What's up fellas? And fellettes too I guess... Whatever. Well, Luca is finally here! I know I've been waiting for this chapter, 'cuz Auron's here! What? Noone likes the Samurai? Fine then. I see how it is. I don't particularly wanna write the disclaimer...

Jeff: Do it. Now.

Me: No!

Jeff: unsheathes ax

Me: Fine!

Disclaimer: I don't own FFX... throws muffin over shoulder

Glass: breaks

Jeff: Ooh! Muffin! Gah! Stale!


Chapter 3: From Besaid They Came! The Luca Tournament is Here!

I was standing on the opposite side of the ship when I knew the whole 'Zanarkand conversation was going on. For one, I didn't want to hear it. For two, I was kinda scared of the Goers. After a while, I saw Tidus appraoch the Blitzball.

"C'mon Blondie... you can do it." I whispered. This was always one of my favorite parts of the game. I almost yelled when he pulled it off. I walked over with the Aurochs. They kept asking about it, then tried to pull it off. I don't think anyone succeeded. When they left to get some sleep, or something; I forgot, I picked it up.

"Couldn't be too hard... could it?" I asked myself. I tossed it up in the air a few times, then looked around. No one was watching... After I had finally pulled off my armor, I had realized that I still had my old clothes. So, at least I was comfy enough to try it. I tried, crashed, and burned. "Maybe not the Jecht Shot..." I chuckled to myself. "Maybe my own shot..." This time, I threw the ball directly behind me. It rebounded, right into the strike zone of my foot. I kicked it straight up, and when it fell back down I slammed it with my fist.

"YES!" I yelled. Suddenly, I felt a hand on my back. It was Wakka, apparently the aurochs hadn't gone to sleep after all.

"What do you call that one?" He asked.

"I don't call it anything. I can't play Blitzball." I laughed a bit.

"Well a shot like that's gotta have a name, ya?" He prodded again. I sighed.

"I dunno, the Rage Shot?" Stupid name I know. Hey, I was under pressure! Deal with it!

"Hey, I know I already asked Tidus this but... you wanna help out too?" He asked me. Some of the Aurochs were nodding in agreement.

"Listen guys, I'm flattered, but I just can't play Blitzball!"

"Fine then, but if you change your mind; lemme know, ya?" I nodded.

"Thanks for the offer though!" I yelled back to him. I yawned rather loudly, and was about to go back to the rail when someone picked me up off the ground. It was Kimahri.

"Little boy needs rest for tomorrow." He said, before walking into the cabin and plunking me down on my bed. As he walked out, I was so embarrassed I could only yell one thing.

"I'm not little!"

Hours Later

It was really bright when I woke up in the morning. I could tell we were in Luca, mainly because of all the cheering. I looked at the door to see Lulu, trying to wake everyone up and a giggling Yuna.

"We're here." She turned around to leave. "And nice underwear, Mr. Berserker." I looked down.

"Three questions. One, where's my stuff? Two, why am I in my underwear? And three, how does she know how to piss me off!?" I yelled. I quickly got dressed, barely listening to the first to answers and not even bothering with the last before bolting outside. I vaguely heard someone talking on a loudspeaker.

"Ah, over there! The ships carrying the players are arriving now! This would be dock number two."

"All the way from Kilika, it's the Kilika Beasts! High Summoner Ohalland used to play for them--a big name to live up to. Their hometown was recently attacked by Sin. Isn't that right, Jimma?"

"Yes, Bobba. They're going to be pulling out all the stops to try and bring back the cup this year."

"Exciting, isn't it, folks? Our next team off the ramp is... Well, well, well! If it isn't the Bes-" And there's where I stopped listening. I could've sworn I'd seen someone I knew in the crowd... Well, I'd better replace this old ax. I mean seriously, this thing looked old when Cecilia ga-

"Hey, where is she!?" I asked myself. I grumbled to myself about my no-good console until I found a weapons shop.

"It's been a while since I've seen someone carry a weapon that big on 'em. Say kid, you a Berserker by any chance?" The man running the store asked me.

"Well, yeah I guess..." I said in reply, unsheathing the giant ax.

"I've got just the weapon for you!" He reached underneath the counter and pulled up a giant blade. I stared at it, slightly aware of the drool dripping out of my mouth. The shopkeeper named his price. My mouth literally dropped.

"You're kidding me! That much for a sword!?" I did an anime style cry, you know the one with the line-eyes and sheets of tears? That one.

"I'll pay for it." Someone behind me said. I looked over my shoulder to see a woman, roughly a year or two older than me. This might not be a surprise, but she certainly looked rich. Now, I'm perfectly willing to accept charity, but two thousand gil for a total stranger? Nothing that good is free.

"Why would you do that?" I asked her.

"Just call it a favor. One you might need to return later." She handed the shopkeeper the gil, and winked at me before I left. Needless to say, I was tomato red.

"Quite the ladies man, aren't we?" Someone asked. It took me a few seconds to realize Tiduswas standing there.

"I mean, first there was Lulu, then Jen and now the mystery girl."

"I'll go ahead and assume the first one was sarcastic." I muttered, sheathing my new blade.

"C'mon, team meeting in the locker room." He said, dragging me along.

"I'm not on the team though! Why do I have to be there!?" I protested.

"You're on bench. Someone gets hurt, you fill in." He smiled, I just frowned. We knocked on the door of the locker room when we got there, and walked in.

"Awwww." The Aurochs groaned in unison.

"Where's Wakka?" Tidus asked.

"Probably finding out who we're up against." I told him. One of the Aurochs stood up and began walking around. After a while, Wakka popped in. However, the door slammed into the Auroch, sent him sprawling, and ended up breaking his leg. Everyone turned to stare at me.

"Aw crap." I groaned. Then the door opened again.

"There you are! Someone said they saw sir Auron in a café!" She told Tidus.

"Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! The game starts like real soon! C-Come back quick, ya?" Wakka said, a bit too shakily for my liking.

"Hey, I'll be back." Tidus reassured him.

"Yeah, okay." The uneasiness in his voice is starting to kinda scare me...

"Hey, Wakka. You're stiff, man. No, no, not your face. Just breathe out, relax. Like this. Just breathe, yeah!" Tidus told him. Looks like it helped, Wakka looked a whole lot better.

"C'mon, let's go over the basics for Jeff before we get this show on the road." They went over the basic rules of Blitzball for me, now that they knew I would be playing. Right before the buzzer sounded, we got word that Yuna had been kidnapped by the Al Bhed. Wakka just laughed when we were told what the ransom was.

"As if we need to throw a game! Listen, we'll stall 'em, ya? You take Tidus and Kimahri and go get her back. Well, Lulu ran off and everyone geared up. They'd actually managed to find an Aurochs uniform that fit me. I audibly gulped as we climbed out. Just before me and Wakka left, he turned to me.

"Don't worry, ya? It'll be okay." He reassured me before climbing out. I swam out and I finally realized how Blitzball players could stay under for so long. Breathable water. Huh, go figure. We swam towards the center of the sphere, Wakka taking point, me and the other offense player flanking him. Well, the match pretty much went the same as in the game... except I was there of course. We saw the spell from Lulu and Wakka nodded. Letty passed to Wakka, who caught the ball. Wakka evaded two Al Bhed players who moved in for a tackle, and then hurled the ball for a goal.

"Gooooooal! Unbelievable! The Aurochs win the match, 3-2!"

Later

We climbed back into the locker room after changing (Aurochs into fresh uniforms, me into my armor), amidst several cheers.

"We won!" Tidus shouted.

"We did it! We're in the finals!" So did Yuna. Unfortunately for me, and this seems to happen a lot, I was right inbetween them.

"Can you please refrain from doing that?" I asked.

"Not the most...graceful win. If it was Chappu, he'd still be standing." Lulu criticized.

"And again, I find myself asking a certain question." I looked right at her. "What is your problem? Why can't you be happy for your friend, for once!?"

"Excuse me?" She asked.

"Tidus can't take Chappu's place! You told Wakka that, right? I don't think Wakka would ever try to do it ei-" She stopped me.

"You don't want to finish that sentence." She threatened. I glared at for a split second before I said something.

"No. You know what, I am going to finish that sentence. And there's no threat you can make or fulfill that will make me do otherwise. I don't think Wakka would ever try to do it either." She glared at me. Approximately four seconds later, I was being hurled out the door with a Fira level spell. I stood back up, and walked back in. Before getting thrown out again, same method as before. And again, me being the sutbborn mule that I am, I got up. This time, I abandoned one of the most sacred morals in the modern age. I slugged her.

"That's for having a bad attitude." I told her before I grabbed my new sword and walked out.

"You two must not like each other a lot for him to hit you." Tidus observed.

Back on the streets

"Cast Fira on me... I'll show her..." I muttered. I kept walking down the street, passing the café where Auron supposedly was earlier. I heard giggling, and I kept walking. As I passed I glanced to my left and saw the girl from earlier sitting with... Cecilia!? I stopped, turned abruptly and walked over to her.

"Okay, what's going on?" I asked.

"Oh, hey Jeff!" Cecilia said, like nothing had happened to me in the past few days. "This is Sarah. Her owner is currently in the world of... which was it?" Cecilia asked Sarah.

"I think she's in twelve right now." She nodded.

"That's all good, but why did you buy me this?" I held up the blade.

"Oh, me and Cecilia felt sorry for you." She smiled. I just grumbled before Cecilia spoke up.

"Hey, aren't you supposed to be with the group? The fiends are about to attack." Cecilia told me.

"Yeah, well me and a certain Black Mage don't get along too well." I told her, a hint of anger in my voice.

"Oh yeah, that reminds me." Cecilia dug around in her bag for a while and pulled out a sphere.

"This is supposed to keep track of your skills. It also contains the Scan ability." She told me while tossing it to me. I used it on myself. I could see words inside.

Name: Jeff

Gender: Male

Age: 15

Class: Berserker

Skills: Berserk, Cripple, Mad Rush, Crackdown

Current Weapon: Ifrit's Horn

"Too cool." I said to myself before pocketing it.

"You've got an obligation to Yuna, no matter who you don't get along with." Cecilia glared at me.

"Fine, fine. I'll go back." I promised before turning around and walking back to the locker room to wait for the fiends to appear. Instead of waiting inside, I opted for leaning next to the door. Finally, the Sahagin Chiefs attacked Tidus and Wakka. When everyone else burst outside, I merely smiled and asked.

"You guys ready yet?" I asked as they walked out. I stopped Lulu as she walked out. She had a pretty nasty bruise on her cheek where I slugged her. "No hard feelings, right?" I asked. She glared and turned to follow everyone else. "Why do I not like the way she responded?" I muttered before following them. I rammed my shoulder into a Dingo and cut it down. "Too easy!" I looked up and tapped Yuna's shoulder. "Found 'em." I pointed towards Tidus and Wakka, fighting next to Auron.

After Seymour dismisses Anima

I drank a few potions to heal my wounds, seeing as Yuna was busy tending to several Sendings and curing the civilian wounded. The Aurochs were having a conversation with Wakka when she returned. After a few minutes they broke up. Even later, Auron and Tidus showed up.

"Whoa." wakka said dumbly.

"Sir Auron!" Yuna seemed surprised, despite the fact that I had pointed him out. Honestly, is this guy like the equivalent of a movie star?

"Yuna." Auron looked at Yuna.

"Sir?" Yuna asked him.

"I wish to become your guardian. Do you accept?" This time Lulu seemed surprised.

"You're serious?" She asked him. Before he could respond, I decided to respond so we could get on with it.

"What's not to believe, he wants to join so let him." I said, loud enough for everyone nearby to hear me.

"And you are?" Auron asked me.

"Me? I happen to be the greatest Berserker on this side of the Calm Plains! The one and onl-"

"Greatest Berserker my foot." Lulu interrupted. "You're just some kid you happens to compensate for something with a big weapon."

"I wouldn't say that if I were you..." I whispered, then jerked my head in Auron's direction, then in Kimahri's direction. However, Auron just shrugged off the comment. He looked at Lulu.

"What's our itinerary? Where are we headed?" He asked.


I'm gonna cut it off right there 'cuz I'm mean. I couldn't get this chapter done as quick as I wanted to, I had to help my grandparents move a bunch of junk. I'll be kinda busy this week, I've got exams and I actually get busier over the summer as weird as that sounds. Well, I'll try and get them up as fast as I can.

Come back next time for Chapter 4: Highway to Mi'ihen! Enter Seymour... again.