Back to Zanarkand - 1: To Fufill a Promise
by: hikari-gaki
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"Hey dad? Where are we going?" Tidus asked. Him, Auron, Jecht (his father) and Lord Braska (Yuna's father) were soaring over Spira on their way to the Farplane. They left after Tidus and his friends had beten Sin and Yu Yevon. It was a very sad time, but Tidus was very happy to see his father again, despite all the trouble he caused before his disappearance.
"Zanarkand." Jecht answered. Tidus smiled. "YEEESSS!" he shouted. He turned to Braska. Then he asked his father, "Is Lord Braska coming too?" His father nodded. Tidus turned to Braska again. "Yuna always wanted to go to Zanarkand." he told him. Braska smiled at Tidus. "We can bring her." Auron interuppted. They all stopped and floated in the air.
"Will we get her?" asked Jecht impatiently. "C'mon, we've gotta get to Zanarkand!" Braska smiled as a sign they could get her. Auron nodded. "Well?" Jecht asked. "Let's do it!" shouted Tidus.
They were floating about the Moonflow at that time. They floated down, and they all became solid. There were still pyreflies floating about the river. He looked at a small area between the trees where a river was flowing. Right before the river flowed into the Moonflow, there was a small bridge leading into the forest. There was a peninsula near it. That's where he found Rikku. "Ah..." Tidus sighed.
"They should be in Lucca right now." said Auron. "They'll be making a speech there about Sin not being here anymore." he explained. "To Djose!" Tidus exclaimed happily. "Across the Moonflow first, moron." Jecht corrected. Tidus stuck his tounge out at his father. "As pouty as ever." Jecht sighed sadly. "Oh well. That's my boy."
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Tidus looked hopelessly at the Djose temple. "We'll never get there." Tidus thought. "We've gotta get past the Djose Highroad and Mushroom Rock before we go past the Mi'ihen Highroad. From there, we'll be at Lucca." explained Auron. Tidus sighed. "All this all over again." he said sadly.
"Will there be any monsters to worry about?" Braska asked. "Doubt it." Jecht said. He grabbed Tidus and put his arm around him. "My boy destroyed Sin and Yu Yevon, so there shouldn't be any bad pyrflies 'round here." He turned to and smiled at Tidus. "Right, son?" Tidus nodded his head. He honestly didn't know, but why waste a happy moment with his father?
They made their way through the Djose Highroad. "It seems longer than when we went here first time." Tidus said sadly.
"I'm so tired!" he shouted. "Screw this highroad!" He kicked a nearby stalagmite. The vibrations caused by the kick caused many rocks to fall from the highroad's ceiling, making a wall in the path. "Smooth move, idiot." Jecht pouted. He pointed out of the highroad, at the nearby sea. "We've gotta swim across." he explained.
The men jumped off the cliff, right into the water. Braska and Auron splashed for a little while, before settling down. Tidus amd Jecht, on the other hand, adjusted to the cold water perfectly., being Blitzball players and all. "Over there, to that beach!" Jecht shouted as he pointed over near a beach at the beginning of the Highroad. All of them took deep breaths and swam over to the beach.
After swimming over to the beach, Tidus looked around. This was where many people lost their lives trying to defeat Sin. "All lives wasted." he muttered to himself. Braska and Jecht looked at him. Auron didn't, because he knew what h meant. Braska and Jecht looked back and they all walked on.
They climbed a few rocks and reached the place where they fought Sinspawn Gui. Tidus sighed as they passed by it.
Nearby, was an area with ripped quilts on the wall and collapsed tents. "I knew you'd recognize this place." Auron said loudly, scaring Tidus and making him jump. Tidus turned to Auron, who wasn't looking at him. "This is...or was the area we rested at before we fought the Sinspawn." Auron explained. Tidus gave a little "Oooh." to signal he undetstood. They ventured deeper into Mushroom Rock, looking for the exit.
After some climbing, they came to a dead end. "Hey, look over here!" said Braska as he pushed some rocks over to reveal a path. Jecht came over and patted Braska on the back. "Good job, Braska!" Jecht congatulated him. "Now, all we have to do is find a way to get through it."
Tidus came over and punched the rocks so more (rocks) could fall. The rocks fell enough for the men to jump and crawl through. They crawled through the hole until they could slide out. On the other end was the exit to When they all got settled, Auron explained, "Now, we just have to get through the Mi'ihen Highroad. "Dangit, another highroad!"
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After some more hiking, they got to Rin's Travel Agency. Rin wasn't there anymore, though. All of them went inside, except Tidus who stayed outside and sat on a nearby cliff.
"Don't worry, Yuna. We're coming to get you." he said quietly. He closed his eyes and thought about his journey to get her. "She might not think I'm real." he thought. "She tried to hug me one more time, but her attempt was useless. She went right through me." He got up. "Screw this!" he shouted as he stomped on the ground. He lost his balance from vibrations and fell off. "AHHH!!!" he shouted as he fell. Auron, Braska and Jecht came out of the travel agency and ran over to the cliff. "I'm gonna get you!" Jecht shouted as he jumped down the cliff. Auron was about to jump too, but Jecht shouted, "Just wait at Rin's! We'll be up there soon enough!".
~X~
"How could you be so stupid?!" scolded Jecht. "You should've went into Rin's with us!" They stopped walking and Tidus turned to his father. "I'm sorry! Why can't I just stop and rest to get fresh air!?" "Why would you need fresh air?!" Jecht came back shouting. "We're traveling from Moonflow to Lucca! All of our traveling will be outdoors! We're not in Zanarkand anymore, Tidus! We don't have any vehicles 'round here! We have to walk the entire way! WHY would you need fresh air?" "No vehicles, eh?" Tidus said coolly, looking at a couple of chocobos in cages. He looked at his father. They went up to the girl standing in front of the cages.
"Excuse me," asked Jecht. "Can we use two of your chcolat...chocbo..." He turned to Tidus. "Chocabos." Tidus corrected. "Oh, yeah, chocobos." Jecht said. He turned to the girl again. "Can we use two of your chocabos?" The girl smiled. "Oh course." she answered. She opened up two cages holding the chocabos and Jecht and Tidus mounted them.
"Thank you!" both of them shouted as the chocabos carried them up the cliffs. "Woo-hoo!" Jecht shouted as they jumped up the last cliff. After they got off the chocabos, they said "Thank you" and the chocabos went back to their master.
As they got near Rin's Travel Agency, they looked around for Braska and Auron. "Maybe they're inside.......?" Tidus guessed. Jecht shrugged his arms and they went into Rin's.
Inside, Braska was looking at some boxes near the back of the store, while Auron was no where to be found. "Braska!" called Jecht. Lord Braska looked up and saw them. "Where's Auron?" asked Tidus. Braska pointed to the back, where the restrooms were. "Oh." he said.
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"Screw this highroad, too!" Tidus shouted. "I'm so freakin' tired!" He kicked a nearby ruin. "As long as there aren't anymore fiends around here." Auron grunted. Tidus ignored him as they went up the highroad.
Nearaby was a little boy playing with his Blitzball. His mother was sitting on the ground nearby. Tidus sighed as the woman waved at them. Braska, Auron and Jecht waved back at her. The boy waved, too. Tidus looked down at the ground. He then looked up and asked his father, "Didn't they recognize Braska?"
Lord Braska, who overheard this, answered Tidus. "Once a summoner's time has passed, people start forgetting them and their image." Braska explained. "The only place they get to see me is a temple, and not many people worship daily much." Tidus understood this, and he said "Oooh" to show it.
~X~
After lots of walking, they reached the the stairway that lead down to Lucca. "Finally made it!" exclaimed Tidus excitedly. He ran down the stairs excitedly and when he got to the last step, he tripped and fell flat on his face. Auron and Jecht sniggered, while Braska covered his laughs underneath his hand. Tidus got up and ran down the steps some more.
When he got halfway down the steps, he signaled for the others to join him in coming down. "We came this far, don't ruin it now!" he shouted. He made his way farther down the steps.
At the bottom of the steps, there was a huge crowd in front of a pub. Most of them were most likely trying to get in. Tidus didn't know about the others.
After a few seconds, Auron, Jecht and Braska came down. "Hey," he asked them. "Why are all those people trying to get into the pub?" Auron answered with, "Maybe Yuna's making her speech." "Should we wait?" asked Tidus. "'Course not! We've gotta get to Yuna now!" Jecht answered. "I don't wanna wait for you guys any longer!"
"Let's go then!" Tidus exclaimed, running torwards Lucca Stadium.
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"Together we will rebuild Spira!" Yuna exclaimed. She was making a speech at Lucca stadium, announcing that she has aquired the Final Aeon and defeated Sin. "The road is ahead of us, so let's start today." People cheered loudly and Yuna smiled. She looked back at her guardians. They all smiled at her.
"Just one more thing." she said. "The poeple and the friends we have lost, or the dreams that have faded...." She paused. "Never forget them." There was more cheering.
~X~
After the speech, Yuna left the staduim early. Outside, Tidus was waiting on a bench.
"T...t...Tidus....?" she trembled loudly. Tidus looked at her. "I'm here to take you to Zanarkand. I can bring you after all." Yuna smiled. "Okay."
by: hikari-gaki
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"Hey dad? Where are we going?" Tidus asked. Him, Auron, Jecht (his father) and Lord Braska (Yuna's father) were soaring over Spira on their way to the Farplane. They left after Tidus and his friends had beten Sin and Yu Yevon. It was a very sad time, but Tidus was very happy to see his father again, despite all the trouble he caused before his disappearance.
"Zanarkand." Jecht answered. Tidus smiled. "YEEESSS!" he shouted. He turned to Braska. Then he asked his father, "Is Lord Braska coming too?" His father nodded. Tidus turned to Braska again. "Yuna always wanted to go to Zanarkand." he told him. Braska smiled at Tidus. "We can bring her." Auron interuppted. They all stopped and floated in the air.
"Will we get her?" asked Jecht impatiently. "C'mon, we've gotta get to Zanarkand!" Braska smiled as a sign they could get her. Auron nodded. "Well?" Jecht asked. "Let's do it!" shouted Tidus.
They were floating about the Moonflow at that time. They floated down, and they all became solid. There were still pyreflies floating about the river. He looked at a small area between the trees where a river was flowing. Right before the river flowed into the Moonflow, there was a small bridge leading into the forest. There was a peninsula near it. That's where he found Rikku. "Ah..." Tidus sighed.
"They should be in Lucca right now." said Auron. "They'll be making a speech there about Sin not being here anymore." he explained. "To Djose!" Tidus exclaimed happily. "Across the Moonflow first, moron." Jecht corrected. Tidus stuck his tounge out at his father. "As pouty as ever." Jecht sighed sadly. "Oh well. That's my boy."
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Tidus looked hopelessly at the Djose temple. "We'll never get there." Tidus thought. "We've gotta get past the Djose Highroad and Mushroom Rock before we go past the Mi'ihen Highroad. From there, we'll be at Lucca." explained Auron. Tidus sighed. "All this all over again." he said sadly.
"Will there be any monsters to worry about?" Braska asked. "Doubt it." Jecht said. He grabbed Tidus and put his arm around him. "My boy destroyed Sin and Yu Yevon, so there shouldn't be any bad pyrflies 'round here." He turned to and smiled at Tidus. "Right, son?" Tidus nodded his head. He honestly didn't know, but why waste a happy moment with his father?
They made their way through the Djose Highroad. "It seems longer than when we went here first time." Tidus said sadly.
"I'm so tired!" he shouted. "Screw this highroad!" He kicked a nearby stalagmite. The vibrations caused by the kick caused many rocks to fall from the highroad's ceiling, making a wall in the path. "Smooth move, idiot." Jecht pouted. He pointed out of the highroad, at the nearby sea. "We've gotta swim across." he explained.
The men jumped off the cliff, right into the water. Braska and Auron splashed for a little while, before settling down. Tidus amd Jecht, on the other hand, adjusted to the cold water perfectly., being Blitzball players and all. "Over there, to that beach!" Jecht shouted as he pointed over near a beach at the beginning of the Highroad. All of them took deep breaths and swam over to the beach.
After swimming over to the beach, Tidus looked around. This was where many people lost their lives trying to defeat Sin. "All lives wasted." he muttered to himself. Braska and Jecht looked at him. Auron didn't, because he knew what h meant. Braska and Jecht looked back and they all walked on.
They climbed a few rocks and reached the place where they fought Sinspawn Gui. Tidus sighed as they passed by it.
Nearby, was an area with ripped quilts on the wall and collapsed tents. "I knew you'd recognize this place." Auron said loudly, scaring Tidus and making him jump. Tidus turned to Auron, who wasn't looking at him. "This is...or was the area we rested at before we fought the Sinspawn." Auron explained. Tidus gave a little "Oooh." to signal he undetstood. They ventured deeper into Mushroom Rock, looking for the exit.
After some climbing, they came to a dead end. "Hey, look over here!" said Braska as he pushed some rocks over to reveal a path. Jecht came over and patted Braska on the back. "Good job, Braska!" Jecht congatulated him. "Now, all we have to do is find a way to get through it."
Tidus came over and punched the rocks so more (rocks) could fall. The rocks fell enough for the men to jump and crawl through. They crawled through the hole until they could slide out. On the other end was the exit to When they all got settled, Auron explained, "Now, we just have to get through the Mi'ihen Highroad. "Dangit, another highroad!"
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After some more hiking, they got to Rin's Travel Agency. Rin wasn't there anymore, though. All of them went inside, except Tidus who stayed outside and sat on a nearby cliff.
"Don't worry, Yuna. We're coming to get you." he said quietly. He closed his eyes and thought about his journey to get her. "She might not think I'm real." he thought. "She tried to hug me one more time, but her attempt was useless. She went right through me." He got up. "Screw this!" he shouted as he stomped on the ground. He lost his balance from vibrations and fell off. "AHHH!!!" he shouted as he fell. Auron, Braska and Jecht came out of the travel agency and ran over to the cliff. "I'm gonna get you!" Jecht shouted as he jumped down the cliff. Auron was about to jump too, but Jecht shouted, "Just wait at Rin's! We'll be up there soon enough!".
~X~
"How could you be so stupid?!" scolded Jecht. "You should've went into Rin's with us!" They stopped walking and Tidus turned to his father. "I'm sorry! Why can't I just stop and rest to get fresh air!?" "Why would you need fresh air?!" Jecht came back shouting. "We're traveling from Moonflow to Lucca! All of our traveling will be outdoors! We're not in Zanarkand anymore, Tidus! We don't have any vehicles 'round here! We have to walk the entire way! WHY would you need fresh air?" "No vehicles, eh?" Tidus said coolly, looking at a couple of chocobos in cages. He looked at his father. They went up to the girl standing in front of the cages.
"Excuse me," asked Jecht. "Can we use two of your chcolat...chocbo..." He turned to Tidus. "Chocabos." Tidus corrected. "Oh, yeah, chocobos." Jecht said. He turned to the girl again. "Can we use two of your chocabos?" The girl smiled. "Oh course." she answered. She opened up two cages holding the chocabos and Jecht and Tidus mounted them.
"Thank you!" both of them shouted as the chocabos carried them up the cliffs. "Woo-hoo!" Jecht shouted as they jumped up the last cliff. After they got off the chocabos, they said "Thank you" and the chocabos went back to their master.
As they got near Rin's Travel Agency, they looked around for Braska and Auron. "Maybe they're inside.......?" Tidus guessed. Jecht shrugged his arms and they went into Rin's.
Inside, Braska was looking at some boxes near the back of the store, while Auron was no where to be found. "Braska!" called Jecht. Lord Braska looked up and saw them. "Where's Auron?" asked Tidus. Braska pointed to the back, where the restrooms were. "Oh." he said.
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"Screw this highroad, too!" Tidus shouted. "I'm so freakin' tired!" He kicked a nearby ruin. "As long as there aren't anymore fiends around here." Auron grunted. Tidus ignored him as they went up the highroad.
Nearaby was a little boy playing with his Blitzball. His mother was sitting on the ground nearby. Tidus sighed as the woman waved at them. Braska, Auron and Jecht waved back at her. The boy waved, too. Tidus looked down at the ground. He then looked up and asked his father, "Didn't they recognize Braska?"
Lord Braska, who overheard this, answered Tidus. "Once a summoner's time has passed, people start forgetting them and their image." Braska explained. "The only place they get to see me is a temple, and not many people worship daily much." Tidus understood this, and he said "Oooh" to show it.
~X~
After lots of walking, they reached the the stairway that lead down to Lucca. "Finally made it!" exclaimed Tidus excitedly. He ran down the stairs excitedly and when he got to the last step, he tripped and fell flat on his face. Auron and Jecht sniggered, while Braska covered his laughs underneath his hand. Tidus got up and ran down the steps some more.
When he got halfway down the steps, he signaled for the others to join him in coming down. "We came this far, don't ruin it now!" he shouted. He made his way farther down the steps.
At the bottom of the steps, there was a huge crowd in front of a pub. Most of them were most likely trying to get in. Tidus didn't know about the others.
After a few seconds, Auron, Jecht and Braska came down. "Hey," he asked them. "Why are all those people trying to get into the pub?" Auron answered with, "Maybe Yuna's making her speech." "Should we wait?" asked Tidus. "'Course not! We've gotta get to Yuna now!" Jecht answered. "I don't wanna wait for you guys any longer!"
"Let's go then!" Tidus exclaimed, running torwards Lucca Stadium.
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"Together we will rebuild Spira!" Yuna exclaimed. She was making a speech at Lucca stadium, announcing that she has aquired the Final Aeon and defeated Sin. "The road is ahead of us, so let's start today." People cheered loudly and Yuna smiled. She looked back at her guardians. They all smiled at her.
"Just one more thing." she said. "The poeple and the friends we have lost, or the dreams that have faded...." She paused. "Never forget them." There was more cheering.
~X~
After the speech, Yuna left the staduim early. Outside, Tidus was waiting on a bench.
"T...t...Tidus....?" she trembled loudly. Tidus looked at her. "I'm here to take you to Zanarkand. I can bring you after all." Yuna smiled. "Okay."