Dark Summoner: Memories of Eternity Chapter 2: Real Emotion, a Harry Potter + Final Fantasy X Crossover fanfic

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Harry Potter/ Final Fantasy X Crossover.

Dark Summoner: Memories of Eternity

By: Mage-Alia

Mission 01: Real Emotion

Summary: After Sin's defeat both Summoner Harry and his Guardian vanished from the face of the earth but an odd twist of fate starts bringing all those involved back together two years later, starting with a recording of a man in a cage and a young Summoner just starting out on a great journey. Old enemies will awaken and everyone will discover just how deep some connections run with the past.

Six months later… Luca stadium…

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They could hear the people screaming above them as they made their way through the bowels of the stadium. The guard they'd just knocked out lay on the floor between two clearly female figures as they hurriedly played a game of rock, paper, and scissors to see who would have clean up duty. The darker of the two won as her balled up fist tapped the split fingers of her opponent and her high-heeled boots tapped on the floor as she hurried away.

The loser, a scantily clad blonde, pouted as she grabbed the guard by the legs and pulled him into a shadowed corner. Once he was secure she looked down the hall to find her accomplice giving the all clear and running down a different hall. The blonde threw off her previous sulking and smiled, one delicate hand reaching up to tap the communicator attached to her scarf.

"Y, R, P, in position." Anyone listening could hear the mischievous tone to her voice.

"It's Showtime girls!"

Luca Stadium was packed.

People had flocked from all over Spira to see the once in a life time event as the High Summoner, Lady Yuna, went up on stage for what was most likely her first and only concert. Fans and admirers screamed loudly, their voices heard throughout Luca's quiet harbor as the lights went out. Hovering spotlights circled the stadium as the band accompanying the Summoner entered. Guitarists and Keyboard players floated on their own platforms above the crowd and then came the stage. It rose up from the center of the Stadium, a blue glowing, glass platform that bore a single figure atop.

The machina drummer that held up the stage began to count down the seconds in its digital voice and lights blasted on as an upbeat tune began to play over the noise of the crowd.

What can I do for you!

The figure began to move as the music started and strutted across the stage before going into a spin. Her outfit, the one she'd worn during her days as a Summoner burst into glowing strips of light and changed their shape. A back up track of her voice played in the back ground as the final stages of the transformation created streamers from the excess material and sent them into the air.

What can I do for you

I can hear you

What can I do for you

Yuna's hand shot up into the air and caught hold of the microphone that materialized and instantly went into a well practiced dance routine while she belted out the lyrics.

Far Beyond the hazy borders of my heart

I can see a place,

That's something like this.

Every now and then

I don't know what to do

Could it be that I,

Might never go back

Rikku couldn't help but bounce slightly as her binoculars zoomed in on the woman on the stage. A guitarist hovered over her vision as she took a good look through the crowds for the other gatecrasher but a tap on her shoulder interrupted her. The Al Bhed teen froze for a split second before looking sheepishly over her shoulder at the frowning face of another guard. She let out a half hearted attempt at a giggle before he made to grab her arm, at which point she sprang to life, dropping her binoculars in favor of driving an elbow in to the man's chest. He stumbled back and Rikku moved in, going for the sore points that would bring down any man in no time. A palm thrust to the face was followed by a punch to the guts that had him bending over double as he underestimated her strength. Rikku bounced again in elation and couldn't help but strike a pose as she went back to finding the best way onto the stage.

All the things I've seen

In those hazy dreams

Can't compare to what I'm seeing now

Everything's so different

That it brings me to my knees

And oh, I know, the world of Real Emotion

Has surrounded me

I won't give into it

Now I know, that forward

It is the only way my heart can go

I hear your voice calling out to me

You'll never be alone

What can I do for you

I can hear you

Paine had been in the midst of the crowd, their screams pounding on her ears as she walked up a set of stairs very close to the center of the arena. So far she hadn't seen a way across to the stage but it was only a matter of time until she found an opening but before that…

The guard coming from below shook his weapon at her and yelled something before charging up the stairs, making his intent clear. Paine just rolled her eyes and leapt into the air, spinning around to deliver a kick to the poor man's head, sending him flying down the stairs again. The young woman, still in her teen's, smirked at the sudden increase of applause in her vicinity and casually flicked a stray piece of hair out of her face before she took a seat on the railing of the stairs and slid down it, jumping off deafly at the bottom just as a certain blonde glided over on the hovering platform that had once belonged to the guitarist… that was before Rikku had kicked him off.

Literally.

And if, I find, the real without the motion

Has surrounded me

And I can't go on

And you are there

The moment that I close my eyes

You comfort me

We are connected

For all of time

"I'll never be alone"

And oh, I know, the world of Real Emotion

Has surrounded me

I won't give into it

Now I know, that forward

Is the only way my heart can go.

I hear your voice calling out to me

"You'll never be alone"

What can I do for you

I can hear you

I can hear you

The music was changing as the yellow hover flew into the stage and Yuna quickly fell into the beat but from as close as standing on the stage you could see that this wasn't the High Summoner.

This was a brown-eyed imposter.

Rikku's face screwed up in a childish expression of dislike before she reached to the back of her too short brown skirt and unhooked a pair of daggers. Not that the skirt really mattered, she wore a tiny yellow string bikini, white sleeves that tied to her arms with ribbons and a long yellow, orange and red scarf that trailed all the way down to her booted feet. She'd been dressing like this since she'd joined up with the Gullwings on the Celsius as a quieter rebellion against Brother who was always ranting about Gatta being on board, even if the islander did turn out to be one hell of a mechanic.

"HEY!" She yelled out, taking a few steps closer to the imposter. "Give it back already!" Yuna rolled her eyes in a very un-Yuna like manner.

"Boys!" She waved a hand as she continued to dance to the upbeat music still playing. "Want in on this number?" Her back up dancers nodded and moved forward, their clothes changing in a flash of light that heralded the change from a garment grid, and a dodgy copy at that. "Then show me your moves!" You could just tell they where leering at them from under their veiled masks and Paine scoffed at them.

"Think you can keep up?" Her red eyes set them with a smoldering glare as she held her sword out behind her in a ready position. It had skulls on the handle and looked equally as menacing as she did. Quite the feat because she was dressed in black leather with enough belts, buckles and chains to choke an Adamantoise. Her dark ashen gray hair was combed into a precariously balanced peak with a few strands that fell to either side of her face.

The lackeys ignored her challenge and charged, only to be repelled by a few powerful swipes. Rikku kicked her opponent in the guts, sending him sprawling just as she was struck with a lightning spell. The blonde gave a little irritated growl and shook off the remaining electrical shock before running toward the imposter herself, but the woman wasn't about to be caught. Rikku and Paine's blades sliced the air in her wake as she turned tail and leapt off the stage into the audience.

"Sorry! No time for an encore!" Her voice imitation was slipping as she yelled that into the microphone, making people start milling around in confusion. Paine gave her fleeing figure a deadpan look.

"And here I could have danced all night." She said in what might have been a sulk before she and Rikku jumped off the stage, hot on the imposter's tail. Their chase took them straight out to the docks and Rikku stomped her feet in irritation.

"There she goes!" She said before they caught the trail again and ran off again, knocking more costumed guards out of the way as they reached the third dock. It was the one that had once been reserved for the Maester's ships in the days where the people still avidly followed Yevon's rule. Paine and Rikku skidded to a stop on the well-worn red carpet their target seemingly vanished.

"HEY! You run to fast!" Rikku complained in her childish manner before a slick voice sounded from behind.

"You run to slow, little girl" They span around quickly, drawing weapons only to stare at what awaited them. Two men had followed them and together they made a rather comical sight. One was dressed in blue, he was tall and skinny with narrow features and eyes that pointed up and back in an eternal kind of Asian squint. The other man was dressed in purple and was matched nearly perfectly in height and width. Instead of the twin guns in the tall one's hands he had an over sized shield attached to his back.

"Shows over! BWAHAHAHAHAHA!" He half yelled and let out a loud laugh. Rikku's face twisted in a grimace at the sound.

"Yeowch." Fashion victims number one and two, with a side order of stupidity.

"This way." Rikku backed off without question and followed Paine further out onto the dock as the fat one laughed loudly before a booming noise echoed around the area and the pair jumped, recognizing the sound as a gun shot. The slim figure of another girl stepped out of the shadows and took a running leap over the pair, handguns firing at a rapid rate as they danced in an attempt to dodge bullets. She landed and immediately got into position to fire again as Rikku grinned, twirling her knives and skipping over to provide backup while Paine took up a ready stance of her own, the sword reflecting in the afternoon light.

"Where's the Imposter?!" Yuna demanded loudly, cocking her weapon.

"Like we'd tell you?" The lanky tall man narrowed his eyes further and pulled out his own guns, and taking a shot. The girls scattered and dodged as the fat one pulled out a shield and laughed loudly as he span around, hurling the disk of metal. It span around and went in a tight circle, landing a glancing blow on Paine's shoulder as she charged her magic into her blade.

"Aggghhh!" She grunted in pain but continued anyway and followed through with the strike, blazing forward, her sword lighting up with dancing flames.

"FLAME STRIKE!" Her blow landed on the taller of the two and he flinched back, barely having blocked the blade with an armored gauntlet, but the flames licked at his clothing, setting it alight. He scrambled away, his fingers working at the trigger of his weapon even as tried to put it out.

"Insolent little girl!" He cursed but as Paine fell back, Riku dodged in to take her place, only to be hit in the back as the other man's shield made the return trip. Not to be left out Yuna began to pump out bullets, aiming indiscriminately and landing a shot on the fat one. It seemed to be the last straw as he hefted himself up from where he'd fallen and began to run back in the direction he'd come.

"BOSS!!" He sniffed loudly and there was a clack of boots as someone who bore an incredible resemblance to Yuna stepped out of the shadows.

"That's quite enough sniveling, boys." She drawled in a voice that wasn't even a match for Yuna's, eyeing the three young women with distain. "Persistent, aren't you."

"MY GRID!" The green and blue-eyed girl cried out as she recognized the form of her Songstress dresssphere. The technology to store and change an outfit in a flash was a relatively new invention and only their team had the rights to use them, having employed their creator after their initial production.

"You give us back Yunnie's garment grid right now!" Rikku jumped forward, remembering their original reason for breaking into the concert in the first place.

To get the garment grid back.

The false Yuna simpered before waving her hand around dismissively, her face twisting into a sneer.

"Didn't you girls ever learn to share?" She asked, rolling her eyes.

"Give it back!" Yuna ploughed through the question, her eyes fixated on the small square of metal attached to the imposter's belt. The woman traced her gaze and rolled her eyes condescendingly.

"Very well then." She drawled.

There was a sharp snap that made the three girls jump as the imposter pulled out a large pink fan. The light of change washed over her and all of a sudden the garment grid was flying through the air toward them.

"But it won't be yours for long Loves!" The imposter, now revealed for who she was stood clad in a skimpy bright pink dress that did nothing to hold in her cleavage, a small pink heart tattoo visible smack bang in the center.

That was all they got to see of her before she was flying toward them fan held ready to deliver a blow. They scattered and she landed a glancing blow on Yuna's hip, making the gunner stumble. The brown haired Ex-Summoner squeezed off a few more rounds from her guns before she leapt back and started the change sequence with the Sphere Grid. There was another flash and she reappeared in the same costume the imposter had been wearing before.

"Lets do this!" She grabbed her microphone out of the air and started to dance. Her footsteps where heavy as she let the magic follow the new channels the dress sphere made and took a skipping step forward, letting her foot flick up and cast a darkness spell at the blonde's eyes. The darkness dance was a specialized attack that allowed her to blind entire crowds of opponents and keep them that way for as long as her feet where moving afterward. Dances couldn't be kept up indefinitely, even her legs got tired after a time, but it was dead useful in a fight where they needed the advantage, especially against multiple opponents.

"Agghh!" The imposter gave a scream of frustration after her fan missed its mark and held it up in the air, calling down a rudimentary thunder spell at Paine. Yuna had to skip out of the way of the Warrior's sword as the other girl shook off the attack and took a broad swipe at the woman's weapon, slicing a large sliver off the top of the fan. Yuna let off on her dance and their opponent recovered somewhat, looking down at her ruined fan in shock before she turned up toward them with a scowl written all over her pretty face.

"I won't let you off so easily next time!" She swore, having enough grace at least to recognize defeat when she saw it. She turned tail and ran the remains of her fan held tightly in her hand as she joined her goons in the distance.

"Hey! Get back here!" Rikku pulled up short and waved her fist in the air but a shake of Paine's head was enough to call her back. Just then they caught a sound behind them and turned around to see Yuna's feet where still moving. It wasn't the Darkness Dance, and from the surprised look on her face they gathered it wasn't voluntary, but she recovered quickly and began to laugh as the dress sphere spun her around gleefully, the distant imprint of a long forgotten wearer getting caught up in the excitement pouring out of the Blitzball dome where the Crowds where still cheering for more.

Somewhere inside, she knew the emotions weren't hers, but she didn't mind getting caught up in the moment as she came to a stop with a flourish and heard the distant strains of melody, in her mind.

I can hear you.

Transmission Complete….

A/N: O.O……

Oh my!

What a response!

I've been watching my emails at work today and it's like WHOA! Holy Hell! I didn't know I still had that many readers. After all as someone pointed out, it's been 3 years since I started DS. Although, I gotta warn you, I won't be able to keep up this pace of chewing out all these chapters at once so enjoy'em while you can. I had a couple of chapters for Memories of Eternity stocked up for when I posted the ending of Dark Summoner, so I'm busting them out every few hours once I've been over them. I probably should wait longer between updates so the whole thing with Dark Summoner doesn't happen again but what can I say, I'm mildly hyper right now… (Or maybe that's the 3 cups of coffee speaking.)

Anyway! Questions!

Just so you know, Kynekki has no literal Al Bhed translation. It's just an Al Bhed-ish sounding name that Tidus took when Shinra found him. Yes, Tidus does remember some things, and he forgets others. What he remembers and how he remembers become plot points later so that's all I'll say about those. And yes…. He did go over the deep end.

The story is gonna be a patchy sort of cannon until we get focused back on the real plot of this. Like I said, I don't really wanna focus to much on Yuna, but she was the main playable character for X-2 so she's necessary for plot progression. However some more familiar faces are sure to turn up in the next chapter or so.

Don't Forget to Review!

Cya

P.S: Yuna's Aeon - I will continue Summoner Naruto, but I'm currently charging along on these so I'm not going to tempt fate and try something else and get distracted before I truly got everything out of my buzz that I can. :) I hope you're enjoying it though!