"Well I can say mysterious voice in a cloud of smoke is a first for me. You think you've seen everything," Zack said patting down his pant legs before stretching. The Moogle had then gone off explaining everything at lightning speed. It didn't take long after it stopped speaking that another voice had rose up in anger, one that sounded familiar and gave Zack a chance to look at who it was.

Zack looked at the woman who had pointed at him. It took him a moment to figure out why her face was familiar. Of course that last time he saw her had been years before everything had gone crazy. She had been their mountain guide in Nibelhiem, Tifa Lockhart. He wasn't sure how to feel seeing her however. He was relieved to see she was alive, certain that Cloud would be thrilled by that, but the last time he had seen her she had been injured by a rampaging Sephiroth and had mentioned hating him. Zack couldn't really blame her on that.

The next portion confused him though. How did she know Aerith? Formulating the rest of what she had said however shocked Zack to the core.

"Aerith is dead?" Zack whispered, he stumbled slightly at the news. Had he been to late? Those years trapped in that damn mansion? What had happened? Was Cloud safe?

Zack was about to voice his request on trying to bring Aerith back but Tifa had beat him to it and the Moogle had given the definitive answer that it couldn't do what she wanted. Even answered Zack's other unanswered question on what would happen to him after everything was done.

In a disturbing sense, Zack was a walking corpse brought back for one final adventure before resting. He decided not to dwell on that thought for to long. No he decided to view it as one more chance to be a hero.