Disclaimer: Still not mine

Last time: We met Paine, Paine isn't the Paine from FFX-2 that we remember cause I took liberties and changed her persona. She's part of the team now… oh! Yuna has a plan! A really good plan I swear it!

Chapter 4

Yuan shivered and sighed. She didn't remember Macalania being so cold. She shivered again and looked over at Rikku who looked overly comfy in her White Mage outfit. Yuna was jealous and any one who looked at her would know. Not only that but her head hurt, trying to keep the greatest evil from invading her mind and figuring out a way to beat her was hard work. Tidus seemed to be helping best he could but in the end Tidus couldn't really do much since he was that evil. She blew on her hands, after a while Rikku noticed her discomfort and gave her the dress sphear that she was wearing. Yuna thanked her and quickly changed into it, of course now Rikku was cold. And as she gripped her body trying to warm herself up Yuna felt guilty. Auron noticed Rikku's plight and being rather immune to cold lent her his coat. Rikku smiled and looked up at him, "thanks."

Tidus was laughing in Yuna's head. Yuna sighed, "what is so funny?"

"He likes her, I couldn't see it before but he likes her."

Yuna took this time to change from speaking out loud to talking to him mentally, "What? No! That's icky! He's too old for her!"

"That's an understatement."

Yuna's face screw up and everyone looked at her, she waved them off, "what do you mean?"

Tidus remained silent and Yuna sighed and held her head again. It was about this time that she looked up and saw the temple. Everyone remained quiet as Yuna entered the temple, the priest was the first to see her and stop her from coming inside, "the traitor is not allowed to enter."

"I wish to speak to the priest in charge of this temple."

The man in front of them seemed to consider what Yuna was saying and finally nodded and let her in. When they reached the inside of the temple Yuna was faced with a very angry priest. Yuna bowed, "can we speak in private?"

"No. If you have anything to say traitor, you can say it in front of the Gods."

A scowl of anger appeared on Yuna's face and she quickly drew it back before anyone could see it. She flipped her hair and looked him in the eyes defiantly, "I wish to become your high summoner, since you don't have one. I know that I am a traitor, but I wish to do good."

Yuna could see the priest laughing at her, mocking her for coming to see him. For even trying what she was trying. Of course he was silent, but she knew that's what he was doing. Inside Yuna was a whirlwind of emotion. She was getting sick of this, sick of people telling her she was wrong that she wasn't worth anything. Tried of people dying for a cause that was unjust. And when the priest answered she felt like strangling him, "you?" he almost sneered, "you want to help us? After all you did? After killing our high summoner you want to take his place? Are you mad?"

Yuna felt mad, not the crazy mad mind you, she felt mad with anger. But she as all ways remained calm. She nodded and motioned for the rest of the group with her that it was time to go. Once outside she noticed something and a smile lit her face, the path way to the fayth was right below her. She gauged the distance to see if she could make it. And came to a conclusion. She could. Changing quickly into the thief dress sphear she took a rope out of one of the pouches and tossed it to Rikku who grabbed it uncertain of what her cousin was going to do. Yuna changed into her gunner outfit and then jumped over the edge, all within seconds. Rikku watched in fear and then as Lulu saw what was going on ran to help smaller girl.

Yuna landed perfectly and looked up waving at Rikku and Lulu so that they would know that she was okay. The woman up top gave recognition that she was okay, and Yuan then ran to the chamber of the fayth.

Inside the chamber the fayth of Shiva appeared and looked at Yuna, when it finally realized what it was looking at it became frightened, "how dare you bring that into this chamber."

Yuna looked at the fayth confused, "bring what into the chamber?"

The fayth narrowed it's eyes, "don't play coy with me. I know you brought him with you!"

At that Tidus's voice resonated through out the chamber, "I don't mean you any harm. And Yuna's intentions are good. Do not belittle her because of me."

It was about this time that Yuna looked startled. She didn't know the fayth would know that she was carrying Sin. That Sin was part of her, and yet, it could tell. It could see into the depths of her soul. And it saw the darkness in it. The darkness that was waiting to consume her. She wondered if it also saw that Tidus was fighting to keep himself at bay, if it saw the she too was fighting to keep him from truly destroying her. And she believed it could, "Sin? Protecting a summoner, I have never seen anything like it in my life. I do believe that this is something new to me."

Yuna bowed again, "it happened when I killed Sin. Listen I wish to have you as a partner again."

"Ah, so the final summoning does drain the summoner of their abilities to summon. I never knew it that was true or not. Also I have never seen a summoner survive the final summon. So be it. My power is yours again."

A bright light filled the chamber and when it cleared the fayth was gone and Yuna was standing there breathless.

Meanwhile everyone else wasn't faring as well. As soon as Yuna had jumped they had been attacked by temple guards. They charged the group of adventures and they were instantly put into combat. Lulu dodged the one that was attacking her and found that another guard was behind her. She turned around and cast flare, quickly getting rid of him. She looked round to see Rikku playing around in thief outfit, dodging attacking a pilfering gil from the unsuspecting gaurds. Finally one of the gaurds got the better of her and managed to stun her. That gave the other three gaurds a chance to attack, and they were on her like moths to a flame. Lulu tried to reach her in time but found her path blocked by another guard, and this one had a macina by his side. She watched as Paine rushed to Rikku's side and quickly changed from the Trainer dress sphear to the Warrior out fit so she could slice and dice her way to the badly beaten girl.

Auron on the other hand was easily beating of the people who were attacking him, just dodging and counter attacking as he did so. Lulu sighed obviously board and cast Ulitma on the two gaurds who dared to attack her. She then ran over to help Paine who was still struggling with the two gaurds who were left. Lulu heard a cry from below the ravine and ran to host Yuna up. When Yuna got up there were still three gaurds left, "hey! Everyone clear!" she yelled.

Every one cleared at Yuna began her summon. Ice crystals dropped behind her and a transparent figure of Shiva appeared behind it. When the ice crystals broke Shiva was standing there. She pulled off her scarf and threw it at Yuna who caught the familiar object with a odd sort of happiness that she could once again summon these creatures of beauty, but also a source of hate because of what they had done to Tidus. Shiva looked her way and suddenly all the hate was gone. She looked up just as Shiva let out a devastating diamond dust, destroying everything in it's path. And she knew, that some part of her, some deep, dark part of her, a part she called Sin was rejoicing. When the battle was over Shiva disappeared and they were left with the remains of a dark and lonely battle field.

Yuna took this time to walk over to Rikku who Lulu had done her best to heal. Yuna knelled down and used cure on Rikku, "you okay?"

Rikku sighed, and looked at Yuna, "that the question I should be asking you isn't it?"

Yuna sighed, "I'm fine, really."

Lulu on the other hand pulled out her communicator device. And called the down the airship. They all entered, Yuan with a darker mind.

A/N: Sorry it took so long to update, but I wrote a second chapter on vacation and the people who were supposed to send it to me didn't. And I waited for a long time. This is me giving up and just writing another one.