Final Fantasy VII 100 Word Challenge

Title: Fortune Comes on Yellow Wings
Characters/Pairings: Cid, Shera, a chocobo
Team: Avalanche
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: For prompt: superstition.

The big yellow bird yanked another chunk of plant life out of Cid's backyard and munched contentedly, feathers fluffed against the early morning chill. "A chocobo!" Shera breathed, peering out the kitchen window while Cid nursed his second cup of Mideel looseleaf black tea. "The wild ones are good luck."

"Gimme a break," Cid snorted. Shera huffed and left the heathen nonbeliever to his tea.

But later, when he made a major breakthrough in his rocket's engine and didn't lose a hand in the process, he wondered about the possibility of planting a crop of Sylkis greens in the backyard.






Title: The Monster
Characters/Pairings: Midgar
Team: Avalanche
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: For prompt: anthropomorphism.

It never truly sleeps: the eerie green glow thrown against the night sky is proof enough of that. While humans are slave to the ancient rhythms of their flesh, its own rhythm never ceases and never changes. It feeds constantly, on despair, on hunger, on violence and greed. As its inhabitants go about their lives, stealing their survival any way they can, they become extensions of the city's endless avarice. The pain they inflict becomes a sacrifice to their metal mother.

The city nurtures you, cradles you, and then it consumes you. This is the beast that men call Midgar.






Title: Love, Glory and Kupo Nuts
Characters/Pairings: Sephiroth, Cloud, Zack, and a moogle
Team: Avalanche
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: For prompt: anthropomorphism. Finally answering the question posed in the original prompt post. ;)

The room was warm and clean and smelled of kupo-nut pastries baking somewhere nearby. The queen lounged in her silken nest and watched with silent approval as, across the room, her friend and mightiest warrior moved through the steps of his kata. His hair was unbound and shone like water, like the eyes of the younger man who sat and watched in comfort and safety.

A third man knelt by her nest, violet eyes outshining the beauty of his loincloth-clad body. "Kupo-nut cocktail?"

The moogle sighed, holding onto the last wisps of the dream as long as she could. "Kupooo...."

Heeeere I am to spam your flist more~

Yeah, I'm not insane or anything. *coughs* And again, lost my last title. Ten more drabbles.

Title:Dialogue Only 1
Characters: Zack, Hayes(oc)
Team: SOLDIER
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Series: Pre-game
Author's Notes: Set in the RP verse skeren and I are doing.

( #16-Dialogue Only 1 )


Title:Dialogue Only 2
Characters: Amara, Perusha(ocs)
Team: SOLDIER
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Series: Pre-game
Author's Notes: Could be from my Interconnected story.

( #16-Dialogue Only 2 )

Title:Illness 1
Characters: Ifalna
Team: SOLDIER
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Series: Pre-game
Author's Notes: Needed to write her eventually.

( #17-Illness 1 )

Title:Illness 2
Characters: Sephiroth
Team: SOLDIER
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Series: Pre-game
Author's Notes: He's a possessive boy.

( #17-Illness 2 )


Title:Alcohol 1
Characters: Jessie
Team: SOLDIER
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Series: Pre-game
Author's Notes: *starts going for not-main characters more*

( #18-Alcohol 1 )

Title:Alcohol 2
Characters: Biggs, Wedge
Team: SOLDIER
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Series: Pre-game
Author's Notes: *starts going for not-main characters more*

( #18-Alcohol 2 )


Title: Internet 1
Characters: Zack
Team: SOLDIER
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Series: Crisis Core
Author's Notes: Poor, pooooor Zack

( #19 - The Internet 1 )

Title: Internet
Characters: Lazard, Kunsel
Team: SOLDIER
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Series: Crisis Core
Author's Notes: *purrs at this idea*

( #19 - The Internet 2 )

Title: Superstition 1
Characters: Gillian, Genesis, Angeal
Team: SOLDIER
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Series: Pre-game
Author's Notes: *cuddles the muses*

( #20 - Superstition 1 )

Title: Superstition 2
Characters: Sephiroth, Genesis, Angeal
Team: SOLDIER
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 100
Series: Pre-game
Author's Notes: This is a fun personality quirk.

( #20 - Superstition , )

Title: Strength in Numbers
Character(s): Rufus and Turks puppypile
Team: Turks
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Series: Post-Advent Children
Author's Notes: A freak snowstorm caught the five of them by surprise, stranding them and taking out power in the shelter they'd chosen for the night. Tseng's ponderings in the pre-dawn.

Tseng was glad that the healing rain had brought their boss back to them. All five had survived this long, through so much, and now that Rufus was determined to fix what his father's unfettered ambition had done to the planet and its people, each of them was needed. Needed to rebuild what they had destroyed.

And most of all, he thought as he wrapped himself around his sleeping boss' shivering form, Rude warm at Rufus' back, needed because five was a good number, but four was the number of death, and there had been too much of that already.

Title: Photic
Characters: Reno and Rude
Challenge: #20 superstition
Team: Turks
Rating: G
Word Count: 100

"Why do you do that?" asks Rude. He'd just been wetly sneezed upon by his partner. Whenever Reno sneezed, he followed with two sharp coughs. He looked like a cat trying to get up a hairball. It was … annoying.

Reno looks over from his side of the cockpit. "Keeps the demons out," he replies, as if Rude should know these things.

"Demons?" Rude asks, eyebrow arching over his shades.

"They get in when you inhale after sneezing. Coughing keeps 'em out."

"You really believe that crap?" Rude smirks. He knows it is actually wearing shades that blocks the demons from entering. 

Title: Lost and Found
Characters: Reno and Rufus
Challenge: #20 superstition
Team: Turks
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100

Reno stood behind Rufus, looking uncomfortable as the president hunted through his desk for his favorite 'lucky' pen. He'd already dumped out the waste paper basket, torn the drawers apart and now was on his hands, crawling around under his desk, which gave the red-haired Turk a very nice view of his boss' ass.

"Can't you sign them with another pen?" Reno asked.

"You have no idea, do you? No! All official business is done with that pen!"

"Umm Boss?"

"Yes?"

"Remember that dildo you really liked last night?"

"You didn’t."

The pen was found. The paychecks signed ... except Reno's.

Title: No Need To Worry
Characters: Reno and Vincent
Challenge: #20 superstition
Team: Turks
Rating: G
Word Count: 100

"What is that?" Vincent asks coming into the apartment and shaking off the rain.

"Nothing," Reno answers, stuffing whatever it was into his pocket. Thunder cracks outside and the redhead jumps.

"Reno, what are you hiding? I saw something."

Whimpering, Reno pulls the item out from his pocket. "It's a worry doll. It keeps me safe from the lightning while you're gone."

Vincent moves closer and leans down to look at the handmade doll. It's about two inches in length and looks just like him. Valentine is touched. "Well, you can put it away now. You have the real thing."

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Title: Visitor
Characters: Cid, Shera, Hellmasker
Team: Turks
Word Count: 100

The sky was dumping its third foot of snow on Rocket Town when Cid heard the strange, shuffling knock.

"I'll get it." Shera was out of her chair before Cid could decide if he was hearing things. Few people would be stupid enough to venture outside in a blizzard: Cloud, probably, or -

"Vincent?" Shera's voice wobbled. "Is that you?"

Cid leaned back; towering over his wife was a massive figure in a mask, chainsaw dangling by his thigh. "Hellmasker," he sighed. "Let him in already! Tall dark visitors are good luck on New Year's."

Title: Of Superstitions And Beliefs
Pairing: Vincent/Barret
Challenge: Superstition
Team: AVALANCHE
Word Count: 100
Author's notes: I'll die for this, won't I? :P

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Barret was a simple man. When he was young, he had been taught to take care of his sisters, honour his parents, spit three times if a black cat crossed his path and that there’s more to beauty than meets the eye.

But he was also curious. So, when he found himself alone with Vincent, he didn’t think what they were about to do was sick or evil but, just like when he was little and would give that black cat a treat instead of shooing it, all he could think of was how much he wanted to kiss him.

Title: The Power of Three
Character: Reno
Team: Avalanche (because they need some love too)
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: I have to believe that most people in jobs like the Turks have would hold to at least some superstitions. After all, if there's the slightest chance that something seemingly inane like wearing a certain pair of socks on the first day of a mission will mean the difference between life and death during that mission, who wouldn't take the extra effort to find that exact pair of socks before rushing out the door?


Reno ran through his system checks a third time, still finding nothing out of place. The steady hum of the panels and screens reassured him. Going through his mental checklist, he counted down: eight gauges left, seven, six...

Static crackled over his headset. "Reno! Emergency situation! We need you now!"

His reply was almost sedate. "Lifting off. Be there in ten, yo."

Inside, he was cursing up a storm. He didn't think it fair to call it superstition if the shit always got ten times deeper when he didn't finish his third check.

Two minutes out, he lost primary power.

Title: Good Luck Charm
Character : Rufus & Tseng
Challenge: superstition
Team: Turks
Rating: PG
Word Count: 100

Rufus held a crystal in his palm, staring at the way it flickered in the artificial light every time his wrist trembled.

It was given to him by a man who was now missing – possibly sent to death by one of his orders.

The crystal darkened and Rufus startled.

“I’m all right,” Tseng said. He knelt and closed Rufus’ fingers around the crystal. “I told that this would bring us luck if you held onto it.”

“I never let it go,” Rufus whispered.

“I know,” Tseng murmured. His lips brushed Rufus’ hand before he pulled him into a strong embrace.

Ah, the Internet. The Turks use it on the job for research (it's called hacking) and communication earning them a win with 40  points.  Second week in a row for the Turks.  SOLDIER uses the internet for recreation (it's called porn) for 30 points.  Avalanche doesn't have time to waste in chat rooms - they have a mission, dammit!

The prompt for this week is #20 - Superstition

There are several definitions for the word superstition:

-  "the irrational belief that future events are influenced by specific behaviors, without having a causal relationship."
-  "a belief in the ominous significance of certain symbols or occurences"
-  "a belief in something not justified by reason or evidence"

Does Rufus believe in the old adage "see a penny, pick it up; all day long you will have good luck" or is he just greedy? If Zack changes a Chocobo's name, will he have bad luck? Would Elena eat an apple a day just to avoid going to the doctor? Does Hollander's ears burn from everyone talking about him, or is that just the latest Jenova experiment? As for Reno, does he baulk at superstition thinking that if you believe in it then it will always follow you? If Sephiroth cuts bread unevenly, does it really mean he is telling lies? Does Vincent have a fear of the number thirteen? Do you think Cid would be superstitious about women being onboard his ship?

For a little help, there is a list of general superstitions and old wives' tales listed here.

Are the characters superstitious?  Tell us about it, in only 100 words.