Yuna heard the screams of men and women. Memories of the terror caused by Sin come flooding back to her. She opened her eyes hoping to stop the nightmare. She found herself and her companions on a brick road in the middle of a crowded town in some sort of panic. Droves of townspeople ran as fast as their legs could carry them passed Yuna, away from an enormous dome-structure off in the distance. Parts of the dome had begun to collapse in on itself.
Instinctively, Yuna began to walking toward the dome, against the current of people. Her walk soon quickened to a jog, then a run. Glancing over her shoulder, she saw Tidus, Wakka, Lulu, and Kimahri right on her heels. No sign of the rest of the Gullwings.
"Come on! Hurry!" Yuna called out.
"Where you think you're going, missy?!" Wakka answered.
"I don't know, but if something's up, we should do something about it, right?" Tidus said.
Soon enough, they arrived at what appeared to be the main entrance to the structure. It was decorated with symbols carved into the archway and banners, which had now been torn. Pieces of rubble littered the area, forcing anyone going in or out of the dome to zigzag between the pieces. Bodies of the injured and killed alike could be seen in and around the rubble as well. A monstrous roar came echoing out of the entrance.
Yuna approached an injured man wearing clothing similar to the banners and markings seen around the dome entrance.
"Hey, what happened here? What's everyone running from?" she asked.
"The Aeon… the temple's Aeon… It's loose… Everyone needs to leave! Leave at once!" he said, with horror in his eyes.
"Uh, aren't the Fayth gone? And the Aeons with them?" Tidus asked.
"Yeah, you must be mistaken, right? There are no more Aeons. And I'm not aware of any more temples. Are you sure about this?" Yuna asked. "Hey, stay with us, now. Hey!"
The man's eyes rolled back and his body went limp. The party grouped together.
"He musta been confused, right?" Wakka asked. "We visited all the temples in Spira. This ain't one of them."
"And in there: it's gotta be a fiend." Tidus said.
Another roar could be heard from inside the dome, rumbling the ground beneath their feet.
"A really big fiend?" Tidus followed up, much less confident than before.
"But if it really is an Aeon, we need to approach it differently. Maybe I can calm it down or… or something." Yuna said, "Let me handle it. Please. The people out there need your help.
"Whatever it is, it's putting people in danger," said a voice from behind Tidus. "You included. Step aside."
Cloud, Tifa, Cid, Barret, Yuffie, Vincent, and Red XIII stood atop the rubble looking down at Yuna and her former guardians. The two groups faced each other and stared for a moment in silence.
"Uh… You guys are way in over your heads… No offence." Tidus said, finally breaking the silence.
"What he means to say, is that we're handling it. Please, stay back." Lulu interjected.
Kimahri stepped between Yuna and the new faces. "Yuna go. Take care of Aeon. No one interrupts."
Yuna nodded. She equipped her garment grid to her Summoner dressphere and ran off into the temple.
"You're making a big mistake." Cloud said.
"You're the ones making a mistake!" Tidus fired back.
"Wow. That was… really underwhelming, kid." Cid said.
"We're not here for you; move." Vincent demanded as he loaded his gun and pointed it at Tidus.
Upon stretching his arm out, Vincent was pounced on by Kimahri and there was no turning back for these two clashing parties.