So well done that my philosophical side is demanding that there must actually be a version of reality in which this was the actual outcome. *blushes* Thanks! Glad you liked it so much.
Of course, that leaves Yazuu to be the vessel for Sephiroth... o_O;; Hmmmm... maybe, hadn't thought much about Vincent beating Kadaj... actually, hadn't thought much past what I'd managed to write down, except for a slightly crackish scene when Cloud walks in on Tifa and Marlene in the church and gets lectured. ;-)