Cid."

Cid pulled out a cigarette and lit it and started smoking as he introduced himself.

A cat like animal walked up on all fours. He looked somewhat like a lion but had fiery red fur the tip of his tail lit up like a flame. He had a tattoo of the Roman Numeral XIII on his left shoulder blade and an eagle feather was stuck into his mane.

"Ahem. . . . I am Nanaki son of the great warrior Seto and grandson of Bugenhagen. Nanaki is my name but you can call me Red or Red XIII it matters not to me."

All the other people that weren't members of AVALANCHE and didn't know that Red could talk simply stood there with their mouths open in shock.

"Yes, I can talk. Get over it."

Red walked off and rested in a corner.

The last AVALANCHE member introduced himself.

"Hello, I'm Vincent Valentine."

The others looked at Vincent with almost as much surprise as they did Red. His outward appearance would look almost sinister to a stranger but his voice was calm. His clothes were dark and he wore a long red cape. His left arm had a metallic claw like gauntlet and he had a gun strapped to his waist.

At the same time Raimuz spread his lies to the warriors from the other universe.

"Your universe is being threatened by a force from another universe. They seek the four orbs of power found in this dimension. If they capture them then your universe will fade into nothingness."

"Just give us one reason why we should trust you."

Raimuz lies were questioned by a man with short silver hair. He wore a long red coat that went all the way down to his black boots. A strange sword was strapped to his back. Its hilt was in the shape of bat wings and it looked very heavy. He also had a pair of pistols strapped to his waist.

"Dante, Son of Sparda, you really have no choice but to trust me do you?"

"Just plain Dante will do just fine and there's always a choice."

Raimuz laughed then spoke again.

"The high tower in this castle will benefit you greatly. The machinery in there will help you locate the orbs. Of course it's very old so you need to get it working first. Good luck.

After Raimuz said that he disappeared right in front of them.

"Vanished? I don't trust that guy" said Dante.

"I feel the same way. Something about this just isn't right."

Dante turned around to face the man that spoke. It was a man with blonde hair and a high top haircut. He was obviously a soldier because he wore army pants, boots, a green tank top and dog tags around his neck. He held out his hand to Dante and greeted him.

"I'm William Guile of the U.S Army Special Forces. Just call me Guile."

Dante shook his hand.

"The names Dante, it's nice to meet you."

Guile turned toward the entire group and spoke.

"I know a few of you from the Street Fighter tournaments, but I think it would be good for all of us to introduce ourselves to everyone."

The Street Fighter group introduced themselves first.

"Hello I'm Chun Li and I'm an Interpol agent."

Chun Li wore a blue sleeveless shirt with wind pants and sneakers. Her brown hair was tied up into two buns and she wore some spiked bracelets on her wrists.

"I am Cammy White of the British Intelligence Agency. I am pleased to meet you all."

Cammy spoke of course with a British accent. Her blonde hair was tied into long twin braids that went down her back and she wore a green beret on her head. She had on a dark green one piece body suit that was legless. Her brown combat boots went up to her knees and on her legs were camouflage paint. I noticeable scar was on the lower left of her face.

Two young men that were dressed very similar walked up and introduced themselves.

"Hey I'm Ken and this is Ryu. We are ready to do what we can."

"Hello" said Ryu.

Ken and Ryu were about the same height and build. Ken had blonde hair while Ryu had Brown and he wore a white headband. They both wore Karate gi's that were sleeveless. Ken's gi was red and Ryu's was white.

"Hey don't forget me Ryu!"

I short young girl that wore a school girl uniform walked up beside Ryu. She had on a white headband just like him.

"Hi, I'm Sakura!"

"Yeah, that's Sakura, Ryu's shadow" said Ken.

"Oh shut up!" shouted Sakura

"I am Zangief, the Red Cyclone! I will show my opponents the strength of Mother Russia!

Zangief was a very large man that spoke with a thick Russian accent. He wore some red trunks and boots and his body was covered in scars and hair. He clinched his fists and waved them violently in the air. Everyone kind of looked at him for a second then moved along with the introductions.

The next group introduced themselves and they looked like an odd bunch.

"Greetings, I am Captain Commando, this is Sho, Jennety, and Hoover. We are the Commando Squad."

Captain Commando wore red sunglasses and a blue combat suit. On his arms was some type of gauntlets that looked really futuristic and high tech. His companions struck everyone as kind of odd. Sho was a ninja. He had a black ninja uniform with a katana strapped to his back and his face was masked. Jennety looked like a mummy because his entire body was wrapped in bandages. He wore a yellow baseball cap and carried several knives on his belt. As if a ninja and a mummy wasn't weird enough then Hoover would definitely be. Hoover was a . . . baby who piloted a large robotic suit that was outfitted with several high tech weapons.

Everyone stood there in silence for a moment then Ken spoke.

"Dude . . . your Commando squad consists of a Baby, a Mummy, and a Ninja. That's cool and all but don't you think that's a little random?"

"Yeah we get that all the time" said Captain Commando.

"Hello, I'm Jill Valentine and I'm a member of Raccoon City's Special Tactics and Rescue Squad S.T.A.R.S for short."

Jill had brown hair and eyes. She wore a blue beret with a blue combat uniform.

"The name's Hayato, I'm ready for action."

Hayato pulled out his plasma sword that shown with a green blade of energy. (* Think of a light saber from Star Wars.) He had some type of metallic headband on and wore blue body armor.

"I am Strider Hiryu of the Striders. I'm prepared to save our universe."

Part of Striders face was covered by a long red scarf. His clothes looked somewhat like a ninja uniform and he carried a short sword. A blue machine like man then walked up. He looked almost human in the face but his entire body was a machine. His right arm was in the shape of some type of gun.

"I am Mega Man X a Maverick Hunter. Most call me X though."

"I'm Maki and this is my brother in law Guy. We are practitioners of the Bushin Style of Ninjitsu."

"Hello" said Guy.

Maki had long blonde hair that was tied up in a pony tail. Her weapons were tonfas. (* looks sort of like night sticks that cops use . . . sort of.) Guy had brown hair and didn't have any weapons.

"Hey, everybody I'm Morrigan. Saving the universe sounds like a fun way to pass the time."

Morrigan's outfit was incredibly tight and showed off all the curves in her body. All the guys in the room took a good look at her. She twirled her fingers through her long green hair and bit the bottom of her lips. Morrigan had what looked like bat wings on her back.

The final warrior to introduce themselves was one that looked so sweet and innocent.

"Hi, my names B.B. Hood."

B.B looked exactly like little red riding hood from the story books. She held a small picnic basket and her red cloak covered her blonde head. The others wanted to question her ability to fight, but for some reason they felt like she hid something. Maybe the sweet innocent demeanor was just an act.

Observing from above the large island Zael and Raimuz enjoyed the beginning of their sinister plan.

"It begins Raimuz."

"Yes, Indeed. This will be very entertaining."

(*The end of Chapter 1. It will be more action in the next chapters.)