Zack could've sworn that he died. He closed his eyes for a few minutes, then found himself floating into the sky toward what he thought was Angeal's hand, welcoming him into the life stream. But then he woke up to a purple alicorn in his face and fire surrounding him.

EDIT: I'm going through some minor edits right now, so some things won't make sense. For example, characters keep jumping between knowing what a 'human' is and complete confusion at the mention. Please, bear with me for the moment while I work through it.