Chapter III
'It all began here...' thought Vincent as he stared at the abandoned ShinRa mansion in Nibelhiem, "Lucrecia..."
Suddenly there was a flash of silver light. When the light had vanished there was a man in its place. He was probably in his mid-forties; he had long black hair loosely pulled back in a sloppy ponytail and green eyes. On the ground beside him was a machine gun.
Laguna blinked when the light vanished, the first thing he realized was that Ellone was not with him. Then he noticed the man in front of him.
He seemed to be in his late twenties... but something about him seemed to suggest that he was older. He had long black and crimson eyes, and his left arm was a bronze claw that began right above where his elbow should be.
"Who are you? What have you done with Ellone?!"
Yuffie was on her way back to Wutai with some new materia she had 'borrowed' from several travelers. With the all the mako reactors shut down materia was far more valuable than it once was. Of course materia could be grown but that took lots of time and effort, especially the more powerful summoning materia, but not many people cared enough to try. Yuffie took advantage of this fact by growing any materia she acquired... honestly or otherwise.
Suddenly a silver light appeared. When it vanished there was a girl where it had been. She had short bouncy brown hair and green eyes. Lying beside her was a nunchaku.
Selphie blinked several times after the light vanished, she was no longer in the Garden's library, in fact she was outside in an area she could not recognize.
In front of her was a girl maybe a year or two younger than herself. She had short brown hair and brown eyes. She had a large shurkin hanging at her side and she was holding bag that appeared to hold oversized marbles.
Suddenly she noticed the silence of her GFs. Cerberus was never much of a talker but she had a deep connection to him as his power complimented her magical abilities. Ifrit was usually boasting of his phenomenal fighting skills, while Carbuncle was more timid. Then she noticed there was something in her hands. She opened them and several glowing orbs fell from them, most were green, three were red.