The train was still at the destroyed station where it came to a sudden stop. The conductor just finished clearing the tracks. All the passengers were getting on with annoyed looks because the stop was unpleasant an half the people spilled their hot coffee… presuming on there laps.

"Look, Zidane! Let's take the train again!" Garnet jumped up and down. "Please?"

Tidus put on a grim look. "I don't like trains…"

"Pwetty, pwetty, pwease?" Garnet begged as some guy in the background wearing a black coat came up to them.

In his deep, raged voice he said. "Take these tickets and go." He handed them 4 tickets for Mulanu. Zidane looked disappointed at the tickets.

"Ah… I don't want to go there." He moaned when the man walked away. "then again, there free."

So off they went to Mulanu, the biggest gambling city ever built, ran and still running. There was a big, flashing, bright light. Thousands of games people can play. The race tracks were set up everywhere. Then there was a biding room too.

Garnet's and Eiko's eyes widened too see such pretty flashing colors. Zidane's and Tidus' eyes widened to see the gambling and drinking areas. They split up into 2 groups and went off to have fun.

Garnet dragged Eiko to a flashing color sign that said:

Manicure, Inn, Spa.

Garnet went up to the counter and asked a girl with ling dark hair. "How much for one day?"

The lady at the counter looked at her with disgust. "I don't believe you can afford it… miss." She turned to her computer and started to type. "Besides, we only take reservations."

"Ohhh…" Garnet's eyes dropped to the floor. She started to walk away slowly, but Eiko pulled her back.

"How do you know we don't have enough money? I demand to amount and a reservation." Eiko plopped her fist on her hips and scowled at the women.

"Okay, maybe you can possibly afford one day for a person, but you're not the kind our people like to do business with. Now, the exit is right behind you. Perhaps, you may be accepted at eh slums spa. I heard they at least keep the rats out of the sewage they use for bathing."

Feeling insulted by the snob, Eiko had a hard time controlling her temper. When Eiko was just about to say a come back, Garnet dragged her out.

After going around the corner, Garnet turned to Eiko. "Verbal arguments don't solve anything. You have to use physical damage to get back." Eiko agreed, and the two of them thought of a plan.

Zidane and Tidus were at a casino, drinking and loosing a ton of money. Well, Zidane's loosing his money and Tidus is being hit on by hookers.

Slumped a the bar and being pathetic over the fact that Yuna's with Seymour and Regina was married. He complained to Eama and Larsela (hookers) while he drank bottle after bottle. "She's my fiancé.. the only girl who decided to stick with me. I mean I don't get girls on me that often, but why do they do it when they know I am engaged?"

"Oh, don't feel bad, dar-ling." Eama spoke with a demented accent, a and she wore more make-up them Larsela. Her black hair spilled over her shoulders as she looked at Tidus. "I have respect for you. How about we go up to the rooms 'nd since your' down Ill only charge ya half?"

Larsela smacked Eama. "Oh, com'on." She turned to Tidus. "Come with me instead, she's not that good anyways."

"What you mean isn't good? You're a slut!" Tidus wasn't paying any attention to the Ho fight, he simply sat there looking so depressed.

After awhile Zidane cam over because her was out of money and needed more. "Hey, Tidus, your not going to gamble, so give me about 200gil. Okay?" Zidane waited impatiently, yet was being entertained by the cat fight the was still going on.

Tidus checked his pockets, but found nothing, except the list. "I-I don't have anymore either. I guess I spent it all on drinks."

Zidane slapped his hand against his face in irritation. "What are you trying to do? Be a Zidane-wanna-be! (Irritated sigh) fine lets find Garnet and Eiko. They should have some money. I'm 150,000 gil away from being the person who lost the most money here."

Tidus made a questionable look. "Isn't the point of gambling is winning money?"

"Yeah, yeah but loosing is the only talent I have." Zidane paused for a moment. "… Speaking of talent, maybe I could steal money… from the casino."

"Then what's the point to give it back?"

"So I can be the person who lost the most money. Geez don't you pay attention?"

Outside, chaos was everywhere, people were running one direction. Sirens were going off and people were screaming. "No! Not my daily Spa!" Giant flames flew to what was probably left of the spa.

"Hmmm… Wonder what happened?" Tidus wondered. "You think it was done on purpose? That's a pretty suspicious flame."

"Naw. Nothing every happens on purpose anymore. There's too many nice and gullible people like Yuna and Garnet out there."

They walked to the biggest building and the most attention-drawing activity in the city. The Chocobo races.

Garnet and Eiko were giggling away until they saw Tidus and Zidane. Then they looked at each other, cleared there thoughts and smiled.

"There you guys are. Hey do you know what hap-" Garnet cut Tidus off like a knife and spoke in a fast, unsteady tone.

"N-no, we don't know anything about the explosion with the spa. We didn't even hear anything about the people who set up the plastic bombs in the core of the building- I mean there w-was no people, It was a accident. No-it wasn't an accident, well we don't know if it was or not… hee hee."

Tidus and Zidane nodded in satisfaction, but then again guys don't listen to anything what women say. Zidane went to the topic of why they were there.

"Do you have any money?"

"We only have 100gil left."

"That's it? Oh well. We should probably get going before we spend it and end up broke."

Garnets attention went to the Chocobos who were lining up to race. "Look, racing Chocobos. Lets bet."

"No, no, no we need that-" However Garnet already ran off before Zidane could finish the sentence. "… to continue." Zidane gave up and went to catch up to Garnet, who already looked lost.

"Zidane, where do we place the bets?" Zidane looked around and found a person standing by some Chocobos. She looked like the one who was collecting bets.

The group walked over to her and Zidane asked. "Excuse me, are you taking bets?" The women turned to them and.

"Bawk!" Her answer was… awkward.

"W-what was that?"

"Bawk!"

The journeyers were getting a bit confused and decided to walk away. "Second thought, well go ask someone else."

The women spoke up when they turned their backs. "No, don't go! I get so lonely…"

They stopped, and looked to her direction. "Did you say something intelligent?"

"Bawk!"

"Thought so."

"Wait, wait. I take bets here give me your money."

"Hmmm… much better." Zidane took a good look at eh Chocobos and then placed his bet. "100gil for number 5."

"No!" Eiko jumped up and down. "Place it on number 9! Number 9!"

"No number 5."

"Lets make a deal." Eiko said, trying to negotiate. "50gil on 9 and 50gil on 5. If mine wins, I get to date you. If you win you get to date me."

"Deal. Wait! No, if I win we use the money to buy me a drink and you can't talk to me for the rest of the trip."

"Fine…" They placed their bets and sat down to watch.

The gun went off, the gates opened, the Chocobos ran around the racing ring. It switched off from 9 to 5 in first place. 5 was kicking 9 and 9 was biting 5. It was a close race to see which one of them was going to win.

Zidane and Eiko were cheering for their Chocobos as loud as they could. The outcome of losing, terrified them both. The race was almost over with 9 and 5 both in the lead.

Suddenly, not more then spaces away from the finish line, did both Chocobos dropped dead for a heart attack. The crowd gasped as number 7 crossed the finish line.

After the race, Zidane went to complain that the race was rigged. As he and the others where looking for the manager, Zidane bumped into a guy with a abnormal style of hair. "Hey, watch where yer going, I just mopped there."

"Well, I guess you gotta mop it again." Zidane said acidly. He was not in the greatest mood, knowing he had no money to buy a drink.

"Hell, I'm not!" The guy may have extremely tall hair, but her had big arms to. However, Zidane was to blind to back away from a fight.

"What ya better back off before I beat you with that mop of yours. Get out of my way now, moose boy."

"Lets see you try, money tail."

Zidane growled as the name monkey hit him. "Don't call me monkey! Gel head!"

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah." Tidus interrupted them just before they were about to throw punches. "Hey, look Zidane, Mulanu is on the list. I thought this place sounded familiar. Hmmm… Were suppose to find Cloud. What a dumb name."

"It won't be so dumb once I get done with you." Everyone gasped that the guy with the hair was Cloud.

Tidus backed away. "… I… um… was talking about a … different Cloud."

"Shout up Tidus. Do we have to take this moron with us?" Zidane groaned.

"What do you mean take me with you?"

Garnet explained the situation about Rikku and the Hoodlum. Cloud stood silent thinking and processing the information. "So, will you come with us?"

Cloud sighed. "I guess, maybe, I don't know I'll have to think about it for.-" A big guy called from the back.

"Cloud! I told you to butcher those dead birds and clean the manure out of those stalls!"

"Okay, I thought about it and I decided to go."

On their way, out of the city, Zidane remembered they had no money and. "Hey Cloud, how much you have on ya?"

"I have 13000, why?"

"No reason let me hang on to that, just in case."

There was sirens starting and getting closer every second. Soon there were knights on horses coming straight towards the group. They jumped off and one guy said. "There he is." He pointed to Cloud and started to arrest him.

"Wait, what's going on?" Cloud tried to struggle out of their grip.

"You are under arrest for killing Aeris, destroying the PW factory in Finlish, and exploding the Spa."

"But, but I didn't do it! I haven't seen Aeris in years! I haven't even been to Finlish."

"Oh really?" One of the guys pulled a joint from Cloud's pocket. "What's this then?"

"I-its not mine, I swear!"

"Sure, that's what they all say." Cloud yelled as he was being dragged away.

"I'm been set up! I didn't do it! I have an alibi. An, alibi!"

Garnet felt sorry for him. "There goes another one."