TERRASHOCK

A Final Fantasy VI/BioShock crossover fanfic

Shadow Aura 64

I do not own Terra, Rapture, Jack, or anything else that appears in this story.

-Terra's POV-

"So this is how it ends?" Jack said, slowly approaching me, clutching a fireball in his left hand. "No matter. It was fun toying with you." He threw the fireball at me, and it exploded upon impact.

Pain.

I slowly stood up, unable to control my breathing. Everything hurt... There was no chance... No chance I'd make it out of here alive... He's too strong... Locke, Edgar, Sabin, Celes, Cyan, Gau, Relm, Strago, Shadow... I'd never see any of them again... I let them all down...

Seized with fury...

I snapped.

M... Maudin...! Father...

"AAAARRRGGGHHH!" I held my head with my hands as a blinding pain shot throughout my entire body. Cracks appeared in the floor beneath me, and a wave of energy burst out of me. Then, just as suddenly as it appeared, the pain vanished. I was blinded my an intense light as power flooded within me. I opened my eyes. I was on my knees. I slowly stood up, and looked at my hands. Why were they glowing? My suddenly longer hair cascaded behind me.

"W... What are you...?" asked Jack, pointing his pistol at me. His voice sounded far away.

Esper...

I slowly walked towards Jack. My body felt very light. He fired his pistol at me. Instinctively, I lashed my hand out, catching the bullet. Jack's eyes widened as I threw it to the ground. A metal beast slowly entered the room. It looked similar to the thing I fought earlier.

"You can transform all you like!" Jack said as a green sphere appeared in his hand. "You'll never be a match for me!" He threw the sphere at the beast. "Kill her, Mister Bubbles," he said. The beast moaned, and approached me, its helmet glowing red. I raised my hand, pointing towards it.

"Holy," I said calmly. The beast was enveloped in a brilliant light. There was a blinding flash, and the beast collapsed.

"D... Down in one hit..." Jack stammered. "A Big Daddy..." I walked towards him. He took out his grenade launcher, and fired it. I jumped over the explosion, and flew towards him. I kicked him in the face, and plunged my hand into his shoulder, ripping through it. He roared in pain as I jumped back. His blood steadily dripped off my hand.

"You..." Jack said, clutching his bloody shoulder. "You're a monster!"

"Monster?" I repeated. "You have no idea." I dashed at him, grabbed him by the chest, raised him into the air, then slammed him into the ground.

"Firaga!" I said, blasting him with a fireball at point-blank range. I jumped backwards as he slowly stood up.

"How... did you... get so... powerful...?" he asked.

"When you're fighting to protect someone you love, you can do anything," I said. "I can use that power when I need to. Not everyone draws their strength from some kind of gene-altering wonder-drug. We can gain the power we need fighting for something that matters." Jack gritted his teeth, and ran at me, swinging his wrench. I appeared right in front of him, and placed my hands on his chest.

"Thundaga," I said. Jack screamed in pain as electricity surged throughout him. His lifeless body collapsed. I turned around, scanning the area. I had to stop him from coming back again. I flew out of the room, and down a hallway, where I met a group of Splicers. As they noticed me, I spun around, showing them with icicles.

"Blizzaga!" I said. The Splicers froze in their tracks. I flew past them. They weren't worth killing, and there were more important matters at hand.

After a few minutes of searching, I came to a small square room. It was noticeably cleaner than all the previous rooms. For one, there was no blood. There were a few painting neatly lined up, an armchair in the corner, and another one of those music-playing gadgets. Jack entered from the other side of the room, looking different.

"Come at me, bitch," he growled.

"Back again, huh?" I said. "Why even bother? You can't win." Jack smiled.

"I'm even stronger now," he said. "A quick stop to the Gatherer's Garden, and I've reached a whole new level of power." I gritted my teeth. Why was he trying to kill me? This obsessive desire...

"In that case, I guess I didn't teach you a lesson before," I said. "I better go all-out this time."

"What?" snapped Jack. "You're telling me that you were holding back earlier?" I nodded, and he snorted. "You're bluffing." I clenched my fists.

"Hya!" I shouted. Cracks grew in the floor, and the entire room shook. The musical device fell over, and the paintings were thrown off the walls.

"Well?" I said, hoping I sounded more confident than I felt. I had used too much energy searching for Jack, and now I was consuming even more. It was unlikely that I'd be able to maintain this form for much longer...

"Let's finish this!" Jack yelled, taking out his chemical thrower. I jumped over the stream of flames, and flew towards him. Before I could attack, he took out his wrench, and hit me across the face. I was thrown across the room, and raised my hand to feel my bleeding mouth. Why did that hurt so much? How did he get so much stronger in such a short period of time? I flew over him, dashing through the hallway.

"Come back here!" Jack yelled, trying to shoot me. At the end of the hallway was a large blue cynlinder-shaped machine. Was this the source of his power?

"Don't touch that!" Jack roared. I took that as a yes.

"Thundaga!" I shouted. Electricity overloaded the machine, causing it to explode.

"No!" Jack screamed. I turned to face him.

"Bah, it doesn't matter," he said. "I just won't die this time." I exhaled slowly. About a minute before I returned to my human form... Hopefully I could defeat him in that short amount of time. I raised my hands into the air. No more holding back!

"Flare!" I shouted. The heavy explosion threw us in opposite directions. I slammed into the wall where the blue machine used to be, and Jack was thrown to the previous room. I recovered, and flew into the room. Jack fired his grenade launcher at me. I was caught in the explosion, and was thrown into the ceiling. I cried out in pain as I fell to the ground. I stood up, and locked eyes with Jack. He injected an EYE Hypo into his wrist, which burst into flames.

"It's over!" he shouted as he threw a huge fireball at me.

"Firaga!" I shouted, blocking his attack with a fireball of my own. I jumped back. "Blizzaga!" I cried as I tried to freeze him. He raised his icicle-coated arm in front of him, guarding against the spell. He threw his hand forwards, and a colossal lightning bolt shot out of it.

"DIE!" he yelled.

"Thundaga!" I screamed. The two lightning bolts met with equal force. We both collapsed, completely exhausted. We struggled to stand up.

"D... Damn you..." Jack managed to say. My power started to fade.

No way out...

Embrace your destruction... It is the fate of all things...

TERRA!

Riot Blade!

A blade of energy slashed through Jack, cutting him in half. I fell to my knees, struggling to control my breathing. Jack screamed in pain, electricity, flames, and ice flying everywhere. I gathered my remaining energy.

Not going to lose... I can't lose...!

"ULTIMA!" I screamed. The small room couldn't contain all the power, and collapsed. Jack's screams faded as the room flooded with water. My vision started to fade.

Victory... At last...

Rapture...

The final fantasy...

Not the end... Not yet...

I blacked out.

I woke up. The rays of the setting sun gently caressed my body. I tried to stand up, but I was too weak. It felt like I was on a beach. With each breath, blinding pain shot through my entire being. I raised my head slightly. I could see a group of people rushing towards me. An adventurous thief... A kind king... A brave monk... A fallen warrior... An abandoned child... A cold assassin... A valorous swordsman... A stubborn old man... An artistic young girl...

Friends...

"Terra...! Terra!"

I smiled as I slipped into unconsciousness once more.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I know Terra is a bit out of character in this chapter, but to be honest, I was in a hurry to finish this. I hope you enjoyed it. Until next time.