Disclaimer: I DO NOT own any of the Final Fantasy X/X-2 Characters at all and any of the places or games. I only own my OC, Danaya and any other OC's I make up along the way. The following people own their OC's as well.
Memories of the Forgotten Guardian - Analise
Animerain14 - Sargent
Roseria Sylvester - Iyana
K Entertainment - Xanxus
Amylou11987 - Anastasia (Introduced later on)
"Hi there!" - Talking
*Ugh, why?* - Thinking
"Dude, what the hell?" - Al Bhed or dreams
Danaya's POV:
Once Analise and I arrived at the bridge, everyone was up and ready to go. Through the window of the Cascade, I saw the rocky terrain of the path to Djose. "We need to walk from here. I can't land any closer." Iyana explained.
"Well…" Sargent started. He cracked his knuckles and picked up his gun. "Do we get to fight any fiends?" Analise, Iyana, and I shook our heads.
"Well, let's not keep Gippal waiting." Vidina commented as he jumped off the chair he was sitting on and grabbed his staff. Xanxus tapped his pistols and looked at me. I know what he's thinking. As leader, I should lead the group. I gave him a 'Do I have to?' stare. Xanxus chuckled and nodded.
I clutched my sword with one hand and grabbed Iyana's arm with the other. "Come on Yana. Let's go see your father."
"Wait, Gippal is Iyana's father?" Sargent questioned. Analise face palmed and shook her head with a sigh.
Iyana smirked, "You should get to know your team members first before staying with us, idiot." I laughed as I started walking with Iyana.
"What'd she say?" I heard Sargent mumble. Iyana and I continued to laugh as we all exited the airship and walked to Djose Temple. Iyana and I were in the front of the group, Xanxus in the back, and Vidina, Analise, and Sargent in the middle. Uncle Gippal was talking to some Al Bhed in front of the temple. They all seemed stressed out, especially Uncle Gippal.
We all walked over to them. "Oh!" Uncle Gippal stared at us in surprise. "What are you kiddies doing here?" The other Al Bhed had walked away, disappearing inside the temple with their rifles across their shoulders. I saw Analise staring after them. She looked confused, but also looked like she was thinking very hard about something. I turned my attention back to Uncle Gippal.
I beamed up at him, "We're here to tell you about something."
"Oh, right. Your vision. Nooj and I had just finished talking via Comm-Sphere about that a few hours ago. So…." Uncle Gippal peered at Sargent and Xanxus. "These the new guys Nooj told me about, huh?" He began to circle them, looking at them up and down, sizing them up. "What makes you think you can join my niece, daughter, and friends, Mr. Sargent and Mr. Gwinevre?" Sargent and Xanxus both stared at Uncle Gip in surprise. They both straightened up and cleared their throats. I laughed and Iyana sighed in annoyance. Analise and Vidina watched in amusement as Uncle Gippal attempted to intimidate Xanxus and Sargent.
"Dad! Calm down! Geez!" Iyana shouted with a chuckle as she lightly punched her dad on the arm. I turned to a yell and saw Vidina and Sargent wrestling on the floor playfully, their weapons lying beside them. I looked down and bit my lip, trying to contain my laughter. *These guys….*
Uncle Gippal smiled and looked down at me, "So Dannie. Wanna tell me abo-" Uncle Gippal was interrupted by an incoming Al Bhed from the temple, his face full of fear. The Al Bhed guy whispered something in Uncle Gippal's ear and he groaned. "Okay. I'll deal with it. Hold it off as long as you can." Uncle Gippal commanded as he patted the guy on the back and turned to us.
"Is something wrong, Gippal?" Analise asked. I noticed Xanxus and Analise were standing close to each other, too close. *Oh come on Danaya! Not time to think about this right now!* I scolded myself.
Xanxus had pulled out his pistols as we all heard a big explosion. I decided to step in, almost losing my grip on my sword as the ground shook. "Uncle Gippal!" I shouted. Uncle Gip rubbed behind his neck.
"The aeon in the temple is acting all messed up. It kinda looks funny too. Sorry guys, didn't want to bring you into this, but you think you can help out? Most of the guys are trying to destroy it, but most of them are severely injured." Uncle Gippal asked of us.
Before Analise could even warn me of what we were going to get ourselves into, I exclaimed, "Yes sir, Uncle! We'll help!" Analise and Iyana groaned. Vidina and Sargent popped up behind me, their weapons in their hands, ready to go. Xanxus nodded in approval of my answer. Uncle Gippal smiled at me and ruffled up my hair.
"You're a good kid." I grinned and ran inside with the others. "Be careful!" Uncle Gippal shouted after us. We ran up the steps and into the Cloister of Trials.
"Hurry! The lift is over there!" Iyana shouted as she pointed to a circular thing in the middle of the Cloister of Trials. I almost stumbled over as we all got on the lift and levitated up to the second floor. "Oh no! Luno!" Iyana shouted as she particularly stared at a man who fell down the stairs leading to the Chamber of the Fayth. She fed him a Hi-Potion and we hurried up the steps, a monster awaiting us from inside.
"You guys ready?" Xanxus asked with confidence as we all went in the room.
"Uh…." Vidina stuttered as he widened his eyes. I'm pretty sure everyone did as well. My body tensed up at the monster in front of us.
Analise gasped, "W-….what…what is that!" The…monster… had the body and hooves of Ixion, but the claws and horns of Ifrit. The monster was engulfed in red flames, glaring and stamping its feet. Its teeth were razor sharp and eyes were a beady black. That strange symbol was everywhere on its body. Xanxus and Sargent had recovered first, trying to get away from the monster as far as they can, which was hard enough considering the little space we have in the room. They set up their guns and started shooting the monster. The rest of us snapped back into reality and got into position. Being close range attackers, Iyana and I had rushed to the monster with our sword and wrench.
"Haaaa!" I exclaimed as I sliced the monster on one of its legs. From the corner of my eye, I saw Vidina continually casting Water and Blizzard while Analise was whipping with her whip. "Whoa!" I shouted as the monster's hoof almost came in contact with my side. I jumped back and heard Analise shouting to Iyana. I backed up to where Vidina was.
"Sarge! Xanxus! Keep doing your thing! It'll help our move!" Analise commanded as she quickly changed her whip into a baton. Iyana had gotten out her pistols, running towards the monster as she cornered it. From her position in front of Sargent and Xanxus, Analise had run over to the monster, jumped up, and stabbed the monster dead on the head with her baton. Quickly, she pulled it out and joined Iyana as the monster started neighing.
"We need to come up with a name for that move." I heard Analise mumble.
Xanxus announced, "Our turn!" as Sargent started shooting regular bullets with his gun. While the bullets were being fired, Xanxus had cast Blizzara on the bullets, making them into huge stones of ice. While they did that, Vidina and I decided to approach the monster head on.
"Power Break!" I exclaimed as my sword slashed the monster's body. Vidina kept casting Watera on the monster. Unfortunately, our attacks only made the monster angrier. It shrieked and kicked its front legs up. "Iyana! Lisie! Come-!" I was too late to call for back up. The monster had slammed its body into both Vidina and me. Next thing you know, we were flying through the air and the last thing I heard was my back coming in contact with the wall opposite to the monster.
"AGH!" I heard Vidina shout. I shrieked in pain as I slid down, my back aching in pain and possibly bleeding. My sword was lying down on the ground a few feet away from me and so was Vidina's staff. I felt Vidina next to me as he started to pant while trying to get up.
I heard someone running towards us. "You guys!" Analise called over. I opened my eyes and saw Sargent, Iyana, and Xanxus fending off the monster. Analise handed the both of us Hi-Potions. I quickly drank it and looked at Analise, who had picked up my sword. She decided to help out the others using my sword. Yeah, Analise can use mostly any type of weapon she had mastered. She's a really skilled fighter. Vidina had helped me up and kept me in balance by holding me. I groaned and clutched my back, the pain still there. Analise patted my shoulder and said I'll be okay. Xanxus, Sargent, and Iyana ran over to us.
"The monster's getting stronger. Even with your power break." Sargent panted out.
Iyana pointed out, "Look! It's glowing purple!" The monster's flames seemed to go from red to this dark, distorted purple. The monster started to bow its head down, concentrating enormous amount of energy into itself.
Xanxus analyzed, "Probably its overdrive." I let out a squeak as Vidina and I started working together to cast a barrier around our group. As most of us got into our defensive stances, Xanxus and Sargent had run out to go fight the monster.
"Hey! Sargent, Xanxus! Get back inside the barrier!" I demanded.
"No!" Sargent shouted as he pulled out his gun and started shooting at the monster. It remained still, not even bothering to notice Sargent.
Xanxus insisted, "We must fight it before it unleashes its overdrive!" Xanxus gave the monster a huge kick on its side, but no reaction came from it. I grunted and left the barrier as well, running towards Sargent, Xanxus, and the monster.
"DANNIE!" Vidina shouted. It was too late. Just as I got in between the monster and Sargent and Xanxus, everything was a blur. The monster's beady eyes had pierced through my eyes, sending me down a dark tunnel of nothingness.
"Huh?" I groaned and felt myself lying down on the ground. "Where am I?" I opened my eyes and found myself lying down on some floor in some creepy-like hallway. My sword lie glimmering beside me. I picked my sword up and balanced myself as I tried to stand. "What's happening?"
I gasped as I saw the sight before me. Two….two monster-like things were dragging Wakka to a wall, chaining his arms up. "WAKKA! WAKKA!" I shouted. No one could hear me. I couldn't move for my spot. Not even an inch, and I had a perfect view of what the monsters were doing to Wakka. They were torturing him. Constantly beating him up with whips and chains. I placed my hands on my mouth, my sword instantly dropping to the ground. Silent tears ran down my cheek as I fell to the ground.
"NO! NO!" I shouted. "WAKKA! WAKKA! STOP DOING THAT TO HIM! WAKKA!" I then thought to my parents. "MOM! DAD!" I shouted as I looked around the room. They were nowhere to be found. I felt a sharp pain rise in my head. I kept shrieking for Wakka's name, begging for the monsters stop, but no one could hear or see me. Then, something utterly horrifying and heart stopping happened. Someone stopped in front of me and kneeled down. Their face was a blur.
I heard a horrifying laugh. "Time to go bye bye." The person had touched my forehead with their hand. Once their hand came in contact with my skin, it felt like touching a fiery, hot rock. My forehead burned and I kept on squirming, wishing that there was an end to the pain. I couldn't even scream anymore. Finally, my mind couldn't take the pain anymore and I blacked out once again.
"-Aya! DANAYA!" I heard someone's voice yell. I opened my eyes and gasped. The first thing I noticed was that I was dangling. In the air. I looked down and saw pitch black. Then, I looked up and saw Vidina holding onto my arm. "Dannie! Come on ya? You're finally awake! Come on, we gotta help the others!"
"What? Wait. What happened to the monster?" I questioned. I winced as my head pulsated, the vision of Wakka fresh in my mind still.
"HURRY IT UP VIDINA! THESE FIENDS ARE EVERYWHERE!" Iyana commanded as I heard her growl with frustration.
Vidina exclaimed, "No time to explain! Come on!" I helped him pull myself up and over the hole. I panted as I got up from the floor, Vidina grabbing my sword on the ground and giving it to me. The first thing I noticed was Sargent, Xanxus, Iyana, and Analise fending off a very huge bunch of mixed fiends. They were all crowding around the four. I tried to ignore the throbbing pain in my head as I helped fight off the fiends with Vidina. Viddie kept casting different elemental spells on the fiends as I slashed my way through to the others.
"You okay, princess?" Sargent asked as he saw me clutch my head. I simply nodded and continued to slash the monsters and occasionally cast spells. Sargent slammed an incoming monster with the side of his big gun.
Analise started, "That monster!" She cracked her whip at all the flying fiends. "It left a bunch of fiends for us! A parting gift, I'm guessing!"
"How did this happen?" I shouted over the fiends' shrieks and cries.
Xanxus shouted as he shot from his pistols, "Explanation later!" I continued to slash the fiends, but they just kept on coming. The fiends didn't seem to lessen. I tried to ignore the throbbing on my temples. My head couldn't take the pain anymore as I stumbled back into a wall. I closed my eyes and only saw Wakka's pained face, the scars on his body, and the monster torturing him. Just as I opened my eyes to slash another monster, I blacked out once again and felt myself hit the floor. The last thing I saw was Vidina running towards me as the others fought off the fiends.