Disclaimer: Once I was the king of Spain, not the president of SE. And I am not a part of Orange Range.

A/N Okay thinking back a few months ago I came up with a brilliant idea that I never acted on. Inspired by a fit of Orange Range's Asterisk I give you the SOLDIERs on an early morning run, led by my favorite, Angeal Hewley! I used the opening version though since the full song takes a while.

Angeal looked around at the Second Class, they were going on a run around Midgar today for their morning warm up. He saw Zack waving at him cheerfully, "so Angeal shall we start the music?"

"When you're ready," Angeal nodded, he liked to encourage the troop to sing on their runs. It increased lung capacity and ability to breath when exhausted, he let the group pick the music though. "What will it be today?"

"Asterisk!" Daniel, another of the Second Class shouted.

Angeal nodded, "alright then gentlemen take it away."

"Rays of light from the stars in the night sky above

Send a plea from across the ages

With colors that haven't faded

It's somebody's cry, reflected in those sparkling eyes

A wish carried on the wind, a request from the moon

To live as fully as possible, day by day

So that our wishes, too, will be in someone's heart someday,

Let's shine on like that star."

They sang as they ran along, they were heading towards one of the perimeter plate bridges as they started to run near the edge of the reactor line of the Plates. Angeal was rather please with the way they were keeping pace, at this rate they would complete the lap and be back in no time. He glanced back making sure they were in perfect step as they started across the bridge, it was deserted save for one person in a lab coat. Professor Hojo was walking along. The SOLDIERs paid him no mind as he stopped near the middle to watch them approach the bridge.

"1, 2, and so the bells echo, spreading far and wide in the depths of my heart

A legendary stardrop, inside it there's so many narrow paths etched out

With time, the ages pass; a shooting star passes without a sound

Close your eyes and listen hard, maybe you'll hear a 'Goodbye'"

The bridge however began to shake violently as they crossed it, their perfect rhythm was set at the same level as that of the bridge and started to make a wave in the concrete that was rocking violently up and down. Hojo grabbed onto the warping steal glaring at the seemingly uncaring SOLDIERs as they continued singing.

"Now that the light is released,

Surely it can't fail, across time it's got to reach someone

The light of glory is right across the way

It's the story I'm about to weave with you all"

Hojo was now clinging desperately to the railing as the bridge it rocked even more violently. There were cracks forming into the pavement as Angeal's group ran in formation over the bridge. The cracks in the paper grew bigger as the full group crossed onto the bridge, reaching the final repetitions of the chorus.

"Rays of light from the stars in the night sky above

Send a plea from across the ages

With colors that haven't faded

It's somebody's cry, reflected in those sparkling eyes

A wish carried on the wind, a request from the moon

To live as fully as possible, day by day

So that our wishes, too, will be in someone's heart someday,

Let's shine on like that star.

Rays of light from the stars in the night sky above

Send a plea from across the ages

With colors that haven't faded

It's somebody's cry, reflected in those sparkling eyes

A wish carried on the wind, a request from the moon

To live as fully as possible, day by day

So that our wishes, too, will be in someone's heart someday,

Let's shine on like that star."

Hojo yelped as the whole bridge broke, the SOLDIERs leaped into the air seeming to take no notice of the break in it as they landed on the other side. Angeal smiled at the group, "nice work with clearing the jump but I'd rather the damage bill for today's morning workout not be so high so break formation on the next one."

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Down in the slums two boys were picking up groceries for their parents when the younger one spotted Hojo's body, "big brother, this guy are sick too!"