Yes the crazy ideas are coming back…, triggered by crazy ideas from other places. Been thinking of this for a while, but never seem to take off. Now it did. I didn't play any of the Final Fantasy games. I only watched is Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children… But its AU and a crossover... Deal with it.

Disclaimers: I don't own RWBY or Final Fantasy VII.

PROLOGUE

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It has been so long since he had truly felt at peace.

After all he has been through…, after all he had done. The things he had lost… and eventually found. After finally confronting different ghosts from the past…, Cloud finally defeated his greatest enemy… Himself.

He can finally forgive his past. Yet there were still memories that the Ex-SOLDIER wished to go back to. That was the reason when he felt familiar warmth touched him. "Mother?"

"Again, why is everyone calling me their mother lately?" He recognized the voice. And although it was said in exasperation, Cloud can still feel the compassion that the person radiated.

"I guess they must be fond of you." Another recognizable voice commented light-heartedly.

"This one is too big to adopt." Cloud can feel her gaze on him, looking over with joy and sadness. "But you already had a mother… or you still have."

That resurfaced a memory he was certain wasn't tainted. Cloud had many secrets that came to light. But this one was only shared with a dear few.

Even though Claudia, bless her soul, took care of him to the best of her ability…, she wasn't his mother. Or to be specific… not the one who brought him to existence.

Cloud was so young back then but he remembers a woman…; his birth mother. With her was a man; his father and maybe a sister or two. He remembered the unadulterated happiness the child had with his family.

Then the fear and loss as that memory was plagued by dark clouds and thunder. The clearest memory was seeing another woman taking care of him. In time it was revealed that Claudia found him clinging to a piece of debris washed up on shore. But by then, most of the images of his past were blurred. His name was also lost. But he never gave up on the sensation… thus it became his goal.

The other memory was how even at a young age he wanted to be a hero. This became the boy's inspiration to join the SOLDIER. But the real reason was that seeing how Sephiroth and those like him were able to travel, this became a mean to search for his forgotten past.

But after all that happened, his hope slowly died as the burden of the Geostigma and his guilt grew. But the love and faith his friends had for him and the reassurance of the two more finally broke his cloud of depression and finally allowed himself to see the light.

Yet… the only regret left was that he wasn't able accomplish his first dream. To find his first family again.

"Tough luck, friend. Sounds like you don't have a place here… But somewhere… is in need of a hero. Think you're up for it, my Living Legacy?" The voice of his friend challenged him.

"They keep praying. Of love and protection. And for one day… guidance home." This final confrontation made the blonde able to do something that he hasn't done for a long time… Hope.

"Can I say goodbye first?" They deserve as much after he had been a jerk for all this years. He was concerned how they will feel, but that's what the farewell is for. And Cloud has faith that they can handle things from here on out without him. "Of course."

"Everyone… Thank you and… see you again… someday." After that, Cloud Strife disappeared from the Lifestream… and gone to where he is needed.

The taller figure shook his head at his friend's parting. "Still not much for words. Well, we better go tell them."

She nods in approval as light enveloped their spirit. "Yes, he may have become a memory. But he will be a good one."

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The rhythmic beeping of different monitors was momentarily disrupted as the body connected to it slowly stirred. Cloud tried to make out where he was. It must be night time due to the surrounding darkness was only illuminated by the light coming from a window. And with the apparatuses he recognized, he was at least in a hospital due to seeing some furniture nearby.

He weakly tried to get up, but would have fallen off the bed if it weren't for some help. "Don't strain yourself. You have been in a coma for nearly two weeks now." His blurry vision caught a red tattered cape and his clouded thinking somehow made a connection with that voice. "Vincent? Where are we?"

"We are in Little Patch of Heaven Medical Centre." The unfamiliar location was pushed aside when a familiar feeling of worry followed when 'Vincent' continued. "But I am not who you think. My name is Qrow Branwen."

Something tells him that he is not in Gaia anymore. The shattered moon seems to emphasize this fact.

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It has been an additional two weeks till he was finally considered fit to leave. But Cloud didn't only spend his time on physical rehabilitation. He took time to study this place called Remnant. Hunters, Aura, Grimms, Dust, Faunus… he took time to see the similarities and differences this new world has with his old one. But eventually, he saw that it was the other way around.

"Why are you telling me this? Why not before?" He asked his rescuer.

Qrow is what this world calls a Huntsman. He and many more are its protector from dark elements, be they man or beast, specifically the Grimms. He is also a teacher in Signal Academy which had valuable resources for knowledge, something he was thankful for.

But just like the animal his name sounds like, his presence could either be reassuring or unnerving. This must be why he got used to him quickly since he reminds him of another dark being in a tattered red cape.

But although the blonde was thankful for the man, he was still wary of his intention. This slowly rises when the teacher brought a history book of various Huntsmen and Huntress of the past. One caught his attention… Or more specifically: the emblem of the paired arcs. When he brought this up, Qrow conveniently provided a copy of the clan's history down to their current descendants. It was already suspicious, but what took the cake was that Arc's only son was regarded as missing.

The unasked question was answered by a laboratory result showing his DNA matching the nine other members of the clan. If this was proven right, he is Jaune Arc.

"Are you so trusting to someone you just met?" He had a point there. Cloud decided to trust the teacher because he took care of him along with the other expenses despite doing a sensitive lab test without his consent. He is also given the benefit of a doubt since he is still being treated like a patient. "But I believe you deserve to know."

The Ex-SOLDIER then thought of this when he have given consideration that he may be their lost son. "But did you tell them?"

What he said still left him unreadable, but he had a feeling that the Hunter is a good man. "I wasn't so sure if they are ready for the news. They been through many years of heartache and I am not about to provide false hope."

He had been unconscious for two weeks plus another two in confinement. The test must have been made during those times. "But you have the proof right here. They can be ready by then."

"But are you?" This shocked him, more so when he really thought of it. Cloud is now closer to his dream that he had ever thought possible… But it had been so long since then.

The missing Arc not only changed but the world, no matter which one, just doesn't sit still. The list of uncertainty is endless. This was validated by Qrow's observation. "Clearly you are not the boy they knew and lost. You have the eyes of a man. One who had lost and gained to make what he is today. You have eyes of a soldier." The Hunter wasn't off the mark despite having not yet confided with him.

"So tell me: are you ready? While we're at it, think what you are going to do now."

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Well hope you guys like this one. But if it's like the others… try again.

Still, the final statement is also an advertisement for suggestions to help get this idea going. Such as how will Cloud meet the family? And then there's Beacon. Should I give him a gun too (he was an infantryman)?

PS: I'm keeping the Fusion Swords, but I need a better name. First Tsurugi sounds a bit… generic. But since the main blade is named this, maybe it will stick unless thought of something better. Also planning to let him have the Fenrir motorcycle.

Anyway, see yah people.