Final Fantasy X: Freedom Eternal

By: David Knight

Prologue: Looking Back

Two figures stood on the top of a steep cliff. Together, male and female alike stared down at the ruins of a once-great city spread out below. To the pair it had been their home... but that had been so long ago.

The young man had short blonde hair and blue eyes. He wore only a yellow shirt topped by a white hood with black overalls over it and had a blue crystalline sword in his hands. The woman wore a black leather jacket with a white hawk on the back, tight black pants and a red top. A pair of headphones was around her neck. The face reminded one of beauty and battle, wild brown hair and cat like gold-brown eyes to complete the look.

"Would you have ever believed we'd come to this point? Learned this much about each other?" The man asked.

"Better question, would you ever have thought we would have lived this long?" the woman replied, smirked.

"Funny." Her companion dryly responded. "How are they all?"

"Sleeping. They'll need it though. Tomorrow we make preparations for the final part of this journey," the woman said.

The man just shook his head. "Nothing would please me more than to attack now... but that won't save the world now will it?"

"No. It won't. This isn't a Blitzball game. We either win or we die and so does the world," she said.

"Don't you think I know that!" he returned.

"I'm making sure you do remember that, Tidus," she said.

Tidus shook his head, a small smile creeping across his face. "Do you remember that day this all began Kymaera?"

Kymaera laughed a little. "Remember? How could I forget? It was that day I was planning to kick the crap out of you." She then looked at Tidus. "What's wrong?"

Tidus met his companion's gaze. He then pulled out a glowing orb, an object immediately recognized by the woman.

"A Memory Sphere?" she queried.

"We are about to begin the final part of our journey Kymaera..." Tidus said. "If it... if what he said was true... and it happens to us... I don't want our story to be forgotten. I want the world to know. All of it." He looked into her eyes. "Don't you?"

Kymaera nodded, her expression unchanging. "Yeah... no one should ever have to be forgotten."

Tidus glanced skyward. Though the sun was only now setting, their friends were already slumbering deeply. "We have the night. It will be enough to tell our story."

Kymaera nodded, agreeing. She knelt on the ground, nimble hands steady as she gathered firewood, lighted the tinder and coaxed a cheerful little blaze into existence. The campfire light cast dancing orange light on the two as they settled around its blaze. However the two friends once again stared down at the lonely ruins, ignoring the small fire.

Tidus activated the Memory Sphere. It glowed with an inner light in response to the man's touch. He gazed deep into the orb while he spoke, "My name is Tidus."

Kymaera leaned forward and pressed her hand against the smooth sphere. "And I am Kymaera. We are both from the lost society of Zanarkand. For those that touch and view the contents of this sphere you will find the truth. We hope people will touch this sphere for that means we succeeded in saving the world... and if we failed then all we have done is just given our testament."

"This may be the last time we can ever do something like this, to speak or record anything, so before we begin the final part of our journey, we want to tell your story. We want to tell you everything... because we will not get another chance." Tidus said.

To Be Continued...

(Author's Note: Kymaera is an original character of my own creation and before I get flamed by Tidus/Yuna shippers, there is not going to be any romantic relationship between Tidus and Kymaera. As the story goes on you'll see why.)