Author's note: This is a compilation between Ceara Ivory and Myself. We do not own Final Fantasy X.
Ambitions: A Final Fantasy X Fanfiction
Chapter 1:
Out of the Frying Pan
Mindy opened her eyes as everything came to a sudden stop. She looked around to see them standing inside a ruined temple. "Where are we…" She looked at her sister. "Where are we? What happened? Holy...shit…" Her eyes hit on the sleeping form of a blond blitzball player. "We're dead aren't we… and this is our hell…"
Luci frowned, "I sure as hell hope not to pardon my words. I remember something odd though… I don't know if maybe I saw it or imagined it… But before the bullet came at us… I saw Sin coming out of the screen…" She put a hand to her head to try and ease the dull throb. "We know what's going to happen… that gives us an edge sis." She saw the man stirring as they stopped conversing with each other, the unspoken agreement flowing between them as it often does with twins.
When Tidus awoke he saw the twins and backed up. "Who are you?! How did you get here?"
Luci's lips drew in a firm thin line. "I'm Lucia and this is my twin, Melinda. I think… I think we got here because of Sin."
Mindy nodded. "Sin… yes, Sin…"
Luci looked around the temple. "We're from far away… a very remote village of seers and we are two of the stronger ones from our current generations. But sometimes we can't… we can't see everything. Sin I guess blocks my seeing it." She hugged her sister tightly. "We're safe, that's what matters Mindy… We'll figure out the rest when we get somewhere safe."
Mindy nodded, her eyes were filled with a mixture of emotions. They'd just watch both their parents die. They'd been about to die themselves. Now they were here and she was always the one to hide behind Luci when things were scary. "What do we do?"
Luci shrugged, "Right now we warm our bodies near the fire then work together to get the hell out of here. Now… let me see if my seer powers are a little less cloudy… You're from Zanarkand right?" She looked at Tidus.
Tidus nodded warily. "So you're stuck here too huh? I don't suppose either of you have food?"
Mindy shook her head. "No... I wish we did..."
Luci explained, "We were caught completely off guard… if we had been able to see Sin was going to snatch us, we would have brought plenty of food to share. I'm sorry. Now… let's see. I know my powers are still sluggish because usually names come to me right away… But you're Tidus right? If I'm right about that… then I'm right about something else I saw in the nearby area…"
Mindy heard the skittering of claws and feet and she looked up. "There Lucia!" She pointed and jumped back as the creature leapt at them.
Lucia growled as she struck quickly with her foot, sending the creature back a few feet. She looked at Tidus, "You gonna help since this is going to be dinner?" She had never been happier in that singular moment that her parents had them learn martial arts since they were children.
Tidus got up and pulled out his sword, "Gladly. Anything's better than starving right now." He lashed out with his sword, cleaving the head cleanly off.
The twin who had fought the creature looked down at it. "The bones might actually be of use from the ribs, so we need to be careful about it. I could make a rough pair of claws from it until we get to civilization."
Mindy breathed a sigh of relief that was short lived when an explosion blew the door of the temple off and at them. She just managed to dodge the debris. A trio of figures stood there with more explosives.
Luci turned to her twin, "I hope you're good on your Al Bhed." She said softly as they studied the three figures.
Mindy nodded. "Naclia! Oui'ja lusa du cyja ic! Dryhg oui, dryhg oui! Fa fana dnybbat!"
Luci turned to Tidus, "They're here to help us… But they speak another language which my sister is fluent in." She turned to see the three come up to them.
Tidus nodded unsurely but he let them take the lead in this.
Mindy ran up to whom she knew was Rikku. "Drygh oui! So hysa ec Melinda! Drec ec so cecdan Lucia." She gestured to Lucia. "Drygh oui!"
The woman removed her glasses before looking at Mindy. "Oui ghuf uin myhkiyka? Pid ouin aoac ynah'd Al Bhed."
Mindy shook her head. "Hu E's hud Al Bhed, pid E fungat rynt du maynh dra myhkiyka cu fa sekrd lussihelyda ev E ajan sad uha."
She nodded as she extended her hand. "Re, E's Rikku!"
Melinda shook Rikku's hand, feeling a little in awe that she was meeting one of her favorite characters. She did notice that Rikku was not dressed as she was in the game. I guess Japan is just full of perverts. "Oui lyh lymm sa Mindy. Dryd syh ujan drana ec Tidus. Fa fana ymm dnybbat rana po Sin."
The blonde nodded, "Oui lyh ymm lusa fedr ic. Fa'mm vekina uid dra nacd mydan. Mad'c kad oui pylg du dra creb yht fynsat ib yht cusa vuut eh ouin cdusylrc."
Mindy felt her stomach grumble and giggled a little, putting her hand to her belly. "Drygh oui…"
On the ship, Lucia looked around as Rikku came out with some longer pants for the sisters and some longer sleeved shirts than the ones they had on currently. Rikku extended them before speaking, "Here… you two come with me and get changed into something warmer." She looked at Tidus, "I don't have extra men clothing. Sorry."
She led them down into the cabins to her room. "You two can get changed here. You both will catch your death dressed like that." She indicated the t-shirt and shorts.
Once the women were inside and changing, Lucia felt the tears coming. "Mother… father… gone… is this real? Or is it a dream? Surely this can't be hell… Since we get to meet Rikku but we also met Tidus."
Melinda bent over in wretching sob. "Mommy, Daddy… This can't be real. We're in this game, it can't be real… but it is real… Why…" She sobbed. "I want Mommy and Daddy…"
Lucia came over to her sister and hugged her tightly. "We're going to figure this out. I promise." She rested her chin on her sister's head. "I promise. We'll make the best of this twist of hellish fate. I don't know how… but I know we will."
Melinda hugged Lucia before returning to changing her clothes. "What do we do Lucy? You're better at this 'on the fly' stuff than I am…"
She shook her head. "We put our heads down and find a way to get to Yuna. If Rikku and Tidus are real, that's the next step. Making friends with them and trying to tag along on her journey. We know what's going to happen. We can fix it. We can prove that Seymour was innocent." She threw on her long sleeve shirt and her long leather pants.
Melinda nodded and accepted her sister's plan. "Alright then. Are we ready to rejoin the group then. We know Rikku will take Tidus down to the activate the airship. Do we go along? Or do we wait here?"
Lucia considered things. "We don't know how to fight in water or whatnot. Maybe they'll be willing to let us use a small ship to get there. Like a lifeboat kind of thing. We're honestly not far from it. What do you think sis?" She threw on the leather shoes that were among the clothing that Rikku gave them.
Melinda nodded. "I think that might work, assuming that Besaid is as close as we think it is. We don't even know what direction it's in but if we follow the current, cause remember he was thrown overboard, he was unconscious, he wasn't actively swimming towards it…"
Lucia nodded, "But he didn't die while underwater. Even if he got knocked over by Sin, I don't think Sin would bother transporting him again. Still, we can look at a map first. Figure out how close we are to the other continents."
Mindy nodded. "I just said that. He was not actively swimming. The current took him to Besaid Island. If we thus follow the current..."
Luci shook her head, "I was going further on your thought, not repeating it… Saying he didn't die, and that Sin wouldn't bother transporting him. You hadn't said either of those. Let's see about that map though… see how feasible it is."
Melinda nodded and they went outside to Rikku. "Rikku ec drana y syb fa luimt caa? Haedran uv ic ghuf frana fa yna."
Rikku frowned in thought before nodding. "Oac, vummuf sa." She led them to a hall of sorts with a long table. She pulled out a map and laid it flat. "Fa yna rana." She pointed to a spot of water just off the ruins they had left. "Frana fuimt oui mega du ku?"
Melinda looked at the map closely, leaning in close. One of the differences between she and her sister was her sister had 20/20 vision. Melinda was near-sighted and had left her glasses at home as she never wore them while playing video games. "Drec ecmyht nekrd rana ec frana fa haatat du ku. Besaid."
Rikku nodded, "Cina, dryd'c ayco! Fa lyh keja oui y neta ev oui fyhd. E fyhdat du jeced Yunie yhofyoc!"
Melinda smiled gratefully. "Drygh oui, dryd fuimt pa jano rambvim."
Rikku smiled happily, "Hu bnupmas! Huf, E haat du tu y vaf drehkc yht Tidus femm pa rambehk sa fedr. Bmayca fyed rana vun ic du lusa pylg."
Melinda nodded and looked at Lucia. Phase One of their plan was a success, assuming Sin didn't attack as in the game.
Lucia smiled at Melinda. She was planning on assuming Sin would attack, and if she could, she would make sure Tidus didn't fall into the water.
