The ShinRa Madhouse

[SOLDIER 市丸]

-Plot-

The Planet was not happy with the way things had turned out. Too much damage had been done, both to the Lifestream and to the Planet itself. There had to be a way to fix it... That was it! The planet gathered it's energy, preparing for its last chance to save itself.

The Planet would send everyone related to Cloud Strife back in time. But there was no time to decide who to send back, so even the baddies, such as Sephiroth or Hojo, would need to be sent back in time. Unfortunately, for this to really make a difference, they would all need to keep their memories if this was to be any kind of effective. Oh well. Maybe Sephiroth's sane mind would win out or something. And there was no way for him to get his hands on Meteor again, so everything should be fine.

With that last cheerful 'thought', the Planet unleashed its energy, sending several bewildered spirits back in time. How far, the Planet wasn't certain, but it was sure that it was some time before Nibelheim, at least. And on top of that, they all got to keep their power. Pleased with its 'generosity', the Planet settled down to keep an eye on the remaining humans.

Sometimes it was the Planet, and not Sephiroth, whose sanity was in question. For the Planet had used a little too much enthusiasm, and even those who had no younger body at that time were sent back.

Oh well, at least they still had their bodies from the future...

-Setting-

The Shinra building, floor sixty (the SOLDIER lounge). For some reason, all the time travelers are gravitating there after waking up. The timeline is during the war in Wutai, sometime after Angeal leaves, but before he is killed. Not that it matters too much, because everyone is going to Midgar, whether they belong there or not.

-Note-

Only the main characters of the series were sent back in time. All the random people on the street stayed where they were.

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• Ichi- Zack Fair
  

[SOLDIER 市丸]

Zack Fair was not having a very good day. For one thing, the Planet had decided to send all of the 'important' (aka Cloud related) spirits in the Lifestream back in time, along with Cloud and all of Cloud's friends, enemies, and frenemies. For another, he had woken up wearing Second Class purples, but he certainly felt all of his strength as a SOLDIER First Class. And lastly, he was bored.

In fact, Zack almost wished that he were back in the Lifestream. While the Lifestream was boring, at the very least he got to watch whatever Cloud was up to! Now he couldn't even do that. Zack had never kept a calendar, and without knowing the date, he had no way of knowing if Cloud was even a cadet yet!

And that led to the current problem. All day, whenever a Turk entered a room, a distinct tune played over the intercom. In fact, the same thing was happening whenever General Sephiroth entered a room... or so the rumor said, according to Kunsel. It was a different tune, loud and angry, but it was still a tune, regardless.

Zack had worked hard to rig that up, and was already working on making battle music play in the Training Room when he was caught by a Turk. Unwilling to face disappearing' for his general misconduct, Zack had fled all the way to the 60th floor. After grabbing some food- and really, he had forgotten how horrible ShinRa cafeteria food was- Zack found a seat and sat down, back to a wall and staring seriously into the room.

Alright, so maybe he should be trying harder to be the way he was back when he was actually supposed to be in this time, but there was only so much he could take of ShinRa before thoughts of Nibelheim, and Sephiroth, and poor Cloud came to mind. Being happy-go-lucky was all fine and dandy, but after Angeal, Genesis, and all of that time Hojo... Well, he knew it was important to keep his head on his shoulders and be serious at times.

Absently, Zack noted that he shouldn't let Angeal see him being all serious if he didn't want to face a full blown investigation by the Turks.

Finally, Zack turned to his food and scarfed it down with the ferocity only a SOLDIER First could muster. Alright, so maybe it was suspicious that he had the strength of a First who had been soaked in a Mako tank for four years, but there was nothing he could do about it.

It was the Planet's fault, anyway.