Misplaced
By: Rikkoshaye
Disclaimer: I do not own nor claim to own any of the characters in Final Fantasy X, or anything Final Fantasy related. Do not sue me, unless you want a moldy cookie and a few pennies.
Updated August 8th, 2007
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- Not in Spira Anymore -
"Hey! Wake up! Hello?"
"Is she dead?"
"No, just knocked out, I think."
"Ow..." Moaning softly I opened one of my eyes, pain everywhere. My hands felt burnt and my head was pounding, my back aching from some fall and my eyes watering from the sudden light they had pouring into them. I detected the smell of something burning too, but it didn't really register. The pain was currently taking up most of my attention. Blinking I tried to clear the film from my eyes with the tears that had begun to form at their corners. What had happened?
"Maybe you should roll her over."
"But it might hurt her..."
"Well then poke her or something, we can't stand here all day!"
To my annoyance something promptly started to poke me in the back. Moving downward the poking started nudging some particularly tender flesh, which moved my annoyance up a few notches. Letting out a mad grunt I lifted a hand and batted half-heartedly at whatever was poking me. To my surprise, it stopped.
"Hey guys, she moved!"
"Not dead then, ya?"
"No kidding, Wakka."
'Wakka...' I thought dully. 'That's an odd name...' Vision finally clearing, I managed to shift the eye that wasn't mashed into the carpet upwards without much difficulty. My headache was beginning to die down and my hands didn't hurt so much anymore, although an aching pain still reminded me that they needed some attention.
But that, of course, was when I noticed the shoe.
"Hey..." I managed to choke out, voice raspy. "You can't wear shoes in the house..."
'Wait a second.' I thought suddenly, 'shoes are connected to feet. And feet are connected to...'
And then everything clicked.
"AAAHHHHHH!!!!" Letting out a blood-curdling scream I jumped to my feet, panting. My mind was instantly on the alert and I lurched forward, confused. But unfortunately, after getting a mild concussion, it's not exactly the best idea to jump up quickly and go staggering toward strangers.
"Ooh..." Head pounding I stepped backwards, the room swirling. My stomach rebelled against me and I felt that sickened sensation crawl up my throat, threatening to burst out. Taking another step back I fought the feeling, closing my eyes and trying to steady myself. But as the feeling began to pass I noticed my foot was ankle deep in a pile of something behind me. Which then led me to looking to see what it was I had stepped in.
"Oh... my..." Pain forgotten I leaned down to the blackened mess slowly, running my fingers around the mangled, smoking edges.
"My TV. My Playstation! The carpet!" I gaped at the mess, realization dawning on me. "Mom's gunna kill me!" Chunks of metal littered the floor, all smoldering in one huge blackened heap. The burnt smell hung low and heavy in the air, a black smog starting to form in the room. "It was raining so hard outside, and then there was a flash… that must have been my Playstation blowing up, or something… It must have knocked me out..."
"Uh, hello? Did you forget about us?"
Already in a state of shock, I almost passed out as I heard the voice behind me. Turning slowly I faced the person, certain the situation wasn't going to get better anytime soon.
"Okay. I'm dreaming." I mumbled to myself, eyes wide. "This is all a dream. And I'm going to wake up now..." Closing my eyes tight I waited to wake up. And waited. And waited.
I wasn't going to wake up.
"Uh, are you okay?"
Slowly I reopened my eyes. They were still there. All seven of them. And slowly, cautiously, one of them stepped forward.
"Um, sorry to bug you while your having this mental breakdown and all, but could you tell us where, exactly, we are?"
Laughing a crazy, maddened laugh, I looked the person that had addressed me straight in the eye.
"Oh yeah, Tidus, I can tell you where you are." Pointing at each person I laughed again, feeling like a madman. Or a madwoman, you could say. "And I can tell Yuna, Rikku, Auron, Lulu, Wakka, and Kimahri where they are too."
Looking very surprised and taken aback, the seven people that stood before me all moved back a little. After a moment of surprised staring Yuna stepped forward cautiously, swallowing heavily before looking me in the eye. I was sure they all thought I was insane, and currently, I agreed wholeheartedly. There was no way these people could be in my house. No way!
Or was there?
"Well, um, where are we then?" Yuna asked quietly, trying not to offend me. I laughed my insane laugh again, my vision beginning to blacken at the corners.
"Welcome to the U.S., guys, 'cause you 'aint in Spira anymore!"
And then, as if on cue, I passed out.
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Oh no, what the heck is going on? What are the Final Fantasy X crew doing out of Spira? How did they even get here? Stay tuned…
Rikkoshaye