Man that was longer than I'd like. I seriously should switch to Ethernet or something. Welp, here you go. Next chapter will be up when I can dispel the demons that bug up my internet!
Chapter 7: Lost EDs
Most of the people on board the ship walked off in a daze, but Yuna ran off, bowling over anyone in her way. She ran over to he survivors of the attack. "Greetings! I am the summoner Yuna. I have come from the temple in Besaid. Please allow me to perform the sending."
"Of course lady summoner, over this way. We feared our loved ones would become fiends." The villager led Yuna away along with Lulu and Kimarhi
"We'd best go see what we can do for everyone else." Said Wakka and ran off with the blitzball team, leaving behind Tidus and the Eds. "Hey Ed, you're strong. You go help the rest of the team; I'm going to see what this "sending" thing is." Said Edd, and walked off to the direction of the villagers. Eddy decided to follow Edd as did Tidus. He arrived near a broken dock with numerous caskets in the water.
"Uh, what's a 'sending'?" asked Edd to Lulu
"You truly are clueless. Are you sure it's just your memory that's the problem?"
"More than you want to know" said Edd gravely
"The dead need guidance. Filled with grief over their own death, they refuse to face their fate. They yearn to live on, and resent those still alive. Should these souls remain in Spira, they become fiends that prey on the living. The sending takes them to the Farplane, where they may rest in peace."
"Summoners do this?" Tidus didn't receive an answer, nor did he expect one.
VEEET…WHIRR CLICK CLICK
Cinematic: Yuna walks into the water and a spout lifts her into the air as she
twirls her wand. The souls emerge from the caskets and rise up around her. She finishes after awhile, and Tidus turns to Lulu.
"It must be tough being a summoner."
"Yuna chose her own path. She knew from the beginning what it meant. All we can do is protect her along the way. Until the end."
Cinematic Over
Click…Whirrrrrrr
"Until the...end? What's the end?" asked Tidus. The villagers, not knowing his problem, all turned and stared at him incredulously, like he just farted loudly.
"Until she defeats Sin." Lulu replied.
By this point, Yuna had finished sending off the souls of the dead and stepped out of the water. "I hope... I hope I did okay."
"You did very well! They've reached the Farplane by now." Lulu said, with what might have been a smile. "But... no tears next time, hm?"
Afterwards, there was a long silence, as the villagers returned to fixing their broken town. Edd was the first to break the silence. "Well, why don't we find a place to stay? It is getting dark after all."
"Yeah…" said Eddy glumly. "Dang it…this hero stuff is really getting to me."
The next day, Datto jogged into an inn, and ran to the very back.
There, he found Ed, Edd, and Eddy snoring soundly. "Hey, Ed, Cap'n
Wakka's waitin for ya by the temple steps. Come one!" he called.
He then ran out before Ed could ask where that was. "Don't
worry yourself Ed, I'll aid you in finding this temple. Besides,
it would be a nice way to learn more about their religion. Come on
Eddy."
"Why?" called Eddy groggily.
"Because Ed's our friend, that's why."
"Good night."
"Ed, please retrieve Eddy for me please?"
With that, Ed grabbed Eddy's sheet, and covered him in it, pillows and all, tied the ends together and hefted the load out like sack. "Okay. I get the point, let me out now. Seriously. Ed? Hello?"
…..
"Should I even ask?" said Tidus
"No. It's the only way Eddy will learn."
"I still think hauling me around like a sack of potatoes a bit of overkill." Eddy called out, his voice muffled by the pillows and bed sheet.
Before the argument could continue, Wakka showed up, smiling broadly, and keeping his distance from Edd. "Besaid Aurochs! Huddle! On to the temple, where we pray for victory! High Summoner Ohalland used to live in the Kilika temple here. Yep, Lord Ohalland was once a great blitzer, you know? Eh…what's with the sack?"
"Don't ask."
"Wakka...", asked Tidus warily. "Praying for victory's all good...but is this right? This whole focusing on blitzball with all that's going on?"
"Tidus, I believe that it is one of the few outlets of entertainment. It's human psychology to find some refuge from wordly dilemmas, if only for a little while. Isn't that right Wakka?"
Wakka nodded grimly. "They forget pain, suffering... Only the game matters! That's why blitz has been around for so long. Enough of this touchy emotional stuff, we gotta get to the temple! It's beyond the jungle there. Let's go!"
"Can I come out now", asked Eddy.
"No."
"You know I'll just cut my way through right?"
"Try that while I have your knives Eddy." scoffed Edd. Everything else Eddy said was muffled by the pillows that covered his face, but it was probably very colorful.
…..
The group finally made it up a honking' amount of stairs, leaving Edd exhausted. And disappointed considering that he wasn't even close to the top. Tidus simply walked over to the group waiting by the railings to the jungle. Yuna shyly walked over to Tidus, and said something to him in a nervous tone. Edd couldn't pick any of it up, and Eddy was too covered up to hear anything. Ed forgot half of it as he heard it, barely remembering tidbits, like "guardians", "wanting Tidus nearby", and some other stuff.
"You sure about this, I mean, can we just talk about it la-PLANT FIEND!" yelled Wakka as an enormous…well….plant fiend appeared. The entire party pulled out their weapons and charged…except for Eddy who was now trying to gnaw and tear at the fabric of his bed sheet/bag prison.
Lulu shot a fire spell at the monster while Tidus slashed at the flailing tentacles. Wakka would throw his ball at any tentacles that got out of Tidus' reach and Edd provided cover for Kimahri while he charged in. The Ronso did some strange technique with the beast and he suddenly used one of the plant's attacks. Edd didn't have time to ponder as a rogue tentacle smacked him in the head, bowling him over, Eddy's knives flying out and skittering to Eddy's bag, who was almost out. Eddy eyed his knives, and crawled over to them, grabbed one, and slashed himself free. "HA! Whaddya got to say to that Sockhead? Oh dang, the sucker's out cold. Whoa!" he ducked as a piecof of debris flew right where his head was only a second ago, and turned to see the plant beast everyone was so preoccupied with. He couldn't reach it in time on foot, so he took aim, and threw a knife. Surprisingly, it landed right in its "head". The creature gave a roar in pain as Tidus delivered the deathblow, and the massive creature dissipated into the souls of the dead. No sooner it had disappeared as the two crusaders Luzzu and Gatta ran up, awe being the best way to describe them. "Wow, you just got rid of, Ochu, Lord of the Wood! We've had trouble with this one before. And you guys took it out like nothing."
"Eh, all in a day's work for uh, whatever it was you call us. The guado-what-a-mah-jigs."
"Wow…"
And the group left them in their stunned state. Then Ed came back for Edd's unconscious body and ran off.
