Authors Note: This is almost exactly like the beginning of the game, but I thought it was important to include. Just so you get an idea of how I portray Tidus: his thoughts and feelings-though you will get more of that next chapter. I am actually replaying the game in order to get this just right. I will try to keep this going, posting a chapter a week or two, but I am in college now so it will be difficult. I already have a pairing for Tidus in mind, and no it is not Auron. I won't say who it is so I don't ruin anything, so please don't try to sway me in anyway, but I will take your opinions and reviews into consideration.
Warning: Most like slash! Swearing. Character Bashing! Yuna/Wakka/Jecht Bashing. May be more as I go through the game.
Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy X. Property of Square Enix. I am making no money from this; this is just for pure entertainment, mine and anyone who reads this.
The stars were twinkling merrily in the night sky, the moon reflected in every window. Tonight was going to be exceptional, was the thought running through people's minds as they waited for their favorite blitzballers. One specific group of people were gathered at the dock, waiting for one particular bliztballer to come out of his house. They didn't have to wait long before someone yelled that their star was arriving.
A young, blond teen walked out of his door only to be accosted by females and children yelling for him to look at them. He gritted his teeth and pasted a smile on his face as he walked over to two females, one in pink and the other in purple.
"Can I have your autograph?" The one in pink asked in a high pitched voice, making the boy wince.
"Of course." The male replied, signing Tidus onto the ball, grimacing as the girl squealed.
The girl in purple held out her ball, "Good luck tonight!"
"Nothing to worry about." He arrogantly spun the ball on the tips of his fingers, then handed it back. "Oh, if I score a goal…" He leaned closer to the girls, ignoring his churning stomach, "I'll-uh-do this!" He raised his arms in a parody of a 'V'. "That will mean it was for you, okay?"
The girls giggled. The one in pink cover her face with the autographed ball as she blushed. Tidus resisted the will to flinch as he tried to stay friendly.
"What seat?" He asked.
"East block, in the front row! Fifth from the right!"
"Got it." He nodded, relieved, and walked over to the children.
"Can you sign this?" The brunette boy eagerly held out a blitzball.
"No prob!" He responded eagerly.
"Please!" Another boy, wearing a beanie, asked.
"Alrighty."
"Me too!" Another kid asked, jumping up and down.
"Take it easy." He chuckled at the children's enthusiasm.
After he signed everything from the kids, he made his way to leave. "Well, gotta go! Cheer for me!"
The kids made their way closer "…two, three! Teach us how to blitz!"
Tidus turned to the kids, right hand on his hip as he scowled down at them disapprovingly. "Hey, I got a game to play!"
"Then teach us after!" The kid with the beanie pleaded.
"Maybe tonight…um…well…" Tidus scratched the back of his head, nervously.
"You can't tonight." A boy in purple responded from behind Tidus.
"I mean…tomorrow." He nodded towards the children.
"Promise?" One kid asked.
"Promise!" Tidus gave the kids a thumb up and winked at them.
The kids dropped the balls at their feet, held their hands in front of them, circle their arms around until their hands were at their chest as though holding a sphere, and bowed. Tidus waved to everyone before making his way to towards the bridge that would lead him to the blitzball stadium.
As he walked, he looked up at one of the buildings noticing a picture of a cocky man stared back at him. He gave a 'hmph' and walked away.
'I was in a coffee shop, running away from home when I heard the news. Our hero, Jecht, gone. Vanished into thin air! My dad must have been his biggest fan. I knew how sad he'd be. Heck, we all were that day. "Zanar," I says to myself, "What are you thinking?" I went running straight back home. We sat talking 'bout Jecht all night. My dad and I never talked so much. Whoa… Didn't mean to reminisce, folks. Anyway… Ten years later, the Jecht Memorial Cup Tournament is today! The two teams that won through to the finals are… of course, the Abes from A-East, and the Duggles from C-South. I know there's a lot of people out there today to see the star of the Abes! In just one year, he's become the team's number one player! He's Jecht's blood, and the new hope of blitzball! What kind of super play will he show us today? Will we see his father's legendary shot? I don't think I'm the only one excited here, folks!'
Tidus scoffed at the radio announcements and just hurried along to the stadium before he could puke his guts out from disgust.
The entrance to the stadium was crowded with people, who, as soon as they noticed him, tried to jump him. He tried not to flinch as everyone's hands tried to touch him.
"Make way, make way!" He tried to get through without strangling and/or killing people. Was it so hard for people just to allow him to move about in peace without getting mobbed? "Coming through, sorry!" At least he was being polite... for now. "Hey, I'm gonna be late!" He tried pushing harder against the swarm. "Hey, let go of me!" He pushed some grabby woman off of him. She landed on her butt and almost got trampled by people. Tidus smirked, serves her right. He finally made it to the force-field that separated him from the crowd. He waved cheerily at them with a smirk across his face as the people groaned.
He woke up to screaming and something stabbing his stomach. He groaned and held his stomach in pain as he got up, jumping back as some guy almost barreled into him in terror. Tidus, disoriented, slowly followed the guy down the ramp and saw a familiar figure in red.
"Auron!" He ran up to the cloaked man, ignoring the pain coursing through his body. "What are you doing here?"
"I was waiting for you." Auron briefly glanced at him before walking away, expecting Tidus to follow.
"What are you talking about?" Tidus stomped his foot in anger, regretting it immediately as the pain intensified, but followed none-the-less.
Tidus got to the bridge where he was jostled all over the place by people running in terror... in the opposite direction, where the destruction was. He scowled at them, feeling a tingling sensation. Something felt off and he noticed the child he saw from earlier standing in front of him. Tidus was about to ask what the hell the child thought he was doing standing there instead of running away, when he noticed that time seemed to be at a standstill.
"It begins." The boy said.
"Wha-"
"Don't cry."
Tidus stomped towards the boy, wanting some answers as to what the hell was going on, but time resumed like normal and the boy was gone as suddenly as he appeared. "What the...?" He searched all around more disoriented than he was before. He spotted Auron up ahead and ran after him. "Hey! Wait!" He ran in front of the older man. "Hey, not this way!" He gasped for air; playing blitzball then falling and running around were more than he could handle at the moment. He felt disoriented and his head hurt, probably a concussion.
"Look!" Auron nodded vaguely towards the right where a giant water sphere was hanging in the middle of the sky. "We call it 'Sin'."
"Sin?" Tidus just gaped at the Auron; this couldn't be happening. "What the fuck is that thing?"
And just like that...
A giant tentacle creature planted itself in the side of a building, releasing what looked like thousands of glowing blue seeds all over the place. Tidus looked back at Auron as the 'seeds' planted themselves on the bridge, opening up to show the fiends that lived inside. The seeds were actual the wings of the creatures. Tidus tried to scare them off when the fiends drew closer to him, waving his arms around like a maniac, but to no avail. He fell back next to Auron who held out a red sword for him.
"Take it." He lifted Tidus to his feet as he gripped the sword. "A gift from Jecht."
"My old man?" He gave the cloaked man a disbelieving look.
"I hope you know how to use it." Auron said as he held his own blade.
Tidus nodded as he gripped the sword in a more comfortable position.
Auron nodded towards the fiends, "These ones don't matter. We cut through."
They got through three of the Sinscales, each one dying in puffs of pyreflies in one hit. But they were soon surrounded, making it harder to traverse the bridge.
"Don't bother going after all of them. Kill the ones that matter and run." Auron attacked a Sinscale in front of him as he advised Tidus.
They ran as more Sinscales shot from the sky, blacking out the sky. The tentacle like fiend detached itself from the building, landing on the bridge with a giant crash, causing the bridge to shake beneath them.
"Get out of my town!"
"Some can't wait to die!"
Auron and Tidus were hit with Demi, weakening them further than they already were, as they drew nearer to the fiend. Auron used his Overdrive, Dragon Fang. He slammed his katana into the ground, causing red bursts of energy to hit every fiend, killing all the Sinscales and only leaving the Sinspawn Ammes-the tentacle-to be dealt with. With every hit the men dealt to the fiend, one of the glowing tentacles on it would die out. It took a while for them to defeat it, enduring the occasional Demi, but they finally succeeded. It exploded in a rainbow cloud of pyreflies, leaving behind an empty carcass.
Auron ran around it and continued along the bridge with Tidus following close behind.
"What are you laughing at, old man?" Tidus asked the picture of his father. "Auron! Let's get out of here!"
"We're expected." Was the only response he received.
"Huh?" Auron ran off leaving Tidus behind. "Give me a break, man!"
They stopped as the entire bridge in front and behind them was covered in Sinscales. They tried to fight them off but more replaced the ones that were killed.
"Hmph. This could be bad." Auron looked around and noticed a tanker collapsed on the bridge, "There knock it down!"
"What!?" Tidus yelled, staring at the other man.
"Trust me, you'll see."
The two put all their efforts into hitting the tanker, Tidus not really sure what good the thing would do them.
After a couple of hits, the tanker started to implode, knocking itself off the bridge, exploding below and causing one of the buildings to collapse onto the bridge.
"Go!" Auron looked towards Tidus and the two ran across the sinking and exploding building.
Tidus jumped as the building fully sunk with a great explosion, gripping onto the edge of the other side of the bridge. "Auron!" He shouted trying to get the other man's attention. "Auron!" He shouted again when the man didn't immediately pull him up.
"You are sure?" Auron seemed to talk to the creature known as 'Sin'. "This is it." Auron finally lifted Tidus up by the jacket, but didn't let him go. Tidus seem to float. "This is your story. It all begins here." They were both lifted into the air as the world around Tidus distorted.
AN: Read and Review. Tell me how you liked it and what I can do to improve. This is my first fanfic and I want to know how it is going.
