New twist on my Final Fantasy 7 story. Hope you guys enjoy! My character's name is Will. The other characters are inspired by my friends. I apologize in advance for a slight Catholic joke. Enjoy.

Will threw down his book back, swearing to himself. "This sucks! An 800 work essay on someone I don't even know! I doubt this person's even wrote 800 words in his life!" Will said loudly, his cousin smacking his wall, meaning for him to keep quiet. The college kid growled and sat in his office chair, sighing. His mop brown hair was messed up, and his brown eyes gazed all over his small room. He kicked off his huge shoes and leaned back a little, taking a Root Beer from his fridge, only being 20 and unable to drink yet.

He decided to relieve some stress the way he normally does…play his favorite game. He turned on his PS3 and started up Final Fantasy 7. As the game started, it glitched and whirred, making the sound of sandpaper against wood. "Son….of a bitch!" The college student's nerves were shot. He smacked his PS3, but it continued making that noise. He smacked it again, but this time his hand stuck to the console. "Wha?" The black from the console started spreading over his hand. T

he panicked student started trying to pull his hand away, but the console had a lock on his hand. He grunted and tried to pull harder, but the blackness creeped up his arm, now covering his torso. He was frozen stiff and terrified as it eventually took over his body, then finally slinked up his neck. He was able to let out a small cry for help before it covered his eyes.

"Oh…god my head…" The kid said, opening his eyes slowly. He blinked, the sun piercing his vision. "Where am I?" "Purgatory," a deep voice rang out. "Purgatory? I'm not Catholic!" "Nah I'm just screwin' with ya. You're in the medium area. Between the real world…and the other world," the voice said. Will stood up, scratching his head. "Uh…huh…Right. Take me back home." "Can't do that." "Screw you! I need to get home. I got a test to study for tomorrow!" the angry college student piped up. "Right, that's where it gets good. While you're in this world, no time passes in yours. So, without further ado…go on and save the world!" the voice said with an eerie tone. "WHAT?! I can't save myself. How can I save the world? By saving the cheerleader?" "Nice reference, kid. But, no. You'll find out once you're there."

With that, a bolt of lightning hit Will, sending him, pretty much, blasting off Team Rocket style. As he flew, the color slowly turned from blinding white, and started to clash in colors of brown and green. He hit the ground hard, moaning as he rolled over slowly. "Uhh…damn…this sucks…where am I?" Will asked himself, looking around. The landscape looked so familiar but he couldn't put a finger on it. He stood up finally, dusting himself off. A growl penetrated the still air, making Will turn. A dark wolf was growling at him, looking like it was ready to strike.

"Oh…crap…" Will said, looking for a stick or rock or something. He even forgot his pocket knife in his truck. He locked eyes with the wolf, which pounced. The beast bit and gnawed at Will, who had its head in his hands, barely keeping it back. *BANG* A gunshot rang out, and the wolf fell off him, dead. Will scrambled to his feet, looking in the direction of the sound. His eyes bugged out as he saw the tall stranger, complete with a gun, golden claw, and red cape. "Vincent…Valentine?"

"What are you doing out here?" the man asked, holstering his gun as the college kid approached. "I…dunno. One minute I was sitting at home, the next I was dropping out of the air and attacked by a wolf. Thanks by the way." "Think nothing of it. What was your name?" "Will." The gunman's lips pursed. "I see. Come with me," Vincent said, flipping his cape around all bad-ass like and walking in a direction. Will followed, watching as Chocobo's and wolves ran along the landscape. Then, Will looked up, and sighed. The Meteor wasn't in the sky yet.

"I'm…really in Gaea, aren't I?" "Yep," Vincent said, walking. Will thought for a while. He was trying to register it in his head. Thank God that everyone didn't show up at once, or his head would have exploded. Vincent took out gun and shot a few times, killing a distant Dual Horn. Will whistled. "Nice shot."

They rounded the mountain and came across the ground a camp fire. Cloud was stoking the fire and conversing with Tifa and Red. Cid was swigging something out of a flask, and Aeris and Barrett were talking with Cait Sith. "Hey!" Yuffie said, waving, making everyone look. Will raised an eyebrow. "Hi." "Who's he?" the chocobo-haired guy asked. "He's Will," Vincent said, walking over to the fire. "That's Will? He's a little…different than what we expected," Aeris said. "Were you expecting some epic Sephiroth look-alike?" Will asked. Cid laughed.

"He doesn't talk much. I already like him," Vincent said. Cid threw Will the flask. "Here, have some and come sit by us." Will sat down and opened the flask. The distinct smell of whiskey flew up in his nose. "Ah, a whiskey man eh?" Will asked, taking a long swig and handing it back. "Well, kid knows how to drink. Now, we gotta see how he fights," Cid said, whistling.

A chocobo walked around a corner, hauling a bag. "This was left with us, by an elder in Cosmo Canyon. It has your name on it," Red said. Sure enough, the bag had an embroidering with "William" on it. Will took it and opened it. Will pulled out a sleeveless green shirt, complete with jeans. "Wow…how uncanny," Will said, and started changing. "There are GIRLS here!" Tifa exclaimed. "Oh my apologies..." Will said, then started making hip thrusts while making an *UNCE* noise, causing the guys to laugh. "You're despicable," Yuffie said. "Sticks and stones, ninja," Will said, slipping on his outfit. "Hmm, what else is in here?" Will turned the bag upside down over his head. *THUNK!*

"OWWW!" Will yelled as something blunt smacked his nose, breaking it. He fell backward, blood running down his face. "Well…dis shucks…" Will said through a broken and bloody nose, causing Cid to fall over in laughter. Aeris scooted over and placed her hand over the wound. Her hands started to glow bluish-green, and his nose rearranged itself, setting back into place, and the blooding stopped. Once she was done, his nose was back to normal. "Wow. Thanks Aeris!" Will said. "No problem," Aeris said, smiling. Will grabbed the blunt object protruding out of the bag and pulled it out. "Whoaaaa...how the hell did this fit in the bag?!"

Will pulled out a sword, probably about 5 feet long. It was one sided, a little wider at the base, and goes to a tip at the end, with what looked like three pipes on the back that fit into the guard, which extended a third of the way down the back. "What in the…" (sorry for kinda ripping this off Devil May Cry 4, but if you've played that game, you know this sword is epic!)

Will took the handle in his hands. It was divided into two. The one closest to the blade looked like it could rotate. He gave it a pull, and it revved up like a motorcycle. "FREAKING AWESOME!" Will yelled, revving the sword up. "That's an impressive blade," Cloud said. Will was too busy revving it up and laughing like an idiot. "Sorry. Anyways, here I am. In Gaea. With the crew…a weapon in hand, and a mind of what's going on…" "What's that mean?" Cloud asked. "Nevermind. So I guess I'm one to help save the world…sweet. I'm for it," Will said, spinning his blade and putting it on his back.

Will woke up that next morning, his head buzzing. "Uh, my head. He turned over to see Aeris next to him. "AHH!" Will yelled in surprise. Aeris jumped up and screamed, waking up the whole camp. "WHAT DA FUG FOO?" Barrett said, trying to put words together and rub his eyes. "I'm so sorry, I have a problem with sleep walking," Aeris said, giving a sheepish grin. "That's ok…now that I'm awake," Will said, holding his head.

About an hour later, everyone else woke up, and they enjoyed a small breakfast. "So, what's on the agenda?" Will asked, putting his blade on his back, which he nicknamed Octane. "Well…since you're new, you'll have to start with some default equipment. Here," Cloud said, handing him a bangle. He slid it over his wrist. "Here!" Yuffie called out, throwing random materia at him.

"Fire…Blizzard…Bolt…Earth…not bad," Will said, setting up his materia. "All…with bolt. That'll help. Earth in my blade…fire on bangle, and blizzard on blade. Perfect!" Will said. There was a portion hollowed out in his handle, where he could slide materia into, the opening being the bottom with a cap on it. He accessorized everything and stood up. "Ready," Will stated. "Then, on we go," Cloud said, walking. Everyone else followed suit. "Sooo…now what?" Will asked. "We're going to the Temple of the Ancients," Cloud said. "NO!" everyone turned and looked at Will.

He lightly scratched the back of his head. "Uh…from what I hear, that place is…uh…veeeeery dangerous…and I don't think we're ready quite yet…" Will said quickly. Cloud looked around. "Alright, you have a point. How do you suggest we get stronger?" Cloud asked. Will was again put on the spotlight. He smirked, remembering something. "To the buggy!" Everyone crammed into the buggy.

Cloud was trying to drive with Tifa on his lap. "This sucks!" Barrett said, having Red laying on his lap. "At least you don't have this damn moogle-cat-thing on your damn lap," Cid remarked, shoving Cait Sith over on Yuffie, who started whining. Will just sat back, his eyes closed. "Where to?" "Costa Del Sol," Will said. Aeris jumped in, almost stage diving and landed on Will's lap. "Ooph! Thanks for the warning." "Sorry," Aeris said. "Shattup, you liked it," Cid said. "Quiet Cid, go play with your spear or something," Will retaliated, chuckling.

The road was long and bumpy, throwing the crew around quite a bit. "Damn it! Who taught you how to drive?" Barrett yelled. "Shut up. This thing's harder to drive than you think. I mean six wheels? What the hell?" Cloud called out, swerving all over the place. "Just get us there in one piece. That's all I care about," Yuffie piped up.

"Wait…where's Vincent?" Tifa asked. "He's sitting on the roof, all vampire-like," Cid said, earning a nice loud knock on the roof from Vincent, making Cid laugh.

As they arrived at Costa Del Sol, they saw the big barge come in from Junon City. "Perfect," Will said. They parked and jumped out, stretching. "Well that was oodles of fun!" Yuffie complained, stretching her arms. "Quiet," Cid said back, pushing her over. She screamed and flailed, falling on her face. "Haha fail," Will said, pounding on the roof. "Hey! Sleeping beauty! Wake up we're here," Will said. Vincent slowly opened his eyes. "I know. I was merely restraining myself from strangling Yuffie." "Well save it for the ship. At least you can throw the body overboard and no one can see it," Will said, earning a "HEY!" from Yuffie.

"We're getting on the ship?" Cloud asked. Will nodded. I know a secret to help our performance. No one can screw around though. This is big," Will said. "Well, the ship don't leave till the morning," Tifa said, looking at a pamphlet from the Inn. "Well, guess we're gonna have to kill some time," Cloud said. "Dibs on the bar!" Cid called out, doing his goofy run there. "Wait for me!" Will said, running after him.

Meanwhile, two girls got off the boat that just landed at Costa Del Sol. "Well, that sucked. Especially my sea sickness," the raven-haired girl said in an English accent, holding her hand over her mouth. "That was rather rough. Maybe we'll find some answers here," the other girl said, flicking her blonde hair out of her eyes. They approached what they thought would be the best place for answers. The bar.

So, here it is. The first chapter. As I said, it was different from the other. Hope everyone likes it. Please, read it and review, cause I really wanna know what I'm doing right or wrong. Thanks!