All game/anime characters and skits are owned by their respective companies, such as Monty Python, Square/EA and whoever owns Dragon Ball Z this week, except for some exceptions. Gatoris Tonberry is my idea, so do not rip him off without permission. The character of Jupiter/Almathea/Princess Chastity is copyright of CHibi Jupiter. The characters of Sailor Comet/Jessica Bradford and Nova are copyright Jessica. The characters of Sailor Stardust/Akane Bradford and Sailor Celestia/Celece Himeno are copyright Akane-san. The character of Angelise Tonberry is copyright Hollie Shuglo. All characters used with permission (or poetic license, whichever I can pull off better without being sued, killed, or worse... -_-;;;).

Many of us have seen the ending to Final Fantasy 7. The big flash of light, then the image of Aeris. After that, it cuts to 500 years later. The first thing on people's minds (mine, at least) was what happened to the rest of the gang? (Forget Red XIII, it's to far ahead!) And what was up with the meaning of Aeris's image? This little work shall show what could have happened. Beware, however, this may become a strange trip.

During the Planet's battle with Jenova, the Weapons were unleashed, as it is known by legend. One part of the legend that was forgotten was that if the Planet does decide that the evil is cleansed, it creates an "Anti-Weapon" of sorts. It is created form the life energy of beings unnecessarily destroyed. Sometimes, the Planet draws from other planets, sometimes other dimensions. It was deemed that an outside life force was needed to control the being. The only problem was that he was still alive in his dimension. Thus sets the stage for a fun journey for this man.

The setting is rural Indiana, late in the evening. A 20 year old college student, Garret Wallace "Gator" Mackenzie, was fighting off insomnia at by playing his Playstation. He had been playing for about ten hours. It wasn't unusual for him to go on long video game binges, especially when he got a new RPG, what he considered his specialty, next to racing games. While playing Final Fantasy 5 (while praising the heavens it finally came stateside), a voice came unto him. It proclaimed, "Thou shalt play Final Fantasy Tactics!" This confused Gator. He occasionally thought he heard voices, but shrugged it off to stress at school. After a bit of debating, Final Fantasy Tactics was thrown into the system. After boot-up and loading his favorite file (right before Wiegraf), a cut scene started that he had never seen. It involved Ramza (which he had, in a moment of vanity, renamed Gatoris) and a very irate Elmdor. Now this was confusing. Why was Elmdor appearing earlier than usual? After the characters entered, the dialogue started. Elmdor raised his Masamune and uttered "Gatoris, you fool! I suggest you turn back now!" Gatoris retorted by talking about what had happened to him and why he will continue. This seemed to infuriate Elmdor. He pointed his Masamune at Gatoris and proclaimed "You interfere with my plans, therefore you must be disposed of. Prepare to be hurdled into another dimension!" Some cool effects swirled around the sword and shot at Gatoris. He disappeared in a flash of light. Elmdor swiftly turned toward the screen, pointed the Masamune, and fired the beam without saying a word. For Gator, all went black.

Then it all went green. He had landed in a strange, yet familiar, place. Only one word that he could think of would describe where he was. "...Lifestream? What the hell? I thought I was playing Tactics!" All of a sudden, a woman came from the Lifestream. "Perhaps I could explain. My name is Ifalna Gast. Perhaps you heard of me?" "Yes," replied Gator, "but what in blazes am I doing here?" "It's a long story," began Ifalna, "but it's one you need to know." The story she related was the same as the legend at the beginning of the Prolog. Of course, this brought up the obvious question of "Why me?" Ifalna explained that they lacked a spirit to make a suitable mind and intellectual center. Gator quipped "Couldn't have you used Einstein? He's already dead!" Ifalna clarified that they needed someone skilled in RPG games. "What the heck. I got nothing better to do as a disembodied soul." and with this Gator laid down on an operating table that materialized from the Lifestream. After 30 or so hours of staying awake (Mostly due to caffeine,) He finally was able to sleep.

The next time Gator awoke, he was in what seemed to be an operating room with a mirror above him. Gazing into this mirror, he noticed a difference in his body. First off, he was taller than before, about as tall as Sephiroth. Next, His hair was a dull blonde, rather than his normal dark brown. And he couldn't help but noticed the color of his eyes. They had been a dull green, but now they were a piercing mako green. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Ifalna walking into the room. Gator took this chance to interrogate her. "I thought that I was going to be part of an 'Anti-Weapon'!" Ifalna sighed and explained the situation. "We noticed that Cloud and his friends are making short work of the Weapons, so the Anti-Weapon isn't necessary" "The hell ya mean 'we'?" inquired Gator. With this, Aeris walked in behind her mother. "Why, the Cetra, of course!" she announced. "Damn, this is one odd dream. I gotta lay off the caffeine," Gator muttered under his breath. Seemingly offended by this remark, Aeris retorted by politely telling him, "Sorry, but this isn't a dream, Gatoris!" The end of that sentence perplexed Gator. After an uncomfortable silence, Ifalna butted in. "Erm, we came up with another plan for you. You, along with the other spirits, shall be fashioned into a human that shall rise to life in order to protect Aerith. We decided that you would be the best choice to control the being. Your name was actually chosen by your own hand, in a way. Looking at your life, it was noticed that on the Internet, you preferred to call yourself 'Gatoris Tonberry', so we decided on that." This explanation did nothing to help Gatoris (as he will now be known as). These events left more questions that needed to be answered. "First off, I thought it was Aeris. Can someone explain that? On top of that, no one explained how I got here through Final Fantasy Tactics! Finally, how'd you know about me?" Ifalna and Aerith looked at each other, as if deciding who would explain. Aerith took the first question. "Aeris was just a mistranslation." Ifalna decided on explaining the latter of the three. "All forms of entertainment, such as video games, comics, books, fanfiction, etc. are actually windows into other dimensions. The makers of these are given ideas through telepathic messages sent to them by people in our dimension. We knew you had plans to write fanfiction for the 'net, so that's how we heard about you." "But that does not explain how I got here through Tactics!" cried Gatoris. At that outburst, Professor Gast walks in, charts and graphs at the ready. "Who's next, "muttered Gatoris, "Isaac Hayes?" Suddenly, Gatoris recognized the music playing in the background. "Sorry, he was busy doing 'South Park,'" claimed Aerith. Professor Gast was getting agitated. "May I begin?" The Prof. goes into a long discussion on how all these events happened, but you need not be bored by this. The simplified theory of cross-dimensional travel is that at the right place and time, one can transport someone or something, including themselves, to other dimensions. The result in this case was that Gator was sucked into the Tactics dimension, then sent into Seven's dimension. "That's all fine and well, but explain the cut scene that zapped me here!" As if on cue, Ramza Beoulve and Elmdor step into the room. And as quickly as they entered, they ripped off their masks to reveal themselves as... Rafa and Malak! "At least you two aren't totally worthless," quipped Gatoris. This remark infuriated Malak. He yelled back, "Don't oppress my abilities, you son of a ...," at this point Rafa smacked her brother with her Gokuu rod. As suddenly as they entered, Ifalna sent them back to Tactics. "Don't worry, you'll learn that soon, as well as some other skills that will be helpful for protecting the last living Cetra." This baffled Gatoris. "Who? wasn't it Aeris, er, Aerith? And ain't she... well... dead?" Aerith butted in. "Only temporarily, silly! I get to go back as soon as Holy destroys Meteor!" "Thanks for clarifying the game's ending! I wondered what the hell your image at the end meant," proclaimed Gatoris. "When do I go?" "As soon as you finish training down here," said a voice. "Who now, Piccolo?" inquired Gatoris. "Close, but not quite," proclaimed another voice, which seemed familiar to him. Out of the shadows stepped two figures with spiky hair, one taller than the other. Gatoris recognized them right away. "Goku and Vegeta! Damn! This is cool! Look out, world!" and other similar phrases spewed form our hero's mouth. Aerith stood next to Gatoris and whispered, "See ya in a couple of weeks, honey," then vanished without a trace. "Honey?!?!? What did she mean by that, Ifalna?" asked a puzzled Gatoris. "Well... she kind of grown to... like you. She seems to feel that one of the spirits you are made out of was a former crush of hers." explained Ifalna. "Let me guess who it is," was the only reply he could think of. [Note: for dramatic effect, the identity will not be revealed until later... much later. Take a guess who it is, anyway! ;-) ] "Now to start training. If I am to meet up with her in a fortnight, I need to start work right away! Point me to the gym, or whatever." commented the new hero. with that, Goku, Vegeta, and Gatoris headed to the portal. At the other side was Goku's house.

The gym was well furnished. It had all the strength-building equipment, such as weights, that one could dream of. It even had a gravity centrifuge similar (actually, the same) as the one Goku trained with on his way to Namek. "You know, I can sense some strong fighting power from you, and we haven't even started training." remarked Goku. Gatoris had felt this power, as well. It was enormous. He felt like he can destroy a wall with a single breath. "Uh, Kakkaroto, we're not here to build his strength, remember? We were hired to teach him how to fight. I doubt this weakling can even perform a simple chi blast, let alone any complicated moves," uttered Vegeta. As if on cue, Gatoris opened his hand and fired a large barrage of blasts. "Watch it, you snobby little saijiyan assmonkey. I probably could have sent you to an early grave. Just be glad I was in a good mood," retorted Gatoris. Goku was astonished. He didn't think it was possible for someone to be able to control such awesome power that easily. He looked at the singed Vegeta, whose hair was on fire, and thought to himself, 'isn't is about time for my mid-morning, pre-lunch snack?' "Now that you think of it, Goku, I haven't had anything to eat for a while. Where's the fridge?" "Damn, he's good!" said Goku and Vegeta simultaneously. "Ah, I can smell that the kitchen is this way. Who's joining me?" questioned Gatoris. Another face greeted them in the kitchen. And she seemed a little upset. "Goku, why are you always off training when Gohan is getting bad grades in school and you leave your wife to worry herself into insanity?" Instantly, Gatoris realized this was the infamous Chi-Chi. "I'm not getting your ass out of the fire here, Goku. You better apologize to her." Goku replied, "speaking of fire, does anyone smell burning hair?" Everyone turned to Vegeta. Chi-Chi grabbed a mirror and showed Vegeta what everyone was staring at. The sound that followed could only be described as ear-shattering. "Aaaaaaaaaaaah! How'd that happen? Why you little...." Vegeta rushed at Gatoris, only to be met by a glass of water to the hair. Vegeta stopped in his tracks. He mumbled to himself. 'Why did I talk myself into this job? This is going to be a long two weeks.' "Careful what you think around me, vegetable breath. It could be worse. Some other hairy region could have been on fire." Vegeta and Goku cringed at Gatoris' remark. "Well, you guys gonna eat or what? You think I slaved over that hot stove for my health? You got another thing coming!" Chi-Chi was her usual upset self. "Heh, heh. Sorry, Chi-Chi. Let's eat, guys!" Goku tried to make things better. In actuality, he just wanted to eat. When all sat down for the daily feast, Chi-Chi was curious about our hero.

* Author's Note: This part will be done in dialogue format for easier reading *

Chi-Chi: So, where do you come from?

Gatoris: Depends on which part of me you're talking about. I am made up of many different spirits from many dimensions. I believe even some from your dimension.

Goku: * Mouth stuffed with food * Really? Anyone I may have known?

Gatoris: Yeah, any non-living saijiyan you can think of. Radditz, Nappa, many unnamed ones...

Vegeta: Wow! No wonder you have a high power level! You need to learn how to hide it.

Gatoris: I thought that's why I'm here.

Goku: That, and you need to learn to harness your power.

* Bulma suddenly walks into the room. Gatoris goes face-down in his plate. *

Bulma: You also are here to test how you react to certain situations.

* Gatoris lifts his face up *

Gatoris: And you fit in where?

Bulma: I made a virtual reality system for such an occasion.

Gatoris: Good. I hope I can keep my timetable and get back to my dimension in two weeks.

* Bulma gets smitten by Gatoris' looks. He notices *

Gatoris: I'm already taken. Sorry!

* Bulma starts to cry. *

Gatoris: Sorry if I hurt your feelings. I can't help it.

Chi-Chi: Would you quit talking about love at my table??? It's hard to mix gossip and eating!

Goku: * Mouth still stuffed * True.

Gatoris: How would you know?

* Goku clams up *

Gatoris: I'm stuffed. Let's get back to training.

Bulma: Good. I got to talk to Chi-Chi for a bit.

Goku: Let's get going!

Vegeta: Try not to burn my hair this time, O.K.?

Gatoris: The first time was an accident! You shouldn't have doubted me.

Vegeta: You want a piece of me?

Gatoris: * looking smug * Sure. I hope you are ready to be beaten by someone who you consider a weakling.

* This remark infuriates the saijiyan prince *

Vegeta: That's it! We're taking this outside!

* Everyone steps outside. *

Goku: Vegeta! Stop!! He's too much for you, or even me!!!

Vegeta: Shut up, Kakkaroto! I know what I'm doing!

* At this time, Gohan shows up *

Gohan: Hey dad, is there going to be a fight here?

Goku: Yes. You remember I was telling you about Gatoris?

Gohan: You mean that man in black clothes is him? * points to Gatoris *

Goku: Yeah. He is strong! I can just sense the power from him!

Gohan: This will be fun! * grabs tub of popcorn *

* End Dialogue Section *

Vegeta began to charge up. Gatoris felt the ground shake beneath him. "Is that all you got?" barked Gatoris. Vegeta was thoroughly incensed by this point. "You're asking for it!!!" Vegeta began to charge up for his Gallick Gun attack. Gatoris shouted one thing that surprised all that were present: "Kamehameha!!!" The sound resonated in the valleys while the ball of energy began to fly. With his hands in front of him, he pulled them apart. The energy ball split in two. He then opened up half his fingers, and the ball split again. He then spread all his fingers. The ball had split into ten projectiles, each as big as the original. They all slammed into Vegeta with the force of 107 freight trains. When the smoke cleared, Vegeta was laying on the ground. "You all right, man?" inquired Gatoris. Vegeta replied with a question: "You ever been fried by a barrage of fireballs?" "Can't say I have," Gatoris answered. "It feels like THIS!!!" Vegeta blasted Gatoris with his Gallick Gun attack. Needless to say, it hurt. When the smoke cleared, Gatoris was still standing, albeit with a gash on his left arm. "You're aim's off, Vegeta!" shouted an observing Gohan. This caused Vegeta and Gohan to get in a verbal sparring match. While this happened, nobody noticed that Gatoris had warped behind them. When Bulma looked over at him, she noticed that his demeanor had changed somehow. Just looking at him scared her. "Uhh... I think you upset Gatoris, Vegeta." Then, Gatoris interjected into the verbal abuse, and it confused everyone. "My son, you are pathetic." His voice had changed. "You couldn't even beat a low-ranked saijiyan! I ought to kill you here and now." Vegeta didn't even turn around, but he would have been extremely puzzled. "Father? I thought you were killed by Frieza! How did you get here?" asked Vegeta. He had recognized Gatoris' new voice as his late father's, King Vegeta. "It matters not. My time is brief, but you will die for embarrassing your heritage!" At this point, Vegeta turned around and saw none other than Gatoris as the source of the voice. The saijiyan prince froze. Gatoris began to charge for an attack, but he suddenly clutched his head and fell to the ground unconscious. Ifalna rushed to the scene, holding a suitcase of some kind. She was muttering under her breath, 'I wish they noticed earlier that he didn't have full control yet!' She arrived where the gang was and noticed the passed out Gatoris. She asked everyone if he had a schizophrenic attack. Everyone, still puzzled at the scene that happened, nodded their heads. At this point, Ifalna pulled a syringe and a vial from the case. She proceeded to extract the serum from the vial and inject it into the passed out hero's arm. A few minutes later, Gatoris came to. "What the hell happened? One minute, I was fighting Vegeta, the next I was out. And what are you doing here, Ifalna?" "Well, to be honest, they made a mistake when they put you together" she explained. "They didn't give you enough control over the other souls in you. That shot should take care of any possible resurgence of any other personality." "Good," Vegeta butted in, "I didn't particularly want to fight my father in his body." "Can we get on with my training?" inquired Gatoris. "Well, it looks like we got one half done already," included Goku, "so we can move on to Bulma's part." Gatoris began to mumble something incoherent under his breath.

Bulma put a headset on Gatoris' head. "You will see an adversary that you might run into during your travels, and you need to react a certain way to move on to the next one. Got it?" Gatoris nodded. Bulma put the first foe into the system. This was a mistake. Upon seeing the electric rat, Gatoris began to fire a Kamehameha. Everyone in the room ran for cover. Even with the headgear on, he was able to steer the blast out an open window. "Erm, Gatoris, try not to let out your aggression like that. Use the options on the screen!" Bulma was yelling at him, and at the same time thinking to herself that is was a good idea having the equipment behind him. "Sorry, but that demon must die!" Gatoris screamed. "I just remembered something!" Ifalna blurted out. "I forgot to give you the list of 'necessary evils' in the world. These are the enemies that need to exist to balance things out." "Kinda like a yin-yang thing, right?" pondered Gatoris. Without replying, Ifalna gave him a short list with two names: Yuffie and Pikachu. "Dammit! those were going to be the first ones I killed! I guess I'll have to show restraint." Bulma chirped in "You ready to try again?" Gatoris put the headset back on, and looked at his foe. He noticed a table with three items: an empty Pokéball, some sort of restraint, and a Lickitung. He ordered the Lickitung to attack the little electric menace. While the poké-bastard was stalled, Gatoris threw the collar at him. With the rodent subdued, he captured him in the Pokéball. Bulma looked at the results of that exercise. "Wow! Got it on your first try! Now for something harder." The screen changed. Now it was in a pagoda, with a lone female ninja facing Gatoris. He had a large sword, similar to Sephiroth's Masamune, in his hands. The ninja had a large shiruken in her hand, and her fly was unbuttoned. Gatoris had to fight Yuffie without killing her. The battle began by Gatoris stealing her weapon and destroying it with a chi blast. Yuffie countered by kicking him between the legs. 'It's a good thing I wore my cup today, it saved my ass,' thought Gatoris. With Yuffie holding her foot, Gatoris cast a Stop spell. Then to be cautious, he cast a Stone spell. "Well, that was innovative. Not to mention surprising. You could have cleaved her in half!" Bulma apparently had forgotten about the words Ifalna told Gatoris. "Now, for the final test! This one I threw in myself. Let's see if you can even survive this one!" All of a sudden, Gatoris was transported to a landscape similar to the planet Namek. On the other end of the battlefield was Freiza's final form. For the first time since waking up, Gatoris was quivering. He remembered how powerful Frieza was in this form. He began by lashing his tail out. This was met by a fireball and a kick form Gatoris. Frieza looked none too happy. He charged at our hero, only to be stopped in his tracks by a fist. Gatoris had stuck it out in an effort to slow his foe, but the fist had impaled him. Everyone in the room, except for Ifalna, was shocked. None of them had seen so much raw power in their lives. Bulma had fainted, so Vegeta turned off the machine. "Man, you ARE strong!" said a wowed saijiyan prince. "I guess you didn't need us to train you after all. You showed so much control there, it stupefied me." Ifalna looked at her watch. "Good, you'll have just enough time to get to my world. That is, unless Cloud and his crew get done with Sephiroth faster." "I can't wait to go. What's the game plan?" asked Gatoris. "Well, we have to walk a mile to the base of a mountain to get in the portal to get back home. You up to that?" Ifalna mentioned. After saying goodbye to the Dragon Ball gang, Gatoris set off with Ifalna to another dimension.

On the way to the portal, Gatoris asked of Ifalna why they had really chose the name Gatoris Tonberry. She divulged that tonberries were the guardians of the earth, and the Cetra though it would be fitting to name their hero after them. Quoting Ifalna, "I practically didn't care what they named you. You could have been named 'Gatoris Gambolputty de von Ausfernschplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle-dangle-dongle-dungle-smuggle-bugger-burstien-von-knacker-thrasher-kicker-apple-basher- horowitzer-tickleme-gardner-knotted-spellingbee-grandeur-grumbelmeiyer-gutenabend-bitte-ein-bayerner-bratwurst-hundsfut-mittler-aucher von Tonberry III of Nibelheim, which it really is. We just drop the middle names when you are referred to." Gatoris had almost nodded off, but he saw the inter-dimensional portal up ahead. "Enough of that. Is this the spot?" Ifalna motioned for Gatoris (Thank goodness that rest of the name isn't used. It would have eaten up so much room!) to enter the portal. He landed on the other side, and fell face-down in a puddle. The force of the fall had knocked off his glasses, so he really couldn't see the young girl who asked if he was all right. He had recognized the high-pitched voice, and was not pleased. "Serena? What am I doing here?" Gatoris had obviously miscalculated the portal, and had landed in Sailor Moon's dimension. "I thought that cat Luna always followed you. Where is she?" Just then, he felt something bite his stomach. "Sorry. I couldn't move myself when I was falling. You O.K.?" Luna did not take being squished very well. "I want you out of this dimension right now! And don't come back!" screamed the cat. "Hell, I didn't want to stay here long anyway." Gatoris jumped back in the portal. He wound up back at the mountain, with Ifalna waiting. "Why'd you send me in there? You know Sailor Moon gets on my nerves!" Ifalna apologized for the mix-up. "Sorry, I had the wrong side of the mountain!" Gatoris was steaming. Ifalna didn't want to stay here long if he was upset. "Get over here and jump in this one. It'll take us home." Still sore from the last attempt, Gatoris proclaimed "ladies first," and Ifalna went in the portal. Gatoris followed. On the other side, they were finally home.

They had landed at Icicle Inn, just as Professor Gast had calculated. Ifalna led Gatoris into the professor's former abode. She went downstairs, opened a drawer, and handed Gatoris a sword wrapped in cloth. He noticed the white dragon emblazoned on the blade. "It is the Holy Masamune. It's the ultimate weapon for the Cetra. Legend has it that only the savior of the Cetra race, the Gatoris as it is called in our native tongue, can wield it and the massive power it contains." Gatoris grabbed the massive blade, and felt a surge of power go through his body. "This'll do" was his only reply. "Now, to take you to your castle. The tonberry construction crew should have built it by now. Let's head for the Mideel area." Gatoris was puzzled. Why did they have to build him a castle? He had always been a simple man. He was also not one to argue with a lady. They hopped in a car and Gatoris tried to drive to Mideel. He then looked up into the sky. "Dammit! As usual, I'm a tad early!" Gatoris grumbled, then pointed up to the sky. Ifalna noticed there was something falling... slowly. Meteor. "Oops... I forgot to calculate the descent of Meteor in the plan." Ifalna was embarrassed. Gatoris told her that he would have done the same thing. Ifalna looked at her watch. "Wonderful! It's time for me to go back. See you later!" She then promptly dissolved into the air. Gatoris stood there, just looking at the sight.

At that time, there was a flash of light. The Highwind was floating aimlessly. Cid had lost control of his ship, but only for a moment. He checked if everyone was still there. Good, he thought, we're all still here. He then heard a noise from the cargo hold. Cloud spoke up. "I'll check it, Cid. It's probably Yuffie again." He left the bridge and was startled by the sight. It wasn't Yuffie in the hold, it was Aerith. Cloud stood there, jaw to the floor, puzzled by this sight. Aerith spoke up. "Relax! We defeated Sephiroth, right?" He shook his head in amazement. "My death was only temporary. the planet decided it wasn't my time." Tifa walked into the area, wondering where Cloud went. "Cloud, what is... Aerith... doing... here..." She fainted on the spot from excitement. Cloud decided to call the others in there and explain it all. Aerith related the tale of how in order for Holy to work, she AND Sephiroth had to be dead. After that, the planet had promised to revive her. During her story, the ship nearly crashed into the Gold Saucer. The crew took evasive action... right into Ruby Weapon.

Though miles away, Gatoris could sense the Weapon attacking. Luckily for him, he knew how to teleport. He used this skill to warp directly in front of Ruby Weapon.

"Damn!!!" Cid cursed. Yuffie nearly soiled herself. Vincent readied his Death Penalty. Cloud grabbed the Ultima Weapon. They all checked their Materia, and the three guys went to attack. Yuffie found the ladies' room. When they got to the ground, they saw a man had beat them there. "Leave this to me... this is something I must do." he proclaimed. He got the Weapon's attention, then a red light emerged from the man's eyes. The light enveloped the Weapon, and it disappeared. Then, the man disappeared as suddenly as he had appeared. The fighters, not ones to argue when someone defeats a Weapon for them, returned to the Highwind. Tifa, who had woke up, inquired what was going on. The three explained, and all present were puzzled. "Who on earth could hold that power?" wondered Vincent. "Gatoris..." stated Aerith. "Who?" everyone asked, in unison. "Gatoris Tonberry, the anti-Weapon and savior of the Cetra." she explained. "He was created in order to protect the world, and me. But, according to my plans, he shouldn't be here yet..." "Who the hell cares if he's early? He just saved us the trouble of killing a Weapon!" Cid yelled. "Let's just get home. Anyone need to crash at my Villa?" Cloud generously offered. Everyone accepted the offer.

Gatoris felt the surge of power as he flew from the site of his victory over the Weapon. When he landed at Mideel, he headed east. He was not too surprised to see his castle wasn't finished yet. The crew of tonberries sensed their master's presence, and stopped working to greet him. Gatoris realized he would need a place to stay for a week. He and the tonberries devised a plan/joke to get to Cloud's villa.

Cloud, Tifa and Aerith were the first to get settled in the Villa. All of a sudden, there was a knock on the door. Aerith decided to answer it. When she opened the door, there were a dozen tonberries carrying a wooden coffin. One spoke to her: "Our master thought that you would need this." Aerith pointed a space for them to place their load. Cloud walked into the room, and promptly tripped on the box. "What the hell is it?" "I don't know. A bunch of tonberries brought it here and said Gatoris thought we needed it." Aerith said of the situation. "Well, let's see what's in it!" Cloud opened the coffin, and looked in horror. There was a body in the coffin. It looked like... Sephiroth! It had the hair, the height, and the sword. It laid motionless. Yuffie walked in, wondering what the commotion was. The first thing she noticed was the sword's jewel-encrusted hilt. She thought to herself: "I could make a few bucks from that!" She went to grab it, but she was met by the body back-handing her in the face. It was alive! He sat up, and took of his silver wig. Then he grabbed his glasses. It was Gatoris. "Nice try, you kleptomaniac," he greeted Yuffie. "Hello, all. Did I freak you out?" Everyone but Vincent shook their head. "Was that you in the desert?" Cloud asked. "Yes, one of my jobs is to destroy the Weapons. Another is to protect Aerith here. That is one time the jobs intersected each other." Cloud asked a stupid question. "Let me guess, you need a place to stay for a while." "A week, to be exact. Those tonberries that brought me need to finish my abode." Gatoris quipped. "I've got eight other people here! I don't think I have the room!" Cloud was yelling at Gatoris. Aerith began to pout. Cloud caved in. "All right, you talked me into it. But only a week!" Gatoris thanked him. "I only wanted a dry place to sleep 'till my place is done." All of a sudden, Gatoris caught a whiff of something burning in the kitchen, followed by the screams of a man. "Damn! Why the hell do I have to cook again, Cloud?" Barret was rather upset. "Ah, Mr. Wallace. No need for you to worry 'bout it, I'll cook." Gatoris thought about what he just said. It sounded odd coming from him. Well, he thought, I talked myself into this, I'll cook myself out of it.

About two hours later, Gatoris emerged from the kitchen with a three-course meal. Tifa asked him where it came from. "Ancient Tonberry secret," claimed Gatoris. He then held up a red-and-white checkered piece of materia. "Materia for around the house. A few dozen more battles, and I'll be able to decorate with this." An uneventful week passed, and Castle Tonberry was ready for occupation. As he was ready to leave, Gatoris said to Cloud, "you are welcome to stay at my castle any time. But, do try to call ahead first." Aerith began to plead with Gatoris. "Can I go with you? Please?" Gatoris had planned for this. "I figured you wanted to come with me, so I had my attendants pack your bags. You ready to go?" Cloud was puzzled. "What about..." Before the words came out of his mouth, Gatoris responded. "You two were not meant to be. Your future stands right there." Gatoris pointed his sword at Tifa, but Yuffie stepped in front of her. "You mean... I'm stuck with... Yuffie???" Gatoris was incensed by the little ninja's action. He cast a float spell on her, and she flew into the air. "I meant her, idiot!" Cloud's and Tifa's eyes met. They both pondered what he said. "Call me when you plan to marry!" Gatoris shouted as his Chocobo drawn carriage sped away. Tifa and Cloud took time to absorb what just happened. Everyone went back into the villa. A half hour later, Yuffie landed with a thud on the roof.

Gatoris and Aerith made it to Castle Tonberry. Before they went in, Gatoris turned and looked into the ocean. "Wait a minute, I'll be back," he told Aerith, and dove in the water. A minute later, a green beam was seen flashing in the water. Gatoris leaped back onto the land, holding two checkered materia. "I calculated that better than I thought!" Gatoris exclaimed. Aerith asked what he just did. "I just absorbed another Weapon. It gave me enough power to master this. Now, we can decorate the castle!" Gatoris said. A fish jumped from his pants pocket. Gatoris then looked at his new home. A dripping wet Gatoris entered, followed by a dry as a bone Aerith.

As soon as Aerith entered the castle, the barren walls suddenly were covered with art and such. "There, that's better!" She heard Gatoris exclaim from his bedroom. When she glimpsed into his room, she noticed it was rather plain. An entertainment center in one corner, a bed across from that, and a computer against the back wall. He also had materialized a large CD collection for his stereo. He decided to see how it worked. He looked through the music selection, grabbed an Isaac Hayes CD, and it was time to get down. He went to sit on the bed, and Aerith rummaged through the collection.. "You got a good selection here!" Aertih had startled him. "Isaac Hayes, The Beatles, Metallica, Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd... looks like you're all set!" Yeah, he thought, this will be a good place to live. "You want to do your room?" Gatoris tossed her his materia. "Which one is it?" she inquired. He pointed to the room next door. "I'll be in here if you need me. If you want, I'll let you have your own garden in the courtyard. It'll be a change from Midgar, won't it?" Aerith thought to herself. This is the nicest I've ever been treated! Elmyra is his closest competition! "You care if she moves in too?" Gatoris surprised her with that question. "I already arranged it." Aerith knew one thing about this setup: the Cetra gave her a good bodyguard. One thing puzzled her though. "Why are you being so nice to me?" Gatoris had no simple answer: "There's a few reasons. One, I was raised to respect women. Two, there is something deep, deep inside of me that wants to see you happy. Third, there is a part of me that would try to kill me if you weren't happy. (Harping back to that part in the beginning.) I say we forget that and go to bed. It's late, and we got to get up early to greet Elmyra." With that, our hero had set in motion the greatest epic the universe had seen, or will see to this day: his life with Aerith.