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Jack Klein of Sector Seven

Final Fantasy VII Remake: The Investigation Unit Within the Painting A Short Story by Kazushige Nojima Translated by Stanley

Chapter 2: Jack Klein of Sector Seven

Jack Klein lives in a company housing in Sector 7. The information was easy to obtain, I knew it from the pilot who transported me to Mideel.

He is an old man with a swollen face. Even though it was in the morning, he was already reeking with alcohol.

“You're a trooper too, right? We have to protect our secrets, isn’t that so?”, Jack said to intimidate me, who wants to know what happened 15 years ago.

However, after handing him wine as a gift, his attitude changed. I also got information out from the pilot.

“When I get drunk, I have this habit of speaking non-stop. I might spill out some things that might get me in trouble if someone heard it.”

“15 years ago…”, I asked again. “You gave Glen Reiner, who was a trooper infected with Mako Poisoning, a ride didn’t you?”

“Let me think...”

I waited.

When the bottle became about half empty, his monologue began.

“At that time, the handling of Mako was still unstable, the number of people who got poisoned compared to now was much more. After I handed those guys over to the people in white coats from the Science Department, I was able to receive money. It became my allowance. I also felt that money was meant to keep me quiet. They explained that they needed collaborators to come out with a cure for Mako Poisoning, but I wonder why so? The people in the Science Department are inhumane…”

Jack’s face turned sour. It seems that he also realised that he was inhumane.

“Ah… Glen Reiner... I definitely retrieved him from the clinic in Mideel. He seemed as wobbly as a typical drunkard. It was as though he was a different person after I sent him.”

“Sent? You mean Glen was sent to Mideel? You sent him?”

“You came here without knowing that?”

He started talking about the Special Ground Investigation Unit and it sounded as though he was bragging.

It was a volunteer unit which existed for a short time 15 years ago and was under the direct supervision of President Shinra. Recruits were promoted upon appointment, and a tremendous bounty was promised if they succeeded in their mission.

“Of course there are risks. There was a high possibility of having Mako poisoning. What the Investigation Unit was looking for was nothing more than natural plots of land, something like a Mako Reactor. Moreover, the President probably was going insane. The only clue given to the troopers was a photograph of a landscape. But not exactly a photograph, but more like a painting. These paintings were made into photographs.”

Thirsty all of a sudden, I swallowed down my spit.

“Rumours were saying that the artist was a mysterious psychic.”

Jack took up a posture as though he’s in the cockpit of a helicopter, gripping the liquor bottle like a control stick.

“The troopers who volunteered for the Investigation Unit differ in age and gender. They were probably struggling to break away from their boring lives. They fly, believing that the landscape in the photograph they’re given is somewhere in this world. The coordinates were written on the back of the photograph, but that doesn’t mean that the photograph’s landscape will be there. The coordinates were only a guide. For the most part, those working on the upper floors of the headquarters were probably making rough estimates.

Jack pulled the control stick.

“I flew many times and sent troopers to the borderlands. An agreement was made for me not to land. The monsters were scary and Wutai Warriors were also lurking around. With a parachute on their back, the troopers jumped out from the helicopter. An arrangement was set to meet again 10 days later, but I could only meet a few of them again. I also did not hear any news about a “Mako treasury” being found. They were probably killed off by the monsters.”

Jack chugged down the wine.

“I didn’t hate them. These people had dreams and ambition. After getting used to life in Midgar, they did it even though they will lose their way of life.”

“What kind of photograph or painting did Glen have?”

Jack looked distant when I asked.

“The reason why I remember Glen Reiner is because of that photograph. We had a dispute regarding the destination. The photograph he brought to me looked like a landscape around Cosmo Canyon.”

“Cosmo Canyon…”

Located in the wilderness far west of Midgar, that is the name of the village in it. It seems to be a land closely related to the Study of Planet Life.

“On that day, I gave 2 people a lift. One of the destinations was to the south of Fort Condor, whereas Glen’s was the outskirts of Cosmo Canyon. My base at that time was Junon. Considering factors like the weather conditions, I headed to Fort Condor first. There wasn’t a problem. I dropped the first person off at the specified coordinates. The cabin was just left with Glen and me, and then he…”

Jack looked like he was assessing me.

“He handed over a note with coordinates for Mideel along with 10,000 Gil. Well, the fact was that I had no reason to refuse.”

The wine bottle turned empty.

“Retrieving the investigators wasn’t my job. I completely forgot about Glen and returned to my original job, to fly around the world and transport goods. Thus, I was surprised when I saw him again in Midgar half a year later. He performed such a terrible jump that I wondered whether he landed properly and not died. Still, even with Mako Poisoning, he somehow was alive.”

So, Jack did sell Glen to the science department. I tolerated the urge to condemn him.

I stuck out a photograph in front of Jack. The young man in the photograph was wearing a white coat, with no distinctive features. At that time, he was perhaps around 25 years old.

“Check it. Do you know who is that in the picture? The man on the right end.”

“Oh! That’s Glen Reiner. He was wearing a white coat? So, he wasn’t a trooper after all…”

After I walked out of the drunkard’s house, I took a deep breath. I then gazed at the photograph I just showed Jack.

There stood a smiling white-coated Geddy Buck, and beside him was a 9 year old me.

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-Next Chapter- Chapter 3: Sylvina Kelly of Sector 7 (I)

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peony-pearl · 5 years

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me, crying: Hollander’s fight against Shinra could have made him an ally in Final Fantasy 7, but his selfishness and recklessness about how he wanted his revenge probably wouldn’t make him a great candidate; but imagine if he’d crossed paths with AVALANCHE before finding out Genesis was degrading. Imagine if Genesis never started degrading. Imagine Hollander stumbling through the slums after hearing rumors of a rebel crew whose goal was to destroy Shinra. He happens upon Seventh Heaven, and meets Barrett and Tifa, two people who’s lives have been destroyed by Shinra; in ways that dwarf his own. He’s not there to fight for the planet, or to avenge people, but for his own greed; but he does have information they don’t. He becomes a member while also becoming a spy; telling them about how to navigate the train security system, how to evade Shinra troops, how to infiltrate mako reactors; he’s all for it.

He goes on vacation from Shinra and never returns. He moves to the slums; escaping the top plate and hiding among the people Shinra continues to ignore and poison, giving AVALANCHE all the information they need to continue their missions. Soon they welcome ex-SOLDIER Cloud Strife; Hollander doesn’t recognize him but he hasn’t paid attention to SOLDIER much lately. He just tells the kid to listen to Jessie, his protege. But Cloud has an aloofness Hollander recognizes in himself.

The first mission with Cloud goes successfully; the second - not so much. The President is catching onto the game, and Cloud goes missing for a time. Then Tifa goes to get information out of Don Corneo. AVALANCHE is rocky for a time; then it’s found out the president is going to crush sector 7. Hollander is gathering as much of his notes and tech as he can while Marlene watches the crowds outside. A woman named Aerith comes to claim the girl for Tifa-

Hollander takes one look at her; could it be? Aerith? Ifalna’s girl?

Gast’s girl?

He isn’t done packing. He lets Marlene go with the young woman. He just barely makes it out of the sector before the roof comes crashing down in a horrendous spectacle. He stumbles upon Barrett, Cloud and Tifa in a destroyed park, appearing defeated. Barrett nearly throttles the older scientist for not being there in the team’s time of need, and for not getting Marlene to safety, but Hollander confirms something Tifa has said about Marlene; that Aerith found her and took her. They ask how he knows Aerith; Cloud puts two and two together that Aerith has Shinra ties and that Hollander once worked for them. They go to Aerith’s house, and Hollander learns that Ifalna died just moments from freedom while escaping to safety with a very young Aerith some fifteen years earlier. As Cloud, Tifa and Barrett talk about going to get her, Hollander debates returning to his old stomping grounds. They agree it’s best he stay behind so as to not draw attention from his old coworkers, but he guides them through the building using his tech and by hacking Shinra security cameras.

Then they’re captured. Hollander then starts trying his best to hack the systems from the slums, but they’re far too updated for his tech to reach. Then security cameras go blank. One flickers; and a figure causes him to think he’s going mad.

Sephiroth?

The cameras return: Cloud’s prison cell is open; the guard has been cut down. Hollander packs up his tech and, soon, the team is able to communicate with him again. He just barely makes it to the gates of the Shinra building as the team, now with Aerith and Red XIII in tow, takes to the streets with Cloud on a motorcycle and the rest of the gang in a small truck; he hops in the back with Barrett and Red; Hollander greets the creature with a simple ‘Hojo? What a bastard, right?”

Completely ignoring his own past experiments.

The team makes it through another fight, and their journey out of Midgar begins. Hollander looks back at the winding steel city from where the grass begins to grow again; where the sky turns blue; he’s no longer a Shinra scientist; but his tech says otherwise. His previous savage dissections of innocent creatures proves otherwise.

His glances at Aerith, the girl whose lineage could be harnessed for immense power, proves horribly otherwise. But he does his best to ignore those thoughts. Now isn’t the time for hypotheses; not when his revenge is finally coming to fruition.

But the losses of Biggs, Wedge and Jessie begin stirring something in him. Loss is new to him. The gang arrives in Kalm; and he finds himself often sitting alone in thought, much like Barrett; who’s somber countenance is also amplified by having to leave his young daughter behind.

Perhaps revenge for his dignity wasn’t what he wanted now.

Revenge for the first family he’d had in years was now motivating him.

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ghostofnibelheim · 3 years

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Personal Record [Verses]

Canon Verses:

Before SOLDIER: Age 0-10. Project “S” is a special child, born in Nibelheim in the secrecy of a cold, dark manor that the townsfolk believe to be abandoned and haunted. Spending his childhood in loneliness, he believes to be sick. Only the many tests performed by the “Doctors” from ShinRa may find an answer to his ailment. Is there really a cure? Why can’t he go outside and play with the other children of Nibelheim?

Before Crisis Core: Age 11-19. A young Sephiroth is trained under Shinra to become the poster boy for the company and its new SOLDIER army. As the War of Wutai breaks out, Sephiroth is sent on the battlefield at the young age of 12. His stellar performance in battle makes him a war hero. But can he endure the pressure of this responsibility?

Crisis Core: Age 20-22. All events occurring within this age span fall into the Crisis Core universe. Sephiroth is a 1st Class SOLDIER who dutifully carries out his assigned missions, having made friends with two others: Genesis and Angeal. However, his soul is in turmoil with questions about his origins.

Final Fantasy VII: Sephiroth, the war hero believed to have died five years ago, has returned to haunt his murderer’s dreams and thoughts, appearing anywhere, at any time, beckoning him and his friends, seeking their Reunion.

AUs (Final Fantasy VII):

"Four Seasons” Divergent Megaverse: (Age 6+) Project “S”, born in Nibelheim and raised in the secrecy of the ShinRa manor, briefly befriends little Cloud Strife before mysteriously disappearing. Soon after, the mysterious boy known as “Sephiroth” is presented to the world as the new hero and face of ShinRa’s new SOLDIER program. In this verse, Sephiroth is the biological son of Vincent Valentine, as well as a heteropaternal twin to Saruhiko Fushimi, though he ignores it.

Survived: (Age:22) Begins right at the end of the Nibelheim Incident. Cloud defeats Sephiroth, but doesn’t throw him into the mako reactor. The three (Cloud, Zack, Sephiroth) collapse to the floor and are retrieved by Shinra, which takes them to the Shinra Mansion. Hojo’s experiments on Zack and Cloud proceed as per canon. Sephiroth is taken back to Midgar and contained into the Science Research Department, for observation and containment.

Healed: (Age:27) The events of “Survived!verse” apply in this verse too, but this verse begins from the moment Aerith is captured by Shinra and Sector 7 is blown up. Sephiroth, still insane, has been contained in the Science Research Department ever since the Nibelheim Incident. When Aerith is captured, Hojo decides to test her abilities by putting her into an enclosure with Sephiroth. Aerith’s powers manage to heal some of Sephiroth’s corruption, restoring his sanity to a degree. When Cloud and the gang break in to rescue Aerith and are consequentially captured, Jenova breaks out as in the OG canon and in the visage of Sephiroth kills President Shinra. The team escapes alongside the actual Sephiroth, who is now framed for the president’s murder. An unlikely alliance forms, and he joins the group to seek and destroy Jenova once for all. But not everything is sunshine and rainbows: inside his mind, Sephiroth is still troubled by his period of insanity, and the Jenova Cells within his body threaten to take over his willpower at any moment. Can he be trusted?

Saved: (Age: 27) Post-OG. Begins after Aerith’s death at the hand of Jenova (as Sephiroth’s visage). All the events of the game take place as intended, but when the party arrives at North Crater and find Sephiroth in the mako cocoon, they actually achieve to break him free before he can summon Meteor. The Black Materia is destroyed, and a tense peace seems to have settled. It is up to Cloud’s party to decide what to make of Sephiroth before he retrieves consciousness.

AUs (Other):

Classic Fantasy - Dragon: (Ageless) Sephiroth was a noble dragon, known and worshiped by all as the guardian of the Fortress of Midgar. Until one day, the mighty dragon suddenly turned against the people he’d sworn to protect. Flying away to a distant continent, he razed a village killing all of its people and made its ruins his lair. Now he haunts the ghost town, facing any intruder who may trespass his territory. Many brave warriors have knights have tried to slay the corrupted dragon, and failed. Only a few were able to return from braving his might, and swear that the beast is nothing short of immortal. Yet whispers travel across the land, of the dragon obsessively protecting a lone, decrepit mansion. What kind of treasure could the dragon be hoarding in its darkest depths?

Classic Fantasy - Unicorn: (Ageless) They say that unicorns are irresistibly attracted to those pure of heart. To better entice his prey, this mysterious creature has used his magic to take the form of a beautiful man with long silver hair. Who is the virgin he has laid his eyes on?

Classic Fantasy - Centaur: (Age: 30) Born in a tribe of hunters and gatherers, Sephiroth has abandoned the herd to venture the world on his own. He’s never been near the more industrious society of humans and the other races. What awaits the curious adventurer?

Classic Fantasy - Elf: (Ageless) Immortality has a painful price. After spending countless centuries in the forest with his kin, Sephiroth decides to brave the unknown and wander the outskirts of the woods. He’s looking for anything, something that may make him feel alive, in this place where time stands to a still. Can his frozen heart beat anew?

FFXIV - Viera: (Age: 270) A member of the Veena clan, this quiet and serious man wanders the peaks of his homeland as a warrior and protector. Skilled with the spear, he spends his days practicing and hunting... until the day the Garlean Empire emerged on the doorstep of the Skatay Range.

Machinabridged!: (Age: 22) Sephiroth has returned, swinging his sword and doing badass multikills. Don’t get him started about that dragon he had to cut down in Nibelheim...

Dissidia - Warrior of Chaos: (Age: 22) Summoned by Chaos, Sephiroth roams the lands of World B, looking for a challenge, a purpose to his existence. Waiting for his puppet to find him, what other intriguing characters may he meet?

Dissidia - Warrior of Spiritus: (Age: 22) Summoned by Spiritus and thrown into his feud with the Goddess Materia, Sephiroth has little interest for chaos and destruction. But what is the truth behind this artificial world? He doesn’t like lies, and is ready to find answers of his own.

K Project - Strain: (Age: 27) Sephiroth is a mysterious individual. Orphan and of origins unknown, he makes a living in Tokyo Metropolis as a model and musical actor. His most attractive feature that made him most popular are his peculiar cat-like eyes that his fans adore and swoon over. Yet, despite his popularity, he seems to live a very lonely life. Isn’t that a power-controlling device issued by the Gold Clan clasped on his ear?

#00A || The Doctor speaks [OOC]#[Verses]

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