Chapter 1: Tidus meets the Al-Bhed
When Tidus awoke there were two girls looking at him, one with black hair
with a little curl to it, slightly longer than her shoulders, with blue eyes, and the other
had platinum blonde hair, naturally wavy which reached her mid back with gray/blue
eyes. Tidus suddenly looked down realizing his shorts were missing, he looked at
the two mischevious girls.
"All right you two, where are my shorts?" he asked. The girls giggled, and
each ran off in a different direction. "Oh, that's just great- I'm half naked!"
Suddenly, an Al-Bhed walked out of the cabin and looked up at the flagpole,
confused. "Excuse me, do you happen to know... the...ahem... location of my
shorts?" The Al-Bhed man gave him a confused look and reverted his gaze to
the flagpole. Then, another Al-Bhed woman walked out. "Hey, can you help me?"
"What?" she asked.
"You speak English?" Tidus asked, amazed.
"Yes."
"Have you seen my shorts?"
The woman pointed to the top of the flagpole, "Would those fit the
description?"
Tidus looked to where she was pointing, and surely enough- there were his
trusty shorts, flapping in the breeze. "Yeah!" He ran over and pulled one of two
wires, causing his shorts to lower down to a reachable level.
The platinum blonde walked over to Rikku and said something to her in Al-
Bhed, Rikku laughed softly before ruffling the girl's hair.
Tidus looked rather confused, "What did she say?!?" he asked.
"Oh she said that she and her friend were the ones that put your shorts up
there," Rikku replied in English.
The girl looked over to him, speaking very softly, "I'm Rika, the other girl
was my friend Brandi."
Tidus looked astonished, he had met three people that spoke English here
on this ship of strangers, well if the other indeed spoke English.
((here's an update you guys..Rika is wearing clothing like Rikku's so don't
go jumpin' to conclusions she's not naked! The clothing after Rikku takes the Al-
Bhed suit off!))
Brandi walked on over; jumping onto Rika's back; Rika caught her legs,
giggling. "I'm Brandi! I'm not an Al-Bhed but what the hey I'm here anyway!"
exclaimed Brandi.
Tidus raised an eyebrow,"Ookay... where are we?"
"...on a ship." answered Rikku shortly.
"Well, besides that." said Tidus.
Rikku smiled, "Ohh- we're in Spira, if you want to get technical about it.
We should be there fairly soon, so just get comfortable," she glanced over to
see Brandi and Rika exchanging mischevious glances, "...but I suggest you
don't sleep."
"Darn!" said Brandi.
Rika put on a pouty face, "Oh, Rikku, you ruin all our fun!"
"Well not all of it- I did let you guys pull that stunt with his shorts,
remember?" she smiled, "Just leave him alone, alright?"
"Fine.."
"Okay.."
Rikku began to walk into the cabin, but then quickly came back out, "And
uncross those fingers!"
"...darn." exclaimed Rika.
Tidus laughed, Rikku went on back into the cabin. Rika walked around
Tidus studying him carefully, she pinched his bum one time, "hmm..you're real.
But where are you from?" asked Rika as she carefully took up his hand.
Brandi however was studying him up on to see how much they could pick
on him and get away with it.
"Who's your mom? Who's your dad? where are you from? Do you have
any siblings?" Rika asked all at once.
Brandi began to laugh softly, murmering, "Always full of questions
little one."
"Little one? I'm as tall as-" she was
cut off as the ship jerked sharply to the side. "What was that?" she asked as she ran to the side. Brandi and Tidus
quickly followed. Suddenly, Sin emerged from only feet in front of them.
"What now? We can't reach him-he's too far away!!" shouted Brandi.
"We could use the cannons," suggested Rika helpfully. It was too little too
late, however, as seconds after that was said Sin slammed into the boat, and
Rika, Tidus, and Brandi fell into the icy waters.
*~*
At least eight hours later Tidus awoke, when he saw a blitz ball he did his
little shot thing, then got out of the water to look for Brandi and Rika.
"Brandi! Rika! Where are you guys?!?" exclaimed Tidus as he radomly
began to search over the beach, a red haired guy with a funny accent followed him
as did the blitzball players, "Rika! Brandi! Where are you guys?!? Can you hear
me?!?"
Rika awoke moments later to hear Tidus screaming for her and Brandi, she
stood up in the water and looked around before screaming, "Tidus! I'm over here!
I can't see Brandi! I don't know where she went off to this time!"
Tidus ran over to where she was as she got out of the water, she shivered
slightly. She then looked at the guys following Tidus, grabbing his arm. "BRANDI
Where are you?!?"
Brandi stood up a few feet away from her, "I'm right here quit your
yellin' child!" exclaimed Brandi as she walked over to join their little group,
looking at Rika to see her hand firmly grasping Tidus' arm. She grabbed
Rika's other hand and they continued on their way.
When Tidus awoke there were two girls looking at him, one with black hair
with a little curl to it, slightly longer than her shoulders, with blue eyes, and the other
had platinum blonde hair, naturally wavy which reached her mid back with gray/blue
eyes. Tidus suddenly looked down realizing his shorts were missing, he looked at
the two mischevious girls.
"All right you two, where are my shorts?" he asked. The girls giggled, and
each ran off in a different direction. "Oh, that's just great- I'm half naked!"
Suddenly, an Al-Bhed walked out of the cabin and looked up at the flagpole,
confused. "Excuse me, do you happen to know... the...ahem... location of my
shorts?" The Al-Bhed man gave him a confused look and reverted his gaze to
the flagpole. Then, another Al-Bhed woman walked out. "Hey, can you help me?"
"What?" she asked.
"You speak English?" Tidus asked, amazed.
"Yes."
"Have you seen my shorts?"
The woman pointed to the top of the flagpole, "Would those fit the
description?"
Tidus looked to where she was pointing, and surely enough- there were his
trusty shorts, flapping in the breeze. "Yeah!" He ran over and pulled one of two
wires, causing his shorts to lower down to a reachable level.
The platinum blonde walked over to Rikku and said something to her in Al-
Bhed, Rikku laughed softly before ruffling the girl's hair.
Tidus looked rather confused, "What did she say?!?" he asked.
"Oh she said that she and her friend were the ones that put your shorts up
there," Rikku replied in English.
The girl looked over to him, speaking very softly, "I'm Rika, the other girl
was my friend Brandi."
Tidus looked astonished, he had met three people that spoke English here
on this ship of strangers, well if the other indeed spoke English.
((here's an update you guys..Rika is wearing clothing like Rikku's so don't
go jumpin' to conclusions she's not naked! The clothing after Rikku takes the Al-
Bhed suit off!))
Brandi walked on over; jumping onto Rika's back; Rika caught her legs,
giggling. "I'm Brandi! I'm not an Al-Bhed but what the hey I'm here anyway!"
exclaimed Brandi.
Tidus raised an eyebrow,"Ookay... where are we?"
"...on a ship." answered Rikku shortly.
"Well, besides that." said Tidus.
Rikku smiled, "Ohh- we're in Spira, if you want to get technical about it.
We should be there fairly soon, so just get comfortable," she glanced over to
see Brandi and Rika exchanging mischevious glances, "...but I suggest you
don't sleep."
"Darn!" said Brandi.
Rika put on a pouty face, "Oh, Rikku, you ruin all our fun!"
"Well not all of it- I did let you guys pull that stunt with his shorts,
remember?" she smiled, "Just leave him alone, alright?"
"Fine.."
"Okay.."
Rikku began to walk into the cabin, but then quickly came back out, "And
uncross those fingers!"
"...darn." exclaimed Rika.
Tidus laughed, Rikku went on back into the cabin. Rika walked around
Tidus studying him carefully, she pinched his bum one time, "hmm..you're real.
But where are you from?" asked Rika as she carefully took up his hand.
Brandi however was studying him up on to see how much they could pick
on him and get away with it.
"Who's your mom? Who's your dad? where are you from? Do you have
any siblings?" Rika asked all at once.
Brandi began to laugh softly, murmering, "Always full of questions
little one."
"Little one? I'm as tall as-" she was
cut off as the ship jerked sharply to the side. "What was that?" she asked as she ran to the side. Brandi and Tidus
quickly followed. Suddenly, Sin emerged from only feet in front of them.
"What now? We can't reach him-he's too far away!!" shouted Brandi.
"We could use the cannons," suggested Rika helpfully. It was too little too
late, however, as seconds after that was said Sin slammed into the boat, and
Rika, Tidus, and Brandi fell into the icy waters.
*~*
At least eight hours later Tidus awoke, when he saw a blitz ball he did his
little shot thing, then got out of the water to look for Brandi and Rika.
"Brandi! Rika! Where are you guys?!?" exclaimed Tidus as he radomly
began to search over the beach, a red haired guy with a funny accent followed him
as did the blitzball players, "Rika! Brandi! Where are you guys?!? Can you hear
me?!?"
Rika awoke moments later to hear Tidus screaming for her and Brandi, she
stood up in the water and looked around before screaming, "Tidus! I'm over here!
I can't see Brandi! I don't know where she went off to this time!"
Tidus ran over to where she was as she got out of the water, she shivered
slightly. She then looked at the guys following Tidus, grabbing his arm. "BRANDI
Where are you?!?"
Brandi stood up a few feet away from her, "I'm right here quit your
yellin' child!" exclaimed Brandi as she walked over to join their little group,
looking at Rika to see her hand firmly grasping Tidus' arm. She grabbed
Rika's other hand and they continued on their way.
