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Title: Revival of the Departed
Author: J'dee
Series: Final Fantasy VII - this part based after Dirge of Cerberus
Rating: Mature - NC-17
Pairs: No smex this chapter sorry folks </3
Story: Alive and well, Zack has returned… but he's not alone. He houses Sephiroth inside him who is using his body to finish what he started except with a little more perversions.
(Het/Yaoi/Non-Con)
AN: Wooo Just the Epilogue to go after this folks then we're done
Disclaimer: Make no money yadda yadda yadda, not my characters ect ect
Chapter Thirty-Eight

He was in shock when Quinn rushed past him grabbing the defibrillators. He placed the gel on them rubbing them together and he placed one against Zack's chest and one against his own before shooting Ezekiel a look.
“Do it.” Quinn growled. “CLEAR!”
The shock woke Ezekiel from his stunned expression and he saw it the two colors swirling above Zack's body and Ezekiel grabbed the electromagnetic rod and moved it through the silver twirling the essence round before placing it against Quinn's chest. He left the rod there.
Quinn groaned from the ground his hand moving to the EMR and he turned it on shocking himself with it and then he felt the pain of something slamming against his chest.
“Not your time Zack... c'mon get back in there!” Ezekiel growled and he placed the defibrillators against Zack's chest. “CLEAR!”
~*~*~*~
Cloud had been dozing exhausted from everything when he was awoken by the sound of a shock and he looked round Vincent nowhere in sight.
Standing up Cloud turned tot he door drawing his sword and he kicked the door open.
He stopped seeing Zack laid out strapped to the table Ezekiel trying to shock his mentor back into life.
Ezekiel dropped the paddles and looked at Cloud. “Help me here!”
Cloud ran up to him as Ezekiel measured down Zack's chest to where his heart was and began to pump the balls of his palm against the chest.
Cloud lent over Zack listening then Saw Ezekiel stop after the count he placed his mouth over Zack's trying to breath life into his friend.
Quinn sat up slowly he lent against the wall watching the scene, Cloud and Ezekiel working to revive Zack. His hand went to his chest and then he could hear it as clear as day.
“Cloud.”
Quinn sucked in a breath. 'You live brother?' He thought, knowing Sephiroth was watching this scene.
“I do, but they soon will not.” Sephiroth vowed.
Quinn felt fearful he wasn't sure if Sephiroth would have enough strength to manifest in him, but if Zack died he knew the grief would drive him probably back into madness.
Zack's body jilted suddenly and he was racked with coughs. Cloud turned his head to his side and he saw the eyes open to look at him. Mako blue stared back at him and Cloud sunk to his knees by the table. His head resting against the metal.
“I'm sorry Cloudy... he... we...” Zack gasped.
“Is he still inside you?” Cloud whispered. He was fearful.
“I don't know.” Zack sighed looking to the ceiling.
Zack felt the pin prick in his arm and he flinched. “HEY OW!”
“Just checking something.” Ezekiel took the blood to the microscope before squirting a bit onto a pietre dish and sliding it under the lens.
Zack twirled his wrists round in the bind and growled. “Um hey Dr. Kink can I get outta these now?”
“Let me confirm.” Ezekiel called back. “Then you can be released.”
Zack looked to Cloud he could see the blonde's hands shaking. He felt his heart sink.
“You were really worried weren't you Cloudy?”
“Never... repeat that please I don't think I could take it again.” Cloud breathed.
Ezekiel let out a laughed. “It worked... well I'll be there's only those S cells left behind from Hojo but not a single other genetic trait of Sephiroth. He's gone. You're a free man.” He walked up and held up the keys. He unlocked the cuffs before stepping back.
Cloud stood up and he watched Zack sit up tiredly. “Awesome. Thanks doc.” He slipped from the slab of metal his hand moving to his chest and he flinched. “Damn... It really felt like he snapped my ribs that time.” Zack muttered.
Cloud slipped Zack's arm round his neck and guided his friend out of the room, into the hallway of the apartment room then to the front door.
“Lets get you home.” Cloud closed his eyes.
“I get a normal life right?” Zack asked.
Cloud nodded. “A normal life.”
“Man I was right thought wasn't I price of freedom is steep.” Zack smiled. “No wonder it took me a while to afford it.”
~*~*~*~
Ezekiel crouched down in front of Quinn. “Is Jenova gone from you?”
Quinn nodded. “I drowned her in that holy water. Brother I can handle but not... both of them. I'm no SOLDIER.”
Ezekiel let out a relief, he looked to Quinn. “Sephiroth just so you know the chip in Quinn's brain is killing him, even after his death, you too could possibly die from it. I'm not a neurosurgeon so I can't remove it. But if I can locate a doctor buddy of mine then he might be able to.” He held out his hand and helped Quinn up. “The same applies to you Quinn.”
Quinn shook his head. “No... I'm going to spend as much time as I can with Sylvie.” He gave a small smile. “She deserves that, not watching me go into a surgery I might not return from. I won't put her through that again.” He walked to the door slowly. “Thank you for you offer. I'm sure brother will remember it when his time for this body has come.
~*~*~*~
Zack walked into Seventh Heaven leaning on Cloud he was aware suddenly at how packed the bar had truly become. Looking up he stopped seeing Tseng, the raven haired Turk walked up to him he slipped a piece of paper into his hand. “This should help... relieve some of those new urges you get. I apologize for causing you a lot of unwanted stress and grief.”
“Whhhhhhooooooahohoho did the director just apologize yo?” Reno called out only to be elbowed by Elena.
Zack flinched as Cloud helped him sit down and he fell into the booth leaning back against the seat. He blinked seeing Reno grin at him.
“Yo you won right?” Reno grinned.
Zack shook his head. “No. I completely lost he nailed me.”
Cloud froze and looked at him. “then where did Sephiroth go?”
“He stabbed me and himself. I was sure I was a goner.” Zack looked down at the table.
Tseng frowned. “Now this is an interesting turn of events. Are the others still across the road?”
“Yeah Quinn got hit with a big wallop of Jenova you might want to check on him, he was pretty dazed when we were leaving.” Zack remarked.
Tseng raised a brow. “And your idea of sending Sephiroth into Quinn?”
Cloud shot Zack a glare, only to see the sad smile on his face.
“Quinn pulled out when Jenova made herself known back inside me. He could take one but not the other. So he took Jenova being he said he knew how he could kill her.” Zack saw Tseng nod his head.
“Reno, Rude, Elena, lets go collect our deserters.” Tseng stated walking out.
“Yessssss siiiir.” Reno purred and pointed at Zack. “Yo come work for us a again. Rufus really is changing things!”
Cloud watched the four Turks leave and he looked at Zack who flinched trying to sit up. Cloud let out a breath. “Here.” He moved into the booth next to Zack pulling out the curaga. Activating the materia he healed Zack's internal injury.
Zack let out a sigh. “He's dead Cloud, said if he couldn't have me no one could.”
Cloud looked up into Zack's eyes. “Meaning me.”
Zack seemed to laugh. “Yeah I'm thinking he meant you too. Cause he was super silent when me and Cissnei-”
Cloud slapped his hand over Zack's mouth. “I get the idea I don't need a mental picture.”
Cloud felt the hand move to the back of his head and Cloud felt Zack pull him in close with ease.
“We get to start over right? Like we wanted to in the first place?” Zack let his eyes close a smile on his face.
“Zack. Reeve is looking for people at the WRO if you wanted to apply there. They're not ShinRa. They're really good people. We even help out on occasion. Vincent too.” Tifa offered from behind the bar.
Zack nodded his head. “Sounds nice.”
Cloud blushed looking up at Zack as he let out another breath, the tiredness in his voice obvious. “Zack... you can rest upstairs.”
“Nah I'm good here, where I can hear your voice.” Zack murmured sleepily.
~*~*~*~
Carrying the load of boxes into the bar, Cloud smiled as Tifa lent on the bar, her head in her hands watching the outside world go by.
He walked up to the entrance to the bar and tapped it open gently with his foot, slipping through and carrying the boxes out to the kitchen.
“Zack called while you were out.” Tifa called to him as he set the boxes down in the stock corner.
“I've told him to call my mobile.” Cloud replied.
Coming out of the kitchen slipping out behind Tifa, his arms slipping round her waist and looking out the window with her.
“Yeah he didn't want to bother you while you were working.” She smiled.
It had been a good three months since Zack's battle with Sephiroth and coming back from death for a second time. Since then he'd only come into edge to annoy them for a couple of nights and off he went again doing his jack of all trades thing he had wanted to do so much.
He worked out of Gongaga, after hearing that the Mako reactor blew up not long after his first death he wanted to help fix his home town out.
He did the occasional mission for the WRO when they needed some muscle and Cloud couldn’t get out that way.
Cloud's hand moved down to Tifa's stomach his hand moving over the small bump, his head resting on her shoulder.
They hadn't seen or heard a thing from the Turks in those three months. Only Reno, he would pop by for a drink to catch up or hide when Rufus was in the shit with him. He mentioned something about SOLDIER being reinstated with Walker taking the front, Reno mentioned that they wanted to ask Zack. But Cloud advised against it since Zack was enjoying his time away from ShinRa and all the extra contracts that had you trapped into servitude. He wasn't that type of guy and he knew Zack wasn't anymore.
“Did you want to call Zack?”
“I'll call him later he was probably calling me on his break or something.” Cloud remarked.
Tifa turned round in Cloud's arms and she smiled at him, she saw him smile back his forehead resting against her. His hands linked behind the small of her back.
~*~*~*~
Zack stepped back hands on hips looking at his attempt of the wooden construction. “Sooooo...” He heard his father comment.
“It's going to break dear.” His mother added.
“Awww c'mon! It'll hold... I think.” Zack protested.
“Yeah flowers. But I don't think it'll hold a child.” His mother added.
Zack looked at the wooden cart. “It looks okay though.”
His father cleared his throat. “How about we just head into town and buy one from the store?”
Zack raised a brow at his father. “Cissnei's arriving in two days I want something to give her for our child.”
“Finally a grandchild.” He felt his mother hug him from behind.
Zack felt the blush on his face. “Hey what's that supposed to mean?”
“When your pretty blonde friend showed up we were sure-” his mother began.
Zack felt his face heat up. “That I was gay.”
His father looked at him. “Are you? That friend of yours is too cute to be all straight.”
For a moment just for a moment Zack wanted to tell them about Cloud, Sephiroth, Reno, Tseng... but decided against it. What he had with Cloud it was good. Tifa understood, Cissnei understood. He just had to keep reminding Cloud that he wasn't going anywhere, he was going to continue living.
“He does look cute in a purple dress.” Zack mused out loud.
“WHAT?!”
Zack cringed. “Sorry. Tifa showed me a picture. She teamed up with Aerith and they made him put a dress on.”
Zack stopped and he looked up at the sky. He looked to the cart then to the sky.
'You probably think it's going to break too don't you?' He smiled as he felt the gentle breeze flow through his hair.
Then he heard the crash of the cart collapsing in on itself.
Zack looked to it and sighed. “You did that on purpose...” He muttered to the spirit of his dead girlfriend in the sky.
“Just stick to keeping the monsters out of our crops.” His father patted him on the shoulder.
“I'll head to town tomorrow to get a pram for her.” He felt his mother hug him again and he looked down at her arms wrapped round his waist. His hand reached to the trembling hand. For the past three months he had wondered why his mother hugged him twenty times a day. Seeing those trembling hands he understood.
“I'm okay. I'm not going anywhere I resigned from ShinRa and SOLDIER. Reeve pays me decent when I help him out. It's going to be okay.” He turned round letting out a breath and hugging his mother back.
~*~*~*~
Walking round the yard again he nodded and then walked round it again. It was definitely there. A flower garden was forming in his yard.
“They're cute.” He mused. It was like Aerith was giving him a congratulations gift.
It was at that moment he heard the car pull up and he looked to the black unmarked vehicle it was typical of ShinRa.
The back door opened and Zack smiled seeing Cissnei step out of the backseat, she had a small bag. She tapped the boot, the car pulled of did a U-turn then drove off.
Zack walked up to her.
“Hey... how you doing?” He asked.
“Morning sickness is a pain. I hate the bathroom breaks, and to top it off they stuck me at a desk so no more dangerous missions.” She replied.
Zack smiled. “That's good then! Hey my folks are making dinner for us. They bought you a pram.” He rolled his eyes.
Cissnei chuckled. “You tried to make one didn't you?”
Zack looked to the side. “Maybe...”
She patted him on the back. “Lets just leave the woodwork to someone who has more experience crafting than defeating monsters.” Her hand slipped into his.
~*~*~*~
“It truly is an interesting turn of events.” Sephiroth remarked inside his head.
Quinn looked at Sylvie sitting opposite him, he bit his bottom lip. “I'm going to be a father.” He repeated.
Sylvie nodded, she looked ready to bolt. He felt like he was going to cry. He nodded his head slowly.
“I'm dying Sylvie. You know right, you saw what they did to me.” Quinn spoke softly.
“I know...” She whispered. “That's why I want to keep her.”
Quinn blinked. “Her.”
“I feel the baby is a girl.”
“Congratulations is in order I suppose.” He was sure he heard Sephiroth's amused tone. “This complicates our plans.”
“I'm still going to die.” Quinn commented.
Sylvie ran up to him and he was engulfed in her arms. “I'll make sure she knows all about you.”
He felt her tears, tears as she cried for him. His hands moved to her waist and he held her. She cried for him when he couldn't. He had cried only once in his lifetime, but this was the first time someone else openly cried for him.
“I'm not used to this.” Quinn whispered. He had grown up in a male dominated household, so hardly any tears were shed for him. He looked to her and she smiled at him.
“I'll cry for you when you leave. I'll cry for her when she asks where you are and why you aren't in her life...” Sylvie promised.
Quinn closed his eyes. 'Please brother... when I go could you make sure they won't be hurt?' He asked silently.
“We shall see... if I survive myself. Then we shall see.”
~*~*~*~
Clover stretched before flopping over his desk letting out a yawn.
“Thought you were going to Gongaga with Cissnei this weekend?” Kaye asked handing him an envelope. “Letter from Costa del Sol.”
Clover looked at the letter placing his face into the desk. “Bin it.”
Kaye laughed and dropped it in the bin. “Unpaid parking fine?”
“Family or what's left of it.” He mumbled.
Kaye sat on the desk next to him. “Your mother?”
“Mmm... My step-sister. She's getting married.” Clover mumbled against the wood of his desk.
Kaye just clapped her hands. “Oooh a family wedding. How nice the beach would be perfect for it to.” She stopped. “Wait this sister wouldn't be-?”
“Yeeeeeah that sister.” Clover grumbled, he sat up leaning back in his chair.
Kaye slid off the desk and walked up to him pulling him into a hug.
“Mrmph!” Clover mumbled.
Kaye saw Reno chuckle as he walked past. “You're making me hot yo.” He fanned himself mockingly walking past.
Kaye looked down blushing letting Clover go from between her breasts.
The blonde sucked in a breath. “I maybe an ancient but I still need air.” He flapped his arms about his face blushing.
“Clover!” Reno called. “TAP THAT YO!”
“RENO!” Kaye shouted before stalking after the red head.
Clover watched Reno laugh and run as Kaye gave chase. He rested his head in his hand and he looked up seeing the glowing green energy forming in front of him.
Aerith appeared before his eyes, she smiled at him.
“You're going to make me look like I'm going stark raving mad you know?”
She smiled. “I think they understand by now.”
“Did you want a favour?” He asked.
She shook her head. “No not really. Just you seem lonely.”
Clover blinked. “I guess. Thank you.”
She smiled at him. “When you're ready to learn I want to teach you how to use your powers if you don't mind. There's going to be a time when the planet might need them.”
“This doesn't involve anything weird like self sacrifice?”
“I'm not sure yet. But the planet has a plan for you. Like it does for everyone. Everything happens for a reason Clover.” Aerith looked at him and gave him a comforting smile.
Clover stopped for a moment he blinked he could hear the faintest whisper before he looked over his shoulder and saw no one. He turned back to Aerith and she tilted her head to the side and smiled.
“Like that?” He asked.
“The planet's talking to you. I think it's time you listened. Then you'll know you'll never be alone.” Aerith stepped back and he watched her fade into a whirl of green swirling lights.
~*~*~*~
Zack sat in the waiting room seven months down.
He was just a ball of pent up frustration, rocking on the edge of the chair nervously his foot twitching before he bounced up.
“A small complication isn't that bad right?” He asked before turning round then beginning to pace. Zack was well aware of Reno raising a brow at him.
“Reeeeeeelax yo.”
“What if it's ya know Jenova or something else or Sephiroth reborn or-?” Zack began.
Reno raised a brow. “Ezekiel fixed that. She just went into labour it's not the end of the world.”
Zack continued to pace and he was relieved to see Cloud coming into the hospital with his parents who ran up to him.
“Oooooh this is soooo exciting.” His mother seemed happy as she ran up to him giving him a big hug. “First grandchild. I'm so proud of you.”
Zack frowned. “But the complication?”
She laughed. “You want complication I could tell you that you were one hell of a complication. You got completely stuck!” She exclaimed.
Zack's hand went to his face and he saw Cloud hiding a smile behind his hand.
“They had to use those long forceps I thought they were going to crush your wee brain.” His mother seemed to exclaim.
His father laughed. “I think they did why else would he have been a crazy kid unless something went wrong up there.” He tapped the side of his head.
Zack's eyes went flat looking at his parents. He saw Cloud clear his throat before walking down the hall.
“I know you're laughing Cloud well you can just stop that right now!” Zack shouted after him pointing.
Reno lent on Zack's shoulder. “If he needs to laugh let him. He hasn't had a chance to much over the past few years.”
Zack let out a breath. “Yeah but did it have to be at my total embarrassment.”
~*~*~*~
Cloud stood outside the nursery and he looked to Zack standing there looking in at all the infants laid out.
“A boy huh?” Zack mused. “It would feel to weird to call him Angeal. Like I'd be expecting him to live up to something big.” He looked to Cloud and smiled. “I've done enough of projecting that onto other people. My life is my life.”
Cloud nodded. “Yeah the doctors said Tifa was expecting a girl.”
“Ooooooh.” Zack grinned.
“Don't.” Cloud pointed at him knowing where that train of thought was going.
Zack grinned. “I wasn't. I just thought it would be good if they were childhood friend like you and Tifa ya know?” Zack nudged him.
Cloud flushed. “If he even hints at a date I'm going to hurt him, your kid or not.”
Zack beamed. “Yeah that line never really worked. Okay maybe twice. Took Aerith some convincing though. Cissnei just plane old rejected me. Work ethics I suppose, that or she thought I was joking.”
Cloud shook his head. He looked into the nursery where all the children were kept. “To new beginnings then.” He whispered.
“Totally.” Zack agreed slapping him on the back.
The sound of footsteps came down the hall and Zack blinked as a nurse handed him a form. “There we go Mr. Fair you just need to sign this birth certificate.”
Zack looked down at the form and the corner of his mouth tilted up in a smile.
“Minx already picked the name.” He signed on the line before handing it back then he looked to the nursery seeing his son being brought in the band placed around the small wrist.
“And?” Cloud asked looking at him.
“She called him Angel.” Zack smiled.
“Lets hope he stays like that being your kid.” Cloud poked looking at Zack.
Zack laughed. “Awww c'mon I wasn't that bad.” He stopped. “Wait were you talking to my parents on the way here?”
Cloud just tapped the side of his nose before walking off.
Zack frowned. “Hey wait Cloudy they didn't tell you anything you can use against me in the future right?”
“Maybe.” Cloud replied cryptically walking down the hall.
Zack chased after him. “Cloud! Wait-a-minute! What did they tell you?”
“I'm not telling you.” Cloud replied.
“Awwww c'mon Cloud.” Zack fell into step next to Cloud.
~*~*~*~
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