{This is spoken in Sin's telepathy.}
Final Fantasy X belongs to Square Enix, not me!
Kimahri was sulking while chained to a wall in what appears to be a prison cell. He was silently praying that Yuna is somehow all right. Just then, he heard the prison door open and in came Nero Guado.
"Well, well, well," sneered Nero, "you must be the pesky Ronso that sided with that little heathen summoner!"
"What do you want?" growled Kimahri.
"Good question," marveled Nero, "because I have plans for you. I'm sure that your precious summoner will want to come and save you. Well, that makes my job easier."
Kimahri snarled in anger.
"Once your summoner Yuna comes to save you," continued Nero, "she will die the most agonizing death ever imagined."
Kimahri roared in anger as he violently struggled to free himself, but with no luck.
"That's right," cackled Nero, "struggle helplessly all you want. After all, you are so weak. There's nothing you can do to save your precious summoner."
Nero then marched out of the prison cell as Kimahri lowered his head in sadness.
"No…" muttered Kimahri.
Meanwhile, Cid managed to evacuate all of the survivors, including Yuna and her guardians, aboard an airship that they stored in an underground hangar. Aboard the bridge, a few Al Bhed engineers, including Cid's son, set on to operate the helm.
"Drana'c hu desa," commanded Cid, "ku, ku, ku!"
Brother jumped into the pilot's seat.
"Ec ajanouha uh puynt?" demanded Cid.
"Ajanouha ymeja!" answered an Al Bhed engineer.
Yuna and Patravi walked up to Cid, who was standing before the sphere oscillo-finder.
"Excuse me," said Patravi, "Mr. Cid?"
"What do you want?" sighed Cid.
"When my friends and I escaped Macalania Temple," explained Patravi, "Nero Guado's followers ambushed us and captured Kimahri. I don't know what became of him since then. Could you help us find him?"
"I'm sure you're Ronso friend is still alive," assured Cid, "that's why we're gonna look, using this airship!"
"A-Airship?" exclaimed Wakka.
Just then, Yuna and her guardians felt the airship begin to vibrate.
"Vydran," announced Brother, "nayto du ku!"
"Yeehaw," whooped Cid, "a flight one thousand years overdue!"
Meanwhile, the gate to the underground hangar opened up as the airship rose high out of the hangar and into the air.
"Fruy," exclaimed Brother, "ed sujac!"
"Necg pek," replied Cid, "feh pek!"
The airship soon took off, leaving the wrecked settlement behind.
"All right," declared Cid, "now we blow up Home."
"How?" asked Lulu.
"With one of the airship's weapons," answered Cid.
"Wait a minute!" exclaimed Patravi, "are you saying that there's nothing we can do to save it?"
"We have no choice," replied Cid, "Nayto? Vena!"
Just then, with a push of a button, Brother launched a volley of missiles at the Al Bhed settlement, which triggered a huge explosion. The next thing Yuna knew, the airship shuddered violently in an attempt to escape the aftershock of the explosion that flew out after it. Fortunately, Brother managed to accelerate the airship, and it barely managed to outrun the inferno.
Just then, Brother began breaking down in tears.
"Hu haat vun dayc," assured Cid, "fryd'c kuut ypuid machina ec dryd drao lyh pa piemd yhaf, oui caa?"
Wakka glanced at Rikku, who was beginning to sulk.
"Hey, look, don't get so down," grinned Wakka, "boom! Like happy festival fireworks, ya?"
"You can cram your happy festival up your ass," barked Rikku, "you big meanie!"
Patravi glanced at Tidus.
"I wonder how the Al Bhed managed to build such a huge machina like this one," said Patravi.
"Actually," corrected Tidus, "they found it under the sea, and I helped them pull it out."
Just then, everyone heard Wakka's stomach growling.
"You hungry?" asked Patravi.
"Yeah," answered Wakka, "does this machina have a kitchen?"
"Follow me," suggested Rikku.
Rikku then led Yuna and the rest of her guardians out of the bridge and wandered through the corridors until they ended up in a galley. After placing their orders, they all sat down in a few separate tables.
"I heard from Sir Auron that you were from Zanarkand," said Yuna, "right?"
Tidus nodded as he munched on a bite of the omurice.
"Hold on," interrupted Patravi, "wasn't Zanarkand destroyed a thousand years ago?"
"I guess you could say that," replied Tidus.
"Well," continued Yuna, "I was surprised when I learned that you were the son of Jecht. I only met him ten years ago, and he told me that he was from Zanarkand, too. I thought he was a time traveler at that time."
"Well, we don't have time travel in Zanarkand," replied Tidus, "I can tell you that."
"Maybe there's another Zanarkand somewhere?" suggested Rikku.
"It's actually called New Zanarkand," said Tidus, "but I'm not telling you where it is."
"Ok then," agreed Yuna.
"By the way," added Tidus, "is everyone in Spira really afraid of Sin just because he ended that war a thousand years ago?"
"Well," explained Yuna, "I don't think Sin did anything that would cause all of Spira to hate him like this. I think it's because Yevon has treated him like an abomination."
"I'll bet Yevon's the abomination," commented Tidus.
"Good one, Tidus," giggled Rikku.
After they finished up their meal, Yuna and her guardians marched back to the bridge. There, Yuna and Auron stood before Cid.
"Let me ask you this, Yuna," said Cid, "are you sure you still want to go on that foolish pilgrimage? There's no way I'm going to let those Yevonite bastards send you to your death because of some bullshit teaching!"
"Sin already told me about it," replied Yuna.
"Are you seeking to stop her pilgrimage?" asked Auron.
"I'll do whatever it takes to keep her alive," answered Cid.
"Vydran," interrupted Brother, "fa vuiht Kimahri!"
"Really?" exclaimed Patravi, "where?"
"E femm cruf oui," answered Brother.
At that moment, Brother opened up a display screen, which showed Kimahri chained to a pole with Nero Guado and Maester Kinoc nearby, along with some armed Yevonites.
"Where was that?" asked Tidus.
"That's the palace of St. Bevelle," answered Lulu, "the heart of Yevon."
"Come on, Mr. Cid," requested Patravi, "we should get there as soon as possible! They're going to kill him!"
"Easy, kiddo," objected Cid, "Bevelle's defenses are top-notch."
"Ugh," groaned Patravi, "please don't tell me you're a scaredy-cat! Kimahri's there, so we just go get him, right?"
"Heh," mused Cid, "you got guts there, kid! Cad luinca du Bevelle! Vimm cbaat yrayt!"
Without warning, Yuna and her guardians felt the airship accelerate.
"It'll take a while to get to Bevelle," said Cid, "until then…"
"We prepare for battle," finished Yuna.
"I thought we took care of Nero in Macalania," objected Rikku.
"Nero is an Unsent now," replied Auron.
"I have a bad feeling about this…" muttered Patravi.
Suddenly, everyone onboard felt the airship shudder. Just then, Rin arrived at the bridge.
"We're being attacked from within," warned Rin, "some of the Ruin that attacked Home must've snuck onboard."
"You mean this place is infested now?" exclaimed Tidus.
"Great," grumbled Cid, "there's nothing to do but destroy the ship and all go down together!"
"What?" warbled Yuna.
"Dad, are you kidding?" protested Rikku, "if you crash the ship, we'll never be able to save Kimahri!"
"I have a better idea," suggested Patravi, "why don't you leave the fiends to us?"
"Well then," acknowledged Cid, "we're counting on you, kids."
Yuna and her guardians then raced throughout the airship as they took out the swarms of fiends they could find, including Insidious Ruin, Evil Eyes, Dual Horns and Bombs. Fortunately, Isaaru and Dona were there to help out. After a long while, they managed to clear out most of the infestation as they rested in the cabin. While resting, Auron noticed a huge serpent-like fiend hovering in the sky.
"Huh," commented Auron, "now there's a rare sight."
"Whoa," exclaimed Tidus, "that's huge!"
"Isn't that Evrae?" observed Yuna.
"What's an Evrae?" asked Tidus.
"Evrae is the sacred beast," answered Lulu, "protector of Bevelle."
"Sounds like the red carpet has teeth," commented Patravi.
"Wait," paused Tidus, "does that mean we're close to Bevelle?"
"Exactly," replied Auron, "we're going to fight that thing."
Auron then led Yuna and the rest of her guardians up to the deck, where Evrae was waiting for them. Just then, the side gunports opened up, ready to fire at anytime.
"Ok, boys," declared Cid over the intercom, "we gotta keep our distance, but we also can't let her get too far away. You'll all have to tell me to move, but quickly! This rig ain't so nimble, you hear?"
"You got it," replied Yuna.
Just then, Evrae swooped in and was now in close contact with the airship. It was about to tear apart the metal, but Yuna, Patravi and Tidus charged at it and swung their blades at the monster. However, the monster swiped one of its claws and hit Tidus, creating a gash in his chest. To make matters worse, no one paid attention to the fact that it took in a deep breath, and before they knew it, it spewed out a musky cloud of toxic vapor, which poisoned Yuna, Tidus and Patravi. Rikku wasted no time as she used an Al Bhed Potion on the trio.
"Are you guys ok?" shouted Rikku.
Patravi nodded.
Yuna then backed away from the creature while Auron swung his blade, cutting off one of the creature's hands.
"Go back," shouted Tidus, "farther away!"
"Don't be falling now!" replied Cid.
Within an instant, the ship moved further away from the Evrae, as Lulu casted Firaga spells at the fiend and Wakka pummeled the monster in the head with his blitzball.
"This is it," declared Cid, "I'm hitting her with all we've got!"
Before long, the airship launched a volley of missiles at Evrae, which exploded on contact. However, it seemed that the monster became very angry as it started to charge at the ship. Yuna quickly pulled out the Eyestaff, charged it up, and launched flares into the sky. She then aimed the Eyestaff at the Evrae and the flares rained down on it.
Soon, Evrae fell down into the clouds as it dissolved into pyreflies. Suddenly, the airship began a huge nosedive deep into the clouds, forcing everyone on the deck to hold on as the airship was apparently losing power. Up ahead, Yuna could see Bevelle.
However, the airship was met with volleys of gunshots from the warrior monks and the machina Bevelle had possessed just as it was hovering over the bridge to the palace. Just then, the airship launched its grappling hooks into the bridge, complete with thick cables.
"Now's our chance!" shouted Auron.
On cue, Yuna and her guardians jumped onto the cables and slid down with determination. They then jumped off and made a safe landing just before the cables snapped and the airship made a hasty retreat.
"Hang on, Kimahri!" shouted Patravi.
Without hesitation, everyone sprinted across the bridge towards the altar, where they were holding Kimahri captive. But then, just when they were close to the base of the stairs, Yuna stopped as she felt a burning sensation in her chest, which led her to hesitate. Was this Sin's way of warning her of danger? Tidus soon paused at his race.
"Yuna?" asked Tidus, confused.
"Something tells me," said Yuna, "that we're being set up."
"Are you sure?" pondered Tidus, "wait, it doesn't look like they're trying to stop us…"
Just then, Tidus and Yuna suddenly heard a scream from Rikku.
"Oh, shit!" exclaimed Tidus in panic, as he then raced up the stairs.
"Tidus, wait!" protested Yuna.
Yuna instantly went after Tidus as they raced up the stairs. But after they reached the top…
"My, my," sneered Nero, "for a stubborn summoner, you have nothing but gullible guardians."
Yuna and Tidus then gasped in horror as they realized that the Yevonites are now restraining Patravi, Rikku, Wakka, Lulu and Auron. To make matters worse, rifles were pointed at their heads.
"Kimahri sorry," muttered Kimahri.
"Nero," shouted Yuna, "you bastard! How could you do this?"
"I knew that you would come here to save your precious Ronso friend," boasted Nero, "but today is the day you die."
Yuna shook her head in disapproval as Tidus took a few steps forward.
"Don't you dare lay your dirty hands on my friend!" spouted Tidus.
The next thing Tidus knew, a few more Yevonites aimed their rifles at him.
"Try anything rash and you will have to say goodbye," scolded Kinoc.
Yuna glared at Nero, who seemed to be gloating with pride.
"Kill her," commanded Nero.
A few Yevonites then aimed their rifles at Yuna.
"No way," muttered Patravi.
"I'm sorry," glowered Kinoc, "but this is for Yevon."
Out of the corner of her eye, Yuna noticed that Seymour Guado was standing behind a corner, and she even noticed there was fear and guilt in his eyes. After a brief moment, Seymour walked out into the open.
"Ah," marveled Nero, "so you came here to witness the execution of this treacherous summoner, my dear nephew?"
Seymour glanced at Yuna.
"Seymour," fretted Yuna, "why?"
Seymour didn't say anything, but he scowled at the sight of Yuna's guardians being restrained. After taking a glance at Nero, he walked up to the pole and unlatched Kimahri's bonds, setting him free.
"Seymour," demanded Nero, "what are you doing?"
Without warning, Seymour grasped Nero's neck and began tightening his grip.
"You murderer!" roared Seymour.
The Yevonites gasped in shock to the point where they loosened their grip and lowered their rifles. Patravi, Rikku, Auron, Wakka and Lulu seized this opportunity as they managed to free themselves. They then regrouped up with Tidus, Yuna and Kimahri. However, just as they began to escape, Kinoc and several Yevonites quickly stood in their way.
"You are not going anywhere, traitors!" barked Kinoc.
"Cover your eyes," whispered Rikku.
Yuna and her guardians complied as Rikku tossed a flash grenade in front of Kinoc and the Yevonites, who looked at it like morons. In a matter of seconds, the flash grenade exploded, blinding Kinoc and the Yevonites as Yuna and their guardians made their escape.
Meanwhile, Seymour noted that Yuna and her guardians made their escape as he loosened his grip on Nero's neck. However, Nero's eyes were soon filled with rage.
"You let them escape!" bellowed Nero, "kill him!"
The Yevonites then aimed their rifles at Seymour, forcing him to flee.
Al Bhed lines as translated:
- "Drana'c hu desa! Ku, ku, ku!" - "There's no time! Go, go, go!"
- "Ec ajanouha uh puynt?" - "Is everyone on board?"
- "Ajanouha ymeja!" - "Everyone's alive!"
- "Vydran, nayto du ku!" - "Father, ready to go!"
- "Fruy, ed sujac!" - "Whoa, it moves!"
- "Necg pek, feh pek!" - Risk big, win big!"
- "Nayto? Vena!" - "Ready? Fire!"
- "Hu haat vun dayc, fryd'c kuut ypuid machina ec dryd drao lyh pa piemd yhaf, oui caa?" - "No need for tears, what's good about machina is that they can be built anew, you see?"
- "Vydran, fa vuiht Kimahri!" - "Father, we found Kimahri!"
- "E femm cruf oui." - "I will show you."
- "Cad luinca du Bevelle! Vimm cbaat yrayt!" - "Set course to Bevelle! Full speed ahead!"