Legal acknowledgements: I don't own any of FFX or any of the characters in
the story. I also don't own the songs that I use for names in each chapter.
Including the title.
Ok I got just enough reviews to keep this story going. I could use more though. Fell free to offer your input or suggestions. Ok well here it is chapter 3.
Note: if you haven't read chapters one and two, go back and read them otherwise this one won't make any sense at all.
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Parallel Universe
By
Cron'Dawg
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Chapter 3: Up Around the Bend
I could see Wakka and the blonde haired guy walking up the trail. I ran as far up the trail as I could go. When I reached the fork, I took the right path, figuring that they wouldn't want to go to the cliff.
I was wrong.
Wakka and the blonde guy were heading right for me and there was no place to hide. In a matter of seconds Wakka would find me, and my cover would be blown.
Well he would have seen me eventually anyway.
I couldn't help feeling nervous.
What if this, and what if that.
"Hey Tidus, the village is this way." Wakka said to Tidus as he motioned towards the cliff. "But Wakka, this is just-"
Wakka cut him off by giving him a shove into the lake below. I had been hiding behind a small bush. When Tidus was gone I popped out from hiding.
"Hey."
Wakka spun around to look at me. He was eyeing my apparently strange clothing and my backpack.
"Who are you? I've never seen you before."
"That's because I'm not from around here." I said.
"Ah. New in town ya?"
"Ya. My name's Kevin by the way."
"I'm Wakka. Nice to meet ya."
"You too."
Wakka smiled and tilted his head back and laughed. I gave him a quizzical look, which just made him laugh even harder.
"Hey Wakka, um… this is gonna sound kinda weird but, I come from a different planet."
At this Wakka started to laugh uncontrollably. He clutched his stomach and bent over. His laughter was echoing off the high walls of the lake below.
"Brudda, this may sound crazy, but that's not the weirdest story I've heard today. That guy down there says he's from a city called Zanarkand only a thousand years ago, and that Sin transported him here."
"Sin?"
At this Wakka stopped laughing and turned to face me. This time it was me receiving the questioning look.
"You don't know what Sin is?"
I answered no. Wakka sat down on the ground; he seemed to be thinking. Tidus could be heard yelling from the lake below.
"Did you see those ruins on the beach?"
After he mentioned it, I did remember seeing some but I thought that they were still in use. A temple or something.
"Ya."
"Sin did that. Sin is a giant creature that was sent to us as a punishment for our crimes, for using too much machina, for being lazy."
None of this made any sense. A creature sent as a punishment? What is going on here? Well if I'm gonna make it here, I gotta get with the culture.
"Hasn't anyone tried to stop it?"
"Oh ya-" he stopped abruptly. "Hey I'll explain it later ya? Go down that road there and meet me in the village."
"Um, ok."
"Just don't talk to anybody and you'll be ok. Right now I gotta take care of sometin'."
At that, Wakka dove off the cliff, and into the water below. I began my walk towards the village. I backtracked to the fork and went up the path that Wakka and his team had gone down originally. The path took me past more ruins, dense jungle, and beautiful scenery. Waterfalls could be seen as you walked along the trail, and all sorts of wild animals could be heard deep in the jungle's interior. The trail itself sloped gradually downward. At one point, I could see a group of small huts and a large building situated at the end of a small road, which connected the huts. Is this the village? Only one way to find out.
I walked to the end of the trail. The village was very small. A small cluster of
identical, clamshell-shaped huts, made up most of the view, a larger tent- like building could also be seen on the left side of town. All of the buildings were circled around a small town square, dominated by a pit for bonfires. At the end of the road through town, stood the largest building by far. It's elegant lines and smoothness, gave it a lush similarity to the surroundings.
Not wanting to draw attention to myself I walked behind the closest building on the right side. Even though the distance was few feet, I still garnered a few stares on the way.
After a few minutes of waiting, I heard Wakka's loud voice from up the trail. He had Tidus in tow as they walked closer to the village.
"Hey Wakka!" I said as soon as he was within earshot.
"Hey they you are. Thought you might get lost or something."
I told him that I found it without too much trouble. Wakka looked over at Tidus and he turned him towards me.
"This is Tidus. He's the guy I told you about. He just got here today too."
"Nice to meet ya." I said as a stuck out my hand.
Both Tidus and Wakka just looked at my hand like I was doing something weird.
"Umm… never mind."
Wakka just gave a shrug. He then pointed out the different buildings in the town.
"…and that's the Crusader's lodge and that's the temple."
Tidus and I exchanged glances. I think we were both in agreement that we had no idea what Wakka was talking about.
"Why don't you guys have a look around while I fix us some food."
He turned towards the village but stopped suddenly. He turned around and pulled the both of us behind the hut.
"You do know the prayer right?"
I looked over at Tidus. He had that same blank expression on his face, the one that I was carrying as well. I shrugged and said I didn't know it, so did Tidus.
"Man, that's like the basics of the basics. Ok, I'll show you."
Wakka got down on one knee and thrust his left arm up in ht air. With his right arm, he put his fingertips just below his wrist. At that, he began to rise. As he did this, he brought both arms down in a wide circle. When both hands were around his chest area, he cupped them with his left hand over his right, as if her were holding an invisible ball.
"Ok now you two try it."
I tried the motions as best I could, but Tidus seemed t have a better time with it then I did.
"Not bad. Ok you guys, try not to stick out too much and be sure to present yourselves to the temple monk."
Both of us began walking through the town. Everyone was looking at us. Well Wakka, we tried.
"So you're from another planet huh?" Tidus asked looking rather doubtful.
"Ya. What about you? Wakka said that you're from a city over a thousand years ago. Your story isn't much better."
"I guess we both are new here. Hey, you wanna check out that temple?" Tidus asked me.
"I'd rather et some sleep first. That whole traveling through a special rip thing has got me beat." I said in reply.
"Ok. Wakka said that he made up some beds."
Tidus and I walked to Wakka's house. We found him making something. Food probably.
"You guys tired? Bed's are over there. One of you will have to take the hammock though."
I volunteered to sleep in the hammock. It looked alright. Almost as soon as I lay down, I was fast asleep.
I don't know how long it was but, Tidus awaked me. He had me by my shoulders and was shaking me vigorously.
"Hey Kevin wake up! Wakka's gone." He said as he continued to shake me.
Although I wasn't tired any longer, I don't like being awoken like that.
"Alright! Alright! I'm up!" I said while letting out a large yawn.
"Wakka was talking to some monk guy while you were asleep. I think they went to the temple. He said something about a Summoner, or something, who's in trouble."
"Ok let's go then." I said as I pulled myself out of the large hammock.
We ran out of the hut and to the stairs leading to the temple entrance. When we opened the door, both of our jaws dropped at the site before us. The temple was adorned with large statues of people. Men and women, all who looked to be older than Wakka. I saw Wakka talking to the monk under a statue of a man with a very odd-looking headdress.
"Wakka what's going on?" I asked him.
"The Summoner has been in there training for at least a day now. No one has heard from the guardians keeping watch either."
"What's a Summoner?" Tidus asked.
At this, all the people praying in the temple let out small gasps and looked at him.
"Uhh, I got too close to sin and… the toxin and… it made my head all foggy like." He said hastily.
Everyone there let out a small sigh.
"A Summoner's job is to fight and defeat Sin. They go on a pilgrimage to all of the temples in Spira so they can battle Sin. Guardians protect the Summoners while they go on pilgrimage." The monk said to Tidus.
"So wait, the Summoner is in there and hasn't come back? Is it dangerous in there?" I asked.
"It can be, yes." Replied Wakka.
"Well aren't you gonna do anything? What if the Summoner… dies?" Tidus asked.
"There are already guardians in there." Wakka said.
Suddenly Tidus bolted up the stairs to the doorway to the room that the Summoner was in. I was right behind him.
"Halt! The precepts must be upheld." The monk yelled after us.
"Screw your stupid traditions!"
"Blow me!" we said in unison.
The worshipers in the temple let out another gasp as we bolted for the door. Inside of it was a maze of doors and spheres. With some difficulty, Tidus and I completed the maze and walked towards the elevator leading downward into another room. As we were about to go down, Wakka entered the room and told us to wait.
"What were you guys thinking? Hey, it's ok. Just watch your tongue next time." Wakka said looking sternly at us.
"Hey Wakka, what is this place?" Tidus asked.
"This is the Cloister of Trials. The Summoner must pass through here before they can pray in the chamber of the faith. There the Summoner prays with all their heart for a way to defeat Sin."
I looked over at Tidus and shrugged. Everything is happening so fast.
The elevator descended to the bottom floor. The three of us stepped out of it and into a small room with a high ceiling. There were torches in small alcoves lining the walls. On the far end was another staircase, which, I guessed, led to the chamber Wakka had mentioned earlier.
Sitting on the stairs was a woman dressed entirely in black. Her skin was pale in stark contrast to her dark hair and clothing. Her eyes were maroon in color. Her black hair was held up in a braid by several large pins. Around her neck was a necklace of large purple pearls, which hung down and into the cleavage of her overly large breasts. Most of which could be seen because of the low cut on her dress. I had a hard time looking away.
The other… thing on the stairs looked like a giant, blue, lion. But one that stood on two legs. It wore tribal looking clothing and his light blue mane was pulled back into a ponytail.
The dark woman stood up and walked over to Wakka.
"What are you doing here?" her icy voice said. "Didn't think we could handle it?"
Just as she was about to turn to me, the door at the back of the room opened. I saw a silhouette could be seen, walking through it. I couldn't see too much of them but this Summoner sure wasn't a big person like the statues I had seen outside. Rather, the Summoner I saw was shorter than me by a few inches. I could see that this Summoner was a woman because of her hair and figure. She was using her arm to prop herself against the wall. Whatever she was doing in there, it must have worn he out.
Then she came completely into view. She looked about my age. She had light brown hair and a petite build. She wore a conservative skirt and a white blouse. On her arms were some sort of sleeve but long pieces of fabric fell from them giving the impression of wings. She was beautiful. I looked over at Tidus with my mouth hanging wide open. He looked at me with the same look on his face. We were thinking the same thing. Didn't see that one coming.
Her soft voice broke the silence of the room.
"I've done it! I've become a Summoner!"
So what do you think? Let me know I always love those reviews. Sorry about the time span between updates, can't be helped. I'll try to have the next one in faster. Alright cya peeps.
Ok I got just enough reviews to keep this story going. I could use more though. Fell free to offer your input or suggestions. Ok well here it is chapter 3.
Note: if you haven't read chapters one and two, go back and read them otherwise this one won't make any sense at all.
~~~~~~~~~~~~
Parallel Universe
By
Cron'Dawg
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Chapter 3: Up Around the Bend
I could see Wakka and the blonde haired guy walking up the trail. I ran as far up the trail as I could go. When I reached the fork, I took the right path, figuring that they wouldn't want to go to the cliff.
I was wrong.
Wakka and the blonde guy were heading right for me and there was no place to hide. In a matter of seconds Wakka would find me, and my cover would be blown.
Well he would have seen me eventually anyway.
I couldn't help feeling nervous.
What if this, and what if that.
"Hey Tidus, the village is this way." Wakka said to Tidus as he motioned towards the cliff. "But Wakka, this is just-"
Wakka cut him off by giving him a shove into the lake below. I had been hiding behind a small bush. When Tidus was gone I popped out from hiding.
"Hey."
Wakka spun around to look at me. He was eyeing my apparently strange clothing and my backpack.
"Who are you? I've never seen you before."
"That's because I'm not from around here." I said.
"Ah. New in town ya?"
"Ya. My name's Kevin by the way."
"I'm Wakka. Nice to meet ya."
"You too."
Wakka smiled and tilted his head back and laughed. I gave him a quizzical look, which just made him laugh even harder.
"Hey Wakka, um… this is gonna sound kinda weird but, I come from a different planet."
At this Wakka started to laugh uncontrollably. He clutched his stomach and bent over. His laughter was echoing off the high walls of the lake below.
"Brudda, this may sound crazy, but that's not the weirdest story I've heard today. That guy down there says he's from a city called Zanarkand only a thousand years ago, and that Sin transported him here."
"Sin?"
At this Wakka stopped laughing and turned to face me. This time it was me receiving the questioning look.
"You don't know what Sin is?"
I answered no. Wakka sat down on the ground; he seemed to be thinking. Tidus could be heard yelling from the lake below.
"Did you see those ruins on the beach?"
After he mentioned it, I did remember seeing some but I thought that they were still in use. A temple or something.
"Ya."
"Sin did that. Sin is a giant creature that was sent to us as a punishment for our crimes, for using too much machina, for being lazy."
None of this made any sense. A creature sent as a punishment? What is going on here? Well if I'm gonna make it here, I gotta get with the culture.
"Hasn't anyone tried to stop it?"
"Oh ya-" he stopped abruptly. "Hey I'll explain it later ya? Go down that road there and meet me in the village."
"Um, ok."
"Just don't talk to anybody and you'll be ok. Right now I gotta take care of sometin'."
At that, Wakka dove off the cliff, and into the water below. I began my walk towards the village. I backtracked to the fork and went up the path that Wakka and his team had gone down originally. The path took me past more ruins, dense jungle, and beautiful scenery. Waterfalls could be seen as you walked along the trail, and all sorts of wild animals could be heard deep in the jungle's interior. The trail itself sloped gradually downward. At one point, I could see a group of small huts and a large building situated at the end of a small road, which connected the huts. Is this the village? Only one way to find out.
I walked to the end of the trail. The village was very small. A small cluster of
identical, clamshell-shaped huts, made up most of the view, a larger tent- like building could also be seen on the left side of town. All of the buildings were circled around a small town square, dominated by a pit for bonfires. At the end of the road through town, stood the largest building by far. It's elegant lines and smoothness, gave it a lush similarity to the surroundings.
Not wanting to draw attention to myself I walked behind the closest building on the right side. Even though the distance was few feet, I still garnered a few stares on the way.
After a few minutes of waiting, I heard Wakka's loud voice from up the trail. He had Tidus in tow as they walked closer to the village.
"Hey Wakka!" I said as soon as he was within earshot.
"Hey they you are. Thought you might get lost or something."
I told him that I found it without too much trouble. Wakka looked over at Tidus and he turned him towards me.
"This is Tidus. He's the guy I told you about. He just got here today too."
"Nice to meet ya." I said as a stuck out my hand.
Both Tidus and Wakka just looked at my hand like I was doing something weird.
"Umm… never mind."
Wakka just gave a shrug. He then pointed out the different buildings in the town.
"…and that's the Crusader's lodge and that's the temple."
Tidus and I exchanged glances. I think we were both in agreement that we had no idea what Wakka was talking about.
"Why don't you guys have a look around while I fix us some food."
He turned towards the village but stopped suddenly. He turned around and pulled the both of us behind the hut.
"You do know the prayer right?"
I looked over at Tidus. He had that same blank expression on his face, the one that I was carrying as well. I shrugged and said I didn't know it, so did Tidus.
"Man, that's like the basics of the basics. Ok, I'll show you."
Wakka got down on one knee and thrust his left arm up in ht air. With his right arm, he put his fingertips just below his wrist. At that, he began to rise. As he did this, he brought both arms down in a wide circle. When both hands were around his chest area, he cupped them with his left hand over his right, as if her were holding an invisible ball.
"Ok now you two try it."
I tried the motions as best I could, but Tidus seemed t have a better time with it then I did.
"Not bad. Ok you guys, try not to stick out too much and be sure to present yourselves to the temple monk."
Both of us began walking through the town. Everyone was looking at us. Well Wakka, we tried.
"So you're from another planet huh?" Tidus asked looking rather doubtful.
"Ya. What about you? Wakka said that you're from a city over a thousand years ago. Your story isn't much better."
"I guess we both are new here. Hey, you wanna check out that temple?" Tidus asked me.
"I'd rather et some sleep first. That whole traveling through a special rip thing has got me beat." I said in reply.
"Ok. Wakka said that he made up some beds."
Tidus and I walked to Wakka's house. We found him making something. Food probably.
"You guys tired? Bed's are over there. One of you will have to take the hammock though."
I volunteered to sleep in the hammock. It looked alright. Almost as soon as I lay down, I was fast asleep.
I don't know how long it was but, Tidus awaked me. He had me by my shoulders and was shaking me vigorously.
"Hey Kevin wake up! Wakka's gone." He said as he continued to shake me.
Although I wasn't tired any longer, I don't like being awoken like that.
"Alright! Alright! I'm up!" I said while letting out a large yawn.
"Wakka was talking to some monk guy while you were asleep. I think they went to the temple. He said something about a Summoner, or something, who's in trouble."
"Ok let's go then." I said as I pulled myself out of the large hammock.
We ran out of the hut and to the stairs leading to the temple entrance. When we opened the door, both of our jaws dropped at the site before us. The temple was adorned with large statues of people. Men and women, all who looked to be older than Wakka. I saw Wakka talking to the monk under a statue of a man with a very odd-looking headdress.
"Wakka what's going on?" I asked him.
"The Summoner has been in there training for at least a day now. No one has heard from the guardians keeping watch either."
"What's a Summoner?" Tidus asked.
At this, all the people praying in the temple let out small gasps and looked at him.
"Uhh, I got too close to sin and… the toxin and… it made my head all foggy like." He said hastily.
Everyone there let out a small sigh.
"A Summoner's job is to fight and defeat Sin. They go on a pilgrimage to all of the temples in Spira so they can battle Sin. Guardians protect the Summoners while they go on pilgrimage." The monk said to Tidus.
"So wait, the Summoner is in there and hasn't come back? Is it dangerous in there?" I asked.
"It can be, yes." Replied Wakka.
"Well aren't you gonna do anything? What if the Summoner… dies?" Tidus asked.
"There are already guardians in there." Wakka said.
Suddenly Tidus bolted up the stairs to the doorway to the room that the Summoner was in. I was right behind him.
"Halt! The precepts must be upheld." The monk yelled after us.
"Screw your stupid traditions!"
"Blow me!" we said in unison.
The worshipers in the temple let out another gasp as we bolted for the door. Inside of it was a maze of doors and spheres. With some difficulty, Tidus and I completed the maze and walked towards the elevator leading downward into another room. As we were about to go down, Wakka entered the room and told us to wait.
"What were you guys thinking? Hey, it's ok. Just watch your tongue next time." Wakka said looking sternly at us.
"Hey Wakka, what is this place?" Tidus asked.
"This is the Cloister of Trials. The Summoner must pass through here before they can pray in the chamber of the faith. There the Summoner prays with all their heart for a way to defeat Sin."
I looked over at Tidus and shrugged. Everything is happening so fast.
The elevator descended to the bottom floor. The three of us stepped out of it and into a small room with a high ceiling. There were torches in small alcoves lining the walls. On the far end was another staircase, which, I guessed, led to the chamber Wakka had mentioned earlier.
Sitting on the stairs was a woman dressed entirely in black. Her skin was pale in stark contrast to her dark hair and clothing. Her eyes were maroon in color. Her black hair was held up in a braid by several large pins. Around her neck was a necklace of large purple pearls, which hung down and into the cleavage of her overly large breasts. Most of which could be seen because of the low cut on her dress. I had a hard time looking away.
The other… thing on the stairs looked like a giant, blue, lion. But one that stood on two legs. It wore tribal looking clothing and his light blue mane was pulled back into a ponytail.
The dark woman stood up and walked over to Wakka.
"What are you doing here?" her icy voice said. "Didn't think we could handle it?"
Just as she was about to turn to me, the door at the back of the room opened. I saw a silhouette could be seen, walking through it. I couldn't see too much of them but this Summoner sure wasn't a big person like the statues I had seen outside. Rather, the Summoner I saw was shorter than me by a few inches. I could see that this Summoner was a woman because of her hair and figure. She was using her arm to prop herself against the wall. Whatever she was doing in there, it must have worn he out.
Then she came completely into view. She looked about my age. She had light brown hair and a petite build. She wore a conservative skirt and a white blouse. On her arms were some sort of sleeve but long pieces of fabric fell from them giving the impression of wings. She was beautiful. I looked over at Tidus with my mouth hanging wide open. He looked at me with the same look on his face. We were thinking the same thing. Didn't see that one coming.
Her soft voice broke the silence of the room.
"I've done it! I've become a Summoner!"
So what do you think? Let me know I always love those reviews. Sorry about the time span between updates, can't be helped. I'll try to have the next one in faster. Alright cya peeps.
