Disclaimer: My lawyer says I have to put this here. So here goes nothing! I don't own it!! Now on with the show!!

A/N: hope everyone had a great Christmas! Now here the new chapter! In this chapter I'm trying new writing style (sp?) so bear XD with me. Grammar may be a little funny, but talk is how I really talk. And the chapter is in my (Morgan's) point of view (POV). There are two POVs, try guess who it is. Hint: It is a guy, but not Dust!

A/N 2: If POV is not marked that means it is in my point of view.

Chapter 4: A Little More Learned


We have been walking for a while now. To keep our selves from thinking about the long walk head, we pair off. Yes, we off! Tidus and Wakka are talking about blitz ball. Lulu and Yuna are debating something that might have to do with me and Tidus, because (a.) I hear Lu say my name, and (b.) Yuna mention Tidus and turn a shade of pink. The oddest pair out of all of us is Dust and Auron. They don't talk much and they are walking ahead of everyone else. Who made them our leaders?

Okay, moving on! That leaves me, Rea, and Rikku! You can just see us. 3 hyper teenage girls, with our heads together talking in Al Bhed. Rikku and I have been teaching Rea. Of course we talk low enough so Wakka can't hear us.

About ten minutes after we left the old man standing at the ruins, Rikku was the first to notice we were missing someone.

"Mo, Meka, ryja oui caah Kimahri?" (Mo, Meka, have you seen Kimahri?) Rea and I looked around. Rea was the first to answer her.

"Fych'd ra cdyhtehk po Yuna?' (Wasn't he standing by Yuna?) By now, as you can see, her Al Bhed has improved.

"Ri, E ryjah'd caah res cehla fa cdubbat du dymg du dra umt syh." (Ri, I haven't seen him since we stopped to talk to the old man.) The thing is… it's true, but I who would know. Yuna! "Ycg Yuna." (Ask Yuna.) Being a little to hyper, Rikku went a head of us to talk to Yuna.

After while Rikku came back to us saying nether Yuna nor Lulu knew where he could be.


(A/N: I'm going to be lazy and cut to after the chocobo riders left. I know, I know. But don't like them. XD Oh and if I do something dumb, TELL ME. )
A bit after the Chocobo riders rode off. God I hate them. Tidus turns to everyone and then time froze. What a minute!! Time froze!!!!! I looked around. Everyone was frozen. Well everyone was frozen, but Dust, Rea and me. What now?!

"I thought you might need some things." The three of us saw Bahamut, standing in front of us.

"And that would be?" I said with questing look.

"These." He held out two pendants, in the dragons warped around small a jewel. The colors of the dragons were black and green. I took the black and Rea took the green one. "The jewel on each pendent changes color; the color depends on what mood your in. And form there, color decides what elements you can learn and use."

Rea and I looked at each other. "What?" Dust sighed and shook his head.

"I'll explain later, when we reach the inn." I nodded. Rea looked ready to protest; at least she did until I hit her over the head.

"Thanks Bahamut. Is the anything else?

"Yes, a few more things." He looked at me or I think he was. Who knows? "You two have to wear those at all times, and you need them for your over drives and dual drives." Our (Rea and I) jaws hit the ground. "And…"

"There more?" Dust gave me a look that I couldn't read, but Bah-man just smiled. (A/N: Yes, we gave him a nickname. So what, we can do what ever we want!)

'"Be careful when they glow pink or orange, it means that here is something or someone powerful and dangerous near by." We nodded obediently, as put the pendants on and tucked them under our shirts. "That's it for now. Bye." He disappeared and time resumed before Tidus started talking.

"A large fiend... Let's go get him!"

"Yeah!" Rea and Rikku pumped their fist to the air.

"Why?" I got to say, I'm with Auron on this one.

"It's the right thing to do." He does have good intentions.

"It's the right thing to do?" Auron started laughing. Okay. On TV, it's not so strange. But on real life, it's… you know what I mean.

"Jecht said that a lot, too. And every time he said it, it meant trouble

for Braska and me."

We walked for another half hour before we rested on the side of the road. No fiend had attacked us yet. It was strange. And of course, Kimahri was still missing. I have a bad feeling! Again! Something tells me that I'm going to have a lot of them.

Suddenly, a scream rang out, causing us all to get out our weapons. Down the road were a woman and a little girl, being circled by a pack of fangs. I hate it when I'm right. "Let's go!" I yelled, tossing daggers as I ran and killing two out of the six fangs.

Noticing their numbers dwindling, they turned to face their attacker, which would be me. Crap! I went for my sais. Now I'm the target. One launched itself at me, but in midair was hit by a blitz ball. "Don't do that, ya!" The same fang that attacked me then got hit by lightning and turned into pyroflies. Go Lu! Three down and three to go! Auron and Dust were working on one, Lulu and Wakka had another, and Rea and I picked off the last one. Rikku was busy protecting Yuna, who was running around and curing everyone.

A few bites and curses later, all six fangs were dead. (A/N: So skipping ahead! Back to the story.) After making sure the woman and child were okay, we left them and went on. After walking awhile, we met Luzzu and Gatta who seemed more than interested in me. Okay, they were drooling. After leaving them, we caught up to Kimahrl, who didn't say a word. As usual. But before he took his normal place behind Yuna, he walked over to me and patted me on the head. "You make good guardian for Yuna." I nodded. I think that is the longest sentence anyone, up until now, has ever heard out of him! With that we went on our way.

A little ahead of us, we heard people talking. "We'll defeat Sin any way we can!"

"But Yevon's teachings say…" It was Shelinda. Ah man!

"Enough!" The man she was talking to stormed off.

"I only meant to…."

"Are you okay?" Yuna, I'll say it again. You. Are. Too. Nice.

"Lady Summoner...?"

"Yes, I am Yuna."

"It is an honor, my lady. My name is Shelinda. I am a disciple of Yevon."

"What was all that about? The Crusaders' operation? "

"You mean the one Gatta and Luzzu were talking about?"

"I heard they were to use forbidden machina! I had to stop them."

"Huh? Why?" Meka asked. Mental note: Hit Rea later! Okay that's stored away.

"The use of machina is strictly forbidden by the Yevon priesthood.

"That's bad, ya?"

"Let them use whatever they want. They still won't defeat Sin." There were a few gasps.

"But it's not about defeating Sin! The teaching must be upheld!"

"Yeah! Right!" I'm getting tired of this.

"But you don't understand! The Crusader's won't even listen to me. And it's all because I'm just a lonely acolyte." Okay, this girl needs a talking to!

"Okay, that's enough!" I got a few startled glances. "I mean, you shouldn't talk about yourself like that! Have some pride!"

"I…but…" Rea put her hand on my shoulder, but I shoved it off.

"No ands, ifs, or buts!" I walked over to her and put my hand on my shoulder. "If they want to use machina to defeat Sin, let them. But Auron is right. They won't win." She looked at me with puppy dog eyes. I shook my head and sighed. Yuna looked ready to protest, but I held a hand up to stop her.

"You should have more confidence in yourself. If they won't listen to you, try something else."

"Yes, you're right! Thank you! You're absolutely right! I'll have more courage in myself and finish my training. Oh thank you!" She grabbed my hands and shook them. Smiling, she ran off. I turned around to look at the rest of the group. I got a variety of looks from everyone.

"What??" Rikku and Meka grinned stupidly at each other and then turned to me.

"Who are you and what having you done with my best friend?" Tidus started to laugh along with Rikku. I glared at them with a deadly glare, the deadliest of all deadly glares…. Which is deadly. (A/N: I don't remember where I got that, but it's funny! So… I'm using it!)

"Come on! That's not funny!" I turned around and started up the road. "I'll scout ahead!" Now it is my turn to take off.

After running for a few minuites, I slowed down a bit. It was quiet. Too quiet. Damn, where are the fiends!? I want to kill something! Now!


A/N: Sorry I took so long. -coughbetacough- But it's up. hope you like it! And have a happy holidays!!!!!

a/n: side note: Renee name was changed!!! Renee is her middle name, I call her that to mess with her!!! Her first name is Meka/Mika( I have choice which way to spell it yet.) Me and the beta are still thinking on her last name.