Final Fantasy VII 100 Word Challenge

Title: "The Gift"
Author: gdtdrinker
Challenge: Mercy
Characters: Aeris, Sephiroth
Team: AVALANCHE
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100
Author's Note: Seeing as their individual personas seem to persist within the Lifestream, I have always wondered: "What if they 'bump into' each other?"


"You still miss it."

"Yes."

"Pathetic. Here you sit in your eternal existence and lament...what? A few years' worth of humanity? And what would you have done with those years? Been hailed as a heroine of some kind? I gave you immortality. Not only will you exist here forever, but you will remain in the hearts of your comrades until their last breath. Tragedy will always outlive triumph. And what of the end? The grief of knowing that you will not be around for the next great crisis?

As I see it, cutting you down was an act of mercy."

Title: "Release"
Author: gdtdrinker
Challenge: Mercy
Characters: Cid
Team: AVALANCHE
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100

Disclaimer: "Final Fantasy VII" characters owned by Square Enix. Words are mine.

It shouldn't have happened, but accidents are never supposed to. When Cid hears the scream, he's the first one there. One of the Shera's massive engine modules rests like a ruin at an odd angle on the hangar floor. One of her mechanics lies beneath it, pale and shivering. It's already too late. Cid can see that the only thing keeping the young man alive at this point is the pressure of the machinery, holding together what's left of him.

"Let me go, Captain," he whispers, understanding.

With an anguished cry and the leverage provided by his spear, Cid does.

Title: "Self-Sacrifice"
Author: gdtdrinker
Challenge: Mercy
Characters: Can you guess before the last line? No peeking!
Team: AVALANCHE
Rating: G
Word Count: 100

Disclaimer: "Final Fantasy VII" characters owned by Square Enix. Words are mine.



She would like to believe that her life hangs in the balance, but she knows she's lying to herself. She has seconds to live. Her one comforting thought is that she will go down in the line of duty. What is one life compared to a dream fulfilled, anyway? She vaguely wonders if anyone will consider her a martyr. Will she be in the history books? Will anyone even remember her name five years from now?

Will he ever know how much I love him?

Time's up. She closes her eyes and waits. No mercy.

But Cid aborts the launch.