Unorthodox Cure

Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 7.

For those still interested in this story sorry I took so long to update. College kept me busy. But this is the final chapter hope you like it.

Chapter 10: Back to Order

Vincent, or more accurately Chaos, was soaring high in the night sky when the scent wafted in his face. At first he could not identify it, but once he landed and inhaled it more deeply it struck a deep, base cord inside him.

Pheromones.

Very potent sex pheromones. So potent in fact that the only thought that dominated Chaos's mind was the basic instinctual need to mate. And on foot took off to find the source.

Deep down in the recess of Chaos's mind Vincent became aware of a sudden change in the WEAPON's behavior. He attempted to talk to him.

'Chaos? Chaos what is the matter?'

But Chaos did not respond.
Slightly concerned he tried again and again was met with silence. He tried to delve into the demon's pshcy was alarmed to find Chaos to have transformed from a sentient being to a base motive.
And when you add Chaos (WEAPON of mass destruction) and non-responsive trance, you get disaster. But there was nothing that Vincent could do. He would just have to try and extend the link that he shared with his mates in hopes that they may be warned about the situation.

As Vincent attempted to contact Sephiroth and Genesis Chaos was still on the move trying to find the source of the alluring smell.


Tseng's mind.

Tseng stared into what was supposed to be his mind. He wasn't quite sure as no body ever told him that the representation or projection of the works of the mind took shape of a library. A vast library where the shelves were stocked to the bursting with thick tomes and volumes of books.

"What do you think?" the voice startled Tseng out of his musings and he turned towards the owner of the voice "I prefer the order and quiet of the library then the pandemonium of unchecked memories."

Behind him, hovering in non-existent air was a 9 foot tall beautiful seraph angel. From his muscular physique it was obvious that it was male, a beautiful male at that. He had knee long, dark, blue hair, green eyes, snow white skin, 6 enormous blue wings, and was adorned in golden armor and accessories and by his side hung a rapier, similar to Genesis's but made of holy white steel.

Although mesmerized by the lovely figure in front of him Tseng still managed to tear his eyes from appreciating the beautifully sculptured man and long him in the eyes where he found the other looking back with amusement. His eyes pretty much saying 'like what you see?'

"Who are you?" asked Tseng with a blush.

The seraph glided closer to the human and gave a gentlemanly bow. "Excuse my rudeness; I am Avalon former keeper of Gaia's gates."

"You're from the Lifestream?" questioned Tseng.

Avalon drew back up. "Originally I began in loyal servitude of Gaia and her message but then certain 'events' caused me to seek new directions and leave her service."

The way Avalon said events sent shivers down Tseng's spine but he couldn't resist asking.

"What sort of events?"

"JENOVA's or more accurately ROMEO's arrival and descent."

"JENOVA?"

"Yes." Avalon confirmed while subtly gliding closer to the human. "'JENOVA's' arrival was to prove to be a great epiphany to me. The day that demi-god came across the stars to conflict with Gaia was the day I realized I could be more. I wanted what JENOVA had. And it was afterwards when the crisis was averted that I attempted my first 'coop' if you will, only to fail and be cast from the Lifestream and incased in Mako crystals in the land of dragons."

"Land of dragons? Wutai?" but suddenly Avalon was upon him and with a great arm hefted Tseng so that he was high in the air and pressed to a large, strong, muscular chest. And although this entire world, the entire experience was occurring in his mind, Tseng still wondered how it was possible to be able to sense the others warm chest which seemed to be vibrating with viral strength.

"Yes my dear. I landed in your home land. It was were you were taken when the graft had to be attempted."

"If you were encased in Mako crystals how did you get Gabriel to help you?" he questioned as the arms around his waist cradled him closer.

"Gabriel used to be a scientist for Shin-Ra. He found me on an expedition to Wutai and made instant contact. I then persuaded him to help me. All was in preparation for this."

"I don't see a pattern." said Tseng while gazing into lovely green eyes.

"JENOVA is a multi-dimensional being with immense power reserves, when he lost to Chaos that energy did not disintegrate but was stored in its structural genome and in the dimensional voids that exist between worlds. When I assisted JENOVA a while back it was a trap. I knew that Chaos would once again defeat him and by defeating him JENOVA would release its remnant energy and expose the link to reveal where all its power was hidden: a power which I have finally located."

Tseng tried to make some sense out of the rumble of information being revealed to him.

"So it was a trap. But if you possess his power what do you need me for?"

"I need you so I can have Chaos's power."

"Isn't JENOVA's power enough?"

"It's actually quite enough to achieve the status of demi-god, but not enough to allow me to cross the stars and still arrive in my full glory. As I said before I want what JENOVA had, but I'm not going to repeat his mistakes. If I travel the stars from one planet to another the conventional way I would risk exhausting all of my energy, unless I use Chaos's special power."

"What is Chaos's special power?" he asked intrigued.

"Chaos is death and as you know there is no escaping death. It is every where and its arms can reach the farthest corners of the known universe to reach any where and anyone. That is Chaos's true power: he can open portals into other worlds and travel through them." Avalon smiled with a bit of insanity in his eyes. "Once I acquire Chaos's power I will be able to open gateways into other worlds and step through them without having to expend my energy and thus arrive powerful and glorious to build new worlds on other soils. And you are going to assist me dear Tseng."

Before Tseng could retort Avalon pressed his lips to Tseng.


What Tseng did not know was that his body had been commandeered by the fallen Seraph in order to carry out his plan. Avalon was now in complete possession of his mortal being and had altered it so as to release pheromones that would be irresistible to the demon which at the moment was hunting it. He smelled like heat, like mating and Chaos's though was blown out in his search for its origin.

Some distance behind Chaos Gabriel had been tailing the demon surreptitious without being detected so as to ensure that his master's plan would be a success. With the demon in his haze of lust his defenses were down and his Host out of commission and while distracted Gabriel would come up behind him and lay the essence-degeneration materia band that he is carrying on the demon.

The band was a simple mythril band adorned with 3 materia slots that currently held three VERY rare and VERY powerful materia that that little Wutian ninja girl would salivate the moment she'd see them. The first slot held degeneration materia that de-moleculerized all matter. The second slot held a haste materia. The third held the rarest materia ever known to man: the anti-matter materia. All three materias working together would take down the demon and extract his powers.

The catch was holding him still long enough for the materia to take effect.

The human that Avalon had chosen was not done randomly. Tseng's mark or pottu is a sign of omni-pulse, meaning that on plane-wise his essence of being could act as a vessel for any number of powers without fear of it becoming a burden on the host.

As Chaos drew nearer to his master Gabriel could feel his excitement mounting. Soon the demon's powers would be harvested and the reign of a new era could begin.

Avalon watched through Tseng's eyes as the demon appear at the bottom of the steps of the ancient ruins buried in the thick jungle where he has decided to wait and trap the WEAPON. His position at the top of the old decrepit shrine gave both the advantage of both having his pheromones travel a greater distance on the wind and giving him the higher ground.

The pheromones themselves took years to create in the old out of date lab in Wutai but they did their role satisfactorily. The demon was so enraptured, so in the grasp of the alluring scent that even flight proved to be too much of a hassle for his occupied mind as his arrival showed.

Now standing at the top of the steps, with the demon ascending towards him, and Gabriel behind the WEAPON and nearly upon him, Avalon could barely contain his enthusiasm. Only a few more steps and Gabriel can swiftly spring from behind him and put the collar on him.


Gabriel's POV

Adrenaline was pumping in my system, only a few steps separated me from my target. I was ready to spring on the unsuspecting demon when I felt something cold brush my neck. Sedately, I stared down to see Masamune's sharp edge at my neck, I turned my head to the side to meet the gaze of the prodigal son of JENOVA. And he seemed awfully pissed.

I looked back at the shrine towards my master to see him in a similar predicament. Genesis had his rapier pointed for his neck and was wearing a similar expression to Sephiroth.

Before I could turn back to Sephiroth to ask him how they had found us he struck me hard on the back of my head with Masamune's side and I collapsed in an unconscious heap.


Sephiroth didn't spare Gabriel another look before striding carefully towards Chaos's crouched form. He approached Chaos but did not draw nearer.

"Vincent? Vincent can you hear me?" Sephiroth called out.

Chaos responded in a low, dangerous growl.

Genesis turned to the possessed human. "Who are you and what have you've done to Chaos?" he asked with a dangerous tone.

"Chaos? Chaos? Don't you recognize me?" Sephiroth attempted once again.

"He will not respond to you." said Tseng/Avalon in a voice not his own. "He is far too tangled in his own primitive subconscious to recall any of you."

"How do we get Vincent back?" asked Genesis angrily while pressing the rapier's razor edge dangerously to Tseng/Avalon's neck "And you better answer before I send your head rolling, be it your or Tseng's do not think it matters to me."

"That I do not know. Nor do I care. I was not planning on letting him live beyond these steps." Avalon/Tseng said in a mocking, apathetic voice.

Angered by these words Genesis struck the back of Tseng/Avalon's head with the rapier's side and he fell unconscious on the steps.

Chaos whom had been staring Sephiroth down turned to the noise and sprung up the steps with incredible speed towards the two.

Genesis thinking he was screwed raised his sword in an attempt to defend himself but saw he was too slow for the demon's speed. But before Chaos could strike him down with a swipe of his long, vicious claws Sephiroth was upon him trying to wrestle the demon down. Both fell and rolled down the long steps still wrestling each other while Genesis followed muttering a chant to cast to try and stop the rampaging demon.

Once at the bottom of the steps Sephiroth disengaged and jumped back to Genesis's side. Genesis cast the spell he had been preparing and watched the demon freeze in place by a time-freeze spell.

"It won't hold him for long."

"I know" said Sephiroth and cast a sleep spell rendering the demon unconscious.

Both men approached the demon and knelt by his side. Sephiroth took Chaos's head and laid it on his lap.

"What do you think Tseng or whoever he was did to him?" asked Sephiroth as he caressed the unconscious demon's face.

Genesis pulled out a sense material and began to scan.

"It seems to be chemical effect, most likely a pheromone." He said as pulled away the material "Potent but it should ware off in half an hour. I'm more concerned about what he was going to do with him."

"The other one was holding something in his hand before I struck him." said Sephiroth while indicating to Gabriel.

Genesis stood up and went towards Gabriel and picked up the collar.

"It seems to be a collar with materia slots." He said while walking back towards Sephiroth and Chaos "I recognize the haste materia, but I don't recognize the other two."

He handed the collar over to Sephiroth so he may examine it. Sephiroth took a moment to look at the band and then began to draw on the materias' power.

"The other two are degeneration and anti-matter." He said after a moment.

"What on earth was he planning to do with them?"

"Chaos is a being made from both matter, anti-matter, the Lifestream and stagnant G-strand mako. With this type of materia he may have been able to destroy Chaos but manage to copy his energy untainted and unfettered by his demise. Whomever THEY are…" he said pointing towards the other two "…they had ancient knowledge shared by none but the Ancients."

"How did you know?" asked Genesis.

"JENOVA may have left me, but its knowledge didn't."

They sat there at the forest floor in silence waiting for Chaos to awaken. After half an hour Chaos's massive, muscular form began to shimmer and soon disappeared to be replaced by Vincent's slender, but powerful body. Vincent groaned and sat up from Sephiroth's lap to stare at his lover's.

"Are you both unharmed?" was the first thing Vincent asked.

"Of course we are. How about you how do you feel?" asked Genesis.

"I am fine."

"And Chaos?" asked Sephiroth.

"He is enraged to have been used and for almost hurting you, but now he is coherent and fine, and offers his deepest apologies."

"It is alright." said Genesis "But do you know what is wrong with Tseng?"

"I believe he may be possessed by an Ancient. A malevolent Ancient."

"Any idea on how to dispel it?" asked genesis.

Vincent was about to say no when Chaos spoke up.

'Host let me look at that band in your lover's hand.'

Vincent reached for the band in Sephiroth's grasp and examined it closely.

"I see." said Vincent after a moment of conversing internally with Chaos. "It seems as potent this contraption may be on Chaos it may also serve its purpose on ridding Tseng of his unwanted leech."

"Shall we then?!"


One moment Avalon was deep in the recesses of Tseng's unconscious mind, the second he felt an incredible such as none he had ever experienced before ripping his metaphysical form to its basic molecular shreds and expelling him from the roots and graft that he had seeded into the mortal's mind.

He woke up confused and pain racking his form in purgatory.

Once the pain receded and he could think clearly again Avalon surmised that he must have been expelled from the mortal and had lost the already accumulated power he had reaped from JENOVA and would have to begin thinking of other ways or methods in order to return. True, it would be a long arduous process but he was sure he could achieve it.

He was just beginning to contemplate other means when he felt a cold chill on the back of his neck.

'It hurt, didn't it?!' A cold, ominous voice spoke from behind him.

Avalon turned to look into Chaos's sulfur eyes.

'It must have been excruciating having your essence torn from you.' said Chaos in an intimidating voice 'But the pain will be nothing compared to what I'm about to unleash upon you.'

Had Avalon had a real physically, functioning body instead of the metaphysical one he may have pissed himself when he heard the sadistic insanity in Chaos's voice.


Gabriel awoke with a massive migraine on the jungle floor. He sat up and looked around: he was still at the ruins only now he was alone.

'They must have forgotten about me.' He thought 'better I guess than waking up in a cell.'

Suddenly he heard a massive and very close roar from behind him.

'I think I may have spoken too soon.'

He turned around and was greeted by the sight of a Bahamut that was staring hungrily at its prey.

"Crap!"

Those were Gabriel's final words.


Shin-Ra Headquarters

Tseng woke up in his bed with Elena sitting next to him looking at him anxiously as he came to.

"How do you feel?"

"Used." He responded while sitting up "What happened?"

"Something about a malevolent ancient from a time past possessing you, but now it's gone so you don't need to worry."

Tseng nodded but it appeared that Elena still had more to say.

"Is there something else?"

Elena smiled cheekily "There was something also about pheromones and mating, but Rufus will fill you up on that."

Tseng blushed, yes, he did remember that part. Avalon had told him. But then he paled. "Rufus knows?"

"Yes. So does Reno."

"And if Reno knows soon everyone will know." His blush deepened and he got up and began to dress, "Unless I hurry and threaten him with something


"I missed you." cooed Genesis while hovering over Vincent in bed.

"I was only gone a few hours." Replied Vincent borrowing under the sheets.

"We were worried." Said Sephiroth as he climbed into bed with his too lovers "For both of you."

Vincent's eyes glowed sulfurous. "Did you?" asked Chaos "what about you? Did you miss me as well?" he turned to Genesis whose hands were wandering mischievously over both his lovers.

"Of course!" He replied with a sultry grin "Vincent can be so timid at times; you give him his steel as they say."

Chaos drew both his lovers closer and embraced them.

"Care for me to show you how much 'steel' I truly have?"

The End










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