My Big Fat Disclaimer: I don't own anything (but the storyline). No characters, no songs, no worlds, no nothing! These things are owned by Square-Enix, Michelle Branch, Evanescence and possibly any other bands whose songs I may mention.

Takes place after the end of FFX-2 (but before Yuna finds Tidus) and after the end of KH as well

Yuna was sitting on the deck of the Celcius, feeling truly free for once. From the time she was born, she was constrained by the teachings of Yevon, until the final defeat of Sin. After that, she was caught in politics for two years until Rikku found the sphere, and then she'd found herself trapped chasing an empty hope and freeing a fearful soul. Now, after she'd beaten the Vegnagun, she had her freedom. For a little while, anyways. It had been barely a week, and though she wouldn't admit it, she was itching to go on another adventure. I guess some people never change. Said the a voice in her mind. It was the voice of a young boy. Yuna could feel his presence behind her. It was the Fayth.

"Good afternoon, Lady Summoner." he said, this time out loud. Once Yuna recovered from her slight surprise, she smiled at him.

"Good afternoon." She was quiet for a moment, then asked the question that had been overwhelming her mind since he arrived. "May I ask how you…?" She didn't finish the question, unable to find the right words.

"I know. You freed us, the aeons and I. But I chose to stay in Spira for a little while longer, to find a way to repay you for all you've done. Do you still wish to find him?"

"Him?" Yuna squeaked. She knew who the Fayth was talking about, but she didn't want to get her hopes up. She been fighting with herself over him from the time she met him.

"Yes, Yuna. Tidus." The Fayth said quietly. Yuna scrambled to her feet.

"Yes! Oh, I would do anything…"

"I know you would, but I feel that I must warn you. It will be very dangerous."

"Then there's no way she's going alone." Paine said, walking up to them. Rikku ran over a moment later.

"Ooooo! Ooooo! I wanna go too! …Wait, where are we going?"

"I'm going to Zanarkand." Yuna stated. She had hard time finishing, her emotions nearly getting the best of her. She cleared her throat and continued, "I going…to get Tidus."

"Oh! Oh! I wanna come!" Rikku announced excitedly.

"I'm sorry." The Fayth cut in, "but Yuna has to be the one to go because Yuna alone can bring him back."

"A summoner alone could defeat Sin, but every summoner always had guardians to help them through the pilgrimage." Yuna argued. The Fayth paused, then sighed.

"Alright, Rikku and Paine may join you."

"Alright!" The girls cried in unison, excited beyond belief. The Fayth waited patiently for them to calm down. Once they did, he spoke again.

"Tidus' Zanarkand is a dream so tonight, when you fall asleep, you will enter a dream state and you will find yourselves in Zanarkand. Find him as soon as you can, and I will find you once I can do so to bring you back to Spira."

"Why can't you come find us right away?" Paine asked.

"Because I can only enter Zanarkand during a crisis." The Fayth explained. The girls' eyes widened. Yuna gulped, afraid to ask her next question.

"So, how are you going to come get us then?"

"I'm going to create a crisis."

"WHAT!"

"You were warned that it would be dangerous." The Fayth reasoned.

"But—." Rikku began, but the spirit biy interrupted her.

"See you this night, Gullwings." With that, he disappeared. Paine blinked.

"What that for real?"

"Yup." Rikku answered, still in awe. After a moment, Yuna grinned. Rikku leapt into the air, whooping in delight and went racing toward the elevator. Yuna followed, imitating Rikku though unsuccessfully so due to her laughter. Paine ran in behind them, smiling.

The dock hadn't changed. The beach hadn't changed. The boats hadn't changed. The house hadn't changed. Not even the trees had seemed to changed. Everything seemed to be exactly the same, even though it had been a full two years. There was a girl lying on the dock, staring up at the sky. She seemed to be the only thing that had changed. Her hair was longer than it used to be, layered from her ears to the middle of her back. She'd grown a bit taller. She'd matured a lot in the past two years, both in mind and body. She was wearing a dark blue tank top that accented her eyes, as well as her curves. She was wearing a short jean skirt that showed off her long legs and the tattoo that wrapped around her right ankle. It was a knot of roses and leaves, a perfectly respectable tattoo (if you'd consider tattoos respectable). However, if you looked close enough, you could see things hidden in the image: words, insignias, names. The name Kairi was intertwined with the name Sora, the word 'Destiny' was hidden on the outside of her ankle, and perhaps the most challenging to find was the heartless sign in the inside of her angle. She sighed. Life on the islands was so simple, so peaceful, so…bland. The 16 year old girl on the dock was bored. She had been for a long time. She craved the life she knew Sora was leading; exciting and spontaneous, and especially dangerous. She'd amused herself these year by learning to fight, vowing to never again be the helpless maiden she'd been the night the Heartless attacked. In fact, there was a claw sitting beside her on the wood of the dock, which she now picked up and slipped onto her hand. She rarely went anywhere without it. She sat up and, leaving her sandals behind, walked over to the bushes that hid the Secret Place and slipped inside. The air in the tunnel was cool and dry, refreshing compared to the muggy heat of the beach. She was still just short enough that she didn't have to stoop to walk through. The air became gradually warmer as she walked toward the cavern. Once inside, the sunlight from the 'skylight' was blinding to her for a moment. Her eyes quickly adjusted. She came here often; it was her only memory of her two best friends. Well, my one best friend. She thought, chuckling sadly to herself. Sora's not what I would call a friend anymore. She sighed, dropping to her knees next to the drawing on the stone of her and Sora sharing a papou fruit. Her mind wandered, and she was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't realize that she'd gotten up and was pacing the room. When she finally snapped back to reality, she found herself standing in front of the wooden door that lead to other worlds, and she was running her fingers across the smooth wood. It was hard for her to take in the enormity of this single door. She tried to grasp it, though unsuccessfully. Once again, she was wandering in a world of her own thoughts. She jumped when her fingers touched something cold and hard and smooth. She found herself holding a door handle. She stared. Was that always there? She wasn't sure, but the temptation to turn the knob was irresistible. Unable to stop herself (not that she wanted to) she opened the door slowly. She couldn't see anything on the other side. There was only darkness and shadow. It was terrifying, it was harsh, it was cold, but it was intriguing. It was dangerous. With determination, she stepped through the door. With a quiet swoosh, it swung shut behind her. There'd be no going back.

The vacuum of space was deep and very empty. One, surprisingly colourful object zoomed forward in almost silence. It was a gummiship, and it was rather impressive. Inside, three unlikely companions were yelling at each other. Or, two of them were yelling. The third, a humorous looking dog dressed in a knight's armour, was shaking his head.

"We are NOT lost!" yelled the duck, whom was dressed as a magician.

"You got us lost Donald!" yelled the amber-haired teen accusingly. Donald looked indignant.

"I know exactly where we are!" he retorted angrily.

"Fine! Then where!" The teen asked disbelievingly.

"We're right here!" Donald replied. The amber-haired 16 year old groaned in frustration and turned away from his duck companion.

"You don't have a clue." he muttered, swinging his Keyblade absently. Donald didn't reply. Instead, he turned to the dog/knight.

"Have we gotten any messages Goofy?" he asked, loudly enough to have the Keybearer hear.

"Nope." There was silence for a moment. It was Donald who spoke first.

"Sora?" There was obviously shock in the duck's voice, otherwise, Sora wouldn't have bothered turning around. Once he caught sight of what was ahead of them, his jaw dropped. It was a planet, bigger than any world he'd ever seen before.

"What…is that?" Sora asked, shocked.

"I dunno…" Donald answered, in total awe. Sora smirked.

"I knew it. You really did get us lost."

"Sora!"

So? What do you think so far? You will find a lot of similarities to my old one, but believe you me, you'll see a lot of differences. Exciting! R+R!