Lulu sat rigid in he chair, unable to get comfortable. The cavern of the Stolen Fayth. The one place she'd sworn She'd never return. Yes, she was older now. Sure, she had faced the place once again with Yuna, but still her heart raced.

Vivid pictures of her biggest mistake flashed through her mind. The only reason she had survived was because of her Lady Summoner Ginnem, had sent the aeon Valfore to drag her screaming body out of there. She was living proof that fourteen was just to young to be a guardian.

"Are you ok?" Luzzu's voice broke through her thoughts. Dropping all expression from her features was like second nature to her.

"I'm fine." She answered plainly. For a second Luzzu held her gaze with his own, obviously trying to figure out if she were lying or not. She held her mask unwavering and he looked away satisfied.

"I've never been to the cavern before," He admitted in way of making small talk as he flew, "I've never had reason to 'till now."

"The cavern is nothing special." Lulu said curtly. "Just a tavern filled with fiends. Be on your guard. Especially since there is only one way out."

"You think we're walking into another ambush." Luzzu summarized.

Lulu glanced down at her arms. The scars Valfore had left her from her first ambush were still visible.

"Yes." She answered, "I can almost guarantee it."

The calm land plains were a lot bigger than Yuna remembered. Even by chocobo, It seemed to take forever.

"I have a bad feeling about this, Lu." She said.

Lulu glanced over at her, "It will be ok, Yuna." she said, "Just remember all I've taught you." Lulu was tense. To anyone else it would look as if she was simply anticipating a battle, but Yuna knew she was scared. One cave with only one exit. The perfect place for Guido to attack.

"Hay," Luzzu's voice broke through Yuna's fear spell. "We'll come out on top. We've taken all Guido's thrown at us and come out alive. This will be no different. We are the ambush!"

Yuna had to laugh at his confidence. "I'm not sure about an 'ambush.'" She said with a smile, "but…maybe you're right."

"I know I'm right," Luzzu corrected, giving her a big toothy smile that made her heart jump. "Tell you ladies what, I'll race you there." With a kick, his chocobo raced ahead.

"Come on, Lu!" Yuna said as she also sped up her chocobo. The wind felt good on her sun-scorched face. As much as she loathed going into that cave, it would be nice to get out of the searing heat.

Lulu's chocobo pranced right up next to hers. Despite the heat and her nearly fully black clothed body, she looked as cool as if they were by the beach. The redness forming on her arms was the only physical sign of possible discomfort. Lulu met her gaze with a questioning look.

"You ok?" she asked.

"Just hot." Yuna answered. Lulu nodded her agreement.

They made the rest of the way in silence. Luzzu was already dismantled and tying up his chocobo when they arrived.

"What kept you two?" he asked with a smile.

"Girl talk," Yuna said smiling back. A cool breeze beckoned at them from the cave, killing the moment. Three pairs of eyes stared into it's murky depths. Fear gripped yuna's hear and paralyzed her legs. Again she looked at Lulu.

Lulu walked past her without a glance, focused on her goal. Yuna watched her go, then with a sigh, followed her.

The inside looked no different than the last time she'd been here. Still the place gave her the chills.

"Our best bet is to probably go to the end of the cave," Yuna was saying. Lulu looked at her out of the corner of her eye, the rest of her attention on the rampant fiends, killing those that got to close.

"And as usual, the teleport is broken." She put in.

"Just keep your eye's open and we should be fine." Luzzu coached as he dismembered a lizard's torso from it's head. They walked along the winding path for what seemed like hours. With every passing minute, more dread filled Lulu's heart. To her surprise, they came to the end without incident besides those that lived in the cave.

With a sigh of relief that barely did anything for her anxiety, Lulu watched as Yuna activated the teleporter, then walked over to her. The butterflies in her stomach were in a flurry now. Yuna gave her a scared look. She could feel Luzzu's gaze on them both. Together They all stood in the machina, and let it take them in.

Erie silence was all there was to meet them. Lulu looked all around her, her gaze coming to rest on a small cylinder resting on a statue that was once a fayth. Movement to her left let her know Yuna must had seen it too.

"Stay back, Yuna." She growled. Yuna hesitated, then complied. "Luzzu, guard her." She ordered.

"I will," Luzzu said, "be careful, Lulu."

Slowly, delicately, Lulu made her way to the statue and picked up the item. With a cautious glance, she turned around.

"Lulu! Look out!" Luzzu's warning came just as she sensed the sudden vacuum of air around her and a big glass box enveloped her. Instantly she summoned up a fire spell. It didn't even leave a mark. With even more determination, Lulu tried again and again, multiple shots striking the same spot. Nothing. Drained, Lulu let herself fall against the glass. She could see Yuna pounding on the other side, but the glass was far to thick to hear what she was saying.

Yuna yelled again, more frantically now. In desperation Yuna pointed above her head. Lulu followed her lead, and froze. Witten on the glass were words. From her standpoint it was backwards, but it held only two words. On Ria. No air. Suddenly she felt very warm, but she couldn't tell if it was from all the air the fire had eaten up, or from her anger. It was the dumbest trick in the book, and now it would cost her, her life.