A/N: Ok peoples the moment you've all been waiting for… Chapter 1 YAY!!! This is where our main characters actually do something; this takes place 8 years after the prologue and is the start of their adventure. Once again reviews are always encouraged.

(Disclaimer: As much as I would love to say I own these characters I don't so please don't sue me.)

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Chapter 1: A Secret Request

Quote: Sometimes the greatest requests fall on the smallest of shoulders.

Lenne woke up early that morning to the sun shining right on her face, rolling over to try and sleep some more she suddenly remembered what day it was, her and her twin brother Shuyin's 8th birthday. Lenne opened her eyes and practically bounced out of bed. She turned to see that Shuyin was still fast asleep on the other side of their bedroom. Lenne quickly closed the gap between their beds and began to shake Shuyin's shoulder.

"Shuyin, Shuyin, guess what, guess what, guess what?" Lenne shouted when Shuyin began to stir, "Today is our birthday, so come on get up!"

Shuyin grumbled then realized what his sister was saying, "Oh yea, we're 8 today," he then realized that Lenne had already left the room, "Hey, Sis that's not fair, I get the bathroom first today," Shuyin pouted as he gathered his favorite outfit and ran after his sister.

"Don't worry Shuyin; I'll be out in a minute." Lenne had already washed her face and changed clothes.

After two minutes Lenne immerged from the bathroom in her favorite blue outfit (A/N: a child's version of the songstress dress) that set off the sky blue eyes she inherited from her father, Tidus. "Sorry I kept you waiting Shuyin."

"It's ok." Shuyin said as he took his turn, "Wait for me?"

"I always do." Lenne smiled at the now closed door.

The twins emerged from the family hut to shouts and hurrahs from most of the villagers, but the loudest came from their Uncle Wakka, cousin Vidina, and cousin Rikku. Lenne was hoisted onto her father's shoulders while Shuyin got a big hug from Mom.

"Happy Birthday, my two little angels," Yuna smiled at her children.

"Mom," Shuyin complained, "we're not little any more."

"Yes ya are cous," Vidina came up, put Shuyin in a playful headlock and gave him a noogie, "you'll always be little to me Little Shuyin."

"Vidina…let…me...go," Shuyin cried out as he finally broke free from his cousin's grasp, "you're only bigger because of your hair."

"Ya got a point there cous." Vidina said as he fingered his large orange cowlick.

"Hey Shuyin," Lenne shouted as she got down off her father's shoulders, "there is a pile of presents for us over by the fire pit, lets go open them." Lenne grabbed Shuyin by the hand and started pulling him toward the waiting gifts.

"Whoa, wait a minute there sweetheart," Tidus said as he stopped his rambunctious daughter from getting too far, "There is one for each of you for now; you'll get the rest at the party tonight."

"Aww, we only get one now?" Shuyin pouted.

"It's ok Shuyin, we can play with our one present now while we wait for the rest," Lenne moved in closer to whisper something into Shuyin's ear, "besides I bet our friend is already waiting to wish us a happy birthday in the forest." Lenne pulled away and winked at Shuyin's growing smile, then yanked him so hard that he nearly lost his balance.

Lenne's present was small, but contained a brand new microphone, which she gleefully began to sing into but stopped when Shuyin opened his gift to find a new model keyboard.

"Perfect gifts for a pair of budding performers," Paine said as she helped Lulu and Rikku put up decorations. "I hope you two make good use of them."

"Don't worry, we will." Lenne said as she helped Shuyin up, "In fact, by the time we come back we'll have a new song written." Lenne and Shuyin then both took of racing into the forest with their new gifts in hand.

Rikku looked confused, "What are they doing, going into the forest like that?"

"They go there almost everyday," Yuna said as she immerged from the hut with more decorations, "they always come back by lunch then leave again until supper."

"Those two just really enjoy the forest." Lulu concluded.

Lenne and Shuyin soon reached their familiar clearing, it was the clearing where many countless games had been played, it was the clearing where Lenne had been able to practice singing when she didn't want anyone but Shuyin to hear, but most of all it was the clearing where they had first met their secret friend.

Shuyin set up his keyboard and played a few riffs while Lenne paced back and forth impatiently, "Where is he, he's usually waiting for us. Maybe something bad happened to him and we won't be able to see him anymore." Lenne was rambling by now so Shuyin just looked at her knowing that she would stop when she ran out of breath, "Or maybe we accidentally broke our promise and let Mom and Dad know about him somehow, or maybe we can't see him anymore now that we're older or maybe he just… Oh he's here, hello Bahamut."

A hooded young boy had entered the clearing, and even though he seemed no older than the twins, he carried himself with and air of wisdom, gentle authority, and pyreflies.

"I'm sorry for being late," Bahamut calmly stated, "but there is something we need to discuss."

"That's okay, so" Lenne sat down next to Shuyin, "what's so important that it made you late?"

"It's a long story," Bahamut warned, "are you sure you're ready to sit through it?"

After a quick look between them, Lenne and Shuyin both nodded.

"Alright, do you remember the story I told you about the origin of your names?" Another nod let Bahamut continue, "Well the weapon that came out of that war, the one your mother helped destroy, Vegnagun, has its own tragic story."

The story that followed told of a group of Bevelle engineers who wanted to make the ultimate weapon, a weapon that could detect and defeat enemies without orders allowing troops to stay safe behind the lines. They created a colossus and when the time came to activate it for the first time, the lead engineer brought forth a child to be sacrificed to allow for the weapon's sensitivity to aggression and ability to react. The child's soul became trapped inside the weapon but something went wrong; the child began to see everyone as hostile and would run whenever scared and would kill indiscriminately when confronted. "And that child's name was Vegna." Bahamut finished the story, leaving both Lenne and Shuyin speechless.

"There is more to the story and this is the part that concerns you, only one person was ever able to pilot Vegnagun, to gain Vegna's trust, and that was the Shuyin of 1000 years ago. When your mother helped to destroy Vegnagun, Vegna felt the agony of being killed a second time and has been suffering on the Farplane ever since. We want to ease Vegna's pain but time is running out and the only one who has a hope of helping is you, Shuyin."

"What, what do you mean, how can I help?" Shuyin asked now recovered from the state of shock that he had been in through out most of the story, "I I'm just a kid, what can I do?"

"We wanted to wait until you were older, but Vegna's soul is being destroyed and he can't wait much longer." Bahamut said with obvious sadness, "Because you carry the same soul as Shuyin of 1000 years past, you can…"

"Wait, is there something I can do to help," Lenne interrupted, "I wanna help too."

Bahamut turned to her, "I'm sorry Lenne, but this is something only Shuyin can do." Bahamut turned his attention back to Shuyin, "We would need you to venture down into the depths of the Farplane and help Vegna come to accept his death. I won't lie, it would be a dangerous trip, and although we would do our best, we cannot guarantee your safety, should you choose to go. But the choice is yours to make, Shuyin. No one would fault you for saying no."

Shuyin looked from Bahamut to Lenne then up at the little patch of sky that he could see. "Something only I can do," he thought, "something that Mom, Dad, and even Lenne can't do." It always seemed to Shuyin that someone else was always better than him; Mom was the hero who saved Spira twice, Dad was the star player for the Besaid Aurochs, even his sister Lenne got the spotlight when they performed together. So something that only he could do was like a dream come true, even if it was dangerous. But if he went he would be alone, all alone without even Lenne, who was never more than a few feet away even when they where babies. Shuyin weighed both options in his head, took a deep breath and said, "I'll do it, I'll save Vegna."

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