Hey everyone I hope you all enjoy my new story. Continuing with the trend of my last couple of Stories this one takes place many years after the end of X-2 and features the children of some of the characters from the game. But that does not mean the past is dead. Remember to send all your reviews, thoughts, questions, suggestions, etc. I love getting Feedback from you guys.
Final Fantasy X/X-2
The Magnificent
Over 22 years after the end of X-2
Chapter 1: Game On!
Mifune Village, the newly erected village on Bikanel Island in the desert
He wore a white cloak draped around his shoulders that wrapped around his body. His silver hair shone in the in the light of the harsh desert sun. His eyes looked as desolate as the desert around him. He sat there on a rock over looking the village.
The village was bustling with life. It was filled with archeologists trying to find the next clue to Spira's past. The man sitting on the rock merely watched the people work, waiting. A gray haired elderly man stood in the main building of the village going through all the reports on the dig site. Suddenly one of his assistants rushed in with urgent news.
"Mr. Kurosawa, we've found something amazing!" shouted the assistant
Kurosawa followed his eager assistant out to the dig site where they found a strange set of metal doors concealed three feet under the ground. Kurosawa carefully exclaimed these recently unearthed doors.
"Judging by these markings it's Yevonite in origin." Stated Kurosawa
The man sitting on the rock shifted slightly as he focused on the metal doors. The man reached under his cloak and pulled out a beautifully crafted flute and began playing it. The song would sound familiar to anyone; it was the Hymn of the Fayth. The man continued to watch as he played.
The work crew brought in their tools and together they pried the doors open to reveal a passage way. Kurosawa selected two of his assistants, they grabbed some lights and headed into the dark depths. Kurosawa entered slowly, remaining cautious of his surroundings.
"It's some sort of cavern." Remarked one of the assistants
"It looks man made." Replied another as he examined a nearby pillar
Kurosawa took a few more steps when he noticed something out of the corner of his eye. He approached it slowly taking a cloth out of his pocket. It was a statue of some sort. He wiped away some of the dust carefully trying not to damage the artifact.
"This cavern must be centuries old." Remarked one of the assistants
Kurosawa stepped back in horror. The assistants rushed over to see what was wrong. They shone their lights on the statue to reveal….a fayth statue. Kurosawa took a big gulp as he examined it closer. It knew exactly what it was, but it was unlike any Fayth statue he had ever seen. The assistants looked over the long dead human trapped within the structure.
Kurosawa turned his light to look at the rest of the cavern. There were no words for what he saw. Within this massive cavern were hundreds of fayth statues of various designs and styles the like of which he had never seen. When the three of them came out Kurosawa dusted himself off and tried to gather his thoughts.
"What'd you find?" asked one of the archeologists
"Something truly amazing. Get in contact with the Spirain Government historical branch headquarters right away." Declared Kurosawa jovially
The silver haired man stood up. He smiled sinisterly as he began to play a different tune on his flute. The sharp tone pierced through the air for miles. Kurosawa looked around for the source of the strange music. Finally he caught sight of the silver haired man overlooking the village. Kurosawa's face turned white as he saw a massive army of fiends appear behind the man.
"Quick get alert the soldiers!" shouted Kurosawa as he began to scramble the villagers to safety
The Silver haired man played one last note on his flute as the massive army of fiends descended upon the small village. As they approached a group of Spirian soldiers arrived and opened fire on the fiends. Many of them fell, but the rest continued on. More soldiers arrived pulling out their swords cutting down fiends left and right. Hundreds upon hundreds of fiends continued to reign down on the village, tearing into to houses destroying shops, and attacking innocent villagers.
The silver haired man smiled slight then began to walk down the hill toward the village. He kept his destination in sight; those doors; that passage; he everything he wanted was in there. One of the soldiers saw the man walking nearby he ran over to the silver haired man sword held high over his head. The silver haired man turned he gripped his flute tightly as a wave of dark energy poured out of his hand transforming his flute into a katana.
The silver haired man sliced the soldier in half with relative ease then continued on toward his goal. Kurosawa helped the last of the villagers he could find into the hidden under ground safety bunker. He scanned the village when he saw the Silver haired man walk toward the recently uncovered doors. He ran as fast as he could back to the dig site. Kurosawa passed by a fallen solider he grabbed the soldier's gun and continued on to intercept the silver haired man.
Kurosawa positioned himself in front of the passage way and pointed his gun at the Silver haired man. The man stopped walking and focused his cold eyes on the elderly archeologist.
"Who are you?" shouted Kurosawa angrily
The man remained silent.
"Did you do this?!?"
He still didn't answer.
"Did you do this?"
"Out of my way." Stated the Silver haired man
The silver haired man reached out his left arm and shot a fireball at Kurosawa. Kurosawa jumped out of the way as the fireball hit the ground causing an explosion. Kurosawa hit the ground haired injuring his leg , crying out in pain. The Silver haired man started to walk forward again when a shot rang out in the distance.
The Silver haired man looked at his torso to see himself bleeding. He groaned as he felt the hot metal of the bullet deep his body then turned around to see who had shot him. One of the soldiers had returned to the village and heard the explosion. He came to Kurosawa's rescue in time to shoot the Silver haired man. The man growled with anger as he pointed his left arm at the soldier.
The soldier scream out in pain as his body was engulfed in the flames of a powerful flare spell. The soldier's body fell to the ground charred and broken. Kurosawa used this distraction and recovered his gun pointing it at the injured Silver haired man. The man glared at Kurosawa pointing his Katana at him.
"Leave this village!" demanded Kurosawa
The man took one step closer to Kurosawa. Kurosawa pulled the trigger shooting the man once again. The man raised his katana then drove it into the shoulder of Kurosawa twisting the blade menacingly. The pain was nearly unbearable, Kurosawa screamed out dropping the gun as the man continued to twist the blade.
"When I return I will show no mercy, my power will be unmatched and I will not be stopped. Pray to whatever false god you want……and thank him for sparring you from death…..for now." Whispered the Silver haired man
The man pulled his blade out transforming it back into a flute. He turned around and began walking away leaving a trail of blood. The fiends ceased their attack and turned away leaving the village nearly in ruins. Kurosawa grabbed a hold of his arm trying to fight back the waves of pain he felt.
"Who are you?" shouted out Kurosawa
The Silver haired man turned slightly his cold eyes piercing into Kurosawa's very soul.
"The name is Yul." He replied
Kurosawa watched as he walked off into the distance with his army of fiends. His village ravaged.
City of Luca-One week later
The crowds gathered as the sun shone bright. They all flocked to the massive stadium for the event of the century. The patrons cheered loudly , rooting for their favorite teams. The children laughed and played, while the adults discussed who they thought would win. The city of Luca thriving with activity and everyone was pumped for the biggest Blitzball game of the century.
"Goooooooood Morning Luca!" came the announcer's voice over the loud speakers
"The Spirian Blitzball league would love to welcome you all to the last game of the Blitzball world series. Many teams have entered, but only two are left. Our very own Luca Goers and the defending champs the Besaid Aurochs. Can the Aurochs gain their 4th title victory in a row? We'll see today in what is sure to be the greatest game of the season!!!!"
In the Aurochs' locker room the team members were suiting up in their classic team color outfits. One blonde haired member of the team finished tying on his arm buckler and clenched his fist. He smiled as he looked up at the view screen to see them fill the stadium pool in preparation for the game. He smirked slight as his watched the announcers talk about the upcoming game. His eyes shone with intensity, he had one green left eye and one blue right eye, peculiar condition.
"We're gonna cream these guys!" exclaimed the blonde haired Blitzballer
This blonde haired Blitzball superstar was Rekks, the famed son of the Legendary High Summoner Yuna and the Fabled Dream warrior Tidus. Rekks approached his team mates giving them each a high five as they pumped themselves up for their game. Rekks walked up to his best friend.
He was known as the Red Headed Blitz Devil, Vidina or Vid as most people called him. Vid was the son of the famed Blitzball player Wakka and the legendary guardian Lulu. Rekks leaned on the lockers as he smiled at his best friend.
"So how ya feeling buddy? Pumped?" chuckled Rekks
"Ya know it brudda! Dese guys are gonna go down for da count!" replied Vid
"NOW THAT"S WHAT I WANNA HEAR!" exclaimed Rekks as he slapped hands with his best friend
Rekks jumped on to of one of the benches and cupped his hands around his mouth to amplify his voice.
"WHAT"S OUR GOAL?" shouted Rekks to the locker room
"VICTORY!!!" replied the Aurochs
"I LOVE YOU GUYS!" cheered Rekks as he jumped down from the bench
"You seemed psyched brudda." Chuckled Vid
"I AM! This is the big day. After this we'll be 4-time champions. We'll be the greatest Blitzball team that ever lived!"
"I hear dat!"
"Hey you seen Cana?"
"Naw Brudda."
"Dam it. What's a Blitz Team without its coach?"
Down the hall from the Aurochs' locker room a beautiful brunette woman, with a green right eye and a blue left eye. She was dressed in a similar gunner's dress sphere outfit Yuna had worn, but in the Aurochs team colors. This was Canahedo or Cana as her friends and family called her.
Cana headed into the locker room with her clip board in hand and looked over the team. Everyone was pumping themselves up for the big game, good. Rekks caught sight of her and headed over with Vid following close behind her.
"There you are sis!" exclaimed Rekks
"I was busy making sure everything was in place for the game. How are you guys doing?" smiled Cana
"We're awesome baby." Smiled Vid as he leaned in and kissed Cana passionately
"Eww, Dudes please. I don't want ta have barf before the big game." Joked Rekks
Cana gave her brother a look then headed off to check on the rest of the team. Vid laughed at his best friend then patted him on the shoulder.
"Brudda when you gonna git over, me being wid your sista." Laughed Vid
"I don't know. I still find it hard to believe that you're dating my baby sister." Replied Rekks
"Well believe it, and you're twins."
"Yeah, but I was born first."
"By a second."
"It was five whole minutes."
The two friends laughed, Vid punched Rekks in the arm lightly as they headed over to Cana and the rest of the team to go over the playbook once again.
"Listen up guys! We may be champions, but that doesn't mean we should take the Goers lightly. They've given us some tough competition in the past so we must stay focused." Stated Cana
"Right!" shouted the team
"NOW LET"S GET OUT THERE AND KICK SOME ASS!!!!!" shouted Cana
"YEAH!!!" shouted the team
The team members started filing out the locker room and heading into the pool. Vid and Rekks hung back. Rekks gave his sister hug then followed everyone else into the pool. Vid smiled at Cana as he gave her a passionate kiss, then headed off.
That night Besaid Island was alive with the sounds of partying. The Island had changed much in the past few years. The once small village had grown into a full blown town, mostly due to the popularity of its Blitzball team. The old temple of the fayth had been converted into the home of one of the Island's most illustrious families.
A massive bonfire was set up right in the middle of town, the citizens of Besaid had gathered to celebrate. The Aurochs had won yet another championship. Rekks was busy living it up partying will everyone who came to the celebration. Cana and Vid sat by the fire. Vid had his arm around Cana and they were talking to Wakka and Lulu who sat right next to them. Tidus was sitting on the steps to the former temple soaking in the celebration.
He smiled as he saw the familiar sight of his wife Yuna approach him. She was wearing a dress similar to her old summoner's outfit. Tidus stood up to give her a big hug. He wrapped his arms around her as they sat back down and enjoyed the party.
"Where's Rekks?" asked Tidus
"He's the star tonight, he's busy living it up." Smiled Yuna
"I guess he's entitled to it. Being a Blitz champ is in his blood. I still remember when we won the world cup for the first time."
"That was an amazing night."
It sure was."
"I have to go to Bevelle tomorrow."
"Why?"
"The last bit of the construction for New Zanarkand will finish up in a couple of months. I need to head to Bevelle to speak with the Spirian government on their plans for its future."
"I see, a new Zanarkand. I never actually thought they'd rebuild that place."
"The Al-Bhed machina restoration project sure helped."
"That's not what I mean. So much bad stuff happened at the place. I never saw the point of rebuilding it."
"Spira's growing. After defeating Sin and Vegnagun Spira needed to move forward. Hey, after all rebuilding it is better than making it into a tourist trap again."
"I guess your right. How about we celebrate before you go tomorrow."
Yuna smiled then locked lips with her husband before they both headed back into their house. Rekks walked over to Vid, Cana, Wakka and Lulu, taking a seat by the fire. Vid handed Rekks drink.
"Ya living it up?" asked Wakka
"Trying. Tonight is our night." Replied Rekks
"You got dat right." Laughed Vid
"The only shame, is that tomorrow this will all be over." Sighed Rekks
"What'd ya mean?" asked Vid
"Tomorrow, Blitz season will be over. Then soon all the excitement will be gone."
"Brudda, you should enjoy your down time. Take it easy for once."
"You know me I'm not one for taking it easy. What we need is an adventure of some sort."
"I'm not get involved wid one of your crazy schemes again. Remember what happened in Djose."
"Oh please that wasn't my fault and you know it."
"Yeah well, the point is ta relax brudda."
"Relax?"
"If any one needs a break I'd be you. Give the adventures a rest, bro." smiled Cana
"Maybe your right."
"Ya every time there's an off season you go off ta find some sort mercenary type adventure. Remember da time when ya took the job escorting dat priest just so you could fight da bandits."
"That was awesome. Especially when you fell off the hill and ended in that mud puddle."
"Just relax, Bro. You don't need constant stimulation. Take it easy, find a girl." Retorted Cana
"Why can't I do both? Love, adventure, excitement, that'd be awesome."
"I ya dreams." Retorted Vid
Cana Vid laughed slightly. Rekks smiled as he started at the crackling fire. Vid reached over and messed up Rekks hair. Rekks laughed out loud as he pushed Vid. Cana shook her head at both of them. They sat there staring at the fire.
"A toast to what tomorrow brings." Smiled Vid as he took a sip of his drink
"I'll drink ta dat." Replied Vid as he followed suit
"Me too." Added Cana
The next morning the sun shone brightly over Besaid Harbor. A boat pulled into up to the dock. Stepping off the boat Mr. Kurosawa took a deep breathe. His arm was bandages heavily and put in a sling. He gathered his things and headed up the road toward the Town of Besaid.
Inside the former Besaid temple, Rekks sat in the kitchen eating his breakfast. Tidus came in carrying two large boxes then laid them on the table to take a break. Rekks looked up from his meal to see what his father was up to.
"Whatca got there?" asked Rekks
"It's just some old stuff of your mother's and I. I was going to take these boxes down to storage to free some room up here." Replied Tidus
Rekks stood up and looked through the boxes. They were filled with old pieces of fighting gear and weapons. Rekks pulled out his mother's old Al-Bhed guns and laid them down on the table. He started going through both the boxes taking things out and looking through them. After a while Tidus grabbed some of the items and stuffed them back into the box.
"That's enough of that. I got to get these things down to storage." Stated Tidus
"Aww, come on dad some of these things are cool. This old sword, here. How come you never game me any of your old weapons?" retorted Rekks
"If I ever thought I could trust you with them, I would."
"You can trust me."
"We'll see about that. Where's your sister."
"She went with Vid down to the beach."
"Oh, well I could use some help with these boxes."
"Sorry eating."
"Fine I'll take this one down, watch the other until I get back. It's been so long since we've been down there the storage areas probably a mess."
"Don't worry dad."
Tidus smiled at his sun as he took one of the boxes and head down to the storage area of the house. Rekks continued to look through the box of weapons and armor pieces. Just then he heard a knock at the door. Rekks walked over to the front entrance to see who was there. He opened the door to see the smiling face of Mr. Kurosawa.
"Can I help you?" asked Rekks
"Yeah my name is Mr. Kurosawa. I'm a member of the Spirian Government Historical branch. I'm looking for Tidus and Yuna, It's a matter of importance." Stated Kurosawa
"I'm Rekks their son. What's wrong?"
"I work at a village in the Bikanel desert, Mifune Village. It is the site of an archeological dig which was recently attacked."
Rekks perked up at the mention of the news.
"Are you parents here I could really use their help."
"My mother left this morning for Bevelle and my dad……….He's off some where doing something important. I can help you."
"Really, Can you fight? My village suffered extensive damage in the last battle. I went straight to the Government, but going through the proper channels would take too long. I thought if I could come here, then maybe I could get the help of the legendary warriors."
"Well lucky for you my parent's taught me everything they know. And I can assure you I'm your man and hey, I'll do it for free."
"Thank you very much, can we leave right away?"
"Sure thing let me just get my stuff."
Rekks headed back into the kitchen and looked at the box.
"Need a weapon, need a weapon." He mumbled to himself
Rekks then smiled as he looked at the guns still lying on the table. The picked up the belt and holster then tied it around his waist. He check for ammunition then loaded up, he grabbed a few more pieces of gear, wrote a note explaining things to his dad then headed out with Mr. Kurosawa
"You just got here on the boat right?" asked Rekks
"Ya, it'll be leaving in 20 minutes."
"Good we'll get on it and head out as soon as possible."
The two of them headed out of the town down the path toward the harbor. As they walked Rekks caught sight of Cana and Vid heading up the path back toward the two. Cana glared at her brother as he tried to hide behind a nearby statue. Vid shook his head as they ran up to him. Kurosawa looked at the three of them confused.
"Rekks a word with you." Whispered Cana as she pulled Rekks aside
Vid followed them as they walked a bit away from the confused Kurosawa.
"What the hell are you up too." Asked Cana
"This guy just needs a little help." Replied Rekks
"I thought ya were gonna take it easy." Stated Vid
"Listen this is nothing. This guy's just got this little problem. Look you guys can come with. There ain't nothing the three of us can handle."
"You always do this Rekks and now your trying to drag us in with you." Replied Cana
"Look, I'm doing this and in about 15 minutes or so I'm heading out on the boat. Now you can either come with me, our stay here and Btch. Trust me." Retorted Rekks
"Oh, you are impossible. I'll come with you, but just to make sure you don't do something stupid." Replied Cana angrily
"You better bring a weapon." Stated Rekks
"I got some of mom's old dress spheres." Replied Cana
"They give you their old stuff?"
"I'm the responsible one."
"What about you buddy?" Rekks asked Vid
"I got my Blitzball right here brudda."
"Then it's settled!"
Rekks threw an arm around Kurosawa.
"Well, my friend you now have three expert heroes ready to help you out."
"That's great." Replied Kurosawa slightly skeptical
The four of them continued on toward the harbor. Rekks lead the way with Kurosawa following behind, Cana and Vid stayed back but reluctantly followed after the eager Blitz star.
To be continued……………………..
I hope you all enjoyed the first part of my story. Remember to send your reviews, thoughts, questions, ect. The next chapter will be up soon. Keep an eye out for Chapter 2: Trust Me