Unorthodox Cure

Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy 7.

Demonize the Enemy: So much for our brainstorming moments. It was more like rain in the desert. So small, so dry, so brief.

Anorexic Whale: You may not think it's much but I like what we came up with for this chapter.

Chapter 9: The Lost Order

5 Months Later

Chaos's POV

Chaos is a WEAPON.

Chaos knew as such he would, no, must be quite old. But he just had no idea how old considering the fact that he was immortal.

But that all changed as he started regaining his memories.

Before all he knew was that he was a WEAPON forged by the Planet to defend it or in his case to annihilate its creatures.

But as his memories proceeded to return so did certain information. Such as how he had destroyed JENOVA. But not the latter JENOVA that had used live creatures to reanimate itself in the forest of Nibelheim.

But the JENOVA that had first arrived to Gaia.

Across the universe were billions of galaxies. And in those galaxies lay billions of solar systems in which lay millions of planets. Only a fraction of the planets was viable for sustaining life, but still they were a vast number. Each planet eligible for life contained a Lifestream and in turn life. But the Lifestreams were, in themselves, part of a whole Life-Force that the Lifestreams in themselves formed. Thus the creation of self-destructive WEAPONS.

Chaos knew this for a fact as all those inhabitants of Gaia's Lifestream.

He also knew how JENOVA came to be.

It seems that JENOVA had been a demi-deity on some far away planet, in a far away galaxy. But being a demi wasn't enough for him and he sought Ambrosia or the elixir of the gods and thus attained power. But still it wasn't enough. For as soon as he realized the existence of other planets and other Lifestreams it quickly drained the planet it resided on of the last of its power and set on a path outside its solar system turning it into a meteor and a form of transportation. But the process and the journey had drained him of the last of his energy and the moment he had reached another planet sustaining a Lifestream he proceeded to drain it as well till it too was no more.

And on and on was the process and circle of senseless death. And it seemed that no force could match up to JENOVA's.

That was until he reached Gaia.

Gaia had been young and had still been in the process of forging its own WEAPONS. But had yet to finish forging him: Chaos.

When JENOVA arrived it didn't crash on the planet as the mortal race presumed. But instead he hovered above it and proceeded to drain her.

Gaia proceeded to dispatch its WEAPONS onto the intruder, but with no success. And when matters became too grave to wait any longer the Planet saw no choice but to unleash what it had hoped not to turn to in its time of need.

Left with no options it did the unimaginable. It released Chaos upon him.

Chaos fully, and newly formed was a hazard himself as the Planet had yet to produce some means of restraining and controlling the WEAPON and by releasing him he might prove to be a danger to all, not just JENOVA.

Chaos was powerful. He was the bringer of death. He was unlike any other. And he proved to be JENOVA's match.

The battle was fierce and harsh with no obvious winners or losers. But in a Ragnarok (Am I spelling it right?) moment both contenders fell from the sky to crash into the planet.

JENOVA, bereft of power, became dormant.

Chaos, body destroyed, was trapped in the crystal caves.

Till a certain scientist came along and found him.

Although JENOVA was no more, and the Planet had confirmed that this time it had been final, Chaos thought it was prudent that his Host be aware of JENOVA's true history. And upon recovering his entire memory he volunteered the information. The entire group had reacted precisely as he had expected them to, but it was particularly interesting to see their faces when JENOVA was revealed to be male instead of female as opposed to popular belief.

But it was time to relax.

JENOVA was no more.

The other three demons that used to occupy Vincent's soul are too a thing of the past.

And the best thing was that Chaos was being constantly rejuvenated thanks to his Host's lovers. He was still no where near his former strength, the one he possessed when he at first was created, but with the Host's lover's 'help' he was quickly regenerating his energies to acceptable levels, through MORE than acceptable means.

When things had finally settled so did all the others.

Vincent currently lived with his two lovers in a secluded, old mansion hidden away in the hills of Kalm. Whereas the two other former SOLDIERS, the ones known as Zack and Angeal had settled on the WRO base along with the petite blond, Cloud.

Chaos had a feeling that the relationship between those three was anything but platonic. From their auras he could sense a deep connection, not different from his Host's and his lovers, forging between them.

And speak of the devil, Genesis just walked into their bedroom where his Host was currently lying naked in bed with an equally naked Sephiroth and no sheets to block the view. They had been discarded earlier that night to allow…full range motion.

Seeing the scene before him Genesis smirked and began undressing. From the look on his face it seemed that he was planning on making it a busy night.


WRO Compound, an empty gym.

Cloud's POV

Cloud and Zack circle each other former was scowling and the latter grinning and each looking for an opening so as to tackle the other. Cloud tried to fake a move to the right only to turn to the left at the last second and attempted to grab Zack only to miss. He tried to pull back to his former center of gravity only to lose his balance and tumble into the brunette whose grin turned up a notch more crazy with amusement. Cloud however was not amused. He tried to separate himself but the strong arms refused to release him.

"Zack." Cloud tried not to whine as he struggled "Come on. Let go."

Zack shook his head and tightened his hold to a bear hug.
"How can I let such a cute chocobo go?!" He was now lifting Cloud into the air in an ever tightening hug.

"Easy." Cloud gasped "Release and separate."

Zack bursted into laughter still not releasing him "What a little spitfire you turned out to be!"

Cloud, a bit short of breath, was beginning to contemplate kicking and biting his way to freedom, dignity be damned, until a strong voice saved him.

"Zack let go of Cloud."

Both ex-SOLDIERS turned to see Angeal standing by the gym entrance watching them with amusement. Cloud took advantage of the slight distraction to drop quickly slipping out of Zack's hold and to run towards Angeal hiding behind him before Zack could catch up.

Zack pouted cutely like a child that had been denied his toy. Seeing this, Angeal wrapped an arm around the small blonde's waist and drew him closer to his body to plant a delicate kiss on petal soft lips. Cloud smiled and tossed a mischievous smile at Zack who was practically drooling at the hot sight.

"What do you say you burn that excess energy back in our room?" Angeal asked while petting Cloud's spike hair.

Cloud shivered in lust.
Being in a relationship with Zack and Angeal Cloud couldn't help but feel more loved and wanted than he could ever remember. The only other times that that had happened was when he was with Marlene and Denzel. The crush that Tifa had had on him had only been that a crush, nothing more. After the affair with Vincent's demons and JENOVA's return he and Tifa had sat down and talked things out and had agreed that being friends was for the best. Cloud simply couldn't give her what she wants. Tifa had understood and held no animosity to him.

There was vast difference with what he had experienced in the past and what he has now with Zack and Angeal. But he found himself completely enamored and couldn't think of giving it up.

Shin-Ra Headquarters

It was the middle of the night and all employees had left for home hours ago, but in the TURKS department there was one person who did not wish to go back to his apartment.

Tseng had been pacing his office for hours in the dark with nothing to illuminate it but the moonlight coming from the offices only open window. He had tried numerous ways of relieving the unbearable tension coiling his mind and body with little effect: he had tried going down to the range, tried the gym, tried taking a few pills to chemically induce sleep, but all was useless. He was simply incapable of ridding himself of the sense of edginess and expectancy. And this had been going on for months ever since the JENOVA crisis. These bouts of restlessness did not come constantly they came monthly. Had Tseng been a superstitious man he may have suspected that the moon's rotational cycles had some sort of effect on him. But he wasn't and he knew that it was a ridiculous theory. And going to a physician was out of the question: he hated doctors.

Suddenly Tseng halted in his pacing. He had heard something move behind him, but before he could reach for his weapon his vision began to fade and he lost consciousness. Before he could hit the ground someone caught his body mid-descent and pulled him into two powerful arms.

Before complete awareness left him Tseng heard his kidnapper's fading voice.

"Nice to see you again Tseng." Gabriel smiled down at the unconscious man before lifting him into his arms and jumping out of the window. It was time to put things into motion. His master was ready to return to Gaia.

TBC