Disclaimer: This is a fanfic that does not intend to infringe the rights of those who own the franchises of Final Fantasy 7 and Tim Burton's film Beetlejuice, starring Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder). Fanfic translated from Spanish to English, forgive grammar and punctuation errors, thank you.
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LYDIA DEETZ AND FINAL FANTASY 7
Capítulo 1: Arrival in Midgar
The stormy night unleashed its fury on the small town of Winter River. One construction in particular seemed to be the target of the strong wind, a huge Victorian-style house on a very high, symmetrical hill from which the view of all the surroundings was overlooked. The house was empty except for a room barely lit by a huge red candle, in which a young girl in a Gothic dress interpreted the tarot cards.
The young woman had an appearance that matched the sinister storm around her: skin as white as the lightning rays that fell around the place; black hair, as dark as the relentless night; and eyes so black and deep that they would make anyone lose themselves in them before the dark woods of the county.
In front of the young woman, sitting at the edge of the bed, was a majestic black cat looking at the card reader with unusual interest, almost as if he were hypnotized.
“Death," said the young woman with a voice that would be the envy of all the dark sirens of the oceans.
"No matter how you shuffle the cards, it's the same result," she said and the black cat jumped out of bed to become a cat boy, not an anthropomorphic creature covered in hair, but rather the shape of an ordinary young boy, except that he had cat ears and tail.
“What are we going to do, Lydia?” asked the cat boy.
“There's no alternative, Percy, we'll go to Midgar.”
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Lydia and Percy headed to Midgar the next day. It was a long journey but Percy, transformed into a huge panther, covered the distance at high speed, Lydia was riding on him.
Midgar was the capital of all the territories controlled by the multinational Shinra. The city was the urbanistic nightmare of any self-respecting architect. Dirty and smelly, it seemed to have come out of an oppressive and sad-looking cyberpunk novel.
Lydia and Percy were walking around the city (Percy hid his ears and cat's tail thanks to his innate magic) and arrived at their destination, a bar-restaurant called "The Seventh Heaven".
“Look Lydia, there's the waitress, let's ask her," said Percy and the two boys went to the young lady.
"Wow..." Lydia thought when she saw the woman wearing something light and with a style that accentuated her very generous proportions.
"Wow," thought the waitress at the sight of Lydia in her Gothic costumes and pretty figure.
“Welcome to my bar, how can I help you?” Tifa greeted them and was surprised to see that the two travellers were very young and that they were carrying backpacks.
“We're looking for a girl named Tifa, Tifa Lockheart," said Percy.
“I'm Tifa, but my name is Lockhart, not Lockheart.”
Lydia apologized, but Percy approached Tifa and began to look at her from head to toe.
“No, it has to be Lockhearth, Lockhearth sounds better," he said with a big smile on his face as his tail and cat ears came out.
“What's that!” Tifa shouted, but Lydia covered Percy's ears and tail with her hands and body.
“It's nothing, they're just fashionable appliques!” Lydia exclaimed nervously trying to save the situation, but apparently Tifa wasn't convinced because she was watching Percy closely.
Tifa was getting closer and closer to the boys, but when she saw the fearful expression of the two friends she gave up on her curiosity.
Lydia breathed calmly, but then a loud noise was heard in the doorway of the bar.
“Get the hell in!” ordered the greatest man Lydia ever saw in her life. He had a dark complexion and a very muscular and voluminous complexion. The man had a hairstyle and a beard that accentuated a fierce face.
“Barret, it's about time you got here!” Tifa criticized him.
"Is everyone all right?” she asked worried afterwards.
“Everyone's safe, including that asshole Soldier, Cloud... Who are you?” asked the ebony giant.
Lydia who knew not to judge someone by their appearance began to present herself, but then Percy, who had been stunned and with her eyes open like plates, began to recover, how bad he pulled out his ears and cat's tail again.
“A bear! A bear!” shouted the cat boy and began to ruffle all his hair and the hairs on his tail.
Percy jumped up to Barrett as he transformed himself into a domestic cat.
“Percy, no!” Lydia shouted as Percy the cat did not leave the giant's face and he collapsed on a table, breaking it in the act.
“Hey, look, a cat is stuck to Barrett's face!”
“Whose is that cat?”
“Bear, bear, bear!”
“Did that cat say bear?”
“A talking cat!”
“Percy, stop it!”
“What the hell is that thing!”
“Lydia, what are you doing here?”
“Wedge! I've found you at last!” Lydia exclaimed.
Barrett was furious and wanted to attack Percy who ceased his attack but then someone else showed up at the scene.
“A kitty cat!” A little girl shrieked and held Percy in her arms.
Lydia tried to calm the situation and took Percy by the arms of the girl and ordered him to transform into his cat boy form. Then he introduced Percy and herself and apologized for the misunderstanding.
Wedge, turned out to be Lydia's cousin and introduced her and Percy to the members of Avalanche.
“Why does Percy have a cat's tail and ears?” asked Marlene, who was Barrett's adopted daughter.
Lydia told of her and Percy's adventures against a ghost named Beetlejuice and many questions were answered.
“And what brought you to Midgar, Lydia?” Wedge asked him.
“I was worried about your letter in which you said you were going to join Avalanche, so I decided to read the tarot cards, and I was very worried about what I saw," said Lydia and everyone present gave her incredulous looks.
“Hey, you can't doubt Lydia's predictions," Percy criticized with a frown, "after all, if a cat boy shows up before you, surely Lydia's tarot cards are accurate too.”
Barrett asked Tifa to take Marlene to bed and then the woman came back and continued the meeting.
“And what powers do you have, Lydia?” wanted to know Tifa.
“She can see people's aura and other things like trees, to see if they are good or bad; she can communicate with ghosts; she can read tarot cards perfectly; and she can summon a magical tsunami to kill the enemy," Percy happily listed, interrupting Lydia's reply.
Barrett, who did not believe in Lydia's powers, asked them to leave because he would be taking a meeting with the members of Avalanche, who apart from him were Tifa, Jesse, Wedge, Biggs and the novice Cloud.
Lydia begged Barrett to believe her, but the man wouldn't budge.
“Let her attend the meeting," Tifa asked.
“What could a girl like her and her cat do to stop Shinra?” Barrett asked angrily.
“Well, Percy can turn into a cat, which would come in handy for exploration and espionage purposes," Tifa replied and several people exchanged glances of enthusiasm, except Cloud who passed the effect of seeing a cat boy, was bored.
Barrett reluctantly agreed and allowed Lydia and Percy to go down to the basement to attend the meeting.
To Percy's disappointment, the meeting was all about watching the news and handing out some money to the attendees, but he was surprised that Cloud received much more money than the others.
“What happens is that we didn't have many members for the mission and Cloud didn't want to do it for less," Jesse explained to Lydia and Percy.
“Besides, Cloud belonged to Soldado, the elite forces of Shinra's army," Biggs whispered to them.
“I'm not interested in the planet, I'm just interested in getting paid what you promised me," said Cloud, and he and Barrett started arguing.
Lydia frowned at Cloud's words, as did Percy.
“God Cloud, you're the same stubborn man as ever.” Tifa muttered to herself.
In the end Barrett gave the money to Cloud in anger and he decided to leave the place. Tifa followed Cloud in anguish and then Barrett went up too.
“Hey Wedge, you've put on a lot of weight since the last time I saw you," Percy let him go and Lydia looked at her friend grimly.
“I can't help it, since I learned about Tifa's exquisite food, I can't do anything else but repeat each dish, and Tifa always asks my opinion with her new culinary contributions.”
“You always mention in your letters that you fell in love with a girl who stole your heart and who cooks delicious food," said Lydia, smiling gently at her cousin.
Wedge blushed and smiled back at her nervously.
“I think you look better that way, Wedge, you're so soft," said Percy with a genuine smile as he placed his hands on his friend's belly.
"Besides, that little round face is pretty," continued Percy.
“Really?” Wedge asked.
“Well, I think you're cute, but... since I left my cat form, I've watched a lot of TV and read magazines and... I think the beauty aesthetic that humans have is very different.”
“Don't worry, Wedge, Percy and I will help you with Tifa," said Lydia and at that moment Tifa, Barrett and Cloud went down to the basement. Barrett looked between upset and worried.
“Hell, 3000 Gil... that money was for Marlene's education," Barrett whispered, while Cloud was satisfied while Tifa was already calm and looking at Cloud with interest.
"Oh no..." thought Lydia as she watched the way Tifa looked at Cloud.
Percy gave a big yawn and Tifa decided that both friends should stay at the bar to sleep because it was too late.
“Thank you very much Tifa” Lydia and Percy thanked her and Tifa smiled back at them, although with a sad look on her face. She still couldn't believe how Lydia's parents were willing to marry her to a stranger overnight just because he was a supposed oil billionaire who turned out to be Beetlejuice in disguise.
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The next morning, Lydia and Percy got up early and helped Tifa with the bar. Then when the establishment opened, the first customers were the members of Avalanche and Wedge was about to repeat a dish when Lydia and Percy sat right in front of him.
“Don't even think about it Wedge," said Percy.
“Didn't you hear what Percy said yesterday?” Lydia reminded him.
“But I...”
“But nothing, from now on you're on a strict, constant diet and exercise regimen," Percy cut him off.
“I guess now I have to lose weight and get muscular," said Wedge sadly.
“No Wedge, being fit means being comfortable with you and healthy, not being an exact replica of my universe," Lydia told him.
“I wish I was like Cloud, he was even in Soldier, that's super cool," Wedge said, looking up at the blond man.
“Listen Wedge, you can admire Cloud all you want, but don't do it in front of Tifa," Lydia advised.
“And what do I do when Tifa offers me one of her new dishes?” Wedge asked in distress.
“That's what Percy will take care of, after all, given his metabolism, he can't gain weight, no matter how much he eats," Lydia told him, and Percy happily wagged his tail and ears.
“In short, for the next mission you will have to acquire some materia in order to fight. Aside from the money Barrett gave you for the mission, how much money do you have?” wanted to know Lydia.
“Hem, I don't think I have much, actually I'm broke.”
“That's not good, you must have a lot of money to buy a good Materia... I know, let's go to your house!” Lydia happily suggested, and together with Percy they said goodbye to the others and left the bar in a hurry.
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Upon arriving at Wedge's house, both Lydia and Percy were impressed.
“Hotdog, I can't believe it!” Percy exclaimed at the sight of the impressive collection of Wedge.
“Impressive Wedge... But now I know where the capital leak is," whispered Lydia.
“Jo, what a good collection of comics and dolls," said Percy, approaching the figures.
“They're not comics and dolls, they're graphic novels and action figures," wedge red like a tomato defended himself.
“Where I come from, Wedge, they're comics and dolls," Percy cut him off.
“Well, you'll have to sell all this," concluded Lydia and Wedge looked scared.
"Wedge, unless you want to sell your furniture and appliances, I don't see any other solution, you said yourself you were broke," Lydia reminded him and Wedge looked around his room.
"I can't believe it! Are you really thinking about it, selling everything but your collection?” Lydia criticized him.
"Listen, Wedge," Lydia said calmly and looking at him tenderly in the eyes, "you don't even have to sell anything, all these things are part of you, of course I asked myself: How much are you willing to sacrifice for Tifa? Are you in love with her, or are you just fooled by her beauty?”
“Let's do it, let's sell everything, you said it yourself, Lydia, I need Materia and it's not cheap at all” Wedge decided, so Lydia and Percy patted him happily on the arm to cheer him up.
The collection of Wedge was heavy, fortunately Percy possessed superhuman strength and was able to carry everything. In the end, both Wedge and Lydia had a good amount of Materia.
“I don't need Materia, I have my own cat boy powers," said Percy full of confidence.
“Lucky Percy, we do need to have Materia," Lydia told him.
“Well, now we have to buy you a gun," Percy said.
“A weapon?” Wedge asked.
“Of course, it seems Tifa likes a man who fights with swords, so we'll buy you one," Percy told him.
“But I don't know how to fight swords.”
“I think it would be best to buy you a distance attack weapon like a rifle," Lydia intervened, and Percy contradicted her with what the two began to discuss about the type of weapon Wedge should have.
In the end, they disagreed and bought Wedge a strange weapon that turned out to be a hybrid between a rifle and a sword.
“Done, now we need to change your look," said Lydia.
“My what!” Wedge shouted with a frightened face.
“Look Wedge, unless Tifa is a fan of Jonny Deep and the Pirates of the Caribbean, that red bandana on your head and the whole other outfit doesn't suit you very much," Percy let him out.
“But if I'm supposed to lose weight, isn't it a waste of money changing my clothes?” Wedge asked.
“Not at all, I'm very good at making clothes and I'll fix your suit when you lose weight," Lydia told him.
After buying the new clothes, the three of them went to the barbershop to change Wedge's hairstyle.
“I think he must have it sharp, like Cloud, you know, the more sharp the better the chances of being the leader," Percy suggested.
“We're not trying to make Wedge like Cloud, we're trying to make him have his own style. Please mister give him a somewhat rebellious look like something out of the 80's but without being too bulky either” Lydia asked the hairdresser.
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In the afternoon, Barrett was impatient with Wedge's delay, when the three friends arrived.
“It's about time you got here Wedge!” Barrett shouted angrily at him.
"What the hell?" Wedge, you look different," Barrett said.
“Why did you buy new clothes?” Biggs asked him.
“One can't buy clothes with her cousin?”2 Lydia intervened.
“That new cut looks good on you," said Jesse.
“Enough!” Barrett shouted, “Now you're all coming with me because we're late, except for you two.”
Lydia and Percy frowned but decided to follow the giant's orders.
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After sweeping and cleaning all the glasses and dishes in the bar, the two friends waited for Wedge and the others to return. They didn't have to wait long, but apparently something had gone wrong.
“Calm down, we don't know if he's dead or not!” Barrett shouted to Tifa.
“What happened!” Lydia exclaimed.
“Everything was a trap," Wedge explained, "the president of Shinra himself ambushed us and after a fight with a huge robot, the catwalk where we were fighting exploded and Cloud fell into the void.”
Lydia covered her mouth with her hands from the shock and then looked back at Tifa who was crying by the bar.
“Now is the time Wedge to go and comfort her and take advantage of her vulnerability," Percy whispered to her.
“P-E-R-C-Y...!” Lydia hissed angrily at him.
“What? In love and war everything but everything is...” the cat boy tried to say, but stopped when he saw Lydia's angry expression.
“I can't believe it, Percy," said Lydia frowning.
“Please Lydia, I'm sure Cloud is fine, I know his kind, such idiots don't die easy, I think Wedge should comfort Tifa to score some points with her.”
“That's not the point!” Lydia scolded him.
“Exactly, it's not one point, but several points, all of which are beneficial if Wedge knows how to play his cards well," insisted Percy.
Lydia was beginning to raise her voice but Percy had already grabbed Wedge's arm and pushed him towards Tifa.
Wedge looked at Percy nervously but the cat boy rushed him to go with a wave of his hand.
“Emmm, Tifa.... No, don't worry, remember that Cloud is a tough guy, in fact he was in Soldado, so I'm sure he managed to survive without any damage.”
“Do you think so?”
“Of course Tifa, you mustn't lose hope," Wedge said, trying to sound safe, and Tifa looked at the door of her bar in the hope of seeing Cloud.
CONTINUARÁ...
Lydia's powers come from the movie "Beetlejuice"; Gems Jonathan's script "Beetlejuice goes Hawaiian" (Beetlejuice 2); the cartoons; and Midori Mezurashi's incomplete manga (the witch from peaceful pines).
Percy's powers, come from the website: Clases de chicas gato (tecnicas felinas)
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