AN: Just wanted to point out that Final Fantasy X is my favourite game out of the series that I've played (VII comes in a very close second)! Yes, you do actually have to dodge 200 consecutive lightning bolts (well, I suppose it's optional) and yes, blitzball really is the most boring sport ever (even though they make it seem really awesome). And just as a disclaimer, I own neither Gormiti or the Final Fantasy franchise (I do own a copy of FFX - which I haven't played for a while). Hope you enjoy the oneshot!

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"Not again!" Jessica heard her boyfriend yell frustratedly. "I just needed three more!"

She walked into his room and saw him sitting on his bed, controller in hand, as he used the analogue stick to move around the character onscreen.

The word Pause appeared in the middle of the screen as he turned to face her. "Oh, hey, Jess," he smiled, his frustration at the game forgotten at the sight of her.

"Is that what I think it is?" she asked, looking at the screen before letting out a happy gasp. "You're playing Final Fantasy X! That's my favourite game in the series!"

Toby gaped at her. "I didn't know you liked it too! Where are you up to?"

"At the moment, Mt. Gagazet, just before you battle Seymour Flux," she responded. "As for you, I'm guessing you're either really far behind me or you're trying to get the Venus sigil!"

"Second one," he confirmed. "You have to dodge two hundred consecutive lightning bolts in a row! Two hundred! I'd rather fight Yunalesca a million times! No, wait, I'd rather play a million games of blitzball!"

"Which is infinitely more boring than the opening full motion video made it seem," Jessica pointed out. "I've only played the one game of it so far and I almost fell asleep holding the controller!"

Toby picked up the controller. "And I need the stupid sigil to power up Lulu's Onion Knight. What kind of name is that for a celestial weapon anyway? It doesn't sound all that intimidating!" He pressed the start button to unpause the game. "Well, wish me luck. If I fail again - which I probably will - you can try."

Jessica watched the screen as the character ran around. Every time the screen flashed, Toby would hit the x button to make the character - which he had obviously named after himself - jump back to avoid getting struck. She found it ironic that he could focus so intensely on a game but have the attention span of a gnat when it came to school. Still, she wouldn't change him for the world.

After about twenty minutes, he had just passed the one hundred and fifty mark - according to Jessica's mental calculations anyway. His body was rigid and his eyes were glued to the screen, afraid to look away for a second.

Once more the screen flashed. Instinctively he pressed the x button to make the character dodge. Unfortunately, for him, another lightning bolt flashed a fraction of a second later, hitting the character and resetting the counter to zero.

"What did I tell you?" he told Jessica as he handed her the controller. "It's not possible!"

"Well, you don't know how good I'll be at it yet! I might not even dodge ten!" Jessica said before concentrating on the screen.


Needless to say, Jessica managed to dodge two hundred consecutive lightning bolts, seriously impressing Toby.

"Jess, you're amazing!"