Actually, I think playing with Zack's survival would be interesting because he could potentially turn the whole story upside down :D unless he was dealt with earlier on, but the damage to both Shinra and Seph would still be considerable.
For one, Cloud would start off a lot more stable, since he won't cut Zack and paste himself in his memories. Seph would need 3 discs to mindfuck him properly and might not get a result either way :3
Also, Zack knows a lot. And he's helluva powerful. Hell, I think he's a greater menace to Shinra than all of Avalanche put together XD
I have fic plans involving Zack surviving the bullet shots and being dragged over to Midgar by a punched-out Cloud in a reversal of roles - but, considering this one big AU fic starts in the february of the year Cloud left Nibelheim, it'll be a LOOONG time till we get to this part in the story. XD (Cloud will enter my fic with a ponytail!)
My other AU fic has Zack defecting Shinra and running off around the time Cloud is a 13/14 year old hick in Nibelheim. They never get into a mako tank again as far as I have planned, though I've only planned bits and pieces and Zack and Aeris' stay in Nibelheim so far. (The one part I'm most excited about writing, and so far in coming for plot purposes ;_;)
my loquaciousness once again gets the best off me
For one, Cloud would start off a lot more stable, since he won't cut Zack and paste himself in his memories. Seph would need 3 discs to mindfuck him properly and might not get a result either way :3
Also, Zack knows a lot. And he's helluva powerful. Hell, I think he's a greater menace to Shinra than all of Avalanche put together XD
I have fic plans involving Zack surviving the bullet shots and being dragged over to Midgar by a punched-out Cloud in a reversal of roles - but, considering this one big AU fic starts in the february of the year Cloud left Nibelheim, it'll be a LOOONG time till we get to this part in the story. XD (Cloud will enter my fic with a ponytail!)
My other AU fic has Zack defecting Shinra and running off around the time Cloud is a 13/14 year old hick in Nibelheim. They never get into a mako tank again as far as I have planned, though I've only planned bits and pieces and Zack and Aeris' stay in Nibelheim so far. (The one part I'm most excited about writing, and so far in coming for plot purposes ;_;)