Legal acknowledgements: I don't own any of FFX or any of the characters in
the story. I also don't own the songs that I use for names in each chapter.
Including the title.
Author's notes: Ok boys and girls. This is my first official fanfic so be nice okay? I wrote this story basically to satisfy my ego. One day while playing FFX I thought, "I would never have done that!" That's when it hit me. Put "me" in the story. Ok so maybe its kinda weird putting yourself in a video game but we all have in our minds right? I just wanted to put it down on paper. Or screen. Whatever. Anyway I hope you like my story so read and review. But please be nice its takes a lot of time and patience to write these things!
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Parallel Universe
By
Cron' Dawg
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Chapter 1: Stellar
Note: this is from Kevin's (POV)
As I lay in bed trying my best to find sleep, my thoughts kept wandering to the events that were going to take place the next day. I was the lucky one, the one person chosen out of billions to go.
Every one hundred years, a comet passes near earth. It passes through a gravitational anomaly caused by the alignment of several planets in the solar system, including earth. When this happened, a rip was opened in space, allowing one person to travel to a point in the universe instantaneously. Unfortunately for humans, this could be very dangerous. No one knows where those who take the trip end up. They just know that no one has ever returned. A man named Victor Cornelius discovered the space rip in 1502. Using primitive machinery, he was the first to travel through the space rip.
The people of earth decided that a representative should be sent through the whole to make contact, if possible, with the people, or whatever, that lived there. It was agreed that this person should be intelligent, good looking, athletic, and have a good personality to properly convey to whatever beings that he or she met, the perfect image of an earth person.
I was never told why I was the one chosen. As soon as I found out, I was immediately told to pack my things and then was taken to a special facility for training. That was five years ago. I was about twelve then. It seemed like an eternity ago though. I was put through about every type of training these experts thought I might need. Things such as basic survival skills, self defense, weapons usage, all the way down to advanced math and the guitar. I guess they tried to make me fluent in many forms of communication. Assuming that I find anything. It's been five years and I've only been able to see my family once a year. I never got to see my friends at all, and today was the day. After today there was no turning back. I'm going whether I like it or not.
I awoke the next morning in my room. If you want to call it that. The experts removed everything they thought could act as a distraction to me.
My life was stripped away from me. I thought sadly.
I heard a knock on the door and shot out of bed, snapped out of my daydreaming quite suddenly.
"Kevin! Time to get up!" I heard a voice say from behind the door. I slowly climbed out of bed, put on my clothes, and opened the door. Standing there was Lisa. She had been like a big sister to me these last five years.
She's the closest thing I've had to family, and today is the last day I'll see her.
"Did you sleep well? You've got a big day ahead of you, ya know?" she asked me with a small smile on her face.
"Yes thanks." I lied.
"Well, this is it." She said. I could see a tear forming at the sides of her eyes.
"Ya. Umm… Lisa?"
"Yes?" she said, visibly starting to cry.
"Thank you. For everything." I said as I gave her a hug.
"Go on get out of here." She said while trying to force a smile.
I walked down the long, white, windowless, corridor to the preparation room.
Its gonna be a long morning. I thought as I looked at the scientists scurrying about, getting everything ready for my departure.
I sat and listened to everything the technicians told me with mock enthusiasm. Sure I was excited and nervous but this technical stuff frankly bores the hell out of me. The only thing keeping me awake throughout the final breefing was the unusually cold temperature in the room. The tech was pointing to a hologram floating in the room. He was explaining to me what was going to happen.
I've already heard this a million times!
Finally the scientist finished his deal and a man stood in the doorway to take me to the launch pad.
Before going there, we made a stop in the locker room where I would don my special clothing. I walked to the only occupied locker, mine, and took out my jump suit. It was made of special material that would regulate my body temperature. Since no one knew what it would be like where I was going, we had to be careful.
After putting on my clothing I walked over to another station where a group of scientists sat waiting with my pressure suit. They helped me slip into the bulky suit that would allow me to breathe in almost anything. I walked over to the mirror and looked at myself.
I look like an astronaut.
I walked out onto the platform. It was in the center of the large training facility. It consisted of a large circular dais that was surrounded by large stones, each bearing the name of someone who took the trip.
They look like gravestones.
On the dais were several crates of supplies that I would take with me.
"Five minutes until departure." I heard a voice say over the loud speaker.
From inside my pressure suit, I could see the control room window. Behind it sat a group of scientists looking at computer screens. I could also see my family looking at me from behind the glass. I gave them a smile and a wave. I could see them wave back, all of them trying to look brave for me.
I only hope that some of that courage will shed off on me.
I tried to hide my nervousness but it was apparent in the fact that my legs were quivering slightly.
"Two minutes until departure." The voice said again.
It's counting down my time on earth. Maybe even the time I have left to live.
I wasn't going unprepared. The crates on the dais with me contained everything from food, water, and clothing, to weaponry, and even my guitar.
It won't be long now.
"One minute and counting. All personnel please clear the area immediately."
As I looked around, I could see scientists, technicians, and onlookers move into the command building. There they watched from behind the large glass window.
"Thirty seconds."
Here we go.
"Twenty."
I hope my family isn't too sad.
"Fifteen."
I wonder what it will be like there.
"Ten."
I'm really living.
"Nine… Eight… Seven..."
Will I even survive?
"Six… Five… Four…"
I'll find out soon enough.
"Three… Two… One…"
I put on my bravest smile and gave a quick two-fingered salute to the onlookers inside.
"Zero."
At that moment, thousands of miles away, an enormous comet passed through the gravitational barrier causing a tear in space.
I felt myself become engulfed in a strange blue light. As I looked around, I could see the supply crates stretch out and expand like giant rubber bands. Then I felt a tugging at the top of my head as I was pulled at incredible speed out of Earth's atmosphere, and towards the giant gap in space. As I sped towards it, I barely had time to catch a glimpse of the Earth as I flew through space. The rip looked like a giant black gash. It could only be seen because it blotted out the stars behind it. The g-forces caused by the gravitational anomaly were too much to bear. As soon as I entered the rip, the stress became overwhelming, and I blacked out.
Author's notes: Ok boys and girls. This is my first official fanfic so be nice okay? I wrote this story basically to satisfy my ego. One day while playing FFX I thought, "I would never have done that!" That's when it hit me. Put "me" in the story. Ok so maybe its kinda weird putting yourself in a video game but we all have in our minds right? I just wanted to put it down on paper. Or screen. Whatever. Anyway I hope you like my story so read and review. But please be nice its takes a lot of time and patience to write these things!
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Parallel Universe
By
Cron' Dawg
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 1: Stellar
Note: this is from Kevin's (POV)
As I lay in bed trying my best to find sleep, my thoughts kept wandering to the events that were going to take place the next day. I was the lucky one, the one person chosen out of billions to go.
Every one hundred years, a comet passes near earth. It passes through a gravitational anomaly caused by the alignment of several planets in the solar system, including earth. When this happened, a rip was opened in space, allowing one person to travel to a point in the universe instantaneously. Unfortunately for humans, this could be very dangerous. No one knows where those who take the trip end up. They just know that no one has ever returned. A man named Victor Cornelius discovered the space rip in 1502. Using primitive machinery, he was the first to travel through the space rip.
The people of earth decided that a representative should be sent through the whole to make contact, if possible, with the people, or whatever, that lived there. It was agreed that this person should be intelligent, good looking, athletic, and have a good personality to properly convey to whatever beings that he or she met, the perfect image of an earth person.
I was never told why I was the one chosen. As soon as I found out, I was immediately told to pack my things and then was taken to a special facility for training. That was five years ago. I was about twelve then. It seemed like an eternity ago though. I was put through about every type of training these experts thought I might need. Things such as basic survival skills, self defense, weapons usage, all the way down to advanced math and the guitar. I guess they tried to make me fluent in many forms of communication. Assuming that I find anything. It's been five years and I've only been able to see my family once a year. I never got to see my friends at all, and today was the day. After today there was no turning back. I'm going whether I like it or not.
I awoke the next morning in my room. If you want to call it that. The experts removed everything they thought could act as a distraction to me.
My life was stripped away from me. I thought sadly.
I heard a knock on the door and shot out of bed, snapped out of my daydreaming quite suddenly.
"Kevin! Time to get up!" I heard a voice say from behind the door. I slowly climbed out of bed, put on my clothes, and opened the door. Standing there was Lisa. She had been like a big sister to me these last five years.
She's the closest thing I've had to family, and today is the last day I'll see her.
"Did you sleep well? You've got a big day ahead of you, ya know?" she asked me with a small smile on her face.
"Yes thanks." I lied.
"Well, this is it." She said. I could see a tear forming at the sides of her eyes.
"Ya. Umm… Lisa?"
"Yes?" she said, visibly starting to cry.
"Thank you. For everything." I said as I gave her a hug.
"Go on get out of here." She said while trying to force a smile.
I walked down the long, white, windowless, corridor to the preparation room.
Its gonna be a long morning. I thought as I looked at the scientists scurrying about, getting everything ready for my departure.
I sat and listened to everything the technicians told me with mock enthusiasm. Sure I was excited and nervous but this technical stuff frankly bores the hell out of me. The only thing keeping me awake throughout the final breefing was the unusually cold temperature in the room. The tech was pointing to a hologram floating in the room. He was explaining to me what was going to happen.
I've already heard this a million times!
Finally the scientist finished his deal and a man stood in the doorway to take me to the launch pad.
Before going there, we made a stop in the locker room where I would don my special clothing. I walked to the only occupied locker, mine, and took out my jump suit. It was made of special material that would regulate my body temperature. Since no one knew what it would be like where I was going, we had to be careful.
After putting on my clothing I walked over to another station where a group of scientists sat waiting with my pressure suit. They helped me slip into the bulky suit that would allow me to breathe in almost anything. I walked over to the mirror and looked at myself.
I look like an astronaut.
I walked out onto the platform. It was in the center of the large training facility. It consisted of a large circular dais that was surrounded by large stones, each bearing the name of someone who took the trip.
They look like gravestones.
On the dais were several crates of supplies that I would take with me.
"Five minutes until departure." I heard a voice say over the loud speaker.
From inside my pressure suit, I could see the control room window. Behind it sat a group of scientists looking at computer screens. I could also see my family looking at me from behind the glass. I gave them a smile and a wave. I could see them wave back, all of them trying to look brave for me.
I only hope that some of that courage will shed off on me.
I tried to hide my nervousness but it was apparent in the fact that my legs were quivering slightly.
"Two minutes until departure." The voice said again.
It's counting down my time on earth. Maybe even the time I have left to live.
I wasn't going unprepared. The crates on the dais with me contained everything from food, water, and clothing, to weaponry, and even my guitar.
It won't be long now.
"One minute and counting. All personnel please clear the area immediately."
As I looked around, I could see scientists, technicians, and onlookers move into the command building. There they watched from behind the large glass window.
"Thirty seconds."
Here we go.
"Twenty."
I hope my family isn't too sad.
"Fifteen."
I wonder what it will be like there.
"Ten."
I'm really living.
"Nine… Eight… Seven..."
Will I even survive?
"Six… Five… Four…"
I'll find out soon enough.
"Three… Two… One…"
I put on my bravest smile and gave a quick two-fingered salute to the onlookers inside.
"Zero."
At that moment, thousands of miles away, an enormous comet passed through the gravitational barrier causing a tear in space.
I felt myself become engulfed in a strange blue light. As I looked around, I could see the supply crates stretch out and expand like giant rubber bands. Then I felt a tugging at the top of my head as I was pulled at incredible speed out of Earth's atmosphere, and towards the giant gap in space. As I sped towards it, I barely had time to catch a glimpse of the Earth as I flew through space. The rip looked like a giant black gash. It could only be seen because it blotted out the stars behind it. The g-forces caused by the gravitational anomaly were too much to bear. As soon as I entered the rip, the stress became overwhelming, and I blacked out.