Prologue

Hey, what's up?

This is a prologue for Rising Stars, a post FFX action-adventure fic.  Before we get started, here's a couple of things you should know:

1.Eighteen years have passed since the defeat of Sin and the Eternal Calm began.  This story is about the children of our beloved heroes, but that doesn't mean that the parents won't be deeply involved. I want to try my hand at something fresh, and something that hasn't been overdone before.

2.Spira has grown tremendously over the past years, and is more Earthy in a couple of ways.

3. Kimahri turned homosexual.  (That was a joke, BTW!!)

4. Tidus is back.  A couple of the Fayth decided to dream his part of the dream, in appreciation for him allowing all of them to rest peacefully.

5.Tidus and Yuna are married, big shock eh?  Lulu and Wakka have also tied the knot and have been happy together. 

6.The government of Spira is a form of democracy.  There are ten seats in an Assembly with a representative from each of the following states:  Besaid, Kilika, Luca, Djose, Guadosalam, Macalania, Bevelle, Al Bhed, Zanarkand, and Gagazet.

7.There is a Grand Marshall who resides over the Assembly.  He or she has very little peace-time power, but is more of an figurehead.  Yuna carried this position for ten years.  If you want to know how this government came to be, check out my other fic, Fallen Heroes.  It explains everything.

Okay, now onto some other stuff:

1. Tidus and Yuna are happily married, with two children.  Lulu and Wakka have had another child.

2. Rikku married Judda, I guess she always went after the athletic type.  They have a fourteen year-old daughter.  Rikku, however was not as lucky to have a happy marriage.  She went through a particularly rough divorce about the same time she resigned from the Assembly.

3. Zanarkand has been rebuilt.  Although it is not the city it once was, it is big enough to rival Luca these days.  New Home has been relocated to the Calm Lands.  Even though it was once primarily an Al Bhed city, it is bustling with activity from all types of cultures.

4. There is no world-wide religion anymore.  Yevon has been completely disbanded.  The temples still stand, but more as a warning sign for any other attempted world-wide religion.

5. Spira has been at relative peace for sixteen years or so.  Trouble, however is brewing quickly.

So that brings us up to date.  So without further ado, I present "Rising Stars," for your reading pleasure.