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Note : This Chapter begins Chapter 2 of the game. I think things should pick up from here.

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(Celsius)

As we returned to the bridge, Dustin couldn't contain his smile and began jumping around while grinning madly. "Did you see the looks on their faces?" He laughed a little. "They totally wet their pants!"

I however, wasn't feeeling so good. I felt like I just stole from a friend and pursed my lips in thought. "Maybe we overdid it?" I offered hesitantly as Blake held me against him.

Brother hopped from his seat and shook his head. " 'Overdid it?' there is no such thing!" he cried as he danced a little as well. "The Gullwings shall be notorious throughout Spira!"

"They weren't all that happy." Cassie pointed out.

"Huh?" Dustin piped in, his dancing stopping to give her a confused look.

Shaking her head, she sighed. "Don't forget, notoriety can be a bad thing." she admonished.

"Who cares?" Brother whined. "I want to have fun!"

"Just make sure you don't do anything to land us in hot water, ok?" Adam put in from his seat.

"Awww...where's the fun in being plain old sphere hunters?" Dustin pouted sadly.

Brother nodded and pointed to him. "Yeah, what he said!"

"Oh no." Cassie almost look frightened.

I turned to her in confusion and tilted my head. "What?"

Ethan hopped out of his seat and walked over. "Whenever those two agree, bad things happen."

I felt myself frown as I thought about it. "That...doesn't sound good."

He walked back to his seat and a moment later, I walked over to see how things were going.

"How'd the sphere analysis go?"

He tilted his head a little and pursed his lips. "Hmmm...it's just a regular movie sphere. It doesn't seem to have any extra functions. Want to watch the sphere?"

Nodding slowly, I was aware of everyone behind Blake and me, watching as he played the sphere.

It was fuzzy for a moment, before a badly degraded image came to the screen. It was so dark I almost couldn't tell what was on it, but it lightened up enough for me to make out an all too familiar face approaching what appeared to be a giant machina. His light blonde hair was probably the only thing I could make out clearly, except that I recognized him as the same man in the sphere I had.

He wore a silver shirt under a black vest and long baggy black pants. He also had gloves on his hands and a hateful look in his eyes.

"You know...You're all I can count on to save Karone." he said quietly.

I felt my eyes widen and then narrow. It looked and sounded like Zach, but then...who was this Karone? And what was that machina he was standing in front of? I really didn't like the overwhelming sense of dread that sphere gave me and blinked a moment as it went dark.

"Fryd eh Spira ec dryd machina? (What in Spira is that machina?)" Brother asked in a quiet, terrified voice.

"Any ideas?" Adam asked Ethan.

Shaking his head, Ethan typed in a few more commands. "Not a one. As far as machinas go, that one looks extremely dangerous. Definitely a weapon." he explained solemnly.

"Tori..." Dustin whispered at my side. "It's him."

I felt as if my heart was breaking and knew I was experiencing Spiran Tori's pain. It was an overwhelming sense of sorrow and...betrayal.

Is he you, or...does he just look like you?

I could feel her tears building up in my eyes but refused to let them fall.

"U tyr'd mega drec cbrana! (I don't like this sphere!)" Brother all but shouted as he moved away.

And...who's this 'Karone'?

"Gullwings! Front and center!" Brother ordered from a little ways away.

Snapping out of my thoughts, I turned to find Blake staring at my quizzically and shook my head with a weak smile. Together, we walked over to where the others stood and waited for Brother to continue.

So, uhh...let's give back that sphere, what do you say?" he asked nervously.

Dustin frowned and pouted. "But we worked so hard to get it!"

"That thing is uber bad news!" he insisted not backing down.

Adam crosed his arms and looked at the ground. "What if we donated it to the study of Spira's history. That's what being a sphere hunter was originally about, right?" he mused out loud.

"A little late to be bringing that up, don't you think?" Cassie pointed out.

Dustin nodded, clearly unhappy with the idea of giving the sphere away. "Yeah, we already swiped it!"

"Well, I still don't want it! We're giving it back, now!" Brother cried furiously.

To be honest, I didn't want the sphere around either. Nodding my head carefully, I took Blake's hand and squeezed tightly, needing him beside me at the moment.

"You don't mind?" Adam asked carefully.

Shaking my head, I offered a small smile. "I've seen it."

"It's still pretty shameless to saunter back up and give back the sphere we just stole." Adam muttered quietly.

Brother turned on him and glared. "Oui pi xiead! (You be quiet!)"

Cassie nodded to Adam in agreement. "Our reputations will be all but worthless if we do that. Our leader's, too, no doubt."

"Crid ib! (Shut up!)" Brother yelled furiously.

Shaking my head, I groaned. "Well, now this isn't any fun at all!'

Dustin bounced around and whined. "I really gotta let off some steam!"

"Whaddaya got in mind?" adam asked curiously.

Ethan grinned and turned in his seat to face us. "Why not ask Tori to dance?"

I felt my face heat up and looked around with wide eyes. I noticed Blake's grin and blushed deeper as I tried to think of a way out of it. "Dance?" I squeaked nervously.

"Oh? That is it! Tori, you must dance! Our sanity depends on it!" he cried as he paced.

Raising an eyebrow, I blinked a moment and wondered when Brother really began to consider himself sane.

Cassie grinned and crossed her arms over her chest. "That sounds like an oder Tori." she put in.

Glaring at her, I mentally questioned who's side she was on before sighing and giving in. "The exercise will do us good." I said with a small smile.

"Whoopeeeeee!" Brother shouted as he began dancing around the room.

"Hang tight while I get ready." I cheered getting a little more into the mood.

Dustin, Blake and I went down to the cabin, where Dustin headed inside. He noticed a couple musicians in there and began talking to them as Blake held me back in the hallway.

"Ok, spill." he said quietly, looking into my eyes. "Something about that sphere bugged you."

Raising my eyebrow, I sighed. "A lot bugged me. You know Spiran Tori's in love with Zach, and that, that guy looks just like him." He nodded slowly and I continued. "And then there's that giant machina." His face clouded over before he shook his head slowly, telling me not to bother trying to change the subject.

Sighing again, I nodded. "You know that sometimes i hear the other me's thoughts and feel her emotions." He nodded again. "When the man in the sphere mentioned saving Karone, I felt her pain at that."

Sighing softly, Blake pulled me close and held me tightly. "It's ok." he said quietly. "We'll figure everything out."

I really hoped he was right.

We went into the cabin where Dustin and I danced. You might not think it by just looking at him, but he could move just as good as I could. His Songster's ((A/N I know it's songstress...but I'm talking about the male version)), outfit consisted of black leather pants with black boots underneith, and a tan colored, tight fitting shirt that was lace up on the upper chest and the laces were undone. The sleeves on the shirt were lose around the wrists, and the shirt was trimmed in a bright golden yellow.

Together, Dustin and I loosened ourselves up for the performance, and he told me the musicians had agreed to play for us tonight.

A little later, and the ship was set on autopilot as we rode the elevator to the upper deck and stood outside. Remember back to Cid's airship two years ago? The forcefield that kept us from blowing off the ship? Well this one had one too. The ship was flying through the air and it was a clear night out as we stepped out on to the deck.

The musicians were already set up and playing music, and I took my place standing in front of them as everyone on board the ship sat around us. Even Cole and Barkeep were there. Blake sat a little ways back from everyone and focused on me, and Dustin stood a little off to my side as Cassie watched in a bored fashion.

The song I sang was just music running through my head, but everyone loved it none the less. Brother was swaying in his spot, as were many other people as well.

Soon, I finished my performance, and Dustin took up the next spot, doing a dance for the audience as I moved off to sit by myself. I went to sit on the edge of the deck along and closed my eyes as I felt strange emotions building up inside me. It was a strange sense of longing, sadness, fear, anger, happiness, confusion...so many. I knew some were my emotions, and some were Spiran Toris, but...where were these others coming from?

I thought back to the sphere and felt myself getting angry that he was talking about saving some girl named Karone. "Who's Karone?" I voiced out loud, feeling my anger growing. "Why...Why am I so mad?" Shaking my head, I quickly stood up. "Who the hell is Karone?!" I yelled.

Suddenly, the music stopped and I felt my eyes widen as I slowly turned around. Everyone was facing me and Blake was on his feet, giving me a worried look. I wanted nothing more than to run into his arms and have him hold me, but seeing everyone staring at me really embarrassed me and I chose instead to act like I didn't care. Turning to them, I nodded, aware that my face seemed to be cycling through about 20 shades of red.

"I'm going to go to bed." I told them all firmly as I strolled to the elevator. Taking it down to the cabin, I didn't even bother to change from my songstress dressphere as I collapsed on my bed.

Dream

I didn't remember falling asleep, but suddenly, I felt myself being dragged down a long hallway. I opened my eyes and noticed I was once again in my Summoner attire with an all too familiar man dragging me down the hall. He was blonde and had stunning blue eyes. I realized, this must've been Zach.

But, I couldn't think clearly. I remember, the corridor was hazy and dimly lit. It was really like a maze. We kept turning corners only to run down even longer hallways and I wondered where we were. It was dark and dank, and the place seemed like more of a dungeon than anything else. Somehow, I couldn't explain it, but I really felt like I should know that place.

Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind us and turned my head to see several Bevelle soldiers chasing us, armed with rifles. Their uniforms looked a little outdated and not exactly like the outfits they wore today, and even the rifles themselves seemed like older versions of what they used now a days.

I could hear us both panting and sense his fear as my own swallowed me up. He moved a little farther ahead and held onto my hand tightly as we ran. I knew it, I could sense and feel it. We were running for our lives, and somehow, I didn't think we'd make it out alive.

Then I lost my footing and collapsed to my knees with a small cry. He immediately stopped and helped me to my feet before we were off running again.

Everything faded to black a moment, and then suddenly lit up and I noticed we were in a large room with a huge round platform. I was standing alone and heard soldiers running our way. Turning to my left, Zach came running over and held me tightly, which I reciprocated.

Soldiers suddenly ran in and blocked off our only exit and got themselves ready to fire upon us. Three knelt on the ground and aimed their guns while four stood behind them and aimed as well. I had the distinct impression we were facin a fireing squad.

But it made me wonder, why were they going to kill us? What was going on and what did we do? Did this have something to do with the sphere that we watched, where Zach approached the machina?

Feeling my eyes widen I turned my head and noticed that the machina was there. We were standing in the same spot in front of it and it's eyes stared down at us, a dull and lifeless red.

I turned to Zach who was glaring coldly at them, and he turned to me. Right away, I noticed his angry look fade to a sad, pained look and I could feel his sense of failure. I felt that was wrong and forced a smile to my face, even as a single tear escaped from my right eye.

I could hear my thoughts ring through my head as I looked at him. I love you. But somehow, I also knew these weren't my thoughts. I didn't love this man, but yet...I did.

Gun fire rang out and I felt a sharp pain in my side making me want to scream as I was forced apart from him and fell back to land on my back. I wanted to scream, but couldn't even open my mouth. The pain rang through my body and slowly, I grew colder as I turned my head.

Zach had landed face down and didn't move. His head was turned towards me and I could make out the lifeless blue eyes staring dully at me, and felt more tears falling as I struggled to reach out and touch him. My fingers only moved about an inch before darkness overcame me and I felt my heart stop.

End Dream

Shooting into a sitting position I gasped sharply as my lungs demanded air. Looking around wildly and I noticed Blake, Dustin and Cassie all staring at me in confusion and worry.

"What?" I questioned. Turning to Blake, I felt tears welling up in my eyes and pulled him close as I hugged him tightly.

" 'What' what?" Cassie asked as she watched me.

Letting out a sigh of relief and realized I was back on the Celsius and that it wasn't real. "It was only a dream!" I sighed in relief. Still, I pulled far enough back to kiss Blake deeply and felt him respond immediatley as he rubbed my back slowly. When I pulled away, I buried my face in his neck. "I love you." I whispered so that only he could hear me.

"I love you too, Tor." I heard him muttered softly as he tightened his hold on me. I heard the confusion in his voice and knew that I'd have to explain.

Cassie narrowed her eyes slightly as she crossed her arms over her chest. "A dream's a dream." she pointed out softly.

Dustin chuckled and shook his head. "Blame it on your new jammies." she said with a raised eyebrow.

Pulling away, I looked at myself and realized I was still in my Songstress dressphere, making me giggle slightly.

They shook their heads and left the cabin and I looked out the window, realizing it was morning. I blinked a moment in confusion, not having realized I'd slept through the night, before i got up and changed into my Gunner again.

Together, Blake and I walked to the elevator and took it to the bridge. Entering, I was surprised to find everyone crowded around Brother who appeared to be in deep thought...for once.

"What's going on?" I asked curiously as we approached.

Adam sighed and shook his head. "Returning the sphere is all well and good, but who do we give it to?"

"With the Youth League and New Yevon, it's a lose-lose situation." Ethan put in from his seat.

Brother nodded and turned to me. "What do you think, Tori?"

Pursing my lips for a moment, I giggled and turned back to him. "I'll follow your orders, 'leader'." I answered sweetly.

He sputtered for a bit before nodding. "Uh...Aha!" he cried triumphantly. "As leader, I order you to decide!"

I felt my jaw drop and laughed. "Hey! That's cheating!"

Nodding, I thought about it for a moment. Youth League was filled with a bunch of hot-headed young people, but could New Yevon really be trusted? "I've decided." I said slowly.

Dustin nodded as well. "New Yevon...well, it's got 'Yevon' in it's name. Enough said." he stated firmly.

Cassie shook her head. "But the Youth League's reckless. They're the ones picking all the fights." she argued.

"Well? WELL?" Brother pushed.

"We'll give it to the Youth League." Somehow, I just didn't trust either faction, but they at least, seemed to have more going for them.

Brother nodded and headed to his seat. "Works for me! Let's go with it! Gullwings, let's move out!" he called as he set the coordinates.

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I'll tell you now, this story is going to confuse the hell out of me, so likey, I have a feeling some of you may get confused. Please let me know if that happens.

In the game, there are only two real dimensions, if you will. Yuna, the present time heroine, and Lenne, the past time victim who died with her loved one. In my fic, I have three dimensions if you will. Earth Tori, present time heroine, Spiran Tori also present time heroine, and Karone, past time victim.

Oh yeah,... Karone - Lenne.

Anyways, in my fic, Tori is having a hard time because Spiran Tori's thoughts sometimes mix with her own. So in the dream sequence, when she sounds confused/confusing, it's because it's Spiran Tori's thoughts and she's having a hard time distinguishing in the dream who's thoughts are who's.

I hope that helps.

The whole kissing Blake thing was major relief that it was just a dream and she was alive and he was there with her.

ANYWAYS...enough of the uber long notes. LOL.

Hope you like this.

R+R please.

Thank you everyone. :)

Tenshi.