Final Fantasy X-Another Story
Author's Note
( Imaginary Conversation. Do not flame me because of this)
Me: Wow, and I thought I said that I'd be updating slow on " Another Story".
Kira: It is slow.
Me: As in you'd compare that with other fics of mine..
Kira: Okay..it's the fastest of all of your fics.
Me: Yay! At least someone says I'm fast in writing.
( Kira sighs)
Kira: It's because of your cousin. He's getting too addicted with the webhosting and—Oh, this is going public, right?
Me: Yes. I'm putting this to " Another Story" as a skit, okay?
Kira: Okay..at least you got more time with your laptop now.
Me: I just hope that the malware won't come back..Curse Microsoft Silverlight..That's why I'm afraid to shut it down. Who knows?
Kira shouldn't have double-clicked the thing. And thank Bill Gates for inventing Safe Mode, Windows Explorer, and the Command Prompt.
Me: Yes, yes. And thanks for talking to me. I'll have to finish a chapter of " Churning Seas" and " The New Age", get another compromise from my cousin, plus review some stories that I read before my computer session ended yesterday.
Kira: And don't you pair me with Tidus, or I swear to Yevon I'll—
Me: YOU are a Yevonite? Oh, gimme a minute..I'll look up the Bevelle records.
( Click is heard)
( End of Imaginary conversation)
THAT CONVERSATION IS PURELY CLEAN. ALSO, ALL REVELATIONS PUT IN THE SKIT ARE NOT MEANT TO BE. Thank you.
Okay, so let us go to business.
--THE TRUE PRE-CHAPTER A/N--
I have noticed that more people are viewing the fic. Thank you for your growing appreciation of the fic, which became better in my opinion.
About pairings.. stop regarding my statement last chap. I WILL NOW GIVE FREE REIN TO THE REVIEWERS. You can suggest any FFX, PW or FFX—PW pairing. GuyxGuy is NOT allowed, though GirlxGirl is allowed. The accepted pairings will be used for later fanfics, and probably this one.
About Al Bhed dialouges..I will automatically translate them to Spiran ( English) in this fic. Only important dialouges will be put in, and they are in Italic text.
On to the next chapter! It will be a bit longer than the others..and this will be dominantly ( if not purely) set in the Baaj Ruins.
Last thing before the chap starts: My memory of FFX is obscure on this portion, and you might see some omissions and changes from the original plotline, so please tell me what I missed in this chap.
Chapter 4: Out of Doubt and Into Danger
Tidus and Kira reached a wall at the end of the flooded corridor.
" Great. A dead end." Tidus said in disappointment.
" I don't think so. Lumine." An orb appeared, floating just feet from Kira's face. " Explodia." The orb exploded, making a bright flash around the two.
They looked around, and before the brightness faded, they saw a staircase at the side.
They went there, and walked up the stairs, to another corridor.
" Tidus." Kira said while they were walking.
" Hmm?"
" You're getting cold. Come closer, I'll give us warmth." Tidus hesitantly got closer.
" Don't be afraid. Solaria Therma." A warm sensation pervaded them as a bright light shone in the far end of the corridor.
As they basked in the warmth, they noticed that there was an open space at the end of the corridor.
" There seems to be an open space beyond." Kira said to herself. Turning to Tidus, she said, " Would you like to go beyond this corridor?"
" Okay..maybe we can find someone there.."
" Dispel." The orb of warmth and light vanished, and cold and darkness took them once more. The darkness was not enough to obscure their vision, it only made everything darker. What's mysterious, though, is that every part of the castle that they have venured onto eminated with a mysterious luminescene.
" Why'd you do that?" Tidus said, afraid of the cold and darkness that enveloped them.
" We must not be seen by hostile creatures. We must press on in the dark." Kira held Tidus hand. " Don't get lost. The castle is big, and there might be enemies lurking near us."
" Um...Kira, can you please let go? I can manage.." Tidus said, with a bit of shyness.
" Oh." Kira let go. " But don't go too far. We must stick together."
They walked through the corridor, and found themselves in a very large hall. It seems to be the center of the castle. The hall is wet, because it was raining outside and the windows are broken, thus making small waterfalls all around. A used campfire was on the center.
" There's no one here.."
The cold water from the incoming rain made the two shiver in cold as they searched the surrounding areas. They found three doors; one led to the flooded corridor, another was locked, and the lst one lead to a staircase that spiraled and paused at the floors of the castle. They also found two pieces of flint, which they kept just in case.
" Tidus, are you okay? We'll be climbing stairs this time."
" I'm fine, I'm fine. Let's get out of this place; the faster, the better."
They climbed up the stairs to the second floor, which had no one in it. They climbed up to the third floor, and noticed a dry,withered bouquet of flowers. They took it as well, agreeing that a fire can be useful in the situation that they're in. They reached the top of the castle tower, which ended in a small room drenched in rain. Tidus approached the window, but Kira stopped him. " No use. It's too rainy and dark outside." They stepped out of the room and down the tower, until they reached the main hall.
" Okay. We're stuck in this place, with no hope of escaping. What do you think we can do?" Tidus asked Kira.
" My guess is no better than yours. Let us buy more time. Light up a fire and rest; we'll think later."
Kira gave Tidus the bouquet and flint pieces. " You know how to light a fire?" Kira asked.
" Sure." Tidus replied as he set the bouquet down on the cold floor and stated to strike the two pieces of flint together, in an attempt to light a fire.
After 15 attepmpts, a bright spark lit up, and a fire flickered in its place.
" Nice job, Tidus."
" It's all right..but I need food! I'm tired; let's take a rest." Kira sat up in a meditating position, and Tidus lay down on the floor.
" You're right. We need food." Kira agreed before she heard Tidus' regular breathing, a sign that he's asleep. Her meditation also led her to a deep, relaxed sleep.
--An hour or so later--
Tidus woke up, shivering. He first saw Kira, motionless in her meditating, and a dying fire.
" Oh no, don't go out on me!" Tidus said desparately, trying to keep the fire alive. " Don't go out on me now.." He stood up. " Just wait there, I'll get more wood." He searched the other bouquets in the hall, but all of them are damp, and are in no conditon to be used as firewood. When he came back, he saw the remains of the fire and an awake Kira beside it.
" The fire went out. That's a bad sign.." As Kira said this, Tidus noticed a shadow over them. It vanished in a second.
" Um..I think there's something—" A clicking noise was heard by the two, and they faced to see a large insect-like monster, armed with two sharp claws.
" Uh-oh..I think that's something we should avoid." Tidus said.
" By the speed it took to reach here from above, I'd assume that we can't run away from this thing." Kira added. At that time, the monster jumped toward Tidus, which barely evaded the blow.
" Okay, so we fight the thing, right?" Tidus asked.
" Oh yes." The two spread out on opposite sides of the fiend, and tensed their bodies for an attack.
The fiend went for Tidus, who readied to parry with the Longsword. Kira took the chance to cast an Energy Ray at the fiend. The ray hit the fiend, causing it to jerk backward. Tidus now charged at the fiend, slashing it at the abdomen. It was parried by both of the fiend's claws, but Tidus desparately pushed his blade away, forcing the fiend to let down its guard. Tidus now made a full slash at the abdomen, and it made a large wound. The fiend warily retreated, its eyes set on Tidus.
Kira sent another Energy Ray, which grazed the fiend's head. As this happened, a loud bang and a bright flash came from the locked door.
" What the—" Tidus said, astonished, as a girl, armed with two metal claws and is wearing a special suit appeared, and joined the two.
" You're on our side? Cool!" Tidus said.
" At least we got someone to help us." Kira added.
The girl remained silent, however. She threw a black object at the fiend, and it exploded, blasting the now-dead fiend into a wall. It vanished as some translucent, comet-like objects flew out of it into space.
As the battle ended, a group of men, armed with rifles, stepped forward and held Kira and Tidus in their grips. The girl and the men talked in a strange language, although the two picked the word " fiend" at least twice.
" Whoa..Let go of us!" Tidus said, panicking and trying to free himself.
Kira asked calmly, " Why are we being held into your custody?"
The group ignored her, and the girl walked to Tidus and said to him quietly, " Cunno." She then punched him in the sloar plexus, rendering him unconscious. Nearly at the same time, a rifle butt was whipped at Kira's head, also knocking her out. The group carried the unconscious pair to a ship.
--35 minutes later--
Kira awoke, sat up, and looked around. She found them to be on a ship. Tidus was some distance away from her, still knocked out. She then looked around. There are five guards strategically placed so that the two are within firing range of all the guards' guns. The ship was made of metal, and they were sailing in a troubled sea. Darkness covered the horizon.
A short while later, Tidus stirred, stood up and he looked around. A guard came near him, making threatening gestures at him.
A door some distance away opened, and the girl came in and gestured a guard to come closer. She said some words to the guard, and after the conversation, the guard came over to the two and displayed swimming gestures while pointing to something below the water. What he's pointing into, the two did not know.
" So you want us to swim. Where?" Kira said.
Tidus, however, didn't comprehend, and he said, " What do you want? Can you just speak?"
The girl intervened. " We want you two to work for us."
Tidus said in relief, " Ahh.okay..wait, you understand us!"
The girl said, " Alright! I'm Rikku."
Tidus replied, " Nice to meet you. I'm Tidus, and the girl's Kira." Kira was silent though.
Rikku said excitedly, " We'll swim down to some deactivated machina deep underwater. With luck, we can activate it! What do you think?"
Kira said in a firm tone, " I will not swim. I cannot, even without this dress. Unless you want to kill me now, which you will regret to decide."
Rikku said, " Okay, you stay here. How 'bout you, Tidus? We ready?"
Tidus answered, " Okay. Let's get this over with."
The two jumped over the deck and swam to the obscure depths below.
Location--Unknown Sea, Underwater
Time--??
The two swam down, guided by a long metal pole illuminated by red light. On the way, they met some hostile fishes, but they got rid of the fishes easily.
A few minutes later, they saw a silhouette of a large, unmoving entity. They swam closer, and they saw an opening. They swam into it, not knowing that a figure, hiding in shadow, was watching them.
Post-Chapter A/N
That's it for now. I'll come up with the next chapter soon.
Please review and tell me if the fic's going good.
And can anybody give me an account of happenings from the end of this chap ( comparing to the main story) to Yuna's summoning? I'll give endless gratitude to the one who does.
