Disclaimer: I do not own Final Fantasy 10 or 10-2. I also do not own any of the other random cameos that show up in this fic. However, the main characters are based off of real people… but I don't own them... I just make fun of them.

Chapter: Three

The Icy Temple

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Akail smiled, his friends , were attempting to accomplish the trademark 'victory dance' of the final fantasy games. He personally thought they were being ridiculous; they were spending more time on their victory dance than they had spent defeating the fiend. He shrugged and spoke, "As amusing as this is, can we continue our way to the Inn? None of us have any items, so if one of us gets hurt…" he let the sentence hang.

"Aww, Akail…." Batalax smiled knowingly, "You're just upset that I'm better at killing fiends than you are."

Akail snorted, "You can cast one spell. You're just lucky that the fiends here are all ice elementals." He smirked smugly seeing her face fall.

"Guys…Stop it!" Nysa growled. "You're all tired and confused -I am to…" she ran her hand through her hair in frustration, "-but that doesn't mean we can take out our anger on each other… As much as it may pain you all to believe… We're all in this together."

Tara walked up to Nysa and put a reassuring hand on her shoulder, "Come on guys, let's just go," she paused looking each of the weary teens in the eye, "We can figure this all out in the morning."

Akail looked at Batalax and smiled apologetically. "Truce?" he put his hand out for her to take.

Batalax smiled weakly and shook his hand, she looked at him and whispered sullenly, "I didn't mean to upset you…I tend to get carried away sometimes…"

"As touching as this all is, can we get moving? I'm hungry." Xander complained.

"Must he always speak with his stomach?" Nysa giggled.

Skye gave her a strange look, "Would you prefer he speak with something lower?"

"Skye!" Nysa gave her a horrified look, "Get your head out of the gutter!"

Skye grinned and spoke gleefully, "But I quite like my head in the gutter… You should join me!"

"Fiends." Akail spoke uninterestingly.

Xander looked hopeful, "Can we eat them?"

Three loud bangs had the group ducking and covering their ears, Xander being so bold as to shout out "Don't shoot!"

Tara giggled and re-sheathed her gun, "Guys…I was just getting rid of the fiend problem…Sheesh"

The group gave each other sheepish looks and picked themselves up off the icy ground. Nysa spoke what was on most of their minds, "Heh, well, try not to get too trigger happy Tara -you're supposed to be the sane one…"

After another fifteen minutes of walking Xander spoke up, "Guys, where's Batalax?"

The group looked around, and not seeing the crazy girl or her Tikki torch, decided to do the next best thing -yell loudly.

"Batalax?" Nysa ran ahead of the group, "Where are you?"

"B!" Skye growled, "if you don't get over here right now I'll never go monster hunting with you again!"

A small 'eeep' was heard from ahead of the group, and then the sound of Nysa's laughing.

Nysa walked back to the group grinning, Batalax following behind her with a sullen look on her face. The thief gave her a mock reproachful look, and spoke, "She was chasing butterflies." Nysa burst into giggles once again, Tara and Skye joining her. The two guys just shrugged and continued up the icy path.

About an hour later Nysa grumbled something along the lines of "Stupid Macalania forest wasn't this big in the game! Grrr…"

The Macalania forest was a lot more detailed and complicated than it was in the game, there also wasn't just one set path for you to follow –it was like a real forest with paths everywhere. Another thing the group noticed was that not all things that moved were fiends; there were actual animals in the forest, animals like deer and polar bears.

Nysa and Tara were walking ahead of the group; they had always had the tendency to distance themselves from everyone but each other.

Tara looked the thief over and asked the question that had been on her mind since they showed up in Spira, "Nysa, aren't you tired?" Seeing the glare the dark girl gave her she quickly amended what she had meant, "I mean of course you're tired -we all are. But… you seem to be more… Erm," Tara paused, knowing this was a touchy subject with her friend. "-What I mean, is that you seem tired… just like us. Not like… how you normally are."

Nysa smiled reassuringly, "It's all right for you to say that I was sick-"

"-Wait. Was sick? As in… not anymore?" Tara gave the thief a confused look.

"Tara, how are your eyes?"

The blond gave her friend a weird look wondering about the sudden subject change, "My eyes are fine, but what does that have to-"

"Everything." Nysa smiled. "Your eyes are fine… but had you not noticed that you're no longer wearing your glasses?"

Tara smiled, "So that means that here in Spira… we are all healthy?"

"I think so, I mean…the things we have wrong with us…don't exist here…so how could we have them?"

"Wow, Ten points to Spira-" Tara started.

"Ooof!" Nysa cried falling.

"Are you okay Nys?" the thief had just tripped over an icy root.

"I'm alright -ouch," the thief winced. "Okay," she said getting up, "I'm mostly alright." Nysa laughed embarrassed.

Tara shouted, "Batalax!"

Batalax left her place beside Skye and skipped towards Tara, "Yes'm?"

"Can you cast a fire spell on this branch?" Tara asked picking up a branch.

"Sure," the dark haired mage pointed her Tikki at the branch, "Fire!"

Tara smiled and handed the makeshift torch to Nysa. "You can go back to Skye now B," Tara grinned; "we just needed your pyro-ness to give us some light."

Batalax walked back to Skye, "I feel so used…"

Skye grinned at her, "But you got to cast a spell, so all is well right?" the assassin paused, "Hey! That rhymed!"

Akail was bored. When Akail was bored, he schemed. "Are we there yet?" he asked.

"No."

Seeing the evil look in Akail's eye, Xander joined in. "What about now? Are we there yet now?"

Nysa glared at the two, "No. we are not there yet!"

The two guys were silent for about fifteen minutes, Xander nudged Batalax and winked.

Batalax skipped ahead so she was walking beside Nysa. "Hey Nys, Are we there yet?" The mage grinned.

"No!"

"Are we there yet?" Akail pestered

"No we are not."

"What about now?" He asked again

"I have to use the bathroom…" Skye grinned at the angered thief.

Tara sighed and addressed the female assassin, "I'm sure were almost ther—" she started.

"Are we there yet?" Batalax cut in waving her Tikki around.

Nysa growled at her. "Does it look like we are there yet?"

Tara smiled sheepishly not wanting to anger the thief more, "Uhm, actually yea. It does look like were there…" The blond pointed to the clearing at the top of the hill, the Inn lit up in all its welcoming glory.

"Finally the nightmare ends!" Nysa practically ran to the Inn.

The travel agency inn was a brightly colored building with two floors. Xander noticed a small glowing sphere in the corner of the lobby, "You guys go on ahead. I want to check that glowing thing out," He pointed to the sphere and made his way over to it. Skye shrugged and made her way to the front desk.

"Hey, can-"

The man interrupted her, "Famlusa du Rins. Ruf syo E ramb oui?"

Skye gave him a befuddled look, "Huh?"

Nysa and Tara looked at each other knowingly, Tara whispered, "You do it, I'm better at reading it then speaking it."

Nysa smiled slightly and bounced up to the desk, addressing the strangely dressed man she spoke, "Ruf syho nuusc yna yjyemypma?"

"Drnaa."

Nysa smiled, "Tu yho uv dra nuusc ryja dfu patc?"

The man nodded, "Uha tuac."

Nysa frowned slightly, "Ruf secr vun dfu nuusc?"

The man promptly replied, "Veja rihtnat Gil."

Nysa smiled brightly, "Fa'mm dyga dfu!"

The dark haired thief turned and faced the group. "I got us two rooms. We all have to share a bed though… I hope you all don't mind."

Skye and Batalax shared a look. Batalax opting to be the spokesperson of the two, "How did you know what he was saying?"

Akail nodded in confusion.

Tara sighed impatiently, "It's Al Bhed. You know, the language you all made fun of me and Nysa for learning?"

Batalax shook her head in annoyance, "I knew I should have paid more attention to video games!"

Skye frowned tiredly, "Can we all go to bed now?"

Nysa handed Skye the two keys. "Sure, you guys go on ahead; I'm going to talk to the Inn keeper a bit more.

Skye smiled and led the way to the back of the inn where the rooms were.

Nysa walked toward the desk, but stopped seeing Xander poking the blue sphere thingy, "Oh gods! Is that what I think it is?" she asked.

"It's a save sphere!"

"Wow!" Nysa smiled and walked towards him.

"Do you want me to save it?"

"Sure Xand,"

So he did. "Do you find it kind of strange how easily we all accepted this?" Xander asked. "I mean, were in a freaking video game! This can't be normal."

Nysa frowned. "I guess I never really thought about it…" She poked at the save sphere, "Maybe were all in shock… or crazy –or dreaming -"

"The same dream?" Xander frowned. "I don't think that's actually possible…"

Nysa raised an eyebrow at him, "And yet here we are… In Spira. A place that should not even exist… with magic and actual monsters." The thief paused. "I mean, were in a place where blue is a natural hair color… that can't be normal."

Xander laughed, "At least were not in Midgar, Sephirothis not someone I would like to have to fight."

Nysa agreed. "Yea, it's bad enough we have to be in the same world as Seymour, because that guy has horrible taste."

"Yea," Xander smiled, "But at least he doesn't wear bling."

Nysa couldn't help but laugh, Xander was like the comic relief in their mismatched group.

"Well," Xander paused yawning, "I'm going to make sure Akail doesn't hog the bed." He gave the thief a pointed look, "Next time, let's try to all get separate beds… I need my space." He paused and ran a hand through his hair, "Unless of course I get to share with one of you girls, then I'm fine with sharing." He grinned slyly.

"Xander…" Nysa sighed exasperatedly, "Go to bed." She pushed him lightly in the direction of the rooms, "I'm going to talk to the inn keeper a bit more."

Xander shrugged and walked towards the back of the inn.

Nysa walked up to the counter, "Okay mister, I think it's time we had a little chat."

"Famlusa du Rins, Ruf syo e ramb oui?"

Nysa slammed her hands on the counter, "Why are you pretending you can't speak eng- Spiran?"

The man gave her a hard look.

Nysa returned it, "I'm a fan of yours. I know damn well that you can speak English… Mr. Rin."

The man smiled slightly, "I see… I do not believe we have had the pleasure of meeting before."

Nysa leaned over the counter slightly with a smile on her face, "Well…" she paused looking him in the eye, "That isn't entirely true."


Skye yawned, "I'm dead beat guys; wake me up if anything awe-inspiring happens." She looked at Batalax who was sound asleep on the bed beside her, "or not."

Tara smiled tiredly, "Lets just get some sleep Skye, its late…and it's been a weird day…"

Skye whispered "Understatement," and rolled over trying to get comfortable. "G'night Tara…"

"Goodnight…"

Extraordinarily, Nysaria was the first to wake up the next morning, so with an evil glint in her eyes she looked towards the still sleeping Tara, and did what any best friend would do; she lay on top of her, "Tar -aaaaahhh"

Tara knocked Nysa off the bed and grumbled, "I was having a good dream!"

From her place on the floor Nysa pouted up at Tara. "You're so mean Tara…" giving the blond her best 'pity me' look she frowned, "I just wanted to torment you a little, but no; You have to ruin it all for me… you should be ashamed of yourself…" Nysa paused, "Tara! Stop laughing at me!"

Tara just smiled, "Why are our morning conversations always so illogical?"

Nysa stood up and playfully pushed the now sitting Tara, "You may be illogical, but I'm perfectly logical… I always make sense!" This had Tara laughing once again.

"Hey!" Skye sat up glaring, "Some of us are trying to sleep!" Tara and Nysa looked at each other and burst out laughing, their friend was like the definition of not a morning person. Or at least that's what the look she was giving them was saying.

Changing the subject completely Nysa dove over the bed and started digging through her pouch; Grinning triumphantly she pulled out a piece of random merchandise, "Lookie!" she squealed loudly pointing to the probably over priced object, "I got Rins autograph!" The other three girls gave her blank looks, although Batalax's look was more of a glare, she too hated being woken up early.

"Heh heh heh…" Nysa chuckled nervously… "Can you please…" she paused and ducked behind the bed so only her head was showing, "Please put the Tikki down…"

"I was thinking…" Skye started.

Tara, Batalax and Nysa gasped.

"You? Thinking?"

"That's funny!"

"Don't hurt yourself Skye!"

Skye glared at the three girls. "How many eons are there?"

Nysa gave her a befuddled look, "Eons?"

"Yea those summon things-"

"Aeons." Nysa corrected. "There are…." She paused to think. "Hmm…"

"There's Bahamut…" Tara said.

Nysa nodded absent mindedly, "Yea… and then there's Valefor, Ifrit, Ixion, Shiva, Yojimbo, Anima, and the Magus Sisters. There's also Penance… but I don't know where you would find it." She paused thoughtfully, so that means there are nine Aeons… but only Eight we can get." Giving Skye a confused look she asked, "Why?"

"Well…" Skye paused to build suspense. "I think all six of us should become summoners!"

Nysa looked to the other two in the room to see there opinions, "I think it's a great idea!"

"Me too!" Exclaimed Tara

"Me and Mr. Tikki think so too!"

Nysa gave her an incredulous look, "Mr. Tikki?"

"So who should get what summon?" Tara asked changing the subject away from Batalax's naming skills – or lack of.

"Well, I still call dibs on Shiva." Nysa stated.

"Hmmm… any of them got the power of fire?"

"Ifrit does." Said Nysa.

Skye grinned, "I'll take Ifrit then."

"Batalax, which one do you want?"

"Ixion." She smiled, "It has a cool name… like me!"

"Tara?"

"Hmmm… I'll go with Anima." Tara exclaimed.

"I always knew you were into bondage Tara…" Nysa replied thinking about the Aeon Anima and all the chains and blindfolds it has.

Tara gasped mockingly, "Nysa! You're not supposed to give away my secrets like that!" the blond laughed, her teal eyes shining with mischief.

Skye and Batalax laughed, "It's not like it was a secret anyways Tara!"

The door to their room opened and Xander stuck his head in, "Did somebody say bondage?"


The group was now sitting in the lobby of Rins Travel Agency. Batalax was pacing and swinging her Tikki around impatiently.

"So yea, Akail will get Valefor, Xander will get Yojimbo, I'll get Shiva, Tara will get Anima, Skye will get Ifrit, and-"

"And I'll get Ixen!" Exclaimed Batalax cutting Nysa off in mid speech.

"Ixion." Nysa corrected exasperatedly.

Akail got a thoughtful look on his face, "So what about Bahamut and the Magus Sisters?"

"We'll all go for them." Xander spoke up with authority.

"So it's settled. We have a game plan." Tara said.

"Finally," Skye spoke, glancing around the room in boredom.

"Let's move out!" Akail spoke as if in the military.


"So this is Macalania Temple?" asked Tara with a slightly awed look on her face. "Pretty…" she whispered wistfully.

"It is, isn't it."

Nysa jumped, startled. She would recognize that voice anywhere! "Maester Seymour!"

The group gave each other weird looks, why was Nysa being nice to him? She had told them he was evil!

Nysa frowned at her friends, and did the prayer towards him, "May Yevon be with you."

Seymour looked slightly startled, but returned the prayer anyway. "May I enquire to as who you all are?"

Nysa spoke before any of the group had a chance to, "We are a lowly summoner's party, Milord Seymour."

Batalax visibly started, "We are not lowl- emph- Nysa—le- me -ooo!"

"I'm sorry milord, Ophelia got too close to Sin…" Nysa whispered remorsefully still holding her hand over Batalax's mouth. She shot the other four in the group warning looks.

Xander spoke up from the back of the group, shooting the other members a look that said to go along with whatever he was about to say, "Yes… We all got too close to Sin… it is truly the blessing of Yevon that we survived at all." He paused giving Batalax a sad look, "Ophelia here saved my life, but by doing so she was much more affected by the toxin than myself."

"It was quite awful milord…" Akail added in a pained whisper.

Tara gave the three a shocked look; she had forgotten they were all in acting at one point or another in their lives.

"Yea, it was that attack that had Nysaria deciding to go down the summoners' path." Skye added.

Seymour smiled, "Which one of you is Nysaria?"

Nysa internally winced; Seymour smiling usually always meant badness. Attempting to look meek Nysa looked up at him, "I am Nysaria, milord."

"Yes well, you may wish to go to the cloister of trials immediately; I am expecting another summoner's party within the next day."

Tara smiled up at him; it was time to fish for information. "Which summoner are you expecting if you don't mind my asking…?"

"The Lady Yuna, my soon to be wife."

Nysa inwardly smiled. Bingo, they had a timeline now. "The Great Lady Yuna? Daughter of High Summoner Braska? What an honor!" Nysa smiled in what she hoped was a friendly way, "I will hurry then. I do not wish to bother Lady Yuna." She paused, "Can you please point us in the direction of the trials?"

He pointed to the stairs at the back of the temple. "Make haste Lady Nysaria."

She nodded to him politely and walked to the stairs, her 'guardians' following close behind. As they were entering the cloister of trials, Batalax looked back and yelled, "I am not a sinner!"


As the doors closed behind them, Tara turned on Nysa. "What the hell was that all about? I thought you said he was evil… I clearly remember you always complaining about him not staying dead when you killed him!"

Before Nysa had a chance to reply, Xander spoke up. "We had to get into Yevons good graces. If we attacked the Maester now, we would be traitors of Yevon…and everyone would be out to kill us!"

"Not to mention it would change the whole timeline…" Nysa added. "And Batalax, next time… let us do the talking… okay?"

Batalax nodded sheepishly.

Akail looked towards Nysa, "You ready?"

"As I'll ever be…" Nysa murmured, her green eyes betraying her nervousness.

Tara gave her a encouraging look, "Good luck Nys…"

Nysa smiled back at her and entered the Chamber of the Fayth.


"Hello Tracy."

Nysa gave the Fayth of Shiva a shocked look. "How do you know my name?"

"I know everything. I have been expecting you."

Nysa frowned slightly, "That's rather creepy, you know? Oh, yea," Nysa took a step back and preformed the prayer or Yevon. "I wish to become a summoner."

"I know." The Aeon of ice gave her a hard look, "Brace yourself." Shiva charged towards her, and then into her.

An image of the ice Aeon Shiva flashed through her mind, before she collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.


Three hours later the doors of the Chamber of Fayth opened, interrupting the groups' game of 'make up dance moves for the hymn of the Fayth song'

They all looked towards the dark haired thief,

"Nysa?"

"Did you do it?"

Nysa looked towards her friends with a tired smile on her face, "I've done it." She paused and quoted Yuna, "I have become a summoner."


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