Part I: Strange Goings On

About three weeks after the incident with Rufus, Gatoris and Aerith were less worried about something happening. Yuffie finally snapped out of it. She remembered every detail of what her father had said. "Gawd, I still can’t believe it. Sephiroth is actually my old man! Who would have thunk it?" Now, the only problem was getting Yuffie to shut up about her family. He did not want to strangle his guest’s daughter, so he did nothing about it. One night, Gatoris got a call from Cosmo Canyon. It seemed that the Cave of the Gi was possessed with something. The only person who had access to it since Bugenhagen’s death was Gatoris. This phenomenon peaked his interest, so he thought it would be good to explore it. Vincent went along with him, in case it was a trap of some kind. (Remembering the Elmdor/ Junon incident.) Cloud and the others stayed behind to make sure nothing happened to Aerith.

As soon as they entered the cave, both men felt an alternating rush of hot and cold air. "Kind of like your granddaughter playing with the heater in my car." Gatoris exclaimed. Vincent paid no heed. Suddenly, a bag caught Gatoris’ eye. He knelt down to get it, when suddenly he felt strange. The cave was spinning, Vincent began fading in and out of sight, and the wind gusts became more intense. Finally, it stopped. The cave was calm, but Vincent had gone. What the hell had just happened? Gatoris thought. He smelled something close to rotting flesh, so he had a faint idea of the root of this: Elmdor. Gatoris made a mad dash to Cloud’s Villa.

Jesus no, Gatoris thought when he reached Costa Del Sol. It was under Shin-Ra rule. But how? Then Cloud and Barret happened by. They seemed to be dressed in Shin-Ra uniforms. Gatoris was as confused as humanly possible. "Cloud, Barret, What the hell’s going on?" he yelled. Bad idea. "Get him!" Cloud yelled. "He’s got a million gil price on his head! President Limberry will be happy." President Limberry?!? Now that settled it. Gatoris drew his sword and... surrendered. But only temporary, mind you. He felt this was the best way to get to Elmdor. Another bad idea. It appeared that Cloud and Barret were now vampires themselves. Gatoris ran out of Costa Del Sol, straight to the castle...

...or what was left of it. It was nothing but rubble. No, that means... Gatoris fell to his knees. He suddenly heard a voice, telling him to go to New Mideel. Seeing how he had forgotten about that town, he made his way there. There was only one thing left in the town: a cemetery. Even the wall was gone. Gatoris had an idea who the voice was that called him here. He went to the only above-ground crypt, and opened the coffin. Vincent was waiting. "Gatoris! I thought you disappeared ten years ago..." Vincent started. Gatoris was confused. "...whatever. I’m here now. Is Aerith..." Gatoris began to say before the tears enveloped him. "She’s alive," Vincent responded in a dry tone. "...but barely. Elmdor turned everyone to vampires. He attempted to turn Ifalna and Professor Gast, but they died first. Then it was Aerith’s turn. Elmdor bit her, and she had a strange reaction. She slipped into a coma, and has not recovered since. No one knows why." "I do." Gatoris said unexpectedly. "The purity of her heart prevented her from becoming one with Elmdor." Vincent looked shocked. "Let’s find that blood-sucker. Something tells me we need to go to Midgar." Vincent looked puzzled now. "The church is still standing. I’ll find her there, along with Elmdor."

The Marquis of Limberry and new president of Shin-Ra was in the ruins of Midgar, standing in a church. He stood over the glass coffin of the only woman who refused him. She was also the one he wanted as his wife. She was a vegetable now, but she was lovely as ever. Soon, the other one in his way would be done for, and perhaps he would have a chance to marry her...

Part II: Attack of the Villains

The road from New Mideel to Midgar was a treacherous one. It was filled with blood-thirsty minions of Elmdor who were programmed to kill him. Gatoris refused to fight any single one of them. Then he got near Kalm. He had to fight here, for Pikachu had somehow returned. He had possessed the insane Rufus Shinra, but still was formidable. Gatoris looked to Vincent. "Bloody persistent..." They grabbed their weapons and thought of a strategy to take this beast down. While Gatoris was contemplating, Rufus attacked. He pulled out his trusty shotgun, and fired at his chest. The bullet did not even touch him. It pierced his shirt, but it was stopped by the rings. This infuriated Gatoris. He did not like being shot. While he marched up on Rufus, Gatoris was pounced on from behind. Another villain had entered the fight. He looked like a demonic clown. "Great, I always wanted to fight Kefka..." Gatoris said with some sarcasm. "Whee he he! I haven’t had this much fun in ages! At least since I burned Figaro." Kefka was embellishing on the moment. "Didn’t Edgar and the others escape anyway?" Gatoris pointed out. "Who cares? I torched the place! Muah ha ha ha ha!" Kefka kept laughing. "You know," Gatoris mumbled to Vincent, "This would be easier if everyone wasn’t under Elmdor’s control." At that instant, Vegeta appeared. Gatoris seemed overjoyed, until he was hit whit a fist to the gut by the saijiyan prince. Gatoris took it hard. "Et tu, Vegeta?" he exclaimed with an expression of pain. "Cut the crap," Vegeta told him. "You are going to die for the hell I went through." Vegeta pulled back his arm to punch him, but he met up with a chi blast from nowhere. Yes, Gatoris thought, Goku is still sane...

It was Goku, all right, but not the one he was thinking of. Goku Tonberry appeared before Vegeta, with a metallic looking figure not too far behind. "Why you doing this?" Gatoris was puzzled again. "I owe you for not killing me..." Goku said without looking at Gatoris. Goku made swift work of Vegeta, evening the odds. "I’ll take Rufus, the rest of you take Kefka." Gatoris barked. Goku and Vincent thought that Gatoris was suicidal, but they saw a gleam in his eye that made him think otherwise.

"Have at you!" Gatoris shouted at the possessed Rufus. He somehow produced a sword from thin air. Gatoris retrieved his Masamune, and the two locked up. "You know, your breath smells like shit." Gatoris was trying to make Pika-Rufus cross, so he would screw up and give him an opening. Rufus broke free and charged Gatoris. He retorted by sidestepping and hacking of Rufus’ left arm. This seemed not to register with him. "Dammit, I just lopped of your arm! Didn’t you feel that?" Gatoris was angered. Rufus replied, "`Tis but a scratch." Gatoris was getting steamed. "You’re not the damn Black Knight, so don’t give me that shit!" Suddenly, the man in armor appeared. (The same one that hit Gatoris with a chicken.) Instead of a chicken, he was holding a brick. He proceeded to smash it over Rufus’ head, rendering him unconscious. The figure thin tossed Gatoris a Pokéball, and promptly left. Gatoris saw Pikachu trying to get away, but he used the device to seal him where he could not get out. One down, Gatoris thought to himself. Now for Kefka.

Part III: Psycho Angel Gatoris?

Everyone seemed to be having a hard time with Kefka. He had morphed into his ultimate form. In his demonic angel form, he had caused all of Gatoris’ allies to be weakened to the point of exhaustion. Upon seeing this sight, both Garrett and Zack snapped. They re-fused, but went further this time. They began to morph. Gatoris first gained fangs, then he went through a height gain. Upon reaching twelve feet, he began to sprout wings. He had morphed into an angel form, he thought. How typical. "Goddammit, Kefka," Gatoris’ voice was now more of a demonic, duo-toned one. "You have angered me to an extent that is beyond your measly comprehension. You have harmed my friends, and you will pay." After that sentence, Gatoris’ pupils vanished completely. Kefka, still high from the power surge that his transformation caused, just laughed.

Gatoris’ morphing continued. His arms became sharp claws, and he began to grow new appendages. He was ready to thrash Kefka back to hell. "Any last words, clown boy?" Gatoris was ready to finish him off. Kefka’s brain was officially fried, so he didn’t reply. Gatoris then grabbed Kefka, stuck his head in his mouth, and bit it off. He then ripped the body to shreds, drenching the hillsides with blood. When he felt that clown boy was dead enough, he returned to normal fused state. He did not remember what he had just did. Vegita, the android, had been watching. "Remind me never to get on your bad side." he remarked. "...whatever." Gatoris was beginning to sound like Squall. "Everyone alive?" "Yes, they are healing now." the android chirped. "By the way, who rebuilt you?" Gatoris had never thought of that. "Almathea. She knew that Elmdor would be after you, so she sent me to help. Goku came on his own accord." Almathea? She’s alive? And not a vampire? "Right on all three counts!" a cherry voice came from behind Gatoris.

Good, Gatoris thought, I still got two friends that are in one piece. "How did you know I’d be here?" He asked his friend. "Simple. I knew you would want to see Angie. You need to thank me." She said, with the last bit confusing Gatoris. "It’s because of me she’s still even alive. I cast a spell on her to where she would not turn into a vampire if you still live." Gatoris was still puzzled. "The only side-effect is if you die, she’ll become one. If I hadn’t cast that spell, she’d been dead anyway. Her pure heart would have tried to drive the vampire out of her, and it would have killed her." Almathea explained. Damn, Gatoris thought. Elmdor will stop at nothing, then. "If you kill Elmdor, however, everyone will return to normal, even Aerith." Gatoris thought about a way to get at Elmdor with least risk of screwing up. But first, he felt that he had to visit Aerith.

Part IV: Driven to the Edge

When he got to the church, he saw the glass sarcophagus that held his loved one. He was on the verge of tears. He then went closer to her. Almathea had put her wedding dress on her, to reflect ... something. He leaned on the casket and cried. Gatoris then opened it, and opened Aerith’s hands. He placed his sword in her hands, and arranged it to where the sword was held against her heart. There, he thought, she has security now. Almathea was puzzled. Why would Gatoris give up his weapon? "I have to settle this with Elmdor, hand-to-hand." He then replaced her wedding ring with her class ring. Gatoris slipped the band on the chain, and took off his class ring. He placed it on his hand, next to his wedding band. "I want his blood on my hands. He will pay for all of this."

"Here’s your chance." Gatoris looked up to the altar. Elmdor was watching. "So you do care enough for her to die protecting her to the end." he added. "Too bad this won’t have a happy ending for you." Gatoris looked at the vampire, his pupils absent again. "You dare drag my wife into this?" he growled in a stereo voice. He then walked toward him. A ghostly image of Garrett seemed to lead the rest of Gatoris. When he was in front of the altar, Elmdor slashed Gatoris in the chest. Like with his face, Gatoris was so full of rage he did not feel it. "You inhuman scum. You shall pay for all the injustices you caused." Gatoris kept going. "You are calling ME inhuman? Do you not feel any pain?" Elmdor was beginning to get scared. "Yes, I feel pain. I feel loss. I feel anger. You will feel death." Gatoris grabbed Elmdor by his throat. He grabbed into his coat pocket, and pulled out a shiny stone. Elmdor began to morph into Zalera, Angel of Death. " Big freaking deal. I can morph too." Gatoris said of the new being. He morphed back into Psycho Angel Gatoris. "You Lucavi have always been weak. It is time to show you TRUE power." Gatoris had snapped. Nothing would stop him from killing Elmdor/Zalera. He decided not to eat his victim this time: vampires taste like boiled shoes. He just clawed Elmdor to death. No blood splattered on the walls, because Elmdor had none. Gatoris quickly reverted to his normal form. He headed over to Aerith. She was beginning to wake up. "What happened? Am I a vampire?" "No, honey, you are still human." Gatoris told her softly. She looked down at herself, and noticed she was holding his sword. "I thought you needed protection while I took care of Elmdor." He smiled. He had not realized he was covered in blood from killing Kefka and Rufus. She didn’t seem to mind. The two went to kiss, and Gatoris blacked out.

Part V: Bummed, But Happy

Gatoris came to back in the cave. What the hell is going on, he initially thought. Was that a dream? What caused it? He then thought something that scared him: ...whatever. Vincent was still there. Gatoris was spooked. His phone then rang. Cloud had just caught Elmdor trying to kidnap Aerith. With one blow, He had decapitated him, thwarting his plot. Thank god, Gatoris sighed. "Let’s get home, Vincent. It’s been an odd day."

Later that night, Gatoris was still puzzled by the dream he had. He just shook it off, hugged Aerith, and went to sleep.