Welcome everyone to the beginning of the Final Fantasy X Trilogy now I'm going to flat out say this Jecht and Tidus will NOT be in this AU story so if you guys are expecting them or don't like it the back button is right to your left or right depending on how you type. Anyways book one will be covering the game of Final Fantasy X twists turns and heart string pulling galore enjoy! :). Oh and I don't own Final Fantasy X if I did Tidus wouldn't have been a dream or a cry baby .

Tidus: HEY!

Me: Shut it Tidus and wait you're not even in this story GET OUT! -chases out-

Wakka: Enjoy, ya

A ruined City, An end of a Journey and what may be the end of two lives it all came to a close here at Zanarkand. Seven weapons were in the center while a group sat around a campfire considering their options, they were running out of time it consited of, A Guado deemed traitor, the daughter of the High Summoner who defeated Sin ten years ago, A retired Blitzball Coach, Captain and player. a black mage who once failed this mission long ago, A Ronso who had lost his race, a man with regret of his past and an Al-Bhed who had lost everything when her "Home" was destroyed. This was the end one way or another for all their journeys. The young Guado slowly stood up walking over to the Summoner placing a hand on her shoulder. The young woman placed a hand on his hand closing her eyes before the young Gaudo hopped up onto a nearby cliff. "A city dead for a thousand years...Zanarkand...is there really no other way?" The Gaudo questioned himself.

'Listen to my Story...This may be our last chance...'

He tossed and turned in his bed, a tulmultuous dream grasping him in its claws, as a scene played out before his eyes. "You, descendant of the Templar Order...Prodigy of the Guado...Listen well young one. I no longer walk the realm of the living." said a tall, slender looking Guado. With human features it looked upon him. "My son...is not what he seems, on my Honor as a Guado I swear it!" the figure proclaimed in ghostly voice. "Terrance!" came a calm, but rather stern voice as the ghostly being disappated. "Terrance Guado wake up young man!" the same voice said once more. His head shot up from his desk, his eyes opening but not quite focusing just yet. "It's quite unbecoming to fall asleep in class on such a special day young you even paying attention?!" his teacher asked as she scolded him, he let out a sigh and stretched. The class had seemed to drag on endlessly, probably because it was the last of his monster taming courses, though in reality he didn't care why since he just wanted it over with. "Yes...Yes I was." he answered her. His teacher sighed and shook her head, "I swear, it's a wonder of Yevon himself that you've even managed to make it this far." she said before motioning to him. "I called your name because you don't want to miss this." she finished while looking at him sternly. He looked at her a bit confusedly for a moment before she unfurled a list of names, "As I call your name, come up and receive your graduation certificates." she stated which caused him to open his eyes wide, it was time and he could barely contain himself. After reading through the whole list she closed it back up, only a few left in his class, counting himself, had remained in their seats. "That concludes the graduation proceedings, those of you with certificates may be excused, the rest of you remain seated while I obtain your next assignments from the headmaster." she said which caused him to balk in his seat. "Hey! Wait! What about me!? I worked myself into the ground for this!" Terrance proclaimed rather incredulously. "Oh now you pay attention, well...come on up." she said flatly. Standing up from his seat he moved towards her, though as her gazed narrowed on him he immediately felt ice running through his spine. "How you pulled this off, child, I'll never know...but congratulations none the less." she said as she handed him his certificate, though not letting it go as he took it in his hand. "For future reference...pay more attention to your surroundings, whether it's about something you want or not." she said with a tone of warning before letting the certificate go. "Spira is not a forgiving place, you know that from your time out on the Thunder Plains...I don't want news getting back to me about how your carelessness got you eaten by a fiend." she said before waving him off. He was so elated he didn't even respond and simply darted out of the class room, his teacher sighing and turning back to her desk as it seemed her words had fallen on deaf ears.

Terrance, unbeknownst to his teacher, had actually heard everything she'd said. "That's not something you have to worry about...but you need not know how serious things are right now, it'd only serve to make trouble for me." he thought to himself as he rounded a corner in Guadosalam to a secret little hideaway he'd made for himself. "Bite Bug...come here boy." he called quietly as a small skittering could be heard from the dark recess of the room. A small, strange looking insect appeared before him as he stooped down and rubbed the underside of its neck, a small shrill cry that could only be described as happiness coming from it as he spoke. "I need your help with something." he said as he strapped a micro-sphere recorder onto its neck. "I need you to fly into Maester Seymour's office and perch somewhere out of sight, don't make yourself known, and don't let anyone see you leave." he instructed as he continued rubbing the insect's carapce. "Think you can do that for me?" he asked as the bug seemed to nod to him. "That-a-boy." he said as he 'threw' the bug into the air causing it to spread its wings and fly off. He sat there in silence, awaiting the return of his friend, as he thought of the things that could happen if it were caught. The more he thought about it, the more he worried and as time passed he'd nearly convinced himself that something had went amiss. Just as he stood up and was getting ready to confront Seymour he heard the familiar buzzing of the insect's wings which caused him to look up, it had returned, though not unscathed as it appeared to have scorch marks running along one of its sides and one of its wings seemed to be tattered. "What happened? Are you ok?' he asked as he held his hand out for it to perch on, the insect gave an irritated buzz and nipped at his hand, but didn't do anything else as he brought it down so that he could unstrap the recorder from its neck. "I'm sorry you got hurt, go, rest, I won't ask you to do that again my friend...I'm truly sorry." he said before lowering his hand so that it could safely jump down to the ground to disappate into fayth. "I see, how quaint a thing it was.." came a dark, silken voice that practically dripped with contemptuous venom. "I'll be taking that young one..." he said as he stepped into the alcove with Terrance and held out his hand. Tall, clearly a hybrid, and with purple eyes that seemed to burn like coals in the fires of hell he stood. Twin strands of long, light blue hair cascading over his shoulders and down his back with a third, shorter strand hanging over his face like a crooked bang and ornate robes that exposed his chest, far from that of the traditional Maester attire. "Maester Seymour..." Terrance observed with a small growl in his voice. Seymour simply smiled his devils smile and stepped forward with his hand still outstretched towards Terrance, "In the flesh." Seymour responded coldly. "As I said, hand over the recorder...I'll be having it now, through force if necessary." the man stated which caused Terrance's gut to feel like a hole had formed in it. Without hesitation he handed the recorder to the Maester, not wanting to be attacked by someone clearly superior in the magical arts as he'd seen first hand what Maester Seymour could do. "Maester Seymour...humor me one question before you go?" he asked as Seymour had turned to leave. "What child, my patience wears thin with one that presumes to spy on me." he asked as he looked down, more towards the ground than behind him. "Is...it true?" he asked. "Is what true?" Seymour asked as he turned back to face Terrance. "Did you really kill him? Did you kill your father?" Terrance specified with a grim tone. Seymour scoffed and smiled, his left hand coming up to his forehead as he spoke, "My father was a Tyrant child, he needed to be put down like the monster he was...it was necessary for the safety of little upstarts like you." Seymour said in his aloof tone as usual. "BUT WHY!? WE TRUSTED YOU! HE WAS THE LEADER OF THE GUADO AND WE ALL LOOKED UP TO HIM!" Terrance yelled. "How can you repay...our trust...by taking our beloved leader?" he asked as he was near tears, Seymour simply laughed and looked at him. "Because child...I could." he responded which caused Terrance to growl and draw his sword. "You're a lunatic, power is the only reason you killed him...I'LL KILL YOU!" Terrance screamed as he lunged for Seymour's throat with his sword prepared to strike. "By the power of my mind, I will thee to be confused. With Yevon's blessing, this spell shall be used." came a calm, quiet voice from the shadows as one of Seymour's guardians shot Terrance with a confusion spell. Terrance collapsed on the spot, twitching and foaming at the mouth as his sword clattered across the stones of the ground. "Think what you will child...but my father's time has come, and you'd be well to remember your place." Seymour said in a dark and cold tone before walking away and leaving him on the ground, trapped in his own mind and questioning reality thanks to the spell.

Terrance's world went completely black shortly after that, the sounds of footsteps approaching him being lost to his deadened senses as he was picked up and carried off from where he'd been laying. "Terrance!" came a voice as he opened his eyes slowly, groaning in pain as his head throbbed from the after effects of the spell. "C'mon buddy come back to us, this is nuts..." the voice said as his eyes focused a bit. "Thank Yevon you're ok..I was afraid I wouldn't be able to bring you out of that. I've never seen a spell that strong before." his friend said as Terrance sat up in bed clutching at his head. "W..what happened? how'd I get here?" he asked as his friend turned and moved to a table with a few medical instruments on it. "That's what I'd like to ask you, who did that to you?" his friend asked as Terrance sat shock upright. "WAIT! Damn it! Where'd Maester Seymour go?" he asked causing his friend to wheel around and look at him with a questioning gaze. "Maester Seymour? He left for Luca hours ago, why?" his friend asked as Terrance groaned in pain again, flashes of the recorder, and Maester Seymour leaving with it crossing his mind before leaving everything else in a haze. "He's hiding something...though I can't remember what for the life of me..." he said still holding his head. "Probably from that confusion spell you were hit with, like I said it's the strongest I've ever seen...that still doesn't answer who used it on you though." his friend commented as Terrance got up from the bed and looked around. "It had to be one of his guardians...I remember yelling, and me hitting the ground. Maybe they took the yelling as a sign of aggression and moved to keep him safe." Terrance said as he couldn't quite remember anything else. "I see...that'd explain a lot considering I saw Maester Seymour walking away from your alcove...I was just on my way to see if you were going to Luca to watch the Blitzball Tournament." his friend commented. Terrance picked up his sword, strapping it to his side, and his shield, strapping that to his arm, before turning to look at his friend. "yeah...I think I will...perhaps I can find Seymour and figure out this whole mess." Terrance said before placing his hand on his friends shoulder. "Thanks for your assistance, yevon knows what would have happened to me if you hadn't found me." he said with a smile. "Don't I always pull your dumb ass out of hot water?" his friend asked in a joking tone causing them both to laugh. "Yeah...anyways take care." Terrance said before turning and leaving his friend's clinic. It didn't take him long to head back to his house and gather his things, only grabbing a few essentials before heading from his house towards the exit that'd take him to Luca. The guards, knowing him from his class, simply let him pass as he plodded on. "I don't know what you're up to Seymour...but I swear on the grave of our dearly departed Maester Jyscal...I'll stop you even if it takes my last breath." he thought to himself as he made his way to Luca.

A shortwhile later, and some miles down the road, Terrance had stopped under the shade of a tree to take a rest. Despite his training he knew full well what a tired body could bring even on the Mihen Highroad, and wasn't prepared to take such a chance. As he sat there eating an apple from his pouch the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. "Greetings Terrance..." a voice, sounding almost ethereal, said from behind him causing him to turn around. Blinking for a moment he swore he could see right through the figure that stood before him. "Y..you know me?" he asked as he slowly placed the apple down on his pouch, not really knowing what to expect but definitely wanting to be prepared. "Not exactly, though it's what I can sense within you that has drawn me to you. You wish to stop Maester Seymour, am I right?" it questioned him, Terrance nodded "Yes, but what's that got to do with why you're here talking to me?" he asked in response. "In order to achieve your goals, you must first find Lady Yuna, a summoner from Besaid Isle. I cannot go into full details, but her connection to Maester Seymour's true plan will be invaluable to you in completing your goals." the figure explained. "And just who are you?" Terrance asked which caused the figure to raise a hand to him. "In due time young one, for now I must ask you...do you believe you can help Lady Yuna defeat Sin and stop Seymour's plan?" Terrance gritted his teeth, he wasn't entirely sure of how he'd win Yuna's trust...but he certainly wasn't about to let an opportunity pass him up. "Whatever it takes, I'd lay my life on the line to see that sad excuse of a Guado burn." he said as his right hand rose to grab the hilt of his sword. Pyreflies began to circle the being, seeming to rise from the ground as a tornado as it spoke. "Well said, now come...Prove to me...THAT YOU ARE WORTHY OF THE GUARDIAN NAME!" it shouted before the pyreflies collapsed in on the figure, causing it to glow a brilliant light before its form shifted. Spiky rocks jutted from its back and arms as its forearms swelled to the size of melons, very clearly hardening into what looked like twin spiked bucklers as its back also seemed to swell and grow into the form of a shell. The form hunched over, smoke pouring from its mouth as its beady eyes glared at Terrance. He jumped backwards, drawing his sword and raising his shield in front of him, his eyes narrowed as he spat viciously at the figure that was now a fiend. "Come at me then...and I'll cleave you in half just as I plan to do with that traitor, then you'll have your proof!" he declared as he steeled himself for a fight.

The fiend roared at him and charged forward without warning, its thunderous steps seeming to cause the very ground to shake as the fiend seemed to grow in size. Starting as a small car in size the fiend swelled in height and girth to that of a small house causing Terrance to suddenly start second guessing the intelligence of being so hasty. His hesitation, however, cost him as the fiend slammed into his shield and drove him backwards with a rumbling growl. His feet dug in and his arm took the impact, numbing it slightly but just as he thought he'd be able to stand his ground the fiend's head dipped down, Terrance's shield slipping and bowing inward a bit as the fiend suddenly pushed forward and lifted. Terrance's feet left the ground as he found himself airborne then rolling down the fiends back towards the ground, though it appeared the fiend had other things in mind as it spun just before he landed and struck him with its left arm which sent him flying into the tree. He coughed as he smacked into the wood, the wind leaving his lungs and stars dancing in front of his eyes as the fiend stood there looking at him. "I thought you were ready..." came that same ghostly voice as Terrance struggled to pick himself up off the ground. "This is not how a Guardian should be seen...in the dirt with his tail between his legs." it seemed to taunt him as he stuck his sword in the ground and used it to lift him to his feet. "Bring it monster...and I'll show you the fury of a true Templar Paladin." Terrance declared as he readied himself once more. The fiend again charged, Terrance's mind now set to not waver, and as the fiend neared him its arm shield only met with air, and then the tree. Terrance had quickly side stepped, his blade glowing in the sunlight as he channeled his full power into a single strike along the neck and back of his enemy. What appeared to be a soft, fleshy weakness, however, quickly showed to be as heavily armored as the rest of the fiend which caused Terrance's sword to skip right off the stony exterior as sparks flew into the air. The Fiend roared and the ghostly voice laughed as it punched Terrance in the gut, dropping him to his knees, and back fisted him to the ground. "Templar Paladin...no more." the voice said as the Fiend raised its foot to stomp on Terrance and end him. In that moment Terrance's world went black, his body seeming to float in an endless sea of the void as a voice came to him. "Is this how you wish to end it? Will you let your story end here before it even begins? If so...then stay down." the voice said, a deep gravely voice that seemed seasoned with years of experience, a voice that he didn't even recognize. "But that's not how your story ends...is it? THEN MOVE!" the voice shouted as Terrance came to and suddenly rolled out of the way, the fiends foot crashing down onto the earth causing the stone that had been beneath Terrance to crack with the force of its stomp. Terrance could feel energy flowing through him, coursing into his arms and down his sword blade as his eyes glowed with a ferocity he'd not shown before. The fiend roared again, though this time it was Terrance on the charge. "TO THE FARPLANE WITH YOU!" he bellowed as he raised his sword high in the air, the blade of his sword, which once shined in the sun's light, seeming to absorb the light that played across it's surface until it shone with such radiance that any who looked upon it would be blinded. The fiend hissed and covered its eyes as the blade erupted into white flames, "FEEL THE FURY OF EXCALIBUR'S MIGHT!" Terrance roared, slamming the sword down into the fiend's carapace and driving through all the way to the dirt, white hot gouts of holy fire pouring from different parts of the fiends body as it began to glow before shattering and dispersing into a multitude of fayth. The being that'd taken the form of the fiend now standing there before him, clapping and smiling, as if to congratulate him before speaking. "Now that...is how one worthy of the name Guardian should be..." it said before turning to Luca. "Your quarry awaits, for now I take my leave, but be sure that we will meet again." the being said before turning and walking into Terrance, his wounds seeming to heal instantly and his equipment repairing itself in the same instance as he was left to stand there wondering what in the world had just happened to him.

After recovering from what could be marked as Terrence first of many big tests. The young man finally after a journey that lasted about two days he finally arrived on the Highroad right before Luca, The Mi'ihen Highroad. "Excuse me." A elderly voice said causing Terrence to turn around. The young man looked at what looked like an older looking male, wearing green and white scholar like attire. Terrence blinked a little bit. "Do you know the history of this road not to mention, what brings a Guado this far out from Guadosalam?" The older man question in curiosity as Terrence coughed. "Personal reasons but uh, may I ask who you are?" He questioned. "Ah, where are my manners, I am Maechen, a scholar at your service young man." He bowed in the prayer of Yevon causing Terrence perform the Yevon right back in respect. "I'm Terrence Guado, tell me do you know where the Summoner might be?" Terrence asked. "A fledgeing guardian are you, my, my you don't see many Paladin Guardians as much anymore." He commented. "You could say-" Terrence suddenly cut himself off as he brought up his sheild before it got bit down by a Lion head as Terrence grunted before the creature jumped back with a roar.

What stood in front of Terrence was nothing short of a monster. It was the head and body of a lion, its tail stuck up showing it was a full snake plus one more head being that of an Egale. "What the flying hell?" Terrence questioned meanwhile Maechen shivered. "S-S-Sin spawn here?! That can only mean Sin isn't far from Luca!" Maechen shivered in fear. "Please you've got to destroy it, if you don't Sin will come back for it!" Maechen stated causing Terrence to sigh. "Get to safety." He simply ordered as Maechen bolted out of there causing the creature to roar before Terrence jumped in front of him. "Your fight is with me!" Terrence snarled as the creature let out one final roar to signal the start of another test for terrence.

The creature roared before charging up a fireball in its hand before chucking it as Terrence as he brought up his shield but this Chimera seemed stronger than normal as its Fireball seemed almost Medium size hit him launching him back a few times causing Terrence to grunt sliding against the crowd coughing. "Jesus...okay I've face Chimera's before in Macalania woods but what the hell..." He panted before suddenly felt a soothing aura over him like a potion. "Get up, your story is not over yet..." A voice muttered as the young man turned his head. Terrence looked up as suddenly a man walked forward, one of his arms looked like it was in a sling before he brought it out adjusting himself in fighting stance. His left eye seemed to have a scar slashed over it. The man wore a red haori closed with a black and blue strap with two brown belts wrapped around it. He was also seen wearing a black armored gauntlet on his right hand, and an armor brace on his left forearm. "I heard that line before, you were watching me at Guadosalam weren't you?" He asked causing the man to nod. "We can save the introductions for later fledgling Guardian we've got a sinspawn to deal with!" He said causing Terrence to nod jumping back up and getting into fighting stance. The man suddenly began glowing yellow. "Your pain shall be twofold!" He shouted before charging in and sliced down on the Sinspawn as it roared causing the man to jump out of the way before its tail hit the mysterious figure.

The man suddenly began glowing yellow. "Your pain shall be twofold!" He shouted before charging in and sliced down on the Sinspawn as it roared causing the man to jump out of the way before its tail hit the mysterious figure. Terrence brought his hand up to his face. "Lets speed this battle up sir, HASTE!" Terrence shouted as a golden clock zoomed over the man who simply humphed. "YOU WILL HURT NO ONE!" He shouted glowing red before racing forward and striking the creature once again who let out a roar. "Alright, My- GAH!" Terrence cried out before suddenly dropped to his knees holding his head as an image flashed in his head. The gargantuan whale-like beast, the he and everyone knew as Sin before flashing to...his father? Suddenly the Sin Spawn roared smacking Terrence to the side as the young man groaned. 'you've got weird timing Isaac old friend...' the man muttered to himself. "Okay...I'm done playing around." He scoffed. "FEEL THE STING OF A DRAGON'S FANG!" He shouted jumping in the air as The Sinspawn looked up before this gruff man slammed the sword into the ground before one giant explosion nailed the Sinspawn, dead on as the creature fell backwards slowly disappearing in Pyreflies as the man humphed.

Panting Terrence slowly brought himself up from the ground as the older man humphed sheathing his sword. "You kept up well, you planning on becoming a Guardian?" He questioned while Terrence was recovering from the battle. "That was the plan..now who are you exactly?"" Terrence questioned as the man turned around before simply keeping a serious tone in his voice. "Auron..." He said as Terrence's eyes widened in shock. "Wait, Auron as in SIR AURON?! the very guardian that left with my father to guard High Summoner Braska?!" Terrence yelled in shock causing Auron to scoff. "So you're a high summoner of Yevon now eh Braska?" He muttered.

"So then you must be Terrence, Isaac told me a lot about you, Ten years...you've grown since he last told me about you." Auron stated causing Terrence to chuckle as the two of them began making their way towards the end of the Highroad. "Hey Auron.." Terrence finally said causing Auron to look at him. "My dad...you think he's alive?" Terrence asked. "That depends on your definition of Alive Terrence." Auron stated causing Terrence to blink in confusion. "Isaac is no longer human...but then again...you felt him right? in the brief headache you suffered during the battle against the Sinspawn." Auron stated as Terrence came to a stop in shock. "It can't be..." Terrence muttered in shock as Auron turned to him. "It is...Sin is Isaac." Auron revealed the tone in his voice not changing at all.

To be continued...