Odyssey X:II
Tina broke into a jog as her twin came into view. "Thank goodness you're safe!" she cried as she slammed into him, hugging him in the process. Tidus, not knowing what her excitement was about, just gently pushed the woman away, only to find tears starting form in her eyes.
The male blitzball player pulled his eyebrows together. "Hey, don't cry! Why're you crying?" he said, feeling completely helpless as he didn't know what to do to stop her from crying.
"It's hard to admit, but it is pretty comforting to find the two of you well," a familiar voice spoke. Tidus turned to where the voice came from and felt his jaw drop to find Frina standing with her arms crossed.
"F-Frina!" Tidus stammered, not knowing how to react to the woman's presence. After all, she had almost killed Firion. 'Speaking of Firion…' Tidus removed his eyes from the silverette and turned to the person in question. Firion was obviously not pleased, having already drawn one of his weapons. "Firion…"
Frina raised her hands in surrender. "I don't mean any harm. I've come to my senses, though I understand that you may still harbor negative feelings Firion." The silverette took a step forward. "You can strike me down right now if you want. I won't hold it against you," she calmly said as she made herself open for any attack.
"Frina! You can't be serious!" Tina blurted out. She then turned to Firion. "Don't you dare Firion!" she threatened. "She was tricked into doing what she did!" She then returned her focus back to her friend. "Who knows what would happen if he killed you Frina!"
Firion hesitated for a moment before withdrawing his weapon and returning it to his holster, though his expression was nothing short of bitter. Frina, seeing him stand down, sighed in relief and put down her hands. She wasn't prepared to go down. Not yet.
Tina exhaled as the tension between them subsided. "Thank goodness…" she sighed.
Tidus turned his attention to the two women, confusion overcoming him once again. "Where have you guys been? We've been looking for you for almost an hour," he informed them, though his last statement was directed to Tina. Cecil had left them, along with Cecilia, a few days ago, leaving Tina alone with the two men.
The female blitzball star turned to Frina. The weapons master shook her head, signaling her to keep everything a secret. "I… I felt a presence and followed it. That's how I found Frina," she lied, her voice noticeably softer.
"Is that so?" Firion questioned. Tina answered with a nod.
"Anyway, what happened since I was gone?" Frina asked. For the whole time she was away, she had encountered none of the other warriors. "Cecilia has left?"
Tidus nodded. "I let Cecil go and meet his brother and Cecilia felt obligated to follow him," he replied.
"Ah. I see," Frina murmured, falling deep into thought.
"We also encountered Tidus' father and the Emperor, except we were separated during that time," Firion added, now stepping within a closer proximity to Frina. "Actually, just after you disappeared, we saw Jecht and the Emperor fighting, but the Emperor left in a rush, saying something about disobedience."
Frina couldn't help but frown. 'Disobedient insects now are we?' she internally mused.
"How 'bout my mother? Did you see her with Jecht?" Tina interjected, feeling worried. She had no idea about Tidus' father, but based on Tidus' description, he was a harsh man. But then again, his perception could have been clouded by his hate for him.
"Your mother's fine Tina. I personally spoke to her after the incident. Jecht's a good man. He's taking good care of her," Frina reassured the blonde. She turned to the two men. "I suspect that that's not the end of it." Tidus noticeably frowned at how she had described his father but any complaints were miraculously kept on hold.
"Jecht was terribly injured," Firion informed them.
Tina shook her head in denial. "Then what about Mom? If even one of those Chaos scumbags get close to her… I need to get to her!" she cried out. She knew what she should do. Get to her mother, earn her power and return to Tidus. Easy as that.
"Then go," Frina shrugged. "No one's stopping you. Well, I'm not stopping you," she said, eyeing the two other warriors. Firion nodded, allowing the blonde to go. Tina smiled and gave them their thanks before grabbing Tidus by the arm and started heading towards one direction.
"Hey! I didn't agree yet!" he protested as he tried to remove her hold on him. Unfortunately, Tina was deceptively stronger than she looked.
"Too bad. Where I go, you go," she laughed, though without mirth. "Besides, I know you want to finally face your old man so everyone wins." Tidus could say nothing to prove his twin wrong and decided to go with the flow. She was right after all.
"So, is this gonna be like me meeting your parents?" Tidus joked, trying to break the silence that had fallen.
Tina laughed in response, this time with sincerity. "Kinda like that…" The two chuckled, their worries seeming to be far away. At least for one of them.
'So my story… finally comes to an end.'
